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Hi,
A coworker of mine dropped her Diamond 2 in the toilet. True story!
Anyway, since it was brand new she dried it up and if you switch it on now you get to the tricolor screen. I tried attaching it to my pc, and the text at the bottom changed from serial to USB. I now thought I might have a chance to salvage the phone by trying to flash the original rom. owever, even if everything seems to have worked out fine during flashing, the screen (when ready flashing) turned blank only to go back to the tricolor screen again.
Any one have any idea on what to try next? Is it bricked for good?
The screen shows no sign of water damage whatsoever.
Regards -
/Ballista
BallistaSlim said:
Hi,
A coworker of mine dropped her Diamond 2 in the toilet. True story!
Anyway, since it was brand new she dried it up and if you switch it on now you get to the tricolor screen. I tried attaching it to my pc, and the text at the bottom changed from serial to USB. I now thought I might have a chance to salvage the phone by trying to flash the original rom. owever, even if everything seems to have worked out fine during flashing, the screen (when ready flashing) turned blank only to go back to the tricolor screen again.
Any one have any idea on what to try next? Is it bricked for good?
The screen shows no sign of water damage whatsoever.
Regards -
/Ballista
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The best thing to do in these situations is to immediately pull the battery and put into a bag of rice to absorb all of the moisture before putting power to the unit thus risking a short circuit.
You may still have water shorting out your hardware keys and its putting the phone into bootloader mode.
My wife put her phone on the kitchen counter, well, it got completely wet. In addition to using rice, I put the rice and the phone in one of the vacuum bags and pulled vacuum, left it in for 2 or 3 days and the phone worked and functioned 100%. 6 months later, still up and running.
Thanks for the answers. I think it is as dried up as it can be though. She have dried it with rice etc. Is there any tip on what to do from the tricolour screen?
Hi,
I maybe didn't understand when the screen goes blank, but since the situation looks pretty desperate why not try to install latest HSPL, it's still a flashing procedure and should end up succesfully if you don't have any hardware damage. If HSPL flashing works, you'll be able to flash any ROM you like, official ones included. Since the device is not yours sorry for the silly question: you have WMDC installed on your pc ,don't you?
The screen goes blank after the bar goes up to 100% on the telephone. I have WMDC installed, but I cant get it to connect to the phone, so installing HSPL will be a problem or?
Edit: Doublepost
If you can't connect to WMDC you can't flash anything,I'm afraid...Any chance to flash by putting the ROM image into the SDcard? Problem is that official ROMs come in .exe format while flash procedure via SDcard needs the ROM image to be in .nbh format..I'm sorry, I'm stuck.
You most probably have a hardware problem, probably a button stuck. Try pressing volume up down repeatedly for example 30 times then try to turn on the device. If that doesn't work you will have to disassemble and dry off your device and check for a shortcircuit or some resistivity in the volume down area. Even if you dry your device on the outside, some water still remains on the inside (I know since I'm an electrician).
Sorry for posting in here - my issue is with an opal but it sounds like a very similar issue.
I tried to clean out the stylus holder on my opal with some washing up liquid on a cotton tip bud. Nothing happened at the time, but some washing up liquid must have got into the phone, as the next time I went back to it seemed to be bricked. I didn't know how to deal with washing up liquid so I disassembled the phone and put it into the freezer to see if that would get me anywhere. I didn't think rice would be much use at absorbing washing up liquid. Anyway, a few cycles in the freezer followed by a cold blast with the hair dyer seemed to have the phone able to get to the bootloader, and able to hard reset.
This is where I am now. Hard resets only get as far as displaying:
ONBL 1.27.000
SPL 1.27.000
GSM 03.29.90
with the 'smart mobility' splash below. That's it - after about 5 seconds the phone turns off. I can keep performing hard resets in this loop, and I can also get the phone into the bootloader 'tri-colour' screen where it shows
ONBL 1.27.000
SPL 1.27.000 (all in the red bar)
and then 'F256' in the green bar
the white bar will change from USB to SERIAL as appropriate.
I thought I'd cracked it when I downloaded the stock ROM from htc, and it seemed to run succesfully. However, once it got to 100% it turned itself off again and I was still only able to either unsuccessfully hard reset, or get to the bootloader screen. I've tried installing the stock ROM through an SD card too, and it seems to work again, but same result. I suspect the phone is a brick now, and there must be hardware damage somewhere important. Any ideas appreciated though.
