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Half-Bricked?? Please Help!

My Fuze was running PROven ROM 2.2 and various others before that fine, Hard-SPL and everything done correctly.
Now the device will not turn on with the power button, however i CAN get to the BootLoader and the HardReset Screen, i've tried hard-resseting and re-flashing with multiple roms- they say its succeful and then i still CAN'T power on
please anyone help if you can, thanks in advance

try flashing the stock rom

tried that..
i did, both the SD card and the USB method- no luck :/
says flash was successful- still won't boot up...

remove the sd card then try restarting it

i've tried that also, no luck

Plug in your phone via USB to your computer and boot into the tricolored bootloader screen without your SD Card. It should say USB at the bottom.
Download and run stock AT&T ROM (Assuming you have an AT&T branded phone since you said Fuze): http://rapidshare.com/files/157242627/RUU_Raphael_Cingular_US_.exe
This should install your original shipped package.
Now if you still get a black screen, at this point, remove your SIM Card and reset your phone.

nothing
thanks for the link, tried it, yet again, no luck.....

is the back light on but the screen is black or does the phone look completely dead with no back light? Plug in your AC adapter and see if the light fades in and out to indicate charging.
I know this might sound retarded but have you tried pressing the reset button on the bottom of your phone?
I'm sure you tried so try this step. Pull out the battery and let the phone sit there for a good 2 minutes then try reflashing to your stock ROM.
If you still have a black screen, pull out the battery again for another 2 minutes, put it back in but this time plug in your phone using the AC adapter and just charge the phone for a few minutes then try turning your phone on.

thanks
thanks variablex, however i cannot try your last step because i had already given up and used my warranty by the time you posted it, i will be receiving a new fuze in the mail soon - would've rather not used it yet and tried more steps but now its too late :-\
thanks anyways though

$50.00 dollars to whoever can help unbrick my phone.

Ok heres the past 12 hours of my phones life. I instalaled Zeus V5 with the ICS theme, I flashed Entropy's latest daily kernel. I was setting up my phone back to what I had it at before I restored it. It was working perfect at about 3:00 AM CST. I plugged it in and went to sleep. When I woke up at about 11:00 AM CST. My phone was off. I assumed it just shut off so I tried turning it on...nothing. I tried the 3 button push and nothing. I then took my battery out and put it back and still nothing. I've tried removing the sd the sim and the battery and then plugging it in. I've tried DL mode in several different ways. I've used different computers, different cables, different wall outlets. No matter what I can't get a single thing to detect this phone and it won't respond to any amount of button pushes...So if anyone can help me fix my phone I will send you either 50 bucks through paypal or a 50 dollar giftcard. Please I'm begging you. Anyone please help.

Do you have a different battery you can use? Sounds like it might be the one you have in there.

do you get anything on your screen at all ?

$50 can be sent to [email protected] via paypal:
Here ya go buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251&page=2
Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed (installing Kies is the best way to accomplish this)
2) Download and unzip GTG's_Ultimate_Unbrick.zip
3) Run Odin3 v1.7.exe as administrator
4) Place your phone into download mode (pull battery, replace battery, press and hold both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##
6) Click the PIT button and choose infuse.pit (and make sure Re-Partition is checked)
7) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_UCKD5.tar.md5
8) Click the PHONE button and choose PHONE_UCKD5.tar.md5
9) Press Start
Thanks to GTG!

It has to be your battery.
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FauxAffliction said:
Ok heres the past 12 hours of my phones life. I instalaled Zeus V5 with the ICS theme, I flashed Entropy's latest daily kernel. I was setting up my phone back to what I had it at before I restored it. It was working perfect at about 3:00 AM CST. I plugged it in and went to sleep. When I woke up at about 11:00 AM CST. My phone was off. I assumed it just shut off so I tried turning it on...nothing. I tried the 3 button push and nothing. I then took my battery out and put it back and still nothing. I've tried removing the sd the sim and the battery and then plugging it in. I've tried DL mode in several different ways. I've used different computers, different cables, different wall outlets. No matter what I can't get a single thing to detect this phone and it won't respond to any amount of button pushes...So if anyone can help me fix my phone I will send you either 50 bucks through paypal or a 50 dollar giftcard. Please I'm begging you. Anyone please help.
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Mine did this, but it was when I was messing with different ROM's and kernels, etc. It just plain shut off. Nothing would work, not the 3 button, anything. So I pulled the battery, put it back in and plugged in my jig I bought from Mobile Tech Videos, $8 at the time, and it went into download mode. From there I went to GTG's Ultimate Unbrick, and I was fine. Try it, if you have a jig. If it works, then cool, and you don't owe me a thing.

try following the GTG unbrick up above with the odin.
i recall a post a while ago from someone who had bricked their phone and it seemed to be like yours, and one of the responses was that even though the screen didn't show up as download mode, it was still connected and able to odin properly.
when you plugged it into your computer in download mode, did odin pick it up?

You guys don't pay attention to what you read. He said, Nothing comes up on the screen and he can not put it on DL mode.
I would try getting a battery or if you know someone with an infuse, barrow the battery and see if that works. If that doesn't work, try the Jig. I'm sure with the JIG you will be able to bring back your phone from SOD...
GL

Ok guys, took it to AT&T and the guy tried like 4 new batteries. It is NOT the battery. He doesn't know what's wrong with it but then again I didn't tell them about the ROMS or rooting(duh) there is not physical or water damage at all. Anyone else??

drivel2787 said:
$50 can be sent to [email protected] via paypal:
Here ya go buddy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251&page=2
Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed (installing Kies is the best way to accomplish this)
2) Download and unzip GTG's_Ultimate_Unbrick.zip
3) Run Odin3 v1.7.exe as administrator
4) Place your phone into download mode (pull battery, replace battery, press and hold both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##
6) Click the PIT button and choose infuse.pit (and make sure Re-Partition is checked)
7) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_UCKD5.tar.md5
8) Click the PHONE button and choose PHONE_UCKD5.tar.md5
9) Press Start
Thanks to GTG!
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Doesn't go in to DL mode...try again.

Based on the description, since it had a functional ROM and died later on not in the middle of a flash:
1) Battery dead as a doornail - I BELIEVE that with certain types of jigs (potentially not the standard one) the device will turn on without a battery so this could be confirmed. If so, you might be able to fix it with a new battery OR topping off the battery in an external charger.
2) Total hardware failure of some sort, highly likely going beyond a brick. (e.g. even if you JTAGed a good bootloader it would still be dead - probably because the bootloader is still good.)

Entropy512 said:
Based on the description, since it had a functional ROM and died later on not in the middle of a flash:
1) Battery dead as a doornail - I BELIEVE that with certain types of jigs (potentially not the standard one) the device will turn on without a battery so this could be confirmed. If so, you might be able to fix it with a new battery OR topping off the battery in an external charger.
2) Total hardware failure of some sort, highly likely going beyond a brick.
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I went to an AT&T store and the guy tried several batteries. How could it be hardware when all it was doing was charging...While I was asleep and not touching it at all.

you can try reading this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336359

qkster said:
you can try reading this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336359
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this exactly!!... take your time ..do it right...you can do it....
o wait thats a song!!!
but seriously ..read it ALL!! and follow instructions very carefully ..i had to download ubuntu.. my phone "died" just a blank screen and this got me back!!!
good luck !!

Like I stated before. Mine did the same thing. Black screen, no power, 3-button didn't work. My jig popped in into download mode, and GTG's unbrick from there. I leanred a long time ago, to always have my jig with me. Love my jig! Thanks MTV! best $8 I ever spent.

I'm sure you tried this but I actually never use three buttons to get into download mode. I just insert the battery, hold down the two volume buttons and, while holding the buttons, I plug in the usb that's plugged into the computer. Flame me if this is obvious but I didn't see anyone suggest it.

hey faux ..how long have you had this phone and how long have you been with ATT?

JUST MAKING SURE... You have kies installed on your computer right???
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk

Had the phone about 6 months...att for 3 and a half years. IDK what "Jig you're talking about or else I might try it if I can easily get one today and it doesn't have to be shipped. I'd rather not try the unbrickable thing because my phone as of right now is in warranty I'd rather not void it. And yes I did the two button DL mode. Not 3.

Erik_T said:
JUST MAKING SURE... You have kies installed on your computer right???
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk
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Yes I do have it installed.

Power Off = Reset

I wonder if anyone else has encountered this issue.
This began about 2 weeks ago.
About 50% of the time, when I choose Power Off on my Skyrocket, the phone goes through the whole "powering off" procedure but then, instead of shutting down, it reboots.
It resets completely as if it had been powered off and then immediately been powered back on.
Sometimes this will even happen a second time in a row when I again try to shut down - other times it will shut down on the second try...

What rom are you using? Any other info you could provide such as when it started happening would help us help you.
At any rate, without knowing the details, I'd say it could be a hardware issue with your power button. The reason I say this is that if you hold down the power button for ten seconds or so the phone will re-boot. Additionally, I've seen a few cases of stuck power buttons with users in this forum (in their cases the phone was unusable--one got it repaired by mobiletech and the other hasn't yet fixed it to my knowledge.
If I were you I'd back up all the files you don't want to lose (pics, music, etc) to a pc just in case the button gets fully stuck, in which case your phone will do nothing but start up and restart over and over.
And if it is a hardware problem, you should be covered under warranty provided that you don't have any water damage or other physical damage to the phone.

I had a couple of ROMs do this. The phone wouldn't turn off if the battery was in it or it was plugged in.

eagercrow said:
I had a couple of ROMs do this. The phone wouldn't turn off if the battery was in it or it was plugged in.
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What you're describing sounds more like you flashed one of the ICS leaks. A lot of people ran into the freeze at shutdown/reboot issue with those roms before the devs ironed out the kinks.
The OP's situation seems a bit different, since it is just rebooting instead of powering down.

Yes I am fully stock everything.

If you haven't flashed any roms and are just on stock, I'd get a warranty replacement. You'll have to play the waiting game with them but they'll get you a brand new (or refurbed, but good as new) phone within a couple weeks.
And again, I recommend backing up all your stuff asap before the button gets fully stuck.
If you have flashed roms in the past, you'll want to make sure you get fully back to stock, including flashing the reset binary counter .zip found in the development section so your phone looks nice and clean.

OK -
So I went to back up my data as suggested above.
When I tried to switch into USB mode, I got to the point where the USB is in and it says "Press to Connect to Mass Storage" (something like that).
When I clicked on that button, the phone reset.
Then after it restarted I tried again to click to enter Mass Storage Mode and the phone shut off and would not start again until I pulled the battery.
Sounds like more going on than a stuck power button...?
EDIT: After pulling the battery, I restarted and again tried to enter USB Storage Mode. The phone again shut down and would not start until I pulled battery.

lirong said:
OK -
So I went to back up my data as suggested above.
When I tried to switch into USB mode, I got to the point where the USB is in and it says "Press to Connect to Mass Storage" (something like that).
When I clicked on that button, the phone reset.
Then after it restarted I tried again to click to enter Mass Storage Mode and the phone shut off and would not start again until I pulled the battery.
Sounds like more going on than a stuck power button...?
EDIT: After pulling the battery, I restarted and again tried to enter USB Storage Mode. The phone again shut down and would not start until I pulled battery.
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Yeah...that does not sound good at all. I'm still convinced it's a hardware issue. You might want to just pick up an external sd card if you don't have one and push your important files onto that. I got a 16gb card for only about $10 online, not sure what they sell for at electronics stores.
Something tells me your phone is going to give up the ghost soon and just completely crap out on you. Don't wait!

[Q] (SOLVED) Bricked/Bootloop weird

Hey guys,
I got an infuse from a friend. When she gave it to me it was all stock and functional minus the fact that it would bootloop. When you would turn it on it would show samsung, turn off, samsung, turn off... About 3 seconds per on time. It would do this whenever it had the battery in or was plugged in. At first I was able to get it into download and then flash stock OEM. This fixed the problem, then I got into recovery and flashed a custom rom. All of this worked fine. Here's the problem
I tried restoring to the stock that I got the phone to before the custom rom was installed. This took 25 seconds and I knew something must have been wrong but I rebooted anyway. When rebooting I was faced with my original issues up above. Unfortunately its rebooting too quickly to put it into download mod. By the time I press the volume buttons and insert the usb it already boots and then starts over. If I do it quickly enough it goes to charge and bootloops to charge. The problem is that the phone bootloops whenever the battery is in. I don't have to press power for it to start.
Pretty frustrated and really would like some help. Thanks
EDIT: I ****ING FIXED IT!!! I swear this isn't a joke... I was reading a forum that had this problem and they all were saying they got angry and threw it/hit their phone and it booted up. Sitting there I eventually started entertaining the idea. I did a quick survey of the library I am in and... smacked it on my fist. THEN THE ****ING THING BOOTED UP!! What the hell!! SO excited. If it happens again, most efficient way is to drop the device on the top off the phone on a carpeted floor from about 2 feet

Faulty power button. Do a search.
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Los maizak
psal217050 said:
Faulty power button. Do a search.
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium
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Am I looking for a replacement or what? Thanks for the speedy reply

psal may be on to something however it sounds like you are not trying download mode correctly - if you had the battery pulled and the usb disconnected it could not be rebooting.
Edit: If the power button is sticking, most likely no need to replace- here is a video of how to replace the screen, not what you are doing but the point is it shows how to take the phone apart so that you can clean the power button. Hope this helps : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WS5I0SpL6c

Pony Express said:
psal may be on to something however it sounds like you are not trying download mode correctly - if you had the battery pulled and the usb disconnected it could no t be rebooting.
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It reboots only when I put the battery in. So the moment I put the battery in to try and get it into recovery it starts booting immediately. It doesn't give me enough time to actually press volume up and down and then insert usb. If i do it fast enough it just boots to charging mode and boot loops to that instead of the samsung splash
Edit: I have already taken apart the phone. Not really sure what I should clean. It looks completely fine and acts similarly to the volume buttons. How would you recommend I clean it?

Pony Express said:
psal may be on to something however it sounds like you are not trying download mode correctly - if you had the battery pulled and the usb disconnected it could not be rebooting.
Edit: If the power button is sticking, most likely no need to replace- here is a video of how to replace the screen, not what you are doing but the point is it shows how to take the phone apart so that you can clean the power button. Hope this helps : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WS5I0SpL6c
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I am not so sure that this is a hardware issue. Why would the problem disappear when I flash the OEM but then return everytime I restore to the faulty stock. I already took apart and the power button seems pristine.

With this extra info, it is pointing more toward a sticking power button with a hardware issue still something to consider... have you tried pulling battery, install usb, hold both volume buttons (no power button) and while continuing to hold vol buttons insert the battery ?
Edit: If the issue is indeed in the faulty rom, delete it and use something different.

Pony Express said:
With this extra info, it is pointing more toward a sticking power button with a hardware issue still something to consider... have you tried pulling battery, install usb, hold both volume buttons (no power button) and while continuing to hold vol buttons insert the battery ?
Edit: If the issue is indeed in the faulty rom, delete it and use something different.
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Not sure how I would delete the rom because I cannot boot the phone, boot to recovery, or boot to download. I did try having the usb in, holding volume and then putting in battery. It didn't work. Do you think a jig would work? Thanks

Yes, I think for such a small price it is worth a shot- best of luck !!
It would also be worth mentioning to be certain you have a good usb cable as well as a good usb port on the puter.

aeppacher said:
Hey guys,
I got an infuse from a friend. When she gave it to me it was all stock and functional minus the fact that it would bootloop. When you would turn it on it would show samsung, turn off, samsung, turn off... About 3 seconds per on time. It would do this whenever it had the battery in or was plugged in. At first I was able to get it into download and then flash stock OEM. This fixed the problem, then I got into recovery and flashed a custom rom. All of this worked fine. Here's the problem
I tried restoring to the stock that I got the phone to before the custom rom was installed. This took 25 seconds and I knew something must have been wrong but I rebooted anyway. When rebooting I was faced with my original issues up above. Unfortunately its rebooting too quickly to put it into download mod. By the time I press the volume buttons and insert the usb it already boots and then starts over. If I do it quickly enough it goes to charge and bootloops to charge. The problem is that the phone bootloops whenever the battery is in. I don't have to press power for it to start.
Pretty frustrated and really would like some help. Thanks
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Use this to go to stock old version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Then open kies mini connect your phone on kies update and upgrade to the newest GB version.
At this point u are on a stock if u want root try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Option C is the better

daemonlmrj said:
Use this to go to stock old version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Then open kies mini connect your phone on kies update and upgrade to the newest GB version.
At this point u are on a stock if u want root try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Option C is the better
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I can't do this because in order to go to download mode the phone needs to be off. The moment I insert the battery it automatically starts bootlooping

Pony and psal are prolly right. Try fixing your power button.

Working around a stuck Volume Down button

Hello all.
I was helping my buddy with putting on a custom ROM onto his Galaxy S. I did everything required and got the phone to run CM9 just fine. The issue is that his Volume Down button is always being pressed. It's not a physical press, the phone will always just assume it's being held down. This makes the ROM boot up in Safe Mode every time.
This is an issue the phone seems to have had before I did anything to it. I guess it wasn't important enough to tell me until I asked him about it...
So what I would like to do is either
A) Install a ROM that does not do this. I am not sure which ROMs I could use, but I assume anything built using CM9 will do this.
B) Put the phone back to stock. He is still within his T-Mobile warranty so it would be preferable for him to have a fully functioning phone anyway. The issue I have run into while trying to use the One Click restore is that when I power the phone on with the two buttons and the USB cable being plugged in, it freezes on the "It is not recommended to install another OS" or whatever screen. When the PC detects the USB connection, it reports it as being an non-functioning USB device (tried a few computers and different USB ports. same thing). I also tried installing the required Stock version of a kernel and the CWM version of the stock ROM but it comes back with an error before it can install through CWM.
Any recommendations? I'm not really sure what to do at this point so I figured I would ask before I do something that would brick it.

Take the phone apart and clean the volume rocker. That advice stands whether you have a Vibrant or the SGS4G. Next look under the battery and see what your model number is. If it's not SGH-T959V do not flash anything here. Good luck.

It is the SGH-959V.
Is there a guide on how to disassemble the phone?

Here's a decent guide
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S+4G+Teardown/4977/1
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I had my power button stuck yesterday. The darn thing just won't pop out. So I took some kitchen decreaser and sprayed on a towel to wipe the area around it. And whoa la, it is as good as new. Remove the back cover when u do this. Let the decreaser soak around the button just a bit. Use a toothpick to get the dirt and oil out around the button. Also clean the area in the back cover where the button is.
Hit the thanks button if it helps. It's my motivator to be more helpful.