Hey all -- I am an idiot, first and foremost.
I was running an older version of CM7 and just bought an Evo 3D. I decided to sell my Evo 4G online, and went to unroot it. I ran the original software RUU (1.06.651.4) on the phone, (because I am dumb and didn't think things through) and now it is semi-bricked.
Symptoms:
The phone turns on with only a black screen (it is "lit up" but nothing appears on the screen).
The phone vibrates once, then the phone plays a sound (a little tune) to indicate it is booting up.
The phone plays a sound to indicate a low battery warning.
The phone plays a sound to indicate when I connect the USB cable to it.
If I try to boot to bootloader by holding Vol-Down when powering up, the black screen appears with no sound and no further action.
If I try to re-run the RUU, or run a different RUU, I get a USB Connection Error.
I can't run an RUU, I can't flash anything because I have no access to Recovery, etc.
Can anyone help fix my stupidity? I shouldn't have rushed into unrooting. Damnit.
Mmm. Interesting situation. I don't think you're screwed though.
Try this.
Pull the battery and let it chill for a minute.
Put it back in
Try to boot into bootloader again by holding volume down key.
Hopefully it will allow you to boot into hboot.
Report back how that goes
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tommytomatoe said:
Mmm. Interesting situation. I don't think you're screwed though.
Try this.
Pull the battery and let it chill for a minute.
Put it back in
Try to boot into bootloader again by holding volume down key.
Hopefully it will allow you to boot into hboot.
Report back how that goes
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Have done combinations of 'remove battery, let sit, reboot (into bootloader OR regular reboot)' since yesterday. No change.
Smash it and get a replacement
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/17309-bricked-my-evo-but-there-away-un-brick.html that might help you
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Legendary20 said:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/17309-bricked-my-evo-but-there-away-un-brick.html that might help you
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All of those require the ability to access the bootloader.
But thanks.
Xperia Play Won't boot.
I bought Asphalt 7. Was downloading and installing the game when suddenly it kind of crashed. It booted again but the screen became all glitchy. Opened the phone and saw that the flex cable died so I replaced it and booted but it didn't boot at all. When pressing the on button the phone vibrates but no screen.
Allready flashed .ftf file and updated with SEUS so the device is in stock state but it doens't boot. When pressing the on button the phone vibrates but no screen. :crying:
Help me please
Have you tried putting it on charge?
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Yes i tried but no effect
What colour is the LED when you put your phone on charge?
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Green
Are you sure you didn't mess anything else up whilst replacing the flex cable?
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No i didn't. I was really carefull while replacing the flex
Please help mee
I think you didn't replace the flex properly.
I have checked it for 10 times. I have guarantee so I just sent it to Sony. I will see have tried everything. I hope they give me a new phone.
Today my phone when i pass lockscreen just goes blackscreen and can't do anything, now my phone evn doesn't boot and when i turn on it vibrates one time and go off. what can i do with it?
now it boot's but still screen goes off after lockscreen. P.s. today my phone felt down from my hands and here what i got, but i think that screen off is software bug
EDIT: Now when i turn it on it works about 10 secs and turns off ;(
Can you get it into recovery?
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demi_fiend said:
Can you get it into recovery?
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yes, and strange thing is that recovery and bootloader works good but speed droid and miui 2.3 goes down
EDIT: Removed sd card and everything goes ok. I'll format it and i think it will work.
P.S. Goodbye xda for a week I'm going to Egypt so can't be online there
Dropped my phone while walking about today, battery fell out. Phone's fine, turned back on, no problem, but apps and Google Play are gone. The phone still recognizes the SD card though. Using smelkus, can I just band restore the SD ext and get everything back? Or is there a more practical solution? Thanks in advance.
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CyanJustice said:
Dropped my phone while walking about today, battery fell out. Phone's fine, turned back on, no problem, but apps and Google Play are gone. The phone still recognizes the SD card though. Using smelkus, can I just band restore the SD ext and get everything back? Or is there a more practical solution? Thanks in advance.
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I remember my friend knocked my phone off the counter and everything fell out battery and case in all. When I turned my phone back on. It kept saying process.android has stop working. Then i just reflashed and I was good to go.
Hello,
Today my phone randomly turned off by itself, and when I turned it back on, it got to the samsung screen and then went black. After I tried again/pulled the battery, it did the same thing. I can access recovery and download modes, but when I tried to restore my phone, my phone ****s off before the process can commence. Since the phone barely stays on for 5 seconds, I can't get Odin to see my phone. Please help. My phone is rooted, but I never installed a custom ROM. I'm still stock.
