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[Q] I need help, possible bricked phone

I tried to flash the aokp m5 rom but didn't flash the el26 cwm file. Now when i try to boot the phone, it doesn't start. the blue light just lights up and stays light untill i pull the battery. I also tried to get into recovery and it just does the same thing. I downloaded odin, but im not sure what im supposed to do with it. if anyone knows how to help, i would be extremely grateful. Thank you

Pull battery, put back in, hold volume down to get in download mode, start Odin on pc , plug in phone, press volume up, Odin should respond with COM# click the phone button and select your stock from such as the cwm el26. Just read the forums. Don't feel bad it happens to all of us once in awhile. Thankfully I have managed to fix most of my screw ups. Next time just read everything and save yourself hours......experience
But then again that could make it worse. So for ya sake use the search button

My phone doesn't allow me to get into download mode mode... Does that mean it is bricked?

Well I have more than once brought my device that I though would never come back. I know I have got ton my phone and my friends att infuse to connect to Odin without actually getting a screen on the phone and was able to get a recovery to restore the phone back to normal. From my experience though its been hard to brick these things... I sometimes wonder if people bricking is just user error.... knock on wood....

OmarEvo said:
My phone doesn't allow me to get into download mode mode... Does that mean it is bricked?
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I don't know what that other guy was saying but you have to hold the volume down Button and the power button until it shows the custom OS menu the press volume up and then download sfhubs one-click EL29 and then open it, its in development fyi, connect your cable to your PC and your phone and the program will have a yellow box light up that will say COM#, don't worry about the number next to COM, then press start and wait until it reboots. Do not unplug the phone or close the program. If it works for you please respond back here so others can hear the results.
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Is your phone recognized by adb? Maybe try "adb reboot download"?

Also if you read up about a jigg for the epic touch, in case this doesn't work, them that could also fix it. You might need to spend something though but I can't clarify this because i've never bricked before.
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Nabbu said:
I don't know what that other guy was saying but you have to hold the volume down Button and the power button until it shows the custom OS menu the press volume up and then download sfhubs one-click EL29 and then open it, its in development fyi, connect your cable to your PC and your phone and the program will have a yellow box light up that will say COM#, don't worry about the number next to COM, then press start and wait until it reboots. Do not unplug the phone or close the program. If it works for you please respond back here so others can hear the results.
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Yea he's explained it better than be. I'll just be posting from my laptop here on out. On screen keyboards kill me. I miss my g1s QWERTY. Ah well.

I press volume down and power but the custom os screen doesn't show up, all the phone does flash the blue notification light and the screen looks as if it is off.

This isnt something that a jig can help and for everyone else trying to help he cant access download mode or recovery.
You're most likely hard bricked and the only thing you could try is to leave the battery out overnight then try to turn the phone on again. If you still have black screen with just the notification LED on then the last resort would be a jtag service which isnt guaranteed to work either.
This is a known issue from wiping any partitions on an ics kernel.

What would a jtag service be?

You're going to need a USB jig to get your computer to recognize your phone to download the firmware over the current one. Wait till tomorrow if someone doesn't respond because i'm assuming all the devs and admins are knocked out and they are the ones who can help.
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Geez a lot got posted while I was typing.
Seeing as how you can't get into download mode or recovery I'm afraid you're out of luck. (unless the jigg thing works, which I don't think will at this point)
This is a hard lesson to learn but exactly why you don't take any shortcuts when flashing custom ROMs.

What is a jtag service, and how would I go about it if I tried to get it done?

Thanks for helping them out! Its late and I forgot about the overnight battery pull and jtag.
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OmarEvo said:
What is a jtag service, and how would I go about it if I tried to get it done?
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Do a search in this forum, since there's been a lot of bricking I'm sure you'll find a ton of threads concerning this.

http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
Thats one of the companies offering jtag services. I believe some people have used it before but im not sure of their results.

Yeah, I'm only sixteen, so I'm trying to grasp all these different things. I'm used to htc because i had an evo, then i got an evo 3d. I use the e4gt as a second phone, but all the things for a rooted samsung are completely different compared to an htc. Thank you for all your help guys. I have learned my lesson now

Good luck. I hope the overnight battery pull helps or that the jtag folks can get you up and running.

For the overnight battery pull, when I try to boot it, should I try to put it into download mode? Or just plain boot? Thanks again

[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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*sigh*
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 .

