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Short Version: Phone worked, Sat for a month, doesnt get past cyanogen screen goes into protect mode.
Okay i bought an evo that had the screen replaced on it. The guy obviously didnt know what he was doing. So I dropped it one day and the digizer ripped off.( the flex cable ripped, The digitizer wasnt stuck down) So a month later, i finally got around to buying a brand new housing for the entire thing. I took the mobo out and put it in the new housing. It worked for about 5 minutes then gets stuck in a boot loop. I had it happen once, before i got the new housing, It took me 5 minutes to get it to work again. The phone would shut off randomly sometimes.
It worked fine before the screen broke off no major problems would shut itself off every 2 or 3 days. The board has sat in a bag on my table for a month and now it wont work.
Now i cant even get the phone to stay on at all. The cyanogen screen shows up it loads and then shuts right off (i have recovery) I have tried different kernels,roms, and radios. The phone goes into protect mode now. Can I hit with a heat gun and reflow the cpu like a ps3 or xbox? Is there anyway i can remove all hardware failure protection?
ma777 said:
Short Version: Phone worked, Sat for a month, doesnt get past cyanogen screen goes into protect mode.
Okay i bought an evo that had the screen replaced on it. The guy obviously didnt know what he was doing. So I dropped it one day and the digizer ripped off.( the flex cable ripped, The digitizer wasnt stuck down) So a month later, i finally got around to buying a brand new housing for the entire thing. I took the mobo out and put it in the new housing. It worked for about 5 minutes then gets stuck in a boot loop. I had it happen once, before i got the new housing, It took me 5 minutes to get it to work again. The phone would shut off randomly sometimes.
It worked fine before the screen broke off no major problems would shut itself off every 2 or 3 days. The board has sat in a bag on my table for a month and now it wont work.
Now i cant even get the phone to stay on at all. The cyanogen screen shows up it loads and then shuts right off (i have recovery) I have tried different kernels,roms, and radios. The phone goes into protect mode now. Can I hit with a heat gun and reflow the cpu like a ps3 or xbox? Is there anyway i can remove all hardware failure protection?
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You have any insurance? Depending on how your morals are you could try to make a warranty claim on it (although after todays announcement I might feel bad considering theyre trying to help us out). Otherwise I would try flashing an RUU and if that doesnt work take whatever means necessary, although Im not sure why your mobo would be damaged after a month, have you tried cleaning it and blowing on it to get all the dust out?
My recommendation is to make sure you stretch first, then when you do throw the phone through the wall, that you make sure it's a wall that's going to be easy to repair.
Reading your post it looks like you bought a phone that was practically guaranteed to have problems.
You bought the phone equivalent of a lemon, so expect the same amount of effort into keeping this thing alive as if you were to buy a car lemon.
short of running an ruu or smashing it and saying you 20lb sledge fell from 20 feet and landed on it lol
I've never looked into something that says "protect mode" for an EVO.
However, most electronic can do this if the thing is going to over-volt. If you think about car amplifiers, they do the same thing and go into protection mode which means that capacitor or something much more is bad.
I agree with the other guy and that you threw yourself into a bad deal from the start so it's as if you're going to be fixing something that's already inherited potential issues.
Have you considered that the replacement screen may be the culprit? Aside from the potential drop damage that could have broken something on the logic board, the another possibility is that the hardware you just installed could be defective and causing the EVO to do this protect mode.
In any event, the best solution would now be to work with a company to get a diagnosis of the problem. If you get a diagnosis only, you can buy your own parts and do it yourself if you're like a McGyver type-a-guy.
Find a credible cell phone repair shop and just get an diagnosis first.
Hello Nexans,
Long story short:
I was applying SGP's flex to my phone yesterday. Too much water maybe, my phone started acting weird after installation, really dimmed display, touch screen not registering touch, and etc.
So I opened up the phone per ifixit's instruction, attempting to see if there's really any water in there so I can dry the components up.
