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This deserves its own thread. For more people to see.
Alright guys, here it is.
I was able to access recovery mode on my bricked phone in a way that all of you may think is stupid.
I have a Bell Canada Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant. My phone somehow bricked it self a few days ago. I wasnt able to get into recovery mode at all, no matter what I tried, how many times, and I tried every single method with no success.
People on XDA Forums were mentioning about heat somehow allowing you to access the recovery mode. Some said putting it facedown in the sun for a few minutes, some said plugging it in for 15-20 min, some said playing games on the phone to heat it will would also allow them to access the un-accessible recovery mode on their phone.
I tried all of them.
I put my phone in the oven for 5 minutes, twice, last night, did not work.
Ok I thoght to myself. Maybe I need more heat. To get it hot to the touch.
So I tried once again today, and what a shock, I was able to get in recovery mode via the 3 button - WITH BATTERY OUT, HOLD VOL UP + HOME BUTTON + POWER BUTTON, then insert battery, and let go of the power button once your phone turns on.
Took 3 seconds to set everything to restore, in the recovery mode.
And done.
It worked for me.
If you are going to try this, maybe try with a hair blow dryer first.
I dont have one of those, so I couldnt, to be safer.
I will not be held accountable for any damage you do if you leave it in too long or damage your phone in any way.
This worked for me. Im happy I got it working.
The only thing which worries me now........
What if heat or cold can cause your phone to brick itself?
My phone bricked itself out of nowhere, no idea how. And what if it happens again.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_LIZIc9Bsc
LMAO @ holey s*!t it f**king worked in the video. This is a very good post for people having the no recovery mode issue but I'd probably warn them not to go the idiot thing hand heat the phone up until it melts.
Intratech said:
LMAO @ holey s*!t it f**king worked in the video. This is a very good post for people having the no recovery mode issue but I'd probably warn them not to go the idiot thing hand heat the phone up until it melts.
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Im so embarrassed people keep commenting about that. I dont know what i was thinking.
I told people to try a hair blow dryer if they have one available. Hopefully people who cant access the recovery screen can do it after trying that out.
It may take 3 tries like me, but damn for sure it worked.
Previously before that I tried 3 button methods for 8 hours in total, never got it once.
I'm wondering HOW the heat gave you acces to the recovery screen
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Im so embarrassed people keep commenting about that. I dont know what i was thinking.
I told people to try a hair blow dryer if they have one available. Hopefully people who cant access the recovery screen can do it after trying that out.
It may take 3 tries like me, but damn for sure it worked.
Previously before that I tried 3 button methods for 8 hours in total, never got it once.
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Ummm.... Did you try the pull the battery thing before heating the phone?
If heating actually makes a difference it may be a hardware fault, where a reflow off the board solves bad solder points. Same as with broken ps3s... I.m guessing that as with the ps3, the fix won't last... But in this case it may not be a problem unless you happen to brick the phone again.
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mellll said:
. . . So I tried once again today, and what a shock, I was able to get in recovery mode via the 3 button - WITH BATTERY OUT, HOLD VOL UP + HOME BUTTON + POWER BUTTON, then insert battery, and let go of the power button once your phone turns on . . .
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Ummm, just a quick question. Did you have a friend helping out? How did you manage to hold all three buttons and put the battery in?????
mickeko said:
Ummm.... Did you try the pull the battery thing before heating the phone?
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I tried to do recovery with 3 button methods, all the methods, posted on this forum and others. For about 8 hours in 2 days none stop... 100's of times.
None of them worked. Only after the heat trick.
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Ummm, just a quick question. Did you have a friend helping out? How did you manage to hold all three buttons and put the battery in?????
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Use your feet?
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Ummm, just a quick question. Did you have a friend helping out? How did you manage to hold all three buttons and put the battery in?????
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I did it by myself.
Left thumb on VOL UP
Right thumb on Home Button
Right index finger on power
And with my right hands pinky index and middle finger sliding the battery in.
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Use your feet?
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LOL. Not quite that dexterous.
mellll said:
I did it by myself.
Left thumb on VOL UP
Right thumb on Home Button
Right index finger on power
And with my right hands pinky index and middle finger sliding the battery in.
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I'm skeptical, but I'll give it a try.
Here no luck i have a i9000 bricked with the at&t rom
and i put in the air dryer arround 4 minuts until cant handle for the hot be made
and no recovery or download mode can access
celtichazard said:
Here no luck i have a i9000 bricked with the at&t rom
and i put in the air dryer arround 4 minuts until cant handle for the hot be made
and no recovery or download mode can access
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It took me 3 tries in the oven. You might just have to keep trying.
I was going to give up last night, but I said f**k it, going to keep trying and it worked...
Alright so after re-installing most of my apps and games I just did a reboot (3 times), and it will not go into recovery.
After I did the oven trick, it worked right away. So I am 100% positive its heat that somehow allows it to enter recovery.
(I didnt let them take my phone, and they were out of stock, so I kept it to wait for more to be in stock)
When I was at the store a few days ago trying to exchange my phone.
A Bell store manager said that they have some special machine where they plug the phone into and it forces the phone into recovery.
I am guessing its a heating machine, maybe mini oven, in the back of the store.
This must be a Bell Manager's secret or something.
Im happy with my phone now, so its all good.
Congrats.
Nothing has worked for me so far, and according to the chap on the phone at Best Buy, it looks like no stock will be arriving until mid-next week. I'll be dropping by the store for a rain-check, as I'm almost done my 14-day exchange window with no stock in sight.
mellll said:
I am guessing its a heating machine, maybe mini oven, in the back of the store.
This must be a Bell Manager's secret or something.
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Really? They would go through all that effort just to keep customers from accessing the recovery mode? Lol
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redlineryder said:
Really? They would go through all that effort just to keep customers from accessing the recovery mode? Lol
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Its just strange... who knows.
lol, this is hilarious and worrying at the same time
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lol, this is hilarious and worrying at the same time
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Man I dont know, but if heat can unbrick my phone, that says something...
If you read in the this entire thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754673
You will then see why I decided to put my phone in the oven.
Some people were saying that heating their phones, would allow it to access the recovery menu.
I just went all out with it.
And it is worrying... But wtf can we do, Samsung has to step up and tell us whats really going on!!!
Well, to add some credibility to this X-Filesy story, do a scan for text strings on your modem.bin file: believe it or nit, there is text mentioning a thermistor check in there (probably related to battery charging I think).
Since a thermistor is a kind of resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature, and a piece of software specifically checks on its performance, it is not unlikely that the result of this check, depending on temperature, can influence the behaviour of other parts of the system.
In short, IMO, it's quite possible the phone is setup to get into recovery (or debug) mode easier when it is overheating (during charging, extreme CPU or GPU load, or whatever) to make it easier for the techies to find out what the @#$ is going wrong with it.
spbtv a heating machine lol
My HOX has been declared DOA (Slight screen flicker) so I am waiting on my new 1 coming then I have to send this one back, sooooo temptation got the better of me and I decided to pop it open for a nosey....
So... does anybody want me to test anything? Seen as it’s a write off anyway?
You do realise HTC *might* see if the device has been opened and if they're feeling nasty they can bill you for the new device?
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You do realise HTC *might* see if the device has been opened and if they're feeling nasty they can bill you for the new device?
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Might? Oh well, while you have it open, see if you can came the brands and/or model numbers off some of the chips like GPS and Wi-Fi.
drop the battery, hold vol+ and vol-, connect usb cable.
see if an apx device appears in windows.
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drop the battery, hold vol+ and vol-, connect usb cable.
see if an apx device appears in windows.
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This would be a huge help. Possibly a big step in gaining S-OFF
M.
NO apx
may be other ways.
so long as the battery is unconnected.
vol+ and power then connect usb
vol + and vol- and power and connect usb.
Even if you get to a point where it just isn't causing anything to pop up in device manager then we can at least stop pursuing it and focus on the pogo pins as a way to apx mode.
battery no where in sight or reconnect bat when usb is plugged in etc?
