the sgs, when switched off, thinks that it is connected to a charger and that big battery screen shows up, at first the phone wasnt turning off after that.
ive since flashed using odin and 3 files hoping it would help. the phone now turns on but once switched off it continues to think that it is charging.
when i try and reboot, which i must do by plugging in a charger then pressing the power button once charging actually starts a minute later, the phone goes into a boot loop. Once it managed to get through after around 15mins.
I can get into both download and recovery mode. main problem is that the phone doesnt ever turn off (charging screen comes on), and that booting up is difficult and is hit or miss.
I have looked for other threads on this but havent found anything, so any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Felleese
Try a factory reset...
Thanks for the tip but it hasn't helped.
Anything else I should try?
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Hi everyone, first things first I have already read through the various threads on this subject but there doesn't seem to be any consistent advice/suggestions with my specific problem. I was trying to flash a custom ROM on my tablet and I don't know whats happened but the net result is that my tablet won't turn on and it only shows any signs of life when it is plugged in to the wall charger where you see the clam-shell style cell phone connecting to a computer screen but its flashing rather than constant (the forum won't let me post the youtube clip thats out there demonstrating this but google 'Samsung Galaxy Tablet Bricked' and if the first video that appears).
If its connected to my laptop then it doesn't charge at all and the laptop doesn't recognise the tablet at all so I can't re-flash stock firmware via Odin.
I have had it on charge using the wall charger for over 12 hours now and yet there still seems to be no life in it and I've tried all the various combinations of power + volume down button etc
Has anyone got any suggestions as to how I can sort it. Am I right in thinking that as it at least shows some signs that its not dead when you plug it in at the wall, that its not completely bricked?
Any help at all is greatly appreciated and apologies for going over old ground.
darrenbartlett1 said:
If its connected to my laptop then it doesn't charge at all and the laptop doesn't recognise the tablet at all so I can't re-flash stock firmware via Odin.
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Does Odin see it? Computer may not recognize tablet but odin/heimdall should.
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Otherwise, send it to this site, they claim that they will repair full bricked tabs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820813
best regards ^_^
Sifou
Qqqxxxzzz said:
Does Odin see it? Computer may not recognize tablet but odin/heimdall should.
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No even Odin doesn't recognise it. Haven't tried Heimdall though.
Its now been on charge for about 2 days and yet if you unplug it from the wall it doesn't turn on/respond to anything.
Boot into download mode before connecting to pc. Then open odin or heimdall. Use the latest versions.
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Boot into download mode before connecting to pc. Then open odin or heimdall. Use the latest versions.
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the tab is that dead that I cannot boot it at all, let alone in download mode. If I unplug it from the wall charger it doesn't respond to anything. Completely impossible to do the above.
well my friend you have the same problem of another member in xda, i dont remember where i read about it, but am pretty sure that your battery is completely dead, it shows the same thing, when plugged to wall you can boot into download mode, once unplugged, you can't access to anything. In his case, he tried to charge it for a day, and then the tab turned on, he thought that the tab is alive again, so he tried to flash it, after 3 minutes, the tab went off again before the operation complete, and now his tab is fully bricked.
yours still alive, i think that it is soft brick, or not bricked at all, but your battery is dead, and you can't do anything without a working battery, if you have enough skills to change the battery, get one form the net, and you can also make sure that the battery is the problem when you open it, you can connect it to a stabilized power supply with the needed voltage and current, if it turns on, your battery is indeed the problem, if not, we should think about something else.
good luck my friend, i hope i helped a little.
edit : i fond it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826324
this is exactly the same problem you have, read all the thread, before you do anything more harmful to your tab.
best regards ^_^
Sifou
Hey guys, recently I've been having a problem with my battery. I've tried different roms and still have the same problem.
if the battery is fully charged, half etc and the phone is restarted, the battery screen shows up and shows an empty battery, turns off, restarts and shows the empty battery screen again, turns off, restarts and keeps doing this until I plug the charger in. once I plug it in, the battery shows full, or what ever the current charge is and phone starts up fine again.