Phone keeps rebooting/vibrate pulsing

Okay I flashed stock ICS thru ODIN. did a factory restore in the stock recovery. Still no help. I even downgraded to gingerbread with odin and did a factory restore through stock recovery again. still the phone keeps RESTARTING OVER AND OVER AND OVER..... I dont know what to do. Whats going on??? any help would be much appreciated

Its a sticky power button.
There has been plenty of threads about this. Search and ull find me and my suggestions on several of them.
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bzlik88 said:
Its a sticky power button.
There has been plenty of threads about this. Search and ull find me and my suggestions on several of them.
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Cant be because it does not restart in recovery mode or download mode. I actually did a full wipe system and it fixed the issue. But now i realize when i start downloading my banking app, pandora, and other apps it starts crashing again. I dont know what to do. I guess I cant use any apps on my galaxy s2... lol this is sooooo stupid

rayoubi said:
Cant be because it does not restart in recovery mode or download mode. I actually did a full wipe system and it fixed the issue. But now i realize when i start downloading my banking app, pandora, and other apps it starts crashing again. I dont know what to do. I guess I cant use any apps on my galaxy s2... lol this is sooooo stupid
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Hmmm interesting....
Would u mind going to a custom ROM? If not then I suggest u try slimstar 2.2 and see if everything works. I think its whatever ROM u downloaded....keep me posted
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rayoubi said:
Okay I flashed stock ICS thru ODIN. did a factory restore in the stock recovery. Still no help. I even downgraded to gingerbread with odin and did a factory restore through stock recovery again. still the phone keeps RESTARTING OVER AND OVER AND OVER..... I dont know what to do. Whats going on??? any help would be much appreciated
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i work reparing cellphones and t989 have 2 problems, one of them is power button problems and the other one is board problems.. that poblem come with most of gs2.. i mean isnt the first time i see it...

My t989 is having the same problem
xX_Psycho_PR_Xx said:
i work reparing cellphones and t989 have 2 problems, one of them is power button problems and the other one is board problems.. that poblem come with most of gs2.. i mean isnt the first time i see it...
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I took it to a repair shop, where I was told to send it to Samsung to do a heavy-duty root. The power button does need to be replaced because there is no spring when you push down on it. I have no idea if there's a root glitch. Has anyone sent their phone to Samsung? What happened? Are there alternatives?
Thank you!

chicamama said:
I took it to a repair shop, where I was told to send it to Samsung to do a heavy-duty root. The power button does need to be replaced because there is no spring when you push down on it. I have no idea if there's a root glitch. Has anyone sent their phone to Samsung? What happened? Are there alternatives?
Thank you!
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It was amazing, I had the same problem but all i did was open up the back up undoing all the tiny screws and then took a can on compressed air and sprayed out the power button and its been working for more than a month now with the problem completely gone! try that first before sending to sammy.

Ok I am in the same boat. My device does not boot up, it will get to Samsung logo and restart half the time and the other half just vibrates every 2 seconds. I removed the battery while plugged in and it still vibrates. I took it apart and blew the power button with compressed air and nothing. Here is the funny thing if I bang the hell out of it, it almost boots up. Is there something that I can do less than sending it to Sammy ? If not I will sell it on craigslist for parts.

saldebot said:
Ok I am in the same boat. My device does not boot up, it will get to Samsung logo and restart half the time and the other half just vibrates every 2 seconds. I removed the battery while plugged in and it still vibrates. I took it apart and blew the power button with compressed air and nothing. Here is the funny thing if I bang the hell out of it, it almost boots up. Is there something that I can do less than sending it to Sammy ? If not I will sell it on craigslist for parts.
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Same thing here. Only way to get it to power on is by hitting it, the harder the better it seems. After it turns on, touching the power button will make it go in to the restart loop 90% of the time. This sucks!
For me this started after I dropped my phone...with the case on and on carpet. I have also opened it up and sprayed with compressed air to no avail.

RogueCoyote said:
Same thing here. Only way to get it to power on is by hitting it, the harder the better it seems. After it turns on, touching the power button will make it go in to the restart loop 90% of the time. This sucks!
For me this started after I dropped my phone...with the case on and on carpet. I have also opened it up and sprayed with compressed air to no avail.
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Hi my problem is the same as I opened it and verify that the power button is fine (I think so) but still do not like someone comes up with a solution?????

Solution in my case !
rayoubi said:
Okay I flashed stock ICS thru ODIN. did a factory restore in the stock recovery. Still no help. I even downgraded to gingerbread with odin and did a factory restore through stock recovery again. still the phone keeps RESTARTING OVER AND OVER AND OVER..... I dont know what to do. Whats going on??? any help would be much appreciated
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Hi Folks,
I had the same problem, the problem started when I dropped my fone on carpeted floor, here are symptoms
Fone restarts on its own, start the boot, inbetween the boot starts again, then, keeps vibrating every two seconds, you have to pull the battery out to stop it,
As soon as you put the battery back in, it restarts, again getting stuck, and then vibrating every two secods,
Here is what i did
- Cursed Samsung for making a sh***y phone - Didnt work
- Smacked my phone with whatever I could fine - Didnt work
- Opened all the screws up, took apart phone, pulled out the power button module (pcb), noticed power button was loose,put some glue into it, dried it, put it back, & ITS BEEN WORKING SINCE THEN ! It was a hardware fault, its not software !
Just my two cents, it worked in my case, I cannot guarantee if it will in your case too, try at your own risk !!

