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So today i was using my Skyrocket which was running Cm9 Alpha 2a. Everything was fine and then i put it in my pocket. i take it out and the lock screen is frozen. I then reboot the phone like ive done before, but this time it got to the second Samsung logo and then shut off and kept vibrating. i've gotten into download mode but it shuts off. Anything that i can do to return to stock?
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So I decided to take a chance and visit the AT&T device support center near me. I "forgot" to mention that my phone was rooted and using a custom rom. She came back, laughed and then told me I shouldn't be rooting my phone. She told me she would return my phone to stock. About 10 minutes later I had my phone up and running. I lost root and all of mms but it saved me some money. So my advice; if you're still under warranty,go to a Device support center if you believe you're bricked. More then likely they will love to help you.
If one plugs into computer in dl mode will it stay on
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No it just shuts off.
And it just vibrates. nothing else.
Hmmm jtag that's all she wrote unless your battery is low leave it off charge it for an hr then try
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Thanks ill update if anything happens.
If you don't have a jig.... get one from here.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-download-mode-jig/
If i get the Jig. all i have to do is plug it in?
nrm5110 said:
Hmmm jtag that's all she wrote unless your battery is low leave it off charge it for an hr then try
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I got it fixed
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How
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I took it to a At&t device support center since it was under warranty. She managed to boot into my phone and saw it was running CM9 and said she'll return it back to stock. And said if happened again to go to back to her and she'll give me a new one
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IEatKittys! said:
I took it to a At&t device support center since it was under warranty. She managed to boot into my phone and saw it was running CM9 and said she'll return it back to stock. And said if happened again to go to back to her and she'll give me a new one
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They'll do that? I thought that if they saw your phone had root/custom stuff that they'd give it right back and say the phone is out of warranty because of it
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They'll do that? I thought that if they saw your phone had root/custom stuff that they'd give it right back and say the phone is out of warranty because of it
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He got lucky and found someone friendly who probably also mods their phone.
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xcrazydx said:
He got lucky and found someone friendly who probably also mods their phone.
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Agreed. All she did was Odin back a stock tar however.
As a side note was this "she" hot? Attractive female tech geeks are a real turn on... just sayin
Honestly idk what she did to get it to turn on. i swear i tried everything, except the Jig because i didnt have one. But yeah she was hot, she had some junk in her trunk. people still say that right? right?
Yeah I'm going to go under the assumption that the odds are much greater that I WON'T find someone who also mods their phone and thus will need to ODIN before I head to the store. I'm still having some battery issues and I want to get a replacement but I know that if they take one look at my phone they'll be able to tell in about 2 seconds that I'm not on stock.
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Yeah I'm going to go under the assumption that the odds are much greater that I WON'T find someone who also mods their phone and thus will need to ODIN before I head to the store. I'm still having some battery issues and I want to get a replacement but I know that if they take one look at my phone they'll be able to tell in about 2 seconds that I'm not on stock.
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If you can Odin yourself, then you should. Back up contacts and anything else because they will most likely erase everything
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Using the program here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835791
I tried to unlock my bootloader. Everything seemed to go fine until the program said the phone was rebooting.
The display went dark as if rebooting but never came back on. Since that moment I can't get the phone to power up at all. I can't get into recovery or download mode. The screen doesn't seem to even try to come on. The phone acts as if it has no battery installed even though the battery is there.
Anyone have any suggestions or do I have a legit brick?
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I tried to unlock my bootloader. Everything seemed to go fine until the program said the phone was rebooting.
The display went dark as if rebooting but never came back on. Since that moment I can't get the phone to power up at all. I can't get into recovery or download mode. The screen doesn't seem to even try to come on. The phone acts as if it has no battery installed even though the battery is there.
Anyone have any suggestions or do I have a legit brick?
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sounds like a 100% legit brick. Does it show up as a device when you plug it into a windows computer?
no it doesn't show up at all
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no it doesn't show up at all
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Did you pull the battery and let it sit for a little?
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Yes but only for about 5 minutes or so. I can try longer if you think it might help.
Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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It was over 80% charged at the time.
bc760 said:
Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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Could be a major detail that some might overlook. That'd for sure do it. I got rid of my OG few weeks ago n I'm still stock so I wouldn't know this, but doesn't the process only take like 10 seconds if that? The actual flashing that's taking place. So it'd have to be quite the odds to lose juice in the middle of flashing. But wouldn't it be charging if its plugged in usb? I hope that my man who posted this gets it powered back up. Would be a major bummer otherwise.
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That's pretty strange see if when you take your battery out of the phone if you can plug into the wall and boot.
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That's pretty strange see if when you take your battery out of the phone if you can plug into the wall and boot.
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
Yes I have tried it without the battery. Right now I'm letting it sit without any battery or power to it to allow all components to discharge. I'll try it again in a couple of minutes.
I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
Yes I have tried it without the battery. Right now I'm letting it sit without any battery or power to it to allow all components to discharge. I'll try it again in a couple of minutes.
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Just to make sure you read and followed all steps right? This one seemed crucial
**** IF YOU HAVE ANY PROGRAMS THAT SYNC WITH YOUR PHONE THEY NEED TO BE UNINSTALLED OR NOT RUNNING BECAUSE THEY CAN CAUSE BRICKS, Pdanet, easytether, droid explorer, kies, etc., etc., on down the line. I repeat if you have a program on your computer that syncs with your phone, it is NOT COOL TO HAVE THAT RUNNING! ****
Just trying to narrow down what the hell could cause the device not to power back up, also how long did you leave the device plugged before disconnecting or pulling the battery. Did oden stop responding or say anything other then rebooting ?
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Also you were already rooted correct?
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rckeystone said:
I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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hope you arent bricked bro. but if you manage to get started up, use ez unlock for vzw sg3. its in the play store. make the whole process take literally one second.
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Could be a major detail that some might overlook. That'd for sure do it. I got rid of my OG few weeks ago n I'm still stock so I wouldn't know this, but doesn't the process only take like 10 seconds if that? The actual flashing that's taking place. So it'd have to be quite the odds to lose juice in the middle of flashing. But wouldn't it be charging if its plugged in usb? I hope that my man who posted this gets it powered back up. Would be a major bummer otherwise.
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The actual flashing takes approximately a second.
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I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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There is a company that JTAGS the phone its $60. You can YouTube it and all the info is there. Sorry to hear that this happened but there is hope!
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egore93 said:
There is a company that JTAGS the phone its $60. You can YouTube it and all the info is there. Sorry to hear that this happened but there is hope!
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Or instead of paying shipping plus not having a phone for a week or so, you could file an insurance claim... Haha. Last I checked Asurion was still giving new phones due to lack of refurbs.
I had to run out quickly earlier to get a new sim for my Thunderbolt so I can have a phone to use in the meantime. The sim I had for it didn't work.
Some good suggestions. Thanks everyone. I'll have to ponder my options few as they are.
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Or instead of paying shipping plus not having a phone for a week or so, you could file an insurance claim... Haha. Last I checked Asurion was still giving new phones due to lack of refurbs.
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Yeah but when Vzw gets it back do they then discover it was rooted and then charge me for breaking warranty? I've always wondered how much they could tell in a situation like this.
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Yeah but when Vzw gets it back do they then discover it was rooted and then charge me for breaking warranty? I've always wondered how much they could tell in a situation like this.
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They don't have to get it. Say you dropped it off a boat and you couldn't save it. They don't need it for insurance.
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I had this happen on an HTC phone one-time. No joke, but to fix it, I think it ended up holding down power + volume down or up and then put the battery in. I tried a bunch of combinations like that until it booted. Same thing when taking the battery out. Does the red light show when the phone is plugged in?
So this morning I installed SkyJellybean from seanzscreams. I've been using it all morning and into the afternoon. I've installed plenty of custom roms, i have CWM from skater and I've never had a problem... until now. I went on a walk with my girlfriend, phone in my pocket the entire time, when I got back I pulled my phone out and tried to unlock it. Nothing happened. I tried to reset it. Nothing. Pulled battery, tried to go into recovery, tried to go into download mode, absolutely NOTHING. My phone isn't responding whatsoever. Seems like a brick but before the walk the phone was working perfectly fine and now it's dead. I didn't do anything from the time I stopped using it to the time I got home. This makes no sense to me whatsoever. It doesn't even vibrate. What in God's name is going on here?
Tell me what you think.
No offense....but...dead battery?
maybe the battery is dead.
if that doesn't work try a jig USB_JIG
stoopendis said:
No offense....but...dead battery?
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Same here no charge display.
What next at&t model rooted installed cm and install pa noid android and gaps now nothing
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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if u usb connect to the pc and pull battery to boot in dl mode and *the pc doesnt recognize it at all* use samsug kies to manually install the device drivers on the computer and odin will should find ur phone. the phone will be blank probably but the green light will turn on in odin. i have bricked this thing bad. sometimes it takes 3-4 days of being dead with no battery in it before it will boot into dl mode.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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Thanks a lot. It certainly wasn't the battery. Your comments are nice but your avatar is ironic. lol
I'm using the Embryo latest update.
One day I'm texting and suddenly my phone turns off. It will erratically turn itself on and off. Sometimes when it turns off, it will just vibrate in spurts continuously until I click the power button. I have re-flashed the phone and same issue.
Anyone know if this is a common problem? If so, any solutions?
ATT Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket.
You my friend, have power button issues. Usually the phone turns off, vibrates every two seconds, and you have to send it in to samsung. This will probably end up happening to your phone.
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spitfire2425 said:
You my friend, have power button issues. Usually the phone turns off, vibrates every two seconds, and you have to send it in to samsung. This will probably end up happening to your phone.
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+1. Search stuck power button.
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ashaiba said:
I'm using the Embryo latest update.
One day I'm texting and suddenly my phone turns off. It will erratically turn itself on and off. Sometimes when it turns off, it will just vibrate in spurts continuously until I click the power button. I have re-flashed the phone and same issue.
Anyone know if this is a common problem? If so, any solutions?
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Do a battery pull. When you put the battery back in, if it turns on, you may have a stuck power button.
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+1. Search stuck power button.
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Crap. I didn't see your comment when I was posting. Sorry for reposting.
spitfire2425 said:
You my friend, have power button issues. Usually the phone turns off, vibrates every two seconds, and you have to send it in to samsung. This will probably end up happening to your phone.
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Thank you.
Do I need to do anything with my phone to get it repaired as it's rooted?
ashaiba said:
Thank you.
Do I need to do anything with my phone to get it repaired as it's rooted?
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If you can odin back to stock if you're going to warranty it.
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jd1639 said:
If you can odin back to stock if you're going to warranty it.
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If your going back to stock, here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
What happened to trying to clean the power button before turning it in
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mtdew said:
What happened to trying to clean the power button before turning it in
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I think the guy doesn't want to open his phone because he might mess up and not be able to put it back. I think.
If the guy wants to open the phone here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35316878&postcount=16
immaeetuu said:
I think the guy doesn't want to open his phone because he might mess up and not be able to put it back. I think.
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So you mean there are people so uncoordinated they can't pull out 6 screws and use something thin to pop the case.
If they wanna pay cool but its really an easy fix. Just blows my mind people will take the risk to root but won't bother with anything else.
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So you mean there are people so uncoordinated they can't pull out 6 screws and use something thin to pop the case.
If they wanna pay cool but its really an easy fix. Just blows my mind people will take the risk to root but won't bother with anything else.
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I don't know. Thats why I mentioned "I think" twice.
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I don't know. Thats why I mentioned "I think" twice.
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Just guessing I guess
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Just guessing I guess
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Thanks. So are you going to try fixing it by hardware or software?
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Thanks. So are you going to try fixing it by hardware or software?
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Wtf? I'm not fixing anything.
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jd1639 said:
Wtf? I'm not fixing anything.
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Crap. Sorry. I got a cold. I'm not paying attention right now.
immaeetuu said:
if you want your warranty, you got to odin back to stock with stock cwm and 0 flash counter.
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JD isn't the op
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JD isn't the op
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Yeah I'm sorry I got a little cold and I'm a little tired.
On a second thought, relating to the op, where is the guy? We're talking about a solution to a guy that isn't even here.
If the op does ever come back I posted some info on apps to get around a stuck power button
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191120
I know when I had power button issues it wasn't stuck or dirty cuz I pulled it apart and cleaned the hell out of it and nothing. Turned out parts in the button was bad. Then someone at samsung screwed it up and didn't do well at his/her saughtering class cuz the next day it went haywire and wouldn't turn on. Had to send it back and yell at some Indians that wouldn't listen to me on the phone on customer service.
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I know when I had power button issues it wasn't stuck or dirty cuz I pulled it apart and cleaned the hell out of it and nothing. Turned out parts in the button was bad. Then someone at samsung screwed it up and didn't do well at his/her saughtering class cuz the next day it went haywire and wouldn't turn on. Had to send it back and yell at some Indians that wouldn't listen to me on the phone on customer service.
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At lest u got warranty mines out of warranty and I have the issue so I just use a work around kinda a pain took me a long time to not use the power button out of habit.
My Batery Just went Kaboom, or atleast thats what i think...anyone have similar issues? my phone will just vibrate but wont turn on..it starts with other batteries...The phone was just bought in Feb! so its not too old
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My Batery Just went Kaboom, or atleast thats what i think...anyone have similar issues? my phone will just vibrate but wont turn on..it starts with other batteries...The phone was just bought in Feb! so its not too old
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Sometimes you just simply get a bad battery. Does your phone charge with other batteries?
Ask samsung for a replacement, you're within warranty.
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I had an experience with another phone where I always carried a spare and one day I accidentally left the spare in the car on a hot day and the same thing you are describing started happening to the one I left in the car. Luckily I haven't had any issues with the sg3 battery.
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BadUsername said:
Sometimes you just simply get a bad battery. Does your phone charge with other batteries?
Ask samsung for a replacement, you're within warranty.
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Yes it does! that's what i was going to do. but i did swap my phone with verizon, does that make any difference? its the same battery though
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I had an experience with another phone where I always carried a spare and one day I accidentally left the spare in the car on a hot day and the same thing you are describing started happening to the one I left in the car. Luckily I haven't had any issues with the sg3 battery.
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I think it had to do something with Heat too, because i am in Las Vegas for vacation. was using it to find my hotel and suddenly it just died. luckily i carried a spare battery as it was my main camera
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Yes it does! that's what i was going to do. but i did swap my phone with verizon, does that make any difference? its the same battery though
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You just have a bad battery, just replace it. The phone isn't the issue.
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