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[Q] Forgot pattern lock code / Can't go into Recovery/Download Mode

After hours of googling I decided to write this thread.
I'm working as a phone technician and having a problem with Samsung i9000 with a pattern lock on it.
Customer doesn't know pattern and his google account.
Also on this handset the 3 button trick to get into Recovery/Download mode is disabled.
I have tried many methods of trying to get into recovery mode
-holding the 3 buttons the entire time (this just resets the phone and brings back to the I9000 screen)
-just letting go of the power (boots into the phones OS)
-letting the phone reset once by holding all 3 buttons down then releasing only the power (boots into OS)
-letting all 3 buttons go (boots into OS)
I've tried download mode too just to see if it works and it doesn't.
I already find out that there is a fix i have to install the Download/Recovery Mode fix (3 Button Disabled SPL fix), but to do that in phone settings usb debugging have to be selected which I can't do because of pattern lock.
Also my computer cannot detect phone in device manager after connecting.
There is a mass storage device option selected in connectivity. Phone just keep charging on usb cable.
Any ideas ??

The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.

[Ramad] said:
The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.
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Actually never faced that handset with pattern lock + 3 buttons disabled + mass storage and bluetooth on.
I tried to describe my problem as best I can so it will be easier to find a solution.

Hi
You can build a jig that allows you force download mode.the method to do so is on xda just search for it,or you can buy the jig from ebay for about £5.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

[Ramad] said:
The costumer should show papers that confirms that the phone is owned by the costumer, then, as a phone technician, you should know how to re-flash the device when you face such problem, if you don't know how to fix that as a phone technician then send it to Samsung Care Center along with the phone papers to be fixed. You should not be posting at a forum asking about this when you know the guide lines of your work.
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Indeed he should show you the papers, that's way too many things to suddenly not know or forget.
A Jig should help you getting into download mode though.

Can anyone advise me if it is feasible to disable/ enable (by purpose) entering into Download mode/ factory reset/ CWM? This is a good way to protect our devices.

if indeed the phone is his , build a jig and enter with it in download mode and flash a rom with repartition .

OK, thanks for anwsers lads, I will try to do it by JIG and i will post a result.
For users looking what the JIG is and how to build one or buy go into this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551

hhmmm,
My spidey senses detect a stolen phone!
How the hell can you forget both your pattern AND google account LOL.
Ask him for the paper work for the device... I bet you never see him again.
UNLESS!!!! You stole the phone and made up a story to try and get an answer on how to unlock it

zolah said:
hhmmm,
My spidey senses detect a stolen phone!
How the hell can you forget both your pattern AND google account LOL.
Ask him for the paper work for the device... I bet you never see him again.
UNLESS!!!! You stole the phone and made up a story to try and get an answer on how to unlock it
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definately a stolen phone becuase you can go onto google with your cmputer and get your account info mailed to you.. i assume he/she remembers his google email?

Yep, it might be a stolen phone, who knows.
But stolen phones are usually barred, there is no signal on them. As i checked there is a signal on o2 and vodafone.

I once stupidly changed my unlock pattern when i was half asleep and was able to move the security pane out of the way by trying to make an emergency call, this gave me VERY limited access to some menus but you might be able to fix it this way.

ruthles said:
Yep, it might be a stolen phone, who knows.
But stolen phones are usually barred, there is no signal on them. As i checked there is a signal on o2 and vodafone.
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What about handling stolen goods?

Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...

zolah said:
Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...
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there would be no sim in the first as most people take there sim out if they put it in for repairs. trying different sims would indicate whether it is imei locked. the third question is a bit weird though.

zolah said:
Hmmmm sorry ruthles but im thinking more and more that YOU stole this phone...
Why is there no sim inserted into the device on the picture you posted in post 1?
Why would you be trying different sim cards in the phone? That has nothing to do with the pattern lock... If what you say is true you should know that as part of your profession.
I also dont think that some one in your position would resort to creating an account on XDA forums just to ask this question.
This all seems very odd...
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agree...couldnt possibly be a phone technician as this problem is too easily fixable...
a real technician should have already known about jigs and in my opinion, should have already had an xda account...
all arrows point to stolen phone...

something's really fishy here
hehe too bad the previous owner didnt install Prey or locking apps
or wait, maybe he did

I'm working as a phone technician and having a problem with Samsung i9000 with a pattern lock on it.
Customer doesn't know pattern and his google account.
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haha ofc he does know his pattern and Google Account, but he doesnt know where his phone is ...

Think what you want people, i dont have to explain myself to any of you
JIG did his job.
Phone is now working as brand new, and customer paid extra for it.
Have a nice day

Here is my tool to dump the lock code pattern via ADB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095325

Inactive touch-screen, any way around?

