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While trying to restore my phone to default, my computer installed at&ts firmwire to my phone. It won't start, just flashing the at&t screen. The original firmwire were JP2. How can I restore the phone back to the download state or do I have a brick in my hand?
Can u enter download mode?
- Remove Battery for about 1 Minute
- Reinsert Battery
- Press VOLUME DOWN + HOME + POWER
- Now you should see a yellow triangle. This is the download mode.
- Start flashing a fresh firmware with Odin (see big faq thread for infos http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596)
Nope, it only shows either black screen or the at&t logo...
Well some galaxy s phones have download mode disabled, looks like you've bricked.
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Americans must go to hell...
Send it to me!!!
I´ll attach four little wheels to the phone and use it as a finger-skateboard. ;-)
Aery said:
Send it to me!!!
I´ll attach four little wheels to the phone and use it as a finger-skateboard. ;-)
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I don't think it's funny...
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not funny at all.
hey jontsku, can you not get into download mode at all? there's a thread where a guy forced his galaxy to download mode by using heat. can't find it right now coz i'm mobile. it's pretty risky imho so prolly have it as a last resort and wait for other, safer solutions...
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jontsku said:
Americans must go to hell...
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JTAG service will be available in Finland shortly.
Voids the warranty, ain´t cheap either... But less anyway than the price of new motherboard at service.
jontsku said:
While trying to restore my phone to default, my computer installed at&ts firmwire to my phone. It won't start, just flashing the at&t screen. The original firmwire were JP2. How can I restore the phone back to the download state or do I have a brick in my hand?
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Too bad mate. I bought mine but from Ebay.co.uk. Always prefer to buy from there instead of Finland since the devices are cheap to buy and are trouble free. But all hope is not lost
mingersoft.com/blog/2010/09/samsung-galaxy-s-why-download-and-recovery-modes-are-missing/
Im pretty sure someone else had the same issue and hot round it by using the dubug tools to reboot the phone into download (cant rememebr)
There was a tread on here i think
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I don't think it's funny...
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It's a little funny..
There should be a way to get it working, we just don't know what it is yet..
I sure do hope so...
When someone took their phone to samsung they were told that it damages one of the buses. Only way to fix - change motherboard.
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Try the galaxy s bootmode app.
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Try this
Have to quickly remove & put back the battery, then press the 3 keys repeatedly (vol down, home & on button).
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Or:
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
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And there was a trick something like phone off loading press home and vol down
It seems that the firmware installation didn't finish properly, so the device boots every time after showing the at&t logo. And odly when you plug the usb (datacable or charcher) it dies. But when you take it off the device start againg with the logos.
Did you tried the hard reset ?
If that doesn't work, or if your phone is frozen:
1. Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
2. Hold the Volume Down button
3. Press and release the Power button
4. You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
5. Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power button
7. Now simply confirm your decision: Volume Up for YES and Volume Down for NO
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None of the key combinations work. Phone just flashes the at&t logo
i think we had the "at&t" bootloader topic several times already or didn't we? i feel very sorry for you jontsku but i'm pretty sure that your device can only be restored by jtag or changing the board. what i don't understand is why people still use the captivate version of odin to flash (destroy) their phones ... maybe some mod should put a huge blinking warning in the howto-flash section ...
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Americans must go to hell...
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lol, it's only your fault for not reading enough before flashing and choosing the wrong odin/firmware
I Have the same problem I had installed 2.2 and saw that it had to many bugs, so I just tried to roll back to 2.1 and I thought the process was over because my phone was flashing my battery me witch was the little frozen circle and and empty battery meter, so I disconnected the phone cuz I thought it was done, took the battery out, put it back in and turned it on and the AT&T logo came on then black screen and it just kept doing that and wont even start up. now I cant even go back to recovery mode pressing volume up, down, together nothing, when I plug it in the computer or a/c outlet to charge it just shows me a blinking empty battery meter. pleassss help meeeee I'm freaking out! already read alot of forum but cant find it.
make a jig. and you posted in the wrong section.
read the whole thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
mdenisjr said:
I Have the same problem I had installed 2.2 and saw that it had to many bugs, so I just tried to roll back to 2.1 and I thought the process was over because my phone was flashing my battery me witch was the little frozen circle and and empty battery meter, so I disconnected the phone cuz I thought it was done, took the battery out, put it back in and turned it on and the AT&T logo came on then black screen and it just kept doing that and wont even start up. now I cant even go back to recovery mode pressing volume up, down, together nothing, when I plug it in the computer or a/c outlet to charge it just shows me a blinking empty battery meter. pleassss help meeeee I'm freaking out! already read alot of forum but cant find it.
