The "Help I bricked my Lumia"-Thread

[ChrisKringel]

Hello Lumia Users,

with the discovery of the Qualcomm mode we are finally able to unlock our devices as well. However the process of flashing involves always a certain risk: the risk of making the device unusable, the so called bricks. I created this thread to prevent huge amounts of posts discussing methods to revive bricked devices.

You use all the methods and techniques described in this thread at your own risk. We are not responsible for any damage or loss of waranty.


Before you post in this thread please gather some information first.


1. How dead is your phone:

• Does it vibrate when you hold the on/off button?
  If not: leave your phone on the originale charger (with the supplied cable) for 8 to 10 hours and try again.
• Does it vibrate when you hold the volume-down+power+camer button?
• Are you able to enter the Qualcomm mode?

2. Details about the flashing process

• What operating system did you use to flash your phone?
  If you are running Linux and you are able to enter Qualcomm mode connect your Lumia in Qualcomm mode. Create a list of the lumias partitions (fdisk -l) and include it in your post.
• Do you remember the command you used to flash the phone?
  Sometimes you can Access the previous commands on the command prompt by pressing the up-arrow on your keyboard
• Do you remember the output of the dd command?
• What ROM did you flash?
• Did you perform a hardreset after flashing?

3. Additional info:

• Do you have a Nokia Care Point or carrier store nearby?
• Did you create dumps/backups of the partitions before flashing the ROM?
• Have you ever used NCS or some other tools to flash firmware to the device?

 

[wardoc22]

How bricked is my phone?

It vibrates. Connects to MAC osx and Windows. Will not connect in Ubuntu. Able to enter qualcomm disk mode, doesn't show up in ubuntu. Might be able to reflash it in mac osx though, or restore the partition I screwed up from an IMG file of that partition.

I used ubuntu to flash it. I accidentally flashed the 3rd partition of it. The command I used was

dd if=/Home/David/os-new.nb of=/dev/sdB3

The output said something about copying over the .nb file correctly..

I used the full unlock rom by lucifier. Nothing wrong with me. My fault on the incorrect flashing.

 

[ChrisKringel]

How bricked is my phone?

It vibrates. Connects to MAC osx and Windows. Will not connect in Ubuntu. Able to enter qualcomm disk mode, doesn't show up in ubuntu. Might be able to reflash it in mac osx though, or restore the partition I screwed up from an IMG file of that partition.

I used ubuntu to flash it. I accidentally flashed the 3rd partition of it. The command I used was

dd if=/Home/David/os-new.nb of=/dev/sdB3

The output said something about copying over the .nb file correctly..

I used the full unlock rom by lucifier. Nothing wrong with me. My fault on the incorrect flashing.

The big question is: Are the other partitions intact? biktor_gj has uploaded some dumps over at the development thread. You could try to flash the sdX3 Partition in OSX. However I think it is strange that Ubuntu wont recognise the device. You can use the df command to get all connected devices on Ubuntu.

 

[wardoc22]

The big question is: Are the other partitions intact? biktor_gj has uploaded some dumps over at the development thread. You could try to flash the sdX3 Partition in OSX. However I think it is strange that Ubuntu wont recognise the device. You can use the df command to get all connected devices on Ubuntu.

Im pretty darn sure the other partitions are still intacted as I only flashed the 3rd partition.

I know about the DF command. Yea, it doesn't show up in ubuntu. :/

Also, are the dumps he uploaded for the lumia 710?

 

[ChrisKringel]

Im pretty darn sure the other partitions are still intacted as I only flashed the 3rd partition.

I know about the DF command. Yea, it doesn't show up in ubuntu. :/

That is really weird. I see two realistic options here:

a) Download the sdb9.rar posted by biktor_gj and flash it as IMG file on OSX

or

b) Ask for a repair of the device.

Also, are the dumps he uploaded for the lumia 710?

I doubt it since he mentioned a 15GB partition. Do you own a Lumia 710?

 

[wardoc22]

That is really weird. I see two realistic options here:

a) Download the sdb9.rar posted by biktor_gj and flash it as IMG file on OSX

or

b) Ask for a repair of the device.



I doubt it since he mentioned a 15GB partition. Do you own a Lumia 710?

Yea, Tmobile agreed to send me in a new lumia 710.

I tried the df command in mac osx in terminal and the phone didnt show up. So I guess my only option is to try to revive it with an IMG of the 3rd partition of the device within disk utility. Since I am getting a new device anyways, might as well try to do whatever I can to contribute.

Do you have a 710? Would you mind uploading an image file for the 3rd partition for me?

 

[ChrisKringel]

Yea, Tmobile agreed to send me in a new lumia 710.

I tried the df command in mac osx in terminal and the phone didnt show up. So I guess my only option is to try to revive it with an IMG of the 3rd partition of the device within disk utility. Since I am getting a new device anyways, might as well try to do whatever I can to contribute.

Do you have a 710? Would you mind uploading an image file for the 3rd partition for me?

I only own a Lumia 800 (with a locked bootloader). However there is a recovery flash method for the Lumia 800. You could try to adapt this method for the Lumia 710.

 

[wardoc22]

I only own a Lumia 800 (with a locked bootloader). However there is a recovery flash method for the Lumia 800. You could try to adapt this method for the Lumia 710.

NCS won't work with a phone that have qualcomm bootloader. I have a qualcomm bootloader on my lumia 710.

I can only flash it with QSPT, but I can't figure out how to work it.

 

[ChrisKringel]

NCS won't work with a phone that have qualcomm bootloader. I have a qualcomm bootloader on my lumia 710.

I can only flash it with QSPT, but I can't figure out how to work it.

Some guys flashed their Qualcomm Lumia 800s with NCS wich resulted in an upgrade of their bootloader. According to you this is impossible with the unlocked phones so I guess you have to sent your device in for a repair.

The Images on NaviFirm sometimes contain IMGs of the partitions. You could also try your luck there.

 

[MrGreenTea]

1. My Phone does not vibrate. I charged it the whole night. I can't enter Qualcomm Mode.

2. I used Ubuntu 12.04 with dd if="FullUnlock-os-new.nb" of = "/def/sdd9". There was no output. I used the ROM provided here: ROM. Yes, I performed a Hardreset.

3. No, I don't think so. Yes, i created an image backup of every partition. I tried to recover my phone with the NCS. It did not find my Lumia.

My phone worked like a charme. Yesterday I installed Battery Status and started the Task Manager. My phone crashed, and after a restart it lagged. So I rebooted and now it won't start anymore. I think about sending it to Nokia, but maybe you can help me first.

 

[ChrisKringel]

1. My Phone does not vibrate. I charged it the whole night. I can't enter Qualcomm Mode.

2. I used Ubuntu 12.04 with dd if="FullUnlock-os-new.nb" of = "/def/sdd9". There was no output. I used the ROM provided here: ROM. Yes, I performed a Hardreset.

3. No, I don't think so. Yes, i created an image backup of every partition. I tried to recover my phone with the NCS. It did not find my Lumia.

My phone worked like a charme. Yesterday I installed Battery Status and started the Task Manager. My phone crashed, and after a restart it lagged. So I rebooted and now it won't start anymore. I think about sending it to Nokia, but maybe you can help me first.

If it does not turn on you can only get a replacement from your carrier or send it in for a repair. If you manage to enter the Qualcomm mode it would be possible to reflash the partitions, but I guess thats impossible since it wont turn on.

 

[rbusa]

My phone doesn't vibrate too. I also noticed that probably all circuits used to charge the battery are actually driven by software (I used small LED to test it, after 10h of charging no light at all)

I also tried plugging in the USB charger without battery inside the device. no luck

Bootloader unlock through NCS went smooth, for dd'ing I used Windows 7 Home Premium x64(6.1.7601) with admin CLI

Command: dd if=c:\lum710rom.nb of=\\.\g:
...wrote about 1100 kBytes of data, then stopped and outputted errors

 

[MrGreenTea]

If it does not turn on you can only get a replacement from your carrier or send it in for a repair. If you manage to enter the Qualcomm mode it would be possible to reflash the partitions, but I guess thats impossible since it wont turn on.

Funny thing is, after like 5 hours plugged into my computer, it started the qualcomm mode and now I am reflashing the backed up partitions. Do I have to perform a hard reset after the reflash?

 

[rbusa]

Funny thing is, after like 5 hours plugged into my computer, it started the qualcomm mode and now I am reflashing the backed up partitions. Do I have to perform a hard reset after the reflash?

