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Strange boot problem with menu button.

Hi. I was given a S5830 with a cracked screen and replaced the screen ok. I managed to root and unlock the phone fine but somewhere around this stage the phone started to constantly boot into safe mode.
It took me a while to figure out but eventually discovered the problem is the menu button, the phone seems to think I'm long pressing on it during boot, which starts safe mode. If I tap the menu button a few times during boot, it'll boot up normally.
At first I though this was just a dodgy touch screen, so bought another one from a different supplier and.... same problem.
I've tried checking all buttons cleaning all connections etc. I've reflashed a stock rom and tried it with cyanogenmod with the same result. Even when the touchscreen is connected but not attached physically to the phone it still does it.
I've ran out of ideas really. The only thing I can think of is when I first tried to root it with superoneclick it the program froze a few times before I tried a different method, not sure if that would have caused a problem, maybe with the kernal or something?
Any ideas welcome!

BertieBB said:
Hi. I was given a S5830 with a cracked screen and replaced the screen ok. I managed to root and unlock the phone fine but somewhere around this stage the phone started to constantly boot into safe mode.
It took me a while to figure out but eventually discovered the problem is the menu button, the phone seems to think I'm long pressing on it during boot, which starts safe mode. If I tap the menu button a few times during boot, it'll boot up normally.
At first I though this was just a dodgy touch screen, so bought another one from a different supplier and.... same problem.
I've tried checking all buttons cleaning all connections etc. I've reflashed a stock rom and tried it with cyanogenmod with the same result. Even when the touchscreen is connected but not attached physically to the phone it still does it.
I've ran out of ideas really. The only thing I can think of is when I first tried to root it with superoneclick it the program froze a few times before I tried a different method, not sure if that would have caused a problem, maybe with the kernal or something?
Any ideas welcome!
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Info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090072
I think when you broke your screen the non touch menu button broke too
Try exit frmm safe mode following the guide

Viper The Ripper said:
Info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090072
I think when you broke your screen the non touch menu button broke too
Try exit frmm safe mode following the guide
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Hi Viper, thanks for replying.
I'm not sure what you mean by "the non touch menu button"?
The phone worked fine when I replaced the screen at first, it was only when I rooted and sim unlocked it that it started booting into safemode.
I've tried all the usual ways to get out of safe mode and if I tap the menu button while it's booting, it'll load fine.

[Q] Please help - bricked?

I have been tearing my hair out for like six straight hours now... so first I started with completely stock 12B.
Here is what I did.
1) Root using ioroot method
2) Install TWRP using FreeGee (which I'm now reading caused this entire mess god damnit)
3) Go into TWRP and format data to get ready to flash stock rooted debloat
4) Accidentally format sdcard so I have to get my rom zip back onto my phone
5) adb push keeps failing because rom file is so big so i flash a smaller size AOSP rom which boots
6) MTP transfer my stock rom zip file to my phone
7) go back to TWRP, wipe everything again (except sdcard obviously) and flash the stock rom
8) stock rom hangs at boot logo for ~20 minutes so i force restart, try again three times
9) go back into TWRP, TWRP starts not flashing things and telling me I have a partition error
10) TWRP isn't working for me anymore so I try a revert back to stock (verizon .tot) method posted here using LG Flash Tool
11) Fails twice
12) Phone has no more TWRP and only download mode
My questions
1) Is this phone totally screwed because it is the replacement I just got for my old one and I can't even unroot it to get another replacement (using manufacturer warranty, no verizon warranty)
2) Is there a way to get back to clean slate stock or even flash anything (TWRP, etc.) with only download mode available
I cannot function without my phone and I am very stressed right now somebody please help
EDIT: tried doing reset to stock KDZ method and it passed but when i reboot the phone i'm still stuck with only download mode, no recovery, and nothing past the LG logo. still the same....
turn on phone, see LG logo, immediately see download mode. now at least the LG logo doesn't hang but now it's the download mode,.

wm388 said:
I have been tearing my hair out for like six straight hours now... so first I started with completely stock 12B.
Here is what I did.
1) Root using ioroot method
2) Install TWRP using FreeGee (which I'm now reading caused this entire mess god damnit)
3) Go into TWRP and format data to get ready to flash stock rooted debloat
4) Accidentally format sdcard so I have to get my rom zip back onto my phone
5) adb push keeps failing because rom file is so big so i flash a smaller size AOSP rom which boots
6) MTP transfer my stock rom zip file to my phone
7) go back to TWRP, wipe everything again (except sdcard obviously) and flash the stock rom
8) stock rom hangs at boot logo for ~20 minutes so i force restart, try again three times
9) go back into TWRP, TWRP starts not flashing things and telling me I have a partition error
10) TWRP isn't working for me anymore so I try a revert back to stock (verizon .tot) method posted here using LG Flash Tool
11) Fails twice
12) Phone has no more TWRP and only download mode
My questions
1) Is this phone totally screwed because it is the replacement I just got for my old one and I can't even unroot it to get another replacement (using manufacturer warranty, no verizon warranty)
2) Is there a way to get back to clean slate stock or even flash anything (TWRP, etc.) with only download mode available
I cannot function without my phone and I am very stressed right now somebody please help
EDIT: tried doing reset to stock KDZ method and it passed but when i reboot the phone i'm still stuck with only download mode, no recovery, and nothing past the LG logo. still the same....
turn on phone, see LG logo, immediately see download mode. now at least the LG logo doesn't hang but now it's the download mode,.
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1) Probably not
2) Yes, using the method you've attempted already. Make sure you validate your download and follow all the steps carefully in the guide.

BladeRunner said:
1) Probably not
2) Yes, using the method you've attempted already. Make sure you validate your download and follow all the steps carefully in the guide.
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I've repeated carefully with multiple downloads, but I deduce I have the following problems.
1) Partition error with TWRP caused by FreeGee and probably deleting my /sdcard/ partition or something idk
2) My attempts at returning to stock have removed TWRP in place of download mode for some reason so I can't do recovery
3) Something is wrong with download mode because it's not being effective in the .tot or .kdz return to stock methods
4) I don't even know what's going on anymore I'll sleep on it and come back tomorrow
thanks for the quick response. I think I'll just see if i can pin this on the replacement guys and get a replacement.

wm388 said:
I've repeated carefully with multiple downloads, but I deduce I have the following problems.
1) Partition error with TWRP caused by FreeGee and probably deleting my /sdcard/ partition or something idk
2) My attempts at returning to stock have removed TWRP in place of download mode for some reason so I can't do recovery
3) Something is wrong with download mode because it's not being effective in the .tot or .kdz return to stock methods
4) I don't even know what's going on anymore I'll sleep on it and come back tomorrow
thanks for the quick response. I think I'll just see if i can pin this on the replacement guys and get a replacement.
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After you used the lg flash tool did you do a factory reset?
Sent from my VS980 4G

Lawlrus said:
After you used the lg flash tool did you do a factory reset?
Sent from my VS980 4G
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I can't do a factory reset because I can't get into TWRP / the page that says hit power three times to do a factory reset now leads to download mode instead of teamwin splash

wm388 said:
I can't do a factory reset because I can't get into TWRP / the page that says hit power three times to do a factory reset now leads to download mode instead of teamwin splash
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Then the flash tool didn't take. I've used it three times now and after the flash says its successful, you take the USB out of the phone and use the hardware keys to factory reset.
Instead of going to twrp as it usually does, it actually does the factory reset. If you don't do that then it bootloops till you do. The flash tool doesn't remove everything to make it factory stock.
Sent from my VS980 4G

Lawlrus said:
Then the flash tool didn't take. I've used it three times now and after the flash says its successful, you take the USB out of the phone and use the hardware keys to factory reset.
Instead of going to twrp as it usually does, it actually does the factory reset. If you don't do that then it bootloops till you do. The flash tool doesn't remove everything to make it factory stock.
Sent from my VS980 4G
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hitting the three power buttons leads to download, not TWRP like before. Also, using LG Flash Tool reults in "LAF Property setting failed"
thank you for your help

wm388 said:
hitting the three power buttons leads to download, not TWRP like before. Also, using LG Flash Tool reults in "LAF Property setting failed"
thank you for your help
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I doesn't seem like you're pressing the right button combo to get into the Factory hard reset menu.
Do this:
1) Power the phone off completely (press and hold the power button until the phone shuts off).
2) Press and hold the power and volume down buttons at the same time.
3) When the LG logo comes up on the screen, let go of the power and volume down buttons, then press the power and volume down buttons at the same time again until the Factory hard reset menu comes on the screen.
4) Once in the Factory hard reset menu, press the power button twice to factory reset the phone.
If you already knew this, then I apologize.

bouchigo said:
I doesn't seem like you're pressing the right button combo to get into the Factory hard reset menu.
Do this:
1) Power the phone off completely (press and hold the power button until the phone shuts off).
2) Press and hold the power and volume down buttons at the same time.
3) When the LG logo comes up on the screen, let go of the power and volume down buttons, then press the power and volume down buttons at the same time again until the Factory hard reset menu comes on the screen.
4) Once in the Factory hard reset menu, press the power button twice to factory reset the phone.
If you already knew this, then I apologize.
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Yeah, when I do that I get the download mode "firmware update" screen. previously it would lead to TWRP, but now it leads to firmware update screen.
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New update: I finally got 11A .tot to flash, but booting it was really unstable, kept rebooting / blank screen of death like every time I tried to get in. Finally became slightly more stable when I took the SIM card out, used WiFi to download 12B update using OTA. Installed OTA and now it's hanging at the "Updating software 2/2" page at 35% (the page with the beautiful picture of the lush green grass and the blue sky). I'm just going to leave it for a night plugged into the wall and see where it goes, maybe it's frozen, maybe it's not.
Probably it is. In which case I'll probably have to force reboot and I'll wake up to a host of new problems.

Help! Stock Moto X bootlooping suddenly

Hi people,
I hoped I would never have to ask for help with my phone, but its randomly bootlooping and I have no idea why or how to fix it.
Basically, I was updating 2 apps on google play, one app updated so I went to open it while other app was updating, and my phone froze. This was slightly strange as it doesn't happen often, but google play always makes my phone lag when updating apps so it wasn't completely unexpected. So held down power button to restart it, then made that final app update again, locked it and left it. 10 minutes later I went to unlock my phone but found it seemingly turned off and feeling extremely hot. turned it on again, and bootlooped (did the 'moto worlds' animations thing then got stuck on rippling moto logo). Absolutely no idea what could have caused it. THis is where I need your guys' help, cause I have no experience of this on a moto X. I held down power button+voldown and got a menu (no idea what its called), tried every option and nothing did anything, there was no recovery, factory and SB tools went to bootloop. pls help!
Thanks in advance!

pinhead97 said:
Hi people,
I hoped I would never have to ask for help with my phone, but its randomly bootlooping and I have no idea why or how to fix it.
Basically, I was updating 2 apps on google play, one app updated so I went to open it while other app was updating, and my phone froze. This was slightly strange as it doesn't happen often, but google play always makes my phone lag when updating apps so it wasn't completely unexpected. So held down power button to restart it, then made that final app update again, locked it and left it. 10 minutes later I went to unlock my phone but found it seemingly turned off and feeling extremely hot. turned it on again, and bootlooped (did the 'moto worlds' animations thing then got stuck on rippling moto logo). Absolutely no idea what could have caused it. THis is where I need your guys' help, cause I have no experience of this on a moto X. I held down power button+voldown and got a menu (no idea what its called), tried every option and nothing did anything, there was no recovery, factory and SB tools went to bootloop. pls help!
Thanks in advance!
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If everything is stock with stock recovery then hold power + volume down and it should boot into fastboot mode. From there choose recovery and press the volume up. If you get into a screen with a red exclamation mark and a android guy then hold power and volume up for 2 seconds and release. This will bring up the recovery and from there choose wipe cache partition and press power button. This will wipe the cache and hopefully should fix the bootloop you are having.

serophia said:
If everything is stock with stock recovery then hold power + volume down and it should boot into fastboot mode. From there choose recovery and press the volume up. If you get into a screen with a red exclamation mark and a android guy then hold power and volume up for 2 seconds and release. This will bring up the recovery and from there choose wipe cache partition and press power button. This will wipe the cache and hopefully should fix the bootloop you are having.
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this hasn't worked, it was seemingly stuck trying to wipe the cache for over 5 minutes, so I held power button to reboot it and it still bootloops.

Okay I managed to wipe cache and complete it, hasn't worked, and when I went to do it again it reboots after 10 seconds of trying to wipe it. Am I right in assuming I'll have to wipe data?

If you are still having issues....yes...you may have to try doing a factory reset. Data will be wiped.
If that doesn't help, you may have to flash stock firmware fresh. If you can get your current version files.
Don't downgrade. You'll likely brick.

Yup, ended up wiping data and now its fine. Thanks to google my photos were already backed up, so I didn't lose too much. Thanks anyway guys

pinhead97 said:
Yup, ended up wiping data and now its fine. Thanks to google my photos were already backed up, so I didn't lose too much. Thanks anyway guys
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What were the two apps you downloaded?

[Q] Stuck in boot loop, can't enter recovery mode

Hi! This is my first post in the xda, and I've learnt alot of things (from rooting, unlocking, to adb) in the forum and I really appreciated it.
But then I've ran into some problem trying to unroot my device(You know, 5.0.2). At first I tried the "Universal Unroot" apps on Playstore, which claimed to unroot a device in one key, but doesn't seem to work. Then I tried SuperSU, which told me that my device isn't rooted, and told me to press a key to root it, so I played along. Then after reboot I tried to unroot using SuperSU but it took forever (20mins min) and I cancelled it by closing the apps. Then I tried using the "Repair using PC Companion" method and it said there's a problem with my connection and repairing can't be completed. So I tried to turn on my device then and, boot loop happened and I can't even enter recovery mode. The flash key still works though because I tried it again with the PC Companion but it just tells me that there's a problem with my connection.
I have an unlocked C6903 ;boot loop can be stopped by using the hard reset button or power button + volume up key; it's chargable with green LED light with the usual charging screen; no red LED of death; I have TWRP installed;
Please help me Xperts!!!
EDIT: I've succeeded in repairing/updating with 4.4.4 and now I'm stuck at bootscreen where 2 wavy thing waving

Wifi hangs after some hours until reboot (Stock Rom)

Hi,
I'm using an One M7 with latest OTA stock rom (5.0.2 with Sense 6.0 and kernel 3.4.10-g6388905) and it "loses" my wifi passwords after some hours after booting. The password entry in the connect list is then empty and it is not possible to enter a password there. I then have to reboot and then for some hours all passwords are there (without reentering them!) and Wifi works. The next day it is unable to log into Wifi.
Sometimes even the telephone is unable to make a call then.
I tried a soft reset, but it doesnt helps.
Is the only way to factory reset it? Are there newer stock roms, than the one I already got via OTA? It came after the last OTA, I think.
I don't want to miss Sense, and as I found there are no working Android 6 roms out...(even without Sense not).
Regards,
Stefan

Hi,
I did a complete factory reset and now its the same...
Has anybody any idea to not throw it away?
I found out, that sometimes activating the Wifi Hotspot and then deactivativating it (when it is not completely on, which doesn't work then) and activating Wifi works again ithout the reboot. But this doesn't do the trick always.
Stefan

Has no one any idea what to do?
Updating firmware?

Man I dont think anyone's alive in this forum. You can see if it's an app doing it by booting into safe mode. But you should just wipe the cache. So turn off phone. Hold volume down and power button until you get the boot loader. In boot loader scroll down using the volume button to recovery. Then press power button to select. The screen will go black but wait it will eventually boot into recovery. Then scroll down to delete cache. Hit power button. Scroll to reboot, hit power button and you are done. See if that works. If not in recovery you can do a REAL factory reset. Good luck.