Hard brick??

indresh88

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I was on viper 1.2.1 with firmware3.32 tmob.

I was having error like process.phone.stopped working so i just tried to flash 3.32.401 firmware via PG58IMG1.zip from booloader but during flashing last component gave me error fail.....then when i pressed power button to continue......oh god......blank screen.phone is not staring by the power button even i tried takeout battery and inserted again but fail.....

Tell me the solution.....

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I was on viper 1.2.1 with firmware3.32 tmob.

I was having error like process.phone.stopped working so i just tried to flash 3.32.401 firmware via PG58IMG1.zip from booloader but during flashing last component gave me error fail.....then when i pressed power button to continue......oh god......blank screen.phone is not staring by the power button even i tried takeout battery and inserted again but fail.....

Tell me the solution.....

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you can try the HTC Unbrick project method posted in the dev section by dexter93 but if that fails, only way is JTAG or send it to htc and see if they will repair it
 

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I was on viper 1.2.1 with firmware3.32 tmob.

I was having error like process.phone.stopped working so i just tried to flash 3.32.401 firmware via PG58IMG1.zip from booloader but during flashing last component gave me error fail.....then when i pressed power button to continue......oh god......blank screen.phone is not staring by the power button even i tried takeout battery and inserted again but fail.....

Tell me the solution.....

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Does your PC recognise the phone? Maybe you didn't download the file completely
Maybe your battery is dead, try charging for some hours, remove the battery again, charge again, or just try a different battery. If the phone starts download firmware 3.33universal from HERE
 

indresh88

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you can try the HTC Unbrick project method posted in the dev section by dexter93 but if that fails, only way is JTAG or send it to htc and see if they will repair it
Htc unbricking project did not help me....it does not detect my phone....hope htc care will help..

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Hey dude.

I am sure its hard brick.
The same thing happend to my HTC Desire. I send them my phone to htc/carrier and after a few days i got my desire NEW!!

So maybe you should visit your provider and ask them for reparation of your phone if you have guarente, but if you dont have guarente you should pay to them for the reparation.
Sorry for bad english ;)
 
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indresh88

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Hey dude.

I am sure its hard brick.
The same thing happend to my HTC Desire. I send them my phone to htc/carrier and after a few days i got my desire NEW!!

So maybe you should visit your provider and ask them for reparation of your phone if you have guarente, but if you dont have guarente you should pay to them for the reparation.
Sorry for bad english ;)
My device is not under warranty....so i am supposed to pay the charges
...

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Then why the hell i am not booting up my sensation..?

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I dont know but I hard bricked my sensation a while ago and charging light didnt come on. Same with other people who hard bricked as well
Try charging your phone for at least 4 hours then try booting it up again - HTC have some kernel code that means if the battery ran out, it wont boot up until the phone is at least 40% charged
 

indresh88

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I dont know but I hard bricked my sensation a while ago and charging light didnt come on. Same with other people who hard bricked as well
Try charging your phone for at least 4 hours then try booting it up again - HTC have some kernel code that means if the battery ran out, it wont boot up until the phone is at least 40% charged
But during my flashing i was at 60% battery....

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I'd try the uninterrupted charging as suggested. Or try another battery and see if that helps, assuming here it's battery related. My device did the same thing once but I was not installing anything At the time but it turned black only charging light world come on. I immediately switched out my battery(even though my percentage was about 40 when it turned black) after I switched out that battery my device booted. The thing that concerns me is you were installing firmware when it happened am I correct? So if you can get a charge then you will have to make sure to reinstall firmware when you get your charge. Try to switch out battery see if it will help. Best of luck.

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Dear indresh88

It sounds like the bootloader is corrupted, and the phone will not run any code to initialize the usb port for connection to the PC.
At this point you can never get the htc phone in "download mode" - the usb port is "programatically dead".


Since you are out of warranty, the only way to fix it is to take it to a workshop for flashing the firmware by JTAG. You have to pay for it.

The Samsung I9100/9200 is a way better. If you get the firmware corrupted, then you buy an USB JIG for under $5 on ebay. It gets the samsung phone in "download mode", then you can flash new firmware from your PC using the usb connection. Thats smart!

In our case, I was lucky, that htc did replace the motherboard free for me. In Denmark working hours are too expensive for faultfinding errors - they replace the motherboard.
 
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indresh88

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Ok...tried full charge the phone without battery sim or card for 5 hours....still no luck

Also tried charging with battery installed but still phone is not booting...



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realsis

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Before you give up, I'd try a different battery. My device was all black not even charging light was showing. I was using a mugen battery. I had a spare Anker battery and when I pop it in my device came back to life.. I'm wondering if your battery might have lost charge like mine did. It won't hurt to try it. I'd purchase another battery and give it a try.

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I had the same problem, I dont have a spare battery, mine doesnt boot and even show led light. Even computer doesnt recognize it. I came from a 4.1 rom and suddenly the device just wont boot up, Now its on the service center and hopefully it will get replaced. Goodluck on having a fix
 

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