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Unable to turn it on. totally bricked
So... Are you unable to turn it on due to no fingers?
Lol yea what happened?
Well, we need a bit more info.
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1. have you tried "power button" ?
2. have you charged the phone ?
on a bright side, you are the 1st one !
Maybe your battery is loose? Not to mention that bricking a
phone is usually due to screwing up a software flash. So, is brick really the right word?
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kolyan said:
1. have you tried "power button" ?
2. have you charged the phone ?
on a bright side, you are the 1st one !
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LOL!!
Try holding down the volume down button as you turn the phone on...see if that does anything.
Only time I'd allow the "First" comment to be used in a thread.
Im guessing CW Recovery...
Thank you guys
I think it's bricked, and unrecoverable.
After several flashing, It suddenly turned off then never woke up again. Any effort so far is hopeless
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Thank you guys
I think it's bricked, and unrecoverable.
After several flashing, It suddenly turned off then never woke up again. Any effort so far is hopeless
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What were you flashing? Give more info and maybe ppl would/could help you!
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What were you flashing? Give more info and maybe ppl would/could help you!
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I tried with captivate stock firmware, i9000 international firmware, then I flash back to vibrant stock firmware.
After had things done with Odin, my phone restarted, and it was the last time I saw my baby working as a smart phone.
Did you try to reboot the phone into recovery or download mode?
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Did you try to reboot the phone into recovery or download mode?
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How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
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Have you tried plugging it into your charger? does the battery/charging screen come on?
bl4ckdr4g00n said:
How can I do that when I can't even turn it on?
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try this Koush posted this in his thread.. hope it works
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If you are stuck on the phone to PC screen, you are NOT bricked. During development, I ended up getting into this state a couple times myself. You can still get into download mode in the same fashion.
Connect your phone to USB so you get the phone->PC screen. Press and hold both volume up/down. Then press and also hold Home. Then start pressing and holding power for 2 seconds. After 2 seconds, let go of power. Continue holding volume up, volume down, and home, until you get into download mode.
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Have you tried plugging it into your charger? does the battery/charging screen come on?
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no, a completely blank screen.
no icon, no GUI, no nothing (
Yeah, weird...I just flashed back to US firmware and now my phone is totally unresponsive to everything. Keep in mind I've flashed back and forth several times...even once thought my phone was bricked because the power button wouldn't even turn the screen on. But after holding the correct buttons it finally booted into download mode. I was even using my phone earlier just fine, and having it run quadrant test of 1700, but as soon as I flashed back to 100% stock US firmware, my phone now no longer boots. Go figure lol.
Though this time I think it has bit the dust for real, lol. So be weary of flashing back to US firmware if you are flashing a lot of different other firmwares. Cuz I think something happens and the key combinations get deleted so it refuses to boot into any mode.
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try this Koush posted this in his thread.. hope it works
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I"m at the phone to pc screen..but the Home button is not a "button" it's a touch sensitive button on my vibrant and it won't go into download mode...
I got here because i flashed the custom kernel to put the market and data on a ext4 partition...and it reversed my volume buttons and reversed the routing of sound..headphone speaker..that stuff....so i couldn't hear anything...so when i went to reflash stock t-mobile firmware it told me not to unplug for like hours..it wasn't doing anything.....i took the battery out and now i'm stuck at phone to pc...i think i might just use the warranty..seeing as u can't do a think with it...atleast i can't that is..i feel like a moron...
the forum said to work on com7 but com4 was showing up in odin...i couldn't get it to go on com7 so i thought it should still work....
fykick said:
even once thought my phone was bricked because the power button wouldn't even turn the screen on. But after holding the correct buttons it finally booted into download mode.
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what was your combination?
I hold volume up and down..then hold home with those..then power for 2 seconds..let go and nothing...it doesn't recognize i'm holding the home because it's a software based button..the home key that is..and with no software...no button...so i'm afraid this screen means bricked...adb reboot download won't work either...i'm gunna get it exchanged in the morning..under buyers remorse..
