[My device is a Sprint Galaxy S III, unrooted on STOCK 4.1 (with multi-view)]
So the previous night I plugged my phone into the charger as normal and went to bed. Strangely, when I woke up, my phone was turned off. Curious, I went to turn it back on and waited for it to boot back up, only to have it freeze up in the middle of opening an app. I wasn't worried at this point, but after a battery reseating and restart, it happened again. This time, it froze up on the 'Galaxy S III' boot logo. I tried multiple times to restart, swapping batteries, waiting, and managed somehow to get it to recovery mode. There, I managed to wipe cache and attempt to restart the phone once more. Nothing--it was still frozen on the boot logo. After waiting a while, I tried to get it back into recovery mode, popping out the battery whenever it froze. To my horror, this time, pressing and holding the power button did not get a response from the device.
Mind you in my (roughly) year's worth of time with this phone, I had never dropped it or subjected it to any form of shock or damage. Seriously--the phone looks out-of-the-box-brand-new.
Now the device is bricked(?) I'm thinking it's some sort of hardware defect, but I'm confused because it happened out of nowhere--simply overnight. Nothing I do seems to elicit a response from it and I even tried swapping in a freshly charged battery.
I really don't care about most of the data on the internal storage (cloud sync ftw!) but there are a ton of photos inside that I would give anything to save. Is there any way I could save them? I'd appreciate any input!
TL;DR: Out of nowhere, my 1yr old GSIII suddenly started acting strange and after some troubleshooting bricked itself. Need photos on internal storage.
Can you get Into download mode? If so you can just Odin it back to stock, but it will wipe everything on internal storage.
BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I know @CNexus knows some commands in adb that can probably save your photos on the internal storage. Let me see if I can find them real quick or he might see this thread first..
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Can you get Into download mode? If so you can just Odin it back to stock, but it will wipe everything on internal storage.
BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I know @CNexus knows some commands in adb that can probably save your photos on the internal storage. Let me see if I can find them real quick or he might see this thread first..
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You haxor, why you mention my name, I had no choice but to show up...
@cytark
The following commands will pull all the pictures from your internal storage (connect phone to computer and make sure you are in the same directory as the adb.exe folder)
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/DCIM camera <press Enter and then wait..>
adb pull /sdcard/Pictures pictures <press Enter and then wait...>
Also, was your phone rooted? Because if the above doesn't work, then we can still get your stuff for you if you can get into recovery
Note: The phone is only truly bricked if it shows "QHSUSB_DLOAD" when you connect it to the computer.
CNexus said:
The following commands will pull all the pictures from your internal storage (connect phone to computer and make sure you are in the same directory as the adb.exe folder)
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/DCIM camera <press Enter and then wait..>
adb pull /sdcard/Pictures pictures <press Enter and then wait...>
Also, was your phone rooted? Because if the above doesn't work, then we can still get your stuff for you if you can get into recovery
Note: The phone is only truly bricked if it shows "QHSUSB_DLOAD" when you connect it to the computer.
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My phone actually won't even go into download mode. It stays off no matter what I press. Will the adb commands still work?
Additionally, my phone is not rooted.
EDIT: Actually, upon plugging my phone into my PC, it says exactly that. QQ
Well yes it is a general term, but people tend to use it loosely with meaning that the phone won't go into the OS for whatever reason. When you overwrite the bootloader, that's when you have a brick. Either that or the kernel is so messed up that it fries your EMMC. On these phones when the bootloader is overwritten it will show as QHSUSB_DLOAD when connected to a computer.
Can you try connecting it to your computer and seeing what pops up? If it shows up at all, it may still be possible to recover it.
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Well yes it is a general term, but people tend to use it loosely with meaning that the phone won't go into the OS for whatever reason. When you overwrite the bootloader, that's when you have a brick. Either that or the kernel is so messed up that it fries your EMMC. On these phones when the bootloader is overwritten it will show as QHSUSB_DLOAD when connected to a computer.
Can you try connecting it to your computer and seeing what pops up? If it shows up at all, it may still be possible to recover it.
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I see.
"QHSUSB_DLOAD - No driver found" comes up as a driver installation failure message.
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I see.
"QHSUSB_DLOAD - No driver found" comes up as a driver installation failure message.
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No bueno. Here this can get you fixed up. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43724690
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You haxor, why you mention my name, I had no choice but to show up...
I don't know what that means... I hope I didn't bother you. Sorry...
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CNexus said:
You haxor, why you mention my name, I had no choice but to show up...
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I don't know what that means... I hope I didn't bother you. Sorry...
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Dude c'mon, I'm just teasing
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Dude c'mon, I'm just teasing
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Oh alright. Lol. I figured you knew more about this.
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I had a similar issue with my phone today. I'm mostly posting to show that this isn't an isolated incident, since I have insurance and can get my phone replaced, but any suggestions for fixing it would be very welcome.
My phone is a year old Sprint SGS3 running CM10.0 or so, stock battery with plenty of juice, haven't flashed anything or even booted into recovery in quite a while, no new apps for a week or so, no recent battery pulls, no usage out of the ordinary.
The phone died in my pocket, and upon trying to boot it would display the SAMSUNG screen for ~0.5 seconds, then display the "Samsung Galaxy S III" screen for ~0.2 seconds before dying. It did not bootloop, but remained off. Similar behavior was exhibited when trying to boot into recovery and download mode:
When booting into recovery, the SAMSUNG screen with the recovery overlay would display for ~0.5 seconds, then the "Samsung Galaxy S III" screen would come up for ~0.2 seconds before it died.
When booting into download mode, the SAMSUNG screen came up for ~0.5 seconds, then the warning about running custom ROMs came up. If I was quick, I could press volume up to start going into download mode, but it would still die almost immediately either way.
When plugged into a USB cable attached to a laptop or power, the battery icon would come up with the loading circle for ~0.5 s, then it would die. If plugged in with the battery removed, the right indicator light would come on and it would vibrate, but the screen would not turn on.
After booting over and over for some time, it will no longer respond in any fashion, except when plugged in with the battery removed as described directly above. I suspect the battery has died, and cannot be charged because the phone crashes before charging begins.
Any thoughts on how to fix it, or ways to revert back to stock when the phone won't stay on for more than 2 seconds?
That is The Sudden death Syndrome. Your power button has failed. It is messed up internally. This is a known issue with the S3. You can try blowing some air in the power button area and jiggling it around to get a temporarily working. But they do replace it for this condition.
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That sounds very plausible. I noticed some irregularities with the power button as well, but didn't think they were worth mentioning. When you say "they", do you mean Samsung? Or someone else?
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That sounds very plausible. I noticed some irregularities with the power button as well, but didn't think they were worth mentioning. When you say "they", do you mean Samsung? Or someone else?
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Sorry when I referred to as they i meant Sprint.
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Do you know if they will replace the phone past the standard warranty? I'm out of warranty by only a few days. I figured I had a problem with my battery so I bought a new one to test before I found the power button to have failed. I'm going to be heading back over in a few minutes to return the battery kit, and hopefully they will replace my phone without making me go through insurance.
CNexus said:
You haxor, why you mention my name, I had no choice but to show up...
@cytark
The following commands will pull all the pictures from your internal storage (connect phone to computer and make sure you are in the same directory as the adb.exe folder)
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/DCIM camera <press Enter and then wait..>
adb pull /sdcard/Pictures pictures <press Enter and then wait...>
Also, was your phone rooted? Because if the above doesn't work, then we can still get your stuff for you if you can get into recovery
Note: The phone is only truly bricked if it shows "QHSUSB_DLOAD" when you connect it to the computer.
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I haven't ever replied to these threads but I need help so I hope im doing this right. I have a galaxy note 2 that did pretty much the same thing as the original thread poster. I can get to the recovery screen but I cannot connect to a computer. I really want my pictures and possibly to fix my phone. I appreciate any help you can provide. thanks
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I've seen a lot of these threads on random android forums, never with much resolution, which is frustrating.
My power button has stopped working entirely. I took it into the Sprint shop, they spent an hour with it, came back out and said they could find no reason it shouldn't be working. It's an obnoxious fix, but I downloaded "No Lock" from the marketplace and set the screen to shut off after 15 seconds. Now I press a volume key to turn on my screen...
Now, when it gets annoying is when I went to install Cyanogenmod 7 tonight. The power button obviously doesn't work. Widgetsoid's reboot button is ignored entirely if I do Shut Down, Reboot, Bootloader, or Recovery. It's A-OK with Hot Reboot. So the only way I've gotten into the bootloader to wipe/install CM7 is to pop out the battery, hold VolDown, and put the battery in. Peachy. But once I'm into the bootloader, now not only does power (which is now my "enter" button) now work, but the volume buttons are unresponsive as well. So no scrolling.
