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Please,help me as soon as possible -about get out a boot mode.
Situation-i was trying to flash one of Radios from that tread (as always),my Xperia is Hard-Spl,i was renamed downloaded file to Kovsimg.nbh, copy that to the root of MicroSD card,then turn Xperia in bootload mode (4 color bars) (you know-vol. button and on simultan),the file was recognized,i got the message (as always) "press power button to flash ROM or action button to cancel",i pressed power button, flashing begann and was already on 100%, but then was coming an Error message-"Flash not complete and some about RSA too".I take akku out and put in again,and now-don't matte how i turn Xperia ON,it always go to Bootload mode and want to flash that file (and it will not flashed).How i can get out now of that bootload mode???????I read "press Action button to cancel flashing",but what is that Action Button???And if i even take out MicroSD,Xperia start always in bootload and want to flash something!!!!I sit down in Hotel now,i don't have a MicroSD cardreader to copy on MicroSD another file,and i can't use my telephone,because it start always in that 4 color bootload mode and want to flash something!!!
Ple-e-e-a-a-se Help!!!! I don't want to hard reset my telephone now,i just want to start Xperia in normal mode.
Many many thanks in advance,
Valery
P.S.Sorry for my English-it's not good and now especially i'm totally nervous with that problem...
Action button is the middle of the optical joypad.
to reflash connect from your computer with a USB cable and use the Custom Radio RUU
AND DO NOT GO AROUND FLASHING THINGS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
Thanks a lot for fast response!!!
I was flashing one of the Radio ROMs here in the thread,that was in the list as worked, maybe it was transfer failure to MicroSD card,now it don't matter.
I power now Xperia on, then see that 4-color screen,then now i see kovsimg.nbh- RADIO and "Press power button to start update image" and "Press action button to cancel update image". If i press the middle of optical joystick-as you said-then it happens nothing-i see the same screen...What schould i do????
This is the "n" time I write this:
Remove and reinsert battery
Turn phone on
Now you are out of bootloader
Thank you Gtrab for answer,
but it is what i mean and what is strange-i remove battery,reinsert it,push only On button,and i'm again in boot mode....Very strange,yes???
ValVK said:
Thank you Gtrab for answer,
but it is what i mean and what is strange-i remove battery,reinsert it,push only On button,and i'm again in boot mode....Very strange,yes???
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Strange for you, but well known phenomena: your flash didn't complete
You'll have to flash again from a PC or by copying a new radio file to your microSD card, or you can use "mtty"... sorry there's no other way but reaching a PC
I have notebook here,but i can't connect to my phone,because it start always in boot mode.Is here some method to connect to phone without Active synch in that bootloader mode???I understand now-i must copy right file on my MicroSD card,how i can do it wothout MicroSD Cardreader and only with a phone starting in boot mode???
Thank you,
Valery
ValVK said:
Is here some method to connect to phone without Active synch in that bootloader mode???I understand now-i must copy right file on my MicroSD card,how i can do it wothout MicroSD Cardreader and only with a phone starting in boot mode???
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you can't access the sd-card without a Cardreader but you dont have to. In the 4-color screen you should see the text "USB" when you connect the phone to the pc (as far as I remember, when the device is not connected to the pc instad of "USB" the text is "SERIAL"). In that mode you can use the RUU to update your device.
Mastermarv,
thank you very much!!!I was worked for me-i was using RUU Radio utilities in bootloader mode and flashed orig. Radio ROM-now it all started OK and all work again!!!!!Uf-f-f,so one "abenteuer"...
Thank you all the people,those tried to help me in this situation,much appreciated your help!!!!
Now i can some relax...
Valery
ValVK said:
Please,help me as soon as possible -about get out a boot mode.
Situation-i was trying to flash one of Radios from that tread (as always),my Xperia is Hard-Spl,i was renamed downloaded file to Kovsimg.nbh, copy that to the root of MicroSD card,then turn Xperia in bootload mode (4 color bars) (you know-vol. button and on simultan),the file was recognized,i got the message (as always) "press power button to flash ROM or action button to cancel",i pressed power button, flashing begann and was already on 100%, but then was coming an Error message-"Flash not complete and some about RSA too".I take akku out and put in again,and now-don't matte how i turn Xperia ON,it always go to Bootload mode and want to flash that file (and it will not flashed).How i can get out now of that bootload mode???????I read "press Action button to cancel flashing",but what is that Action Button???And if i even take out MicroSD,Xperia start always in bootload and want to flash something!!!!I sit down in Hotel now,i don't have a MicroSD cardreader to copy on MicroSD another file,and i can't use my telephone,because it start always in that 4 color bootload mode and want to flash something!!!
Ple-e-e-a-a-se Help!!!! I don't want to hard reset my telephone now,i just want to start Xperia in normal mode.
Many many thanks in advance,
Valery
P.S.Sorry for my English-it's not good and now especially i'm totally nervous with that problem...
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I have the same problem! i can't even connect it to my pc cuz it doesn't recognize the phone... it's been stuck at the white " KOVSIMG.nbh - OS - Update in progress...." screen for more than 10 mins now. but it's 100%. I tried hard & soft reset, taking out the battery, and powering it on again , but it still goes back to this screen. please help me... thanks in advance
Recently tried to flash from JF6 to JH3 and failed. It's now stuck at the phone ! computer screen.
Here's what I've tried so far starting with all the pull sd,sim,batt out and put battery back in:
1. Hold both vol up and down, then plug in usb.
2. Hold both vol up and down, then plug in usb, and then hold power. Let it flash on and off until I get to the 2nd blank screen, then release power.
3. Hold vol up and power, then plug in usb. Let it flash on and off until 2nd blank screen, then release power.
Holding down and power doesn't make the phone!computer flash at all.
I'm really at a loss now. No idea how to get back into download mode... I wasn't able to use the key combos to do it before; just used adb.
Any tips? Help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I've always done after turning off the phone:
1. Plug in USB
2. Hold volume up + down
3. Press and hold power until it turns off for second time then let go (although it's worked for me on the first time it goes off)
Worked every single time for me.
tysj said:
I've always done after turning off the phone:
1. Plug in USB
2. Hold volume up + down
3. Press and hold power until it turns off for second time then let go (although it's worked for me on the first time it goes off)
Worked every single time for me.
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Doesn't seem to work for me... anything else you can think of?
Have you tied to Flash it with Odin back to stock? Always flash back to stock before flashing. Every thread starts with the same instructions, flash back to stock first. Not to kick you when you're down.
I'd flash back to stock with Odin.
Rhiannon224 said:
Have you tied to Flash it with Odin back to stock? Always flash back to stock before flashing. Every thread starts with the same instructions, flash back to stock first. Not to kick you when you're down.
I'd flash back to stock with Odin.
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He wouldn't be able to flash without getting into download mode now would he?
op: Make sure that odin is open and ready on your computer. if that doesn't work then i hate to say it but...
Looks like I've got an expensive paperweight? Luckily for me I got it yesterday...
Stupidly enough though, I probably should have returned it in the first place. It wasn't working quite right... I've never seen a phone not respond to button combos or have problems connecting to a computer via USB and I've owned my share of Samsungs. Each boot into their own recovery mode just fine via buttons... guess I won the lottery?
If anyone has some ridiculously convoluted way to get into download mode, I'd be glad to try it.
Did a bit of snooping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765703
It seems there are a fair amount of phones with disabled button combos...
when i flashed to jh3, i found doing the adb reboot download the easiest way to get into download, even when i messed up my phone and it would boot to galaxy s screen and it would get stuck. Found plugging it in via usb and then running the adb command
Ah... I see. Well, considering I can't get it to recognize it or anything... it's pretty much fubar. I tried my sister's captivate and it boots into download mode just fine with both vol + plug in usb.. so I assume I just had a defective unit that became more defective.
Thanks for the help all, and let's just have this be a lesson to anybody who wants to know, if you follow the instructions on the odin thread and you can't get in, either you're doing something wrong or the phone is wrong...
And adb never hurt anybody.
Thanks again everybody.
pokedoke said:
Did a bit of snooping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765703
It seems there are a fair amount of phones with disabled button combos...
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I just exchanged a Captivate for shutting down by itself, got one that can't three button reboot, accidentally bricked it and couldn't recover it. Exchanged it for yet another one that also can't three button reboot. Uggh!
Hey Guys I know there a lot of threads like the one I am about to start up but those do not apply to what I have done to my phone.
So to start off I know I do not have a lot of posts but that is because I usually find all of the information that I need by reading through the forums. I have experience with flashing various roms onto my captivate. Today I decided I would try out an I9000 rom on my Captivate. I was following the instructions provided by this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791366
I downloaded the files that the poster said to download. I got to step 2 where I flashed the JM8 PDA. I think this is where I messed up because I after I did this my phone boots directly into recovery and spits some information out. Which is the following (this is the text under the recovery menu options):
update media, please wait ...
update media, finished
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
mps_dat value: ATT
copy_multi_carrier from: ATT
multicsc : can not access to /system/csc/ATT/system/
copy_common_data
Thats the end of the information spit out by the recovery menu. My problem is that since I flashed some version of the I9000 kernel there is no way for me to enter the download menu so I can restore back to stock. Please Please guys I really need the communities help with this. I am screwed if I take the phone to AT&T because when the phone boots it has the I9000 splash screen that says galaxy s phone gt i9000.
The help will be greatly appreciated and I might even make a donation to the person that can help me!
Yank out battery, close Odin, Remove USB
Open Odin
Insert Battery
Hold Volume down (NO POWER)
Plug in USB
Phone should go into download mode - Start flash
Hey zilch I have tired that as well and I just keep going into the same recovery menu as before. Do you think it might be the fact that I do not have the galaxy s drivers on my computer???
If you can't get into download mode with the button combos (hell, I couldn't) you should still be able to use adb to reboot into download mode. So:
Plug in usb
Open Odin
type from a console in the android sdk tools directory "adb reboot download"
Use odin when you get into the download mode.
Also, Zilch, you've helped me out before, you're the man.
abezapata said:
Hey zilch I have tired that as well and I just keep going into the same recovery menu as before. Do you think it might be the fact that I do not have the galaxy s drivers on my computer???
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You dont need separate drivers if you had the Captivate ones installed... it should work either way, but if you have no drivers at all, that could be an issue
Edit: If it's plugged into USB and you didnt hit power it shouldn't power on the phone to go into recovery menu... if you did the button combo wrong it should just show the battery
No i do have the captivate drivers installed. I was coming from cognition so maybe that is a problem??? I am really open to any suggestions!
abezapata said:
No i do have the captivate drivers installed. I was coming from cognition so maybe that is a problem??? I am really open to any suggestions!
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Install the drivers!
I meant I do have the Captivate drivers installed but when the phone turns on and enters recovery mode my computer (windows 7 x64) notifies me it is searching for drivers and then fails.
To get into download mode:
1. Remove Battery, SIM, SD
2. Open Odin
3. hold volume up + down buttons
4. While holding them down, put the battery
5. still holding them(buttons) down, plug the usb cable.
Phone should go to download mode and Odin should detect it.
Zilch25 said:
You dont need separate drivers if you had the Captivate ones installed... it should work either way, but if you have no drivers at all, that could be an issue
Edit: If it's plugged into USB and you didnt hit power it shouldn't power on the phone to go into recovery menu... if you did the button combo wrong it should just show the battery
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When I plug in the phone it shows the batter and the loading bars for a couple of seconds and then automatically enters the recovery menu. I have not touched any of the buttons the whole time this happens.
abezapata said:
When I plug in the phone it shows the batter and the loading bars for a couple of seconds and then automatically enters the recovery menu. I have not touched any of the buttons the whole time this happens.
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So if you unplug the phone from USB while it's off, then hold volume down, and plug in USB nothing happens or does it do the battery thing?
Okay so through some miracle of god I got the adb to detect the phone and I sent it into download mode but odin wasnt open and now I am getting the mobile phone image/ warning image/ pc image!
abezapata said:
Okay so through some miracle of god I got the adb to detect the phone and I sent it into download mode but odin wasnt open and now I am getting the mobile phone image/ warning image/ pc image!
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From that screen if you can't get your button combos to work you're pretty much toast =/
You can try:
USB
Unplug battery
Plug in battery
Hold both volume buttons + power
keep holding the buttons, the screen will turn off, then turn back on
As soon as the screen goes black again, release the power button and hope that you get the android digger
MY PHONE IS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!! I think what did the trick is I installed Samsung Kies and that gave me all of the drivers for the samsung phone thus giving me the ability to use adb in recovery. Thanks guys! Your'e post encouraged me to keep trying and not cuddle up in the fetal position crying myself to sleep!
Zilch25 said:
From that screen if you can't get your button combos to work you're pretty much toast =/
You can try:
USB
Unplug battery
Plug in battery
Hold both volume buttons + power
keep holding the buttons, the screen will turn off, then turn back on
As soon as the screen goes black again, release the power button and hope that you get the android digger
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Yeah thanks man once I saw those icons I knew I was good because I have seen them before. Thanks for the help!
abezapata said:
Yeah thanks man once I saw those icons I knew I was good because I have seen them before. Thanks for the help!
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Whew... well I'm glad you got it back, we've had so many perma-fails lately with the OTA these days it's nice to see a miraculous recovery Improves morale around here!
this thread just saved my life. thank you to everyone that contributed
For future reference, since the button combos are different on the i9000 vs. the Captivate, I've found that I get into download mode every time on an i9000 ROM by yanking the battery, and then re-inserting it while holding volume down+power. I know you already got it resolved, but just keep that in mind, as it has never failed me. Only wish I knew about that combo back during the whole JPC fiasco!
Hello.
I have a nexus one and the power button is (really) broken.
I need to hard reset the phone, but without power button it seems difficult to confirm "restore" choice from the list.
There is a tool on windows or linux to hard reset my phone?
Or an other way?
Plz, plz, plz
What do you mean by hard reset?
If you want to reset to factory, you can go to home>menu>settings>privacy>factory data reset
If you want to do a full power off, power on cycle, you can let the phone run down to the end of its life and then it will shut itself down (there may be a widget or a battery pull that can shut it down also, not sure). Once the phone is powered down, plug it into a power source. (leave it for a few minutes if you did the battery drain method). Then while the phone is still plugged in, remove the battery cover and remove the battery, wait a few seconds then put the battery back in. Wait a few seconds and the phone will boot up. If it doesn't boot up, repeat the battery pull and insert until it does.
to do a hard reset :
press power button + trackball + volum down;
then the phone will reboot with a special menu, choose recovery and confirm by pressing the power button.
I want to do this, but ... I don't have a power button ...
So, what can I do to have the same result without p.b. ?
thx
You can download terminal emulator from the market.
type the command "reboot recovery" press enter.
Also, you can download an app called Quickboot from the market, it will allow you to choose reboot, reboot recovery, or reboot bootloader.
Are you rooted?
Hello A.B.
First, yes I'm rooted.
But there is still something I didn't say before, my phone is locked and I don't remember the schema and the recovery with the gmail address doesn't work.
thebluest said:
Hello A.B.
First, yes I'm rooted.
But there is still something I didn't say before, my phone is locked and I don't remember the schema and the recovery with the gmail address doesn't work.
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Ok got it. You will have to use ADB via the Android SDK.
The same recovery command will work in ADB. Go to command prompt, cd into your sdk tools directory. Run (<adb devices> first to confirm connection) then <adb reboot recovery>
This will take you to Aman Ra or Clockwork where you should be able to navigate with trackball and the VOL DN.
Not so good if you can't get in to turn USB debugging on though
Unsure but if you are needing to use recovery I can vouch psfreedom recovery uses track ball instead of power button to select / for back / etc. Hope it helps.
Edit : PS_my power button has good n bad days as well. Might I also recommend quick boot and lock widget from market if anyone has this problem.
N1 running psfreedom recovery and MIUI! sent via XDA app =D
I've tried the method you describe above and I get this message " error device not found" ( when the phone is booted, shutteddown, in reboot mode, ...)
bump .. would like to know answer to this too.
Power button is dead.
Nexus one can't got pass the boot animation, but stuck in the lock screen as the thouchscreen doesn't register (perhaps the ROM is corrupted??)
I'm able to get to HBOOT menu, but can't select hboot item as the power button is dead.
Any solution?
viluve said:
bump .. would like to know answer to this too.
Power button is dead.
Nexus one can't got pass the boot animation, but stuck in the lock screen as the thouchscreen doesn't register (perhaps the ROM is corrupted??)
I'm able to get to HBOOT menu, but can't select hboot item as the power button is dead.
Any solution?
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Use passimg method to put a working ROM on your phone...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA Premium App
Same Situation
What do you mean by sdk tools directory? I mean I am stuck in the same situation. Please help.
adambenjamin said:
What do you mean by hard reset?
If you want to reset to factory, you can go to home>menu>settings>privacy>factory data reset
If you want to do a full power off, power on cycle, you can let the phone run down to the end of its life and then it will shut itself down (there may be a widget or a battery pull that can shut it down also, not sure). Once the phone is powered down, plug it into a power source. (leave it for a few minutes if you did the battery drain method). Then while the phone is still plugged in, remove the battery cover and remove the battery, wait a few seconds then put the battery back in. Wait a few seconds and the phone will boot up. If it doesn't boot up, repeat the battery pull and insert until it does.
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I am having a smartphone of different company but facing the same problem. My smartphone has got screen-locked. My smartphone's power button is broken, and also it doesn't interact when plugged-in a computer or laptop. It just keeps on charging. My laptop, too, never displays that a new device/driver has been added to it.
Hence, I can't hard reset, am not able to open the phone and can't use any external software to make it follow any commands.
Is there any other way, like controlling my phone or hard resetting it via wifi from my laptop.
If such an method exists, I would really like your help.
Hi. I had an issue with my X1. I've already done the hardspl and the setup of the Walkyrie V5 a long time ago...
Yet i want to update my rom and i do the volume down + start button to have the canari mode... > But nothing . It works before !
I'll try to redo a hard spl , my phone reboot and i have a "loading" and nothing too.. And a connection error on my pc. But the usb cable is ok...
Help please...
I will be stating the obvious, simply because the littlest things may be overlook.
-Make sure your battery is charged more than 50%
-It is suggested to Task 29 before you install another rom
-Format memory card to FAT 32 and place the renamed rom into it and unplug USB cord
-Make sure phone is off, then Hold Volume Down + Power Button to boot tri-color screen
I think thats it o_o