ok i have tmobile usa defy it was stock all the way not rooted nothing done to it one day it turned off and restarted on its own it entered a boot loop i didnt know why i then read up on it and found out this is not uncommon i guess so using rsd lite i attempted to flash the uk 2.21 it finished and said pass but never rebooted i was like wtf so i read more no answer sprang forth it couldnt be turned on in any way only a black screen and white led light also not uncommon so i followed all instructions even the mcgyver battery hack the computer shows the device as an omap flashable motorola device but rsd lite wont read it for some reason ive uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers and rsd lite multiple times my laptop chimes every time i connect the phone with battery hack but then and only then does it show up without rsd reading the device i cant flash it does anyone have any idea how to fix this im not a noob at all im just at my wits end on figuring this out and need some advice i dont care if its something experimental or if i need to rub the phone with vaseline i just need it fixed any help is appreciated thanks
hackulous said:
ok i have tmobile usa defy it was stock all the way not rooted nothing done to it one day it turned off and restarted on its own it entered a boot loop i didnt know why i then read up on it and found out this is not uncommon i guess so using rsd lite i attempted to flash the uk 2.21 it finished and said pass but never rebooted i was like wtf so i read more no answer sprang forth it couldnt be turned on in any way only a black screen and white led light also not uncommon so i followed all instructions even the mcgyver battery hack the computer shows the device as an omap flashable motorola device but rsd lite wont read it for some reason ive uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers and rsd lite multiple times my laptop chimes every time i connect the phone with battery hack but then and only then does it show up without rsd reading the device i cant flash it does anyone have any idea how to fix this im not a noob at all im just at my wits end on figuring this out and need some advice i dont care if its something experimental or if i need to rub the phone with vaseline i just need it fixed any help is appreciated thanks
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For all i know if you have a black screen with white led you should see your device is RSDLite, are u using 4.9?
Did you tried powering on and off the phone with RSDLite turned on(even though you only see a black screen)?
For you to get out of that mess you will have to see Motorola white logo, then you will only need a wipe from recovery.
Ouch another downgrade that's not allowed. It actually says in many posts that you cannot downgrade from 2.51 which you probably had. Then again I made the same mistake once and just like the previous post suggests rsd lite 4.9 should see the phone. Make sure you also use the latest usb drivers. Then flash 2.51 or a later version to revive the phone, just like I did with mine.
Make sure you try the following. Pull the battery, start rsd lite, connect with the pc using the usb cable, hold the volume up button, replace the battery and press and hold the power button. It may take a while but the phone should show up in rsd lite.
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ok i tried everything you guys just said my drivers are up to date im using rsd 4.9 and im trying to flash the leaked tmo us froyo rom so it should fix it but the problem im facing is that the white light is no longer coming on and rsd is not showing it as a device but its in my computers devices and the only way it shows on my computer is if i use the mcgyver hack which makes me feel like the battery is dead so im going to try holding volume up before i put the battery in with the wires connected but all else is failing for some reason
edit: it didnt work im at a loss now i think i own a 400 dollar paper weight i just dont understand why rsd wont register it and the light blinks briefly when i hook it to the computer with the battery hack is it possible the battery is just way too low for this to work?
If you are on Windows 7 you have to start RSD Lite as administrator.
Hi mate,
I had the exact same thing happen to me at the weekend there and got it fixed, either read my thread or i`ll try to tell you what i done. I got to the same stage as you where rsdlite wasnt even recognising the phone, but i plugged it in by usb anyway and even when rsdlite didn
Hi mate,
I had the exact same thing happen to me at the weekend there and got it fixed, either read my thread or i`ll try to tell you what i done. I got to the same stage as you where rsdlite wasnt even recognising the phone, but i plugged it in by usb anyway and even when rsdlite didnt recognise it i pressed the start button anyway and it would flash then not reboot like yours.
Screen would say software updating and that was all. Finally i kept just plugging it in by usb(without trying to get into bootloader and rsdlite still not recognising it) and flashed the Rom that i was on before the errors and it all worked.
So maybe you should try flashing with rom you had on it to start with or the one that worked for me which was the PAYS rom.
Good luck
Mark
the only problem is that i dont know what rom i was on before i only had the phone 3 days before it bootlooped and quit working i hadnt even had a chance to root it or anything yet really so i think im just screwed on rsd i can hit start but it doesnt do anything when i do its acting like theres no phone connected at all
Mine looked at if it wasnt connected at all either, maybe try switching the power on while it is in usb and rsdlite is running, I done that and heard the usb connection noise but that was all i got, still black screen, but once I pressed start it said software updating. Maybe you will have to try all the original sbf till it says "updating software" and then hopefully once you pick right one it will reboot too.
Only thing I can think of is did you remember to start rsdlite with administrator rights? And maybe the sbf you need to flash is an older one?
Mark
hackulous said:
ok i tried everything you guys just said my drivers are up to date im using rsd 4.9 and im trying to flash the leaked tmo us froyo rom so it should fix it but the problem im facing is that the white light is no longer coming on and rsd is not showing it as a device but its in my computers devices and the only way it shows on my computer is if i use the mcgyver hack which makes me feel like the battery is dead so im going to try holding volume up before i put the battery in with the wires connected but all else is failing for some reason
edit: it didnt work im at a loss now i think i own a 400 dollar paper weight i just dont understand why rsd wont register it and the light blinks briefly when i hook it to the computer with the battery hack is it possible the battery is just way too low for this to work?
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When you brick your phone, it won't load the batt any more. I've seen peepz loading the batt directly connected to the batt charger by cutting of a USB Cable. If you got a friend with a defy, try his battery and then retry flashing. This should solve your problem.
Report back
Edit: here's a explain from a german forum: http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-ha...-nicht-nur-weisse-led-rsd-erkennt-nichts.html
im already using the mcgyver hack im going round 83 with this thing it just showed up on rsd not sure why but im glad trying to flash now but it keeps saying failed and it wont let me flash the leaked tmo us froyo at all the start button stays gray but its trying to let me flash other stuff maybe my downloads are bad not sure redownloading now
edit: ok found a way with command line to get the start button back but obviously its not running as administrator because it isnt reading the phone im afraid to unhook the phone for fear it might not come back looks like im on the pc for about a day
It sounds a bit like my problem, maybe it wont flash the tmo froyo, i`d maybe keep it hooked up to the pc and try all different sbf to see if one works.
ok i have to run as admin to see the phone but using command line to force the program to accept the file means it wont show the phone because its not running as admin this is the last time i ever buy or use a motorola product why the hell do they lock bootloaders?
the only thing its letting me flash is the uk 2.21 and then it brings me back to square one black screen idk what to do anymore man this sucks
So when you run as administrator it shows your phone in rsdlite? thats a good start. Once you flash the uk 2.21 does it try to reboot or just go into black screen?
Mine just seemed to go into black screen then for some reason it worked on one of the sbf.
If ur case is that serious then just flash one of leaked european froyo sbf. Don't flash chinese. Make sure u charge it before. Wipe after flashing by going into stock recovery.
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ok i got it to work on the 2.2 leaked orange deblur that solved it but now my phone will only come on if im using the mcgyver battery hack so i cant take it away from the computer making it much less useful could this just be that i need a new battery now if so thats a cheap fix
edit: im an idiot the phone was on 0% battery life plugged into the wall its charging im fixed thanks to you guys this community is the best
Glad to see you got it sorted mate.
Swoooosh. . . U solved it .
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I seem to have the same problem. Can you explain what you did to have your phone fixed!
Thanks
Related
Hi,
I was flashing the UK Sbf on a unbricked phone using RSD Lite 4.9. During the flashing process, suddenly phone turned off and disconnected with RSD Lite displayed a message "Failed, Device disconnected error".
I actually had 40% battery b4 starting the process. is it the low-battery problem?? Now, I am not able to do anything with the phone. When I have plugged in for charging, it says nothing. Is it dead?? But, when I have connected to the USB, a white small light comes on the top.
How to get my phone back? My phone is from Honk kong and i have rooted it as well.
Would u please guide me if we can do something??
Many thanks in advance,
Regards,
Naga
Charge your battery in another phone or in an universal charger and try to flash once again. Or you can repeat flashing procedure on another PC.
nagnrik said:
Hi,
I was flashing the UK Sbf on a unbricked phone using RSD Lite 4.9. During the flashing process, suddenly phone turned off and disconnected with RSD Lite displayed a message "Failed, Device disconnected error".
I actually had 40% battery b4 starting the process. is it the low-battery problem?? Now, I am not able to do anything with the phone. When I have plugged in for charging, it says nothing. Is it dead?? But, when I have connected to the USB, a white small light comes on the top.
How to get my phone back? My phone is from Honk kong and i have rooted it as well.
Would u please guide me if we can do something??
Many thanks in advance,
Regards,
Naga
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Don't worry.
If the white led brights on the phone, it is possibly charging.
If not, read the following thread, there's the solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=926012
BE CAREFUL WITH IT!
Well, thanks for the quick repsponse guys... I try this... Hope, it works...
I have tried it... no luck.... But, I am a bit sure I have connected those wires properly n mounted the battery..... I got this mobile from Honk-kong.. I was actually flashing a UK Firmware (SBF)... Does it matter?? I did not wipe or any resets prior to flashing.. I have successfully rooted the mobile after Hard trails... thought of flashing it to froyo... But, mistakenly did this... )..... It went well till 73% and suddenly disconnected error and phone turned off with a white light on the top..
Any other way other than sending it to Motorola support... And I am in Dubai now.. this mobile is still not available here... so no local support from Motorola end. I have to pack it to either UK or HK...
Any trails???
Many thanks in advance.....
What .sbf are you flashing? The 2.34 or 2.5.1?
nagnrik said:
I have tried it... no luck.... But, I am a bit sure I have connected those wires properly n mounted the battery..... I got this mobile from Honk-kong.. I was actually flashing a UK Firmware (SBF)... Does it matter?? I did not wipe or any resets prior to flashing.. I have successfully rooted the mobile after Hard trails... thought of flashing it to froyo... But, mistakenly did this... )..... It went well till 73% and suddenly disconnected error and phone turned off with a white light on the top..
Any other way other than sending it to Motorola support... And I am in Dubai now.. this mobile is still not available here... so no local support from Motorola end. I have to pack it to either UK or HK...
Any trails???
Many thanks in advance.....
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Can you start it in flash mode or recovery mode?
(vol up + power or vol down + power)
Hi, I am not sure of this as I have downloaded too many files for rooting, froyo upgrade and other stuffs.. But the file name is "UK_rom.sbf" and size 370MB+. are there any consequences??
avers said:
Can you start it in flash mode or recovery mode?
(vol up + power or vol down + power)
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Yeah, I have charged it for sometime and trying to POWER+VOLUME-UP for boot loader only... It looks like dead, no repsonse from it... when I have put it for charging, it did not show any indication that it is being chraged.... anything went wrong???
nagnrik said:
Hi, I am not sure of this as I have downloaded too many files for rooting, froyo upgrade and other stuffs.. But the file name is "UK_rom.sbf" and size 370MB+. are there any consequences??
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Ok, go here http://and-developers.com/sbf:defy and download an sbf, I use 2.5.1, however once you flash it you cannot downgrade it,,, There is owever a lot of develpment more recently for it, im running a smooth froyo on it now.
Anways, pick one, extract that file to your RSD folder.
Open your RSD lite
Pull the battery from your phone, wait a few seconds, put it in, and boot into bootloader (vol up and power).
Plug the phone in, as long as the white light comes on you should be good...
select your new sbf file and hit start on RSD, you should work..
Now depending on what you had prior, your only option may be to flash 2.5 which is what I had to do.. Again, Id rather have a phone that turns on then complain about not being able to downgrade..
Let me know
good luck from my side
hint: never used a file called "UK_rom.sbf" - little unspecific ;===)
-nevermind- good luck once again, hope you bring it back to work!
Well, mobile it self is not turning on... It is a strange issue.. And fortunately, It has been launched here a 3 days ago in UAE.. I went to a store to check if the issue with the battery.. I have replaced and tested it out.. No luck.. I did not c the % of the charging. May be Bootloader requires more charging than normal powering... Anyways, I am decided to submit it to Motorola here, they must help us out...
Thanks everyone here for the wonderful support.... love XDA.... keep u posted as soon as it is fixed.... Many thanks again....
