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[Q] Did I brick my phone?

I was finally running Odin correctly and set my phone down and the battery dislodged. I went to put the battery back in and I can't even get the phone to turn on now.
Any help would be appreciated.

What happens when you plug the phone in to the power outlet. ..
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Nothing. Just a black screen. Still just a black screen if I hold power and both volume buttons to try and enter recovery. Same with holding both volume buttons and trying to enter download mode.

I don't know much about these phones like some people here but my phone was bricked and i used the jig method it took me the download mode
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Yep. I think a USB Jig is your best bet right now.

Note can't go to download mode

hey every body i need help am trying to put my note in download mode holding volume down and power bottom for 10sec then release power bottom and keep holding volume down bottom but my note keep going to boot normally can some body help me with this if i can use other method please let me know
thanks

Are you rooted already
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wilkinsb01 said:
hey every body i need help am trying to put my note in download mode holding volume down and power bottom for 10sec then release power bottom and keep holding volume down bottom but my note keep going to boot normally can some body help me with this if i can use other method please let me know
thanks
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If you are using the TMobile note you have to make sure the USB cable is plugged onto the device as well as the computer then do the necessary hold. I think you have to hold both volume down and up and power button then when phone reboots let go of power button
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recepo1 said:
Are you rooted already
not yet i am trying
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As illest_one_7777 just said. Make sure your USB cable is plugged in to the phone and PC. Then do the hold buttons thing. Just had this problem a few minutes ago and it works perfect with cable plugged in.

I had the same problem and realised that I have to use the usb cable that came with phone, any other cable will cause the issue that you had.
Try to do it with the usb cable that came with your phone, this solved my issue , hope it does yours.

I use an old PC program that I found here on xda, called aio vibrant tool box. Turn on USB debugging and boot to download mode straight from windows, its worked on every Samsung phone I've used. Hope that helps..
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Make a JIG, its super easy.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/

mechanix619 said:
Make a JIG, its super easy.
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-hacks/how-to-make-a-usb-jig-for-your-galaxy-s2/
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Will this jig fix a phone that just keeps rebooting without the screen coming on? It just keeps vibrating every 2 seconds.

this is the right answer OP.
hold all 3 - up/down/pwr
illest_one_7777 said:
If you are using the TMobile note you have to make sure the USB cable is plugged onto the device as well as the computer then do the necessary hold. I think you have to hold both volume down and up and power button then when phone reboots let go of power button
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Infliciton said:
Will this jig fix a phone that just keeps rebooting without the screen coming on? It just keeps vibrating every 2 seconds.
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Yes, well sort of, it will put you into download mode the rest is up to you having Odin installed properly, and the correct ROM to flash.
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I thought you just do volume down+power and than press up when it boots
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Put your battery on it

Download Mode Success
I had success getting into Download mode by having the USB cable connected and holding down BOTH the up & down vol. buttons while also holding the power button. Released power button only when I felt the first vibration during boot and still holding BOTH vol. buttons.
If I did the same thing without the USB cable plugged in, It would boot to Recovery instead of Download mode.

download mode galaxy note
wilkinsb01 said:
hey every body i need help am trying to put my note in download mode holding volume down and power bottom for 10sec then release power bottom and keep holding volume down bottom but my note keep going to boot normally can some body help me with this if i can use other method please let me know
thanks
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just hold down, volume up + volume down and connect the usb cable that came from the computer

Froze at install screen

Just recently flashed trickdroid, got through the entire install then it froze after it was complete. My device says it has been installed and ready for use but hitting next does nothing.....tried holding power with power down and up (just for fun), phone still will not reboot...any suggestions would be helpful... dont really want to wait for my phone to die to use again, was sitting at 80%..

madgreek80 said:
Just recently flashed trickdroid, got through the entire install then it froze after it was complete. My device says it has been installed and ready for use but hitting next does nothing.....tried holding power with power down and up (just for fun), phone still will not reboot...any suggestions would be helpful... dont really want to wait for my phone to die to use again, was sitting at 80%..
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If it was complete then all you need to do is reboot. Hold the power button for 10 seconds, if that doesn't work hold the power button with volume down and boot in to recovery. Also no need to open a thread for it, just ask in the trickdroid thread :highfive:

barondebxl said:
If it was complete then all you need to do is reboot. Hold the power button for 10 seconds. Also no need to open a thread for it, just ask in the trickdroid thread :highfive:
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sorry for opening the thread but i have tried holding the power key and nothing seems to work....just trying to find out if there is another way to make the device reboot.

Hold the phone under bright light and then try holding the power button
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madgreek80 said:
sorry for opening the thread but i have tried holding the power key and nothing seems to work....just trying to find out if there is another way to make the device reboot.
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Try holding them down together with the phone under a bright light
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redbull123 said:
Try holding them down together with the phone under a bright light
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good idea...maybe sing "this is the end" by the Doors...:highfive:

That's not a joke, presumably HTC put something like a safety so your phone doesn't turn off in your pocket. So in a dim room the hold power button to restart the phone might not work, hence the bright light trick
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[HOW-TO] Enter Safe Mode via System

All you have to do is press and hold the power button, press and hold "Power Off" and then you will get an option to go to safe mode, press "Ok" and you will reboot to safe mode.
Thank me if this was helpful.

It works on paranoid android 3.65 but what is the purpose of safe mode?
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MrToastedAndroid said:
It works on paranoid android 3+, but what is the purpose of safe mode?
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If a 3rd Party App is causing an issue safe mode can help disable it for that user to remove it, same applies for widgets.
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To get on stock, when booting, just hold Volume Down button, when "X" boot appears ( you can hold it earlier even at google logo) but remember JUST Volume DOWN Button)

Doesnt work on cm

LoVeRice said:
Doesnt work on cm
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Hold on reboot. Just tried it. Works
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Using carbon rom my phone just turns off because of holding the power button after @ 10 seconds.

meangreenie said:
Using carbon rom my phone just turns off because of holding the power button after @ 10 seconds.
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why are you holding it for 10 seconds?

Zainiak said:
why are you holding it for 10 seconds?
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Well I like to follow instructions precisely and they never said to let go or until.
Anyway got it to come up on the carbon rom.... Bring up power menu as normal, hold reboot option and safe mode message comes up.

Looks like on custom ROMs you have to hold reboot.
Paranoid 3+ is the same has the stock rom.
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meangreenie said:
Well I like to follow instructions precisely and they never said to let go or until.
Anyway got it to come up on the carbon rom.... Bring up power menu as normal, hold reboot option and safe mode message comes up.
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That's a great way to do it. Thanks. Works like this on purity as well.
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[Q] Won't turn on

My Xperia SP won't turn on for some reason. The phone is stock and had full charge when this happened. It just got shut down and now it just doesn't respond. Even when I connect it to power it is completely shut down.
Any advise?

Did you try hold OFF button behind the phone?

Cripex said:
Did you try hold OFF button behind the phone?
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Yeah I did. It still didn't work.

Try the off button with no sim card on the phone
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It worked!
greek_assassin said:
Try the off button with no sim card on the phone
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I tried to clear the cache from my phone and it passed away.
Wouldn't turn on.
When I tried the off button on the back I was already with no sim card.
It worked on the first try, about five seconds holding the button.
Tks!