Just wanted to let those who have accidentally (fully)bricked their phone, like I did, know that they are repairable with the jtag methood. So instead of throwing them away a jtag is a better option.
I damaged my bootloader whilst installing rspl/hspl, the information that I was following was unclear and I to inpatiant to read it carefully. Phone was still working though after that. Few weeks later I bricked it compleatly whilst flashing the firmware, hoping to fix the broken spl.
I couldn't find anyone in my country that has a Riff box, so I just ordered one for my self. There are some skills needed, but it's fairly easy. The Riff-box flashed the phone with a standard radio and working spl, and after that I could install a Rom of my choosing. Everything is working perfectly again. The riff box can also unlock the phone and make it "super Cid" so it will accept any Rom. Even change the IMEI number, not that theres anything to gain from that.
Im not selling this box or advertising. Just wanted do let those with fully bricked phones know, that it's not compleatly over
I can also share my experiance with the Jtag, if anyone is having trouble with it. I had some troubles at first, but they all got solved.
i have HD7 with same problem,what can i do? not connected with usb on boot loader
If You have completly damaged bootloader, only JTAG can help You.
I think We shoul make some sticked thread where anyone can find someone with JTAG device in near place. What do You think abut it?
Hoping this isn't my only option, but if it is, is there anyone willing to fix mine for a nominal fee? I'm really just trying to get the darn thing working and sim unlocked so I can sell it and it is bootlooping in USB host mode...
luna_c666 said:
Hoping this isn't my only option, but if it is, is there anyone willing to fix mine for a nominal fee? I'm really just trying to get the darn thing working and sim unlocked so I can sell it and it is bootlooping in USB host mode...
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You need a Jtag Flasher .. (like Riff mentioned above)
Dissemble the phone and solder the Jtag pins
the pinout for HD7 can be found by searching google for HTC HD7 Jtag (image search helps better)
If you cant get a Jtag Flasher or If you dont have the skill to open and solder Jtag wires .. you need to take it to a service shop for repair
luna_c666 said:
Hoping this isn't my only option, but if it is, is there anyone willing to fix mine for a nominal fee? I'm really just trying to get the darn thing working and sim unlocked so I can sell it and it is bootlooping in USB host mode...
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If your bootloader is working then you dont need riff (for sim unlock I dont know)
you should be able to flash it with a new rom to get it fixed.
But if the bootloader is broken, hard reset doesnt work and usb host mode wont work either then I think the riff jtag option is the best solution. It will certanly sim unlock the device. But if it's the T-mobile usa version, I wouldn't want to use it on any othe network, because of their special 3G frequency. (I could be wrong) The phone will then only have 2G speed or of course WiFi at home.
If you are besed in USA, then this service could do it for you.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/htc-hd7-jtag-brick-repair/
their price is $40 plus shipping. (riff box costs $150).
I dont know them, only found them with google when I was deciding what to do about my phone.
And thought their website looked legit.
Sounds nice.
I don't want to buy a Riffbox myself, so I'm wondering... anyone in the north of sweden got one that could help? For a fee ofcourse.
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I've got a fault with my T-mobile branded Vario 3/Kaiser and I've got them agree to exchange my phone. I've got to give them my old phone and they'll give me a "brand new" phone. I'm guessing this is actually a refurb but i dont care.
What should I do to clean my phone before they get it?
I can't do anything via USB as the usb part is broken hence the replacement.
Cheers.
ChrisC
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I've got a fault with my T-mobile branded Vario 3/Kaiser and I've got them agree to exchange my phone. I've got to give them my old phone and they'll give me a "brand new" phone. I'm guessing this is actually a refurb but i dont care.
What should I do to clean my phone before they get it?
I can't do anything via USB as the usb part is broken hence the replacement.
Cheers.
ChrisC
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do a hardreset.
And incase you don't know what a hardreset is:
You get to it by tapping >> Start >>> Settings >> Systems > Clear Storage or you could have searched but here's your answer
chris-c said:
I've got a fault with my T-mobile branded Vario 3/Kaiser and I've got them agree to exchange my phone. I've got to give them my old phone and they'll give me a "brand new" phone. I'm guessing this is actually a refurb but i dont care.