Try to pull the battery, then plug in the USB. You should be able to enter download mode without the restart.
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electrofryed said:
Try to pull the battery, then plug in the USB. You should be able to enter download mode without the restart.
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Doesn't work. When I plug it in without the battery, the charging light comes on, then turns off, then the mini vibration happens. But I never get a samsung screen. Can't access download mode at all without the battery.
That did happen to me before. I'm trying to remember how I repaired it. When the battery is in, and turned on. Is it rebooting alot or stuck on the Samsung screen?
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electrofryed said:
That did happen to me before. I'm trying to remember how I repaired it. When the battery is in, and turned on. Is it rebooting alot or stuck on the Samsung screen?
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The samsung screen will come up, disappear, and then the phone doesn't do anything again. I have to pull the battery to get it to turn on again.
Have you had trouble with the USB staying connected with the PC before?
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electrofryed said:
Have you had trouble with the USB staying connected with the PC before?
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Not before this happened...
Hmm. I'm stumped. Sorry. I had the very same issue with my i777. I had the Odin screen on while I fiddled wth the USB connection at the phone until it finally stayed connected long enough to push a recovery to it. Although it doesn't appear you have the same issue. I figured I'd throw it out there. Again. I'm sorry I can't help further.
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Could the power button be stuck?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Could the power button be stuck?
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Not to my knowledge, I can still push it just fine.
There have been more than a few instances where someone would have similar issues where if would shut off after a few seconds. Most times it would reboot itself over and over, but for a few people it would just shut down.
Most of the cases I've seen, it turned out to be something keeping the button in contact causing it to trigger the switch.
Sometimes it was the button itself got jammed, others the button felt ok, maybe a bit loose, but under it it was essentially pushed in. A couple have apparently just had a bad switch or a short.
May or may not be the case here, but thought I'd go ahead and mention it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
There have been more than a few instances where someone would have similar issues where if would shut off after a few seconds. Most times it would reboot itself over and over, but for a few people it would just shut down.
Most of the cases I've seen, it turned out to be something keeping the button in contact causing it to trigger the switch.
Sometimes it was the button itself got jammed, others the button felt ok, maybe a bit loose, but under it it was essentially pushed in. A couple have apparently just had a bad switch or a short.
May or may not be the case here, but thought I'd go ahead and mention it.
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What do you suggest doing if this is the problem?
cboss718 said:
What do you suggest doing if this is the problem?
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Some people simply opened up the phone and reseated the button. Others had to buy a new button and replace themselves. Some sent it in to a repair shop to have it done for them and a couple who suspected it was an issue with a switch or a short on the board I don't think were ever able to fix it.
One guy got mad at his and slammed it on the table. After that he said it worked fine! I do NOT recommend this!!! But I have fixed stereos, VCR's, CD players, and all sorts of electronic equipment with this method! I would never attempt it with this fragile screen though!
What I recommend is that you go to a phone service centre that does JTAG, that way they can diagnose and repair the motherboard
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What I recommend is that you go to a phone service centre that does JTAG, that way they can diagnose and repair the motherboard
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Is it definitely the motherboard?
cboss718 said:
Is it definitely the motherboard?
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I can't be so sure, but to me it sounds like the motherboard, if you have used triangle away before and have a clean flash counter you could send your device to Samsung for service and repair?
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humzaahmed155 said:
I can't be so sure, but to me it sounds like the motherboard, if you have used triangle away before and have a clean flash counter you could send your device to Samsung for service and repair?
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I was under the impression that Sudden Death couldn't happen to US variants and they they had fixed it in the updates, guess I was wrong. Gonna have my friend look at it, if he can't fix it i'll send it to T-Mobile.
when you try to access dl mode you get the option to continue or reboot, choose reboot and long press home and volume up, this will cause recovery to boot up (I sometimes have trouble getting it to boot with my problem without this method) then flash your rom again or flash a firmware package. this will at least get you into your rom for the time being. Then you can work from there.
aamir123 said:
when you try to access dl mode you get the option to continue or reboot, choose reboot and long press home and volume up, this will cause recovery to boot up (I sometimes have trouble getting it to boot with my problem without this method) then flash your rom again or flash a firmware package. this will at least get you into your rom for the time being. Then you can work from there.
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Doesn't work, phone still cuts off before I can get into recovery.
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Doesn't work, phone still cuts off before I can get into recovery.
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did you try taking battery out for about a minute then putting back in and trying to boot to recovery?