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I've got Desire Z with latest Visionary rom. Everything worked fine till today. My som played Angry Birds and suddenly phone turned off... I was unable to turn it on - pull & put back battery doesn't work. When I connect charger - nothing, unable to boot, black screen, charging led not working. I connected DZ via usb to my notebook - it found QHSUSB_DLOAD device and nothing more. I read somewhere at xda, that it could be burned motherboard. Any ideas to bring it back to work ?
Greetings - Tom
Hi,
yesterday my phone went to restart. Unfortunately it shows only black screen with phone with red triangle than I pull and put back battery and try to start again. I got only logo htc and nothing more. Than I tried restart phone more times and now it not response to power button. I get only black screen. If I connect tel to pc it found device QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Interesting is that i played Angry Birds few hours before scrash.
Me have same problem with DZ....
SEmp91 said:
Me have same problem with DZ....
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what playing angry birds and then phone shut off? if you would like more help please give more details
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I bought this phone yesterday and it was already broken. Phone dont start and if I plugged them to PC it defined as QHSUSB_DLOAD device.
Previous owner said that phone was finally broken (from died memory chip to QHSUSB_DLOAD mode) when it lying on the table with battery.
fried emmc is a prdoblem with certain chips on these phones. do you knoew if it rooted? boot into bootloader (hold volume down while powering on) and write down everything on that screen
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In QHSUSB_DLOAD mode phone cant boot into bootloader, unfortunately..
I ask previous owner about root, will see what he says
There people solved same problem with sensation but no solution for DZ granted
Phone is s-on without root
unfortunetly if you can access bootloader or recovery there is nothing that can be done other than jtag.
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bootloader and recovery has no available currently. I know that a long ago..
Do you know how repair via jtag or via qhsusb_dload mode?
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bootloader and recovery has no available currently. I know that a long ago..
Do you know how repair via jtag or via qhsusb_dload mode?
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as far as I know no one has made a way to unbrick with the qhsusb_dload for the vision, I only looked into that project once when I got a doubleshot for my girlfriend, just to see what its all about. I believe there are only a limited number of devices that dexter (I think that's his name) support, the vision not being one of them. also this will only help under certain circumstance. if you have a fried emmc than you can't read or write to it and I don't believe even jtag would help. but not having access to bootloader or recovery just makes it nearlly imposible do anything.
now there are people who have the knowhow and equipment to jtag the vision, and they probably charge in the $50 range. this *may* get you access to your bootloader and then of course a full stock rom/radio/spl/etc would be forced to you phone but again without knowing what caused the brick it is hard to say
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Thanks.
May i ask dumb question? bootloader is stay in emmc? or another storage?
For example, desire s with died emmc setup to boot from microSD and it works!
I see no problem with replacement emmc but boot from sd is easier if bootloader alive, of course
And jtag-board with soft is so high price..
yeah the bootloader partition is in the emmc, if that is just borked (not a fried emmc) jtag will fix it. you can't boot from sd because you have nothing working, cathedral (I think that's who it was) discovered how to boot off sd in these situations, and yes that works with the g2/dz as well, but even then you need a somewhat working recovery
jtag is probably about the same as a new logic board, maybe a little cheaper. but if you can't find someone to do it for like 20~30 bucks then buy a new motherboard for like 60~80. or learn how to do jtag yourself, the equipment is rather cheap (sometimes can make your own cable) and the software I believe is free. someday I plan to learn myself (got a couple dead g1s lying around) but for now I'm no help in that regard
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if bootloader hold in emmc.. so i really want to know what is written in cpu-memory)
I believe all partitions are held in the emmc, the cpu is just like the command center and decides what to do and when to do it.
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above CPU exists another flash-drive but i dont know anything about data located in this storage.
sorry I couldn't tell you, haven't looked it to this much but to my understanding is that all partitions are held in the emmc. I guess its possible that the larger system parition is located in a seperate nand but I don't think so. I'm sure a little googling will turn up a breakdown of all compenents on the logic board if your interested and where memory is alocated
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Replacing emmc solved problem
Hey glad to hear! Did you replace the whole board or just the chip?
