Hi,
My note has started to act weirdly not too long ago. i had a custom firmware installed on it and it was working fine. i decided to change the firmware to put it back on stock Rogers and again it worked fine. maybe 1 week or 2 after the phone started to go into boot loop, even keeping the display off and just vibrating. i've been able to get into the recovery and download mode. i tried several way to fix the boot loop but in vain. i left the phone on my desk for a couple of weeks since i didnt had much time to work on it. now i'm trying to start working on it but i ended up with more errors!
now:
- my phone does get in download mode but reboot by itself even before i have time to flash anything with odin.
- i've only been able to get in recovery mode once, tryied to wipe to factory, but then rebooted by itself again.
whatever i do now i can't stay in any modes more than 5 sec until the phone restarts by itself...
Any tips and trick to have my phone working again?
Thanks in advance!
It sounds like the infamous stuck power button has plagued your device.
Try flicking the back of your phone by the power button with your finger. That's been a common fix. Another one is flicking the power button itself. If those methods fail you can try taking it apart and cleaning it. It is a very small tiny microswitch. Spraying cleaners or anything from the outside won't work. It's not hard to take apart, but I hope flicking it helps.
goteks21 said:
Hi,
My note has started to act weirdly not too long ago. i had a custom firmware installed on it and it was working fine. i decided to change the firmware to put it back on stock Rogers and again it worked fine. maybe 1 week or 2 after the phone started to go into boot loop, even keeping the display off and just vibrating. i've been able to get into the recovery and download mode. i tried several way to fix the boot loop but in vain. i left the phone on my desk for a couple of weeks since i didnt had much time to work on it. now i'm trying to start working on it but i ended up with more errors!
now:
- my phone does get in download mode but reboot by itself even before i have time to flash anything with odin.
- i've only been able to get in recovery mode once, tryied to wipe to factory, but then rebooted by itself again.
whatever i do now i can't stay in any modes more than 5 sec until the phone restarts by itself...
Any tips and trick to have my phone working again?
Thanks in advance!
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Sounds like a stuck power button.
Flick the back of your phone a few times.........I know " but I hear and feel it click", doesnt mean anything. Flick it
Some are not afraid and will open phone and clean contacts with alcohol and qtip. I am afraid though.
Flick it
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440bro said:
It sounds like the infamous stuck power button has plagued your device.
Try flicking the back of your phone by the power button with your finger. That's been a common fix. Another one is flicking the power button itself. If those methods fail you can try taking it apart and cleaning it. It is a very small tiny microswitch. Spraying cleaners or anything from the outside won't work. It's not hard to take apart, but I hope flicking it helps.
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I must type just a bit slower than you. beat me to it
Hey guys thanks for the quick answer. i really happy to know that it's a kind of common problem. the things is, could you explain me what you mean by flicking my phone? english is not my first language so i don't fully understand what i need to do :s like i should swiftly hit my finger with my phone by the power button to "unstuck" the button?
hummm don't mind that, i just took it appart, pretty easy job. so now, i spray contact cleaner on the switch itself?
Thanks
goteks21 said:
Hey guys thanks for the quick answer. i really happy to know that it's a kind of common problem. the things is, could you explain me what you mean by flicking my phone? english is not my first language so i don't fully understand what i need to do :s like i should swiftly hit my finger with my phone by the power button to "unstuck" the button?
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Just like you would flick a bug off your arm
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440bro said:
It sounds like the infamous stuck power button has plagued your device.
Try flicking the back of your phone by the power button with your finger. That's been a common fix. Another one is flicking the power button itself. If those methods fail you can try taking it apart and cleaning it. It is a very small tiny microswitch. Spraying cleaners or anything from the outside won't work. It's not hard to take apart, but I hope flicking it helps.
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captemo said:
Sounds like a stuck power button.
Flick the back of your phone a few times.........I know " but I hear and feel it click", doesnt mean anything. Flick it
Some are not afraid and will open phone and clean contacts with alcohol and qtip. I am afraid though.
