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Firstly i would like to say hello and happy new year.
Now to the point,
Yesterday I dropped my phone in the snow and it got a bit wet
I assumed it would be ok.
Few mins after this a received a call and couldn't hear the caller so i suspected that there was water in the receiver so i took my phone apart and tried to dry it out (even though i couldn't see any water in it)
The thing is when i put the phone back together it came to the bootloader and said no image file on a gray screen
I assumed that it was looking for a Dreaimg.nbh file
I put one on my sdcard and attempted to recover the device.
This looked to have worked initially but when i restarted the phone i was presented with a bootloader screen again with the red, green and blue bands saying "serial0".
I assumed that the device was looking for a ROM and couldn't find it so it took me back to the bootloader.
I went online and downloaded a rc8 update.zip
I restarted the phone again and went in to recovery mode (where you update with the update.zip) pressed "alt+l" then Alt+w and then alt+s to flash with my latest update. and tried to reflash the phone from recovery by pressing Alt+s this seemed to work initially but failed after the 2nd restart the process went like this.
Turn on phone press home key
I get a triangle ! and a phone so pressed Alt+l (to bring up the options)
pressed Alt+w to wipe the phone
pressed Alt+s to apply the update.zip
waited,
phone said it was done and press Home+back to reboot.
when i pressed Home+Back before the phone rebooted a message came up saying that it was flashing the radio (is this normal)
Phone rebooted to the G1 screen ]
Then on to a screen with the Microchip on it with a yellow and orange arrow stayed on there for a while and then rebooted again to the g1 screen then on to a screen with a status bar and a package with an arrow within a second the phone reboots and we go back to the bootloader.
This is all my phone will do
Please can some one help me with this I am an IT professional but this has me beat.
Thanks in advance Emove
I am stuck with the same issue. This happened a day after i split some soda on keyboard.
The G1 is auto powering in fastboot mode even though the camera button isnt stuck.
Sometimes I manage to turn on the phone it works fine until it has the problem again and it drains the battery.
Mine in other respects is fine I was hopeing that my problem was fixable but no one has replied with any real comments that may help so i suspect that that no one knows what the problem is.
I would suspect that you have a short somewhere on the board. Soft drinks leave a residue on the PCB when they dry so maybe thats your problem.
your options are to deal with it as it is.. have it cleaned professionaly (t-mobile/htc) or if your brave/stupid like me try and service it your self. cleaning with alcohol should do it no harm if its already on its way out.
i do have the service manual if you need it.
so... this morning i noticed that trackball isn't functioning... i could move it in any direction and press it, but nothing happened... so i tried to reboot and now it keeps going into fastboot (as it's always pressed)
now, since i'm not anywhere near any of "supported" countries, sending it to back to htc is not an option... is there anything i can do to override going into fastboot and to boot it normally (i don't usually use trackball, i don't really care if it's working, i just want to boot)
can you select to boot normally from fastboot? or hboot
nope...i can't move selection while in fastboot... i'm pressing vol+- but nothing happens... probably because it thinks trackball is pressed all the time...
I had the same thing happen with my power button. I had to send the phone back to be repaired and it took almost two weeks.
I don't know if anything has been posted yet but I remember someone saying the N1 has the same trackball as one of the blackberries. Maybe there is a guide on swapping them or even just disassembling it to clean.
well... sending it back (from serbia to usa) is definitely not an option, partly because it would probably take at least month to get it back, partly because i don't want to risk having to pay duty&tax when it comes back.
disassembling, however, is an option, and i will do it if no one has better idea
thanks for replies anyway...
alt+64 said:
so... this morning i noticed that trackball isn't functioning... i could move it in any direction and press it, but nothing happened... so i tried to reboot and now it keeps going into fastboot (as it's always pressed)
now, since i'm not anywhere near any of "supported" countries, sending it to back to htc is not an option... is there anything i can do to override going into fastboot and to boot it normally (i don't usually use trackball, i don't really care if it's working, i just want to boot)
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When you press it does it make the clicking noise? if it doesn't, replacing the trackball wont fix your issue. The trackball popple that registers the click when a short is made is depressed fully and is always making a short. you either have to rebend this popple or replace it entirely. You need something similar to this
When you press it does it make the clicking noise?
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yes it does... click, feedback... everything is exactly the same as it was...
btw... i'm at home now, so i connected it to usb and managed to boot with "fastboot reboot"... problem is that it boots into safe mode (i guess it does it if you hold trackball during whole boot process) so i cant open any 3rd party apps which makes it kinda unusable...
btw2... scrolling with trackball is working normally.. clicking does not
i guess ill take it apart and try to disconnect trackball completely..
any last thoughts before disassembling?
some witchcraft happened today, and my trackball is kinda working now, but phone keeps booting to safe mode...
taking battery out for 2 minutes, as some suggested, didn't help, and neither did holding trackball while booting... any other idea?
did you try factory reset?
yes... no luck...
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
First, stop powering it on, as that will just make things worse. Put the thing in a bag of dry rice, then try again in 24 hours.
firoz3321 said:
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
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Put in the rice for 3 days to moist it out... Or brown sugar...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA CYANOGENMOD!
OH. Ok.
what about the SAFE MODE thing ?
EDIT:
Ok
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/4885-safe-mode-reboot.html
So i think the MENU key is the problem of that
I will try your method thank you bigmout and DaxElectro
firoz3321 said:
OH. Ok.
what about the SAFE MODE thing ?
EDIT:
Ok
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/4885-safe-mode-reboot.html
So i think the MENU key is the problem of that
I will try your method thank you bigmout and DaxElectro
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try that method... I had the same problem with my other phone, but it when to emergency mode...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA CYANOGENMOD!
Still i am getting the SAFE MODE
cant get the NORMAL Boot
some is pressed. i mean sort of shorted.
When i enter the Recovery Mode, as soon as i enter the Recovery (RAmon) it reboots. because the REBOOT is the first option in the RAmon recovery.
Is there any way to boot the mobile in normal mode ??
Please help
I have the exact same problem. it's because the trackball is shorted. Try cleaning that, it might help, though with mine it didnt, I will have to get it repaired.
I cant post the link, but there's a poster (Luque07) on nexusoneforum.net, who did get it repaired himself:
Exclamation Stuck in Safe Mode on N1
There is another thread named "Stuck in Safe Mode" but I decided not to hijack that one. I dropped my phone into a fountain (Don't ask-->painful memory). I did the hair dryer thing and the bag of rice thing to dry it out. My phone is dry but now it boots only into Safe Mode. I've googled everything and apparently the world says, "Send it back to HTC". There are a couple of reasons why that isn't feasible for me.
1. I'm not in the US at the moment and won't be back home for a few months
2. It's now water damaged.
Does anyone know how to get out of safe mode? Google doesn't even document safe mode.
When you're in safe mode, you can't do anything. You can add an account to check your email and calendar but your sim card won't work. Only wifi mode works. You can't install any new programs (they say they are installed but won't appear on the menu and can't be run).
If I reboot the phone it ends up at the bootloader and I can't use the volume keys to move around and the power button doesn't work. The trackball doesn't work in recovery mode either.
I was able to get it into my clockworkmod recovery mode once and tried a restore from a backup but it didn't work. I haven't been able to get it into clockworkmod recovery since then.
I'm on CM7 nightlies build#37 with my N1. Any help would be appreciated. I've tried the following:
1. Pressing trackball while booting
2. Vol up while booting.
3. Vol down while booting
4. Nandroid restore (can't repeat because I can no longer access recovery).
5. Clear Storage (Hard Reset)
6. Reset from within Settings.
7. Cold booting after leaving battery out.
8. Innumerable battery pulls.
NVM. I figured out how to get out of safe mode. Apparently, I didn't hold down the Volume Up button long enough. For those unfortunate enough to experience this issue, here are is the possible reasons why you ended up here and the resolution:
Causes:
As near as I can determine, on the N1, the cause is due to water damage to the trackball which causes a continuous short. Basically, the trackball acts as if you are pressing down on it. Pressing on the trackball & menu key while booting initiates Safe Mode.
Resolution:
1. After making sure your device is 100% dry (try putting it in a bag of rice. Rice is a great dessicant). Press & roll the trackball with an absorbent lint-free cloth (I used a small shamwow). Do this for a few minutes until you are sure you've removed all possible liquid.
2. Put your battery back in and boot. If it boots to the bootloader and you can't get out, pull the battery and wait for 15 minutes. Put the battery back and you should be able to boot to safe mode.
3. If you reboot and safe mode comes back up, power down (off) your N1 using the power button then while holding the volume up key, press the power button again. DO NOT LET GO OF THE VOLUME KEY! This is critical. You have to hold the volume up key until the initial X of the bootloader disappears and you get the startup animation. Once the animation appears, you can let go.
You should now be in regular boot mode. If not, pull the battery, hold Volume up and put the battery in and press the power button. Make sure you keep the volume key pressed.
YMMV and I believe the above stuff only works on the N1 as I have seen other sequences for other phones posted elsewhere.
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i am still stuck in safe mode
I tried all tricks.
Please help.
I disassembled the mobile like 70% and saw no water or moisture inside. I was scared to remove the mother Board from inside. so again assemble it back.
Am getting Safe mode then soon it reboots into safe mode and repeats forever.
If i pres Volume key and power button i am getting RECOVERY mode, is it coincidence ?
After continuous 10 hour struggle i finally booted in.
If i restart my mobile it will again repeat i am sure. Because The track ball is the problem
How i logged in:
After many hours of research and trials i finally realised that the track ball is in SHORT mode. So i noticed in the recovery menu that if i hard press the track ball it is releasing the circuit.
So while booting i gave the track ball one shot ( a hit).
Then after i got the 'X' i hard pressed and holded the Track Ball. (it was very painful to hold so long) finally i got in.
Hope this track ball gets fine with time.
Thank u all for guiding me through...
Sent from my Nexus One
firoz3321 said:
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
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Late info now but best thing is put it in a ziplock bag of rice, cheap minute rice, because it absorbs moisture. If you have any packs of dessicant (they come packed in electronics boxes and say "DO NOT EAT" on them) that will help too.
You should never use a hair dryer, not because of the heat, but because you are not drying the device, you are blowing the moisture in further and doing more damage.
And last, don't power it on until it has thoroughly dried, that prevents shorts and more damage.
Hope the trackball comes back for you!
I dropped my N1 in the toilet! We're not talking about a little moisture like some rain...Mine SUBMERGED!
When I took it out, you could visibly see water in the screen, that's how bad it was.
At this point I had nothing to lose, so I found a dis-assembly video on youtube and took mine completely apart and used napkins to dry it out (there were small and tiny areas of pooled droplets that would've taken DAYS, if not WEEKS for rice to dry out!) the best I could. I then left it in pieces overnight.
The next day I put it back together and it WORKED!!
I should note that during my drying out everything with the paper napkins, I also took the trackball assembly out and dried that out thoroughly.
Lastly, if you've got a persistent short, then I think you've got one of those little pools of water that takes a LONG time to sit in rice to dry it out. If you didn't want to go the route of taking your phone apart (it's NOT all that easy and you do need very tiny tools) I'd recommend going to a craft store and buying some desiccant (whether in the packets or loose) and enclose your phone in a bag or container with that stuff for a WEEK to make sure you really dry your phone out...The desiccant should do a better job of drying-out than regular rice.
Good luck!
Hi, been trying this for a long time now. I need, for warranty purposes, to return back to stock from nand android. Unfortunately i can't get to bootloader, the tri-color screen. My phone boots directly to Magldr. My phone on/off key is broken and i need it to get to the tri-color bootloader.
My question is, if there's any way i can get the stock winmo 6.5 rom flashed from magldr. USB Flasher, or by CWM, NAND Toolkit, or any other trick so that i can get it to repair?? PLEASE BEFORE ANSWERING NOTE THAT I CAN'T GET TO BOOTLOADER, I DON'T HAVE ON/OFF KEY AND THAT KEY IS NEEDED TO GET TO TRICOLOR SCREEN
My microphone is failling and the hard keys also... need them fixed.
Thanks.
You don't need the on/off keys to go into the bootloader, just the volume down rocker.
Press & hold it, then boot up the device.
Tried it a million times... it's a no go!!! It doesn't work, try it on your HD2, push the volume down and reboot the phone by taking the battery out and back in, or by pushing the reset button. That the only way i can reboot my phone. You need to shortly press the on/off button to get to bootloader.
Okay, try to install Android. After that, from within Android reboot your phone using "Reboot" option . And while it is rebooting, keep the volume down button held.
]P.S[ I just tried rebooting from within android, and then holding the volume down, WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE POWER BUTTON and it went directly to the bootloader. Are you sure your volumes are working ?
You have MAGLDR installed. Power off your phone and connect charger with Vol. down button pressed. Your phone will start in bootloader.
I guess my volume keys must be down too... they work on magldr, they work on android but i can't seem to replicate what you guys are saying. But there's no way i can do this from usb flasher inside magldr?? or inside cwm?? or with nand toolkit?? without having to be in bootloader?
Those are some solutions I have been able to gather from various threads, with the same problem :
Solution #1 :
jonas2295 said:
Okay try this :
Remove battery,
With left hand press and hold volume down,
With the other hand you put the battery back in and press AND hold the power button, so power and volume pressed and hold, wait until you see the bootloader.
This will work (at least it worked on my phone 1min ago)
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
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Solution #2 :
Marvlesz said:
Some times, Bent Battery Pins can cause unpredictable issues (However, I have not seen one like this.).
You may want to check your battery pins, straighten them delicately if they are (even a little) bent.
You could try sd card flash method?
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Solution #3 :
mootmetal said:
this us happenin to me all the time ..so if i want to access boot loader i need to wait 2 mn after shuttind down the phone ...if i try befor 2 mn it gos to magldr and no bootloader ...
i read befor that someone had the same issue and he had to wait about 3 or 4 hours instead of 2 mn i wait
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Solution #4 : (This answers your question in the post above, + I think this is the solution that will solve your issue)
T-Macgnolia said:
No no no no no and NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is nothing in MAGLDR that can make your HD2 go into bootloader. The only this.g that can get you into the bootloader besides the external hardware buttons is the bootloader.exe that can be run from inside Windows Mobile. It can only be run from inside Windows Mobile. MAGLDR is a custom bootloader that runs after the HSPL bootloader and has no way of communicating with the HSPL bootloader.
At the OP, you may have a faulty volume button ribbon that is causing you not to be able to boot into the bootloader. Check out this thread you will see what I mean. Read post #10
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Solution #5 :
bambuchko said:
I had the same problem ...
I could not enter the bootmanager in android brief button press to end a call, we moved the menu to shut down, reset, etc, the same menu that appears when you hold down the button longer to stop calling ...
This defect appeared to me after I lay HD2 due to large changes in ambient temperature ...
After a few days of research, opening, drying I removed the defect, so I pulled out and cleaned the keys below the screen (Home, Menu, Back, red and green) and wipe the foil that these pressures are the same buttons ...
My HD2 has been working for 2 weeks with no errors
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If none of the above solved your problem, then .. I guess .. Houston, we have a problem.
Sources of the solutions :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326713
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240295
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=899628
P.S : Read through them, I may have missed something .. and I didn't read the last one thoroughly, read it yourself.
DISCLAIMER:
I do not own any of the previously mentioned solutions. All rights reserved to their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended.
It seems my phone has a little more problems than i tought. I got another HD2 with a broken digitizer,but i can reproduce what you are saying about the volume key down,no need of on/off button. I guess i have to get the courage to open up the beast.
Thanks for all your help guys.
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by the way, it's not possible either to flash radio also if i can't get to bootloader??
flashing with fastboot, and .img files and what not is just for android based devices right??
Correct.
If you can't get to the bootloader, you can't flash anything.
Fastboot is only for Android.
I understand that if you are getting the phone serviced directly by HTC, they won't have a problem with you having Android on it. Buy, if you are going through your service provider, that may be a problem.
good luck
I've been to HTC service. They didn't repaired the phone claiming that there was a non original software on the phone and there was water between the digitizer and the screen. Even though none of the stickers were showing red or pink or other color than white.
In fact there is something trapped inside but it may be alcohol. I had an accident with the phone on a boat. Got wet by a wave and it must have gotten to the phone too that was inside my "purse" (it's a man purse ok?!? those bags that we guys use to carry stuff!!). I didn't noticed and instead of taking the battery at once i tried to turn on the phone... all hell brake loose. I then toke the batt of, and let it rest for a couple of days. Then burried it in rice to absorb the moisture. Then read that alcohol could "push" the water out, and splashed some near the hard keys because they didn't work and i thought that may have been salt water, or salt crystals blocking my keys.
Concluding, the phones works with a few limitations. The only keys that work right is the call and the windows keys and volume keys. And my microphone doesn't work right too. People can only barely hear if i speak directly to it and shout, and still they hear me in the bottom of a well.
I've bought another HD2 on ebay, with a cracked digitizer. Was thinking of maybe taking it for parts, since mine is in mint condition. But i might replace it's digitizer and repair the two phones. I'm only affraid to open it up because it looks very, very difficult.
Thanks anyway for all your support.
Hello, i´m an electrician and i have an idea.
Important is to dry it completely before put the Battery in.
I have opened some "normal" earlier Cellphones (not Touchscreen Phones) and cleaned it with distilled water.
It seems to be impossible to get the functions of the Hardkeys back without open your Phone.
You may try to flush out the corner of the hardkeys with distilled water to remove possible contamination with crystals or minerals that could cause block the keys.
I remain this would be the last chance before opening the phone.
i can not say what happens when you do this, normaly the componets have no problem with water, only the microphone and the cable connection can hold the moisture for a long time.
I hope i could have helped you with this idea. Please be careful it will be a risk the Digitizer is also in the bottom right corner.
if you don´t want to take the risk bring your phone to a independent (not HTC or Service Provider) Phone doctor.
excuse my bad english
Olli
My samsung Focus is about 1.5 years old.. I plan to switch carriers at the end my of contract since AT&T is giving me lots of dropped call at the new place we moved to.. The phone is obviously out of warranty, so I am looking to see if I can fix it myself.
The power button on my Samsung focus is behaving very funny lately. When I hit the power button with the phone awake, it thinks I did a "long press" of the power button and shows me the shutdown pull-down image! If I pull-up the image, the phone still reboots...
If I press the power button when the phone screen is OFF, instead of turning on the phone, it again shows the pull-down image, and the same behavior ensues - regardless of what direction I pull the image in, it shuts down the phone.
Some things I have already tried:
I have tried a hard-reset (camera+volume+power, and format the device), but the behavior continues.
I have removed my SD Card (I am using the AT&T approved one), performed hard reset, and problem continues
I have tried a different battery (from my wife's focus), and problem continues
At this point, I am guessing that most likely, the power button connector is loose.. but I am not 100% sure.. Any suggestions on things to try?
Seems like the spring in the power button is gone. I suggest when you want to press it, lean the phone to the right (with the power button towards the ground) so when you press it, gravity helps popping it back.
Or replace the power button.
EnderPsp said:
Seems like the spring in the power button is gone. I suggest when you want to press it, lean the phone to the right (with the power button towards the ground) so when you press it, gravity helps popping it back.
Or replace the power button.
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Tried the first trick... didn't seem to help..
Any tips on where I can find a replacement power button and how I can replace it?
See my response here (and the thread referenced in my second reply). Seems to be one of the issues that appear in time... And in another case it was the battery...
EnderPsp said:
See my response here (and the thread referenced in my second reply). Seems to be one of the issues that appear in time... And in another case it was the battery...
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Thanks EnderPsp!
I have ordered a new battery for now to see if it helps.. its a non-OEM battery off eBay.. Don't want to spend too much without knowing if that is indeed the problem..
I can't find a power button replacement part anywhere... I went over the video and the instructions to reach the power button housing does not seem very bad.. definitely do-able if I can find a replacement part..
walletless said:
Thanks EnderPsp!
I have ordered a new battery for now to see if it helps.. its a non-OEM battery off eBay.. Don't want to spend too much without knowing if that is indeed the problem..
I can't find a power button replacement part anywhere... I went over the video and the instructions to reach the power button housing does not seem very bad.. definitely do-able if I can find a replacement part..
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The button itself is plastic (you can find some on ebay), and I don't know how it works, actually (If it's a spring or otherwise).
I suggest you watch a take apart guide and maybe, just maybe it's just dirt, which you can clean.
You'll know more and afterwards please share the result with us.
EnderPsp said:
The button itself is plastic (you can find some on ebay), and I don't know how it works, actually (If it's a spring or otherwise).
I suggest you watch a take apart guide and maybe, just maybe it's just dirt, which you can clean.
You'll know more and afterwards please share the result with us.
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And now its completely gone... the power button won't respond at all.. the phone has been shut all day. If I take the battery out and put it back in, the SAMSUNG logo shows up for a few seconds and then the phone turns off again.. No way to turn it back ON using the power key..
I sat down to open the circuit yesterday only to realize that I don't have a #000 screwdriver... the smallest one I have is #00 which is too big for the 7 screws that hold the back panel
Off to Grainger today to see if I can find a 000 driver.. It can't get any worse now, so might as well open the phone!
Sure thing - I will update the post later with what I find...
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And now its completely gone... the power button won't respond at all.. the phone has been shut all day. If I take the battery out and put it back in, the SAMSUNG logo shows up for a few seconds and then the phone turns off again.. No way to turn it back ON using the power key..
I sat down to open the circuit yesterday only to realize that I don't have a #000 screwdriver... the smallest one I have is #00 which is too big for the 7 screws that hold the back panel
Off to Grainger today to see if I can find a 000 driver.. It can't get any worse now, so might as well open the phone!
Sure thing - I will update the post later with what I find...
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You didn't say if the same happens with the wall charger connected.
Now, If you're going out, try and drop near a phone shop. Ask them if they can help you test with one of their batteries, either for a Focus i917 or from a Galaxy S i9000
Good luck mate.
Dang i thought i was the only one with this issue...
Mine started acting up about 3 weeks ago and it was seriously annoying especially when driving. I would press the lock button to change songs, but it thinks i did a long-press and does the "slide down to power off" thing. Even if i swipe up, the phone would switch off.
Then today, i take my phone out my pocket to send a text and find it's powered off. Won't even switch on now
Ender:
Plugging the phone in does NOTHING. The screen remains black.
Reinserting the battery causes the SAMSUNG logo to appear on-screen but again, goes black after 4-5 seconds.
Holding down the power/lock button has no effect, it's unresponsive.
I'm so pissed off this is happening 6 months before my contract is up. -_-
Don't know what else to say... I hope you still have warranty?
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Don't know what else to say... I hope you still have warranty?
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Not extended no... :/
I've managed to get it into "download mode" now though, and my laptop recognises it as "SAMSUNG CDMA Technologies"... Huh?
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If i have it plugged into my laptop,
hold vol down, power, and camera while inserting the battery i get to the hard reset screen. But then that disappears in the same 4-5 second window.
Ok, it's working again... I left the battery out for a few hours (literaly about 3), then pressed hard on the power button, and placed it (the battery) back in the phone.
Let it turn on and then back off by itself, then pressed hard on the power button.
pressed the button normally, and it booted up no issues. So far works fine.
I expect this issue is partly the power button, and something else unknown
EnderPsp said:
You didn't say if the same happens with the wall charger connected.
Now, If you're going out, try and drop near a phone shop. Ask them if they can help you test with one of their batteries, either for a Focus i917 or from a Galaxy S i9000
Good luck mate.
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Yes' same thing with wall power. New battery arrived and did not help. Went to a local cellphone repair and the guy said main board needs replacement.. he suggested to buy another phone since repair will be more expensive.. he said that he needs to remove soldering on the board reinforce an auxillary power button battery and resolder it in.. no guarantees and will cost atleast $150
Jfran71 said:
Ok, it's working again... I left the battery out for a few hours (literaly about 3), then pressed hard on the power button, and placed it (the battery) back in the phone.
Let it turn on and then back off by itself, then pressed hard on the power button.
pressed the button normally, and it booted up no issues. So far works fine.
I expect this issue is partly the power button, and something else unknown
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Lucky you!! This seems like a common problem with several Samsung phones based on a quick google search
Also bummed that this happened with 6 months remaining ...Now I am somewhat stuck since I want to switch from AT&T due to call issues with several months remaining.. and dont want to buy one till wp8 is out...
Just for fun... I am going to find a 000 screwdriver and try to re-jig the power button.. nothing to loose with the phone refusing to start anyway!
For what it's worth, my power button had been getting increasingly creaky over the course of the last few months, and although not sticking, was requiring ever more pressure to operate. Also, the sound of rusty bedsprings every time I went to use my phone was getting somewhat embarrassing.
I found the sturdiest piece of paper that I could wedge in between the button and the rest of the phone, put a bit of PB Blaster on the paper, and wedged the paper in. The button has since been as good as the day I took the phone out of the box for a couple of months now.
*Edit: Should probably mention that the paper isn't supposed to stay in there - it was just used to apply the lube without soaking the phone.
Jfran71 said:
Ok, it's working again... I left the battery out for a few hours (literaly about 3), then pressed hard on the power button, and placed it (the battery) back in the phone.
Let it turn on and then back off by itself, then pressed hard on the power button.
pressed the button normally, and it booted up no issues. So far works fine.
I expect this issue is partly the power button, and something else unknown
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So its working completely fine now? No issues? I'll try that but im not hopeful.
I've been having the same issue, started yesterday. There appears to be no issues with the actual button itself, it doesnt appear to get stuck or anything to cause this, even without the external shell and just compressing the sensor itself.
walletless, you said that you tried reformatting it and everything? Damn. I was expecting it to be a software issue. I'll mess with the button mechanism a bit and see if theres anything weird with it
Phone is dead
re-jigging and cleaning around power button did not help.. I ended up ordering a chinese knock-off of HTC Note instead
Does any have this problem, but on a normal stock rom?
I was thinking it might be just custom roms, I don't think that would have anything to do with it
Its worth a shot though
titanhydro said:
Does any have this problem, but on a normal stock rom?
I was thinking it might be just custom roms, I don't think that would have anything to do with it
Its worth a shot though
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My phone died last month. I only installed updates that came through Zune up to 7.5. I went into AT&T and they told me too bad because it was out of warranty. I called Samsung, and they wanted me to 'volume down, camera, power' reset my phone, which didn't work. Samsung told me to send it to them for $70 because I was out of warranty.
Instead I entered a developer competition for a Lumia 800 and won. Now I just have a dead focus, and a new 800. I'd still be interested if anyone finds out a way to fix the focus problem.