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I'm in desperate need of help!! i've tried searching and it seems liek everyone didn't have a real brick..
i have a real brick!!! NO button combinations work.. my computer doesnt even detect it thorugh usb!!! ive tried so many different things and i have NO CLUE why none wont work!!!
i have the ROGERS DREAM so i know its different from the t-mobile one....
please!!! i'm DESPERATE!!
if you truly have a "real brick", there's nothing that can be done.
are you serious?! i'm really hoping for a fix because according to most threads..people say that most of the time when peopel say they have a brick..they dont!!
Well, what did you do.
If you have a real brick you are SOL.
I bricked mine last week. Told rogers that the update did it and I just got a "new" one. It's refurbished but at least it's not bricked.
i did a ONE CLICK ROOT and i think that was successful.... and then i flashed it to the CYANOGEN latest update...and now.. i can't do anything.. stuck on the rogers logo boot up screen.!!!
what sorts of files should i be putting on my SD card?? (not partitioned either) is theres some sort of file that will trigger the phone to go into any other screen?
agychan said:
i did a ONE CLICK ROOT and i think that was successful.... and then i flashed it to the CYANOGEN latest update...and now.. i can't do anything.. stuck on the rogers logo boot up screen.!!!
what sorts of files should i be putting on my SD card?? (not partitioned either) is theres some sort of file that will trigger the phone to go into any other screen?
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What you did is you failed to read the instructions.
There is a particular order to changing out the radio and spl images.
You did it wrong and therefore have a brick.
Good for you.
Sorry but I think your toast.
I don't know the 1 click root method but I am guessing it is a radio/spl issue.
i guess so... i'm going to try to get my sister to do what you did and see if she can blame it on the rogers update and get a refurbed one...
thanks
Can you atleast go to the recovery screen?
no ..nothin.. camera + power, home + power, back+ power, menu + power ..doesnt work.....
=(....want me to pay for the burial? lol jk
but no seriously that sucks man im sorry to hear it.
ive had a whole bunch of close calls -.- you could always make a fake eBay account,sell it as if its new and get another?
LOL thanks one of the nicer comments i've received so far .... i was just being really hopeful that it could be recovered but i guess mine is one of few lost causes...
and nah.. i can't do that.... sell on ebay and stuff.. too unethical for me haha
LOL thanks one of the nicer comments i've received so far .... i was just being really hopeful that it could be recovered but i guess mine is one of few lost causes...
and nah.. i can't do that.... sell on ebay and stuff.. too unethical for me haha
im sorry man r.i.p.
its okay...btw..i'm not a man.. hhaha
O.O alien?
lol what?!?! is there a rule where there isnt women allowed?
no we love women
If it's stuck at Carrier logo, then you could possibly blame Rogers for the recent update and get a new device. Just make sure to leave no traces that you've rooted the device.
DONE.. thanks
just called rogers.. and they had me hold home+power twice to try and get that exclamation mark symbol..but it was just hanging at the rogers screen..
so right after that, they told me they'd send me a replacement to exchange this bricked one for the new one...
problem somewhat solved... now i know not to attempt rooting again .. ^_^ thanks for all quick replies!
i just wanted to make this thread to warn people. my phone just broke. wont turn on. and i have tried everything!!! the same thing happened to mssmison's old phone. and we think its just from flashing so many times that we just wore out the rom. i have probably (no lie) flashed my phone 60 times if not more. so i just wanna let everone know to go easy on the flashing as you may eventually break your phone!!!
i honestly dont think android messed it up i just wore the phone out.
android is not the cause of my phone crashing. so you can flash android to your phone, just dont go all buckwild on it and flash it like a fat guy at dunken donuts
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i just wanted to make this thread to warn people. my phone just broke. wont turn on. and i have tried everything!!! the same thing happened to mssmison's old phone. and we think its just from flashing so many times that we just wore out the rom. i have probably (no lie) flashed my phone 60 times if not more. so i just wanna let everone know to go easy on the flashing as you may eventually break your phone!!!
i honestly dont think android messed it up i just wore the phone out.
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Wow...
Sorry to hear about that.
Thanks for the heads up.
Sorry to hear that So it won't turn on at all, nothing? reboot button does nothing? Stinks man =/
I've noticed my phone sputter a few times when I was flashing, or rebooting, like I'll have to press reboot a few times before it responds. I always wonder how long this thing can possibly endure.
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Wow...
Sorry to hear about that.