Not might, will. They would be perfectly within their rights to do so, as well. Once you agree a return, it's no longer your property to open, not to mention that there's no way for HTC to know you didn't open the phone before your problem occurred.
You'd better hope they don't notice...
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shouldn't have opened the phone dude, they will check for this, I used to work for O2 and this was the procedure, they might turn around and say you did it you opened it up,
hope you got insurance or something
mox123 said:
shouldn't have opened the phone dude, they will check for this, I used to work for O2 and this was the procedure, they might turn around and say you did it you opened it up,
hope you got insurance or something
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There's no "void" stickers until you start pulling the mainboards out. The only way they would notice is if the phone was somehow damaged in the process.
Re the APX mode - battery needs to be totally disconnected to start. Just try different combos with volume/power buttons and the usb connection. We're all just guessing atm.
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There's no "void" stickers until you start pulling the mainboards out. The only way they would notice is if the phone was somehow damaged in the process.
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Void stickers are not the only way to tell if a phone has been opened. (I know. I used to work for a major consumer / business electronics manufacturer, and one of my duties was inspecting returns and approving or denying warranty and refund claims.)
I wouldn't have taken it apart. There may be a small pin on the motherboard that will identify a case breach and log it. Wouldn't be hard for them to see it. And charge you for the phone.
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Yes, I wouldn't do that either.
BUT HE DID IT and now wants to help. Now, let's focus on to get something out of this and cut the crap!
nickhuk: How about some pics? And how do you open HOX without damaging it?
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I wouldn't have taken it apart. There may be a small pin on the motherboard that will identify a case breach and log it. Wouldn't be hard for them to see it. And charge you for the phone.
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He could always say it's how it was bought. Hence screen issues..
That's what I'd be saying.
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AliceXES said:
Yes, I wouldn't do that either.
BUT HE DID IT and now wants to help. Now, let's focus on to get something out of this and cut the crap!
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Yes, let's throw him under the bus. There's every chance that he's not done anything HTC will detect *yet*, but that he will do so in trying to help out. Let's make sure he's aware of the chance that continuing may cost him the entire phone, if he hasn't already done so. Then he can decide if he wants to take that risk.
Or we can just open our own phones... and if we don't want to, why should we not try to help somebody else have a bit of common sense too?
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nickhuk: How about some pics? And how do you open HOX without damaging it?
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There have already been multiple product teardowns of the One X posted, including detailed photos. Getting him to take photos and describe the experience won't tell you anything that 20 seconds with forum search couldn't have done.
Hint: It comes apart with a spudger.
AliceXES said:
Yes, I wouldn't do that either.
BUT HE DID IT and now wants to help. Now, let's focus on to get something out of this and cut the crap!
nickhuk: How about some pics? And how do you open HOX without damaging it?
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Right, its already open now, cant take that back so it wont never go back to being un-opened, so get all these guys all the info you can that may be able to help move development forward.
drvsbsm said:
Right, its already open now, cant take that back so it wont never go back to being un-opened, so get all these guys all the info you can that may be able to help move development forward.
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Wrong. It snaps back together just fine, presuming he didn't break anything in opening it. (How do you think HTC puts it together in the first place?)
It's possible he hasn't yet done anything that will land him in hot water with his warranty, and that he will do so if he continues fiddling. It's equally possible he's already shot his warranty. Nobody knows, but if it's the latter he can always tear things back apart and fiddle when he gets his unwarranted phone back from HTC.
I respect the fact the OP wants to help, and the last time i checked that was the ethos of this forum. All i'm seeing is the poor guy being flamed for opening a phone. I'm sure he/she knew the risks. Time being a factor i noted that it was wasted with people assuming control based on previous experience.
"used to work in a *fill in the blanks*" is all very well but wins no respect if it's not followed up with a "so here's how to find out"
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I respect the fact the OP wants to help, and the last time i checked that was the ethos of this forum. All i'm seeing is the poor guy being flamed for opening a phone. I'm sure he/she knew the risks. Time being a factor i noted that it was wasted with people assuming control based on previous experience.
