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Need help phone is dead.

I was on att site looking at the plans, what's funny they had plans with unlimited incoming calls. So I called about what they had on the site, they said they didn't have that but my phone is stuck on it and a soft reset won't work, I can't turn my phone off or nothing, what's the problem ?

i have a simple fix - take the battery out. then put it back in. "power cycling" usually works when a soft reset doesnt work. good luck
-nstefanelli-

I don't know has anyone had this problem but when I take the battery and put it back it go to the same screen after it loads up. I don't know what I did but something is seriously wrong .

Next step is hard reset.

freeborock said:
I don't know has anyone had this problem but when I take the battery and put it back it go to the same screen after it loads up. I don't know what I did but something is seriously wrong .
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What screen are you stuck on? If you deny the phone power, it cannot come back to the we browser?

Getting a "virgin" ROM backup?

Curious here...
Have a totally new, unactivated Dinc sitting here. Trying if possible to get a full backup of the virgin ROM on it. When I say it's virgin, I mean brand new - never activated, never even powered on until a few ago.
Since the first thing it does is walk you through activation, something I don't want to do, any idea how to get past the setup screens so that I can get USB debugging turned on so that I can get a custom recovery on it? Or an update.zip or PB31img.zip that I can get onto the SD card to bypass the need for USB debugging?
Thanks!
R
PS: If you wonder why I want to bypass activation, it's a phone that's bought as a replacement for my daughter for Xmas, so I don't want to tip my hand by activating it and subsequently nuking the service on her current.. And trying to save myself the trouble of doing all on xmas day. And yeah, I have other Dinc's here so I'm not totally clueless with them. Thx.

I had managed to get the since rooted and running a custom Ron without activating it on just wifi. Should work for you too. Just be careful if it's an slcd inc.

khanam said:
I had managed to get the since rooted and running a custom Ron without activating it on just wifi. Should work for you too. Just be careful if it's an slcd inc.
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Thanks... Appreciate the response, but on power on first screen asks language, second wants to activate, so I can't get deep enough in to get the wifi info in nor turned on unless I can figure how to bypass the setup screens.
Like I said, this unit hasn't ever been on, so it's going through the setup that would normally be handled by Verizon before they hand you the phone...Not really a position that I'd expect that the majority of users here have ever seen.
And it is indeed an SLCD, but mine is also so I'm pretty aware of the hoops I'll have to jump through there.

Can't you just go ahead and skip all the steps and root your phone. Then go to recovery and wipe back to factory resets? That should work.

Stoney 666 said:
Can't you just go ahead and skip all the steps and root your phone. Then go to recovery and wipe back to factory resets? That should work.
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Ahh, I wish. No option to skip. You get nothing but activate or emergency call in the second screen. Back just takes you to the language screen.

pm me your esn ill activate it on pageplus, that way you can get past it then we'll deactivate it.

I did this for my wife's last phone though not a smart phone. I had to activate it at the store before leaving, as soon as i got home i asked to see her phone to "update the service" and started to tell her about the *228 ...new towers etc....
I didn't update the service just re-activated her phone so she wouldn't know.
Worked well for me and didn't ruin the surprise

Seems like you could just do unrevoked,power down boot into recovery and nandroid there.
Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

He can't root because he cannot get past activation screen, to set up debugging mode.

slawson said:
pm me your esn ill activate it on pageplus, that way you can get past it then we'll deactivate it.
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Thanks slawson. Appreciate the offer.. but seriously rather than inconvenience someone I'll just wait until Xmas and do it then if I can't get past the activation screen some other way or getting into it with a custom recovery image. I'll still be able to get a pretty much virgin shot of the ROM, albeit it'll be an activated phone.
I was hoping to catch it in an unactivated state if at all possible, since I've found references by people cooking ROM's that a backup of an activated phone still has the ESN tucked away in obscure corners and subsequently isn't of much value - or at least can lead to potential issues if used other than on the phone it came from.

it's not an inconvienence just let me know other wise.

Can't you bypass the activation screen by pressing in the top left corner, top right corner, bottom right corner, then bottom left corner of the screen?

caseym said:
Can't you bypass the activation screen by pressing in the top left corner, top right corner, bottom right corner, then bottom left corner of the screen?
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Naa, just tried it. Tough to do too with my fat fingers since the activate button takes the bottom right and the emergency button the bottom left

CCrew said:
Naa, just tried it. Tough to do too with my fat fingers since the activate button takes the bottom right and the emergency button the bottom left
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Are you sure you're doing it right?

Mr. Spontaneous said:
Are you sure you're doing it right?
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Wasn't, since I hadn't seen that trick and his post said start in the top left. Yours shows top right. My screen is different than the one in the link, but looks to be the same functionality
That said, Appreciate all for the input, but it's in the box and wrapped with paper, ribbon and bow now.. I'll attack it again on Xmas if anyone else wants to weigh in.

caseym said:
Can't you bypass the activation screen by pressing in the top left corner, top right corner, bottom right corner, then bottom left corner of the screen?
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Pretty sure this is only for AOSP Roms, not Sense.

