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Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
bump....
Hope I wasn't a Idiot to buy a bricked VIVID ??
I don't think any solution has been found so far. If you hadn't already known, our vivid section is really small with not a ton of development going on. The people that couldn't follow directions were sort of left in the dust, and I don't know of anyone working on a fix for the bricks.
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mally2 said:
Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
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How "bricked" is it? Will it power on? Get to HBOOT?
timbrendelaz said:
How "bricked" is it? Will it power on? Get to HBOOT?
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I assume he's talking about the worst kind we've seen. Like the noob who pissed off PG and made him leave.
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If it powers on and you are able to go to HBoot it can be saved.
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If you can get into Qualcomm dload mode, you should still have a shot at fixing it. If it literally can't get into dload mode, does not boot into fastboot, or any other possible method of pushing files to the phone, then yes, it is bricked. You will have to find a way to use JTAG or send it to an HTC service center.
Thank you all !!!!! hoping for RIFF box to work
I started a similar thread.....I also have a bricked Vivid.....I have been able to get mine to be recognized by QPST on com6 in phone download mode.....the question is, what do I do now? QPST seems to be pretty straight forward, but I have no idea where to find the necessary files to flash the phone. Any ideas?
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I haven't been able to find any .hex files for our device. Tried opening the various .img files extracted from the PH39IMG.zip in a hex editor and saving them as .hex files but QPST returns an error. I don't have any experience in hex editing, but I know I can't brick the phone any worse. My g/f has went back to an HTC Inspire so I am going to keep this hope alive as a side project.
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Whether this guy who bricked his phone was a NOOB, isnt really an issue now is it? Nor if he is one of the ones whom ticked off PG.. I bricked my Vivid, and 1) I'm not a NOOB. 2) I followed Directions to the letter ... did everything right and it still bricked.. but i had insurance through BestBuy , sent it in and got a new phone 2 days later.. re-tried the same steps i did before which bricked my phone, and it went through without a hitch... We arent here to judge people nor start up another thread which can potentially lead to another mass exodus from XDA
Well I just got off the phone with HTC....seems I was wrong about their warranty policy. Even though I was not the ORIGINAL purchaser the PHONE is still under warranty. I will be shipping it back to HTC first thing in the AM.
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Haha. Sucks for the guy who let it go so cheap. Lol
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djelement1 said:
Well I just got off the phone with HTC....seems I was wrong about their warranty policy. Even though I was not the ORIGINAL purchaser the PHONE is still under warranty. I will be shipping it back to HTC first thing in the AM.
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Wow, I didn't even know that. All you have to do is send back the phone, no receipt, no nothing?
I called HTC and gave them my contact info and all the info about the phone....IMEI#, serial #, and part #.....told them what the problem was....and they emailed me the info about sending the phone in...worst case is the problem won't be covered under warranty, in which case I will have to pay $135 to have it fixed. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty though....
Hi I seen your problem to me step and follow these steps to get here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20807914&postcount=2 download from here http://www.filefactory.com/f/002b74e0f4775869/ version for AT & T is this RUU_HOLIDAY_ICS_35_S_CINGULAR_3.26.502.52 install it from your computer and running.
Forgive my English.
djelement1 said:
I called HTC and gave them my contact info and all the info about the phone....IMEI#, serial #, and part #.....told them what the problem was....and they emailed me the info about sending the phone in...worst case is the problem won't be covered under warranty, in which case I will have to pay $135 to have it fixed. Hopefully it will be covered under warranty though....
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did you send the phone to them? did you got it back? did you had to pay anything?
slapshot30 said:
Wow, I didn't even know that. All you have to do is send back the phone, no receipt, no nothing?
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JEANRIVERA said:
did you send the phone to them? did you got it back? did you had to pay anything?
