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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
SkyICS 7.4 Stock, eugene streamline kernel r1, 192-1.566, sio, Lionheart

Settings exactly as stated, been running like that for 18 days exactly, as revenge of macnut came out 3/2/12. it's been on skyics 7.4 stock since 2/12/2012.

if there is any undervolting it was built into the kernel, i did not undervolt. overclock set on boot with voltage control..it doesn't start it until about 15 seconds after boot. so theoretically it isn't starting at boot, but maybe the slight overclock (44mhz) killed it LOL.

internal litmus paper was red...but it hasn't gotten wet...ever...i take pretty good care of my phones...dropped it a couple times, broke the glass, replaced it already....

it did get warm today, so maybe temperature related..only thing i can think of at this time...it's sitting in rice right now, open, as the red litmus paper has me confused........or maybe the lcd failed, and is triggering this...IDK...

my friend has a USB jig I might try...he is working until 9pm edt, so might pick that up tonight...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Damn, that sucks man. Sorry to hear that, hope it been be saved!

Sent from SKYROCKET

NexusMod 4.0

Faux 010m
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
word, thanks dude. I'll post an update after rice treatment and usb jig...don't have high hopes unfortunately, but only time will tell

update:

didn't pick up the jig last night..going to tonight...will update later...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
I'm thinking this is a battery issue or a problem with the battery connection.

The reason I say this is that if you remove the battery entirely from your phone and plug it in, it just keeps vibrating intermittently as stated above and seen in video.

Not sure what the solution is yet, but I have Joosty's phone coming my way that I hope to be able to repair. I'm guessing that the battery connection is the problem.

Will report back with any results...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
will be interesting to know. I can double check that angle later today once I'm done work too. it was still doing it this morning.

right now back cover and back side of phone is wide open so I can see PCB, and when holding battery in place it does the same thing....i'll double check the contacts and try pushing further into/more evenly onto the contacts too....

i'm picking the jig up tonight though for sure, so I will see if it is something with that too.

glad to hear that someone else is actively looking into it too, maybe we'll figure this out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
so just got home....tried making sure battery made good contact, pushing so all connectors had good even contact.

no change.

tried bending out a bit, no change...

tried scraping battery contacts and terminal in phone, then wiped with rubbing alcohol to ensure nothing was on it...no change. same symptoms..

LOL i very well could be overlooking something, long day at work....i might just hold off until later though, try with the jig.

--

UPDATE:

still reboots with the jig..i didn't have high hopes tbh, but w/e...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
xtechx, do you know if you had nfc enabled by any chance?

I'm still going with the battery theory, and nfc is embedded in the battery itself.

I won't be able to try anything until March 28th when the phone arrives, but I'll have two extra batteries to test it with.

Worst case scenario, you may be able to pay to get the phone fixed with a jtag service. Not sure if they could help in the case of a phone showing water damage, but may be worth a shot if all else fails. Talk to these guys and they'll let you know upfront if their service is likely to fix your phone: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-brick-repair/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
first android I've had that has had problems, so I"m just not really sure what to try.

typically NFC has been disabled. maybe it came on by itself though, the 727 has weird bugs in the firmware. i do know someone with a 727r, so I can try putting my battery in his phone maybe and toggling it on and off to make sure it's off...not sure if that would help or make a difference being a different phone.

i've got the new phone on order, so I can try whatever with the 727. ya that was the next thing I was thinking of, was jtag repair....at work, I"ll have to check out later...definitely open to try anything though....it can be a guinea pig phone lol...

ya, the water damage is from a night it spent out in like -15 deg celcius, and I brought it inside the next day (it's when my screen broke, bad night drinking LOL)...that was January 7th though....I would have thought it would have done something earlier than that...but who knows.

by the way, it seems to blue screen, like a windows PC...literally a quick BSOD then it reboots and goes into 1 second vibrate intervals
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
My mp3s or otherwise on my microSD have multiplied. There are two or three copies of every single file. First time using my microSD since my skyrocket died.

