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[Q] Please help - real noob!

So my One X got stolen for the second time now (yeah, lucky me) and this time I wanted to buy it used. Well I got one very cheap, but it seems to have a software defect of some sort.
I charged it briefly and it actually seemed to work. The red light was on and so I left it for another two hours to charge some more. Unfortunately this did not help (would have been too easy). The guy I bought it from showed me, that when he plugged it after a minute or so, the led would blink red for a few times. This does not happen every time however. I tried the hard reset with no response. I tried to restart it by holding down the top button with no response. Only once it was vibrating like when it is booting, but the screen stayed black and the button row was blinking shortly.
When I connected it to the PC it was able to install the HTC Android Phone USB Device but showed that there was no driver found for APX. I have never seen that one before.
I've tried to find some answers on this board, but I don't understand jack I don't want to learn all there is about smartphones, I don't root them, I don't install anything that doesn't come from the market. Usually. As I said, I am a total noob, so please use noob-language
PS: The seller couldn't tell me anything about the mobile. He said he would sell it for a friend. I fear it's stolen, but that's tomorrows problem since I can't see the IMEI w/o getting the phone to work

The original sim tray has the IMEI on it.
Are you saying that the device is reported as APX in device manager? Then it's back to the retailer or HTC, it's not recoverable.

Thanks a lot for the tip with the IMEI. I went to the police station today and checked it out, luckily it's not stolen
About the software: The PC does recognize the phone as HTC Android Phone USB device, however it also finds another new hardware called APX for which it can't find any software. So does that really mean it can't be fixed at home?
And if that's so would I have to pay if I send it in (I do not have a receipt) or does HTC know whether I have warranty (which should be obvious since this mobile is new on the market).

- Turn off your phone by holding the power button.
- Hold the Volume-Down button and turn on your phone (while keeping the Vol-Down pressed).
- Do you get to hboot?

xbiggyl said:
- Turn off your phone by holding the power button.
- Hold the Volume-Down button and turn on your phone (while keeping the Vol-Down pressed).
- Do you get to hboot?
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No, I've tried that before, it didn't work. I did send it in yesterday. They said I should get it back in 10 days time. I hope this is covered and I don't have to pay for it.
Thanks for you help!

Mrs.Poppins said:
No, I've tried that before, it didn't work. I did send it in yesterday. They said I should get it back in 10 days time. I hope this is covered and I don't have to pay for it.
Thanks for you help!
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Good luck mate! Hopefully you won't have to pay anything

So I did get it back, but it won't recognize my SIM card. HTC told me to send it in again and I am really pissed. I don't want that. It seems to work just fine, it just won't accept the SIM. It asks for the PIN code but then it says my SIM is not right for this network (which is any network I am trying). Any solution for this?

Phone sounds goosed. Get your money back

Any news?
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

[HowTo] Getting out of APX Mode

Hey guys,
Please stop PM'ing me about APX Mode. I get like 10 PM's a day.
How to get in
Nobody really knows. The most common way has been pressing volume up and down together while device is off and then plugin USB while connected to a computer.
How to get out
When your device is in APX Mode, HTC fixes it in repair. Someone here on XDA PM'd me with this video and said it should work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsnl_LIgzt0
I have not tried it myself, so just give it a try and share with the rest.
All the other discussions about APX can be done here, please stop pm'ing me.
Thank you!

Pressing vol up and down while phone is off works only on some devices. Some pm'd me about getting into apx mode with this. PC will recognize the device as "APX something something"
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

I too have joined the APX club.
I bought the phone off eBay, with a damaged screen not displaying anything.
When plugged into USB, it would charge, and the PC recognized it as a HTC One X.
When playing with the buttons, I could hear the startup tone.
Since fitting the new screen- very carefully - the phone has gone into the APX mode.
The charge light has come on once whilst plugged into the computer, after which I swapped it over to the mains charger. The red charging light stayed lit for 10 minutes, then went out.
Since then, I've seen no life whatsoever other than the APX mode.
I have tried the YouTube video above, and many combinations. I have tried charging up the battery directly via a hacked USB cable. I have tried powering on the phone with what I think has been every possible combination. I have tried leaving it plugged in overnight. I have tried plugging in the mains/USB charger while pressing buttons. Something isn't right.
The battery can light up a 3V LED, and today I have just found up a multimeter, so I will check the voltage of the battery as I believe it needs at least 3.6 or 7 volts to start up.
Yesterday I tried speaking to Vodafone, who didn't have any software to flash the HTC other than the publicly available software from the HTC site. I also spoke to Carphone Warehouse, who also didn't have any equipment. Neither assistants or the engineers in the shops had come across the APX mode before.
I'll update this thread with any more of my findings, as it is one of the top results in google and I suggest others do the same. Hopefully together we can work a way out of this without the need to send to HTC.

