Hi!
I know that are simillar threads about this, but none of them have the answer to my problem. I read them all.
As many others, my Galaxy S 2 started to give that error after the upgrade to ICS (in my case, I did it because my phone sent me the "alert" directly, not because I tried to upgrade it through Odin or similar).
My problem now is that the phone is not even detected by my computer in Download Mode, If I remove the battery for 10 minutes and add it again, it does show like if the battery ran out of charge and does not start, if I plug it to the wall charger then show as charging and then can start it, but the "charging suspended voltage too high" message show every 20 seconds.
I tried to clean the usb with a toothbrush, tried also with the "knife method" but nothing of that helps. I would like to even downgrade the OS to a 3.x version, but can't make the computer recognize the phone in Download Mode. Any help would be appreciated.
I drove myself mad chasing this one a couple of weeks ago, it does indeed seem to be a problem with the connection between the USB plug and the phones mainboard.
I did find a post by a Samsung engineer in which he claimed it was a common problem and that he was seeing 3 or 4 a day.
I was lucky in that mine was solved by gently pushing the male internal connector gently forwards (upwards if the phone is on its back)
If you think logically, a usb/mainboard connection problem does make sense, in as much as there are so many differing symptoms and the claimed successes by cleaning, I would guess in these instances, the cleaning has in fact, simply moved the connector back into position.
This is a pretty poor show for Sammy, there seem to be more and more S2's failing in this way as time goes on, my own phone has only ever been charged in the Samsung dock, and still fell foul of it!
I would give repositioning the connector another try, pull the battery and use a wooden toothpick or similar, I used a fruit knife, but wouldn't recommend it. If you cant get it back in shape, I'm afraid you will have to send it back to Samsung
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JorgeC said:
Hi!
I know that are simillar threads about this, but none of them have the answer to my problem. I read them all.
As many others, my Galaxy S 2 started to give that error after the upgrade to ICS (in my case, I did it because my phone sent me the "alert" directly, not because I tried to upgrade it through Odin or similar).
My problem now is that the phone is not even detected by my computer in Download Mode, If I remove the battery for 10 minutes and add it again, it does show like if the battery ran out of charge and does not start, if I plug it to the wall charger then show as charging and then can start it, but the "charging suspended voltage too high" message show every 20 seconds.
I tried to clean the usb with a toothbrush, tried also with the "knife method" but nothing of that helps. I would like to even downgrade the OS to a 3.x version, but can't make the computer recognize the phone in Download Mode. Any help would be appreciated.
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1. if you have warranty and not used odin, better take it to the samsung service center.
or
2. try to get a full charge battery from your friend and finish your job in dwnl mode using odin
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3. try usb jig method to reset and start your mobile in recovery/dwnl mode.. you can search the forum on this and there are lots of posts reg this.
explains the randomness
If the connector moves its presumably broken connection with motherboard. Wonder if a teeny drop of superglue.....
Its odd how its become a feature after ICS but I suppose if its an age/ wear and tear thing that works too. Mine is drvibg me nuts too
Not solved with Stock ROM
Im also having the same problem . Not able to fix it. But if u want to connect to PC , just connect ur phone to PC and restart the phone. Then the drivers will installed and it will detected . Now u can flash it using ODIN . I tried updaing through the Kies with latest version of ICS patch , now the warning mesasge is not coming , but the battery icon blinks every second and if i check the status it shows NOT CHARGING instead of DISCHARGING
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Hi All,
Today when I unpluged my phone from charger I have noticed that I got USB symbol in notification bar, after checking what it is it turned out to be MTP connection but phone was not connected to anything. Next I took the battery out to reboot it and then I got empty battery sign with thermometer warning next to it!?! After few minutes phone booted in safe mode so I took the battery out again but this time for about 10 minutes. It is working fine since but Im worried that there might be something wrong with it. What do you think guys? Have someone had something like that?
Hey,
I had exactly the same thing happen today, tried everything I could think of, factory resets, formatting, cache wiping, tried reflashing multiple times with root and without root, XXKG2, XXKG1, KE7 and back to branded stock firmware. I also used a counter reset jig just in case that had any effect. Anyway, I ended up calling my provider and they suggested it was a hardware fault rather than software or settings and they are sending me a new one tomorrow.
I could only find one thread about a similar issue relating to the Galaxy S though I can't "refind" it, but basically there were a number of posters there with very similar issues and some of them had success cleaning the connectors in the port of the phone. I didn't really fancy trying this and breaking the connector or voiding my warranty and so I went with the easy option.
Hope that helps and hope you get it sorted easily!
Mark
Hi .. I have experienced more or less the same issue: mine was unplaged from charger and switched in "Driving Mode" showing a steering wheel in notification area. That happened many times so I just rebooted the phone and I got the empty battery sign with thermometer warning next to it me too!
Now usb connection is not working anymore I'm still able to charge the phone even flash is working using Odin, but no data connection is detected by any pc with any usb cable!
I've flashed the stock rom and tryed many cooked rom, but usb data is dead!
I think I have to return it on a service center!
Hope that is not your case!
Bye
Looks like it's not a one off then...one thing I would add, just in case anyone hasn't noticed, is that you can still use the phone as by plugging it in to charge then it does boot up properly. In addition, you can also still get into recovery and download via the Home+Volume key+power button methods so you can revert to stock rom etc. It's a bit fiddly to do this though as the phone seems to think its on charge and so you have to time the holding/pressing just right to beat the green battery and temperature warning sign...but at least we can do backups of all our data/apps.
I really do think it might be fixable with a bit of a pointy cleaning tool and maybe some isopropanol...but as I said I didn't want the risk of breaking something further. Worth a try if your carrier isn't very good at replacing things though!
Hi, It's only been a day since I got my new i9100 and I've already managed to stuff it up and get out of my depth. I'd be grateful for any help or advice. I've done many searches and not found anyone with a similar problem.
Basically my problem is that my phone has corrupted firmware and whenever I connect the phone to power it goes into the mode with the little symbols showing a phone connected to a computer (I'll call that emergency mode). I know I can recover it from that mode with Kies, Odin, or Heimdall, but unfortunately it turns off whenever I disconnect it from power (apparently both my computers' USB power isn't enough to keep it on). I've left it connected to power overnight to charge (in emergency mode) but the same thing happens. I don't know of a way of connecting power without it entering emergency mode, in case that might help the battery to charge (assuming that's the problem). I am fairly sure the battery is flat, because if I put the contacts on my tongue I do not feel any tingling sensation as I usually do with a charged battery.
At this point my only idea is to splice 2 USB cables so that I can use mains power and connect it to a computer at the same time. I'd obviously prefer not to resort to that. Any Ideas?
What I did before, details:
I have an unbranded version of the i9100 sold by mobicity in Australia, no network locks or anything. First thing I did was to install Samsung Kies on my computer and check for firmware updates (It was originally running Android 2.3.3, I don't remember the build numbers). Kies told me that an update was available, so I told it do do its thing.
On the first attempt the phone rebooted into download mode and then Kies stopped responding at 0% and eventually said the update had failed. I eventually pulled the battery and when I put it back in the phone booted back into its stock firmware - no damage, but no update.
On the second attempt it booted into download mode got to 8% and stayed there for about half an hour. At this point I had to leave it, and when I got back the bar was on 12% and it said it had failed. After power cycling it was in emergency mode, which is as far as I got.
My previous phone is a Blade and I've flashed it to oblivion and recovered from all sorts of problems, but I've never had one like this before. Apologies if this information is already somewhere else, I did make an effort to find it.
What was your battery percentage before the flash, a full update usually takes about 5 to 6 minutes, if your battery is too low, it may not go through. Also you should get rid of Kies or at least make sure it is not running at all while you are using Odin, Odin should show a yellow block once it has detected your device in download mode, but Kies running at the same time can cause issues
Also, you should try to charge that battery if you are of the opinion that it is running low on juice, I don't have the expertise, but a simple test is to charge the device while it is powered off as I do not think the phone charges in Download mode, once it is charging, you should see a large battery icon with some dots above it that indicates it is charging, if you don't see that, it probably isn't charging, maybe because the firmware flash failed, I really don't have the expertise to say for sure, if the battery isn't charging, then you should buy an external charger, unless you believe yourself competent enough to do it by splicing wires.....
Also, you should read this thread HERE there is guide on flashing official firmwares among other things, have a read, charge your battery and all should be well
This thread HERE may also help
There was plenty to do the flash (about 50%). I managed to solve the problem by borrowing a charged battery from my rather amused friend who also has an s2 and following the instructions in that thread for recovering from a soft-brick (My battery was indeed flat). I guess now I won't have any illusions that using Kies is safer than anything else...
