I recently hard bricked my phone it wont turn on, hold volume key and try putting in download mode. Connected to Charger no background picture or lighting at all. So i was frustrated and messed around with my phone and apparently unbricked it.
I held down the volume keys power button and plug in a usb jig and it went into download mode after numerous attempts trying to turn on the phone show some kind of lighting to just regulalry use the Usb Jig. if you have a hardbricked sg4g u can try this method.
I hold the volume keys for couple sec then plugged in the jig and it went into download mode after numerous attept to get some kind of BAck lighting to use the jig regularly
ack lighting
Vietxjdm said:
I hold the volume keys for couple sec then plugged in the jig and it went into download mode after numerous attept to get some kind of BAck lighting to use the jig regularly
ack lighting
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Yeah I used a usb JIG to fix my friends captivate the other night. JIG is apparently pretty universal to get into Download mode on samsung phones.
I'll be keeping that JIG handy in case I ever need it again . I took a iGO power tip and stripped the black rubber off, then disconnected the iGO part from the USB wires. Then slowly removed the silicon plastic from the wires.
Touch the yellow wire and black wire (pin 4 and 5) with 3 connected transistors and bing! download mode.
Was his regular bricked? Like it showed some kind of lighting?
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Was his regular bricked? Like it showed some kind of lighting?
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His was bricked in the sense that you could turn it on, but it did nothing. Yes, lighting but nothing happened. No AT&T Logo etc.
As soon as I JIG'ed it (3 seconds holding the transistor ends on the 4 and 5 pin) it instantly brought it into download mode.
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Jig Picture #3 (The transistors with tape)
JIG ?? what is it?
Where does one get one of these things, and is there any full explination about it?
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JIG ?? what is it?
Where does one get one of these things, and is there any full explination about it?
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Jig is just another word for tool. In this case a tool to get a bricked samsung device into download mode.
Read up a bit in this thread. I stripped an iGO power tip ($10 at radio shack) that is for the USB port on samsung phones. Then used three transistors wrapped around and covered with tape ($0.99 at radio shack) to touch the yellow and black wire (pin 4 and 5 on the usb end).
This causes the phone to go into download mode when the 3 button salute and other options fail.
You can get one for 8dollars on ebay
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You can get one for 8dollars on ebay
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Yep, you are correct. I already had the materials. Additionally, wasn't a situation where if I had to go get them I wouldn't. Waiting for shipping would be too long.
Definitely multiple ways to get a jig.
very good info Joe, I bookmarked this in case I run into the same issue.
you're all talking about SOFT bricked devices here...
If you have backlights when you turn the device on, but no on-screen display (no AT&T or custom ROM logo), your device isn't HARD-BRICKED.
With the exception of the first run / initial batch of Galaxy Vibrants, the 3 button recovery and/or download mode options should work just fine (and you don't need a JIG; but it doesn't hurt to have one handy. My buddy's I9000 would NOT go into download without a JIG; but my SGH-I897 would, no problem).
Holding VOL up & VOL down while the device is off and then inserting the USB cable will put you into download mode. if this works, you have SOFT brick, and can breathe easy.
HARD bricked devices have no back-light response -- not from A/C *or* USB. They don't turn on, and the JIG does NOT work... I am speaking from personal experience here. Flashing does have its risks...
The only way I personally know how to fix a HARD-bricked device, is to send it in for warranty repair/replacement (and hope that Samsung doesn't dig too deep into why the device is borked).
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you're all talking about SOFT bricked devices here...
If you have backlights when you turn the device on, but no on-screen display (no AT&T or custom ROM logo), your device isn't HARD-BRICKED.
With the exception of the first run / initial batch of Galaxy Vibrants, the 3 button recovery and/or download mode options should work just fine (and you don't need a JIG; but it doesn't hurt to have one handy. My buddy's I9000 would NOT go into download without a JIG; but my SGH-I897 would, no problem).
Holding VOL up & VOL down while the device is off and then inserting the USB cable will put you into download mode. if this works, you have SOFT brick, and can breathe easy.
HARD bricked devices have no back-light response -- not from A/C *or* USB. They don't turn on, and the JIG does NOT work... I am speaking from personal experience here. Flashing does have its risks...
The only way I personally know how to fix a HARD-bricked device, is to send it in for warranty repair/replacement (and hope that Samsung doesn't dig too deep into why the device is borked).
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or be one of the lucky few that spent the money on a riff box jtag
For the price of a riff box you can buy a new phone (more or less. you're looking at about $229 + shipping -- and there's no guarantee it'll be successful).
The dude who makes Cognition ROM (@designgears), hard-bricked his galaxy and the riff box jtag didn't fix it, FYI (according to his tweets).
After I sent my SGH-I897 in for service, I replaced it with a new-in-box/unopened Dell Streak 5, for CDN$50 (total). So, even if Samsung send it back as-is, I'm only out the cost of the captivate ($550) plus $50-- which, at the end of the day, is still better than a kick in the ass with a frozen mukluk.
hello guys..
recently i downloaded some ROM and i wanted to flash it, and that wasnt' my frist time i ever flash a rom..
and reset the factor and the cash then reboot and then no respond at all from my Galaxy Note...
not even a light or respond to A/C nor USB..
i tried to make that simple USB JIG but didn't work..and i think it is a hard brick...
so i think i will send it for maintenance, but my serious question is.. is there any chance i will get my NOTE work again? or did i lose it forever??
zouheirito said:
hello guys..
recently i downloaded some ROM and i wanted to flash it, and that wasnt' my frist time i ever flash a rom..
and reset the factor and the cash then reboot and then no respond at all from my Galaxy Note...
not even a light or respond to A/C nor USB..
i tried to make that simple USB JIG but didn't work..and i think it is a hard brick...
so i think i will send it for maintenance, but my serious question is.. is there any chance i will get my NOTE work again? or did i lose it forever??
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You need to post in the Galaxy Note forums bud.
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Ok, here's the problem.... I am flashing the rom of "hellmonger rc2" at the middle of flashing my suddenly got battery empty.....after that i charged it for a hour and i notice that only the buttons has light....there's nothing in the screen even i pressed the lock button....i removed the battery....then while pressing "power button + volume up" nothing come's up.....i also tried the bootloader option....its also not working....i tried my best!
Please understand this......sorry for my bad english
Buy one of this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/univer...r-moto-droid-milestone-us-plug-100-240v-43097
I had same problem with battery. After going below 5% it got into something like "charge loop", so I asked my friend to lend me his universal charger and then I bought the one I linked you, just in any case if that happen again.
archer88 said:
Ok, here's the problem.... I am flashing the rom of "hellmonger rc2" at the middle of flashing my suddenly got battery empty.....after that i charged it for a hour and i notice that only the buttons has light....there's nothing in the screen even i pressed the lock button....i removed the battery....then while pressing "power button + volume up" nothing come's up.....i also tried the bootloader option....its also not working....i tried my best!
Please understand this......sorry for my bad english
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try just leaving the phone in the wall charger, should be good enoght to load the bootloader after one hour.
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try just leaving the phone in the wall charger, should be good enoght to load the bootloader after one hour.
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When the phone goes full-retard mode*, it charges and then auto-boots and drains faster than it charges. It's the damnedest thing when it happens. You can't keep it from booting when it's decided it wants to so you have to sit there and yank the battery every time it starts trying to boot.
*Motorola has a patent pending on full-retard mode. Google needs it to fend off Apple.
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When the phone goes full-retard mode*, it charges and then auto-boots and drains faster than it charges. It's the damnedest thing when it happens. You can't keep it from booting when it's decided it wants to so you have to sit there and yank the battery every time it starts trying to boot.
*Motorola has a patent pending on full-retard mode. Google needs it to fend off Apple.
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LOL OMFG thats a good one man
um, youd prolly be better off just charging it up, booting into bootloader and reflashing the sbf appropriate for you
I already did that....its just showing a kid peeing on the motorola logo then bootloop again...
Had s similar problem (blackscreen while usage, then stuck on bootloop even after flashing stock SFBs) .. i fixed it by doing .. nothing. Just leaving the battery out of the phone a few days (one night was not enough!)
Ok! I got into the bootloader! But it said "battery low cannot program' but i charged almost 8 hours! With the buttons with light everytime i plug in the wall charger!
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Ok! I got into the bootloader! But it said "battery low cannot program' but i charged almost 8 hours! With the buttons with light everytime i plug in the wall charger!
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u have really activated the retard mode*, meaning the phone will boot up while charging and the bootloop is sucking the battery dry.
2 Solutions: Pull the battery, everytime the phone boots. I did that for 1-2 hours and it was not enough ....
2nd solution: buy an external battery charger
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Ok! I got into the bootloader! But it said "battery low cannot program' but i charged almost 8 hours! With the buttons with light everytime i plug in the wall charger!
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If you can get it to the point of Calvin Pissing and then boot loop, then the problem could be just that you need to Wipe Dalvik and cache partions and reset.
But I see now the problem is that you don't have enough juice. Try turning the phone off completely and then pull battery for a 15 mins or so. Then put battery in and plug in but do not turn it on. A battery icon will appear with charge amount. See it if goes up or down after about an hour. Think that if you can get it to 30-40% it should be enough to boot up and then wipe.
50% is the usual base amount for sbf flashing though, so might want to wait for that. If you haven't already flashed the SBF and have a working ROM in there already, stay on it and try the above. Would hate for you to wipe everything, including OR and Root, if it is only a charge issue and not the ROM itself. Check cords and plugs too.
thanks mate!! but im here in SAUDI ARABIA i have different card (
I've never had to resort to this yet, but:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
This phone is just really, really, unbelievably stupid sometimes. If it thinks it's supposed to boot with minimal power, the only way to stop it is to do a proper shutdown (requires you boot successfully first or get into adb and run "reboot -p") or yank and replace the battery--that usually gives you about 15min before it will try to boot again. I used to just constantly wait and yank the battery whenever it started to boot. I got tired of that and got a second battery and wall charger pretty cheap online ($5 total, genuine Motorola). The bottom four leds on with a black screen is a tell-tale sign of full-retard mode.
are there any solutions? i cant do this myself ..... but thanks man for your help!
Mioze7Ae said:
I've never had to resort to this yet, but:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
This phone is just really, really, unbelievably stupid sometimes. If it thinks it's supposed to boot with minimal power, the only way to stop it is to do a proper shutdown (requires you boot successfully first or get into adb and run "reboot -p") or yank and replace the battery--that usually gives you about 15min before it will try to boot again. I used to just constantly wait and yank the battery whenever it started to boot. I got tired of that and got a second battery and wall charger pretty cheap online ($5 total, genuine Motorola). The bottom four leds on with a black screen is a tell-tale sign of full-retard mode.
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I did this once
It work fine
You just connect 2 of the 4 wire in an usb cable (you have to sacrifice a cable)
I gonna search a little more you have better pics with a droid i think
but you have to remove the battery. i don t know if you have too but it s less dangerous (the battery can t explode) and it s much more easy to connect the wires
I did this:
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You just connect the red to the + and the black to the - You do your Macgiver so that don t move (i use scotchtape but you can see he is using wire...)
Really easy (more than it s look like)
I just don t touch the phone during the whole flash progress
But i read that you can charge the battery directly by connecting the wire on it (the same red + black -) you charge it during 30minutes and you have enough to flash
You can see it in the pic in the bottom left
But I don t test this trick i recommend to use the first one...
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are there any solutions? i cant do this myself ..... but thanks man for your help!
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And do worry it can be scarry but you can make it (Ok really really scarry but it would be fine...)
I did it with out a problem and i never do any electronic stuff or anything like this
Just take your time to stick the wire and let it like this don t try to return it (anyway you will see in rsdlite if it boot or not)
i did it man! i did it! thank you very much! you are an expert! i followed your instructions and it worked! thank you very much!
archer88 said:
i did it man! i did it! thank you very much! you are an expert! i followed your instructions and it worked! thank you very much!
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Happy to help !
And how do you do??? My method or the charging battery method?
And what do you use to stick the wire scotchtape or something else?
Hello,
I am posting this here because I dont really know where else to do it and I have run out of options and my head hurts from banging it on the wall too many times. I have a Samsung Infuse 4g. Its about a year old. Yesterday all of a sudden the phone just went to the Samsung screen and started blinking Samsung at me. I took the battery out after trying to turn the power off and that did work. Today it did it again. It has been blinking Samsung at me for the last seven hours and I cant do anything to make it go back to being the phone I paid such a massive amount of money for. I called the Samsung Customer Service number and they guy told me that if I got the Keis thing and upgraded from Froyo 2.2.1 to Gingerbread that was just released I should be fine as this is a software issue, I had my doubts about this because it seems like a hardware issue to me. Whatever after I got the phone to stay on for a little while by leaving the battery out for 44 minutes and some quick hand work I upgraded to gingerbread, and nothing. Ten minutes later it did it again. So right now my expensive paper weight is flashing Samsung at me and I have run out of ideas, options, and space on my wall devoid of holes. Can anyone help me please? OH btw my phone is not rooted and never has been. PLEASE I am desperate.
with the your phone completely powered down, press and hold both volume keys while plugging in usb to a computer. if you see a yellow triangle, you may be able to fix your phone.
The Jack of Clubs said:
with the your phone completely powered down, press and hold both volume keys while plugging in usb to a computer. if you see a yellow triangle, you may be able to fix your phone.
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Thank you. But what does fixing it entail? How do I fix this?
luvpudds said:
Thank you. But what does fixing it entail? How do I fix this?
