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Root Son Bricked his phone

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soupbowl68

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My son thought he knew what he was doing when he tried to root his motorola triumph. After not succeeding he plugged the phone into the computer and tried to format the phone, like when you format a thumb drive or a hard drive, now the phone will not go into download mode and just vibrates when trying to put it into cwm mode. also when you plug it into the computer now it ask to format the phone drive. did he do good on making a paper weight or is there hope for this phone.....:(
 
If it was done in windows, you have a chance. Only one partition is visible in windows. If that is the case this should help you get back to where you need to be.
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...fix-mobile-partition-fix-phone-wont-boot.html

Just remember that this will return you to stock recovery, as you mentioned CWM, if you want CWM you will have to replace the recovery.img.

If you have any more questions, there are a bunch of knowledgeable people around here that are more than willing to help. Good luck!
 
my computer keeps asking to format the drive that the phone is when I plug it in every time.... tried to format but it keeps saying cant complete format....cant even get to add anthing to the drive (phone)..... wont even go into download mode....
 
You are in download mode if the partition is showing up, that's what happens when that partition is messed up. I am assuming that you are on windows. Check the disk for errors and select fix errors, but not surface check. After that is completed try to format again, and do a full format, not a quick format. Make sure the name of the drive is still MOBILE.

In the future please give as many details as possible. You are the only one that knows what is happening, and anybody who tries to help is just shooting in the dark without details.
 
And don't worry, this phone is pretty damn unbrickable, just post all the info that you have and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out.
 
The Phone does not show anything on the screen when I try to put it in download mode ( power button and vol -). When I plug the phone into my windows 7 computer it will ask me to format drive b4 I can use it, so I have tried to format it using fat, fat 32, and NTFS and Not using the quick format, it will get just about to the end and a error window pops up saying it cant complete format. I did get it to format in exFat but when I try to add the image file i get errors saying that an error has occurred and cant transfer. I disconnect the phone and remove battery then reinstall battery and connect the phone back up to my computer, I do see the image folder and amss.mbn in that folder. I keep doing this cycle till all files that are in the image folder are transferred to my phone. now that all the files appear to be in my phone I try to boot the phone and nothing happens... I also try to boot phone into download mode and still nothing happens...
 
soupbowl68 said:
The Phone does not show anything on the screen when I try to put it in download mode ( power button and vol -). When I plug the phone into my windows 7 computer it will ask me to format drive b4 I can use it, so I have tried to format it using fat, fat 32, and NTFS and Not using the quick format, it will get just about to the end and a error window pops up saying it cant complete format. I did get it to format in exFat but when I try to add the image file i get errors saying that an error has occurred and cant transfer. I disconnect the phone and remove battery then reinstall battery and connect the phone back up to my computer, I do see the image folder and amss.mbn in that folder. I keep doing this cycle till all files that are in the image folder are transferred to my phone. now that all the files appear to be in my phone I try to boot the phone and nothing happens... I also try to boot phone into download mode and still nothing happens...
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Are you familier with Linux/Ubuntu at all? If so, could you boot into it, via a live CD if you don't have it installed. I run an older version, but I think what I'm looking for you to do is to open up the gear looking icon. Under that should be something related to administrative. Under that should be the disk utility. With the phone in download mode you should be able to see all of the partitions. post a screen shot of that.
 
Hi. I think I have found a way to fix this in Windows 7. Please follow this step word by word. Please do not do anything else that you think is right. This is a very sensitive situation. If you do even just one thing wrong, your phone will be in bigger problem. Please be extra careful as we will be dealing with partitions directly.

1. In Windows 7, go to Star Menu, type in "Create and format hard disk partition" and press enter. You will see "Disk Management" program open up. Maximize it.

1.5. Take the battery out of your phone and check if you have 6 bar codes or 7 bar codes.

- If you have 6 bar codes, download this.

- If you have 7 bar codes, download this.

2. Turn your phone on by press and holding POWER + Vol Down for several second. You won't see anything on the screen but that's ok.

3. Connect the phone to Windows 7 PC with USB cable and check to see if the phone is connected. (Usually Windows 7 make a sound when something is connected)

4. Now, check the Disk Management program that was opened in step 1. You will see "Disk x, Removable 1.82 GB Online" (x is the number of the disk and it is different for everyone. In my case, it's Disk 2. Here's the screenshot.) Ignore the name MOBILE since mine isn't corrupted. You might or might not see it as Mobile.

From here on, it will be hard for me to write since I can't see what's going on in your end. I'm gonna assume everything is going as it should.

5. There will be 16 partitions in Disk x. What you want to work with is the very first partition. It is 100 MB. It is the ONLY partition with 100 MB. Select the partition. Do not touch other partitions.

6. Now, right click on the partition and choose format. Format box will open. Type in MOBILE in Volume label. Choose "FAT" as File System. Allocation unit size "Default". Check the "Perform a quick format". Click OK. Warning will pop up saying if you wanna continue. Click OK. It'll format without showing anything.

7. After format, check the LIST above. See if MOBILE partition is there and see if it is "FAT" File System and also see if it is 100% Free Space. If all is as described, you are done successfully.

8. Now, right click on MOBILE drive and choose "Open". A blank window will pop up. Extract the zip you downloaded in step 1.5. Copy its image folder directly to the blank window.

That's it. You are done. Reboot the phone by taking out the battery. Hope this help.

Again. Please be very careful as you are dealing with system partitions that includes crucial data of the phone such as ESN and MEID. You can parmenetly make the phone useless. Do not for any reason touch any other partition in Disk x.

Thank you and good luck.
 
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