Today I was listening to music on my Evo LTE and suddenly the phone retarted on it's own. Since then I cannot pull down the notification bar.
Phone is totally stock for now.
- I did a full power down and reboot of the phone
- Uninstalled all apps which I've installed/updated in the last few days(and restarted)
- Booted into Safe Mode
No dice.
I noticed that if I go into an app like Calculator and hold the phone so that it goes in to landscape view, THEN I can pull down the menu no problem.
So I went into a drawing program to see if I can draw up where the notification bar is. I can't. The line stops ~100 pixels from the top of the screen and I cannot draw any higher.
A bonus issue that started exactly at the same time as this problem: If I restart my phone and I let it sit after bootup, it will NEVER turn off the screen. I let the phone sit for 15 minutes and the screen never even dimmed... just showed the rain animation to remind me that Seattle weather blows.
I searched around the web and found many many people stating they have this issue with their devices over the years. Some of the threads state fixes for their device (e.g. Go to Last Opened Apps menu and hit Back) but they do not apply to the Evo LTE.
Any thoughts?
Hit it with a hammer, when my electronics don't work that's what I do, and it makes me forget about the reason I hit it. And it will make you feel better also!
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That's strange. What rom are you running? Have tried booting into recovery, wiping cache and dalvik, and re flashing the rom? Or maybe just wiping caches?
metalfan78 said:
That's strange. What rom are you running? Have tried booting into recovery, wiping cache and dalvik, and re flashing the rom? Or maybe just wiping caches?
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Ah shoot, I forgot that tidbit in the OP.
It's totally stock ROM.
I'll give that a shot... be right back.
Update:
The above didn't help so I did a full factory wipe of the device. Chose to wipe all data. Took it back to factory defaults.
STILL does not work!
f****
You could try the above mentioned hammer method. I have no idea what to do next. Take it to sprint is guess.
metalfan78 said:
You could try the above mentioned hammer method. I have no idea what to do next. Take it to sprint is guess.
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I called HTC and explained the situation and the steps I've taken so far. They escalated it and they'll call me back in a day or 3 :/
00dahc said:
I called HTC and explained the situation and the steps I've taken so far. They escalated it and they'll call me back in a day or 3 :/
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Ask them when the hell we're getting Jelly Bean.
I actually have this same issue. I am not quite sure what started the issue, but I am pretty sure it is a hardware issue. The problem was at first intermittent, but now it has been 2 - 3 days and I still can't pull down the notification bar. I think it may have either been caused by placing the device in my pocket or maybe liquid went into the speaker. If you go into settings>developer options>and check pointer location you will notice a section near the notification bar does not register. I already ran a RUU to restore the phone to default, but this did not fix the issue. I unrooted my phone and turned S-ON so that I can bring it to Sprint to get it fixed. Results from the web suggest bringing it in, but problems with the digitizer seem common enough.
It is in fact a hardware issue. I had the same thing happen once. I replaced the LCD/digitizer assembly with another one I had sitting around and it started working. It alsp happened to me a before with my OG Evo. I took it to a sprint store and after trying to troubleshoot for a few minutes, they simply swapped it. As long as your phone is in good condition, they should swap it with little to no question.
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I called back HTC again. Talking to them right this moment. They escalated this up to their top tier and the guy is very surprised at what I'm experiencing.
I'm going to try asking about JellyBean before this call is over.
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It is in fact a hardware issue. I had the same thing happen once. I replaced the LCD/digitizer assembly with another one I had sitting around and it started working. It alsp happened to me a before with my OG Evo. I took it to a sprint store and after trying to troubleshoot for a few minutes, they simply swapped it. As long as your phone is in good condition, they should swap it with little to no question.
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They're getting pretty stingy with doing swaps in-store nowadays. Every store I go into when I need something, they end up telling me to call support to order a replacement that way. Then support tells me to they can't do it, that replacements have to be made in-store. Then the store orders me a refurbished phone that takes 3-5 days to receive, and I have to get from the store itself. You're saying they just swapped yours out for a brand new one, or they ordered you a replacement?
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I called back HTC again. Talking to them right this moment. They escalated this up to their top tier and the guy is very surprised at what I'm experiencing.
I'm going to try asking about JellyBean before this call is over.
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I'll bet you they tell you they have no information.
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They're getting pretty stingy with doing swaps in-store nowadays. Every store I go into when I need something, they end up telling me to call support to order a replacement that way. Then support tells me to they can't do it, that replacements have to be made in-store. Then the store orders me a refurbished phone that takes 3-5 days to receive, and I have to get from the store itself. You're saying they just swapped yours out for a brand new one, or they ordered you a replacement?
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I'll bet you they tell you they have no information.
