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i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.


possiblly important infomation;

my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out

your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..

well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired :p

THANKS :D
 
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nightinjail said:
i think im ****ed.. i would like opininos suggestions..im desperate right now lol sounds bad i know however
first :my power button does not seem to want to work anymore
secondly: i noticed there was a basband and firmware update and i downloaded mf1 and the modem
third: i went into my quick setings since my power buton is broken and clicked on recovery mode and clicked ok
fourth: i waited .. the little blue words appeared in the top left corner as usual, and then it says samsung galaxy s3 and hangs for a minute then shuts off and turns back on.. continuing the loop.


possiblly important infomation;

my battery level was only 24 percent and i think if i charge it up or try to get it to charge that it may work out

your probably wondering what i do when my phone dies ..

well i put it on the charger and it turns on and the charging screen pops up with the battery
then i unplug the phone and it boots up without me touching the power button .
any information will be apprciated thanks ahead of time
BTW the phone was purchased the first day it was released i think the warrenty is expired :p

THANKS :D
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The same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a YouTube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now I know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.
 
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i forgot to mention.. i was planning on letting the phone completely die and then giving it some juice to see if that breaks the loop or sends it into normal boot mode i dont have the screw driver small enough to unscrew the back, if i did do you think holding the power button on the board will break the loop?
 
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thepagel said:
the same power button issue happened to me a few weeks ago. I found a youtube video of a guy who demonstrated slamming his phone on a table to fix it. Now i know what your thinking sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hold your phone so the side with the power button is flat on the table (this is how it needs to land). Then lift it and slam it down. I used a mouse pad to cushion the impact. Took like 20 tries but its been good ever since.
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omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
thanks man!!!!!
 
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OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.

1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again

EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds :D



may the force be with you
 
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nightinjail said:
OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.

1. i panicked
2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
3. was trying to do a reboot system
3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
3b. more banging and more freezing
4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again

EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds :D



may the force be with you
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Trust me I know the feeling. I had soft bricked my phone after I tried to downgrade from 4.3 (before the fix was found) right after I thought I found the solution my phone was doing the power loop. Scared the crap out of me.
 
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can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.

my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
 
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nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.

my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
 
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nightinjail said:
can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.

my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
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ThePagel said:
I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
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The basebands available to flash are zips flashable only through recovery. Have been for a while now.
 
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    nightinjail said:
    can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.

    my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    ThePagel said:
    I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    The basebands available to flash are zips flashable only through recovery. Have been for a while now.
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    ThePagel
    ThePagel
    nightinjail said:
    omfg .. You solved it .. It went straight into the recovery mode
    thanks man!!!!!
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    Awesome!
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    ThePagel
    ThePagel
    nightinjail said:
    but it frezzes !!! And goes back into the loop wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    As I said it took me a few tries I also remember putting a crappy thumdrive under the mouse pad to get more impact on the button. Not sure how hard I did it. Oh and take your battery out.
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    ThePagel
    ThePagel
    nightinjail said:
    OMFG THANKS MAN .. YOU REALLY.. JUST SAVED ME lol .. no idea how happy i am .. will post what i did incase someone else has this happen to them.

    1. i panicked
    2. banged the **** out of the side like instructed and was getting it into recovery mode ..
    3. was trying to do a reboot system
    3a. it froze and reset it self again forceing me to bang the hell out of it agian and agian
    3b. more banging and more freezing
    4. finally it let me reboot system and it turned on .. and now my power button seems to be working again

    EPILOGUE: my basband and firmware are all out of date and would love to update them but seeing as how f-ed my galaxy is im afraid to even do that anyone have any suggestions? thanks freinds :D



    may the force be with you
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Trust me I know the feeling. I had soft bricked my phone after I tried to downgrade from 4.3 (before the fix was found) right after I thought I found the solution my phone was doing the power loop. Scared the crap out of me.
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    1
    ThePagel
    ThePagel
    nightinjail said:
    can i update my firmware and baseband with odin ? or do you reccommend me downloading clockwork mod and using that instead of teamwin ? i want slim kat .. seems alot better then this 4.1.3 bull**** lol .. althought the bone stock rom was very very very trusty.

    my next question is should i instal the firmware first hen the modem then the rom i want ?
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    I personally like twrp more. yes you can update that stuff with odin i think there are links in the development section. As long as you do a factory reset and dalvik format you should beable to flash whatever you want now. It is recommended to be on at least 4.1.2 modem for ROMs. If you flash the 4.3 modem make sure it is only the modem and not the full firmware. You will be on a locked bootloader if you do.
    View

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