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I'm trying to get my Dream back to where it was just after rooting and flashing CM 4.2.8. I wiped my rooted Dream and flashed "signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip" then flashed "update-cm-4.2.8-signed.zip". That all went fine.
But a strange problem... The battery stays at 0% (The battery's voltage is 3.92v out of phone on DMM, a 3.7v nominal Li-Ion should be 4.2v when full) and if I unplug the USB cable it shuts down, the phone will also ONLY boot when connected to USB.
Also if I select reboot from the OS, it will switch off but not restart.
Do I have to discharge the battery out of the phone? (I have Li-Ion/Li-Po charger/discharger)
Or is there another way to get the phone to recognize the full battery?
Weird, my Battery Info (in spare parts) reports that the battery voltage is 2.465v whereas I've measured it at 3.92v...
EDIT: Battery Info reports 2.480v when battery fully charged at 4.2v and 2.465v when discharged to 3.0v???
Please can someone send me a copy of their batterystats.bin file, I want to see if changing it makes a difference, I've tried everything I can think of to get this right including 'rm'-ing the file and/or wiping immediately after/before unplugging, otherwise the phone shuts down within a few seconds.
It's 13KB, please send it to conanony[at]gmail[dot]com
I would like to help you, but i dont know how to get that file lol
pardus what recovery do you use for the phone?
if you use RA's recovery you can delete the battery info, i believe this may help your problem. also try cycling your battery
charge full to 100%
drain full to 0% where your phone wont turn on.
keep turning it on untill the G1 logo wont popup anymore
that's just my problem, the second I remove the charge/USB cable the phone shuts down, before that it never charges to full despite the battery actually being at 4.2v (shows charging(0%)) and can't drain it to 0% as it reports it's at 0% and immediately shuts down, so catch 22.
>djluis48: you can use Droid Explorer (http://de.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=37999) to get the file, it's in /data/system/
Tried to flash RA's recovery from fastboot and get this: writing recovery.... FAILED (remote: battery low)
managed to flash RA's recovery and wipe the battery stats with it, however it still had it's not charging problem, then I left it over night and it charged to 30% but after removing the battery to put the sim back in the battery went back to 0%.
(btw, Battery was fine before the flash)
I suspect that this problem is the cause of many "black screen" and "I think my phone is bricked" issues.
The phone sees a full battery as empty and therefore won't boot, one way to test is to try boot into recovery with power/usb connected. One symptom I have is very short red LED flashes when trying to boot without power/usb connected and when connected a continuous red LED, then when trying to boot with power/usb > longer red flashes before eventually booting.
Well seeing as I'm talking to myself I might as well carry on...
Have managed to get the phone to boot 3 times (over 3 days) showing the correct battery values including temperature BTW, which shows as 67.7°C (153.8°F!) continually (with battery at room temp.) however when removing the battery to replace the sim which was in an old phone it was back to square one
I can't seem to replicate the actions I did to get the normal values back, one occasion was after I pressed power, menu and send together which then flashed the fastboot screen very briefly and booted after that.
Very weird, wish someone with a working knowledge of the Android system would chime in here?
pardus said:
Well seeing as I'm talking to myself I might as well carry on...
Have managed to get the phone to boot 3 times showing the correct battery values including temperature BTW, which shows as 67.7°C however when removing the battery to replace the sim which was in an old phone it was back to square one
I can't seem to replicate the actions I did to get the normal values back, one occasion was after I pressed power, menu and send together which then flashed the fastboot screen very briefly and booted after that.
Very weird, wish someone with a working knowledge of the Android system would chime in here?
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try to wipe m flash different rom
BrutalHoe said:
try to wipe m flash different rom
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Wiped and tried original ROM - RUU_DREAM.exe, reports voltage below 30%, can't continue (I know the battery is full, I just charged it from empty and it took 1153mAh), I then tried wiping (everything) and flashed CM 4.2.12 from 4.2.8 - still the same. Voltage on phone reads 2.442v, DMM on battery reads 4.157v...!!
Wiped and flashed SuperD 1.5.1 ROM, still the same problem
Phoned local HTC agents, they say must bring it in but if it doesn't have the original ROM on it then it's out of warranty...
but I can't load the original ROM using RUU_dream.exe because it won't let you flash when the phone reads a full battery as flat...and despite searching high & low I can't find a Leaf (local distributer) DREAIMG.nbh file which may be similar to a rogers but I don't want to take the chance, anyway I can't find an original DREAIMG.nbh for a rodgers only a RUU_dream.exe.
So that's it, not a brick but unusable unless connected to power...