I think you should do a hard reset.

I will also try having the phone connected for longer period of time, maybe that should be the solution to our problems!

 

[MrGreenTea]

I think you should do a hard reset.

I will also try having the phone connected for longer period of time, maybe that should be the solution to our problems!

Yes, you can try that and I recommend using ubuntu for flashing with dd. You can install it easily with wubi and uninstall it as easy from within Windows.

EDIT: Just as I wanted to say it didn't work, it started I am so fucking happy now, you would not believe

 

[rogelioc93]

I was trying to downgrade my Lumia 710 and I got this error

Loading hashblock failed with ‘Messenger encountered error ‘Referencia a objeto no establecida como instancia de un objeto.’’
en Nokia.Wezen.Programming.SequenceLogic.HashLoader.C heckForErrors()
en Nokia.Wezen.Programming.SequenceLogic.ImageLoader. LoadBinaryData(ImageBinaryData binaryData, HashLoader hashLoader, ImageCertificate certificate)
en Nokia.Wezen.Programming.SequenceLogic.ImageLoader. LoadImageFile(ImageBinaryData binaryData, ImageCertificate writeCertificate)
en Nokia.Wezen.Programming.SequenceLogic.ProgrammingL ogic.ProgramImageFiles(EraseMethod eraseMethod)
en Nokia.Wezen.Programming.Programmer.Program()
en Nokia.Wezen.Product.Programming.FirmwareUpdate.Wez enFirmwareUpdate.Recovery()
en Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.WezenRecovery.RecoveryDial og.RecoveryDialogModel.Flash()
en Nokia.CareSuite.PlugIns.WezenRecovery.RecoveryDial og.RecoveryDialogModel.<HandleDownloadVariantPacka geCompleted>b__7(Object state)

I can power it, but it stays in Nokia
It vibratess when I hold the volume-down+power+camera button but i cant hard reset my phone

What's Qualcomm mode?

I used windows to flash it
I can't remember commands

 

[JusThinK]

I was trying to downgrade my Lumia 710 and I got this error



I can power it, but it stays in Nokia
It vibratess when I hold the volume-down+power+camera button but i cant hard reset my phone

What's Qualcomm mode?

I used windows to flash it
I can't remember commands

If you don't know what Qualcomm mode is, then why on the first place you tried to downgrade boot-loader??

A good advice, before trying anything new, try to gather some knowledge on that.

 

[ChrisKringel]

My phone doesn't vibrate too. I also noticed that probably all circuits used to charge the battery are actually driven by software (I used small LED to test it, after 10h of charging no light at all)

I also tried plugging in the USB charger without battery inside the device. no luck

Bootloader unlock through NCS went smooth, for dd'ing I used Windows 7 Home Premium x64(6.1.7601) with admin CLI

Command: dd if=c:\lum710rom.nb of=\\.\g:
...wrote about 1100 kBytes of data, then stopped and outputted errors

I would always recommend to use a Linux Distribution in order to apply the unlock. Windows has sometimes problems with partitioned removable devices. Did you manage to boot up in Qualcomm mode? I assume the Windows dd command wrote to the wrong partition.

Funny thing is, after like 5 hours plugged into my computer, it started the qualcomm mode and now I am reflashing the backed up partitions. Do I have to perform a hard reset after the reflash?

Always perform a hard reset after manipulating the OS partition.

I was trying to downgrade my Lumia 710 and I got this error



I can power it, but it stays in Nokia
It vibratess when I hold the volume-down+power+camera button but i cant hard reset my phone

What's Qualcomm mode?

I used windows to flash it
I can't remember commands

Does your device enter Qualcomm mode when you hold Vol Down+Power to power it on? You should be able to see it either popping up in your Explorer or in the Device Manager. Another method to hard reset the phone is:

1. Switch the phone off.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down, Power and Camera buttons at the same time.
3.When the phone vibrates release the Power button but keep the Camera and Volume Down buttons held for a further five seconds.

 

[rbusa]

Did you manage to boot up in Qualcomm mode? I assume the Windows dd command wrote to the wrong partition.

Well, I am not able to boot up in Qualcomm mode anymore...

 

[ChrisKringel]

Well, I am not able to boot up in Qualcomm mode anymore...

If your phone won't power on you can either bring it to a Care Point and ask for reflashing or send it in for a repair.