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[SOLVED] I can't enter bootloader? (How-to?)

Hi!
I know I am supposed to press volume down and dow a soft-reset but this only boots my phone as normal soft reset. I do not see the tri-band boot screen that people are talking about. I have a Swedish phone ...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=402530&highlight=Hard+Reset
No offence mate. Everyone is more than happy to help, but it wouldn't hurt running a simple search first.
All the best.

I know its in order to insult people how do not search , but I was asking for the boot loader - not about Hard Reset

oops..
sorry.. haven't had my coffee yet

go to bootloader is:
Try this
hold down button and press (red) reset button
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395795&highlight=bootloader
(again got this from search too.. )

I have tried all of the buttons and no one lets me do a bootloader

Press Volume Down and KEEP it pressed until you get the bootloader screen. So...do not release the volume down after you've pressed the reset buton

That finally did it
thanks!

Vol Down+Power Buttons are not working when trying to flash!!!

Hi,
I've searched alot for this kinda problem but it seems I AM the only one who has this problem.
I had succesfully installed R2AA0010 UK ROM 4 months ago using Micro SD Method, but now when i'm trying to upgrade it to R3A version the Volume Down+Power Button is not working and I can make it to tri color screen. (Just nothing happens)
I've tried SSPL Manual as well but it stops on screen "Loading..." and nothing is happening!
Please help!!!

isp_85 said:
Hi,
I've searched alot for this kinda problem but it seems I AM the only one who has this problem.
I had succesfully installed R2AA0010 UK ROM 4 months ago using Micro SD Method, but now when i'm trying to upgrade it to R3A version the Volume Down+Power Button is not working and I can make it to tri color screen. (Just nothing happens)
I've tried SSPL Manual as well but it stops on screen "Loading..." and nothing is happening!
Please help!!!
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vol down and the press the power key and keep pressing it till u see the tricolor screen.....don stop even if ur feel the vibration!!!

agent_47 said:
vol down and the press the power key and keep pressing it till u see the tricolor screen.....don stop even if ur feel the vibration!!!
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Yes, I did it. but no luck!
Any Idea???

try to hard reset first... then try to charge the new ROM.

wazaaappp said:
try to hard reset first... then try to charge the new ROM.
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how to hard reset then?
EDIT: I've found how to hard reset but when i'm pressing the silver buttons they're also doing nothing. (The WM will come up normally)
I think i'm gonna lose it

You can just load the bootloader from the windows directory...
I think it is called botloader.exe
there is only 1 o... try to open that .exe bootloader should show up and you are ready to flash.

You can just load the bootloader from the windows directory...
I think it is called botloader.exe
there is only 1 o... try to open that .exe bootloader should show up and you are ready to flash.
Edit: Your topic is misleading.... you said vol down and power button doesn't work but obviously it works....

You can just load the bootloader from the windows directory...
I think it is called botloader.exe
there is only 1 o... try to open that .exe bootloader should show up and you are ready to flash.
Edit: Your topic is misleading.... you said vol down and power button doesn't work but obviously it works....
Use clear storage to hard reset....and if you are doing sd card method maybe you forgot to rename your file into kovsimg.nbh or whatever it's suppose to be

poetryrocksalot said:
You can just load the bootloader from the windows directory...
I think it is called botloader.exe
there is only 1 o... try to open that .exe bootloader should show up and you are ready to flash.
Edit: Your topic is misleading.... you said vol down and power button doesn't work but obviously it works....
Use clear storage to hard reset....and if you are doing sd card method maybe you forgot to rename your file into kovsimg.nbh or whatever it's suppose to be
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Thanks for reply!
Yes, I can go to tricolor screen through windows but as i said it will stop at "Loading..." screen. I've read the instructions and I renamed it to kovsimg.nbh as well.
I cannot hard reset using the silver buttons but I did it with clear storage icon! but nothing changed!!!!
I think my topic is correct, I didn't mean that my vol down and power buttons are corrupted or damaged, I mean It's not working when i'm trying to flash!
Any Idea?

isp_85 said:
how to hard reset then?
EDIT: I've found how to hard reset but when i'm pressing the silver buttons they're also doing nothing. (The WM will come up normally)
I think i'm gonna lose it
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turn off
take out battery and stylus
press silver buttons
turn on (keep pressing silver)
stylus in the hole in the back
5 secs
boot
try

wazaaappp said:
turn off
take out battery and stylus
press silver buttons
turn on (keep pressing silver)
stylus in the hole in the back
5 secs
boot
try
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Yes, that's what I exactly did! But the normal windows will come up!

