Hi guys,
was referred here by a friend, ive recently joined the android community after being a ios'er for the last couple of years, i myself have the galaxy note. But i need help with my girlfriends phone, she has a galaxy europa GT-l5500 i think, problem is her little brother has been playing with the phone and did the lock wrong multiple times, we have tried using her google login to recover but its not working. We know the username and pass is correct as we have logged in on the computer. Ive read stuff about a hard factory reset, but the problem is we dont want to lose the pics of our new born baby.
ive been told i can delete a file called gesture.key and it will work again, but i dont know how to get to it. if anyone can help it would be appreciated. the build i believe is froyo cheers
Pictures are stored on sd card, plug it in pc and done
Samsung Galaxy Gio
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so is the only way forward a hard reset?if so what way do i do it? problem is some pics are MMS so not saved on the memory card.
flexeh said:
so is the only way forward a hard reset?if so what way do i do it? problem is some pics are MMS so not saved on the memory card.
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never tried this, and not willing to risk it now, but check here, maybe it'll help: https://www.google.com/accounts/UnlockCaptcha
flexeh said:
ive been told i can delete a file called gesture.key and it will work again, but i dont know how to get to it
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you'd probably need to install adb on PC (general guides here or here or in lots of places), but this will work only if the "USB Debugging" is turned on in Setting>Applications>Development
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check this: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/manage-your-files-from-recovery-with-aroma-file-manager/
i cant get the thing to factory reset, ive tried pressing the volume keys and then the power button but it just reboots and sticks on the username and pass any ideas? ive tried to ABD
flexeh said:
i cant get the thing to factory reset, ive tried pressing the volume keys and then the power button but it just reboots and sticks on the username and pass any ideas? ive tried to ABD
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Maybe try with the Aroma from my previous post - remove SD card from Note, and copy zip file to it using PC, then put it back, and try to restart in recovery mode, then follow installation instructions
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Hi Everyone,
I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 I5503. My small cousins played with it and put in the wrong pattern to unlock, now i cant even login (gmail) to unlock my phone.
I have decided to hard reset it. but pressing Vol up + Center button + Power button does nothing the download mode works.
Can some one suggest how i can workaround this?
I am even ready to flash it but can someone give me a step by step info i will be greatful.
Thank you all XDA Members
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781149
Here you can get step by step procedur for flashing your G5.Keep in mind that touchscreen wont work if you flash the firmware of i5508.
thank you ramu.rocks4u, i saw this thread and followed it and u are rite the touch does not work. but even after the flash, the phone still asks for username and password.
I tried different ways of hard reset and factory resets but none work.....
Need help???
any solution for this problem??
deadmantfa said:
thank you ramu.rocks4u, i saw this thread and followed it and u are rite the touch does not work. but even after the flash, the phone still asks for username and password.
I tried different ways of hard reset and factory resets but none work.....
Need help???
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Do you know you username but not your password, or know neither of them?
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Hi, a friend has this same problem but we don't really want to flash it, i read that there's a way to factory reset pushing some buttons...does anybody know which buttons are? thx.
darthjp said:
Hi, a friend has this same problem but we don't really want to flash it, i read that there's a way to factory reset pushing some buttons...does anybody know which buttons are? thx.
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looking 4 d same
i heard that if you plug it into kies, you can somehow download a file that automatically factory resets your phone, probably designed for when this happens. Maybe you could try looking around on there or something? (i cant confirm it as my phones cm)
Hi there,
i need some help,
i've got my dads sony ericsson xperia x10 mini pro phone, sadly he passed away 13weeks ago
i tried to work out what his pattern lock was but did it wrong far too many times, now its asking me for his googlemail login details, well as u can see i cant ask him... i can not access any part of the phone to do a restore as i need the details to login..
so can any body help me on doing a hard restore as ive tried holding the left and right buttons whilst pressing the power button but no luck...
i need to get in to the phone so i can use it as mine is now broken,
can
anybody shed some light on what to do that s not going to cost me any money,
thanks
Tubby,
Moved it to the right forum for you buddy.
