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I leave my phone charging overnight and was playing pandora when falling asleep, and when i woke up the phone was off... nowit wont turnon, ive pulled the battery, left for a few and came back, ive held the power button in, ive checked the cable, i dont know what to do now ....
Just read this thread before reading yours http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19364385#post19364385 . Apparently putting the phone and battery in the freezer will cool it down and it should work again...
ill try it but my phone wasnt hot
I seen to have a bug where occasionally the phone locks at
1200hz when charging. At that rate it depletes the battery even while still on the charger and the phone gets very hot. CPU spy confirms it.
Taking the battery out for a few seconds somehow fixes it
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i guess im just going to have to go by att and see if they will let me try another battery... ive left the battery out all morning and its not helping, i just put it in the freezer, and it didnt change anything... this is very odd because the phone has been working great.
n1nj4dude said:
i guess im just going to have to go by att and see if they will let me try another battery... ive left the battery out all morning and its not helping, i just put it in the freezer, and it didnt change anything... this is very odd because the phone has been working great.
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When you go there just don't tell them you put anything in the freezer as this may void your warranty.
gotcha. thanks all for the help... hopefully nothing is wrong with my phone itself. but ill report back later today when i get off work and get the chance to go over there. wish me luck
just an update from this morning
i took it to an att device support center where they told me they dont carry that device (sgs2) so i would have to go to a corp store, but ordered me a new battery free of charge
i went to one where they told me they no longer carry this phone because they replaced it skyrocket.
so i went to another store where they also dont carry anymore (the company stopped selling it) but they had an extra battery to try and it still didnt power on.
so i called warranty support and they had me run through some nonsense resetting techniques that didnt work and are sending me a new phone that i will replace and send the crapped out one back with.
i hate this... i have stuff on this phone i would like to save. (longshot i know) but if anyone has any ideas on how to revive my phone before i get my replacement please help me out. otherwise i guess i will cut my losses and lose some un replaceable data
That sucks man, have you tried using a jig? Or putting it in download mode?
i dont have a jig, but i did try recover/download modes and using usb as i was trying to power on... nothing :/
Did you try holding volume up and down (not holding power) and plugging in USB? That is an alternate download mode. Also the jig might do it, but it will take a few days to ship.
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quarlow said:
Did you try holding volume up and down (not holding power) and plugging in USB? That is an alternate download mode. Also the jig might do it, but it will take a few days to ship.
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I just tried this a few times, it didnt work either, it'll be 2-3 days
If you do order the replacement you can still try the jig. That's what I would do, get a new phone anyway, then you have 10 days to get the old one working and transfer the files. But if you get a jig and it doesn't work then you have to wait another 2 days for a new phone (in my AT&T experience "overnight" was always 2 days).
you probably didnt read my earlier post... i have already ordered the phone.
ill add that it was scheduled for 6-7 days and i paid $15 to have it changed to express 2-3 days
but thank you, and ill probably go to radioshack and buy what i need to make a jig tomorrow and see if it works, ive tried everything else i guess
another update... i received my replacement today... there is a line of dead pixels down the screen so i called them and they are overnighting another one
You got terrible luck! That sucks. So are they giving you a SGS2 or Skyrocket?
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another update... i received my replacement today... there is a line of dead pixels down the screen so i called them and they are overnighting another one
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Galaxy s2
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So I had bought this phone off ebay and when I got it today I tried to turn it on, but nothing happened.
I then plugged the phone in and tried powering it on and still nothing. I tried charging the battery and left it alone for an hour and afterwards the result is the same. Basically when I plug in the phone to the charger, the phone's screen will flash a battery icon as if its going to charge for a split second and then go blank. And then it will flash the battery icon again and then go blank again and it will go on like this for a couple of minutes until the screen finally stays blank.
So as I said even though I leave the phone to charge for a while, it still won't turn on and the only result seems to be that the phone gets warm near the camera. Also I tried to see if download mode works and pressed both volume buttons and I get a brief flash of some words. After doing it for several times I saw it said 'Low battery, cannot download' all in red.
I searched the forum and tried leaving the battery out for a while and also putting it in the fridge to see if anything would happen but nothing. So can anyone help? Is it just the battery?
Could be the battery - if you are on good terms with a local ATT store, try going there and asking if you can borrow a battery from their demo device to see if yours will power up. That's the best cheap way I can think of to rule that out.
Other possibility is a bad USB port. My first device developed a failure at about 2 months - I'm actually on day 5 with my warranty replacement. There is another member here, Moustro I think, who also may have a bad USB port. He and I were wondering if perhaps there was a bad batch out there. I'm not sure what ATT's warranty policy is for items re-sold on eBay, but might be worth checking out...
yeah that does sound like it could be the battery boot loop, take some photos of the battery to see if it is the oem... if it is the oem try a stand alone chager
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Could be the battery - if you are on good terms with a local ATT store, try going there and asking if you can borrow a battery from their demo device to see if yours will power up. That's the best cheap way I can think of to rule that out.
Other possibility is a bad USB port. My first device developed a failure at about 2 months - I'm actually on day 5 with my warranty replacement. There is another member here, Moustro I think, who also may have a bad USB port. He and I were wondering if perhaps there was a bad batch out there. I'm not sure what ATT's warranty policy is for items re-sold on eBay, but might be worth checking out...
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I live in Canada don't think I'd get much help from AT&T probably.
Also the battery is the original one and not a replacement. I left it unplugged for a few hours and just now plugged it back in and its the same battery icon flashing for a couple of minutes and then blank screen. No charging whatsoever. I tried different outlets and different USB ports on my notebook and its all the same.
I also have an Infuse and charging for that every by every method is just fine so its my SII that's messed up.
If it's any condolence to you, I just bought a brand new GS2 from the ATT store today. The battery was semi-charged when I got it, and when it ran out, I plugged it in and got the same thing you did. Battery is flashing, cannot power it on, even plugged in. I also got the red "Low battery, cannot download".
I spent the better part of 4 hours reloading my apps and email addys, and everything else to get my phone up and running, and now this.
I am going back to the ATT store tomorrow and requesting a different brand new one.
This is my 2nd GS2, because I destroyed my first one in an accident.
Just as dandrumheller was saying. I had simimiar issues where the phone battery would blink on and off even if the charger was plugged in or not while the phone was powered off. The only way I could get my phone to boot to prepare it for warranty exchange was to flash a rom through Odin. But if you can't get it into download mode this wouldn't work.
My suggestion would be to use a different battery. That would let you know if its a hardware issue or bad battery.
hmm...
I was able to to get it to power on last night with what little battery was left. I then plugged it into the USB of my Mac, rather than the charging wart. When I awoke this AM, I have a fully charged battery, and a working phone. I will let the battery run out again completely today and see what happens.
That's great news! I hope it continues to work for you
I would not let it completely run out. Our batteries don't like that. Don't go below 25 percent. I'm glad you got it working. I know you're relieved.
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I'm not sure relieved is the right word.
Apprehensive might be better.
We all know AT&T isn't in the best graces with most.
They must be the ***** of Comcast.
Anybody got anymore suggestions?? Can't get it to work no matter what I try.
Call samsung and see if they will honor the warranty? Don't know their rules, but in another thread someone suggested that sale of the phone does not void the warranty.
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Anybody got anymore suggestions?? Can't get it to work no matter what I try.
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Max,
Were you able to find a fix for your problem? i bought a SGII from ebay and is presenting the same issue
For what its worth I am able to enter download with NO battery. In fact I ONLY do it without a battery. I just hold both volume buttons and plug in the USB to my computer while not pressing anything else. Without battery.
Thought the OP said he couldn't enter download.... so if that doesn't throw it in download it's more than just battery.
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33t said:
For what its worth I am able to enter download with NO battery. In fact I ONLY do it without a battery. I just hold both volume buttons and plug in the USB to my computer while not pressing anything else. Without battery.
Thought the OP said he couldn't enter download.... so if that doesn't throw it in download it's more than just battery.
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Guys,
I tried this and it worked...
At a last resort, i put the battery on nexus to see if it will charge and DAMN !! it did,, so the battery was not the issue...so i grab a swab with little alcohol then clean the terminals on the battery and the spring connectors on the phone... and voila !!! started charging and keeps working perfectly.
It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you guys.
Glad you were able to isolate the problem.
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Same problem
Flashing on for a sec then flashing off, buttons flashed too. Phone got hot around the battery. Couldn't have described the problem better
Took some alcohol, cleaned the contacts for the USB connector, cleaned the battery contacts, and booyah, got the charging symbol again! Problem was, I didn't use the phone for a month, it rode around in the front pocket of my laptop bag, and apparently got the contacts dirty. A little toothpick and q-tip fun later, and my phone started charging again. Thanks -
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I would not let it completely run out. Our batteries don't like that. Don't go below 25 percent. I'm glad you got it working. I know you're relieved.
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Really? I've had mostly HTC phones and we could run them down pretty low.. I've been running mine down past 10 and it's been fine.. stock battery.
I had the same problem as op. My last resort was to cut the micro usb end of a spare cable and connected it to the (+) and (-) on the phone itself. since the phone booted up, i knew it was the battery. Next, i did the same thing but (+) and (-) on the battery itself while connected to a computer. i held it in place for about 10 seconds. put the battery back in the phone and it started charging again. im sure it wasnt the safeat thing to do, but it worked. Maybe the dead battery needed some kind of jump.
btw. The wires you would be using are the the black and red. and i got this idea from
modmy mobile.com/forums/8-guides-downloads-forum-suggestions/64614-how-flash-phone-battery-low-cannot-program.html
(remove spaces between modmy and mobile)
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Really? I've had mostly HTC phones and we could run them down pretty low.. I've been running mine down past 10 and it's been fine.. stock battery.
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I believe these are different types of batteries. Not Lithium, but something else. I bought some spare batteries from eBay and the batteries had the same instructions... That it is not good to let them die completely, and charge then preferably when they still have 1/3 charge left.
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So it was the day after I flashed entropy's 12/08 kernel, when I turned off my phone, and tried to turn it back on it wouldnt turn on. It just shows the battery charging icon and will not turn on. its weird it still says charging with the usb cable unplugged, if I hold down the volume buttons it goes into download mode, even without the cable unplugged. what can I do?
Seems like more and more people are getting sgsii's with bad usb ports.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384825
Flash it back to stock, if possible, and see if it's still doing it. If it is still messing up see about exchanging it or sending it into samsung for warranty repair.
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I had the same issue. I noticed that my phone would not deep sleep. And the only way I could get it to turn back on was to enter download mode and flash through Odin. Flashed back to stock and did a warranty exchange. See a similar thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369647
gr8hairy1 said:
Seems like more and more people are getting sgsii's with bad usb ports.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384825
Flash it back to stock, if possible, and see if it's still doing it. If it is still messing up see about exchanging it or sending it into samsung for warranty repair.
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Ive had it for about a month and was fine until yesterday. since it wouldnt turn on but I could get into download mode, I odined back to stock. Everything worked great until I turned it off, then it wouldnt turn on again still the battery charging loop. I got it off craigslist like a month ago so no warranty, am i just screwed?
Man I am sorry to hear that. I had mine for roughly a month with no issue till about a week ago. I believe its faulty hardware.
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Ive had it for about a month and was fine until yesterday. since it wouldnt turn on but I could get into download mode, I odined back to stock. Everything worked great until I turned it off, then it wouldnt turn on again still the battery charging loop. I got it off craigslist like a month ago so no warranty, am i just screwed?
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You always have a warranty, just take it to an AT&T warranty center or if you can't you contact Samsung directly. All devices have a 1 year warranty that typically isn't voided by sale, just might have to work for the warranty that's all.
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Ive had it for about a month and was fine until yesterday. since it wouldnt turn on but I could get into download mode, I odined back to stock. Everything worked great until I turned it off, then it wouldnt turn on again still the battery charging loop. I got it off craigslist like a month ago so no warranty, am i just screwed?
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I think you can't go to AT&T for warranty, but can't you send it to Samsung under warranty? I'm not sure their rules, but you might check into it.
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I think you can't go to AT&T for warranty, but can't you send it to Samsung under warranty? I'm not sure their rules, but you might check into it.
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Should be able to still got to AT&T for warranty, they can pull up the original warranty without a receipt. It's tied to the phone, and they know people sell theirs. I've given my phones away and people have gotten warranty replacements. I gave my dad my old Bold 9700 and he was on a different account, AT&T swapped under warranty with no issues. Same thing with my old Bold 9000, gave that to a buddy of mine, he had an issue, went to AT&T and got a warranty exchange.
check your connections for lint
here is something a lot of people don't think to check, i though i had a bad usb port about 2 weeks ago it just started suddenly on night when i plugged it in to charge it kept switching from charging to not charging every second, unplugging it and plunging it back in did not help, final i decided to inspect both the charge plug and usb socket and guess what i found in both a tiny bit of lint almost invisible, a can of air got the lit out and all is still well, problem gone.
now this may not be your case but it is something to check befor calling fowl on the hardware.
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here is something a lot of people don't think to check, i though i had a bad usb port about 2 weeks ago it just started suddenly on night when i plugged it in to charge it kept switching from charging to not charging every second, unplugging it and plunging it back in did not help, final i decided to inspect both the charge plug and usb socket and guess what i found in both a tiny bit of lint almost invisible, a can of air got the lit out and all is still well, problem gone.
now this may not be your case but it is something to check befor calling fowl on the hardware.
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That is pretty similar to how mine behaved...i hit it with canned air numerous times to no avail though.
There do seem to be an increasing number of apparently bad usb ports though...
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Same thing happened to me. Luckily I was still in my 30 day period, so I took it back to best buy. The guy at best buy uninstalled my launcher pro for stock launcher, and that seemed to temporarily fix the issue. I didn't trust that as a permanent fix, so I had them exchange it. If you're running a different launcher you could try changing it. I personally think it's a hardware issue, but it's worth a shot.
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Hey guys, im a regular over on the htc forums but not very used to samsungs and was wondering if i could get some clarification
Got this tablet from a friend to repair if i could. the tablet was in possession of my friends mother who is 60+ and careful with her tech. never drops it, always charges it on time. then device was never flashed or rooted in any way. It was handed to me already in apx mode and the back story was simply it wouldnt turn on any more. i asked if it was powered off while updating, or fully discharged or anything but was told no. it was just placed onto the charge when she went to bed and was non functional in the morning. as stated the device is in apx mode, i looked into it and the bootloader is locked so NVFlash is non functional. i have been trying the battery drain method but ive had the power button taped down for 3-4 days now with an otg cable plugged in and other stuff like pen drives etc connected to it to try drain the power to no avail. i got impatient and i tried the disconnect and reconnect the battery method (as the op stated that the battery drain and the battery pull method should have the same effect), but to no avail.
Im beginning to think that its seen its last days as the battery pull method has consistently failed, and i cannot seem to find a j-tag method anywhere.
so, am i correct in thinking that its just spare parts now? device has been OOW for quite a while now and given that the battery was fully charged prior to me obtaining it, it could take weeks to discharge.
If anyone with experience on this issue could chip in that would be great! cheers!
H.M.M
Simular issue, any fix yet
heavy_metal_man said:
Hey guys, im a regular over on the htc forums but not very used to samsungs and was wondering if i could get some clarification
Got this tablet from a friend to repair if i could. the tablet was in possession of my friends mother who is 60+ and careful with her tech. never drops it, always charges it on time. then device was never flashed or rooted in any way. It was handed to me already in apx mode and the back story was simply it wouldnt turn on any more. i asked if it was powered off while updating, or fully discharged or anything but was told no. it was just placed onto the charge when she went to bed and was non functional in the morning. as stated the device is in apx mode, i looked into it and the bootloader is locked so NVFlash is non functional. i have been trying the battery drain method but ive had the power button taped down for 3-4 days now with an otg cable plugged in and other stuff like pen drives etc connected to it to try drain the power to no avail. i got impatient and i tried the disconnect and reconnect the battery method (as the op stated that the battery drain and the battery pull method should have the same effect), but to no avail.
Im beginning to think that its seen its last days as the battery pull method has consistently failed, and i cannot seem to find a j-tag method anywhere.
so, am i correct in thinking that its just spare parts now? device has been OOW for quite a while now and given that the battery was fully charged prior to me obtaining it, it could take weeks to discharge.
If anyone with experience on this issue could chip in that would be great! cheers!
H.M.M
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My P7510 is acting like it is bricked. It will not start. I tried the power button and volume combination and nothing works. I connect to my Windows 8 PC only see it in Device manager as "Other Device" as a APX without the drivers loaded. I have charged the device for hours on two different chargers.
It had 50% charge when my nephew was playing Angry Bird and he returned it in what I thought was just sleep mode. I tried turning it on 4 hours after I got it back and it would not come on. I figured the battery was dead so I charged it but to no avail.
It is not rooted and has the stock 4.0.4 Android version.
I cannot ask my nephew what he did because he is autistic and would be scared to deaf it he though he broke my tablet.
Any help is appreciated.
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My P7510 is acting like it is bricked. It will not start. I tried the power button and volume combination and nothing works. I connect to my Windows 8 PC only see it in Device manager as "Other Device" as a APX without the drivers loaded. I have charged the device for hours on two different chargers.
It had 50% charge when my nephew was playing Angry Bird and he returned it in what I thought was just sleep mode. I tried turning it on 4 hours after I got it back and it would not come on. I figured the battery was dead so I charged it but to no avail.
It is not rooted and has the stock 4.0.4 Android version.
I cannot ask my nephew what he did because he is autistic and would be scared to deaf it he though he broke my tablet.
Any help is appreciated.
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ive not had any luck, no one else has replied and nothing i have tried has helped.
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ive not had any luck, no one else has replied and nothing i have tried has helped.
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I found another thread about removing back cover and disconnecting the battery for ten minutes. It worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47342233#post47342233
thanks but ive tried that already no joy.
heavy_metal_man said:
Hey guys, im a regular over on the htc forums but not very used to samsungs and was wondering if i could get some clarification
Got this tablet from a friend to repair if i could. the tablet was in possession of my friends mother who is 60+ and careful with her tech. never drops it, always charges it on time. then device was never flashed or rooted in any way. It was handed to me already in apx mode and the back story was simply it wouldnt turn on any more. i asked if it was powered off while updating, or fully discharged or anything but was told no. it was just placed onto the charge when she went to bed and was non functional in the morning. as stated the device is in apx mode, i looked into it and the bootloader is locked so NVFlash is non functional. i have been trying the battery drain method but ive had the power button taped down for 3-4 days now with an otg cable plugged in and other stuff like pen drives etc connected to it to try drain the power to no avail. i got impatient and i tried the disconnect and reconnect the battery method (as the op stated that the battery drain and the battery pull method should have the same effect), but to no avail.
Im beginning to think that its seen its last days as the battery pull method has consistently failed, and i cannot seem to find a j-tag method anywhere.
so, am i correct in thinking that its just spare parts now? device has been OOW for quite a while now and given that the battery was fully charged prior to me obtaining it, it could take weeks to discharge.
If anyone with experience on this issue could chip in that would be great! cheers!
H.M.M
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I think the reason nobody has replied because it looks like you did your homework and tried everything that would have been suggested. Unfortunately the battery disconnect is the last resort if it's not hardware. If it was software issues the battery disconnect should have worked AFAIK.
I had to send mine (GT-P7510) in for repair when it went into apx mode. Fortunately for me it was under warranty.
Just a thought, but have you left the battery disconnected for a day or more? Wondering if the tab is holding a charge some way with the battery not connected. Maybe connect something with the battery disconnected to drain all possible remaining charge from the tab. For a day or more even. I've seen stranger things happen even a few who where they said it just started working out of the blue. Not likely to help but might be worth a try.
EDIT-Just had another thought I remember one tab I fixed that was stuck in apx mode and removing the battery didn't help. I diconnected the battery and plugged into the charger held the power button and it booted. I let it do a full start before connecting the battery.
Can't remember for sure, but I may have held power+volume down. Could be worth a shot.
