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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DaveImagery said:
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.
DaveImagery said:
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.
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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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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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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!
Hnk1 said:
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
Related
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
mellll said:
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.
Cruisin1966 said:
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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Cruisin1966 said:
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.
mickeko said:
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
Hi
I have a serious problem. In short, my phone is starting normally until it reaches to the Lock Screen it hangs there for a sec then it will restart and keeps like this until it is out of battery. Also for me the volume down button doesnt work at all meaning I cant reach to Bootloader.
Details:
One day my HOX fall into my fish tank but I was able to take it out immediately and put it into bag of rice and it survived with two things not working: headset input and the Volume Down button.
Ok. I had no problems without them until last night. I have Android Revolution HD but dont know which version I dont remember. I wanted to go back to stock. And here what I did as much as I can remember:
- Flashed secure BOOT.IMG. I took it out from RUU 1.29.415.
- Flashed Recovery also took it from RUU.
- Relocked it.
Until now I had no problem I was able to use HTC Quick Root to restart to bootloader. Actually After relocking it was rebooting always to bootloader. I was never able to go to Recovery at all.
The real problems started when UNLOCKED it again.
Now what is going on is that it is looping as I mentioned at the beginning. I CANT go to bootloader because of the button problem. And Mainly the HTC Quick Root cant recognize it when I connect it to My Laptop although I'm sure the laptop does.
I tried RUU a time and it showed me version error.
Please advise. I am desperate I cant afford buying a new phone.What should I do?
Hope those fishies didnt fry !
Wilks3y said:
Hope those fishies didnt fry !
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No the tank was empty I was filling the tank only.
Update:
I have just uninstalled HTC drivers from my laptop and installed them again. When I connect my HOX - it is turned off- I got the following :
USB Composite Device --- Ready to use.
USB Mass storage --- Ready to use.
MyHTC -- Ready to use.
HTC Android Phone USB Device --- Ready to use.
But the problem remains as it is.
You seem to have (re)discovered that electronics and water don't mix.
BenPope said:
You seem to have (re)discovered that electronics and water don't mix.
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Please with all due respect. I am burning in hell to solve my problem. We can laugh about my actions later but please if you can help do otherwise keep it until later.
AALJAM said:
Please with all due respect. I am burning in hell to solve my problem. We can laugh about my actions later but please if you can help do otherwise keep it until later.
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Take it apart and wash it with isopropyl alcohol. You should be able to find some guides for this type of thing.
BenPope said:
Take it apart and wash it with isopropyl alcohol. You should be able to find some guides for this type of thing.
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I will look for it and give it a try. Thanks.
AALJAM said:
I will look for it and give it a try. Thanks.
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OH no man. Just looking at the video scared me out. I dont have the skill doing that I know I will damage it.
Well, the question is Why the program wont see it connected while it will be recognized by the laptop even if the mobile is off ? I just need a way somehow to go to the bootloaders.
AALJAM said:
I will look for it and give it a try. Thanks.
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The more you use it, the less likely you'll be able to fix it. You need to disconnect the battery.
Impurities in the water will short the electronics and fry them.
The alcohol will help dissolve the impurities and clean the components, it will evaporate without leaving a nasty residue.
Good luck, but don't hold out too much hope.
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The more you use it, the less likely you'll be able to fix it. You need to disconnect the battery.
Impurities in the water will short the electronics and fry them.
The alcohol will help dissolve the impurities and clean the components, it will evaporate without leaving a nasty residue.
Good luck, but don't hold out too much hope.
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Well, the water accident happened months ago. So I guess it is too late to do that.
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Well, the water accident happened months ago. So I guess it is too late to do that.
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Find a repair shop and see if they'll take on a water-damage repair. If they dont seem confident (like they've done it before - they might confidently express doubt!), try another.
WOW. I was able to go to Fastboot simply by pressing the Volume down hard, REALLY HARD.
So now I am confused and scared what to do.
flash a rom!!
AALJAM said:
WOW. I was able to go to Fastboot simply by pressing the Volume down hard, REALLY HARD.
So now I am confused and scared what to do.
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I suggest to flash a new rom,( if your hox bootloop or stucks at bootloader)... if battery is empty, charge it with a charge script.
hope it help you.
sorry for my bad english.
Forum Noob here, I was using my Galaxy S3 (Wind) and all of a sudden the screen went black and it turned off. Something similar had happened a couple hours before and the phone wouldn't turn on through the power button so I simply took out the battery and put it back in and it worked. Then when it happened for a second time I tried the same thing but to no avail the phone stayed dead.
So far I've tried:
Using another GS3 Stock Battery
Tried getting into download and recovery mode
Tried charging it (I do know that the battery is charging since I checked it on another phone. The red light is not on but it turns on when I take out the battery and then plug it in. After 20-30 seconds of battery insertion the red light goes away and is completely unresponsive all that time)
Tried Keeping the battery out of the phone for a couple of hours (Suggested by a friend)
Also Tried connecting it to a pc, and it only connects when I keep the battery out. When it finally connects it tries to install drivers for "QHSUSB_DLOAD" but fails.
I have no idea what's happening to my phone and I would like to get it fixed as soon as possible. After some searches I've narrowed down to either a Hard Brick or a Sudden Death Syndrome but it doesn't completely match with all the characteristics of either problem. I greatly appreciate any help and I would like to know what exactly the problem is and what my best viable option.
Thank you.
Don't know why, but it's bricked. But you mentioned it started working at one point when you put the battery in. So if you take it out, then put it back, does the phone automatically try to turn on by itself?
Qhsusb is a definite indicator of a brick, but if your power button is faulty it may have caused the brick by rebooting over and over without ever fully booting up. Basically causing corruption somewhere.
There's a debrick thread stickied in development, but if the button is also faulty it may not help for long.
Sudden death is only describing a problem the international models had after release. Doesn't apply to ours in that way.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Don't know why, but it's bricked. But you mentioned it started working at one point when you put the battery in. So if you take it out, then put it back, does the phone automatically try to turn on by itself?
Qhsusb is a definite indicator of a brick, but if your power button is faulty it may have caused the brick by rebooting over and over without ever fully booting up. Basically causing corruption somewhere.
There's a debrick thread stickied in development, but if the button is also faulty it may not help for long.
Sudden death is only describing a problem the international models had after release. Doesn't apply to ours in that way.
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Yeah, when you put the battery back in it doesn't do anything. Also I don't think the power button is faulty I mean it's been working fine for the last year didn't really give me any problems.
TheSoldierDude said:
Yeah, when you put the battery back in it doesn't do anything. Also I don't think the power button is faulty I mean it's been working fine for the last year didn't really give me any problems.
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Only reason I suspect the power button is you mentioned you couldn't get it to turn on using the button, but removing/replacing the battery worked. And it can work perfectly and then fail out of nowhere. So goes when you have plastic parts! But lots of people have had issues with this button recently.
Wasn't trying to convince you that was the problem, just letting you know it's a potential culprit.
But if you think it's ok, then try to use KAsp3rd's debrick thread and see if that gets you going again.
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If it's completely dead then it's most likely hard bricked. My phone just got hard bricked so you will need to buy a JIG of Ebay. If it's not that then try reflashing your ROM or re rooting it. If none of that works then just take your phone in too wherever you bought it from and have them fix it. Oh a JIG is a small USB that will re write it and force it into download mode.
Your phone in stock rom ? If stock rom that is suddenly dead mean bad emmc on the logic board with my experience.
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If it's completely dead then it's most likely hard bricked. My phone just got hard bricked so you will need to buy a JIG of Ebay. If it's not that then try reflashing your ROM or re rooting it. If none of that works then just take your phone in too wherever you bought it from and have them fix it. Oh a JIG is a small USB that will re write it and force it into download mode.
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Since they are seeing the QHUSB_DLOAD (which is technically a hard brick) a simple USB jig wouldn't work, however they can attempt to use my recovery method. It's at no cost and just takes some time and reading.
When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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Remove and reinsert battery. If it turns on by itself, you are probably right about the button.
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You're Right I believe
tomy1986.nt said:
Your phone in stock rom ? If stock rom that is suddenly dead mean bad emmc on the logic board with my experience.
