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Forum Noob here, I was using my Galaxy S3 (Wind) and all of a sudden the screen went black and it turned off. Something similar had happened a couple hours before and the phone wouldn't turn on through the power button so I simply took out the battery and put it back in and it worked. Then when it happened for a second time I tried the same thing but to no avail the phone stayed dead.
So far I've tried:
Using another GS3 Stock Battery
Tried getting into download and recovery mode
Tried charging it (I do know that the battery is charging since I checked it on another phone. The red light is not on but it turns on when I take out the battery and then plug it in. After 20-30 seconds of battery insertion the red light goes away and is completely unresponsive all that time)
Tried Keeping the battery out of the phone for a couple of hours (Suggested by a friend)
Also Tried connecting it to a pc, and it only connects when I keep the battery out. When it finally connects it tries to install drivers for "QHSUSB_DLOAD" but fails.
I have no idea what's happening to my phone and I would like to get it fixed as soon as possible. After some searches I've narrowed down to either a Hard Brick or a Sudden Death Syndrome but it doesn't completely match with all the characteristics of either problem. I greatly appreciate any help and I would like to know what exactly the problem is and what my best viable option.
Thank you.
Don't know why, but it's bricked. But you mentioned it started working at one point when you put the battery in. So if you take it out, then put it back, does the phone automatically try to turn on by itself?
Qhsusb is a definite indicator of a brick, but if your power button is faulty it may have caused the brick by rebooting over and over without ever fully booting up. Basically causing corruption somewhere.
There's a debrick thread stickied in development, but if the button is also faulty it may not help for long.
Sudden death is only describing a problem the international models had after release. Doesn't apply to ours in that way.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Don't know why, but it's bricked. But you mentioned it started working at one point when you put the battery in. So if you take it out, then put it back, does the phone automatically try to turn on by itself?
Qhsusb is a definite indicator of a brick, but if your power button is faulty it may have caused the brick by rebooting over and over without ever fully booting up. Basically causing corruption somewhere.
There's a debrick thread stickied in development, but if the button is also faulty it may not help for long.
Sudden death is only describing a problem the international models had after release. Doesn't apply to ours in that way.
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Yeah, when you put the battery back in it doesn't do anything. Also I don't think the power button is faulty I mean it's been working fine for the last year didn't really give me any problems.
TheSoldierDude said:
Yeah, when you put the battery back in it doesn't do anything. Also I don't think the power button is faulty I mean it's been working fine for the last year didn't really give me any problems.
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Only reason I suspect the power button is you mentioned you couldn't get it to turn on using the button, but removing/replacing the battery worked. And it can work perfectly and then fail out of nowhere. So goes when you have plastic parts! But lots of people have had issues with this button recently.
Wasn't trying to convince you that was the problem, just letting you know it's a potential culprit.
But if you think it's ok, then try to use KAsp3rd's debrick thread and see if that gets you going again.
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If it's completely dead then it's most likely hard bricked. My phone just got hard bricked so you will need to buy a JIG of Ebay. If it's not that then try reflashing your ROM or re rooting it. If none of that works then just take your phone in too wherever you bought it from and have them fix it. Oh a JIG is a small USB that will re write it and force it into download mode.
Your phone in stock rom ? If stock rom that is suddenly dead mean bad emmc on the logic board with my experience.
ssingh0247 said:
If it's completely dead then it's most likely hard bricked. My phone just got hard bricked so you will need to buy a JIG of Ebay. If it's not that then try reflashing your ROM or re rooting it. If none of that works then just take your phone in too wherever you bought it from and have them fix it. Oh a JIG is a small USB that will re write it and force it into download mode.
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Since they are seeing the QHUSB_DLOAD (which is technically a hard brick) a simple USB jig wouldn't work, however they can attempt to use my recovery method. It's at no cost and just takes some time and reading.
When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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Remove and reinsert battery. If it turns on by itself, you are probably right about the button.
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You're Right I believe
tomy1986.nt said:
Your phone in stock rom ? If stock rom that is suddenly dead mean bad emmc on the logic board with my experience.
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I went to a Samsung service center and they told me the motherboard had to be replaced.. I did some searching and found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178484
I've come to the conclusion that it was indeed a bad emmc (Yes, I was using stock ROM).. Any thoughts?