Tried DREADIAG.nbh (HTC's diagnostic program) from the sd card via hboot, no luck, reports battery too low but I know it's charged, seems my options are running out...
same problem
most interesting information in the second paragraph.
hey dude, im having exactly the same problem, but im in a bit of an odder situation still. i've been trying to get back to factory setting so that i could see if it works then.. (i've had mine so long its out of warranty anyway) i've never even gotten mine to say it has any battery since this problem started, i even went to the trouble of ordering a second battery from ebay to see if it works.. i mean i had two batteries to begin with one extended one regular. i thought maybe my extended battery went bad so i put the regular one in but still no luck, but i thought maybe it went bad from less than ideal sorage conditions, so i've got another one on the way. sucks to know its probably just wasted money.
Anyway, heres my situation. I was trying to get back to factory so i started by flashing the original recovery image (since i was coming from an inofficial one, it was no big deal) i know know i should have flashed the spl first.. because now the recovery wont let me flash anything unofficial, and i dont know that i have an offical update.zip from t-mobile. also i dont know if the hard spl somehow requires an unofficial rom to be flashed. anyway right now my recovery image wont let me flash anything it seems. i have the hard spl, official recovery image, and my rom is dream_devphone-userdebug 1.6 DRC83 14721 test keys.. i have no idea who even made that one.. i think haykuro or the dude???? (my humblest of appologies for not giving proper credit if this is someone else's work)
i think at this point my phone may just be a usb modem and nothing else. im also like a year away from an upgrade so im back to my old hp 6315 or mda.. but i've lent that to a friend.... i also have an old mpx 200 with some awesome firmware (also thanks to xda developers love you guys) or a super old sony-ericsson t86i... i really wish there was a way to put android on my hp 6315 but i think pigs have a better chance at flying than that coming to fruition. anyway if anybody else has this problem and figures it out, please let us know what to do.
My phone started to do this a few days ago, it's driving me nuts. I don't know what the heck is wrong with it.
One way to tell for sure if it is this problem, try the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=614987
I am in the same boat. It just came out of no where. I have flashed roms, changed sp,l wiped battery stats, and tried to change back to DREAIMG and like you guys said it says low voltage.
Has anyone had any luck at all with this?
Hey all,
I got my Droid 4 a month ago and rooted it. It ran out of power while I was outside. When I tried charging it, a battery icon with a question mark comes up. I can't boot to Safestrap, and when I go to Fastboot, it says "Battery Low -- Cannot Program".
The phone doesn't turn on unless I plug it into the wall charger. If I plug it into the USB port on my laptop, the green LED comes on, but it won't turn on. I can boot to Android recovery, and I tried formatting /data and /cache, but that didn't help.
Funny thing: I can keep the phone in Android recovery, leave it plugged in, and it charges up enough to stay on for a while when I unplug it.
Now, I know about the Macgyver trick, and I'd like to give that a shot. iFixit has a fantastic teardown of the Droid 4, but unfortunately, removing the battery would very clearly void my warranty (although I guess having Safestrap voids that already), and I'm worried about doing permanent damage to my device. Are there any solutions besides "beg Verizon for a new phone"? Has anyone tried Macgyvering a Droid 4?
Curious, if you do BP Tools, does it drop you into Safestrap? I know mine does, and then maybe you can change some settings. Also, you could try to make a "Factory Cable". I know I made mine from my old OG Droid dock as it had the 5 wire jumper, and just jumped the 2 wires and it allowed me to flash w/o a charged battery.
I would ensure that the charger is putting out 5.1v and 850mA as my d4 won't charge or power on after the battery dies unless its with the factory charger or one that meets these specs
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA
Soulmech said:
Funny thing: I can keep the phone in Android recovery, leave it plugged in, and it charges up enough to stay on for a while when I unplug it.
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Have you tried leaving it plugged in for an extended period of time, say overnight, and see if it'll boot up?
gdeeble said:
Curious, if you do BP Tools, does it drop you into Safestrap? I know mine does, and then maybe you can change some settings. Also, you could try to make a "Factory Cable". I know I made mine from my old OG Droid dock as it had the 5 wire jumper, and just jumped the 2 wires and it allowed me to flash w/o a charged battery.
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Just tried BP Tools. It lets me drop into Safestrap, but Safestrap won't load due to the battery issue.
Hope you don't mind me asking, but what's a factory cable? Is it just a USB cable with the B end cut off, and the black and red wires stripped? My issue with jumping the device/battery is that I'm unable (or supposed to be unable) to remove the battery, so any solution along those lines would have to allow me to keep the battery in place. Otherwise, my warranty is voided.
I know root voids it, but I'd have a better chance of sneaking that by than an obviously-moved battery.
dbreezy187 said:
I would ensure that the charger is putting out 5.1v and 850mA as my d4 won't charge or power on after the battery dies unless its with the factory charger or one that meets these specs
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA
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I'm using the charger that came with the phone. It says 5.1V/850mA on the side.
bdbraaten said:
Have you tried leaving it plugged in for an extended period of time, say overnight, and see if it'll boot up?
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Tried it last night. Left it in recovery for a good 8 hours or so. No dice.
Did you try opening it, then removing the battery? If you pull up too hard with out a removal tool, the glue is strong enough to allow the battery to bend and break internally, causing this error. Might check if another battery works, there are some available online if you search.
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Did you try opening it, then removing the battery? If you pull up too hard with out a removal tool, the glue is strong enough to allow the battery to bend and break internally, causing this error. Might check if another battery works, there are some available online if you search.
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Isn't the reason the battery is non-removable because the type of battery chemistry used can explode of that type of damage occurs? Or do they just hate us?
Has anybody ever been turned down for warranty work that is hardware related, even if they are rooted, etc? I've never heard of it happening...
If OP get a dud battery, s/he should just get it replaced by Moto. They shouldn't have to try to replace it themselves.
Try the instructions from this thread and let us know if it works...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23678683&postcount=1
The OP said they tried the BP Tools method but it is disabled due to Safe strap using that as the trigger for its bootstrapped recovery.
Using a factory cable would allow you to boot the phone and either flash the stock firmware or uninstall Safe strap and let you charge the phone while in BP Tools mode.
That is the only safe a certain way to recover the device. Hot wiring the battery with a USB cable cannot be considered safe, but will work if you want to fix it yourself without a factory cable.
Using a factory cable to flash the full XML.zip with RSD Lite is the first thing a technician would do to restore it if it was returned under warranty anyway, after checking for physical damage of course.
I've got a few factory cables laying around and would be more than happy to send you one, let me know. Just cover the postage and you'll be flashing in no time.
So to update: I have an insurance policy with Global Warranty Group, and I filed a claim with them, which got me a new device (instead of a refurb). So, I suppose the issue is moot.
Rick#2 said:
I've got a few factory cables laying around and would be more than happy to send you one, let me know. Just cover the postage and you'll be flashing in no time.
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I would be grateful if you could send me one. I will PM you to figure out details on paying you for postage.
The same thing is happening to me and I have Droid X, any help?
Will BP work after removing safestrap from the advanced menu? If so I think you could use that link to charge from BP.
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usb cable splice works
Just chiming in here to confirm a spliced usb cable will charge an xt894 battery. my situation was pretty much an xt894 with a wiped system (therefore, unable to charge) and not enough battery to fastboot. if I plugged it into a charger or a 5v usb slot from my computer just a green led would show on the front, but no charge. I removed my battery, cut a usb cable in half, and hooked up the wires to the coresponding terminals on the battery (which are clearly marked) and it charged up just fine and I was able to fastboot.
Not the prettiest solution, but it really helped me out when I absolutely needed to charge in order to fastboot, although it will void your warranty if that's important to you.
I currently have a problem where the question mark shows in the battery while charging and I'm unable to boot into OS or safestrap. I'm not at home right now, but I have an extra battery that I'll pop in later to see if that changes anything, or has enough juice to fastboot.
This morning my wife woke up to no battery charge, because I stole her charger in the night. But she has the question mark even though the phone was working fine last night! I wonder, considering I left the USB cord plugged in on the D4 end when I took the charger (to use my cord) could I have screwed something up? She's going to leave it in the OEM charger all day at work, but the quesiton mark worries me.
My question is, if I do the cut cord trick to manually charge the battery at the terminals, does that help recover it so that it can be charged via regular means? Or is it just a way to get the data off the phone? Phone is stock 4.1 with root.
Pl can anyone help me.....
I was on stock ICS and then i flashed Cm 10.1 Android 4.2.1 Unofficial rom which got stuck at boot loop for 5 hours...
Now my whole battery is down The phone is niether booting up nor going to Fastboot....
When i connect my wall charger to phone it goes to Fastboot and something like this appears :-
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S) (Flash Failure)
0/OA.72
Battery Low
Cannot Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
On pressing VOL UP + VOL DOWN and inserting the charger it goes to Boot Selection Menu
BUT none of them work
1. On normal powerup it hangs on Motorola logo
2. On recovery it hangs on Motorola logo
3. Rest of the options don't work.........
I tried to charge the battery through "cut a cable" method but it didnt quite work......
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME BY TELLING WHAT CAN I DO?????????
shubhkirti1997 said:
Pl can anyone help me.....
I was on stock ICS and then i flashed Cm 10.1 Android 4.2.1 Unofficial rom which got stuck at boot loop for 5 hours...
Now my whole battery is down The phone is niether booting up nor going to Fastboot....
When i connect my wall charger to phone it goes to Fastboot and something like this appears :-
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S) (Flash Failure)
0/OA.72
Battery Low
Cannot Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
On pressing VOL UP + VOL DOWN and inserting the charger it goes to Boot Selection Menu
BUT none of them work
1. On normal powerup it hangs on Motorola logo
2. On recovery it hangs on Motorola logo
3. Rest of the options don't work.........
I tried to charge the battery through "cut a cable" method but it didnt quite work......
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME BY TELLING WHAT CAN I DO?????????
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Hi,
My best guess is that the battery died while you tried to do an FXZ recovery. If that was the case, I think I found a possible fix. Still there are a few other things to be weary of:
Did you:
Try to FXZ to anything other than 246 coming from 246?
Try to upgrade the stock ROM from 905 (GB) to 246 (ICS) without first FXZing to 905?
Try to upgrade to 246 from 905 or anything before 235 by using the 246 FXZ?
Any of those could have bricked your device. Keep in mind not to do those things as you read through this possible fix.
A little disclaimer: This idea is my best guess for how to fix your problem, but I take no responsibility if it breaks something or causes a problem. Please only proceed if you've FXZed your phone before and understand what I'm talking about... If you've been on an ICS Leak after 232 or on the ICS OTA, NEVER flash the 905 FXZ! If you haven't been on the ICS OTA or a Leak after 232 DO NOT flash the 246 FXZ! These instructions will most likely wipe your phone's internal storage/"SD card".
I suggest following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549625 ( It's for the Droid RAZR so I'm not sure it will work, but the phones are very similar, so I'd try it. ) Stop at this point:
After a good charge up to 50% or so download the program called
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I strongly suggest that you let it charge to 100% first. Then, if you were at one point successfully on 235-246, flash the 246 FXZ ( Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952040 ), if you never flashed anything post-232 flash the 905 FXZ ( Found here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B26Hj6_2TMNTZ256eV9QbWpBSTQ from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771993 ). BE CAREFUL HERE! Let it finish completely.
This should return your phone to stock. Upgrade to 246 if you used the 905 FXZ and you should be all set. I'll leave rooting to you. Also make sure that if you try to flash Hashcode's 4.2.1 JB you do so in Safestrap 3.05 or higher ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391875 ) and do so in ROM-Slot 1 or you'll have issues ( Looks like he had to make a work-around to get it to boot that requires it to be in ROM-Slot 1 ). Do not flash his 4.2.1 ROM without Safestrap.
Let us know how it goes, and remember to thank vel0city for that post if it works ( I'd appreciate a thanks too though, ).
Good luck, I hope this fixes it,
jedi453
I'm not sure the battery will charge while bricked (could be wrong) . When that happens you need one of the factory cables that will power the phone regardless.
Can also get a charge from somebody else with a bionic.
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Drunkula said:
I'm not sure the battery will charge while bricked (could be wrong) .
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As far as I can tell you're right Drunkula, normally a special cable would be required to charge the phone, or as you suggest charging the battery separately of the broken phone. The thread I linked to however ( by vel0city, here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549625 ) is a manual work-around to bypass the requirement for a special cable. Although that thread refers to the RAZR, I would imagine the same could be true of the Bionic.
I had the same problem i went to a battery store and bought an external batter charger (a little clip) and everything was great
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Buy a factory cable or factory cable adapter from team black hat. It works just fine. You will be able to fast boot the phone back to stock
Sent from my XT894 running ICS
shubhkirti1997 said:
Pl can anyone help me.....
I was on stock ICS and then i flashed Cm 10.1 Android 4.2.1 Unofficial rom which got stuck at boot loop for 5 hours...
Now my whole battery is down The phone is niether booting up nor going to Fastboot....
When i connect my wall charger to phone it goes to Fastboot and something like this appears :-
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S) (Flash Failure)
0/OA.72
Battery Low
Cannot Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
On pressing VOL UP + VOL DOWN and inserting the charger it goes to Boot Selection Menu
BUT none of them work
1. On normal powerup it hangs on Motorola logo
2. On recovery it hangs on Motorola logo
3. Rest of the options don't work.........
I tried to charge the battery through "cut a cable" method but it didnt quite work......
