Hey guys,
Not sure if anyone had thing kinda problem before. I have tried searching but to be honest, I don't even know what I'm searching for so here goes...
I got this problem with the screen when turning on the Galaxy tab as seen in the linked video.
If I turn it off and turn it back on, it works without issues but once I lock it and try to use it again, the screen goes wild again.
I think it started happening a week or so ago when i updated to the Official ICS ROM, and ever since then, I tried different ROMs but the issue stays with any ROM I flash from now.
Is this Modem or kernel related? I have not touched any of those yet.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBRVChVyYls&feature=youtu.be
Any help is Appreciated and thanks in advance.
I had a similar problem 2 months after buying mine. to send and they had diagnosed it as a bad video controller. The parts were on back order and after 5 weeks they just sent me a new one.
When it started it would happen every couple of days somtimes randomly and sometimes after coming back from lock but by about 3 weeks after 1st seeing the problem it was happening every time I had it on for more than 1/2 hour. If you are still under warranty I would call support right away.
Good luck
loranz said:
Hey guys,
Not sure if anyone had thing kinda problem before. I have tried searching but to be honest, I don't even know what I'm searching for so here goes...
I got this problem with the screen when turning on the Galaxy tab as seen in the linked video.
If I turn it off and turn it back on, it works without issues but once I lock it and try to use it again, the screen goes wild again.
I think it started happening a week or so ago when i updated to the Official ICS ROM, and ever since then, I tried different ROMs but the issue stays with any ROM I flash from now.
Is this Modem or kernel related? I have not touched any of those yet.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBRVChVyYls&feature=youtu.be
Any help is Appreciated and thanks in advance.
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Hey guys..
I've owned all the Samsung Galaxy phones from the S+ right up to the S4 and I've flashed firmwares over all of them with generally no problems at all.
But lately I have a constant issue that has been plaguing my Galaxy S 4 (i9505) phone since I flashed the 4.3 i9505G (GE Edition) ROM over my phone.. (have since moved to OMEGA v12)
The phone just randomly reboots whenever it seems to feel like it.
It could be whilst taking a picture, it could be whilst using google maps, it could be whilst installing an app from the app store or just scrolling across the screen. It's basically rebooted through anything and everything and I've tried pinning it down to something but every time I think that I've got it sorted out. It crashes again whilst doing something else.
1 thing however has got me stumped. The phone has NEVER crashed whilst plugged in. If I keep the phone plugged in, it's never ever just rebooted on its own for me. Which got me thinking that it could be a faulty battery or some sort of voltage issue.
Coming from the 4.3 GE Edition ROM there are other people experiencing random reboots. But now I've just flashed over OMEGA v12 and right after flashing (I did a full wipe of course first) the phone rebooted whilst typing in my Wifi access key. After the reboot I was able to set my phone up and I did a reboot myself, then I went to the app store to add an account and the phone crashed AGAIN.
I'm totally over this issue with my phone. I paid a small fortune for it and I cannot rely on it at all. So I absolutely need it to work. I've had issues on 4.3 GE getting Mobile Data to work. I've had issues with it crashing and I'm just done with all of this.
Do you think that my phone is already broken? (It's barely 3 months old) Do I need to get it replaced under warranty? Can I even get it replaced under warranty, is there a way to even get my warranty back or reset the flash counter etc?
I'm just so confused guys I thought maybe it was my battery, and that my battery was faulty because I had battery percentages dropping and jumping around like mad. For example 15% battery left would actually have the phone turn off... and reboot at 0%. Then the light wouldn't go green for 'Fully charged' and the phone would sit on 99% or 100% but still not say 'charged'. In addition I could swear I had lost more than 10% of my charge in the blink of an eye etc.
I just bought 2 new batteries but they will take a week to get here.. and if the phone is still rebooting (and it isn't a voltage/cut out issue with the battery) then should I assume it's a hardware issue and that the phone needs replacing? Or could it just be a bad flash or something? The phone has at least a 2 year warranty. I don't want to replace it after just 3 months when I haven't even so much as dropped it once.
My recovery is PhilZ 5 Touch 6.0.4.0
I always check MD5 sums before flashing and do a full wipe:
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
- Clean to Install a New ROM
- Yes
- Then Flash the new .zip file etc.
