So I wake up in the morning, decided to flash a zip for Zipalign at boot and in the meantime, also wipe dalvik, cache and fix perms.
I hit the reboot button after all that, and it's dead. Red LED, tried EVERYTHING. Took the phone apart, undid the ribbon, charged it, pressed every damn button combination with literally 30 different time lengths and NOTHING.
What the hell is going on, and is it recoverable? I really can't afford a new phone but I'm grounded till I get one.
qwahchees said:
So I wake up in the morning, decided to flash a zip for Zipalign at boot and in the meantime, also wipe dalvik, cache and fix perms.
I hit the reboot button after all that, and it's dead. Red LED, tried EVERYTHING. Took the phone apart, undid the ribbon, charged it, pressed every damn button combination with literally 30 different time lengths and NOTHING.
What the hell is going on, and is it recoverable? I really can't afford a new phone but I'm grounded till I get one.
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Let it charge for awhile, at least an hour or so then give it a whirl. Although it sounds like you might have done this, but do it again, sometimes you have to hold the button for over 30 seconds, that would include holding the volume button as well, to get into the recovery or bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)
Berrydroidcafe said:
Let it charge for awhile, at least an hour or so then give it a whirl. Although it sounds like you might have done this, but do it again, sometimes you have to hold the button for over 30 seconds, that would include holding the volume button as well, to get into the recovery or bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)
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Thank you, I'll try that.
An update, still broken
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An update, still broken
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Give this a shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzBQsMI5AEI
Different device but the protocol should be the same.
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OK, I've got a buck thirty-seven in loose change and a John Denvers Greatest Hits cassette for whoever can help me out with this one. I was going to return my Icona to stock last night so I could let it update to 3.1; using Thors CWM, I formatted /system then /data with plans to do a factory reset (out of habit from flashing my phone every week or so, I probably didn't need to). Before the data finished formatting, I got called away from my desk to the OR and ended up leaving the tablet alone for the rest of the night.
This morning, I found the tablet powered down; when I booted it, I got the Acer screen, then the android screen, then it powered down. When I tried to use a USB keyboard to get into recovery, I got nothing. When I tried to boot and hold the "-" down to flash update.zip, it would power off before it would get there. Tried to use the hard reset, nothing.
Put my son on the project today while I was working. He tried everything he could find, specifically the 9-step procedure. No luck there, it will power off before he can get anything done. Strange thing is I just picked it up after it has been sitting a while and tried to boot into recovery, and it went into CWM.... for about 5 secs, then powered down. Now it won't boot into recovery, powers down quickly. He said it did that earlier today, so it seems that if you let it sit awhile and boot, it at least will get into recovery initially (I'm gonna explore that theory, letting it rest now).
Anyone got any advice or ideas? I've searched the threads and can't find anyone who has had this problem yet. If the damn thing had screws on the back, I'd take it apart and drain the battery down. Someone throw some genius my way.
No clues other then if it onlybruns a few minutes is it getting hot
You can open the back with a credit card. Remove your similar then go along the edge starting acoss the tap taking care and be gentle. The plastic on the back is part of what removes as part of the metal to back cover.
Hope this helps
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No clues other then if it onlybruns a few minutes is it getting hot
You can open the back with a credit card. Remove your similar then go along the edge starting acoss the tap taking care and be gentle. The plastic on the back is part of what removes as part of the metal to back cover.
Hope this helps
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I might try that soon, gonna keep at it. It's not a heat issue; it only runs a few secs before it shuts down. I know it's got something to do with me formating the data and not finishing the reset.
Have to ask, but is the bat flat or does it do it plug in.
Changing my post...I got a question instead:
When you hold down the "-" key, do you see anything on your screen saying the recovery key was pressed?
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OK, I've got a buck thirty-seven in loose change and a John Denvers Greatest Hits cassette for whoever can help me out with this one. I was going to return my Icona to stock last night so I could let it update to 3.1; using Thors CWM, I formatted /system then /data with plans to do a factory reset (out of habit from flashing my phone every week or so, I probably didn't need to). Before the data finished formatting, I got called away from my desk to the OR and ended up leaving the tablet alone for the rest of the night.
This morning, I found the tablet powered down; when I booted it, I got the Acer screen, then the android screen, then it powered down. When I tried to use a USB keyboard to get into recovery, I got nothing. When I tried to boot and hold the "-" down to flash update.zip, it would power off before it would get there. Tried to use the hard reset, nothing.
Put my son on the project today while I was working. He tried everything he could find, specifically the 9-step procedure. No luck there, it will power off before he can get anything done. Strange thing is I just picked it up after it has been sitting a while and tried to boot into recovery, and it went into CWM.... for about 5 secs, then powered down. Now it won't boot into recovery, powers down quickly. He said it did that earlier today, so it seems that if you let it sit awhile and boot, it at least will get into recovery initially (I'm gonna explore that theory, letting it rest now).
Anyone got any advice or ideas? I've searched the threads and can't find anyone who has had this problem yet. If the damn thing had screws on the back, I'd take it apart and drain the battery down. Someone throw some genius my way.
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Well, I let it sit for a while, and instead of holding down the "-" key, I plugged in the keyboard and pressed the home key. Nothing seemed to happen, but when I turned it back on after that it booted up and let me go through the setup screen. Strange, but at least it's working.
shaun298 said:
Have to ask, but is the bat flat or does it do it plug in.
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Yeah, sorry, I have no idea what you are asking.
tkirton said:
Changing my post...I got a question instead:
When you hold down the "-" key, do you see anything on your screen saying the recovery key was pressed?
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Yeah, it would say that the recovery key was pressed or whatever, just for about 1 sec, the shut off.
The update downloaded and I tried installing it.
It rebooted, showed the EEE Pad boot up screen forever.
I can turn it off by holding the power button for 10 secs. But it comes back on after 3 seconds showing the same screen.
I've looked up the unbricking threads but couldn't find anything that works.
Any help? Thanks
Define "forever". Because forever usually means an infinite amount of time.
Usually rebooting while it is at that screen is a HUGE no no.
it may have been your fault.. it gets into a boot screen and takes almost 5 minutes u may have been impatient
tekkitan said:
Define "forever". Because forever usually means an infinite amount of time.
Usually rebooting while it is at that screen is a HUGE no no.
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It stayed there for 25 mins at least
krispy1 said:
it may have been your fault.. it gets into a boot screen and takes almost 5 minutes u may have been impatient
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No, it was more than 25 mins.
Usually still a bad idea to reboot it at that screen. You will probably need to contact Asus.
25 minutes is too long, if theres no way to revive it call asus they will rma
Friko said:
The update downloaded and I tried installing it.
It rebooted, showed the EEE Pad boot up screen forever.
I can turn it off by holding the power button for 10 secs. But it comes back on after 3 seconds showing the same screen.
I've looked up the unbricking threads but couldn't find anything that works.
Any help? Thanks
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Did you try holding power and up for 6 seconds, plugging it into a computer (windows) and seeing if it comes up apx?
If it does, you're fine.
krispy1 said:
25 minutes is too long, if theres no way to revive it call asus they will rma
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That sucks, I only got it 2 days ago.
konceptz said:
Did you try holding power and up for 6 seconds, plugging it into a computer (windows) and seeing if it comes up apx?
If it does, you're fine.
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Tried that, nothing happening in windows.
It's not bricked. .m having theme problem. When you press power again hold down volume and power and top left you'll see some white letters don't press anything and it will say press up or down. Do not press the button to wipe. I can't remember if it was up or down. Let everyone know if that works.
Find the thread to flash it with nvflash. Just flash the stock ROM onto it and you'll be set.
Okay after lots of trial and error I manage to get into APX.
Does anyone know what to do so I can restore the boot?
IF you got it 2 days ago, then return it or exchange it.
LanEvo said:
IF you got it 2 days ago, then return it or exchange it.
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Yeah, I'll do that if my recovery attempts fail.
Update: Used nvflash to put back the stock image.
Everything transferred and installed fine. It rebooted, got to the set up screen.
(Smile on my face) then ...
the touch screen is totally unresponsive.
Factory reset the tablet.
i had that problem, did WIPE and the transformer rebooted with the new update.
ran_k said:
i had that problem, did WIPE and the transformer rebooted with the new update.
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Thanks guys but how do I do a factory reset without going into the HC settings? I cannot use the Android software-wise at all to get to settings - let alone get past the registration screen.
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Thanks guys but how do I do a factory reset without going into the HC settings? I cannot use the Android software-wise at all to get to settings - let alone get past the registration screen.
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Just hold the power button down until the TF shuts off and goes black screen...then turn it back on.
IF that does nothing, re-NV flash....I had to do mine 3 times before it took last night. (download a fresh copy of NV flash also...the one that's "prepackaged with a stock rom" in it.
Just got mine, set it all up and... It's just been stuck on the swirling color boot screen. Was on there for five minutes, so I unplugged it and plugged it back in, and it's been ten minutes now of swirling color balls. :/
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Just got mine, set it all up and... It's just been stuck on the swirling color boot screen. Was on there for five minutes, so I unplugged it and plugged it back in, and it's been ten minutes now of swirling color balls. :/
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Mine took ~1 minute
Pilz said:
Mine took ~1 minute
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D'oh. :/ I guess mine is DOA, then? I don't know what else to do with it, at this point. *sigh* That kinda sucks.
mrw1215 said:
D'oh. :/ I guess mine is DOA, then? I don't know what else to do with it, at this point. *sigh* That kinda sucks.
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Just wait maybe and see if it loads it could just be a software bug. I would call google they are really good at replacing things fast.
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Just wait maybe and see if it loads it could just be a software bug. I would call google they are really good at replacing things fast.
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Well, I let it sit for over 30 minutes, and it just kept doing the boot animation. I sent an e-mail to Google, I just hate having to go through this process of shipping the broken unit back to them and waiting around for the new one. Sigh. I guess I'll try it again tomorrow, but if it's still not working, it must be dead. Sigh. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, given my "luck"... v_v
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Well, I let it sit for over 30 minutes, and it just kept doing the boot animation. I sent an e-mail to Google, I just hate having to go through this process of shipping the broken unit back to them and waiting around for the new one. Sigh. I guess I'll try it again tomorrow, but if it's still not working, it must be dead. Sigh. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, given my "luck"... v_v
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They will general so you a new one with 2 day shipping for free and then you send the old one back once you get the need one. Just give them a call
Have you tried a factory reset?
Hold the button while you plug it in, let go once it starts flashing fast (see the process at 3:40 in this video). This gets you to the bootloader. From there, you can click the button until it shows "RECOVERY MODE" and then click & hold the button for about 5 seconds.
This will reboot into the recovery, where you'll see "No command." Do the click & hold for 5 seconds again, it should bring up the Android recovery menu. Then you can do single-clicks to get to the factory reset option, and click & hold to select.
Maybe give that a go and see if it comes alive.
Mine was the same. Factory reset cured it.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Well that was annoying as hell, BUT IT WORKED
thanked.
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Have you tried a factory reset?
Hold the button while you plug it in, let go once it starts flashing fast (see the process at 3:40 in this video) This gets you to the bootloader. From there, you can click the button until it shows "RECOVERY MODE" and then click & hold the button for about 5 seconds.
This will reboot into the recovery, where you'll see "No command." Do the click & hold for 5 seconds again, it should bring up the Android recovery menu. Then you can do single-clicks to get to the factory reset option, and click & hold to select.
Maybe give that a go and see if it comes alive.
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n2rjt said:
Mine was the same. Factory reset cured it.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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Oh, yeah, sorry, forgot about this thread, but a factory reset did fix the issue. Thanks!
So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth
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So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth
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try removing the batt then wait for 2 min then put it back then plug it in pc then hold power button atnd up and down button
ngoralph said:
try removing the batt then wait for 2 min then put it back then plug it in pc then hold power button atnd up and down button
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Tried this multiple times as well..
How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?
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Tried this multiple times as well..
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hmm i think its hardware problem, i also have this problem till now but got it working, but turning off the tablet makes it dead again
hmm for me i just kept repeating the process
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l33ch0r said:
How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?
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yes watch some youtube video bout it
l33ch0r said:
How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?
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It's super easy to pop the back off and unplug the battery.
ngoralph said:
hmm i think its hardware problem, i also have this problem till now but got it working, but turning off the tablet makes it dead again
hmm for me i just kept repeating the process
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That's what I think as well. I read somewhere that its a CPU failure.
I'll keep on trying, i left it unplugged all night.
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So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth
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Mine did this...Stuck at the Google Boot Logo and when I rebooted all i got was APX mode. Unfortunately for me the only way I got it fixed was to buy a Nexus 7 from Ebay with a broken screen for parts. Then I removed the motherboard from the broken one and replaced my bad motherboard with the good one. I tried everything before going this route.
Just an update:
I never was able to revive the old girl. Tried just about everything short of reflowing the board.
I found a logic board on ebay for pretty cheap and dropped it in, it works great and now I have more space! I used to have a 16, now it's a 32.
Also, I put Cyanogenmod on it, and I love it. Much more responsive than it used to be.
-Seth
Another update, she's still going strong, so it wasn't any other failures, only something on the motherboard.
Greetings fellow geeks.
i have a problem with this i9500..
it was working fine, suddenly it resets.
it keeps resetting every 4 seconds.
won't let me go to recovery.
i can go to download mode. but it won't respond to volume button, and resets after 4 seconds.
i have a custom ram on it.
if i place a battery back in, it will power on and keeps resetting every 4 second.
what should i do?
Maybe your power button stuck in? But if you can enter download mode then not I guess. You can always flash original firmware if you haven't necessary data on it.
aavil said:
Maybe your power button stuck in? But if you can enter download mode then not I guess. You can always flash original firmware if you haven't necessary data on it.
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thanks for replying.
don't care for data.
but it gets resetting exactly every 4 second. how can i flash rom on it? without going to download mode or recovery.
can you explain?
korouzdjsh said:
thanks for replying.
don't care for data.
but it gets resetting exactly every 4 second. how can i flash rom on it? without going to download mode or recovery.
can you explain?
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Ok sorry my friend, read that you can use download mode well. I think there is something with your power button. Did you drop your phone? It shouldn't reset every time in every state, that looks like hardware failure. You can easly open your phone with little screwdrivers, but you will lose your warranty. If your power button is broken you can always order new ones from China, I did it with $1,3 (power and volume).
korouzdjsh said:
Greetings fellow geeks.
i have a problem with this i9500..
it was working fine, suddenly it resets.
it keeps resetting every 4 seconds.
won't let me go to recovery.
i can go to download mode. but it won't respond to volume button, and resets after 4 seconds.
i have a custom ram on it.
if i place a battery back in, it will power on and keeps resetting every 4 second.
what should i do?
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100% your power button is stuck. Try to wiggle it lose or replace it.
Lennyz1988 said:
100% your power button is stuck. Try to wiggle it lose or replace it.
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TNX mate.
if i may say something, the button isn't stuck.. it's pretty clicky and sounds like working fine. is it possible the cause is coming from something else?
korouzdjsh said:
TNX mate.
if i may say something, the button isn't stuck.. it's pretty clicky and sounds like working fine. is it possible the cause is coming from something else?
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No it's your power button for sure.
I had that issue with my S3 LTE. It is indeed the power button since it does exactly the same that my did, try to use some alcohol in a swab and pass on the button (let it penetrate the button area, next click several times to try to clean the button from inside).
Good luck.
korouzdjsh said:
Greetings fellow geeks.
i have a problem with this i9500..
it was working fine, suddenly it resets.
it keeps resetting every 4 seconds.
won't let me go to recovery.
i can go to download mode. but it won't respond to volume button, and resets after 4 seconds.
i have a custom ram on it.
if i place a battery back in, it will power on and keeps resetting every 4 second.
what should i do?
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I have the same problem with my i9505, I always fix it like this:
1) remove the battery
2) let the phone rest w/o the battery for min. 10min
3) put the battery in and try to go in recovery
4) if you can wipe cache and try to turn it on
If the problem happens again:
1) remove battery
2) short the pins like this x/-/x/- , then x/x/-/- and then -/-/x/x (x is the connected pin) with something that conducts electricity like a metalic ring or high resistor or s/t
3) do step 3) from the previous one
(Anyways what you do is that you drain the capacitors in the phone, and on the power button, that capacitor is the main problem)
If that doesn't help, then try to leave it w/o the battery overnight
EDIT: well that is not a permanent fix, the fix is probably that you need a new power button, or in the worst case a new phone