Another one bites the dust....

[curlsaloud]

Well after months of flashing successfully I have finally managed to brick my phone. Totally bricked. Won't power on, no lights, nada. Dead as. And I can't think how I managed to achieve it!

I'd been having problems getting my bluetooth GPS receiver working, and after having no luck with any of the WM6 ROMS I decided to go back to the original T-Mobile ROM. I have a G3 device and I can't remember the IPL/SPL settings now but it was Olip unlocked and I'd been flashing whatever ROM I liked for months. I always had problems with using the update tools and had to use the RUU_MUN tool - this was the only one that ever worked for me.

I thought I'd be fine with downgrading - just a case of flashing the old ROM, but even the RUU_MUN tool failed me on that one - just kept saying the image I was using was invalid or something, even in bootloader mode. So I decided to go back to button ROM and then up again. Got button ROM on OK, but then after that I couldn't flash anything else, couldn't boot into bootloader or anything. I thought a hard reset would cure it. No. I took the battery out and it has never worked since - no lights no reset nothing. I've used a meter to test the battery and it's almost fully charged. I've taken the battery out for a couple of hours and then put back in, nothing.

It's totally dead. Really annoyed with myself for not understanding as much as I thought I did.

[zabardast_1]

Well after months of flashing successfully I have finally managed to brick my phone. Totally bricked. Won't power on, no lights, nada. Dead as. And I can't think how I managed to achieve it!

I'd been having problems getting my GPS receiver working, and after having no luck with any of the WM5 ROMS I decided to go back to the original T-Mobile ROM. I have a G3 device and I can't remember the IPL/SPL settings now but it was Olip unlocked and I'd been flashing whatever ROM I liked for months. I always had problems with using the update tools and had to use the RUU_MUN tool - this was the only one that ever worked for me.

I thought I'd be fine with downgrading - just a case of flashing the old ROM, but even the RUU_MUN tool failed me on that one - just kept saying the image I was using was invalid or something, even in bootloader mode. So I decided to go back to button ROM and then up again. Got button ROM on OK, but then after that I couldn't flash anything else, couldn't boot into bootloader or anything. I thought a hard reset would cure it. No. I took the battery out and it has never worked since - no lights no reset nothing. I've used a meter to test the battery and it's almost fully charged. I've taken the battery out for a couple of hours and then put back in, nothing.

It's totally dead. Really annoyed with myself for not understanding as much as I thought I did.
Its a clear cut case of misunderstanding ,Are you sure it was A G3 device ? whereas ! I believe it must be a G4,thats why you applied it with HardSPL patched IPL 2.21.0001 and SPL 2.21.olip. You kept on flashing new Wm6 Roms,coz,due to the HardSPL,as new wm6 Roms don't include any IPL/SPL in them,they are safe for G4 devices.
Well,in the same misunderstanding,thinking it to be a G3 device,you flashed 'Button's Rom' which includes IPL/SPL meant for a G3 device to your G4 phone..... :eek:
"BRICK"

[curlsaloud]

Its a clear cut case of misunderstanding ,Are you sure it was A G3 device ? whereas ! I believe it must be a G4,thats why you applied it with HardSPL patched IPL 2.21.0001 and SPL 2.21.olip. You kept on flashing new Wm6 Roms,coz,due to the HardSPL,as new wm6 Roms don't include any IPL/SPL in them,they are safe for G4 devices.
Well,in the same misunderstanding,thinking it to be a G3 device,you flashed 'Button's Rom' which includes IPL/SPL meant for a G3 device to your G4 phone..... :eek:
"BRICK"


Pretty sure it was a G3 - the IPL/SPL numbers were something like 2.26 not 2.26.000x. Seems irrelevent now I have a doorstop for a phone :D

[zabardast_1]

Pretty sure it was a G3 - the IPL/SPL numbers were something like 2.26 not 2.26.000x. Seems irrelevent now I have a doorstop for a phone :D
Anyhow ! I don't understand the fact that how come flashing Button's cud Brick a G3 device ? YES ! its certain that if flashed to a G4,it'll Brick,but never heard a G3 getting Bricked by Button's :confused: or there might be some other Hardware failure the phone is dead,can't say about it !
Why did you say it had IPL/SPL 'olip' something in your first post ?
Anyways ! you are the better judge of your phone :confused:

[curlsaloud]

This'll teach me for not making decent notes. You're quite right I did indeed have a G4 device and I've made a juvenille schoolboy type error of flashing a G3 ROM. I feel really stupid. I've only just found my sketchy notes from when I unlocked it - it was 6 months ago so I kind of forgot. Ooops. What a noob. Oh well, I'll have to get a new phone now :D

[zabardast_1]

This'll teach me for not making decent notes. You're quite right I did indeed have a G4 device and I've made a juvenille schoolboy type error of flashing a G3 ROM. I feel really stupid. I've only just found my sketchy notes from when I unlocked it - it was 6 months ago so I kind of forgot. Ooops. What a noob. Oh well, I'll have to get a new phone now :D
Well,learned the lesson Hard way !!! :eek:

[curlsaloud]

Yes indeed. Never flash a ROM when you're not sure what you're doing :D