Soft or Hard Brick Samsung Galaxy Note II: N7100
I have my N7100 for almost 3 months now and yesterday my son accidentally spilled water on it. The whole unit did not get wet, just the side where the volume rocker is. And it switched off by itself. I removed the battery and let it dry for a few hours. I switched it on and yes it did turn on but one volume button ( - ) is not working and the back and menu keys are not working also and it does not recognize any touch on the screen but when I used the S-Pen it recognized it. It's a rooted, heavy customized and tweaked phone. I noticed that it went to "safe mode", it was indicated on the lower left side of the screen and all installed apps were gone. DPi value went into default. I tried to install some apps, it went successfully but I can not find it in the apps drawer. I went into recovery mode, hoping to remove it in safe mode (foolish me, did not even tried to read or search on xda for possible fix), re-flash a custom ROM but same thing. I also found that the two water damage indicators inside the phone turned pink. The components inside were dry when I opened it, but because I am eager to fix it I tried using a hair dryer to (of course) dry it a little bit without damaging anything. After a while I put everything all together, switched it on and it now recognized "touch". But issues with volume key ( - ) and menu & back buttons still remain and it is still in safe mode. I decided to restore it to factory default via recovery mode, I cleared everything, reformatted system, data, all menus with the word "reformat' I pressed them all. Restarted the phone and it just stays on the logo where it says "Samsung Galaxy Note II GT N7100". Tried to go back to recovery mode but with no avail. I tried to go to Download mode also, I was able to make it to the part where it says "press volume up to continue; press volume down to cancel" I then pressed volume up but nothing happens. I pressed the volume up and same thing. Tried to charge it while it is switched off, the battery icon charging appeared, it shows the circle animation but it does not animate and it doesn't animate also like it's charging itself. Plugged it into my laptop and it doesn't recognize it. I've been reading some XDA articles and I only came across one possible way to resurrect it...To get Download Mode without 3-button combo using homemade JIG.
Yes this will be my first post for my blog. The reason why I started a new blog because I can post any articles that I want even on the go using my Samsung Galaxy Note II, but since it's not working now, this posting while on the go will not happen for now. I just hope that I can resurrect this without spending any $$$ on it.
If I can repair this on my own, I will put it here because it might help others like me who is having the same issue.
As of the moment I am trying to make my own Jig hoping to boot my Samsung Galaxy Note II to Download Mode
UPDATE: Too bad I was not able to resurrect the phone. Today is a very sad day for me. I will be sending my Note II to Samsung Service center for repair, I just hope it won't cost me too much.
I have a similar problem. I had a situation where the phone was in some type of recovery mode doing some firmware update. I did NOT request or initiate this, so I had not idea why it was occurring. Anyway, I cancelled the update somehow, and then I noticed that when I restarted the phone it would go into an endless loop showing the startup screen.
ReplyDeletewhat is worse is that my screen is already cracked (did not affect phone functions), but I'm not sure if Samsung will even consider fixing it or if it is worth fixing.
If the issue is the hardware and it is still in warranty (which I think not because of the cracked screen) just send it for repair or you can do it by yourself. There's a lot of DIY that you can find around the net to fix the screen of your phone. When it comes to software side, I recommend that you check out xda-developers.com, I have learned a lot of things here from Windows Mobile to Android platform. I am pretty sure you'll find something there that you need if not there are plenty of developers there that will be willing to help you for free.
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