Three finger salute on dinc - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm curious about how many people knew it existed
I found out on accident about it
There is nothing on these forums that tells you about it and neither does HTC or Verizon
Its simple just press the trackpad, vol down and the power and you've just reset without pulling the batter
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superchilpil said:
I'm curious about how many people knew it existed
I found out on accident about it
There is nothing on these forums that tells you about it and neither does HTC or Verizon
Its simple just press the trackpad, vol down and the power and you've just reset without pulling the batter
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Huh.... Nice find!
I knew something like this had to exist.

reset or reboot?

Reboot
Lol

Will this work if like youre phone is stuck at the boot screen?

Yes it will
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That's awesome! Thanks for the info

That is awesome, it's a crazy that no one's mentioned this before.

Sheesh! Thanks for the info, how many of us have just slapped ourselves in the forehead....

Reboot is actually one of the main reasons I flashed from stock to SkyRaider! That easy huh?

Thanks a bunch, superchilpil. Just learned this today - 2 years later!
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Cheers
Hi all
I knew it and had to use it some times but now I found myself as well 2 yrs later trying to do it in a proper way, not sure if there is an official way of doing it; I mean is there any order to press the buttons to do it?
well anyway it works no matter the order
Thank you!

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Help with clockworkmod... pls

so each time i made a selection instead of going to the screen, the phone actually turn black, and nothing else
for example, in the clockworkmod home if i select wipe data with the power button, instead of seeing the other screen which will show wiping data , my screen just goes black and nothing else happens
Why is that
You don't select with power, you select with the track button
oh wow i feel so stupid right now...
Djapatos said:
oh wow i feel so stupid right now...
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We have all been there. No one was born with all the answers, cept my wife.
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Djapatos said:
oh wow i feel so stupid right now...
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Haha, I remember when I first rooted my phone I wanted to download a ROM and see what the big deal was. So I get into ROM Manager, select a rom, and start the process of flashing it. Halfway through flashing, I accidentally hit the power button. Lol, the screen went blank, but I was too afraid to touch it for fear of making it worse. Finally, when it didn't do anything for like 3 hours, I hit the power button again and it just resumed.
I felt SO stupid. Specially since it was around 3 in the morning, and I was tired.
donnyp1 said:
We have all been there. No one was born with all the answers, cept my wife.
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I love you for that comment! Haha
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patalo said:
I love you for that comment! Haha
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Im here for the humor
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donnyp1 said:
Im here for the humor
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Yeah u are
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HELP in endless boot loop first day with phone

really struggling here. first day coming from the evo. i rooted, backed up with clockwork and flashed this caulkin rom. i am in an endless boot loop somhow. problem is i cant seem to be able to get into clockwork now and fix things. at first when i held volume and power it went into ODIN downloading mode which i am completely unfamiliar with
please help, how can i get into clockwork to reinstall my backed up rom? how do i get out of this loop? thanks.
I have the same problem I think. Its the "Android" letters or the 4G sprint thing?
Go to dev fourm and then click first sticky
There will be a YouTube link click it
Follow instructions
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gtuansdiamm said:
Go to dev fourm and then click first sticky
There will be a YouTube link click it
Follow instructions
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can't i just somehow get in clockwork without going into ODIN and putting my phone back into stock?
knives of ice said:
can't i just somehow get in clockwork without going into ODIN and putting my phone back into stock?
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My friend asking for help here is not a problem but coming from the Evo like I did you know that there are ways out of just about anything. Like the poster above said is 100% correct. Instead of sitting here waiting for answers use Google, use the stickies remember what you did prior on your Evo. Now for my part of helping you out, its vol up + power will take you to recovery. Or here's a thought plug it in your pc and use adb.. How about the command adb reboot recovery..
Now to me if you read up on the phone research threads before you went in on it then these trouble shooting tips would be second nature. Sorry if I sound like a **** but too many of us are in here messing with phones and have no clue what to do if we screw up and especially when there are a million HELP ME THREADS....
Good luck and hope it works out for you...
knives of ice said:
can't i just somehow get in clockwork without going into ODIN and putting my phone back into stock?
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I don't really thinly so
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knives of ice said:
can't i just somehow get in clockwork without going into ODIN and putting my phone back into stock?
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Just thought I would check..are you holding volume up and power long enough? It will show the SGS2 screen twice before going to recovery
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JohnCorleone said:
Just thought I would check..are you holding volume up and power long enough? It will show the SGS2 screen twice before going to recovery
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This was my problem you need to hold them at the same time for waaaaay longer than needed on the evo.
Once i got in clockwork it was smooth sailing but there was no way for me to know these subtle differences
knives of ice said:
This was my problem you need to hold them at the same time for waaaaay longer than needed on the evo.
Once i got in clockwork it was smooth sailing but there was no way for me to know these subtle differences
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Glad you got everything worked out. I came from the Epic and seeing the splash screen twice was new to me as well.
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Oh wow i thought you soft bricked your phone
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knives of ice said:
This was my problem you need to hold them at the same time for waaaaay longer than needed on the evo.
Once i got in clockwork it was smooth sailing but there was no way for me to know these subtle differences
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That was kinda my point. If you did a little research or better yet QbKing has a million videos you would of know this. Once again my bad but too many of us are just panicking and posting questions that are clearly answer in these threads or are really simple to figure out... Glad you figured it out though...

[Q] A Dad's cry for rooting help!

My son always does my computer/cell phone fixes, but he just got out of major surgery and will be mentally and physically out of it for a while and I need help. I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Epic) , Gingerbread.EI22 2.3.5. --- Sprint recently forced an auto upgrade on it and unrooted my tethering program. I have looked on all sorts of websites and don't understand their instructions. You geniuses speak a different language than I do. Could someone provide, or point me to, simple step by step instructions to get back my Wireless Tether?
From one dad to another here you go, easy to follow videos by qbking77:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453&highlight=how+to+root+ota+ei22
DIrect video link to root EI22:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE
Curse you kenny what happened to company xD just kidding he's in good hands.
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Biggoron said:
Curse you kenny what happened to company xD just kidding he's in good hands.
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Sorry B...LOL! Been sneaking in here and there and seeing you do a great job with the advice. This was one dad to another so had to help. Plus had time during football today. Keep up the great work!
Feel free to ask questions about any steps you get hung up on.
James.e.campbell said:
My son always does my computer/cell phone fixes, but he just got out of major surgery and will be mentally and physically out of it for a while and I need help. I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Epic) , Gingerbread.EI22 2.3.5. --- Sprint recently forced an auto upgrade on it and unrooted my tethering program. I have looked on all sorts of websites and don't understand their instructions. You geniuses speak a different language than I do. Could someone provide, or point me to, simple step by step instructions to get back my Wireless Tether?
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Kenny, I'm just now saying thanks because I couldn't figure out how to do it before. And, to everyone else that commented, "Thanks". But, I still don't understand about the thanks button.
James.e.campbell said:
Kenny, I'm just now saying thanks because I couldn't figure out how to do it before. And, to everyone else that commented, "Thanks". But, I still don't understand about the thanks button.
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It is just a little gratitude button to make us helpful people feel appreciated..LOL. Hope your son is recovering nicely and that you got your tethering working again.
Not that nobody here needs my help but just in case.....I'm here to help too lol man its tuff being new but you have come to the right place. Although qbking makes an AWESOME video....ill make another if you need some more guidence. Also I hope your son starts feeling better
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Hi everyone.... ok this is the process I recommend. Write down in order the files and steps needed and to be performed. Its actually simple. To start u off, u turn the phone off. give the phone about 30 seconds to completely power off. The with the keyboard open, u press and hold. The "1" button and press power button at the same time. This gets u into download mode. Then just proceed with the rest of the process.
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androidmaster1 said:
Hi everyone.... ok this is the process I recommend. Write down in order the files and steps needed and to be performed. Its actually simple. To start u off, u turn the phone off. give the phone about 30 seconds to completely power off. The with the keyboard open, u press and hold. The "1" button and press power button at the same time. This gets u into download mode. Then just proceed with the rest of the process.
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wth does the u button do for you? and if i am feeding into a troll slap me!!!!!!!
Oh sorry...I accidentally misspelled. I ment to say, u turn off.
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tazfanatic said:
wth does the u button do for you? and if i am feeding into a troll slap me!!!!!!!
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FAIL!!! Reread he meant u as in you... lol
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So I am not allowed to use "u". For in terms of "you"?...ok... by the way, show me exactly where it states than in forum policies.
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I am here to help people to the best of my abilities and knowledge...not be corrected on my forms of grammar...cuz I will have no problem displaying half the forums iwth improper text book grammer. "So BACKOFF". And focus what the actual issue is.
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Dude, calm the f down.
Root....it really bothers me when members worry about other things than what the thead is about. That's all. Anyways..continue with the business at hand.
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So I am not allowed to use "u". For in terms of "you"?...ok... by the way, show me exactly where it states than in forum policies.
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I was telling him to reread that you meant u as in you... trying to help you out... ;-)
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androidmaster1 said:
Root....it really bothers me when members worry about other things than what the thead is about. That's all. Anyways..continue with the business at hand.
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That's cool AM and I see you helping out a lot. However if you read back this question was solved and did not need any further replies so we can let it drop so new questions can stay at the top with people that need more immediate help. Thanks.
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[VIDEO]Get to recovery quicker with this shortcut

