Hi
Today I rebooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 and for some reason it is not working anymore.
No idea why this has happened
I tried everything Recovery Mode - Cant get into
Download Mode I cant get into
Tried removing the battery then putting it back in still nothing at all
On the back I can feel the phone is getting warm but nothing on the screen
It was working fine yesterday and I havent done anything to the phone yesterday
Please help if you know anything?
Thanks
Sounds like a hardware fail. I hate to say it but it sounds like returning it is the option.
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Did you have any update fails recently? Update fails were the reason some Galaxy S phones would not turn on.
Hi
Thanks for the reply
No.
It has the latest software so there wasn't a need for update
It was working fine for the first hour this morning and then I rebooted my phone because it froze but now won't turn on at all.
Should of backed up my data!
The device gets warm but nothing on the screen tried everything that is available on this forum.
Do I have to pay for this if it's faulty I only had it about a month now I think?
When plugged in on the usb charger, if you toggle the volume rocker will the display turn on and show the battery level?
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I got the same problem, after rooting and trying to format my microSD maybe I 've choosen the wrong partition (mmcblk0p2). Is there a way back???
Pinkthesink said:
When plugged in on the usb charger, if you toggle the volume rocker will the display turn on and show the battery level?
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- There is nothing, no battery indication, everything is black
Any solution yet?
I ordered a JIG, however I don't know if it helps in case the bootloader is dead
fjosef871 said:
Hi
Today I rebooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 and for some reason it is not working anymore.
No idea why this has happened
I tried everything Recovery Mode - Cant get into
Download Mode I cant get into
Tried removing the battery then putting it back in still nothing at all
On the back I can feel the phone is getting warm but nothing on the screen
It was working fine yesterday and I havent done anything to the phone yesterday
Please help if you know anything?
Thanks
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Were you overclocking?If yes,how much?Maybe you fried something.
Also,if yes,I'm reading about the state of my phone a month from now!
Not sure what's going on there. did u do any recent 3rd party software downloads? I'd return n get a replacement
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whmcal said:
Not sure what's going on there. did u do any recent 3rd party software downloads? I'd return n get a replacement
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First I'll try a JIG - if it arrives on time... (desperately need the phone in 5 days)
fjosef871: have you tried a JIG to get into download mode?
Hello there. I´m worried because my Evo 3D CDMA won´t boot or charge at all. The red light is not turning on. All happened apparently with no reason, I left the phone there a few minutes, then it was dead. Maybe if I tell what I did before can help...
I had installed a few minutes ago the Virus ROM 3.0, I flash roms almost every 3 days, so I´m used to it. So, it worked fine after installation. I began to play a few games, when the battery died. I conected it to the charger, waited a few minutes and turned it on again (still plugged to the charger), it started normally. Then I had to answer a phone call, when I got back, the phone was dead!! "Maybe the charger got disconected" I thought. But the charger was fine, I tried many different chargers and nothing.
The red light is not turning on.
I´ve tried many different buttons combinations (camera+power), etc. I can´t get into fastboot (power+volume down). I´m S-ON HBOOt 1.5. So there is no CWM. I have to use windows CMD every time I need to flash Something.
Can this be a battery issue (considering that when the phone died it had about 3% of battery), or is it a fried motherboard, perhaps? It had happened before, but I removed the batttery for a few minutes and It worked.
But I´m scared because the phone is brand new, and it has less of two months of average using. And don´t tell me to go to Sprint service since I´m in El Salvador and I got the phone at eBay.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
My fiest EVO 3d did this, the guy told me that it was a lemon. I got a instant replacement, not sure if its in the discovered mode by a dev,
Pull the battery, unplug charger, then battery back in and try turn on.
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mariosaigon said:
Hello there. I´m worried because my Evo 3D CDMA won´t boot or charge at all. The red light is not turning on. All happened apparently with no reason, I left the phone there a few minutes, then it was dead. Maybe if I tell what I did before can help...
I had installed a few minutes ago the Virus ROM 3.0, I flash roms almost every 3 days, so I´m used to it. So, it worked fine after installation. I began to play a few games, when the battery died. I conected it to the charger, waited a few minutes and turned it on again (still plugged to the charger), it started normally. Then I had to answer a phone call, when I got back, the phone was dead!! "Maybe the charger got disconected" I thought. But the charger was fine, I tried many different chargers and nothing.
The red light is not turning on.
I´ve tried many different buttons combinations (camera+power), etc. I can´t get into fastboot (power+volume down). I´m S-ON HBOOt 1.5. So there is no CWM. I have to use windows CMD every time I need to flash Something.
Can this be a battery issue (considering that when the phone died it had about 3% of battery), or is it a fried motherboard, perhaps? It had happened before, but I removed the batttery for a few minutes and It worked.
But I´m scared because the phone is brand new, and it has less of two months of average using. And don´t tell me to go to Sprint service since I´m in El Salvador and I got the phone at eBay.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I saw some tread about rom manager app causing sudden death.did you have it?what kernel were you on?
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josephnero said:
I saw some tread about rom manager app causing sudden death.did you have it?what kernel were you on?
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No, I didn´t have that app, and I had Chad Goodman´s Anthrax Kernel V2...
mariosaigon said:
No, I didn´t have that app, and I had Chad Goodman´s Anthrax Kernel V2...
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Might be the battery man... I would swap to another battery.
reaper24 said:
Might be the battery man... I would swap to another battery.
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I hope it is only the battery, because it´s not expensive... But do you think I should try charging the battery manually? You know, some people say it´s a good way to restore a battery,,,,
maybe the battery or bricked phone
reaper24 said:
Might be the battery man... I would swap to another battery.
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How did you activate it? Did you download a GSM version of the rom or a CDMA one.....
reaper24 said:
How did you activate it? Did you download a GSM version of the rom or a CDMA one.....
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Actually we have CDMA in El Salvador too... The rom installed fine, and was running fine, the phone died while.. let me remember... Ah, I was installing a Chainfire 3D plugin, but I had never problems with Chainfire in any rom before, so the big deal is,
1) Is it a faulty battery? I remember once, the battery died the red light started blinking. Maybe the battery is bad.
2) Is it hard bricked? or soft bricked?
3) If it is bricked, is there a way to restore it?
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Actually we have CDMA in El Salvador too... The rom installed fine, and was running fine, the phone died while.. let me remember... Ah, I was installing a Chainfire 3D plugin, but I had never problems with Chainfire in any rom before, so the big deal is,
1) Is it a faulty battery? I remember once, the battery died the red light started blinking. Maybe the battery is bad.
2) Is it hard bricked? or soft bricked?
3) If it is bricked, is there a way to restore it?
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I doubt it was bricked due to the phone wouldn't boot at all when you got it.. Did you update the radios or software when you got it? I know the latest software for CDMA is 2.17 virus R75 to R80 3.0 eternity is based and built off it...
My guess is the battery is shot I would try that you can find them cheap..... So the red light doesn't come on at all when you plug it in with the battery in the phone..?
You would really have to spank a phone to brick it... If the hardware isn't broken you should be able to restore a bricked phone... That takes skill and alot of reading....
What other chargers did you try? Could be the usb cord is bad or the charger... Battery could be no good. Last thing it could be is a bad charger port... Maybe..
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I doubt it was bricked due to the phone wouldn't boot at all when you got it.. Did you update the radios or software when you got it? I know the latest software for CDMA is 2.17 virus R75 to R80 3.0 eternity is based and built off it...
My guess is the battery is shot I would try that you can find them cheap..... So the red light doesn't come on at all when you plug it in with the battery in the phone..?
You would really have to spank a phone to brick it... If the hardware isn't broken you should be able to restore a bricked phone... That takes skill and alot of reading....
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I got the phone brand new. I have
1) Unlocked bootloaders via HTC metod
2) Installed tons of roms (I`m a flashaholic)
3) Never installed an incorrect ROM or kernel.
And yes, no light at all when I plug the phone to the charger. it`s totally dead.
UPDATE
I have discovered something about a RUU. check it out:
"This is a link to the Evo stock RUU and a description of what it does. It isn’t anything that wasn’t available already online, I just like providing a central location to get everything.
What is this?
RUU is the way that our phones are flashed at the factory. It flashes all the factory images on to your phone.
What can I do with it?
You can use this to “unroot” your phone before sending it in for warranty work.
Use it to flash back to stock if you are having any random issues on your phone that you can’t fix.
It can 100% flash your phone back to how it came from the factory. As long as your phone turns on at all (even if it’s not booting) then you should be able to save it by using this.
This means your phone is virtually unbrickable, unless you go flashing a radio or SPL or something that you shouldn’t.
How do I use it?
Download the file below and run the exe.
What else do I need to know?
This will set your phone back to 100% bone stock.
You don’t need to run this unless you are trying to return your phone to stock. You won’t get anything special from running it."
IF I RUN THIS PROGRAM, IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN GET MY PHONE BACK TO LIFE?
mariosaigon said:
I got the phone brand new. I have
1) Unlocked bootloaders via HTC metod
2) Installed tons of roms (I`m a flashaholic)
3) Never installed an incorrect ROM or kernel.
And yes, no light at all when I plug the phone to the charger. it`s totally dead.
UPDATE
I have discovered something about a RUU. check it out:
"This is a link to the Evo stock RUU and a description of what it does. It isn’t anything that wasn’t available already online, I just like providing a central location to get everything.
What is this?
RUU is the way that our phones are flashed at the factory. It flashes all the factory images on to your phone.
What can I do with it?
You can use this to “unroot” your phone before sending it in for warranty work.
Use it to flash back to stock if you are having any random issues on your phone that you can’t fix.
It can 100% flash your phone back to how it came from the factory. As long as your phone turns on at all (even if it’s not booting) then you should be able to save it by using this.
This means your phone is virtually unbrickable, unless you go flashing a radio or SPL or something that you shouldn’t.
How do I use it?
Download the file below and run the exe.
What else do I need to know?
This will set your phone back to 100% bone stock.
You don’t need to run this unless you are trying to return your phone to stock. You won’t get anything special from running it."
IF I RUN THIS PROGRAM, IS IT POSSIBLE I CAN GET MY PHONE BACK TO LIFE?
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Your phone would have to be on like in Hboot or in a rom....And need to fastboot flash stock recovery... or make it a zip file to do....
Also you would have to relock your phone.. Once it was relocked you could run this...
I am only going off what I have seen haven't had to relock my phone to throw stock on it... I have seen some guides in the dev section to do it.. But the phone has to be on to get the sucker to work,,,,
My guess is the battery is no good... If it's brand new I don't know why the charger port would be bad in it... I would try another battery first man...
reaper24 said:
Your phone would have to be on like in Hboot or in a rom....And need to fastboot flash stock recovery... or make it a zip file to do....
Also you would have to relock your phone.. Once it was relocked you could run this...
I am only going off what I have seen haven't had to relock my phone to throw stock on it... I have seen some guides in the dev section to do it.. But the phone has to be on to get the sucker to work,,,,
My guess is the battery is no good... If it's brand new I don't know why the charger port would be bad in it... I would try another battery first man...
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OK, before I commit suicide I will try to get a new battery (I`ll have to buy it at eBay, since no once else has this phone here) That should be the only solution. Thanks for you time. I´ll let you know what happened as soon the battery comes (a month, maybe)
mariosaigon said:
OK, before I commit suicide I will try to get a new battery (I`ll have to buy it at eBay, since no once else has this phone here) That should be the only solution. Thanks for you time. I´ll let you know what happened as soon the battery comes (a month, maybe)
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Reallly that sucks I would look around do you guys have a sprint store....?
What do the battery contacts look like on the battery ? Still a goldish color or do they have some black burns lines to them? Try to take a eraser on a pencil and wipe the contacts down and plug the battery back in talking about the battery don't use it on the prongs where the battery plugs in at .....
Worth a shot man lol I have done this in the past......
reaper24 said:
Reallly that sucks I would look around do you guys have a sprint store....?
What do the battery contacts look like on the battery ? Still a goldish color or do they have some black burns lines to them? Try to take a eraser on a pencil and wipe the contacts down and plug the battery back in talking about the battery don't use it on the prongs where the battery plugs in at .....
Worth a shot man lol I have done this in the past......
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haha, it`s just that it`s so stressing having a $340 brick. I tried the eraser wiping trick but It didn`t work. Maybe I`ll have a friend manually charging the battery.
I´m going to sleep for now.
Thanks again
mariosaigon said:
haha, it`s just that it`s so stressing having a $340 brick. I tried the eraser wiping trick but It didn`t work. Maybe I`ll have a friend manually charging the battery.
I´m going to sleep for now.
Thanks again
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I know the feeling lol That sucks,,,, Hope it works out for ya man..
Happened to me before. Try leaving it on charge for 8 hrs or so and remove the battery and replace every so often. BTW I got it on virus eternity as well. Also, I would get an extended battery to kill two birds with one stone if the previous method doesn't work.
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Hello guys, I'm experimenting the same issue! It was working like a charm, then I left without simcard in airplane mode, but with wifi on.
When out from wifi coverage, it turned off (maybe because of the battery drain) and can't bring it back to life!
This is just incredible, I can't believe there is no way to wake up it.
I'm trying to charge with its charger, with PC connection and nothing happens: red light for a little while and everything off again after a couple of seconds ... I'm getting nervous :-(
I don't think the phone is bricked or a bad battery. When you plug the charger in, turn the light off in the room and see if the phone charging led is very dim. Sometimes when my battery is very low and I put it in the charger it does this. The other scenario is that the phone may be in download mode which I doubt. If it is then you can follow the last steps from the hboot 1.50 downgrade guide.
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I just skimmed the posts so sorry if I missed it, but...
Have you tried "adb reboot recovery" just to see what happens?
Hi all,
i have search but with no luck so pardon me if I may have missed some similar thread.
I had recently rooted my phone and it did worked fine for a day. But then at some point while unlocking the screen, it froze and wont respond. Even back switch for turning phone on button was not working. I removed and put back battery thinking to hard reboot my phone.. but it has not turned since then. I was charging the phone just before this happened so battery is almost 100% full. It wont even show any sign of life not even blinking led...
What can be done, is phone bricked due to rooting.. but I doubt this, because it was working fine for a day. Can I take this to AT&T store, will they find out about root, as this phone wont just turn on at all..
Please help. any information will be highly appreciated..
Wrong forums for Atrix 2!
Go here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1373
CaelanT said:
Wrong forums for Atrix 2!
Go here > http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1373
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oops... did i write Atrix 2... i meant Atrix 4G only..
extremely sorry for that
Do you have a friend with an atrix? You can try with his battery and see if its a battery problem or a phone problem. Sounds like a hardware problem to me.
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my samsung galaxy s II turns on and then it turns off and starts to vibrate while its off
and when i pull the battery and put it back in it turns on by itself and turns off again and vibrates?
what should i do?
its not rooted.
its been working fine until yesterday it started happening
allen4077 said:
my samsung galaxy s II wont turn on, and vibrates when its off?
what should i do?
its not rooted.
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You should give a more clear explanation than this to let people help you
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Donnie Sins said:
You should give a more clear explanation than this to let people help you
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I have had a similar problem on a Nokia phone. What I did was switched it off, charged it(from a company charger) , kept it off for some time with battery removed and later turned it on, and presto everything normal.
I don't know what could have caused it or your problem, but if you could give more info like whether you did something like installing an app or something we could recommend things like a factory reset from the recovery menu, or a cache/dalvik wipe and a reboot (which I would recommend to make sure it ain't software related)
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idk
allen4077 said:
my samsung galaxy s II turns on and then it turns off and starts to vibrate while its off
and when i pull the battery and put it back in it turns on by itself and turns off again and vibrates?
what should i do?
its not rooted.
its been working fine until yesterday it started happening
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king_below_my_lord said:
I have had a similar problem on a Nokia phone. What I did was switched it off, charged it(from a company charger) , kept it off for some time with battery removed and later turned it on, and presto everything normal.
I don't know what could have caused it or your problem, but if you could give more info like whether you did something like installing an app or something we could recommend things like a factory reset from the recovery menu, or a cache/dalvik wipe and a reboot (which I would recommend to make sure it ain't software related)
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I expect the same from others.
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it starts to vibrate jus with the charger
allen4077 said:
it starts to vibrate jus with the charger
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Remove the battery and switch it on after a couple of hours, and test whether your battery is working fine with an other phone.
After which if the problem still persist :
Try to turn it on in recovery or download mode.... If it again persist its time to send it for repair. If you can access download mode flash a rom and it might correct the problem.
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I had a very similar with my Motorola Gleam which I solved by reinstalling the Motorola drivers, why don't you try that.
Hello,
I was using Note 1 i717R on stock Rogers firmware and my phone suddenly turned off...
Now the only thing it can do is keep vibrating like its turning on!!!
But it doesn't show anything at all on the screen, not even the samsung logo!!
I tried going into custom recovery/download mode but NO LUCK!!
The phone just keeps vibrating!! The vibration only stops if we take the battery out!
Any solutions? Or does anyone have any idea as to what could be the problem!!!
PLEASE HELP!!
Any help is appreciated...
Have you tried removing the battery,let it sit for a bit and put it back in. Then try going into recovery mode.
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iThrive said:
Have you tried removing the battery,let it sit for a bit and put it back in. Then try going into recovery mode.
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Yea, I tried it.. As soon as I put the battery back in, it starts vibrating. It's like its trying to turn on but it doesn't!!
As this point, I don't know what to do anymore..
roni2915 said:
Hello,
I was using Note 1 i717R on stock Rogers firmware and my phone suddenly turned off...
Now the only thing it can do is keep vibrating like its turning on!!!
But it doesn't show anything at all on the screen, not even the samsung logo!!
I tried going into custom recovery/download mode but NO LUCK!!
The phone just keeps vibrating!! The vibration only stops if we take the battery out!
Any solutions? Or does anyone have any idea as to what could be the problem!!!
PLEASE HELP!!
Any help is appreciated...
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Could it be the dreaded power button stuck?
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roni2915 said:
Yea, I tried it.. As soon as I put the battery back in, it starts vibrating. It's like its trying to turn on but it doesn't!!
As this point, I don't know what to do anymore..
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Try think youtube link. It may help you but make sure you pay very close attention to the fact that this method will end up erasing EVERYTHING from your phone so you better back up what you want (or first remove you external SD card etc).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5HoFWkQXo
If that side doesn't help, I'm sure a good search for "re-setting Galaxy Note i717" on YouTube or Google should find you something to help you out.
captemo said:
Could it be the dreaded power button stuck?
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That possibly seems like the issue.... hopefully it is that, Because other than that, I have no idea what could go wrong as it was all of a sudden!
iThrive said:
Try think youtube link. It may help you but make sure you pay very close attention to the fact that this method will end up erasing EVERYTHING from your phone so you better back up what you want (or first remove you external SD card etc).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5HoFWkQXo
If that side doesn't help, I'm sure a good search for "re-setting Galaxy Note i717" on YouTube or Google should find you something to help you out.
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The thing is I cannot see anything on the screen. It stays black and the phone keeps vibrating as it tries to turn on but it doesnt work!!!
I cannot go into recovery, nor the phone boots even though i charged the battery externally!
roni2915 said:
The thing is I cannot see anything on the screen. It stays black and the phone keeps vibrating as it tries to turn on but it doesnt work!!!
I cannot go into recovery, nor the phone boots even though i charged the battery externally!
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Mehn I know somebody having this same problem even going in to download mode and flash stock firmware thru odin still no go....
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