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[Q] Rooted phone and now wont turn on

I recently Rooted my sealed samsung galaxy s3 without having a clue what i'm doing i downloaded this program called snapdragon to root it along with ODIN. The phone rooted fine everything was working okay, I even downloaded an app to see if the root was successful and indeed it was. I shut the phone down wake up in the morning to turn it back on and I get zero response. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Might seem obvious, but have you tried leaving it plugged in for ten-fifteen minutes?

joshnichols189 said:
Might seem obvious, but have you tried leaving it plugged in for ten-fifteen minutes?
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Yes of course I've tried leaving it plugged in for several hours and the night before the phone was at 100% charge so I doubt battery is the issue.
Tks though

Did you try booting into recovery?
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Ummm seems like u can fix it.... go bak to stock using odin as well and go back to stock and i believe cwm is going to be gone so as your root access so re-do it but this time guide yourself through a turorial(a.k.a google) and since you have to clue i think the best choice for you is to find a video tutorial in case your doubting or getting confused with the steps or sometimes to see what you did wrong that caused the phone to misbehave...
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This is why I hate one-click-root kits, you get people doing things to their phones they don't understand, wreck it and come here saying "help, I don't know what do do!" Something like this you really should at least understand the basics. I hope this gets you more involved in researching what's actually happening. It's important to know what's happening to your device as well as why, that way if something goes badly you'll have an idea of how to get out of it.
Sorry, enough lecturing, let's see if we can get something going here. Give a bit more detail about what happens. You're phone is shut down, right? You hit the power button and no response, like the battery is actually out of the phone, or does it turn on and give you a blank screen? If it was a brick, I'd think you'd at least see the boot screen before everything goes wrong.
Ok, I'm going to go ahead and assume you've removed the battery. If you haven't, do so now.
If it still won't turn on, try actually holding the power button down for 30-60 seconds. I had a scary moment with my phone yesterday, rebooted it running Wicked v5 on Trinity and the screen just died. I've been running that rom for a week with just a couple of issues here and there, nothing out of the ordinary. Pulled the battery and tried again, nothing. After holding the power button down for a bit I felt a quick vibrate, then the boot logo came up. No idea why, I'm going to have to look into it.
Beyond that, I'm brand new to this phone and Sammy's Android devices so I'm still learning myself. HTC phones I could help out more with, but I'm still a bit clueless with this thing.

kitsunisan said:
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This is why I hate one-click-root kits, you get people doing things to their phones they don't understand, wreck it and come here saying "help, I don't know what do do!" Something like this you really should at least understand the basics. I hope this gets you more involved in researching what's actually happening. It's important to know what's happening to your device as well as why, that way if something goes badly you'll have an idea of how to get out of it.
Sorry, enough lecturing, let's see if we can get something going here. Give a bit more detail about what happens. You're phone is shut down, right? You hit the power button and no response, like the battery is actually out of the phone, or does it turn on and give you a blank screen? If it was a brick, I'd think you'd at least see the boot screen before everything goes wrong.
Ok, I'm going to go ahead and assume you've removed the battery. If you haven't, do so now.
If it still won't turn on, try actually holding the power button down for 30-60 seconds. I had a scary moment with my phone yesterday, rebooted it running Wicked v5 on Trinity and the screen just died. I've been running that rom for a week with just a couple of issues here and there, nothing out of the ordinary. Pulled the battery and tried again, nothing. After holding the power button down for a bit I felt a quick vibrate, then the boot logo came up. No idea why, I'm going to have to look into it.
Beyond that, I'm brand new to this phone and Sammy's Android devices so I'm still learning myself. HTC phones I could help out more with, but I'm still a bit clueless with this thing.
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Yes I have taken out the battery replaced it several times. I hit the volume home and power button several times. When I do that I get a zero response nothing shows up I hear no sound its as if the phone is just completely dead. One thing I did realise is when I plug it into the computer and press the power button what would happen is it would connect and automatically disconnect

Can you get into Download mode? Volume down + Home + Power button?
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Don't forget to let go of the power button when going into recovery.

Have you done what the other post said?
Hold power for about 10-30 seconds. Does it do anything? Do you feel a verrrry slight vibration?
When you plug it in without doing anything else does the computer see it in device manager? How about if you press power once? Or holding power down?
Does it register that its charging?
This may sound dumb but did you try powering up without the phone plugged into anything?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Have you done what the other post said?
Hold power for about 10-30 seconds. Does it do anything? Do you feel a verrrry slight vibration?
When you plug it in without doing anything else does the computer see it in device manager? How about if you press power once? Or holding power down?
Does it register that its charging?
This may sound dumb but did you try powering up without the phone plugged into anything?
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Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.

cyklosporine said:
I recently Rooted my sealed samsung galaxy s3 without having a clue what i'm doing i downloaded this program called snapdragon to root it along with ODIN. The phone rooted fine everything was working okay, I even downloaded an app to see if the root was successful and indeed it was. I shut the phone down wake up in the morning to turn it back on and I get zero response. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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cyklosporine said:
Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.
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Ummm. Sorry but maybe im missing something? Your first sentence in your op says you didnt have a clue what you were doing....
And where is it supposed to infer that you've done everything already?
Imo you have been getting 'real' advice but from what I see you haven't 'really' answered anyones suggestions.
No one can help you if you dont tell us what exactly you have tried and what what happened when you did.
For example in your only response you mentioned hitting the volume and home keys a bunch of times....what exactly do you mean by this? Did you hold them while trying to power up? Volume up or down? Did you release any of them during that process, and if so which and when?
Its kinda hard to help someone who doesn't have a clue what they are doing and only responds that hes done everything common sense dictates.
I seriously mean no offence but to me common sense would dictate that you not try rooting or anything if you know you dont know what you're doing.
It would also dictate that if you want further help with this you should go back and respond to what everyone suggested.
Like I said, im not trying to offend, just help.
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I am having the same issue
I just tried flashing Android Revolution to my phone. I went through the whole set up process. Went to reboot then it went blank. Nothing. I get nothing when I plug it in. The computer doesn't recognize any device attached to it. I've tried all the ideas listed here and I get nothing. It's as if the phone is completely dead. When I flashed the rom my battery was at 90%. I've used various roms on different phones and this was the first time I did it to my Galaxy s3 and this is the first time it's ever happened. Talk about frustrating.

Jtag
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lokitsar said:
I just tried flashing Android Revolution to my phone. I went through the whole set up process. Went to reboot then it went blank. Nothing. I get nothing when I plug it in. The computer doesn't recognize any device attached to it. I've tried all the ideas listed here and I get nothing. It's as if the phone is completely dead. When I flashed the rom my battery was at 90%. I've used various roms on different phones and this was the first time I did it to my Galaxy s3 and this is the first time it's ever happened. Talk about frustrating.
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If you can get to download mode by holding vol up home power. You then you can use this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
To get our phone back. I had the same problem after a bad flash. My phone wouldn't do anything. After I left it plugs in for an hour I was able to get into download mode ..hope you get urs back. If its what happened to me then u might find that you have no 4g anymore... If that's the case let me know and I'll tell u what I did to get it back.
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cyklosporine said:
Come on guys I respect the fact that everyone here is out here to help but read my post I have done every way common sense possible I actually need some real advice maybe how to reset factory setting with a device or maybe download a program.
Any help would be useful.
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Yeah, good luck getting ANY further help with that attitude bro!!!
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I got same problem with my friend's phone
He rooted it by some oneclick root pc program (I rooted this way too, and no problem will come) and flashes Rom with some android apk. ... After questioning him, I found out he DO NOT unlock bootloader.. .. I never seen phone in this status before... another strange thing is that when is phone in charger, battery and phone isn't heating up.. It's cold like ice... This is strange for me..I try 5 android devices and every is heating when it charging up.. (sorry for my bad English) Thank you and maybe someone comming with answers Phone doesn't react, no display brightness show up, no vibrating, no response

I have rooted my phone samsung galaxy grand 2 via odin after that flash the rom cm 11 and reboot my phone it got stuck into boot loop. Then i have done 1 stupidity again i push twrp file in that now m not able to go in recovery mode what should l i do now.

