Not just another BRICK post - well yes it is....

[Guest hound around]

Hi

I bought my Blade only two weeks ago.

My phone is a GEN 1 model with the B10 variation and can not do the power on and volume up trick. I was able to get clockwork mod installed on it and install the swedish spring RLS4 Rom. I loaded on the whole stable of programs including universal androot, root explorer, rom manager, astro filer, Dark Tremors A2SD ect... When all the programs I wanted to use were installed on my Blade, I used Rom Manager to antomatically update my Clockwork mod program to the latest version.

I used the Rom Manager to do a Backup. The screen went blank and then the green android came on.... and never left. The phone entered a boot loop - I assume. I left the phone in that state for an hour before pulling the battery and trying to manually access the recovery.

1. I can not access recovery mode manually with a battery pull and replace, then turn on with vol-, as my Blade hangs at the green android and will not progress to this point. I have tried many times.

2. Battery pull and replace, then turn on with volume+ does not work so I could not install the drivers for Fastboot. I believe because of the B10 Rom.

I have read all the old posts I could find relating to Bricking and could find nothing to help me...

Any thoughts or suggestions are very appreciated and welcome.

Thanks in advance

[Guest Fou-lu]

rom manager probably didn't install the clockwork properly.

[Guest Swimmerboy]

I think the TPT method works for these phones doesn't it? You could try installing one of the ROMs with this method and see if that helps?

[Guest DokuP]

2. Battery pull and replace, then turn on with volume+ does not work so I could not install the drivers for Fastboot. I believe because of the B10 Rom.

Try to press "Volume +" and "Menu" Key simultaneous -- then press the Power Key. This works for some phones...

Edited April 13, 2011 by DokuP

[Guest hound around]

Try to press "Volume +" and "Menu" Key simultaneous -- then press the Power Key. This works for some phones...

I have tried this both before and after this problem arose. My phone had the B10 variation original Rom that will not boot using this Volume + and Menu Key method.

The TPT method relies on this method for the TPT installation... so at this point, I am still in a rough spot.

One new update though which gives me a small hope...

After 5 hours on the green android screen, the phone went a little further to the written word android, which in the Swedish Spring Rom is after the initial booting. It has been in this stage for two hours already, but I will leave it until morning and see if it completes up to the main screen. If it does not make the next step I will try again to get to the recovery manager. I can not hold the Volume - button for 5 hours..., but maybe I can wedge the phone so the volume - button is being pressed...

Either way thanks for your suggestions :) and we will see where the next 12 hours take us on this journey :) :)

[Guest Casterina]

Did you download the correct GEN ROM for your phone?

[Guest nexstar]

unplug cable and battery

press vol - and hold

plug the usb cable wait for few second. you should see the clockmod

remember DONT install the bettery

[Guest Letoo]

Maybe try reinstalling the clockwork through fastboot, not a specialist tho, would that be even possible in your situation?

[Guest jeddy1]

just vol-? the menu also. menu and vol-

[Guest nexstar]

just vol-? the menu also. menu and vol-

Just like boot into FTM mode

[Guest hound around]

QUOTE

unplug cable and battery

press vol - and hold

plug the usb cable wait for few second. you should see the clockmod

remember DONT install the bettery

Number five is alive! .... I believe the movie was short circuit, but it was a while ago!

Jokes aside I have had success.

I very much appreciate everyone's help. A warm thank you to everyone that took the time to respond to my request for help.

Nexstar, you da man! :) :),

I want to say Thankyou!!! Your advice about having no battery in the phone did it. I honestly do not remember reading anywhere about needing to take the battery out, and I do not know why it worked??, but I am very happy because it did work. Do you remember where you picked up that tidbit of information?

Edited April 16, 2011 by hound around

[Guest nexstar]

QUOTE

unplug cable and battery

press vol - and hold

plug the usb cable wait for few second. you should see the clockmod

remember DONT install the bettery

Number five is alive! .... I believe the movie was short circuit, but it was a while ago!

Jokes aside I have had success.

I very much appreciate everyone's help. A warm thank you to everyone that took the time to respond to my request for help.

Nexstar, you da man! :) :),

I want to say Thankyou!!! Your advice about having no battery in the phone did it. I honestly do not remember reading anywhere about needing to take the battery out, and I do not know why it worked??, but I am very happy because it did work. Do you remember where you picked up that tidbit of information?

You're welcome.

The Gen 1 to Gen 2 upgrade thread. Also I tried back to Gen 1 :)