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[Desire General] Droidxda:
Did you have a nandbackup? If yes try to restore it.

Your mobile is not bricked

HTC Desire with Leedroid HD Port's inside. Sent by XDA App
[Desire General] salah_heart:
some one help?
[Desire General] UKseagull:
If all else fails, you could look for the RUU for your phone, connect the USB cable and put your phone back to it's original setting prior to rooting etc. I think you need to uninstall HTC Sync before running the RUU.

http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
[Desire General] bortak:
Yeah it's not bricked, it happens when you flash the wrong RUU, find the right one for your phone and run it. Good luck to you lol.
[Desire General] Bawezy:
Seems to be on bootloop :S
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Taykiin:
Reserve

Delete Please
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
When I press it doesn't sleep

or wake help please

Samsung captivate

glitch kernel

cyanogenmod 7 #57

OC and UV
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank the Funkasaurus Rex:
Will it boot up the phone if you pull the battery and put it back in? Have you tried flashing another rom or reflashing CM?

Had this happen to me a while back and got another captivate from at&t.

It also might help to put this in the CM q&a section as they would know if this is specific to the rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
Yes n yes n alright but I think it's the hardware

Samsung captivate

glitch kernel

cyanogenmod 7 #57

OC and UV
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Possible that the button isn't broken. But the plastic button that you press is broken

Easy to replace
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dangerdan:
I actually had the same problem recently after flashing CM7. I don't know if it's coincidence but it might be software related.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
Any way to fix?

Samsung captivate

glitch kernel

cyanogenmod 7 #57

OC and UV
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
i cant get it into download mode because it's like its being held down so when i try it just turns on.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dangerdan:
That is exactly the problem I'm having. I think this has to do with CM7.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
I got rid of cm7 and finally flashed it back to stock and still no luck...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Of its still under warranty, sounds like its time for a replacement.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doctahjeph:
Any idea where to get parts?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
EBay or Google it...I have a parts cappy but seems like a common problem. So I'm holding into my parts
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
Got it fixed

Samsung captivate

glitch kernel

cyanogenmod 7 #57

OC and UV
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmurph3:
How did you fix it?

I also need to get mine fixed.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jusrertiner:
Broke the next day but I got a new one with the warranty

Samsung captivate

glitch kernel

cyanogenmod 7 #71

OC and UV
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
my buttons were sticking ( power button and volume down ) to on my Samsung Captivate , it got to the point where the power button was no longer working and my cappy was out of warranty. I just decided to take my captivate apart and disassemble it (i used this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8mRCcQ4jo for disassembley ) and then i located the power button and used some " CRC QD Electronic Cleaner " and just sprayed it (using the straw that CRC comes with) directly into the power button (when i say "spray" i mean i pushed the spray button for about 1 second). After spraying it i pressed the button like 20 times, then i sprayed some more and while spraying (spray for 1 second) i was pushing the button about another 20-30 times. I repeated the spray and push cycle about 10 times (which means i probably pressed the power button over 300 times ), I waited about 5 mins to make sure it was "dry" and then i put the battery back in and test it and It seemed to have cleaned it out and now my power button worked. Then i put everything back together.

Note: I tried to spray and press it with the cappy with the enclosure/case/body on but the button cover blocks the actual button and i was forced to actually disassemble the case, its not to hard just looks intimidating. whole process took me about 45 mins first time.

Note 2: CRC QD Electronic Cleaner can also be found at most local auto parts stores BE SURE TO GET THAT BRAND as it is non-conductive, i repeat GET THAT EXACT BRAND/MODEL Cleaner, cheaper brands might be conductive despite it saying it is safe or does not dry as fast and who knows what might happen, CRC is a known well brand and has a good rep)

...Hey where did that "thanks" button go!!... :)

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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muffdoc:
This has happened to me today, not so happy. I tried to take it apart, and I've sprained my Thumbnail with it almost 90% off, but I have no cleaner at home, but I have guitar picks and Ipod tools at work and Electrical Cleaner,(I work at a place that make control panels for commercial aircraft.) So I might have it fixed in the morning, or I'll get me a SkyRocket.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Modslut:
I just tried this solution and it did help power button functionality. It was fun taking the Captivate apart too! When I got to the spray part, I was hesitant to spray for one second. I think I did some micro-second sprays. In order to get the power button working more frequently, I did have to do one second sprays. I utilized the plastic straw that comes with the can in order to spray blast the the power button hardware. Try going from as many angles as you can. I'm sure pressing the power button right after spraying helps work the cleaner into the power button hardware. The majority of the help comes from the cleaner itself. Functionality is greatly improved. The button works about 75%-90% of the time instead of 5%.

I am glad I will not be paying $70 to Samsung or $65 with a local mobile repair shop to repair this anytime soon. My phone may be out of warranty, but why did the power button hardware degrade in the first place? Better QA Samsung! I will not be going with a new Galaxy II. And I will not be upgrading with ATT. Screw contracts and monopolistic companies! :cool:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
Glad to see u got it working to. If it works 75%-90 of times its probably just that it needed a tad bit more cleaing, but hey its like u said, 75%-90% is better than 5%.

Ill explain my theory on what happens. Over a period of time "gunk" dirt and debris get in between the button which is then further pushed down when u push the button to the point that it then gets underneath the "button housing". Once under there you also have moisture from the weather to showering in the bathroom that then softens, moistens, and then hardens this "gunk". Over a period of time of this happening the button then starts to fail and then needs cleaning.

Next time i clean it ill post a video or pics. But so far its been working fine for the past 4 months with no issues since my first cleaning. I cleaned it once and its been working great so far (Button Responds just like it did when it was new).

Sorry to hear you will not be getting another galaxy, i skipped the II myself, but that because ill be waiting for the III. However i am too skeptical of ATT, i am getting tired of ATT's pricing antics and wireless service, not to mention customer service is horrendous from wait time to the lack of knowledge they have. ATT is going downhill fast and has been for years...its just that they got such a monopoly its not even funny.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gangpe:
You sir, are my hero. I'm on ICS, and I had been reading that people thought the power button issue was software related, but whenever I'd pull my battery and put the battery back in, it would power on by itself.

Grabbed some CRC,disassembled, crossed my fingers, sprayed at every angle I could, then pressed the button multiple times. Once it was dry (I waited a minute), put the board back in and put the battery back. No auto power ons, then pushed the button. Magic.

Thank you sir, you have made my day.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
glad to hear it worked for u, it should work for a while, its been 8 months (since i cleaned it) and the power button still working great.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scythekain:
This is exactly what I was going to suggest. Unless its a mechanical failure most buttons fail at the contact point, that's why its a good thing our four main function buttons are cap active touch buttons.

Enjoy your newly reborn captivate captivate, maybe allow volume rocker to unlock screen so you are using those buttons as well?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
Any local known store that sell this? Like Radio shack... Home Depot etc??? THanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gangpe:
I got my can at AutoZone. Best $8 I've spent in a while.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
Thank you! I just got it from Advance Auto Parts... starting the process! I hope this works!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
This did not work for me :( :( :( ... My captivate keeps turning on by itself every time I put the battery in.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
mine used to do that, i remember it was a rom or bootloader or kernel i had flashed, i cant remember which one of the three, i just remember how annoying it was when it used to turn on by itself like that, im pretty sure its software based problem u have with the auto turn on.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
How you fixed?? I cannot enter in download mode or anything else because of this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
It is a hardware problem not a software problem at all...

:facepalm:

Go to MobileTechVideos and look for a button replacement. It is worth the money if you ask. And they don't cheat, very professional!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
Yup... thinking about doing that... Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
Oh yea, if u cant enter download or recovery mode or your button does not work at all then it is 100% sure a hardware problem. Your button is either really stuck or straight broken. If it is physically broken then u need a new button, if it is just sticky stuck then just keep cleaning it with the crc electronic cleaner.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmart:
Had 2 Captivates with this issue. The cleaning method worked for 1, but the other one was hardware. I sent it to mobiletechvideos.com they fixed for 30$.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sledutah:
Thanks. This got my wifes captivate working again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
glad to hear it worked out for you!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nelsocracy:
I had this same issue and tried it out. At first I was really upset because I turned it back on and not only did the power button still not work, but neither did my speaker, sdcard, or sim card!

I found out I had accidentally disconnected the sim and microsd board from the main board, so I had to take out the whole board to reconnect it. I also had been connecting the speaker in some other slot than where it is supposed to be (it should be under the blue tape and you have to flip up the little black tab to get it to grip in).

As for the power button, I just hadn't sprayed it enough. I had to really spray it for long sprays and keep pressing the power button like has been said in this thread. The whole phone was dripping with cleaner, but now it works perfectly!

Thanks! Thought I was going to have to get a new phone because of this (although I wouldn't mind an excuse to get an S3. . .)

Edit:

I referenced this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740022

Which was very helpful for seeing where everything is supposed to be connected.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmdrmonkey:
In my case this was an issue of gunk jamming the power button. Here's what I did:

1. Pulled the battery and sim chip

2. Took a q-tip and swabbed the power button with 91% isopropyl alcohol, making sure to get plenty in the cracks around the power button

3. Pressed the power button hard repeatedly about 20-30 times

4. Repeated steps 2 and 3 several times in order to work as much alcohol into the power button housing as possible

5. Put the phone in a ziploc full of white rice overnight to dry

The next day the power button was working perfectly again. Whether it will require dis-assembly probably depends on how badly it's jammed. I don't think mine was too bad.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mawaisz:
What about WD-40?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
WD-40 and Rubbing Alcohol

will short

out and break your phone

IF

u dont know what u are doing as they are conductive...i HIGHLY

do not

recommend either product.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mschandler76:
Do as b-eock suggested. I had the same thing going on and tried to clean it, it worked for me about a week then quit working all together. Sent it to MobileTechVideos and got it back today as good as new. It just sucks being without your phone for 1 - 1 1/2 weeks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanujt:
Well I had the same problem pop up today, out of nowhere. I figured it was a hardware problem and most likely the button contact was lose. I confirmed that when I took the battery out and put it back in, and the phone started on its own without my pressing the power button. I thought that the switch contact was perennially pressed, and wasn't in its plastic sheath (the notorious power button).

So took the battery out again and continuously pressed the power button multiple times, very fast. Put the battery back in and it didn't start automatically. Now the button's behaving fine. I likely brought the electrical contact back into its plastic sheath by performing this dumb act.

From most of what I read online, these power button issues sound like they're just bad contact issues. I suggest you try this dumb method first, and if it doesn't get fixed, go for the teardown cleanup.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
well my captivate power button is still working great months after the "cleaning". I think i might retire the phone as i'm thinking of giving into the Galaxy S3 or the ATT Note as they are the same thing if u are going ATT (i dunno why ATT/Samsung downgrade the hardware from the international version).....ATT Note seems to be a oversized ATT Galaxy S3.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rs3freak:
I have the same issue...couple days ago it completely stopped working ....I'm able to wake my phone by my volume buttons and make it sleep by a sleep app that has a widget....getting my button replaced Tuesday!!! Excitedddddd :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raulgrande:
IT WORKED!

I did exactly what you told me to do and it didn't work the first time.

So the second time I went in and I went in hard! At this point I would've rather broken my phone than pay $30 usd to fix the button. I blasted the button with the QD electronic Cleaner spray using the straw, I had no remorse, I kept spraying, pressing, spraying pressing. Still didn't work. So this time I went in again and started pulling apart the metal that housed the plastic button with a very thin box cutter so the spray could reach down into the recess I just created. I held the phone in the position where gravity would pull the liquid(spray) down into the button. I sprayed again and again clicking the button several hundred times, I kept pulling on the metal so make room for the liquid to go down. I used a q tip to try to push the liquid down and I also tried to protect the other parts of the phone from being sprayed with my box cutter. I tried everything.

So when It was time to put the battery back in and see if it worked, I was scared because it didn't instantly turn on, which is what I was used to. So i tried to press the power button and it turned on! Now i manually have to turn the phone on when I insert the battery. I got this phone used from a friend and whenever i stuck the battery in, the phone automatically booted up with the att logo.

So it was running well but I realized the phone wasn't locking after 30 seconds which is what i set it to. I tried out the 'keynumbertracker' app that i got somewhere from xda forums and it said the 116 button was repeatedly being pressed, the 116 button is the power button. I thought maybe i hadn't let the phone dry off enough so i took the battery out and let it dry out for longer.

Then everything worked after that, no problems as of yet! Thanks everyone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayxtime:
It Worked!

I just tried your trick with my phone and it worked! I'm so grateful I don't have to tear it down. Thank you!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdabomb911:
This cleaning worked for me as well! I was very fortunate anyway- my wife bought me a Galaxy Nexus (thus my last time being in these Cappy forums) and I upgraded her from an Iphone 3G to the Captivate, but my power button was DEAD right before i got her on it. Literally got that phone just in the nick of time. Now I realize it wasnt my phone that was "freezing" up, rather the power button wouldnt be working! Especially more so the case since i dindt have the volume buttons as a wake. Luckily since she wasn't used to the phone, I mapped the search key to be a power off and use volume up/down as screen wake. Slightly annoying to her, but she wasn't muscle memoried to the phone like I was.

Thus I bought this electric cleaner from Amazon. I opened the Cappy up- sprayed the holy hell outta it while pressing the button. Worked without putting the case on (i.e. put battery in, phone didnt turn on). When I put the case on, it started automatically powering up, so I sprayed the buttons interior (the case) one time over to see how that worked. BAM! Everything all good now- she has a proper power button!!

Thanks to you all- I didn't believe this would actually do it, but I'm glad to be wrong.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackcatvn:
Thanks godness, I just try it for luck and it`s working. Thx you so much :good:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thunder_54:
Wish I'd seen this sooner!

WOOW! I've been living with a "broken" power button for at least 6 months now. Hopefully tonight I'll pick up some of this cleaner fluid and do the procedure mentioned in this topic!

Lol I even made a topic earlier about this. I guess it is a pretty common issue. Thank you all so much, I've found every work around possible up until this point, but to actually find a fix is amazing!! I hope I can finally fix it tonight. I'll update you guys if I do :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scythekain:
I just recently had power button issues, for me pressing the button in a "normal" in and out fashion did not work and the action of the button felt loose. Kind of a capacitive style touch (rubbing the button from the back of the case to the front of the device) would activate it.

I took the device apart (completely, unsnapping the case and inspected my outer power button and it looked fine, the switch externally looked fine. Put it back together the problem persisted.

Searched XDA found this thread and took the device COMPLETELY apart. i think that's important.

You need to get the Contact cleaner INTO the switch. I sprayed for 10 sec, pressed several times, sprayed, pressed. Then let dry for 5 - 10 minutes. I would suggest spraying ALL of the buttons and contacts that you can while you have it open.

To take it apart (This is probably already explained in the video earlier) take out all six screws (two are under the battery slider). Pull apart the plastic tabs on the side, then pull at the bottom until the snaps release. DO NOT use a metal screwdriver as this will damage the device. After you release the bottom, pull the releases towards the top. Be careful with your USB slider it's only attached to the screen side.

### I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BREAK YOUR DEVICE OR CAUSE THERMO NUCLEAR WAR ###
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scythekain:
So I either didn't clean my contact button well enough, or the plastic button itself no longer has enough tension.

Either way the problem is back and worse than ever. The power button is to the point now that it doesn't even work. :( I might try the tear down again and blast cleaner in their again but this time for longer like XDAbomb did above.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCMilleniuM:
I have tried the solution, but it doesn't seems to work

I have the cappy for about two years now, CM7 installed (fastest/stable room ever), I bought it second hand on ebay. a few months ago this power button issue started to happen at that time I just pressed the button repetitible for about 100 times and it started to work again. Now it does not work at all, I have teared the phone twice, tomorrow I'll look at another bottle of contact cleaner. A couple of months ago I found the button replacement but I can find the link anymore. Does anyone have replaced it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronniereiff:
I had this problem and just used an app to wake my phone using the volume button. I got tired of that though so I took my phone apart and loobe the button up with some electronics cleaner and some WD40. Works just fine now...!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
WD40 is conductive, im glad it worked out for you, but i do not recommend using WD40 on electronics.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schmittfaced:
Yea avoid wd40 for sure....but non conductive electronics cleaner works great saved the power button on my cappy as well
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JCMilleniuM:
Electronic cleaner has not worked

I am trying to change the physical button. A cappy heres costs 400 USD. USED! :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Contact Josh at mobiletechvideos .com - He can fix it for a small fee.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nespid:
Where are you located that it costs so much?

I did a partial takedown and used some compressed air to get my nexus s power button to work again.

I'm not sure if anyone recommended a kernel with volume wake or touch2 wake?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Pretty sure Semaphore has it. Can use a market app to turn your screen off with a button.

Can also change your wake button to the volume.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nespid:
Thanks.

I forgot to recommend that. I use screen off myself.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saditch:
Thank you [MENTION=3099681]XeoNoX[/MENTION]!! Your method worked perfectly to fix a stuck button on my i777. Glad I found this! :victory:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
welcome, glad it worked out :p
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unknownally:
Did not work for me on my Samsung Galaxy S2 T989
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krazy_smokezalot:
Well I have the same problem I have not tried the electronic cleaner solution YET...will try on Monday hopefully.... Also mine just powers up and tries to boot cm7 but says something was not found... Normally wen installing cm7 it would install then reboot and finish the installation but in my case it didn't it just rebooted and constantly tries to boot but fails and just automatically reboots, I'm trying to get into download mode or recovery but I can't as I'm having issues with the power button:crying: any idea guys
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeoNoX:
the way u say it reboots makes it sound more like a soft bootloop, u should try going to download mode and odin back to stock.