htc 8x boot loop

[joashkimeto]

I have the same problem and it really frustrates me! Can someone help?my phone reboots like 10 times a day, on a bad day....

 

[Michele Vitali]

Hello, I have more or less the same problem, when I put in charge flashes for a few seconds then vibrates and switches off. I tried various combinations of keys but nothing. It is limited to flash, and only sometimes the yellow light changes in intensity. If I plug my HTC8s the PC is detected as a disk from 2 ghz. I tried it with the latest version of Windows Phone Recovery Tool 2.1.1 but nothing happens. What can I do? help me please I'm desperate and at the time I can not buy a new phone.

 

[arandomhero]

I know this topic is old but I thought I'd give my fix since this has happened to me a bunch of times since I've had my 8X.

Got caught in the endless reboot where it only shows the white HTC screen and then starts over. This has worked for me a few times:
Continuously click the power button while the phone keeps rebooting itself. Eventually it will go to a black screen (When the black screen shows up I keep clicking the power button just to be safe) and then it will boot up normally.

Hope this helps someone else!

 

[Lucas Geuna]

It is a hardware problem.
Lock buttons gets full of dirt, and it stays pressed.
The only solution is to press repeatedly... or to pull it out a little with something.
I sent mine to Service.

You may experience another sinthome... when you press Vol Up you get a screenshot. Thats cause lock button is pressed.

Hope helps someone.

 

[GrantFulton589]

hi there ok i found a solution you need to take the cover off and the plug in the charger because a button is stuck

there is only 2 screws you need to unscrew and boob it works

 

[hammad ali3]

how you got your 8x fixed ???

 

[KitKatChristensen]

I know this is an old thread but I recently bought a refurbished HTC 8X and just yesterday my phone started doing this same thing. It would buzz to turn on show the HTC load screen and then turn off. My incredibly smart husband was able to open the case (there are videos on youtube that show how to do this) and then pulled out the power button cable ribbon. My phone then turned off completely -which I had not been able to do before- Then when I plugged it in to the charger (still without the ribbon) it turned on normally. *Note: any Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 phone will turn on when plugged in* Apparently the ribbon shorted out and it was if I were repeatedly pressing the power button. From what I can see the power button ribbon is especially susceptible to water damage. Even the tiny bit that got in there from my 8 month old putting it in her mouth once was able to damage it. I ordered a replacement power button cable ribbon from Ebay for about $4.00 and now my phone is working perfectly.

I hope this helps anyone who may still have a similar problem!

 

[xandros9]

I know this is an old thread but I recently bought a refurbished HTC 8X and just yesterday my phone started doing this same thing. It would buzz to turn on show the HTC load screen and then turn off. My incredibly smart husband was able to open the case (there are videos on youtube that show how to do this) and then pulled out the power button cable ribbon. My phone then turned off completely -which I had not been able to do before- Then when I plugged it in to the charger (still without the ribbon) it turned on normally. *Note: any Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 phone will turn on when plugged in* Apparently the ribbon shorted out and it was if I were repeatedly pressing the power button. From what I can see the power button ribbon is especially susceptible to water damage. Even the tiny bit that got in there from my 8 month old putting it in her mouth once was able to damage it. I ordered a replacement power button cable ribbon from Ebay for about $4.00 and now my phone is working perfectly.

I hope this helps anyone who may still have a similar problem!

Thanks for putting in the effort to throw that up here! I know people like you writing posts like that certainly saved my bacon a few times when I was a kid.