Flick it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I527 using XDA Free mobile app
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Hey guys thanks alot on that tip it really helped!
the contact cleaner might have help but when i reassembled my phone it was still rebooting. the did the flick trick and it seems to be working now. i will test it a little (pressing several time ton the power button) and flick it again if i need to.
Again, thanks a lot!
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So I've been playing with my phone for the last couple of days and recently I've been getting random reboots. I thought it was the ROM so I rolled back to a ROM I wasn't getting the issue and experienced the same. I did switch from CWM to TWRP and started getting the problem right around the same time. What happens is the phone goes dark like it's going to reboot, it does it's vibrate to say it's awake and repeats the vibrate roughly once a second until I push the power button a few times or until I pull the battery. I've been able to replicate this by holding the power button down.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
so is your power button broken?
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so is your power button broken?
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it still functions but it feels touchy. it's very easy to activate it. I'm wondering if the hardware switch is loose and out of place. I'm still debating on tearing it down or calling Samsung and getting it replaced, but I'm not sure if I really want a referb or some tech playing with my phone.
A referb word be preferable to a broken power button.
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A referb word be preferable to a broken power button.
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True, but I generally rebuild my devices myself so I don't know. Does anyone have experience with Samsung warranty return and wait times?
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True, but I generally rebuild my devices myself so I don't know. Does anyone have experience with Samsung warranty return and wait times?
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They just told me not 2 hours ago(Samsung rep) that it would take 6 weeks to get me a replacement s pen...maybe a phone is faster?
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UnHived Mind said:
They just told me not 2 hours ago(Samsung rep) that it would take 6 weeks to get me a replacement s pen...maybe a phone is faster?
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haha I doubt it, I'll call them tomorrow to find out and if it's going to be too long I'll just tear it down and take a look at it. I have been meaning to look at the possibilities of adding an inductive charger to the phone, maybe this is the opportunity.
I'm having exact same problem. power buttong gets stuck if I press it. phone reboots and just vibrates after reboot without going to recovery or samsung logo. I have stopped using power button and enabled wakeup screen on volume button (SlimROM). Also added "Power" to power widgets in notification drawer settings. I try to avoid pressing power as much as possible.
i'm thinking of calling Samsung support or open phone myself to check it out. let me know if you got it fixed by Samsung. how long did it take to get the phone back? did you restore phone to stock rom before sending it? was it covered under warrenty?
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So I've been playing with my phone for the last couple of days and recently I've been getting random reboots. I thought it was the ROM so I rolled back to a ROM I wasn't getting the issue and experienced the same. I did switch from CWM to TWRP and started getting the problem right around the same time. What happens is the phone goes dark like it's going to reboot, it does it's vibrate to say it's awake and repeats the vibrate roughly once a second until I push the power button a few times or until I pull the battery. I've been able to replicate this by holding the power button down.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
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I have an issue similar to this, im thinking my issue is loose connections. what mine does is turn on for a bit and then restart. I've been able to resolve mine by flashing this rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598
via odin.
I would try taking your phone apart and cleaning the power button with a q-tip and a LITTLE alcohol. if that fails i'd try to flash the rom. Good Luck
attends nimeno
did flashing the rom every fix it op? or did you just go ahead and replace the power button? if the rom did fix it, can someone repost the link? the link is broken.
Again i would try cleaning the power button off first.
to do so:
there should be 9 small phillips screws around the battery -remove those
then the metallic looking rim around the phone has clips that clip the back portion to the rest of the phone. use a finger nail and seperate the grey from the white around the phone, unlatching the clips. remove the back cover and locate the power button(on the left when looking at it from the back. dap the q-tip in a tiny bit of alcohol barely moistening the cotton. apply the q-tip to the button getting a small amount on it and press the button until it clicks smoothly. on the cover you took off you can remove the button it has a little rubber angle on each end holding it in. clean around that also. reassemble and test.
dweeezy said:
I have an issue similar to this, im thinking my issue is loose connections. what mine does is turn on for a bit and then restart. I've been able to resolve mine by flashing this rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598
via odin.
I would try taking your phone apart and cleaning the power button with a q-tip and a LITTLE alcohol. if that fails i'd try to flash the rom. Good Luck
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did flashing the rom every fix it op? or did you just go ahead and replace the power button? if the rom did fix it, can someone repost the link? the link is broken.
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Personally I wouldn't ever Odin with this issue, a reboot while flashing a new bootloader potentially boom. My issue was persistent through all roms and even in recovery which lead me to believe it was hardware. What I did to solve the issue was I pulled the case off, battery out and just played with the button for an hour or so. Felt how it clicked and if it was clicking funny. After that it worked fine. By playing with it I don't mean mashing on it, I mean gently and normal clicking, feeling where it caught and didn't. What it felt like to me was some lint under the button which eventually worked it's way out. Hope this helps
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I had this issue of my power button sticking today. I took the phone apart and used some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get some on the button and pressed it repeatedly. I did that a few times and used some canned air to dry it out a few times. Put it all back together and button is working like new again.
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Personally I wouldn't ever Odin with this issue, a reboot while flashing a new bootloader potentially boom.
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If its not staying on at all then i agree with you. But if the problem is off and on and you've already tried cleaning the button thats really one of your last resorts. if the phone reboots during a flash you will get a firmware download error and you will have to reflash. may take a few tries but if the phone eventually stays on it'll be fine.
rquiett said:
I had this issue of my power button sticking today. I took the phone apart and used some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get some on the button and pressed it repeatedly. I did that a few times and used some canned air to dry it out a few times. Put it all back together and button is working like new again.
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fantastic to hear!
dweeezy said:
If its not staying on at all then i agree with you. But if the problem is off and on and you've already tried cleaning the button thats really one of your last resorts. if the phone reboots during a flash you will get a firmware download error and you will have to reflash. may take a few tries but if the phone eventually stays on it'll be fine.
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As I agree with you. Glad we're on the same page with a power issue like that, I'd check via the recovery image to see if it happened there and continue troubleshooting.
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So I've confirmed it is the power switch. Any way to replace it?
dweezy you must have super tough fingernails. I recommend two guitar picks, working them as a pair -- one pixk to separate the bezel from the body, the other to hold the place as you move around the bezel.
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Phone is stuck in a boot loop and this is what I know so far. Phone is on stock ROM, power button is working fine, I can get to recovery and OS and download mode, and while phone was charging I took the battery out and the phone keeps vibrating. I now know it's a hardware problem for me (I think), but I can not pin point where. Any advise would be helpful cause I really love my note and this is just breaking my heart. :crying:
teddy_1da said:
Phone is stuck in a boot loop and this is what I know so far. Phone is on stock ROM, power button is working fine, I can get to recovery and OS and download mode, and while phone was charging I took the battery out and the phone keeps vibrating. I now know it's a hardware problem for me (I think), but I can not pin point where. Any advise would be helpful cause I really love my note and this is just breaking my heart. :crying:
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When you get into recovery does the phone stay on? If so how long 10 mins? Hours? If it stays on I would assume its software.
Phone stays on forever in those modes, I'm gonna flash a different ROM to see what happens .... so I'm back to say it's a hardware problem. Same exact thing happens with liquid JB, paranadroid, and CM 10...did a clean wipe before installing each one too. Friend pointed me to some sites talking about a battery failure causing phones to do that so I'm gonna order a new one and see what happens...if this fails I have to get a new phone...and continue to work on my baby.
My Samsung Galaxy S2 (AT&T) is rooted, and I am running a custom ROM. It worked great for about 7 months, but yesterday my phone would randomly reboot when I would press my power button. I thought it was either the custom ROM or my power button was stuck so I installed a new custom ROM to see if that was the problem was software related. After I installed the new ROM the power button worked great, but this morning my phone would only unlock when I plugged it into the AC or when someone called me (The power button is not unlocking/locking the phone). I've tried to boot into Recovery, but I need the power button to reinstall a ROM and it's not working there either. I've done some research and one guy said it may have overheated and to let it sit without the battery for a few hours so this is what I'm doing now. However, I think I've come up with the conclusion that my power button is broken, and if this is the case I could use some help on how to fix it because I'm not skilled with phone hardware. Any help is appreciated, and if I find anything else that helps then I'll be sure to post back that my problem is fixed and what I did to fix it.
The ROM I'm running now is SlimBean for S2 (AT&T)
Has no one else had this problem? Does anyone have any fixes or suggestions?
Lots I'm sure. I remember seeing at least two other threads like this recently. U can get into download mode and flash without a power button if I'm not mistaken. Also u could use mobile odin pro to flash back to stock. I mean if your point is to try and find out if it's a hardware problem or q software problem. If you already know it's the hardware I would try and fix it yourself or get a warranty replacement.
Phalanx7621 said:
Lots I'm sure. I remember seeing at least two other threads like this recently. U can get into download mode and flash without a power button if I'm not mistaken. Also u could use mobile odin pro to flash back to stock. I mean if your point is to try and find out if it's a hardware problem or q software problem. If you already know it's the hardware I would try and fix it yourself or get a warranty replacement.
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Thanks for the reply. You can flash without a power button in CWM Touch, but Slimbean only has CWM. I can't flash Touch without a power button. Kind of a crappy situation. lol
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I just tried using the Odin method in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659), and now I'm stuck in a bootloop on the AT&T logo. I can get into 3e Recovery, but once again without a power button I can't do a Wipe Data/Factory Reset so I'm just stuck at this point. Any more suggestions?
You could have downloaded an app from the market called quick boot and booted into recovery mode. My daughters phone is doing the exact same thing. Haven't got a chance to look at it. I have found out that the power button is different from the international version. Would have been an easy fix if they were the same. Her's is less than a year old so I may send it in to Samsung for repair. The button looks like its modular and soldered to the board instead of being soldered to the board via a flat flex cable. I'm going to updated my post on the subject once I get some facts.
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You could have downloaded an app from the market called quick boot and booted into recovery mode. My daughters phone is doing the exact same thing. Haven't got a chance to look at it. I have found out that the power button is different from the international version. Would have been an easy fix if they were the same. Her's is less than a year old so I may send it in to Samsung for repair. The button looks like its modular and soldered to the board instead of being soldered to the board via a flat flex cable. I'm going to updated my post on the subject once I get some facts.
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I could boot into recovery (CWM), but it didn't do me any good because my power button wasn't working so I couldn't select an option. An update after you get facts would be nice though. Thank you.
karothacker said:
Thanks for the reply. You can flash without a power button in CWM Touch, but Slimbean only has CWM. I can't flash Touch without a power button. Kind of a crappy situation. lol
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I just tried using the Odin method in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659), and now I'm stuck in a bootloop on the AT&T logo. I can get into 3e Recovery, but once again without a power button I can't do a Wipe Data/Factory Reset so I'm just stuck at this point. Any more suggestions?
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I was experiencing the exact same problem! At firstly my power button was so sensitive that it turned out to be a 'touch button' instead of pressed button. It always auto directed to power button menu. Until yesterday it decided to die on me. Thank God I installed AOKP rom which has the option to wake the screen with volume wake option.
However to answer your question (i ran into the same problem that I stuck in AT&T ICS boot logo), it's stuck because the data/cache needed to be wiped before it could freshly boot up. This is what I did:
1) Get into the download mode (with battery out/in, hold 2 volume buttons and plug into the usb)
2) Get Odin (I figured out you already have it)
3) Download a siyah kernel which version must be above 3 in order to have the touch kernel (nonswap or micswap in whatever you can find from the internet). Make sure you download the kernel in a TAR format. Otherwise ODIN wont work with it.
4) Flash the siyah kernel through Odin under PDA option
5) Now, unplug your usb and insert your battery. Hold on to both volume buttons again and all hail to auto bootup function in our phone. You will manage to get into siyah recovery
6) Reflash/restore any rom you want that has SIYAH's support
Hope this helps. Right now, Im searching for one working screen lock widget without having the screen on/off within seconds. It's annoying!
its a hardware problem.you can get it fixed from a local repair shop spending $10.
bb_hershey said:
I was experiencing the exact same problem! At firstly my power button was so sensitive that it turned out to be a 'touch button' instead of pressed button. It always auto directed to power button menu. Until yesterday it decided to die on me. Thank God I installed AOKP rom which has the option to wake the screen with volume wake option.
