well after almost a year of abusive flashing testing flashing testing and so forth my i717 has decided it no longer wants to boot, be plugged in or generally do anything other then vibrate lol
this was not a rom problem as i wasnt flashing anything *just making that clear* it was simply my phone giving up.
battery in = vibrate bootloop
battery out + plugged in usb/wall = vibrate bootloop
button combos = vibrate bootloop
straight power button = samsung logo.... vibrate bootloop
if im lucky enough to get into download mode a few seconds pass and screen blanks then you guessed it = vibrate bootloop
so until i can get another i717 *yeah i like the phone and they arent overly pricey used* ill have to halt production as i always test my roms before releasing to anyone so that my phone will get the damage instead of other people
with all that said if anyone has a cheap i717 laying around shoot me a pm
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well after almost a year of abusive flashing testing flashing testing and so forth my i717 has decided it no longer wants to boot, be plugged in or generally do anything other then vibrate lol
this was not a rom problem as i wasnt flashing anything *just making that clear* it was simply my phone giving up.
battery in = vibrate bootloop
battery out + plugged in usb/wall = vibrate bootloop
button combos = vibrate bootloop
straight power button = samsung logo.... vibrate bootloop
if im lucky enough to get into download mode a few seconds pass and screen blanks then you guessed it = vibrate bootloop
so until i can get another i717 *yeah i like the phone and they arent overly pricey used* ill have to halt production as i always test my roms before releasing to anyone so that my phone will get the damage instead of other people
with all that said if anyone has a cheap i717 laying around shoot me a pm
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I'm in the same boat with mine right now. It went out over the weekend. I've had this issue before though and traced it back to a faulty power button causing it to stick and bootloop.
Tearing the phone down and messing with the microbutton on the main board has gotten me to boot back up but its only a matter of time until its going to fully go out. There's been a few posts I've found regarding this issue in our forum as well as the S2 forum.
Try and see if messing with the button helps, its worked for me the past 3 times this has happened to me.
ocblazer949 said:
I'm in the same boat with mine right now. It went out over the weekend. I've had this issue before though and traced it back to a faulty power button causing it to stick and bootloop.
Tearing the phone down and messing with the microbutton on the main board has gotten me to boot back up but its only a matter of time until its going to fully go out. There's been a few posts I've found regarding this issue in our forum as well as the S2 forum.
Try and see if messing with the button helps, its worked for me the past 3 times this has happened to me.
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gave it a try and still notta, i put her in her resting box and into the corner with my n7000
Oh no! The same thing happened to me too. I opened it up and poked around. It still did same thing until I tried flicking the back where the power button is and it started working again!
440bro said:
Oh no! The same thing happened to me too. I opened it up and poked around. It still did same thing until I tried flicking the back where the power button is and it started working again!
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flicking didnt work, slightly hitting didnt work, smashing it on my desk a few times didnt work lol *ok i didnt smash it on the desk, but i made sure the phone knew the desk was there to get more solid of a hit into that power button
frustrating, im going to bed.
Man Jamie sorry I feel your pain! Maybe check kijiji for a used or broken one then repair it? Or maybe send tours to mobiletechvideos. Not sure.
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Sell your 2 broken phones on eBay. Maybe you'll get a hundred bucks or more each. Then buy another used for around $250.
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JamieD81 said:
well after almost a year of abusive flashing testing flashing testing and so forth my i717 has decided it no longer wants to boot, be plugged in or generally do anything other then vibrate lol
this was not a rom problem as i wasnt flashing anything *just making that clear* it was simply my phone giving up.
battery in = vibrate bootloop
battery out + plugged in usb/wall = vibrate bootloop
button combos = vibrate bootloop
straight power button = samsung logo.... vibrate bootloop
if im lucky enough to get into download mode a few seconds pass and screen blanks then you guessed it = vibrate bootloop
so until i can get another i717 *yeah i like the phone and they arent overly pricey used* ill have to halt production as i always test my roms before releasing to anyone so that my phone will get the damage instead of other people
with all that said if anyone has a cheap i717 laying around shoot me a pm
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I had this happen to me once. I had to use odin and flash CWM. Once I did that I was golden. I then flashed TWRP and its been good *knocks on wood
darkchyldx101 said:
Sell your 2 broken phones on eBay. Maybe you'll get a hundred bucks or more each. Then buy another used for around $250.
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ive put my absolutely mint n7000 up on ebay for 100$ a few times and got no bites, just needs emmc replaced.. and i hate selling on ebay.
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I had this happen to me once. I had to use odin and flash CWM. Once I did that I was golden. I then flashed TWRP and its been good *knocks on wood
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ZacksBuilds said:
Man Jamie sorry I feel your pain! Maybe check kijiji for a used or broken one then repair it? Or maybe send tours to mobiletechvideos. Not sure.
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this phone is beat, most people on this forum would freak out about it actually, i see ppl flip over little hairline scratches, let alone the whole front glass spider cracked, its time to move on from it as im surprised its even lasted this long...
Hey Jamie, I sent you a PM, let me know if you got it and if you're interested at all.
I've got a mint, I mean mint, one. What's your price?
I've had the power button stick problem for awhile now. Sometimes it takes me hours to revive it.
I avoid using the power button now. It sucks that this device is made cheaply.
I hope you can return to us Jamie!
BInspirinG said:
I've had the power button stick problem for awhile now. Sometimes it takes me hours to revive it.
I avoid using the power button now. It sucks that this device is made cheaply.
I hope you can return to us Jamie!
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problem is my screen is pretty cracked, so any impact and it gets worse, as it did last night before i stopped messing with it
Hey Jamie I will be more then happy to test your builds! (Really want to.) As long as it boots ups fine and doesn't brick me. :thumbup:
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Just spent a good 20-40 mins on mine today getting it to turn on. The new battery I ordered came in so I decided to tinker with it some. Took it apart, took the logic board out, and looked at everything to see if anything fried. (Phone was baking in a tent over the weekend in the desert so the battery swelled and took a dump)
Played with the power button and put it back together a few times and finally got it to power back on. Just be persistent with it and it might revive itself.
I've had somewhat similar symptoms too. Happened to happen after flashing a ROM, so I thought it was a bad flash.
It's a battery failure. I can almost guarantee it. :cyclops: I have the luxury of another person in my household who has an i717 and swapping the battery got my phone up and running again.
My old battery would read full charge (when off and plugged in), and the phone managed to boot once in a while, it would reboot and go into a boot loop as soon as I unplugged the cable.
eugenekim618 said:
I've had somewhat similar symptoms too. Happened to happen after flashing a ROM, so I thought it was a bad flash.
It's a battery failure. I can almost guarantee it. :cyclops: I have the luxury of another person in my household who has an i717 and swapping the battery got my phone up and running again.
My old battery would read full charge (when off and plugged in), and the phone managed to boot once in a while, it would reboot and go into a boot loop as soon as I unplugged the cable.
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i have a spare n7000 with dead emmc, i tried swapping batteries, i tried booting without a battery, same results
and i will reply to pm's in a little bit, harder now that im stuck at the pc to reply, but i have read them, and they are coming through so dont worry
ZacksBuilds said:
Hey Jamie I will be more then happy to test your builds! (Really want to.) As long as it boots ups fine and doesn't brick me. :thumbup:
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Flashing any ROM or testing is taking a risk ... Bricking is possible every time.
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I've been suffering from a sticking power button over the past couple of days as well. Usually mashing the power button during the vibrate bootloop fixes it...only time will tell how long that will work though.
shayneflashindaily said:
Flashing any ROM or testing is taking a risk ... Bricking is possible every time.
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I know that. I was kidding.
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During the night, my phone got soo hot, I could not even touch it. It was charging while this happened and I think it happened because the phone went under the pillow and did not have proper ventilation. When I noticed I unplugged the charger and took out the battery. After it cooled I tried turning on the phone, it initially went to the charging icon then turned off and I can't get it to turn.on. CAN ANYONE HELP??
I wouldn't mind going to ATT and getting another one but its rooted. Do you think I would be ok to return it with out them finding out? I can't get to recovery mode to flash to stock.
I tried searching for the answer..couldn't find one, most people were able to turn theirs on.
Plug in your usb cable to your computer and hold the volume buttons (aka get into download mode), leave your phone on there for a couple hours to charge and then proceed to boot normally. Hopefully this works for you, if not, buy a new battery from Amazon (needs NFC, preferably Samsung OEM). I would suggest getting this http://www.amazon.com/Samsung--CGPK...UEE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327948609&sr=8-1 so you will be able to charge your other battery if you are not able to charge it through download mode.(includes an extra battery too)
Hey thanks for the advice, I'll try this when I get home...say hypothetically it doesn't work...and it can't be.saved.and turned on...could the warranty department tell if I have.voided my warranty by rooting it?
If you tripped the flash counter, possibly, but I've read that most stores don't check it anyways and just get you a replacement.
joelp8835 said:
During the night, my phone got soo hot, I could not even touch it. It was charging while this happened and I think it happened because the phone went under the pillow and did not have proper ventilation.
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WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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You know how people always say that the other side of the pillow is colder? Well since it's winter, people want the other side Warner and use their phones to warm it up.
I didn't mean to put it there ...kinda just slipped in
Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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I was thinking the same thing. I thought it was the same thread, then I thought the guy just copied and pasted the other guy.
On topic... just let the phone cool down, and then see if it works. If it does, good. If not, try ATT and they should accept it. They can't find out you rooted it if the phone doesnt work.
Off topic- a friend of mine took the shell of an iPod touch And put quarters in it for weight, and returned it.
You need to wait a while when you charge the phone before booting it up, the phone needs some time to get enough power to turn itself on without turning off immediately.
after the battery cools down, it should still work, hopefully you won't need a new battery
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Red5 said:
WTF? Why do so many people put their phones under their pillows? ANd then everyone always starts a new thread about it.
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I can tell you why Mr. Smarty Pants.
Back in the days before smartphone existed they phones did not get this hot. So, when an unsuspecting customer gets a new dual core heating pad they have no clue that they generate this much heat thus using their past charging habits ala under a pillow.
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akira02rex said:
I can tell you why Mr. Smarty Pants.
Back in the days before smartphone existed they phones did not get this hot. So, when an unsuspecting customer gets a new dual core heating pad they have no clue that they generate this much heat thus using their past charging habits ala under a pillow.
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I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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joelp8835 said:
I didn't mean to put it there ...kinda just slipped in
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That's what he said
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jefferoniandcheese said:
I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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I put mine there to semi mute the alarm so as not to immediately wake my son up in the mornings.
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Not to add too much to this inane thread, but there are a dozen alarm apps with increasing tones...starts quiet as a whisper and slowly increases.
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AlarmDroid. Best alarm app Ive come across in a long time and use it every day.
jdbeitz said:
That's what he said
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Lol, someone had to catch it.
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jdbeitz said:
That's what he said
Sent from my AT&T cellular device.
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I thought the exact same thing haha
Phone placed under pillow is understandable but phone is under pillow while charging is just odd. You run a power cord under the pillow too?
I think the main question is why is his device getting that hot while charging? Will putting it under a pillow really cause it to heat up that much? Also doesn't the phone have a thermometer in it and auto shut down when it gets too hot?
jefferoniandcheese said:
I used to put my dumb phone under my pillow sooooo that the vibration that came with my alarm would be guaranteed to wake me up
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I used to do this too! But the vibrators on these newer phones are no where near as strong as the old school nokia bricks!
demon9206 said:
Off topic- a friend of mine took the shell of an iPod touch And put quarters in it for weight, and returned it.
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Now that's messed up!!
A couple years ago when plasma tv's were all the rage, there was a story in the news about a guy that was going around electronic's stores, buying tv's and returning them, but he would have replaced the TV with an oven door!
It locked up once and I restarted it.
Locked up again after a few minutes, shut itself down and no matter what I do, I can't get it to restart.
Kind of a suck way to start the day.
Just this afternoon picked up my shiny new replacement from Best Buy...totally new shipment which had just came in. I added no apps and 15 minutes later the first random reboot. It rebootted7 times in two hours and then just t turned itself off and won't come back to life.
No...the battery isn't dead.
Plug it into any charger and the charging light doesn't come on.
