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[Q] Boot Brick

Okay I was using odin one click it was at rebooting device after it completed pushing stock onto the phone thats when I discounted the usb.... should have waited two secs I know but now the phone doesn't seem to get past the att world phone screen keeps looping over and over I have tried all the key combos different times and ways, vol up and down being held doesn't get to download mode the screen remains black plunging in seems to get to charge mode where even plunging into the wall charger it loops trying to calculate the battery status... any method I haven't tried... I did get it to boot once full and was usable didn't think to redo odin at the time and restarted back to this mess...tried three different jigs using the 100k 5% X3 even through its not a full brick due to the button combos gotten no where. Please Help

Search the forum to build a jig in order to get into download mode. Or you may need to buy one just in case in the future.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...69977&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_623wt_1139

Try this:
Open Odin and plug your cable into your computer but not your phone yet
Pull battery on phone and put it back in
Hold both volume buttons down and then plug your phone in
It should go into download made and you can reflash the stock ROM

Can anyone please help, i have the exact same problem. No matter how i try to enter download mode, it just gives me a charging sign and when i start my phone, it goes into an infinite boot loop.

Try this:
1. Remove battery from phone, SIM card and MicroSD card (if you have one)
2. Wait AT LEAST 10 seconds with your phone in this state
3. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go
4. While holding the volume keys, insert the battery
If this worked, you should be in Download Mode almost instantly.
There are a lot of key combos for Download Mode, this is just one of them. If all the button combos don't work, you need to build/buy a JIG to force your phone into Download Mode.

norcal einstein said:
Try this:
1. Remove battery from phone, SIM card and MicroSD card (if you have one)
2. Wait AT LEAST 10 seconds with your phone in this state
3. Hold Volume Up/Down, don't let go
4. While holding the volume keys, insert the battery
If this worked, you should be in Download Mode almost instantly.
There are a lot of key combos for Download Mode, this is just one of them. If all the button combos don't work, you need to build/buy a JIG to force your phone into Download Mode.
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Ahah Thats the same exact steps I was able to get the phone to boot that one time instead of the up down I was still attempting it to get past the loop holding the power button instead using those steps, if I had know it would have been one of the only times I would see it in there I would have pushed it to download with adb though...
can't test getting it to download mode now took it back fit the description of the standing on/off issue with the device still honored by warranty. And I wouldn't have posted without searching everywhere to make a jig, I made three of them though I noticed it still didn't get to download mode. I made sure that the last two jigs were done correct. Think that when it was disconnected from odin it wasn't done finalizing after the stock push gah >,< live and learn and do something else to the cappies XD.
Thanks for the link placing an order just in-case ~whistles looking around then side to side pushes another rom~ lalala

To offer my own advice if it ever happens again, what I've been able to do is:
1. Pull the battery out
2. Put it back in
3. Open Odin
4. Hold Both Volume Buttons (without holding the power button)
5. Plug the phone back in
It went immediately into download mode for me, Odin managed to time out several times while I was trying to flash a co-worker's Captivate to the official Froyo leak. One of those times I couldn't even get the phone to come up with any screen. I really do think this thing cannot be bricked.

BeowulfShaeffer said:
That has been my experience so far, too. I've "bricked" twice, once with an "all black" screen, and once with the phone-!-computer screen. I've yet to need a jig, though I thought I may have needed it last night when I got the "all black" screen.
Keep trying the different button press methods to get into download mode. It took me 4 attempts to get from "all black" to "phone-!-computer" to a happy robot digging away.
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if you are out of luck, you may have to build a jig or buy one online.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...69977&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_623wt_1139

Ive used odin before changing roms and have gotten to download mode with combos on my last cappy before that night (dramatic music) en ways..
did some more digging on this bad ass info and learning community "XDA" hehe as to how it got the way it did, I found out I was updated with the new patch when I sent it for screen change to this shop, so...using odin one click with this creates a hang time to where it looked like it was finished after pushing jh6 (which was totally off should have used odin 3 and pushed jh2 then clockwork update to jh7) so thats when I disconnected (second noob mistake of the situation) basically blowing the finalization out and key combs for recovery and download mode. and im guessing the jig was made wrong too at this point >,<.
Oh
wmason92 said:
Can anyone please help, i have the exact same problem. No matter how i try to enter download mode, it just gives me a charging sign and when i start my phone, it goes into an infinite boot loop.
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If you cant get your jig to work take it in to warranty (if your water inicators are sound and no physical damage) and say its power cycling on off at random times (which is true.. ) and it did it when you were sync to mini kies, did it an hour after the OP heh good luck
and I have yet to see the infamous yellow pc sign >,> <,< it can stay on the yellow brick road... thanks for the responses btw

Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.

wmason92 said:
Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.
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Purchase jig from ebay, or google and try igo jig.
If your phone is turning on with jig you are not touching the right prongs. I know, I know it is not easy, but unless it if touching just right, it can turn your phone on.

