Hard Bricked LG L7 (swap)

nachoku · Aug 30, 2013

I installed the swap nonsense and that was the last of it.
I have battery (checked it using my friends phone, also L7).
But phone reacts to NOTHING!
No usb-comp connection holding different buttons. No combo before inserting battery.
Its DEAD.

Greed Kills.

I bought the phone abroad and so warranty does not cover, and well the repair price according to the LG guy is about $200 which is about the price of the phone.

Any ideas?

raul338 · Aug 30, 2013

Read this, tried the same, tried to use swap on a L5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2415481

nachoku · Aug 31, 2013

raul338 said:
Read this, tried the same, tried to use swap on a L5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2415481

I already have, he just gave up at the end

f3tus · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
I already have, he just gave up at the end

Doesn't mean you have to...

You have all the files necessary and a tutorial I linked to in the second post.

nachoku · Aug 31, 2013

HEX file

Any idea which HEX file i should use?
Plus, i tried connecting my phone to the computer holding the vol dwn button (to enter dwnload mode) and then connected it o PC(running linux mint). Does not recognize like it did for the L3 Guy.
Thanks in advance for helping me.

caiejay · Aug 31, 2013

Off topic what is swap?

Sent from my LG-P700 using xda app-developers app

DevastatingTech · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
I already have, he just gave up at the end

Yes, because that is so hard. "Always, a problem arose. Already, and the phone will work isn't clear."

f3tus said:
Doesn't mean you have to...

You have all the files necessary and a tutorial I linked to in the second post.

This is true. You have all files. L7's HEX file. You can.

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caiejay said:
Off topic what is swap?

Sent from my LG-P700 using xda app-developers app

Linux/Android=Linux Swap | Windows=Virtual Memory

f3tus · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
Any idea which HEX file i should use?
Plus, i tried connecting my phone to the computer holding the vol dwn button (to enter dwnload mode) and then connected it o PC(running linux mint). Does not recognize like it did for the L3 Guy.
Thanks in advance for helping me.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2212357&d=1377430524 emmcbld.hex

You have to do it with the battery removed.

You need Windows anyway for the tool.

nachoku · Aug 31, 2013

Thanks a lot guys for helping me.

I am getting the hex file right now. The QDL drivers; they are not installing. Its probably cause i m running Win8 64 bit.
Are there QDL drivers for windows 8 64 bit?
None of my frnds are running XP either.

raul338 · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
Thanks a lot guys for helping me.

I am getting the hex file right now. The QDL drivers; they are not installing. Its probably cause i m running Win8 64 bit.
Are there QDL drivers for windows 8 64 bit?
None of my frnds are running XP either.

Try running a XP in Live cd (search for that in google)

f3tus · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
Are there QDL drivers for windows 8 64 bit?

No, but I think somebody said it worked fine in a virtual machine with Windows XP.

nachoku · Aug 31, 2013

Phone does not show up in

Emergency combination used:
Up + down + pwer
up + power
Down + power
Without battery, then connected to PC

Linux mint: dmesg not showing any GOBI.... device as the post says.
This is what makes me loose faith guys.
My phone has 'no life'

dami7bl · Aug 31, 2013

I have same problem, i must sent phone to service, and i have varrianty, and they replaced mother board, dont use swap

Sent from my LG-P700 using xda app-developers app

f3tus · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
Emergency combination used:
Up + down + pwer
up + power
Down + power
Without battery, then connected to PC

No, pull out battery, attach one end of USB cable to phone, hold volume down, attach other end of cable to PC. Should start Modem Download Mode, only then release volume key.

DevastatingTech · Aug 31, 2013

nachoku said:
Thanks a lot guys for helping me.

I am getting the hex file right now. The QDL drivers; they are not installing. Its probably cause i m running Win8 64 bit.
Are there QDL drivers for windows 8 64 bit?
None of my frnds are running XP either.

You must install XP Pro SP3.

f3tus said:
No, but I think somebody said it worked fine in a virtual machine with Windows XP.

Virtual machines can't detect USB.

f3tus said:
No, pull out battery, attach one end of USB cable to phone, hold volume down, attach other end of cable to PC. Should start Modem Download Mode, only then release volume key.

This is exactly true.

f3tus · Aug 31, 2013

DevastatingTech said:
Virtual machines can't detect USB.

I swear somebody said it worked for them in a virtual machine.

kristijan505 · Sep 1, 2013

DevastatingTech said:
You must install XP Pro SP3.

Virtual machines can't detect USB.

This is exactly true.

Virtual machine can detect USB but you have to give them acces to USB.

DevastatingTech · Sep 1, 2013

f3tus said:
I swear somebody said it worked for them in a virtual machine.

Who is this guy, bro?

kristijan505 said:
Virtual machine can detect USB but you have to give them acces to USB.

Hey, I know it. But VirtualBox will use your Windows8's ports. So, your VirtualMachine can't detect your USB as in XP.

If you look "device manager in Virtual XP" you can't see any USB port.
If you give VirtualMachine access to USB (guess additions), again it will be using your MotherMachine's (Windows8) ports.

nachoku · Sep 1, 2013

Allright.
Plan of action:

1. Go to Ubuntu, press vol down key while usb attached to phone. Then connect to Comp. Should i proceed if this step does NOT work?

2. Get XP live in USB.
3. Boot XP.
4. Install all required stuff.
5. Follow procedure to unbrick.

f3tus · Sep 1, 2013

DevastatingTech said:
Who is this guy, bro?

I saw this claimed on at least two forums when I researched this. Google qpst +"virtual box"|virtualbox

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nachoku said:
Allright.
Plan of action:

1. Go to Ubuntu, press vol down key while usb attached to phone. Then connect to Comp. Should i proceed if this step does NOT work?

2. Get XP live in USB.
3. Boot XP.
4. Install all required stuff.
5. Follow procedure to unbrick.

Unless you see your phone is in Modem Download Mode (screen should probably turn on) and detected by PC, there is no point in proceeding. Remember, do this without your battery. And pull out the SIM card too. If it isn't detected, try another USB port.

You can also try a different combination: plug your phone first, then hold volume key down.

But like I said, somebody said it worked in VirtualBox...

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