jctusa7 said:
It was amazing, I had the same problem but all i did was open up the back up undoing all the tiny screws and then took a can on compressed air and sprayed out the power button and its been working for more than a month now with the problem completely gone! try that first before sending to sammy.
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Heh, I can't believe this... but it worked for me... powered on my air compressor, took logic board out, and Air Air Air in to the power button area, worked ! Thank you for this tip jctusa7

SAME
rayoubi said:
Okay I flashed stock ICS thru ODIN. did a factory restore in the stock recovery. Still no help. I even downgraded to gingerbread with odin and did a factory restore through stock recovery again. still the phone keeps RESTARTING OVER AND OVER AND OVER..... I dont know what to do. Whats going on??? any help would be much appreciated
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I need this fixed

Tyler Tigner said:
I need this fixed
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Watch this video, it's how I fixed mine a few months ago: youtube.com/watch?v=pqBgbN8NLjI

Malth said:
Watch this video, it's how I fixed mine a few months ago: youtube.com/watch?v=pqBgbN8NLjI
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Same issue with SGH-M919. I was rooted and the rom I tried to use wouldn't work because the kernel caused some issues so I figured I would go back to stock. The device wouldn't go into recovery mode, so I flashed the stock rom via Odin. After the ROM loaded, the phone reset and I saw the Samsung screen then it rebooted and so on each time. It's not the power button as it works, has the spring feel to it and the phone would come one by itself if it was broken. So what can I do or am I in trouble?
Also, the phone will vibrate every 2 seconds

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Same issue with SGH-M919. I was rooted and the rom I tried to use wouldn't work because the kernel caused some issues so I figured I would go back to stock. The device wouldn't go into recovery mode, so I flashed the stock rom via Odin. After the ROM loaded, the phone reset and I saw the Samsung screen then it rebooted and so on each time. It's not the power button as it works, has the spring feel to it and the phone would come one by itself if it was broken. So what can I do or am I in trouble?
Also, the phone will vibrate every 2 seconds
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Sure, the power button will "work", but if it's constantly vibrating and rebooting, it's probably an issue with the power button. Do what it shows in the video I posted, and if you do it right it'll probably fix it. I gad to attempt it twice as it didn't fix it the first time, but it's been like 4 months and I haven't had an issue since.

Thank you but it was the kernel causing problems. Somehow, the new ROM messed up the partitions and subsequently required a full wipe including all data then I flashed the stock ROM back via Odin and it was fine. I rooted it again and flashed Bliss Pop 1.8 and I love that ROM. No issues at all. Thanks for the help. I'm slowly learning about ROMs and Linux etc.. I appreciate the help. Does anyone have any advice as to how I can learn more??? Where do I post to get past this 10 posts rule???
Eric
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Wow I just realized that post was from a week ago and that was for my girls S4. We got rid of it anyway. My response was regarding my Sprint LG G3 which I am slowly mastering.

Same thing here but here i have a Lenovo …idk what to do

[Q] S3 turns on then off

Ok guys so my gs3 with my zero lemon 7000 shutoff while I was taking a nap. Now I turn it on and it lasts like 5 seconds and reboots. What should I doz? I've tried two different batteries they were all charged and I've tried everything. Even trying to Odin back to stock, but it couldn't even have enoughmtime to press start on Odin cause it shutoff. Does anyone know what else I can try? I've contacted sprint three times. They say they are sending me a replacement but they never get here. I am tired of this. I call and they tht the order was canceled. But anyways, any suggestions? I need help lol

That sounds like a ROM issue rather than a battery issue. By reboot, do you mean it shuts off or it actually just reboots the device?

Did you try using the stock battery? Maybe the zerolemon went bad.

Fixed
I fixed it. The button was stuck kind of. To make it boot I repeat ly pressed it at roughly 3 times per sec and it boot all the way. I then Odin to stock and I kept messing with the power button and it got fixed they are sending a replacement tho. What should I do?

I would use the replacement. If your button got stuck it will probably happen again.

Ascertion said:
That sounds like a ROM issue rather than a battery issue. By reboot, do you mean it shuts off or it actually just reboots the device?
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if it happened when in download mode it isn't a rom issue.
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I fixed it. The button was stuck kind of. To make it boot I repeat ly pressed it at roughly 3 times per sec and it boot all the way. I then Odin to stock and I kept messing with the power button and it got fixed they are sending a replacement tho. What should I do?
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Nice to see you figured it out was it in case that caused it to stick or no case?

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if it happened when in download mode it isn't a rom issue.
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OP didnt say it was in download mode, he just said it kept turning off and on

CNexus said:
OP didnt say it was in download mode, he just said it kept turning off and on
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Sorry but to me "Even trying to Odin back to stock, but it couldn't even have enoughmtime to press start on Odin cause it shutoff." this implies he was in download mode. Sorry if I miss read it.

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Sorry but to me "Even trying to Odin back to stock, but it couldn't even have enoughmtime to press start on Odin cause it shutoff." this implies he was in download mode. Sorry if I miss read it.
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Nope you read right, cnexus didn't... now no more bickering

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OP didnt say it was in download mode, he just said it kept turning off and on
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He also didn't say that it wasn't in download mode - it is no safer to assume that it wasn't than to assume that it was
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He also didn't say that it wasn't in download mode - it is no safer to assume that it wasn't than to assume that it was
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He actually did say it was by saying it happened while trying to Odin

tazfanatic said:
Sorry but to me "Even trying to Odin back to stock, but it couldn't even have enoughmtime to press start on Odin cause it shutoff." this implies he was in download mode. Sorry if I miss read it.
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No no, i meant that he said it turned off while booted up, but yeah the power button would do that in either mode
Not trying to start an argument btw :good:

Lmao in support of the download theory you can only Odin in download mode.
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Lmao in support of the download theory you can only Odin in download mode.
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Exactly

Yes. I realized my mistake after tazfanatic pointed it out :good:

Actually the OP is very lucky that it rebooted before he could click start. If he clicked start and it rebooted in the middle of the process he could of hard bricked it. Hope he goes and buys a lottery ticket LOL.

tazfanatic said:
Actually the OP is very lucky that it rebooted before he could click start. If he clicked start and it rebooted in the middle of the process he could of hard bricked it. Hope he goes and buys a lottery ticket LOL.
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Trueee.

Again
It didn't happen while odining back to stock I tried that to fix it! Lol. But anyways, it happened agin. And I was already rooted again-.- so I had to Odin back AGAIN lol and it hast fixed again -.- but replacement is on its way!!

And guys about it rebooting it did a few times in the process while I was odining back because I had to press the power button repeatedly. I didn't press it enough so I t rebooted in the middle of it. Everything was fine. But I did **** myself when I saw FAILED! Lol

okay so i have this exact problem. Only thing is Sprint wont send me a replacement over the phone even though i have insurance. I also cant go to a store because the phone has a small crack from months ago and apparently they can't even troubleshoot it. Im not paying $150 for a replacement i hate this Sprint insurance so much. Is there anything you guys know i could do?

[Q] $$$ for HELP

Before flaming me... notice I've been a member since 2009 with my G1, and also notice that I've barely posted. I mostly read, search, and follow instructions.
I am having a problem that I've never seen before through all the Android's I've had. It's SIMILAR to one's I've seen, but NOT the same. I'm hoping someone can take a minute to give me ideas.
The other night I installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 via GooManager... when I chose "reboot recovery" from inside GooManager just to see what had changed and then the following happened........................
My GS2 will NOT boot up. Will NOT charge. Will NOT go into recovery... however it WILL GO INTO DOWNLOAD (ODIN) MODE. I've bricked phones before... never once have I been able to access DL mode. HOWEVER: I cannot get the PC (ODIN, ADB, GS2 Toolkit, Keis) to recognize the phone in download (or any) mode. When I try to boot the phone unplugged the Samsung logo will flash up quickly then the screen goes blank. Typically I'd see Deviant Development or Cyanogenmod Boot Anim at this point but NOTHING. Just goes black. Same result for manually trying to boot into recovery. When plugging the device in while powered off, I will get an empty battery with "waiting/busy/thinking" circle inside of it for a second then it also goes blank.
What I've tried:
-uninstalling Samsung USB drivers and reinstalling (both versions i could find in my PC and online- v1.3.2200.0 and 1.5.14.0 or something close to those)
-uninstalling Keis and reinstalling in combo with the Samsung drivers
-uninstalling all traces of drivers from anywhere and seeing if Windows Update would notice it
-different USB cables... about 9
-other Samsung Android phones in DL mode (windows immediately recognizes them and installs necessary drivers)
-CRC QD Electronic Cleaner inside USB
-took apart phone, gently cleaned with alcohol and insured no loose pieces
-tried with no battery inserted
-probably other's I've forgotten by now
I'm begging and willing to pay at this point for the person who helps me fix my phone. I cannot afford a new one. Samsung and T-Mobile are not willing to do anything for me. I'm pretty good with Android, and with using ADB for simple tasks. If it's possible to have happened- it honestly seems like the Recovery and OS got deleted. Either that or the USB port has gone bad but no tabs are bent inside and all "looks" fine.
Again, a CASH reward is being offered to the person who helps me FIX this. How much $ will be considering how much work it takes for the individual(s) to help fix it.

Did you try different USB ports? Or a different computer?

meekrawb said:
Did you try different USB ports? Or a different computer?
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ports yes, computer no... i don't have any others built here at my house. i just dont see how all the other phones and cables are working with this PC... how could that matter. im willing to try it but i just dont have another one up and going yet.

