Hello. I'm needing to know if I need to flash a ROMs boot.img before flashing the actual ROM. I just now rooted, unlocked the bootloader, and installed TWRP recovery. Can I just download the ROM and install it from recovery?
Just download you're ROM and copy to phone then install from twrp.
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Make a backup from twrp if you're worried about screwing something up first.
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Ya what he said
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Ya what he said
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I just flashed it and it's sitting at the HTC screen. That's normal, right? It should sit there a while as it boots?
Alright, it's been quite a bit over 5 minutes. Should I be worried?
tanner4137 said:
Alright, it's been quite a bit over 5 minutes. Should I be worried?
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Hold down your power button and get back to recovery
omario8484 said:
Hold down your power button and get back to recovery
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Did that and now I'm reapplying the ROM
Alright, so I reapplied the ROM. It gets to the HTC screen as normal, but then it goes black. I have it on the charger and the light is red (as it should) If I hold the power button I get haptic feedback like I would when turning the device off. Another thing, the capacitive lights are also on. I'm going to try restoring my nandroid
Another weird thing is that when I hold the power button and volume rocker down, it makes the sound of a screen shot.
*Edit*
Restored and I'm back to normal. I'll try a different ROM
tanner4137 said:
Another weird thing is that when I hold the power button and volume rocker down, it makes the sound of a screen shot.
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Did it have an ooption in aroma to flash boot img
Im not sure why but when using explorer to download roms it was all ways messed up for me. In crome and firefox it works fine.
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There was no option for that in CleanROM 4.5 (had aroma) but CleanROM V does have it. It said to flash it if you took the 2.5 update, but not to if you're on 1.8 and below
tanner4137 said:
Another weird thing is that when I hold the power button and volume rocker down, it makes the sound of a screen shot.
*Edit*
Restored and I'm back to normal. I'll try a different ROM
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That's normal, that's one of two ways to create a screenshot.
I don't know if having your phone connected to a charger while flashing is causing any problems. The phone doesn't actually charge during any of this so you might aswel leave it unplugged. Additionally, letting the phone die while flashing is a big no no. I never flash without 75% or more battery left.
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It installed! Thanks for all of the help guys!
tanner4137 said:
There was no option for that in CleanROM 4.5 (had aroma) but CleanROM V does have it. It said to flash it if you took the 2.5 update, but not to if you're on 1.8 and below
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Hmm it says if youre nnot sure say yes I put yes and my worked fine
ECEXCURSION said:
That's normal, that's one of two ways to create a screenshot.
I don't know if having your phone connected to a charger while flashing is causing any problems. The phone doesn't actually charge during any of this so you might aswel leave it unplugged. Additionally, letting the phone die while flashing is a big no no. I never flash without 75% or more battery left.
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Yes, but the ROM wasn't fully booting up. I didn't know at first if it had flashed because the screen had stayed black. When I could do a screen shot, I knew it had. The screen still never came on and I ended up having to flash a different version of the ROM.
At first i kinda blur when ppl talk bout kernel n stuff, so basically the kernel is the boot image u need to flash on fastboot mode in the bootloader, rom is just simple as Ciou the zip file into sd card and simply install via cwm recovery.
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Weird stuff man. Glad you got it booted. Welcome to the wonderful world of hox.
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So I'm a noob to all this rooting biz, but had done tons of jailbreaks so thought this would be similar. It's not!
I rooted my phone (Samsung Infuse) and was going to flash MIUI on it. It wouldn't work, so I gave up and went to the 'Download Roms' or whatever section in Clockworkmod and thought all of those would work for my phone.. So I tried downloaded Darky rom, and once it downloaded and flashed, the phone is now stuck on
'Galaxy S'
GT-19000
Samsung
When I take the battery out and go to do a reboot or hard reset, it shows the reg samsung logo for a second then glitches to that galaxy s **** and it doesn't work. I can't even get it into recovery mode!
I have a Mac and I don't know what to do. Please help me asap. I just got this phone 3 days ago. And if I can't fix this myself, will my insurance/30-day return still be valid or will this **** up my warrantee?
use this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Is it Mac compatible?
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Is it Mac compatible?
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I believe so. It's what everybody uses when they mess something up. I'm in windows. But a lot of here use mac too. Just try it out. Follow the directions closely, and you'll get you phone back to stock.
