X Took a dump today....

[stephen.g.fiddes]

My Droid X took a dump today. First the bottom row of buttons stopped working, so I did a proper power off/on, and it had the black bootloader screen that said something to the effect of:

"Battery status: OK
Connect to USB, Ready for programming."



Is there any way to fix this, or should I just get it warrentied (This is my second X, and i'm kindof getting annoyed at having to get a new phone every other month... Half tempted to go back to the iPhone when VZW finally gets it. That was at least stable...)

 

[LtKen]

So if you pull the battery and restart, you get to this screen (called the bootloader)?

You could attempt an SBF flash back to stock, but it's a bit odd that the phone offed itself and ended up in this state.

 

[stephen.g.fiddes]

This is the screen that comes up

EDIT: It will not go any farther than this.

 

[LtKen]

Yep, so you can try an SBF restore since you're at the bootloader.

 

[stephen.g.fiddes]

Yep, so you can try an SBF restore since you're at the bootloader.

how?


Thing wants 10 characters in a post... so i'm giving it more than 10...

 

[chkmate]

At least it's asking for the USB to be plugged up, which means RSDLite will probably be able to read your phone. I have never had to SBF (knock on wood).

We are not allowed to provide you with the files/links to SBF. So Google and you shall find.

 

[leonozug]

Does it feel better now?

Sorry, had to...

 

[stephen.g.fiddes]

At least it's asking for the USB to be plugged up, which means RSDLite will probably be able to read your phone. I have never had to SBF (knock on wood).

We are not allowed to provide you with the files/links to SBF. So Google and you shall find.

I downloaded the RSDLite and SBF Files, and tried to flash the phone. It said "Chipset 43 not recognised" Then when I hit start, this is what it looked like

 

[LtKen]

The latest version of RSDLite is 4.8 -- that's probably your problem. 4.5 was released before the DX, so naturally it wouldnt know how to handle the hardware.

Download 4.8 here:
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[stephen.g.fiddes]

How convenient... As soon as I get the right software, it says

"Battery low, cannot program."


FMMFL!!!

 

[LtKen]

So plant it on a charger for a couple hours and repeat.

 

[stephen.g.fiddes]

it's been plugged into my computer this whole time... the charger i dont think was doing anything either.

 

[LtKen]

Typically the USB port on your computer won't provide enough juice to charge well. Plant it on the AC for awhile.

 

[stephen.g.fiddes]

It's been on the charger for a while now, and nothing... I know the wall plug is good too. I'm gunna see if I can find someones battery to borrow.