I bought my Mom a used Inc2 on eBay. Rooted/S-OFF running SlimRom 4.2.2 on Page Plus.
My Mom messages me on Facebook to tell me she thinks the phone is broken. I have to agree. I don't know what she did, but she seems to think she had somehow got the phone into fastboot/bootloader/recovery and was trying to pull the battery to get it back to normal. She thinks she selected something before the battery pull, but doesn't know what.
Phone won't turn on (no splash screen, no boot animation, no nothing).
No LED when phone is plugged in.
Tried several charging cables.
Tried switching with a battery known to work and be charged.
Nothing.
Anyone else ever have a similar issue? Is there any way to repair this (taking apart phone and replacing parts)? Or should I just buy her a new phone?
Pull the battery completely..wait a sec with your finger on the power to completely discharge it ...pop battery back in volumedown +power to get into recovery check to see if she formated anything fix w.e profit perhaps ?
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Battery is my guess
My guess was the battery too. Your mom may not have put it back in correctly (My mom sometimes can't see the little gold connectors without her glasses.) Make sure the connectors match up.
If that wasn't the problem, try using a (cell phone) universal battery charger.
(Amazon.com has them for cheap, and they save your life if your usb port ever dies until you can replace the charging port.)
Once you know the battery is charged, and put in correctly, you can tell if it's the phone or not.
If she wiped the system cache, you won't boot. But, you can always try placing a new ROM on the SD card (easiest way is using a desktop computer with an SD card reader,) and re-install the phone's operating system (rom).
Even if the phone is somehow bricked: you can still get her data and pictures off the SD card with any SD card reader connected to a computer.
We have all made the dinc 2 UNBRICKABLE mwuahahaha no paperweights here
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We have all made the dinc 2 UNBRICKABLE mwuahahaha no paperweights here
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Thanks for the responses. But alas, it is not a simple matter of battery wrong way. My gf has the same phone and hers works. I tried switching batteries and the one from my Mom's phone works and has about 40% juice in it.
But her phone won't respond at all. When you plug in the USB charger, the LED should come on to signify that the phone is receiving power from the wall/computer/etc... There's nothing.
The phone doesn't turn on at all. I can't get into recovery because it won't power on at all.
She said the phone booted a couple times before I got it, but got stuck on the boot animation and never made it into the actual ROM. Now it won't come on at all. I guess the phone is bricked completely (by no fault of the software - I think this is some sort of hardward issue but I just don't know what)
I guess I'll activate her old phone. Thanks for trying to help.
(I really thought holding the power button without battery in might work because I had used that trick once before, but alas, nothing)
Maybe the power button is dirty try to clean it there's I tear down guide...you won't need to go far into it tho verrrry simple...voids warranty for sure
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Maybe the power button is dirty try to clean it there's I tear down guide...you won't need to go far into it tho verrrry simple...voids warranty for sure
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I thought about that, too... But why wouldn't the LED turn on when connected to USB?
Warranty isn't an issue lol. I bought this thing refurbished on eBay.
Who knows maybe it dropped busting the led and power button...dinc forensics
O yea if not then its hardware software wouldn't make the phone not charge
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I have same problem
I have same problem and when i got maintenance center they told me must change the IC flash for phone :crying:
Check the USB port
These phones came out so long ago I imagine original warranty is long gone. I that's the case, might as well open it up and check or fix the power button like chilly suggests.
There are little ribbon cables everywhere inside, for things like the USB port, screen digitizer...and if the phone was dropped, it could have squished the power button, and easily, jarred a ribbon loose. Checking them all out and inspecting the power button might be all you need to do for a fix. At the end of it all, even if nothing is solved, you can sell the phone for parts on ebay and make at least $45.
I thought about doing that once, but I'm glad I inspected mine before I hit the "sell button." I watched some tear-down videos on youtube and decided to give it a go. Now I'm much more comfortable with tinkering with phones. It can be a nice learning experience.
It started when I once tried to plug in my phone in the dark, and I actually managed to cram the USB charger into the phone upside-down!
What this did was make the phone un-chargable, even though the usb cable would still fit in there just fine.
Same symptoms you are having: cord goes in, no light comes on. Yet, the cord charges other phones just fine.
On ebay you can buy new USB ports for about $6-9. I purchased one, found a how-to video on youtube, and repaired mine myself with just a cheap torc x screwdriver set that I purchased for $8.
Fix worked 100%. Don't give up just yet.
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Just got my phone yesterday. Running Calk's 2.7 and ICS theme, set dpi to 160, looks and runs awesome. However, it always thinks it's either charging or plugged into USB. the red LED never wants to turn off. how can I remedy this problem?
Possibly try turning it off, booting to recovery, clearing cache/dalvik-cache, and then clear battery stats
Was it like this prior to rooting and custom rom?
Apk, that didn't do it.
yes, it did the same thing beforehand. Except takng out the battery solved the problem once.
Get it exchanged ASAP. This is a defect with the USB port. Has NOTHING to do with software. I was outside of my 14 day return and Sprint made me send it to Samsung to get fixed. $7 jig and two weeks later it was fixed.
With my tech background I would say check the charging port. Could be a metal shaving or *gasp* corrosion!
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my phone sort of has the same issue...it charges fine but i cant get it to connect to my computer..my phone thinks it still charging yet i have it plugged in my computer it doesnt give me the option to switch it to usb mass storage..
Got it on Craigslist, no exchange possible.
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Got it on Craigslist, no exchange possible.
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Shouldn't matter. The phone has a one year warranty from Samsung. I bought my wife an Epic on craigslist last year and had it repaired under warranty.
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Yup. I had the same problem. I think it is related to the USB port (from reading a few SGS2 threads). I took it to the Sprint Store and they said the USB port looks good. They reset it and it still acted that way. However, 2 hours later the problem is gone. They ordered me a replacement so I'm still going to take it because who knows why the problem starts. I did have Calk's rom and also have the battering monitoring widget by 3C and I had cleared the battery stats multiple times prior to the symptoms starting. Just proving as many clues as possible...
What do you mean by reset?
Funny I see you have this problem (not really funny) because I noticed the same thing last night and just figured it was Rom related.
It sucks... can you give more details about the reset process? Soft reset?
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344882 and see if it helps.
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no dice
I had the same problem.
The red light was on all the time, only went out when I got a text. If I pulled the battery the phone would show like it was charging as soon as I put it back in. It would show the battery animation on the screen not plugged in.
After a battery pull the phone would also not boot using the power button, had to boot to recovery and boot from there.
Took it to sprint, they gave me a new battery. Solved the problem only until phone was plugged in to charge. Then started all over again.
Turned out to be a problem with the USB port and they ordered me a replacement.
got it fixed! looks like the pcb on the port was sitting too close to the lower edge of the phone. pushed it up gently and now it seems to be working. thanks for the direction, nivron.
my other concern is that battery life sucks ass. drains really quick (at the rate of ~6%/hr!). again, running calk 2.7 + ics theme. also, taking out the battery seems to reduce the life 20%. what's the deal...
Hmm, now the USB cable needs to be at a certain angle for the phone to charge. Is there any way a Sprint store could furnish a replacement for me?
Hey all
Wonder if anyone can shed any light on what I think is a unique problem - in that I can't find anyone with the exact same issue.
Last weekend I took the SIM card from my GN to place in another phone I was trying out. The GN was powered back on and being used on WIFI as I was doing comparisons, shooting some video of the new phone with it etc.
Popped the GN in a drawer without thinking and left if powered on
(see if you can guess where this is going)
Messed around with the other phone for about 4 days, got my GN out of the drawer and went to put the SIM back in my GN.
1. GN would not turn on initially at all. No recovery, nothing. (solved)
Read some posts on XDA and elsewhere, people with similar issues mentioning a long (5min+) battery pull would wake her up. Dutifully I obliged and the phone did indeed wake up. However, battery was totally dead and phone shut back down.
2. GN will not accept charge from a wall charger when phone is on.
Whilst the phone seems to take a 'trickle' charge whilst powered off (battery charge animation is on), this is exceptionally slow. Took all night to get to about 50% charged to allow me to boot up and have a look around. Whilst the phone is powered on, it will not recharge. tried all sorts of official and other USB and mains cables.
3. When connected to a PC via USB, will accept charge, but error message notes that USB Device not reconised, troubleshoot? etc...
Phone won't mount. Status says it is charging over AC.
So what's up? I assume the battery died big time over the 4 days i left it. A have a new official battery in the post to resolve but... didn't anticipate the issues with USB connection etc. Worried the phone might be partially bricked/borked/knackered.
Phone is GSM 16Gb currently on 4.0.2 and totally stock. So no tinkering to date has caused this. Only event that proceeded the issue was the full battery drain.
Any hints / tips / info / moral support gladly accepted.
Really sounds like you're phone was already borked, just waiting for the right time to tell you. You might've hurt it's feelings.
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Sounds like it's emotionally scarred from being abandoned for another phone and left in a cold dark danky drawer for half a week.
Have you tried reinstalling the USB drivers?
Also could try factory reset as well as try unlocking it and relocking. Worst case, send it in repair, just tell them it's heartbroken.
Heartbroken, I like it... Worse still I was testing out a Windows Phone. What a phone philanderer I am.
The drawer was nice and dry though I assure you.
How would I install USB drivers?
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Heartbroken, I like it... Worse still I was testing out a Windows Phone. What a phone philanderer I am.
The drawer was nice and dry though I assure you.
How would I install USB drivers?
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Assuming you're on a windows since you called it a PC..
Try and see if windows can install it for you.
Go to Start > Run > Enter "device installation" in the search > select "Change device installation settings" > Select "Install driver software from windows update if it's not found on my device"
Many have seen this type of problems, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539
It's a hardware issue, but is fixable if you want to change the USB port yourself
Thanks.
Then post you link to seems to be about 'phantom' charging when no cable is connected. This is the opposite in a way - it won't charge when turned on at all.
New battery arrived today. No change. Device still trickle charges when powered off, but doesn't charge on mains power, and still will not recognise when plugged into an XP or Linux machine.
Gonna try a factory reset and will update.
Let me know of any ideas and or people with the same issue. I'm still of the opinion I haven't seen a thread with this same issue. Would be happy to be corrected.
Cheers
Well, a factory reset did nothing...
Stuck...
If you read the thread, many have had this exact problem, including myself. For me the phantom charging happened a while after it refused to charge.
What the actual ****...
I just tried what can only be described as the 'toothpick trick' : pushing down the connector nub inside the USB port on the phone et voila, now acting as normal.
I can only describe that as a really ****ty example of workmanship from Samsung.
And it would be after I reset the device as well.
Do you think this one's a definite hardware issue / defect? Seems a crazy thing to happen.
I had the same problem and search as I might, I could find no solution and had to send it in for repairs. The good news is, if you send it directly to Samsung (and dont go through your carrier), they were really fast about it and I had my phone back within a week
Lol, I was the one figuring out the toothpick trick I ordered the phone from clove.co.uk the first week it was released, and had this issue haunt me after a few weeks. As I'm in norway, I was not looking forward to sending it in, so tried to fix it myself. I tried "everything", including short circiut some pins in the plug on purpose, but what finally fixed it for me was to buy a OEM USB Charging board on ebay and replace it myself.
I know, really ****ty QA at Samsung.
Not looking forward to sitting and waiting to see if this is a recurring issue.
How much of a job is replacing the board on the phone?
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Not that hard. The phone is easy to pick apart, and you can just "plug" in the new card with two simple connectors.
Turns out it is a recurring issue.
Is this the sort of thing that would be classed as due a replacement phone?
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I had the same problem and search as I might, I could find no solution and had to send it in for repairs. The good news is, if you send it directly to Samsung (and dont go through your carrier), they were really fast about it and I had my phone back within a week
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I am having a very similar issue that I believe is hardware. Sometimes charges, sometimes won't. BUT it will not be recognized through USB on my PC so I can not flash stock images unroot and lock the bootloader back up. Where you completely stock and unrooted before you sent it in to samsung? I have to find some way to get it back to stock so I can get get this fixed...
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I am having a very similar issue that I believe is hardware. Sometimes charges, sometimes won't. BUT it will not be recognized through USB on my PC so I can not flash stock images unroot and lock the bootloader back up. Where you completely stock and unrooted before you sent it in to samsung? I have to find some way to get it back to stock so I can get get this fixed...
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Yes, I know there are many topics on this, but mine is a little different, and this appears to be the most current thread.
I have a galaxy nexus that I got from Google IO last summer. It has worked great until last week. It stopped taking a charge. When I would plug it in with the same plug I have used for months, it would show the lightning bolt, but not charge. I tried the toothpick thing but no luck and ended up breaking the usb port. So, I bought a replacment usb board off ebay and installed that. Now, when I plug the phone in, still no charge, but my computer does recognize the phone.
Then after the 4.2.2 update, I no longer see the lighting bolt, but it still does not charge. I have been charging the battery at night. I cut off the end of a usb cable and use electrical tape to tape the two stripped wires to the battery. But that only provides an 80% charge and doesnt last the whole day.
1) Not a usb port issue, but might be a motherboard issue?
2) Not a toothpick fix
3) Maybe a software issue?
4) Maybe time to buy the Nexus 4?
Hi I just got a e4gt used from a coworker for 80 bucks. But I'm having issues with it. Even off the cord, it says mtp connection. Every time I turn off the phone it sometimes starts right back up again on its own, and sometimes shows that it is charging, again while it is off the cord. Anyone have this problem? Since I got it used can I still take it to a sprint store and have them fix it? Thanks.
Its really annoying. I want to root it before I switch my service over since I want wifi tethering.
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I have had this problem before. Once with my launch day e4gt and twice my current e4gt. The first one, I took to a corporate store and they replaced. The two times with this phone, I took a wooden tooth pick and cleaned the USB port (with the battery out). So far for me, that had remedied the problem.
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Use another USB cable
I tried a different cable, same thing. Even when I connect a cable to the phone but not the computer, it thinks its connected. Starting to think I have a bad USB port or something. Since its used, do I have a manufacturers watlrranty or something?
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I tried a different cable, same thing. Even when I connect a cable to the phone but not the computer, it thinks its connected. Starting to think I have a bad USB port or something. Since its used, do I have a manufacturers watlrranty or something?
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If you have TEP, it would be free replacement at a sprint store. If you don't, it would be $35. We don't care about devices be used, per say.
However, this is all assuming there isn't corrosion in the charging port, which will generally cause the issues you are having. Take a peek in there with a small light and see if you can see any white cloudiness or rust.
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What is TEP? Does the warranty carry over of im not the one who originally bought the device? The guy bought it in september i think.
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It sounds like liquid damage to me.
Look really closely inside your charging port for anything green/white, especially toward the very base of the pins. Also, look at the charger itself for any green/corrosion on the pins. If you find any, dip a toothbrush in some denatured alcohol and scrub your charging port.
Works like a charm.
Ok so after cleaning out the charger it seems to charge better, but it has a different problem too. It doesnt stay off. Every time i try to power down it automatically turns itself back on. I want to root this phone before i switch my service over. Is it safe to root this phone if it doesnt turn off and stay off? And would a coroded charger port be the cause of it turning itself back on?
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Ok so after cleaning out the charger it seems to charge better, but it has a different problem too. It doesnt stay off. Every time i try to power down it automatically turns itself back on. I want to root this phone before i switch my service over. Is it safe to root this phone if it doesnt turn off and stay off? And would a coroded charger port be the cause of it turning itself back on?
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Make sure the device is usable first. A corroded charging port could definitely help in bricking the device, by not completing a full flash during installation of software.
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hi all,
n00b here so go easy !
im having similar issues to the OP, with the phone constantly telling me that charging has been paused , voltage too high , even when the phone is not charging.
my phone has just been returned to me from a warranty repair for a faulty button and camera , it took almost 2 months to have it repaired by samsung.
i really cant face not having my phone for another 2 months if it needs to go for repair again.
how much would it cost to have the usb replaced on the phone if i was to bring it to a standard phone shop ??
thanks in advance guys.
p.s. i wouldnt risk trying to D.I.Y. it as im really not good at that kinda stuff.
merriman02 said:
hi all,
n00b here so go easy !
im having similar issues to the OP, with the phone constantly telling me that charging has been paused , voltage too high , even when the phone is not charging.
my phone has just been returned to me from a warranty repair for a faulty button and camera , it took almost 2 months to have it repaired by samsung.
i really cant face not having my phone for another 2 months if it needs to go for repair again.
how much would it cost to have the usb replaced on the phone if i was to bring it to a standard phone shop ??
thanks in advance guys.
p.s. i wouldnt risk trying to D.I.Y. it as im really not good at that kinda stuff.
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Are you activated on another carrier? Or do you not have TEP?
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Ok so after cleaning out the charger it seems to charge better, but it has a different problem too. It doesnt stay off. Every time i try to power down it automatically turns itself back on. I want to root this phone before i switch my service over. Is it safe to root this phone if it doesnt turn off and stay off? And would a coroded charger port be the cause of it turning itself back on?
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That's very odd. I've seen liquid damage cause the phone to stay powered on constantly, but normally doesn't have anything to do with the charging port.
Pull your battery and leave it out for a few hours to fully reset the internal battery and see if that does the trick.
Did you use Denatured or Isopropyl alcohol to clean out the port? If not, you may have damaged something.. It doesn't take a whole lot of alcohol to clean out the port, just a dip into the alcohol with a toothbrush and a lot of scrubbing.
Regarding this being a widespread issue, I don't know if the port is more susceptible to liquid, but I have seen this issue four times over the last month and a half.. (Mainly with the Galaxy Nexus) Cleaning the charging port has resolved it 100% of the time for me and I have not heard back from anyone saying the issue returned.
OK so for some reason the charging works and the phone is able to shut off. Now I have a new problem. My e4gt will charge when plugged into the pc, but the pc doesn't recognize it. I want to root my device, but the computer will not recognize it no matter what! I tried uninstalling the drivers, reformatting my phone / sd card, restarting the computer, reinstalling the drivers, and i just can't get the computer to see the phone. What can I do? This is driving me insane.
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maybe try using odin and reinstall a stock el29 rom see if that helps in any way?
My phone has been going insane for the last two days. It will think that it is charging when it isn't plugged in. Sometimes it will cycle between not charging and charging at a rapid rate, causing the screen to turn on and stay on (the screen will normally turn on when plugged in). I've tried various resets, battery pulls, etc. This is not a rooted device. If I pull the battery and then reboot the phone, the battery will be 10-15% lower than when I pulled the battery only a minute earlier. Anyone experience this?
This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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Agreed.
However, I've detailed re-locking and returning to stock via my guide with a broken USB port if it ever gets to that point for you/anyone.
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I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
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I don't think "doing this a few hours ago" is really a long enough time to say it works perfectly. The same thing happened to my phone and I have seen several people claim this solution fixes the problem. I tried it and it fixed it for about two days but then it came back, and it won't go away now regardless of what I do with the charging port. I am starting to believe there is no solution but to buy a new phone
New glitch spotted when phone is of and in the charger it wil chrage for like 2 seconds and then the animation saays the phone is full!but 2seconda later its charging again so on and so on... sort of chargingloop..
But it never charges
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Same issues here :/
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Same problem here..But I found out the solution after irritation of 3 weeks one day i dropped my nexus and after that instance it is working perfectly fine without any charging.
Its been 4 Weeks without any problem.
Please try at your risk.
i had the same exact issue try wiping dalvik ,battery stats and cache under recovery, fixed all issued...i think this was caused after using the fast ac charge on francos kernal.
i found a solution.
I had the same problem. at the the begining it didn´t charge. i made hard reset and nothing. i ordered a new battery and nothing. Then i see something different in tee microusb port when i compared it with an xperia x10 port. I realise that the tiny plate inside the port was bended. then with a needle i straighten it, and the charge bolt icon returns to life. But after that some times it comes up without charging conection. Then i found some blog post that said that the "Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable Ribbon For Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250" was the problem. I found a guide to disassemble an change that micro usb port, it is really easy, i made in 30 minutes, even been the first time. I bought the replacement part in ebay (ebay.com/itm/-/130656140500?item=130656140500&viewitem=&ViewItem) but after that i found many web stores with it an cheaper prices.
I suggest to see
ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Verizon-LTE-Micro-USB-Charge-Port-Main-Mic/9641/1[/url]
enjoy
Replacing micro usb charge port does not work!
nelsmo said:
I had the same problem. at the the begining it didn´t charge. i made hard reset and nothing. i ordered a new battery and nothing. Then i see something different in tee microusb port when i compared it with an xperia x10 port. I realise that the tiny plate inside the port was bended. then with a needle i straighten it, and the charge bolt icon returns to life. But after that some times it comes up without charging conection. Then i found some blog post that said that the "Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable Ribbon For Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250" was the problem. I found a guide to disassemble an change that micro usb port, it is really easy, i made in 30 minutes, even been the first time. I bought the replacement part in ebay (ebay.com/itm/-/130656140500?item=130656140500&viewitem=&ViewItem) but after that i found many web stores with it an cheaper prices.
I suggest to see
ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Verizon-LTE-Micro-USB-Charge-Port-Main-Mic/9641/1[/url]
enjoy
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Sorry, I have been having the same issues with my gnex, after it hits full charge the charging indicator will flash on and off on my screen until I reach 90% on my battery then it will quit the rest of the day.. always does it after hitting full charge so please read what I've done and still have the same problem...... I have used multiple batteries, same problem, I've used different chargers, same problem, I even bought that part off ebay and replaced the charge port inside of the phone, same problem.. and I even tried all of this before receiving the jelly bean update, and even after the update I still have the same charging error issue... does anyone know of any other solutions? I've done them all I think.
I had a very similar issue (the phone would charge ONLY if turned off, computer would not recognize the USB device 90% of the time).
Turns off that fuzz and dandruff had accumulated at the bottom of the USB port (you couldn't see it) so i took a needle and carefully pried it out, it was a nice sized ball of stuff that was preventing the USB port from making clean contact with the cable.
Hope that helps
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Sorry, I have been having the same issues with my gnex, after it hits full charge the charging indicator will flash on and off on my screen until I reach 90% on my battery then it will quit the rest of the day.. always does it after hitting full charge so please read what I've done and still have the same problem...... I have used multiple batteries, same problem, I've used different chargers, same problem, I even bought that part off ebay and replaced the charge port inside of the phone, same problem.. and I even tried all of this before receiving the jelly bean update, and even after the update I still have the same charging error issue... does anyone know of any other solutions? I've done them all I think.
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I am stuck in the same boat as you. I have tried almost everything but it seems that this issue keeps persisting. I don't have warranty so it isn't like I can give it in for replacement. I don't know what else is there to do
I'm going insane reading these.
Google is your best friend in the whole world. Your best friend. If you're out of warranty, the best you can do is use a pogo dock, or replace, like take apart your GalNex and replace the port with a part bought from eBay.
Or, if you look at some of the other 99 threads about this, some people fixed theirs by adjusting the port with a screwdriver or something like that. Can't say I recommend that though.
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And Jesus Christ, someone sue Samsung already, if its really happening so much that there's at least one thread about every day, SUE THEM. They'll pay you off with Galaxy S III's so fast you'll think warranty replacement is slow...
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Already replaced the usb port and still didn't work if you'd read my whole post.. But idc. The gnex was a horrible phone. Got an S3 with a different company.. I love this phone. So idc anymore.
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No problem with USB port
Amestris said:
Already replaced the usb port and still didn't work if you'd read my whole post.. But idc. The gnex was a horrible phone. Got an S3 with a different company.. I love this phone. So idc anymore.
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I don't think there is a problem with USB port. I can charge my phone via the USB connection from my laptop, but the same is not possible when I use he same charger with wall unit charging. Also If I reboot my phone then I can even charge it via the wall unit.
It seems something to do with some app or battery temp.....
koolgk said:
I don't think there is a problem with USB port. I can charge my phone via the USB connection from my laptop, but the same is not possible when I use he same charger with wall unit charging. Also If I reboot my phone then I can even charge it via the wall unit.
It seems something to do with some app or battery temp.....
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mine is the same.
i had fix this problem but it's very annoying
ASSLAM O ALAIKUM
in advance sorry for my bad English but i'll try to guide you
i had same problem..
but when i see my phone is still connected while on fast boot mod then i think it is bad kernel or some software problem...
at the 1st time i connect my phone to pc in fastboot mod ( VOL up + VOL down + POWER ) system recognize it android 1.0 and then i leave my phone on fastboot mod for 2 or 3 hours then i restart my phone again and see that charging is 100% :good: :good:
i know this is not a good solution bit it helps
sorry for my bad english
I've tried and this solution works!
Okaay said:
This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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Thank u so much for this! My battery is charging and i didn't have to go pay a dime to get it fixed! I GOT MY PHONE BACK!
I had the same problem, then this morning it wont turn on without being connected to a charger. Please help fix!
Cheers
elfarto said:
I had a very similar issue (the phone would charge ONLY if turned off, computer would not recognize the USB device 90% of the time).
Turns off that fuzz and dandruff had accumulated at the bottom of the USB port (you couldn't see it) so i took a needle and carefully pried it out, it was a nice sized ball of stuff that was preventing the USB port from making clean contact with the cable.
Hope that helps
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Cheers mate! Was all set to get a replacement ribbon and maybe buy a temporary device... your simple tip had the phone charging again in seconds.
Bit embarrassed I didn't think of the obvious, worked in mobile 10+ years. Phone is 7 years old and still going strong... thanks again, made my day )
Owner said she left it charging overnight and by morning it was dead.
battery was totally drained, i used my own phone to test the battery.
lcd does not turn on, no lg download mode and not even qualcomm download mode.
the wierd part is pc detects device as usb HID. vendor id is 05C6, which is qualcomm's id and product id f006, who knows what it is.
i do have jtag tools but i want to try other options first.
keypad lights turn on when battery almost drained like all nitros do but nothing else besides that. i have tried all key pressed combinations that i could think.
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Owner said she left it charging overnight and by morning it was dead.
battery was totally drained, i used my own phone to test the battery.
lcd does not turn on, no lg download mode and not even qualcomm download mode.
the wierd part is pc detects device as usb HID. vendor id is 05C6, which is qualcomm's id and product id f006, who knows what it is.
i do have jtag tools but i want to try other options first.
keypad lights turn on when battery almost drained like all nitros do but nothing else besides that. i have tried all key pressed combinations that i could think.
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I am assuming you tried your own battery in the phone and same results? If so you may have to use jtag as there is "hidden" boot loader that gives access to the DL mode and recovery partition and if that's gone the only way I know of is with a jtag device. Good luck.
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Swetnes said:
I am assuming you tried your own battery in the phone and same results? If so you may have to use jtag as there is "hidden" boot loader that gives access to the DL mode and recovery partition and if that's gone the only way I know of is with a jtag device. Good luck.
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Yes i did. It drained it cause i tried lots of things. Tell me more about the hidden bootloader. Im no n00b, you can go straight to the real thing. I also do this for a living and if i can contribute to the forum, its better.
I went over 4pda and found that the vid+pid are supposed to be correct but it is detected as HID instead of qcusb. I will modify or update my drivers tomorow just in case.
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i wonder, if this issue could be caused by faulty connection from battery to phone, does anyone know if the battery connection is faulty would the phone still turn on when plugged in? i don't think so, try pulling the battery from your working phone, and plugging into usb, my guess is it won't turn on, if thats the case you might want to see if its possible to replace the connection, i can't remember if it looked detachable when i was replacing my ditiziger, i would check these with my phone but i have a tripple layer case on it and its a pain to take it all apart and put it back together, its something to think about tho, i only thinking along these lines because its the only explanation i can think of as to why the phone would die while plugged in, and not work with a new battery. i think it might also detect as HID if there is 0 power in the device (which could happen if it won't turn on while plugged in with no battery) if the battery connection is faulty.
KronicSkillz said:
i wonder, if this issue could be caused by faulty connection from battery to phone, does anyone know if the battery connection is faulty would the phone still turn on when plugged in? i don't think so, try pulling the battery from your working phone, and plugging into usb, my guess is it won't turn on, if thats the case you might want to see if its possible to replace the connection, i can't remember if it looked detachable when i was replacing my ditiziger, i would check these with my phone but i have a tripple layer case on it and its a pain to take it all apart and put it back together, its something to think about tho, i only thinking along these lines because its the only explanation i can think of as to why the phone would die while plugged in, and not work with a new battery. i think it might also detect as HID if there is 0 power in the device (which could happen if it won't turn on while plugged in with no battery) if the battery connection is faulty.
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I will make a connection test. Im also going the try the usb connected but no battery with my own phone.
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I will make a connection test. Im also going the try the usb connected but no battery with my own phone.
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let me know, i'm curious
first thing in the morning i did today was test my device with no battery through usb but nothing showed up on device manager. after that not even the bricked one was doing it but eventually it did. i also did a voltage test from microusb charger to battery pins and Vs are same as my phone which is a little less than 1v, which is really odd cause it should be over 3v at least. battery is being detected by phone because when its very low on charge, keypad lights blink a few times.
hrmn interesting, one thing ur missing is there is no way the cap lights would light up to warn you about low battery if there is 0 power in the phone which is what it sounds like, so that doesn't really mean its detecting the battery. i'm honestly not sure if im right but it still sounds possible
hello! i'm new user. niceto meet you
When i first tested the battery on my own device, i plugged the charger and it did that. Forgot to mention that its only when plugged. I had to wait a little to actually see that it was charging. Ill try the same later today just to verify that im not wrong.
edit: i just recreated the HID connection with my working phone. it seems that they do that when they are discharged or something like that. when tried the other day, did not happened at all and i took sometime.
Officially gave up. Im doing jtag.
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try this
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I had a similar. Try to reconnect all connectors on the main board.
happyneser said:
I had a similar. Try to reconnect all connectors on the main board.
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This one is totally dead. I even switched motherboards with my own.
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Seems that it is hw problem and most probably flash ic. Got it to boot with jtag but I couldn't read or write anything afterwards. Official brick by hardware problem.
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