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well i guess i just did another something stupid

hello all,
let me first say how much i have really appreciated all that i have learned by reading the forums here. I have enjoyed learning about how to customize my epic experience, but i fear i have made a ghastly mistake.
i was reading the thread about how to make an odin tar file as a means of backing up my current setup (which is srf 1.1.0, genocide kerenel 1.0, and erebos port theme) and thought i might try odin to see if it would work to write that tar back to the phone. well now i believe i am staring at a brick. it will not boot even to dl mode. no lights appear when attempting to charge. i have pulled the battery and even swapped in a fresh battery. any advice or help is appreciated.

Maybe using a different usb cord while having your phone (without battery) plugged into a computer/laptop might help.

Yes, try another cable with the battery out, plug into the computer and try to attain download mode. If that works you can pop the fully charged battery in.
You can also try the magic button that may or may not exist inside the back next to the camera lens.

tried a different usb cable with battery out. no luck. saw a thread a few days ago about the "magic button" so i tried that. no sure i did it right. still no life of any kind in my phone. looks like i bricked it good.

sorry, for your brick : (
But I'm sure you can get a replacement phone if you say you were trying update your firmware via update.zip and your phone dropped by accident leaving it as an result of what it is now

jarcher1971 said:
tried a different usb cable with battery out. no luck. saw a thread a few days ago about the "magic button" so i tried that. no sure i did it right. still no life of any kind in my phone. looks like i bricked it good.
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I saw the hole (pinsize) next to the camera lens. I was wondering if this was more of a circuit breaker type reset that only works if it pops. Or that some phones have nothing there depending on board revisions.
The good news is Sprint will probably replace it for free. It should still be under warranty.

kennyglass123 said:
The good news is Sprint will probably replace it for free. It should still be under warranty.
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what is the best way to get that done. since i messed the phone up with a non-compatible tar?

jarcher1971 said:
what is the best way to get that done. since i messed the phone up with a non-compatible tar?
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Go to the store and tell them it was off this morning when you pulled it off charge and it won't turn on. They will play with for an hour to try to get it to turn on then depending on the store give you a refurb or get one sent to you in a day or two.

thanks for the help kennyglass i will be trying that soon.

jarcher1971 said:
thanks for the help kennyglass i will be trying that soon.
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You are welcome, and I am sorry for your loss. Hopefully you have a recent backup on your sd card.

since i seem to be a "flash-a-holic" always trying some new tweak i do the nandroid backup thing like every other day. so with a new phone i should be up and running again soon.

well, looks like i will be getting a new epic, under warranty thankfully -- store tech says that the usb port and a battery connector look bad. but they are out of stock on the phone and the replacement will not be in for 3-5 days. so for now i have to go back to my old webOS phone. man i already miss my epic. guess i'm jonesin' for a flash. maybe i'll head over to the webOS forums and see what they've got.

jarcher1971 said:
well, looks like i will be getting a new epic, under warranty thankfully -- store tech says that the usb port and a battery connector look bad. but they are out of stock on the phone and the replacement will not be in for 3-5 days. so for now i have to go back to my old webOS phone. man i already miss my epic. guess i'm jonesin' for a flash. maybe i'll head over to the webOS forums and see what they've got.
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HAHA. I still have my Palm Pre for a backup and saw somewhere that somebody was able to put Android on it.

cool!! might have to look that up!

@jarcher1971, I have unfortunately bricked my device as well (story here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090822) and I was wondering, what exactly did you tell the repair tech?
I'm planning to go with the story that it was working fine and then at one point it just wouldn't turn on. Maybe I should include it was after taking the phone off the charger?
Thanks, any help is appreciated!

Yeah, I listed all that a few posts back in this thread.

