[Q] Red triangle with exclamation mark - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey
So my mobile will start up and be normal for abit then it reboots and shows the green logo like updating then goes to a red exclamation mark in a triangle.
I can't seem to do anything except take the battery out and then start it up again and it will happen again.
The only thing i have done to it today was play around with sync the phone to my PC and installed Android Commander on my PC and was just trying to change rights on the notifications folder but it kept saying i had to root my phone..
So that s about it.. It seems to work okay when the USB cable is connected to my PC i have unmounted my USB card.
and have also tried holding the power buttong and pressing the volume button whilst turning it on.
any suggestions? thanks

I take it your Rooted.... Just take your SD card out, link it with your pc, put the Rom you were using before on it or a new Rom, put back in ya phone & access the recovery menu via the bootloader screen (if you don't know how Google it), now once in clockwork mod recovery just wipe the partitions, then into advanced & wipe the dev cache, then flash your Rom! Reboot then should be fine again. If this doesn't work follow the steps again & do a full wipe after the dev cache wipe & then you will be ok. If this still doesn't work.... Google the rooted stock Rom for your phone, download that & follow the steps again.
Hope this helps
Sent via TapaTalk from me pimped out Desire HD running my own custom style LeeDrOID Rom

I never rooted my mobile? well i wasnt trying to if thats what happened and i haven't changed the rom everything is stock since when i got it.

You can start your phone normally without sdcard and it wont reboot?

i haven't rooted my phone.
i can start the phone without the sdcard it eventually then just freezes.. If i leave it it will then go to that screen with the red triangle and exclamation
If i hold the power + volume up button then i get the option to reboot , wipe cache , wipe data factory reset and i think another option about an SD card
so yeah i guess the main thing is it keep on freezing and locks up on me..
its wierd but if i have the usb connected to my PC it doesn't seem to freeze or anything or lock up :S
okay so if i start the phone up holding the power and volume up button and select recovery then it takes me to the red triangle with exclamation mark.
down the button it says E:cant open /cache/recovery/command
and i have the options
Reboot system now
APply update from sdcard
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe Cache partition.
Ive done the reboot and it starts up but then freezes again

wipe data factory reset and everything else you can wipe (except sdcard) - you will loose all installed apps and you have to resign to your google account, but maybe this will help.
EDIT: wipe data & cache

The red exclamation mark is the stock recovery, in that you can get to a basic menu with power + vol up.
Trying to boot the phone with power + vol up will do nothing, you can get to hboot with power and vol down though.
That E: Can't mount cache error could be a sign of a bad emmc though, which is a hardware issue you would need a new/replacement phone.
-Nipqer

cheers deleting the cache has fixed it

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[Q] HTC Desire HD BIG Problem!

Hey i am saifullah from bangladesh, i have tried to root my htc desire hd today but when i have tried to permanent root by visionary+ then my phone didn't reboot, the htc logo come and also the welcome tune ring but doesn't on the phone again and again htc logo come and ring the htc welcome tune! the htc logo shown and the htc tune ring but it Cary on again and again, but doesn't on the phone! Please help me!
* I have tried by all way to on my mobile, by recovery, fasboot, factory reset, simlock, image crc but i couldn't my phone!
* in recovery mode shows, '' E: Can’t open/cache/recovery/command" then nothing i can do.
* After factory reset it gave the same result, welcome tune and the htc logo again and again, but didn't on my mobile.
* Though I don't know what is fasboot, simlock, image crc but i have tried with this way but didn't get the result!
now when I power switch on my htc desire hd welcome tune and the htc logo come again and again, but didn't on my mobile.
when I tried to reset by down volume key and on button then restart my phone and show the factory reset process but after that the same thing happen welcome tune and the htc logo come again and again, but didn't on my mobile.
I have tried to open without the Sim card and without the Micro SD Card and tried with sim card and also tried with Memory card, everything i have done but nothing new done!
same thing happen to my mobile, welcome tune rang and the HTC logo came again and again, hundreds of time welcome tune ring and the htc logo come but didn't on the mobile,
Please somebody help me!
Boot into bootloader (turn off/take battery out then turn on whilst holding power) then when white screen with writing appears navigate (use + and - volume) until it is hovering about fastboot. Hit the power button and it should change writing to white and red background. Connect to pc and after you've set adb and fastboot up (easier on pc) you can flash a rom pretty much. Or you could try wipe everything in recovery eg data/cache etc and flash a new rom from sd card?
iphonoid said:
Boot into bootloader (turn off/take battery out then turn on whilst holding power) then when white screen with writing appears navigate (use + and - volume) until it is hovering about fastboot. Hit the power button and it should change writing to white and red background. Connect to pc and after you've set adb and fastboot up (easier on pc) you can flash a rom pretty much. Or you could try wipe everything in recovery eg data/cache etc and flash a new rom from sd card?
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i have tried in recovery mode, and do all thinks like Wipe cache partition, wipe data/factory reset, Apply sd: update.zip and also i did Reboot system now, but not solved the problem!
yellow color showing:
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/command
and when push on Reboot System now then the same things happen, ringing the welcome tune and show the htc logo, it happing again and again but never on my mobile!
what will do now!?
plz help me!
thanks!

