Hello XDA
I was suggested on Reddit that I post my problem with my Nokia 5.4 here instead
I'm trying to open up the phone of which I forgot the password, but I can only access bootloader not Recovery Mode.
Is there any software that can make the phone boot up in the Recovery Mode to entirely reset the phone?
Thanks in the regard
Normally, if you need to recover your phone, you do so through settings. But if you're hacking your phone and bricked it (or cannot log into your phone), most people know you can hold the power button and volume down, then enter recovery.
It's not so simple for Nokia 5.3 (or 5.4)
On Nokia 5.3 (or 5.4), you will see the boot menu, and you can use the volume keys to navigate, but if you select recovery, your phone reboots to what looks like a dead Android and reads, "no command."
The secret is when at this screen, hold power, then press the volume up key, 1x (fast). You now are inside Nokia's secret menu. You can navigate using the volume keys, and you select using the power button. One of the options is "recovery" (which would wipe everything).
However, unlike most recovery menus on generic Android phones, Nokia has left the option to install your own apps and update the phone. I know of no ROMS or apps I can sideload into a Nokia 5.3, but it is interesting. I am curious if it would work or not.
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hi, any one can post some explanation about the menu when you press Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button.
appears a lot of opitions... any one know all??? and the funccion?
tks
if u know where i can read please post the link!!!
You've stumbled into a bar on the wrong side of town, mi amigo!
Seriously, before you go trying to actually use any of these menus, you will want to read this post in its entirety:
[Updated 8-2-2011] THE BEGINNERS (N00B) GUIDE!!! N00BS LOOK HERE FOR YOUR HOW TOs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
That being said, here are some notes on how this works on the Atrix 4G.
Fastboot menu
- Power on phone
- Press and hold Volume Down key as soon as green power light goes out
- Wait until "Fastboot" appears on Motorola splash screen
- Press Volume Down key to cycle through menu items
- Press Volume Up key to select item
The three most important items in the Fastboot menu for Moto modding are Android Recovery, Fastboot, and RSD:
Android Recovery
- Enter Fastboot main menu and select "Android Recovery"
- Wait until Exclamation mark and Android icons appear on screen
- Tap lower right-hand corner of screen to open system recovery menu (for newer firmware versions, press the Volume Up/Down keys simultaneously)
- Press Volume Up or Volume Down keys or tap menu to select item
- Rotate phone to LANDSCAPE orientation and tap lower corner of screen near "OK" to accept selected item (or press the Volume Up/Down keys simultaneously)
Fastboot protocol support
- Power on phone
- Enter Fastboot main menu (as previously explained) and select "Fastboot"
- Wait until "Starting Fastboot protocol support" appears on screen
RSD protocol support
- Power on phone
- Press and hold Volume Up key as soon as green power light goes out
- Wait until "Starting RSD protocol support" appears on screen
- OR -
- Enter Fastboot main menu (as previously explained) and select "RSD"
Android Recovery is a GUI interface for wiping the phone/restoring to factory defaults and applying firmware updates. Recovery packages consist of a zip file containing partition images and a script to tell the recovery program what to do with them. It's common practice to replace the stock recovery program with ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery. For the Atrix 4G you'll need to use a special version - Tenfar's CWM Recovery Mod for Atrix 4G: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
Fastboot protocol requires a USB connection to a command terminal on a PC. Partition .img files are applied directly to the phone memory. You won't want to mess with this until you've read and understood the N00B Guide at the link posted above.
RSD protocol also requires a USB connection. Commands can be issued via a terminal window or a Windows GUI program called "RSD Lite". RSD uses SBF (Single Binary Format) image files instead of the partition image files used by Android Recovery and Fastboot. You also don't want to mess with this until you've thoroughly studied all the info in the N00B Guide.
When you feel you have a basic grasp of how this all works, then here's the easiest method for unlocking your Atrix 4G:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
This all-in-one program will automatically unlock your phone, install Tenfar's CWM recovery, and install su for root access. You won't need to install ADB or RSD Lite or anything else on your PC except for the Motorola USB drivers. I used this one myself after lurking and reading here for about a month. Worked like a charm for me.
Good Luck!
