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[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
Really appreciate your thoughts, man!

If I could be sure that it was a battery problem I would of course buy a new one. But it really appears to be a hard brick (I tested it with the battery removed and the phone directly plugged to the charger -> no LED, no reaction) Also the PC can't recognise it anymore.

The RN3 might surely be a nice phone, but for me the fingerprint, slithly faster performance and the battery are not worth 60€ more.

I just stumbled over the P9000 Lite yesterday and it seems to have everything the RN2 has + more RAM, LTE band 20 and Marshmallow. Negative is the small xda community for it...

And today I just found Ulefone! Geez, almost the same company name, but whole different stuff...there are way too many china phones out there!

The Elephone is down for a Ulefone Power or Ulefone Vienna.

Any thoughts?

Btw FYI, my preferences would be:

- at least 3000mAH

- 5.5 inch FHD

- Android 6 (or via update) + maybe chance for N if it's not asked too much :P

- at least 2Gb RAM, processor level of RN2 would be sufficient

- I don't care about the camera quality at all

- less than ~180€
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrea210701:
Does the phone vibrate when you plug it to the charger without the battery?
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
Nope :(
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrea210701:
Where did you buy your phone? Maybe it's still in warranty and maybe they will fix it for free,spending some $ to fix the rn2 is more convenient
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
I got it from Gearbest and it's still in their 45 days warranty. I'll probably try to ask for a refund and order a new RN2.

Sending it back, fixing it, then sending it back to me would last monthes...

So I'll order a new one today or tomorrow, I'm just undecided between Ulefone Power or RN2.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elaurens:
Djeeeeeeeeeeeez thx a lot!! You've made me look at that Elephone P9000 Lite, then at that Ulefone Power (looks awesome w/ wooden back!) and now i'm considering passing on my RN2 to a family member and going on a spending spree (again) :p I wouldn't personally go for the Ulefone Power because of it's less than great MT6753 processor, 16GB (only) storage and Ulefone's custom ROM (planned upgrade to MM, but yeah don't think it'll get N).

I'm actually moving to China in a couple of weeks and one of the first things I'll do when I get there is go have a look at the Umi Super. Check out these specs:

- SHARP 2.5D 5.5 FHD display (Gorilla glass 3)

- Mediatek P10 (MT6755) @ 2.0GHz

- SAMSUNG 32GB eMMC 5.1 ROM

- SAMSUNG LPDDR3 4GB RAM

- SONY 4000 mAh battery

- PANASONIC 13MP dual flash camera

- TYPE-C USB / SD card up to 256GB / Fingerprint sensor / Dual SIM (shared 2nd slot w/ SD)

And when you thought it couldn't get any better, it comes with stock Android 6.0 (yes you've read that right!! it's a Nexus!!!!! :D) and Umi offers a ROM flashing tool (Rootjoy) on their website and the tool allows you to flash a MIUI, VIBE, EMUI or LEWA ROM, made for the Super, to the phone :eek:

That is one hell of a crazy phone! Now I know in your requirements it says "less than 180e" and there is a time limited offer on Umi's homepage to get it for 179.99$ (not sure about shipping fees). Anyway, I'm gonna get it even if I need to shell the normal 249.99$ price for it (it's more than worth it if you look at the top class components they've chosen for the Super). So screw the idea of repairing your RN2, throw it in the bin (or put it up on eBay) and get that unibody aluminium one :p
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
Damn it, now there are 3 devices to choose from

The RN2 has a strong community, but bad battery..

the Ulefone Power has...ehm...power and MM, but is unhandy and has no community..

and the UMI Super sounds awesome, but has even less community and it will take monthes til it would be here with me!

Do you have a link to the 180 bucks offer? found it

And are you in anyway paid by UMI by chance? :p

EDIT: Ok, somehow got hooked by the Super :eek: Now the only question is where to get it fast and cheap :P

I can't stand getting along with my old Lg L7 for so long!
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elaurens:
Not in any way., I only found out about Umi at 2am last night when I was still looking at the newer China phones xD You can go on their website and click on the Super promo on the homepage (Snap now) and it will show you all the supported resellers (Gearbest and alike + 1 shop on Aliexpress/eBay). The Aliexpress shop (Deal Home) seems to be the only one having stock already (there's a certificate signed by a Umi representative stating that Deal Home has the First launch exclusivity) and all the other shops won't be sending anything out before June 20th. I've taken a look at their flash sale system. First, you need to register for the coupon (which they mail every Wednesday to the lucky first ones) and then you need to wait on a flash sale day (there was one on May 23rd and the next one, which we'll miss obviously, is on May 31th). Only on those days, and at the following hours: 00:00, 03:00, 06:00, 18:00 and 21:00, can you get one for 179$. The 179$ phones will be shipped out after 7 days according to the shop. So this system 1) scks and 2) is not as speedy as we like.

But there's a second option. You can buy it in a presale (right now) w/o the flash sale crap for 219.99$ on Deal Home (there's a 10$ seller discount as well) and according to them, those phones get shipped out "24~48h after test well". Thing is, I'm not sure how true that all is since in the shipping option, it mentions "ships out within 28 business days" (but that might be a default aliexpress thing). I'd just contact the shop and ask how quickly you can get it (or the item is being shipped out) if you take the 209.99$ one. They have 81 gray ones and 97 golden ones left.

It is true that the dev community is pretty small, but how much of it do you need if they offer a stock ROM by default (w/ possibility of root, xposed, etc.) and many alternative ROMS as an option? The only thing they might not do (but that's the same for every other Android vendor) is to offer an upgrade to Android N. I checked their forum a bit and at least they're being honest and clear about it when and why one of their devices isn't being updated to a new Android version.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
I just had a first look at the sellers today and at the moment they all sell them for about 190€ - 200€, which is still okay for me (especially compared to the RN3). That is efox, tomtop, Banggood and Gearbest. Aliexpress' Deal Home unfortunately doesn't ship to my country. But I saw that Gearbest also has this kind of flash sale on special days of the week.

They all seem to deliver from mid to end of June plus the shipping time itself. So it will be here in mid July at the earliest...:rolleyes:

I was quite happy to see this. ;)
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elaurens:
Awesome. That seals the deal for me :)

Btw, this is Umi's official shop on Aliexpress. You can get the super deal and flash deal for their device right there. There's even 1 super deal phone in stock but unfortunately it's a gold one.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmora99:
Maybe this could help, but is in spanish http://www.movilesdualsim.com/index.php?threads/117528/
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sujejsjejej:
Nice phone = all Lte Support

Gesendet von meinem Redmi Note 2 mit Tapatalk
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
Sorry for the delayed response and thank you for your tip! Actually I tried the exact same tutorial (in english language) before, but to no success.

In the meantime I ordered the UMI Super for 164€. I'm really excited, but have to wait until July at least, as it will be shipped from 25th June at the earliest -.-

And now I'm already wondering if I should send the Super right back to GearBest and buy a Vernee Apollo Lite. :p

I thought the Super would be the best of the best for this price atm, but when you see the Apollo Lite....

- Helio X20 Deca core (Antutu >90000)

- IGZO display that seems to be really power efficient

- better camera with better focus

and Vernee is said to get a lot of hours out of a 3000mAH battery. While the 4000mAH of the Umi might not hold what they promise...

I'm not really into the fastest processor available as you won't feel a big differnece in daily use anyway, but it still seems to be a better package overall.

Price ~200€, ~230$ pre-sale
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sujejsjejej:
I ordered aswell they working on the battery like the last update. Waiting for root =(

Gesendet von meinem Redmi Note 2 mit Tapatalk
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestD2007:
Little update and a question:

I'm currently pretty happy with the UMI Super. All I wish for is DTTW and a Wifi fix, but all in all a really decent device for that price.

Regarding the RMN 2:

It's a real shame that I cant revive it...so dead...yet so beautiful :)

I disassembled it and tried the test point method as a last resort, but I can't identify the test points.

Anyone knows where they are?

I googled, but to no avail...

Thanks everyone!
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam.1211:
My RMN2 died too, two days after buying it. Restored it using latest sptools and Win 10 X86 from a crappy laptop with phones battery out. Just focus on corectly installingh the flashing drivers.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solibayo:
Xiaomi QC uninspiring

my RN2 died on me 4 months back just 1 month after purchase. It's hardware brick, no software could fix it.

Found the GPU near the skyworxx chip came unseated and wasn't fixed till i had it reflowed.

It's a commom problem even on their forum
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousavi71:
King Flasher

just use King Flasher

you can find it in xda

my phone was almost you and fixed
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mekato:
Contact me via Skype: julianmekato, i will try to fix them, ive unbricked some xiaomi devices (Redmi 1S TD, Redmi Note 2, Mi5...)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I've followed all of the steps from this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56938530&postcount=1

I've got to the end where I am running the code snippets to flash everything, but everything fails. The error stated is FAILED: remote failure. I am not sure if this is related to my developer options being turned off, but I think it might be.

Is there a way to turn developer options on while in fastboot mode or perhaps a way around this error? The reason I am stuck in the fastboot is because the boot image can't be validated, I am not at the fastboot by choice, haha.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
No. If your recovery is still stock, flash the Android N Preview 1 OTA or an Android 6.0.1 OTA image from Google. One of those will restore your Nexus to operating condition, and from there you can try again. If your recovery is TWRP, flash a custom ROM.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I apologize for my ignorance since this is all new to me, but could you explain a few things to me.

Is this what you're referring to when you say Android N Preview 1 OTA: 'https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html'

Secondly, in order to flash these, am I still following the steps I was before, or should I be following a new set of steps?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
You don't need the N Preview anymore. Download your Android 6.0.1 image from the Google page and flash using the instructions given on that page.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I went to the page and followed the directions. Still doesn't work. The flash-all script reboots after the first two commands, which lock the phone. But even then, it is still giving the error FAILED:remote failure.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
me too!

I seem to be having the exact same issue! i just bought a Nexus 6 online that wasn't booting, it would only show a green led when plugged in. so here I am doing everything I can think of to fix the issue but then I get hit with the "remote failure" when i try to oem unlock the bootloader! (and since the phone wont't boot i can't check the "unlock bootloader" box in the developer options) so yeah I am going to keep researching this but if anyone has any good ideas about to get around the bootloader being locked please jump right in.

anyways I may have deeper issues, the battery will not charge. i know this because when i load up the fastboot menu, which i have to do by holding the buttons while plugging it in, it should say battery charging but all it says is battery ok :(

I also can't load recovery because when im in the fastboot menu and i choose recovery the phone freezes and the green led comes back on... *sigh* :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
They have the full ota packages posted on Google site now you can and push through the stock recovery

Here just make sure you get the shame version

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota#hammerhead
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I have the OTA. I also installed Wugs toolkit.

My phone is in fastboot mode due to the boot image not being able to be validated. I didn't voluntarily open up fastboot using the shortcut.

The phone is UNLOCKED until bootloader is rebooted, then it is LOCKED. If I click start, it becomes UNLOCKED again. Wug's toolkit tries to UNLOCK the phone even while the phone says it is UNLOCKED. I don't think the phone is actually UNLOCKED, however whenever it tells me it is UNLOCKED, I try to proceed with flashing and it gives me a remote failure message on each command.

The next thing I am going try is the drivers and Wug's toolkit has a driver option, so I will try that. Besides the drivers, any other ideas?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
You seem to be inexperienced in rooting Android devices. If you aren't, I apologize for the assumption. However, you should learn how to use adb and fastboot without relying on the toolkit. Toolkits tend to hide diagnostic messages that adb and fastboot generate while running. This missing information makes solving problems much more difficult.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I am inexperienced, I stated that earlier. I have check a bunch of different forum posts and a bunch of different guides. Nothing seems to be helping and it seems like such a simple problem, a boot image that can't be validated. I am not trying to do anything special with my phone, I am just trying to get it to work. I woke up and it was stuck in this 'AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)' mode. It is very bare bones, not even similar to the screens within videos I have seen. One moment the phone says it's UNLOCKED, the next it's LOCKED.

You are the expert, I am not. I am merely following your directions and they don't seem to be working. I did some outside research, came to a toolkit. Toolkits are great for beginners, especially since they are UI built, are built by someone who knows the area of interest, which makes researching easier and more efficient, but on top of that, it seems to be getting me much farther than your advice, although nothing is successful at this moment.

Here is a little more context into my situation. My phone seems to be recognized by Fastboot, but not ADB (From what I found, fastboot will find devices in fastboot, and adb will find devices functioning normally, don't know how true that is.). In addition, my phone seems to switch from UNLOCKED TO LOCKED after reboots, but can become UNLOCKED again if I push ANY button. Every command I issue (i.e flash bootloader, flash radio, flash system, flash userdata) result in the message, FAILED:remote failure, which I am not sure how to avoid (I have googled, checked these forums, checked other forums and there doesn't seem to be much, if any documentation on the error), but I think it is related to the fact my developer options are turned OFF. My next course of action is to install new drivers (I checked my drivers which are said to be up to date, I also installed google USB driver through the sdk, but now I am going to look into an adb or universal driver?) and attempt to rerun everything successfully.

If you have any other ideas, or don't think its the drivers, feel free to bring it up.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blanco2701:
As a couple of fellows said before, try this:

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota

Flash a FULL OTA from the link above, not a factory image. To flash any OTA you don't need to be unlocked. I think you might be confusing the terms (with the OTA you don't have to flash anything using fastboot)

In the link there are the instructions, it's pretty straight forward and easy if you have the correct drivers installed.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
OTA requires that u can startup into recovery, I cannot :( I can startup fastboot through key combo but when I go to select recovery the green led comes back on and the screen displaying the fastboot options remains static :(

I think the phone freezes because it does not appear to be able to use the battery. though there is a firm battery connection it will not charge or power on without being plugged in. maybe when I select recovery I can quickly unplug and replug the USB and maybe hold the power button to try to simulate a successful reboot.. idk just thinking aloud and working with what I got..
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I also can not start in recovery mode and the OTA requires ADB, which isn't recognizing my device. I have also stated that I have followed those instructions, and nothing resulted from them, except the same messages I have been stating these last few posts.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
I will try this first chance I get later tonight..

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/help/solution-stuck-bootloop-locked-t3053783
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
Listen the ota doesn't get installed through fast boot, you have to select recovery through the fast boot then install the update by pushing it as bootloader does not need to be unlocked!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
Ok, well it seems we are at an impasse. You seem to think I can do something, so I am going to show some pictures of my screen. Its going to be blurry because I had to take it with my computer, so I apologize, but I will elaborate on each picture.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
The first two pictures are when the phone is 'UNLOCKED'. The second two pictures are when the phone is 'LOCKED'. The moment I press anything in 'LOCKED' mode, the little android man goes away, and it becomes the first two pictures. WHENEVER I push a button in 'UNLOCKED' mode, nothing happens, except in the bootloader logs screen says, 'FAILED TO VALIDATE BOOT IMAGE RET -1'. I have done everything on that OTA page in every way possible. It has done me no good.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
Ok, I made a little progress I think. Wugs toolkit allowed me to use TWRP on my phone and ADB is recognizing my phone now. There are a lot of options within TWRP though, so I am going to look through them all for anything relevant. Anything I should keep an extra eye out for?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
If you can use twrp just download a custom ROM to your phone and move it over to SD card and flash it, then you will be able to boot and unlock the bootloader in developer ootions, that is your best bet, if you keep getting force closes after flashing a custom ROM your going to have to do a factory reset from within twrp
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I don't have an SD card, can I move it to the internal storage? And how exactly do I do this? I can't copy/paste anything into the phone (it says the phone doesn't actually exist, even though adb is recognizing it as in recovery) or do I sideload it? When I try to sideload it though, the device disappears (and device manager sees nexus 6 under other devices, but the driver isn't up to date and no drivers seem to work. I've tried the google usb driver with no luck.) and it won't allow me to sideload it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I fixed it. Awwwwww yeaaaaaaa. pyrokamileon, I recommend downloading Wugs toolkit for Nexus 6. This is what allowed me to by pass the fastboot and get to the recovery menu.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
as soon as u said u made progress and were allowed to enter recovery I thought that I would indeed have to try out what u tried! I'm very glad to hear that you were successful! I will definitely try Wugs! :)

---------- Post added at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:27 PM ----------

can I get a link for wugs? it would be convenient if there was a Linux version but I will take what I can get..

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I downloaded the toolkit from the wugfresh website and wow its been installing for at least ten minutes! :( hope I get to try it out today sometime...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I installed it from here: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/toolkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-9-8-t2947452
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankwhite8536:
Good job dude. I see u hung in there even driving some people crazy lol. But it looks like u leaned a lot too.

Frank
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
still stuck

so how exactly did Wug's toolkit help u out? I downloaded it and have used it to do many things with my Nexus 6 including reformat the partitions and install twrp but even with all that once the phone shuts down for reboot it never comes back up. once I am allowed to re enter the bootloader (it is hit or miss while plugged into the computer but pretty consistent when plugged into the wall) it doesn't seem like anything has changed :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I used Wug's toolkit to do a stock recovery. The option for that was within the advanced options and in the top right set of buttons, I think it is labeled as stock recovery as well. It's within a subsection of three buttons, when I get the chance, I can give you a more definitive answer to what option I chose.

The other options didn't allow me to do much either, but as I kept using them, I noticed what each one was doing and permitting me to do. For instance, at any given time, I was in the fastboot mode, so my device was recognized as a fastboot device, but when I tried to push a file, which would open a temporary version TWRP within my phone, my device would be recognized as an ADB device. Although the tools were cool within the toolkit, I don't think many of them could help me since my oem was locked. The only option I could find was to reset my device with the stock recovery option, which was successful. However, nothing on my device seemed to be lost, except pictures and files I downloaded, everything else including contacts and apps were still there.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrokamileon:
I saw that some other Motorola devices were also having issues if the battery was too low to power the device. So I peeled off the back, disconnected the battery and was able to charge it using a cut open USB wire to about 4 v, i believe it was around 3.5 last time i checked (it was at about 2.1 when i first tested it). so now as well as not turning on I am also unable to access the fastboot menu any more! Does anybody have any ideas? also I don't post on forums very much at this point should I open up my own post or on what I should do now?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwertyismypw:
I think it is a new issue, so a new post may be necessary. If I understand you correctly though, you were having the same issue as me, but now its more along the lines of a battery issue?