HARDBRICK - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok i know this is stupid. But can someone please tell me how to HARD brick my htc evo 4g, its got the latest hboot so i just need to know how.
if i do the 4.24 update and while its updating, pull battery, will it brick?

WTF? is wrong with you? lmao! Are you kidding?! wow. I don't know how to reply. lol. well, there is an app called wank-o-meter. go download it. You'll have fun with your hand tonight. :-D

If ur s-off u can do battery pulls while flashing radios...what is ur reason 4 trying 2 brick...just wondering
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Because one, sprint refuses to replace my replaced evo.
it has no functioning camera ( blurry like a 50's tv)
halo affect from screen leakage
I am s-on. I dont know how but i got the 4.22 and 4.24 update doesnt show.
SO is it possible the software update if it shows begins and i yank the battery out, will it brick

go back and speak with a manager. but remember that you will lose your rooted phone. if you TRUELY want a new phone and will get one no matter what... then unroot your phone and set all settings as default. like I said. TAKE IT TO THE STORE! don't purposely **** it up worse. However, if you DON'T PUT A STICKER ON THE PHONE ITSELF NOTING THE CAMERA IS BAD, IT WILL END RIGHT BACK IN THE FIELD IN SOMEONE ELSES HANDS. because they don't care if they send a defective right back out.

its not rooted.
also i know they will do that. Howdo u think i got it

wtf. okay. then take it back to the store. find out if it is a corp or fran store. sounds like a piece of **** franchise store! tell them THAT THEY WILL do as you ask. it is a defect of the phone. then threaten you'll report them if they don't follow your orders.

Sprint customer service is who replaced it. The thing is they said it runs fine from their Provisioning test

You need a corporate store
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lil_bono said:
You need a corporate store
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whys that?

leo72793 said:
whys that?
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because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!

{ParanoiA} said:
because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!
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honestly, i called and got a previous rep, thank god, and he said i can ***** n complain about the phone and the service i recieved and they will give me a free upgrade so i wont leave.

you can already get a free upgrade. they're promoting it. But, I'd take the evo3d if you can get it early. lol. if my phone broke. I would get the evo 3d. but only if it breaks. yours is broken. hell. take the upgrade. BUT REMEMBER. there are SOOOOO going to be better phones in the next year. they won't let you upgrade twice.

Rite. I just got my evo back around Jan. Gonna bypass the evo 3d n wait it out...

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because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!
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FALSE. Sprint ISC's service and exchange phones.

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[Q]How can Sprint tell if your phone has been rooted?

