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Think I finally killed my Play

I bought a new USB cable that was supposed to work for data/sync and charging for my phone. It worked fine as a charging cable, but my PC did not detect my phone's USB connection so I can't access my sdcard or get into Fastboot or Flashmode. When trying to get into Fastboot, I see a very brief blue blip, but that's all. Flashmode doesn't turn green at all.
I have tried this now on 2 different PCs with several different cables that have worked OK previously and have not had any updates done to them. On a third PC, I'm able to connect to the USB port and access the sdcard, but Fastboot and Flashmode still are not detected. I thought I had read something about this problem before, but I've not found any answers. Is this something that Alejandrissimo might be able to fix, or is it strictly a hardware issue and insurance time? I am able to return the phone to a stock, unrooted state if need be.

I would return it to stock state and see if that fixes it. I remember reading about a similar issue once. I too will try to find it and see if there was a solution.
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jgregoryj1 said:
I would return it to stock state and see if that fixes it. I remember reading about a similar issue once. I too will try to find it and see if there was a solution.
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Nope - It was actually a failing/failed USB port. I took it to Best Buy and sent it off for repair/replacement and have a loaner phone to use until it comes back in later this week.

Ouch. That sucks. Sorry man. Hopefully you get it fixed and not a replacement. Suck to to have to reunlock the bootloader again. Just cuz I am curious what phone did they give you? Hope to jeebus its not and iPhone....haha. kidding
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jgregoryj1 said:
Ouch. That sucks. Sorry man. Hopefully you get it fixed and not a replacement. Suck to to have to reunlock the bootloader again. Just cuz I am curious what phone did they give you? Hope to jeebus its not and iPhone....haha. kidding
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Nope, it is a loaner Play.
And, yeah, I'll have to pay to get the bootloader unlocked again, but that's life.

Vibration not working

My vibration not working on any rom. Is it kernel problem or hardware problem? Does anyone experienced it? My phone had a water damage 5 months ago and caused my volume button not working. And now after a long 5months the vibration is not working. Please anyone help me. My warranty period is over.
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I think it's a hardware related problem. Go to a GSM service and find out what is causing VIBRATION problems

RazOne said:
I think it's a hardware related problem. Go to a GSM service and find out what is causing VIBRATION problems
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I think I'm going to give up on this phone because the volume button is already broken. Now it don't vibrate. I'm not going to waste my money on it.
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You can send me your phone if you don't use it i can test roms on it.

RazOne said:
You can send me your phone if you don't use it i can test roms on it.
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That's what I'm going to do with it. So sorry can't give it to u
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[Q] S-Pen Dead Spot

There is a small but noticeable dead spot in my device's recognition of the s-pen. I am not using a magnetic case. Essentially, there's one perhaps 1cm x 1cm section of the screen in the upper right hand corner where airview doesn't work, and I'm unable to write anything in that spot. I got my phone less than a week ago, and I just noticed this problem today (meaning it's a new problem).
I have looked for a solution and haven't found anything, so I appreciate any help. Thank you

If you got it less than a week ago and from att, just take it back. You have 14 days to swap it out.
Edit. ..Sorry I don't know any solution.
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cwhitney24 said:
If you got it less than a week ago and from att, just take it back. You have 14 days to swap it out.
Edit. ..Sorry I don't know any solution.
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Thanks for repsonding
Do you know if it would be a problem that I rooted my phone..? Clearly the root didn't cause the issue, but I'm sure at&t would leap at a chance to void my warranty.
More importantly.. If i unroot my phone and reinstall stock android 4.1.1, would there be any evidence that I rooted the phone?

rgabos said:
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Do you know if it would be a problem that I rooted my phone..? Clearly the root didn't cause the issue, but I'm sure at&t would leap at a chance to void my warranty.
More importantly.. If i unroot my phone and reinstall stock android 4.1.1, would there be any evidence that I rooted the phone?
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I would try going back to stock to see if the problem is still there.
You can unroot and return no problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
Follow that link.
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cwhitney24 said:
I would try going back to stock to see if the problem is still there.
You can unroot and return no problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992303
Follow that link.
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Unrooted, problem persists. Device now unmodified so I can return it in a few days if the problem doesn't correct itself. Thanks.

rgabos said:
Unrooted, problem persists. Device now unmodified so I can return it in a few days if the problem doesn't correct itself. Thanks.
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No problem. Hope you get it all sorted out!
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[Q] Is this is only on my Xperia S?

Hello guys. I have problem with this light at bottom of screen, for long as I have my phone (cca 1 year). Sometimes it's seems to getting worst. Is this only at my advice, or this is global problem on Xperia S? Is there any solution for fix it? For which reason there is white line at bottom of screen? Thanx you all for every reply.

It is not something new... It is like that on most phones.. Even my Nokia has it.. It is a LCD fault. Due to lights in the edges
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Tried Factory reset?
Has warranty?
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Looks like yellow tint or light leak...

you have a hardware problem my brother

Have you tried to flash an other ROM?

SaZh047 said:
Have you tried to flash an other ROM?
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Nope, my phone isn't rooted. I think this is hardware problem.

THAT CLEARLY IS HARDWARE (Screen) fault, return your device back to store. U will recieve brand new on or free repair....

Possible sds

Hello
5 month Note 2 user that had almost no complaints till early april where my phone started lagging, restarting every few hours(it did restart once every 2-3 days since they day i bought it) and touch screen not being responsive. Result was the problem becoming worse and me having to search for it and finding out about SDS. I checked my phone through EMMC and it says my chip is insane... as soon as I saw that I tried backing everything up but as it turned out, it was too late..I've lost all my game data (I've managed to copy a few games but its a few stages back..for example my subway surfers save is like 2-3 months back...), i've lost ALL of my contacts and my smscontact backup says it has no contacts on the backupfile...
regardless, I sent it to the local Samsung retail and they kept it for a week, got it back today, same thing happening...They told me they found humidity + errors on my phone and they had to clear/wipe it out completely. Its been like 3-4 hours since i got it and it already got stuck at a black home screen error + unable to swap applications and once on a non-responsive touch screen. I contacted the Samsung retailer and he told me that it could be an error from my SD card. I highly doubt that, am using a san disk 32gb ultra speed and I only have movies on it actually so...
Now my 'questions'...What can I do? Rooting it can fix it? Or will it void my warranty completely? If I root and it breaks again can I unroot and send it to have it fixed? And if they cant fix it, do they replace my phone with another one? Like a new note 2 or a new samsung phone?
Thanks
Ps: already posted this on sprint forums by mistake and it was suggested to me to try removing my sd card..no difference
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well it is what people say "symptoms of the sudden death" so probably and all says that( 5 months, strange behaviour. .) if they dont fix you can talk to them that probably it is SDS if not you'll have to wait until the phone dies or send lots of times (like a guy who said that here in xda) and they probably replace the motherboard. theres nothing at the moment to do if it have been affected by the corrupted data but you can update to the latest firmware which is suposed to have the fix
hope I answered your question
Bests
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aka_sirok said:
well it is what people say "symptoms of the sudden death" so probably and all says that( 5 months, strange behaviour. .) if they dont fix you can talk to them that probably it is SDS if not you'll have to wait until the phone dies or send lots of times (like a guy who said that here in xda) and they probably replace the motherboard. theres nothing at the moment to do if it have been affected by the corrupted data but you can update to the latest firmware which is suposed to have the fix
hope I answered your question
Bests
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Was the 5 months too late for it to take effect?i already called them and they told me that they know nothing about the SDS.. they said they can only change my phones internal/motherboard (as they said "just the plaque not ur device"
Latest update is 4.1.2? Thats what i have.. they gave me the option of buying another phone..should i? Am afraid of getting another sds affected note
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Shei77 said:
Was the 5 months too late for it to take effect?i already called them and they told me that they know nothing about the SDS.. they said they can only change my phones internal/motherboard (as they said "just the plaque not ur device"
Latest update is 4.1.2? Thats what i have.. they gave me the option of buying another phone..should i? Am afraid of getting another sds affected note
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well the problem is that if the phone send some corrupted data to the chip when you were at 4.1.1 there's nothing to do.
The repair centre "doesn't know about it" because if they do know they'll have to asume that problem and they will lose money. The correct procediment is to change de motherboard however sometimes they just put an old one with the insane chip again. If you really want this phone and I assume that you do like it, when they replace and send it back update to 4.1.2 ASAP therefore they usually update before sending back.
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They are already losing money when they fix my phone cause of full warranty.. i loved the phone but am disappointed right now and with the possibility of changing phones i dont mind..cause all in all it has its downsides..ie too big to carry, takes a looong time to charge and regardless ive already lost all my data so its already like i got a new phone..
How can i know if they changed my motherboard?
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You should have a new imei if they changed mb i think.
I bought note because of the screen,dont mind using it with both hands thats the price you have to pay if you want that commodity of big display.
And its charging like every phone,maybe a little longer but instead you have great battery life.
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ChobbyNS said:
You should have a new imei if they changed mb i think.
I bought note because of the screen,dont mind using it with both hands thats the price you have to pay if you want that commodity of big display.
And its charging like every phone,maybe a little longer but instead you have great battery life.
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How can i test if my imei is a new one and not from a previous user?
I did buy it too but any below 1.5A charger charges too slowly..and the size does matter for me cause am currently serving the army and its harder for me to handle...
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I use original charger at home and 2.1a car charger and it charges really fast.
You should maybe check out xperia z,it has ip57 certificate,it is lot tougher than note and a bit smaller.
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ChobbyNS said:
I use original charger at home and 2.1a car charger and it charges really fast.
You should maybe check out xperia z,it has ip57 certificate,it is lot tougher than note and a bit smaller.
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Cant find any good charger really..and car charging is not an option where i am...
Ive been thinking between one x+ or iphone5 to be honest but priority is trying to fix my note
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aka_sirok said:
well the problem is that if the phone send some corrupted data to the chip when you were at 4.1.1 there's nothing to do.
The repair centre "doesn't know about it" because if they do know they'll have to asume that problem and they will lose money. The correct procediment is to change de motherboard however sometimes they just put an old one with the insane chip again. If you really want this phone and I assume that you do like it, when they replace and send it back update to 4.1.2 ASAP therefore they usually update before sending back.
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Nobody loses money but Samsung. Your local samsung service center is not Samsung company. They are third companies that have an agreement with Samsung to fix samsung phones officially in your country.
They lose money only if they replace a motherboard that is already working or not covered under warranty (user faults).
Once I talked(personally) to one of Samsung services in my country, they said mostly they are not able to understand these new generation smartphones. Most of the time all they do is just replacing motherboards, they said
My suggestion to you, print several sudden death syndrome reported web pages and show them or email them if you can. Samsung is replacing bricked motherboards with no question asked (even rooted ones).

Media volume bar is disabled now...
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I find it very strange, especially since these issues do not seem related to eMMC commands. Did you ever try using the phone without the sd card to eliminate the possibility?
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Used it for a day and a half..it did had its reboots aswell...
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Shei77 said:
Used it for a day and a half..it did had its reboots aswell...
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Have you ever tried a factory reset and use it as stock as possible for a while?

[email protected] said:
Have you ever tried a factory reset and use it as stock as possible for a while?
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I did actually when i got the phone from the retailer..it took 35minutes..
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Shei77 said:
I did actually when i got the phone from the retailer..it took 35minutes..
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That was your first bad sign :S
You're out of luck. Send it to a repair center asap.

[email protected] said:
That was your first bad sign :S
You're out of luck. Send it to a repair center asap.
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Well not much i could do...shop had already closed
I will send it but what can i claim? New phone? New chip?
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