At the time of opening it up, didn't notice any water at all, while the screen still remains not responding. At the end, the phone finally failed to boot (white Google screen looping). So I put everything back on, and finally leave it looping on my desk while I went out trying to have some fun in order to blow away this Saturday night sadness.
Magically, when I returned home after ~5 hrs, the phone is in the system and the touch screen works perfectly again. Also, the screen is showing images normally again. I happily went to bed with my phone.
This [sad] morning, volume button won't work. Opened it up, found that the volume switch (which was soldered onto the mobo) was ripped off (probably by careless me). Refer to this pic here. EDIT: sorry I still can't post outside link.
Here's the image: guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/2k6S4vvKPZh2IsB2.huge
Now I'm left alone: the phone is a imported GSM, seemingly not supported by anyone in the U.S. right now. Moreover, since the volume switch is soldered onto the mobo, and I am very sure I will ruin the phone if I try to re-solder the switch onto the mobo (it's some finest soldering on there), not to mention that the Cable Ribbon of the volume switch seems to be ruined as well, I think my only option is to get a totally new mobo that has volume switch soldered onto it.
To summarize:
1.Do I need a new mobo, if I find no one to help me repair the phone?
2.Where can I get a new mobo? (searched on eBay w/o results)
3.Will changing the mobo affect anything? I assume the data and system would be lost, but how about the identity of my phone?
4.If there's one agent in the U.S. that you think would take care of this uncostly (~$100?), who would you refer? Maybe Verizon, Samsung, or someone else?
5.If all of the above attempts fail at the end, I'll be considering selling it at a deep discount to someone who's got his way of restoring this phone, where would you recommend for me to go find such a talented Nexus lover? Will eBay fulfill this purpose the best?
Finally, thanks for you, the fellow members, for your help in advance. I hate myself for opening up the phone, now, thinking that the phone may have recovered for good w/o being opened up by me. Now that it has recovered with a broken volume switch in its body, making this issue much more complicated
Again, thanks...
shoulda turned off the phone right after it started acting funky and put it in a bag a rice
it sounds like you jumped the gun and opened the phone prematurely. How long did you wait to open up the phone after you installed the screen guard?
As far as your situation, I would probably cut my losses, get what I can out of it on eBay and buy another one.
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mush03 said:
shoulda turned off the phone right after it started acting funky and put it in a bag a rice
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Should have I also shouldve stayed with a dry apply film. Being a perfectionist, I almost knew I would ruin the phone by over spraying the application solution for a easier and better application
Ulver said:
it sounds like you jumped the gun and opened the phone prematurely. How long did you wait to open up the phone after you installed the screen guard?
As far as your situation, I would probably cut my losses, get what I can out of it on eBay and buy another one.
Sent from my GSM Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
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Actually, immediately. I didn't know the gaps around the glass screen is also the entrance for the water to get into the phone. I thought only headset speaker could let some water into it. After disassembled the phone, I realized that the water can easily get into the phone thru the gap, which leads the water right onto the mobo underneath the glass... Again, I didn't notice any water inside the phone, but i could be just moisture that's playing some nasty game here. I also did some intensive swing and tossing of the phone to get water out, until there's no water coming out.
Anyhow, I just went to Verizon store, and they said they wouldn't touch anything GSM, and said the only option for me seems to contact Samsung. Or as you said, I could sell it on eBay. Don't know how much it's worth though
I had to open up my Gnex last week because i dropped it in a puddle of water while getting out of my car...
If i remember correctly, the vol rocker is glued to the internal part that comes out with the screen and most of the electronics, so i cant imagine how you would have torn it off...
Its connectected to the main pcb via a connector though, sure you didn't just unplug the connector??
You could also try to go without the volume rocker, use some kind of widget for volume control, not ideal but cheaper than a new Gnex
Ooo, I'm sorry for both of us...
Yes, the volume switch is double-side taped, but the other end (the cable ribbon itself) is soldered onto the back of the mobo in my phone. I don't know how or what force ripped it off of the mobo. The cable ribbon is torn pretty harshly... I'll upload a pic when I make past the 10 posts and "unlock all capabilities"..
Also, did you notice any "sequela" after the incident? Does your phone function good now? There's time that on my phone the touch screen does not respond/register touch anymore suddenly. I usually just leave it standby with screen off. Usually, after 1+ hr, when I turn the screen back on, the touchscreen works fine...
Driving me crazy, this bad luck.
Guys,
Here's another issue... How do I get into fastboot mode if my volume rockers don't work..?
Tried Toolkit V4.1 and it keeps saying waiting for device..
cswithxda said:
Guys,
Here's another issue... How do I get into fastboot mode if my volume rockers don't work..?
Tried Toolkit V4.1 and it keeps saying waiting for device..
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Install the app called quickboot, it lets u go direcrly into recovery or bootloader without holding volume keys.
Thank you sir, I'll give it a try!
OOPS.. I'm not rooted...so it's a no-go
Hey cswithxda, have you found a way to fix it without replacing the mobo?
I live in Brazil, a friend of mine brought one bought at Negri electronics at US for me. It suffered an accident (part of it involves someone pushing down a window over it) and the screen cracked.
I've sent it back to Negri for RMA Repair to fix the screen and they did it, but before shipping back, found that the volume buttons weren't working. They canceled the shipment and found out that the volume cable was broken (the screen crack was near to the volume buttons, so I guess it wasn't them that broke it while fixing the screen).
Well, I've actually paid for the screen repair and ship back, but they claim that their repair facility was unable to fix the volume... any light over this?
cswithxda said:
Guys,
Here's another issue... How do I get into fastboot mode if my volume rockers don't work..?
Tried Toolkit V4.1 and it keeps saying waiting for device..
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If you have all the drivers type 'fastboot reboot bootloader' in the command prompt
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tinsukE said:
Hey cswithxda, have you found a way to fix it without replacing the mobo?
I live in Brazil, a friend of mine brought one bought at Negri electronics at US for me. It suffered an accident (part of it involves someone pushing down a window over it) and the screen cracked.
I've sent it back to Negri for RMA Repair to fix the screen and they did it, but before shipping back, found that the volume buttons weren't working. They canceled the shipment and found out that the volume cable was broken (the screen crack was near to the volume buttons, so I guess it wasn't them that broke it while fixing the screen).
Well, I've actually paid for the screen repair and ship back, but they claim that their repair facility was unable to fix the volume... any light over this?
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Sorry I can't help buddy, at the time I owned the device, it was still pretty new, so I couldn't find a source that actually sells GNex motherboard. I think the only way to fix a ripped rocker button is to replace mobo if you don't find anywhere to solder it for you.
Important part is this, for whoever got the chance, buy it from Amazon! The rep was kind enough to issue me an RMA after knowing my ripped volume rocker is my own fault, and while I was actually trying to ask him about where to send it to fix. They just gave me an RMA and let me send it back and get anything else I want. Amazon customer service another miracle!
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If you have all the drivers type 'fastboot reboot bootloader' in the command prompt
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Thanks for the help! altho i returned the device
Hello
I just purchased a GSM Galaxy Nexus From Google last monday. Got it on wednesday the first thing i did was put a screen Protector on it before booting the phone up.(ArmorSuit MilitaryShield) The phone work great on Thursday no issues what so ever. Then i Friday i went to the gym. Kept the thing in my pocket and wiped my hands before touching anything on the phone. (Waiting for otterbox to arrive)
I as soon as i get out i notice Condensation in the front camera. I soon as i received a text my phone hung up and reboot itself. After loading again to the home screen it hung up again as soon as text pop up again. I after 8 tries i final was frustrated. Took the SIM card out and swipe to the right with my finger to try to see if i could unlock it to the home screen.
