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Phone dead. Can't charge. Won't turn on.

I've been looking at numerous threads on numerous sites for a few hours now and can't find a solution to my problem with the methods already given (most of them say the problem is solved by flashing the new CWM but as I can't even turn the phone on...)
My battery was around 10% when I turned it off to reboot it today but it never came back on from the reboot cycle. I've tried all the methods people have given :
pull the battery and put back in, pull the battery then back in then charge for 20 minutes then pull battery and put back in....etc. The only solution I can think of is stripping a cable and charging the battery manually. I really don't want to do this and damage my battery.
I'm running v1.0 of LeeDroid's ROM with the stock kernel.
Can anyone give me another option? Help me Obi xda Kenobi.
Edit : I should add that I do have the latest CWM as far as I know. Yes the text was orange.

It seems like the easiest way to fix it is this.... and the credit goes to Rsotbiemrptson.
1. If you have another phone like a myTouch 4G, Nexus or similar, take the battery and line it up to the Sensation's contacts (battery doesn't fit so you have to hold it)
2. Hold Volume Down and power on to boot into HBOOT then go to RECOVERY.
3. Go to Mounts and Storage and mount USB storage.
4. Transfer stock TMOUS recovery to sdcard, unmount, and go back to HBOOT so it may detect the PG58IMG.zip file and flash it.
5. Put original Sensation battery in and it will start charging. Just reflash CWM later on.
I have attached the file. This worked great for me and only took less than ten minutes.

I wonder what the hell is causing this? I can just see myself at work, not knowing my pos htc battery is being molested by whatever it is that mysteriously drains it in standby from time to time, and find it is dead and the phone won't boot up.
Sheesh!
Matt

I had exactly the same problem with mine - ended up being replaced under warranty. Bizarre problem.

I just tried this with my girlfriends G2X. The battery isn't able to touch the contacts. Don't have another phone around : /

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Vineares said:
I've been looking at numerous threads on numerous sites for a few hours now and can't find a solution to my problem with the methods already given (most of them say the problem is solved by flashing the new CWM but as I can't even turn the phone on...)
My battery was around 10% when I turned it off to reboot it today but it never came back on from the reboot cycle. I've tried all the methods people have given :
pull the battery and put back in, pull the battery then back in then charge for 20 minutes then pull battery and put back in....etc. The only solution I can think of is stripping a cable and charging the battery manually. I really don't want to do this and damage my battery.
I'm running v1.0 of LeeDroid's ROM with the stock kernel.
Can anyone give me another option? Help me Obi xda Kenobi.
Edit : I should add that I do have the latest CWM as far as I know. Yes the text was orange.
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Try to turn the phone on without the battery, just have the microUSB cable plugged in. I can't test it because I have Body Glove Armor on it and is really hard to take off, but give it a shot. Worked on previous androids. Example(s): Huawei Ascend, Samsung Moment, LG Optimus M.

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Vineares said:
I just tried this with my girlfriends G2X. The battery isn't able to touch the contacts. Don't have another phone around : /
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I believe it has to be another HTC android phone.

alphadog32 said:
Try to turn phone on without battery, just have the USB plugged in. Can't test because got body glove armor and it is really hard to take off, but give it a go. Worked on previous androids.
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That's one of the first things I tried. Blargh.

Vineares said:
That's one of the first things I tried. Blargh.
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Oh. Sorry, when you are charging the phone, does it show a RED LED?

I have the same problem!
It charges for 15 seconds or so and then...boom! LED stop blinking
Please tell me what I have to do!

iJo09 said:
I have the same problem!
It charges for 15 seconds or so and then...boom! LED stop blinking
Please tell me what I have to do!
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Which recovery do you have currently?

It'll blink once, twice, three times. Then hold orange for a few seconds then blink once, twice, three times and then no more LED

iJo09 said:
I have the same problem!
It charges for 15 seconds or so and then...boom! LED stop blinking
Please tell me what I have to do!
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Vineares said:
It'll blink once, twice, three times. Then hold orange for a few seconds then blink once, twice, three times and then no more LED
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So it seems you guys are having a microUSB failure, as it sounds. I will tell you why I say this. Because if the phone charges for a few seconds, and just stops, then that is contact failure. Try using different a microUSB cable. Also tell me what Clockwork you have and if you powered off in fast-boot or not.

I've tried 3 or 4 micro USB cables by now. As far as I know I flashed the newest CWM a day or two ago via the app from the market. And no fast-boot IS off.

Vineares said:
I've tried 3 or 4 micro USB cables by now. As far as I know I flashed the newest CWM a day or two ago via the app from the market. And no fast-boot IS off.
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What??? You flashed via Market. Did you even S-OFF??? The last thing you should do is flash from ROM Manager or whatever you used. Read this post and it will tell you how to flash recovery and stuff when you get this fixed!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
But ok. So you have anyway of charging the phone?
Ohh. And I'm not screaming or flaming you.

Not really. I'll just go into the T-Mobile store tomorrow and tell them my battery is ****ed and demand a new one lolz.
And of course I used that post to obtain S-off. Wouldn't have been able to do it without it =P. I originally flashed CWM manually before it had official support but once the dev added the Sensation added I flashed his official one via the ROM Manager app. I even booted into it to install LeeDroid's ROM so it obviously works.

Vineares said:
Not really. I'll just go into the T-Mobile store tomorrow and tell them my battery is ****ed and demand a new one lolz.
And of course I used that post to obtain S-off. Wouldn't have been able to do it without it =P. I originally flashed CWM manually before it had official support but once the dev added the Sensation added I flashed his official one via the ROM Manager app. I even booted into it to install LeeDroid's ROM so it obviously works.
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Ohh Ok. Try not to let them near turning on your phone or bootloader or you are ****ed.
Good Luck.

Yeah I'll just tell them to hand me the battery and piss off har har har

Vineares said:
Not really. I'll just go into the T-Mobile store tomorrow and tell them my battery is ****ed and demand a new one lolz.
And of course I used that post to obtain S-off. Wouldn't have been able to do it without it =P. I originally flashed CWM manually before it had official support but once the dev added the Sensation added I flashed his official one via the ROM Manager app. I even booted into it to install LeeDroid's ROM so it obviously works.
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Try to throw phone out of your house without breaking screen, that will ensure that they can't turn it on xD lolz.

Vineares said:
Yeah I'll just tell them to hand me the battery and piss off har har har
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Yeah don't even show your phone just be like " Can I have a battery for my HTC Sensation"
if they say no "start screaming at the person" I've seen that before it was funny

Is it bricked?

I have a Rogers Skyrocket and I was trying to update CWMR touch.
I tried several times through the terminal emulator and it failed. I must confess, I wasn't being careful this time. My attention was divided as I thought it was business as usual. I tried searching for apps on the Play Store to flash them, but Rom Manager cost a few bucks and Recovery Manager didn't work.
I was going to reboot into download mode to use odin and my attention drifted away. When I looked back at my phone, it was off. I tried turning it on, but no response. I know it had at least half the battery left. I tried a battery pull, but nothing. Plugging into the computer or wall to charge does not initiate the charge.
Is there anyway to fix this?

I'm gonna be honest, it really does sound like a hard brick. Try another battery pull and hold the power button while u reinsert. Any vibration at all means u have hope

Damn. Will Rogers replace it? Or am I going to have to pay for it?

yingjai said:
I have a Rogers Skyrocket and I was trying to update CWMR touch.
I tried several times through the terminal emulator and it failed. I must confess, I wasn't being careful this time. My attention was divided as I thought it was business as usual. I tried searching for apps on the Play Store to flash them, but Rom Manager cost a few bucks and Recovery Manager didn't work.
I was going to reboot into download mode to use odin and my attention drifted away. When I looked back at my phone, it was off. I tried turning it on, but no response. I know it had at least half the battery left. I tried a battery pull, but nothing. Plugging into the computer or wall to charge does not initiate the charge.
Is there anyway to fix this?
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can you get the download mode or the recovery?
if not the i'm pretty sure its hard bricked.
but you might try a jig to force it into download mode.
you can tell rogers it was a failed update by kies, and the will send out a refurb but they will want the broke phone sent back to them oh and i hope that's brand new(less than 30 days)or they might say no.
i got two refurbs out of them this way.

yingjai said:
Damn. Will Rogers replace it? Or am I going to have to pay for it?
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try it and see, if you bought it directly from them i think they just give you a refurbed one on the spot, ok just read previous post, so maybe not on the spot.
or keep it charging for awhile to make sure the battery wasnt dead. once you know the battery has a good charge and still wont boot, do a battery pull for like 10mins, then try, if still nothing then it looks like a hardbrick

vincom said:
try it and see, if you bought it directly from them i think they just give you a refurbed one on the spot, ok just read previous post, so maybe not on the spot.
or keep it charging for awhile to make sure the battery wasnt dead. once you know the battery has a good charge and still wont boot, do a battery pull for like 10mins, then try, if still nothing then it looks like a hardbrick
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he stated that it would not initiate a charge when plugged into wall charger or comp also if it were a dead battery it will still vibrate when you try to turn it on.
i' certain the boot img is corrupt which means a jtag revival.

popcorn900 said:
he stated that it would not initiate a charge when plugged into wall charger or comp also if it were a dead battery it will still vibrate when you try to turn it on.
i' certain the boot img is corrupt which means a jtag revival.
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true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement

vincom said:
true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement
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yes rogers will replace it but they may charge him a little if the phone is more than 30 days old. he can try to charge that battery as you stated and hope for the best.
i can give him link to a good jtageer 50.00 is what he charges, if indeed the phone be bricked.

i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.

Unless battery meter was wrong or there was a massive drain in power within a few minutes, then the battery shouldn't be dead. I did flash CM9 nightly last night coming from official Rogers ICS if that has anything to do with messing up battery stats.
In regards to the 30 day thing, my wife bought me the phone several months ago. I don't think I bought an extended warranty either.
What is this jig/jtag thing? I remember reading something about it a while back when I was using the HTC Dream.

OFWGKTADGAF said:
i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.
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ya your only soft bricked your lucky.
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yingjai said:
Unless battery meter was wrong or there was a massive drain in power within a few minutes, then the battery shouldn't be dead. I did flash CM9 nightly last night coming from official Rogers ICS if that has anything to do with messing up battery stats.
In regards to the 30 day thing, my wife bought me the phone several months ago. I don't think I bought an extended warranty either.
What is this jig/jtag thing? I remember reading something about it a while back when I was using the HTC Dream.
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a jtag is needed if there is no bootloader on the phone. no bootloader means a dead mobo black screen no recovery or download mode also jig wont work = dead mobo and jtag is required.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
if you are interested in getting it jtaged.
also rogers will charge you a little to replace the phone but not much.
ohh forgot, a jig is a loop used to short 2 pins in the usb port to force the download mode.

popcorn900 said:
ya your only soft bricked your lucky.
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a jtag is needed if there is no bootloader on the phone. no bootloader means a dead mobo black screen no recovery or download mode also jig wont work = dead mobo and jtag is required.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-jtag-brick-repair/
if you are interested in getting it jtaged.
also rogers will charge you a little to replace the phone but not much.
ohh forgot, a jig is a loop used to short 2 pins in the usb port to force the download mode.
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its under warranty, it shouldnt him cost anything, he just has to play stupid and say "i dont know what happened, it wont turn on"

i replaced my bricked no problem. warranties a year.

vincom said:
its under warranty, it shouldnt him cost anything, he just has to play stupid and say "i dont know what happened, it wont turn on"
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full replacement if under 30 days otherwise a nominal fee will be required because it is software related not a hardware fail.
they will send him the phone but when they get the old one back and run ther tests thats when the fee will come in.
also the playing stupid trick might work as they will not even bother to check the phone but they might and he will get dinged.
i'm sure if he sends the phone in rogers will just send him a refurb rogers is pretty relaxed when it comes to customer service as i stated before i got two refurbs easy enough.

i sent my hard brick in 3 months after and they fixed it for free and checked it off as a faulty pcb. they just replaced the pcb and sent it back

OFWGKTADGAF said:
i sent my hard brick in 3 months after and they fixed it for free and checked it off as a faulty pcb. they just replaced the pcb and sent it back
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lol when i got mine back i was expecting new phone but what a surprise when it booted and the previous owners contacts and emails were still there, the other one had pic's and mms's lol.

popcorn900 said:
lol when i got mine back i was expecting new phone but what a surprise when it booted and the previous owners contacts and emails were still there, the other one had pic's and mms's lol.
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So are the passwords saved on the phone secure? For instance, Twitter and Facebook logins...

yingjai said:
So are the passwords saved on the phone secure? For instance, Twitter and Facebook logins...
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well im sure with you phone it would be because the mobo is dead but if it were a smashed screen or something like that i don't know as i stated my two refurbs had previous owners **** on it.

Should I even bother trying to get my phone fixed with a jtagger? I prefer to keep my phone than swap for a refurb.
And do you guys know anyone who can do it locally? I live in Vancouver.

OFWGKTADGAF said:
i bricked mine and it would vibrate but nothing would happen.
your only hope is to try download mode.
i thought i bricked the other day it would show the i727 screen then turn off. but i could get into download mode.
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vincom said:
true, but when my bat was dead it did not do anything for a few minutes, not even show the charging screen, i thought then the i mucked something up, but after awhile it started showing the charge screen...........it cant hurt for him to try even though i think its bricked, but he should be able to get a replacement
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lol that happened to me, can't remember if it vibrated or not but i thought i bricked it being as i am new to all this stuff.

Q: dead or still alive?

Hi all experts.
I have one inquiry about my Samsung galaxy S II lte (SGH-1727) Issue.
at the beginning I read too much here but I couldn't find any answer for my phone problem.
the problem happened yesterday, when I was using my phone as usual then suddenly restarted, this issue happen many times before and its ok for me, it tried to restart but suddenly stopped( black screen), I removed the battery then I tried to restart it again, I felt the vibrating start, then stopped, without any respond at all till now, I tried many times to remove the battery and restart it but without any respond, I connected it by using the usb cable, but nothing, ( no vibration, no battery charging) the only thing is my computer can`t recognize the hardware.
I tried to do hard reset or anything, but without any respond.
Kindly, I want to know weather if this phone is totally spoiled or there is something I can do for it to make it usable again, I have a good knowledge about WM5,6,6.1,6.5. but a little bit about android.
thanks

What operating system are you on? Rooted? Do have have a nandroid backup?
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alanjames01 said:
What operating system are you on? Rooted? Do have have a nandroid backup?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app
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thanks for the fast respond.
its the last update of android JB official rom of Samsung rogers Canada.

homam_france said:
thanks for the fast respond.
its the last update of android JB official rom of Samsung rogers Canada.
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Did u read about the sticky power button from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176593.
if you tried resetting then where you able to get it in to recovery mode
could be bad battery and/or battery contacts.
need more info

vincom said:
Did u read about the sticky power button from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176593
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I have been read the button problems for sure, but I think it is not related to the button, there is no respond at all, even not charging, usually if I use the charger, it should start charging, correct me if I`m wrong.
the battery was full and working fine, I tried to clean the connectors too, nothing changed.

homam_france said:
I have been read the button problems for sure, but I think it is not related to the button, there is no respond at all, even not charging, usually if I use the charger, it should start charging, correct me if I`m wrong.
the battery was full and working fine, I tried to clean the connectors too, nothing changed.
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could be a bad cable, bad battery, bad phone port, or hw failure.
id keep trying to revive it by either changing cable/charger and/or battery and keeping it plugged in for a long time, if all else fails then it probably a bad mobo or memory, happened to my sons s2 where his was getting hot while recharging and his phone died, no response of any kind, under warranty i think they replaced his mobo

vincom said:
could be a bad cable, bad battery, bad phone port, or hw failure
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maybe the main board too.
thanks.

homam_france said:
maybe the main board too.
thanks.
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yup, i added more info in my previous post

vincom said:
yup, i added more info in my previous post
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so it means there is a possibility that the battery can spoil suddenly, without any previous indication.
nothing with USB cable.
anyway, thanks for your good information, appreciated.

homam_france said:
so it means there is a possibility that the battery can spoil suddenly, without any previous indication.
nothing with USB cable.
anyway, thanks for your good information, appreciated.
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if battery is removed and phone is plugged in it should vibrate, mine does, seems as if yours does not have any life so mobo would be my first guess.
and yes battery could just up and die, but would give some symptoms b4 hand

vincom said:
if battery is removed and phone is plugged in it should vibrate, mine does, seems as if yours does not have any life so mobo would be my first guess.
and yes battery could just up and die, but would give some symptoms b4 hand
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no, it is not vibrate when I plug in the USB cable, I believe it has major problem, in all cases, thanks.

Trullty Dead?
so i have spent lots of time looking for this issue with my Hercules. i had beeb trying some roms and i think i bricked it, bad,
so odin can see it (gets a yellow) but;
i can not power on the device, get it into recovery OR download mode,
my pc cant get to the information on the phone (i have tried with SD in/ out SIM in /out)
the pc makes the noise when i cycle thru power, but the screen shows nothing,
i have installed Kies but it dosent see the device,
there hasnt been a good post that comfirms that my phone is now a paper weight,
but there has to be a way other than spending $40 to have it repaired (not including shipping)
USB JIG looks interesting but i cant see how that will help in this case...
to be honest this is my first time at ROMing around with a Galaxy,
previously i had an Gooapple 3G and was able to ROM around quite abit no issues with a bad brick like this i was able to save it before
but if anyone has any ideas or can confirm its a hardbrick let me know i only have a few hours between jobs to fix it and cant at night gf takes laptop to night shifts.
thanks for your time reading over if you have questions about anything please ask, i payed for the phone outright to put on Rogers so there is no warrenty anymore and Rogers wont cover repair.

moneymilitia416 said:
so i have spent lots of time looking for this issue with my Hercules. i had beeb trying some roms and i think i bricked it, bad,
so odin can see it (gets a yellow) but;
i can not power on the device, get it into recovery OR download mode,
my pc cant get to the information on the phone (i have tried with SD in/ out SIM in /out)
the pc makes the noise when i cycle thru power, but the screen shows nothing,
i have installed Kies but it dosent see the device,
there hasnt been a good post that comfirms that my phone is now a paper weight,
but there has to be a way other than spending $40 to have it repaired (not including shipping)
USB JIG looks interesting but i cant see how that will help in this case...
to be honest this is my first time at ROMing around with a Galaxy,
previously i had an Gooapple 3G and was able to ROM around quite abit no issues with a bad brick like this i was able to save it before
but if anyone has any ideas or can confirm its a hardbrick let me know i only have a few hours between jobs to fix it and cant at night gf takes laptop to night shifts.
thanks for your time reading over if you have questions about anything please ask, i payed for the phone outright to put on Rogers so there is no warrenty anymore and Rogers wont cover repair.
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If Odin sees it there's hope. Keep trying to get into download mode. This should be helpful, read it all http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26056924

moneymilitia416 said:
so i have spent lots of time looking for this issue with my Hercules. i had beeb trying some roms and i think i bricked it, bad,
so odin can see it (gets a yellow) but;
i can not power on the device, get it into recovery OR download mode,
my pc cant get to the information on the phone (i have tried with SD in/ out SIM in /out)
the pc makes the noise when i cycle thru power, but the screen shows nothing,
i have installed Kies but it dosent see the device,
there hasnt been a good post that comfirms that my phone is now a paper weight,
but there has to be a way other than spending $40 to have it repaired (not including shipping)
USB JIG looks interesting but i cant see how that will help in this case...
to be honest this is my first time at ROMing around with a Galaxy,
previously i had an Gooapple 3G and was able to ROM around quite abit no issues with a bad brick like this i was able to save it before
but if anyone has any ideas or can confirm its a hardbrick let me know i only have a few hours between jobs to fix it and cant at night gf takes laptop to night shifts.
thanks for your time reading over if you have questions about anything please ask, i payed for the phone outright to put on Rogers so there is no warrenty anymore and Rogers wont cover repair.
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Oh thanks, I just noticed your comment because I thought there is no chance to get my phone alive again, I think I should try this, I have one question regarding the usb jig, is there a specific JIG for every samsung galaxy model? or it is all the same for the micro USB Samsung galaxy phones? and in this case, what is the indication that will make the device run again, is there a special software to install? or after plug this JIG I can be in the bootloader? and is there any possibility to get some of my data or contacts again? thanks for your respond regarding my phone issue.

Jigs don't with on this device. Don't waste your time.
You need to try to odin the stock firmware.

jd1639 said:
Jigs don't with on this device. Don't waste your time.
You need to try to odin the stock firmware.
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This is incorrect. Jigs do in fact work. However most of the time you will be able to enter download mode without one.
I have had my skyrocket completely unresponsive to any input/button combinations. I tried my homemade jig and was able to recover via Odin. Without the jig my skyrocket would not have been repaired.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

toyes said:
This is incorrect. Jigs do in fact work. However most of the time you will be able to enter download mode without one.
I have had my skyrocket completely unresponsive to any input/button combinations. I tried my homemade jig and was able to recover via Odin. Without the jig my skyrocket would not have been repaired.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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I'm still skeptical about that, I think something was amis with your situation lol.
Sent from my SGH-I727 using Tapatalk

toyes said:
This is incorrect. Jigs do in fact work. However most of the time you will be able to enter download mode without one.
I have had my skyrocket completely unresponsive to any input/button combinations. I tried my homemade jig and was able to recover via Odin. Without the jig my skyrocket would not have been repaired.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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so to confirm, phone had no signs of life, if yes then this is cool, is ur homemade jig the same as the ones on ebay as users did try those w/no luck.
any instructions on making one

toyes said:
This is incorrect. Jigs do in fact work. However most of the time you will be able to enter download mode without one.
I have had my skyrocket completely unresponsive to any input/button combinations. I tried my homemade jig and was able to recover via Odin. Without the jig my skyrocket would not have been repaired.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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hi toyes
just a question regarding your experience regarding this issue, do you mean it was totally unresponsive? not even yellow sign? not even vibrate by connecting the USB cable? and regarding USB JIG, is it the same with 301k resistance? or there is some modifications?
thanks a lot.

TheCybertronian said:
I'm still skeptical about that, I think something was amis with your situation lol.
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vincom said:
so to confirm, phone had no signs of life, if yes then this is cool, is ur homemade jig the same as the ones on ebay as users did try those w/no luck.
any instructions on making one
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homam_france said:
hi toyes
just a question regarding your experience regarding this issue, do you mean it was totally unresponsive? not even yellow sign? not even vibrate by connecting the USB cable? and regarding USB JIG, is it the same with 301k resistance? or there is some modifications?
thanks a lot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731818&page=644
Read starting at post 6435 for the next page or so...
Basically I had zero response from the phone. Was playing around with the jig and buttons, put the phone down with the jig in it. Looked back 5 mins later and it was in download mode.
I do think there is something different with my device though. Ever since I got it back from JTAG it has never wanted to reboot. Selecting reboot just shuts the phone down. Every once in awhile it reboots from recovery ok, but that is about 1 in every 10 attempts. When it doesn't reboot I need to long-press the power for about 30s - 1m to get it to fire back up. I am thinking it is some type of hardware issue but not too concerned because at this point it is still 'working'.
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[Q] Reboot loop and empty battery (brand new opo)