Updating the thread to say... at this point the recommended Atrix recovery is romracer's version, posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1204500
romracer is actively maintaining this version, and it correctly handles backups and restores to/from both the internal storage and the external SD card.
After you run mramirezusa's unlock/recovery/root script (see link in previous post), you can use Tenfar's recovery to install romracer's recovery.
Just noticed that the OP appears to be posting from Brazil... (but then again, I'm not really posting from Antarctica...)
OP, if you don't have an AT&T phone then mramirezusa's script is not for you. Sorry for the confusion...
I was trying the get into usb mode to fast boot but ended up clicking wipe system, now android and everything is gone including clockwork mod recovery. Not even the bootloader will work, I have tried clicking the power button and the volume up/down and it still doesn't pop up on the screen. Is there a way to install android again threw usb without doing anything on the tablet because I can't do anything on the tablet. Though when I hold the power and the volume down key at the same time when its connected to the computer a driver window poped up saying abx or something?
Hey guys,
Iv got a stock US tablet Z, SGP311 on 10.4.1.b.0.109
Iv tried holding power and volume + while booting to get into stock recovery, iv tried tapping Vol+ a few times while booting, iv tried holdin Vol+ for 3 seconds and then hitting power......i cant get this damn thing into recovery!
Can someone help??
Snazarian said:
Hey guys,
Iv got a stock US tablet Z, SGP311 on 10.4.1.b.0.109
Iv tried holding power and volume + while booting to get into stock recovery, iv tried tapping Vol+ a few times while booting, iv tried holdin Vol+ for 3 seconds and then hitting power......i cant get this damn thing into recovery!
Can someone help??
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There is no Recovery Mode in the XTZ's stock firmware. Here is how to access the available functions of the stock firmware.
1. Power On
Press and hold the POWER button until notification light flashes once, then release POWER button.
2. Power Off
Press and hold the POWER button until menu appears, then select "Power off" and "OK".
3. Restart
Restart device to turn off all running applications and to free up memory.
3.1. Simultaneously press and hold the VOLUME UP and POWER buttons for 10 seconds.
3.2. After the notification light flashes three times, release the buttons.
3.3. The device will power off automatically.
3.4. After the device is powered off, power on the device.
4. Reset
Reset device to its original settings to free up memory.
Don't forget to back up any important data saved on the device!
4.1. Go to Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset > Reset tablet.
5. Enable Safe Mode
5.1. Power off the device.
5.2. Press and hold the POWER button until the notification light flashes once.
5.3. Wait until the Xperia™ logotype disappears.
5.4. Press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button.
5.5. The device will restart in Safe Mode.
5.6. To exit Safe Mode, restart the device.
6. Flash Mode
6.1. Power off the device.
6.2. Connect a USB cable to the device.
6.3. Press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button.
6.4. Connect the USB cable to a computer.
6.5. Wait until the notification light flashes red-green once, then release VOLUME DOWN button.
6.6. To exit Flash Mode, disconnect the USB cable.
7. Fastboot Mode.
7.1. Power off the device.
7.2. Connect a USB cable to the device.
7.3. Press and hold the VOLUME UP button.
7.4. Connect the USB cable to a computer.
7.5. Wait until the notification light flashes red then solid blue, then release VOLUME UP button.
7.6. To exit Fastboot Mode, disconnect the USB cable.
8. Service Menu
8.1. Start the Contacts app.
8.2. Go into Settings.
8.3. Touch the blank area at middle bottom of screen for at least five seconds then stop touching screen.
8.4. "Enter service mode" button will be displayed.
8.5. Press the "Enter service mode" button.
8.6. Enter *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*).
8.7. Service menu will be displayed.
8.Notes.1. Enter *#*#4636#*#* (*#*#INFO#*#*) to display testing information.
8.Notes.2. Enter *#*#73556673#*#* (*#*#SELLMORE#*#*) to toggle Demo Mode activation on/off. WARNING! Activating Demo Mode will delete all personal content (photos, etc.) and settings.
How do you flash CM then ?
Cat McGowan said:
There is no Recovery Mode in the XTZ's stock firmware.
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Thanks for telling ! I had been looking for this information for a long time.
Apparently, my service info says "bootloader unlock allowed: yes", I wonder if it means that I actually unlocked it or that the device would accept me to do it.
