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I might of bricked my phone.

Okay I messed up I rooted my phone and updated it, and I tried to take a chance to put the hero rom on my phone, and now it's stuck on the install icon. I take the battery out and try to access recovery mode and it won't get off that screen.
What happened? I was wondering if someone would help me out here. Please.

What is the "install icon"? Your post doesn't make sense... can you describe what you're seeing?
Also, can you enter bootloader by holding down the camera button while powering up?

it's a box with a phone next to it. and no it won't let me enter bootloader. the same stuff came on.

Kaos Chase said:
it's a box with a phone next to it. and no it won't let me enter bootloader. the same stuff came on.
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If you can't enter bootloader or recovery, then you're definitely bricked. However, simply trying to flash a Hero ROM wouldn't do that. Did you flash the new radio and SPL?
I don't understand why newbs insist on flashing straight to a Hero ROM once they've rooted... you HAVE to update to a regular ROM first in order to flash an upgraded recovery, then flash radio, then SPL, then Hero ROM.

It was totally a noob move. I'm new to this whole thing and saw this youtube video of this guy running android and hero 2.0.1 on his g1 and like wanted it so bad and now I'm paying for it cause my phone is slammed stuck.
The Hero rom actually didn't do it, it was the radio update that was given with the hero rom that did it.

What Hero ROM did you use? Can you post a link? If you had flashed the SPL already, then flashed the updated radio afterwards, then yeah.. that would do it.

http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1448
Yea thats what I did. Son of a *****, I knew I should of just waited until T-Mobile released 2.0 for the G1, but NO I had to "HAVE" it. ****!

That sucks man... did you buy your phone from T-mobile recently? If so, you could get it exchanged by telling them that there was some update, and then afterward it just gets stuck at that screen.

naw i got it about eight monthes ago. i bought two, one for me and one for my girl.

If you bought it brand new 8 months ago, it should still be under warranty. Call T-mobile if you ordered it online or over the phone, or take it back to the store if you bought it from there. They'll replace it for you.
Just don't tell them what you were doing... play dumb and act like you don't know what happened. Tell them there was some message about an update and you hit ok, then when it rebooted it got stuck.

Kaos Chase said:
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1448
Yea thats what I did. Son of a *****, I knew I should of just waited until T-Mobile released 2.0 for the G1, but NO I had to "HAVE" it. ****!
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Thats a actual hero rom for the Hero phone, you needed the ported one for the G1 / Dream.
I know its no help now the damage is done, but once you get the phone sorted.
As others have said just act dumb with tmobile and you should get it replaced.

vixsandlee said:
Thats a actual hero rom for the Hero phone, you needed the ported one for the G1 / Dream.
I know its no help now the damage is done, but once you get the phone sorted.
As others have said just act dumb with tmobile and you should get it replaced.
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Yes, they are sending me a new one.
Thanks everyone you were a huge help. Next time I plan on having a friend who knows what their doing root my phone.

Kaos Chase said:
Yes, they are sending me a new one.
Thanks everyone you were a huge help. Next time I plan on having a friend who knows what their doing root my phone.
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Just flash a donut ROM after you root the replacement. Dwang's is a good choice, as it includes Terminal Emulator, which comes in handy to flash to an updated Recovery. I recommend Amon_RA's latest v1.5.2. Once you have flashed the updated recovery, THEN you should flash the updated Radio, THEN the Danger SPL. Follow the directions in my sig for flashing the Radio and SPL. Then you'll have to flash Dwang's ROM again, since the SPL flash will throw your phone into a bootloop. Just don't freak out. Make sure you read the tutorials and ask us questions if anything's unclear.

