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First of all, I'm hoping I'm posting in the right forum -- The Vibrant and the Galaxy S 4G are very similar phones. I have the Samsung T-959 Galaxy S Vibrant 4G on Cincinnati Bell. I didn't know whether to post in Vibrant or here, so bear with me
Okay, I had CM7 on my phone for quite some time, when randomly it decided it was going to screw up and started force closing EVERYTHING, eventually forcing me to restart my phone. When I restarted it, it didn't come back on. It stayed at the screen that says Vibrant Samsung. I freaked. I said screw it, and decided to try and restore my phone using CWM, but it said my backup was corrupted...
Long story short, I ended up trying to flash a bunch of ROMs, none of them worked because I don't know if I'm using the right ROMs. I ended up screwing up the file system and got the Phone-!-Computer problem. It said the easiest way to fix it was to do this (- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989 -) and now I'm stuck at an AT&T WORLD PHONE screen... it's not booting or anything. It's just sitting there.
Here are my questions:
1) I just want my phone to work, even if its just back to stock... Is there a way I can get my phone back to stock? I mean, I know I more than likely won't be able to get the Cincinnati Bell stock ROM, but I just want the Samsung T-959 Galaxy S 4G stock ROM.
2) If there isn't a stock rom, is there a more stable, clean ROM I can use?
3) How do I fix this hugeee problem?
PS, I'm using ODIN, just a heads up!
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Oh, and I also just realized I cannot figure out how to enter recovery or download from here... I've tried every button combo. fml.
yeah dude you got the wrong phone bc the samsung galaxy S 4G does not have cm7 yet. really sucks that that happened to your phone tho.
Well, you know, if Cincinnati Bell would give their phones appropriate names and not names that are 30 words long that include names of other phones, I might not've gotten confused.
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Holding down just the power button makes the phone restart... could my phone have possibly rigged all the buttons to the power button, making it to where when I press the power button, it thinks I'm pressing all three buttons? If so, this could be a HUGE issue, considering I need to press the volume buttons individually.
I've done some research and I guess my only option is to use a USB jig? Does this sound correct? Or is there another way to fix this problem?
Also, I've noticed when I plug in the USB to the phone and it goes to show the battery, it locks up, battery stays grey, and the white loading rotation thing stops moving.
do a battery pull. and go into download mode and flash the odin file for the vibrant. it sounds to me like you have the vibrant because cm7 doesnt run on the Galaxy 4g. how long have you had the phone?
I've had this phone for about 3 months... I rooted it and installed CM7 2 weeks after I had it, and it just started randomly screwing up yesterday.
I can't get to download mode... I only get two screens - the "battery attempting to charge" screen and the "AT&T World Phone" screen.
I've tried every button combination (up, down, up+down, up+power, down+power, up+down+power) and nothing wants to work. It just keeps restarting.
Since I can't post links on this forum, go to google and type in "Samsung Vibrant Cincinnati Bell" and click the first result. That's what I have.
I just get really confused because like... there's the Vibrant, and there's the Galaxy S 4G. When I bought my phone, they kept calling it the Galaxy S, but when I turn it on, it says Vibrant and Galaxy S, and in the description it says "A Galaxy S phone". WTF. So. CONFUSED.
I'm really thinking this USB jig is my last option. I've already put in my order for it, but I'd rather fix my phone now and have it for the future rather than wait a week and be phoneless, so I'm willing to try anything, but at this point, I feel like I've tried everything.
ok, so you have a vibrant. the galaxy s is a line of products from samsung.
it clearly says VIBRANT, not GALAXY S 4G!
you should only be flashing vibrant roms on it, not galaxy s 4g roms because the galaxy s 4g is a different phone.
remove your sd card and sim and try to odin again, even if it doesnt say you are in download mode. does odin recognize your phone?
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i re-read what you are doing. and the reason you cant get into download mode is because you are doing it wrong. do a battery pull, press and hold both volume buttons and then plug in the usb that is connected to your computer. odin should be running before you do this.
Sorry! I'm learning! I'm just going by what the guy told me. He told me it was a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and the phone said Vibrant. I just wasn't sure and now I know.
Odin is not recognizing my phone.
and you are in dl mode?
DL mode will not work... I tried all the button combinations. I also noticed when I just hold the power button, it acts as if I'm resetting it. It never really turns off. It just restarts like if I were to press the 3-button combo.
Since you are only reading part of people posts I will list this step by step for you.
1. Run Odin.
2. Pull battery out of phone and do not have it plugged in.
3.Place the battery back in and DO NOT PRESS THE POWER BUTTON THIS TIME.
4. Hold the volume up and volume down button in, as they are still held down plug in the usb cable connected to your computer.
This should put you in DL mode. If not Odin should still see it once its plugged in
It is frustrating when people only read a fraction of a post
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ok because your not 100 percent sure which phone it actually is and i dont feel like having u brick on flashing the wrong rom
pull out yuor battery
under your battery in the compartment there should be a sticker tells you make and model of your phone
if it reads t959v you have a 4g
if it reads t959 you have a vibrant
if you see a icon on the screen that looks like a phone and a pc with lines though the middle that is download mode also its the pc to phone screen you are more then capable of flashing from that screen
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Since you are only reading part of people posts I will list this step by step for you.
1. Run Odin.
2. Pull battery out of phone and do not have it plugged in.
3.Place the battery back in and DO NOT PRESS THE POWER BUTTON THIS TIME.
4. Hold the volume up and volume down button in, as they are still held down plug in the usb cable connected to your computer.
This should put you in DL mode. If not Odin should still see it once its plugged in
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I performed these steps, and all I got was a screen with a greyed out battery on it and the loading pinwheel. Odin never recognized my device.
I'm reading ALL of EVERYONE's posts. You guys don't have to be jerks and you don't have to talk to me like I'm a child. I just need help with my phone from people who have had more experience. Maybe if YOU read MY posts, you would understand that I already stated that my phone won't enter DL mode, no matter what I do, hence why I purchased a jig.
Also, my model is T959 - Vibrant. Thank you, Raver.
itsjuztin said:
I performed these steps, and all I got was a screen with a greyed out battery on it and the loading pinwheel. Odin never recognized my device.
I'm reading ALL of EVERYONE's posts. You guys don't have to be jerks and you don't have to talk to me like I'm a child. I just need help with my phone from people who have had more experience. Maybe if YOU read MY posts, you would understand that I already stated that my phone won't enter DL mode, no matter what I do, hence why I purchased a jig.
Also, my model is T959 - Vibrant. Thank you, Raver.
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You can try stock rom. That has boot n sbl looks like part of your boot was updated through the Rebrand ua. Once u get jig. Let me know
Wow - acting up. First off, there is no "vibrant 4G". I have the vibrant and when you root it with CM7 it appears to be able to get 3.5G (HSPDA).
Anyways. I also had an issue where I had to put it into download mode because it got stuck with the grey phone logo. I WAS able to get it into download mode and I followed exactly the instructions here. Maybe you are not understanding the duration and order of pushing the buttons. Also is the battery charged?
itsjuztin said:
DL mode will not work... I tried all the button combinations. I also noticed when I just hold the power button, it acts as if I'm resetting it. It never really turns off. It just restarts like if I were to press the 3-button combo.
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If none of the right button combinations are working, I'd suggest downloading the Android software developers kit (SDK) from android.com. Install it & once that it done, open a command prompt, cd to where ever the SDK installed, go into the platform-tools directory, and issue this command:
adb reboot download
That should get you there. Good luck!
The Bell Vibrant is actually a different model completely, more towards the lines of I9000B I think. I know someone who has one, so I'd have to get the exact model number, but to clarify, this is not the phone section you are looking for. Flashing any ODIN images from this phone will brick.
Alright I'll try helping.
1) Unplug your phone and remove the battery.
2) WITHOUT replacing the battery, meaning leave the battery OUT. Hold the vol UP and vol Down button and while holding it, plug in the USB. You should see a yellow triangle.
If that doesn't work.
1)Unplug your phone and remove the battery.
2) Hold Up and Down Vol, replace battery and plug in the phone.
Make sure you're connecting to a COMPUTER. not an outlet.
I saw a Samsung Infuse 4g for sell as is. Only thing is it boots to Samsung logo then turns off. No water damage. Do you think can be fixed with a hard reset or some other solution?
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darkchyldx101 said:
I saw a Samsung Infuse 4g for sell as is. Only thing is it boots to Samsung logo then turns off. No water damage. Do you think can be fixed with a hard reset or some other solution?
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Sounds like an easy fix. odin back to stock and your set. also if it already has CWM installed, super easy to instal custom rom with out the odin part
I just bought it for $160 in great condition with all accessories except for the booting issue. I should get it next week. Its a great price if I can get it to boot up. Any suggestions will help. Hopefully its an easy fix.. if not I'll throw it back up on eBay.
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darkchyldx101 said:
I just bought it for $160 in great condition with all accessories except for the booting issue. I should get it next week. Its a great price if I can get it to boot up. Any suggestions will help. Hopefully its an easy fix.. if not I'll throw it back up on eBay.
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Its a really easy fix:
1) download odin-look in the super thread
2) put phone in download mode
3) run Odin
4) your phone will now turn on
This phone is 99% unbrickable...the only way its gonna brick is if you have actually hardware failure, if Samsung logo pops up then there a simple Odin back to stock will fix it
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll post some more updates after I receive the phone and make the fixes.
Well got the phone used Odin back to stock...its up and running except camera. So I installed Zeus build 6 still camera not working.
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It is possible the camera was broken physically.
Are both cameras not working? Is there an error message that comes up when you open the camera app?
You might want to email the ebay seller and ask if they had trouble with the camera before it got bricked.
I found a solution. I turned my location off in settings then reapplied camera firmware. It works. The key was just to turn off my location. Weird huh. I can turn my location back on now too. Phone works good as new just flashed Zeus rom build 6 nice! But I miss my CM9 on my Captivate.
darkchyldx101 said:
I found a solution. I turned my location off in settings then reapplied camera firmware. It works. The key was just to turn off my location. Weird huh. I can turn my location back on now too. Phone works good as new just flashed Zeus rom build 6 nice! But I miss my CM9 on my Captivate.
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they have an unofficial Cm9 you should try that.
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Similar problem
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
mg2195 said:
Its a really easy fix:
1) download odin-look in the super thread
2) put phone in download mode
3) run Odin
4) your phone will now turn on
This phone is 99% unbrickable...the only way its gonna brick is if you have actually hardware failure, if Samsung logo pops up then there a simple Odin back to stock will fix it
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA
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I found the "stuck in a bootloop" thread. I've tried pulling the battery, putting it back in, holding power + both volumes when the Samsung screen comes on, and then releasing the power button. I've also tried to go into download mode by putting the battery in, plugging the USB in to my computer, and holding down both volume buttons. Neither of those do anything. If only the battery is in, it just boot loops to the Samsung screen, if the battery and USB are in, it bootloops to the battery charging screen. It never asks me what mode I want to go into when I'm plugged in to my computer. I'm pretty sure none of the buttons are broken, as I used them all the time before my phone randomly started boot looping.
HonestIago said:
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
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HonestIago said:
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
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I found the "stuck in a bootloop" thread. I've tried pulling the battery, putting it back in, holding power + both volumes when the Samsung screen comes on, and then releasing the power button. I've also tried to go into download mode by putting the battery in, plugging the USB in to my computer, and holding down both volume buttons. Neither of those do anything. If only the battery is in, it just boot loops to the Samsung screen, if the battery and USB are in, it bootloops to the battery charging screen. It never asks me what mode I want to go into when I'm plugged in to my computer. I'm pretty sure none of the buttons are broken, as I used them all the time before my phone randomly started boot looping.
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Two things: to get into download mode, you pull the battery, hold down one of the volume keys (I forgot which one!), insert the usb cable, and put the battery back in. Or something like that. The crucial point is that you should be holding down ONE of the volume buttons.
The other thing is that you may have a stuck power key. Fairly easy fix. Find the thread in the General section.
Actually he is doing it the right way. One must press both vol buttons to enter download mode.
But effectively your phone seems to have a stucked power button.
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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Can you see the phone when you plug it to your computer?
Or you could try a new battery
Nop, nothing on the comp when I plug it.
I have a spare battery, same issue.
I just tried to boot without the sim and the sd card, it worked (wtf ?).
Shutted it down, and no power once again.
I'm gonna try with another sim card when my wife will get back home, will keep you informed, thanks for the answer.
karma1911 said:
Nop, nothing on the comp when I plug it.
I have a spare battery, same issue.
I just tried to boot without the sim and the sd card, it worked (wtf ?).
Shutted it down, and no power once again.
I'm gonna try with another sim card when my wife will get back home, will keep you informed, thanks for the answer.
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You could backup your sdcard and then format it on your computer.
/ Sent from my Sensation XE /
I had this problem and what I did in the end was use the Android Debug Bridge. Here are instructions on how to install it:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Then once you've installed it run command prompt (Start>Run>cmd) and type cd/androidsdk/tools (or whatever location you've installed the adb to)
Plug your sensation into your pc with USB and then type adb devices into command prompt. Hopefully it will come up with a code below devices attached.
Then...type adb reboot recovery and hopefully your device will boot into recovery, from which you can relfash a rom or whatever
Hope that helps!
lifeisfaked said:
I had this problem and what I did in the end was use the Android Debug Bridge. Here are instructions on how to install it:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
Then once you've installed it run command prompt (Start>Run>cmd) and type cd/androidsdk/tools (or whatever location you've installed the adb to)
Plug your sensation into your pc with USB and then type adb devices into command prompt. Hopefully it will come up with a code below devices attached.
Then...type adb reboot recovery and hopefully your device will boot into recovery, from which you can relfash a rom or whatever
Hope that helps!
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and if it doesn't show up?
iArtisan said:
and if it doesn't show up?
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panic! lol I'm not sure - my first guess would be that the battery has somehow died - that would explain why there is no light when you charge it, just the same as if you were to try and charge it without any battery plugged in! If you have a multimeter, try measuring the voltage output from your battery and ensure that the battery is making proper contact with the terminals in the battery compartment
lifeisfaked said:
panic! lol I'm not sure - my first guess would be that the battery has somehow died - that would explain why there is no light when you charge it, just the same as if you were to try and charge it without any battery plugged in! If you have a multimeter, try measuring the voltage output from your battery and ensure that the battery is making proper contact with the terminals in the battery compartment
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I tried it with another battery, still nothing. I phone has just like completely shut down. I was in the middle of flashing a ROM when it froze up on me and I turned it off. Turned it back on... well I tried to.. and it never woke up. Is it permanently bricked or what?
iArtisan said:
I tried it with another battery, still nothing. I phone has just like completely shut down. I was in the middle of flashing a ROM when it froze up on me and I turned it off. Turned it back on... well I tried to.. and it never woke up. Is it permanently bricked or what?
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Ohh it froze while flashing a Rom ???
That's bad man it might have corrupted all the partitions especially if bootloader partition got corrupted then your phone is bricked which seems to happen in your case . you got no luck with adb/fastboot?
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You were able to bootup without sim and sdcard? Then have you tried another sdcard
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Hi, I actually just experienced the exact same problem. I actually finished flashing the ROM and everything rebooted..and reinstalled the apps too. While calling on the phone...all of a sudden it made the beep sound. IT rebooted the first time..and I Thought everything was ok. Then I made a call again...and after a minute or so...the long beep came on...and then now it's completely unresponsive...no light when plugged...can't turn on.
Any update or ideas?
Hi everybody, I followed every single steps of the guide to install ICS and ARHD 6.6.3 on my phone, but something went wrong... It hasn't yet booted to the home screen after 1.5 hours it finished to flash the ROM. It's stuck on the white screen with the "htc - quietly brilliant" logo. What can I do? I tried to turn it on by pulling out the SIM and SD cards, but it doesn't solve the problem.
Hi, I actually just experienced the exact same problem. I actually finished flashing the ROM and everything rebooted..and reinstalled the apps too. While calling on the phone...all of a sudden it made the beep sound. IT rebooted the first time..and I Thought everything was ok. Then I made a call again...and after a minute or so...the long beep came on...and then now it's completely unresponsive...no light when plugged...can't turn on.
Any update or ideas?
So what happened with this? Mine did exactly the same thing and I had just installed 6.6.2 with the strange beep and won't turn on after it's turned off.
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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So what happened with this? Mine did exactly the same thing and I had just installed 6.6.2 with the strange beep and won't turn on after it's turned off.
karma1911 said:
Hi guys,
Need some help here
I have a HTC Sensation, I'm using Android Revolution HD 6.6.2, everything was working fine until this morning. My phone made a strange beeeeeeeeep, I couldn't do anything, so I turned it off, and since, no way to turn it on again. I last charged the phone last night, so the battery shouldn't be a problem.
I tried to boot with vol. down and power, not working.
When I plug the charger, the light doesn't turn on.
I really have no idea what to do next. Any tips ?
My main problem is that I bought the phone in Ireland, and I since moved in France, so I can't go back to the place where I bought it to replace it..
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Can you do a restore?
Or go into recovery?
ICSensation 4G
No...it won't turn on...won't do anything with volume down + power...or when plugged in to PC and ran as ADB
A follow-up of my situation..
The day I started the thread, I was finally able to start again my phone, don't ask me how, I have absolutely no clue ! I removed the battery, sd card, sim card, put them back, and so on, for hours, and finally it worked..
BUT.
This morning, same situation. And I can't get it back to power up, once again.
I can't access it through adb, as the phone is totally powered off.
Wondering if it's a bug from Android HD 6.6.2 as newr got the same version and the same problem..
Hmm...so you got it booted up again? So it's not a hardware problem? I don't know if it's the ROM problem..it happened afetr I installed 6.6.2...but mine never did turn back on...no matter what I did....can't connect to ADB...can't turn on...can't charge.
I just sent it back to HTC...hopefully it won't turn on...as if they do..they'll say it's not under warranty cuz it's rooted.
Anyone have problems with 6.6.2? If it's causing it...it should be told as otherwise, others may have problems turning on their phones.
How can we tell if it's hardware vs. software?
I tried a lot of things since yesterday, but this time it's not booting again.. *sigh*
And in France, apparently you can't send it to HTC directly, you have to send it to one company working with them, where you have to pay 20 euros just for the diagnostic, I'm so f*cking happy right now.
Same problem here. Weird noise, line across the screen and dead. Plugging USB into PC comes up with a detection noise but immediately fails to find drivers. Any one had any more luck?
Are you all using the same rom? Maybe the developer of the Rom knows something about it, I would ask. Seems strange that your all using same Rom and same thing is happening to you all. Hopefully it can be fixed! I wish you all the best! Wish I knew of a solution but sadly I do not . Best wishes .
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Soo.. I overclocked my G2x at 1.2 GHZ running Eaglesblood 4.0.1. A few days later I was charging my phone and it got SUPER hot around the mainboard (the top area). Shortly after it was thrown in a pile of clothes and the battery popped out (oops). It won't turn on now. It recognizes the android recovery on the computer (pwr + up/dwn vol buttons) and I can flash recovery on it but it wont boot up. When i hooked it up to a charger (a wii) it displays the LG logo for about 5 seconds then the touch buttons lights up then it resets. Before today it would only display the LG logo for about .2 seconds then turn off (only when plugged into a computer).
What should I do? Could it be the battery, or did it overheat? Now, what should I do? Should I send in it for warranty (It had problems before anyways) and risk them being able to boot it and see that I OCd and rooted it?
Any help appreciated... Thanks
Xura08 said:
Soo.. I overclocked my G2x at 1.2 GHZ running Eaglesblood 4.0.1. A few days later I was charging my phone and it got SUPER hot around the mainboard (the top area). Shortly after it was thrown in a pile of clothes and the battery popped out (oops). It won't turn on now. It recognizes the android recovery on the computer (pwr + up/dwn vol buttons) and I can flash recovery on it but it wont boot up. When i hooked it up to a charger (a wii) it displays the LG logo for about 5 seconds then the touch buttons lights up then it resets. Before today it would only display the LG logo for about .2 seconds then turn off (only when plugged into a computer).
What should I do? Could it be the battery, or did it overheat? Now, what should I do? Should I send in it for warranty (It had problems before anyways) and risk them being able to boot it and see that I OCd and rooted it?
Any help appreciated... Thanks
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If you don't mind losing your internal sd card data you can try this and then flash the rom again to see if it fixes it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590523
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
I tried that (Thanks btw!). It formatted everything and sent the files over but it still does the same exact thing.
If I can't put a rom on it will they know I formatted everything? If so, will that void the warranty?
Xura08 said:
I tried that (Thanks btw!). It formatted everything and sent the files over but it still does the same exact thing.
If I can't put a rom on it will they know I formatted everything? If so, will that void the warranty?
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It seems like you have a stuck vol- button. Can you take a look and try tapping it lightly to see if it would release.
Don't know if they would if you have standard recovery... If you made a nandroid backup I can tell you how to push that... Then they should not be able to tell anything... Otherwise I think cwm is a dead giveaway
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mansa_noob said:
It seems like you have a stuck vol- button. Can you take a look and try tapping it lightly to see if it would release.
Don't know if they would if you have standard recovery... If you made a nandroid backup I can tell you how to push that... Then they should not be able to tell anything... Otherwise I think cwm is a dead giveaway
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA
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Actually most of the time you will be fine if you send in a rooted phone. There was a thread about this.
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mansa_noob said:
It seems like you have a stuck vol- button. Can you take a look and try tapping it lightly to see if it would release.
Don't know if they would if you have standard recovery... If you made a nandroid backup I can tell you how to push that... Then they should not be able to tell anything... Otherwise I think cwm is a dead giveaway
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Yes, I forgot about cwm. I can flash stock t-mo recovery on before I send it in. How would I go about pushing a stock rom onto it?
Also, I don't think I have a stuck vol- button. I've messed with it countless times. I suppose I could take the phone apart and see if it's really stuck. Do you have any other advice? As of now the phone only turns on (it displays the LG screen but after about 5 seconds the logo disappears and the touch buttons at the bottom flash and it repeats. ONLY while plugged into a power source, though)
@zlopp - thanks!
Xura08 said:
Yes, I forgot about cwm. I can flash stock t-mo recovery on before I send it in. How would I go about pushing a stock rom onto it?
Also, I don't think I have a stuck vol- button. I've messed with it countless times. I suppose I could take the phone apart and see if it's really stuck. Do you have any other advice? As of now the phone only turns on (it displays the LG screen but after about 5 seconds the logo disappears and the touch buttons at the bottom flash and it repeats. ONLY while plugged into a power source, though)
@zlopp - thanks!
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You can use the reference link in the batch cleanup op. That one pushes stock 2.3.3. I don't think it is rooted either.
Does your phone boot loop or does it boot back into recovery?
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bootloop. I can't get it to go into recovery. It won't bootloop, or boot at all, unless plugged into a power source. Does that sound like possibly a failed battery? It was taking forever to charge and whatnot a few weeks prior..
Unplug the phone. Plug it into the wall. Hold the battery in the socket, but dont let it touch the copper conntectors. Turn the phone one. It'll show the lg screen. Before it turns itself off, plug the battery in.
let it charge for $15 mins and redo CWM recovery again.
6 month ago one of my friend g2x fried up the main boardduring charge, I have to paid $100 for broken phone to get the main board replaced
Blazing angel said:
Unplug the phone. Plug it into the wall. Hold the battery in the socket, but dont let it touch the copper conntectors. Turn the phone one. It'll show the lg screen. Before it turns itself off, plug the battery in.
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I can't believe it but it worked! However, once I flashed a rom and loaded it started giving problems. The battery indicator said 999% and the mainboard began getting a lot warmer than usual. Then it shut off. I turned it back on and the LG logo came up for 1 second then the screen flashed (A brief flash full of what looks like artifacts if a videocard were to fry) and it repeated the cycle. It looks like im sending this POS back to t-mobile
Xura08 said:
I can't believe it but it worked! However, once I flashed a rom and loaded it started giving problems. The battery indicator said 999% and the mainboard began getting a lot warmer than usual. Then it shut off. I turned it back on and the LG logo came up for 1 second then the screen flashed (A brief flash full of what looks like artifacts if a videocard were to fry) and it repeated the cycle. It looks like im sending this POS back to t-mobile
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No problem. I was pulling my hair out when my phone did it too. It took a lot of experimentation to figure it out!
Now, onto the next problem. I suggest you run the g2x nullifier script to clean out anything on the rom. It might be messing with the phone. Then flash something known to be stable!
My phone also did the 999% thing. It was messing up a lot too, but the nullifier fixed it. Try it out
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Soo.. I overclocked my G2x at 1.2 GHZ running Eaglesblood 4.0.1. A few days later I was charging my phone and it got SUPER hot around the mainboard (the top area). Shortly after it was thrown in a pile of clothes and the battery popped out (oops). It won't turn on now. It recognizes the android recovery on the computer (pwr + up/dwn vol buttons) and I can flash recovery on it but it wont boot up. When i hooked it up to a charger (a wii) it displays the LG logo for about 5 seconds then the touch buttons lights up then it resets. Before today it would only display the LG logo for about .2 seconds then turn off (only when plugged into a computer).
What should I do? Could it be the battery, or did it overheat? Now, what should I do? Should I send in it for warranty (It had problems before anyways) and risk them being able to boot it and see that I OCd and rooted it?
Any help appreciated... Thanks
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This SAME EXACT thing is happening to me except I had NO issues with the phone before. The battery had died down after a normal day of use, I charged it that night and then I wake up to it not powering on. Then with charger only a continuous bootloop of the white LG logo
I've been running the latest CM10 M release for a couple weeks now. Today I upgraded to the latest modems. Everything was working great for a few hours when my phone randomly shut off and now won't turn back on.
I've tried pulling the battery and charging. Can't ever see anything on the screen although it does vibrate sometimes when I hold the power button. LED will turn on when charging.
Any ideas or suggestions?
See if you're able to boot straight into download or recovery, thus will show intact boot and recovery systems.
One other test, pull battery and with phone off plug into your PC if it shows a red light its likely hard bricked.
I had the unfortunate experience of flashing wrong kernel and bricked my phone was not going to recovery or download. However if you can get to these then it may be a soft brick and restore with odin
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One my phone got stuck
jerhurwitz said:
I've been running the latest CM10 M release for a couple weeks now. Today I upgraded to the latest modems. Everything was working great for a few hours when my phone randomly shut off and now won't turn back on.
I've tried pulling the battery and charging. Can't ever see anything on the screen although it does vibrate sometimes when I hold the power button. LED will turn on when charging.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Once my phone got stuck because I flashed a new recovery that wasn't compatible with my phone so each time I tried to boot into recovery or tried to turn on the phone nothing would happen. The only thing that got my phone working again was to go into download mode (Odin) by holding power, volume down and home buttona and than canceling it. from there the Rom started working again. I don't know if it will help in your case but you can always try.
That was a strange experience. Left it plugged in for a few hours. Came back, and was able to boot normally... although the battery was extremely low despite being plugged in for a few hours. No problems since then.
Congrats =)
Seems like disaster was avoided.
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That was a strange experience. Left it plugged in for a few hours. Came back, and was able to boot normally... although the battery was extremely low despite being plugged in for a few hours. No problems since then.
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Do you know what percent your phone turned off at? Around what percent? Was it 23-25%?