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Using your computer and usb cable, remove the battery from the phone. Plug the pc side of the cable into your pc. Put the battery back in the phone. Hold the volume up and volume down buttons. While holding the buttons, plug in the phone side of the usb cable and continue holding. You should be in download mode within a few moments. View my clip for a how-to video session on this...
Reply if this worked. It SHOULD work as you have soft bricked and this is a way of entering download mode during a soft brick of the phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsafJ-9uRqk
Look here this might help you.
USB jig
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
xredjokerx said:
make a jig. and you posted in the wrong section.
read the whole thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
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This is your second option.
Any luck with suggested solutions?
nothing with just the buttons, but im fixing to buy the micro usb breakboard and see what happens
Or you can buy a JIG from me!
mdenisjr said:
nothing with just the buttons, but im fixing to buy the micro usb breakboard and see what happens
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Did you try the volume button method with plugging in the USB cable into the phone while it's plugged into the computer? It sounds like you are just doing the volume buttons plus power button method. The JiG is for HARD bricks which doesn't sound like it's what you have. Although it will work for SOFT bricks also.
connexion2005 said:
Using your computer and usb cable, remove the battery from the phone. Plug the pc side of the cable into your pc. Put the battery back in the phone. Hold the volume up and volume down buttons. While holding the buttons, plug in the phone side of the usb cable and continue holding. You should be in download mode within a few moments. View my clip for a how-to video session on this...
Reply if this worked. It SHOULD work as you have soft bricked and this is a way of entering download mode during a soft brick of the phone.
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First post, been lurking a while though. I actually had the same problem, and fixed it this way last night. Took me about 30 tries and lots of sweat before I figured it out though
connexion2005 said:
Did you try the volume button method with plugging in the USB cable into the phone while it's plugged into the computer? It sounds like you are just doing the volume buttons plus power button method. The JiG is for HARD bricks which doesn't sound like it's what you have. Although it will work for SOFT bricks also.
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yeah I have been doing it with the cable connected to the computer and then hold down the buttons and connect the phone, but still all I see is the empty battery and black screen
mdenisjr said:
yeah I have been doing it with the cable connected to the computer and then hold down the buttons and connect the phone, but still all I see is the empty battery and black screen
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how long did you hold the buttons up and down after you connected the cable? iv held it for 2 mins and nothing!
Ugh. This is the way to do the button combo:
Step 1 remove the battery, open odin3 the one click jh6.
Step 2 plug in the usb and hold the volume up, volume down, and power.buttons.
Step 3 put in the battery and release the power button but keep holding the volume up/down buttons.
Step 4 press download. This puts the phone in download mode. I found this method when I had a soft brick. Umyou don't need a jig since you can still boot to the white screen. This will work.
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goob1284 said:
Ugh. This is the way to do the button combo:
Step 1 remove the battery, open odin3 the one click jh6.
Step 2 plug in the usb and hold the volume up, volume down, and power.buttons.
Step 3 put in the battery and release the power button but keep holding the volume up/down buttons.
Step 4 press download. This puts the phone in download mode. I found this method when I had a soft brick. Umyou don't need a jig since you can still boot to the white screen. This will work.
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I will try this method, as I am in the same boat as the others here. I have already placed my order for the USB Jig but am hoping that this method will work.
However, under step 4, you indicate that you "press download." What do you mean by this? Where is the "download" button? On odin3, the only buttons I saw were start and master clear. Is the download button an option on the Captivate?
To my knowledge, there is no "Download" button on ODIN or a Captivate in a semi-bricked state.
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If those directions don't work, you might also try a method I've had success with.