Thanks for your advice anyway.
I am not sure of what the issue is exactly....my computer doesn't recognize the phone when connected through USB saying device has malfunctioned...when i disconnect the charger or usb cable..the charging icon still shows the phone as charging...settings-->battery the status on top continuously changes every second or so showing charging/discharging...sometimes the screen comes on and off because the phone thinks it is being connected and disconnected from the charger...betterbatterystats tries to get root access every few seconds again because of the above stated reason...
....this started as an occasional issue but now it happens more often...i have tried changing roms, kernels, cables and batteries...tried connecting to different computers and reinstalled usb drivers...I have searched around and haven't found a clear cut answer...some say clean the jack and some say stick a screw driver in the jack which i am not going to do
All I want is for the phone to last till june or send it back to samsung for repairs...coming from roms in my signature i have now installed the stock firmware through recovery and reset the yellow triangle + counter....but the phone still has cwm recovery and cfroot kernel with of course rooting...i was wondering if someone can help me fix the issues or suggest a way to completely revert the phone back to stock (rom+kernel) so that i can send it back for warranty repair...
sorry for the long post...help is much appreciated..
Edit: Also, after disconnecting the charger, every minute or so I get a message saying Charging stopped because of over voltage..as long as the battery is in the phone it doesn't stay shut...when i turn it off, it automatically comes back on
Front camera FCs even on stock ICS rom
You know you are allowed to search. But anyway I'm not expert but sounds like malfunction of usb chip
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and like i said i did search..
I am having a problem with my Galaxy S3 when plugged into USB. It wont recognize the USB connection via laptop or charge via laptop or Samsung charger. Tried three official Samsung cables and chargers, 2 computers, and still nothing. The only time it recognizes anything is when the phone is in Download Mode. In which I can restore firmware and everything else. However, no matter what firmware I put, it still will not recognized the USB or charge. If anybody has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
There are different drivers that need to be installed. As it recognizes the download mode seems like CDC driver is installed, but if you download kies, it should install all the necessary drivers automatically. Did you try it with a different computer? If this doesn't help then your last option is to factory reset.
Hope this helps
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There are different drivers that need to be installed. As it recognizes the download mode seems like CDC driver is installed, but if you download kies, it should install all the necessary drivers automatically. Did you try it with a different computer? If this doesn't help then your last option is to factory reset.
Hope this helps
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Downloaded Kies. Has all the correct drivers. Tried two different computers. Have two Galaxy S3's, swapped out batteries. Both batteries are good in one phone. The other phone just wont recognize USB or charge in any situation. Factory reset it 3 times. Cleared everything off the phone. Didnt change anything. Factory ROM no kernel hacks or anything. Cables are genuine Samsung that came with the phone. Used mine and my friend's cable for his S3. When you plug the phone in when the power is off, u can see the battery, but then the screen goes black and doesnt charged. Also we charged up both batteries fully using one good S3 proving both batteries are good. Im out of ideas..Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it!! :laugh:
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Downloaded Kies. Has all the correct drivers. Tried two different computers. Have two Galaxy S3's, swapped out batteries. Both batteries are good in one phone. The other phone just wont recognize USB or charge in any situation. Factory reset it 3 times. Cleared everything off the phone. Didnt change anything. Factory ROM no kernel hacks or anything. Cables are genuine Samsung that came with the phone. Used mine and my friend's cable for his S3. When you plug the phone in when the power is off, u can see the battery, but then the screen goes black and doesnt charged. Also we charged up both batteries fully using one good S3 proving both batteries are good. Im out of ideas..Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it!! :laugh:
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Well if you say, that you did a full wipe, just curious that after factory reset did you restored it from a backup or started new. I recommend start new. Even if this doesn't help than it definitely seems a hardware problem. Get it checked.
Just wanted to share. I had a Iphone 4s and suddenly it stopped charging through a wall charger and used to charge through a usb, after numerous restores I got it checked and there seems the problem.
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Well if you say, that you did a full wipe, just curious that after factory reset did you restored it from a backup or started new. I recommend start new. Even if this doesn't help than it definitely seems a hardware problem. Get it checked.
