[Q] Phone Wont Turn On/Charge - Not Bricked - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Everyone,
After doing a deep search i did not find the exact problem I have.
Specs:
Phone: SGS2 i9100
ROM: CM10 Nightly 08.09.2012
Kernal: CM Stock
You can see the symptoms of my problem in the video I found below (it wont allow me to paste link with less than 10 posts so i shortened the URL)
youtube.com/watch?v=BCyp1iCTW2M
This is what happened:
1. I had an Adapter from Car Outlet to USB so i connected my phone using it but it seemed they did not like each other.
The phone was stuck on a black screen so I restarted it and noticed I lost 40% battery in those few minutes, looking at BBS i saw the RIL wakelock so decided its just a coincidence and i'll let the battery drain all the way to calibrate it at night (the phone worked perfectly fine)
2. After the battery was fully drained I connected it to the PC to charge and turned it on and everything was fine, noticed it was at 0% so after a few minutes it turned off, after doing it a couple of times i let the phone charge "turned off" (thought maybe its low voltage of PC charge) through the whole night
3. at morning it did not charge at all, I managed to "almost" turn the device on but now the battery is really drained so i cant even do that
4. when i tried going into download mode (just to see if my phone is OK) i managed, when i am trying now i get "Battey is to low, cannot download"
5. I cant get into recovery mode, but i tried it after all the process above so its probably because of low battery
6. I tried it on 2 diffrent batteries (unfortunately my old one was also drained before)
- Anker 1900
- Original Samsung 1650
I am going to get an AC charged and try using it.
Any Ideas what should i do or what the problem is ?
Thanks in advance!

Ariel.s said:
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I am going to get an AC charged and try using it.
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This is the way to go. First make absolutely sure the battery is charged, if possible by testing it in another device. With a fully charged battery it should be possible to find out if your phones hardware is still fine, especially the charging board.

fxrb said:
This is the way to go. First make absolutely sure the battery is charged, if possible by testing it in another device. With a fully charged battery it should be possible to find out if your phones hardware is still fine, especially the charging board.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply!
So far i got an AC charger for the phone (not a battery only cradle charger kind of thing) but getting the same problem.. it just wont charge the battery through the phone..
I'll try to get a fully charged battery to give feedback that the phone is fine and not bricked in any way as i mentioned before.
If everything is fine i'll see that the battery is chargeable when not completely dry and we'll be smarter after that.
in case it really became unchargeable and it is a problem in the charging board as you mentioned
Could you please expand on the functionality of the charging board ? and whats the process for fixing/replacing it ?
Thanks in advance!

Ariel.s said:
Hi,
Thanks for the reply!
So far i got an AC charger for the phone (not a battery only cradle charger kind of thing) but getting the same problem.. it just wont charge the battery through the phone..
I'll try to get a fully charged battery to give feedback that the phone is fine and not bricked in any way as i mentioned before.
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Excellent! If it is not bricked then chances are good that it is 'only' a battery/charging problem.
Ariel.s said:
If everything is fine i'll see that the battery is chargeable when not completely dry and we'll be smarter after that.
in case it really became unchargeable and it is a problem in the charging board as you mentioned
Could you please expand on the functionality of the charging board ? and whats the process for fixing/replacing it ?
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If, in the end, the phone does not charge by the USB connector (no matter if from PC or wall plug) then it could be worth to replace the flex print with the USB connector and parts of the charging electronics. This flex print is quite cheap and you can get it from ebay. With the help of some video from youtube you should be able to replace it yourself

Well,
I have an update on the issue.. unfortunately can't say its a good one..
I've tried turning on the device with a diffrent battery (charged) and it workes perfectely fine.
since I live far i didnt want to wait a month till i get the USB flex from ebay i went to a repair lab and let the test the phone.
Unfortunately it is not the USB Flex but a deeper problem,
apparently the u500,u501,u504 parts got fried on the MB and they don't have them at all.
I am going to try to restore my phone (using a full battery) to the way i bought it and try go to the store and work the warranty (it voids as soon as i changed ROM), going to have to read a lot on how to do it perfectly and erasing traces of changes (go an old nand and need to unroot afterwards)
do u know a good guide for restoring the phone to full stock ?
Also,
is it possible to buy a complete MotherBoard for the GS2 or its not worth it ?
Thanks for the help!

Ariel.s said:
Well,
I have an update on the issue.. unfortunately can't say its a good one..
I've tried turning on the device with a diffrent battery (charged) and it workes perfectely fine.
since I live far i didnt want to wait a month till i get the USB flex from ebay i went to a repair lab and let the test the phone.
Unfortunately it is not the USB Flex but a deeper problem,
apparently the u500,u501,u504 parts got fried on the MB and they don't have them at all.
I am going to try to restore my phone (using a full battery) to the way i bought it and try go to the store and work the warranty (it voids as soon as i changed ROM), going to have to read a lot on how to do it perfectly and erasing traces of changes (go an old nand and need to unroot afterwards)
do u know a good guide for restoring the phone to full stock ?
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There are quite a few guides around here that deal with unrooting and getting the device ready for official service. Personally I just make sure the flash counter is reset (TriangleAway or JIG) and then flash a stock firmware.
Ariel.s said:
Also,
is it possible to buy a complete MotherBoard for the GS2 or its not worth it ?
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You might find one on ebay but I think replacing the MBO is not that easy, even though never did it myself.
Ariel.s said:
Thanks for the help!
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Your welcome

fxrb said:
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You might find one on ebay but I think replacing the MBO is not that easy, even though never did it myself.
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I had the device opened several times. Replacing the MBO should not be too difficult. There are only some screws and connectors.

kloetpatra said:
I had the device opened several times. Replacing the MBO should not be too difficult. There are only some screws and connectors.
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If the warranty wont work than I saw its around 150$ but if that will solve it it might be worth it instead of buying a new phone.
Thanks Again!

They are a lot more than that unless you are in USA/Canada.Theres a firm on eBay that give you $30-$50 for your old board,and they sell theirs for around $180.
Samsung would be around $250...
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So.. After a long time (!!) I have an update.
No lab fixed my phone as everyone said its "unfixable" or need to replace some parts that they don't have... so I did what I planned to do.
I took a full battery from a friend
Restored the phone to full stock (the same official "partner" ROM I got the phone when bought it (even putted Android 2.3 on it LOL)
formatted my SD card , and of course did a "Triangle Away" to reset the flash counter
basically returned the phone to the way i bought it..
Since I still had around 2 month on the warranty I went to the store i bought the phone from and they accepted the phone based on warranty, as i didn't install any ROM's (LOL )
Only TODAY after more than a month and a half of wait, while it was at their official lab, after that was sent abroad to the Vendor itself, after nobody was able to fix it I got a new phone (14 days used phone) so, considering i was ready to throw my phone and by a new one it turned out OK.
since no one was able to fix it, it was probably a major problem.
Of course its better i got a new one, since even if they fixed the issue, who know what else it might effected so its a very good result.
Don't know if this helps anyone a lot, but at least its some closure to the thread.
Thanks for everyone who helped here!

