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[Q] phone doesn't turn on

I was flashing jackos s3 radio after the phone finished installing the update it will not start at all any fix for this previously it was stuck at htc screen did the task 29 and flashed the jackos rom will stay stuck at htc screen thanks

Is your device GSM or CDMA?

is gsm tried everything I could think of, I hope you have a suggestion the only thing that I found is the last resource is that riff jtag box ($150 plus shipping) but I don't have it, and I don't think is worth it for one phone.

Try...
Try flashing stock rom....i think hold volume down and press power button..go to bootload screen/ three color screen..
.then insert cable and flash stock rom

that is the biggest problem I don't get a bootloader screen or any screen any longer it seems like the the cellphone is dead, it tried holding the reset button with battery and without and it makes no difference, it just died after flashing the radio and I don't get a screen anymore I tried a different battery I have a separate charger, and it doesn't work either...

Not enough information to work with really, could you say more about the steps you took in this flash. There is a lot of help here on XDA but only IF enough is known. What you describe is not a common failure. Somethings been left out.
Just have to wonder if you were stock rom prior to the flash, were you unlocked, did the device operate properly before ANY flash was attempted ect....Not knowing were you started and the steps taken make it difficult, xda folks love fixing these things TELL US MORE !!!
PS I'm only here once or twice a month but really have gotten nothing less than the best help here when asked for with better information.

Let me see this telephone is not mine is from a friend that gave to me to fix it, the phone it was unlocked and on the bootloader screen it said security disabled I think something like that,
what it was wrong is that it was stuck on the htc white background
everytime you turn the phone on, I read some threads on how to repair this and found out how to get to the bootloader screen,
then I flashed, Rhodium-HardSPL_V2_00R3_185HSPL it completed and then rebooted, I flashed then Jackos S3 JackFULL 1.4.0, it completed 100% but I got the same error, I read on some thread that you somebody fixed that error by using task 29 so I flashed task 29 and then I flashed the same rom, it was stuck on the same htc screen so I checked on the rom folder there was another file recommended radio Radio_Rhodium_4.49.25.91 I flashed that file to see if it fixed the problem, but after it finished the phone turn itself off and did not start again,
then I checked the battery it had charge,
I tried a different battery nothing,
if I remove the battery slowly I see the red low battery light on for an instant
so the phone is getting power,
I pressed the power button and down button nothing
just the power button nothing,
tried holding the reset button nothing,
it is in a brick state,
is there any hardware mod for this phone,
I fixed a samsung captivate with a tool you created using a micro usb head some resistor in order to put it in a state called download mode,
the only thing I found on how to revive this is this box http://www.gsmserver.com/shop/gsm/riff_box_jtag.php the problem I don't have the money for it...
is that enough information? and of course the rom I use it was a gsm rom

I wonder if a hard reset would snap it into doing something...remove the battery, wait a couple of minutes, put the battery back in.. hold the talk and end buttons down and press the power button...I'm really not sure as I have not experienced this, but...I don't think anything would be a waste of time at this point
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oops...oh yeah...if the device does power on and you get a screen press the volume up next and see what if anything happens

that is right I have to try everything, but it didn't work but thanks anyway any suggestions I am still open to try everything...

I know you say the phone is GSM but...could you please tell us which, if any, carrier information the phone was designed for, and which rhodium version it is by looking at the sticker under the battery?
Ive been looking for a while into a solution for your symptoms and what Ive found thus far indicates a wrong radio was installed...CDMA radio to GSM device, or vice versa....there are people on this site who know everything, I am not one of them, but...it might be the case where you use MTTY...a low level type of command you can send to the phone via usb from your PC...I'm still looking...perhaps try looking too and cut the time in half lol...the low level commands can get to the device without it being in bootload screen...I think...as I said, I'm still looking for solutions
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read up on this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371154
and there's an example here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fQE0P3diKg
I'm not saying this will work and certainly dont try anything without reading up on the process in the first link
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I've been reading the thread of the link I posted, it's not relative to the Rhodium specifically, but still good reading until some Rhodium specific links can be found

[Q] Factory Reset with custom recovery

Hey guys, so recently the screen on my flo mysteriously cracked, and the touch screen is broken (does not respond to input, the digitizer is somehow broken). I had an otg cable and a mouse, so I've been able to backup my data through box.com. Now I was wondering if it was safe to wipe the tablet through settings, even though i have a custom recovery (On one of my old devices, this combination would cause a hard brick). I would do it through recovery, but i cant use the touchscreen. Thanks for any response.

