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Is it possible to have a phone that can't enter recovery mode?
My phone is rooted and I can enter recovery mode through Rom Manager but I can't get there by holding volume+- and power. I'm afraid some day I might mess up my phone and be unable to fix it because I can't enter recovery or download mode.
Am I just doing it wrong, or are there phones that cant?
I'm still within 30 days of my phone purchase, should I exchange it?
Same here. I can't get the phone to boot into recovery to update packages to install root. Any suggestions would be appreicated. I just exchanged my phone for a second time for a media player crashing issue, I called AT&T and they told me to bring it in for exchange. I can't get the new one to boot into recovery.
Mine only seems to work if I plug in a usb cable while holding the buttons though I'm sure I just haven't found the right timing the usb cable seems to help for some reason. And no I'm not getting confused with download mode.
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Rhiannon224 said:
Same here. I can't get the phone to boot into recovery to update packages to install root. Any suggestions would be appreicated.
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I was able to root using the one click root method, the one that's stickied in the development forum. It doesn't require you to manually boot into recovery mode.
Rhiannon224 said:
Same here. I can't get the phone to boot into recovery to update packages to install root. Any suggestions would be appreicated. I just exchanged my phone for a second time for a media player crashing issue, I called AT&T and they told me to bring it in for exchange. I can't get the new one to boot into recovery.
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Hmm I guess I should exchange my phone. What should I say? "I can't get my phone to boot into recovery mode, I need a different one please." lol
jbblue1 said:
I was able to root using the one click root method, the one that's stickied in the development forum. It doesn't require you to manually boot into recovery mode.
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I downloaded the oneclick however it is a .rare file and I can not extract the data with my pc for some reason. This is not my first time rooting a Captivate either so I have the tools and drivers. I just can't get into recovery mode and I am frustrated because without root I can not access my backup of Titanium or ClockworkMod.
I also am having problems getting into recovery.. Just got my phone today... I've tried about 30 times, and it absolutely will not go into recovery mode.
Works every time for me if i power off. Hold down volume up and down and power. Wait for the att screen to go off and as soon as it comes back on the second time let go of the power button and continue holding both volume button down until you see recovery booting. It works the same with a usb cable plugged in for download mode.
have you tried to get into recovery via adb , i always found that way a lot easier then pressing those buttons, pressing the buttons always hurt my fingers too much anyways.
From terminal in tool in the android sdk directory, you can do adb reboot recovery
smokestack76 said:
Works every time for me if i power off. Hold down volume up and down and power. Wait for the att screen to go off and as soon as it comes back on the second time let go of the power button and continue holding both volume button down until you see recovery booting. It works the same with a usb cable plugged in for download mode.
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i had the exact same issue of mine not working.. somewhere i had read it was to only hold down the UP arrow, not both up and down. I Just did exactly as you said and it worked perfect.
I am on my 3rd Captivate and it appears that the last two won't go into recovery mode using the button combo at all. My first Captivate did with ease, go figure.
smokestack76 said:
Works every time for me if i power off. Hold down volume up and down and power. Wait for the att screen to go off and as soon as it comes back on the second time let go of the power button and continue holding both volume button down until you see recovery booting. It works the same with a usb cable plugged in for download mode.
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Thanks I did it as you stated and it worked on the first try. Thanks a lot, you just saved me from agonizing over making changes to my phone in fear of not being able to get to the recovery screen.
If people are still having problem is suggest
1 turn off phone
2 count to 30
3 pull battery
4 putt in battery
5 hold both +,- vol buttons and the power
6 let go of power button when you see the att screen
Note: if that doesn't work than in step 5 hold the - vol and the power only or try to hold the + vol and power only.
Hope that helps even though it was said in the thread b4. Im just trying to make it clear
I've tried vol +&- with power.
vol - with power
vol + with power
I've tried letting off power at the at&t screen. I've tried one click root.
Nothing is working.
