I was playing with it, wanted to root it and boot into twpr, but before i could do any of that, i was stuck in recovery mode! First time i restarted it into recovery to figure out how to get into twpr, i got to this screen, entered my pin 3362 and proceded to next menues, didnt find what i wanted so i selected enter to recovery again, phone restarted got to this screen again, but now my touch screen isn't working! I cant type anything! And i cant get past it! I can sthut it down, restart it, go to fast boot mode, but everything leads me to this recovery screen again where my touchscreen isnt working and i cant type my pin or anything!
DAMN THESE CHINESE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS.... i will give my phone back using warranty claim, hopefuly those morons wont fix it and ill just get a new one.... but maybe they will just give me big .I. because i live in corrupt country where law means nothing, so i wanna try my luck here.... anyone have any idea how to fix this?
I'm a newby in this things, once i menaged to unbrick my old chinese phone elephone P something, it took days of googleing trials and errors, but i menaged to install new android version which wasnt supported by my elephone.... but microphone didnt work tho xD So yall need to explain things to me in details coz im pretty noobish, but i can menage....
Man... this sucks so much..... how bad could these engineers be, i cant be first person this happened to, and this is surely a bug that isnt fixed, and i kept my phone up to date.
Happens to me as well. You can still use the volume keys to navigate around; however, you may not be able to go back once you select something. Unfortunately the only way I got around it was by installing a diff recovery, either twrp or the pixel experience recovery kronflux uses.
Don't use twrp on this phone.
Seriously. Do not.
Also, that's not recovery. That's your bootloader menu and only works through using your volume keys and the power button.
(Side note, warranty won't cover a modified device and attempting to turn in a device that's been altered can hurt later attempts at using your warranty for legit concerns.)
ninjasinabag said:
Don't use twrp on this phone.
Seriously. Do not.
Also, that's not recovery. That's your bootloader menu and only works through using your volume keys and the power button.
(Side note, warranty won't cover a modified device and attempting to turn in a device that's been altered can hurt later attempts at using your warranty for legit concerns.)
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There are 2 pictures, second one is bootloader, yes i navigate using volume buttons, first one is recovery that asks me for password, which i can't type, because ''screen'' stopped working, and i cant get pass these screens. Did you even read my post or just saw it with left eye and decided to type a comment so i have to repeat what i allready said?
Anyways, i returned phone under warranty, and i didnt get to root it with twpr even tho that was what i was trying to do, but phone bugged out on me beforehand. Hopefully they wont give me any problems because i did ''install'' twpr in os, but that probably means nothing as it doesnt really do anything at that point.
I was following tutorials i found for this specific phone, probably bullcrap generic articles, i wont try to root it again because it seems like a problem, **** oneplus....
But, if they dispute my claim and ask for money, they wont get any, i will ask them to return the phone to me and i will manually flash it completely or whatever, and get it working. I was refraining from doing so because its under warranty and i didn't want to **** it up.
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First off, I must apologize and say. Yes, I know there are all ready two other posts just this week on 'Did I kill my phone, Is it dead etc.'
So, to make a long story short.
After much research, I started at the ppcgeeks.com forums, then ppckitchen.org and finally made my way over here. I decided it was time to start working on updating my phone.
First off; I downloaded the wrong link and flashed the Olipro 1.20 boot loader on the phone, instead of the 2.4x version that is being used now. No big deal, I then got into boot loader mode and went to flash a stock rom to fix the issue. The rom had an error in the middle and reset. Then my phone reset. It went back into boot loader mode and then after using titan_exitbl.exe it booted to the standard HTC screen. After a moment now at this screen it will display the HTC logo and No Radio in red. After much reading I found that I could simply flash my 512mb MicroSD card, and did. And I placed the TITAIMG.nbh file on the root. (that is the only thing on the card) to upgrade the radio. But now when I try to restart into boot loader mode (power, camera, reset) it only resets and does not go into boot loader mode. I can perform a hard reset and go through the prompts there, but after it completes it simply brings me back to the HTC logo, and No Radio.
There is no connection via Active sync, nor through the USB, so I can not use mtty to edit anything on the boot loader end.
I have done quite a bit of reading and I figure this probably has been asked before, but is there a way to get my phone to get back to boot loader mode so I can load at least a stock rom onto it?
I don't know a whole lot about troubleshooting phones considering I have only had mine for a few weeks. However I have worked for Geek Squad for 3 years so troubleshooting is kind of in my nature.
Have you tried putting it in bootloader mode without your SD card in there? If there is something wrong with the .nbh you have on it and it keeps trying to load it when in bootloader, that could be your problem. I would remove the SD card and try bootloader, at which point you should be able to flash via usb.
Worth a shot at least.
Flash a new bootloader like 2.47 via sd. Then start loading radio and rom from there.
flipzmode said:
I don't know a whole lot about troubleshooting phones considering I have only had mine for a few weeks. However I have worked for Geek Squad for 3 years so troubleshooting is kind of in my nature.
Have you tried putting it in bootloader mode without your SD card in there? If there is something wrong with the .nbh you have on it and it keeps trying to load it when in bootloader, that could be your problem. I would remove the SD card and try bootloader, at which point you should be able to flash via usb.
Worth a shot at least.
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Yes I have tried with and without the SD card in the phone. I have also tried with and without the phone connected to a USB cable.
I cannot flash anything to the phone because i cannot establish a connection to the phone via ActiveSync.
Did you try what I suggested? Can you get to just the bootloader screen? Hold power and camera then push reset at same time for bootloader.
drewcam888 said:
Did you try what I suggested? Can you get to just the bootloader screen? Hold power and camera then push reset at same time for bootloader.
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That is the problem. I have tried that. power, camera, and reset. And any combination of other button, SD card in/out, USB in/out, and anything else i can think of...
The bootloader screen will Not come up.
What can the phone do? Kinda sounds like it might be bricked.
drewcam888 said:
What can the phone do? Kinda sounds like it might be bricked.
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I know, I hope it is not. This is my phone for work, and my boss is pretty pissed that I might have just bricked a phone he just paid for.
It will turn on from the power button, i can reset it normally with the reset push switch. (it then returns to the HTC logo, and No Radio in red). I can also do the 'bootloader' reset, but this does not bring it to the bootloader, it simply acts as a standard reset. I can also do a 'hard' reset, both of the select keys, and the reset switch. It will then boot into the 'do you want to hard reset your phone' prompt, and it will let me go through those steps that would normally hard reset the phone. After the reboot when that is finished it again goes to the HTC logo and No Radio. So, with that, I sure hope that some part of the bootloader is in tack.
Thank you for your help so far.
Are you sure you are holding both the camera and power button at the same time and then pushing reset button while still holding?
psycopyro182 said:
Yes I have tried with and without the SD card in the phone. I have also tried with and without the phone connected to a USB cable.
I cannot flash anything to the phone because i cannot establish a connection to the phone via ActiveSync.
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From what it sounds like, you're trying to run the bootloader with and without the SD card in. The problem is, it sounds like you don't have a working file actually on the SD card. It also seems that since you cannot make an ActiveSync connection, you aren't able to transfer files to and from the card.
Do you have a microSD card reader?
Check this out: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=TitanRecentHome
Particularly Section II.2.A. That may fix your problem.
Hope this helps!
Oh and if it doesn't something you said about your boss having 'just' paid for your phone. If its new enough... w-a-r-r-a-n-t-y!
He can't follow those suggestions on the wiki exactly because he cant get a usb connection. But I agree he needs to load the 2.47 on his card using a adapter then try bootloader again.
Did you try EnterBL.exe?
DustinEarnhardt said:
From what it sounds like, you're trying to run the bootloader with and without the SD card in.
Oh and if it doesn't something you said about your boss having 'just' paid for your phone. If its new enough... w-a-r-r-a-n-t-y!
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I cannot even get the bootloader to come up. Yes I know that I am pressing both buttons and hitting Reset.
And as for Warranty, Will they warranty a phone that has the updated bootloader on it? I know there is a utility to Re-flash your phone to stock, but well, i cant even get mine to do anything at this point. I dont want sprint to tell me that they will not warranty it because I have 'tampered' with it, or 'voided the warranty'.
bitserve said:
Did you try EnterBL.exe?
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I did not know there was such a tool.
A direct link would be great. That sound like what i need to get out of this mess.
Heres the deal, if you can't get it to go to bootloader, the carrier probably can't either....
I think the enter_BL only works if active sync works, but I could be wrong.
I've never seen a phone yet, or heard of one for that matter that boots as far as yours does yet doesn't go to a bootloader screen when reset properly. It does sound pretty messed up.
More than likely, if you go into the store and say "Hey this is messed up because I tried to update the bootloader on it" you'll get some pretty quizzical looks. They'll more than likely take your phone in the back, not do a thing with it, and then issue you a replacement (if they have one in stock) or mail you one as soon as possible.
It does sound like you may have created a brick, but luckily this one is replaceable. Consider it a "lesson learned" for the next one.
(My apologies if I offend any VZW store employees. I sure there is a rare breed of highly competent and capable technicians out there, but I have yet to meet one in my area.)
Boots Up?
Does your phone boot all the way up where you can explore your SD card on your phone? If you can PM me and I may have a solution for you if your bootloader allows you to flash by SD card.
Brick = New Phone
DustinEarnhardt said:
More than likely, if you go into the store and say "Hey this is messed up because I tried to update the bootloader on it" you'll get some pretty quizzical looks. They'll more than likely take your phone in the back, not do a thing with it, and then issue you a replacement (if they have one in stock) or mail you one as soon as possible.
It does sound like you may have created a brick, but luckily this one is replaceable. Consider it a "lesson learned" for the next one.
one in my area.)
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So, I walked into the store, and simply said. "I have insurance, what do I need to tell you in order to get the phone fixed." "what do you mean?" "Well i have my phone here, it is totally bricked, the bootloader is toast, and there is no radio or rom, and it will not connect to activesync. So, if i need to come back and tell you my phone is stolen i can."
"Um ok? bricked? bootloader?... Here, let me see it"
(Lucky for me my company had just purchased about a dozen phones from this store, and the techs were happy to work with me)
The tech took the phone in back, and he and another tech looked at it, tried to hard reset, tried the enter bootloader key press. tried to plug it in. Then they both scratched their heads with a completly dumbfounded look on their faces. One of them walked to the closet, grabbed a new phone and brought it to me and said. "Congrats, this is the most screwed up phone I have seen come in here. Here is a brand new one, We will have to send this one back to corporate."
So, now shiny new phone in hand.
I can say simply "Lesson Learned"
Thanks for all of your help guys.
Well, I have a d2pad SN 201301 on the back so its somewhat new
It uses rk2829 rockchip.
Anyways Ive been trying to get recovery on it for the past couple hours to use a new rom, finally got recovery working, did everything installed my rom, and let it restart.
Well, The rom isnt compatible, there was a later version a few pages into the thread that might have been, but the one I got wasnt.
So now I'm stuck, at the intro d2 logo
I only have 1 button and it is power.
Ive tried to get adb working, because it at least says its connected, but with no success anyone have any ideas?
wzzupp548 said:
Well, I have a d2pad SN 201301 on the back so its somewhat new
It uses rk2829 rockchip.
Anyways Ive been trying to get recovery on it for the past couple hours to use a new rom, finally got recovery working, did everything installed my rom, and let it restart.
Well, The rom isnt compatible, there was a later version a few pages into the thread that might have been, but the one I got wasnt.
So now I'm stuck, at the intro d2 logo
I only have 1 button and it is power.
Ive tried to get adb working, because it at least says its connected, but with no success anyone have any ideas?
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Hey, I realize that it's been a couple years since you posted this question. I never saw any responses. So how did it all end?
Also, there was one critical piece of information you failed to share with the XDA community...you said you worked on getting into recovery with a device that only had a power button and no volume buttons. May I ask how on earth you managed to get into recovery using only a power button? Reason I ask is that I am now facing this situation. NTech Alexis RX3HD8 tablet, rockchip RK2928 processor, power button and no volume buttons! I need to get into recovery but I cannot turn on USB debugging (and the tablet is pattern locked but the pattern was entered too many times....so I am locked out).
At this point, if I cannot enter recovery mode, the tablet is a permanently soft-bricked which is, for all intents and purposes, the same as a hard-brick.
I think what happened for me was, wanted to install new rom, got into recovery to install it, then it bricked my tab, after that I was at the logo
in my case i fixed everything by getting a rkflasher, to reinstall it, and contacting support for the factory image, which is lucky they new something about it, some companies abandon support, or dont know enoguh about what they sell, lol
as for your situation
these are the things i'd try
1. If it has google play, and is connected wifi even if its locked you can try this page
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
and then pick ur device and factory reset it is an option (although ive never tried it)
2. search around on the internet for 1 button recovery methods, I've seen quite a few weird tablets, and some I can think of with 1 button recovery
A. a pin hole thats not the reset button or the mic, was an actual button, and that was used to get into recovery with a safety pin, and doing the normal holding it while powering on method
B.. holding the power button, and instead of letting go when u see a logo, keep holding it, till it shuts off again, then power it on
C. plug it in to pc via usb, and turn it on, while its booting, see if ur pc recognizes it at any point during the startup and try to run some commands, ive had a brand of tabs, that give u adb access during boot, but then remove it after finished booting
4. their website is in spanish, and they dont have firmware/manual links available for your tablet
You could contact support for recovery instructions or reflash instructions,, and hope they speak english or you speak Spanish
Most of the time with 1 button tablets, if theirs no info of similar ones online, unless you can contact support, you might be out of luck
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also, I saw ur post on the youtube video while looking up stuff about this tablet, if that guy can get you a firmware, you have another option of trying to get to download mode too
my tablet, with rk2928 uses these instructions to get it to show up in the RKBatchTool.
https://www.d2pad.info/docs/OSFirmwareInstallInstruction_D2-721.pdf
maybe they can help you get into download mode on urs
all of this being said, I hope my first suggestion will work, IDK if wifi is disabled during pattern lock, or if u can factory reset any tablet, I just know I always see that option when I'm using it to find my devices ect.
CVAngelo said:
Hey, I realize that it's been a couple years since you posted this question. I never saw any responses. So how did it all end?
Also, there was one critical piece of information you failed to share with the XDA community...you said you worked on getting into recovery with a device that only had a power button and no volume buttons. May I ask how on earth you managed to get into recovery using only a power button? Reason I ask is that I am now facing this situation. NTech Alexis RX3HD8 tablet, rockchip RK2928 processor, power button and no volume buttons! I need to get into recovery but I cannot turn on USB debugging (and the tablet is pattern locked but the pattern was entered too many times....so I am locked out).
At this point, if I cannot enter recovery mode, the tablet is a permanently soft-bricked which is, for all intents and purposes, the same as a hard-brick.
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Without ADB a soft-brick can become permanent state!
wzzupp548 said:
I think what happened for me was, wanted to install new rom, got into recovery to install it, then it bricked my tab, after that I was at the logo
in my case i fixed everything by getting a rkflasher, to reinstall it, and contacting support for the factory image, which is lucky they new something about it, some companies abandon support, or dont know enoguh about what they sell, lol
as for your situation
these are the things i'd try
1. If it has google play, and is connected wifi even if its locked you can try this page
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
and then pick ur device and factory reset it is an option (although ive never tried it)
2. search around on the internet for 1 button recovery methods, I've seen quite a few weird tablets, and some I can think of with 1 button recovery
A. a pin hole thats not the reset button or the mic, was an actual button, and that was used to get into recovery with a safety pin, and doing the normal holding it while powering on method
B.. holding the power button, and instead of letting go when u see a logo, keep holding it, till it shuts off again, then power it on
C. plug it in to pc via usb, and turn it on, while its booting, see if ur pc recognizes it at any point during the startup and try to run some commands, ive had a brand of tabs, that give u adb access during boot, but then remove it after finished booting
4. their website is in spanish, and they dont have firmware/manual links available for your tablet
You could contact support for recovery instructions or reflash instructions,, and hope they speak english or you speak Spanish
Most of the time with 1 button tablets, if theirs no info of similar ones online, unless you can contact support, you might be out of luck
PS, my edit:
also, I saw ur post on the youtube video while looking up stuff about this tablet, if that guy can get you a firmware, you have another option of trying to get to download mode too
my tablet, with rk2928 uses these instructions to get it to show up in the RKBatchTool.
https://www.d2pad.info/docs/OSFirmwareInstallInstruction_D2-721.pdf
maybe they can help you get into download mode on urs
all of this being said, I hope my first suggestion will work, IDK if wifi is disabled during pattern lock, or if u can factory reset any tablet, I just know I always see that option when I'm using it to find my devices ect.
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Hey thanks for getting back to me. You've been extremely helpful and your response may hopefully be found in future by others who have the same problem.
Here's how it's working out for me with this device:
1. It has Google Play but unfortunately the wifi is turned off and there's no way to connect. But in any event, the little kid whose tablet it is (I'm working on the tablet at the request of her father who is my friend), she doesn't remember the Gmail account name or password.
2. I've searched the entire Internet (LOL) including Spanish and Chinese websites/videos but no luck. I can't find anything about putting this badboy into recovery. The reset button is just for show...it only turns the tablet off in case the power button is unresponsive.
3. I've been to the website of "manufacturer". It's a Portuguese company (I speak the language) but they haven't responded to any contact requests. And they appear to offer the firmware for the devices but download link is dead. So I cannot even get the firmware to flash it. The dude on YouTube has not sent me any link to firmware.
But the bigger problem and the key to the issue is that I cannot get the tablet to be recognized by the computer no matter what I've tried. I've tried all kinds of combinations of power button play but I never get that satisfying BEEP that indicates that there is a connection open. You see, I have the drivers for the tablet but there is no way to install them without the tablet giving the opening (even if it would come back as Unknown Device). So, I'm crap out of luck with this soft-brick.
Again, thanks for your help. After 3 days and probably 15 hours spent trying to reset this thing, I'm going to have to throw in the towel. Important lessons learned:
#1. NEVER PURCHASE AN ANDROID DEVICE THAT HAS NO VOLUME KEYS (or without knowing how to get into recovery). You're only asking for trouble if anything should go wrong. And believe me, this is the THIRD TIME I've seen a device that cannot go into recovery. In one case, I was able to flash new firmware directly on bootup off the external SD card (it was an Android laptop with WM8505 chip). I guess one out of three ain't bad odds...but they are not the kind of odds you want with expensive devices.
#2. ALWAYS TURN ON USB DEBUGGING WITH ANY ANDROID DEVICE YOU OWN AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME. One day, it may end up being the savior of the life of that device because it usually means you can access the device via ADB in case of a soft-brick. LOL.
CVAngelo said:
Hey thanks for getting back to me. You've been extremely helpful and your response may hopefully be found in future by others who have the same problem.
Here's how it's working out for me with this device:
1. It has Google Play but unfortunately the wifi is turned off and there's no way to connect. But in any event, the little kid whose tablet it is (I'm working on the tablet at the request of her father who is my friend), she doesn't remember the Gmail account name or password.
2. I've searched the entire Internet (LOL) including Spanish and Chinese websites/videos but no luck. I can't find anything about putting this badboy into recovery. The reset button is just for show...it only turns the tablet off in case the power button is unresponsive.
3. I've been to the website of "manufacturer". It's a Portuguese company (I speak the language) but they haven't responded to any contact requests. And they appear to offer the firmware for the devices but download link is dead. So I cannot even get the firmware to flash it. The dude on YouTube has not sent me any link to firmware.
But the bigger problem and the key to the issue is that I cannot get the tablet to be recognized by the computer no matter what I've tried. I've tried all kinds of combinations of power button play but I never get that satisfying BEEP that indicates that there is a connection open. You see, I have the drivers for the tablet but there is no way to install them without the tablet giving the opening (even if it would come back as Unknown Device). So, I'm crap out of luck with this soft-brick.
Again, thanks for your help. After 3 days and probably 15 hours spent trying to reset this thing, I'm going to have to throw in the towel. Important lessons learned:
#1. NEVER PURCHASE AN ANDROID DEVICE THAT HAS NO VOLUME KEYS (or without knowing how to get into recovery). You're only asking for trouble if anything should go wrong. And believe me, this is the THIRD TIME I've seen a device that cannot go into recovery. In one case, I was able to flash new firmware directly on bootup off the external SD card (it was an Android laptop with WM8505 chip). I guess one out of three ain't bad odds...but they are not the kind of odds you want with expensive devices.
#2. ALWAYS TURN ON USB DEBUGGING WITH ANY ANDROID DEVICE YOU OWN AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME. One day, it may end up being the savior of the life of that device because it usually means you can access the device via ADB in case of a soft-brick. LOL.
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At last, did we find at last how to enter in recovery mode if there is only one button (power). I am in the same situation with @CVAngelo .Is it possible not to exist recovery mode at all? My tablet is BENEVE R708G with Rockchip RK2928. I tried every combination with power button and reset button but no luck at all.I have boot loop after trying to change the bootanimation.The weird thing is that the new boot animation ''works'' but after that it goes on boot loop forever.
Hey guys, please forgive me for any bad etiquette or lack of information (any information I can provide is available upon request if I leave anything out). I am new to forums in general and especially to XDA, which seems like a good place to get help.
I recently purchased a Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet from Craigslist under the assumption it was a fully unlocked tablet not associated to a carrier. Turns out it was a Verizon Z2 tablet. I dislike Verizon with a firey passion and without getting into too many details, I'm fairly certain they won't help me because a) this tablet wasn't purchased through them as a customer and b) Verizon and I have bad history (unauthorized account modification, shady charges, etc.)
So I thought I'd do my best to make the tablet mine since the asshole who sold it to me has ceased all contact and I don't know how to get a hold of him anymore. No receipt and a data-less tablet.
Anyway, I successfully rooted the tablet and began installing apps that I installed for my G4 when I rooted it (SuperSU, Adaway, Greenify, etc.)
Things were going well but I realised I wanted anything that had to do with Verizon removed from the tablet so I was going to flash Cyanogenmod onto it with a guide I found online. Now rooting and installing custom recoveries was familiar territory and I did these flawlessly. It had TWRP and I made a backup of the system -no Nandroid, sadly-and I began the flashing process. The process said it completed without issue and I went to reboot my device. Enter my current situation:
The device, when I attempted to turn it on, all it did was vibrate constantly until I let go of the power button. Attempting to enter recovery mode (green LED, power + vol down) it showed me, instead of TWRP, a very basic recovery mode with basic options. "Continue booting up", "enter safe mode", "system recovery", and "power down". I tried entering safe mode and it just shut back down, I tried doing a system recovery and it shut down. The only time I ever see the "SONY" logo is if I'm entering this mode. I can enter what I assume is "fastboot mode" (power + vol up and plugging the device into a PC). Nothing on the screen but the LED is blue. I am trying to find guides to restore it if I can and it all looks promising but the only things I know how to really do are root and install custom recovery. I know there are PC tools I can use to send commands to it while it's in fastboot, or send commands in general I just don't know where to begin.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I know it was from Verizon, which sucks, and I know the problem most likely occurred with the attempted flashing of Cyanogenmod. I think I read somewhere I might have done something regarding mismatching kernal numbers. I couldn't find a way to unlock the bootloader so I assume that had something to do with it too.
If someone could give me a guide to restore it to at least its stock ROM where I can begin rooting and installing a custom recovery again, that would be great. Even better would be just flashing a ROM on there that doesn't need Verizon or being able to take it to a stage where it's unlocked and the only evidence it was ever with a carrier is the Verizon logo on the back. I'd really hate to think I wasted money on this and now I'm at a dead end because of a mistake I made. This was supposed to be a gift for my mom on her birthday which is coming up soon. So if anyone knows anything, or has a guide where we can at least get the thing bootable again and I'll just try and deal with a rooted locked device, that would be great.
Thanks for considerations,
Marmalade_Shaws
I have spent time on that screen too.
2 things
1. .. If you installed dual recovery, there is an up, down sequence to select the recovery.
2. Find a downgrade guide, use flashtool to flash. Ft back to stock.
Also you need to know what hardware you are running..511, 561.. And use the proper version.
There are some options with the flashtool and prf maker that can remove branding and vendor stuff. I have not tried those options.
Ez-go said:
I have spent time on that screen too.
2 things
1. .. If you installed dual recovery, there is an up, down sequence to select the recovery.
2. Find a downgrade guide, use flashtool to flash. Ft back to stock.
Also you need to know what hardware you are running..511, 561.. And use the proper version.
There are some options with the flashtool and prf maker that can remove branding and vendor stuff. I have not tried those options.
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Sorry if this is late... But where can I find the stock? I've searched everywhere and I would need to do it from a flash tool on my PC? I could use all the help I can get.
I just had a very similar experience to the OP, seemingly identical in every way, and am curious if anyone has a solution.
ADB won't function at all, and the bootloader has blocked any sort of flashing via fastboot. Can't boot into TWRP, it goes into a very minimal "recovery," which I imagine is the stock tool, and the Factory Restore option there does absolutely nothing. Flashtool would work great if ADB / Flashmode was at all functional (device blinks and vibrates in a fashion typical of something bricked, and no connection is picked up).
Verizon Z2 Tablets are 561s.
This thing dead or is there some way to push back onto it?
My phone (Galaxy S2 i9100) is blocked. I don't know the screen unlock code and at the same time my power button is not working due to water damage. So I cant use the phone.
I attempted to fix the power button/board first with some isopropol treatment but that didn't fix the problem. I then bough a jig from ebay and managed to get into download mode. I flashed a stock rom onto it thinking this would solve the problem, but it rebooted nicely and gave me the same lock screen (and I dont have the password).
I've been trying everything to get this phone restored, but obviously since I dont have access to the software and I cant use the power button to get into recovery mode, I am a bit stuck.
My ideas here are:
- re-partition with odin if I can find the PIT file., would this work?
- find another way to get into recovery mode. (I considered ADK developer tools, but USB debuggin isnt enabled)
- flash another custom rom to override this, would that work/where would I find such a rom?? (cyanogen doesnt have md5 files?)
PLEASE help, I wanted to give this phone to my mom as she needs one, but I am not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Try to open your phone. I mean open the screws at the back part of your phone, then remove the triggers for the buttons. after you remove the triggers. click the buttons many times. then bring back the triggers, and re-assemble it again. And the buttons may/can work again. I also have this kind of issue before. But I did this thing at my own risk.
Just try this thing man, I mean just try or do it at your own risk.
Crazyevilbeef said:
Try to open your phone. I mean open the screws at the back part of your phone, then remove the triggers for the buttons. after you remove the triggers. click the buttons many times. then bring back the triggers, and re-assemble it again. And the buttons may/can work again. I also have this kind of issue before. But I did this thing at my own risk.
Just try this thing man, I mean just try or do it at your own risk.
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Thank you for your reply. I cant detach the buttons but I got the phone to work ). I still need to replace the power button though.
What I did was I flashed it over and over, I found a PIT file and flashed it, nothing happened. then SOMEHOW it gave me a start screen without the pin lock (as when flashing a new rom). I dont know how this happened, but I think it was a software error. I quickly went through the phone, doing all I could to reset it and remove all pins and passwords and enabling USB debugging, but it wouldn't let me change the pin without entering the old pin. So I downloaded quick boot, hoping to be able to reset into recovery, but I couldnt use that either, because I had lost root access by flashing a stock rom, lol. Long story short, as I was searching for answer, the phone screen timed out and locked on me again, I thought I was going to be sick. I tried rebooting it and it got into a boot loop (you can't make this up)
I then remembered that the one good thing I had done was to enable USB debugging, so the hacking began... .....I rebooted into recovery mode and couldnt do ANYTHING without the power button, lmao... It was like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and then realizing that it was covered with steel bars. ..BUT... after educating myself and hacking a bit more, I was able to unlock the phone by using the "remove password key" command in adb. It only took me 20 hours of frustration and lots and lots of coffee and sweets. :victory: I hope my mom appreciates it .
Hi guys, sorry if I posted this at the wrong place.
I have a Lenovo s860 and it went into a bootloop. It was stock and all so I thought that I can have my files recovered if I just bring it to a service center so they can get the files first before wiping it or maybe even fixing the bootloop without wiping the device. Well, the thing is, the guy at the service center screwed up and now, when I try to turn it on, I still see the boot screen (Lenovo, powered by Android) but the next screen is like an television with bad signal.
I'm familiar with rooting and flashing ROMs, I've tried it on my Galaxy S2 (yeah I know, it was way back), but I think things are still more or less the same: I need to be able to boot into recovery mode in order to root the device. However, when I tried the Power Button + Volume Up, or any combinations of the Power Button and the Volume Buttons, it just goes straight to the dead screen, I get no response whatsoever.
I also tried to check if adb can detect it, however, it didn't seem to be able to do so. I'm using a MacBook Pro so I know I don't have to install any drivers, I also code Android Apps so I have a background on this.
I think my only option would be to flash the ROM on this dead device but I don't know how to do that. I've also seen some posts that suggest doing some things (I forgot the specifics) while the battery is drained, so what I'm doing for the mean time is to leave the phone open and let it drain which might take ~2 days.
Does anyone know how to flash a ROM on a bricked device? Thanks for any leads.