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Wont go into recovery mode

Hey I need some help.
I have a stock exhibit II 4g and I am trying to root it but I've tried a thousand times and it will not go into recovery mode. I've tried many timing variations one the simple power and volume up. Some site say to do power, volume up, and home. and the there volume down and power which takes it into Odin Mode which just sits there "downloading" forever.
I've even watched youtube videos and time it exactly like they do but my phone just does not do the same thing that theirs does. Is there some trick to it that I'm not getting?

Combat_chuck said:
Hey I need some help.
I have a stock exhibit II 4g and I am trying to root it but I've tried a thousand times and it will not go into recovery mode. I've tried many timing variations one the simple power and volume up. Some site say to do power, volume up, and home. and the there volume down and power which takes it into Odin Mode which just sits there "downloading" forever.
I've even watched youtube videos and time it exactly like they do but my phone just does not do the same thing that theirs does. Is there some trick to it that I'm not getting?
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Try this. Plug it into USB cable of computer, pull out battery, hold volume up and power and reinsert battery. You should come to a screen with a triangle, just hit the menu key and you will be in recovery.
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Besuure the computer has the right drivers installed as well. Not sure where you was getting the info but the wiki for this phone list the correct procedures
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afwolfpacked said:
Besuure the computer has the right drivers installed as well. Not sure where you was getting the info but the wiki for this phone list the correct procedures
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Trial and error
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That worked, thanks. But now my data doesn't work with any of the ROM's I've tried (CM10 and slimbean both 4.1.2). and the android keyboard stops working whenever i install gapps.
Any idea why?

Not that the roms come with data off but did you check to be sure data is enabled. Usually the easiest is the most overlooked.
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I've managed to get into recovery by holding both up and down, holding power till the screen turns on, releasing power, then waiting till I see the recovery menu to release up and down.

Combat_chuck said:
That worked, thanks. But now my data doesn't work with any of the ROM's I've tried (CM10 and slimbean both 4.1.2). and the android keyboard stops working whenever i install gapps.
Any idea why?
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Go to settings, then under wireless and networks select more>> mobile networks... Make sure data option is checked, if not check it and see if that solves your problem
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help my phone is bricked
i cant get in recovery mode i have bricked my phone i was puting a costum rom on my phone stuck in boot logo can someone tell me how were do i get

Help please Aroma is stuck and holding down power won't reboot the phone

I HATE Aroma installer. didn't touch the screen and install is hung.
holding down the power button until the capacative keys flash does nothing.
Any other key combo to force a reboot?
EDIT:
adb reboot does nothing either device not found

Power + VOL down for about 10 seconds.

nothing

gunnyman said:
nothing
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Not holding it long enough then. That's "battery pull" button combination. It can literally take 10-20 seconds. The buttons flashing is a good sign.
EDIT: Timed it on my phone, exactly 15seconds.

unremarked said:
Not holding it long enough then. That's "battery pull" button combination. It can literally take 10-20 seconds. The buttons flashing is a good sign.
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I've had buttons flashing for a minute with no reset

gunnyman said:
I've had buttons flashing for a minute with no reset
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You're holding both Power AND VOL down together, right? Not just power.

unremarked said:
You're holding both Power AND VOL down together, right? Not just power.
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yes

gunnyman said:
yes
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Huh, it's always worked without fail for me.
Congrats then, you get to wait until your battery dies.

try just holding power until screen goes off then volume down until in bootloader. may take a while but it works ive been in far worse situations with this phone but it always comes back. starting to think this phone is really hard to brick. all in one toolkit is a lifesaver if your not using it you should be. if you have a problem getting into recovery use it and if recovery starts then reboots or closes back to bootloader erase cache with all in one toolkit the boot to recovery

Define a while. Ive held the button down while lights flashed 200 times. It won't turn off.

gunnyman said:
Define a while. Ive held the button down while lights flashed 200 times. It won't turn off.
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where are you stuck at? download all in one toolkit and see if that has something that will help you. it saved me a bunch of times already. if the phone turns on or is on your okay. its just frustrating sometimes when you think you might have ruined a $600 device but as long as its on your ok no need to stress