Thanks for the heads up.
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thanks. yeah its my own fault for flashing like crazy. i do have ord so thats my excuse lol but i think that this thread and tatnai's faqs thread need to be stickied
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Sorry to hear that So it won't turn on at all, nothing? reboot button does nothing? Stinks man =/
I've noticed my phone sputter a few times when I was flashing, or rebooting, like I'll have to press reboot a few times before it responds. I always wonder how long this thing can possibly endure.
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yeah its completely dead. wont turn on to save its own life. i just want to help everyone by posting this thread and warning them about flashing to many times. this is by no means warning people about android.
cp0020 said:
yeah its completely dead. wont turn on to save its own life. i just want to help everyone by posting this thread and warning them about flashing to many times. this is by no means warning people about android.
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pull the battery, push the power button, put in battery, power button?
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pull the battery, push the power button, put in battery, power button?
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Anyway that you can reflash to have it serviced or replaced?
Or if you just take it in and let them know that it died.
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i just wanted to make this thread to warn people. my phone just broke. wont turn on. and i have tried everything!!! the same thing happened to mssmison's old phone. and we think its just from flashing so many times that we just wore out the rom. i have probably (no lie) flashed my phone 60 times if not more. so i just wanna let everone know to go easy on the flashing as you may eventually break your phone!!!
i honestly dont think android messed it up i just wore the phone out.
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poopy poopstick
mrkite38 said:
pull the battery, push the power button, put in battery, power button?
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ive tried that. i literally tried everything
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Anyway that you can reflash to have it serviced or replaced?
Or if you just take it in and let them know that it died.
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i have insurrance on it. its completely dead so there is no way they can find out that i unlocked it
cp0020 said:
i have insurrance on it. its completely dead so there is no way they can find out that i unlocked it
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Well, at least that's good...
cp0020 said:
i have insurrance on it. its completely dead so there is no way they can find out that i unlocked it
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good! I just took my insurance off... starting to wonder if I made a mistake lol.
updated first post with some humor lol
berardi said:
good! I just took my insurance off... starting to wonder if I made a mistake lol.
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put insurance back on it man lol you never know if your phone will have a heartattack like mine
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put insurance back on it man lol you never know if your phone will have a heartattack like mine
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have you tried a different battery just to make sure?
Barogi44 said:
have you tried a different battery just to make sure?
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yes. like i said....i tried everything
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yes. like i said....i tried everything
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Man! Sorry to hear the bad news. When I saw the thread I quickly switched back to Myn's Warm Donut (Nand). I guess I will need to go to rehab for my ORD.
j8971 said:
Man! Sorry to hear the bad news. When I saw the thread I quickly switched back to Myn's Warm Donut (Nand). I guess I will need to go to rehab for my ORD.
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lol its not the rom. i just flashed waaaayyy to many times.
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lol its not the rom. i just flashed waaaayyy to many times.
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Please, I am in need of help! I flashed the rom with my 1gb sd card, but when I took it out after booting into the rom, I put my 4gb sd card back in and the phone will not recognize it. All my apps are on there and that is where I want them to stay. Please help me.
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lol its not the rom. i just flashed waaaayyy to many times.
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I read about this some times.
After diagnostic service only one answer: memory chip died.
I installed the odin one click from the CAPTIVATE .... and now the phone only flashes AT&T LOGO the usb is not working any more, not charging not doing anything, and i can't get it by any means in download mode or other mode again. The only thing it will do is flash AT&T logo.... can i get it fixed. or i will have to put it for sale as parts ? thanks hope someone can give me a good advice and help me repair it ...
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I installed the odin one click from the CAPTIVATE .... and now the phone only flashes AT&T LOGO the usb is not working any more, not charging not doing anything, and i can't get it by any means in download mode or other mode again. The only thing it will do is flash AT&T logo.... can i get it fixed. or i will have to put it for sale as parts ? thanks hope someone can give me a good advice and help me repair it ...
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It can definitely be fixed, it's just a matter of how easily it can be done. Have you tried some of the unusual combinations people have come up with to get into download mode. For example removing the battery, holding power + volume down + home and then reinserting the battery whilst these buttons are held?
Also, if you can't get into download mode that doesn't mean you have to sell it as parts. Samsung will be able to repair it, if they can't tell what you did then perhaps they'll repair it for free under warranty.
Sometimes I just wonder why people try to install low-level software on their device that ISNT MEANT for their device. There is a reason, the captivate has a different model number and that is because it requires DIFFERENT software.
This comes close to me flashing the BIOS for an AMD motherboard on my X58 Intel motherboard.
reason for people installing other software is in my case because im STUPID !!! I stood almost 24 h reading forums in my country and stuff , and i googled ODIN the first link was this ODIN ONE CLIK i entered read about things there and it seamed to be for my phone, and from there we know the story. I did not think for one moment that the soft was for another phone. After i broke it i read all 42 pages and realized that.
I can't get the phone to do anything.... i can't charge it ... it's like the USB does not exist. If i start the phone unpluged, when i plug the usb in turns oFF , ass soon as i take out the USB it will start again to flash the AT&T logo...
I hope if i can't fix it, that SAMSUNG service will change it or can repair it and not charge a hunormus amount of money for that
you have give me hope telling that it can be fixed by samsung , and i still am opened for advices from u guys
Darkstriker said:
Sometimes I just wonder why people try to install low-level software on their device that ISNT MEANT for their device. There is a reason, the captivate has a different model number and that is because it requires DIFFERENT software.
This comes close to me flashing the BIOS for an AMD motherboard on my X58 Intel motherboard.
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This reply of yours was rude and not helpful to OP. He's waiting for someone to help him not bash him.
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This reply of yours was rude and not helpful to OP. He's waiting for someone to help him not bash him.
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thanks, im not going to be upset if people make fun, they can do it because i was so stupid not to see that the soft is for another phone and brake it with my own hand. Isn't on this forum someone that works for Samsung and can tell me for sure what to do , or if the service can do ?
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thanks, im not going to be upset if people make fun, they can do it because i was so stupid not to see that the soft is for another phone and brake it with my own hand. Isn't on this forum someone that works for Samsung and can tell me for sure what to do , or if the service can do ?
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if we´d have this guy here, the galaxy s would be worlds top android device out of the box, since this guy would perfectly know what the problems are with it and could easily manage to incorporate fixes found here or based on testing people made here...
FadeFx said:
if we´d have this guy here, the galaxy s would be worlds top android device out of the box, since this guy would perfectly know what the problems are with it and could easily manage to incorporate fixes found here or based on testing people made here...
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i was not referring to a developer from samsung or an engineer, i was asking for a guy that works in a Samsung service, and could tell me if my problem can be resolved in the service.
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i was not referring to a developer from samsung or an engineer, i was asking for a guy that works in a Samsung service, and could tell me if my problem can be resolved in the service.
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Why don't you just call them and ask yourself?
Im sorry but you screwed up. Im sure samsung can fix it but charge you heaps of money. You could always "loose" your phone if you have insurance
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Does Recovery Work?
If not then try flashing a new recovery via fastboot using adb
Man this suck I hve the same proble and waiting for a Jtag for repair the boot
be pattient.
MC Mate said:
thanks, im not going to be upset if people make fun, they can do it because i was so stupid not to see that the soft is for another phone and brake it with my own hand. Isn't on this forum someone that works for Samsung and can tell me for sure what to do , or if the service can do ?
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Maybe you should just ease off the pedal.
/hunormus....definitely re-using that at some point
celtichazard said:
Man this suck I hve the same proble and waiting for a Jtag for repair the boot
be pattient.
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what is Jtag ? i will go on monday at service because in weekend u can't find operators or services open
maybe i will get a nice service guy that will say oh doesn't start (battery empty ) doesn't charge , here is another one
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Does Recovery Work?
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nothing works, only AT7T logo
kgk888 said:
Maybe you should just ease off the pedal.
/hunormus....definitely re-using that at some point
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i did not get your post
ickyboo said:
Im sorry but you screwed up. Im sure samsung can fix it but charge you heaps of money. You could always "loose" your phone if you have insurance
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you don't have these option very often in this country... i know only one person that has these type of insurance...
Well there is a way of getting your phone working by putting a file on your sd card but you'd have to look for that .
Amz95 said:
Well there is a way of getting your phone working by putting a file on your sd card but you'd have to look for that .
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can u give a link or more details pls
Darkstriker said:
Sometimes I just wonder why people try to install low-level software on their device that ISNT MEANT for their device. There is a reason, the captivate has a different model number and that is because it requires DIFFERENT software.
This comes close to me flashing the BIOS for an AMD motherboard on my X58 Intel motherboard.
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Actually, you should try it... I've been told that flashing Intel boards with AMD firmwares allows unlimited overclocking! or not.
