Anyone have any idea how to factory reset if I can't see the screen?
aznmode said:
Anyone have any idea how to factory reset if I can't see the screen?
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Have you tried a manual reboot? Hold power + volume down till the prime reboots.
Are you sure it's even powered on? heh j/k, had to say it.
If it's unresponsive and manual rebooting doesn't work, there's always waiting for battery to die. In my experience, Android seems to reboot itself after a while when there are freezing issues...
When I hold the power down it will vibrate every 10 seconds as if im cold booting it, and if I don't hold it down and wait for it to boot I can essentially unlock it and shut it down since I know where on the screen to press for shutdown. I know its shutting down cause after i press on the screen where shutdown button is, a few seconds later itll vibrate. So I'm pretty sure its the screen.
I remember reading somewhere here you can factory reset by holding down volume down then power button. And wait a few seconds realease them then either I leave it alone or press up or down volume and it will factory reset. I just don't remember the sequence. Anyone else remember? I think maybe juniriders recommendation will work.
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junrider said:
Have you tried a manual reboot? Hold power + volume down till the prime reboots.
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Is this the sequence?
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aznmode said:
Is this the sequence?
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Yes
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ilostmypistons said:
Yes
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Once it does cut back on, uninstall Google chrome browser immediately if you have it. Others that had same issue also just recently installed that app. They uninstalled it and device behaves normal again. Worth a shot if you do in fact have it installed.
Thanks for the input guys. Ill try the power + volume to factory reset. If its still wont come back on I assume its a screen issue.
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Are You trying the reset button?
I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. HDMI TO TV! So I was right that it is the screen issue cause I can see everything on the TV. Gonna back it up, factory reset and see if I can get it exchanged.
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Hey so I was using flash to watch something on Amazon Instant Videos and then it froze up and when I pressed the back or home button, the tablet froze completely and the screen just went black. I don't know what's happening because I can still hear the video. When I try to press the power/lock button, nothing happens and the screen stays off. Is there any way I can fix this or make it power off by itself?
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Hold the volume up button and power button down at the same time for a few seconds until screen goes blank.
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mrljt said:
Hold the volume up button and power button down at the same time for a few seconds until screen goes blank.
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That didn't work ;( My screen is already turned off and it won't turn back on but the videos still going because I can hear it.
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there should be a reset button on it, bottom left i think, it's mentioned in one of the papers that came with the tablet
Well it eventually restarted after me pressing the power button a million times.
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Pizza4Breakfast said:
Well it eventually restarted after me pressing the power button a million times.
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glad you got it working. some apps aren't updated yet for this version of honeycomb or tegra3. sometimes they go on the Fritz. Google earth did that to me. after a while zooming in and out, it froze up on me n basically same thing happened to me. ended up rebooting the prime.
a fresh reboot, power off then back on again, wouldn't hurt. might get rid of some kinks or end a process that might've causing issues.
I know a lot of people know about this but I'm sure there are people who do not. If your Prime locks up or gets stuck in a bootloop, you can hold "Volume Up, Volume Down and Power" all at the same time. It is just as good as pulling the battery, which cannot be done on the Prime. Well... Can't be done very easily anyway.
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lyon21 said:
I know a lot of people know about this but I'm sure there are people who do not. If your Prime locks up or gets stuck in a bootloop, you can hold "Volume Up, Volume Down and Power" all at the same time. It is just as good as pulling the battery, which cannot be done on the Prime. Well... Can't be done very easily anyway.
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Huh, interesting. I thought you could just hold the power button until it shuts off.
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SteveG12543 said:
Huh, interesting. I thought you could just hold the power button until it shuts off.
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If it's locked up or in a bootloop, sometimes it won't shut off with just the power button.
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SteveG12543 said:
Huh, interesting. I thought you could just hold the power button until it shuts off.
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If I'm not mistaken, just turning the power off, will only reboot the device (and there's a tiny pinhole on the side for doing the same thing).
Using the other combination will restore factory defaults, I think.
Bob
robertg9 said:
If I'm not mistaken, just turning the power off, will only reboot the device (and there's a tiny pinhole on the side for doing the same thing).
Using the other combination will restore factory defaults, I think.
Bob
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I believe that is the microphone hole...
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id10terrordfw said:
I believe that is the microphone hole...
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The small hole on the side near the micro sd slot is most definitely the soft reset switch. if you use a paperclip you will feel the switch and you will then get a reset (not a full factory wipe) if the tfp is turned on. (not sure if it works when the unit is off!)
The hole for the mike is on the top bezel half an inch to the right of the led if you are looking at the tfp from the back.
Hope this clarifies the locations
Andy
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I believe that is the microphone hole...
