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PLEASE help me..

I went to install the new samsung update. I've used odin and never had many problems, but it didnt start the donwload, i removed the usb cable (while on the download screen on phone). Unplugged again, unresponsive to odin. Turned off phone and now when i turn it back on I get icon of PHONE ! Computer
I can't search for anything, because it's saaying the search is down for 5 minutes (10 minutes ago) . I know there is info on here for this but can someone tell me or point me where the correct link is so i dont mess up the phone.
THANKS!!

Just redo the download procedure,ie turn off phone, plug in the usb and hold vol and power
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rizzxx7 said:
Just redo the download procedure,ie turn off phone, plug in the usb and hold vol and power
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I took out battery, phone is off, plugged in usb cable and I get the icon of the phone with exclamation point and PC. I never was able to get to download mode without using adb reboot download, but obviously now, i cant get to adb because it doesnt find the device anymore.

Don't worry about the icon, just do the same procedure and it'll do on download mode
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But you can't because it doesnt see the device... im freaking out...

after you pull the battery and put back in, hold down the up and down volume buttons, THEN plug the usb in WHILE holding the volume buttons.

just imaging the icon with the phone and the pc is the battery icon... and do the same procedure... you will get to download mode again. and restart your computer and try.

That happened to me and just replaced my phone with tmobile and got a brand new one, yrust me nothing works when is in that image I gave up and called tmobile.
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were you on eugene373's hybrid rom? I was and now it wont take any update old or new it either freezes or goes dark NOT TO BLAME EUGENE373 i love his work and I am just trying to find a common denominator

neva dinova said:
were you on eugene373's hybrid rom? I was and now it wont take any update old or new it either freezes or goes dark
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I was on Vibrant9 (I liked that one the best).
I hope I didnt kill this, if I did, then many people are going to

I've had my phone with this icon numerous times and had no problems getting back to download mode, like the previous poster said, just pretend its the battery icon and repeat the steps
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it took about 25 tries but it finally worked may we should odin to old stock first then new stock,

eortizr said:
just imaging the icon with the phone and the pc is the battery icon... and do the same procedure... you will get to download mode again. and restart your computer and try.
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Nope, this is not working, did this 10 times. I put battery back in, hold up.down then plug usb while holding, the screen keeps coming back the same. But like i keep saying, i was NEVER able to get to download mode before. Must have tried it 200 times.

take the battery out, put it back in. Plug the device and when you see the icon, hold vol up and down and power, as soon as the screen goes black remove your finger from the power button, but KEEP holding the vol. buttons until the dl screen comes on

Batt and cable off, plug cable hold buttons then battery in.
Remember u broke it u bought it, but ofcourse tmo will have to fix something U broke.

98classic said:
Batt and cable off, plug cable hold buttons then battery in.
Remember u broke it u bought it, but ofcourse tmo will have to fix something U broke.
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oh well, no matter what i try , it keeps going back to same screen. This is freaking frustrating. In my reading on here, there seems to be some people that are not able to get into donwload mode from the buttons. If this is the case for me, do i have ANY other options then bringing it to be Tmobile. I have only had the phone for 3 weeks, but i really want to get it resolved without bringing it in, i have lots of stuff on phone (i have backup off the phone).

Try all the steps here if you haven't already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247

Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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redwolf313k said:
Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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Should I call them or just go into a store with the box and all and say, the phone shut off then when i pushed power, this came on.. I cant believe this happend.

redwolf313k said:
Just call tmobile your gonna pop a vein trying to fix this just don't tell them you rooted your phone lol.
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You know that they can probably fix it and that its not really BRICKED then when they find out that he had Superuser.apk, they'll add a fee to his bill and that would be even worse.

Can't press Power button (hardware)

Hey
My power button seems to have failed on me. I press it but nothing happens and I leave the phone alone and it press itself. Something inside must have failed
Can I fix this myself? Not sure if I have a warranty on this phone anymore (never unscrewed but rooted and has CM running on it)

Hm can't say much. Did you drop it? Could there be dust and pocket lint in there preventing button movement?
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Open your battery cover, does it say VOID?
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Seems like delayed response. Not a dead power button. Check how much ram is left on ur phone.
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Strange, I just had this happen to me the other day! It ended up being dust/lint...
hopefully that's all it is for you as well!

My power button is also acting up. When I hold it down while the phone is on nothing happens. When I pull the battery and put it back in it turns itself on. It is rooted running the Andromadus Alpha v5, previously running ILWT CM7 where it was doing the same thing but I didn't figure it out before flashing the ICS ROM. What would happen if I took it to a T-mobile store?

Happening exactly the same, button doesn't react completely and if i remove battery start up automatically. But i drowned the phone before so probably thats why...

Happened to me. I ended up just remapping my trackpad button to the power button.

How you did it?

