Running new LVSW version of WM6. Working smooth as glass for 3 days now and this morning I turned on the phone, checked my email, adjusted call volume and the thing locked up HARD. I tried everything but nothing worked so I just pressed the reset button on the bottom. It rebooted but hung on the boot splash after displaying the red version numbers on the bottom. After a minute or so the green wireless light began to flash so I thought it was just slow booting, i left it like this for 15 min and it never proceeded to finish booting so I pressed reset again. Same result, stuck in boot splash forever. Since it was just going to sit and run down the power I unseated the battery to turn it off (the power button wouldnt do a thing.) Finally I get to work, I figure I'll put it in bootloader and hopefully just reflash it. As soon as I plug it into the USB cable and boot it up, it came up fine. Anyone have ANY idea what the heck is going on? Thinking now of trying the new WM Black edition v1.2 but with the recent strangeness of the current rom I'm wondering if I'll wind up bricking it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Running new LVSW version of WM6. Working smooth as glass for 3 days now and this morning I turned on the phone, checked my email, adjusted call volume and the thing locked up HARD. I tried everything but nothing worked so I just pressed the reset button on the bottom. It rebooted but hung on the boot splash after displaying the red version numbers on the bottom. After a minute or so the green wireless light began to flash so I thought it was just slow booting, i left it like this for 15 min and it never proceeded to finish booting so I pressed reset again. Same result, stuck in boot splash forever. Since it was just going to sit and run down the power I unseated the battery to turn it off (the power button wouldnt do a thing.) Finally I get to work, I figure I'll put it in bootloader and hopefully just reflash it. As soon as I plug it into the USB cable and boot it up, it came up fine. Anyone have ANY idea what the heck is going on? Thinking now of trying the new WM Black edition v1.2 but with the recent strangeness of the current rom I'm wondering if I'll wind up bricking it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Was your battery fully charged?
yep
Yes, 100%, had just taken it off charge about an hour before....
It has happened to me twice
The first time that I couldn't igure out what to do I simply Hard reset the device
The second and last time that happened to me (2 days ago)
after 3 consecutive soft reboots the thing came back to normal operating status..
I suspect that this has to do with ROM
Anyways I sure hope this is fixed with the new release...
Which I may flash later on today...
Last night while using my phone it suddenly rebooted itself, and when it came back on the power button no longer worked. I could use the volume buttons to wake the phone, but even that stopped working after a while. I went to sleep and let it charge overnight, and when I woke up, all was working normally. Its been normal all day until a few min ago, the phone rebooted and now once again the power button wont work. Anyone had this problem? Any suggestions, besides take it to Sprint, which I will do if it continues?
Well I took it to a Sprint store and the tech said the button is physically fine, and worked when doing a hard reset but once the phone came back on it went back to not working again. So he thinks it's a software issue and ordered me a replacement. And my E4GT is completely stock, never rooted. Just decided to let u guys know just in case anyone else happens to have the same problem.
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just wondering how long you have had your phone before this bug, any other issues before this.
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Well I took it to a Sprint store and the tech said the button is physically fine, and worked when doing a hard reset but once the phone came back on it went back to not working again. So he thinks it's a software issue and ordered me a replacement. And my E4GT is completely stock, never rooted. Just decided to let u guys know just in case anyone else happens to have the same problem.
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If it is a software problem which it sounds like to me I would root that thing and throw a rom on there and see if that works. Preferably Phantom Hackers Blazer rom 4.1 Pure win!
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just wondering how long you have had your phone before this bug, any other issues before this.
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I bought the phone brand new in October, and no i havent had ANY issues before this. This just came out of the blue
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I have almost the same issue, mine will reboot and the battery will drop from 90% to 50 or 40% once i had 59% rebooted and drop to only 6% i changed different batts, changed roms back to stock and the same, i will take to sprint
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Last night while using my phone it suddenly rebooted itself, and when it came back on the power button no longer worked. I could use the volume buttons to wake the phone, but even that stopped working after a while. I went to sleep and let it charge overnight, and when I woke up, all was working normally. Its been normal all day until a few min ago, the phone rebooted and now once again the power button wont work. Anyone had this problem? Any suggestions, besides take it to Sprint, which I will do if it continues?
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rbtrucking said:
If it is a software problem which it sounds like to me I would root that thing and throw a rom on there and see if that works. Preferably Phantom Hackers Blazer rom 4.1 Pure win!