Edit: Lol, win 7 needs x64 drivers then I got it done through sdk. Still no hardware recovery boot though.
any chance this would work for our phones? Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (GT-I9000) Software Upgrades for Handsets with Original Production Software
.by Samsung Mobile Canada on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 4:14pm.A software upgrade is now available for Bell Mobility Galaxy S Vibrant handsets, provided the device has original production software (JG9). The latest version of Kies has been tested and will resolve the three-button recovery issue
I've read on a forum once(can't remember where) that there are different models of the at&t captivate, some ship without the ability to use the buttons to boot into recovery/download. It also said that if you call at&t and tell them you want a phone that boots into recovery they'll send you one.
I told them that this was one of the principal reasons that I won't be keeping my Captivate. I returned mine today (the second one i have had, and after a Nexus One and EVO as well).
Ok i had the same problem i broke the screen on my captivate went to at&t
did a upgrade went to root it and could not get into recovery after reading all the
post and calling samsung (what a wast of time) i took the back cover off my broken phone looking for numbers what i found was a batch # under the sn#
my old phone had 1007# my new phone had a 1008# went back to at&t we looked
at all the captivates until we found a 1007# poped in a battery and went right in
to recovery i'm thinking mabe the new batch# had something different but it worked for me thought i would share
The ota update fixes this issue.
C3P0LOL said:
The ota update fixes this issue.
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Which update? The JH7 one? I can't boot into recovery either. I'm running JH7 on an AT&T Captivate unlocked and using it on Rogers in Canada, with "1008" on the back of the phone. Maybe they DID remove recovery mode since the "1007" phones?
EDIT: 3-button combo fixed using C3P0LOL's fix.
Hello, I am a NOOB, and...
I recently rooted my lg g2, vs9803aa, using the one click root, but haven't actually flashed any roms on it. I put autorec on to flash twrp, and also had titanium backup on there i was looking at to try to back it up. I restarted the phone and it is just blank screen now. I try the hard reset and it just buzzes in my hand once and no logo appears on the screen. When i plug it into the computer it generates a bunch of local drives that need formatting, and on device manager it shows as QHSUSB_BULK. I read in other threads that it matters what rom you are using for the possible fix, but i never got as far as flashing one, or recieved an OTA.
Thoughts please?! I really don't want to get a new phone, but at the very least for now I swapped the sim to an old phone, droid 4, for temporary use.
Thanks for any input.
cheetahx42 said:
Hello, I am a NOOB, and...
I recently rooted my lg g2, vs9803aa, using the one click root, but haven't actually flashed any roms on it. I put autorec on to flash twrp, and also had titanium backup on there i was looking at to try to back it up. I restarted the phone and it is just blank screen now. I try the hard reset and it just buzzes in my hand once and no logo appears on the screen. When i plug it into the computer it generates a bunch of local drives that need formatting, and on device manager it shows as QHSUSB_BULK. I read in other threads that it matters what rom you are using for the possible fix, but i never got as far as flashing one, or recieved an OTA.
Thoughts please?! I really don't want to get a new phone, but at the very least for now I swapped the sim to an old phone, droid 4, for temporary use.
Thanks for any input.
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Hi,
Have you tried download mode? If you dunno how to, here's how :
" press power button and select “power off”. Then, press the volume up button on your LG G2. While you are holding the volume up button, plug in your phone's USB cable. Keep pressing the Volume up button until the download mode is being displayed."
After you are in download mode, follow this guide to go to stock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This should resolve your issue.
iubjaved said:
Hi,
Have you tried download mode? If you dunno how to, here's how :
" press power button and select “power off”. Then, press the volume up button on your LG G2. While you are holding the volume up button, plug in your phone's USB cable. Keep pressing the Volume up button until the download mode is being displayed."
After you are in download mode, follow this guide to go to stock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This should resolve your issue.
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I get no screen prompts whatsoever, it stays black. I can hold the power button for a few seconds and there will be a single pulse of vibration, nothing else. It does the same if I hold volume down and power, as well as volume up and power. I even tried all 3 at the same time, same thing.
cheetahx42 said:
I get no screen prompts whatsoever, it stays black. I can hold the power button for a few seconds and there will be a single pulse of vibration, nothing else. It does the same if I hold volume down and power, as well as volume up and power. I even tried all 3 at the same time, same thing.