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[Q] Dead Galaxy S2

hey,about a week ago I flashed my galaxy s2 with Resurrection ROM,everything went great,I also wiped emmc in the recovery(before I knew about the hard brick bug)
anyways everything was fine,restored via titanium backup,after about an hour I wanted to restart my phone,so it turned off,but never turned on,it won't respond to charging,usb connections won't go to download mode nor recovery..just makes some heat (as it was turned on)
so I took it to a well known repair shop and told me he could revive it with a J-Tag
but I'am just worried :s
what could be the problem?
What could the problem be ? Without opening your phone up & having a look/testing how would we know ?
Sounds like something on the mainboard or the USB/charging circuitry might have died given it died suddenly & not while you were in the process of flashing something/similar, though if he's telling you it's fixable with JTAG then he obviously thinks it's a NAND issue.
Take it to another repairer & get 2nd opinion (or a 3rd, 4th, etc).
MistahBungle said:
What could the problem be ? Without opening your phone up & having a look/testing how would we know ?
Sounds like something on the mainboard or the USB/charging circuitry might have died given it died suddenly & not while you were in the process of flashing something/similar, though if he's telling you it's fixable with JTAG then he obviously thinks it's a NAND issue.
Take it to another repairer & get 2nd opinion (or a 3rd, 4th, etc).
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I hope it's gonna be fixed with a j-tag,and just wanna ask
do this emmc hardbrick bug affect AOKP roms?
omar_killer said:
I hope it's gonna be fixed with a j-tag,and just wanna ask
do this emmc hardbrick bug affect AOKP roms?
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No only samsung I believe. And samsung kernels
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No more charging
My SGSII stopped with charging!
The battery was empty so i wanted to charge it, but the big battery never showed on screen
I tried different charging methods (wallcharger, usb) and used different battery's (standard 1650Mah & Extended Battery Kit 2000 Mah)
Is there something i can do because its way to early to buy another phone!
And just because i want to have it fixed
Private Company said:
My SGSII stopped with charging!
The battery was empty so i wanted to charge it, but the big battery never showed on screen
I tried different charging methods (wallcharger, usb) and used different battery's (standard 1650Mah & Extended Battery Kit 2000 Mah)
Is there something i can do because its way to early to buy another phone!
And just because i want to have it fixed
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nice hijack of someone elses thread
try a different battery
Darkside Agent said:
nice hijack of someone elses thread
try a different battery
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same sort of problem
Have tried that, doesn't work.
Also i tried diffrent charging methodes, no succes...
Private Company said:
same sort of problem
Have tried that, doesn't work.
Also i tried diffrent charging methodes, no succes...
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so mate,any news about your phone?
mine is still in the repair center (3rd part repair center,not the Samsung one)
S2 is dead.. Time to grieve..
omar_killer said:
so mate,any news about your phone?
mine is still in the repair center (3rd part repair center,not the Samsung one)
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My phone dead too.. Was using NeatRomLite and there was no issue with it.. And today... *sniff sniff*.. in the middle of using the phone, it got stuck.. I pulled the battery.. gave it 2 min.. and tried to power it on.. nothin.. no download mode, no recovery, no charging indicators.. nothin.. it has as much functionality as a piece of rock now :crying:
Any updates on your S2's???
today i checked my phone and within an hour the battery had gone down from 70% to 30% and was hot reading 48 degrees celcius on widgetsoid monitor. i rebooted and it kept on draining till it got to 0 and turned off. once i got home and tried to charge through USB and A/C but nothing happens, the phone wont turn on or charge, blank screen. i saw it flash the battery charging icon for about a second but it went away straight away. about a month ago i was running cm9 and then flashed 4.0.4 to have a look at the differences but not long after flashed siyah kernel with odin and restored my cm9 cwm backup. i have been on cm9 and siyah kernel for a long time and thats what it had running today. ive had usb and a/c and misc charging current set to 600mA for quite a while as well, and when i charge the phone in my car it always gets a bit hot on the back.
is my phone dead from hardbrick or a problem with the usb charging circuit?
i have enquired about warranty where i bought it from and now waiting to hear back from them.

[Q] USB connection + stock bootloop

Hi Guys I've looked at loads of other related posts for this but nothing seems to be the same as mine, let me try and give you a bit of background on this it wont be perfect as it is my sisters phone and she doesn't know anything. my sister left her original charger at her boyfriends and therefore had to use a cheaper non-stock one she had. Every-time she used it her phone would play up do things like open the car mode and keep rebooting, she didn't think much of it and used it anyway. Her phone died (ran out of battery) one evening and she used the strange charger to charge her phone overnight this however seems to have caused issues since then it wont boot it goes past the Samsung boot screen then the o2 boot screen then just repeats (sounds like a boot loop) note the phone has never been rooted and is still 100% stock.
So this is the issue I figured using ODIN and flashing the stock firmware would fix the issue but I cannot for the life of me get the phone to pick up on ANY computer at all I've tried different charger cables, different computers, Different OS's, cleaning the port and pretty much everything else the internet has currently had to offer. I really am at a loss here I cant use recovery as its not rooted I cant use something like Kies Air or mobile odin as I cant boot into the room and using ODIN is im unable to connect to any computers.
So I guys I'm reaching out to you here what can I do to fix this I really need some advice :laugh:
Thanks in advance.
Say hi to your sister for me.
Oh and her battery must be dead because of the charger.
Usb port could also be busted.
Get another fully charged battery and check it out.
PS: I didn't even read the thread.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Say hi to your sister for me.
Oh and her battery must be dead because of the charger.
Usb port could also be busted.
Get another fully charged battery and check it out.
PS: I didn't even read the thread.
Sent from the little guy
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Battery seems to work fine, it charges in the computer fine and i tried my mates s2 battery and it was still in the same situation :silly:
Let me read the thread then
Done.
Change usb port, it's busted.
If in warranty...well have them take a look at it.
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gastonw said:
Let me read the thread then
Done.
Change usb port, it's busted.
If in warranty...well have them take a look at it.
Sent from the little guy
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No shes had it since launch so its way out, also if it charges would that not mean its working?
Different conectors.
Warranty is for 2 years mostly....
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Do you think there is anything else I can try I don't want to jump directly into replacing parts/handset.
If it's a hardware fault, not much while you can do other than change the part. The part itself is cheap, isn't even hard to swap it out
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S3 (Int) won't charge

Hi XDA,
My Galaxy S3 stopped charging properly a couple of days ago. In a matter of hours it froze and charged a bit slower, then it wouldn't charge anymore. When the phone is off and I plug in the charger, the animation starts for about 1 - 2 seconds, and then the screen goes black. If it's on, nothing happens when i plug the charger in and out.
I've owned the phone for a year, and I rooted about 3 weeks ago, and installed CM10.1 (Nightly). It worked fine until this problem.
I've troubleshooted a bit on my own, and what I've found out is that, it can't be the battery that's the problem, because I've tried three different ones, and the problem stays the same. It can't be the USB port on the phone, since I can get it to work in Download mode (ODIN mode). I've also tried CM9 and flashing back to stock android. I've also tried charging it from the wall and the computer, and used different cables. Nothing has done any better.
I'm guessing it's software related, I just can't figure out how to fix it.
Thanks in advance,
Zhibbhi
the charging port of the phone might be faulty.
SRIRAM
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By charging port I would suggest the charging circuit inside the phone is faulty, as it sounds like you've eliminated all the other possibilities. Return the phone to fully stock for warranty repair.
So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
I just thought it was a strange coincident that it went faulty a just a couple of weeks after I installed CM10.1
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So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
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yes
Zhibbhi said:
So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
I just thought it was a strange coincident that it went faulty a just a couple of weeks after I installed CM10.1
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Odin has nothing to do with the charging circuit .
Solutions .
One the battery try another
Two the charger try another >> charge phone from PC usb .
Three the cable try another
Four the USB port on the phone >>> clean
Five the onboard charging circuit >>> needs a service centre .
Six and highly unlikely a firmware problem wipe phone flash stock rom .
jje
Ok, thanks a ton guys! I'm going to set the phone back to stock, and send it in for warranty repair as I've tried everything else.
Zhibbhi said:
Ok, thanks a ton guys! I'm going to set the phone back to stock, and send it in for warranty repair as I've tried everything else.
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In the future, avoid using S3's stock charging cable. I changed mine to one I bought off eBay and had no probs since then. I had several frequent problems like slow charging/no charging etc.
bjmath said:
In the future, avoid using S3's stock charging cable. I changed mine to one I bought off eBay and had no probs since then. I had several frequent problems like slow charging/no charging etc.
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Best avoid using the phone to charge the battery at all, that way you don't stress the phone components with wake lock and heat. Buy a £6 desk charger and spare battery, replacing these is much cheaper than the phone motherboard.
Solved
I have an S3 and lately it has taken longer to charge and it was charging to less percentage. I tried 2 different chargers and 3 different cables with the same outcome. I was thinking about one of the threads I had read and they mentioned going to the cell store and it charged for them. I've read about it being the charge circuit on the main board and various other problems and solutions that didn't work. I went to Staples today and purchased a SCOSCHE reVOLT line h1 2.1 amp quick charge and in less than an hour I charged from 63% to the 100% I haven't seen in quite a while. The Samsung OEM charger it seems (as well as the other one I tried) had lost some of it's get up and go. It is working fine now and with this charger it doesn't take long at all to reach full charge. I've put a lot of time into customizing this phone after root and would have been VERY disappointed if I had to start over with a new one. I'd be willing to bet at least 90% of the charging problems people are posting about are caused by the charger deteriorating over time.
Shannon

[Q] Sudden Death for S3

I was driving and my phone was in my pocket. There is no way it was hit or got wet, I was driving whole time. Next time I took my phone, it was off. I tried to press power button and also hold it, nothing happened. I though my phone was stuck (never did it before) so I pulled out my battery, waited 10 minutes, put it back in and tried again. Nothing. I also had charger in my car and tried with that, nothing happened. No LED light, no screenlight, no vibration, nothing.
Now few hours after I am home and started to check whats wrong with my phone. I tried with original charger, nothing. My girlfriend also has S3 so I tried with her battery, nothing. She put my battery into her phone and noticed that it didn't go on. Funny thing is that I took my phone off charge this morning and phone was on for maybe 4 hours before this "death" happened. I took my multimeter and checked voltage. It was 0. Not 0.4 or 2.1 but 0.000. I checked my girlfriends battery also if my meter was broken but I got normal value from her battery. I plugged my charger into my phone and left it for 15 minutes. I tried to check voltage again and it was still 0.
Question is, did my MB broke and created short circuit resulting emptying my battery completely or did my battery flip and broke my phone at the same time? Also, are both cases under normal warranty and will Samsung still repair/replace my phone even if I had it rooted and installed MIUI? Reason I ask this is that my phone won't be sent to samsung for nothing and that they won't ask me to pay for shipping and investigating problem (I don't even want to know their hour wages for this).
try a different battery first
salsal was
Glebun said:
try a different battery first
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Thanks for your reply. I did try it and also stated this on my post. Sorry if it was hard to read.
Broken motherboard suggests physical damage = no warranty.
Rooted and custom rom = no warranty
Will Samsung see its been rooted ??
Boots to download mode ??
jje
JJEgan said:
Broken motherboard suggests physical damage = no warranty.
Rooted and custom rom = no warranty
Will Samsung see its been rooted ??
Boots to download mode ??
jje
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But funny thing is that my phone didn't take any physical damage, it has never falled from big height (maybe something like 10-20cm and always to soft surface like carpet). It was working when I put it into my pocket and was broken when I took it. I was in the car whole time, not moving from drivers seat.
I'm not sure if Samsung will see if it is rooted since phone doesn't boot at all (tried with working battery). No vibration, no LED light, no screenlight. It's like trying without battery.
Do you think I should try and send it to Samsung or just throw it to trashcan?
If the motherboard is DOA then they won't try to fix it, just replace it and your battery (if the battery is under six months old). Well worth sending for warranty, at worse you'll pay the postage and refuse the repair if they try to charge you.
send it in, only option
Agree suck it and see .
jje
My phone and battery are over 1 year old so no warranty for my battery. I just though maybe problem is at on/off switch but then again it doesn't explain my empty battery. I am now charging my battery on my girlfriends S3 and seems like it is charging so I guess problem is on my phone only. I will take my phone to local shop and they will send it tomorrow to Samsung. Thank you all for fast answer, lets hope best that they will switch whole motherboard and wont notice rooted phone.
JJEgan said:
suck it and see
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wha?
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wha?
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suck it and see
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huh, TIL
Today a technician changed whole MB and updated software.
Thank you all for replies.
kaskii said:
Today a technician changed whole MB and updated software.
Thank you all for replies.
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Hello,
I am experiencing the same issue as well with my phone. I have left it on charge overnight and the phone stopped working. I have tried all the steps above but without any luck. If I take the phone for repair as you advise, are there any charges involved? And if they are, how much is the average cost for me to be ready for it and avoid getting a heart attack.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
If covered by warranty then there should be no charge, SDS is due to Samsung problem.
But if warranty is not available then allow £200 for a new motherboard.
boomboomer said:
If covered by warranty then there should be no charge, SDS is due to Samsung problem.
But if warranty is not available then allow £200 for a new motherboard.
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Well with the situation that I have with the phone at the moment, is it even possible to detect the root?
If the motherboard is completely dead then no, they won't find root (root alone doesn't invalidate warranty in the EU). The only problem might be if JTAG restores bootloader and flashed counter.
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If the motherboard is completely dead then no, they won't find root (root alone doesn't invalidate warranty in the EU). The only problem might be if JTAG restores bootloader and flashed counter.
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Thanks for the help on this, will try to sort this with the provider from where the phone was purchased. "Take my Thanks"!!!
Had that same situation last march the problem is bootloader got deleted or erased. I did is I replaced the motherboard with a new one. Buy an s4 instead haha.
DroidVoid said:
Had that same situation last march the problem is bootloader got deleted or erased. I did is I replaced the motherboard with a new one. Buy an s4 instead haha.
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Well my poor S3 is under repair at the moment...

[Q] s2 not charging and OTG not work. URGENT help neeeded

Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay and i have been having charging issues:
when i unboxed the phone there was no battery juice available and would not turn on. I connected the phone to the default charger(ETAOU10EBE) that came with it and let it charge for 30 minutes and powered it up and then let it charge. i was not home when it was charging...so when i got back 3 hours later it had stopped charging at 74%.
I also noticed it detected the AC charger as USB PLUGGED. I used my nexus 7 adapter and after more than 5 hours it reached 100%. the next day i rooted the phone by flashing siyah kernel and flashed shostock3 4.0( it was on stock 4.0.3 before flash). here i noticed that with any adapter or cable i use the phone takes a lot of time to charge and does not get past 70%.
The phone showed it was charging but actually it was discharging. i powered off the phone to charge it but after sometime when i turned it on to see if it charged the battery the battery has lost all its charge in less than 15 minutes while the phone being off. I searched about this problem on the internet and some people are saying it might be a faulty battery or DAMAGED USB FLEX CABLE. OTG is not working also. i can use my usbdrive on my nexus 7 correctly but it does not detect on the s2. I am thinking the problem is with the USB FLEX itself.
OTG worked before i flased shostock3....
i also reflashed a rooted stock 4.0.3..but that did not solve any problem..so i flashed shostock again. i even flashed pure stock i777 jb 4.1.2...it booted the first time but as soon as i plugged a usb cable to pc or ac it turned off and kept on showing flashing charging battery...so flashed siyah kernel again via ODIN and restored a shostock nandroid backup. And now the phone do not get charged at all and OTG also does not detect,
Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
i would gladly ship it back to the ebay seller for another one but shipping is high.
UPDATE: The problem was solved by replacing a USB FLEX CABLE...
mmystere68 said:
Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay...
i would gladly ship it back to the ebay seller for another one but shipping is high.
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Well yes, but if you can do that, it may be the most inexpensive way. One other possibility is that you have a bad USB port in the phone. You can replace that yourself, but you will probably pay as much for the replacement part, and then there is no guarantee it will correct the problem. I have seen several people post that they tried to replace the USB port but that it was not successful. Sending it to a reputable repair shop is also probably not practical or cost effective. So I say, get a working phone from the seller if you can.
mmystere68 said:
Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay and i have been having charging issues:
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creepy's probably right (a usual occurrence), but it could also be as simple as a bad battery. Buying things like this second hand can sometimes give you trouble like you're having, because you don't know what's really OEM or some shoddy off-brand. Another option for you would be to get a cheap battery that's been confirmed to work perfectly on the i777.
Several of us are using this $5 battery from Ebay; it isn't 22000 mah like it promotes (it's more in line with the 1650 that shipped with the phone), but I'm using it right now and have never had any issues. If you want to read further about those of us who've used it, read this thread starting from here.
SteveMurphy said:
creepy's probably right (a usual occurrence), but it could also be as simple as a bad battery. Buying things like this second hand can sometimes give you trouble like you're having, because you don't know what's really OEM or some shoddy off-brand. Another option for you would be to get a cheap battery that's been confirmed to work perfectly on the i777.
Several of us are using this $5 battery from Ebay; it isn't 22000 mah like it promotes (it's more in line with the 1650 that shipped with the phone), but I'm using it right now and have never had any issues. If you want to read further about those of us who've used it, read this thread starting from here.
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The seller described the phone as new....it looked new to me when it arrived but it had screen protector perfectly aligned on it...i had the charging issue since day 1. I thought that the battery was new and needed to be broken in...hence the long charging time. The seller refunded me the $9.98 i asked for the defected AC charger supplied(it showed up as usb plugged in any device).
I already contacted the seller several times and after i got his/her approval i left the device at a repair shop for verification of the charging issue....will see how it turns out....i cant buy another battery as it takes more than 30 days for items to arrive here in mauritius...i asked a friend to lend me his s2 battery... Still no sign of him...lol
The local repair shop is taking around $35 to change the usb flex and other short-circuited parts....did you guys had any problem with your usb flex???
And can you plz guide me here : what is emmc superbrick bug?? the 4.0.3 stock rooted rom i flashed had this bug in it...the OP warned about it...could this bug cause this hardware problem i am facing?
mmystere68 said:
The local repair shop is taking around $35 to change the usb flex and other short-circuited parts....did you guys had any problem with your usb flex???
And can you plz guide me here : what is emmc superbrick bug?? the 4.0.3 stock rooted rom i flashed had this bug in it...the OP warned about it...could this bug cause this hardware problem i am facing?
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I had a problem with the usb flex, I bought two of them on amazon or ebay (I can't remember), did the replace my self and my phone is back on business
4.0.3 has the brick bug, don't perform a factory reset if you're on stock kernel.
I don't believe that bug is causing the issues
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