Wrong forum, look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-grand-2
I don't know anything about the phone but you could try looking for the current ROM on the phone at sammobile.com and then re-flash it via Odin.

i unluged the device before dhe odin finished his job ( by mistakeee ) and now it doesnt turn on , charge , go to recovery/odin , hold down power button for 30-60-120 sec nth hapend, it has baterri 90-100 % . plss guys help me :'( i have an samsung galaxy s advance .

Please help, Samsung Galaxy S II T989 keeps rebooting

About a month ago my phone randomly started rebooting out of nowhere. It was in my pocket and rebooted a few times and stayed on for a while. It kept getting worse and worse to the point where it would not even boot up. I updated the phone using Kies and it worked for a few hours, but then it went back to doing the same thing. The warranty already expired and I replaced the screen on the summer, so it doesn't have the sticker behind the battery.
Today I installed the original software using Odin and it turned on and booted and seemed to work fine for around 2 minutes, but then it restarted and kept rebooting again. I have also noticed that the menu at the beggining when you press Vol + and - and the power button is not the same one as factory. Please help me out here with any possible solutions and let me know if you need more details. Thanks.

What does the recovery say when you press the volume keys and power button? Have you rooted it since you Odin'd back to stock?
Sounds similar to others who have had the power button go bad on them, search the general section and you can read up on that issue. Since you were able to replace the screen it shouldn't be a problem for you to replace the button actuator too!

Jardad5 said:
What does the recovery say when you press the volume keys and power button? Have you rooted it since you Odin'd back to stock?
Sounds similar to others who have had the power button go bad on them, search the general section and you can read up on that issue. Since you were able to replace the screen it shouldn't be a problem for you to replace the button actuator too!
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Yeah I researched and tested the phone and the power button seems to be the issue. When I put the battery in the phone, it automatically turns on, so I guess it needs to be replaced. I will look into replacing it. Thanks. If you know how to do it, please help me out.

I'm having this issue too but i cleaned the power button with a straw(Capri sun)..i just made it pointy and cleaned around....been working fine for a whole day. I avoid pressing it so i use volume to wake phone up. I hope it helps, i was all crazy about my phone like 2 days ago because i didn't know what was the problem. If anything PM me.
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terrypro said:
Yeah I researched and tested the phone and the power button seems to be the issue. When I put the battery in the phone, it automatically turns on, so I guess it needs to be replaced. I will look into replacing it. Thanks. If you know how to do it, please help me out.
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I have exactly the same issue....
Do you know how to replace it and where to find it? or what can I do ...?

acces99 said:
I have exactly the same issue....
Do you know how to replace it and where to find it? or what can I do ...?
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There are numerous threads about this issue... Your best option is a repair service if you are not under warranty: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-power-button-repair/

acces99 said:
I have exactly the same issue....
Do you know how to replace it and where to find it? or what can I do ...?
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Do it yourself or have someone do it for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38938690&postcount=4

power button t989
KaneHusky said:
There are numerous threads about this issue... Your best option is a repair service if you are not under warranty: mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t-mobile-power-button-repair/[/url]
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is it safe to send the phone there ?

acces99 said:
is it safe to send the phone there ?
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I've never had to deal with them but I'm sure they're reputable. No one on here would use and recommend them if it wasn't.

acces99 said:
is it safe to send the phone there ?
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Google your local area for a store that deals with repairing Samsung phones.

acces99 said:
is it safe to send the phone there ?
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Quite a few members here have used that service so yes it's safe. I wasn't happy with the amount of time it took, but it's a good service otherwise.