1. Remove battery, SIM card, and MicroSD (if you have one) from the phone
2. Wait at least 10 seconds with the phone having no power source
3. Hold Vol Up/Down, don't let go
4. Insert battery
5. If it worked, in a few seconds you should see Download Mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867892
I posted some suggestions in this thread...
good luck, dont give up
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I think Im really screwed I have done everything that has been posted previosly and nothing seem to work. as soon I connect to my computer odin3 dose not do anything it's as though nothing is connected and my phone goes to that empty battery with the frozen loading star or what ever its called, it also does that when I connect it to the AC outlet.
Still waiting on the jig to arrive I think thats my last hope!
Why doesn't anyone use adb to get into download? The only time you HAVE use the 3 button is if you get phone!Pc screen. If your phone can get to the att screen, open command prompt, change directory to adb tools location, and type adb reboot download. Do all this before you hook your phone up to the computer. When you're ready connect phone to pc, turn it on, right after you see the att splash screen and hear that your phone is connected press enter.
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majinzen said:
Why doesn't anyone use adb to get into download? The only time you HAVE use the 3 button is if you get phone!Pc screen. If your phone can get to the att screen, open command prompt, change directory to adb tools location, and type adb reboot download. Do all this before you hook your phone up to the computer. When you're ready connect phone to pc, turn it on, right after you see the att splash screen and hear that your phone is connected press enter.
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The button combo is soooo much easier than adb for newer people... And a lot quicker
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goob1284 said:
The button combo is soooo much easier than adb for newer people... And a lot quicker
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how do you use a adb to get into download mode? is there a link you can hook me up with instructions I would really appreciated it.
Got a new phone
This isn't really great advice, but, if the bootloader is toast, there is a good chance you can get it fixed under warranty as Samsung won't be able to tell what you had on it.
You could try making the jig as the parts are cheap, but not much chance if your cappy is unresponsive.
There is also the aftermarket jtag option. It's expensive, but should work. You may be able to find someone with it. Seeing as your reward offer is half the price of one, it probably wouldn't be out of line as far as somebody offering that service.
I am assuming you have already done this and just forgot to mention it but try pulling sd card and sim for a few. Pulling only the battery does not always work for me
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did you get any error from ODIN while flashing? especially about sbl.bin?
Im having the same problem... totally black screen, no power...i have flashed million roms also and have always been able to restore from a soft brick..but this time it wont even boot to get into download mode..ive tried every single method to get into download mode with no luck..
att is going to send me a warrenty replacement so ..hopefully that goes well.. but ill continue messing with it and if i get a fix ill def post it for ya
open Odin,,remove battery ,wait 1 minute, put battery back in, press and hold both volume buttons, insert usb. Hope that helps. this is what i did when I black screened mine.
Where are you located?
There was one time I really screwed the pooch with Odin and my phone ended up with a black screen & unresponsive. The JIG did manage to pull me out of it, I'm very certain the "your mileage may vary" line is applicable here.
I heard that even if the screen is black if you see it in odin you can use it. I would use odin one click. Good luck.
Try this. Unplug and remove battery. Plug in the usb open odin3 jh6 one click downloader. Press and hold volume up/down and power. Insert battery and release only the power button at the same time and keep holding volume up/down buttons. Let drivers insall if they aren't on your computer. Press download.
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Try this. Unplug and remove battery. Plug in the usb open odin3 jh6 one click downloader. Press and hold volume up/down and power. Insert battery and release only the power button at the same time and keep holding volume up/down buttons. Let drivers insall if they aren't on your computer. Press download.
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Sorry I feel stupid. Dodnt read the 2nd thing. This should work. Is your battery fully charged? And try adb if your computer can see it at all. And use clockwordmod next time so much easier and safer. But if everything fails att covers our.phone for a year. I know cause I bricked.it and tried exchanging it.
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Me too have same problem and I offer another 75 US$ for how can help me solve it, I try all the above combination and JIG also but nothing works .
