Hi all,
I have picked up a Fascinate to play around with. I have flashed CM10 onto a Nook Color, love it, and would like to do the same to this Samsung.
If there is an RTFM, please point me to it, and I won't bother you all anymore.
Issue is...I go into recovery in order to do a reset/wipe data. The Samsung logo appears, I get the menu, and then the phone just shuts off. Am I dealing with a hardware issue, or did the person I got it from mess up a flash?
How can I tell if this phone can work again? Any help appreciated. I could start the downloads and see if I can just flash away, but I was hoping someone could save me the effort by verifying that this is a hardware issue, rather than a screwed up OS.
Thanks in advance...Eric
ejaf said:
Hi all,
Issue is...I go into recovery in order to do a reset/wipe data. The Samsung logo appears, I get the menu, and then the phone just shuts off.
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Sounds like a messed up phone. Shouldn't you be able to wipe data from Android though?
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Sounds like a messed up phone. Shouldn't you be able to wipe data from Android though?
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The closest I got was scrolling down to that option, selecting it, then getting confirmation, pressing volume up, and then the phone shut off. It seems like every time I pull the battery out and try again, it lasts for a different time. It's never at the same exact time. I'm going to rip it open and clean it up.
Thanks for the reply.
Thought about returning to stock through odin and manually flashing cwm? I'll have the necessary files and programs if you want to go that route.
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I have been running the newest release of the sprint rom since it came out a few weeks back. I today loaded the HTC Home app and my phone wanted to reboot and when I did, it comes back up locked up every time.
1. Screen still reacts to touch as far as backlight turning on
2. Somtimes the power button puts it to sleep and wakes it back up
3. Have performed multiple resets (using the sytlus in the reset button), anyway to do a hard reset?
4. Active sync wont connect
5. Never have custom rom'd this before, always have used the sprint roms. Just activesync'd and ran their installer.
Any ideas how to jumpstart a reload of the sprint rom??
Ok first of all...your phone is NOT bricked.
A "bricked phone" is exactly that...bricked. As in it doesn't do ANYTHING and can be used only as a paperweight (i.e. like a brick). People always post that their phone is bricked when it isn't even anywhere close to being bricked. In fact, it is VERY difficult to brick the Titan.
In your case, all you need to do is hard reset. If it locks up right at boot and won't even allow you to hard reset, just reflash the rom. Very simple.
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I have been running the newest release of the sprint rom since it came out a few weeks back. I today loaded the HTC Home app and my phone wanted to reboot and when I did, it comes back up locked up every time. I have pulled the batter, and the data card. Multiple resets (using the stylus to press the reset button). Any way to jumpstart the rom installation to reinstall it? Any suggestions?
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Sounds like you need a hard reset. It will take you back to your default Sprint ROM without the Home app. You will lose all data though.
See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanForBeginners
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I have been running the newest release of the sprint rom since it came out a few weeks back. I today loaded the HTC Home app and my phone wanted to reboot and when I did, it comes back up locked up every time. I have pulled the batter, and the data card. Multiple resets (using the stylus to press the reset button). Any way to jumpstart the rom installation to reinstall it? Any suggestions?
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When you indicate that "it comes back up locked up every time" can you elaborate on the exact symptoms? Does the phone boot and when the home screen attempts to load, the phone freezes/locks and stops responding?
If this is the case, the phone is far from bricked. What you can do is hard-reset which will reset it to the way the rom comes.
Best regards,
-boggsie
wacktool said:
I have been running the newest release of the sprint rom since it came out a few weeks back. I today loaded the HTC Home app and my phone wanted to reboot and when I did, it comes back up locked up every time. I have pulled the batter, and the data card. Multiple resets (using the stylus to press the reset button). Any way to jumpstart the rom installation to reinstall it? Any suggestions?
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If you don't have safe mode (through PocketPlus or other), or through a SPB Backup (or similar) there are very few ways to get this back safely. Hard reset is probably the way to go if you can't get around in the OS. I love PocketPlus safe mode, it has saved me many, many times.
