Before anyone comes in and tells me I haven't looked and there's a million threads, I've looked at most of them and none of them have my exact problem.
Anyways.
I have a Galaxy Note and I was running PACman v18, and was running just fine until today, minus some random reboots which are completely normal for me. Today it froze and I was expecting it just to reboot but instead the screen goes blank and then my phone starts vibrating every few seconds and doesn't turn on or respond to anything. I pulled the battery and put it back in and I got both of the Samsung screens successfully before it turned off and started vibrating intermittently. Every 4 seconds or so, there would be a short vibrate that felt cut off. Naturally I tried going into download mode but that didn't work. Holding down the volume down provided me with vibrations every 2 seconds although nothing else happened when I pressed any of the other buttons. I then read to hold down the volume down button and insert my battery in, which I did, and it came up, but about 10 seconds later it just dies. Yes my battery is charged completely. So my question is, am I hard bricked? It doesn't sound like it in some ways but other ways it does so I am unsure which is why I came to you guys. Could I use a jig and it work?
Thanks a ton guys in advance.
Hard brick....no
The device acts like it has the stuck power button issue.
A very common problem for us, and it obviously won't allow access to anything.
Before I go any further with other possible issues, I'll relay a bit of info from a thread I saw yesterday with similar problems.
User had the same symptoms, and took a large pink eraser from one of his kids school supplies.
He figured the power button was it, so he gently tapped the power button housing a few times, and presto...working again.
Since no changes were made to the device, the sticky button is looking more plausible.
Of course, if you try it ...be gentle, but it may do the trick.
My .02 tonight ....g
gregsarg said:
Hard brick....no
The device acts like it has the stuck power button issue.
A very common problem for us, and it obviously won't allow access to anything.
Before I go any further with other possible issues, I'll relay a bit of info from a thread I saw yesterday with similar problems.
User had the same symptoms, and took a large pink eraser from one of his kids school supplies.
He figured the power button was it, so he gently tapped the power button housing a few times, and presto...working again.
Since no changes were made to the device, the sticky button is looking more plausible.
Of course, if you try it ...be gentle, but it may do the trick.
My .02 tonight ....g
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Thanks. Do you know what section it was on so I can look for it, or better yet, the link?
Can't recall.....I was browsing in the GS3 section and stumbled across several posts.
It seems we aren't the only ones with button issues using Samsung products.
General search for stuck power button issues.
Most say to remove the back of the phone to pop the button back out, and to clean it .....but yikes ....be very careful and read plenty if attempting that.
Sorry ...I don't have more info than that..
Let me browse here, and see if I can find a bit more info on the subject ...g
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931310
This is the thread I was refering to ...
Not our device, but it explains the rapid rebooting loop pretty well, and mirrors your issue very well.
Continue searching for more threads ...I'll do the same ...g http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-button-reboot-issue-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s-ii/
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I added another link on the issue ....again, not our device ...but a accurate on symptoms.
When I find a direct thread I'll post it.
Kinda hard on mobile, I'm away from PC ...g
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Thanks so much man. I wish I could thank you a hundred times over. I'll try this and report back later.
It WORKED! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
derArzt12 said:
It WORKED! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
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Good news ....
I'm glad it's up and running ....g
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Hi - I'm using a Galaxy S3 right now and it's not powering on at all. Battery is guaranteed not empty as it has been on charge all morning. It's rooted and running SuperNexus - I9300 - BUILD 4.
I can't even get into download mode - tried powering on with volume keys held up and/or down along with home key and power key but no luck
I've called Samsung and they will take it away for warranty repair but my worry is if they know it's rooted - will they refuse to fix it?
I'm clutching at straws but has anyone got any other suggestions I could try?
I imagine you already tried this, but when it happened to me last, I simply took the battery out for a few and put it back in, then it fired up. Has only happened to me once though.
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I imagine you already tried this, but when it happened to me last, I simply took the battery out for a few and put it back in, then it fired up. Has only happened to me once though.
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yeh it's been out for a few minutes. Maybe i should try it for a little while longer.
One thing I forgot to mention is that sometimes I would pick up the phone to look at something and the screen would be blank but the soft keys would be lit up. The only way to get the screen back was to keep the power button pressed down for 10 seconds or so so that it switched off and then back on.
This is what happened this time - but only this time it's refusing to come back on
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yeh it's been out for a few minutes. Maybe i should try it for a little while longer.
One thing I forgot to mention is that sometimes I would pick up the phone to look at something and the screen would be blank but the soft keys would be lit up. The only way to get the screen back was to keep the power button pressed down for 10 seconds or so so that it switched off and then back on.
This is what happened this time - but only this time it's refusing to come back on
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There's a known issue with some devices having problems with this in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044
But if your device was starting to have problems before... maybe it wasn't related to motherboard but something else, maybe even software related... But still, if the device is not powering at ALL you should be good with samsung, as they will just replace the motherboard and thats all (at least some ppl had it repaired even rooted and with CM installed on the thread I linked above.
Good luck and share your adventure with the SAT (if you finally send it there) on the other post
If your in the eu then rooting your phone won't affect the warranty. It's been confirmed a few times in the thread posted above. It sounds to me like another mother board failure.
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MuertoKo said:
There's a known issue with some devices having problems with this in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044
But if your device was starting to have problems before... maybe it wasn't related to motherboard but something else, maybe even software related... But still, if the device is not powering at ALL you should be good with samsung, as they will just replace the motherboard and thats all (at least some ppl had it repaired even rooted and with CM installed on the thread I linked above.
Good luck and share your adventure with the SAT (if you finally send it there) on the other post
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thanks mate! Pardon my ignorance, but what's 'SAT' ?
I think i'll be sending it off to http://www.freesamsungrepairs.com/ because of their turn around time!
Raverlee said:
If your in the eu then rooting your phone won't affect the warranty. It's been confirmed a few times in the thread posted above. It sounds to me like another mother board failure.
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thanks - just a pain in the arse, especially this time of year. Gutted that i'll have lost a few pictures as i didnt change the settings to store pictures on external storage And i've lost all my notes!
did a backup with titanium backup though!
Does anyone know how to restore it so that your folders and layout are preserved?
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thanks mate! Pardon my ignorance, but what's 'SAT' ?
I think i'll be sending it off to http://www.freesamsungrepairs.com/ because of their turn around time!
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My problem continues
i read all, 3 days reading and testing, and nothing new about my problem.
I have a problem with rebooting loop. (i cant touch correctly the power button, didnt work, also all the time is rebooting, or staying without screen light, i cant explain correctly!!)
I did all, back to stock, tried install many roms and kernels, but nothing works.
the best thing that i did to use it for few moments was.. use the swipe 2 wake, with AJK - using Siyah v.4.3.3 ICS over the SHOstock3.
The swipe 2 wake not works all the time, most of time the screen only wake up when i receive a income call.
But continues rebooting, most of times when i shake the phone.
Any idea for me?
Thank you
brubrazil said:
My problem continues
i read all, 3 days reading and testing, and nothing new about my problem.
I have a problem with rebooting loop. (i cant touch correctly the power button, didnt work, also all the time is rebooting, or staying without screen light, i cant explain correctly!!)
I did all, back to stock, tried install many roms and kernels, but nothing works.
the best thing that i did to use it for few moments was.. use the swipe 2 wake, with AJK - using Siyah v.4.3.3 ICS over the SHOstock3.
The swipe 2 wake not works all the time, most of time the screen only wake up when i receive a income call.
But continues rebooting, most of times when i shake the phone.
Any idea for me?
Thank you
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I got a great idea.....
STOP MAKING NEW THREADS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM!!
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Here is an idea. Get a new phone, or your phone repaired. YOU HAVE A FAULTY POWER BUTTON. With all the reading and testing you have done would have thought you had that figured out. Quit making new threads about the same issue please. I am guessing we won't be seeing too much more of you around here if you keep it up.
Good luck getting you power button fixed.
