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Yes i am going to assume that a lot of people will not help me with this because its compromising the security of the phone, but i have yet to find a solid way to bypass this and i have been trying for a few days now to sort it out. I am trying to just factory reset the phone but because the 3 button method is disabled and i cannot get on the phone to root it i am having a world of difficulties. I am just hoping someone has found a method as I'm willing to just give up soon.
I have looked at a few other threads but it would appear anyone that can actually help with this issue would rather not because its against everything the security system is for and i appreciate that so if you aren't going to help and feel yourself wanting to leave a totally justified comment, be my guest just don't expect a response.
Thanks for reading.
simply flash the phone with your favorite ROM, and it will go away.... along with whatever information you couldn't backup
but at least it will get you working
Yeah, a rom flash would hit the spot. Try darkys resurection. Life saver
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Seeing as 3br isn't working you'd have to use a download mode jig to do a reflash. Unless 'adb reboot download' works.
Sorry i might end up sounding like an idiot saying this, I'm only adept with flashing on a Nexus One, how do i go about doing this without entering recovery or being able to access the phone?
3 button download mode .
jig recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
jje
JJEgan said:
3 button download mode .
jig recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
jje
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Surely this is not the only way. I don't even have a soldering kit lol
Jacobjrolling said:
Surely this is not the only way. I don't even have a soldering kit lol
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you don't need a soldering iron, that's the beauty of it
the resistors you can just twist the end
the microUSB when you peel it off, keep the cables
then just tied them all up.
clean, plain and simple
AllGamer said:
you don't need a soldering iron, that's the beauty of it
the resistors you can just twist the end
the microUSB when you peel it off, keep the cables
then just tied them all up.
clean, plain and simple
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I guess if its the only way i will have to because i cant lose a phone this expensive. Thanks for the help.
Hi there!
I got me my third Galaxy and this time the three buttons combo doesn't work, so no download or recovery mode from me.
I plan always to stick to Kies updates from now on, but if I ever need to install a cooked ROM for some reason, or even do some special tweaking, I may need to have these modes enabled.
As much as I wanted to at first, I've refrained to apply the bootloader fixes since there's a small chance that they might not work and brick (again) the phone, and I can really cope with this problem all over again
So... what I did was to order one USB JIG from eBay 10 minutes ago. Now I'm wondering... which metod is "better"? The buttons combo or the JIG? If it's so easy to boot into download mode with the JIG (and I'd even think that more reliable since it's a hardware jumper rather than software), why would so many risk into flashing the bootloader when they could have got a nice, little USB cased JIG for 7 USD?
Also... when fully bricked (i.e., black screen) and the buttons combo doesn't work, would the hardware JIG work?
By the way, another reason to not flash the bootloader fix for me is that it would change my GT-I9000T startup screen for the international, GT-I9000 one , and I wanted it to be as stock as possible.
Thanks in advance guys; hope that you can shed some light into it.
EDIT: oh... is it true (confirmed) that phones with the combo disabled by Samsung boot a little faster than the others? I've read that since the combo is disabled, the bootloader doesn't wait for it, so it breezes through the startup process , but haven't seen this confirmed anywhere
Anyone??
mmm... I would like to know this as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845115
Made a similar topic.
dhiru1602 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845115
Made a similar topic.
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Yeah, yours is the only post I've found about this in Google before starting my own.
I started this again because all the responses you got was "Good job!" from a guy
Hope we can more information this time...
So... ??? Please, somebody comment on this if possible; thanks guys
Hi!
Phones with the combo available are not any slower than their fellows without it. Mine came without the 3button-combo and flashed the fix to be able to get into recovery. I didn't see any difference.
But if you want to stay on the safe side.. the jig will do the job. Btw i just used the 301k ohm resistor with some clear tape and touched the right pins inside the microUSB socket. Tadaaa... cost me £0.48 How-to on youtube.
The jig doesn't work if your phone has a black screen. That means the bootloader is corrupted, no chance to flash it.
However if it's semi-bricked (you see a PC..!..Phone figure on the screen but no response nor boot) the jig (and only that!) can still help. Basically that's why i have it now
Thanks! I just received the JIGs I bought from eBay (after more than a month...!) and I'm happy with them.
I don't know why I'd risk flashing the 3 button fix when a simple jig is a "pure" and elegant solution, that doesn't mess around with my phone (and its boot screen! )
Thanks, and if you have any more thoughts on the matter, please let me know.
I have usb jig fantastic thing plug it in switch on phone download or plug in while on and hold power button till reset again download i will not three button again
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Thanks! Jig is winning so far!
Jig was developed for those phones that will not or cannot use the official method of accessing download mode .
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Jig was developed for those phones that will not or cannot use the official method of accessing download mode .
jje
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Yes... I know that, but I was wondering if there was actually some benefits of one method over the other...
Dan_Aykroyd said:
Yes... I know that, but I was wondering if there was actually some benefits of one method over the other...
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I updated my bootloaders months ago so I could use the 3 buttons and haven't looked back since. I only had a vague idea of what I was doing (much lees that I do know) read all the guides and flashed and I'm glad I did it, now I can enter download and/or recovery on cue whenever I wish..