However to answer your question (i ran into the same problem that I stuck in AT&T ICS boot logo), it's stuck because the data/cache needed to be wiped before it could freshly boot up. This is what I did:
1) Get into the download mode (with battery out/in, hold 2 volume buttons and plug into the usb)
2) Get Odin (I figured out you already have it)
3) Download a siyah kernel which version must be above 3 in order to have the touch kernel (nonswap or micswap in whatever you can find from the internet). Make sure you download the kernel in a TAR format. Otherwise ODIN wont work with it.
4) Flash the siyah kernel through Odin under PDA option
5) Now, unplug your usb and insert your battery. Hold on to both volume buttons again and all hail to auto bootup function in our phone. You will manage to get into siyah recovery
6) Reflash/restore any rom you want that has SIYAH's support
Hope this helps. Right now, Im searching for one working screen lock widget without having the screen on/off within seconds. It's annoying!
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Thanks a lot man. I was trying to find a kernal that was in TAR format, but I couldn't find one till you suggested Siyah. I just flashed the rom I used to use which was AOKP (Older version of ISC) and will upgrade to the newer JB rom tomorrow. thanks a lot.
Glad that it worked for you mate
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Glad that it worked for you mate
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Just a quick update. I'll be talking it to a shop Monday to see if someone else can find the problem internally. In the meantime I've installed Quick Boot to restart/recovery/etc, ExTweaks to enable slide to wake (Volume wake didn't work all the time. This is much better.), and a Screen Lock Widget. I can finally use my phone again, but I still want this button fixed. lol
karothacker said:
Just a quick update. I'll be talking it to a shop Monday to see if someone else can find the problem internally. In the meantime I've installed Quick Boot to restart/recovery/etc, ExTweaks to enable slide to wake (Volume wake didn't work all the time. This is much better.), and a Screen Lock Widget. I can finally use my phone again, but I still want this button fixed. lol
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Surprisingly my power button work now! Btw, which rom you flashed and which screen lock widget you used? I tried mre than 10 apps but my screen goes on/off like crazy!
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Surprisingly my power button work now! Btw, which rom you flashed and which screen lock widget you used? I tried mre than 10 apps but my screen goes on/off like crazy!
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That's awesome! Sadly mine is still broken. lol
Right now I have the AOKP (JB 10/17) ROM, and the widget is called "Lock Screen Widget." The Widget only locks the screen; it's working great for me!
I spoke to Josh from mobile tech videos since my wife's i777 power button just took a Shiite. He said he can do it for $35. I fully trust his work as he fixed my old cappy long ago and I have spoken to him on a few occasions on the phone just to be android stuff.
I have been at work all week so I haven't even been able to see if my wife's phone is a software issue or hardware. But it can only be turned on (the screen) by plugging it into a charger. So I am following this thread so tomorrow or soon I hope to check out her phone or send it to Josh.
Sent from My SGH-I777 Running Spiderman Themed AOKP or Spiderman Themed CM10
RockRatt said:
I spoke to Josh from mobile tech videos since my wife's i777 power button just took a Shiite. He said he can do it for $35. I fully trust his work as he fixed my old cappy long ago and I have spoken to him on a few occasions on the phone just to be android stuff.
I have been at work all week so I haven't even been able to see if my wife's phone is a software issue or hardware. But it can only be turned on (the screen) by plugging it into a charger. So I am following this thread so tomorrow or soon I hope to check out her phone or send it to Josh.
Sent from My SGH-I777 Running Spiderman Themed AOKP or Spiderman Themed CM10
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$35 is well worth this annoyance. I'm going to see what my local shop will charge; if he charges around the same price and I don't have to ship it then I will gladly take it there. That sounds like the same problem I was having so it's probably hardware, but you can flash another ROM to see if that fixes it. Please post back with any further information; this problem seems to be all over with no one giving much advice/tips. Good luck!
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$35 is well worth this annoyance. I'm going to see what my local shop will charge; if he charges around the same price and I don't have to ship it then I will gladly take it there. That sounds like the same problem I was having so it's probably hardware, but you can flash another ROM to see if that fixes it. Please post back with any further information; this problem seems to be all over with no one giving much advice/tips. Good luck!