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my phone did the same thing i rooted it an put caulk rom an it worked again...been working ever since
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latoso said:
I have almost the same issue, mine will reboot and the battery will drop from 90% to 50 or 40% once i had 59% rebooted and drop to only 6% i changed different batts, changed roms back to stock and the same, i will take to sprint
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if u are rooted u might wanna wipe the battery stats first an see if that helps.go into recovery an look for wipe its the last one ..mite save u a trip to sprint
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If it is a software problem which it sounds like to me I would root that thing and throw a rom on there and see if that works. Preferably Phantom Hackers Blazer rom 4.1 Pure win!
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I have this problem right now it came out of no where and was working fine till now. When I flashed a new rom my power button still wont work.
My power button isn't working either. My phone randomly reboots and isn't usable. My buddy gave me his old Samsung Moment to use It's like I'm back in the stone age with this thing. No insurance on my E4GT either FML.
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My power button isn't working either. My phone randomly reboots and isn't usable. My buddy gave me his old Samsung Moment to use It's like I'm back in the stone age with this thing. No insurance on my E4GT either FML.
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It's still under a year old isn't it? Take it in and spend the $35.00 for Sprint to troubleshoot and replace it under warranty.
I was having this issue with my e4gt so i tried to flash a new ROM onto it. That didn't work, so I restored it to factory using this one-click Odin method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
Since the power button didn't function for me I had to use Terminal Emulator to reboot into download mode. Restoring to factory seemed to have restored the power button. I had a few phantom reboots but the phone has been running for 13 hours right now. Seems to be fixed. I plan on waiting a week before rooting it again, in case i decide to take it to Sprint.
Hope this helps
HELP!!
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I was having this issue with my e4gt so i tried to flash a new ROM onto it. That didn't work, so I restored it to factory using this one-click Odin method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
Since the power button didn't function for me I had to use Terminal Emulator to reboot into download mode. Restoring to factory seemed to have restored the power button. I had a few phantom reboots but the phone has been running for 13 hours right now. Seems to be fixed. I plan on waiting a week before rooting it again, in case i decide to take it to Sprint.
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did that fix the problem? im on the universe 2.1 rom and for some odd reason while i left my phone on the table it all of a sudden rebooted and my power button wasnt working either? well can you let me know if that fixed the problem for you? I cant use the power button at all and whenever i take out my battery and put it back in, it automatically starts my phone up right when i put the battery in. but please let me know if urs is fine now. thanks
sh*t, nevermind i just tried to do the odin one click and it restored my factory settings and everything but the power button still doesnt work... =( damnit!!
ok nevermind that too... sorry for blowing up your post but just wanted to inform that i just applied more pressure to the power button and held it there for a few seconds and then let go and all of a sudden the power button started working again... i was reading through other posts about this and they said that it happens often with this phone... but this is how i ended up fixing mine if the odin one click doesnt work...
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch/
For those of you who don't have insurance, or those who this option is cheaper, they can replace the power button for $35. I didn't look if it includes shipping. If it were me, and I had a little more money, I'd get the power button and usb port changed to new ones at the same time. The port might go out eventually and it saves you the time and hassle of sending it in again. Hell, $75 is still cheaper than paying the $100 deductible if sprint tries to make you pay that for a refurb.
My phone started rebooting constantly since last week. I went back to the ICS 4.03 ROM and it was ok for a few days and then it starting rebooting again yesterday. Today once the phone screen goes off it comes back on and when i press the power button to turn the screen off, it restarts. The only time it acts normal is when it is charging. I do have insurance so I'm thinking about removing the superuser app and taking it to sprint. My question is will they try fixing it before giving me a replacement & will it be refurbished? I'm at wit's end with this phone. I loved this phone until last week
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My phone started rebooting constantly since last week. I went back to the ICS 4.03 ROM and it was ok for a few days and then it starting rebooting again yesterday. Today once the phone screen goes off it comes back on and when i press the power button to turn the screen off, it restarts. The only time it acts normal is when it is charging. I do have insurance so I'm thinking about removing the superuser app and taking it to sprint. My question is will they try fixing it before giving me a replacement & will it be refurbished? I'm at wit's end with this phone. I loved this phone until last week
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If you can go back to gingerbread(clean install) you should give that a try before you go back to sprint and find your self back at square one after flashing ics, replacement phone may have gb installed. Run some stock rooted gb for a while and see what happens.
