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Rooted Warranty

Hey guys,
So the battery went bad on my D4 last week. My phone is rooted, and it will not boot past the DualCore screen. Because it won't boot, there is no way for me to unroot it. Is it safe to send in for a warranty claim since it doesn't boot, or will they try to fix it and then see if it is rooted?

They might not. I busted my usb port once... phone was still rooted and I crazy glued the port closed so the people who reciecve it wouldn't know. Give it a shot it, because if they do find out you would have to pay for another phone anyway.
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Have you tried connecting to a pc using a official Motorola usb cable? Sometimes that works even if the battery won't charge or at least i think i read that somewhere.

maddeath said:
Have you tried connecting to a pc using a official Motorola usb cable? Sometimes that works even if the battery won't charge or at least i think i read that somewhere.
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Its not an official motorola cable, its a motorola factory cable, it bypasses battery and directly powers the device, and you can use it to charge and flash in a low battery situation.
I think you would be okay, because the first thing they usually do is flash it back to stock before checking the hardware. I sent in a phone that was safestrapped/rooted, because it died after overheating, and everything checked out okay.
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Here's one for the record books....

Ok so i "had" a fully functional Droid bionic. It was running on eclipse 3.0 everything was fine. So i decided to change roms to Cm9 just to try it for fun. i must have done it wrong because now it is bricked... All it will do is show the boot logo of go into fastboot so i know there is still something there but my battery must be dead because it says battery low cannot program so i can't flash anything to it... So my question is how do i get it charged enough to flash ????? Please help

lance2ecnal said:
Ok so i "had" a fully functional Droid bionic. It was running on eclipse 3.0 everything was fine. So i decided to change roms to Cm9 just to try it for fun. i must have done it wrong because now it is bricked... All it will do is show the boot logo of go into fastboot so i know there is still something there but my battery must be dead because it says battery low cannot program so i can't flash anything to it... So my question is how do i get it charged enough to flash ????? Please help
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You either need another battery, an external battery charger, or a factory cable. Maybe you have a friend with a Bionic who can either lend you their battery for a while or can charge yours. Otherwise, you probably have to buy something. A new battery at the nearest Verizon store would probably be the quickest solution, but getting something online would be the most cost effective.

Thanks
I do have a factory cable what good does that do me ? And i have no friends with bionics

A factory cable isn't the one that came with your phone, it's a cable like they use at the factory to fix and program phones. Basically it has one of the power wires in the USB spliced to a wire that goes to a normally unused pin in the usb connector which allows charging while the phone cannot start.
http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-style-programming-cable-for-Motorola-FactCable.htm

Oh...
Oh i see well ok then guess i am screwed

There are tutorials online about how to make a factory cable from a standard one, but they can be risky.
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FIXED
Well.. i just went to a battery store and this this little clip thing that charges it via usb. it worked

Nice.
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What is a fastboot cable? The stock USB cable?

Okay, before I proceed further in troubleshooting I have a basic question. I am at the point that I need to use a fastboot cable to unbrick my Kindle Fire HD.
So is this a special cable I need to purchase or is the cable that came with my Kindle Fire HD considered a fastboot cable? I have lots of usb cables for different devices Galaxy S4, Nexus 7, Blackberry etc. Are any of these fastboot cables or do I literally have to buy one labeled as such or make one myself?

You have to buy one or make one yourself, the cable when plugged into the kindle makes it immediately turn on and say fastboot in big letters.
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harryhoudini66 said:
Okay, before I proceed further in troubleshooting I have a basic question. I am at the point that I need to use a fastboot cable to unbrick my Kindle Fire HD.
So is this a special cable I need to purchase or is the cable that came with my Kindle Fire HD considered a fastboot cable? I have lots of usb cables for different devices Galaxy S4, Nexus 7, Blackberry etc. Are any of these fastboot cables or do I literally have to buy one labeled as such or make one myself?
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I had the exact same problem and exact same question not to long ago.
To answer, a fastboot, also called a "factory" cable is NOT the cable that came with your device from the factory. It is a cable used BY the factory to put a kindle into fastboot mode. It must be purchased or made. I suggest buying one. The difference between a standard cable and a fastboot, and how you make one, is a jumper between pins 1 & 4 on the small USB side. Amazon sells 1 for $15. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0099E59SG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1380187651&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165 as well as someone on xda. If you have faith in your ability to micro solder make one, just know that a poorly made fastboot cable can permanently brick a device by sending power to pins which should not have power. Check this out for more info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44952966#post44952966
And good luck. Getting into fastboot is 80% of the problem with most bricks.