Troubleshooting Advice
Have similar issues with sensitivity and powering off. Are there steps to take to make sure it is not failure of any other type?

[Q] Turning on without power button

Hi guys,
My Note 2's power button suddenly death. I want to bring that phone to service but before it i want to back-up and wipe all my phone data.
Can i turn on my phone without powerbutton? Is there anyway to do this?
PS: Sorry for my poor English

No, I don't think so. You will need the power button, but maybe there is someway like an expert can do it? IDK.

Have a look at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128581
It's possible that you need to try different things because this link doesn't deal with Samsung device The purpose is to go into the donwload mode and cancel with Vol down to reboot the phone normally.

Memphis_ said:
Have a look at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128581
It's possible that you need to try different things because this link doesn't deal with Samsung device The purpose is to go into the donwload mode and cancel with Vol down to reboot the phone normally.
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It will be a good idea to enter download mode to reboot. BUT, the problem will be: How should you enter download mode without the power button.
Sent from 12*.5x.**.58

The infuse 4G is a Samsung Device so he could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28294887&postcount=5
or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28445650&postcount=7
A jig could be useful but if I'm not mistaken we don't have any jig on Note 2...
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Here is a video for S II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JceLwwdvJ-g
or here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeysWll8rf8

Memphis_ said:
The infuse 4G is a Samsung Device so he could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28294887&postcount=5
or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28445650&postcount=7
A jig could be useful but if I'm not mistaken we don't have any jig on Note 2...
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Here is a video for S II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JceLwwdvJ-g
or here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeysWll8rf8
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@ermantepe If it still does not work, you really need to go the service center. BTW, how did your power button die?

SethCode'z said:
@ermantepe If it still does not work, you really need to go the service center. BTW, how did your power button die?
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Thanks for your advices guys, i will try them when i go home. My phone is not here with me for now.
Power button's die: I don't know buddy, this happend in only one day... Morning it was working but afternoon, it died... I didn't understand anything... It is happend with pressing only. Not falling down or etc...
Will my next phone be Samsung? I don't know. I'm gonna think it twice...

I can turn my phone on with the homebutton. Or do you mean on while completely off (shutdown)?

jabberwock said:
I can turn my phone on with the homebutton. Or do you mean on while completely off (shutdown)?
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The second one. This is not lock screen question.

Memphis_ said:
The infuse 4G is a Samsung Device so he could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28294887&postcount=5
or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28445650&postcount=7
A jig could be useful but if I'm not mistaken we don't have any jig on Note 2...
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Here is a video for S II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JceLwwdvJ-g
or here too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeysWll8rf8
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This is not worked for my phone.
When i plug in usb cable to my phone(when pressing up and down volume buttons), i see battery charging screen.

Yeah, i fixed my phone's power button guys. That question is not important for me now.

You should let us know how and what exactly was the problem so someone else can be directed here in the future.
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@ermantepe
Post your solution please...
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Here is a French solution
http://www.phonandroid.com/forum/activer-le-download-sans-la-combinaison-de-touches-t811.html

Memphis_ said:
@ermantepe
Post your solution please...
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I opened up my phone and I fixed my power button. The phone's broken part is that:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-2-II-N7100-i317-i605-L900-Power-Button-Connector-Flex-Cable-/00/s/MTYwMFgxNjAw/z/7w4AAMXQySpRSpbL/$T2eC16hHJGoE9nuQhoiDBRSpbKofjQ~~60_35.JPG
There was a very small piece on that part, but it was not the right place. I put it right place and my power button came back to life.
But i think it is a temporary solution, i should buy that part from somewhere.
And still we don't have answer that question: How can we turn on phone without press power button.

ermantepe said:
And still we don't have answer that question: How can we turn on phone without press power button.
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See my previous edit

This happened to me Today.After a lot of browsing, I was unable to find any working solution. (I have an USB Jig but it was not with me).
By mistake, I did the following and it seems to work: plugged the phone and while it started to display the battery (before it shows the %age of green battery thinghy) I quickly pulled the cable out.
This jump-started it and it turned on
good luck.

