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[Q] An issue with the display going dead

Hi guys, recently I've been having quite an issue with my Wildfire S. It worked fine, rooted S-ON with CM7.2RC from alquez, until one day.
It all started two weeks ago when I was on one open air party where a thunderstorm overwhelmed me and left me completely wet. I've been terrified of that day before cause WFS is my first smartphone and I've been wondering how would it react on water. Maybe there is no causality between this, idk.
But since then, everytime somebody called me, the display shut off and after the call has ended, I couldn't awake my phone by normal means - the on/off button didn't work, so I started using quite dumb solution - a hard reset with taking off battery and putting it on.
(then I figured out that it could be awaken by plugging it to USB)
quite stange issue, isn't it?
I did a factory reset and flashed the CM again on clean. The frequency of a dead display has lowered down to every two calls appr. but it was still happening. Today, finally, I took off and on the battery again and that somehow did a factory reset... that's it, I have to solve it.
I'm quite worried it has something to do with HW (after becoming wet). However, if I'm not calling, it WORKS FINE!
Anybody can say anything about this?

Crusheer said:
Hi guys, recently I've been having quite an issue with my Wildfire S. It worked fine, rooted S-ON with CM7.2RC from alquez, until one day.
It all started two weeks ago when I was on one open air party where a thunderstorm overwhelmed me and left me completely wet. I've been terrified of that day before cause WFS is my first smartphone and I've been wondering how would it react on water. Maybe there is no causality between this, idk.
But since then, everytime somebody called me, the display shut off and after the call has ended, I couldn't awake my phone by normal means - the on/off button didn't work, so I started using quite dumb solution - a hard reset with taking off battery and putting it on.
(then I figured out that it could be awaken by plugging it to USB)
quite stange issue, isn't it?
I did a factory reset and flashed the CM again on clean. The frequency of a dead display has lowered down to every two calls appr. but it was still happening. Today, finally, I took off and on the battery again and that somehow did a factory reset... that's it, I have to solve it.
I'm quite worried it has something to do with HW (after becoming wet). However, if I'm not calling, it WORKS FINE!
Anybody can say anything about this?
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It sounds like the proximity sensor got wet. Normally, i'd tell you to take the case and battery out and leave it all in a bucket of uncooked rice for a day to pull out the moisture. But beings that this has been awhile, idk if it will help

BigChillin said:
It sounds like the proximity sensor got wet. Normally, i'd tell you to take the case and battery out and leave it all in a bucket of uncooked rice for a day to pull out the moisture. But beings that this has been awhile, idk if it will help
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I was thinking about something like that too (since I have very little expertise at smartphones). Could I disable it for calls somehow? (what would it do to normal use?)

As far as I know there is no actual setting to disable it. If you were a code ninja (or knew one) i'm sure they could. And it would just mean that you would have to manually turn it off to talk on the phone. But, we're not sure that's the problem. So, I personally would try the rice and hope for the best.

BigChillin said:
As far as I know there is no actual setting to disable it. If you were a code ninja (or knew one) i'm sure they could. And it would just mean that you would have to manually turn it off to talk on the phone. But, we're not sure that's the problem. So, I personally would try the rice and hope for the best.
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Thanks for your help mate. You told me about the proximity sensor - which I googled and this popped out - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=951858
"Screen does turn off when holding to face on a call, but fails to come back on, requiring taking out the battery"
I may have found a solution. Thanks again!

I hope so. If not, just come back and light this topic up again

Well, it seems my enthusiasm was premature as the app doesn't work on WFS. I tried a factory reset & flash once again, called from my gfs phone to mine and it happened again:
Even though I didn't put the phone to my ear, the display went black and after the call has ended, it hasn't awaken.
I'll try the rice, but damn, I don't understand it at all.

Crusheer said:
Well, it seems my enthusiasm was premature as the app doesn't work on WFS. I tried a factory reset & flash once again, called from my gfs phone to mine and it happened again:
Even though I didn't put the phone to my ear, the display went black and after the call has ended, it hasn't awaken.
I'll try the rice, but damn, I don't understand it at all.
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I don't get it either. The only thing besides it being dead that i can think of is that there's still moisture in the lens or something causing the sensor to trip (or not in this case).