I just unrooted my phone back to stock because I'm thinking about taking it Back to Sprint to see if I can get a replacement for it, since my WiMax stopped working.. How will Sprint be able to tell if my phone has been rooted or not? By files on the memory card or something in the phone itself? Also, do I need the insurance plan to get a replacement? Hoping to get some answers from people with experience in taking back their Evo, after losing their RSA keys..
Thanks for your time.
I would say the super user application but I honestly don't know.
from my EVO using XDA app.
The SuperUser whitelist app in the market?
If you have unrooted back to stock they won't be able to tell. They won't look at your sdcard, but if you are worried about it back everything on it up to your PC and then wipe it before going in. About the insurance thing, if you have TEP all repairs or exchanges are free, if not it will cost you $35 unless it is a lost or stolen, water or physical damage or something like that then you will need insurance or pay full retail.
Okay, so without the TEP, it'll cost me $35 to exchange it at a Sprint location?
nonpointtruth said:
Okay, so without the TEP, it'll cost me $35 to exchange it at a Sprint location?
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Correct sir.
Just make sure you turned you S back to S-On and flashed back to a stock RUU. So boot into your hboot and check to top for that S-On. Make sure you clean up your SD card just in case too, would be suspicious if they look and they see an rom zips or rooted app folder lol
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Just make sure you turned you S back to S-On and flashed back to a stock RUU. So boot into your hboot and check to top for that S-On. Make sure you clean up your SD card just in case too, would be suspicious if they look and they see an rom zips or rooted app folder lol
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Or just run the ruu.
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Or just run the ruu.
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The RUU won't turn the hboot back to s-on. You have to flash the unrevoked s-on zip and then run the RUU to fully unroot your phone.
So I've got a dilemma.. Like, I wanna go get a new phone, so I can have 4g back.. But I'm going over what I actually ever used 4g with in the first place.. It's not like downloading or streaming music over 3g is dial-up slow or anything.. And downloading apps from the market doesn't take forever either..
So this is kind of an unofficial poll..
Should I take my phone back and get it replaced by Sprint, and then root it, make sure to back up my WiMax Keys, and run the sweet CM6.1.2 with 4g?
OR
Just root my current phone again and cruise along on 3g?
Like I said, I hardly use my phone for anything other than taking pictures, or listening to music.. And thus far, I haven't noticed a quality decrease using Audiogalaxy over 3g..
So guys, what should I do?
nonpointtruth said:
Okay, so without the TEP, it'll cost me $35 to exchange it at a Sprint location?
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Wrong!
You have 1 year warranty no reason to pay anything.
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So guys, what should I do?
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I have 4g and don't even use it
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Then that settles it.. I'm re-rooting my phone tonight, and rocking out with some CM6.1.2.. I might even try some others, like the MIUI.. I have noticed some stellar battery life with the newest stock update, though.. Of course, that could be because my 4g isn't always on anymore.
nonpointtruth said:
I just unrooted my phone back to stock because I'm thinking about taking it Back to Sprint to see if I can get a replacement for it, since my WiMax stopped working.. How will Sprint be able to tell if my phone has been rooted or not? By files on the memory card or something in the phone itself? Also, do I need the insurance plan to get a replacement? Hoping to get some answers from people with experience in taking back their Evo, after losing their RSA keys..
Thanks for your time.
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I think losing your RSA keys itself is a clue you were rooted. If you have a tech who knows what to look for, they'll know. If you're lucky, you'll get a tech who doesn't know what to look for, but my understanding is that if they diagnose it as missing keys, that's a problem that isn't happening to people who aren't rooted.
nonpointtruth said:
So this is kind of an unofficial poll..
Should I take my phone back and get it replaced by Sprint, and then root it, make sure to back up my WiMax Keys, and run the sweet CM6.1.2 with 4g?
OR
Just root my current phone again and cruise along on 3g?
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4G's very nice to have available. Can you live without it? Sure. But you are paying extra for it (despite what Sprint tries to say). Also think about the resale value of the phone, if that's something you care about.
I'm technically not paying for 4g(employee line).. So I'm not worried about that.. My main concern was someone finding out after the fact, and trying to bill me for the full amount of the phone.. Plus, I can always save up for one from Craigslist, or eBay.. Or just wait for the next big, awesome phone to come from Sprint.. I will say this, I like the feel of the Evo Shift, but it's still an inferior phone, even if it does have 4g.
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Wrong!
You have 1 year warranty no reason to pay anything.
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Well, if the reason his 4g isnt working is because he messed up his keys while trying to root or flash, the warranty wont cover that.
What is this root in which you speak of? That's not why I lost 4g.. Not at alllllllll.. *shifty eyes*
for all you 4g haters, try 4g again. i use it constantly. it covers about 1/3rd of my daily car circle through the city. i say get your keys back!
btw, you forgot to back them up didnt u
I definitely got mine backed up, on my phone, computer, external, AND dropbox! LOL!

[Q] Sprint and your Rom...

