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Hi Everyone. I was hoping someone might be able to help me with something. I'm looking for a way to assign a different key on my AT&T tilt as the power button. Basically I would like to have the end key act as the power button when it is pressed down and held for a few seconds. I've been searching all the Kaiser threads the last couple days. And I've found several threads that start to mention the topic, but I'm still not clear on it. The best solution looked to be AE button plus...but then I saw in another thread that it doesn't work for the power button. So, if this kind of question has already been answered, I apologize...I just couldn't find it.
So, can anyone either push me in the right direction, or give me some pointers on the best way to search for this info on the site? I really appreciate it.
Thanks!!!
The power key is connected directly to the mainboard so as far as i'm aware there is no way to assign a different button to power.
However there may be a way to assign the end call key to turn the phone off only, but it wouldn't be able to turn it back on unless you use the power key.
I'll have a look now.
AE Button Plus would work for turning it off, it does have that option. However, you would still need to use the regular power button to turn it back on.
As the title suggests I am having trouble getting into the Download or Recovery modes on the Galaxy S.
I have tried every combination of key presses I have been able to find on the forums including:
- All different combinations of PWR + VOL UP / VOL DN + HOME (release power at the first / second Samsung logo)
- Connecting to USB with no SIM card and holding both volume buttons while pressing power for various lengths of time
- Using the *2767*3855# and repeating the above
Apparently there are different combinations floating around for different phones. This one was delivered a week ago through Optus in Australia.
I was wondering if there was a full list of the various methods which can be used ? Is there such a thing as a Galaxy S with this disabled?
I have used adb to root the phone, but before I try anything else too messy I wanted to make sure I had a way of recovering the phone if I manage to screw it up to the point it won't load Android enabling adb / reset codes giving me an expensive paper weight!
Thanks.
p.s. appologies if this isn't in the right place or I have missed an answer in any of the other threads, but all the options I managed to find don't seem to work.
Turn the phone off and remove the SD card and SIM card.
Hold in the Vol Down + Home buttons then press and hold the power button.
Hope that helps.
If this doesn;t work I make the assumption that this is one fo the one's which has the feature disabled and you might haev to take back to OPTUS and complain that its a DOA.
I just got my phone today through Virgin.
I am also unable to enter recovery / or download mode. Is there anyway around this if they have created a "read only mode?"
I might have to take it back and then hope I don't get another one?
Anyway to check on S/N or something?
Ancient_One said:
Turn the phone off and remove the SD card and SIM card.
Hold in the Vol Down + Home buttons then press and hold the power button.
Hope that helps.
If this doesn;t work I make the assumption that this is one fo the one's which has the feature disabled and you might haev to take back to OPTUS and complain that its a DOA.
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Sorry for the newb question, but can you easily leave recovery mode without making changes if you just want to see if you have the functionality?
Anyone cares to lead a bounty to make the 3 buttons working?
there are already a couple of guys looking into it phoenixdigital and Benjamin Dobell as I recall
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756002
I already lead the unlock bounty and i forked out $75 of my own money, now everyone is reaping the benefits meanwhile i get nothing in return
Yeah I'd definitely contribute to a 3 button bounty. I don't even have my phone yet but there are a lot of stranded folks in need of help.
my galaxy s can't go into download mode too
i bought it from optus australia last week
Got my phone - no download or recovery mode. I'm going to try and return it to Virgin. I ordered online so it is going to be one mighty battle.
me too, i bought from optus last week
and can't enter both mode
+1 S/N 61xxxx here in Finland from DNA. No download or recovery mode.
Hi guys,
I honestly thing that this is a unique situation. I have done a lot of searching, not just here but on Googlez as well, and no one seems to present a solution for me.
I have a Galaxy S that I received yesterday. I thought this was going to be a new hand set but it has been used. I know this because the previous user has set a pattern lock that I don't know on it.
So I have been trying to wipe this phone so that I can use it. I have tried a lot of avenues and yet nothing has worked. Here is what I have tried:
Reboot Into Recovery Mode : I believe I have tried every button combination to get into the recovery/maintenance mode so I can select wipe. However, when I try a combination (for example holding vol down and power) the phone gets to the initial boot logo, goes black, shows the same logo again, goes back, and repeats this in a loop until I let go of one of the buttons. When I do that it boots normally.
So this seems to indicate that the recovery mode on this phone is broken. Anyone else have any ideas with this bit?
ADB : Ok, so I turn the phone on to the lock screen. Then I plug in the USB cable to the computer. First, the device drive unsuccessfully installs on Win 7 every time. Then I fire up CMD, navigate to my ADB folder, and run 'adb devices' this just returns an empty list of devices attached.
