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bricked captivate

need alt ways to get into recovery other than adb and holding down the volume keys.
i bricked my captivate using the odin one click recovery going from the i900 rom to stock. odin had froze and i restarted trying again only to see the phone and computer screen.
sorry a bit frustrated ....ask all the questions u need

Here's what got me out of a jam...
mattonline said:
1) Remove the battery
2) Remove the SIM
3) Reinsert the battery
4) Run ODIN (Note: I am using Windows 7 Professional x64 so I ran ODIN in Administrator mode by right-clicking on the file in Explorer and choosing the 'Run As Administrator' option. I would suggest doing this to make sure you have no permissions issues with the program.)
5) Depress both the up and down volume buttons on the phone at the same time
6) While you are depressing both the up and down volume buttons, plug in the USB cable.
No need to depress the power button or do anything else. The phone should go right into Download mode with the little yellow construction guy.
Then ODIN will see the COM port you are connecting with and you can just click Start.
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i know....i posted right under u in that thread
maybe some commands i can do in ubuntu

the odin thead has all the info you need...
this phone is not brickable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989

I'm not so sure that it's not brickable, I'm pretty sure I bricked mine...
I was trying to load the international galaxy s 2.2 rom using odin 3 and for some reason I got stuck in recovery mode and could do nothing (this was after it finished loading the rom). I couldn't make it go to the download mode. Anything I did just took me right back to recovery.
I'd really love to know what you guys would have done, I'm new to android the captivate is my first.
Thanks in advance for your input.
By the way, I was talking it through with a buddy and we came up with a possible cause. I was rooted when I tried loading the 2.2 rom. Would that have bricked it?
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MikeyMike01 said:
Here's what got me out of a jam...
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You just saved me from literally tearing out the little hair I have.
Odin is one tricky SOB.
Why can't Vibrant users be this helpful?

t0406peru said:
I'm not so sure that it's not brickable, I'm pretty sure I bricked mine...
I was trying to load the international galaxy s 2.2 rom using odin 3 and for some reason I got stuck in recovery mode and could do nothing (this was after it finished loading the rom). I couldn't make it go to the download mode. Anything I did just took me right back to recovery.
I'd really love to know what you guys would have done, I'm new to android the captivate is my first.
Thanks in advance for your input.
By the way, I was talking it through with a buddy and we came up with a possible cause. I was rooted when I tried loading the 2.2 rom. Would that have bricked it?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Make sure you have the phone plugged kn to usb before trying the power into dowload procedure.
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brick no more
designgears said:
the odin thead has all the info you need...
this phone is not brickable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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tru dat!
can i tell you how good god is?
so over at androidforums by djgibbsjr
his words....
i did the same thing thing initially, no big deal, battery pull and while the phone is off hold volume key and power, ...
GUYS.......all i needed to do was hold down the volume key not both

Yes, the buttons are different if you attempted to flash a Galaxy S rom, the typical button hold will not work.

designgears said:
Hey guys, if you are stuck on that phone+!+computer screen, do this to get into download mode!!
1. Take out your sim card, sd card, battery and open Odin3(you must open odin3 before you start or it won't flash. Do NOT put your sim or sd card back in).
2. Put the battery in.
3. Plug in USB. (the phone will power on to that screen)
4. Hold down both Volume keys, and then push power. Hold it and dont let go.
5. Wait for it to go black and return to that horrible screen.
6. When it goes black the 2nd time release power and keep holding the voldown and volup.
note: THE STUPID SCREEN IS NOW FIXED!!
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that is EXACTLY what got my phone out of the certain brick situation i thought i was in this morning. i had been trying for hours, every combination imagineable from the vibrant/galaxy s forums. odin3 had shut down on me twice mid process so everything was SEVERELY screwed. i did that combination and the very first time it caught and installed now my phone works perfect. ended up sending designgears a donation based on that post alone. thanks dude!

naplesbill said:
Make sure you have the phone plugged kn to usb before trying the power into dowload procedure.
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I did have my phone plugged into power when I was trying the button push combos.
I didn't, however, try holding down just the volume button so I can't know for sure if that could have worked.
Since I was within the 30 day window I just took it back to at&t and they gave me a new one. I'm too chicken to try loading the 2.2 rom again. I really want to, but I can't afford a $500 brick...
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t0406peru said:
Since I was within the 30 day window I just took it back to at&t and they gave me a new one.
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AT&T replaced it without question? Interesting...
Edit: Well, now that I think about it, the guy that sold me mine was pretty clueless about it. I had to show him how to remove the battery cover, despite the printed "ILLUSTRATED" instructions stuck to the cover.

There's going to be a lot of refurbished captivates hitting the market soon.

t0406peru said:
I did have my phone plugged into power when I was trying the button push combos.
I didn't, however, try holding down just the volume button so I can't know for sure if that could have worked.
Since I was within the 30 day window I just took it back to at&t and they gave me a new one. I'm too chicken to try loading the 2.2 rom again. I really want to, but I can't afford a $500 brick...
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So, I didn't brick it... I did the same thing with my replacement phone but this time I was patient enough to actually figure out how to fix it.
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So I can't get any button combo to work, and all I get is White AT&T screen (if unplugged) and a frozen loading screen(if plugged into usb). Any ideas?

I think I have the same problem.
Used Odin one click to flash stock rom and then tried to flash JH7, but had some troubles with odin when trying flashing... tried to reboot the phone by pulling out the battery and now I can't turn it on, just have an image on the screen: Phone has troubles with connecting to PC and that's it...
oh yeah, that helped me:
1. Remove battery & usb
2. Open odin.
3. Plug in usb.
4. Hold vol down.
5. Put battery in.

devitalized said:
AT&T replaced it without question? Interesting...
Edit: Well, now that I think about it, the guy that sold me mine was pretty clueless about it. I had to show him how to remove the battery cover, despite the printed "ILLUSTRATED" instructions stuck to the cover.
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Me 2 about the battery cover! Lol they let just anybody work at these stores. All they know about these phones is what's printed on that little card. Every now and again you'll find someone that cares about their job as is on top of their game. But that's few and far between...
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Bricked captivate
ok so i was running a devil kernel on jellybean 4.2 and for some strange reason the rom started acting funny and gave me a message saying i had to type in a password ti decrpyt storage even though i have no passwords on my samsung I897. So i decided to flash back to stock and start all over again from scratch using odin one click but in the middle of downloading my phone was disconnected and it gave me the bricked screen shortly after. Now i am unable to do anything on this phone ive tried pushing the volume buttons and taking the battery and sim card out while running odin 3 again trying to force it back into download but so far no progress has been made. If any one can help me it is much apprecitated.

[Q] Quite the serious issue I'm having..

Okay so earlier today, my captivate's power button randomly stopped working. It automatically turns on, suggesting there is something causing the button to be always applied, but i have the phone apart right now and it isn't the button itself causing that. I have no idea what could be wrong,

Are you able to do any voltage testing from the button to the board?

clemmie said:
Are you able to do any voltage testing from the button to the board?
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I have no tools at my disposal, so no.

Not sure if you can find a key test app or secret code? I know cwm recovery has a key test in it. But I'm not sure how you will get into it if your power button doesn't work
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Groundhack said:
Not sure if you can find a key test app or secret code? I know cwm recovery has a key test in it. But I'm not sure how you will get into it if your power button doesn't work
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I can get into recovery, but can't click anything without the power button. Shortly I'm gonna try and flash back to the original CM7 kernal via odin and if not then i'll flash back to stock. more than likely it's hardware, but there's some optimism in me. if it is hardware, hopefully samsung will replace my phone...

Mik3D23 said:
I can get into recovery, but can't click anything without the power button. Shortly I'm gonna try and flash back to the original CM7 kernal via odin and if not then i'll flash back to stock. more than likely it's hardware, but there's some optimism in me. if it is hardware, hopefully samsung will replace my phone...
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Hey I was actually suffering from the same problem you are with the lock button. It just up and gave up on me one day, didn't even drop it or anything. The only way to wake up the screen was to plug in the charger, or if I took out the battery and put it back in, it would start up automatically. I managed to flash back to stock despite this, because I thought it might have been a software problem since I was running a custom rom. This turned out to not be true, however, as the power button still did not work after I had flashed back to stock. The problem is indeed a hardware one, and the way I fixed it was by taking apart the phone and playing around with the actually button on the inside, wiggling it a little bit and pulling on it to make sure it wasn't stuck. After I did this, it worked. I put my phone back together, and I am glad to say I once again have a fully functional captivate. Hope this helps.
-Chris

can you feel it click when you press it?
TRY THIS...
take out the battery.
get some q tips
get some 70% or better rubbing alcohol
clean.
dry.
retry.
also...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740022
plus above info

[Q] Can not Power Off

I have/had my nook color rooter (1.4.2) and then the lovely update came by...now, I find I can not power off my nook. I hold the power button for minutes and nothing. I normally would run quick boot, but since root was taken away, I can't even get that to work.
I need to fix this so my wife doesn't yell at me too hard.
Any thoughts/help? Please?

Plug it up to the wall charger....not to the computer.....and try it again.

dparrothead1 said:
Plug it up to the wall charger....not to the computer.....and try it again.
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I just tried that again. It didn't work, I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm not sure what being plugged into the wall would have to do with shutting of the nook, but I'm desperate, I'll try anything. I just need it to reboot, I have the crm card installed in the nook. The button used to work. I'm just hoping that when the battery runs down, I'll be able to restart the nook.

Ok, so got the battery run down, managed to get it charged enough to reboot into recovery. Got root back so that much is done. But the power button still won't work.
And I made the mistake of powering it down (quick boot app)
I was able to get it start booting, (got the skull and crossbones Loading screen) but now it is hung there.
Any thoughts? You guys here are usually really good with coming up with something off the wall that works

ufkal said:
Ok, so got the battery run down, managed to get it charged enough to reboot into recovery. Got root back so that much is done. But the power button still won't work.
And I made the mistake of powering it down (quick boot app)
I was able to get it start booting, (got the skull and crossbones Loading screen) but now it is hung there.
Any thoughts? You guys here are usually really good with coming up with something off the wall that works
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And buying one used on eBay before the notices just won't cut it?
Seriously, do you have a bootable recovery SD card?
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DublinLarry said:
And buying one used on eBay before the notices just won't cut it?
Seriously, do you have a bootable recovery SD card?
Sent from my NookColor using xda app-developers app
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Before the WIFE notices, of course..... when I totally hosed my nook from booting I was able to restore from last backup after booting into recovery off SD.
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DublinLarry said:
And buying one used on eBay before the notices just won't cut it?
Seriously, do you have a bootable recovery SD card?
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Yea I do have a bootable recovery SD Card. I re-ran it and still no love with the power button. Can I just use the old old 1.01 image (if I could find it) and take it back to that point?
I can't even to the 8 interrupted resets, because obviously the power button won't work

DublinLarry said:
Before the WIFE notices, of course..... when I totally hosed my nook from booting I was able to restore from last backup after booting into recovery off SD.
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and unfortunately I never got to make a backup yet.

ufkal said:
and unfortunately I never got to make a backup yet.
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Wow... I've hosed my nook many times but never had the power button fail. Is it physically just not working?
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I think the button is still good. About a month ago I was able to do the interrupted boot process. When I rooted her NC, was when I noticed the button didn't work. Don't know if something with the flash or if I beat the button to death.
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ufkal said:
I think the button is still good. About a month ago I was able to do the interrupted boot process. When I rooted her NC, was when I noticed the button didn't work. Don't know if something with the flash or if I beat the button to death.
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From my POV the Physical Button is dead… If you have tried turning off the NC while it was runing on CWM Bootable uSD using the Power Button and it did not turn off then the Button is dead.

Well, at least I have it rooted, and quick boot installed, I also have a CWM sd card in there, so if it happens to bork again, I can just let the battery die and then when it recharges it will power up....
I guess the button is dead, and I've not seen much in the way of instructions on how to repair the button. And out of warranty its probably cheaper to buy a new one than take it in to get repaired, cuz I can't actually get it back to factory state without having the power button to do the factory resets...

ufkal said:
Well, at least I have it rooted, and quick boot installed, I also have a CWM sd card in there, so if it happens to bork again, I can just let the battery die and then when it recharges it will power up....
I guess the button is dead, and I've not seen much in the way of instructions on how to repair the button. And out of warranty its probably cheaper to buy a new one than take it in to get repaired, cuz I can't actually get it back to factory state without having the power button to do the factory resets...
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There is an app on play store called NookColor Power Button. It is a widget you can configure to do all of the power functions, sleep, power off, reboot, etc. I suggest you get the donate version. I think it is only 99¢. You can configure it for what you need.

computerist said:
There is an app on play store called Nook Power button. It is a widget you can configure to do all of the power functions, sleep, power off, reboot, etc. I suggest you get the donate version. I think it is only 99¢. You can configure it for what you need.
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Yeah, I saw that one, forgot about it. Thanks. I need to try the free just to make sure it will do what I need it to.
Thanks!

Nexus 4 stopped working during update..

Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..

Trying pulling the battery, oh wait...

Qassim said:
Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..
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Call Google, they set up a call center for these exact types of questions.

Yep looks like I'll have to.
Just thought I would check here in case anyone knew any troubleshooting methods that might bring some life back to it.

Oh dear..

Qassim said:
Hi guys,
Very strange problem, just got my Nexus 4, it prompted me to update. It was plugged in, charging, I let it restart to update and it simply never came back on. It didn't do any of the Android update process (with the Android on screen), just shut off, and never woke up again.
I've tried holding down volume + power, and the only thing that happens when I do this is the LED notification light flashes red for a few seconds then turns off, then repeats 10 seconds later.
Has anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem, any troubleshooting tips? It seems to be turning on in some way but not properly in that when I plug it into my Windows machine, it starts to install drivers, but still no real sign of life.
Otherwise, looks like I'll be sending it back and waiting weeks for a replacement..
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I've no intention to frighten you. Had similar problem with lg optimus one. Instead of boot, light just flashed for few times and static snow appeared on screen. Service said that it was motherboard failure.

Are you holding it wrong?

As the front and back both have glass..... are you sure its not turned face down?
Sorry I couldn't resist. Hope you get it sorted, and yeah the Google helpdesk is first place to start
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..

pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Would this void warranty?
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pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Usually every phone that have a inreplaceable battery can similete a battery pull pressing powe button and vol up + down for about 10 seconds

pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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Pretty dumb suggestion for a new device.
Can you get to a recovery menu? Download Mode? Anything?

feedtheducks said:
Would this void warranty?
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No as far as i know and read everywhere.. check this link... i also saw on android central.. that you could keep holding the power button for 10 seconds for it to restart
http://www.technobloom.com/nexus-4-...eplace-xda-warns-of-potential-danger/2218834/
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feedtheducks said:
Would this void warranty?
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bowenac said:
Pretty dumb suggestion for a new device.
Can you get to a recovery menu? Download Mode? Anything?
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Thanks for your comments... I never mentioned that its a good suggestion, all i thought was to help a guy in need, sorry if you felt bad..

pparavas said:
if you have a screw driver kit, try opening the back and remove the battery, i heard the battery is removable but needs to be done with caution... again this is only if you dont want to send it back and wait for a month... just a suggestion..
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No. This is a brand new device with full warranty.
Call support and see what they say.

t0ph0id said:
Trying pulling the battery, oh wait...
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lmao :laugh:

Ok, I think I've solved it.
I did a bit of searching for similar problems on LG devices, and found a thread on Microsoft.com about an LG Optimus 7. (Do a search for 'LG optimus 7 not turning on' (top result) I can't post links yet).
Yes, a LG Windows Phone device.
I unplugged the device, held down Vol up and Vol down + Power for around 10 seconds, then plugged the device back in and it booted up. The problem is, it is doing this every time and sometimes this method takes a few tries to get it working.
Once the device boots up, it is fine, but this means I can't install the latest OTA update as when it goes to reboot to install, it just falls over, and to get it to start again you need to essentially do a hard reset.
The good news is that I can probably wait a few weeks for the stock levels to replenish before sending it back so I'm not waiting too long without it.

This happened to me at the store yesterday thankfully they were able to call another store before they opened and hold one for exchange seeing how you fixed it I'm glad I wasn't able to resurrect it right then and there
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[Q] Newbie boot loop problem?

Hi everyone, I'm sure this question has been answered before but being a complete noob, I honestly don't understand ANY of the technical terms such as "rooting", "flashing", "ROMS", etc etc. So most of the answers I have read make zero sense to me.
My phone started bootlooping when it was in my bag and I have no idea why it started doing so. The battery ended up draining enough to get it out of the bootloop and it was working fine for a day or so, until I put it back in my bag to go out and when I took it out, it was bootlooping again.
What I am trying to ask is what might be the cause of this and is there anyone who can explain how to fix this issue (in simple terms) so that I'd understand?
Cheers.

mine is doing same!
lostpigeon said:
Hi everyone, I'm sure this question has been answered before but being a complete noob, I honestly don't understand ANY of the technical terms such as "rooting", "flashing", "ROMS", etc etc. So most of the answers I have read make zero sense to me.
My phone started bootlooping when it was in my bag and I have no idea why it started doing so. The battery ended up draining enough to get it out of the bootloop and it was working fine for a day or so, until I put it back in my bag to go out and when I took it out, it was bootlooping again.
What I am trying to ask is what might be the cause of this and is there anyone who can explain how to fix this issue (in simple terms) so that I'd understand?
Cheers.
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mine is exactly the same reboots every few seconds , cant do anything about it

Have you done anything to your phone? attempt to root or install any new mods or apps or is this an out of the blue occurance?
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Ajxx16 said:
Have you done anything to your phone? attempt to root or install any new mods or apps or is this an out of the blue occurance?
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Well I don't know what rooting or mods are, so I doubt it is anything like that. The only things I've really done with my phone are install apps from the play store, torrent music using utorrent and save images/pictures. I thought that maybe it was due to my phone overheating in my bag as it has been rather hot the past few days. Could that be a possible reason?

Just do a factory reset
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dia_naji said:
Just do a factory reset
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Well the thing is, I can't do a factory reset because whenever I try to access that menu that has all the options, it starts looping before I can choose anything, and for some reason the buttons dont always work

lostpigeon said:
Well the thing is, I can't do a factory reset because whenever I try to access that menu that has all the options, it starts looping before I can choose anything, and for some reason the buttons dont always work
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since it seems you haven't done anything to your phone (ie unlocking, custom ROMs, etc), this could likely be a hardware problem.
how's the power button working? damaged?
you can also do a factory reset in bootloader, power off your phone, then hold VOLDOWN, press POWER, keep holding VOLDOWN until the bootloader appears (the white screen, with a few options), you use VOLUP and VOLDOWN to move the "cursor" and POWER to select the option you want.

nkk71 said:
since it seems you haven't done anything to your phone (ie unlocking, custom ROMs, etc), this could likely be a hardware problem.
how's the power button working? damaged?
you can also do a factory reset in bootloader, power off your phone, then hold VOLDOWN, press POWER, keep holding VOLDOWN until the bootloader appears (the white screen, with a few options), you use VOLUP and VOLDOWN to move the "cursor" and POWER to select the option you want.
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cant do that because as lostpigeon said it loops again before we get a chance to select anything! mine has been doing it out of the blue since this morning , cant turn off or anything . . .loops and loops over and over every 13 seconds.

johntychwith said:
cant do that because as lostpigeon said it loops again before we get a chance to select anything! mine has been doing it out of the blue since this morning , cant turn off or anything . . .loops and loops over and over every 13 seconds.
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if it's rebooting in bootloader, then it's very likely the power button that's the problem, for example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563572

what can you do to fix the power button? tried drying the phone although it hasnt got wet.

johntychwith said:
what can you do to fix the power button? tried drying the phone although it hasnt got wet.
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off to warranty...
hardware problems are very hard to fix; and i'm not saying it's the power button for sure, it's just highly likely it is, if it's rebooting bootloader.

asi have no orange insurance what would you do next?

johntychwith said:
asi have no orange insurance what would you do next?
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How long have you had the phone, defects like that should be automatically covered regardless.
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Ajxx16 said:
How long have you had the phone, defects like that should be automatically covered regardless.
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The problem with my phone is that I found it. Turned it in and no one claimed it for a substantial amount of time so I gained ownership of it. I don't have the warranty or anything that came with the phone except for the phone itself and the charger. If I took it to a phone repair shop would they possibly be able to fix it? Or am I screwed...

Okay so I let my phone run out of battery over night and just plugged it in to charge then and it's seemed to have gotten out of the bootloop and it working normally now, so would this still possibly be a hardware issue? And is there anything I can do to prevent it from bootlooping again?

i phoned up orange and they said to ring htc as ive only had the phone for 5 months . will ring them 2moro. pain in the ass.

lostpigeon said:
Okay so I let my phone run out of battery over night and just plugged it in to charge then and it's seemed to have gotten out of the bootloop and it working normally now, so would this still possibly be a hardware issue? And is there anything I can do to prevent it from bootlooping again?
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Im not sure this is hardware related, there are a few things you can try though to prevent this from happening again. first off, if you ever do encounter another bootloop... pressing and holding in the power button for around 20 seconds or so forces a reboot, the capacitive button on the bottom will start to blink. Second would be to boot into thee bootloader by powering down the phone, holding the volume down button and powering back on while holding voldown. this will bring you to a menu described above eariler, then do a factory reset.
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