you can also see this Easy and simple
How to make Fastboot Cable for brick Kindle for Noob/Beginner
A fastboot, also called a "factory" cable is NOT the cable that came with your device from the factory. It is a cable used BY the factory to put a kindle into fastboot mode. It must be purchased or made. you can made it by yourself easily. Micro...
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HTC One almost caught fire

Ok so im using the latest Viper rom Viper 6.1.0
Plugged my charger in sunday night, and the Usb connection started to smoke all in about 10 seconds of being plugged in.
Now my problem is, my phone still works, and charges if its turned off, but not when its on. I cant connect the phone to the computer via usb as its not reconignse the phone.
I want to send it off for repair, but know my warranty is void, as im running custom rom. I cant drag my photos and other info music etc off the phone, as I cant connect to the computer.
I was wondering about bricking my phone, so that the repairs cant turn it on, but I cant get anything on the phone because of the computer connection problem.
Anyone suggest anything I could try
Thanks Steve

big_sw2000 said:
Ok so im using the latest Viper rom Viper 6.1.0
Plugged my charger in sunday night, and the Usb connection started to smoke all in about 10 seconds of being plugged in.
Now my problem is, my phone still works, and charges if its turned off, but not when its on. I cant connect the phone to the computer via usb as its not reconignse the phone.
I want to send it off for repair, but know my warranty is void, as im running custom rom. I cant drag my photos and other info music etc off the phone, as I cant connect to the computer.
I was wondering about bricking my phone, so that the repairs cant turn it on, but I cant get anything on the phone because of the computer connection problem.
Anyone suggest anything I could try
Thanks Steve
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I have managed to get computer connection now.
Still any suggest I could try before sending the phone off
Steve

big_sw2000 said:
I have managed to get computer connection now.
Still any suggest I could try before sending the phone off
Steve
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not that i would ever do it but one guy flashed a recovery for a note 3 to his phone and it never came back on.
you can use airdroid to connect to the phone via wifi

clsA said:
not that i would ever do it but one guy flashed a recovery for a note 3 to his phone and it never came back on.
you can use airdroid to connect to the phone via wifi
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Im debating what to do know. As the phone appears to be charging and connecting to the computer using a different lead. So I wonder if it was the lead damaged that's causing a problem. Although it was the end of the charger more than the phone that got hot.
Think I may have to run with it a day or so, see if things carry on working.
Thanks for the help.
Steve

You had better luck than me. I had something similar and it completely cooked the port. I couldn't charge it at all or connect to pc. So warranty was denied due to all the mods and I have to pay
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nateboi81 said:
You had better luck than me. I had something similar and it completely cooked the port. I couldn't charge it at all or connect to pc. So warranty was denied due to all the mods and I have to pay
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Afer playing with it more im conviced it was the lead not the phone. So I will run with it tonight and see what happens
Steve

Just wondering, Did you use the Original charger and cable?
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Zandoz said:
Just wondering, Did you use the Original charger and cable?
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Fake China generic chargers are known to cause short circuits especially in the micro usb cable
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Zandoz said:
Just wondering, Did you use the Original charger and cable?
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Normally yes. But this time I used my wife's HTC One M8 charger. It has a slightly higher output. So I am wondering if this was the problem. Think ive been lucky, the phone seems to be working fine now.
God knows what would of happened if I had plugged it in, and left it.
Steve

Ah, I always use my tablet tf300t charger and it goes alright
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big_sw2000 said:
Ok so im using the latest Viper rom Viper 6.1.0
Plugged my charger in sunday night, and the Usb connection started to smoke all in about 10 seconds of being plugged in.
Now my problem is, my phone still works, and charges if its turned off, but not when its on. I cant connect the phone to the computer via usb as its not reconignse the phone.
I want to send it off for repair, but know my warranty is void, as im running custom rom. I cant drag my photos and other info music etc off the phone, as I cant connect to the computer.
I was wondering about bricking my phone, so that the repairs cant turn it on, but I cant get anything on the phone because of the computer connection problem.
Anyone suggest anything I could try
Thanks Steve
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Try to clean the connectors of the micro usb port with the help of a niddle see if that helps.
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Boot problem