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yeah i've sent them many phones, a couple of hd2, touch pro, touch pro2
can't remember what else but yeah if ur not original owner from a store they go by production date of the phone, i've been lucky that i always got them fixed for free, only once they said that said that the damage to my screen was due to physical damage and didn't fix it, and they charged me $40 (they call it a triage fee) other than that, i had to pay to ship it to them but it's worth the $5 using usps priority mail, they ship back at their cost with a nice box and HTC lint free cloth lol
You need the H-BOOT
mally2 said:
Hello Guys,
I recently PICKED up a DEAD VIVID from a fellow XDA'r for a really cheap price hoping I can UNBRICK it and use it
As I have understood , This phone was bricked during the ICS update Process. Looks like the Original Owner did not know what he was doing LOL,
The phone should be here in a WEEK
Can anypone shed any light on how this can be fixed and what are the possible options ?
JTAG ??? HTC service
I live in INDIA BTW
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If you need the H-BOOT let me know i,ll give you a copy once you have it leave it as is just put the zip file (PH39IMG.ZIP) to the root of the sd card hold down vol button and power at the same time once you see it boot let go and the phone will do the rest it will unbrick it for sure.
hey guys. i have a note that is stuck on the galaxy.note black screen logo. ive tried everything even sending it to mobiletechvideos. after of week of trying the guy told me that the motherboard need to be changed
so i bought a new note (addict.much) and i would to know if samsung or someone else can service my defective note
any info would be greatly appreciated
i live in montreal canada
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Balbaroth said:
hey guys. i have a note that is stuck on the galaxy.note black screen logo. ive tried everything even sending it to mobiletechvideos. after of week of trying the guy told me that the motherboard need to be changed
so i bought a new note (addict.much) and i would to know if samsung or someone else can service my defective note
any info would be greatly appreciated
i live in montreal canada
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Where did you buy it?
yiannisthegreek said:
Where did you buy it?
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i bought it online at expansys.ca
Balbaroth said:
i bought it online at expansys.ca
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You cant ship it back to them and have them get it to a Service Center for you? Did it come with any sort of warranty from expansys?
yiannisthegreek said:
You cant ship it back to them and have them get it to a Service Center for you? Did it come with any sort of warranty from expansys?
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i did ask them about that i havent got a reply yet unfortunatly
Balbaroth said:
hey guys. i have a note that is stuck on the galaxy.note black screen logo. ive tried everything even sending it to mobiletechvideos. after of week of trying the guy told me that the motherboard need to be changed
so i bought a new note (addict.much) and i would to know if samsung or someone else can service my defective note
any info would be greatly appreciated
i live in montreal canada
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hmm HOW did you get your Note that way? was it shipped to u defective or were you trying to root it?
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missxtee said:
hmm HOW did you get your Note that way? was it shipped to u defective or were you trying to root it?
Sent From Galaxy Note Baby!
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i was installing rocketrom v20-21 and i had a few bootloops , its obviously my fault but im still looking for repairs regardless even if i have to pay for it
Balbaroth said:
i was installing rocketrom v20-21 and i had a few bootloops , its obviously my fault but im still looking for repairs regardless even if i have to pay for it
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ohhh then you can definitely fix that issue. I had the same problem when I tried to flash RR and I did a battery pull. started phone, stuck on screen that said Galaxy note N7000 and held the buttons to go into Recovery. hold the buttons till recovery shows up not just for 10 seconds sometimes it'll just make phone reboot.
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I need a motherboard for my Samsung GT P1000.
can someone tell me where I can buy? It may be a seller unofficial.
Thanks.
Why do u need it?I mean r u facing probs?
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rock2702 said:
Why do u need it?I mean r u facing probs?
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Because the wi-fi and bluetooth does not work and the diagnosis assistance in samsung found this failure. And the motherboard for the GT P1000 is very expensive here.
How much?R u not inside warranty?
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I wouldn't rely on Samsung assistance. I would really like you to install a different ROM. Try Overcome 7 4.1.0
I don't have the specifics, but usually it's a ROM problem that causes WIFI and BLUETOOTH to stop working.
rock2702 said:
How much?R u not inside warranty?
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Yes, I'm outside warranty.
obahmood said:
I wouldn't rely on Samsung assistance. I would really like you to install a different ROM. Try Overcome 7 4.1.0
I don't have the specifics, but usually it's a ROM problem that causes WIFI and BLUETOOTH to stop working.
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I also did not trust completely in what I was told by Samsung assistance, but ......
