TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

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Please help me ASAP. I really do not want to get a new TI-84+. Can't afford it.

TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 29 Aug 2017 19:03

So, I have just downloaded MirageOS, and worked fine, until I quit out of it. It showed be this glitched screen with a bunch of pixels on and off, numbers, letters, ASCII characters, etc. I have tried removing batteries, draining it of power completely, pressed 2nd+ON, you name it.
And each time I take out the batteries, and putting them back in, it shows me this same screen. I can't even install an OS into it. (2.55 MP)
What do I do? I do not know what this means, but, does this means it is permanently bricked?

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Battlesquid 29 Aug 2017 19:26

Hm, usually the RAM will reset once batteries are taken out. Keep trying to reset it (as there is no reset button for monochrome calculators) and if all goes well, remove MirageOS and use DoorsCS instead. You could also ask this on the Cemetech forums and get a better answer.

Another thing that you might be able to do is to remove MirageOS directly through TI Connect. I believe this will work, but I can't be sure.

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Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Trenly 29 Aug 2017 19:54

I once had this happen to me, and was able to fix it by removing the batteries AND the backup battery. This allowed me to remove mirage from the calculator. I have also heard of other re-installing the OS, removing mirage through TI-Connect, and (very very rarely) using a rom image to extract the OS and essentially re-image the calculator. The reason the last option is very rare is that it requires a very advanced technical knowledge as well as some advanced software. I personally have used a ROM to repair a calculator, but I have heard of people doing it.

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 30 Aug 2017 14:08

I have tried deleting from TI-Connect, but every time I try to connect to my TI-84+, It keeps giving me this dumb error:
Your TI-84 Plus is not responding. Either try to reconnect or try again later.
It will not work! I just looked up, this is what the most recent email response is:

Hm, well, sorry to say, it looks like your calculator is bricked. I mean REALLY bricked. It is so bricked you CAN'T use TI-Connect, Delete ANYTHING using it, install ANY OS. You have just lost ALL of your data forever. Kiss goodbye all your things. Sorry link!

Is this really true? What do you guys think, I surfed the internet, called TI, I do not know what else I am suppost to do. Throw my TI-84+ away? Burn it? What?

Btw, is this a good forum to put this kind of topic in? Don't want to get busted.

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Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Battlesquid 30 Aug 2017 15:12

Your lies grow…
Calculators aren't AI (and can't send you messages) and for the calculator to be anywhere close to sending/receiving email, it would have to be connected to Gossamer w/ CalcNET 2.2. I doubt you know about any of those, so I stand firm in saying that you are lying.

If you meant that TI sent you those responses, this is also a lie, as TI is very professional in handling problems. Once when I had an issue with KnightOS bricking my calc, they gave me advice on how to fix it and advised me to be careful around third-party OS's. They were very polite, and they will continue to be polite.

In addition, the TI 84 Plus will not tell you that it is unresponsive. If anything, TI Connect should be unresponsive, not the calculator.

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Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 31 Aug 2017 14:02

It said that message from TI-CONNECT BATTLE SQUID! AND NO, MY LIES DO NOT GROW!!

Now everybody thinks I LIE NOW?! What "nice" people you ARE!

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Trenly 31 Aug 2017 14:06

Im sorry, but Battlesquid is correct on this one. TI would have never sent you an email with that wording as they always have been and always will be very formal and respectful

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 31 Aug 2017 14:33

Omg, IT WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE FROM TI-CONNECT!
NOT BY EMAIL!
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| Your TI-84 Plus is not responding. |
|Either try to reconnect or try again later.|
| |
| [OK] |
| |
| |
| |

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NONE OF YOU GUYS ARE LISTENING!

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Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Trenly 31 Aug 2017 16:53

Pretty sure you said email…

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 31 Aug 2017 20:12

WHATEVER! YOU GUYS ARE SO FLIPPING RUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Myles_Zadok 31 Aug 2017 21:17

If you don't like how 'rude' we are, you can always leave the site…

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Trenly 31 Aug 2017 21:25

This is getting out of hand. I simply pointed out the exact point that Battlesquid was trying to point out, and I provide evidence of that. I do not feel that I was in any way rude or disrespectful but rather that you misunderstood.

As a side note; If this thread continues to stay off topic, I will be forced to lock it.

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Myles_Zadok 31 Aug 2017 21:41

Trenly, just go ahead and lock it. I doubt anyone has anything meaningful that they want to contribute at this point.

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

(account deleted) 01 Sep 2017 13:04

What is the point of asking for help if mainly you guys always argue?! NO POINT AT ALL!

Re: TI-84 Plus frozen screen error

Myles_Zadok 01 Sep 2017 16:15

See, this is why I wanted this thread locked…