Can't Flash to 2.1 - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

At one point in time, about a month ago, I had my phone running exactly how I wanted it to. Successfully flashed to 2.1, had the Elemental theme going, installed xRecovery, even changed the boot screen around. Problems started coming when I dropped my phone. Camera stopped working, fine I can deal with that. But then I got tired of the Elemental theme, so I attempted to switch to the themes. I think I went back and forth between two themes and eventually, one worked. Though I was unhappy that the theme was really buggy. I think I tried another theme after that and eventually all I got on my phone screen after a reboot was a white screen with the android status bar. Couldn't touch it, couldn't move it, all functionality stripped, it was just there.
So I'm pretty much forced to install 2.1 on it again. I went through flashing procedures like normal, though, when I unplug the USB cord and turn on my phone, I am greeted with the "Sony Ericsson" screen and this lovely screen seconds after.
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after a couple of seconds, the screen goes away and it goes back to the SE screen and it sits there... FOREVER. So what am I forced to do at this point? I flash back to 1.6 from gen0n's video that I had downloaded before and pretty much, its the only ROM that works on my phone now.
I attempted to look for other ROMs but almost every single one requires you to have xRecovery and I can't really do that on 1.6 :/
Anyone have any idea what this mystery screen means? I suppose it has something to do with my broken camera... does it mean I can't ever have 2.1 on my phone again?

Hey man you have to take your phone back to your carrier (like At&t) and hopefully you bought insurance so they can send you another phone then you can flash any rom you want or send it to Sony Ericsson especially since you dropped it and you will most likely have to pay for the repair. But it'll be worth it. Nothing's worse than an x10 stuck on 1.6 firmware. Makes me sick just thinking about it. Anyways just call your cell phone provider and ask about it. Maybe u can try using PC companion to flash official firmware but idk.
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Hey thanks for the reply,
Unfortunately, I didn't buy insurance :/ but I suppose i'll contact SE and see how much the repair would be and how long it would take.
Hey, the only thing worse than being stuck on 1.6 is being stuck on 1.6 without a camera Im not undermining your statement though, 1.6 is pretty ****ty, but stable enough for me to text and call.

Just for the General info of everyone,
I just got off the phone with SE, and apparently they have a flat rate of $185 for physical damage to the phone. Its kind of funny because the address the guy gave wasn't even to SE, it was to some "PTS Electronics" place.
Yeah, I'll probably end up sending it in but if they want to charge me that much because there is physical damage then I don't think I'll end up paying it. First off because I dont have the money and second, because I only paid $50 for the phone so I think it dumb paying 3 times the phone to get it fixed.

Alright, so I managed to fix the phone myself.
Got the right tools and took the phone apart, it appears that the camera wasn't broken at all, just the connector was disconnected ever so slightly because of the drop. A simple re-seating of the camera fixed it right up.
Talk about saving yourself money! If I would not have bothered to check if the reason for the camera not working was because it was really broken or not, I would of sent my phone in and payed $185 (plus shipping) for someone to do what I did in 5 mins.
So with that, I highly suggest if you think your phone is physically broken or has hardware problem, open it up and take a look for yourself and make sure things are really out of your hands.

Wow lol. That's amazing. I hope u can flash Roms now. Good luck
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Wow lol. That's amazing. I hope u can flash Roms now. Good luck
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Oh yeah everything's working fine now.
Thanks for your concern :]

Just for your own information, I have seen that screen on every x10 I have flashed 2.1 on. Its generally nothing to do with the camera at all. Its a picture word play. Its flashing your phone... get it?
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compumasta said:
Just for your own information, I have seen that screen on every x10 I have flashed 2.1 on. Its generally nothing to do with the camera at all. Its a picture word play. Its flashing your phone... get it?
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I uhh... never had this happen besides this time. Yeah after it flashed this image for a couple of seconds it just sat there till the battery died, so I'm not sure what flashing it was doing...

darkgoth678 said:
Alright, so I managed to fix the phone myself.
Got the right tools and took the phone apart, it appears that the camera wasn't broken at all, just the connector was disconnected ever so slightly because of the drop. A simple re-seating of the camera fixed it right up.
Talk about saving yourself money! If I would not have bothered to check if the reason for the camera not working was because it was really broken or not, I would of sent my phone in and payed $185 (plus shipping) for someone to do what I did in 5 mins.
So with that, I highly suggest if you think your phone is physically broken or has hardware problem, open it up and take a look for yourself and make sure things are really out of your hands.
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It would be awesome if you could help the community and post a tutorial how you took the phone apart and checked But either way I'm glad you got it working!

misterwaugh said:
It would be awesome if you could help the community and post a tutorial how you took the phone apart and checked But either way I'm glad you got it working!
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[Q] SGS2 just died, what to do ?

Hello everybody,
I'm pretty sure my SGS2 just died. I didn't drop it or anything, just left in plug on my computer for a while. Since 2 weeks, it started to act weird when it was plugged to this laptop and the laptop was plugged too ( the touchscreen was going crazy when I tried to use it ). After 2 hours not looking at it, I tried to turn the screen on and it just wouldn't, but the two buttons were lighting up still. So I took of the battery to reboot it. Then I looked closer to the screen and I saw it was all cracked, but from the inside. Exactly like if I dropped it ( which I didn't recently ), but literally inside of the screen. Here is a picture I tried to take ( sorry for the quality ) :
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It doesn't feel like cracked at all when I scratch it with my nails, and the screen remains black no matter what I do
So I don't really know what to do (and what happened...). My phone was running a custom ROM ( CheckRom HD ), and I still have access to the shell as a root. Should I do something before sending it to warranty ?
Second pretty big problem is that I'm an Android developer, in the middle of a pretty busy developing week so I would need to change it as fast as possible. I'm living in France, and I bought it online on some french website, would you guys know if there's some kind of samsung shops where I can change it ?
Thanks for your advices, I'm gonna go cry now
I just wonder if it overheated, using it during charge. ? ? Hope someone can help you.
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I just wonder if it overheated, using it during charge. ? ? Hope someone can help you.
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Yes, it always had overheated, since day 1 (so a bit before I started flashing roms on it). Not especially when charging, but when playing sometime the device was literally burning ( I read a lot about that, some people say really warm only, but this one was literally burning my ear when at maximum temperature ). Didn't play game or anything these past 2 days tho, so I don't think it overheated because of that recently
For information, I've been flashing ROMs for a bit more than 2 years now, never had any problem, I'm 99% sure this is only hardware related for those who are scared.
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when playing sometime the device was literally burning ( I read a lot about that, some people say really warm only, but this one was literally burning my ear when at maximum temperature ).
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I don't know what games you're playing, but if you're burning your ear, I think you're playing them wrong .
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I don't know what games you're playing, but if you're burning your ear, I think you're playing them wrong .
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Haha, from what I remember it was occurring playing dungeon defenders and getting a call in the middle
the problem is that you have a custom rom in it, and that for sure void your guarantee, even the fault is hardware related to the screen, and not to the device itself. Did you try to call and see how it react the phone? It ring?
Maybe there is a solution, even without screen, to put it in download mode, flash a stock rom with odin, and send it back to warranty.
I read about a user wich have a SGS2 with a creen wich cripple it by himself, without even touched...so your best chance is to your warranty. (I think you need a special warranty to can send it to any samsung store, not just to one or carrier from you bought the phone).
Finger crossed!
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the problem is that you have a custom rom in it, and that for sure void your guarantee, even the fault is hardware related to the screen, and not to the device itself. Did you try to call and see how it react the phone? It ring?
Maybe there is a solution, even without screen, to put it in download mode, flash a stock rom with odin, and send it back to warranty.
I read about a user wich have a SGS2 with a creen wich cripple it by himself, without even touched...so your best chance is to your warranty. (I think you need a special warranty to can send it to any samsung store, not just to one or carrier from you bought the phone).
Finger crossed!
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Hey, thanks for your answer. I contacted Samsung yesterday, there's apparently no Samsung store anywhere around here ( I guess France's capital is considered as a small village in the middle of nowhere ), they just told me to write a letter with pictures to their repair address ( not even the phone ) and they had no idea what was gonna happen next. I guess I'm gonna wait for their answer and eventually try to reset the flash count and restore stock rom from Odin :/
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Hey, thanks for your answer. I contacted Samsung yesterday, there's apparently no Samsung store anywhere around here ( I guess France's capital is considered as a small village in the middle of nowhere ), they just told me to write a letter with pictures to their repair address ( not even the phone ) and they had no idea what was gonna happen next. I guess I'm gonna wait for their answer and eventually try to reset the flash count and restore stock rom from Odin :/
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but the site, from where you bought the phone, didn't give you some warranty papers? I bought a neverlocked SGS2 from an online store here in Bucharest, and they give me a warranty paper...and for sure if Paris is in the middle of nowhere, then Bucharest is the definition of nowhere..just kidding.
It's impossible that a site wich sell new SGS2, to not give you the warranty.
And the process to send pictures of phone is like, my car engine doesn't start, but the lights are on, and i will send pictures to the service...it not like even samsung care-service.
You might be luckly and get it under warranty cos its obviously burnt-out from the inside so they probably wont have access to anything (bin counter)cos its all fried inside.Then again normally a warranty covers only certain things and when a power cut killed my mates phone that was plugged in during a storm here in Spain they told him it wasnt a warranty thing and he had to talk to the power company or use his house insurance as it wasnt a direct fault from the phone itself cos it was plugged in and not under use.All he said was that it died over night while charging,nothing about the storm.
dam sorry to here this
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but the site, from where you bought the phone, didn't give you some warranty papers? I bought a neverlocked SGS2 from an online store here in Bucharest, and they give me a warranty paper...and for sure if Paris is in the middle of nowhere, then Bucharest is the definition of nowhere..just kidding.
It's impossible that a site wich sell new SGS2, to not give you the warranty.
And the process to send pictures of phone is like, my car engine doesn't start, but the lights are on, and i will send pictures to the service...it not like even samsung care-service.
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The website actually do have a store that I went to, but the guy from the store from the store told me he won't do it for free since the screen is cracked [even if it was from the inside...], so he just took me for responsible and there were no way to negociate :/
I'm gonna see in the next few days what my options are and let you guys know
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If u can put your phone in download mode put the a official rom in it! with odin
http://www.mediafire.com/?1go42ci4n440vk0
this program can generate the latest official rom in your country...
Good luke i hope its help!
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kouray said:
Hello everybody,
I'm pretty sure my SGS2 just died. I didn't drop it or anything, just left in plug on my computer for a while. Since 2 weeks, it started to act weird when it was plugged to this laptop and the laptop was plugged too ( the touchscreen was going crazy when I tried to use it ). After 2 hours not looking at it, I tried to turn the screen on and it just wouldn't, but the two buttons were lighting up still. So I took of the battery to reboot it. Then I looked closer to the screen and I saw it was all cracked, but from the inside. Exactly like if I dropped it ( which I didn't recently ), but literally inside of the screen. Here is a picture I tried to take ( sorry for the quality ) :
It doesn't feel like cracked at all when I scratch it with my nails, and the screen remains black no matter what I do
So I don't really know what to do (and what happened...). My phone was running a custom ROM ( CheckRom HD ), and I still have access to the shell as a root. Should I do something before sending it to warranty ?
Second pretty big problem is that I'm an Android developer, in the middle of a pretty busy developing week so I would need to change it as fast as possible. I'm living in France, and I bought it online on some french website, would you guys know if there's some kind of samsung shops where I can change it ?
Thanks for your advices, I'm gonna go cry now
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hi
If u can put your phone in download mode put the a official rom in it! with odin
http://www.mediafire.com/?1go42ci4n440vk0
this program can generate the latest official rom in your country...
Good luke i hope its help!
Dont worry about software, this phone is fried already and noone is able to get anything from its memory. Give it for repair and pray
BTW why cant you try to open it by yourself?(just to check what happened ) Samsung doesnt use any seals on their phones...
Nop the phone is not fried, just the screen ( and the vibrate seems a bit ****ed up too but not completely ), all datas are still there and still accessible via adb. It's true that I'd like to open it myself and see what happened inside but I won't unless samsung send me a new device, I'm waaaaaaay too clumsy to open it without ****ing everything up around ( trust me, I had pretty bad past experiences with opening creative and HTC devices ).
Thanks for the link boias21
For those who want to know the end of the story, here is what happened :
I called samsung, they asked me to send pictures of the device with an explanation of what happened (instead of giving me the address to get it fixed...). After a few days, no answer from them, so I called. They told me they would call me back the day after. 5 days after, still didn't call me, so I called them back. This time, they told me they sent me the address to get the phone fixed by mail, and that I should get it the next day. 3 days after, still nothing. Call them back, they sent it to the wrong address (.........), and they didn't wanna give me the address by phone. After insisting and spending 20 minutes on the phone with them, they let me talk to a supervisor who gave me the address, warning me many times that if they consider the device broken by my fault I'll have to pay, and if I don't want to, I'll have to pay to get my device back (............). I got really pissed, check the address on the internet and saw review from people who sent their devices to this address. First of all, it is not samsung who's fixing it, just some private company. Second of all, they make you pay, most of the time, weather it's your fault or not ( and devices get there more broken than when you send it pretty often ). Plus, you have to wait around 1 month to get your phone back. If they consider that it's your fault, they send you a bill that you have to pay and send back before they start fixing it (2 more weeks ?).
Got really mad, found the closest address from where I live to get it fixed, went there, and paid 180 euros (I know I could have done that for half the price buying the screen on internet and doing it myself but I suck at doing that kind of thing).
Samsung really suck on this, I think it's the one thing I really love about apple, your device is broken, you just go to the apple store, and you have physical contact with people.
Yeah I agree. I have an iPhone 4 as well and apple warranty is the best around. I have returned about 7 phones (not all mine) for various reasons and never even had to take an invoice or anything else with me. They just check for water damage and replace on the spot. 5 minutes later new (refurbished) phone. Try asking for warranty from Samsung without an officially authorised reseller invoice. Assholes.
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[Q] Question about USB plug.

Device: European i9100 SGS2 Black.
Symptoms:
*Yellow triangle + battery when booting up with a lot of battery(This means 40% or more, boots normal when low battery)
*USB is plugged in even when it is not. Happing mostly when having 40% battery or more at boottime.
*Phone says it is charging constantly, either by USB or AC. Problem comes at boottime when 40% or more, if less, next time I plug the charger in.
Workaround: Boot CWM, then tap reboot system. Problems are still there.
Screenshot from my current ICS ROM in post below.
Do not take me wrong, I have tried being at stock after problem occured, but the problem is still there at any rom that I have tested, even stock 2.3.3.
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Return to/flash stock firmware (if you're not running full stock at the moment, if you're running a CFRoot kernel over stock, reflash stock). Or if you are running stock & have already tried a factory reset (also try this if you haven't already), return phone to your carrier/Samsung for warranty service/replacement.
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Return to/flash stock firmware (if you're not running full stock at the moment, if you're running a CFRoot kernel over stock, reflash stock). Or if you are running stock & have already tried a factory reset (also try this if you haven't already), return phone to your carrier/Samsung for warranty service/replacement.
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Just updated the post.
Samsung will most likely tell me it is not warranty, so I wont.
The shop gave me a new battery, which did not help.
PS: Better setup in post over now, so please read it again before answering to this. Thanks.
You could try cleaning the USB socket with a new/unused toothbrush, you could try cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip/cotton bud.
If these don't work I don't honestly know what fix you expect anyone on here to offer you. Your phone is not working properly/ is stuffed. Regardless of how you get it done/who you have do it, you'll need it repaired.
I've seen it suggested on here to replace the USB circuitry board of the phone yourself (apparently you can get these on eBay), but unless you have experience fixing/soldering small electronics you probably don't want to attempt that.
If 'the shop' is giving you grief, go over their head and contact Samsung in your country directly.
sebastiane said:
Just updated the post.
Samsung will most likely tell me it is not warranty, so I wont.
The shop gave me a new battery, which did not help.
PS: Better setup in post over now, so please read it again before answering to this. Thanks.
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The only way I can go over their head is by sending the phone to the service center they use in Norway. The company I work for use the same center, but then again, I do not want to be without my high end phone for a long time to get it back unfixed, as many posts I have read stated about Samsung service.
I know it can be done yourself, but never read anything about the need to solder it, only that it was fast to do.
Yes, I might try the isopropanol thing you supposed. It might work.
Do you know the reason for such things to happen?
I guess only you can make the decision about sending it in for service.
In that case, maybe fixing it yourself might be the answer given you've said you think no soldering is required.
Cleaning the usb socket might help if it's dirty or not making contact properly, but to be honest, that warning you're getting at boot wouldn't be happening unless there was something very wrong with the phone itself by my estimation.
No. I don't know much about smartphone electronics. I know my way around roms/software, but the innards of a phone, no
sebastiane said:
The only way I can go over their head is by sending the phone to the service center they use in Norway. The company I work for use the same center, but then again, I do not want to be without my high end phone for a long time to get it back unfixed, as many posts I have read stated about Samsung service.
I know it can be done yourself, but never read anything about the need to solder it, only that it was fast to do.
Yes, I might try the isopropanol thing you supposed. It might work.
Do you know the reason for such things to happen?
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I will post some links to a site that explains a little of this, in clear English, so you can see a little about it.
And by the way. This started after inserting a SD card.
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Try a new USB power board from ebay maybe about $10.
Is this a brand new fone?
End of the day just send it off to Sammy if your that stuck.
Phone is from September/november. Root might happen to kill this service.
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Phone is from September/november. Root might happen to kill this service.
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Flash stock original to device then use USB jig to reset counter send back there is no hidden counter and they will repair/replace.
All sorted
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Where to get a jig?
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eBay. Search for 'Samsung Galaxy S2 jig'. Cost a few dollars.
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Where to get a jig?
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AFAIK, ebay has little security for the deliver + long delivery time to Europe?
Thats what I think at least.
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Try and get one locally there if you're so worried about buying one on eBay for whatever reason. Security for delivery ? Dude, it's a 3 dollar jig. So it doesn't get delivered. Worst case you lose 3 bucks (big deal), and if you pay with PayPal you'll get your 3 bucks back. It took me about 7 working days to get mine delivered & I'd be surprised if it took much more than that to get to you.
Also, there's a thread in the General section here where people are offering to let other people use their jigs. Have a look in that section to see if there might be someone close to you who can lend you theirs/maybe you can meet up with them & use their jig.
Alternatively you can make your own with 3 100K ohm resistors & a USB plug (do a Google search, there are a bunch of tutorials to show you how to do this).
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AFAIK, ebay has little security for the deliver + long delivery time to Europe?
Thats what I think at least.
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It's a problem with your usb charging port. The only way to truly fix it is to have the charging port plus circuit board replaced. Happened to me a week back and I tried virtually everything- stock roms, removed root, replaced batteries etc. None of that worked. Some posts said it was a port problem. Went to a tech guy I knew and he confirmed the issue when he disconnected the port. It was relatively cheap for me to fix but some people have climed that samsung charges a large amount to fix it. You're better off trying to get it fixed on your own. If you're on warranty, try and claim it
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It's a problem with your usb charging port. The only way to truly fix it is to have the charging port plus circuit board replaced. Happened to me a week back and I tried virtually everything- stock roms, removed root, replaced batteries etc. None of that worked. Some posts said it was a port problem. Went to a tech guy I knew and he confirmed the issue when he disconnected the port. It was relatively cheap for me to fix but some people have climed that samsung charges a large amount to fix it. You're better off trying to get it fixed on your own. If you're on warranty, try and claim it
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You live in the europe?
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Anyone have a part number or something I can use to search the part up on ebay?
Also, can abyone tell me if it needs to be soldered, or if it is only screwdriver I need to replace it?
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USB jig Samsung galaxy s2 or many of the other search criteria will get you to part mine cost £1 Inc shipping from China to which took at most 1 week.
I would not advise doing any repairs as you have warranty no point messing around.
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I got a problem with sending it in. 1-4 weeks is too long for me without this great phone.
I got warranty, but Samsung wont pay for the repair, AFAIK it is mostly caused by water and dust.
And when I asked for part no or something like it, I meant the internal usb port, not the jig.
Cheers
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Phone malfunctioned??

Hi all,
This morning I was browsing the web when suddenly the screen froze and the phone didn't respond anymore.
I was forced to remove the battery and replace it again in order to restart my phone.
I restarted the phone, it all went good till the bootscreen started the loop.
I restarted my phone, again.
The booting up goes good, first I see the Galaxy S2 screen, then I see the kernel bootlogo screen, but now it freezes whilst showing the kernel boot logo? (Logo: ''Black eye with the Ying-Yang in the middle and some purple smoke surrounding that eye'')
The phone went off, I saw some minor white lines appearing screen and it just died on me, it didn't respond anymore, it refuses to go on even whilst battery is at 82 %, I tried swapping batteries because I thought that my battery had malfuntioned but that wasn't the case and it didn't work.
I tried recharging my phone but no luck.
It just won't start.
However, I do feel my processor in the back (top-left corner) is getting pretty warm.
What could this be?
I'm running the Resurrection Remix ICS Jelly Bean Rom.
Thanks in advance...
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Tried re-flashing your kernel?
Tried re-flashing your rom?
tried a different kernel or rom?
Restored a backup?
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Tried re-flashing your kernel?
Tried re-flashing your rom?
tried a different kernel or rom?
Restored a backup?
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Have you even read what I said?
How can I: Re-flash a kernel or a rom or try a different kernel or rom if my phone won't start?
Impossible to enter download-mode if the phone is unable to start wouldn't you agree?
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Have you even read what I said?
How can I: Re-flash a kernel or a rom or try a different kernel or rom if my phone won't start?
Impossible to enter download-mode if the phone is unable to start wouldn't you agree?
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Yes I read what you said but you didnt make it clear that it wouldnt "power" on. What it sounded like from what you wrote is that it wouldn't boot system.
If you want specific/precise replies instead of wasting your own time or that of peoples trying to help you and then been an arse when they dont fully understand because of your lack of clarity then I would suggest been more clear in first place.
In that case...
Have you tried a USB jig?
If you have then its pretty much dead and you have no choice but maybe try and get a JTAG repair or mobo replacement of if its your display getting that replaced. Or if you have warranty ring samsung.
Have you tried re-flashing your kernel?
Have you tried re-flashing your rom?
Have you tried a different kernel or rom?
Have you tried restoring a backup?
Have you tried learning some manners?
Have tried using respect for other people who are trying to help you instead of slagging them off for apparently not reading your OP even though what they posted was valid for what you wrote?
Have you just tried going away?
No wonder people on here get sick of trying to help people who quite frankly don't deserve it.
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Exactly my point.
These n00bs feel they have some sort of entitlement or this is their official devices support forum and we are all paid to help them.
If these people took time to research their devices/flashing etc they wouldnt have 99% of issues in first place. Then they come on here bypass using search, duplicate posts and when somebody attempts to help them they act like this guy and assume we all have magic mind powers instead of relying on posters been clear when they want help/describe issues.
mckeowngoo said:
Have you tried re-flashing your kernel?
Have you tried re-flashing your rom?
Have you tried a different kernel or rom?
Have you tried restoring a backup?
Have you tried learning some manners?
Have tried using respect for other people who are trying to help you instead of slagging them off for apparently not reading your OP even though what they posted was valid for what you wrote?
Have you just tried going away?
No wonder people on here get sick of trying to help people who quite frankly don't deserve it.
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Yes I read what you said but you didnt make it clear that it wouldnt "power" on. What it sounded like from what you wrote is that it wouldn't boot system.
If you want specific/precise replies instead of wasting your own time or that of peoples trying to help you and then been an arse when they dont fully understand because of your lack of clarity then I would suggest been more clear in first place.
In that case...
Have you tried a USB jig?
If you have then its pretty much dead and you have no choice but maybe try and get a JTAG repair or mobo replacement of if its your display getting that replaced. Or if you have warranty ring samsung.
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I appreciate the help, I really do, I was just surprised by your answer Atheist because I clearly said my phone won't start
And that has nothing to do with manners and such MC, you cannot assume behavior through writing without actually hearing me, it's the tone that makes the song my friend, you clearly assume much.
The Atheist, don't take it personal, if you think I might sounded rude towards you and find my clarification not accurate then my excuses, I appreciate your response and help and I want to thank you for it.
Yes, I have tried the Jig, no luck unfortunately. I'm forced to buy myself a new phone and I was thinking the Galaxy Note II as that phone is regarded the best out there, at least that's what I've read of course.
Do you have a clue what the problem might be? I was thinking the ROM caused the issue.
Thank you.
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I appreciate the help, I really do, I was just surprised by your answer Atheist because I clearly said my phone won't start
And that has nothing to do with manners and such MC, you cannot assume behavior through writing without actually hearing me, it's the tone that makes the song my friend, you clearly assume much.
The Atheist, don't take it personal, if you think I might sounded rude towards you and find my clarification not accurate then my excuses, I appreciate your response and help and I want to thank you for it.
Yes, I have tried the Jig, no luck unfortunately. I'm forced to buy myself a new phone and I was thinking the Galaxy Note II as that phone is regarded the best out there, at least that's what I've read of course.
Do you have a clue what the problem might be? I was thinking the ROM caused the issue.
Thank you.
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Yes but you fail to understand that "phone wont start" could mean one of 2 things (Because most people are never clear)...
1. Cant get Android to boot.
2. Phone wont power on.
You may have meant number 2 but there are plenty others who use same words who simply mean they cant get Android to boot, ie they just get black screen or logo or a boot loop.
It sounds like you have either purchased a faulty device and hardware has failed or you have flashed incorrect rom/kernel/had bad flash and corrupted bootloader.
If you're phone isnt powering on, you have tried different battery, tried jig, left battery out couple of hours and tried again (try that if you havent) then only option is to JTAG (If you have corrupted bootloader etc) or mobo replacement.
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Yes but you fail to understand that "phone wont start" could mean one of 2 things (Because most people are never clear)...
1. Cant get Android to boot.
2. Phone wont power on.
You may have meant number 2 but there are plenty others who use same words who simply mean they cant get Android to boot, ie they just get black screen or logo or a boot loop.
It sounds like you have either purchased a faulty device and hardware has failed or you have flashed incorrect rom/kernel/had bad flash and corrupted bootloader.
If you're phone isnt powering on, you have tried different battery, tried jig, left battery out couple of hours and tried again (try that if you havent) then only option is to JTAG (If you have corrupted bootloader etc) or mobo replacement.
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Thank you for responding, and sorry for the late reply.
I have purchased my phone at T-Mobile and have it for like 1,5 year now. I have always used the Resurrection Remix Rom which I never experienced any difficulties. 2/3 months ago I updated it to the Jelly Bean rom without any problems at all, just after last week when I was checking my phone it froze on me and after 2 reboots it's just died :/ It won't turn on anymore.
I tried the USB jig, I also left the battery out for a couple of hours, I also tried using a different battery, I thought perhaps my battery was dead but unfortunately none of these ideas worked for me.
My phone is definitely dead, no doubt about it.
I might go for the JTAG but I have no time for all that, it's best that I purchase a new device and I was thinking about the Galaxy Note 2.
If recommend a phone other than the Note 2, please tell, I can then compare the devices and make my decision.
Buy an S II.
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Thank you for responding, and sorry for the late reply.
I have purchased my phone at T-Mobile and have it for like 1,5 year now. I have always used the Resurrection Remix Rom which I never experienced any difficulties. 2/3 months ago I updated it to the Jelly Bean rom without any problems at all, just after last week when I was checking my phone it froze on me and after 2 reboots it's just died :/ It won't turn on anymore.
I tried the USB jig, I also left the battery out for a couple of hours, I also tried using a different battery, I thought perhaps my battery was dead but unfortunately none of these ideas worked for me.
My phone is definitely dead, no doubt about it.
I might go for the JTAG but I have no time for all that, it's best that I purchase a new device and I was thinking about the Galaxy Note 2.
If recommend a phone other than the Note 2, please tell, I can then compare the devices and make my decision.
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Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3 or another S2 would be my choice. Or maybe a LG/Google Nexus 4 however the lack of external storage support is a *****.

MIUI Failure

I have TWRP installed on my LGOG e970, with bootloader unlocked.
I [very recklessly] tried to install MIUI on my phone. TWRP didn't say "Failed" or anything of the sort when it was applied. It said everything went smoothly. I rebooted the system and now the phone won't even boot back into bootloader. If I try to hold the volume up + power button for more than 10 seconds, it starts flashing the power button consistently, but it stops when I let go of the buttons. Computer won't recognize it and I can't get it into Download Mode.
Any help?
Knowing what MIUI ROM you tried to install could possible help. Not that I will be able to though.
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If you plug phone into charger, does power button flash rapidly. If so you need to disconnect battery.
3.1.25 off the miui.us website.
no. the phone literally does nothing until i hold the power button [i've found that it's just the power button; volume buttons dont really matter] for more than 10 seconds.
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3.1.25 off the miui.us website.
no. the phone literally does nothing until i hold the power button [i've found that it's just the power button; volume buttons dont really matter] for more than 10 seconds.
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For what phone though?
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LG G2X
Version: 2.7.27
MD5: 0fae5683b57ac2ce923cd6bf87ca31eb
i basically just wanted to see if it would even let me. as if by some miracle, everything would just magically work for me. i figured a build off another LG phone would be the closest, so that's the one i tried.
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LG G2X
Version: 2.7.27
MD5: 0fae5683b57ac2ce923cd6bf87ca31eb
i basically just wanted to see if it would even let me. as if by some miracle, everything would just magically work for me. i figured a build off another LG phone would be the closest, so that's the one i tried.
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Yeah it wouldn't have even come close to working. Unfortunately, it must have done some serious re-mapping to your partitions. Since you can't get into download mode, there is no chance of LGNPST to stock. Maybe someone in IRC knows a trick but it looks like your phone is toast. Try to get LG to do a warranty replacement. Just say it stopped working.
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Can flashing something in recovery actually remap the partitions?
Op, try THIS, sounds like it may help.
Why would you flash a ROM for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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Why would you flash a ROM for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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Yeah. That's not one you hear every day...
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You can't fix stupid. Sorry, but there's no other way to put it. Phones are pretty hard to completly brick from what I've been told, but I still use caution every time I tinker with the underlying software. Then there's this guy. :laugh:
The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
DeathmonkeyGTX said:
The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
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I really don't get how he openly admits to flashing a completely wrong ROM. Like how do you manage to unlock, root, install TWRP, find MIUI, and flash it, but have no idea it's bad. The rom he flashed is over 6 months old too, and he just though everything "would magically work." He even works for AT&T you've got to be kidding me.
DeathmonkeyGTX said:
The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
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I wanted to say it so bad, but didn't want to catch a crap ton of flak for it.
nygfan760 said:
I really don't get how he openly admits to flashing a completely wrong ROM. Like how do you manage to unlock, root, install TWRP, find MIUI, and flash it, but have no idea it's bad. The rom he flashed is over 6 months old too, and he just though everything "would magically work." He even works for AT&T you've got to be kidding me.
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That explains everything. :silly:
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why would you flash a rom for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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for science!!!
lol you guys are funny. i've been rooting, jailbreaking, unlocking and developing for 6 years; it's not like i dont know what i'm doing. i figured it'd brick it, but not this bad. you can almost ALWAYS fix a brick. i was just seeing if anyone knows of a solution, since it's a fairly new phone and even newer to me. if you dont push your limits, you dont know how far the phone can go. simple as that. working for at&t has no relevance; there are some technology-stupid reps out there.
if you're gonna make a mess, make sure you can clean it up. no worries, i have a new LG now with zero expense. notice the lack of worry in this thread. moral of the story: don't push your phone when you're drunk!
thanks for the positive reinforcement though, guys. you've all been so sweet.
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lol you guys are funny. i've been rooting, jailbreaking, unlocking and developing for 6 years; it's not like i dont know what i'm doing. i figured it'd brick it, but not this bad. you can almost ALWAYS fix a brick. i was just seeing if anyone knows of a solution, since it's a fairly new phone and even newer to me. if you dont push your limits, you dont know how far the phone can go. simple as that. working for at&t has no relevance; there are some technology-stupid reps out there.
if you're gonna make a mess, make sure you can clean it up. no worries, i have a new LG now with zero expense. notice the lack of worry in this thread. moral of the story: don't push your phone when you're drunk!
thanks for the positive reinforcement though, guys. you've all been so sweet.
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Glad to hear you were able to get a replacement. :3
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moral of the story: don't do anything with your phone when you're drunk!
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FTFY.

