Hey guys. Have been using xda for a long time now, especially for custom roms / kernels.
But know i need your help. I have googled my problem but noone out there was able to fix it satisfiing enough.
My gf dropped her S2 intio the toilet. It s a korean S2, the one with an antenna for DMB Networking in Korea. I just cant see this beautiful phone die so i decided to fix it.
I took it apart and cleand every single thing with iso-propernol, changend the USB-Controller, tried several apps ( No-OP Dock e.g.)and bought a new battery but nothing is working.
Problems are:changes randomly in Carmode which interuppts whatever i am doing ( it changes when it messures a resistance between 4th and 5 th usb contact)
casually switches on when battery inside,
and doesnt show the real batterie level ( shows charging when its not, doesnt show chraging when it should.)
so thanks for helping me in advance, i dont want to let this Phone die and i hope you guys share my passion for phones wirth antennas
marlin911 said:
Hey guys. Have been using xda for a long time now, especially for custom roms / kernels.
But know i need your help. I have googled my problem but noone out there was able to fix it satisfiing enough.
My gf dropped her S2 intio the toilet. It s a korean S2, the one with an antenna for DMB Networking in Korea. I just cant see this beautiful phone die so i decided to fix it.
I took it apart and cleand every single thing with iso-propernol, changend the USB-Controller, tried several apps ( No-OP Dock e.g.)and bought a new battery but nothing is working.
Problems are:changes randomly in Carmode which interuppts whatever i am doing ( it changes when it messures a resistance between 4th and 5 th usb contact)
casually switches on when battery inside,
and doesnt show the real batterie level ( shows charging when its not, doesnt show chraging when it should.)
so thanks for helping me in advance, i dont want to let this Phone die and i hope you guys share my passion for phones wirth antennas
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Try a factory reset,and flash new Sammy firmware(Maybe XWLSS OR XWLSD).Then root and try cleaning battery stats.See if that works.
EDIT:Check if the metal tongue in the USB port is not blended.Try to straighten it with a toothpick.
Sounds like the usb flex is screwed.
Sent from the little guy
nope was not it. Tried a few custom fmw plus the original 4.1.2. Yeah changed the usb flex. Only problem was, that there are no korean usb available. Only got the "normal" flex which is American/Europe.
Any other ideas?
Bin it.
Or sell it to me, 27 bucks.
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Hi all !
Yes my hd2 freezes a LOT when it gets very hot while charging and also when i start it sometimes it vibrates 6 times and freezes without loading the system so if ther' any solution for that ? i installed the last GTX rom and also i did test the latest stock T-mobile rom with the radio 2.14.50.04 nothing changes it's freezing a lot.
Thanks in advance.
two possibilities:
1. one of you battery connectors might be bent (I've seen few threads on this issue here on xda)
2. faulty mainboard (been there) - if you Leo is under warranty, restore it to stock settings and send for repair
in the meantime you might consider using Battclock for battery temperature monitoring, once it gets to "freeze zone" switch your Leo off for a while or - if desperate enough - put it in the refrigirator (5 minutes should be sufficient)
p107r0 said:
two possibilities:
1. one of you battery connectors might be bent (I've seen few threads on this issue here on xda)
2. faulty mainboard (been there) - if you Leo is under warranty, restore it to stock settings and send for repair
in the meantime you might consider using Battclock for battery temperature monitoring, once it gets to "freeze zone" switch your Leo off for a while or - if desperate enough - put it in the refrigirator (5 minutes should be sufficient)
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Thanks for your reply, i think the problem is coming from the copper pins as you said ( or connectors as you've said ), when i touch them the phone boots good, but it doesn't fix it i must always touch them and wait that the phones boots so, how can i fix thoses pins once and for all ?
Some users here reported freezings due to a bad Radio and ROM combination. Maybe you should downgrade to a different Radio and choose another (stock?) ROM?!
odoss said:
i think the problem is coming from the copper pins (...) when i touch them the phone boots good, but it doesn't fix it i must always touch them and wait that the phones boots so, how can i fix thoses pins once and for all ?
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you could try to delicately straitghten the pins - I saw a thread on this somewhere here (here meaning xda/HD2 forum)
UP !
I still have those overheat issues i did verify the poins they are ok i did take it to a guy how fixes phones he told me he don't know ( i dont have a warranty ), if there any other solutions PLEASe help me...
Thanks in advance
We've had issues similar with the work HD2and it was resolved by replacing the battery.
How or why this came about was beyond me, but it must have been due to some of the idiots we employ playing about and not showing due care with the phone, so try a different battery, they are cheap enough
johnerz said:
We've had issues similar with the work HD2and it was resolved by replacing the battery.
How or why this came about was beyond me, but it must have been due to some of the idiots we employ playing about and not showing due care with the phone, so try a different battery, they are cheap enough
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Ok i'll buy a new one and i'll try
between i saw a strange thing on the battery ( the battery is deformed at the top a small part ), the battery costs here more than 20$ so it's not that cheap here, but i'll buy it i hope it will fix the problem.
But tell me after buying your new battery the problem is fixed for good? no more overheating?
Thank you man for your anwser.
UP !
I did buy a new battyr today, no chan ges the problem is always the same....
so i very very sad after my last try, i must say now my hd2 is dead and with no warranty i can say Fu*k lol.
Thanks everyone for your help and i will never buy htc phones !
What actually happen? I would keep trying and if it won't turn on anymore. I would still try to claim warranty by htc. Maybe they are not gonna repare it to difficult. So they can't check for hspl. And then they maybe send you a new phone. As far as I know it doesn't cost your anything when they detect hspl. They just don't repair it.
Dont know if here is the right place if it isnt im deeply sorry.
basically just want to help out for this crazy problem of you galaxy s2 keep docking automatically and also screen turning to galaxy s1 look.
i FOUND THE solution i have exactly the same problem 2 days ago i tried resetting , formating, hard reset, even rooting to diffrent roms the problem was never solved .
i had following problem
1. the phone will automatically swtich to docking, its annoying
2.some time i got old galaxy s 1 home screen
3. when i put a battery pack it will show its charging which im not charging and will pop a msg high volage, also.
its not a software issue which ibelieve but the USB hub under your phone, due having contacts with moisture new phones wont have this problem, im not saying u guys may had dipped ur phone in water , but having ur phone in ur pocket sweat is 1st problem and having a bath and ur phone is in toilet,
after months of these practices will make ur phone usb hub dirty and cover with dirt.
HERE IS THE SOLUTION
get a alocohol from pharmacy and wool, get a tooth pick put the small cotton at the head of tooth pick becare full dont force it in side but slowly and rub ur usb HUB remember phone has to be off take batt out, after cleaning u will see the USB hub is clean alot of dirt removed, then wait 5-10 min to dry never plug charger or else u will pay for ur mistake, after 10min turn ur phone on it will be total fine.
ITS THE DIRT WHICH IS STICK ON PIN 4-5 making Problem.
i hope it can help tht how it work for me
This is definitely not three right place. No one with a galaxy 1 or captivate can benefit from this information. It really belongs in galaxy 2 general.
khanimania said:
Dont know if here is the right place if it isnt im deeply sorry.
basically just want to help out for this crazy problem of you galaxy s2 keep docking automatically and also screen turning to galaxy s1 look.
i FOUND THE solution i have exactly the same problem 2 days ago i tried resetting , formating, hard reset, even rooting to diffrent roms the problem was never solved .
i had following problem
1. the phone will automatically swtich to docking, its annoying
2.some time i got old galaxy s 1 home screen
3. when i put a battery pack it will show its charging which im not charging and will pop a msg high volage, also.
its not a software issue which ibelieve but the USB hub under your phone, due having contacts with moisture new phones wont have this problem, im not saying u guys may had dipped ur phone in water , but having ur phone in ur pocket sweat is 1st problem and having a bath and ur phone is in toilet,
after months of these practices will make ur phone usb hub dirty and cover with dirt.
HERE IS THE SOLUTION
get a alocohol from pharmacy and wool, get a tooth pick put the small cotton at the head of tooth pick becare full dont force it in side but slowly and rub ur usb HUB remember phone has to be off take batt out, after cleaning u will see the USB hub is clean alot of dirt removed, then wait 5-10 min to dry never plug charger or else u will pay for ur mistake, after 10min turn ur phone on it will be total fine.
ITS THE DIRT WHICH IS STICK ON PIN 4-5 making Problem.
i hope it can help tht how it work for me
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Had the same problem, tried the cleaning method, it worked for about a day then got worse. I ended up downloading the service manual and replacing the USB PCB only cost $7 an took under 30 minutes.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk
This has been covered a few times in both I777 forums and the main GS2 (I9100) forums.
It's probably the most common hardware defect.