Update:

They were just dummy files (0kb) I removed with my computer but there were files with same filename and bracket number at the end... Weird..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Juicy555:
I think I remember my phone doing this from a bad build.prop edit, it would boot then shut off but I was able to stay in download mode when I entered it..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ptgptg:
hey, I 've got the same symptoms. Started Saturday afternoon. I was playing a game and all of a sudden, the screen went blank. Went to turn it back on and all I got was the one second vibrations. Pulled the battery, no luck. Tried charging it, no luck. I cannot even get it to reset. I was able to get the Samsung screen briefly if I hold the volume and power buttons.

I am stock. Have not fcuked with this phone much at all. So it is really weird.

All I really want to do is get my pictures off of it. Any thoughts or suggestions? AT&T is sending me another one, so all I really want is my data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ptgptg:
Well, now I'm thinking it is a battery issue. Just plugged it into my usb at work and now it is starting up fine. To the OP and anyone else with this problem, check the battery. What's weird is that I plugged it into my charger at home and I got the same vibrations (every few seconds or so), so I though it was the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Tried this. It actually just starts pulse vibrating as soon as the cable is plugged. Does the same with AC and no battery too. On battery it at least shows the kernel boot logo for a half a second, before it reboots then does the pulse vibrating...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Well, I have joosty's old phone and it is behaving exactly as described in the OP.

It starts vibrating as soon as I put the battery in. I've tried two other (fully charged) batteries and neither made a difference.

I can get the download mode option to show up for a second and then it's gone, and then the vibrating starts again.

I've tried every possible key combo and other random tricks from things I've seen around the web (soft reset of the battery, etc), but nothing appears to be helping. I'm starting to think this is not fixable.

What's more concerning is that I saw one person suggest to someone in a similar situation that this could be symptomatic of a motherboard failure. I don't think even a jtag could repair that.

Does anyone out there know if a jtag might fix this? Or, will Samsung do a warranty replacement if I don't have a receipt and am not the original purchaser (I'm pretty sure the answer is no but thought I'd ask...)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
BUMP! I sent an email to MobileTech asking if they thought they'd be able to repair based on the symptoms, but I have a suspicion they'd rather charge me to diagnose it after I send it to them than just write back.

Or, they're just really busy, as they posted on their site. I just don't want to pay for shipping and diagnostic charges only to be told that it was something a jtag couldn't fix (or something that would cost more to fix than the value of the phone).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
He told me his suspicion and said he might be able to fix it. I'm likely going to chance it. If it doesn't work whatever I can likely sell the new LCD I put in a couple weeks ago. Took a couple days for me to get a response so don't worry..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
BOOM!!!! I fixed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew it was a battery or battery connection issue. I removed the back plating and noticed that there was some lint on the inside that was bridging the battery connections (I don't know the tech terms, sorry).

Used some air duster and blew it out. Reassembled and it is working like a charm now.

(If Joosty is reading this, I did a factory data reset--including USB storage--immediately so no worries about any personal data you may have had on there.)

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

EDIT: For anyone trying this fix just thought I'd mention that I used a 1/16 screwdriver to get the screws out and that getting the cover off was a little tricky--I thought I was going to break the plastic when trying to pop it off. Also, the volume rocker button falls right out so make sure to watch for that...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Awesome job dude!! As there have been other reports of this issue, its great to know what is most likely causing it! Very well done my friend.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Thanks man! I am so glad I didn't try to send this in for a jtag repair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Interesting. I wish mine was the same. I double checked this though, twice. The area you speak of looks clean to me. Already took this apart before when I changed my screen.

I've attached shots. When my phone died the power button when I short tapped it thought it was long pressed. It might have failed/stuck in a way so it just always turns it off and on right away. Possibly from the apparent water damage a couple months ago. The only concerning thing is the fact it literally blue screens like a PC would right before it reboots.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Damn it! Was really hoping this would help you out. I wouldn't think that water damage from 2 months ago would just be having effects now. Hope the power button fix works!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
so it is a failed power button that caused my issue. it was stuck on turning my phone off and on continuously. the part is being sourced and I will have my skyrocket back at a later date.

just providing an update.

cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Juicy555:
1 post & no proof, seems legit.

