This is my first post here so I hope this is appropriate.
As the title states, I am trying to recover data from a completely dead Lg G3. The phone will not power on or charge. Occasionally I get a blue screen when I press the power button, but nothing beyond that. The battery has been tested and is functional. It will not power on with or without the battery. Is there any hope of recovering the data from this phone? My coworker gave me all of her old, broken phones to try to get all the pictures from, and I really want to make this happen for her. Her oldest daughter passed away last year and most of her photos of her are on this phone. I got into 3 other phones no problem but I am stuck on this one. I tried searching the forums but couldn't find any definitive answers on this. Any help is appreciated, even if the answer is, "there's no hope." Thanks in advance.
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Hello all.
I am an HTC guy through and through and have never owned a Samsung device. I'm familiar with HTC's S-OFF/HBOOT/bootloader stuff, but I'm not really all that clear on how it works for Samsung devices. I promise I've tried to do some reading before hand before coming to you, including looking at other threads, but they don't seem to be the issue I'm having.
I'm trying to help a friend out who has an AT&T GS3 that I unlocked for him and put an AOSP ROM on it a few months ago (don't worry, I made damn sure it was the AT&T version and no other carrier/international ROM).
He came to me today telling me that his phone suddenly turned off, and was not turning on again. I figure it's probably just a corrupted partition, something that I could fix with a reflash or something like that.
However, when I look at it, it seems to be something potentially worse. The phone did nothing with the battery in, so I took it out and put it back in. The phone very briefly vibrates, the Samsung logo shows for about 1.5 - 2 seconds at most, and then the screen goes dark.
When I try to enter Download Mode, I'm able to get to the custom software "warning" page, where I press Volume Up, and it shows me Download Mode and "Waiting" (as I expect it to) but then the screen just goes black again after about a second or two.
It's roughly the same with Recovery Mode, I can catch a glimpse of what looks like CWM (but I'm not entirely sure) and then the screen goes black.
If I choose to forgo the battery altogether, and I plug it in straight to the wall, the red LED on the top right lights up for again maybe 3 - 4 seconds at most, the light goes away, and the phone briefly vibrates, shows me the Samsung logo, and then goes dark.
I'm confused. I don't know if it's a brick, but then again, to me as an HTC user, "brick" means Qualcomm USB Download mode. I've also read about this infamous Samsung Sudden Death Syndrome that struck some of the 16 GB models that Samsung sold (and yes, you guessed it, this is the white 16GB model).
I don't really know what other troubleshooting options there are (but as I said before, I'm an HTC guy). If any of you have any sort of advice I would love to hear it.
Thank you for your time.
I've seen several users on here in the last few months with this issue. I worked with one of them for awhile trying to get it straightened out but couldn't resolve the problem. Some of that was due to the nature of the problem and some was probably due to the fact I didn't have the phone in my hands to help the new user better. I believe the user was able to get an exchange at an at&t service center. Sorry I can't offer more assistance. Keep us posted if you get a fix.
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I've seen several users on here in the last few months with this issue. I worked with one of them for awhile trying to get it straightened out but couldn't resolve the problem. Some of that was due to the nature of the problem and some was probably due to the fact I didn't have the phone in my hands to help the new user better. I believe the user was able to get an exchange at an at&t service center. Sorry I can't offer more assistance. Keep us posted if you get a fix.
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I appreciate you trying. I know it's such an odd issue that it's really hard to diagnose. I thought perhaps it might have to do with the battery somehow being "bad", but then the problem would be gone when I go AC only.
He's not against the idea of going to AT&T, but I feel bad; I convinced him to unlock and let me flash a new ROM so I feel that I should at least put in a good effort to make sure there's nothing more I can do.
Yeah, the biggest problem is that once you get into recovery or download mode, the device reboots/loops. This eliminates the possibility of any kind of flashing or wiping.
You might have a bad motherboard. If I was you I'd take it to att for a replacement. BTW if he doesn't have insurance for the phone they do have open enrollment , I'd wait a day or two after enrolling to submit a claim.
Wish you the best.
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I appreciate you trying. I know it's such an odd issue that it's really hard to diagnose. I thought perhaps it might have to do with the battery somehow being "bad", but then the problem would be gone when I go AC only.
He's not against the idea of going to AT&T, but I feel bad; I convinced him to unlock and let me flash a new ROM so I feel that I should at least put in a good effort to make sure there's nothing more I can do.
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It's a realllly long shot but he could contact mobile tech videos and tell them his issue and see if a jtag repair would help. If it's hardware of course he is out of luck but it's worth a shot and a lot cheaper.
So I had Paranoid ROM but for some reason when my phone would turn off completely, i would try to charge it and it would turn on for a second then turn back off, as a quick fix I would just externally charge my battery if my phone ever completely turned off (I would try to make sure to always have a charger on me) but today I got tired of it, and tried to flash CM, but I kept getting error messages trying to flash the zip. So I tried completely wiping everything (including the OS) on my phone then flashing it, still no luck. Came across this https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/fix-e-error-executing-updater-binary-in-zip.311160/ and tried it, now my phone is hardbricked... won't turn on at all, but it shows up as QHSUSB_BULK in my device manager on my computer. I've been reading some fourmes on how to unbrick a hardbricked G3 but I'm still lost. I'm coming across term like JTAG and now I'm reading that I have to completely dismantle the phone... Could someone please link me into the right direction on how to do this correctly. Do I need some type of special wiring or anything?? I know this is kind of a noob post, personal **** - family member just passed today, I have to leave in a few hours to meet my family who left at 3AM last night, in a different state... I really need a phone right now haha. If someone please could just give me a quick rundown of what i need to do that would be awesome....