Hi,
Problem:
My phone isn't rooted. No other ROM installed. Not flashed. Not bricked. Works perfectly, except the touch screen is dead. I have set-up a patern to unlock, which I can't unlock... so I can't use the phone.
Is there a solution to this issue?
I don't want to install another touch screen, just delete the whole phone and not set-up a patern to unlock. I tried to search for
- RSD lite since that's the only thing I can work with and it's easy
- "unbrick" my phone
- a similar topic like this one >http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845912<
No success...
Greetings.

No tips/hints?

G1-Amateur said:
No tips/hints?
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i have a problem like that...my g1 touch screen i not working properly..!!there are some areas in which it doesnt respond at all or not so quickly as other areas!do you know something now??

lalinde89 said:
i have a problem like that...my g1 touch screen i not working properly..!!there are some areas in which it doesnt respond at all or not so quickly as other areas!do you know something now??
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well you can fix teh touch sreen (buy a new one and replace it - it's easy),
but i don't want to do that, I just want to disable the touch screen (no pattern lock). I actually want to format it, so i need to restart and i wills kip the pattern lock

Anyone with a tutorial?

No tutorials?

Sit down and seriously think what you are asking and what your phone does.
If you wipe phone you would need to 'Touch Screen To Start' so that option is out the window.
To get rid of the lock pattern you need to enter the lock pattern first, reason being for security.
New touch screen or nothing, sorry.

I have a similar situation. i am trying to sell it cause i bought another phone but need to factory reset or delete all the info from this one. cant even get pass the unlock pattern. its a motorola cliq. please help

You're right,... Bummer! I'm sitting down and speculating. Seriously, no work-around?
Isn't there a costum ROM without the "touch to start"?
Sent from my MB511 using XDA App

[Q] Touch Screen Problem

Big problem on my Incredible S touch screen. Left side got problem. Sometime it goes crazy...
Some keyboard button is not working. "E" "R" "D" "X" ","
Is hardware problem or Software?
How much if I need to repair a new touch screen and Mine is S-off

qlouis76 said:
Big problem on my Incredible S touch screen. Left side got problem. Sometime it goes crazy...
Some keyboard button is not working. "E" "R" "D" "X" ","
Is hardware problem or Software?
How much if I need to repair a new touch screen and Mine is S-off
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bro did u try calibrate ur phone sumtime touch screen phone need to be calibrate so its go back normal again i hope this help

darkidz555 said:
bro did u try calibrate ur phone sumtime touch screen phone need to be calibrate so its go back normal again i hope this help
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Did it here Settings > Language and Keyboard > Touch Input > Text Input > Calibration Tool
But still the same.. Do i need to reset the calibration?

Have you tried to reset phone? If that doesn't help, try factory restore

mine plays up. im stuck on cyanogenmod, cant go on other roms or even stock yet -.-
Basically it stops working or certain parts wont work, I would then press the power button (to put screen into sleep) and then wake it up then it's good again. very frustrating though.
I have a long pattern to unlock my phone and sometimes it won't work because certain parts of the screen isnt working. It's not physically broken I think, because all it needs it to be turned off and back on then it's good to go.

vladabiber said:
Have you tried to reset phone? If that doesn't help, try factory restore
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Do you mean reset Calibration?

jakeyo said:
mine plays up. im stuck on cyanogenmod, cant go on other roms or even stock yet -.-
Basically it stops working or certain parts wont work, I would then press the power button (to put screen into sleep) and then wake it up then it's good again. very frustrating though.
I have a long pattern to unlock my phone and sometimes it won't work because certain parts of the screen isnt working. It's not physically broken I think, because all it needs it to be turned off and back on then it's good to go.
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Unlock screen is fine for me.. Just when swap the Home screen it got problem. And typing. I realize it only got problem on the left side...

qlouis76 said:
Do you mean reset Calibration?
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No. Turn off fastboot in power menu, then turn phone off and turn it on again. That should do the job. I had that problem either, but very, very rarely.

vladabiber said:
No. Turn off fastboot in power menu, then turn phone off and turn it on again. That should do the job. I had that problem either, but very, very rarely.
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Thanks for the correction. Same, the problem is still there...

Could be a faulty digitizer :/

scoobysnacks said:
Could be a faulty digitizer :/
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Probably it hardware problem rather than software, but you should try factory data reset first (settings, sd& phone storage). There is possibility that some app caused this.

scoobysnacks said:
Could be a faulty digitizer :/
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So, what should I do? Bring it to repair? But, I had rooted my phone. No more Warranty. Need to S-on back?

qlouis76 said:
So, what should I do? Bring it to repair? But, I had rooted my phone. No more Warranty. Need to S-on back?
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could someone make a really simple guide on how to get the phone s-on starting from the very start. I dont understand this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15732727&postcount=14
it doesn't even read right.

Do a search, since there is several threads about this.

Do I need to s-on back to get the warranty?
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

qlouis76 said:
Do I need to s-on back to get the warranty?
Yes.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
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Sent from my Incredible S using XDA App

Can I have the latest RUU, to S-ON back?

If only there were some kind of thread, listing all the officially shipped RUU's...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033922

i experience onces in a while at the android lockscreen whereby i cant complete my pattern but after a try or 2 again its fine already

TMarcus68 said:
i experience onces in a while at the android lockscreen whereby i cant complete my pattern but after a try or 2 again its fine already
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Mine do have your problem as well. But My keyboard is totally driving me crazy!!!

HTC one mini 2 - screen dead

Hi,
out of noting the screen of my HTC one mini 2 stopped working. It stays black.
The Phone is still on but unable to see anything on it, and looks like touch is not working.
Is there a way to get the data from the Phone?
USB debugging is not on. Can send it back to HTC, but that will result in a factory reset.
Would like to retrieve the data from the Phone if possible.
Thanks.
Rgrds,
Jeroen

If there is NO password on device then you can use HTC Sync Manager to backup all data on the device, Good Luck...otherwise bad luck..

it's locked by a swipe pattern

Jrcxl26 said:
it's locked by a swipe pattern
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at this point i would say replace screen yourself.

kativiti said:
at this point i would say replace screen yourself.
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Ok thanks will order replacement one.

Question Mi Unlock Country Code Broken

I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my Note 10 and after finally downloading Mi Unlock (the MIUI servers kept going down) I'm having a ridiculus issue where I can't enter a country code for my (apparently neccisary) phone number.. The drop-down box you see is completely impossible to interact with, I can't click on it, I can't scroll, I can't even type. This makes my number invalid and I can't continue the proccess. If anyone has a solution or alternative proccess to unlock the bootloader, I would appreciate it.

I have tried on my PC and Laptop on both available versions of Mi Unlock.

Managed to tab into the search bar for the country code and by closing and opening the drop-down menu it refreshed and shows the correct code, but i still cant click on anything on this drop-down menu.

Scan QR code to sign in​

Using facebook i get this...

Not through Facebook ...
Go to Settings phone > Mi Account, and then tap the scanner icon in the upper corner of the screen. Scan the QR code to sign in.

Ashle said:
Scan QR code to sign in​
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Now I'm not recieving any verification texts, been about 10 mins and nothing, notably it says I have -1 attempts remaining.. Just did an SMS verification with ebay, the number is right, andim recieving other texts.

SNERTTT said:
Now I'm not recieving any verification texts, been about 10 mins and nothing, notably it says I have -1 attempts remaining.. Just did an SMS verification with ebay, the number is right, andim recieving other texts.
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Apologies, it just spontaniously fixed itself...

Had the same issue a week ago. The GUI is broken. I added the phone number manually to the mi account on the phone and that fixed the issue (no request for a mobile number later).

GEE! Had the very same problem, never seen such a mess Just downloaded the unlock tool from them, then it notifies me there is new one to download - what bunch of funny men
Fostel said:
added the phone number manually to the mi account
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Thanks, that worked for me as well.
Now I am stuck at their stupid policy of waiting:
WTF! A week? 24h I would deem already a hassle, 48h a certified idiocy but a week? Also after asking for email AND phone number (and verifying!)?
@XiaoMi: Diuuu... Fix that stupidity, get your act together!

SigmundDroid said:
GEE! Had the very same problem, never seen such a mess Just downloaded the unlock tool from them, then it notifies me there is new one to download - what bunch of funny men
Thanks, that worked for me as well.
Now I am stuck at their stupid policy of waiting:
WTF! A week? 24h I would deem already a hassle, 48h a certified idiocy but a week? Also after asking for email AND phone number (and verifying!)?
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They did make it easy, didn't they? ROTFL

Fostel said:
They did make it easy
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Yes, very, very easy - updating from A11 to A13 was a similarly easy story and I got them quickly after switching to another region which I found out short 20ish minutes googling. Even then I had easily to do it step by step A11 to A12 and then A12 to A13 (took only 3 episodes of Bullwinkle and 4 episodes of Fired on Mars).
Reminded me a bit of this:
“But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.”
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Oh well, on the positive side: It was a good training lesson for MIUI and it really helpful in growing my disdain for it.
I'd wish they would start selling their phones as barebones and thus make them even 13 cents cheaper

SigmundDroid said:
Oh well, on the positive side: It was a good training lesson for MIUI and it really helpful in growing my disdain for it.
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Agee 100%. Same here. I learned to dislike them with passion on this journey. They shoot themselves in the knee.