I moreover wonder how one can manage to install CM or root its device without using Recovery Mode. I saw on your signature you rooted your device. May I ask how you did that ?
ducasse.isidore said:
Thanks for telling ! I had been looking for this information for a long time.
Apparently, my service info says "bootloader unlock allowed: yes", I wonder if it means that I actually unlocked it or that the device would accept me to do it.
I moreover wonder how one can manage to install CM or root its device without using Recovery Mode. I saw on your signature you rooted your device. May I ask how you did that ?
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It means your bootloader CAN BE unlocked.
To install a ROM, such as CM, you first unlock your bootloader, then move the ROM zip to your device. After that, you flash the included kernel from the zip with fastboot. Then, you boot into the included recovery from the kernel and flash the whole ROM.
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Felimenta97 said:
It means your bootloader CAN BE unlocked.
To install a ROM, such as CM, you first unlock your bootloader, then move the ROM zip to your device. After that, you flash the included kernel from the zip with fastboot. Then, you boot into the included recovery from the kernel and flash the whole ROM.
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I finally found a solution to my problem : I unlocked the device using flashtool-0.9.11's gui procedure, instead of flashtool's fastboot. It succeeded and I can successfully flash anything I want on the device.
I found your rational approach to my problem useful. It helped me isolate a solution. Thanks !
Hi there
I know this is an old thread. But my problem is same. I got this devide called sony experia tablet z lte ntt docomo x variant
My problem is that it got a lock screen and i have forgot the password. So i want to reset it.
But the problem is how do i do that, there isnt a recovery on this thing.
I was playing around with the buttons and i dont know how ,or which combination i pressed the tab booted to a factory reset screen but i wanst sure to reset that time so i exited from that and tablets lock screen appeared.
And now i cant figure out that how to do this again. Please help me
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Hi there
I know this is an old thread. But my problem is same. I got this devide called sony experia tablet z lte ntt docomo x variant
My problem is that it got a lock screen and i have forgot the password. So i want to reset it.
But the problem is how do i do that, there isnt a recovery on this thing.
I was playing around with the buttons and i dont know how ,or which combination i pressed the tab booted to a factory reset screen but i wanst sure to reset that time so i exited from that and tablets lock screen appeared.
And now i cant figure out that how to do this again. Please help me
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Press and hold the Power and Volume Down keys for 10 seconds.
The device will reset and restart.
Good day!
I'm newbie here. I have a problem with my MSI Enjoy 7 tablet. It has been locked with too many patterns attempt and it asked me for my gmail account. After searching the web, the only solution I have is to flash my tablet. But I don't have any idea about that. How can I backup my ROM, Download the compatible firmware for my tablet and perform flash? Can anyone help me? Thank you!
Genue26 said:
Good day!
I'm newbie here. I have a problem with my MSI Enjoy 7 tablet. It has been locked with too many patterns attempt and it asked me for my gmail account. After searching the web, the only solution I have is to flash my tablet. But I don't have any idea about that. How can I backup my ROM, Download the compatible firmware for my tablet and perform flash? Can anyone help me? Thank you!
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OK, I'm kinda new to these forums as well, although I do have a certain amount of experience with Android. The simplest way to unlock your device would be to factory reset it (this will erase all the data on your device though). Because you can't unlock the tablet to get to the Settings menu and do this the usual way, you'll need to do it from recovery. From a quick bit of Googling, this is how you get into recovery mode and factory reset from there on your device (note that I don't own an MSI Enjoy 7 so I can't verify this, but it's pretty standard stuff):
1. Make sure your device is completely switched off
2. Press power and volume down at the same time until an Android logo appears
3. Now release the two buttons before holding the power button and pressing the volume button ONCE (don't hold it) and a menu should appear
4. Release the power button and use the volume buttons to scroll to an option which goes something like this: "wipe data/factory reset"