What should I do to clean my phone before they get it?
I can't do anything via USB as the usb part is broken hence the replacement.
Cheers.
ChrisC
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You don't mention it but if you flashed any roms/spl's/radio's than you are going to need to revert your device back to the t-mobile rom/radio/spl before returning. These things can be done from the sd card so even if your usb port is broken you are still not SOL.
thesire said:
You don't mention it but if you flashed any roms/spl's/radio's than you are going to need to revert your device back to the t-mobile rom/radio/spl before returning. These things can be done from the sd card so even if your usb port is broken you are still not SOL.
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I don't think I need to revert it back to standard I just didnt want to leave all my contacts on it in a easy to view format. I know with data recovery software anyone can do it but its just personal preference.
T-Mobile were meant to send me the phone today but its happening tomorrow. Basically i get a new body, no battery, no stylus etc. I just give the UPS delivery guy my old phone and he gives me a new one.
If they get it back and comment on software on it they can do a funny run
Thanks people. I didnt realise about the hard reset. I did it using the softkeys.
the IMEI is changed but i don't know why!
the original IMEI is 35175xxxxxxxxxx but now 004900xxxxxx0000.
WHO can tell me [email protected]@
now i can't download the Apps successfully from Android Market.
when i click the apps, they will just present "start downloading..."
yet, it won't install the apps.
i just back home from samsung customer service centre.
the staff told me that i was changed the software of the main board of the phone.
if i wanna fix the phone, i need to pay (2000 hong kong dollars ~ 255 US dollars) to change the main board and to wait more than one month.
WHO can really help me!!!
I don't want to pay.so expensive!!
Can I fix the problem??
i need your hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you install Froyo?
Nothing you can do. However, if you only ever used kies for updates, they shouldn't be able to do that. But your phone is under warranty, so the charge is a bit funny (there might be a charge, but it shouldn't cost THAT much)
He most likely installed froyo beta, do a search as theres a few threads and fixes for it.
AllGamer said:
Did you install Froyo?
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no!
I haven't install Froyo
andrewluecke said:
Nothing you can do. However, if you only ever used kies for updates, they shouldn't be able to do that. But your phone is under warranty, so the charge is a bit funny (there might be a charge, but it shouldn't cost THAT much)
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IMEI is changed so the warranty will cancel automatically.
The only time i've seen when people got their IMEI switched is when they installed the leaked ROMs from Korea
if you didn't do it, then some body else did, or your got might have been swapped when you didn't noticed or something along the line
the IMEI doesn't change on its own, there is no download able android market software that can do that, as it's againts the law to begin with, and 2 it voids the warranty, and 3 you can be charged of criminal theft for cloning somebody else IMEI etc, etc
so yeah, thes no way that was done via download able software
it had to be plugged in to a computer usin Odin or something along the line, or maybe Jtagged to be able to change that sort of thing
Did you buy the phone from some body else?
Hi all,
I'm a complete noob from blackberry.
Got a i9305 last nite, before I left the store it was tested and all and all looked good. Came home and charged the phone and now it won't detect my sim card. Took it back to the store and they won't honor the warranty because they said the phone was jailbreaked. All i did was used the wifi to download some legit apps and plugged it into my mac air to do some file transfer using 'Android Transfer'. The phone cannot even detect IMEI.
I didn't do any jailbreak activities on the phone (at least to my knowledge), so i have no idea why the phone is like this.
Q:
what happened?
What to do now?
What to do to avoid similiar incidents? (Should I backup my 'OS' ? how? -0 knowledge with Android)
Appreciate all your advise.
If you didn't do anything to your phone. Go to setting and in back and reset, restore it to factory which will erase all that was installed.
We don't jailbreak our devices only root and flash custom roms
Or they sold you a bad device and aren't helping you.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda premium
Sounds to me like you were sold a bad device. Unless you're omitting something, but you have no reason to do that on the internet so I reckon you were sold a bad device.
QLau said:
Hi all,
I'm a complete noob from blackberry.
Got a i9305 last nite, before I left the store it was tested and all and all looked good. Came home and charged the phone and now it won't detect my sim card. Took it back to the store and they won't honor the warranty because they said the phone was jailbreaked. All i did was used the wifi to download some legit apps and plugged it into my mac air to do some file transfer using 'Android Transfer'. The phone cannot even detect IMEI.
