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Hi,
yesterday I pulled my One S out of my pocket, opened up the browser, made a search on google and all of a sudden, while the page was loading the screen turned off, completely black. The capacitive buttons stayed awake for 4-5 seconds, then they turned off too.
Completely dead, the phone won't turn on anymore, not even in recovery mode. If I connect the wall charger the charging led doesn't light up, although I can feel the phone is heating (as usually happens when charging).
I've tried connecting it to the pc via usb and windows after a while, detects a peripheral named "qhsusb_dload". I've read on google that this isn't any good... Anyway, even connected to the pc (for hours) the charging led doesn't light up.
No signs of life from my One S... :crying:
The phone is completely stock, unrooted.
Do someone have any hints?
Thanks.
I believe you're in download mode.
Hold the power button until your button leds start flashing and then keep holding it until they stop again. Now let go. If they don't start flashing within (say) 20 seconds, you can also let go. Hold the vol-down button and press&release the power button. Hopefully this boots you into bootloader mode. If not I don't nkow what else to suggest other than look at the unbricking thread in the development forum.
There's no way I can enter bootloader. The phone shows no signs of life (no capacitive buttons, no charging led, nothing at all)...
One thing that maybe is important: for about a month, I've been experiencing a strange battery drain. The drain used to occur even if the phone was in deep sleep (I'm sure about this because I've checked with cpuspy and anyway I hadn't installed any new apps for quite a while), at a rate of 7-8% each hour. I could leave the phone on the desk with screen off and in standby (no 3g data, no wifi, not even cellular network) and the drain was still there.
By the way, when my phone died I had plenty of battery left, about 70%.
nor-ric said:
The phone is completely stock, unrooted.
Do someone have any hints?
Thanks.
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If it's unrooted then your warranty is still 100% intact and HTC will replace your phone no problem. What you describe just happens sometimes, more so with this phone then others I've seen.
The qhsusb_dload means it's not worth tinkering with yourself if you can just submit it for warranty.
dc211 said:
If it's unrooted then your warranty is still 100% intact and HTC will replace your phone no problem. What you describe just happens sometimes, more so with this phone then others I've seen.
The qhsusb_dload means it's not worth tinkering with yourself if you can just submit it for warranty.
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I see, thanks. Is this qhsusb-dload issue hardware-related? If so, is it possible that they swap my S4 chip with an S3?
nor-ric said:
I see, thanks. Is this qhsusb-dload issue hardware-related? If so, is it possible that they swap my S4 chip with an S3?
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Think of qhsusb-dload kinda like your normal PC without windows. Your phone could not find an operating system to boot into and defaulted to qhsusb-dload mode waiting for a command. Our problem is that we don't really know the commands for qhsusb-dload nor do we have the files needed to use it only the manufactures do.
They can't swap a s4 chip for a S3 version that isn't the same product.
Most likely it the micro USB charging port that's gone toast.. happened to mine exact same symptoms. I was actually unlocked, HTC dev unlocked too, running a custom ROM as well as custom recovery and splash screen. I still sent it in repair with hope of they will never be able to turn the damn thing on to discover my deeds and will replace my phone but they didn't mind, they reflashed stock rom after repair and sent it back but I was still s-off
Send it into repair mate. Best option instead of tinkering with it lol
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Nope, there is a solution.
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
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Ok, thanks everybody.
I'm going to try usaff22's method and if that doesn't work I'll send the phone in.
I'll let you know! :fingers-crossed:
It didn't work. The terminal waits for the device, however it doesn't respond...
I'll have to send the phone in.
Crazy idea but that sounds like the mode you go into for the downgrade so maybe the last part of it might help to get you up and running again.
Darknites said:
Crazy idea but that sounds like the mode you go into for the downgrade so maybe the last part of it might help to get you up and running again.
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Where can I find the guide you're referring to?
Thanks.
nor-ric said:
Where can I find the guide you're referring to?
Thanks.
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Here you go, Downgrade/Unbrick.
Darknites said:
Here you go, Downgrade/Unbrick.
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I've read that thread: do you mean I should try the 9th point?
you can open a new terminal window and run the following command IF AND ONLY IF the phone doesn't reset out of QDL mode
Code:
$ sudo ./emmc_recover -r
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I've read that thread: do you mean I should try the 9th point?
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No that for flashing Hboot think you want step 12 but will need to edit the file the download has but you will need to do step 3 so you can do step 12. I have no idea if it will work but its an idea and also might be best to ask about it there too before doing anything.
thanks a lot touch of jobo i was going to get crazy :laugh:
touch of jobo said:
I believe you're in download mode.
Hold the power button until your button leds start flashing and then keep holding it until they stop again. Now let go. If they don't start flashing within (say) 20 seconds, you can also let go. Hold the vol-down button and press&release the power button. Hopefully this boots you into bootloader mode. If not I don't nkow what else to suggest other than look at the unbricking thread in the development forum.
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that worked for me. thanks a lot
btw. maybe someone can answer this: how come that the phone goes in download mode?! I had the phone unused the last hours before I recognized it wasn't on anymore? Does this just happen? I am on CM11 Nightlies atm.
i have a nexus s 4 g from sprint. it is hard bricked. i tried to root it and change recovery.then it shut off and wont power on, light up at all. I would like to know if i am able to achieve download mode, what do i need to do, what files and how to install to return this phone to stock?? please help!!!
Take out the battery for a few seconds and put it back; then while holding Volume UP (+) press the Power Button.
See what happens...
One helpful tool is found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984849
kozmo2k4 said:
Take out the battery for a few seconds and put it back; then while holding Volume UP (+) press the Power Button.
See what happens...
One helpful tool is found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984849
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Nothing. Happens it don't light up or power on at all. It is not reconized on computer either. It's hard bricked.
Make sure the Battery is charging...
How can I make sure the battery is charging when no lights come on at all? All I do know is I had it plugged in for a while yesterday and it got really warm. But no lights whatsoever. The screen doesn't light up at all neither does the led.
??????
There are no notification lights on the D720, but when you plug it in with a charger, you should see a battery bar on the display.
Other than that, you are probably right about hard-brick.
I, luckily, never had a "brick" on the Nexus S, so someone else with experience may wanna chime in. But Google and YouTube are your friends.
Sorry...
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Hey man, did you have any luck with this? I'm experiencing the same problem.
Talal916 said:
Hey man, did you have any luck with this? I'm experiencing the same problem.
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Please help me, i have the same problem
been awhile since any action here. saved mine with JIG method once but this time it won't work ??!(why) , in search of a solution again! -> hardbrick #2 on this device!
You guys can try a USB Jig. If that does not help, I think JTAG is what you need.
Jesus... just to revive this thread (and this concept of hard bricking), I think I just accidentally bricked mine as well.
Here's exactly what I did:
One moment, it was working spectacularly - fully stock, but unlocked. I had just listed it on eBay, too.
So I ran a factory reset on it (from the Settings menu), also "erase USB storage".
Then, after it shut down for the reboot, I pulled the battery.
...
That was it. Now it doesn't turn on for anything whatsoever. No device detected on USB when plugged into PC. Remove, replace battery, hold VolUp+Power, nothing. Plug into power adapter, nothing. Nothing at all.
But the back does get lukewarm after a minute or so, as if it's alive in the head but frozen, unable to start the bootloader.
WTF? I also have 2 more of these Nexus S 4G's, and both of them seem to have Flash storage chips that exhibit the same behavior when their chips are placed in (this) working motherboard. They can't boot. When I try to "hot-flash" it by booting the bootloader then swapping the Flash chips, they can't flash anything (this is probably to be expected). So, if I can get my ONCE-WORKING phone back to life, there's a good chance I can get another working as well (one just has a cracked glass, otherwise working mainboard & peripherals).
It's old, yes, but it's a damn shame to E-waste these things for a stupid software problem like this!
Hi,
I've been using Nexus 5 since Nov '13, but this is the first time i'm facing a serious issue in my device.
I was browsing through Chrome and my Battery was 73%, all of a sudden my device rebooted and here comes the main issue/problem.
My device is suffering a boot loop only displaying the google logo for 3-5 seconds and again it reboots.
Occasionally the boot animation starts but no success, again it reboots.
I tried to enter fastboot menu, it enters but it doesn't stay there for not more than 2 seconds. So I can't make any choice over there.
I tried all the combinations (VOL UP+ Power, VOL DOWN+Power, pressing all the buttons), but its of no use.
My device is out of power now.
Even when I plug my device to charger/computer its not showing the battery charging animation instead the reboot loop occurs.
I suspect it can be a problem with the power button in the board.
What do you guys think?
Is there any Solution for this weird problem?
hoping for possible and positive replies.
My device details:
I'm running Stock Android 4.4.4 with stock kernel.(not modified any system files)
TWRP recovery V 2.7.1.1
UNLOCKED ( @present Locked)
ROOTED. @present Unrooted)
Try pressing the power button hard and see if it helps. Probably a power button failure.
vin4yak said:
Try pressing the power button hard and see if it helps. Probably a power button failure.
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Thanks for your suggestion, but I tried holding the power button for more than couple of minutes, No use of it.
While charging I can't even completely turn off the device, the bootloop occurs continuosly.
I've kept in charge for about 30 minutes but no change in its behaviour.
I haven't recorded the video, I searched youtube and found the exact problem.
here is the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzj73qYg5HA
this is what happening to my device.
prvn234 said:
Thanks for your suggestion, but I tried holding the power button for more than couple of minutes, No use of it.
While charging I can't even completely turn off the device, the bootloop occurs continuosly.
I've kept in charge for about 30 minutes but no change in its behaviour.
I haven't recorded the video, I searched youtube and found the exact problem.
here is the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzj73qYg5HA
this is what is happening to my device.
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As I said earlier, it's most probably a power button failure. RMA the device or get it repaired at a LG service center.
vin4yak said:
As I said earlier, it's most probably a power button failure. RMA the device or get it repaired at a LG service center.
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I think its the only solution available.
Can i claim warranty?
Because my device is unlocked and rooted.
prvn234 said:
I think its the only solution available.
Can i claim warranty?
Because my device is unlocked and rooted.
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Nope..Unlocking will void it.
gamer.11 said:
Nope..Unlocking will void it.
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No, it is not.
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prvn234 said:
I think its the only solution available.
Can i claim warranty?
Because my device is unlocked and rooted.
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Yes you can. Google don't care about root and unlock, just like LG in case of nexus 5 because it is a google phone.
prvn234 said:
I think its the only solution available.
Can i claim warranty?
Because my device is unlocked and rooted.
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If you've bought your phone from google play store, then RMA it. Google accepts rooted/unlocked devices as well. However, LG is a different story altogether. Here in India, they don't provide warranty if the bootloader is unlocked. Whether it's a nexus device or not. You will need to check it up.
Thanks a lot.
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No, it is not.
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Yes you can. Google don't care about root and unlock, just like LG in case of nexus 5 because it is a google phone.
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If you've bought your phone from google play store, then RMA it. Google accepts rooted/unlocked devices as well. However, LG is a different story altogether. Here in India, they don't provide warranty if the bootloader is unlocked. Whether it's a nexus device or not. You will need to check it up.
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Thanks for clearing my doubts.
I have decided to reach the nearest LG care and look up for a solution.
My deviced turned on.... but after 5 minutes its off again
by making some irregular presses in the power button. the device turned on.
prvn234 said:
Hi,
I've been using Nexus 5 since Nov '13, but this is the first time i'm facing a serious issue in my device.
I was browsing through Chrome and my Battery was 73%, all of a sudden my device rebooted and here comes the main issue/problem.
My device is suffering a boot loop only displaying the google logo for 3-5 seconds and again it reboots.
Occasionally the boot animation starts but no success, again it reboots.
I tried to enter fastboot menu, it enters but it doesn't stay there for not more than 2 seconds. So I can't make any choice over there.
I tried all the combinations (VOL UP+ Power, VOL DOWN+Power, pressing all the buttons), but its of no use.
My device is out of power now.
Even when I plug my device to charger/computer its not showing the battery charging animation instead the reboot loop occurs.
I suspect it can be a problem with the power button in the board.
What do you guys think?
Is there any Solution for this weird problem?
hoping for possible and positive replies.
My device details:
I'm running Stock Android 4.4.4 with stock kernel.(not modified any system files)
TWRP recovery V 2.7.1.1
UNLOCKED
ROOTED.
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I have the same issue happening here. All the place I go searcing for an answer andthey say that it is related to software. I suspect too that might be something to do with the power button. I've tried to open it, took of the motherboard, but it seems to be okay.
I have a Black Nexus 5 16gb, 4.4.3. Unrooted Locked
provetti said:
I have the same issue happening here. All the place I go searcing for an answer andthey say that it is related to software. I suspect too that might be something to do with the power button. I've tried to open it, took of the motherboard, but it seems to be okay.
I have a Black Nexus 5 16gb, 4.4.3. Unrooted Locked
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It might be an issue with the power button.
In my case it was the power button, which tends to rattle and its not fit enough.
As I lost the copy of bill, i can't send the device to LG care.
So today morning I tried pressing the power button and as soon as the google logo appears I started to tap fast at the back cover with my finger right behind the power button.
SURPRISE! the device booted succesfully and was using for about couple of minutes.
Again it started to boot loop.
did the same procedure to boot. now my device is running for more than three hours and I don't know when it would again go to bootloop.
Its just the problem with my power button and I will soon get the bill copy from my retailer so that i will send the device for repair/replacement.
Meanwhile I've locked my device and set the tamper flag to false.
EDIT:- Now my device is back to normal. Thanks for your valuable responses. Its just the power button failure.
Useless service centers!
Today I went with my device to LG service center, but they were not ready to accept my words regarding this issue.
Surprisingly I found almost more than 6 peoples who bought their Nexus 5 for the same reason.
The technical person in the service center said that it might be due to software update and he suggested a silly solution, After each OTA update he asked me to uninstall each and every app and reinstall again.
I was repeatedly arguing him that it was a Hardware problem and its related to power button, he is not ready to take my words.
I also explained that when the problem existed in my mobile, in OFF condition if device is shaked too much it turns ON without even pressing the power button.
As many of them were waiting there with the same problem I just showed live demo of the problem.
Finally they said if again the problem occurs we should remove the cover and disconnect the battery and then again reconnect it.
Really frustrated spending a whole day in the service center. Main reason is the person in the service centers and technically backward and they were not able to understand the problem.
Is there any other solution available other than service center (Is there any possibilites of contacting google tech support directly) so that my power button gets repaired before the warranty ends!!!!!!
Progress
prvn234 said:
It might be an issue with the power button.
In my case it was the power button, which tends to rattle and its not fit enough.
As I lost the copy of bill, i can't send the device to LG care.
So today morning I tried pressing the power button and as soon as the google logo appears I started to tap fast at the back cover with my finger right behind the power button.
SURPRISE! the device booted succesfully and was using for about couple of minutes.
Again it started to boot loop.
did the same procedure to boot. now my device is running for more than three hours and I don't know when it would again go to bootloop.
Its just the problem with my power button and I will soon get the bill copy from my retailer so that i will send the device for repair/replacement.
Meanwhile I've locked my device and set the tamper flag to false.
EDIT:- Now my device is back to normal. Thanks for your valuable responses. Its just the power button failure.
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THANK YOU!!! This is the most helpful tip I've found so far! I started tapping its back part while charging the battery, and then I was able to turn it on, but when I quit tapping it the phone shuts down. It is really something related to the power button because the phone was locking itself constantly while it was working. I made some progress and I will keep trying until I make it work permanently. If you have any more helpful tip, please, share it with us! I've been trying to fix it for 3 weeks and Im getting crazy with this! Also, I moved to Brazil and there's no warranty here, so that's why Im trying to fix it by myself.
Did you contact Google and get it finally fixed?
Thank you and good luck!
i faced the exact same problem..
initially i thought it's a software problem..but in reality it was a hardware fault.. power button was stuck may be..
after repeatedly pressing the power button phone finally booted up..
thanks for the tip
I have the same problem I don't know if I can give the phone to LG care cause I'm in Mexico and I shop my nexus in usa. I have noticed that if I unplug the phone to the charger while Google logo is on the device turns off
Started happening to me a few hours ago....
tapping close to the power button seems to work but it shuts down once u stop.
attempted to repair it myself but im not seeing anything physically wrong with the tiny power button (inside).
leaving the phone off for a few hours. hope that works.....anyone else found a solution besides returning it to Google?
edit: I solved the problem!!!! (voided my warranty as well. lol)
the physical power button (internal) was stuck.
1. I opened the nexus 5 (using any repair guide)
2. I located the internal power button (very tiny)
3. I gave it a few taps with the base of my screwdriver (not too hard but not too soft either)
after re-assembling (partially) the phone came on for about 10 minutes but the problem started happening again so i disassembled it once more.
THE FOLLOWING MAY NOT BE AN ACTUAL FIX (I PROBABLY JUST GOT LUCKY)
4. (looking from above) the power button is square (half is white and the other half is yellow).......i used a razor blade and gently separated the two halves....not completely separated, just a tiny bit. completely separating the white from the yellow would destroy it.
5. gave it a few taps again and now the phone is working fine.
I hope this helps someone who is unable to return their phone to Google.
I tried to explain what I did as clearly as possible. I will be happy to answer any questions asked.
Same problem
Hey Guys. Same problem here. I was sending a whatsapp message and boom. OFF. I tried to connect it to power but it turns on for a few second, shows google logo and the unlocked bootloader and turns off and again and again..it was at 52% battery charge....I'm unlocked, rooted and on cm11. Reading here, i have understand that it's a hardware issue, and i've bought it since 8 months, so can I RMA it? I'm in Italy and i've bought it from play store..
SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH
prvn234 said:
by making some irregular presses in the power button. the device turned on.
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What did you finally do? I have the same problem.
Workaround to keep your data
I had the same problem already twice. It appears that the cache partitions on the phone is corrupted and therefore Android won't boot. As long as you have an unlocked bootloader you can bring your phone back to life without loosing your personal files. If your bootloader is locked, you have to unlock it first( see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/guide-nexus-5-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t2507905). This is how it worked for me:
Connect your phone to the PC and bring it into fastboot mode
Download the Factory Android image from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
extract the images from the zip
run "fastboot flash cache cache.img"
restart phone
Done
I hope this can be of help.
Hi,
i update my Galaxy S7 today with the new DBT-Firmware. I follow a Tutorial in which you can update a rooted Phone with flashify it without loss any data. Also the TWRP works still great after this. I did this with the last Firmware few weeks ago and it works great.
Today it works great also, everything was perfect. Than a last step: I flash the the bootloader seperately in odin. i did this the last time too and it works well. but not at this time.
After Bootloader flash, the device stays in the first Screen with Samsung Logo, i cannot go to Download Mode or Recovery. I tried a USB-Jig, but it changes nothing. The only thing you can do now is, to make a Reset with Power+Volume Down. Than the screen goes black for a second and it shows the Samsung Logo Screen again.
bad thing is: I cant turn off the device!
i remove the SIM and the SD-Card, but no reaction.
Anybody an idea? The battery was half loaded, so maybe it takes a while, before it will shutdown itself.
Mhhh, that's a bad day, i fear. But iam an Idiot, it was the Bootloader-Flash at the end, before that everything was perfect.
Maybe anybody can help me, that were great.
And sorry for my bad english.
Thanks,
Jan
Holding power button for 30 seconds does not power it off?
*Detection* said:
Holding power button for 30 seconds does not power it off?
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No. Iam holding it about a Minute, a few times, nothing happends.
Iam still at the first screen with the logo.
There is a hacky method to remove the back and get to the battery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1naej9BnfM
But it will no longer be waterproof
I can't think of any way to power off the phone if holding power does nothing
Have you tried resetting it with the USB Jig inserted?
*Detection* said:
There is a hacky method to remove the back and get to the battery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1naej9BnfM
But it will no longer be waterproof
I can't think of any way to power off the phone if holding power does nothing
Have you tried resetting it with the USB Jig inserted?
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Yes, i tried that too. with and without I just can turn off this thing off.
thanks for the link, but i think before i remove the backcover, i better will bring it to repair first. i got an official samsung repair center in my town.
by the way: it was the bootloader from the latest official firmware (G930FXXU1BPH6, DBT-Version).
i cannot explain to myself, what happend i done all this a few weeks ago with the last firmware without any problems.
*Detection* said:
There is a hacky method to remove the back and get to the battery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1naej9BnfM
But it will no longer be waterproof
I can't think of any way to power off the phone if holding power does nothing
Have you tried resetting it with the USB Jig inserted?
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Yes, i tried that too. with and without I just can turn off this thing off.
thanks for the link, but i think before i remove the backcover, i better will bring it to repair first. i got an official samsung repair center in my town.
by the way: it was the bootloader from the latest official firmware (G930FXXU1BPH6, DBT-Version).
i cannot explain to myself, what happend i done all this a few weeks ago with the last firmware without any problems.
i will now wait, until it shuts down itself, maybe that took a few hours.
if i can charge it, maybe i can than go into the downloadmode.
If you had 50% battery left, and it's just sitting on the Samsung logo, it might take days to run out
50% battery on idle with the phone booted into Android will last a day or two on its own, just on the logo is like ultra power saving mode
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If you had 50% battery left, and it's just sitting on the Samsung logo, it might take days to run out
50% battery on idle with the phone booted into Android will last a day or two on its own, just on the logo is like ultra power saving mode
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ok, when it took days until it will go out, than theres only one solution left, i will bring it to repair than.
Reneval said:
ok, when it took days until it will go out, than theres only one solution left, i will bring it to repair than.
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Found this, try holding power and volume down & up together for safe mode (Might not work if it's stuck on the logo, but worth a try)
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Okay. This morning my S7 would not turn off, its not the edge, but basically the same phone.
You must hold down the power, the volume up and down all at the same time for about 15 seconds. (All 3 buttons).
It will go into safe mode. In the safe mode screen hit the volume button down a few times until it moves to restart.
Click the power button, as "enter" and the phone will restart.
It did a restart and I tried again to turn it off and this time, it did work. I will keep you all updated if I have any more issues.
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/as...-galaxy-s7-edge-my-screen-won-t-turn-off.html
*Detection* said:
Found this, try holding power and volume down & up together for safe mode (Might not work if it's stuck on the logo, but worth a try)
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Okay. This morning my S7 would not turn off, its not the edge, but basically the same phone.
You must hold down the power, the volume up and down all at the same time for about 15 seconds. (All 3 buttons).
It will go into safe mode. In the safe mode screen hit the volume button down a few times until it moves to restart.
Click the power button, as "enter" and the phone will restart.
