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Just Bricked Captivate - Please Help!

Hello,
I am new at rooting and all...am deployed in Afghanistan bored out of my mind so I started messing with my phone...
First I updated to the leaked 2.3.4 with Odin
Second I rooted with the 10 step method posted a couple days ago
Third I flashed Victory 1.5 rom using Rom Manager
Fourth...I flashed Talon Kernel and got stuck in a boot between the ATT logo and the Talon loading then repeat, repeat, repeat...
So I figured I would load Odin and flash the original Kernel back...
During this, Odin kept saying something about connection and I closed...took battery out of the phone
Now it is just black screen...nothing boots or anything and the computer can see a "unrecognized usb device" but nothing else.
I REALLY need this phone for work and am going to be in so much crap if I cant get it back up ASAP...I am a noob (obviously by this) but will try anything...I no 0 about development however :/
Please...if there is anything I can do or try let me know!

Firstly, thank you for your service. My dad is deployed in Iraq.
Have you tried using Odin one-click? Back when I had my Cappy, it was always the answer to a brick.
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This is what I'm talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

x above...fixed!!
should have read more before panic....
thanks to OP of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911
saved me!!!!!
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kind of off topic and most likely not the place for this but...
i also have a iphone 3gs that was working fine...i tried to jailbreak it using the jailbreakme url direct from phone but stupid govornment monitored wifi blocked it...
jailbroke phone using redsn0w but then found out there is no unlock for my phone and software, only jailbreak
used sn0wbreeze to create a custom ipsw and it worked for a teathered jailbreak and unlock...
since it is teathered i now had to use ibooty 2.0 each time phone restarted
never happened...just a white screen from boot program or black screen dfu mode any other way
gave up and tried to restore to newest and currently unlockable ios from itunes but keep getting errors during the process...1601 and when using tinyumbrella server some other code
even tried editing the host file but still...nothing works!
if anyone can help i will GLADLY paypal you $20 or whatever is fair! just want to sell the phone on ebay since i am happy with my cappy

jrocstar said:
x above...fixed!!
should have read more before panic....
thanks to OP of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911
saved me!!!!!
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kind of off topic and most likely not the place for this but...
i also have a iphone 3gs that was working fine...i tried to jailbreak it using the jailbreakme url direct from phone but stupid govornment monitored wifi blocked it...
jailbroke phone using redsn0w but then found out there is no unlock for my phone and software, only jailbreak
used sn0wbreeze to create a custom ipsw and it worked for a teathered jailbreak and unlock...
since it is teathered i now had to use ibooty 2.0 each time phone restarted
never happened...just a white screen from boot program or black screen dfu mode any other way
gave up and tried to restore to newest and currently unlockable ios from itunes but keep getting errors during the process...1601 and when using tinyumbrella server some other code
even tried editing the host file but still...nothing works!
if anyone can help i will GLADLY paypal you $20 or whatever is fair! just want to sell the phone on ebay since i am happy with my cappy
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I can't help you with that because I don't know anything about iOS...but...iBooty...lol.

Put it back in dfu mode and re-jailbreak with redsnow.

^ no luck...grrr, so tired of bricked devices and thinkin i know wtf im doin :/

[Q] Bricked note, what to do?

I bricked my Note due to the EMMC bug. Even the screen does not turn on when I plug it into the power. The Samsung repair center here in the Netherlands said it cannot be repared under warrenty, so if I want it to be fixed I have to pay 321 Euro's. Is there anything I can do to either fix it myself or to get rid of the (imho) way to high price?

JohanR91 said:
I bricked my Note due to the EMMC bug. Even the screen does not turn on when I plug it into the power. The Samsung repair center here in the Netherlands said it cannot be repared under warrenty, so if I want it to be fixed I have to pay 321 Euro's. Is there anything I can do to either fix it myself or to get rid of the (imho) way to high price?
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send it to your most popular phonemenders(the one sammy uses) tell them you were on kies , it uploaded drivers and was acting strange so you factory reset it then it went black, no response.thats what i did and i got it fixed for free even tho i bought it second hand with no warranty

+1 yes you could have said to the samsung service that you had upgraded to ICS and the phone was acting weirdly so you factory reset from the menu and the phone went blank after that blah blah blah

JohanR91 said:
I bricked my Note due to the EMMC bug. Even the screen does not turn on when I plug it into the power. The Samsung repair center here in the Netherlands said it cannot be repared under warrenty, so if I want it to be fixed I have to pay 321 Euro's. Is there anything I can do to either fix it myself or to get rid of the (imho) way to high price?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1682444
You can try this here, but i would try activating the warranty by telling them you made a Factory reset!!
Good Luck!

They said it could not be fixed due to illegal software (aka the binary counter or they saw the custom rom. I have no idea how they got that info since I cannot get in the device, it doesn't even boot download mode.

I had same issue too..I sent to Samsung and they had it fixed without any question..
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JohanR91 said:
They said it could not be fixed due to illegal software (aka the binary counter or they saw the custom rom. I have no idea how they got that info since I cannot get in the device, it doesn't even boot download mode.
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Samsung just have to boot download mode and they can see how many times you have flashed..

william1974 said:
I had same issue too..I sent to Samsung and they had it fixed without any question..
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Samsung just have to boot download mode and they can see how many times you have flashed..
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How do they boot into download mode when I cannot get in?

Cannot download, low battery is what I keep getting now :S

no service on SGS I9000

Recently, I flashed my SGS I9000 with DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition and all went smoothly. I did this while I was in Pakistan for the holidays. When I came back to the UK, I found that my phone wasn't getting any service, not from my old sim or my new sim. My new sim had been activated on the day I got back and it just showed the crossed-out triangle. My old sim was supposed to be working but it wasn't working on the phone for some reason. After a fair amount of hours spent on researching on the problem, I figured that my efs was corrupted. A symptom of this was that my imei had changed and I'm not sure how to get it back.
Samsung Services decided to shut the door in my face and I haven't any solutions as of yet.
What's your take on this? Do you have any solutions to this problem?
All help is greatly appreciated, thank you.

Any one have any solutions to this problem?

Why you did not backup of efs folder before flashing? ...sometimes flashing official gingerbread rom helps in getting imei back, so try that :/

This should help (replace Froyo by a Gingerbread release)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647890
Did it today with my dad's Galaxy S that lost service after installing CM9.

juvenile582 said:
What's your take on this? Do you have any solutions to this problem?
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check out My Android Solutions, link below for the various options to solve efs & IMEI problems

juvenile582 said:
Recently, I flashed my SGS I9000 with DarkyROM v11.0 Black Edition and all went smoothly. I did this while I was in Pakistan for the holidays. When I came back to the UK, I found that my phone wasn't getting any service, not from my old sim or my new sim. My new sim had been activated on the day I got back and it just showed the crossed-out triangle. My old sim was supposed to be working but it wasn't working on the phone for some reason. After a fair amount of hours spent on researching on the problem, I figured that my efs was corrupted. A symptom of this was that my imei had changed and I'm not sure how to get it back.
Samsung Services decided to shut the door in my face and I haven't any solutions as of yet.
What's your take on this? Do you have any solutions to this problem?
All help is greatly appreciated, thank you.
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i slove my IMEI problem buy using this step:
1) flash to stock rom and Check IMEI (*#06#) you will get the right IMEI number
2) connect you phone to the PC and copy the EFS file to the PC
3) Root the Phone and Flash to custom ROM you like (Check IMEI if is Wrong end with (0000)
4) Connect your phone to the PC and delete EFS folder on your PHONE
5) Copy the EFS file from your PC (Step2) and paste to your PHONE and restart the PHONE.
Hope this will help.

Samtan4326 said:
i slove my IMEI problem buy using this step:
1) flash to stock rom and Check IMEI (*#06#) you will get the right IMEI number
2) connect you phone to the PC and copy the EFS file to the PC
3) Root the Phone and Flash to custom ROM you like (Check IMEI if is Wrong end with (0000)
4) Connect your phone to the PC and delete EFS folder on your PHONE
5) Copy the EFS file from your PC (Step2) and paste to your PHONE and restart the PHONE.
Hope this will help.
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Actually when I enter that code in, it gives me the IMEI i'm trying to get rid of.
Thanks for the suggestion!

When I lost my imei I just reflashed to stock couple times and my imei got restored automatically
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Mantis64 said:
This should help (replace Froyo by a Gingerbread release)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647890
Did it today with my dad's Galaxy S that lost service after installing CM9.
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gun said:
When I lost my imei I just reflashed to stock couple times and my imei got restored automatically
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I tried both of your ideas but it just wouldn't restore my imei for some reason. How many times did you flash yours?

