Trying to get this working for a friend
It is just a stock att vivid, never rooted or installed any custom roms or anything
A while ago out of nowhere it just started doing this.
Any attempt to turn it on you see the screen light up but it is just black and never boots.
I have tried getting into recovery to reset (volume down + power?) and it never does anything but stay in this black state
is this fixable?
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So I have a captivate From rogers that I got new from someone on craigslist about 4 or 5 days ago. I went to restart this morning and it wouldn't turn back on. It shows the i896 white samsung boot screen, then after that it goes black, you can here the samsung boot screen sound. I have used z4root and used voodoo lagfix and it was running 2.1 for rogers stock. I have tried calling my number from another phone and it goes straight to voicemall, and the buttons come on but don't vibrate when i touch them like i normally would.
*Update* i can go into the boot options screen and tried to clear the cache data and reboot and that didn't work
isilber said:
So I have a captivate From rogers that I got new from someone on craigslist about 4 or 5 days ago. I went to restart this morning and it wouldn't turn back on. It shows the i896 white samsung boot screen, then after that it goes black, you can here the samsung boot screen sound. I have used z4root and used voodoo lagfix and it was running 2.1 for rogers stock. I have tried calling my number from another phone and it goes straight to voicemall, and the buttons come on but don't vibrate when i touch them like i normally would.
*Update* i can go into the boot options screen and tried to clear the cache data and reboot and that didn't work
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Does it get into download mode? U could try restoring to stock to see if that works.
Hi Folks,
I have been using an unlocked Captivate for 3 months. I recently flashed MIUI ROM - 1.7.8 (from Cognition) and it was working fine for a day. Suddenly, when I had put the phone on charge (power not USB), the screen turned black and the phone is not working after that.
I flashed to stock (ODIN: as mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776255) but after that the AT&T logo comes up (with the screen display very dull) and I hear the Samsung startup sound (no screen). That is all. It goes to black screen with the buttons highlighted.
If I connect it to my PC, I can browse the SD card but the screen doesn't turn on at all. I tried re-flashing to stock multiple times with no luck. Please help!
indophile said:
Hi Folks,
I have been using an unlocked Captivate for 3 months. I recently flashed MIUI ROM - 1.7.8 (from Cognition) and it was working fine for a day. Suddenly, when I had put the phone on charge (power not USB), the screen turned black and the phone is not working after that.
I flashed to stock (ODIN: as mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=776255) but after that the AT&T logo comes up (with the screen display very dull) and I hear the Samsung startup sound (no screen). That is all. It goes to black screen with the buttons highlighted.
If I connect it to my PC, I can browse the SD card but the screen doesn't turn on at all. I tried re-flashing to stock multiple times with no luck. Please help!
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So your saying your phone actually fully boots, you just can't see it? (I would test this by calling myself) This is a problem I've never heard of.... Can you boot into recovery with a working screen? Could be a hardware problem, considering how it happened.
Hi,
I was able to call my number earlier (before flashing back to stock) but not anymore (get a busy line after the first ring). However, I get the AT&T screen (only time I see something on my screen) and the Samsung startup tone and the buttons are all highlighted. The screen is black.
Even when I did Odin, I was doing it from a black screen (the Download icon on the screen didn't show up). I never get to see anything on the screen other than the at&t logo (so not able to boot into recovery actually!).
I just hope it is not a h/w pbm. I would rather try fixing it myself (if it s/w pbm) than taking it to the store
indophile said:
Hi,
I was able to call my number earlier (before flashing back to stock) but not anymore (get a busy line after the first ring). However, I get the AT&T screen (only time I see something on my screen) and the Samsung startup tone and the buttons are all highlighted. The screen is black.
Even when I did Odin, I was doing it from a black screen (the Download icon on the screen didn't show up). I never get to see anything on the screen other than the at&t logo (so not able to boot into recovery actually!).
I just hope it is not a h/w pbm. I would rather try fixing it myself (if it s/w pbm) than taking it to the store
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What kind of charger were you using? Honestly, it sounds like you fried some of those beautiful innards I'm no expert, though.
Twicebak3d said:
What kind of charger were you using? Honestly, it sounds like you fried some of those beautiful innards I'm no expert, though.
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It could possibly be because of the power issue (my charger model is ETA0U60JBE which supports 100-240v and I have 240v at my place so it should not ideally be a pbm). I'm just trying to see if there is some s/w fix for this situation before giving it for a h/w check.
Would this be a problem with my LED screen (though I see the at&t logo come up)? If it is, would it be some connection issue to the LED screen or a completely dead LED?