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Next time read before you flash anything lol
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Well i'm borrowing my aunts pc real quick to try this.. Have you ever heard of it workin for this particular case?
Also, I don't have the 3 button method on my phone. So how am I supposed to put the phone in download mode?
Yeah your particular case happens tons of times. And like I said, follow the directions exact and you will get your phone back to use.
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Yeah your particular case happens tons of times. And like I said, follow the directions exact and you will get your phone back to use.
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Ok, we'll see.. But if it doesn't work, would I be able to get a new one if I have ensurance? I've also had it less then 30 days
itsjaylin said:
Ok, we'll see.. But if it doesn't work, would I be able to get a new one if I have ensurance? I've also had it less then 30 days
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It WILL work if you do it right. And no because rooting your device or flashing roms voids your warranty.
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Well then I sure hope this works..
It worked! But should it have downloaded these extra tools and added a launcher?
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It worked! But should it have downloaded these extra tools and added a launcher?
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I believe that after it has done its thing, the phone should have rebooted into recovery mode and showing an option to delete all user data or factory reset. If not, try manually going into recovery mode:
1. Turn off phone.
2. Hold down both up and down volume keys and the power key.
3. Let go of the POWER key when you see the samsung logo pop up. (keep holding the volume keys until it boots into recovery)
4. Now go down to where it says delete all user data or maybe it says factory reset. Something along those lines. Let it do its thing and then
5. Reboot system.
After doing so, you will lose root and all of data. Re-root, add the custom recovery. And READ READ READ. The only roms you can flash from recovery mode is gtg's roms. So check out all roms in the development section here. Read the differences and flash away
I'm currently on miui and I'm loving it because it's very customizable. But battery life sucks on it.
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jayson94538 said:
I believe that after it has done its thing, the phone should have rebooted into recovery mode and showing an option to delete all user data or factory reset. If not, try manually going into recovery mode:
1. Turn off phone.
2. Hold down both up and down volume keys and the power key.
3. Let go of the POWER key when you see the samsung logo pop up. (keep holding the volume keys until it boots into recovery)
4. Now go down to where it says delete all user data or maybe it says factory reset. Something along those lines. Let it do its thing and then
5. Reboot system.
After doing so, you will lose root and all of data. Re-root, add the custom recovery. And READ READ READ. The only roms you can flash from recovery mode is gtg's roms. So check out all roms in the development section here. Read the differences and flash away
I'm currently on miui and I'm loving it because it's very customizable. But battery life sucks on it.
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Thank! I fell asleep downloading Odin, just so I could get it back to norm this morning..
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Thank! I fell asleep downloading Odin, just so I could get it back to norm this morning..
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Did you get it to work?
And sorry for the typo above, I meant to say that the only roms you can flash through rom manager is gtg's infused roms.
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Yes I got it
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Its because darkys rom is for i9000 and that is i9000 boot screen your looking at...do not try to flash anything for infuse off of rom manager...use infuse development thread.....you should be able to hold vol u vol down(at the same time) and power for about ten seconds and that will put you back into recovery....then if you are in green cwm go to mounts and storage...mount usb drive....and you can download a rom from our thread and put it on your sd card without having to reboot....wipe everything and flash rom that you downloaded...if you have red cwm...go to apply update zip..choose it...and flash it...now u have green recovery...hope that helped..
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I flashed my phone with the Valhalla-BlackEdition-2.3.6
And after I've flashed with it, sometimes my phone freezes suddenly and turns off itself.
Actually, it happens with any other ROMs.
What should I do to fix my phone?
firmware 2.3.6
version t959vuvkj6
What are you doing when it freezes? What kernel are you using?
miss_star said:
I flashed my phone with the Valhalla-BlackEdition-2.3.6
And after I've flashed with it, sometimes my phone freezes suddenly and turns off itself.
Actually, it happens with any other ROMs.
What should I do to fix my phone?
firmware 2.3.6
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Are you using any overclock?
Please provide us with as much info as possible so we can best help you.
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miss_star said:
I flashed my phone with the Valhalla-BlackEdition-2.3.6
And after I've flashed with it, sometimes my phone freezes suddenly and turns off itself.
Actually, it happens with any other ROMs.
What should I do to fix my phone?
firmware 2.3.6
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This has been happening to me as well and it started wen i flashed Valhalla. But it only happened wen i restore my data either thru CWM or TB. I think its one of my apps that cause the problem but i can't figure which one. :/
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When I push the power button to see my wallpaper it just freezes.
All the buttons light up and won't click and I can only see the blank wallpaper (no apps, no clock, nothing) and after about one minute, it comes back to normal.
The kenel is 2.6.35. 7-sms-kj6-v0.1.-rc1+
miss_star said:
When I push the power button to see my wallpaper it just freezes.
All the buttons light up and won't click and I can only see the blank wallpaper (no apps, no clock, nothing) and after about one minute, it comes back to normal.
The kenel is 2.6.35. 7-sms-kj6-v0.1.-rc1+
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Hmm,.are you just pressing the power button, or holding the power button? Can you hold the power button and see the power menu? i remember at one point there was an issue with that..
Are you using any certain lock screen from the tweaks app?
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tehgyb said:
Hmm,.are you just pressing the power button, or holding the power button? Can you hold the power button and see the power menu? i remember at one point there was an issue with that..
Are you using any certain lock screen from the tweaks app?
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it wasnt work either way...
and...I don't use lock screen something...just using minimalistic and widgetsoid ...
I don't understand what happened w my phone..
miss_star said:
it wasnt work either way...
and...I don't use lock screen something...just using minimalistic and widgetsoid ...
I don't understand what happened w my phone..
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and did i understand you correctly when you said it happens regardless of which rom you're using?? (in other words of course)
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Yes. It happens with any other ROMs.
First time when I was flashing the odin, I used kc1.
Do I have to one click method instead of odin?
Then would my phone be finend and also can I use the black market & titanum back up too?
I would backup my sdcard, reboot to recovery and wipe everything. Wipe your sdcard (that you backed up). Pull the battery and oneclick sms kj6.
All the wiping is paranoia, but good to make sure. Pull the battery after the pink t-moble screen starts and flash again with bootloaders. This insures param.lfs is right.
You should be good after that to go flash some sgs4g cwm package. I would suggest something with the newer 5.0.2.7 recovery so backup/restore works.
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My phone is weird!
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Sometimes my phone pee's itself.
Sorry, had to do it.
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bhundven said:
I would backup my sdcard, reboot to recovery and wipe everything. Wipe your sdcard (that you backed up). Pull the battery and oneclick sms kj6.
All the wiping is paranoia, but good to make sure. Pull the battery after the pink t-moble screen starts and flash again with bootloaders. This insures param.lfs is right.
You should be good after that to go flash some sgs4g cwm package. I would suggest something with the newer 5.0.2.7 recovery so backup/restore works.
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thank you so much !! I'll try it today
i have one more question.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650 which one should I download it?
miss_star said:
thank you so much !! I'll try it today
i have one more question.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421650 which one should I download it?
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None of those, only download roms/software that's for the SGH-T959V, which means whatever is in these forums. If you go into another forum you're just asking to brick your phone.
He was referring to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
FBis251 said:
None of those, only download roms/software that's for the SGH-T959V, which means whatever is in these forums. If you go into another forum you're just asking to brick your phone.
He was referring to this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
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Technically, I was referencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
For the oneclick.
And yes, after the oneclick, cwm the latest from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
bhundven said:
Technically, I was referencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
For the oneclick.
And yes, after the oneclick, cwm the latest from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
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okay...
after the oneclick, can i use titanium back up and black market . . . ..?? I'm so sorry Im just scared to try new things...
my galaxy s 4g freezes up like you described and i haven't even flashed it yet. started doing it after the official gb update. That's why I'm about to flash. hopefully I can get something working on it.
bhundven said:
Technically, I was referencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
For the oneclick.
And yes, after the oneclick, cwm the latest from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
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My phone used to freeze too, using what bhundven is recommending, no more freezes
thank you so~~~~~~~~much!!!
it worked !!
Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.
Might be a stupid question, but have you pulled the battery?
Be more specific.
VZW GALAXY S 3 4G LTE
Do YOUR homework first
How about reading all the threads about unbricking. It certainly seems you did not read all the threads about rooting the phone. Do that too.
Finally, and I know this is not that helpful. Don't screw with a new phone. Use it at least for a month to make sure there are no problems with it.
That being said, there is plenty of information about how to handle your problem here in xda. Read all that and try what has already been posted before asking people to solve your self inflicted problem.
BTW when you do ask for help specify exactly what you did, with what script. I.E. don't ask someone to solve your problem without you taking the time to be very specific about how you got there.
pull the battery and go into recovery or odin and fix it.
Dead battery?
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With that being said I have been rooting phones for years, never had an issue when I couldn't get the phone to at least go into recovery. The phone is dead. Battery was fully charged and I have done a battery pull. It is a Verizon G3. I have read the unbrick articles but none explain if the phone will not boot into recovery. If someone could could just point me in the correct direction I would greatly appreciate it.
How did you actually do the flash? Odin? Some other way? As noted, more details are needed.
I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it
jmill75 said:
I flashed the new rom using Rom manager, went in to revovery and flashed it
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I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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If you can't get into either recovery , or download mode you maybe SOL. However I would take this to IRC and see if someone can help on there. #verizons3 channel.
If the phone is under warranty, one other alternate solution is to take it into a VZW store and say it won't start. Of course I'd only go that route if I couldn't get it going any other way. On the plus side, your could at least confirm that battery didn't die on you.
Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Keep this discussion to technical solutions only, please. Leave gray area ethics out of it.
JMink said:
I don't believe rom manager is supported for our phone yet. U need to flash straight from recovery. That said I'm sorry I'm not sure where u go from here.
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Completely incorrect.
mikeew83 said:
Rom manager is supported I flashed clockwork there And the 3 cm nightlies
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Me too, been doing it since 6.0.1.2
abissel22 said:
Looks like you forgot to flash the insecure bootloader, buddy.
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I'm gonna go with this one (possibly). Did you unlock the phone? Sorry, did you say it won't boot into anything? Download/Odin mode? Recovery? Anything at all when you do the vol up/down, home key, and power button?
Idk if this would help but I'd order a downloader jig off ebay for a couple dollars and use that to see if it'll boot to recovery
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Me too
I went to turn on my Verizon SGS3 on this morning and nothing happened. I have not even rooted it yet. It was charged when I turned it off 5 minutes before that and even did a battery swap. Phone is completely dead. Will not turn on. I have had it since it first came out, so I called Verizon and they are over-nighting me a "like-new" one. I hope I don't hear more of these stories.
jmill75 said:
Just picked up my G3, rooted and unlocked bootloader as soon as i got home. Downloaded one of the jelly bean roms and cwm, did a backup then flashed the rom. Everything looked fine but the screen went dark after the boot animation then nothing. Wont power up or reset using the power home volume combo. What the heck do i do now, thanks for any help.
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I had a similar issue. If you do the volume/home/power combo (try both volume buttons separately, i forgot which one worked) and hold them through the initial Samsung logo it should put you into download mode, where you can Odin back to stock. I used PureMotive's Unbrick method in the Dev section (I think) and it took all of 20 min. Just make sure to follow the directions carefully.
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Is there a difference is button sequence between recovery and download mode? (I thought it was the same thing)
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anyone else had this issue? It has happened 4x today. I'm running stock 2.20
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anyone else had this issue? It has happened 4x today. I'm running stock 2.20
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A little more derails rooted or not? Bootloader unlocked? If your rooted have I done anything to your stock rom
omario8484 said:
A little more derails rooted or not? Bootloader unlocked? If your rooted have I done anything to your stock rom
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Total stock, no root (stuck with 2.2 from factory)
It happens quite a bit. Phone seems to freeze, screen times out, won't power on with power hold, won't go to bootloader with volume and power. If I plug it in, led won't turn on.
If I wait about 2-5 min then phone will be charging and I can reboot, power in etc.
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drummaniac83 said:
Total stock, no root (stuck with 2.2 from factory)
It happens quite a bit. Phone seems to freeze, screen times out, won't power on with power hold, won't go to bootloader with volume and power. If I plug it in, led won't turn on.
If I wait about 2-5 min then phone will be charging and I can reboot, power in etc.
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Hmm total stock? the most I could advise is a factory reset ...but what are usually doing before this happens to you? Heavy tasks or...?
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Someone savvier than me would probably be of more assistance
omario8484 said:
the most I could advise is a factory reset
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I'd suggest the same. If the problem persists, return it for replacement/repair. Is it pretty new?
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I'd suggest the same. If the problem persists, return it for replacement/repair. Is it pretty new?
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Thanks! I'll try factory reset. It's over 30 days so I would have to go through att.
Not super excited about getting a refurbished :-\
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drummaniac83 said:
Thanks! I'll try factory reset. It's over 30 days so I would have to go through att.
Not super excited about getting a refurbished :-\
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You can also call HTC. They won't send you a phone. They actually will fix your phone, although you will be without a phone for a few weeks.
If you do go through AT&T, there is a chance you get a 1.85 phone so you can root!
Hello, I have had a Samsung Galaxy S II LTE from Rogers for three months now and it suddenly stopped working after trying to make a phone call.
The firmware was the Gingerbread 2.3.6 I believe (The most current firmware before ICS for the SGH-I727R)
There has been a history of attemping to install Cyanogenmod 10, but I had Clockwork Recovery installed and I was never able to install Cyanogenmod 10 because it gave me errors.
So I used Odin and an official release from Rogers to restore back to Gingerbread.
A month later, this is where I am at.
Status:
I can boot as far as the Carrier logo before going blank and vibrating every 2 - 3 seconds
I can go into download and recovery mode for 5 seconds before being met with a quick flash of a blue screen.
The phone randomly vibrates when a battery is inserted, when it is being charged, or a combination of the two
The battery needs to be taken out and placed back in before attempting a normal, download or recovery boot.
I also do not know if Samsung can tell, as there is no Clockwork Mod or any left over roms or Superuser permissions.
What should I do? Thanks!
If you do a battery pull and reinsert it, does the phone start to boot on it's own without any button pushs
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xbladeinc said:
Hello, I have had a Samsung Galaxy S II LTE from Rogers for three months now and it suddenly stopped working after trying to make a phone call.
The firmware was the Gingerbread 2.3.6 I believe (The most current firmware before ICS for the SGH-I727R)
There has been a history of attemping to install Cyanogenmod 10, but I had Clockwork Recovery installed and I was never able to install Cyanogenmod 10 because it gave me errors.
So I used Odin and an official release from Rogers to restore back to Gingerbread.
A month later, this is where I am at.
Status:
I can boot as far as the Carrier logo before going blank and vibrating every 2 - 3 seconds
I can go into download and recovery mode for 5 seconds before being met with a quick flash of a blue screen.
The phone randomly vibrates when a battery is inserted, when it is being charged, or a combination of the two
The battery needs to be taken out and placed back in before attempting a normal, download or recovery boot.
I also do not know if Samsung can tell, as there is no Clockwork Mod or any left over roms or Superuser permissions.
What should I do? Thanks!
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You should read the stickies that people invested much time into helping.
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stoopendis said:
If you do a battery pull and reinsert it, does the phone start to boot on it's own without any button pushs
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Yes, it boots on its own. If I plug it in, it shows the battery icon for a moment and then goes to black.
xbladeinc said:
Yes, it boots on its own. If I plug it in, it shows the battery icon for a moment and then goes to black.
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Sounds like a stuck power button. I'd try pushing it on and off a ton and see if that clears it. Reinserting the battery shouldn't do anything until you push the power button. If all else fails.... Bring it back.
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stoopendis said:
Sounds like a stuck power button. I'd try pushing it on and off a ton and see if that clears it. Reinserting the battery shouldn't do anything until you push the power button. If all else fails.... Bring it back.
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I will keep on trying that. Any more ideas? Should I send it in to Rogers or send it to mobiletechvideos.com for their J-TAG service?
xbladeinc said:
I will keep on trying that. Any more ideas? Should I send it in to Rogers or send it to mobiletechvideos.com for their J-TAG service?
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It's not bricked. This phone we have is notorious for power button issues... Not your fault.. Let Rogers deal with it!
Is there a Rogers store near by where you can take your phone?
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stoopendis said:
It's not bricked. This phone we have is notorious for power button issues... Not your fault.. Let Rogers deal with it!
Is there a Rogers store near by where you can take your phone?
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Yeah, I am going to take it there tomorrow. Would they be able to tell if I have previously rooted my phone before in this case? I know that it is an official firmware on here now, but still. Thanks for the help!
xbladeinc said:
Yeah, I am going to take it there tomorrow. Would they be able to tell if I have previously rooted my phone before in this case? I know that it is an official firmware on here now, but still. Thanks for the help!
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Just show them how it starts to boot on it's own. They should recognize the issue. If the phone never fully boots they can't see what's on there. And if you've never used Odin then the flash counter has never been incremented.
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stoopendis said:
Just show them how it starts to boot on it's own. They should recognize the issue. If the phone never fully boots they can't see what's on there. And if you've never used Odin then the flash counter has never been incremented.