I am trying to help my friend out with his kindle, for some reason this thing will only boot if its plugged into the outlet. When its unhooked it just boot loops, and when I try and connect it to the computer it boot loops. It's stock and at this point I am not sure what I can even do.

reno218 said:
I am trying to help my friend out with his kindle, for some reason this thing will only boot if its plugged into the outlet. When its unhooked it just boot loops, and when I try and connect it to the computer it boot loops. It's stock and at this point I am not sure what I can even do.
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If it will boot up fully then tell me if you unplug it does it shut of instantly? I'm wondering if the battery is bad, if this is a kindle 7" hd 2012 model (has the front facing camera) then you can always root it and reboot into fastboot and attempt a restore via kindle fire first aid or system restore tool. The 2013 has a bit of a different utility for the procedure and could require a fastboot cable depending on the os version. You can also tell what year the kindle is by its os version, 7.x.x = 2012 and 11.x.x = 2013, 8.x.x= 8.9 2012 hd, etc.

stunts513 said:
If it will boot up fully then tell me if you unplug it does it shut of instantly? I'm wondering if the battery is bad, if this is a kindle 7" hd 2012 model (has the front facing camera) then you can always root it and reboot into fastboot and attempt a restore via kindle fire first aid or system restore tool. The 2013 has a bit of a different utility for the procedure and could require a fastboot cable depending on the os version. You can also tell what year the kindle is by its os version, 7.x.x = 2012 and 11.x.x = 2013, 8.x.x= 8.9 2012 hd, etc.
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Yeah as soon as I unplug it the thing shuts off, and it does say its charging.. and for version its the 7.4.8_user4849020 and he said its a couple years old, and it has the front facing cam

Ok it sounds like something could be up with the battery, a wall charger has more output than a pc so a kindle can't run off the low power of the pc, I'm guessing bad battery, but that could be a problem to check it if it doesn't have root already because I think the sensors that you can query the battery from in a terminal require root. The kindle's internal battery is replaceable, not too difficult to replace, I believe you need a star head screw driver and it's glued but other than that it's pretty simple.
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stunts513 said:
Ok it sounds like something could be up with the battery, a wall charger has more output than a pc so a kindle can't run off the low power of the pc, I'm guessing bad battery, but that could be a problem to check it if it doesn't have root already because I think the sensors that you can query the battery from in a terminal require root. The kindle's internal battery is replaceable, not too difficult to replace, I believe you need a star head screw driver and it's glued but other than that it's pretty simple.
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Why would the battery cause a boot loop though?

stunts513 said:
Ok it sounds like something could be up with the battery, a wall charger has more output than a pc so a kindle can't run off the low power of the pc, I'm guessing bad battery, but that could be a problem to check it if it doesn't have root already because I think the sensors that you can query the battery from in a terminal require root. The kindle's internal battery is replaceable, not too difficult to replace, I believe you need a star head screw driver and it's glued but other than that it's pretty simple.
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You need a small Phillips screwdriver and a Torx T5, to be exact. You have to slide one of the speaker wires out of the way to be able to access one of the screws as well.
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reno218 said:
Why would the battery cause a boot loop though?
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Well because the device is too low to stay on with a low power charger so the initial detection of power from plugging it in while off tells it to turn on but once it realizes how low the battery is it shuts off, then it repeats the process because it is plugged in still. Least that's my guess.
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stunts513 said:
Well because the device is too low to stay on with a low power charger so the initial detection of power from plugging it in while off tells it to turn on but once it realizes how low the battery is it shuts off, then it repeats the process because it is plugged in still. Least that's my guess.
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Okay I should have said that when it does power on it says the battery is on 55%

Interesting... still think it's a battery issue. If its reporting the wrong value because the battery is worn it would make sense.
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reno218 said:
Okay I should have said that when it does power on it says the battery is on 55%
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Pull the battery and check the connector and see if it loose. I have seen just this situation after a tablet is dropped. It very well could be the actual battery too.
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