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It will put your phone back to how you got it from AT&T.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27283140&postcount=1
What they mean by download mode is:
Pull battery with phone unplugged completely
re-insert battery
hold volume + and - (do not touch power button)
insert usb cable to your phone (should already be plugged into pc)
You will now see a yellow triangle. If your phone powered on when you re-inserted your battery try cleaning or mashing your power button, something is wrong with it.
Good luck
yes. this is download mode. its a very base level of the phone thatll let you flash whatever you want. from here you can use kies, odin, or heimdall to reflash a working stock rom. ive never used kies, but if it is easy to get working, id recommend using that as its the official way from samsung and att to upgrade to gingerbread as well as restore the device incase of malfunction. odin is typically a bit of an extreme package to use, and most people prefer to use heimdall which you can find an all in one at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081 but since you need to flash bootloaders anyway, both are equally sketchy. try them out though and hopefully theyll fix your phone.
mbliss said:
It will put your phone back to how you got it from AT&T.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27283140&postcount=1
What they mean by download mode is:
Pull battery with phone unplugged completely
re-insert battery
hold volume + and - (do not touch power button)
insert usb cable to your phone (should already be plugged into pc)
You will now see a yellow triangle. If your phone powered on when you re-inserted your battery try cleaning or mashing your power button, something is wrong with it.
Good luck
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Oh my goodness THANK YOU! I would so kiss you if you were standing in front of me!
im guessing youve had a good outcome.
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im guessing youve had a good outcome.
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Yes I have! Im so happy that I am making a huuuge breakfast for all. Just about everything is made from scratch too because I felt like it.
The Jack of Clubs said:
with the your phone completely powered down, press and hold both volume keys while plugging in usb to a computer. if you see a yellow triangle, you may be able to fix your phone.
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I'm currently having the same problem with my infuse...I got lucky getting into CWM once but never again. Other than that download mode wont work all that shows up on the screen is the flashing Samsung logo. If it doesn't go into download mode then am I screwed? cause I have yet to see a yellow triangle. .Any suggestions?.Please and Thank you
InsertUsername said:
I'm currently having the same problem with my infuse...I got lucky getting into CWM once but never again. Other than that download mode wont work all that shows up on the screen is the flashing Samsung logo. If it doesn't go into download mode then am I screwed? cause I have yet to see a yellow triangle. .Any suggestions?.Please and Thank you
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There's a few things that may be keeping you from download mode...
1) your not entering properly
2) your power button may be semi broken/stuck down (even if it doesn't look like it...the actual button may be stuck not the casing)
You can try a USB jig which costs about $5 on eBay...a USB jig basically plugs into the micro USB port on the phone and forces the phone into download mode
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There's a few things that may be keeping you from download mode...
1) your not entering properly
2) your power button may be semi broken/stuck down (even if it doesn't look like it...the actual button may be stuck not the casing)
You can try a USB jig which costs about $5 on eBay...a USB jig basically plugs into the micro USB port on the phone and forces the phone into download mode
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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Will the jig work if my power button is stuck? Can I repair my power button?
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Will the jig work if my power button is stuck? Can I repair my power button?
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might wanna check this thread out... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764079 acording to the op, he didnt have luck with the usb jig until he replaced the power button...his last post also mentions that you could de-solder the power button and use the usb jig to enter download mode and/or power on the infuse...
gabor atiosair
InsertUsername said:
I'm currently having the same problem with my infuse...I got lucky getting into CWM once but never again. Other than that download mode wont work all that shows up on the screen is the flashing Samsung logo. If it doesn't go into download mode then am I screwed? cause I have yet to see a yellow triangle. .Any suggestions?.Please and Thank you
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before assuming it's the power button, are you absolutely sure you cant get into download mode? just to be sure before going through the hassle of repairing the button..
-take out the battery and place it back in
-while pressing vol up & down, plug in the micro usb cable
I've personally had this problem with my first infuse, and with my second but it came and went with my second and was a stuck power button. But with my first, according to the guy who tried to fix it, it was a fried motherboard due to overheating often. Nothing worked, I made my own jig and whatnot and it didn't help. But with my second one, it was just a stuck power button and clicking the power button hard enough would stop it.
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before assuming it's the power button, are you absolutely sure you cant get into download mode? just to be sure before going through the hassle of repairing the button..
-take out the battery and place it back in
-while pressing vol up & down, plug in the micro usb cable
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As soon as the battery goes in the phone automatically flashes the Samsung screen. I ordered a jig to see if that fixes the problem but until it gets here, I'm very skeptical about my power button...would have sent it in but my phone is rooted.
mbliss said:
It will put your phone back to how you got it from AT&T.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27283140&postcount=1
What they mean by download mode is:
Pull battery with phone unplugged completely
re-insert battery
hold volume + and - (do not touch power button)
insert usb cable to your phone (should already be plugged into pc)
You will now see a yellow triangle. If your phone powered on when you re-inserted your battery try cleaning or mashing your power button, something is wrong with it.