HR through settings
another way to hard reset it to go
start > settings > system tab > clear storage
then press 1234 and press yes

maybe your spl is a bit damaged cause you can't hard reset and you can't flash sspl
try flashing hspl again

to hard reset
switch off
press both silver buttons
just press power button briefly, dont hold power button.
keep pressing both silver buttons till reset screen
hope this helps.

Holy crap you guys I do not know why I triple posted...
Thanks for reply!
Yes, I can go to tricolor screen through windows but as i said it will stop at "Loading..." screen. I've read the instructions and I renamed it to kovsimg.nbh as well.
I cannot hard reset using the silver buttons but I did it with clear storage icon! but nothing changed!!!!
I think my topic is correct, I didn't mean that my vol down and power buttons are corrupted or damaged, I mean It's not working when i'm trying to flash!
Any Idea?
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Next time you can call this screen the bootloader screen... don't call it volume down and power button because it is very misleading...

hi mate.i can tell you your x1 is dead.because my phone has exactly same problem.i took my x1 to SE service and they change my touch pad navigation panel and navigation buttons.just 2days later phone got dead again now none off my buttons are functioning.i am gonna claim new phone from them.because they also gave same crack to phone panel as well.so dont spent your time.just bring back your phone to orginal condition and send to repair.everything your stock version orginal spl and orginal rom etc...i will let you know what SE tell me.cheers
ps: people complain about crack in their case.this issue (my buttons are not working any more) is very common nowadays we must complain to SE as well.this issue needs new sticky topic.thanks

human75 said:
hi mate.i can tell you your x1 is dead.because my phone has exactly same problem.i took my x1 to SE service and they change my touch pad navigation panel and navigation buttons.just 2days later phone got dead again now none off my buttons are functioning.i am gonna claim new phone from them.because they also gave same crack to phone panel as well.so dont spent your time.just bring back your phone to orginal condition and send to repair.everything your stock version orginal spl and orginal rom etc...i will let you know what SE tell me.cheers
ps: people complain about crack in their case.this issue (my buttons are not working any more) is very common nowadays we must complain to SE as well.this issue needs new sticky topic.thanks
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But my silver keys are working in the windows normally

i get to the bootloader screen by pressing the camera- and the powerbutton. maybe that will work for you too?!

One thing else!
I can get to the bootloader screen by runnig the SSPL Manual in windows but the phone gets stock on "Loading..." screen and nothings happening!
I don't want to loose it

isp_85 said:
One thing else!
I can get to the bootloader screen by runnig the SSPL Manual in windows but the phone gets stock on "Loading..." screen and nothings happening!
I don't want to loose it
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U need to copy Rom which U want to upgrade to SD card. If u want cooked room so flash Hard-SPL, and then it will automatically install rom U want. or if stock Rom so flash Hard-SPL back to stocks.

I can not make hard reset :(

Help me please guys I can not make a hard reset or flash a new ROM with the sd card method. (right volume button and power button). also hard reset doesn't work. (press both silver button and power button).
before always its OK but now i only flash with usb method.
thanks a lot

Can you still hard reset using |START|SETTINGS|SYSTEM|CLEAR STORAGE|?
What rom and SPL are you using?
You might need to Hard-SPL again.