Kaos Chase said:
Yes, they are sending me a new one.
Thanks everyone you were a huge help. Next time I plan on having a friend who knows what their doing root my phone.
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congrats man! all isn't lost thanks to silly tmobile

so custom recovery

just a pre recovery jitters how many people have got it loaded and sucess of using it?

im still waiting for an easier method to flash CWR, so in the mean time I'm reading the thread daily maybe ill get enough courage and do it. I have flashed my old G1, N1, mytouch3g but the process for the iconia scares me a bit when I see there's a posability of bricking the device.
Great job to the devs getting this far and ill continue to patiently wait and thank you guys for all the hard work

babyboy8100 said:
im still waiting for an easier method to flash CWR, so in the mean time I'm reading the thread daily maybe ill get enough courage and do it. I have flashed my old G1, N1, mytouch3g but the process for the iconia scares me a bit when I see there's a posability of bricking the device.
Great job to the devs getting this far and ill continue to patiently wait and thank you guys for all the hard work
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If you want I can guide to you step by step, its very easy really

same here, i flashed custom roms on my G1 and desire over a 100 times. But as long as there is not a user friendly way to get clockwork recovery on the a500 im staying far away from this.

Is there like a step by step tutorial on how to do this stuff? I'm a total n00b but I would like to start learning. I just don't know where to start. Lol

lord_voldemort666 said:
Is there like a step by step tutorial on how to do this stuff? I'm a total n00b but I would like to start learning. I just don't know where to start. Lol
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if you don't throw me an avada kedavra, I can help via gtalk

Alejandrissimo said:
if you don't throw me an avada kedavra, I can help via gtalk
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Haha! Well I guess that'll depend on how well you lead me through this. . I cant do it until I get a MICRO SD card so that I can root though. :-(

Alejandrissimo said:
If you want I can guide to you step by step, its very easy really
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Thanks, Alejandrissimo soon as I get a chance ill give you a ring on gtalk if I get really stuck o flashing CWR.

A500 with Prime 1.4 & CWM installed

pleasee help fail boot 0x01000

Atrix died help me .. to upgrade 2.3 my screen freezes Atrix did not respond so I decided to reposition the rsd lite 2.2 and is no longer there and I get caught "fail boot" and I can not enter rsd support

if you upgraded to the ota and decided to rsd lite / sbf flash back to 2.2 then you are hardbricked. try to see if you can boot into fastboot by turning the power on while holding volume down.

okay do not see it immediately turns off the phone menu

Sorry to say I and into this issue last night, you hard bricked your phone and to my knowledge and a few hours of trying last night are pardon my french but your screwed. I had to get another Atrix since mine wouldn't boot into a fast boot mode.

REDFOCZ said:
Sorry to say I and into this issue last night, you hard bricked your phone and to my knowledge and a few hours of trying last night are pardon my french but your screwed. I had to get another Atrix since mine wouldn't boot into a fast boot mode.
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how to solved it any 1 can tell me abt tht

bivrat said:
how to solved it any 1 can tell me abt tht
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So far the only known way is to play a fool and call warranty telling a lovely story that u were updating ur phone (OTA of course) then something went wrong in the middle of the process then... BOOM... ask for a replacement.
PPL must read mainly the RED lines... there are tons of ppl bricking their phone trying to use RSD to downgrade... RSD MUST BE UNINSTALLED from your machine so you will not put ur phone in dungerous situations....
RSD should be never used... it is a tool from Motorola and regular users shoudnt mess with it.

That, my dear comrade, would be known as a Hard Brick.
A thoroughly baked brick.

i dont understand why the situation would even arise where so many people are wanting to downgrade. once upgraded to 2.3.4, wouldnt you want to stay there at all costs? i thought the update was a pretty good one from moto this time.
why are so many people going back to froyo in the first place?

RogerPodacter said:
i dont understand why the situation would even arise where so many people are wanting to downgrade. once upgraded to 2.3.4, wouldnt you want to stay there at all costs? i thought the update was a pretty good one from moto this time.
why are so many people going back to froyo in the first place?
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People like to have paper weights... who knows

RogerPodacter said:
i dont understand why the situation would even arise where so many people are wanting to downgrade. once upgraded to 2.3.4, wouldnt you want to stay there at all costs? i thought the update was a pretty good one from moto this time.
why are so many people going back to froyo in the first place?
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I think so many people have become used to flashing back on 4.1.26/4.1.57/4.1.83 that they maybe think they need to go back and do a clean install or something. The OTA shouldn't work on a modded phone, but maybe some people just think it's normal. We have been spoiled with what the devs have given us previously, and lots of people don't read I guess. Too excited to upgrade and flash and update and flash.......

[Poll] I have bricked my Note while..

[Poll] I have bricked my Note while..
Here is thread to boost up confidence of newbie, many new to android asking chances of bricking of note.
I think you brick it, if you don't follow guide properly
Last option for all, whether you have bricked it or Not
Let's watch, what poll says !

I never bricked mine, largely thanks to your guides.

Thanx for compliments
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Just make sure you have a jig handy (~£7 off amazon)
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How do i identify whether a phone is bricked? I've got into a lot of **** spots, but gotten out of them. If i brick my phone does it mean i can never use it again?

bharat4ever said:
How do i identify whether a phone is bricked? I've got into a lot of **** spots, but gotten out of them. If i brick my phone does it mean i can never use it again?
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brick - mean it will not boot up

Softbrick means recoverable
Hardbrick means dead

brick? never. not following instructions. yes im guilty.

dr.ketan said:
Softbrick means recoverable
Hardbrick means dead
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Is it even possible to hardbrick via Odin?
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I think,Wrong pit n wrong rom(different device) can lead to it

bharat4ever said:
How do i identify whether a phone is bricked? I've got into a lot of **** spots, but gotten out of them. If i brick my phone does it mean i can never use it again?
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a proper bricked phone will not turn on or do anything

otester said:
Is it even possible to hardbrick via Odin?
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Hmmm yeah!! There is this Kernel, no matter how you flash it, there is something inherent that would corrupt the flash drive, a rare instance where you have Download mode and recovery working but you cannot do a thing to restore your phone. Things happen, you know?

Only time mine has ever soft bricked has been on those few occasions when I have tried ICS and then tried returning to GB. There is always a way to get through a problem I think. Although I understand that there was a hard bricking episode recently with ICS on the note.
Luckily I was busy when that happened otherwise I'd have bricked mine.... No doubt
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Oh yes, I soft brick my Note alright.. just yesterday... while I tried to flash to CheckRom RevoHD v6.... (had a v5 already installed)....
It would just stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Logo....
Restored it back using PC Odin
Personally, I don't think it has something to do on not reading properly the instruction on flashing.... I read it to a tee mind you.. yet the instructions presented have some gaps and loopholes that if the user isn't aware of it... most likely it would end up bricking their note as well...
Anyway, as the famous lines say 'That which can't kill you, makes you stronger...', I will continue flashing to whatever Custom Rom I want and I welcome the challenge of encountering the famous 'Bricking' again...
let's get it on!

@prem1
I think your poll option better fit in this option
It was issue with specific ROM n Kernel
isn't?

chasmodo said:
I never bricked mine, largely thanks to your guides.
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+1. followed dr.ketan after reading it a thousand times. I am fortunate and cautious enough to stay away from ICS at the moment because I heard switching back to gingerbread is behind my skills.
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Only time I bricked my phone was while deodexing. 'CP' command was not working, then I did not know about 'BUSYBOX CP' command. So I copied and pasted all deodexed apps and framework files using Root Explorer and dang! It was bricked =)).
If every newbie follows DrKetan's guide carefully there're 0% chances of ending up with bricked phone.
Trust the guide - make your mind.

Yesterday i think i soft bricked my Note. I tried to put pre rooted LC1 via *Odin 1.85 but it went wrong. Was stuck in factoryfs part. I pulled it off the cable.
It did only boot to recovery screen or download mode, so i just downloaded the stock rom LC1 and got it back online!

It is almost impossible to brick the Note. Unless you do it on purpose

offenberg said:
It is almost impossible to brick the Note. Unless you do it on purpose
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I don't know if the emmc/mainboard got fried recently by flash/using the monster kernel/touch cwm whatever belongs to a brick, if it is, it's not impossible to brick the note, even you are an experienced user. Anyway, there's a risk on flashing, so be 100% careful.
Sent from the forgotten Atrix"2

Root tf300t latest 4.2 boot loader us.(Found)

To obtain root use kingo root google it. Then its simple to install twrp latest ofcourse with terminal emulator. I did mine at 330 am after trying for weeks with no luck on other methods . Worked like a charm. Remember follow Op in rom thread you wish to flash afterwards. Im just a user sharing.
The Demon Galaxy!

diamantericos said:
To obtain root use kingo root google it. Then its simple to install twrp latest ofcourse with terminal emulator. I did mine at 330 am after trying for weeks with no luck on other methods . Worked like a charm. Remember follow Op in rom thread you wish to flash afterwards. Im just a user sharing.
The Demon Galaxy!
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Wow... I am actually surprised that this worked... I've tried millions of different root things, as you did, so I was a bit skeptic about this, but now? I have working root on latest OS!
Thank you very much

No problem a happy to share
The Demon Galaxy!