Good luck
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I've tried this a few times but when i plug it into the computer it doesn't say anything and I've tried multiple cables. It just starts flashing the screen that you get when your phone is powered off and charging. I've tried getting to the screen that allows you to do a hard reset and either I'm really bad at it or it doesn't work either. I dont know what to do
Please help
mbliss said:
It will put your phone back to how you got it from AT&T.
Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27283140&postcount=1
What they mean by download mode is:
Pull battery with phone unplugged completely
re-insert battery
hold volume + and - (do not touch power button)
insert usb cable to your phone (should already be plugged into pc)
You will now see a yellow triangle. If your phone powered on when you re-inserted your battery try cleaning or mashing your power button, something is wrong with it.
Good luck
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Every time I pull out the battery and reinsert it the phone goes right to the blinking samsung logo. How can I fix my phone? Can you please explain the cleaning or mashing the power button. Does that really help? Please help.
thank you
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omg thank u thank u u just saved me
Different
On my samsung if i try to get it to go into reboot mode to follow what you guys directed- it just keeps doign the same thing--- flashing the samsung thing at me. If i do it and plug the usb cord in fromt he computer the only difference is that it flashes this big empty looking battery. Any advice? thanks.
A week ago Tuesday, my TF101 (B40) and dock (B90) were working fine. I charged them up and then put them in a carry bag for a weekend trip (still docked). I never used it on the trip or the following week. This morning I tried to power it on and it wouldn't; I figured it was a dead battery. Still docked, I plugged it in and the light was solid red on the dock (not blinking red which it usually does when depleted). After over an hour, I still cannot power on my tablet. I now have the tablet plugged directly into the wall, no dock, but I thought I'd post to get some ideas in case that doesn't revive it. If it was all the way dead, how long would it likely take to charge enough to come on? Is there a way to see if there's something else? Unfortunately for me, I have some data on it that isn't on the microSD; is there any way to even get in a state to copy the files off as a USB drive or something?
It's unrooted, stock Honeycomb (I never upgraded because I use Flash in the stock browser for Amazon Prime).
Gig103 said:
A week ago Tuesday, my TF101 (B40) and dock (B90) were working fine. I charged them up and then put them in a carry bag for a weekend trip (still docked). I never used it on the trip or the following week. This morning I tried to power it on and it wouldn't; I figured it was a dead battery. Still docked, I plugged it in and the light was solid red on the dock (not blinking red which it usually does when depleted). After over an hour, I still cannot power on my tablet. I now have the tablet plugged directly into the wall, no dock, but I thought I'd post to get some ideas in case that doesn't revive it. If it was all the way dead, how long would it likely take to charge enough to come on? Is there a way to see if there's something else? Unfortunately for me, I have some data on it that isn't on the microSD; is there any way to even get in a state to copy the files off as a USB drive or something?
It's unrooted, stock Honeycomb (I never upgraded because I use Flash in the stock browser for Amazon Prime).
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Have you tried holding the power button for like 10 seconds, it could have just locked up holding it does a reset a bit like taking the battery out and putting it back in.
Also I believe in between the headphone jack and the HDMI there is a little hole, might be worth having a Google but I think that is another reset type button.
Even if the batt is completely dead it only needs to be plugged in for 5 secs for your to be able to switch it on with the power still in.
So it's been an hour and a half and it still won't power on, even holding it down for 30 seconds, and also doing a Volume Down + Power for 30 seconds. I'm trying to get a full charge on the dock now to make sure it isn't my charger or cable, and then I am hoping that re-docking will supply enough power to bring it on.
Edit: The dock now has a full charge, indicated with a green LED. The tablet is docked in and won't power up.
Gig103 said:
So it's been an hour and a half and it still won't power on, even holding it down for 30 seconds, and also doing a Volume Down + Power for 30 seconds. I'm trying to get a full charge on the dock now to make sure it isn't my charger or cable, and then I am hoping that re-docking will supply enough power to bring it on.
Edit: The dock now has a full charge, indicated with a green LED. The tablet is docked in and won't power up.
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Actually, it might be working..
Try plugging it into a TV or another screen via HDMI cable..
I had a similar problem with mine, where I thought it was a power thing but infact it was a dead touch screen..
I actually did a complete flash back to stock via this method and sent it back for repair.