I clear de storage ok. Thanks but the problem continues I can not enter to the three color screen (bootloader) I press power button and the right volume button but appears the SE logo screen. The rom.. Now is the original i follow the link NEW ORIGINAL X1 ROMS INCLUDING R3AA0xx update 19.6.2009.
about the Hard-SPL I do everything of the link " Hard-SPL for Xperia X1 - Released! "
and the process finish ok but I can not enter to the screen.
Whats Wrong?
my xperia is dying ??
Thanks for the answer buzz

the banished said:
I clear de storage ok. Thanks but the problem continues I can not enter to the three color screen (bootloader) I press power button and the right volume button but appears the SE logo screen. The rom.. Now is the original i follow the link NEW ORIGINAL X1 ROMS INCLUDING R3AA0xx update 19.6.2009.
about the Hard-SPL I do everything of the link " Hard-SPL for Xperia X1 - Released! "
and the process finish ok but I can not enter to the screen.
Whats Wrong?
my xperia is dying ??
Thanks for the answer buzz
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Are your xperia volume keys working properly because it can be hardware issue....

To hard reset:
When you're holding the silver key buttons press the power button NO MORE THAN A SECOND. Just press it very lightly and it should hard reset your device. Again do not hold the power button when you're holding the silver buttons.

Fulgore69 said:
Are your xperia volume keys working properly because it can be hardware issue....
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I test de volume keys and work fine

the banished said:
I test de volume keys and work fine
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Are you using volume down?
Turn the phone off, hold volume down (and keep holding) then turn the phone on. Make sure it isn't connected to your PC when doing this.
Edit: Does it enter the bootloader correctly when you are using the Rom Update Utility?

jhendra said:
To hard reset:
When you're holding the silver key buttons press the power button NO MORE THAN A SECOND. Just press it very lightly and it should hard reset your device. Again do not hold the power button when you're holding the silver buttons.
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yes jhendra I know how to... Before the problem I use the hard reset many times its for that reason I write this distressing letters
Thanks

the banished said:
yes jhendra I know how to... Before the problem I use the hard reset many times its for that reason I write this distressing letters
Thanks
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Flash back to an earlier rom, HardSPL again and see if you can enter the bootloader and hard reset using the key combinations.

Whats ROM recommend me for this problem Buzz

the banished said:
Whats ROM recommend me for this problem Buzz
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At Whirlpool (Australian forum) we recommend using this Generic UK R1A Rom to recover from bad flashes.
Check the recovering from a bad flash section of this page.
If things go wrong we recommend getting your phone completely back to stock and trying everything again from scratch. Then step through to see what is causing the error.

buzz83 said:
At Whirlpool (Australian forum) we recommend using this Generic UK R1A Rom to recover from bad flashes.
Check the recovering from a bad flash section of this page.
If things go wrong we recommend getting your phone completely back to stock and trying everything again from scratch. Then step through to see what is causing the error.
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Great info thanks I will Read

Buzz buddy how i can know what is the version of the bootloader if i can not enter to him??
I try many times. press and hold Right volume key and press de power key. and release power after the vibration. I am tired of the SE logo jaja.
early i try again to load the X1_HardSPL.exe with the pc and i see the three colors screen in the xperia. the screen show a 0.52 thats its OK??

the thing is:
if you want to go into the bootloader you need to press and hold the power button and the volume button down untill you get into the 3coloured screen.

exactly thats is all i want but a can't
all The keys (Volumen, Power, silver keys) Works Fine in Windows Mobile. but i can not make hard reset with the silver keys and button power. or worse i can not enter to the bootloader mode with volume key and power key.
before all its ok but now its like the keys dont work at the start.

to do a hard reset I just keep holding both softkeys and then I press the reset button with the stylus.
try it this way.

the banished said:
Buzz buddy how i can know what is the version of the bootloader if i can not enter to him??
I try many times. press and hold Right volume key and press de power key. and release power after the vibration. I am tired of the SE logo jaja.
early i try again to load the X1_HardSPL.exe with the pc and i see the three colors screen in the xperia. the screen show a 0.52 thats its OK??
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Flash another rom using the Rom Update Utility and see if you can get the bootloader to load using the volume down and power buttons. It must be a software problem preventing you from using this key combination.
I can't seem to find how to start the bootloader without the key combination.
It might be worth sending OliNex a PM and asking for advice.

buzz83 said:
Flash another rom using the Rom Update Utility and see if you can get the bootloader to load using the volume down and power buttons. It must be a software problem preventing you from using this key combination.
I can't seem to find how to start the bootloader without the key combination.
It might be worth sending OliNex a PM and asking for advice.
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I think the same. I try to search and Search but my english i not the best and is a double job. jeje.
Thanks a lot for the help Buzz I keep search any solution.
And as they say in Spanish forums if you dont find the the answers in XDA you dont find on any page

AROMA Problems

Hello
You know, I appreciate the work of the developers.
However I have been trying to install a number of ROMS but AROMA just freezes either at the start, middle, end... it seems almost random.
Other times the screen flickers and returns to CWM 6.032.
I hold down the Power and Vol Down keys for 60seconds plus and nothing happens. Then a few minutes I try again and again and manage to exit the frozen mess AROMA has left me and start in bootloader only to try again!!
What is the problem here?? Really this is crap!
Is there something else I need to do to get a ROM flashed?? So far tonight its been a pain in the arse just to flash any one ROM.
Aussie

aussie1234 said:
Hello
You know, I appreciate the work of the developers.
However I have been trying to install a number of ROMS but AROMA just freezes either at the start, middle, end... it seems almost random.
Other times the screen flickers and returns to CWM 6.032.
I hold down the Power and Vol Down keys for 60seconds plus and nothing happens. Then a few minutes I try again and again and manage to exit the frozen mess AROMA has left me and start in bootloader only to try again!!
What is the problem here?? Really this is crap!
Is there something else I need to do to get a ROM flashed?? So far tonight its been a pain in the arse just to flash any one ROM.
Aussie
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Wait a little bit before beginning your install once aroma loads, also use the volume keys to navigate and your power button to select options and move forward. This also needs to be in the Q&A section

First of all,
Questions go in Q&A
Yes Aroma is a buggy mess.
However you can minimize lockups ny using volume buttons to step through menus and the power button to make selections.

AROMA cont.
Hi
Yes have done all that... use buttons, wait, press gently, breathe in...
What has just worked (or was it a fluke??) was to go to Fastboot erase cache - that fixed the issue so far.
Pain over - for now anyway.
Cheers
Aussie

aussie1234 said:
Hi
Yes have done all that... use buttons, wait, press gently, breathe in...
What has just worked (or was it a fluke??) was to go to Fastboot erase cache - that fixed the issue so far.
Pain over - for now anyway.
Cheers
Aussie
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AROMA is known to be buggy. I personally do not use roms that use it.

[Q] I think I bricked my phone :( :( - PLEASE help!

Hi,
I tried the regular fastboot method to load CWM recovery.
Whenever it got to the point of loading the recovering, it would just say "flashing recovery on the device...".
Then, when restarting bootloader and clicking on "recovery", it would just shut down the phone.
I decided to experiment to try fix the issue, and I came across this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928551
I downloaded the ZIP file and I ran the root.bat
It flashed some boot images and now my phone wont start
It is stuck on the "warning bootloader unlocked screen" and will not go any further.
Please help . I'm so scared that I've bricked my phone. Is there ANYTHING I can do?
Thanks in advance for the help!

The methods u used can't brick your phone
Reboot in boot loader by pressing the power button and volume - button at the same time. Just at the moment the phone shuts-down/reboot release the power button. It will boot in boot loader. After this flash cwm or twrp again and with the volume down button go to recovery. Select recovery with the volume up key and u are done. Cwm/twrp is flashed and will boot in the recovery.
In recovery I would install the ROM from Omar. It will restore your system and boot.IMG so it will work. Don't forget to wipe data.
If this doesn't work flash the home made fast boot files somewhere in the development section
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Hazou said:
The methods u used can't brick your phone
Reboot in boot loader by pressing the power button and volume - button at the same time. Just at the moment the phone shuts-down/reboot release the power button. It will boot in boot loader.
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Thanks - I tried that. I do let go of the buttons as soon as it starts to reboot itself, but it doesn't start the bootloader - it still just shows the screen "warning bootloader unlocked". I can not get back into the bootloader

Do u reset the phone with the 4 buttons and just when it resets does your phone reboots immediately?
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Hazou said:
Do u reset the phone with the 4 buttons and just when it resets does your phone reboots immediately?
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If I hold all 4 buttons, the screen goes blank, and the green light stays on. My PC then finds hardware called "MEDFIELD" but wont find drivers for it.
Does this help at all?

alkit said:
If I hold all 4 buttons, the screen goes blank, and the green light stays on. My PC then finds hardware called "MEDFIELD" but wont find drivers for it.
Does this help at all?
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The above applies when connected with usb.
If I press all 4 buttons without USB connected, it just reboots and gets stuck on the "unlocked bootloader" message again

alkit said:
Then, when restarting bootloader and clicking on "recovery", it would just shut down the phone.
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Just of curiosity - which button you used to select recovery - power button or vol.up button?
alkit said:
I do let go of the buttons as soon as it starts to reboot itself, but it doesn't start the bootloader
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You should let go only of power button and hold vol.down button (at least for me)
If your PC finds hardware - can you do fastboot devices to check whether it is actually recognized properly?
And last thing - which method you used to load recovery (and were you on ICS\JB)? You were rooted and used automated methods or you unlocked bootloader and wanted to root afterwards (manually through fastboot)?

Divina Angelus said:
Just of curiosity - which button you used to select recovery - power button or vol.up button?
You should let go only of power button and hold vol.down button (at least for me)
If your PC finds hardware - can you do fastboot devices to check whether it is actually recognized properly?
And last thing - which method you used to load recovery (and were you on ICS\JB)? You were rooted and used automated methods or you unlocked bootloader and wanted to root afterwards (manually through fastboot)?
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You are a GENIUS!!! A LIFE SAVER!!! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. BOTH of your points fixed the phone.
I could never get into recovery becuase I was pressing the power button. I could never get into fastboot becuase I was holding both the power and volume down button.
So, for anyone using a RAZR I... please note the following SIMPLE things:
1) In the bootloader menu, the power button does NOT select the option. The VOL UP button selects the option
2) To boot into BOOTLOADER : Hold both power and vol down buttons until the phone restarts, and then RELEASE the power button, while still HOLDING the volume down button! It will then load the bootloader.
Again, THANKS so so much for reviving my phone for me. I was going crazy without a phone!

alkit said:
You are a GENIUS!!! A LIFE SAVER!!! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. BOTH of your points fixed the phone.
I could never get into recovery becuase I was pressing the power button. I could never get into fastboot becuase I was holding both the power and volume down button.
So, for anyone using a RAZR I... please note the following SIMPLE things:
1) In the fastboot menu, the power button does NOT select the option. The VOL UP button selects the option
2) To boot into BOOTLOADER : Hold both power and vol down buttons until the phone restarts, and then RELEASE the power button, while still holding the volume down button! It will then load the bootloader.
Again, THANKS so so much for reviving my phone for me. I was going crazy without a phone!
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I was going through everything you've faced yesterday. So yeah, glad I was of help to someone else as well)

This has never happened to me before but don't stress one bit because nothing ever permanently bad comes from this. You can forget about it being destroyed. These aren't iPhones, haha. You can get it going again pretty easy I hear. Just don't stress because there is no point and you WILL get help. Just listen to what these experienced dudes are saying and you should be back on track. Good luck!
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UPDATE: Nice! Glad to see you got the help you needed and everything's back on track!

Nice that it is solved. I gave u the solution on my first post, but nice that someone els did a better job in explaining it
There is almost no possibilities to brick your device if u only flash things like the boot, system, recovery or data partition. They can he solved very easy. If u flash the other partitions like the radio u can get a problem.
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Hazou said:
Nice that it is solved. I gave u the solution on my first post, but nice that someone els did a better job in explaining it
There is almost no possibilities to brick your device if u only flash things like the boot, system, recovery or data partition. They can he solved very easy. If u flash the other partitions like the radio u can get a problem.
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app
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You are 100% right. I just re-read your post, and noticed that you did mention those 2 points. I must've just read over them really quickly and didn't pay attention to the details of which buttons to press. :angel:
Thanks a ton for your help! Really appreciate it! :highfive: