Database Users

Problems with 2,5 year old Samsung Galaxy S

Hello guys, I have the following problems with my galaxy s. For 2 days now I am having the problem that the phone while working fine, suddenly reboots and my baseband is gone. I am getting baseband unknown in status.
With no baseband working it constantly reboots every 2/3 minutes. Sometimes it fixes itself and I am having the baseband again. Sometimes not and I try to flash the software (CM9 or CM10), or just the modem. Also tried to copy the efs folder. Nothing seems to work though. I just have to be lucky that it fixes itself after a reboot.
Does anybody experience the same problems?
*** update
the problem seems to get fixed once you plug into the power line to charge it. do you think it is the battery?

Have you tried flashing everything from beginning again? So GB via Odin, CM9 twice, afterwards CM10 (or keep 9)?
Maybe it's due to the battery, don't know.My phone is now 2 years old and I already replaced the battery 6 months ago, lol

i would also recommend you flashing stock GB version via ODIN and start form there. i could always solve every problem by going back to GB.
if it's the battery you should try out another one if you can.

I have this problem too, the only way to get back to normal is to flash back samsung ROM, problem occurs with all cm10 versions !!
Did you solve it?

I will ask here,because I don`t want to open new thread for this.I have one SGS on repair but I can`t use usb because my pc can`t recognize the phone(unknown device).I have right drivers installed.There`s no recovery on the phone too,only download mode.If I wanna charge it,battery animation only starts and then restart.If I wanna turn it on,Samsung logo and then Devil kernel animation is shown and then phone restarts.Any idea? Thanks

zviki said:
Any idea? Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Different solutions for USB connection problems and bootloops. look in My Android Solutions
But First powerdown, pull out Battery, SIM CARD, and EXT.SD card, press power button for a minute, than powerup without SIM and Ext.SD Card

BlueEyes99 said:
Hello guys, I have the following problems with my galaxy s. For 2 days now I am having the problem that the phone while working fine, suddenly reboots and my baseband is gone. I am getting baseband unknown in status.
With no baseband working it constantly reboots every 2/3 minutes. Sometimes it fixes itself and I am having the baseband again. Sometimes not and I try to flash the software (CM9 or CM10), or just the modem. Also tried to copy the efs folder. Nothing seems to work though. I just have to be lucky that it fixes itself after a reboot.
Does anybody experience the same problems?
*** update
the problem seems to get fixed once you plug into the power line to charge it. do you think it is the battery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are trying to copy your EFS folder and it does not work - are you using a micro-SD card in your phone. If you are then doing a simple backup will save your EFS as part of the backup and you can have it saved on your microSD card also known as your external sd
---------- Post added at 12:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:13 AM ----------
zviki said:
I will ask here,because I don`t want to open new thread for this.I have one SGS on repair but I can`t use usb because my pc can`t recognize the phone(unknown device).I have right drivers installed.There`s no recovery on the phone too,only download mode.If I wanna charge it,battery animation only starts and then restart.If I wanna turn it on,Samsung logo and then Devil kernel animation is shown and then phone restarts.Any idea? Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That happened to me early on when i started to install custom roms - I did a search on the web for Samsung drivers and installed that and have never had a problem since.

BlueEyes99 said:
*** update
the problem seems to get fixed once you plug into the power line to charge it. do you think it is the battery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you know anyone with the same phone whose battery you could borrow just for testing (SGS or SGS Plus)? I had a battery related problem with constant reboots, BUT in my case the battery level dropped from 80 to under 5 and that caused the reboots. My battery had also swollen a bit.

Experienced same issues until I replaced the battery
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

Charius said:
Do you know anyone with the same phone whose battery you could borrow just for testing (SGS or SGS Plus)? I had a battery related problem with constant reboots, BUT in my case the battery level dropped from 80 to under 5 and that caused the reboots. My battery had also swollen a bit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should be glad your phone didn't explode.

Hi
I am experiencing the same problem.. my battery is working properly and
Its giving good back up.. I don't know how to solve the issue.
Now i am using jelly bean by semaphone.. please give me some suggestions to
Resolve the issue.. n how can i install samsung drivers in hhe device
Thank you

[Q] Nexus 4 Picture Copy Problem

Hi guys , I've got a problem with my Nexus 4. Basically whenever I try to copy over my pictures using the standard MTP method It'll crash and say my device isn't responding or not compatible to transfer with my PC. When I first got my phone it was all fine but recently it's given me these problems. Even if I use the PTP method still crashes. I'm running Kitkat 4.4.2 with Franco's Kernel and everything else is stock.
Any solutions?
Thanks

Sprint LG G2, home key not working, screen not locking, no notifications

I recently updated to KitKat OTA a few days ago, I flashed the hotspot mod (although it didn't work) And I have TWRP installed. Aside from that I haven't touched any system files. The home button does nothing, it flashes and causes the phone to vibrate upon press but doesn't actually DO anything. I am not getting any notifications at all, my phone will vibrate but the notifications will not appear. Also, I have it set to lock with a PIN. But it doesn't lock, I'll lock it, wait, unlock it and it won't ask for the pin it'll just be right where it was when I locked it. Please could someone help me? It was working fine earlier, except the Play Store kept giving "No connection" so I restarted my phone and then all of these issues arose. Please could someone help me?
Edit: considering trying a factory reset through the settings, would this be safe considering I am rooted with TWRP installed?
Edit2: I'm trying to flash a stock Jellybean image using LG Flash tool. But the tutorial is telling me I need to go into device manager and set the COM port to 41. The problem is device manager isn't showing any com ports at all. I have the drivers installed and they worked fine before all this happened. The computer also doesn't recognize the phone's internal storage. Could I try flashing it without setting the COM port? Or could someone help me set it?
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

After installing the the hotspot mod it didn't work and issues started arising so my question is did you remove the mod after you knew it didn't work? Also about you flashing stock, there is no way to do it without switching the com port to 41, if you don't change it the flash fails at around 49% or so, have you tried switching usb ports?
Sent from LG-G2 D800 on AEONFLEX 4.4.2

XxZombiePikachu said:
After installing the the hotspot mod it didn't work and issues started arising so my question is did you remove the mod after you knew it didn't work? Also about you flashing stock, there is no way to do it without switching the com port to 41, if you don't change it the flash fails at around 49% or so, have you tried switching usb ports?
Sent from LG-G2 D800 on AEONFLEX 4.4.2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have not tried removing the mod, as I'm honestly unsure how. I deleted the backup I had made because no issues had arisen and it took around 2 gigs of space if that was needed to remove it. I'm going to try more when I get home soon and hope I can get the COM port to appear under device manager. I could see the hotspot mod causing issues with connection, since it affects USB connection. Is there any way I can remove it without a backup? Really shouldn't have deleted my backup..
EDIT: Got it working, guess it had to be in download mode to set the port and I just missed that part Working on the flashing now.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

pokemaster787 said:
I have not tried removing the mod, as I'm honestly unsure how. I deleted the backup I had made because no issues had arisen and it took around 2 gigs of space if that was needed to remove it. I'm going to try more when I get home soon and hope I can get the COM port to appear under device manager. I could see the hotspot mod causing issues with connection, since it affects USB connection. Is there any way I can remove it without a backup? Really shouldn't have deleted my backup..
EDIT: Got it working, guess it had to be in download mode to set the port and I just missed that part Working on the flashing now.
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well for future reference a backup should be stored in the pc for the future because it's one of the ways to go to stock before you started modifying files, and yea download mode very important

XxZombiePikachu said:
well for future reference a backup should be stored in the pc for the future because it's one of the ways to go to stock before you started modifying files, and yea download mode very important
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got it fixed, thanks for all your help and patience! :good:

Help
Hey guys, i'm having this exact same problem, i'm not rooted and would like to know how you got it fixed exactly.

[ Help ] Blue screen Error , Samsung grand 2 (4.4.2)

Hello Friend Recently I update my grand 2 to official android 4.4.2 Firmware , And The problem is that Sometimes It restarts automatically after showing BLUE SCREEN . Can anyone facing this problem ...?? Can anyone please Help me to Solve this Problem ..???

hey, let me help you.
what was the situation when this wierd thing happened?
eg. were you playing game?
or surfing internet. or any other..
was your phone rooted?
did you installed xposed framework?
(i've seen most blue screens in Xposed)
if you have installed xposed framework then either remove recently installed modules or completely remove xopsed framework.
and if your phone hasnt been rooted, and you are facing blue screen problems, i think you havent factory reseted your phone, so perform factory reset and wipe cache frome recovery..
hope this helps.

Hey Vrushabh thanls a lot for your time , This happens only sometimes like once in a week.
I had rooted my phone earlier but after this crash i formally uprooted my phone and from last 4 days it has no problem .... THANKS AGAIN BRO.
Now my question is that , what was the reason behind this type of blue screen error...?

I have the same problem with my Grand 2. It automatically got an official update 4.4.2 and since then whenever I use it for a while specially on facebook, the cell gets restarted after giving a blue screen. I have made the factory data reset and since then its a bit improved but the problem still not gone altogether. Please if you can give any solution?

DEEP1994 said:
Hello Friend Recently I update my grand 2 to official android 4.4.2 Firmware , And The problem is that Sometimes It restarts automatically after showing BLUE SCREEN . Can anyone facing this problem ...?? Can anyone please Help me to Solve this Problem ..???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i try to boot into the safemode but no use the blue screesn restart problem still happend
what about the new rom NI2 , saying it fix the problem , did any1 try it ?

Grand 2 Duos Bluescreen
Hi all,
I also encountered the blue screen and restart error. This happens randomly like using Whatsapp, 9gag or Facebook. It also restarts for no reason at all.
The phone is not rooted by the way. I tried running it on safe mode and nothing happened. After normally booting it, it crashed twice. First with a blue screen and the second was an automatic restart.
Thanks

I tried ni2 but no luck . blue screen and restart again

2Hourse ago i Downgrade to 4.3 and now i have not any problem.byby **** kitkat by damet samsung:

Reason of Blue Screen Death
gn_hanna said:
i try to boot into the safemode but no use the blue screesn restart problem still happend
what about the new rom NI2 , saying it fix the problem , did any1 try it ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think this happens because some times Apps are trying to write something on prohibited areas of system , and that's why OS restarts Itself to prevent data looses .

Are the people having this problem on SM-7102 and perhaps the phone bought/CSC from India?

peman2010 said:
2Hourse ago i Downgrade to 4.3 and now i have not any problem.byby **** kitkat by damet samsung:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bro @peman2010, pls tell the detailed process of Downgrading from KK to JB...............
Sent from my SM-G800H using Tapatalk

SD card access permission denied
DEEP1994 said:
I think this happens because some times Apps are trying to write something on prohibited areas of system , and that's why OS restarts Itself to prevent data looses .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes you are right ,
I realties that the system can't write to my SD card access permission denied
Is there any solution for this issue?
How to fix permission for both system area as you mentioned above and the SD card access

gn_hanna said:
yes you are right ,
I realties that the system can't write to my SD card access permission denied
Is there any solution for this issue?
How to fix permission for both system area as you mentioned above and the SD card access
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no its not bcuz it cant read Sd card or something like that
it happens due to system error
and ya u can get access to sd using the xposed module

Sanjuujosephh said:
no its not bcuz it cant read Sd card or something like that
it happens due to system error
and ya u can get access to sd using the xposed module
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On 4.4, Google bolted down write access to the external SD except the folder named Android.

SDCard Fix App
WaseemAlkurdi said:
On 4.4, Google bolted down write access to the external SD except the folder named Android.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did you check the SDCard Fix App
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684188
Update:
After testing SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD
It is still the restart problem remains as it is although I can write to the SD card and move apps to
My device is rooted now
Is there any other solution !!??

DEEP1994 said:
Hello Friend Recently I update my grand 2 to official android 4.4.2 Firmware , And The problem is that Sometimes It restarts automatically after showing BLUE SCREEN . Can anyone facing this problem ...?? Can anyone please Help me to Solve this Problem ..???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have the same error . i already flash official 4.4.2 firmware & clear all data & factory reset . but i still have the same problem .
plz let me know if anyone can solve this .

what is the best rom for the device without any issue (restart,blue screan,sdcard write access,.....)

gn_hanna said:
what is the best rom for the device without any issue (restart,blue screan,sdcard write access,.....)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
None

My grand 2 got same problem
I have random reboots/blue screen during fb/viber/ etc..
while also watching vids via MXplayer pro
i hate it so much..
can some1 give me a detailed tutorial for downgrading to 4.3 JB? i have this prob since upgraded to kitkat

juck401 said:
I have random reboots/blue screen during fb/viber/ etc..
while also watching vids via MXplayer pro
i hate it so much..
can some1 give me a detailed tutorial for downgrading to 4.3 JB? i have this prob since upgraded to kitkat
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can download official FirmwareVersion from sam mobile, just google it. And flash it through Odin 3.7, i hope it will help you .

Media playback issue with Galaxy note 3 N9005 - Audio & Video

Hi there,
I've had my Galaxy note 3 over a year now, its been a brilliant phone which has been well looked after. Yesterday all of a sudden whilst sat at the desk in work I went onto YouTube and tried to watch a video. It said playback error I thought it was just poor wi-fi connection so I tried to play some music off the phone (via mp3s i've had on there for a long time). I then got a Music playback error - Couldn't play the track that you requested. I thought ah its probably just a reboot thing so restarted the phone & still got the issue. I tried all of the media on the phone, videos, music in different formats...nothing works. I decided to boot the handset in Safe mode to see if that would help. Same problem. I had a look online for known issues & a few mentioned SD card problems. I had no SD card in my phone.
I decided to backup all of my stuff via my laptop & give it a factory reset. I really didn't want to do this but had no real choice. Anyway the problem still persists.
I am completely confused to how half an hour earlier on the desk in my office it was absolutely fine, then shortly later it stops working. I've never had a problem with it. I've tried numerous reboots since & still no luck.
The camera still works, its just no audio what so ever via headphones or through the speaker.
I also tried a few different media players too. MX player lets you pay the video....where as the standard android player freezer the handset when you try to watch a video.
At first I kept getting a SoundAlive is not working, close error.
Each time I try to make a phone call too it says "Call not sent" and the handset locks up and freezes really bad.
Does anyone have any idea what might of caused this? Literally the only thing I can think of is the fact I purchased a new battery for it 3 months back which is a none Samsung battery but would the phone really act this bizarrely all of a sudden?
I really don't wanna have to go and purchase a new phone when this was working fine yesterday & nothings happened to it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers

Try a factory reset first.

as mentioned above I already have done. No luck. I really cant get my head around why playing back audio and video would cause the phone to come up with errors. Its as if its a pc amd the soundcard has dust in it or drivers arnt installed.

Del

Ive just downloaded the phone info Samsung app. I dont understand why id need to flash my phone though when it was working fine one minute then not working the next but ill still try it. No apps or updates were installed and ive never flashed any roms, firmware updates or rooted the device ever. Ill give it a flash and see what happens though

Zkingtut said:
Go to play store and install 'Phone info *samsung*.apk' to know all your phone info
Factory reset your phone
Go to Sammobile & Download and flash the latest firmware via Odin ( Download the right firmware )
Search YouTube to see how to use odin
https://youtu.be/V5kj33ygzIw
Good Luck
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ive just tried to register on Sammobile but the registration page is not working.
If anyone has access to it would you be able to download this for me & upload it to somewhere?
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61445/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005BTUGBOJ1_BTU/
Id really appreciate it & pray it fixes my phone.
Thank you

Del

No apps or updates were installed and ive never flashed any roms, firmware updates or rooted the device ever
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
- Im feeling pretty angry.
Ive just paid for a hostgator premium account which is meant to have rapid speeds & the download keeps failing.
http://rapidgator.net/file/cc36c745...te-3-sm-n9005-stock-firmware-lollipop-update/
I have also tried to register on the sammobile webpage to download the same firmware & it will not let me register as there's a problem with signup

Del

nolimit966 said:
Ive just downloaded the phone info Samsung app. I dont understand why id need to flash my phone though when it was working fine one minute then not working the next but ill still try it. No apps or updates were installed and ive never flashed any roms, firmware updates or rooted the device ever. Ill give it a flash and see what happens though
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
JJEgan said:
Try a factory reset first.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I finally managed to download the original firmware and reflash via ODIN but unfortunatley still no luck
Its such as shame as the phone works brilliant still, the camera, charging, internet, sms, 4g works perfectly fine as usual. Its just this strange media playback problem.
Does anyone have any final suggestions?
If the mainboard was damaged, could this fault just happen to media?
Thanks for your help

Start
Test a known file on a PC or Laptop to make sure it works .
Make sure its a format that your phone can play .
Copy to phone .
Test if fails try another media player .
Does the phone ring or play system sound check settings volume .
If fails then it looks like a hardware connection problem .

Sorry for reviving this old topic but the same error occurred on my device too. Not sure what caused it.
I updated my rom and replaced battery at the same time. Tried to install stock via odin, edit audio config files, install custom audio engines but nothing helped. My every action gave the same result - no media playback and audio proccessing app crashes. Samsung phone info shows empty space under "Sound Card".
I hope this is not a hardware failure but if it is any idea how I can check that?

What model ???
Sugest factory reset then flash a new stock rom via Odin .Install nothing else and test .

JJEgan said:
What model ???
Sugest factory reset then flash a new stock rom via Odin .Install nothing else and test .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As the thread title suggest my model is N9005. I reset and flashed stock via Odin already and it didn't work. I can try and do that again tho.

Sir_Druggist said:
As the thread title suggest my model is N9005. I reset and flashed stock via Odin already and it didn't work. I can try and do that again tho.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was messing around trying to make my phone surround sound and flashed the wrong mixer path and mine started to do the same thing as you guys described. Restored my stock mixer path and all was good, what I'm getting at is maybe do a search do a sound mod, one that is louder then stock and try that, maybe it will change something for the good for you. I've seen ones u can flash in recovery and they also have a uninstaller zip so u can revert back to stock if it don't work.
---------- Post added at 04:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------
Sir_Druggist said:
As the thread title suggest my model is N9005. I reset and flashed stock via Odin already and it didn't work. I can try and do that again tho.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try one of these if u haven't already. It's worth a shot.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470890

Thanks for the help. Issue was fixed after flashing stock rom for the third time and then flashing separately bootloader and modem.