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Yup. Unsure what causes it and how I got it back alive. Was thinking perhaps the board problem? Have you guys had some severe fall or water damage done to your phone before? Just asking
Sent from SGS2 i777.. be prepared for typo.
Mine was like that too, when i pressed it, it would bring the power menu or restart the phone as if i left it pressed some seconds, but now it works fine. Im using latest AOKP by task. Really weird.
Any way, while i was with the problem, i was using the slidetowake feature from Siyah, volume wake and an that maps long press search button to unlock, and i don't even use the power button anymore. Its more confortable to me to slide a finger across the screen, and to long press the search button to lock it.
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Yup. Unsure what causes it and how I got it back alive. Was thinking perhaps the board problem? Have you guys had some severe fall or water damage done to your phone before? Just asking
Sent from SGS2 i777.. be prepared for typo.
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That's interesting. I have not dropped my phone, and it has never gotten anything more than a little rain on the screen. I took it to a cell phone shop and he said that the water damage indicator inside the phone had turned pink which means that it thinks there was water damage, but there was no corrosion on the board or any other indicators of water damage. I don't know what could have turned that pink though...
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Mine was like that too, when i pressed it, it would bring the power menu or restart the phone as if i left it pressed some seconds, but now it works fine. Im using latest AOKP by task. Really weird.
Any way, while i was with the problem, i was using the slidetowake feature from Siyah, volume wake and an that maps long press search button to unlock, and i don't even use the power button anymore. Its more confortable to me to slide a finger across the screen, and to long press the search button to lock it.
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That's how my problem started so I would be careful with using the button to much. It's good that you like the slide2wake more. lol I believe it's a soldering problem so the shop I took it to is looking into that.
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That's interesting. I have not dropped my phone, and it has never gotten anything more than a little rain on the screen. I took it to a cell phone shop and he said that the water damage indicator inside the phone had turned pink which means that it thinks there was water damage, but there was no corrosion on the board or any other indicators of water damage. I don't know what could have turned that pink though...
That's how my problem started so I would be careful with using the button to much. It's good that you like the slide2wake more. lol I believe it's a soldering problem so the shop I took it to is looking into that.
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Sometimes its the moist around you would turned the indicator to pink. I have read it somewhere. Now it works flawlessly. So you left your phone with them?
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djluis48 said:
Mine was like that too, when i pressed it, it would bring the power menu or restart the phone as if i left it pressed some seconds, but now it works fine. Im using latest AOKP by task. Really weird.
Any way, while i was with the problem, i was using the slidetowake feature from Siyah, volume wake and an that maps long press search button to unlock, and i don't even use the power button anymore. Its more confortable to me to slide a finger across the screen, and to long press the search button to lock it.
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volume wake button doesnt always wake my screen without a few attempts. Which app you used to map the search button to lock the screen? or did you personally got into the prop to map it?
Sent from SGS2 i777.. be prepared for typo.
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Sometimes its the moist around you would turned the indicator to pink. I have read it somewhere. Now it works flawlessly. So you left your phone with them?
Sent from SGS2 i777.. be prepared for typo.
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That's what I thought it might be. Maybe shower steam? I did leave it with them, and he said all he did was mess with the button and it started working again. I don't know what it is... maybe dust in the button?
Hey, so last night i biked home when it was raining really hard. I came home and went straight to bed. My phone was still in my pants wich were also a little wet. Now my problem is that my 3 buttons(options, home and back) dont work. Now i found a app(buttion savior). With that u can just press back on your screen but my phone needs to be rooted for it. Can i still root my phone without useing the back button? If i power up my phone they still work for about 2-5 minutes and after that they stop working everytime.
If i wanna try and do it like they explain in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319653
It says:
just download the attached file, extract it using winzip/winrar
go to the folder where its extracted and execute "RUNME.bat"
read and follow the instructions on the screen!
I dont wanna start this until i know that the instructions doesnt include the use of the back button. Also i never done these kinds of things before and i know they can break your phone, i just dont wanna do this and found out in the middle of the process that i cant finish it and my phone stops working.
So someone has any experience with my problem or know a solution on how to root without useing the back button? Since they work when i boot my phone i wonder if the back button also works when my phone is turned off.
Greetings
Edit: Since my phone was wet, i dont think the buttons not working is a software fault. Also alot of info i found about this problem are older then a year. Thats why im going to ask it again since maybe in the meanwhile there is a better solution.
Yes this method doesn't use the back button.. Make sure u r on 2.3.3 just follow the instructions
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Flashtool can also root without the back button, and can install a recovery.
The only thing you cant do is flash the phone/install a kernal as that needs the back button (but even then your phone needs to be off for that and only needs like 30 secs to be pressed).
Bit strange how it stops working though, however I havent heard of it. The only solution I can think of is to replace the keypad flex cable (which consists of your camera button and your 3 front buttons). However, if youre from the UK and are up for a challenge of "fix it yourself", you could always buy a new keypad flex and fix it yourself. When I broke the same flex cable I used this item: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270706458527?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 and works fine.
Lol i prefer not messing with my phone. Yet i dont know how it come the buttons aint working. If i boot up my phone they work for like 5 min so i dont think they are broken tbh. Well guess its time to root and use the button savior i guess
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Mirak20 said:
Lol i prefer not messing with my phone. Yet i dont know how it come the buttons aint working. If i boot up my phone they work for like 5 min so i dont think they are broken tbh. Well guess its time to root and use the button savior i guess
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you can open the phone and look for the buttons.... you can try if flashib works, just plug your device with pressed backbutton. btw i nevet needed to press it longer than five secs.
greets
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Lol, so a few days ago i went into the shower with my phone (for music). Ik took my phone with wet hands, not the kind of wet hands that wil drown my phone but they were still were wet. The space above my buttons got wet with some with some water and all of a sudden i tried to press the home button, close applications and put my phone to standby to clean it with a towel. Then i noticed that the buttons worked again (100% sure that 2 hour before my shower they didnt worked)
Might be a strange solution but it was 4 days ago and the buttons works again. I dont try to say to put water on your phone but it might work. Maybe its the pressure of the water on the touchscreen that made it work( almost 100% sure, why would water make a diffrence besides the pressure effect on the screen). I noticed alot of SE Xperia x10 with this problem so not sure if they had any water related problems but even tho its dangerous it still might work :S
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hm nice
my mom once washed my old, half broken headphones and both ear parts worked again. I am used to say they do not sound that dry anymore
Greets
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but i believe that there could have been some dirt between the button and the contact (always some mid between the buttons, was maybe "flooded" down) and is now gone.
Greets again
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I am sure this has been answer a million times, but I tried to search couldnt really find anything. I was jogging and my phone fell out of my pocket and I cracked my screen. Can I buy a phone with a bad esn and swap my motherboard over to the phone?
Also one more question, sometimes when using my phone the screen will go completely unresponsive and start randomly opening apps or calling people, I just uninstalled all of my apps to see if it does it again. I did read people had problems with this when it was plugged in, I have zero problems when charging it, it will randomly just start doing it, I do not have to restart the phone, just hit the power button to put into sleep mode then hit the power button again to wake it and it will start working fine. It does this when usings apps, such as games or youtube or really anything.
Looking forward to opinions,
Thanks everyone! :good:
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I am sure this has been answer a million times, but I tried to search couldnt really find anything. I was jogging and my phone fell out of my pocket and I cracked my screen. Can I buy a phone with a bad esn and swap my motherboard over to the phone?
Also one more question, sometimes when using my phone the screen will go completely unresponsive and start randomly opening apps or calling people, I just uninstalled all of my apps to see if it does it again. I did read people had problems with this when it was plugged in, I have zero problems when charging it, it will randomly just start doing it, I do not have to restart the phone, just hit the power button to put into sleep mode then hit the power button again to wake it and it will start working fine. It does this when usings apps, such as games or youtube or really anything.
Looking forward to opinions,
Thanks everyone! :good:
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Hi! First of all,repair your screen.Secondly,try to do a factory reset.
