Galaxy R i9103 issue - Samsung Galaxy R i9103

Hi all, This is my very first post.
I am facing some issue with my Galaxy R phone on my menu button.
I have been reading the forums for many tips. Here is a log of things which i have done to try to get the phone to work. Please bear with me as it is very long winded...
The phone is working fine and in early December, my menu button and back button decide to retire.
The Kernel is 4.0.x, Jellybean, I flash it about Nov 2011.
i) take out the case, screw, put back, key no response, unwittlgly i damage the phone speaker.
ii) day 2, the menu decide to work. but phone speaker spoil
iii) paste the screen protector, it stop working
iv)try to reinstall using CWM4.0.0.1, it don't work
v) Install button saviour, but it don't work until i need to root the phone.
vi) root the phone ( can't remember the version) button saviour work well
vii) try with custom rom, Avatar, it reboot within 4 hours, flash back to 4.0.
viii) try with Cyan Cm10.1 it work well,
ix) my replacement key and speaker stock from Ebay arrive.
x) speaker change out, I can finally hear voice from conversion.
xi) change out the menu key, take out the bezel and heat up the side, ( not an easy task, but i view Youtube many times to get the process right before trying) it is still the same, there is no response from my menu and return key,
Question 1. Do I have a bad display as in digitizer screen? My touch screen work well. Will changing a digitizer screen bring back my menu key?
Question 2. since i flash many times, clean cache in cwm. Do i have a bad mainboard? I
Should i live with the fautly menu button as I have button saviour installed or should i go on to find part to troubleshoot?
Regards
Arthur

winsor78 said:
Hi all, This is my very first post.
I am facing some issue with my Galaxy R phone on my menu button.
I have been reading the forums for many tips. Here is a log of things which i have done to try to get the phone to work. Please bear with me as it is very long winded...
The phone is working fine and in early December, my menu button and back button decide to retire.
The Kernel is 4.0.x, Jellybean, I flash it about Nov 2011.
i) take out the case, screw, put back, key no response, unwittlgly i damage the phone speaker.
ii) day 2, the menu decide to work. but phone speaker spoil
iii) paste the screen protector, it stop working
iv)try to reinstall using CWM4.0.0.1, it don't work
v) Install button saviour, but it don't work until i need to root the phone.
vi) root the phone ( can't remember the version) button saviour work well
vii) try with custom rom, Avatar, it reboot within 4 hours, flash back to 4.0.
viii) try with Cyan Cm10.1 it work well,
ix) my replacement key and speaker stock from Ebay arrive.
x) speaker change out, I can finally hear voice from conversion.
xi) change out the menu key, take out the bezel and heat up the side, ( not an easy task, but i view Youtube many times to get the process right before trying) it is still the same, there is no response from my menu and return key,
Question 1. Do I have a bad display as in digitizer screen? My touch screen work well. Will changing a digitizer screen bring back my menu key?
Question 2. since i flash many times, clean cache in cwm. Do i have a bad mainboard? I
Should i live with the fautly menu button as I have button saviour installed or should i go on to find part to troubleshoot?
Regards
Arthur
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If you could manage then try On screen or Hardware button. Forget about back or Menu button. If agree.? Do let me know.

D™ said:
If you could manage then try On screen or Hardware button. Forget about back or Menu button. If agree.? Do let me know.
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I agree, but it more toward curious.

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No Sound polaris xda orbit 2

ok..recently aquired this phone...
I've discovered that there is no sound from the speaker at all, no mp3 alarm ringtones .... I've used the slider on the side with no luck, and also tried changing the profile, volume control ect...no luck
Does anybody fancy talking me through any possible fixes for this...
Somebody suggested a hard reset?.... Any suggestions on doing this?...
Is this likely to be a software / registry change to fix this, or is it likely to be a case of sending it back for repair?... I'm sure its under warranty... but if its not, any suggestions on where I could take / send for repair?.... I'm in the Beckenham, bromley, south London region....
I have a basic understanding of pc's, but am not confident of doing registry changes without step - by - step instructions....
Anybody fancy a challenge?.... Thanx in advance...
PS.. just curious...any reason why this forum site is very simular layout to AV Forum site?....
Bump......
Try a Hard Reset first :
festermania said:
To perform a hard reset :
Press and hold the GPS/MESSAGING and INTERNET EXPLORER buttons, and at the same time, use the stylus to press the RESET button at the bottom of your device.
Release the RESET button, but continue pressing the GPS/MESSAGING and INTERNET EXPLORER buttons until you see this message on the screen:
"Release the buttons, and then press SEND on your device to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset."
To see bootloader page :
Hold power button + Camera button and push reset button with stylus wait 3 seconds and then release the reset button but keep pressing the power button + camera button u will be then in bootloader page
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...did you go to Start Menu->Settings->Personal Tab->Sounds & Notifications to make sure that you've Enabled Sounds for Programs? a Hard-Reset certainly seems to be the option of choice here if nothing else is working. you can perform the Hard-Reset by selecting Start Menu->Settings->System Tab->Clear Storage and then follow the prompts to complete the process.
Nope...hard reset didnt work...just to say... I can hear through the earpeice when speaking in a phone conversation...just no other sound at all... even tried the option for beeps or clicks when using the keypad and still no sound... Also...that bootloader option...It just takes me to a screen with 4 different coloured stripes and some writing..I'll try it again and post what it says, but basicly it just freezes, then I have to do a soft reset to get the phone back on....
Bumpity bump....
m3uch4 said:
Press and hold the GPS/MESSAGING and INTERNET EXPLORER buttons
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Please remember that the Orbit II does NOT have these buttons!
Update...
I've done another hard reset using this method....
1) Get your stylus and place it in the hole next to the USB port, BUT DONT PUSH! Just get it ready but dont actually push the button inside the hole.
2)Place your fingers on the Windows and OK buttons
3)Press and hold the buttons, dont let go.
4)Stright away push the stylus into the hole and press the button inside. You can let go of the stylus once the button inside has been pushed
5)Keep holding onto the Windows and OK buttons
6)After 5 seconds let go of the Windows and OK buttons
7)If asked to press SEND, just press the green pickup call button.
....
And still no sound!....
Any ideas?
Yes that's the correct procedure, strange about that sound though.
What ROMs it running?
Any clue about what it might be?....
hang on I'll find out........
ROM Version. 1.25.206.3 WWE
Is that the latest Rom..Would it be worth updating if there is a newer version?....
Is that an official ROM or cooked?
I think its official...
you could have a hardware problem...i would have sent it back for a replacement 3-4 days ago!
I cant, bought it second hand. Will take it back for refund if I cant get it fixed...just thought it might be a common problem with a easy fix!...
i believe you've tried most options without any success. the only other options are to open it up and see if maybe the speaker has been dislodged. not sure how easy that would be. good luck!
OK.... thanx anyway!... Damned tiny little screws inside...cant get to the speaker... Ok...off to the shop it goes!
No sound
I had this problem on another HTC device 'the Kaiser' and was informed some specific Roms are not compatible with the radio on the device ( does your device have the original Rom? ) Flashing a new may have caused this problem.

Remapping keys..

Hey all,
I have a question, that may seem out of the oridinary but it does apply to me.. Ever since i sent my phone to my provider to fix an issue it has come back and the front half of the phone (the screen) has been very loose, when i press the power button i have to pretty much use both my hands otherwise the screen will move slighty and i cant press in the power button to take the phone out of standby..
My question is, would it be possible to remap the power button to something like, say the button in the middle of the phone at the bottom? (in between the answer and hang up buttons). And have it work if i hold it down for a few seconds or so?
I am just getting frustrated when i have to take my phone out of standby to check it and have this issue..
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thankyou!
you could try this: http://www.fuzemobility.com/wake-up-your-fuze-without-the-power-key/
why don't u go take it back to your provider and have them fix what they broke?
Thats an option as well right?
It is an option, only problem is is that they will have my phone for 3 weeks (as they did last time) and i will be without it. They will give me a loan phone but its an old ****ty one and i need email etc. for work so its no good.

No screen?

Hi all,
Perhpas this has been answered before, but I couldn´t find any related thread.
My Rapahel is turned on but can´t see anything on the screen! is totally black.
I know it´s turned on because I can up or down the volume key and I hear the sound and feel the vibrate.
Yesterday was ok, nothing new installed but today I just pressed the power button and nothing!!
This happened me before on Universal, problem was that in some way the phone change itself the brightness to cero.
If I conect to wall charger nothing happens also, not any sign that device is charging.
But still can see something. Now on my Rapahel I cant see anything?
Any help would be much than apreciated please!!
Thanks,
I would
1 softreset
2 hardreset
3 rma
Rudegar said:
I would
1 softreset
2 hardreset
3 rma
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thnaks,
soft reset done: nothing
hard reset done: nothing
sorry, what is rma?
Any other advice?
help please!
Hey masters!
A light would be great here!
Sorry to insist!
orb3000 said:
thnaks,
soft reset done: nothing
hard reset done: nothing
sorry, what is rma?
Any other advice?
help please!
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Not a master, but still try to help:
What happend during the soft or hardreset, is the screen showing during the booting ?
How did u do the hardreset, by holding keys ?
After the hardreset u have to get the screen aligned how did u get after that point ?
Help!
Ok this is what I did:
When sof reset not any screen was appearing during the process.
Yes tryed the hard reset presing volume down the center button and the hole behind the charging usb and nothing happened
Snince then I can just hear the sound but nothing on the screen at all
Thanks for any advice!
orb3000 said:
Ok this is what I did:
When sof reset not any screen was appearing during the process.
Yes tryed the hard reset presing volume down the center button and the hole behind the charging usb and nothing happened
Snince then I can just hear the sound but nothing on the screen at all
Thanks for any advice!
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Hard Reset the device:
This will wipe all the storage (not the sd card) and your device will be reset to default settings.
Hard reset (option 1)
1. Pull out the stylus.
2. With the device turned on, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN and CENTER buttons, then press the RESET button with the stylus tip.
3. Continue pressing the RESET, VOLUME DOWN and CENTER buttons until you see this message on the screen:
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press ?VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel.
Hard reset (option 2)
You can also use Clear Storage to reset your device back to factory default settings.
1. On the ?TouchFlo3D Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings or goto Start and press Settings.
2. On the System tab, tap Clear Storage.
3. Enter “1234” and then tap Yes.
Hard reset (option 3)
1. Pull out the stylus.
2. Turn device OFF.
3. While pressing the CENTER button, turn the phone on with the POWER button.
4. Continue pressing the CENTER button until you see this message on the screen:
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press ?VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel.
This works on at least some Verizon CDMA phones on which option 1 will not work.
Hard reset (option 4)
1. Pull out the stylus.
2. With the device turned off, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN and CENTER buttons, then press and hold the POWER button.
3. Continue pressing the POWER, VOLUME DOWN, and CENTER buttons until you see this message on the screen:
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press ?VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel. (works with Alltel touch pro)
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Ok this is out of the wiki, u see that all methods let u press the vol up button to really start the hard reset than. So on either method do the key presses, wait a while and then press the vol up to start the process.
Its a little try and error because u are not seeing the the actual message to press the vol up. but mybe thats worth to try until u get the point. I think option 3 is a good and easy one.
hopefully the hardreset works, maybe u can try to take a torch or bright sun light to get the display information, if the display itself is not broke u should see a slight shadow of what is written on the display. I had that problem with my wifes phone once and the information was the but its not a reflective display so it was very faint to see.
Finally tho, if all that fails:
RMA = Return merchandise authorization
It means a warrenty return.
It sounds to me like the lcd has croaked. If you dont have suitable warrenty / insurance i'd suggest ebay! i've just found a screen & digitiser for less than £25 (thats for a Raph 100, i honestly dont know if parts are the same on different raph models but i suspect they are)
Good luck!
Thanks a lot guys but nothing worked
I cant do any hard reset option but sound stills hearing perfect
I can understand why one day was perfect and next no screen!!
Can anyone confirm that the LCD Display+Touch Screen For HTC Touch Pro T7272 form the last link will work on my At&t version?
Any other advice?
Thanks in advance
orb3000 said:
Thanks a lot guys but nothing worked
I cant do any hard reset option but sound stills hearing perfect
I can understand why one day was perfect and next no screen!!
Can anyone confirm that the LCD Display+Touch Screen For HTC Touch Pro T7272 form the last link will work on my At&t version?
Any other advice?
Thanks in advance
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Sorry to hear that nothing worked.
Not shure but if the phone fails to hard reset it is not only the screen that is broken ! Take this into account, do u still have warranty, maybe it is better so exchange the whole phone.
Well that is the problem
I live in other country so warranty is not valid here, and there is not a single place where I can take it to repair here
Very strange as one day was perfect ant the next day no screen!!
I took the battery out and then place it again, all works normal, it starts (vibrations feels) then nothing!, I know its turned on because I can move volume up or down and I hear the sound and vibration, if open the keyboard not any light turns on on it.
I´ll wait patient till some member can recomend more options in order to make it work again.
I´m so frustrated...
Thanks anyway for your kind help!
orb3000 said:
Well that is the problem
I live in other country so warranty is not valid here, and there is not a single place where I can take it to repair here
Very strange as one day was perfect ant the next day no screen!!
I took the battery out and then place it again, all works normal, it starts (vibrations feels) then nothing!, I know its turned on because I can move volume up or down and I hear the sound and vibration, if open the keyboard not any light turns on on it.
I´ll wait patient till some member can recomend more options in order to make it work again.
I´m so frustrated...
Thanks anyway for your kind help!
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Dont give up, hope that I not get on ur nerves. But still I think a hard reset must be possible.
When u turn ur device of how do you do that ? When u turn it OFF with the power button you have to answer a question on the screen, u do not see the question but is the touchscreen working or how do you know where the YES/NO field is ??
So another way is take the batt out, and when u insert the batt than turn it on with one of the mentioned hardreset procedures.
There is than a question also but this is answered with the Volume UP button.
Maybe u need a second person for helping with the buttons,
The hardreset must be possible somehow, it cant be a broken touchpro
OK I tried with my phone and procedure 1.
VOL DOWN and CENTER with Phone ON
Then Push RESET with the Stylus and hold all three until:
After 5 seconds the Bootscreen showed, after that the message to press VOL UP for Restore.
You do not see the boot screen but just wait the time
You are so kind my friend!
I have tested all the hard reset options but none seems to work
Aparently I can´t do a hard reset
as every time I follow any process and wait 5 sec, then press vol up and it seems that nothing has happened, not even a soft reset!
Pressed center button and vol down, then press the rest button located behind the usb port (the one with a symbol for headphones....)
But nothing happens.
I´lll upload a small video with me doing the process, hope it helps in anyway
Here the link of the video I took with my problem
https://www.yousendit.com/download/ZW9DQ3QxeWFEbUx2Wmc9PQ
Hope this helps in any clue to solve my mysterious problem
Thanks a lot!!
Ok will wait for the video.
Inbetween another option, did u try to flash the ROM.
Can u get a rom to download from ur provider, to do so ?
After the flash the device more or less does a hardreset.
Update:
saw the video, it seems that the phone is not reacting to the center or the reset button. Because when u push reset, even if it is not in hardreset mode, it should do a soft reset right away.
But ur phone is straight reacting to the Vol keys, very strange.
Is the mentioned ROM update an option ??
What is the reaction when u hock the phone to the pc, is active sync working ?
Do you see the internal memory of the phone ?
Remove the SIM and any memory card, maybe they are causing trouble ?
Exactly, Raphael is not reacting to a hard reset and dont know why?
I´ll keep trying all methods.
Yes, I´ll try to reflash to the original AT&T ROM for Fuze tomorrow as today I am not close to a computer.
If you have any link for that mentioned ROM would be great, if not no problem I´ll find it.
Once again thanks a lot and I´ll keep looking this thread in case someone else have another recommendation
Cheers,
orb3000 said:
Exactly, Raphael is not reacting to a hard reset and dont know why?
I´ll keep trying all methods.
Yes, I´ll try to reflash to the original AT&T ROM for Fuze tomorrow as today I am not close to a computer.
If you have any link for that mentioned ROM would be great, if not no problem I´ll find it.
Once again thanks a lot and I´ll keep looking this thread in case someone else have another recommendation
Cheers,
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Here ya go:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs
Take the one matching ur cell phone. Check the thread links for more Info.
Thanks, downloading
Tomorrow I´ll try to reflash and post results later
Cheers,
(Anyone? another idea?)
UPDTATE: I conected raphael to my computer and using pocket controller I can see that all is working ok inside but nothing on the screen, or keyboard lights.
I´ll try to hard reset now...
Hope this can help in order to solve my problem
Thanks
Attached the picture
UPDATE 2: I performed the wipe data from the device, this must be exactly as a hard reset I pressume, and nothing....
So now is there anything I can check to see if there is something loose in the connection from device to screen?
Any recommendations on how to do this?
signal from device working perfect simply does not come to screen or even to turn on light on keyboard
Any help is GREATLY apreciated!!!
What rom did you have? I had a similar problem and just had to rma it.

Phone doesnt wake from sleep

I just switched to my Touch Pro 2 and flashed Energy Cookie 2.5 GTX. I'm at work so I cant flash back to the stock rom or I would. Its also difficult for me to search the forum because everytime i want to use my phone I have to reset it
Basically what is happening is that once I hit the power button or the phone puts itself to sleep, it will not wake back up without being rebooted. If i press the power button then the back key, the four keys at the bottom light up. Also if I open the slide out keyboard the phone makes the xylophone noise. So its waking everything but the screen. I dont think its hardware because the screen comes back to life when you hit reset. It has to be a software issue.
Can anyone help me with this so I can get through this day lol? I would greatly appreciate it!
djowen6565 said:
I just switched to my Touch Pro 2 and flashed Energy Cookie 2.5 GTX. I'm at work so I cant flash back to the stock rom or I would. Its also difficult for me to search the forum because everytime i want to use my phone I have to reset it
Basically what is happening is that once I hit the power button or the phone puts itself to sleep, it will not wake back up without being rebooted. If i press the power button then the back key, the four keys at the bottom light up. Also if I open the slide out keyboard the phone makes the xylophone noise. So its waking everything but the screen. I dont think its hardware because the screen comes back to life when you hit reset. It has to be a software issue.
Can anyone help me with this so I can get through this day lol? I would greatly appreciate it!
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Try preforming a task29 and then re-flashing. Make sure to back up your data as this will erase the device memory.
Not to long read this posting : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=648134
it called SOD = Sleep of Death, and as cajunflavoredbob suggest, do task29 first, everytime you want to flash a ROM.

Lock/Power Button

Anyone having a hard time hitting the power/lock button mine seems loose and i have to push hard sometime on it.
i notice some "wiggle" in my volume up button. Not A lot, and sometimes i think its my mind. I get around it by pressing it once, and simply using onscreen to increase or decrease. (what i meant was i try to use it as less as possible. almost as if to preserve its life)
If you can, exchange it at the store, or look into an app to shutdown on screen. Youll have to press to turn it on, but wont have to do it twice with an app.
I got it through amazon i will have to see what they can do
same problem here (i've a similar post in the forum).
I waited hoping for improvements, but button got harder to press and now i've to rma my device
If fresh purchase, ask for a replacement
Yes, I also had the power button stop working. And, to make matters even better, I got into CWM (or CMW or whatever) to tried to put stock OS back on and got STUCK there. No power buttton, no ability in CWM to go to Backup menu to reflash stock, and no ability to reboot from the main menu!
The power button is cheap, cheap, cheap; you may have trouble getting it fixed if you've rooted (because rooting kills the warranty) and can't reflash stock.
Very disappointed with ASUS on this issue.
Mine have this stupid prob and If I can turn the transformer on It won't shutdown bec powerbutton won't work for 3 sec press and hold , I can't even return the transformer cause I'm in iran and there is no warranty and service out here ,
some one please tell me what can I do???!?!!!

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