I didn't do any jailbreak activities on the phone (at least to my knowledge), so i have no idea why the phone is like this.
Q:
what happened?
What to do now?
What to do to avoid similiar incidents? (Should I backup my 'OS' ? how? -0 knowledge with Android)
Appreciate all your advise.
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No IMEI you have either been sold a damaged phone or you have flashed stuff on it .
Highly unlikely for a hardware failure a few hours after phone is tested . Why test is it a refurb / used item ???
Return the item to the vendor and ask what has broken the warranty and to show you proof of such .
No / wrong IMEI phone will not work as a phone .
Whyare you are asking to backup a phone in other posts that is faulty ???
jje
When I first got my phone and wanted to set in the sim it didnt go well cuz I didnt push it till it clicked. So just to be sure, look if you've put it right.
QLau said:
Hi all,
I'm a complete noob from blackberry.
Got a i9305 last nite, before I left the store it was tested and all and all looked good. Came home and charged the phone and now it won't detect my sim card. Took it back to the store and they won't honor the warranty because they said the phone was jailbreaked. All i did was used the wifi to download some legit apps and plugged it into my mac air to do some file transfer using 'Android Transfer'. The phone cannot even detect IMEI.
I didn't do any jailbreak activities on the phone (at least to my knowledge), so i have no idea why the phone is like this.
Q:
what happened?
What to do now?
What to do to avoid similiar incidents? (Should I backup my 'OS' ? how? -0 knowledge with Android)
Appreciate all your advise.
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Maybe you want to verify with the store what they mean by jailbreak? Sim unlocked? Rooted?
Was it a store selling 2nd hand phones? If so, it's quite hard to have any form of warranty. I'm sure there are ways about this once the experts in this forum know more about the nature of your problem.
It's quite hard for them to look into this post though, cos the title doesn't seem to help describe the nature of your problem. You could have used a title like "no IMEI detected" or something like that.
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When I first got my phone and wanted to set in the sim it didnt go well cuz I didnt push it till it clicked. So just to be sure, look if you've put it right.
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has no effect on imei
I bought my K20 Pro off AliExpress being advertised as the "Global Version". I later found out that this was actually a Chinese version, rooted and with a custom ROM.
Due to this fact, I was not able to use Google Pay (gave me an error "not available on rooted devices".
I thought to be clever, googled, how to re-lock the bootloader, and got to work. That done ... and without realising I just BRICKED my brand new phone.
As I did not link my device to my Mi account I had no option to unlock it the official way either.
I spent the good part of 2 days researching and trying different tools .. and I am stuck!
As far as I can see I got only these options left:
- Open up my device, do the test point thingy.. and flash via Mi Flash. (do I need an authorised account for this??) .. Since the device is glued.. I am not comfortable doing this.
- Use a deep flash EDL cable .. does this actually solve the problem? Or do I still need to open up the device?
- Try to get a refund from Ali Express and send it back as "sold as Global, but is actually chinese" .. not sure I will ever see my money back (any experience?)
- Find a phone repair shop.
Any suggestions?
Any way I can fix this without having to open up my phone?
Hi.
Your are not alone with a bricked brand new k20
I did the exact same thing for the same reason (unable to use Google pay). However even worse I knew my device was a the Chinese version. I did manage to unbrick it, but only by open (test points) it and by paying someone with an authorized edl account to connect to my pc using TeamViewer. I also managed to accidentally remove and lose some micro components from the main board that are used for the screen. So in the end I have a device with black a screen. Learned an expensive lesson to not attempt repairs when tired in the middle of the night. Good luck with yours.
Same problem
Hello,
Did you manage to unbrick the device?
asaadreh said:
Hello,
Did you manage to unbrick the device?
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If you have bricked the phone look here for the solution
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/help/destroyed-error-fastboot-locked-t3946012/post79852687
Read it all.
You will need to open the phone and use the test point method to put the phone into EDL mode, then you can unlock and flash a ROM.
You'll see a link for s-unlock. This paid service will allow you to EDL flash without an authorised account.
forzenl said:
I bought my K20 Pro off AliExpress being advertised as the "Global Version". I later found out that this was actually a Chinese version, rooted and with a custom ROM.