I was finally able to get into the phone and turn on airplane mode before it hung up again. After i did that i Sut down phone and put the SIM card back in. Repeated the the same steps. As i turn airplane mode off the phone hung up again! (Seems everyone in the mother had to text me at that moment) I was able to make two phone call's before it lock up, but i couldn't hear them and they couldn't hear me. Called 611 then i was able to hear at&t computer but sound like the speaker was dieing. Then the phone lock up and reboot itself.
So i go into the boot loader. The phone was functioning perfected in the boot loader. Play with it for about 10mins. No hangs up. I found that weird. So i reboot the phone was able to get myself into the Factory reset. After that i did a hard factory reset.
So i call Google and they sent me over to Samsung. Samsung wants to do a replacement. I don't mind doing that i just don't like the fact they need a CC number just in case they have to Charge if the phone was abuseded which it wasn't. Baby the hell out of it. They asking me if the phone came into any touch with liquid. The the only thing i could think of was the solution the screen Protector Company sent. I didn't spray the solution directly on the phone but the direction told me to spray couple of sprays on the side of the SP that was going on the screen. (2 Sprays).
The Samsung rep told me the systoms don't sound like water damage. So after getting off the phone (About 1 hr) i notice the condensation was disappearing from the lens. So i took a quick blow dryer to it for about 30 secs. Turn the phone back on and everything been rock solid (Expect for wifi cutting in and out for some reason) for about 2 days.
So tomorrow Samsung fiance department will be calling me for my CC info. My question do you think i should send it in ? Do you think they will find water damage? Was this water damage ? Does the GSM galaxy nexus have Water Sticker ? I'm not able to find one. (Every where i googled no one had a direct answer)
I'm not trying to rip Samsung off i just don't want this to happen down the road again. If it was water damage ill just deal with it i guess.
I wonder if i don't open the new phone tey send me and just use my old 3gs in till i hear back from them... will i be able to send the Replacement phone back if it was water damage ? Just pay the shipping costs? First time dealing with something like this
What do you think i should do ?
Thank you for any input.
Sorry for the wall of text.
Just Notice i posted this in the wrong section My bad ill ask for mod to move it.
Look at the water contact indicator under the battery and see if it is red. A wet apply screen protector should not have caused this, but be careful to not let water get in the speaker and crevices when applying. In the future if your phone does come in contact with water or condensation remove the battery and sim Immediately and place in dry rice for 24 hours, do not try to power it on. Many others are reporting wifi instability, check the threads for solutions.
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Look at the water contact indicator under the battery and see if it is red. A wet apply screen protector should not have caused this, but be careful to not let water get in the speaker and crevices when applying. In the future if your phone does come in contact with water or condensation remove the battery and sim Immediately and place in dry rice for 24 hours, do not try to power it on. Many others are reporting wifi instability, check the threads for solutions.
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Looks like your good to me, I don't see any red.
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Looks like your good to me, I don't see any red.
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Do you think Samsung will find anything ? Sorry for all the questions. The lens on the front camera was white. Is there stickers inside the phone where the CPU is
I heard there was like 3 water indicators in the phone.
That I couldn't tell you, I've never taken the phone apart so I would only be guessing. You might could find out by looking for a "tear down" of the phone, there should be several online if you do a Google search. Is the phone continuing to function well for you? Besides the wifi?
Yeah its been running great. Just got off the phone with Samsung. I think i just keep this phone. I don't want to pay for repair cost's. If the phone dies in month then i guess it was water damage. I hope there's no corrosion on PCB. I would love to take it apart but i don't want to void the warranty to check. Is there warranty Sticker in there ?
The wifi thing might be my fault. My laptop does that sometimes too. I'm just freaking out. I love the phone. I don't want it too die. Just ran a CPU stability test for about 15mins. No errors the battery was at 42c temp. Went ahead and sut the phone down. Going to wait 15 mins then turn it back on.
My watch has entered a weird state. Probably after an update but I haven't noticed anything.
While off charger, it just tries to restart all the time. The screen is black and every 10 seconds it does once or twice a short vibration. In one case I noticed it went further with the boot up sequence and occasionally I can see bootloader / fastboot there (dark screen, small colorful text, debug info). This is happening until the battery dies off.
When I put it on charger, it usually starts booting up. It often goes up to the "Installing apps 1 of 20" screen. Very often it restarts itself during this phase but sometimes it goes beyond that and the watch actually starts. I can see the charging indicator and change it colors with swipe.
If removed from the charger, it immediately dies
What's weird that after a while, the charging indicator disappears and is replaced with the actual Android Wear interface I can interact with. I tried to go to settings and hit reset, but it just restarts the watch. Doesn't do the reset.
Usually the longer the watch sits in the charger, the worse the behavior is (ie it's just constantly restarting after a while). I get the best results when I let the battery die and then put it on the charger.
Also the watch is really really warm the whole time.
To me it seems like a software problem. If it was a phone, I'd just invoke factory reset somehow, over the cable or through boot menu. Is there a trick how to do it with the watch as well? Are there any stores with required equipment? I really don't want to send it back.
Same here mate, did you eventually solve it?? How? I really don't want to return it..
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Same here mate, did you eventually solve it?? How? I really don't want to return it..
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I did not. I used my warranty and sent it back to Motorola. I have a new watch now.
I understand that you don't want to return it. The process was extremely long, painful and annoying. They decided that I'm entitled to get a new watch pretty quickly and sent me a coupon for a new one. I never got that coupon. I spent lots of time calling Motorola trying to find out what was going on and it took a couple of weeks before they found where the mistake was. When they finally sent me the coupon, it was only for the base watch, it did not cover the metal band and the special bezel that my original watch had. So more calls and e-mails to Motorola followed...
Anyway, I know this is the last thing you want to hear but the sooner you accept that your watch is just broken, the sooner you'll get a new one I wish you more luck than I had.
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I did not. I used my warranty and sent it back to Motorola. I have a new watch now.
I understand that you don't want to return it. The process was extremely long, painful and annoying. They decided that I'm entitled to get a new watch pretty quickly and sent me a coupon for a new one. I never got that coupon. I spent lots of time calling Motorola trying to find out what was going on and it took a couple of weeks before they found where the mistake was. When they finally sent me the coupon, it was only for the base watch, it did not cover the metal band and the special bezel that my original watch had. So more calls and e-mails to Motorola followed...
Anyway, I know this is the last thing you want to hear but the sooner you accept that your watch is just broken, the sooner you'll get a new one I wish you more luck than I had.
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You're right, not what I wanted to read... I turned it off now, with the silly hope to wake up tomorrow and see it working again. While leaving it on the charger it became way too warm.
The worst is that this is my wife's watch, and she is even less patient than I am
Damn
Hello,
I have the almost the same issue. Last Friday my watch died randomly when I walked home from work. The screen went black, flashed a bit in different colors and then died. Haven't been able to turn it on since. When I try to charge it, it keeps getting stuck in a reboot loop. I can't do nothing...super annoying. It's been 10 months for me since I bought it but I guess that's out of these "6 months warranty" that then give. Crazy, only 6 months!
Same issue
Does soneone has a solition so far?
wjhessels said:
Does soneone has a solition so far?
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have you tried getting it on to bootloader whilst on the charger just hold the power button down mine does it sometimes but it boots eventualy
I am having an issue with my Galaxy watch SM-R800, it was working perfectly a week ago and it suddenly turned off. When I press the power button it shows the splash screen with the text Galaxy watch for a few second and then turns off, I have tried rebooting and this has resulted in the same thing. I have also tried to factory reset the watch and the same problem occurred, flashing the rom resulted in the same. I have also tried to let it charge the entire night and when loading up wireless download option it showed that the battery is full also when placed on the charger the screen turns on showing that the watch is charging it shows the percentage and then it turns off again. I do have to note that when in fastboot mode or when in wireless download the watch runs normally without turning off. I have not been able to find anyone with this same issue so far and even the ones with similar issues didn't want to offer any help. If you guys have any ideas or solutions please let me know.
Mar4e said:
I am having an issue with my Galaxy watch SM-R800, it was working perfectly a week ago and it suddenly turned off. When I press the power button it shows the splash screen with the text Galaxy watch for a few second and then turns off, I have tried rebooting and this has resulted in the same thing. I have also tried to factory reset the watch and the same problem occurred, flashing the rom resulted in the same. I have also tried to let it charge the entire night and when loading up wireless download option it showed that the battery is full also when placed on the charger the screen turns on showing that the watch is charging it shows the percentage and then it turns off again. I do have to note that when in fastboot mode or when in wireless download the watch runs normally without turning off. I have not been able to find anyone with this same issue so far and even the ones with similar issues didn't want to offer any help. If you guys have any ideas or solutions please let me know.
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My Galaxy watch 46mm is also in the same case and I also do everything to start the watch, nothing to do: flash (the bypass menu works well, the connection by wifi is established no problem), wash, change the charger, it started only once for 10 min, and it came back in the dark .... Is there a solution ????
Is there anyone who can help us and thank you
After three days on the doc "without power", I washed it with soap and dried it with a dryer, after two hours I reset it under recovery mode, hop the beast starts... I'm impatient if it holds up or if it comes back to the dead screen.
After 10 hours of operation, it fell asleep with the black screen "dead"... so it's not a success. thank you samsung for sucking our money for a gadget that loves its charging support without being able to wake up..... after a day, two, three or maybe eternity... Decision, I'm going to change the manufacturer either Huawei for battery life or apple for design.
After 18 days, I tried all the resuscitation procedures, none of them succeeded in making the "beast" watch starting, so I decided to wash it, I immersed it in a cup: warm water + vinegar for 15 min and a "hot" drying with dryer for 5 min and another "cold" drying of 3-5 min, the beast finally started...
It is under test ...
Has there been any more progress made on this issue lately?
I have an SM-R800 46mm with the same issue. Everything works fine in Download and Wireless Download modes. Recovery mode does nothing other than switching off the watch.
The watch turns off after the first logo is displayed so i know the watch is working.
I can also flash multiple firmwares via Wifi (AP mode) and these all complete and pass ok using NetOdin.
The battery has been fully charged and then completely drained to 0% over a 2 day period, then fully charged again. I have even tried turning on the watch while on the charge dock, but no dice.
To me it looks like there is some sort of issue with the boot loader that is not completing initialisation to proceed to the next part and complete the boot process. - Is there anyway of enabling a log trail on the watch, or would this need debug mode to be switched on (Which is impossible if the watch does not boot)
My wife has an SM-R815 that shows the initial Samsung logo, then a smaller Samsung logo, then the watch face. I have not messed with her watch as it is fully working and I don't want to break it.
What would Samsung do to the watch if it was sent to them for a paid for fix other than re-flash it? Do they have magical firmware or would they just replace the internals with a working board?
Looking inside the back case, there does not look to be anything damaged with the circuit board, and the battery does not seem to have expanded.
I am also dubious about the solution to immerse in water and vinegar ans would probably try Isopropyl Alcohol instead?
It is frustrating that this watch is only 3 years old and now unusable.
Allready tried Combination Firmware?
To check if something is dead or half dead...
Best Regards
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Allready tried Combination Firmware?
To check if something is dead or half dead...
Best Regards
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Yes I tried the combination firmware, but it still would not boot. At weekend I tried to downgrade to a lower Tizen version and something bad happened and now the watch only shows a flashing yellow screen I have ordered a usb cable to try and re-flash using Odin instead of Net Odin, but the cable won't be delivered until Wednesday 19th Jan. Will update here if I get any success.
leking said:
After 18 days, I tried all the resuscitation procedures, none of them succeeded in making the "beast" watch starting, so I decided to wash it, I immersed it in a cup: warm water + vinegar for 15 min and a "hot" drying with dryer for 5 min and another "cold" drying of 3-5 min, the beast finally started...
