Hi Guys, I got my screen replaced a few days back and then I noticed one thing. When the brightness is set to high, and I type using the onscreen keyboard, I see that the screen flickers with every key press. It makes the screen a bit dim for a moment when I press it and this is highly noticeable with the SPACE_BAR key.
Is this how the screen reacts while typing? Could you guys please check and let me know?
To try what I am saying,
1) Please set brightness to full.
2) Open stock internet browser
3) Go to google.com
4) Start typing in the google search box
5) Press the space bar key multiple times and check if you notice any flicker.
Any help would greatly be appreciated. My phone is under warranty and I am hating this. It's disturbing my eyes too.
Thanks!
Nope, no such issue here mate!
Maybe you should take it back to them again?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Thanks a ton for trying it bro! I'll do that!
androiderb89 said:
Thanks a ton for trying it bro! I'll do that!
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No probs..
Do let us know what happens..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
No probs..
Do let us know what happens..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Got the screen as well as my camera replaced (there was a black smudge on it). It took 4 hrs of fighting and explaining it to them. The main issue was not this flickering but a slight reddish tinge in the center of the screen from top to bottom only in gray backgrounds). They updated my phone to JB too. Bloody buggers always want to format the phone.
Time to go back to a custom firmware now
androiderb89 said:
Got the screen as well as my camera replaced (there was a black smudge on it). It took 4 hrs of fighting and explaining it to them. The main issue was not this flickering but a slight reddish tinge in the center of the screen from top to bottom only in gray backgrounds). They updated my phone to JB too. Bloody buggers always want to format the phone.
Time to go back to a custom firmware now
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Glad u got it sorted out!
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post. And happy flashing!
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So.... my SGS2 froze all of a sudden while I was using it and it didn't respond to anything (even the 10 second power button press). Hence I took the battery out and tried to reboot it. It was stuck in a boot loop (this has happened in the past, where a restart caused the phone to not boot for unknown reasons. It feels like some memory chip in the phone is corrupted or sometihng. But it hasn't happened in quite a while).
Anyway, I was on ICS (WanamLite I believe) so I thought why not try JB? I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and tried to flash it in Odin.
First attempt: Failed. Unplugged and rebooted into download mode.
Second attempt: Failed. Couldn't power off of took the battery out and bam! The phone has never woken up again since.
Now I can't get into recovery or download mode. Neither does the USB jig get it into download mode. Nothing. Blank.
I guess my best bet is to replace the main board?
(warranty is long over).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1862033&stc=1&d=1365236327
If it is a hard brick, JTagging may help. Or ultimately you could replace the motherboard. No guarantee that it would work though.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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@gaosphappy:
What could be the reason for hard brick in this case? Interrupting odin flash by removing battery?
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gaosphappy said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1862033&stc=1&d=1365236327
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The message couldn't be clearer. :crying:
immortalneo said:
If it is a hard brick, JTagging may help. Or ultimately you could replace the motherboard. No guarantee that it would work though.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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@gaosphappy:
What could be the reason for hard brick in this case? Interrupting odin flash by removing battery?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Well.... technically I didn't interrupt odin flash. At least I think I wasn't.... Because it was already showing "Failed".
Are you sure it's long over, warranty that is; SII's been out for 2 years this april may.
Anyway, ask a friend for a hand with the following:
Do the combo thing (DL combo) without the battery and ask that friend of yours to insert the battery just after you start hitting it.
Make sure the battery's got juice.
Jtag could also be the answer but you really need to see if you're hard bricked or not.
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Anyway, ask a friend for a hand with the following:
Do the combo thing (DL combo) without the battery and ask that friend of yours to insert the battery just after you start hitting it.
Make sure the battery's got juice.
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That's new.. will keep that in mind..:thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
That's new.. will keep that in mind..:thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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It's a way to juice the little guy up.
Sound like a porn scene tho
Replace mobo
baineteo said:
So.... my SGS2 froze all of a sudden while I was using it and it didn't respond to anything (even the 10 second power button press). Hence I took the battery out and tried to reboot it. It was stuck in a boot loop (this has happened in the past, where a restart caused the phone to not boot for unknown reasons. It feels like some memory chip in the phone is corrupted or sometihng. But it hasn't happened in quite a while).
Anyway, I was on ICS (WanamLite I believe) so I thought why not try JB? I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and tried to flash it in Odin.
First attempt: Failed. Unplugged and rebooted into download mode.
Second attempt: Failed. Couldn't power off of took the battery out and bam! The phone has never woken up again since.
Now I can't get into recovery or download mode. Neither does the USB jig get it into download mode. Nothing. Blank.
