bb 9650 bold redlight no boot cycle...any help???

**pdred** · 01-05-2011, 05:41 PM

I got my hands on a few salvage phones and one in particular looks brand new...bb 9650 bold...when i insert a juiced up battery or use the power adapter...the redlight cones on for 5 second then off for another 5 second...it continues to do that non stop....no hour glass sign or boot....it does this as when even with out a battery but with the usb cable....I tried to use os loader but, it only catches it for about 15 seconds and then restarts the cycle...I installed the OS and used the loader...IT gets through the first step

Load JVM and system software (check)
wait for device initialization (stuck here,...5 second redlight cycle begins)

am sure someone else might have come across this before...any help would be great...thanks in advance

**iPinkk** · 01-05-2011, 07:35 PM

I've never had to deal with a dead bb, tg, but I can give you this link to see if it may help you in any way.
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How Do I Recover A Dead Blackberry
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Or if someone tried loading an OS & it got interrupted, this may help you:
Blackberry 101 Lecture-How To Reload Operating System On A Nuked Blackberry
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I hope one of these may help you

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

**pdred** · 01-06-2011, 06:15 AM

Still no luck,..the appLoader seems to get stuck while waiting for the device initialization because the blackberry begins the on and off cycle after the first step ---> Load JVM and system software...

**kbz1960** · 01-06-2011, 06:39 AM

Do you have win7? If so try going into your power options and setting your usb ports to never power down.

**bodeb** · 01-06-2011, 07:41 AM

Might these devices have been in the salvage pile becuase they were defective?

**pcgizmo** · 01-06-2011, 07:47 AM

Check the Storm forums, I recall seeing posts about this issue before.

**iPinkk** · 01-06-2011, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by BoDeb

Might these devices have been in the salvage pile becuase they were defective?

mmm. good point-it might not be able to be saved.

**Reed McLay** · 01-06-2011, 09:59 AM

Load JVM and system software (check)
wait for device initialization (stuck here,...5 second redlight cycle begins)
...

That is very encouraging, the Java VM software is being loaded and the Loader software is ready to proceed with the OS install.

You mention seeing LED activity. Have you tried leaving it alone and giving it a full chance to complete the loading process? Don't be concerned about activity, it can take 30 min or more for this step to complete.

**lieman** · 01-06-2011, 10:06 AM

I had an 9630 in a similar reboot cycle that I salvaged by charging overnight, then doing a wipe with JL_Cmder (out of habit with phones I've picked up from other people), then doing a battery pull and firing up Loader.

**njaremka** · 01-06-2011, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by pdred

I got my hands on a few salvage phones and one in particular looks brand new...bb 9650 bold...when i insert a juiced up battery or use the power adapter...the redlight cones on for 5 second then off for another 5 second...it continues to do that non stop....no hour glass sign or boot....it does this as when even with out a battery but with the usb cable....I tried to use os loader but, it only catches it for about 15 seconds and then restarts the cycle...I installed the OS and used the loader...IT gets through the first step

Load JVM and system software (check)
wait for device initialization (stuck here,...5 second redlight cycle begins)

am sure someone else might have come across this before...any help would be great...thanks in advance

if you want to give up on it and get rid of it, i might want to take it off your hands

**pdred** · 01-09-2011, 05:32 PM

I Took it to a cell phone repair shop and they said that they could not recover and there is a possibility one of the lcd's might be bad....when i think about about it...that could be possible...since there is no sign of lcd activity. Only the red flashing light. Anyways..I just might end of selling it as-is...but most would want a give away price ...but again i think they might not know what they are doing...so it still might be a OS issue.

**pdred** · 01-09-2011, 05:37 PM

o that reminds me...the repair shop also told me that the bold 9650 has 3 lcd parts to it..thats why its expensive to replace...hmm,..raised brows....can anyone confirm that?...

**SCrid2000** · 01-09-2011, 10:32 PM

I think I heard something once where that means the board is fried.

**pdred** · 01-10-2011, 06:08 AM

Originally Posted by SCrid2000

I think I heard something once where that means the board is fried.

didn't think about that,...strong possibility...do if was to replace the board...does that mean that i loose the meid number that comes with the phone?...

**lond** · 06-12-2012, 01:47 PM

Hi i just got a bb9650(need to have a noncam so bought it) used it for only 2 days. Den today when i woke up i found that its unable to power on even though it was on full charge yesterday(did not charge it overnight). Tried pulling out the battery and charging it but the screen won't even light up. the only response i get from the phone is the red led light that will light up for a solid 5-20 seconds when i charge the phone or when i insert the battery. going to try charging it overnight tonight and attempting to get a new battery to test with it. Anyone has ever came across this problem please kindly help me out :/ bought it as an export handset so no warranty. Just 2 days only :/ emoz Thanks!

**Napster16** · 06-13-2012, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by lond

Hi i just got a bb9650(need to have a noncam so bought it) used it for only 2 days. Den today when i woke up i found that its unable to power on even though it was on full charge yesterday(did not charge it overnight). Tried pulling out the battery and charging it but the screen won't even light up. the only response i get from the phone is the red led light that will light up for a solid 5-20 seconds when i charge the phone or when i insert the battery. going to try charging it overnight tonight and attempting to get a new battery to test with it. Anyone has ever came across this problem please kindly help me out :/ bought it as an export handset so no warranty. Just 2 days only :/ emoz Thanks!

Never have...Good Luck sorting it out!

**cemotyz09** · 06-15-2012, 10:32 PM

the lcd isn't hard at all to replace i had to do it after water damage got my 9650, theres youtube videos you can find and the lcd off of amazon was only 30 bucks. I knew it was the lcd because even though the screen was really dark i could see the loading bar behind it so i would try to verify it is the lcd because like i said REALLY easy fix