Hey guys, trying to hard reset my 8525 and I'm following the directions on the Wiki, with no success.
With the device turned off I'm holding the left, right soft keys and the reset button. Once I push the reset button, my 8525 turns on like normal. What am I doing wrong?
hold down the reset button longer
edit: +2 n00b points for referencing the wiki. keep it up!
peezy said:
hold down the reset button longer
edit: +2 n00b points for referencing the wiki. keep it up!
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That did it, thanks!
Where in L.A. are you? I'm in the Long Beach area.
work in south gate, live in pasadena
ha! Peezy, earlier I was full expecting a FLAME job from you .. .. my 8525 turned into a temporary brick.. ahah I almost pooped myself.. lol .. just got it yesterday..
The whiskey has me at ease tonight . I'm implementing a new n00b point system that encourages wiki research. Dont worry though, the flame still burns for those that do not use the searh before posting.
yeah .. I forgot to flash Hard SPL .. .. and tried CID unlocking.. my phone didnt like that too much
I have p3400. I put gene_hspl.exe in mobile ran it, but phone did not restart rather it died. When I take out battery and put back in red button and green button light flashes. After that I press power button but nothing happens. I tried to hard reset but neither charger works nor can it restart. Can anybody tell cause of problem and its remedy.??
Please help urgently.
Regards,
Tipu
As I have gone through forum there are so many others as well is there any solution. Can SPL be reverted back. Please someone reply.
Can anyone help. Please Help required
tipu2185 said:
Can anyone help. Please Help required
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i think nobody can't help to you....
if your device was make later than 01.01.2008- he is dead....
try camera button+reset, then try to update ROM with off ROM, but i think thet it is not help.... sorry
sorry for my english
There should be a sticky so that people do not brick there phones. Phone was not even mine and now it is dead I told my cousin that I ill update it. Damn. Do you think it is still in warrenty???
tipu2185 said:
There should be a sticky so that people do not brick there phones. Phone was not even mine and now it is dead I told my cousin that I ill update it. Damn. Do you think it is still in warrenty???
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try that instruction...
if not help... go to the service and tell thet you are don't know what heppend with your device...
Where to get official Rom. This Gene is from Middle East Region I think.
tipu2185 said:
Where to get official Rom. This Gene is from Middle East Region I think.
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try to look at the off site HTC....
Well nothing there. I have given it to service center today lets see what happens. They asked me to check after 5 days.
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Well nothing there. I have given it to service center today lets see what happens. They asked me to check after 5 days.
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good luck,man!!!! we are with you!
Thanks for support brother.
tipu2185 said:
There should be a sticky so that people do not brick there phones. Phone was not even mine and now it is dead I told my cousin that I ill update it. Damn. Do you think it is still in warrenty???
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Try doing the hard reset ..
i have the htc hd2 and i just downloaded touchone and then i got zoomer and i clickd touch one in options, and it did soft restart, and when it started back up, my home screen is gone .. plzzz how do i get my home screen back i uninstalled them both and its still missing
i would hard reset.
whats a hard restart? and what will that do to my phone? i dont know much i just got it lol, ty.
_fly said:
whats a hard restart? and what will that do to my phone? i dont know much i just got it lol, ty.
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it will bring it back to what it was like out of the box.
before going further, please read the following thread and it will explain everything. it has some very important, but basic, things you need to know before diving into further stuff. also, the search bar tends to be very good. welcome to xda and enjoy your phone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784430
cheers.
ty for the help, love the site, and Love the phone!
Hi folks.
This is my first post here. I've been through the "noob's guide" and stuff but to be honest it's all WAY above my head. I'm just not a techy type. Anyway, thing is, I have a Note 717 and Samsung just "updated" it to the new 4.0.4 OS. I loved it before, it was great, but now I've got all kinds of problems and I really want to go back to the old OS if possible. It was working brilliantly before and I wish to heck I'd known what it was going to do when the upgrade notice came up because I'd have hit 'cancel' faster than you can say it. Now it's slow, it crashes, it's lost a bunch of my stuff, yadda yadda.
I understand that I might have to "root" it to reinstall the old OS, but I haven't got a clue where to begin and, to be honest, I'm scared to death of killing an expensive phone.
So anyway I just wondered if there's anyone willing to wet-nurse a complete, green-as-grass newcomer and help me through this process? Be warned first though; I'm really not that great with computers and may ask a lot of very stupid questions. I beg your forbearance.
So anyway if someone could please help me I would be very grateful indeed.
Thanks in advance.
Sandy.
Sandy,
When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved.
Do you know how to get to your settings?
If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
Hi Alperin.
Thanks for getting back to me.
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When you did you up rage it probably wipe all you data right?
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Oddly, my data appears okay. But now the phone's painfully slow and crashes frequently. The new email client is dogs**t, I get a "process has stopped" message every time I power it up, the interface has become user-unfriendly and some of my widgets and apps are missing. It's just RUINED this phone that I was so enjoying having.
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My first step for you would be to do a factory reset and see if the issue you are experiencing get resoleved. Do you know how to get to your settings? If so, look around in there and do a factory reset.
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I can find that, yes, but I don't want to go erasing all my data, it took me forever to get it all in there. Is there another way of backing it up than sending it to Google?
Thanks!
Sandy.
One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
Then do your factory reset.
Sorry I do not have Kies but if needed I will try to assist.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you again for the ongoing assistance, I really appreciate it!!
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One of the apps on your Note is called Kies or Kies air. Use this to backup your data.
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Hooray! Kies actually performed the backup flawlessly (that's a new feature in my experience). The only way I can get Kies to work is with an older version, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.
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Then do your factory reset.
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Okay, I went to do the factory reset, found it under "backup and reset" and it said "Delete Samsung account first". But I looked in the accounts section and I don't appear to have one with Samsung. What do I have to do please?
THANK YOU again!!!!
Sandy.
Doing this for my father in law as we speak. Upgraded to ICS, was too slow. Rooted, Flashed custom ROM, got cold feet. Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
If you are with Rogers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657262
The only extra thing to note in this one is the main ROM file, make sure to unzip it.
Hi Eugene.
Thanks for your response.
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Doing this for my father in law [...] ICS, was too slow. [...] Wants to go back to stock Gingerbread.
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Me too! That's exactly what I want to do. Already had a couple of very helpful correspondences with Alperin and we seem to be making some progress.
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If you are with Rogers:.
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Nope, unfortunately I'm with Bell. Actually the guys at the Bell Store have been helpful, no complaint there.
Thanks again.
Sandy.
I can certainly relate to being hesitant to root your phone and start installing g custom ROMs, I had mine almost 3 months before I did which is a long time on a stock Samsung ROM for me. Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube, they helped me a lot when I started with my Captivate. I particularly like the ones from Mobile Tech Videos but I'm not sure if there are any from them for the Note. Hope you're able to get it sorted out.
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Not sure what to tell you. I do not have that on my build.
Is it just a question?
There is another way to do the factory reset. I will try to find it.
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Ok here is another method.
1) power off the phone.
2) hold down the up and down volume buttons at the same time. And while holding them down press the power button
3) the phone will start and you will feel it vibrate. Release the power button, only the poer button
4). You should be in recovery mode.
5) select to do the wipe data/ factory reset
6) let your phone do it's thing
Set up the phone and see if it runs better.
This is a pain in the ass to type on an iPad.
Hi Darth_Munkee,
Thanks for your reply.
Darth_Munkee said:
Try watching some of the tutorial videos on YouTube
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Thanks, I will. I appreciate the help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
Hi Alperin.
Thank you so much for your continued help, I really appreciate it.
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There is another way to do the factory reset.
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Thanks for passing that over. I'm going to give it a try. Do you know if this will restore it to the Android 2.3.6 or did the update fundamentally alter the phone so that it's always going to be 4.0.4? Holy cow I really hope it comes up 2.3.6!!!
I'll let you know what happens post-reset. Thanks again for all your help.
Cheers,
Sandy.
This will keep ICS but put it back to the all default setting and remove all apps that are not part of the upgrade package you installed.
Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Hi again.
alperin1 said:
do your factory reset.
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Okay I did that and it worked. Thanks for the instructions. However, as I feared it came back with the dreaded 4.0.4. But, this being said, my data and stuff is all backed up, so I feel a bit more ready to proceed.
Now... how do I get the wonderful 2.3.6 back on it please?
Thanks again!!!
Sandy.
Hi again Alperin.
I'm very grateful for your ongoing assistance, thank you so much.
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Let's see how this works for you before going back to GB.
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Right I think I've got the hang of the names... ICS is version 4.0.4 and GB is 2.3.6 right? Forgive me if this seems elementary to you - but its all new to me!
I don't want to sound like a Luddite but there's so much I dislike about ICS that I really want to go back to GB. The functionality was way better, the phone was faster, it didn't crash, it performed like I expected it to, the interface made sense... and so on. So I'm eager to get started on transitioning back to the former OS. I don't know how busy everyone here is, but I'm going to take the USB cable to work and maybe I can get into it there. I pretty much just answer the phone these days, so I won't get into trouble, don't worry!
THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!
Sandy.
A factory ROM and fast be it GB or ICS don't belong in the same sentace.. if you tried a nice vanilla ROM such as CM9 you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
Sandy, stock roms tend to be full of bloat software that will reduce the performance of any phone. Gb as you say worked better because is a more mature os than ics. So if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom which may be fast and stable and your phone will stay on game with the newer stuff instead of using an older os.
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Hi there Black6 and Chico.
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you might be surprised what a fast phone really is.
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if you decide to root your phone make sure to try a custom ics rom
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Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
I am at work so I will be responding slowly. There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
BTW is it still crashing on you?
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Hi Alperin.
Thanks again for your response.
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I am at work so I will be responding slowly.
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No worries! I recognise that you guys are all helping me out just 'coz you can, and I'm really grateful. So if it takes all day (or more) then no problemo; I don't want to detract from your work.
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There is a guide for this, I will try to find it for you.
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Thank you so much! That sounds great.
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BTW is it still crashing on you?
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It hasn't crashed since the reset and restore that I did 1½ hours ago, but it hasn't done anything else either (well, except turn on the GPS without asking me haha). No email, no calls, no texts - and that's very unusual because I normally get a lot of those throughout the day. I hope it's not indicative of a problem, but I understand that it's a work-in-progress.
Slight update: The Wi-Fi is working, that's a good thing.
Thanks again!
Sandy.
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Hi there Black6 and Chico.
Thanks guys, I very much appreciate your responses, input and suggestions. I'm sure that it's all good stuff, but I really just want 2.3.6 back. Whilst all this custom stuff sounds interesting (and is, I'm sure, great fun for you clever whizzes that understand it) my plea is a relatively simple one; I just want my phone back the way it was!
But, again, I really do appreciate your input, thanks!
Sandy.
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I'm afraid the only way to revert back to GB is more technical than a simple factory reset and involves using Odin to flash back.
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Well I couldnt leave well enough alone and kept pushing and pushing... noob mistake i dont know what i was thinking but now , I've never been this bricked.. no power, no bootloader, no reovery. usb jig is no good... i got nothing... anyone have any advice that doesnt involve jtag???? thank you thank you thank you!
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Well I couldnt leave well enough alone and kept pushing and pushing... noob mistake i dont know what i was thinking but now , I've never been this bricked.. no power, no bootloader, no reovery. usb jig is no good... i got nothing... anyone have any advice that doesnt involve jtag???? thank you thank you thank you!
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Is the battery dead. Try getting it on charger and then try booting into download mode. If thats a no go sounds like jtag will be the only thing thatll fix it.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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Is the battery dead. Try getting it on charger and then try booting into download mode. If thats a no go sounds like jtag will be the only thing thatll fix it.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
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yeah i have the batt on an external charger now but i know there was significant battery... ugghh i thought safestrap was virtually unbrickable?!? I sure did find a way..... Thanks anyway or the reply
I have all info from DFS and CDMA W.S. , revskills and a few others if that would help??? thanks