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So today I was trying to updated to the latest Continuum and after i flashed it it was acting wonky. I hadn't reverted to stock in a while so i thought.. might as well.
So here is what i did
1.) odin 1 click to stock
2.) whenever i flash back to stock i lose 3 button combos. I thought well, i could try to fix it, or i can just flash the GB bootloaders which have it anyway so:
3.) adb reboot download
4.) odin flash GB bootloaders as PDA
5.) very shortly thereafter odin failed and phone rebooted
6.) stuck with Phone ..!.. PC
I have tried every possible key combination known to man. 2 button, 3 button, combinations of holding and releasing buttons plugging in usb taking out the battery, etc etc.
I even went out and made a jig. I have tried both 300k resistor to directly to the mini usb pcb and made a little usb jack with 300k attached. (i also tried 301, 302 and 303).
All of these boot the phone but go directly to phone ..!.. pc.
The only thing i'm not sure of is if the jig is actually 300k, i don't have a potentiometer to test it. The pack of radioshack resistors i bought though did have 5 in it, so i tried various combos of them in-case one was flak.
Is there anything i didn't think of yet? I'll try to take my jig to a potentiometer on tomorrow (work is conveniently located on the way to the ATT store) and if all else fails i'll take it to att and see what they can do.
Is there anything i haven't tried that i should? Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
You arent bricked with that screen.
Try power and vol down.
Failing that, take batt out, plug in usb, then batt.
Still doesnt work?
Buy, or make a proper (tested) jig.
If you power the phone off then connect your jig, and all it does is try to boot the phone as normal then you have an improper resistance. You are most likely changing the resistance when you hold the jig with your fingers. Try holding it with gloves on or something, or order a microusb breakout board to solder your resistors on to.
modest_mandroid said:
If you power the phone off then connect your jig, and all it does is try to boot the phone as normal then you have an improper resistance. You are most likely changing the resistance when you hold the jig with your fingers.
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This
Duck tape where your fingers are gonna touch.
Well. I was masking it with scotch tape like i saw in an example. I rebuilt the jig with 3x100 and 1x1 and wrapped it in duct tape. still boots to Phone ..!.. PC. I'll get to a potentiometer tomorrow and make sure it's got the right rating.
I also ordered a real jig, but it won't be here for days.
So.. is there anyone out there who has gotten the Phone ..!.. PC screen and _not_ been able to recover from it?
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Well. I was masking it with scotch tape like i saw in an example. I rebuilt the jig with 3x100 and 1x1 and wrapped it in duct tape. still boots to Phone ..!.. PC. I'll get to a potentiometer tomorrow and make sure it's got the right rating.
I also ordered a real jig, but it won't be here for days.
So.. is there anyone out there who has gotten the Phone ..!.. PC screen and _not_ been able to recover from it?
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Highly doubtful.. that's the "**** your pants when you first see it" screen but everyone manages to recover from it eventually, unless they have some sort of hardware problem.
SirFunk said:
I rebuilt the jig with 3x100 and 1x1 and
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whoh... you are missing some "K" in there you got Kohms right?
TRusselo said:
whoh... you are missing some "K" in there you got Kohms right?
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Haha, yes. I was just typing fast. They are the same 100k and 1k ohm resistors most of the tutorials i've seen get from radioshack
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13482176#post13482176
make sure your tape is covering the jig completely. Even the tiniest amount of contact will interrupt the resistance.
Speaking of bricking, mine wont turn on at all, its ****ing dead. bought a JIG and ill wait for it to come and try my luck, buy a new one if not. Good luck bro
So, I brought my jig in to work today and tested it with a volt meter. When setup with 3x100k and 2x1k it read as 301k. i taped it securely with duct tape and tested it again, still 301k. Tried it out a few times... phone ..!.. pc screen.
I brought it into AT&T and they set up a warranty service for it. Lets hope it goes off with out a hitch. Just for grins and giggles. I'll keep my homemade jig and when i get my new phone i'll try it out. My guess is it will work. I think in the bootloader flashing fail it wrote some of the bootloader but not the whole thing or something like that.
So, I brought my jig in to work today and tested it with a volt meter. When setup with 3x100k and 2x1k it read as 301k. i taped it securely with duct tape and tested it again, still 301k. Tried it out a few times... phone ..!.. pc screen.
I brought it into AT&T and they set up a warranty service for it. Lets hope it goes off with out a hitch. Just for grins and giggles. I'll keep my homemade jig and when i get my new phone i'll try it out. My guess is it will work. I think in the bootloader flashing fail it wrote some of the bootloader but not the whole thing or something like that.
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Sorry to say but you are mistaken. If it were ANY problem with a bootloader you would have gotten nothing out of your phone, nothing. At all. Not a single thing.
was your phone on that screen while you were trying the jig? It has to be powered off to work. If it was off How long did you try? It can be tricky to get it just right on the pins.
It's cool you're getting it replaced I guess but a jig would have worked. I can guarantee that.
The phone was definitely off when i was using the jig. It would then boot to that screen. I tried it about 15 times. Both with my mini-usb adapter i made and by just touching the resistors to the pcb in the mini-usb connector.
I guess i'll know in a couple days when i get a new phone if my jig works or not. I also orderd a pre-made jig for future problems.
I wish i could say it was just user error on my part, but i think something was truly messed up. I read something on another thread about some stock rom doesn't have a way to get into download mode? (keys or jig -- only adb i guess?) maybe that's what i flashed initially?
A jig will always work unless it's actually a brick, or your usb port is broken. Sometimes the button combo is lost yes. And, adb only works if you can get to the OS.
I'm aware that ADB only works from the OS. Generally after flashing this stock rom, i had to boot into OS and ADB to get to download mode (buttons never worked). I never tried a jig before though.
I actually think that the jig I ordered may be here before my new phone. Either way, I'll hang on to the old phone until my jig comes and then i'll try a commercial jig.
Perhaps i'm the first person with a 'soft-brick' that is actually a 'hard-brick'? *shrug*
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Perhaps i'm the first person with a 'soft-brick' that is actually a 'hard-brick'? *shrug*
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If so you are super duper amazingly unlucky!!
I've heard of 2 accounts of a hard brick, one was a problem with the param.lfs, but one was actually a bootloader mix brick, that have been recovered from by a jig.
What they did was:
Pull battery
Insert battery DON'T TOUCH ANY BUTTONS
Insert jig.
Hold volume buttons.
That booted them into download mode and saved their phones.
Those are odd accounts but your phone isn't that damaged in comparison. That being said anything is possible, but I'd put money down the jig will work. The only reason it wouldn't is like I said, if your usb port is broken.
If you think its completely bricked, ill buy it for $10
just pm me
Are you placing the ponds of the jig on the 2 correct usb pins (i think it is five and six).
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Are you placing the ponds of the jig on the 2 correct usb pins (i think it is five and six).
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Pretty sure it's 4+5 (there are only 5? Either way it's the 2 closest to the audio jack... so yes.
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Pretty sure it's 4+5 (there are only 5? Either way it's the 2 closest to the audio jack... so yes.
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Have you tried cutting up a micro usb cable tip and then trying it? I had the same problem with mine. Couldn't get the jig to work until this method.
Hello,
I dropped my Nexus S to pool water then It didn't boot at all. I waited a day to dry it. Now It boots, but stucks on Google logo with unlocked sign.
Now, here is what I can do and what I can't do:
- It stucks at Google logo with unlocked sign. Button backlights doesn't turn on because of can't skip the Google logo.
- I can access to Bootloader.
- I can't access to Clockwork Recovery section (because when I try to enter to Recovery section from Bootloader, Google logo appears and stucks on there)
What should I do right now? I think memory is corrupted. Is there any way to format it from Bootloader?
Maybe I should relock the bootloader and flash the official 2.3.4 rom. How can I do it ?
Thank you guys.
It may be already too late, since you tried to turn it on. My guess is, that you have hardware damage. It might not be the memory. The boot loader is much simpler than the rest of the OS, so it might not yet hit the defective parts. If you are very lucky there is only still water left.
Here is what worked for me before (read: NO warranty):
First and most important in such cases: Don't try to turn it on. Take out the battery immediately and dry it as well as possible. It should be sealed, so a tissue or or t-shirt should do the job. Don't put it back in yet.
2nd: Rinse the phone with distilled water. In your pool is all kind of stuff from salts (sweat and so on) to chlorine and other stuff that cause corrosion and conduct electricity. That needs to get out of your phone ASAP.
3rd: Now it will need time to dry. That will take a lot time, because the water will be in the deepest cracks where there is no air circulation. I used ethanol (pure alcohol) before to wash out the water since it doesn't conduct electricity, mixes well with water and evaporates fairly fast. Note however, that it acts as an organic solvent, too, and might damage parts of the phone like the display or solve glued parts (again the display). However, this worked for me before on an mp3 player. There was a stain (as if water entered) on the display, but it worked perfectly still. I do not know whether to stain was caused by the alcohol.
Side note: Chemists use acetone to dry their glass stuffs, since it evaporates faster than you can pronounce it, but that stuff is aggressive and will likely damage plastic parts. Alcohol should be fairly safe.
4th: Now you can try putting it in the oven to speed up drying. Use only the air circulation mode. I used that method successfully before at 50°C for a few hours. However, you should measure with a thermometer first, whether your oven keeps the temperature regulated well enough. Not all ovens do.
If you are sure your phone is completely dry, put the battery in and turn try turning it on. If nothing happens leave it to dry some more, then try again.
Its already too late for this steps because a few days passed.
Thank you anyway. Someone else may encounter same thing.
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First and most important in such cases: Don't try to turn it on. Take out the battery immediately and dry it as well as possible. It should be sealed, so a tissue or or t-shirt should do the job. Don't put it back in yet.
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As mentioned in other posts. You could put it in a sealed bag filled with rice.
But yeah :\ you turned on the device. I would say you would have to wait an additional 5-7 days to be careful (maybe im over exaggerating but 1 day is definitely not enough)
Have you tried connecting the phone to your computer? Does the computer recognize fastboot devices?
I would like to emphasize that acetone is definitely a bad choice. It is a solvent for some types of plastic. isopropanol should work as well as alcohol (ethanol) and it is much cheaper.
In case this ever happens to other people in the future. Don't ever use a hair dryer or "put it in the oven" to dry your phone, it's probably the worst thing you can do, the heat will no doubt fry out your circuitry. Instead, wipe down as much water as you can from the phone and stick it in a bowl of uncooked rice. This method had saved countless wet phones.
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In case this ever happens to other people in the future. Don't ever use a hair dryer or "put it in the oven" to dry your phone, it's probably the worst thing you can do, the heat will no doubt fry out your circuitry. Instead, wipe down as much water as you can from the phone and stick it in a bowl of uncooked rice. This method had saved countless wet phones.
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Actually hair drier works very well as long as you don't heat the phone pass what it can typically handle. Hair drying it actually speeds up the process of few days to few minutes.
I've done it with many phones and other electronic things. Just don't get it hot.
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The bag of rice is the way to go. I dropped mine in a sink full of water an it wouldn't turn on. I put it in a bag of rice overnight an it worked the next day. No issues at all
Is it out-of-warranty if I relock the bootloader ?
I bought it from Bestbuy.com
I'm also not in USA. It will be really hard for me to request repair or replacement.
It's not necessarily too late. I put an iPod Nano through the washing machine and dryer once. I let it sit in a bag of rice for 3 days and it wouldn't turn on. I threw it in a drawer and forgot about it, then took it out 2 weeks later and it worked perfectly.
So put it in a bag of rice and let it sit inside in the sun so it gets a little warm but not hot. Try it periodically.
Well.. I've just tried connecting to a computer. It doesn't recognize fastboot ...
What now? Is it just a junk right now?
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Well.. I've just tried connecting to a computer. It doesn't recognize fastboot ...
What now? Is it just a junk right now?
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Read post #10.
A week has passed. I think it's already dried.
Now I concern about if it's out-of-warranty or not. Or any other repair way.
Ok. I tried to enter the Download Mode. Holding volume up and down button and plugged in. Windows recognized it.
And then tried to enter Bootloader again and YAY! Installed the 64bit drivers. Everything is ok
Now I flashed the Clockwork again, now I can access it. Wiped everything and phone boots now.
Touchscreen works like hell. Listened to a few MUSE songs, sound quality is perfect.
BUT! Wifi does not work When I try to enable it, gives me an error.
I will try to flash the latest Radio and try again.
I'm going to insert the SIM card now, hoping network and mobile data works.
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Mobile Network, Wifi, Bluetooth, none of them works..
I will flash the stock rom and relock the bootloader and send it to Bestbuy warranty.
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Ok. I tried to enter the Download Mode. Holding volume up and down button and plugged in. Windows recognized it.
And then tried to enter Bootloader again and YAY! Installed the 64bit drivers. Everything is ok
Now I flashed the Clockwork again, now I can access it. Wiped everything and phone boots now.
Touchscreen works like hell. Listened to a few MUSE songs, sound quality is perfect.
BUT! Wifi does not work When I try to enable it, gives me an error.
I will try to flash the latest Radio and try again.
I'm going to insert the SIM card now, hoping network and mobile data works.
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Mobile Network, Wifi, Bluetooth, none of them works..
I will flash the stock rom and relock the bootloader and send it to Bestbuy warranty.
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They will most likely spot some water drops in it and will charge you for repair. If you're willing to wait you should give it another week in a bag of rice like the others have said, then try using it normally. I had the same problem with a nokia n95 and it had water signs on the display until I sold it for pieces, 1 year after the incident happend, so drying it completely is...I'd say impossible.
To note is that I was mastur***ing under the shower, hot water and some nice action on one of the biggest mobile displays at that time, don't try this at home guys
I tore it down and cleaned inside. Now Wifi and Bluetooth works.
But mobile network still doesn't work.
Everything works except the phone.. Touchscreen is blazingly sensitive. Speakers are in perfect condition. Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS everything works. All apps and games works perfectly, but it can not find any network at all.
ok i think this is what happened to my phone as well. i didnt water damage it at all i had to factory reset my device to get it to boot up and now i cant access any network besides wifi and t-mobiles standard network not 3g or 2g. i have experimented with different sim cards and nothing has helped so far..
same thing happened to my phone
how were you able to enter in "download mode"?
i can flash recovery, but when i try to boot in, it gets stuck on the google logo
edit: i was able to get into download mode, but how do I proceed to reinstall everything?
You should absolutely teardown your Nexus S and clean it.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-S-Teardown/4365/1
You don't need to enter download mode.
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You should absolutely teardown your Nexus S and clean it.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-S-Teardown/4365/1
You don't need to enter download mode.
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Why do I not need download mode? Odin isn't recognizing my device.
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Here is a shot of the reset button location on my GTAB. Seemed a little different from some pictures - although not hard to find lol. Thought might as well take a shot and upload it while I was in there. Opened it because I got a SOD from PLUGGING IN THE USB to COMPUTER while tab was asleep - I CAN say moron Used the instructions on another thread (one about installing a GPS) One press and it rebooted ...
I was running ICS FYI
Measurements
could you maybe drill this hole with some good measurements or is opening the case the only option
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could you maybe drill this hole with some good measurements or is opening the case the only option
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Team DRH (the creators of the gtab ICS rom) is named after the holes they drilled in the back of their tablets to easily access the reset button. So yes, you can, but you will have to take the back off once to do it. With the back removed, make sure your measurements are correct, and drill a small hole just big enough for a toothpick or paper clip to fit through. Then clean the debris off the back cover and put the Gtab back together.
You can also let the tablet run completely out of power. That is also supposed to reset it, but it takes forever, especially if you are stuck in APX mode.
By the way, in over a year with my Gtab on many different roms and almost a month now on ICS, I have not ever had to use the reset button. Point is, you might want to wait till you need to push the button to drill the hole. You might never need it.
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I'm just saying it might be easier to just get some good reset button coordinates and drill the hole instead of opening the case but i didn't know that draining the battery would also reset it. thats good info. I havn't had any problems yet but i would rather not open it and just drill a tiny hole where the reset button is when and if i have problems.
Yep, there is that damn reset button. I've only had to open mine up once, and a coworkers up once (she didn't have the SOD, her's was actually stuck on and not responding)... but if I have to open it up again, I'm drilling a DRH into it.
When you have your tablet opened up take a clear plastic bag and set it across the tablet. Mark the 4 screw holes and mark the reset hole on it. Then take this "guide" and flip it around and match up the 4 screw holes you drew with the ones on the back cover. Mark the reset hole location and drill the hole. Seriously, before you drill make sure the orientation of everything is proper. This is the easiest way to mark the reset hole. I did it this way and mine turned out like such.
It looks very professional and you can barely tell that it is there.
EDIT: I do want to add this. If anyone gives out dimensions I would not go and attempt to punch a hole without removing the back case. The clearance between that back of the case and the mainboard is much too close and any small slip of the hand will send you drilling into the board.
Just found myself needing to do the reset button. However, interestingly enough, this was after UNplugging it from the PC while it was shutting down (from within CWM) after checking it could connect (using the "adb devices" command - after finally getting the drivers to work on my PC). ADB finally worked perfectly, but when I went to shut it down, I unplugged it from the PC before it was actually shut down, and it is now stuck on the black screen w/ the TeamDRH logo and says "Shutting down....".
So, apparently it's not just plugging it in while asleep that we need to worry about! Do not unplug it while shutting down from CWM!
Hexbug said:
Just found myself needing to do the reset button. However, interestingly enough, this was after UNplugging it from the PC while it was shutting down (from within CWM) after checking it could connect (using the "adb devices" command - after finally getting the drivers to work on my PC). ADB finally worked perfectly, but when I went to shut it down, I unplugged it from the PC before it was actually shut down, and it is now stuck on the black screen w/ the TeamDRH logo and says "Shutting down....".
So, apparently it's not just plugging it in while asleep that we need to worry about! Do not unplug it while shutting down from CWM!
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Ya I've been there myself too. You are the first person I've seen report on that issue so it seems that it does happen when you pull the cord out while shutting down recovery...werid...
Reset hole completed in less than 1/2 hr. Problem solved!!!
Just some additional info that might help anyone else planning to do the reset hole: I found that using a piece of wax paper was perfect for marking the screw holes and reset hole (using a sharpie). Then, laying the wax paper over the case, use an exacto knife to cut a tiny hole in the wax paper where the reset hole goes -- then you can mark the dot/circle on the case with sharpie. This marked it spot on!
Had to Drill the DRH
I left my G-tab running while running the Team DRH ICS. I went to DRH ICS once before, but found it laggy and went back to Flashback. Had nothing but problems after that. So back to DRH. Anyway, was plugged in to power and had it connected to the PC via USB. No problem.
However, I forgot about all that while I went to fix a broken electric socket downstairs and when I powered down the whole house (can't be to careful) it went into sleep and when I powered up the house after the repair, in went into SOD.
Oh well, started to let the Gtab run down the battery but realized it would take forever, and, further, I use a USB alot. So, took it apart after I read the instructions and found the magic reset button. Used a clear plastic bag, as recommended, to mark the screw holes and the button. Worked great, and had the hole right above the button with a nice clean little hole in the back panel.
Anyway, now committed to Team DRH and ICS. I'll make it work one way or another. So far, nice. Sometimes a little laggy, but most of the time quick and responsive.
Best part, have my Gtab set up almost identical to my Xoom (Uses Team EOS V1.0) and am having few issues at all.
And, by the way, in regards to Team DRH's April Fools joke, I did a second install when I saw that thinking the install had actually failed. I guess I don't read all the instruction right on the first pass. Same problem I had in school as a kid.
Have Xoom on EOS Wingray and Gtab, now happily running ICS
Olderthandos said:
And, by the way, in regards to Team DRH's April Fools joke, I did a second install when I saw that thinking the install had actually failed. I guess I don't read all the instruction right on the first pass. Same problem I had in school as a kid.
Have Xoom on EOS Wingray and Gtab, now happily running ICS
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Ha, I got a good laugh out of this
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fosser2 said:
When you have your tablet opened up take a clear plastic bag and set it across the tablet. Mark the 4 screw holes and mark the reset hole on it. Then take this "guide" and flip it around and match up the 4 screw holes you drew with the ones on the back cover. Mark the reset hole location and drill the hole. Seriously, before you drill make sure the orientation of everything is proper. This is the easiest way to mark the reset hole. I did it this way and mine turned out like such.
It looks very professional and you can barely tell that it is there.
EDIT: I do want to add this. If anyone gives out dimensions I would not go and attempt to punch a hole without removing the back case. The clearance between that back of the case and the mainboard is much too close and any small slip of the hand will send you drilling into the board.
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With the back cover facing up and the bottom edge towards you, I used 6 1/4 in from left and 3 13/16 from top. (Should have used 6 3/16 from left.) 1/8 in reset hole. Used a small piece of rubber to plug the hole. (Last 2 DRH releases, I made me rethink the wisdom of drilling. But I already had the cover off to resolder the power connection.)
But as fosser2 said, do this with the cover off. There is less than 1/8 in clearance. I was using a dremel and didn't have a drill press at the time.
All measurements in inches here... my apologies.
Thanks.
what now
I'm stuck at the birds screen and tried opening and pushing reset, but it didn't change anything, still stuck at birds boot up screen.
If you have an older version of CWM-5504, say, version 5.5.0.4-Beta10 or older, then see this post.
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Here is a shot of the reset button location on my GTAB. Seemed a little different from some pictures - although not hard to find lol. Thought might as well take a shot and upload it while I was in there. Opened it because I got a SOD from PLUGGING IN THE USB to COMPUTER while tab was asleep - I CAN say moron Used the instructions on another thread (one about installing a GPS) One press and it rebooted ...
I was running ICS FYI
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Haha June 2016, still found this useful. Thanks, my daughter refuses to give up her g tab, that she paid for with her own money at age 13. Flashing dirty bean, runs not bad at all.
Glad someone looked at it lol
rhilway said:
Haha June 2016, still found this useful. Thanks, my daughter refuses to give up her g tab, that she paid for with her own money at age 13. Flashing dirty bean, runs not bad at all.
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rhilway said:
Haha June 2016, still found this useful. Thanks, my daughter refuses to give up her g tab, that she paid for with her own money at age 13. Flashing dirty bean, runs not bad at all.
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I still have mine around ...
What versión do you recommend to update it with ... I'm very rusty
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I have had my Galaxy SII Skyrocket since January 4th of 2012. About two weeks after I bought it I got drunk at a party and dropped in into the road. Didn't crack the screen or anything. Just had some scratches on the outside bezel.
Now here come the questions, I had my skyrocket rooted and installed many different roms over the previous months. I would say since June I have been updating and installing different Roms on my device. Well, About 4 days ago while I had CvD Nibbles installed on my phone with the CPU overlocked to 1.723 I think? with incredicontrol, My phone just restarts. I didn't think anything about it at first.
So, I take the battery out and restart like normal, everything seems to be fine, but I reduce the CPU speed just to be sure. receive a couple text messages then BAM! phone restarts again. Except this time when I tried to take the battery out and place it back in, the phone automatically booted up (without pressing the power button at all). I see the Samsung logo and then it just restarts to a black screen and is stuck in a vibrating loop about every 2-3 seconds.
Also, I have noticed that when I try to connect a USB cable and put the phone in download mode that the download mode screen will pop up, but as soon as I click volume up to continue, a blue screen flashed quickly and the phone restarts.
Additionally, will the scratches on the bezel affect the warranty if I send it in to Samsung?
What could this problem be? I even tried a brand new battery at best buy, didn't help. I was thinking it is a hardware issue inside the phone?
any advice will help, thanks
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I have had my Galaxy SII Skyrocket since January 4th of 2012. About two weeks after I bought it I got drunk at a party and dropped in into the road. Didn't crack the screen or anything. Just had some scratches on the outside bezel.
Now here come the questions, I had my skyrocket rooted and installed many different roms over the previous months. I would say since june I have been updating and installing different Roms on my device. Well, About 4 days ago while I had CvD Nibbles installed on my phone with the CPU overlocked to 1.723 I think? with incredicontrol, My phone just restarts. I don't think anything about it at first.
So, I take the battery out and restart like normal, everything seems to be fine, but I reduce the CPU speed just to be sure. recieve a couple text messages then BAM! phone restarts again. Except this time when I tried to take the battery out and place it back in the phone automatically booted up (without pressing the power button at all). I see the Samsung logo and then it just restarts to a black screen and is stuck in a vibrating loop about every 2-3 seconds.
Also, I have noticed that when I try to connect a USB cable and put the phone in download mode that the download mode screen will pop up, but as soon as i click volume up to continue a blue screen flashed quickly and the phone restarts.
What could this problem be? I even tried a brand new battery at best buy, didn't help. I was thinking it is a hardware issue inside the phone?
any advice will help, thanks
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Stuck power button.
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Probably a stuck power button. It's a common problem on this phone. I'd Odin back to stock when you can and take it back to where you bought it. You only have a few days before your warranty is up.
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I took the phone apart and cleaned the dust out.
Didn't help
I also tried to boot the phone up without the outer shell on it. Also did the same thing, I almost ruled out stuck power button. Because if I take the outer shell off then the power button isn't even touching the white trigger underneath the case. You know what I am saying?
Wesley32 said:
I took the phone apart and cleaned the dust out.
Didn't help
I also tried to boot the phone up without the outer shell on it. Also did the same thing, I almost ruled out stuck power button. Because if I take the outer shell off then the power button isn't even touching the white trigger underneath the case. You know what I am saying?
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No, it's a stuck power button.
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Okay, im gunna take my phone apart again and post a picture. I cleaned it pretty thoroughly, whats the best way to unsticking it?
Sometimes you can just keep pushing the power button over and over until it fixes itself
theres a few links about this in the 1stop sticky in the "info " section in the sticky
its an internal problem we/i call "the sticky power button".
theres a link on taking it apart to clean the button internally, sometimes works, sometimes not, if not get the warranty repair
Wesley32 said:
Okay, im gunna take my phone apart again and post a picture. I cleaned it pretty thoroughly, whats the best way to unsticking it?
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I had the same symptoms. Took it apart. Played with the button several minutes to no avail. Try blowing preferably some canned air right into where the white button is. Button doesn't appear to be stuck. There is more than likely some dust or lint behind the white button.
!0 minutes start to finish to fix my "stuck power button"
Good luck.
a good way to check if it is still stuck would be to blow air into the white button, then place the battery back in the device, If it powers on immediately without pressing any buttons then its still stuck right?
Wesley32 said:
a good way to check if it is still stuck would be to blow air into the white button, then place the battery back in the device, If it powers on immediately without pressing any buttons then its still stuck right?
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....And the obvious vibrating
I would say yes.
Alright, I am about to go on lunch break at work and I will grab my phone and pick up some air duster. Any other suggestions for cleaning out the button? like chemicals to use to remove the dust?
Wesley32 said:
Alright, I am about to go on lunch break at work and I will grab my phone and pick up some air duster. Any other suggestions for cleaning out the button? like chemicals to use to remove the dust?
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I wouldn't recommend using any chemicals. some duster should be fine.
I'm sure you took a look at the stickies vincom mentioned. There are a lot of more "denial and error" stories over there.
again... good luck!
*system error* said:
I wouldn't recommend using any chemicals. some duster should be fine.
I'm sure you took a look at the stickies vincom mentioned. There are a lot of more "denial and error" stories over there.
again... good luck!
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Yeah it's hilarious. So many people saying...
Person in denial:
"I know it's not the power button, it can't be. I already looked at it 3 times and its not stuck"
Me
It's internally stuck, dude.
Person in denial:
"I already told you it's not stuck"
Me:
It's definitely stuck, clean it.
Person in denial:
"You were right, I cleaned it and it works now!"
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I got so lucky! i sprayed the **** out of that button, and cleaned the little outer button. It actually started up. Thanks for all of the help.
Ill be back in the Rom testing game now!
Wesley32 said:
I got so lucky! i sprayed the **** out of that button, and cleaned the little outer button. It actually started up. Thanks for all of the help.
Ill be back in the Rom testing game now!
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Good work dude!
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I probably know the answer to this but is there any way to return to stock while not having use of USB data?
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I think there's probably a small crowd of people that are looking for this ability. I've not heard of a solution to go back once you lose USB.
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I know of one but our device isn't supported but it's too use mobile Odin , I think I'm just gonna fix the port via replacing it but I don't have all the tools to do so, I need a small tip for my soldering iron
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Cheap fix
I may be the only one that gets this lucky, but I was having a lot of trouble with my usb port being seen by computer. It got to the point that I had to get the phone ad cable just right to charge. I decided last night I had to do something or replace phone. I powered down phone and squirted lighter fluid in the usb port,then took a toothpick and piece of rag and cleaned best I could. Phone is working great now. All of my cables are charging and being seen by computer.
I was at point of replacing phone anyway,so don't try if your not prepared for failure, but good luck and let me know if you have success with this.
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I may be the only one that gets this lucky, but I was having a lot of trouble with my usb port being seen by computer. It got to the point that I had to get the phone ad cable just right to charge. I decided last night I had to do something or replace phone. I powered down phone and squirted lighter fluid in the usb port,then took a toothpick and piece of rag and cleaned best I could. Phone is working great now. All of my cables are charging and being seen by computer.
I was at point of replacing phone anyway,so don't try if your not prepared for failure, but good luck and let me know if you have success with this.
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And so it happens.
I hooked up my phone and made a file transfer and then...usb stopped functioning.
I tried a whole bunch of stuff, thinking it was just the pc or the driver recognition..but no go. Even after pc wipe and reinstall OS and drivers. No luck.
The sad part is that I was on a rooted 2.3.6 but after a wipe, the stock sammy recovery replaced the cwm recovery.
No usb means no return.
I did try to use alcohol, wiped and scrubbed. I even opened the phone and try a few cleanings. Even disassembled
No luck.
I know this is available:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43451544&postcount=6
This seemed more fun though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5T9_XcCrU
And this is what I have until I get this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-3-USB-C...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20cdd2f5ec
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qkster said:
And so it happens.
I hooked up my phone and made a file transfer and then...usb stopped functioning.
I tried a whole bunch of stuff, thinking it was just the pc or the driver recognition..but no go. Even after pc wipe and reinstall OS and drivers. No luck.
The sad part is that I was on a rooted 2.3.6 but after a wipe, the stock sammy recovery replaced the cwm recovery.
No usb means no return.
I did try to use alcohol, wiped and scrubbed. I even opened the phone and try a few cleanings. Even disassembled
No luck.
I know this is available:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43451544&postcount=6
This seemed more fun though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao5T9_XcCrU
And this is what I have until I get this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-3-USB-C...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20cdd2f5ec
attached photos
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hey let me know how your repair goes, i dont have the tools to do it myself, or i would but if yours goes well, let me know i may ask you to do mine if thats alright with you?
so i just tried to go back to stock via flashing rom via recovery, and lets just say... that didnt go so well, i have no os recovery is borked ... kernel seems fine but no usb data so my infuse if ****ed until i can get the usb fixed
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And this is what I have until I get this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-3-USB-C...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20cdd2f5ec
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If you don't want to spend $100+ on a Weller micro-solder setup or on the "professionals" take a look at this item... might fit the bill for the project.
http://www.amazon.com/Coopertools-S...78319450&sr=1-3&keywords=micro+soldering+iron
btw... what's that discoloration on the main circuit board shield? it almost looks like some kind of chemical corrosion took place .... just sayin'
Please keep us informed on how it goes. The naphtha which is a stronger cleaner than alcohol worked for a little while,but I'm starting to have a few cables not read again
Zen Arcade said:
If you don't want to spend $100+ on a Weller micro-solder setup or on the "professionals" take a look at this item... might fit the bill for the project.
http://www.amazon.com/Coopertools-S...78319450&sr=1-3&keywords=micro+soldering+iron
btw... what's that discoloration on the main circuit board shield? it almost looks like some kind of chemical corrosion took place .... just sayin'
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Ya know..come to think of it, I think that resembles water and chlorine dried up on a metallic surface of PCB board doesn't it? I'm still trying to figure out how that happened.
@deathblade:
I had on old solder iron I bought from Big Lots years ago for about $4-$5.
I filed the point down using a whetstone. You can use a file or just the rough surface like cement, brick, clay or just the bottom of a ceramic plate.
The one Zen suggested looks good.
Here is another inexpensive source:
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-watt-lightweight-soldering-iron-69060.html
Just take your time.
If you never done it before, open an old electronic part and practice.
I'm not an expert at this. I feel comfortable in sacrifice my phone for parts but I don't like the idea of messing up someone else's phone.
It's better if someone else messes up their phone though.
I did buy 10 of the usbs charging port. If it works and you guys need one, hit me up, I mail you one at cost and stamp. (~$1.70ea + stamp)
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Ya know..come to think of it, I think that resembles water and chlorine dried up on a metallic surface of PCB board doesn't it? I'm still trying to figure out how that happened.
@deathblade:
I had on old solder iron I bought from Big Lots years ago for about $4-$5.
I filed the point down using a whetstone. You can use a file or just the rough surface like cement, brick, clay or just the bottom of a ceramic plate.
The one Zen suggested looks good.
Here is another inexpensive source:
http://www.harborfreight.com/30-watt-lightweight-soldering-iron-69060.html
Just take your time.
If you never done it before, open an old electronic part and practice.
I'm not an expert at this. I feel comfortable in sacrifice my phone for parts but I don't like the idea of messing up someone else's phone.
It's better if someone else messes up their phone though.
I did buy 10 of the usbs charging port. If it works and you guys need one, hit me up, I mail you one at cost and stamp. (~$1.70ea + stamp)
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The, I understand where your coming from I do have some experience with soldering but not as much as I'd like I to however have plenty experience with replacing non soldered hardware, and do to past events I don't have any old devices to practice on, I might take you up on that offer for the part, though I wouldn't know how much the stamp would be, as I never mailed anything before, you wouldn't happen to also have any spare power buttons would you? Lol my Cappy's doesn't work, tried to reset the solder as I've heard that might help but instead it turned everything displayed on the screen blue for a while <<<weird lol
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deathblade said:
The, I understand where your coming from I do have some experience with soldering but not as much as I'd like I to however have plenty experience with replacing non soldered hardware, and do to past events I don't have any old devices to practice on, I might take you up on that offer for the part, though I wouldn't know how much the stamp would be, as I never mailed anything before, you wouldn't happen to also have any spare power buttons would you? Lol my Cappy's doesn't work, tried to reset the solder as I've heard that might help but instead it turned everything displayed on the screen blue for a while <<<weird lol
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us stamp is $.46 -first class - 1oz
I havent had any issue with the power button yet so i dont have any spare on hand.
i saw them on ebay though
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-POWER-SW...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item19e04d52f9
works out to be about $3/ea
i'll have the ports..you'll the buttons..we can trade.
qkster said:
us stamp is $.46 -first class - 1oz
I havent had any issue with the power button yet so i dont have any spare on hand.
i saw them on ebay though
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-POWER-SW...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item19e04d52f9
works out to be about $3/ea
i'll have the ports..you'll the buttons..we can trade.
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Lol we shall be the peripheral supply
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I just found this http://www.multi-com.pl/index.php/en_US,details,id_pr,8831,menu_mode,categories.html sounds like it would really help
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deathblade said:
I just found this http://www.multi-com.pl/index.php/en_US,details,id_pr,8831,menu_mode,categories.html sounds like it would really help
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yeah. I recalled that. but you need that board and the riff box and others. not feasible for one infuse unless you are planning a side line business of jtagging infuses.
for the cost of that setup, you could buy 2 working infuses or a later phone model
elbscorp said:
Please keep us informed on how it goes. The naphtha which is a stronger cleaner than alcohol worked for a little while,but I'm starting to have a few cables not read again
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I had severed the 7 pins with an exacto blade.
de-soldered the points
cleaned up the points
socketed in the new port
seems to fit
soldered in the new port.
slightly sloppy but seated well
re-assembled.
no reading or charge
I think it's due to poor new pin/old pin contacts.
prolly could have used better equipments or techniques
I left the new port in place and prolly will just send it to the mobiletech guys
i have 9 brand new ports available.
Just an update guys...
I soldered the new port on. My first attempt. Kinda sloppy actually. I wasn't able to clean off the old materials very well as I had concern about over heating the board. I think having the correct materials, solders, flux, magnifiers, and heat shield cloth and such may help. My attempt did not work. I suspect I was not able to get the 7pins to touch or connect properly.
I sent mine to mobiletechvideo without the port.
It's about 10 days turn around. It came back working. I was not expecting it to boot up and was ready to flash it back to stock myself but it came back with the leaked GB KK4 firmware installed. Kinda odd I guess as most of the return to stock on XDA were either UCKE3, UCKJ4 or UCLB3.
Although when I have the Infuse on the data cord at an angle that stress the connection, the computer reports the device as unknown. I suspect it is not as good as factory ship but good enough for me to restore the phone to function.
I'll have to keep an eye on the connection for now.
Conclusion: it can be done..but better success if you have the proper equipment for micro welding.
Glad to hear it's working
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