bricked EXCAL. - HTC Excalibur

I haven't read anything in the forums describing things which cause bricking that I did. I can get it open on the desktop if I have a sim card in and toggle home and start while it loads . It's unlocked, and haw wm 6.0 installed when I got it. I think I ran Kavanah 6.1 on it. A week or 2 it bricked. Suggestions?? I'm new, also.
mikeysm

mikeysm said:
I haven't read anything in the forums describing things which cause bricking that I did. I can get it open on the desktop if I have a sim card in and toggle home and start while it loads . It's unlocked, and haw wm 6.0 installed when I got it. I think I ran Kavanah 6.1 on it. A week or 2 it bricked. Suggestions?? I'm new, also.
mikeysm
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search for brick and if you dont get the help try a hard reset.

RESET
Haven't been able to reset in any way for about 4 weeks.

EXCAl. Brick
I don't know how a brick occurs. If I need to look for what it is, I need instructions.

if it still works you dont have a brick. A brick is dead and gone. A brick cannot be brought back. You have a setback, just reflash and your good to go again. If you do not feel comfortable using 6.1, go back to the providers 6.0. Before you do that, try to remove the microsd card and see if it boots. You may just have a card going out.

gospeed.racer said:
You have a setback, just reflash and your good to go again.
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i would have said that...but with the F word and a couple S words...well put

mikeysm said:
Haven't been able to reset in any way for about 4 weeks.
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did you take your battery out and put it back in?

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Pretty Much Bricked (please Help!!!)

Hey guys. I really , really , really, (can't emphasize that enough), need your help. I flashed my Vogue about a week ago with the 19588 ROM using PPC Geeks Kitchen.
I ended up having to do a warranty exchange because my volume button came a little loose. Well, I went to Flash back to the Stock Alltel ROM, the one that is on the HTC site, thats linked on this page, the one I always use, and now I'm screwed.
It makes it to 43 percent and says theres a communication error. The really weird thing is, I can flash any other ROM to the phone, just not the Alltel ROM. Below , I've listed what I've tried, so you get an Idea. I'm beggin you to help me out here.
*I started out with CokeMan 2.31 , and the 19588 Cooked PPCGeeks Kitchen ROM.
*After the first 5 failed attempt to flash the Alltel ROM, I flashed CokeMan v0.41, and then flashed Mustangs Clean ROM w/o GPS. (this is when I figured out other ROM's will work)
*I re-downloaded the Alltel ROM from HTC's website 6 times, and have tried it on three separate computers and no luck.
*I tried almost ten different ROM's , and each time tried flashing the Alltel ROM afterwords.
*I extracted the Alltel ROM to a folder. Downloaded a blank RUU folder. Copied all of the files from the alltel folder to the RUU folder. (All of the files that were in the Alltel Folder, and not in the RUU folder.) It actually flashed all the way thru, but is now stuck at the HTC screen, and says NO RADIO at the bottom. I just stopped trying, and now am turning to the PPC Gods, you guys. SO PLEASE HELP ME OUT. I have to sent the thing back by monday, or they charge me.
I've always been able to flash to the Alltel ROM from and ROM i've ever used, and never had this trouble before in my PPC life. It always just relocks the phone.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!
flash using the sd card
Sounds like you've flashed the f*** out of that phone, suprised it didn't overheat ! Anyways, try the SD method. Also, what radios have you been adding on, or originated with on the ROM you had when you first started.
Also, I'll be quite honest, if I had to return the phone for any reason and couldn't flash back, I'd probably break it to pieces and say it was run over!
how to use SD anyone? please? ive never tried
does it really matter what ROM is on there ...if your having a button problem? You obviously didn't cause the issue because of the ROM.
faroreefer said:
does it really matter what ROM is on there ...if your having a button problem? You obviously didn't cause the issue because of the ROM.
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Whoa! Never seen this before! If you change the ROM you completely void your warranty.
TweakMan said:
how to use SD anyone? please? ive never tried
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1. Format your MicroSD card to FAT32 (YES - FAT 32 32 32!! not just plain old FAT) (again, this is not required if your card is already fat32; it is ok to have other data on the card). I have read that the card needs to be 2gb or smaller, though I'm not sure how much truth, if any, there is to that...
2. Extract the .NBH you desire to flash from the exe or zip or w/e put it on the microsd card rename it from RUU_signed.nbh to VOGUIMG.NBH
3.Put the MicroSD card in your phone and Get To the BOOTLOADER screen (camer+power+reset) it should then start updating with the .NBH on the SD card and the procedure should begin automatically.
quoted from here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17473
and also, like the champ said, what radios have you flashed?
EDIT: and, which alltel rom are you trying to flash? if you were reverting back to a non-gps/lower radio rom, you did make sure to downgrade the spl properly using these instructions here correct?
* http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24906
or here:
* http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=24979
good luck man!!
If you can't flash it, make sure to make it so it can't even start up... you need to completely brick it so it can't get to the bootloader, just not even turn on. Then you can blame HTC and get a new one
derekwilkinson said:
If you can't flash it, make sure to make it so it can't even start up... you need to completely brick it so it can't get to the bootloader, just not even turn on. Then you can blame HTC and get a new one
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You can't be serious with this, right? The idea here is to fix it, not blame HTC, because I'm sure that would go over real smooth with the carrier.
TheChampJT said:
You can't be serious with this, right? The idea here is to fix it, not blame HTC, because I'm sure that would go over real smooth with the carrier.
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lol agreed
What's the update?
If it's bricked and you have insurance, wrap your Touch in a damp cloth, put it in the microwave on high for 2 seconds, and voila!
piscesjoey said:
If it's bricked and you have insurance, wrap your Touch in a damp cloth, put it in the microwave on high for 2 seconds, and voila!
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OH! Another one! After the voila, you call your carrier and say what exactly?
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OH! Another one! After the voila, you call your carrier and say what exactly?
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You say it doesn't work anymore. From VZW, you get one in 1-2 days and you are done. Been there. Done that.
etexter said:
You say it doesn't work anymore. From VZW, you get one in 1-2 days and you are done. Been there. Done that.
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Well that sounds like a horrible idea! Lol I mean if it has to be done then yeah just go to a GPS ROM and then flash back and it will brick and you can send it in if you have TEP from Sprint or something.. But first I think he wants to FIX the phone not destroy it and start over
My touch is also bricked. It boots to the Sprint logo and stops there.
What do you mean a button problem.
My Touch's green and red buttons stopped working before updating. But the phone still worked. After updating the ROM, even the phone stop working.
Could you please elaborate on this?
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does it really matter what ROM is on there ...if your having a button problem? You obviously didn't cause the issue because of the ROM.
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dongdongdog said:
What do you mean a button problem.
My Touch's green and red buttons stopped working before updating. But the phone still worked. After updating the ROM, even the phone stop working.
Could you please elaborate on this?
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The first post dealt with a broken button.

bricked my GSM diamond with CDMA

hi folks,
seems to be that i have a BIG problem...
my t-mobile diamond had some heavy connection problems the last days (apart from this battery sucking system that made me charge it twice a day), so i decided to install both a new radio rom and a new WM rom on it.
after all those attempts didnt work (yes, i've read the threads and yes, i've followed the instructions! ), i got the ****ING IDEA to follow the instruction shown on youtube.com/watch?v=ZYGibMZC7-g (see also forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36062) for a CDMA diamond. don't ask why, i thought that i could own a cdma phone as all of the gsm software didn't work... :-//
during step no. 1 (unlocking - yes, i wanted to do the whole programm! :-/ ) my diamond switched off and ... is dead now! no chance to switch it on, no chance to get into bootloader, no chance to hardreset...
now my question to the pros: do i have ANY chance to reanimate my diamond? i would be grateful for any ideas!!! thanks in advance,
p.p.
have you tried vol down and soft reset simultaneously?
jfran said:
have you tried vol down and soft reset simultaneously?
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yes, didnt work...
Try a hard reset. If that doesnt work see if you can enter bootloader. Instructions can be found in a search.
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Try a hard reset. If that doesnt work see if you can enter bootloader. Instructions can be found in a search.
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thanks, but as i've already written, both doesn't work. my diamond is simply... DEAD! :-(
yep looks like it
anyone ANY idea to get my diamond back to life?
my frind i think you nead a new mb so you must go to htc service
It was quite common, when people were looking desperately for SU and were using CDMA soft.. Sorry to say this, but your diamond is a brick now, and only motherboard replacement will do. there are some hardcore people on this forum who are rescuing such phones, but I'm not sure if they are still operational. Search for JTAG on teh forum, or send it to the service. If it;s on guarantee, then you should be fine, as they shouldn't be able to determine what happened. Otherwise you can always zap the phone with a stunner, and presto, phone ready for guarantee.
your phone is dead bro, i will be willing to buy it from you, i need peices to fix mine, pm me if interested
hey dude, dont worry..u're like the umpteeth guy who did it..just refer to this forum forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-488687.html..haha
I have long time ago also installed a CMDA-ROM accidentally. When the flashing procces ended I just got only the slpash screen (black without Rom Version Information).
I thought my Diamond was bricked but i could not believe it . After i had performed a hardware reset several times i used mitty and i could flash a ROM.
Now i have mostly a ROM as backup on my storage-card this in case it will go wrong during flashing procces.