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This reply of yours was rude and not helpful to OP. He's waiting for someone to help him not bash him.
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Rude ? He is right ^^
There is no easy way to tell someone he is a moron^^
Mynx said:
Rude ? He is right ^^
There is no easy way to tell someone he is a moron^^
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I'm sorry for that. It's a little bit of frustration speaking there. But I guess you have a way bigger problem. Although that post about putting the right file on the SD seems interesting (but I haven't heard of anything like that before).
But if you can, returning the phone and hoping that samsung will fix it will be the easiest fix.
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I'm sorry for that. It's a little bit of frustration speaking there. But I guess you have a way bigger problem. Although that post about putting the right file on the SD seems interesting (but I haven't heard of anything like that before).
But if you can, returning the phone and hoping that samsung will fix it will be the easiest fix.
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im sure samsung can fix it evan by changing the sd in the phone with the correct soft will solve it, but i want to see if there is another way of doing it
Downloaded decrappified 1.1. Computer has a bad usb port and i think it disconnected before it was finished downloading. At this point the phone became stuck in cwm, so I erased user data and reset settings. The phone then said i had a bad sim card, but two replacements didnt fix it. I bypassed the sim card with up, down, search, home and the decrappified seemed to have flashed, but the phone now resets itself every 30 seconds or so.
I'd like to at least get this phone back to stock so i can take it in. been using my wifes old purple curve for the last 2 months. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Downloaded decrappified 1.1. Computer has a bad usb port and i think it disconnected before it was finished downloading. At this point the phone became stuck in cwm, so I erased user data and reset settings. The phone then said i had a bad sim card, but two replacements didnt fix it. I bypassed the sim card with up, down, search, home and the decrappified seemed to have flashed, but the phone now resets itself every 30 seconds or so.
I'd like to at least get this phone back to stock so i can take it in. been using my wifes old purple curve for the last 2 months. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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My wife told me if I bricked my phone, I would have to go back to using the Cricket Wireless phone we had. YUCK. "Again" she says as she is reading over my shoulder. Anyhow.... stay calm, all is fine. In the forums there is a way to fix it. The phone is unbrickable. LG thought of everything. So diagnose the issue, and look in the forums. You will probably need ADB and stock programming, you can search our forums for ADB and you should track it all down. If you run into issues you can go to IRC the channel we have there is #lgrevolution and someone might be there to help you. It took Cubed 5 minutes to fix my phone, but it took 5 hours for him to come on IRC. I will try to dig up somethings. But you will need ADB so go get that.
Yeah, that blackberry is one hell of a leap backwards, nevermind the comments i get for carrying a purple phone. Even the wife likes to poke fun.
Ive been looking through the archives some and not sure what route to go, not farmiliar with ADB but i'll start looking into that.
nesta111 said:
Yeah, that blackberry is one hell of a leap backwards, nevermind the comments i get for carrying a purple phone. Even the wife likes to poke fun.
Ive been looking through the archives some and not sure what route to go, not farmiliar with ADB but i'll start looking into that.
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Decrappified is a Froyo Rom, the Revo is now on Gingerbread. Either restore your back up, or download and install GingerVolt Rom.
mtmichaelson said:
Decrappified is a Froyo Rom, the Revo is now on Gingerbread. Either restore your back up, or download and install GingerVolt Rom.
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If you didn't make a back up, there is a nandroid in the the development section. When did you get your phone? How long ago did you root it? Do you have Froyo or Gingerbread? If you had Ginger, of course Mt is right, you would do the Gingervolt. But you gotta take it back to your stock to get rid of decrap. Most of your answers will be in the Development section of our forums.
I didn't make a back up, so that isn't an option. I rooted and then broke the phone 2 to 3 months ago, i am not sure if that was before gingerbread or not. I guess i'll search the development section for answers on getting back to stock.
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My wife told me if I bricked my phone, I would have to go back to using the Cricket Wireless phone we had. YUCK. "Again" she says as she is reading over my shoulder. Anyhow.... stay calm, all is fine. In the forums there is a way to fix it. The phone is unbrickable. LG thought of everything. So diagnose the issue, and look in the forums. You will probably need ADB and stock programming, you can search our forums for ADB and you should track it all down. If you run into issues you can go to IRC the channel we have there is #lgrevolution and someone might be there to help you. It took Cubed 5 minutes to fix my phone, but it took 5 hours for him to come on IRC. I will try to dig up somethings. But you will need ADB so go get that.
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I disagree. I Hard Bricked my Revo. Won't get into details as it's not important and I managed to find a local seller via Craigslist for same day replacement.
What happened is a flash occurred that should've failed, but didn't. The power button would no longer function and the 'failsafe' usb, no battery recovery method would not even work either. I would get a quick response when pulling the battery with USB plugged in, but then it would fail beyond that. Have since then destroyed the board due to some very private files located on internal board that were 'in transition' and couldn't chance being recovered by other parties for security purposes. I do, however, have a nice parts phone, such as screen, body, and battery cover.
Anyhow, moral to the story.. YES, the Revo CAN BE BRICKED!
-Cybie
Cybie257 said:
Anyhow, moral to the story.. YES, the Revo CAN BE BRICKED!
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Nicely done! Now help this poor guy fix his. ; )
Also, if it was closer to 3 months ago then it was going to be froyo, right? Find the v4 stock and flash that. I'd link the thread but I'm on my Revo. : /
I found a rooted stock rom posted by thecubed, currently downloading that to my sd card. Anyone see a problem using that? Also found some tot files for stock. I think i had ver 6, but my phone wont let me check. Does it make a difference which one I use if i go that route?
nesta111 said:
I found a rooted stock rom posted by thecubed, currently downloading that to my sd card. Anyone see a problem using that? Also found some tot files for stock. I think i had ver 6, but my phone wont let me check. Does it make a difference which one I use if i go that route?
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You are nit making this easy, lol. You should have the v6 version. I would go to the tot file. Also you would have had froyo, but after a month it should have updated to ginger bread. So go get the v6, then I would check phone status and see if there is an update. majority of us got the gingerbread update, if you don't there isinfo on how to do it. If you do, there is the one click tool kit that will get your phone rocked out.
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I disagree. I Hard Bricked my Revo. Won't get into details as it's not important and I managed to find a local seller via Craigslist for same day replacement.
What happened is a flash occurred that should've failed, but didn't. The power button would no longer function and the 'failsafe' usb, no battery recovery method would not even work either. I would get a quick response when pulling the battery with USB plugged in, but then it would fail beyond that. Have since then destroyed the board due to some very private files located on internal board that were 'in transition' and couldn't chance being recovered by other parties for security purposes. I do, however, have a nice parts phone, such as screen, body, and battery cover.
Anyhow, moral to the story.. YES, the Revo CAN BE BRICKED!
-Cybie
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Bull****!!! I tried absolutely everything to try and brick this phone in order to get a replacement and I was able to recover every single time... what did you do.. I got to know in case this phone sucks also???
drt054 said:
Bull****!!! I tried absolutely everything to try and brick this phone in order to get a replacement and I was able to recover every single time... what did you do.. I got to know in case this phone sucks also???
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Jeez, I know, I just took him at his word, no need to fight over it. Lol. When cubed told me it was unbrickable he said he did everything possible too, and the secret to fixing it was dependent on how the phone acted, what lights were on, what the screen did, because each one had its own fix. I had a mismatch md5 and it said in the instructions don't turn off your phone. I did and caused it to brick. But there was a section in our forum to fix that brick. And with cubes help and mt laughing at me,we got it fixed.
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This whole situation was answered by mt. Just flash a gingerbread ROM either the stock v7 or gingervolt And you're good to go.
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Beamer9408 said:
This whole situation was answered by mt. Just flash a gingerbread ROM either the stock v7 or gingervolt And you're good to go.
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Got it unrooted and back to stock! The phone still resets itself every minute or so. Not sure if that is because I manually forced it past the sim card setup screen. Anyway, at least I can now take it into verizon. Thanks all for the help.
Glad to hear you're making progress. You may still want to go the ADB route and put zv6 on. I understand getting the Over The Air push upgrade to zv7 will then get you the upgraded radio. I haven't heard any other method for getting the radio.
I found my own noob way to brick a Revo, not in a good way.
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Glad to hear you're making progress. You may still want to go the ADB route and put zv6 on. I understand getting the Over The Air push upgrade to zv7 will then get you the upgraded radio. I haven't heard any other method for getting the radio.
I found my own noob way to brick a Revo, not in a good way.
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That kind of makes no sense flash the v7 tot it will get you to gingerbread get rid of your reboot issue. Also I wouldn't take the phone to Verizon unless you don't have cwm recovery in your phone cause more than likely they are going to try And factory reset your phone which will then boot into cwm recovery. Either way you're going the long way about fixing that phone.