BallistaSlim said:
A coworker of mine dropped her Diamond 2 in the toilet. True story!
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It might need re-flushing. hahah
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
First, stop powering it on, as that will just make things worse. Put the thing in a bag of dry rice, then try again in 24 hours.
firoz3321 said:
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
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Put in the rice for 3 days to moist it out... Or brown sugar...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA CYANOGENMOD!
OH. Ok.
what about the SAFE MODE thing ?
EDIT:
Ok
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/4885-safe-mode-reboot.html
So i think the MENU key is the problem of that
I will try your method thank you bigmout and DaxElectro
firoz3321 said:
OH. Ok.
what about the SAFE MODE thing ?
EDIT:
Ok
http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/4885-safe-mode-reboot.html
So i think the MENU key is the problem of that
I will try your method thank you bigmout and DaxElectro
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try that method... I had the same problem with my other phone, but it when to emergency mode...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA CYANOGENMOD!
Still i am getting the SAFE MODE
cant get the NORMAL Boot
some is pressed. i mean sort of shorted.
When i enter the Recovery Mode, as soon as i enter the Recovery (RAmon) it reboots. because the REBOOT is the first option in the RAmon recovery.
Is there any way to boot the mobile in normal mode ??
Please help
I have the exact same problem. it's because the trackball is shorted. Try cleaning that, it might help, though with mine it didnt, I will have to get it repaired.
I cant post the link, but there's a poster (Luque07) on nexusoneforum.net, who did get it repaired himself:
Exclamation Stuck in Safe Mode on N1
There is another thread named "Stuck in Safe Mode" but I decided not to hijack that one. I dropped my phone into a fountain (Don't ask-->painful memory). I did the hair dryer thing and the bag of rice thing to dry it out. My phone is dry but now it boots only into Safe Mode. I've googled everything and apparently the world says, "Send it back to HTC". There are a couple of reasons why that isn't feasible for me.
1. I'm not in the US at the moment and won't be back home for a few months
2. It's now water damaged.
Does anyone know how to get out of safe mode? Google doesn't even document safe mode.
When you're in safe mode, you can't do anything. You can add an account to check your email and calendar but your sim card won't work. Only wifi mode works. You can't install any new programs (they say they are installed but won't appear on the menu and can't be run).
If I reboot the phone it ends up at the bootloader and I can't use the volume keys to move around and the power button doesn't work. The trackball doesn't work in recovery mode either.
I was able to get it into my clockworkmod recovery mode once and tried a restore from a backup but it didn't work. I haven't been able to get it into clockworkmod recovery since then.
I'm on CM7 nightlies build#37 with my N1. Any help would be appreciated. I've tried the following:
1. Pressing trackball while booting
2. Vol up while booting.
3. Vol down while booting
4. Nandroid restore (can't repeat because I can no longer access recovery).
5. Clear Storage (Hard Reset)
6. Reset from within Settings.
7. Cold booting after leaving battery out.
8. Innumerable battery pulls.
NVM. I figured out how to get out of safe mode. Apparently, I didn't hold down the Volume Up button long enough. For those unfortunate enough to experience this issue, here are is the possible reasons why you ended up here and the resolution:
Causes:
As near as I can determine, on the N1, the cause is due to water damage to the trackball which causes a continuous short. Basically, the trackball acts as if you are pressing down on it. Pressing on the trackball & menu key while booting initiates Safe Mode.
Resolution:
1. After making sure your device is 100% dry (try putting it in a bag of rice. Rice is a great dessicant). Press & roll the trackball with an absorbent lint-free cloth (I used a small shamwow). Do this for a few minutes until you are sure you've removed all possible liquid.
2. Put your battery back in and boot. If it boots to the bootloader and you can't get out, pull the battery and wait for 15 minutes. Put the battery back and you should be able to boot to safe mode.
3. If you reboot and safe mode comes back up, power down (off) your N1 using the power button then while holding the volume up key, press the power button again. DO NOT LET GO OF THE VOLUME KEY! This is critical. You have to hold the volume up key until the initial X of the bootloader disappears and you get the startup animation. Once the animation appears, you can let go.
You should now be in regular boot mode. If not, pull the battery, hold Volume up and put the battery in and press the power button. Make sure you keep the volume key pressed.
YMMV and I believe the above stuff only works on the N1 as I have seen other sequences for other phones posted elsewhere.
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i am still stuck in safe mode
I tried all tricks.
Please help.
I disassembled the mobile like 70% and saw no water or moisture inside. I was scared to remove the mother Board from inside. so again assemble it back.
Am getting Safe mode then soon it reboots into safe mode and repeats forever.
If i pres Volume key and power button i am getting RECOVERY mode, is it coincidence ?
After continuous 10 hour struggle i finally booted in.
If i restart my mobile it will again repeat i am sure. Because The track ball is the problem
How i logged in:
After many hours of research and trials i finally realised that the track ball is in SHORT mode. So i noticed in the recovery menu that if i hard press the track ball it is releasing the circuit.
So while booting i gave the track ball one shot ( a hit).
Then after i got the 'X' i hard pressed and holded the Track Ball. (it was very painful to hold so long) finally i got in.
Hope this track ball gets fine with time.
Thank u all for guiding me through...
Sent from my Nexus One
firoz3321 said:
My Mobile Got wet while it was in its ORIGINAL pouch.
I thought it wont effect the mobile if it was in the POUCH
As soon as i realised it got wet, i switched it OFF, but it was again getting back ON, so removed the battery.
Now every time i Power ON my nexus, it enters the RECOVERY Mode.
May be the TRACK ball is in contact, but no matter what , I cant boot IN
please Help\
EDIT:
i am using the OxygeN1mod Rom.
I tried the Hair Dryer on the mobile and now the mobile Screen became moist ( sort of WHITE )
Also sometimes i can boot-IN. But it says SAFE MODE and again BOOTS and says SAFE MODE and repeats.
I re installed the ROM but IT either enters the RECOVERY mode or says SAFE MODE.
please help.
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Late info now but best thing is put it in a ziplock bag of rice, cheap minute rice, because it absorbs moisture. If you have any packs of dessicant (they come packed in electronics boxes and say "DO NOT EAT" on them) that will help too.
You should never use a hair dryer, not because of the heat, but because you are not drying the device, you are blowing the moisture in further and doing more damage.
And last, don't power it on until it has thoroughly dried, that prevents shorts and more damage.
Hope the trackball comes back for you!
I dropped my N1 in the toilet! We're not talking about a little moisture like some rain...Mine SUBMERGED!
When I took it out, you could visibly see water in the screen, that's how bad it was.
At this point I had nothing to lose, so I found a dis-assembly video on youtube and took mine completely apart and used napkins to dry it out (there were small and tiny areas of pooled droplets that would've taken DAYS, if not WEEKS for rice to dry out!) the best I could. I then left it in pieces overnight.
The next day I put it back together and it WORKED!!
I should note that during my drying out everything with the paper napkins, I also took the trackball assembly out and dried that out thoroughly.
Lastly, if you've got a persistent short, then I think you've got one of those little pools of water that takes a LONG time to sit in rice to dry it out. If you didn't want to go the route of taking your phone apart (it's NOT all that easy and you do need very tiny tools) I'd recommend going to a craft store and buying some desiccant (whether in the packets or loose) and enclose your phone in a bag or container with that stuff for a WEEK to make sure you really dry your phone out...The desiccant should do a better job of drying-out than regular rice.
Good luck!
So, I'm trying to fix my friend's phone. She dropped it in a puddle and now it just boot loops. It's stock, not rooted, and I have no access to the developer options. I can barely get into recovery and when I tell it to do a factory wipe, it just boot loops again except in recovery mode. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like the phone might be hosed. It's somewhat drop resistant and it's water resistant, but if the back cover isn't on well the water resistance doesn't exist. The phone is behaving like the hardware is damaged: a little water may have gotten in and short-circuited something, making the storage inaccessible.
Try connecting to a computer, then boot the phone into Download mode by first holding Home + Volume Down and then holding the Power button. Use the Odin software on the computer to flash a stock recovery image to the phone. That's the only other thing you can try.
painiac said:
It sounds like the phone might be hosed. It's somewhat drop resistant and it's water resistant, but if the back cover isn't on well the water resistance doesn't exist. The phone is behaving like the hardware is damaged: a little water may have gotten in and short-circuited something, making the storage inaccessible.
Try connecting to a computer, then boot the phone into Download mode by first holding Home + Volume Down and then holding the Power button. Use the Odin software on the computer to flash a stock recovery image to the phone. That's the only other thing you can try.