I may have found another solution, but I don't understand it at all. http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f634/solved-wildfire-s-proximity-sensor-problem-1413248/#post8066168 Could you translate it to normal language, if you think it could be the fix?

That actually seems good. It basically says to get JTAG manager, and rewrite the broken nand files with the working ones at the bottom of the post. It IS a pretty advanced operation though, and it seems you would have a pretty good chance to brick your phone if you don't follow it to the letter.

I guess CM has an option to turn proximity off. Try that maybe?

Try a different rom.
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Electrocute from One x. Anyone?

Hi everyone!
This isn't good. I don't know what caused it, but last night i held my phone and got electrocuted. The electricity was like that of strong static when its very dry and cold then you touch something thats mase of metal.
And just now, i left my phone charging. As soon as i grabbed it , i got electrocuted again. Then after holding it for a few seconds, it hit me again. This time it was the strongest because my wife even heard the electricity. The current felt like it came from the left side of the glass of the screen. The strongest i felt i think came from the dock terminal. I tried touching the terminals again but didnt happen anymore.
Im not sure if it because its too cold the room or if its because it was charging. But either way, i dont think a phone should do that.
Anyone else with this kind of situation?

admp said:
Hi everyone!
This isn't good. I don't know what caused it, but last night i held my phone and got electrocuted. The electricity was like that of strong static when its very dry and cold then you touch something thats mase of metal.
And just now, i left my phone charging. As soon as i grabbed it , i got electrocuted again. Then after holding it for a few seconds, it hit me again. This time it was the strongest because my wife even heard the electricity. The current felt like it came from the left side of the glass of the screen. The strongest i felt i think came from the dock terminal. I tried touching the terminals again but didnt happen anymore.
Im not sure if it because its too cold the room or if its because it was charging. But either way, i dont think a phone should do that.
Anyone else with this kind of situation?
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Sorry I had to have a little chuckle when I saw your question title
I would suggest contacting HTC Support and requesting a replacement. If the replacement does the same thing then it could be your environment.

You must change quickly your phone. Maybe is the LiPo Battery.

Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.

I'll try to observe first. I always charge my phone when im in the office but never had this problem. I will try to use a different power outlet here in the room tomorrow and se if it'll happen again.
I won't be able to return the phone yo HTC any sooner because i'll be going to germany this saturday and i need my phone.
It just bugged me. The electricity was tolerable but a phone shouldnt do that.
My wife made fun of me because i shouted when i got electrocuted. Hahaha!

Presterin said:
Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.
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Hahaha! That made me laugh. It really wasnt electrocute. Its more static but a lot stronger.

If it's still on warranty best thing would be to change it

Is your phone S-on or S-off
(Naaa just kidding)

colin_404 said:
Is your phone S-on or S-off
(Naaa just kidding)
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S-On. S-Off
Shock-On Shock-Off?
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Kickasskev said:
S-On. S-Off
Shock-On Shock-Off?
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Hahaha now that made me laugh.
But I think you might want to get a replacement just to be safe. My office is also really cold and my phones never shocked me.
Sent from my rooted, s-off one x with Lee Droid one extreme

Stuart.upton666 said:
Hahaha now that made me laugh.
But I think you might want to get a replacement just to be safe. My office is also really cold and my phones never shocked me.
Sent from my rooted, s-off one x with Lee Droid one extreme
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If I discovered my one x was s-off, it would shock me.

Presterin said:
Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.
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Not hard to believe at all. Capacitors increase the voltage in the circuit dramatically. They can make 80,000v out of a 9v battery. Think of how a Taser works.

Just return it and either get a replacement or a refund (depends on your reseller/operator/region/country)!

I knew it was a powerful phone but **** me!
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.

ozaghloul said:
Not hard to believe at all. Capacitors increase the voltage in the circuit dramatically. They can make 80,000v out of a 9v battery. Think of how a Taser works.
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Mhmmm. Taser! @OP if i were you i'd seriously just attach two cables to the side of the screen,two needles at the tip of the cable and install some type of firing mechanism and tase people. Hell, even if they end up taking you to court. They're probably going to say "he tased me with his phone" and the judge, along with everyone else in the court room will stand there just laughing their asses off.

[Q] So, I dropped my rooted phone.

UPDATE: Phone was replaced at the nearest service center free of charge, no questions asked. :highfive:
My phone took a fall today from about mid-chest height. I didn't think anything of it as it was in a case and the screen is unblemished, but a few minutes later I noticed it wouldn't turn on. I pulled the battery a few times, tried the three-finger salute while connected to power and it's showing no response. It does get a bit warm after a few minutes of having the battery in it, though. I'm pretty sure it's done for but if anyone has any suggestions for getting it to power up, I'm all ears!
In life, was obviously rooted and ran AOKP. In death, it's as beautiful as the day I bought it cosmetically speaking. No signs of liquid or physical abuse of any kind. Is it even worth it trying for the warranty replacement? "I woke up this morning and my phone won't power on, I dunno what happened?!?" Or should I not even bother and just take the $200 to the face for insurance to replace it? I'm just looking for some opinions. Thanks all! :highfive:

Medlock87 said:
My phone took a fall today from about mid-chest height. I didn't think anything of it as it was in a case and the screen is unblemished, but a few minutes later I noticed it wouldn't turn on. I pulled the battery a few times, tried the three-finger salute while connected to power and it's showing no response. It does get a bit warm after a few minutes of having the battery in it, though. I'm pretty sure it's done for but if anyone has any suggestions for getting it to power up, I'm all ears!
In life, was obviously rooted and ran AOKP. In death, it's as beautiful as the day I bought it cosmetically speaking. No signs of liquid or physical abuse of any kind. Is it even worth it trying for the warranty replacement? "I woke up this morning and my phone won't power on, I dunno what happened?!?" Or should I not even bother and just take the $200 to the face for insurance to replace it? I'm just looking for some opinions. Thanks all! :highfive:
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No blemishes and it doesnt power on?
WARRANTY
"I woke up this morning and my phone wont turn on."
-did you drop it or damage it?
"nope, take a look, not a scratch or mark on the moisture detector"
how can they not warranty it?

I'd try it. If it won't turn on at all, won't show anything on the screen, i seriously doubt they could hold the idea of it being rooted or using a custom ROM against you. Actually.... they can't even really use the idea of it being rooted against you, since rooting is legal per the DMCA.... so i think you'd be alright trying for a warranty replacement.

seriously, its not like they will send it to the forensics lab for deep analysis of the installed software

Ha. Thanks guys, I will try this on Tuesday as I've been stucking working overtime well past the time the stores close. I'll update in a couple days!

I bricked my old SGS2 while flashing CM9 wouldn't power open. Called in a replacement. As long as it doesn't turn shouldn't be a problem.
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If all else fails, you should be able to flash stock back onto it even if you cant see the screen. If it heats up, I assume that it is powered on but you just cant see it. I would suggest using a USB dongle from ebay to force it into download mode and then Odin it back to stock. Even if this is not necessary, I would still suggest you get yourself one of the Usb Jigs to have around just in case in the future.

did you guys bought additonal monthly warranty from AT&T or is there a factory warranty from Samsung for 1 year period since purchased date?

Absolutely they will replace it. You don't even need acting skills for this trust me

jefferson9 said:
Absolutely they will replace it. You don't even need acting skills for this trust me
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You all were right, I brought it into the repair center and they didn't even ask questions about how it happened or anything. I was in and out in like 10 mins. Now..where's that no trip flash counter root thread? Lol I miss AOKP already.

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[Q] Phone melted. Need to return. Rooted. What to do?

I'm a little concerned about my current predicament.
A month ago I bought a rooted Galaxy Note II second hand. I have had no problems with it until Saturday morning.
On Saturday I plugged it in - it was flat because the battery had ran out of juice from the previous night. I left it off and plugged in. I returned not long after to a slight burning smell, and the phone was roasting hot.
I could turn it on, but it hasn't charged, still showing 1% and cutting out immediately. Any time you plug in within seconds, it overheats.
It has burned in one spot, and burned the battery cover as well.
Obviously I am not impressed, it could have burned the place down if I'd left it on overnight.
However, the device has been rooted, and can be turned on but it will damage it more if you do. It has had a theme applied to it that could only be done with a rooted phone so it is blatantly obvious.
I've put in a support call with Samsung who are going to send out a bag to send it off to them in. I would have preferred to send them an unrooted phone, but obviously not practical and I don't know anyone else with a Note 2. I also don't want to buy replacement components in case I make it worse or damage those.
Anyone faced a similar predicament, and what was done about it?

Well, in this case, a melted phone is very dangerous, they should or must send you a new one just to not report it to the police or the media!
I think the problem was in the battery, it's the only component that can get so hot and even it can explode in some conditions.
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My concern is they try to say that it was the fact the phone was rooted that caused it to overheat... although it was switched off at the time.
Don't worry I won't let it go without a fight, but am unsure about what rights I may or may not have.

tameracingdriver said:
My concern is they try to say that it was the fact the phone was rooted that caused it to overheat... although it was switched off at the time.
Don't worry I won't let it go without a fight, but am unsure about what rights I may or may not have.
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Try to run triangle away, before you return it.
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Phone is totally flat, and will only turn on when the battery is connected, and it is connected to the mains. It will overheat with a minute.

In Norway, and I assume in the EU too, they have to prove that there is a connection between the broken phone and the fact that it is rooted to void warranty. No worries then if there's similar legislature in your country.
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What if you charge it with usb cable connected to a computer? Does it still overheat?
Alternatively, do you know any1 with a note 2 whos battery you can borrow?
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Try buying a spare battery. And then try triangle away. Put the faulty battery back in the phone and send it to Samsung.
It's way cheaper than having to pay for the full phone repair.

sos_sifou said:
Well, in this case, a melted phone is very dangerous, they should or must send you a new one just to not report it to the police or the media!
I think the problem was in the battery, it's the only component that can get so hot and even it can explode in some conditions.
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tameracingdriver said:
My concern is they try to say that it was the fact the phone was rooted that caused it to overheat... although it was switched off at the time.
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This thread's funny. A second hand phone received or bought rooted which could have been using a different kernel, been OC'd, or had any of a laundry list of mods done to it overheats. Since none of that can be ruled out, why is there any reason to alert the media or expect Samsung to be responsible for something that's most likely not a defect but customer induced damage? With millions sold I'd expect more reports of phone's melting if there was some sort of common or repeatable fault. Best of luck OP but your fate will be determined by Samsung's graciousness and not you claiming that a rooted second-hand device somehow combusted on its own having nothing to do with what you or the first owner did to it.

To be fair if it's not charging the battery at all and just overheating/melting the phone it sounds more like a hardware issue than a software one. Something in the charging circuit is screwed up by the sounds of it.
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tameracingdriver said:
My concern is they try to say that it was the fact the phone was rooted that caused it to overheat... although it was switched off at the time.
Don't worry I won't let it go without a fight, but am unsure about what rights I may or may not have.
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idk if this help, last time my S2 also got some issue so I go to SC and the guy there said that I voided my warranty coz I rooted it.
And that statement made me angry, so I said to him in angry tone: why the hell you say its illegal to root and voided my warranty becoz I root my phone. If that's illegal, why the hell Superuser/SuperSU/any root tools exist in Google Play and Google let it in there for a long time? I bought this phone by my money so I have right to install anything in play store.
Then they unable to say something and fix my phone rightaway and told me to be careful next time.
So, rooting isn't illegal, its in Google Play anyway.

ask yr friends or someone borrow a battery and reset the counter first

I don't know anyone with an N2 so I can't borrow a battery, I'd have to buy one.
I'll try plugging it just into the computer, I suppose with less power going in, it might not overheat. I've been reluctant to plug it back in.
Phone is running standard kernel, it was only rooted, with a replacement status bar added, and CWM installed. Nothing special.
Ideally, I would need to flash it back to standard though, so I'll need to find out the easiest / quickest way to do this, and, possibly, reset the counter.
I suppose its possible they will refuse to fix it. If I am, that is me massively out of pocket, and I won't be rooting anything ever again, even buying second hand is losing its appeal.
Heck, as I can't afford to replace it, I now may be stuck with this Nokia Lumia 800 I had to buy as an "emergency" phone, which is actually not a bad little machine in many respects (obviously tiny though).

