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[Q] Tried Flashing ICS now my Phone is BRICKED HELP!

So I first heard about the ported ICS rom on Galaxys2root.com So I downloaded and flashed the file from there which was about 300mbs. Flashed then got stuck in a bootloop. I was able to restore a backed up rom. I thought it might've been the wrong rom so I found a thread here with ICS ROM. Flashed it... same boot loop problem except the first rom boot halfway to a att boot screen. this one just stayed black. At first power button turned on the phone to a battery screen but then turned black.. no animations followed. Now the phone is not responded to any button pushes. It just vibrates intermittently when I plug it in to my charger. It had maybe 35% battery life when it got caught in the boot loop the second time. I'm thinking since the power button was working at first that maybe the intermittent vibrating is because my battery is now dead and it won't charge? Is that possible or is my phone just fuqed? Some one please help!!!!!!!! p.s sorry for the long post.

uthebest said:
So I first heard about the ported ICS rom on Galaxys2root.com So I downloaded and flashed the file from there which was about 300mbs. Flashed then got stuck in a bootloop. I was able to restore a backed up rom. I thought it might've been the wrong rom so I found a thread here with ICS ROM. Flashed it... same boot loop problem except the first rom boot halfway to a att boot screen. this one just stayed black. At first power button turned on the phone to a battery screen but then turned black.. no animations followed. Now the phone is not responded to any button pushes. It just vibrates intermittently when I plug it in to my charger. It had maybe 35% battery life when it got caught in the boot loop the second time. I'm thinking since the power button was working at first that maybe the intermittent vibrating is because my battery is now dead and it won't charge? Is that possible or is my phone just fuqed? Some one please help!!!!!!!! p.s sorry for the long post.
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Seems like you messed up on wipes. I had different problem when i didnt wipe well. The link you posted from this forum is not usable ICS. Try to get ur phone on download mode and flash via odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
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Yeah that's what I'm thinking, I read later on in that thread that I was supposed to perform a super wipe. Also I can't get my phone into download mode. It won't even turn on. It just vibrates maybe every 3 seconds when I plug it in to charge. When its not plugged in it won't do anything.

Try using a different cable to get into download mode. Specifically an LG cable. I've heard of this working for other people.
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Vibrates is a good thing.have you pulled battery?
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Teo032 said:
Vibrates is a good thing.have you pulled battery?
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Yes I've tried pulling the battery. Does nothing except vibrate when i plug it in to charge. still won't turn on. Why is the vibrate a good thing?

uthebest said:
Yes I've tried pulling the battery. Does nothing except vibrate when i plug it in to charge. still won't turn on. Why is the vibrate a good thing?
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Any kind of response from the phone is a good thing. Worst case scenario is phone literally doesn't do anything or respond to any type of stimulus.
So I'm assuming you know how to access CWM and download mode but just in case there's some confusion, here's how I always access them:
CWM - hold power and volume +/- buttons until phone vibrates then keep holding all (do not let go) until CWM appears. (Others don't have to keep holding after the vibrate, but when I first flashed my phone it wouldn't boot into recovery unless I kept the buttons depressed until CWM actually appeared)
Download - (phone powered off already) hold volume +/- buttons (not power); plug in USB cable (still holding buttons); wait for vibrate (still holding buttons); download mode screen appears (release buttons only after this point)
If nothing else works, you can always try sending it back to Samsung/Tmobile to see if they'll replace it for you. If you can't get it to odin/download mode then chances are good that they won't be able to tell that it was rooted and thus would have no reason to void your warranty.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, raver's AOSP ICS ROM (the second one you flashed) doesn't have boot animation support so it's supposed to stay black on boot. Experimental ROMs especially may take a long time for first boot so you should always not touch it for at least 10 minutes before you try any kind of battery pull or powering off.

there are a lot of threads about people having problems when following instructions on galaxys2root.com
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Thanks!
I'm Back In The Game!!! The weirdest thing happened. So I went to my friends house and put my battery in his s2 to see if it had any life and it was. I threw it back in my phone and for some reason it booted up to the ROM I flashed. ICS was beautiful on it but I immediately went back to my recovery rom lol. Lesson learned. Thanks guys for the help this was my first time posting a problem on this forum and I love how quick everybody is to help.

uthebest said:
I'm Back In The Game!!! The weirdest thing happened. So I went to my friends house and put my battery in his s2 to see if it had any life and it was. I threw it back in my phone and for some reason it booted up to the ROM I flashed. ICS was beautiful on it but I immediately went back to my recovery rom lol. Lesson learned. Thanks guys for the help this was my first time posting a problem on this forum and I love how quick everybody is to help.
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Glad to hear it worked out for you. Can be a pretty scary experience. Remember: patience is your friend, especially the first time you boot to a new ROM. If you think the boot screwed up, the best way to ENSURE that it screws up is to power it off/pull battery. Always wait 10 minutes before touching it.

Phone Will Not Power On

I have been following the CM10 preview for quite sometime and, when it was needed, would do a clean install from the recovery.
The most recent build 8/12 I flashed without a clean install and was having some random restarts.
When I tried to call someone it stayed at the call screen and did not make any sounds.
After a couple seconds the screen went black(I thought another random restart) and will not power back on.
When I hold the power button for 2 seconds it will vibrate and the screen will stay black.
I've tried entering recovery mode and download mode but nothing seems to work.
I planned on when I got home doing a clean install and starting fresh but it seems I might be too late.
Is this a brick? Can it be fixed? and what other information is needed? Open to all constructive suggestions.
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Perfect Finale said:
I have been following the CM10 preview for quite sometime and, when it was needed, would do a clean install from the recovery.
The most recent build 8/12 I flashed without a clean install and was having some random restarts.
When I tried to call someone it stayed at the call screen and did not make any sounds.
After a couple seconds the screen went black(I thought another random restart) and will not power back on.
When I hold the power button for 2 seconds it will vibrate and the screen will stay black.
I've tried entering recovery mode and download mode but nothing seems to work.
I planned on when I got home doing a clean install and starting fresh but it seems I might be too late.
Is this a brick? Can it be fixed? and what other information is needed? Open to all constructive suggestions.
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CM10 Preview Build 8/12
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Maybe your screen died?
Does it power on without the display or does it try to power on but doesn't?
Sometimes it IS recognizable by ODIN but there is no display, try that.
it all that fails, then you MIGHT have a brick on your hands, which would be very unfortunate.
but give it a try

Wolfbeef123 said:
Maybe your screen died?
Does it power on without the display or does it try to power on but doesn't?
Sometimes it IS recognizable by ODIN but there is no display, try that.
it all that fails, then you MIGHT have a brick on your hands, which would be very unfortunate.
but give it a try
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No the screen doesnt power on at all. I hold the power button and it vibrates like it would start up.
I havent tried it ODIN yet ill edit when I do. Ill also try to leave the battery out for a couple hours and try it.

Perfect Finale said:
No the screen doesnt power on at all. I hold the power button and it vibrates like it would start up.
I havent tried it ODIN yet ill edit when I do. Ill also try to leave the battery out for a couple hours and try it.
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yeah go ahead and report back what happened.
Once on my gnex it wouldnt power on but it was still recognizable by ODIN

sounds like a dead battery
Noticed that build of cm10 actin weird as well. That bein said this issue sounds like the battery is dead, not the screen. I would try. To plug it in for a bit. Bet it sits and just vibrates over and over. That how u no the battery is dead. I hate it. That bein said its not bricked

This happened to me as well they plugging it into ur charger and holding the power button if that doesn't work remove the battery for a few and then pop it back it and to to boot into recovery I that my phone was dead as well.
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[Q] Spontaneous Soft Brick?

Just a question, out of no where last night, with no changes to my system, nothing other than using the ROM that I have been using for weeks now, my phone soft bricked. I remember trying to turn on the screen, it vibrated, and did nothing. I couldn't get into recovery, I couldn't do anything. I finally was able to get into download mode and odin back to stock root.
My question is does anyone have ANY idea what would have caused this? Or is it more of a 'bad luck' type of thing and something just didn't go right?

Optimizer said:
Just a question, out of no where last night, with no changes to my system, nothing other than using the ROM that I have been using for weeks now, my phone soft bricked. I remember trying to turn on the screen, it vibrated, and did nothing. I couldn't get into recovery, I couldn't do anything. I finally was able to get into download mode and odin back to stock root.
My question is does anyone have ANY idea what would have caused this? Or is it more of a 'bad luck' type of thing and something just didn't go right?
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are you familiar with the sleep of death? sounds like thats what happened. i could be wrong though.
sleep of death is when your phone becomes completely unresponsive to any buttons (its actually pretty common with most roms). im usually able to hold down the power button for 30 sec and it will reboot. or a battery pull will work.

jefferson9 said:
are you familiar with the sleep of death? sounds like thats what happened. i could be wrong though.
sleep of death is when your phone becomes completely unresponsive to any buttons (its actually pretty common with most roms). im usually able to hold down the power button for 30 sec and it will reboot. or a battery pull will work.
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Well, I pulled battery and put it in, and still it would not boot.
I have no idea what happened. Thats why I am trying to find some answers so maybe it wouldn't happen again

AT&T S3 keepsing turning ON and OFF every 20 Seconds

Hey Guys,
I have a S3 AT&T and it just keeps turning on and off by its self about every 20 seconds. I have looked around and many people have this issue and there are a few solution out there but all of those solutions need my phone to stay on for a while. I can't do a hard reset and I can't do any kind of flash because it stays on for such a short time. Also the phone does not have water damage.
Below are the steps I have tried so far.
-Tried a new battery but same issue
-Thought maybe the power button was stuck but it looks fine.
-Tried to do hard reset and flash but does not stay on long enough
Not sure what else to do. Its killing me that I cant figure out how to fix it!! THERE MUST BE A WAY!
Thanks everyone!

PhoneHutSJ said:
Hey Guys,
I have a S3 AT&T and it just keeps turning on and off by its self about every 20 seconds. I have looked around and many people have this issue and there are a few solution out there but all of those solutions need my phone to stay on for a while. I can't do a hard reset and I can't do any kind of flash because it stays on for such a short time. Also the phone does not have water damage.
Below are the steps I have tried so far.
-Tried a new battery but same issue
-Thought maybe the power button was stuck but it looks fine.
-Tried to do hard reset and flash but does not stay on long enough
Not sure what else to do. Its killing me that I cant figure out how to fix it!! THERE MUST BE A WAY!
Thanks everyone!
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Does it also happen in download mode and/or recovery?

x0ne215 said:
Does it also happen in download mode and/or recovery?
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Yes it even in the download and recovery menu it does this.

I'm having this exact same problem. Even in download mode it'll reboot. In fact, even while rebooting it reboots. I was lucky in that it stayed in download mode long enough for me to ODIN back to stock, but it's still rebooting. Completely unusable because it never stays on long enough. Can anyone help?

Did it ever take a dive off the table or your hands?
It wouldn't surprise me if something internally was loose....

x0ne215 said:
Did it ever take a dive off the table or your hands?
It wouldn't surprise me if something internally was loose....
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For myself, not recently. The phone was in perfect working condition, until I updated my ROM. Then when I woke up this morning, this problem occurred.
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hbk19 said:
For myself, not recently. The phone was in perfect working condition, until I updated my ROM. Then when I woke up this morning, this problem occurred.
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Honestly, it seems to me as if the power button is stuck somehow. It doesn't look stuck to me, but the behaviour of the phone is like that. The constant rebooting, the way the screen turns on, and even how the power off menu randomly comes up by itself.

x0ne215 said:
Did it ever take a dive off the table or your hands?
It wouldn't surprise me if something internally was loose....
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Mine has fallen before but nothing serious I'v dropped phones way worse then this. But I do think something is definitely loose. If I just leave the phone alone it doesn't power on or off. But as soon as I pick it up and move it, it powers on then in 20 seconds just goes off again.
Anyone have any idea what could be loose maybe?
Thanks

PhoneHutSJ said:
Mine has fallen before but nothing serious I'v dropped phones way worse then this. But I do think something is definitely loose. If I just leave the phone alone it doesn't power on or off. But as soon as I pick it up and move it, it powers on then in 20 seconds just goes off again.
Anyone have any idea what could be loose maybe?
Thanks
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your best bet is too open up the phone and look at the connectors from the batter to the phone and make sure that those have a solid connection.

99% it is a power button failure. I as well as many others are suffering from this.
Try to avoid using the power button as much as possible. Use the home button to power on and find a softkey to turn your screen off. Easiest way is use quick toggles to turn off screen.
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Phone wont stop shutting off randomly. HELP ASAP PLEASE

Ok so im on the most current moar rom, and on ktoonsez 5-31 version, and out of no where, my phone shuts down, and when i try to start it, i get the samsung screen, and then the ktoonsez boot screen, and then it shuts off again. My phone was at 80% when this happened. After that i tried plugging it in and it still says 80% but after around 10 seconds, it shuts down again. It also did it in recovery. The second time i tried i was able to delete dalvik and cache just for hells sake and then i was able to full boot, for 1 minute and then it went off again. I tried to reflash my kernel but the recovery will only seem to highlight the zips i press on. Im trying again now. PLEASE HELP

Ok so, weirdest thing is, if i keep pressing the power button over and over my phone will boot but then die 5 seconds after i stop

Someone else will need to confirm this but it sounds like sds. (Sudden Death Syndrom) it has something to do with a bad power button. You may have to flash back to stock then have Sprint fix it.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
Someone else will need to confirm this but it sounds like sds. (Sudden Death Syndrom) it has something to do with a bad power button. You may have to flash back to stock then have Sprint fix it.
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If i open up my phone and play with my power button a little think it will fix it?
Edit: Sudden death syndrome on the s3 is when it dies and wont even start to boot.

ReapersDeath said:
If i open up my phone and play with my power button a little think it will fix it?
Edit: Sudden death syndrome on the s3 is when it dies and wont even start to boot.
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Sudden death syndrome is when the phone continuously powers itself off due to a sunken power button. This sounds a lot like that too me, maybe a partially sunken or otherwise faulty power button.

CNexus said:
Sudden death syndrome is when the phone continuously powers itself off due to a sunken power button. This sounds a lot like that too me, maybe a partially sunken or otherwise faulty power button.
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Blah.. its not even slightly sunked in but ill open it up and check.. hopfully you guys can stay online >_<

yup looks like the defect.. does ANYONE have a suggestion of how to get all my data? i have so many vacation photos etc on my phone. the idiot phone refuses to save half my pictures on my external.. so now im dead in the water D=

Jiggle the power button, tap it and try blowing some compressed air into the power button area. Some people have had luck with that and have been able to get it running until they got it fixed.
Have a great day!

edfunkycold said:
Jiggle the power button, tap it and try blowing some compressed air into the power button area. Some people have had luck with that and have been able to get it running until they got it fixed.
Have a great day!
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Nothing.. how do i get this returned for a new one if im rooted and on moar? =/ its a triple lose..

ReapersDeath said:
Nothing.. how do i get this returned for a new one if im rooted and on moar? =/ its a triple lose..
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Only thing I can say is keep messing with it until maybe you can get it to stay in DL mode and odin stock.
Have a great day!

edfunkycold said:
Only thing I can say is keep messing with it until maybe you can get it to stay in DL mode and odin stock.
Have a great day!
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well i got it up and going for now.. had to open it up and play with it but the power button is the source and its edgy

Unroot and revert to stock if you can't manage to fix it yourself. I'm pretty sure Sprint won't cover it and replace your phone so you'll have to send it to Samsung. I just had a problem with my GS3 where it lost service and could not pass hands free activation regardless of everything I tried, so I brought it in and since it wasn't a hardware issue or manufacturer defect, they were able to replace it.

ReapersDeath said:
well i got it up and going for now.. had to open it up and play with it but the power button is the source and its edgy
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@ReapersDeath hey yes you have the power button issue and it is a recall on the s3 cuz samsung that it is a issue and has issued recall on the newest s3's if my memory serves me correct I habe read a news article on this but like everyone esle said flash back to stock unrooted MF9 and return to the sprint they should order you a new one
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galaxys3man30 said:
@ReapersDeath hey yes you have the power button issue and it is a recall on the s3 cuz samsung that it is a issue and has issued recall on the newest s3's if my memory serves me correct I habe read a news article on this but like everyone esle said flash back to stock unrooted MF9 and return to the sprint they should order you a new one
The #1 misfit
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MD4**
You're not in the S4 forums bro

CNexus said:
MD4**
You're not in the S4 forums bro
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Oops I did put that lmfao like cnexus MD4 sorry about that guys
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of my crew of misfits

ReapersDeath said:
Ok so im on the most current moar rom, and on ktoonsez 5-31 version, and out of no where, my phone shuts down, and when i try to start it, i get the samsung screen, and then the ktoonsez boot screen, and then it shuts off again.
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I am having this EXACT same problem. I am on the same rom and kernal, and this all of a sudden happened yesterday. Can that really be a coincidence?

thatonegirlt said:
I am having this EXACT same problem. I am on the same rom and kernal, and this all of a sudden happened yesterday. Can that really be a coincidence?
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Yes absolutely. It has nothing to do with rom or kernel. This is a manufacturer defect with all S3 phones world wide. It's a defective power button. Commonly known as SDS (SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME)
Have a great day!

edfunkycold said:
Yes absolutely. It has nothing to do with rom or kernel. This is a manufacturer defect with all S3 phones world wide. It's a defective power button. Commonly known as SDS (SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME)
Have a great day!
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I took apart my phone and the power button didn't appear to be pushed in or anything else. Also, I can get to download mode and it stays on however as long as I leave it. But recovery won't boot and the phone will just bootloop until I take out the battery if I try to turn it on. Is that common with SDS?

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I took apart my phone and the power button didn't appear to be pushed in or anything else. Also, I can get to download mode and it stays on how as long as I leave it. But recovery won't boot and the phone will just bootloop until I take out the battery if I try to turn it on. Is that common with SDS?
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Yes, the power button failure is at the board itself not on the moving button itself. It gets to the boot image and then shuts off and starts again correct?
Have a great day!

edfunkycold said:
Yes, the power button failure is at the board itself not on the moving button itself. It gets to the boot image and then shuts off and starts again correct?
Have a great day!
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Yes. I was going to do my usual revert to stock with odin and reflash but then I saw this thread and how it might be a hardware issue.