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Juct a chip оfcourse)
I'm looking mainly if someone can point me in the right direction regarding an issue.
My phone I got off a mate doesn't ask me when I plug it in via USB what I want to do. I understand there are settings that I have changed for it to ask me what to do. Charging works fine with phone off and booted.
I have tryed cables that I know are for data as well as power ( checked both computers and with a kindle and gf's cyanagenmod phone both work.)
Some might say my mate tryed to root it. I have asked him and he only did one over the air update. He has no gain from lying as he said he would pay for repair( replace ment of the USB board as I belive the phone has a upper and lower board.) Trying to save money (hes a mate and I'm not going to mess him about.) and a save a repair that might not be needed or even fix the issue.
I have cleaned the port with a small brush and cables have a normal "snug" fit.
Futher to research on forums I think I might have a USB bricked phone. At one point I unmounted my SD card while USB dev mode on and I got " USB not reconized". At this point I unplugged the phone to then install drivers. Drivers did not work. Now you may think broken but my experince says if the connecter was broken that it wouldn't even charge as I belive the outer pins are the power.
When I look up desire hd USB brick online I get only results for desire phones not desire hd. With desire issues seems that the phone needs to be rooted barr one walkthough that's once again geared towards non hd desire.
My points are-
Am I correct to look at this as my phone could be USB bricked or does this issue only affect the desire model of phone. Belive it could be caused by the ota update.
Has anyone else had this issue? If you got the phone fixed did a lower board replacement correct it?
Any links to further reading or solutions would be great help. I feel I'm failing to describe my issue in the correct terms if it is indeed a USB brick.
Cheers for reading this post, 2nd in length only to my life story...
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Can you provide more info like what ROM and kernel you're using? Also, do you have a recovery image you could flash?
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My understanding im am using "stock" HTC software on my phone and it never has been rooted or had a custom rom installed (yet - fingers crossed ).
This is from "About Phone" then "Software Infomation" in Settings.
Android Version - 2.2.3
Kernel Version -2.6.35.10-gd2564fb
[email protected] #1
Thu Jan 9 14:20:29 CST 2011
I also think i dont have a recovery, as when I do a boot holding power and volume down and click recovery its loads for a bit and then shows a phone with a red ! next to it.
Just to learn, I am correct from what I have read that the kernel is just like a modern OS kernel for a laptop/desktop. Its the part that makes the software and hardware talk?
When you got the phone, had the phone gone through a data wipe (factory reset)?
...And you've tried using the USB connection via another computer as well?
...And in the settings, under 'Connect to PC' you have 'Ask' checked?
The phone had a factory reset done via android settings menu and when you hold power and vol down.
Checked settings and it says ask.
No dice on another pc double checked the cable with kindle and data transfer was ok.
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Have had this problem too, still haven't found a solution.
Is your phone a vodafone branden one btw ?
Htc said to that I have to send it in for repair
have u tried flashing a ruu? as far as i can understand, u should be able to flash official ruu even when the phone is not rooted?
i had the same problem with my phone, but mine is rooted. a reflash solved it...
Htc desire hd usb brick
I am having the same problem with my desire hd rooted and S OFF.
GB 2.3.3 , sense 3.0 My kernel version : 2.6.35
Baseband version: 12.39a.60.19U_26.06.06.30_M
My phone is not detected by fastboot also.
Please help.
Thanks
mosher89 said:
I'm looking mainly if someone can point me in the right direction regarding an issue.
My phone I got off a mate doesn't ask me when I plug it in via USB what I want to do. I understand there are settings that I have changed for it to ask me what to do. Charging works fine with phone off and booted.
I have tryed cables that I know are for data as well as power ( checked both computers and with a kindle and gf's cyanagenmod phone both work.)
