Can no longer charge phone - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I cant charge my phone after flashing the speedmod RAGEMOD kernel and undervolting it. I already tried reverting back to stock voltages, even tried flashing over jeffery's speedmod kernel and finally back to the original T27 speedmod. None of them could make my battery charge via the phone using the wall charger or via USB. Instead when it plug it in it keeps telling me "Battery Disconnected" and battery status is shown as "AC" but "not charging". What gives? Wiping cache partition and recalibrating the battery doesnt help!
EDIT: Help please! Factory wipe didnt work either! Is there such a thing as a charging brick?

Flashing new ROM doesnt help either! Am i doomed?

Firstly, that's not Speedmod kernel by Hardcore, because Speedmod doesn't do OC and UV.
RAGEmod by RAvenGEr is based on Speedmod, however has OC + UV and extras added to it.
I wouldn't recommend using any kernels that has OC and UV, reason is, it's a phone, why are you even overclocking it? As for UV, the power savings might be worth it, but for a phone that might not receive calls or might freeze during heavy load doesn't appeal to me. (MIGHT is the keyword).
Which is probably why Hardcore doesn't include OC+UV in his kernels.
Anyways... In order to remove the settings, you will have to wipe the userdata partition. You can also flash to another kernel that ignores OC+UV settings. Ignoring the settings doesn't mean that settings are not there, so if you use another kernel that has OC+UV, that settings might cause you some grief. If wiping the settings still doesn't work, that means the RAGEmod might have modified charging current and it is time to claim warranty at the nearest Samsung Service Center.

LiFE1688 said:
Firstly, that's not Speedmod kernel by Hardcore, because Speedmod doesn't do OC and UV.
RAGEmod by RAvenGEr is based on Speedmod, however has OC + UV and extras added to it.
I wouldn't recommend using any kernels that has OC and UV, reason is, it's a phone, why are you even overclocking it? As for UV, the power savings might be worth it, but for a phone that might not receive calls or might freeze during heavy load doesn't appeal to me. (MIGHT is the keyword).
Which is probably why Hardcore doesn't include OC+UV in his kernels.
Anyways... In order to remove the settings, you will have to wipe the userdata partition. You can also flash to another kernel that ignores OC+UV settings. Ignoring the settings doesn't mean that settings are not there, so if you use another kernel that has OC+UV, that settings might cause you some grief.
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Thanks for the reply.
Like i said, already flashed 2 other kernels (including the original speedmod by hardcore) and i did not touch any of the settings after that. And i have NEVER overclocked this phone before, only undervolt. I did a full wipe of my phone, but it didnt work, i am running TOUCH X KG5. So i did another full wipe and flashed Cognition 1.5 which comes with his own kernel i suppose. It worked at first, at least for a few minutes before the battery disconnected notification popped up again. To my disappointment, i tried plugging the phone in while it was turned off. And to my horror it showed the battery logo with a yellow triangle and exclamation mark on it. Meaning the phone is unable to charge even while its turned off. Ive no idea why and i have never heard of a "charge brick" on any phone before, and definitely not on the SGS2. Anyway isnt a full wipe and a flash of a new ROM supposed to erase and overwrite any previous OS files? Which means my old corrupted settings should have been gone by then.
I ended up using the USB jig i bought some weeks back, and it works fine. Right now im charging my phone via USB (not wall charger) and it seems to be charging like normal. Strangely enough, my phone seems to charge fine AT LEAST for now...

cr0wnest said:
Thanks for the reply.
Like i said, already flashed 2 other kernels (including the original speedmod by hardcore) and i did not touch any of the settings after that. And i have NEVER overclocked this phone before, only undervolt. I did a full wipe of my phone, but it didnt work, i am running TOUCH X KG5. So i did another full wipe and flashed Cognition 1.5 which comes with his own kernel i suppose. It worked at first, at least for a few minutes before the battery disconnected notification popped up again. To my disappointment, i tried plugging the phone in while it was turned off. And to my horror it showed the battery logo with a yellow triangle and exclamation mark on it. Meaning the phone is unable to charge even while its turned off. Ive no idea why and i have never heard of a "charge brick" on any phone before, and definitely not on the SGS2. Anyway isnt a full wipe and a flash of a new ROM supposed to erase and overwrite any previous OS files? Which means my old corrupted settings should have been gone by then.
I ended up using the USB jig i bought some weeks back, and it works fine. Right now im charging my phone via USB (not wall charger) and it seems to be charging like normal. Strangely enough, my phone seems to charge fine AT LEAST for now...
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You could try flashing back to stock using odin and staring afresh before root, if you got it charging.
Otherwise this just sounds like your battery is fubar.

mynamesteve said:
You could try flashing back to stock using odin and staring afresh before root, if you got it charging.
Otherwise this just sounds like your battery is fubar.
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I tried both the stock original battery and a third party one I bought and they're both behaving the same way. I charged it a bit with the wall charger just before I left the house this morning, and all seems well though. Maybe the jig resets something else other than just the flash counter?
I'll try flashing back to stock tonight and see what happens. Thanks!
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cr0wnest said:
To my disappointment, i tried plugging the phone in while it was turned off. And to my horror it showed the battery logo with a yellow triangle and exclamation mark on it. Meaning the phone is unable to charge even while its turned off.
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dude the yellow triangle just means the battery is low....it always happens with me when I turn my phone off and plug the charger in....did you leave the phone plugged in for a while ? it should charge...
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beaver2233 said:
dude the yellow triangle just means the battery is low....it always happens with me when I turn my phone off and plug the charger in....did you leave the phone plugged in for a while ? it should charge...
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Really? I've no idea cos I don't charge the phone with drained battery while its off. I'll be sure to take note of that now.
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cr0wnest said:
Really? I've no idea cos I don't charge the phone with drained battery while its off. I'll be sure to take note of that now.
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yeah its a bit worrying when you see the yellow triangle and exclamation, but yeah it means the phones battery is 'critically' low...and also the fact you turned the phone off and connected it to the charger and the phones screen turned on that's a hint its getting power from the charger
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beaver2233 said:
yeah its a bit worrying when you see the yellow triangle and exclamation, but yeah it means the phones battery is 'critically' low...and also the fact you turned the phone off and connected it to the charger and the phones screen turned on that's a hint its getting power from the charger
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Hmm I should check it again tonight.. When I get the battery disconnected message, the phone power status is recognized as "AC" however the battery status shows "not charging". Very unusual indeed..
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My s2 some time half way will stop charging and power drain fast but status show battery on charging.phone getting hot.and than I power off phone to charge everything is ok. This happen after flash custom rom.
After I switch back original rom everything back to normal.but if I use other kernels the problem back again even use original rom. Not sure usb jig can solve this problem not.

rolandyip said:
My s2 some time half way will stop charging and power drain fast but status show battery on charging.phone getting hot.and than I power off phone to charge everything is ok. This happen after flash custom rom.
After I switch back original rom everything back to normal.but if I use other kernels the problem back again even use original rom. Not sure usb jig can solve this problem not.
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The jig seems to have solved my problem. I guess it also resets the battery charge settings when you plug it into the phone. Which is a good thing. fairly inexpensive too, its worth a try.
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cr0wnest said:
The jig seems to have solved my problem. I guess it also resets the battery charge settings when you plug it into the phone. Which is a good thing. fairly inexpensive too, its worth a try.
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just get a usb jig and try to solve it. still the same.
i think i have to flash back default rom and bring back samsung and check.
May be only singapore S2 got this type charging probem

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[Q] Another bricked x10 thread.

Hey guys, I've came across a problem. I was running on Trip's MIUI, and it worked mostly okay. Over heated a bit and didn't charge properly (I think that's because he underclocked the battery)
So, I had decided to change my ROM. Done that dozens of times before, and it always worked perfectly. I picked pRiMe's MIUI Rom, andthought that would work alright. I followed the instructions, and everything worked.
After I had turned the phone on, and entered my PIN code, it'd work for a few seconds, then turn off. The LED light at the top would turn on for a second when the phone turned off.
Now, whenever I turn my phone on, I get nothing. It vibrates once, and the LED in on for a second. SEUS hasn't helped, and my x10 doesn't seem to support offline charging.
Any solutions or ideas anyone?
Can you enter on Flash Mode?
If you Do, try to do an Clean Install again of the Rom.
Lol overclocked the battery?
I'm sure you mean underclocked the processor..
He didn't do that either, whoever wrote the kernel did.
Anyhow that would not cause charging problems. You may have a faulty USB port.
IMHO, usb is not the problem here... looks like a mobo issue. Came across same issue not long ago. Anyhow, as posted above, try to enter flash mode and restore your phone to stock.
scoobysnacks said:
Lol overclocked the battery?
I'm sure you mean underclocked the processor..
He didn't do that either, whoever wrote the kernel did.
Anyhow that would not cause charging problems. You may have a faulty USB port.
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No, it said on the forums that the battery was underclocked to make it last longer. USB has always worked fine. Thanks for all the replys so far. And I can't install the ROM again, I installed it under xrec. Can't download the drivers for the phone on this computer.
darren7171 said:
No, it said on the forums that the battery was underclocked to make it last longer. USB has always worked fine. Thanks for all the replys so far. And I can't install the ROM again, I installed it under xrec. Can't download the drivers for the phone on this computer.
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im pretty sure you mean battery undervolting. as for your phone issue, it sounds like you might have done your new rom flash with too low battery level. my only suggestion is to charge the battery in an external charger and try seus or flashtool again... good luck!
kemmo123 said:
im pretty sure you mean battery undervolting. as for your phone issue, it sounds like you might have done your new rom flash with too low battery level. my only suggestion is to charge the battery in an external charger and try seus or flashtool again... good luck!
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Even still you don't undervolt the battery, you undervolt the processor....

Battery charges while unplugged!?

Hey there,
My phone drained while plugged in and I noticed after I unplugged it the charge began to climb. Ideas? Anyone else?
Running andyx 3.1 xxlp6 from.
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Dont want to be the pessimist but my brothers phone did this. He sent it off to samsung and they sent him a bill for £150. Apparently it was water damage. There are other threads on here though have been diagnosed as faulty USB connection on the main board.
Ricey
Well it hasn't touched water.. seems the charge count has stopped going up.
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Neither had my brothers, apparently its sensitive that the slightest condensation can cause the indicators to turn. Thats what they told my brother.
Ricey
Just an Android bug.
When charging, the phone thinks it's draining, so it says; it's losing power.
When decharging, it thinks it's charging... Phone Samsung, send some photos (with the phone) and make sure the water-sticker has all it's crosses VISIBLE!
If you don't want to risk a bill yet, then try flashing a different ROM... (First, backup, incase it doesn't work, flash stock ROM via Odin, if that doesn't work, try a different custom ROM, if that doesn't work, you phone's f**ked...)
I will try this tonight when I am home. Thank you for the input. I will post results
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Phone will not charge now..
OK... didn't have a chance to flash a different ROM. if anyone has any suggestions on which rom to go with I would appreciate it.
Today it seems that the battery will not charge. It sees that it is plugged in but it does not take charge. The saga continues! I am thinking about getting another battery just to test this out.
You must rule out bad roms by flashing a stock rom .
jje
Another observation: while off battert reads about 40 percent and when i turned it on it says 14 percent
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Mine did that like a week after buying the phone. They switched the usb plug in warranty repair.
Has been working fine for ~6months now
haet said:
Another observation: while off battert reads about 40 percent and when i turned it on it says 14 percent
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Wipe battery stats via CWM recovery .
jje
jj,
I did this last night.
What is the repair process like with Samsung?
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haet said:
jj,
I did this last night.
What is the repair process like with Samsung?
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Chargeable all repairs if using stock rom root or custom rom counter above zero .
jje
JJEgan said:
Chargeable all repairs if using stock rom root or custom rom counter above zero .
jje
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ah... so i am going to be paying lol. thank you very much for the input!
Common bug.
What seems to happen with mine is that the battery miscalculated the amount it's drained by when you use it for a while - For example, using google maps as a car GPS. After you get to the destination, and turn off the GPS and Data, the battery APPEARS to regain charge - it's not really, it's just recalculating the amount it was drained by.
A battery refresh will sort it, it's also very common if you reboot/crash at under 50% power. It reboots at around 10% and ticks back up to the 'correct' value after an hour or so.
It gets worse after a few weeks of use, and a battery refresh (full charge, shut down, remove battery for 2 minutes, replace battery, fully charge, switch on), sets everything back to default again and it behaves itself for a while.
Not had it happen for a couple months now, but I've not been dinking around with flashing stuff of late so it's not been crashing horribly (which was the main CAUSE of this bug), in the first place.
Here is some news... tried a different USB cable and guess what? No more charge issues or over voltages.
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haet said:
OK... didn't have a chance to flash a different ROM. if anyone has any suggestions on which rom to go with I would appreciate it.
Today it seems that the battery will not charge. It sees that it is plugged in but it does not take charge. The saga continues! I am thinking about getting another battery just to test this out.
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Don't buy a new battery!
Before paying for anything;
while the phone is running, pull the battery...
2. (Leave the battery out) Plug your phone in, if it recognizes the charger, leave it to clear the RAM properly, plug the battery back in, boot into CWM and wipe battery stats! Once done, take from charger, unplug battery, plug it back in, then leave the phone powered down, and plug charger in. Leave it for an hour or two, then boot into Android. Now it should work fine
It's a problem with your usb charging port. It will progresssively get worse and ICS will keep telling you that its paused charging due to overvoltage. 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

[Q] Vibrant not charging.

Alright so my Vibrant won't charge. I JUST recovered my phone from a brick, (I was having issues with the battery life on Slim Roms 4.0 compared to 3.9--in the middle of flashing back I accidently wiped my internal memory. As I was recovering it using Odin, my fat cat jumped on my bed and caught on my phone cord bricking it.) Flashed using Heimdall and was able to get my phone into working order.
Now, I placed Slim Roms 4.0 back on my phone initially after the unbricking to have something working on it, even though the battery life less than impressed me.
So I charged it like normal yesterday, got it to 100% and was fine and dandy with it working. (Still sucking up battery life like a vampire in a fat camp.)
So the update 4.1 went live yesterday, I flashed it immediately to that. The battery life was amazing! So I do the normal thing when I flash to a new ROM. Let it die completely before charging it completely. It's now dead and will not charge.
Symptoms;
I plugged in my normal cable for work (a cheap cable I purchased off of Ebay.) And up comes the round loading symbol. Followed by a darkening of the screen, followed by nothing.
One thing to note, is while it has it's loading circle on, the bottom buttons light up when I touch them.
My Steps;
-I attempted different USB ports since I charge through my work computer. No luck.
-I "borrowed" my co-workers USB cord and USB to wall plug. Attempted the new cable in the computer first. No luck.
-Plugged the borrowed USB into the wall charger. Same thing happens.
-Used my own cheapy cable in wall charger. Same thing.
-Took co-workers complete set and plugged it in in a different room. Nothing.
-Took out my battery, plugged in USB, placed battery back in. Nothing.
-Hold down the Vibrant buttons to get into Bootloader, it resets the loading circle and nothing more.
So now I'm sitting here wondering what to do. I do not have rubbing alcohol readily available, however since it charged to 100% yesterday I do not believe that is the issue, but I'd be willing to try if I had access.
Something you should know, I am using a Samsung Epic 4G battery in my phone.
-For those who might judge saying it is dumb, I have gotten 54 hours out of that battery on one ROM before, that is with texting, talking on the phone and installing apps. I'm fond of this thing, however I have my stock battery at home still.-
Any suggestions you guys have would be appreciated. I have tried things that I found on this forum and basic tech support to no avail. (I am at work so the things I can use are fairly limited. However cords are of no shortage.)
Alright, I unplugged my phone from being plugged into the wall charger for an hour and 3 minutes later it decides to turn itself on.. Not sure what's going on but I'm not going to complain.
So my question now is, can anyone explain this or help prevent this in the future?
From what I've heard draining a battery until it dies can damage it. But, I'm not an expert on that. It's possible that the battery needed more time to recover from the drain.
rmelendez3 said:
From what I've heard draining a battery until it dies can damage it. But, I'm not an expert on that. It's possible that the battery needed more time to recover from the drain.
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Really? I was always told it prolongs battery life. Now I need to research this! Thank you.
knoka said:
Really? I was always told it prolongs battery life. Now I need to research this! Thank you.
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I had something similar happen when running lithium volt ROM. My battery completely died and the phone cut off (obviously.) I plugged it in the charger and it immediately tried to boot the phone up but it was bootlooping at the startup screen. I let it sit there for 20 minutes or so thinking maybe it is charging but as soon as i unplug the charger the phone cut off. Luckily I have an extra battery, popped it in, flashed a new ROM thinking that was the problem, turns out it was something to do with the ROM(maybe it needed a certain amount of battery power to boot up). My completely dead battery worked on the cm7 ROM I flashed, plugged in the charger and it booted up normally and started charging.
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iTz KeeFy said:
I had something similar happen when running lithium volt ROM. My battery completely died and the phone cut off (obviously.) I plugged it in the charger and it immediately tried to boot the phone up but it was bootlooping at the startup screen. I let it sit there for 20 minutes or so thinking maybe it is charging but as soon as i unplug the charger the phone cut off. Luckily I have an extra battery, popped it in, flashed a new ROM thinking that was the problem, turns out it was something to do with the ROM(maybe it needed a certain amount of battery power to boot up). My completely dead battery worked on the cm7 ROM I flashed, plugged in the charger and it booted up normally and started charging.
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Oh so it could be ROM related? :/ That makes sense considering I just installed a brand new ROM. Thank you!
knoka said:
Oh so it could be ROM related? :/ That makes sense considering I just installed a brand new ROM. Thank you!
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Yea it could be ROM related but it also could be a number of other things. Hopefully flashing a new ROM will fix the issue.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Yea it could be ROM related but it also could be a number of other things. Hopefully flashing a new ROM will fix the issue.
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Thank you. I might just have to downgrade back to 3.9. It's almost a shame. xD
I'm going to test my old battery in this ROM just to make sure before I downgrade.
You need to use your Samsung usb charger, and wall adapter only. These two are the only ones that will actually work. I had this same problem and realized it was because I wasn't using the Samsung stuff. Even when pugging into the computer, use the Samsung USB cabe only. As for the battery your using... I wouldn't recommend it, no matter the fantastic battery life you must be getting.
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You need to use your Samsung usb charger, and wall adapter only. These two are the only ones that will actually work. I had this same problem and realized it was because I wasn't using the Samsung stuff. Even when pugging into the computer, use the Samsung USB cabe only. As for the battery your using... I wouldn't recommend it, no matter the fantastic battery life you must be getting.
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Daw it's a fellow Samsung battery.
Thank you about the cable, I need to purchase another one anyways, mine at home seems to not be connecting very well. :/
ROM. some roms do that. it will not let you power up while charging if the battery is very low. you will get the circle and the battery symbol after. sometimes you still cant unless you pull the battery. happened to me many times

[Q] Charging issue

My problem is kind of strange.. when I turn off the phone, it thinks it's being charged (no cable plugged in).. and i'm unable to boot the OS as per usual. The only way for me to do it is to load CWM and choose the reboot option, which does work but only with 1 battery (a spare hyperion one). The stock battery and my other hyperion aftermarket battery does not work. Instead, it takes me to the stock recovery system.
I tried remedying this problem by doing wiping battery stats, but it doesn't help any. I also decided to make the jump from unnamed ROM (gingerbread) to an ICS rom (AOKP)
On top of that, the phone no longer makes a beeping sound when i plug the cable in, but it does charge the battery.
Another thing: the boot screen (when turning phone on) shows "samsung i9100" when i'm pretty sure my phone is an i777.. i might have done something to this phone when i got it about 10 months ago, but i don't remember. All i remember was rooting the phone and flashing it to unnamed ROM.
It seems like this might be a hardware issue, but i'm no expert.
mistabeo said:
My problem is kind of strange.. when I turn off the phone, it thinks it's being charged (no cable plugged in).. and i'm unable to boot the OS as per usual. The only way for me to do it is to load CWM and choose the reboot option, which does work but only with 1 battery (a spare hyperion one). The stock battery and my other hyperion aftermarket battery does not work. Instead, it takes me to the stock recovery system.
I tried remedying this problem by doing wiping battery stats, but it doesn't help any. I also decided to make the jump from unnamed ROM (gingerbread) to an ICS rom (AOKP)
On top of that, the phone no longer makes a beeping sound when i plug the cable in, but it does charge the battery.
Another thing: the boot screen (when turning phone on) shows "samsung i9100" when i'm pretty sure my phone is an i777.. i might have done something to this phone when i got it about 10 months ago, but i don't remember. All i remember was rooting the phone and flashing it to unnamed ROM.
It seems like this might be a hardware issue, but i'm no expert.
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I would try wiping cache and dalvik cache in cwm. Also, fix permissions in cwm. If that does nothing, I would try a different kernel. However, this may be an internal issue of the phone.
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mistabeo said:
My problem is kind of strange.. when I turn off the phone, it thinks it's being charged (no cable plugged in).. and i'm unable to boot the OS as per usual. The only way for me to do it is to load CWM and choose the reboot option, which does work but only with 1 battery (a spare hyperion one). The stock battery and my other hyperion aftermarket battery does not work. Instead, it takes me to the stock recovery system.
I tried remedying this problem by doing wiping battery stats, but it doesn't help any. I also decided to make the jump from unnamed ROM (gingerbread) to an ICS rom (AOKP)
On top of that, the phone no longer makes a beeping sound when i plug the cable in, but it does charge the battery.
Another thing: the boot screen (when turning phone on) shows "samsung i9100" when i'm pretty sure my phone is an i777.. i might have done something to this phone when i got it about 10 months ago, but i don't remember. All i remember was rooting the phone and flashing it to unnamed ROM.
It seems like this might be a hardware issue, but i'm no expert.
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Well you fixed your charging issue by itself It says that because the flash counter has been tripped. Just use any triangle away app from the play store.
jt.61 said:
I would try wiping cache and dalvik cache in cwm. Also, fix permissions in cwm. If that does nothing, I would try a different kernel. However, this may be an internal issue of the phone.
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i just flashed to AOKP ics rom yesterday from unnamed ROM, so i doubt it's a a kernel issue. just tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, and fixed permissions. still the same issue. im afraid of shutting the phone off or changing the batteries now, which is a pain since the new ICS rom burns battery power like crazy.
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Well you fixed your charging issue by itself It says that because the flash counter has been tripped. Just use any triangle away app from the play store.
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the flash counter isn't a big issue for me; thought i had circumvented it when i flashed the ROM 10 months ago, but i guess not. the phone still thinks it's being charged when it's turned off though. that's my main problem.
mistabeo said:
i just flashed to AOKP ics rom yesterday from unnamed ROM, so i doubt it's a a kernel issue. just tried wiping cache, dalvik cache, and fixed permissions. still the same issue. im afraid of shutting the phone off or changing the batteries now, which is a pain since the new ICS rom burns battery power like crazy.
the flash counter isn't a big issue for me; thought i had circumvented it when i flashed the ROM 10 months ago, but i guess not. the phone still thinks it's being charged when it's turned off though. that's my main problem.
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Try to go to stock and see if the problem persists. If it does obviously a hardware issue
ultimately, if i really want to confirm, i'd probably have to do that. but i've already installed 2 different ROMs and the issue is still persistent, so i'm just going to assume it's a hardware issue. it also seems now that the phone no longer turns off. if i choose to turn it off, it'll just reboot the phone. this phone will have to last me another 9-10 months, i just hope it doesn't die out on me.
but yeah, i tried ICS for about a day and didn't like it. bad battery life, seems slower, and less user intuitive UI.. so i'm going back to gingerbread.
mistabeo said:
ultimately, if i really want to confirm, i'd probably have to do that. but i've already installed 2 different ROMs and the issue is still persistent, so i'm just going to assume it's a hardware issue. it also seems now that the phone no longer turns off. if i choose to turn it off, it'll just reboot the phone. this phone will have to last me another 9-10 months, i just hope it doesn't die out on me.
but yeah, i tried ICS for about a day and didn't like it. bad battery life, seems slower, and less user intuitive UI.. so i'm going back to gingerbread.
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you know samsung has factory warranty for that kind of stuff.
i got my phone refurbished, about 9 or so months ago.. it only came with 3 months for the warranty. i guess getting a returned phone ended up biting me in the ass.
now the phone is overheating when im charging it.. looks like it's going to crap out on me soon.
Download the stock 2.3.4 firmware from the download repository. Do a full wipe including system data cache and dalvik. Boot into download mode hook up Odin and flash the stock firmware. If its a hardware issue your problems will persist in which case u could sell it on eBay for parts. If its a software issue that will fix it.
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that's what i'll probably have to do tomorrow. if i remember correct, rooting the phone on 2.3.4 wasn't that straight forward, so i'd have to read up on how to do that again. but im just gonna leave it as is right now.
the phone acts really weird. when i took out the battery and replaced it with another one, it would keep doing the same thing. so then i plugged the phone into the USB charger and tried turning it on - that worked.
if it's a hardware thing, it's got to be something to do with the battery sensor. the phone is simple to remove, so i wonder if i can replace it myself.
i believe my phone is now semi-FUBAR.. it still runs, but seems like the battery sensor issue is a hardware one. i just tried doing a stock flash/odin thingy, and it still has the same issues... also, the phone is now permanently showing as MTP connected. i am also seeing decreased battery life.. only lasts about 1/2 a day now.
i guess i learned my lesson.. don't switch out the batteries too often, or your phone will die.
Another thing: the boot screen (when turning phone on) shows "samsung i9100" when i'm pretty sure my phone is an i777.. i might have done something to this phone when i got it about 10 months ago, but i don't remember. All i remember was rooting the phone and flashing it to unnamed ROM.
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is this a big deal? i'm also having samsung i9100? im using ucle5 AJ's rom/kernel.
i'm also having issues with charging the phone. it seems to charge forever, i have to unplug and plug the charger again to properly charge it.
When it says i9100 it means you tripped the flash counter. If you want to reset it use a triangle away app.
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i see thanks.
i'll try to run this app and see what will happen.
do wiping battery stat needs to be in full charged? i used to do that on my tab so i guess same principle applies.
bubuty said:
i see thanks.
i'll try to run this app and see what will happen.
do wiping battery stat needs to be in full charged? i used to do that on my tab so i guess same principle applies.
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No the same principle does not apply. Battery state wiping has no effect on this phone.
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Battery or motherboard broblem? Yellow triangle with exclamation mark !

