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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.
CWM Recovery
CM10 Preview Build 8/12

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.
CWM Recovery
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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Phone will not turn on

My phone worked perfectly fine for months until today. My cannot boot. When I turn it on it goes to the galaxy s3 screen before turning off. I have tried taking the battery out, sim, you name it and I still get the same result. Does anyone have any tips for me? Thank you

zamorph said:
My phone worked perfectly fine for months until today. My cannot boot. When I turn it on it goes to the galaxy s3 screen before turning off. I have tried taking the battery out, sim, you name it and I still get the same result. Does anyone have any tips for me? Thank you
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If it also happens in download and recovery mode, power button might be stuck. That or hardware failure.

Aerowinder said:
If it also happens in download and recovery mode, power button might be stuck. That or hardware failure.
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I cant even get that far into the phone =/
But I think something must be loose in the phone. I got it to boot up but it was very jumpy and hard to get off the unlock screen. Should I try to open it up and check?

Good way to tell if it's a power button issue is to remove the battery, then put it back in and wait a min. If it tries to turn on by itself, the button is your problem.
If it doesn't, it could still be the button though. It won't rule it out but is an easy way to confirm it most of the time.
What do you mean by its jumpy and hard to unlock?
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[Q]Unable to boot into Download or recovery mode

I was using my Galaxy S2(SGH-T-989) normally today and it suddenly crashed when I opened my tether app. Now all it does is reboot constantly unless I remove its power source/battery. Sometimes the Samsung logo pops up but the screen just stays black and the phone constantly vibrates like its turning on. I tried to boot into both download mode and recovery mode withe every possible key combination and it does not work.
I also tried removing the battery and let it sit a while without power and then put the battery back in. As soon as i put the battery in it starts up in the loop again.
running Clockwork recovery mod and cyanogen
Any assistance would be appreciated.

wangzorro said:
I was using my Galaxy S2(SGH-T-989) normally today and it suddenly crashed when I opened my tether app. Now all it does is reboot constantly unless I remove its power source/battery.
Sometimes the Samsung logo pops up but the screen just stays black and the phone constantly vibrates like its turning on. I tried to boot into both download mode and recovery mode withe every possible key combination and it does not work.
I also tried removing the battery and let it sit a while without power and then put the battery back in. As soon as i put the battery in it starts up in the loop again.
running Clockwork recovery mod and cyanogen
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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What happens when u plug in yr wall charger?

ndmuni said:
What happens when u plug in yr wall charger?
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I haven't tried that yet since I dont have access to a wall charger but I do have access to a usb cable and it does the same thing like the battery. I will try tonight.
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same thing with a wall charger. It just vibrates like it starts up and sometimes a samsung logo will appear but it then boots up again and again.

Wrong forum, belongs here. I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.

wangzorro said:
I was using my Galaxy S2(SGH-T-989) normally today and it suddenly crashed when I opened my tether app. Now all it does is reboot constantly unless I remove its power source/battery. Sometimes the Samsung logo pops up but the screen just stays black and the phone constantly vibrates like its turning on. I tried to boot into both download mode and recovery mode withe every possible key combination and it does not work.
I also tried removing the battery and let it sit a while without power and then put the battery back in. As soon as i put the battery in it starts up in the loop again.
running Clockwork recovery mod and cyanogen
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Sounds like a sticky power button, do a search on this forum section for that and you will find a possible workaround for it.

MistahBungle said:
Wrong forum, belongs here. I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.
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sorry. thanks for the move!
Almite said:
Sounds like a sticky power button, do a search on this forum section for that and you will find a possible workaround for it.
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this was it. had to do a few different things but it looks alive now! thank you so much :laugh::laugh:

[Q] HELP!! Phone won't turn on!

I was working out at the gym earlier today and when I wanted to take my phone out to check messages, my phone just shut off all of a sudden and wouldn't turn back on. I tried taking out the battery and putting it back in and it doesn't turn on when I push the power button. Also, sometimes, the phone would buzz and show the samsung logo and the cm logo, but then the screen would turn black again. I can't go into recovery mode either. When I got home and tried to charge it, it never charged either. It just did the same thing and buzzed and then show the samsung and cm logo and then the screen would go black again. At first, I was thinking it might have bricked, but seeing as how I never did any firmware changes to the phone, it shouldn't have bricked. I only opened the phone to check the time. Do you guys think it's the phones problem? Or is there any way to fix this?
Any help would be appreciated!

Any luck with download mode?

audit13 said:
Any luck with download mode?
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No, I can't seem to get into download or recovery mode.

DO you have a USB jig?

Another battery?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

You are holding the power,vol up and home button at same time till the samsung logo flashes right?

Never mind guys. I took it to the repair shop and the guy said that it was my power button chip that was malfunctioning. He replaced the chip and it worked again. Thanks for the feedback though. Really appreciate it.