Questions about getting Android devices out of a "bricked" state.
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Lenovo Ideapad A1 , dead, not working, no charge led
I was flashing the Lenovo A1 ideapad tablet following the steps here :
http://www.artiss.co.uk/2012/04/installing-cyanogenmod-on-a-lenovo-ideapad-a1
, and I was able to flash the clockwork Mod (and ...
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Galaxy Tab P1000 shows a phone <-> PC symbol and is not responding after flashing
I was flashing my GT P1000 and the power went down, then on the galaxy tab screen i see an image of a Phone ! PC and nothing i can do to reboot it or connecting it to the laptop. Its dead.
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How do I enter recovery mode on my Motorola Milestone 2 to unbrick it?
I own a Motorola Milestone 2, also called A953 (apparently this is different from the Droid 2 Global). It used to have Android 2.3 with Motoblur middleware. It was bought independently from any phone ...
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Bricked Droid Razr while trying to flash a custom ROM, Safestrap gone
I'm so sorry for being one of these "help me, I don't know what to do!" noobs, but that's exactly my situation. This is my first Android phone and my first time trying to do this. I do come from a ...
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Force debug in safe mode via USB?
I did something so stupid I'm almost kind of proud of it. I rooted my LG Optimus T (Froyo) using Gingerbreak, cleaned out a bunch of stuff, and accidentally deleted the home screen launcher. No big, ...
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Unbricking HTC Desire HD - really need some help here!
Been given a Desire HD that seems to have had a bad Radio Flash
I have spent perhaps 50 hours on this problem as follows:
Screen is always black whatever I do (unless /sbin/recovery - see below)
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Regression plan upgrading OS from Froyo on GT-P1010
i want to upgrade my galaxy tab (UK) from 2.2 to 2.3 (or higher) but have read it's risky and i could end up "bricking" it. (I've never upgraded an android OS before.)
If I do mess it up, is it ...
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Bad ROM flash - Kindle Fire stuck in boot
My KF won't finish booting.
I started to root my KF from my iMac using these instructions and with the files it points to. I got as far as flashing it with FIREFIREFIRE which appeared to complete ...
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NVError 0x120002 when flashing system.img to Lenova IdeaPad K1
So I was trying to root the Lenova Ideapad K1 tablet using this guide and it seems I've messed up. I can only boot into APX mode now. Is there a way for me to restore this?
CMD prompt output below:
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Why can I not access the cyanogenmod zip on my sd card?
All right, I have fouled up my Galaxy S while trying to install Cyanogenmod after rooting with Odin.
I now have the clockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 and I am trying to select the cyanogen Update .zip ...
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How to unbrick a HTC Magic?
I have bricked my HTC Magic. Now when I try to boot it normally or in hboot or in fastboot or in recovery, it only shows a white box with an arrow and a bugdroid then a blank screen. It's not detected ...
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Galaxy Tab P7500 won't boot
I was trying to install a custom ROM from recovery menu, but it failed and now my tablet stuck on Samsung Logo and won't boot. In recovery menu I get these errors:
E:failed to mount /system (Invalid ...
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Odin not recognizing Galaxy Mini
I'm having a hard time with my friend's Galaxy Mini which I agreed to flash.
I am a happy owner of S5360,I've flashed using odin before this is not my first try.
Installed and updated kies on a ...
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Revive a dead phone?
I don't have any background information, but my coworker showed up today with a nonresponsive Samsung Galaxy Gio. It will not boot. When plugged into the power charger, a half-full battery displays ...
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MyTouch bricked
I have a MyTouch 4G which I had to pull battery on and then when bootup came up, it just sits and hangs at the white logo screen. How do I go about fixing this?
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Intentionally deleted Android system - how do I fix this?
Right now I own a Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 mini and I rooted it. I had this program installed from Android Marketplace that allows you to delete applications.
So guess what... I deleted several ...
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Boot looping / Corrupted data partition, CWM crashes when restoring to factory defaults
Been using the Alpha version of CM7 for the Samsung T989 (T-Mobile Galaxy S II) for over 2 weeks now. Seems like when I rebooted it today it managed to corrupt the data partition.
Symptoms:
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I've bricked my HTC Thunderbolt with Cyan… help?
Well, this is totally my fault. I had a little extra to drink last night and on a whim decided to upgrade the Cyan rom on my HTC Thunderbolt. There appeared a later version in my Rom Manager so I ...
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Bricked? Evo 4G while trying to Unroot
I am an idiot, first and foremost.
I was running an older version of CM7 and just bought an Evo 3D. I decided to sell my Evo 4G online, and went to unroot it. I ran the original software RUU ...
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What's my solutions if i brick my android phone?
Are there any tricks (general or not) that I can use if I brick my Android phone? e.g.: when updating android..
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Bricked Moto Defy
I have bricked my Motorola Defy.
I have tried flashing a new ROM using RSD Lite (following this guide). It says 'complete' but my phone will not turn on. Sometimes it will just show the Moto boot ...
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want to get my Droid back to stock, but don't want to reinstall apps
I foolishly rooted my Motorola Droid and fumbled around until I got Cyanogenmod 6.1.0-RC3-Droid installed on the thing.
There's really no reason I should have done this, however. It didn't exactly ...
