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One X Causes Mac to Freeze

I am having multiple issues. The big one is that sometimes when I plug in the phone to my Macbook Pro, it decides to hang the OS. But it's really weird. It's like only the mouse and keyboard hang. Music will keep playing normally, the clock in the menubar runs with no problems, and if I press the power button the "What do you want to do?" window still pops up, I just can't tell it anything. It forces me to hold down the power button for a hard restart. Here's the weird part: I can't narrow it down to what is causing it. I can't tell if it is the phone in Disk Mode or what. And it doesn't always do it. Heck, sometimes the phone won't even act like it's plugged into a computer so it won't even try to connect.
When I first got the phone it didn't do this, but a few weeks after installing DoubleTwist (the only thing I have installed for this phone) it started happening. Uninstalled DoubleTwist and it still does it.
Any help is super appreciated. I searched around and there are similar problems on other phones, but nothing as odd as this.
Thanks!
HTC One X 2.20 unrooted
Macbook Pro running Lion 10.7.5

this happens to me on my macbook air when I plug in any kind of usb device. it starts working fine after a few seconds though. It doesnt bug me enough that i feel the need to find a solution right now but test if it happens with other usb devices.

shahravi94 said:
this happens to me on my macbook air when I plug in any kind of usb device. it starts working fine after a few seconds though. It doesnt bug me enough that i feel the need to find a solution right now but test if it happens with other usb devices.
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I have had no other problems with any other devices. And for me, this doesn't go away if I wait for 30 seconds or so. I did find out a few minutes ago that if I unplug my phone, within 30 seconds my mouse begins to work again, but my keyboard still won't work. It seems as though if I press a few keys on my keyboard sometimes the mouse will lock up for another 30 seconds. Only a restart will make it all work normally.

gotcha. well in that case sorry I don't know

Ha it's cool. Hopefully somebody will know though!

have you written to apple to make sure it's ok to plug in an android phone to a mac?
are you on ICS or JB? if it's the later it could be the MTP connection that's been introduced

you have to let your mac and hox know that the lawsuit is over...

waz000000 said:
have you written to apple to make sure it's ok to plug in an android phone to a mac?
are you on ICS or JB? if it's the later it could be the MTP connection that's been introduced
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Hahahahaha, for some reason I don't know if that was ever an issue lol
I'm running 4.0.4 which from what I understand is still ICS. So it's probably good that I haven't attempted to upgrade just yet?
The main reason I even care right now is because I'm trying to jailbreak, but I'm having all sorts of issues. I figured I'd start with this one haha.

hahaah

I bet if you had an iPhone ,you wouldn't run into this kind of problem ,htc
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I have no issues with my mac...running OS10.8.2...i plugged my HOX, transferred data and even flashed boot.img via mac...no issues whatsoever..seems like you may have to do a SMB reset..try googling ur issue, probably there's a solution somewhere..

atrako1973 said:
I bet if you had an iPhone ,you wouldn't run into this kind of problem ,htc
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When I plug in my iPhone I don't have this kind of problem
However, my iPhone also can't record audio anymore, and it's two years old. My HOX can and isn't :highfive:
amirage said:
I have no issues with my mac...running OS10.8.2...i plugged my HOX, transferred data and even flashed boot.img via mac...no issues whatsoever..seems like you may have to do a SMB reset..try googling ur issue, probably there's a solution somewhere..
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I'll look up an SMB reset. Haven't heard of it. Still new to Android lol
However, I googled for a while and even went nuts on here looking for it, no one has this exact issue. The other similar issues only involve programs freezing. For me it seems like my keyboard and mouse freezing, while the computer keeps going. Sometimes I can't even get the two to talk to each other. And when I CAN get my HOX to connect without freezing up the keyboard and mouse, when I run the root through terminal it can't find the phone, in charging mode or in disk mode.

Your Mac is jealous
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So, did an SMC reset (when I googled SMB reset, SMC came up instead). I thought it worked, but it didn't. My mouse would unfreeze, but my keyboard would still be jacked until I restarted. And if I pressed too many keys on the keyboard the mouse would freeze back up for another 30 seconds. I am too tired to think of what I could do right now haha. Throw suggestions (LOGICAL ONES!) and I'll try it out haha. I just want this dang thing to work so I can root! :silly:

This is clearly a Mac issue. Absolutely nothing to do with the hox whatsoever.

You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows

Have you tried another usb charge cable with your phone and macbook it could be the cable is damaged internally causing a short circuit and making the usb devices play up even internal like keyboard/trackpad? Just a guess as Ive experienced a broken cable disabling usb which then works fine after reboot.

jo3yp said:
You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows
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factory reset of HOX won't solve an issue with computer. It seems that you USB port is screwing up or is screwed up. See if you can connect another android device the computer and repeat the issue again...if so your USB port is jacked...BTW, u are not using an external keyboard/ mouse, are u?
I'd take the computer back to the service centre and shown them the issue...

me too...seems like MTP is not going well on mac(

jo3yp said:
You said that you used to be able to plug the phone in without any issues, and the only reason you want to plug the phone in now is to root it (You said Jailbreak but I presume you meant root).
Why don't you try a factory reset on the HOX and see if it resolves the issue. If it does then you can root your phone and will be installing a new ROM anyway so it won't matter that you've done the factory reset. If it doesn't then it means something has changed on you MAC and I can't help you unless you install Windows
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I did mean root haha my bad. If a different USB cable doesn't work then I'll try resetting the phone
gffmac said:
Have you tried another usb charge cable with your phone and macbook it could be the cable is damaged internally causing a short circuit and making the usb devices play up even internal like keyboard/trackpad? Just a guess as Ive experienced a broken cable disabling usb which then works fine after reboot.
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^^^^ Now THIS I haven't really thought of! And, actually I think it makes more sense than a software issue. I was having problems sometimes even getting the two to talk to each other unless I moved the cord a bit. I've dropped the phone from my nightstand a few times and it has landed on the cord, so I wouldn't be too surprised if either the cord is messed up or (God forbid) the port inside of the phone is messed up. Sometimes if I had the HOX in disk mode and moved the cord just a bit then it would suddenly eject and often freeze. I have another cable back home, so I'll grab it when I'm there tonight or tomorrow and see if I have the same issue!

[Q] Xperia Play Bricked

Hey there,
Im a newb here, and this is my first thread, but whatever.
It all started a few months ago.
Several weeks after I rooted my play, and flashed cm7, with doom kernal, my play just suddenly didn't turn on. (Like, turned it off for the night, but refused to turn on in the day again) . However, after I took out the battery and charged it for 10 mins before plugging the battery back in and turning it on again, it worked. This happened intermittently, and through the 12 months I had with this phone, this has happened multiple times, albeit rarely. Every time it happened, it wouldn't turn on, no led when plugged in the charger, no nothing. Its like a dead brick. Plugged it into the computer and it says "QHSUSB_DLOAD". It would work after I charge it without the battery tho. LOL. - weird. (Something like this, link here
However, yesterday, 31/1/2013, my luck basically ran out. The same thing happened again, with "QHSUSB_DLOAD" showing up and all, but my above method didn't work. And so, I'm stuck with a dead brick.
Basically, my xperia play is unresponsive. Plugged it into the computer and it shows "QHSUSB_DLOAD" I think it stands for Qualcomm High Speed USB Download mode. Today, following this link I just randomly plugged in my phone while holding the back button, with flashtool open in the background. Its some miracle, like, my pc suddenly detected it as an unknown device, and flashtool did some kind of thing, not sure, forgot to screen shot but i think it goes along the lines of "installftfkit". After that, my phone booted.
However, because I wanted to plug in my sim card, i rebooted it, and this time it wouldn't turn on. I tried replicating the results, and all i got wasn't "unknown device" but "QHSUSB_DLOAD".
And there you have it, Xperia Play stuck at "QHSUSB_DLOAD" permanently after several times of intermittent incidents of that happening. It may be hardware failure, which explains the intermittent incidents.
But Im still kind of curious. What causes "QHSUSB_DLOAD"? What component fails that would cause the PC to read it as "QHSUSB_DLOAD"?
Its a dead brick, but I am still trying to revive it. I installed qpst and the QHSUSB_DLOAD drivers. QPST configuration reads a phone in download mode(image 1), QPST software download seems to be able to flash a phone and boot image(image 2). But it needs a hex file and stuff. (Not sure bout that)
Is it easy to get a boot image thing for xperia play? Can i flash it using QPST and make my phone work again?
Thanks for your help guys! Really appreciate it!

