OK so I did the HTCDev unlock perfectly fine, then flashed the Leedroid rom (using cwm) and the kernel (using fastboot), it loaded up and was working great until I made a phone call! Within about 2 minutes of the call it cut out completely (had about 70-75% battery), and I mean it literally just completely shut off and now it won't turn back on. I have done battery pulls, tried a different battery, plugging into charger (but light doesn't even come on!). What is going on?
Sounds like leedroid is your problem
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fpineda101 said:
Sounds like leedroid is your problem
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Yeah I guessed that problem is I can't boot the phone at all, so can't get into fastboot or recovery to get rid of it
Atomix86 said:
Yeah I guessed that problem is I can't boot the phone at all, so can't get into fastboot or recovery to get rid of it
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Weird... Have u tried vol down+power?
What you could try, take the SD card out and use either another phone or sd adaptor and place on it the PG86IMG.zip file (you can find this in one of the root threads)..........try the volume-down, power button method to see if it boots into recovery.........if this works, then it will read the .zip file.
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of course, after placing the .zip file on the card, put back into your phone before trying to boot into recovery.
wikdNoob said:
Weird... Have u tried vol down+power?
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Yes it was one of the first things I tried.
ycats said:
What you could try, take the SD card out and use either another phone or sd adaptor and place on it the PG86IMG.zip file (you can find this in one of the root threads)..........try the volume-down, power button method to see if it boots into recovery.........if this works, then it will read the .zip file.
of course, after placing the .zip file on the card, put back into your phone before trying to boot into recovery.
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I wish I could do that but I can't boot using any button combination at all
the volume-down/power button method, hold them both down simultaneously for awhile................in the past I've had to do this for about a minute to get it to work.............you may have tried that already but doesn't hurt to try again.
ycats said:
the volume-down/power button method, hold them both down simultaneously for awhile................in the past I've had to do this for about a minute to get it to work.............you may have tried that already but doesn't hurt to try again.
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Counted two whole minutes while holding them down, nothing :/ beginning to regret buying this now.
that sucks.........did you try finding that .zip file, put on the sdcard, then hold down those buttons for awhile? bTW, when you plug in the charger, do you get a red light?
ycats said:
that sucks.........did you try finding that .zip file, put on the sdcard, then hold down those buttons for awhile? bTW, when you plug in the charger, do you get a red light?
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Yes I tried placing the file on the memory card, no dice. And no I don't get a red light when plugging into charger. It's as if the ROM or whatever the issue is, has completely destroyed it.
Atomix86 said:
Counted two whole minutes while holding them down, nothing :/ beginning to regret buying this now.
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Sounds like a hardware issue. How long did you have it before unlocking it? Did you even make sure that the phone ran a few days before screwing around with installing a ROM and Kernel?
Would you buy a new car and not break it in before replacing the factory parts with aftermarket parts?
tgruendler said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. How long did you have it before unlocking it? Did you even make sure that the phone ran a few days before screwing around with installing a ROM and Kernel?
Would you buy a new car and not break it in before replacing the factory parts with aftermarket parts?
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Used it for about an hour as stock, but that is irrelevant. I wasn't "screwing around" either, I have flashed many phones in my time and always follow the guides provided to completion. The car analogy isn't anything like this, rooting or installing a ROM wouldn't cause a hardware issue any different to a stock ROM would.
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The car analogy isn't anything like this, rooting or installing a ROM wouldn't cause a hardware issue any different to a stock ROM would.
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That is halfway correct. But you said in your original post that you installed a kernel. The kernel is what runs the hardware. If the kernel is set to run the phone out of spec, this could cause hardware issues.
Did you change the max CPU? What about undervolting?
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That is halfway correct. But you said in your original post that you installed a kernel. The kernel is what runs the hardware. If the kernel is set to run the phone out of spec, this could cause hardware issues.
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The kernel was the leedroid one, but I thought it only started running that if you booted regularly eg not into fastboot?
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The kernel was the leedroid one, but I thought it only started running that if you booted regularly eg not into fastboot?
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If you installed the ROM and Kernel, you were running it when you made the phone call and the phone went dead. Leeroids kernel, even though he is an excellent developer and I am not saying anything bad about him or his work, changes cpu and undervolting settings which could cause issues with the phone. I am not saying that that is what caused your issue, but it could have been your phone not playing nice with the kernel.
only other thing I would try is leave the battery out for an hour and try again...........but you've probably been down that road.
Yep... sounds to me like a hardware failure. Shiat! :-/
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If you installed the ROM and Kernel, you were running it when you made the phone call and the phone went dead. Leeroids kernel, even though he is an excellent developer and I am not saying anything bad about him or his work, changes cpu and undervolting settings which could cause issues with the phone. I am not saying that that is what caused your issue, but it could have been your phone not playing nice with the kernel.
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That is very true, I was just hoping that the kernel "boot up" so to speak could be avoided by opening fastboot and flashing a stock rom back. But as you stated perhaps the undervolting has messed something up. Thank you very much for your insight and help.
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only other thing I would try is leave the battery out for an hour and try again...........but you've probably been down that road.
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Funnily enough this is what i'm going to do now, having a quick google search shows a few people suggesting to do this (im not quite sure what it does, something to do with the phone dispersing the charge it has inside it or some such?), so thanks for the suggestion!
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Yep... sounds to me like a hardware failure. Shiat! :-/
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Indeed
ycats said:
only other thing I would try is leave the battery out for an hour and try again...........but you've probably been down that road.
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Holy crap, this actually worked! Now I just have to find a way of removing that nasty kernel xD
AWESOME! I believe the stock kernel would be in that .zip file if it flashed from recovery.
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I've seen a section on how to use the jig device but I don't think its going to work. Heres the thing, my phone is completely dead, no "Vibrant" screen, no download in anyway possible, no charging screen. Is there hope? Please help me :'(
This happened to me once, I could not get it to respond in anyway what so ever.... after being pissed and leaving it alone for about 20 minutes I came back and tried this...
1. Open your phone and take our your sim card, battery and external sd if you have one
2. Plug in your usb cord
3. Hold volume up and down, DO NOT HOLD POWER only volume buttons
4. Place battery back in phone and watch for the screen to respond
5. Release Volume up and down buttons
This method got me in to download mode even though I tried it like 100 times, it was only until after I let me phone sit for a little bit did it respond. Even if you have already tried this.... try it again. I went thru the same thing.
Solissfiend said:
This happened to me once, I could not get it to respond in anyway what so ever.... after being pissed and leaving it alone for about 20 minutes I came back and tried this...
1. Open your phone and take our your sim card, battery and external sd if you have one
2. Plug in your usb cord
3. Hold volume up and down, DO NOT HOLD POWER only volume buttons
4. Place battery back in phone and watch for the screen to respond
5. Release Volume up and down buttons
This method got me in to download mode even though I tried it like 100 times, it was only until after I let me phone sit for a little bit did it respond. Even if you have already tried this.... try it again. I went thru the same thing.
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I've tried that but I'll let the phone rest for awhile. It happened when I was updating to 2.2 from 2.1 using Kies, I wasn't rooted or anything and I had just formatted the phone prior to that.
Burner2K0 said:
I've tried that but I'll let the phone rest for awhile. It happened when I was updating to 2.2 from 2.1 using Kies, I wasn't rooted or anything and I had just formatted the phone prior to that.
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Same thing happened to me. Did everything as written above. Nothing seemed to work. Then....I put the battery in, left it overnight to charge. Tried it all over again and... IT WORKED!!!!
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Nthe jig woulda worked for all of you
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Please post these in the right section...
This being said just hold the volume up button and plug in the usb cord this should force download mode.
How to make a jig
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toryheal said:
Please post these in the right section...
This being said just hold the volume up button and plug in the usb cord this should force download mode.
How to make a jig
Or Buy One Here
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Isn't this posted in the right section? I mean,it does regard flashing and using Odin...
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Please post these in the right section...
This being said just hold the volume up button and plug in the usb cord this should force download mode.
How to make a jig
Or Buy One Here
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And no, holding vol-up and plugging in usb does nothing.
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Isn't this posted in the right section? I mean,it does regard flashing and using Odin...
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This is a question trying to be answered (so Q&A is proper place) this is a section for devs to post and support their work. this wasn't to flame rather to let one know
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And no, holding vol-up and plugging in usb does nothing.
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Well then i suggest trying the one where you pull out the battery and try it that way or get down and dirty and make a jig or purchase one from the link i sent you.
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This is a question trying to be answered (so Q&A is proper place) this is a section for devs to post and support their work. this wasn't to flame rather to let one know
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Well then i suggest trying the one where you pull out the battery and try it that way or get down and dirty and make a jig or purchase one from the link i sent you.
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None of the steps work. My best bet is to buy a jig, but if phone is fully bricked, will that even work at all?
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None of the steps work. My best bet is to buy a jig, but if phone is fully bricked, will that even work at all?
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brother it is a game of chance either you take a ten dollar lose or you take a 130 dollar lose choice is yours but the have been a many of times where the jig has saved my ass...
toryheal said:
brother it is a game of chance either you take a ten dollar lose or you take a 130 dollar lose choice is yours but the have been a many of times where the jig has saved my ass...
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Lets just hope it works, first have to put money in my paypal account. Kind of ironic how I've flashing ROMs here and there for a good while and the day I decided to go from stock 2.1 to 2.2 using Kies, it bricks >_>
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Lets just hope it works, first have to put money in my paypal account. Kind of ironic how I've flashing ROMs here and there for a good while and the day I decided to go from stock 2.1 to 2.2 using Kies, it bricks >_>
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Yeah i am guessing kies may be the issue. I would suggest giving it a try and if that doesnt work mobiletech jtags now
You can contact connexion2005 he is the best.
sadly.. for every 1 post I read about someone bricking a phone while flashing custom ROM, I read 4 or 5 of people bricking w/Kies..
did you ever have any 2.3.x roms on your phone? bootloaders?
"Kies ate my phone" is still an excellent way to get a new phone regardless of the current warranty.
G1toVibrant said:
sadly.. for every 1 post I read about someone bricking a phone while flashing custom ROM, I read 4 or 5 of people bricking w/Kies..
did you ever have any 2.3.x roms on your phone? bootloaders?
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Yes I have, I had GB bootloaders on the phone but never switched them back to Froyos BL even when I flashed 2.2 ROMS, could that have been the problem?
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Yes I have, I had GB bootloaders on the phone but never switched them back to Froyos BL even when I flashed 2.2 ROMS, could that have been the problem?
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I know that you said you tried odin.... have you tried the One Click unbrick by Adam O and company? Sorry... that is heimdall to most... you can set it to load boot loaders for you, maybe this can help?
Hard Brick with Kies
Just wanted to say i did the same thing when i got my vibrant, i had busy box which i think was the reason kies failed on me.... but i called Samsung and they didn't even think twice about claiming warranty. They re flashed 2.2, and i bough the phone used of eBay, give them a shot.
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I know that you said you tried odin.... have you tried the One Click unbrick by Adam O and company? Sorry... that is heimdall to most... you can set it to load boot loaders for you, maybe this can help?
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Judging by the thread, I doubt its going to work. It needs to atleast boot, which is what my phone isn't doing. Basically it acts as if there is no battery in, doesnt boot, no download mode, no charging screen. Computer wont pick it up either.
Ok I was having trouble getting S-off, it was getting stuck at the first reboot and was saying waiting for device, well i fianall got to where it said to do the wire trick, and well, now the usb port isnt working on the phone! I can't reflash anything, i can get to fastboot, but my computer doesn't detect it! I'm Screwed! Please help!
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Ok I was having trouble getting S-off, it was getting stuck at the first reboot and was saying waiting for device, well i fianall got to where it said to do the wire trick, and well, now the usb port isnt working on the phone! I can't reflash anything, i can get to fastboot, but my computer doesn't detect it! I'm Screwed! Please help!
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Make sure you close all terminal windows and reset the computer. I was having this problem too and simply restarting the computer and phone seemed to solve their inability to talk to each other.
Also, I was having the same problem of it hanging on "waiting for device" before I even got to do the wire trick. Oddly enough, it seemed to be related to the kernel I was using (SebastianFMs OC based off the latest ICS kernel). As soon as I tried using an earlier ICS kernel before I tried again, all the sudden it was detecting my phone correctly and would go on to the wire trick part immediately.
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Make sure you close all terminal windows and reset the computer. I was having this problem too and simply restarting the computer and phone seemed to solve their inability to talk to each other.
Also, I was having the same problem of it hanging on "waiting for device" before I even got to do the wire trick. Oddly enough, it seemed to be related to the kernel I was using (SebastianFMs OC based off the latest ICS kernel). As soon as I tried using an earlier ICS kernel before I tried again, all the sudden it was detecting my phone correctly and would go on to the wire trick part immediately.
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I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
Db0y505 said:
I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
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Real quick, when you say it won't charge. Do you mean if you plug it into a wall it won't charge, even when turned off?
Pull out the battery entirely, connect the phone to the computer, and turn on the phone. You should be able to get to HBOOT via USB power. Does this work?
Think this is the one you want
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sindroidx said:
Real quick, when you say it won't charge. Do you mean if you plug it into a wall it won't charge, even when turned off?
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Correct, the LED light won't go on.
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Pull out the battery entirely, connect the phone to the computer, and turn on the phone. You should be able to get to HBOOT via USB power. Does this work?
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Nope, this doesn't work.
Khayos said:
Think this is the one you want
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I'm going to try this now.
Db0y505 said:
I've tried this already. still nothing:/
It won't even charge. I've tried 3 different computers, usb cords and still nothing, I'm trying to reflash my Boot.img and my recovery.img through the PH98IMG.zip method, but I can't seem to get either of them working. I'm running GB, and all the PH98IMG.zip files i've found are all for ICS.
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It's going to be ok, just take a deep breath and calm down. If you're stressed out, take a break and put your feet up. Panic and stress are the only thing that will brick a rezound. Anything else can be fixed, besides of course hardware failure, and that's not your issue.
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Think this is the one you want
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Do i put my boot.img in here, or do i just flash it as is?
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It's going to be ok, just take a deep breath and calm down. If you're stressed out, take a break and put your feet up. Panic and stress are the only thing that will brick a rezound. Anything else can be fixed, besides of course hardware failure, and that's not your issue.
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I'm not really stressed out, I mean i switched back my Droid 4 while the Rezound is down so i have a working phone, I just want to get my rezound up an running again...
What do you think could be causing this if it's not hardware failure?
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I'm not really stressed out, I mean i switched back my Droid 4 while the Rezound is down so i have a working phone, I just want to get my rezound up an running again...
Well what do you think could be causing this?