Here:
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Go to the store and tell them it was off this morning when you pulled it off charge and it won't turn on. They will play with for an hour to try to get it to turn on then depending on the store give you a refurb or get one sent to you in a day or two.
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Was like 6 posts back

kennyglass123 said:
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Originally Posted by kennyglass123
Go to the store and tell them it was off this morning when you pulled it off charge and it won't turn on. They will play with for an hour to try to get it to turn on then depending on the store give you a refurb or get one sent to you in a day or two.
Was like 6 posts back
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yep that was about how it went at the store too

nexus not charging

i know it is already posted but my issue is different. Some can charge their phone when it is off but mine cant charge even if its off.
When its off and i plug the charger the lightning logo appears, it indicates that its charging but when i turn it on the percentage of the battery remained the same. it didnt charge at all. Also my pc does not recognize my phone whether if its off or on.
i tried with no luck changing rom, kernel, used different cables and chargers (i even used one from LG).
i want to take it back to samsung but my bootloader is unlocked, im using costume rom, and rooted. They will not accept or repair it
EDIT: i want to install the stock rom and relock bootloader but how? since my pc doesnt connect to my phone

Look in the development section and download the nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

ticholas said:
Look in the development section and download the nexus toolkit.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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How can i use it if my pc can't recognize my phone? Driver is already installed and it was working before
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Use a cocktail stick and try push the chipinside your phone slot upwards a little (if the phone were laid faceup on a table). Be delicate as you dont want to force it, but a little nudge up and your problems should aaaaall be resolved.

ive already done that no luck.

bump!
if i can restore my phone to stock recovery, stock rom, stock kernel, remove root will they accept it(warranty)? or do they have something to know that i modified my phone?
EDIT: because im planning to return in back to samsung

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Is it a play store model or international? If it is international and you are located in the USA, Samsung will not do it. You can replace the usb port yourself..

mine too
Mine did the exact same thing. Good luck sending it in and having them actually fix it. I'm beginning to think their tech guys are really just a room full of chimps randomly putting stuff together.
I told them exactly what the problem was (because I looked it up before sending it in and my problem was the exact same as everyone else's) and they ignored me and just switched out the battery. That didn't work, so I sent it back again. Then, they updated the software. Since it's a hardware issue, obviously that did nothing. Now, they have repaired the PBA. I don't know what a PBA is or what it has to do with my USB port, but I'm betting the issue still will not be fixed and I'll have to send it back, yet again. After all this mess, I think I'm done with Samsung entirely.

turtlemama said:
Mine did the exact same thing. Good luck sending it in and having them actually fix it. I'm beginning to think their tech guys are really just a room full of chimps randomly putting stuff together.
I told them exactly what the problem was (because I looked it up before sending it in and my problem was the exact same as everyone else's) and they ignored me and just switched out the battery. That didn't work, so I sent it back again. Then, they updated the software. Since it's a hardware issue, obviously that did nothing. Now, they have repaired the PBA. I don't know what a PBA is or what it has to do with my USB port, but I'm betting the issue still will not be fixed and I'll have to send it back, yet again. After all this mess, I think I'm done with Samsung entirely.
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i have sent it already. fortunately i was able to return to stock without USB. Hope they cant detect that ive done a mess on my phone.
probably the repair shop where you took your phone are just too lazy to repair. I hope they wont do the mess they did to you but i think it depends on tech guys if they are lazy enough to repair.
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Is it a play store model or international? If it is international and you are located in the USA, Samsung will not do it. You can replace the usb port yourself..
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it is international and im in Italy. i took it back to the shop where ive bought and they'ce accepted it. The problem is that this shop will send my phone to samsung and i afraid that they will call me and ask me if i did something that voids my warranty

silverhunk said:
i have sent it already. fortunately i was able to return to stock without USB. Hope they cant detect that ive done a mess on my phone.
probably the repair shop where you took your phone are just too lazy to repair. I hope they wont do the mess they did to you but i think it depends on tech guys if they are lazy enough to repair.
it is international and im in Italy. i took it back to the shop where ive bought and they'ce accepted it. The problem is that this shop will send my phone to samsung and i afraid that they will call me and ask me if i did something that voids my warranty
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Did you get it fixed?

