Phone wont turn on - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My computer still makes a noise if I plug it into my computer but the phone won't turn on at all
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Does it show the samsung logo ?
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danielbr14 said:
Does it show the samsung logo ?
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No the screen won't turn on at all
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after 500 posts, you still don't know where to ask questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240291

Glebun said:
after 500 posts, you still don't know where to ask questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240291
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Sorry. Didn't see the Q&A section. Just got this phone today and it's already bricked, little frustrated
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Supamike88 said:
Sorry. Didn't see the Q&A section. Just got this phone today and it's already bricked, little frustrated
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Return it to the vendor unless its you that broke it .
jje

Basically I rooted it, flashed cwm and then when I tried to flash a rom, the installation failed so I just decided to reboot the phone. It was at that point that it just wouldn't turn back on, not even into recovery. I did get a new one though
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Supamike88 said:
Basically I rooted it, flashed cwm and then when I tried to flash a rom, the installation failed so I just decided to reboot the phone. It was at that point that it just wouldn't turn back on, not even into recovery. I did get a new one though
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If it beeps when connected, it is on. I guess the AMOLED Screen broke.

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forgot the passcode :S

hello all,
i imported a phone from UK and the person i bought it from was dump enough to put a pattern lock on the phone, i tried contacting him but he is very stupid to answer the call. Is there any way through which i can hard reset the phone or do anything to get over the passcode?
i don't have the guys email id and password due to obvious reasons.
You could go into recovery mode and wipe data/cache basically factory resetting the phone.
Get into recovery by powering off the phone and pressing the following volume down+home+power.
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Try flashing a stock Rom with Odin.
Have a look for the guides in these forums.
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mikep99 said:
Try flashing a stock Rom with Odin.
Have a look for the guides in these forums.
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Wouldn't help as settings and setup don't get changed so pattern security would still be intact.
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I went into the recovery by holding volume up+home button+power key and wiped data, now everything is good
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You guys might of just helped a guy steel a phone... -_-
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Same thing what I was thinking.
b-eock said:
You guys might of just helped a guy steel a phone... -_-
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Its not always the same case, stolen phones can be tracked in a glimpse and no one would want to go there
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b-eock said:
You guys might of just helped a guy steel a phone... -_-
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Well I gave him the benefit of the doubt plus if it is stolen they'll just report it stolen and the imei will be blocked and then it's a fancy paper weight.
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SwiftSmoke said:
Well I gave him the benefit of the doubt plus if it is stolen they'll just report it stolen and the imei will be blocked and then it's a fancy paper weight.
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Lol, changing an imei is not very hard. But anyway he would have found the trick.
Striatum_bdr said:
Lol, changing an imei is not very hard. But anyway he would have found the trick.
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It's hard for someone who doesn't know how to get around a pattern lock
mikep99 didn't help a burglar, because everything he said could be found if the OP had spent 5 minutes searching the forums. The answer for everything is here already. Sometimes one needs to add 1 + 1, but the answer is there.

Return to factory defaults.

Hey all.
Can I return my SGS2 back to the state it was when i took it out of the box?
I would like to do this without a pc
Kind regards
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Bump
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No bumping after 81 minutes. Absolutely positively not allowed. A really good way to get your thread ignored completely & not get any help whatsoever.
lexaniji said:
Hey all.
Can I return my SGS2 back to the state it was when i took it out of the box?
I would like to do this without a pc
Kind regards
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Mobile odin + firmware from www.sammobile.com
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Yes i know. But im not in reach for a pc. And i cant make an account on my sgs because the captcha wont show up..
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Yes i know. But im not in reach for a pc. And i cant make an account on my sgs because the captcha wont show up..
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Even if you request the desktop site?
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theunderling said:
Login using
theunderling
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Giving out your username and password for any site is a REALLY bad idea, dude.