Va1ha1a said:
Hey guys, so recently the screen on my flo mysteriously cracked, and the touch screen is broken (does not respond to input, the digitizer is somehow broken). I had an otg cable and a mouse, so I've been able to backup my data through box.com. Now I was wondering if it was safe to wipe the tablet through settings, even though i have a custom recovery (On one of my old devices, this combination would cause a hard brick). I would do it through recovery, but i cant use the touchscreen. Thanks for any response.
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i would use Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit as you can wipe it completely and lock the bootloader this way its like the first day you bought it just in case they see some modding then can say it voids the return policy.
this way you can remove custom recovery also
me is new to all this maybe theres a better way let the pros answer this
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oh where did it crack as happened aswell to a friend he returned his last week in the uk

rocksyjj said:
i would use Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit as you can wipe it completely and lock the bootloader this way its like the first day you bought it just in case they see some modding then can say it voids the return policy.
this way you can remove custom recovery also
me is new to all this maybe theres a better way let the pros answer this
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oh where did it crack as happened aswell to a friend he returned his last week in the uk
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Thanks, I'll take a look at that. it cracked in the bottom left corner. It isn't even that big a crack, i don't understand why the whole display is dead.
Edit: Unfortunatly, I can't do that because I would need to verify adb from my pc, which I can't because the screen is broken

Va1ha1a said:
Thanks, I'll take a look at that. it cracked in the bottom left corner. It isn't even that big a crack, i don't understand why the whole display is dead.
Edit: Unfortunatly, I can't do that because I would need to verify adb from my pc, which I can't because the screen is broken
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I haven't tried on this device, but there were ways to "remote control" android devices over the USB cable that I used on past android devices when the screen was cracked.
You basically get a copy of the screen on your PC and use the mouse to control the tablet.
I forget the app but you can search or someone will chime in.
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Va1ha1a said:
Hey guys, so recently the screen on my flo mysteriously cracked, and the touch screen is broken (does not respond to input, the digitizer is somehow broken). I had an otg cable and a mouse, so I've been able to backup my data through box.com. Now I was wondering if it was safe to wipe the tablet through settings, even though i have a custom recovery (On one of my old devices, this combination would cause a hard brick). I would do it through recovery, but i cant use the touchscreen. Thanks for any response.
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If you boot into bootloader using the power+voldown combo, you can flash the factory images and after it reboots go back to bootloader and relock.
Doesn't require touchscreen as far as I can remember.

sfhub said:
I haven't tried on this device, but there were ways to "remote control" android devices over the USB cable that I used on past android devices when the screen was cracked.
You basically get a copy of the screen on your PC and use the mouse to control the tablet.
I forget the app but you can search or someone will chime in.
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If you boot into bootloader using the power+voldown combo, you can flash the factory images and after it reboots go back to bootloader and relock.
Doesn't require touchscreen as far as I can remember.
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Thanks for that, I've gotten all the data off of it, I just used an otg cable and a mouse. I'll have to download the factory images when I get home.
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Locked Out

Hey guys, I'm new to XDA so please forgive the noob post, I'm just trying to get my phone working again. I broke the screen and now the bottom half of my phone is unresponsive (capacitive keys don't work). I'm rooted with TWRP installed, stock 4.1.2. Everything was fine until my friend thought it would be funny to put a lockscreen on my phone. I am unable to rotate my lockscreen to 270 degrees (how i've been managing to use my device with the help of gravity box on screen navigation keys) and am now permanently locked out of my decice. I can't input the correct pin that he told me (6735) or even incorrectly five times to reset via google account because the "ok" button is located on the part of the screen that I can't click. I thought that hopefully I had left USB debugging on so that I could send an ADB command to unlock my phone but it won't even recognize my device when it's plugged in, meaning I must have unchecked USB debugging. On top of that, my phone is in charge only mode, with the option to switch to USB mass storage stuck behind the lock screen. So my problem is that I want to go into twrp recovery, created a nandroid backup then factory reset my device. But of course, TWRP doesn't rotate either. I can click most of the buttons, including Backup, wipe, etc, but can't actually execute any action because the "swipe to ..." is located on the bottom of the screen - where I can't click. I was wondering if anyone could somehow flip the TWRP program upside down so that I could use it.
I just realized that I don't know how I would get the new version of recovery on my device anyway, because I can't even connect my phone to the computer for it to recognize as mass storage... any suggestions, help, advice, anything! would be very very appreciated. Thanks.
PS - This is MY phone, not stolen, not picked up anywhere, I know my google account info, I know the phone number, I know most everything about it so if you need some sort of verification that it's mine, let me know. I would just like to be able to use my phone again. Thanks

