My charging port just failed on me yesterday. I restored several roms to see if it was rom related. Then flashed back to clean stock which was a mistake. Still broken.
I luckily have an external charger and another battery so a fix is not crucial.
My question is: is there another way to root and install recovery without using a computer as my charger/data port does not work.
Thank you in advance.
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Depends which stock rom did you flash? If you have ma7 or mc2 then no. But if you flashed back to ljc yes. You can use the exynos exploit.
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Just yesterday my usb port broke.
I had a broken Att note 2, cracked glass laying around so I decided to open it up and use its charging port.
Kt was a very simple fix.. They have charging ports on ebay for $8
Obviously takes some soldering skeels right?
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No soldering skills needed... I ordered a new charging port card from eBay and basically you just unplug it and plug the new one in. Granted, you have to get to it first, which means taking the entire frame off of the back of the phone, but there are several YouTube videos showing you how to do that. Really not very hard, just need a size 0 Phillips screw driver, plastic separation tool (guitar pic, actual one made for this, etc..) And plenty of patience. Just make sure to not be in a hurry or you will scratch up your housing pulling it apart.
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Ive switched from a rooted eris to my wifes old incredible. I really miss root but the usb Port on the incredible is trashed. Any way to one click root without having the phone connected to a comp?
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I'm 99% sure the only was is to use unrevoked.com which needs a computer.
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Dang. Oh well that's what i get for letting a five year old use my phone
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There's a few one click root apps that claim they work on all droids. Give one a try.
Try visionary
Then use rom.manager to flash a recovery and use unrevoked forever to get s off
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Try visionary
Then use rom.manager to flash a recovery and use unrevoked forever to get s off
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UnrEVOked requires USB still does it not?
How are you charging? Do you alternate two batteries in a charger then switch them?
There's some videos on youtube and also a site that sells parts for the incredible (sorry, can't find it today), like display & digitizer, that clearly show removing all parts (major assemblies) from the dinc. I think it might be possible to kludge a new usb port from wherever the traces met the old one.
Were pins broken off, or gum shoved in or worse? Just curious. I'd be trying to rip it apart to fix it
I'll look for the site that had the parts and let you know if you're interested. Found it once, so must be able to find it again. Displays were cheaper than I'd have thought.
Thanks for the help, yeah i just alternate batteries. Got an extended battery so im not switching out every five minutes. Ill take a look for replacement parts, but if you find a link that would be great. Basically the pins just got mashed in
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UnrEVOked requires USB still does it not?
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Unrevoked forever is just a flash zip once you get a.custom.recovery
So there needs to be a way to transfer the zip to the SD, other than that it should work
I have no idea tho, but it seems plausible
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So if i could figure out how to get a custom recovery, i could just copy the unrevoked zip file to my sd card by taking it out of my phone and plugging into my comp
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http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-Droid-Incredible-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/6283.htm
hachamacha said:
How are you charging? Do you alternate two batteries in a charger then switch them?
There's some videos on youtube and also a site that sells parts for the incredible (sorry, can't find it today), like display & digitizer, that clearly show removing all parts (major assemblies) from the dinc. I think it might be possible to kludge a new usb port from wherever the traces met the old one.
Were pins broken off, or gum shoved in or worse? Just curious. I'd be trying to rip it apart to fix it
I'll look for the site that had the parts and let you know if you're interested. Found it once, so must be able to find it again. Displays were cheaper than I'd have thought.
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http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-Droid-Incredible-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/6283.htm
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Cool. OEM HTC Verizon Droid Incredible Charging Port seems like the thing to get when it's back in stock. I think any of the microUSB on-board sockets could be hacked to fit but if they've got this one here, seems like a go.
Thanks -
This may be a stupid question, but do you think these are "snap in"parts or do i need to bust out the soldering iron?
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This may be a stupid question, but do you think these are "snap in"parts or do i need to bust out the soldering iron?
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Check this one out::
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbNdqyjR_M0
It's for the EVO but I'm sure it's all similar enough. I can't really imagine that the USB port isn't soldered but I've not taken mine apart. You could contact that guy that put up the youtube video and ask him for details.
It sounds fairly doable given a fine point soldering iron and some time. He makes it sound like the combination of poor battery life , multiple usages all the time of the USB port will eventually cause it to separate from the main-board, so maybe this thing is actually reusable. I don't know how or where it separates.
Trying to get back to stock before taking my epic in to sprint. Here's what's up.
I got a refurbished epic 4g when my screen cracked. It worked well at first flashed over to cm9 and atarashi kernel. Since then my usb port started acting up sometimes it thinks its charging constantly other times never says it charging. Booting into download mode and plugging in to the computer it doesn't connect. And yes I am using a non stock cable (blackberry cable).
I've also tried to restore to a backup in case it was the new kernel version still doesn't work.
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Trying to get back to stock before taking my epic in to sprint. Here's what's up.
I got a refurbished epic 4g when my screen cracked. It worked well at first flashed over to cm9 and atarashi kernel. Since then my usb port started acting up sometimes it thinks its charging constantly other times never says it charging. Booting into download mode and plugging in to the computer it doesn't connect. And yes I am using a non stock cable (blackberry cable).
I've also tried to restore to a backup in case it was the new kernel version still doesn't work.
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Once mtd the only way to get back is with odin... gonna have to keep playing with it and hope you can get it to connect....
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Yeaaa I was in this situation .... you better hope it connnects or you better hope the sprint tech you get isn't a pecker head which thesse days its quite comon :\
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krisman said:
Trying to get back to stock before taking my epic in to sprint. Here's what's up.
I got a refurbished epic 4g when my screen cracked. It worked well at first flashed over to cm9 and atarashi kernel. Since then my usb port started acting up sometimes it thinks its charging constantly other times never says it charging. Booting into download mode and plugging in to the computer it doesn't connect. And yes I am using a non stock cable (blackberry cable).
I've also tried to restore to a backup in case it was the new kernel version still doesn't work.
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Try reinstalling your drivers, use different ports, and different cables. I had to do the same thing yesterday when my screen had water damage. They probably wont notice if you take it in and i think they wipe anyway, but keep trying to odin just in case. Maybe try heimdall too.
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Flash the eco5 rerfs rom and it will make you semi-soft bricked and then they won't be able to get to recovery or anything and they will end up fixing the usb and reflashing stock and when they ask you stuff just play dumb
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If you can't get it working flash the FC09 stock deodexed MTD ROM here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580931
There are instructions at the bottom of the OP to make it look stock enough to fool most Sprint techs. Marcusant has a kernel for it that has the stock numbers in the version that shows up on settings. PM him or me if you need that.
Alright I'll try that hopefully they don't notice. If they do well hopefully they don't say anything cause its a hardware issue obviously. Just a poorly refurbished phone.
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It's your best chance on MTD.
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Unfortunately bml is not open source, which makes a cwm conversion back to it impossible or hard enough that its not in the best interest of our developers to do.
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kris, most likely you have a dirty usb port, take a qtip, dip it into alcohol and gently clean the port and then use a hair dryer for a few secs and then give it a try.
Let me know if you fool the sprint employee.
I am in the exact same boat right now.
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Let me know if you fool the sprint employee.
I am in the exact same boat right now.
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I don't think they'd notice. They either don't know or don't care and if the service center is in the back, they probably won't even look at it before they reset.
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My phone has been continuing to say that its charging after I unplug it. I've tried a new battery a new charger and wiping my battery stats. Has anyone else encountered this or know a fix?
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If it were me, I'd Odin one click back to el29 stock rooted and see if it still happens.
Before doing anything, did you try to 'fix the permission' from the recovery and see it's still showing charging?
I don't think my computer or the phone recognizes the connection between the two for me to odin . Ill try fixing the permissions now and let you know if that works.
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mobile odin is your friend whenever the computer refuses to acknowledge your phone's presence.
OK fixing permissions didn't fix it so I guess the next step is to Odin a stock rom. Can I use mobile Odin to flash a full stock unrooted rom?
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Any help please? Can someone help me with flashing a stock unrooted rom with mobile Odin.
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I had this exact problem last week. Just one day it continued to tell me that it was still charging even though it was unplugged. Also, it would randomly say "USB Connected" throughout the day. I think it may have been caused by the fact that I started using the Kindle Fire charger to charge it (it just happened to be conveniently by my bed). The Fire charger is much larger and I'm guessing higher voltage.
But I tried restoring to stock, jiggling/cleaning the usb port, and every other thing I could find on the internet, but none of that worked. I just took it in to Sprint, a technician confirmed the problem, and ordered me a new phone. Painless.
But I do have TEP... If you don't, I heard that instead of just swapping out your phone, they'll order another USB port and just swap that out instead.
Why don't you just mobile odin EL29 stock rooted? If your phone won't charge, you could get an external charger and charge batteries outside the phone. You could just rotate the batteries and always have a backup. There should be a link to the unrooted tar for EL29 in the one click odin EL29 post. Just follow the directions. No need to hold your hand, it will work, just read first then follow the directions.
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You have corrosion in your charging port. Take your battery out, get a nice stiff-bristle paintbrush or a tooth brush, scrub your port out really well with alcohol. Make sure you dry it thoroughly before powering back up.
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You are awesome this actually worked. Thank you so much.
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Here's the deal, the power port on my phone is getting lose, meaning that two connectors are off the motherboard. Also meaning I have to put the power cable at an angle in order to charge my phone. Went to T-Mobile today and talked with a friend, since my phone was bought off craiglist(no receipt) about options. (My phone is also rooted with AOKP Jelly Bean Build 4) He says that I can exchange phone for a new one, but I don't think I can bring it back to stock. The easiest way for me to get an exchange is to brick my phone. Today is Friday, and I need a way to do it by Monday. I figure I can try and take off Jelly Bean and see If that works(no back up). But I would link the easiest and safest option. Thanks in advance.
Well I'm not sure this is allowed to be a thread, but what I would do...download a rom for another phone and flash it.
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OK thanks for the advice. Where am I suppose to post questions like these, if I can't find thread...
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Flash the clear counter
Flash a bad rom and then flash a bad recovery
No way out >;D
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Flash JALStudios rom
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Flash JALStudios rom
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Lol, sure fire way to get an expensive paper weight.
Flash any ROM other our own or skyrocket. Also, you can pull the battery half way thru a flash. Dead phone for sure.
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Have you tried a brand new USB cable? Micro USB cables are crap. If you take one apart you'll see that the connector itself is connected to the rest of the wire via some plastic contraption. This plastic piece breaks and that's when you can jiggle the connector itself up and down. Try it before you brick the device. IMO this thread or any others like this aren't inappropriate. We pay for insurance and after 2 years all that money adds up the the price if a new handset. Im gonna brick my phone at some point too and get another handset. That way that money isn't wasted lol. Also I've heard that tmobile doesn't care about people exchanging phones that are rooted and whatnot. Plenty of members on our forum have done this. Good luck!
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Sure its not cable, had this problem on some other computer parts... Thanks for the advice, I would try and bring it back to stock before you try and brick. Make sure you don't have a good phone not working...
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So a few days ago my 2 month old s3 stopped charging, but only with Samsung chargers. I have tried 3 different ones so far. It seems to charge just fine with any other charger, htc, Motorola, ect. I used an air gun and cleaned out the charging port, but to no avail. I am stock except rooted. Haven't really installed anything recently. My question, do I bother sending it in for repair, or should I live with it? I don't want to have to unroot and backup everything to send it in if its only going to do it again in a few months. Anyone else have this problem?
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speeddevil said:
So a few days ago my 2 month old s3 stopped charging, but only with Samsung chargers. I have tried 3 different ones so far. It seems to charge just fine with any other charger, htc, Motorola, ect. I used an air gun and cleaned out the charging port, but to no avail. I am stock except rooted. Haven't really installed anything recently. My question, do I bother sending it in for repair, or should I live with it? I don't want to have to unroot and backup everything to send it in if its only going to do it again in a few months. Anyone else have this problem?
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Did you try a different Samsung charger with the same cord? Or even a different Samsung charger with a different cord?
I have tried 3 different chargers and cords. 2 at home, and one at work. The whole issue is extremely odd to me.
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speeddevil said:
I have tried 3 different chargers and cords. 2 at home, and one at work. The whole issue is extremely odd to me.
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Might be the USB port.... in which case you should ask for a replacement phone.
Don't bother with all the drama. It's an easy fix. Go on ebay, find an s3 charging port and replace it yourself. You just remove the battery, unscrew the back panel, and then port just snaps on and off. Take it off and snap the new one in place.
And I'd make a nandroid and then flash a custom rom.. See if it's software related.. If not, that means it's hardware.. But if you really want, talk to sprint, they have to give you a new one if manufacturer defect like that.
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Sounds pretty easy to fix. Not sure if I want to void the warranty yet though.
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You wouldn't be voiding the warranty I don't think. Not to mention there's no way for them to know. Where the port is located, doesn't have any warranty seals or anything. I don't think any of the phone does besides maybe along the antenna. Check out some YouTube videos and you'll see how simple it is. No saudering drama. Just simple clip on and off kinda like a button
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That is awesome and extremely informative. That's what I'm going to do. Thanks.
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I have a similar problem: I have the same model phone, and I found that I can only charge using a data cord, not a generic charging cord. I can't imagine the reason, but I have found that unless a charger utilizes a true data cord, charging won't happen.