So my power button all of a sudden broke. It won't turn off or on, the only way to power the phone off is to pull the battery and it turns back on by itself as soon as I put the battery back in. Doesn't anyone have any ideas? I've already done a factory reset, didn't change anything. Also, it doesn't work to select anything in recovery. So my 2nd question is if anyone can tell me how to flash the stock sprint rom so I can take it in and get it fixed?
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Use the ruu it will run in windows
Same thing happened to my phone. Damn cheap power button. Was waiting for cm6 to work with the new version hardware. Now that it does I will be doing the same.
What I have been doing as a work around is using widget locker to remap the power button to the volume key. And have a screen off widget. I don't mind it but can't do anything in recovery either anymore. So I am gonna take mine in this weekend. I believe they will give you a replacement phone.
FYI - I got thinking that maybe it wasnt a hardware issue but maybe software - and it would have to be something higher up than the recovery system. Anyway, the button started working again and while it was I flashed a new HBoot thinking that maybe it was a corrupted driver or something. It seems to have fixed it, but YMMV.
austontatious said:
So my power button all of a sudden broke. It won't turn off or on, the only way to power the phone off is to pull the battery and it turns back on by itself as soon as I put the battery back in. Doesn't anyone have any ideas? I've already done a factory reset, didn't change anything. Also, it doesn't work to select anything in recovery. So my 2nd question is if anyone can tell me how to flash the stock sprint rom so I can take it in and get it fixed?
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You can use the ruu to restore our but it will most likely still show s-off in the bootloader. You can fix that by using adb in recovery mode to flash unrevoked forever while in the recovery
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Hi there, is anyone else having problems with their power button and/or volume up button? My power button doesn't wake the screen on first press nor does the volume up increase volume upon first press.
I first encountered this problem when I flashed a custom kernel on stock Jellybean 4.1.2. Before that, when the device was still at stock, everything ran fine. After I updated to 4.4.2 (Sling v2.2.2) the problem still persisted and after flashing a custom kernel (solid) for KK, it worsened a bit.
I've put with it so far since it only took 1-2 additional presses for the button to work (both power and volume up) , now it takes more than 3 at times. is there any way to fix it? Preferably without having to flash anything new, but I'm open to ideas for as long as it's a definite fix. Going back to JB is a out of the question, I don't want to go through the hassle of having to fix my phone's files.
By the way, I'm using an F180K model. The one with Olleh branding.
vangeodee said:
Hi there, is anyone else having problems with their power button and/or volume up button? My power button doesn't wake the screen on first press nor does the volume up increase volume upon first press.
I first encountered this problem when I flashed a custom kernel on stock Jellybean 4.1.2. Before that, when the device was still at stock, everything ran fine. After I updated to 4.4.2 (Sling v2.2.2) the problem still persisted and after flashing a custom kernel (solid) for KK, it worsened a bit.
I've put with it so far since it only took 1-2 additional presses for the button to work (both power and volume up) , now it takes more than 3 at times. is there any way to fix it? Preferably without having to flash anything new, but I'm open to ideas for as long as it's a definite fix. Going back to JB is a out of the question, I don't want to go through the hassle of having to fix my phone's files.
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It seem a stock KK issue. It doesn't happen while I'm testing CM. But when I use stock KK based rom I also got that problem.
artit said:
It seem a stock KK issue. It doesn't happen while I'm testing CM. But when I use stock KK based rom I also got that problem.
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What ROM would you recommend that doesn't have this issue?
After flashing CM 12 on Xperia M, I have encountered this problem. After using the phone without locking down the phone, it works fine, as soon as I lock the phone, within 5-10 minutes the phone doesn't wake up on pressing power button. It will only turn on when I remove the battery and insert it again but that is just temporary solution. What is the reason for this? Is the battery faulty, or the processor is underclocked or kernel related problem? Please tell me the cause of this problem and way to fix it.
Recently I re-flashed the phone with CM 13 but same thing continues
It sounds like a hardware fault. Are you using a custom kernal or stock?
Lewdog45 said:
It sounds like a hardware fault. Are you using a custom kernal or stock?
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I don't have much idea about kernel, all I can say is that I am using Custom ROM (CM 13) and I have not tweaked with kernels
shiladitya_saha said:
I don't have much idea about kernel, all I can say is that I am using Custom ROM (CM 13) and I have not tweaked with kernels
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Hmm... So you haven't played around with your processor or anything thing like that? Also this could be an Xposed Module interfering with your device?
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Hmm... So you haven't played around with your processor or anything thing like that? Also this could be an Xposed Module interfering with your device?
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I have not tweaked the processor, neither used Xposed modules. Apparently IMEI number is missing after flashing custom ROM.
shiladitya_saha said:
I have not tweaked the processor, neither used Xposed modules. Apparently IMEI number is missing after flashing custom ROM.
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as your IMEI missing, i will suggest you to Flash Stock ROM and then move to custom ROM....
but first open your battery cover and check is there anything, which may blocks you from pressing power key.., clean button area with Dry cloth...
I am facing a similar issue with c2004. The power button works..... but it can be used only to switch on from the off state....... after the phone is in switched [ON mode] power button does not work (waking and switching off the device's display) or powering off the device...
The device had Sony stock JB4.3........ I thought it was a software issue.... then I unlocked and updated to CM13 but the problem persisted...
It seems to be a hardware issue.... may be related to power button(may be power switch struck in ON mode)... One more issue is there..... I cannot charge the phone or connect to PC when the phone is [ON mode]....... first I have to properly shut it down (power off).... then I switch it on with power button and in a few seconds I have to connect charger or connect to a PC... only than it will charge or connect to PC.
For using switching the display on/ off and powering off the device....... I have swapped the camera and power button.....
So.... can anyone shed light..... to what could be wrong and the solution....
Thanks....
DibyenduMaji said:
as your IMEI missing, i will suggest you to Flash Stock ROM and then move to custom ROM....
but first open your battery cover and check is there anything, which may blocks you from pressing power key.., clean button area with Dry cloth...
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Thanks, I flashed the device with Stock ROM and everything is working fine (didn't flash CM 13 later though). Latest flashtool refused to detect the device (Xperia M) with CM13 installed but then I used the older version of flashtool 0.9.18.6 and it worked like a charm!
ijsa said:
I am facing a similar issue with c2004. The power button works..... but it can be used only to switch on from the off state....... after the phone is in switched [ON mode] power button does not work (waking and switching off the device's display) or powering off the device...
The device had Sony stock JB4.3........ I thought it was a software issue.... then I unlocked and updated to CM13 but the problem persisted...
It seems to be a hardware issue.... may be related to power button(may be power switch struck in ON mode)... One more issue is there..... I cannot charge the phone or connect to PC when the phone is [ON mode]....... first I have to properly shut it down (power off).... then I switch it on with power button and in a few seconds I have to connect charger or connect to a PC... only than it will charge or connect to PC.
For using switching the display on/ off and powering off the device....... I have swapped the camera and power button.....
So.... can anyone shed light..... to what could be wrong and the solution....
Thanks....
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In my case, flashing the device with stock rom resolved the issue, try flashing your device with appropriate firmware, with an old flashtool to Stock ROM, that might solve your problem
Hello, so what happened today is that I was just surfing on my phone and it started to reboot frequently. I was using PAC-ROM. Then it rebooted another time but it shuts down after the SAMSUNG logo appears. It kept doing that. I decided to install another rom (cyanogen) and I had trouble installing it because it kept doing the same thing, rebooting frequently... I finally installed it. Then I installed some apps and used the phone for about 20 minutes and did the same thing... Can you please help me out guys?
Thanks alot
Are you using a case that is pressing against the power button? If not, the phone could have a bad power button.
audit13 said:
Are you using a case that is pressing against the power button? If not, the phone could have a bad power button.
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No, now i reinstalled it and when i try to call someone or someone calls me, my phone reboots....
Did you flash a custom or stock ROM?
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Did you flash a custom or stock ROM?
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Custom rom, I think I fixed it.. I installed Resurrection rom and now everything is back to normal, thank you!
Lineage /Oreo was installed thru TWRP 3.xxx, running fine but unhappy , no Viper4Android , so I installed it as a module on Magisk,
after installing the driver, was ask to reboot as directed, but went into bootloop , stuck on a boot loop " Set Warranty Bit : kernel " top left corner and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on screen ; I tried Vol Up +Home+ power combo and all other combi I could think but no luck , Odin wont recognize my phone, tried Samsung 300k tool with no luck, I fell like a newbie after using so many ROMs on all of my devices, I google how to get back to download mode but no luck, I need help to make my Samsung note 3 work again, PLEASE. THANKS.
Hi,
I have same phone but I'm running Resurrection Remix 6 which is based on LineageOS 15.1 and I'm able to use the Viper module through Magisk 16.3 without any problems. No bootloops, no nothing.
I never would have guessed that a sound mod could brick the device to the point that the buttons no longer function. Hopefully other users will chime in and help you fix it.
Best of luck.
EDIT: Try taking the battery out to force it to shut down and then try the recovery/download mode technique again. Sometimes, it'll end up in a bootloop and the buttons will be become unresponsive. I know it may seem a bit strange, but that scenario is entirely possible given the age of the device.
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AndroidHacker99 said:
Hi,
I have same phone but I'm running Resurrection Remix 6 which is based on LineageOS 15.1 and I'm able to use the Viper module through Magisk 16.3 without any problems. No bootloops, no nothing.
I never would have guessed that a sound mod could brick the device to the point that the buttons no longer function. Hopefully other users will chime in and help you fix it.
Best of luck.
EDIT: Try taking the battery out to force it to shut down and then try the recovery/download mode technique again. Sometimes, it'll end up in a bootloop and the buttons will be become unresponsive. I know it may seem a bit strange, but that scenario is entirely possible given the age of the device.
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I did tried RR 6, but I had trouble with 1.) power Button menu option, screenshot/screen record , 2.) Viper4Android , a must have on all my Android devices, and last 3.) latest Android version , if I dont get the first 2 obsession , that's when I switched to a different ROM (LOL), but seriously , all I need is to get HELP to get back to download mode again, Vol Up + Home + Power, did that for 2 days approaching the 3rd day (LOL). HEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP.
Isn't download mode volume down + home + power?
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I did tried RR 6, but I had trouble with 1.) power Button menu option, screenshot/screen record , 2.) Viper4Android , a must have on all my Android devices, and last 3.) latest Android version , if I dont get the first 2 obsession , that's when I switched to a different ROM (LOL), but seriously , all I need is to get HELP to get back to download mode again, Vol Up + Home + Power, did that for 2 days approaching the 3rd day (LOL). HEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP.
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You need to take the battery out to force it out of the bootloop then push volume DOWN, home & power.
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Isn't download mode volume down + home + power?
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Sorry, I mean Vol down but no luck.
You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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Sorry, I mean Vol down but no luck.
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Can you also not boot into TWRP by holding Home+PWR+Volume up? If so you can boot to Download Mode from there.
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You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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Sounds like a good idea, ordering on amazon..thanks
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Can you also not boot into TWRP by holding Home+PWR+Volume up? If so you can boot to Download Mode from there.
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I did all button combination, cant get into download nor recovery mode , am not sure if buttons are wack but it feel responsive and clicky but thanks anyway am going for the USB jig, I never had one.
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You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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I got the USB jig but nothing happen after plugging in, any other idea please?
Removed the battery, inserted the jig, and then inserted a charged battery?
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Removed the battery, inserted the jig, and then inserted a charged battery?
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The jig that I bought didnt do anything so I make my own, I can go to download mode now, installed this ROM/firmware N900TUVUCNB4_N900TTMBCNB4_N900TUVUCNB4_HOME.tar.md5 succesfully but wont go pass beyond the tmobile logo, tried a few more firmware and lately this N900TUVUFOL1 and also , am stuck to Tmobile logo, anybody knows which firmware would likely bring my note 3 back to life, thanks in advance.:
Try this:
Uncheck everything in Odin except f reset time. Flash the latest ROM again. When you see the word "reset" in the status WIndow, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery mode using buttons, factory wipe, and reboot.
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Try this:
Uncheck everything in Odin except f reset time. Flash the latest ROM again. When you see the word "reset" in the status WIndow, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery mode using buttons, factory wipe, and reboot.
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After "reset" status, I did remove cable, remove batt and boot up to recovery, the blue light lit up as if its going to recovery mode , android logo showed up but phone boot up to normal but not pass beyond tmobile logo, so I did CF-root via odin , but still not booting to recovery.
Try flashing the entire ROM in AP.
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Try flashing the entire ROM in AP.
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Thanks Audit13,
I manage to restore my Note 3 to TMobile Android 5 using repair firmware , it looks like I wipe out the partition ,My phone runs like new, am just wondering why I cant go to Download mode with button combinations of Volume -/Home/power , tried to install twrp via Odin, it says PASS but Vol +/Home/Power wont lead me to bootloader, did tried CWM , it will boot up but before I could start using it, it will reboot to normal and I could not go back to bootloader with button combo Vol+/Home/Power........HELP...
Download mode is volume down+home+power.
To flash TWRP with Odin, try this:
Open Odin and only check f reset time. Flash TWRP. When you see the word reset in the Odin status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, press home + volume up + power.
N900TUVUFOB6_N900TTMBFOB6_TMB and N900 PIT - are the files am using after screwing up my partition( I dont know how I did that ), this Note 3 is running like a hot knife on a butter BUT the only bug I notice is Volume Up + Home + Power ( recovery) NOR Volume Down + Home + Power (download ) does not work, I can only go to download mode using a USB JIG and no other way. I can flash TWRP via Odin with Auto-reboot not ticked , so I could remove cable, battery , hoping to get me to recovery mode but I couldnt. Did I miss a step?I need help.