Theirs already a website that does it for 50$.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chappatti:
Agreed. Happened to me. Put it on external charger for at least 2-3 hours. Booted back again. Repeated vibrate means no charge. WILL NOT BOOT EVEN IF YOU HAVE CHARGER CONNECTED.

YOU NEED TO LET IT GET SOME CHARGE.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Got my phone back. It's fully functional. Going to have to have to try some ROMs on it for ****s and giggles, when I have time. Probably over the long weekend.

I sent my phone to mobiletechvideos.com. Highly recommended. Definitely won't be let down. If I need their services in the future, they will be getting my business again, that's for sure.

Again, for those unaware of my situation, I had a failed power button. It was stuck on turning my phone on and off repeatedly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Awesome news! Love hearing that stuff like this is fixable. Thank you for the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JoseAmaralJr78:
I had the same thign happend to me the passed few days. after troubleshooting it for a couple days, we attempted to open up the phone, got in the inside and turned out to be a stuck power button. all working well now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jooosty:
I wanted to check on my old phone and am glad you resolved the issue! I am back with samsung using a note 2 and couldnt be happier.

I knew it was a hardware issue lol. I guess a $50 skyrocket with a otterbox defender was a good deal huh!?

Big up to you man. Will PM as well
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EpTouch91:
I have been using this rom and for some reason, no matter what I do, I cannot get the vibrate to work when I get a text/email/call.

Does anyone have this problem??:confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aksmith34:
I been having the same issue on every ics build I've been on so far. I had it on calks and venoms.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bdpatch:
Its a noted ICS bug. Its not the ROM's fault. I have the same issue with mine on the BLEND ICS ROM.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gotpb40:
The Andromnia project so old and have a short battery life. Anyone know about this?
[Galaxy S II General] anirudh4444:
I tried both of these and think the Touchwiz launcher's animations and transitions run on the CPU and is hence affected in Powersaving Mode (Frame rate drops), but with Nova Launcher and full GPU rendering, the phone is perfectly fluid even with Powersaving mode. Can anyone confirm this?
[Galaxy S II General] sirholm:
Will test later today.
[Galaxy S II General] xmoo:
I first tried Launcher Go ex (or what ever it's called).

Now I'm on Nova Launcher Prime ($4), and it's a lot better.

In combination with the Pro Widgets.

Does it automaticly do full GPU or have you enabled it in de developers settings?
[Galaxy S II General] anirudh4444:
Seems to be doing full GPU accel without enabling the force option. I have currently disabled the force 2d GPU thing as it causes the wallpaper app to FC.
[Galaxy S II General] droid_1989:
I'm using Nova Launcher now with DarkyRom, I have to say I would prefer TW, but not sure if there's a CWM flashable version of stock(or something that has TW included) yet.

Nova seems to work fine for me, it does look more like ICS, i've not tested battery life to the max yet, flashed it yesterday, at work now, let's see how long it lasts me on a full day of normal/to high usage.
[Galaxy S II General] kelvs:
I'm on Apex
[Galaxy S II General] anirudh4444:
TW lags horribly with System Power Saving on!
[Galaxy S II General] xmoo:
You think forcing it will give battery issues?

No FC's here when enabled.
[Galaxy S II General] tipu2185:
I am also on Apex. It works best for me. :)
[Galaxy S II General] anirudh4444:
It shouldnt affect battery adversely. Will confirm after testing. With Force 2D option, you are able to set a wallpaper from your gallery? I experience FC's when I try to do that.
[Galaxy S II General] xmoo:
Yes, I have a cute picture of my sisters baby as background.
[Galaxy S II General] Weidii:
I am also on Apex. It works best for me. its free
[Galaxy S II General] Bl@ck:
Apex launcher is much better than nova, just saying.
[Galaxy S II General] pahardie:
I was on nova but someone here recommended apex and Im now converted.