Just wanted to share. I had a Iphone 4s and suddenly it stopped charging through a wall charger and used to charge through a usb, after numerous restores I got it checked and there seems the problem.
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Started brand new. Didnt restore from any backups or anything. Didnt root it at all. It seems as whatever the firmware that it uses for charging just stopped working...Im at a dead end...its funny because there isnt any topics online with a single similar symptom.
I have the same problem..
It doesn't give any notice when i plug it into the computer,
when i charge it the screen gives a grey battery loading picture
and then just turns black.. i can still acces download mode and use odin..
which makes it really strange..
it would be great if someone knows how to solve this
Thx in advance!
Reedee said:
I have the same problem..
It doesn't give any notice when i plug it into the computer,
when i charge it the screen gives a grey battery loading picture
and then just turns black.. i can still acces download mode and use odin..
which makes it really strange..
it would be great if someone knows how to solve this
Thx in advance!
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I have the exact same problem on my note 2, have been searching everywhere but cant seem to find an answer.
First of all hello xda, long time reader, first time poster.
I know it's been a long time since the last post, but instead of starting a new thread i suppose it's better to post here.
I got the same problem a few weeks ago and tried everything software-wise and still nothing. I noticed that when i turn my phone on i get a notification "USB connector connected" which leads me to believe that something is keeping the connector busy and unable to charge/connect exept when in d/l mode. Has anyone found a fix for this yet? I'd like to try and fix it myself before taking it in for repair.
Reedee said:
I have the same problem..
It doesn't give any notice when i plug it into the computer,
when i charge it the screen gives a grey battery loading picture
and then just turns black.. i can still acces download mode and use odin..
which makes it really strange..
it would be great if someone knows how to solve this
Thx in advance!
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I have exact same problem. Seemed to occur out of the blue. I took it off the car charger and everything appeared as normal until the next day I go to charge it with wall charger and no response, except for the grey battery image appearing for 2 seconds when and only when powered off and plugging in the charger. Tried many cables/chargers to no avail. There is also no response connecting to a PC, when the phone is on.
For the moment I can charge the battery(s) with an external charger and still use my phone.
I made a simple USB cable current monitor once to measure current consumption of portable devices. Just a 0.1ohm resistor in series with the USB V_BUS (+5V) pin. Since this fault occurred, the V_BUS pin current after plugging in the charger, starts off 250mA for few seconds while the grey battery image appears then the phone shuts down with a 5mA residual current. Clearly the battery is not being charged. Previous to the fault, V_BUS current during full charge is around 950mA. I'm sure its a hardware problem.
Adam
Update; Rangercaptain and 440bro suggested the power switch or the usb port may be the problem.
I dismantled the phone and got my ohm-meter, the power button's circuit is opening and closing as it should between pressed and depressed.
Furthermore I tested the usb port for conductivity at each pin, from the side of the usb cable that would normally connect to the pc all the way through the 'charging flex ribbon' to the phones PCB. all connections are good.
Editing this post as I try new things i find or the things i try that people suggest.
Currently my Note will not boot into recovery or it's ROM, I was running a version of Slimbean.
I can get it to go into download mode via the volume down + power key but I can not for life of me get any pc to recognize it via usb.
I have tried Odin, Adb, and Heimdall with five or six different versions of Samsung USB drivers, Version #'s 1.5.14.0, 1.4.6.0, as well as the drivers listed in the Note 'Super thread' ATT I717 v1_3_2200_0 and two other sets of drivers that did not have version numbers listed, but came from other XDA USB problem posts. I have also tried the Google drivers from the Android SDK.
I have done all this on two different pc's and different usb cables. I've read other problem threads about this and tried most of those suggestions I.E. Uninstall old drivers, reboot, install new ones, reboot, turn off internet, plug in phone. Nada, no sign of the device being recognized at all.
I've tried the 'adb devices' command while the device was in download mode, the command returns nothing.
the USB port still works so far as i can tell, if you plug it in to a charger or the pc the phone will try to boot like it usually does if it's powered off and you plug it in and the phone had been charging fine before this issue, so i've no reason to suspect a bad port.
I have however encountered this USB problem before even while the note was stock and functioning with it not being recognizable over USB, I eventually gave up and it's what caused me to install a ROM on it in the first place because i couldn't get the official android updates with Kies (they require a usb connection).