I'm not sure if this is already known BUT I've noticed that if you have a custom recovery that you can press and hold both the volume up button and power button until the "Samsung Galaxy S II" screen comes on it puts you right into recovery.
I've tried it on several ROMs and at the lock screen, home screen, ANY screen and works every time.
Watch this video I uploaded.
Hit "thanks" if this has helped!
Well being that this is how we do get into recovery when the phone is off my guess would be doing it with the phone on just turns the phone off and reboots it.
cidica said:
Well being that this is how we do get into recovery when the phone is off my guess would be doing it with the phone on just turns the phone off and reboots it.
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Right. But without having to access the power menu or removing the battery.
Takes just 16 seconds instead this way.
This works on all builds. Not just ICS. IT also works going into download mode too
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I would think hard reboots are not good, else the phone would shut down instantly the regular way as well
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Is this really a thread? Jesus...
AnAm I love you but this is a derp moment
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well i safely power off my phone and then hold the buttons...
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yeah i do this all the time lol.
no need to ever pull the battery with this phone. holding power is like a reset button
SuperSwagSauce said:
Is this really a thread? Jesus...
AnAm I love you but this is a derp moment
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This was a "thought I was helping" moment.
I guess I will just stick to graphics. Nevermind everyone.
AnAm85 said:
I'm not sure if this is already known BUT I've noticed that if you have a custom recovery that you can press and hold both the volume up button and power button until the "Samsung Galaxy S II" screen comes on it puts you right into recovery.
I've tried it on several ROMs and at the lock screen, home screen, ANY screen and works every time.
Watch this video I uploaded.
Hit "thanks" if this has helped!
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What the ...? It's been this way since Jesus birth.
AnAm85 said:
This was a "thought I was helping" moment.
I guess I will just stick to graphics. Nevermind everyone.
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Don't worry about it bro. I don't understand why people are assholes. There is no reason for someone to make an ignorant comment. U are trying to help and its not like u posted this in the development section. Don't let them get to u man. Hope u feel better.
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I was only pointing out that this feature can be done at ANY point and time.
I realize doing this when on a home screen works, and have realized it since we all learned it worked.
Just wanted to inform noobs AND veterans alike.

Power Button Hold Time

Hey guys, I asked this over on androidcentral and didnt get any responses, I think it might be more geared for you guys though.
Does anyone know what determines the length of time the power button needs to be held in for to turn the tablet on? It doesnt seem like its related to the hardware because its takes 5 long sec to turn it on and only 2 sec to turn it off. I would really like to change the power on time to about 3 sec if thats possible.
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chevyhighrider said:
Hey guys, I asked this over on androidcentral and didnt get any responses, I think it might be more geared for you guys though.
Does anyone know what determines the length of time the power button needs to be held in for to turn the tablet on? It doesnt seem like its related to the hardware because its takes 5 long sec to turn it on and only 2 sec to turn it off. I would really like to change the power on time to about 3 sec if thats possible.
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no you can't
please ask something more important
nasheich said:
no you can't
please ask something more important
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Um...nothing is impossible
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Beastmode said:
Um...nothing is impossible
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really...?
so, what's your answer for that question?
nasheich said:
really...?
so, what's your answer for that question?
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We can research and find out pretty much any less condescending answer would be better.
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Nash, the point of a forum like XDA is to find out how to do the things ordinary people think arent possible. There are a lot of smart people on here, probably some who know every square inch of a tablet. Obviously if the power button responds after the same amount of time, every time, there is something that tells it to do so. Whether it be coded in or just how the hardware was made. If it is something thats changable that would be awesome and im just looking for someone to point me in a direction.
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