[Q] Htc Desire Bricked - Desire General

Hello,
Sorry for my bad English.
Yesterday I got a bricked HTC Desire from a friend. He did a software update to Android 2.2 Froyo, and then the Desire didn't turn on (no sound, no display). I created a goldcard using my Windows Mobile Device and I followed the instructions from "Desire SLCD Brick Fix" but there wasn't a reaction of the phone (no vibration after Step 4).
If I charge the device a orange (or green when fully charged) LED appears, so I don't think it's a Hardware failure.
I'm sure you can help me
Regards

Can you get to fastboot (hold back + power)
Can you get to hboot (vol down + power)
If the answer is yes to either then you are not bricked.

ive goyt same problem and been advised by XDA member and a phone shop ....i need to find some onme with a riff box to j,tag it to reinstall hboot and firmware ......as its second hand and htc wont help
hope it helps

@St0kes: i can't get into Hboot or fastboot.
@leegreggs: Did this solve your problem?
Thanks for the answers.

dont know mate cajnt find a shop in derby to do it , but an XDA memder says he can do it , just sent him PM'D him and waiting for a relpy
i have found out that with my phone dying in me in process off s-off just died halfway through... that it corruptted the hboot and htc wont help cause of it being second hand ...spoke to a few people and they all comfirm that riff box and jtag will bring it back to life ......
when i recive a message back i will pm you with the member name

schorschex said:
Hello,
Sorry for my bad English.
Yesterday I got a bricked HTC Desire from a friend. He did a software update to Android 2.2 Froyo, and then the Desire didn't turn on (no sound, no display). I created a goldcard using my Windows Mobile Device and I followed the instructions from "Desire SLCD Brick Fix" but there wasn't a reaction of the phone (no vibration after Step 4).
If I charge the device a orange (or green when fully charged) LED appears, so I don't think it's a Hardware failure.
I'm sure you can help me
Regards
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Just check, when you switched the phone on, did the phone vibrate?

0semaj0 said:
Just check, when you switched the phone on, did the phone vibrate?
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No it didn't. I think i've to find someone with a riff box..

Are you in the UK ?
Sent from my spectrum zx

schorschex said:
No it didn't. I think i've to find someone with a riff box..
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I think that is fairly bricked then.
There were some issues where there was a particular method of "unbranding" and "rooting" which caused SLCD Desire screens to go completely black however, the phone itself was still "functional" which happened to myself and thought I bricked mine but wasnt. I believe there are methods out there that will allow you to "unbrick" the phone but would be considered fairly complicated.

tidy said:
Are you in the UK ?
Sent from my spectrum zx
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Nope, I'm in Germany but the Desire has a T-Mobile UK Branding.

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[HELP] Desire DEAD

My Desire is DEAD,
i flashed latest Radio in recovary, when finished,a icon apeared somebox with android next to it.I pulled out tha battery and put it back.
Now phone is dead.It doesn't power on at all, there is no led, vibration or else only black screen.When i connect to pc via usb it doesnt charge or being recognise.
I read all guides on this forum, and i thing that i put wrong radio (for amoled led i have SLCD), but in every guide says that phone will be recognize on pc and that only the screen is black.
But mine is DEAD completly.
Has someone expirience something similar, is there any solution?????
This info was on the recovery (when it was Alive)
BRAVO PVT3 SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICROP-051D
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.09.05.30.2
PLEASE HELP!!!!
[EDIT] I install radio.zip, in recovery by "install zip from sdcard" if it helps
1. Radio isn't screen-specific - ROM is
2. This should be in Q&A not ROM Development
Nope, pulling the battery during the second boot from a radio is a pretty certain way to totally brick you phone.
U just wrong pulling out the battery when its was correctly updating the radio..anyway try to run an ruu
Why did you pull battery when your android was busy?
Next time do some reading first.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Yes pulling the battery was wrong but i was doing something else and I DID IT there is no going back, But is there any solution or i TOTALY BRICK THE PHONE and there is no coming back??????
Thanks for quick replys
sorry to say buddy... its over ... :-x
not 100% sure but 90% for sure I read a lot of that that radio bricks the phone IF you do what you just did ...
go for gurantee tell em something about ota done it. thats all you can try I guess.
You could try running an RUU if you can boot into FASTBOOT but other than hat I don't know
As far as I know from all reading IV done on flashing phones interrupting radio flashes brick the phone completely due to now been no firmware to run the base radio hardware. Kinda like interrupting a motherboard BIOS update.
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Visentinel said:
Kinda like interrupting a motherboard BIOS update.
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and this can be solved. take it to a good gsm service in your area. the guys there have the tools (hardware programmers) required for the job. it will cost, but you will have your phone back
Thanks guys for reply, tommorow i will go to mobile store to see if they can do anything.
I want to know only if it i possible to solve this without any hardware programmer, so thanks for your infos.
Does anyone know what "hardware proggamer" can solve this?what is the name of it??
Thanks
djshorty said:
Thanks guys for reply, tommorow i will go to mobile store to see if they can do anything.
I want to know only if it i possible to solve this without any hardware programmer, so thanks for your infos.
Does anyone know what "hardware proggamer" can solve this?what is the name of it??
Thanks
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Riff box (http://www.jtagbox.com) can bring alive your device but you need take apart your device and solder jtag connector.
Ok guys, i left my desire at T-mobile (macedonia) today, and i will wait for their answer.it is under warranty, but i will be happy if they bring to Live, if they dont accept warranty i will pay only to have my desire back.
Thanks for all your answers
YEAHHHH
Good news i brink back my desire.
T-Mobile repair for me.

[Q] Desire Blackscreen

Hello,
i flashed my hboot back from ogxygen to default hboot, after
reboot i just saw a black screen. The leds are blinking green and orange if i put out the battery and if i insert it, the leds are orange.
If i start the desire the leds are not showing something and its still blackscreen.How i can repair it? =(
sry for bad english
i'm no expert but have you tried going in to the Bootload menu (power off phone, hold down the back button and power on holding both button down unlit phone starts up)?
Then if you can get in to the Bootloader screen you can then try to go to Recovery option or flash from your PC using ADB.
Have you made a NAND back up before you flashed your Hboot?
Yes i already did, but always blackscreen not vibrating or something like that
no i dont have a nand backup, why i need 1? someone could give me a link?
or make a backup and upload it?
if you connect phone to pc , is it recognized by PC?
if yes try to run an official RUU from shipped roms.
alekshuso said:
Yes i already did, but always blackscreen not vibrating or something like that
no i dont have a nand backup, why i need 1? someone could give me a link?
or make a backup and upload it?
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no my pc isnt showing something up
It is a bit late but check the md5 of the hboot you flashed, if it does not match I think you are pretty screwed otherwise it probably is still fixable.
how i can fix? damned thats my dads desire he will kill me :/
i don't think you can, you have to take it back for repair.
or you can find someone with jtagbox.http://www.jtagbox.com/jtag-news/riff-jtag-htc-desire-unlock-unbrick-imei-repair-supported/
will they repair my desire if i send it back? cause its flashed
It depends on how much they can see from it.
Sent from my LeeDroided Desire HD
ähm... what they will do after repair when they see thats my desire is flashed?
If they find out that it was a rooted desire or that you caused the fault, they are happy to repair it but they will charge you big time. Somewhere around here someone named 200 euro i think. But you might get lucky and they repair it cost free, has also happened before.
What you have is the slcd desire brick. Follow the thread in my signature with the ruu for your region- how to unroot the desire.
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no, it dont make vibration... or its cause i had gingerbread rom
alekshuso said:
no, it dont make vibration... or its cause i had gingerbread rom
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push
read my post ... : HTC Desire doesn't start up. maybe it helps. had the same exact problem.
spd00 said:
read my post ... : HTC Desire doesn't start up. maybe it helps. had the same exact problem.
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nope, my pc dont show something up about usb but my desire is
charging :/ and it dont vibrate!!!
It should in fastboot. See my signature for the thread on unbricking
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nope your thread is for slcd bricked desire, but my one is hboot bricked :/
push, what i must write to htc and can i use jtagsoftware without box`?
and how i can root my radio`?

[Q] Desire fully dead during RUU Update

I start the RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00. 32U_5.11.05.27_release_159811_signed.exe again to do the same update I get ERROR [152]:IMAGE UPDATE ERROR with the option to Recover which gives me a black screen until I pull the USB connection.
Then I get a "Dead boot device no fastboot no Hboot and no sign of life with usb and charger.Adb won't detect my device. Pleas urgent advice.
Thx.
Any chance to get back alive my desire?
check the troubleshooting guide maybe you can find a solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
callyaseen said:
Any chance to get back alive my desire?
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Can you get in to recovery mode? Power on while holding down the -Vol
Sent with Desire.
angusc said:
Can you get in to recovery mode? Power on while holding down the -Vol
Sent with Desire.
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No i can't get any mode and any sign of life like charging led adb detection etc ....
blacksec said:
check the troubleshooting guide maybe you can find a solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275632
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No there is no solution about this condition.Waiting for any expert here.
Have you seen this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734
Sent with Desire.
angusc said:
Have you seen this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831734
Sent with Desire.
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Yes i have seen there but this solution for slcd , blank lcd problem in my case there desire won't detect with pc in any condition and not even charging sign but i can feel a little heat thats means mobile is still on.
What happens if you copy a PB99IMG.img rom on to the sdcard and then try to start phone in bit loader?
What is you're desire? AMOLED or SLCD? any other details that may help, where you buy it from and what was the original ROM and service provider, was it branded, did you make a gold card, what HBOOT did you have before the problem was it stock or CM7r2.....
Sent with Desire.

[Q] I think I've bricked my new phone... HELP!

Hey people
I recently got a HTC Desire from ebay, and there was no rom on it - it was just stuck at the splash screen. The bootloader was working, so I just thought a reflash would do the trick. I therefore downloaded a few RUU's and was trying them out only to find that none of them worked, not even the 2.3 update. After some frantic googling, I discovered that the phone was branded to vodafone, so I tried to RUU that one, and now my phone is stuck at the black HTC logo with the four exclamation marks at the edges. I can't S-OFF or even make a goldcard, since I don't actually have a ROM on the phone. What have I done? I might of corrupted the radio by the sounds of it, but I'm really hoping I haven't.My phone won't go into the bootloader anymore, and I don't know what to do. Could someone help me?
Go read bortaks guide, first post in Desire Q&A (stickies) and go down to number [4]
Sent from my HTC Desire
I have tried that. I have not been able to make a goldcard - none of the sdcards I have are working. I did try searching and reading around before I posted
Have u got another phone, r can u borrow 1? u can put ur sdcard in that to make a gold card
Sent from my HTC Desire
I have tried to make a goldcard using my xperia x8, but the two cards I have aren't being recognised after using the hex editor. It keeps saying they are not formatted.
Then first look for an usb unbrick guide, it should be easy.
Or -
send the phone back. You are supposed to get a phone in working condition, not some overpriced paperweight. Unless you deliberately bought the phone in such condition which is imho extremely foolish. To sell a phone in non working condition is outrageous! I hope you haven't left positive feedback.
erklat said:
not some overpriced paperweight.
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Lol
Sent from my HTC Desire
The thing is, I think it's my own fault. When I got the phone, at least it went into the bootloader when you held the down volume button and pressed power on, but now it won't even do that. It's stuck at the black screen with the four exclamation marks at the corners. Is there anything I can do in fastboot, since that is what it's stuck it? The USB unbrick guide doesn't help because I can't get past fastboot mode...
Can anyone help?

Hardbricked

Hi all,
I have a big problem
I think that my HTC Wildfire got hardbricked, My friend was trying to install custom rom but it went wrong
My wildfire doesnt turn on and my battery is working I tried my battery with a other wildfire so its not the battery..
Is there a way to unbrick my wildfire ??
Wildfire64 said:
Hi all,
I have a big problem
I think that my HTC Wildfire got hardbricked, My friend was trying to install custom rom but it went wrong
My wildfire doesnt turn on and my battery is working I tried my battery with a other wildfire so its not the battery..
Is there a way to unbrick my wildfire ??
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OK let's figure this out. Gonna need specific information from you.
Is the phone s-on or s-off? If s-off how was this done?
What procedure was used to flash the ROM?
What state is the phone in now? Won't turn on at all, or sits on the HTC screen, or only vibrates?
And has your friend done this before?
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heavy_metal_man said:
OK let's figure this out. Gonna need specific information from you.
Is the phone s-on or s-off? If s-off how was this done?
What procedure was used to flash the ROM?
What state is the phone in now? Won't turn on at all, or sits on the HTC screen, or only vibrates?
And has your friend done this before?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
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I think the phone was s-on
the phone doesnt turn on , no vibrate , no led by charging just nothing..
my friend has flashed many roms but this time it went wrong and he tryed to fix it but i think he hardbricked it now..
Wildfire64 said:
I think the phone was s-on
the phone doesnt turn on , no vibrate , no led by charging just nothing..
my friend has flashed many roms but this time it went wrong and he tryed to fix it but i think he hardbricked it now..
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Hmmmm. If it was s-on then HTC safeguards would have prevented a hard brick. Is it possible the hardware has been damaged?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk
Try hard reset through youtube
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My advice is to flash an RUU and revert back to stock.
This is only because it's hard bricked, plus it happened to me before. I thought to give it a go, and it worked.
After that I just re root my phone, and install CWM recovery, and then flash a new ROM. It's simple
Just follow my leads and it'll work.
P.S Your hardware hasn't damaged at all. Why do users say these things?
1. Download an RUU from the buzz forums
2. Install and revert back to stock with RUU
3. After the process is done, enable adb in settings [Applications]
4. re root your device, and install CWM
5. Flash any custom ROM and follow the instructions 'fully'.
I had to rush this, I hope you understand what i'm saying.
Users if you think i'm wrong then correct me as you wish.
But this all managed to work for me, when my device was hard bricked xD
Stone. Cold said:
My advice is to flash an RUU and revert back to stock.
This is only because it's hard bricked, plus it happened to me before. I thought to give it a go, and it worked.
After that I just re root my phone, and install CWM recovery, and then flash a new ROM. It's simple
Just follow my leads and it'll work.
P.S Your hardware hasn't damaged at all. Why do users say these things?
1. Download an RUU from the buzz forums
2. Install and revert back to stock with RUU
3. After the process is done, enable adb in settings [Applications]
4. re root your device, and install CWM
5. Flash any custom ROM and follow the instructions 'fully'.
I had to rush this, I hope you understand what i'm saying.
Users if you think i'm wrong then correct me as you wish.
But this all managed to work for me, when my device was hard bricked xD
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Hey @Stone Cold, the confusion people are having here is between hard bricked and soft bricked. A "hard brick" can only occur in 2 situations which are
1: the bootloader is corrupted/damaged/deleted and the device cannot boot. This can Only be fixed by using a JTAG. A ruu will not work as the ruu is flashed by the hboot(bootloader) and if it won't function then its dead.
2: that hardware has been damaged so much that the device cannot physically boot.
Depending on the damage this can sometimes be fixed.
All other forms of "bricking" are "soft bricks" or software bricks. These include bootlooping, trapped at the splash screen etc. These can be fixed as the bootloader and or custom recovery still function. If either of these still function you are not hard bricked. If a ruu worked then you were soft bricked.
Now this user states that his device was s-on so bootloader corruption is massively unlikely as nand protection is still active. This coupled with the owner stating that the device will not boot and shows no signs of life a hardware failure is the most likely option.
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heavy_metal_man said:
Hey @Stone Cold, the confusion people are having here is between hard bricked and soft bricked. A "hard brick" can only occur in 2 situations which are
1: the bootloader is corrupted/damaged/deleted and the device cannot boot. This can Only be fixed by using a JTAG. A ruu will not work as the ruu is flashed by the hboot(bootloader) and if it won't function then its dead.
2: that hardware has been damaged so much that the device cannot physically boot.
Depending on the damage this can sometimes be fixed.
All other forms of "bricking" are "soft bricks" or software bricks. These include bootlooping, trapped at the splash screen etc. These can be fixed as the bootloader and or custom recovery still function. If either of these still function you are not hard bricked. If a ruu worked then you were soft bricked.
Now this user states that his device was s-on so bootloader corruption is massively unlikely as nand protection is still active. This coupled with the owner stating that the device will not boot and shows no signs of life a hardware failure is the most likely option.
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Oh, so I was wrong.
Thought it was that way though, anyway thanks. This makes more sense now
Cheers
Stone. Cold said:
Oh, so I was wrong.
Thought it was that way though, anyway thanks. This makes more sense now
Cheers
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That's no problem pal it's good to keep these terms clear, so many people have misinterpreted them in the past. That being said thank you for reminding me of the black screen hboot issue. It's been ages since I've heard of that happening. Its good to keep notes
But back on topic, OP do you or your friend have a working fastboot path? If so try to boot into hboot with volume down and power, wait 30 seconds then push power. Then on the PC issue the command
Fastboot devices
If nothing happens its toast :/
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