Edit: I agree with the "bricked" comment, it is an attention grabber if anything but almost always inaccurate. Can people say stuck instead please?
ande8150 said:
Sounds like you need a hard reset. It will take you back to your default Sprint ROM without the Home app. You will lose all data though.
See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanForBeginners
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Lol I LOVE your avatar... how fitting for a thread such as this
Oh, and on topic... I didn't see anyone actually posting HOW to hard reset without flashing... this is obviously an easy first step. If you don't intend on changing your ROM, you should be fine doing the following:
hold down the 2 softkeys (the ones with Dots on em) and press reset with stylus... follow instructions on screen
EDIT: Oh, I guess that's in the Wiki! Good stuff those wiki's
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A "bricked phone" is exactly that...bricked. As in it doesn't do ANYTHING and can be used only as a paperweight (i.e. like a brick). People always post that their phone is bricked when it isn't even anywhere close to being bricked. In fact, it is VERY difficult to brick the Titan.
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Edit: I agree with the "bricked" comment, it is an attention grabber if anything but almost always inaccurate. Can people say stuck instead please?
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Just changed my avatar to make you smile....
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That is awesome, don't change it.
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Yup, it's here to stay.
I accidentally installed the new Motorola update.
Now, its essentially soft-bricked.
I know the hard way around this, but if their's anyway I could stop a restart from happening without reinstalling my ROM, all 100+ apps, and configure my phone yet again, it'd be greatly appreciated.
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I accidentally installed the new Motorola update.
Now, its essentially soft-bricked.
I know the hard way around this, but if their's anyway I could stop a restart from happening without reinstalling my ROM, all 100+ apps, and configure my phone yet again, it'd be greatly appreciated.
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What does the update do, my phone keeps having errors checking for an update.
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What does the update do, my phone keeps having errors checking for an update.
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No idea.. the thing would shutdown my phone, send it to a pre-boot installer, similar to installing a ROM, then give me a error sign half way through.
Turn the phone back on, and repeat.
Utter BS. You'd think Motorola would take errors into consideration.
I imagine theirs some poor soul out their with a similarly virtually-bricked phone.
I imagine it's either a WebTop update or a Motorola phone connect update.
If its a webtop update, that would explain why it keeps failing. My webtop folder is on my SD card and im using Ubuntop.
I'd really love to have a functioning phone again.. any help?
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No idea.. the thing would shutdown my phone, send it to a pre-boot installer, similar to installing a ROM, then give me a error sign half way through.
Turn the phone back on, and repeat.
Utter BS. You'd think Motorola would take errors into consideration.
I imagine theirs some poor soul out their with a similarly virtually-bricked phone.
I imagine it's either a WebTop update or a Motorola phone connect update.
If its a webtop update, that would explain why it keeps failing. My webtop folder is on my SD card and im using Ubuntop.
I'd really love to have a functioning phone again.. any help?
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Try reverting back to stock, by SBFing. Look for more information in the development threads.
This happened to me, I just wiped the cache and dalvik cache and it hasn't happened since! I am rooted and unlocked and tried to accept the stupid update. After that my phone kept trying to turn off and flash it. Isn't it not flashing cause the stock recovery isn't there?
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That could be, but I wish you good luck!
If I power down it boots, starts loading, then reboots. not sure if that counts as a soft brick or not, but I've discovered a work around, if I re-root it using roloracer's instructions, and let it boot a few more times while plugged in, I can get it back, then I dare not cycle power. It's almost like a tethered jailbreak on the old iphone.
Anyway, I've been unsuccessful in finding anyone else mentioning this type of issue, so obviously it's never happened to anyone on the face of the planet before.
Does anyone have any links, search terms i may know have thought of, solutions?
I rooted a couple of weeks ago. Nothing is frozen, what I did freeze was on the list of thinks that were ok, and i un-froze it with TB.
Sorry, this is the AT&T Galaxy Note i717.
Thanks.
