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[help] TouchButton FW Update stuck.. brick?

Ok, so I was messing around and tried updating my touch button firmware. Well, now it just says "Updating! Do not turn off!" and has been like that for about an hour now.
Can I turn it off and re-flash ROM or what?
Also, when I first started, the lighting on the buttons stopped, but the lighting is back now just not the touch sensitivity.
Is this normal...??
Regards
Smith
PS: Pardon the stupidity

What the hell is a TouchButton?

MikeyMike01 said:
What the hell is a TouchButton?
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The bottom bottons like home, back, menu, etc.
Idk, I accessed the menu via SGS Tools :/

I did that once, it just borked the touch screen. Reinstall a new rom, you should be fine.

hamburgertrain said:
I did that once, it just borked the touch screen. Reinstall a new rom, you should be fine.
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That's what I did. Booted into Download mode, flashed stock. No issues now.
Re-flashing to custom... I hate stock lol
Thanks!
Regards
Smith

Possibly Bricked. Completely baffled right now.

I flashed GR-11 the other day and everything was great, but decided to try Mosaic.
I attempted to use Odin One click and got a soft brick. Used my jig to get back into download mode, attempted to reload stock 2.1 and Odin claimed said everything went fine but now my phone is completely unresponsive.
I've tried battery pulls, 3 button combo, my jig. The screen i black and I can't get any response from the phone.
Anyone ran into something similar? No any possible solution?

give these a shot,
1
remove battery count to 5 put in.
DONT TOUCH ANY BUTTON
try jig
2
remove battery
put in jig
put in battery
3
remove battery
plug USB into PC and Phone
hold both volume buttons
put in battery.

did your odin "one click" use tar files? any files?
i hope you say no

Tried all 3 methods you mentioned above and still have nothing.
TRusselo said:
did your odin "one click" use tar files? any files?
i hope you say no
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Yes it did. ...I'm guessing that's not good?

xxbrysonxx said:
Tried all 3 methods you mentioned above and still have nothing.
Yes it did. ...I'm guessing that's not good?
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if you had to use .tar files, then it wasnt a ONE CLICK!
this whole ODIN thing has really gotten people baffled lately....i dont get it

if it used any files at all it wasnt odin one click
it was odin flashing utility
BIG DIFFERENCE
odin flashing utility can flash ANYTHING.
odin one click only flashes one thing (no choice) and is ONE CLICK.
you flashed something with a secondary bootloader.
mixed and old one with a new one
you have a brick.
call for warranty and play dumb. "it stopped working"
Possibly Bricked. Defiantly Bricked.

Did you by chance use the one with 3 button fix?

Try pressing the volume down + menu button, then press power and hold all three. Worked for me and I was getting nothing.
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This 100% sounds like a hard brick. I'd like to offer a free JTAG service on it if you are out of warranty on the phone. PM me with any questions if you are interested. I just repaired a Captivate in this same condition earlier today.

Phone restarting it self then vibrating over and over. (ics builds)

this just started happening on the new sky ics (real thing) build, and now on superlite-mx 5.1.. ill press a button and even somtimes just pulldown notifcation bar and it will restart and vibrate over and over till i press the power button to restart the phone

Girn said:
this just started happening on the new sky ics (real thing) build, and now on superlite-mx 5.1.. ill press a button and even somtimes just pulldown notifcation bar and it will restart and vibrate over and over till i press the power button to restart the phone
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Sounds like left over data, bad download, bad flash, or a combo of those

Girn said:
this just started happening on the new sky ics (real thing) build, and now on superlite-mx 5.1.. ill press a button and even somtimes just pulldown notifcation bar and it will restart and vibrate over and over till i press the power button to restart the phone
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I'm going to make a shot in the dark and ask if u have uclcl5 installed as ur radio. If so I causes major flash issues for me on a fresh rom install. So much so I have to flash cla4 first, then a new from, then cl5 again to get it to work

icenight89 said:
I'm going to make a shot in the dark and ask if u have uclcl5 installed as ur radio. If so I causes major flash issues for me on a fresh rom install. So much so I have to flash cla4 first, then a new from, then cl5 again to get it to work
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No im using cla4.. I followed all steps and did superwipe. Why is it still bad flashing?
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Girn said:
No im using cla4.. I followed all steps and did superwipe. Why is it still bad flashing?
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sometimes for no reason band corruption occurs. I suggest the following in can
factory reset 3x
format system 3x
wipe dalvik cache 3x
dark side 2x
Odin back stock
reboot twice
Odin can
dark side again
flash custom rom
I had similar problems to you and this looking procedure cured them.

I have the same problem with my fiancée phone which I am on right now. Shuts off and starts repeatedly vibrating on a stock non rooted phone.... I never got around to rooting this phone, unless she did it and didn't tell me.but assuming this isn't rooted what do I do?

mistaashby said:
I have the same problem with my fiancée phone which I am on right now. Shuts off and starts repeatedly vibrating on a stock non rooted phone.... I never got around to rooting this phone, unless she did it and didn't tell me.but assuming this isn't rooted what do I do?
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Could be a sticky power button
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StolenVW said:
Could be a sticky power button
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That
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Pull the battery plug in the USB cable and put the battery back in. Charge it. Mine did that when the batt died. Wouldn't even charge etc.. gotta trick it into booting then leave it for a while let it charge. Wipe battery stats if your rooted cwm etc...
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Still cant power off my phone...

I posted a thread a few days ago about not being able to power off or restart my Samsung Galaxy s2 skyrocket on ATT. I am using SKy's ICS rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216 with the newest update and I still cannot turn it off. The response I got was to use the Darkside Wipe, I tried that, loaded the base rom, then rebooted (it rebooted on its own) flashed the update, and now im back to it not being able to turn off.... I have searched every where and everyone says the issue is resolved, but its not working. Please point me in the right direction to fix this issue.

Pull the battery
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Ive lived without if i need to reboot then hold power till it reboots and if i need recovery then do the same but press volume buttons right as it shuts down
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Thank you! Did't want to have to pull the battery anytime I needed to restart my phone. Holding the power button in for 10-15 seconds even when its froze forces it to restart. At least now I can put my case back on it....
I was wondering if anyone knew a way to stop it from freezing up? Or at least know whats causing it?

I had this problem too with the Ics roms. If you use the touch recovery to wipe factory data reset it should work. I used to one recommended in the sky Ics thread and had no problems after that.
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irtnerapleasure
Do you have a link to it? I have been looking for options and I must be missing it.
I did do the Dark Side complete wipe, and after it worked, it stopped working when I applied the update.

perkinsjm said:
Do you have a link to it? I have been looking for options and I must be missing it.
I did do the Dark Side complete wipe, and after it worked, it stopped working when I applied the update.
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Just factory wipe, wipe cache, dalvik in whatever cwm you have

Ill try that again, and redownload the patch and see if that fixes it. Is there anyway to get an error log to see whats FCing or crashing?

perkinsjm said:
Ill try that again, and redownload the patch and see if that fixes it. Is there anyway to get an error log to see whats FCing or crashing?
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Logcat with adb

[Q] not enough words can describe my problem

i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.
possiblly important infomation;
my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out
your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..
well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired
THANKS

nightinjail said:
i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.
possiblly important infomation;
my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out
your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..
well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired
THANKS
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The same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a YouTube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now I know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.

i forgot to mention.. i was planning on letting the phone completely die and then giving it some juice to see if that breaks the loop or sends it into normal boot mode i dont have the screw driver small enough to unscrew the back, if i did do you think holding the power button on the board will break the loop?

thepagel said:
the same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a youtube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now i know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.
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omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!

nightinjail said:
omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
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Awesome!

nightinjail said:
omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
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but it frezzes !!! And goes back into the loop wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nightinjail said:
but it frezzes !!! And goes back into the loop wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As I said it took me a few tries I also remember putting a crappy thumdrive under the mouse pad to get more impact on the button. Not sure how hard I did it. Oh and take your battery out.

OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.
1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again
EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds
may the force be with you

nightinjail said:
OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.
1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again
EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds
may the force be with you
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Trust me I know the feeling. I had soft bricked my phone after I tried to downgrade from 4.3 (before the fix was found) right after I thought I found the solution my phone was doing the power loop. Scared the crap out of me.

can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?

nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.

nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.
my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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ThePagel said:
I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
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The basebands available to flash are zips flashable only through recovery. Have been for a while now.