Holy ******** i got it to download mode! For some reason i kept touching the same pins and nothing would happen. After about readjusting for about 5mn it finally worked!!!!

It has to be just so. Happy to hear

Wait, now its in download mode but my computer keeps saying usb device not recognized.

wmason92 said:
Wait, now its in download mode but my computer keeps saying usb device not recognized.
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That happens try a different usb port or just borrow someone else computer, I used my networking classes computer my laptop was doing the same thing when I was change roms.

Changed the title to fit the issue, this is not a soft brick this is a boot brick that can affect the charge indicator in power off state as well. So whats the difference the soft brick is when you flash a rom incorrectly and you get the att world screen constantly staying on, the key combinations still work when the phone is like this.. in the case with a boot brick the att screen cycles over and over and the jig may or may not work I haven't been able to fully test it here in this state I have seen a packager attempt to finish once on the recent one but all the key combos I could find didn't function my noob guess is the phone forgot how to ride a bike (meaning is hasn't connected keys to recovery that was being flashed or hardware to there states without being booted normally) ultimate fix is if its in warranty (meaning no physical damage or water) take it back for power on off. the soft brick i've seen before and have fixed with odin 2-3 three times, and ive seen a blown kernel type too where keys and odin fix up like new.

wmason92 said:
Well the same thing happened to me and i got stuck with in an unlimited boot animation. Ive trying everything key combo possible and ive tried a jig but it just makes it reboot, and yes im sure im touching the right pins. If anybody can help with this dilemma i would really appreciate it. I want to return with warranty but my phone has a custom boot animation so im sure att probably wont accept it if they notice it.
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I have the same thing happening to me. Att boot screen, then it loops on the ROM logo, over and over. I get 1 vibrate then 2 following also. I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.

glaze76 said:
I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.
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Very odd - I've never heard of that with a jig.

glaze76 said:
I have the same thing happening to me. Att boot screen, then it loops on the ROM logo, over and over. I get 1 vibrate then 2 following also. I purchased a Jig on ebay but it just keeps rebooting the phone, doesn't get it into download mode.
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Have a link to which one you have? It sounds like the solder points on the jig were a little weak. This can happen if they aren't good welds. If you want give one of mine a shot. I'll refund you if it reboots your phone...
Buy one HERE...

I had a boot brick happen to me just the other day. I was running Andromeda 1.1 with stock kernel & modem, and tried to tinker with swapping the AT&T boot screen using connexion2005's video on the subject (NOT insinuating any blame at all, his videos are fantastic).
I tested it successfully the first time, then flashed back the i9000_param_lfs, and pushed a new image to the device again (everything was exactly the same, with the exception of the boot_screen.bat script not making the phone ask for superuser approval while pushing the new logo_ATNT), and everything looked ok.
Reboot device, and...boink.
Black screen, no image at all on power on, only charging screen when usb cable connected. ADB, nothing. 3 button, nothing. Vol up+down, remove battery, insert usb cable, do hokey pokey, nothing. 5 attempts at the 100k resistor jig, for hours, nothing. No download, no recovery. Seems like the phone was toast.
Strange how I had just done this successfully earlier in the day, to now having it completely hard brick this phone.
I ended up taking the phone back to a local warranty center, and they swapped it (1008) for a 1010 (gps works fantastic on this one, btw)...I just hope there's no bill coming if they find out it was rooted and flashed. *crosses fingers and uses any and all karma*
Any ideas what happened? Did I scramble this things boot loader? I've heard how hard it is to fully brick this phone, and looks like I succeeded. How lucky.
I'd just like to know what went wrong so when I (or anyone else) root and flash next time, the chances of this happening are reduced (or better understood).
Thanks

LG P880 hard brick can't reach internal memory

Hello,
I have an LG P880 and I had the Torch app with the flash on.
I accidentally dropped the phone and it fell with the screen down and the flash went off.
When I went so see what happened I noticed that the battery was still attached.
I tried to turn on the phone but to no avail. The power button seems to be working as I can hear it click, but the screen doesn't turn on.
Later tried to connect the phone to my PC to check if it connected in download mode, but it didn't. ADB doesn't recognize any devices either.
I don't know what else I can try.. I had some notes on the internal memory that I can't reach and I really needed them..
Does anyone know of a way to extract information from the internal memory?
The phone is still on warranty and I don't see any screws that have a void stamp. If needed I can disassemble it.
It was running CM 10.1 stable.
Thank you for your time

tyraek said:
Hello,
I have an LG P880 and I had the Torch app with the flash on.
I accidentally dropped the phone and it fell with the screen down and the flash went off.
When I went so see what happened I noticed that the battery was still attached.
I tried to turn on the phone but to no avail. The power button seems to be working as I can hear it click, but the screen doesn't turn on.
Later tried to connect the phone to my PC to check if it connected in download mode, but it didn't. ADB doesn't recognize any devices either.
I don't know what else I can try.. I had some notes on the internal memory that I can't reach and I really needed them..
Does anyone know of a way to extract information from the internal memory?
The phone is still on warranty and I don't see any screws that have a void stamp. If needed I can disassemble it.
It was running CM 10.1 stable.
Thank you for your time
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try removing the battery, plug a usb connected to a pc, whilst holding volume down, if it goes into software download mode, you can restore it by flashing the original firmware through kdz.

zri said:
try removing the battery, plug a usb connected to a pc, whilst holding volume down, if it goes into software download mode, you can restore it by flashing the original firmware through kdz.
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Thank you for your reply, but I have already tried that. The screen doesn't even turn on.
Another interesting thing that I found is that in complete darkness, I remove and insert the battery and try to turn it on. The lights on the touch buttons slightly blink and the phone doesn't do anything else.

tyraek said:
Thank you for your reply, but I have already tried that. The screen doesn't even turn on.
Another interesting thing that I found is that in complete darkness, I remove and insert the battery and try to turn it on. The lights on the touch buttons slightly blink and the phone doesn't do anything else.
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If the phone does not turn on, something has probably broken inside the phone, due to you dropping it. You could try to get it repaired and hope the info will stay on it, or you could disassemble yourself and see if you can spot the problem and repair it yourself.

chasepoes said:
If the phone does not turn on, something has probably broken inside the phone, due to you dropping it. You could try to get it repaired and hope the info will stay on it, or you could disassemble yourself and see if you can spot the problem and repair it yourself.
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Thank you for your reply, I will send it to warranty tomorrow probably. I disassembled everything except the touch screen and it seems everything is in place, since I'm don't have the knowledge for anything else and don't want to break any seals if any exist
More information: I can turn it on to the APX mode apparently (volume up + volume down + power on), however Windows says it is an "Unknown device" and doesn't even provide a vendor/device ID so no driver can be installed for the device..
Hope they can salvage my data or I'll have a hard time trying to remember my notes lol

tyraek said:
Thank you for your reply, I will send it to warranty tomorrow probably. I disassembled everything except the touch screen and it seems everything is in place, since I'm don't have the knowledge for anything else and don't want to break any seals if any exist
More information: I can turn it on to the APX mode apparently (volume up + volume down + power on), however Windows says it is an "Unknown device" and doesn't even provide a vendor/device ID so no driver can be installed for the device..
Hope they can salvage my data or I'll have a hard time trying to remember my notes lol
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probably something inside the phone has broken as stated above, i have never heard of this APX mode and i wouldn't mess around with it, i have bricked my LG devices several times and have only fixed it with kdz

zri said:
probably something inside the phone has broken as stated above, i have never heard of this APX mode and i wouldn't mess around with it, i have bricked my LG devices several times and have only fixed it with kdz
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The APX mode is like recovery mode but on a deeper level. You use nvflash with it. If you can't get to this mode nothing else will work more info here
I sent it to warranty, they said they will contact me within 5 days

tyraek said:
The APX mode is like recovery mode but on a deeper level. You use nvflash with it. If you can't get to this mode nothing else will work more info here
I sent it to warranty, they said they will contact me within 5 days
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well thats some good news, goodluck with that

Some serius help needed. Bootloop, stuck, bootloader not working etc..

Hi. To start with I bought a phone from a friend which I knew was faulty but decided to take my chances and try to fix it. He claims he did nothing to the phone but don't know for sure. Phone is in constant bootloop, Goes until splash screen and reboots. Worst yet to come - even bootloader menu restarts on constant basis when i try to get into it. Meaning it goes into bootloader but restarts in few seconds before i can get to factory reset. Computer is not picking up this device but i also don't have any drivers installed but don't even know how to install them with a phone in this state. Is there anything i can do about it? Been with Samsung for the past few years and here is everything completely different so don't know much about adb but am a quick learner and can follow any steps! I can provide picture of bootloader if it would be any helpful.