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I went to a Samsung service center and they told me the motherboard had to be replaced.. I did some searching and found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178484
I've come to the conclusion that it was indeed a bad emmc (Yes, I was using stock ROM).. Any thoughts?
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When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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Nothing happens at all.. its completely dead, simply a paper weight.. a very bad one of sorts
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I went to a Samsung service center and they told me the motherboard had to be replaced.. I did some searching and found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178484
I've come to the conclusion that it was indeed a bad emmc (Yes, I was using stock ROM).. Any thoughts?
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If it indeed is a Bad EMC then it should be In Warranty Repair as Samsung does offer that. If you didn't have Insurance that is.
Thank you
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If it indeed is a Bad EMC then it should be In Warranty Repair as Samsung does offer that. If you didn't have Insurance that is.
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Nope.. xD 3 months off warranty, and yes I got it repaired from Samsung.. Motherboard was replaced, $300.. :|
Thanks to everyone helping out though
I can't believe I didn't know about these forums before :good:
Samsung Galaxy S3 died-black screen
my s3 gone black,its not getting turned on.there was red light(indicator) for some time before i tried to restart but when i tried to switch on. it's completly died,i am not getting any display.i have purchased in UK, unlocked using it now in India.some guys told me it would because of motherboard issue (if i replace motherboard it in India will it work normal,is there any possibility?)how to fix it?please give me some solutions.
screen not working
Hi all. In my s3 the red light is flashing fast. Also the screen is black but it works. Also the phone works and I can receive phone calls. Every few minutes the screen turns on for a sec and goes off again. I can feel the vibration when I touch the screen. Pkease help me.
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same issue, totally dead, short red light when connecting usb be, tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 but nothing happens when holding power button, any possible help?
syben7 said:
same issue, totally dead, short red light when connecting usb be, tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 but nothing happens when holding power button, any possible help?
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Answered in the other thread. Just fyi, its best to only ask your question once, in one thread. It gets messy and confusing when different things are mentioned/attempted in different threads for the same issue.
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Answered in the other thread. Just fyi, its best to only ask your question once, in one thread. It gets messy and confusing when different things are mentioned/attempted in different threads for the same issue.
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yea, sry about that, was actually trying to get 10 posts in so that i could go post in the dev thread concerning this, gonna check out the method you sent, thanks a ton man!
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Well my s3 (us cellular r530u), has no boot but has a red led without the battery. Is there a debricking procedure? And if so..where can i find a debrick file.
There is for us. But you need to be in Sprints forums. Theres nothing for your device here, and I dont know what they have over there. Good luck though!
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Can someone help? I have had my brand new ATT version for the past two days which I rooted but still on stock 4.4.4. This morning, I was trying to get the "auto hide soft keys" app to work (had already been using it). The screen went blank and nothing seems to work, only the notification LED stays green; I had charged it full before.
I have tried soft boot and hard reset using keys, but nothing is working Has it happened to anyone?
Thank you in advance...
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Can someone help? I have had my brand new ATT version for the past two days which I rooted but still on stock 4.4.4. This morning, I was trying to get the "auto hide soft keys" app to work (had already been using it). The screen went blank and nothing seems to work, only the notification LED stays green; I had charged it full before.
I have tried soft boot and hard reset using keys, but nothing is working Has it happened to anyone?
Thank you in advance...
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Have you tried holding the power and volume up keys at the same time for about 15+ seconds? There have been a few times that I soft bricked my HTC devices and I had to hold the power and volume up for a couple of minutes ?
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Have you tried holding the power and volume up keys at the same time for about 15+ seconds? There have been a few times that I soft bricked my HTC devices and I had to hold the power and volume up for a couple of minutes ?
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That's the first thing that I tried, actually a few times! It still has that green LED on, but nothing else comes on. When I connect it to the PC and try to use the htc toolkit to put it in fastboot mode, it says no device attached. Did I just blow my $400 up in air? Someone please help!
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That's the first thing that I tried, actually a few times! It still has that green LED on, but nothing else comes on. When I connect it to the PC and try to use the htc toolkit to put it in fastboot mode, it says no device attached. Did I just blow my $400 up in air? Someone please help!
