I decided to try and upgrade my galaxy tab 1010 to Gingerbread in the hopes that it would fix a problem which is that whenever I click on the power button to open my tablet (not to turn it on but just to resume from sleep or whatever), the screen lights up black and the bottom lights are on but it takes countless retries to get the thing to actually appear or it just stays black. Even a restart is not enough at times. This is causing me problems with updating because to make a CWM backup for example, it has to boot into the menu which I can no longer see after it shuts off. Sometimes it works fine, other times I give up trying to get the main screen to show up. I can click on the buttons at the bottom and get the vibration feedback and can also hear the audio going up/down when I click the volume buttons but often the screen will stay black.
The 2nd problem is that although I have Kies installed, every time I connect my device to my laptop (Windows 7), the laptop will install drivers for it separately. This is a problem because in Odin for example when I try to flash CWM on to there, after I've flashed it, it will turn off in order to reboot meaning that it disconnects from the laptop and when it boots back up, the laptop does not recognize. So to fix that 2nd problem, I need a way to install drivers on there so that my laptop always recognizes it rather than installing every time.
Thanks for any help....the black screen thing is really frustrating me and I've done some searches where others have black screen problems but their are usually different and the device won't come on at all in those cases rather than come on sometimes and not come on other times unless I try several times.
Good news is that I managed to upgrade to gingerbread with the root and it was working...Odin did the trick though still can't get anything going on Superoneclick on my Galaxy Player because it's not recognized when in USB debugging mode. Upgrading did fix the problem of the screen not coming on and staying black.
Bad news....installed bloatware removal tool, removed a few apps which I was sure were non-essentials (Samsung movie guide, visit Britain, couple more like that)....and it seems to have hard bricked. I found this tutorial on hard-unbricking but it's for the p1000, dunno if it would apply to the p1010: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312391
So gonna either try that or since this thing isn't under warranty anymore, I have to find somewhere in Mississauga Canada which will do a hard unbrick on this.
I have a standard s4 with no custom mods, roots, or anything, I was playing with Go Locker and the other go facilities and after about an hour I decided I prefer TouchWiz, so I went through and uninstalled all the go stuff, one of them came with a popup and said "this application is a device administrator, deactivate..." I can't remember the rest, then the phone restarted, showed Samsung Galaxy S4, and goes to the glowing samsung name, and it sits there and does nothing, I've waited and nothing happens, I held volume down and home as it was booting and it acted as if it was plugged in to a computer, and everytime i turn it off by holding the powerbutton it turns itself on and does the same thing
please help im not very good with these android and it's just been one problem after another
Enter stock recovery and select factory reset.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537
Your device give you some sing of life?
Format
I don't want to loose all the stuff i have done with my contacts and setting ringtones and calendars they are not on google right now i cant loose all of them please another solotion
Just move it onto your PC?
freeze & black screen
I got an issue with my lg g watch r. At first my watch faze just froze up. Turned it off by pressing button for 15seconds. After a while, i tried to turn it on again but the screen not display anything, just black like turned off. Tried to charge it, can feel the vibration but the screen just stays blank/black.
Can anyone help me?
This sound like a warranty issue ... you should return it.
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freeze & black screen
I got an issue with my lg g watch r. At first my watch faze just froze up. Turned it off by pressing button for 15seconds. After a while, i tried to turn it on again but the screen not display anything, just black like turned off. Tried to charge it, can feel the vibration but the screen just stays blank/black.
Can anyone help me?
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I have the same issue, did Yuo find any solution?
Same thing here. Screen froze while updating Facer then went blank. Long press on the crown to shut it down and then pressing again to restart it does not even display the startup animation. Android Wear app on phone shows it is connected though so it appears it is a screen driver issue. Haven't go the dock with me to try powrring it off then placing it on the charger to see if that wakes it up differently. Wish there was a way to perform a full reset via the app to see if it helps before returning it.
Same problem
:crying: I have the same problem do you found the solution ????? Apparently the watch is connected to my phone but the screen still black without responding.
I fixed this problem
pr0t0typ3 said:
freeze & black screen
I got an issue with my lg g watch r. At first my watch faze just froze up. Turned it off by pressing button for 15seconds. After a while, i tried to turn it on again but the screen not display anything, just black like turned off. Tried to charge it, can feel the vibration but the screen just stays blank/black.
Can anyone help me?
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If you can feel the vibration and the watch is connected in your phone, the problem is not so bad, the solution I found was trying pressing the button at the right side until the watch stop the vibration several times, then the logo of Lg will appear in the screen, as soon as you see the logo touch the screen from 11 to 5 making a diagonal, and that's it.
Please be patient and don't give up the logo will appear and if you make the diagonal on the screen the reset menu will appear as well.
Not working any more
alextabata said:
If you can feel the vibration and the watch is connected in your phone, the problem is not so bad, the solution I found was trying pressing the button at the right side until the watch stop the vibration several times, then the logo of Lg will appear in the screen, as soon as you see the logo touch the screen from 11 to 5 making a diagonal, and that's it.
Please be patient and don't give up the logo will appear and if you make the diagonal on the screen the reset menu will appear as well.
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After a day of use my watch my watch, return again in the same state that yesterday (black screen and refusing to turn on ) the worst thing is that it's not allowing me to go through the sistem menu as yesterday, probably is a hardware issue
i have the same problem , yesterday it went off and came back after couple of resets and today again , stuck on black screen, any idea ?
Solution
zoot600 said:
i have the same problem , yesterday it went off and came back after couple of resets and today again , stuck on black screen, any idea ?
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You do have to delete, the android wear, the facer and the watchmaker then reinstall the android and see if the watch is ok, reinstall all but be sure that everything is for android wear 5.0 all have to be compatible.
Regards.
alextabata said:
You do have to delete, the android wear, the facer and the watchmaker then reinstall the android and see if the watch is ok, reinstall all but be sure that everything is for android wear 5.0 all have to be compatible.
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still nothing
any way to reset the watch (full factory reset ) ?
Two most hardcore way to reset it is this:
1) Press the crown until the watch vibrates and turns off
2) press it again until it turns on
3) swipe from top-left to the bottom-right corner, phone will boot into bootloader mode
4) select "RECOVERY" and confirm (use the symbols on the bottom of the screen)
5) it should boot into recovery
6) tap the screen, menu should display
7) using swipes (as indicated on the screen) select factory reset and confirm
8) select reboot
you watch should be brand new...
Recover first
zoot600 said:
still nothing
any way to reset the watch (full factory reset ) ?
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Don't do it. The factory reset it must be your last choice. Because after that your watch don't going to be able pairing with your phone.
First make sure you delete all related with the wear from your phone. Try to restore your watch pressing the button until the Lg logo appear as soon as you see the logo press the screen from 11 to 5 making a diagonal, then enter to the recovery mode the watch will show it. Recover the system.
the screen is not active - no lg boot logo , and when i swipe (blindly) to get into bootloader still no screen
I've connected the watch to the computer and it connected so i know its in bootloader
I don't think there's nothing else to do but to return it
can't return it :| will give it another go later
Do you delete all applications before do the recovery mode .. The problem sometimes come because the facer or the watchmaker are not the new versions for aw 5.0. Or because you don't installed the android wear from the playstore ( use a external download ) .1 - The cure is delete all from the phone (apps ) and after reinstall all in the watch.2- If you have the screen totally off. You can try to recover the watch with adb but I down know the method for it.. 3 - the problem after the factory reset is that after it if your watch is still with the black screen the only solution is send it back for warranty but if your wife is able to start again so do you have to reinstall the android wear from the playstore and after all your apps bit taking care that all are compatible wit AW 5.0.
I hope this help you..
If he resets the watch but the LG logo isn't there, is able to get to bootloader but nothing shows on display - that's _NOT_ caused by any application. It's a hardware fault, no doubt about that.
Yes agree . In case that the watch after a factory reset still continue with the problem , the only explication is a hardware failure ,may be in the intern memory ... But in this case the only solution will be send the watch to warranty ...
alextabata said:
Yes agree . In case that the watch after a factory reset still continue with the problem , the only explication is a hardware failure ,may be in the intern memory ... But in this case the only solution will be send the watch to warranty ...
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Hi Alex,
Did you end-up sending your watch to warranty? Currently having the same problem with mine
ssptff said:
Hi Alex,
Did you end-up sending your watch to warranty? Currently having the same problem with mine
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i'm having the same problem.
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Hello folks,
I have a Gear 2 Neo that I had connected to my Galaxy S5 until recently. I got an S8 and wanted to sync my watch to this phone. I downloaded the Gear app on my new phone, but it suggested that since I could not see my watch, that I factory reset it in order to disconnect fully from my old app.
I went into the options on the watch, and did a factory reset. I get the Gear 2 Neo logo, I get the colorful Samsung logo, after this it will boot to a black screen. When I plug the watch in, I get a bluetooth icon and battery icon showing current charge.
I am able to hold down the power button and reboot. I am able to get into download mode, or attempt another wipe.
I have tried connecting via Odin v3.09/3.12 but it does not recognize the device is connected, and Kies does not seem to understand my model number. Without these two options I am a bit stuck. I tried creating an account on sammobile for firmware, but can never download due to some weird login loop. I am familiar with root, Odin, etc. but I am stumped.
Can someone provide me some direction?
Thanks a million.
Hey guy. I have a problem with my watch. It is blinking the screen and I can't even enter settings. Only voice search works. I tried restarting it.
Is there a way I can reflash firmware without turning on adb ?
Here is a video showing the issue.
EDIT: I managed to enter recovery, but when I tap the green robot no options are available.
Wow! This just happened to my watch yesterday! I can't pull the video up, but my guess is it is the same thing - once it boots up, it just flashes on and off continuously. If I restart it, it just comes back up the same way. I cannot get into settings, I cannot connect to it from my phone, and I cannot perform a factory reset because the green Android in recovery mode has a red exclamation mark above him. It is completely dead.
And the best part - I am 37 days outside of the warranty period and LG wants to charge me to fix it. It is a $350 watch that barely lasted a year! Please, if anyone has any suggestions, please please please post here.
To fix it press top button + crown while in recovery. Wipe data/factory reset and reboot.
Im 99% sure it is caused by some update. Is your watch w280a too?
Thank you so much. Took a few tries of pressing top button and crown for my watch to boot into the reset option. Eventually got it right. Thank you so much. Saved me from a haveing a dumb expensive bracelet.