Would a USB jig be of any benefit in this situation? After searching through XDA forums and the like that's the only thing that seems like it may work but i haven't tried. I'm unclear if it will be of any benefit because the device can already access the ODIN downloading screen.
All in all I've been working on this for about 12 hours so far, so it's possible i may have forgotten something I've tried but i'll update if i remember anything significant.
Finally I'm aware there are two similar threads currently running on the XDA note troubleshooting forums,"Is my note bricked?" and "can't enter download mode" I am also watching them and trying anything that looks relevant but elected to make a new post as my problem is slightly different in that I can access the download screen. If you posted anything there that you think may have applied here, you don't have to re-post. I'll have tried it.
Your power button is stuck.
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Your power button is stuck.
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Thanks, I should clarify that the reboot cycle is not indefinite though. it'll give the boot vibration 6-8 times with a few seconds in between each vibration and then stop trying to boot. It also doesn't cycle every time, just occasionally. The other times it will give the vibration only once and then do nothing till you hold the power button down again as if you were trying to turn it on.
It will also stay in the downloading mode until i manually hold the power button down, so the power button is functioning correctly.
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. . . so the power button is functioning correctly.
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If you say so.
Take out the sim and sd card.
I have tried removing the SD card and SIM card as well. Makes no noticeable difference.
I can also add that the USB port still works so far as i can tell, if you plug it in to a charger or the pc the phone will try to boot like it usually does if it's powered off and you plug it in.
I can dismantle the phone and check the power button if you're fairly convinced that's what it is but it really responds exactly like you would expect. The press and return feels fine and the way the device responds to it also feels fine.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's a stuck power button. If the phone is off and you plug in usb, or charger it should NOT startup by itself. If it does it's most definitely a stuck power button. So I'm guessing your phone is no longer covered by warranty?
Before you go tearing apart the phone try this first. Take off the battery cover and where the power button is you'll see a lil outline. Flick this area with your finger a few times. Flick it hard enough to mildly hurt your finger but not the phone. I had to do this for a while till I got a new note. If that doesn't help take it apart at your own risk.
440bro said:
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's a stuck power button. If the phone is off and you plug in usb, or charger it should NOT startup by itself. If it does it's most definitely a stuck power button. So I'm guessing your phone is no longer covered by warranty?
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It has always started up on its own when you plug it in, at least if it's out of charge. Of that I'm certain. I've had the phone a year and a half or so now. It may not boot up on it's own if you just manually shut it off and plug in a charger though. I don't recall ever trying that scenario directly. It could also be a functionality Slimbean added if stock phones don't do it.
I did just try your flick trick though, thanks. No change.
Just as another example on the power button, I can take the battery out and put it back in and the phone will do nothing until i hold the power button down a few seconds, only then does it do the the "i'm trying to boot" vibration.
Damn I was really hoping the flick trick worked for you like it did me. If you decide to take the back of the phone off, try flicking again anyways before you completely disassemble it. Once you disassemble it, there really isn't much you can do power button wise other than replace it. I'll attach a pic of the power button area for ya. I have one already torn down.
If it's not your power button, I wonder if it's your usb charger port on the phone.... That's an easier part to replace if it is.
I do feel like the USB port is a possibility, even despite my saying it appears to work. is it possible for the port to be damaged in such a way that it still allows the phone to be charged but not establish a data connection? When the phone went brick yesterday It had pretty much just finished fully charging. I had disconnected it from the charger used it a little bit, set it down when it still at about 98% battery life. Around 10 minutes later I got a text message, it made the god awful slimbean text tone (i hate that tone) I went to check it, turned on the display it then repeated the incoming text message tone about five more times in quick succession, locked up, and then died never to return.
I have had the phone apart before because i'm a curious cat, and didn't really mind voiding a warranty.
The only things that would make me skeptical of it being a usb port problem is. 1: It was charging fine and 2: the symptoms at least of the reboot problem itself are leaning towards a software issue the Slimbean install has never really worked great, and would crash and reboot probably twice a day.
Just because the button works doesn't mean it isn't stuck. I've only saved about ten phones by helping the owner to understand the cause of the reboots.
The fact that you already opened the phone increases the chance its the button. Because you said it rebooted on stock or custom ROMs eliminated software. Because your phone charges normally and is recognized by a pc shows its not the usb port.
But hey, what do I know. . .
morthicius said:
Editing this post as I try new things i find or the things i try that people suggest.
Currently my Note is in a reboot cycle, it will not load the ROM or go into recovery mode. I was running a version of Slimbean.
I can get it to go into download mode via the volume down + power key but I can not for life of me get any pc to recognize it via usb.
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Just because the button works doesn't mean it isn't stuck. I've only saved about ten phones by helping the owner to understand the cause of the reboots.
The fact that you already opened the phone increases the chance its the button. Because you said it rebooted on stock or custom ROMs eliminated software. Because your phone charges normally and is recognized by a pc shows its not the usb port.
But hey, what do I know. . .
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He has more than one problem. He can NOT get a pc to recognize it. I missed it first too and had to re-read it a few times. So it could be the port, or the power button.
I think your options are....
-Find a repair center nearby
-Send it in for repair
-Find out which part is cheaper and replace that yourself first.
Sounds good. The usb port is cheap and easy and while the bezel is off you can verify the power button isn't stuck in its hole in the bezel.
Because he flashed a custom ROM from a stock ROM I took that to mean he had to connect to a pc through the usb port, either to Odin flash a recovery or Odin flash Slimbean. And he can still charge it. And data cables go bad, removing drivers doesn't take them out of memory, etc. So usb port isn't 100% bad for sure, but you're right, its a cheap, easy repair.
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Just because the button works doesn't mean it isn't stuck. I've only saved about ten phones by helping the owner to understand the cause of the reboots.
The fact that you already opened the phone increases the chance its the button. Because you said it rebooted on stock or custom ROMs eliminated software. Because your phone charges normally and is recognized by a pc shows its not the usb port.
But hey, what do I know. . .
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If the button is 'stuck' it implies that the it's either stuck engaged or disengaged correct?
If that were true and lets say it were stuck engaged, the power button should be acting as if it is pressed. Which at first would make sense when i say it reboot cycles. It however does not make sense that i can get into download mode and the phone never shuts off until I hit the power button.
It also does not make sense that if i pull the battery out and put it back in the phone does nothing. until i hit the power button. If it were stuck engaged the phone would immediately try to boot when i put the battery back in.
The rom has also been on it for awhile now, 6 months? So i don't exactly remember the processes i went through but i know i never got kies or odin to recognize it. And Yeah, pc wont recognize it now even tryin two different pcs, one of which has never had a samsung device connected to it.
That said I wont rule the power button out either, Is there a good way to check the power button with a multimeter?
I should also say I have the phone apart now so i could at least do external checks of the power button since you both thought it was a possibility, externally it looks fine the actual button inside the case (the little white button the big silver one hits) acts fine but the circuit inside could still be screwed i suppose, which is why i ask about a meter test.
Ultimately I think you're both right though, I'm just going to have order a replacement button and port. Start with the port since it's easier, and if that doesn't enable me to connect it to the pc to flash it try the button too.
Since you mention the ROM, it is possible to have a bad download, flash the ROM, and get into a bootloop. The usual cure for that is a re-download of the ROM, wipe caches, wipe system, and flash fresh ROM.
The sticking power button is a common fault of Samsung phones. Its not broken, but it just gets a little out of alignment in its hole in the bezel. If you already wiggled and snapped, you would have noticed a difference in the phone's behavior, unless there's lint under it.
I think you have your plan -- replace the usb port, and check the button while the phone is without the bezel.
The usb port is on ebay and there is a Youtube video for the process. Everything is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28247335
Good luck.
Thanks for the Help Ranger and 440.
Update; Rangercaptain and 440bro suggested the power switch or the usb port may be the problem.
I dismantled the phone and got my ohm-meter, the power button's circuit is opening and closing as it should between pressed and depressed.
Furthermore I tested the usb port for conductivity at each pin, from the side of the usb cable that would normally connect to the pc all the way through the 'charging flex ribbon' to the phones PCB. all connections are good.
I'm going to try the phone tonight on a friends PC. Who doesn't have another note but at least has a Samsung Gs2 and 3 that connect to Kies and see if i can get it to establish a connection.
If anybody else has any ideas on troubleshooting the connection between the device and a PC i'm all ears.
Good luck!
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Good luck!
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Well interestingly, when i hooked it up to the friends pc (using one of the same usb cables i already had) not only did his pc recognize it, the phone also booted up immediately. with 15% battery life remaining.
Strange strange.