Why you can't ask him? At least ask him to put the password and then you deactivate the security lock.
Felimenta97 said:
Why you can't ask him? At least ask him to put the password and then you deactivate the security lock.
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If you re read my original post you will see that i had said he has passed away..
So asking him is a impossible thing to do
Tubby-mummy said:
If you re read my original post you will see that i had said he has passed away..
So asking him is a impossible thing to do
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Oh, really sorry. Really, really sorry, I didn't get at first. Sometimes my english is awful. Do you know if he had recovery installed? Try to reboot in recovery and do a backup in case you want to keep any app or it's configs.. Then enter factory reset, reboot phone. Everything right, install App Extractor and recover the apps you want from the recovery.
In case he hadn't any recovery, I think the only option is reinstall Android, using SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service).
Again, sorry for the thing I said in my earlier post.
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I dont know what he had on the phone, ive got his sd card with all his pics etc so not worried about losing anything,
i cant get into any thing on the phone as it says pattern entered wrong too many times please enter googlemail and password, well i can not get past that, all i can do it call 999 ...
ive connected the phone via usb to my notepad but when i click on the usb via my computer it says to insert a disk to disk drive??
i honestly have no idea what to do, ive tried to download the sony ericsson pc suite but where i use a internet dongle it dont download...
i dont want to pay for the phone to b reset when i know i can do it myself some how and places round here have said they'd charge £50-£60 just to do it!!!!
and honestly it fine, no need to apologize so much, was a simple miss read,
First and foremost I have read through tons of pointless threads which led me no where. Soo I recently rooted my at&t galaxy note with no problem (triumph) went a few days with no problems. After an attempt to update CWM I lost the availability to go into recovery; I went to do a factory reset and now it wont allow me to do anything. So I attempted to boot into cwm (no luck) tried finger configuration e.g. up, down, power and so on (no luck) booting into Odin mode works. So i assume this is a soft brick buuut Odin wont recognize the device (i dont see the 0:[COM4]). I have all drivers, uninstalled and re installed erased and re downloaded Odin still nothing. Ive all but given up (ordered a HTC1s just in case). Anyone know something I missing? In advance Im looking for fixes thanks for your patience and understanding with this debockle.
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First and foremost I have read through tons of pointless threads which led me no where. Soo I recently rooted my at&t galaxy note with no problem (triumph) went a few days with no problems. After an attempt to update CWM I lost the availability to go into recovery; I went to do a factory reset and now it wont allow me to do anything. So I attempted to boot into cwm (no luck) tried finger configuration e.g. up, down, power and so on (no luck) booting into Odin mode works. So i assume this is a soft brick buuut Odin wont recognize the device (i dont see the 0:[COM4]). I have all drivers, uninstalled and re installed erased and re downloaded Odin still nothing. Ive all but given up (ordered a HTC1s just in case). Anyone know something I missing? In advance Im looking for fixes thanks for your patience and understanding with this debockle.
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Some ideas
try different pc or different usb
try different Odin...see my signature for GNote Everything page...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28040353#post28040353
if you can get to Odin you can fix it...
I know you said you uninstalled I would try it again, then try diff usb
good luck
Are you able to get phone into download mode?
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waterstander said:
First and foremost I have read through tons of pointless threads which led me no where. Soo I recently rooted my at&t galaxy note with no problem (triumph) went a few days with no problems. After an attempt to update CWM I lost the availability to go into recovery; I went to do a factory reset and now it wont allow me to do anything. So I attempted to boot into cwm (no luck) tried finger configuration e.g. up, down, power and so on (no luck) booting into Odin mode works. So i assume this is a soft brick buuut Odin wont recognize the device (i dont see the 0:[COM4]). I have all drivers, uninstalled and re installed erased and re downloaded Odin still nothing. Ive all but given up (ordered a HTC1s just in case). Anyone know something I missing? In advance Im looking for fixes thanks for your patience and understanding with this debockle.