Snowy screen? Boots in safe mode though? Any ideas?

Hi all, non rooted S5 screen went all fuzzy, seems like a hardware issue except that it boots in safe mode... any ideas or anyone seen this before?
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Has it been dropped or wet? Have you installed any new app or updated anything before this?
Try pulling the battery, putting it back in, leaving it off. Then press and hold the volume+, home, and power button until the phone boots into recovery and do a factory reset ****CAUTION. ... YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA THAT HAS NOT BEEN BACKED UP VIA SD CARD OR SYNCED TO YOUR SAMSUNG/GOOGLE ACCOUNT ****
hope that helps
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it was dropped but in a spigen tough armor case --- perfect condition no visable damage or anything dropped from about 2 feet --- no water damage --- cannot boot into recovery that's why I figured it was hardware however it did boot once into safe mode but I cannot replicate that ---- I'm going to go to T-Mobile after work, think they will replace it under warranty?
Hard to say if it has been dropped. However with no visible damage, something is very well damaged on the inside.
It should be able resist that kind of blow though.
Have you tried to get into download mode?
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was just able to get into download mode --- then from there i rebooted into recovery and selected reboot... phone booted up normally but now crashed and went back to that snowy screen ---- something is fubar inside there im afraid
Try to get back into recovery and factory reset if you have no other choice.
If you are near a computer you could try to backup the data on there real quick with keis or something, but I doubt it will be able to read your phone if it won't boot. Bleh
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Goodluck I'm going to bed. Hope you have it fixed when I check in the morning.
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Any update @ofarrell.g1 ? Hope you got it figured out.
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Thanks for asking... I have not gotten it into recovery again. All my data is synced so I'm not worried about that. I've been with tmobile almost 15 years so I'm going to go there after work and see if theyll just give me a new phone.
Wow, that's scary. Those uncontrolled things that just happened. A fall caused internal damage. Hmm. I lost my galaxy S1 because of a bug. Good luck with this.
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Issue with white fuzzy screen
ofarrell.g1 said:
Hi all, non rooted S5 screen went all fuzzy, seems like a hardware issue except that it boots in safe mode... any ideas or anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Nate
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Hi Nate,
I have the exact same issue , been like this for a few days now. Not been dropped badly and phone is in a solid cover. I have been to my service provider and they are clueless. Have you been able to get to the bottom of the problem or fix the phone? Thanks. Steve
Sounds like hardware at first. However, never heard of hardware issue causing snowy screen. That sounds more like an app or malware. Be it my first actual encounter with it on android.
If you can get to Odin mode reflash the tar file, that will at least clear out any system partition issues. Also will flash stock recovery. Then I'd try getting into stock recovery to wipe data.
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The screen connector is the culprit.. As it's supposed to touch only the side break fix of the circuit... It's the small opening or power inlet socket where you charge the phone.. The technician repair should rectify it..I got this game problem a few days ago.. Researched and found that this was the main culprit for this particular white fuzzy distorted
screen
solution?
ofarrell.g1 said:
Hi all, non rooted S5 screen went all fuzzy, seems like a hardware issue except that it boots in safe mode... any ideas or anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Nate
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got this fixed? any solution?
nikilk12 said:
got this fixed? any solution?
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This can be caused by a handful of reasons...
The following YouTube video may work for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2tzUkX8SQ4
If not, then it's either:
1) Defective/Faulty LCD Display Assembly.
2) A bad Connection between the LCD Ribbon to the Mainboard/Motherboard.
3) Defective/Faulty Mainboard/Motherboard itself.
That's the best I can provide you as I don't physically have your device.
The following link does have various Guides/Tutorials regarding almost anything for the Galaxy S5 device that may come in handy for you.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_S5
Good Luck!
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