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It is better don't stick a pin in there...
lyon21 said:
I know a lot of people know about this but I'm sure there are people who do not. If your Prime locks up or gets stuck in a bootloop, you can hold "Volume Up, Volume Down and Power" all at the same time. It is just as good as pulling the battery, which cannot be done on the Prime. Well... Can't be done very easily anyway.
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Actually during a boot loop, you just have to hold the volume up key when the screen goes black for 5 seconds, it'll stop the prime ... At least it works with my paperweight-prime (waiting to flash the new .15 firmware ... waiting for asus to finally put the zip firmware file online)
hobbypunk said:
It is better don't stick a pin in there...
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You should read the manual before posting something like this as a fact.
So out of no where my power button is being very strange. When I press it, it will turn on the automatically turn off I will if i press it again the screen will flash on and then off, it only does this every once in a while, but its very annoying.
At first I thought it was my rom but it does it in recovery as well, I will press the power button and acts as if I double.pressed the button.
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So out of no where my power button is being very strange. When I press it, it will turn on the automatically turn off I will if i press it again the screen will flash on and then off, it only does this every once in a while, but its very annoying.
At first I thought it was my rom but it does it in recovery as well, I will press the power button and acts as if I double.pressed the button.
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+1 mine does this as well, very annoying
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Same here!
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So I'm not crazy phew
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Mine did this on ICS when I would try to lock it. It would lock but the screen would come right back on.
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+1, mine also. Hardware problem?
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My refurb that I received a couple of weeks ago does this as well. Very annoying. I have an upgrade available and the EVO LTE cant get here fast enough.
Add me to the list, mine has been doing it for months.
Same here! I always thought the power button was a little sensitive. I wasn't sure if it was a software issue or a design issue.
Glad to know I'm not alone..
Certainly a hardware issue. Have you seen the size of the power button without the battery cover on? If you press too hard on power often, the button may become super sensitive.
I don't know any solutions. I've experienced it, but rarely.
So if mine gets worse ill take it on for replacement
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Yay Im not alone! :O Got that issue too.
Mine too. Not rooted
Also when mine does this, 50% of the time the phone will end up rebooting before the screen says on
Power button had been a problem from the beginning, mine is so bad that it almost sits flush with the body and I have to struggle to press it and get it to work. I remember people complaining about it when the phone came out and its a simple mechanical problem.
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Mine has a similar issue, but it's the volume buttons rather than the power button, where if I press it once, it registers two hits, which was particularly frustrating when I had TWRP 1.0.
It's definitely a hardware issue. My first one had this same issue. My new one doesn't have any problem at all. Switching the back cover doesn't make a difference on the new one. I can't get it to happen at all with it.
For a temp solution you can use leedroid tweaks and set something else besiders the power button to turn the screen/phone on/off. Like vol up, down, or camera button even.
Mine does this aswell, non-rooted
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i though i am alone experiencing this haha, -___-
So if the battery is sealed into the EVO 4G LTE, how do you recover from a lockup.
glg
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glgehman said:
So if the battery is sealed into the EVO 4G LTE, how do you recover from a lockup.
glg
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Hold Power for 10 seconds should force it off.
Kind of like how Windows PC's did it when they got rid of the Reset button.
mswlogo said:
Hold Power for 10 seconds should force it off.
Kind of like how Windows PC's did it when they got rid of the Reset button.
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Unfortunately, I have managed to lock mine up already. The good news is that I can confirm that holding the power button down does indeed reboot the phone!
JPC
Sorry if it's the wrong forum
But friends kid has a 7" Maxtouch tablet, she was messing with the pattern lock and locked herself out, she can't timber the Google account details associated with it
There's no physical rest button to wipe it all and start again
Is there anything my friend can do or dies their kid now have a brick?
Cheers
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There should be a tiny pinhole in which you insert a pin and you should feel a button press in. Hold it down for 10-15 seconds and this should perform a hard reset. Failng that install a new custom Rom as these tablets normally come already rooted.
Thanks
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Shaydude said:
There should be a tiny pinhole in which you insert a pin and you should feel a button press in. Hold it down for 10-15 seconds and this should perform a hard reset. Failng that install a new custom Rom as these tablets normally come already rooted.
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There isn't
And I can't seem to get it into download mode to install a new rom either
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Hmmm there was on my sisters 9.8" tablet....have u tried holding down the volume up and power button for 10-20 seconds, or holding down power up and repeatedly pressing the power button? If I remember rightly, this is how I reset my sister maxtouuch tablet.......
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Shaydude said:
Hmmm there was on my sisters 9.8" tablet....have u tried holding down the volume up and power button for 10-20 seconds, or holding down power up and repeatedly pressing the power button? If I remember rightly, this is how I reset my sister maxtouuch tablet.......
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Thanks but neither options works
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gb155 said:
Thanks but neither options works
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Failing that try the same combinations but with the home button...
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Shaydude said:
Failing that try the same combinations but with the home button...
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Cheers but sadly that didnt work either