Free and very customizable.

Wish Samsung / and others would give you the ability to choose the native look though. I thought Google were going to make everyone do this?
[Galaxy S II General] dorian95:
Yep, Apex is best i think.

Just upgraded to official ICS and with Apex it looks totally like Galaxy Nexus. I dont care about white clock and green battery on status bar, the only thing I wish is better settings.apk(with ICS feel on it) and normal lock screen(Still cant understand, why they didnt wanted to put more functionality on it, camera or dialer/sms. Why did they choose that emtpy lock thingy).
[Galaxy S II General] levigbj:
I prefer a simpler experience, I have installed AndyX, and I prefer Trebuchet
[Galaxy S II General] .IC3M4N.:
You can always get TWlauncher back through DarkyOTA app. I answered this question by searching Google. Remember...Google is your friend do not be scared to use it. Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
Is there any ICS themed launcher that allows you to place the digital clock widget at the top of the screen? They all kick it down 1 line. Also, it would need to allow the accuweather widget to be resized properly, without having text that overlaps.

I have yet to find a launcher aside from Touchwiz that does this.
[Galaxy S II General] omegajester:
I much rather prefer 360launcher. Does the job awesome for me. Apex is kinda stuttery for me me, and Go Launcher icons are somewhat smaller than the rest.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III leaked prototype
[Galaxy S II General] dchn2:
In Nova you can resize widget to cut out the blank spaces above and below the clock. once done you'll get your 4x1 clock back.
[Galaxy S II General] Tombias:
Trebuchet is verrry sloowww.

I am now trying sslauncher. It's different then the standard look and feel.

Next I give Apex a try.
[Galaxy S II General] Traace:
Same its a very nice ICS free Launcher
[Galaxy S II General] ChriisM:
I use nova and then switch to TW but i'm back on gb
[Galaxy S II General] tietherope:
Thanks! Unfortunately accuweather still has issues.
[Galaxy S II General] Eggomallow:
Could someone post screenshots of Apex and Nova Launcher on the Galaxy S II? Just wondering what it looks like with the TW icons and such.
[Galaxy S II General] a67543210:
Go Launcher. You can create folders on the home screen and in the app drawer.
[Galaxy S II General] dorian95:
Here you go. Apex launcher, stock official ICS rom.

Looks very cool for me, but Sammy should improve old icons a bit. Still cant understand why they're keep changing dialer icon from good, to ugly.
[Galaxy S II General] omeryounos:
Apex is amazing. Same interface as galaxy nexus. Check screen shots in google play.
[Galaxy S II General] kelvs:
Guys on Apex, is it possible to turn off the app shortcut automatically being put on the homescreen after installation ?
[Galaxy S II General] blunted09:
i think that is an ics feature actually.
[Galaxy S II General] danielsf:
You have to go into the play store, press menu and settings and untick auto add widgets option, then everything will be fine :)
[Galaxy S II General] mathsmart:
I used nova free but now on apex i have a lot more features for free than nova and its seem more responsive

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9100 avec Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] flydev:
100% agree ... apex is sooo much better than nova
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Apex for me too
[Galaxy S II General] DarkOmnius:
Hello everyone I'm interested in this too. I'm a noob in regards to android development. Is this easy to install, can I just install this from andriod market?

I'm assuming i need to install ics for this first right?

Do i need to install a rom for this or flash anything etc?

What should i do as a bit of a noob that wants a different kind of experience and a smooth ics experience, install a launcher such as this or a rom such as ressurectionrom?
[Galaxy S II General] dorian95:
You can install Apex Launcher only if you have ICS rom on your phone(you can install it from google play store). To flash the latest ROM go to the official thread on xda about it, it's easy to install, but keep in mind, that most of your apps/settings will be deleted after flashing.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkOmnius:
Ok and if I wait for the Kies update for ICS then my apps and settings wont be deleted right?