I guess my best bet is to replace the main board?
(warranty is long over).
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I had something similar happen on my S2. I was in the middle of applying a rom via either CWM or mobile odin when the phone froze and after a while turned off never to turn on again.
I sent it to a repair shop and to a contact in Samsung but it was proper borked. JTag job to repair it. I don't think there is anyone in Ireland doing that kind of work.
I kept my eye open for an S2 with a smashed screen. Got one 2 weeks ago. Swapped mobo's and was good to go. Essentially it was the other guys phone in my casing as it was locked to 3 network, had all his photos, music etc. I rooted, unlocked flashed my carriers stock rom and away I went.
Hope this helps.
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Are you sure it's long over, warranty that is; SII's been out for 2 years this april may.
Anyway, ask a friend for a hand with the following:
Do the combo thing (DL combo) without the battery and ask that friend of yours to insert the battery just after you start hitting it.
Make sure the battery's got juice.
Jtag could also be the answer but you really need to see if you're hard bricked or not.
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Hi, yes, considering that I bought my phone in early June 2011, it's definitely out of warranty. I'm not sure about other countries, but here it's only one year.
Anyway what's this DL combo that you mentioned? A search on "dl combo" didn't give my any good results.
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Hi, yes, considering that I bought my phone in early June 2011, it's definitely out of warranty. I'm not sure about other countries, but here it's only one year.
Anyway what's this DL combo that you mentioned? A search on "dl combo" didn't give my any good results.
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DL Combo is a very deadly move that can only be performed with years of meditation and practice!
Kiddin..
DL Combo is pressing and holding Power + Volume Down + Home buttons..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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DL Combo is a very deadly move that can only be performed with years of meditation and practice!
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Meh. That would have been easy. =P
DL Combo is pressing and holding Power + Volume Down + Home buttons..
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Hm. Isn't that the download mode combo? Doesn't work. Nothing..
Then off to the Service Centre!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Yea.. I guessed so...
immortalneo said:
Then off to the Service Centre!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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DL: short for download at xda / down low in slang.
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Hey everyone, I recently replaced my phone's battery, it got kind of "bulky" (I don't know if that is the right word to use but it just got fat, just so you know what I mean ). Anyway, I got a new one and it worked fine for a couple of weeks. I noticed that it was was getting drained in about two hours. I've tried some new ROMS around and the problem persists. I got to the conclusion that it's nor the battery neither the ROM, but my phone, I don't know if that's possible, so I'm asking here to see if somebody knows what might be going on with my phone. Also when it is unplugged, the battery icon shows like it is charging, and the only way I can turn off the phone is by taking out the battery; if I let the battery in the phone, it turns on by itself :crying:
If anyone can help, I'd be grateful, I have a Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
Sorry, but wrong section mate! This is the right section here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1148
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"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Sorry, but wrong section mate! This is the right section here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1148
Thread reported.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Oh thanks man, I'll post it there then :good:
Hello
Recently got a S2 from a friend who bought a new phone. anyhow i encountered a problem.
I get 3G internet and can surf around but i can not call or send sms's. Sometimes it worked for a small amount of time before it stopped working again. Ive tried reinstalling firmware, use factory settings reset and all.
Please help
Please check if ur IMEI is correct or missing. Also check the baseband version.
Dont post ur IMEI here.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Please check if ur IMEI is correct or missing. Also check the baseband version.
Dont post ur IMEI here.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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My baseband version is I9100XXLS8
and i used this site to check the IMEI number mei-number.com/imei-validation-check/ and it came out valid.
For some reason there is a slash / in my IMEI number and 2 digits behind it.
Given the issues, what you've already tried & the fact the phone has recently changed hands, I'd be calling the carrier (Despite data working).
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Given the issues, what you've already tried & the fact the phone has recently changed hands, I'd be calling the carrier (Despite data working).
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Doesnt explain why it worked sometimes, also my friend said it were something wrong with it when i got it. I tried different SIM cards aswell. Even different carriers
See you didn't tell us that in your OP. That changes things. Well if there 'was something wrong with it when you got it', why did you buy it knowing that ? Take it to a local mobile shop.
If you want to go down the 'root the phone & start flashing CWM flashable modems to try & fix the problem' route, you're going to have a steep learning curve by the sound of it. If you want to do that, I've already given you a good head start with my previous sentence - you have a lot of searching/reading/learning to do. Whether this fixes the problem or not, you're only going to find that out if you try it.
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also my friend said it were something wrong with it when i got it
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"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Note: Who said i paid for it?
I got it for free and now im trying to fix it, who doesnt want a free cellphone?
