I have a Samsung Galaxy S. The phone is now stuck in the black screen at startup with a computer and phone as the image. I cannot get into any recovery/download modes. I have tried all variations of the volume+start+power but that hasn't worked on my phone since i bought it 2 weeks ago. I have scoured forums for solutions and nothing is working. My computer wont even register it when i use USB connection is my phone now useless ?? I've tried loading odin and that doesn't register the phone either seems that i am at a loss and will have to return it with some stretched truth story and hope i don't get reemed.
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i have samsung galaxy s 2. android version 2.3.6. build number gingerbread.xwkl1 it is bought in India. it is unlocked. there is a problem - from yesterday flight mode is always on and can not be switched off at all. despite the fact it is written in phone options it is off. but the airplane symbol is on screen always and there is no network at all. i have tried kies, restarting phone,etc, no chance.when i try pressing flight mode on , it freezes and is again always on. i have tried factory reset but it wont help. So request all of you pls help.
Mine did the same
I took it back to the store and they fixed it there.
scayre32 said:
I took it back to the store and they fixed it there.
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did they fixed it then n there or they change some hardware. means i wanted to know whether it is a software related or hardware related problem.
It was there and then.
They rang the Samsung Service Center and were instructed to do a complete reset/wipe. It was more complicated than just a factory reset. I think they went into the recovery mode and did a wipe there.
scayre32 said:
They rang the Samsung Service Center and were instructed to do a complete reset/wipe. It was more complicated than just a factory reset. I think they went into the recovery mode and did a wipe there.
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just few minutes ago Samsung service center guys said that they have to change the mother board, because after software updating problem remains same and the IMEI number is missing.
Now i have to wait for another two days
My phone is in warranty period so they said it will be replace with no cost. hope after that my phone is okay
Better to wait
and have a phone that works.
HI All,
I have the Galaxy s3 in white, 32gb bought in Hongkong, that where I am.
I cant connect the phone to my PC via USB. I took one phone back already confirmed as broken in the store and replaced, i tested the replacement in the store and it worked, i.e. connected to the PC, now back at home I cant connect this new model.
My wife has the same exact phone, and hers connects fine, as in PMP mode, no Kies involved.
We are both running andriod 4.1.1 everything is identical except for the build number, mine ends with ZSDLK2, her's is ZSDLK4.
Develop options and debuggin are off, everything is normal.
Does anyone have any suggestions as it pretty annoying right now.
I did get the phone connected wirelessly via Kies, however then that program decided to crash and has done each time since. We are on Win7 64bit by the way. All our PCs accept my wifes phone but not mine, at one point my phone was charging via the USB, it looks as though it has stopped doing that as well now, so I might have a dead phone on my hands soon.
Thanks,
dava0404 said:
HI All,
I have the Galaxy s3 in white, 32gb bought in Hongkong, that where I am.
I cant connect the phone to my PC via USB. I took one phone back already confirmed as broken in the store and replaced, i tested the replacement in the store and it worked, i.e. connected to the PC, now back at home I cant connect this new model.
My wife has the same exact phone, and hers connects fine, as in PMP mode, no Kies involved.
We are both running andriod 4.1.1 everything is identical except for the build number, mine ends with ZSDLK2, her's is ZSDLK4.
Develop options and debuggin are off, everything is normal.
Does anyone have any suggestions as it pretty annoying right now.
I did get the phone connected wirelessly via Kies, however then that program decided to crash and has done each time since. We are on Win7 64bit by the way. All our PCs accept my wifes phone but not mine, at one point my phone was charging via the USB, it looks as though it has stopped doing that as well now, so I might have a dead phone on my hands soon.
Thanks,
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download and install the Samsung Drivers correctly
Alright, here I go.
Yes, I searched the forum, and I can't wrap my head around this at all, so I'm just going to throw my specs out and hope for the best.
- T-mobile Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S T-959
- NOT unlocked...although I'm not sure, the phone seems to try and pick up AT&T but it's labeled as a Tmobile phone
- Using a Tmobile SIM (brand new replacement, works on other phones just fine)
- Rooted and Flashed to Hellybean Stable 15.11.12
- Generic IMEI (004999010640000)
Whenever I rebooted the phone after root/flash a week and a half ago, it would give me the IMEI mismatch warning but everything worked fine. It was only this afternoon that I jumped on the bus, took out my phone, and suddenly could not connect to any mobile network at all. I've restarted and cried and sat in a corner and now I don't know. It connects to Wifi just fine and that's how I've been getting by, but it'd be nice to text/sms again...
I kept running into this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30644270&postcount=116
But it makes no sense to me. Copy it to what folder? Where is /efs? I only have one /efs folder and it's in /sdcard/backup.
Before I return to stock and try to flash all over again, I want to try and fix this.
The same thing happened to me today!
I don't know what is going on. I flashed another modem but the problem is not solved.
I'll try Odin back to stock but it is not seeing my phone. That's another problem anyway.
I'll let you know if I get it to work.
Ok, it works now, but I still don't know if it was the generic IMEI or something else.
I went back to stock and it automatically connected so I could make calls and use internet. This also restored my IMEI
Then I rooted and installed CM7 and then Slim Bean and now everything works as usual with my restored IMEI.
Here you have all you need for Odin: http://www.team-passion.com/index.php/wiki/general/15-how-to-use-odin-for-vibrant
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Ahh shucks. Don't want to hijack your thread, but now my Vibrant is having connection problems too :crying:
It all happened when I let a friend borrow my phone to use his SIM card. It was a simple mobile SIM card and a day later when I tried to make a call, I got a "not registered on network" when I tried to make a call.
I was running bionix-v fishman so I odined back to stock to make sure it wasnt a ROM issue, and still have the same problems.
I still have a IMEI working and I can still get bars, but cant make any calls whatsoever. Not even emergency calls.
So back to my very old Motorola Backflip. But I can't seem to wonder how this happened when my friend used his sim card. So I know the problem is not my SIM card because it works on my older phone.
I'm still using the very old full SIM-card that is at least 2-years old and not the newer ones. Because my friend's SIM was brand new, you think that may have to do its the problem?
Any help appreciated. Heres a similar thread to my problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890353
Okay, this went from bad to worse to a nightmare.
My friend tried the Odin then back to Hellybean for me, and nothing changed at all.
So I went into recovery mode and tried to restore from an old system restore point.
After loading that my phone was permanently stuck on the Vibrant SAMSUNG screen.
I hunted around and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252
After a few tries I managed to get it into download mode and tried it, nothing changed.
Except now that I've moved on and tried to use Odin to just unroot it won't even go into recovery or download mode, it gets stuck on this screen:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDDLnUcCMAEqvkQ.jpg
or just the Vibrant start screen.
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Okay, this went from bad to worse to a nightmare.
My friend tried the Odin then back to Hellybean for me, and nothing changed at all.
So I went into recovery mode and tried to restore from an old system restore point.
After loading that my phone was permanently stuck on the Vibrant SAMSUNG screen.
I hunted around and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15330252
After a few tries I managed to get it into download mode and tried it, nothing changed.
Except now that I've moved on and tried to use Odin to just unroot it won't even go into recovery or download mode, it gets stuck on this screen:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDDLnUcCMAEqvkQ.jpg
or just the Vibrant start screen.
helpppp
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142192
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OK I'm going to use ur thread. I rooted my sgs1 seven hours after I got it. When it was a new phone. Have been running all kinds of roms. Somewhere along the line I lost my backup. But it was never really a problem. My imei is generic and couldn't make 911 calls but no worries there. I was running 4.2.2 something something using my phone. Then my battery was running low so I switched it with another and when it booted up no signal from that point on. I put my sim in my old g1 and it works. Put my wife's sim in my phone and a no go. Everything works wifi Bluetooth usb .....except won't connect to t mobile. I Odin back to stock and no luck. Imei still generic. Called tmobile no help at all. Funny thing is though it won't let me connect it shows I have a voicemail so its sending a signal and receiving one. I think if I had a way to put a new imei on it I would be OK. Another funny thing is my imei is the same number as the one posted above. So thinking it got picked up and blocked and that's why i m not getting service. I love this phone and would like to fix it if I can.does anyone have any ideas.
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Hi guys,
First post so please bear with me...
The phone was dropped recently and screen smashed up badly.
Replaced screen and thought all was working fine until tried to make a call/send a message when I discovered that the phone had no network access...
Here's the diagnostic process I've been through...
Wifi works100%
Sim works in other phones
Other sims don't work in this phone.
Checked the antenna assembly to ensure contacts okay
Sim definitely reading - able to read sim contacts
Switched to airplane mode, reboot, turn back on - no luck
Searched for networks manually - no networks found at all. Another phone (samsung galaxy gio) finds all three (Optus, telstra, Vodafone)
No networks detected automatically either
No network detected using 2g only
So, if my wifi is working fine, that should rule out an antenna issue which to me indicates a hardware fault with the network side of things...
Is there a way to verify this is actually the case? And if so, is there a way to repair/solve it without doing a motherboard replacement???
Here was I thinking that it would be a cheap, easy repair... :/
Philbo29 said:
Hi guys,
First post so please bear with me...
The phone was dropped recently and screen smashed up badly.
Replaced screen and thought all was working fine until tried to make a call/send a message when I discovered that the phone had no network access...
Here's the diagnostic process I've been through...
Wifi works100%
Sim works in other phones
Other sims don't work in this phone.
Checked the antenna assembly to ensure contacts okay
Sim definitely reading - able to read sim contacts
Switched to airplane mode, reboot, turn back on - no luck
Searched for networks manually - no networks found at all. Another phone (samsung galaxy gio) finds all three (Optus, telstra, Vodafone)
No networks detected automatically either
No network detected using 2g only
So, if my wifi is working fine, that should rule out an antenna issue which to me indicates a hardware fault with the network side of things...
Is there a way to verify this is actually the case? And if so, is there a way to repair/solve it without doing a motherboard replacement???
Here was I thinking that it would be a cheap, easy repair... :/
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If you want it free of cost so first try flashing new firmware via odin and then check it if not then give it to service centre !:good:
Make sure you're using a stock rom just in case it is a software problem, but it looks like a hardware problem to me. I recommend taking it back to the repair centre where you got your screen replaced.
I don't think it is possible without a motherboard replacement.
Not sent from a ACE but a CooperVe using Tapatalk 2.
thanks
I think I'll do a total strip down again just to make doubly sure that i've got absolutely everything connected in the right place and then if it's still not resolved, I'll look at sourcing a motherboard through some chinese friends...
The phone was actually purchased when in china, and as a result I had to flash it with an Aussie rom to get the google back in android. It's all worked fine since then until dropped which makes me think it's hardware related. problem with buying it in China is that I can't seem to find a motherboard online for it galaxy ace 5830i (the 'i' is the problem... can find plenty of 5830 mobos but seems the consensus is using a 5830 mobo will brick the phone...)
Oh well, thanks for the advice guys.
Even i had the same problem, but i solved it by flashing a stock ROM. You can try that or flash a stok kernel
recently I also had this same problem, even installing the stock rom did not solve, so I researched in several places and saw what could be problem with the IMEI, I did the whole process of repair IMEI and my phone is back to normal , try this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360
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So...
I pulled it apart again to double check everything and noticed that the cell chip had come disconnected from the mobo upon impact and was only attached by three copper strips. After staring at it under a bright light for a while (no magnifying glass was to be found!), we stuck some super glue under it and tried to dry contact all the points... but it still didn't work.
However... after talking with a mate who's into circuit boards, he suggested that I try putting the mobo in the oven at 350 deg for 15 min to resolder all the joints as they use low-temp solder on these sort of boards.
I've got nothing to lose, so will be giving this a try when I get a chance and see if this brings it back!
I'll post back my results.
Yeah, and I recommend using a fine tip on your soldering iron just to be safe.
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Greetings everyone....
I've been battling with a problem quite some time now but to no avail, please you support will be appreciated. below is the breakdown of what happened:
I have a samsung galaxy phone A10e, model no: SM-S102DL, it was network locked to Tracfone. Gladly I found someone who unlocked it remotely. it worked perfectly for 2 weeks and some days, the network started misbehaving- fluctuating seriously, it got to the point that the network become totally bad- no service.
I met the person who unlocked it, he said everything was fine, he hinted maybe the phone need firmware.
Upgraded the firmware from android 9 to 10, still the same, I reflash the phone using the CSC without home to completely wipe the device, still the same.
right now, it appears the case is worse, because the device get hot and the battery drains faster, I noticed the airplane mode will be activating itself intermittently without stopping, *06# and *0011# take forever to load. additionally, when I removed the SIM, the no service still remains, it doesn't change to emergency, and insert SIM only pops up once in a while, intermittently with airplane mode doing its own sideways.
i tried to downgrade it, but no way, I even tried to activate "OEM unlock" but the option was and still not present in the developer option.
I'm stuck I don't know what to do.
please help!