Try holding the power button for roughly 40 seconds with charger disconnected. It might work.

You could also try "nvflash" reboot commands. Since there's no nvflash package/drivers for the HOX I'd try with the Asus TF packages. Though, I'm pretty sure someone has already tried it without success
Also, are you able to connect the device in adb mode? Adb without being in OS works if you power off, wait couple of seconds an connect it to the PC without powering on. You should see the red led constantly on. If it works try "abd reboot oem-34". I'd appreciate it if you could report if it did work.
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nitrous² said:
You could also try "nvflash" reboot commands. Since there's no nvflash package/drivers for the HOX I'd try with the Asus TF packages. Though, I'm pretty sure someone has already tried it without success
Also, are you able to connect the device in adb mode? Adb without being in OS works if you power off, wait couple of seconds an connect it to the PC without powering on. You should see the red led constantly on. If it works try "abd reboot oem-34". I'd appreciate it if you could report if it did work.
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Afraid I've tried all that. ADB isn't available, only appears in APX mode.
Phone does nothing.
Only interaction I can have with the phone is to connect via usb, and holding the power button for 10 seconds changes it to APX mode. Otherwise it's an unknown device, for which no drivers are available- I can force drivers onto it, but its hard to tell exactly what it's looking for.
I have also tried the NVflash utility for tegra 3 devices- I have a transformer prime, this is what made me purchase a tegra 3 based phone.
Anyway, the NVflash utility cannot operate with the phone, it merely displays as an unknown device.
No red LEDs, no nothing.
Cronus, trust me, I've tried
Still, I've just popped the battery out and checked the voltage- 2.64V - WAY below where it needs to be- around 3.7 volts to boot up.
I've popped the terminals out of the battery connector, and connected them to the hacked USB on the positive and negative. It's currently plugged in to the HTC wallcharger, and it is charging the battery up.
I'm going to leave it on for an hour, then I'll stick it back in the phone. More updates to come :good:

Just send it to htc or your carrier mate. This happened to me b4 xmas and I sent it back to my carrier. They charged me 76 pounds and gave me a brand new phone even tho they said they had to change a circuit board. Sorry to say this but if everyone that gets their phone into apx mode should sent it to htc so they realise that this is a design fault and not just caused by unlocking the bootloader. Maybe some haven't unlocked and are also experiencing apx mode?

Maximus78 said:
Just send it to htc or your carrier mate. This happened to me b4 xmas and I sent it back to my carrier. They charged me 76 pounds and gave me a brand new phone even tho they said they had to change a circuit board. Sorry to say this but if everyone that gets their phone into apx mode should sent it to htc so they realise that this is a design fault and not just caused by unlocking the bootloader. Maybe some haven't unlocked and are also experiencing apx mode?
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I bought it off eBay, the warranty is void. As far as I know the bootloader hasn't been unlocked, as the previous owner said they'd only had it 5 days before they dropped it on the floor and the screen popped out. But I have had it working properly- I could hear the startup sound being played when I had it.
I've spent £58 on a new screen, to spend another £76 just isn't economical.
The battery is now back in the phone after being charged to 3.8 volts, it still doesn't appear to be doing anything- I'll post back if there are any further developments.

I have found a company which say they have encountered and fixed the APX mode on the HTC One X before - www.uk-repair.com
Quoted me £44 to get it fixed. I've politely requested any information they feel comfortable contributing about the APX mode be posted on the forum.
Fingers crossed

I made an insurance claim for my APX'd phone as it was only £25 excess; it was sent to thefoneclinic.com who have deemed it beyond economical repair so i'm getting a replacement. I'm guessing either something on the motherboard was actually fried or only HTC themselves can recover from APX mode

AW: [HowTo] Getting out of APX Mode
To the people stuck in APX mode; try constantly rebooting. Like powering on hundreds of times. TripNnRaver got his device out of APX this way, but obviously he is stuck in APX again after a reboot. At least he managed to boot into the OS for a short time.

nitrous² said:
To the people stuck in APX mode; try constantly rebooting. Like powering on hundreds of times. TripNnRaver got his device out of APX this way, but obviously he is stuck in APX again after a reboot. At least he managed to boot into the OS for a short time.
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This happened to my phone. Installed Trip's endeavor unleashed v003 and it bricked my htc one x. I kept on rebooting it and managed to get back once to the OS but when I restarted the device again it never go back now its bricked!
I don't know though if my ONE X is on APX mode. I can still go to fastboot and recovery but everytime i copy files thru ADB, from my pc command line it says success but when i try to flash it from clockwork the file i copied isnt there. I tried flashing a different recovery but it seems that the device is readonly and i couldnt delete or write to it.