Nope
P06o said:
When you attempt to restart your phone, does anything come up at all? I've been having issues over the past week, culminating in a device that won't charge, and won't complete a boot sequence. I get as far as the Samsung splash screen (and occasionally the first snippet of the ROM's splash screen) and then....a black screen and a quick buzz. Then the whole process repeats. In my case, I believe it's the power button.
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Nothing happens at all.. its completely dead, simply a paper weight.. a very bad one of sorts
TheSoldierDude said:
I went to a Samsung service center and they told me the motherboard had to be replaced.. I did some searching and found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178484
I've come to the conclusion that it was indeed a bad emmc (Yes, I was using stock ROM).. Any thoughts?
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If it indeed is a Bad EMC then it should be In Warranty Repair as Samsung does offer that. If you didn't have Insurance that is.
Thank you
Perseus71 said:
If it indeed is a Bad EMC then it should be In Warranty Repair as Samsung does offer that. If you didn't have Insurance that is.
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Nope.. xD 3 months off warranty, and yes I got it repaired from Samsung.. Motherboard was replaced, $300.. :|
Thanks to everyone helping out though
I can't believe I didn't know about these forums before :good:
Samsung Galaxy S3 died-black screen
my s3 gone black,its not getting turned on.there was red light(indicator) for some time before i tried to restart but when i tried to switch on. it's completly died,i am not getting any display.i have purchased in UK, unlocked using it now in India.some guys told me it would because of motherboard issue (if i replace motherboard it in India will it work normal,is there any possibility?)how to fix it?please give me some solutions.
screen not working
Hi all. In my s3 the red light is flashing fast. Also the screen is black but it works. Also the phone works and I can receive phone calls. Every few minutes the screen turns on for a sec and goes off again. I can feel the vibration when I touch the screen. Pkease help me.
Thanks
hard bricked
same issue, totally dead, short red light when connecting usb be, tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 but nothing happens when holding power button, any possible help?
syben7 said:
same issue, totally dead, short red light when connecting usb be, tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367 but nothing happens when holding power button, any possible help?
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Answered in the other thread. Just fyi, its best to only ask your question once, in one thread. It gets messy and confusing when different things are mentioned/attempted in different threads for the same issue.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Answered in the other thread. Just fyi, its best to only ask your question once, in one thread. It gets messy and confusing when different things are mentioned/attempted in different threads for the same issue.
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yea, sry about that, was actually trying to get 10 posts in so that i could go post in the dev thread concerning this, gonna check out the method you sent, thanks a ton man!
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Well my s3 (us cellular r530u), has no boot but has a red led without the battery. Is there a debricking procedure? And if so..where can i find a debrick file.
There is for us. But you need to be in Sprints forums. Theres nothing for your device here, and I dont know what they have over there. Good luck though!
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Okay before i get bashed yes I have searched the threds and yes I found the issue but the solution did not apply to my case, So I do appoligize if this for any reason is not the right place and will be happy with any mod that feels necessary to move my thread
That being said, I came across a t-mobile galaxy S3 t-999 the phone is not rooted, has not had any physical damage and does not have water damage and no update was attempted, the occurrence was random with nothing being done, just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. The battery has been swapped with another S3 to confirm there is no battery issue. The cord has also been swapped.
Now the problem
The phone turns off after a couple seconds and does not boot
My initial thought was to first try a factory reset and if that didn't work to re-flash stock with odin.
Well recovery also turns on for 2 seconds and shuts right off.
Download mode? Yupp you got it same thing
cant reflash with odin because it won't stay in download mode
The only thing i seemed to find thats remotely close to this is a stuck power button and the solution seems to be slamming the phone on the table
However this is NOT the problem in my case
The slam method has been attempted as well as the remvoval of the power button, Plus after each time it shuts off It will NOT turn back on until I remove the battery which is when i get that glorious 2 seconds followed by it turning right off. Thats why i made a new post rather then posting this question there, but if I shouldn't have Im sorry The mod can remove it and i will be happy to repost it there.
If anyone can help me please do, because at this point my face looks like thank you.
majicmazo said:
Okay before i get bashed yes I have searched the threds and yes I found the issue but the solution did not apply to my case, So I do appoligize if this for any reason is not the right place and will be happy with any mod that feels necessary to move my thread
That being said, I came across a t-mobile galaxy S3 t-999 the phone is not rooted, has not had any physical damage and does not have water damage and no update was attempted, the occurrence was random with nothing being done, just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. The battery has been swapped with another S3 to confirm there is no battery issue. The cord has also been swapped.
Now the problem
The phone turns off after a couple seconds and does not boot
My initial thought was to first try a factory reset and if that didn't work to re-flash stock with odin.
Well recovery also turns on for 2 seconds and shuts right off.
Download mode? Yupp you got it same thing
cant reflash with odin because it won't stay in download mode
The only thing i seemed to find thats remotely close to this is a stuck power button and the solution seems to be slamming the phone on the table
However this is NOT the problem in my case
The slam method has been attempted as well as the remvoval of the power button, Plus after each time it shuts off It will NOT turn back on until I remove the battery which is when i get that glorious 2 seconds followed by it turning right off. Thats why i made a new post rather then posting this question there, but if I shouldn't have Im sorry The mod can remove it and i will be happy to repost it there.
If anyone can help me please do, because at this point my face looks like thank you.
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I think you already know the answer. Seems to me that you've done everything possible. Were you on 4.1.2?
Can you call T-Mo or Samsung and Check Warranty Coverage on the IMEI ? They may ask for Serial Number instead.
Not actually my device
Aerowinder said:
I think you already know the answer. Seems to me that you've done everything possible. Were you on 4.1.2?
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Perseus71 said:
Can you call T-Mo or Samsung and Check Warranty Coverage on the IMEI ? They may ask for Serial Number instead.
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Yea thats what i was afraid of, I actually don't know the version it was on prior, to be honest this isn't my device I actually run a small time craigslist base business generally rooting peoples phones and installing roms and fixing softbricks, someone asked me if I can help them and i thought it would be a simple softbrick issue until I actually got a hold of the phone and saw this issue now i think its hardware problem but i thought id ask my good friends at xda before completely giving up
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Hello friends,
My apologies if I have posted in the wrong section.
My Nexus 7 2013 has Android 4.4.4 on it, it's unlocked, rooted, and has the ElementalX-N7-2.13 custom kernel. It ran flawless until a few days ago, Adaway updated definitions, and asked for a reboot. I have done this several times before without issue. This last time, the screen went black, and no matter what button press combinations, will not boot even into recovery. Tried everything I know of. Last of which, was plugging it into my pc, and utilizing the Wugs tool kit "soft bricked" script. Of course it doesn't work, because I don't have adb/fastboot status. My pc no longer even recognizes the tablet. All that shows up, is Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3.
Fully charging it, and unplugging the battery for a few hours, has done nothing. Do you think the bootloader got damaged? Why would Adaway do that??
You guys are my last hope, before it hits the trash, as I am not turning it into Asus for warranty replacement. I have way too much sensitive stuff on it (no it's not porn) for it to fall in someone else's hands.
Take pitty on a pathetic noob. Greatly appreciate any info. THANK YOU!
DaveImagery said:
Hello friends,
My apologies if I have posted in the wrong section.
My Nexus 7 2013 has Android 4.4.4 on it, it's unlocked, rooted, and has the ElementalX-N7-2.13 custom kernel. It ran flawless until a few days ago, Adaway updated definitions, and asked for a reboot. I have done this several times before without issue. This last time, the screen went black, and no matter what button press combinations, will not boot even into recovery. Tried everything I know of. Last of which, was plugging it into my pc, and utilizing the Wugs tool kit "soft bricked" script. Of course it doesn't work, because I don't have adb/fastboot status. My pc no longer even recognizes the tablet. All that shows up, is Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3.
Fully charging it, and unplugging the battery for a few hours, has done nothing. Do you think the bootloader got damaged? Why would Adaway do that??
You guys are my last hope, before it hits the trash, as I am not turning it into Asus for warranty replacement. I have way too much sensitive stuff on it (no it's not porn) for it to fall in someone else's hands.
Take pitty on a pathetic noob. Greatly appreciate any info. THANK YOU!
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Since its showing this Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3. Its bricked. Sorry
Btw stop using toolkits. Maybe using that bootloader got corrupted.
varuntis1993 said:
Since its showing this Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Com3. Its bricked. Sorry
Btw stop using toolkits. Maybe using that bootloader got corrupted.
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Thought I read on another thread, someone recovered theirs, by using QPST? Or is that just wishful thinking?
Sorry to see this dude, you might want to check this dude out. I have ever heard nothing but good things about his jTag work, not sure if he can help but worth a try good luck!!! http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com
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Sorry to see this dude, you might want to check this dude out. I have ever heard nothing but good things about his jTag work, not sure if he can help but worth a try good luck!!!
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Thanks, but it appears this thing is dead. I know not to use Adaway ever again though. Adaway did something to the bootloader.
Did you contact him? That dude can do magic with bricks!!! You can check his YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/MobileTechVideos/videos
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DaveImagery said:
Thanks, but it appears this thing is dead. I know not to use Adaway ever again though. Adaway did something to the bootloader.
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No.
mindmajick said:
No.
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No what? It can't be a coincidence, it bricked immediately after Adaway updated, and required a reboot.
DaveImagery said:
No what? It can't be a coincidence, it bricked immediately after Adaway updated, and required a reboot.
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Adaway does nothing to the boot loader. It was either:
A. A coincidence
B. Your device is bricked from adaway but the bootloader is fine.
DaveImagery said:
Hello friends,
My....!
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Okay, here's what you do.
Use a DIT guide and open it. I have taken the back case off myself with my nail. It's not hard.
Take out the battery and disconnect it.
Reconnect the battery and try to turn it on.
Use power+volume down for 2 minute , and see if it powers up.
Secondly hold power+ volume down for a minute and then power+volume up for a minute before disconnecting the battery. See it it powers up. If not try opening the back case, there are many guides, I have one in general section but use fixit guide which is more clear and professional.
Good luck.
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Adaway does nothing to the boot loader. It was either:
A. A coincidence
B. Your device is bricked from adaway but the bootloader is fine.
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Oh I see what you're saying. Ok, thank you for info.
Hnk1 said:
Okay, here's what you do.
Use a DIT guide and open it. I have taken the back case off myself with my nail. It's not hard.
Take out the battery and disconnect it.
Reconnect the battery and try to turn it on.
Use power+volume down for 2 minute , and see if it powers up.
Secondly hold power+ volume down for a minute and then power+volume up for a minute before disconnecting the battery. See it it powers up. If not try opening the back case, there are many guides, I have one in general section but use fixit guide which is more clear and professional.
Good luck.
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I'm not even sure at this point, if the battery isn't stone dead. I messed around with it so much, trying to get it working again. I tried all the button combinations, though not exactly as you have detailed. I think I will charge it via the wall charger for a while, then disassemble it again, and try your suggestion.
Several people told me, it's beyond recovery, so put it in the closet and forgot about it.
Thank you, stay tuned.......
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I'm not even sure at this point, if the battery isn't stone dead. I messed around with it so much, trying to get it working again. I tried all the button combinations, though not exactly as you have detailed. I think I will charge it via the wall charger for a while, then disassemble it again, and try your suggestion.
Several people told me, it's beyond recovery, so put it in the closet and forgot about it.
Thank you, stay tuned.......
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Don't get too excited. There're small delicate parts and ribbon is also very fragile so use fixit guide
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072
Just disconnect the battery like this. Don't do anything more
https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/T1bQFwmsYTXKYX11.medium
Hnk1 said:
Don't get too excited. There're small delicate parts and ribbon is also very fragile so use fixit guide
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072
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Why is it necessary to remove the battery? Isn't it enough, just to unplug it? That way you don't mess with the ribbon cables?
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Why is it necessary to remove the battery? Isn't it enough, just to unplug it? That way you don't mess with the ribbon cables?
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Just UNPLUG IT, DON'T DO ANYTHING MORE!
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID showing you second picture .
Remove battery is a term, we usually use for phone to take it out in order to disconnect kits power source . That's exactly what we want here. unplug it!
Hnk1 said:
Just UNPLUG IT, DON'T DO ANYTHING MORE!
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID showing you second picture .
Remove battery is a term, we usually use for phone to take it out in order to disconnect kits power source . That's exactly what we want here. unplug it!
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Yeah that makes sense. As I outlined in my initial post, I have unplugged the battery already, with no luck. There didn't seem to be any real consensus on the button press procedure. I've read 30 seconds, 1 minute, press power and both volume up and down at same time, as well as what you have suggested, just not for the length of time you said. Worth a try I suppose, I'll be shocked if it actually works.
Right now I have no way of knowing how much charge (if any) the battery has. Guess I could put a meter on the battery leads. I think I'll just let it wall-charge for a few hours.
Thanks again, stay tuned...........
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Yeah that makes sense. As I outlined in my initial post, I have unplugged the battery already, with no luck. There didn't seem to be any real consensus on the button press procedure. I've read 30 seconds, 1 minute, press power and both volume up and down at same time, as well as what you have suggested, just not for the length of time you said. Worth a try I suppose, I'll be shocked if it actually works.
Right now I have no way of knowing how much charge (if any) the battery has. Guess I could put a meter on the battery leads. I think I'll just let it wall-charge for a few hours.
Thanks again, stay tuned...........
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Lad,
Just try the button trick first of all.
Power+ up
Power + down
Power+ up n down
Plug the charger to nexus and then try these combinations for two minutes each and report.
Only then you should start with taking off the back cover!
I suppose about should take you 15 minutes so I'm waiting for good news!
Hnk1 said:
Lad,
Just try the button trick first of all.
Power+ up
Power + down
Power+ up n down
Plug the charger to nexus and then try these combinations for two minutes each and report.
Only then you should start with taking off the back cover!
I suppose about should take you 15 minutes so I'm waiting for good news!
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Not having any luck. Thanks anyway
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Not having any luck. Thanks anyway
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Now try the battery method !
Good luck
Okay so i was on Marsh mellow 6.0.1 and then the tablet died due to battery running out. Once i rebooted it, it was stuck at the LG logo and said something like "No Secure Booting". It just froze. Then i got into download mode, opened LG Support Tool and tried Updating Software as i have had this exact problem before and this worked last time. However this time it got to around 83% then the tablet lost connection. Ive tried this multiple times now and every 4-5Mins it just disconnects.
However after many failed attempts it now doesn't enter download mode, doesn't make sound when connected to PC and doesn't show any life.
also cannot access TWRP
any help would be appreciated!
In Windows' Device Manager, does the tablet show up in the Modem or Ports section? If it shows up as "QHSUSB_BULK 9008", Google that and at least if you have a TOT file available for your particular model and variant, then you should be able to recover using directions/program you can find.
I have the same problem with a G Pad of mine. It was working fine, boot looped (with 50% battery) then switched off. No life at all, no amount of button combinations or charged plugging in will bring it back. I've resorted to finding a donor motherboard to see if it'll work with a new motherboard or if some other component is at fault!
Rackers said:
I have the same problem with a G Pad of mine. It was working fine, boot looped (with 50% battery) then switched off. No life at all, no amount of button combinations or charged plugging in will bring it back. I've resorted to finding a donor motherboard to see if it'll work with a new motherboard or if some other component is at fault!
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Did you check what I said in my post previous to yours?
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Did you check what I said in my post previous to yours?
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Hi,
Yes, nothing in device manager under Modem or Ports. I don't get any noise when I plug or unplug it either so the computer isn't seeing it.
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Hi,
Yes, nothing in device manager under Modem or Ports. I don't get any noise when I plug or unplug it either so the computer isn't seeing it.
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That sucks, mate. Sorry to hear that! Good luck with the motherboard angle.
Thanks, fingers crossed!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
That sucks, mate. Sorry to hear that! Good luck with the motherboard angle.
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Just to confirm; new motherboard has worked, tablet is now back to life. Not sure what could have happened to the old one but I did buy this second hand and it was a prone crasher and the tablet had already been opened so who knows what they did to it.
Rackers said:
Just to confirm; new motherboard has worked, tablet is now back to life. Not sure what could have happened to the old one but I did buy this second hand and it was a prone crasher and the tablet had already been opened so who knows what they did to it.
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Good! Thanks for the update!
Rackers said:
Just to confirm; new motherboard has worked, tablet is now back to life. Not sure what could have happened to the old one but I did buy this second hand and it was a prone crasher and the tablet had already been opened so who knows what they did to it.
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I'm curios where you and aprox how much did you pay for the new hardware? Hopefully you it's not too rude of me to ask...
Thanks in advance
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I'm curios where you and aprox how much did you pay for the new hardware? Hopefully you it's not too rude of me to ask...
Thanks in advance
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Not at all; I paid £50 for the new motherboard. Just luck of the draw somebody was selling a G Pad with a broken screen on eBay.
Thanks
Thank you, I'll keep an eye out.
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Update!!
Currently got the tablet back into working order no replacement hardware needed.
Problem:
Tablet not responding to any user input or software detection. not charging and no life of any sort.
Solution:
( 1 )Charge tablet with a powerful legitimate LG charger (not a cheap Chinese knockoff).
( 2 )Leave on charge for at least 1 and a half days.
( 3 )Press power button to check if device powers, if not continue.
( 4 )Connect USB to PC, Press and hold Volume Up and Down simultaneously and insert USB into charger port.
( 5 )Download mode should appear and you'll be able to flash stock from LG Support Tools or LG Flash Tool
Disclaimer:
May not work for all as some problems may occur for different reasons.
~Happy Un-Bricking!
Hello everyone,
I'm trying to fix a Galaxy Tab 3 (p5220) for someone. The problem is that the tablet, when turned on, goes into a bootloop.
First of all I see the "Samsung Galaxy Tab" screen, then it jumps to the android robot standing (I believe this is the screen you see when you boot into recovery mode). The problem is that I can't do anything when I see this screen, it immediately jumps to the android robot laying on its back with a big red exclamation mark above him. Within one second this screen also goes away and the tablet reboots and starts doing the same thing.
I have already tried using the button combination to boot into recovery mode, when I do that the tablet reboots directly after the Samsung screen. So then I don't even see the android robot at all.
Then I tried booting into download mode, and this does work. I tried putting the stock firmware on it using Odin (not 100% sure if I used the right firmware though.). Anyways, this seemed to go as its supposed to go, but after Odin gave the "Pass" notification it rebooted, and started doing the exact same thing.
Does anyone have any idea if this is a hardware problem or can I still fix this?
ps. The person that I'm trying to fix this tablet for borrowed it to someone, and when it returned it did this. The person doesn't have any idea what has been done with the device. But we can be pretty sure that the person who borrowed the device tried to do something with it, but failed hard.
Thanks in advance for any kind of help!
I have the same scenario here as well. I have a friends Galaxy Tab 3 (SM-T310) and it seems to sit at the splash screen and never goes anywhere. I am unable to boot into recovery. I've tried Power+Vol Up, and Power+Vol Up+Home and nothing seems to be working. I am able to get into Download Mode. I have tried flashing TWRP 2.8.3.0 and TWRP 3.1.0 via ODIN, but I am still unable to get it to boot into Recovery.
I have also downloaded the Stock ROM from SAMMobile (I didn't see a US version, so I went with Canada? I figured, why not?) Flashed that via ODIN and I am still stuck at the splash screen.
I even took the back off and unplugged the battery and left it off for a few hours, since that is what the internet told me to do, and it still does the same thing.
I did just stumble across this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618798 so I am going to try CMW and see if anything changes. I figure once I can get into the recovery I'll be golden, but I haven't gotten that far yet. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as well.
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I have the same scenario here as well. I have a friends Galaxy Tab 3 (SM-T310) and it seems to sit at the splash screen and never goes anywhere. I am unable to boot into recovery. I've tried Power+Vol Up, and Power+Vol Up+Home and nothing seems to be working. I am able to get into Download Mode. I have tried flashing TWRP 2.8.3.0 and TWRP 3.1.0 via ODIN, but I am still unable to get it to boot into Recovery.
I have also downloaded the Stock ROM from SAMMobile (I didn't see a US version, so I went with Canada? I figured, why not?) Flashed that via ODIN and I am still stuck at the splash screen.
I even took the back off and unplugged the battery and left it off for a few hours, since that is what the internet told me to do, and it still does the same thing.
I did just stumble across this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618798 so I am going to try CMW and see if anything changes. I figure once I can get into the recovery I'll be golden, but I haven't gotten that far yet. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as well.
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Someone with the exact same problem as me, with the exact same tablet, told that he fixed it by replacing the battery. To me it makes absolutely no sense that the battery would cause this, but I've literally tried everything software related to get this fixed. So I figured, why not give it a try! I'll post here as soon as I get the battery here.
Thanks for your reply, and let me know if you get it fixed!
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Someone with the exact same problem as me, with the exact same tablet, told that he fixed it by replacing the battery. To me it makes absolutely no sense that the battery would cause this, but I've literally tried everything software related to get this fixed. So I figured, why not give it a try! I'll post here as soon as I get the battery here.
Thanks for your reply, and let me know if you get it fixed!
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I have seen people pull the battery connector out, and leave it be for a few hours, and I tried that first, but that didn't appear to work for me. Maybe you can try that first before ordering the battery, but if you do get a new battery and that resolves the issue, let me know! You rock!
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I have seen people pull the battery connector out, and leave it be for a few hours, and I tried that first, but that didn't appear to work for me. Maybe you can try that first before ordering the battery, but if you do get a new battery and that resolves the issue, let me know! You rock!
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I had the battery out for multiple days already, so I tried what you said just now. Still did the same thing.. I'm hoping to get the battery today or tomorrow! I'll let you know.
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I had the battery out for multiple days already, so I tried what you said just now. Still did the same thing.. I'm hoping to get the battery today or tomorrow! I'll let you know.
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You Sir (or Ma'am, I don't want to assume gender) are amazing! I hope that works, and if so, I'll have the guy order a battery and then I'll throw it in for him as well. Hopefully we can figure this thing out!
Mantics said:
You Sir (or Ma'am, I don't want to assume gender) are amazing! I hope that works, and if so, I'll have the guy order a battery and then I'll throw it in for him as well. Hopefully we can figure this thing out!
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I identify as an attack helicopter
Anyways, got the battery and unfortunately it didn't solve the problem
I'm going to see if I can fix it any other way, but I wouldnt know where to start...
You got any luck yet?
musknl said:
I identify as an attack helicopter
Anyways, got the battery and unfortunately it didn't solve the problem
I'm going to see if I can fix it any other way, but I wouldnt know where to start...
You got any luck yet?
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Thanks for your reply!
I haven't really tried anything else yet, I was waiting to hear back from the battery. I had high hopes for that. Does your battery ever look like it is charging? The one I have here just kind of sits there and doesn't appear to display the "Charging Screen" it just has a battery symbol with a circle on it, but nothing moves. It isn't mine so I don't know if that is "normal" behavior. The stock battery doesn't look swollen or anything, and even though it doesn't appear to charge, it still holds a charge. I will start posting links to things I try. Maybe we can figure this thing out?
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Thanks for your reply!
I haven't really tried anything else yet, I was waiting to hear back from the battery. I had high hopes for that. Does your battery ever look like it is charging? The one I have here just kind of sits there and doesn't appear to display the "Charging Screen" it just has a battery symbol with a circle on it, but nothing moves. It isn't mine so I don't know if that is "normal" behavior. The stock battery doesn't look swollen or anything, and even though it doesn't appear to charge, it still holds a charge. I will start posting links to things I try. Maybe we can figure this thing out?
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My tablet doesn't even show a battery icon.. I think yours has more chance of getting repaired than mine hehe.
Yours sounds very likely to be the battery btw. You flashed a custom recovery right? How did you do that?
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My tablet doesn't even show a battery icon.. I think yours has more chance of getting repaired than mine hehe.
Yours sounds very likely to be the battery btw. You flashed a custom recovery right? How did you do that?
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I can get into Download Mode, and Odin will tell me it is flashing things, I even get the little progress bar along the bottom and it will reboot the device once finished...it just never boots into the OS, and I can't get it to boot into the recovery once flashed...so I have no idea what is going on. It makes me angry, like a clown! (Also, clowns are angry.)
I haven't played around with anything today since I'm a little bummed out since they shorted me about 96 hours from my last 3 paychecks at work, so I'm kind of on strike. Anyway, I will play around with it on Monday and post everything I try, and get back to you. Maybe I'll even pull the battery out again and let it sit all weekend before I duck out 2 hours early.
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So, I just pulled off the back, undid the battery, and plugged a USB cable into the device for power. Do you happen to know if these will boot without a battery? I ask because it appears to be doing the same thing, so it may well be the battery, but the battery doesn't look swollen or anything, so idk? Thought?
I'm sure you've probably tried this but just wanna be sure... I've been watching this thread to see what things were tried.
When you boot to recovery it is by holding power, vol+, and home...but once the splash screen shows up let off of power but keep vol+ and home pressed...if not it will just reboot. Hope this helps, though I know it is unlikely.
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