3 button combo is not working.
How to go in downloading mode?
Plz tell me an easy way.
And one thing more i cannot go into the phone coz its locked with a password and i dont remember it, dats why flashing it.
azharkhan said:
And one thing more i cannot go into the phone coz its locked with a password and i dont remember it, dats why flashing it.
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are you sure is your phone? or just "found" it.
anyway, you need an home made JIG or to push the small button between camera and speaker, under the backplate. You'll see there a small hole. Push with something thin in there, while phone is off and it will enter download mode
happy flashing
Crysis21 said:
are you sure is your phone? or just "found" it.
anyway, you need an home made JIG or to push the small button between camera and speaker, under the backplate. You'll see there a small hole. Push with something thin in there, while phone is off and it will enter download mode
happy flashing
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thnx for reply bro,
home made JIG cant be done by me atleast i think that usb making thing or resistor thing whateva..
And i ve pushed that button but nothing is happening..
Take phone to a service centre with original purchase receipt
and they can unlock .
jje
There's an USB Dongle which brings you into the download mode. The dongle is easy to make. Search for it her in the board.
If you have adb installed plug your phone in with usb, open a command prompt and type adb reboot download
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3 button combo is not working.
How to go in downloading mode?
Plz tell me an easy way.
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Any service center should be able to assist.
Just reset the password/pin using your gmail account.
Then apply the 3BR fix.
This is how you can unlock the Samsung Galaxy S WITHOUT a factory reset. Don't lose your apps, contacts and data. Complete with video.
www.ultratechy.com/how-to-unlock-an...-many-pattern-attempts-without-factory-reset/
Crysis21 said:
are you sure is your phone? or just "found" it.
anyway, you need an home made JIG or to push the small button between camera and speaker, under the backplate. You'll see there a small hole. Push with something thin in there, while phone is off and it will enter download mode
happy flashing
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I agree that something fishy is going on!
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krystalho said:
This is how you can unlock the Samsung Galaxy S WITHOUT a factory reset. Don't lose your apps, contacts and data. Complete with video.
www.ultratechy.com/how-to-unlock-an...-many-pattern-attempts-without-factory-reset/
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thnks i need it realy
Hello!
I have a problem ... my phone is "full brick" and do not know what to do!
Can someone help? Nimic.Nu not react to it can put in download mode or PC to detect it.
Can someone help?
Thanks in advance!
what do you mean by full brick?? is it going into recovery mode by pressing power and home key or into download mode by pressing home, volume down and power key??
I tried, but does not react at all
My phone is HARD BRICK!
Rom manager is bull**** and could brooke your phone 4ever! All you can try but the battery out for a while and then try to bring it in download mode! Press vol down menu and powerbutton and hold it till download sign shows! If it does conect to pc and flash new version thru odin! If not then your mini is death bring it to the service and hope!!
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or just remove the battery for 30 second then press home+volume down+power and then put the battery.
Don't work
Dont ever touch rom manager...is useless...now what u can do is bring to service center..i hope its still warranty...
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Even I did the same mistake of using that cursed god damn app. I tried everything possible. Nothing worked.
By gods grace phone was under warranty, I gave my phone to the service center. Got my phone back after a week . They said they had changed mother board. They dint charge me a penny. I suggest you too give it to samsung service center. If they ask you anything, act all innocent Good Luck.
I ve been in the same situation when i was trying to save stl5 to find the unlock code. I found the code, but the phone wouldn t boot. I used odin to write wrong files on phone to make it not even start, so they could not blame me for bricking, then I sent it for repair on warranty.
After a week, they did it, telling me they changed motherboard. BUT when I typed the code I found before bricking IT WORKED. How is that possible?
This should be a lesson for you and as a caution for those lazy people
whos planning to update through wifi or data connection using this app..
Im lucky id take the warning from our pinoy android community
not to use that app. Bless them.
Yes,this is a lesson how to unlock a phone without paying a cent. I am having now an unlocked phone. Bless xda forum.
corinel73 said:
Yes,this is a lesson how to unlock a phone without paying a cent. I am having now an unlocked phone. Bless xda forum.
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Yeah dude, i was gonna say that, bless XDA. Specially all the rom devs and their team.
What you need to do is take the battery out the phone, plug it in to the computer, then hold the buttons to put the phone into download mode (forgot what they are lol) and then, while still holding the buttons, put the battery in and keep holding the buttons, that SHOULD put the phone in download mode. Worked for me anyway!
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Best you can do is hold still your phone along with the warranty card and go to the nearest samsung service center and go to a quite place and pray some
my brick has also tried everything you guys maybe to work with usb jig 300k resistor goes into the so (way amr dll) only black screen
yea take out the battery and press home+power+vol. down button and put back your battery. see if this works
if not !!
well a trip to samsung centre will help you out but be sure to act all decent and yeah dumb too so the samsung centre people may not smell a clue that you tried to flash your phone with custom rom. ^_^
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Hello, i got an optimus black witch dosen`t starts up. After i had install an custom rom (Rebuild_of_V20s_Gingerbread) from ClockworkMod menu i selected to restart the phone since here all good, but my OB didn`t restart he turned off and never started back. :crying: I removed the battery, sim and the sd card for 2-3 minutes, put them back but it refuse to start up (screen is dead, fully black, same the sensitive buttons), i tried to get into the software update menu by pressing the volume + while i plugin the usb cable but is not working. When i put the phone to charge on the screen dosen`t show anyhing. All i know is that my battery was on 15% before i installed the rom, but it was successfully installed. Wat`s happening? Nothing is working. Can anybody help me? Sorry for my bad english.
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Hello, i got an optimus black witch dosen`t starts up. After i had install an custom rom (Rebuild_of_V20s_Gingerbread) from ClockworkMod menu i selected to restart the phone since here all good, but my OB didn`t restart he turned off and never started back. :crying: I removed the battery, sim and the sd card for 2-3 minutes, put them back but it refuse to start up (screen is dead, fully black, same the sensitive buttons), i tried to get into the software update menu by pressing the volume + while i plugin the usb cable but is not working. When i put the phone to charge on the screen dosen`t show anyhing. All i know is that my battery was on 15% before i installed the rom, but it was successfully installed. Wat`s happening? Nothing is working. Can anybody help me? Sorry for my bad english.
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try to charge ur baterry evn if nothing appears then plugin ur device to computer with volume up pressed then just checkout whetr ur computer detects the device ..
for which just go to device manager by right clicking 'my computer' icon >properties>hardware>device manager.
check out for any exclamatory yellow marks.
if exist install suitable driver
then flash ua device , falsh rom
Try entering the emergency mode (pressing vol+ , then plug usb) but just the phone alone, without, battery, sim or microSD on it.
Its a strange behaviour anyway...good luck man!
dabyd64 said:
Try entering the emergency mode (pressing vol+ , then plug usb) but just the phone alone, without, battery, sim or microSD on it.
Its a strange behaviour anyway...good luck man!
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ya thts ri8 battery must be removed
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phone can be back to operating once ur system detects it ..
no matter whether system can install drivers or not..
imprtnt is it must detect
It happened to me before, so lesson learned charge your phone atleast 50% before flashing rom. What i did is i charge the phone even though it dosen't look like charging (screen dosen't show anyhing) but after a few minutes you will noticed that the battery gets hot, it means it's charging. So let the phone charge a little bit then turn on your phone again.
Ya thts true and if evn then ur phone doesnt show anythng thn u need to connct it wdout battry holding vol up key
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touheed.. said:
Ya thts true and if evn then ur phone doesnt show anythng thn u need to connct it wdout battry holding vol up key
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I have tried all, but nothing works, i will take him to a service. Thx you all for support! :highfive:
Ur computer cant detect the cell when u connect ??
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Ur computer cant detect the cell when u connect ??
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No it can`t detect it. It`s simpli dead, but now it`s in a service and i hope that they will be able to resolv the problem...I will come back with an answer after it will come out from service.
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No it can`t detect it. It`s simpli dead, but now it`s in a service and i hope that they will be able to resolv the problem...I will come back with an answer after it will come out from service.
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Good luck =)
feels pity for such guys who being on xda cudnt find soln to the problems xda has all that even service dont have
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i think you meant that its a pity that the guy being on xda couldn't find a solution and has to give his cell back to lg for reparation and that lg doesn't has xda?
well my friend, if it's his board or something, better do it for free on warranty, right?
we here have most of the solutions but of course not all
and what makes you say lg doesn't connects to xda and monitor our activities/advancements?
and even that, lg is the manufacturer...who will know better? us or them?
tell me if i miss understood your post
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i think you meant that its a pity that the guy being on xda couldn't find a solution and has to give his cell back to lg for reparation and that lg doesn't has xda?
well my friend, if it's his board or something, better do it for free on warranty, right?
we here have most of the solutions but of course not all
and what makes you say lg doesn't connects to xda and monitor our activities/advancements?
and even that, lg is the manufacturer...who will know better? us or them?
tell me if i miss understood your post
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I wish to be free but is not , the phone is out of warranty, but not these is the problem i just want to know which is the problem it is the software or the phone it is just weird that the phone refuse to start. Tomorrow i will find if the "doctor" could give me a diagnostic and make my lg "to breathe" again.
So i will come back....I will have just a bit of help, if the service can`t fix my lg and they will give me a diagnostic (that will sound strange to me), could you just explain me more detailed or if that diagnostic really exist?
Hope ur opti black recovers frm breathless trauma..
And if u come to know what d problm is thn please do share it wid ur OB mates
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touheed.. said:
Hope ur opti black recovers frm breathless trauma..
And if u come to know what d problm is thn please do share it wid ur OB mates
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Thx , i have one more question...i`ve notice that my battery have a small hole, can you please tell me if is present to the battery of your OB? The phone is out of service but is still dead, the boy from the service told me that i have killed my phone with the Rom i head installed and if i want to repair it it will cost me 100$, the only problem is that he don`t have the machinery (and the skills i think) to repair it and i have to sent it in the capital.
Please don`t forget about that hole from the battery...be good and "take an eye" :cyclops: to your battery.