I assume that based on the results of ADB that 'debugging via usb' is not turned no. I cannot turn this on because I'm locked out. Anyone know a way round this?
Special Code : Apparently there's a special code that can be entered on these Galaxy S devices when in the phone normally to wipe it. You have to enter this code via the Dialer (my mate tells me the code is '*2767*3855#'). I can't get to the normal dialer because I'm locked out so I try and use the Emergency Dialer. However, this proves unsuccessful as the phone just tells me that the code is not an emergency number.
At the moment I cannot see a way to fix this phone. It is impossible to find who used this phone before me.
Any ideas are welcome.
Before anyone Calls BS on this "Stolen Phone" its not and it is legit i can verify that the phone is legit and defiantly not stolen.
If I bought a "new" phone which is actually a "used" phone, I would return it!
And if it is legal, that should not be the Problem.
Anyway:
For the normal way to unlock the phone if you forgott your pattern you need the gmail account.
Without adb or 3-button-mode your phone is kind of useless.
He is just doing the combo wrong if you ask me. Hold the buttons until you see the initial bootscreen and then let go. If it doesn't work, 3 key combo might indeed be disabled
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It was not purchased it was given as a competition and there was nothing stipulating that the handset would be new.
Obviously the competition handset had been used as a demo before being given out as a prize and they had forgot to factory reset the handset before giving it out.
Problem is Gmail, lock pattern, adb (doesn't seem to work as usb debug must have been left of) , and recovery wont work by the looks of things. Also tried to call the handset and press back button but must have updated FW
The people who held the comp have been notified but obviously where there is an android problem you guys know your onions so we ended up posting here.
I was just about to say the same thing as Kenneth. This is indeed a device won through a competition with Samsung them selves.
What combinations of buttons are talking about? I've tried and read about a lot, but would like to what you guys think the combination should be.
Any combination does seem to do the same thing though:
Hold down till the logo appears the release = Normal Boot
Hold down till the initial logo changes to a black screen = Normal Boot
VolUp+Home+Power is the one i am talking about
Wait until u get the white text logo and release as soon as you see it. If it doesn't work, combo is broken and the phone will indeed be useless until you can get the right pattern
You should try it like this and stick to the order!
Hold Volume up + Home (sqaure bottun in the midle) + Power on
When Galaxy S (white on black) appears you can release all buttons. It should go to recovery, if not this mode is disabled on your phone.
Even so I would try to swap it! If it is from Samsung itself that should not be a Problem at all.
OH... MY... DAYS!
Ok! The three button combination, and then releasing it as soon as the logo appeared, worked. I have successfully wiped the phone and am in.
Great advice guys. Thanks.
Thanks from me as well quick response and always awesome knowledge.
Oddly enough the combinations from vodafone uk and others were different so you guys are amazing.
Cheers Kenny
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I am in the same situation and the 3-combo combination doesn't work .
It doesn't communicate either ...
I am sure that this has been covered before unfortunately I am very technically challenged. Let me briefly explain. My son has a galaxy S, his bottom 4 buttons stopped working, he downloaded an app which somewhat replaced those. He read that you can do a factory reset and it might restore the buttons. Mind you he is 14, in doing so it went into recovery mode. Now it is stuck, we have read many threads and have pressed just about every combination of buttons to try to get it out, I guess ultimately we are trying do get it into a download mode in order to reinstall software, none of which have worked, is there any way to do this without the home button, sorry if this has been rehashed many times.
stuck in where? n what button cant be use? is it bootloop?n sgs got 2 hardkey n 2 softkey + 2 vol button, so which one?
n u can do jig if hardkey broke
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Ok, I have made a mistake, I looked at his brothers phone and the model is actually model sch-I500, the buttons that are not responding are the buttons across the bottom, the home, back, search and settings. The phone is currently stuck in the manual recovery mode. I can toggle up and down but am not able to select anything due to the home button not working. I have downloaded the ADB program and was able to see his brothers phone. I am still not able to see the phone that is stuck. So I know the drivers are ok. I have read that the usb debugging has to be enabled. Frankly I have no idea if it is, it does come up on the computer as a cd drive but not accessible. I do not know what a jig is. Thanks.
jwhite0514 said:
not able to select anything due to the home button not working. .
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use power button to execute or select.
Factory Settings
Factory Settings
Accessed using code 126
Application
Hardware related settings (eg. canbus, dvd, tv)
Radio Band
Select radio band that works in your country
Car Logo
Change startup logo
Audio
Set default audio levels
Other
RDS: Display Radio Data System info for radio stations that support it
Front camera: Activate front camera (usb for inbuilt recording)
Wheel3: (possibly a poor transcription of freewheel) Affects the operation of the volume knob. If this is incorrectly set, the volume control will not work properly. Likely related to the type of rotary optical encoder used.
RGB LED: Button lights
Rudder: Lets HU know if car is left or right hand drive (eg. for displaying which car door is open)
Disable app install: Don't allow apps to be installed
Key light: Keys lit always or with illumination wire.
No wheelstudy:
Keymap option:
Touchmap options:
Reversing brightness: Change in screen brightness when reverse camera is activated
Why is this here? It's already in the Wiki.
mike.s said:
Why is this here? It's already in the Wiki.
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Both this and mcu codes are in the wiki, this is just for others to comment on (more info/discussion) and also so it will appear in search
All of the MCU codes were not in the Wiki (they are now, because I added them).
What's there to discuss? If people want to add more detail to the Wiki, they can. For discussion of individual settings, a thread started with a copy/paste from the Wiki isn't a good beginning, and certainly doesn't add any new information. Adding yet another location to find the same information hurts, not helps, search.
Finally, the Wiki can be updated by anyone and doesn't require any individual to update their post as more info/knowledge is gained, and provides a single location users can refer to for common knowledge.
Can someone please explain what the Keymap option and Touchmap option actually do? Is this keyboard layouts etc? I've changed the options (only had unit 1 week so limited about of trying) but it didn't seem to do much?
Mr Bigglesworth said:
Can someone please explain what the Keymap option and Touchmap option actually do? Is this keyboard layouts etc? I've changed the options (only had unit 1 week so limited about of trying) but it didn't seem to do much?
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I don't think anyone knows. Nothing seems to change haha
Would assume it changes the layout of hardware keys (button or touch)
Brendo said:
I don't think anyone knows. Nothing seems to change haha
Would assume it changes the layout of hardware keys (button or touch)
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Glad it wasn't just me!
Mr Bigglesworth said:
Can someone please explain what the Keymap option and Touchmap option actually do? Is this keyboard layouts etc? I've changed the options (only had unit 1 week so limited about of trying) but it didn't seem to do much?
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I know what keymap function does.
Option 1: If you open an app like radio and press home button it will close the app.
option 2: When you press the home button, it does not close the app anymore.
The rest of options I haven't tried!
Touchmap function .. I don't find any diferences beetwen the options. Maybe it's for units who don't have buttons?
Any update on exploring the keymap options? I'm not convinced that the above description is universal, as when I have option 1 set and press the home button it does not close the app.
I've been trying different options (1 - 10) however don't have any really good information, except to comment that it's impossible to turn on Wi-Fi when set to option 3.
Option 2 seems to really slow down performance of the machine.
I've really only had a chance to explore 1 - 3 but will continue through all 10. Please post if you have any particular experiences with various options.
In my unit in the button keymap you can set different functions to a hardware button, by pressing the required button twice.
i.e.
The SCR button opens av player by default.
I don't use it and want to start the music app.
So press SCR button twice and in that menu you can choose the Music icon.
Then it will start the music app with the SCR button.
Now you have to be really careful NOT to use the touch button option!!!!
This recallibrates the touch screen, and if you touch the screen then..... it totally screws up everything...
Only solution then is a reset and you can start all over again.
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Next thing NOT to do is in "others" tab.
There was some "power" option which default i think was "on".
Options there are "on" "of" and "remember last status" .
In my opinion the radio turned off to quickly, even when power down was set on 5 minutes (in android settings).
So i first saved this "power" thing in factory settings to "on".
Off course the radio stayed On after turning off ignition.
So i waited 5 -10 minutes, but it stayed on.
Then i made the biggest and most stupid mistake in my life and tried "off", and guess what.
It does not turn on anymore.... ****** (I should have guessed that).
According to the helpdesk, the radio should start in recovery when holding reset for 3-5 seconds.
But the button backlight (red colour) only blinks once when you release reset, and that is it.
Holding the power button for 10 seconds turns on button backlight as long as you hold the button.
I did receive their latest firmware so i could flash it in recovery, but then it has to boot first...
Now i am waiting for the next answer from the helpdesk, but for now my unit is dead.
I hope this message helps others to prevent making the same mistake.
oh thanks i was wondering how to access that !
Hi, can you fix the problem?
lottumeb said:
In my unit in the button keymap you can set different functions to a hardware button, by pressing the required button twice.
i.e.
The SCR button opens av player by default.
I don't use it and want to start the music app.
So press SCR button twice and in that menu you can choose the Music icon.
Then it will start the music app with the SCR button.
Now you have to be really careful NOT to use the touch button option!!!!
This recallibrates the touch screen, and if you touch the screen then..... it totally screws up everything...
Only solution then is a reset and you can start all over again.
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Next thing NOT to do is in "others" tab.
There was some "power" option which default i think was "on".
Options there are "on" "of" and "remember last status" .
In my opinion the radio turned off to quickly, even when power down was set on 5 minutes (in android settings).
So i first saved this "power" thing in factory settings to "on".
Off course the radio stayed On after turning off ignition.
So i waited 5 -10 minutes, but it stayed on.
Then i made the biggest and most stupid mistake in my life and tried "off", and guess what.
It does not turn on anymore.... ****** (I should have guessed that).
According to the helpdesk, the radio should start in recovery when holding reset for 3-5 seconds.
But the button backlight (red colour) only blinks once when you release reset, and that is it.
Holding the power button for 10 seconds turns on button backlight as long as you hold the button.
I did receive their latest firmware so i could flash it in recovery, but then it has to boot first...
Now i am waiting for the next answer from the helpdesk, but for now my unit is dead.
I hope this message helps others to prevent making the same mistake.
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Hi, can you fix the problem?
I think the same thing happened to me, I tried to restart in all the ways and I do not get anything, always the black screen.
If you managed to fix it, could you tell me how you did it?
Thank you and receive a warm greeting.
AbelEvelio said:
Hi, can you fix the problem?
I think the same thing happened to me, I tried to restart in all the ways and I do not get anything, always the black screen.
If you managed to fix it, could you tell me how you did it?
Thank you and receive a warm greeting.
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oh, I do same stupid thing, have any solution?
thank for advance help....
jonesweng said:
oh, I do same stupid thing, have any solution?
thank for advance help....
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I did the same. However, I inserted a pin into the reset (RST) hole of my unit and it came back up fortuntately....
Anyone knows how to change the led color buttons?
jonesweng said:
oh, I do same stupid thing, have any solution?
thank for advance help....
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i'm too, any solution ?
can anybody help to fix the problem ?
lottumeb said:
In my unit in the button keymap you can set different functions to a hardware button, by pressing the required button twice.
i.e.
The SCR button opens av player by default.
I don't use it and want to start the music app.
So press SCR button twice and in that menu you can choose the Music icon.
Then it will start the music app with the SCR button.
Now you have to be really careful NOT to use the touch button option!!!!
This recallibrates the touch screen, and if you touch the screen then..... it totally screws up everything...
Only solution then is a reset and you can start all over again.
---------- Post added at 11:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 AM ----------
Next thing NOT to do is in "others" tab.
There was some "power" option which default i think was "on".
Options there are "on" "of" and "remember last status" .
In my opinion the radio turned off to quickly, even when power down was set on 5 minutes (in android settings).
So i first saved this "power" thing in factory settings to "on".
Off course the radio stayed On after turning off ignition.
So i waited 5 -10 minutes, but it stayed on.
Then i made the biggest and most stupid mistake in my life and tried "off", and guess what.
It does not turn on anymore.... ****** (I should have guessed that).
According to the helpdesk, the radio should start in recovery when holding reset for 3-5 seconds.
But the button backlight (red colour) only blinks once when you release reset, and that is it.
Holding the power button for 10 seconds turns on button backlight as long as you hold the button.
I did receive their latest firmware so i could flash it in recovery, but then it has to boot first...
Now i am waiting for the next answer from the helpdesk, but for now my unit is dead.
I hope this message helps others to prevent making the same mistake.
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I was find a solution:
HU can't start, because in the config file there is mistaken option with power service turned off.
You need to find a MCU file (DMCU.IMG) and MCU CONFIG (DMCU.CFG) file and make an HU update in the recovery. mode.
Put these files on the SD card and flash MCU.
Link to the MCU CONFIG file:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...-mcus-t3624724
Link do the MCU file:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...essor-t3834657
REMEMBER - YOU MUST GET FILES TO YOUR HEAD UNIT - but you can try different, your HU is dead now anyway...
Oh Crap
--------------------------Then i made the biggest and most stupid mistake in my life and tried "off", and guess what.
It does not turn on anymore.... ****** (I should have guessed that).-------------------
Did you ever get it working again? Unfortunately i just made the same mistake and really hoping its not a paper weight :crying:
Updated my MCU KLD v3.01 on my PX5 and there is now an option for a carplay dongle. I have one so I checked the box. Have no idea what is changed because everything was already working but I am hoping someone smarter then me will tell me.
KAOS313 said:
Updated my MCU KLD v3.01 on my PX5 and there is now an option for a carplay dongle. I have one so I checked the box. Have no idea what is changed because everything was already working but I am hoping someone smarter then me will tell me.
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Awesomes, but just wondering what this has to do with MTCB units?