Am i right that Apex launcher replaces touchwiz? Is it as fast and smooth? Is there any need for a dev rom like Ressurection (which seems really complex to install)? Sorry for all the questions. :)
[Galaxy S II General] etotheo:
Make sure to back up. I didn't loose any apps or SMS / call history. I used Titanium and SMS Backup (I think) . One compaint with ICS is my Exchange Server now has a connection error...

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] etotheo:
Oh ya. Apex rocks.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] robsoniqe:
Can i change icons in apex?or other without root?

Wysłane z mojego GT-I9100 za pomocą Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] peachpuff:
Best part about it.
[Galaxy S II General] MaBlo:
Yeah and you can also use ADW icon packs.
[Galaxy S II General] E_Goldstein:
in all honestly I prefer Apex Launcher over Nova because you dont have to pay for the extra features, Apex has them already
[Galaxy S II General] xZeDgEx:
Apex has made this more bearable. Anyway to get the stock calendar widget?
[Galaxy S II General] raxidian:
nova is smoother, at least in the latest versions.

Apex has more features for free.

Still I got Nova Prime and can't complain, don't know how there's people still using TW.
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
Nova takes a leak on Touchwiz from a considerable height.
[Galaxy S II General] Vivoin3d:
I used TW for a few hours and then changed to apex with ICS icons (ICS Theme from kovdev). Had Nova for a few minutes as well but prefered apex (running as system now). I think it is way better then TW - very fluid, no crashes (thought, didn't have them with TW either), low battery drain and it looks really great :)
[Galaxy S II General] digz6666:
Apex launcher is cool!

But there's some space on top of clock, application monitor widget looks ugly.
[Galaxy S II General] nathsgames:
I like Nova. I prefer it to Trebuchet and TW of course.

But any TW fans, you need to check oout Appzorter, it at least makes TW useable!
[Galaxy S II General] kelvs:
Awesome ! Thanks !
[Galaxy S II General] retrend:
just put the new rom on and this apex launcher straight away. seems quite a nice basic ics launcher, i dont love it though. smooth though
[Galaxy S II General] browngeek:
Apex for me as well. Tried Nova and its good, but Apex at the moment is free, which is a major benefit.

Previously I bought Launcher Pro and it was great. But the fact that I paid for it an development stopped kind of jadded me a bit about buying another launcher.

Understand that devs need money, but I do find that US$4 for Nova is priced a bit too high, esp when there are alternatives (like Apex) which are for free at present.

Now I fully expect Apex to eventually be paid for, and if its set at the right price (for me US$2 or less) I would pay for it.
[Galaxy S II General] pnevroq:
Wouldn't agree more. I remember this situation with LauncherPro which I paid for too and development stopped. Actually also the same goes for ADW Launcher.

Apex in this situation looks better, it has development, just recently I've gotten new update.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkOmnius:
Ok guys if nova prime was free too would you guys go for that or does Apex have other advantages too? Which one runs smoother and looks more like stock ics?
[Galaxy S II General] el_mat:
how to sort apps in my order and not in alphabetical order in menu with nova launcher?
[Galaxy S II General] pnevroq:
Hmm, the ROM i am using is CM9, the launcher is Apex - runnings very smooth. I can compare it to Trebuchet though. Let's say Apex gives more space for action, it expands the functionality and at the same time looks about the same as a Trebuchet.
[Galaxy S II General] Armstrong Dicksmasher:
Apex launcher is generally good for me.Expect I seem to have few bugs.

1)Wallpaper not displaying properly.Seems to be enlarged.

2)Some widget like stock email widget cannot be displayed because "no more room" error.

Anyone else having same issues as me?
[Galaxy S II General] eRPeeX:
Is it possible to import the homescreens from TW in apex?
[Galaxy S II General] francodekin:
ok after reading trough this post i decided to give apex launcher a try and all i can say is wow! wow!! wow!!:D

just a quick one though, how do i revert back to touchwiz if i ever change my mind?