This is kind of what my phone is doing too (here's the thread i've made)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059289
It will charge, but only to a certain point, regardless of rom, kernel, on or off, etc
over the past few days the maximum charge has gone down and down. Now it only charges to a max of 82%. I have 2 batteries and it does the same thing on each. My (hopeful) solution is that i bought an external wall battery charger and will charge batteries that way. I have the verizon model so if i wanted to do some sort of warranty work i'd probably have to go through them (not even sure if im still covered). I really dont want to deal with it. It boggles my mind why my phone is doing this though, charges fine but not to full. Oh well c'est la vie.

cymru said:
Use a cocktail stick and try push the chipinside your phone slot upwards a little (if the phone were laid faceup on a table). Be delicate as you dont want to force it, but a little nudge up and your problems should aaaaall be resolved.
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i wouldnt recommend that to people, for me it went from a phone with "phantom charging" (ie flashing on and off for charging) and issues charging to a short circuit on the usb connection, so that the phone switches off when a usb cable is plugged in. What is well worth trying first is simply giving the port a good clean, a little bit of alcohol and that same cocktail stick may well solve your issue. I've been left charging via a chopped up usb cable to the dock connectors.
i dont doubt that forcing the tab in the port may have worked for you, but it has failed badly for others (ie me), so just be careful suggesting it

I had a similar problem as my micro usb socket was damaged. Don't worry about sending it for repair, do it yourself. The circuit board with a new micro usb socket is available on ebay, I paid £5 for mine. Watch a tear-down video or 2 on youtube and you will be sorted.
The GNex is easy to take apart requiring just a small philips head screwdriver and a pry tool, i used a guitar pik, and these are also available on ebay for just a few ££'s.
Can do the whole job in 15 minutes.

[Q] Looping + Volume down not working

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.

BenPope said:
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.

AALJAM said:
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.

[Q] Am I screwed?

So I am having an issue with my USB port, it seems loose, and will only charge if the cable is pushed upwards a bit. It is also unable to connect to a computer. My question is, is it possible for me to lock my bootloader without having usb access, or root (root got messed up when I decided to update without attempting to preserve it)? Or gain root without usb? I feel like I'll have to send it in to get repaired/replaced, and from what I've read it will need to be fully stock for that. Thanks

Depends how the usb is broken. May be easily repaired yourself. Any chance you can get a pic up so we can help better?

Hotkeys said:
So I am having an issue with my USB port, it seems loose, and will only charge if the cable is pushed upwards a bit. It is also unable to connect to a computer. My question is, is it possible for me to lock my bootloader without having usb access, or root (root got messed up when I decided to update without attempting to preserve it)? Or gain root without usb? I feel like I'll have to send it in to get repaired/replaced, and from what I've read it will need to be fully stock for that. Thanks
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first try another usb cable
i faced the same problem and changed the cable and it worked

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
This app claims to unlock/lock the bootloader. I haven't used it,so can't say it works.

maschiosoosai said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
This app claims to unlock/lock the bootloader. I haven't used it,so can't say it works.
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you need root to use that app

simms22 said:
you need root to use that app
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Oops,didn't see that.Bad eyes,I guess.
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I'm not rooted now,but if you updated via OTA maybe OTA RootKeeper can help.

Hotkeys said:
So I am having an issue with my USB port, it seems loose, and will only charge if the cable is pushed upwards a bit. It is also unable to connect to a computer. My question is, is it possible for me to lock my bootloader without having usb access, or root (root got messed up when I decided to update without attempting to preserve it)? Or gain root without usb? I feel like I'll have to send it in to get repaired/replaced, and from what I've read it will need to be fully stock for that. Thanks
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Been having the same charging problem, can't get adb to recognize the nexus. I've uninstalled/reinstalled the drivers. Doesn't matter if I use another USB. If anyone has another solution I'd love to hear it.

Try cleaning the bottom of the opening with a sharpened toothpick or paperclip with the battery removed. If that doesn't help try gently prying the tongue inside the charging port away from the wall.
This worked for me.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Sorry for the lack of reply guys, been busy doing things with family due to Christmas and all that jazz.
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Depends how the usb is broken. May be easily repaired yourself. Any chance you can get a pic up so we can help better?
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I don't have a camera nearby at the moment, but I'll do my best to get a picture up soon.
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first try another usb cable
i faced the same problem and changed the cable and it worked
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I already have tried 2 other cables, and have had no luck unfortunately. All exhibit the same issue, so it's most likely the port.
At the moment I'm able to charge my phone if I prop the cable on something or use some other method to sort of push the jack upwards slightly, so maybe something is loose?

Hotkeys said:
Sorry for the lack of reply guys, been busy doing things with family due to Christmas and all that jazz.
I don't have a camera nearby at the moment, but I'll do my best to get a picture up soon.
I already have tried 2 other cables, and have had no luck unfortunately. All exhibit the same issue, so it's most likely the port.
At the moment I'm able to charge my phone if I prop the cable on something or use some other method to sort of push the jack upwards slightly, so maybe something is loose?
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google it....i'm finding a lot of info about it simply being dirty inside the charging port. makes sense when you think about it. mine's in my pocket all the time, the port doesn't ever get covered and lint/etc builds up. i watched a few youtube videos. one guy used a really small sewing needle. another used a bigger one but filed it down. both said their charger felt loose when they plugged it in and afterwards it would lock like it was brand new. haven't had a chance to see if i've got anything small enough to do this yet but i'm willing to bet that that's my problem, and maybe yours as well. soon as i get around to it i'll post back again. and if you try it, be careful not to damage the connection inside

Persistent sound issue no matter what

I've done just about everything. There's a log cat below. EVERY ROM, EVERY KERNEL STOCK OR CUSTOM, this issue is there after the first reboot. Im only going to answer every question that goes like "have you tried...." With a full rundown of what I did and results. I will remind I've tried every custom nougat rom, stock or custom and I've tried stock marshmallow rom to. Also some roms haven't even had sound on first boot. Some roms will work for a bit then they will do a soft reboot that takes 30-45 minutes to complete. Then have no sound. I'm open to taking my phone apart since my screen is fu*ked up. Im begging at this point I love this phone, I've had it for 2 months, I don't want to have to buy another one.

Tried unbrick tool yet? That may have a slightly different effect than just flashing stock ROM (as it completely nukes the device and installs everything again).
Anyways, you may have a hardware issue. In that case taking the phone apart won't do much ... You can only check the connections, that's about it.
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Explorer23 said:
Tried unbrick tool yet? That may have a slightly different effect than just flashing stock ROM (as it completely nukes the device and installs everything again).
Anyways, you may have a hardware issue. In that case taking the phone apart won't do much ... You can only check the connections, that's about it.
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I did actually brick it awhile back trying to solve that damn sound issue. I used the mega unbrick guide to fix it, I can try again. Cause hell who knows it might fix it. Thanks for the recommendations.

Found out it is hardware i narrowed it to the aux port board which is what the fingerprint sensor, microphone, speaker connect to. I'm ordering a new part tomorrow for it

Did you find any solution? Im having the same issue and trying to figure out how to fix tihs

Dlind said:
Found out it is hardware i narrowed it to the aux port board which is what the fingerprint sensor, microphone, speaker connect to. I'm ordering a new part tomorrow for it
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Please give me the link to buy. Im having same issue too. And i think its hardware

xsetiadi said:
Please give me the link to buy. Im having same issue too. And i think its hardware
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Well, when I bought the new part and replaced it, it didn't do anything. But I can still give you a link, I need up getting a htc 10 cause I was sick of the phones bs. https://m.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Earphone...%3Ac0cbdf2615e0ab10a81ff986ffd94c65%7Ciid%3A6

Dlind said:
Well, when I bought the new part and replaced it, it didn't do anything. But I can still give you a link, I need up getting a htc 10 cause I was sick of the phones bs. https://m.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Earphone...%3Ac0cbdf2615e0ab10a81ff986ffd94c65%7Ciid%3A6
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You mean this not rix the problem?

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xsetiadi said:
You mean this not rix the problem?
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It could for you, but it didn't change a thing for me. Every phones diffrent.