I flashed different custom roms I think 4 and kept replacing them with stock rom
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Okay, I've hit a new low. You can blame my stupidity for this.
I was looking at xsenman's suggestions and I asked about one of his methods, he told me to use the M110S Repair kit which I downloaded. I opened it up and it shows a bunch files that I had to flash to my phone. While flashing my phone and eventually bricking it, I realised that the M110S is the Korean version and I just tried to flash that firmware onto mine, resulting in a brick. Basically, I hold the power button and it shows the Samsung Anycall logo and that's about the extent of the boot and my capabilities. I cannot go into download mode or recovery mode (via 3 buttons) it just tries to boot up the phone.
I have realized my complete idiocy at this point but I could use anything just to get my phone back up so that I can atleast continue trying to sort out the IMEI.

Today, 07:39 AM
juvenile582 said:
Hang on, this is for a different model...I've got the Samsung Galaxy S I9000 not the M110S.
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Today, 07:46 AM
xsenman said:
hmmm, than you are on the wrong forum, anyway than you should try the solutions available for i9000 do you have any EFS backup? If not try downgrade to Froyo to see if it will work for you
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Today, 05:58 PM
juvenile582 said:
Okay, I've hit a new low. You can blame my stupidity for this.
I was looking at xsenman's suggestions and I asked about one of his methods, he told me to use the M110S Repair kit which I downloaded. I opened it up and it shows a bunch files that I had to flash to my phone. While flashing my phone and eventually bricking it, I realised that the M110S is the Korean version and I just tried to flash that firmware onto mine, resulting in a brick. Basically, I hold the power button and it shows the Samsung Anycall logo and that's about the extent of the boot and my capabilities. I cannot go into download mode or recovery mode (via 3 buttons) it just tries to boot up the phone.
I have realized my complete idiocy at this point but I could use anything just to get my phone back up so that I can at east continue trying to sort out the IMEI.
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Ok, this is rather strange and sad to hear , as you made a post in the Korean M110S Forum, my suggestions were for you to use the Korean repair kit at Today, 06:13 AM in response to a post made at Today, 03:07 AM.
But by Today, 07:39 AM, you responded I am referring to the wrong model and by Today, 07:46 AM, I advised you to use the i9000 froyo ROM instead .
So it sad to hear you still used the M110S repair kit knowingly , even after I advised you not to use it, at 07:46 AM today?
Anyway, what you should do is first power down, remove battery, remove SIM Card and Ext SD card, , press power button for a few min, than reinsert battery only and try for download mode or use Methods mention on MY Android Solutions, link below to achieve download mode .
Forget about recovery mode, get download mode and use PIT and full i9000 ROM package, use JVZ or JVU with boot loaders
I, Personally had tested i9000 ROMS on the M110S and spend a few hours flashing M110S repair kit over and over again to recover, so as long as your phone can get into download mode or with a help of a JIG, its not bricked.

xsenman said:
Today, 07:39 AM
Today, 07:46 AM
Today, 05:58 PM
Ok, this is rather strange and sad to hear , as you made a post in the Korean M110S Forum, my suggestions were for you to use the Korean repair kit at Today, 06:13 AM in response to a post made at Today, 03:07 AM.
But by Today, 07:39 AM, you responded I am referring to the wrong model and by Today, 07:46 AM, I advised you to use the i9000 froyo ROM instead .
So it sad to hear you still used the M110S repair kit knowingly , even after I advised you not to use it, at 07:46 AM today?
Anyway, what you should do is first power down, remove battery, remove SIM Card and Ext SD card, , press power button for a few min, than reinsert battery only and try for download mode or use Methods mention on MY Android Solutions, link below to achieve download mode .
Forget about recovery mode, get download mode and use PIT and full i9000 ROM package, use JVZ or JVU with boot loaders
I, Personally had tested i9000 ROMS on the M110S and spend a few hours flashing M110S repair kit over and over again to recover, so as long as your phone can get into download mode or with a help of a JIG, its not bricked.
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At 7:39am, I had already flashed. At 7:30, I discovered that it was a different model. I spent some time trying to fix it before I sent that message.
Also, I'm going to try that jig method, see if it works.

juvenile582 said:
At 7:39am, I had already flashed. At 7:30, I discovered that it was a different model. I spent some time trying to fix it before I sent that message.
Also, I'm going to try that jig method, see if it works.
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download combo keys may change when OTHER firmware are used on a phone, so you should try different combinations for download mode . For M110S , download mode is home key +power key...give it a try or
1) To enter download mode [volumedown+home+power] or home +power
2) While in this position, insert the battery

I once lost mine, and to get it back, I flashed back the last known good configuration.
Unfortunately sometimes these things happen.

Right, the phone is back onto Gingerbread 2.3.6 after a cheap jig that I ordered forced it into download mode. I then flashed froyo then gingerbread and now I'm back to where I started, no service and a missing imei.

I've had a development!
Okay, so after playing around with the phone, rooting and stuff. I managed to get my 3g working somehow but still no imei, texting or calling. Really strange how I can use internet but not be able to text or call anyone

juvenile582 said:
I've had a development!
Okay, so after playing around with the phone, rooting and stuff. I managed to get my 3g working somehow but still no imei, texting or calling. Really strange how I can use internet but not be able to text or call anyone
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is it still in warranty?

TotallydubbedHD said:
is it still in warranty?
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From what I know of rooting, my warranty's void by now. (It's like the tenth time I've rooted it)

juvenile582 said:
From what I know of rooting, my warranty's void by now. (It's like the tenth time I've rooted it)
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if you get back on stock rom, wipe everything - samsung won't know
So my question remains
I would try figuring it out via google searches etc - but if you can't you could always send it into samsung.

[Q] Bricked. Help pls

Hi.
I have an S Advance. Installed the russian firmware, and I had some lag... Then I saw a new chinise fw on sammobile so I decided to try it out. The installation went fine odin says 'pass' then 'restart'. My phone turned off but did not started. Tried to turn on manually but nothing. No boot no download mode or recovery, nothing. Its like someone had removed the battery. I borrowed an USB JIG (tried it on other device and working) but it did not work on my phone. Normally I would have warranty BUT my binary counter is on 3 for obvious reasons. Now Im without phone hoping that I can still do something. So far spent hours searching the web and also here without any luck. Is there any way I can still fix this or Im screwed? And I mean literally cuz I dont have any money to send it back for repair. If it helps:
XXLQ4 - I had this with stock kernel
ZCLPB - This fw killed the phone (also stock kernel)
Any Idea?

When the Chinese firmware released, a few users reported that they Hard Bricked their phone by flashing it... So I went on with flashing the Indian firmware instead.... You should have tried with any other firmware mate but now I think your phone is "gone"....
Take it to Service center and if you are sure that you can't boot to Download or Recovery mode then tell them your problem.... They just might give you a new phone or try to fix yours..

I tried to flash the Brazilian JB rom (I9070VJLPA) and surprise: my handset was hard bricked as well.
Right now, my GT-I9070 are at Samsung Service Center (because I hadn't the guts to make an USB JIG myself).
I'm hoping that the guarantee is accepted. Although the counter is still zero (checked in triangleaway) and I flashed only stock firmware. But the old rom was Russian JB and they can find out and charge to unbrick the phone. Or worse, they can charge one new motherboard.

miraidensetsu said:
I tried to flash the Brazilian JB rom (I9070VJLPA) and surprise: my handset was hard bricked as well.
Right now, my GT-I9070 are at Samsung Service Center (because I hadn't the guts to make an USB JIG myself).
I'm hoping that the guarantee is accepted. Although the counter is still zero (checked in triangleaway) and I flashed only stock firmware. But the old rom was Russian JB and they can find out and charge to unbrick the phone. Or worse, they can charge one new motherboard.
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Just act dumb and tell them it all happened when u were updating through Kies. Many users have succeeded in doing so....
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Chirag_Galani said:
Just act dumb and tell them it all happened when u were updating through Kies. Many users have succeeded in doing so....
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Well, I just said "it doesn't turn on". The attendant only tested a bit (tried to turn on the handset) and gave me the warranty service order and spoke to me that it will be ready at day 17.

miraidensetsu said:
Well, I just said "it doesn't turn on". The attendant only tested a bit (tried to turn on the handset) and gave me the warranty service order and spoke to me that it will be ready at day 17.
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You mean it'll get repaired in warranty and after 17 days your handset would be back.

He means it'll be ready in the 17th, I guess.

Chirag_Galani said:
Just act dumb and tell them it all happened when u were updating through Kies. Many users have succeeded in doing so....
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hhahahah good idea
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thats why you should check other's feedback onto the fw before flasing it -.- research more about the fw then if you saw a good LEGIT feedback then proceed to flash it. typical newbie behavior like me when i was still a newbie to XDA xD

(UPDATE)Bricked?! Can't get into fasboot or recovery

I was on LiquidsSmooths ROM and wanted to go back to CM12 so I flashed an old nightly I had used before03082015, so I flashed the ROM then gapps then wiped dalvik, then reboot. My phone went into a black screen and that's it...when I connect to the PC the PC makes a sound like it recognizes it, but nothing.Any suggestions????
Thank you all for your info and help, I ended up sending it in to Motorola, and they have replaced it at no cost. I am just thankful that i am able to get back to the Nexus!!!!

Jess813 said:
I was on LiquidsSmooths ROM and wanted to go back to CM12 so I flashed an old nightly I had used before03082015, so I flashed the ROM then gapps then wiped dalvik, then reboot. My phone went into a black screen and that's it...when I connect to the PC the PC makes a sound like it recognizes it, but nothing.Any suggestions????
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Have you tried to get into bootloader mode and is the phone visible in device manager?

Yup you are bricked check your device manager. We already have a thread on this.

Yeah device manager shows nothing. Wow ... That's crazy I've been doing this for years, is not like it was a file that I hadn't used before.

Jess813 said:
I was on LiquidsSmooths ROM and wanted to go back to CM12 so I flashed an old nightly I had used before03082015, so I flashed the ROM then gapps then wiped dalvik, then reboot. My phone went into a black screen and that's it...when I connect to the PC the PC makes a sound like it recognizes it, but nothing.Any suggestions????
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long press the power button for about 20 seconds. after about 3-4 seconds, press volume down as well. this should reboot your device into the bootloader. try it.

Jess813 said:
Yeah device manager shows nothing. Wow ... That's crazy I've been doing this for years, is not like it was a file that I hadn't used before.
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it only says this when it trys to install drivers "A request for the USB device descriptor failed"

simms22 said:
long press the power button for about 20 seconds. after about 3-4 seconds, press volume down as well. this should reboot your device into the bootloader. try it.
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While being connected to a pc?

gee2012 said:
Have you tried to get into bootloader mode and is the phone visible in device manager?
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In device manager it shows up as QHSUSB_BULK....

Sorry for this happening to you bro. I know the feeling I was also having major problems with update but eventually got it up and running . Good luck to you and every one else that's unfortunately bricked there n6's it ashame that this is happening to so many folks

beachbum40 said:
Sorry for this happening to you bro. I know the feeling I was also having major problems with update but eventually got it up and running . Good luck to you and every one else that's unfortunately bricked there n6's it ashame that this is happening to so many folks
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how u get yours fixed?

I just used this .http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2954008I used the method 2 part flashed everything one by one but the problems I was getting was system package not found and image not found in flash all scripts but method 2 got me going.
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I'm sorry no I didn't use his guide that was giving me wayyy to many issues this is the guide that saved me.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-fix-er...roid-5-0-factory-images-nexus-devices-1474865

beachbum40 said:
Sorry for this happening to you bro. I know the feeling I was also having major problems with update but eventually got it up and running . Good luck to you and every one else that's unfortunately bricked there n6's it ashame that this is happening to so many folks
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beachbum40 said:
I just used this .http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2954008I used the method 2 part flashed everything one by one but the problems I was getting was system package not found and image not found in flash all scripts but method 2 got me going.
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I'm sorry no I didn't use his guide that was giving me wayyy to many issues this is the guide that saved me.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-fix-er...roid-5-0-factory-images-nexus-devices-1474865
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Was your phone hard bricked? Like you coukdnt get into fastboot? or recovery?

Jess813 said:
Was your phone hard bricked? Like you coukdnt get into fastboot? or recovery?
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Fortunately I was still able to get into boot loader on my device and fastboot manually all the images but I'm seeing a lot of folks not being able too.
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Fortunately I was still able to get into boot loader on my device and fastboot manually all the images but I'm seeing a lot of folks not being able too.
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To answer you first question no it wasn't hard bricked thankfully
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Sounds like your partitions got locked up or corrupted I'm still searching for fixes for the problem just in case it happens next time I have to do an update

I had to rma I'm waiting on new device. Lost everything

Created an RMA and shipped it out today , will hope for the best, will update.

Just got notification that its been replaced and sent back!!! Woot Woot!!

They sent me an all new device, box and new power plug and everything.

coldconfession13 said:
They sent me an all new device, box and new power plug and everything.
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Was yours unbranded ? Mine arrives tomorrow and I'm wondering if they ate going to send me an unbranded Nexus as mine was AT&T branded and unlocked to work on T-Mobile. I hope I don't have to unlock it again, it was a PAIN to do so.

Unbranded.
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coldconfession13 said:
Unbranded.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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But you got an all new box and charger ? I hope I get the same, brand new device too? As in new Imei #?