Hi guys,
I forgot the pin-code to my Galaxy S2, not to the sim, to the phone.
I can't go into recovery mode or download mode, due to a broken home-button.
Is there any way I can like hack the pin, or reset the phone without having to use my home button?
Maybe by using my pc or something?
Thanks in advance for your help!
David1996 said:
Hi guys,
I forgot the pin-code to my Galaxy S2, not to the sim, to the phone.
I can't go into recovery mode or download mode, due to a broken home-button.
Is there any way I can like hack the pin, or reset the phone without having to use my home button?
Maybe by using my pc or something?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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1. Turn off the i9100 S 2 phone or take out the battery and reinsert it.
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
5. Press and release the Power button
6. Press Volume Up to confirm i9100 master reset
Havent tried it but hope it helps mate
Out of curiosity how do you multitask with a broken home button?
machokingjim said:
1. Turn off the i9100 S 2 phone or take out the battery and reinsert it.
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
5. Press and release the Power button
6. Press Volume Up to confirm i9100 master reset
Havent tried it but hope it helps mate
Out of curiosity how do you multitask with a broken home button?
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Man I thought it was impossible to get into download mode but you got me there!
Unfortunately I do not see the "Clear Storage" option.
The volume down button gets me into a reboot.
Volume up gets me to downloading.
Is there any way I can get into recovery? Or download something to the phone that resets it?
And eh, multitasking, that is kind of hard with no home button.
The back button gets some more use since the home button has died haha
David1996 said:
Man I thought it was impossible to get into download mode but you got me there!
Unfortunately I do not see the "Clear Storage" option.
The volume down button gets me into a reboot.
Volume up gets me to downloading.
Is there any way I can get into recovery? Or download something to the phone that resets it?
And eh, multitasking, that is kind of hard with no home button.
The back button gets some more use since the home button has died haha
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If you want to get yourself into recovery mode try something simpler
A cwm manager app
It has the option boot into recovery
machokingjim said:
If you want to get yourself into recovery mode try something simpler
A cwm manager app
It has the option boot into recovery
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Problem is, I cannot acces my phone so I can't install apps
I'm thinking about flashing another rom, only I can't wipe cache and factory reset before doing that.
What are the risks of that? And is there a big chance of this going wrong?
David1996 said:
Problem is, I cannot acces my phone so I can't install apps
I'm thinking about flashing another rom, only I can't wipe cache and factory reset before doing that.
What are the risks of that? And is there a big chance of this going wrong?
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Mate, if you can enter download mode then use odin to flash
I am not sure you can enter recovery mode without home button though you can with a jig
But haven't tried it
Search xda it if you have a jig
machokingjim said:
Mate, if you can enter download mode then use odin to flash
I am not sure you can enter recovery mode without home button though you can with a jig
But haven't tried it
Search xda it if you have a jig
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Thanks, flashing right now.
Had flashed a few hours ago, but still got asked for the pin.
Though then I had to register the phone (name, language, that stuff) and after that I was in the phone, and did not have to enter the pin.
Doing that again right now, hoping to get to settings and then get to factory reset
Thanks for your help so far.
Then another question popped up:
To get another kernel I need recovery mode right?
And to get rooted I need a rooted kernel?
So can I root my device without home button and without recovery menu?
David1996 said:
Thanks, flashing right now.
Had flashed a few hours ago, but still got asked for the pin.
Though then I had to register the phone (name, language, that stuff) and after that I was in the phone, and did not have to enter the pin.
Doing that again right now, hoping to get to settings and then get to factory reset
Thanks for your help so far.
Then another question popped up:
To get another kernel I need recovery mode right?
And to get rooted I need a rooted kernel?
So can I root my device without home button and without recovery menu?
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Yes mate you can even get the multitasking switcher using the back button
Glad i helped
Try dorimanx kernel
using it and loving it
Hope it fits you too
machokingjim said:
Yes mate you can even get the multitasking switcher using the back button
Glad i helped
Try dorimanx kernel
using it and loving it
Hope it fits you too
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Downloaded Siyah, if I don't like Siyah, i'll try dorimanx
Thanks for the help man!
David1996 said:
Downloaded Siyah, if I don't like Siyah, i'll try dorimanx
Thanks for the help man!
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no problem at all mate:highfive:
happy to help
siyah is outdated by now so you may have to look for a new kernel soon
and dont flash android 10.3 in siyah
regards
Related
I had problems with my rooted S3 (International) earlier today, and that's why I thought that flashing a lower version of CWM may fix my problems. However, flashing CWM 5.8.4.0 actually made things worse.