Some might say my mate tryed to root it. I have asked him and he only did one over the air update. He has no gain from lying as he said he would pay for repair( replace ment of the USB board as I belive the phone has a upper and lower board.) Trying to save money (hes a mate and I'm not going to mess him about.) and a save a repair that might not be needed or even fix the issue.
I have cleaned the port with a small brush and cables have a normal "snug" fit.
Futher to research on forums I think I might have a USB bricked phone. At one point I unmounted my SD card while USB dev mode on and I got " USB not reconized". At this point I unplugged the phone to then install drivers. Drivers did not work. Now you may think broken but my experince says if the connecter was broken that it wouldn't even charge as I belive the outer pins are the power.
When I look up desire hd USB brick online I get only results for desire phones not desire hd. With desire issues seems that the phone needs to be rooted barr one walkthough that's once again geared towards non hd desire.
My points are-
Am I correct to look at this as my phone could be USB bricked or does this issue only affect the desire model of phone. Belive it could be caused by the ota update.
Has anyone else had this issue? If you got the phone fixed did a lower board replacement correct it?
Any links to further reading or solutions would be great help. I feel I'm failing to describe my issue in the correct terms if it is indeed a USB brick.
Cheers for reading this post, 2nd in length only to my life story...
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I also have the same problem with my desire hd.
Trying different roms didn't seem to fix it.
I'm thinking of sending it for repair.
First i want to flash a stockrom, witch seems quite hard if your USB doesn't work.
I had some research yesterday, yet I still can't find a proper answer to most of my questions about the following subject. Hoping some of the experts here can contribute some of their knowledge and hopefully I will edit this thread to a guide, or at least spare others the need for wondering around the web as I did.
Well, Few days ago I turned off my phone, and it wont turn on or response to any physical key combination, usb connection (Except for charging the battery) or even that famous Samsung jig (301KΩ Between pin 4 and 5 on the usb connection). It is not recognizable by any device while connected through usb interface. It is permabricked. The worst thing that can happen to a phone while the hardware is intact.
Although the name indicates otherwise, some things can be done in order to get the device working again.
It is a process in which the phone's main bored is exposed, than a special device (e.g riff box) is connected to certain areas on the pcb that were made that way for the initial configuration of the phone back in the factory. The pinout of the connection varies in each model, but the interface is the same and called "Jtag". Than, that device connects to a pc through usb interface.
So the first step would be to get that device and to connect it to both pc and phone's motherboard through a certain pinout that is mostly hard to get. You'll need a driver for that jtag flashing device and a compiled file which you would like to flash in to your phone. I don't know if that file is specific to each model or to the certain chip the phone is using (Can different models with the same chip be flashed the same way? Reply if you know and I'll edit it here).
By what I know, after flashing that file the phone will be accessible through usb interface for further flashing of the rom.
Alternatively, There are some companies that offer that kind of service. I couldn't find any who work with T989, and prices for that kind of service.
I would like to have as much information as possible and maybe eventually I'll be able to get my phone fixed. In that case I'll add some photos and document the process.
Michael.fri said:
I had some research yesterday, yet I still can't find a proper answer to most of my questions about the following subject. Hoping some of the experts here can contribute some of their knowledge and hopefully I will edit this thread to a guide, or at least spare others the need for wondering around the web as I did.
Well, Few days ago I turned off my phone, and it wont turn on or response to any physical key combination, usb connection (Except for charging the battery) or even that famous Samsung jig (301KΩ Between pin 4 and 5 on the usb connection). It is not recognizable by any device while connected through usb interface. It is permabricked. The worst thing that can happen to a phone while the hardware is intact.
Although the name indicates otherwise, some things can be done in order to get the device working again.
It is a process in which the phone's main bored is exposed, than a special device (e.g riff box) is connected to certain areas on the pcb that were made that way for the initial configuration of the phone back in the factory. The pinout of the connection varies in each model, but the interface is the same and called "Jtag". Than, that device connects to a pc through usb interface.
