I have flashed my phone atleast 100x and never had this problem. It keeps getting in a loop to align the screen. I finish it and it just starts again. I tried to hard reset it, but it says that they battery is too low and will shut down. But my phone had 80% on it before I flashed it and it has been on the charger all day. Any ideas? Thanks for your help <M>
Have you tried to hard boot with the charger plugged in? Also take the battery out for a few seconds and put it back. I assume you know how to hard reset by getting to the boatloader screen? Vol Down, Center Button Reset simultaneously? Hold the vol & center buttons down until the boot loader shows up, then you can proceed with a hard reset.
Just for something else to try, take out the SD card and SIM card. Something must be messed up on the flash. I would try to get back to boatloader and reflash.
Doug M.
There's a registry setting to define the threshold for the pressure points, the only reason for it to be in a loop is that you're outside that threshold (i.e. for some reason the phone thinks you are pressing too far from the crosshairs)
This indicates a problem with the touch panel, could be pressure is being applied from an improperly fitted case, or a damaged digitizer, or otherwise.
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Have you tried to hard boot with the charger plugged in? Also take the battery out for a few seconds and put it back. I assume you know how to hard reset by getting to the boatloader screen? Vol Down, Center Button Reset simultaneously? Hold the vol & center buttons down until the boot loader shows up, then you can proceed with a hard reset.
Just for something else to try, take out the SD card and SIM card. Something must be messed up on the flash. I would try to get back to boatloader and reflash.
Doug M.
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I tried taking out the sim card, the SD card and did a hard reset on the phone many times. I tried it with the charger installed, not installed and even with the usb cable attached. It says that the battery is too low and will shut down. <M>
Da_G said:
There's a registry setting to define the threshold for the pressure points, the only reason for it to be in a loop is that you're outside that threshold (i.e. for some reason the phone thinks you are pressing too far from the crosshairs)
This indicates a problem with the touch panel, could be pressure is being applied from an improperly fitted case, or a damaged digitizer, or otherwise.
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Do you have any suggestions of where I can check this out? I took the battery case back off, and everything looks great and the case looks like it is fitted great. Where is the digitizer at? thanks for the help. <M>
The digitizer is a glass panel that fits on top of the LCD, it's the top layer you touch when using the device, just under the surface.
Here's a thread with 2 pictures of a cracked digitizer that should help to illustrate its location in the device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3829487
you might try pressing each cross slightly higher, lower, to the left, or to the right (i.e. do all 4 taps slightly higher)
If the digitizer is off, this might bring the values within tolerance to at least get past the align screen, alternatively you could connect with a registry editor and change the treshold value higher.. but neither of these will fix the underlying issue that the digitizer is not reporting the proper values.
If you can get to the tricolor boot loader, you should be able to reflash.
Try launching bootloader. At tri-color screen, attach to the PC and launch your new ROM from the PC. It should go ahead and load the new image. I would try an entirely different ROM.
Mine was stuck at one point and this worked for me. I did not have the alignment issue however.
Doug M.
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I have a Cingular 3125, working fine for weeks, happened that two days ago, I was charging the phone and transferring files to my computer via Bluetooth, nothing unusual, then it just got frozen, nothing responding, so I just took out the battery to manual reset the device and reinserted it, then tried to turn on the device, but it refuses to boot, no lights at all, also when I attach the phone charger, it doesnt show the usual orange led when charging, but I can feel that the phone gets warmer because the charger is attached and then after a while it gets a bit cooler, just like when it finishes charging, the usual behavior, but again, no lights at all trying to boot it or even attaching the charger, I've tried taking the battery off for hours and nothing also, and I wasnt overclocking the phone... would you say it just died? or maybe someone had same issues and solved it someway? thanks.
try this
OK, I don't remember where I read this, or the exact procedure, but give this a try.
remove the battery, press and hold the red call end key (power key) for 30-45 seconds. insert battery and do a hard reset, IE.. power on holding the 2 top soft keys while powering on the phone.