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Maybe this will help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586223
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Check your usb cord. Mine recently softbricked due to a faulty usb cord. I also changed usb ports.
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Thanks everyone for the info but after a break and some stumbling around, Kies allowed me to factory reset even though my device wasn't being recognized by the computer (go figure). I'm now up an running cheers to all the helpful comments
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Thanks everyone for the info but after a break and some stumbling around, Kies allowed me to factory reset even though my device wasn't being recognized by the computer (go figure). I'm now up an running cheers to all the helpful comments
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great glad it worked out...can you pls put solved in your title...thx
i wiped everything including a factory reset then installed liquid rc8 i used correct one for my phone it rebooted but never booted up to the samsung logo doesnt seem to vibrate or anything when i press power wtf?
now when i plug it into pc it shows my external drive then it vanishes then re-appaears and tells me to format it but that doesnt work either
Put in download mode and Odin back to stock.
How full was your battery when you started? May have drained it
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i wiped everything including a factory reset then installed liquid rc8 i used correct one for my phone it rebooted but never booted up to the samsung logo doesnt seem to vibrate or anything when i press power wtf?
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If you can get back into recovery mode, try reflashing the rom or flashing another rom. I've had cases where a rom just wouldn't work for me (I too, have the AT&T Note). Never had the patience to try to figure out why. I usually try to flash several times (making sure I do a factory wipe) but if it still didn't work, I would just flash another rom.
If you can't get into recovery mode, then you may need to flash a stock rom via ODIN (in download mode) and then start all over from scratch (root the phone, install CMW or TWRP,flash custom rom, etc.). Please search the forums for a stock rom and all the files / instructions on flashing via ODIN if you aren't already familiar with it.
Since your PC recognizes the phone to some degree (it at least recognizes that the phone was connected and interacts with the sd card), it sounds like you have a soft brick which is fixable via one of the methods above. If your phone was hard bricked, then the PC more than likely wouldn't recognize it at all, it would do absolutely nothing and you would basically have a paper weight. It doesn't sound like you have a hard brick.
If anyone else has more insight, please chime in. I'm definitely no expert here.
it wont even light up to samsung logo or even vibrate also the sd is recognised but it randomly connects and disconnects odin does not see phone
leo5111 said:
it wont even light up to samsung logo or even vibrate also the sd is recognised but it randomly connects and disconnects odin does not see phone
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Perhaps your cable is defective. All of my cables eventually get to the point where I have to twist them and hold them a certain way to work. When that happens I know it's time to replace the cable. You may just need to use another cable.
no i tried with 2 differnt cables also battery was at like 99% when this happened also windows keeps finding my sd for a moment and then vanishes could this be stuck power button? if so i dont see how i didnt touch power button when it rebooted
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leo5111 said:
no i tried with 2 differnt cables also battery was at like 99% when this happened also windows keeps finding my sd for a moment and then vanishes could this be stuck power button? if so i dont see how i didnt touch power button when it rebooted
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having the exact same issue, did you get this resolved?
Dark_lupus said:
having the exact same issue, did you get this resolved?
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in star trek speak, she,s dead jim :crying:
leo5111 said:
in star trek speak, she,s dead jim :crying:
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I'm sorry man hopefully I can fix mine I've been told I performed my whole process of flashing roms right but I don't understand why my phones dont work one new and the other a couple months old...
I put up a thread but not much help from anybody.
Hummmm this just don't sound right.
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Hi everyone,
i have an xperia p with stock JB on it, i never used a password for the screen lock but half an hour ago i decided to protect it with a password, so i entered it twice to set it up, after that i tried to unlock the phone and it unlocked ... After that whenever i try to unlock it and enter the password it just says sorry try again, like when you type it wrong :S
I donßt know if it is possible that i set it up wrong 2 times and the third time when it unlocked or if it is another problem :/
There is no option "Forgot password" or something to reset it, and whenever i attemt to unlock it after 5,10,15 times i just need to wait :/
I tried turning of the phone, tried also to hold volume up + unlock button till it vibrates 3 times but still the same :/
I need help here please as fast as possible, the phone is like i said on stock .400 JB with the sliding xp kernel 8.1.1, it is ROOTED and the bootloader is unlocked, thanks everyone in advance
P.S. i know i can factory reset it in CWM but that is not an option for me :/
arnes_king said:
Hi everyone,
i have an xperia p with stock JB on it, i never used a password for the screen lock but half an hour ago i decided to protect it with a password, so i entered it twice to set it up, after that i tried to unlock the phone and it unlocked ... After that whenever i try to unlock it and enter the password it just says sorry try again, like when you type it wrong :S
I donßt know if it is possible that i set it up wrong 2 times and the third time when it unlocked or if it is another problem :/
There is no option "Forgot password" or something to reset it, and whenever i attemt to unlock it after 5,10,15 times i just need to wait :/
I tried turning of the phone, tried also to hold volume up + unlock button till it vibrates 3 times but still the same :/
I need help here please as fast as possible, the phone is like i said on stock .400 JB with the sliding xp kernel 8.1.1, it is ROOTED and the bootloader is unlocked, thanks everyone in advance
P.S. i know i can factory reset it in CWM but that is not an option for me :/
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I suppose you are rooted! You could use adb and delete the lockscreen and see if it works as a temporary solution just to enter in the phone. Tell me if it worked
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Andrewasth said:
I suppose you are rooted! You could use adb and delete the lockscreen and see if it works as a temporary solution just to enter in the phone. Tell me if it worked
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Hello, yes i am rooted, but could you please explain to me how to do that? And another bad thing is that i am far away from home so i have on this laptop nothing installed :/ I wanted also to try to flash a lockscreenmod in cwm but the mount usb storage doesnt work :/
arnes_king said:
Hello, yes i am rooted, but could you please explain to me how to do that? And another bad thing is that i am far away from home so i have on this laptop nothing installed :/ I wanted also to try to flash a lockscreenmod in cwm but the mount usb storage doesnt work :/
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You need android sdk! Why mount usb? Just transfer it in sd card. That should work!
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Andrewasth said:
You need android sdk! Why mount usb? Just transfer it in sd card. That should work!
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If the phone is turned on and i connect it to the PC it comes in windows explorer but when i open it it is just blank :S Maybe it is so in android before you unlock the phone :/
ok i can install android sdk but i need the exact steps to perform what you have told me, please
Hmm! Strange! Firstly try restarting! Get battery out for 15 minutes then back in and open your phone try again to unlock! It should also fix the not showing up in explorer! If it doesn't then I will help you with adb
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Andrewasth said:
Hmm! Strange! Firstly try restarting! Get battery out for 15 minutes then back in and open your phone try again to unlock! It should also fix the not showing up in explorer! If it doesn't then I will help you with adb
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I have tried that, in the xperia p the battery can not be removed but when you hold the volume up + unlock button for some seconds it vibrates 3 times and then it is like when you remove the battery ....
and the xperia p shows up in windows explorer but when i open it it doesnßt show the storages :/ Also i donßt know why the usb mount in cwm is not working :/
After i instal the android sdk what else do i need to install? I forgot it because it is a long time since i installed it on my home PC and now that i am not home i need to install everything here on this pc...
hey everyone,
i have managed to unlock my phone
For thoose who have this problem here is what i did :
Because i couldnt transfer any files by any way on my phone (i think it is because it was locked), i went first to cwm, made a nandroid backup, then i did factory reset7wipe data and after that i could open all files and folders in windows
Then i transfered the nandroid backup to my pc, opened the file "data.ext4.tar.a" in 7zip (winrar wont work because you cant delete the files direclty), i went to the subfolder "system" deleted 2 files, i dont know now the exact names but one is something gesture.key and the other is password/something, then you need to open the MD5 file in notepad and delete all the text and save the file, after that i copied the modified backup to my phone, went into cwm did a restore and the phone works without the password lock
Nice! Glad it was fixed