So the first step would be to get that device and to connect it to both pc and phone's motherboard through a certain pinout that is mostly hard to get. You'll need a driver for that jtag flashing device and a compiled file which you would like to flash in to your phone. I don't know if that file is specific to each model or to the certain chip the phone is using (Can different models with the same chip be flashed the same way? Reply if you know and I'll edit it here).
By what I know, after flashing that file the phone will be accessible through usb interface for further flashing of the rom.
Alternatively, There are some companies that offer that kind of service. I couldn't find any who work with T989, and prices for that kind of service.
I would like to have as much information as possible and maybe eventually I'll be able to get my phone fixed. In that case I'll add some photos and document the process.
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1st off, it's "taboo" not tabu. Secondly there is already a pretty good amount of threads that have covered this in detail, I'm certain because I have posted in them. Lastly, please SEARCH the existing threads before creating a new one; the answers to all your questions are already there.
1. Thanks, Changed to "Taboo".
2. I searched, I really did. I went all over google with many key words and covered up this forum as well. All I got is some articles about the jtag protocol, which is good for knowledge but too general for the application I need, and some threads in which people writing that their phone is bricked and asks what to do about it. Not a single post is about how to fix that independently, and what does it require. If you could give me link to these threads you say that covers up the subject, I'll delete this thread at once.
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1. Thanks, Changed to "Taboo".
2. I searched, I really did. I went all over google with many key words and covered up this forum as well. All I got is some articles about the jtag protocol, which is good for knowledge but too general for the application I need, and some threads in which people writing that their phone is bricked and asks what to do about it. Not a single post is about how to fix that independently, and what does it require. If you could give me link to these threads you say that covers up the subject, I'll delete this thread at once.
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don't pay attention to that guy he like to troll every where he goes. Try to google search for mobile tech or Adam Outler, and check if he get the Jtag service for our phone. If I'm not wrong the charge for the Vibrant was $50.00 plus shipping and handling. I hope you can fix your phone.
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Do you know what caused the brick?
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Searched, and yet no result. Sending the phone to the U.S is quite risky. I have no idea how they're intended to pack it before sending it back. I would rather doing this in Israel.
I saw on ebay several devices associated with Jtag. the price starts from 10$ for a simple usb dongle, through 30$ devices, which is the price of most of the jtag devices I found, to the 150$ riff box that is associated with phone unbricking.
By what I know Jtag is a simple serial protocol. I just need sort of "bridge" to translate the logic 1's and 0's with the right voltage level and certain clock speed to a usb interface or even RS232. How expensive can that be?
I also contacted several ebay sellers which offer a jtag repair service. they all answered this model is not supported.
I would go to Samsung labs in Israel and see what they can do to get it working.
I just thought to invest 20$, get that sort of device and to get it done by my own.
Another issue is the pinout. The pinoput of the Jtag connection is not shown in any website, so I have no way of knowing how to connect on this specific PCB.
Last thing I need is that new bootloader I can flash, and a software to flash it through. Where can I download it?
About the reason for bricking the phone, I have no Idea. As I said, last time I've installed new rom was more than a week prior to the incident. I've used some overclocking app mostly to underclock my phone, cause it drained the battery like hell before, even while it was running on stock and after changing the rom several times.
I also used some usb otg device which worked normally, but was not plugged to the device even few hours before it was bricked.
Hopefully we can figure out the cause of these permabricks so we can prevent it from happening to more people.
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I gotta say, this is quite alarming. That the phone can just hard brick itself like this spontaneously.
I've had some scary experiences with the phone myself. Like a couple of random reboots that required the long power press for the phone to power back on. At least it always came back on.
I'm also from Israel myself so a similar scenario can bring me to the same situation as you.
Good luck with getting any kind of solution.
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parusia said:
don't pay attention to that guy he like to troll every where he goes. Try to google search for mobile tech or Adam Outler, and check if he get the Jtag service for our phone. If I'm not wrong the charge for the Vibrant was $50.00 plus shipping and handling. I hope you can fix your phone.