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That's what I was fearing because the back popped off when it hit the water. I've tried using Odin to flash it but it always fails. Odin at least recognizes that it's connected. Any links to a stock recovery that I may be able to use? Thanks.
So, a LOT of water got in. That's an important detail.
You can try this restore image, but it sounds like you already tried everything that can be done. Don't be surprised if it is not successful, because any factory image with a matching md5 download would have worked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/g900vvru2bog5-factoryodintarimage-t3179527
painiac said:
So, a LOT of water got in. That's an important detail.
You can try this restore image, but it sounds like you already tried everything that can be done. Don't be surprised if it is not successful, because any factory image with a matching md5 download would have worked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/g900vvru2bog5-factoryodintarimage-t3179527
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Yeah. She said it didn't get that wet. I find that very hard to believe. I'll give it one last effort. I appreciate your help!
Miss Integra said:
Yeah. She said it didn't get that wet. I find that very hard to believe. I'll give it on it.e last effort. I appreciate your help!
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It does not have to get very wet at all for something to get shorted out. A friend of mine watched a single raindrop wick into the headphone jack of an older smartphone, then the screen went black and it never turned on again.
Hello i have a question regarding my recently water damaged galaxy grand prime (rather not discuss how it got wet) but the top portion of my phone got submerged. I immediately removed the battery and vacuumed out water for a few minutes, tested it to see if it would power on (i know, too soon. So stupid) and to my dismay the camera flashed upon the battery touching the connectors inside the phone so im guessing something shorted there. I proceeded to let it sit in rice for the day but i dont have much patience and was missing using my device with cm12.1 flashed and kept checking it every 4-5 hours or so. So at the end of the day i took it out the bag of rice, powered it on, and everything was functioning as it should, besides a little screen flickering which has disappeared entirely now. But here and there and random times im not using my phone, it will restart and get stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Powered By Android" screen. It wont make it to the boot animation or even go into recovery, but it will boot download mode. So after pulling the battery a dozen times i finally get it to boot again and i go into recovery and try repairing the system with TWRP repair or replace file system option thinking it could probably help. But to this point my phone still restarts by itself and gets stuck on the logo screen here and there and i have to fight it to boot system. Could somebody please help me out here? I hope it isnt a hardware failure and just some software corruption i can fix by factory resetting and re-flashing the rom. Any help is highly appreciated. Oh and i forgot to mention my camera definitely shorted somewhere only the rear works and if i try to switch to front it cant connect. This happens in snapchat and the cameranextmod cyanogen camera. My stock one stopped entirely.
If your phone got submerged, i'm afraid it'll damage the hardware, sorry bro, you'll have to let it go
Ok, so this all started about a week ago. My dad has had this phone and for the most part has enjoyed it. The other day he calls (from the house phone) to let me know that his phone doesn't work. I was expecting the typical black screen so hold all the buttons to force a reboot and boom hero for the day.
God no. This phone would suddenly not boot properly at all. I mean I had trouble getting stock Recovery mode to even come up or download mode. I bought a new battery thinking it could help. Twice now I have managed to use ODIN to reflash stock firmware of 7.1.1 . Both times the phone would be fine and suddenly it would turn off and bam the same thing over again. Firmware screwed and it doesn't want to turn on reliably. Recovery mode would display all sorts of errors with mounting /efs and dm verity errors....
This must be a hardware problem right? I don't know what else to think at this point. Is it possible the restore of his backup from sammy cloud is corrupting it? I am willing to try this one more time and not restore any of his files or is it hopeless? Is there something fried?
And just for the record, I am not new to ODIN/Rooting/Custom Roms/ etc but at no point EVER has this damn phone been attempted to be rooted or anything. I hope someone has something positive to share or just put me out of my misery so I can destroy this f******* phone into a thousand pieces.
Has anyone ever had an issue where the plastic back cover is somehow causing the phone to short out or overload which makes it freeze or turn off? I swear this back cover is the cause of all of this. Last night i reflashed everything and really just forgot to put the cover on. It stayed on all night without a single issue. I rebooted and powered down multiple times and it turned right back on. Then I put the back cover on and what do you know, difficulties with powering on and freezing.
On the top right above the sim/microsd slot there is that spot with metal looking conduction material or something and it is also at the bottom near the charge port. What are those things? At this point the phone has become a pet project and I just have to have the answer. My dad already got a new phone lol. Any ideas?