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Help, galaxy s2x doesnt shut off completly

I was having problems with the GPS on my Koodo Galaxy S2X phone that I decided to do a factory reset on it.
The reset worked fine and then I reinstalled all my apps, all good.
except that now when I want to restart or power off the unit, it gets stuck somewhere and the hard buttons stay lit and I have to remove the battery to turn it off.
If I keep the power button pressed long enough it will reboot.
Any ideas how I can solve this?
I thought of doing a new factory reset just in case something went awol in the previous one but in the screen to do the factory reset after pressing the button "ERASE" nothing happens.
If I select to format the USB drive, a message does come up saying that its formating and then nothing.
The unit is not locked because I can continue to use it normaly. And no reset is done.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The unit is rooted but has the stock koodo ics 4.0.4 in it.
Could this have something to do with the root?
Any help would be appreciated.

ZeMartelo said:
I was having problems with the GPS on my Koodo Galaxy S2X phone that I decided to do a factory reset on it.
The reset worked fine and then I reinstalled all my apps, all good.
except that now when I want to restart or power off the unit, it gets stuck somewhere and the hard buttons stay lit and I have to remove the battery to turn it off.
If I keep the power button pressed long enough it will reboot.
Any ideas how I can solve this?
I thought of doing a new factory reset just in case something went awol in the previous one but in the screen to do the factory reset after pressing the button "ERASE" nothing happens.
If I select to format the USB drive, a message does come up saying that its formating and then nothing.
The unit is not locked because I can continue to use it normaly. And no reset is done.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The unit is rooted but has the stock koodo ics 4.0.4 in it.
Could this have something to do with the root?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Ever find an answear to your problem? Having the same issue. For now I am simply not shuting down my phone because I am sure that pulling out the battery in the midst of a shutdown if probably not good for it.

eugkra33 said:
Ever find an answear to your problem? Having the same issue. For now I am simply not shuting down my phone because I am sure that pulling out the battery in the midst of a shutdown if probably not good for it.
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I solved my problem by installing a new ROM (koodo v3 rom) but after doing that I think if I just had used the SUPERWIPE script might have been enough to reset the device.
At least the GPS works great now with this ROM.

ZeMartelo said:
I solved my problem by installing a new ROM (koodo v3 rom) but after doing that I think if I just had used the SUPERWIPE script might have been enough to reset the device.
At least the GPS works great now with this ROM.
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Hi,
I've the same problem at the moment with my new s2x. I've tried restoring to the my original rom and I've also tried a different rom (Koodo v4) and the phone still won't turn off properly (the bottom button lights keep lit).
I was wondering if anyone could help. How exactly do I work the SUPERWIPE and what exactly does it entail? Sorry I'm quite new to all this just bought my first android yesterday. Thanks.

Superwipe is run with TWS or clockwork. I dont know exactly what it does but it fixed my problem.

ZeMartelo said:
Superwipe is run with TWS or clockwork. I dont know exactly what it does but it fixed my problem.
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Thanks Martelo, I used Darkside superwipe (link here), reinstalled rom and it finally shuts off now.

Galaxy S6 unresponsive and requiring rebooting. What to do?

Twice in the past week I got my phone out and it was off and unresponsive. I had to do soft boot with power volume down to get the phone working. This is something that I have not experienced with other android phones. I am on Verizon with stock Galaxy S6 running 5.0.2.
Is this a defective phone or some application causing problems. What steps can I take to troubleshoot the problem? Who would I turn to for help?
Having my phone randomly stop working is unacceptable as this is my primary line. I can't afford to miss calls. I need to get this fixed.

Go to Settings-About Device-Software Update. Update the software of your S6.

Tried that, my software is up to date according to settings update.

I have your problem too, you should try to install FXR Wifi Fix. It solved random reboots for me, now my phone just reboot when I download something from Play Store (maybe RAM issue).

random rebbots too
i have random rebbots to, during the day maybe 20 times
its freeze nonstop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsOAGhZvq84
tried everything but no luck

I found a "solution", reset your phone and don't configure wifi. If you never turn on wifi your random reboots will stop.

DigitallyChallenged said:
Twice in the past week I got my phone out and it was off and unresponsive. I had to do soft boot with power volume down to get the phone working. This is something that I have not experienced with other android phones. I am on Verizon with stock Galaxy S6 running 5.0.2.
Is this a defective phone or some application causing problems. What steps can I take to troubleshoot the problem? Who would I turn to for help?
Having my phone randomly stop working is unacceptable as this is my primary line. I can't afford to miss calls. I need to get this fixed.
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i am having this same issue too, waiting on a replacement at the moment. hope this one works better

The same here. I own a german (Vodafone) S6 (non Edge; stock 5.0.2; no root) 128GB und sometimes the phone will not respond to any button when I grap it out of my pocket.
The screen keeps black and only Power + Vol Down helps...
Disabling WiFi is no solution for me. Guys, it's a Smartphone ...
Will try the above mentioned Wifi fix. Thanks!

Engelhuber said:
The same here. I own a german (Vodafone) S6 (non Edge; stock 5.0.2; no root) 128GB und sometimes the phone will not respond to any button when I grap it out of my pocket.
The screen keeps black and only Power + Vol Down helps...
Disabling WiFi is no solution for me. Guys, it's a Smartphone ...
Will try the above mentioned Wifi fix. Thanks!
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note same that you have same problem as mine, phone stock and freeze and than reboots itself. its same problem as mine.
we should try to replay our phone @ samsung to replace our phone

Benruk said:
I have your problem too, you should try to install FXR Wifi Fix. It solved random reboots for me, now my phone just reboot when I download something from Play Store (maybe RAM issue).
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Did you configure your Wifi after FXR Wifi Fix? I did and it didn't helped. Deinstalled Apex Launcher and had no more freezes so far... we will see

i have this problem (with freeze and reboot). 8 may a tried fixed wi-fi (FXR WiFi fix and rescue) and this help me. but today this problem appeared... and fix not helped....

DJKostroma said:
i have this problem (with freeze and reboot). 8 may a tried fixed wi-fi (FXR WiFi fix and rescue) and this help me. but today this problem appeared... and fix not helped....
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Been having this issue but a newer update came out and haven't noticed so far... AOE3..... Most the custom roms have previous firmware and I was experiencing soft reboots until yesterday!
Rooted SM-G920I
Latest AOE3 firmware

Kjc99 said:
Been having this issue but a newer update came out and haven't noticed so far... AOE3..... Most the custom roms have previous firmware and I was experiencing soft reboots until yesterday!
Rooted SM-G920I
Latest AOE3 firmware
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Yeah, but a reboot occur even during the firmware of recovery

DJKostroma said:
Yeah, but a reboot occur even during the firmware of recovery
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You had a reboot in Stock recovery mode?

Kjc99 said:
You had a reboot in Stock recovery mode?
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not really. in stock recovery (or twrp) menu good all. but is install custom (or aroma installer) freeze sometimes when you select different items during installation
Another problem emerged. even when the phone is turned off and connect it to charge. he even turned off and then restarted.

Nexus 5 doesn't wake up from Deepsleep

Hi everyone!
I installed CM12 on my Nexus 5 two month ago and it works fine. But I have the problem that it doesn't react when I press the powerbutton to wake it up from deepsleep mode.
Then I could only reboot it.
I changed the "network type" in the settings to "3G" because my provider only supports it and I thought it could solve my problem.
But it also hangs up the phone anymore....
I adapted the settings of the phone in the following way:
- Installed "Apex Launcher" as the default one
- Installed Klear Kat CM12 as Theme
- Additional Apps are: Greenify and SD Maid
I just tried the following steps to fix the problem:
1 . Installed another Launcher instead of "Apex Launcher" ---> I had the problem anymore with the other Launcher
2. Installed Open Gapps "nano" instead of "micro" ---> it ran without any crashes of the phone for a period of time. But now I have the problem again....
3. I wiped "cache" and "dalvik cache" again in TWRP --> System was clean and ran for a while. But after a period of time the problam "came back"
I have no idea anymore. It's suspect that I only have the problem when I'm on a move.
When I'm at home in my Wifi I doesn't have any problems with the phone to wake it up from deepsleep.
Lastly I installed CM13 and had done an Fullwipe before... But I've the problem anymore ....
I've the feeling that the phone looses it's reception and then the Launcher hangs and can't get up of his own....
I hope someone of you could help me with my problem and give any good ideas !
Thanks alot, matze24