I am currently stuck and cannot navigate out of CWM. Pressing Power or Home don't do/select anything, and browsing the menu is next to impossible, too (menu disappers).
Phone is not recognized by adb, it does not show in Windows Explorer either. Got a "failed to install" when I connected it.
When I try "adb devices", I only get "list of devices attached" without the phone showing.
Whenever I reboot [after bettery pull], I get back into CWM again.
CWM does not react to button presses as it should; doesn't go anywhere no matter which keys/buttons I press.
Battery pull doesn't do anything; neither does Power+Volume up or down
Looks like I am screwed... am I?
Anyone has an idea how I can get out of this and back to either CM9, or install a newer version of CWM (over the obviously dysfunctional version 5.8.4.0)?
Thanks!
flashed touch recovery?
No, it's not 'Touch'... I wish it were that simple...
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pull battery, insert usb jig (buy it), insert battery. gambate!
Mmmh... You sure about that?
I used to have an USB jig for a different phone before... No idea if I still have it somewhere.
androidarmin said:
Mmmh... You sure about that?
I used to have an USB jig for a different phone before... No idea if I still have it somewhere.
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just an idea and i think the last thing you can try..or you can try pull battery, press volume down and home button, insert battery, see if it can go download mode
Certainly worth a try... Thanks!
ascariz said:
..or you can try pull battery, press volume down and home button, insert battery, see if it can go download mode
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Nope, battery pull/power+vol don't work. Tried that already. Does reboot straight into CWM again (no download mode, or else)
androidarmin said:
Nope, battery pull/power+vol don't work. Tried that already. Does reboot straight into CWM again (no download mode, or else)
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looks like your final hope is usb jig, or samsung center..
Nah.. My "final hope" will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Get the feeling that I f**ed up a perfectly fine $600 phone. Great! :banghead:
What's the deal with the Samsung website?
androidarmin said:
Nah.. My "final hope" will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi...
Get the feeling that I f**ed up a perfectly fine $600 phone. Great! :banghead:
What's the deal with the Samsung website?
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u not see how i ****ed up my sgs1. even usb jig cant help. try google..maybe there is some hope..
It happen to me b4.but i still can go to dowwload mode using power-/home button/power button..
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steveruthless said:
It happen to me b4.but i still can go to dowwload mode using power-/home button/power button..
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Looks like your much luckier than I am. Can't believe this really happened to me. It's a first for me, though
I guess I'll try some more "rescue stuff" when I get back home. Don't have any way to tinker with the phone here at work...
Thanks, guys.
[SOLVED] I9300 stuck in CWM > Back in ODIN mode!
Geeez... That was a close one!
Apparently, and in order to get into ODIN (Download) mode on the S3/I9300, one has to press & hold...
1.) Volume down
2.) Home button
3.) Power
Once I did that, my S3 (I9300) booted into ODIN Mode. [ Big sigh of relief!!! ]
I thought it was just Volume Down + Power... but apparently I was wrong. Guess that happens if you don't use Odin for flashing all the time.
Can't wait to get home and flash a proper recovery, so I can get my phone back into work mode. It sucks not having a working phone, trust me on that... ;-)
Thanks for your input, guys!
androidarmin said:
Geeez... That was a close one!
Apparently, and in order to get into ODIN (Download) mode on the S3/I9300, one has to press & hold...
1.) Volume down
2.) Home button
3.) Power
Once I did that, my S3 (I9300) booted into ODIN Mode. [ Big sigh of relief!!! ]
I thought it was just Volume Down + Power... but apparently I was wrong. Guess that happens if you don't use Odin for flashing all the time.
Can't wait to get home and flash a proper recovery, so I can get my phone back into work mode. It sucks not having a working phone, trust me on that... ;-)
Thanks for your input, guys!
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lol. sure you cant think straight when you panic. can't even read properly. anyway, glad to hear you solve it.:good:
Hi guys. I can't use my phone . Today in the morning i saw an alert to update a phone from ATTand i i clicked to do it. It reboots now and gets stuck on Rethink Posible i tried to Do Volume Up and Power button , i get the recovery menu but i cant select anything there I mean volume button works but power doesn't do the action of ENTER button
Please help me
My phone is Samsung i777
Try using the home button rather than the power button, it might work
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yj121 said:
Try using the home button rather than the power button, it might work
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I tried it before. It doesnt work
You do have an i777 model right
Phalanx7621 said:
You do have an i777 model right
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Yes, as i wrote
Volume up plus power is not the button combination for recovery on the I777. What happens when you try the correct combination, volume up plus volume down plus power?
creepyncrawly said:
Volume up plus power is not the button combination for recovery on the I777. What happens when you try the correct combination, volume up plus volume down plus power?
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When I press and hold VOL UP + POWER it says
Android system recovery <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight:
power button to select.
Reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
______________________________________
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Updating application...
Successfully updated application.
-- Apling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : ATT
Successfuly applied multi-CSC.
and droid on a background with a whirling 3D figure in his stomach
Has the phone been stock right along? Or has it ever been flashed with custom firmware? I suppose one of the updates, maybe even the latest one, could have installed a different secondary bootloader, which is where the button configurations are stored. But anyway, the odd button configuration is most likely why Phalanx7621 asked if you have the I777.
I don't have a clue why the power button won't select items in 3e recovery. Have you had any problems with the power button otherwise? Power button failure is not too uncommon with this phone. Usually it doesn't fail catastrophically, but little by little. Of course, there can be other explanations.
creepyncrawly said:
Has the phone been stock right along? Or has it ever been flashed with custom firmware? I suppose one of the updates, maybe even the latest one, could have installed a different secondary bootloader, which is where the button configurations are stored. But anyway, the odd button configuration is most likely why Phalanx7621 asked if you have the I777.
I don't have a clue why the power button won't select items in 3e recovery. Have you had any problems with the power button otherwise? Power button failure is not too uncommon with this phone. Usually it doesn't fail catastrophically, but little by little. Of course, there can be other explanations.
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There was a a new update from ATT and i just press install and t restarted itself but never came back to life
I reloaded recovery all the time and pressed power button but no success(
My phone had problems before it sometimes would turn off and show me charging battery while vibrating it would be ok again when the battery drain and i start charging it again but this time ><
Enka Spy said:
There was a a new update from ATT and i just press install and t restarted itself but never came back to life
I reloaded recovery all the time and pressed power button but no success(
My phone had problems before it sometimes would turn off and show me charging battery while vibrating it would be ok again when the battery drain and i start charging it again but this time ><
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That new update the isn't Jellybean though, just warning you.
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Nick281051 said:
That new update the isn't Jellybean though, just warning you.
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Guys what would you suggest me ? I have no clue i called ATT they tried to help me and Samsung SUPPORT, they said i need to reflash it?
You need to flash the phone back to stock. Go to this thread and follow the instructions, except instead of using the download link in item 2a or 2b, which is 2.3.4 Gingerbread, go to the download repository and use the download link for 4.0.3 ICS stock, which is in the last section at the bottom of the post.
Enka Spy said:
Guys what would you suggest me ? I have no clue i called ATT they tried to help me and Samsung SUPPORT, they said i need to reflash it?
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I removed a simcard and power button worked, i pressed wipe data, and rebooted but still RETHINK POSSIBLE doesnt let me go further
Enka Spy said:
I removed a simcard and power button worked, i pressed wipe data, and rebooted but still RETHINK POSSIBLE doesnt let me go further
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NOw start button works, if i choose reboot phone it gets stuck on RETHINK POSSIBLE too ..
creepyncrawly said:
You need to flash the phone back to stock. Go to this thread and follow the instructions, except instead of using the download link in item 2a or 2b, which is 2.3.4 Gingerbread, go to the download repository and use the download link for 4.0.3 ICS stock, which is in the last section at the bottom of the post.
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I am very sorry i do not understand one thing: Start the Odin3 One-Click Downloader program by double clicking on "I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe".
Where do you get that exe i only have that file with .md5 ending
Enka Spy said:
I am very sorry i do not understand one thing: Start the Odin3 One-Click Downloader program by double clicking on "I777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL.exe".
Where do you get that exe i only have that file with .md5 ending
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Also it looks like computer doesn't recognize the device, when i plug it in it says the device is not recognize i deleted Kies with drivers and restarted the PC and still doesnt. Im not sure if it plays any role right now
Sound like a bad usb port. You can try cleaning it with a toothbrush an alcohol.
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Teknodad1974 said:
Sound like a bad usb port. You can try cleaning it with a toothbrush an alcohol.
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That helped. Thank you! I tried flashing but it says it failed Maybe im so stupid and i duidn't do smth right
Enka Spy said:
That helped. Thank you! I tried flashing but it says it failed Maybe im so stupid and i duidn't do smth right
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I know it harder when english is not your first language.
Which exact package did you attempt to flash? I'll try to help you figure out what the problem is.
creepyncrawly said:
I know it harder when english is not your first language.
Which exact package did you attempt to flash? I'll try to help you figure out what the problem is.
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This one,I777UCLE5_I777ATTLE5_I777UCLE5_HOME.tar.md5
P.S.: Im not sure if in my case Kies should ID my device but when i turn on Kies and plug my phone in it says Connecting and never connets.
here's my problem,
my phone keeps on restarting whenever i reboot it.
ive tried full wipe, wipe partition and wipe dalvik cache.
ive also tried flashing custom rom via cwm and stock rom in odin which is I9100XWLS8_I9100FOPLS3_FOP
in cwm, power button isn't working..
when trying to choose a zip file, pressing power button
isn't working but touch function works well.
in odin just flashed stock rom this morning, but when it tries to boot, same problem occurs, it keeps on restarting..
i hope someone could help me ..
What you have, is a bootloop, which occurs when you don't do a full wipe before flashing a new rom..
And maybe the cwm you use doesn't support the clicking of the power button..
hezokulet said:
here's my problem,
my phone keeps on restarting whenever i reboot it.
ive tried full wipe, wipe partition and wipe dalvik cache.
ive also tried flashing custom rom via cwm and stock rom in odin which is I9100XWLS8_I9100FOPLS3_FOP
in cwm, power button isn't working..
when trying to choose a zip file, pressing power button
isn't working but touch function works well.
in odin just flashed stock rom this morning, but when it tries to boot, same problem occurs, it keeps on restarting..
i hope someone could help me ..
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Maybe POWER button is faulty.Try to flash DorimanX Kernel.
i have manage to boot my phone,
turn on phone, while booting, i have to hard press the upper button of powermenu.
when it booted, i try to lock my phone (screen off) using powermenu and it wont work. powermenu option didnt showed up too..
but when i tried to screen off using the icon in dropdown toggle, it works fine.
yesterday after work i went to a technician, he said nothings wrong with it, and the only problem is the program.
but i already flashed it in stock rom and custom roms, i did full wiping to flash a clean rom.
this morning, i was thinking that the problem was the efs folder, but when i look into the efs folder in root system there it was.
i hope someone will help me..
When in recovery try the menu button.
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in recovery all keys are working except for the powerbutton .
And what happens when you select an action and press home?
Siyah v6 works that way.
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gastonw said:
And what happens when you select an action and press home?
Siyah v6 works that way.
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pressing home button works fine too.. the only problem is the power button key, ive tried a keytest and it dont really work.
Does it work as normal. If you push power will it turn screen of and on? You could use twrp as It dont use buttons edit: I read power button dont work at all?? Go to a better tec.
Also that efs bit is lock screen not power button. If it was gone it would still turn screen on and off and work just no lock screen:thumbup:
andrewwright said:
Does it work as normal. If you push power will it turn screen of and on? You could use twrp as It dont use buttons edit: I read power button dont work at all?? Go to a better tec.
Also that efs bit is lock screen not power button. If it was gone it would still turn screen on and off and work just no lock screen:thumbup:
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when phone is on .. power button is totally not working .. but when it is off i had to hard press it until booting is finished .
thats what im thinking, going to a better techy might solve my problem .
Dose it turn the phone on and off? Does it work at any time on or off? I don't get what hard press is?
andrewwright said:
Dose it turn the phone on and off? Does it work at any time on or off? I don't get what hard press is?
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i mean long press / hold pressing the power bitton until its finished from booting ..
andrewwright said:
Dose it turn the phone on and off? Does it work at any time on or off? I don't get what hard press is?
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i mean long press / hold pressing the power button until its finished from booting ..
I installed no name rom and im getting a system UI has stopped working and i could never manually enter twrp I had to use an app to boot into recovery every time. Any advice on what to do
Manually
Power Off
Hold Volume Down
Hold Power
When at the LG Screen Let Go of Power for 1 second and then repress power
Go through prompts saying yes to them
Double0EK said:
Manually
Power Off
Hold Volume Down
Hold Power
When at the LG Screen Let Go of Power for 1 second and then repress power
Go through prompts saying yes to them
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just to be clear, i never let go of the volume down button correct? Ive been holding the Vol down and power button non stop and ive tried releasing both of them and repressing them and i still got nothing, but i havent tried releasing just the power button and repressing it
dillonorden said:
just to be clear, i never let go of the volume down button correct? Ive been holding the Vol down and power button non stop and ive tried releasing both of them and repressing them and i still got nothing, but i havent tried releasing just the power button and repressing it
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Correct. Do not let go of the Vol Down Button until the white screen ask you if you want to reset. And answer YES to both questions.