Mr_Pistachios said:
Hey there,
Im a newb here, and this is my first thread, but whatever.
It all started a few months ago.
Several weeks after I rooted my play, and flashed cm7, with doom kernal, my play just suddenly didn't turn on. (Like, turned it off for the night, but refused to turn on in the day again) . However, after I took out the battery and charged it for 10 mins before plugging the battery back in and turning it on again, it worked. This happened intermittently, and through the 12 months I had with this phone, this has happened multiple times, albeit rarely. Every time it happened, it wouldn't turn on, no led when plugged in the charger, no nothing. Its like a dead brick. Plugged it into the computer and it says "QHSUSB_DLOAD". It would work after I charge it without the battery tho. LOL. - weird. (Something like this, link here
However, yesterday, 31/1/2013, my luck basically ran out. The same thing happened again, with "QHSUSB_DLOAD" showing up and all, but my above method didn't work. And so, I'm stuck with a dead brick.
Basically, my xperia play is unresponsive. Plugged it into the computer and it shows "QHSUSB_DLOAD" I think it stands for Qualcomm High Speed USB Download mode. Today, following this link I just randomly plugged in my phone while holding the back button, with flashtool open in the background. Its some miracle, like, my pc suddenly detected it as an unknown device, and flashtool did some kind of thing, not sure, forgot to screen shot but i think it goes along the lines of "installftfkit". After that, my phone booted.
However, because I wanted to plug in my sim card, i rebooted it, and this time it wouldn't turn on. I tried replicating the results, and all i got wasn't "unknown device" but "QHSUSB_DLOAD".
And there you have it, Xperia Play stuck at "QHSUSB_DLOAD" permanently after several times of intermittent incidents of that happening. It may be hardware failure, which explains the intermittent incidents.
But Im still kind of curious. What causes "QHSUSB_DLOAD"? What component fails that would cause the PC to read it as "QHSUSB_DLOAD"?
Its a dead brick, but I am still trying to revive it. I installed qpst and the QHSUSB_DLOAD drivers. QPST configuration reads a phone in download mode(image 1), QPST software download seems to be able to flash a phone and boot image(image 2). But it needs a hex file and stuff. (Not sure bout that)
Is it easy to get a boot image thing for xperia play? Can i flash it using QPST and make my phone work again?
Thanks for your help guys! Really appreciate it!
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Correct me if Im wrong...but Im guessing you tried Flashtool and it doesn't work ?
Also , are you familiar with using fastboot?

another Xperia Play Problem
Hi I am a noob also.
I am having a similar problem. Today I was trying to install the wifi module since it wasn't installed on the gin2Jellybean rom, i tried to flash the phone using the Flashtool (turned the cellphone off and pluged it in again while holding the back button) then the window disappeared and nothing happened. So I tried again, but first I took out the battery and put it in again and tried to flash again and now nothing is happening, Doesn't turn on, Flashtool doesn't do anything and when I try plugging it the laptop does the sound of an unrecognized device. The phone doesn't vibrate or anything when I press the power button.
Just realized that I tried flashing my cell phone using the x10 BLRelock.ftf crap.. is there anyway I can fix this?
Please Help.
Thank you.

216Monster said:
Correct me if Im wrong...but Im guessing you tried Flashtool and it doesn't work ?
Also , are you familiar with using fastboot?
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Flashtool and fastboot doesn't detect my phone. So yea .