Hi everyone
I just got my old Dream out of the basement today to try and see if it still worked. I powered it on and it booted into the Android 1.5 that was on it. Then after entering my new WiFi the battery died and once I plugged it in and charged it until the LED was green, it got stuck booting at the Rogers screen when I tried to turn it on again. It won't boot into anything now. Holding power with camera to get into bootloader doesn't work, holding power with home to get into recovery doesn't work. They all just stay at the Rogers logo no matter how long you hold the buttons for.
Does anybody have an idea of what's going on?
hi guys, im having a problem, have had the htc one for 2-3 weeks now and only got round to modding today, i wanted to install android revolution hd, having used it on previous htc phones i have used, although my last was over a year ago. So everything i have done today is based on the stock 4.2.2 rom. I have gained h-off through htcdev.com and have installed superuser and unchecked fastboot in the power settings. my issue is with touch recovery, i initially tried clockwork mod but when getting to the installing the rom the touch functionality did not work but through cwm i was able to use the volume buttons and power to exit in order to reboot the phone, i then installed twrp recovery, booted into recovery and stuck at the main screen, this recovery appears to be 100% touch so I am stuck at the main screen of recovery, i have tried rebooting by holding the power button for 10+ seconds but the back and home buttons just flash and the phone does not reboot, when the screen turns off and back on i have a lock symbol and it says swipe to unlock which wont work. my phones battery is at 94% and the only think i can think off is allowing the phone to drain completely and then it will boot as normal to continue trying to flash, but being in recovery it could take 4-5 days atleast for that to happen and when it does eventually drain i will be in the same position of being unable to use touch recovery (i also tried cwm without touch but the android revolution hd installer is still touch operated which also does not work.)
please help
put your phone under a bright light while holding power + volume down for about 30 seconds. it'll reboot
crick_clarke said:
hi guys, im having a problem, have had the htc one for 2-3 weeks now and only got round to modding today, i wanted to install android revolution hd, having used it on previous htc phones i have used, although my last was over a year ago. So everything i have done today is based on the stock 4.2.2 rom. I have gained h-off through htcdev.com and have installed superuser and unchecked fastboot in the power settings. my issue is with touch recovery, i initially tried clockwork mod but when getting to the installing the rom the touch functionality did not work but through cwm i was able to use the volume buttons and power to exit in order to reboot the phone, i then installed twrp recovery, booted into recovery and stuck at the main screen, this recovery appears to be 100% touch so I am stuck at the main screen of recovery, i have tried rebooting by holding the power button for 10+ seconds but the back and home buttons just flash and the phone does not reboot, when the screen turns off and back on i have a lock symbol and it says swipe to unlock which wont work. my phones battery is at 94% and the only think i can think off is allowing the phone to drain completely and then it will boot as normal to continue trying to flash, but being in recovery it could take 4-5 days atleast for that to happen and when it does eventually drain i will be in the same position of being unable to use touch recovery (i also tried cwm without touch but the android revolution hd installer is still touch operated which also does not work.)
please help
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Did u get a fix for this? i have the exact situation right now!! did the bright light trick work for you? help me
Synthetic-Ellz said:
Did u get a fix for this? i have the exact situation right now!! did the bright light trick work for you? help me
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Yes it works. POWER + VOLDOWN (under a bright light or flashlight): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484462&page=2
FIX!
You must hold the phones ambient sensor under direct light (1 cm under a bulb), whilst doing this, continually hold the power + volume down button until the phone reboots, this may take up to 2 minutes, don't give up! This method worked for me. :angel:
nkk71 said:
Yes it works. POWER + VOLDOWN (under a bright light or flashlight): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484462&page=2
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Barbast said:
You must hold the phones ambient sensor under direct light (1 cm under a bulb), whilst doing this, continually hold the power + volume down button until the phone reboots, this may take up to 2 minutes, don't give up! This method worked for me. :angel:
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THANKS GUYS I'm back in business. went outdoors in the sun first, then used a flashlight. Worked like a charm
FYI : Using the flashlight indoors didn't seem to work coz the room was probably dim-lit. Thanks again guys
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Bright light trick does work must be as close as ppossible. Champions
I know this device is like almost 10 years old, but I recently bought one from eBay to mess around with and I flashed a rom, and trying to go back to stock, I flashed a zip bit it was for sprint, and so I needed up wiping my whole system. I went to reboot into bootloader to run the ruu, and just a blank screen. nothing else. for a brief moment i saw the charging screen, but now it gets warm but it’s just black. I’ve tried holding the buttons, didn’t work. Any fix?
update - it hard bricked