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Hey guys,
So I've had my DNA for almost 1 1/2 years, and just recently decided to root and flash CM 11 and CWM recovery onto it. Now, everything went fine, except a month later, I was listing to music on Pandora, and my phone crashed (it has a few times before since it wasn't a stable release, but always boots back up in like 5 mins), but this time it never booted back up. I let it sit in the charger over night, but got nothing, not even an orange light. So I decided that, since it was broken anyways, to go ahead and take the entire phone apart and reassemble it. And after the second time, it turned back on (by plugging it into my computer at the same time of holing down the power button). But an hour later, the battery died, and I couldn't get to the charger in time, so it shut off. Now, I've tried everything that I have before, and also took it to a repair shop, but never got any life out of it again. Does anyone have any ideas about whats wrong? Is it fixable? I've also herd of a type of USB jig for Samsung phones that can put an unresponsive phone into 'download mode', is there some kind of equivalent of that for the DNA? Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
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Hey guys,
So I've had my DNA for almost 1 1/2 years, and just recently decided to root and flash CM 11 and CWM recovery onto it. Now, everything went fine, except a month later, I was listing to music on Pandora, and my phone crashed (it has a few times before since it wasn't a stable release, but always boots back up in like 5 mins), but this time it never booted back up. I let it sit in the charger over night, but got nothing, not even an orange light. So I decided that, since it was broken anyways, to go ahead and take the entire phone apart and reassemble it. And after the second time, it turned back on (by plugging it into my computer at the same time of holing down the power button). But an hour later, the battery died, and I couldn't get to the charger in time, so it shut off. Now, I've tried everything that I have before, and also took it to a repair shop, but never got any life out of it again. Does anyone have any ideas about whats wrong? Is it fixable? I've also herd of a type of USB jig for Samsung phones that can put an unresponsive phone into 'download mode', is there some kind of equivalent of that for the DNA? Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
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It's your recovery. Try the most recent twrp instead. I've had this issue with my rezound and DNA and it's scary for sure. If you find a way to power on your device immediately change recoveries. Some are touchy on charging a dead phone.
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It's your recovery. Try the most recent twrp instead. I've had this issue with my rezound and DNA and it's scary for sure. If you find a way to power on your device immediately change recoveries. Some are touchy on charging a dead phone.
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Would maybe trying to charge the battery outside of the phone work? If so, how would I go about that? A friend of mine has a Lipo charger for RC cars, could I make some kind of jig to charge the DNA's battery with that?
EDIT: Found out he has a supper high end lipo charger that is programmable, so could I charge it with that if I can get the battery hooked up right?
Cman1468 said:
Would maybe trying to charge the battery outside of the phone work? If so, how would I go about that? A friend of mine has a Lipo charger for RC cars, could I make some kind of jig to charge the DNA's battery with that?
EDIT: Found out he has a supper high end lipo charger that is programmable, so could I charge it with that if I can get the battery hooked up right?
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You could to irreversible damage to the battery if you do the settings wrong, or hook it up incorrectly. You can get a replacement battery online for pretty cheap. I suggest that than possibly having a small explosion from charging a battery in a way not suggested. After you get the phone back on, immediately fastboot flash a different recovery as @iHateWebOS said.
New batteries come half charged (40-60%) out of the box as that is the suggested storage capacity for batteries to ensure long shelf life.
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Okay, just ordered a new battery, should be here between the 10th and the 20th. Hopefully this works
HOLY ****, IT WORKED!!!!!! My DNA booted!!! Thanks so much guys!!!! Which recovery would you guys recommend?
EDIT: So I flashed on twrp, and it won't charge with the original battery in it, so does that mean if the new battery dies, my phone won't boot again? If so, which recovery should I flash to prevent that?
Okay, update. So I tried updating my DNA to the latest snapshot of Cyanogen mod (was at m6, going to m11), and the recovery failed, so now I'm soft-bricked... I'm trying to flash on the old m6 snapshot I have on it, but it keeps failing. Also, the recovery won' t support external storage, so I can't flash on m11 from my flash drive... What should I do?
EDIT: Okay, just found out that I was running the 2.4 beta of twrp, so I'm trying the latest 2.8.0.2, Ima see if that does anything
EDIT: YAY, flashing the latest recovery worked!! so now everything is working properly, except the digitizer, since I ripped the ribbon cable a little, but I already ordered a new one
Okay, so I accidentally let the battery drain, and now I'm at square 1 again. Does anyone have the pin-out schematics for the battery on the DNA so I can make a jig to charge it?
Thanks!