"used to work in a *fill in the blanks*" is all very well but wins no respect if it's not followed up with a "so here's how to find out"
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Ok so rather than criticising, lets give him a list of procedures to try to enter apx
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hey guys,
so my friend got a One X, that's Dead...pretty cheap...and we're trying to revive it.
up till now, the phone only vibrates when pressing the power button, screen doesn't wake up. how to access the bootloader "if it's even accessible"?
any way to know if it's fixable?
Uhh, it doesn't sound too easily fixable. If the screen isn't even turning on, you're off to a bad start. Sounds like some kind of hardware fault, not something you'll be able to flash to fix.
AJerman said:
Uhh, it doesn't sound too easily fixable. If the screen isn't even turning on, you're off to a bad start. Sounds like some kind of hardware fault, not something you'll be able to flash to fix.
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okay, after tinkering with it, the screen has glitches and lights up then turns on.....what's the sign of this? i can't decide if it's hardware or software yet..
how to enter bootloader? sorry never used one x before.
okay so, i'll attach an photo of the screen. and a video of a similar issue.
video link
please anyone that can help, let me know
That's a hardware fault maybe faulty flex cable
jutley said:
That's a hardware fault maybe faulty flex cable
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if you look at the phone, it's very clean, i can tell it never had a smudge or any fall...also the screen is clean, no scratches. quite a catch! what could have made the flex cable go bad?!
in the boot animation the screen is quite good!
You say in the boot animation the screen is good, does it ever clear up entirely? You COULD get a display like that from software, but it's more than likely hardware. For example, running Gingerbread ROMs on the Infuse with Froyo bootloaders cause similar rainbow effects due to a change in coding, so you can POSSIBLY have a scrambled display without a hardware failure.
It may have just been a faulty phone and that's why it looks like it's in good shape. It's not necessarily something that someone broke. It could be a bad GPU chip, it could be a flex cable as mentioned, it could be a lot of things. If you (or rather your friend) got it for cheap, and you want to try opening it up to inspect the cables, you can find disassembly threads and videos to tell you how. You could be going on a wild goose chase though.
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You say in the boot animation the screen is good, does it ever clear up entirely? You COULD get a display like that from software, but it's more than likely hardware. For example, running Gingerbread ROMs on the Infuse with Froyo bootloaders cause similar rainbow effects due to a change in coding, so you can POSSIBLY have a scrambled display without a hardware failure.
It may have just been a faulty phone and that's why it looks like it's in good shape. It's not necessarily something that someone broke. It could be a bad GPU chip, it could be a flex cable as mentioned, it could be a lot of things. If you (or rather your friend) got it for cheap, and you want to try opening it up to inspect the cables, you can find disassembly threads and videos to tell you how. You could be going on a wild goose chase though.
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sometimes it boots up with that white messed up screen, sometimes it boots with the sense 4 lockscreen. lags a lot while trying to unlock the lockscreen, after that all hell breaks loose and screen becomes messed up pretty bad.
thanks for the tips man, i will try opening it up and having a look inside.
it could be a bad factory outlet as a friend suggested...
arabology said:
sometimes it boots up with that white messed up screen, sometimes it boots with the sense 4 lockscreen. lags a lot while trying to unlock the lockscreen, after that all hell breaks loose and screen becomes messed up pretty bad.
thanks for the tips man, i will try opening it up and having a look inside.
it could be a bad factory outlet as a friend suggested...
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Well, hell, you can try reflashing the software if you can see enough in recovery mode (vol down and power at the same time). I can't see how it would hurt it any more. From the sound of it, you either have VERY messed up software, or more than likely, faulty hardware. Does it seem like the display works any better when it's been off for a while (cold)? If it gets worse the longer it's on, or if it had been on and you just rebooted, it would point more towards a faulty gpu chip to me and the heat causing the problem to come out.
Not sure about how warranties transfer or if they do at all (might depend country to country too), but you could see if it's still under warranty and can be sent in before you open it up.
AJerman said:
Well, hell, you can try reflashing the software if you can see enough in recovery mode (vol down and power at the same time). I can't see how it would hurt it any more. From the sound of it, you either have VERY messed up software, or more than likely, faulty hardware. Does it seem like the display works any better when it's been off for a while (cold)? If it gets worse the longer it's on, or if it had been on and you just rebooted, it would point more towards a faulty gpu chip to me and the heat causing the problem to come out.
Not sure about how warranties transfer or if they do at all (might depend country to country too), but you could see if it's still under warranty and can be sent in before you open it up.
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alright then
i'll post later if it worked out either ways. thanks for your time bro, unfortunetly i'm out of thanks to thank your last post
actually, the screen gets better when used more to be honest. first we got it, the screen never turned on, then after many tries, it finally came up...first time it was like in the pic, second boot it was sense 4 lockscreen, but messed up later on.
arabology said:
alright then
i'll post later if it worked out either ways. thanks for your time bro, unfortunetly i'm out of thanks to thank your last post
actually, the screen gets better when used more to be honest. first we got it, the screen never turned on, then after many tries, it finally came up...first time it was like in the pic, second boot it was sense 4 lockscreen, but messed up later on.
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Hmm... weird. Not sure what to say. Well, good luck. I hope it works out!
What honestly it looks like to me is that they tried to flash a american version of a rom on to the phone so you have the improper bootloaders and such. hopefully this works for you.
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If the screen turns on then you didnt kill it. here are the stock ruu's for the HTC One X International. Make sure to choose the one proprietary to your phone and country.
(clickme) for a list of downloads
Good luck and please post your findings.
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thanks guys!
I know I don't own an one x, but I do have a HTC Rezound, and I cracked the screen in it, and mine did the something while watching YouTube videos, but then it just went back to normal, this happened twice to me. I thought my screen was going out, but if yours is doing it and there's no physical damage, had to be something in the phone, or maybe software is that even possible? Lol.
Just thought I'd share what happened to me..
ICS Rezound.
skater95 said:
I know I don't own an one x, but I do have a HTC Rezound, and I cracked the screen in it, and mine did the something while watching YouTube videos, but then it just went back to normal, this happened twice to me. I thought my screen was going out, but if yours is doing it and there's no physical damage, had to be something in the phone, or maybe software is that even possible? Lol.
Just thought I'd share what happened to me..
ICS Rezound.
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yes it could be a software issue. so your phone had that issue after changing your digitizer/screen? and then became normally by itself later on...?
thanks for the insight
just an additional reference for you, if ever that you want to re-flash a new rom, but can't access SD card, just follow the link, MIGHT help you out... good luck..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692681
hello
i have the same issue but here in syria we didn't have Agency htc to repair my phone screen sooooo pleassssssssssse if any one live in lebanon can you please tell me were i can go to repair my phone if u knows an a good htc shop or Agency of the HTC (((( for more information i have no scratch on my phone or water inside it )))))) tnxxxxx alot
It's a hardware issue for sure. Doubt it's the cable connection but in need of a bga rework to try and fix it
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just an additional reference for you, if ever that you want to re-flash a new rom, but can't access SD card, just follow the link, MIGHT help you out... good luck..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692681
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thanks a lot i'll definitely be need to knowing this, even if not needed now...till i get my own One X
mohanned said:
i have the same issue but here in syria we didn't have Agency htc to repair my phone screen sooooo pleassssssssssse if any one live in lebanon can you please tell me were i can go to repair my phone if u knows an a good htc shop or Agency of the HTC (((( for more information i have no scratch on my phone or water inside it )))))) tnxxxxx alot
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yes, check your PM.
Hello friends,
My apologies if I have posted in the wrong section.
My Nexus 7 2013 has Android 4.4.4 on it, it's unlocked, rooted, and has the ElementalX-N7-2.13 custom kernel. It ran flawless until a few days ago, Adaway updated definitions, and asked for a reboot. I have done this several times before without issue. This last time, the screen went black, and no matter what button press combinations, will not boot even into recovery. Tried everything I know of. Last of which, was plugging it into my pc, and utilizing the Wugs tool kit "soft bricked" script. Of course it doesn't work, because I don't have adb/fastboot status. My pc no longer even recognizes the tablet. All that shows up, is Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3.
Fully charging it, and unplugging the battery for a few hours, has done nothing. Do you think the bootloader got damaged? Why would Adaway do that??
You guys are my last hope, before it hits the trash, as I am not turning it into Asus for warranty replacement. I have way too much sensitive stuff on it (no it's not porn) for it to fall in someone else's hands.
Take pitty on a pathetic noob. Greatly appreciate any info. THANK YOU!
DaveImagery said:
Hello friends,
My apologies if I have posted in the wrong section.
My Nexus 7 2013 has Android 4.4.4 on it, it's unlocked, rooted, and has the ElementalX-N7-2.13 custom kernel. It ran flawless until a few days ago, Adaway updated definitions, and asked for a reboot. I have done this several times before without issue. This last time, the screen went black, and no matter what button press combinations, will not boot even into recovery. Tried everything I know of. Last of which, was plugging it into my pc, and utilizing the Wugs tool kit "soft bricked" script. Of course it doesn't work, because I don't have adb/fastboot status. My pc no longer even recognizes the tablet. All that shows up, is Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3.
Fully charging it, and unplugging the battery for a few hours, has done nothing. Do you think the bootloader got damaged? Why would Adaway do that??
You guys are my last hope, before it hits the trash, as I am not turning it into Asus for warranty replacement. I have way too much sensitive stuff on it (no it's not porn) for it to fall in someone else's hands.
Take pitty on a pathetic noob. Greatly appreciate any info. THANK YOU!
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Since its showing this Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3. Its bricked. Sorry
Btw stop using toolkits. Maybe using that bootloader got corrupted.
varuntis1993 said:
Since its showing this Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3. Its bricked. Sorry
Btw stop using toolkits. Maybe using that bootloader got corrupted.
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Thought I read on another thread, someone recovered theirs, by using QPST? Or is that just wishful thinking?
Sorry to see this dude, you might want to check this dude out. I have ever heard nothing but good things about his jTag work, not sure if he can help but worth a try good luck!!! http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com
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When it launched the original Nexus 7 was a landmark device. It was the first of the budget tablets that actually delivered a premium experience and the 7-inch form factor made it the perfect bridge between phones and tablets making it both a pleasure to interact with while remaining (jacket) pocketable. However just over one year on and people are complaining that it’s become slow to the point of unusable.
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Sorry to see this dude, you might want to check this dude out. I have ever heard nothing but good things about his jTag work, not sure if he can help but worth a try good luck!!!
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Thanks, but it appears this thing is dead. I know not to use Adaway ever again though. Adaway did something to the bootloader.
Did you contact him? That dude can do magic with bricks!!! You can check his YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/MobileTechVideos/videos
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Thanks, but it appears this thing is dead. I know not to use Adaway ever again though. Adaway did something to the bootloader.
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No.
mindmajick said:
No.
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No what? It can't be a coincidence, it bricked immediately after Adaway updated, and required a reboot.
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No what? It can't be a coincidence, it bricked immediately after Adaway updated, and required a reboot.
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Adaway does nothing to the boot loader. It was either:
A. A coincidence
B. Your device is bricked from adaway but the bootloader is fine.
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Hello friends,
My....!
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Okay, here's what you do.
Use a DIT guide and open it. I have taken the back case off myself with my nail. It's not hard.
Take out the battery and disconnect it.
Reconnect the battery and try to turn it on.
Use power+volume down for 2 minute , and see if it powers up.
Secondly hold power+ volume down for a minute and then power+volume up for a minute before disconnecting the battery. See it it powers up. If not try opening the back case, there are many guides, I have one in general section but use fixit guide which is more clear and professional.
Good luck.
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Adaway does nothing to the boot loader. It was either:
A. A coincidence
B. Your device is bricked from adaway but the bootloader is fine.
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Oh I see what you're saying. Ok, thank you for info.
Hnk1 said:
Okay, here's what you do.
Use a DIT guide and open it. I have taken the back case off myself with my nail. It's not hard.
Take out the battery and disconnect it.
Reconnect the battery and try to turn it on.
Use power+volume down for 2 minute , and see if it powers up.
