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Samsung Infuse boots to logo..

I saw a Samsung Infuse 4g for sell as is. Only thing is it boots to Samsung logo then turns off. No water damage. Do you think can be fixed with a hard reset or some other solution?
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darkchyldx101 said:
I saw a Samsung Infuse 4g for sell as is. Only thing is it boots to Samsung logo then turns off. No water damage. Do you think can be fixed with a hard reset or some other solution?
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Sounds like an easy fix. odin back to stock and your set. also if it already has CWM installed, super easy to instal custom rom with out the odin part

I just bought it for $160 in great condition with all accessories except for the booting issue. I should get it next week. Its a great price if I can get it to boot up. Any suggestions will help. Hopefully its an easy fix.. if not I'll throw it back up on eBay.
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darkchyldx101 said:
I just bought it for $160 in great condition with all accessories except for the booting issue. I should get it next week. Its a great price if I can get it to boot up. Any suggestions will help. Hopefully its an easy fix.. if not I'll throw it back up on eBay.
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Its a really easy fix:
1) download odin-look in the super thread
2) put phone in download mode
3) run Odin
4) your phone will now turn on
This phone is 99% unbrickable...the only way its gonna brick is if you have actually hardware failure, if Samsung logo pops up then there a simple Odin back to stock will fix it
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll post some more updates after I receive the phone and make the fixes.

Well got the phone used Odin back to stock...its up and running except camera. So I installed Zeus build 6 still camera not working.
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It is possible the camera was broken physically.
Are both cameras not working? Is there an error message that comes up when you open the camera app?
You might want to email the ebay seller and ask if they had trouble with the camera before it got bricked.

I found a solution. I turned my location off in settings then reapplied camera firmware. It works. The key was just to turn off my location. Weird huh. I can turn my location back on now too. Phone works good as new just flashed Zeus rom build 6 nice! But I miss my CM9 on my Captivate.

darkchyldx101 said:
I found a solution. I turned my location off in settings then reapplied camera firmware. It works. The key was just to turn off my location. Weird huh. I can turn my location back on now too. Phone works good as new just flashed Zeus rom build 6 nice! But I miss my CM9 on my Captivate.
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they have an unofficial Cm9 you should try that.
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Similar problem
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
mg2195 said:
Its a really easy fix:
1) download odin-look in the super thread
2) put phone in download mode
3) run Odin
4) your phone will now turn on
This phone is 99% unbrickable...the only way its gonna brick is if you have actually hardware failure, if Samsung logo pops up then there a simple Odin back to stock will fix it
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I found the "stuck in a bootloop" thread. I've tried pulling the battery, putting it back in, holding power + both volumes when the Samsung screen comes on, and then releasing the power button. I've also tried to go into download mode by putting the battery in, plugging the USB in to my computer, and holding down both volume buttons. Neither of those do anything. If only the battery is in, it just boot loops to the Samsung screen, if the battery and USB are in, it bootloops to the battery charging screen. It never asks me what mode I want to go into when I'm plugged in to my computer. I'm pretty sure none of the buttons are broken, as I used them all the time before my phone randomly started boot looping.
HonestIago said:
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
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HonestIago said:
I'm having this same problem with my phone. It boots to the logo and then immediately turns off and does it again. I found ODIN-lite here, but that's where I'm stuck. I don't know how I can do step #2, put my phone in download mode, because it never turns on all the way. When I plug it in to my computer, it boots up to the charging screen and then promptly restarts. My phone is not rooted. Am I SOL?
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I found the "stuck in a bootloop" thread. I've tried pulling the battery, putting it back in, holding power + both volumes when the Samsung screen comes on, and then releasing the power button. I've also tried to go into download mode by putting the battery in, plugging the USB in to my computer, and holding down both volume buttons. Neither of those do anything. If only the battery is in, it just boot loops to the Samsung screen, if the battery and USB are in, it bootloops to the battery charging screen. It never asks me what mode I want to go into when I'm plugged in to my computer. I'm pretty sure none of the buttons are broken, as I used them all the time before my phone randomly started boot looping.
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Two things: to get into download mode, you pull the battery, hold down one of the volume keys (I forgot which one!), insert the usb cable, and put the battery back in. Or something like that. The crucial point is that you should be holding down ONE of the volume buttons.
The other thing is that you may have a stuck power key. Fairly easy fix. Find the thread in the General section.

Actually he is doing it the right way. One must press both vol buttons to enter download mode.
But effectively your phone seems to have a stucked power button.

USB OTG - Bricked

Hello,
I ordered a USB OTG cable from Amazon. It arrived within a couple of weeks from Hong Kong. It worked on my Nexus 7 great.
However, I plugged it into my SIII, and immediately, my phone shut off. It won't turn back on.
I've tried:
Pulling battery
Pulling battery and waiting 10 minutes
Pulling battery and holding power button for a few seconds, and re-inserting battery
Plugging into computer (don't see it in Device Manager)
Trying a different battery
Holding down home - volume up - power
Letting the phone sit without battery for two hours
Charging the phone (the light does not come on)
I can't think of anything else to try, but I don't know why a USB OTG would cable would do this. Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

Hold volume button up + home and then hold power should go into download mode.
Android 4 Life
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I meant down on the volume. Sorry.
Android 4 Life

Hong Kong says it all. lol Sounds like you shorted the phone. Can you get volume down/power/home to get into download or is all black. If all black may need to send for replacement or Jtag. If fixable with Jtag should show up in device manager.

Droopydroors said:
Hold volume button up + home and then hold power should go into download mode.
Android 4 Life
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I meant down on the volume. Sorry.
Android 4 Life
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Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, it's still all black.
prdog1 said:
Hong Kong says it all. lol Sounds like you shorted the phone. Can you get volume down/power/home to get into download or is all black. If all black may need to send for replacement or Jtag. If fixable with Jtag should show up in device manager.
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I know, and usually I would be wary of this kind of stuff, but the product itself had pretty decent reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FUNYSA/
Nope, it's all black. Well, my phone is unlocked and rooted. It won't show up in device manager. Do you think I'll be able to send it back to Samsung for a replacement? Unfortunately, I didn't buy the phone directly from Verizon, although it is brand new. Thanks prdog for your help.

I know this is an old thread, but I thought I'd post this here in case anyone else has this problem. I did the same thing to my phone and emailed mobiletechvideos to see if they could fix it. This was the reply:
Unfortunately that has been damaging many people’s phones. It damages the PMIC and the device is not repairable by any of our services or any other shop that I know of.
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So, the bad cable burns out the power management chip. Seems to be happening more than you'd think. I know it will be a while before I trust another OTG cable.

I ordered one guess im not gonna even try it lol
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Phone shut off randomly and wont turn back on Help please.

I've got a brand new device running CM 10 stable. Was downloading something and the phone froze then shut off was still at ~20% battery. Tried to turn phone back on and nothing. Tried to load the boot loader by holding volume down and the power button nothing. Currently plugged into power but no charging light and still not turning on. Holding the power button causes the 3 buttons on the bottom to blink white and then nothing. Any suggestions would b e greatly appreciated.

It will go into boot loader.....you just won't be able to see it on your screen......your going to have to plug into PC and fly blind to run ruu probably......
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Plug it in, check adb devices, if its there do adb reboot bootloader.......if its not, hard reset and mimick buttons to go into bootloader..... check fastboot devices........keep trying, you will get it. Once you do relock and ruu.......
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Try charging the phone using wall charger (not USB) for several hours, and see if you can power it on.

GT-P6210

all of a sudden out of the blue my tab 7.0 plus GT-p6210 wont charge or turn on , i contacted samsung they sent me a new charger and cable , when i plug it in the batter icon shows up on screen but it doesnt move , its stuck with a chargeing circle on it.
i've tried all button combo's and removing battery , letting it charge for 2 days , anything else i can do before i call to ship it in for replacement
also how can i unlink this device from my gmail account setup on it before i ship it in .

geez all the views and not 1 responce.....

If you cannot get into your device or reset it then you can change your google password which will effectively disconnect from your account.
I did not realize the battery was removable in this device.
My battery does not have a charging circle just stacks inside the battery as it charges (4.0.4 on mine).
Can you see if from your computer? (guessing no)
From what you have tried replacement is probably your best bet.
Since you had the battery out is there a hardware rest switch inside?
Here is another threat about holding the power for 15 seconds.... probably not your issue but worth a mention.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568549
good luck
wowsher

Were you able to start it up?
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Sorry...my dog bumped my hand. Anyhow, I am not able to turn on my Plus while it is plugged in. I have to unplug it, turn it on, and then plug it back in.
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no luck at all , had to send it in for reair
Since you had the battery out is there a hardware rest switch inside?
i didint have a chance to look as it was sent off for reair when i seen this . never thought to check.
recieved it back all working fine now , it was the charging curcit they relaced.

[Q] power off

My phone will power off even while locked while in my pocket. Last night, i plugged
It in after it went dead and it kept looping through the battery then the motorola symbol and wouldnt
Power on. Both of these are seperate issues
but is there a way to require me to slide something
To turn my phone off? Also, what happened to my phone?

Same issue
I'm having a similar issue of the phone shutting down in my pocket. Holding the power button for a few seconds even if locked will restart phone. It's pretty bad to have a phone shut down randomly, so a fix would be welcome.
I had the same problem with the motorola symbol looping even when my battery was almost full. I took it to a Verizon store but while waiting for my turn the phone miraculously successfully booted before I could show it to them, so I just left. Hasn't happened since though.

irebeginner said:
My phone will power off even while locked while in my pocket. Last night, i plugged
It in after it went dead and it kept looping through the battery then the motorola symbol and wouldnt
Power on. Both of these are seperate issues
but is there a way to require me to slide something
To turn my phone off? Also, what happened to my phone?
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Hmm.. Could be a bad phone.
When charging are you using the stock USB cable? I don't always but some cables and plugs have different voltages and stuff that may not send the correct voltage to your phone and cause it to do weird things like that.
Someone can correct me if I am incorrect.
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For example I have a Pipo tablet and if I attempt to charge it through a specific belkin USB charger, it boot loops.
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I tried holding down my power button. Apparently, it is being held down in my pocket. Btw, the reason for
This is probably to shut down the phone if it locks up.