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Honestly I'm concerned that your phone doesn't see power or respond to USB at all anymore. Is it possible that you've broken the little tab inside the port on your phone, or is it possible that some piece of debris is shorting out the contacts in there?
you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again - but I'm concerned that the USB port is damaged and therefore the phone may be useless once the battery is depleted.
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you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again
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Technically you can, it's just a huge pain in the ass, I've done it before. You have to pull the battery out at like a 45 degree angle but make sure there's enough pressure on it so it still makes contact, then slide out the sdcard with your fingernail and get the sdcard. Place the battery back in, get a card reader and put it on there, then reverse the process.
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Honestly I'm concerned that your phone doesn't see power or respond to USB at all anymore. Is it possible that you've broken the little tab inside the port on your phone, or is it possible that some piece of debris is shorting out the contacts in there?
you say its still possible to get to HBOOT, which means if you can remove your SDCARD and put a PH98IMG.zip file on it with the correct boot.img you can get it booting again - but I'm concerned that the USB port is damaged and therefore the phone may be useless once the battery is depleted.
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I just looked at usb port, and it's perfect, i blew some compressed air so it's clean.
And yeah i can get into hboot, but im having a problem flashing a PH98IMG.zip, it keeps saying "Parsing" when it finds the file, and it doesn't flash the boot.img
And I'm not worried about the battery depleting, I have a Thunder Bolt to charge the battery. But the fact that my pc won't detect my phone is worrying me.
Db0y505 said:
I just looked at usb port, and it's perfect, i blew some compressed air so it's clean.
And yeah i can get into hboot, but im having a problem flashing a PH98IMG.zip, it keeps saying "Parsing" when it finds the file, and it doesn't flash the boot.img
And I'm not worried about the battery depleting, I have a Thunder Bolt to charge the battery. But the fact that my pc won't detect my phone is worrying me.
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Yeah it sounds like something is definitely wrong with the phone... has me wondering if the USB issue and the hanging on "parsing" are related by a common malfunction or failure of the device.
Either that, or the PH98IMG.zip file you have on there is bad? I suppose that is entirely possible too... Or if somehow the installed kernel became corrupt, I could see the phone behaving the way it is.
I would try re-downloading another kernel as a PH98IMG.zip file, putting it on the SDCARD and trying all over again with a completely new download. Don't use the one you've been using, just to eliminate a bad PH98IMG.zip as the possible culprit.
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Yeah it sounds like something is definitely wrong with the phone... has me wondering if the USB issue and the hanging on "parsing" are related by a common malfunction or failure of the device.
Either that, or the PH98IMG.zip file you have on there is bad? I suppose that is entirely possible too... Or if somehow the installed kernel became corrupt, I could see the phone behaving the way it is.
I would try re-downloading another kernel as a PH98IMG.zip file, putting it on the SDCARD and trying all over again with a completely new download. Don't use the one you've been using, just to eliminate a bad PH98IMG.zip as the possible culprit.
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Same problem trying to flash the new kernal.
I think something is went wrong the phone's hardware.
DO you think i could make an Asurin claim on it? It already has a broken screen.
Db0y505 said:
Same problem trying to flash the new kernal.
I think something is went wrong the phone's hardware.
DO you think i could make an Asurin claim on it? It already has a broken screen.
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If it has a broken usb/charging port, hell yes I'd definitely try for an exchange first on the basis that a critical part failed. If they give you grief over the damaged screen then definitely do an insurance claim on it, assuming you got insurance on it..
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If it has a broken usb/charging port, hell yes I'd definitely try for an exchange first on the basis that a critical part failed. If they give you grief over the damaged screen then definitely do an insurance claim on it, assuming you got insurance on it..
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Alright, I'll try for an exchange, But would they get mad because it boots to the green arrow screen?
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Alright, I'll try for an exchange, But would they get mad because it boots to the green arrow screen?
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oh yeah, its stuck on the juopunutbear screen? that could make it a little obvious then huh? I suppose that is a bit of a risk - perhaps just an insurance claim would be best in your case. I exchanged my last unlocked/rooted Rezound, but the screen was broken and wouldn't turn on anymore. no problems for me though...
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oh yeah, its stuck on the juopunutbear screen? that could make it a little obvious then huh? I suppose that is a bit of a risk - perhaps just an insurance claim would be best in your case. I exchanged my last unlocked/rooted Rezound, but the screen was broken and wouldn't turn on anymore. no problems for me though...
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Yeah lol. Well what I suppose i could try it, or just run the battery out so it won't turn on and they can't charge it.
Well thanks for helping out, Ill post back what happens when i get off the phone.
I was performing a nandroid backup when then the progress line stopped. I let it sit for over 4 hours and the line did not move. The phone was locked up. I took the battery out to reset the phone and now it will not turn on. I tired several different key comobs, including volume up+down and power, with no efffect. When I plug it in it does nothing. I was using ISCrewD with the Siyah kernal now for a couples months with no issues. That was actually the only custom rom I ever flashed to the phone, loved the rom. From reading the forums, it seems I am hard bricked. How did that happen? Any suggestions?
Do you remember what version of Siyah you were using? I read recently that 3.1RC6 had a major bug in it that was hard bricking people's phones.
Version 2.6.13.
OP, you must have done something weird (or power loss) during the backup as there is no way nandroid backup in CwM causing hardbricking.
jojo, that version of Siyah was for ICS, the OP ran GB.
votinh said:
OP, you must have done something weird (or power loss) during the backup as there is no way nandroid backup in CwM causing hardbricking.
jojo, that version of Siyah was for ICS, the OP ran GB.
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no, it's for GB, just checked G's site. However, there are 4 download entries, one of which is the Korean based (possible bricker). What's more, G could've rebased the ATT version from the Korean... I'd be amazed if, after all the bricking going on, he'd still have a download for it. Weird.
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no, it's for GB, just checked G's site. However, there are 4 download entries, one of which is the Korean based (possible bricker). What's more, G could've rebased the ATT version from the Korean... I'd be amazed if, after all the bricking going on, he'd still have a download for it. Weird.
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For real? Siyah 3.1.rc6 is for GB?
You were doing a nandroid backup, not a restore, and on gingerbread, so it's hard to say what caused the problem. I don't believe I've seen any report exactly like yours.
You tried several button combinations, including recovery mode, which did not work, but did you try to get into download mode? First try to enter download mode with the battery in -- hold vol+ and vol- (but not pwr) and then plug in the usb cable. If no success with that, pull the battery and do the exact same sequence to enter download mode. The usb cable will provide the power. Sometimes there is a problem with the battery. If you can get download mode, you're not bricked.
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For real? Siyah 3.1.rc6 is for GB?
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what are you talking about? Read OP response.
votinh said:
OP, you must have done something weird (or power loss) during the backup as there is no way nandroid backup in CwM causing hardbricking.
jojo, that version of Siyah was for ICS, the OP ran GB.
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My bad. I've only had this phone for a week and never used that ROM...just assumed it was ICS based on the name.
Galaxy_Cat said:
what are you talking about? Read OP response.
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People on the net are freaking confusing me.
What the heck you are talking about? OP response of what?
Were you misquote/misread/misunderstand what I said?
I said to member "jojo" above when he mentioned the Siyah 3.1rc6.
Are we in the same page? I guess not.
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Here's what jojo said: "Do you remember what version of Siyah you were using? I read recently that 3.1RC6 had a major bug in it that was hard bricking people's phones."
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And that was my response to him.
Were you the dude misread my post earlier???
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People on the net are freaking confusing me.
What the heck you are talking about? OP response of what?
Were you misquote/misread/misunderstand what I said?
I said to member "jojo" above when he mentioned the Siyah 3.1rc6.
Are we in the same page? I guess not.
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Here's what jojo said: "Do you remember what version of Siyah you were using? I read recently that 3.1RC6 had a major bug in it that was hard bricking people's phones."
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And that was my response to him.
Were you the dude misread my post earlier???
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I misread you (had to reread this thread three times to get it straight!) sorry for confusion.
It is a GB rom/kernal...
I tried, as said above, to hold down vol up and down, then insert the usb cable, no go with or without the battery in. My wife has the same phone, so I tried her battery and no go, then put my battery in hers and all was fine. So battery seems ok. I have played around a good bit with it this evening, and read a good bit in the forums...all points to hard bricked. I have no idea how it happened, I have seen no others (at least from my seraches) have this problem with nandroid backup. For that matter I have used it before with this rom/kernal and no issue. Warranty is still good on it, guess I will try and get it exchanged, hopefully they don't get it to boot up with a custom rom on it. No way for me to restore it back to stock of course.
gandalf21502 said:
It is a GB rom/kernal...
I tried, as said above, to hold down vol up and down, then insert the usb cable, no go with or without the battery in. My wife has the same phone, so I tried her battery and no go, then put my battery in hers and all was fine. So battery seems ok. I have played around a good bit with it this evening, and read a good bit in the forums...all points to hard bricked. I have no idea how it happened, I have seen no others (at least from my seraches) have this problem with nandroid backup. For that matter I have used it before with this rom/kernal and no issue. Warranty is still good on it, guess I will try and get it exchanged, hopefully they don't get it to boot up with a custom rom on it. No way for me to restore it back to stock of course.
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You need the USB dongle to force it to
Go in download mode.
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From what I have read, that will only work if you get 'some' response when turning it on. I get nothing, so the dongle will not work?
I called AT&T this morning, I can get a refurbished one to replace mine, guess I will go that route....
gandalf21502 said:
From what I have read, that will only work if you get 'some' response when turning it on. I get nothing, so the dongle will not work?
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So just because it might not work, you're not going to try it? Try it!
Well...why not! I found one on Ebay for under $10 shipped, so it's on the way...
gandalf21502 said:
Well...why not! I found one on Ebay for under $10 shipped, so it's on the way...
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Just to be clear, when we say USB dongle, we're not taking about a USB jig...we're talking about the USB-to-MicroUSB data cable that came with the phone.
I have already tried the micro usb cable that came with the phone and tried to get Odin to see the phone, no go. I ordered a Jig to see if it would force the phone into download mode...
Got my USB Jig today. Took the battery out (even tried wifes 'good' battery). Put the battery in, then the Jig...nothing. I would assume the phone has some form of hardware failure...guess time to get ahold of AT&T and get a warranty exchange.
AT&T is sending a 'refurb' phone today...should be here soon...hopefully they don't get my phone to work and see the custom kernal/rom...No matter what I try, it just won't come on.
Ok I did my first root and install for my rezound. I messed with rooting more back when I had my TB and Eris but nothing more than doing some walk-throughs getting some new roms and such. I got Nils business sense 3.6 working great and what a great ROM! However I ran into a (in my head) major problem. With the knowledge of some people here I'm sure 30 minutes with my phone would get it going, but alas I am a noob, but good at following instructions. I'm good with all things tech until we start talking cmd and coding . Build a comp, fix a computer, OCing that kind of thing.
Anyhow, this morning I woke up to a dead phone forgot to charge, no biggy, I put in a new battery and booted...then got stuck at HTC white screen. So I boot into bootloader and all i get is the IMG updating thing and only an option to reboot. Now I'm in a loop. So I take the PHIMG out of root folder and try to boot into recovery and it goes to the white HTC screen with the small loading bar to a black screen that never changes. Cant get into recovery. Next step, using the Hasoon all in one toolkit (though I know I could use cmd myself, this makes my life easier as it accomplishes the same goal) I try to reflash recovery as recommended by someone here. No change. Alas I know my battery is probably getting low and it does NOT charge while turned off!! Lame...So any help would be greatly appreciated!
volcaicstrad37 said:
Ok I did my first root and install for my rezound. I messed with rooting more back when I had my TB and Eris but nothing more than doing some walk-throughs getting some new roms and such. I got Nils business sense 3.6 working great and what a great ROM! However I ran into a (in my head) major problem. With the knowledge of some people here I'm sure 30 minutes with my phone would get it going, but alas I am a noob, but good at following instructions. I'm good with all things tech until we start talking cmd and coding . Build a comp, fix a computer, OCing that kind of thing.
Anyhow, this morning I woke up to a dead phone forgot to charge, no biggy, I put in a new battery and booted...then got stuck at HTC white screen. So I boot into bootloader and all i get is the IMG updating thing and only an option to reboot. Now I'm in a loop. So I take the PHIMG out of root folder and try to boot into recovery and it goes to the white HTC screen with the small loading bar to a black screen that never changes. Cant get into recovery. Next step, using the Hasoon all in one toolkit (though I know I could use cmd myself, this makes my life easier as it accomplishes the same goal) I try to reflash recovery as recommended by someone here. No change. Alas I know my battery is probably getting low and it does NOT charge while turned off!! Lame...So any help would be greatly appreciated!
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You could download and install the latest global RUU. Rename it to PH98IMG.zip and place it on root of SD. Make sure if your S-On to re lock your bootloader. Also stay away from CWM recovery, Amon Ra or TWRP is your best recoveries of choice.
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Trying to do what is suggested but it seems my phone is too dead to boot into hboot, I cannot hold volume down and power to get there when plugged into the computer either.
volcaicstrad37 said:
Trying to do what is suggested but it seems my phone is too dead to boot into hboot, I cannot hold volume down and power to get there when plugged into the computer either.
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Your going to have to pop in a new battery or find a way to charge your battery externally.
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luis86dr said:
Your going to have to pop in a new battery or find a way to charge your battery externally.
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I was afraid of that...As I look at my desk with 2 OEM batteries and an extended...all dead... :silly:
volcaicstrad37 said:
I was afraid of that...As I look at my desk with 2 OEM batteries and an extended...all dead... :silly:
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It happens lol. Just stay away from CWM recovery in the future. It doesn't allow you to charge your device when powered off.
Also, I think there is a thread someone made on how to charge your battery externally. Might have to dig it up in the general section.
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luis86dr said:
It happens lol. Just stay away from CWM recovery in the future. It doesn't allow you to charge your device when powered off.
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I am not sure if you ever go into the Development thread but http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914215
A great tool to keep around http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Batt...50853249&sr=8-14&keywords=htc+rezound+charger
Flyhalf205 said:
I am not sure if you ever go into the Development thread but http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914215
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Yeah, I was going to post this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711408
Just dug that up, you can use CWM Touch as well. Either or should set you straight.
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I actually used the Amon recovery I did hear issues with CWM as I was doing research. So am I to assume amon has similar issues to CMW then?
Flyhalf205 said:
I am not sure if you ever go into the Development thread but http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914215
A great tool to keep around http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Batt...50853249&sr=8-14&keywords=htc+rezound+charger
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Just placed an order. Thanks, I was hoping to find one in a store around here to get up and running this week, but I guess I'll be out of commission for a couple days.
volcaicstrad37 said:
Just placed an order. Thanks, I was hoping to find one in a store around here to get up and running this week, but I guess I'll be out of commission for a couple days.
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Amon recovery does not have the battery charging issue. I don't know if you ordered the battery already. But have you tried charging all the batteries?
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Amon recovery does not have the battery charging issue. I don't know if you ordered the battery already. But have you tried charging all the batteries?
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Yeah I've tried all three with 2 different chargers.
Tonight was second time in about one week when my phone shut itself down at night. Because of that I slept in both times Both times it was connected to charger and battery was full, also there was a lot of updated apps (notifications in status bar). Right before first time this happened I recovered from soft brick. First after recovering phone didn't work well it use to freeze on higher load so I re-installed stock ROM one more time and everything seemed fine.
Now I wonder if it's software or hardware issues. Any ideas?
Cheers in advance.
kaiseris said:
Tonight was second time in about one week when my phone shut itself down at night. Because of that I slept in both times Both times it was connected to charger and battery was full, also there was a lot of updated apps (notifications in status bar). Right before first time this happened I recovered from soft brick. First after recovering phone didn't work well it use to freeze on higher load so I re-installed stock ROM one more time and everything seemed fine.
Now I wonder if it's software or hardware issues. Any ideas?
Cheers in advance.
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Did you UV/UC your device? And which rom/kernel are you on?
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Donnie Sins said:
Did you UV/UC your device? And which rom/kernel are you on?
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No, I didn't UV/UC. I was on rooted stock kernel.
Made factory reset today and installed custom JB ROM today to see if it helps.
I think your problem is a software related one, try using the latest stock Rom, also it may be induced bya virus or a new program which you May have installed, if this didn't help them you should think of a hardware problem.
iper said:
I think your problem is a software related one, try using the latest stock Rom, also it may be induced bya virus or a new program which you May have installed, if this didn't help them you should think of a hardware problem.
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I was using 4.0.4 official ROM (NEE). And most of my apps are from Play store and only few from a reputable forum.
But as I said, I wiped everything today and installed a different ROM. If everything's OK for a week it will be clear that it was a software glitch.
Maybe it's tired?
****Non of this is of any importance. Just chill the f**k out and relax****
One week after installing custom ROM my SGSII has shutdown at night again. Like last times it was connected to a charger but this time there were no updated apps. So it's not ROM's fault because it happened with custom and stock ROMs.
Is it possible that soft brick damaged some part of phone's hardware (internal flash memory)? When recovering from brick I re-partitioned it.
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1) There's no such thing as a 'soft brick'. Your phone is either bricked (unfixable other than by authorised repairer/JTAG) or it ain't.
2) Highly unlikely anything firmware related would cause hardware issues like that.
It may well be a hardware issue given it's happened on different roms. If you're still on stock & haven't reset the flash counter, do that & send it in to Samsung/authorised repairer to be looked at assuming your warranty is still good. If it isn't, take it to a local mobile repair shop & have them take a look (if you've gone back to a custom rom, reset the flash counter & back to stock).
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There's no warranty, therefore I won't be taking it to service center just to hear it needs new motherboard etc. because it'll cost me almost same as to buy another SGSII.
At this moment I'm only interested if there's anything I can do by myself. If not it's time for a new phone I'm afraid. The phone is still perfectly usable but I don't want to risk sleeping in and being late for work and I don't want to buy an alarm clock.
Common sense dictates you try a different battery.
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Common sense dictates you try a different battery.
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How can it be caused by battery when all times this happened phone was connected to a charger? All times after I turn it on I find a full battery.
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Do a completely clean install of stock (format cache, data, system, & internal sd card in CWRecovery first, Odin flash after), do not restore any apps (or app data with the exception of contacts/calendar/call logs/sms) via Ti or whatever, clean reinstall a few apps at a time, test for a day or two. Install a few more apps, test for a day or two. And so on.
If it's still happening after you do that, "it's time for a new phone" in your words.
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Thing is that when the phone got bricked I had no backup of any kind and since internal storage was re-formated we can say that it was fully wiped. I installed stock ROM first. But phone was rebooting on higher load so I did factory reset and wiped dalwik and data. Reinstalled stock ROM again (even re-downloaded to make sure it's not corrupted). This time it wasn't rebooting. But after a couple of night shutdowns I decided to try a custom ROM. I did a full wipe (including internal storage) before installing it. Clearly it didn't help
BTW night shutdown happens about once in a week.
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How can it be caused by battery when all times this happened phone was connected to a charger? All times after I turn it on I find a full battery.
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I tried a different battery and Ive noticed when Ive connected it to the charger,a couple of times my phone has switched off as I was facing the screen wanting my sim pin.
This doesnt happen with my original battery.
So it must be the battery.
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I tried a different battery and Ive noticed when Ive connected it to the charger,a couple of times my phone has switched off as I was facing the screen wanting my sim pin.
This doesnt happen with my original battery.
So it must be the battery.
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But I'm using my original battery. Also like I mentioned earlier all this started after the brick. Therefore I don't think it's the battery.
P.S.Before SGSII I owned HTC Desire for couple of years. I flashed and re-flashed it again and again, never had a brick etc. But when I decide to flash a custom ROM on SGSII for the first time phone gets bricked and even after recovering from brick phone is still f*****-up. Don't get me wrong I love this phone, it's better in every way but it's not exactly "flash friendly". Forums are full of stories of bricked SGSII. That makes me thinking should I choose a Samsung device if I'll be forced to buy a new phone...
kaiseris said:
How can it be caused by battery when all times this happened phone was connected to a charger? All times after I turn it on I find a full battery.
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Simple, Because you cant run your phone just via charger, it goes from charger to device via battery so if your battery is faulty you could have lost power to device.
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Thing is that when the phone got bricked
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You're devcie was never "bricked". If it was your devcie would simply not power on or if it did it wouldnt go into download or recovery mode via buttons or jig.
If you can do the above yor devcie is not bricked. There is no such thing as a "soft brick", that is just a label n00bs like to use as a label for when they cant boot to system. Liek when they get a boot loop etc.
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But I'm using my original battery. Also like I mentioned earlier all this started after the brick.
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No it didnt.
kaiseris said:
P.S.Before SGSII I owned HTC Desire for couple of years. I flashed and re-flashed it again and again, never had a brick etc.
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And you haven't on SGS2 either.
kaiseris said:
But when I decide to flash a custom ROM on SGSII for the first time phone gets bricked
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No it doesnt.
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and even after recovering from brick phone is still f*****-up.
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No you didnt, you simply re-flashed a rom. When you're bricked this cannot be done (without hardware access/replace) hence the word "bricked"[/QUOTE]
kaiseris said:
Don't get me wrong I love this phone, it's better in every way but it's not exactly "flash friendly".
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Wrong, its very flash friendly. Only thing you need to look out for is wiping data on leaked stock kernel.
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Forums are full of stories of bricked SGSII.
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1000% Untrue. They are full of stories from n00bs who "think" they have bricked their device, ie all the silly "soft-brick" topics.
My advice to you would be to check battery pins for bends or corrosion and also swap battery and see if you get different results.
Before any of this though you should try a kernel cleaning script, flash stock rom via ODIN and then flash Siyah kernel.
Jeez man! Why do you waste your an my time typing this long but pointless post?! To show how "l33t" you are? If so please stay away from this thread.
As for battery, if it is faulty why it's still fully charged? Also why does it act-up just once in a while? IMHO battery is quite a simple thing, either it charges or not. It looses it's capacity over time. Mine is about six months old and still lasts me about 36 hours.
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Jeez man! Why do you waste your an my time typing this long but pointless post?! To show how "l33t" you are? If so please stay away from this thread.
As for battery, if it is faulty why it's still fully charged? Also why does it act-up just once in a while? IMHO battery is quite a simple thing, either it charges or not. It looses it's capacity over time. Mine is about six months old and still lasts me about 36 hours.
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Because I was trying to help you [email protected] ungrateful moron! How on earth was it trying to sound "l33t" (By the way its "1337").
Your problem is that you create a thread about a problem you have with device and then dont even listen to what you get told with regards to advice from multiple people, ie check rom/kernel/battery. What the hell do you expect any of us to do give you some magic words you can say to solve your problem?
What I wrote was correcting your misconceptions and giving you on advice on how to resolve your issue, Did you even bother to read what I wrote at bottom??
Also you're been very narrow minded if you think that the only symptoms of a faulty battery is if it cant charge or hold charge. Symptoms can also include random drops of output which result in your phone losing power and rebooting or powering off which is exactly what is happening to you. Now I'm not saying this is your exact problem but the fact that you are ignoring this possibility shows how much of a fool you are been especially when been hostile towards people who are trying to "waste their time" helping you.
If you dont want our advice then I suggest you GTFO and find another site to post your problem on.
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TheATHEiST said:
[email protected] ungrateful moron
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TheATHEiST said:
a fool you are
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Wow, you're a real "keyboard cowboy". Do you tell same thing to people you don't know in real life? I bet you don't.
I already wrote this but I will repeat it one more time. I did full wipes, flashed a few different ROMs and kernels since this problem started. It didn't affect the problem in any way!
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Now I'm not saying this is your exact problem
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Reading your posts makes me think opposite. I will repeat myself shutdowns started right after recovering from "soft brick"/"NAND rw corruption" (which ever suits you better). Other reason I don't believe it's battery's fault is that I have never heard about:
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random drops of output
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in otherwise perfectly working battery.
Like everyone else I owned a bunch of cellphones, laptops, cordless drills, MP3 players and other battery-powered devices but never had such problem or heard about anyone having this exact problem. Would you care to elaborate about it?
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GTFO and find another site to post your problem on.
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I'm not going to do that only because there are a few "anal" people in this great community.
Ok, you're obviously an idiot and its pointless trying to help you. Good luck trying to find somebody who will help you now after showing how much of a **** you are to people trying to offer advice.
I'm off to play on my fully working i9100.
Bye.