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Root Bricked my Droid: rebooting on its own

I did the cache wipe and rebooted the phone. I disconnected the phone and connect it to the computer. It didn't get enough charge to stay on long enough to do anything. I think its the battery thing thats not allowing me to link to my computer. I may have to buy another battery I don't have any body that has an extra battery.
 
Does the phone function normally when it's plugged into the wall?

Because if all you need is a battery that is a really cheap fix, they are currently under $5 at Amazon (the price fluctuates constantly - I've seen them as low as $1.89)

Amazon.com: Motorola DROID and DROID II 1300mah Standard Battery: Cell Phones & Service

Or you could go to Verizon and pay a hell of a lot more.



Is there anything interfering with the connection between the battery and the contacts of the phone? Take of the battery cover and check it out.
 
Besides the constant rebooting while its plugged in. I think if I had the phone on long enough I can connect it to the laptop and do the steps. I can get to the beginning steps of the phone, where you can skip the google steps and language part. then it goes to the main screen with the google search bar on top, after a minute or two it'll reboot again. this is while plugged in the outlet. on the computer it'll be a couple of seconds then shuts off.
I'll buy a battery and see what I can do.
 
I'm doing a "install/sdcard/update.zip/ (deprecated)" it seems like its loading something. so we'll see in a couple of minutes. I'll let you know. I don't know whats its doing but its doing something.
 
I don't think it's the battery...

Were you able to boot into the bootloader mode (hold up on D pad while powering up)?

Once you get it in bootloader mode you should be able to connect to your laptop and flash the SBF file using RSD lite.
 
I was able to get on bootloader screen when the battery was at least a bit charged before, now and then I can get on the bootloader and it'll says "battery low, cannot program" it keeps flashing that.
 
johnny quest said:
I was able to get on bootloader screen when the battery was at least a bit charged before, now and then I can get on the bootloader and it'll says "battery low, cannot program" it keeps flashing that.
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OK, then it is the battery. That sucks that it won't charge when plugged into the wall.
 
oh my goodness something is happening.

It was able to connect for some reason and it was doing the image loading things and started to load other files but that darn battery.....phone died before it can finish doing all the loads.
 
johnny quest said:
oh my goodness something is happening.

It was able to connect for some reason and it was doing the image loading things and started to load other files but that darn battery.....phone died before it can finish doing all the loads.
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Careful man... you really want to do be doing this on a full battery.
 
mobrienjr said:
THe phone is probable not bricked. You just need to boot into recovery mode. Do a battery pull, then hold down the x button while you press hold down the power button. When the M logo shows let go of the power button. Do a factory restore from there
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i just softbricked my phone as well it's a droid x and i see the instructions being posted but my only concern is i have no idea what the x button is
 
ajedrumz said:
i just softbricked my phone as well it's a droid x and i see the instructions being posted but my only concern is i have no idea what the x button is
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ajedrumz,

Just wanted to let you know that this is the original Droid forum. You probably want the Droid X forum (probably the root sub-forum is your first, best bet):

Droid X - All Things Root - Android Forums

Droid X - Support and Troubleshooting - Android Forums

Motorola Droid X - Android Forums

Lots of great folks there that can help you.

Good luck!
 
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