After quite a bit of research and key pressing along with multiple boots, I finally found the hard reset key sequence for the Galaxy Mega. SGH-I527
Press Pwr + +Vol + Home key.
When the Samsung Galaxy Mega screen pops up you will also see in the top left corner "Recovery Booting..." in blue. You can now release the keys and let the phone boot into recovery mode.
Happy Hacking
Uni
Unicorn69 said:
After quite a bit of research and key pressing along with multiple boots, I finally found the hard reset key sequence for the Galaxy Mega. SGH-I527
Press Pwr + +Vol + Home key.
When the Samsung Galaxy Mega screen pops up you will also see in the top left corner "Recovery Booting..." in blue. You can now release the keys and let the phone boot into recovery mode.
Happy Hacking
Uni
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You don't even need the power button
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All samsung smartphone have the same key combination. Works without home key
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fadhil3536 said:
All samsung smartphone have the same key combination. Works without home key
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on my SGH-I527 Galaxy Mega all three keys are required to boot into recovery mode.
I tried the two key method and the phone just booted up normally..
and with my infuse it takes PWR + +vol + -vol so three keys required on that phone as well.
go figure i always get the odd balls
Uni
pwr key
fadhil3536 said:
All samsung smartphone have the same key combination. Works without home key
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Grarak said:
You don't even need the power button
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I did try your method and whadya know it worked, but ya still have to power the phone up, and ya gotta be quick
Uni
Unicorn69 said:
I did try your method and whadya know it worked, but ya still have to power the phone up, and ya gotta be quick
Uni
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Sorry I wanted to say home button not power button
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All samsung smartphone have the same key combination. Works without home key
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Yes you are right...:good:
Help
I've been trying to hard reset this mega but the home button doesn't work. The pwd+ vol up won't work and the pwd + both vol don't work is there any other way
Ps the phones pin has been forgotten
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Hello everyone,
My vibrant is currently running bionix 1.3.1 and I cant get into recovery mode by using the 3 buttons combo. I have tried vol up down power, and vol down home power. But no luck at all. Every I mess up flashing I have to use odin to restore to defult then use rom manger to get into recovery mode. However I am able to get into download mode with vol up power buttons. Any idea whats going on and how I can fix this?
Thank you,
Yahase
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yahase said:
Hello everyone,
My vibrant is currently running bionix 1.3.1 and I cant get into recovery mode by using the 3 buttons combo. I have tried vol up down power, and vol down home power. But no luck at all. Every I mess up flashing I have to use odin to restore to defult then use rom manger to get into recovery mode. However I am able to get into download mode with vol up power buttons. Any idea whats going on and how I can fix this?
Thank you,
Yahase
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Ok..do you want to get into recovery mode or download mode?
That doesnt make sense, but doesnt the rom have the options in the power menu (long press power).
Cant you use Quick Boot?
You could use ADB....
I dont understand the problem maybe. You sure you are doing it right?
yahase said:
Hello everyone,
My vibrant is currently running bionix 1.3.1 and I cant get into recovery mode by using the 3 buttons combo. I have tried vol up down power, and vol down home power. But no luck at all. Every I mess up flashing I have to use odin to restore to defult then use rom manger to get into recovery mode. However I am able to get into download mode with vol up power buttons. Any idea whats going on and how I can fix this?
Thank you,
Yahase
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You have to hold down BOTH the volume up and down button's, then press and hold the power button, once you see the "vibrant" in white letters pop up, release JUST THE POWER button...
I always have to use 2 hands to get into recovery....not talented enough to do it one handed.
Try it that way
Im sorry for the confusion...i wanted to get to the RECOVERY MODE by using the 3 bottons combo.
I know I can get into recovery mode by using ROM MANAGER or VOODOO WIDGET, or hit POWER button and reboot into recovery.
However, I want to try out CM7 room and the instructions said to use the 3 buttons combo. I have tried holding vol. up , down and power. Release power button and still holding up and down vol buttons, but phone just boot to bootlogo and not recovery mode.
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Are you holding power all the way until the Vibrant logo shows? All 3 should be held constantly... once you see the vibrant logo, you can let go of power only (maintain volume buttons).
You are probably doing this, just making sure.
s15274n said:
Are you holding power all the way until the Vibrant logo shows? All 3 should be held constantly... once you see the vibrant logo, you can let go of power only (maintain volume buttons).
You are probably doing this, just making sure.
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Yes, exactly whag you said. Its not working. Im so frustrated.
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The ota from jfd to, was it ji6? Supposedly fixed hwl'd phones.
You could try flashing that. Can't hurt... Worst case, it doesn't work just odin back.
s15274n said:
The ota from jfd to, was it ji6? Supposedly fixed hwl'd phones.
You could try flashing that. Can't hurt... Worst case, it doesn't work just odin back.
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Do have the link to that? Ill try it...thanks
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I hold all 3 buttons until the Vibrant word flashes once, then I let go of power only. Works every time.
Try that too.
Drewstein said:
I hold all 3 buttons until the Vibrant word flashes once, then I let go of power only. Works every time.
Try that too.
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I have luck with that. I have tried all that.
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Shot in the dark here but did you flash the speedmod kernel that was linked to the CM7 page. If so thats an i9000 kernel and I think that will screw up the 3 button combo.
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Shot in the dark here but did you flash the speedmod kernel that was linked to the CM7 page. If so thats an i9000 kernel and I think that will screw up the 3 button combo.
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I think I might have. Im not sure thought
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Try flashing one of the 2.3 compatible kernels built specifically for the Vibrant. That might solve your problem.
I managed to crack the screen on my S2 and need to send it for repair. Is there a way of wiping all data and formatting the internal storage without the use of the screen?
I'm feeling very very at the minute
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I managed to crack the screen on my S2 and need to send it for repair. Is there a way of wiping all data and formatting the internal storage without the use of the screen?
I'm feeling very very at the minute
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If you can get into recovery mode (shut off phone, once its off then hold power, volume UP and home button together until the Galaxy s I9100 splash screen shows, then immediately let all buttons go and it will take you into recovery) from there you use the volume rocker to make selection and home key to enter selection. There is an option to factory reset in this recovery menu.
Hope that helps...
Thanks for the reply but the problem is the screen has broke so it wont display anything.
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blasterbates180 said:
Thanks for the reply but the problem is the screen has broke so it wont display anything.
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Aaaaahhh... Thats not good. Hmmm... I really dont know then... Sorry
Ive got an idea if you dont mind helping me out. Could you tell me the sequence of buttons to press to wipe the cache\data and to format storage?
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its the second option in the recovery menu, so volume down twice and home button to select
Did you setup the samsung security tracking? You can do a remote wipe of the phone with it via samsungdive.com
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Maybe you can get a MHL adapter and plug it on your TV, I wonder if it works if its on recovery mode.
Hi,
Thank you for samsungdive.com website. Couldn't find this.
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Ive got an idea if you dont mind helping me out. Could you tell me the sequence of buttons to press to wipe the cache\data and to format storage?
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goto recovery
press VOL DOWN twice, press power button
press VOL UP 5 times, press power button
Would it not be easier to flash a stock firmware via ODin .
Vol Down + Power + Home wait a second or two then volume up .
Connect cable and flash stock or original rom .
jje
Does anyone know how to screen capture on ICS firmware? I've tried holding volume down+home screen but it doesnt work. Any ideas? :/
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Vol down + power for 3 secs should do the trick, if not download something for screenshots on the market, of course you must be rooted
I can confirm it's the volume down button + power for 3 seconds.
menace1234 said:
I can confirm it's the volume down button + power for 3 seconds.
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Still power and home for me?! On LPH, weird huh
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breadline said:
Does anyone know how to screen capture on ICS firmware? I've tried holding volume down+home screen but it doesnt work. Any ideas? :/
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Volume down + power works for me, but as far as I know both volume down + power and power + home does work
I tried to install cm-10.1-M2 using CWM, latest version. I selected to have it wipe everything and to back up the original ROM. It failed because it couldn't "find" the ZIP. Something to do with the obnoxious way Samsung treats internal memory as "sdcard" and the actual sdcard as "external_sd." I said ****it and copied the ZIPs over to the internal SD and tried again. Did not wipe the second time. Now it is stuck on the Cyanogenmod boot screen and will NOT boot into CWM for nothing. Am I just screwed? Is there something I'm missing?
Solved: I was using the wrong button combo for recovery mode (it's power, volume up, AND volume down) and you have to do the factory reset/wipe AFTER flashing the ROM, not before. Thanks to everyone! I may feel stupid but I have a working phone with sweet sweet 4.2.2 now. :good:
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How are you trying to achieve booting onto recovery?
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Go back into recovery and do a complete wipe. Then see if she will boot.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
How are you trying to achieve booting onto recovery?
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I've tried volume up + power + home plus a ton of variations. Everything I've found online says it should be volume up + power + home though.
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stinkyp00t said:
I've tried volume up + power + home plus a ton of variations. Everything I've found online says it should be volume up + power + home though.
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Listen how new are you to this? I'm not being smart just wanna help are you pressing up the power and middle button once you feel the power come on it should vibrate then let go of the power while remaining to hold the middle and volume. If you hold them all it never worked for me just a tip.
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stinkyp00t said:
I've tried volume up + power + home plus a ton of variations. Everything I've found online says it should be volume up + power + home though.
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jridda10121 said:
Listen how new are you to this? I'm not being smart just wanna help are you pressing up the power and middle button once you feel the power come on it should vibrate then let go of the power while remaining to hold the middle and volume. If you hold them all it never worked for me just a tip.
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I've got to wonder what we are working on here. My I717 has neither a home or middle button. Op ... Do you have the Note or the Note 2. Also wondering if you flash the proper rom for your phone.
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Power off your device. Then press the power button again and immediately hold both the volume up and volume down buttons until after the Samsung logo disappears. It should be really fast.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
I've got to wonder what we are working on here. My I717 has neither a home or middle button. Op ... Do you have the Note or the Note 2. Also wondering if you flash the proper rom for your phone.
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Your right I'm used to being in favorites with xda app thought this was a s3 sorry. Misread.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
I've got to wonder what we are working on here. My I717 has neither a home or middle button. Op ... Do you have the Note or the Note 2. Also wondering if you flash the proper rom for your phone.
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Thanks for working with me. On my phone, home is not a physical "clicky" button, it's one of the soft buttons along the bottom of the front to the left of the back buttom . I tried to link to a photo but I'm too new to be allowed to post outside links. If volume up + power +home isn't it, how do you boot it into recovery?
It's definitely a Note 1 AT&T and an I717. As for the ROM, I used the latest quincyatt from get.cm
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Hold down the volume button in between the up and down so you are pressing both and power. Once you feel the vibration release the power button. Another user in this thread had mentioned this but it seems it was over looked
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Adonisd said:
Power off your device. Then press the power button again and immediately hold both the volume up and volume down buttons until after the Samsung logo disappears. It should be really fast.
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I could have sworn I had tried that but... well, it worked. I feel stupid but I am grateful. I neglected the factory reset/wipe step after flashing the ROM. It's working now. Thank you very much.
rquiett said:
Hold down the volume button in between the up and down so you are pressing both and power. Once you feel the vibration release the power button. Another user in this thread had mentioned this but it seems it was over looked
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Yes, I missed it at first but I did eventually see, tried it, and it worked. Thank you all for your help. I can't believe I couldn't work that out on my own...
Panic mode .. lol ... Now finish by adding the word Solved into your title. Glad you got it.
Glad we could help!
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That's just my problem that I can't take screenshots in the same way as on ics?
Holding home+power doesn't work.
Just by quickmemo
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power+ vol down for take screenshot.
mlatti said:
power+ vol down for take screenshot.
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Power+Vol down
Power+Vol up
Power+Home
None of these works..
With mine works the combination Voldown+Power, I have 4.1.2 Italy.
Carter07 said:
With mine works the combination Voldown+Power, I have 4.1.2 Italy.
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mlatti said:
power+ vol down for take screenshot.
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You were both right guys
i just had to wait more time with the combination and voila' SCREENSHOT TAKEN :laugh:
Thank you :good:
Mr.Brown94 said:
Power+Vol down
Power+Vol up
Power+Home
None of these works..
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Buddy its working, just press and hold vol down + power button for 2 seconds and watch magic happening
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quick memo
Does anybody know how to put picture from camera to quick memo like at link 00:51 at lg l9 commercial
Mr.Brown94 said:
Power+Vol down
Power+Vol up
Power+Home
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its bit tricky and even i could not do for some times before. You need to press VolumeDown and Power buttons quickly together at exact time and keep pressing both together for 1/2 seconds and you will see a shot image going back to save. Dont press power for longer time else phone will switch off.