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Troll for advising to follow the posted rules of membership ? WOW
I just contacted Adam and still no jtag for this device .
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did you look for a service manual?
- the manual may cover schematics for jtag device.
Been flashing phones since the Razr and never bricked a phone I couldn't repair myself. That is until I tried to flash my GSII back to stock through odin. Sent it to Samsung and they had to replace motherboard. Now I'm a little nervous about using odin.
reocej said:
Been flashing phones since the Razr and never bricked a phone I couldn't repair myself. That is until I tried to flash my GSII back to stock through odin. Sent it to Samsung and they had to replace motherboard. Now I'm a little nervous about using odin.
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I recommend splurging on the $2-3 for a jig, I have had moments where I thought I was SOL & the jig saved my arse.
Michael.fri said:
Last thing I need is that new bootloader I can flash, and a software to flash it through. Where can I download it?
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Did you solve your problem?
I was looking at using QPST
QPST is a program often frowned upon here at xda. It is commonly used to flash phones, and has little to do with android coding. The software is made for Qualcomm (or by them) and this device has a chip from them in it. This has tools for building and installing bootloaders and partition tables. Our device after a hard brick (and still serviceable by JTAGing) has a com port open still and if you load the driver in windows you will see a port number as others here on XDA have said. The driver allows ODIN to see the device but not connect. QPST does connect, but I have not attempted to flash anything to it since I have not built any files to load. I'm kind of stuck creating the needed xml that makes the partition table and headers and file that are to be loaded to partitions. This is really a softbrick, in my opion, but nobody has the knowledge for this level of building and coding, with this tool, here at XDA. If somebody does, it may make those selling JTAG services mad, but that would mean we could fix our phones on our own. On my own, I'm a few weeks away from this solution, with some help from people here that know how to write xml for partition tables and can help me locate files for a build, I can generate the files, test them, make a write up and post the solution in just a few days.
By the way, this is a multi-device solution in the long run. We get one fixed and we can start on the others with this same issue, where the only life left in the device is the Qualcomm download mode driver showing in windows device manager.
Michael.fri said:
I had some research yesterday, yet I still can't find a proper answer to most of my questions about the following subject. Hoping some of the experts here can contribute some of their knowledge and hopefully I will edit this thread to a guide, or at least spare others the need for wondering around the web as I did.
Well, Few days ago I turned off my phone, and it wont turn on or response to any physical key combination, usb connection (Except for charging the battery) or even that famous Samsung jig (301KΩ Between pin 4 and 5 on the usb connection). It is not recognizable by any device while connected through usb interface. It is permabricked. The worst thing that can happen to a phone while the hardware is intact.
Although the name indicates otherwise, some things can be done in order to get the device working again.
It is a process in which the phone's main bored is exposed, than a special device (e.g riff box) is connected to certain areas on the pcb that were made that way for the initial configuration of the phone back in the factory. The pinout of the connection varies in each model, but the interface is the same and called "Jtag". Than, that device connects to a pc through usb interface.
So the first step would be to get that device and to connect it to both pc and phone's motherboard through a certain pinout that is mostly hard to get. You'll need a driver for that jtag flashing device and a compiled file which you would like to flash in to your phone. I don't know if that file is specific to each model or to the certain chip the phone is using (Can different models with the same chip be flashed the same way? Reply if you know and I'll edit it here).
By what I know, after flashing that file the phone will be accessible through usb interface for further flashing of the rom.
Alternatively, There are some companies that offer that kind of service. I couldn't find any who work with T989, and prices for that kind of service.
I would like to have as much information as possible and maybe eventually I'll be able to get my phone fixed. In that case I'll add some photos and document the process.
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Mobile Tech offers the JTag service. There is even a discount for XDA members. They offer the service for all variants of the S2
Here you go!
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-jtag-brick-repair/
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QPST is a program often frowned upon here at xda. It is commonly used to flash phones, and has little to do with android coding. The software is made for Qualcomm (or by them) and this device has a chip from them in it.*snip* On my own, I'm a few weeks away from this solution, with some help from people here that know how to write xml for partition tables and can help me locate files for a build, I can generate the files, test them, make a write up and post the solution in just a few days..
