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Broken Power Button

My power button has been acting funky lately, i thought it was just a software issue until i switched my battery today and realized it was hardware. now i cant turn on the phone.
Is there anyway to power on the phone via fastboot or some usb command? i need to get some files off the device before the device swap but i dont know how to turn it on without the power button =[
any ideas?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nexus+one+power+button+malfunction+xda
First page is my post about sending in my nexus one with the power button issue.

iamwhoamnot said:
My power button has been acting funky lately, i thought it was just a software issue until i switched my battery today and realized it was hardware. now i cant turn on the phone.
Is there anyway to power on the phone via fastboot or some usb command? i need to get some files off the device before the device swap but i dont know how to turn it on without the power button =[
any ideas?
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One of the bloggers on Droiddog.com had the EXACT same question. Yes it's possible... read her method here:
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/06/nexus-one-power-button-failure/
Basically:
Plug the phone in– USB or AC works fine.
Wait until the charging light comes on.
Remove the battery, while leaving the phone plugged in.
Replace the battery.
After about 3-4 times, the phone should boot.

i need to know if i can turn it on via usb command, ive already called in for the device swap.

uansari1 said:
One of the bloggers on Droiddog.com had the EXACT same question. Yes it's possible... read her method here:
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/06/nexus-one-power-button-failure/
Basically:
Plug the phone in– USB or AC works fine.
Wait until the charging light comes on.
Remove the battery, while leaving the phone plugged in.
Replace the battery.
After about 3-4 times, the phone should boot.
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it worked!!!!!!! fourth time it started right up. thank you so much you saved my life
if you take it out and wait till right after the charging light goes off then put it back in it seems to start up a couple seconds later!

Glad you got it up and running. Sorry I misunderstood the question.
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So did I just brick my Epic?

I was doing an Odin of EG22 leak and it locked at setting pit file. I let it sit for about 30 minutes and still no change. I removed the cable (the battery is removed as odin never worked with the battery in the phone) and tried to re-enable download mode and I'm getting no response. There is no response from the phone when I plug it into a power source (no led light or battery charging icon on the screen). So did I just brick my phone?

Try removing the battery, plugging the phone into odin then re-inserting the battery.

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Try removing the battery, plugging the phone into odin then re-inserting the battery.
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Still no response from the Epic doing what you suggested.

My average response to this is always to try another cord.

nadcicle said:
My average response to this is always to try another cord.
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I don't think it's the cord. The cord doesn't mean anything if I can't get the phone into download mode.

lsujim said:
I don't think it's the cord. The cord doesn't mean anything if I can't get the phone into download mode.
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Try purging the juice from the phone. With the battery out, repeatedly press the power button and leave the battery out for a while...at least a couple of hours if you aren't having any luck.
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Rare to find a real brick these days but you definitely have one. Try the magic pinhole button that some have and others do not. It is a pinhole inside the back cover right next to the camera lens. Push a pin or paperclip in there for a second or two.

Try the following:
1. Remove battery.
2. Hold down power button for a few seconds to drain juice.
3. Plug phone in USB
4. Wait a few seconds.. Unplug..
5. Put battery in.
6. Slide out keyboard, hold down #1 + Power key. Boot into download mode.
7. Plug USB back in.
Thats how I fixed my Odin catastraphe when my little girl unplugged the cable while odining

Plug phone into computer, take out battery, attempt to get into download mode... with odin open first.... IDK if anyone else has already suggested that but w/e

socos25 said:
Try the following:
1. Remove battery.
2. Hold down power button for a few seconds to drain juice.
3. Plug phone in USB
4. Wait a few seconds.. Unplug..
5. Put battery in.
6. Slide out keyboard, hold down #1 + Power key. Boot into download mode.
7. Plug USB back in.
Thats how I fixed my Odin catastraphe when my little girl unplugged the cable while odining
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socos25. Thank you so much!! This allowed me to get into download mode and flash the ROM.

WOOOOO!!! congrats man.

Art2Fly said:
WOOOOO!!! congrats man.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Y'all are great.

I get the feeling the above advice should be on stone tablets somewhere, so I archived it and hope I never need to test its use. ;-)

lsujim said:
I was doing an Odin of EG22 leak and it locked at setting pit file. I let it sit for about 30 minutes and still no change. I removed the cable (the battery is removed as odin never worked with the battery in the phone) and tried to re-enable download mode and I'm getting no response. There is no response from the phone when I plug it into a power source (no led light or battery charging icon on the screen). So did I just brick my phone?
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I did the same thing going from EC05 to EG22.... changing the modem.... I removed the battery for a few min. changed the usb cable and usb port... it came up first in a picture i have never (seen a small computer and phone) I removed battery one more time and was able to go to download mode..... good luck

Good to read up this info, we can all learn from others' mistakes. =P
SchizioPunk's Epic Experience 2.1 Eclair -> Odin to EC05. Rooted. Bloatware Removed. Voodoo Sound V9 Module Loaded. Enjoying my Customized Stock Experience.

[Q] Phone will not turn on or Charge!!

During an ODIN flash, i tried to put the back cover back on the phone and the ODIN Status turned RED (Fail) and the screen turned to a greenish color and now it does not turn on or charge. The battery works fine on my wife's phone.
Is there anything i can do? I am past my warranty so I walked into a Tmobile Store and they said it looks like water damage on the usb plug which is total BS.
PLEASE HELP!!!!

Take out the battery, SIM, and SD card. Wait 5-10 seconds. Put only the battery back in. Open Odin. While holding Volume up+down, plug in your USB cable. Should go to Download Mode. Reflash in Odin.

jneal9 said:
Take out the battery, SIM, and SD card. Wait 5-10 seconds. Put only the battery back in. Open Odin. While holding Volume up+down, plug in your USB cable. Should go to Download Mode. Reflash in Odin.
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Not working. Still black and no connection made in ODIN.

I'd be really surprised if you couldn't get this unbricked. Did you drop it in water through? Or was that just something completely unrelated?

try to odin back to stock
1. Start Odin
2. Plug USB cable into pc
3. Power off the Phone.
3. Pull the Battery.
5. Plug USB cable into Phone.
6. Press and Hold: Volume UP + Volume DOWN + Power, all at the same time.
7. Re-insert the battery.
8. The phone will power now, when the screen starts a cycle of going to a BLACK screen, release ONLY the POWER button.
9. When you see the download icon release the volume buttons,
10. Odin back to stock by putting the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
Or try that same method without holding the power button, just the volume rocker (up and down) when plugging into usb that works for some ppl

MadNosf said:
Not working. Still black and no connection made in ODIN.
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Did you happen to have Gingerbread bootloaders?

make a jig....301k resistor across pins 4 and 5....search in youtube how to make one. It worked for me this week. Buddys phone was bricked for past 5 months, even cell fix company couldnt fix it. Puts phone in download mode and able to flash with odin. good luck

MadNosf said:
Not working. Still black and no connection made in ODIN.
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Nevermind. It did work after i tried it 3 more times and used different USB ports.
THANKS A LOT!!! The guy at the store was trying to sell me a $500 phone at cost..

MadNosf said:
Nevermind. It did work after i tried it 3 more times and used different USB ports.
THANKS A LOT!!! The guy at the store was trying to sell me a $500 phone at cost..
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Excellent! Yeah it's actually really tough to brick this phone permanently.

jneal9 said:
Excellent! Yeah it's actually really tough to brick this phone permanently.
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I've bricked it before but always had it able to power up in some fashion so this one was tough on me.
Thank god for XDA
Thanks again.

Your phone is hardbricked I think. Happend to me once.
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HaloMediaz said:
Your phone is hardbricked I think. Happend to me once.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
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Nope. He got it working.

X10 not booting!!!

Hey guys!!!Today i turned off my phone for about 2 hours and from then on when i try to switch on the phone, it just vibrates and then nothing happens. When i connected it in flash mode the green LED appeared and immediately disappeared. I am not able to repair it or even flash it!!!!! Can anyone please help!!!!!!

Drdan03 said:
Hey guys!!!Today i turned off my phone for about 2 hours and from then on when i try to switch on the phone, it just vibrates and then nothing happens. When i connected it in flash mode the green LED appeared and immediately disappeared. I am not able to repair it or even flash it!!!!! Can anyone please help!!!!!!
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Try leaving it on the charger for a few hours.

OmegaRED^ said:
Try leaving it on the charger for a few hours.
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The phone is not even charging!!!!!!

Drdan03 said:
The phone is not even charging!!!!!!
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How long did you try leaving it on charge?

OmegaRED^ said:
How long did you try leaving it on charge?
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Almost 3 hours. The charging LED was not on the whole time!! I assume the phone is not charging??

Drdan03 said:
Almost 3 hours. The charging LED was not on the whole time!! I assume the phone is not charging??
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ooofff.. that sounds nasty.
You say the green LED is coming ON for a second when it's plugged into the pc.
Are all the ABD and/or flash drivers correctly installed?
I hope it's not a brick.

