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Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

Steps I'd try...

Pull battery and hold power button to drain anything that may be residual.

Try booting to the boot loader?

Try a hard reset boot?

Does anything at all happen when you push the power button?

Does the computer recognize the divice in anyway when it's plugged in?

have you tried running the unlocker even though windows says it hasn't installed the driver correctly?

Do you have a SD card in it? I'd recommend pulling the SD and sim card and trying.

Like I said before, if it doesn't power on or anything... bring it to your local retailer and call it DOA

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Originally Posted by Bugsy (Post 1570098)

don't have my phone with me so I'll try draining power carefully - had the battery out for days so I'm sure that did it.

1. You do all troubleshooting while on battery and not plugged into computer/AC right? I've tried all three ways
2. Nothing happens at all when you press power, LED, Screen is fully black
3. Have run all correct unlocker/relocker/stock upgrade/mighty upgrade programs and none of them recognize the device
4. Had no SD, SIM was not removed, will try tonight.

Thank you very much for all of your suggestions gentleman

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

here's the drivers I have for my windows Mobile device. Make sure you have them as well.

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Originally Posted by Bugsy (Post 1570155)

here's the drivers I have for my windows Mobile device. Make sure you have them as well.

Yeah I know for sure that I have the correct drivers for the phone when it's working properly because my old Touch Pro2 works perfectly with WinMo Device Center. It's when it's in the funky diagnostic mode where it won't turn on I get the weird Qualcomm WCDMA MMS driver problem.

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

this should help you as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524619

I just popped my tp2 into boot loader and plugged it into win7. It came up as qualcomm blah blah blah with a bad driver.

I then went to device manager, right clicked the device>properties>update driver>search automatically....

It downloaded the drivers and updated the name of the device to HTC USB Sync.

Though this may help, I think the real problem is that the phone is never getting to the point where it will accept the connection from the the unlocker software.

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

Ok my 2 cents..
1. you used the wrong hrdspl... If its GSM you used.. screwed & tatooed, If not slow down. stop reading 1 post jump off etc..
2. if you get bootloader & see it switching to USB. your not borked
3. you only need the computer to read your phone. (ive had this happen on a bad flash)
4. LET the file run. do not pull the cord till the phone restarts.
5. Take it back. Just don't be so folish as to say what you tried to do.
6. DO NOT ATTEMPT AGAIN TILL YOU CAN FOLLOW DIRECTIONS! Theres a reason you use hardspl's for SPECIFIC DEVICES.

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

Sooooo what's the word?

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

wow. 3 days huh? i wonder how long it took you to SEARCH and read before you bricked it.

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

I kinda feel bad, but I laughed when I read the Raphael unlocker was used. :x

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

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Originally Posted by Bugsy (Post 1574367)

Sooooo what's the word?

No go. Installed the funky drivers so USPL could be used but that's only for GSM devices so no hope there. It's fully dead.

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Originally Posted by aussiepunk (Post 1574804)

No go. Installed the funky drivers so USPL could be used but that's only for GSM devices so no hope there. It's fully dead.

Take it back to sprint

CW

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so there is no way to unbrick it if installed the incorrect hard spl? I too did a d bag move and actually downloaded both rhodium and the one used by op... and now my tp2 for vzw is bricked...idk how i would go about getting a new phone because i traded my storm 2 for it and idk if can pull an insurance scheme... i dont wanna give up... i really enjoyed the phone for a couple days.. im so pissed at my dumb move.. i unlocked iphones and such without a problem...

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I'm curious to know, did the OP ever get his phone fixed?

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just got off the phone with tech support from vzw and the guy was so helpful. I said i unplugged during a sync and he sent out a like new replacement via fed ex and waived the 50$ fee! So i will be out a phone for a couple days.. o well. crisis averted. Now this time I will flash correctly...

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.5 (Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/16730; U; en))

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Originally Posted by B dot

glad to see everything worked out bro.If you need any help feel free to pm me.

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Originally Posted by chappy (Post 1451298)

Did you make sure you were using the CDMA unlocker? There's a GSM one that can brick your phone if you try to use it.

As far as the device connecting to your PC, it won't need active sync to re-flash. If it installed that driver, try flashing the stock rom to it.

If the incorrect phone unlocker is used, CDMA vs GSM doesnt matter, as it wont brick the device, all you need to do is run the correct band (CDMA in this case) and it will work.

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Originally Posted by k0nkuzh0n (Post 1451325)

do you have to unlock the phone before every time you flash, or only the first time ?

you have to unlock it the first time. should remain unlocked after, unless you run a stock rom, as some can relock.

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Originally Posted by lipidfats (Post 1451368)

yeah im a little confused how you possibly mucked that one up... touch pro unlocker is in the tp forum and touch pro2 unlocker is in this tp2 forum... sucks for you but you should've paid more attention. The whole process needs to be followed exactly and unfortunately you learned that the hard way. Goodluck fixing it.

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Originally Posted by drewcam888 (Post 1451392)

I don't understand how people get software from a completely different section of the site and assume it works for their phone.

no offense guys, but he is obviously new to the site, and with the way the forum is layed out, the TP and the TP2 threads are right next to eachother. Simple mistake that a new comer could make. Yes the OP should have read more carefully, but it is easy to understand how he might have misread.

This community is for helping, not insulting new comers, tends to push people away. Lets be supportive and give good advice.
(flame on)

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Originally Posted by SweetBearCub (Post 1568035)

TopgunCKD,

The drivers you need should be included in a download of ActiveSync 4.5 (Windows XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows 7). If you are running Windows 7, I seem to recall that allowing Windows to check online for drivers will find it.

Once the PC loads the driver and you connect the phone, the phone will appear to be dead, but is connected in a special diagnostic mode, even though you may not see any outward signs of life from the phone.

Run the correct unlocker (http://rhodiumw.htc-unlocks.com/hard-spl.php) and go from there. Good luck, and read the description of everything you download for your phone carefully - Remember that there are a few different (and incompatible) versions of software for phones that look very similar and are named very similarly.

If this helped, don't forget to hit the 'Thanks' button!

AMEN

Re: TP2, 3 days old and I bricked it.

bricked mine also while flashing new radio . I read where if you had a
riff box one can jtag and repair it.. any inputs on the riff box would be helpful.