Secondly hold power+ volume down for a minute and then power+volume up for a minute before disconnecting the battery. See it it powers up. If not try opening the back case, there are many guides, I have one in general section but use fixit guide which is more clear and professional.
Good luck.
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I'm not even sure at this point, if the battery isn't stone dead. I messed around with it so much, trying to get it working again. I tried all the button combinations, though not exactly as you have detailed. I think I will charge it via the wall charger for a while, then disassemble it again, and try your suggestion.
Several people told me, it's beyond recovery, so put it in the closet and forgot about it.
Thank you, stay tuned.......
DaveImagery said:
I'm not even sure at this point, if the battery isn't stone dead. I messed around with it so much, trying to get it working again. I tried all the button combinations, though not exactly as you have detailed. I think I will charge it via the wall charger for a while, then disassemble it again, and try your suggestion.
Several people told me, it's beyond recovery, so put it in the closet and forgot about it.
Thank you, stay tuned.......
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Don't get too excited. There're small delicate parts and ribbon is also very fragile so use fixit guide
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072
Just disconnect the battery like this. Don't do anything more
https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/T1bQFwmsYTXKYX11.medium
Hnk1 said:
Don't get too excited. There're small delicate parts and ribbon is also very fragile so use fixit guide
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072
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Why is it necessary to remove the battery? Isn't it enough, just to unplug it? That way you don't mess with the ribbon cables?
DaveImagery said:
Why is it necessary to remove the battery? Isn't it enough, just to unplug it? That way you don't mess with the ribbon cables?
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Just UNPLUG IT, DON'T DO ANYTHING MORE!
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID showing you second picture .
Remove battery is a term, we usually use for phone to take it out in order to disconnect kits power source . That's exactly what we want here. unplug it!
Hnk1 said:
Just UNPLUG IT, DON'T DO ANYTHING MORE!
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID showing you second picture .
Remove battery is a term, we usually use for phone to take it out in order to disconnect kits power source . That's exactly what we want here. unplug it!
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Yeah that makes sense. As I outlined in my initial post, I have unplugged the battery already, with no luck. There didn't seem to be any real consensus on the button press procedure. I've read 30 seconds, 1 minute, press power and both volume up and down at same time, as well as what you have suggested, just not for the length of time you said. Worth a try I suppose, I'll be shocked if it actually works.
Right now I have no way of knowing how much charge (if any) the battery has. Guess I could put a meter on the battery leads. I think I'll just let it wall-charge for a few hours.
Thanks again, stay tuned...........
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Yeah that makes sense. As I outlined in my initial post, I have unplugged the battery already, with no luck. There didn't seem to be any real consensus on the button press procedure. I've read 30 seconds, 1 minute, press power and both volume up and down at same time, as well as what you have suggested, just not for the length of time you said. Worth a try I suppose, I'll be shocked if it actually works.
Right now I have no way of knowing how much charge (if any) the battery has. Guess I could put a meter on the battery leads. I think I'll just let it wall-charge for a few hours.
Thanks again, stay tuned...........
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Lad,
Just try the button trick first of all.
Power+ up
Power + down
Power+ up n down
Plug the charger to nexus and then try these combinations for two minutes each and report.
Only then you should start with taking off the back cover!
I suppose about should take you 15 minutes so I'm waiting for good news!
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Lad,
Just try the button trick first of all.
Power+ up
Power + down
Power+ up n down
Plug the charger to nexus and then try these combinations for two minutes each and report.
Only then you should start with taking off the back cover!
I suppose about should take you 15 minutes so I'm waiting for good news!
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Not having any luck. Thanks anyway
DaveImagery said:
Not having any luck. Thanks anyway
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Now try the battery method !
Good luck
Hello Guys,
I dropped my phone in the washer for less than a minute and its screwed right now ! I kinda got it working ! The screen turns on and i can get into the recovery. But it doesn't boot up to the ROM. I am on VIPER ROM. I have already tried resetting the device. I re-flashed the ROM as well without any errors. But the phone doesn't go past the loading screen .