this method is supposed to clear any mother board issues and reset the phone. It has been a couple of years since I read the procedure so I am not sure if this is the correct way, if it does not work, try the same thing, only try taking the battery out, then put it back in and press and hold the power key for 30 - 45 seconds.
may or may not work, but can't hurt to try.
i had the same problem with startrek which i had bought from eBay
one more advice - try to hold record (notes) and camera buttons and insert an USB cable to your PC, it should enter to Bootloader mode
well, I have dissasembled the whole thing, I havent reached anything, even disconnected the backup battery, nothing, have checked battery with a multimeter and is full loaded... in short, someway the cell phone seems has just died, Erofich, to enter bootloader mode, the phone must turn on, it just doesnt want to start at all, no lights when connecting charger or USB cable... I'm sad because it was working fine with no problems for three months and more sad because it's the end for me to windows cellphones for a long time, I've invested a lot in this phone, accesories, unlocking, and even the same day it died also bought more memory and a neat skin cover and I'm not in mood to invest more in a cell phone so I'll use a spare crappy feature phone.
Thanks for your support.
one last effort
You could try one last thing, this has worked for me with a couple of startreks,
take the phone apart, and take the motherboard out, use a hair dryer to heat the motherboard, don't get crazy with it, but using the hair dryer on the high setting for about 30 to 45 seconds at about 3-5 inches, might revive the phone. (don't heat the battery, just the motherboard)
Put the phone back together while it is still hot (but not so hot that it will burn your fingers) and try to fire it up.
This has worker for me in 3 cases (phones that I bought off eBay that had the same symptoms as you have described)
good luck
big problem!!!!!!!!
I have been struggling to flash (again) the great pro V2 rom, but I always used my VMWare based XP windows version on my Vista laptop. Today I could use a genuine XP Laptop and I could make a connection and start the upgrade!
Sounds good? That's what I thought too, until the upgrade stopped at 70% (and I didn't touch anything), because of a connection error. I followed the text on my PC screen and I finally it started flashing again for a few seconds and then my startrek suddenly restarted, but it stops at the first splash screen! I tried to get my device back to bootloader mode (push 2 soft buttons and start), but no bootloader mode, only the 1st splash.
I solved the problem.
Hi, guys.
Inert/dead/hung Nooks can sometimes be resurrected by this insanely easy trick.
First, so you’ll understand what’s going on:
All the Nook Tablet’s buttons are really soft buttons. Even the Power button is really a soft button: All it does is communicate with the OS.
That’s worth stressing: the Nook power button is not a simple mechanical on/off switch, but a switch that sends a signal to tell the operating system to power off.
It’s sort of like the power button on the front of most PCs. The real on/off button is usually on the back of the PC (and is absent on a Nook). A PC’s front panel button, like the Nook’s power button, communicates with the OS, sending a shutdown signal.
Why is this important? Many times (in my experience) when a nook appears dead or even bricked --- dark screen, totally unresponsive to all external input --- it’s not actually dead, but hung in a software loop.
If the Nook had a true power-off switch, you could depower the hardware, and do a cold boot. That would kill the software loop, and the system would start from scratch, rebooting normally.
But without a true power-off switch, there’s no way to stop the loop, which will run --- conceivably many weeks --- before the Nook battery runs flat. Even then, a slow decline of battery power may allow the Nook to suspend itself --- in the loop --- meaning that when you recharge, the loop resumes looping, and you still have a dead nook.
But you can force a fast battery shutdown.
Wrap your nook in airtight plastic --- a 1gal freezer bag is about perfect. Squeeze out as much air as possible. Put the Nook into your refrigerator for 3-4 hours. The cold will cause the battery to lose charge very quickly.
After 3-4 hours, remove the Nook from the fridge, but leave it in the sealed plastic. Place it someplace at normal room temperature, where air can circulate freely around the Nook. (A cookie sheet or something similar is great.)
The plastic will ensure that any condensation that happens will happen harmlessly on the OUTSIDE of the bag, where it can’t hurt the Nook.
Wait until the plastic is dry and the Nook feels room temperature.
Remove the Nook. Recharge for 15 minutes. This will put back just enough charge to get your Nook bootable, without resurrecting any suspended processes, if any.
Turn on (leaving the nook plugged in). With luck, your Nook will now do a normal power-on full boot. Finish recharging normally.
I’ve done this four times on my Nook tablet. Works like a charm each time.
(I know this tip sounds sketchy, but it’s real. Google me, Fred Langa, if you wish: I’ve been a professional technology writer for 30 years. Of course, your mileage may vary; I can make no guarantees that this will always work. But the logic is sound, and it's worked for me.)
For me, pressing power and volume+ together for a few seconds (forcing the device to power down, I think) usually does the trick. Not sure how the battery would like the fridge method...
wow, i've been reading your stuff for many years ! its 'great' to have you as part of the nook community. really !
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( secret ) i would like to crack this nook open and solder on a real 'power switch' and 'power led' . . .
Wurstwarenfachverkäuferin said:
For me, pressing power and volume+ together for a few seconds (forcing the device to power down, I think) usually does the trick.
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If the OS is truely hung, the power+volume won't work, alas.
Wurstwarenfachverkäuferin said:
Not sure how the battery would like the fridge method...
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Chilling (not freezing) the battery has no long-lasting effect. Many MFGs actually recommend storing uninstalled batteries in a fridge.
Wouldn't it be a lot faster to just open the case and unplug the battery?
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Wouldn't it be a lot faster to just open the case and unplug the battery?
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The issue most people have isn't a software boot loop problem. Dead devices are usually caused from not understanding how to flash ROMs. Deleted internal partitions and such. It's always essential to learn exactly what you need to do before you do it.
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The issue most people have isn't a software boot loop problem. Dead devices are usually caused from not understanding how to flash ROMs. Deleted internal partitions and such. It's always essential to learn exactly what you need to do before you do it.
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Yes, I agree, most bricks are the result of a bad flash. However, that is not always the case.
I have a Nook Tab that I rooted way back in 2011 with the NookZergy method. It is my daughter and wife's tablet, so I did not do anything else. I only rooted so I could put Amazon App Store and the Play Store on it instead of buying over-priced apps through the B&N Store.
After a number of months the power button stopped working completely. I thought it was a hardware failure, so I added an on-screen re-boot button widget.
A few days ago, the unit appeared to be off, yet I could not get it to turn on via that "normal" ways (plugging it in and letting is charge for a bit had always resurrected it in the past). After reading this thread, I opened up the unit, unplugged the battery cable, waited 5 minutes or so, and plugged it back in. The Nook booted right up on its own...
The point of the OP was to completely drain the battery to give an opportunity for a hard re-boot. I was just making a point that, instead of taking hours to do this, it can be done in a matter of minutes if you have a t-10 driver bit...
There is an easier method .
JUST HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 - 60 SECONDS .
holding for few seconds will tell OS . Holding for >30s will shutdown by force . No need of volume button,etc.
End of story .
Do not follow OP instructions . Crazy method . Dangerous . If put in a freezer there will be condensation for sure (even a little air trapped inside cover will condense), not to mention potenial cracks or solder troubles inside due to thermal contraction. As a last resort if all else fails maybe.
When my screen went blank , I connected via USB and used ADB to reboot it . But then I learnt to just hold Power button for a long time.
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There is an easier method .
JUST HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 - 60 SECONDS .
holding for few seconds will tell OS . Holding for >30s will shutdown by force . No need of volume button,etc.
End of story .
Do not follow OP instructions . Crazy method . Dangerous . If put in a freezer there will be condensation for sure (even a little air trapped inside cover will condense), not to mention potenial cracks or solder troubles inside due to thermal contraction. As a last resort if all else fails maybe.
When my screen went blank , I connected via USB and used ADB to reboot it . But then I learnt to just hold Power button for a long time.
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You should go back and re-read my post. My power button doesn't do anything... I have used ADB reboot when the unit was locked up with the screen on... I never thought to try it with the screen off. It is probably faster for me to open the back and pull the battery cable than it is for me to refresh my memory on ADB anyway!
I've installed DRH JB 4.1 successfully 2 months ago. It has been running nicely since then. Today I decided to upgrade the ADW launcher EX. It all went fine.
I left the tablet on the table. A few minutes later, I came back to find it remains off. I tried to press power button for a few seconds, w/ or w/o holding + or - down. Nothing happens. Plug in the power, nothing.
I connect it to my PC (did that as a step to install DRH JB 4.1). But nothing happens either.
What can I do now? Is it completely dead?
Thanks
I've cracked open the back and press the reset the button. It boots up but won't respond to touch screen, soft button or hard buttons. I reset it a few times and about to give up. Then I put the back cover half-on (not snapped), it somehow worked. It responds to hard button, soft buttons and touch screen.
I felt lucky but want to try more. So I reboot it. Now, it only respond to the hard buttons, but not soft buttons or touch screen. Feeling I no longer need the reset the button, I snapped the back cover on. Now it goes dead again.
Has anyone seen this before? Any loose end?
Thanks
I just had this happen to my tablet today. Installed CWM 5.0.5 (for BL 1.2), installed the new Paranoid Android ROM played with it for a few minutes, went back to install market, which worked fine, logged in to start downloading apps. Played some angry birds, exited, admired the tab for a few seconds, turned off the screen, and then set it down. plugged in to charger. unlocked screen, made sure apps downloaded, turned off screen again, set down.
10 minutes later, picked it up, tried turning on the screen and all I got was black. will not respond to any button presses or anything I do. I would rather not crack open the case as I just purchased it, but will do so if that is the only thing aside from sending it in for repair.
Hope someone has some advice or help. Did search the forums for other ideas on what to do, but it seems like the only way to make it wake up is the hard reset. Someone please prove me wrong! :silly:
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I just had this happen to my tablet today. Installed CWM 5.0.5 (for BL 1.2), installed the new Paranoid Android ROM played with it for a few minutes, went back to install market, which worked fine, logged in to start downloading apps. Played some angry birds, exited, admired the tab for a few seconds, turned off the screen, and then set it down. plugged in to charger. unlocked screen, made sure apps downloaded, turned off screen again, set down.
10 minutes later, picked it up, tried turning on the screen and all I got was black. will not respond to any button presses or anything I do. I would rather not crack open the case as I just purchased it, but will do so if that is the only thing aside from sending it in for repair.
Hope someone has some advice or help. Did search the forums for other ideas on what to do, but it seems like the only way to make it wake up is the hard reset. Someone please prove me wrong! :silly:
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What you are having is a well known SOD that is caused by the Kernel we are using for right now. There are other options besides cracking the case and pressing the internal reset button. You can let the device drain its battery on its own. The best way I know of is to connect something that charges USB to the tablet so that the tablets power will die a lot quicker, MP3 player, Cell Phone or anything that can use a good charging up would be the quickest route. Then after plugging in almost everything and making sure that the battery is fully drained on the G tablet press and hold down the power button just to be safe and discharge what ever is left. Charge the Gtablet fully from red to green and then boot it back up and all will be good. Its a long process to take, but if you don't wish to open it up and drill the hole this is the alternative way of doing so.
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I've cracked open the back and press the reset the button. It boots up but won't respond to touch screen, soft button or hard buttons. I reset it a few times and about to give up. Then I put the back cover half-on (not snapped), it somehow worked. It responds to hard button, soft buttons and touch screen.
I felt lucky but want to try more. So I reboot it. Now, it only respond to the hard buttons, but not soft buttons or touch screen. Feeling I no longer need the reset the button, I snapped the back cover on. Now it goes dead again.
Has anyone seen this before? Any loose end?
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Yup. That's most likely it. Loose ends. Check the cables going to the digitizer and the soft buttons.
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Yup. That's most likely it. Loose ends. Check the cables going to the digitizer and the soft buttons.
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Is there any diagram/photo showing where to check? Would really appreciate it.
What would be cause that the hard button does not work (power, volume)?
Thanks
redhonker said:
Is there any diagram/photo showing where to check?
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For your problem, start reading from this post onwards. Pics are here.
I decided to open gTablet again. This time, things just come back to normal. I checked every wire and connector visible, but can't find anything loose. I am afraid to snap the back cover back so I am leaving it loose and put it back to the case. My plan is to drill a hole on the back cover later to get access to the reset button. But I doubt whether that will really help.
I am checking the pictures against mine. All looks normal. Checked every visible wire and connector. Nothing seems to be loose.
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What would be cause that the hard button does not work (power, volume)?
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redhonker said:
I decided to open gTablet again. This time, things just come back to normal. I checked every wire and connector visible, but can't find anything loose.
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The symptoms point to a hardware problem. A visual inspection might not be enough.
Try pulling all the relevant cables out completely (at both ends), then plugging them back in again.
Then do a "Key Test" in CWM (under "advanced"). Post the key codes along with the keys pressed.
If all the keys don't show up, then get me a dmesg output:
Code:
C:\> [B]adb shell dmesg > dmesg.txt[/B]
You should also check that the cables don't have any breaks in them (flex the cable while doing the Key Test) or have their insulation stripped somewhere. This latter has caused some problems before.
I tried to tighten all the connectors.
All keys passed the test.
Keeping my fingers crossed now.
So I've gotten the hard reset bug, and I'm working on fixing it up myself. (RM-821 Telstra AU)
I've got nokia care suite all setup and ready to go, but the phone WON'T FLASH.
When it comes up asking me to hold down the buttons etc etc etc I hold power and volume down, press the retry button, wait for the vibration, take my fingers off power and volume down and put my finger on volume up.
By my phone just goes back into the lightning bolt/gear mode thing.
One thing I've noticed is that after the vibration my computer does the dundundun USB connection sound that usually means the USB device inserted isn't understood, instead of the dunDUN one that usually means success. (weird explanation but I think it works)
Thanks for any help, guys. I really need to get this thing going again.
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One extra piece of information would be that if I try to let it boot normally now, it shows the unsufficient battery icon after the carrier symbol. If I leave it there while chargin though, it eventually goes as far as the black NOKIA screen and won't charge.
S9 plus 64gb
Hi all, was hoping someone could help.
I have recently, last month, changed the battery, so I know it's not the battery. When I plug in a charger the phone is unresponsive, drawing only 0.05amps. if I leave it over night the green led will light up and when I press the power key the screen says 100%. When I try to boot there is no response. I have tried
Power +vol down
Power +vol up
Power +vol up +down
Power and all buttons
For about 30sec but still no boot or anything. I'm thinking maybe fried board, but was hoping software issue. Is there anything i could try to boot it?
Many thanks
Possible that a connector came loose?
Make sure no foreign conductive debris was accidentally introduced... a small loose screw. Check that all screws are in place in the assemblies.
Is the power switch good?
Hi thanks for the reply, I checked there's no loose or foreign object near the charge port. When I assembled the phone all screws were replaced so no loose screws. When the phone is charged ,ie green led I press the power button and the phone activates the screen to display 100%, this tells me the power button is working. Do you have anymore suggestions would be helpful. Many thanks.
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Hi thanks for the reply, I checked there's no loose or foreign object near the charge port. When I assembled the phone all screws were replaced so no loose screws. When the phone is charged ,ie green led I press the power button and the phone activates the screen to display 100%, this tells me the power button is working. Do you have anymore suggestions would be helpful. Many thanks.
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If it won't go into the boot menu it's not looking good. Try a hard reset.
The subassemblies when out of circuit are susceptible to ESD damage. Handle these like a stick of ram particularly the mobo and display. At the very least raise room humidity to 50% and wear all clothes. In addition a earth grounded ESD mat and wrist strap are recommended as are following ESD protocols.
Otherwise you may or may not get away with it.
Hi thanks for the help. Yh the problem occurred during normal use. How would I do a hard reset if no menus are displaying? Many thanks.
charliecheung81 said:
Hi thanks for the help. Yh the problem occurred during normal use. How would I do a hard reset if no menus are displaying? Many thanks.
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Pull battery connection.
Recheck all ribbon connectors while you're at it.
Yep done that still the same. No response. Guess the main board maybe fried.