Try opening kies and selecting "Emergency firmware recovery"
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Hope this helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261153
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Droid8Apple said:
Before flaming me... notice I've been a member since 2009 with my G1, and also notice that I've barely posted. I mostly read, search, and follow instructions.
I am having a problem that I've never seen before through all the Android's I've had. It's SIMILAR to one's I've seen, but NOT the same. I'm hoping someone can take a minute to give me ideas.
The other night I installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 via GooManager... when I chose "reboot recovery" from inside GooManager just to see what had changed and then the following happened........................
My GS2 will NOT boot up. Will NOT charge. Will NOT go into recovery... however it WILL GO INTO DOWNLOAD (ODIN) MODE. I've bricked phones before... never once have I been able to access DL mode. HOWEVER: I cannot get the PC (ODIN, ADB, GS2 Toolkit, Keis) to recognize the phone in download (or any) mode. When I try to boot the phone unplugged the Samsung logo will flash up quickly then the screen goes blank. Typically I'd see Deviant Development or Cyanogenmod Boot Anim at this point but NOTHING. Just goes black. Same result for manually trying to boot into recovery. When plugging the device in while powered off, I will get an empty battery with "waiting/busy/thinking" circle inside of it for a second then it also goes blank.
What I've tried:
-uninstalling Samsung USB drivers and reinstalling (both versions i could find in my PC and online- v1.3.2200.0 and 1.5.14.0 or something close to those)
-uninstalling Keis and reinstalling in combo with the Samsung drivers
-uninstalling all traces of drivers from anywhere and seeing if Windows Update would notice it
-different USB cables... about 9
-other Samsung Android phones in DL mode (windows immediately recognizes them and installs necessary drivers)
-CRC QD Electronic Cleaner inside USB
-took apart phone, gently cleaned with alcohol and insured no loose pieces
-tried with no battery inserted
-probably other's I've forgotten by now
I'm begging and willing to pay at this point for the person who helps me fix my phone. I cannot afford a new one. Samsung and T-Mobile are not willing to do anything for me. I'm pretty good with Android, and with using ADB for simple tasks. If it's possible to have happened- it honestly seems like the Recovery and OS got deleted. Either that or the USB port has gone bad but no tabs are bent inside and all "looks" fine.
Again, a CASH reward is being offered to the person who helps me FIX this. How much $ will be considering how much work it takes for the individual(s) to help fix it.
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A lot of people have had trouble updating through goo. Some in this thread discuss it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768742
All seem to solve their problem with Odin though. Make sure you're on Odin 1.85, I used 1.84 by mistake once and it kept failing and once crashed my computer. Also make sure to deactivate Kies, Odin won't work with it running. Sometimes we miss basic stuff when we're stressing!
T989D
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latest Uber

Go into Samsung kies and try a emergency firmware update
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Droid8Apple said:
ports yes, computer no... i don't have any others built here at my house. i just dont see how all the other phones and cables are working with this PC... how could that matter. im willing to try it but i just dont have another one up and going yet.
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The only other advice I can think of is to try making a new Windows user account and give it administrative privileges.