Problem with Galaxy S3 screen

See attached a photo of my friends Galaxy S3 screen mine went like that before and I fixed it no problem but for the life of me I can't remember what it is I done to fix it, anyone know?
Thanks
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it`s not a problem.
does he use siyah kernel ?
resolve: press 3 timeshome button very fast or search for the " negative color" widget and deactivate it
No, he's a noob stock ROM and un rooted, didn't let the phone drop or anything
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This isnt a problem at all.. Go to settings>accessibility>untick negative color..
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CHEVYbarracuda1 said:
This isnt a problem at all.. Go to settings>accessibility>untick negative color..
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Thanks sorted
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LOL at my mate, he said "wow, Samsung customer support were quick in getting back to you with an answer" I thought that was funny, told him about XDA and he said he might have a look in as he is a complete noob
#anothersatisfiedcustomer
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Wont stay off and battery drain

Hey i have two problems. My first is that sgs2 wont stay turned off. I just replaced the charging port and now it wont stay off. My second problem is that my phone has a very bad battery drain. In about 6hrs my phone is 20%. I used Gsam to check what was draing my battery life and it was my Kernel. My kernel is a siyah kernel and its for jb and it says one kernel rules all. Im running Task 650 Aokp jb 4.1.2. Also it gets really hot around the camera. Thanks in advance
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Kjmann81 said:
Hey i have two problems. My first is that sgs2 wont stay turned off. I just replaced the charging port and now it wont stay off. My second problem is that my phone has a very bad battery drain. In about 6hrs my phone is 20%. I used Gsam to check what was draing my battery life and it was my Kernel. My kernel is a siyah kernel and its for jb and it says one kernel rules all. Im running Task 650 Aokp jb 4.1.2. Also it gets really hot around the camera. Thanks in advance
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Download BetterBatteryStats and charge your phone completely to 100%... leave the phone alone.. dont use it at all.. keep the wifi and mobile data on for 4 hours+ and post the dump.. check for kernel wakelocks.. partial wakelocks.. to see what is draining your battery..
P.S - some tips.. keep your sync off.. if you are using the fb app.. delete and use it from a browser..
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what is the "dump"
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Kjmann81 said:
what is the "dump"
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Click on the button on the left of the home button and select dump to file.. this dump will be saved in your internal sd card.. make a url of this file via dropbox and post it on the bbs url below..
This dump will contain all the details of what is draining your battery.. and post your dump to the official BBS forum on xda.. people out there will be of greater help..
Here.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Im sorry but last question. After i click dump to file where do i find my dump
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Kjmann81 said:
Im sorry but last question. After i click dump to file where do i find my dump
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I answered it in my post.. it will be stored in your internal sd.. in my files..
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ok thanks. And do you have a fix for my other problem
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also i posted my dump
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Kjmann81 said:
also i posted my dump
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Hey man, this isn't THAT kind of forum.
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ok thanks. And do you have a fix for my other problem
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No sorry.. I got no clue abt it..
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dang ok
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do you have a fix for my other problem
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I'm confused. Do you mean the power button has failed? Or what exactly do you mean by "it won't turn off"?
When I power my phone off it goes off. Then about 10 seconds later it just boots back up. I dont hit a button or anything.
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Kjmann81 said:
When I power my phone off it goes off. Then about 10 seconds later it just boots back up. I dont hit a button or anything.
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You need to find out if the problem is hardware or firmware related. Since you did some work inside your phone, it may be hardware, but you can test this by flashing back to stock and see if the problem persists.
Also, you didn't say, but wondering if the power button works normally otherwise. For instance, can you use the three button combo to get into recovery, etc.
...and also wondering if you pull the battery then put it back in, will the phone stay off?
It works fine and also the three button combo. I will try to get back to stock bit I tryed something and it kinda worked.
I turned the phone off and locked the screen at the same time and it stayed off. The only bad thing is when i turn it back on it drains to 3% and is stuck in download mode. Since it is stuck in download mode I have to take my case off and the battery out
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When I power my phone off it goes off. Then about 10 seconds later it just boots back up. I dont hit a button or anything.
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I have the same problem here
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Are you running the same stuff im running
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Kjmann81 said:
Are you running the same stuff im running
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Not, I'm running sho3 with siyah 1.6 i reverted from siyah 1.21 thinking that it was a kernel problem but it is a hardware issue
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OMG!! Well if you find a part to repair this let me know. But did you changing your Kernel imlrove yohr battery life??
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I have a new problem it keeps in car mode when I have not plugged anything
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Kjmann81 said:
OMG!! Well if you find a part to repair this let me know. But did you changing your Kernel imlrove yohr battery life??
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A little
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Semi bricked help

Hi,
Seems like my device has been semi bricked
I can manage to get to download mode thought
The device was running aberration rom and I was in the process of creating a back up via rom manager. When I gave it root access it rebooted and just stays in the gs2 screen
If ya need more info please let me know
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ROM manager?
based on that description, i am going to guess you never bothered to read the stickies....you might want to
anyway to fix it or am i screwed
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xsessive said:
anyway to fix it or am i screwed
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Read the stickies and find out?
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