What on earth could be wrong with my phone?
I'll happily provide any more information, as I honestly cannot handle this happening and I have no idea what my problem is...
Thanks incredibly much for any help at all, what-so-ever.
leijonasisu said:
Hey guys..
I've owned all the Samsung Galaxy phones from the S+ right up to the S4 and I've flashed firmwares over all of them with generally no problems at all.
But lately I have a constant issue that has been plaguing my Galaxy S 4 (i9505) phone since I flashed the 4.3 i9505G (GE Edition) ROM over my phone.. (have since moved to OMEGA v12)
The phone just randomly reboots whenever it seems to feel like it.
It could be whilst taking a picture, it could be whilst using google maps, it could be whilst installing an app from the app store or just scrolling across the screen. It's basically rebooted through anything and everything and I've tried pinning it down to something but every time I think that I've got it sorted out. It crashes again whilst doing something else.
1 thing however has got me stumped. The phone has NEVER crashed whilst plugged in. If I keep the phone plugged in, it's never ever just rebooted on its own for me. Which got me thinking that it could be a faulty battery or some sort of voltage issue.
Coming from the 4.3 GE Edition ROM there are other people experiencing random reboots. But now I've just flashed over OMEGA v12 and right after flashing (I did a full wipe of course first) the phone rebooted whilst typing in my Wifi access key. After the reboot I was able to set my phone up and I did a reboot myself, then I went to the app store to add an account and the phone crashed AGAIN.
I'm totally over this issue with my phone. I paid a small fortune for it and I cannot rely on it at all. So I absolutely need it to work. I've had issues on 4.3 GE getting Mobile Data to work. I've had issues with it crashing and I'm just done with all of this.
Do you think that my phone is already broken? (It's barely 3 months old) Do I need to get it replaced under warranty? Can I even get it replaced under warranty, is there a way to even get my warranty back or reset the flash counter etc?
I'm just so confused guys I thought maybe it was my battery, and that my battery was faulty because I had battery percentages dropping and jumping around like mad. For example 15% battery left would actually have the phone turn off... and reboot at 0%. Then the light wouldn't go green for 'Fully charged' and the phone would sit on 99% or 100% but still not say 'charged'. In addition I could swear I had lost more than 10% of my charge in the blink of an eye etc.
I just bought 2 new batteries but they will take a week to get here.. and if the phone is still rebooting (and it isn't a voltage/cut out issue with the battery) then should I assume it's a hardware issue and that the phone needs replacing? Or could it just be a bad flash or something? The phone has at least a 2 year warranty. I don't want to replace it after just 3 months when I haven't even so much as dropped it once.
My recovery is PhilZ 5 Touch 6.0.4.0
I always check MD5 sums before flashing and do a full wipe:
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset
- Clean to Install a New ROM
- Yes
- Then Flash the new .zip file etc.
What on earth could be wrong with my phone?
I'll happily provide any more information, as I honestly cannot handle this happening and I have no idea what my problem is...
Thanks incredibly much for any help at all, what-so-ever.
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I can only give you advice on some of the smaller issues that you mentioned. I haven't had a problem with reboots at all (i've flashed all manners of ROMs too, including the GE), so I'm guessing it is hardware related. You should get it replaced (if it still is messing up with the new batteries).
As for warranty, yes you can claim it back on warranty. To be doubly safe, restore it to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Use Triangle Away: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Also FYI, rooting does not void warranty: http://matija.suklje.name/rooting-and-flashing-your-device-does-not-void-the-warranty-in-eu (assuming you are in the EU, not sure about other countries) (gosh i've posted this a lot today).
Thanks a lot buddy I am in the EU definitely and the phone is purchased from the EU. I am actually about to flash it right back to stock now to see if it stops the rebooting issue. I will just have to live without custom roms for awhile and such. If it still keeps crashing I will wait for the new batteries. If it still keeps crashing again after I get those. I guess all that is left to do is render myself without a phone for a week or two and have it repaired...
I wouldn't worry mate it sounds to me like a definite battery issue
Sent from my GT-I9505
similar problem
leijonasisu said:
Thanks a lot buddy I am in the EU definitely and the phone is purchased from the EU. I am actually about to flash it right back to stock now to see if it stops the rebooting issue. I will just have to live without custom roms for awhile and such. If it still keeps crashing I will wait for the new batteries. If it still keeps crashing again after I get those. I guess all that is left to do is render myself without a phone for a week or two and have it repaired...
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Hi leijonasisu,
I've stumbled across your post after having experienced more or less the same issues as you. After trying many custom ROMs in the last few weeks, the phone has barely been useable for more than a few minutes until it randomly reboots. At which time, I must start over with the whole flashing process. My question is, did getting a new battery resolve your issue? Or did you just trade the device back in?
many thanks
kingzain900 said:
I can only give you advice on some of the smaller issues that you mentioned. I haven't had a problem with reboots at all (i've flashed all manners of ROMs too, including the GE), so I'm guessing it is hardware related. You should get it replaced (if it still is messing up with the new batteries).
As for warranty, yes you can claim it back on warranty. To be doubly safe, restore it to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Use Triangle Away: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Also FYI, rooting does not void warranty: http://matija.suklje.name/rooting-and-flashing-your-device-does-not-void-the-warranty-in-eu (assuming you are in the EU, not sure about other countries) (gosh i've posted this a lot today).
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Looks like it's better to restore to Samsung stock firmware first then start again from there,
But this will upgrade the the Knox bootloader also.
Stock firmware can be downloaded here, www.sammobile.com/firmwares
I fixed this ages ago. It was a battery issue, I'd bit my bottom dollar that it would be a battery issue for anyone else too, I've read a lot of stuff online about people who have gotten bad batteries with theirs. Swapped to 2 third-party and apparently larger batteries and never had an issue and never looked back.
Sorry for not replying back much sooner but I forgot about the thread.
Try another battery and if within a day or two you get no reboots then toss the bad battery and enjoy your phone! The thing is the battery (due to voltage issues) can make it look like it's the OSes fault when in actual fact it's just a faulty battery and voltage issues.
same problem here.. s4 randomly reboot..
I got the same problem.
The phone reboots every few minutes on me when i want to take it out of standby.
Sometimes it works for a few hours and sometimes it just reboots itself every few minutes or it reboots when i want to do something.
So ur all saying that a new battery could solve my problems ??
Opuske said:
I got the same problem.
The phone reboots every few minutes on me when i want to take it out of standby.
Sometimes it works for a few hours and sometimes it just reboots itself every few minutes or it reboots when i want to do something.
So ur all saying that a new battery could solve my problems ??
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Hi, the OLD problem WAS caused by the faulty batteries batch (easy to recognize - the battery serial no was beginning with BD code).
Now, more frequently it is resulting from KNOX related issues.
spamtrash said:
Hi, the OLD problem WAS caused by the faulty batteries batch (easy to recognize - the battery serial no was beginning with BD code).
Now, more frequently it is resulting from KNOX related issues.
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hi thx for the answer.
Could infact be knox issue as i am now back on stock rom without root or anything and im not having any issues now.
But i would like to have a custom rom and root again .
So how would i go from here to there without having random crashes / reboots on custom rom ?
Opuske said:
So how would i go from here to there without having random crashes / reboots on custom rom ?
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Only one option then: read the ROM-specific threads, loo for feedback posts. If ROM would cause random reboots, you can be certain that it will be written there.
Same issue with gt i9505, random reboot, earlier i had gt i9500 that was flawless with all rom n root n with everything, but i bought gt i9505 and its random reboot like in every 30 to 20 mints, im totally pissed n disappointed ? plzz help....
adilabdi110 said:
Same issue with gt i9505, random reboot, earlier i had gt i9500 that was flawless with all rom n root n with everything, but i bought gt i9505 and its random reboot like in every 30 to 20 mints, im totally pissed n disappointed ? plzz help....
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Have you disabled everything related to knox and deknoxified your phone?
Do press thanks if my posts are helpful
Sent from my Stock Deodexed i9500 :')
adilabdi110 said:
Same issue with gt i9505, random reboot, earlier i had gt i9500 that was flawless with all rom n root n with everything, but i bought gt i9505 and its random reboot like in every 30 to 20 mints, im totally pissed n disappointed ? plzz help....
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Uninstall everything realiting to Knox with Titanium backup and be Happy
Sent from my Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk
i9505 S4 sussed out the randomsoft rebooting
i9505 Kitkat random rebooting with UGNG8
UK - BTU
2014 November
I9505XXUGNG8
I9505YXYGNH2
I9505XXUGNG8
4.4.2
For me kitkat UGNG8 with random soft rebooting, tried everything with that firmware I could, reset to default and it was still randomly rebooting when ever it liked. Usually after swiping the screen out of wake lock most of the time. I even re-odin GNG8 3 times.
Cured by Odin with this one, below, which I thought I couldn't, because of the backward compatibility of the dates, but it went in ok. No reboots for weeks. Cured my i9505 S4
2014 July UK - BTU
I9505XXUFNB9
I9505BTUFNE1
I9505XXUFNB9
4.4.2
Link http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/31852/I9505XXUFNB9_I9505BTUFNE1_BTU.zip/
So if you pulling you`re hair out with the S4, or trying to get rid, Odin this firmware first.
satelliteone said:
i9505 Kitkat random rebooting with UGNG8
UK - BTU
2014 November
I9505XXUGNG8
I9505YXYGNH2
I9505XXUGNG8
4.4.2
For me kitkat UGNG8 with random soft rebooting, tried everything with that firmware I could, reset to default and it was still randomly rebooting when ever it liked. Usually after swiping the screen out of wake lock most of the time. I even re-odin GNG8 3 times.
Cured by Odin with this one, below, which I thought I couldn't, because of the backward compatibility of the dates, but it went in ok. No reboots for weeks. Cured my i9505 S4
2014 July UK - BTU
I9505XXUFNB9
I9505BTUFNE1
I9505XXUFNB9
4.4.2
Link http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/31852/I9505XXUFNB9_I9505BTUFNE1_BTU.zip/
So if you pulling you`re hair out with the S4, or trying to get rid, Odin this firmware first.
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Interesting will have to give this a go, also the battery option.
For months I was running on Lollipop custom ROM, the developer did an upgrade and then the SIM card removed error started. I went back to the old version was keep getting the SIM Card removed error. A few days ago went back to Original ROM for NZ 4.4.2 and I still get the SIM Card error and now the phone just reboots randomly.
Hello guys, a long time ago now before the official 4.4.2 KK was available for my SM-N9005 I flashed a leaked Polish one. Before the flash my phone was working perfectly, no problems at all. After flashing the firmware I noticed my battery was draining at more than 1 percent a minute and it was pretty unhelpful to say the least, after looking at my battery info in settings says that NFC was using 63% of my battery !!! Now we all know this cannot be right ?! So I tried to disable it but couldn't as it was greyed out. It was stuck on and did not work at all. I waited quite a while and when the official KK firmware was released i flashed it but still no NFC. Now I have updated my phone to Lollipop and my NFC still does not work. Have you guys got any suggestions on how to get this working again ? It's definitely not a hardware fault as it has happened to my note and one of my family members notes after installing this firmware.
Many thanks
I have attached a screenshot that quite clearly says NFC is off although it is actually 'on' and not working. It is greyed out and cannot move it
Maybe something wrong with the nfc chip in your battery? Buy new battery (ebay) and see if that helps?
Sendt fra min SM-N915FY
Already thought of that, thanks anyway though
I've seen this happen on the S5, too. Very annoying problem, nobody seems to know if it's a software or hardware problem.
Have you tried doing a 30 seconds battery pull, and then wiping the cache in recovery? (Dalvik too, if you can.) Also clear out the cache under Settings > Storage. Let it sit for a while and see if it's off. If not, try another battery pull and see if it's off when you turn it back on. That process worked for my S5. (Which has never had any other firmware than PHN.)
Hey guys,
I have rooted my device over two months ago. The first ROM I had flashed was running nice and smooth except for a few issues like the camera issue.
After a week or so, I've changed the ROM and since then, I've always had problems. The ROM runs nice and smooth at the beginning and later (between ten minutes and three hours) the problems start again.
It never got bricked but it always kept shutting down, freezing (short), lagging, overheating, not reacting untill pulling out the battery or all apps and services crashing and so on.
I then managed it to get working better than ever before running a custom ROM (don't remember which one).
But that didn't last long. After a day or so the phone started lagging again. I've booted into TWRP and wiped cache and dalvik. The next boot ended in a "encryption unsucesfull" and I had to reflash the ROM.
What I've noticed today was that it helped to wait abit before turning the phone on again after pulling the battery out.
Since then I'm trying to figure out how to fix that.
I'm waiting for the Oneplus 4/5 anyway, and I'm not sure anymore if I should root that thing too since I risk to go through the same (or worse) struggle all over again.
If you need any further information to help me, feel free to ask for it.
With my Note 4, I have waited till the warranty time was over.
Thanks in advance
PS: Heat seems to be a huge problem. I don't mean overheating, I mean usual working temperatures. That would explain problems like the massive drop in performance as soon as I got in to my car which was standing in the sun.
PS2: Kind of solved. Downloading the wakelock app and setting it on "partial_wake_lock" helped.
Hi all,
I have an N910G in Australia. I have tried many different roms and different OS versions but always have the same problem of random shutdowns on low cell signal.
I'm currently running the Andycar rom because it's just a customised stock MM room and even uses the original CSC.
My phone has never been better but the random shutdowns are happening even on this room.
It can't be an EMMC issue because the phone is perfectly reliable on a stock factory rom.
My wife also has an N910G. I have the exact same issue on both device.
I just installed wakelock to see if it helps but it's too soon to know yet.
What am i missing?
Thanks in advance for any comments
Battery. There is a topic about it out there somewhere.
Only with non standard roms? Multiple phones and batteries, all working properly with stock roms, all will work for days with a reliable cell signal. All will reboot or turn off with a low or changing cell signal.
I'm not ruling battery out but it doesn't sound right to me.
My gut feeling is that it's CSC or BL related but I've tried original stock versions with the custom ROMs - same problems.
The last rom I tried was a customised debloated stock rom - same problem.
I'm lost ...
Rabbit308 said:
Hi all,
I have an N910G in Australia. I have tried many different roms and different OS versions but always have the same problem of random shutdowns on low cell signal.
I'm currently running the Andycar rom because it's just a customised stock MM room and even uses the original CSC.
My phone has never been better but the random shutdowns are happening even on this room.
It can't be an EMMC issue because the phone is perfectly reliable on a stock factory rom.
My wife also has an N910G. I have the exact same issue on both device.
I just installed wakelock to see if it helps but it's too soon to know yet.
What am i missing?
Thanks in advance for any comments
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Hi all,
I have stared from scratch with another fresh install of Andycar customised stock MM 6.0.1 rom. I can use it around the house perfectly for days on end. Battery life and performance is awesome but when I go to work the phone will randomly shutdown every 10 minutes or so.
It's definitely not battery.
It's not EMC.
It's not the sim.
I've flashed modem.bin and NON-HLOS.bin from the stock rom (that works 100% reliably) but still I have the same problem that I've had with every single rom I've ever run apart from the stock Samsung rom.
Any time I go somewhere where signal is low the phone will soon shutdown instantly.
Is there anyone else in Australia running an SM-N910G on Telstra with a non standard rom?
Hi, I am not in australia, but can say this.... for what its worth, I have an n910v galaxy note 4 on a custom rom myself. I have set up 3 others exactly like mine. I have not used the rom you mentioned but am using the modestrom instead. none of the phones I set up have ever had random shutdowns. It may be a random problem with the rom itself. I know it isn't really helpful, but wanted to state it anyway.
tattmann said:
Hi, I am not in australia, but can say this.... for what its worth, I have an n910v galaxy note 4 on a custom rom myself. I have set up 3 others exactly like mine. I have not used the rom you mentioned but am using the modestrom instead. none of the phones I set up have ever had random shutdowns. It may be a random problem with the rom itself. I know it isn't really helpful, but wanted to state it anyway.
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Hey tattmann,
It doesn't specifically help me but I do appreciate the reply :good:
It's strange that i can produce the same problem on multiple (3) devices with so many different roms. I can't believe that no one else has had the same problems.
In every case I can restore a stock rom and the device will perform reliably - despite having horrible battery life, masses of bloatware and crappy performance...
Thanks again for the reply
With custom roms my phone is shutting down completely when i either open gallery or do two or multiple things at once. Weird thing is once its shut down i cant power it on immediately. I have to connect to charger or remove battery. Then its turning on when i press the button. Sometimes it happens irritatingly fast.