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Hi! First of all,repair your screen.Secondly,try to do a factory reset.
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Already did a factory reset, didnt fix the problem. Though I did read that heavy dust build up can cause your screen to do this. I took my phone apart and it was caked with dust/lint. I used qutips and alcohol to clean it out. So far so good! Also I wont be fixing the screen, I cant find a digitizer under $70, if I spend that much Ill just buy a used S3.
Ill report back in a week or so incase anyone has this problem this could be one of the things that fixes it.
Hey guys. I was using my phone to check email, browse facebook, normal stuff. When all of the sudden it emitted a high-pitch squeal and shut off. That was an hour ago. I've been unable to get it to come back on. If i pull the battery and reinsert, it'll show the Samsung logo before beginning and endless series of vibration pulses. It won't stop unless I pull the battery. I've tried getting into recovery, no luck. I tried putting it into Odin mode, but as soon as the Odin screen loaded, the phone went black and back into the vibration pulsing. I've tried pulling the SIM, memory card, new batteries, anything I can think of. I've got plenty of backups on my SD card, so wiping it isn't an issue if i could just get to a recovery screen.
Any ideas what the hell this is??
Bad battery.
Stuck power button.
Your power button may be stuck. Try flicking it with your finger.
Well, i tried booting it with only the wall power connected, no battery, but nothing. I tried flicking the power button to loosen it, but no joy there either. It feels like the power button is releasing itself like it should, doesn't feel stuck. I could possible spray a tiny bit of switch cleaner in there to loosen things up.
EDIT: What is a stuck power supply supposed to feel like? Mine feels like it's making a full movement. There's a solid click on a full press and a smaller click when releasing it. Feels like it's working. I'm tempted to just crack her open and get a better look. I'm on a replacement Blackberry while my note is down and this dumbphone is KILLING me! Gotta get the note back up and running.
The power button looks like this on the inside.
It's a tiny micro switch. Sometimes the tiny mechanics get stuck on the inside. When it's stuck, it constantly reboots. It's a very common problem and sometimes an easy fix.
Parts of your problem resemble a bad battery like capt mentioned. As well as the stuck power button symptom. You can take the phone apart and try to clean it. It's not hard to do. Spraying in the external button probably won't reach the actual button though. Sorry if our first two ideas aren't fixing your issue. Maybe someone else will come along with another idea.
I'm pretty sure we are correct.
It's the power button mine does that when it sticks high pitched noise then the black screen with vibrations
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It's the power button mine does that when it sticks high pitched noise then the black screen with vibrations
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This is EXACTLY what I experienced, noise and all. Sounds like I need to take my phone apart and examine that switch. Is it as easy as blowing compressed air (PC cleaner type) through it to clear it?
EDIT: Well, I gotta give it to you guys. You were spot on. I took the phone apart and really did nothing more than tap on the switch directly and it booted right up. I hit it with some canned air just to be safe and clean it all out. It's currently charging back up and looking fantastic at this point! Thank you guys so much. You've saved me from having to go any longer with a Blackberry!!
Glad to hear you're up and running again! This pesky power button issue has plagued many.
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This is EXACTLY what I experienced, noise and all. Sounds like I need to take my phone apart and examine that switch. Is it as easy as blowing compressed air (PC cleaner type) through it to clear it?
EDIT: Well, I gotta give it to you guys. You were spot on. I took the phone apart and really did nothing more than tap on the switch directly and it booted right up. I hit it with some canned air just to be safe and clean it all out. It's currently charging back up and looking fantastic at this point! Thank you guys so much. You've saved me from having to go any longer with a Blackberry!!
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Thank you for posting your resolution. Many don't and it kind of leaves us hanging as to whether or not suggestions helped.
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Thank you for posting your resolution. Many don't and it kind of leaves us hanging as to whether or not suggestions helped.
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Thanks!! In the spirit of helping others plagued by this issue, it's interesting to note that my power button always "clicked" like it was making good contact, but never worked. As soon as I cleaned the switch, it started working, the click stayed the same either way. Moral is, even though the power button feels like it's working, CHECK IT!! :highfive: