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3 days ago my phone randomly rebooted while I was using the xda app. I really didnt think it was a big deal, I thought it might be the application and not nesisarly the phone its self that caused this.
Yesterday, my phone randomly rebooted again, but this time while I was listening to music. Now what really concerns me is that today my phone has already randomly rebooted twice in only about 8 hours of being on. I have a feeling that this problem is going to get progressively worse.
I am running stock + root and I removed all the att bloatware and some of the useless Samsung stuff using titanium backup.
Has anyone else had problems like this? Do you think I should exchange my phone for a new one?
Should I reflash stock + non root and see if it helps?
Thanks for the help.
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RE: Random Rebooting
patriot720 said:
3 days ago my phone randomly rebooted while I was using the xda app. I really didnt think it was a big deal, I thought it might be the application and not nesisarly the phone its self that caused this.
Yesterday, my phone randomly rebooted again, but this time while I was listening to music. Now what really concerns me is that today my phone has already randomly rebooted twice in only about 8 hours of being on. I have a feeling that this problem is going to get progressively worse.
I am running stock + root and I removed all the att bloatware and some of the useless Samsung stuff using titanium backup.
Has anyone else had problems like this? Do you think I should exchange my phone for a new one?
Should I reflash stock + non root and see if it helps?
Thanks for the help.
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Before even thinking of returning the phone why not simply fix the problem?
It's easy. All you need to do is to backup anything on the phone that
you think is important to you then go into CWM Recovery and select
"Wipe data/Factory Reset" and do a clean flash of whatever custom
or stock rom you are using now.
Your best bet would be to download and install the UnNamed v1.04 custom
rom since it's not only the best and nicest rom but it's also the most reliable
rom which is currently available for our phones.
Before you install or restore any apps, give yourself enough time so you can
tell for sure that there are no more random reboots or other issues.
If doing this resolves the issue, it means that you have install some app
which is not fully compatible to the phone or the app itself is faulty.
Good Luck!
I've been having the same issue but I'm 100% stock and also beginning to get worried :/
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Personally what I'd do is get back to square 1. I'd follow Entropy's thread which I'll link below and get back to stock. I'd choose the non-rooted version myself just to be 100% safe. Use it for a couple days and see how it goes. If you've then isolated that the issue no longer exists, then you can go from there.
Basically establish if the phone is in fact faulty first, then proceed to see what is causing the issue. That's just my advice...
Return to Stock - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
I've had a couple random reboots....
Wasn't too big of an issue and I was planning on exchanging it sooner or later.
My boss was having the same problems. He exchanged his and its totally fine now.
You should be within your 30 days. Just have it exchanged at the same store you purchased it from.
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I've experienced no such issues.
What kind of reboots are you getting soft or hard. Does it reboot all the way back to the slash screen or just the ROM boot animation. Boot anim. reboots can be caused by apps or problems with the ROM, but hard reboots that take you all the way back to the Samsung splash screen are possibly kernel or hardware issues. Or bad oc/uv settings.
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kytrauma said:
What kind of reboots are you getting soft or hard. Does it reboot all the way back to the slash screen or just the ROM boot animation. Boot anim. reboots can be caused by apps or problems with the ROM, but hard reboots that take you all the way back to the Samsung splash screen are possibly kernel or hardware issues. Or bad oc/uv settings.
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It would be a hard reboot, it takes me back to the Samsung screen. I am neither overclocked or underv volted so that's not what's causing it.
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I had the same issue once but it turned out to be some of the apps that were moved to my external sd. If you have a sd inserted check that first..
I'm wondering if anyone is having trouble with their phone rebooting constantly? I recently changed recoveries to 5.5.0.4, and now my phone reboots constantly. Never had this problem with the buggy no off-charging CWM (although I had the worst time getting my phone to boot after the battery died ), and I don't think I've changed anything else (same ROM) since then except recovery, but I don't think it's from recovery.
This is how it started: I was playing Tiny Tower last night to drain my battery, so I could have a fresh charge. When it got around 3% life, it rebooted, and now it has been rebooting whenever I turn the screen on for a few minutes. I tried fixing permissions and reinstalling NRGZ stock kernel, but it's still rebooting.
Has anyone else had this happen?
Edit: Went ahead and wiped everything and re-installed Energy ROM, and it seemed to have fixed the problem, but it just rebooted again. Starting to think it's a hardware problem now.
Also just for clarification, it's not a full reboot (no HTC splash screen); it just goes back to the boot animation.
Update: I went into the bootloader and did a factory reset and then wiped everything from CWM again and reinstalled Energy. I have slowly been restoring apps fron Titanium Backup, and I think the reboots were being caused by RootDim (possibly reacting negatively with NRGZ button backlight tweak). I'm not 100% sure about this, but it didn't start until I used RD to completely turn off the button lights. Anyways, the reboots seemed to have stopped for now...
I had a similar problem happening after I installed RootDim, but I never really inquired about it so I just left it uninstalled.
However, I saw on the forums that people solved these types of constant rebooting issues by going into CWM recovery > advanced > fix permissions.
I never tried it, but I kind of wish you didn't factory reset and reflash so you could give it a shot and let us know if it solves the problem
adslee said:
I had a similar problem happening after I installed RootDim, but I never really inquired about it so I just left it uninstalled.
However, I saw on the forums that people solved these types of constant rebooting issues by going into CWM recovery > advanced > fix permissions.
I never tried it, but I kind of wish you didn't factory reset and reflash so you could give it a shot and let us know if it solves the problem
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I tried fix permissions, but it didn't work.
Are you sure you're flashing the kernel properly? Flash the ROM, then reboot the phone from recovery and let it boot before using the kernel flasher.
My buddy had a constant reboot issue (along with other issues) using that recovery when I tried rushing and flashing the kernel right after the ROM while still in recovery.
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It was root dim that was causing the issue.
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MildewMan said:
It was root dim that was causing the issue.
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I used Morrislee's Mod init.post_boot.sh to just perm kill those lights
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There are a few apps that have been noted to cause reboots. Unfortunately I heard Pandora was one of them. If you call T-Mobile tech they can give you short list of reboot app culprits.
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glacierguy said:
I used Morrislee's Mod init.post_boot.sh to just perm kill those lights
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Yeah I went back and pushed this to my phone. It works great!
Having same fake reboot prob too
I just bought an Amaze from Ebay and it is running Energy rom. Once a day, it goes to that boot up screen with the spinning rings. However it's not a full reboot like you said, it just freezes the phone then I have to take out the battery and restart it. I am not a developer, so I have to ask, what is root dim? Sounds like that might be my problem. How do I fix it?
Androidica said:
I just bought an Amaze from Ebay and it is running Energy rom. Once a day, it goes to that boot up screen with the spinning rings. However it's not a full reboot like you said, it just freezes the phone then I have to take out the battery and restart it. I am not a developer, so I have to ask, what is root dim? Sounds like that might be my problem. How do I fix it?
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Go to energy Rom thread in dev section and flash the stock kernel using the stock kernel flasher in post 4
Rootdim is an app...
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Androidica said:
I just bought an Amaze from Ebay and it is running Energy rom. Once a day, it goes to that boot up screen with the spinning rings. However it's not a full reboot like you said, it just freezes the phone then I have to take out the battery and restart it. I am not a developer, so I have to ask, what is root dim? Sounds like that might be my problem. How do I fix it?
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Like GlacierGuy said, RootDim is an app that I was using to shut the capacitive button lights off, but it was causing my phone to reboot. It's been fine ever since I took it off.
Since yesterday, i've not been able to access my phones camera, each time i open it, it just freezes and gives me a camera failed error message and force closes, i even tried factory reseting my phone, that went in vain too and none of the applications like instagram are able to access the cam too. Can somebody help me out with this?
Logcat?
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it says camera could not be intialised
Looks like it's time for warranty return mate. If factory reset is also failing, high chance of camera hardware malfunction I'd say.
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just flash custom
kurtisnet said:
Looks like it's time for warranty return mate. If factory reset is also failing, high chance of camera hardware malfunction I'd say.
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sadly, i got it from dubai and i stay in india. so theres no warranty here!
Personally I'd open it up and check if the connector has come off. Would take 10 minutes for the whole process.
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No need for warranty. It's just a software bug. Factory reset (soft reset) won't help, but a hard reset will get the job done. Trust me, the exact same thing happened to me. After you fix it, do not attempt to switch to the front camera again until the next software update, which surprisingly came today for me (i9300BUALF1).
In order to hard reset the phone, shut it down, reinsert the battery and hold the volume up and the home keys pressed while turning the phone on. In the menu that will be presented chose to wipe cache partition, then wipe data/factory reset and there you go, your camera will be working like a charm in no time, the one on the back, of course.
Hope this helps!
kurtisnet said:
Looks like it's time for warranty return mate. If factory reset is also failing, high chance of camera hardware malfunction I'd say.
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protego said:
No need for warranty. It's just a software bug. Factory reset (soft reset) won't help, but a hard reset will get the job done. Trust me, the exact same thing happened to me. After you fix it, do not attempt to switch to the front camera again until the next software update, which surprisingly came today for me (i9300BUALF1).
In order to hard reset the phone, shut it down, reinsert the battery and hold the volume up and the home keys pressed while turning the phone on. In the menu that will be presented chose to wipe cache partition, then wipe data/factory reset and there you go, your camera will be working like a charm in no time, the one on the back, of course.
Hope this helps!
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i tried it, didnt work
I got a similar problem on my S3. Received my replacement device a few days ago and restored an old backup from my first S3. What a dumb idea Probably this nandroid restored the wrong camera-firmware.
Every camera start a "warning- unknown error" message pop-up.
Can someone please post both camera fw's as flashable CWM?
(GDFE01 & ZDFE02)
I have the same problem here, soft reseted, hard reseted, flashed stock Rom again,
no dice?
I turned on "show CPU usage" in developer options and my camera is back.
Could be just a coincidence, but unlucky ones can try anyway
u may try *#34971539# to check the firmware, voltage etc
U dug up an old thread man xD
Anyway, i experienced the same problem.. i did a hard reset, flashed almost everything and etc.
But it was a factory defect, a hardware problem :\
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saywhatt said:
U dug up an old thread man xD
Anyway, i experienced the same problem.. i did a hard reset, flashed almost everything and etc.
But it was a factory defect, a hardware problem :\
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I facing same problems
pah8000 said:
I facing same problems
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Get it fixed in the service center.. it would not cost more than $50
I just had mine fixed
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saipranay said:
Since yesterday, i've not been able to access my phones camera, each time i open it, it just freezes and gives me a camera failed error message and force closes, i even tried factory reseting my phone, that went in vain too and none of the applications like instagram are able to access the cam too. Can somebody help me out with this?
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I fixed it on my SGH-T999L with Jedi Invasion 5 by flashing this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1756776
Use the Touchwiz JELLYBEAN 4.1.2 VERSION :good:
Hi!
I updated my prime to JB a couple days ago and succfesfully restored root, yesterday I played around with it and changed the governor and the clock speed to 1.4 Ghz using No-frills, Now it is constantly rebootning after about 10-15 seconds within startup. In the past No-frills have been excellent detecting unclean shutdowns, however not this time...
Is it possible to fix this?
have you tried reformatting the prime? I know it's the last thing you'd want to do but it might be the only option.
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have you tried reformatting the prime? I know it's the last thing you'd want to do but it might be the only option.
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I think that will solve the problem. But how do I do it if it's rebooting after 15 sec?
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You can wipe your prime by powering off, and holding volume down while powering back up. Then you select the wipe option and you are off! No OS loading required.
You will lose root in some fashion, though. May be possible to get it back, as I had to wipe and successfully restored.
thenrz said:
You can wipe your prime by powering off, and holding volume down while powering back up. Then you select the wipe option and you are off! No OS loading required.
You will lose root in some fashion, though. May be possible to get it back, as I had to wipe and successfully restored.
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Will try it tonight thanks
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Same thing here, was working fine for a few days now it's rebooting every 15 sec or so.. I did have to manually install JB after the update failed. Wonder if that has anything to do with it??
Every time it reboots it says android is updating. Odd
I have this problem... Power+ volume down, tham wipe data!! With wipe i dont lose root!
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Same here
I'm having the same problem here, although the update seemed to go fine for me and it has been working great for the last few days. I have not unlocked either, pretty much stock TP (just a lurker here on XDA). Before I wipe, is there any way to recover some of the data I have on it? It doesn't stay booted up long enough to get anything off of it. I emailed Asus tech support, will see what kind of answer I get from them. Thanks
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Hi, I recieved a refurbished replacement rezound from asurion when i dropped mine in water a couple of weeks ago. When i got the phone it immediately had the problem of rebooting all the time. I didnt think anything of it assuming that it was just a problem with ics so i rooted the phone and installed a different rom, i still had the rebooting problem so i flashed another rom and i Still had the problem. The phone seemingly reboots at random dozens of times a day. It has even locked up and rebooted in the recovery and even the bootloader. I cant return it because i dropped it and there is damage so i would have to pay 100$ again. any help?