xmoo said:
Hey guys,
Please stop PM'ing me about APX Mode. I get like 10 PM's a day.
How to get in
Nobody really knows. The most common way has been pressing volume up and down together while device is off and then plugin USB while connected to a computer.
How to get out
When your device is in APX Mode, HTC fixes it in repair. Someone here on XDA PM'd me with this video and said it should work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsnl_LIgzt0
I have not tried it myself, so just give it a try and share with the rest.
All the other discussions about APX can be done here, please stop pm'ing me.
Thank you!
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Someone understands something about this video ?
It's just a joke or i'm stupid ?

layoup said:
Someone understands something about this video ?
It's just a joke or i'm stupid ?
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Well reading the comments .... its bull !

Mr Hofs said:
Well reading the comments .... its bull !
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I read it after my post.
What a pity to have no clue to exit from this APX mode.

Fix
this can be the software or bettry issue ,,,, go to repair shop and check that is there is battry issue or not ,,, other wise it will be software issue ....

ALI MIRZA Mobi tec said:
this can be the software or bettry issue ,,,, go to repair shop and check that is there is battry issue or not ,,, other wise it will be software issue ....
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APX is not a battery or a software issue, it's a hardware issue !

[Q] Is there a chance of unbricking ...?

Hi XDA-Community,
I have the following problem with my Captivate Glide:
I can't switch on the phone in any way (no normal startup, no recovery-mode, no odin/flash-mode).
The only thing telling me that the hardware is not completely broken is
Code:
lsusb
yielding
Code:
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 0955:7f20 NVidia Corp.
So, what did I do to "achieve" this:
I installed the CM 10.1.0 RC2 [30/05/2013] from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217288
I used the phone for approx. half a day.
I connected it to the charger in the evening.
The next day the phone turned out to be bricked when I wanted to switch it on.
I really have no clue what happened, others are running that ROM, too, and they seem to be happy (BTW: I was happy, too, but only for half a day). With earlier versions of the ROM I observed frequent crashes (the phone completely froze and I had to restart it by removing the battery), could this an indicator of some hardware defect? I also have no clue what actually caused these crashes (android, apps, hardware ...), I wanted to take a look into this, but I didn't find time to do this.
My question now is: Is there a chance to unbrick the phone? I read about the low level flash tool nvflash by NVidia, but I also read that it does not work for the glide as Samsung locked the bootloader. I also read that the phone is an unrecoverable brick if the odin/flash-mode could not be reached any more. Is that really true?
So, maybe someone has a hint for me. It would be nice because I actually like that phone.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
Ciao, Fabian

Rosepeter said:
Hi XDA-Community,
I have the following problem with my Captivate Glide:
I can't switch on the phone in any way (no normal startup, no recovery-mode, no odin/flash-mode).
The only thing telling me that the hardware is not completely broken is
Code:
lsusb
yielding
Code:
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 0955:7f20 NVidia Corp.
So, what did I do to "achieve" this:
I installed the CM 10.1.0 RC2 [30/05/2013] from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217288
I used the phone for approx. half a day.
I connected it to the charger in the evening.
The next day the phone turned out to be bricked when I wanted to switch it on.
I really have no clue what happened, others are running that ROM, too, and they seem to be happy (BTW: I was happy, too, but only for half a day). With earlier versions of the ROM I observed frequent crashes (the phone completely froze and I had to restart it by removing the battery), could this an indicator of some hardware defect? I also have no clue what actually caused these crashes (android, apps, hardware ...), I wanted to take a look into this, but I didn't find time to do this.
My question now is: Is there a chance to unbrick the phone? I read about the low level flash tool nvflash by NVidia, but I also read that it does not work for the glide as Samsung locked the bootloader. I also read that the phone is an unrecoverable brick if the odin/flash-mode could not be reached any more. Is that really true?
So, maybe someone has a hint for me. It would be nice because I actually like that phone.
Anyway, thanks for reading!
Ciao, Fabian
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1) Power down the phone and remove the battery.
2) With the battery removed hold the power button for 10 seconds.
3) Re-install the battery
4) While holding the volume up button press the power button, keep holding the volume up button...
You should see a warning screen asking you if you want to continue. This is Odin download mode, if that does not work then there is something seriously wrong with your phone.
Since the flash of the ROM worked for a while, I would suspect that it is not an app / rom issue. This smells like a hardware failure to me. Generally those happen either on very new devices (less than 72 hours of operation) or at the end of life of the device (very old phone). In one case you can claim warranty, in the other it's time for a new phone.
Wish I would have better news but that's what I'm thinking from what you are describing...
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spyke555 said:
1) Power down the phone and remove the battery.
2) With the battery removed hold the power button for 10 seconds.
3) Re-install the battery
4) While holding the volume up button press the power button, keep holding the volume up button...
You should see a warning screen asking you if you want to continue. This is Odin download mode, if that does not work then there is something seriously wrong with your phone.
Since the flash of the ROM worked for a while, I would suspect that it is not an app / rom issue. This smells like a hardware failure to me. Generally those happen either on very new devices (less than 72 hours of operation) or at the end of life of the device (very old phone). In one case you can claim warranty, in the other it's time for a new phone.
Wish I would have better news but that's what I'm thinking from what you are describing...
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The only other thing I can think of is maybe the battery is completely dead... How was the battery holding up the last few days? If it was on it's last leg then it may be worth while getting a cheap battery off ebay to test.

R.I.P. - My Captivate Glide is gone ...
Hello spyke555,
thank you very much for your answer and your hints.
spyke555 said:
1) Power down the phone and remove the battery.
2) With the battery removed hold the power button for 10 seconds.
3) Re-install the battery
4) While holding the volume up button press the power button, keep holding the volume up button...
You should see a warning screen asking you if you want to continue. This is Odin download mode, if that does not work then there is something seriously wrong with your phone.
The only other thing I can think of is maybe the battery is completely dead... How was the battery holding up the last few days? If it was on it's last leg then it may be worth while getting a cheap battery off ebay to test.
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Well, then I think the only purpose of my captivate glide is to increase the totally available surface ... It did not react in any way, thus, it seems to be broken in some non-recoverable way. I don't think it's the battery, I already cross-checked this using a battery of my friend.
Keep up the great work on CM 10.1 - I really liked it!
Ciao, Fabian

Sorry for your loss

For some reason it's defaulting to Tegra recovery mode. This could theoretically be used to recover the phone... but there's a catch. Depending on how the fuses are set on the CPU, you may need a device key to talk to the RCM bootloader. If the fuses are set as such, you will need that device key, and acquiring it has never been easy. We certainly don't have it as we've been relying on the openness of Samsung's official bootloader.
More information about recovery mode here, with sample code for talking to the RCM bootloader:
http://http.download.nvidia.com/teg...t-flow.html#_error_handling_and_recovery_mode
If you manage to successfully talk to RCM, let us know what you did. I could very probably use the same technique on a working device (specifically, my Glide) to get you the blobs you need to make your phone work again.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S3 Completely Dead

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.

ssingh0247 said:
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.

P06o said:
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?

Nope
P06o said:
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

TheSoldierDude said:
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
Perseus71 said:
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.
Thanks

hard bricked
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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DocHoliday77 said:
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!

STUCK
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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my device died after software update

Hello,
I have just made the software update through OTA
once it finished, my device restarted and then it's stuck on a black screen and vibrating for about 30min already. soft reset does not work.
What to do?
Thank you

After the device run out of battery, it does not charge at all and won't turn on
the update has killed my device

Anyone?

efi2222 said:
Anyone?
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Run the RUU, if its available for your version.

I need the information inside the phone and the phone does respond when connecting to PC/AC. nothing. brick.
I have called my friend - he told me he had the same situation. He waited till the device run out of battery (then the vibration stopped) and after 2 days he was able to charge it and to do soft reset. I have tried anything. nothing works.

efi2222 said:
I need the information inside the phone and the phone does respond when connecting to PC/AC. nothing. brick.
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Leave the phone on wall charger overnight. Then try holding power button for 30 seconds or more.
The fact it was still doing something (even if just vibrating) after the update until the battery died, to me means its not bricked.

it was over 2 days on charger. After it run out of battery. Tried the power button, power buttom with volume up, power with vol down, everything....... really eveything

I have spoke with HTC. Such a bad service i can't believe it... my last HTC device.
I'm trying to fix it in a local lab hope they would be able to save it with JTAG.

Well my device is dead thanks to HTC. local labs wasn't able to fix it.
And in order to fix it thourgh HTC i had to have relatives in Ireland, as they cannot ship outside of Ireland.
I'm done with HTC for life.

Press POWER button, Volume UP, Volume DOWN simultaneously for more than 30 seconds. Let me know what happens!

efi2222 said:
And in order to fix it thourgh HTC i had to have relatives in Ireland, as they cannot ship outside of Ireland.
I'm done with HTC for life.
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You think other manufacturers never bricked a phone with an update?
And its not HTC's fault that you purchased a phone intended for use in another region (or transported it outside the intended region).
Slamming HTC doesn't add any value to this discussion or this forum.

Tried it and all of the buttons possibilities. the update has destoryed the device motherboard...