Maybe Perm-Bricked? - Samsung Infuse 4G

Hey there, first post of the forum but long time follower. i was running paranoid android on my phone (new JB update with butter) and i got stuck when one day while using it, it fell into the notorious boot loop. it wouldnt enter download mode either so i ended up buying a jig that came in the mail today.....and now the phone will go into download mode for 3 seconds and loop over and over.....
please i really need this phone, if theres any way around it, it needs to be posted in this thread ASAP
TY

fckingtrippy said:
Hey there, first post of the forum but long time follower. i was running paranoid android on my phone (new JB update with butter) and i got stuck when one day while using it, it fell into the notorious boot loop. it wouldnt enter download mode either so i ended up buying a jig that came in the mail today.....and now the phone will go into download mode for 3 seconds and loop over and over.....
please i really need this phone, if theres any way around it, it needs to be posted in this thread ASAP
TY
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If you pull out the battery and put it back did the phone automatically turn on by itself then keep rebooting?
Did you try 3 combo buttons to enter recovery vol up+dn and power then release power button but keep holding vol up+dn to enter recovery mod.
If the phone still keep bootlooping then it something wrong with Power button and may you need to replace that.

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
If you pull out the battery and put it back did the phone automatically turn on by itself then keep rebooting?
Did you try 3 combo buttons to enter recovery vol up+dn and power then release power button but keep holding vol up+dn to enter recovery mod.
If the phone still keep bootlooping then it something with Power button and may you need to replace that.
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yup turns on by itself and reboots constantly. 3 combo for recovery dont work.

fckingtrippy said:
yup turns on by itself and reboots constantly. 3 combo for recovery dont work.
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Then something wrong with your Power buttons hardware need replacement for that.

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xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Then something wrong with your Power buttons hardware need replacement for that.
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:victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:
so its not bricked

doesn't sound bricked but it could be tricky to fix. first you have to isolate any hardware problem with the volume or power buttons. maybe pull it apart and clean it. if the usb port is intact it should be salvageable.
one question.... would you sell it? i can always use a backup.

Sounds like power button...but like.dani said...you are not yet in the clear :/
But here's what worked for others:
Rapidly pressing/mashing power button
Taken it apart and blowing the power button area with air compressor
Paying $30 and sending it into some company to fix it
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I can help you. PM me tomorrow and I'll walk you thru it.

We should make a sticky thread for this issue!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WS5I0SpL6c
how to take it apart

Don't take it apart! Geez qk, lol.
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EXPERIMENT said:
Don't take it apart! Geez qk, lol.
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Did his infuse fixed?
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xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Did his infuse fixed?
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We talked in PM but we have yet to get our meeting to fix it. I get the impression he's not in that big of a hurry...I don't know.
Maybe I'll just do a tutorial video to explain the steps...when I get some freetime.
If there is anyone else experiencing this issue you may PM me and I can try to help you if you'd like.

EXPERIMENT said:
We talked in PM but we have yet to get our meeting to fix it. I get the impression he's not in that big of a hurry...I don't know.
Maybe I'll just do a tutorial video to explain the steps...when I get some freetime.
If there is anyone else experiencing this issue you may PM me and I can try to help you if you'd like.
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Highly appreciate sir if we have video tutorial I owned 3 infuses (me wife and son) my son's phone has this problem i talk to technician and he told it was power button hardware need replacement so I send it to their shop via usps and waiting for shipment back.
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What exactly does the 'jig' do? Cause my infuse won't go into DL mode either
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xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Highly appreciate sir if we have video tutorial I owned 3 infuses (me wife and son) my son's phone has this problem i talk to technician and he told it was power button hardware need replacement so I send it to their shop via usps and waiting for shipment back.
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OK. I'll try to get one done. Have a lot on my plate currently, plus my wife just got in an accident this morning so thats got me a little preoccupied. But as soon as I can I'll do one.

EXPERIMENT said:
OK. I'll try to get one done. Have a lot on my plate currently, plus my wife just got in an accident this morning so thats got me a little preoccupied. But as soon as I can I'll do one.
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All the best wishes for your wife... all else can wait.
Regards.

Thank you, yeah everyone is fine. It could have been really bad. Almost a head on at 50mph. Some douche swerved into her lane and his mirror clipped her driver side window busting it out and breaking our mirror. Then when she pulled over, he just kept on going...
Pretty lame. But fortunately everyone is safe. She had 3 of our kids with her.

Recovery Bootloop Fix
fckingtrippy said:
Hey there, first post of the forum but long time follower. i was running paranoid android on my phone (new JB update with butter) and i got stuck when one day while using it, it fell into the notorious boot loop. it wouldnt enter download mode either so i ended up buying a jig that came in the mail today.....and now the phone will go into download mode for 3 seconds and loop over and over.....
please i really need this phone, if theres any way around it, it needs to be posted in this thread ASAP
TY
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Alright well I don't know if this issue ever got resolved, we did speak but only once in PM but no follow up.
So I was going to make a video of the steps I took the first time I experienced this, where the install failed, phone would reboot back into recovering then the Android guy would fall over and it would reboot again back into recovery and repeating the process infinitely.
So the video I was gonna make explained some pretty indepth steps I took...and I have to admit I haven't wanted to make the vid because I didn't want to go thru the process again especially since I've been working on themes and wanted my phone up and running.
So. Here is something for you to try if you ever run into this problem
( I just had it happen again, and discovered this right before setting up the camera to do the before avoided video, lol )
Anyway it worked for me.
When it starts to recovery bootloop, 3 finger hold (power, vol up, vol down) keep holding while Samsung appears.
Continue to hold, Samsung will disappear, then when it reappears a second time release the buttons and you should enter recovery without a bootloop.
Then flash a different rom than the one that obviously gave you a bad flash.
Hope that helps some of you
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Samsung Infuse Bootloop?

A have a link to a video that I would appreciate you to check out. My Samsung Infuse 4g shut off randomly during use and constantly reboots itself. The rest is explained in the video's description.
*i can't link because I'm a new user.. However.. The phone shuts off and pulls up the Samsung screen, i have flashed a custom CM9 ROM onto it, however it ran fine until it just randomly shut off.. I don't know why it did it. But now I can't get it into Download Mode or into it's Clockwork Recovery.. I'm not sure if it is bricked or if there is any way I can fix it.. The video is titled "Samsung Infuse 4g AT&T (Please Help)" it will either be under Brandon Meadors or androiduser360. Please and thank you for help.
Thank you so much for any help you can give.
Hi M8! Yesterday i posted a thread about the very same situation, i have two motherboards with that same issue. My guess i that youre not used to flash cell phones, so my guess is also that it means that you dont have develop good soldering skills. Theres a development made by a guy named Adam Outler in here called Unbrickable Mod. He is very highly skill developer. I have the same issue you have right now with a couple motherboards i have. And im going to apply that mod today to see if i can restore my cell phone back. If it works ill let you know, so that maybe you can find a way to do it. If thats the case, i suggest you to read, read, and keep reading lol... Theres a lot to learn about when we deal with situations like that. Ive never deal with something like that, but ive done UnbrickableMod many times already. So ill let you know
Well you can always use a usb jig if you want it will boot your phone into download mode then flash to stock.
Heres a good link on how to make one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604707
Yeah its a good idea Ty113096, the problem is that the JIG doesnt work either. When you insert the JIG the phone will get to download mode ok, but then a couple seconds later it will reboot and the bootloop goes on and on. Oh! By the way UnbrickableMod didnt solve it! The phone will do pretty much the same when the resurrector is applied. Very strange situation but such is life i guess...
Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
infuse4g360 said:
Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
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Use odin and go back to stoxk and start over
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did you could fix it?
infuse4g360 said:
Thank you guys so much for the help.. So.. Is this unfixable?
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I have the same issue, did you could fix it?:fingers-crossed:
rasm007 said:
I have the same issue, did you could fix it?:fingers-crossed:
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If you can get into recovery (pull battery, up/down volume depressed, connect usb and install battery)...these are some posts that I've found helpful. If it works, hit qksters and jscotts thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
P.S. qksters is stickied right at the top of this q&a forum. Section A would probably apply to you.
Take out the battery and place it back. Does it automatically turn on?
If it does then your problem is the power button.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse
I'm agree with andros11 your power button is broken
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You saved the day, i took the phone apart like 3 times trying to figure it out. thank you.
(what fixed it for me was i removed the housing and took out the plastic/rubber button cover, then put battery back in phone -and for the first time it didnt power up on it's own!!! clicked the little white button-node with pry tool and it started like normal) so simple...