Lucky for me it still had the little sticker on the bottom of it and they replaced free of charge..
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dgcruzing said:
Actually,
Try plugging it into a TV or another screen via HDMI cable..
thought it was a power thing but infact it was a dead touch screen..
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^^ This.
Otherwise I would completely kill the battery on the tablet, then try to recharge it via dock or direct cable, you may want to hold the power button for 30+secs to attempt to get it working, and see if your computer will detect it in APX mode via cable.. (Power + Vol up, no image will show) Then try reflashing it.
ToD
Thanks for responses so far. It now is recognized by Windows and I was able to get my data off, thankfully. I can't find my HDMI cable but I will try that soon to confirm it as a display issue.
Is there any chance it got a corrupted load from something OTA (I was still on Android 3.x) and is stuck in APX mode? It is a stock device but I read that APX-mode doesn't show you anything on the screen (like Fastboot does on my phone).
Gig103 said:
Thanks for responses so far. It now is recognized by Windows and I was able to get my data off, thankfully. I can't find my HDMI cable but I will try that soon to confirm it as a display issue.
Is there any chance it got a corrupted load from something OTA (I was still on Android 3.x) and is stuck in APX mode? It is a stock device but I read that APX-mode doesn't show you anything on the screen (like Fastboot does on my phone).
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If its recognized by windows normally its not stuck in apx mode (windows detects "apx" mode, and you cant openly transfer files in apx) im assuming your not covered by warranty, you could pull it apart (easy to do) and see if anythings out of place, e.g loose connections, possibly even the battery connection but top priority is getting a hdmi connection going to see if its just the display or more.
there is a good youtube video that i used to confirm that i had touchscreen death.
its a tear down video and shows how to push the touch connector back into position as this seems to slide off
on a few devices, thus you lose touch screen.. check the q&a thread as i have posted a link to the video a few months ago..
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^^ This, they are well known for pulling their own display cable out of place when they receive a knock, the ribbon cable is wrapped around the battery so when you knock it, the battery shifts and pulls the ribbon cable out of its socket, fairly easy fix once you get the back off and find the cable
Full teardown video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6dKsGJ4VY
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Thanks to everyone who responded! I confirmed via HDMI that the tablet is working and the touch interface is active. I'll tear it down this weekend and put that cable back in!
So I'm bumping my old thread, because despite my good intentions in March I didn't try to open it up until a few weeks ago, and then the cable looked properly seated. I still disconnected and reconnected it to make sure and the tablet display still doesn't work.
Is there a chance I did something wrong or could it just be a bad display or other circuit board? I checked and via HDMI the touch interface still works. I don't want to give up on it because a repair or even buying a different TF101 off eBay is cheaper than a TF700+new dock.
Okay my sister is having major problems with her Xoom. At little background information. Me, my sister and my other brother all received Xoom 4Gs as Christmas gifts. They are all unlocked and rooted. And up until now no major problems besides the occasional lockup. Now to the problem at hand. She was playing a game on her tablet and set it down to go do something. My brother, whom also has a Xoom, picked it up and hit the power button and the little red light next to the camera flashed. So he plugged it in. An hour later the charge light was green which she found odd because it normally takes a few hours for it to charge from dead. She tried to turn it on and nothing happened. No light flash no nothing. Later that day, I tried all the little tricks to get it to come on but nothing works. The only thing that does "work" is the charge light. I took the back off and disconnected the battery for about a minute, I didn't think to check the voltage while i had it apart though. What could it be, would really like to get it back up and running by the end of the month for a trip we are taking.
Or is there a way to get her data off of it?
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Okay my sister is having major problems with her Xoom. At little background information. Me, my sister and my other brother all received Xoom 4Gs as Christmas gifts. They are all unlocked and rooted. And up until now no major problems besides the occasional lockup. Now to the problem at hand. She was playing a game on her tablet and set it down to go do something. My brother, whom also has a Xoom, picked it up and hit the power button and the little red light next to the camera flashed. So he plugged it in. An hour later the charge light was green which she found odd because it normally takes a few hours for it to charge from dead. She tried to turn it on and nothing happened. No light flash no nothing. Later that day, I tried all the little tricks to get it to come on but nothing works. The only thing that does "work" is the charge light. I took the back off and disconnected the battery for about a minute, I didn't think to check the voltage while i had it apart though. What could it be, would really like to get it back up and running by the end of the month for a trip we are taking.
Or is there a way to get her data off of it?
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I faced similar issue , the only thing that was showing was the notification light when charging, after reading all the forums i decided to plug in a micro hdmi cable to the tv so that i can see if the xoom is working.
and yes it was working perfectly fine!!! i could see the screen on tv and the touch was also working but i wasn't able to see anything on the screen(XOOM)
then i finally unscrewed the 2 screws and opened up the xoom , i removed the lcd connection and plugged it again! and THAT WORKED!!!
REALLY!!! TRY That!!!
here is a photo that can help you , you dont have to dig up the whole system, just disconnect the lcd cable and plug it in and be patient please!
for assistance watch this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOPik-u-9uk
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I faced similar issue , the only thing that was showing was the notification light when charging, after reading all the forums i decided to plug in a micro hdmi cable to the tv so that i can see if the xoom is working.
and yes it was working perfectly fine!!! i could see the screen on tv and the touch was also working but i wasn't able to see anything on the screen(XOOM)
then i finally unscrewed the 2 screws and opened up the xoom , i removed the lcd connection and plugged it again! and THAT WORKED!!!
REALLY!!! TRY That!!!
here is a photo that can help you , you dont have to dig up the whole system, just disconnect the lcd cable and plug it in and be patient please!
for assistance watch this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOPik-u-9uk
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i got a similar problem, my son was playing with it somehow the screen turn grey, so i shut it off and charge it, light works fine. comes back from work charging light it green. but nothing on the screen. connect it to my computer the sd card shows up fine. when i do adb devices it shows it as offline. dont know what that mean? cant go into recovery or bootloader. could it be screen problem? or there are some other test i can run before take it apart? thank
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i got a similar problem, my son was playing with it somehow the screen turn grey, so i shut it off and charge it, light works fine. comes back from work charging light it green. but nothing on the screen. connect it to my computer the sd card shows up fine. when i do adb devices it shows it as offline. dont know what that mean? cant go into recovery or bootloader. could it be screen problem? or there are some other test i can run before take it apart? thank
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This is what i was facing!
i fixed it that way(posted above)
To test plug in a micro HDMI Cable and connect it to your tv.
if it shows up on the tv screen its the screen issue.
i tried it and still not working. any other ideas?
claudiuslu2011 said:
i tried it and still not working. any other ideas?
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Did you try connecting it to your tv using micro usb ?
When you push the power button , does it make the click sound?
Power button in my xoom got used off and became irresponsive , had to take off the back cover and glue some smal piece of foam to it, works, need to push hard but works.
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When you push the power button , does it make the click sound?
Power button in my xoom got used off and became irresponsive , had to take off the back cover and glue some smal piece of foam to it, works, need to push hard but works.
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i dont think it is the power button. when i connect it to my computer, the internal HD and the sd card shows up, and i can see all the files on it. that means xoom is working fine, it boot up. but i cant see anything on the screen. will have to wait for my micro hdmi cable and connect to a tv see if i can still use the touch sceen.
my son drop some water into it from where the sd card is. i took apart most parts, battery, motherboard and disconnect all the wires, still nothing.
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i dont think it is the power button. when i connect it to my computer, the internal HD and the sd card shows up, and i can see all the files on it. that means xoom is working fine, it boot up. but i cant see anything on the screen. will have to wait for my micro hdmi cable and connect to a tv see if i can still use the touch sceen.
my son drop some water into it from where the sd card is. i took apart most parts, battery, motherboard and disconnect all the wires, still nothing.
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Water might be the issue, but still try it with the hdmi cable and let me know
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Water might be the issue, but still try it with the hdmi cable and let me know
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so i connect the tablet to my tv, the screen shows up on the tv, but when i touch the screen on the tablet to unlock, it doesnt work. does that mean i have to replace the screen? or could it be a software problem?
xoom dont start
Please need help. I have a zoom WiFi only with eos 3. After installing a corrupt app the tablet frizz at the eos logo. Thanks
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i upgraded xt925 to kitkat from JB as per xda post successfuly but i noticed i was no receiving sms so i tried to change modem through razr toolkit modems but no success then i changed firmware through razr toolki and decided to put retail brazil but it gave error on 7/22 on rsd lite while doing so phone screen turned off and didnt turn on when i put on charging green led blinks i tried all methods power plus volume up down etc many times but phone doesnt turn on,no fasboot.i showed it to local repairing shop they said its boot is damaged.Please help me to revive my phone.is there any mehod to repair boot?i also have tried different 5V chargers thinking about low battery but no success the phone remains dead.simcard and sd card already removed.Help please
xt925 no working bootloader
Please try to help
is there any method to reflash bootloader or some way to show up bootloader?no combination of power,volume keys working.just green light blinks when i put on charger.i even charged it with tablet charger of 5V 2A but green light keeps blinking in a sequence.
