[mymeatb18]

hi,
i recently bought a used 8900 which is unlocked and i guess from germany because it has a QWERTZ key board but that doesnt bother me. Anyways the real problem is when i first got it, it had i believe 4.6 OS and when i did a battery pull it would turn on normally but about 5 seconds after turning on it would turn off and start the cycle again and just keep cycling on and off. So i updated the OS to 5.0.0.681 and again i tried the same thing, but still the same result. i even tried a different battery but no luck still the same. The only way to get the phone to fully turn on after a battery pull or reboot is when its connected to a power source. the only thing that works is when the phone is powered off or on with the power button which is not the same as a battery pull/reboot.

is there anybody that can help me with this problem, anything would be greatly appreciated.

[Dubdub]

Did you try a new battery?

Did you take out the SD card?

[mymeatb18]

yeah i tried with a known working battery. my wife has the same phone but locked and from the us and i tired with her battery, she has no problem doing a batt pull/reboot.

i also tired without sd card and without sim card and have the same problem

would wiping the device and possibly using the os provided in the forum work or worth a try?

[somerandomguy]

A FULL wipe, might solve this.

MIGHT.

This is why you always buy your phones locally; make sure they boot up and you can make a call or send a text before you hand over the cash.

good luck!

[mymeatb18]

alright i will try the full wipe tonight and i will let u know thanks but is there any ideas as to why this could be happening?

[mymeatb18]

well problem not fixed i even updated os to 5.0.0.822 do u think maybe a hybrid os might work?

[Grinavirex]

Originally Posted by mymeatb18

yeah i tried with a known working battery. my wife has the same phone but locked and from the us and i tired with her battery, she has no problem doing a batt pull/reboot.

i also tired without sd card and without sim card and have the same problem

would wiping the device and possibly using the os provided in the forum work or worth a try?

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[quickdollar]

I have not tried a new battery but this is going to be new thing. As we should apply all that.

[mymeatb18]

Originally Posted by quickdollar

I have not tried a new battery but this is going to be new thing. As we should apply all that.

what?

[mymeatb18]

well i bought a new battery and fully charged it, and found that with the battery fully charged, the phone would turn on after a battery pull but anything less than full charge would revert back to the same problem

[somerandomguy]

That is really weird! Call your carrier and check with them about your insurance policy and all that stuff.