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Hi everyone.
Received may phone yesterday. Powered up and did all the wizard stuff (date, time, GMT, etc).
Phone booted into Sense interface. Took a look at some menus and decided to turn off the phone (I was at work and had no time to let it charge). Then the first bug. After trying to power off, the HTC screen froze. Had to take the battery off.
Came home and tried again. Froze on the HTC screen on start up.
Looked for some info on Google and found a lot of people with similar problems. Some answers (including here) pointed to a volume down + power action, followed by a clear storage option.
Did that.
The phone buzzed seven times on HTC screen and froze again.
Tried fastboot, froze.
Tried clear storage again, froze.
What's my option beside that?
All I found is this same procedure.
Tried with and without the SD card. With and without SIM card. With battery, with USB cable, with both...
Always freezing on the HTC screen.
After some minutes on the HTC screen the phone seems a little warm.
I didn't root it, so it had Android 2.1 on it. Didn't change a bit. It's quite difficult to find someone with a problem like this (can't even get to theSense UI) without haven't tried to root.
Any help is really appreciated.
Thanx.
This all points towards hardware failure/production faults so don't even bother with fixing it yourself. Just take it back to the store you bought it or send it to HTC for repair.
Damn, that sux! :/
My first HTC phone.
Never had any problem with my X10 mini. Just wanted a bigger screen.
I don't like Motorola and Samsung Galaxy seems too big.
Have to think now about getting another Desire.
Thanx for the reply.
Out of interest, how long did you wait on the HTC screen? It can take a few minutes to boot on the stock ROM
Some good minutes.
Why buy a new one, this should be under warranty? Did you bought this one second hand?
You cloud try to run a RUU but if it's a new phone I wouldn't bother with because it increased the chance you brick it and lose the warranty.
I bought it on an ebay like site.
I already contacted the seller and she asked me to send it back. But I was hoping I could do something to make it work.
Unfortunately she doesn't have another one to send me. So I'll get a refund for now.
The seller told me she can get another Desire only on February 15th.
I don't know if it's worth the wait.
I can ask for a refund and buy from another seller right away. And I think it's better, because I can't stand waiting so long for something I already paid for.
I've been rooting and working with custom roms for a long time (couple of years at least). I started with WinMo, and since I got my Evo the day they came out, I've been doing it in Android. I can also use ADB, and can typically recover from pretty much any problem on my Evo. (not claiming to be an expert) HOWEVER...
A couple days ago I loaded the latest Fresh ROM on my phone, and ran out the door while it was loading. Got in my car, the Evo started to reboot after applying the ROM, and zzzZZZIP! The thing went dead. And I mean REAL DEAD. The led which usually shows the charge level as not lit. I pulled the battery and tried to turn it on after replacing it. No go. Nothing when holding down vol while pressing power... nothing. When I got home I tried a wall charger, still no light, no boot, no drive with !, nothing. When the wife got home, tried her Evo's battery... same kind of nothing. USB connection to PC gives no adb access, no fastboot access,... you guessed it, nothing.
Sprint doesn't replace it if you didn't buy the warranty. Called HTC, of course they'll happily replace it, as long as it wasn't rooted. So I have a two part question.
Firstly, because I want my Evo back NOW! No, two days ago! LOL Is there a way to fix it?
Second, if I send it in, is there a way for them to know I rooted it?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried a different battery? That one may be fried. Just a suggestion.
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fdb8231 said:
Have you tried a different battery? That one may be fried. Just a suggestion.
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Thanks for the quick response! Yep, tried that. I thought maybe I had one of the USB port issues that didn't allow me to charge the phone, but alas, my wife's fully charged battery couldn't boot it (or do anything), and my battery worked fine in her Evo.
I also disassembled the phone to check solder connections both on the battery connector and the usb port... both looked totally fine.
Well, if you pay insurance on it you could always accidentally lose it and report it lost or stolen.... that's what I would do, but that's just me....
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Yeah, I'll weigh my options. I think I'll send it to HTC first. I really don't think they can read the internal memory in this condition. I think it is probably fried. It is too late for the Sprint TPE (warranty), but but I might be able to finagle a squaretrade warranty. It will take time though. I thought about having a friend list it in eBay as a buy it now for what a new one costs, buy it from him (he give me my money back), and wait whatever period squaretrade requires, and file a claim. They're great, and I should have bought a squaretrade warranty from day 1. I've had it on the two phones prior and had to use it on one of them. They're easy to deal with and cheaper than any other options. Plus, its more flexible since they don't replace the phone, they issue you a refund for it (which would give me the option of switching phones, not that I would).
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I've been rooting and working with custom roms for a long time (couple of years at least). I started with WinMo, and since I got my Evo the day they came out, I've been doing it in Android. I can also use ADB, and can typically recover from pretty much any problem on my Evo. (not claiming to be an expert) HOWEVER...
A couple days ago I loaded the latest Fresh ROM on my phone, and ran out the door while it was loading. Got in my car, the Evo started to reboot after applying the ROM, and zzzZZZIP! The thing went dead. And I mean REAL DEAD. The led which usually shows the charge level as not lit. I pulled the battery and tried to turn it on after replacing it. No go. Nothing when holding down vol while pressing power... nothing. When I got home I tried a wall charger, still no light, no boot, no drive with !, nothing. When the wife got home, tried her Evo's battery... same kind of nothing. USB connection to PC gives no adb access, no fastboot access,... you guessed it, nothing.
Sprint doesn't replace it if you didn't buy the warranty. Called HTC, of course they'll happily replace it, as long as it wasn't rooted. So I have a two part question.
Firstly, because I want my Evo back NOW! No, two days ago! LOL Is there a way to fix it?
Second, if I send it in, is there a way for them to know I rooted it?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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Are you certain the battery isn't fried? Also, make sure the SD card is fully seated and secure. With the battery OUT, connect your EVO to it's power supply and then reinsert the battery. Sometimes, after doing so, you will see the LED light up. If not, try again. If it still does not, try getting to the Hboot screen by pressing the down volume button while also pressing the power button.
I am pretty sure I tried that. I pulled battery while plugged in, put battery back, no difference. The first thing I thought was that it was a bad battery connection, because the phone has never worked with the battery out, but plugged in. The battery MUST be in to work. So I disassembled it to check the battery and USB connection solder points, and they look fine.
I called a reputable mobile phone tech and he said he has seen this a few times with rooted Android devices. He said he doesn't think they will be able to read the internal memory, or probably won't go through the effort it would require to (pull the internal memory out and put it in a reader).
Just pull all your root files off the SD card cause that is a dead give away that it is rooted.
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Insurance
Going through HTC is going to be a waste of time. Their turn around time is 30 days... And thats if they dont discover the rooting and therefore actually replace it.
Your best bet is sucking it up and paying the $100 deductible for Asurion insurance... If you order on their website www.phoneclaim.com they will overnight for free. However I have heard of it being back-ordered, in which case you will either wait, or be one of the lucky guys who gets a brand new one.
In regards to them seeing your internal memory, I would say its 50/50. They can recover that sort of stuff, but at the same time, HTC is way more lenient with rooting/mods than other manufacturers.
Good luck
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Just pull all your root files off the SD card cause that is a dead give away that it is rooted.
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As it turns out, when you send your phone to HTC, you have to pull your battery cover, battery, microSD card, and any other "accessories" you have off, and keep them. They only want the phone without any of these items. I asked the guy, "you don't want me to ship the batter OR even the cover with the phone, but separate?" He said, "no, they are yours to keep. if you send them to us, they will not be returned." LOL! If they replace the phone, I'll have spare parts! Yaaay! I left my screen protector on it, in case they can fix it, they won't scratch it. Love my Evo y'all!
Yah the same exact thing happened to me when i first got my evo (the first day it came out). Absolutely no sign of life, but got it through best buy and just went back with no insurance or anything and she gave me another one on the spot.