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME BY TELLING WHAT CAN I DO?????????
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heres what you do OP.
find an old USB charging cable. splice it open until you see two wires. spice those wires (red and black i believe)
open your case and put the leads of each wire against the terminals where the battery goes
match RED with the + icon on the battery and the BLACK with the - icon
you need to be patient it takes a few times before you get the leads touching correctly while inserting the battery.
then simply plug it into USB and boot into fastboot. you will see BATTERY OK.
from there you must flash whatever firmware to get the phone back to stock.
i've done what you've done before, trying to flash flash flash and then the battery dies and u cant even boot past moto logo.
seems as though the black fastbook/flash screen eats battery life
this works and its very simple!!! good luck!
Be Careful About Physical Modifications!
paradoxed said:
heres what you do OP.
find an old USB charging cable. splice it open until you see two wires. spice those wires (red and black i believe)
open your case and put the leads of each wire against the terminals where the battery goes
match RED with the + icon on the battery and the BLACK with the - icon
you need to be patient it takes a few times before you get the leads touching correctly while inserting the battery.
then simply plug it into USB and boot into fastboot. you will see BATTERY OK.
from there you must flash whatever firmware to get the phone back to stock.
i've done what you've done before, trying to flash flash flash and then the battery dies and u cant even boot past moto logo.
seems as though the black fastbook/flash screen eats battery life
this works and its very simple!!! good luck!
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I would not recommend this option. While it may work, it's very possible that it may damage your phone. For those that disagree or don't understand why I would say this, my reasoning is that USB provides 5 Volts at usually up to 500 mA standard, while a battery would provide at max 3.7 Volts at a higher current. This is simultaneously giving the phone too high a voltage ( BAD, can cause permanent hardware damage! ) and possibly not providing enough current ( The flash could fail, and you'll be stuck again ). There is also the possibility of shorting ( inadvertently connecting ) two pins/terminals/connections in the phone with the wire from the USB cable.
In short: I strongly suggest not directly connection a USB cable to the phones battery terminals.
I apologize to paradoxed for the blunt response, but the inherent risks outweigh the possible benefits. ( Note to shubhkirti1997: it sounds like your phone is "soft-bricked" which in my understanding means the software is not working correctly ( So it may be possible to fix it without gutting it ), attempting to interface a USB cable with the battery connectors may make it "hard-bricked", as in the Hardware is broken, and no amount of flashing or software modding/fixing will fix a hard-bricked phone.
Good luck shubhkirti1997, but be weary of any possible solution that involves physically modding your phone until you're sure that there are no good alternatives.
jedi453
jedi453 said:
I would not recommend this option. While it may work, it's very possible that it may damage your phone. For those that disagree or don't understand why I would say this, my reasoning is that USB provides 5 Volts at usually up to 500 mA standard, while a battery would provide at max 3.7 Volts at a higher current. This is simultaneously giving the phone too high a voltage ( BAD, can cause permanent hardware damage! ) and possibly not providing enough current ( The flash could fail, and you'll be stuck again ). There is also the possibility of shorting ( inadvertently connecting ) two pins/terminals/connections in the phone with the wire from the USB cable.
In short: I strongly suggest not directly connection a USB cable to the phones battery terminals.
I apologize to paradoxed for the blunt response, but the inherent risks outweigh the possible benefits. ( Note to shubhkirti1997: it sounds like your phone is "soft-bricked" which in my understanding means the software is not working correctly ( So it may be possible to fix it without gutting it ), attempting to interface a USB cable with the battery connectors may make it "hard-bricked", as in the Hardware is broken, and no amount of flashing or software modding/fixing will fix a hard-bricked phone.
Good luck shubhkirti1997, but be weary of any possible solution that involves physically modding your phone until you're sure that there are no good alternatives.
jedi453
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^^^ This. For people who have a good head for electronic devices, this would be an easy task - but for someone not well versed in electronics, this could be disastrous. A single misplacement of the wires when inserting the battery could damage either battery or phone or both permanently.
jedi's advice is sound - charge the battery externally (I bought my BIONIC from CostCo, they provided an extra battery and an external battery charger) using an external battery charger, or borrow a friend's battery, or buy an extended battery (should come with 50% charge, which is around 65-70% capacity of the stock battery).
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And you could always just get the Factory Adapter and never have to worry about a flashing/power issue again...just sayin'.
cellzealot said:
And you could always just get the Factory Adapter and never have to worry about a flashing/power issue again...just sayin'.
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Heyas, cz, ltns....