Try:
Connect USB to PC
Open odin one click
press and hold volume down (not up)
Insert USB to phone
or
Connect USB to PC
Open odin one click
press and hold volume down (not up) + hold power
Insert USB to phone
From thekurrgan
Situations: phone-!-Computer / no download mode
Black Screen / RST_STATUS 0x0
Procedure:
1. Remove the battery, external SD card and SIM card.
2. Wait 10 seconds.
3. Open odin3
4. Connect usb cable.
5. Hold volume up + volume down + Power.
6. Insert battery.
7. Release POWER BUTTON ONLY.
You should now be in immediate download mode.
jhnstn00 said:
From thekurrgan
Situations: phone-!-Computer / no download mode
Black Screen / RST_STATUS 0x0
Procedure:
1. Remove the battery, external SD card and SIM card.
2. Wait 10 seconds.
3. Open odin3
4. Connect usb cable.
5. Hold volume up + volume down + Power.
6. Insert battery.
7. Release POWER BUTTON ONLY.
You should now be in immediate download mode.
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Exactly what I said? He said it didn't work
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http://db.tt/ugaNHRz
if you have not tried adb try this. Unzip to computer.
Run the script for reboot download.
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jhnstn00 said:
http://db.tt/ugaNHRz
if you have not tried adb try this. Unzip to computer.
Run the script for reboot download.
Axura CE RC2.1 w/ excalibur 2.1.6, ugjk4 modem, Voodoo, BlackFroyo theme
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I tried ADB. I am going to try a JIG today.
kennethpenn said:
I've flashed ROMs a hundred and a half times and been fine. Gotten myself out of a million soft-bricks. But, this time I think I'm screwed.
My screen and phone is totally powered-off black after I tried to flash I9000UGJK4.tar as PDA in Odin on my device.
I've tried:
1.) Holding vol buttons and plugging in USB
2.) Taking out battery, plugging in, holding volume buttons and power button, putting battery in while letting go of power button.
Nothing responds. Is the JIG going to work in this situation or is this a hard-brick? I read the JIG thread and he said if your screen is black it won't work so I'm just wondering.
Paypal - $75 to anyone who can make my phone work.
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We need more info , is your pc detecting anything at all when connecting phone ?
like a sound or some unknown drivers ?
Plug the charger in the phone is something displayed ( like charging image)
hzeid said:
Me too have same problem and I offer another 75 US$ for how can help me solve it, I try all the above combination and JIG also but nothing works .
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same questions as above .
jhnstn00 said:
From thekurrgan
Situations: phone-!-Computer / no download mode
Black Screen / RST_STATUS 0x0
Procedure:
1. Remove the battery, external SD card and SIM card.
2. Wait 10 seconds.
3. Open odin3
4. Connect usb cable.
5. Hold volume up + volume down + Power.
6. Insert battery.
7. Release POWER BUTTON ONLY.
You should now be in immediate download mode.
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even tho you see nothing in the screen try to start Odin anyays see if it does something ..
jhnstn00 said:
http://db.tt/ugaNHRz
if you have not tried adb try this. Unzip to computer.
Run the script for reboot download.
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well That is one of the reason why we need to know what happens when your phone is plugged in via USB ...
Here is my advice : unless you are experienced with the Jig ( you ve restored your phone at least once using it already ) I say try again and again
For example : these resistor sometimes have 5% variation so for me the 301k wasnt working had to put it at 300 otherwise it wouldnt work ..
would also like top point out the jig does trigger soemtign in your phone so again even if nothing shows up on the screen try to flash anyways ...
BTW you shoudl remove the bounty and just offer it once you have beenhelped , I doubt anyone here is in it for the money (except me of course ) j/k
For dead screen, try this. It sounds like voodoo but it got me going.
Remove the battery.
Open Odin.
Connect via USB
Plug the battery in.
Hold down POWER and VOLUP until you get RED text on the screen. This will look bad, but is in fact a good thing. This can take 20-30 seconds.
Once the red text is up, hold down BOTH VOL buttons and POWER. Again this part will seem to take too long, but the red text will go black after a bit.
When the red text goes black, let go of POWER but continue to hold down both VOL.
Welcome to download mode.
loraque said:
For dead screen, try this. It sounds like voodoo but it got me going.
Remove the battery.
Open Odin.
Connect via USB
Plug the battery in.
Hold down POWER and VOLUP until you get RED text on the screen. This will look bad, but is in fact a good thing. This can take 20-30 seconds.
Once the red text is up, hold down BOTH VOL buttons and POWER. Again this part will seem to take too long, but the red text will go black after a bit.
When the red text goes black, let go of POWER but continue to hold down both VOL.
Welcome to download mode.
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Exactly how I fixed mine after stock flash idin gave me purple screen
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loraque said:
For dead screen, try this. It sounds like voodoo but it got me going.
Remove the battery.
Open Odin.
Connect via USB
Plug the battery in.
Hold down POWER and VOLUP until you get RED text on the screen. This will look bad, but is in fact a good thing. This can take 20-30 seconds.
Once the red text is up, hold down BOTH VOL buttons and POWER. Again this part will seem to take too long, but the red text will go black after a bit.
When the red text goes black, let go of POWER but continue to hold down both VOL.
Welcome to download mode.
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Never heard of this! Please make a post of this so I can make it a favorite. Might need this in the future. Good work.
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Hey Everyone,
I am stuck right now and I am not sure where to go from here. I am not going to go into the story on why it happened, I'll just tell you guys what happened to makes things easy.
I rooted my phone without unlocking the bootloader using this method:
[ROOT] Xperia Z for LOCKED, UNLOCKED bootloaders! [Exploit by: goroh_kun & huhka_com]
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186368
Using ROM Toolbox Pro I attempted to change the background colour of the status bar.
Phone was restarted by the app.
Problem begins:
Phone won't start.
It will boot with the Sony logo, followed by the XPERIA logo... followed by it shutting down.. and it will keep repeating this until I force shutdown the phone (Power + Volume Up).
I can connect it to the computer via Fastboot Toolbox using the Fastboot tool. I have no idea where to go from here. I tried to reflash a generic .ftf rom, but I am just stuck at the part where it's telling me to unplug USB and reconnect it while holding back button (Volume Up for Xperia Z?), but it does not register it.
Any advice or solution would be a great help as I've tried searching around and could not find anything for hours now..
Thank you everyone in advance and I really appreciate it.
Mode: C6603
Version: 10.1.A.1.350
Country: SG
Unbranded
Download update service from sony website to repair the phone.
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gm007 said:
Download update service from sony website to repair the phone.
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Thank you very much for the prompt response. Good to hear from someone after being in the dark for hours searching.
That was the first thing I've tried doing, but the update service requires the phone to be in an on state to begin with. Will revisit that option again in case I missed on something,
dxreaper said:
Thank you very much for the prompt response. Good to hear from someone after being in the dark for hours searching.
That was the first thing I've tried doing, but the update service requires the phone to be in an on state to begin with. Will revisit that option again in case I missed on something,
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I am not talking about pc companion,you have to turn off the phone first to use update service.
http://www.sonymobile.com/us/tools/update-service/
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to phone off, hold down power button + volume up after a few seconds it will vibrate once , keep holding down the button combo until it vibrates 3 times, now release , the phone will now be off, use Sony Update Service as gm007 suggested
gm007 said:
Download update service from sony website to repair the phone.
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Yeah.. I see that it's different..
I'm now stuck at the "Connecting your phone" holding the volume down key bit, it'll detect a device, installs the drivers for the first time (SEMC Flash Device), but nothing happens. This is what happens.
*Holds Volume Down* & Plug in USB
SEMC Flash Device can be seen connected under Device Manager>USB controllers
*silence*
SEMC Flash Device disconnects and phone reboots into the previous state (Sony + XPERIA logo, restart)
ali3nfr3ak said:
to phone off, hold down power button + volume up after a few seconds it will vibrate once , keep holding down the button combo until it vibrates 3 times, now release , the phone will now be off, use Sony Update Service as gm007 suggested
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All I did was switch off your phone, Keep hold of volume down and plug your usb into the phone. Your phone LED will briefly flash Red then Green
shadowboy23 said:
All I did was switch off your phone, Keep hold of volume down and plug your usb into the phone. Your phone LED will briefly flash Red then Green
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Mine is not flashing any colour. I will hear the USB connect tone, and that's it. Nothing happens. No LED flashing, no moving of the update software. This will then be followed by a USB disconnect tone after a while and back to the loop again, Red LED>Sony Logo>Red LED off>XPERIA logo>phone switched off for a brief moment only to loop.
Maybe restart the pc and change the usb port that you are using.
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that sounds like you have the phone plugged into USB ? you are supposed to start Sony update without phone plugged in...and only plug it into usb when the sony update prgram tells you to, then you are only to plug just the USB cable into computer, make sure phone is completely off , wait 30 secs , hold down the volume key then plug USB cable into phone,
gm007 said:
Maybe restart the pc and change the usb port that you are using.
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ali3nfr3ak said:
that sounds like you have the phone plugged into USB ? you are supposed to start Sony update without phone plugged in...and only plug it into usb when the sony update prgram tells you to, then you are only to plug just the USB cable in, make sure phone is completely off , wait 30 secs , hold down the volume key then plug USB cable into phone,
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Looks like it's my desktop thing. Restarted the thing 3-4 times and swapped to almost every USB port at the back.
It's being detected by my laptop. Will update everyone on the progress. Looking good so far. Thanks for the support so far, really appreciate it.
Edit: Download complete. Installing software in the phone. Looks like it might be going well. Stupid desktop, I thought it was an issue with the phone all along. >.<
Edit 2: Running fine now. I see the colourful smoke animation. Cheers. Now if only I can buy the three of you coffee. Cheers
I can't seem to get my phone to boot into recovery. I do the power-volume up and it boots to a "Hardware key control mode" but it boots to system after that. Am I missing something.
I have the t-mobile LG D959 G FLEX TITAN SILVER KIT. That is how it is listed on the box.
Turn phone completely off, make sure it is unplugged from the charge cable. Then hold volume down and power together until you see the screen say recovery mode. First it will show the LG splash screen. You must continue to hold it until you see the words recovery mode.
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justinswidebody said:
Turn phone completely off, make sure it is unplugged from the charge cable. Then hold volume down and power together until you see the screen say recovery mode. First it will show the LG splash screen. You must continue to hold it until you see the words recovery mode.
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I thought it was power and volume up not down. BUT, it doesn't matter which volume key, they both bring me to the hardware key control window. It stops there to select on off or cancel. From this screen, you have to make a selection which requires you to release the buttons. Once leaving this screen with whatever choice is made it boots up to system. Yes phone is unplugged and a complete shutdown is made.
I'm on the Sprint version and the way I said gets me into recovery. It's strange that it doesn't work for you. Just to make sure. I start off by holding volume down then I push and hold power with it until recovery mode shows
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Leave the power button when you see the logo. And continue pursuing rest of the key
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These are the instructions from the t-mo user manual:
Power off the device and ensure it is not connected to any USB cables.
At the same time, press and hold the following keys for 8 seconds:
Power key
Volume down key
When the LG Logo is displayed, release and then immediately re-hold the Power key.
When the 'FACTORY HARD RESET' screen displays, release the keys.
Press the Power key to reset or one of the Volume keys to cancel.
Press the Power key to confirm the reset. The reset will start immediately.
Still can't get recovery, so I went into Titanium Backup, and rebooted to recovery from there. Reboots, I see the android with a little diamond kinda thing in his torso for probably less than a second, screen goes black and LG logo pops up and it boots system. Curious if this can be attributed to rooting? Any other ROOTED tmo users confirm they can boot to recovery, please.
I used supsersu to unroot and was able to achieve recovery. Re-rooted and no recovery.????
this may be a silly question, but have you flashed CWM or TWRP?(not sure if there are versions for this phone)
wase4711 said:
this may be a silly question, but have you flashed CWM or TWRP?(not sure if there are versions for this phone)
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No, stock phone except for root, I prefer TWRP and am waiting. This is really a snappy phone and I am happy with it the way it is for now. Been a long time since I had a stock phone, and this one works great so far. Not in any hurry to put a custom rom on it, Not to good with ADB, but I want to make a recovery image.
I never had a LG phone before, so I am not sure if your problem getting into recovery comes from the fact you are rooted, but still have a stock recovery instead of a custom one like twrp/CWM..
I cant decide on this phone, the Xperia Z1S, or the note 3; I have to drop Sprint this week because their network sucks and my family cant make calls from the house, and I cant decide which phone to get..
love the way the flex feels and looks, but its 4.2; sony screen is a bit small coming form a One Max and Note 2, and the Note 3 is kinda boring....tons of roms to choose from for the note 3..
decisions, decisions...the beauty of Android! :cyclops:
I messed up and flashed a wrong recovery now I need the stock img anyone have it? ?
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Little slow sorry hahaha
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