P.S. - would it be worth it to just go into verizon and tell them my phone just won't turn on anymore, and they'll abide by the warrenty since it's still new, or would they still be able to figure out that it's bricked and make me pay the $600 fee??
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So I had Paranoid ROM but for some reason when my phone would turn off completely, i would try to charge it and it would turn on for a second then turn back off, as a quick fix I would just externally charge my battery if my phone ever completely turned off (I would try to make sure to always have a charger on me) but today I got tired of it, and tried to flash CM, but I kept getting error messages trying to flash the zip. So I tried completely wiping everything (including the OS) on my phone then flashing it, still no luck. Came across this https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/fix-e-error-executing-updater-binary-in-zip.311160/ and tried it, now my phone is hardbricked... won't turn on at all, but it shows up as QHSUSB_BULK in my device manager on my computer. I've been reading some fourmes on how to unbrick a hardbricked G3 but I'm still lost. I'm coming across term like JTAG and now I'm reading that I have to completely dismantle the phone... Could someone please link me into the right direction on how to do this correctly. Do I need some type of special wiring or anything?? I know this is kind of a noob post, personal **** - family member just passed today, I have to leave in a few hours to meet my family who left at 3AM last night, in a different state... I really need a phone right now haha. If someone please could just give me a quick rundown of what i need to do that would be awesome....
P.S. - would it be worth it to just go into verizon and tell them my phone just won't turn on anymore, and they'll abide by the warrenty since it's still new, or would they still be able to figure out that it's bricked and make me pay the $600 fee??
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They shouldn't be able to tell why its bricked. Would you rather unbrick it for a small fee? I know someone who will do it for like $35 shipped. I sent it to him on Monday and it'll be here Friday. Same model, bricked flashing a different rom.
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Hey, first post here. I've gotten myself into quite the situation. I've had a Verizon LG G3 for around a year and a half now, and the plan isn't up until October. Recently, my phone decided to just kind of turn off and not turn back on. No error, no warnings, nothing. I tried changing the battery, and still nothing. Tried charging, booting to safe mode, pressing the down volume key and power off button key, changing batteries again, removing SIM card, plugging it into the computer.. and no signs of life. No lights, no vibrations or noises, nothing. I have searched high and low for a DIY fix, of some sort, but I can't seem to find one. My issue with giving it back to the store, and or a repair tech, is that it has VERY personal images / texts on it, that will all still be there if someone at the store can figure out how to turn it on. Granted they are probably not supposed to snoop, I'm sure they do. Kinda paranoid about that. I have the option to give the phone back to Verizon to pay off the plan, and get a new phone there, but unless I wait until October I HAVE to give the phone back. So, before I either go the entire summer without a phone, or I cave in and hope that no one looks at anything, is there any way to erase the memory on it externally ? Or something of that nature. Computer doesn't recognize it otherwise I would do it that way. Is there any hope for this ?
Thanks for taking the time to read and or respond.
i have the same problem no any function on my phone lg g3 d722 ........
do you fined a solution ?????? pleaseeeeeee help .....
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.
Please provide more info:
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.
Please provide more info:
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
Okay, well, hi y'all!
I have been around here, been fixing phones from your tutorials here since around 2012, so I am experienced with flashing etc.
This time though, it has got me on the point of just throwing the device away.
So, its about my mothers OnePlus 5T. It doesnt respond to anything I do to it. It won't turn on, it won't boot in to Qualcomm download mode nor in to recovery or fastboot. The device has not been tempered with before, I dont think my mother knows how to flash it
So, this is what exactly happened, according to my mother.
She woke up, got on to facebook and has been browsing a little, untill suddenly the phone turned black, gave her a warning in the left upper corner of the screen, which said something like; warning, do not share personal info. Or something like that, after that, it gave the logo of OP, and then never got a response from it ever since.
It does not react to pressing buttons, nothing, no led nothing. Charger doesnt give any response, neither did my pc with the qualcomm drivers installed.
So currently it is literally a brick, and I hope somebody can help me. I have a lot of background with flashing etc, so if the answer is really complex, no problem!
Thanks in advance,
Dane
Oneplus 5t issue
contact Oneplus.com and get a RMA to return the unit for repair or replacement. they are very friendly but not much help with trouble shooting.
daneburnes said:
Okay, well, hi y'all!
I have been around here, been fixing phones from your tutorials here since around 2012, so I am experienced with flashing etc.
This time though, it has got me on the point of just throwing the device away.
So, its about my mothers OnePlus 5T. It doesnt respond to anything I do to it. It won't turn on, it won't boot in to Qualcomm download mode nor in to recovery or fastboot. The device has not been tempered with before, I dont think my mother knows how to flash it
So, this is what exactly happened, according to my mother.
She woke up, got on to facebook and has been browsing a little, untill suddenly the phone turned black, gave her a warning in the left upper corner of the screen, which said something like; warning, do not share personal info. Or something like that, after that, it gave the logo of OP, and then never got a response from it ever since.
It does not react to pressing buttons, nothing, no led nothing. Charger doesnt give any response, neither did my pc with the qualcomm drivers installed.
So currently it is literally a brick, and I hope somebody can help me. I have a lot of background with flashing etc, so if the answer is really complex, no problem!
Thanks in advance,
Dane
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