Seriously....this is frustrating.
maybe its your battery
let it charge for a bit with the device off
did you unlock the boot loader
can u flash roms?
can u even get to the bootloader?
Phone is fully charged. It was working fine during a call and when I hung up the call, the screen locked up then quickly blinked twice and that was that.
I tried pushing the power switch for almost two minutes and noting happened.
Better now than when I am traveling for work I suppose.
Take it back before the grace period. Lolz?
My tpu case seems to be making the power button stick causing reboots. If you have a case, take it off and I would also remove the shiny top back cover and try again. If that doesn't work, call for replacement.
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Do a battery pu...... Oh wait
tkemack said:
My tpu case seems to be making the power button stick causing reboots. If you have a case, take it off and I would also remove the shiny top back cover and try again. If that doesn't work, call for replacement.
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If you take the shiny back cover off you maybe removing something important. Look on the inside surface of the cover and you will see copper contact points. Is this the NFC antenna. I'm ignorant to how it works, just speculating.
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regulator207 said:
If you take the shiny back cover off you maybe removing something important. Look on the inside surface of the cover and you will see copper contact points. Is this the NFC antenna. I'm ignorant to how it works, just speculating.
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I suggested taking it off just to try to get the phone to boot in case the power button us stuck. I didn't intend for him to leave it off forever
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I understood what you meant
I did try it minus my TPU cover just in case that was the issue although the power button seems perfectly free..
Maybe they new camera will somehow magically be better
jfenton57 said:
I understood what you meant
I did try it minus my TPU cover just in case that was the issue although the power button seems perfectly free..
Maybe they new camera will somehow magically be better
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Unclear if you got it to boot?...
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Well.....it sprang back to life all by itself sitting on my desk at work this morning (it is sitting there waiting for BB to call me and tell me they have a new replacement). It simply powered up, booted and came to life sitting there.
It now reboots a couple of times an hour just sitting there and at times actually turns Mobile Networks OFF all by itself.
Perhaps it is possessed?
jfenton57 said:
Well.....it sprang back to life all by itself sitting on my desk at work this morning (it is sitting there waiting for BB to call me and tell me they have a new replacement). It simply powered up, booted and came to life sitting there.
It now reboots a couple of times an hour just sitting there and at times actually turns Mobile Networks OFF all by itself.
Perhaps it is possessed?
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Bad battery contacts?
Just this afternoon picked up my shiny new replacement from Best Buy...totally new shipment which had just came in. I added no apps and 15 minutes later the first random reboot. It rebootted7 times in two hours and then just t turned itself off and won't come back to life.
No...the battery isn't dead.
Plug it into any charger and the charging light doesn't come on.
Seriously....this is frustrating.
jfenton57 said:
Just this afternoon picked up my shiny new replacement from Best Buy...totally new shipment which had just came in. I added no apps and 15 minutes later the first random reboot. It rebootted7 times in two hours and then just t turned itself off and won't come back to life.
No...the battery isn't dead.
Plug it into any charger and the charging light doesn't come on.
Seriously....this is frustrating.
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It must be you. I think you need Jesus in your life.
Yeah.....maybe that's my problem. My heart sunk with the first lockup and reboot. I said some rather ugly stuff to my phone in the car.
BB stated they had taken back two out of the 7 preorders and when I asked for what reason, he said he wasn't sure.
Tomorrow I will exchange it one more time at a BB 100 miles away from the first one since we are away this weekend and they are already holding it for me. Maybe a change of venue will help
Sounds like some serious bad luck. I haven't heard of anyone's dying until you. I hope the different BBY return will do better for you man...
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shook187 said:
It must be you. I think you need Jesus in your life.
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or Cthulhu. but we all know both are fiction
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or Cthulhu. but we all know both are fiction
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Cthulhu isn't fiction bro.
Don't know who the other guy is.
jfenton57 said:
Well.....it sprang back to life all by itself sitting on my desk at work this morning (it is sitting there waiting for BB to call me and tell me they have a new replacement). It simply powered up, booted and came to life sitting there.
It now reboots a couple of times an hour just sitting there and at times actually turns Mobile Networks OFF all by itself.
Perhaps it is possessed?
