Help Power and Volume buttons stopped working

[kracked dude]

HELP! The Power and Volume buttons stopped working. I can turn the screen on by holding down both volume buttons which also brings up the power menu that you usually get when holding down the power button. I can turn the phone on if its off by reinserting the battery.
What's going on? Can anyone help?
Samsung Replenish
Pheonix rom
Stock kernal
Link2sd enabled

 

[Frisco]

HELP! The Power and Volume buttons stopped working. I can turn the screen on by holding down both volume buttons which also brings up the power menu that you usually get when holding down the power button. I can turn the phone on if its off by reinserting the battery.
What's going on? Can anyone help?
Samsung Replenish
Pheonix rom
Stock kernal
Link2sd enabled

Welcome to the forums, kracked dude.

I'm thinking dirt and/or moisture. You'll see advice to use compressed air blown in for that; I advise to never do that as the danger of blowing the debris deeper into the device is likely.

Instead, with the device off, use a small attachment on a vacuum cleaner and carefully try to draw the dirt out of the button areas. Tap very gently with something like a butter knife handle or small screw driver. Keep vacuuming, etc.

Also, rubbing alcohol swabbed in with cotton can work wonders for cleaning, as it displaces moisture and evaporates quickly, leaving the device undamaged.

 

[kracked dude]

Welcome to the forums, kracked dude.

I'm thinking dirt and/or moisture. You'll see advice to use compressed air blown in for that; I advise to never do that as the danger of blowing the debris deeper into the device is likely.

Instead, with the device off, use a small attachment on a vacuum cleaner and carefully try to draw the dirt out of the button areas. Tap very gently with something like a butter knife handle or small screw driver. Keep vacuuming, etc.

Also, rubbing alcohol swabbed in with cotton can work wonders for cleaning, as it displaces moisture and evaporates quickly, leaving the device undamaged.

Thanks for the welcome and thanks for responding. I don't think its a dirt problem because why would dirt cause the volume button to act as the power button? Doesn't that sound more like a software/hardware issue?

 

[Anita]

Did you ever get it to work again? My power button is not working either. Thanks

 

[kracked dude]

Did you ever get it to work again? My power button is not working either. Thanks

It turns on and off at will mostly off though.