Hi,
I am very new to the Android world. Got a SGH-i777 from AT&T in US in February 2012 and had to move back to India in June. I got the unlock code from AT&T and used the device for 2 months without issues here on the local network.
Yesterday, the phone showed me a critically low battery message all of a sudden (I had fully charged it the night before) and turned off. When connected to the charger, I get the image of the battery with a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in it.
Thinking it may be a battery issue, I took it to a local Samsung repair center and he tried using a working battery in it, but still got the same image. He suggested that it may be a motherboard isssue.
Please help !!! I am still in the AT&T contract.
It happened also with my I9100 but i just continue to charge the phone and it disappeared.. try it
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Just a thought. There are a lot of non-nfc batteries around. Are you sure the person at the repair center used the proper battery. The I777 must have an nfc battery. Worth checking out. May still just be the battery failing.
I guess you continue charging it. Are you on a stock rom?
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It happened also with my I9100 but i just continue to charge the phone and it disappeared.. try it
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I will certainly try it out. I will charge the phone for the entire night and check it out in the morning. Thanks for your reply. BTW< how long did you charge your I9100 when you faced this problem?
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I guess you continue charging it. Are you on a stock rom?
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Sorry, I am still not up to speed with the Andriod lingo,so didn't fully understand the word "stock rom" but I have not rooted the device if that's what you are asking. I will continue charging it and check after some hours. Fingers crossed..:angel:
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Just a thought. There are a lot of non-nfc batteries around. Are you sure the person at the repair center used the proper battery. The I777 must have an nfc battery. Worth checking out. May still just be the battery failing.
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Hmmm, I am not sure which battery he used. Will try a long continuous charge first and if it doesn't work will take it back to the repair center and check if he has an NFC battery. I hope it is just a battery problem and nothing more serious. Thanks for your reply.
An update: I charged the battery for the entire night and got a 100% charged indication in the morning. But when I disconnected the charger and tried to turn on the phone, I have the same issue. I still get the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark.
But this time around, I was able to enter the recovery mode by pressing the Volup+VolDwn+power key and I rebooted the phone from the recovery screen and it worked fine. I am able to run the downloaded apps, make calls etc.
Now, I notice 2 new things:
1) Every time I turn the phone off or when it turns off automatically (which it does very frequently since today), it doesnt restart normally. I have to enter the recovery mode to reboot the phone and make it operational
2) When the phone is turned on and when I charge it, no matter how long I charge, the charge percentage shows 78% always.I guess the only time I get a full 100% charge indication is when the phone is turned off and then charged.
All this is leading me to believe that there might be a problem in the battery. If the phone operates properly from the recovery mode, I guess there is no issue with the mother board. Any ideas?? Please suggest.
I can make some observations. Please bear in mind that anything I say is speculation, basically guess work.
From your description, it sounds like a problem with the battery charging circuitry. It doesn't sound like just the battery itself, but that is the easiest thing to test, by getting a new or at least different battery and trying it.
As far as the battery circuitry, it could be either a hardware failure problem, or a firmware problem. Are you still running stock firmware or have you customized the phone? And which firmware version does it have? If I had the phone, I would reflash the stock firmware to see if the charging issue clears up. If that didn't fix the issue, then I would suspect some form of hardware failure.
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Just a thought. There are a lot of non-nfc batteries around. Are you sure the person at the repair center used the proper battery. The I777 must have an nfc battery. Worth checking out. May still just be the battery failing.
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Is that something common? I have had an extended battery for about a week with no issues. As far as I know, it does not have intergrated NFC antenna (or chip...seems a subject of debate whether or not stock batter contains just the antenna or chip too). Anyway, I bought the batterny knowing the feature wasn't there. Unless by some fluke a tthe time of order I happened to get an updated version of the battery, but I seriously doubt it as there is not any indication on the battery itself that it does, aside from having 4 prongs. Which leads me to believe with the right materials I can create my own antenna and slap it on there....assuming people are wring with the whole chip thing. Just thought I'd mention since I don't have NFC and don't have that problem...and now curious as to why you suspect it for affect battery charge and the sort.

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