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[Q] Milestone dead, no power

I was flashing the latest iceandfire rom, did a reboot and the Moto logo came up but it never booted. Holding the power button didn't do anything so I pulled the battery. Now there's nothing. The LCD never comes on, can't get into recovery or boot loader. No charging light, nothing...
This has happened to me before and I had it sent back to Motorola. They were able to reflash the phone, I know because I got the same phone back. How they managed to flash it without it powering up is a mystery to me but I know it's possible. Has anyone managed to do this? I would send it back to Moto again but this time, it's out of warranty.

Did you charge with USB cable? I had this once where USB charge completely failed. I just had to use my car charger and that fired the phone back up.

I had this happen to me also...use a Motorola brand (no copies) wall or car charger and leave it plugged in. My MS does this when it gets really close to 0% charged...
Sent from my Milestone using XDA Premium App

I don't think the battery is dead, it was full and I was plugged in while I did the flash. The charge light flicks on and then goes out when I plug any cable in but I'll give it a shot with the moto charger when I get home.

yeah, the phone's bricked... using all factory chargers and cables, it still doesn't power up.

I give up... tried all night to get it to the boot loader. I guess I'll be selling this thing for parts and use this iphone4 I got through Fido retentions until I figure out my next phone

Before you throw it away:
Try getting another (full) battery or another Milestone (to charge it), or something like this: (I am not allowed to post a link, so google: UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER, select the first video in results).... charge it, then re-insert the battery and try to power on device holding d-pad UP + pressing power button.... it should bring you to bootloader mode, then connect usb cable and use RSDLITE to flash the appropriate SBF for your device and region..... and for ROMS (SBFs) google: milestone sbf, select the first link in results.... hope it helped... cheers....

Does the "McGiver" jumpstart thing using a usb cable with the device end cut and keeping some of the wires connected to the device in the battery compartment work on Milestone? I know a friend that could "unbrick" his Defy using this method....

Do you have a link? I remember reading this somewhere as well. It's worth a shot, not like the thing can be more dead. I still don't think it's the battery tho, it was full when I performed the flash.

Nevermind.... I found it, it didn't work... lol... oh well..

Sometimes the batteries memory will glitch

Not the battery, it was full when I did the flash and I tried jumping the battery terminals with a USB cable. It was good while it lasted but I already picked up a BNIB Captivate for $300 off Craigslist.
Anyone know what a Milestone sold for parts would be worth? It's about a year old and I would say the condition is 8.5-9.0/10

baoli said:
Not the battery, it was full when I did the flash and I tried jumping the battery terminals with a USB cable. It was good while it lasted but I already picked up a BNIB Captivate for $300 off Craigslist.
Anyone know what a Milestone sold for parts would be worth? It's about a year old and I would say the condition is 8.5-9.0/10
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Before you sell it, take out the battery, SIM card and memory card, then leave it for AT LEAST 5 days. Then try again.
I have a similar problem with my milestone, at first I thought it was dead, then after a week I tried again (just on the off chance) and was able to get into the bootloader menu and reflash it.
There is something inside the Milestone that holds charge for several days, and pulling the battery for at least 5 days seems to clear it. This has happened 3 times with mine, and each time I was able to get it started again.
This may not work for you, it depends on exactly whats wrong with yours, but its worth a try.

there is a post from a guy looking for the motherboard... u might want to see that... sorry for ur device

[Q] Galaxy Note won't boot or charge

I was out this afternoon and left my phone at home with 37% battery left. I got home 2 hours later my phone was dead. I plugged the phone into the wall charger, no response. Usb into computer, no response. I even tried using other compatible charger, no response. I have tried removing the battery method, no response.
Flashed with AbyssNote

gyianz said:
I was out this afternoon and left my phone at home with 37% battery left. I got home 2 hours later my phone was dead. I plugged the phone into the wall charger, no response. Usb into computer, no response. I even tried using other compatible charger, no response. I have tried removing the battery method, no response.
Flashed with AbyssNote
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I had the same problem but not with the Note, it was with my S2.
In the end, it couldn't be revived and I had to get rid of it.
Best of luck, let's hope it's just hibernating.

gyianz said:
I was out this afternoon and left my phone at home with 37% battery left. I got home 2 hours later my phone was dead. I plugged the phone into the wall charger, no response. Usb into computer, no response. I even tried using other compatible charger, no response. I have tried removing the battery method, no response.
Flashed with AbyssNote
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Did you try to get in recovery mode?
Rec mode: 1e vol up + 2e home + 3e power button, keep your fingers on the buttons and wait 10 till 20 sec to get in to recovery and try to reset/wipe your phone.
Also keep your phone in the charger for a few hours

maybe some issue with the battery? did you try swapping the battery?