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How you did it?
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I'd love to know that as well

My power button broke a little while ago so I just sent it in for a replacement. I unrooted first to be safe.
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The symptoms sound to me like the power button is stuck down, either the plastic button itself or the actual switch contacts underneath it.

Seems like it has auto fixed itself...........for now.

I edited the curcial-oj.ko file or whatever. Changed the key binding to POWER instead of trackpad click.
You can use adb to pull/push the file from /system/usr/keylayout. Reboot after pushing
keep in mind this only affects the android os, so you still need to be able to turn on your phone without using the power button (can't use tp to power on phone)

Can anybody please try this

My power button just stopped working. It is all in and will not pop up, I tried to gently pick it up with a small tool but it won't come up. I am about 2 weeks out of warranty but still Ok as I have extended warranty from my AmEx. My problem is I am getting out of town for a week next week and will be dependent on the phone. It works fine except for the power button. So I am worried that if for some reason the phone powers down I won't be able to power it up without the power button. If I find a way to do that I should be good - I put a screen lock widget and can wake it up with the touch pad (hopefully it does not die on me too ). I found one post claiming that you can power up the phone with the wall charger and the home button but am afraid to try it - if it does not work I'll be stuck with a dead phone. So, can anybody please try this and write back whether it works:
if the mt4g is off, plug it into the wall charger, after you see the "charging" light and light in the optical pad, press and hold the "home" button for a few seconds (5-10) and the phone should boot into recovery just like that, at which point you can reboot from the recovery menu
Here's the link to the post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11581315&postcount=17
I am unrooted on 2.3.4 with the latest OTA update (2.32.531.1) if that matters.
Thanks a lot!

rtwhtever said:
My power button just stopped working. It is all in and will not pop up, I tried to gently pick it up with a small tool but it won't come up. I am about 2 weeks out of warranty but still Ok as I have extended warranty from my AmEx. My problem is I am getting out of town for a week next week and will be dependent on the phone. It works fine except for the power button. So I am worried that if for some reason the phone powers down I won't be able to power it up without the power button. If I find a way to do that I should be good - I put a screen lock widget and can wake it up with the touch pad (hopefully it does not die on me too ). I found one post claiming that you can power up the phone with the wall charger and the home button but am afraid to try it - if it does not work I'll be stuck with a dead phone. So, can anybody please try this and write back whether it works:
if the mt4g is off, plug it into the wall charger, after you see the "charging" light and light in the optical pad, press and hold the "home" button for a few seconds (5-10) and the phone should boot into recovery just like that, at which point you can reboot from the recovery menu
Here's the link to the post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11581315&postcount=17
I am unrooted on 2.3.4 with the latest OTA update (2.32.531.1) if that matters.
Thanks a lot!
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How you get stuck?It just say boot in to bootloader.

crazykas said:
How you get stuck?It just say boot in to bootloader.
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I don't know, something might have broken or displaced inside, the key is down and seems stuck down. So, did you get to the bootloader? Could you restart from there? Thanks for the effort.

I tried it. I got nothing. Doesn't start with out the power button. You better get that out for repair or carry a charger and car charger at all times until then.
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jayb222 said:
I tried it. I got nothing. Doesn't start with out the power button. You better get that out for repair or carry a charger and car charger at all times until then.
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Darn, that's a bummer! Thanks.
I'm wondering could this be ROM dependent - work for some ROMs and not for others?

I also found one good MT4G to try it on and can confirm that it does not work.

Dead motherboard?

Got a couple s4s that won't do anything. ..won't even show the Samsung splash screen for its entirety. ..switched batteries no luck....what's causing them to seemingly fail?
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Could you provide some additional information? How did you acquire these S4's? Do you know their history? Were they non-functioning when you got them? Can you put them into download mode. Have you tried flashing stock firmware?

One I bought myself the other was brought to me by a customer. Mines was working fine root with safestrap, nj4...idk about his but both experience the same symptoms. Won't turn on with the Power button. Nor charge when plugged in. Will only attempt to boot when battery is inserted. Mines would show the Samsung custom padlock, his the original Samsung s4 logo. Both shut off before the logos dissappear on their own.
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None won't make it to download or recovery mode..I even charge the batteries in this working s4 I'm using as we speak so I know the batteries are good.
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There's not much you can do yourself if you are unable to get the phones into download mode. Normally, when there is some sort of life in the phone, such as seeing the logo, etc, then it is recoverable. But you need to get into download mode.
I don't know the S4 very well as I've never had one apart, but on the SII the power button is soldered onto the mother board. On the SII, the symptoms of a failed power button include the exact symptoms you describe on your phones, the power button ineffective but boots when battery inserted. That could be similar on the S4 I suppose. Also, the fact you can not get into download mode or recovery mode, both of which require the power button, suggests that the button is faulty.
I was unable to find a replacement part for an S4 power switch with a quick search, or any info. You might look into a service like mobiletechvideos.com. They offer power button repair for the S4 for $40.00. I can highly recommend Jeff Groce, the owner.

trouty said:
One I bought myself the other was brought to me by a customer. Mines was working fine root with safestrap, nj4...idk about his but both experience the same symptoms. Won't turn on with the Power button. Nor charge when plugged in. Will only attempt to boot when battery is inserted. Mines would show the Samsung custom padlock, his the original Samsung s4 logo. Both shut off before the logos dissappear on their own.
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My S4 is having this same issue. It's the power switch. You can try opening the phone and cleaning it with a cotton swab and alcohol, pressing the switch to make sure it gets any debris out of the switch. Otherwise, it may be possible to try pressing the button a few times, then remove and put the battery back in. If it doesn't turn on automatically, plug it in while holding volume down, and then hit cancel when download mode comes up. It will boot and run fine as long as you don't press the power button.
It takes many tries to get it to start like this, and it may be easier to just remove the switch from the board. There are definitely replacements available, I've seen a video of someone replacing it but it requires soldering tools of course.

took the ****in button off im as good as gold...may i recommend gravity screen for those with screw power buttons? put that gyroscope to work ppl.

trouty said:
took the ****in button off im as good as gold...may i recommend gravity screen for those with screw power buttons? put that gyroscope to work ppl.
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Glad you got it working. I have gravitybox installed so I just set long presses of menu and back to Power Menu and Sleep respectively. Works great for me.

Auto Boot ZUK Z1 when charging

Hi,
So yea my power button is broken. And it's so dam expensive to have it repaired and Im not too keen on opening my phone up so I was looking for a software fix. The thing is, the device is fine as long as it's not turned off. Also, I remapped the back button to have the power menu when long pressed (I used button remapper app).
But there are still situations where the feature I had with my iPhone works here so I dont have to go to ADB to reboot my phone if it's complete drained.
Ive read instructions on how to do it online which involves editing a file under system/bin but the file name they discuss really vary dpending on the device. So Im here to ask you guys if you know a way for this feature to happen. Basically I just want my device to automatically turn on when connected to charger so I wont have to manually turn it back on since the power button is broken. Or do you at least know what file is responsible for the ZUK Z1's battery script?
TIA

Hey. My power-button isn't working, too. Can you tell me what app you are using?
If your phone is completly drained and you plug it in, you need to wait a few minutes until you can boot it. So if it's off and has some juice in the battery, you can hold "volume-down" and plug in the charger, it should go on and boot into recovery, from there you can reboot and start your phone. Hope this helps.

Yes! A fellow brethren suffering the same fate. Misery loves company. XD
Thanks for the advice dude. I'll definitely try that. Though I got traumatized because one time it got stuck to a debugging screen i forgot the error... But as much as I dont want to have it completely drained. I will keep that in mind the next time it happens.
As for the power button while d device is still on. I use the app called "Button Remapper". You can only assign functions to major buttons. I assigned the power menu to "Press and Hold" back button. When I do that it gives me the option to shutdown, reboot, take a screenshot, etc. But I remember having to enable the option of advanced boot somewhere in my settings so the power menu will have more options. I also had to enable screenshot option added to my power menu somewhere in my settings too. The reboot option is what I use often if the device or an app is acting up. Hope this helps u too.
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Hey. My power-button isn't working, too. Can you tell me what app you are using?
If your phone is completly drained and you plug it in, you need to wait a few minutes until you can boot it. So if it's off and has some juice in the battery, you can hold "volume-down" and plug in the charger, it should go on and boot into recovery, from there you can reboot and start your phone. Hope this helps.
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Use Resurrection Remix.
1. Boots up in switched off mode.
2. Doesn't require any app to remap buttons.

I am on lineage (7.1.2), I can't charge my phone by default when it's powered off, when ever I connect my charger, it's switched on you should try this next time?

This looks like a nice solution. Id look into it when Im in the mood to tinker with my phone XD
ankurpandeyvns said:
Use Resurrection Remix.
1. Boots up in switched off mode.
2. Doesn't require any app to remap buttons.
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ankurpandeyvns said:
Use Resurrection Remix.
1. Boots up in switched off mode.
2. Doesn't require any app to remap buttons.
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No mate it doesn't. I've been trying to make the auto boot in the resurrection remix and i am getting nothing. !

Tani2 said:
I am on lineage (7.1.2), I can't charge my phone by default when it's powered off, when ever I connect my charger, it's switched on you should try this next time?
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Could you please tell me the exact ROM which you are using ?
I would like to auto boot my phone when the usb is plugged in .

Anyone has any luck finding the file in system/bin ?
In samsung devices its named lpm. I have a broken power button and can't risk to find the file by trial and error.