Yeah if it won't even power, they won't bother. You are straight unless by some miracle they actually get it working.
TEP is a godsend.
I'm supremely surprised no one has popped in to say "WRONG SECTION AMAGADWTFBBQ!"
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I'm supremely surprised no one has popped in to say "WRONG SECTION AMAGADWTFBBQ!"
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That would be so barbaric and elementary - so many capitals and so much hostility!
To the OP:
Wrong section, jackhole.
It will probably cost you $35 without the insurance. If one store doesn't work, try another.
Yeah, just smash it on the floor and claim a new one
$100.00 ..thats it.
Where to post this?
I had a feeling this was the wrong place to post this, but not sure where else to do it. General maybe?
SORRY! ;-P
I wouldn't have a problem if an admin moved it to the right place.
Do did you make a decision to send it in?
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Do did you make a decision to send it in?
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Yeah, with fingers and toes crossed.
Well, I don't think they'll find out. Cuz I'm in engineering, and they could try to overvolt the phone [in an attempt to turn it on] but too much a risk of frying the circuits. Also no sdcard so they can't see your files...and way too much work to disassemble...so I think you're good.
Thanks man, that really is reassuring. I'm kind of on pins and needles over this. I can't afford ANYTHING, much less to buy another phone (I was laid off Jan 1).
I've been desperately trying to learn to program in Java, for Android. Both should provide me with more flexibility financially. I'd rather work as a contractor than FTE any day, but sysadmin type work is hard to find these days. I didn't expect to enjoy programming as much as I am, which is a pleasant surprise. Java isn't so hard. ;-)
I hope to get my Evo replaced under warranty. Then I hope to get more income by the time the new Evo 3D comes out! Not to sideline this thread, but what do you guys think of that thing? I'm also wondering if the new Evo View 4G would work as a phone replacement, just using Google Voice to replace cell service. Most new cars have bluetooth built in, and otherwise can use a bt headset (even stereo headphone type), so you never have to hold it to your head anyway.
Sorry, I guess I spaced posting my results. The did not know out had been rooted. They just replaced the motherboard and sent out back.
Unfortunately, they downgraded me from hw version 003 to 002. There were also two soft key lights out and I sent it back. Even though I complained about the version difference they still put another v2 in it. I called US public relations and came close to getting a hwy v3 board in but in the end it didn't happen. All they really care is that they made the device work.
Moral of the story is, if your Evo is dead-dead, send it to htc, and now you know what to expect.
Hi! My first post here and, sadly, not a pleasant one for me.
Today I, while charging my rooted Desire (Ginger Villain 2.8, if that matters), launched an app and it crashed (black screen but with status bar still showing). Since none of the buttons were responding, I took out the battery and then put it back in and tried to boot it. I went as far as the GingerVillain logo screen but then stopped the process. Since I was impatient (and dumb...), I pulled the battery out again. On the next boot process it halted at the white HTC screen. But now on the 3rd try it refuses to boot at all. No response what so ever when I press the Power button. Charge LED doesn't light up if I connect the USB cable.
What could I have messed up? Any solutions? I sure hope I haven't bricked it or something... Any help is appreciated!
Can you access hboot or fastboot? If yes, use the last one flash ruu. If not, use the search. There is a thread with nearly the same problem like yours and when I remember correctly, it got solved.
Power + Volume down doesn't work.
The other thread that seemed to be about this problem also involved some physical damage. My phone hasn't been dropped or soaked though.
I will try to get a hold of a charged battery and see what happens. Don't know why would it crash and burn like this considering that I wasn't installing anything. :/
Also some people suggested a while ago, to take out the battery and leave the phone alone for a few minutes, then try to boot again.
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Also some people suggested a while ago, to take out the battery and leave the phone alone for a few minutes, then try to boot again.
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Had it sitting for approx. 4h with the battery removed. Put it back in and still no response what so ever. Power button doesn't do anything nor does plugging in a charger. Wasn't able to put in a charged battery because no one I know has this phone.
Not happy about this. And I'm pretty sure the tech support will just end up blaming the root...
Well, try to hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds while the battery is off. It works with notebooks. Other than that, no idea.
i guess mobo is dead, with roor you loose your warranty as well, so if mobo is realy dead you need to buy new phone, or try look on Ebay, but first sent it to htc just for diagnostic, we need to know what realy happend to your phone and after that look for advice
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i guess mobo is dead, with roor you loose your warranty as well, so if mobo is realy dead you need to buy new phone, or try look on Ebay, but first sent it to htc just for diagnostic, we need to know what realy happend to your phone and after that look for advice
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eehh..no.... if the motherboard is dead - so is the root, they won't know, so you still have your warranty.
My phone also randomly died on me once, it was rooted and S-OFF'd, sent it to htc and they repaired it for me. Don't worry about it just send it off. If it's dead it's dead.
in that case you are right, if mobo is realy dead so the root is dead too, yeah
sent it to htc and you will see
Heh encouraging replies.
Anyway, I don't have an official subsidiary of HTC in my country so I'll just bring it to the shop I bought it from. Not sure if they do diagnostics and repairs themselves or just forward it to HTC.
Since I've never gave a phone for repairs, what are your suggestions regarding the SD card? I assume it's fine if I just remove it and bring in just the phone itself. Most of my apps are installed on the card, but I guess I can kiss them goodbye at this point, right?
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Heh encouraging replies.
Anyway, I don't have an official subsidiary of HTC in my country so I'll just bring it to the shop I bought it from. Not sure if they do diagnostics and repairs themselves or just forward it to HTC.
Since I've never gave a phone for repairs, what are your suggestions regarding the SD card? I assume it's fine if I just remove it and bring in just the phone itself. Most of my apps are installed on the card, but I guess I can kiss them goodbye at this point, right?
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no, all HTC as that you give them is your phone and your battery. No SIM card, no SD, no charger/ cables. Just the phone itself.
they dont need your sdcard, you should give them just phone, battery and thats all, everything else leave home, i just sent my phone with battery to repair, simple
Bumping this thread in case somebody finds it and wants to know the outcome. I gave the phone for repairs and the conclusion was a broken motherboard which they simply replaced.
I have to admit, I was ready to buy a new phone and now that I have my old one back, it's a kinda weird feeling. I definitely do want to upgrade to Galaxy S II but it's still bloody expensive. I guess I'll just wait till the end of my warranty (April next year) for even better phones to hit the market and upgrade then...
Hey all, I'm having some trouble here. My best friend past away in a car accident a month ago, 5 hours away from his place. His mother and I would like to know what he was doing out there in the first place. The Coroner gave her the phone, and since I'm in IT, she gave it to me. So far I can access photos, videos, etc, but the screen is completely smashed. part of the display itself (under the glass) is missing. Here's my other problem, I don't know his passcode, even if I did acquire an old phone and did a parts swap. Windows is not detecting the phone as a phone (probably cause I havent put his passcode in), but detects it as a removable storage device. so far, I can't find an app for PC that will detect the phone in this state, and I need to pull the SMS/MMS data off of the phone, and everything else. The phone is NOT rooted. His mom trusted me to do this for her, and so far all I've gotten are the photos and voice recordings. Can anyone help me out?
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Hey all, I'm having some trouble here. My best friend past away in a car accident a month ago, 5 hours away from his place. His mother and I would like to know what he was doing out there in the first place. The Coroner gave her the phone, and since I'm in IT, she gave it to me. So far I can access photos, videos, etc, but the screen is completely smashed. part of the display itself (under the glass) is missing. Here's my other problem, I don't know his passcode, even if I did acquire an old phone and did a parts swap. Windows is not detecting the phone as a phone (probably cause I havent put his passcode in), but detects it as a removable storage device. so far, I can't find an app for PC that will detect the phone in this state, and I need to pull the SMS/MMS data off of the phone, and everything else. The phone is NOT rooted. His mom trusted me to do this for her, and so far all I've gotten are the photos and voice recordings. Can anyone help me out?
