[Q] Hard bricked or soft bricked? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

OK so I felt my phone continuously vibrating in my pocket, so I held the power button because that usually makes it stop vibrating and start powering up. However, this time it just keeps vibrating. So I took the battery out and when I put it back in, the phone automatically turned on and the Samsung logo came on the screen. But before it could get to the cynanogenmod logo on the screen the phone shuts down and keeps on vibrating. It won't go into download or recovery mode without shouting off or vibrating. And more recently it won't go into the modes at all. But like three strange things are happening. 1. It will start up, show the Samsung logo, and then the cynanogenmod logo but will get stuck on the cynanogenmod logo and will go back to vibrating. 2. I got it to completely start up, I could see the home screen and everything but then the phone froze, turned off, and started vibrating. 3. I decided to try and charge it because it stop vibrating and I thought it was dead. And when I hooked it up, it showed the screen with the battery loading. But only for 30 seconds at the most.
So I was wondering is there anyway I can fix this?

Ok so if this were to happen to me i would kill the battery, plug chatter into computer, take out battery ands put back in plug phone into charger and hold volume up and down button and see if you can get into download mode. Iff you can then just use Odin to stock the phone. Off not then idk what to say.
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Samsung galaxy s2 Hercules
Rom: Jedi knight 5
kernel: Jedi kernel 2
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oroberthickey said:
Ok so if this were to happen to me i would kill the battery, plug chatter into computer, take out battery ands put back in plug phone into charger and hold volume up and down button and see if you can get into download mode. Iff you can then just use Odin to stock the phone. Off not then idk what to say.
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Samsung galaxy s2 Hercules
Rom: Jedi knight 5
kernel: Jedi kernel 2
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Thanks for replying but I can't get into download or recovery mode.

Sounds awfully similar with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783404
If your power button is having issues, it can be repaired. So you are not soft or hard bricked. It is just a faulty button. Some people managed to unstuck the button with a small screwdriver.

Sounds like your power button is stuck, there was a thread about this issue and I think a fix, do a quick search on power button sticking.
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drakulina said:
Sounds awfully similar with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783404
If your power button is having issues, it can be repaired. So you are not soft or hard bricked. It is just a faulty button. Some people managed to unstuck the button with a small screwdriver.
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Thanks for the suggestion. But I've tried wiggling the power button around and it doesn't work.

Thanks guys, I'll search around. But I'm starting to give up hope because I've messed with the power button and it doesn't seem to be stuck. But really thank you.

It's the actual switch on the logic board, it needs to be replaced. Cheers

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[Q] NO WAY! This is not possible?

I was talking on the phone and BOOM it resets.
It started reloading and can't! WTF!? It just gets caught. The Samsung logo comes up and then the darkside boot animation (been running this rom for a few weeks). Then it blacks out and does these intermittent vibrations like it's trying to boot but just stays black.
When I take out the battery and put it back in, it attempts to load itself without me touching any buttons. After the boot animation it goes black and does a single vibration that pulses every other second.
I've changed the battery several times, plugged in, unplugged, everything I try can't stop this.
I attempted to get it into recovery. After I get it there, it resets within seconds and puts me back to the same place. There is no way to get into download mode as it goes into this weird loop as soon as I plug the phone into USB.
Ever heard of this? What do I do?
Your explanation sounds like a hardware issue. your power button is being pressed and held without you doing it.
1- is the phone in a case? take the case off.
2 - if no case, did you get the phone wet? somehow the power button connection is being activated.
3 - power button is stuck.
Possible solution - remove battery then press and release the power button several times.
Let me know if that solved the issue.
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[Q] Stuck power button?