My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 months now. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?
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My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 months now. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?
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I AGREE! I thought it broke a while ago but I did a complete wipe and put a brand new rom on it. Heck I almost sent it to Sammy but for some reason it stared working. I dont think its the dalvik cache though. I have a feeling its ClockworkMod Recovery because sometimes it says a key was disabled and I had problems after that. I couldnt lock my phone.
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My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 monthsnow. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?
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well, you solved your own theory in your statement. since when does smacking your phone equate to a software issue? my power button went in august, mostly. it started showing the behavior that you described about 4-6 weeks beforehand. i say mostly, because the physical button doesnt work anymore(rarely a response from it). but ive figured out how to work it to my advantage/needs. i can wake my phone by shaking it now, and put the screen to sleep. also can be done with a light smack in the right place on the back of the phone. but to be practicle, i remapped my search button to use as a power button and wake my phone with the volume button. really, the only hard part is navigating in the bootloader menu since the volume buttons wont work there with the power button broken. so ive learned to work it by lightly, very lightly, tapping on a certain place on the back of the phone near the power button. this "loosens" the volume buttons and lets me navigate the menu. then i tap the phone again to make a selection. this in no way indicates a software issue/conspiracy to me. when it just started displaying this behavior, i thought it might be a software issue too. but it turned out to be all physical damage.
You know, the funny thing about when it stops working is that it's never all at once.
It's a degrading process of malfunction until it takes repeated button pressing, not so much force, to work. After that it works so seldom that I'm forced to do something about it. It's for those reasons I think it's something more than a hardware problem.
From your experiences, even after a full wipe/new rom installation, your power button still doesn't work, if only for a brief time?
P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
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Hmm my guess is that there are multiple issues that result in a malfunctioning power button. Props to remapping your search button to lock your phone. It would be a great work around if my phone ever had this problem again. Have search to lock the phone and volume keys to wake it. I'm unsure how you remapped your search button though. Maybe you can tell me how?
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P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
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Agreed! If you have no access to a computer with adb/fastboot control the touch ClockWorkMod recovery would be very useful.
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You know, the funny thing about when it stops working is that it's never all at once.
It's a degrading process of malfunction until it takes repeated button pressing, not so much force, to work. After that it works so seldom that I'm forced to do something about it. It's for those reasons I think it's something more than a hardware problem.
From your experiences, even after a full wipe/new rom installation, your power button still doesn't work, if only for a brief time?
P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
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ive been using twrp recovery for a while. even the non touch version has a no power button option. but i dont believe that theres anything else but hardware issues here. it is a degradation. at first it comes and goes, later it mostly just comes( ) and doesnt go. i can even hear a slight rattle in the power button area now if i shake the phone.
about after flashing.. at first, 50% of the time it would work after flashing, but it was just coincidence. but now no. btw, i flash many times a day, even then when it first started acting funny. flashing, wiping, it just doesnt make a difference, its coincidence.
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@simms22
Hmm my guess is that there are multiple issues that result in a malfunctioning power button. Props to remapping your search button to lock your phone. It would be a great work around if my phone ever had this problem again. Have search to lock the phone and volume keys to wake it. I'm unsure how you remapped your search button though. Maybe you can tell me how?
Agreed! If you have no access to a computer with adb/fastboot control the touch ClockWorkMod recovery would be very useful.
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ButtonRemapper app, available here on xda for free http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9399440&postcount=1
you want v0241. i have all the power button functionality with my search key except waking the device(volume rocker wakes my device). short press screen off, long press power menu, long press plus volume down for screenshots.
@tw1tchy, I totally agree it is multiple factors, which is why I can only speak for myself based on my experiences, although your overall experience seems to be similar to mine.
@simms22, I have never noticed a rattle in my phone, its likely that you and I have different causes attributed to the power button failure.
Not trying to beat a dead horse but just for the sake of being thorough, have you tried ODIN? I noticed a substantial difference when I ODIN'ed back to stock.