About my GT P1000:
Firmware version: 2.3.3
Baseband: P1000XXJPZ
Kernel: 2.6.35.7 se.infra @ SEP-52 # 2
Build No.: GINGERBREAD.XXJQ1
STATUS
Wi-Fi MAC address: unavailable
Bluetooth MAC address: unavailable
You think that Overcome 4.1.0 can solve my problem?
I am ready to try. Give me some tips, links, etc..
Can it be? Let's do this!
have you tried rooting before, if not since your tab is running Android 2.3.3...you can try the guide posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812367
after rooting your device you can try this
http://www.teamovercome.net/p1000/?page_id=17
since the guide doesn't seem to show any picture you can go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=681
note: please follow the instructions to the letter, to avoid unnecessary inconveniences
grandduke
Btw there is no need to root your device to do overcome method.
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Just go to overcome page and do all that it says. And also, do let us know here if it did solve the problem. Would be help to a great number of people who might face the same problem.
Motherboard GT-P1000
Motherboards go for about 180-200 $ + shipping. You can have a look at that alibaba website. There is a supplier selling also small quantities. It is nevertheless probably cheaper to get a faulty one (e.g. with broken glass) and just replace the LCD and glass.
Furthermore they will most likely only accept regular money transfer and you will have no warranty that the requested item will arrive.
That usually is no problem as dealing with chinese companies is a more or less reliable matter but you never know, if the parcel gets lost or broken or wet or whatever.
Motherboard is the most expensive part on a GT-P1000.
Good luck
mindmachine said:
Motherboards go for about 180-200 $ + shipping. You can have a look at that alibaba website. There is a supplier selling also small quantities. It is nevertheless probably cheaper to get a faulty one (e.g. with broken glass) and just replace the LCD and glass.
Furthermore they will most likely only accept regular money transfer and you will have no warranty that the requested item will arrive.
That usually is no problem as dealing with chinese companies is a more or less reliable matter but you never know, if the parcel gets lost or broken or wet or whatever.
Motherboard is the most expensive part on a GT-P1000.
Good luck
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Yes, I already knew the site Alibaba, but hoped someone direct me to someone else.
First I'll try to reinstall the root suggested and then see what is the result. It may be that result. Who knows?
thank you
hey guys recently had to send my phone in for repair.i know what was wrong with it but i didnt tell them because it wouldnt have been covered.anyways the repair guy says he had to replace the logic board on the device.now my questions is....will the fone still be unlocked.i had got it unlocked when i got the fone.
I think it'll just be pot luck to be honest, even if it does come back locked, it's no big deal, a free app off the market will unlock it anyway.
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yeah tanx for reply.iv no other sim to try it out..cheers
i recently purchased a phone and the phone is clean but the bugger sold me a phone which is locked and i mean hardlocked is there any way to get around it i do have the unlock code but it wont accept it.
this is a brand new phone and i cant use it at all.
any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
please post in the corect section.
Just send it back to the person you bought it off,,,
Have you tried the power on and volume up button trick? Press and hold them both untill it vibrates 3 times
I think he is talking about SIM lock, which will be locked down completely after too many failed attempts.
Until now there is no known solution other than to sell the phone and buy another one. Or try to get a refund through the seller. If you bought it using PayPal you can always use their services if you buy something that isn't what was offered/expected (complaints center)
Good luck!
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Unless it's just got a gesture or password unlock when it boots then flashing a different rom would help?
Hit thanks if helped.
Cheers,
Lunar.
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To be honest it's a sim lock issue cause I was going through cellunlocker.net and they are the ones who told me there is no unlock for it being hardlocked since no tries left. I'm looking for a way to use the phone cause I purchased it in person locally and lost the person info so I need to use this phone
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What you get buying a nicked phone.
merseyman said:
What you get buying a nicked phone.
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the phone is brand new in box except it wasnt sealed. other then that i have everything. stolen means esn will be flagged that i called and confirmed but nothing to do with it like that.
Try contacting Sony, MAYBE they can help you
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I have they said only carrier can help me but the carrier doesn't help me either cause I am not customer of them
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Anyway to unlock. A. Sony Xperia t that is hard lockrd
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