Due to this fact, I was not able to use Google Pay (gave me an error "not available on rooted devices".
I thought to be clever, googled, how to re-lock the bootloader, and got to work. That done ... and without realising I just BRICKED my brand new phone.
As I did not link my device to my Mi account I had no option to unlock it the official way either.
I spent the good part of 2 days researching and trying different tools .. and I am stuck!
As far as I can see I got only these options left:
- Open up my device, do the test point thingy.. and flash via Mi Flash. (do I need an authorised account for this??) .. Since the device is glued.. I am not comfortable doing this.
- Use a deep flash EDL cable .. does this actually solve the problem? Or do I still need to open up the device?
- Try to get a refund from Ali Express and send it back as "sold as Global, but is actually chinese" .. not sure I will ever see my money back (any experience?)
- Find a phone repair shop.
Any suggestions?
Any way I can fix this without having to open up my phone?
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Deep flash cable doesnt work on this device, i got mine bricked but now its fixed, service centers doesnt accept phones that are chinese variants if there are xiaomi service centers near you, and if you find a phone repair shop, i dont know if they could handle your problem if its not Xiaomi Authorized, you can try and open your phone using the correct tools ( heat gun or hair dryer + suction) i opened mine using only plastic playing cards and old credit card combo, if you are worried about the glue just don't when the glue reheats it will pretty much seal the phone again at 90% of the time mine was pretty dusty and is pretty sturdy as it was already dried, ( tried to pull it out using a suction tool) just follow the guides and you will not encounter any problems, also if you dont have verified account I also suggest s-unlock, its super fast and easy plus a very responsive support team backs you up if you have questions regarding their services or if you wanted to have assistance. Have a great day!
ive search all threads but found nothing
my phone is network locked, dont work with my sim card.
the cell phone imei has no restrictions. i dont have a t mobile sim card to make a account.
when i try the t mobile app to try unlock, says : this devices is not eligible for unlock. for device unlock elegibility details, please go online or contact customer care (server error : error code 255)
ive search this error code but again, found nothing.
the device dont recognize on my computer, tried reinstall lg drivers several times. Coz i trought if i could change the rom, i could make it work (with comes with other problem, in lg site of kdz there is only t mobile roms for download, my model is LM-V405TA, i dont know if other model will work with no problem). who sold me, told me the phone become locked after a update software he made (the phone worked beforeo, a long time ago, i saw it), so maybe if i downgrade to oreo, even t mobile, maybe works, dont know. or if as mentined above, any other model kdz to flash could work, but as i said, the phone dont recognize on computer, eiter download mode or normal mode
and by my search, my phone cannot be rooted (someone mentined some "soldering stuff", what i wont do).
so my question is: there is really no other way to fix this ? i really have to pay almost 100$ to this sites that send a unlock code?
thanks from all my heart for who could give me some directions.
i can now use lgup and flash kdz. i did flash t mobile oreo but still locked network. Im almost sure if i flash the right kdz (clean with no carrier), i will solve this problem. But i cant find in the whole web for my model.
Yah, seems like im really and totally f.up. If this forum cant help, nothing can. Ive found some guy who fix this but too expensive, i cant afford. But thanks for who at least did read this thread.
Hi, how much do they charge to unlock it? I have a v40 locked to Sprint.
Dabosco said:
Hi, how much do they charge to unlock it? I have a v40 locked to Sprint.
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They asked 450 reais i my country (smthing about like almost 100 dollars). They said If my phone was spring, they could not unlock in anyway. Ive made a call to TMobile costumer support. They said in my case, th only way to unlock with them in tradicional way is If the previous owner pay his debits, but the account is closed. So im my case, the only thing i can do (im note sure, i really trust in this fórum but this time i had no help for at least directions or someone to Tell me How this works and what to do or not or what can or not can be done) is make a PayPal account and pay 70 dollars to some well know site do this job (my fear is If threre is any chance for them( when i say "them" i reffer to TMobile) to lock again after some time). But i guess we both are alone on this. So what i know and can share with you (im not sure but its what Ive heard), srints cannot be unlocked.