I am extremely dissapointed and i cannot afford a new toy. I cannot send it to HTC, the watermark damage is already done. I have opened up the device, cleaned all the contact ribbons or flex cable as well. Still the same problem. Please advice guys ! Is the mother board broken ? it doesnt make sense cause the ROM installs fine. I did plug it into the computer in recovery and got all my data out. Yes i am SOFF as well. What are my options here guys .
Best Regards
Mathew
First of all stop using it and then turn it off for a week
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badboy47 said:
First of all stop using it and then turn it off for a week
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Thanks for the reply, The whole washer thing happened a week ago, i opened it up a couple days ago. no more water in it
Matt
Backup everything via nandroid and flash a stock ROM.
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I'd agree to return to stock (RUU if one is available for your version) and if the phone still doesn't boot, you probably have a hardware failure.
mathew101986 said:
Hello Guys,
I dropped my phone in the washer for less than a minute and its screwed right now ! I kinda got it working ! The screen turns on and i can get into the recovery. But it doesn't boot up to the ROM. I am on VIPER ROM. I have already tried resetting the device. I re-flashed the ROM as well without any errors. But the phone doesn't go past the loading screen .
I am extremely dissapointed and i cannot afford a new toy. I cannot send it to HTC, the watermark damage is already done. I have opened up the device, cleaned all the contact ribbons or flex cable as well. Still the same problem. Please advice guys ! Is the mother board broken ? it doesnt make sense cause the ROM installs fine. I did plug it into the computer in recovery and got all my data out. Yes i am SOFF as well. What are my options here guys .
Best Regards
Mathew
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at lest you got a nic clean phone now lol
Snow755 said:
at lest you got a nic clean phone now lol
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LoL ! its pretty clean inside too, i used a good amount of detergent and fabric softner as well. At least it smells good.
anyways, i wiped the whole system, has just the TWRP, i am trying to find a RUU and stock recovery. Hopefully that should fix it all
I will report soon
Matt
RUU Didnt fix it
Hey guys,
I waited over a month, tried everything, RUU etc, etc... Still not working. If i Install a new ROM, it says everything is installed, but stays in the boot screen till the battery dies ! Any help ?
Thanks
Matt
mathew101986 said:
I waited over a month, tried everything, RUU etc, etc... Still not working. If i Install a new ROM, it says everything is installed, but stays in the boot screen till the battery dies ! Any help ?
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Did the RUU actually install completely, or any errors? What was the result when trying to restart after RUU install?
Some folks have had varying results with smartphones damaged by water, by taking them apart and cleaning contacts carefully with isopropyl alcohol or similar products. But its very possible the issue is cause by corrosion in a location you won't be able to access.
redpoint73 said:
Did the RUU actually install completely, or any errors? What was the result when trying to restart after RUU install?
Some folks have had varying results with smartphones damaged by water, by taking them apart and cleaning contacts carefully with propyl alcohol or similar products. But its very possible the issue is cause by corrosion in a location you won't be able to access.
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Hey !
Thanks for the reply, I never got any errors with installing the RUU ! or anything i install from the fastboot goes very well. No issues at all. But once i reboot to the software, it just stays in the bootscreen. My phone was the sense version, after trying multiple RUU i decided to go to dev edition, and it installed no problem ! i could see the google edition logo and everything
Now regarding corrosion, I had taken the device apart and cleaned it a month ago with iso alcohol ! The only thing i noticed was a slight corrosion on the flex cable contact, which i promptly cleaned. The flex cable was the top right hand side on the motherboard !
Thanks
Matt
If RUUs install but don't boot, I have to conclude its a hardware failure caused by the water damage.
Since you've dried it out and cleaned with alcohol, I don't think there is much else that can be done.
redpoint73 said:
If RUUs install but don't boot, I have to conclude its a hardware failure caused by the water damage.
Since you've dried it out and cleaned with alcohol, I don't think there is much else that can be done.
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Hey !
I am afraid so, so much money spent on this phone! My first and best HTC phone i had to date ! I am on Note 4 now, not bad but i really miss swiping feature to open custom app while on sleep ! That was probably the best invention ever for customization. Its like i need this app right now, i just swipe the screen this way and i am in the app ! If i can get another HTC m8 for under 150 i am game lol
Thanks
Matt