I've noticed that sometimes the battery percentage goes up without being on charge or even sticks at a percentage for a few hours then drops a lot.
Has anyone else had this problem or know how to solve?
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Hey guys, recently I've been having a problem with my battery. I've tried different roms and still have the same problem.
if the battery is fully charged, half etc and the phone is restarted, the battery screen shows up and shows an empty battery, turns off, restarts and shows the empty battery screen again, turns off, restarts and keeps doing this until I plug the charger in. once I plug it in, the battery shows full, or what ever the current charge is and phone starts up fine again.
I've noticed that sometimes the battery percentage goes up without being on charge or even sticks at a percentage for a few hours then drops a lot.
Has anyone else had this problem or know how to solve?
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I have found alot on my problem surfing through the forums with many saying they have solved the problem by flashing CM10 mod. Another that i found was a flash with "param.lfs". Apparently this solves boot problems but I cant see how to use this file.
Any help with a step by step guide or just any help at all is very much appreciated
supersteve939 said:
Any help with a step by step guide or just any help at all is very much appreciated
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just select it as PDA and flash with Odin3 , download from My Android Solutions
Thanks for your reply, param fix didn't solve my problem. The first rom I installed ( before I found the wonderful world of xda developers ) was this one:
aokp_galaxysmtd_jb_build-2.zip
Which I got from a site called "ibtimes"
(I've tried to post the exact link but I need to make 10 posts within the forums to get this option)
Since then I've had this battery boot loop problem. Restart works fine, but power off and powering back up gives this infinite boot loop. is it possible that this first rom has corrupted my phone?
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is it possible that this first rom has corrupted my phone?
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Doubt it, it would more be due to wrong flashing procedures , anyway have a number of options to get over bootloops in My Android Solutions
But First powerdown, pull out Battery, SIM CARD, and EXT.SD card, press power button for a minute, than powerup without SIM and Ext.SD Card...make sure you have more than 50% battery charge before you attempt any sort of flashing.
I have looked in depth through the "My Android Solutions" and tried flashing a 512.pit and also tried a new semephore kernel without success, I still had the battery bootloop.
My phone does work if started with charger plugged in but its a worry if im out and about and the phone dies. theres no way i can restart it without the charger boost.
so.....
Im looking at the Recovery Kit now.
"i9000 Rescue Rescue Kit for i9000 using heimdall packed by ldq"
I have never used heimdall and the files within the rescue kit are confusing to know how to use them correctly.
I have looked within the forums for a "how to" guide using Heimdall but it feels like its over my head, and to be honest, it seems that if i make any kind of mistake i could hard brick my phone which scares me :crying:
:fingers-crossed: A total NOOB guide would be so greatly appreciated, or if there are any other solutions besides using the rescue kit Id love to know about them.
Thank you very much for your assistance
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I have never used heimdall and the files within the rescue kit are confusing to know how to use them correctly.
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You can use the EZbase with root or Darkys, it uses Odin and has guide , all of them are rescue kits or even a JVU upgrade ROM (also mentioned in the top)
I tried quite a few stock roms with the same result, darkys 10.2 EE and darkys 11, 4.0.4 ICS and again same results. This morning I went back to the GB stock rom ( " I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA " with root file " CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS " ) and had the same results, battery screen bootloop after power down. :crying:
however...
After 7 hours normal use i powered the phone down and powered back up ( thinking another vain attempt ready to see the dreaded battery loop screen again ) and found the problem had completely cleared!!! Phone started like it normally should!!!
Very strange. I was ready to try a new battery and now there is no need. I'll keep powering down and powering up over the next 24 hours with different charge percentages to make sure the problem has 100% cleared it's self. :victory:
Will post back in 24 hours to confirm for anyone interested.
Thanks for the guidance xsenman, seems as though going to and from different roms with the 3 wipes each time actually solved the problem!!!
Too hasty with my last post.
Phone has started looping up at boot again with empty battery screen.
Tried another battery with the same results.
For it to work for most of the day normally booting up and to suddenly start playing up again leads me to believe that its some kind of battery stat problem.. maybe??
it powered down and powered up again fine from 100% full down to around 16%. lower than 16% and the phone looped with empty battery screen on powerup.
The battery percentage jumps quite alot after a restart, sometimes as much as 40%
surely it has to be battery stats being messed up?????
There are alot of procedures to reset battery stats on the net and a few in these forums.
I'll give some a try.
If anyone has a sure way to reset batt stats then i'd like to know please.
Thanks to anyone with help.
suggest you clean your Battery contacts on phone and Battery with cleaning alcohol and try to keep battery firmly in place with scotch tape or folded paper and give it a try
Hi!
I had the same problem.
I fixed with a sheet of paper that do pressure under the the battery for better contact with pines of the phone.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the replies.
I've cleaned with electrical contact cleaner and also tried the paper trick having the paper under and around different parts of the battery, still the same, empty battery screen loop.
It only happens after power down then attemped power up, fine when just a reboot is selected though. When powering down it actually doesn't shut down, it goes into this infinite empty battery loop. I'm beginning to think some kind of hardware issue??
But also, i only started to get battery issues after my first ever custom rom install Cm9 jellybean which was not from xda. Sorry for repeating myself, im just completly stumped with this issue.
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i have the same problem and i dont know what to do to solve it!!! :-S
it started when i flash a official cm10 nightly... then i flashed the stable cm9.1 and the problem disappeared... after a few days i decide to give cm10 another try and the problem started again... now i cant make this go away... i've tryed flashing other roms, even a GB JW4, and the same thing happen. I dont know what to do anymore!!!!!!
I feel the same way. It must be quite a rare problem.
Its very frustrating.
I just tried flashing that first rom i used. aokp_galaxysmtd_jb_build-4.zip which is a CM rom thinking maybe the first time i flashed was an improper flash.
still have same results.
Then tried Darkys 11 as they claim to fix bootloop problems but still have the same result. So im back to 2.3.6 GB JVU stock.
I really think we have somehow damaged the hardware by installing these CM roms.
Its as though the part in the phone which looks for battery charge in order to boot up fails and just shows battery empty until the charger is used, and also refuses to shut down.
How strange. How frustrating!!!
kilas_bff... I think we're stuck with our problem my friend. I have just brought a portable charger which i'll carry around incase my phone needs started after these battery screen loops, just to give it that initial boost of power to restart. Got mine from Ebay for £8 GBP which is about $12.50USD.
I just dont like the thought of really needing my phone while its in a battery loop. this portabe charger will be very handy and give me peace of mind.
Any more ideas on this is greatly appreciated. I'll try anything. :fingers-crossed:
As with all things funny have you gone back to a clean install of a stock rom via Odin? Run it stock for a bit and see what happens?
sent using my fat fingers from the robot eating the apple...
Stock is back in as of today. will take your advice and run it for a while and see what happens.
Another thing ive just noticed.... before going back to stock i performed the usual 3 wipes a couple times and even went as far as formatting system.
The picture I have attatched with my reply is what I was confronted with:
could these failures be causing my phone to act as it is?
I have searched about for clues and didnt come up with much. My forum searching skills need sharpened I think.
Thanks for the replies.
think it was just a bad flash initially...
stock rom and pit flash should see you right. leave it on stock for a day or so to see what happens then flash a kernal with cwm and begine the update to JB.
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418135&page=2
or make a google search for: format_volume rfs format failed
kilas_bff said:
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418135&page=2
or make a google search for: format_volume rfs format failed
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Hello, Thanks for the reply.
Before I go on.....the factory format method I used before was not from recovery mode but from the dial pad *2767*3855# (PLEASE DO NOT TYPE THIS CODE IN UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO HAVE THE PHONE COMPLETELY RESET TO FACTORY)
That's when I got those 4 failures mentioned before.
I tried your suggested solution but not sure it has solved the problem, its basically reset the phone to Factory settings but had alot of unexpected errors and app shutdowns. Before I flashed the stock back on I went into CWM recovery, went to 'mounts and storage' and formatted every option apart from the 'Format Boot' option. All formats successful.
After another flash with 2.3.6.GB stock I tried the dial pad factory format again out of interest to see if I got those same 4 errors and BINGO!! all went without any problems!!!
So that problem is solved.
But my initial issue remains.....After power down it doesn't actually power off completely, just infinite empty battery screen loop until charger is used. :crying:
I'll stick with the suggestions from 'creative0100' and stay with stock for a few days to see what happens then flash a kernel, thinking semaphore kernel and go from there.
:fingers-crossed:
its been nearly 5 days since stock has been on, rooted today and put semaphore kernel on and still have that empty battery bootloop. Won't power up without the charger boost to kick start it back into life.
Does anyone have anymore suggestions please? I've looked quite deeply within the forums and some have had a similar problem but no real solutions as yet.
Just editing my post as it seems that the phone powers down and powers up totally fine when the charge is below 35% - 40%. If its above it'll bootloop showing the empty battery screen.
Ive tried charging to 100% overnight and then resetting batt stats as the charge percentage jumps about alot. seems very confused showing different charge values now and again and even charging when it aint plugged in!!!
Seems something in the phone is not reading the battery correctly.
I really am stuck on this and cant figure out how to recalibrate the battery so it acts normally again.
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So I have a S5830D, and it's been working fine for the past while. It's rooted and I have this ROM on it. It was working fine, and I haven't removed any apps or installed anything for a while, but I noticed that when I tried charging it, my phone wouldn't respond to the charger(it wouldn't show as charging). Using a new outlet, and trying to charge it from my computer via USB didn't work either, so I tried turning it off, but now I can't turn it back on. I get no response at all. No Samsung logo or anything. Is my phone bricked, or is there something wrong with the hardware?
Would this work for a 5830D, or is there something else I can try to unbrick it, if it is bricked?
EDIT:I can put it into emergency download mode, and RAM DUMP ARM9?
EDIT2: Managed to turn it back on, it seems like the battery drained, and I wasn't able to charge it through my stock charger. Had to connect it to my PC for a few minutes. However, now I can only charge through my PC, and not through the normal wall outlet charger. Any clues as to how to fix this?
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So I have a S5830D, and it's been working fine for the past while. It's rooted and I have this ROM on it. It was working fine, and I haven't removed any apps or installed anything for a while, but I noticed that when I tried charging it, my phone wouldn't respond to the charger(it wouldn't show as charging). Using a new outlet, and trying to charge it from my computer via USB didn't work either, so I tried turning it off, but now I can't turn it back on. I get no response at all. No Samsung logo or anything. Is my phone bricked, or is there something wrong with the hardware?
Would this work for a 5830D, or is there something else I can try to unbrick it, if it is bricked?
EDIT: I can put it into emergency download mode, and RAM DUMP ARM9?
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Try going to download mode by pressing power button+volume up+volume down keys:fingers-crossed:....if u can go then use unbrick tutorial!
Re: Is My Ace Bricked?
use another charger or try changing battery
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Problem solved. it only needed a fair charge.
Moderator, please delete this thread.
Thanks!
Dear Geeks,
I have this Tab GT-P7300 hard-bricked will not switch on.
is there any hard reset button?
the 3 combination i.e. power+vol down+vol up would do nothing.
plug to wall charger would do nothing.
would not go to download mode.
is there any way go fix this? can i open it? and remove the battery?
any kinda help will be appreciated.
waiting....
If it's hard bricked jtag or sending it to sammy are your only options.
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actually the tab was off for a month hence, the battery is drained. after putting for power 3 hours it come back to some life.
its booting in stock recovery. i wiped factory and cache and restarted but the same problem reboots back in stock recovery.
do not go in download mode. i think it still needs more charging. but i'm not sure if its charging at stock recovery mode.
now, what is the solution??
can i open and charge the battery some how??