For the people who read this the problem was solved by a custom rom (in my case).
The problem can either be two things,
1. Your power button has corrosion in it by humidity damage in your pocket and you need to replace it.
2. Its some weird bug in the old htc ruu stock rom, update it or use a custom rom.
I replaced my ruu stock rom and it solved the issue.
It goes on and off without touching the power button? Do you mean that?
If you press the power button and it turns off and on instantly then you have the old upper part board with the famous (I think) buttons bug...
So, you can try restore your phone with the RUU. If this still happens I suggest you to send it for service again!
iJo09 said:
It goes on and off without touching the power button? Do you mean that?
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Yup thats what i mean the display light goes on and off while i turned it off/stand by mode. (By pressing the power button once)
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NiTrOwow said:
Yup thats what i mean the display light goes on and off while i turned it off/stand by mode. (By pressing the power button once)
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My Sensation does this in CM9 so I think this is a firmware problem. Try to restore your phone with the RUU
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So... I've tried to update my rom and I've done it. Didn't like the ROM and tried to change it.
soooo. I messed everything up. My magic can't boot (it stalls on the boot screen showing "HTC Magic") and most important, I can't enter fastboot to restore a working ROM
Any ideas on this one before I go to HTC Support?
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So... I've tried to update my rom and I've done it. Didn't like the ROM and tried to change it.
soooo. I messed everything up. My magic can't boot (it stalls on the boot screen showing "HTC Magic") and most important, I can't enter fastboot to restore a working ROM
Any ideas on this one before I go to HTC Support?
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can you not get to the mode pressing home and power.
from there you should be able to use adb push to send new update to sd card
magpie2000k said:
can you not get to the mode pressing home and power.
from there you should be able to use adb push to send new update to sd card
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nope. Every key combined with the power button just boots the device and show the "htc magic" logo. nothing more.
I had the same sort of thing once. I removed the battery and before I put it back, I already pressed the home-key as well. Then it went into fastboot mode after I put it back in. With this way I could sent a new update.zip to the phone, flash it and then it was working again
Hope this helps
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I had the same sort of thing once. I removed the battery and before I put it back, I already pressed the home-key as well. Then it went into fastboot mode after I put it back in. With this way I could sent a new update.zip to the phone, flash it and then it was working again
Hope this helps
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Well, it's not hard to send the update.zip. I can use a microSD 2 USB and copied it that way.
By the way I think it's the "return" key to enter fastboot. Not "home".
Tried the battery-removal trick. Didn't work.
Take out your battery, hold the volume down button and put the battery back in whilst you're holding the volume down. This in theory should bring you to fastboot. Just keep holding the volume down until you reach the fastboot screen. If after you put the battery in, nothing happens, keep holding the volume down and press the power button...
Should work...
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Take out your battery, hold the volume down button and put the battery back in whilst you're holding the volume down. This in theory should bring you to fastboot. Just keep holding the volume down until you reach the fastboot screen. If after you put the battery in, nothing happens, keep holding the volume down and press the power button...
Should work...
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didn't work
One other thing to try is to hold the two left most keys on the front of the phone (these are different depending on your phone brand) whilst holding power, this will take you to a recovery screen where perhaps you can do something from there?
I'm assuming you get to see a splash screen first and then you see the HTC Magic logo...
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One other thing to try is to hold the two left most keys on the front of the phone (these are different depending on your phone brand) whilst holding power, this will take you to a recovery screen where perhaps you can do something from there?
I'm assuming you get to see a splash screen first and then you see the HTC Magic logo...
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the 2 most left keys are the "answer" and "home" buttons. tried it. still getting the logo.
the phone vibrates and shows the logo...
Turn it in for repairs.
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the 2 most left keys are the "answer" and "home" buttons. tried it. still getting the logo.
the phone vibrates and shows the logo...
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Well, I am exlcuding the green call button and the red end button (which you use to run on your phone), but if it's freezing at the logo where it vibrates, then there is a problem.
I had a similar thing, but I was able to boot my phone into fastboot/recovery with the battery trick.
My two left buttons on my device are the home button and the menu button. Try holding this down when you put the battery back in. Unfortunately, the situation doesn't sound too hopeful.
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Well, I am exlcuding the green call button and the red end button (which you use to run on your phone), but if it's freezing at the logo where it vibrates, then there is a problem.
I had a similar thing, but I was able to boot my phone into fastboot/recovery with the battery trick.
My two left buttons on my device are the home button and the menu button. Try holding this down when you put the battery back in. Unfortunately, the situation doesn't sound too hopeful.
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did you try powering on while holding only the home button?
My Sensation has the Revolution HD3.6.2 by Mike. I started having issues with my sleep button where it would stop responding occasionally until eventually it would stop responding altogether when the phone was on and I could not put to sleep or wake up at all. Now, if I plug into charger with battery out then install battery it will not boot automatically or with holding power button at all. When removing charger it will boot automatically because the phone thinks the power button is always depressed. I have taken the phone case off and cleaned the area many times and it physically clicks normal with no response. I was going to try an updated ROM to see if this was a programming issue however since the phone thinks the power button is always depressed I can not use ROM manager, right when I click down or up it automatically loads that option. The rest of the phone works perfectly and do not want to replace due to a failed sleep/power button, are there options to working around the power button or anything else I should be doing?
Thanks
So I have a bricked Sensation?
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So I have a bricked Sensation?
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ok then
It's not bricked. Don't worry software is fine. Sounds like a hardware fault that the power button contact has worn out.
My power button has started acting funny... when I press it it doesn't work. And worse, it turns the screen on and off by itself (like I was pushing it).
Also sometimes the back button takes screenshots instead of "back".
For the moment I use a setting in ViperS that allows me to turn the screen on with VolUp and and off with VolDown, and also attributed another action to the power button so it doesn't turn the screen on and off by itself (with Button Remapper).
The problem appeared when I was on Bruce's CM10 (though i don't think this is the problem), and then I hardly flashed ViperS.
Has anyone had this problem? Any solutions?
I hope this isn't hardware related... (It isn't under warranty)
did you check if the back cover is pushing the button somehow and it is always pressing the contact for screen off/on the device?
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did you check if the back cover is pushing the button somehow and it is always pressing the contact for screen off/on the device?
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Yes. It's the same thing with the cover off.
Hi
I dont know exactly what wrong with it. Yesterday, i got so many reboots. The problem is that when the phone reboots, nothing comes up except for the phone keeping on vibrating forever. I have to take out the battery, and insert it back in again. Another strange thing is that, sometimes, right after I insert the battery in, (without holding the power button) the phone starts automatically, but after the Samsung loho, it keeps on vibrating. Sometimes, it wont let me in recovery mode.
I did a clean flash of the att official Jelly bean via Odin lasf night to see if it still happened. The truth is, its just happened when I tried to get om facebook. It kept on vibrating until I pressed and held the power button twice to make it reboot. Difference between Att official jelly bean and other 4.1-4.2 rom is that att rom lets me reboot normally after pressing the power button (twice), other roms will maintain the same thing until I have lucky enough to get in recovery mode, and do a restore. However, doing a restore wont solve this prolem.
Anyone can help me plz ..
Thanks a ton.
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Hi
I dont know exactly what wrong with it. Yesterday, i got so many reboots. The problem is that when the phone reboots, nothing comes up except for the phone keeping on vibrating forever. I have to take out the battery, and insert it back in again. Another strange thing is that, sometimes, right after I insert the battery in, (without holding the power button) the phone starts automatically, but after the Samsung loho, it keeps on vibrating. Sometimes, it wont let me in recovery mode.
I did a clean flash of the att official Jelly bean via Odin lasf night to see if it still happened. The truth is, its just happened when I tried to get om facebook. It kept on vibrating until I pressed and held the power button twice to make it reboot. Difference between Att official jelly bean and other 4.1-4.2 rom is that att rom lets me reboot normally after pressing the power button (twice), other roms will maintain the same thing until I have lucky enough to get in recovery mode, and do a restore. However, doing a restore wont solve this prolem.
Anyone can help me plz ..
Thanks a ton.
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Search for sticky/stuck power button. You almost definitely have it.
mrfeuss said:
Search for sticky/stuck power button. You almost definitely have it.
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there is nothing wrong with the power button
econan1214 said:
there is nothing wrong with the power button
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vincom said:
32) Q. why does my phone not start and just bootloops and/or vibrates every couple of seconds
A. could be a "sticky power button", read the next question and the info section in the 1STOP STICKY
33) Q. how do i test for a stuck "sticky" power button
A. TEST: NO CABLE PLUGGED IN: Remove then reinsert the battery and if the phone turns on by itself and then takes approx 10 sec's to turn off and then starts vibrating every couple of seconds then its for sure a power button problem, its stuck, goto the link in the previous answer for a possible fix.
The key thing you need to establish is if reinserting the battery restarts the phone w/out u touching the power button, if so then the button is stuck
34) Q. how do I replace the power button
A. If you have determined that's its a stuck power button read post #16 PROCEDURE ON REPLACING POWER BUTTON, on that thread there are pictures b4 that post
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Are you sure about that?
econan1214 said:
there is nothing wrong with the power button
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Yes there is
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
had this issue a few days ago, it absolutely is. if you never touch the button it sometimes will turn on and work for a while.
You should try a usb jig. I hear they work the odd time for a skyrocket... Ha
Seriously though... power button.
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Hi
I dont know exactly what wrong with it. Yesterday, i got so many reboots. The problem is that when the phone reboots, nothing comes up except for the phone keeping on vibrating forever. I have to take out the battery, and insert it back in again. Another strange thing is that, sometimes, right after I insert the battery in, (without holding the power button) the phone starts automatically, but after the Samsung loho, it keeps on vibrating. Sometimes, it wont let me in recovery mode.
I did a clean flash of the att official Jelly bean via Odin lasf night to see if it still happened. The truth is, its just happened when I tried to get om facebook. It kept on vibrating until I pressed and held the power button twice to make it reboot. Difference between Att official jelly bean and other 4.1-4.2 rom is that att rom lets me reboot normally after pressing the power button (twice), other roms will maintain the same thing until I have lucky enough to get in recovery mode, and do a restore. However, doing a restore wont solve this prolem.
Anyone can help me plz ..
Thanks a ton.
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Flash it again and what Gapps are you using? Don not restore your apps on google--->(from first boot after flashing).
gixxer93001 said:
Flash it again and what Gapps are you using? Don not restore your apps on google--->(from first boot after flashing).
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This is not the issue. As all others have stated, this is the classic sticky power button issue and can only be fixed by a) mashing the heck out of it to dislodge the offending dirt or lint or whatever, b) running a toothpick or other small tipped instrument around the button, or 3) taking apart the housing and cleaning behind the button. PERIOD. Trust us, we've endured this a gazillion times and this is ALWAYS the answer.
Sent from my Slimmed out Skyrocket
Recently, I've been having trouble with my phones power button, as in it doesn't work. I can click it all I want and it won't do anything. However, if I ever take the battery out or if the battery dies and I put the phone on the charger it automatically boots up as if I had hit the power button. This really isn't a big deal except I would like to change the rom on it and am not sure how to do so anymore without a functioning power button. You guys have any advice on what the problem might be or how to change the rom without a functional power button?
alnwpi said:
Recently, I've been having trouble with my phones power button, as in it doesn't work. I can click it all I want and it won't do anything. However, if I ever take the battery out or if the battery dies and I put the phone on the charger it automatically boots up as if I had hit the power button. This really isn't a big deal except I would like to change the rom on it and am not sure how to do so anymore without a functioning power button. You guys have any advice on what the problem might be or how to change the rom without a functional power button?
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Download an app called flashify from the market, open the app, select zip file, pick to flash either with TWRP or CWM (depended what you have installed as recovery), then hit yes to reboot.
You could install xposed module and reassign the power button to another physical hardware button and then replace that button with something like LMT launcher. Sounds convoluted but my power button stopped working and now my home button is my power button and I have LMT taking care of the home functionality. But that won't work in recovery sorry.
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I had to rip my power button off from the motherboard. If I ever find a button worthy of soldering on I'll send you a link to it. Although I will probably wait until I get a new phone.
I tried using Flashify to flash a 4.4 ROM. Unfortunately, now the phone won't boot. It will get to the black screen that says Samsung SIII, stay there for a little bit and then shut off at which point it tries to turn on again since the power button must be stuck. Any ideas as to how I could fix it from my computer?
alnwpi said:
Recently, I've been having trouble with my phones power button, as in it doesn't work. I can click it all I want and it won't do anything. However, if I ever take the battery out or if the battery dies and I put the phone on the charger it automatically boots up as if I had hit the power button. This really isn't a big deal except I would like to change the rom on it and am not sure how to do so anymore without a functioning power button. You guys have any advice on what the problem might be or how to change the rom without a functional power button?
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Unfortunately, not to my current knowledge. Power button fix's can be troublesome if you don't know how to put it on the motherboard properly.
Personally, I've repaired hundreds of power buttons on an S3.
Just wanted to give you guys an update. I was able to get my phone into boot mode and realized I could swipe right to make selections. I installed a couple old roms i had on the memory card but it would never get past the turn on animation. I finally just downloaded the adb sdk and used it to download a rom onto my phone using adb sideload through the terminal on my mac. I think that's what I did, basically just followed instructions on a screen. Anyways, updated to 4.4 so I'm happy.