Double0EK said:
Manually
Power Off
Hold Volume Down
Hold Power
When at the LG Screen Let Go of Power for 1 second and then repress power
Go through prompts saying yes to them
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Double0EK said:
Correct. Do not let go of the Vol Down Button until the white screen ask you if you want to reset. And answer YES to both questions.
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now will this get me into TWRP so i can restore my back up or is it going to do something else? Im at work atm so im trying to get a full understanding of this process so i know what im doing when i get home. Wife and 2 kids keep me busy so i need to do this quick and efficiently lol
dillonorden said:
now will this get me into TWRP so i can restore my back up or is it going to do something else? Im at work atm so im trying to get a full understanding of this process so i know what im doing when i get home. Wife and 2 kids keep me busy so i need to do this quick and efficiently lol
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IF you do have TWRP installed it will take you to it. If you dont then ... Good luck.
You can always download Terminal Emulator
Type in
Code:
su
Press Enter
Code:
reboot recovery
Press Enter
Instead of Terminal Emulator, You can download G-Script Lite.
Its basically just like Terminal Emulator but you can save commands like reboot recovery.
Its the only thing I really use it for since my Power Menu doesnt have the option yet.
Double0EK said:
Instead of Terminal Emulator, You can download G-Script Lite.
Its basically just like Terminal Emulator but you can save commands like reboot recovery.
Its the only thing I really use it for since my Power Menu doesnt have the option yet.
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I cant use my device at all. When it boots up i get system UI stopped working repetitively. I can boot into download mode and fastboot mode. i had TWRP installed and had no name rom running and booted into TWRP then did a data, dalvik and cache wipe and started getting this issue so i believe TWRP is still installed. Im running windows 10 and the LG Flashtool stops working while trying to read the phone information
dillonorden said:
I cant use my device at all. When it boots up i get system UI stopped working repetitively. I can boot into download mode and fastboot mode. i had TWRP installed and had no name rom running and booted into TWRP then did a data, dalvik and cache wipe and started getting this issue so i believe TWRP is still installed. Im running windows 10 and the LG Flashtool stops working while trying to read the phone information
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Oh. Damn well then use the Vol and Power to do get into recovery. Hopefully TWRP is still there. Good Luck
Double0EK said:
Oh. Damn well then use the Vol and Power to do get into recovery. Hopefully TWRP is still there. Good Luck
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Just wanted to tell you thanks for your time. My device is up and running again. Id hit the thanks button but idk how to it on the app
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I'm having an issue with my phone volume down button. Even though I can physically press it without any problem ,the phone itself won't detect keypress. So I cant even go to download mode.
At first I have tried to clean the cache,dalvic and tried the same rom - not working
Tried that volume up+ power thing while it turn on ... not working
cleaned the phone physically but there were no dust or anything -not working
Installed original rom after formatting my partitions still not working
Still my phone stuck with safe mode. If this issue cant be fixed can anyone suggest me to disable safe mode in this phone or suggest me a rom which is not having safemode function . I know it's really dumb question to ask. But I have no other option to left .
please help me out !
@SLDarKprince, step out of safemode by hard reset:
press Power for ≈5s.
Reboot into downloadmode via TerminalEmulator:
su
reboot download
or into recovery:
reboot recovery
rp158 said:
@SLDarKprince, step out of safemode by hard reset:
press Power for ≈5s.
Reboot into downloadmode via TerminalEmulator:
su
reboot download
or into recovery:
reboot recovery
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I have already tried it many times. But whenever i restart after app installing - it will change back to safemode.
btw thanks for the reply mate. can you please suggest any other way ...
How can you flash firmware and following factory reset without working volume switch?
rp158 said:
How can you flash firmware and following factory reset without working volume switch?
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the rom which i used , had power option menu which include "recovery,download,power off,restart". So i hadnt any issue with it. Also at that time it detect vol.down button sometimes. But now.. it dosent work at all
...so it wasn't firmware. And flashing firmware by Odin would be the way to repair any software-bug. But unlikely, that you manage it without power buttons.
A new phone?
rp158 said:
...so it wasn't firmware. And flashing firmware by Odin would be the way to repair any software-bug. But unlikely, that you manage it without power buttons.
A new phone?
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oops are you sure? aren't there any other way to force-disable safe mode in OS.