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[Q] Captivate can't enter recovery mode

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.

I messed up on rooting my Samsung Note 8 (SM-950U)

So I have tried multiple different ways to root my Note 8 SM-N950U. I've used SamFail with the different versions and before I started the process I forgot to enable developer mode, I know i know dumb freakin decision. I cant get my Note 8 to boot to anything whether it be with a rooted image or the original stock firmware. I need to know if there is anything I could do before I do a insurance claim on the device? any help would be greatly appreciated.

ruzzmasta said:
So I have tried multiple different ways to root my Note 8 SM-N950U. I've used SamFail with the different versions and before I started the process I forgot to enable developer mode, I know i know dumb freakin decision. I cant get my Note 8 to boot to anything whether it be with a rooted image or the original stock firmware. I need to know if there is anything I could do before I do a insurance claim on the device? any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Could you press volume up bixby and power button for a couple second and factory reset?

I haven’t used the volume up button but I’ve down the volume down button along with the other buttons. Also the Samsung smart switch app doesn’t recognize the device, it says it’s unsupprted

Push all 4 of the buttons, volume up, volume down, bixby and the power button... For 10 seconds.... Then it'll boot up... Into another screen... Wait until it says volume up/volume down,.... Etc... Then hold the volume down and power until it reboots

ruzzmasta said:
I haven’t used the volume up button but I’ve down the volume down button along with the other buttons. Also the Samsung smart switch app doesn’t recognize the device, it says it’s unsupprted
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What screen can you get to?

BlueFox721 said:
What screen can you get to?
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I can get into the download mode screen and it also boots into the Samsung Recovery Mode Screen

ruzzmasta said:
I can get into the download mode screen and it also boots into the Samsung Recovery Mode Screen
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Can you flash stock firmware through download mode? If not, what error do you get when you try?

Why s10 no booting into Download Mode?

oem and usb debugging activated, but it don´t boot in Download Mode.
Power off, Power on+Bixby Button + Volume Down -- Hold them but it start not the Downloadmode.
Whats wrong?

Poweroff, hold volume down and bixby, then plug usb to computer.

Player04 said:
Poweroff, hold volume down and bixby, then plug usb to computer.
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Thanks, that procedere have changed
I want to flash the ASE7 DBT with odin, without root, actually i have the ASE5 DTM. I hope it works and don´t tripping knox
Edit: Have do it. Works and don´t tripping knox

Really? Procedure changed? I just a firmware update on my s10+. It hasnt changed. You think it's user error?

Player04 said:
Really? Procedure changed? I just a firmware update on my s10+. It hasnt changed. You think it's user error?
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Maybe he referring from older models like s8 s9 where it volume down, bixby, power.

This is s10 forum. Maybe he/she is lost.

Player04 said:
This is s10 forum. Maybe he/she is lost.
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He has a s10 but didn't realize how to get to download mode because it different than from how it was on s9 etc.
When I got my s10e I had to read how to get it into download mode

When did the change in button routine to enter download mode change? I recently got my hands on an exynos s10+ and I found that the button routine change must have happened recently because all the guides on rooting still say to enter recovery/DL mode using [vol up - bixby - power].
How are you supposed to trigger recovery mode during root process now?
Any and all help is appreciated.

h8thisphone said:
When did the change in button routine to enter download mode change? I recently got my hands on an exynos s10+ and I found that the button routine change must have happened recently because all the guides on rooting still say to enter recovery/DL mode using [vol up - bixby - power].
How are you supposed to trigger recovery mode during root process now?
Any and all help is appreciated.
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Turn off your phone. Press and hold the Bixby and Volume-down button, then connect with USB to your computer. (The cable shouldn't be connected until after you press the buttons).
Within seconds of USB connection the Download screen will appear.

Player04 said:
Poweroff, hold volume down and bixby, then plug usb to computer.
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not working

kakrala17 said:
not working
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if someone still has problems there is another way around... turn off your phone, hold volume UP (!) bixby and power button. you will enter recovery mode. in recovery mode you can reset to bootloader (download mode).

Player04 said:
Poweroff, hold volume down and bixby, then plug usb to computer.
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Thank you so, so, so much. I though that was it for me and my phone.
I'm actually crying as a very important person to me got me this phone and I thought I had stuffed it.
Thank you again.

robbo1947 said:
Turn off your phone. Press and hold the Bixby and Volume-down button, then connect with USB to your computer. (The cable shouldn't be connected until after you press the buttons).
Within seconds of USB connection the Download screen will appear.
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Just want to add this worked for me, I couldn't get into download mode using the usual method.

S10 G973F Potentially bricked

So recently I was about to make the move to Lineage OS, away from OneUI, but my S10 was on ASF3 (June Patch). So my solution to try and skip past it all, was to goto Odin and flash the TWRP file via there (BIG MISTAKE). Anyways, I am now bootlooped and my phone no longer goes to download mode or recovery. I have seen other threads similar to this but their solutions haven't worked, so if anyone can help me, it would be very appreciated.

Yes, same happened to me yesterday. Press volume down + bixby while connecting to a PC - you'll jump into download mode.

Fairly difficult to brick a Samsung phone unless you don't flash the right firmware
Just do what the person said above and you'd be good to go.

Do exactly what the guy said

Wasseruhr said:
Yes, same happened to me yesterday. Press volume down + bixby while connecting to a PC - you'll jump into download mode.
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Player04 said:
Do exactly what the guy said
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After unlocking bootloader and damnd twrp bootloop, downlad mode were not been possible ....
After battery drain and usb plugin as in download mode ...
After this i just came to unlock bootloader, after unlocking (has allready been unlocked) went to DL mode. Great ...

plzz help

hey thanks for the time to read this i have issue i do not have oem unlock under developer options i also try vol down and power button it just keeps turning off and on so i cant get into fast boot mode all i am trying to do is root and add twrp so i can have custom rom and to be able to inject into games i think its a t mobile cause has t roaming and t store the download mode is in some chinese or jap or korean writing untill i press up then its in english i did try twrp with out root but it does not stay there it goes after i reboot out of it plzzz can someone help my specs are as follows
android 6.0.1
model sm-n916s
my build finger print is samsung /tre3calteskt/tre3calteskt: 6.0.1/MMB29K/N916sksu2dsa1:user/release-keys
bootloader N916SKSU2DSA1
CPU ARMv7-A
thanks for help cheers

drxeal420 said:
hey thanks for the time to read this i have issue i do not have oem unlock under developer options i also try vol down and power button it just keeps turning off and on so i cant get into fast boot mode all i am trying to do is root and add twrp so i can have custom rom and to be able to inject into games i think its a t mobile cause has t roaming and t store the download mode is in some chinese or jap or korean writing untill i press up then its in english i did try twrp with out root but it does not stay there it goes after i reboot out of it plzzz can someone help my specs are as follows
android 6.0.1
model sm-n916s
my build finger print is samsung /tre3calteskt/tre3calteskt: 6.0.1/MMB29K/N916sksu2dsa1:user/release-keys
bootloader N916SKSU2DSA1
CPU ARMv7-A
thanks for help cheers
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It's not TMobile but an exynos note 4.
Download mode is accessed by volume down, power and home. There is no need to oem unlock because it already is unlocked.

thanks super
QuoPrimum said:
It's not TMobile but an exynos note 4.
Download mode is accessed by volume down, power and home. There is no need to oem unlock because it already is unlocked.
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thanks heaps i just rooted with cf-autoroot know im download twrp hope this works oh it korean based phone i looked up stock firmware and only gives me korea whats bummer know with this phone why dont i have oem unlock under developer section in settings cheers:angel::angel::angel: