yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] StupidIdea:
After cleaning the the usb and bending back the usb problem never appeared again so far (almost a month).
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tregobad:
Hi all,

had the same problem (starting Car mode). After reading that some of your guys think it has something to do with dust, smut, etc. I remember my jogging during heavy rain.

I`m absolutely sure, that was my reason for the behavior. The usb connector has been wet.

After some hours (it was dry), i never see the problem again.

So be careful with your usb connector.

Tregobad
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] plazzTT:
I've cleaned out the USB port a bit, and the problem isn't as bad now.

Still happens a bit though.

Just to be sure, people say to bend the USB PCB down? To me, it seems like it's very close to making contact with the bottom of the port, so I lifted it up (by putting a thin flathead screwdriver between the PCB and the bottom of the port to lift it up).

Is this right? Or should I be pressing it down even closer to the bottom of the port?

(I'm saying up = towards the screen, just to make sure :D )
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gottfroa:
Got the same problem, I wrote it down here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16665786&postcount=26

(Not galvanized but oxidized thou.)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] StupidIdea:
Sometimes bending is needed, because this problem will occur if you accidentally plug USB cable upside down or have bend it with cable. USB PCB has to be very near bottom of the socket.

In your case you probably just need to clean it. What I did, I took a matchstick, sharpened it with a knife, then crushed the end (I did with my teeth :)), so you get like a small brush. Then I carefully cleared socked with it (might need to make a few, but matchsticks are cheap here :D )

Be sure to take of the battery before cleaning, because if you just turn off, cleaning USB with something wet will make your phone to boot.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Kame_boy:
I'm posting my solution in a couple of threads hoping to help somebody out. This problem was driving me crazy:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
Dear guys,

I've identified a similar problem.

I've been hitting Sansung's Support a lot of times, they're thinking what to do.

The problem comes if you buy Samsung's original car dock.

When you plug the phone in it, Vlingo is continuously activeted, only the home button stops it.

Support told me SGS2 can be receive commands listening touchs on the case: this can be used to put Vlingo on listening mode, but as we can see it's not working properly...

And, last but not least, sometimes when I shut down the phone it restarts without any reason... also out of the dock... anybody with the same problem?

Maybe your problems are because of this mechanism, too...

I solved freezing the OEM stock Vlingo and installing Vlingo from market...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bullseye:
I had the same problem. Triangle with over heating error and i could not boot the phone. If you are quick enough you can boot it in to recovery and then reboot to boot in to the OS. also the charging icon appeared in the notification bar with 100% even when the charger was unplugged. also phone was charged for 100% but when it was rebooted it gave 14%? so cleaned the USB port with a toothbrush and all seems ok now. when plugged I get direct a charging state and when unplugged vice versa.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NatTheCat:
Hey ive had the same problem on 2 Glaxys 2's. Thats a good idea about the toothbrush cheers. Ive found that if you wait it out the problem dissapears but you could freeze the apps in titanium if you are rooted..
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] prodygee:
Wow mine is starting to do this too.. I'll try the toothbrush approach.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rothariger:
did the toothbrush works?

in samsung they told me 2 times that its a software problem!!!

im really tired of going to the samsung service.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
Forget Vlingo...

Use Google Voice Actions.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rothariger:
with google voice actions the problem stops?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
Yes, of course.

It works with a simple approach.

Then, if you use English as language, you can also download from market the drive mode...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rothariger:
ok thanks.

then it is a software problem and not a hardware problem as stated before.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
Not sure.

What's sure is that samsung doesn't test his accessories with related phone.

There're designing problems with docks, batteries and so on.

This problem could be related to an issue on the usb port.

What is sure is that google's apps don't suffer this...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rothariger:
my problem is that after vlingo starts making that problem my battery drains in half hour or so... :(

but i will test uninstalling vlingo with TB.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
It's always the same problem, vlingo is continuously listening...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rothariger:
oh... ok... thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
I've been insulting their stupid support for weeks, I could post but it's in Italian...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Manudick86:
toothbrush helped me in this case too
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Mekrel:
I also had this issue, I simply turned the phone off and took a small and clean paintbrush to the micro USB port.

Why on earth Samsung do not include a pop-in/out rubber cover or a sliding mechanism to protect the port from dust and dirt is beyond me.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fabioschmidt:
Mine is doing the same..

I cleaned USB port with a piece of wood (these to clean your teeth), and put a little of hair dryer into usb port. For now it didnt happend again.

I saw some people saying that spraying contact cleaner solve the problem, but I will not try this because it may leave some marks inside PCB and void warranty.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ooidort:
Mine was doing this too, constantly opening KIES mode, car mode etc. so I sent it to be serviced under warranty. They said that it's not covered under warranty because the USB-port is water damaged. My SGSII hasn't been anywhere near water in the two months of owning the device. They want to charge me 105 euros for the repair. I've sent them a couple of fiery emails and 'am waiting for a response.

The company that handles the repairs is called Optima Services.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Bolloxology:
A load of Bolloxology

ok.

Ive had all the problems stated above and the battery app also tells me overvoltage. I brought it back to the shop and they sent it off and when it came back they said water damage. not a hope it was water damaged by me. It wont turn off. then the next day it wont turn on. the computer dosent recognise it as a phone anymore but as a digital camera. it keeps connecting to kies on its own. it wont charge with the charger only with the usb and wont charge fully.a few other problems aswell. i sent it back a second time to a different company and now they say its a damaged usb and want a 170 euro to fix it. so you can guess what i told them . now the shop has sent it directly to samsung. I dont know why they didnt do this in the first place.I told the girl in the shop even if they want 2 euro to fix it im not paying it because i didnt break it and its them that should be reimbursing me for all the grieve theve caused me . i will try the tootbrush approach if all else fails but im 3 weeks without my phone now. if i bought a toaster or hairdryer from any other shop and brought it back to them they would apologise and give me a new one but it seems like only phone companies are allowed behave in this way. the women in the shop said i cant prove i didnt break it and i told her she cant prove i did break it. and should be very careful about calling me a liar.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] geobos23:
Replace USB/Mic PCB

Hi,

I've had all the symptoms described before. Tried to clean it with contact cleaner (no result). Temporary fix was to bend the inner board of USB port upward(the one with the five pins), but that didn't quite fix the problem.

I ordered the part (in my country was a bit expensive ~$30, compared to the one from tvc-mall.com which is $3.18), because I didn't know for sure if the warranty will cover this and didn't want to wait 10 days for the repair.

So, long story short, I changed the part myself, works flawlessly know. Used this guide to be sure how to do the disassembly correctly. ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Teardown/5861/1

I recommend this solution to all of you who don't want to wait up for the phone in service, and if you're not sure they warranty will cover it.

Total cost: $30 + 20 minutes of work.

PS: before this you should just take the part out to check if there is some moisture under it (mine had a little bit). Also don't worry if the part is lightly glued to the case, it will come off easily, and it will stick again to the board at the 3 glue points. Also the new part had brand new glue points so don't worry about the glue.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xmoo:
Mine is going to be repaired in two weeks.

I was the 8th SGS2 since tuesday which came in the repair center.

The repair guy said it is a manifacturing fault.

The phone gets hots, and outside temperature is cold, so it makes moisture in the phone.

This cause the phones power management to get fu up (SGS2 has a small battery inside of it, and that gets fu up). Only fix is replace hardware, but 9 of 10 times Samsung gives the fault to the customer. They say it has water damage and can't be fixed in warrenty...

I'm going to write a huge article about it, and I hope it will get published by a lot of site's soon. Phones he admitted having the problem: SGS1, SGS2 and SGSN.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
It's impossible to fix Vlingo, but to install stock ROM with Android 2.3.6 improves battery effectiveness...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ogami_ito:
Thanks everyone who posted here. This problem happened to me twice. First time about 3 months ago. My phone is grey-market bought so no warrantee. They told me the USB was shorted. I thought maybe I caused water damage. Then today same thing. Tried toothbrush technique and it worked. I will try bending the USB board too in the future if I have to.

One question: bend it up towards screen or bend it down towards back cover?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kosimoff:
That's obviously USB port problem. There is obviously shortage, dust or smth in usb port of ur phone.

As u know car mode is activated when u plug ur phone into car charger. There is a short voltage dust or smth in usb port making the phone think it is connected to a car charger, that's why car mode starts automatically, and keeps restarting.

it thinks its on "charging". (because of usb port)

Sometimes MTP-initialising, even when usb is unplugged, because there is shortage, dust or smth in usb port, it thinks it's connected.

It doesnt connects well via cable (because of the same usb port problem).

As you see all the problems mentioned above are related to usb port.

So all you have to do is, clean usb port with some tiny stuff and/or move metal plate in the usb port (the one which is in the middle of usb port), maybe it's touching the corners of usb port and absorbing short voltage.

I had the same problem. I reinstalled official firmware, wiped the phone and everything but problem persisted. Then i thought about usb port. I moved a little aside the metal plate inside usb port and cleaned it. It works fine right now. But sometimes after charching or connecting to PC the same problem comes again, that's because metal plate in usb port turned weak, it moves when u connect charger or cable and absorbs short voltage again. All i have to do is to move metal plate again until it is fixed.

This thread may not work for all those who having this problem, depending on how is the usb port broken, then u have to change ur usb port.

Just try, it may work fine for you. If this thread worked for u, but the problem is repeating after every charging or connecting via cable, u better go to samsung and change the usb port, or it will be annoying to do so every time.

Hope it helped you!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Benedetto14:
You guys found me the answer again! - thanks!

I was having real problems with the issue - the device was barely usable. Toothbrush method improved matters but it didn't clear.

Searched my toolbag, found an old can of Electro-wash PX, some Fibre Optic swabs and a plastic toothpick! Been Ok since late December...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] formes:
Hi there, same problem here.

It started after a ROM change so I though it was the reason.

After reading all these posts I'm just waiting for the battery to be fully charged (so I've got it afer many tries and beeing just on a 6% batery) and will try to clean the USB port.

Just to give all data about my experience, I've been on VLingo Problems, on charging problems, on PC recong problems, on MTP detection... just ramdomly.

Will post results.

Thans to all posting and helping.

---------- Post added at 07:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:44 PM ----------

No way... Cleaned and still with problems.

When I plug the charger the phone starts up and semms to be chargin, but actually it does not charge; I'm on 1% battery now so It's ready to dead :(

I've read it this thread that it could be a problem with USB-PCB.

Will give a try to re-brush the USB port...

---------- Post added at 10:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:41 PM ----------

As I'm quite sure it has to be a hardware problem, I tried to bend USB port firstly up with no results, then down with no results and finally I tried to move like if the USB charges were a key (in my case backwards) and it started to charge

Trying to better explain: I went up on the rigth and down on the left... Now I'm just waiting for the battery to get fully charged to do some tests. It will take long time as it's a 2000mAh original battery.

Will post my conclusions...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] formes:
Added to previous post and deleted...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] formes:
Finally it's a hardware problem even that mine now is working perfectly after bending the port.

I'm quite sure the problem will come back one day or another...

Phoned a guy who repairs mobile phones and as soon as I started explaining he told me It's a common problem on that model :(
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] blizzari:
1.If the usb port was/had dirt or pollution and if you connected the usb/charger this means some of the dirt could have got into the charger/usb

2.Delete vlingo (does anyone need it?)

3.Wipe all data (a chance it is a software prob.)

4.Clean usb port and charger/usb with a toothbrush

5.Get it to repair if nothing of above helped
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] formes:
After some days with no problems at all just pulling up and down the USB port, I'm just charging it with as many care as I can :p
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] TomBishop:
solved

i had this for a couple of days. read the posts in this thread and try to clean the usb port with a brush. i clean it with the brush for 5-10 minutes. connect it to the pc and its all jolly now. it works fine now. no more undetected usb connection, crazy drive mode on off, and no more auto loud speaker when on call.

summary: its hardware issue definitely. solved it by cleaning the microUSB using a brush after removing the battery.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ultradj83:
I solved updating firmware, ICS is not affected by these problems...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mediaa:
If nothing of the above works then the last resort is to change the charging port/unit, everything will be okay.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] xheroxkefx:
I've had the same problem. But it seems like it is fixed ( For now )

I Cleaned the port, No luck.

I've brushed the port, No luck.

Cleaned the inside of the phone, No luck.

But then, I've bend the charge part downwards and the phone instantly went from charging 72% to Discharging 72% :D

So.. i thank this thread!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] gdevil:
This is exactly as I fix it, and I'll keep you informed if permanent this ...

Regards
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kronnos:
solved

After freezing voice command with no luck the solution was to clean usb port and charger/usb with a toothbrush and some isopropilyc alcohol (for electronics). All good now.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Mattz330:
OK, so I don't have vlingo so i don't have that problem, but car mode KEEPS activating like every 0.1 second for about 10 seconds then will stop for maybe a minute then start again, i bet it up and blew and for now it has stopped. I have however bought a new usb port for the phone from ebay, probably not a genuine but can't complain for £5 and if car mode comes back i will be replacing it...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] smxjt:
It, works

Thank you so much, i tried the cleaning of the micro usb and didnt work.

Next to that i folded a little bit the micro usb conection and worked perfectly.

Thank you for your knowledge.:laugh:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] itay9001:
Used to have this problem on my SGS1, Send my phone to service and got all the motherboard replaced
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ll_zalim_ll:
Solution (at least makes it happen less often):

Shutdown the phone, take the battery off. Clean the usb port. If it doesn't help then carefully bend the usb PCB a bit downwards.

Thanks its work for me :D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momentman10176:
I rooted, Installed CWM, via the Verizon Zimage, tried out spacemoose's Version of Honeycomb (CDMA Build 2.5), Played with it for a few days, was awesome, however missed having my 3G so I used the EA24 flasher, got it back up, still no 3G, tried a few other flashing tools, while wiping each time in between, started 1 last flash right before bed, went to sleep, and apparently the battery died...:(

Has been plugged into wall now for roughly 1 hour, and occasionally the phone to pc icon flashes on...then back off, I read somewhere here before about taking it apart and charging the battery...but now can't seem to find the post, I have allready removed the back, so I can see the battery, and it's 5 pin connector, just need to know what to do now to charge the battery....any help?

It's the Sprint Version of the galaxy tab, if that helps any.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momentman10176:
Not trying to be an ahole or anything, but 17 views, and no replies?

I can't be the only 1 who saw the post on how to charge the battery when removed.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
i'm not familiar with your Verzion ... get what you deserve and wait for someone to reply you ...
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momentman10176:
Wow....and posts like that is why the real developers leave this site constantly....if you know nothing to help, don't reply...it's that simple :cool:
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
nah its not simple , if you used the SEARCH FUNCTION you probably solved your ISSUE or you are now crying over your tab ...

go use the search function and you'll get what you want .

anymore word , will report as a spam !!!!

Edit : opening your cover . is not gonna do you anything .. what been posted about it , it was a bullSh*T ... and actually is not working .. congrats you the number 10000000000000 who bricked his tab .. you have to learn from the hardest way .. so here is you learn something
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momentman10176:
I've used the search for over 2 hours, and hit the spam if you want, the only spam here is you with your derrogatory comments, and useless posting!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
maybe you wanna have a look at the previous comment ;)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=77057494
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Now now people lets not fight, we're here to help each other...

So saying, momentman10176, you yourself said why you had no replies -

When the person who knows the info you want they'll generally post or help....

These slinging matches get us all nowhere...
[HD2 General] Makan620:
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PRIVATELY!!!?

I'VE RECENTLY BOUGHT A SECOND HAND MINT CONDITION HTC HD2. I DO NOT KNOW WEATHER IT'S A T-MOBILE ONE OR NOT. WHAT I KNOW IS THAT IT'S UNLOCKED TO ALL NETWORKS AND I AM CURRENTLY USING IT ON T-MOBILE.

THESE ARE THE CURRENT SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INFORMATION :-

HARDWARE INFORMATION

CPU: QUALCOMM(R) 8250B

SPEED: 1024 MHz

RAM SIZE: 448MB

FLASH SIZE: 512MB

DATA BUS: 32 bits

STORAGE SIZE: 199.53 MB

DISPLAY RESOLUTION: 800 X 480

COLORS: 65536

BLUETOOTH VERSION: 2.1/2.1 +EDR

BLUETOOTH ADDRESS: 38:E7:D8:95:64:5C

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

OS VERSION: 5.2.21869 (21869.5.0.82)

MANILA VERSION: 2.5.20121429.0

ROM VERSION: 1/72.206.3 (86372) WWE

ROM DATE: 04/15/10

RADIO VERSION: 2.07.51.22_2

PROTOCOL VERSION: 15.32.50.07U

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MY QUESTION IS THAT CAN I INSTALL AN ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM ON MY PHONE WITH THE CURRENT SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INFORMATION.

IF YES, HOW CAN I?

CAN SOMEONE HELPME WITH THIS ISSUE PRIVATLY IF POSSIBLE.

MY E-MAILL ADDRESS IS ZAHIRMAKAN at HOTMAIL

CO

UK

CAN YOU EXPLAIN ME STEP BY STEP HOW DO I INSTALL THE ANDROID ON MY PHONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE

AND FOR THIS HELP I AM WILLING TO PAY A PRICE OF £10-15.

URGENTLY HELP NEEDED PLEASE
[HD2 General] malybru:
Hi,

Yes you can install Android.

If you want help,please PM me...

:)
[HD2 General] Makan620:
yes i need help
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Steos

1, turn off caps lock

2, follow malybru instructions

:)
[HD2 General] malybru:
Before starting anything,BACKUP YOUR DATA.

Download THIS TOOL (Don't forget to thank him for his work)

Open HD2 Installer:

Install HSPL 2.08 HSPL

Enter bootloader:hold down volume button when you power on phone.When you are on tri-color screen,insert cable to usb.When screen changes from "serial"to "usb",proceed.

Task 29 (Enter bootloader:as above)

Flash radio...download HERE (Enter bootloader:as above)

Install MAGLDR (Enter bootloader:as above)

(when magldr has loaded,power on and enter by holding power button until you see magldr screen.)

Repartition according to ROM requirements.(via number 5 usb flasher)

(when this is done,Go to ad recovery>advanced>Partition SD Card.1024m with 0 swap)Remember: ALL data on your SD Card will be erased!(Therefore,back it up)

Then go to ad recovery and wipe data,cache partition,and dalvik(advanced).

Then go to install zip from sd card

Choose zip from sd card (which you should have placed on the root of your sd card,using a card reader)

After installation,reboot.

Give it time.

Some ROMS take 15-20 minutes to install.
[HD2 General] orangekid:
and FYI you have the international version so you will not get 3G
[HD2 General] Emschertal:
.........................
[HD2 General] fred_up:
And his e-mail is a .co.uk, which means he is using T-Mobile UK, so he will get 3G in the UK.
[HD2 General] fred_up:
Excuse my ignorance but shouldn't the flashing of the RADIO be done after HSPLing - as it is a 1.72 ROM, I would thought that it is locked to upgrade the RADIO.
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Correct, though the version makes no difference, All radios require hspl, and same with task29 which also requires hspl.
[HD2 General] orangekid:
Yeah I noticed that after I typed that. When people say "tmobile" I am so used to it being tmousa, lol
[HD2 General] malybru:
You are quite right.

My bad :o

Post adjusted
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Filipeknot:
Hi!

I'm using Hyperdroid GBX ond my HD2, and using CLK because of Rom Manager.

I want to flash a new kernel, but it is impossible, because i using CLK.

Can i flash CWM back to my phone without data lost?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] malybru:
Hi,

Check THIS TOOL (Don't forget to thank him).

I believe it gives you the option to switch bootloaders...

Read the thread.

:)