I'd love to call up HTC or Spring and see what I can do about a replacement (which might not even happen, I don't have a warranty), but I can't un-root the device to send it in.
Any insight you guys have would be greatly appreciated...
Is there an SDK or something that would allow me to remote control the phone using my computer via USB? I'm completely at a loss here.
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Is there an SDK or something that would allow me to remote control the phone using my computer via USB? I'm completely at a loss here.
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I believe you are referring to adb?
and you can unroot via adb, just search around, I'm sure you'll find something on it.
btw, does Sprint know you rooted your phone? if they didn't find out, then you still have a warranty
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I believe you are referring to adb?
and you can unroot via adb, just search around, I'm sure you'll find something on it.
btw, does Sprint know you rooted your phone? if they didn't find out, then you still have a warranty
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Yeah, I'm just not as familiar with ADB as I'd like to be.
Not so much looking to unroot, as reload HTC Sense so they don't think to look haha. And yeah, when I brought the phone in today it was very obviously modded. They restarted it and the Cyanogenmod 6 flash screen came up. The guy looked a little confused. He was more than willing to help out, but I'm not so sure it would be the same if I sent it in. They definitely wouldn't replace it.
Alright, so I have ADB up and running with no issue. Got it to give me my device's serial #. At this point, how do I hijack the phone's bootloader and force it to wipe and install the ZIP of CM7 that's on the SD card?
First of all, I know I am an idiot - so let's get that out of the way right now!
So, I have been using Mik 2.6 for several months now and loved it. But my phone ear speaker shorted out or something, and all calls sound very tinny and "crunchy". Also, every so often when I take photos the lower half of the image gets funky (like over exposure from a real camera). So, I decided to just try and restore to factory and take it to Sprint tomorrow.
Using the RUU gave me a problem. I would get so far then it would tell me (when looking for bootloader) that the usb wasnt connected to the phone or the computer. When I got that error on the computer, the phone screen was just a black screen with larger HTC logo on it. Couldnt go anywhere from there. Unplugging the device gave me the recovery screen with RUU option selected. I had to take out the battery to reboot from there. I tried to reboot the phone in recovery mode and maybe try to get to bootloader menu THEN run RUU. When I did that, I would get the same error. But when I restarted the phone, it would not boot all the way, but get stuck with the wallpaper showing, the power guage, and the 3g bars. It would never go all the way to the time/unlock screen.
So, I tried to reboot into recovery again from there... the phone vibrated three times and shut down. Now, it is completely bricked. It will not turn on normally, or in any recovery mode. In fact, when I plug it in to recharge - the light doesn't even come on.
SO - am I completely screwed? Is there ANYTHING I can do? Any advice, anecodotes, well wishes... anything would be appreciated! Thanks!
Have you tried taking the battery out for 5 minutes, placing it back in, then back on the charger? That'll let the capacitors dissipate, and make sure the battery isn't super drained.
I did, and it worked - to the point where it will start up and get right to the point of giving me the lock screen - but not quite. I can see the wallpaper. I can see the 3G up and down, and the signal bars... and the time. In fact, I even used my wifes phone to call mine, and it rang. But it didnt give me a way to answer the call. So now I can see all of the above, and a missed call icon!
So, I can also restart in Bootloader mode. Should I plug into my computer and restart in Bootloader mode and start the RUU?
Try restoring to factory by flashing the PC36IMG way. It eliminates the USB causing issues
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I did, and it worked - to the point where it will start up and get right to the point of giving me the lock screen - but not quite. I can see the wallpaper. I can see the 3G up and down, and the signal bars... and the time. In fact, I even used my wifes phone to call mine, and it rang. But it didnt give me a way to answer the call. So now I can see all of the above, and a missed call icon!
So, I can also restart in Bootloader mode. Should I plug into my computer and restart in Bootloader mode and start the RUU?
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Take the sd card out of the phone, mount to a pc via adapter, toss on the s-on zip, flash in recovery, or do the revolutionary method, depending on how you rooted, then do an RUU in PC36IMG form.
I would love to, but I cannot access the SD card right now. Trying to.
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I would love to, but I cannot access the SD card right now. Trying to.
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How do you not have access to it? Pop off the battery and remove it from the slot with the little tab. or you mean you haven't gotten it out yet?
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How do you not have access to it? Pop off the battery and remove it from the slot with the little tab. or you mean you haven't gotten it out yet?
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Lol
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No, I mean that I can't access the SD card through my computer when plugged in.
Also, no - I have not gotten the sd card out of the phone. Ever. Wouldn't even know how to do so. Again, read the first line of my original post!
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No, I mean that I can't access the SD card through my computer when plugged in.
Also, no - I have not gotten the sd card out of the phone. Ever. Wouldn't even know how to do so. Again, read the first line of my original post!
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Well you'll need a micro usb adapter to place it in computer, and still can't be read?
- take off the back cover
- remove battery
- there will be a lil 'lip' tab on the right side where the sd card car, pull up on it, then pull out the sd card
Yeah, I got the card out. Will have to go out tomorrow and get the adapter.
I just wonder why my phone will not restart all the way. It is so close. I even see notifications! My wife just sent me a text message. Well, I will get back to this tomorrow. Thanks!
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Yeah, I got the card out. Will have to go out tomorrow and get the adapter.
I just wonder why my phone will not restart all the way. It is so close. I even see notifications! My wife just sent me a text message. Well, I will get back to this tomorrow. Thanks!
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If you're on a newer ota [sense] go into settings > applications > development > UNcheck the fastboot option.
i have a a100 with the latest flexreaper rom installed and im stuck with a pretty serious issue:
a couple of days ago the tab was acting real slow and sluggish and getting bad battery life didnt think nothing of it so i just rebooted a couple times and left it alone . all was good untill the battery hit 10% and i plugged it up using the factory ac adapter. the next day (maybe 6-7 hours later) i went to turn it on and nothing no vibrate no screen flash nothing; other than the power button turning blue as i pressed it and it would stay on for a couple hours but still no other response from the tablet.
im at my wits end on what could be wrong and now i got my wife with her foot on my neck till i get it fixed. can anyone help me?
ive tried to do a hard reset with the reset button tried to boot into recovery /bootloader no dice
(also my home button flashed a couple time i pressed the power button) dont know if its relevant but wanna get as much info out as possible
wondering if anyone can help me...
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wondering if anyone can help me...
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It may take awhile for someone to see this and form something to try, random bricking for no reason is rare, its almost always some error by the user. However have you attempted adb connection to it? Leave it powered off, connect to the PC you used to unlock the boot loader then power on. Does the PC make the USB connect sound? Does the Acer vibrate? Did the home key blink again?
It really sounds like your boot partition is wrecked which wouldn't normally happen outside of flashing. If boot loader is trash then it won't know what to do and just sit there. No recovery or anything else.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
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It may take awhile for someone to see this and form something to try, random bricking for no reason is rare, its almost always some error by the user. However have you attempted adb connection to it? Leave it powered off, connect to the PC you used to unlock the boot loader then power on. Does the PC make the USB connect sound? Does the Acer vibrate? Did the home key blink again?
It really sounds like your boot partition is wrecked which wouldn't normally happen outside of flashing. If boot loader is trash then it won't know what to do and just sit there. No recovery or anything else.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
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it made something like the connect sound but instead of the regular duh doom sound it did a dadadoom (kinda hard to describe the sound) but it was faster than ive ever heard the connect sound before which is weird. the tab didnt vibrate and it seems the home button blinks when the tab is dead and needs recharged
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it made something like the connect sound but instead of the regular duh doom sound it did a dadadoom (kinda hard to describe the sound) but it was faster than ive ever heard the connect sound before which is weird. the tab didnt vibrate and it seems the home button blinks when the tab is dead and needs recharged
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Yeah I know that sound it means USB connected but error for some reason. Its been shown if this thing dies all the way down it wont read the battery correctly and probably needs to be sent in. Before that I personally would unplug it open it up and remove the battery for awhile, maybe an hour then put it back and plug it in. But thats me, not the advice I'm giving. If you have warantee on it use that.
The batteries on a lot of devices and laptops etc have something of a fail safe, if the voltage drops below a certain point it trips to prevent cell damage, however it renders the battery useless.
I haven't searched out much past that if a reset is possible by us, but it seems the pack is trash after or needs sent in.
Since this is a sealed unit you void warranty opening it (well unlocking the boot loader did too) so you can't send it in for repairs without paying for it.
I hope someone can jump in and help figure this out, and prove me wrong.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
Weird, This exact same thing happened to me. Used it in the morning and now after work it won't turn on. I had already tried disconnecting the battery, but hadn't thought to leave it disconnected for an hour. My tablet has been running the leaked ICS since it came out and The last factory reset it had was about a month ago. It was working fine up until this. The power button seems to be responding correctly, the issue is that after the LEDs light up, there is no vibration or display. I hope someone can help us with this issue.
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It won't connect in ADB mode. It will only appear on my computer as an APX device and since there is no vibration I am unable to boot into fastboot. Any help or suggestions? All the threads I have found have involved booting into fastboot.
i am also having this problem. i set ti backup last night to save to box i turned it on this morning it.worked set it on the charger came back to a frozen screen. I turned it off now just a black screen it turns on or the home button dose but nothing comes up on the screen
same thing here.
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i am also having this problem. i set ti backup last night to save to box i turned it on this morning it.worked set it on the charger came back to a frozen screen. I turned it off now just a black screen it turns on or the home button dose but nothing comes up on the screen
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I have been using ICS the leaked one, and last night I was goint to check my email and it did not turn on, I though the battery died. I plugged to the charger and this morning I tried to turning it on but it failed. I did the reset pin but nothing. I connected to the computer and it was recognized as a APX device and installed a driver ACER Picasso USB recover but i cant access anything. I am a nob. Thanks
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i am also having this problem. last night. just a black screen it turns on or the home button dose but nothing comes up on the screen. :crying: Help!!!!!!
Has anyone tried holding the power button for a while? Laptops do this too, if someone felt ventures, try taking the battery out and hold the power button. No promises, might work.
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same here
Having the exactly same issue, here...
I also tried to hit the hardware reset button and it does not help.
If the screen is blank while powered on its in failsafe mode, in other words is bricked, has to go to Acer.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
This just happened to me a few weeks ago as well. If you are still under warranty send it in to Acer, thats what I did. I just got an email saying they had fixed it and were sending it back for free!!
At the time I was on the 9/02 JB build. I wonder if this issue is caused by faulty hardware or if it is an issue that was made by rooting and unlocking it? I don't know enough about this stuff to answer that though, but it does make me think whether I should root/unlock it when I get it back or leave it stock.
Also thanks Pio_masaki for helping me a few weeks back wasn't sure if I was even going to send it in until you said they most likely won't be able to tell.
I highly doubt they even CARE when sending these in. They will void for physical damage most likely.
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Having the exactly same issue, here...
I also tried to hit the hardware reset button and it does not help.
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Ohmygod,
Same here, but it's 3 years ago. Sorry for digging the topic. Still no hope? I still keep the tablet and have just buy another refurbished mainboard to replace but still no vibrate and blacksreen still there.
Hi guys! I'm new to the board. I've done some searching and still haven't been able to resolve my issue so hopefully, with your expertise, I can get this fixed.
Here's the story: I bought a Galaxy Nexus (GSM) second hand from a guy on Craigslist. He showed me the phone, works and looks like new. Yippee!! Well, when I got home I see that there's a lock code on it.. Tried calling the seller a few times and left a VM - now it says the number is disconnected... Emailed, no response. So I looked on here and learned how to get into the Bootloader menu...except when I hit Power and VOL+/-, it just boots straight back into the lock screen..
I've installed the appropriate Samsung drivers on my PC and tried to get it to be recognized that way. However, it seems to be in mass storage mode because when plugged in it just mounts it like a drive. I've tried the "Toolkits" but since my PC isn't seeing the phone properly it never makes a data connection for ADB. So, what're my options? Am I completely SOL?
The phone is beautiful and would love to use it =(
Not sure what exactly you mean by "lock code". But could be a stolen and locked phone.
How does the prompt look like?
You can't get to the bootloader? Really? That's the weirdest thing I've heard actually ...
Are you SURE you pressed both volume up and down then pressed power? Sometimes, you might boot into the ROM first, then press the volume buttons.
Also, I believe that you gotta unlock to install drivers and use ADB commands at first. My phone didn't let me install driver on my computer when it was locked (screen turned off)
If you can't get to the bootloader, you ARE pretty much screwed.. since you can't use fastboot and adb commands either
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Not sure what exactly you mean by "lock code". But could be a stolen and locked phone.
How does the prompt look like?
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It's just the standard lock screen. Keypad, Date/Time.
kyokeun1234> Yes, I am certain I'm holding the buttons in - there is a "click" on both VOL+ and VOL- as well as the Power button.
I've tried holding them all in. Holding just the VOL- button (for ODIN) - same result. OS just boots normally and goes back to the keypad requesting the code.
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It's just the standard lock screen. Keypad, Date/Time.
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Okay, that looks like the phone just wasn't reset (resetted? Help, please, English isn't my native =D) properly. If you somehow manage to get into the bootloader, no worst case. But how you can do that when the button-combo isn't workling is above my knowlegde. Sorry. :/
There is a "special" micro USB cord called a Jig that can be used to coax the device into download (Odin) mode simply by plugging it into the device.
Hopefully someone will come along and give information as to where you can obtain one.
Once the device is in download mode you should be able to use Odin to return the device to a factory state.
Edit: I read an article that claimed this jig is compatible with the Galaxy Nexus:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0053H73JQ/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?redirect=true&ref_=ox_ya_os_product
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Hey there. Hoping someone can help me out here. Long time lurker, and I used the search button, but similar threads did not help me out...
I was out and about yesterday, phone was fully charged, and working just fine. I had used my phone and place it back into my pocket. A couple hours later, I pull the phone out to check the time, and it won't turn on. I assumed the phone had shut itself off like it has in the past randomly. So I press and held the power button. Nothing comes on at all. Screen does not turn on, there is no boot sequence, no LED light, NOTHING. I proceeded to remove the battery and replace it, still no power. I press and held the power and volume down, NOTHING. I read on here about removing the battery and holding the power button for 15 seconds to clear any power in the phone, put the battery back in and on the stock charger for 15 minutes, then trying to power the phone up. NOTHING. I took the phone to Verizon, and they were no help, they could not power the phone up either. We even tried a different battery. I am not awaiting a refurbished phone... only problem is I have loads of pictures saved to the phone (I don't use an SD card).
I am creating this to reach out and see if any of you know of a method I can try to get this phone to begin working?
At the very least, I would like to pull the pictures and files I have downloaded onto the phone... and I am really hoping that there is a way! (I have my serious doubts since the phone doesn't power up... but still I want to ask).
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
And thanks in advance for anything that may be provided!
Two options I would try:
-leave the phone plugged in a whole night/day (original charger)
-try a spare battery (if you didn't already)
-clean all contacts
Definitely try leaving it plugged in for a while. Also, have you tried hooking it up to your PC? Does the computer recognize the device?
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Definitely try leaving it plugged in for a while. Also, have you tried hooking it up to your PC? Does the computer recognize the device?
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Hi all, stumbled upon this thread while google searching. I'm also having similar problem as op. one moment the phone was working, next moment cant power it on no matter what buttons I press.
To answer this question, at least for me, when I hook it up to my PC it just shows QHSUSB_BULK, which according to my research means its been hard bricked.
I'm probably going to send it in for repairs
battle3321 said:
Hi all, stumbled upon this thread while google searching. I'm also having similar problem as op. one moment the phone was working, next moment cant power it on no matter what buttons I press.
To answer this question, at least for me, when I hook it up to my PC it just shows QHSUSB_BULK, which according to my research means its been hard bricked.
I'm probably going to send it in for repairs
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What did you do that may have led to a hard brick?
Rodeojones said:
What did you do that may have led to a hard brick?
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Idk. its odd. I fired off a text message, placed it face down on the table. Came back 5 mins later to check it and it wouldn't work.
The only thing I did was root the phone, and did very minor tinkering like use xposed framework. Didn't flash a rom or anything.
battle3321 said:
Idk. its odd. I fired off a text message, placed it face down on the table. Came back 5 mins later to check it and it wouldn't work.
The only thing I did was root the phone, and did very minor tinkering like use xposed framework. Didn't flash a rom or anything.
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Wow, that's terrible. What module? I know messaging with the build prop can are you up, but I've been tinkering with various Xposed mods for a while and never had an issue. And I'd think if it was a bad module you'd have seen the issue immediately, not after a random text message. That's just bizarre.
Rodeojones said:
Wow, that's terrible. What module? I know messaging with the build prop can are you up, but I've been tinkering with various Xposed mods for a while and never had an issue. And I'd think if it was a bad module you'd have seen the issue immediately, not after a random text message. That's just bizarre.
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yea. its weird. the two modules I used were the volume one and the one hiding root from Isis wallet/softcard. I'm going to get a replacement phone from Verizon. Will let u know how it goes. :/