Hello. Yes, I'm a noob. I watched video, and also have been trying to find a solution for last three days. I just really am unsure where to even start!!.... :silly:
I just purchased this Samsung Galaxy Tab:
ebay. com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-w-Otter-Box-Charger-3G-SPH-P100-/140863908008?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=zdNnh%2F8hBkAfClqVXbmhnrVFeI4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
(Sorry I can not link without spaces)
I have no SD card.
This is Sprint version of Tab, though I'm not sure if that is still attached to the tab.
I do not know if this is rooted (item description does not say anything about that, but I'm guessing it is..)
Received it, charged it, tried to turn it on, and it loops the glowing Samsung boot screen.
I tried to load in recovery mode and the attached image is the screen that I get. fails to mount anything!
(again tried to link to image also but not allowed )
I downloaded both kies and odin but can"t seem to connect the tab to the PC? I have never used any of these programs and was just not expecting to need to so soon.
I'm not trying to do anything fancy just yet, just want to be able to turn the tab on!!
I have searched these forums, and others, youtube, can't seem to find my exact problem and getting to be at wit's end..
I used to be pretty tech savvy but haven't done much dealings in last few years so rusty. And I have never had any kind of smart phone or tab before and so I'm just a bit nervous on where to start or to do anything because I think it is good that it at least still turns on?? Don't want to worsen the problem.
I am just between trying to resolve this matter, if it is possible or if nothing is possible, attempting to use the ebay buyer protection but i'd rather it not come to that! (also why I haven't made any changes just yet)
I do not have any other communication device at the moment, was kind of relying on this tab for work, and don't have time or money to spend waiting for that to go through plus a replacement unless I have absolutely no choice.. :crying:
I would be eternally grateful for any help in what direction to go. If I could JUST get a jump start I think I tend to pick things up alright.. as far as development goes. Just off to a bad start with this tab and pretty please if you don't mind give me some reassurance (and maybe some links) that it will be okay :victory::highfive:
Probably has been rooted. Boot into recovery ( power volume up ). Press vol up and power. Once the tab starts, keep your finger on volume up and quit the power button. Once you are in recovery, take a picture of the screen and post here.
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Probably has been rooted. Boot into recovery ( power volume up ). Press vol up and power. Once the tab starts, keep your finger on volume up and quit the power button. Once you are in recovery, take a picture of the screen and post here.
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i figured so! the attached picture in the original post is from holding the volume up button while powering on. that is supposed to be in recovery mode, but there is "(No such file or directory)" for.. seems to be anything.
junoorudont said:
i figured so! the attached picture in the original post is from holding the volume up button while powering on. that is supposed to be in recovery mode, but there is "(No such file or directory)" for.. seems to be anything.
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You may want to contact the seller before raising buyer protection.
Maybe he is willing to take it back or willing to refund you some money, then let you play with it.
I hope it is not a case of bad NAND chip.
priyana said:
You may want to contact the seller before raising buyer protection.
Maybe he is willing to take it back or willing to refund you some money, then let you play with it.
I hope it is not a case of bad NAND chip.
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I have contacted him, though he doesn't seem to understand what is the problem either. I definitely would prefer to arrange something with him I just don't even know my options right now if that makes sense. He said he hadn't had this problem so I don't know.. because I have not done anything with it myself but open the mail and plug it in. If it was working for him correctly, the chip wouldn't be bad would it?
He had photos of the tab on running screens in his listing. Seems to be the same one.
I guess was trying to see if I even had a chance at it working regardless. I am on a very limited budget so its already been an inconvenience, but thats the risk I take buying second hand I suppose. Just trying to make the best of it any which way. I just have no idea what this screen says about the condition of the tab..
I have no ill will toward the seller just trying to find best resolution.
I'm not opposed at playing around with it, as long as I would actually have a good chance of it actually working and had a clue where to start.
Otherwise I would probably like to return it. Like I said, going the buyer protection route is worst case scenario to me. And I would not use the buyer protection after altering the programming in any way. That is also part of why I have not tried anything so far. Don't want to totally break or brick it.
I just want to turn it on. I actually hadn't even had the notion of playing with any of it whatsoever until I found I had a problem, and started researching it
or if it is fixable . (which I still do not know)
I think I have decent ethics,, mostly I'm just trying to figure out what is wrong with the tab, both for myself and / or the seller if we do happen to return the tab :fingers-crossed:
Thank you!!
I am sure you have the right ethics.
What we are worried is if he hasn't got one.