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Here is an idea. Get a new phone, or your phone repaired. YOU HAVE A FAULTY POWER BUTTON. With all the reading and testing you have done would have thought you had that figured out. Quit making new threads about the same issue please. I am guessing we won't be seeing too much more of you around here if you keep it up.
Good luck getting you power button fixed.
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It cant be the power button! its restarting without pressing the button!
brubrazil said:
It cant be the power button! its restarting without pressing the button!
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Dude. Exactly because your power button is defective! Was it really that hard to figure out? Just stop posting from now on before you make a fool of yourself.... Woops already did
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Hey guys
I need your help please with my s3. The power button is stuck, and I can't put the battery inside cause it reboots, reboots all the time and never switch on due to the fact that the button is stuck. Ive tried to take my phone to pieces, but a screw is stuck too !!! I put away the power button but nothing changed.
First, I'd like to turn on my phone, is there any ways to do that? For instance, to disable the power button, or something else I don't know. I just wanna get my pics back. And if someone knows how to resolve this problem with this d*mn button, tell me.
Thank you
nobody can help you from forum ,all we can do is to give you hints , anyway ,did you press to strong on it ? In case of that try to flip around the button (not hard ) ,and don't laugh ,worked for me . If that doesn't work ,i suggest to repair by your own if you know how ,if not ,then service.
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take a look at these threads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/please-help-stuck-bootloop-power-button-t2792039
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302169
Okay, thank you for your answer.
I will see how can I fix it.
Ok I know this is the wrong forum but nobody responds to the G2 forum anymore so can someone please help me?
Hi, I recently (like 5 minutes ago) rooted my lg g2 ls980 from sprint and it was fine. it wasnt until i tried to flash a cyanogenmod nightly, the latest one for cm11 on my phone and now its stuck in a boot loop. Ive tried to boot it into recovery but it wont work when i press the buttons (home and vol. down). Im freaking out, and ill admit it im just an ameture and didnt really know what I was doing, but I just got this phone as a replacement for my stolen phone and my parents will kill me if we have to pay a fortune for sprint to fix it if they even can. im using the latest version of twrp I think for the ls980 but it wont let me boot into it. help please as soon as possible. thank you!! Hopefully people still watch this forum I know its a little dated
You must from powered off. Hold power and volume down hold simultaniously til you see boot screen then then let go and press both again. It should work.
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Droid2drummer said:
You must from powered off. Hold power and volume down hold simultaniously til you see boot screen then then let go and press both again. It should work.
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Fast. But watch youtube video or check forums to be sure. I am g3 now and i dont remember on g2.
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I'm not too sure what is happening here, but my phone has been acting all month. Sometimes it randomly shuts off on it own, afterwards i would just restart the phone, and it would work fine. Today it did the same thing, but now my phone won't reboot. it'll power up for about 2 seconds, and immediately shut off. For the most of the part Im thinking it might be a software issue, not my battery. Im running a Phoenix Rom from another galaxy s4 carrier with a patch to work with Verizon models. At this point I can't doing anything with my phone (enter recovery or download mode). Any help would be greatly appreciated..
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I'm not too sure what is happening here, but my phone has been acting all month. Sometimes it randomly shuts off on it own, afterwards i would just restart the phone, and it would work fine. Today it did the same thing, but now my phone won't reboot. it'll power up for about 2 seconds, and immediately shut off. For the most of the part Im thinking it might be a software issue, not my battery. Im running a Phoenix Rom from another galaxy s4 carrier with a patch to work with Verizon models. At this point I can't doing anything with my phone (enter recovery or download mode). Any help would be greatly appreciated..
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Chris -
The only time my S4 did that was when the battery was totally depleted. I suggest plugging it in and charging for a couple of hours and then reboot. If that still doesn't work - it might be time to replace it. good luck!
I have read several posts where people were having similar issues and it ended up being a bad power switch.
You might check that out.
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Here is a link to a YouTube video, read the description under the video. It sounds like the issues that you are having.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Glllc7bEJs