Root [HELP] bricked

[Palmetto Fellow]

nope..my pc cant even detect it when plugged through usb..and well the battery was fully charged when i did the s-off..

My question want about the battery level. I wanted to know if the charge light comes on when you are charging. Plug it into the ac wall and see if the charge light comes on.
If not, I would assume that's a serious problem with the phone...possibly affecting the kernel, but I admit...I don't know jack.

 

[ag_derp]

nope no lights at all..nothing.. my bad luck

 

[thIsgUy20]

um my last option I just wanna help u out but try holding the power button and the volume down key for a couple of seconds maybe it will go into bootloader

 

[ag_derp]

nope..nothing..i left it plugged in to wall all last night..

 

[ag_derp]

im open to whatever tips u guys give me, whether they fail or not

 

[thIsgUy20]

u sure your phone isn't just dead or the charger is broke or maybe the wires are messed up?

 

[ag_derp]

well everything was working fine before s-off, and i checked another usb and same thing...i think i killed my phone

 

[wanfaltm]

You said your brother has the same phone as you? Maybe fully charge his battery on his phone and then try his battery out and see if that works, I had to do that on my old phone a few times.

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

Have you tried this yet? It's a hard brick recovery method for the original evo. It's worth a shot at this point.

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/456048-htc-evo-4g-unbrick-guide-hard-brick-only-wont-turn-charge.html

 

[ocnbrze]

Have you tried this yet? It's a hard brick recovery method for the original evo. It's worth a shot at this point.

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/456048-htc-evo-4g-unbrick-guide-hard-brick-only-wont-turn-charge.html

lol yes he has. he posted in that thread as well. not sure if it worked though....i guess not.

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

lol yes he has. he posted in that thread as well. not sure if it worked though....i guess not.

Lol, I didn't read through that thread, just the first post, and noticed like 20 thanks given.

 

[ag_derp]

i tried everything..my phone is gone ;( moment of silence....

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

i tried everything..my phone is gone ;( moment of silence....

Sounds like it's time to open her up and grab the soldering iron.
Are you planning on another evo v? They're $150 from VM. You've now got a phone for spares if your digitizer, LCD, or glass screen fail you.

Sorry to hear it

 

[ag_derp]

yep..i have a offtopic question to wrap this up..i activated phone like 5 days ago with insurance...does it still get covered, even though its been only less than a week?

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

yep..i have a offtopic question to wrap this up..i activated phone like 5 days ago with insurance...does it still get covered, even though its been only less than a week?

I'm not sure if insurance covers this. Was it through virgin? If so, you would have a deductible which is close to the cost of the phone assuming they aloe it. Plus, you lose your spares.
I suggest trying to get a local best buy to price match VM, and getting their black tie insurance for $30. No deductibles with their policy.
This would also get you a working phone sooner, just don't turn the new one on until you activate it with vm or it could go into auto activation which I had to deal with. That can take days to fix.

If you can live without a phone for a few days, see if that one place with the overseas advice can help you recover.

 

[Rxpert83]

yep..i have a offtopic question to wrap this up..i activated phone like 5 days ago with insurance...does it still get covered, even though its been only less than a week?

Thats going to be grey-area of insurance fraud at best. I would take a good look at your insurance policy. I would assume that taking a spiral notebook wire to it and causing physical damage isnt going to be covered, but its going to depend who you got insurance through

 

[thIsgUy20]

virgin mobile will replace anything. I neva bought insurance but they always sent me replacements. the lady said something like i got insurance for a year or something like that. just tell em you want another one they will send it to you and you send them that phone

 

[OverByter]

That's not insurance, it's the manufacturer warranty which covers defects, not user error.
Lying to get a new phone is the same thing as walking out of Best Buy without paying. OB