Hello.
I have a bit of a problem with my unrooted IO tab running 3.1. I can't seem to enter recovery mode.
When I press power + volume down for about 10 seconds I get 2 icons:
- USB symbol
- Shoveling android in triangle sign
Selecting 2nd one gets me into download mode and that seem to work (with ODIN and such..)
1st option should get me into recovery mode ... but that doesn't seem to be working.
When I select it USB symbol stops blinking and this is displayed in top left corner:
Fastboot USB download protocol
Bootloader Version : Unknow
Baseband Version : %s
Serial Number : my_serial_number
Lock Status : UNLOCKED
And the only thing I can do now is press power as nothing else works.
What to do now? Help?
Things I've already tried:
- Using ODIN to install CWM and full stock image
- Using nvflash to install stock, io and CWM recoveries
- More or less everything I've read on this forum
Any ideas what to do?
(I can provide more info, just tell me what do you need )
Unlike retail Tabs, which give the option of booting into recovery or ODIN, the I/O Tabs give the option of booting into fastboot or ODIN. There's no key-press combination that will get you into recovery.
You can get into recovery using ADB. I think you can also do it with Rom Manager, but you probably need to root for that to work. I don't have a I/O Tab so I don't have any first-hand knowledge on this.
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When I try to start my buddy's G tab in recovery mode (power button + volume up), it hangs on the "bird screen" / recovery key detected screen. The only way out is to manually shut it down with the power button.
The first time I started it in recovery I was attempting to install CWM, and the Android recovery screen came up. I couldn't get it to take any commands with home button or any other, so I shut it down manually and tried again. That's when it stopped giving me anything.
Mine didn't act that way ... did I do something wrong, or has VS changed something in their latest updates?
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MikefromTX said:
When I try to start my buddy's G tab in recovery mode (power button + volume up), it hangs on the "bird screen" / recovery key detected screen. The only way out is to manually shut it down with the power button.
The first time I started it in recovery I was attempting to install CWM, and the Android recovery screen came up. I couldn't get it to take any commands with home button or any other, so I shut it down manually and tried again. That's when it stopped giving me anything.
Mine didn't act that way ... did I do something wrong, or has VS changed something in their latest updates?
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NV-Flash your device back to a stock firmware and try again. Or you can just NV-Flash a new recovery file. That would also work.
If the stock recovery had a menu that you were trying to select a command from then the device has a ROM based on the 1.2 bootloader and there are a few things you should know.
1) The home key doesn't activate the selected command. It toggles the display. The power key activates the commands.
2) The standard CWM for 1.1 based ROMs doesn't work with 1.2 based ROMs
3) If the device has one of Roebeet's custom 1.2 based ROMs then you can use the built in recovery pack to flash between Stock Recovery and ClockworkMod with a simple command line script. It may even work to recover from the situation you're in now.
K J Rad said:
If the stock recovery had a menu that you were trying to select a command from then the device has a ROM based on the 1.2 bootloader and there are a few things you should know.
1) The home key doesn't activate the selected command. It toggles the display. The power key activates the commands.
2) The standard CWM for 1.1 based ROMs doesn't work with 1.2 based ROMs
3) If the device has one of Roebeet's custom 1.2 based ROMs then you can use the built in recovery pack to flash between Stock Recovery and ClockworkMod with a simple command line script. It may even work to recover from the situation you're in now.
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Many thanks. I've learned tonight that his tablet has the new 4349 build, and that does have the 1.2 bootloader. That's apparently why CWM didn't load.
Where I am now, though, is that I can't get ANY recovery menu to come up. It merely sticks on the main screen with the recovery key detected message, and I have to manually turn it off to reboot. Therefore, loading anything from a zip would be difficult - which I guess might have saved us since I didn't realize VS had slipped in a new bootloader.
But for future use, I might need to get access to that recovery menu ... how do I do that?
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Sounds like stock recovery got flashed over by cwm for 1.1 bootloader. You could try looking over at another site that is something like [email protected] d®∅¡d.com for the new cwm modified for 1.2 bootloader and load it through nvflash. Good luck.
Thanks!
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to help out a friend here so forgive me if I get some basics wrong
His daughter has a Galaxy Player (the smaller one, probably 3" or 3.5" screen size, I don't know the model number though) and she's forgotten the pattern lock the device. Wifi was switched off at the time so she can't log into her google account. Is there a way to switch the wifi on while locked out?
The next obvious step was to factory reset it, but power+vol up+home takes you to download mode, and the same combination with vol down doesn't do anything except boot up. Power and vol up or vol down also didn't take me into recovery. I tried every combination of could think of to no avail - any ideas what I was doing wrong?
It's not rooted and stock in every way, so no hopes of adb reboot recovery or anything like that. I'm guessing the last step would be to flash an image through Odin but that doesn't sort the more fundamental problem of not being able to get into the recovery!
Any ideas to unlocking the device or even at this point factory resetting it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Tamen said:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to help out a friend here so forgive me if I get some basics wrong
His daughter has a Galaxy Player (the smaller one, probably 3" or 3.5" screen size, I don't know the model number though) and she's forgotten the pattern lock the device. Wifi was switched off at the time so she can't log into her google account. Is there a way to switch the wifi on while locked out?
The next obvious step was to factory reset it, but power+vol up+home takes you to download mode, and the same combination with vol down doesn't do anything except boot up. Power and vol up or vol down also didn't take me into recovery. I tried every combination of could think of to no avail - any ideas what I was doing wrong?
It's not rooted and stock in every way, so no hopes of adb reboot recovery or anything like that. I'm guessing the last step would be to flash an image through Odin but that doesn't sort the more fundamental problem of not being able to get into the recovery!
Any ideas to unlocking the device or even at this point factory resetting it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Have you tried power+home alone? Maybe this would work.
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Tamen said:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to help out a friend here so forgive me if I get some basics wrong
His daughter has a Galaxy Player (the smaller one, probably 3" or 3.5" screen size, I don't know the model number though) and she's forgotten the pattern lock the device. Wifi was switched off at the time so she can't log into her google account. Is there a way to switch the wifi on while locked out?
The next obvious step was to factory reset it, but power+vol up+home takes you to download mode, and the same combination with vol down doesn't do anything except boot up. Power and vol up or vol down also didn't take me into recovery. I tried every combination of could think of to no avail - any ideas what I was doing wrong?
It's not rooted and stock in every way, so no hopes of adb reboot recovery or anything like that. I'm guessing the last step would be to flash an image through Odin but that doesn't sort the more fundamental problem of not being able to get into the recovery!
Any ideas to unlocking the device or even at this point factory resetting it would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Seems that you have the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 (YP-GS1//aalto).
Try:
- Download and install Kies (for the USB drivers)
- Download ODIN3 (Version 1.85 or higher)
- Download stock kernel [For US (virtual home button) or EU (physical home button)] with ClockworkMod (A custom recovery system)
- Select CWM-Kernel (tar-file) in PDA section in ODIN
- Boot the Player in Download Mode and connect to your PC
- Wait until ODIN recognizes your device
- Click start
- Wait until flashing process is fully finished
- Disconnect and reboot
- Turn the player off and boot into ClockworkMod
- Select "Factory reset"
- Wait some time
- Select "Reboot"
If this worked --> Hit thanks
If not --> PM me!
... and for further reference please post questions in the Q&A thread
MrBrubble
Sent from my YP-GS1 using xda app-developers app
MrBrubble said:
Seems that you have the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 (YP-GS1//aalto).
Try:
- Download and install Kies (for the USB drivers)
- Download ODIN3 (Version 1.85 or higher)
- Download stock kernel [For US (virtual home button) or EU (physical home button)] with ClockworkMod (A custom recovery system)
- Select CWM-Kernel (tar-file) in PDA section in ODIN
- Boot the Player in Download Mode and connect to your PC
- Wait until ODIN recognizes your device
- Click start
- Wait until flashing process is fully finished
- Disconnect and reboot
- Turn the player off and boot into ClockworkMod
- Select "Factory reset"
- Wait some time
- Select "Reboot"
If this worked --> Hit thanks
If not --> PM me!
... and for further reference please post questions in the Q&A thread
MrBrubble
Sent from my YP-GS1 using xda app-developers app
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just know that this will void your warranty
He can fix this with a jig.
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Just an update that someone else fixed it for them - I think he restored the stock rom via ODIN but not totally sure. Anyways, thanks for the help
Where do I get stock kernel with CWM?
Androthan said:
Seems that you have the Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 (YP-GS1//aalto).
Try:
- Download and install Kies (for the USB drivers)
- Download ODIN3 (Version 1.85 or higher)
- Download stock kernel [For US (virtual home button) or EU (physical home button)] with ClockworkMod (A custom recovery system)
- Select CWM-Kernel (tar-file) in PDA section in ODIN
- Boot the Player in Download Mode and connect to your PC
- Wait until ODIN recognizes your device
- Click start
- Wait until flashing process is fully finished
- Disconnect and reboot
- Turn the player off and boot into ClockworkMod
- Select "Factory reset"
- Wait some time
- Select "Reboot"
If this worked --> Hit thanks
If not --> PM me!
... and for further reference please post questions in the Q&A thread
MrBrubble
Sent from my YP-GS1 using xda app-developers app
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Hi, I want to do that. Where can I get the kernel with CMW? I've tried some but they haven't worked. Could you help me please?
And how can I enter in CWM once installed?
I was trying to flash my samsung galaxy s with jellybean.. first i installed cwm 4.0.1.0 using odin and now I am stuck in recovery mode and not able to get to download mode.. and without download mode I am not sure how to resolve or move ahead..
I am always getting this error.. ""E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/... and some other similar messages."
I am not able to go to download mode with three finger, tried battery removed and putting back couple of times.. i can only go to recovery and any operation would result in "cant mount" error.. I am worried that its bricked..
is there any way to get away with this? I dont mind going back to jb or ics..
ADDED LATER :
In recovery mode when i do key test (recovery->advanced->key test).. i am finding that volume up button is not responding
power key -> 26
volume down -> 58
back key -> 139
main button -> novalue
volume up -> novalue
i suspect cwm 4.0.1.0 has changed some driver settings!!!
Current status is I am only able to boot to recovery.. no download.. no normal android boot.
any help is appreciated...
Hi,
I bought a s4 gt-i9500 replica. The android 4.2.2 is installed with out my native language so I have a English version an I wanted to install a ROM with my language.
I have rooted my phone with Impactor, and did the rest as it is said here: How to install CWM recovery and Custom Rom on chinese Smartphones [HD] on youtube - can't link it:/
I have downloaded the ROM and recovery.img and copied that to the phone. Then I downloaded the mobileuncle tools and went to recovery update, selected the recovery.img, I'd flash the recovery as shown on the film. Rebooted the phone and then the phone is turning on normally instead of going to recovery mode. When I selected into recovery mode with mobileuncle tools i get the same result.
Before I also tried the vol -, power, home buttons and I get a Chinese menu on black screen and I don't know what to do there. I have also installed odin, but it doesn't see my phone.
Could anybody help me? I'm thinking right now that maybe something is wrong with the recovery.img.
The mobileuncle tools is showing mtk build as MT6589
hope u can...
switch off phone
press volume down+menu+power key
and connect to pc
if u get device driver installtion unsucssesful ....
......
right click ony computer
goto manage
device manager
foynd unkown device and right click on it
get driver manually ....(pc is connected to internet)
.....
if u get success full
right click on recovery.img and add to rar file...
in rar file open with notepad
and save as recovery.tar
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open odin connect phone u get yellow box
click on pda select recovery.tar
and flash u get cwm on your device
press volume up+menu+power
else
press volume up+volume down+menu+power
and then you go.... beat of luck
The computer dowloaded a alcatel android adb interface, I did the trick with converting to recovery.tar, then I opened odin and then he does not see my phone, i don't get a yellow box
p.s I found a way to get to recovery mode by pressing the vol + and power and home button. And know I know that there is something with the recovery.img that I dowloade something wrong, because the phone turns on, on recovery mode and restarts, and when I have dowloaded the cwm 6.0.2.8 and then go in to recovery mode I get a white screen
Now in the device manger it is showing a device with out a driver JY-G4 when I connect the phone on recovery mode. Any idea white kind o driver I need?
I have tried unsuccessfully updating my Chinese N1 using fastboot using the files uploaded by wodz69 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-n1/general/n1-taiwan-release-t3083115/page1 .
That is the BOOT and RECOVERY files on drop box and SYSTEM file from mega . The N1 was on A5CNB19 Lollipop 5.1.1.
Prior to flashing with fast boot I tried rooting the device without success. I'm not sure, but think part of the reason I couldn't root was because the drivers hadn't installed correctly and the device didn't show up properly on my PC.
I ended up resolving the driver issue and was able to see the N1 as a drive on my PC. By that time I had given up on the root process, as I decided I didn't need it to flash the new images. Therefore I don't know if I could have rooted it or not.
On the device I had enabled "developer" mode and initially turned on USB debugging and unlocked the boot loader. I ended up turning off USB debugging for some reason prior to flashing the new images so I now don't have USB debugging on nor adb access.
Even though I had unlocked the boot loader on the N1, the device still showed it was locked when in fastboot mode. I used the fastboot oem unlock command to get it unlocked.
I was able to flash the RECOVERY and BOOT images but when it came to the SYSTEM image, which I left to last, I got this message "Invalid sparse file format at header magi" .
I have checked the MD5 sum of my copy of the SYSTEM image file and it matches the one in post #33 of http://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-n1/general/n1-taiwan-release-t3083115/page1 .
I cannot get the N1 to boot up past what I'm calling the fastboot mode screen.
When I press the Power button on the device I get a screen giving the choice of either starting using the POWER key or rejecting the image by pressing VOLUME.
If I choose the POWER button the device hangs on a screen with "Powered by android'.
Rejecting the image by pressing the VOLUME button brings up the "Powered by android screen' for a few seconds prior to showing a screen which I'm calling the fastboot screen.
On this screen there's a box at the top, which by using the volume keys, can be toggled between NORMAL BOOT, POWER OFF, RECOVERY MODE, RESTART BOOTLOADER . Below that is the green android symbol lying on its back with an open flap showing its insides (blue IC's). About half way down on the left of the screen is status information with "Fastboot mode" (in red) at the top.
If I choose RESTART BOOTLOADER or RECOVERY MODE the device boots back the fastboot screen. NORMAL BOOT brings up the screen asking to either start using the Power button or reject the image using the volume buttons. POWER OFF works OK.
Where do I go from here to either reflash the original ROM or another ROM, or get the new SYSTEM image working?
There doesn't appear to be any repositories for Nokia images, at least I cannot find any. Would I have any success trying another Lollipop ROM for an Intel tablet. At least this way I may be able to enable USB debuging and then be able to use ADB to install a new the files I have. Apparently there has been some success using ADB.
Thanks for your help.