i think you have a bad device. This has been going on with galaxy s2 phones and even with nexus phones. Some hardware defect. My galaxy note was working fine and one day I woke up and disconnected my galaxy note from power. guess what? the note kept charging even after I disconnected the usb cord. The phone was only a month old and this defect came along. I tried cleaning the usb connector with tooth brush, even attempted to push the inside pins down towards the back. I have had success for about 5 minutes but when i restarted the phone, it came back to charging mode with battery charging animation. The phone actually discharged quickly and once turned off, can't be turned on again. I would have to connect the usb power cord to power up the phone. I have tried different battery, changed to stock rom and resetted the phone several times. No luck at all. I sent in the phone to claro phone company (dominican republic) and after several days of playing with the phone, they have decided to give me a new phone. The only reason I am getting a new phone is because I know the director in the cell division of that company; otherwise, I would be screwed.

Ok.. I think my note is possessed or something. Right after I posted this thread it started working again. Like a minute after. Removed abyssnote and all sort of launchers I have been using. Just a note to all. A backup is always a must. Just saying. Previously I had a few hangs here and there and self reboot. I think the kernel has some problem. Gonna run on stock kernel for awhile. Just turned one month my note
if lives got you down throw in the god mode

nice!
well I'm screwed, just waiting for my spare battery with external charger to arrive so I can start using my Note again. The phone won't recognize the charger.
to add insult to injury, I have no clue where my phone came from, all I kept was just the phone a week after i had it.
looks like now I have a good reason to buy a white one, and i'll save the black one for parts.

[FIX] Revive phone from the drain of death

this is a problem on Xperia Devices (at least the ones with a sealed battery my x10 never had this).
This drain brick happens because the hell i know, but is phone bricked, dark, no light , no vibration, nada, its was a real brick.
how i fixed it? sort of i fixed my Xperia T had to provoke charging but the Z1 doesnt have a red blinking light after charging it for a while... but it does have a magnetic charging port!.
now to the instructions. following what i did to try and revive my phone.
1. try to charge the phone for an hour or so.
2. most like it wont charge but if you connect it to the PC, it will sort of react to it, just try unplugging and plugging the phone till it reacts, you may even leave it to charge there just in case (for about 10 mins if you want i leaved it for 3).
3. get a 2 AMP charger, the original one or a known brand charger like anker (i did it with my anker charger and it worked).
4. get or Use a magnetic cable/dock and connect it simultaniously with the usb cable on the PC. (and no the magnetic cable wasnt enough to jump charge the phone).
5. if the stimulation worked, it should be able to show a really dim red led, that means your phone is still alive
6.let it charge it will turn on alone.
7. smile and cry out of joy because your 500-700 dollar phone still works.
if it worked or you have any modifications on this method leave a comment and hit the THANKS button.
btw i turned on my phone and it had 1% that means it never charged until i jump charged it.

Interesting. For normal charging, will plugging the Z1 to the USB and magnetic ports simultaneously speed up charging as well?

Celestial Fury said:
Interesting. For normal charging, will plugging the Z1 to the USB and magnetic ports simultaneously speed up charging as well?
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no you can't speed up charging. Charging speed is limited to cable quality, AC plug quality and software/hardware restrictions.
the USB on PC and magnetic cable combo for some reason helps to start the phone like you do when you want to recharge an depleted car battery.
It just open the circuit and let the phone charge again.

someone please confirm if this works for more than one person/situation.
Thanks for assistance btw, hopefully it works for all of us.

Nope doesn't work.
I tried it already.
Sorry guys.

Worked for me. Took some time before PCC registered it though.

