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
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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.
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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
Hi,
I am running a custom ROM (Darky's 9.5) on a rooted Galaxy S with Voodoo Fix. All has been fine for the past week since I changed to this ROM.
However, today, suddenly the phone switched off and then immediately turns on by itself and as soon as the Galaxy S screen appears it restarts again and the loop continues.
I removed the battery, but as SOON as I put the battery back in, it turns on by itself and resumes the on off sequence.
So its IMPOSSSIBLE to get into recovery mode, it doesnt work even though I have it enabled. I can get into Download mode but it lasts 5 seconds as the phone switches off and back on.
I can connect via USB to computer in download mode, but like I said it lasts 5seconds.
Is my power button jammed or is there something sinister going on? lol
Doubt I have warranty as I bought it off eBay many months ago...
Thanks for any advice!
Here we go again yet another Darky broke my phone post .
You have no warranty full stop as you flashed a custom rom ..
Usual fix for dead Deadlys rom is flash stock Froyo 2.2 rom via Odin with pit 512 and repartition checked .
However as you cannot get to download mode i would try first factory reset .
Second three button download recovery jig from .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
You could always ask Darky .
jje
Thanks for your response.
Don't know why the ROM would behave like this a week after being ok, perhaps an app has caused the issue to surface.
I cannot do a factory reset, the phone is in a continuous loop off switching on then restarting within 5 seconds. It doesnt get past the initial Galaxy S boot screen.
I shall get my hands on a JIG in a couple of days. Not sure how that will stop the loop but worth a shot I suppose. If that dont work, this phones dead isn't it?
UPDATE: SOLVED.
It resolved all by itself. Basically, I got fed up and I left it to loop back and forth from the boot screen....and after a few minutes I returned to the phone screen to find it had booted up fully to the normal desktop.
Very strange. I might just have a dodgy phone.
Is there any way to go back to the original Android v2.3.4 after automatically updating it to 2.3.6?
You see, 3 days ago, I went in Settings>About Phone> Software Update. My Galaxy Ace was earlier running on android 2.3.4 (DDKQ6 if that helps) and it was superb. After I chose the "Software Update" option, it downloaded a 14MB file and then stated my phone would be rebooted and no functionality would be enabled while its rebooting.. So the phone rebooted and it took me into a "recovery mode" like state and the android logo was there with this box showing an arrow pointing out of it. Below was just a yellow status bar showing how much was completed. It took me about half an hour and the phone started. My phone is now running Android 2.3.6 *DDKQ 8*
Initially, everything was fine.., I was enjoying the new UI and all, but then the problems started coming up... My battery started to drain like hell!! Earlier, running 2.3.4, I'd full charge the battery like at 7AM and after a day of full usage, downloading apps, IMs, browsing the web, playing games, listening to music and all, the battery would then come to somewhere around like 10% toward 6-7PM in the evening.. But now, running 2.3.6, my battery gets eaten up like Gabriel Iglesias to tacos! xD
I'd charge it in the morning and by noon 12 o clock its 40% already.. and barely lasts till about 2 o clock.. So that's one thing, my battery runs down really fast.
Second, my tethering gives trouble.. I cant connect to the internet when I turn the phone into a wireless hotspot. Sometimes there's even trouble connecting to the phone.. And when I do manage to however, then I get messages like This website cannot be displayed and all, but on the phone's browser the pages open. I've checked my computer's settings, its all fine and haven't been changed at all. It worked without any issues when I had 2.3.4 ..
And one final thing is that my Bluetooth's giving trouble too now.. I'll try switching it on, and below in grey its written "Turning on..." and then after like 30 seconds it says "Failed" and a few seconds later, it'll reboot automatically. This doesn't happen everytime i switch on the Bluetooth, but then again, it never happened with 2.3.4.
So highlights,
I've told you the steps I used to update it. Settings>About Phone>Software Update. It was a FOTA update and I didn't have to hook it up to the PC or anything.
Error messages like the Bluetooth failing and the phone then rebooting, portable hotspot problems, and the insane battery drainage..
These are the main issues..
I'm mainly wanting my battery life to come back the way it was..!
I never had any problems with my Ace.. It was the BEST phone for me.. I was so enjoying it. Didn't think 2.3.6 would ruin so much.. To be honest, I didn't think that 2.3.6 was coming my way when I did the software update. I was just thinking it would be some other minor changes since it seemed just 14MB but obviously, I was wrong, and now learnt more about it xD
So my question - Is there some way to revert to the earlier version of Android2.3.4? Please say YES xD and then please tell me how do I do it! I've searched the internet so much but to no avail. They all keep saying to use this ODIN thingy and download some other files and flash the ROM and all.. I'd give it a try, but I'm not really keen on doing it just yet. I'm looking for alternatives.
The only other thing I've done to this phone is root it.
So please help me getting back to the earlier original Android 2.3.4 I had since the day I bought the phone! It worked like a charm without any errors, problems what so ever!
U should first download the 2.3.4 ddkq6 firmware from www.samfirmware.com .
Then unpack it and flash it via odin.
There are maby tutirials on how to use odin . Just search on google. When u flash it u hav the previous firmware. Just follow the steps properly
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Press THANKS if I helped
wipe cache is recovery n c if tat helps
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THANKS!
Thanks a lot for the help! I flashed it with Odin .. I was looking for alternatives but now I guess that was the only way.. Anyway, it wasn't as complicated as I expected it to be.. Happened with ease.. Now its back to 2.3.4 DDKQ6 and hopefully it'll be working just the way it was!! Thanks THANKS THAAANKKKSSS!! xD Finally!
GuitarGuy96 said:
Is there any way to go back to the original Android v2.3.4 after automatically updating it to 2.3.6?
You see, 3 days ago, I went in Settings>About Phone> Software Update. My Galaxy Ace was earlier running on android 2.3.4 (DDKQ6 if that helps) and it was superb. After I chose the "Software Update" option, it downloaded a 14MB file and then stated my phone would be rebooted and no functionality would be enabled while its rebooting.. So the phone rebooted and it took me into a "recovery mode" like state and the android logo was there with this box showing an arrow pointing out of it. Below was just a yellow status bar showing how much was completed. It took me about half an hour and the phone started. My phone is now running Android 2.3.6 *DDKQ 8*
Initially, everything was fine.., I was enjoying the new UI and all, but then the problems started coming up... My battery started to drain like hell!! Earlier, running 2.3.4, I'd full charge the battery like at 7AM and after a day of full usage, downloading apps, IMs, browsing the web, playing games, listening to music and all, the battery would then come to somewhere around like 10% toward 6-7PM in the evening.. But now, running 2.3.6, my battery gets eaten up like Gabriel Iglesias to tacos! xD
I'd charge it in the morning and by noon 12 o clock its 40% already.. and barely lasts till about 2 o clock.. So that's one thing, my battery runs down really fast.
Second, my tethering gives trouble.. I cant connect to the internet when I turn the phone into a wireless hotspot. Sometimes there's even trouble connecting to the phone.. And when I do manage to however, then I get messages like This website cannot be displayed and all, but on the phone's browser the pages open. I've checked my computer's settings, its all fine and haven't been changed at all. It worked without any issues when I had 2.3.4 ..
And one final thing is that my Bluetooth's giving trouble too now.. I'll try switching it on, and below in grey its written "Turning on..." and then after like 30 seconds it says "Failed" and a few seconds later, it'll reboot automatically. This doesn't happen everytime i switch on the Bluetooth, but then again, it never happened with 2.3.4.
So highlights,
I've told you the steps I used to update it. Settings>About Phone>Software Update. It was a FOTA update and I didn't have to hook it up to the PC or anything.
Error messages like the Bluetooth failing and the phone then rebooting, portable hotspot problems, and the insane battery drainage..
These are the main issues..
I'm mainly wanting my battery life to come back the way it was..!
I never had any problems with my Ace.. It was the BEST phone for me.. I was so enjoying it. Didn't think 2.3.6 would ruin so much.. To be honest, I didn't think that 2.3.6 was coming my way when I did the software update. I was just thinking it would be some other minor changes since it seemed just 14MB but obviously, I was wrong, and now learnt more about it xD
So my question - Is there some way to revert to the earlier version of Android2.3.4? Please say YES xD and then please tell me how do I do it! I've searched the internet so much but to no avail. They all keep saying to use this ODIN thingy and download some other files and flash the ROM and all.. I'd give it a try, but I'm not really keen on doing it just yet. I'm looking for alternatives.
The only other thing I've done to this phone is root it.
So please help me getting back to the earlier original Android 2.3.4 I had since the day I bought the phone! It worked like a charm without any errors, problems what so ever!
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Hey "GuitarGuy96", I think you are the only guy havin' problems with battery backup when upgraded from 2.3.4(DDKQ5) to 2.3.6(DDKQ8) ...All others have stated "improvement in battery backup" as the major highlight of the update (that includes me too..)...I suppose no one will ever think of a downgrade from DDKQ8 to DDKQ5...
Hi GuitarGuy96, may i know how did u get ur galaxy ace 2.3.6 into download mode before u flash it with ODIN. coz i've tried many ways but my galaxy ace 2.3.6 doesn't boot into download mode.
hope u can gv me a hand .. ~ : )
thanks in advance ... ~~
noty81 said:
Hi GuitarGuy96, may i know how did u get ur galaxy ace 2.3.6 into download mode before u flash it with ODIN. coz i've tried many ways but my galaxy ace 2.3.6 doesn't boot into download mode.
hope u can gv me a hand .. ~ : )
thanks in advance ... ~~
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Hey, so yeah you've got to hold down the middle home key button + the key lock/power button + volume down button in this sequence. Don't remove your fingers from any of them as it boots... Be patient.. It'd take a few seconds then you should see the Downloading screen and you're set!
Hope that helped, and it all goes well..!
-Sent from my Galaxy Ace 5830
did you loose your apps and data of the apps with the downgrade.
i want to do the same thing. not verry happy with 2.3.6
.jan said:
did you loose your apps and data of the apps with the downgrade.
i want to do the same thing. not verry happy with 2.3.6
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Ofcourse I did use Titanium Backup maybe. I've heard it does wonders. Though I've never tried it personally myself.
Stocklite is quite a good alternative other than just flashing the stock rom again. The battery life is rather great, as it uses the battery extender kernel.
Hi All,
firstly i would like to say that the phone i am having an issue is the HTC One From Telstra in australia....
ok now we have that out of the way...... this phone is my fathers and he needs it for work so me being able to fix it is urgent....
afew weeks ago the phone downloaded an update over 4g and resulted in being corrupted in the download (my father prob drove into a low signal area as he is a truck driver) after this happened his phone started rebooting its self.... it would not get a network connection and it would make it as far as the lock screen and reboot and thats as far as it would go...... it fixed itself up somehow and booted up fine got a network connection and so on.... once i got to the home screen i got a message on screen saying that it attempted to do a software update but the download became corrupt (600+mb download) so i connected to wifi and tried again... 30 minutes later the update was installed and his phone was working good as new...... fast foward 2 weeks to this morning and his phone started playing up again.... this time u could get to the home screen and use it but it would reboot itself again in less than 5 minutes..... and during the time that it is running it isnt detecting the sim card.... ive tried his sim card in my galaxy note 3 and it works without an issue so the sim isnt the problem in any way shape or form... what i need to know is how can i fix this.....
here is what i am thinking of doing
backup his phone
find out how to restore the firmware through recovery (his phone is still under warrenty though so i dont want to do anything to void that)
the one problem i have is that i can not get a backup of this phone because it reboots itself..... any ideas??? i will love u guys forever if your able to help?
Thanks
or failing that is there any way i can restore the firmware without losing data on the internal storage?
Go to warranty. Most of things you do here will void warranty.
Hey everyone,
Decided to finally try and ask for some help with an issue of mine. I have an s off, unlocked and rooted m8 now on a stock sense Rom from the ruu thread here.
Problem is, my mobile data has been randomly disconnecting every day since I activated it 4 days ago. It was brand new and I decided to go to the viper one Rom where it started happening. I'll be on spark and out of nowhere I drop all data and under settings my mobile data says disconnected. Eventually it'll say turning on and sometimes cycles on and off until I get lte again. It can take 5 minutes to an hour and multiple restarts.
So far I have done countless scrtn's, pro and profile updates as well as toggling airplane mode and no effect. So I went with s-off and downgraded to 1. Something from the ruu thread. Still happened so I went back up ota update which is 2.16 I believe. It still happened, so i updated to the 3. Ruu and here we are again.
I have tried gpe rom, cm11, and multiple sense roms and all will be good for about half a day and then it just kills my data. I have done speedtests against my girlfriend's galaxy s5 and my phone always wins, that is until I'm disconnected again and using her hotspot to surf the web.
Only thing I havnt done yet is get a new SIM, but as its Only four days old I doubt it's the issue. I figure this is software related since its good for a while sometimes. HTC had me do a safe mode test and every time I checked it the phone Had about 2-3 bars on spark.
Does anyone have any suggestions???