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Galaxy S problem out of the blue

Hi guys,
I'd really appreciate any help as I'm rather dependant on my phone right now.
I bought an unlocked galaxy S in Holland. I've been in the UK using my phone for the last 3 weeks without any problems. My phone is running 2.1 update 1. The only modifications I did was a lagfix and root. Since doing those, I've used it for 2 weeks without problems.
Today I finally got my UK sim only card so I swapped out my SIM. It worked fine for a few hours, until I tried to input the internet settings for my UK provider. The phone kept rebooting every few seconds, so I removed the battery and tried to power on.
Since then, the phone will boot up with the galaxy S animation, but it will stall there with the lights flashing (normal boot up sequence). Even after a few minutes it is still like that, and eventually the screen turns off and only the touch sensitive buttons light up.
I have tried to do a volume down+home+power and it puts the phone in a downloading screen which leads to nothing.
I can't seem to be able to hard reset. Worst of all is that I can't return it to the shop for replacement since it was from an internet shop in Holland and I now live in the UK.
Is there anything I can still try?
thanks a lot. it would be a disastruous 450 euro paperweight if I cannot solve this

My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
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slev7 said:
My phone did that few times, I just flashed rom back on with odin. Lots of tutorials around
Sent from my GT-I9000M using XDA App
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I am having trouble locating the original eclair rom on the internet, especially because the samsung-firmwares site seems to be down/private. Do you still have a copy or link?
I have also read that people with stuck bootscreens shouldn't flash.. somewhat conflicting stories.
Any help is greatly appreciated..

Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.

almi88 said:
Just go in recovery volume up+home+power, after the screen turns on take your finger of the power button. Once there do a wipe-factory reset.
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Oh yeah that'd worked for me too but heres the firmware link just incase...
samfirmware.com
they're encrypted but passwords can be found on samfirmware forums
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Thanks for the tips guys. I tried the volume/home/power thing and this time it did work (had tried it several times already).
did the reset and the phone booted up afterwards. I have internet connectivity via my 3g and also via a wifi spot however it tells me it cannot establish a reliable data connection to server when i try to add my gmail account.
I've tried both over wifi and 3g. I'm now trying a reset of the phone via the menu in android.
also I noticed there is some XEN error. Not exactly sure what that is.
edit: the reset via the menu fixed the Gmail sign in problem.
Is android just really this unstable? I've always only used the default firmware so I have no idea why suddenly all these things started happening. It's pretty troubling really.. especially since i've just lost a lot of contacts.

I don't think android is unstable, but rather Samsung not taking the time to tune the Os for the SGS as it has some rather annoying bugs. Just last night I had to factory format my phone. It seems I need to do it every damn 3 weeks. The first 3 times didn't bother me too much but not this is getting out of hand. I will never buy another Samsung device as long as I live. Right now I'm downloading JM9 rom to install on this thing. Freaking annoying

well, if devices with pretty standard hardware require fixes or hacks to make things work properly... then its unstable in my mind.
I really hope I won't have to do it again--- a phone should just work, it shouldn't be like a damn desktop OS in that sense.
I'm also still wondering what the deal is with the official froyo version. I still hven't seen it appear properly and it won't show up in Kies either. GPS is extremely bugged atm.

Galaxy S doesnt have standard hardware.
Its samsung screwing up the software

[Q] Soft Keys Not Working

This is my second SGS with this problem and I am trying to determine if it is common or if I am just monumentally unlucky.
During normal use the bottom soft keys (menu and back) will become non-functional. One will stay lit and one will go out, but both will cease to work. Everything else on the phone is still responsive, sometimes the keys 'revive' themselves after a short period of time, other times I need to lock the phone to get them back.
I got this phone (a replacement) on the 6th, and this started on the 12th and has been happening more and more often ever since. Has anyone else seen this or have an idea what it may be? Or is this phone is destined to be my 2nd DOA in a month?

Here is a video showing the problem: '
you tube.com/watch?v=1s-wqWsHaIs

That is definitely not normal behaviour.

Exact same problem here; it seems to happen when I'm using the phone quite a bit but when I leave the phone alone for awhile, problem seems to go away then return because I'm using it too much.
// galaxy s

hol17 said:
Exact same problem here; it seems to happen when I'm using the phone quite a bit but when I leave the phone alone for awhile, problem seems to go away then return because I'm using it too much.
// galaxy s
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FYI: Samsung support told me to return my phone.
It is almost like one of the soft keys gets stuck 'down', because it is the same behavior if you just hold down one of the keys. Mine seems to happen more when bluetooth is on and it comes and goes in spurts; good for an hour, bad for an hour, etc.
ETA: I am sure now that the soft keys are getting 'stuck down'. I have seen it 3 times now where I would press the left soft key and the light on the key will remain out, then after a second or so the quick search screen comes up and the left soft key light is still out.

any solution to this problem? i seem to have a slightly different issue
this just happened to me recently everything was working fine until this morning when i tried to press the menu and back buttons it wouldnt work, although the buttons light up and is registering my actions when i press them the light turns off and let go is lit up again.
could this be a software issue or something conflicting with my lednotification mod?
please reply ^_^

I've got the exact same issue with my soft keys getting stuck too. Just started a couple days ago, phone's less than a month old. I was also told to take my phone in for repairs.
Oh one tech support guy told me that Froyo might fix it... I'm kinda hoping for that, seeing as how this issue isn't exactly 100% reproducible for the warranty service department

I have the same problem its almost like the soft key is being held down, anyone find a fix for this?

Add me to the list
Add another one to the list. I too am experiencing this problem and I'm unfortunately screwed because of it. I attempted to return the phone, however the store in question refused to accept it because they tested it and found it had been unlocked. Two week old phone on stock FW bought outright ($600) and they won't replace it.
Unbelievable!

robcarey said:
Add another one to the list. I too am experiencing this problem and I'm unfortunately screwed because of it. I attempted to return the phone, however the store in question refused to accept it because they tested it and found it had been unlocked. Two week old phone on stock FW bought outright ($600) and they won't replace it.
Unbelievable!
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Lock it back and go again.

I know this post it's a bit old, but i was harvesting the web looking for an answer to my problem that seems to be the same posted here.
I have a i9000T with eclair 2.1 and soft keys get stuck now and then. I couldn't find a way to reproduce this behaviour.
Recently (yesterday) i flashed a new 2.3.3 firmware hoping this curse to end. The problem seems to persist, but in some situations that i asume for a bad flashing (i didn't repartition neither wipe the phone before flash).
Anyway, can anybody tellme if this is a software or hardware issue? I'll have to return my phone or this is going to be 'fixed' with a nice flash?
Thanks.

cknu said:
I'll have to return my phone or this is going to be 'fixed' with a nice flash?
Thanks.
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Only one way to find out mate.
You need to flash a 2.1 rom that consists of 3 files. 512 pit and re-partition.
Should get you back on track again.

I did flash it again with the 2.3.3 JVH, a few moments ago. Also did a repartition and wipe data and cache. It seems nice, but in a few minutes the same happend. Now, when i press the menu button it takes a nice screenshot of the phone. xD
I need to flash to a 2.1 version? Why is this? I thought flashing with any rom will work.
Thanks.

Solution to this problem!
Hey all - I found a solution to this problem - I can confirm this has fixed the problem on TWO phones for me - read the whole thread as this fix doesn't like custom firmwares, but works fine with all the regular FWs I've downloaded.
Works perfect - and simple fix!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869492

^^^
Do not do this unless you have a i9000m. You will break your buttons.

electrotune1200 said:
^^^
Do not do this unless you have a i9000m. You will break your buttons.
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Too bad i didn't see this before
I have I9000T used this 2663 method and now my soft buttons doesn't work anymore...
Didn't find a clear solution in the forums so i want to ask, like i said my phone is a I9000T with official 2.2.1 (UBPJA) rooted using SuperOneClick and unlocked editing the nv_data.bin file.
I was thinking on doing a hard reset to get back to the factory defaults but i see many ways of doing it that it gets confusing... i see peolple doing it through the privacy menu but i think that only erase data and doesn't restore anything OS wise, also see other people doing it using volume + home + power and selecting later clear storage, i think this is the same that the option in the privacy menu, and finally i see some people typing this code *2767*3855# what is the proper way to get back to the original OS in my case?
Thanks in advance...

[Q] Plz help with getting froyo on my Galaxy S Vibrant

Hi everyone. Great site, I'm new here. I got a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant I9000M from bell a couple of weeks ago. I was wondering how to get Froyo on it. I have never mod a phone before, but I have experience modding consoles. My battery on the phone seems to drain very fast even when not using it. I can only get about 1/2 a day on a charge. I'm hoping froyo could fix that.
At this point, should I wait for the official Samsung/Bell release in about 2 weeks? Or should I just go ahead and do it now? I'm worried the bell update will be full of bugs...
I have tried to see if I could get my phone in recovery mode and it worked, by holding Volume up, the home key and Power buttons. Is this the same as the download mode? I don't know where to go from here... witch Rom to use, where to get it and how to get it on my phone.
I also don't know how to backup all my apps/etc. I have kies working but dont see options to backup apps. Should I do a factory reset before starting anything? What is ODIN and is it safe?
Sorry if this as all been asked a million times in the past. I'm just looking at getting the most up to date info to get Froyo on my phone with the less hassle possible. I would appreciate direct help or some links to tutorials. I have looked through the forum, but have a hard time to find what I'm specifically looking for.
Thank you all in advance for your help and time.

[Q] strange touch / firmware problem

I have samsung galaxy tab p1000, india.
I am experiencing a problem with touch screen.
Once it starts working, it works perfectly fine with no glitches or any problem but once it goes to sleep mode, it may or may not recover from the sleep mode. When I press the power button, the screen comes but i m not able to unlock it or used.
Initially this problem used to occur rarely but now it is very rare to get my touch working.
I have tried hard reset / soft reset / changing the firmware (approx 20 times) but m not able to make the touchscreen working reliably.
Have also flashed miui ICS, aokp , firmware from samfirmware , tsar300, but no use.
As far as i appreciate this is a software glitch as the touch screen are not able to load everytime the tab wakes up. So, if some body could correct this problem or suggest a solution.... it would mean a lot ..

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I was just working out things. When i flashed stock firmware ddjm2, i had a comparatively stable system and improved touch response, although the frequency has reduced but the problem still exists. Any help would be apperciated, i am really frustrated,
thanx in advance

It may be a kernel issue. Have you tried Overcome's kernel/ROM?

tried overcome kernel also, no use.....

It sounds like a software/firmware problem, but if you're still having issues on stock kernel & ROM, it may be a hardware issue...I've never had any issues with touch on my tab...

bigz1981 said:
It sounds like a software/firmware problem, but if you're still having issues on stock kernel & ROM, it may be a hardware issue...I've never had any issues with touch on my tab...
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thanx bigz1981, one more thing discovered today.
once i flashed fresh froyo 2.2, it works fine but when i connect it to internet, something is updated which results in touchscreen showing above abnormal behaviour. This time after installing the firmware, I switched off the network, lets see if this solves the problem. Nyways thanx for the advice.
Also, i now remember that previously I updated my "tsp update" by dialing that *#____#* number, Which had failed. All this may be result of that. Can you throw some light on TSP,
1. is it touch screen ******,
2. whats wrong in updating it.
3. Was it trying to update through internet, since I was not flashing anything at that time.
4. Is there anything known as touch screen firmware , from where can i update it.
Thanx dear, for all the effort putin by you.....
I also request some senior administrator of the forum to show some way in this darkness...
from the developers, i wanna know,like we have device drivers in case of computers ,
1. we must be having some drivers for thetouch screen ,???.
2. Can this driver be loaded everytime the tab wakes up from sleep.
3. Can we shift loading of this touch screen driver higher in the booting sequence.
I am not a android nerd, but i know some basics of windows. Please guide the correct way. Thanxxxx

Just another input for processing, around 8hrs earlier i had again flashed my tab with ddjm2 foryo2.2, and disconnected from internet. The tab worked fine. I operated it for around 40 times waking up from sleep. It worked perfectly except 4-5 times. I am not able to understand,, what is there that is spoiling the firmware, once it starts updating through internet.

Hello .....
i came up to the forum ....with some expectations .... . ....
moderators , administrators pl listen,....

I saw a similar thread, but try to download ILITEK Touch Utility from the Play Store & see if this helps with your issue.

Dear,
I have the same issue!! very odd. I was a long time without using my tab and then I found out this issue few weeks ago. I've installed 2 applications (angry birds space and juice defender) right before the issue, no new rom updates (I'm still using the euro rom update on my t-mobile tab done 2y ago), however not sure if any automatic update has been performed on the apps. After deleting these 2 apps, issue still persists.
Let me know if someone found a solution.
B. Regards,
Marcel

happened to me when google market is updated to google play

[Q] home button fault after OTA update

HI all
I recently updated to 4.2.3 from stock 4.1.2? I believe, and I have been having a problem with the home button rapidly being pressed on its own, it usually when im on the internet or downloading. ive read this is a problem when the phone is looking for a network mode?
the phone was fine before the update.
now being on 4.2.3 with S-On, I don't know what to do. I have a red htc one which is on any network and the only thing I could possibly think of is to downgrade back to stock that the phone came with? ive had a look around and cant find an answer, with the one ive seen having to use a mouse through otg as touch screen will not work because of being S-On?
anyway any help would be appreciated if anyone has previously had this problem before and found a fix

htchd2rules said:
HI all
I recently updated to 4.2.3 from stock 4.1.2? I believe, and I have been having a problem with the home button rapidly being pressed on its own, it usually when im on the internet or downloading. ive read this is a problem when the phone is looking for a network mode?
the phone was fine before the update.
now being on 4.2.3 with S-On, I don't know what to do. I have a red htc one which is on any network and the only thing I could possibly think of is to downgrade back to stock that the phone came with? ive had a look around and cant find an answer, with the one ive seen having to use a mouse through otg as touch screen will not work because of being S-On?
anyway any help would be appreciated if anyone has previously had this problem before and found a fix
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I'm having the same problem, just re-opening the thread for you guys to read and maybe solve?