Your friend is a jerk. I'd punch him in the face.
Can you access the side load option in twrp?

oohaylima said:
Your friend is a jerk. I'd punch him in the face.
Can you access the side load option in twrp?
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I can get to the "swipe to start sideload" screen but can't swipe because it's below the crack... :/
Could I just get a new digitizer, would that fix it?

Would be easier to get digitizer+LCD already put together. I screwed up a new screen on my evo because the LCD didn't get heated up enough to separate the glue. I do have the official service manual for the phone so if u want I can send u what it says to do to separate the LCD and digitizer if u don't want to pay the extra
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But yes a new digitizer would fix it
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AFschizoid said:
Would be easier to get digitizer+LCD already put together. I screwed up a new screen on my evo because the LCD didn't get heated up enough to separate the glue. I do have the official service manual for the phone so if u want I can send u what it says to do to separate the LCD and digitizer if u don't want to pay the extra
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But yes a new digitizer would fix it
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Any idea where I'd find it already put together?

I'll do some quick hunting, see if I can't find it
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Display...34037?var=590205692373&_trksid=p2054897.l5658
Or can select different parts on that listing, for example. Just search google for touch digitizer LCD assembly ls970, that's what I did. There are other cheaper ones but that one is just plug it in, screw it back together and go, so...
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Hmm.....try fastboot, then load clockwork non-touch version through adb and see if that works.

oohaylima said:
Hmm.....try fastboot, then load clockwork non-touch version through adb and see if that works.
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I can't load anything through ADB because my phone won't connect to the computer - USB debugging is turned off. If I could use ADB I would just use an unlock command to remove the pin.
Thanks though.

UnluckyTech said:
I can't load anything through ADB because my phone won't connect to the computer - USB debugging is turned off. If I could use ADB I would just use an unlock command to remove the pin.
Thanks though.
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That doesn't matter in fastboot. As long as you have the drivers for the o/s to read the device adb will pick it up. In windows 8 you have to install modified drivers for it to read it.

Big Problem

For some reason. My phone would not find my external memory card. So I decided to go into TWRP to (I believe its called format)
the card (lose everything on it)
Well. Both attempts failed, So I clicked on Reboot phone and now my phone will not turn on what so ever. Nothing will show up. If I plug it into a computer the computer will find it, but the phone screen will not show anything
Damn it all!!!!
Any ideas?

Can you flash stock firmware back?

did you change your DPI or mess with the build.prop?
just reread your post, if you can, reflash the stock rom since you can't turn it on.

xryousukex said:
did you change your DPI or mess with the build.prop?
just reread your post, if you can, reflash the stock rom since you can't turn it on.
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yes to both

wellsey1126 said:
yes to both
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how do i do that without being able to turn it on

wellsey1126 said:
how do i do that without being able to turn it on
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how do i do it on a mac?

I was able to get to a PC. My issue is I cannot tell if the phone is in download mode. Again the phone doesn't turn on. But if I plug it to a computer. The computer does see it.

Lol
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http://lgg3root.com/lg-g3-root/how-to-unrootunbrick-lg-g3/
AWESOME G3
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Watch video and then do it
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BACARDILIMON said:
Lol
AWESOME G3
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http://lgg3root.com/lg-g3-root/how-to-unrootunbrick-lg-g3/
AWESOME G3
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Watch video and then do it
AWESOME G3
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Not working. For some reasons anytime I donwload the drivers it say they are installed yet when I plug my phone in it says that I have to troubleshoot and its unable to find the drivers. (restarted pc etc)
Again when I hold the Vol up button and plug my phone in. You hear the computer find something, but the screen doesn't turn on what so ever. (Doesn't say download mode etc)

wellsey1126 said:
Not working. For some reasons anytime I donwload the drivers it say they are installed yet when I plug my phone in it says that I have to troubleshoot and its unable to find the drivers. (restarted pc etc)
Again when I hold the Vol up button and plug my phone in. You hear the computer find something, but the screen doesn't turn on what so ever. (Doesn't say download mode etc)
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So with a battery pull for 20 seconds you put battery in and hold power and down button you don't see anything
AWESOME G3

BACARDILIMON said:
So with a battery pull for 20 seconds you put battery in and hold power and down button you don't see anything
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Nothing. Screen will not turn on

wellsey1126 said:
Nothing. Screen will not turn on
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Sorry bro time for a new one. Make the call and get exchange. Don't touch DPI..
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wellsey1126 said:
Nothing. Screen will not turn on
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OK cause I was bored I did what you did. My only thing is I removed my external SD card just in case. Added all the xposed junk most do and set my DPI at first to 530. Phone did not like. So went with 540 phone was OK so it seems. Went and installed no used SD card and went into recovery and did what u said u did. Phone went dark after tying reboot. DPI definitely was the issue. I am guess you had urs set to 530 or 540. Downloaded lg flashtool. Stock firmware. Pulled battery and what not when I hold power it would vib but no screen. Pulled battery held vol up as I plug in. Heard computer make noises and search for drivers. Opened lg tool and followed the rest of video . took a bit but phone is back to stock. Rerooted and flashed my backup all good. You sure you followed his video. Many people have used it and worked perfect.
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Did you change the dpi manually ?

Galaxysm said:
Did you change the dpi manually ?
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I changed it with app. He did say he changed build prop so I guessing yes.
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BACARDILIMON said:
I changed it with app. He did say he changed build prop so I guessing yes.
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That's the problem. When changing dpi u need to use a app. A friend got into a bootloop for doing that. But he was able to fix it.

Galaxysm said:
That's the problem. When changing dpi u need to use a app. A friend got into a bootloop for doing that. But he was able to fix it.
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I agree but it still comes back he having the issue that screen is dead. Black. I think a lot more to this story
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BACARDILIMON said:
I agree but it still comes back he having the issue that screen is dead. Black. I think a lot more to this story
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Could be he wiped the entire phone?

Galaxysm said:
Could be he wiped the entire phone?
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Could be but either way with lg tool it loads it all back
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What would changing the DPI have to do with the phone not booting? Not saying anyone is wrong but I've had my share of phones and I've never heard of anything like that? I'm using 570 as my DPI with no issues at all. I've used both an app to change it and manually doing it. I'm definitely interested if that is actually what caused the issue.

Help Needed!

Today I was in my car sitting in a parking lot, had my phone propped on my steering wheel with the txt app open when the screen when blue then shut down. I tried to power it on but it wouldn't come on, I pulled the battery hit the power button, the LG logo came up for a few seconds then shut off and the only way to turn it on again would be to pull the battery. Holding the power and volume rocker button down will turn it on to recovery. The phone is rooted so when I go to factory reset i've had 2 times it loaded to TWERP recovery but then the blue screen would come up again and I can't do anything. Most of the time it will end up in a green screen with the TC Crash, Demigod crash screen. Plugging it into my computer does load it as a device but I'm not able to access the phones storage. Has anyone ran into this issue and first question, is there anyway to recover data? Second question, is this a hardware related issue? I'm about to try and flash it back to stock since I can't get into TWERP but i'll wait for a response before I do that.

I tried to boot to download mode, I hold the volume up rocker and then plug in a USB, it shows download mode icon for a quick second but the screen goes black. I tried the LG flash tool but it doesn't get past step 1. Any one have any ideas i'm fresh out. Only new thing to report is sometimes instead of the green TZ crash i'm getting an orange RMP crash screen but with the same options as the green screen.

Need to know know a little more before I can reach my decision on where to start.
ROM
Kernel
Thermal mods
Was the phone hot?
Does it get hot upon starting?
Baseband?
I had this happen before but never to the extent that your explaining. Kind of sounds like a kernel panic.

DroidsOnRoids said:
Need to know know a little more before I can reach my decision on where to start.
ROM
Kernel
Thermal mods
Was the phone hot?
Does it get hot upon starting?
Baseband?
I had this happen before but never to the extent that your explaining. Kind of sounds like a kernel panic.
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I can tell you what ROM it was and thats about it. Resurrection-Remix-LP-v5.5.8-20151027-vs985
Was running sold for months. Phone wasn't hot and didn't notice it getting hot at start up. Phone had 99% battery last time I checked before the blue screen.
I did some research about the LG G3 and blue screen and its a common issue from what i've found. No fix really

http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359 u could try this

TheMadScientist420 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/general/guide-fix-hard-brick-recovery-guide-t3132359 u could try this
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WOW, not sure about that. I'll see. Going to call verizon and see if they can do anything first.

Youll have to pay cause ure waranty is voided being rooted its a sure fire fix for almost all hard bricks and everything its not as bad as it looks i have had to myself on my g2 and g3
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Do u get the screen press up for dl mode. Try a bat pull and boot into recovery if possible

TheMadScientist420 said:
Youll have to pay cause ure waranty is voided being rooted its a sure fire fix for almost all hard bricks and everything its not as bad as it looks i have had to myself on my g2 and g3
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Are you sure its a hard brick? From all the things i've read about this blue screen is its a hardware issue. My phone is showing up in the device manager under ports. Can I skip the first part?

Itsna kernal panick some people claim its from over heat others other issues if ure phonenshows up as qusb bulk or something like that then i believe u can the pin groung is to reset it to get it into bulk mode so from there u reflash all the primary gtp partitions then u can get to download mode to restore using stock tot. Ive nevernhad this issue happen but no its not technicly a hard brick but so far i cant find a solution but the method ive shown u usaully brings back all bricks and issues it could be a hardware issue but 9 outa 10 times its a software or firmware issue
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If u got usbbulk mode on com ports not step 4 but num 4 further down the page is where u start but u have to dl wilcracker and ure stock tot file

TheMadScientist420 said:
Itsna kernal panick some people claim its from over heat others other issues if ure phonenshows up as qusb bulk or something like that then i believe u can the pin groung is to reset it to get it into bulk mode so from there u reflash all the primary gtp partitions then u can get to download mode to restore using stock tot. Ive nevernhad this issue happen but no its not technicly a hard brick but so far i cant find a solution but the method ive shown u usaully brings back all bricks and issues it could be a hardware issue but 9 outa 10 times its a software or firmware issue
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If u got usbbulk mode on com ports not step 4 but num 4 further down the page is where u start but u have to dl wilcracker and ure stock tot file
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OK thanks. I mean I guess I don't have anything to loose, so i'll give it a shot.

Like i said i couldnt find a solution im no developer ive just been rooting and modding since the first og moto droid ive bricked and fixed a lot of phones this may not be the proper solution i just no its work for a lot of people on a lot of diffrent bricks on both g2 and g3 i know basicly the g2 is unbri kable and sofar so has the g3 since this i wish it was a general sticky
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You can try calling lg but i consider there tecks dumber the crap but they get paid for what they do again 9 outa 10 times they cant help other than u sending it in for repair like i said ure rooted if they find out it is its fixed on ure dime i dont know no cell company has ever helped me out.

What do kind of wire do you suggest using?

I used acouple strands of speaker wire coiled up and a pair of tweezers to hold it end bent it to touch both so i still had a free hand

TheMadScientist420 said:
I used acouple strands of speaker wire coiled up and a pair of tweezers to hold it end bent it to touch both so i still had a free hand
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This is impossible!

joel71 said:
This is impossible!
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When u plug into ure pc what ports or coms. What xoez the fone shop up az

TheMadScientist420 said:
When u plug into ure pc what ports or coms. What xoez the fone shop up az
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After trying for what felt like forever I got it kind of work once. It showed up as QCBATCH on port 6. But once I broke connection it went away and I wasn't able to get it to work again. I'll give it another try sometime today..

Sometimes it takes a bunch of trys

TheMadScientist420 said:
Sometimes it takes a bunch of trys
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Got it working on the first try today. I used the SIM Card bay for a ground so I didn't have to hold it. Much easier, flashing now, will report back after.

joel71 said:
Got it working on the first try today. I used the SIM Card bay for a ground so I didn't have to hold it. Much easier, flashing now, will report back after.
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Let me no how it goes

I did the steps but it still booted to a RPM CRASH screen, I couldn't get into download mode. I'm trying to flash Cache, System, Userdata, and SB1 now.