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Let me make it clear. Turn off your phone. Plug your USB on your phone and press & hold volume up button and connect the other and of the usb to your pc.
Just had the same thing happen to me. Installed recovery through autorec and then upon reboot I get a black screen and everything else mentioned above.
maceprimus said:
Just had the same thing happen to me. Installed recovery through autorec and then upon reboot I get a black screen and everything else mentioned above.
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I figured it out, as long as you don't mind wiping the device.
I used the SRK tool 2.1 to unbrick it. Link to post
After this I could get the LG splash screen again and enter download mode.
Then I used the LG Flash Tool 2014 to flash stock firmware back onto it. I actually downgraded to kitkat with the flash tool since it easier to root that way. Link to post
cheetahx42 said:
I figured it out, as long as you don't mind wiping the device.
I used the SRK tool 2.1 to unbrick it. Link to post
After this I could get the LG splash screen again and enter download mode.
Then I used the LG Flash Tool 2014 to flash stock firmware back onto it. I actually downgraded to kitkat with the flash tool since it easier to root that way. Link to post
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With the SRK tool I unzip it but the application file doesn't transfer into new file. How did you do it?
maceprimus said:
With the SRK tool I unzip it but the application file doesn't transfer into new file. How did you do it?
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It was there when i extracted the folder, maybe you need to re-download zip or get it from a different source. I dunno, mind you I am still a huge noob with about a weeks worth of experience trolling the how to/fix guides and no programming skills whatsoever.
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It was there when i extracted the folder, maybe you need to re-download zip or get it from a different source. I dunno, mind you I am still a huge noob with about a weeks worth of experience trolling the how to/fix guides and no programming skills whatsoever.
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Got it to work. I for some reason had to use my pc in safe mode to keep it from blocking my access to the exe file.
maceprimus said:
Got it to work. I for some reason had to use my pc in safe mode to keep it from blocking my access to the exe file.
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Maybe you need to go change a setting to show hidden files. I had to do that recently. I am using windows 7, it is in folder options.
Good morning people,
Hope you are well!
I updated my Mi A2 via OTA to PIE, it was in Bootloop, I got MiFlash back to OREO (V9.6.16.0), and I tried to install PIE, now for Fastboot MiFlash , but my cell phone was again in Bootloop.
Does anybody know how to solve this?
Or what happened to someone else?
Thanks for the help!
Claim warranty by far the most easy solution.
And yeah more people have this isseu.
had same problem... twice but solved very easy
just boot to recovery boot (volume down ad power)... connect power and left 10-15 minutes...
dont disconnect phone from power and press and hold power until reboot, release power button and voila, phone normally boot!!!!
i notice if you not wait long enough in recovery boot, phone remain in bootloop... just be patient and maybe helps... works for me twice...
dxdy said:
had same problem... twice but solved very easy
just boot to recovery boot (volume down ad power)... connect power and left 10-15 minutes...
dont disconnect phone from power and press and hold power until reboot, release power button and voila, phone normally boot!!!!
i notice if you not wait long enough in recovery boot, phone remain in bootloop... just be patient and maybe helps... works for me twice...
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But when I do this, it goes into Fastboot mode (power and volume minus).
Are you talking about going into recovery mode?
ewertombarbosa said:
But when I do this, it goes into Fastboot mode (power and volume minus).
Are you talking about going into recovery mode?
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just enter in fastboot mode and do nothing... only connect to power charger
is weird because i had two times this problem.. once after android 9 upgrade week ago, and second time today after factory reset
every times i cant do anything to work... this with power charger was stupid idea but is worked.... just connect charger in fastboot mode, wait 10-15 minutes and restart phone with power button... both times this worked for me...
i remember few years ago similar problem with Nokia/MS windows phones batteries and similar steps helped...
After instal january update and restart, on the phone see Android One logo and nothing is happening. After 5 minutes it switches off.
I'll get to the bootloader, but I can not unlock the bootloader (neither unlock critical). Is anyone able to help?