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Man, you got to break two EVO's already.
I'm just waiting to get the chance to break my first.
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or Cthulhu. but we all know both are fiction
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Speak for yourself, troll.
Anyone else getting the demigod hardware reset screen?
Got it once shrugged it off.. Second times got me a bit worried...
whiteguypl said:
Anyone else getting the demigod hardware reset screen?
Got it once shrugged it off.. Second times got me a bit worried...
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Could you elaborate more about what this screen is?
If you had it you would know what I'm talking about for sure.
If you were just asking in general. It all appears to be a screen that gives you an option to go into download mode after your phones hardware resets. Phone boots into it.
I got a black Demigod screen on my old phone Friday. It was the proverbial straw on a phone that was rebooting itself daily - I exchanged it on the weekend.
The black screen was, I believe, for a kernel panic. I got the same 3 options: Download mode, reboot to normal and something else...
Does your phone get poor battery life. Does it make noise when you squeeze it? I wonder if all these issues are related. You should have your phone replaced. My phone does not give me any of the problems people are talking about
the best phone ever
Yep, I got the yellow screen this morning. I was like WTF is this? Rebooted and all is fine now. We'll see how long it lasts. Any idea what causes this?
drwario said:
Does your phone get poor battery life. Does it make noise when you squeeze it? I wonder if all these issues are related. You should have your phone replaced. My phone does not give me any of the problems people are talking about
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No i just exchanged one that had batter problems for this one. This ones battery is fine. No noise aside from the vol down button.
droidiac13 said:
Yep, I got the yellow screen this morning. I was like WTF is this? Rebooted and all is fine now. We'll see how long it lasts. Any idea what causes this?
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Was told in irc that its a mode the phone goes into that allows jtag over usb. If it does it again im just taking this one back too. Everything seems normal after a reboot for me too, something is changing when it happens though because my hosts file reset both times.
Both times it happened i was on sk8s kernel. But i havent seen anyone else on it say anything about it and i was on sk8s on my old phone too and it didnt do it.
whiteguypl said:
No i just exchanged one that had batter problems for this one. This ones battery is fine. No noise aside from the vol down button.
Was told in irc that its a mode the phone goes into that allows jtag over usb. If it does it again im just taking this one back too. Everything seems normal after a reboot for me too, something is changing when it happens though because my hosts file reset both times.
Both times it happened i was on sk8s kernel. But i havent seen anyone else on it say anything about it and i was on sk8s on my old phone too and it didnt do it.
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All I've done is root, unlock and removed bloat. No other mods on my end so it can't be due to sk8s kernel.
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damn it.. i was really hoping it was a code problem....
guess im takin another trip to best buy...
I haven't had one today. Anyone else?
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This message only happened to me when I plug into my car charger. Before I rooted it used to say slow charge. Now I get this message. I think the base ROM took something out...
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That's when I got it too. I'm on stock so I'm not thinking it's the base ROM. Maybe it's something to do with the charger each of us used for the first time...
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funny you guys say that.. first phone didnt get the screen was never pluged into car charger. second phone was pluged into car charger.
but.. the guys in irc keep saying its software related.. so ill take there word for it for now. they no more then i do.
whiteguypl said:
funny you guys say that.. first phone didnt get the screen was never pluged into car charger. second phone was pluged into car charger.
but.. the guys in irc keep saying its software related.. so ill take there word for it for now. they no more then i do.
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They definitely know more. No doubt about it. At least we know one thing. I got it on stock while others got it on a ROM. So I'd assume that it's a hardware issue or an issue that's buried in the software. See, I just covered all the bases. Lol
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one of the devs had it happen to his rooted freegeed stock too. he was the main one telling me it is software.
I just plugged my phone in and took the dog out. Came back and my phone was in fastboot mode for some reason. LOL
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Twice in the last week since upgrading to Base 0.6.5. Second time overnight, causing my alarm to fail to go off in the morning. :banghead:
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I'm on the Sprint LGOG and I just had it happen too.
Stock ROM, rooted, and unlocked. Never happened until today, which was the first time I did a restore with TWRP - I debloated too much.
Rebooted and seems fine now.
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Is all fine and dandy until you miss an alarm.
I just got the Demigod screen too.
All I've done to my phone is root it and unlock it with FreeGee.
EDIT: I had noticed that the phone was acting somewhat strangely the past couple days (slow response, screen not turning on when I press the power button, multitasking screen not appearing/not responsive). Now it seems alright even though I had rebooted the phone prior to the Demigod screen to try and resolve these issues.
Hey guys,
I'm new to the DNA forum and I've searched through a few threads about this but I haven't been able to find much help. Here we go: so as the title states the phone won't turn on and when I put it on the charger no LED's turn on to resemble a charge at all. I've tried the power button for 20 seconds, nothing happens, I've tried the power button, volume down, and even power, volume up and down. None of these seem to give life to the phone.
This is actually my friend's old phone and he got a replacement for it already I'm just trying to see if I can get it working again. So really I have a free DNA to diagnose because Verizon doesn't want it back.
Phone wasn't rooted before it died, pure stock.
Anybody have a suggestion or path you think I should take?
Thanks ahead of time,
monkey
monkey082506 said:
Hey guys,
I'm new to the DNA forum and I've searched through a few threads about this but I haven't been able to find much help. Here we go: so as the title states the phone won't turn on and when I put it on the charger no LED's turn on to resemble a charge at all. I've tried the power button for 20 seconds, nothing happens, I've tried the power button, volume down, and even power, volume up and down. None of these seem to give life to the phone.
This is actually my friend's old phone and he got a replacement for it already I'm just trying to see if I can get it working again. So really I have a free DNA to diagnose because Verizon doesn't want it back.
Phone wasn't rooted before it died, pure stock.
Anybody have a suggestion or path you think I should take?
Thanks ahead of time,
monkey
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you need to ask your friend for the complete story. What happened prior to the phone being bricked? Was there water damage or any other damage. Have you tried other charging cables that are known to be working and looked to make sure the pins inside the charge port have not been broken?
Sounds bricked to me. If it is bricked only way to get it working is to jtag it and send it out. It will be cheaper than paying for a new dna and if you really want it, it would run you a lot less in terms of money for a jtag repair.
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Try letting it charge a full 24hrs and then see if it powers on. If that doesn't work then consider jtag
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Not sure if I'll go the JTAG route or not. Like I said the phone has been replaced already it just sucks I can't take advantage of the phone. I have it sitting on the charger now, going to see if it'll work after a long period of time. There's no water damage, Verizon has checked it already.
If I would JTAG it...what would come of that. I'm not 100% familiar with JTAG, I just did a small amount of googling about it. Looks like a diagnostic procedure?
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Not sure if I'll go the JTAG route or not. Like I said the phone has been replaced already it just sucks I can't take advantage of the phone. I have it sitting on the charger now, going to see if it'll work after a long period of time. There's no water damage, Verizon has checked it already.
If I would JTAG it...what would come of that. I'm not 100% familiar with JTAG, I just did a small amount of googling about it. Looks like a diagnostic procedure?
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Its like a low level format that will restore to factory configuration.
It will get the phone working for a smaller coast than purchasing a new one. So you would still be taking advantage of getting a new phone. If you purchase the phone through Verizon with an upgrade you will be spending around 250$ where as opposed to getting it jtaged I believe you will only be paying 65$ (not sure about price) if you go through mobile tech.
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Jaggar345 said:
It will get the phone working for a smaller coast than purchasing a new one. So you would still be taking advantage of getting a new phone. If you purchase the phone through Verizon with an upgrade you will be spending around 250$ where as opposed to getting it jtaged I believe you will only be paying 65$ (not sure about price) if you go through mobile tech.
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The upgrade cost is only $99 nowadays. I just got mine Monday from Fry's Electronics for $99.99. If they didn't have it, I was going to order it from wireless [dot] amazon [dot] com for $99.99.
Interesting...I may have to go that route, I'm considering taking it apart and getting a voltage reading off the charging port. That'll at least tell me if the port is working correctly. If I go down that path I'll keep you all updated.
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They must have dropped price since I got it. It was the same on Amazon and verizon when I get my dna
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I took the back off only to find out I don't have screwdrivers small enough to take it all apart. Also couldn't get a correct reading from anywhere. Back to the drawing board for now...
