Phone was running quite happily running Linage 15.1. Accidentally left it in the car over the weekend, only to find it totally dead - flat battery. Charged it up and switched it on, only to see it in Safe Mode.
I can get into Download mode (Volume Down + Home button), Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home Button)
To test the Volume Down button, I tried to boot with Volume Up +Volume Down + Home button pressed and it just boots up - unfortunately in Safe Mode. So it doesn't appear to be the volume down button, yet in Safe Mode the volume Down button doesn't do anything.
I have tried leaving the battery out overnight, Flashing stock Rom.
Any Ideas?
Update: I replaced the volume cable - no change.
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I was upgrading to Cog 9.1 using 2e recovery and I think my captivate is now bricked. It does not display anything (only black screen). Even after connecting to USB I do not see the battery charging symbol. Is there anyway out of this mode?
I have tried all the different key combos to try to get into download mode. I could always get into download mode earlier using down button + power button combo.
Any pointer will be very helpful.
How did you flash, and when did you realize there was an issue
Captivate
Cog 2.2
I flashed using ROM manager and I realised the issue after the screen remained black for around 30 mins.
sag.misc said:
I was upgrading to Cog 9.1 using 2e recovery and I think my captivate is now bricked. It does not display anything (only black screen). Even after connecting to USB I do not see the battery charging symbol. Is there anyway out of this mode?
I have tried all the different key combos to try to get into download mode. I could always get into download mode earlier using down button + power button combo.
Any pointer will be very helpful.
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the volume buttons and power combo are used to put it in recovery. Mine got stuck on the at&t logo. I pulled the battery after about 40 minutes, turned it on into recovery, wiped my data, rebooted, then worked flawlessly. My advice -> pull battery, put it back in, hold volume buttons, then connect the usb while continuing to hold up/down volume buttons, this should get you into download mode.
sag.misc said:
I could always get into download mode earlier using down button + power button combo.
Any pointer will be very helpful.
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This sounds like i9000 rom button combo. Won't work with COG. For recovery hold both volume buttons and hold power button in. When at&t logo shows up, wait about a second and release the power button but continue to hold the vol. buttons. Should get you there.
For download, hold volume buttons down and plug in usb. Should put ya right there.
If you have a cappy that has the no buttons bug, you're pretty much hosed.
Designgears has a thread in the development section about the 3 button issue, with a mod that fixes it. Give it a read.
If you had usb debugging enabled and the computer sees the phone, you should be able to use adb to reboot recovery or download too.
Press menu + vol down + power.
Hold down all three buttons until the tablet reboots and the screen momentarily goes off, then after about one second the Samsung and Android logos appear in white.
Now we are at the point where the tablet screen has just gone dark. You have less than one second to:
1) If you release the power button now, the tablet simply reboots.
2) If you keep holding the buttons the tablet enters Download mode.
3) If you very quickly, VERY quickly, press VOL UP, while still holding down the power + menu, the tablet enters the recovery.
I have not found a way to switch it off other than entering recovery and then selecting reboot/power off.
Hard reset only is actually just hold POWER + VOL DOWN
I tried following nirogu325's One-Stop Guide and I'm getting stuck on getting my wife tablet into Bootloader mode.
I've tried Power Off, Hold Vol - and Power, but nothing happens (and I mean I've held the two buttons for 75 seconds).
I've tried pressing Vol - and Power and then letting go, and nothing happens.
I've tried using ADB reboot bootloader and ADB reboot download and the tablet will at least power off, but it never reboots.
Am I missing something simple?
This works on the Samsung SGH-I957 8.9 Tablet: Press and hold these buttons: Volume Up + Power button
I have tried every single method there is to recover from this mode but none is working.
Tried holding onto power button + volume up, power button + home, all buttons at once. Nothing.
Any suggestions?
Holding volume down + home then press and release power = download mode. Pull the battery and push the power button for up to 30 seconds....battery back in and try the 3-button combo for download mode.
I am trying to get into recovery mode but my phone just doesn't seem to care at all. I tried all possible combinations and timings, it's just booting normal. Is this some security thing? How can I get into recovery mode?
Fully power off the phone
Once the phone is full shut off, wait 15 seconds
Hold down the volume up button first
Continue holding the volume button down and power the phone on, continue holding the key combination until the Samsung logo appears.
You should now be in recovery mode and can navigate using the volume keys up and down, power button to confirm.
You have got it plugged in to a PC via USB right? You can't do it now unless it is plugged in to a PC with USB
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I am trying to get into recovery mode but my phone just doesn't seem to care at all. I tried all possible combinations and timings, it's just booting normal. Is this some security thing? How can I get into recovery mode?
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turn it of
press volume up and power button
insert usb cable from your laptop
keep holding those buttons
and you go to recovery
Thanks guys, the USB cable did the trick. But why is that? What an unusual way...
Just to be annoying!