Alternative Download mode? - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Bought a fascinate today.. Missed my old phone, power button is broke, it does nothing.. Everything else is sweet I just CANNOT get it into dl mode I tried everything. it wont do it.. Is there another way?
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ace5198 said:
Bought a fascinate today.. Missed my old phone, power button is broke, it does nothing.. Everything else is sweet I just CANNOT get it into dl mode I tried everything. it wont do it.. Is there another way?
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Pull battery, plug usb into computer, hold volume down, then while holding volume down plug usb into phone...
I'll also point you to droidstyles guide in the fascinate general section. It's a must read for new owners
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neh4pres said:
Pull battery, plug usb into computer, hold volume down, then while holding volume down plug usb into phone...
I'll also point you to droidstyles guide in the fascinate general section. It's a must read for new owners
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I had a fascinate before, and I currently have a charge. Just bought it as a toy.. Fact of the matter is... Those directions don't work on this, phone. I cannot get into download mode @ all
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ace5198 said:
I had a fascinate before, and I currently have a charge. Just bought it as a toy.. Fact of the matter is... Those directions don't work on this, phone. I cannot get into download mode @ all
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does it power up?
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neh4pres said:
does it power up?
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Yes.. The second you put the battery in.. Can't have battery in with phone off m
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ace5198 said:
Yes.. The second you put the battery in.. Can't have battery in with phone off m
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You could try making a jig. Google jig for download mode. And it might work if you plug your charger into the wall, and with the phone off and battery out, hold volume down and plug the charger in.
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shag_on_e said:
You could try making a jig. Google jig for download mode. And it might work if you plug your charger into the wall, and with the phone off and battery out, hold volume down and plug the charger in.
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Ill do some research on jig.. And I've tried every combo of battery in and out.. Is there anyway to force push a custom recovery through adb? Or force it into download mode using adb or an app or something? I can get into the stock recovery..
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ace5198 said:
Ill do some research on jig.. And I've tried every combo of battery in and out.. Is there anyway to force push a custom recovery through adb? Or force it into download mode using adb or an app or something? I can get into the stock recovery..
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I think your issue stems from a stuck power button.. So when you try getting into download mode your actually pressing volume down and power.. That combo just won't work.. try to get that power button fixed and all should be well.
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neh4pres said:
I think your issue stems from a stuck power button.. So when you try getting into download mode your actually pressing volume down and power.. That combo just won't work.. try to get that power button fixed and all should be well.
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any ideas on how to get out fixed.. It was dropped on toliet.. Lol..
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ace5198 said:
any ideas on how to get out fixed.. It was dropped on toliet.. Lol..
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you can try sticking it in rice and put it in a warm area. Not really sure. Surprised it even runs.
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If gettin jiggy with it fails there's always unbrickable mod
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bobloblaw1 said:
If gettin jiggy with it fails there's always unbrickable mod
nana na na na na na nana na na na na na
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The problem is, even with unbrickable mod, you need to press the power button to get the processor into flash mode.. Him having a possible stuck power button will not be helped by doing that.
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Right. Well then I guess first step is to disassemble and see if some cruft has settled in between the power button and contact. then while youre in there....might as well make it unbrickable. =)

bobloblaw1 said:
Right. Well then I guess first step is to disassemble and see if some cruft has settled in between the power button and contact. then while youre in there....might as well make it unbrickable. =)
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Tore it apart, found moisture in the power button, cut a slit in it, drained water and it's working like a champ, running ths 6.5.. Thanks for all the help guys
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ace5198 said:
Tore it apart, found moisture in the power button, cut a slit in it, drained water and it's working like a champ, running ths 6.5.. Thanks for all the help guys
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Thanks for letting us know how it worked out. Good to hear all went well. Enjoy your phone
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Home button

