Flashing roms problem

[pinkbunniz]

Originally Posted by butter_my_toast

i forgot the rom i flashed because i was pissed after the fact that my phone wasn't working and delete it...i tried taking the battery out for a hour and still doesnt power on im not sure if im doin the right thing to get it into bootloader mode...thx

To get into bootloader mode

Make sure your phone is off.
Press the end call button, vol down, and power button
That should do it!

If you can at least get into bootloader I would leave it there and try flashing Mightyrom, its clean and works great.

[butter_my_toast]

i try getting it into bootloader mode like you said and it still have nothing....tried plugging it into the computer nothing..tried a wall charger nothing. its almost like there isn't a battery in the phone...its just dead and wont respond to anything.

[fendi503]

Originally Posted by butter_my_toast

i try getting it into bootloader mode like you said and it still have nothing....tried plugging it into the computer nothing..tried a wall charger nothing. its almost like there isn't a battery in the phone...its just dead and wont respond to anything.

Wow, that can't be good. Maybe the battery is no good. If not, you have a truly bricked phone my friend.
It would help to know the ROM you tried to flash. Maybe you flashed a CDMA ROM and you should have flashed a GSM ROM.

[butter_my_toast]

maybe it is truly bricked. I have a CDMA phone and flashed roms on it from time to time but maybe i accidentally flashed a GSM rom that was in a CDMA thread on xda.. but if so that i did brick my phone....would it just shut the whole phone down so it wouldn't even respond to a wall charger showing signs that its charging

[pinkbunniz]

Originally Posted by butter_my_toast

maybe it is truly bricked. I have a CDMA phone and flashed roms on it from time to time but maybe i accidentally flashed a GSM rom that was in a CDMA thread on xda.. but if so that i did brick my phone....would it just shut the whole phone down so it wouldn't even respond to a wall charger showing signs that its charging

XDA is a great site although a lot on that site is GSM. I was warned about that sorry you probably were not. Also, from what you are saying it does sound bricked. I was hoping you would be able to get it into bootloader and try a different rom. Well good luck.

[butter_my_toast]

thanks for the help guys....appreciate it but before i give up on this one im going to see if a replacement battery would get some power onto the phone if not then its garbage

[xXOahuBornXx]

No Offense, but if your phone is Bricked Atleast you'll Have a Expensive PaperWeight

[Oridus]

Originally Posted by butter_my_toast

thanks for the help guys....appreciate it but before i give up on this one im going to see if a replacement battery would get some power onto the phone if not then its garbage

Not garbage. There's some threads floating around here on how you can damage your new paperweight in order to get your carrier to allow you to get a replacement phone for a $100 deductable (Going rate from what I gathered) using your insurance instead of paying full retail for a new one.

Heard stories of everything from a 10 second microwave nuke to sticking a 12 battery with some wires in the charger port to fry the internals. :P

Note: I don't advocate doing ANY of this. I'm just saying it's what I saw on the forum.

[pinkbunniz]

Originally Posted by Oridus

Not garbage. There's some threads floating around here on how you can damage your new paperweight in order to get your carrier to allow you to get a replacement phone for a $100 deductable (Going rate from what I gathered) using your insurance instead of paying full retail for a new one.

Heard stories of everything from a 10 second microwave nuke to sticking a 12 battery with some wires in the charger port to fry the internals. :P

Note: I don't advocate doing ANY of this. I'm just saying it's what I saw on the forum.

The 10 second microwave nuke does work, I also dont condone doing it but I do know someone who ended up do that because all it does is erases all the data on the phone so when insurance opens it up there is no traces of what went wrong. Good ol HTC making TPs with a magnet base.

[Rager02]

if your phone doesnt power on at all they will most likely replace it for free at a sprint store just dont tell thm you were trying to flash roms,but if you dont wanna take that chance why not just reported it lost instead of risking blowing something up.it could be the battery.A real brick looks like a static tv on your phone screen there was a thread on it here sometime back.well it sucks your having phone problems hopefully all works out for the best,goodluck.