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I feel sorry for your loss. You and his mom have my condolences.. If his mom does not know the passcode then there is only limted help we can offer. I am not saying it can't be done.
It is XDA Policy to not post instructions on unlocking phones with passcodes. So I apologize I can't help any further.
There are threads that detail how to do this. Can't say for sure they are all still there, but I have seen them.
I've seen some that tell how to get around the screen lock passcode/password, and some that detail how to pull all data from a device with a broken screen for backup before sending it for repair.
I too, am very sorry to hear about your loss..... I will keep you in my prayers and hope you may find the strength and closure you need to get through such a difficult tragedy...
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Hi Guys
apologies if this is a duplicate post
my missus dropped her G3 earlier while getting out the car, and the display went off, now all that shows is a blue and green blinking LED indicator.
we have taken the battery out, etc and nothing will come on
now she has alot of pictures, etc of our little girl and we dont want to lose the data.
is there anyway to recover anything? iv plugged it into my laptop and it installs the drivers however cant pickup the phone being connected.
I have been told the fault is a hardware issue and to take it to an 02 shop.
We would really like to recover data first.
Thanks for your help
nobbly33 said:
Hi Guys
apologies if this is a duplicate post
my missus dropped her G3 earlier while getting out the car, and the display went off, now all that shows is a blue and green blinking LED indicator.
we have taken the battery out, etc and nothing will come on
now she has alot of pictures, etc of our little girl and we dont want to lose the data.
is there anyway to recover anything? iv plugged it into my laptop and it installs the drivers however cant pickup the phone being connected.
I have been told the fault is a hardware issue and to take it to an 02 shop.
We would really like to recover data first.
Thanks for your help
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did you have a screen lock?becausethe phone won't show the storage untill he/she is unlocked you can try tryping it maybe the screen registers it, if you didn't there is nothing you can do....
nobbly33 said:
Hi Guys
apologies if this is a duplicate post
my missus dropped her G3 earlier while getting out the car, and the display went off, now all that shows is a blue and green blinking LED indicator.
we have taken the battery out, etc and nothing will come on
now she has alot of pictures, etc of our little girl and we dont want to lose the data.
is there anyway to recover anything? iv plugged it into my laptop and it installs the drivers however cant pickup the phone being connected.
I have been told the fault is a hardware issue and to take it to an 02 shop.
We would really like to recover data first.
Thanks for your help
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If the pics where saved on your external SD card then you can remove the sdcard and insert the card into an sdcard reader and connect it to your laptop/pc.. if you didn't save it to the sdcard then the best and only option is to send it to an After Sales department and ask them to recover the pics.. data recovery comes with a huge price!!! Good luck mate! :good:
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Hi Guys,
thanks for your replies, looking at the forums this issue is basically a problem with the screen, so I'm hoping that 02 can replace the screen whilst leaving the memory intact, the missus is going to the 02 shop this morning. The phone is less than 6 months old so we are hoping it wont cost too much to fix. I did say to her not to mention she dropped it (i know this is cheeky) however it is a known issue with the LG G3 this blue and green indicator flashing. I will let you guys know how she gets on
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Well all good news chaps, Missus took it to the 02 store and they have backed up all her data for free as she was under warranty and replaced the handset.
Reading on various forums, this is apparently a known issue with the LG G3. Needless to say I am buying her an indestructible case for the phone
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nobbly33 said:
Well all good news chaps, Missus took it to the 02 store and they have backed up all her data for free as she was under warranty and replaced the handset.
Reading on various forums, this is apparently a known issue with the LG G3. Needless to say I am buying her an indestructible case for the phone
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Sadly I jumped the gun, the guy in the 02 store has had a go at trying to restore the data and has failed miserably.
I found this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395
I wonder if some tech genius from the site wouldnt mind giving me hand at all?