I can't access the recovery mode with button combo, so it's hardware locked right?
How can I fix that? I don't if there are some ways to fix so far... thanks.
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Just wondering what the Boot loader keys are for the neon.
I've tried all sorts of combinations with no success.
I can get into do a hard reset with the call + hangup at the same time. All the others seem to be power + camera but that's a no go.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as my phone is currently a doorstop.
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Ok,
Well I just confirmed that the camera and power ARE the keys for the boot loader.
But it seems the firmware that I had on it the camera button did not work.
Maybe that's the reason I cant get into it?
Any other suggestions or is it a goner?
Thanks
Ok.
I found the solution,
I probably should had stated that half the keypad is destroyed courtesy of my dog.
So it wouldn't boot straight into the boot loader so I booted it into do a hard reset and kept plugging and unplugging the USB while pressing the camera and it surprising worked.
So I just re-flashed my ROM and away I go.
Hi guys,
I am still new to this phone and I am trying to read as much as possible. but there is a lot of terminology to absorb. And I definitely want to make sure my phone is OK before the 14-day period when I can exchange it..
So, I unlocked my phone using one of the posted methods on here. i tried it with an AT&T sim card and it works.
Now, I read that there is something like a "hardware lock" which is bad .. because.. I wont be able to root or put rom or update my phone? I tried to go to a recovery mode, but could not, is my phone hardware locked?
Thanks in advance!
azsamsancho said:
Hi guys,
I am still new to this phone and I am trying to read as much as possible. but there is a lot of terminology to absorb. And I definitely want to make sure my phone is OK before the 14-day period when I can exchange it..
So, I unlocked my phone using one of the posted methods on here. i tried it with an AT&T sim card and it works.
Now, I read that there is something like a "hardware lock" which is bad .. because.. I wont be able to root or put rom or update my phone? I tried to go to a recovery mode, but could not, is my phone hardware locked?
Thanks in advance!
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Did you do the correct way to recovery?
-Phone off, both volume keys held down
-Hit and hold power button while holding down volume keys
-The word vibrant will come on, and then it will go black again and reboot (still holding down all three buttons)
-When you see the word vibrant THE SECOND TIME let go of the power button but keep the volume keys down until you boot into recovery.
If not, most likely you are hardware locked. I don't have this problem but I think there's threads around for hardware locked users for workarounds and such.
yeah, i did exactly that:
1) power phone off
2) hold both volume buttons
3) hold power button
4) vibrant comes on, wait, vibrant comes on 2nd time
5) release power button, still holding both volume buttons
6) Vibrant starts in a normal way, i do not see anything different, so I assume i am in a regular mode, not recovery mode
azsamsancho said:
yeah, i did exactly that:
1) power phone off
2) hold both volume buttons
3) hold power button
4) vibrant comes on, wait, vibrant comes on 2nd time
5) release power button, still holding both volume buttons
6) Vibrant starts in a normal way, i do not see anything different, so I assume i am in a regular mode, not recovery mode
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Make sure your Vibrant is hardware locked.
If you suspect that it is, you can read this thread HERE.
That will help you get your hardware locked phone working.
Unless you want to go get a new one.
I tied the following ways to test if my phone is hardware locked
1) vol up+ down + power
2) volu up + power
3) vol down + power
Nothing worked How would my phone would be hardware locked? I have not rooted, installed roms, nor apps.. Everything is stock, except that I unlocked the phone. that's all..
And it will be a huge pain to ship the phone back + wait for a new one, which there is no guarantee it wont be hardware locked ..?
Would I be able to install any rom if I am hardware locked? It seems like bionix mod is pretty popular..
Hardware lock is simply a boot loader issue. The phone has software the runs when you turn it out which in turn boots up the operating system. In hardware locked phones, the boot loader is not looking for the key combo to access recovery or download mode. If you go to the link provided, it tells you how to flash your phone to update the boot loader so that it is no longer hardware locked.
please help me. i don't know the reason why. my home button is not responding. i know this isn't a hardware issue since it works with recovery mode. also.. my lockscreen is gone. whenever i lock my phone, i can unlock it by pressing the power button. but there is no lockscreen. i am using go launcher ex and coderom nexusace.
i've tried removing go launcher ex but that didn't solve my problem. i've searched the forums but all i saw was people also having the same problem with the oly solution of reflashing.
i also found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146869&highlight=home+button+-working. but i don't know how to it since i'm very new to android.
please. are there any other solutions?
In recovery did you happen to fix permissions?
You might just have to reflash your firmware.
You have to install terminal to enter those commands, that's why you might be confused.
Reflashing would be the easiest way actually.
thanks for the reply guys. doing the aforementioned fix just got me stuck at boot screen. so i entered recovery mode and did a full wipe of dalvik cache and a full factory reset. everything seems ok.
Hey everyone,
I have this issue with my vibrant. After installing Bionix V2 I changed to Epic lock screen and the phone stopped working.
Now I can't really turn it on, and no key combination works for me, so I cant put it into recovery or download mode.
Also, since I can't turn on the phone, I can't plug it into the computer and use ADB.
What is there to do in this case? use Jig usb?
I will appreciate any help guys....
Take battery out and put it back.
I tried that one - didn't work...
Did you change your boot loader? If you did it's different key combinations to get in to recovery and download mode.
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Hey,
I'm sorry but I don't really know what bootloader is.
The only thing I did was rebooting into a new rom - Bionix V2.
Does it mean I have a different bootloader now?
Ok. maybe I got it now. I changed to the green bootloader.... how does it affect my key combination?
Hello, everyone!
I recently purchased a LG V10 and I'm in love (Except for the WiFi latency issues). I was reading up on ways to fix the WiFi lag problem and someone suggested wiping your cache. No matter what button combination I use I cannot seem to get to recovery - I've tried Pwr+Volume Up and Down, and letting off the power button for a second when the LG logo comes up and pressing again while still holding the volume buttons. Nothing seems to work, the most I can get is a white screen that asks if I want to do a factory reset when I try the Pwr+Volume Down method, and with Pwr+Volume Up I get a firmware update screen. If I try using "adb reboot recovery" it will boot to recovery but all I get is the dead Android and nothing else no matter what buttons I press.
I was also curious if I could unlock my bootloader since I haven't seen much information about the RS987 model online, so I enabled OEM Unlock from developer options and used "adb reboot booloader" but all it does it reboot my phone. I've also tried holding the volume buttons while plugging the USB cable and no luck there.
Anyone else with a PS987 had any luck loading to their bootloader or recovery? Any other suggestions for correcting the WiFi lag problem? So far I've tried disabling IPv6 on my router (Don't have the option to disable it) and clearing my cache from storage in Settings.
hi have the same problem
have not found a way around it yet
have you?
or any one else?