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Evening all,
I have being playing with a spare D3 and have been successful in bringing it back to life. I got it back to 959, and then upgraded it to 890. Now with the upgrade I have something weird happening and wondered if anyone else who is running 890 is experiencing this. I cannot seem to get USB mode to operate on the D3 now. It is connected to my PC via USB, but its not showing up on the device as connected. Is this happening to anyone else?
Thanks,
Steve
stevefxp said:
Evening all,
I have being playing with a spare D3 and have been successful in bringing it back to life. I got it back to 959, and then upgraded it to 890. Now with the upgrade I have something weird happening and wondered if anyone else who is running 890 is experiencing this. I cannot seem to get USB mode to operate on the D3 now. It is connected to my PC via USB, but its not showing up on the device as connected. Is this happening to anyone else?
Thanks,
Steve
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I think this thread belongs in General. The answer (probably) is that you have the wrong USB mode selected from the menu pull-down. Hit the little android-usb icon up top and choose charge only, storage, or pc mode. Media sync might be the default.
No worries but its not that. The choice was not showing up in the notifications. It was only charging the battery. I read in another forum that its the USB cable, and would you believe thats it true.
So for all of you make sure you use the USB cable that came with your D3. Somehow in 890 its programmed differently.
Steve
stevefxp said:
No worries but its not that. The choice was not showing up in the notifications. It was only charging the battery. I read in another forum that its the USB cable, and would you believe thats it true.
So for all of you make sure you use the USB cable that came with your D3. Somehow in 890 its programmed differently.
Steve
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I use the cable that came with my Droid Incredible (HTC) and the cable that came with my DroidX, with my Droid3 with no problems--959 and 890 firmwares. Both cables are wired differently, but the phone tolerates both of them well, although using the HTC cable does not give reliable Fastboot flashing or charge-only-mode (phone off) results. You might want to pitch that cable if it was giving you issues, they don't last forever!
890 works great for me except that the signal strength indicator doesn't like to turn blue at times when I am on wifi. Anyone else get this? Maybe I need to wipe data....
donwhall70 said:
890 works great for me except that the signal strength indicator doesn't like to turn blue at times when I am on wifi. Anyone else get this? Maybe I need to wipe data....
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Same here, always white on wifi
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rynosaur said:
I use the cable that came with my Droid Incredible (HTC) and the cable that came with my DroidX, with my Droid3 with no problems--959 and 890 firmwares. Both cables are wired differently, but the phone tolerates both of them well, although using the HTC cable does not give reliable Fastboot flashing or charge-only-mode (phone off) results. You might want to pitch that cable if it was giving you issues, they don't last forever!
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Gone from phone use....very weird how they are wired differently.
Androidsims said:
Same here, always white on wifi
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I would recommend a full wipe, as that was happening with mine too. Once I did a full data and cache wipe it went back to blue...I actually like the blue! Wish someone would put together an ADW theme with that blue...maybe I need to learn how to use ADW.
I just did a full data wipe and it still does it. If I go from 3G to WiFi, the WiFi indicator goes blue but the signal strength indicator bars stay white. If I put it into airplane mode from there then back, they both go blue. Odd....
Anyone having issues waking the phone from sleep mode?
Nope, been waking/sleeping quite fine here.
stevefxp said:
Evening all,
I have being playing with a spare D3 and have been successful in bringing it back to life. I got it back to 959, and then upgraded it to 890. Now with the upgrade I have something weird happening and wondered if anyone else who is running 890 is experiencing this. I cannot seem to get USB mode to operate on the D3 now. It is connected to my PC via USB, but its not showing up on the device as connected. Is this happening to anyone else?
Thanks,
Steve
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Same thing hapened to me... upgraded to 890 and then USB mode dropdown would not appear when connected via usb, it only charged; swapped out the USB cable and it was all good (too bad I didn't realize this until after I did a factory wipe)!
Raa_1 said:
Nope, been waking/sleeping quite fine here.
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Hmm. Have you removed bloatware?
*EDIT*
It only seems to work for me when I'm connected to USB power...
Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..
Trying pulling the battery, oh wait...
Qassim said:
Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..
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Call Google, they set up a call center for these exact types of questions.
Yep looks like I'll have to.
Just thought I would check here in case anyone knew any troubleshooting methods that might bring some life back to it.
Oh dear..
Qassim said:
Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..
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I've no intention to frighten you. Had similar problem with lg optimus one. Instead of boot, light just flashed for few times and static snow appeared on screen. Service said that it was motherboard failure.
Are you holding it wrong?
As the front and back both have glass..... are you sure its not turned face down?
Sorry I couldn't resist. Hope you get it sorted, and yeah the Google helpdesk is first place to start
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if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Would this void warranty?
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pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Usually every phone that have a inreplaceable battery can similete a battery pull pressing powe button and vol up + down for about 10 seconds
pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Pretty dumb suggestion for a new device.
Can you get to a recovery menu? Download Mode? Anything?
feedtheducks said:
Would this void warranty?
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No as far as i know and read everywhere.. check this link... i also saw on android central.. that you could keep holding the power button for 10 seconds for it to restart
http://www.technobloom.com/nexus-4-...eplace-xda-warns-of-potential-danger/2218834/
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feedtheducks said:
Would this void warranty?
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bowenac said:
Pretty dumb suggestion for a new device.
Can you get to a recovery menu? Download Mode? Anything?
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Thanks for your comments... I never mentioned that its a good suggestion, all i thought was to help a guy in need, sorry if you felt bad..
pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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No. This is a brand new device with full warranty.
Call support and see what they say.
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Trying pulling the battery, oh wait...
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lmao :laugh:
Ok, I think I've solved it.
I did a bit of searching for similar problems on LG devices, and found a thread on Microsoft.com about an LG Optimus 7. (Do a search for 'LG optimus 7 not turning on' (top result) I can't post links yet).
Yes, a LG Windows Phone device.
I unplugged the device, held down Vol up and Vol down + Power for around 10 seconds, then plugged the device back in and it booted up. The problem is, it is doing this every time and sometimes this method takes a few tries to get it working.
Once the device boots up, it is fine, but this means I can't install the latest OTA update as when it goes to reboot to install, it just falls over, and to get it to start again you need to essentially do a hard reset.
The good news is that I can probably wait a few weeks for the stock levels to replenish before sending it back so I'm not waiting too long without it.
This happened to me at the store yesterday thankfully they were able to call another store before they opened and hold one for exchange seeing how you fixed it I'm glad I wasn't able to resurrect it right then and there
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Hi everyone!
I just got my chromecast today and i got it to setup just fine on my tv. I left my device for updating and after half an hour when i saw my tv, the device was stuck at 'starting chromecast'.
I can't get it to work now. i have tried to reset hundred times but nothings happens, just a plain white light, i also can't find my device through my phone or laptop, neither does resetting router made any difference. Tried different tv but same result.
Anyone had this issue?
is there any way i can flash stock rom?
Help guys!
bilalnoor said:
Hi everyone!
I just got my chromecast today and i got it to setup just fine on my tv. I left my device for updating and after half an hour when i saw my tv, the device was stuck at 'starting chromecast'.
I can't get it to work now. i have tried to reset hundred times but nothings happens, just a plain white light, i also can't find my device through my phone or laptop, neither does resetting router made any difference. Tried different tv but same result.
Anyone had this issue?
is there any way i can flash stock rom?
Help guys!
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When you said reset I hope you mean unplugged it, wait 10 secs and plug power back in..
Then try re-running the Setup app and see if that can find the unit.
Asphyx said:
When you said reset I hope you mean unplugged it, wait 10 secs and plug power back in..
Then try re-running the Setup app and see if that can find the unit.
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reset mains, pressing button for 25 secs. i have also tried to run setup app several times. no luck!
bilalnoor said:
reset mains, pressing button for 25 secs. i have also tried to run setup app several times. no luck!
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Unplug the unit from everything! Pull the power wait 10 seconds then plug it back in....Reset Buttons are only ever good for going back to Factory reset IMO LOL
bilalnoor said:
I left my device for updating and after half an hour when i saw my tv, the device was stuck at 'starting chromecast'.
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Was it updating a Google OTA, or were you flashing a custom ROM via FlashCast?
bilalnoor said:
I can't get it to work now. i have tried to reset hundred times but nothings happens, just a plain white light, i also can't find my device through my phone or laptop, neither does resetting router made any difference. Tried different tv but same result.
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First thing to try is as Asphyx said - power cycle the Chromecast.
The reset button won't work if the device is hung or not checking the button state, and even then it's a settings reset, not the same as a power cycle.
See how that works and let us know.
I actually had this issue the other day and it appeared to be the power source I was using, try using a USB port with a bit more juice and see if that helps. (unsure if you're using the stock provided or something else).
bhiga said:
Was it updating a Google OTA, or were you flashing a custom ROM via FlashCast?
First thing to try is as Asphyx said - power cycle the Chromecast.
The reset button won't work if the device is hung or not checking the button state, and even then it's a settings reset, not the same as a power cycle.
See how that works and let us know.
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First it was flashing Google OTA and second i have left the device off for couple of hour for power cycle and third i was using the adapter provided from the start.
I think i'll have to replace the device then, may be it's dead!
I'll try to send it back to Google then.
It might be dead. Just as a final check unplug it from HDMI then give it power and see if it looks like it boots, then plug into HDMI (without disconnecting power)
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
bhiga said:
It might be dead. Just as a final check unplug it from HDMI then give it power and see if it looks like it boots, then plug into HDMI (without disconnecting power)
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
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no luck!
bilalnoor said:
no luck!
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Sorry to hear that. Hope it isn't too many steps to get it replaced!
If you got it retail it's usually easier/faster to exchange it there.
Hey everyone,
My friend came across an unfortunate problem with his HTC One. This is what happened according to him:
For the past few months the battery life was getting worse and became terrible, but it's been otherwise fine in terms of performance.
He was at work playing some music via aux
The song stopped playing unexpectedly
Figured that it was a problem with YouTube was like wtf, so he closed YouTube and tried reloading.
It wouldn't show anything and nothing worked, left it that way as to not mess it up more.
Then it completely froze and he shut it off
Not it wont turn back on at all.
He said he left it plugged in charging for a while, still nothing. Tried overnight, still nothing.
Says he really wants to get at least his pictures out of his phone.
So, what are some troubleshooting steps he can take, or what can he do?
suckafoola said:
Hey everyone,
My friend came across an unfortunate problem with his HTC One. This is what happened according to him:
For the past few months the battery life was getting worse and became terrible, but it's been otherwise fine in terms of performance.
He was at work playing some music via aux
The song stopped playing unexpectedly
Figured that it was a problem with YouTube was like wtf, so he closed YouTube and tried reloading.
It wouldn't show anything and nothing worked, left it that way as to not mess it up more.
Then it completely froze and he shut it off
Not it wont turn back on at all.
He said he left it plugged in charging for a while, still nothing. Tried overnight, still nothing.
Says he really wants to get at least his pictures out of his phone.
So, what are some troubleshooting steps he can take, or what can he do?
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try to boot the phone while shinning a bright light to the light sensor. (this is protection to avoid booting the phone when its in your pocket)
Press and hold Power and Volume down for at least 30 sec
Connect the phone to a Windows computer using the original usb cable (or any other cable already known to work for data transfer) to a USB 2.0 port on your computer, then go to Windows devices manger, is the device detected as QHSUSB ? Or Qualcomm something?
Hi thanks for the reply.
He said that when he plugged into his PC, QHUSB_DLOAD shows up in device manager. So now what?
suckafoola said:
Hi thanks for the reply.
He said that when he plugged into his PC, QHUSB_DLOAD shows up in device manager. So now what?
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Since the phone went in QHUSB_DLOAD by itself and randomly, this is an hardware failure, the phone will need a new motherboard. It would be fixable only if the phone went in this mode directly after flashing a (incompatible) firmware. Unfortunately there is no way to recover the data from it since the emmc is soldered on that defective board.
Sorry
Wow damn that's real bummer... so there really isn't anything he could do? I remember him telling me that he wanted to salvage pictures from his graduation, but this problem is not letting him
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so there really isn't anything he could do?
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Unfortunately no. Another perfect example why you must backup your important files regularly. Smartphones are unreliable for preserving data, they are not made to last very long (well like everything nowadays ).
I already heard of someone desoldering his emmc chip (not from a M7 btw) and soldering it back to other hardware to extract the data so this is not impossible but your friend would have to find someone really qualified to try this kind of thing and it will probably not be cheap if it can be done..... But no there is no conventional method (using your computer and a usb cable) to extract any data from this phone.
@alray I know it sounds silly, but would it be possibly to save the pics by booting into twrp and copying them to a USB otg?
I'm guessing no
And yeah, it's always a bad idea to keep important files and data on one device.. be it a USB flash drive, an external hdd, a laptop, a smartphone.... etc
there's always the chance of it refusing to work or getting stolen.
monrokhoury said:
@alray I know it sounds silly, but would it be possibly to save the pics by booting into twrp and copying them to a USB otg?
I'm guessing no
And yeah, it's always a bad idea to keep important files and data on one device.. be it a USB flash drive, an external hdd, a laptop, a smartphone.... etc
there's always the chance of it refusing to work or getting stolen.
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how are you supposed to go in twrp if the phone is stuck in qhusb_dload (qhusb_dload = phone not even booting in bootloader = dead).
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alray said:
how are you supposed to go in twrp if the phone is stuck in qhusb_dload (qhusb_dload = phone not even booting in bootloader = dead).
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What if it says qualcomm something?
Shining a light method doesnt work, i left it charging for 3 days, nothing, i tried connecting it to computer and turning on, but not working...
boleguc said:
What if it says qualcomm something?
Shining a light method doesnt work, i left it charging for 3 days, nothing, i tried connecting it to computer and turning on, but not working...
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Doesn't matters what it's saying exactly, it's dead. It's only possible to unbrick a m7 that went in a "Qualcomm something" mode because of a bad firmware flash. If it went in that mode itself, without flashing, your phone is dead.
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alray said:
how are you supposed to go in twrp if the phone is stuck in qhusb_dload (qhusb_dload = phone not even booting in bootloader = dead).
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Yeah I expected that lol
Like the title says, have no clue what happened?
The phone is stock always has been. Was watching YouTube and noticed the sound stopped working on the bottom speaker. And then I opened up Pandora to make sure it wasn't YouTube... And we'll it went black and now nothing works.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
LostDarkSoul said:
Like the title says, have no clue what happened?
The phone is stock always has been. Was watching YouTube and noticed the sound stopped working on the bottom speaker. And then I opened up Pandora to make sure it wasn't YouTube... And we'll it went black and now nothing works.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Try holding POWER+VOLUME DOWN and see if thats forces a restart.
I have tried every button combo. I honestly think a motherboard just took a shet because the LED indicator doesn't even show up when you put it on a charger. I've tried using a wireless charging pad nothing has happened either. Like I said I can't even get it into recovery mode. Let alone getting it to do a bootloop won't even work haha.
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I have tried every button combo. I honestly think a motherboard just took a shet because the LED indicator doesn't even show up when you put it on a charger. I've tried using a wireless charging pad nothing has happened either. Like I said I can't even get it into recovery mode. Let alone getting it to do a bootloop won't even work haha.
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Well, with any luck you didn't purchase the phone the first day it came out, which would make you eligible for the one year warranty through Samsung and can exchange the phone.