Infuse flashing white screen when plug in PC or charger - Samsung Infuse 4G

Hi Guys,
Need urgent help!!!
I wanted to update Samsung Infuse from 2.2.1 to 2.3.5. I used Odin and I997UCKI4-Homebinary.tar.md5 but it got stuck at image.gz something. Later, after waiting for long time, i pulled the usb cable from Infuse and then all screwed up. The phone is flashing white light as soon as i plug it to PC. Even if i plug it to charger, still it flashing white light. In Odin, i am getting removed, added, removed, added, removed......continuosly. It seems like infuse is restarting continuosly. i tried plugin cable in pc, pressing both volume but nothing is working,
I my phone dead??

im on zeus 5.2 for a week and onlu had one pinkish tint when i hook up usb to charge.
what i did to fix is unplug and lock pbone . then unlock it went back to normal
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My phone is restarting continusly, flashing white screen when on and then goes blank continuosly.....

Finally, I got the white screen blinking problem solved by JTAG. I took my phone to repair shop to just see if its quick fix and he used JTAG(http://www.jtagbox.com) to reload the corrupt bootloader. All the problem was due to corrupt bootloader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zwn_HMTek

gem_247 said:
Finally, I got the white screen blinking problem solved by JTAG. I took my phone to repair shop to just see if its quick fix and he used JTAG(http://www.jtagbox.com) to reload the corrupt bootloader. All the problem was due to corrupt bootloader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zwn_HMTek
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Heh. Next time that a noob asks how to unbrick there phone I'm gonna post that vid. That would be great.. lol.. that would be mean.. I wouldn't do that....
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I have the exact same problem and I tried fixing the issue for nearly two month. I been smart-phoneless and have been using a dumb phone. Is there any way to fix this issue at home? Please help and thanks!

Infuse endless boot. Will pay $20 to the person who helped me sucessfully!
Please delete.

checkmateyou said:
Please delete.
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I was in your shoes unitl lady luck hit me..do you have access to a samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket battery..

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Can't get into download mode

First I want to say I love this forum.
I believe I have a unique problem. I searched around on forum and couldn't find my issue.
My infuse is completely unmodified, I haven't rooted or flashed any roms. My phone suddenly restarted today and now it just keeps flashing the "SAMSUNG" logo on the screen over and over every 2 seconds. I tried putting it into download mode but the problem is once I put the battery, it automatically turns on ... So theres no time for me to do the sequence. I'm not sure how else I can get it into download mode. I have all the odin software and stock roms from the other threads.
Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks for help in advance.
D4rkL1ght said:
First I want to say I love this forum.
I believe I have a unique problem. I searched around on forum and couldn't find my issue.
My infuse is completely unmodified, I haven't rooted or flashed any roms. My phone suddenly restarted today and now it just keeps flashing the "SAMSUNG" logo on the screen over and over every 2 seconds. I tried putting it into download mode but the problem is once I put the battery, it automatically turns on ... So theres no time for me to do the sequence. I'm not sure how else I can get it into download mode. I have all the odin software and stock roms from the other threads.
Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks for help in advance.
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Have you tried holding both volume buttons as the power cord is inserted? Lol sorry i had to laugh at myself.
D4rkL1ght said:
First I want to say I love this forum.
I believe I have a unique problem. I searched around on forum and couldn't find my issue.
My infuse is completely unmodified, I haven't rooted or flashed any roms. My phone suddenly restarted today and now it just keeps flashing the "SAMSUNG" logo on the screen over and over every 2 seconds. I tried putting it into download mode but the problem is once I put the battery, it automatically turns on ... So theres no time for me to do the sequence. I'm not sure how else I can get it into download mode. I have all the odin software and stock roms from the other threads.
Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks for help in advance.
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Alright, its been a while since I've troubleshot on stock but, here goes. If you can't get download mode,(Pull battery, reinsert, hold both VOL +/- while plugging in USB) try this first:
Make sure the device is off.
Power it up and repeatedly tap the far left soft key until the phone boots.(now i'm not 100% sure, but I think the ATT bootanimation has to show up first before tapping, but trying won't hurt)
If that doesn't work you could try a hard reset: (Warning, this WILL erase all data)
To make my life easier, I'll just link the how-to's lol:
LINK
LINK
Now these have slightly varying methods, so I linked both. Good luck!
Hopefully you have already fixed the problem by now, but one other thing to consider is the possibility that the USB port is messed up. This can happen pretty easily on these phones if you use a USB cable other than the one that came with it. It is possible for the phone to get confused and think that there is a cable plugged in even when there isn't. I have this problem with one of my Infuses and it causes the exact same symptoms you have described. I usually just plug in the original cable and wiggle it around a little, then unplug it and try it again.
In my case the problem started when I unknowingly plugged a Logitech USB cable covered in mustard into my phone. Don't ask how it got there because I sure as heck don't know. All I can say is I now keep my cables away from my three year old.
I tried all those suggestions and it didnt work, please keep in mind that once I put my battery in it AUTOMATICALLY turns my phone on. Theres no way for me to have it off with the battery in. So I cant hold the buttons down while its off and then plug it in. Or do recovery mode or anything. I am using the cable that came with the phone.
Also, all it does is the samsung logo comes on the screen for 2 secs then goes off for 2 secs and that process repeats for eternity... When I plug it in the battery charge meter starts to come up and then the screen goes black, and then that repeats the same way ...
Before you guys suggest to take it back to AT&T i already did. They said it needed to be reflashed ... So they tried, and told me that they couldn't even do it because it was messed up so bad. And they said they couldn't replace it because I have a small crack in my screen EVEN THOUGH he told me that he knows that isnt related to the problem! Are you kidding me? Great way to treat loyal customers ... AT&T are cheap bastards.
D4rkL1ght said:
I tried all those suggestions and it didnt work, please keep in mind that once I put my battery in it AUTOMATICALLY turns my phone on. Theres no way for me to have it off with the battery in. So I cant hold the buttons down while its off and then plug it in. Or do recovery mode or anything. I am using the cable that came with the phone.
Also, all it does is the samsung logo comes on the screen for 2 secs then goes off for 2 secs and that process repeats for eternity... When I plug it in the battery charge meter starts to come up and then the screen goes black, and then that repeats the same way ...
Before you guys suggest to take it back to AT&T i already did. They said it needed to be reflashed ... So they tried, and told me that they couldn't even do it because it was messed up so bad. And they said they couldn't replace it because I have a small crack in my screen EVEN THOUGH he told me that he knows that isnt related to the problem! Are you kidding me? Great way to treat loyal customers ... AT&T are cheap bastards.
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Try these steps.
1. switch off the phone.
2. remove the battery.
3. connect the phone to computer (without battery)
4. press both volume up and down buttons.
5. put the battery and wait to open in download mode.
Yeah I have the same problem, and it is my first and only att phone without an upgrade till 2013. If you figure out how to fix it please tell me.
please give a solution to dis problm i'm facing the same problem
whenever i'm inserting the battery with out pressing the power button my infuse switch on's and go on repeating the samsung logo....
prudhvi11 said:
please give a solution to dis problm i'm facing the same problem
whenever i'm inserting the battery with out pressing the power button my infuse switch on's and go on repeating the samsung logo....
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Have you tried doing what is said in this thread?
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Crinkypops said:
Have you tried doing what is said in this thread?
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yeah i had done it while trying in ur manner it goes into the charging mode and keeps restarting....
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D4rkL1ght said:
I tried all those suggestions and it didnt work, please keep in mind that once I put my battery in it AUTOMATICALLY turns my phone on. Theres no way for me to have it off with the battery in. So I cant hold the buttons down while its off and then plug it in. Or do recovery mode or anything. I am using the cable that came with the phone.
Also, all it does is the samsung logo comes on the screen for 2 secs then goes off for 2 secs and that process repeats for eternity... When I plug it in the battery charge meter starts to come up and then the screen goes black, and then that repeats the same way ...
Before you guys suggest to take it back to AT&T i already did. They said it needed to be reflashed ... So they tried, and told me that they couldn't even do it because it was messed up so bad. And they said they couldn't replace it because I have a small crack in my screen EVEN THOUGH he told me that he knows that isnt related to the problem! Are you kidding me? Great way to treat loyal customers ... AT&T are cheap bastards.
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I'm facing the same problem
had u got any solution for dis one...
My sister had the exact same problem with her phone.
take battery out. insert USB cable, hold both Vol Up/Down, insert battery.
If not use a USB Jig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
and don't use the culprit charger/Usb cable that threw your phone into this mess!
hey XDA my infuse is workin
what i did is just gave my infuse a one day rest without doing anything(with battery removed)
and thanx all for ur suggestions...
My Samsung Infuse 4G keeps rebooting every 2 sec and won`t let me do anything
Hi ther,
Even I have similar kind of issue not sure if you got any solution. Can anyone help me getting this fixed.
Thanks in advance
AK
D4rkL1ght said:
First I want to say I love this forum.
I believe I have a unique problem. I searched around on forum and couldn't find my issue.
My infuse is completely unmodified, I haven't rooted or flashed any roms. My phone suddenly restarted today and now it just keeps flashing the "SAMSUNG" logo on the screen over and over every 2 seconds. I tried putting it into download mode but the problem is once I put the battery, it automatically turns on ... So theres no time for me to do the sequence. I'm not sure how else I can get it into download mode. I have all the odin software and stock roms from the other threads.
Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks for help in advance.
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Sounds like power button is stuck.... a few threads here on the subject. Good luck.
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My Samsung Infuse 4G keeps rebooting every 2 sec and won`t let me do anything
I removed casing and checked the power key it looks all fine.
Pony Express said:
Sounds like power button is stuck.... a few threads here on the subject. Good luck.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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anandvia said:
I removed casing and checked the power key it looks all fine.
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The power button should make a distinctive clicking sound when pressed. Are you getting that sound?
My Samsung Infuse 4G keeps rebooting every 2 sec and won`t let me do anything
Yes it makes clicking sound when I press. Is JIG is the only option left ?
Pony Express said:
The power button should make a distinctive clicking sound when pressed. Are you getting that sound?
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anandvia said:
Yes it makes clicking sound when I press. Is JIG is the only option left ?
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Just a quick review of download mode: Pull battery.
Connect USB to phone from a known working USB port on computer. (Infuse drivers installed.)
While continuing to hold down both volume up and volume down (no power button),
insert battery.
Should see download mode screen after 2-4 seconds.
If no, a jig is the least expensive option at around $2. You can also send it to a repair service, think I read that is around $50.00. Good luck.
anandvia said:
I removed casing and checked the power key it looks all fine.
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even tho it look fine, you should attempt to clean it..mebby a electronic cleaning solution
D4rkL1ght said:
I tried all those suggestions and it didnt work, please keep in mind that once I put my battery in it AUTOMATICALLY turns my phone on. Theres no way for me to have it off with the battery in. So I cant hold the buttons down while its off and then plug it in. Or do recovery mode or anything. I am using the cable that came with the phone.
Also, all it does is the samsung logo comes on the screen for 2 secs then goes off for 2 secs and that process repeats for eternity... When I plug it in the battery charge meter starts to come up and then the screen goes black, and then that repeats the same way ...
Before you guys suggest to take it back to AT&T i already did. They said it needed to be reflashed ... So they tried, and told me that they couldn't even do it because it was messed up so bad. And they said they couldn't replace it because I have a small crack in my screen EVEN THOUGH he told me that he knows that isnt related to the problem! Are you kidding me? Great way to treat loyal customers ... AT&T are cheap bastards.
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Same issue ı am desperate

[Q] Infuse flashing white screen

Hi Guys,
Need urgent help!!!
I wanted to update Samsung Infuse from 2.2.1 to 2.3.5. I used Odin and I997UCKI4-Homebinary.tar.md5 but it got stuck at image.gz something. Later, after waiting for long time, i pulled the usb cable from Infuse and then all screwed up. The phone is flashing white light as soon as i plug it to PC. Even if i plug it to charger, still it flashing white light. In Odin, i am getting removed, added, removed, added, removed......continuosly. It seems like infuse is restarting continuosly. i tried plugin cable in pc, pressing both volume but nothing is working,
I my phone dead??
Did you pull battery before holding both volume buttons and pluging phone into usb
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No Jerry, but will give a try. I have taken out battery from Infuse. Pressed both volume button and inserted usb cabe in laptop. but nothing happened.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1237
cheesy, should i post my question in Infuse QA forum????
Can some one plz help.....The phone is flashing white screen then goes blank then again white screen when pluged to laptop or charger. It actully getting restarted and goes off then again restart and goes off continuosly...
Nevermind. I was going to say odin back to stock but your having problems with the phone itself. Your phone is screwed. Do a warranty exchange if you can.
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[Q] Infuse Won't Power Up.

I recently downloaded SD Maid Pro, cleaned out all the double files and now the Infuse just blinks Samsung until it dies. Can't get it to go into download mode or anything else. It just blinks Samsung til it dies. I plug in the charger and it just shows the starburst loading emblem. Can't turn it on, once I unplug the charger, it'll show Samsung and then just blink. Pulled the battery, put it back in.. automatically Samsung comes up and just blinks. Tried everything. I think it's done. Any suggestions?
-Rob
Can you tell me step by step how you are trying to get into download mode...maybe you might be doing something wrong...also even if the screen goes blank after doing steps for download mode try and see if Odin/heimdal recognize it
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Odin won't recognize it. I pulled the battery. Put it back in. Before I can plug in the usb cable it's flashing the Samsung screen.
Ok, try this
1) Pull battery
2) hold volume up + down
3) plug USB into phone/pc with Odin or heimdal running
4) place battery in
See if it boots into download mode that way
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Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
Hmmm...well, if your not too sketched out and you pay for shipping, ill take a look at it and try to fix it...this is just an option and I understand if you don't wanna do that option ad I am a stranger and these phones ate expensive...
Can you check the power button...make sure its not stuck down...helped a guy not too long ago who had a similar problem only to find out his power button was stuck down
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BigRob1212 said:
Nope, Just shows the starburst loading icon blinking like before.
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let is set for a few hours, may need to charge...
or buy a usb jig and see if that will force it into download mode... worked for me once.
como ysickp
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
sorry for english
doggie3001 said:
I'm having the same issue here, but my phone hit nicely my bedside... it turns on, but keeps looping in the samsung screen
sorry for english
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Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
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mg2195 said:
Have you attempted download mode? Could you also provide the steps you did to attempt download mode?
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using XDA
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Yes, i've tried almost everything to get in download mode
download modes
nothing works it's like my power button is stuck, but it looks fine
M8, im dealing with the same situation with a couple motherboards. If im able to find a solution for that i will let you know. Ive done more than you have because i have even applied unbrickable mod to one of those two mobos with no luck. Pretty much same thing. The resurrector recognizes it but before it can resurrect the phone it will dissappear for good. So im starting to think it could be a damaged or corrupted file on the very lower levels of the infuse. But, at the same time, it maybe some hardware failure since i think unbrickable mod basically goes to the lowest level on the phone. Its a shame, but i have seen this many times on infuse phones. Never had to deal with that myself though....
Possible fix
My son brought me his phone last night with this same problem. I was not in the best mood to deal with it so made him, a teenager, go without a phone for a whole night....yeah dad of the year here. LOL. Anyway, I started working on it this morning and tried just about everyting I could think of until it thought of the Handyman's#! rule....If it doesnt work just bang on it. I took phone and with battery in it and cover on slapped it against my knee on the back cover in area where camera is. Dont try to break it just give it a good smack. Right after that it booted up and is just fine. LOL. I know it isnt the most scientific way to fix it...but it works for me and my son has his phone back. I hope this will help the rest of you out until we have a more defined solution.

ATRIX 2 Possibly hard bricked any help please?

I have been using this site for years and searching for the last few weeks I am not new to changing roms but this time i missed a step and the situation is this the phones does not respond to any buttons and the white led indication light comes on when i connect to PC normally this means battery is totally dead but I followed other instructions on this site and recharge battery independently and checked its charge with multimeter and everything good.
The only time the phone gives me any indication that it is responding is when connected to the PC with white LED, any suggestions or is it the time for the bin, any suggestions help appreciated, thanks in advance and just to make it clear the phone not booting up into anything from what i can see.
Looks like you're hard bricked, but it also can be dead battery. So first I recomended recharge battery. And also tell us that you did to the phone before - downgrade to GB & etc.
Sorry man. Sounds like she's dead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
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Beat to the punch.
I also had screwed up my phone. I had tried to downgrade to GB after ICS (OTA)... I know it was really stupid of me...
Anyway, I also used to get white LED when connected to PC.
When connected to wall charger I used to get Moto Logo. I thought it was getting charged, but it was not.
I then gave it to the Moto authorised service center, and then gave me back phone with GB flashed...
When I asked them what they did, they told me battery was dead and the charged it(not through the phone, but by using some other sort of charger)...
You should also try the same.
Tell them that the battery went completely dead, while you were trying to do OTA update. (That's what i told)
karthiks.840 said:
I also had screwed up my phone. I had tried to downgrade to GB after ICS (OTA)... I know it was really stupid of me...
Anyway, I also used to get white LED when connected to PC.
When connected to wall charger I used to get Moto Logo. I thought it was getting charged, but it was not.
I then gave it to the Moto authorised service center, and then gave me back phone with GB flashed...
When I asked them what they did, they told me battery was dead and the charged it(not through the phone, but by using some other sort of charger)...
You should also try the same.
Tell them that the battery went completely dead, while you were trying to do OTA update. (That's what i told)
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If you can see the Moto Logo when you switch on the phone or connect to a charger, that means your phone is not Hard Bricked, its Soft Bricked. You can use RSDLite and fxz your phone back to life, but if you see a black screen and a white LED when you connect to your phone to a PC/Laptop, that means your phone is Hard Bricked. If you are on warranty, return it to Motorola and get a replacement. Hope this helps.
minhajlk said:
If you can see the Moto Logo when you switch on the phone or connect to a charger, that means your phone is not Hard Bricked, its Soft Bricked. You can use RSDLite and fxz your phone back to life, but if you see a black screen and a white LED when you connect to your phone to a PC/Laptop, that means your phone is Hard Bricked. If you are on warranty, return it to Motorola and get a replacement. Hope this helps.
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Dear Sir,
I was using Stock ICS 4.0.4 (InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml) on my atrix but later when i try to restart it, it shows Customer ID error so i used to open it again by using BP Tools. Later i found in some threads that switching back to Stock GB will help you recovering that error. so i download Stock GB (InlineFlashing_edison_5.5.175.16_cfc_p3_APBP_CID285). while doing it from RSDLite during the middle process (5/20 reboot bootflash) it went fails and my phone turned black. now its not opening neither any combination of keys are working and nor showing the LED lite. Now what to do? any solution?
moiz.mithani said:
Dear Sir,
I was using Stock ICS 4.0.4 (InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml) on my atrix but later when i try to restart it, it shows Customer ID error so i used to open it again by using BP Tools. Later i found in some threads that switching back to Stock GB will help you recovering that error. so i download Stock GB (InlineFlashing_edison_5.5.175.16_cfc_p3_APBP_CID285). while doing it from RSDLite during the middle process (5/20 reboot bootflash) it went fails and my phone turned black. now its not opening neither any combination of keys are working and nor showing the LED lite. Now what to do? any solution?
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I replied to the other thread you opened. Please do not post the same thing in a thread then, open another with the same thing, as it just clutters this board.
Please look in the other thread you posted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44971858
moiz.mithani said:
Dear Sir,
I was using Stock ICS 4.0.4 (InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml) on my atrix but later when i try to restart it, it shows Customer ID error so i used to open it again by using BP Tools. Later i found in some threads that switching back to Stock GB will help you recovering that error. so i download Stock GB (InlineFlashing_edison_5.5.175.16_cfc_p3_APBP_CID285). while doing it from RSDLite during the middle process (5/20 reboot bootflash) it went fails and my phone turned black. now its not opening neither any combination of keys are working and nor showing the LED lite. Now what to do? any solution?
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no known way to recover a lost CID if you didn't back it up. I don't know where you read that flashing back to GB would fix it, because the general consensus in this forum is flashing back to GB from ICS will, more often than not, hard brick your phone. It sounds to me like that is exactly what happened, you've hard bricked your phone. There is no "fix" for that though there is still some hope. If your phone is still under warranty you can just get it replaced. If it's not under warranty, you can try to buy another Atrix 2 with a cracked screen and use the mother board from it to replace the one in your phone.
Is there any possibility you can provide a link to where it was said that the Customer Identification Number could be restored in this manner? I think it's important to correct whomever gave you this bad information before they cause someone else to make this same mistake.
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1BadWolf said:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no known way to recover a lost CID if you didn't back it up. I don't know where you read that flashing back to GB would fix it, because the general consensus in this forum is flashing back to GB from ICS will, more often than not, hard brick your phone. It sounds to me like that is exactly what happened, you've hard bricked your phone. There is no "fix" for that though there is still some hope. If your phone is still under warranty you can just get it replaced. If it's not under warranty, you can try to buy another Atrix 2 with a cracked screen and use the mother board from it to replace the one in your phone.
Is there any possibility you can provide a link to where it was said that the Customer Identification Number could be restored in this manner? I think it's important to correct whomever gave you this bad information before they cause someone else to make this same mistake.
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Thanks for the reply, m in Pakistan and the phone is AT&T came from US .. so no point of warranty for me and it happens exactly after one year lol .. anyways i showed it to market .. hardware person says its software issue and vise versa ... board is perfect .. but its not opening .. bootloader is dead .. and i cant find anyone here using test point for flashing motorola ..
Stick with one thread. Multi posting is frowned upon.
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bildar said:
I have been using this site for years and searching for the last few weeks I am not new to changing roms but this time i missed a step and the situation is this the phones does not respond to any buttons and the white led indication light comes on when i connect to PC normally this means battery is totally dead but I followed other instructions on this site and recharge battery independently and checked its charge with multimeter and everything good.
The only time the phone gives me any indication that it is responding is when connected to the PC with white LED, any suggestions or is it the time for the bin, any suggestions help appreciated, thanks in advance and just to make it clear the phone not booting up into anything from what i can see.
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What message do you get when you use RSD lite.... does the PC recognize the device in any way or not...
coz my defy went the same way with the white led coz of a dead battery (try MCgruvier method ) and check once......

[Q] Device Won't Power On or Boot to Recovery, Please Help

Hey Guys,
I'm not sure if this is hard bricked, soft bricked, or just altogether screwed. It's a stock Verizon SCH-I535 my wife had and wasn't rooted or anything. One day it just woke up off the charger and wouldn't turn on. Removing the battery and turning it on, it'll show the Samsung Galaxy SIII splash page and then go to a black screen. It will not boot into recovery, just vibrates then shows a black screen. It will boot into Download mode, however the Samsung Upgrade Assistant freezes at 83% when trying to repair it and Odin just hangs at SetupConnection... or Initializing...
I've tried different usb ports and cables. I've tried instructions from various threads such as
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
flashing a .PIT file and everything else I could find, to no avail. Is it just time to throw in the towel or is there something else worth trying? Thank you,
Nila
Bump
Bump, bump bump bump. Is there any way to check if this is hardware related?
[email protected] said:
Hey Guys,
I'm not sure if this is hard bricked, soft bricked, or just altogether screwed. It's a stock Verizon SCH-I535 my wife had and wasn't rooted or anything. One day it just woke up off the charger and wouldn't turn on. Removing the battery and turning it on, it'll show the Samsung Galaxy SIII splash page and then go to a black screen. It will not boot into recovery, just vibrates then shows a black screen. It will boot into Download mode, however the Samsung Upgrade Assistant freezes at 83% when trying to repair it and Odin just hangs at SetupConnection... or Initializing...
I've tried different usb ports and cables. I've tried instructions from various threads such as
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586319
flashing a .PIT file and everything else I could find, to no avail. Is it just time to throw in the towel or is there something else worth trying? Thank you,
Nila
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Have you tried using a new battery? I would be VERY surprised if it was a software issue if you hadn't messed with it prior. I'd be even more surprised if it was a hardware issue other than something like just a toasted battery
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Have you tried using a new battery? I would be VERY surprised if it was a software issue if you hadn't messed with it prior. I'd be even more surprised if it was a hardware issue other than something like just a toasted battery
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Thanks for the thought. I borrowed a friend's battery and it was the same. Just stopped on the Galaxy SIII splash screen and then went to black. I'm probably going to call it toasted and go for an S5.
Nila
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Thanks for the thought. I borrowed a friend's battery and it was the same. Just stopped on the Galaxy SIII splash screen and then went to black. I'm probably going to call it toasted and go for an S5.
Nila
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What about a stuck power button? Seems like a decent number of people are having that issue

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