• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Help Bricked LG Esteem!! What to do plz help!!!

28purple

28purple

Newbie
Hi everyone,

I bought a phone off a guy and the phone ended up being bricked. idk how he did it. now the phone stays on the LG logo screen and does nothing else, ive tried the master reset buttons but nothing happens when i do. so how can i fix this. plz help..
 
Okay I'm no expert in this but I want to try to help out (: can you at least go to recovery? Holding down the volume button and then click the power button three times after something pops up. If you can I think their is a chance to unbrick it (:
 
OptiC-ShotS said:
Okay I'm no expert in this but I want to try to help out (: can you at least go to recovery? Holding down the volume button and then click the power button three times after something pops up. If you can I think their is a chance to unbrick it (:
Click to expand...




Ive tried that but it just stays on the lg logo it does not show me any other screen or message... :( this sux...
 
No sound or nothing? Well I'm still a non, but if it boots to the LG screen then it may not be completely bricked. Not sure though. :|
 
no i didnt check ip it was dead at the time but i can get my money back but i just really like this phone so imma try to fix it hopefully i can.. :(
 
How are you attempting to push the hardware buttons to get into recovery? Please explain every step in detail so i know what you are doing
 
epayne123 said:
How are you attempting to push the hardware buttons to get into recovery? Please explain every step in detail so i know what you are doing
Click to expand...

ok so i turned the phone off,
then i pushed the power/lock button at the same time pushing the vol up and down..
waited still it vibrate i let go of the power button
and waited for the recovery screen to pop up but nothing just stayed in the lg screen
i tried a couple times.. nothing... did i do it right.?
 
i think you gotta brick the only hope if there is no cwm on it and you cant update there is something out there that i used for an optimus m a while ago that lets you flash stock firmware
 
eljefe0000 said:
i think you gotta brick the only hope if there is no cwm on it and you cant update there is something out there that i used for an optimus m a while ago that lets you flash stock firmware
Click to expand...


what it is that i can use? do u have a link? how does it work?
sorry i know nothing about phones..
 
im not sure if i can do that but there is a program out there that would let you rewrite the firmware of course you would need the firmware files
 
DON'T HOLD ALL 3 BUTTONS DOWN WHEN YOU POWER THE PHONE UP
turn the phone off- hold the power button when it vibrates and the LG logo comes up - hold down both volume buttons till it vibrates then a screen will come up saying permanently erase user data and reset settings? press the power button then when it asked are you sure you want to continue with erase? press the power again, the LG logo will come up for a few seconds then take you into recovery

if that doesn't work you can try going into the LG update tool click on customer support than click on recovery phone find your meid or s/n on the back of the phone under the battery and put it in the box, then click check and fallow along from there

also try the zvd root, that might help get you into recovery if ClockWorkMod isn't there.
 
just for you know, a phone is only "bricked" if it wont power up, as long as it can power up it can usually be recovered., only other way it cant be recovered is if all fireware and software have been killed off. Than you have to start from scratch with the base firmware.

if its getting to the LG logo that means its jamming up at the start of the phones ROM so my guess is the guy either tried to update and didn't do something right or he tried to flash a ROM and it was corrupt. good luck dude hope you get it working
 
bnb25 said:
DON'T HOLD ALL 3 BUTTONS DOWN WHEN YOU POWER THE PHONE UP
turn the phone off- hold the power button when it vibrates and the LG logo comes up - hold down both volume buttons till it vibrates then a screen will come up saying permanently erase user data and reset settings? press the power button then when it asked are you sure you want to continue with erase? press the power again, the LG logo will come up for a few seconds then take you into recovery

if that doesn't work you can try going into the LG update tool click on customer support than click on recovery phone find your meid or s/n on the back of the phone under the battery and put it in the box, then click check and fallow along from there

also try the zvd root, that might help get you into recovery if ClockWorkMod isn't there.
Click to expand...



ok i tried doin the way u said but it still just stays on lg.. the second thing the
support tool said that there is no update for my phone.. third what is
zvd root?
 
eljefe0000 said:
good to know this just in case hopefully it'll work for him
Click to expand...

bnb25 said:
just for you know, a phone is only "bricked" if it wont power up, as long as it can power up it can usually be recovered., only other way it cant be recovered is if all fireware and software have been killed off. Than you have to start from scratch with the base firmware.

if its getting to the LG logo that means its jamming up at the start of the phones ROM so my guess is the guy either tried to update and didn't do something right or he tried to flash a ROM and it was corrupt. good luck dude hope you get it working
Click to expand...

IM A GIRL!..lol :)


Is there any way to fix a corrupt phone?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom