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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?
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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
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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?
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the problem seems to get fixed once you plug into the power line to charge it. do you think it is the battery?
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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
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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
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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:
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the problem seems to get fixed once you plug into the power line to charge it. do you think it is the battery?
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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
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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.
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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] SM-N9005 restarting/vibrating while charging

I recently switched to a Note 3 from Note 2. I was going to do the initial charging when i noticed that my phone kept restarting and vibrating whilst charging. I tried a different charger (Note2) to check if it was just the cable that's problematic. However, the following day, my phone again restarted while charging. I dunno what's wrong. Whenever i charge my phone, the prompt for turning off/restarting/flight mode would appear. Please help. I've been a big Samsung fan and glitches like this make me want to switch. Thanks guys!

Could be a problem with the kernel, just a guess.
Have you tried flashing another kernel or reflash a stock rom.

la2o said:
Could be a problem with the kernel, just a guess.
Have you tried flashing another kernel or reflash a stock rom.
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Could it also be because of the update? I bought my N3 and it was still on Jellybean. I updated to 4.4.2 and now it keeps restarting/vibrating while charging. Should i return the phone?

Don't root or flash kernel when u have doubt on hardware, clear catch & data from recovery, if problem not solved take it to service center under warranty.
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Random ringtone on usb plugin

So this just started yesterday but whenever I plug in a usb to my phone weather it'd be for charging or PC it starts playing this stock sounding ringtone that I've never heard before and it doesn't stop! The only way to stop is to unplug and reboot (rebooting while plugged in doesn't do anything). Why is this happening? It just started yesterday out of the blue and I'm forced to keep my phone on mute. How do I solve this? I'm pretty sure I haven't downloaded anything or tinkered with it at all so there shouldn't be anything that changed since say 3 days ago. So what in the world is doing this!? Also I am on GOLDENEYE ROM and I feel like it's giving me lots of issues as of late so if anyone could recommend a better TW-based rom (cuz of stupid gear) for my Canadian S4 (I337m) that'd be greatly appreciated as well so I can just ditch this broken ROM and get a brand new set up going

I-TensE-I said:
So this just started yesterday but whenever I plug in a usb to my phone weather it'd be for charging or PC it starts playing this stock sounding ringtone that I've never heard before and it doesn't stop! The only way to stop is to unplug and reboot (rebooting while plugged in doesn't do anything). Why is this happening? It just started yesterday out of the blue and I'm forced to keep my phone on mute. How do I solve this? I'm pretty sure I haven't downloaded anything or tinkered with it at all so there shouldn't be anything that changed since say 3 days ago. So what in the world is doing this!? Also I am on GOLDENEYE ROM and I feel like it's giving me lots of issues as of late so if anyone could recommend a better TW-based rom (cuz of stupid gear) for my Canadian S4 (I337m) that'd be greatly appreciated as well so I can just ditch this broken ROM and get a brand new set up going
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Soory but i think you have to perform a Full Wipe. Install new Rom and test it.

Same thing happened to me. I have s rooted S4 but no custom rom installed. I plugged my phone into my PC and the ring tone called Over the horizon started playing and a couldn't stop it unless I rebooted my phone. I then plugged it into just a wall charger and the same thing happened again. I'm running 4.4.2 build number is i337UCUFNB1. I rooted my phone with towelroot a few months back and had no problems until today.

Ghost44 said:
Soory but i think you have to perform a Full Wipe. Install new Rom and test it.
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Yah that's why I'm leaning towards getting a new ROM however full wipe doesn't solve the issue of why it is happening and how to fix it (other than full wipe)

I-TensE-I said:
Yah that's why I'm leaning towards getting a new ROM however full wipe doesn't solve the issue of why it is happening and how to fix it (other than full wipe)
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have you tried to install a stock ROM ?

Ghost44 said:
have you tried to install a stock ROM ?
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What would that do? I haven't ran a stock rom since day 2 I had my s4. The problem is with the rom I currently have which is (GOLDENEYE) and it's playing Over the horizon every time I plug in a usb. I want to fix that. Not go to stock

I-TensE-I said:
What would that do? I haven't ran a stock rom since day 2 I had my s4. The problem is with the rom I currently have which is (GOLDENEYE) and it's playing Over the horizon every time I plug in a usb. I want to fix that. Not go to stock
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Yes i know but your device have any errors. That means you must to perform a wipe data factory reset and install the newest Stock ROM XXUGNG8. After that i'm sure your Problem is solved.
If your Problem is solved after this steps you can reinstall any Custom ROM you want

I-TensE-I said:
So this just started yesterday but whenever I plug in a usb to my phone weather it'd be for charging or PC it starts playing this stock sounding ringtone that I've never heard before and it doesn't stop! The only way to stop is to unplug and reboot (rebooting while plugged in doesn't do anything). Why is this happening? It just started yesterday out of the blue and I'm forced to keep my phone on mute. How do I solve this? I'm pretty sure I haven't downloaded anything or tinkered with it at all so there shouldn't be anything that changed since say 3 days ago. So what in the world is doing this!? Also I am on GOLDENEYE ROM and I feel like it's giving me lots of issues as of late so if anyone could recommend a better TW-based rom (cuz of stupid gear) for my Canadian S4 (I337m) that'd be greatly appreciated as well so I can just ditch this broken ROM and get a brand new set up going
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fallen33 said:
Same thing happened to me. I have s rooted S4 but no custom rom installed. I plugged my phone into my PC and the ring tone called Over the horizon started playing and a couldn't stop it unless I rebooted my phone. I then plugged it into just a wall charger and the same thing happened again. I'm running 4.4.2 build number is i337UCUFNB1. I rooted my phone with towelroot a few months back and had no problems until today.
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Do you use Gravity Box?
The update to version 3.3.2 caused this kind of issue. In this case just do the update to 3.3.3 there the bug is fixed
Send from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk

DarkerTimes said:
Do you use Gravity Box?
The update to version 3.3.2 caused this kind of issue. In this case just do the update to 3.3.3 there the bug is fixed
Send from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk
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Yes I have Gravity Box and I did update to the newest. I did a couple of things including updating to 3.3.3 so that must of have been it because it worked. Thanks.

Crazy USB

Well guys . This is my problem
I was using MOL 5.1.1 and life was perfect. So I decided to try something else and flashed Darklords. Becouse I was buggy I returned back using mybackup.
Problem:
1) charging from adapter(wall) not working
2) charging using PC goes perfect (really fast)
3) PC dont recognize phone so I cant use odin nor Kies to flash completely stock.
I tried a couple kernels and still the same
Any suggestions?
Thanks

[N910F] Turning Off or Restarting Fails untill I pull battery Out. Any FIX?

Hi Guys
I have a N910F Runing 5.1.1 working fine but I have a big issue when I switch off or Restart the phone it won't boot up so I have to pull out the battery and let it for 1 minute or more then it boots up somtimes it gives me emmc error
The problem started when I updated to 6.0.1 then I tryed flashing the 4 files firmware with PIT for both LL and MM but with no avail the same symptoms so I decided to flash TWRP and Keyubi V5 Rom it's Smooth but not able to restart the phone or switch off to switch on again the only thing thats working is the Hot reboot. I need you guys to help me sometimes I need to switch off my phone so I don't have to take the battery out everytime I want to switch on the Phone
I will be glad to hear some suggestions or fixs please.
Thank you

AndroMor said:
Hi Guys
I have a N910F Runing 5.1.1 working fine but I have a big issue when I switch off or Restart the phone it won't boot up so I have to pull out the battery and let it for 1 minute or more then it boots up somtimes it gives me emmc error
The problem started when I updated to 6.0.1 then I tryed flashing the 4 files firmware with PIT for both LL and MM but with no avail the same symptoms so I decided to flash TWRP and Keyubi V5 Rom it's Smooth but not able to restart the phone or switch off to switch on again the only thing thats working is the Hot reboot. I need you guys to help me sometimes I need to switch off my phone so I don't have to take the battery out everytime I want to switch on the Phone
I will be glad to hear some suggestions or fixs please.
Thank you
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So, you're running 5.1.1 or 6.0.1?
Sent from this galaxy

pr1jker said:
So, you're running 5.1.1 or 6.0.1?
Sent from this galaxy
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Running Note 5 port Kyubi SDX R2 (5.1.1) for now

Hello, I am facing the same issue. Mine is note with att unlocked recently by att. Currently running 6.0.1 with Feb 2017 security patch. I have changed nothing in terms of software still facing this issue. Let me know if you have got any solution.
Thanks
P.D.

lash a Note 7 port, My phone went off in the process... ever since then.... Its impossible to make a reboot without pulling out the battery.....