Did I brick my phone?

Bizz28 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 02:44 AM

Hey all. I'm having a weird issue. A few minutes ago I dl'ed dharvey's latest sprint rom and proceeded to flash my rom like I have numerous times in the past. When I started the RUU everything was going normal, but my screen on my phone went dark, I believe it was restarting at this point. But after the rom updated I never saw my screen come back. Its as if it had died. But theres seems to be some light coming from it. please help.

**SBR_L3GION** · #2 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 02:49 AM

try putting it in bootloader.

Bizz28 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 02:52 AM

how exactly again? Power button + camera button + plus soft reset with stylus?

**SBR_L3GION** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 02:53 AM

exactly right.

Bizz28 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 02:55 AM

just tried that and its not working.

screens turns off for a sec and comes back on. but I see nothing.

Edit: I can hear the phone boot and I hear it make the familiar noise when you get to the calibration screen. My led is also blinking green. But my screen displays nothing. What in the world happened?

**SBR_L3GION** · #6 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bizz28

just tried that and its not working.

screens turns off for a sec and comes back on. but I see nothing.

Edit: I can hear the phone boot and I hear it make the familiar noise when you get to the calibration screen. My led is also blinking green. But my screen displays nothing. What in the world happened?

was your battery sufficiently charged when you flashed i know its not bricked if its still talking to you but i am not quite sure why you cant see anything.

Bizz28 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:19 AM

Yes I made sure battery was fully charged. Maybe my screen has simply failed? hmm. Will I be able to get a replacement phone for an issue like this?

**SBR_L3GION** · #8 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:22 AM

well im not quite sure if they can get your screen to boot up and see that its custom then your screwed but if they cant see anything then they cant say anything i suggest doing the steps to put in bootloader then try flashing the stock ROM again maybe that will clear things up i think you just had a bad flash.

**FastRX8** · #9 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 12:01 PM

In the past, when I've tried to walk people through getting into bootloader or doing a hard reset, I found this method to work better.
To get your phone into bootloader try this.
Push the Power + Camera buttons down, and hold them down. Do not let go!
Then, while holding the Power + Camera buttons, push and hold the reset button w/ the stylus. Do not let go!
Basically, you're going to hold Power + Camera + Reset, down, until you see the bootloader screen. Then you can let go of all 3 buttons.

The same technique works for hard resets.
Hold both call/end keys down, then the reset button. Do not let go until you see the screen prompt to hard reset.

**DHarvey** · #10 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 01:10 PM

I KNOW mine is bricked...