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Trust me I have been in your shoes many many times and only had to return a phone once. When you plug the phone in to a computer does your computer make any noise saying that "something" has been plugged in?
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Trust me I have been in your shoes many many times and only had to return a phone once. When you plug the phone in to a computer does your computer make any noise saying that "something" has been plugged in?
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Thank you for your assurance! All it says that is finding the driver for the device and ends up with the message that "not installed properly" I'm kicking myself for switching from Samsung and OPO to htc which I haven't had for these same reasons, hardware defects that is...
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Thank you for your assurance! All it says that is finding the driver for the device and ends up with the message that "not installed properly" I'm kicking myself for switching from Samsung and OPO to htc which I haven't had for these same reasons, hardware defects that is...
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Whoa whoa whoa.... Let's not go that far I have had dozens of HTC devices since they first changed their name to HTC ?. I have also had a few Samsung and lg phones in there too and I have to say the openness of the phone is so much better than some other companies... Maybe not as good as oppo though but I would say that hardware is better. Anyways.... The fact that it is recognizing a device is a good thing! But I cannot help past that for the very moment. I will read around and try to find the link that has helped me in the past!
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Whoa whoa whoa.... Let's not go that far I have had dozens of HTC devices since they first changed their name to HTC ?. I have also had a few Samsung and lg phones in there too and I have to say the openness of the phone is so much better than some other companies... Maybe not as good as oppo though but I would say that hardware is better. Anyways.... The fact that it is recognizing a device is a good thing! But I cannot help past that for the very moment. I will read around and try to find the link that has helped me in the past!
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Don't get me wrong, I've had HTC devices before the last one being Evo 3D. All I'm saying is Samsung and Oneplus One have been relatively flawless and easy to tweak. I got this phone for the selfie with flash, water resistance and stereo speakers, none of which I'm able to use at the moment I appreciate your help a lot!
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Don't get me wrong, I've had HTC devices before the last one being Evo 3D. All I'm saying is Samsung and Oneplus One have been relatively flawless and easy to tweak. I got this phone for the selfie with flash, water resistance and stereo speakers, none of which I'm able to use at the moment I appreciate your help a lot!
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No worries man, I would be doing more but I am driving around in rush hour traffic right now. Check out post 8 at the link below... I am going to have you try everything I can find cause I am sure at this point you are willing to try anything.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/300271-htc-one-x-will-not-turn.html
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No worries man, I would be doing more but I am driving around in rush hour traffic right now. Check out post 8 at the link below... I am going to have you try everything I can find cause I am sure at this point you are willing to try anything.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/300271-htc-one-x-will-not-turn.html
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Amen on that one, I'll try anything! Again, I appreciate your help and will check that link and will wait for you to get home as I don't want you to text/type while you're driving
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No worries man, I would be doing more but I am driving around in rush hour traffic right now. Check out post 8 at the link below... I am going to have you try everything I can find cause I am sure at this point you are willing to try anything.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-x/300271-htc-one-x-will-not-turn.html
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When you read this, I tried the suggestion from the above link and even held both buttons down for as long as 3 min, the stupid thing is still dead, except the green LED!
Good news! When I reread your first response stating that you had to hold the vol up and power button, it worked! Thanks a lot man!
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Good news! When I reread your first response stating that you had to hold the vol up and power button, it worked! Thanks a lot man!
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Lolz it just got error sometime you better should back up you rom once to avoid any further problems! When you do hard reset by clicking power button+ vol up you must hold at least 15-30sec!
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Lolz it just got error sometime you better should back up you rom once to avoid any further problems! When you do hard reset by clicking power button+ vol up you must hold at least 15-30sec!
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I'll do that, thanks!
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Lolz it just got error sometime you better should back up you rom once to avoid any further problems! When you do hard reset by clicking power button+ vol up you must hold at least 15-30sec!
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That's awesome man, glad you got it figured out!
My pleasure!!
Anyway i came from OPO too lol
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My pleasure!!
Anyway i came from OPO too lol
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That's great! I love my OPO but I'm obsessed with phones and constantly look for new ones. I was debating between this one and Nexus 6, and went with this one due to price difference and the size...