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Did you try a wireless charging pad? That might work who knows
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you need to ask your friend for the complete story. What happened prior to the phone being bricked? Was there water damage or any other damage. Have you tried other charging cables that are known to be working and looked to make sure the pins inside the charge port have not been broken?
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Happened to me too on the 2.04 shipped. Totally unrooted n it just went black and never woke up. Set it down, picked it up. That's it.
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Desert Dwarf said:
The upgrade cost is only $99 nowadays. I just got mine Monday from Fry's Electronics for $99.99. If they didn't have it, I was going to order it from wireless [dot] amazon [dot] com for $99.99.
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Got mine the 15th for $49.95 from Amazon
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Greetings, I purchased a Droid DNA on craigslist and thought I had a great deal, the phone turned on, then turned off and never would take a charge again. After contacting verizon and having them tell me to return the device to the"retailer" I purchased the device from, I contacted HTC directly. HTC provided me with an amazing customer service expirence, it was weird and erie how good the service was. They gave me a ticket number number and an address to ship the device to, they didnt care where I purchased it. They day it arrived they fixed it and sent it back with a new motherboard less than 24 hours after delivery conformation. The device works perfectly.
I guess what I am getting at is if you can put the phone back together and make it look like you didnt take it apart, call HTC and create a repair order. All these devices come with at least a 1 year warranty.
I hope you get your device working regardless.
Yeah HTC support is by far the best support I have ever experienced. I felt the same way. My charger was bugging out and I called they got all my info and just said they would send a new one for free and to throw the other one out. They called me today and I missed the call but they didn't leave any message. Wondering if I should call them back or not, but oh well.
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Little late on my update but I did get the phone apart and back together. I didn't see anything that stuck out, no water damage, etc.
I would contact HTC and try to get a replacement, however Verizon realized they never got the device back and well...they want it. So there goes my fun...
Thanks for all the input
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I had the exact same issue (no charging no screen but capacitive touch buttons flashed) and had been playing with it trying to get my month old gold brick at this point, to rise like the Phoenix when it caught the light at just the right angle and the screen looked weird. Took a flashlight to it and the LCD is damaged but there is NO damage to the case/frame/digitizer. Been dealing with HTC for a week an probably will have to repair it myself. But heads up to anyone else with the same issue check the screen...
I am having the same problem. Any home based solutions so that i dont need to take it to either Verizon store or post it to JTAG?
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prateekjadhwani said:
I am having the same problem. Any home based solutions so that i dont need to take it to either Verizon store or post it to JTAG?
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Although it may not appear to be charging let it sit for the night as it may be. Then take it off in the morning and hold the power button for 30 seconds and see if it boots. Some dna phones have issues when they die. My battery has died 4 times on me and when I plug it in the led light blinks for 2 mins and then it stays lit and charges so, just let it sit over night and try in the morning.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I did that whole night. The green light dint even blink for a single second. And pressing the power button does nothing. I tried plugging it into computer, computer dint even detect it. (on mac, windows 7 and linux). I tried to boot it into the bootloader mode, still no progress.
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Edit: Fixed! Well, temporarily. I've ordered a new power button to replace the sticking one. Until then, I've managed to unstick it for now.
While I'm fairly sure it's dead dead, I figured I'd ask here before giving up.
Background: Best Buy refurbished AT&T i717 with Beanstalk 4.4 flashed. It worked amazingly after switching from 4.2 to 4.4, but one day it froze and restarted into a bootloop. If left alone, it shows the Samsung logo and then goes to a black screen. If plugged in, it vibrates several times, shows the charge indicator momentarily, and then starts vibrating again. It will boot into download mode, but restarts itself after 3 seconds. It will not boot into recovery no matter how I try.
So first question: Is there anything I can do to revive it? I'm making due with a worn out Captivate Glide right now, but I'd like my Note back.
Second question if not: Are there any cool projects I can reuse the parts of my Note on?
If you can get into download mode I'd try hooking it up to a windows machine with Kies installed. Do an emergency recovery and bring it back to stock. If that doesn't work, idk. You will probably need your serial number though.
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If you can get into download mode I'd try hooking it up to a windows machine with Kies installed. Do an emergency recovery and bring it back to stock. If that doesn't work, idk. You will probably need your serial number though.
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The device auto reboots after 3 seconds when I get it into download mode. Otherwise, I would have already tried that. Unfortunately, I don't have the device's original serial number either, as the refurbisher didn't think that was important to note on their sticker.
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The device auto reboots after 3 seconds when I get it into download mode. Otherwise, I would have already tried that. Unfortunately, I don't have the device's original serial number either, as the refurbisher didn't think that was important to note on their sticker.
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The serial number will be under the battery.....sounds as if maybe your power button is sticking.
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The serial number will be under the battery.....sounds as if maybe your power button is sticking.
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That sticker no longer exists. It was removed and replaced by the refurbisher. Also, normal boot does not cycle. It just hangs. I have to remove the battery and replace it to get the device to show the Samsung logo again. I've also removed the bezel/back that covers the mainboard of the device to check the power button. It doesn't seem to stick.
Can I get a stuck power button? Stuck power button anybody?
Even though it may sound or even feel ok, you could have a stuck power button. Flick the back of your phone a few times and see if it helps. Then go to Best Buy and say "WHAT THE [email protected]#K"
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Can I get a stuck power button? Stuck power button anybody?
Even though it may sound or even feel ok, you could have a stuck power button. Flick the back of your phone a few times and see if it helps. Then go to Best Buy and say "WHAT THE [email protected]#K"
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Well, my 2 year replacement plan ran out a month ago. This was my second refurb for various hardware failures (first the audio port, and then the USB) I had to switch out the USB board on this one just a few weeks ago actually, thanks to the design flaw of it being on the bottom, but it ran just fine afterward until now. Is there a way to bypass the power button, short of removing it, that I can use to test?
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Well, my 2 year replacement plan ran out a month ago. This was my second refurb for various hardware failures (first the audio port, and then the USB) I had to switch out the USB board on this one just a few weeks ago actually, thanks to the design flaw of it being on the bottom, but it ran just fine afterward until now. Is there a way to bypass the power button, short of removing it, that I can use to test?
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Only 2nd replacement? My wife and I both have the 717 with BB warranty, I've gone thru 4 she went thru 5 of them. So chances are you got one of.ours She's getting a S5 on Friday, but I can't find a suitable alternative for this beast yet waiting for the lg g pro 2 if it ever comes out. Sorry I went off topic
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Only 2nd replacement? My wife and I both have the 717 with BB warranty, I've gone thru 4 she went thru 5 of them. So chances are you got one of.ours She's getting a S5 on Friday, but I can't find a suitable alternative for this beast yet waiting for the lg g pro 2 if it ever comes out. Sorry I went off topic
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I'm pretty easy on my phones, physically. When I did a trade in on my HTC Inspire to buy the Note, the BB employee was in complete shock that I'd carried it daily for nearly 1 1/2 years.
I'm actually looking forward to the Note 4 this fall. Lots of good buzz coming from side channels. Although, I've started considering settling for the S5 or Note 3 now that my Note is dead.
Looking at the contacts, the power and volume buttons are thru hole soldered about 6mm apart... $3 on ebay for a replacement button. I might try my luck with my soldering iron. If that doesn't work, I'll start looking for ways to put this big screen to use in some DIY projects.
Ok, thanks everyone for the suggestions! I took the board off and attempted to unsolder the contacts. No go, need to buy a high temp soldering iron. BUT, I mashed the button really hard with a screw driver and it seems to have (temporarily) fixed the button. I've ordered a new button and it should be here soon. Hoping this temp fix keeps until.
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Ok, thanks everyone for the suggestions! I took the board off and attempted to unsolder the contacts. No go, need to buy a high temp soldering iron. BUT, I mashed the button really hard with a screw driver and it seems to have (temporarily) fixed the button. I've ordered a new button and it should be here soon. Hoping this temp fix keeps until.
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You are braver than I. Many just take some alcohol and a qtip to clean connection, but obviously you are a bit on the mad scientist side. I can only imagine your phone looks a little frankenstein ish.
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