Do u have cwm? ? If so get into recovery and wipe cache see if that works post back ill help as much.as i can
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I haven't installed cwm, nor anything beyond the rooting. I presume I should, then wipe the cache?
Install and flash clockwork mod recovery and then do a wipe BUT PLEASE make sure u have a back up before u do any wipes and changing Roms and such
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Do you have any backups?
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Do you have any backups?
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yes. I've now installed CWM and did a backup there, a rather lengthy one, as far as time goes.
I wiped the cache, with no positive effect. I ultimately wiped the dalvik cache, and now i simply get the AT&T boot screen. So I am now restoring my cwm backup, hoping at least I'll be back where I was.
As it stands now, or before I wiped the dalvik cache, which you did not mention so that may well be my error, I was in a loop. unable to connect via USB for any length of time. BUT I additionally have everything backed up, as far as apps, settings and my data seperately of the cwm backup.
I am considering trying the odin unroot process.
later that day:
I had to get some sleep I was falling asleep at my laptop. I reinstalled cwm, using the touch one here earlier this morning, I again wiped the cache, it still looped, I did another backup in cwm, then went to bed with it plugged in beside me after about 30 minutes I saw it was done, and I rebooted it, and left it, it rebooted once maybe more, but when I got up later it was up.
I'd intended to do all this today, but I accidentally had the power button resting on my finger and that began this early morning session. I have a phone back, but will wait before I intentionally cycle power again. I do have a number of flashes counted today that weren't there yesterday. i'll see about zeroing those out later.
In download mode it doesn't boot loop, so I do not think it's a hardware issue. But at least now it's up long enough to back it all up to my PC.
Thanks very much
that is cool
Man, being over 50 I can barely make out those image verifications!
So no one else has run across this with mashi/roloracer root? I did it exactly as it said to to a stock i717.
I'm going to wait to cycle power again, to test if it's fixed, when I know I will have a few hours to dedicate to trying to get it all back. I'd rather have it rooted and when an ICS ROM is out try that. Like I said I'm a complete android noob, but not to Unix/AIX/Linux, PC's or Macs. I had to do macs because no one else wanted to back in the `90's when apple was failing.
So is this a "soft brick" this boot looping?
Thanks again.
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Man, being over 50 I can barely make out those image verifications!
So no one else has run across this with mashi/roloracer root? I did it exactly as it said to to a stock i717.
I'm going to wait to cycle power again, to test if it's fixed, when I know I will have a few hours to dedicate to trying to get it all back. I'd rather have it rooted and when an ICS ROM is out try that. Like I said I'm a complete android noob, but not to Unix/AIX/Linux, PC's or Macs. I had to do macs because no one else wanted to back in the `90's when apple was failing.
So is this a "soft brick" this boot looping?
Thanks again.
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hey buddy sorry been realllll busy with work and such how did everything go are u all set? is it working let me know if u need help!!! as i said before sorry i didnt reply back man been very busy but please feel free to ask for help if u still need it
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hey buddy sorry been realllll busy with work and such how did everything go are u all set? is it working let me know if u need help!!! as i said before sorry i didnt reply back man been very busy but please feel free to ask for help if u still need it
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Well, it's still acting kind of like a tethered boot. It takes a few hours of it cycling power, plugging in/ unplugging and suddenly it 'decides' to stay up. No one else has reported this issue that I have found. I've uninstalled several apps I suspected, like 'The Weather Channel', and anything else I can find that runs in the background by itself, that I don't need... It does it everytime I power down... so I never let it get below 5% before I run to plug it in... Battery life is kind of sucky anyway.
My PC healed itself regarding seeing the phone MTP style.
I wipe the cache, re-root it ala mashi/roloracer then it'll start to settle down some. Curious about UNrooting it, but not real clear on how that's done, as most instructions are in shorthand leaving out (to me) an obvious step here and there.
I'd rather have it rooted, I've bought titanium backup, and use a few others utils that require root.
If I installed a different ROM that might help... or might not... I'm fairly certain it's not the phone, at least not a 'short' type thing where it reboots on it's own... I SAY reboot, it's actually not rebooting since it doesn't show the samsung and at&t logo, it just reloads the UI.
Point me anywhere and thanks again. I clicked the 'thanky' button.
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Well, it's still acting kind of like a tethered boot. It takes a few hours of it cycling power, plugging in/ unplugging and suddenly it 'decides' to stay up. No one else has reported this issue that I have found. I've uninstalled several apps I suspected, like 'The Weather Channel', and anything else I can find that runs in the background by itself, that I don't need... It does it everytime I power down... so I never let it get below 5% before I run to plug it in... Battery life is kind of sucky anyway.
My PC healed itself regarding seeing the phone MTP style.
I wipe the cache, re-root it ala mashi/roloracer then it'll start to settle down some. Curious about UNrooting it, but not real clear on how that's done, as most instructions are in shorthand leaving out (to me) an obvious step here and there.
I'd rather have it rooted, I've bought titanium backup, and use a few others utils that require root.
If I installed a different ROM that might help... or might not... I'm fairly certain it's not the phone, at least not a 'short' type thing where it reboots on it's own... I SAY reboot, it's actually not rebooting since it doesn't show the samsung and at&t logo, it just reloads the UI.
Point me anywhere and thanks again. I clicked the 'thanky' button.
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Have u done a factory reset before flashing to ur back up?? If not it will cuase serious issues factory reset/wipe cache/wipe dalvik cache
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Do all three wipes like I said earlier then flash a fresh rom and u should be fine man hope that works for u pm me if need better instructions or help
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Hey everyone, I have been going through these forums as well as giving google a full shakedown of what it has to offer and it seems I can only find problems that are "partially" similar to mine. Anyway here is the nitty gritty;
I was running the Super Nexus I777 rom for my AT&T SGS2 (the SGH-I777) when this morning my power button quit working. I could not lock or unlock the screen without either pulling the battery and putting it back in and waiting for it to boot back up, or plugging it into a charger. I found a couple apps on the market that allowed me to circumvent the process by unlocking the phone with the volume keys. After work when I got home I contacted AT&T to check on my warranty (because at this point I had decided I was going to flash back to stock and send in for a new/refurbished but working phone). Warranty was still good so after the call was ended I hopped on the forums here and followed the procedure on how to prepare your phone for returning to the store for warranty. Here is where the problems really began. I downloaded the correct stock files and flashed the phone back to stock with no issues. I boot up the phone and start getting "google services has stopped unexpectedly" and other errors which will not allow me to get past the "touch the android to begin" start up screen. I have tried the tap the four corners method but it is not working for me. I have tried using "adb" and "fastboot" to get into recovery and that has not worked.
The problem lies in the fact that my power button no longer works. So I have spent hours scouring the internet and these forums in the hopes of finding some other way to get into the stock recovery mode.
From what I have read, the processes that are stopping and force closing which are keeping me from moving past the startup screen, are because I need to wipe my Dalvik and regular Cache. I would be very happy to do that and have at least a semi working phone again for the week or so I am going to have to wait before my replacement comes in.
Sorry for the long post (especially considering this is my first post here on XDA), but I don't know where else to turn. I hope I have provided enough information about what I have already tried so that the whole process of elimination can be made shorter for myself and anyone else who feels like helping me out. Thanks for taking the time to read this post and any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try using adb to reboot into recovery, but then you won't be able to select anything because you won't have touch CWM.
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Go into Samsung Kies, on the menu go to Tools --> Firmware Upgrade & Initialization and enter the model (SGH-I777) and then enter your serial number from the battery compartment when prompted and follow the instructions to restore phone to factory settings. That's what I did when I got my phone replaced under warranty due to the broken power button.
hamguy said:
Go into Samsung Kies, on the menu go to Tools --> Firmware Upgrade & Initialization and enter the model (SGH-I777) and then enter your serial number from the battery compartment when prompted and follow the instructions to restore phone to factory settings. That's what I did when I got my phone replaced under warranty due to the broken power button.