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That's awesome man, glad you got it figured out!
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Of course, with your help!
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Of course, with your help!
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No worries, I know how gut wrenching it can be to feel like you just broke something super expensive. So, you got it working, custom Rom now? ?
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No worries, I know how gut wrenching it can be to feel like you just broke something super expensive. So, you got it working, custom Rom now? ?
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Still on stock; there is not much interest from the developers in this device, kinda sad. BTW, I had to do the vol up and power thing again since it froze up! What do you think is causing it, an app or what?
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Still on stock; there is not much interest from the developers in this device, kinda sad. BTW, I had to do the vol up and power thing again since it froze up! What do you think is causing it, an app or what?
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I show as much interest as my schedule can allow! Hint: I am the dev for the desire eye sky dragon Rom now ?
Please tell me what exactly you have done.... If you have only rooted, we're you trying to install and run that same app as when it screwed things up last time?
on saturday my phone suddenly shut off and shows no signs of life except the lg logo and then a blue screen sometimes. can anyone confirm the whole "putting the mainboard in the oven" thing to actually work? and if yes, how exactly should i do it?
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on saturday my phone suddenly shut off and shows no signs of life except the lg logo and then a blue screen sometimes. can anyone confirm the whole "putting the mainboard in the oven" thing to actually work? and if yes, how exactly should i do it?
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That sounds a little extreme TBH with you. I've only heard of people doing the oven trick for the flickering LCD fix, but I haven't paid too much attention lately so I could be wrong.
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d850 rt? still on fulmics? can you manually boot into recovery(doubt it if you're blue screened but had to ask)? have you tried flashing a TOT or KDZ and going back to stock yet?
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That sounds a little extreme TBH with you. I've only heard of people doing the oven trick for the flickering LCD fix, but I haven't paid too much attention lately so I could be wrong.
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d850 rt? still on fulmics? can you manually boot into recovery(doubt it if you're blue screened but had to ask)? have you tried flashing a TOT or KDZ and going back to stock yet?
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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It's time to move on.same happened to me a week ago.and I found the reason that my charger was at fault .the charger damaged one of the ics.it causes the board to draw a lot of current and causing severe heating issue within seconds.
So,better buy a new phone.
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yes d850 and yes i am still on fulmics but according to numerous other threads on different forums, this isn't a software issue. I can't get into download mode at all as the phone shows no signs of life when the power button is pressed or when its plugged in
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Welp...that doesn't sound good. One last question(i think you already answered, but double checking)- so with power off, plugging the usb cable into a pc & holding vol up does nothing at all?
I guess if you're in "last resort mode" the oven may be the way to go, but I have not done it myself so I can't help much there. Here's a post from someone who had success using the oven... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68235296&postcount=7
I'd be nervous and would do it as the absolute last resort, but you could be at the "what do I have to lose, so why not?" point by now. You may want to PM the poster(or anyone else who has had success) for more info if you need it & to see if it is a lasting fix or not.
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
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Welp...that doesn't sound good. One last question(i think you already answered, but double checking)- so with power off, plugging the usb cable into a pc & holding vol up does nothing at all?
I guess if you're in "last resort mode" the oven may be the way to go, but I have not done it myself so I can't help much there. Here's a post from someone who had success using the oven... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68235296&postcount=7
I'd be nervous and would do it as the absolute last resort, but you could be at the "what do I have to lose, so why not?" point by now. You may want to PM the poster(or anyone else who has had success) for more info if you need it & to see if it is a lasting fix or not.
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:
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I also ventured for the oven.and within 2 seconds.my board was gone...oven trick is just a sarcasm.don't go for it.
You can extra life of 30 minutes by giving it a Sunbath for some time.
My bad - misquoted a poster.
I kind of forgot about this thread whoops
Well I have news for you guys, I got a used g3 from eBay and wanted my apps from my old phone back and you know what I did?
I stuck it into the oven. I **** you not, after 375 for 5 minutes it started working again and I was able to get my apps and data to an SD card. Its still working but I took the battery out of it to use with the replacement. Can't believe it worked tbh