[Q] I think I just bricked my SGP5 - Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0

Coming from CM10.1, I wiped everything, and mistakenly rebooted into recovery instead of flashing a new ROM. So I see the Galaxy S/CM logo, and can't get into download mode. Tried power off/volume button combo. When I connect it to my computer, the device manager sees it, but Odin does not see it. Is my only shot now installing Ubuntu and attempting Heimdall? I'll wait till the battery drains to see if that will do anything. Thanks in advance for any help.

If you see the galaxy s/ cm logo it's not bricked. I've done what you did a few times but I managed to get into recovery/cwm mode or download mode. Just press power button + volume down for download mode. For cwm press power button + volume up. Hold both buttons and keep holding until just samsung appears then let go only the power button while holding volume up button until cwm menu appears.
FYI if you installed april 7th build cm 10.1, then the button combination for cwm does not work, if it was april 14th then button combinations work.
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Thank You SO MUCH
interpole00 said:
If you see the galaxy s/ cm logo it's not bricked. I've done what you did a few times but I managed to get into recovery/cwm mode or download mode. Just press power button + volume down for download mode. For cwm press power button + volume up. Hold both buttons and keep holding until just samsung appears then let go only the power button while holding volume up button until cwm menu appears.
FYI if you installed april 7th build cm 10.1, then the button combination for cwm does not work, if it was april 14th then button combinations work.
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Thank You SO MUCH ! You were correct - I guess I wasn't waiting long enough while holding down the buttons. I'm back to Jackpot's ROM, and VERY HAPPY I didn't brick my device ! :highfive:

Anytime. Happy flashing!
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[SOLVED] How to go into boot recovery LG Optimus Black P970

A boot loop happen after i tried installing cyanogenmod 7 early realease from this forum. Now the device stuck in boot and will display cyanogenmod 7 blue circle around 3 -4 seconds over and over. Can anyone of you help me because i think i need to do a factory reset, but now it stuck in boot loop and it does not have a key combination to go into recovery mod. Help
Noone answer till now...
There is a key combination. Search it on google. How to boot lg optimus (your model) into recovery. Once in wipe data then wipe cache
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From searching other forums and google I found the following:
You can enter update mode by removing the battery, then while holding down the VOL + button plug in your usb cord(i assume while it's connected to your computer).
Then you can search the forums here and find:
[LG P970] Upgrade Kit 3.5
(the title is longer than this i just didn't put it all in here due to laziness)
This should help you in your quest of retrieving your phone from light up paperweight status. I don't really know though. Since I've never used your phone. Good luck.
recovery mode
you need to press the home button,volume -, and power,
to enter to the recovery mode.
sorry for my bad english.
Does not work on the LG-P970g from Telus aka Optimus Black
To get into Recovery mode :
Press and hold Volume down + Home key
then press and hold the above combination and also press and hold power button for a while
You'll get into Recovery mode
Hope it helped :angel:
awesomestvi said:
To get into Recovery mode :
Press and hold Volume down + Home key
then press and hold the above combination and also press and hold power button for a while
You'll get into Recovery mode
Hope it helped :angel:
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works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Home Key?
but which key is home key on lg optimus p970?
can anyone please tell me the key combination for optimus black p970 to get into recovery mode.
i have cwm touch installed and can get into recovery mode with aneboot application.
but now i am stuck in bootloop. please help.
raevilman said:
but which key is home key on lg optimus p970?
can anyone please tell me the key combination for optimus black p970 to get into recovery mode.
i have cwm touch installed and can get into recovery mode with aneboot application.
but now i am stuck in bootloop. please help.
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The Home key is actually the touch key on the Optimus Black..it's not a button but a touch input
The combination is the same as above :good:
Vol Down + Home not working for me! Straight booting into cm10.1
awesomestvi said:
To get into Recovery mode :
Press and hold Volume down + Home key
then press and hold the above combination and also press and hold power button for a while
You'll get into Recovery mode
Hope it helped :angel:
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Doesn't work when you power up your device with those keys.
Power on your device before you press the key combination.
Took me a frustrating half an hour to find out...
washbeer said:
Doesn't work when you power up your device with those keys.
Power on your device before you press the key combination.
Took me a frustrating half an hour to find out...
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can you please explain in a little more details?
tried to get into recovery with the instructions, but a straight boot!
BTW I am on stock gingerbread ROM rooted!
power up your phone, then press and hold vol down + home key and then also press and hold the power button until the phone restarts. then it should boot into recovery.
btw i made a small video tutorial
youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4O_zvrn6U
washbeer said:
power up your phone, then press and hold vol down + home key and then also press and hold the power button until the phone restarts. then it should boot into recovery.
btw i made a small video tutorial
youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4O_zvrn6U
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Just watched your Youtube-Tutorial.
Thank you. Finally i can boot into recovery
washbeer said:
power up your phone, then press and hold vol down + home key and then also press and hold the power button until the phone restarts. then it should boot into recovery.
btw i made a small video tutorial
youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4O_zvrn6U
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this dont work for me
vladnosferatu said:
this dont work for me
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power up your phone, when the buttons start to blink (or the cm logo appears or whatever boot logo you have) press and hold vol down then press power button (home key is not really needed like the video ) . it also works on stock rom if you have a recovery installed.
note that it won't work at the early bootup when the lg logo appears or when android is booted and ready.
washbeer said:
power up your phone, when the buttons start to blink (or the cm logo appears or whatever boot logo you have) press and hold vol down then press power button (home key is not really needed like the video ) . it also works on stock rom if you have a recovery installed.
note that it won't work at the early bootup when the lg logo appears or when android is booted and ready.
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Thanks a lot ! :laugh: You almost saved my life ! USB PC connexion don't work, I couldn't do anything else than achieving booting recovery without adb.
washbeer said:
power up your phone, when the buttons start to blink (or the cm logo appears or whatever boot logo you have) press and hold vol down then press power button (home key is not really needed like the video ) . it also works on stock rom if you have a recovery installed.
note that it won't work at the early bootup when the lg logo appears or when android is booted and ready.
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It takes me in safe mode, i'm not even sure what it is (I guess is something similar to window's? It has less apps when I am in safe mode!
I'm not sure what to do, I tried to reboot in recovery mode with the ROM manager but it doesn't work (nothing of the ROM manager works actually).
Any ideas on what safe mode is?
Thanks!
UPDATE:
I tried this app to reboot in recovery mode
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot&hl=en
It rebooted the phone, the android robot showed up with some stuff turning in the stomach (like this: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Android_Update_Screen.JPG) and then it turned on normally except that all my data now is gone (which is not a problem since I wanted to wipe it from the recovery mode, the problem is that I still can't get into recovery mode!
P.S.: it wouldn't let me post normal links because I'm a new member, I hope I didn't break any rule posting them like this! (after all it's not spam!)

