Hi everybody,
my Nexus S power button is no longer working, it's unresponsive, when i turn the phone off removing the battery, and then put the battery back in, the phone turns on itself after a few seconds.
I tried to see if it was a software problem resetting the phone using a jig to go in download mode, flashing with odin and installing a gingerbread stock firmware, but the problem is still the same.
I would give it to the assistance center (the phone is still in warranty) but the bootloader is unlocked.
I can't lock back the bootloader, when i go to bootloader (using the command "adb reboot bootloader" since the button is not working) the bootloader loads but remains frozen, i can't move in menu using volume buttons and if i try with the command "fastboot devices" i just get the "waiting for devices" message.
Can you help me please?
I was having a problem with my computer recognizing my device. When I was in bootloader fastboot would not work, but found out that adb did when it shouldn't. It allowed me to reflash bootloader and then fastboot worked again. Also if your using win7/8 need the newest drivers there is actually two one for when the phone is in USB debugging to use ADB and another driver for bootloader to use fastboot, that could be another problem.
I have uninstalled all drivers, reinstalled the one for the adb interface loading the os normally and it works fine, but when i reboot in bootloader mode the device isn't recognized at all neither like unknown device in device manager so i can't reinstall the drivers and apparently can't have any kind of communication
Is there any way to lock the bootloader without using the fastboot command?
Just send it to samsung. I had the similar problem 2 weeks ago and they were able to fix the power button in less than 2 hours without touching the software.
Yeah i think i'll do that... Do you think they'll still acknowledge the warranty if they see that the bootloader is unlocked?
SpiLunGo said:
Yeah i think i'll do that... Do you think they'll still acknowledge the warranty if they see that the bootloader is unlocked?
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In my area samsung acknowledges as long as you have the official receipt, a warranty card, and the 1-yr warranty seal is still in-tact.
i too had the same problem. like others say it is the problem caused by power button stuck. But if you want to install stock rom or to get into fast boot mode try this.....!!
First, Remove your phone's battery to turn off your device,then re-insert your battery. According to your problem'the phone will automatically turn on. When the google logo appears, press the volume key down continuously till phone boots and show the desktop. The phone will enter to safe mode. Now try your power button. It would work....!!!!
Thanks.
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hello..
I had the same problem of frozen fast boot and power button. But when I get my phone to safe mode, the phone starts responding.Why is that..please help me out....
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Hi,
I have an Samsung Nexus S [not rooted] with a broken power button (stopped working after I updated to ICS). So for a couple of months, I was using the "pull batter" trick to power on and off my phone.
Now I am stuck in a bootloop and I can't seem to get out of it, despite howmany time i try to pull out the battery.
I manage to enter into the fastoboot mode screen, but then my volume buttons won't work and I can't scroll up and down the menu.
Is there a way out? I am really a noob at this and haven't rooted an android phone before. Please help!
Thanks
i think the best think is to unlock the bootloader and doing that it will prompt to you asking for erasing all your phone (sdcard included), maybe this hard factory reset will help you bcz like that ur phone will be back to stock ics.
to unlock your bootloader (wich is the first step to root, if u want to) do this:
download this (the entire nexusrootics folder): https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7O2O1p4iWXTWWxha0pUcXNud2s
put the folder on the root of your hard drive of your pc (for example mine is C:\)
then install the drivers (wich are in the downloaded folder), so plug your phone go to driver management and choose to select the fiolder and select the usb_driver and choose ADB... (first one)
then click windows button+ R and type "cmd" (no "")
now type "cd.." (no "") to go back to the root of your hard drive and type cd (name of the downloaded folder)
now type "adb devices"; if a number appears it means that your drivers are well installed
after that, type "fastboot oem unlock"
on your nexus a question will appear to ask your if your are sure to erase all your content, use the volume lockers to say yes. (if your volume buttons dont work here i think u are stuck)
NOW YOUR PHONE SHOULD BE BACK TO STOCK, WITH THE BOOTLAODER UNLOCK BUT NOT ROOTED so it's safe for warranty issues
please click the thanks button
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if you want i can make a video and send to you
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to lock it back just type "fastboot oem lock"
I got the same problem, yesterday the power button was not functioning properly. And after a couple of battery pulls, I can't start the phone unless I put a usb cable in. The phone starts but it is stuck in bootscreen. If I hold volume up button and connect usb cable + put the battery back in I can get into bootloader (Rooted and unlocked) but I can't navigate in boot screen with volume up or down, and pressing power button does nothing, which btw is clicking when pressed as usual.
