mda bricked(???) while trying to upgrade

[m1k0e]

so yea, iono what happened to my mda. i cant seem to turn it on. when i press the reset and camera buttons, it worked before and brought me into bootloader. and that was actually all i could do. now, i cant even get it on, iono whats happened to it. im trying and atempting rigorously to charge it so i can try to fix it. but the charge light dusnt even come on... i dont know what happend. please help me analyzed. i really want to fix this back ._.''

[S.V.I]

You may need to use the factory charger to charge your device. I keep hearing the problem people experience when trying to charge a completely dead battery with a usb charger. the factory charger is 1amp while usb is half that. that may be why it wouldnt charge.
also, when the phone is in bootloader (tricollor bars) the power does not turn off.
you may need to charge your device completely before turning it on; then flash the original rom to it.
anothor thing about flashing while in bootloader:
If you connect the usb and XP does not recognize it, you have to unplug it, reset the device, then connect the usb again. as soon as you hear the found hardware noise, open the rom upgrade utility. flash. should work.
when posting a question such as this, it helps to provide as much information about the device and the circumstances under which it failed. this being an electronic forum, it is difficult to play detective to find out what you did wrong to mess up the machene.
also remember that it is a machene. it can not ousmart you, but you can outsmart it. :)

[zabardast_1]

Which is your device,what were you doing when this happened,were you trying to flash a rom ?

[stunner287]

my device just bricked on my while updating also. not sure why, i use a Cingular 8125. i flashed it to the t-mobile 1.2 rom (like i always do) and then tried flashing it to a new rom and about halfway through it bricked up. now activesync wont even recognize it. how can i fix this?

[scousemartin]

Bricked up is an over used word on these forums. If it does nothing no lights no charge when you put a fully charged battery in it, then its a brick.

Anyway here is me repeating myself yet again. A Wizard WONT CHARGE A BATTERY without windows mobile running. So charge the battery in another wizard or orbit or buy an external desktop charger /cradle with a spare battery slot or a new battery because it wont charge it

[starkwong]

Not really...
Wizard can charge without powered on (when not bricked). It just can't charge if the battery is too flat.

[S.V.I]

Not really...
Wizard can charge without powered on (when not bricked). It just can't charge if the battery is too flat.

It will charge a completely "flat" or dead battery with the original factory charger. the one that has the output of 1amp, not the usb, which is .5amp

[m1k0e]

so yea, sorry about this confusing post. sop what i was trying to do was changing my wizard love rom to XM6r5...but i dont know how
what i did was use shelltool and pooped it. but now iono how to really fix it. im still confused now cuz i cant boot up at all. i can get into the bootloader r/g/b screen
but iono how to fix it from there

[S.V.I]

sound to me like you may not have unlocked your device?
maybe.

try this: reset your phone with the reset button;
put it in bootloader (tricolorscreen) reset holding the camera button while untill it is in bootloader;
plug in the usb;
run the update utility.

as it updates, it will seem to freeze at 100%. do not unplug it.

I recomend you flash the love rom first.

[m1k0e]

but it says it cant even connect when i pplug my usb to the pc and device
th pc dun really "see" it
and the ruu, dont you need active sync on as well or sumthin? nothin shows up

[S.V.I]

but it says it cant even connect when i pplug my usb to the pc and device
th pc dun really "see" it
and the ruu, dont you need active sync on as well or sumthin? nothin shows up

try reseting it. then put it into bootloader; then plug it in; then run the flasher.
if you unplug it while it is in bootloader, then plug it in again it will not read.
exit everything (meaning flashing utility unplug usb; reset phone)
then try it again.

[m1k0e]

just a side note, dus it matter which ruu im using to do this? or should i use the wizard love first?

okayt so i have tried it, but curiously, how do i know if its actually working when i do that? cuz everytime im in bootloader and open ruu, it goes at first, but the status dusnt move past 0% and then an error message comes up. does it matter ifi supposedly have other programs open in the b/g?

[S.V.I]

I think it matters which ruu you are using depending on if you have a G4 or G3.

If you have a g4 then use the ruu for a g4.

the guy who designed the wizard service tool would know.

I would flash to the factory rom though to fix any issues first.
what is your IPL SPL? G3 or G4?

well, at least we know that your phone is not bricked. It will get fixed under the right circumstances.

It could be that your battery is not charged all the way.
remove the battery, then put it back in. charge it fully (overnight) and try to flash it to the factory rom.

[m1k0e]

well i upgraded my rom to wizard love previously, so apparently its a g4 now. i want to upgrade to the XM6r5 ruu but im not too sure.
maybe u could help locate me a few stable and nice roms for g4? :D
but thanks so far

[m1k0e]

when i run the RUU, i keep getting an errormessage 260, saying it cant connect my phone to the pc.,..

[S.V.I]

have you gotten it unbricked yet?
need more infoon your phone and it's current state.
everytime you post a message (it seems) you do not give enough information.
ipl spl current rom ...
I dont know any of these things. untill I do, I can't help you.
If you search the G4 forum you will find information on flashing your phone if it is a G4. (you may need to soft spl or hard spl your phone) look to the G4 forum for information for that.
just because it had the love rom does not mean that it is a g4. all roms that have OS ONLY can be flashed to a G4. If it has SPL/IPL (bootloader) Or extended roms can not be flashed to a G4

[m1k0e]

oh. haha sorry. now it just boots straight into the bootloader with "ruu" on the upper right hand corner.
ipl is 2.26.0001
spl is 2.26.0001

[zabardast_1]

oh. haha sorry. now it just boots straight into the bootloader with "ruu" on the upper right hand corner.
ipl is 2.26.0001
spl is 2.26.0001
Its a G4,you can only upgrade through either SoftSPL or HardSPL,read about this in the G4 sub-forum posted as stickies.

[m1k0e]

but how would i use hardSPL thru only bootloadeR?
update: everytime i restart my phone, it keeps booting up into the bootloader screen with "RU" on the upper right of the screen

[zabardast_1]

but how would i use hardSPL thru only bootloadeR?
update: everytime i restart my phone, it keeps booting up into the bootloader screen with "RU" on the upper right of the screen
ok,download official carrier's rom, get into Bootloaders,hook up the phone with pc via usb,Now Check,if small usb appears at the bottom of the Bootloader screen,if its there than Run the Ruu in the rom to flash it,but if it doesn't appear,its not establishing connection with pc and phone.There might be a connectivity problem,it cud be usb cable,mini usb port of the phone or usb input of pc.
Yes! you can only do HardSPL if its working normal,you can even try to flash wizard_love rom and if it flashes,then go for HardSPL.but official carrier's rom will be more appropriate and recommended,it will also remove any Extended_Rom corruption,if any.

[m1k0e]

i think i tried that, installing the t-mo official rom. and everything installed. but when the phone reset, it wont get past the wizardlove screen. i thought it'd erase the wizardlove rom, iono. so right now, it can only best be boot into the bootloader and thats it. ._.''

[S.V.I]

did you try to download the rom from tmobile??
or do you have a cingular phone? what probably happened is that your partitions are screwed up with the extended rom.
go to the G4 forum for help. they specialize in this. obviously there is some kind of step you are missing. something very silly. it is not bricked, because it takes you to bootloader. maybe the best thing to do is to leave the project for a little while and come back with a fresh head. Usualy when I get obsessed with fixing something I just screw it up more.

If this was me, I would do the same thing before I decided to cook my first rom. I read about it a year ago first. then about 5 moths ago I came back to this forum and started reading (and flashing; mine is a G3) I read so many posts, flashed so many roms when all I wanted to do is cook my own with my own shit.
to make a long story short, 2 months after I started reading, I cooked my first rom.

I recomend that you rad as many posts in the G4 forum as possible before trying to flash the phone.
somewhere in the wiki, there is a service manual (confidential service manual) where it describes how to flash your phone if everything fails, as well as how to take the phone appart and everything. Your issue with this nightmare flash , has to have a simple enough answer. qite possibly just needs the right question. step away from it for a while and think about something else for a week.
(or send it to someone and pay them to fix it; but then you ain't gonna learn notti'n)

[S.V.I]

Check out this link: since you have a G4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408472
Second post says it all
also look here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332320

Both of these were on the g4 forum stckies (first 5 posts)

Reread them. You should be able to fix things.

[m1k0e]

but i mean, if i cant get pass the bootloader, how exactly do i hardspl and connect thru active sync?!

[zabardast_1]

YUP!
It won't Activesync nor it wud get HardSPL in Bootloaders,it has to have a working OS.
Did you check the connectivity as I posted above ? does it establish connection in Bootloaders ? Is there a Sdcard or miniSD in the phone,if yes! remove it before flashing,make sure the battery is full,many flashing errors are due to weak battery.
Disable or shut down any Anti Virus and Firewall,even the windows firewall,try to close all back ground running programs,as many as its possible,use Task Manager.Don't use net or do any other work while flashing.The only way out is to have a working OS on it,than go further!

[m1k0e]

bootloader is as far as the phone boots into, not into anything else. if u boot it up normally, it cant even get past the splash screen
but anyways, yea is connects succesfully in bootloader-- the bottom left states 'usb' so its connected.