Guys
I'm sorry to have to post another one about reboot loop but I cannot make any sense out of what's posted before me, or at least in my situation. So here you go :
I got my brand new phone 4 days ago
updated to 4.4.4
installed my usual apps (nothing dodgy)
Nothing else. All worked fine
Last night I leave my phone in plane mode and charged at 70%.
This morning ... I press the power button once as usual and find my phone totally discharged
So plug the original charger and...
it goes in non stop reboot loop
(sometimes I see like "battery discharged" in red for a split second)
not taking any charge : I leave it like this for an hour connected to OPO charger but not green LED and same problem
I tried all the power down + power tricks withouth success, probably because the battery is at 0%.
I don't even believe I can achieve anything via a PC console for the exact same reason ...
If nothing else I'll have to file an RMA.
Please let me have your honest opinion...
Thanks in advance for your time and support
BC
Oct 24th 2014

Leave it plugged in for an entire day, don't touch it during that time, then try again.
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Yeah happened to me too when it got completely discharged. Just leave it for a while and try putting it in recovery so it doesn't vibrate all the time.
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timmaaa said:
Leave it plugged in for an entire day, don't touch it during that time, then try again.
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I'm currently doing this, but no green led and charger remains cold ... I think the battery is not charging.
Verdic later today... thanks

Thymo said:
Yeah happened to me too when it got completely discharged. Just leave it for a while and try putting it in recovery so it doesn't vibrate all the time.
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I could only manage to stop the reboot loop AND be connected to the charger by hitting (Power + Vol UP). But of course there is nothing on screen.
So I just left it like this since last night and for the whole day today, following the previous advice posted here.
Thanks
PS :I filed a ticket with One Plus AND a claim with Paypal. This is totally abnormal

BRICOR said:
I'm currently doing this, but no green led and charger remains cold ... I think the battery is not charging.
Verdic later today... thanks
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Have you connected it to a PC yet? See what it shows up as (if anything) in Device Manager.

timmaaa said:
Have you connected it to a PC yet? See what it shows up as (if anything) in Device Manager.
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Hi Timmaaa,
I tried this of course and the opo screen shows a red message for a second: "battery too low (0%) to communicate via USB" or something like this.
Hence my post, actually...
Thanks
BC

blocked on black screen

Hello,
Ive tried to look for a similar situation in other thread but each case is different so i open a new one.
This morning, when i took my idol 3 the screen did not switch off when pressing power button. I thought it was battery but when i plugged charger,nothing happened except the led is on continuously. I kept power button pressed for 10 seconds. The phone vibrates shortly but still a black screen, no sound and no reaction from the touch panel. Power+vol+ did not led me to my twrp recovery. What can i do now to get it work again? The phone is rooted with Rom Eu 4.2 from murigny64 and it is the first time i encounter this issu. Thanks in advance for helping me

Tonight i disconnected the battery for about 30min then connect it again. Then i tried to start in recovery: Just a vibration but no display and no sound. I unplugged/plugged the battery again and try to start. Same problem. What the hell could happen? Maybe a deffective hardware

Insist on boot ( normal or in to recovery with vol + and power).
That is a hardware brick.
Happened to me to some times, insist, it will unbrick

persona78 said:
Insist on boot ( normal or in to recovery with vol + and power).
That is a hardware brick.
Happened to me to some times, insist, it will unbrick
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Hopelessly i tried to restart several times before you post your message. But im gonna try again.
I charged the phone all the night but nothing better and the phone is not detected on pc so no adb action possible.
Maybe the battery is dead...

nigloud said:
Hopelessly i tried to restart several times before you post your message. But im gonna try again.
I charged the phone all the night but nothing better and the phone is not detected on pc so no adb action possible.
Maybe the battery is dead...
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Can be, can be to... To bad if is battery.
But still trying to boot, is very difficult to.
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thank you for advise but it's still not working. I spend about 30 minutes trying different combination of button: power pressed until it vibrate, power+vol up, power+vol down, power+vol up & down, discontinuous press of power with charger and no charger....and so on. Its a complete failure.
If it is the battery, there was no sign of weakness before (short life, random shutoff, ....) . It happen suddenly: I lock my screen before sleeping and the next morning no way to switch it on again.
I thought I would avoid problems for long with a twrp recovery, a backup and adb tools on my pc.....but for hardware issues its useless.

How can I be sure it is battery before purchasing another one ?

nigloud said:
How can I be sure it is battery before purchasing another one ?
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There is also possibility that your screen has been broken
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belkoo said:
There is also possibility that your screen has been broken
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If it was the screen the touch panel would work and i could sense vibration when typing the pin code no?
The led bright continuously when i plug instead of flashing slowly as it used to do when charging. That why i think its battery.

...and when i start in recovery the phone is not detected on my pc

That's hardware brick. Don't give up, try to boot, normally or in recovery, keep trying it will boot.

Have you tried to open the phone and disconnect battery? Custom ROMs made me similar issue a few times.

jani0417 said:
Have you tried to open the phone and disconnect battery? Custom ROMs made me similar issue a few times.
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Wtf idol 3 has non removable battery haha
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belkoo said:
Wtf idol 3 has non removable battery haha
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Therefore the back can be dismantle and we can access battery and that s what i did.
Yes i disconnected it for several hours and pluged it again but it gave me the same result. And now it doesnt vibrate anymore when i keep the power button pressed a while.
I purchased a battery on internet and im waiting for delivery to test if im right or not. Il feedback about the test.
Anyway its nice from you to look for any solution. Thanks

nigloud said:
Therefore the back can be dismantle and we can access battery and that s what i did.
Yes i disconnected it for several hours and pluged it again but it gave me the same result. And now it doesnt vibrate anymore when i keep the power button pressed a while.
I purchased a battery on internet and im waiting for delivery to test if im right or not. Il feedback about the test.
Anyway its nice from you to look for any solution. Thanks
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I guess you did everything properly, so just one thing: at first time when I did this, I choosed the wrong cable (which didn't 'reset' the phone), so I hope you pulled both out.

jani0417 said:
I guess you did everything properly, so just one thing: at first time when I did this, I choosed the wrong cable (which didn't 'reset' the phone), so I hope you pulled both out.
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I think i choose the good connection: This is the one over the battery with 6 wires: 2 red, 2 white and 1 black (see picture attached). I just left it with a small screwdriver to disconnect.

nigloud said:
I think i choose the good connection: This is the one over the battery with 6 wires: 2 red, 2 white and 1 black (see picture attached). I just left it with a small screwdriver to disconnect.
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Yep, that's it

Hello,
I received the new battery today.
So i unpacked it, i unplugged the old one and plugged the new one ...and guess what happened......the same bevahiour as with the old battery: when i press the button power, it vibrate but it doesnt start neither in recovery nor in normal mode.
I just precise that the new battery is charged at 50%........:crying:
So the problem is not the battery but it was the only thing i could test by myself before sending the phone to alcatel for repair.
Im still wondering what could happen to my idol 3: It had been woking perfectly for months and one morning with no warning, it refuse to switch on. Ok sorry for annoying us and hope it wont happen with yours.
I hope alacatel will apply the guarantee although the phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked....because its a hardware issue i think.

Hello,
Just to conclude. The phone got back from repair after 10 days. They have changed motherboard, battery and also the back that was damaged. Its a brand new phone .