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My issue is as stated as above. I presume my phone has this feature disabled, making this phone near useless for me.
Tried having phone completely off and holding down volume down + home + power like in the videos, to no avail.
I've come from a Galaxy 3 which automatically started up download mode during the boot sequence.
Is there a way to root my phone without Odin or enter download mode with another method? Can't use "reboot download" in terminal as it's not rooted.
I haven't found any topics quite like my issue here. My phone is a international Galaxy III with label being exactly I9300. Any help is appreciated.
You could buy usb jig that will sort it iv never heard of this issue ever
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Interesting, atleast there's something to fall back on if there are no other solutions.
Postage to New Zealand would be horrendous.
Please confirm it doesn't work in the following order.
- Make sure you have no case on the phone.
- Power off the phone
- Unplug it from the charger
- Remove the battery for 30 seconds
- Press and hold Volume-Down and center hardware button.
Make sure both buttons are proplery pressed, and the center button is pressed in the middle.
- Press the power button, and release it when the logo appears. Keep the other 2 buttons pressed
- Wait for it to boot
If it doesn't work, try repeating 2 times starting at the top.
If it still doesn't work something is faulty. Check if all the buttons work as expected.
Thank you very much d4fseeker, the battery out was the crucial thing I was doing wrong.
It shouldn't be necessary (and usually isn't) but I've seen on multiple occasions that Samsung phones sometimes don't react to the Download mode or Recovery mode when normally powered down.
Hey so a couple days ago, my phone was working perfectly fine, and I plugged it in for the night. I woke up and wanted to check the time on my phone, but it was turned off for some reason. I tried to turn it back on and it just will not turn on. I've tried a hard reset, and the only response I can get from my phone is when I plug it into my computer and a white light appears at the top of my phone. Is there any way I can fix it, or do I need a new one?
Can you get into AP fastmode?
to get into fastmode, with the phone off, press and hold volume up+volume down+power. If you can, you can restore your phone
If you go into youtube and wearch AP fastboot razr, you can see some vid tutorials that are helpful
APCharlie said:
Can you get into AP fastmode?
to get into fastmode, with the phone off, press and hold volume up+volume down+power. If you can, you can restore your phone
If you go into youtube and wearch AP fastboot razr, you can see some vid tutorials that are helpful
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If you can't even get into AP Fastboot...i think you'll need a factory cable from Motorola.
Also try to power on the phone connected to the computer - maybe it'll work
when you power on the phone and see the red light...press vol up+down and power...wait till your screen just give a quick flash. then, press power again (don't release volume buttons). If it works it'll take you to the menu where you can fastboot etc
I have a Galaxy Mega GT-I9205, which I have rooted and installed CWM recovery. I have had enormous problems in getting this phone into download mode with the stated key sequence of pressing Volume down, Home and Power simultaneously. It does work but probably only once in 40 tries, the other 39 times it just starts up normally and then has to be shut down before you can try again
I managed to find a different way to do this that works nearly every time and thought I would share it with you in case anyone else has the same problem, this is what you do.
Get your usb lead and plug it into your charger or a live usb socket on a computer. Plug the micro usb end into the phone and then without delay hold down the home and volume down buttons. Do not touch the power button. Keep these two buttons held down until the download mode warning screen appears (do not be tempted to let the buttons go when the phone vibrates to tell you it is connected to a power source or the method will fail). When you get the warning screen use the volume up button to confirm as per usual.
A couple of things I should say, there is absolutely nothing wrong with any of the buttons on my phone, they work perfectly in normal use, and secondly, I am not really a 'power user' when it comes to phones, I am more at home with computers, so this may be old news to you, but I have never read it before.
Hope this helps someone.
You could just install this Quick Boot (Reboot)
I also fail sometimes. Hold down vol down and home. Then press power and hold the three buttons until I see download mode. If I loosen any of the three keys too early, it may fail.
Download mode is Vol Down and Power only not the Home button as well.
Press both until the phone powers down and then you can release the power button but keep the Vol Down pressed until you see the warning screen.
And Recovery Mode is Power + Vol up (no home).
When we see a little blue line on top, pull up from Power but continue press the Vol up until Recovery arrive.
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Kangburra said:
You could just install this Quick Boot (Reboot)
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Whit "Quick Boot" we can go directly to Download Mode or to Recovery Mode. (no more Power + Vol xx)
Thanks for the replies. I discovered Quick Boot for myself, only today! It is certainly the best answer.
Sorry for not replying earlier, I subscribed to the thread, but got no notifications of replies, don't know why.
BTW Troute is absolutely right, Download mode is just power+Volume Down.
I got the 'home' key as well info from here: Edit Can't post outside links due forum rules, never mind.
Also
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
works as well (if you have adb on your computer).
Found a.convenient way to go into recovery or download mode a while ago:
Recovery : long press power button , select restart , confirm, put a finger near volume button, as soon as the phone vibrates, press vol up until booting recovery line shows up. The pressing must be quick and immediately after the vibration.
Download mode is the same as as above, only in the place of press vol up, do press vol down once and need not hold. Download mode shows immediately.
You can use Wanam Exposed module which has function of Power submenu. Tick Enable 4 way reboot menu option.
Can someone tell if triangle away works for Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 GT-I9152 or not ??