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I have used Odin a few times, but I cleared all my caches, reformated and etc. using Clockwork Recovery with ICS, then I installed the Gingerbread Rom. This was a month ago, so idk.
If I can't even get into it, then it should be fine. Right?
xbladeinc said:
I have used Odin a few times, but I cleared all my caches, reformated and etc. using Clockwork Recovery with ICS, then I installed the Gingerbread Rom. This was a month ago, so idk.
If I can't even get into it, then it should be fine. Right?
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Right. You gotta start somewhere. Just claim ignorance...... You got the official update and bam!
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xbladeinc said:
I have used Odin a few times, but I cleared all my caches, reformated and etc. using Clockwork Recovery with ICS, then I installed the Gingerbread Rom. This was a month ago, so idk.
If I can't even get into it, then it should be fine. Right?
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Once they unstick that button they'll see everything. They might not care, if they do you'll be paying for a new phone.
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xcrazydx said:
Once they unstick that button they'll see everything. They might not care, if they do you'll be paying for a new phone.
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The thing is about this is that I don't have it Clockwork Recovery installed nor is it rooted, so I don't know if they would be able to tell.
xbladeinc said:
The thing is about this is that I don't have it Clockwork Recovery installed nor is it rooted, so I don't know if they would be able to tell.
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if you restored to stock w/odin then you are fine, it wipes over previous roms/recoveries/rooting and "no one" would be able to see that you had previously installed custom roms or that the phone was rooted.
using odin does "not" increase the flash counter, using certain modified stock firmware like k0anes stock rom which you would use odin to install would increase your flash counter, but thats from an old thread and no one else has made a odin flashable stock rom since then, all the latest recovery flashable roms(zip files) would not increase the flash counter.
you are good to go for warranty repair, maybe wipe your internal sdcard if you can and take out your sdcard
My phone is currently experiencing same problem as the OP. :crying: Please don't tell me bringing it back to Rogers is the only option. My 1 year warranty might be expired already.
A quick update. I went to the store and they said that they would take it. They tried to fix the button with an exacto knife. I wasn't ready to send it in yet so I waited a few hours. I tried again and I was able to boot it properly. So, there is nothing wrong with the software. To those who might be having the same issues, check your power button first before sending it in.
Thanks for the help!
xbladeinc said:
A quick update. I went to the store and they said that they would take it. They tried to fix the button with an exacto knife. I wasn't ready to send it in yet so I waited a few hours. I tried again and I was able to boot it properly. So, there is nothing wrong with the software. To those who might be having the same issues, check your power button first before sending it in.
Thanks for the help!
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They fixed it.?.... With a exacto knife?
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Hi I had a similar issue. I'ts most likely the power button. If you're willing to open up the device and clean the power button area try that.
If you're still under warranty, try to send it in for a repair.
Here is some info on my situation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993616
Here is info that was helpful to me.
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its 99% the power button, hearing it click is no indication thats its working as its an internal problem, theres 3 links to the problem in the "info" section in the "1 stop" sticky in my sig . taking it apart to get to the internal contact is one way to fix it, maybe the only way to fix it. if phone starts as soon as you put the battery in w/out touching any buttons then its a sticky/failed power button. warranty repair is also another solution
its 1% for a battery and/or battery contact problem
here are the links:
[INFO] Skyrocket randomly restarts and vibrates at 2 second intervals ...... possible sticky power button and solution
[INFO] Another thread with a bootloop problem
[INFO] Video of Skyrocket randomly restarts and vibrates at 2 second intervals />
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I hope it helps.
stoopendis said:
They fixed it.?.... With a exacto knife?
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I was wondering what the hell they were doing. It worked I guess, but sometimes it still randomly reboots. I will send it in when I have the time, I'm not in a rush.
Yeah, Rogers acted in an unprofessional manner.
Take it in to Rogers,
I just had mine serviced and returned from Rogers, No problems and free of charge.
I dropped it off to Rogers with TWRP recovery/CM10 still installed, and the reason it was broken was I used a screwdriver to remove my sim card and tore out the sim card slot from the motherboard. Totally my fault. Also, my skyrocket is a used one from ebay, no less. Did not get it new from rogers myself.
Rogers fixed, no problems or cost to me. Rogers kindly restored it to a rogers Firmware, which I promptly removed immediately.
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