It is under test ...
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After 5 months (October 16-March 16) the watch works without problem, and that, after its shower with: warm water and a small amount of vinegar followed by drying with a hair dryer and a hard reset.
FINALLY, I BELIEVE IT'S A PHYSICAL SOLUTION
dvdfilmbuff said:
Has there been any more progress made on this issue lately?
I have an SM-R800 46mm with the same issue. Everything works fine in Download and Wireless Download modes. Recovery mode does nothing other than switching off the watch.
The watch turns off after the first logo is displayed so i know the watch is working.
I can also flash multiple firmwares via Wifi (AP mode) and these all complete and pass ok using NetOdin.
The battery has been fully charged and then completely drained to 0% over a 2 day period, then fully charged again. I have even tried turning on the watch while on the charge dock, but no dice.
To me it looks like there is some sort of issue with the boot loader that is not completing initialisation to proceed to the next part and complete the boot process. - Is there anyway of enabling a log trail on the watch, or would this need debug mode to be switched on (Which is impossible if the watch does not boot)
My wife has an SM-R815 that shows the initial Samsung logo, then a smaller Samsung logo, then the watch face. I have not messed with her watch as it is fully working and I don't want to break it.
What would Samsung do to the watch if it was sent to them for a paid for fix other than re-flash it? Do they have magical firmware or would they just replace the internals with a working board?
Looking inside the back case, there does not look to be anything damaged with the circuit board, and the battery does not seem to have expanded.
I am also dubious about the solution to immerse in water and vinegar ans would probably try Isopropyl Alcohol instead?
It is frustrating that this watch is only 3 years old and now unusable.
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I am also dubious about the solution to immerse in water and vinegar ans would probably try Isopropyl Alcohol instead?
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I confirm that this is the right solution "for me it worked" and you have nothing to lose...
Take my advice that I posted last October 16 2021 "so far the watch is working wonderfully".
I got same issue trying this Ludacris idea but didn't do nothing
I got the same issue today. when it first happened I was able to reset it and after an hour same issue. Hope someone by now has been able to find a solution for this.
I can confirm I have resolved the issue with my watch using contact spray to clean the internals. Water resistance is probably no longer working as i had to open the watch, however it now works great, 1 month so far with no crashing or boot issues.
Mar4e said:
I can confirm I have resolved the issue with my watch using contact spray to clean the internals. Water resistance is probably no longer working as i had to open the watch, however it now works great, 1 month so far with no crashing or boot issues.
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when the problem started, was it due to being in contact with water? mine started when I started working out with it and got drenched in sweat.
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when the problem started, was it due to being in contact with water? mine started when I started working out with it and got drenched in sweat.
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Yes first time it happened i was washing my hands. After that it would do that at random, i tried flashing every ROM but the issue wasn't resolved. I would only get it to work by disassembling it apart and reassembling it and sometimes applying pressure light pressure to the sensors would get it to work for a few days. After i cleaned it with the contact spray i started working perfectly even when in touch with water. If you plan on using contact spray i would advise you not to spray around the battery contacts or the battery itself and wait for about 5 minutes to make sure all the spray has evaporated and there is no residue before reassembling and powering on the watch
Mar4e said:
Yes first time it happened i was washing my hands. After that it would do that at random, i tried flashing every ROM but the issue wasn't resolved. I would only get it to work by disassembling it apart and reassembling it and sometimes applying pressure light pressure to the sensors would get it to work for a few days. After i cleaned it with the contact spray i started working perfectly even when in touch with water. If you plan on using contact spray i would advise you not to spray around the battery contacts or the battery itself and wait for about 5 minutes to make sure all the spray has evaporated and there is no residue before reassembling and powering on the watch
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I got mine to work. I just used a different charger and cable but still used the original charging dock. Thank you for the great info though. I guess my problem was the charger all along and not software or water damage.