Originally Posted by warstoke

k i have an evo 3d that i got today off fleabay so i check its s on and running 1.5 hboot so i go ahead and start the process as it is here for downgrading and getting s-off
i do the check ahead of time and it reads it and looks like every thing is going well i get to the point of bricking my phone and it goes as planned but now that its bricked the live cd will not reconize the phone ive tried 2 diff computers with no luck what can i possibly do to at least get back into it being a usable phone

it just sits at step one waiting for device
when i hook it up in windows it shows as qhsusb_dnload

if its showing that usb dnload thing can the sprint store reflash it as if it was a bad ota update

Hi warstoke. First, have you pulled the battery out of your phone? The battery cannot be in while doing the downgrade. Make sure that you're holding the Vol - button as you're plugging in the phone. After it recognizes the device and flashes once, it'll ask you to unplug the phone, press enter, and repeat the process again. After that's done, pressing enter should take you back to the main menu.

If this is not working, ensure that the phone is truly bricked. Insert the battery, and wait about 8 seconds. Press the power button. If the screen powers on, you aren't bricked unfortunately. If you get a solid dim light (or no light at all), you should be able to unbrick the device.

If that doesn't work, pull out the battery and put it back in. Now connect the phone up to the AC adapter (not a USB port on your computer) and let it charge for a few hours.

I'm sure that the phone is fine. Because you got your phone from somewhere else, Sprint will likely not service it. I wouldn't worry about that at this point though.

I hope this helps,
~co~

ok im gonna try again from the live cd and see what floats

ok tried again to no luck im gonna try taking it to the sprint store and act like i have no idea whats going on see if they can reflash it lol i called sprint and asked them what to do i did a update and now my phone wont start so they got a note on my account to repair or replace the phone

Originally Posted by warstoke

ok tried again to no luck im gonna try taking it to the sprint store and act like i have no idea whats going on see if they can reflash it lol i called sprint and asked them what to do i did a update and now my phone wont start so they got a note on my account to repair or replace the phone

I would guess that the phone will still work. There are some cases where the CD won't work on some hardware. The solution has been to simply use a different computer. It may still simply be a case of the battery being dead, and/or, the phone isn't bricked. Now, if you bricked a phone that was S-OFF already, then it's permabricked (without jtagging the phone).

Just a note, if the phone wasn't already on the account, I'm not sure if they will do anything. I'm not sure what to say there.

Sorry,
~co~

Originally Posted by closeone

Hi warstoke. First, have you pulled the battery out of your phone? The battery cannot be in while doing the downgrade. Make sure that you're holding the Vol - button as you're plugging in the phone. After it recognizes the device and flashes once, it'll ask you to unplug the phone, press enter, and repeat the process again. After that's done, pressing enter should take you back to the main menu.

If this is not working, ensure that the phone is truly bricked. Insert the battery, and wait about 8 seconds. Press the power button. If the screen powers on, you aren't bricked unfortunately. If you get a solid dim light (or no light at all), you should be able to unbrick the device.

If that doesn't work, pull out the battery and put it back in. Now connect the phone up to the AC adapter (not a USB port on your computer) and let it charge for a few hours.

I hope this helps,
~co~

I had same problem it was due to not having bricked device! Its all great now !

I'm sure that the phone is fine. Because you got your phone from somewhere else, Sprint will likely not service it. Just redo all steps. I wouldn't worry about that at this point though.

Originally Posted by mongolx

I had same problem it was due to not having bricked device! Its all great now !

I'm sure that the phone is fine. Because you got your phone from somewhere else, Sprint will likely not service it. Just redo all steps. I wouldn't worry about that at this point though.

well took to sprint lol they did try and flash it said the usb port was borked so they are going to get me a replacement i told them i bought it as a refurbished unit but they said according to the imei its still under the warrenty im not gonna complain with getting a new unit hopefully in better condition

Originally Posted by warstoke

well took to sprint lol they did try and flash it said the usb port was borked so they are going to get me a replacement i told them i bought it as a refurbished unit but they said according to the imei its still under the warrenty im not gonna complain with getting a new unit hopefully in better condition

hit quote and you got thanked !
bring your refurb back here when you get it

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Originally Posted by lowetax

hit quote and you got thanked !
bring your refurb back here when you get it

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i def will once they get it in called to check before work today turns out they have a back order so 3 -5 days so hopefully monday maybe thursday

Originally Posted by lowetax

hit quote and you got thanked !
bring your refurb back here when you get it

Whoops. Hit quote and you got thanked!*
So. I'm kind of assuming you know each other? ;p
Gentleman lowetax might have gotten that thanks on purpose.

~co~

*I know that you were on your HP Touchpad, but check out the XDA 2013 Template on your computer (Template changer is at the bottom of the page in the lower left corner). The Thanks button is on the other side of the screen.

Originally Posted by closeone

Whoops. Hit quote and you got thanked!*
So. I'm kind of assuming you know each other? ;p
Gentleman lowetax might have gotten that thanks on purpose.

~co~

i don't know what all that means, but at the time i hit the wrong button.
nonetheless, i just wanted him to come back here, so the toolkit could set his phone free !

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