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i got s3, suddenly it started to reboot itself all the time, what i see is only the samsung logo and then black, and samsung again.
the funny thing is that when i put the battery in, it automaticly start with this loop.
during the loop, when i press home+volume up, i can see the cwm screen for two seconds, and then it reboot again.
if i press home+voulume down, i see the warning in the stock recovery, but when i press volume up, nothing changed, and eventually after two seconds it reboots again.
i tried to connect it to my pc, but it dosen't show it in device manager, and have no indication that i connected it.
also, when i connect it the charger, i see circle, and then a battery for a brief second, and then the circle again.
is it simple hardware problem (stuck power button? even though it seem okay, but it may explain the automatic turn on), or half SDS?
anyway, are there any recommondations? i have'nt flashed it recently or anything like it.
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i got s3, suddenly it started to reboot itself all the time, what i see is only the samsung logo and then black, and samsung again.
the funny thing is that when i put the battery in, it automaticly start with this loop.
during the loop, when i press home+volume up, i can see the cwm screen for two seconds, and then it reboot again.
if i press home+voulume down, i see the warning in the stock recovery, but when i press volume up, nothing changed, and eventually after two seconds it reboots again.
i tried to connect it to my pc, but it dosen't show it in device manager, and have no indication that i connected it.
also, when i connect it the charger, i see circle, and then a battery for a brief second, and then the circle again.
is it simple hardware problem (stuck power button? even though it seem okay, but it may explain the automatic turn on), or half SDS?
anyway, are there any recommondations? i have'nt flashed it recently or anything like it.
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can you enter recovery mode?(yes= factory reset). can you enter download mode?(what does it say under product name?)
sriram231092 said:
can you enter recovery mode?(yes= factory reset). can you enter download mode?(what does it say under product name?)
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as i wrote before, i can enter to both recovery modes (volume up or volume down) for something like two seconds, i can't do anything in it.
if i try to get to download mode (home and volume down) i see the warning, but either i press volume up or down, it reset itself.
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as i wrote before, i can enter to both recovery modes (volume up or volume down) for something like two seconds, i can't do anything in it.
if i try to get to download mode (home and volume down) i see the warning, but either i press volume up or down, it reset itself.
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what is the warning you see?
sriram231092 said:
what is the warning you see?
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the regular, about flashing custom roms, if i want to continue press volume up, restart, volume down.
either way, it restarts.
any way it is the power button stuck in 1 mode?
If phone starts on battery insertion, before you push the button then yes, power button is shorted out.
kkffiirr said:
i got s3, suddenly it started to reboot itself all the time, what i see is only the samsung logo and then black, and samsung again.
the funny thing is that when i put the battery in, it automaticly start with this loop.
during the loop, when i press home+volume up, i can see the cwm screen for two seconds, and then it reboot again.
if i press home+voulume down, i see the warning in the stock recovery, but when i press volume up, nothing changed, and eventually after two seconds it reboots again.
i tried to connect it to my pc, but it dosen't show it in device manager, and have no indication that i connected it.
also, when i connect it the charger, i see circle, and then a battery for a brief second, and then the circle again.
is it simple hardware problem (stuck power button? even though it seem okay, but it may explain the automatic turn on), or half SDS?
anyway, are there any recommondations? i have'nt flashed it recently or anything like it.
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Try leaving the battery out overnight/long time, it helped when I got my phone stuck in a bootloop. But that was due to oc/uv...did you try something risky, causing it to bootloop?
no, it was in regular use, nothing risky.
yesterday i dissassembled it and checked with multimeter, it seem that the power button shorting the circuit, so i ordered a new one, going to be a surgical operation...
Hi everybody,
3 months with this pb, i try all things in the internet:
finaly i found the sol;
after installation OMEGA v50.1 all things ok, no restarts!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...77&postcount=4
can you please post the full thread URL? I have the same problem, and I need to send my phone back to T-Mobile, trying to save the pictures/videos!
same problem ! Any soluttion?
darsov said:
same problem ! Any soluttion?
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Problem solved just replace old power button and no problem! cost me less than 10 Euro
Hey,
I got 2 X Galaxy S3 I9300,
and they both stuck on bootloop, I can enter download mode but after 2 sec it's bootloop again and i cant change rom,
I try to enter recovery mode and it's dont work, it's show me the samsung logo and again bootloop,
i tried to remove the battery and put it back and the phone turn on alone,
It's mean that i need to replace the power botton?
Any solution?
Thank you.
That could well be your problem, a stuck power button.
I've never once seen a galaxy s phone that gets to download mode and then reboots.
I'm fairly certain that's your problem. Get a new power button from eBay.
Meantime, if you're confident working with electronics, you could disconnect the power button and manually make the contact yourself to double check that it's the problem. But if you're not confident doing that, then just order and get a new button fitted.
Edit: Do this to check if the power button is stuck... Take battery out. Hold volume down and home only. Put battery in. If the phone goes to download mode then your power button is obviously stuck.
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I did what you said,
I didnt press the power botton , only the home and voulme down and it's get in to download mode,
I will order 2 X Power botton from eBay,
I saw in youtube that i need to soldering iron to change the power botton,
It's correct?
yoelb00 said:
I did what you said,
I didnt press the power botton , only the home and voulme down and it's get in to download mode,
I will order 2 X Power botton from eBay,
I saw in youtube that i need to soldering iron to change the power botton,
It's correct?
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You'd need to check a teardown video on YouTube. I've changed power buttons on s1 and s2, but not on an s3 yet.
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I replace the power button and it's works,
Thank you.