Guys atleast give some suggestions.it can happen with anybody.can bootloader flashed again some way?any other way to give life to this dead xt925?
No one bothers to give a suggestion.please let me know if i should post my problem in any other relevant forum.
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No one bothers to give a suggestion.please let me know if i should post my problem in any other relevant forum.
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First off, you need to take a deep breath and calm down. If no one has answered, then it's either they don't know the answer (you do really want them to answer "I don't know how to help you. Sorry.") or just wait until someone reads it and thinks they know the issue.
Now, a couple of questions:
1 .What image did you flash the modem from? Need the full image name.
2. Did you use the correct image for your phone? Again, answer from question 1 will help.
I would suggest it's time to grab the correct image for your phone and flash the full image. Then next time, instead of flashing modem, do a clear dalvik and cache first. Then, if that doesn't work, do a Factory Data Reset, which that usually cures the issue.
But, at this time, you're only recourse is to flash a full stock image back to your phone to ensure you didn't corrupt anything. If that doesn't work, then I'd say you probably flashed the wrong image somewhere and bricked your phone. If a full factory image flash doesn't work, then you definitely bricked your phone and there's not much else we can do to help.
Sir it was one of the modem from razr hd toolkit there are 4 or 5 i think.after flashing that modem i changed firmware to rsrd that is used before upgrading to kitkat.firmware flashed succesfuly&i was recieving sms then i decided to flash retail brazil while doing so in rsd lite it gave error on 7/22 i repeated once again error then i tried to fastboot again but screen didnt turn on afterwards till now.
As you suggested to flash a new rom but how can i flash phone dont turn on,no fastboot,no recovery menu,phone dont connect through adb or rsd lite.tried many combinations of power plus volume up down but nothing.only if i put it on charging green light blinks and that is all.
You may be perma-bricked then. This is why when flashing you have to ensure you flashing the correct images for your phone as well as the correct version. Not doing so can cause the situation you are in.
There might be another way to fix it, but I have no idea and will leave it to someone else to hopefully help if they know of a way to fix it. If not, your only recourse is to turn the phone in for a swap. If it's still under warranty, you might be able to get another one swapped out.
I have no other help to offer, unfortunately.
Good luck!
I gave it for repair shopsman said he will put jtag&repair bootloader.lets hope for the best
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I gave it for repair shopsman said he will put jtag&repair bootloader.lets hope for the best
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Good luck. Hope it all works out for you.
I got it back today shopsman said no jtag exit for this model so far.some1 on other forum advised to try to start it with motorola factory cable.i will try to ask som1 to make it for me as per xda post
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Guys i will be very happy for your suggestions i dont have motorola support in my country.may be your suggestions will give life to my dead razr hd.please help
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No help offered except from iBolski.come on guys
I have 4 wires in usb cable.on mini side there are three points with wires on top and on bottom there are two points.on bottom the last point on right side is empty.can i join any wires to make it work like motorola factory cable?
Which points i have to join to make it work like factory cable.these are points of mini side of usb cable.there are 4 white color wires in cable.point 4 is empty.
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I have not soldered but simply attached a wire to two points 3&4 but no activity on phone screen after connecting to laptop.points 3&4 as on photo in upper post
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Which points i have to join to make it work like factory cable.these are points of mini side of usb cable.there are 4 white color wires in cable.point 4 is empty.
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I checked with multimeter i think point 3 is 5V wire but if i connect point 3 to point 4(empty) nothing happens on phone screen just green led stops blinking which otherwise blinks always when i connect any usb with charger or latop.
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I wanted to connect charger wires direct to battery so i seprated the kelvar and in doing so a connection wire going inside to battery is broken.where can i send it for repair internationaly as i was using it in pakistan but it is of rogers canada i think.i bought it from a friend in pakistan.please tell any reliable international repairing facility address.
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I wanted to connect charger wires direct to battery so i seprated the kelvar and in doing so a connection wire going inside to battery is broken.where can i send it for repair internationaly as i was using it in pakistan but it is of rogers canada i think.i bought it from a friend in pakistan.please tell any reliable international repairing facility address.
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well the point of the factory adapter has nothing to do with the battery, infarct, it bypasses the battery altogether.
so you trying to hook the cables to the battery, missed the entire point of the adapter.
if the phone is not totally bricked, it should boot right into fastboot when you plug it in.
use google to find a place to fix it.
This wire attached to my phone battery was broken when i tried to open phone the wrong way.i didnt open the 2 screws on bottom but just seprated from kelvar side.di i need to replace battery or this connection wire can be repaired?by the way phone is still nonfunctional doesnt go to fastboot or recovery it is dead just green led blinks when i attach charger.