Use official xiaomi "MI FLASH TOOL" on Windows and flash with full stock image named "fastboot rom"
(Download image here: https://xiaomifirmware.com/roms/latest-android-roms-for-xiaomi-mi-a2/)
(You have to extract on Windows this tar.gz and tar also, and then flash with Xiaomi tool)
If you need help with this tool, read this "mi flash tool" tutorial:
https://www.themefoxx.com/2018/07/xiaomi-mi-flash-tool.html
I was flashing my phone and half way through my computer lost power. Now the phone does not start. I can't get it into fastboot, or flash mode.
Pressing 'vol up' + 'power' doesn't work either. Anyone knows how to repair a hard brick?
boringpie said:
I was flashing my phone and half way through my computer lost power. Now the phone does not start. I can't get it into fastboot, or flash mode.
Pressing 'vol up' + 'power' doesn't work either. Anyone knows how to repair a hard brick?
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Does vol down + power work?
Does the charging animation show up?
Does the led emits a light?
At least you could say the support that your device turned of while applying a firmware update and that they need to give you a new device :silly:
MartinX3 said:
Does vol down + power work?
Does the charging animation show up?
Does the led emits a light?
At least you could say the support that your device turned of while applying a firmware update and that they need to give you a new device :silly:
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No charging animation.
if I press vol up + power longer enough the red light will turn on, but it still can't be detected by the computer.....
btw, yesterday I updated my phone to firmware 52.0.A.8.25_R5B and install the new twrp but it was stuck in a boot loop, so I repeat this process four times and still no luck, until the fifth time my PC died on me bricking my phone........
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No charging animation.
if I press vol up + power longer enough the red light will turn on, but it still can't be detected by the computer.....
btw, yesterday I updated my phone to firmware 52.0.A.8.25_R5B and install the new twrp but it was stuck in a boot loop, so I repeat this process four times and still no luck, until the fifth time my PC died on me bricking my phone........
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Did you "fastboot boot twrp" or "fastboot flash boot twrp"?
Weird, I hope the IT guys can help you.
same problem? you have solution?
Does holding volume down + power while plugging the phone into a computer show a green light?
how to repair hard bricked phone?
SOMC Flash Device show only
my Phone Model SOV37 Japan Au
i am try to Global Rom Flash Done
H8216_Customized IL_52.0.A.11.3-R2B
Sony Xperia XZ2 (SOV37 Convert To H8216 )
Bootloader Unlock Done TWRP Root Done
Phone Normally Open Global
2nd time try to Flash this file SOV37_KDDI JP_52.0.C.5.295-R13B
Flash Done but my phone hard bricked show only SOMC Flash Device.
No charging & if I press vol up + power longer enough the red light will turn on, but it still show only SOMC Flash Device. computer.
i need help Sir
i was flashing a rom and when i rebooted the phone into system i was stuck on twrp splash ( twrp logo ) and i cant put the phone into any modes so please help me
same thing here. let me know if you can fix it. it happened to me cuz i installed twrp after installing lineageos android 12.
Update: Sent to store said he can't repair it with box. and that in order to fix it he needs to replace the board. i'll keep you updated
Keeps pressing power button it will power off or restart your phone and when it does insert data cable in phone it will boot phone in recovery mode.
If you didn't fix it. you got no other choice than replacing the board like i did. cost me 60 bucks
ghalyyy said:
i was flashing a rom and when i rebooted the phone into system i was stuck on twrp splash ( twrp logo ) and i cant put the phone into any modes so please help me
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Plug your phone to pc
Hold power button +volume down for a few seconds
Then right before the phone logo shows, bixby + volume down
Now download mode shows. Flash twrp 3.6 and done
OR
Plug your phone to pc.
Turn off your phone / restart it.
Hold bixby button + power + volume down.
Now that you're in Download mode, you can flash twrp 3.6 via TWRP.
scalerize said:
If you didn't fix it. you got no other choice than replacing the board like i did. cost me 60 bucks
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you wasted money on a simple fix. no need to replace motherboard