Aroma installer
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gunnyman said:
Aroma installer
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just hold power+ volume down if it doesnt reboot after a minute let go and try again. or you could try all in one toolkit for your carrier to reboot to bootloader. trust me ive been stuck in aroma countless times there is a way

As I've said, adb and fast boot don't see the phone. I'm just going to have to wait for it to die.
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gunnyman said:
Aroma installer
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If you've held the buttons for around 40 seconds you are going to just have to wait for the battery to die happened to another person. One other thing count the flashes after 20 release and then hold again and it should reset at 15 flashes if not then you are going to have to wait for the battery to die. Good news is after that the other person was able to get back to recovery and didn't have the problem again.

still nothing. Hope it drains down completely over night. I need to be able to get the thing up and running tomorrow

As an Evo owner I was shocked to hear the correct procedure for that phone was pwr + VOL UP AND VOL DOWN yes all three at the same time. I assumed vol up and vol down could not both be selected at the same time because they were on a rocker switch where, if one side is low, the other must be high. But it turns out you could do both. Is the HTC One like this?
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back up and running. battery finally died. Flashed stock boot.img after a recharge and all is well.
I'm swearing off of aroma installers from here on out.

Had the same problem also today. But I did not give up to try pressing power + vol down. After several attempts the phone finally restarted.

You're more patient than me I guess. I worked at it for more than an hour and a half.

Just an FYI

So I am a crack flasher and sometimes my phone locks up in aroma installer when flashing a ROM. I noticed sometimes when my phone locked, there wasn't a thing I could do to reboot it (holding power button or holding power+volume down). I would actually have to wait for the battery to die....it would piss me off! I finally found a fix for this. If your phone is locked up and won't reboot, put the phone up to a bright light and hold the power+volume down buttons for 8 seconds and poof! Your phone will reboot, just thought I would share this as I found this method VERY useful!
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Is the light really necessary? I got stuck in Aroma and just held power for about 12 seconds and poofed.
via sexy phONE.

Blackcircle said:
Is the light really necessary? I got stuck in Aroma and just held power for about 12 seconds and poofed.
via sexy phONE.
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It doesn't work for some. Another option is to connect your phone to a computer and adb reboot
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Blackcircle said:
Is the light really necessary? I got stuck in Aroma and just held power for about 12 seconds and poofed.
via sexy phONE.
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Sometimes it is, trust me...I've gone as far as tying hair ties around the power button so the softkeys blink to help the battery die....and sometimes the adb reboot does work but right now my computer is non functional so it does no good for me
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293429
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Or, use the volume controls to navigate and power to select. Never freezes using buttons.
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Just my :2cents:
Holding down the power button on most, if not all electronics will eventually power it down. It's a safety built into devices that you're unable to remove the battery from.

aside from using the volume and power buttons, boot into fastboot and erase cache before flashing. And waiting a few seconds in between making selections in aroma and after the initial load into aroma installer. I haven't had a single aroma lockup yet.

Froze at install screen

Just recently flashed trickdroid, got through the entire install then it froze after it was complete. My device says it has been installed and ready for use but hitting next does nothing.....tried holding power with power down and up (just for fun), phone still will not reboot...any suggestions would be helpful... dont really want to wait for my phone to die to use again, was sitting at 80%..

madgreek80 said:
Just recently flashed trickdroid, got through the entire install then it froze after it was complete. My device says it has been installed and ready for use but hitting next does nothing.....tried holding power with power down and up (just for fun), phone still will not reboot...any suggestions would be helpful... dont really want to wait for my phone to die to use again, was sitting at 80%..
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If it was complete then all you need to do is reboot. Hold the power button for 10 seconds, if that doesn't work hold the power button with volume down and boot in to recovery. Also no need to open a thread for it, just ask in the trickdroid thread :highfive:

barondebxl said:
If it was complete then all you need to do is reboot. Hold the power button for 10 seconds. Also no need to open a thread for it, just ask in the trickdroid thread :highfive:
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sorry for opening the thread but i have tried holding the power key and nothing seems to work....just trying to find out if there is another way to make the device reboot.

Hold the phone under bright light and then try holding the power button
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madgreek80 said:
sorry for opening the thread but i have tried holding the power key and nothing seems to work....just trying to find out if there is another way to make the device reboot.
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Try holding them down together with the phone under a bright light
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redbull123 said:
Try holding them down together with the phone under a bright light
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good idea...maybe sing "this is the end" by the Doors...:highfive:

That's not a joke, presumably HTC put something like a safety so your phone doesn't turn off in your pocket. So in a dim room the hold power button to restart the phone might not work, hence the bright light trick
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Well...this is a problem.

Looks like my m8 is soft bricked. Everything was fine, rooted, romd, s-off all went smooth. Then I installed xposed and my phone refuses to boot, even when i try to put it into recovery it bugs out and turns off. I suspect an Ruu could fix but we dont have one yet. As a warning to everyone, stay away from exposed for now.

Once xposed is installed, it creates a zip on your internal sd to disable xposed. Flash it.
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Rydah805 said:
Once xposed is installed, it creates a zip on your internal sd to disable xposed. Flash it.
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see thats the thing i cant even get into recovery. Maybe its a hardware failure? seeing as anything i do with exposed shoudnt affect my screen or my recovery.

Deathsnuggle said:
see thats the thing i cant even get into recovery. Maybe its a hardware failure? seeing as anything i do with exposed shoudnt affect my screen or my recovery.
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Press power vol up til the screen tuns black then press power vol down it should take you to bootloader

sounds like a dead battery throw it on a charger for abit and try again

BD619 said:
Press power vol up til the screen tuns black then press power vol down it should take you to bootloader
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Can't even get into bootloader.
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What did you try to run with xposed? I've been using it for days, but only app settings to change dpi.

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Can't even get into bootloader.
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I got stuck like this the other day...I was freaking out lol
I just started pressing every combo I could think of...I think I pressed power and both vol buttons and I was amazed it went to bootloader, I though it was bricked lol

mcwups1 said:
What did you try to run with xposed? I've been using it for days, but only app settings to change dpi.
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Sense 6 toolbox. Funny thing I'm noticing, it only happened once I got over 90% battery. I'm gonna see if I can get it down and if it leads anywhere
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Update. I got it booting. It refuses to go into hboot, the digitizer is borked. Looks like I just got a lemon
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Soft bricked, huuuuhhh
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What about the hold the phone under a light and try and get into bootloader? I had to hold my M7 under bright light some times to get into the BL
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BD619 said:
I got stuck like this the other day...I was freaking out lol
I just started pressing every combo I could think of...I think I pressed power and both vol buttons and I was amazed it went to bootloader, I though it was bricked lol
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When I got stuck, i pressed power button and volume up. When the screen turned off, i pressed volume down. That put me into bootloader on the first try.
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volk9029 said:
When I got stuck, i pressed power button and volume up. When the screen turned off, i pressed volume down. That put me into bootloader on the first try.
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Tried that...would not work
When I was stuck the screen was already off.
Power + vol down did nothing.
Power + vol up did nothing.
Tried the bright light trick ...nothing.
At this point I thought I was bricked haha.
Only thing that worked was Power + vol up and down at the same time.

BD619 said:
Tried that...would not work
When I was stuck the screen was already off.
Power + vol down did nothing.
Power + vol up did nothing.
Tried the bright light trick ...nothing.
At this point I thought I was bricked haha.
Only thing that worked was Power + vol up and down at the same time.
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That is good to know, in case i will get in the situation like that. Thank you.
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So I found out today that I can get into the bootloader....the backlight is just off when it's in the bootloader. This thing is all kinds of messed up. Good thing is now I can restore it to stock before I send it to HTC for surgery .
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