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Me everytime I drop my phone on concrete my battery door opens and the battery falls of my phone...And you know what's the most odd part ...I get scratches on my phone when I pick it up .....Does anyone else gets this ??
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I really like my Nexus S, but I kinda hope this power button self destruct kicks in soon. I see it as a feature - to make buying a Galaxy Nexus easier to justify. Good looking out Sammy.
I've had a similar problem for the last 4 months or so. It started when I dropped my nexus without the cover onto concrete floor. Not good I know.
But anyway...ever since then the power button been funny. Sometimes it didn't work at all and I couldn't turn the screen off and on. It was really bad. It took a while but now I kind of know how to handle it. Still annoying mind u.
Basically with mine the trick is to press the button really really hard towards the top end and it works fine. I've also noticed what some others are saying about changing rooms and doing resets etc. It seems to help as well.
But yeah...I still love my nexus. Lol. I think by me dropping it is the reason for my problems. It probably landed badly and loosened some part of the connection in that section or something. But as I said...all Is good now that I know the trick to it.
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I've had my NS since Christmas Eve 2009 and the power button completely stopped working 2 days ago. I did notice over the past few weeks that it wasn't responding properly. TBH, my NS has been through a LOT in the past 14-months (multiple impacts, spillages, kids etc), I'm surprised it's lasted this long
I'm now using the ButtonRemapper app to use 'search' as the power button. Works great! Plus my volume keys wake the phone up so all is ok.
I love my NS and wish I bought another one when CPW had them for £150 sim free!
It might be time for me to let go of the NS , just have to decide which phone is next (but thats for another thread lol)
ugh mine is under a year old. im very angry that this happened so quickly. im gonna try giving samsung a call. hopefully the will replace it. i shouldn't have to hack my phone in order to make it usable.
@rener78 You seem to have a vast misunderstanding of how sarcasm works. Just as future reference, posting dry, tasteless irony up on the internet as a smart-mouthed statement of ill will is about as practical as a chocolate teapot.
@staplebox Lol! Well played, sir or madam. I can't say posting a thread containing the words conspiracy theory doesn't grant me at least a well placed snarky comment. Although to be fair, I was kinda bored when I wrote it.
@ALL Yes, I get it, we've all dropped our phones before. I guess I expected a bit more from Sammy since my little old HTC hero that I beat halfway to hell is still going strong, while I pampered this nexus and its already giving me problems >1 year in but that's a whole different discussion I suppose.
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great mine just went out yesterday... had mine for a ltl over a year now.
No tapping certain areas or anything works.
I did notice it slowly degrade over the past few weeks.
I used the fix my power button app so my volume keys wake up my phone, but sometimes after using that 5 or 6 times it will stop working too so i have to plug my phone in the charger to turn it on. Is there another way of getting the volume keys to act as a wake button??
edit: i'm gonna try out that button remapper i saw in an earlier post.
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great mine just went out yesterday... had mine for a ltl over a year now.
No tapping certain areas or anything works.
I did notice it slowly degrade over the past few weeks.
I used the fix my power button app so my volume keys wake up my phone, but sometimes after using that 5 or 6 times it will stop working too so i have to plug my phone in the charger to turn it on. Is there another way of getting the volume keys to act as a wake button??
edit: i'm gonna try out that button remapper i saw in an earlier post.
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if you are using an ics rom go to the main settings, security, lockscreen.. now disable the lockscreen. you can now wake your device with the volume button. its a feature built into ics.
interesting did not know this. Thanks, I think I'm still gonna use the button remapper to change the function of the search key to the power so I can reboot and stuff and go into recovery and such easier since i'm running cm9.
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interesting did not know this. Thanks, I think I'm still gonna use the button remapper to change the function of the search key to the power so I can reboot and stuff and go into recovery and such easier since i'm running cm9.
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thats what i do. my search button has all the features of the power button but being able to wake the device.
Here's another question what if i need to pull the battery?? I'm rooted and running CM9 what if i go into a boot loop and i need to pull the battery with no charger around (i know how to do it with a charger) would the button remap solve this?
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Here's another question what if i need to pull the battery?? I'm rooted and running CM9 what if i go into a boot loop and i need to pull the battery with no charger around (i know how to do it with a charger) would the button remap solve this?
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no. the button remapper app doesnt do anything when off or the screens off. honestly, i no boot many times a week(because i test the trinity kernel as its being developed before release), ive figured out a system of light taps near the power button to let the volume buttons let me scroll, and to select in the bootloader.so for me its a non issue. to power up from being powered up, i dont do anything. a, pluging in powers it. b, tapping the back powers it when no usb is available. c, it powers up by itself usually, seconds to a few minutes after powering off.
Being a heavy user of my nexus s since July 2011, the power button died last Sunday.
One of the most important problems i had after that was that i was unable to lock bootloader before giving the mobile to samsung service, because the stuck power button caused problems to fastboot commands and the bootloater usage(menu) in general.
Finally i decided to go to the service and give the phone. The result was that in about an hour they replaced the button and gave me back the mobile. The repair was covered by the 2 years warranty and the unlocked bootloader did not cause any problem to that.
Up to now i have a "brand new" nexus s and i hope that the new button will last much longer.
Yes..I have nexus s with broken power button....Is it my nexus now useless??I now just throw away my nexus??
No....No...No..
1.How I gonna root my nexus with broken power button???
Go to this thread..
(ROOT) Any version of android (kernel exploit)
Download the script..Run it..
Go to market..install Superuser..
Install ROM Manager- Flash CWM..
Yes..You just Root your nexus with CWM Recovery...Congratulation
2.How I gonna enter Recovery mode??
Just Download Quick Boot
Here you go....Flash!Flash!Flash!
3.Eventhough I can root it..But my power button's have lost...How I gonna make my nexus screen off..
That easy..
just download Screen Off and Lock
Put it on your home..just tap it to power off..
Or
If you want make it more easy..
Just remap you power button to search button..
Download button remapper
Now your search button will have power button function except wake the phone..
4.Great..Now How I want to wake my phone with broken power button??
Easy..with ICS already in our nexus..
Go to Settings-Security-Screen Lock-None
Now you just wake your phone just by pressing power button..
5. Can I take screenshot with broken power button but without paid screenshot apps??
Yes.. If you already remap your search(or which button do you like) as power button..Me remap search button as power button..
Just volume down+ search button...
6. How to flash using recovery..
Move up and down using volume button..select using search button..
or if you want more easy...flash Touch Clockwork Mod Recovery 5.0.8.2
7.If my nexus have to pull battery or battery die..How I going to power on it???
All you have to do is plug in the phone to an AC charger, and the phone should come on.
Sometimes, however, it will show the boot logo, then go to a screen showing you your battery percentage, and not actually boot. No problem. Just pull the battery and unplug. Replace the battery, and while holding the "x" button on your keyboard, plug the phone back in .
If not working..
plug you nexus to USB cable..then restart your pc/laptop without unplugged your nexus..it will power on automatically...
Or if not working...refer to this thread.
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Simms22
orkillakilla
Brainmaster
xian1243
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Niceeee, will keep it handy...never know what could happen
al_madd said:
Yes..I have nexus s with broken power button....Is it my nexus now useless??I now just throw away my nexus??
No....No...No..
1.How I gonna root my nexus with broken power button???
Go to this thread..
(ROOT) Any version of android (kernel exploit)
Download the script..Run it..
Go to market..install Superuser..
Install ROM Manager- Flash CWM..
Yes..You just Root your nexus with CWM Recovery...Congratulation
2.How I gonna enter Recovery mode??
Just Download Quick Boot
Here you go....Flash!Flash!Flash!
3.Eventhough I can root it..But my power button's have lost...How I gonna make my nexus screen off..
That easy..
just download Screen Off and Lock
Put it on your home..just tap it to power off..
Or
If you want make it more easy..
Just remap you power button to search button..
Download button remapper
Now your search button will have power button function except wake the phone..
4.Great..Now How I want to wake my phone with broken power button??