OmegaRED^ said:
ooofff.. that sounds nasty.
You say the green LED is coming ON for a second when it's plugged into the pc.
Are all the ABD and/or flash drivers correctly installed?
I hope it's not a brick.
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Yeah!! When i connect it in flash mode the LED stays for a second and then disappears. I did nothing that could possibly brick the phone!!! I just switched off my phone when i was about to start with my exam. After about 2 hours i switched it on and it didn't boot. And by the way when i press the power button a green LED blinks.

Try to take out the battery for a while and try to flash it again.
Another idea is to take out the battery, and while holding the back button on the phone and having the dialogue to put the phone in flash mode in flash tools, first put in the USB cable and then the battery.

Hey guys!!! My phone is back now. I just reflashed it. Thank u everyone for helping me out

[Q] Galaxy S4 Bricked?!?!? HELP!!!

So this is my first post because I can normally find what I'm looking for, except for in this case.
First off my phone, Galaxy S4 Model SGH-I337 running Android 4.2.2 rooted. No custom rom installed, i.e. Cyanogenmod. I recently bought some new batteries and a new charger which I had been using for about two weeks before my problem arose.
I came home one night plugged my phone in to charge and woke up to find it unresponsive. I tried a battery pull and found my phone turns on for about 3 seconds showing the samsung custom screen with the padlock only to shut off again. Same thing happens not matter how many times I perform a battery pull. I tried plugging into my computer but the phone is not detected.
I tried a battery pull and booting into safe mode and debugging mode but the phone just shuts off after 3 seconds no matter what.
I'm not sure if this is a true hard brick since when I perform a battery pull the phone starts and the buttons seem to work, at least enough to enter safe or debugging mode.
I have not seen any threads where the phone momentarily turns on after battery pull only to shut off quickly.
Has anyone run into this problem before and is there anyway to fix it???

billbusby said:
So this is my first post because I can normally find what I'm looking for, except for in this case.
First off my phone, Galaxy S4 Model SGH-I337 running Android 4.2.2 rooted. No custom rom installed, i.e. Cyanogenmod. I recently bought some new batteries and a new charger which I had been using for about two weeks before my problem arose.
I came home one night plugged my phone in to charge and woke up to find it unresponsive. I tried a battery pull and found my phone turns on for about 3 seconds showing the samsung custom screen with the padlock only to shut off again. Same thing happens not matter how many times I perform a battery pull. I tried plugging into my computer but the phone is not detected.
I tried a battery pull and booting into safe mode and debugging mode but the phone just shuts off after 3 seconds no matter what.
I'm not sure if this is a true hard brick since when I perform a battery pull the phone starts and the buttons seem to work, at least enough to enter safe or debugging mode.
I have not seen any threads where the phone momentarily turns on after battery pull only to shut off quickly.
Has anyone run into this problem before and is there anyway to fix it???
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The phone didn't brick itself. So, if you didn't do anything to it and just found it that way (as you said), I would think it is a hardware problem either with the phone or the battery. Have you tried a different battery? If you rule out a defective battery, I would say it is a hardware problem with the phone.

This used to happen to skyrockets due to stuck power button
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RK said:
This used to happen to skyrockets due to stuck power button
Sent from my SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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This right here ^
My friend has a T-Mobile GS4 and same thing happened to him. It would only turn on when he would pull the battery and put it back in, but it would turn off soon after. Turns out his power button was jammed. He went and go it replaced.
Try this: Pull your battery and put it back in. If your phone turns on momentarily without you pressing anything then the power button is the problem.

Are you able to enter download mode..or recovery?
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mrao said:
Are you able to enter download mode..or recovery?
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No i can't enter either because the phone shuts off after 3 seconds no matter what I do

PurpleBottle said:
This right here ^
My friend has a T-Mobile GS4 and same thing happened to him. It would only turn on when he would pull the battery and put it back in, but it would turn off soon after. Turns out his power button was jammed. He went and go it replaced.
Try this: Pull your battery and put it back in. If your phone turns on momentarily without you pressing anything then the power button is the problem.
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Is there any way I can take the phone apart and fix this? I don't think returning the phone is an option since my phone is rooted.

billbusby said:
Is there any way I can take the phone apart and fix this? I don't think returning the phone is an option since my phone is rooted.
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Your exact problem just happened to me. Were you able to fix it? I'm dying to know!

billbusby said:
Is there any way I can take the phone apart and fix this? I don't think returning the phone is an option since my phone is rooted.
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There's disassembly guides/videos if you want to try, you could search that and just take a look at the mechanism.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running Light ROM