5. Press power to choose this option and again use the volume buttons and power button to confirm (if it asks you).
6. Your device will be reset and unlocked! :good:
jackos2500 said:
OK, I'm kinda new to these forums as well, although I do have a certain amount of experience with Android. The simplest way to unlock your device would be to factory reset it (this will erase all the data on your device though). Because you can't unlock the tablet to get to the Settings menu and do this the usual way, you'll need to do it from recovery. From a quick bit of Googling, this is how you get into recovery mode and factory reset from there on your device (note that I don't own an MSI Enjoy 7 so I can't verify this, but it's pretty standard stuff):
1. Make sure your device is completely switched off
2. Press power and volume down at the same time until an Android logo appears
3. Now release the two buttons before holding the power button and pressing the volume button ONCE (don't hold it) and a menu should appear
4. Release the power button and use the volume buttons to scroll to an option which goes something like this: "wipe data/factory reset"
5. Press power to choose this option and again use the volume buttons and power button to confirm (if it asks you).
6. Your device will be reset and unlocked! :good:
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Hi jackos2500! Thanks for the information about factory reset. But unfortunately my tablet has already no factory mode that's why I'm asking the other way (Backing up ROM, How to find compatible firmware and Android flash method). Much better if you can assist me on that!
Genue26 said:
Hi jackos2500! Thanks for the information about factory reset. But unfortunately my tablet has already no factory mode that's why I'm asking the other way (Backing up ROM, How to find compatible firmware and Android flash method). Much better if you can assist me on that!
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Are you sure that there is no factory reset option in the stock recovery? There should be or else you wouldn't be able to factory reset it at all (even if you could unlock the device). Just to clarify, you don't need to be able to unlock the tablet to factory reset (at least that's the way it's been on every Android device I've ever used)
jackos2500 said:
Are you sure that there is no factory reset option in the stock recovery? There should be or else you wouldn't be able to factory reset it at all (even if you could unlock the device). Just to clarify, you don't need to be able to unlock the tablet to factory reset (at least that's the way it's been on every Android device I've ever used)
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Alright man! Problem solved! After second attempt of web searching, I got the solution. You're right! I thought I lost my Factory Option because my tablet only display an Exclamation point inside a triangular shape with an android logo beside and no factory options to access. The web says that means the factory mode was already deleted and cannot be accessed anymore. But fortunately I got the true answer. I need to press again a combination of buttons in order to access the Factory Mode.
This is what I did:
a) Completely shut down the tablet first.
b) Press power button and volume up simultaneously and hold them for a while; then remove power button after 5 secs.
c) Wait for the green Android icon with a triangle and an exclamation mark to appear before removing the volume up.
d) Press the Power button and Volume up simultaneously for the Factory mode to appear. Remove both.
e) Here you are, the set up screen will appear, and you may proceed to do your selection.
Genue26 said:
Alright man! Problem solved! After second attempt of web searching, I got the solution. You're right! I thought I lost my Factory Option because my tablet only display an Exclamation point inside a triangular shape with an android logo beside and no factory options to access. The web says that means the factory mode was already deleted and cannot be accessed anymore. But fortunately I got the true answer. I need to press again a combination of buttons in order to access the Factory Mode.
This is what I did:
a) Completely shut down the tablet first.
b) Press power button and volume up simultaneously and hold them for a while; then remove power button after 5 secs.
c) Wait for the green Android icon with a triangle and an exclamation mark to appear before removing the volume up.
d) Press the Power button and Volume up simultaneously for the Factory mode to appear. Remove both.
e) Here you are, the set up screen will appear, and you may proceed to do your selection.
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Nice, glad you got it sorted.
Hi,
this morning I was struggling with this smartphone because of the lack of primary services in the device (e.g. calls, contacts, sms).
I thought about a bug in the OS or...I don't know. So, after trying the easiest things (download some app, disable/install or install other one etc), I decided to factory reset the phone. I searched for instruction on the internet and I found this procedure: power off the device, enter in recovery mode pressing power button + volume up, wipe data to factory reset.
In fact I think I pressed volume down and a screen with android symbol and no option appeared. So, I hold power button to quite this mode and reboot the system, but now the home screen is empty and any functionality disappeared (the phone is unusable).
If now I correctly enter the recovery mode pressing power button + volume up and run "factory reset" the process starts and after a few seconds it crashes and tell me that it can't recovery the system.
So, if I simply boot the system the home screen is empty and I can't use any app or function. And neither I can recovery the system to factory reset.
Pleas help.
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