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[Q] Gingerbread 2.3.6. cannot enter to recovery menu

Hi,
I bought galaxy ace a week ago... updated via the latest gingerbread 2.3.6. (official way). After few days of testing the phone I found out that it is quite slow therefore I decided to root it... there is the problem, I cannot enter to recovery menu (home + power), even to download menu (home + vol down + power), everytime I hold the above mentioned combination I got soft reset of the phone... no menu, no nothing. I could not find anything on the web.. Could you help me how to enter to recovery menu OR how to root to CM7.2. a CWM without entering to recovery menu.
I believe the recovery menu has been blocked with new gingerbread 2.3.6.
Thank you.

I don't think so (about the blocked recovery) ..u go on trying dude ..recovery mode is a bit tougher to get in stock rom ..u should get it on the 10th attempt ( at least) I believe ..btw there are rooting guides in this forum ...check them out
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does it mean that i should hold power + home for 10 soft restarts?

I think so here's a tip press the home button first ..keep it pressed and then press the power button UNTILL THE SCREEN COMES ON...recovery mode is tougher to get in stock rom(well at least for me )..in cm7 its nothing ..
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I tried to soft restart 10 times no luck... even with your tip...can anyone else help me please?

only odin can help you as if you are not able to get into any kind of recovery and want cwm then odin is the only path for you .. do backup contacts,sms if you want
all other things will be lost..
and if you don't want to loose things then choose to skip rooting and love what you have now
and 2.3.6 haven't blocked recovery btw as i am using it

I cant use ODIN as I cannot access to download menu (vol down + home + power). Anyone else who can me advice?

turn your phone off!
Now without pressing the power button!
Hold the center button and plug your charger!

Still does not work, any other solution?

Try this if you have root access then install ROM toolbox from the market and try going into recovery via the app
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jumbobombo said:
Try this if you have root access then install ROM toolbox from the market and try going into recovery via the app
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Dude read the post properly I guess he's on stock rom and the only way of rooting gingerbread is the update.zip method ( correct me if I'm wrong ) ..so there's no way he could have root access ...
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Try adb
Adb reboot recovery
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Dragonoid said:
Dude read the post properly I guess he's on stock rom and the only way of rooting gingerbread is the update.zip method ( correct me if I'm wrong ) ..so there's no way he could have root access ...
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Ohhhh yeah... Srry my bad
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Check this video.. Skip to 0:50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TCXm-1kTLM

NJosh said:
Check this video.. Skip to 0:50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TCXm-1kTLM
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.... ****%n OUt!
HE CANNOT ENTER RECOVERY MODE!
If you bought that way you should take it back show problem and let service take care of that!
Say that you were trying to do a factory reset when you found out that you coudn´t enter recovery mode!

I'm on stock ROM, just flashed this morning using ODIN. Even root will go then. To go into recovery press the home+power button till the phone turns on, leave the power button not the home button. You should land up in recovery. If that doesn't work then try using ADB. Go to adb with your phone normally on:
adb reboot recovery
but try flash recovery again
to enter fastboot:
adb reboot bootloader
And if You've worked with ODIN then download a new bootloader and flash it using ODIN.I think (not sure) the problem is with secondary bootloader (SBL).Put the phone into download mode using ADB:
adb reboot download
This will put your phone in download mode. Check Odin now, and if ID:COM has turned yellow, you’re good to gnce you’re satisfied, press the Start button on Odin. The flash will take couple of seconds, after which your phone will reboot automatically.
That’s it. This should fix your download and recovery mode 3-button combo issue. You can now apply any mods with the normal procedure.
I bought galaxy ace a week ago... updated via the latest gingerbread 2.3.6. (official way).
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You had mentioned updating to 2.3.6 in the official way? Kies or Service center? If Kies then did you get the download mode when it was updating? And No, Recovery is not blocked on 2.3.6

Xr01d_GT said:
I'm on stock ROM, just flashed this morning using ODIN. Even root will go then. To go into recovery press the home+power button till the phone turns on, leave the power button not the home button. You should land up in recovery. If that doesn't work then try using ADB. Go to adb with your phone normally on:
adb reboot recovery
but try flash recovery again
to enter fastboot:
adb reboot bootloader
And if You've worked with ODIN then download a new bootloader and flash it using ODIN.I think (not sure) the problem is with secondary bootloader (SBL).Put the phone into download mode using ADB:
adb reboot download
This will put your phone in download mode. Check Odin now, and if ID:COM has turned yellow, you’re good to gnce you’re satisfied, press the Start button on Odin. The flash will take couple of seconds, after which your phone will reboot automatically.
That’s it. This should fix your download and recovery mode 3-button combo issue. You can now apply any mods with the normal procedure.
You had mentioned updating to 2.3.6 in the official way? Kies or Service center? If Kies then did you get the download mode when it was updating? And No, Recovery is not blocked on 2.3.6
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hi all i got the same problem on 2.3.6, however i tried the adb method n is not workin either ....~~ anyone else any idea ??

noty81 said:
hi all i got the same problem on 2.3.6, however i tried the adb method n is not workin either ....~~ anyone else any idea ??
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If even adb isn't working
I would take it in to the service center and tell them you can't access (stock)recovery
Sent from my GT-S5830 using my hands

yeps it might be difficult first time,,,but never after i found it difficult,,,,
u need a working hand and usable brain....
hold the middle button and power button and as when u see the start screen just let go off the power button but still hold on middle button,,,
and u are in recovery mode...
same goes for download mode
keep hold on the vol down+middle button+power and then just let go off power button as u see the start screen(rather anything coming on screen )
enjoy
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there is also an app in market ... quick boot or speed boot something like that...
and it DOESNT need root permission (long time no use so dont remember exactly but it should be)
u can try that

I had the same problem, but luckily I found this thread.
I can enter to recovery ONLY with adb reboot recovery command, pressing home button does nothing.

[Q] HELP! Phone stuck in unuseable state

Hi
I've been having problems with the HOME button on my phone. I've been running PA2.51 on it so thought it was probably the ROM. I went to flash the newer 2.99 ROM from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115167
After I followed the instructions I rebooted the phone and now I'm stuck with loads of FC! I can't even reboot into recovery or download mode because the stupid HOME button doesn't work.
I don't know what to do??
Can anyone help or advise please? I'd want to get my files off the thing if I can't save it sigh

DaBountyHunter said:
Hi
I've been having problems with the HOME button on my phone. I've been running PA2.51 on it so thought it was probably the ROM. I went to flash the newer 2.99 ROM from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2115167
After I followed the instructions I rebooted the phone and now I'm stuck with loads of FC! I can't even reboot into recovery or download mode because the stupid HOME button doesn't work.
I don't know what to do??
Can anyone help or advise please? I'd want to get my files off the thing if I can't save it sigh
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just check out the "FAQ and troubleshooting" in post #3 of the rom.....

I did but I can't even get into recovery or download mode because of my dodgy HOME key. Is there no other way to force my phone into recovery by plugging it into the computer???

DaBountyHunter said:
I did but I can't even get into recovery or download mode because of my dodgy HOME key. Is there no other way to force my phone into recovery by plugging it into the computer???
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okie.... do this IF USB DEBUGGING WAS ENABLED
> connect ur phone to pc using usb..
> now run CMD on pc...
> now type "adb reboot recovery"....
> wait for it to work...
now u should be in recovery

Thanks will try and give that a go. If this fails I'll have to get this sorted via insurance
EDIT: GAH! It can't find the device. Looks like I'm out of luck?

DaBountyHunter said:
Thanks will try and give that a go. If this fails I'll have to get this sorted via insurance
EDIT: GAH! It can't find the device. Looks like I'm out of luck?
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if that also dosent work...
then if u know how to use PC odin.. u can pull ur battery out then reinsert it....
then hold down the VOLUME DOWN button and press the POWER BUTTON for 2 sec. and then release it ... but keep holding down the VOLUME DOWN button...
now u should be in download mode in which u can flash any other rom using PC odin..

gonna give download option a go. Thanks

Well that's rubbish I flashed the stock 4.0.4 ROM and it's stuck on the Samsung logo now. Really not my day today...

try flashing any GB stock rom

DaBountyHunter said:
Well that's rubbish I flashed the stock 4.0.4 ROM and it's stuck on the Samsung logo now. Really not my day today...
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Install Philz kernel using recovery and do a factory reset.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy ACE not turning on

I tried to flash a Stock rom with ODIN 4.38 and after the rom has finished downloading it didn't reboot. Now it won't turn on or even show the Samsung glowing logo.

azadazad said:
I tried to flash a Stock rom with ODIN 4.38 and after the rom has finished downloading it didn't reboot. Now it won't turn on or even show the Samsung glowing logo.
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You should flash with at least 50% of the battery.
Try charging or make this:
Take out the sim card, sd card and battery.
Connect to pc.
Press download mode buttons combination for 6 secs or more.
Put the battery.
Run Odin as administrator.
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Thanks
Hyoz said:
Take out the sim card, sd card and battery.
Connect to pc.
Press download mode buttons combination for 6 secs or more.
Put the battery.
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This solution worked for me thanks you :good:

SGA
I have a galaxy ace!! It wont turn on until i connect to pc! and it goes till samsung logo n turns off.
and if i go to download mode it shows downloading on the screen but does not recognized by pc

pac3mak3r said:
I have a galaxy ace!! It wont turn on until i connect to pc! and it goes till samsung logo n turns off.
and if i go to download mode it shows downloading on the screen but does not recognized by pc
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Can you try going to the recovery mod and doing a "Wipe Data/ Factory Reset"? Make sure you have all the necessary drivers installed in your pc. Do post the results. Hope I Helped

my ace is just showing the samsung logo afterthat is switching off plzzz say how to do

my ace is just showing the samsung logo afterthat is switching off plzzz say how to do
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Type:
adb reboot - for normal boot
adb reboot recovery - for recovery mode
adb reboot bootloader - for download mode
from your PC

[Q] Help unbricking Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

Hello everyone,
I've been using this community for a while, but this is my first post. One or two months ago I successfully rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 and installed Imaginary ICS Final along with CWM Recovery 5.0.2.6. Everything worked fine but today I decided to update to a 4.4 custom rom. I installed CM 11 from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659269, but after selecting my language a popup apeared which said "The setup aplication has stopped working", so I looked for another ROM. I found this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684893, but it required TWRP Recovery to be installed. I downloaded it, copied it to my SD and tried to install it form CWM 5.0.2.6.
Now, my phone goes into a blue screen whether I try to boot normally or into the recovery menu and I don't now how to solve it. Since I can boot into download mode, I've tried using Odin, but it doesn't recognize my phone. Can anyone help me, please? Thanks a lot in advance.
PS: I'm using Windows 8.1 x64.
EDIT: Now Odin recognizes it, but it gets stuck in "<1> setup connection...".
EDIT 2: I've solved it flashing through Odin with a PC running a clean installation of Windows 7.

de1mos said:
Hello everyone,
I've been using this community for a while, but this is my first post. One or two months ago I successfully rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 and installed Imaginary ICS Final along with CWM Recovery 5.0.2.6. Everything worked fine but today I decided to update to a 4.4 custom rom. I installed CM 11 from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659269, but after selecting my language a popup apeared which said "The setup aplication has stopped working", so I looked for another ROM. I found this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684893, but it required TWRP Recovery to be installed. I downloaded it, copied it to my SD and tried to install it form CWM 5.0.2.6.
Now, my phone goes into a blue screen whether I try to boot normally or into the recovery menu and I don't now how to solve it. Since I can boot into download mode, I've tried using Odin, but it doesn't recognize my phone. Can anyone help me, please? Thanks a lot in advance.
PS: I'm using Windows 8.1 x64.
EDIT: Now Odin recognizes it, but it gets stuck in "<1> setup connection...".
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You usually get the "setup connection" error when you are in the Emergency Download Mode instead of Download Mode. You go to Emergency Download Mode by holding down Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it loads a screen that says "Emergency Download Mode" and you go to Download mode by holding down Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it does load the correct download screen with the yellowish message that say "Downloading…". Please make sure you are going to the Download Mode. Then try to flash again. Do post the result. Hope I Helped