Need help with factory reset after unlock

I got my Vogue late 2008 and unlocked it and have had many different ROMs on it. Until recently, I was running NFSFAN's 6.5 v1 ROM. I *cough* got mad at my phone because it was not responding and pushed hard on the screen *cough*. Happens to everyone right ? Anyway, now the screen is all white with a bunch of lines on the left, Verizon is shipping me a new one. Problem, or not, is I told them I had no thrid-party apps on it, which I do, and I have unlocked it and put a custom ROM on it, illegal w/ Verizon right? Can I factory reset or something to get WinMo 6.1 back on it so they don't get mad if indeed they can get it working? Note the screen does not work at all.
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I got my Vogue late 2008 and unlocked it and have had many different ROMs on it. Until recently, I was running NFSFAN's 6.5 v1 ROM. I *cough* got mad at my phone because it was not responding and pushed hard on the screen *cough*. Happens to everyone right ? Anyway, now the screen is all white with a bunch of lines on the left, Verizon is shipping me a new one. Problem, or not, is I told them I had no thrid-party apps on it, which I do, and I have unlocked it and put a custom ROM on it, illegal w/ Verizon right? Can I factory reset or something to get WinMo 6.1 back on it so they don't get mad if indeed they can get it working? Note the screen does not work at all.
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You should be able to just put it into bootloader (by pushing power,camera, and soft reset button) and then flash your stock verizon 6.1 rom. That would erase all your apps and put it back to how it was when you bought it. Though it would still show that you have the phone unlocked with imcokeman in your bootloader..
You can't drop the phone because that would show cracks.
You can't make it wet because that's detectable.
Most people forget, this is an electronic device and there is 1 easy fix.
Put a big magnet... I mean BIG magnet next to it for about a minute or two.
No visible/obvious damage
But that sucker will definitely be wiped
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You should be able to just put it into bootloader (by pushing power,camera, and soft reset button) and then flash your stock verizon 6.1 rom. That would erase all your apps and put it back to how it was when you bought it. Though it would still show that you have the phone unlocked with imcokeman in your bootloader..
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To add a few things to what Barogi is saying...
You can flash back the device to WM 6.1 stock from Verizon. Flashing another rom is not illegal, but it does void the warranty since you need to hardSPL to do that. So, even if you did take it back to stock, you have the issue of relocking.... (not really an issue, but..)
Do as Barogi suggested and make sure you hard reset the device after you flashed (just in case any programs survived the flash). After you are done, simply download this and run it. That's it, problem solved...
Good luck!
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To add a few things to what Barogi is saying...
You can flash back the device to WM 6.1 stock from Verizon. Flashing another rom is not illegal, but it does void the warranty since you need to hardSPL to do that. So, even if you did take it back to stock, you have the issue of relocking.... (not really an issue, but..)
Do as Barogi suggested and make sure you hard reset the device after you flashed (just in case any programs survived the flash). After you are done, simply download this and run it. That's it, problem solved...
Good luck!
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just to let you know it seems your link is broken.
Barogi44 said:
just to let you know it seems your link is broken.
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Ahhhgggrrr! Why are all my links coming down? Damn it! I think I have it at home, I will upload it later....
Thanks barogi! I can always count on you
egzthunder1 said:
Ahhhgggrrr! Why are all my links coming down? Damn it! I think I have it at home, I will upload it later....
Thanks barogi! I can always count on you
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haha welcome!

[Q] Need Help!! First time EVO Root/CM6 gone bad...

OK....long story short...finally decided to delve into rooting and custom roms. Flashed CM6 yesterday and everything was going great. Then suddenly yesterday evening as I was swiping between home screens on my device everything froze, and I have been trying to recover ever since.
Anything I flash now just freezes, and i have a touch panel-fail so even when i do get a rom to boot i cant actually get into set it to usb mode or anything.
using bootloader i can not get it to connect using the adb driver so that I can push via adb.
about an hour ago I was successfully able to run the latest RUU and it ran successfully, but device is still way laggy (takes 15 minutes to boot) and no touch screen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! don't know where to go from here. From what I have read its not bricked because I can get into Bootloader and Recovery???
Just a shot in the dark here, but it sounds like since you're stock now it's an actual hardware failure.
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Just a shot in the dark here, but it sounds like since you're stock now it's an actual hardware failure.
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Is there way I can verify that the RUU did indeed flash *EVERYTHING* back to stock?
It seen like you have a HARDWARE issues, Re-Boot the Stock Rom. Call Sprint and explain what's going on with your phone, please *DO NO'T MENTION YOU ROOTED YOUR PHONE* Tell them you try to wipe your phone and it was really laggy before you wipe, since you gonna Re-Boot the stock rom the phone is going to get UNROOTED, I know this cause I work at Sprint... So good luck...
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It seen like you have a HARDWARE issues, Re-Boot the Stock Rom. Call Sprint and explain what's going on with your phone, please *DO NO'T MENTION YOU ROOTED YOUR PHONE* Tell them you try to wipe your phone and it was really laggy before you wipe, since you gonna Re-Boot the stock rom the phone is going to get UNROOTED, I know this cause I work at Sprint... So good luck...
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I definitely wont rule out hardware issues...this is a refurb device i just swapped my original EVO for on Monday. I guess I just want to rule out any software issues for sure.
You mention that re-booting the stock rom will UNROOT the phone...however I hav no way to currently re-boot the rom??
Also looks like i can not get into recovery now, when I select the option in the bootloader it just takes me to the screen with a picture of a device and a red triangle
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I definitely wont rule out hardware issues...this is a refurb device i just swapped my original EVO for on Monday. I guess I just want to rule out any software issues for sure.
You mention that re-booting the stock rom will UNROOT the phone...however I hav no way to currently re-boot the rom??
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Get a Memory Card adapter for PC or use anything that will let you connect your SD card to your computer... As soon as you put the *ORIGINAL STOCK ROM* in your SD card your phone will do everything by itself...
jalexishg said:
Get a Memory Card adapter for PC or use anything that will let you connect your SD card to your computer... As soon as you put the *ORIGINAL STOCK ROM* in your SD card your phone will do everything by itself...
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ok, going to try this now...
I assume I need to load it onto my sd card as the pc36IMG.zip so that i can load it from the bootloader?
you got it...just put it on the root of sdcard and good luck.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
azkevman said:
ok, going to try this now...
I assume I need to load it onto my sd card as the pc36IMG.zip so that i can load it from the bootloader?
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Yeah... Good luck... Let me know how everything went..
OK, so I loaded this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874091 onto my sd card as PC36IMG.zip
It loads the zip then says parsing for about 1 second then just reverts back to the HBOOT option ???
Doesn't ask me if i want to install????
Looks like I grabbed only the OTA update rom that was posted on that page. I am going to try the odexed version on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
azkevman said:
Looks like I grabbed only the OTA update rom that was posted on that page. I am going to try the odexed version on this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
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I can upload the version I use... Give a sec.(Uploading)
OK here you go !! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EKDYV9I5 I hope this help you !
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OK here you go !! http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EKDYV9I5 I hope this help you !
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Thanks, I will let you know how it goes.
is nand unlocked on the phone?
asafegous said:
is nand unlocked on the phone?
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I think so, on the bootloader it still shows "S-off" ...doesn't that indicate it is still unlocked?
OK, so I was able to flash the file in the bootloader. It looks like it won't load past the 'HTC EVO 4g' splash screen.
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!
But the Installation finish without problems ?
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But the Installation finish without problems ?
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yeah, as far as i can tell. It said it completed and gave me the option to press the power button to reboot.
It did finally load up...after about 15 minutes, but touchscreen is still erroring out and not funtional.

[Q] Bricked or not

So A new update for HTC sense came out this morning. And now my phone refuses to connect to wifi I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still. Won't connect to a wifi help????
Also the device is now never able to mount and make the storage accessible
M1keILL said:
So A new update for HTC sense came out this morning. And now my phone refuses to connect to wifi I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still. Won't connect to a wifi help????
Also the device is now never able to mount and make the storage accessible
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You are not even close to being bricked.
You'll have to give me more information if I'm going to be able to help you. I assume you're rooted. Are you running a custom ROM or stock? Custom recovery? Have you updated your firmware by flashing a file?
When did you first notice you didn't have wifi? Did you do any mods around that same time?
Don't worry dude, we'll get this fixed.
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You are not even close to being bricked. .
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Yeah I don't know where these guys get their definition of "bricked" from. Phone still works but no wifi "BRICKED!!!". As far as I'm concerned a device is "bricked" if it's about as useful as a "brick" in other words, it ain't doing sh!t. You can only use it to keep the door from slamming shut, or as a paper weight.
Completely dead = Bricked
Can go into recovery/bootloader = Not even close to anything related to any "brick"
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Yeah I don't know where these guys get their definition of "bricked" from. Phone still works but no wifi "BRICKED!!!". As far as I'm concerned a device is "bricked" if it's about as useful as a "brick" in other words, it ain't doing sh!t. You can only use it to keep the door from slamming shut, or as a paper weight.
Completely dead = Bricked
Can go into recovery/bootloader = Not even close to anything related to any "brick"
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Not rooted nothing custom. I am bone stock sprint htc one m8. It gave me a prompt to update sense then it stopped working
M1keILL said:
Not rooted nothing custom. I am bone stock sprint htc one m8. It gave me a prompt to update sense then it stopped working
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That is super weird dude. I would call your service provider or HTC. If you call them on a landline, they can probably push a fix directly to your phone. If you don't have a landline, they will guide you through the steps to fix it.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
There may be/probably is a solution that someone here has that will fix it, but your best bet with 100% stock is to go to the source for a fix.
Good luck buddy!
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That is super weird dude. I would call your service provider or HTC. If you call them on a landline, they can probably push a fix directly to your phone. If you don't have a landline, they will guide you through the steps to fix it.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
Good luck buddy!
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Alright thanks i'll try tomorrow then
M1keILL said:
Alright thanks i'll try tomorrow then
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Let me know how things go. You can quote me here (so I get a notification), or send me a PM. I'm interested in hearing about your results and the fix, in case anyone else on this forum comes across these same problems.
xunholyx said:
That is super weird dude.
If it is having issues when it is unmodded and because of an OTA, you don't want our advice. You would have to modify your phone and void your warranty.
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I've seen a couple cases of OTA killing WiFi lately. Most of us are used to seeing broken WiFi as a result of flashing a custom ROM and outdated firmware, so yes its a bit odd to see it after an official OTA.
I agree, that aside from trying a factory reset, the OP shouldn't tinker with a phone that is stock and still on warranty. Just contact your warranty department for a repair/replacement.
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M1keILL said:
I already reset it through the soft ware then I did a Hard reset using the power button and still.
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"Reset" or even "hard reset" is a bit vague. Did you do a factory reset to delete user data, or just rebooted the phone? Factory reset will sometimes clear up random bugs after an OTA.
Sprint has basically said that they don't know what's wrong with it and I need to send it to them.
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Sprint has basically said that they don't know what's wrong with it and I need to send it to them.
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For a stock device (not modded) if you've tried a factory reset, and the issue persists, they I would agree that warranty service is the best solution.

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