I deserve a beer for this!!!
Did the same goof up....got greedy for froyo and couldn't resist f&(*ing my defy........was cribbing for 8 hours while figuring out the solution.... escaped office for this.....but finally finally .......i saved it.......man.....if blood is the answer for blooood....then it has to be 2.51 for 2.51....
please click the link below for the only feasible 2.51 sbf....flash your defy in a standard manner and kabbooooom........defy reincarnated...
:
hope it works for all the good people in need....it worked for me (Atleast my defy turned on still observing how it works)..
Defy 2.51 sbf
Sorry for being late to the party, but how did this turn out eventually?
hey guys,
the original thread is located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940647
i did everything according to the description...
directly after flashing chineese stock rom^^ .... came back to the pc (wasnt there during flashing, but nothing could have happened, only rsdlite running, phone wasnt recognized, phone was off, white led on)
(battery has been fully charged, so battery is okay)
i tried everything, volume up + power, didnt work, rsd lite cant recognize. nothing here...
maybe someone can give me advices? no chance here so far to get it recognized in rsd lite.
thanks - appreciate any help,
but i got the really bad feeling that i've bricked my phone - OMFG guys.
edit: omfg, now there is a warning. it wasnt there when i flashed it, on the links stands, u can flash some leak, BUT - no rsdlite, no fllashing^^ ? right?
edit2: read some more posts, will try mcgyver hack 2morrow, invited to a party right now^^ so without a phone meeting some people always a litte bit more complicated :====P ***so thumbs Up *** for my little person for tomorrow. cant explain why the battery should be completely empty? but hope, that white led just means that. - will report 2morrow -
edit3-solution?
my defy is already on the way to service, BUT
someone told me: ! --> HOLD THE POWER UP KEY - BEFORE u PUT THE BATTERY IN ...
this worked for him.. maybe this could help anyone else! good luck to everyone!!
this work for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
just flashed the chinese 2.2 with RSD lite, all went well, RSD gave a "pass" result to the flash And now the phone will not turn on, no lights or anything. Charge light doesn't even come on when plugged in, if i press power when it is connected to charger, the led flashed white once and nothing else. I had 3/4 full charge when I began, don't see how the battery could have drained out, but I will try charging externally
Also I was coming from T-mobile Eclair 2.1
ok, so my first flash I used a flie I downloaded labled 2.2CN_SBF.sbf
So I reconnected the phone to RSDlite, and it showed the device was connected, I downloaded the Chinese.SBF from Higgsy's page and still nothing but a dead phone, its definetaly not the battery if its connecting to RSDlite and letting my flash, and reflash. Maybe I will try going back to stock 2.1 sbf
make sure your set to first-Come-first serve Deviceid mode in rsd lite config
I've tried flashing the orignal offical UK SBF, and a Lite Chinese 2.2, nothing screen is black, can not get into recovery, phone stays in bootloader but has black screen although says SW upate when flashing
crazyVII said:
hey guys,
the original thread is located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940647
i did everything according to the description...
directly after flashing chineese stock rom^^ .... came back to the pc (wasnt there during flashing, but nothing could have happened, only rsdlite running, phone wasnt recognized, phone was off, white led on)
(battery has been fully charged, so battery is okay)
i tried everything, volume up + power, didnt work, rsd lite cant recognize. nothing here...
maybe someone can give me advices? no chance here so far to get it recognized in rsd lite.
thanks - appreciate any help,
but i got the really bad feeling that i've bricked my phone - OMFG guys.
edit: omfg, now there is a warning. it wasnt there when i flashed it, on the links stands, u can flash some leak, BUT - no rsdlite, no fllashing^^ ? right?
edit2: read some more posts, will try mcgyver hack 2morrow, invited to a party right now^^ so without a phone meeting some people always a litte bit more complicated :====P ***so thumbs Up *** for my little person for tomorrow. cant explain why the battery should be completely empty? but hope, that white led just means that. - will report 2morrow -
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I already experienced this. It's a big no-no to flash the Chinese SBF if you're coming from 2.51. After flashing the SBF through RSD, the phone won't boot up. It's a good thing that my phone is under warranty and so i got a new replacement
nitski said:
I already experienced this. It's a big no-no to flash the Chinese SBF if you're coming from 2.51. After flashing the SBF through RSD, the phone won't boot up. It's a good thing that my phone is under warranty and so i got a new replacement
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Was forced to flash the leaked froyo tmobile signed SBF. Forgot that this Defy wasn't the orignal, my wife had it replaced due to Earpiece failure, so the replacement must have had the OTA already, cause i never installed it. Oh well its her damn phone anyways LOL
Just curious how would you check next time to see if its 2.51
So to sum up CrazyVII, You have to flash the Froyo Leaked SBF with the signed keys, otherwise you will never finish the bootloader flash.
Just connected to RSD and make sure its set to First cum first serve, and hit the power button on the phone, screen won't light, and my led didn't either, but it should safe connected in slot one of devices.
Start Flash, and wait to see the "M" , RSD will let you know when to restart the phone.
Hopefully they figure out how to make this downgradeable, I perseonally Have a G2, but I really enjoyed Rooting, and deblurring my wifes phone, its a nice device
nitski said:
I already experienced this. It's a big no-no to flash the Chinese SBF if you're coming from 2.51. After flashing the SBF through RSD, the phone won't boot up. It's a good thing that my phone is under warranty and so i got a new replacement
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seriouus answer? dont want to wait until a new one arrives..
Dalamak said:
So to sum up CrazyVII, You have to flash the Froyo Leaked SBF with the signed keys, otherwise you will never finish the bootloader flash.
Just connected to RSD and make sure its set to First cum first serve, and hit the power button on the phone, screen won't light, and my led didn't either, but it should safe connected in slot one of devices.
Start Flash, and wait to see the "M" , RSD will let you know when to restart the phone.
Hopefully they figure out how to make this downgradeable, I perseonally Have a G2, but I really enjoyed Rooting, and deblurring my wifes phone, its a nice device
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thanks for summing up,
u mean the chineese froyo release is something like the 3.4.?.? version? im going to search for it right now
maybe anyone can supply a link?
the problem is, i tried nearly evey combination, the phone doesnt recognized by rsd lite.best proposal would be - battery out - in - vol up + power - wait .... rsd lite doesnt do anything.
so very hard to flash.
do i need to apply the mcgyver trick, or is it useless....?
edit: why can't the phone load while off? i just understand the logic behind this behaviour...
best reagrsds thx,
cV
phone really dead.
guys, tried mcgyver trick....
white light goes on on usb connect directly... dont know why, but nothing worked. first come first served mode enabled in rsd lite.
rsdlite running the whole time. nothing connects, nothing realized.
direct boot (only power button), power + volup button, everything. no result.
the strange thing, in the meantime i saw someone posting, he flashed the whole thing(as in the description, 1st post) on 2.51 and on his phone everything worked fine.
no idea. but i think mine is really gone now. i think ill send it to my reseller tomorrow. im not quite sure if i can stay with such a situation (not loading in boot loader mode? WTF? no real recovery image? F*CK? bad hacks? no useful backup situation.. why do i need a recovery, when i cant access it when i screwed up? -> useless to me.
im really thinking of switching back to htc, although the DHD is too big, i think ill gonna take it
guys, any tipps? suggestions? id really appreaciate it. :=)
thanks for all the responses so far.
current situation
- mcgyver trick tried for 45 mins,
- rsd lite in first come first served mode
- white led goes on on usb connect immediately
- screen is black the whole time
- no results - no recognization...
- flashed chineese 2.2 on 2.51 firmware
Did the same goof up....got greedy for froyo and couldn't resist f&(*ing my defy........was cribbing for 8 hours while figuring out the solution.... escaped office for this.....but finally finally .......i saved it.......man.....if blood is the answer for blooood....then it has to be 2.51 for 2.51....
please click the link below for the only feasible 2.51 sbf....flash your defy in a standard manner and kabbooooom........defy reincarnated...
:
hope it works for all the good people in need....it worked for me (Atleast my defy turned on still observing how it works)..
Defy 2.51 sbf
Theres more....though i sacrificed one of my data cable for mcgyver jugulary...but got a wonderful outcome of my 12 hours wait..........my earlier (india) rom was not full blur...never realized it...facebuk never synced......but this uk rom is FULL BLUR..and its awesome......alll my accounts are intact......everthing works just fine....in face some of the the apps which never used to work earlier work flawlessly now........
ACCIDENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS BAD
All those greedy people wanting to flash froyo from 2.51 and wanting to keep their downgradability, you will need to search for tutorial from Bihariel where he put up froyo rom only for 2.51 base.
All the best.
Hi all.
I know there are many threads about this, but there was no solution for my problem anywhere out there
Yesterday I got my Defy back from repair (broken speaker) and switched it on - I wondered why there is the vodafone 360 (I'm in germany) logo coming up, because it was not there before I sent it to repair... I immediately switched it off, to flash the de-blurred version (JRDNEM_U3_2.34.1) from and-developers.com which worked on the device before, without any problems.
After flashing it with RSDlite and got a PASS, it did not reboot - but it was still recognized by the Computer (USB-connecting sound on Windows) and RSDlite! So I tried to flash it again, but the problem persists. I already tried the McGyver-USB-cable-method and various battery-out-pressing-button-battery-in-again solutions... no chance. After a few hours testing, the phone stopped being recognized by the computer, too! I did not flash again and the white LED is still lighting up, when I plug the cable into the computer.
I left the phone with the USB-cable plugged into the computer over the night (6 hours), hoping it will charge (assuming I got the battery drained by testing too much) but the situation is still the same this morning.
I think I REALLY bricked it and have to send it to the shop, which also fixed the speaker (which I did not get to test yet ) - I would like to see a different approach, because I know I will get that ****ty vodafone 360-ROM on my phone again
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
hitti
They have updated your software to 2.51 when they gave it back. It is foolish of you not to even check before flashing it. Flash the 2.51 or chinese froyo sbfs.
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Yes, that's right - I should have checked it before.
I can't flash anything, because my computer does not "see" the phone anymore
Edit:
I sent it back to that shop, which repaired it before - hoping they get it fixed.
But u cud just flash 2.51. Well, anyway.
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Turn off your phone (by pulling battery if necessary). Press and hold the volumn up button and turn on the phone to open the boot loader page. Then plug in the usb cable and flash the 2.51 rom.
ABC_Universal said:
Turn off your phone (by pulling battery if necessary). Press and hold the volumn up button and turn on the phone to open the boot loader page. Then plug in the usb cable and flash the 2.51 rom.
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ABC is right..the problem is you might just get a blank screen but it gets detected by RSD. This happened to me before and thought I bricked my Defy, which almost made me shat bricks! But since you sent it in already..hopefully they fixed it if not, you can do it yourself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884105
download and flash....it worked for me...
I tried all kinds of combinations of pushing buttons and putting batteries in and out - it was not recognized by the computer or RSDlite at all. Thanks for helping, anyway
Maybe the battery is discharged
Do you know any person who has a Defy to let you the battery, and then reflash?
Disclaimer:
I have the same problem this guy have:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036327
But no one in the thread was able to understand him, so I'm trying to open a new thread to organize the thoughts (there are too many people with too many problems posting there).
What happened:
I have a 1-month-old Defy. On the 2nd day I already had it rooted, running froyo (with Pays ROM), overclocked, undervolted and all this stuff. Three days ago, suddenly, it started to FC apps randomly. So I wiped. Then it became stuck on M logo. No big deal.
I tried then to reflash the SBF via RSDLite, but for some reason I only had the previous SBF (3.4.2-155-2) and my phone was running on 3.4.3-11. Don't know if it has downgradeability issues, but I couldn't flash it. It threw some checksum errors in the process and wasn't able to finish the process. Then my phone became "Code Corrupt". I was still able to see it in RSDLite. No big deal.
I didn't know the battery wouldn't charge in the bootloader screen, so I quickly ran into a "Battery Low / Cannot Program" state. It was written in the screen what happened. I knew what I had to do. No big deal.
I read about the MacGyver method, but prefered instead to use a universal charger to charge my battery. Was charging all night, seem to work on other defy (tested it later). But, now, my phone makes no response to battery insertion. Not even power+vol up, nothing. No white led, no bootloader, no code corrupt, no nothing. Ok, that's a big deal.
If I connect it to USB, nothing happens. No driver instalation, no device recognized, no RSDLite, no bootloader, no white led. Nothing.
The only response I have from the phone is: if I pull the battery and put it again while connected to USB, the computer will make an USB connection sound, then 2 seconds later, it makes an USB disconnection sound. If I open the device manager, it shows the Motorola Device for 2 seconds (OMAP something) and then it desapears. So I'm not able to see it in RSDLite.
I tried even to power up the phone with the MacGyver-crafted USB cable (with and without battery inserted together), but the computer response is the same. That is the only thing that makes me believe that my Defy isn't entirely dead. But isn't much useful after all.
Hope I explained it well. I'm one of those guys who doesn't speak english well, so I hope you guys understand me . Thanks in advance.
I would really like to be helpful, but it looks, that you tried everything. Only one thing. Try to check the battery voltage and if you can, try another battery in your phone. The charger could broke your battery, even if it one time worked in another phone.
Try reinstall usb drivers, rsdlite, different usb port, and different pc.
@peetr_
The battery seems to still work, as putting it in the phone makes it to be recognized (for 2 seconds) on the PC. Also, the phone seems to get a little warm while with the battery.
@ABC_Universal
I tried. Installed all the drivers in another PC I have here and tried the same methods I said before. Same results.
If you're planning to dumb the phone into a dumb site.. let me know when and where...
Ok... you need to narrow down the possibility here by putting another full charged battery and see if the phone do get connected status via PC. External charger might just toast your battery if you read carefully your entire story back starting from this line "I didn't know the battery wouldn't charge in the bootloader screen, so I quickly ran into a "Battery Low / Cannot Program" state. It was written in the screen what happened. I knew what I had to do. No big deal."
External charger might giving out totally different voltage/current rating from the defy own charger.
im having the same issue, did you solve it?
im having the same issue, did you solve it?
try putting a different Defy's battery, doesn't work just give it for RMA... you'll get a replacement. looks like a hardware problem to me...
You have tried the McGyver-trick?
I tried using another battery in it and didn't work. I was far from a computer when I tried, so I didn't check if I was able to connect it to PC (even if the screen was totally black). But if it was a battery problem, I was expecting at least the bootloader to appear, but still nothing happened.
I took it to RMA two weeks ago. Here in Brazil they take too long to return it =/. Still waiting.
skattegat: I tried. With and without battery inserted together. Both cases, I was only able to listen the USB connection start and end, 2 seconds later. I know the cable was working because even without battery, when I touch the wires, I was able to listen the usb connection sound.
Ok. At least you have the time now to enjoy your sunny weather in Brazil...
RSD lite sucks... Well it doesn't suck but it refuses to work anymore no matter what I do!
Use sbf_flash in linux and it should do the trick! PM me if you need help
First flash the sbf. Then enter stock recovery and do the recovery from there. Flashing does not wipe cache. But after the flash the recovery will do the wipe automaticly.
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Just a follow up:
My phone returned today from the warranty. Is fully working now, but I noticed the IMEI has changed. So I guess they changed the entire circuit.
It's not helpful for those who have the same problem, but I'm happy again
i have problem too..
I made a mistake in ROM CM7: I "install the 2nd init". and the results stuck on the boot logo .. : (
I finally went into the boot loader, then flash again use 3.4.2_177 SBF-005_NORDIC (do not wipe the data) .. remain stuck at the boot logo. and I try to use flash SBF-Stock.UKTmobile 3.4.3_11 (not wipe the data) and the results .... still stuck>> it's just an animated logo appears only.
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for this case:
I want to get into stock recovery:
1. defy turn off, turn the power button + volume down (hold a while)
2. logo appears>> android +! (the menu does not appear anything)
3. and I do not know anymore what should I do: (
please help me Quarx
thanks before
Don't see why you should ask the same question in multiple topics. My answer still is the same:
If pushing the lower right corner doesn't do the trick, try instead pushing both volume buttons at the same moment. Worked for me
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Fotogravin said:
Don't see why you should ask the same question in multiple topics. My answer still is the same:
If pushing the lower right corner doesn't do the trick, try instead pushing both volume buttons at the same moment. Worked for me
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it's work..!! sorry i ask same question on other thread.
i'm so confuse
makasih gan
hey omneon are you able to solve your problem..plz help me man mine defy is stuck on m logo. same problem like your..
I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
My Xperia Play has done This I asked a Mate (Jinx13) He said Il do a hardcore Testpoint process. After I have done this My Phone will Vibrate and Nothing I was Playing Rayman today and it Locks and Hardware Keys Do Not respond.
Then Touchscreen Stopped Working. Indeed This is a Hardware Failure I have got this and Re-Flashing with Blinking SETOOL2 and Resseting it Wouldn't work. I Then Re-Locked By fastboot SIM and Bootloader (Maintained DRM) and Now Dowloading R800i O2-UK From SETOOL Support and 3-UK one and I will Upload them for US people for Warranty they Become indeed handy . I now Am Going to O2 shop I was Running 2.3.4 .42 GENERIC.But I am Not allowed to Give you the FW's Only by Re-Uploading I Can. Anyway My Brave Soldier Died (Hardware Failure) Its the Screen Components.Im Not Rooted anymore and Re-locked with S1-Tool.
If this happens to you My advice is Dont Flash Alpha ROM's They can make Your device Coo Coo. And OC can Damage.
Basically I boot My phone with a 3600MAH Mugen Battery 89% Battery From the Last time It was on. Im afraid your friends Phone is Dead Maybe a Hardware Failure Most Likly and I am now Officialy Out of the Game.
But O2 Gave me 3 Year warranty!!!!! For £100 When I Purchased it. So I am Going to O2 in Stevenage and Say this What actually happend:
"I Purchased My Xperia Play on August 17th Through Online Store ; I have never had a Problem With My device Untill This week : I have had these Issues:
*Touchscreen Wont respond Cleaned Several Times.
*Random Reboots
*Red Light when Phone had 50%+ Battery
*Would Take 6 Battery Pulls to Turn on (Would Only turn on Earlier during the week)
*Lagged In games.
*Running O2 Branded Software
*No Screen Brightness or Signs of Working Screen.
*Would Not charge Unless turned On
*Camera Would Not work Unless Wifi Was not on I dont know why?
So Basically This Phone had a A fault since Day one I always had Camera Fails.
bluetoon said:
I am currently trying to fix a friend's Xperia Play r800a. It seems to be having a few different problems and together they are making it all difficult to get it going again. First off I have no real knowledge of toying with an Android phone. I browsed some threads on here, used Google and tried to use Flashtool to get the original operating system on it but all were a no go. I'll try and describe the problems to the best of my abilities and maybe someone can offer some help.
This is what I know from what he remembers he did to the phone. He said that the phone started t only boot to the Sony logo and then it would hang until the battery died or the phone was reset. If plugged in with a wall charger then it would allow him to get to the screen where he would enter his password but the touch screen wouldn't work. He then flashed it using Flashtool and at that point it would boot to a black screen and that's it.
-It hangs on a black screen, no logo or anything is present and it happens regardless of whether it is plugged into a wall charger or not.
-It is not found when plugged into the USB port (Windows 7 PC) and shows up as an unknown device. After a few minutes it is found by the PC but sometimes will randomly go back to an unknown device.
-I sometimes get a red light which blinks three times when I press the power button on the phone. I am currently charging it to see if it was a matter of being a dead battery or something worse (I heard it could be a hardware failure).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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okay lol i don't know if that second post helped but is the phone unlocked? by any chance if it is, you can never really brick your xperia, from experience i kept flashing re flashing cusom kernal all day i get the same loops etc, but always fixable, also flash tool should fix your phone if that is you got the right ftf file for the brand like i have verizon and it have a verizon.ftf file, other than that i need more info about the phone not how it bricked, like what was it running at first etc. Try sony software reflashing repairing if that doesn't work use flashtool and see if you get an error with that
I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol
Xperia4life said:
I cant enter fastboot or recovery lol
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lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors
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lol xD oh danm only possible way i think is to try flash tool and downloading the ftf file for your phone and let me know if you get any errors
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my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?
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my phone is having the exact same problem, it wont recover through pc companion and flashtool wont even work cause I cant get my phone into flashmode.
are there any other tricks that might get my beast running again?
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How are you trying to get into Flashmode?
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