It did a restart and I tried again to turn it off and this time, it did work. I will keep you all updated if I have any more issues.
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/as...-galaxy-s7-edge-my-screen-won-t-turn-off.html
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thanks, but no sucess.
when i hold the three buttons, it goes off after 3 secondes with a one second black screen, than the logo apperas again.
just like with power+volume down.
Reneval said:
thanks, but no sucess.
when i hold the three buttons, it goes off after 3 secondes with a one second black screen, than the logo apperas again.
just like with power+volume down.
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Does Smart Switch see it?
All this is unlikely due to where it is stuck, at the logo, you shouldn't have been able to kill download mode is the thing, that is part of the hardware, nothing to do with the ROM, you 'should' always be able to enter download mode if you hold Volume Down & Home & Power at boot, not sure why it's freezing at the logo before that point
With the S5 there was an unbrick image you flashed to a MicroSD card, put that in the phone, and that took you to download mode where you could recover the phone
See if there is the same thing for the S7, I'm not sure
ok, after the phone shut down itself, i was able to go to the download mode. but only on first try. when it boots normally, it stuck again on that logo an i must wait again until it goes off itself.
flash it than in download mode with latest firmware in odin with 4 parts. power from the usb was enough to stay it on.
now it seems ok, back on latest firmware.
what a hell of an evenig, need a beer right now
You can switch your phone off with the 3 key pressing and holding (vol+, vol-, power) but your phone needs to be connected to power otherwise it will reboot.
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Reneval said:
ok, after the phone shut down itself, i was able to go to the download mode. but only on first try. when it boots normally, it stuck again on that logo an i must wait again until it goes off itself.
flash it than in download mode with latest firmware in odin with 4 parts. power from the usb was enough to stay it on.
now it seems ok, back on latest firmware.
what a hell of an evenig, need a beer right now
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That ran out of power quicker than I expected, good news it's fixed
*Detection* said:
That ran out of power quicker than I expected, good news it's fixed
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yes, iam happy now, seems to work fine.
i think it was because the new bootloader don't work with the twrp version that was installed.
on the twrp page there is a new version especially for this firmware. it was published yesterday and i didn't see it.
so i think, after flash the new bootloader over the old twrp it chrashed the whole system.
Reneval said:
yes, iam happy now, seems to work fine.
i think it was because the new bootloader don't work with the twrp version that was installed.
on the twrp page there is a new version especially for this firmware. it was published yesterday and i didn't see it.
so i think, after flash the new bootloader over the old twrp it chrashed the whole system.
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Well if you do it again, make sure your battery is low first in case you have to wait again
Any reason you needed to flash the bootloader over the one that was already there?
*Detection* said:
Well if you do it again, make sure your battery is low first in case you have to wait again
Any reason you needed to flash the bootloader over the one that was already there?
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yes, better i will do so in the future.
an no, there's no reason to replace the bootloader, i only did it to make the whole flash "complete".
a bad mistake, that brought me in sweating. i will learn from that experience.
I exactly have the same problem.
How'd you managed to power it off? just waiting?
'ich könnt kotzen'
nitramin said:
I exactly have the same problem.
How'd you managed to power it off? just waiting?
'ich könnt kotzen'
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I think he just waited for the battery to run out, but try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68456666&postcount=13
Was in the exact same situation.
BUT this post save my day ! =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68437021&postcount=3839
Hope it will be usefull for dumb people like me !
I came from march security 8.1 oreo and was trying to update to android p but did not successful. Ive tried many way but ended up brick the phone. Now i cant even boot in to bootloader anymore. Please help
the message say "press any key to shut down"
Google pixel 2 came from google store with bootloader unlocked
keaheng said:
I came from march security 8.1 oreo and was trying to update to android p but did not successful. Ive tried many way but ended up brick the phone. Now i cant even boot in to bootloader anymore. Please help
the message say "press any key to shut down"
Google pixel 2 came from google store with bootloader unlocked
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What have you tried so far just to eliminate redundant responses. The main thing would be to try and re flash the latest official release of oreo.
enzyne said:
What have you tried so far just to eliminate redundant responses. The main thing would be to try and re flash the latest official release of oreo.