Phone should detect in odin if you've Installed proper drivers for your phone.
Try this guide,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609021
Sent from my Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using xda app-developers app

mahithm said:
You usually get the "setup connection" error when you are in the Emergency Download Mode instead of Download Mode. You go to Emergency Download Mode by holding down Volume Up + Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it loads a screen that says "Emergency Download Mode" and you go to Download mode by holding down Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button in which it does load the correct download screen with the yellowish message that say "Downloading…". Please make sure you are going to the Download Mode. Then try to flash again. Do post the result. Hope I Helped
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You're right, I was entering Emergency Download Mode (the one which says ARM9 mode). However, if I enter the normal download mode and plug my phone, Odin doesn't recognize it and Windows shows a message in the traybar which says "Can't recognize USB device".
brijeshep said:
Phone should detect in odin if you've Installed proper drivers for your phone.
Try this guide,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609021
Sent from my Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using xda app-developers app
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I've followed it step by step and Odin still doesn't recognize my phone.

de1mos said:
You're right, I was entering Emergency Download Mode (the one which says ARM9 mode). However, if I enter the normal download mode and plug my phone, Odin doesn't recognize it and Windows shows a message in the traybar which says "Can't recognize USB device".
I've followed it step by step and Odin still doesn't recognize my phone.
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Try this link on how to install stock rom using odin along with all firmwares. Go to the "Preparation" section where you will find all the necessary downloads including the drivers.
Flash stock rom on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 using odin
Do post the result. Hope I Helped

Thanks a lot, but I've solved it flashing through Odin with a PC running a clean installation of Windows 7.

de1mos said:
Thanks a lot, but I've solved it flashing through Odin with a PC running a clean installation of Windows 7.
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Glad to hear that buddy

try updating ur drivers online first, go to the download mode by pressing the vol up, down and the power button simultaneously, and then odin vud recognise it..
when u have successfully installed the stock rom from Odin, go to recoverymode, then to clockworkmod, remove cahe and dalvik data and then install the rom that u want.
This shud do as it worked for me..
Hit the "Thanks" button if it helped..

ShardulS. said:
try updating ur drivers online first, go to the download mode by pressing the vol up, down and the power button simultaneously, and then odin vud recognise it..
when u have successfully installed the stock rom from Odin, go to recoverymode, then to clockworkmod, remove cahe and dalvik data and then install the rom that u want.
This shud do as it worked for me..
Hit the "Thanks" button if it helped..
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Bro, this question is solved. See "Edit 2" in the question where the author has specified what he did to solve this problem.

S10e bootloop and no acces to recovery and Download mode... plzz help ! :'(

hi all. i just install the Beta of ONEUI 2 and android 10 on my S10e, (using the update.zip with adb in recevery) and now my S10e is "bootlooping" with no acces to recovery and download mode... impossible for me at the moment to reflash a clean ROM with odin... can you help? or my phone is definitivly DEAD??? :/ thx you all...

Maybe you tell the situation in the correct thread, where you load the firmware?
There more dudes, who flashed the rom and known the bug (soft brick?).
I use the official beta of the android 10 firmware & can't directly support.
Good luck.

blazethelight said:
Maybe you tell the situation in the correct thread, where you load the firmware?
There more dudes, who flashed the rom and known the bug (soft brick?).
I use the official beta of the android 10 firmware & can't directly support.
Good luck.
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hi, i load the Firmware from this link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/galaxy-s10-sm-g975f-official-oneui2-10-t3980879
yes it's a soft brick, the phone boot to the Samsung logo, with the little vibration, and reboot again and again. recovery and download buttons manipulations not work..

Nyzoka said:
hi, i load the Firmware from this link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/galaxy-s10-sm-g975f-official-oneui2-10-t3980879
yes it's a soft brick, the phone boot to the Samsung logo, with the little vibration, and reboot again and again. recovery and download buttons manipulations not work..
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To enter download mode, put usb cable into your phone, press and hold vol down button without bixby button, make sure your screen comes to black(total shut down if its on bootloop), then put the usb cable into your pc. It should detect your phone

Nyzoka said:
hi all. i just install the Beta of ONEUI 2 and android 10 on my S10e, (using the update.zip with adb in recevery) and now my S10e is "bootlooping" with no acces to recovery and download mode... impossible for me at the moment to reflash a clean ROM with odin... can you help? or my phone is definitivly DEAD??? :/ thx you all...
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Hi,the only thing you can do is reflash with odin.
It is because you had unlocked bootloader.
When you have unlocked bl and flash Q it will bootloop.

yesterday I had the same problem (update beta Q with BL unlock). I couldn't open either downloading mod or recovery. Bootloop. I left the phone "resting" overnight and tried again in the morning. Hold Volume- and Bixby together and then connect the PC cable. download mod opened(possibly a coincidence). Odin worked.
Odesláno z mého SM-G970F pomocí Tapatalk

thx you all

Nyzoka said:
hi, i load the Firmware from this link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/galaxy-s10-sm-g975f-official-oneui2-10-t3980879
yes it's a soft brick, the phone boot to the Samsung logo, with the little vibration, and reboot again and again. recovery and download buttons manipulations not work..
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try letting the phone die then when bootloop stops inset cable and do the download mode combo, failing that when the device is looping does it connect sucsessfully to your computer because i had a similar experiance, at the samsung logo screen although display was looping adb commands did acually work, i then entered adb reboot download in cmd prompt and the download screen appeard and was odin compatible for a complete reflash of the firmware with magisk patched AP file
i hope this helps !! best of luck my friend

Are you fixed?
Nyzoka said:
thx you all
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hello are you fixed? I have the same problem

marcelito29 said:
hello are you fixed? I have the same problem
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there 3 of us
i have same problem, can not enter to any mode

marcelito29 said:
hello are you fixed? I have the same problem
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Hello,
I've the same problem. To fix it :
- Go to recovery mode (when your phone is shutdown, press Bixby+Vol Up + Power and realase all after Samsung's Logo)
- Wipe Cache
- Wipe System
- Reboot System

I have the same problem on my Samsung Galaxy A7 2018. It keeps showing every 5 seconds the logo in an infinite bootloop and i cannot enter recovery or download mode. Any help?

Tantalord said:
I have the same problem on my Samsung Galaxy A7 2018. It keeps showing every 5 seconds the logo in an infinite bootloop and i cannot enter recovery or download mode. Any help?
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sorry, i don't know if it's been fixed but if have read the thread you will noticed that there isn't a quick fix until you wait till the device goes off, then either your boot into recovery mode (wipe, cache, reset and reboot) or download mode (flash stock rom with odin).

xdagee said:
sorry, i don't know if it's been fixed but if have read the thread you will noticed that there isn't a quick fix until you wait till the device goes off, then either your boot into recovery mode (wipe, cache, reset and reboot) or download mode (flash stock rom with odin).
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This is why I have hate not being take the battery out of a device. Atleast the S10 doesn't seem likes it's too hard, if it were me I probably just remove the back cover and pop the battery out rather than wait for the battery to die. The back cover seems to just snap off and on, almost like they could have just made it removable in the first place, but then of course too many people would just buy new batteries when they wear out rather than a new phone. Gotta love planned obsolescence.