Yesterday I gave my girlfriend my S2 as I got a new phone. I was running JellyBam ROM with DorimanX kernel and I used this procedure to revert back to stock Sammy ROM:
1: Boot to recovery
2: Format /data, /system, internal memory
3: Wipe cache, Dalvik
4: Factory reset
5: Flash latest stock nordic ROM via Odin
Reboot, everything was as expected.
My girlfriend set up the phone, downloaded apps from market and used the phone as normal.
Suddenly the phone had rebooted and was stuck on GT-I9100 logo. Battery in/out, no effect. Still stuck on logo.
I entered stock recovery, made a factory reset. Phone booted, and have behaved as it should since, everything seems to be working.
I'm afraid that the device will do this again. What I would like to know is: Have I done anything wrong in reverting to stock? Did I miss anything? Should I have been running a kernel cleaning script or something?
Can anyone explain why this happened?
Thanks,
Hvilsted
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I do not know why it happened, as u seem to have covered every kind of wipe.
I usually do a factory reset after flashing via Odin just to be sure. Maybe that was the reason?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Never give your gf an SII. They don't get along.
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gastonw said:
Never give your gf an SII. They don't get along.
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LOL.
Maybe not but her Wildfire S needed to be laid to rest. She squized the poor thing for every last drop of life. I couldn't stand watching it. I was like seeing a small animal getting tortured.
BTW, can you believe that Wildfire S has a notification LED and the S2 does not? I will never understand why Samsung left that out. And iPhone 5 doesn't even have one. I just don't get it.
I had the same problem when I tried to reset flash counter with Triangle Away, I've flashed Siyah Kernel and done a Wipe Cache & Dalvik Cache and... Problem Solved
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LOL.
Maybe not but her Wildfire S needed to be laid to rest. She squized the poor thing for every last drop of life. I couldn't stand watching it. I was like seeing a small animal getting tortured.
BTW, can you believe that Wildfire S has a notification LED and the S2 does not? I will never understand why Samsung left that out. And iPhone 5 doesn't even have one. I just don't get it.
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S2 were meant for ninjas, we can't be packing led flashing phones and sh*t.
It can get us killed
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Hvilsted said:
BTW, can you believe that Wildfire S has a notification LED and the S2 does not? I will never understand why Samsung left that out. And iPhone 5 doesn't even have one. I just don't get it.
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You can use BLN for notifications on the S2. The soft key lights act as notification lights.
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immortalneo said:
You can use BLN for notifications on the S2. The soft key lights act as notification lights.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Yeah, I know and I have been using it myself but in that price range it really should have a LED.
Not that it is a topic worth of discussion, it just crossed my mind.
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gastonw said:
S2 were meant for ninjas, we can't be packing led flashing phones and sh*t.
It can get us killed
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Hehe
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Guys,
I was on SuperNexus Build 4 (Android 4.2.2) for last one month or so and everything was running smooth. Today morning, suddenly the lockscreen won't show up after pressing the power button. I tried the Home button and nothing happened. So i pulled the battery out and tried to restart. The phone won't turn on.
Charging doesn't show up the charging animation. Connecting it to USB doesn't work. Vol Up + Home + Power to hard reset also doesn't work.
What could be the problem. I checked the battery in my wife's S2. Its fine.
PLEASE HELP !!! URGENT !!
regards,
Nandi
That's strange.
Does the phone show any signs of life?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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And the unfortunate thing about this thread ? If you hadn't pulled the 'ZOMG ! PLS HELP SUPER URGENT I WILL DIE IF I DON'T GET HELP !!' thing, I would have helped you (Instead you got added to my enormous ignore list).
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And the unfortunate thing about this thread ? If you hadn't pulled the 'ZOMG ! PLS HELP SUPER URGENT I WILL DIE IF I DON'T GET HELP !!' thing, I would have helped you (Instead you got added to my enormous ignore list).
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Would you be kind enough to help me anyway? Please !!!
immortalneo said:
That's strange.
Does the phone show any signs of life?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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nothing at all
shuvabrata said:
nothing at all
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I fear the worst then.
Tried a USB Jig?
If that doesn't help, Service Centre it is.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
I fear the worst then.
Tried a USB Jig?
If that doesn't help, Service Centre it is.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Any idea of how much it would cost at the service centre? Ordered a jig on ebay .. but it would take a few days to arrive. So debating whether its worth waiting for it or not
shuvabrata said:
Any idea of how much it would cost at the service centre? Ordered a jig on ebay .. but it would take a few days to arrive. So debating whether its worth waiting for it or not
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Am sorry, but I do not know about that. @MistahBungle is the guy to go to for such questions.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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