If you tried complete wipe (system, data, cache, Dalvic) and clean flash without restoring anything and it's still rebooting, I would say the next step should be an RUU. (HERE is the latest).
Max725 said:
If you tried complete wipe (system, data, cache, Dalvic) and clean flash without restoring anything and it's still rebooting, I would say the next step should be an RUU. (HERE is the latest).
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Yup, i always wipe it clean. Ill try an ruu, but that has nothing to do with it rebooting even in the revovery and bootloader does it?
I know very little of how this low-level hardware control stuff works, but it could technically be possible to make a faulty hboot that will reboot sometimes but normally work. An RUU will replace your hboot with stock, so if it's anything hboot related, the RUU should fix it. If it's not hboot related, I'm afraid it could only be faulty hardware. You could try replacing the battery, but I don't see how a battery could cause reboots. Also, if it is faulty hardware that shuts the phone down completely, flashing an RUU could be risky - if it shuts down while the hboot or radios are being flashed, you could be left with a hard brick, which would be even worse than constant rebooting.
As I said, though, I don't know much about phone hardware or low-level software, so it could be some other problem that I'm entirely unaware of.
I have the battery from my old phone that i could try. and could it have anything to do with the sim card? im using the sim card that came with my old phone that i dropped in water and i didnt use the new one they sent me because i didnt really want to go through the trouble of activating it.
I know nothing of how SIM cards work, but you could try taking out the card, and seeing if the phone will still reboot.
If it doesn't reboot right away, just activate the new one and see how it will work then - it's just a 5 minute (or even shorter) phone call.
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I know nothing of how SIM cards work, but you could try taking out the card, and seeing if the phone will still reboot.
If it doesn't reboot right away, just activate the new one and see how it will work then - it's just a 5 minute (or even shorter) phone call.
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yeah but i have to call asurion and they arent open, plus im not the account holder or whatever its called.
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Hi, I recieved a refurbished replacement rezound from asurion when i dropped mine in water a couple of weeks ago. When i got the phone it immediately had the problem of rebooting all the time. I didnt think anything of it assuming that it was just a problem with ics so i rooted the phone and installed a different rom, i still had the rebooting problem so i flashed another rom and i Still had the problem. The phone seemingly reboots at random dozens of times a day. It has even locked up and rebooted in the recovery and even the bootloader. I cant return it because i dropped it and there is damage so i would have to pay 100$ again. any help?
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And you might want to get a velcro glove and case set.
What is your hboot version, what recovery are you running, and what rom did you install?
Have you tried connecting your phone to the computer in fastboot mode and removing the battery while it's powered by USB and see if you get the random rebooting in hboot when the battery is out?
Try removing the sim and booting as was mentioned earlier as well.
So update, I installed set cpu and set it at performance and the max at 1300mhz and it hasnt rebooted since, which is saying something since it would reboot about every minute before. I fixed it! but its still not as nice as my girlfriends DNA haha oh well. thank you all for your help
gabezermeno said:
So update, I installed set cpu and set it at performance and the max at 1300mhz and it hasnt rebooted since, which is saying something since it would reboot about every minute before. I fixed it! but its still not as nice as my girlfriends DNA haha oh well. thank you all for your help
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Did you do this on a stock kernel?
Get another replacement. Mine had an issue where wifi would not turn on. Even after I s off and tried installing roms and kernels it wouldn't boot. My replacement works perfect.
I couldn't have gotten a free one because I dropped it and there are scratches on it now.
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I installed multiple ROMs and always had the same issue, im using cm9 rage right now
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By switching it to performance mode you locked the CPU at its Max value which will annihilate your battery if you leave it like that. What that means is that the voltage of your CPU was too low at the bottom end and it was making the phone reboot. If your min before was 192, bump it to 384. If it was 384, bump it to 432.
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I had asurion replace my incredible when I broke it once. Shortly after the CPU would over heat all the time and reboot. They covered it under warranty even though it was used. They might cover it under warranty if it hasn't been too long.
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