[Q] Can't accesss download mode

I am trying to root my tab following these instructions, http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2011/08/28/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-video-walkthrough/
but I can't get the tablet to boot into download mode? I am using stock 3.2 update and when I hold the volume down and power after a few seconds the samsung logo comes up but then thats it. It will just keep restarting with the samsung logo booting up but I don't get the option to ever boot into download or recovery mode, it keeps skipping that part.
Any help would be much appreciate and I did try and search first before I posted.
halfman21 said:
I am trying to root my tab following these instructions, http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2011/08/28/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-video-walkthrough/
but I can't get the tablet to boot into download mode? I am using stock 3.2 update and when I hold the volume down followed by power after a few seconds the samsung logo comes up but then thats it. It will just keep restarting with the samsung logo booting up but I don't get the option to ever boot into download or recovery mode, it keeps skipping that part.
Any help would be much appreciate and I did try and search first before I posted.
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You need to hold power and volume down at the same not one followed another
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sorry I didn't mean followed by power...I am holding volume down and power at the same time and that is what happens.
There was another thread where the solution was posted. I think you have to tap the power then hit both once you see Samsung. If that doesn't work search for the other thread.
GalaxyNinja said:
There was another thread where the solution was posted. I think you have to tap the power then hit both once you see Samsung. If that doesn't work search for the other thread.
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That worked, thanks
This is trickier than it seems. The only way I could make it work was:
- press the Vol- button.
- while pressing it, press the power button
- when the Samsung logo appears, let the power button go but keep pressing the Vol- one
- wait until the download/recovery screen appears
- let the Vol- button go
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Lior Messer said:
This is trickier than it seems. The only way I could make it work was:
- press the Vol- button.
- while pressing it, press the power button
- when the Samsung logo appears, let the power button go but keep pressing the Vol- one
- wait until the download/recovery screen appears
- let the Vol- button go
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Yes, this is the perfect way to get into download mode

home and volume up not working

Hi everyone,
I've created this thread becauce I am not sure if this has been mentioned.
I just recieved my new galaxy S3 (3 weeks agao) with french operator (Bouygues rom so nekwork or SIM locked)
I've rooted it one vecause I wanted to use it abroard with ODIN.
Since a few weeks; I've have some issues:
galaxy S3 reboot constantly (well some time)
bottom Volume Up doesn't work (but will work to start le recorery mode)
Home doesn't work
I wolud like to know if this issue commes from the oot I made , and if this can be fixed?
version of android is4.0.0.
The mobile has just been rooted once, I've still have the 'operator logo".
The mobile is saying 'sim locked" because I have recenty done a updrade of the software.
I wanted to root it again with ODIN, but ODIn do not recognise the port com when the mobile is on recovery mode (it does on normal mode).
If someone can help me, thad would be great.
thanks
Your phone needs to be in download mode for Odin to recognize it. As far as the vol+ key and home key not working ... they should be. If your stock unrooted right now you can try to return it. If not.. try to get back to stock and ... return it. Those keys should be working.
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Go to recovery mode... If you have rooted your phone than it should boot in Clockworkmode recovery. now push VOL UP key than VOL DOWN key than again VOL UP key... it will give you a notification on the bottom of the screen saying "HOME BUTTON ENABLED"... there you go...
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Go to recovery mode... If you have rooted your phone than it should boot in Clockworkmode recovery. now push VOL UP key than VOL DOWN key than again VOL UP key... it will give you a notification on the bottom of the screen saying "HOME BUTTON ENABLED"... there you go...
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huh ... pushing volume up , then down, then up again in recovery doesn't do anything but move the highlighted selection bar
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Thanks Guys.
But I don't understand!!!
When I press ' power + Vol UP+ Home" I am on "Android system recovery <e3>" mode.
I can not use Volume to move up....
What do you mean "
If you have rooted your phone than it should boot in Clockworkmode recovery. now push VOL UP key than VOL DOWN key than again VOL UP key... "????
Or " move the highlighted selection bar"?? I don not have that option?
Your phone needs to be in download mode for Odin to recognize it! What can i do to be in download mode ? Is it power + Vol UP+ Home". If this is the case, then it doesn't work...
Thanks again
kaies_o said:
Thanks Guys.
But I don't understand!!!
When I press ' power + Vol UP+ Home" I am on "Android system recovery <e3>" mode.
I can not use Volume to move up....
AAA It should move through the menus .
What do you mean "
If you have rooted your phone than it should boot in Clockworkmode recovery. now push VOL UP key than VOL DOWN key than again VOL UP key... "????
Or " move the highlighted selection bar"?? I don not have that option?
AAAA Only if you rooted with CWM recovery .
Your phone needs to be in download mode for Odin to recognize it! What can i do to be in download mode ? Is it power + Vol UP+ Home". If this is the case, then it doesn't work...
AAAA PWR + VOL Down + Home = download mode .
Root plays no part in using with ODIN .
Does not reconise a port usual reasons not a motherboard port no USB drivers installed not Samsung Cable ..
Judged by your symptoms either phone is faulty or firmware/root is faulty .
jje
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Hi,
I can not use Volume to move up....so I can't move through the menus on the recovery mode.
CWM manager is installed but I cannot reboot the phone on downlad mode ( the phone is saying " this version of CWM manager should be used with CF-root v5.0 or newer. It appears you are running a different kernel. various features has been disabled.")
when PWR + VOL Down + Home = download mode; is only rebooting on the normal mode.
I hope this is only only an issue this the soft and not not phone....
kaies_o said:
Thanks Guys.
But I don't understand!!!
When I press ' power + Vol UP+ Home" I am on "Android system recovery " mode.
I can not use Volume to move up....
What do you mean "
If you have rooted your phone than it should boot in Clockworkmode recovery. now push VOL UP key than VOL DOWN key than again VOL UP key... "????
Or " move the highlighted selection bar"?? I don not have that option?
Your phone needs to be in download mode for Odin to recognize it! What can i do to be in download mode ? Is it power + Vol UP+ Home". If this is the case, then it doesn't work...
Thanks again
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Honestly I have no ideas what he meant by pressing volume up, then down, then up again- all that does is go through the selections.. also root doesn't give you CWM, that's something you have to flash or install.
But to answer your question about how to get into download mode- its the exact opposite of recovery. From power off- hold volume down+home+power... voilĂ  download mode. Odin will now work and recognize your device.
And you do not have CWM installed. That's why you are getting limited options in CWM Manager... that and your phone's current recovery is Android System 3e Recovery
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Just try it fist buddy.. I have been doing this since last one and a half years.. and or works ONLY with clockworkmode recovery..
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
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You can enter the recovery mode by vol up+home key+power key..
Just give it a try. I did that once by mistake and it turned off the hard keys in my phone. When I did it again it turned back on..
Who knows if it will work.. it withered for me..
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Just try it fist buddy.. I have been doing this since last one and a half years.. and or works ONLY with clockworkmode recovery..
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I don't know what you mean. I am very familiar with CWM.. sitting there at the CWM menu and pressing volume up, then volume down, then volume up again doesn't do anything but move the cursor up and down
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After entering cwm, you will have first option highlighted. Now press the vol keys as I described earlier. You will have a notification on the bottom of the screen saying "home key enabled/disabled"
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
After entering cwm, you will have first option highlighted. Now press the vol keys as I described earlier. You will have a notification on the bottom of the screen saying "home key enabled/disabled"
Capt. Chaitanya Patel
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After you enter the volume keys like you described you will have the bottom option highlighted.. "advanced". Nothing more. I feel bad for not seeing what your talking about. The only thing the volume buttons do, is navigate the highlighted bar up and down. I wish someone else would come in here and confirm so I dont feel like I'm crazy
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Here you go... I have made a video of it so that you can see it... It is attached the link here. sorry for the bad quality... I borrowed the phone of my student..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/izqigv198sireh5/video-2012-08-28-08-42-02.mp4
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
Here you go... I have made a video of it so that you can see it... It is attached the link here. sorry for the bad quality... I borrowed the phone of my student..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/izqigv198sireh5/video-2012-08-28-08-42-02.mp4
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I'll be dammed... I've never noticed that. Gotta try it now .. thanks for clearing that up!
*edit* .. nope, still doesn't do that on my end. No matter how fast or slow I press the keys
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Coreym said:
I'll be dammed... I've never noticed that. Gotta try it now .. thanks for clearing that up!
*edit* .. nope, still doesn't do that on my end. No matter how fast or slow I press the keys
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I am sorry if it didnt worked buddy... Than my dear friend you have hardware defect (mostly)... But you can still try flashing the stock rom and try if it works... If it doesnt than the only option is to go to the samsung service center...
Chaitanyapatel8880 said:
I am sorry if it didnt worked buddy... Than my dear friend you have hardware defect (mostly)... But you can still try flashing the stock rom and try if it works... If it doesnt than the only option is to go to the samsung service center...
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Its not me that has the hardware defect. The other user was having issues but he doesn't even have CWM installed. I also noticed I am running a different version of CWM- v6.0.1.2 .. yours appears to be v6.0.0.0 (hard to tell from the video)
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Correct me if I'm wrong here, but couldn't the OP just install a compatible CWM using ADB? Seeing as how he can't get into download mode since he can't continue past the warning message using Vol+ button, ADB seems like the only viable method.
That should work!
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Sorry but this not working, and I still have the home key not working.
But since yesterday, le Vol up is working (i did not do anything).
The other thing,before when I was pressing VolDown + Home + Power, le phone was rebooting. Now I can get to the option:
press Vol up to carry on or Vol down to cancel. But the phone do not respond...
what's ADB ?

Help with Gtab 10.1 P7510

Hi Dear,
I have a problem with my Gtab 10.1 (P7510). He is working, but I can't get into download mode and I can not install any room or file for recovery or CWM.
Could someone help me, please?
Thanks
Andre Camello said:
Hi Dear,
I have a problem with my Gtab 10.1 (P7510). He is working, but I can't get into download mode and I can not install any room or file for recovery or CWM.
Could someone help me, please?
Thanks
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Getting into download mode can be tricky. First, power off the tablet.
Then, hold the volume down button down - that's the volume button closest to the power button.
While holding volume down, hold power. When you see the samsung logo, release JUST the power button.
Apparently some models of the GTAB have the volume buttons reversed, but for the 7510 it's volume down.
k1mu said:
Getting into download mode can be tricky. First, power off the tablet.
Then, hold the volume down button down - that's the volume button closest to the power button.
While holding volume down, hold power. When you see the samsung logo, release JUST the power button.
Apparently some models of the GTAB have the volume buttons reversed, but for the 7510 it's volume down.
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Thanks for trying to help, but it didn't work. Continue with the problem of not able to put the tablet in download mode and I have problem in recovery, when I select to enter the recovery screen goes from top to bottom and I can not show the options.

[Q] Xperia S (SGPT121ES/S) cant enter recovery mode to reset

Hi guys! i been reading entire posts for 2 days and cant find any way to boot in recovery mode (volume up + power, volume up plus down and power, etc) i just push power button until sony logo, any idea why is not working?? btw any up to date rom to flash it for last option? (SGPT121ES/S)
Thx and greetings!
neosho1 said:
Hi guys! i been reading entire posts for 2 days and cant find any way to boot in recovery mode (volume up + power, volume up plus down and power, etc) i just push power button until sony logo, any idea why is not working?? btw any up to date rom to flash it for last option? (SGPT121ES/S)
Thx and greetings!
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not sure if i will be of any help or you already figured it out. but what once worked for me is to press power as soon as you see sony logo right away let go and hold volume up only. but quick like. than continue to hold volume up. if not try volume down same direction. i think the button changes if your rooted.
neosho1 said:
Hi guys! i been reading entire posts for 2 days and cant find any way to boot in recovery mode (volume up + power, volume up plus down and power, etc) i just push power button until sony logo, any idea why is not working?? btw any up to date rom to flash it for last option? (SGPT121ES/S) Thx and greetings!
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1. Press and hold VOL+ button.
2. Momentarily press POWER button.
3. Wait for recovery menu to appear, then release. VOL+ button.

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