I rebooted my S9+ and now it won't turn on. I tried pressing and holding the power button and down volume key as well and nothing works. I tried charging the phone and nothing works. I tried replacing the battery and nothing works. Do you have any suggestions? Device is factory and not rooted.
Did it indicate it was charging?
Power switch failure?
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Did it indicate it was charging?
Power switch failure?
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It did not indicate it was charging. I think it is possible that it is a power switch failure. Is there a way to test that?
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It did not indicate it was charging. I think it is possible that it is a power switch failure. Is there a way to test that?
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If it's not indicating a charge, and the battery has enough of a charge to boot... it's DOA.
Sounds like a mobo failure. Sorry.
Check for a displaced ribbon cable connection and evidence of a fried component(s).
Not sure if a charge port pcb failure could cause this or not.
If it is a mobo failure, is there a way to get the data from the internal storage still? Is the internal hard drive on the mobo?
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If it is a mobo failure, is there a way to get the data from the internal storage still? Is the internal hard drive on the mobo?
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My thoughts, maybe correct or not...
There's probably a way to directly access the internal memory at a test point on the mobo but that's getting into some intense data recovery.
If the circuit is damaged in such a way that the test point isn't functional* (if it exists) then the chipset would need to be desoldered and put in a test rig or another mobo to access it... if the chipset itself wasn't fried (and didn't get damaged or corrupted in the process).
That's a lot of if's... and probably not something you want to pay an expert to >try< and do.
You can contact the manufacturer and see what they say.
If you can connect to a PC via ADB or find/repair the damage that's about your only shot.
Much easier to always backup your critical data redundantly beforehand... lightning strikes fast and unpredictably.
*or repair the damaged mobo or whatever failed
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My thoughts, maybe correct or not...
There's probably a way to directly access the internal memory at a test point on the mobo but that's getting into some intense data recovery.
If the circuit is damaged in such a way that the test point isn't functional* (if it exists) then the chipset would need to be desoldered and put in a test rig or another mobo to access it... if the chipset itself wasn't fried (and didn't get damaged or corrupted in the process).
That's a lot of if's... and probably not something you want to pay an expert to >try< and do.
You can contact the manufacturer and see what they say.
If you can connect to a PC via ADB or find/repair the damage that's about your only shot.
Much easier to always backup your critical data redundantly beforehand... lightning strikes fast and unpredictably.
*or repair the damaged mobo or whatever failed
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If I wanted to pay for someone to revive this device or even just grab the data from it, where could I take the device? Does a regular repair shop do this kind of work?
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If I wanted to pay for someone to revive this device or even just grab the data from it, where could I take the device? Does a regular repair shop do this kind of work?
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The best you can find. The data is probably toast unless it's an easy fix otherwise you have no easy way to access the memory.
Try what I stated before... it will be a journey.
The reason I backup my data, redundantly, is because I have lost entire databases. Consider it a lesson from the University of Hard Knocks if you can't recover it.
Hey, I found a solution for this problem.
I had same problem with my s9+ but it sometimes turned on but stayed at 0% battery charge for hours.
I used an wireless charger from Anker, put my s9+ there and waited for a hour.
After an hour, the phone automatically booted with 5% battery charge.
Maybe this will work for you too. Grab one of those Anker stands from Amazon if you have prime subscription, use it to charge the phone and then after restoring your data, just return the charger and I would recommend to replace the battery. You know, the s9+ is quite old by now and since it's an non-removable battery, it's better to do it now than experience the same story again.
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I fell in the sea whilst my phone was in my pocket and it got water damaged.
I can turn on the phone and it makes all the noises however the screen isnt working.
Is there anyway i can turn on USB debugging mode so i can get the VERY Important pictures off the phone?
Please HELP!
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I fell in the sea whilst my phone was in my pocket and it got water damaged.
I can turn on the phone and it makes all the noises however the screen isnt working.
Is there anyway i can turn on USB debugging mode so i can get the VERY Important pictures off the phone?
Please HELP!
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When it gets water damaged you should remove the battery immediately and you should've waited for it to dry for at least 48 hrs. You shouldn't turn the phone on immediately. Now about the pictures I assume it's in the sd card? Most of the sd card today are water-resistant ones so you should be able to recover them by plugging the sd card through an micro sd adapter then to your computer.
As for the phone if you're on warranty you can try bringing it to a samsung service center for repair. If not you now have a paperweight device or just pay for the repair.
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When it gets water damaged you should remove the battery immediately and you should've waited for it to dry for at least 48 hrs. You shouldn't turn the phone on immediately. Now about the pictures I assume it's in the sd card? Most of the sd card today are water-resistant ones so you should be able to recover them by plugging the sd card through an micro sd adapter then to your computer.
As for the phone if you're on warranty you can try bringing it to a samsung service center for repair. If not you now have a paperweight device or just pay for the repair.
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The pictures are on the internal storage.
Also this happend a week ago and ive left it in rice for a week and it finally turns on, without the screen working.
Is there anyway to get the pictures off?
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The pictures are on the internal storage.
Also this happend a week ago and ive left it in rice for a week and it finally turns on, without the screen working.
Is there anyway to get the pictures off?
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Then i'm afraid the internals have been damaged. Salt water may have corroded the parts inside.
I don't know how you can retrieve the photos inside the internal sd card maybe other users here know how so if you can wait others might respond but in the meantime i suggest that you bring it to samsung for repair and ask if they can retrieve it.
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Then i'm afraid the internals have been damaged. Salt water may have corroded the parts inside.
I don't know how you can retrieve the photos inside the internal sd card maybe other users here know how so if you can wait other might respond but in the meantime i suggest that you bring it to samsung for repair and ask if they can retrieve it.
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i plug it into my computer and the phone starts the charge, but its not showing up on kies
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i plug it into my computer and the phone starts the charge, but its not showing up on kies
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Can you see it on the windows explorer though? It should appear there as well. If you can't then it might be pattern/pin/password protected and since you can't make the screen to work then sadly you won't be able to retrieve them. Just send it to Samsung.
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Can you see it on the windows explorer though? It should appear there as well. If you can't then it might be pattern/pin/password protected and since you can't make the screen to work then sadly you won't be able to retrieve them. Just send it to Samsung.
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no its not in windows explorer becaused of USB Debugging mode. Its connected and the phone is charging but kies isnt detecting it.
Is there not a different program/software i could use?
EDIT: There is no password on the phone
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no its not in windows explorer becaused of USB Debugging mode. Its connected and the phone is charging but kies isnt detecting it.
Is there not a different program/software i could use?
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You said on the OP that you need USB Debugging to be turned on meaning it's off this whole time but now you're saying it's on?
I've no idea of what software/program you can use. And I repeat just send it to Samsung for repair they have the proper tools and they might help you retrieve your photos.
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You said on the OP that you need USB Debugging to be turned on meaning it's off this whole time but now you're saying it's on?
I've no idea of what software/program you can use. And I repeat just send it to Samsung for repair they have the proper tools and they might help you retrieve your photos.
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i didnt say it was on, its always been off
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i didnt say it was on, its always been off
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lol okay sorry I misunderstood. But like i said earlier the internals might have been damaged that includes the micro-usb port that's why it can't be detected by windows. Sure it can detect the current for it to be charged but the component inside the phone for it to be detected by windows might have been damaged. Really don't know anymore sorry.
There are multiple identical same question posts that may help.
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I know, I know, another bootloop thread. I've been reading dozens of them and I can't find my problem, please forgive me.
My wife's phone was stolen, and so we bought a used one from a stranger after seeing a listing on a local sales site (gumtree). Bad call - they demo'd it for us, but we didn't power it off and on before buying. After parting with cash, we find the phone won't boot unless it's plugged in to AC power (and not USB). All it does is loop grey/green battery logos over and over. Sometimes vibrating, sometimes not, but it would never break the loop, except to enter download mode, unless I connected it to AC power.
If I did boot it, I couldn't do some stuff, like enable USB debugging - it flat out wouldn't allow me to check that box. So I checked the kernel, and it seemed to have a weird kernel installed, so I thought it was time to just re-flash with the official firmware.
Well, first I wanted to try SlimROM, but I couldn't get to CWM Recovery (which was already installed) reliably, and on the rare instance where I could get it to come up, I couldn't navigate to extSD where the slim files were, nor mount USB storage (the PC wouldn't recognize it).
So I decided to try and re-flash to stock, using ODIN and the official samsung FW that worked well on my own GS2. This worked, after a fashion - I could get it to boot if I applied AC power, but things were badly broken. It'd reboot a minute or two after the setup began, and so I was forced to suspect either hardware failure or something that survived a complete wipe and flash.
So I thought kernel. The only one I had lying around that I knew worked was an old jeboo kernel. I flashed it with ODIN, and presto - it worked! The thing booted and stayed stable.
But I still have that accursed battery loop when the phone's off, the battery needs to be yanked to keep it actually powered down. And there are other bugs, like the screen comes on after you turn it off with the power button. Just once, but now it can't be powered down and ignored - you turn the screen off and wait to see if it comes back on and do it again.
And it's confused about charging - this morning it reported the AC adaptor was a USB charger, and this evening it thinks both USB and the AC adaptor are both AC (in the battery info settings screen).
And the only way to get it to boot reliably now is to remove the battery and plug it back in, at which point it boots as normal.
So, after all that long winded four-hours-of-tears-and-anger story, my question is this: What's the battery boot loop all about? Why does the screen flicker constantly when it's charging via AC? Why does it take -twenty seconds- to recognize it has been plugged in to power?
I can't install CWM, it won't enter recovery or boot successfully (no loop, just hangs on the yellow triangle screen). Before I start randomly applying new ROMs via odin, I'd like to find out more about my problem.
Please, can anyone shed light on this? I thought I knew what I was doing but I'm coming up empty here.
Sounds like the USB board/port (tho it might be worse than that; this is what I'd replace first). Relatively cheap/easy to replace; but you do need to check which board is currently in the phone & ensure you get the exact same as a replacement - there's 4 different boards, get the wrong one & you won't fix the problem/waste time & money.
Search for similar threads, there have been detailed threads in Q&A over the past few mths, those threads should have the info you need.
There's also a chance it might be as simple as the battery on the fritz, if you're able, try another one.
But definitely sounds like the USB board (hopefully for you) to me
Thanks for the suggestion. Certainly the flickering while charging issue and the delay to recognize the charger being plugged in point towards a USB board issue, but what I can't figure is the reluctance of the unit to boot without changing the kernel. Wouldn't the stock ROM via ODIN have included the stock kernel? Why does CWM cause the unit to lock up during boot?
Last night the thing stopped flickering on AC and recognized the charger cable instantly - is this a self-calibrating feature? (My research of a thousand similar threads seems to suggest a lot of battery issues correct themselves). For the record, the phone did come with a second 3rd-party battery, but neither it nor my own original GS2 battery make any difference.
So... Yeah, I'm still not sure if this is a hardware problem, software problem, or both.
Also last night I followed a suggestion from another thread and loaded up touchwiz, changed the screen timeout and switched back to apex launcher, and the screen started shutting off as desired. This morning it doesn't work anymore, and the phone is frequently found with the screen turned on. =/
Ok so by flashing full stock rom that practically eliminates the software side of things. Now do what mistahbungle said. My money is also on the usb board. I had to replace mine recently. Click the link on my signature, from there you can get onto a guide by keithross39 on how to DIY if you choose.
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'practically eliminates' indeed. I still can't work out why I had to flash a new kernel to get it to boot. =/
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'practically eliminates' indeed. I still can't work out why I had to flash a new kernel to get it to boot. =/
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Do you want help, or do you want to continue doing what you think will fix the problem? If you're having the same issues on full stock, it indicates hardware issue. The software won't work unless the hardware is functioning correctly. Let me think, what did MistahBungle say was the problem? Oh that's right. The USB board. Hardware.
Oh, sorry, I thought we were having a conversation. Should I not talk until I get the replacement part?
I'm not disagreeing, I'm fully prepared to accept the USB board is part or all of the problem, but I still wonder why etc etc.
OK....so....firstly, flashing a standard single file firmware won't fully wipe the previous software.....all it does is overwrite what it needs to (leaving who knows what untouched). The easiest way to regain a 'clean slate' is to flash a 3 part test firmware which DOES complete a full wipe during the flash..... @Hopper8 s guide provides a link to this test firmware and full instructions as to how to install it.
Secondly.....hardware faults can/do cause unexpected operational issues......some of the issues you describe were appearing on my wife's S2 before I replaced the USB board on her phone (they disappeared afterwards). As @Hopper8 has mentioned, his guide includes a link to my guide concerning the replacement of this part. I personally would hold off doing any more Odin flashes until you have replaced the board......if the USB port fails during a flash (because of a faulty board) you'll end up in a 'whole world of hurt' that will be infinitely worse than it is now.......
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Thanks to both of you for the responses. I've taken the phone to a repair shop and they swapped out the USB board to no avail. =/
Given what you've already spent on it (cost of phone + replace USB board), if I were in your situaton, I'd be cutting my losses & put it down to experience rather than replacing the motherboard (with a 2nd hand board from a 'donor' phone), whilst that's nowhere near as expensive as paying a service centre to put a new board in, it's still likely to cost you >AUD$100. If you can get one for a lot cheaper than that, maybe it would be worthwhile.
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Thanks to both of you for the responses. I've taken the phone to a repair shop and they swapped out the USB board to no avail. =/
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Or...as first measurement, you clean the pins briefly and bend the holder slightly back to the center.
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By 'holder' do you mean the USB port, or the connection inside the phone between the USB board and main board?
It's not a physical problem, at least in the USB port... I mean, we put a new one in it and nothing changed.
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By 'holder' do you mean the USB port, or the connection inside the phone between the USB board and main board?
It's not a physical problem, at least in the USB port... I mean, we put a new one in it and nothing changed.
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Ah the usb board had already been replaced? Okay then forget about my proposal, sorry.
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So the next step is either a motheboard replacement or the bin.
I realise this isn't what you want to hear, but think logically about it...You bought a 2nd hand phone from someone you don't know/had no idea what they'd put the phone through before you bought it, it crapped itself shortly after, giving no indications whatsoever the problems are firmware/software related, and showing a number of symptoms which indicate something major is wrong hardware-wise.
You tried the cheap/obvious & that didn't work, one way or another you need to bite the bullet (both options involve you spending a not insignificant amount of money in all likelihood, unless you can score a donor phone cheap).
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So the next step is either a motheboard replacement or the bin.
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Way ahead of you. Ordered a new (NEW this time) phone. Will be selling the S2 to the next guy, along with the caveat "Sometimes the screen comes on." Will lose a few bucks, but it'll go into the old logbook of lessons well and truly learned. ^_^
Thanks for your help.
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Yesterday my phone randomly shutdown. After that I werent able to turn it on even after wiping everything and reinstalling the rom. When I came back home i flashed the official firmware with odin and it didn't work as well. Then I managed to turn it on successfully while it was plugged to a charger. I managed to observe that when I normally turn it on it starts only plugged to a charger and turns off after cuople of seconds. This doesn't happen when I enter recovery mode or download mode - I can boot successfully up my device to these modes and it doesn't turn off without need to be plugged. What do you think happened to the device? Can it be fixed on the software level? If not how much do you think it would cost to fix this if it is a hardware issue?
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Are you sure your battery is healthy?
Remove your battery and see if it has got any exapndings or swelling? Cause I had the same issue except after losing half of it charge it would suddenly turn my phone off like I'm removing my phone when it's still on!
The battery looks 100% normal. I'll check tomorrow with my friend's battery. But in recovery mode phone doesn't have any problems.
Any other ideas? Can it be anyhow software related? If so is there any option to fix this? What should i try?
Replace USB board/port; quick/cheap easy to do yourself. KeithRoss39 has a guide in General (not stickied, search for 'replace USB charger board' or similar) which has all the info you need to get it done.
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Replace USB board/port; quick/cheap easy to do yourself. KeithRoss39 has a guide in General (not stickied, search for 'replace USB charger board' or similar) which has all the info you need to get it done.
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But the phone does charge well. And it works on battery in recovery. It turn on normally only plugged into power source and the shutdown randomly. How could changing usb port could fix that issue?
Because USB board problems almost always (at least that's been the experience on here) manifest themselves by showing a few faults & working OK otherwise, rather than dying completely - you might be able to charge OK, you might not be able to transfer data all the time; you might be able to transfer data OK, you might get constant shutdowns which you can't explain by changing firmware & trying a new battery.
Everything you've said in this thread so far points to the USB board, and as this is an easy & cheap fix, if it was my phone, that's what I'd be replacing to try and fix it. Put it this way, given how cheap it is (around US$10-$15), if this doesn't fix it, then you'll know there's probably something more major hardware-wise going on. I wouldn't be taking it to a mobile repair shop to have this done though, as obviously they'll probably charge you a crapload in labour to replace a $10 part. Save that for if changing the board doesn't work.
Thanks for your effort. The problem is I don't think i can do it myself. I don't want to spend much money on this phone cause it is quite old. That is why I kind of don't what to do now
Before one month ago a strange problem appeared.i flashed different roms and kernels but a few days later after a complete dischargeof the battery when I completely charged my phone with the charger it tried to reboot and it didn't pass the boot screen.This problem was solved only with a full wipe and a reflash of a rom.But if I try to use the charger instead of pc to charge my phone or if I complete discharge it sometimes It will not boot.i tried a lot of different roms and kernels without success .any ideas what causing this problem?
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Before one month ago a strange problem appeared.i flashed different roms and kernels but a few days later after a complete dischargeof the battery when I completely charged my phone with the charger it tried to reboot and it didn't pass the boot screen.This problem was solved only with a full wipe and a reflash of a rom.But if I try to use the charger instead of pc to charge my phone or if I complete discharge it sometimes It will not boot.i tried a lot of different roms and kernels without success .any ideas what causing this problem?
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Probably the USB board/port. KeithRoss39 has a guide in General (not stickied; search for 'replace USB charger board') which will enable you to replace it yourself quickly/easily/cheaply (<US$15).
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Before one month ago a strange problem appeared.i flashed different roms and kernels but a few days later after a complete dischargeof the battery when I completely charged my phone with the charger it tried to reboot and it didn't pass the boot screen.This problem was solved only with a full wipe and a reflash of a rom.But if I try to use the charger instead of pc to charge my phone or if I complete discharge it sometimes It will not boot.i tried a lot of different roms and kernels without success .any ideas what causing this problem?
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my friend what is the rom now you are using?
if it is based on cm try stock roms
if it is not then i think the problem is from your charger .. try someone else .
you can also try wipe battery statue from recovery
Good luck
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Probably the USB board/port. KeithRoss39 has a guide in General (not stickied; search for 'replace USB charger board') which will enable you to replace it yourself quickly/easily/cheaply (<US$15).
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Ok thank you very much for your answer.Do you think that it could be the charger instead of usb board/port because it seems that if i try to charge it via usb cable from pc or if i try another charger it will boot normaly but the problem is that i don't know for sure because i only use my charger when the phone is completely discharged (turned off) ,i usually have my phone connected to pc all the time,so i also suspect that it may be the reboot that causes the phone to boot loop and it may be not connected to the charging proccess at all.What is your opinion ?
Also is there any way to test my usb board/port to see if it working correctly before replacing it ?
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my friend what is the rom now you are using?
if it is based on cm try stock roms
if it is not then i think the problem is from your charger .. try someone else .
you can also try wipe battery statue from recovery
Good luck
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I tried both stock and aosp roms but with no luck.
I tried different chargers but the problem doesn't appear every single time so i don't know for sure if the problem is from my charger.Sometimes it boots normaly with mine too.
I didn't try to wipe battery stats from recovery but how it could be useful ?I couldn't find a lot info for that...
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Might be the charger, so try a new one if you like. But don't be surprised if you end up having to replace the USB board after. The issues you described with booting/not booting sound like symptoms of the USB board on the fritz.
When the boards start dying, they rarely stop working completely (at least initially), and often show a couple of faults, but work OK in other ways (might be able to transfer data OK but can't charge as an example, and so on).
As a test, do a completely clean install of stock & test it for a few days, if you see the same thing, it's fairly likely the hardware fault. Up to you which way you want to go in that case, but I'd be replacing the board.
Edit - In light of your post just now which crossed with my reply, it's definitely the USB board. You've tried different chargers, you've tried stock, that seals the deal as far as I'm concerned. Put it this way, if it's not the board, it's something else hardware-wise.
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Might be the charger, so try a new one if you like. But don't be surprised if you end up having to replace the USB board after. The issues you described with booting/not booting sound like symptoms of the USB board on the fritz.
When the boards start dying, they rarely stop working completely (at least initially), and often show a couple of faults, but work OK in other ways (might be able to transfer data OK but can't charge as an example, and so on).
As a test, do a completely clean install of stock & test it for a few days, if you see the same thing, it's fairly likely the hardware fault. Up to you which way you want to go in that case, but I'd be replacing the board.
Edit - In light of your post just now which crossed with my reply, it's definitely the USB board. You've tried different chargers, you've tried stock, that seals the deal as far as I'm concerned. Put it this way, if it's not the board, it's something else hardware-wise.
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Ok i will start testing then and replace the usb board if needed.Another thing that confuse me is why the phone boots with a full wipe and re-install of a rom ?Also in what way the USB board can affect the booting proccess?
EDIT :I am not experienced with smartphone hardware so i need some info...
I don't think that anybody outside of Samsung themselves would be able to tell you why one of their phones acts the way it does.....they know their hardware and the way software interacts with it in a way that nobody else can.
All I know is that I've handled TWO S2's with faulty USB ports, and they have exhibited various symptoms as a result.......
1) phone displayed charging icon even if it wasn't plugged in.
2) phone NOT charging even though it WAS plugged in.
3) PC/Laptop not recognising phone when USB connected.
4) phone randomly shut down.
5) phone would not boot unless boot option in CWM selected.......
I could go on, but you probably get the picture.
These issues stopped occurring on both devices as soon as I'd replaced the USB assembly......
Choice is yours fella, but I know what I'd be doing.
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I don't think that anybody outside of Samsung themselves would be able to tell you why one of their phones acts the way it does.....they know their hardware and the way software interacts with it in a way that nobody else can.
All I know is that I've handled TWO S2's with faulty USB ports, and they have exhibited various symptoms as a result.......
1) phone displayed charging icon even if it wasn't plugged in.
2) phone NOT charging even though it WAS plugged in.
3) PC/Laptop not recognising phone when USB connected.
4) phone randomly shut down.
5) phone would not boot unless boot option in CWM selected.......
I could go on, but you probably get the picture.
These issues stopped occurring on both devices as soon as I'd replaced the USB assembly......
Choice is yours fella, but I know what I'd be doing.
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Might be the charger, so try a new one if you like. But don't be surprised if you end up having to replace the USB board after. The issues you described with booting/not booting sound like symptoms of the USB board on the fritz.
When the boards start dying, they rarely stop working completely (at least initially), and often show a couple of faults, but work OK in other ways (might be able to transfer data OK but can't charge as an example, and so on).
As a test, do a completely clean install of stock & test it for a few days, if you see the same thing, it's fairly likely the hardware fault. Up to you which way you want to go in that case, but I'd be replacing the board.
Edit - In light of your post just now which crossed with my reply, it's definitely the USB board. You've tried different chargers, you've tried stock, that seals the deal as far as I'm concerned. Put it this way, if it's not the board, it's something else hardware-wise.
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I replaced the usb board about a month ago but i still have bootloop issues that appear randomly.
I also have some other issues now.
First of all when i try to transfer files from/to pc the copy procedure will stop at some point and then windows does not recognize my phone or a pop up window appear asking to fix my drive but when i try to fix it says that the drive has no problems.
Apart from that if i try to remove the battery and then put it again with the charger still connected to the phone the battery percentage fall from 100% to 10%-15%.
I dont know if all these problems are related but it seems that the usb board is not responsible for these issues because i have the same problems with 2 different boards.Any ideas what else hardware-wise might be ?
Thanks in advance !
My money's still on the usb board.....
Check the OP in this thread......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335961
.....paying PARTICULAR attention to the part covering 'rev' versions.......
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My money's still on the usb board.....
Check the OP in this thread......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335961
.....paying PARTICULAR attention to the part covering 'rev' versions.......
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I read carefully the OP and the replacement that i bought is the same 'rev' version with my old one.So is possible that the new usb board is faulty too ?
Is it possible to be something wrong with the internal SD ?
I want to mention that i have used a PIT file posted by @metalgearhathaway to increase data partition but the procedure was successful...
The only reason that i mention it is because then i had the faulty usb board and i used ODIN for the procedure but it passed all stages succesfully.
Mate.....remapping the partitions with a pit file is a pretty major thing to forget to mention.....
It's pretty advanced and/or risky to start messing with pit files.....it's also something i've never done, so i'm unsure of the consequences.......apart from the obvious 'permabrick' risk.
I don't even know how you'd revert to the factory set partitions if you needed to.....though i'd guess it'd involve flashing another pit file. All the issues you've previously mentioned (apart from the battery) *could* have been caused by the pit file and that being the case, you're lucky it wasn't a whole lot worse. As for the battery, that could simply be the fact that batteries do fail, and if yours is the original, this is probably the case given the age of the phone and the fact that Samsung only offers a 6 month warranty on the battery anyway.......
Sorry fella, but as there's a pit file flash involved, you've moved into territory that I can no longer advise on........
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Moto Z Droid 2017 or whatever the first one was. Not rooted, and running whatever the latest update was as of last night.
Battery was going, so I decided to change it. I've opened up several phones before without a problem (which is why I stupidly didn't back up all my data), but after things seemingly went well, the phone is showing no signs of life. It was warming up when I tried to turn it on, but there is not a flicker on the screen or any sound coming from the phone. I took off the glass, unhooked the display inside, changed the battery, then seemingly put it all back together the same way. I also opened it up a few times to make sure the battery and the display ribbons were attached properly, so I don't think that is the problem. The only thing I'm thinking at this point is that I got it too hot and fried something important, like the motherboard.
So, any suggestions on trying to fix this, or, if it's in fact dead, any suggestions on recovering the data?
(Thanks in advance. Yes, I know I should have backed up the data. Much of it, actually was on an SD card, but there was some that wasn't backed up. If I've learned anything besides that, it is to get phones with replaceable batteries only.)
Did you measure the battery voltage to make sure it's charged enough to boot up the phone?
Edit: also connect it to a PC and see if the computer is detecting the device
Vcek said:
Did you measure the battery voltage to make sure it's charged enough to boot up the phone?
Edit: also connect it to a PC and see if the computer is detecting the device
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I did leave it charging for a little while, but got nothing from it. Maybe I'll let it sit a while longer to see if it charges.
I also tried attaching it to my PC, but it wasn't detected. Will see if I get a response after charging/plugging it into the PC for a while.
Thanks for the response and ideas.
It will not start charging if the voltage is too low.
Measure the voltage with a voltmeter and make sure it's not lower than 3.4v otherwise you can manually charge it with a power supply at 4-5 volts and at 0.3-0.6 amps
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It will not start charging if the voltage is too low
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I'm not sure how to measure it then.
Take it to a local repair shop or electrician
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Take it to a local repair shop or electrician
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I may do that. Thanks again.