Hi everyone. First time poster here. I'm having problems with my Samsung Apollo (i5801). I was at first going to root my phone, but before even getting to there, I was trying to access recovery mode so that I could fix a USB error (USB would not be detected when plugging into PC, only charged). I don't know what ended up happening, but now I am stuck in a rut.
Trying to hold Volume Up + Down, Home, and Powering on leads to the exclamation mark triangle android screen. Pushing the home button after that just leads to a reboot.
Holding Volume Down + Home and powering on leads to a blue "DOWNLOADING DO NOT TURN OFF" screen which I get stuck on.
Holding Volume Up + Home leads to a "Forced upload by key pressing" screen.
My phone still cannot access any boot menu and still cannot connect by USB to my PC.
I have not rooted anything and the firmware was on 2.1 Eclair before this whole thing happened.
Any ideas or suggestions would be grateful. Thank you!
Well seems like you can access Download mode just fine, so how about flashing it?
2 things here
you cant actualy access a boot menu on a stock apollo, you need to flash a firmware to it first
and the reason your pc cant connect to the handset is you most likely dont have the samsung drivers installed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778880
this thread should help plenty same handset, just called something else
hope this helps
I am running Bottle of Smoke and am getting tired of it. So I turn off my gtablet and try to boot into Clockwork Recovery, the viewsonic logo came up and told me that the recovery key was detected as normal but then the screen turned off and when completely black. I don't know if it is on or not but nothing has seemed to work. I've held Power button, held power and volume up, even i tried power and volume down to get into APX mode and nothing has worked. What should I do?
Perhaps your tablet got stuck in APX mode. There is this procedure that has helped some people and maybe it would do good for you as well.
Good luck,
Dave
My coworker's gTab was stuck in APX mode, and I used these steps to resolve it. Major pain, but it did the job. Prior to that, I tried everything, but no matter what ROM or boot loader that I nvflashed, nothing worked (it would still boot into APX even if no key was pressed). If you run Linux it's very easy to check if you're booting to APX mode. Just plug the system into USB while running tail -f on /var/log/message and you should see APX mentioned in the syslog. Other than that, it doesn't even seem like the tablet was on (but it really was).
I installed CWM initially, but it never rebooted automatically after installing. I rebooted it manually and all hell broke loose. The only way that I can start g tab now is if I use nvflash. Once I got the system working, I tried shutting down and then getting into CWM again, but a no go. It doesn't even start regularly, with just the power button being pressed. Any advice?
It turns out that I am stuck in the APX mode all the time. If I press just the power button, the APX mode comes on. How can I get out of it?
another topic (SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM)
aboy7 said:
It turns out that I am stuck in the APX mode all the time. If I press just the power button, the APX mode comes on. How can I get out of it?
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Try this thread I think they have the same issue..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903684
Other wise of course there is always NVFLash
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/nvflash.htm
Hello everyone.
Searching the forum I couldn't find a similar problem
I have installed the Rom Manager, and installed the CWM recovery Rom manager that is required. When I clicked the Backup Current ROM, that's when my problems started. Tablet reboots, turned on the screen as if it will boot and then shuts down. From that moment have I never managed to get further than the black screen.
I tried to connect tablet to the computer and enter the APX (press and hold, vol- and power button, or vol+ and power button or press and hold BACK and power button), but the computer does not recognize tablet at all. No birds, just nothing, screen just power up, and than shut down...
I even tried opening the tablet and removing the connector from the battery, but that didn't work too...
Has anyone had similar experiences and if anyone has an idea how to fix it?
Long story short, I tried reverting from LineageOS 20.0 to 19.1. I successfully was able to revert back to stock using the MSM Tool, and started the process of installing LOS 19.1. Although I downloaded the LOS 19.1 installation files (lineage-19.1-20230426), I think I screwed up because I had started following the installation instructions for 20.0. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed dtbo.img and vendor_boot.img, then flashed boot.img (all under lineage-19.1-20230426). I then booted up LineageOS's recovery but had issues sideloading lineage-19.1-20230426-nightly-dre-signed.zip, so I loaded the image onto an SD card instead and sideloaded it that way.
My device restarted, however it won't boot past the "1+ Powered by Android" screen. I'm unable to boot into recovery or fastboot mode using the power and volume keys - only the "1+ Powered by Android" screen is displayed. While the device is powered off, I've tried holding tried down Vol Down + Power, then releasing Power once the OnePlus screen appears, Vol Up + Power, and Vol Up/Down + Power. Every variation, I only get the 1+ screen. I should also note that while on this screen, it's not recognized by ADB or Fastboot. The only option I have it to power it off by holding Vol Up/Down + Power.
I'm trying to get into EDL mode so that I can use the MSM tool once again, but it doesn't seem to be recognized. While the phone is powered off, I've tried holding Vol Up/Down + then power, but it immediately goes to the 1+ screen. The device seems to power on as soon as the USB cable is connected, so I've also tried Vol Up/Down then plugging in the USB cable. Same result.
Any recommendations or suggestions would be helpful.
I had been trying to get this thing to boot into EDL mode last night and a good chunk of today, and literally 5 minutes after I posted this, I got it to boot into EDL mode.
For anyone wondering, while at the "1+ Powered by Android" screen, I was able to get into EDL mode by holding down Vol Up/Down & Power, then once the screen shut off, I began tapping the Vol Up button several times. I knew this time was different because it didn't reboot to the 1+ screen, but the screen remained off (black). And for those who aren't aware, the screen is off while in EDL mode so there's no way (at least that I know) to tell it's in EDL mode other than it being detected by the MSM tool.
in trying to convert DE2118 to DE2117 i literary entered EDL mode like 5-6 times. (A11 wouldnt flash, A12 wouldnt boot, Lineage20 wouldnt boot, When downgraded A12 to A11 it would revert back to DE2118 rather than staying on DE2117, so on so forth). Everytime solution was so simple, hold Vol UP Vol Down and POWER button till screen goes OFF. Keep holding Vol up and Vol down and plug in USB C that puts device in EDL mode in less than 5 Seconds. This is fail proof method for anyone to enter EDL method as far as I have learnt.
Maybe it's just me, but this answer sound like it's coming straight from ChatGPT
nanunoran said:
hold Vol UP Vol Down and POWER button till screen goes OFF. Keep holding Vol up and Vol down and plug in USB C that puts device in EDL mode in less than 5 Seconds. This is fail proof method for anyone to enter EDL method as far as I have learnt.
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Yeah, this was one of the first methods I tried, and it didn't work for me. I don't think it would make a difference but I have the DE117 and not the DE118.
4Style said:
Maybe it's just me, but this answer sound like it's coming straight from ChatGPT
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100% sounds like chatgpt. Looking at the accounts history, it definitely sounds like it.
4Style said:
Maybe it's just me, but this answer sound like it's coming straight from ChatGPT
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LOL, did you really think so abt my reply?
extropian said:
100% sounds like chatgpt. Looking at the accounts history, it definitely sounds like it.
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Yeh not much of a contributor just a lurker, i dealt with a bunch of frustration over wekend dealing with the same nonsense so thought of helping fellow xda'r out.
nanunoran said:
Yeh not much of a contributor just a lurker, i dealt with a bunch of frustration over wekend dealing with the same nonsense so thought of helping fellow xda'r out.
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LOL, no not you. You sound like an authentic human being. There was another commenter in this thread that was just a post chatGPT responses. Looks like the mods caught on and removed it, hence the confusion.
Phone off
Phone disconnected from PC
Open mstool
Hold volume up and down same time
Connect phone to PC while holding both bottoms
Release volume bottoms at same time after 5 seconds
You will see phone connected in mstool
That's it
davnc18 said:
Phone off
Phone disconnected from PC
Open mstool
Hold volume up and down same time
Connect phone to PC while holding both bottoms
Release volume bottoms at same time after 5 seconds
You will see phone connected in mstool
That's it
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Yeah, I had mentioned above that this was one of the first methods I tried, and it didn't work for me. I was able to get into EDL mode by holding down Vol Up/Down & Power, then once the screen shut off, I began tapping the Vol Up button several times. I marked the thread solved.