Mr_Pistachios said:
Flashtool and fastboot doesn't detect my phone. So yea .
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Are the fast boot drivers installed ? Is your boot loader unlocked ?
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216Monster said:
Are the fast boot drivers installed ? Is your boot loader unlocked ?
Sent from my ARCHOS 101G9 using xda premium
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LOL WTS.
As I said, its totally intermittent and random. I tried plugging it into the computer today, and this time a red led was flashing. I let it charge up a little, and there i had it, booted up perfectly normally.
Maybe the plug is becoming dusty or whatever, resulting in the detection being very intermittent? It happens on and off.
When the phone booted up, I noticed the battery level being very low (2%) maybe it needed some charging? Maybe the battery's screwed?
Its really weird.
And yea, fast boot drivers are installed, and boot loaders are unlocked (If not cm10 wouldn't have been installed lol)
Gonna keep you guys posted and see if it goes dead after restarting. Gonna restart after it charges up to 40%.
(I need to restart cos I have to plug in my sim and memory card)

Mr_Pistachios said:
LOL WTS.
As I said, its totally intermittent and random. I tried plugging it into the computer today, and this time a red led was flashing. I let it charge up a little, and there i had it, booted up perfectly normally.
Maybe the plug is becoming dusty or whatever, resulting in the detection being very intermittent? It happens on and off.
When the phone booted up, I noticed the battery level being very low (2%) maybe it needed some charging? Maybe the battery's screwed?
Its really weird.
And yea, fast boot drivers are installed, and boot loaders are unlocked (If not cm10 wouldn't have been installed lol)
Gonna keep you guys posted and see if it goes dead after restarting. Gonna restart after it charges up to 40%.
(I need to restart cos I have to plug in my sim and memory card)
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Well, I restarted and it worked.
My theory is this: Phone ran out of batt one day. Plug is loose and dusty. Computer couldn't detect it properly, charger couldn't charge my phone properly (contacts are rusty or whatever shyt) and therefore phone couldn't on.
Don't know why my computer detected it as QHSUSB_DLOAD multiple times throught the 1 month tho.
Could a dirty plug cause that?
During that 1 month there was no response on the computer, thought it was bricked lol.
Anyways, I will keep you guys posted if this happens again, thanks for your help guys!
Imma keep this thread open since this is intermittent.
I'll only close it after 2 months.

Mr_Pistachios said:
Well, I restarted and it worked.
My theory is this: Phone ran out of batt one day. Plug is loose and dusty. Computer couldn't detect it properly, charger couldn't charge my phone properly (contacts are rusty or whatever shyt) and therefore phone couldn't on.
Don't know why my computer detected it as QHSUSB_DLOAD multiple times throught the 1 month tho.
Could a dirty plug cause that?
During that 1 month there was no response on the computer, thought it was bricked lol.
Anyways, I will keep you guys posted if this happens again, thanks for your help guys!
Imma keep this thread open since this is intermittent.
I'll only close it after 2 months.
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zzz. It couldn't boot up again. This time no QHSUSB_DLOAD, no nothing on the computer. 0 detection 0_0

Mr_Pistachios said:
zzz. It couldn't boot up again. This time no QHSUSB_DLOAD, no nothing on the computer. 0 detection 0_0
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My phone is just driving me batshyt insane -.-
I tried pressing the power button again and it worked, without plugging in the charger nor the computer.
It's intermittent, and now im afraid to turn it off 0_0

Mr_Pistachios said:
My phone is just driving me batshyt insane -.-
I tried pressing the power button again and it worked, without plugging in the charger nor the computer.
It's intermittent, and now im afraid to turn it off 0_0
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FML. Hands were itchy and wanted to see what would happen if I turned my phone off.
Now it can't turn back on, with the computer only detecting QHSUSB_DLOAD.

Mr_Pistachios said:
FML. Hands were itchy and wanted to see what would happen if I turned my phone off.
Now it can't turn back on, with the computer only detecting QHSUSB_DLOAD.
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Turned on my phone after 10+ tries.
What I did:
1) Plugged out battery, held power button
2)Without releasing the power button, insert the battery.
Repeat until phone turns on.
Moral of story: Persistence pays off. Nah jk.
Made sure to on my phone with the sim card in this time
Never gonna off my phone ever again (Hope it doesn't run out of batt LOL)
One thing to note is this really weird fluctuation in my phone's battery levels. Maybe my battery is going nuts? Attached is the screenshot.
Made sure to on my phone with the sim card in this time
The epic fluctuation may provide clues as to why my phone's behaving like so.
As you can see from the third dip, I was charging my phone. And then after switching it off, it wouldn't turn on. After a day, and countless times of trying to wake it up, you can see that the battery level has dropped sharply. Weird.
The first dip happened a few days ago(not able to turn on) on 1st Feb. The second dip happened on the 4th, while the third happened on the 5th, today These drops in battery levels happened when my phone couldn't turn on.

Qhsusb_dload
I am sorry to say that my problem is still the same every time I plug my phone it is shown as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
I just need to find a driver for it.
PS my phone never turned on after the brick.
Can someone send me a link to the driver and instructions if hard to install.
Thank you.

extrem3hunt said:
I am sorry to say that my problem is still the same every time I plug my phone it is shown as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
I just need to find a driver for it.
PS my phone never turned on after the brick.
Can someone send me a link to the driver and instructions if hard to install.
Thank you.
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Does plugging the phone into the computer while holding the back button work?

Mr_Pistachios said:
Does plugging the phone into the computer while holding the back button work?
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Nope every time I connect it is detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD and it tries to find a driver and fails.

extrem3hunt said:
Nope every time I connect it is detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD and it tries to find a driver and fails.
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Even if it finds the driver, it wouldn't help you, cos QHSUSB_DLOAD means that the phone can't find the rom, and kernel or whatever. (I think) Its like a computer without an operating system. QHSUSB_DLOAD = Qualcomm Highspeed USB Download Mode, which means its waiting for the manufacturer to flash the rom and shyt, and therefore, your phone is bricked. (Dead brick, i think?)
For me, i think there's something wrong with the connections in my motherboard, resulting in the phone not being able to find the rom and stuff.
Maybe there's no hope for you.........
In short, I think your phone's bricked forever.... Most probably.

any fix bricked play
Hi,
I am in the same boat. I get the QSHUSB Dload error and I cant get the phone into flash mode. Its basically dead, as the others have mentioned. Anyone get a fix for this thanks
Tommy
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extrem3hunt said:
Nope every time I connect it is detected as QHSUSB_DLOAD and it tries to find a driver and fails.
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Hi, could you fix it in the end, I have the same problem...looks like I may need a new play after only 1 week lol : (

QSHUSB_Dload Fix
tommyforest123 said:
Hi,
I am in the same boat. I get the QSHUSB Dload error and I cant get the phone into flash mode. Its basically dead, as the others have mentioned. Anyone get a fix for this thanks
Tommy
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Hi, could you fix it in the end, I have the same problem...looks like I may need a new play after only 1 week lol : (
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Hi, I have fixed my HARD bricked phone with the help of Alejandrissimo, contact him and tell him about your problem and he fix your phone online.You will need to know some basic knowledge of electronics and you will require a piece of wire. This is where you contact him.
unlock-bootloader(dot)com/contact/

extrem3hunt said:
Hi, I have fixed my HARD bricked phone with the help of Alejandrissimo, contact him and tell him about your problem and he fix your phone online.You will need to know some basic knowledge of electronics and you will require a piece of wire. This is where you contact him.
unlock-bootloader(dot)com/contact/
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Well, okay, imma give it a try, tnks.

Before flashing your "bricked" device, try this!
Mr_Pistachios said:
Turned on my phone after 10+ tries.
What I did:
1) Plugged out battery, held power button
2)Without releasing the power button, insert the battery.
Repeat until phone turns on.
Moral of story: Persistence pays off. Nah jk.
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YOU SAVED ME! We have an Xperia Play at work and it wouldn't boot. Plugged it in USB and the HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Device came up. I read your post, did the power+battery thing 8 times, and it magically came back to life!
I wouldn't believe it if someone told me, but for some reason this seams to work. removing the battery and plugging it back in did not work for me, but holding down the power button did the trick.
:good::victory:

proteusgr said:
YOU SAVED ME! We have an Xperia Play at work and it wouldn't boot. Plugged it in USB and the HS-USB QDLoader 9008 Device came up. I read your post, did the power+battery thing 8 times, and it magically came back to life!
I wouldn't believe it if someone told me, but for some reason this seams to work. removing the battery and plugging it back in did not work for me, but holding down the power button did the trick.
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HAHAHAHA LOL.
Glad it worked out for you
My guess is that there's something loose inside, and repeatedly trying to do that may help.
I think it's something to do with Sony's build quality, or maybe because the phone sustained hard knocks and stuff. (Probably just wear and tear)
Aledranssimo didn't reply me, so yea. T.T
This issue is probably an intermittent one I guess. I've since moved on and gotten a new phone (Lumia 520)

my zenfone 2 suddenly went dead

Hi, im in trouble here, i connected my phone to our laptop for file transfer when the phone suddenly went dead and wont turn on. i have connected my phone to my laptop before so this was really unusual. I have tried several times with the power button but still it wont start. When i connect the phone to a charger, there was still no response. no light, no vibrations. Please help. Thanks a lot.

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sethvitales said:
Hi, im in trouble here, i connected my phone to our laptop for file transfer when the phone suddenly went dead and wont turn on. i have connected my phone to my laptop before so this was really unusual. I have tried several times with the power button but still it wont start. When i connect the phone to a charger, there was still no response. no light, no vibrations. Please help. Thanks a lot.
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Sounds like something shorted, and is time for an RMA. @Asus_USA, @Tuanies, what do you think?
Was there anything custom done before this happened (e.g. root, recovery, kernel, ROM)?

Try holding down the power button for 5-10 seconds, see if it turns on again. Let go, repeat. If nothing happens, then yes, you should RMA it.

sethvitales said:
Hi, im in trouble here, i connected my phone to our laptop for file transfer when the phone suddenly went dead and wont turn on. i have connected my phone to my laptop before so this was really unusual. I have tried several times with the power button but still it wont start. When i connect the phone to a charger, there was still no response. no light, no vibrations. Please help. Thanks a lot.
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Hi sethvitales, What I would recommend is that you try to use a different adpater and power cable and try to see if you are now getting a display or even a sign of charging. If you are not sucessful with these steps, email us at [email protected] with the serial number and location and we will have an RMA generated for you. ​

joel.maxuel said:
Sounds like something shorted, and is time for an RMA. @Asus_USA, @Tuanies, what do you think?
Was there anything custom done before this happened (e.g. root, recovery, kernel, ROM)?
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Hello, what does RMA stands for? i have tried using different cables for my zenfone 2 but still, nothing happened. Aside from downloading apps and games, there was no custom done to my phone.

Asus_USA said:
Hi sethvitales, What I would recommend is that you try to use a different adpater and power cable and try to see if you are now getting a display or even a sign of charging. If you are not sucessful with these steps, email us at [email protected] with the serial number and location and we will have an RMA generated for you. ​
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Hello, thank you for answering, i have tried using different adapters and cable as well but there was still no response from the phone. I will send an email to social support and i really hope they could help me with this. My phone's barely 2 months old and there was no custom done to my phone prior to the incident. Thanks again!

Phone not charging or connecting to computer with usb cable!

It started yesterday with me trying to charge my phone in the car getting only 10% every hour. Eventually, My battery died that day and then again refused to charge with my normal sony charger or a friend's Samsung charger. It didn't connect to my laptop as well. I have done a factory reset. I've gone into safe mode. Still, hasn't charged. The only way I can charge my phone now is when I switch it off and then hold the volume up and power button till a blue notification light which I think is force charging it. I got it to 100% yesterday, everything works just fine it's just I'm not able to connect my phone to my laptop to reset or fix the software. I'm not able to charge the phone while its on.
I hope I don't need to take this to the service center to get fixed, cause service here where I stay is unbearable.
Hope one of you guys have a solution for me!

aar22on said:
It started yesterday with me trying to charge my phone in the car getting only 10% every hour. Eventually, My battery died that day and then again refused to charge with my normal sony charger or a friend's Samsung charger. It didn't connect to my laptop as well. I have done a factory reset. I've gone into safe mode. Still, hasn't charged. The only way I can charge my phone now is when I switch it off and then hold the volume up and power button till a blue notification light which I think is force charging it. I got it to 100% yesterday, everything works just fine it's just I'm not able to connect my phone to my laptop to reset or fix the software. I'm not able to charge the phone while its on.
I hope I don't need to take this to the service center to get fixed, cause service here where I stay is unbearable.
Hope one of you guys have a solution for me!
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Hi, you really need to be a bit more descriptive if you want someone to help
What is your setup? Unlocked? Rooted? MM or LP? Stock or Customized, etc...

WildBit said:
Hi, you really need to be a bit more descriptive if you want someone to help
What is your setup? Unlocked? Rooted? MM or LP? Stock or Customized, etc...
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Stock, mm, never bothered tinkering with it. Un rooted.

aar22on said:
Stock, mm, never bothered tinkering with it. Un rooted.
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I dont think it's the battery or it wouldn't charge in any condition but anyway if you're pure stock try with PC Companion, it might not be charging but it's recognized right?

WildBit said:
I dont think it's the battery or it wouldn't charge in any condition but anyware if you're pure stock try with PC Companion, it might not be charging but is it recognized?
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Doesn't get detected by my laptop as well. I can't use the companion app.

aar22on said:
Doesn't get detected by my laptop as well. I can't use the companion app.
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Mmmh, that sonds more like a port issue... Something happened to the usb connector on the phone itself? It's certainly and odd behaviour. Not having a conncetion to your handset restricts your options unfortunately. Just to be sure you've tried on another PC so you may want to do a SW reset as the only possibility other than taking it in to Sony Service. Who knows, with a bit a luck a full reset will resolve your problem

Did you manage to find out how to fix. I'm having the exact same problem

Three months back i faced same problem. I pressed the back of my phone where the NFC sign N and then press the middle of the phone. After that insert the cable and my phone started scharging. Secondly insert charging cable with sony adpoter and start pressing back side of your mobile on different location. I hope it will work.

Thanks for the tip. I tried and it did not work tho

Maybe the slow charge setting is on? Try disabling all features (auto adjust brightness etc)
Just for giggles try to set to ultra power save mode and see if it fixes it.

My SM-T800 will not boot normally

I understand that this tablet (Samsung SM-T800) is old but If someone out there can give me some input I'd greatly appreciate it.
So far I've replaced the:
USB Charger Port Connector Module Flex Cable
LCD Connector Flex Ribbon Cable
Battery
I let it drain completely and recharged it today after installing the new charging port. Powered it up and I'm still getting a bootloop. If I hold the power button down and keep it down it will go to the set up screen, Which I set up thinking it would boot normally afterwards but it still wont. I've tried numerous stock firmwares for this particular model all with no luck. What am I missing? Can someone shed some light on my issue or give me some ideas to try out. PLEASE...
Much Thanks in advance -

tat2me2 said:
I'm trying to basically revive a friend's tablet. The problem is I've tried so many different things that I'm getting frustrated. Any recommendations on which firmware to use to get it back to the way it was out of the box or close to it. It is a U.S. model. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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You need the cellular south XAR firmware for an unlocked model. If its a carrier branded model then you will need that specific firmware from the carrier.

ashyx said:
You need the cellular south XAR firmware for an unlocked model. If its a carrier branded model then you will need that specific firmware from the carrier.
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Just to clarify, I just installed T800XXU1ANF8_T800XAR1ANF6_XAR via Odin - The device will cycle through the "Samsung Galaxy Tab S powered by android" screen then it will cycle through the colored Samsung logo and then start over. I'm dumfounded...
Thanks for replying, I've tried several of the XAR firmware's that are available, but the problem I'm running into is a constant bootloop afterwards on any that I try, even after resetting and clearing cache.

tat2me2 said:
Just to clarify, I just installed T800XXU1ANF8_T800XAR1ANF6_XAR via Odin - The device will cycle through the "Samsung Galaxy Tab S powered by android" screen then it will cycle through the colored Samsung logo and then start over. I'm dumfounded...
Thanks for replying, I've tried several of the XAR firmware's that are available, but the problem I'm running into is a constant bootloop afterwards on any that I try, even after resetting and clearing cache.
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That is a very old kitkat firmware.
You will also need to factory reset from recovery.

ashyx said:
That is a very old kitkat firmware.
You will also need to factory reset from recovery.
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I guess I'll try to figure out what the most recent firmware available is and try that.

ashyx said:
That is a very old kitkat firmware.
You will also need to factory reset from recovery.
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I just flashed T800XXS1CRI5_T800XAR1CRI5_XAR - as I expected, it just boot-looped over and over again but for the hell of it I held the power button down for awhile and everything started to load like it should however when I let off of it, it went into the bootloop again. A few weeks ago I replaced the power/volume/headphone ribbon thinking that was the problem but now I'm truly perplexed. Any suggestions?

tat2me2 said:
I just flashed T800XXS1CRI5_T800XAR1CRI5_XAR - as I expected, it just boot-looped over and over again but for the hell of it I held the power button down for awhile and everything started to load like it should however when I let off of it, it went into the bootloop again. A few weeks ago I replaced the power/volume/headphone ribbon thinking that was the problem but now I'm truly perplexed. Any suggestions?
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That behaviour suggests a completely flat battery.

ashyx said:
That behaviour suggests a completely flat battery.
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Just ordered a new battery, should arrive tomorrow. I appreciate the help.

ashyx said:
That behaviour suggests a completely flat battery.
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New battery and flex cable did not change the bootloop issue.

tat2me2 said:
New battery and flex cable did not change the bootloop issue.
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I understand that this tablet (Samsung SM-T800) is old but If someone out there can give me some input I'd greatly appreciate it.
So far I've replaced the:
USB Charger Port Connector Module Flex Cable
LCD Connector Flex Ribbon Cable
Battery
I let it drain completely and recharged it today after installing the new charging port. Powered it up and I'm still getting a bootloop. If I hold the power button down and keep it down it will go to the set up screen, Which I set up thinking it would boot normally afterwards but it still wont. I've tried numerous stock firmwares for this particular model all with no luck. What am I missing? Can someone shed some light on my issue or give me some ideas to try out. PLEASE...
Much Thanks in advance -

Did you find a solution meanwhile? Because I now have the same strange behavior - when starting the device on battery, it boot-loops, when on power it does something similar but does not boot at all but rather shortly shows the grey battery symbol (charging), then black, then battery ...
However, if pressing and holding the power button while on power, it tells me the battery percentage. When using Home+Pwr+VolUp (then I can leave Home and VolUp but *must* keep Pwr pressed) sometimes it boots into recovery but most of the time it boots normally and everything seems to be perfect. As soon as I leave the power button, it immediately goes off. The battery itself seems OK, charging speed appears reasonable and once it is running, too.
However, it's completely random, at times it also runs smoothly for hours.
As I had similar problems before with original Samsung firmware I flashed latest TWRP and LineageOS a 2-3w ago - does not improve anything. I opened the back cover but could not see anything suspicious.
Earlier I was even able to do an "adb logcat" while it was running until a crash - it just stops, no OS errors or anything of interest. Hence, cannot be a SW-problem, I'd think.