Hit the search key (magnifying glass) and type settings. It bypasses the setup menu
Sent from my Rooted, S-off, HTC Incredible on Cricket Wireless

[Q] Think I brok't it.

Soo. I think I bricked my Epic 4g Touch. When going to turn it on, I get nothing but the blue LED. I automatically assumed this is bricked, and start researching on how to potentially fix it. I read USB Jig, and Jtag, etc etc.
Story: Was on MIJJz ICS Blend. Reverted to Stock EL29 W/ CWM via Odin. I haven't even flashed that many ROMs, aside from MIJJZ ICS Blend updates. Went to flash AOKP Build30, upon booting I get a yellow triangle. After letting AOKP settle for a few, I noticed I had no data. So I went to Restore from backup, (Which is what caused the issue I've noticed AFTER research). Now I have nothing but a blue LED.
Question is: Will the USB Jig work for this type of brick? I've read sometimes it will, sometimes it wont.
Or will I have to send it off for a JTag. Any help is highly appreciated.
_EDIT_ No, I can not get into download mode, or recovery. My screen shows no activity.

From what I have read you are bricked. I would take it to a sprint store with a repair center and play stupid. Just say you were talking on the phone, it got really hot so you pulled the battery and when you tried to turn it back on this is what happened. Something along those lines. Make sure you take it to a sprint with a repair center or they will want to send it to Samsung which will probably take at least a week.

vis0nz said:
Soo. I think I bricked my Epic 4g Touch. When going to turn it on, I get nothing but the blue LED. I automatically assumed this is bricked, and start researching on how to potentially fix it. I read USB Jig, and Jtag, etc etc.
Story: Was on MIJJz ICS Blend. Reverted to Stock EL29 W/ CWM via Odin. I haven't even flashed that many ROMs, aside from MIJJZ ICS Blend updates. Went to flash AOKP Build30, upon booting I get a yellow triangle. After letting AOKP settle for a few, I noticed I had no data. So I went to Restore from backup, (Which is what caused the issue I've noticed AFTER research). Now I have nothing but a blue LED.
Question is: Will the USB Jig work for this type of brick? I've read sometimes it will, sometimes it wont.
Or will I have to send it off for a JTag. Any help is highly appreciated.
_EDIT_ No, I can not get into download mode, or recovery. My screen shows no activity.
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Honestly if you can't do either its a no brainer unfortunately but question did you go into recovery and try and restore data or from an app?
Edit: Dont take this the wrong way but at this point with the million threads out there about this your choices are quite clear and with a search you they are also all defined for you but I will help as best I can
1. Go to Sprint(repair shop) play stupid.. Oh I took the OTA and I got this or I woke up restarted my phone and I only have a blue light... - I hear those are a couple of the good ones
2. Try Jtag service but from what I hear it has not worked for anyone... Research this or contact them yourself they are on xda
3. Get another phone through Ins, Ebay or Craigslist
4. Send phone back to Samsung as some have done for repairs
All these answers were found in this lovely place we call xda and done by just casually reading a few threads to keep myself informed on my $500 equipment.
Good luck man...

rbtrucking said:
From what I have read you are bricked. I would take it to a sprint store with a repair center and play stupid. Just say you were talking on the phone, it got really hot so you pulled the battery and when you tried to turn it back on this is what happened. Something along those lines. Make sure you take it to a sprint with a repair center or they will want to send it to Samsung which will probably take at least a week.
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Problem is, I dont use Sprint. I have it flashed to nTelos. I'm going to try and get my girlfriend to take it in for me.
playya said:
Honestly if you can't do either its a no brainer unfortunately but question did you go into recovery and try and restore data or from an app?
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Nah, I always start fresh every time. I just tried to restore from a backup. The whole shebang.

vis0nz said:
Problem is, I dont use Sprint. I have it flashed to nTelos. I'm going to try and get my girlfriend to take it in for me.
Nah, I always start fresh every time. I just tried to restore from a backup. The whole shebang.
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Well then I would wait it out by taking the battery out of your phone and waiting for a while then plug it back in and try again. Honestly it should not get the blue light just by doing that. Also ask on here if anybody in your area but have a USB jig to see if you can be jump started into download mode. Your case sounds different if you say you only restored data from an app(right)?
Does your pc respond when you plug it in

No, PC Doesn't recognize it. And I was doing a complete restore from backup

If you are on windows, go to mellowdev.net and download Mango Tools. You may push roms / files directly to your device and perform many other adb commands all via a nice interface. If for some reason this does not work please contact me and I will be glad to help more. (This will work on any android device.)

vis0nz said:
No, PC Doesn't recognize it. And I was doing a complete restore from backup
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Sorry for the crazy questions but did you use GB recovery or ICS. Did you odin a recovery before restoring or did you try and restore straight from AOKP Build30 recovery. If you tried to restore from AOKP recovery thats where it all went bad for you

playya said:
Sorry for the crazy questions but did you use GB recovery or ICS. Did you odin a recovery before restoring or did you try and restore straight from AOKP Build30 recovery. If you tried to restore from AOKP recovery thats where it all went bad for you
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Yep. That is indeed, where it all went bad for me. lol
But back to the question, Does a USB Jig hold any hope?
_Edit_ The questions are straight man, all part of the diagnosis process.

vis0nz said:
Yep. That is indeed, where it all went bad for me. lol
But back to the question, Does a USB Jig hold any hope?
_Edit_ The questions are straight man, all part of the diagnosis process.
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Does a USB Jig hold any hope? Oh nah your last answer solidified it for me.... It's a wrap! Call up Samsung and give them a song and dance. It may be your only hope at this point. Unless some new stuff is happening or the guy that posted a link above has a process that will work

Pft, that URL doesn't show anything, nor does google.
Well..... Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it, and I suppose I'll be moving on to a new section of the forum, as always. lol. Thanks again.

Restoring from ICS is a no no =( sorry broski

Ya, thats what I figured as soon as it happened. I just wanted to double check with the fine members of XDA. I'm over it. On to the next device. I'm gonna try and hold out for the SGS3. If I can wait that long. I didn't pay much for the Epic 4G Touch anyway, and I'm not under contract, so it is what it is..
Thanks though, everyone that helped or considered helping, lol.

playya said:
Honestly if you can't do either its a no brainer unfortunately but question did you go into recovery and try and restore data or from an app?
Edit: Dont take this the wrong way but at this point with the million threads out there about this your choices are quite clear and with a search you they are also all defined for you but I will help as best I can
1. Go to Sprint(repair shop) play stupid.. Oh I took the OTA and I got this or I woke up restarted my phone and I only have a blue light... - I hear those are a couple of the good ones
2. Try Jtag service but from what I hear it has not worked for anyone... Research this or contact them yourself they are on xda
3. Get another phone through Ins, Ebay or Craigslist
4. Send phone back to Samsung as some have done for repairs
All these answers were found in this lovely place we call xda and done by just casually reading a few threads to keep myself informed on my $500 equipment.
Good luck man...
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Jtag did work for me when I had the blue led of death. The problems Jtag has with are the ones not recognizing the emmc. Email them and describe what happened. They're good at letting you know beforehand if it can be saved.

In before lock.
HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

im0rtalz said:
This does not help the thread either and will usually turn the entire thread bad.
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Yeah man, it's a help forum tho, no need to be so condescending to people just trying to get specific answers.

Jtag is probably gonna be your best bet at this point, given you didn't fry the emmc. Which is a 50/50 chance on that one, mobile Odin is the best and easiest way to do anything recovery related from ICS especially the AOSP versions(cm9, codename, AOkP). Trust me $5 is definitely worth not killing a $500 device. I keep a copy of the apk and an el26+cwm tar on my SD card and on my PC incase I delete my SD card or need to format it. It takes about the same amount of time to mOdin the kernel+recovery as it does to boot into recovery, about 30secs to flash when it reboots either press and hold volume up or pull the battery and press volume up + power if u miss the volume on reboot. Then from that recovery you can do anything you need safely.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Correction
vis0nz said:
Pft, that URL doesn't show anything, nor does google.
Well..... Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it, and I suppose I'll be moving on to a new section of the forum, as always. lol. Thanks again.
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Sorry, I had mellowdev.net redirect to mellowdev.net/index.html Some browsers do not accept redirects so I took the redirect off. Hope this fixes the url. Sorry about that.

Cool, I'll give it a looksi when I get to class.

StonedImmaculate said:
No need to be a dickhead
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im0rtalz said:
This does not help the thread either and will usually turn the entire thread bad.
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StonedImmaculate said:
Yeah man, it's a help forum tho, no need to be so condescending to people just trying to get specific answers.
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Thanks guys but I guess while skimming through the posts and finding something to respond to you must of missed my other few posts trying to give him answers and help out... Its ok thats why my Avatar is what it is S.T.F.U......
@OP Hope all goes well with your phone and I think you should send it off to Samsung and see what they can do good luck.
Playya Out!

[Q] HTC One X lost 2,000 pics-Now in Safe Mode

This thread assists a friend who is a new Mom & ALL of her infants pictures are not showing on this phone. I appreciate advice on this one, and happy to compensate anyone for taking a few minutes to advise me. I'm unfamiliar with HTC phones so thought I would post.
She fell asleep last night playing a game, today the phone is in "safe mode" and shows no pictures stored.
Phone is not rooted, completely stock. What is my best option. Thank you

Thought there might be life here. OK, $100 bucks for the fix. Anyone

Why is the phone in safe mode?
If it can be booted normally please let her install the Rescan Media app from the Play Store.
Open the app, and wait for 10 minutes (it works in the background). After ten minutes restart the phone.

D3VICE said:
Why is the phone in safe mode?
If it can be booted normally please let her install the Rescan Media app from the Play Store.
Open the app, and wait for 10 minutes (it works in the background). After ten minutes restart the phone.
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Quick $100 for you.
If he doesn't get back to you remind him with a PayPal request.

maxilick said:
Quick $100 for you.
If he doesn't get back to you remind him with a PayPal request.
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Haha I'd be just as happy with such easy $100 just as much as the next person but I doubt that's gonna happen.
I just hope she can recover the pictures, I've been through such problems where I myself couldn't recovery mine and it sucks a lot.

D3VICE said:
Haha I'd be just as happy with such easy $100 just as much as the next person but I doubt that's gonna happen.
I just hope she can recover the pictures, I've been through such problems where I myself couldn't recovery mine and it sucks a lot.
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That's why i turned on dropbox auto upload !
These main problems are because of MTP, it's crap. HTC should have let UMS in ......
If your solution doesn't work there are 2 options i can think if at this moment
1: let a repair shop read the sdcard from "outside the phone"
2: unlock the bootloader and take the chance to recover the missing files (first unlock will delete sdcard)

Mr Hofs said:
That's why i turned on dropbox auto upload !
These main problems are because of MTP, it's crap. HTC should have let UMS in ......
If your solution doesn't work there are 2 options i can think if at this moment
1: let a repair shop read the sdcard from "outside the phone"
2: unlock the bootloader and take the chance to recover the missing files (first unlock will delete sdcard)
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Yeah I've been using that too since this week, only problem I have is all the photo's I send over Whatsapp and such always gets uploaded but I never send anything worth saving over Whatsapp and the camera turns the photo to crap anyways.

Mr Hofs said:
That's why i turned on dropbox auto upload !
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Yep, at least your one of few that keeps redundancy in mind.

Sourcewire said:
This thread assists a friend who is a new Mom & ALL of her infants pictures are not showing on this phone. I appreciate advice on this one, and happy to compensate anyone for taking a few minutes to advise me. I'm unfamiliar with HTC phones so thought I would post.
She fell asleep last night playing a game, today the phone is in "safe mode" and shows no pictures stored.
Phone is not rooted, completely stock. What is my best option. Thank you
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I have this issue before one year. I don't remember soo good but I think resolved the problem s FULL FACTORY RESET. But I remember HOW I go in Safe Mmode. After trying go in bootloader but I don't know why it is been unsucssesuful and the phone go in Safe mode.
The best way for you is to try to factory reset without wipe SD Card and see what will happend. I hope will exit from safe mode and you will not lose your pics.

OP3 not vibrating

Hi all!,
I got my One Plus 3 last week and yesterday it completely stopped vibrating.
Its not vibrating when I receive calls, notifications, keyboard strokes etc etc
I have rebooted more than 5 times now..
Any ideas? I dont want to factory restore but it looks like the only option for now..
thanks

Dumb question - did you accidentally turn on the phisical mute button on the top left of the phone? Try putting it completley down. If there are no vibrations whatsoever afterwords, you might want to try installing a vibration tester app. If it still doesn't work, chances are the vibration motor is dead and you need to get your phone repaired. I mean factory resetting might be worth a try but I doubt it will make a difference.

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Dumb question - did you accidentally turn on the phisical mute button on the top left of the phone? Try putting it completley down. If there are no vibrations whatsoever afterwords, you might want to try installing a vibration tester app. If it still doesn't work, chances are the vibration motor is dead and you need to get your phone repaired. I mean factory resetting might be worth a try but I doubt it will make a difference.
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yep I did try moving the physical mute button..
I downloaded a vibration app and still no vibrations (
man this really sucks, I live far away from china and I dont know if im going to be able to send my phone for RMA
I guess ill have to factory restore, but I dont think ill do the job

JmChile said:
yep I did try moving the physical mute button..
I downloaded a vibration app and still no vibrations (
man this really sucks, I live far away from china and I dont know if im going to be able to send my phone for RMA
I guess ill have to factory restore, but I dont think ill do the job
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I feel you man.. sucks sometimes. But when they shipped directly to you, I'm very certain they will take it back again..
Maybe someone else might have a fix before that, who knows..

TheCoon324 said:
I feel you man.. sucks sometimes. But when they shipped directly to you, I'm very certain they will take it back again..
Maybe someone else might have a fix before that, who knows..
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Problem is I shipped it to the states when I was there, now im in another continent.
l hope someone has a fix