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U can do that sure. But I dont think that wipes the data or cache, which is really what he needs to do to stop his problems. Then again I don't remember if upgrading in that manner wipes anything or not. I'm pretty sure not. But it's been a few months since I've messed with it.
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U can do that sure. But I dont think that wipes the data or cache, which is really what he needs to do to stop his problems. Then again I don't remember if upgrading in that manner wipes anything or not. I'm pretty sure not. But it's been a few months since I've messed with it.
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Yea, it's been a few months for me as well, but I believe it does a complete reset to factory settings (wipe included). It should download the latest Samsung ROM (ICS) automatically as well. I think the process also kicks you into download mode automatically and starts installing the firmware...a little fuzzy on that part.
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I cannot begin to thank you all enough! Going through Keis and putting in my model and serial info did the trick! So with all the sincerity I can muster, thank you all for being so helpful and quick in your responses. Now I can send it back when I get my replacement and have the piece of mind that the only thing wrong with the phone now is that the power button is broke.
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I cannot begin to thank you all enough! Going through Keis and putting in my model and serial info did the trick! So with all the sincerity I can muster, thank you all for being so helpful and quick in your responses. Now I can send it back when I get my replacement and have the piece of mind that the only thing wrong with the phone now is that the power button is broke.
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Don't forget to click the thanks button to those who helped you
hazythe4saken1 said:
I cannot begin to thank you all enough! Going through Keis and putting in my model and serial info did the trick! So with all the sincerity I can muster, thank you all for being so helpful and quick in your responses. Now I can send it back when I get my replacement and have the piece of mind that the only thing wrong with the phone now is that the power button is broke.
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Paranoid Android in the ported section is a fantastic rom and allows to wake the screen by just swiping it. So unlocking amounts to two swipes left to right.
Rebooting into recovery isn't difficult either. You can add a recovery reboot button to the drop down notification drawer.
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33t said:
Paranoid Android in the ported section is a fantastic rom and allows to wake the screen by just swiping it. So unlocking amounts to two swipes left to right.
Rebooting into recovery isn't difficult either. You can add a recovery reboot button to the drop down notification drawer.
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Many roms can do that/all roms really. Siyah kernel enables swipe2wake
Hello all,
I am fairly experienced at flashing ROMs/Kernels on other phones, but I have to say I've never attempted one that I couldn't pull the battery if something got caught in a bootloop or froze up on me.
I am preparing myself for an unlock/root/recovery etc. install and trying to get my ducks in a row before hand.
Maybe I'm being overcautious, but what would be the best resolution to a bootlooped or frozen phone? I want to make sure I'm not going to brick anything easily (I know it can't be completely avoided since I'm mucking about in the system, but I like to reduce the chances as much as possible).
I assume I want to try and give things as much time as possible when installing if something freezes, but what's the best solution to restarting a process if it sticks or loops somewhere? Power button and go back to recovery? Simple long power button press and start process over again? Am I being too cautious?
Thanks for any help.
Native ability to power cycle is built in. Holding the power button for ten seconds will reboot no matter the circumstance unless bricked.
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I can't even count the number of times while flashing something to my DNA that it has frozen. Don't be afraid to hold the power button down until it turns off. Then just start your process all over again. And I'm sure you know what to do if it freezes up again
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as long as the front three controls start flashing when you hold the power button, you're good and it'll reboot.
also, once you have a recovery installed. MAKE A BACKUP!
Also if you get stuck, ask pros in this chat before you do anything that might brick your device. http://chat.andirc.net:8080/?channels=#droid-dna
Thanks for the info all.
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I can't even count the number of times while flashing something to my DNA that it has frozen. Don't be afraid to hold the power button down until it turns off.
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Yes, I've read lots of posts regarding the bootlooping, and that's one of the reasons I wanted to find the "correct" way to restart the process. Thanks!
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also, once you have a recovery installed. MAKE A BACKUP!
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Always! One of the first things I do... Learned that one early on the hard way.