matze24 said:
Hi everyone!
I installed CM12 on my Nexus 5 two month ago and it works fine. But I have the problem that it doesn't react when I press the powerbutton to wake it up from deepsleep mode.
Then I could only reboot it.
I changed the "network type" in the settings to "3G" because my provider only supports it and I thought it could solve my problem.
But it also hangs up the phone anymore....
I adapted the settings of the phone in the following way:
- Installed "Apex Launcher" as the default one
- Installed Klear Kat CM12 as Theme
- Additional Apps are: Greenify and SD Maid
I just tried the following steps to fix the problem:
1 . Installed another Launcher instead of "Apex Launcher" ---> I had the problem anymore with the other Launcher
2. Installed Open Gapps "nano" instead of "micro" ---> it ran without any crashes of the phone for a period of time. But now I have the problem again....
3. I wiped "cache" and "dalvik cache" again in TWRP --> System was clean and ran for a while. But after a period of time the problam "came back"
I have no idea anymore. It's suspect that I only have the problem when I'm on a move.
When I'm at home in my Wifi I doesn't have any problems with the phone to wake it up from deepsleep.
Lastly I installed CM13 and had done an Fullwipe before... But I've the problem anymore ....
I've the feeling that the phone looses it's reception and then the Launcher hangs and can't get up of his own....
I hope someone of you could help me with my problem and give any good ideas !
Thanks alot, matze24
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did you try reflashing stock rom ?

Corneliusvinyo said:
did you try reflashing stock rom ?
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Hey!
Thanks for your fast reply. I found a solution for my problem. The phone hangs up every time because I installed "Greenify". Now I removed it and it works fine ...

matze24 said:
Hey!
Thanks for your fast reply. I found a solution for my problem. The phone hangs up every time because I installed "Greenify". Now I removed it and it works fine ...
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glad you did

Galaxy S6 - freezing and rebooting 50+ times a day

I've got a Vodafone UK version SM-G920F that has recently started to freeze, crash and reboot constantly.
I managed to back up my data and perform a factory reset from the Setting page, but it crashed 10+ times during the install process (would freeze at various different stages, either rebooting on its own, or requiring a Vol Down+Power reset)
I'm now on a fresh install, but it's still rebooting constantly. I managed to use it like normal for an hour today, but right now it's just rebooted 3 times and won't even get past the Samsung loading screen without several Vol Down+Power resets.
What other options do I have? And is anyone aware of a known hardware issue that could cause this?
I was considering flashing a different ROM, but I'm scared it would reboot during the process and corrupt something...

robjg said:
I've got a Vodafone UK version SM-G920F that has recently started to freeze, crash and reboot constantly.
I managed to back up my data and perform a factory reset from the Setting page, but it crashed 10+ times during the install process (would freeze at various different stages, either rebooting on its own, or requiring a Vol Down+Power reset)
I'm now on a fresh install, but it's still rebooting constantly. I managed to use it like normal for an hour today, but right now it's just rebooted 3 times and won't even get past the Samsung loading screen without several Vol Down+Power resets.
What other options do I have? And is anyone aware of a known hardware issue that could cause this?
I was considering flashing a different ROM, but I'm scared it would reboot during the process and corrupt something...
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Maybe a battery issue?

a friend just gave me his very same model phone with the very same issues.. if I find out anything I'll tell you here, or if you solve it first please write down what you did.

Thanks Vibbuz.
I've been trying to download a stock firmware to flash via Odin, but download speeds from Updato are really bad.

So I managed to flash a firmware after installing Odin on a Windows laptop (painful trying to get it to work on my Mac)
Firmware installed OK, but after boot I was getting a constant "com.sec.epdg" pop-up box that wouldn't let me use the phone at all. Not sure if that's due to the tsar3000 firmware?
Wiped the cache and did a factory reset after booting into recovery, and now it's stuck in a boot-loop again (95% of the time it hangs at the Samsung logo animation)

Just tried using SamFirm v0.3.6 to find the correct file. Downloaded a 4gb file, but several attempts to extract only gives BL, CP, CSC files but no AP (throws up an Unknown Error during process).
So still stumped!

Yet another update. Left Updato running overnight and downloaded a firmware.
Flashed it with Odin, claims to have succeeded but phone then reboots and hangs at "Erasing" stage (Android logo is spinning, then stops)
I'm starting to think it's pretty broken...

I've been having this exact same issue since June. If your phone happens to boot try activating power saving mode (to reduce cpu speed) as soon as possible.
It seems that doing that diminished the frequency in which my phone rebooted. If it also helps you it might be a faulty battery that can't provide enough voltage. (I'm not 100% sure on this part though, just thought of it because of the apple batteries drama)
Please post your results! Looks like a lot of people are affected by this and it would be great if we could find the cause of the problem.

I just read your thread actually! Sounds very similar to mine.
I've got nowhere. I don't think it's hard-bricked as I can still access Odin mode on the phone, and sometimes boots to Recovery, but it freezes and various different points and is currently unusable (either freezes at Samsung logo, "Erasing" part after installing firmware, or once it started to run though new device setup then froze).
Went ahead and bought an S8, but still want to fix the S6!

robjg said:
I've got a Vodafone UK version SM-G920F that has recently started to freeze, crash and reboot constantly.
I managed to back up my data and perform a factory reset from the Setting page, but it crashed 10+ times during the install process (would freeze at various different stages, either rebooting on its own, or requiring a Vol Down+Power reset)
I'm now on a fresh install, but it's still rebooting constantly. I managed to use it like normal for an hour today, but right now it's just rebooted 3 times and won't even get past the Samsung loading screen without several Vol Down+Power resets.
What other options do I have? And is anyone aware of a known hardware issue that could cause this?
I was considering flashing a different ROM, but I'm scared it would reboot during the process and corrupt something...
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Does it have twrp? Try a non stock ROM and kernel

So did anyone manage to find an issue in this rebooting. I am having the same issue.

damir_nis said:
So did anyone manage to find an issue in this rebooting. I am having the same issue.
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Hi I have same Problem I send the my s6 for repairmen that Saied me this problem related to mobile Hard drive.
I didn't believe it and try some official rom and a rom from Philippine GLB solve my problem for 3 M/o but now developed as same problem whitout any successful rom installation.
I think this problem from incompatibility google play store version to my rom. please flash a custom rom without google apps and immediately after installation turned off data and Wi-Fi internet after 2 day whit sim card whit out any change in setting can use it.

Hello,
anyone found some kind of solution? Happened to me also - freezing, restarts and then my S6 stopped working.. Sometimes I can boot to recovery menu, sometimes it boots up to android (and then freezes again), but the chances are almost non existing. Service man told me the same thing as @ghasemzm - eMMC failure. Yes, it is completely possible, but i don't wanna believe it, because they only tried to reflash the rom. I've made some "google research" and found that there were some issues in power IC on S6/S6E. Could this be related to it?

ghasemzm said:
Hi I have same Problem I send the my s6 for repairmen that Saied me this problem related to mobile Hard drive.
I didn't believe it and try some official rom and a rom from Philippine GLB solve my problem for 3 M/o but now developed as same problem whitout any successful rom installation.
I think this problem from incompatibility google play store version to my rom. please flash a custom rom without google apps and immediately after installation turned off data and Wi-Fi internet after 2 day whit sim card whit out any change in setting can use it.
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Will test the theory and let the group know.

So i have installed philipines latest update 6.0.1 i think with PIT file provided on Sammobile.
I have tested it for a day with normal ussage like i set up every other phone and it still continued restarting.
Figured out let me test with no google account signed in and the phone is working perfectly. For a full day.
So i dont know what the problem is but i will try again with google account tomorrow for a day see what happens.
After that will install 7.0.1 uk update with PIT file for it and test with that.

I have the same problem and I am quite sure that it is the mobile hard drive.
I tried to use F2FS but didn't find a working rom for that.
Samsung refused repair because of root.... Never Samsung again!

same issues here - any solutions found? My best guess is hardware fault...

S8+ freezes/reboots after a few minutes

Hello,
I have an S8+ and since an update i have the problem that the phone runs for
around 2-5minutes and then it freezes, the screen goes black and the phone reboots.
The phone does the same thing in the Recovery BUT NOT in Download Mode.
In Download mode the phone doesn't turn off or reboot by itself.
Factory resetting / Wiping did not solve the problem.
Installing the newest Stock Rom with Odin didn't solve the problem.
Installing an Oreo Stock Rom didn't solve the problem.
I tried many things but I'm not able to find a solution and I can't tell if it's a Hardware or Software problem.
It is unlikely a battery problem because it is fully charged and even while charging these problems will occur.
I tried firmwares from multiple sources but all ended up with the same result.
The phone boots, i can go through the Setup Wizard, log in to Google, connect to WiFi but after a few minutes of usage (usually less than 5 minutes) the phone freezes and reboots.
I have no warranty anyway so I can try out everything you can recommend me.
Thank you for any help!

KKenny1337 said:
Hello,
I have an S8+ and since an update i have the problem that the phone runs for
around 2-5minutes and then it freezes, the screen goes black and the phone reboots.
Thank you for any help!
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Same Problem here. Not sure if anyone has a solution for it.
I tried flashing different ROMS via ODIN but it didn't help.
Also when in recovery mode, it gives some file / folder is missing / permission denied messages. (like unknown volume for path /odm) etc.
Any help / clue would be great help.