michal_alton said:
Hi. To start with I bought a phone from a friend which I knew was faulty but decided to take my chances and try to fix it. He claims he did nothing to the phone but don't know for sure. Phone is in constant bootloop, Goes until splash screen and reboots. Worst yet to come - even bootloader menu restarts on constant basis when i try to get into it. Meaning it goes into bootloader but restarts in few seconds before i can get to factory reset. Computer is not picking up this device but i also don't have any drivers installed but don't even know how to install them with a phone in this state. Is there anything i can do about it? Been with Samsung for the past few years and here is everything completely different so don't know much about adb but am a quick learner and can follow any steps! I can provide picture of bootloader if it would be any helpful.
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Send a picture of the bootloader while I find the drivers you need

Seems like battery is completely dead as it only reboots when there is power supply connected, but then it won't turn off (any charging light don't come on, not sure if it should though). Just now i've seen a vodafone logo for a very short second when I connected to pc from charger. But phone rebooted again just after.
HTC_Phone said:
Send a picture of the bootloader while I find the drivers you need
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edit. downloaded drivers (4.8) but that didn't change anything and windows still doesn't pick up device.
After connecting my one to computer for past 3 hours its started more frequently boot and showing Vodafone menu but still restarts shortly after. Vodafone logo shows on and lights on soft buttons starts flashing like 3 times and than it keeps rebooting. Does it mean anything?

michal_alton said:
Seems like battery is completely dead as it only reboots when there is power supply connected, but then it won't turn off (any charging light don't come on, not sure if it should though).
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Have you checked this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481211
michal_alton said:
After connecting my one to computer for past 3 hours its started more frequently boot and showing Vodafone menu but still restarts shortly after. Vodafone logo shows on and lights on soft buttons starts flashing like 3 times and than it keeps rebooting. Does it mean anything?
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That almost sounds like your POWER button is stuck!! Are you able to completely power off, and it stays off.

I think i know what it is. Power button stuck and keeps restarting device. Although i can feel pressing it, this is what it looks like.

nkk71 said:
Have you checked this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481211
That almost sounds like your POWER button is stuck!! Are you able to completely power off, and it stays off.
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Didn't see your comment but this is exactly how it looks to me. I can't switch off phone and in bootloader it acts like i was pressing power button. Although it operates normally meaning that it can be pressed down. Arranged warranty repair with HTC and they are collecting phone tomorrow.

michal_alton said:
Didn't see your comment but this is exactly how it looks to me. I can't switch off phone and in bootloader it acts like i was pressing power button. Although it operates normally meaning that it can be pressed down. Arranged warranty repair with HTC and they are collecting phone tomorrow.
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Good luck mate, but definitely sounds like the power button is stuck

It's been fixed under warranty by HTC. They replaced motherboard on mine HTC. So all good

[Q] HTC ONE no power or led

Hi, I posted a question on this already but the situation has changed. So firstly what happened was i rooted, flashed cwm recovery and was running the sinless rom GPE. this was fine for about a month and then i decided to s-off...the s-off process went smoothly and the phone powered back on like normal. Then i flashed another rom and there was a cyan colour filling the screen at boot so I decided to restore from a previous backup. However this backup was done before the s-off process. After restoring successfully I clicked "reboot phone" on CWM and since that the phone never turned on or show any signs of life.
At first it would connect to the computer but show up in device manager as QHSUSB_DLOAD but now when I connect the phone to the computer it jus disconnects and reconnects over and over.
Things I tried:
Holding power button for over 2 minutes (with and without bright light on the sensor).
Left charging for over 4 days.
Holding Power+VOL down for over 2 minutes.
Holding Power+VOL up for over 2 minutes.
Holding all three hardware buttons for over 2 minutes.
In the process of trying all these things not once did the led even blink or did the phone even show any signs of life. Can anyone help with this situation?

devon4786 said:
Hi, I posted a question on this already but the situation has changed. So firstly what happened was i rooted, flashed cwm recovery and was running the sinless rom GPE. this was fine for about a month and then i decided to s-off...the s-off process went smoothly and the phone powered back on like normal. Then i flashed another rom and there was a cyan colour filling the screen at boot so I decided to restore from a previous backup. However this backup was done before the s-off process. After restoring successfully I clicked "reboot phone" on CWM and since that the phone never turned on or show any signs of life.
At first it would connect to the computer but show up in device manager as QHSUSB_DLOAD but now when I connect the phone to the computer it jus disconnects and reconnects over and over.
Things I tried:
Holding power button for over 2 minutes (with and without bright light on the sensor).
Left charging for over 4 days.
Holding Power+VOL down for over 2 minutes.
Holding Power+VOL up for over 2 minutes.
Holding all three hardware buttons for over 2 minutes.
In the process of trying all these things not once did the led even blink or did the phone even show any signs of life. Can anyone help with this situation?
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Hi mate, as i know, the QHSUSB_DLOAD mode, is the same to say: bricked phone...
So, probably, you have to send it to htc for warranty and they have to change your motherboard...

Guich said:
Hi mate, as i know, the QHSUSB_DLOAD mode, is the same to say: bricked phone...
So, probably, you have to send it to htc for warranty and they have to change your motherboard...
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I was hoping that wasn't the case..but oh well...would they be able to know if I was s-off or anything?

devon4786 said:
I was hoping that wasn't the case..but oh well...would they be able to know if I was s-off or anything?
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Theoretically no, because the mainboard won't work...
I think is the possibility that your phone is bricked is hard

HTC One, Froze, Restart, Cannot turn on, NO LED etc.
Guich said:
Theoretically no, because the mainboard won't work...
I think is the possibility that your phone is bricked is hard
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I also had the case of my HTC One, my battery was still at 55% while I was watching a video until it froze, so I decided to shut it down to reboot but when I tried to switch it on, it already does not show the Red LED, did any possible combinations of power on and pressing down the volume also under bright light, but there's no luck on it. However, I tried plugging my phone to the PC and there are still the sounds that it has connected. I checked it on the devmgmt.msc but it says that:
Base System Device, QHSUSB_DLOAD and Unidentified Device - All appeared to say "No Driver Found"
It has been a day since I left my phone wall charged, plugged it in the PC with the USB detected sounds but still can't turn it on. Is there any other way to turn on the phone again? Since I badly wanted to recover all my photos and other stuff from the phone Any possible help/tip/advice would be much appreciated! Would there be any way before sending it to the HTC Company? Thank you in advance!

There is a possible fix for that around here somewhere, a Guide to fix hard bricks, typical I cant find it now.
EDIT: Here it is, only supports M7_UL devices though, never had to use it so I cant answer any further queries on it, if you have any problems trying it you'll have to post in that thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770684

Returning phone for warranty, how to unroot with no working screen?

My LG G2 stopped working last week. The screen totally went dead out of nowhere, and I went to the store and ordered a replacement. I have the new phone so everything is good, but how do I go about returning the old one? I rooted it like 2 weeks ago, how can I unroot without a working screen? The phone won't even connect as a usb device to my computer anymore (and I can't change the settings cause of the screen..).
Will verizon know it is rooted even if the screen doesn't work? I don't want to get shafted with a $500 charge just for rooting. I'm sure this has to have happened to people before so if anyone has any info I'd appreciate it.

Do you have insurance on it? If so smash the pos.
If not, pray to whatever Norse god you believe in.
Vzw is not going to fix it, lg will, and I doubt they care. Not to mention half the people employed at vzw probably don't even know the power button is on the back, let alone know where to find the rooted status.
Sent from my LG-VS980

Yea I've sent back all my units rooted, some with custom software.
You should be able to get into ADB shell and just delete the SuperUser apks.
Or you can just brick it!
No, but actually the best way would be to download the 10A TOT file and LG Flash Tool. With the phone off, hold Volume UP and plug into USB. This will put the phone into download mode, which the LG Tool will push the Out of the Box Verizon 4.2.2 10A software to. No need to touch the phone. It is all automatic.
This wipes out all files and partitions completely before restoring.

:good: If the screen is toast, they won't know you're rooted either. They'll replace the screen and then reflash it back to stock. I would not worry about it.

If you're really that worried about it, you can enter download mode and KDZ your phone back to factory specs with no phone access at all.
All you need to be able to do is make sure the phone is powered down.
Power Off the hold Vol- and plug in USB then follow steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

So it sounds like verizon is going to replace my g2 because I told them that it won't turn on. It is totally bricked but as far as they know its an issue covered by the warranty.
Should I be worried that they are going to come back to me and charge me for the new phone?
Is there anyway lg can tell its bricked if the screen isn't working?
All my phone does it vibrate when you press power and the led lights up when you plug it into a charger.

mattandroidmatt said:
So it sounds like verizon is going to replace my g2 because I told them that it won't turn on. It is totally bricked but as far as they know its an issue covered by the warranty.
Should I be worried that they are going to come back to me and charge me for the new phone?
Is there anyway lg can tell its bricked if the screen isn't working?
All my phone does it vibrate when you press power and the led lights up when you plug it into a charger.
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Follow the advice above, you can flash it back to stock without a working screen. If it's bricked beyond that point, not much you can do but send it in as is.