tameracingdriver said:
I'm a little concerned about my current predicament.
A month ago I bought a rooted Galaxy Note II second hand. I have had no problems with it until Saturday morning.
On Saturday I plugged it in - it was flat because the battery had ran out of juice from the previous night. I left it off and plugged in. I returned not long after to a slight burning smell, and the phone was roasting hot.
I could turn it on, but it hasn't charged, still showing 1% and cutting out immediately. Any time you plug in within seconds, it overheats.
It has burned in one spot, and burned the battery cover as well.
Obviously I am not impressed, it could have burned the place down if I'd left it on overnight.
However, the device has been rooted, and can be turned on but it will damage it more if you do. It has had a theme applied to it that could only be done with a rooted phone so it is blatantly obvious.
I've put in a support call with Samsung who are going to send out a bag to send it off to them in. I would have preferred to send them an unrooted phone, but obviously not practical and I don't know anyone else with a Note 2. I also don't want to buy replacement components in case I make it worse or damage those.
Anyone faced a similar predicament, and what was done about it?
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Given the near fatal consequences of a battery explosion you shouldnt have any problems Samsung will be much more interested in working out why it happened and avoiding any negative PR about their flagship handset.
However if they can proove that it was the root that caused the burn out (we all know thats not the likely reason) then they may reject the device and tell you it was all your fault. at that point take it to the media.
to me it sounds like the charging circuit has failed and instead of passing charge to the battery its built up in the circuit, mechanical failure can't see how a root would cause that. Were you using the sammy charger, cable and battery?
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D3_ said:
To be fair if it's not charging the battery at all and just overheating/melting the phone it sounds more like a hardware issue than a software one. Something in the charging circuit is screwed up by the sounds of it.
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Ye that was my thought wonder if OP has original sammy cable and charger or was given a third party one?

Yes I did indeed use the original charger and cable (it looks original too, not like a knock off). In general, in the past, I've had issues using chargers mean't for other devices, usually just slow charging though rather than it blowing up.
The fact the phone was turned off when it was being charged suggests to me, like you say, that its a proper hardware fault.
We shall see. I'm waiting for the jiffy bag to send it back, it will be at least 2 weeks till I get it back (maybe longer now with Xmas coming up).

tameracingdriver said:
My concern is they try to say that it was the fact the phone was rooted that caused it to overheat... although it was switched off at the time.
Don't worry I won't let it go without a fight, but am unsure about what rights I may or may not have.
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Take a picture of the burned note2 first, maybe you can use it as a "leverage" when the time comes. You know how burned phone have negative impact on products marketing.

[Q] HOX overheating after 5-10min

Hello everybody,
my cousin had his (pretty new) HOX plugged to the wall and it charged normally.. But suddenly he noticed a power blackout and pushed his phone out immediately. This event happened 1 week ago.
And now he can use his phone pretty normally, even charge it. The only thing is: It get' s freaking hot after a short period of time and kinda locks or hangs up, that means the phone doesn' t react to the user's interactions..
Also he told me that the notification LED is blinking red/green , but I' m not sure if he meant that it did just after the black out or that it means it is still blinkin'. I can' t check it at the moment, cause he isn' t reachable.. :/
He sounded really worried and I told him this is a case for the warranty and he calmed down now.
Anyways I tought I should give this forum a try, since the most of you are real pro' s .
I appreciate any help. :good:
Regards from Germany,
~Nobody
P.S. Just for my curiosity: What did actually **** up, I mean which phone part? I think it must be the cooler or the processor, since this sounds like the problems you get after overclocking, isn' t?

Red/green blinking means the battery is over heated > 48 c.
Has he tried a factory reset?
If that doesn't help its a warranty job, I wouldn't say anything about what happened and just say its over heating a few of my friends had the issue and the phone got replaced
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I have a simple problem, i think i fried the head phone jack. my phone wont go under 40c lol. after 2 or 3 minutes of use, it jumps to about 50c