How do you know the picture is of this tab, and was the condition right before the sell?
If he is genuine, there can be a compromise. Either he take it back, or take it back to fix it and send you again (after sufficiently proof to you that it is now running, with video of him flipping it front and back next to the TV news or something, hahaha, pointing the same scratches and marks on the tab he is holding), or refund you a little money.
But if he is unwilling to compromise, and you would like to try fixing it yourself and be a good guy, then bite the bullet and try and prepare to bear the loss.
But give him no star, afterall it is his choice not to keep you happy, right?
Edit: also I have no experience with CDMA tab to try to guide you. If it were a GSM tab, at least I have some experience.
priyana said:
I am sure you have the right ethics.
What we are worried is if he hasn't got one.
How do you know the picture is of this tab, and was the condition right before the sell?
If he is genuine, there can be a compromise. Either he take it back, or take it back to fix it and send you again (after sufficiently proof to you that it is now running, with video of him flipping it front and back next to the TV news or something, hahaha, pointing the same scratches and marks on the tab he is holding), or refund you a little money.
But if he is unwilling to compromise, and you would like to try fixing it yourself and be a good guy, then bite the bullet and try and prepare to bear the loss.
But give him no star, afterall it is his choice not to keep you happy, right?
Edit: also I have no experience with CDMA tab to try to guide you. If it were a GSM tab, at least I have some experience.
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Ah thank you anyway! I am definitely picking up what you're putting down. He has great feedback, 100% positive, or else I probably would not have ordered it, though this seems to be the only electronic type sale he's made. We will see how it goes. I believe its the same device because it included the otter box and I saw no others like it. There are virtually no scratches on it, one tiny one I found near volume buttons, but that is it. And the smear on otterbox in photo seems to match. Though there's no box on the tab in the photos in which it is running properly, they do seem to be on the same carpet as the others.
OHHH ebay I forgot why I shyed away from that website. I really was trying to be very discretionary in ordering the thing but I guess it doesn't always make a difference hahah I almost wondered if he possibly had taken the photos, then tried to wipe his data before sending, and that is where something went wrong. Who knows! I am waiting for his response to the email with photo I posted here.
Actually its relieving just to talk to someone who gives a hoot about it any which way. :highfive:
Really hope can work something out.
If you decide or have to keep this device, can you, at least, get the seller to tell you what recovery and what o/s was installed on your tab?
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If you decide or have to keep this device, can you, at least, get the seller to tell you what recovery and what o/s was installed on your tab?
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Thanks for suggestion. He is actually corresponding with me a little bit at a time. So I just asked him specifically what you just asked, and a few other questions regarding the tab's past, will update as soon as I find out. It is certainly more difficult with such little knowledge of the history of the item. I did receive confirmation from him that it was rooted. Nothing beyond that so far, however.
But hey on the lighter side of the situation! Haha, My trusty ol' horoscope ( -__- ) popped up and it says:
You're more in tune with the tech world than usual and now is a good time to price out gadgets for later consumption. You may want to look into stuff that doesn't quite make sense to you yet. :good:
That's a good "sign" right?
Are you sure it's not an horoscope written by the seller?
junoorudont said:
Though there's no box on the tab in the photos in which it is running properly, they do seem to be on the same carpet as the others.
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No otter box on the one running properly!
Kind of a clue that it was an older photo?
why would he take out the otter box and run it and take a photo of it?
I am calling foul here.
He must confess and take it back.
Regards,
Hercule Poirot wannabe
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why would he take out the otter box and run it and take a photo of it?
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Well, it actually isn't in the otter box for most of the photos in listing... but that's still a good point... I tried to link to the listing but being a newbie I can't post links. Just realized he is from a town named Brick.. go figure! I don't know if he'll take it back or not..because he listed no returns. So you think the tab is likely not fixable? And I may have been ripped off? Wow what a bummer....
Now wondering if there's a time limit on the buyer protection if that may be part whats taking so long.. dragging it out. As far as that goes, never used it before, but I have no feedback, just started a new account recently because I hadn't used it in 5 + years and could not remember my old one. And his 100% positive feedback, I don't know if I would have a chance anyway
If they take that in consideration..
He probably did write the horoscope. jokes on me i guess..
If you have to keep the Sprint tab, you might want to restock-it back to Gingerbread 2.3. See the following thread, if you have any questions, don't be shy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275031&highlight=odin+drivers
after seeing the ebay link you PM me, I do think he has reason to take photo of the tab running out of the otter box.