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Old posts like these (below) lead me to believe the radio is only OTA. Of course it's old info and things may have changed. I didn't follow the TOT thread/s as closely since my phone behaved and did the OTAs fine. Realized I forgot there was a radio update on zv6. That's partly why I was paying attention to mentions of radio upgrades and it was taking a while to get root for zv6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18947155&postcount=1111
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The radio is not inside the boot.img. It is stored in a different partition, and lg has done a fine job of covering it up, so it is difficult to tell.
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My roms already had the update except for the updated radio and boot.img (kernel & ramdisk). I will update the boot.img in the roms, but lg has covered up the radio mount point, so the radio may have to be updated through the actual update.
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drt054 said:
Only other option will be to downgrade or ugrade using LGNPST. Or wait, one of the other Members is attempting to get the v7. Tot file then can just use LGNPST to upgrade.. or MTMichaelson will be posting Gingervolt some time today which will have everything except new radio.. that you need to flash through LGNPST or the OTA update.. the radio that is along with the firmware.
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Edit: Realize re-reading I need to clarify. My POV was just regarding his method and maintaining all features, not the reboot issue per se.
Right the tot is everything...sorry wasn't trying to be a **** might be how it came out though.
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Decrappified is a Froyo Rom, the Revo is now on Gingerbread. Either restore your back up, or download and install GingerVolt Rom.
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yep, that was all it took. I downloaded gingervolt and the reboot problem went away. Hopefully a new sim card will get it back up and running. Thanks again for everyones help.
hey guys i searched and havent really found anything that matched quite what i had going on so here we go... I was 95 percent through flashing the ICS rom it got through the hboot section and rebooted.. on the screen i saw two arrows in circular form above a phone .. and something was definitely being downloaded.. then the phone went black, doesnt go into hboot, doesnt a charging light when plugged in , but is picked up by the computer, ie. connection noise. Im in no way a noob at flashing roms , but something is definitely wrong with my phone.. Any ideas? It was charged full battery by the way.. it does glow in a dull light when i push volume down and power, or power alone...
Your phone indeed seems to be bricked. The identification noise from the computer may just mean that your USB is receiving power from the battery.
When my friend had a similar problem with his Amaze, he went to the HTC service center and they replaced his phone after keeping it for 4 days
So taking it to bestbuy to get it serviced is probably the only alternative, since its insured through them... lol just my luck
I brick mines as well. If you love your device stay away ics for now .
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Dxtra said:
I brick mines as well. If you love your device stay away ics for now .
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That's not fair to say. There's plenty of users that flashed without bricking their devices.
I followed the alternate directions here and had no issues.
Dxtra...I was able to do it no problems...saying to stay away is not at all accurate unless u cannot fully comprehend the instructions...never tell ppl to shy away from improvements because u urself did not succeed just offer warning...it is the linux way
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Dxtra...I was able to do it no problems...saying to stay away is not at all accurate unless u cannot fully comprehend the instructions...never tell ppl to shy away from improvements because u urself did not succeed just offer warning...it is the linux way
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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Not sure why you keep posting it's not safe. I think I've seen like 3 people who've screwed it up out of probably 100+ installs. PirateGhost has released an ICS RUU which is completely noob proof so even unrooted users can get some ICS love before the OTA update.
As far as im concerned each one of us is responsible for what happens to our phones, warnings are put for a reason.. ive jailbroken, rooted the hardest of phones .. it was just my time for the inevitable to happen. I get my phone back in three days and you can be sure ill be back here again doing crazy rooty stuff to my phone no rom or dev should be held responsible for what ive done ..
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dusty2422 said:
Not sure why you keep posting it's not safe. I think I've seen like 3 people who've screwed it up out of probably 100+ installs. PirateGhost has released an ICS RUU which is completely noob proof so even unrooted users can get some ICS love before the OTA update.
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Saying something is noob proof will inevitably prove that some where some noob will sow its not noob proof. I'll admit there were a few moments of panic when I flashed the zip method pg released. When that happened I just breathed deep and took my time and everything worked great in the end. I personally feel that what the devs have put out there is fairly safe as long as the directions are followed exactly.
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I'm not the only one with a brick device, there's plenty more on here. Our phone is a pretty expensive device if you got the money and you want to take the risk go ahead. Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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I don't have the money to buy tons of new devices....its about knowing ur own limitations...do not criticise a devs hard work when it is proven to work...no its defenitly not idiot proof but it is very easy...I've done it to 3 phones already with no problems...the devs are not responsible for bricked phones
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yea i must say it was a hundreed percent my fault in bricking my device so im not mad at anyone..and as far as the money goes its not a super big deal..i always make more o and btw im gonna be getting my replacement today and im gonna try this all again aft6er reading everything again and again and agian o and again lol
So, the phone is bricked. I have the same problem as the OP. I Lost access to Hboot while flashing ICS. I accidently sent it to recovery after Hboot update...and it never recovered LOL. Anyone know a good de-bricking service or know how much it will cost if I send it back to HTC or AT&t to fix it? I bought mine at the AT&T store, so no protection plan. I'm gonna get another device anyway (from Best Buy this time), but it would be great to have the Vivid back as a backup.
I bricked my phone Sunday night, still not 100% sure what I did wrong but it did what yours is doing now. I simply called the AT&T exchange by mail and used the factory warranty. Granted I guess there is a slight chance they could find out it was rooted (if they can somehow get it to recover or even turn on) but it got me a replacement... Food for thought.
Btw I got the new one and used the RUU and it worked seamlessly.
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So, the phone is bricked. I have the same problem as the OP. I Lost access to Hboot while flashing ICS. I accidently sent it to recovery after Hboot update...and it never recovered LOL. Anyone know a good de-bricking service or know how much it will cost if I send it back to HTC or AT&t to fix it? I bought mine at the AT&T store, so no protection plan. I'm gonna get another device anyway (from Best Buy this time), but it would be great to have the Vivid back as a backup.
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I did the same thing, selected recovery right after successful HBoot update. Then afterwards, each and every restart shows searching sd card with a black background. After several attempts of pulling battery, reinsert and power button + vol down, I was able to get back into HBoot. From there I immediately flash recovery through fastboot and now am happily on ICS.
If you did the same and phone boots up with the searching sd screen, there is a shot of bring it back.
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I did the same thing, selected recovery right after successful HBoot update. Then afterwards, each and every restart shows searching sd card with a black background. After several attempts of pulling battery, reinsert and power button + vol down, I was able to get back into HBoot. From there I immediately flash recovery through fastboot and now am happily on ICS.
If you did the same and phone boots up with the searching sd screen, there is a shot of bring it back.
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Fraid it doesn't search for anything. I posted in the threads and tried everything I could think of and everything that was suggested. Though there isn't much you can do besides keep removing the battery and trying vol dn + pwr. Just a black screen.
Just a few things I tried (removed battery each time)- vol down + power (no sd card in) = blank black screen
vol down + power (with sd card and PH39IMG file) = blank black screen
vol down + power > boots to blank black screen, wait few seconds > press power button (like I'm going to fastboot) > plug into computer > type fastboot command into command prompt = command prompt says waiting for device
I always read the directions and threads a bunch of times before doing anything. Did lots of reading, google-ing, and searching. Fraid it bit the dust. I appreciate the help though. This is the first device snafu I've had. I've never had to send a phone in for any kind of warrantee work before. Hence my question above about getting it fixed.
Just in case, if it were to boot to that screen, what would I want to do? Just the PH39IMG? Or is there some other procedure?
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Why would I tell anyone to flash when is not safe to.
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Who TOLD you to flash the phone??? When I got my first android phone, a Samsung Fascinate, I LOVED the phone but nervous AS HELL that I would brick the phone. And I read, and read, and REREAD, trying to make sure I understood everything so that when I went looking for help, I at least could say, "Yes, I already tried this, this, and this".
I think the key thing to all of this is in two-fold - one, as someone stated before, this is a developer's forum. If you work on your car, and forgot to put oil in it, are you going to blame your mechanic? If you change your brakes and did not do something correctly, causing an accident, are you going to blame the car manufacturer??? Two, it states in MANY places, before you post, READ, READ, READ. It was actually ADVISED to NOT FLASH this ROM...
From this point forward, it almost seems as if there needs to be a waiver release to download roms, stating you will not ridicule nor torment the developers. And though I had heard about it but never seen it before, as I am on my 4th Android phone, there definitely are a few VERY NOTICEABLE disrespectful and ungrateful individuals in this forum. If you were my kid, and acted like that to me for something I GAVE YOU, I would do the same as PG - TAKE IT WAY and forget you.