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Any word on a fix using QPST?
I had a problem,I have an HTC ONE M8 kardon, S-off, unlock bootloader, ViperRom etc.
after a month my device restart and got the black screen
i tried hard reboot power + volume up and now it is "dead" , only what can I see it is qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 and QHSUSB_BULK at device manager.
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
HELP
Sorry to hear that, but that's a brick, when it says that the phone is pretty much done for. I doubt it was just a restart that did that, there are threads that talk about bricks, search for them. But once it shows up as that's it's unrecoverable as far as I know
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you obviously did something to it; phones don't just "brick" on their own..
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you obviously did something to it; phones don't just "brick" on their own..
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even had 60% battery, just keep it in my pocket, I think it was an application of the battery, because that would alter the processor clock, the only unusual
sergioagilp said:
even had 60% battery, just keep it in my pocket, I think it was an application of the battery, because that would alter the processor clock, the only unusual
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Just got a friends phone that did this same thing. He doesn't do anything custom with this phone. He is the average consumer the likes android.
What I was told about what happened:
Phone had 80% battery and just shut off. Tried to turn it on and only a black screen(appeared to not turn on at all). He tried charging it over night and still same deal.
I just got the phone from him and plugged it into my pc. PC sees it as on, and device manager is showing two devices:
QHSUSB_Bulk
I guarantee there was nothing custom done to this phone. I'll keep researching as I just started and found this thread. This does feel very brickish, but the fact that this happened to the average joe just using the stock phone is alarming.
maamdroid said:
Just got a friends phone that did this same thing. He doesn't do anything custom with this phone. He is the average consumer the likes android.
What I was told about what happened:
Phone had 80% battery and just shut off. Tried to turn it on and only a black screen(appeared to not turn on at all). He tried charging it over night and still same deal.
I just got the phone from him and plugged it into my pc. PC sees it as on, and device manager is showing two devices:
QHSUSB_Bulk
I guarantee there was nothing custom done to this phone. I'll keep researching as I just started and found this thread. This does feel very brickish, but the fact that this happened to the average joe just using the stock phone is alarming.
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If it's due to software it can be fixed by JTAG (not sure if available for m8) or by Linux if partition table is not corrupt (you can see all partitions and write to them in qhsusb_dload mode), otherwise could be a fried chip possibly by overheating.
Many phones can overheat when heavily used while charging, like 3d gaming or console emulators.
Note: official HTC service center will never fix bricks like this they just replace the main board. Can be under warranty coverage depending on warranty and device condition.
Vcek said:
If it's due to software it can be fixed by JTAG (not sure if available for m8) or by Linux if partition table is not corrupt (you can see all partitions and write to them in qhsusb_dload mode), otherwise could be a fried chip possibly by overheating.
Many phones can overheat when heavily used while charging, like 3d gaming or console emulators.
Note: official HTC service center will never fix bricks like this they just replace the main board. Can be under warranty coverage depending on warranty and device condition.
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Hey, thanks for the reply. I'll check under linux and do some research on that.
maamdroid said:
Hey, thanks for the reply. I'll check under linux and do some research on that.
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here is an old thread regarding enumerating partitions in linux , it worked for htc one xl and evo hd.
i'd give it 2% success rate given that your emmc chip isn't fried and you have partitions from working phone .
good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966850 (you will have to replace any one xl files or partitions)
another bad news, seems jtag(regular method) is not possible on m8. You can sell your bricked phone on swappa junkyard(or disassembled on ebay as parts) if you lose hope.
My HTC One M8 got bricked while updating to android 4.4.4 (eye experience). According to futuretel, the warranty is only active for three months without a receipt. I tried locating a reliable phone repair shop in Toronto and its been a nightmare. HTC has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The phone still contains my data. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
please note: the power button is broken
khanvict786 said:
My HTC One M8 got bricked while updating to android 4.4.4 (eye experience). According to futuretel, the warranty is only active for three months without a receipt. I tried locating a reliable phone repair shop in Toronto and its been a nightmare. HTC has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The phone still contains my data. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
please note: the power button is broken
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Well I guessed you bought an old phone
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danger12345 said:
Well I guessed you bought an old phone
the phone was sealed but I misplaced the receipt while moving
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danger12345 said:
Well I guessed you bought an old phone
the phone was sealed but I misplaced the receipt while moving
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Bricked how? Like, it won't turn on at all? I've seen a lot of people on this site say "hard bricked" when it is something that can be fixed with some guidance.
Does it turn on?
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There's a lesson here, always keep your receipts. Also if it was broken already then you should have had it replaced. Unless you caused the damage then they won't replace it regardless because you could be the reason why it bricked
superchilpil said:
There's a lesson here, always keep your receipts. Also if it was broken already then you should have had it replaced. Unless you caused the damage then they won't replace it regardless because you could be the reason why it bricked
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He has two posts, which doesn't really tell his experience with rooting and "bricks", but is usually a good indication. I have a feeling he can fix it with some help.
I could be wrong though. No answer on the "will your phone turn on?" yet.
EDIT: no power button. not bricked. hardware issue. should read the whole post instead of having another sip of beer.
xunholyx said:
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Bricked how? Like, it won't turn on at all? I've seen a lot of people on this site say "hard bricked" when it is something that can be fixed with some guidance.
Does it turn on?
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No, the phone won't turn on. However, my computer picks up the device (connects then disconnects). I'm heading to a repair shop just now.
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khanvict786 said:
xunholyx said:
No, the phone won't turn on. However, my computer picks up the device (connects then disconnects). I'm heading to a repair shop just now.
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I bet it's not bricked. Did you try to boot into recovery using the toolkit?
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superchilpil said:
There's a lesson here, always keep your receipts. Also if it was broken already then you should have had it replaced. Unless you caused the damage then they won't replace it regardless because you could be the reason why it bricked
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Learnt the hard way. The phone was working perfectly fine except for the power button. After the update, the phone was stuck in a boot loop between update symbol and low battery. I pulled out the sd card and now its just showing a flashing red light. I am going to get the power button fixed just now and get the technician to diagnose any other issues.
Did you happen to buy the device with a credit card? This almost always will suffice as a proof of purchase or receipt.
If your phone was in a loop when the battery died, its not bricked.
update
The phone shows up as QUALCOMM HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (com 3)
I'm planning on buying another phone (not HTC)
khanvict786 said:
The phone shows up as QUALCOMM HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (com 3)
I'm planning on buying another phone (not HTC)
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Its technically bricked but there are tools that you could use to fix it, but I doubt you want to take that much effort in fixing it.
So what was the point of this thread? You obviously don't want to fix it. So you just wanted to whine about it? Good luck on your next phone, don't brick that one too.
Pretty sure my m8 is bricked
Hey i sort of hi-jacked this thread , however it relates to my matter. I tried to convert my HTC into google play edition, I s -off, unlocked the boot loader and rooted it. Now for the fun part I went to flash a google m8 rom and BAM boot loaader came up with tampered and not only that the rom didn't work and now the htc boot screen (the white one) has a lock on the bottom and i can't do anything. I can access TWRP and have flashed other roms to it but it keeps denying them and going to the same htc boot screen with that lock symbol. Anyone please help I just got this phone and feel like I should never gotten myself mixed in this modding business lol . Thanks for anyone that can help me resolve this.
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Its technically bricked but there are tools that you could use to fix it, but I doubt you want to take that much effort in fixing it.
So what was the point of this thread? You obviously don't want to fix it. So you just wanted to whine about it? Good luck on your next phone, don't brick that one too.
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The only viable solution I came across is JTAG. Can you please share those tools? Phones shouldn't be bricking when updating on stock