Easy..with ICS already in our nexus..
Go to Settings-Security-Screen Lock-None
Now you just wake your phone just by pressing power button..
5. Can I take screenshot with broken power button but without paid screenshot apps??
Yes.. If you already remap your search(or which button do you like) as power button..Me remap search button as power button..
Just volume down+ search button...
6. How to flash using recovery..
Move up and down using volume button..select using search button..
or if you want more easy...flash Touch Clockwork Mod Recovery 5.0.8.2
7.If my nexus have to pull battery or battery die..How I going to power on it???
All you have to do is plug in the phone to an AC charger, and the phone should come on.
Sometimes, however, it will show the boot logo, then go to a screen showing you your battery percentage, and not actually boot. No problem. Just pull the battery and unplug. Replace the battery, and while holding the "x" button on your keyboard, plug the phone back in .
If not working..
plug you nexus to USB cable..then restart your pc/laptop without unplugged your nexus..it will power on automatically...
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Simms22
orkillakilla
Brainmaster
xian1243
Application Dev
XDA community...
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awesome post!
wow... cool stuff... thanks! but when it comes to this, i rather get galaxy nexus... lol... hope it wont happen anytime soon though...
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caleb1783 said:
wow... cool stuff... thanks! but when it comes to this, i rather get galaxy nexus... lol... hope it wont happen anytime soon though...
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Yes..even right now you have gnex and then your nexus s power button broken..
You can still use you nexus s..which is right now warranty of your nexus s already expired and if you want to sell. Who want to buy phone with single core and broken power button with high price?
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My uncle gave me his broken iPhone 3g
The power button and home button didn't work on that but I already jail broke it before so it was all good
It took forever to find a button remaping app on cydia
I ended up having vol up then vol down as home and the reverse as screen off screen on
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Subscribed. Since I may need this later. I still have a bit more than a year for my contract to end
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Good post. I'd prefer sending it back to Samsung.
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Good post. I'd prefer sending it back to Samsung.
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my nexus is I9020T bought in Perth...I studying in Indonesia..samsung center do not have spare part for I9020T because official Nexus S in Southern Asia is I9023...
And I already try googling about the prices..will cost around 80-100USD to fix it..
They only solution is if you still have warranty..
I need some help with remapping power button to search button.
The button remapper app don't show my search button. How do i do it?
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I need some help with remapping power button to search button.
The button remapper app don't show my search button. How do i do it?
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Ok..thats weird..what version did use install??
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Ok..thats weird..what version did use install??
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The normal version. tried the sgs version too but it force closes.
what ROM do you use???
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what ROM do you use???
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Cybergr v6 (not the latest) with matr1x kernel.
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Cybergr v6 (not the latest) with matr1x kernel.
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seriously I dont know...
But you can try flash another ROM if it will fix this..
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seriously I dont know...
But you can try flash another ROM if it will fix this..
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Don't worry i just wanted to play around, my power button works fine as of now.
Does anybody have a picture of what the solder points look like on a defective power button?
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4.Great..Now How I want to wake my phone with broken power button??
Easy..with ICS already in our nexus..
Go to Settings-Security-Screen Lock-None
Now you just wake your phone just by pressing power button..
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7.If my nexus have to pull battery or battery die..How I going to power on it???
All you have to do is plug in the phone to an AC charger, and the phone should come on.
Sometimes, however, it will show the boot logo, then go to a screen showing you your battery percentage, and not actually boot. No problem. Just pull the battery and unplug. Replace the battery, and while holding the "x" button on your keyboard, plug the phone back in .
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Wat and double wat? Hold X on my keyboard? D: And press the power button to wake it when the power button is dead??
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Wat and double wat? Hold X on my keyboard? D: And press the power button to wake it when the power button is dead??
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Huh??what what??
yes..press x button on your computer keyboard...
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Huh??what what??
yes..press x button on your computer keyboard...
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But just before you mention to connect the phone to the AC charger. Don't you mean your computer then?
hi all,
I was running a miui rom when I messed up with a sd card partition. Magldr was acting funny afterwards so i decided to task 29. After the process completed the phone would always get stuck on the stick together screen. I have tried soft and hard reset but it didn't work.
Here some info on my phone:
Tmous HD2
Radio: 2.15.20.14
Rom: myMIUI 14 B3
HSPL: 2.08
I searched for a solution and this was close: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10644926&postcount=4
But my power button is working fine and so are the volume buttons. I just can't get into the bootloader screen.
Any help is much appreciated.
Tas29 removed magldr. You need to reinstall it. Power off your phone, hold the volume down button and boot up. then reinstall magldr.
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Tas29 removed magldr. You need to reinstall it. Power off your phone, hold the volume down button and boot up. then reinstall magldr.
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I am trying to get to the bootloader screen by that method but it doesn't work.
RoboDroid13 said:
I am trying to get to the bootloader screen by that method but it doesn't work.
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Remove battery.
Wait 10 seconds
Replace battery
HOLD VOLUME DOWN BUTTON
while holding volume down button
Press and hold power button
IF above doesnt work (i dont see why not) then you have some other error. My first guess would be volume rocker not working
You don't need to hold power button, it's only the volume down button that triggers the bootloader.
hengsheng120 said:
You don't need to hold power button, it's only the volume down button that triggers the bootloader.
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I mentioned it as a fail safe
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elesbb said:
Remove battery.
Wait 10 seconds
Replace battery
HOLD VOLUME DOWN BUTTON
while holding volume down button
Press and hold power button
IF above doesnt work (i dont see why not) then you have some other error. My first guess would be volume rocker not working
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hengsheng120 said:
You don't need to hold power button, it's only the volume down button that triggers the bootloader.
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Thanks for the tips, I think my volume down button doesn't work. Before task 29 it would sometimes not work in magldr but it would work fine in recovery.
Should I get it repaired or get a new phone?
RoboDroid13 said:
Thanks for the tips, I think my volume down button doesn't work. Before task 29 it would sometimes not work in magldr but it would work fine in recovery.
Should I get it repaired or get a new phone?
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Depends, is it under warranty
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elesbb said:
Depends, is it under warranty
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No it's not.
RoboDroid13 said:
No it's not.
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Then I would say do it yourself. When you press the volume down button, can you hear it clicking?
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elesbb said:
Then I would say do it yourself. When you press the volume down button, can you hear it clicking?
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Yes it clicks.
Also another observation: when I put the phone to charge, the orange light turns on as usual but I can't turn on the phone. When I unplug it the orange light stays on. It only goes away if i pull the battery.
RoboDroid13 said:
Yes it clicks.
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Sounds like a ribbon problem then.. i guess you have to tear it open and perform surgery
elesbb said:
Sounds like a ribbon problem then.. i guess you have to tear it open and perform surgery
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I hoped it wouldn't come to surgery but I guess there is no other choice.
Thank you for your help and anyone else who helped
RoboDroid13 said:
I hoped it wouldn't come to surgery but I guess there is no other choice.
Thank you for your help and anyone else who helped
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Not a problem!! I would offer my technical skills, but i dont want any liability issues xP
EDIT: i trust myself as i had my HD2 apart many times just to have fun
elesbb said:
Not a problem!! I would offer my technical skills, but i dont want any liability issues xP
EDIT: i trust myself as i had my HD2 apart many times just to have fun
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I wouldn't mind sending my hd2 to you as I have a backup phone, are you in the states?
Hi guys.
My Galaxy Note 3 power button has just completely stopped working. Is there a setting that turns off the power button functionality that I might have accidentally pressed?
Cheers.
Edit: I should elaborate here. The phone is switched on, everything works as normal but no matter how many times I try it, the power button just not do anything (holding it down, pressing different areas)
DaveyT said:
Hi guys.
My Galaxy Note 3 power button has just completely stopped working. Is there a setting that turns off the power button functionality that I might have accidentally pressed?
Cheers.
Edit: I should elaborate here. The phone is switched on, everything works as normal but no matter how many times I try it, the power button just not do anything (holding it down, pressing different areas)
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Did you try a battery reset? With the phone off, can you get into either Download or Recovery mode? That would eliminate the possibility of an OS issue.
lmike6453 said:
Did you try a battery reset? With the phone off, can you get into either Download or Recovery mode? That would eliminate the possibility of an OS issue.
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I kind of scared to turn the thing off in case I can't switch it back on. I'll try it though.
Edit: It's dead. Taken the battery but can't switch back on now. What a joke.
Bad luck brian i feel sorry for you
tarekkkkk said:
Bad luck brian i feel sorry for you
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I know I kind of expect this bad luck these days after having two faulty Nexus 7's. My Galaxy S2 power button is still going strong after 2 and a half years but the Note 3 lasts 7 hours
DaveyT said:
Hi guys.
My Galaxy Note 3 power button has just completely stopped working. Is there a setting that turns off the power button functionality that I might have accidentally pressed?
Cheers.
Edit: I should elaborate here. The phone is switched on, everything works as normal but no matter how many times I try it, the power button just not do anything (holding it down, pressing different areas)
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It's a dud mate. Faulty unit.
Just send it back and get it replaced.
Just send it for replacement. There's a reason phones come with a warranty that covers manufacturer defects. Whining about it to strangers in the forum is not going to fix it for you.
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MohJee said:
Just send it for replacement. There's a reason phones come with a warranty that covers manufacturer defects. Whining about it to strangers in the forum is not going to fix it for you.
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I was posting to see if any one else had the same problem or if it was a setting I'd missed. Arsehole.
Cheers everyone else I'll replace it tomorrow.
This is exactly the sort of thing that makes me worry about voiding my warranty. Decisions, decisions....
DaveyT said:
I was posting to see if any one else had the same problem or if it was a setting I'd missed. Arsehole.
Cheers everyone else I'll replace it tomorrow.
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Yeah this is definitely the least friendly of all the Android forums. Sorry to hear you have a dud unit mate. Get it replaced.
My power button is not working to turn the screen off. Long press works to bring up the power down menu or to do a hard shut down. It works to turn back on though. Seems to happen after I plug it into the wall charger. Restoring a nandroid backup fixes the issue.
Not sure if it's related but my PC's USB crashed after trying to plug the phone in and use USB 3.0 to transfer files. I had to refresh my W8 PC to get the USB working again.
I have the Sprint version, rooted and running JellyBomb.
Hello bro...Me to facing same problem of power button issue.But my phone was able to get into recovery mode and it is also turning on.After doing hard reset also still the problem not solved.My phone is working perfectly but only problem is I'm unable to lock and power off the phone.Please help me dude.
ajayajay007 said:
Hello bro...Me to facing same problem of power button issue.But my phone was able to get into recovery mode and it is also turning on.After doing hard reset also still the problem not solved.My phone is working perfectly but only problem is I'm unable to lock and power off the phone.Please help me dude.
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I have the same problem. my power button is done for. whenever i need to start it. I plug it in and go into recovery and reboot from there. I also use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenoffpro&hl=en for screen timeout and lock. And you can also get exposed and gravity box and there is a status bar tweak to double tap the status bar to lock screen (put phone to sleep).
I tried everything then found the solution on another website
My note 3 has been with me for almost 2 years now and it's power button stopped working about 2-3 months ago. Until now I avoided draining the battery below 2% and was fine but just today I dropped my phone and it shut down. I knew that my power button didn't work because of hardware problems so a soft reset didn't work for me. What I found however is that if your power button is dead you can just very quickly remove and re-insert your battery and your samsung device (I have no idea if this works on other brands) automatically boots itself. I'll give the link too incase I wasn't clear enough and I hope this helps people who shared my worries.
http : // www . teckdiary . com / samsung / how-to-start-your-samsung-galaxy-phonewhen-its-power-button-doesnt-work/
You'll have to delete the spaces in that link sorry about that