Initially I thought his shots was with the otter encasing the tab, except for the one that it is running. Apparently all of them are with the otter off, but the one running has no otter nearby.
Well, like in my PM, if you can go download mode, there is still chance to get it running.
The most extreme case is with a broken NAND chip, some have removed the NAND (it was glued on, can you believe that) and still run from microSD card.
There are ways, as long as it still boots to download mode/recovery.
Soon it will be your call....
Before removing the nand chip, he should try to restock like I said before and as shown in the thread link I posted.
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Before removing the nand chip, he should try to restock like I said before and as shown in the thread link I posted.
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Yeah, I am sure he know. I already PM him, apparently the same link as yours.
the NAND removal is the last, only if it is proven to be bad.
I forgot to mention that he should include the pit file and repartition the device, just in case.
well i haven't heard again from seller. No matter which way I go it is going to take some time and energy but I would rather not direct it toward dealing with an argument, so going to try to direct all that more positively and give this a go.
Thanks for all the advice for sure!
I am sure I will end up with some more questions at some point. Though, in spite of the fact that I don't think I should HAVE to do all this right away, as I do, I still feel okay about succeeding.. :fingers-crossed:
priyana said:
Yeah, I am sure he know. I already PM him, apparently the same link as yours.
the NAND removal is the last, only if it is proven to be bad.
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So I have performed the tasks as posted, and made some progress (I think?), though the tab is still stuck on Samsung screen when start up normally.
Now when I load it in recovery mode I get this screen::
If you just Odin the ef17 using rodderick guide, you shouldn't even have cwm 4.0 I think...
Need someone to confirm.
Are you past that point and going for ics?
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Breaking news available via my twitter feed or #vibrantFFC
FFC works in 2.1 with Bionix 1.6. No video calling available yet, but FFC does work.
10/8: There are a lot of changes coming to this thread over the next 12-24 hours. This has turned into a thread with too many functions that is cluttering each other. Due to this, and a few requests from our moderators, I feel I need to make these changes before continuing too much further.
This was originally intended to be a thread on making an FFC work, and getting the expected use out of it, both on the hardware side, as well as some needed software development. I have been asked to move the purchasing buddy system to another thread in Vibrant general as well as a couple other things. I will have these all set up tomorrow.
I would like to apologize for being a bit silent recently. I had been called to take on some projects out of town for work, and just got back into town last night. I have been trying to pack for my move since, and still have some more to do.
Beyond this, I have good news. The first shipment has been ordered with expedited shipping. Should have it in hand by the end of the week. Details for those that have sent pms will be sent out tomorrow to give you details of a private buy it now ebay auction for presales of the first shipment. Once those people have been taken care of, or the shipment arrives, the single item purchase will be open to everyone.
Unfortunately, selling on amazon does not look like it can happen at this time. Once I can get past a couple hurdles, it should be good to go.
Thanks guys. Can't wait to hear everyone talking about their FFC's on their vibrants...
10/5 pm:
Hey guys,
I have gotten a lot of feedback from people interested in the FFC mod, and the wholesaler keeps changing the minimum order like a douche (10/6: Talked to the owner today - He's pretty cool, not a douche, but MOQ will stay set at 3 from now on). So, I am setting up an account on Amazon to sell them individually. The price is going to be about 30.00 bucks (It basically covers the units + wholesaler shipping, Amazon retail account, warehouse storage, and fulfillment services - with a little left over for beer) per unit plus shipping. If you are interested and haven’t contacted me yet, please PM me so I can order enough units to cover everybody.
Also, Amazon has free shipping with a Prime Account. For people who don’t know, you can sign up for a free Prime Account if you have a valid college email address (anything that ends with .edu). The signup page is a little hard to find, so here you go.
To those who have already pm'ed me: I will be sending individual pm's as soon as this is all set up, thanks.
10/5:
Sorry all, I have had a tight schedule the last few days... I will have more info very soon regarding the Amazon stock. Thanks for your patience and showing interest!
10/3:
With the supplier upping the minimum order quantity to three already, I wouldn't put it past them to increase again. With that said, I am looking into a way to do a large purchase of i9k cameras and drop shipping with amazon. I have a couple other ideas... whichever makes the most sense and costs the less I'll roll with. Chances are that after the extra costs, the price will be in the mid $20s to $30 each. If anyone is interested PM so I can get an idea... will have to make an initial purchase with cash out of my pocket, so need to know how many we are looking at. I'll get a chance to make a couple calls tomorrow and update this with more info.
tested, working
Needed:
Replacement Camera with ffc: GlobalPartsDirect.com *** Wholesaler (Min order requirements, keeps changing, had been as high as 10) Working on individual purchases through Amazon **
Eugene's Froyo JP3(Latest as of this writing is R3)
Cameradata file: datapattern_front_420sp.zip (attached to post below)
Other things that can help:
Tools to open phone, fiberglass pen (not confirmed) or denatured alcohol, tear down video
How to do it:
1. Shutdown your Vibrant, remove battery, sim card, sd card
2. Remove each screw in the back plate
3. Using an opener tool (or something to wedge between the back and front plates), snap off the back plate.
4. Disconnect all of the "snap on" assemblies
5. Remove the Camera
6. being careful not to snap the connection to the power button (it is glued on the phone), move the main board to the side slightly so it stays safe.
7. Using your method of choice (paint remover chemical or fiber glass pen), remove the paint inside the circle molding where the FFC mounts to.
8. Install camera when area is fully dry (5 minutes or so)
9. Put phone back together
10. Flash Eugene's Froyo (R3 is latest as of writing) - remember to flash a 2.1 kernel whenever trying to nandroid restore or installing a 2.1 rom so you don't brick your phone during the downgrade
11. adb push cameradata file to /system/cameradata
12. boot up phone, download "mirror app for samsung galaxy s" from the market
13. Check your hair or something using your newly installed FFC!!
Code:
adb push [location to file]/datapattern_front_420sp.yup /system/cameradata/datapattern_front_420sp.yup
More info coming as I get a chance to add it...
UPDATE 9/30: Camera installed... With eugene's r3 froyo + the cameradata file, ffc works without any further set up. I'll update this post in the morning before I get on the road.
UPDATE 9/28: Found a camera from an i9k. Before I link it up, I would like to have some time to make sure its worth your investment. The i9000s camera snaps in as expected, and the rear camera works without a hitch. Need some dev help to get the ffc software into the build environment/kernel. In the mean time, I'll be plundering through the source.
Unfortunately, I am merely a web/db developer and can do bash scripting, but building android is not in my realm of expertise...
UPDATE 9/28: Good news is that the rear camera works as if I never switched cam assemblies. Also, as you can see in the fourth pic attached, if done right, the mod looks factory once done.
Now on to getting the front cam to work!!
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Had to tear my Vibrant apart this last weekend, and in the process I did some research on the camera. See attached photos. The camera chip is the exact same chip used in both the Sprint Epic 4G and the international Galaxy S, as is the rear camera. The only difference is the inclusion of a front facing camera on the epic and i9000s. This got me thinking about how to mod the vibrant to have a front facing camera since they are the exact same thing.
On the hardware side, obviously you need a hole for it. BUT WAIT!! Samsung already left an opening in the body mold for the front camera to mount to! All you need to do is drill a hole through the mold. Looks to be a 7/64" bit would be needed. A 1/8" bit looks like it will take too much away.
Next step would be mounting. Well sh*t. The camera snaps onto the main board under the chip.
So the hardware side is easy (assuming I can actually find the camera), so it comes down to software. From what I can tell is that the galaxy source includes the modules for every phone... so this could be easy, correct?
i would love to pull this off, can you mount a replacement camera from the epic or i9000s?
if you need a tester, ill be glad to help.
i bet sammy is going to release an updated version of the vibrant in the feature with a front facing camera, only makes sense since they left the spot in the chassis.
i would love to give this a try, after its been done of course lol but if u get it working plz let me know lol
not sure but i think this is the camera
http://www.littlediode.com/componen...31d4d4e1&xid=761c237b005c7758f0c56efbc4c1b464
I too would love to do this, but I cannot find the damned camera. Still looking though. Put an inquiry into a US based company that has 5 "MC10170's" in stock. Let's see what they get.
Still want to know anyone's thoughts on the software side though....
Julianmgn said:
i would love to give this a try, after its been done of course lol but if u get it working plz let me know lol
not sure but i think this is the camera
http://www.littlediode.com/componen...31d4d4e1&xid=761c237b005c7758f0c56efbc4c1b464
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Nice find, now we need a dev. willing to work on the s/w part of this hack!
almyz125 said:
Nice find, now we need a dev. willing to work on the s/w part of this hack!
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Oh didn't see that link. I have an email in to them to see if I can get some more info.
siirial said:
Oh didn't see that link. I have an email in to them to see if I can get some more info.
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great, i hope this is all possible, i posted over on the captivate forums to take a look at there H/W and see if it is possible for them, more people working on it the better
Well first things, first. We need to find the camera. I have a good feeling about this actually.
Nice find!
masr1979 said:
Well first things, first. We need to find the camera. I have a good feeling about this actually.
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we believe this is IT!
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we believe this is IT!
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That may just be the chip only.
yeah im hoping that can be done, im really looking forward to this lol
Very good point. Still think we have to wait for surplus parts to make it's way out there
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sw33t can't wait until we get some cameras in
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great, i hope this is all possible, i posted over on the captivate forums to take a look at there H/W and see if it is possible for them, more people working on it the better
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I looked at the captivate teardowns and pics. Although they seem to have the same hardware (very much the same), the whole thing is laid differently. From what I could see there is not a spot where a front facing camera would easily go.
siirial said:
I looked at the captivate teardowns and pics. Although they seem to have the same hardware (very much the same), the whole thing is laid differently. From what I could see there is not a spot where a front facing camera would easily go.
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Yea i looked at some too after posting, kinda stinks for them, looks like AT&T wanted there iPhone to be the only phone with a front facing camera, lucky for them AT&T users can unlock Vibrants and use them on AT&T! I believe the vibrant supports AT&T's 3g band, correct me if im wrong.
Why could we not just contact samsung and send our phone to them and have them add the camara for us....Our order one from the with the ffc as a option then we would have it all sw and hw....
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Why could we not just contact samsung and send our phone to them and have them add the camara for us....Our order one from the with the ffc as a option then we would have it all sw and hw....
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i dont think it works that way, but if you want to ask samsung, go ahead.
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i dont think it works that way, but if you want to ask samsung, go ahead.
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haha i wasnt going to say anything about that post but, yea go ahead and ask, i put money on Samsung laughing.
This is very interesting. *Crosses fingers for progress*
My phone (model 1007) had been rooted and running Serendipity. All was well until I had trouble with phone calls. So I unrooted and reflashed to stock. I reformatted and it was like brand new, out the box. I didn't have the time to reroot so I kept it clean. I pressed on 'update' on the settings menu (was that stupid of me?) and it just shut down. So NOW,
I can't turn it on! My phone starts to turn on but just shows this little spinning circle and the screen goes black. I can get into download and recovery though, so that's good right?
The phone will only charge. The very FEW times I actually got it to turn on the phone said that the USB was connected when it wasn't!
Could someone please, please help me?
Also, this is a phone from the warranty dept. It's refurbished because my other Captivate wouldn't turn on (I'm just having some sucky luck, right?)
So am I still able to return it? It's been less than 90 days i got it and has never been in contact with water or dropped. In fact, I always cradle it in a nice case.
I'm just terrified of the horror stories I've heard about Samsung warranty dept and AT&T's warranty dept. I don't want to give it to them to have some crazy $500 charge, you know? I think I don't have anything to worry about but it just freaked me out.
I had a similar experience, but mine caught itself in a reboot loop. I wa able to get back into download mode and re-flash, fixing the issue.
Have you tried to see if it will at least go into download mode?
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Restless101 said:
My phone (model 1007) had been rooted and running Serendipity. All was well until I had trouble with phone calls. So I unrooted and reflashed to stock. I reformatted and it was like brand new, out the box. I didn't have the time to reroot so I kept it clean. I pressed on 'update' on the settings menu (was that stupid of me?) and it just shut down. So NOW,
I can't turn it on! My phone starts to turn on but just shows this little spinning circle and the screen goes black. I can get into download and recovery though, so that's good right?
The phone will only charge. The very FEW times I actually got it to turn on the phone said that the USB was connected when it wasn't!
Could someone please, please help me?
Also, this is a phone from the warranty dept. It's refurbished because my other Captivate wouldn't turn on (I'm just having some sucky luck, right?)
So am I still able to return it? It's been less than 90 days i got it and has never been in contact with water or dropped. In fact, I always cradle it in a nice case.
I'm just terrified of the horror stories I've heard about Samsung warranty dept and AT&T's warranty dept. I don't want to give it to them to have some crazy $500 charge, you know? I think I don't have anything to worry about but it just freaked me out.
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The OTA update ATT sent out has been known to cause these issues on some phones, Here are your 2 options. 1. Return it and get another referb. 2. Go down to your local Radio shack and get the parts for a jig, (directions in the forums. A search for Jig will get you there) and then not worry about much flashing roms from then as a Jig will work 99.9% of the time.
That is of course after you see if you can get into download mode without the jig.
lol I've tried jigs before. I suck at making them and it never worked for me. Clearly, I've been too sloppy in making them. I can get into download mode. But I've already reflashed with the same results. If I keep getting the same results I'm afraid someone will tell me I have a hardware issue.
Is the jig the only thing left to try?
Thanks soooo much for replying!
Restless101 said:
lol I've tried jigs before. I suck at making them and it never worked for me. Clearly, I've been too sloppy in making them. I can get into download mode. But I've already reflashed with the same results. If I keep getting the same results I'm afraid someone will tell me I have a hardware issue.
Is the jig the only thing left to try?
Thanks soooo much for replying!
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Yes. Sure shot option. Worked like a charm for me
Restless101 said:
lol I've tried jigs before. I suck at making them and it never worked for me. Clearly, I've been too sloppy in making them. I can get into download mode. But I've already reflashed with the same results. If I keep getting the same results I'm afraid someone will tell me I have a hardware issue.
Is the jig the only thing left to try?
Thanks soooo much for replying!
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Ok you can get into download mode so you should be ok. What have you been flashing?
#1 dont need a jig - just 3 resistors
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10112309&postcount=1
HINT dont touch the resistor leads with your bare fingers, it can change the resistance, especially if youre sweaty. USE TAPE on the ends
#2 if you dont think you can do that, you can buy a premade jig on ebay DELIVERED for under 10 bucks, i just ordered one for 8 just in case.
Trusselo said:
#1 dont need a jig - just 3 resistors
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10112309&postcount=1
HINT dont touch the resistor leads with your bare fingers, it can change the resistance, especially if youre sweaty. USE TAPE on the ends
#2 if you dont think you can do that, you can buy a premade jig on ebay DELIVERED for under 10 bucks, i just ordered one for 8 just in case.
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use this one buddy and be patient with it. it works if you need help you can pm me cause ive been there before.
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Hey guys,
Totally depressed over here. So I save and save and save and BOOM, Im the proud owner of a Nexus 6. I hit up Swappa because Ive had good dealings with solid dudes there in the past. I got my phone on Friday after work. It was described on Swappa as Mint, and on the exterior it was just that Mint I turned it on with SIM in and ready to fall in love. What I got was a device that everytime the screen times out, or you are done for a minute and hit the power button, if it sits idle for more than 5-10 min its basically dead to the world, google voice, manual hitting the power button, plugging in the charger, NOTHING....The only way, and I mean the ONLY way I can get it to turn back on is to hold the power button for like 20 or 30 seconds and then it turns on. I tried to contact the dude I got it from about it and he just said I am full of S**t and it worked perfect when he sent it to me. He said basically screw you. Took a LOT of hard a** work to save up to get this phone man and It looks like Im hit. Do any of you guys have any clues or a godsent solution to this hell? I need yalls help. Im totally at a loss for why this is happening.
electrojas said:
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Hey guys,
Totally depressed over here. So I save and save and save and BOOM, Im the proud owner of a Nexus 6. I hit up Swappa because Ive had good dealings with solid dudes there in the past. I got my phone on Friday after work. It was described on Swappa as Mint, and on the exterior it was just that Mint I turned it on with SIM in and ready to fall in love. What I got was a device that everytime the screen times out, or you are done for a minute and hit the power button, if it sits idle for more than 5-10 min its basically dead to the world, google voice, manual hitting the power button, plugging in the charger, NOTHING....The only way, and I mean the ONLY way I can get it to turn back on is to hold the power button for like 20 or 30 seconds and then it turns on. I tried to contact the dude I got it from about it and he just said I am full of S**t and it worked perfect when he sent it to me. He said basically screw you. Took a LOT of hard a** work to save up to get this phone man and It looks like Im hit. Do any of you guys have any clues or a godsent solution to this hell? I need yalls help. Im totally at a loss for why this is happening.
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You definitely need to contact swappa and let them know. That should be your first step.
Evolution_Tech said:
You definitely need to contact swappa and let them know. That should be your first step.
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They won't do anything unfortunately. His better option is to go through PayPal.
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Go through PayPal and Swappa. And leave a negative review on him. Make sure you keep records of all interactions with him as proof.
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Or, you could try flashing the stock firmware. But it will be tedious with the phone acting like that. I'd personally want my money back.
Swappa believe it or not told me, work it out with him. I qued them in on every message I sent him and they just replied well sorry you couldnt work it out. I am actually surprised that as buyer seller protected they shout about over there all they really do is make sure the esn isnt smashed. they dont help resolve issues like this at all. His ad clearly stated no returns unless not as advertised. he advertised mint, so any of you here know exactly what that means. He told me to take a video of the phone actually doing it, and in the next sentence said it was working perfect when he shipped it. Wheres his video to prove that? Even Swappa lets a guy go down in flames huh? This Item is not as described if it locks up. Its not "Functions Flawlessly" as they advertised. sorry this isnt the place for this. It took me a long time to come up with the money he just stole from me
That really sucks man, sorry to hear about your problem. try going into bootloader and like said flashing stock firmware, hopefully that'll fix it.
Mint means perfect. Flash stock, if the same problem exists, its faulty and not mint.
When I sold my first nexus 6, the initial install was all wacky. I assumed it was from using custom Roms and android m on the phone. Flashed a few more times and factory reset and it was good as new.
Same thing happen with note 4 and lg g3 before shipping.
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electrojas said:
Swappa believe it or not told me, work it out with him. I qued them in on every message I sent him and they just replied well sorry you couldnt work it out. I am actually surprised that as buyer seller protected they shout about over there all they really do is make sure the esn isnt smashed. they dont help resolve issues like this at all. His ad clearly stated no returns unless not as advertised. he advertised mint, so any of you here know exactly what that means. He told me to take a video of the phone actually doing it, and in the next sentence said it was working perfect when he shipped it. Wheres his video to prove that? Even Swappa lets a guy go down in flames huh? This Item is not as described if it locks up. Its not "Functions Flawlessly" as they advertised. sorry this isnt the place for this. It took me a long time to come up with the money he just stole from me
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As previously advised, open a PayPal case. "Device Significantly Not As Described". You will get your money back. PayPal nearly always sides with the buyer.
Doing a lot of research, I had heard of people who had glass screen savers that screwed up their proximity sensor. This phone does have one, but I am in a situation where I can't really take it off because let's say it doesn't fix the issue and I do get granted a refund, then I'm screwed because I have to return it the same way I got it.
electrojas said:
Doing a lot of research, I had heard of people who had glass screen savers that screwed up their proximity sensor. This phone does have one, but I am in a situation where I can't really take it off because let's say it doesn't fix the issue and I do get granted a refund, then I'm screwed because I have to return it the same way I got it.
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I don't believe PayPal would deny your claim for removing the screen protector, in an effort to try to solve the problem. IMHO.
Sounds software related. Download and install factory sysimage, then factory wipe, and see how that goes.
Flash another rom or factory most likely should work
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Start it in bootloader then select QCOM test that. for me it has been the solution to all errors.
electrojas said:
Doing a lot of research, I had heard of people who had glass screen savers that screwed up their proximity sensor. This phone does have one, but I am in a situation where I can't really take it off because let's say it doesn't fix the issue and I do get granted a refund, then I'm screwed because I have to return it the same way I got it.
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Well i had a proximity issue when i had my screen replaced but flashed back to android version 5.0.1 and the issue is totally gone. Try reverting back to 5.0.1
Thanks everyone for being so helpful. Yesterday I had been hoping and praying for the best. And the screen completely went dark with wierd lines and dots and finally just doesn't come on at all no matter what I do. It's gone. No bringing it back now. Totally bummed. PayPal said they will open a case and it's gonna be like 10 days before anything else happens cause this bum wouldn't refund my money. You guys are really awesome for jumpin out there to help me so much. I'm poor as heck so what sucks is it took me 2 months of saving every penny just to get scammed. Now all I have is my work phone and I'll probably get in trouble for using it for this. Lol life is crappy sometimes. Peace community
eMMC failure... That douche did scam you and he did it hard. Hope you get it sorted.
There is no way this slime ball didnt know what was up with that phone. Too bad too. I just hope I get my money back
Dang I'm sorry this happened to you man, that really sucks from reading this. I hope Paypal sorts everything out for you and you get your money back.
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eMMC failure... That douche did scam you and he did it hard. Hope you get it sorted.
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What is eMMC? I don't think I've heard of that. If I cant get my money back I wonder how much it would cost to repair. I'm probably screwed there too. I bet it's more to fix than to buy a different phone. Too bad honesty is like the tooth fairy these days, because I don't think I'll ever buy another used phone and I know there's good ones out there. By the time I save up enough to do that again Nexus 6 will be 100 bucks
So I'm feeling pretty crappy right now. I bought what I thought was a Note 5 but seems to just be a good copy with idk what kind of internals. The processor is a exynos 5410? Anyways so I figured it out a little while after the guy had left when I noticed how bad the S Pen seemed to write though I never had a note before. The phone also seemed a little laggier than I would have expected which also made me suspicious. I should have noticed at the moment when I was checking it out but I was in a bit of rush and distracted. Welp, I won't be making that mistake again.
When I called him first it went to voicemail and then afterwards it was disconnected. I managed to track down the guy and find his facebook, real phone, and address. Is there anything I can do to go about getting my money back? Should I file a police report or something? Anybody ever get their money back in this kind of situation?
metroman23 said:
So I'm feeling pretty crappy right now. I bought what I thought was a Note 5 but seems to just be a good copy with idk what kind of internals. The processor is a exynos 5410? Anyways so I figured it out a little while after the guy had left when I noticed how bad the S Pen seemed to write though I never had a note before. The phone also seemed a little laggier than I would have expected which also made me suspicious. I should have noticed at the moment when I was checking it out but I was in a bit of rush and distracted. Welp, I won't be making that mistake again.
When I called him first it went to voicemail and then afterwards it was disconnected. I managed to track down the guy and find his facebook, real phone, and address. Is there anything I can do to go about getting my money back? Should I file a police report or something? Anybody ever get their money back in this kind of situation?
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Well....your first problem was to buy a phone via Craiglist, but don't want to beat a dead horse here.
I would file a police report but I highly doubt it's gonna take you anywhere.
The other option is to mail a registered letter to this guy's house explaining the situation and telling him that you want your money back before you proceed to the small claim court...once again, how much time and resources are you willing to invest. And then, maybe this clown will claim that was did not know about the phone authenticity which in part it's your fault for not inspecting the phone thoroughly before paying the guy.
Hopefully this suggestions will help you.
Cheers,
M_T_M
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Hey guys,
I'm rocking a note9 128gb snapdragon tmobile us variant, and it's been great aside from the issue I will be sharing today.
When I either close an app and go to the home screen, switch apps or unlock the device sometimes it'll generate a blue bold line/or white thin line in between screens going either vertically or horizontally. It isn't much of an issue much more so ugly and I don't think it's normal cause it doesn't always happen and looks 'unprofessional' or unpolished. Yesterday however while watching a show on amazon prime app, i opened up a notification on my instagram app and clicked it and as my phone began switch to IG from the amazon prime app my note froze. It displayed a grey screen, and divided the screen into two large blue boxes. It looked like the phone had crashed, but then it loaded IG moments later. The grey screen /w two blue boxes lasted for a few seconds. THe boxes were just outlines, eg they weren't filled.
As I've had this phone for a little bit(about 3 weeks), I am wondering if this is a software issue I could fix with some settings or this is worthy or a replacement? Because I cant imagine that this is a normal feature...
Only 'mods' I have are install adhell 3 and using nova launcher. I have not rooted my device.
Thank you for reading.
have same phone on Tmobile and didn't notice nothing bad so far. Yours look like is defective and i would look for replacement/fix. This is not acceptable at this price range. You can always try factory reset and see if this is software issue but I doubt that or even try safe mode .
Other thing is I need easy way to install adhell I see u did it, i'd wish i could do too
digitalart said:
have same phone on Tmobile and didn't notice nothing bad so far. Yours look like is defective and i would look for replacement/fix. This is not acceptable at this price range. You can always try factory reset and see if this is software issue but I doubt that or even try safe mode .
Other thing is I need easy way to install adhell I see u did it, i'd wish i could do too
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There's a guide on reddit but a user it's pretty straight forward i can look for it if youd like..
yeah didnt really wanna go thru all the drama of exchanging it but i think i might have too
Zealex said:
There's a guide on reddit but a user it's pretty straight forward i can look for it if youd like..
yeah didnt really wanna go thru all the drama of exchanging it but i think i might have too
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i feel you. bummer but you don't want to keep using 1000$ damaged phone so better of get new one
on reddit you say i think I found it https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
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i feel you. bummer but you don't want to keep using 1000$ damaged phone so better of get new one
on reddit you say i think I found it https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/8nmrfq/how_to_install_adhell_3_a_video_guide/
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I got it from costco, gonna exchange it friday unless somebody has an answer and knows its a user issue lol.
here it is...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Adhell/comments/8g2143/adhell_3_download_and_renaming_instructions/