Hard/Soft Brick

hey guys, Idk what happened to my phone, I was using it normally, and then it just shuts off and starts to rumble, like in intervals not continuously. So tried to remove the battery, and stuff like that, it wont even boot it, it would just rumble like that again. I plugged it into the wall and it'll do the same thing, it wont even charge, even though the charging battery showed up for a second and then disappear and then it starts to rumble. I tried to odin, and it lets me into the volume up and down menu, then if I was quick enough I can get into where the android is, but after about a second or 2, it will just turn off, like the screen would show up blue vertical bars on top of the android picture, and then it would just shuts off as if I unplugged the battery and power cable, and then it continues to rumble. I really dont know what this is, I have never seen anything like it before, this is my third galaxy phone and none of my other ones have ever encountered anything like this. I dont even know what to classifies it as, like it's not hard brick cause i can get into odin but it's also hard brick because it would shuts off before i get to do anything! Any help is appreciated, thanks!

megazeroxuxm said:
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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You have a sticky power button. There is some stuff in this thread that you can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931310
If nothing there works for you, you may need to send it in for repairs.

meekrawb said:
You have a sticky power button. There is some stuff in this thread that you can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931310
If nothing there works for you, you may need to send it in for repairs.
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Ok thanks! That works for me, well I really didnt fix it, but now I know what's wrong with it. the button on the inside the the actual button is broken is i shake it to the right side to get it off the sensor, it kind of works now, I'll actually have to send it in eventually. :/
Thanks a lot though!

[Q] Xperia X5 Premium Buttons and Vibrator Problem (?)

Hello,
Suddenly (while i was holding my phone in my hand and doing absolutely nothing) power button, volume buttons, camera button and vibrator stopped working. Screen and other functions are fine.
I rebooted using ADB.
Factory resetted.
No results.
Is there any way I can resolve this before sending it to Sony service?

ykakdas said:
Hello,
Suddenly (while i was holding my phone in my hand and doing absolutely nothing) power button, volume buttons, camera button and vibrator stopped working. Screen and other functions are fine.
I rebooted using ADB.
Factory resetted.
No results.
Is there any way I can resolve this before sending it to Sony service?
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You can try to press the back cover of the phone somewhere in the middle betwen NFC sign and SONY logo, because that is aproximately the place where connector for that buttons is...not logical, but it might be disconected somehow

That sir is witch craft and it worked for me! Thanks very much!

pappyBeetle said:
That sir is witch craft and it worked for me! Thanks very much!
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It didnt work on my phone you are very lucky.I sent it to service and they solved the problem.By the way im happy that im not alone because it was very strange situation.

Witchcraft is the only word for it.
My problem solved
Thank you
J

I am speechless...
I pressed on the back of the phone and I heard a click - then held power and sure enough, the device powered up.
HOW....THE....*walks away*
Lord_Gocko deserves a beer.

I specifically created my account to thank you. It worked like magic!!

Fun read.
OP needs to add [SOLVED] to the title.

@Lord_Gocko
Man, you are a genius. Buttons on my xperia z5 stopped working. I couldn't lock the screen, restart te phone, change the volume or anything. finally battery exhausted and phone never turn on again. I have watched tens of videos, did lots of things they suggest. I was even about to open the back of the tightly sticked waterproof back of the phone. Luckily I came across your smart advice and it worked. I am expecting important calls today and you saved me from a lot of trouble. I can't express enough my gratitude to you. You are my hero. Thank you very much. I would like yo follow if you have twitter or a youtube channel or something. Best regards.