Im running jokerstockrev1 just had my first random reboot. now my home button doesn't work never had this before any ideas of a way to fix or how this happened cause if u can fix it don't want to do it again. thanks
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spleef said:
Im running jokerstockrev1 just had my first random reboot. now my home button doesn't work never had this before any ideas of a way to fix or how this happened cause if u can fix it don't want to do it again. thanks
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This happened to me a restart helped
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Any mods or changes before it happened.
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jokersax11 said:
Any mods or changes before it happened.
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nope was laying in bed when it happened I've rebooted pulled battery nothing is helping going to wait a few see if anyone can help if not going to sbf hopefully that fixes it
also noticed my lockscreen has vanished no matter how long I turn screen off for never appears going to sbf I guess I have a back up but not sure that would fix it
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spleef said:
nope was laying in bed when it happened I've rebooted pulled battery nothing is helping going to wait a few see if anyone can help if not going to sbf hopefully that fixes it
also noticed my lockscreen has vanished no matter how long I turn screen off for never appears going to sbf I guess I have a back up but not sure that would fix it
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If your rooted just reflash rom or sbf
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just did a restore from twrp that puppy is smooth so much faster than cwm everything back to normal man that was weird no idea why it happened
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spleef said:
just did a restore from twrp that puppy is smooth so much faster than cwm everything back to normal man that was weird no idea why it happened
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I know happened to me to a restart helped i have a feeling the keyboard backlight app had something to do with it
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Note won't turn on when unlocking

OK so recently my phone has not woken up from when it is unlocked. I've tried waiting and I've tried pressing it harder, multiple times etc, but nothing happens. I just end up resorting to a battery pull. This has just been starting this past week. I am running stock gingerbread no root. Should I be concerned? Has anyone else experienced this with their note?
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i guess no one else has this issue?
If you are running stock without root and you have this issue then you should be concerned. Does a battery pull fix it? Do you have some memory hogging apps running in the background? Have you tried a factory reset? All else fails contact ATT for a replacement.
fullyflaredfred said:
. I've tried waiting and I've tried pressing it harder, multiple times etc...
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Try pressing it even harder
Jk
contact AT&T.
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nlghtcrawler said:
Try pressing it even harder
Jk
contact AT&T.
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Lmao.. he does that he shove the button thru the side screen.. then you'll never turn it on..lol
Are you running GB or ICS.
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djxcee said:
Are you running GB or ICS.
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Op says stock gingerbread no root!
factory reset if it doesnt fix the problem, ATT RMA

PLEASE HELP! Phone wont turn on.

So, I rooted my GS3 with this method http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoEVDgjTTdg&list=PL7011CD883D5201B8&index=12&feature=plpp_video
Everything went perfectly and was successfully rooted.
I then made a backup of my phone.
I tried installing a rom and it had errors, so I restored my phone and it was successfully stored and hit restart phone.
Thats where I am at now. The phone shut off, and wont turn back on. I have it on the charger and there is no charging light, nothing. tried pulling the battery, entering recovery. Nothing works.
I have no idea what happened or how to get my phone back on.
Please help.
Thank you.
How about download mode and install the stock ROM?
I cant get into downloads mode either.
Nothing works.
I plug in the phone to my pc and it recognizes it.......sort of.
Doesnt show as a device to transfer files, etc.
Any other suggestions?
This is so frustrating.
Try dawnload mod 3 combo batons volume dawn power and home and flash stock rom whit odin
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muhamet said:
Try dawnload mod 3 combo batons volume dawn power and home and flash stock rom whit odin
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You mean hit the volume down home and power button?
Nothing happens when I do that.
My screen never turns on.
Pull aut batthery and wait 10sec and try again
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muhamet said:
Pull aut batthery and wait 10sec and try again
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Tried that.
Even waited 10 minutes
Was your phone charged enough or did the battery run out while u were flashing?
Try putting just the battery in the freezer for a few minutes in a plastic bag.10 min perhaps. And then try to charge it. If charging light comes on, let it charge well before turning on phone. Make sure its not wet when u put it back in phone.
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You haw international version of Sgs3 ???
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The battery was around 40 %
I even tried putting the phone on the charger for 10 minutes and still nothing.
Phone wont boot at all.
What rom you whant t flash???
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I was trying this one, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1738527 but it failed.
So I restored my phone from a backup.
The charge light not comming on, phone not turning on is independent of the phone os. Try putting battery in freezer for a few minutes and then try to charge.
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This rom is for international version of Sgs3.you haw other saction in Xda for att,t mobile sgs3.
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Do you have the international version?
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Look video dhont hawe international
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nodstuff said:
Do you have the international version?
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No I dont.
I just realized that there were 2 different forums.
1 for sprint at&t, etc, then the GSM ones.
Probably why the rom didnt flash and then aborted.
Either, way, I then wiped everything and then restored from my factory rom.
It said it was successfull, and I hit restart.
Now my phone does nothing.
muhamet said:
Look video dhont hawe international
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OK I see the problem, he flashed an international version rom on a us version.
Well best of luck with that one OP, in future make sure you are flashing the correct version.
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I think ther you wil find somthing for unbricking.
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Charging problem

So I unfortunately ended up with the charging bug.
When I put my phone In the wall charger it doesnt want to charge. The charging indicators all turn on but I still lose battery.
I've tested the cord and charger on my friends phone and they work. I've also put in a different battery with the same result. Also booted into safe mode.
Help?
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All these views and not one response? Nice ._.
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Reboot ?
XxCE0xX said:
So I unfortunately ended up with the charging bug.
When I put my phone In the wall charger it doesnt want to charge. The charging indicators all turn on but I still lose battery.
I've tested the cord and charger on my friends phone and they work. I've also put in a different battery with the same result. Also booted into safe mode.
Help?
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Have u installed any app after which this prblm started?
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Replace the phone?
I've never had that problem, so have no clue. But if rebooting and pulling the barry doesn't do it, I'd take it to sprint.
What's the rating of charger u are using?
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Stock charger my friend.
No apps because it started on the aokp job build 8. I switched back to stick rom but even that didn't help
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Try to reset the phone...
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You guys just love to state the basic quick fixes don't you :/
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XxCE0xX said:
You guys just love to state the basic quick fixes don't you :/
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Yes I think u r right but you see, we guys are not professional or experts. So we can only suggest some possible solution my friend.
And if someone is in trouble, these possibilities can lead him/her to the solution of the problem..
I hope u understand...
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I would try reverting back to stock, and if that doesn't work, then i would get a replacement. Sounds like a hardware issue.

can't boot...related to youtube update?

I'm using one of the recent CM nightly builds and suddenly i can't boot. I noticed youtube updated right before it happened. I can't even boot into recovery. The samsung logo comes up but then nothing happens. Am I screwed? I wanted to wait for the nexus 5 before I upgrade
If you can see the Samsung logo, and the device vibrates, hopefully you're ok. You might have a stuck power button. It happens a lot. Try tapping it a bunch of times rapidly, or flicking the back with your finger.
Have you tried getting into download mode?
440bro said:
If you can see the Samsung logo, and the device vibrates, hopefully you're ok. You might have a stuck power button. It happens a lot. Try tapping it a bunch of times rapidly, or flicking the back with your finger.
Have you tried getting into download mode?
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Hah, I guess that was it. The power button doesn't seem like it is stuck, but if I hold it down until the samsung log appears, then rapidly tap it, the boot completes. Thanks for the tip! Hopefully I can get this thing to last until October.
I had to take mine apart and clean it with a little rubbing alcohol to get it now to stick anymore. Took me all of five minutes and has been fine for a few months since
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rquiett said:
I had to take mine apart and clean it with a little running alcohol to get it now to stick anymore. Took me all of five minutes and has been fine for a few months since
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What is this running alcohol you speak of? Is it a West coast thing? Does it have legs? Can you drink it? Does it only come in little size or can you get multiple sizes?
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
What is this running alcohol you speak of? Is it a West coast thing? Does it have legs? Can you drink it? Does it only come in little size or can you get multiple sizes?
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Stupid Swype. I went back and fixed it for you
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rquiett said:
Stupid Swype. I went back and fixed it for you
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But you mistake is saved in my quote forever. :silly:
Bubbajoe40356 said:
But you mistake is saved in my quote forever. :silly:
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Yeah I know that. Now kindly koff sir
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rquiett said:
Yeah I know that. Now kindly koff sir
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Koffing as requested sir
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