help me please
Asadroid said:
this is a problem on Xperia Devices (at least the ones with a sealed battery my x10 never had this).
This drain brick happens because the hell i know, but is phone bricked, dark, no light , no vibration, nada, its was a real brick.
how i fixed it? sort of i fixed my Xperia T had to provoke charging but the Z1 doesnt have a red blinking light after charging it for a while... but it does have a magnetic charging port!.
now to the instructions. following what i did to try and revive my phone.
1. try to charge the phone for an hour or so.
2. most like it wont charge but if you connect it to the PC, it will sort of react to it, just try unplugging and plugging the phone till it reacts, you may even leave it to charge there just in case (for about 10 mins if you want i leaved it for 3).
3. get a 2 AMP charger, the original one or a known brand charger like anker (i did it with my anker charger and it worked).
4. get or Use a magnetic cable/dock and connect it simultaniously with the usb cable on the PC. (and no the magnetic cable wasnt enough to jump charge the phone).
5. if the stimulation worked, it should be able to show a really dim red led, that means your phone is still alive
6.let it charge it will turn on alone.
7. smile and cry out of joy because your 500-700 dollar phone still works.
if it worked or you have any modifications on this method leave a comment and hit the THANKS button.
btw i turned on my phone and it had 1% that means it never charged until i jump charged it.
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Hello my friend I have Xperia Z1 and I fall into the Hard Brick Pc didn't recognized my phone but I put myself in the wall charger after a few hours LED red blinking you can post a picture for this solution because I did not understand exactly and thank you

pheel said:
Nope doesn't work.
I tried it already.
Sorry guys.
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did the computer detected the phone but for a brief moment like trying to install the drivers?
Kirkymole said:
Worked for me. Took some time before PCC registered it though.
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@Kirkymole;
can you share what you did exactly and what i can up to the guide?
and im glad that i could help you
momo-infos said:
Hello my friend I have Xperia Z1 and I fall into the Hard Brick Pc didn't recognized my phone but I put myself in the wall charger after a few hours LED red blinking you can post a picture for this solution because I did not understand exactly and thank you
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as i told you on the PM write up how you bricked it exactly and what steps have you done so i can help you correctly.
i will post pictures of the procedure of how i did it when i get a few hours to edit and upload it.

Tried this trick last night. After 2 hours LED stopped blinking and became stable RED (no flashing). This is the first time in 1 month that LED stopped flashing, I was even able to Hold Power+Volume up button and it vibrated 3 times (nothing like that happened in the past). So it was a significant improvement from where I was 2 days ago. However, LED suddenly turned off and when I connected it to charger again it started to blink again. Buttons do not respond again.
Little info from the past:
I bricked my Z1 when I flashed .290 ROM. Left it on charge for 2 days nothing happened, flashtool would not recognize it and kept saying USB debugging off. Then I decided to open back cover and remove the battery so it could reset. That didnt resolve the issue and i just gave up.

Video instruksion would be very helpfull maybe

Asadroid said:
did the computer detected the phone but for a brief moment like trying to install the drivers?
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Yes. But the computer simply recognised it as a normal "unknown" usb device with usb debugging disabled.
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ruinkhan said:
Tried this trick last night. After 2 hours LED stopped blinking and became stable RED (no flashing). This is the first time in 1 month that LED stopped flashing, I was even able to Hold Power+Volume up button and it vibrated 3 times (nothing like that happened in the past). So it was a significant improvement from where I was 2 days ago. However, LED suddenly turned off and when I connected it to charger again it started to blink again. Buttons do not respond again.
Little info from the past:
I bricked my Z1 when I flashed .290 ROM. Left it on charge for 2 days nothing happened, flashtool would not recognize it and kept saying USB debugging off. Then I decided to open back cover and remove the battery so it could reset. That didnt resolve the issue and i just gave up.
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Exact same thing happened to me. "USB debugging off"

All I did was plug in the magnetic connector, then with the PC turned on and Pc companion running I plugged in the USB, it took about 20 minutes to recognise it but once it did, I unplugged it, left it on charge via the magnetic plug for around 5 hours and although the charging symbol never appeared it booted into recovery the normal way (I did that just to see what would happen) then restarted the phone via Cwm and it worked normally from then on.

Kirkymole said:
although the charging symbol never appeared it booted into recovery the normal way .
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BY saying "Charging Symbol never appeared", do you mean LED was not red and turned off?

ruinkhan said:
BY saying "Charging Symbol never appeared", do you mean LED was not red and turned off?
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The symbol that appears on the screen.

I also kind of used this method.
I directly plugged in, in these steps.
1) Plug in magnetic charging dock with 1A charger (Plugged USB into charger)
2) Plug in USB with 2.1A charger (Plugged USB into charger)
Dim-ish red light popped up and the phone began booting.
Plugging into the phone for me wasn't as effective as plugging into the charger as I left it for a while and nothing happened but upon plugging USB into my single dual port charger this method worked to get my phone onto the charging screen, Android L
Had to plug the USB in and out a few times, not too many times, but eventually it booted up to the charging screen.
Be patient is the key I suppose?

For me worked with magnetic and usb 1A charger! Thanks!

Phone bricked - No involvement on my part. Help Please

I bought a Moto G 2014 Dual Sim XT1068 back in November and hadn't had any issues with it until today. I bought an anger 3000MaH portable battery pack and was amazed at how quickly it charged my phone. I used it yesterday and charged it overnight. I used it throughout today. I turned it off around midday and plugged it into my charger. When I attempted to turn it on later nothing happened. No, please charge, no **** has crashed, just nothing. The screen just stays dark. My computer no longer recognises it as a device and my portable charger will no longer recognise it as a phone to be charged, I know this because it worked with a friends phone, but not mine, and it still has battery (the charger)
What should I do?
Do I use ADB, ask Anker, return it, what is my best course of action?
If anyone knows what to do please reply as until this is fixed I do not have any ideas.
PS; No rooting, bootloader unlocking, or use of custom ROMs has occurred, the phone is completely using stock android.

Phone battery drained now won't power up

Hi all,
Last night I was using my Nexus and the battery died during use. It happens. I plugged it in to charge and got a green LED which I though was odd since I had never seen that before. After a few seconds I got the familiar battery symbol on the screen but I noticed it wasn't charging. unplugged and replugged then went to sleep. I woke up the next morning to a very dead phone. No button combination would power it back on. I thought maybe the phone didn't charge at all so I moved it to a second Motorola Turbo Charger I have and left it for an hour. Came back, nothing. I then moved it to a Qi charger to see what happens. Came back an hour later, nothing again. I've tried several other chargers, and also charging via PC USB to no avail.
When I plug it in to my laptop I do get a "device recognized" tone from Windows 10 but nothing more. Device manager doesn't show me anything. ADB devices doesn't show anything.
At this point what can I do? This is the second RMA I've had to do from Motorola, the first was a bad power button.
Help!

huitz said:
Hi all,
Last night I was using my Nexus and the battery died during use. It happens. I plugged it in to charge and got a green LED which I though was odd since I had never seen that before. After a few seconds I got the familiar battery symbol on the screen but I noticed it wasn't charging. unplugged and replugged then went to sleep. I woke up the next morning to a very dead phone. No button combination would power it back on. I thought maybe the phone didn't charge at all so I moved it to a second Motorola Turbo Charger I have and left it for an hour. Came back, nothing. I then moved it to a Qi charger to see what happens. Came back an hour later, nothing again. I've tried several other chargers, and also charging via PC USB to no avail.
When I plug it in to my laptop I do get a "device recognized" tone from Windows 10 but nothing more. Device manager doesn't show me anything. ADB devices doesn't show anything.
At this point what can I do? This is the second RMA I've had to do from Motorola, the first was a bad power button.
Help!
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try a different usb chord and try a different charger, they can "die" rather quickly sometimes.

Yep, I've tried several working chargers. No go. Including wireless chargers.

huitz said:
Yep, I've tried several working chargers. No go. Including wireless chargers.
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try this, my phone stops charging occasionally and this is what I do.. I boot into recovery(twrp recovery, it shows if charging or not), I see it charging there, then I boot back into system. if you don't have twrp recovery, try it with stock recovery. hopefully you have enough of a charge to try.

Thanks simms, still no luck. There's no charge at all on this one so I can't even get it to recovery.

Try long pressing the power button for 20 seconds...

what's odd is that it won't charge on a wireless charger. my USB is kinda broken, so I use a wireless charger. it could be that the battery itself is messed up, maybe you need a new battery. if you had it here, in NYC, I'd offer to try to fix it for you(no charge), well if it doesn't need a new battery.
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does the wireless charger have a light on it, for when its charging? if you put your phone on it, does a light go on?

Thanks simms!
Still no luck so you're probably right. Likely a bad battery. I contacted Motorola since I bought it from them directly and had me RMA it without many questions. Hopefully I have a working Nexus again in a week or so.

simms22 said:
try a different usb chord and try a different charger, they can "die" rather quickly sometimes.
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How old is the phone?

taw5150 said:
How old is the phone?
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mine? november 2014 is when i bought it. and i skipped the n6p! lol. really, i love my nexus 6. i have a feeling about the next nexus though, she will be THE BEAST.

electricpete1 said:
Try long pressing the power button for 20 seconds...
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Just wanted to make sure you have tried this

taw5150 said:
How old is the phone?
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The phone was less than a year old.
It was actually a replacement device as the original one I bought had a bad power button (it was hard to press).

electricpete1 said:
Just wanted to make sure you have tried this
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Yes, definitely tried it. Tried getting it into recovery as well without luck.