Yeah, it was mentioned in a previous post in the thread to do that. Speaking of which, I need to order the adapter, if they're back in stock
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I really try very hard to respect the rules on XDA and don't make self promotional posts for TBH, but it's hard sometimes not to especially in view of the litany of items you suggested there. You can purchase a $10 Factory Adapter and never be concerned about the issue ever again for any Motorola device regardless if it has a removeable or non removeable battery or no battery at all!
And we will never be out of stock again...trust me!
Lol, I wasn't even thinking about it from the perspective of self promotion. I just knew an earlier post had suggested getting the Factory Cable already.
Until you mentioned it, I had forgotten that you guys had made the adapter too. Going to buy one *right now*.
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Please help on my droid bionic
All, please help !!!!
I bought a droid bionic on ebay (seller didn't mention that the software is corrupted) now tired to install ICS using RSD 5.7, it installed correctly, but the phone boots up and gets stuck on the "Droid" screen. Nothing happens from there. I can go to AP boot and/or recovery but can't do anything about it. Please help !!!! Searched the web for two days but no solution. I loaded the following file with RSD, downloaded from different site and tried atleast 5 times.
VRZ_XT875_6.7.246.XT875.Verizon.en.US_CFC_01.xml.zip
rahm0809 said:
All, please help !!!!
I bought a droid bionic on ebay (seller didn't mention that the software is corrupted) now tired to install ICS using RSD 5.7, it installed correctly, but the phone boots up and gets stuck on the "Droid" screen. Nothing happens from there. I can go to AP boot and/or recovery but can't do anything about it. Please help !!!! Searched the web for two days but no solution. I loaded the following file with RSD, downloaded from different site and tried atleast 5 times.
VRZ_XT875_6.7.246.XT875.Verizon.en.US_CFC_01.xml.zip
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Try to factory reset the phone, you can do that by booting in recovery mode.
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Got my bionic repaired
ok guyz i after all restored my droid bionic back to its state..........
WHAT I DID
i took a red neck USB charger and charged my battery for about 1 hour it it got booted up
then i flashed ics using RSD lite 5.7
NOW ITS WORKING FINE THANX EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP
I know that this thread is pretty old, but my question lies with my droid bionic being hard brick. What I read from the OP wasn't a hard brick and appeared only to be a soft brick. My issue is that I accidentally flash the wrong firmware into my phone following a post about turning the droid bionic into a global phone that I could use any sim with from any network. it was working properly but had some issues with the data network. back to the topic. I flashed the firmware using rsd but since it was the wrong one my system crash and no longer boots at all, the battery at the time was almost 100% so i know it wasn't because of the battery. I even made sure that I check with a battery charger I bought for like 5 bucks. My question is, is it possible to un hard brick the phone and restore it back to working again? I read around about using the JTag method but couldn't find too much detail about the subject. and each article relating to hard brick phones were specific only to that phone. I've search all over XDA to find out if there are any threads concerning this issue and even posted my own in hopes of finding a solution to this issue.
I'm new to this forum, and am in dire hopes that a workaround can be resolved for my issue. I've read a lot of posts here, and I've found people definitely know what they are doing here.
I have an XT894 (So I believe this is the right place).
I had this issue before, and I just ended up replacing the battery for a quick fix. The fact that it happened a second time makes me want to have a possible understanding of what I did, and if there's a workaround that doesn't involve me shelling out another 50$ for a new battery.
This is what had happened in the chain of events leading to this (Starting from JB Upgrade):
1) Rooted, and installed a generic Cyanogen mod on my original droid 4 (with Safestrap)
2) Randomly bricked, tried to take out battery without realizing that there were screws holding the flex cable in place.
3) Leaving incriminations out, I attained a second one.
4) Rooted it again using windows utility, and installed Liquidsmooth (Safestrap again)
5) Had the issue again, and bought a factory cable from a vendor in China. Was having a pile of driver issues throughout all this (got a new usb data cable, and used a specific port in the back of my pc that it liked.)
6) Factory cable booted it was able to get it back to normal while it was plugged in. Then swapped the battery the right way, used RSDLite, flashed Stock Rom, and got it working. Several times I've had to reflash.
7) Rooted again, safestrap, then flashed Liquidsmooth again. I had to reflash a few times with safestrap. I am using Rom slot 3 also.
Yesterday I decided to upgrade to the latest version of Liquidsmooth. I did not uninstall the operating system before flashing, and I'm pretty sure I completely ignored the fact the battery was under 1/4th charge.
So aside from all that, this is where I stand:
When using a standard data cable in the favored USB port of my PC, the screen stays blank, but a little green light appears in upper-left corner of the droid.
When using the factory cable in that port it boots, but will not charge. I was able to use AP Fastboot to reflash stock this way. I tried flashing the stock JB ROM with RSDLite initially, and it had an error on stage 6. But I was able to get it using the Windows Utility.
Now the issue is when plugged in the power charger it shows the Motorola logo, disappears, then again non-stop in an endless loop.
I have another charger coming on the way from Amazon (one usb, and one wall one), so that's going to be my next step.
If anyone has any little hidden secret or suggestion that will fix this problem that I am not aware of, please please by all means throw it out there! I would be eternally grateful.
the charge mode is software controlled, if the rom is not correct, battery will not charge
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Re: XT894 Charging Issue
Ah, that came to mind. Thanks for clarifying that. That's definitely a good sign.
What actions do you suggest I take to get that part of the phone back to normal again?
try wiping data in android recovery
Hard Reset (Alternate method)- DROID 4 by MOTOROLA - Verizon Wireless Support
if that doesn't fix
reflash stock rom, using .xml file and rsd lite
follow my instructions
How to Use RSD Lite to flash a .XML Stock Rom
also check for Motorola/windows Driver issues
Same issue still
I did the following:
Used RSD Lite, had a successful flash this time using 4.1.2_2.
Took it off factory cable (which always immediately powers off on removal, is this normal?)
Tried booting it off power, no go.
Plugged it into the charger, same issue.
Tried factory reset, couldn't get it passed the Android Andy.
After that, I tried flashing the 4.1.2_1 xml.
Had a successful flash.
Tried to get in recovery, and held both volume buttons. Didn't work.
Then I went into security settings and did a full wipe. Still didn't change anything.
Flashed same rom again, and then was able to get passed Android Andy by holding both volume buttons unlike last time where it was unresponsive.
I wiped the cache, and chose factory reset.
Powered it up again, and still had the same issue.
To clarify a bit on the factory cable: I've used it on 2 separate xt894s. Both devices always powered off on removal even on ones that were working fine. As I asked above: is that normal?
To recap again: it's showing the red circle with the M when plugged into the adapter. Then the screen goes blank. Then while the droid is in the charger, and I tap the power it up again it shows that, goes blank, and again in a non-stop loop. I've also tried holding the top button down as well with no different results.
The battery feels cold (I have air conditioning on), and when it's not plugged into anything the phone pretty much acts as if it is bricked. No red flashing light is shown on charger either, in fact no LED is lit up at all. The red blinking LED only shows on factory cable. I've tried two separate outlets in the room I'm currently in which power up other devices, and that's a no go.
The last time I bricked this phone didn't have that charger. Instead it had a USB charger with the adapter (was the default Verizon one). That one had the same results as the USB data cable I'm using now (a green light that did not flash). I had the battery completely removed, and the factory cable did the same thing as it's doing now.
Also around the time that this happened in Liquidsmooth, the icon showed that the power was charging (but the battery kept getting lower which makes me feel skeptical). Several days ago I left it in the charger for roughly two days as well.
I only have charged this phone with this current AC charger after the brick (I would link it, but the forum claims I don't have 10 posts). It does state that it is legitimately for XT894.
I'm going to leave it in that one for a few hours, and see if anything different happens. I never was able to get the M logo last time which is the big difference.
I ordered a second factory cable just to see what happens then.
Anyhow, does this seem more like a dead battery after my results, or is there another option I can try software wise? Or am I doing something incorrectly?
My droid 3 will not boot, if I plug it in to my computer, it will not turn on and it will show no screen, it all happened after I restored my phone on a low battery. It is missing certain files like the bootloader so i can't restore the rom on the phone. What should I do?
trevorjanssen12 said:
My droid 3 will not boot, if I plug it in to my computer, it will not turn on and it will show no screen, it all happened after I restored my phone on a low battery. It is missing certain files like the bootloader so i can't restore the rom on the phone. What should I do?
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Maybe it needs to charge. Plug it into a wall socket.
Well I need to get the phone back up and running and the bootloader as well as the charging program is missing. I have a brand new battery for it. It is fully charged.
I got the phone up and running
trevorjanssen12 said:
I got the phone up and running
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So what was the problem
jithudigitised said:
So what was the problem
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The problem was when I originally tried to flash it... it failed due to dead battery... WORST MISTAKE EVER... so I purchased a fastboot cable and tried to get the phone up and running but it was mounting the device in windows as OMAP4430 so I tried again last month and I got it back up and running with the latest version of android... the one that came with the device.
I AM SO ANGRY AT THIS PHONE.. IT WILL NOT EVEN BOOT IN TO ANDROID!
trevorjanssen12 said:
The problem was when I originally tried to flash it... it failed due to dead battery... WORST MISTAKE EVER... so I purchased a fastboot cable and tried to get the phone up and running but it was mounting the device in windows as OMAP4430 so I tried again last month and I got it back up and running with the latest version of android... the one that came with the device.
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I'm having a similar issue with trying to fix a friend's phone that only displays the "Dual Core" logo when plugged into the computer. The computer itself doesn't appear to register that the phone is connected so doesn't show up in device manager that I can see. Plugging into a wall outlet doesn't light the device screen up, only the computer (Win7 box). I believe he dunked the bootloader, and it's bricked, but I'm trying to fix it anyway. Anyone reading this, I would appreciate any useful pointers or suggestions. Thanks all.
bwpoersch said:
I'm having a similar issue with trying to fix a friend's phone that only displays the "Dual Core" logo when plugged into the computer. The computer itself doesn't appear to register that the phone is connected so doesn't show up in device manager that I can see. Plugging into a wall outlet doesn't light the device screen up, only the computer (Win7 box). I believe he dunked the bootloader, and it's bricked, but I'm trying to fix it anyway. Anyone reading this, I would appreciate any useful pointers or suggestions. Thanks all.
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battery maybe dead, if software is corrupt/soft bricked, phone will not charge battery
get a Motorola Factory Cable Adaptor by Team Black Hat or Battery Desktop Charger for Motorola Droid 3 XT862
sd_shadow said:
battery maybe dead, if software is corrupt/soft bricked, phone will not charge battery
get a Motorola Factory Cable Adaptor by Team Black Hat or Battery Desktop Charger for Motorola Droid 3 XT862
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That occurred to me as well, I'm going to first see if the local Verizon store can charge it (or even replace it) for free. My friend actually did manage to score a power cable, but I'm not convinced yet that that is what I need (since I'm getting nowhere with it). I'd like to eliminate the battery as an issue if possible first before spending any money.
bwpoersch said:
That occurred to me as well, I'm going to first see if the local Verizon store can charge it (or even replace it) for free. My friend actually did manage to score a power cable, but I'm not convinced yet that that is what I need (since I'm getting nowhere with it). I'd like to eliminate the battery as an issue if possible first before spending any money.
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Verizon will not replace battery for free, if phone is more than 1 year old
The software that charges the battery is very easily corrupted, can be reflashed with firmware, but need a charged battery.
The TBH factory cable adaptor will power the phone direct from usb port, no battery is even needed, then firmware can be flashed and charging will work again.
sd_shadow said:
Verizon will not replace battery for free, if phone is more than 1 year old
The software that charges the battery is very easily corrupted, can be reflashed with firmware, but need a charged battery.
The TBH factory cable adaptor will power the phone direct from usb port, no battery is even needed, then firmware can be flashed and charging will work again.
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I've actually gotten a battery in the past for an obsolete phone, but out of packaging and possibly used. My friend acquired a power cable (not sure from where) which just lights the screen as described above (with or without battery installed), but turns off as soon as I unplug it, so I have my suspicions about the usability of his cable. I struck out with the local Verizon store, so will just order the wall charger and charge the battery next. Crossing fingers... Thanks for supplying that link tho, that's the one I will use.
Follow-up: It took 3 weeks to receive that battery charger from Singapore of all places, but it worked. I didn't charge it up all the way, maybe just to 50%. The phone with battery immediately was able to boot into fastboot. Using rsdlite and motohelper installed, I had the phone back to fully functional within 15 minutes.
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Great, thanks for the update.
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One thing you should check.
Is the battery bulged on one or both sides?
If you lay on a table, does it spin like a top?
If so battery should be replaced.
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Great, thanks for the update.
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One thing you should check.
Is the battery bulged on one or both sides?
If you lay on a table, does it spin like a top?
If so battery should be replaced.
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No, the battery was/is fine (in fact, fully charged afterwards it lasted 2 days on standby). I think my friend probably was just trying to flash a new ROM and didn't notice he had such a low charge. Still not sure why the cable he bought didn't provide the necessary charge to recover, but that's what you get sometimes with aftermarket equipment I guess. Still, it's good to know that is a possible solution for someone else down the road.
sd_shadow said:
battery maybe dead, if software is corrupt/soft bricked, phone will not charge battery
get a Motorola Factory Cable Adaptor by Team Black Hat or Battery Desktop Charger for Motorola Droid 3 XT862
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I already have this and I did not get it working so I got a DROID 4