I think the powerbutton is continuously pressed, and thats why I can't navigate or execute any commands in bootloader.
Any help to this problem would be appriciated, since I'm working abroad and using this phone as gps here and have no backup phone at the moment.
Zerox1000 said:
I got the same problem, yesterday the power button was not functioning properly. And after a couple of battery pulls, I can't start the phone unless I put a usb cable in. The phone starts but it is stuck in bootscreen. If I hold volume up button and connect usb cable + put the battery back in I can get into bootloader (Rooted and unlocked) but I can't navigate in boot screen with volume up or down, and pressing power button does nothing, which btw is clicking when pressed as usual.
I think the powerbutton is continuously pressed, and thats why I can't navigate or execute any commands in bootloader.
Any help to this problem would be appriciated, since I'm working abroad and using this phone as gps here and have no backup phone at the moment.
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I got the exact same problem.
Can't backup even through clockwork Rom Manager mod, because when in recovery the power button might be interfering with the scripted backup....
Well mine has weird issues
Every so often if I click the power button it doesn't do Anything or brings up shutdown menu
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I'm in the exact same boat. What the hell did Samsung make the power button with??? Mine died on me barely 6 months after purchase of the phone. It's pretty pathetic.
I would like to know how am I able to browse bootloader screen if my power button is dead??
Mine did the exact same thing, I was online chat with Samsung for warranty and all of a sudden the volume buttons started working in fast boot...and amazingly I pressed power after select recovery and it works...right before the volume buttons "unlocked " , I was kinda tapping on the power button trying to get it to do anything, then I saw the USB init and whatnot
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Okay, so here it goes:
- Been trouble with "sudden loss of mobile network issue" for a month or so (ref: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/mobile/android-devices/NCwPW3A_ibM http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14672 )
- So I flashed to 4.0.4 stock image from the google website, a. Everything worked so well, and I got my signal back. I followed these guides (http://floatingsun.net/articles/howto-flash-gsm-galaxy-nexus-to-google-factory-image-on-mac/ http://forums.androidcentral.com/ne...ide-factory-image-restore-your-nexus-7-a.html) and they worked for me well (again).
- I wanted to lock and reunlock my bootloader again from fastboot. Locking process goes well. But when I tried to unlock my bootloader, after that yes/no screen my computer went dead. And my phone freezes on the bootloader. I pulled out the battery, and then put it in.
Magically, my phone booted by itself (without me touching the lock button). And the OS loads up seamlessly. Everything inside works well, except the power button. It's unable to put the device to sleep or even bringing the power menu. I rebooted several times via ADB, still no change.
- Maybe it's hardware problem, so I turned off my phone via ADB, and it's always turn on again right after. Then I tried to pull out the battery, and nope.... still turning back on. At one chance I pulled the battery, and immediately pressed the Power button and Vol Up, so it'll boot to bootloader. The bootloader boots that way.
- Yes, bootloader boots, but fastboot wouldn't recognize my phone. Plus I can't use the vol button and power button in the menu. It just freeze. typed "./fastboot devices" didn't give me any feedback. rebooting the bootloader via fastboot always prompt the < wait for device > endlessly.
- Upgraded to JB 4.1.1 OTA via software updater, no change on these 3 issue.
SUMMARY:
1) Power button not working, both in bootloader or in OS. But putting phone to bootloader by using power + vol button works, so I guess it's not hardware..
2) Bootloader freeze, fastboot works fishy. Cannot do anything here. (see above)
3) Everytime I turn off, it always turn back on.
I appreciate to those who read all above carefully. Thanks. I hope I can find answer.
SOLUTION(S) to try:
1) try sdk in windows at home. I'm using mac at the office. (I guess it's just the same) NOT WORKING
2) Try this tool at home (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672708) NOT WORKING
3) last and least; go to samsung repair service
DEVICE INFO:
i9023
IMEI ok
BASEBAND: i9023XXKF1
BL Version: i9020XXLC2
kernel: stock
Build Numb: JRO03E
Tried solution #1 and #2, still same response. On command prompt still displayed < waiting for device > endlessly :/
Any advice?
Broken power button. It's a hardware issue, not software. It's a known issue that when the power button breaks on the Nexus S it stays as "pressed" and you cannot scroll in bootloader and you cannot use fastboot.
What do you want to achieve anyway? Unlock your bootloader? Might I ask why you locked it in the first place?
polobunny said:
Broken power button. It's a hardware issue, not software. It's a known issue that when the power button breaks on the Nexus S it stays as "pressed" and you cannot scroll in bootloader and you cannot use fastboot.
What do you want to achieve anyway? Unlock your bootloader? Might I ask why you locked it in the first place?
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I see... just found the culprit a few hours ago.
I wanted to restore it to factory default, following this guide.
I (stupidly) decided to repartition my Moto G3 using this guide. Now, when trying to turn my phone on, the screen stays blank and there's no indication that it's working but it reboots once every two to five seconds or so (telling you how I can tell it's rebooting would be a long story and I'm sure it's irrelevant to the issue).
Am I just hooped or is there hope?
Can you boot in to bootloader?
If yes just flash stock firmware (should include partition layout)
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Can you boot in to bootloader?
If yes just flash stock firmware (should include partition layout)
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Nope, all attempts to get into the bootloader fail. The screen just stays blank with no indication that it's doing anything at all (although behind the scenes it's actually rebooting once every few seconds). My (uneducated) guess is it can't even access any of the partitions.
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Nope, all attempts to get into the bootloader fail. The screen just stays blank with no indication that it's doing anything at all (although behind the scenes it's actually rebooting once every few seconds). My (uneducated) guess is it can't even access any of the partitions.
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Try to connect it to your pc and see if adb/fastboot sees the device.
michkost858 said:
Try to connect it to your pc and see if adb/fastboot sees the device.
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adb shell doesn't see anything.
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adb shell doesn't see anything.
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Hey, since according to what you say your device is currently stuck in a boot-loop, I suggest you first take out the battery out for a few seconds and then put it back then enter recovery mode using the device buttons right after. only then connect your device to PC and use adb...
Jewshua said:
Hey, since according to what you say your device is currently stuck in a boot-loop, I suggest you first take out the battery out for a few seconds and then put it back then enter recovery mode using the device buttons right after. only then connect your device to PC and use adb...
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Or, since the battery is not officially removable, wait till the battery dies and then try to boot into bootloader.
Volume down broken
Hi! My mom's phone started to heavily slow down with its stock firmware so I tried to install a custom firmware since I installed one on mine and we both have Moto G3s.
Thing is, it bricked and the volume down button is dead since a few month so I don't have access to the bootloader, otherwise I would just flash the stock firmware. Only buttons working are volume up and on/off buttons.
Is there any way to access the bootloader with this button or am I screwed on this one ?
tyty48 said:
Hi! My mom's phone started to heavily slow down with its stock firmware so I tried to install a custom firmware since I installed one on mine and we both have Moto G3s.
Thing is, it bricked and the volume down button is dead since a few month so I don't have access to the bootloader, otherwise I would just flash the stock firmware. Only buttons working are volume up and on/off buttons.
Is there any way to access the bootloader with this button or am I screwed on this one ?
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Can you boot the ROM?
If so, you should be able to turn on usb debugging and run 'adb reboot recovery' and reflash from there
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sensi277 said:
adb shell doesn't see anything.
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what about fastboot devices (with admin/root privileges) ?
Hi,
I have a problem with my Motorola Moto G4. I bought it 2 months ago and unfortunately the power button broke and I am therefore not able to turn my phone on/off. That is in general not a problem since the device is still under warranty and I will get the phone repaired. The problem is that I want to backup my data, which I am not able to, before getting the device repaired since the workshop will reset the phone.
I am still able to unlock the phone but no apps or windows can be opened (taping on an app icon does not do anything). Dragging down the notification bar is possible and if connected via USB I can still see the status, unfortunately I am not able to change the setting from charging only to data connection. Since the power button is broken I am not able to reboot the device. I tried to use the adb tools to reboot but the device is not authorized and I would need to change that on the phone which I am not able to. Is there any way to reboot the phone or to access the data.
Any help would be really appreciated.
you might be able to try the commands for adb reboot recovery as the phone is booting up - iv never tried it but adb should be working after the moto splash screen (during the boot animation)
Im not sure if it needs authorisation during that stage but if you cant get into recovery and you cant change the usb connection/authorise adb then I cant see any other way to get the data off
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you might be able to try the commands for adb reboot recovery as the phone is booting up - iv never tried it but adb should be working after the moto splash screen (during the boot animation)
Im not sure if it needs authorisation during that stage but if you cant get into recovery and you cant change the usb connection/authorise adb then I cant see any other way to get the data off
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I am not really sure how to follow your advice since I am not able to shut down / reboot the phone (power button is not working).
Nem1c said:
I am not really sure how to follow your advice since I am not able to shut down / reboot the phone (power button is not working).
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In that case I don't see how you can access anything if you have no adb & you can't select anything on the phone
TheFixItMan said:
In that case I don't see how you can access anything if you have no adb & you can't select anything on the phone
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If I would drain the battery to "shut down" the phone, would there be a way to turn the phone on without the power button?
Nem1c said:
If I would drain the battery to "shut down" the phone, would there be a way to turn the phone on without the power button?
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with older samsung devices you could use a usb jig to get into download mode without the power button (its a usb cable with some pins crossed you can buy them for only £1 off amazon/ebay)
even if it did work you would still need the power button to select the option to restart phone so the answer is nothing that I can think of
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with older samsung devices you could use a usb jig to get into download mode without the power button (its a usb cable with some pins crossed you can buy them for only £1 off amazon/ebay)
even if it did work you would still need the power button to select the option to restart phone so the answer is nothing that I can think of
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I found some mechanisms to get the phone turned on and I will try them out. I guess I have nothing to lose.
The interesting thing is that my phone is still receiving messages and news (I see them in the notification bar), so things like that are still working but unfortunately new "widows" can't be opened.
Thank you for your help.
I was able to get the phone rebooted and after the restart everything works as it should.
This is what I did:
Drain the battery (using the flash light), once the battery is flat connect the phone to the PC
Press and hold the volume down button until the Fastboot menu appears
Download ADB tools (the minimal version with adb and fastboot is sufficient)
Install the Motorola driver on the PC (I was not aware that I need this, since connecting the phone without the driver being installed and running adb device results in the device being shown)
run fastboot reboot
Ok Guys So I Shouldn't Have Done This But I Used Fastboot To Flash Recovery And I think I Did It Wrong. It Said "ok" And Finished And I Rebooted Phone It Resetted And Then Stuck On The Orange State Bootloader Message. I Do The Recovery Mode And Goes Black And Nothing Is Responsive For a While, Sometimes Longer Than Others. This Happens If I Start Phone Normal Or Try Fastboot Or Download.
Because Of My Mistake I Cannot Connect To Pc Software And Im Not Sure Of What I Can Do. I Feel Like Im Not Going To Like The Answer For This But I Got To Take The Blame For This.
Btw i Have A Samsung galaxy Note 20 Ultra Sm-N986u
I think your phone is hard bricked
so you can't get fastboot using volume up+power or via adb?
rescue from manufacturer site pos or just device not being recognised?
It isn't hard bricked it's just way of Samsung trying to make life of simple people more difficult, people who paid for Samsung phones lots of money.
To sort that screen issues what you can surely do is,
Simply press volup + voldown buttons at the same time, no matter if you're on that orange screen or whatever just press those those two buttons at the same time and keep pressing them while you connect your phone to pc. you will boot into download mode. Then flash stock firmware for your phone. After stock of flashed Reboot and start your phone, go to developer options see if oem unlock option is there if it is then oem unlock it if it is not then go back to settings manually change date to year ago, then go to updates disable auto update, connect to WiFi, and press on update several times untill window shows up saying no updates, then go to developer options you should see oem unlock, unlock it.
Then boot into download mode and make sure you have working copy of recovery.
And make sure you follow instructions of whoever recovery you installed on how to boot into recovery. I have S20 plus and too had troubles with it, and the only working recovery for my phone is twrp customised. To boot into it after flashing recovery from odin auto reboot disabled I pressed voldown and power, USB cable connected, then after screen goes off I changed from voldown to volup while kept pressing power button and cable connected. Orange screen with warning showed up for 5 sec I kept pressing and it bottled to twrp and then I was able to install custom rom beyond rom and while installing in aroma I was able ti choose option to remove orange screen.
That's it.
I ran into the same error. I mistakenly loaded twrp's recovery into userdata instead of ap section. The phone was stuck at the orange screen and nothing was happening whatever i pressed. I waited till the battery to dry out and with 0% battery, i directly connected to pc and was able to get into download mode. Then i flashed stock and everything is now back to normal.
Carl Johnson (Cj) said:
I think your phone is hard bricked
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Absolutely not