Finally! I have root. Thanks!

Now, the question is, can you flash recovery and then ROM while only having root and locked bootloader using for example Flashyfi? Or, I'm thinking about Xposed, but the thing is, I don't really think that would help that much, as everybody who has this device knows, that the internal flash is slow so much that even floppy drive would have been faster, so you need to store rom/app/data on external sd if you want to have somewhat fast device. But that obviously isn't possible with stock rom, right..?
Otherwise i guess I might just unlock because, after like year or so, the stock ROM gets very very slow and laggy and it makes me mad, as for this expensive device, I would like to use it and don't just wait all the time for things to happen.

Trust me stock is slow even with 90% free memory. I unlocked from day one. Once yoh unlock you can use the method j stated in op. Youll be happy my tab is way faster plus im oc'd
The Demon Galaxy!

Mich3lin said:
Now, the question is, can you flash recovery and then ROM while only having root and locked bootloader using for example Flashyfi? Or, I'm thinking about Xposed, but the thing is, I don't really think that would help that much, as everybody who has this device knows, that the internal flash is slow so much that even floppy drive would have been faster, so you need to store rom/app/data on external sd if you want to have somewhat fast device. But that obviously isn't possible with stock rom, right..?
Otherwise i guess I might just unlock because, after like year or so, the stock ROM gets very very slow and laggy and it makes me mad, as for this expensive device, I would like to use it and don't just wait all the time for things to happen.
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You will need to unlock your bootloader to install any custom ROMs, kernels, or recoveries, even if you have root. xposed is probably your best option for tweaking.

cmendonc2 said:
You will need to unlock your bootloader to install any custom ROMs, kernels, or recoveries, even if you have root. xposed is probably your best option for tweaking.
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Alright, thanks and sorry for probably noob question, I'm from the times where there weren't locked bootloaders so, I could flash whatever I wanted. Good old times. Anyway, I'm gonna unlock... can't stand this anymore.

Mich3lin said:
Alright, thanks and sorry for probably noob question, I'm from the times where there weren't locked bootloaders so, I could flash whatever I wanted. Good old times. Anyway, I'm gonna unlock... can't stand this anymore.
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Yeah, back on my Nook I could pretty much do whatever I wanted right out of the box. Asus and all these other popular manufacturers are really stupid for this reason.

cmendonc2 said:
Yeah, back on my Nook I could pretty much do whatever I wanted right out of the box. Asus and all these other popular manufacturers are really stupid for this reason.
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Exactly.. I mean like... I understand that they need a way how to protect their devices from people who don't know what they're doing, which usually results in bricking devices and excpecting that manufacture will repair it for free. What I don't understand, is why they're claiming my warranty is gone. As for example, if screen or keyboard stops working it's clearly not SW issue (or most likely). The only good thing about this is that since I'm living in EU, if I get HW issue, they have to repair it even if it's unlocked, because of law. Can you rely on it? That's the question.
Anyway, now I'm running custom ROM and it's really something else.

cmendonc2 said:
Yeah, back on my Nook I could pretty much do whatever I wanted right out of the box. Asus and all these other popular manufacturers are really stupid for this reason.
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Actually I wouldnt knock asus so quick since they offer you an official unlock tool from their website.
The Demon Galaxy!

diamantericos said:
Actually I wouldnt knock asus so quick since they offer you an official unlock tool from their website.
The Demon Galaxy!
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They offer a tool to undo what they should not have done.

cmendonc2 said:
They offer a tool to undo what they should not have done.
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Lol true.
The Demon Galaxy!

diamantericos said:
Actually I wouldnt knock asus so quick since they offer you an official unlock tool from their website.
The Demon Galaxy!
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If you are lucky, you can get it to unlock. If not, even the support department will not help you. Seach for ASUS support sucks.
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