So I'm not entirely sure what is wrong with my phone. I did some searching and I assume it's a stuck power button.
I bought a used logic board and swapped it with my hardbricked phone. I resurrected it and got to use it for about 2 weeks. Today out of the blue it dies out on me.
I was running AOKP build 4. Not too many problems besides the random reboots.
I took apart the phone and found out that the power button can push in but it doesn't click. It just gets pushed in and it relaxes itself back out.
When a battery is placed into it, SAMSUNG pops up then screen goes black and vibrates. If I plug it into the computer, it is not recognized, screen is black, starts to vibrate. I have a USBjig which I used on it. It put it into "factory mode" in which after like 3 seconds it flickers blue and then blackscreen and then vibrations.
Any idea on whether this is power button failure, or motherboard failure? I hope there is an easy fix to this. [aka swapping out power button etc]

Galaxy S II SGH-T989D Soft bricked

Hey guys.
So I got this Galaxy S II SGH-T989D from my friend, he just gave it to me.
Anyways, I think it is soft bricked. When I stick the battery in, it turns on, displays the samsung logo, then says Koodo with a loading bar underneath. Once the loading bar is complete the screen just goes black, and the device will vibrate every 2 seconds.
Don't really know how to reset this.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks!
ZiiC
ZiiC said:
Hey guys.
So I got this Galaxy S II SGH-T989D from my friend, he just gave it to me.
Anyways, I think it is soft bricked. When I stick the battery in, it turns on, displays the samsung logo, then says Koodo with a loading bar underneath. Once the loading bar is complete the screen just goes black, and the device will vibrate every 2 seconds.
Don't really know how to reset this.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks!
ZiiC
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if you can go download mode please flash a stock firmware for t989d and flash it using odin.. get the stock firmware from samfirmware.com if u wish.. goodluck
Thanks Ill try!
Okay when I try it put it in download mode, it displays the warning screen about installing a new firmware blah blah, and then before I can do anything the screen flashes, I see blue and then it just goes back to a black screen and vibrating.
When all else fails I suggest opening Kies on your computer and selecting "emergency firmware recovery"
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Sounds to me like a power button problem, not a firmware problem. Could be wrong, but the black screen and vibrating sound like the tell-tale symptoms. Check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931310&highlight=power+button
There are many, many threads about this.
Okay so I took the entire phone apart and removed the power button. I tried booting then, and it still does it.
So it is definitely not a button sticking issue
Same issue
I'm having the exact same issue. I've also disassembled my phone and have ruled out the button issue. All fix guides I've encountered thus far require the "volume up + volume down + power button" boot method which is non-responsive on my phone. It continues to vibrate every two seconds. The furthest I get is have halfway through the Samsung load screen before the screen goes black.
JustinTBrown said:
I'm having the exact same issue. I've also disassembled my phone and have ruled out the button issue. All fix guides I've encountered thus far require the "volume up + volume down + power button" boot method which is non-responsive on my phone. It continues to vibrate every two seconds. The furthest I get is have halfway through the Samsung load screen before the screen goes black.
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it sounds like it might be a bootloader problem, I can't seem to find the thread right now but I know i just saw it on here that a guy in oregon will reset you bootloaders for $25(you pay for shipping), but there was a few people on there also saying that he had done a great job fixing theres. he works for a shop that repairs mobile devices, you should look through the general and q&a for bootloader issue threads i know its in there somewhere.

[Help] Infinite vibrate boot loop, bricked? please guide me! ><

Hey guys,
I recently installed a new rom but it kept turning off if i take any action so I used Odin and went back to stock unrooted. It was okay for half a day
and it started to shut off randomly as well.
*NOW it's in a constant boot loop. Once I insert the battery it vibrates and turns on by itself and shows the Tmobile logo for a sec and turns off -> vibrate x infite showing black screen
I was told that this could be a "sticky power button, stuck power button" so I opened the housing and used air can, and kinda cleaned and messed around a bit but I dont see how it will fix anything (Suggestions please!) Didn't look like it was sticky or stuck at all @@
I can't get into download / recovery mode because phone just shuts off before I can do anything and vibrates over and over.
Is my phone bricked? or that sticky power button issue? I heard theres not really a simple cure for the stuck power button.... is there?
Does samsung do anything about this even though device is out of warranty? I'm so confused atm >< please share your thoughts and guide me please!
Try
kp0815 said:
Hey guys,
I recently installed a new rom but it kept turning off if i take any action so I used Odin and went back to stock unrooted. It was okay for half a day
and it started to shut off randomly as well.
*NOW it's in a constant boot loop. Once I insert the battery it vibrates and turns on by itself and shows the Tmobile logo for a sec and turns off -> vibrate x infite showing black screen
I was told that this could be a "sticky power button, stuck power button" so I opened the housing and used air can, and kinda cleaned and messed around a bit but I dont see how it will fix anything (Suggestions please!) Didn't look like it was sticky or stuck at all @@
I can't get into download / recovery mode because phone just shuts off before I can do anything and vibrates over and over.
Is my phone bricked? or that sticky power button issue? I heard theres not really a simple cure for the stuck power button.... is there?
Does samsung do anything about this even though device is out of warranty? I'm so confused atm >< please share your thoughts and guide me please!
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Try holding down the volume up and volume down, then hold down the power button until it vibrates twice then release the power then volume buttons. Not sure if you have tryed this yet but that should boot you into recovery.
I dont think that your phone is bricked. I had the same problem and thought the same thing you have. That maybe it bricked or what not. I tried flashing different roms and that didnt work. I went to a repair shop and I got my power button repairs and I flashed it back to stock 4.1.2 unrooted. It has been working fine for me ever since. You might just need to get yours repaired. Hope this helps.
it's not bricked, this happened to me about a month ago. Your power button is broken most likely and needs to be replaced. I got mine fixed for $40.
vencc said:
it's not bricked, this happened to me about a month ago. Your power button is broken most likely and needs to be replaced. I got mine fixed for $40.
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Could you tell me how / where you got ur power button fixed?
Thanks ><
kp0815 said:
Could you tell me how / where you got ur power button fixed?
Thanks ><
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Google search is a prerequisite for troubleshooting. Here's a couple links which might help, if it's actually a bad power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32653594
and maybe this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0xMMn1DRWs
If it helps thank the dude who did the posting. Good luck n stuff!:good:

Brick maybe?

Hello there, I was installing Recovery using this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682, I only went up to the first part of unrooting the phone where it asks me to connect my and install te recovery, my phone after the root did not want to turn on. I tried using the Volume +/- along with the home key, nothing, it just vibrates and nothing. I tried pulling out the battery and the same thing happened, no matter what I did, it vibrates and won't turn on. Also when I hook it up to the charger and try turning on it vibrates and it keeps vibrating in loops, around 2-3 sec apart. What is wrong with my phone? Please don't tell me it's a brick, I just got it yesterday ;p
infernel250 said:
Hello there, I was installing Recovery using this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682, I only went up to the first part of unrooting the phone where it asks me to connect my and install te recovery, my phone after the root did not want to turn on. I tried using the Volume +/- along with the home key, nothing, it just vibrates and nothing. I tried pulling out the battery and the same thing happened, no matter what I did, it vibrates and won't turn on. Also when I hook it up to the charger and try turning on it vibrates and it keeps vibrating in loops, around 2-3 sec apart. What is wrong with my phone? Please don't tell me it's a brick, I just got it yesterday ;p
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I think this kit is honestly the easiest way to brick your phone. There are simply too many options, most of them have no real use for this phone, and the free version never gets updated. Honestly think it's a bad move for people who are new to the game.
To get in download mode:
Start with the phone off.
Press and hold the home button and volume down button.
Press the power button until the phone vibrates.
Release the power button.
To get in recovery mode.
Start with the phone off.
Press and hold the home button and volume up button.
Press the power button until the phone vibrates.
Release the power button.
Release the volume up and home button when the blue text appears in the top left corner of the screen.
If these won't work, you are bricked. Time for JTAG.
I agree 100%. That kit seemed pretty helpful for some when this was still pretty new, but recently it seems there are more reports of failures (or worse) than successes. When you get this fixed I suggest reading all the stickies and then take it from there.
Good luck
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