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there is a problem in my uni for past many days... but i've been ignoring it....
but now it has grown up my head and i don't know what to do??
my phone is not having sound on it... i've searched through many other threads but didn't got any soution... i've open up my uni and checked all the circuits and connections they are intact(proper)...
but when i start beating the back of my uni or start beating up the screen it starts working.. then after a minute or two it stops... then i've to do it again... according to me there is no problem with the speakers... i think there is some problem with the screen
if anyone has a solution or recommendations then pls tell me.. i'll be highly thankful
thanx in advance
please please help...
sounds like h/w. how have you checked connections? the usual culprite is the headphone socket. if you have Uni opened up, then check the contact is being made properly when plug is removed (use multimeter).
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sounds like h/w. how have you checked connections? the usual culprite is the headphone socket. if you have Uni opened up, then check the contact is being made properly when plug is removed (use multimeter).
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sir thanx for a reply.. but i don't use my headphones. it has been a long time that i've used them... so how can be there a problem due to that???
when i take my phone into the landscape mode it has a higher probability that my uni would be giving some sound...
i hope u are able to understand what m i trying to say??????
sanchitgrover said:
sir thanx for a reply.. but i don't use my headphones. it has been a long time that i've used them... so how can be there a problem due to that???
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because it can get dust and muck in it
However if it is s/w, then if you burn another ROM you should not have the same problems. (If that is the case, it may also have been a piece of s/w that you installed).
no sir i've formatted my phone a lot of times.. infact i flash it once atleast in a week time and sometimes even less then that.. becoz there are regular updates available from our great chef's
i'm currently using tomal's 6.5B2.. and in the past to days i've flashed my rom thrice.. earlier with luca's one,then with explode one, at last using tomal's 6.5
so any other guess u can make...????
i tell u how do i repair it most of the times... i the volume increasing button and shake my phone with a great force.. then suddenly it starts giving sound... after sometime it stops again.. then i've to do it again... please sir pls help me..
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so any other guess u can make...????
i tell u how do i repair it most of the times... i the volume increasing button and shake my phone with a great force.. then suddenly it starts giving sound... after sometime it stops again.. then i've to do it again... please sir pls help me..
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Well try to take a toothpick and wobble in the headphone shocket as it might have been dust or something that is making uni think that headphone is plugged in while it is not... had same problem ... i flashed many roms and radios and at last tried this and it did work.... So i'll say give it a go...
Hi everyone,
Here's my problem :
Since some few days, my Captivate won't start up, and won't connect anymore.
The screen stays black!
I tried usually things : removing battery,sim,microsd, then pressing vol up, down and power, connecting with ODIN3.. Nothing happends.
It was bricked after a custom ROM update. I did format data, cache and .. system ! As usually, because I tought formatting system was necessary. Maybe it was the wrong thing that made it crashes..
So, I thank you a lot for bringing me any help !!
zebra363 said:
Hi everyone,
Here's my problem :
Since some few days, my Captivate won't start up, and won't connect anymore.
The screen stays black!
I tried usually things : removing battery,sim,microsd, then pressing vol up, down and power, connecting with ODIN3.. Nothing happends.
It was bricked after a custom ROM update. I did format data, cache and .. system ! As usually, because I tought formatting system was necessary. Maybe it was the wrong thing that made it crashes..
So, I thank you a lot for bringing me any help !!
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could you give pls a little detail. as to what custom rom did you flashed, is it the froyo rom or ginger rom? and elaborate further on what did you do when this happens it might give other people here some more understanding on how to help you. If your your phone won't power at all and the soft bottons won't light up and won't respond with key combos or even a jig you likely had a perma brick as in hard brick.!!......If you are still on warranty no worries just tell them that your phone suddenly dies and that you have no clue what happens to it.
You can also try this if you like read the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020976&page=3
Thanks for your answer!
I flash many of my phones, so, unfortunately, I can't remember what kind of ROM it was! I also try many of those I can find on XDA.
Here's what happens :
Had formatted data,cache, and system. Then, flashed the ROM, and selected "reboot". Just after that, I was making coffee.. So, I came back 5 min after, and the phone was .. dead!
After many, many, many Captivate's ROM flashes (maybe 70 !?), first time it happends!
The phone is no more under warranty, so I can't do anything..
Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but..
And thanks for the thread, but I don't think there's a solution in it!?
I will browse it tomorrow, thanks
Thanks again for help!
JIG youtube video
^ "Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but.."
Here ya go....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdn5GoRjhn0
The jig is usually the last resort for some. That is if holding volume up and volume down then plugging in the usb cable into your phone ( the other end being already plugged into your computer) does not put it into download mode.
zebra363 said:
Thanks for your answer!
I flash many of my phones, so, unfortunately, I can't remember what kind of ROM it was! I also try many of those I can find on XDA.
Here's what happens :
Had formatted data,cache, and system. Then, flashed the ROM, and selected "reboot". Just after that, I was making coffee.. So, I came back 5 min after, and the phone was .. dead!
After many, many, many Captivate's ROM flashes (maybe 70 !?), first time it happends!
The phone is no more under warranty, so I can't do anything..
Btw, what is a "jig" ? Heard alot that word but..
And thanks for the thread, but I don't think there's a solution in it!?
I will browse it tomorrow, thanks
Thanks again for help!
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U can either buy a jig from someone like mobiletechvideos on YouTube or make one urself using resistors (tutorials are scattered around the forum). U plug it into ur micro USB slot and it will put ur phone onto download mode. This works if ur phone is soft bricked and it may not work for u but definitely worth a try
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Sounds like you flashed a single bootloader and hard bricked your phone. Either jtag it or buy a new one...
JIG2WIN4LIFE if you can still turn on your phone without a perma black screen anyways
Hi,
I took a look over "JIG" on eBay, and found it for approx. 8 $.
But it says it can be used for ALL cases, at the exception if the screen stays black ! And that's my case..
So, do I have to buy it anyway, or is it really dead?
I don't want to buy another one!
Thank you.
sometimes the jig works, if you take out battery, DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS, put in jig. worked for me.
BUT your phone is under 1 year old. it has a warranty. if it happens to get broken in a way that they cant tell, and can never read the phone again... you get a [email protected]!!!
think speaker magnet or
2 seconds in the microwave 1 or 2 times MAX.. dont want phisical dammage! and there is plenty of electronic parts to get messed up very easy this way
TRusselo said:
sometimes the jig works, if you take out battery, DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS, put in jig. worked for me.
BUT your phone is under 1 year old. it has a warranty. if it happens to get broken in a way that they cant tell, and can never read the phone again... you get a [email protected]!!!
think speaker magnet or
2 seconds in the microwave 1 or 2 times MAX.. dont want phisical dammage! and there is plenty of electronic parts to get messed up very easy this way
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Wow, nuking it will cover your tracks if they try to access anything on it?
if it is electrically damaged and wont work, they cant access it, and they cant see your tracks...
and my buddy nuked a phone before, to destroy it for fun, there were sparks immediatly. if that happens the phone aint going to work anymore. so do it in very short bursts. you do not want any physical damage.
or wave it in-front of a LARGE magnet to degause it until it doesnt boot anymore.
Hi,
Thanks for your reply, but my phone is no more under warranty..
There was no warranty when I bought it from USA (on eBay), and I'm living in Belgium! So, no way
I will have to try the JIG then.. I suppose it's my last chance
yup jig is your last chance..
now the other day i bricked and the jig wouldnt work either unitl I found a trick that helped my jig work. this worked FOR ME in my situation. not all.
remove battery count to 5 and replace battery
DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS
put in jig. download mode!!!!
if i touched ANY button the jig would not work. worth a shot.
jigs are about 8$ on ebay or can be made with a few resistors for a couple dollars. (or whatever currency you have in Belgium). there are many threads on how to make them in the captivate forums on xda here. just make sure not to touch the resistors with your fingers if you make one. use tape to hold it.!! good luck buddy!
Thanks a lot!
I will buy a JIG on eBay then.. It would be safer!
We are using Euro currency in Belgium . So, a JIG is approximately 6 €.
It's a cheap price for this kind of tool! But by the way, HTC has much more solutions to unbrick their devices..
Hello.
I am new here but I've been lurking for a while even before there was a dedicated area for the SGR. This might be a long read since I put in a lot of details. Now, straight to my point.
My fone is new. Not even a month from purchase. Never rooted since I'm afraid I might brick it since I'm not well inclined with technology.
It was ok when I got it but the problem started to occur a few days ago.
When I turn on the fone, it goes past the samsung animation part then, the screen goes all black,even if i press any button, I assume it's turned off.
What I tried:
1. Tried lodging a small piece of paper in the battery area because I thought it was a terminal problem. (did not fix it)
2. Cleaned gold plated contacts of the battery and it's phone counterpart. (did not fix it)
3. Factory Reset the thing by pressing vol up+mid button when turning on. Deleted ALL of my things in the fone but the problem is still there.
So, when the fone "dies" on me, even if I don't take out the battery, it will turn on but it will prolly turn off again as soon as 10 secs after the samsung animation part. When I take out the battery, sometimes it will operate normally but, it will turn off again randomly. The past few days have been very tasking for me. I think I'm going crazy....
What I've done to the fone since getting it:
1. install a custom skin from Market
2. install some social media apps and messenger apps
3. installed a passcode thing to make things private
4. installed games via ASTRO. (download apk from net + put in SD card via USB + install via ASTRO)
5. installed kies into my laptop and connected the fone. Also via Kies Air
6. Restored the fone to factory settings by pressing vol up+middle button when turning fone on.
Just a few minutes ago, when the fone was starting up, I saw a WHITE TRIANGLE with a (!) in the middle on the upper left area of the screen but it was gone in a few secs.
My fone data:
model num gt-i9103
android ver 2.3.5
baseband ver i9103xxki2
kernel ver [email protected]#3
build num gibgerbread.jpki3
My dilemma:
1.I live in the Philippines and the fone was purchased in Qatar. I can send it back but maybe as a LAST RESORT, shipping costs would be quite expensive....
2. SGR is not released here in my home country so I doubt if I can get proper support. Even screenguards are not available here for this model.
Again, I apologize for the VERY LONG read but I tried me best to put in every detail I can to help solve my problem. I look forward to seeing your replies. Please feel free to ask me further details to help you help me. Happy New Year.
PS:
I alos tried calling the fone after it does it's shutdown thing and I think it really dies because it's not ringing like it should be when the fone is turned on.
When I think everything is ok and peachy, I start watching MVs in youtube but, after like 20mins, the fone just turns off by itself. I know it's off because there is no sound coming out so I doubt that the screen just "Sleeps". Thank you again.
Hi, there were more people with the problem you described above. Unfortunately I'm afraid it ended up with service. But since you have an international warranty you may try to contact samsung customer service and ask if you can send your phone directly to them in Philippines instead of shipping it to Quatar first.
exactly my problem.. I gave it to the Samsung service centre, they changed the motherboard of the phone, but still, the problem was there. The new motherboard was also faulty.. They are again changing the motherboard of the phone.. lets see what happens now.
Thank You for your replies. I will try to put up a vid so I can give you lot a better "picture" of the situation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoigXYWYrgs&feature=youtu.be
pardon the link I can't seem to embed youtube properly.
Does the Galaxy R have firmware files up on www.sammobile.com yet ?
If yes , you can try flashing a firmware with Odin3
Herpderp DXKPB.
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Hello.
If I upgrade it to the latest using odin, will it void the warranty?
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Hello.
If I upgrade it to the latest using odin, will it void the warranty?
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Nope
As long as it's not rooted you can give them an excuse saying Kies did the work
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
EmoBoiix3 said:
Nope
As long as it's not rooted you can give them an excuse saying Kies did the work
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
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Thanks for the reply!
Recently when it dies, when I restart the fone, I see a White triangle with an (!) inside on the Upper Left corner of the screen. Do you know what that Icon means? I goes away after a few seconds....
alister214 said:
Thanks for the reply!
Recently when it dies, when I restart the fone, I see a White triangle with an (!) inside on the Upper Left corner of the screen. Do you know what that Icon means? I goes away after a few seconds....
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Okay , that's weird .
Perhaps it's not the right firmware ?
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
alister214 said:
Thanks for the reply!
Recently when it dies, when I restart the fone, I see a White triangle with an (!) inside on the Upper Left corner of the screen. Do you know what that Icon means? I goes away after a few seconds....
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hello alister
I suggest you remove all the papers and other modifications you tried.
Then please make a new video and show us how you press the power button after the screen turns black.
alister214 said:
Thanks for the reply!
Recently when it dies, when I restart the fone, I see a White triangle with an (!) inside on the Upper Left corner of the screen. Do you know what that Icon means? I goes away after a few seconds....
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I think it could be hardware failure.
Download n flash the latest ROM and then get a USB Jig to reset the flash count.
Then bring it to ur nearest Samsung service centre and get it fixed or replaced.
Hope u get ur problem solved soon.
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hello alister
I suggest you remove all the papers and other modifications you tried.
Then please make a new video and show us how you press the power button after the screen turns black.
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I have already removed the paper I put on the battery area since I'm certain it's not a contact problem.
When the device shuts off after I turn it on, I press the power button the same way as I usually do.
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I decided to go to the Service Center today after work. I hope they confirm the problem and hopefully be able to fix it. I will be updating this thread as soon as I can. Thank you for all your inputs.
alister214 said:
I have already removed the paper I put on the battery area since I'm certain it's not a contact problem.
When the device shuts off after I turn it on, I press the power button the same way as I usually do.
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I decided to go to the Service Center today after work. I hope they confirm the problem and hopefully be able to fix it. I will be updating this thread as soon as I can. Thank you for all your inputs.
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Good luck to u and ur R.
Hope all is well and see u back in action soon.
If you have SD card inside, can you remove it and try to start your phone? You can also format the SD card in PC.
Just a wild guess, not harm in trying!!
alister214 said:
I have already removed the paper I put on the battery area since I'm certain it's not a contact problem.
When the device shuts off after I turn it on, I press the power button the same way as I usually do.
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I decided to go to the Service Center today after work. I hope they confirm the problem and hopefully be able to fix it. I will be updating this thread as soon as I can. Thank you for all your inputs.
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ishafiq said:
If you have SD card inside, can you remove it and try to start your phone? You can also format the SD card in PC.
Just a wild guess, not harm in trying!!
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I tried to remove SD. Still has the shutdown problem.
I want to flash the taiwan rom/update....
I want to know if it will be compatible with my device even if it's stock rom is arabic.....
Will my download counter increase if I use odin and flash the official Samsung taiwan rom/update? I can't risk this because I don't think there is a USB jig for GSR here in my country.
Thank you for all the input guys.
Guys!
I tried something "extreme" well sort of.
I removed the simcard. and the phone did not auto shut off!!! I tried 2 sims of local carriers, same problem, same results.
No sim card so far no shut off.
Sorry for the language but, my mind is so full of **** right now.
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I spoke too soon, it still died even without the simcard but, the white triangle with (!) on the upper left side is gone without the sim.
What I tried so far:
No sim + no sd card = still auto shutdown
No sim + 2gb sd card from box = still auto shutdown
this is driving me nuts.
alister214 said:
Guys!
I tried something "extreme" well sort of.
I removed the simcard. and the phone did not auto shut off!!! I tried 2 sims of local carriers, same problem, same results.
No sim card so far no shut off.
Sorry for the language but, my mind is so full of **** right now.
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I spoke too soon, it still died even without the simcard but, the white triangle with (!) on the upper left side is gone without the sim.
What I tried so far:
No sim + no sd card = still auto shutdown
No sim + 2gb sd card from box = still auto shutdown
this is driving me nuts.
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Since u have never flashed any rom yet and ur phone still has warranty, why dun u sent it for Samsung Service ??
Why worry so much ?
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Since u have never flashed any rom yet and ur phone still has warranty, why dun u sent it for Samsung Service ??
Why worry so much ?
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I went to service center today. They can not help me because the model is not released here locally. That's why I worry too much. Today my cellphone is a Nokia 2630, I am not happy at all.
**** that really sucks!
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Home Button Problem is solved
I solved my problem and got home buttom working as my friend solve my problem he just opened my phone and make separate it all and fixed button with his technique . its has water that stoped my home button and he cleaned it
more thing exact price of Samsung LCD (with sensors and home button) Is 4500/- its by Samsung officially and samsung care people says its of 5100 , one say its of 6300 and so on
its has one cable that connects home and other two buttons and that is easily available , for replacement u need some special trained person to replace ur sensors and ur home buttom nothing big
I would say: Try to wipe everything, somehow get into download mode (from running system/usb jig), and flash the last offical stock full (PIT+BOOT+ROM+MODEM) firmware available. I hope this will also reformat your phone back to RFS, otherwise you'll have a problem.
Then bring the phone to a service center. I think this is a hardware problem, or did you do something special before?
Please wait until someone verifies this.
@Sandeep......as u know you have to give it to service centre for permanent fix....however until that you can try this app called Home Button by black hound from playstore....it will solve ur problem temporarily
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thnks for ur rply's but my ph is out of warranty as warranty has expired 20 days ago (my bad luck) now see wht happens . i went to care but they said it comes with display not alone and its of 5100/- and i don't want to spend on this phone i will buy another one
My sister's menu and back button was also damaged (dunno why). It costs alot since the whole touch panel needs to be replaced. So i just installed button saviour from the play store and it saved her phone.
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Wow, i didn't think that such a "little" thing needs so much to be replaced.
I solved my problem and got home buttom working as my friend solve my problem he just opened my phone and make separate it all and fixed button with his technique . its has water that stoped my home button and he cleaned it
more thing exact price of Samsung LCD Is 4500/- its by Samsung officially and samsung care people says its of 5100 , one say its of 6300 and so on
its has one cable that connects home and other two buttons and that is easily available , for replacement u need some special trained person to replace ur sensors and ur home buttom nothing big
i have the same problem and i have mailed u.plz tell me the steps to solve this problem.
pratik_s said:
i have the same problem and i have mailed u.plz tell me the steps to solve this problem.
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this prbm may be due to the water that goes inside ur home button only thing is that watch dismantle video on youtube and then carefully remove ur display from front only bcz its joined with double sided tape only and then clean ur button but u need a mobile technician for all this
i am not responsible for any damage
guys my phone started having that ODD TOuchscreen insensitivity problem which was posted here in some previous threads
and like all of them it started for me This rainy season, after 2 years of using without any problem
the problem as you know...
is the touch remains functional for like 2-3 seconds after unlcking...that too if you havent used for a while
after which it becomes barely unusable as the touch becomes unresponsive..
its like the options key and the back key are being pressed,
pressing the home botton will end up being the screen getting captured
there was a solution of heating up the phone using a hairdryer etc..havent tried...
the option of getting the screen replaced...but for some even after getting the screen replaced
the condition right now is such that even pluggin into charger aint helping
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so right now im at a loss regarding what to do..
should i get my screen replaced
clean flash?
ill try heating the phone ,doesnt have a good source of heat -_- right now...
if any of the previous members who have experienced this ,had solved it..kindly reply..ty
im on ddlf2 deodexed bam kernel15 btw...
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NO replies ??? Someone?
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If u had this mobile for 2 years i recommend u to change ur mobile and get new one, because water problems are hard.