Droid8Apple said:
Before flaming me... notice I've been a member since 2009 with my G1, and also notice that I've barely posted. I mostly read, search, and follow instructions.
I am having a problem that I've never seen before through all the Android's I've had. It's SIMILAR to one's I've seen, but NOT the same. I'm hoping someone can take a minute to give me ideas.
The other night I installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 via GooManager... when I chose "reboot recovery" from inside GooManager just to see what had changed and then the following happened........................
My GS2 will NOT boot up. Will NOT charge. Will NOT go into recovery... however it WILL GO INTO DOWNLOAD (ODIN) MODE. I've bricked phones before... never once have I been able to access DL mode. HOWEVER: I cannot get the PC (ODIN, ADB, GS2 Toolkit, Keis) to recognize the phone in download (or any) mode. When I try to boot the phone unplugged the Samsung logo will flash up quickly then the screen goes blank. Typically I'd see Deviant Development or Cyanogenmod Boot Anim at this point but NOTHING. Just goes black. Same result for manually trying to boot into recovery. When plugging the device in while powered off, I will get an empty battery with "waiting/busy/thinking" circle inside of it for a second then it also goes blank.
What I've tried:
-uninstalling Samsung USB drivers and reinstalling (both versions i could find in my PC and online- v1.3.2200.0 and 1.5.14.0 or something close to those)
-uninstalling Keis and reinstalling in combo with the Samsung drivers
-uninstalling all traces of drivers from anywhere and seeing if Windows Update would notice it
-different USB cables... about 9
-other Samsung Android phones in DL mode (windows immediately recognizes them and installs necessary drivers)
-CRC QD Electronic Cleaner inside USB
-took apart phone, gently cleaned with alcohol and insured no loose pieces
-tried with no battery inserted
-probably other's I've forgotten by now
I'm begging and willing to pay at this point for the person who helps me fix my phone. I cannot afford a new one. Samsung and T-Mobile are not willing to do anything for me. I'm pretty good with Android, and with using ADB for simple tasks. If it's possible to have happened- it honestly seems like the Recovery and OS got deleted. Either that or the USB port has gone bad but no tabs are bent inside and all "looks" fine.
Again, a CASH reward is being offered to the person who helps me FIX this. How much $ will be considering how much work it takes for the individual(s) to help fix it.
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OK this is he fix for that, can u get into DL mode? If u can its an easy fix
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Droid8Apple said:
Before flaming me... notice I've been a member since 2009 with my G1, and also notice that I've barely posted. I mostly read, search, and follow instructions.
I am having a problem that I've never seen before through all the Android's I've had. It's SIMILAR to one's I've seen, but NOT the same. I'm hoping someone can take a minute to give me ideas.
The other night I installed TWRP 2.6.0.0 via GooManager... when I chose "reboot recovery" from inside GooManager just to see what had changed and then the following happened........................
My GS2 will NOT boot up. Will NOT charge. Will NOT go into recovery... however it WILL GO INTO DOWNLOAD (ODIN) MODE. I've bricked phones before... never once have I been able to access DL mode. HOWEVER: I cannot get the PC (ODIN, ADB, GS2 Toolkit, Keis) to recognize the phone in download (or any) mode. When I try to boot the phone unplugged the Samsung logo will flash up quickly then the screen goes blank. Typically I'd see Deviant Development or Cyanogenmod Boot Anim at this point but NOTHING. Just goes black. Same result for manually trying to boot into recovery. When plugging the device in while powered off, I will get an empty battery with "waiting/busy/thinking" circle inside of it for a second then it also goes blank.
What I've tried:
-uninstalling Samsung USB drivers and reinstalling (both versions i could find in my PC and online- v1.3.2200.0 and 1.5.14.0 or something close to those)
-uninstalling Keis and reinstalling in combo with the Samsung drivers
-uninstalling all traces of drivers from anywhere and seeing if Windows Update would notice it
-different USB cables... about 9
-other Samsung Android phones in DL mode (windows immediately recognizes them and installs necessary drivers)
-CRC QD Electronic Cleaner inside USB
-took apart phone, gently cleaned with alcohol and insured no loose pieces
-tried with no battery inserted
-probably other's I've forgotten by now
I'm begging and willing to pay at this point for the person who helps me fix my phone. I cannot afford a new one. Samsung and T-Mobile are not willing to do anything for me. I'm pretty good with Android, and with using ADB for simple tasks. If it's possible to have happened- it honestly seems like the Recovery and OS got deleted. Either that or the USB port has gone bad but no tabs are bent inside and all "looks" fine.
Again, a CASH reward is being offered to the person who helps me FIX this. How much $ will be considering how much work it takes for the individual(s) to help fix it.
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Just read a little more of your post here is how u can fix it and its very simple, the thing is goomanager has been a little f'd up lately, its been softbricking ppls phone since 2.6 came out, u need to go here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hercules and download twrp 2.6.0 tar file, turn off or uninstall kies, odin will never connect or see the phone if kies is running, even if in the background odin will never see the phone if kies is abywhere near it, and kies wont see it because its modified software wise, now open Odin file and run the app, put the Hercules into DL mode and connect to PC with your factory OEM USB cable, Hercules doesn't like any other cable with Odin for some reason, Odin should say "Added" once it does click on the PDA box- DONT CHECK ANYTHING ELSE, find the tar file u downloaded from the link i put above, the click start, Odin should take about 1min to do its thing, do not dissconect the phone at all until Odin gives the green "passed" signal in upper box, Odin will auto reboot ur device and that should've fixed it, if not u may need to flash another rom bit don't worry all easy fixes, I can't stress how important it is to not panic in these situations, follow what I said and ur herc will be good as new, no I don't want the money, just forward the help to the next person...

I'm about to try this. Let it rest a few days. I will go into the PC and remove kies and all its traces... I have tried many times without it installed and still it won't recognize the phone. Even with the 3 OEM cables I tried. I do use Odin 1.85 and have a few tar laying around I would have used had I got a connection. Other galaxy phones and my wife's captivate glide are recognized as soon as I plug them in. I just feel like it is more than it is letting on to. Like ... something as stupid as could the battery be bad. Would it cause this. Did a jig for my i897 mess up my USB port or motherboard. I'm just so upset. Using a crappy $20 phone and it sucks bad. Thanks to all who have helped so far. Going to take a few more stabs at it.
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The only other advice I can think of is to try making a new Windows user account and give it administrative privileges.
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thank you, i'm trying this right now, just deleted all traces of samsung anything off the computer and am going to reboot. not a bad idea.

Kies fixed my soft brick when odin didn't work, don't underestimate it
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Droid8Apple said:
I'm about to try this. Let it rest a few days. I will go into the PC and remove kies and all its traces... I have tried many times without it installed and still it won't recognize the phone. Even with the 3 OEM cables I tried. I do use Odin 1.85 and have a few tar laying around I would have used had I got a connection. Other galaxy phones and my wife's captivate glide are recognized as soon as I plug them in. I just feel like it is more than it is letting on to. Like ... something as stupid as could the battery be bad. Would it cause this. Did a jig for my i897 mess up my USB port or motherboard. I'm just so upset. Using a crappy $20 phone and it sucks bad. Thanks to all who have helped so far. Going to take a few more stabs at it.
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That is very strange indeed then, I can't think of any other task reason as to why it wouldn't recognize the device, if kies isn't installed and ur on OEM cable and drivers are installed that's very strange indeed I don't think I've ever run into an issue like that, I do know goo has been fing ppls phones up lately but I also heard they got it fixed so Im lost, I mean theoretically it could be the battery but it still doesn't make sense because u should get done response even with no battery, let me look into it a little more, now I'm interested, pm me if u figure it out or any new info this struck an itch in my brain lol sorry to hear about the herc, I lost mine for a whole day due to a bad Odin flash once and was freaking out cuz I had to use my old precedent so I feel for u, just doesn't make sense...

no luck
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That is very strange indeed then, I can't think of any other task reason as to why it wouldn't recognize the device, if kies isn't installed and ur on OEM cable and drivers are installed that's very strange indeed I don't think I've ever run into an issue like that, I do know goo has been fing ppls phones up lately but I also heard they got it fixed so Im lost, I mean theoretically it could be the battery but it still doesn't make sense because u should get done response even with no battery, let me look into it a little more, now I'm interested, pm me if u figure it out or any new info this struck an itch in my brain lol sorry to hear about the herc, I lost mine for a whole day due to a bad Odin flash once and was freaking out cuz I had to use my old precedent so I feel for u, just doesn't make sense...
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so here is a brief update... tried everything that was replied. im getting ready to make a video just so the hacking world can see. thats what i mean, im no NooB when it comes to this stuff. i've been building computers since i was 14... not a genius but i've never gotten "stuck" before. even when bricked i have found out how and coached people how to fix their issues lol. doesn't make any sense at all to me either. i tried searching everything i could and came up with people who had similar issues not exact. unlike you, some who replied to this didn't read my entire post especially where it says "what i've tried" lol. glad you did though. i cant tell you how much it means to me that you're thinking about it. i wish there was a way to "escalate" this matter lol. i bet the original Cyanogen dev Steve Kondik would know in a heartbeat. not discrediting anyone just saying. i bet he has come acrossed it before. unfortunately though i was running JMT6 i didn't receive any help from Deviant Development when i posted to their facebook group. Just wish more people were on who'd take a second to help others like you did. thanks again.

*_!*_!*_!*_! I tried kies folks *_!*_!*_!*_!*_!*_!
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Kies fixed my soft brick when odin didn't work, don't underestimate it
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GUYS I'VE TRIED EVERY POSSIBILITY WITH KIES. Anything that Kies could give me right now in this state (aka: one of 2 things... install drivers 50 times or 'emergency firmware upgrade' which requires an acknowledged connection to PC and a screen that is similar to the DL screen but indeed is not the DL screen...) i have tried. that's why i went through the hassle of making this post... if it were a basic, every-day NooB problem i would have fixed it already...
sorry if that sounds trollish but i took the time i did writing the "issues/what i've tried" in the original post for a reason. this goes far beyond what Kies can do for me. thank you very much for the help though, much obliged!

Droid8Apple said:
so here is a brief update... tried everything that was replied. im getting ready to make a video just so the hacking world can see. thats what i mean, im no NooB when it comes to this stuff. i've been building computers since i was 14... not a genius but i've never gotten "stuck" before. even when bricked i have found out how and coached people how to fix their issues lol. doesn't make any sense at all to me either. i tried searching everything i could and came up with people who had similar issues not exact. unlike you, some who replied to this didn't read my entire post especially where it says "what i've tried" lol. glad you did though. i cant tell you how much it means to me that you're thinking about it. i wish there was a way to "escalate" this matter lol. i bet the original Cyanogen dev Steve Kondik would know in a heartbeat. not discrediting anyone just saying. i bet he has come acrossed it before. unfortunately though i was running JMT6 i didn't receive any help from Deviant Development when i posted to their facebook group. Just wish more people were on who'd take a second to help others like you did. thanks again.
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Haha I'm STILL thinking about it lol, like u I've been building and hacking software for around ten yrs now, and also like u I've never just been stuck, I've bricked devices and still brought them back, even applied the unbrickable mod to my captivate and never have I just not been able to explain what was going on lol, I help whenever I can because I may be the one asking for help someday, this issue u have though is very perplexing, it can't be the port if the phone still goes into DL mode, but then why is it not able to connect? The PC should see something, even a hard brick gets noticed by PC as being there, can't get a flashable connection but the pc still sees it, I've been working this over for 2 days now lol, I am trying for u buddy lol
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That is very strange indeed then, I can't think of any other task reason as to why it wouldn't recognize the device, if kies isn't installed and ur on OEM cable and drivers are installed that's very strange indeed I don't think I've ever run into an issue like that, I do know goo has been fing ppls phones up lately but I also heard they got it fixed so Im lost, I mean theoretically it could be the battery but it still doesn't make sense because u should get done response even with no battery, let me look into it a little more, now I'm interested, pm me if u figure it out or any new info this struck an itch in my brain lol sorry to hear about the herc, I lost mine for a whole day due to a bad Odin flash once and was freaking out cuz I had to use my old precedent so I feel for u, just doesn't make sense...
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btw, something weird... once i created the new account on my PC and tried different cables, when trying my HTC EVO 4G (old school) cord i got the "duh-dum" from windows as if it knew i plugged my device in- however it didn't pop up with "installing device driver software" nor show up in Device Manager anywhere... i got it to make the sound on/off maybe 3 times in half an hour.
so... to tease your brain even more... why would ONLY the HTC cord make it do that and why wasn't anything "happening" in the pc? even driver manager (freeware) doesn't do anything.

Droid8Apple said:
btw, something weird... once i created the new account on my PC and tried different cables, when trying my HTC EVO 4G (old school) cord i got the "duh-dum" from windows as if it knew i plugged my device in- however it didn't pop up with "installing device driver software" nor show up in Device Manager anywhere... i got it to make the sound on/off maybe 3 times in half an hour.
so... to tease your brain even more... why would ONLY the HTC cord make it do that and why wasn't anything "happening" in the pc? even driver manager (freeware) doesn't do anything.
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That's very strange lol, so it only made the connection sound when using the HTC cord? Now that I can't explain lol, but, I'm trying to recreate ur issue on another device, I'm going to figure it out lol it's like that proverbial itch u just have to scratch lol, so even with the connection sound from windows the device is still not seen anywhere? Uuughh
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haha
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^^^^^
HAD to throw that in there didn't you... the fact that yours is still working hahaha jk.
anyhow like i said its awesome you're thinking about it and trying for me. really appreciate that. and i agree- never seen anything like that. ready to start waving cash wads around hahaha. you're exactly right though- example here:
take out battery, insert battery, press volume hardware keys to get into download and plug in charging cord.... it shows me samsung and just starts rebooting and vibrating every 2 seconds until i let go and unplug....
take out battery, insert battery, press volume hardware keys to get into download and plug in USB cord... goes into "blah blah blah press volume up to continue to download, press volume down to restart device" so i obviously hit UP and it goes into download. it HAS TO know im connected to the computer.
there's a chance it just reads how much voltage is coming into the USB and determines whether or not to go into DL mode- i've seen that before. just wish i had another PC here to try on.
about ready to give out my LogMeIn info and let people see im not crazy hahaha

Droid8Apple said:
^^^^^
HAD to throw that in there didn't you... the fact that yours is still working hahaha jk.
anyhow like i said its awesome you're thinking about it and trying for me. really appreciate that. and i agree- never seen anything like that. ready to start waving cash wads around hahaha. you're exactly right though- example here:
take out battery, insert battery, press volume hardware keys to get into download and plug in charging cord.... it shows me samsung and just starts rebooting and vibrating every 2 seconds until i let go and unplug....
take out battery, insert battery, press volume hardware keys to get into download and plug in USB cord... goes into "blah blah blah press volume up to continue to download, press volume down to restart device" so i obviously hit UP and it goes into download. it HAS TO know im connected to the computer.
there's a chance it just reads how much voltage is coming into the USB and determines whether or not to go into DL mode- i've seen that before. just wish i had another PC here to try on.
about ready to give out my LogMeIn info and let people see im not crazy hahaha
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Oh I believe u lol I've seen some unbelievable stuff before, just never like this, and yes I guess it could be acting like a jig but then where are u getting the 301k to jump it lol believe me I had my herc for a day, went to root it and Odin failed halfway through bcuz I forgot to disable kies, which led me to " firmware upgrade encounter an issue, please select recovery in kies and try again" for two days because it wouldn't connect and that's the only screen it would boot to, ugh had to use my old zte merrit, ugh that sucked, so I feel for u buddy, have u tried different PCs? I can't think of any other reason, if u have no other way u could JTAG it, I know I know but as a last alternative, I got a buddy with a box, I'm trying to recreate it on a galaxy precedent but all I've gotten so far was a few soft bricks I can't figure out why its not being seen as anything, there should be something there, somewhere, even if it only sees the qualcom chip something should be seen with PC...
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yeah... ive been thinking about that. on the other hand im thinking that $400 isnt that much money and i'd really like an upgrade lol. id LOVE a Note 2 or GS4... but that takes time and patience and saving for a couple weeks... therein lies the problem haha. this guy right here has limited patience.
keep plugging away at it (no pun intended) and let me know if you have any new ideas.