i just go done talking to sprint.... my phone has a Display problem...i asked for a warranty replacement. I told them what happened and i didnt tell them it was rooted because of the obvious reasons.... as it turns out sprint can actually remotely go into your phone and know exactly what you are running.... They asked about myn and warm 2.2.... so i had to tell them... so just a heads up be careful who you talk to.... did anyone else know this?
Wow, I didnt know that but thanks for the H.U.
Luckily I have TEP so its not much of a problem but that would be something to look out for if your phone starts acting up
What happened?
Did they follow through with the Warranty or void it? I do IT work for a few sprint stores and was told that rooting the phone would void its warranty (hence why I ask). In the same breathe, none of them at the stores would know
Thanks for the info.
jpagel said:
Did they follow through with the Warranty or void it? I do IT work for a few sprint stores and was told that rooting the phone would void its warranty (hence why I ask). In the same breathe, none of them at the stores would know
Thanks for the info.
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they said that my warranty is VOID until i can prove that im on stock rom and the only way to do that is by going to the store.
lui22 said:
they said that my warranty is VOID until i can prove that im on stock rom and the only way to do that is by going to the store.
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Dang man that's no good. Sorry to hear.
So what if you ruu back to factory settings? About 3 weeks ago I had to have a speaker replaced they didn't say anything about it but he actually asked me if I had ever thought about rooting I just played dumb. That's crazy though that they can see that remotely... actually no thats not that crazy.
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Just run the ruu. If your phone is usb connected and the only issue is the display that won't prevent you from going back to stock. You can check usb connectivity in windows or by doing an adb devices if you have set up adb.
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So flash back to a stock Rom and and turn s back on. That's proof...
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lui22 said:
i just go done talking to sprint.... my phone has a Display problem...i asked for a warranty replacement. I told them what happened and i didnt tell them it was rooted because of the obvious reasons.... as it turns out sprint can actually remotely go into your phone and know exactly what you are running.... They asked about myn and warm 2.2.... so i had to tell them... so just a heads up be careful who you talk to.... did anyone else know this?
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH SPRINT.that is Invasion Of Privacy completely Unlawful and unnessecary why cant they just have asked you .......very concerning
Just flash the 1.47 RUU then run S-ON. You'll be essentially downgrading low enough to where you can re-run Unrevoked with no problems whatsoever. Good luck.
where do i get the app that tells me what is on other people's phones
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where do i get the app that tells me what is on other people's phones
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hold on let me call sprint i wanna see whats on my girlfriends phone......
fadimo305 said:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH SPRINT.that is Invasion Of Privacy completely Unlawful and unnessecary why cant they just have asked you .......very concerning
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Hold on, hold on...before we get all flared up, I don't think Sprint is actually logging on to our phones.
They are likely just getting Mod/Kernel version from About Phone menu option..just the way they can know about the PRL/PRI from their system (may be these are the traces that our phones leaves on the system).
If you guys are so worried, just go to build.prop and change the mod/build name.
JoeLithium said:
So flash back to a stock Rom and and turn s back on. That's proof...
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yeah ive dont that befor for some reason s stays off even after i updated like 3 times... i went back to the rom that came with the phone when i got it.... strange....and i can also charge while in amon_ra or clockwork mod i wonder if they will be able to see if i was on a non sense rom or on WP7? anyone wanna try and seee?
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Hold on, hold on...before we get all flared up, I don't think Sprint is actually logging on to our phones.
They are likely just getting Mod/Kernel version from About Phone menu option..just the way they can know about the PRL/PRI from their system (may be these are the traces that our phones leaves on the system).
If you guys are so worried, just go to build.prop and change the mod/build name.
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good idea but what if it dont work?
lui22 said:
good idea but what if it dont work?
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enough with the what ifs
lui22 said:
good idea but what if it dont work?
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That's what we do on XDA...find what works spirit lives on...
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enough with the what ifs
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alright enough with the "ifs" and lets get to work. your first
lui22 said:
alright enough with the "ifs" and lets get to work. your first
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sorry, not trying to be rude. But no sense asking what ifs, just because this seems to be news to everyone that Sprint can do this. So changing the build.prop might be a good start, if that doesnt work then I dont know. I don't develop these things. Maybe make some type of cached image that looks legit, so Sprint sees that instead of the actual figures. Or some type of block maybe
Or sue them
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sorry, not trying to be rude. But no sense asking what ifs, just because this seems to be news to everyone that Sprint can do this. So changing the build.prop might be a good start, if that doesnt work then I dont know. I don't develop these things. Maybe make some type of cached image that looks legit, so Sprint sees that instead of the actual figures. Or some type of block maybe
Or sue them
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oh i know you didnt meant to be rude, sorry if it seemed i was i meant it as a joke of good spirit

[Q] Bricked my Evo (a REAL brick!)

Okay guys, I need some help from some genius hacker out there! I bricked my Evo... I know what you are thinking... Yes, it is a REAL brick!! the kind where your phone does not respond to anything at all!! It doesn't even charge or connect to the computer, the screen doesnt even come on.
I was updating the radio and it went to the white screen with the green android. When that happens you are supposed to let it sit, its loading or whatever, i rushed in and took the battery out, and that's where i screwed up! I knew i wasn't supposed to do that but at the moment i didn't remember that part!
Some help would be greatly apreciated, if you can fix my problem, I might be able to pay back with some real information about boost+evo!
Thank you
arbeliolorenzo1 (at) gmail
If you pulled your phones battery during a radio update your phone is now a paperweight. If it won't turn on there's nothing you can do. I hope you have insurance bud. Sorry
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Nevermind.
If you pulled the battery before the radio update finished and it wont respond, its pretty much a sure thing that its done man. Sorry There isn't anything anyone can do. Have you tried charging the battery for a while or a different one?
Edit: Damn y'all fast, lol.
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Latinaso said:
Okay guys, I need some help from some genius hacker out there! I bricked my Evo... I know what you are thinking... Yes, it is a REAL brick!! the kind where your phone does not respond to anything at all!! It doesn't even charge or connect to the computer, the screen doesnt even come on.
I was updating the radio and it went to the white screen with the green android. When that happens you are supposed to let it sit, its loading or whatever, i rushed in and took the battery out, and that's where i screwed up! I knew i wasn't supposed to do that but at the moment i didn't remember that part!
Some help would be greatly apreciated, if you can fix my problem, I might be able to pay back with some real information about boost+evo!
Thank you
arbeliolorenzo1 (at) gmail
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Unfortunately, you are correct. You now have a REAL brick and there is nothing you can do about it. If it's under warranty, take it to sprint and see what they say.
That is the one way to guarantee making a brick out of an Evo...pulling the battery during a radio flash. Sorry for your luck.
EDIT: We all replied at the same time. Nice.
Yea, that's what I thought, but maybe, just maybe, someone came out with a solution... But yea, i have 2 batteries and a charger for them... I have done sooooo many worse things to this phone and this is the one thing that actually screwed it up... LOL
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!
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Yea, that's what I thought, but maybe, just maybe, someone came out with a solution... But yea, i have 2 batteries and a charger for them... I have done sooooo many worse things to this phone and this is the one thing that actually screwed it up... LOL
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!
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Well since it doesn't turn atleast to don't have to restore to stock to bring it back just don't let the techs put your SD card in the new one. They mightjust check to see for obvious. Zip files and such
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That is very true! But, I'm not with sprint... see my little carrier banner on the left...
Latinaso said:
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!
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Haha, I'm going to ask anyway, WHY??? Does it have something to do with your boostmobile comment in the OP? Or for some other reason you don't have Sprint service? Bad ESN? I don't really care, I'm just curious. But yeah, as everyone else has said, you're hosed. You might be able to get $50 on craigslist as a non-working parts phone. Or, call up HTC and see if they'll do a warranty replacement without involving Sprint. No idea if this is even possible, but it's worth a shot. Unless the ESN is bad, then you're probably on your own.
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Haha, I'm going to ask anyway, WHY??? Does it have something to do with your boostmobile comment in the OP? Or for some other reason you don't have Sprint service? Bad ESN? I don't really care, I'm just curious. But yeah, as everyone else has said, you're hosed. You might be able to get $50 on craigslist as a non-working parts phone. Or, call up HTC and see if they'll do a warranty replacement without involving Sprint. No idea if this is even possible, but it's worth a shot. Unless the ESN is bad, then you're probably on your own.
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You know, ive never actually checked if my esn is bad or not... hmmm, it probably is! but ill give htc a call nevertheless.
The best thing you can do is throw it in traffic and see how many cars run over it, 'cause it ain't no good for nothin' else.....
is there such a thing as truly dead?
i remember that before, hacks to phones were done using hardware interfaces.
arent there any solution like that for the evo?
HipKat said:
The best thing you can do is throw it in traffic and see how many cars run over it, 'cause it ain't no good for nothin' else.....
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LOL - good idea, but, ill then get sued cuz my phone caused someone to swerve off the road and kill a bicycle rider... LOL
asmd6230 said:
is there such a thing as truly dead?
i remember that before, hacks to phones were done using hardware interfaces.
arent there any solution like that for the evo?
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That's what i came to find out... I can take this puppy apart, and do whatever needs to be done, but i just don't know where to start or what to do... LOL
Best bet is to sell it for parts on Craigslist or eBay. If all of the hardware is in good condition, you may be able to get some money for it.
dirkyd3rk said:
If you pulled your phones battery during a radio update your phone is now a paperweight. If it won't turn on there's nothing you can do. I hope you have insurance bud. Sorry
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Insurance does not cover you being a moron. You deserve to pay up for a new phone if u do something this stupid.
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Insurance does not cover you being a moron. You deserve to pay up for a new phone if u do something this stupid.
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Well he could just drop it in water and pay 100 bucks for a new one lol.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Well he could just drop it in water and pay 100 bucks for a new one lol.
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No he can't, because he is on Boost.
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No he can't, because he is on Boost.
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Sucks for him lol.
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wow
so many nice people in here! specially the one talking crap outta his ass! lol

[Q] What should I do?! D:

Hello everybody,
I..am...retarded. I saw a lot of dust in my microphone port so naturally i got a can of compressed air to try to "fix" it. Well it broke my microphone, it still works but i would have to scream like a woman in a porno for anyone to hear me...not an option lol. So I'm running CM7 and I need a way to put everything as close to stock as possible so that the technician won't update my phone to the newest gingerbread update. I found THIS post but I don't know which one to install (being the noob that I am). I plan to uninstall ALL of the apps that require root permissions and back them up to my sd card...then install the stock ROM and hope and pray the technician doesn't see that i'm rooted.
So what do you guys think? is that enough to fool a technician? And what rom do i need to install? deodexed or odexed? and what's zip aligned?
Sorry for the noobiness but my mind has gone blank xP
thanks for all the help
If you are S-OFF just flash a sense rom and let it ota update. If you used unrevoked to root your phone then the ota cannnot set it S-ON. Then take it in. When u get phone back flash a custom recovery and go from there. Also put in an old sd-card that has no signs of custom roms and such. That's what i would do
Honestly if I were you I would just use a bluetooth headset. If you return the phone to sprint you are going to be screwed over, for now at least, with the unrooted 2.3.3. Wait till they get a root for that, then get sprint to replace it.
Unless you get a mentally handicapped tech they will check to see if you have s-off. They see you do and you are screwed.
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Hello everybody,
I..am...retarded. I saw a lot of dust in my microphone port so naturally i got a can of compressed air to try to "fix" it. Well it broke my microphone, it still works but i would have to scream like a woman in a porno for anyone to hear me...not an option lol. So I'm running CM7 and I need a way to put everything as close to stock as possible so that the technician won't update my phone to the newest gingerbread update. I found THIS post but I don't know which one to install (being the noob that I am). I plan to uninstall ALL of the apps that require root permissions and back them up to my sd card...then install the stock ROM and hope and pray the technician doesn't see that i'm rooted.
So what do you guys think? is that enough to fool a technician? And what rom do i need to install? deodexed or odexed? and what's zip aligned?
Sorry for the noobiness but my mind has gone blank xP
thanks for all the help
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it only picks up your voice if you moan "OH GOD YES DEEPER!!"? lol joking aside.
your mic is built into your top panel. so replacing the phone is POSSIBLE, but check with your local sprint store and see if they can just replace the touch panel. thats what we do at my store.
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it only picks up your voice if you moan "OH GOD YES DEEPER!!"? lol joking aside.
your mic is built into your top panel. so replacing the phone is POSSIBLE, but check with your local sprint store and see if they can just replace the touch panel. thats what we do at my store.
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Lmao xD nah the tech was too much of a lazy ass to do anything :/ so they just ordered a replacement. I sure as hell hope its not a refurbished with gingerbread. But I think that screwed xP
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I hate to tell ya, but all the evos coming through my store refurbished have had gb out of the box...
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I hate to tell ya, but all the evos coming through my store refurbished have had gb out of the box...
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-.- well here's hoping mine doesn't haha. And either way, I can wait a little while to get root again. But I'll miss my CM7 :'( I'm not much of a fan of UI skins on android. I hope sprint gets the nexus prime
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You can hope all you want, but you're gonna have GB on that phone.
HOWEVER, some refurbished phones were sent in with S-OFF and they are being sent back out with S-OFF so pray to the refurbishing gods that you get lucky
You can just take it in and they will usually just replace the mic, just let them know you don't want any software update.
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You can just take it in and they will usually just replace the mic, just lt them know you don't want any software update.
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You better be extremely adamant about not updating the OS. Like almost paranoid about it, people upfront often won't relay that info to the tech. I'd even put a mini post it on the battery or inside the back of the battery casing saying "DO NOT UPDATE SOFTWARE" or something of the likes. lol
The sprint tech said he couldn't repair it but didn't give a reason. Since they are sending a replacement can't they just use the parts from that phone to repair mine and send back that phone?
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Well my replacement turned out to be S-OFF but I didn't find that out until i got my evo 3d and got home and checked xP. I figure I might mess with it for a while, keep it, or just sell it once cm7 comes out on the 3d (or a good stripped down sense version). So if anyone is interested in buying it, I'll provide some pics of the phone to show its S-OFF so you can know its legit.
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[Q] Sprint Question!! Bricked... only getting Blue light :(

I already know its a hard brick, no odin, no recovery, no hope. I was wondering if anyone has worked for sprint and would know if I dont have insurance, and just now get insurance, and then bring it in and act clueless saying I dont know what happened yadda yadda yadda, would they give me a new phone?
Well I'm very new to rooting and things of that nature but what does the screen look. Like
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Be a man and pay the deductible! Well I have no idea never had a brick or replace issue with Sprint ever, but from what it seems if Sprint can't get it to boot they will replace for you.
Are you sure you can't get into download mode?
I actually unbricked my infuse with Odin and I wasn't in download mode took a few attempts but I saved my phone
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I personally don't work at Sprint, but if you play dumb and you make up a good enough excuse, their's an 85% chance that they'll give you a new one. I mean since it isn't physical damage, you're in luck. I say i's worth a shot. My E4GT is at Sprint right now, I completely reverted it back to stock and they had no clue on what was going on with it and they decided to give a new one. Just try it. Just lie and say something like "It was overheating, and it shut off." Good luck kiddo.
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Be a man and pay the deductible! Well I have no idea never had a brick or replace issue with Sprint ever, but from what it seems if Sprint can't get it to boot they will replace for you.
Are you sure you can't get into download mode?
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Am I sure????!!!!!! Of course!
jajosh66 said:
I personally don't work at Sprint, but if you play dumb and you make up a good enough excuse, their's an 85% chance that they'll give you a new one. I mean since it isn't physical damage, you're in luck. I say i's worth a shot. My E4GT is at Sprint right now, I completely reverted it back to stock and they had no clue on what was going on with it and they decided to give a new one. Just try it. Just lie and say something like "It was overheating, and it shut off." Good luck kiddo.
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But with no insurance??
RussellEstridge25 said:
I already know its a hard brick, no odin, no recovery, no hope. I was wondering if anyone has worked for sprint and would know if I dont have insurance, and just now get insurance, and then bring it in and act clueless saying I dont know what happened yadda yadda yadda, would they give me a new phone?
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Take it in to a Sprint store that has a repair center. Act clueless. With no insurance you should only have to pay $35 since it's a software issue. You may even get a free replacement...I doubt that though.
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blackroseMD1 said:
Take it in to a Sprint store that has a repair center. Act clueless. With no insurance you should only have to pay $35 since it's a software issue. You may even get a free replacement...I doubt that though.
Sent while hanging with that really hoopy frood Ford Prefect.
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Once they fix it would they see it was rooted?
Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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tkemack said:
Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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Actually dude.... I'm sending it in to mobiletech.com to get fixed for 50 bucks.... So chill. It was just a question about insurance.
I'm glad you're doing that, hope they can fix it.
In your op you said you didn't have insurance then said you're gonna get it, then play dumb. That's what I responded to. Thanks for being noble.
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I didn't say I was going to. Just wanted to know if it was even an option. But I had already sent my payment to mobiletech.com and then asked my question on here. More to humor myself cause I wanted to feel I did the right thing. And i am. Never bricked a phone before so i apologize for my melt down.
Better luck next time bud
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Way to man up! Hope jtag works. Worst that could happen, if jtag doesn't work, is you go in tell them your phone won't work period, pay the deductible and you'll most likely have a phone fast. But you get to be honorable. Good luck.
I again do not understand explain to me how someone who has insurance I on a device raises our payment that is the stupidest thing I have heard
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If u dont get he insurace when u get phone u cant get it after far as i know cuss every1 would do it right as they **** it up...
And tkemack people steal ****...atleast he got it legitinately pays his bill and sticks to sprint..ive had 2 phones replaced just saying im nkt receiving calls and late texts tell them ive factory reset it via sprint tech and they told me to come in... All because my hero evo and shift had minor cosmetic damages and my hero vol + bar broke off... They didnt ask **** just gave me and my wife new phones.. I also just *****ed about signal...my signal is fine there sending me a free airwave signal booster 200$ value
Not to sound like a **** just being funny treat sprint like walmart take back your used dirty diapers and demand new ones
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crazycon51 said:
I again do not understand explain to me how someone who has insurance I on a device raises our payment that is the stupidest thing I have heard
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He clearly stated in the op that he DOES NOT have insurance. Carry on.
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tkemack said:
Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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i know right? its not totally all the brickers fault but they are a large part of the problem. Take responsibility and pay the deductable
If you ultimately need to go to Sprint just tell them you are a flashaholic but promise to go to rehab if they can help you out....
Just as someone mentioned above when you buy your phone there is small window of time to buy insurance. After that time you cannot.

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