possible bricked verizon samsung galaxy s3

phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
Jacob2kD said:
phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
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Guessing it's more of a soft brick and recoverable. Where did you get CM10 and what version of cwm? Unlocked bootloader?
Jacob2kD said:
phone was all working fine until i guess attempted to install wrong version of CM10 said installed thru CWM did i said reboot then phone screen went black and now wont power on no Samsung logo or nothing just black but when i plug in to pc i hear the sound like looking for drivers for a device plugged in. anyone have them happen and if so any fix? before i do a insurance claim...
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You'll probably have to go into download mode, and odin back to stock.
Yeah it's probably a soft brick, if you can get into odin (power + home + vol UP) you should be good to flash back a stock w/root and be back up and running.
I just did this when I had to flash back from a bad download of the synergy nightly....or possibly it's a problem with the nightly, a good lesson to actually check the md5 on a download...
how will i know when in download mode if screen is black..it was CM10 that showed up on rom manager at one point CM10 konstakang JELLYO
If you pit it no dl mode while Odin is open and phone plugged in ...it should show up in the "com port area of Odin. I think even if you can't see it on the screen. It worked with my Charge. Give it a shot
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Mike you have any ideas for me to try?
I've had similar issue in the past if you have sound when plugged in its probably just a display issue you will have to try to put it into download mode blind and flash stock unfortunately will have to set up from scratch but should do the trick
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Power + home + volume up to get into download mode. It should show something on the screen if not try what was said above and put it in d/l mode with Odin opened and the phone plugged in.
I don't want to start some heated debated but I don't see the difference in "self bricked" and "self dropped into a toilet" when it comes to insurance. Now warranty that's a different story.
I have to disagree and agree with the guy who says these people are xxxxbags. I wouldn't go so far as to call people who want a working phone as a "xxxxbag" a bit irresponsible yes, but to go so far as calling them xxxxbags I think is a bit harsh.
On the other side of the argument are the people who act as if Verizon or Samsung are obligated to replace a bricked phone. You don't throw your phone around like a football then expect it to be replaced for free. People who flash custom roms, etc (including myself) are fully aware of the risks they are taking by doing so and should take the responsibility to try and fix it themselves. If they can't figure out how to fix it with the help of all the brilliant minds on XDA, Verizon won't have too much luck either.
mikeew83 said:
I've had similar issue in the past if you have sound when plugged in its probably just a display issue you will have to try to put it into download mode blind and flash stock unfortunately will have to set up from scratch but should do the trick
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thats kinda weird if its just the display when all was working just fine then went blank after CWM said install successful until i did a reboot :X.. i don't expect a "free" replacement" insurance isn't free anyways $99 deductible
mikeew83 said:
**** you god tell some one there scum bag for wanting a working device get your holier than thou **** ass self out of here people like you are why xda loses member base
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You're an idiot. You break your phone YOU take the responsibility for fixing it.
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UOTE=JBO1018;30370951]Power + home + volume up to get into download mode. It should show something on the screen if not try what was said above and put it in d/l mode with Odin opened and the phone plugged in.
I don't want to start some heated debated but I don't see the difference in "self bricked" and "self dropped into a toilet" when it comes to insurance. Now warranty that's a different story.[/QUOTE]
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It's home+voldwn+power then vol up to continue.
And one is and accident and one is self inflicted. If you don't see the difference I can't help you:victory:
Nothing but a flame war here
It is against XDA rules to discuss ways to fraud the carrier into warranty replacement
You brick it, you bought it. That is what insurance is for.
Admit you messed up your phone and pay the deductible
Thread closed
Thank you for your cooperation
NFNM

Infuse 4G stuck in Infinite Bootloop on MIUI

I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery
XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
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Then you haven't read enough.
Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)
Pony Express said:
Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)
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No I can not get into recovery mode. It is boot looped with the Samsung Screen
XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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It's your power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873129
mine will do that too just randomly shut of f and go into the Samsung loop, just don't give up, eventually u will be able to get into download mode (just like pony express describes above) if you keep at it.
Switch up which buttons you hold, this works for me , sometimes it will take up to 20 attempts. Dont give up.
The last package I installed was called "unbrick with root " for Odin seems to be more stable than all the others. It has 3 files in the zip one for pit, a pda, and a third for phone. Load them all into Odin, once you get into download mode. So far so good on my infuse. On ly time will tell
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XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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Oh yeah after your holding buttons and plug it in you need to put the battery back in, once you are in download mode you can take it back out if you want but if you dont put it back in you will never get there
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XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery
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OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..
drnecropolis said:
OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..
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Alright thanks, I found out what download mode was, and I found that the problem was just that the power button was a little dirty
I opened up my phone and cleaned out the internals near the power button. Works like a charm.
Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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jazenf said:
Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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I also got the same news from the repair guy. I used air spray on the inside and finally got into my phone. It's still touchy, but i just give it a good smack against the coffee table :/ So i'm downloading an app so I can shut off the screen with out using the power button.
THANK YOU!!!
I was having this same issue with my infuse, and I saw this while doing some research and it worked like a charm! I'm unbricked and up and running again. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Infuse
I can go into that download mode but waht should I do next and do I need driver?
Pony Express said:
Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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[Q] Sidekick 4g Bootloop Please Help!!!

I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
Use heimdall n hold the volume buttons n enable flash bootlaoders
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@karose465 How old is the phone? If less than a year (doubtful), it should still be under warranty. Or you may be eligible for upgrade pricing: Fore example, "Customers with a Classic plan (two-year contract) are eligible for our lowest upgrade price on a new phone when at least 22 months have passed since their last phone upgrade. A new two-year contract is required to take advantage of best upgrade pricing. Of course, you can always upgrade a phone at any time, regardless of how many months have passed since your contract began."
For more info on Heimdall, just Google Heimdall Android.
Anyone with a sidekick contract ends earliest next march..
karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Try Odin...choose repartition and you're golden. This is someone that has bricked his phone many, many times. Odin will give you the original stock Froyo.
RicAndroid said:
Try Odin...choose repartition and you're golden. This is someone that has bricked his phone many, many times. Odin will give you the original stock Froyo.
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I think for him and myself, the biggest problem is being unable to get the phone to stay in download mode. For some reason, the battery won't charge and the phone itself continously turns off and on when plugged in. So the charge isn't holding, therefore nothing will stay on/open.
Im having the same problem. I have searched everywere and cannot find an answer that will fix it. If anyone can please help us fix this issue.
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gamingwiz said:
Im having the same problem. I have searched everywere and cannot find an answer that will fix it. If anyone can please help us fix this issue.
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I did some forum searching and found this. Hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477838
Thanks ill check into that
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karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Hmm here is a link with for the ODIN and also provides some pretty cool roms that you might like to try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576
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karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Hmm here is a link with for the ODIN and also provides some pretty cool roms that you might like to try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576
Took the phone apart, put everything back. Still no luck
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EpicLordPhone said:
Took the phone apart, put everything back. Still no luck
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Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
Power Button Repair relating to Boot Loop
MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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my Sidekick 4G is very old and just now went into bootloop... i googled the word and came across this forum.
As quoted above by previous poster that a power button repair was needed... I figured that I had nothing to lose, it being so old, I smashed the crap out of the Sidekick 4G on its power button. Lo and Behold, it booted into the system successfully.
SO... if no one has any qualms about smashing the crap out of their power button... give it a shot. It worked for me.
MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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Thanks for the info, but is there anyway I could turn it on without the power button?
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EpicLordPhone said:
Thanks for the info, but is there anyway I could turn it on without the power button?
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I don't believe so ?
You can switch the power button to like the track pad or something but you need to edit the phones ettings somehow
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immorality said:
I don't believe so ?
You can switch the power button to like the track pad or something but you need to edit the phones ettings somehow
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Hmmm thanks, I might just try that!
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Mines stuck in a boot loop too.
I don't know if my Sidekicks problem is related to this or not. I rooted it and flashed it over to Glorious Overdose v5 on May 22nd this year and it's been running great. At least it was until last Friday, Sep 13. I was having trouble connecting to the WiFi at my house so I rebooted the phone. When it started to come back up a female voice started saying, "VooDoo lagfix has been disabled." "Converting /data and /system partitions." "Conversion time estimated 10 minutes."
I let it do it's thing and that's all it's been doing all weekend. I can get into recovery mode, I've tried restoring the phone from my backup with no success. I've even tried running through the process of setting up GOv5 again and it says it's successful, but the phone never boots up. It just stays in the same blasted bootloop and saying the same things over and over again about VooDoo. I've checked the VooDoo logs and there is an error file for the 13th and the logs following say "conversion." Can someone point me in the right direction as to what I can do to get my phone working again? Everything I've tried to research so far hasn't worked.
v5 hold both volume button, the track button and power button. Should put you into recovery mode. If not, you will have to put phone into download mode. You do this by taking out battery, then pluging into computer. When you reinsert battery hold volume down and power, if I remember correctly, and your download screen should come up. From your cp manually unroot it. Then it should be fixed, and just reroot it. I hope this was helpful
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No idea what I'm doing, precisely, but...
MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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Hey, MythEdge. I'm not sure if you get notifications here or anything, but I registered to this site specifically to thank you; my phone ( Sidekick 4G, like OP ) bricked, and I smashed it against the table a few times ( you know, delicately... ) and it resurrected.
So thank you, sir; you were precisely correct. It worked on both of my phones, which had the exact same problem.
Just, wow. Thank you.
LathyrusRoots said:
Hey, MythEdge. I'm not sure if you get notifications here or anything, but I registered to this site specifically to thank you; my phone ( Sidekick 4G, like OP ) bricked, and I smashed it against the table a few times ( you know, delicately... ) and it resurrected.
So thank you, sir; you were precisely correct. It worked on both of my phones, which had the exact same problem.
Just, wow. Thank you.
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And almost a year later I log in and see this. Your most welcome. I haven't been working on phones for awhile but if I remember right, some models can be powered on by plugging the phone into a power source and when the phone vibrates or has a sign of life unplugging the unit. Some cables don't work and sometimes doing this via a computer can power up a device. Other than that, the other more dangerous way is to short out the pins on the bottom of the unit. I don't remember the pins but you can google a charge port diagram to help. I don't recommend doing this unless you have absolutely no other choice. Incidentally, this is why a phone will power itself on when a battery is put in and no other button is touched. The port is wet and corrosion has caused a link on the power pin and believe its pin 3. A simple cleaning with 90%+ rubbing alcohol solution will fix if cleaned quick enough.

[Q] Can't get into recover, phone won't boot, CM9

Hi there,
I have a Rogers Galaxy SGH-i727R. About three weeks ago, the phone started re-starting on it's own. I though maybe it was a sticky power key and had that replaced. The problem persisted. I then noticed that it was primarily upon receiving text messages that the phone would reboot. So it seemed it was a software issue. I am running the stable build of CM9.
Yesterday the phone rebooted and never got off the angry alien screen. I pulled the battery, charged it etc and still could not get it to fully boot up. I left it for over an hour. I finally decided to call it quits and re-flash the phone. Problem is, it will not boot into recovery at all. When I hold down Vol + - and Power, it jsut goes into a loop of vibrating every three seconds until I let go and then it tries a normal boot again. Once, I briefly got a screen saying I was trying to install custom software and to press volume up to do so, but before I could hit volume up, the phone cycled off.
I should also mention that the four buttons on the bottom of the screen do not work. I accidentally sliced the wires on the side of the phone when opening it up. I use a software button saver widget to access their functions. I wonder if that issue is related....
Thanks for any advice. I would like to get into recovery so I can load a new ROM or a stock ROM.
You're going to get blasted for posting this here....
That being said, your power button is borked, common on these phones. Happened to mine, but I was still under warranty so it was replaced.
eagercrow said:
You're going to get blasted for posting this here....
That being said, your power button is borked, common on these phones. Happened to mine, but I was still under warranty so it was replaced.
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He said his was replaced and the issue continued..
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Sorry. Where should I be posting this? I am happily corrected. I find the titles of the forums confusing, sorry.
btm fdr said:
He said his was replaced and the issue continued..
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Your point? I can't tell you how many times I've been sent "new" or "tested good" parts and they are DOA when installed. Or people who claim to have replaced or fixed a part but really didn't.
tonyrage.stc said:
Sorry. Where should I be posting this? I am happily corrected. I find the titles of the forums confusing, sorry.
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In the Q/A section is the proper place. I had the exact same issues you are having, fortunately I had the option to trade it in for a new one. Good luck!

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