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phone cant even go to bootloader how do i flash a lastest firmware?
keaheng said:
phone cant even go to bootloader how do i flash a lastest firmware?
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So if you press the power key the phone shuts off? Then you press it again the phone goes directly to that screen? Are you able to use the recovery key combo when the phone is powering on or does it go straight to that message as soon as the phone is turned on? Is your phone recognized by your PC in anyway?
enzyne said:
So if you press the power key the phone shuts off? Then you press it again the phone goes directly to that screen? Are you able to use the recovery key combo when the phone is powering on or does it go straight to that message as soon as the phone is turned on? Is your phone recognized by your PC in anyway?
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yeah if i press any key the phone goes off and back on while it's being plug in with a usb cable and the message appears on the screen again "press any key to turn off". I've tried all the key, power on +volume up, power on + volume down, all the three keys combine but no luck
and the problem is that my phone was purchased from ebay so i cant even rma with google. it's sad. phone is 3 days old
keaheng said:
yeah if i press any key the phone goes off and back on while it's being plug in with a usb cable and the message appears on the screen again "press any key to turn off". I've tried all the key, power on +volume up, power on + volume down, all the three keys combine but no luck
and the problem is that my phone was purchased from ebay so i cant even rma with google. it's sad. phone is 3 days old
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Does the pc recognize it as anything? What does it say in Device manager when you have it plugged into your computer? This I would say is probably an RMA type of situation.
And eBay is usually on the buyer's side if you ask for their help getting a refund. (Next time spend the extra money and buy from Google - their RMA procedure [which I used, but later found out I really didn't need] is almost trivial. [It depends on how much tape you have available, and how difficult it is for you it is to mail a package.])
If it would boot into the bootloader it would be easy, even if the rest of the firmware was corrupted.
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And eBay is usually on the buyer's side if you ask for their help getting a refund. (Next time spend the extra money and buy from Google - their RMA procedure [which I used, but later found out I really didn't need] is almost trivial. [It depends on how much tape you have available, and how difficult it is for you it is to mail a package.])
If it would boot into the bootloader it would be easy, even if the rest of the firmware was corrupted.
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This is also a unique case from what I can tell because I was unable to find any other mention of this issue. Could be something to look into. ITs probably in some sort of download mode like what happens when you brick a device but I thought these to be unbrickable. Guess not.
No, just install Magisk and TWRP and lock the bootloader. From what I've heard (I won't try it), that results in a hard brick. (Well, not hard, hard. It's a Snapdragon, so if you can find the right ROM file, it should be flashable with Qualcom's tool.)
keaheng said:
I came from march security 8.1 oreo and was trying to update to android p but did not successful. Ive tried many way but ended up brick the phone. Now i cant even boot in to bootloader anymore. Please help
the message say "press any key to shut down"
Google pixel 2 came from google store with bootloader unlocked
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Please describe steps you did with your Pixel to secure our feature faults
keaheng said:
I came from march security 8.1 oreo and was trying to update to android p but did not successful. Ive tried many way but ended up brick the phone. Now i cant even boot in to bootloader anymore. Please help
the message say "press any key to shut down"
Google pixel 2 came from google store with bootloader unlocked
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Phones don't come from the Google store with the bootloader unlocked, so that statement is false. Secondly, a few posts down you say you got it on Ebay and can't RMA. So which is it? One of those assertions is obviously incorrect. If you did get it on Ebay and it was in working condition before you started screwing around then you are SOL unless Google will have pity on you. If you got it from the Google store with the bootloader unlocked then you have a case with them that they sent you a refurbished phone when you paid for a new one. Clear this up for us will you?