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I called Sprint earlier and they told me to jump in a lake.
The HTC guy is emailing a buddy at their main US location (Bellevue, WA) to see if he has a spare device to give me and then he'll call me back. I live right down the road from there.
I'm also going to apply for their Network System Admin position they have open so, wish me luck.
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I called Sprint earlier and they told me to jump in a lake.
The HTC guy is emailing a buddy at their main US location (Bellevue, WA) to see if he has a spare device to give me and then he'll call me back. I live right down the road from there.
I'm also going to apply for their Network System Admin position they have open so, wish me luck.
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I was an engineer for Research In Motion about 4 blocks from the big HTC buildings... They're just being nice to their defecting neighbors I guess. Haha
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I was an engineer for Research In Motion about 4 blocks from the big HTC buildings... They're just being nice to their defecting neighbors I guess. Haha
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It'd be good to have an insider of some sort.
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It'd be good to have an insider of some sort.
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Good call.
OP, good luck.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
Yup definately the digitizer! Just had same issue and got a free replacement from sprint. Then just switched my board over to new shell so I didn't have to deal with rerooting, soff, n all the drama again. Went easy!
irishgreen said:
Yup definately the digitizer! Just had same issue and got a free replacement from sprint. Then just switched my board over to new shell so I didn't have to deal with rerooting, soff, n all the drama again. Went easy!
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Wait, what? They swapped the board and everything for you to keep you from going through all of that? When the hell did they become awesome?
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They're getting pretty stingy with doing swaps in-store nowadays. Every store I go into when I need something, they end up telling me to call support to order a replacement that way. Then support tells me to they can't do it, that replacements have to be made in-store. Then the store orders me a refurbished phone that takes 3-5 days to receive, and I have to get from the store itself. You're saying they just swapped yours out for a brand new one, or they ordered you a replacement?
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I'll bet you they tell you they have no information.
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My screen became unresponsive just a few weeks ago and the local sprint store swapped mine with a brand new phone; no questions asked.
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At one point in time, about a month ago, I had my phone running exactly how I wanted it to. Successfully flashed to 2.1, had the Elemental theme going, installed xRecovery, even changed the boot screen around. Problems started coming when I dropped my phone. Camera stopped working, fine I can deal with that. But then I got tired of the Elemental theme, so I attempted to switch to the themes. I think I went back and forth between two themes and eventually, one worked. Though I was unhappy that the theme was really buggy. I think I tried another theme after that and eventually all I got on my phone screen after a reboot was a white screen with the android status bar. Couldn't touch it, couldn't move it, all functionality stripped, it was just there.
So I'm pretty much forced to install 2.1 on it again. I went through flashing procedures like normal, though, when I unplug the USB cord and turn on my phone, I am greeted with the "Sony Ericsson" screen and this lovely screen seconds after.
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after a couple of seconds, the screen goes away and it goes back to the SE screen and it sits there... FOREVER. So what am I forced to do at this point? I flash back to 1.6 from gen0n's video that I had downloaded before and pretty much, its the only ROM that works on my phone now.
I attempted to look for other ROMs but almost every single one requires you to have xRecovery and I can't really do that on 1.6 :/
Anyone have any idea what this mystery screen means? I suppose it has something to do with my broken camera... does it mean I can't ever have 2.1 on my phone again?
Hey man you have to take your phone back to your carrier (like At&t) and hopefully you bought insurance so they can send you another phone then you can flash any rom you want or send it to Sony Ericsson especially since you dropped it and you will most likely have to pay for the repair. But it'll be worth it. Nothing's worse than an x10 stuck on 1.6 firmware. Makes me sick just thinking about it. Anyways just call your cell phone provider and ask about it. Maybe u can try using PC companion to flash official firmware but idk.
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Hey thanks for the reply,
Unfortunately, I didn't buy insurance :/ but I suppose i'll contact SE and see how much the repair would be and how long it would take.
Hey, the only thing worse than being stuck on 1.6 is being stuck on 1.6 without a camera Im not undermining your statement though, 1.6 is pretty ****ty, but stable enough for me to text and call.
Just for the General info of everyone,
I just got off the phone with SE, and apparently they have a flat rate of $185 for physical damage to the phone. Its kind of funny because the address the guy gave wasn't even to SE, it was to some "PTS Electronics" place.
Yeah, I'll probably end up sending it in but if they want to charge me that much because there is physical damage then I don't think I'll end up paying it. First off because I dont have the money and second, because I only paid $50 for the phone so I think it dumb paying 3 times the phone to get it fixed.
Alright, so I managed to fix the phone myself.
Got the right tools and took the phone apart, it appears that the camera wasn't broken at all, just the connector was disconnected ever so slightly because of the drop. A simple re-seating of the camera fixed it right up.
Talk about saving yourself money! If I would not have bothered to check if the reason for the camera not working was because it was really broken or not, I would of sent my phone in and payed $185 (plus shipping) for someone to do what I did in 5 mins.
So with that, I highly suggest if you think your phone is physically broken or has hardware problem, open it up and take a look for yourself and make sure things are really out of your hands.
Wow lol. That's amazing. I hope u can flash Roms now. Good luck
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Wow lol. That's amazing. I hope u can flash Roms now. Good luck
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Oh yeah everything's working fine now.
Thanks for your concern :]
Just for your own information, I have seen that screen on every x10 I have flashed 2.1 on. Its generally nothing to do with the camera at all. Its a picture word play. Its flashing your phone... get it?
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Just for your own information, I have seen that screen on every x10 I have flashed 2.1 on. Its generally nothing to do with the camera at all. Its a picture word play. Its flashing your phone... get it?
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I uhh... never had this happen besides this time. Yeah after it flashed this image for a couple of seconds it just sat there till the battery died, so I'm not sure what flashing it was doing...
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Alright, so I managed to fix the phone myself.
Got the right tools and took the phone apart, it appears that the camera wasn't broken at all, just the connector was disconnected ever so slightly because of the drop. A simple re-seating of the camera fixed it right up.
Talk about saving yourself money! If I would not have bothered to check if the reason for the camera not working was because it was really broken or not, I would of sent my phone in and payed $185 (plus shipping) for someone to do what I did in 5 mins.
So with that, I highly suggest if you think your phone is physically broken or has hardware problem, open it up and take a look for yourself and make sure things are really out of your hands.
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It would be awesome if you could help the community and post a tutorial how you took the phone apart and checked But either way I'm glad you got it working!
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It would be awesome if you could help the community and post a tutorial how you took the phone apart and checked But either way I'm glad you got it working!
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lmao check the sig
Hello everybody,
I'm pretty sure my SGS2 just died. I didn't drop it or anything, just left in plug on my computer for a while. Since 2 weeks, it started to act weird when it was plugged to this laptop and the laptop was plugged too ( the touchscreen was going crazy when I tried to use it ). After 2 hours not looking at it, I tried to turn the screen on and it just wouldn't, but the two buttons were lighting up still. So I took of the battery to reboot it. Then I looked closer to the screen and I saw it was all cracked, but from the inside. Exactly like if I dropped it ( which I didn't recently ), but literally inside of the screen. Here is a picture I tried to take ( sorry for the quality ) :
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It doesn't feel like cracked at all when I scratch it with my nails, and the screen remains black no matter what I do
So I don't really know what to do (and what happened...). My phone was running a custom ROM ( CheckRom HD ), and I still have access to the shell as a root. Should I do something before sending it to warranty ?
Second pretty big problem is that I'm an Android developer, in the middle of a pretty busy developing week so I would need to change it as fast as possible. I'm living in France, and I bought it online on some french website, would you guys know if there's some kind of samsung shops where I can change it ?
Thanks for your advices, I'm gonna go cry now
I just wonder if it overheated, using it during charge. ? ? Hope someone can help you.
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I just wonder if it overheated, using it during charge. ? ? Hope someone can help you.
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Yes, it always had overheated, since day 1 (so a bit before I started flashing roms on it). Not especially when charging, but when playing sometime the device was literally burning ( I read a lot about that, some people say really warm only, but this one was literally burning my ear when at maximum temperature ). Didn't play game or anything these past 2 days tho, so I don't think it overheated because of that recently
For information, I've been flashing ROMs for a bit more than 2 years now, never had any problem, I'm 99% sure this is only hardware related for those who are scared.
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when playing sometime the device was literally burning ( I read a lot about that, some people say really warm only, but this one was literally burning my ear when at maximum temperature ).
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I don't know what games you're playing, but if you're burning your ear, I think you're playing them wrong .
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I don't know what games you're playing, but if you're burning your ear, I think you're playing them wrong .
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Haha, from what I remember it was occurring playing dungeon defenders and getting a call in the middle
the problem is that you have a custom rom in it, and that for sure void your guarantee, even the fault is hardware related to the screen, and not to the device itself. Did you try to call and see how it react the phone? It ring?
Maybe there is a solution, even without screen, to put it in download mode, flash a stock rom with odin, and send it back to warranty.
I read about a user wich have a SGS2 with a creen wich cripple it by himself, without even touched...so your best chance is to your warranty. (I think you need a special warranty to can send it to any samsung store, not just to one or carrier from you bought the phone).
Finger crossed!
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the problem is that you have a custom rom in it, and that for sure void your guarantee, even the fault is hardware related to the screen, and not to the device itself. Did you try to call and see how it react the phone? It ring?
Maybe there is a solution, even without screen, to put it in download mode, flash a stock rom with odin, and send it back to warranty.
I read about a user wich have a SGS2 with a creen wich cripple it by himself, without even touched...so your best chance is to your warranty. (I think you need a special warranty to can send it to any samsung store, not just to one or carrier from you bought the phone).
Finger crossed!
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Hey, thanks for your answer. I contacted Samsung yesterday, there's apparently no Samsung store anywhere around here ( I guess France's capital is considered as a small village in the middle of nowhere ), they just told me to write a letter with pictures to their repair address ( not even the phone ) and they had no idea what was gonna happen next. I guess I'm gonna wait for their answer and eventually try to reset the flash count and restore stock rom from Odin :/
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Hey, thanks for your answer. I contacted Samsung yesterday, there's apparently no Samsung store anywhere around here ( I guess France's capital is considered as a small village in the middle of nowhere ), they just told me to write a letter with pictures to their repair address ( not even the phone ) and they had no idea what was gonna happen next. I guess I'm gonna wait for their answer and eventually try to reset the flash count and restore stock rom from Odin :/
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but the site, from where you bought the phone, didn't give you some warranty papers? I bought a neverlocked SGS2 from an online store here in Bucharest, and they give me a warranty paper...and for sure if Paris is in the middle of nowhere, then Bucharest is the definition of nowhere..just kidding.
It's impossible that a site wich sell new SGS2, to not give you the warranty.
And the process to send pictures of phone is like, my car engine doesn't start, but the lights are on, and i will send pictures to the service...it not like even samsung care-service.
You might be luckly and get it under warranty cos its obviously burnt-out from the inside so they probably wont have access to anything (bin counter)cos its all fried inside.Then again normally a warranty covers only certain things and when a power cut killed my mates phone that was plugged in during a storm here in Spain they told him it wasnt a warranty thing and he had to talk to the power company or use his house insurance as it wasnt a direct fault from the phone itself cos it was plugged in and not under use.All he said was that it died over night while charging,nothing about the storm.
dam sorry to here this
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but the site, from where you bought the phone, didn't give you some warranty papers? I bought a neverlocked SGS2 from an online store here in Bucharest, and they give me a warranty paper...and for sure if Paris is in the middle of nowhere, then Bucharest is the definition of nowhere..just kidding.
It's impossible that a site wich sell new SGS2, to not give you the warranty.
And the process to send pictures of phone is like, my car engine doesn't start, but the lights are on, and i will send pictures to the service...it not like even samsung care-service.
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The website actually do have a store that I went to, but the guy from the store from the store told me he won't do it for free since the screen is cracked [even if it was from the inside...], so he just took me for responsible and there were no way to negociate :/
I'm gonna see in the next few days what my options are and let you guys know
hi
If u can put your phone in download mode put the a official rom in it! with odin
http://www.mediafire.com/?1go42ci4n440vk0
this program can generate the latest official rom in your country...
Good luke i hope its help!
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Hello everybody,
I'm pretty sure my SGS2 just died. I didn't drop it or anything, just left in plug on my computer for a while. Since 2 weeks, it started to act weird when it was plugged to this laptop and the laptop was plugged too ( the touchscreen was going crazy when I tried to use it ). After 2 hours not looking at it, I tried to turn the screen on and it just wouldn't, but the two buttons were lighting up still. So I took of the battery to reboot it. Then I looked closer to the screen and I saw it was all cracked, but from the inside. Exactly like if I dropped it ( which I didn't recently ), but literally inside of the screen. Here is a picture I tried to take ( sorry for the quality ) :
It doesn't feel like cracked at all when I scratch it with my nails, and the screen remains black no matter what I do
So I don't really know what to do (and what happened...). My phone was running a custom ROM ( CheckRom HD ), and I still have access to the shell as a root. Should I do something before sending it to warranty ?
Second pretty big problem is that I'm an Android developer, in the middle of a pretty busy developing week so I would need to change it as fast as possible. I'm living in France, and I bought it online on some french website, would you guys know if there's some kind of samsung shops where I can change it ?
Thanks for your advices, I'm gonna go cry now
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hi
If u can put your phone in download mode put the a official rom in it! with odin
http://www.mediafire.com/?1go42ci4n440vk0
this program can generate the latest official rom in your country...
Good luke i hope its help!
Dont worry about software, this phone is fried already and noone is able to get anything from its memory. Give it for repair and pray
BTW why cant you try to open it by yourself?(just to check what happened ) Samsung doesnt use any seals on their phones...
Nop the phone is not fried, just the screen ( and the vibrate seems a bit ****ed up too but not completely ), all datas are still there and still accessible via adb. It's true that I'd like to open it myself and see what happened inside but I won't unless samsung send me a new device, I'm waaaaaaay too clumsy to open it without ****ing everything up around ( trust me, I had pretty bad past experiences with opening creative and HTC devices ).
Thanks for the link boias21
For those who want to know the end of the story, here is what happened :
I called samsung, they asked me to send pictures of the device with an explanation of what happened (instead of giving me the address to get it fixed...). After a few days, no answer from them, so I called. They told me they would call me back the day after. 5 days after, still didn't call me, so I called them back. This time, they told me they sent me the address to get the phone fixed by mail, and that I should get it the next day. 3 days after, still nothing. Call them back, they sent it to the wrong address (.........), and they didn't wanna give me the address by phone. After insisting and spending 20 minutes on the phone with them, they let me talk to a supervisor who gave me the address, warning me many times that if they consider the device broken by my fault I'll have to pay, and if I don't want to, I'll have to pay to get my device back (............). I got really pissed, check the address on the internet and saw review from people who sent their devices to this address. First of all, it is not samsung who's fixing it, just some private company. Second of all, they make you pay, most of the time, weather it's your fault or not ( and devices get there more broken than when you send it pretty often ). Plus, you have to wait around 1 month to get your phone back. If they consider that it's your fault, they send you a bill that you have to pay and send back before they start fixing it (2 more weeks ?).
Got really mad, found the closest address from where I live to get it fixed, went there, and paid 180 euros (I know I could have done that for half the price buying the screen on internet and doing it myself but I suck at doing that kind of thing).
Samsung really suck on this, I think it's the one thing I really love about apple, your device is broken, you just go to the apple store, and you have physical contact with people.
Yeah I agree. I have an iPhone 4 as well and apple warranty is the best around. I have returned about 7 phones (not all mine) for various reasons and never even had to take an invoice or anything else with me. They just check for water damage and replace on the spot. 5 minutes later new (refurbished) phone. Try asking for warranty from Samsung without an officially authorised reseller invoice. Assholes.
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Device: European i9100 SGS2 Black.
Symptoms:
*Yellow triangle + battery when booting up with a lot of battery(This means 40% or more, boots normal when low battery)
*USB is plugged in even when it is not. Happing mostly when having 40% battery or more at boottime.
*Phone says it is charging constantly, either by USB or AC. Problem comes at boottime when 40% or more, if less, next time I plug the charger in.
Workaround: Boot CWM, then tap reboot system. Problems are still there.
Screenshot from my current ICS ROM in post below.
Do not take me wrong, I have tried being at stock after problem occured, but the problem is still there at any rom that I have tested, even stock 2.3.3.
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Return to/flash stock firmware (if you're not running full stock at the moment, if you're running a CFRoot kernel over stock, reflash stock). Or if you are running stock & have already tried a factory reset (also try this if you haven't already), return phone to your carrier/Samsung for warranty service/replacement.
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Return to/flash stock firmware (if you're not running full stock at the moment, if you're running a CFRoot kernel over stock, reflash stock). Or if you are running stock & have already tried a factory reset (also try this if you haven't already), return phone to your carrier/Samsung for warranty service/replacement.
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Just updated the post.
Samsung will most likely tell me it is not warranty, so I wont.
The shop gave me a new battery, which did not help.
PS: Better setup in post over now, so please read it again before answering to this. Thanks.
You could try cleaning the USB socket with a new/unused toothbrush, you could try cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip/cotton bud.
If these don't work I don't honestly know what fix you expect anyone on here to offer you. Your phone is not working properly/ is stuffed. Regardless of how you get it done/who you have do it, you'll need it repaired.
I've seen it suggested on here to replace the USB circuitry board of the phone yourself (apparently you can get these on eBay), but unless you have experience fixing/soldering small electronics you probably don't want to attempt that.
If 'the shop' is giving you grief, go over their head and contact Samsung in your country directly.
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Just updated the post.
Samsung will most likely tell me it is not warranty, so I wont.
The shop gave me a new battery, which did not help.
PS: Better setup in post over now, so please read it again before answering to this. Thanks.
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The only way I can go over their head is by sending the phone to the service center they use in Norway. The company I work for use the same center, but then again, I do not want to be without my high end phone for a long time to get it back unfixed, as many posts I have read stated about Samsung service.
I know it can be done yourself, but never read anything about the need to solder it, only that it was fast to do.
Yes, I might try the isopropanol thing you supposed. It might work.
Do you know the reason for such things to happen?
I guess only you can make the decision about sending it in for service.
In that case, maybe fixing it yourself might be the answer given you've said you think no soldering is required.
Cleaning the usb socket might help if it's dirty or not making contact properly, but to be honest, that warning you're getting at boot wouldn't be happening unless there was something very wrong with the phone itself by my estimation.
No. I don't know much about smartphone electronics. I know my way around roms/software, but the innards of a phone, no
sebastiane said:
The only way I can go over their head is by sending the phone to the service center they use in Norway. The company I work for use the same center, but then again, I do not want to be without my high end phone for a long time to get it back unfixed, as many posts I have read stated about Samsung service.
I know it can be done yourself, but never read anything about the need to solder it, only that it was fast to do.
Yes, I might try the isopropanol thing you supposed. It might work.
Do you know the reason for such things to happen?
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I will post some links to a site that explains a little of this, in clear English, so you can see a little about it.
And by the way. This started after inserting a SD card.
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Try a new USB power board from ebay maybe about $10.
Is this a brand new fone?
End of the day just send it off to Sammy if your that stuck.
Phone is from September/november. Root might happen to kill this service.
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Phone is from September/november. Root might happen to kill this service.
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Flash stock original to device then use USB jig to reset counter send back there is no hidden counter and they will repair/replace.
All sorted
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Where to get a jig?
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eBay. Search for 'Samsung Galaxy S2 jig'. Cost a few dollars.
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Where to get a jig?
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AFAIK, ebay has little security for the deliver + long delivery time to Europe?
Thats what I think at least.
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Try and get one locally there if you're so worried about buying one on eBay for whatever reason. Security for delivery ? Dude, it's a 3 dollar jig. So it doesn't get delivered. Worst case you lose 3 bucks (big deal), and if you pay with PayPal you'll get your 3 bucks back. It took me about 7 working days to get mine delivered & I'd be surprised if it took much more than that to get to you.
Also, there's a thread in the General section here where people are offering to let other people use their jigs. Have a look in that section to see if there might be someone close to you who can lend you theirs/maybe you can meet up with them & use their jig.
Alternatively you can make your own with 3 100K ohm resistors & a USB plug (do a Google search, there are a bunch of tutorials to show you how to do this).
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AFAIK, ebay has little security for the deliver + long delivery time to Europe?
Thats what I think at least.
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It's a problem with your usb charging port. The only way to truly fix it is to have the charging port plus circuit board replaced. Happened to me a week back and I tried virtually everything- stock roms, removed root, replaced batteries etc. None of that worked. Some posts said it was a port problem. Went to a tech guy I knew and he confirmed the issue when he disconnected the port. It was relatively cheap for me to fix but some people have climed that samsung charges a large amount to fix it. You're better off trying to get it fixed on your own. If you're on warranty, try and claim it
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It's a problem with your usb charging port. The only way to truly fix it is to have the charging port plus circuit board replaced. Happened to me a week back and I tried virtually everything- stock roms, removed root, replaced batteries etc. None of that worked. Some posts said it was a port problem. Went to a tech guy I knew and he confirmed the issue when he disconnected the port. It was relatively cheap for me to fix but some people have climed that samsung charges a large amount to fix it. You're better off trying to get it fixed on your own. If you're on warranty, try and claim it
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You live in the europe?
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Anyone have a part number or something I can use to search the part up on ebay?
Also, can abyone tell me if it needs to be soldered, or if it is only screwdriver I need to replace it?
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USB jig Samsung galaxy s2 or many of the other search criteria will get you to part mine cost £1 Inc shipping from China to which took at most 1 week.
I would not advise doing any repairs as you have warranty no point messing around.
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I got a problem with sending it in. 1-4 weeks is too long for me without this great phone.
I got warranty, but Samsung wont pay for the repair, AFAIK it is mostly caused by water and dust.
And when I asked for part no or something like it, I meant the internal usb port, not the jig.
Cheers
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I have TWRP installed on my LGOG e970, with bootloader unlocked.
I [very recklessly] tried to install MIUI on my phone. TWRP didn't say "Failed" or anything of the sort when it was applied. It said everything went smoothly. I rebooted the system and now the phone won't even boot back into bootloader. If I try to hold the volume up + power button for more than 10 seconds, it starts flashing the power button consistently, but it stops when I let go of the buttons. Computer won't recognize it and I can't get it into Download Mode.
Any help?
Knowing what MIUI ROM you tried to install could possible help. Not that I will be able to though.
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If you plug phone into charger, does power button flash rapidly. If so you need to disconnect battery.
3.1.25 off the miui.us website.
no. the phone literally does nothing until i hold the power button [i've found that it's just the power button; volume buttons dont really matter] for more than 10 seconds.
pluginxbabyy said:
3.1.25 off the miui.us website.
no. the phone literally does nothing until i hold the power button [i've found that it's just the power button; volume buttons dont really matter] for more than 10 seconds.
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For what phone though?
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LG G2X
Version: 2.7.27
MD5: 0fae5683b57ac2ce923cd6bf87ca31eb
i basically just wanted to see if it would even let me. as if by some miracle, everything would just magically work for me. i figured a build off another LG phone would be the closest, so that's the one i tried.
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LG G2X
Version: 2.7.27
MD5: 0fae5683b57ac2ce923cd6bf87ca31eb
i basically just wanted to see if it would even let me. as if by some miracle, everything would just magically work for me. i figured a build off another LG phone would be the closest, so that's the one i tried.
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Yeah it wouldn't have even come close to working. Unfortunately, it must have done some serious re-mapping to your partitions. Since you can't get into download mode, there is no chance of LGNPST to stock. Maybe someone in IRC knows a trick but it looks like your phone is toast. Try to get LG to do a warranty replacement. Just say it stopped working.
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Can flashing something in recovery actually remap the partitions?
Op, try THIS, sounds like it may help.
Why would you flash a ROM for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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nygfan760 said:
Why would you flash a ROM for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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Yeah. That's not one you hear every day...
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You can't fix stupid. Sorry, but there's no other way to put it. Phones are pretty hard to completly brick from what I've been told, but I still use caution every time I tinker with the underlying software. Then there's this guy. :laugh:
The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
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The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
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I really don't get how he openly admits to flashing a completely wrong ROM. Like how do you manage to unlock, root, install TWRP, find MIUI, and flash it, but have no idea it's bad. The rom he flashed is over 6 months old too, and he just though everything "would magically work." He even works for AT&T you've got to be kidding me.
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The guy is freaking retarded. I don't care how much flak I catch for this statement, but fu**nuggets like this guy are the biggest reason carriers and manufacturers try to keep us from rooting and flashing ROMs (right behind free tethering anyway lol).
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I wanted to say it so bad, but didn't want to catch a crap ton of flak for it.
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I really don't get how he openly admits to flashing a completely wrong ROM. Like how do you manage to unlock, root, install TWRP, find MIUI, and flash it, but have no idea it's bad. The rom he flashed is over 6 months old too, and he just though everything "would magically work." He even works for AT&T you've got to be kidding me.
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That explains everything. :silly:
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why would you flash a rom for a two year old phone on here and expect to not brick?
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for science!!!
lol you guys are funny. i've been rooting, jailbreaking, unlocking and developing for 6 years; it's not like i dont know what i'm doing. i figured it'd brick it, but not this bad. you can almost ALWAYS fix a brick. i was just seeing if anyone knows of a solution, since it's a fairly new phone and even newer to me. if you dont push your limits, you dont know how far the phone can go. simple as that. working for at&t has no relevance; there are some technology-stupid reps out there.
if you're gonna make a mess, make sure you can clean it up. no worries, i have a new LG now with zero expense. notice the lack of worry in this thread. moral of the story: don't push your phone when you're drunk!
thanks for the positive reinforcement though, guys. you've all been so sweet.
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lol you guys are funny. i've been rooting, jailbreaking, unlocking and developing for 6 years; it's not like i dont know what i'm doing. i figured it'd brick it, but not this bad. you can almost ALWAYS fix a brick. i was just seeing if anyone knows of a solution, since it's a fairly new phone and even newer to me. if you dont push your limits, you dont know how far the phone can go. simple as that. working for at&t has no relevance; there are some technology-stupid reps out there.
if you're gonna make a mess, make sure you can clean it up. no worries, i have a new LG now with zero expense. notice the lack of worry in this thread. moral of the story: don't push your phone when you're drunk!
thanks for the positive reinforcement though, guys. you've all been so sweet.
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Glad to hear you were able to get a replacement. :3
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moral of the story: don't do anything with your phone when you're drunk!
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FTFY.
I'm going to flash my TB to PagePlus but was waiting until the all-in-one tool is available, hopefully next week. The guy I bought the phone off accepted the OTA ICS update.
If I flash the phone to Pageplus first and then do the root after, does anyone know if rooting will screw up the flashing? I don't think it will but thought I'd ask YOU experts!
Thanks
Probably should root first just in case
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rampart51 said:
I'm going to flash my TB to PagePlus but was waiting until the all-in-one tool is available, hopefully next week. The guy I bought the phone off accepted the OTA ICS update.
If I flash the phone to Pageplus first and then do the root after, does anyone know if rooting will screw up the flashing? I don't think it will but thought I'd ask YOU experts!
Thanks
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Rooting after flashing to Page Plus should be okay.
As long as you don't mess with any radios, I'd assume.
I can't get the data up
I CAN'T GET THE DATA UP on my HTC Thunderbolt on Page Plus
I've been working on this phone for 3 days now, following every tutorial I can find, and I can't seem to get the data up. With the 4g card in I can SEE the APN, but can't edit it. With the card out my phone won't let me see it. I don't know if the settings are right, so I'm going to try to attach screen shots of my settings. I hope someone can help me get data on this phone. I can call and text, but no data.
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I CAN'T GET THE DATA UP on my HTC Thunderbolt on Page Plus
I've been working on this phone for 3 days now, following every tutorial I can find, and I can't seem to get the data up. With the 4g card in I can SEE the APN, but can't edit it. With the card out my phone won't let me see it. I don't know if the settings are right, so I'm going to try to attach screen shots of my settings. I hope someone can help me get data on this phone. I can call and text, but no data.
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Everything I read says its due to the HA/AAA keys. Without them, you can't authenticate. I've got voice/data/txt working with or without a SIM card. It doesn't seem to care except for the NAG message.
Secrets..
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Everything I read says its due to the HA/AAA keys. Without them, you can't authenticate. I've got voice/data/txt working with or without a SIM card. It doesn't seem to care except for the NAG message.
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I put "vzw" in the secrets like I was directed. However...there were 32 digit HEX Keys in the fields already. Unfortunately I had no data...even with them. Should I put them back?
I don't have anything in those fields and mine is stock.
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I put "vzw" in the secrets like I was directed. However...there were 32 digit HEX Keys in the fields already. Unfortunately I had no data...even with them. Should I put them back?
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I'd put them back and try again. Try leaving the SIM out also. I have an AT&T SIM in mine and I get at least 1x data.
Enter Secrets..
I replaced my 4g Card with an older At&T sim, and put the Secrets in. Still no data. I have screenshots of my settings. If you'll give me some place to send them, I really need this data.
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I replaced my 4g Card with an older At&T sim, and put the Secrets in. Still no data. I have screenshots of my settings. If you'll give me some place to send them, I really need this data.
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Make sure you read these before you go diving in.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...erBolt-the-easiest-way!?highlight=thunderbolt
This is a very good guide and its pretty much the same thing for the TB. Ignore the MSL crap that is apparently unique to the EVO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838606
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I will PM you the information I used to get this working.
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Okay. It's appreciated...
To Much????
rampart51 said:
Make sure you read these before you go diving in.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...erBolt-the-easiest-way!?highlight=thunderbolt
This is a very good guide and its pretty much the same thing for the TB. Ignore the MSL crap that is apparently unique to the EVO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838606
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I've done SO many changes to this phones info...I'm afraid I've done more HARM than GOOD..LOL.
SO MANY CHANGES!
I still have talk and text, but NO DATA! I have HA and AAA Secrets...PPP passwords...and still....no data. Is there anyway to completey restore the data I've changed? I already no Factory resets and Data wipes don't do it...
I flashed to Page Plus, then rooted, then update radio to ICS. Gonna pop and ICS rom in a minute. No problems so far.
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I'm going to flash my TB to PagePlus but was waiting until the all-in-one tool is available, hopefully next week. The guy I bought the phone off accepted the OTA ICS update.
If I flash the phone to Pageplus first and then do the root after, does anyone know if rooting will screw up the flashing? I don't think it will but thought I'd ask YOU experts!
Thanks
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rampart51 what did you end up doing? Did flash first, root second work? I currently have an ICS 4.0.4 that has been flashed to PP. I want to root it so that I can uninstall verizon crap like Slacker Radio and Tune Wiki.
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rampart51 what did you end up doing? Did flash first, root second work? I currently have an ICS 4.0.4 that has been flashed to PP. I want to root it so that I can uninstall verizon crap like Slacker Radio and Tune Wiki.
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To be honest....I haven't done it yet. Been too busy and the All in one tool looks like it may have a few issues.....I'm gonna wait it out. I have been on PP for a few weeks now. No issues. No 3g but I don't really need it.
I flashed to Page Plus months ago and I love it... I get the same thing as I had with verizon but I pay $29 instead of $89 a month. I had a company called beigephone.com flash my phone for $50 because I didn't have time to figure it out myself. my 3g works perfectly though, so if your 3g doesn't work maybe your settings need to be fixed. did you flash it for Page Plus yourself? I'd actually like to learn how to do it, especially if it can be done without using CDMA WS.
I just used the all-in-one tool + revolutionary to root a different thunderbolt that was still on gingerbread (2.11.605.19). The only hiccup was that I had to remove/re-install the HTC drivers twice (solution here).
Please let me know if you decide to try it out on your ICS thunderbolt!