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If you can go back to gingerbread(clean install) you should give that a try before you go back to sprint and find your self back at square one after flashing ics, replacement phone may have gb installed. Run some stock rooted gb for a while and see what happens.
Pp.
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I did that & it was ok for a few days then it started again...today it worked better than most days but the power button still wont turn the screen off if I press it
I have the same symptoms with mine, which started 2 days ago while out of town. The only difference being my power button goes from hyper-sensitive in that if I even brush my finger by it it closes the screen to not registering anything no matter how hard I click. Any way to tell via logs, etc if this is hardware or software? Phone is unuseable with the constant reboots...
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Had been running Calks 3.0 before the power button issue, so decided to start over to see if it helped:
1) Ran Calks Format All
2) Reflashed 3.0
3) Ran his Bare ROM Converter
Result: Problem disappeared, so far. Will report back if anything changes, but worth a complete reformat and reflash try since I am out of warranty as an original adopter 9/16/11.
this just happened to me while running cm10 alphas. power button wouldn't work at all and occasionally it would just reboot.
i full wiped and installed one of agat's mods. we'll see what happens.
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Had been running Calks 3.0 before the power button issue, so decided to start over to see if it helped:
1) Ran Calks Format All
2) Reflashed 3.0
3) Ran his Bare ROM Converter
Result: Problem disappeared, so far. Will report back if anything changes, but worth a complete reformat and reflash try since I am out of warranty as an original adopter 9/16/11.
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Everything was perfect since the re-flash UNTIL I took a flight and the same problem with the power button started again. Whats funny is the last time the same thing happened. Chain of events:
1) Two weeks ago phone was perfect running Calks 3.0 GB ROM and had been for the last 3-4 months. Stock rooted for 5 months prior.
2) Went to airport, phone went thru security scanner and boarded plane.
3) Prior to departing, checked phone and noticed the power button didnt turn screen back on.
4) Pulled battery/ put back in, and the phone rebooted without me pressing the power button, which it never had previously.
5) Phone boots back up to lockscreen, and notice the power button is hyper-sensitive (If I lightly brush my finger against it, the "Power Off, Reset, Recovery...." screen pops up. Its like the power button has become a capacitance button like the four at the bottom face of the phone.
6) Try using, and it randomly reboots, even completely avoiding the right edge of the phone (power button side)
7) If phone screen is allowed to go dark, power button wont awaken it, but volume buttons sometimes will...Also, plugging/unplugging into charger will awaken screen. If I reboot the phone with it charging, it turns off and goes into charging mode with the green battery bar graph.
8) Struggled with the phone screen turning on/off, randomly rebooting with/without touching, turning, using, etc.
9) Arrived home and after many attempts, booted into Rogue Recovery, wiped/all format/reflashed Calks 3.0/Bare ROM converter and phone was just as it was before....Until 5 days later when I boarded another flight.......Why?
I just recently ran into a very strange issue with my phone where i attempted to reboot into recovery via rom toolbox and the phone just powered off. My power button hasn't been working at all within the last month so I've been just doing battery pulls to get the phone booted up, however this time, it only will get to the samsung screen, says rebooting recovery in the upper left hand corner of the screen in blue and then immediately powers off. I attempted to get into DL with a jig and that was successful but i suffered the same fate. DL mode loaded but my screen just immediately shut off after two seconds. Since this started happened earlier, whenever i plug my phone into a power source, it's not charging. All of this sounds like a borked power button but i was hoping to get other opinions before I ship my phone off for repairs just in case it's NOT a power button issue. I was running TWRP recovery and ground zero rom by validus without issues for around two months without any trouble before this oddity occurred. Only other thing i can think it would be is ROM toolbox somehow corrupted my recovery? Sounds like a stretch but i suppose it's possible. Any insight would be highly appreciated, thanks in advance.
Solved: power button was shorted at the MB circuit. Sent my phone to mobiletechvideos and Josh had it fixed and back in a week.
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Two days ago, my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 dropped out of my coat pocket as i was running for the bus. I picked it up and saw the screen was cracked along the top left and bottom left hand side. Everything was working for the past two days and i figured i'll just wait till Christmas to get a new phone. This morning i took my phone off the charger and turned it on. The Samsung logo flashed, and then the boot animation for Slimrom (the custom rom i'm currently running on) flashed for about a second but then the screen went black. I did a battery pull but the weird thing is whenever i put my battery back in, even without touching the power button, it boots up by itself but then the screen goes black again. I can access TWRP and download mode but they both go black after a few seconds as well. I was able to successfully turn on my phone and have it fully function for about 15 minutes after putting it back on the charger, but it quickly blacked out again. It also keeps randomly booting up by itself which is weird. Im guessing this is a problem with the screen itself, but could it be a software issue because the device keeps booting up by itself? If it is the screen, will i have to buy a new one or is it not worth it? I've also tried using a different battery and i have the same issue so it can't be that. Any help is appreciated!
Sounds like an issue with the power button, it probably got stuck somehow either when you dropped it, or after you dropped it. Do a simple search for power button and you will find ways to fix it!
Holy crap i didn't even think of that! It makes total sense since every time i even tap my power button, even for just a second, it turns on. I've read around that clearing the cache or a factory reset could work. Is this true?
Unlikely, unless it's a software issue but it's always a possibility. Slam the phone against something to try to get the power button back into place, or open it up and try to see if you can fix it yourself, or replace it
The problem seems to be gone. I haven't had any issues for two days now. All i did was press the power button really hard multiple times. Thanks for you help man!
I was using my phone last night. One second it was working fine, then next second the touchscreen stopped working. The two touchscreen buttons on either side of the Home button work (back arrow and tabs button), but the rest of the screen will not respond. Here are the steps I have taken to no avail:
1) Held down the volume down + power button to do a soft reset.
2) Rebooted into recovery mode and did a factory data reset.
3) Removed the screen protector.
None of it worked. I contacted Samsung through their live chat. He had me do a factory data reset a second time, which didn't work. He said I have to fill out a warranty claim and send the phone back to Samsung for repair and I will be without the phone for up to 14 days since I have had the phone longer than 30 days and I don't have ins. The phone is practically brand new and has no damage and was working fine until this. Sprint pushed out an update within the last 5 days and it seemed to be working fine until this (G920PVPU2BOH1). I am not rooted. Any help you can give me would be much appreciated.
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I was using my phone last night. One second it was working fine, then next second the touchscreen stopped working. The two touchscreen buttons on either side of the Home button work (back arrow and tabs button), but the rest of the screen will not respond. Here are the steps I have taken to no avail:
1) Held down the volume down + power button to do a soft reset.
2) Rebooted into recovery mode and did a factory data reset.
3) Removed the screen protector.
None of it worked. I contacted Samsung through their live chat. He had me do a factory data reset a second time, which didn't work. He said I have to fill out a warranty claim and send the phone back to Samsung for repair and I will be without the phone for up to 14 days since I have had the phone longer than 30 days and I don't have ins. The phone is practically brand new and has no damage and was working fine until this. Sprint pushed out an update within the last 5 days and it seemed to be working fine until this (G920PVPU2BOH1). I am not rooted. Any help you can give me would be much appreciated.
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Sounds like your best bet is to follow the warranty procedure. The device updating to OH1 should not have caused a touchscreen issue. You would be able to try and Odin back to OGA but as far as I know there is not a tar available for this.
*Edit....Try flashing the OF7 tar via Odin and see if that fixes your issue.
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I was using my phone last night. One second it was working fine, then next second the touchscreen stopped working. The two touchscreen buttons on either side of the Home button work (back arrow and tabs button), but the rest of the screen will not respond. Here are the steps I have taken to no avail:
1) Held down the volume down + power button to do a soft reset.
2) Rebooted into recovery mode and did a factory data reset.
3) Removed the screen protector.
None of it worked. I contacted Samsung through their live chat. He had me do a factory data reset a second time, which didn't work. He said I have to fill out a warranty claim and send the phone back to Samsung for repair and I will be without the phone for up to 14 days since I have had the phone longer than 30 days and I don't have ins. The phone is practically brand new and has no damage and was working fine until this. Sprint pushed out an update within the last 5 days and it seemed to be working fine until this (G920PVPU2BOH1). I am not rooted. Any help you can give me would be much appreciated.
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Today this happen to me as well I try everything and nothing works then I flash the firmware G920PVPUOF7 and when it boot up again everything works again just fine at least at he moment . Oh and by the way it didnt erase my settings