I got my tab 1 year ago and now I have an issue with the battery...
I've got the problem 4 days in a row...
The battery drop to 1-3% in 1 sec.. most of time, it is when I am under 50%
here is an example (french version - 3.1 honeycomb)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7580/sc20120624194443.jpg
Sometime, after a reboot, it can move up..(like in the picture) but most of time not...However the tab will stay on 1-3% for a very long time...
do you think it is a defective battery ?
I just reinstalled the tab 2-3 weeks ago (stock), I could do it again if I think it is not hardware related...
I don't think it is a calibration issue, because the battery discharge seems fine
(until it drops suddenly to 2%)
what do you think ?
I don't have a tab 10.1 yet but I am planning to buy the rumored note 10.1. The problem for your battery is a well known problem on the old Galaxy Tab 7 P1000. When the battery drops to about 50%-60%, it would suddenly power off because the battery power is exhausted. Replacing a new battery by Samsung solves the problem. I would suggest send it back to Samsung so that your 10.1 could be thoroughly examined.
Thank you for your answer, 10 days with the problem now...
I think you are right, the battery is dying.
I'm buying a new battery on Ebay for 38 $ :good:
Hi Matrix_19
I did all of the above things and rooted and re-calibrated and replaced battery as well but to no prevail..
Please let me know, if you've solved the issue be replacing the battery.. because then ill buy a new one again..
The best of luck and i really really hope that you will solve your issue by replacing the battery
Cheers
-TB-
terrorblind said:
Hi Matrix_19
I did all of the above things and rooted and re-calibrated and replaced battery as well but to no prevail..
Please let me know, if you've solved the issue be replacing the battery.. because then ill buy a new one again..
The best of luck and i really really hope that you will solve your issue by replacing the battery
Cheers
-TB-
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Thanks
I should get the new battery in 2-3 weeks, then I'll post the result.
Questions go in the Q&A section
I've got it from "no.1-tech" on ebay
only 10 days shipping :good:
Original SP3676B1A(1S2P) Battery Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 GT-P7500 P7510 7000mAh
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-SP3676B1A-1S2P-Battery-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-10-1-GT-P7500-7510-7000mAh-/170740631851?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27c0ef492b#ht_5366wt_989
Installed on my Tab today and no problem up to now.
I'll update the final result after a few charge cycles
no more problem. it's fixed
and I have about 15-20% more battery juice with this new one
:good:
the replacing, you did it yourself?
jtdc said:
the replacing, you did it yourself?
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Yes, I already had to change a damaged digitalizer on my tab many months ago,
It's easy to open, and you have to remove 3 cables, and the battery is there, easy to replace.
The only challenge is to put back correctly all the cables... it's harder than it seems and if it not correctly connected, the screen will stay black or the touchscreen won't work.
Here is a video to show you the inside : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVhYYakE6A
whoa... i don't think that's such an easy replace at all. i would need that plastic prying tool. what is the challenge of putting back the cables, is it like hard to aim for it to insert back to the slot? too soft to insert to the slot?
jtdc said:
whoa... i don't think that's such an easy replace at all. i would need that plastic prying tool.
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the plastic prying tool is easy to get on ebay for 1 or 2$ you can get some of them.
jtdc said:
what is the challenge of putting back the cables, is it like hard to aim for it to insert back to the slot? too soft to insert to the slot?
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After viewing again the youtube video (with 1080p resolution) it seems there is a little clip that allow to put back the cable without difficulty..
I should look at this, the next time I need to open the box :laugh:
Found temprory solution without changing battery
I got this problem of sudden drop of battery after flashing custom roms. So i unrooted my device but the problem still prevailed.
Solution i found was quite easy and useful. Drain tab's battery completely with "Auto brightness option selected". Then charge it without switching it on. After its charged switch it on and use. Battery wont drop drop and will give proper output.
NOTE: 1. Dont use customised brightness or else same problem will start again,,,, instead use auto brightness
2. I have found this solution on unrooted device so cant tell if this will work on rooted devices or not.
HELLO! My S2 Wifi can't be turn on. It keep showing "wifi is turning on". I have tried to change kernel and roms but problem still persist. I wonder what is causing this problem. I hope it is not a hardware issue.
Currently I am using : Resurrection Remix v3.0.9
4.1.1
19100XXLPW
Siyah v4.1.5
Any Solution? PLS HELP! THANKS! :laugh:
slemonf said:
HELLO! My S2 Wifi can't be turn on. It keep showing "wifi is turning on". I have tried to change kernel and roms but problem still persist. I wonder what is causing this problem. I hope it is not a hardware issue.
Currently I am using : Resurrection Remix v3.0.9
4.1.1
19100XXLPW
Siyah v4.1.5
Any Solution? PLS HELP! THANKS! :laugh:
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i am also using the same RRv3.0.9 ma8 and havent seen that issue for now, try restarting ur Rooter and see
Sun90 said:
i am also using the same RRv3.0.9 ma8 and havent seen that issue for now, try restarting ur Rooter and see
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hmm i don't think is my router problem as my other devices can connect to wifi. It is not a connection issue.The problem is that i cannot even turn on the wifi on my S2. it keep saying "Turning Wi-Fi on"
Wi-fi KO
Hi, im experiencing exactly the same issue. I was using RR for some time. Version 3.0.9 for the last couple of weeks and had no problem. Yesterday picked up the phone and tried to turn on wifi and the slider was kinda greyed out. Since then tried everything. Flash different kernels, whole ROMs, old, new, no difference. Whipes, restarts, leave the battery out for some time. Nothing. Tried to find answer, but also no luck. I am worried, that it is hardware. Can anyone bring some light to this issue? Thanks.
Edit: Problem found. Took the phone apart and to my surprise - the small button battery leaked and the acid f..up one resistor and its surundigs, that is responsible for wifi. So now i will try to repair it. Have resistors, but dont have enough patience..... I will share results as soon as i have them.
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Hi, im experiencing exactly the same issue. I was using RR for some time. Version 3.0.9 for the last couple of weeks and had no problem. Yesterday picked up the phone and tried to turn on wifi and the slider was kinda greyed out. Since then tried everything. Flash different kernels, whole ROMs, old, new, no difference. Whipes, restarts, leave the battery out for some time. Nothing. Tried to find answer, but also no luck. I am worried, that it is hardware. Can anyone bring some light to this issue? Thanks.
Edit: Problem found. Took the phone apart and to my surprise - the small button battery leaked and the acid f..up one resistor and its surundigs, that is responsible for wifi. So now i will try to repair it. Have resistors, but dont have enough patience..... I will share results as soon as i have them.
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Wow. so it a hardware problem? Hmmm hope to hear from you soon!
So finally problem fixed. Solder-out the BAT500 which was ruined anyway a took with it the resistors. Change resistor R205 and replaced it with another one from a old PC motherboard. Couldnt find one exactly the same size, but found two aproximatelly twice the size with the right specs. The soldering was the tricky part. Fist tried it just with magnifying glass, but that was not enough. So I ask a friend for help and got a microscope. Since then the job was much easier. But still took a lot of patience. Taking the parts out was pretty easy. After that I cleaned the rest of the acid and saw the real damage done by it. Battery BAT500 leaked out pretty bad and took with resistor R205, which was completely dissolved. One connecting pin was quite OK, but the other ano was gone as well. So I cleaned out everything. Took the new resistor and tried to solder it in place. In the process I screwed-up and burnd it. Good thing I had 2 The other one was little bigger and wouldnt fit in the original place. So I solder one end to the existing connection point and the other side directly to pin on the wifi chip with the use of a very thin wire from headphone cable. Not the cleanest job ive ever done, but its working. Checked for shorts, measured the impendaces and tried it.
Im very pleased, that its working. Sofar I couldnt find replacement for BAT500, so just left it without it. Not a biggie.
It took me about 2 hours of work (with many mistakes and resistors jumping all around the table ) But finally done. Hope it stays that way for a long time.
Wifi is working like a charm and to my supprise, I think that the phone is not heating up as much as before. But if Samsung would have put better quality battery inside, this would never happend. But I guess thats on purpose, because than nobody would have to buy a new things Right? Every piece of technology nowdays have some king of component that have only one purpose - to ..... things up !!!
slemonf said:
HELLO! My S2 Wifi can't be turn on. It keep showing "wifi is turning on". I have tried to change kernel and roms but problem still persist. I wonder what is causing this problem. I hope it is not a hardware issue.
Currently I am using : Resurrection Remix v3.0.9
4.1.1
19100XXLPW
Siyah v4.1.5
Any Solution? PLS HELP! THANKS! :laugh:
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sorry wrong post..
slemonf said:
HELLO! My S2 Wifi can't be turn on. It keep showing "wifi is turning on". I have tried to change kernel and roms but problem still persist. I wonder what is causing this problem. I hope it is not a hardware issue.
Currently I am using : Resurrection Remix v3.0.9
4.1.1
19100XXLPW
Siyah v4.1.5
Any Solution? PLS HELP! THANKS! :laugh:
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Just adding my voice to this mine died after last OTA update... Have done factory reset - no change. Just going to re-install stock xwlpt..
to see if that works :crying:
bamboochaxxx said:
So finally problem fixed. Solder-out the BAT500 which was ruined anyway a took with it the resistors. Change resistor R205 and replaced it with another one from a old PC motherboard. Couldnt find one exactly the same size, but found two aproximatelly twice the size with the right specs. The soldering was the tricky part. Fist tried it just with magnifying glass, but that was not enough. So I ask a friend for help and got a microscope. Since then the job was much easier. But still took a lot of patience. Taking the parts out was pretty easy. After that I cleaned the rest of the acid and saw the real damage done by it. Battery BAT500 leaked out pretty bad and took with resistor R205, which was completely dissolved. One connecting pin was quite OK, but the other ano was gone as well. So I cleaned out everything. Took the new resistor and tried to solder it in place. In the process I screwed-up and burnd it. Good thing I had 2 The other one was little bigger and wouldnt fit in the original place. So I solder one end to the existing connection point and the other side directly to pin on the wifi chip with the use of a very thin wire from headphone cable. Not the cleanest job ive ever done, but its working. Checked for shorts, measured the impendaces and tried it.
Im very pleased, that its working. Sofar I couldnt find replacement for BAT500, so just left it without it. Not a biggie.
It took me about 2 hours of work (with many mistakes and resistors jumping all around the table ) But finally done. Hope it stays that way for a long time.
Wifi is working like a charm and to my supprise, I think that the phone is not heating up as much as before. But if Samsung would have put better quality battery inside, this would never happend. But I guess thats on purpose, because than nobody would have to buy a new things Right? Every piece of technology nowdays have some king of component that have only one purpose - to ..... things up !!!
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I have the same problem. Sometimes work, but don't fine. Do you have some pictures about this procedure? :good:
Thank you so much!
bamboochaxxx said:
So finally problem fixed. Solder-out the BAT500 which was ruined anyway a took with it the resistors. Change resistor R205 and replaced it with another one from a old PC motherboard. Couldnt find one exactly the same size, but found two aproximatelly twice the size with the right specs. The soldering was the tricky part. Fist tried it just with magnifying glass, but that was not enough. So I ask a friend for help and got a microscope. Since then the job was much easier. But still took a lot of patience. Taking the parts out was pretty easy. After that I cleaned the rest of the acid and saw the real damage done by it. Battery BAT500 leaked out pretty bad and took with resistor R205, which was completely dissolved. One connecting pin was quite OK, but the other ano was gone as well. So I cleaned out everything. Took the new resistor and tried to solder it in place. In the process I screwed-up and burnd it. Good thing I had 2 The other one was little bigger and wouldnt fit in the original place. So I solder one end to the existing connection point and the other side directly to pin on the wifi chip with the use of a very thin wire from headphone cable. Not the cleanest job ive ever done, but its working. Checked for shorts, measured the impendaces and tried it.
Im very pleased, that its working. Sofar I couldnt find replacement for BAT500, so just left it without it. Not a biggie.
It took me about 2 hours of work (with many mistakes and resistors jumping all around the table ) But finally done. Hope it stays that way for a long time.
Wifi is working like a charm and to my supprise, I think that the phone is not heating up as much as before. But if Samsung would have put better quality battery inside, this would never happend. But I guess thats on purpose, because than nobody would have to buy a new things Right? Every piece of technology nowdays have some king of component that have only one purpose - to ..... things up !!!
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Hi,
Can you please help me specs of the resistor, I mean R205 is of how many ohms ?
Thanks
You need the Samsung I9100 service manual, which has been posted here before. It has full parts lists & 'tutorials' of most of the common fixes their techs do. Try a Google or XDA search (You're could wait a long time for a reply from the person whose post you're responding to given they made it 9 months ago).
MistahBungle said:
You need the Samsung I9100 service manual, which has been posted here before. It has full parts lists & 'tutorials' of most of the common fixes their techs do. Try a Google or XDA search (You're could wait a long time for a reply from the person whose post you're responding to given they made it 9 months ago).
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I have manual but it does not specifies value of the resistor.
Attached is the screenshot of the manual, please let me know if you can make out the value of the resistor
slemonf said:
HELLO! My S2 Wifi can't be turn on. It keep showing "wifi is turning on". I have tried to change kernel and roms but problem still persist. I wonder what is causing this problem. I hope it is not a hardware issue.
Currently I am using : Resurrection Remix v3.0.9
4.1.1
19100XXLPW
Siyah v4.1.5
Any Solution? PLS HELP! THANKS! :laugh:
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Change your kernel it will help you to connect wifi again :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
virgo79 said:
I have manual but it does not specifies value of the resistor.
Attached is the screenshot of the manual, please let me know if you can make out the value of the resistor
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I just fixed today my galaxy S2 I9100. It had the same issue BAT500 leaking acid. (wifi not working)
Since you ask for R205 value. I'm sorry didn’t saw your post earlier. But maybe you can measure it's value from R204, R206, R207 since in your own screenshot it seems they all have the same value.
Some people are using 20kohm smd resistor.
I'm also interested in replacing BAT500. I measured 1.2V in open circuit and 1.0V in closed circuit, with positive towards mainboard.
I will try to find a replacement battery.
smd0806 said:
I just fixed today my galaxy S2 I9100. It had the same issue BAT500 leaking acid. (wifi not working)
Since you ask for R205 value. I'm sorry didn’t saw your post earlier. But maybe you can measure it's value from R204, R206, R207 since in your own screenshot it seems they all have the same value.
Some people are using 20kohm smd resistor.
I'm also interested in replacing BAT500. I measured 1.2V in open circuit and 1.0V in closed circuit, with positive towards mainboard.
I will try to find a replacement battery.
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I tried with using 47K resistor but it didn't work
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I tried with AOSP 4.3.1 but still not able to start Wifi
Hi,
I just thought this fix might be useful for people who have a Galaxy S2 that won't turn on at all - eg not even to download mode or charging mode... I applied the fix to a phone today and it went from brick, to booting up!
I stumbled onto a thread on gsmhosting, which points out a really common problem caused by water damage - a specific shorted out capacitor on the motherboard. As it turns out, this capacitor is only used for USB on the go - for USB tethering, mice and such - removing it doesn't affect any other function on the phone. So you can actually remove this capacitor, and the phone will boot up as normal.
Here's the GSM thread:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f258/samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-short-circuit-solution-1537757/
According to that thread can remove either the capacitor or the tiny IC next to it for the fix... they're on the edge of the motherboard and isolated at the end, so they're actually pretty easy to get to.
For my fix, I didn't have a soldering iron handy, so I just took the plunge and used a tiny screwdriver to carefully pop off the capacitor - I tried to pop it gently away from the IC, to minimize the damage. It popped off perfectly, and after replacing the battery, voila, the phone booted!!
*One weird note about my experience, that I didn't see anyone else report - after the phone booted, the touchscreen wasn't recognized. I thought maybe I'd dislodged one of the cables, but un/reattaching them all didn't seem to help. I then attached the phone to the PC, and used Kies to flash the latest firmware. After I flashed and rebooted, the touchscreen worked fine.
Hope this helps someone! It was such an awesome feeling seeing a dead phone come back to life
Awesome find mate.
Sent from my GT-P6200 using xda app-developers app
It worked for me without a glitch.
I was worried after rebooting cause I had problems with a puzzling "USB memory", but it turned out the MicroSD was not correctly inserted.
Thanks for explaining what the capacitor is for, I was not eagr to remove something that could possibly have a valuable purpose
You think this could be done with the t989 i was running pacman in kitkat i opened netfloix and blam the phone turned off and wont show anymore soigns of life i have found everything in the internet but nothing works
Many thanks
Many many thanks to OP and the original video uploader melanrz1
You saved my 3-year-old I9100! Wish it can last for another 3, all the best!
Is there a way to do this with the t989? Pm me and let me know. Trying to get my old s2 yo work. Thanks
what happen if i just take it off? no replace
Have u found a fix yet?
chacua358 said:
You think this could be done with the t989 i was running pacman in kitkat i opened netfloix and blam the phone turned off and wont show anymore soigns of life i have found everything in the internet but nothing works
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Have u found a fix yet for the s2 t989
fadinggaming02 said:
Have u found a fix yet for the s2 t989
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nahh i never found a fix i just ended up giving the phone to my niece who uses it as a play phone