[Q] Uninstalled "google calander storage" Update

After updating to 4.1.2, I stupidly uninstalled the Google Calendar Storage from my phone's operating system. Is there a way for me to go back to 4.1.1 or do I need to un-root, and install the stock ROM and start over?
To make matters worse I failed to back-up the phone after the update.
OK, I followed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650&page=41 and re-flashed to the ATT stock rooted ROM.
Everything went well, however it is stuck on the Samsung reboot screen and I can't access anything else in the phone or even turn it off, unless I pull the battery, after re-installing the battery it still hangs up on the Samsung screen. I was able to get back into download mode and try the process again with the same results. Any ideas? or is it a brick?
Got er back! tried the following;
1. Press and hold: Volume up + center "home" button + power
2. Once you see the Galaxy note 2 logo, let go of power, but KEEP holding Volume up + center "home" button until you boot into the Android system recovery (3e) menu
3. Select "wipe data/factory reset" (press power button to select item and volume to move up and down)
4. Select "wipe cache partition"
5. Once all that is done, select reboot system now.

Help Please!!!! Unique soft brick scenario!!

So I have searched and searched for a solution to this problem, all over xda, google, and other forum's, but have not found any situation that is like this one and thus no solution as of yet.
Specifics:
Sgh-T999
Was running 4.3 JB
Power button has been removed.
No root, custom rom, or recovery. All stock.
Ok so I've been trying to fix my friends s3 but to no avail. First off, he had to remove his power button a while back because of issues with it sticking and bootlooping. Now, to power on his phone he just plugs it in while holding the volume down and home buttons. Where he enters the download screen and just cancels, which then restarts the phone. Problem solved.
Latley his phone had been running real slow so I suggested he back everything up and do a factory reset to bring it back up to speed. So yesterday he did a soft reset through the settings menu after backing it up. After everything was finished his phone will now only power up to the fourth boot screen, the flashing blue samsung logo, and then gets stuck there, the logo continuing to flash all yge while. He left it that way all day long. I'd say atleast 10 hours. Nothing ever changed. Took out the battery, sim, and ext sd, let it sit for a while restarted it through download mode again but nothing changed.
Once he gave it to me I tried booting into recovery mode but it hasn't been possible without the power button. I tried holding the volume up and home keys while plugging in but it just keeps vibrating every few secs with nothing on the screem, which i'm assuming it just keeps rebooting. Even if I could get into recovery mode, I wouldn't be able to select any of the options without the power button.
I tried re installing the firmware through kies as well as emergency firmware recovery, to no avail. Same problem.
Also used odin to flash the stock firmware but no luck.
I'm going to try and flash a custom recovery and/or custom rom and root the device but that will be my last resort.
He wants to take it to the tmobile store before I do anything that could risk it any further. Which they will likely tell him Its dead or to leave it with them for a few weeks and charge him an arm and a leg. If they can't do anything, then I will flash a custom rom first and go from there.
Are there any safer methods, before I start flashing, that anyone can think of?
Will a custom recovery even possibly work without the power button?
I wonder if it could be something to do with the bootloader?
It doesn't seem hard bricked since I am still able to get into odin mode but I just dont know where to go from here. Also, I'm not sure if ADB is on since he just did a factory reset. It was on before he reset but after resetting would the ADB go back to default?
Also when plugging into computer MTP driver will not install and kies just continues to show that its connecting.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I just joined the community and have learned a great deal about alot over a short period of time thanks to yall!
Thanks!!!!!
I don't think it's possible to work with without a power button. You can use a touch recovery to work around not having a power button, but the problem will be booting to it. Does it not boot into recovery when pressing the volume down button?
No pressing home and down byttons while plugging in puts it to the download caution screen. Then from there pressing volume down button restarts the phone like normal. Pressing up just enters download mode. I'm wondering now though if I press the up and home keys when it restarts if it'll boot In recovery like that. Since the restart would basically be like pushing the power button to start it right? That's why it boots into download mode when plugged in and down and home buttons pressed maybe? I'll try and see what happens.
My mistake, I actually meant volume up ?
No volume up and home while plugging in just keep vibrating every few seconds with nothing on the screen like its in a boot loop and when I let go the charging screen comes up. And no problem your wrong comment gave me an idea.
And the method I just thought of worked! Pushing up and home buttons as soon as system restarts from download caution page will put you into recovery mode! This is the what i'm getting at the bottom:
E: failed to mount /data (Invalid argument)
Can't mount '/data'(invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /data (invalid argument)
E:Cant mount /data/log/recovery_log.txt
Can someone explain what the failed to mount message means at the bottom?
Now that i'm in I can't do anything but I guess next step would be to flash a custom touch recovery. Maybe Philz?
Is there anything I can do to address the failed to mount issue without flashing a touch recovery?
I think I've seen those errors before, but can't remember what fixed them. Try doing a search on this forum and see if you can find something. Flashing a custom recovery and rom may help, but can't say for sure. Not what your friend wants though
so of course t-mobile couldn't do anything. I flashed philz touch recovery. wiped cache and user data/factory reset. During factory reset it will not format anything but the cache. Keeps saying
Formatting /data....
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Formatting / cache...
Formatting / sd-ext...
E: unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Formatting /sdcard/ .android_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/ .android_secure!
Skipping format...
Formatting /storage/sdcard1/.android_secure....
Data wipe complete.
Dalvik cache will not wipe either.
From their I located the PIT file for this device and re-partitioned with odin. Same problem.
Also tried cleaning to install new ROM which again would format everything except for /data and /scdard/. android_secure
Then flashed the stock 4.3 T999UVUENC2 ROM. No luck.
Now I'm right back to where I was before. Reflashed Philz touch recovery and here we are yet again.
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30386564#post30386564 [HOW-TO] Unbrick your soft bricked Galaxy S III (+ bootloader brick), which looks like what I need but I can't find VRALEC/VRALF boot chain files for my device. I really need help so anyone reading this please reply if you know anything pertaining to this situation. I'm running out of ideas. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
He's giving me permission to do whatever it takes to get his phone back up and running. Also I don't thing flashing a custom ROM is likely to work in this situation.

[Q][Need Help] "Android is upgrading" after rom.

Hello guys, I have a problem.
I'll write what I did step by step. I have a Lt26i (4.1.2 JB) I have not changed my phone's features like upgrading version, installing rom etc. since I bought the device , Therefor I have not a lot knowledge, it is first time to do something about android. Anyway, I did root with KingoRoot. Root is completely done, there was no problem about that. After then, I unlocked the BootLoader. When I checked it , I saw "Bootloader unlock : yes." . There is no problem too. Then, I installed BusyBox to install ClockworkMod (CWM). I managed to install CWM with DoomLord's thread, with no problems. It was time to search a custom rom. I decided to install [ROM][JB .96][XS][LB/UL] Dark Honami v1 - Stock Based , I rebooted my device in CWM Recovery. First, on CWM screen I installed zip file which I had downloaded. I did not anything else. Then I selected "Reboot System Now". System was rebooted. My problem is here. There is a process box on black screen. "Android is upgrading" is written on it. I waited more than 1 hour, but my phone was not launched. I tried to turn off the phone with power button, it didn't work. I pressed volume up and power button and shutdown my device, waited a few seconds and try to turn on. That process box was displayed again , I waited sometime but it was not launched... I tried wiping cache and delvik but it didn't worked . I am not able to pass that screen , my device is not launched ... the process box is always processing.... I searched the forum but I couldn't find a solution. Please help me. Thanks.
BerkerBey said:
Hello guys, I have a problem.
I'll write what I did step by step. I have a Lt26i (4.1.2 JB) I have not changed my phone's features like upgrading version, installing rom etc. since I bought the device , Therefor I have not a lot knowledge, it is first time to do something about android. Anyway, I did root with KingoRoot. Root is completely done, there was no problem about that. After then, I unlocked the BootLoader. When I checked it , I saw "Bootloader unlock : yes." . There is no problem too. Then, I installed BusyBox to install ClockworkMod (CWM). I managed to install CWM with DoomLord's thread, with no problems. It was time to search a custom rom. I decided to install [ROM][JB .96][XS][LB/UL] Dark Honami v1 - Stock Based , I rebooted my device in CWM Recovery. First, on CWM screen I installed zip file which I had downloaded. I did not anything else. Then I selected "Reboot System Now". System was rebooted. My problem is here. There is a process box on black screen. "Android is upgrading" is written on it. I waited more than 1 hour, but my phone was not launched. I tried to turn off the phone with power button, it didn't work. I pressed volume up and power button and shutdown my device, waited a few seconds and try to turn on. That process box was displayed again , I waited sometime but it was not launched... I tried wiping cache and delvik but it didn't worked . I am not able to pass that screen , my device is not launched ... the process box is always processing.... I searched the forum but I couldn't find a solution. Please help me. Thanks.
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You should have wiped the system and cache partition too. Also, did You follow the instructions given in the ROM post?
Mirhawk said:
You should have wiped the system and cache partition too. Also, did You follow the instructions given in the ROM post?
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@Mirhawk Hello master, In Rom post, " reboot in cwm, install rom, reboot" is written. I did it and I did nothing else like wiping data, cache, delvik or format data , system etc. I tried wiping data after then. It didn't work. Then I wiped data, cache and delvik, and I installed the rom I downloaded. This time, My device is able to launch, I can see Sony's Terms of Use , I can press apply or deny. But there is a problem. In this screen I am recieving a error message. Keybord stopped, Contacts stopped. Xperia Home stopped. Whenever I pressed OK it appears again. Please help me.
BerkerBey said:
@Mirhawk Hello master, In Rom post, " reboot in cwm, install rom, reboot" is written. I did it and I did nothing else like wiping data, cache, delvik or format data , system etc. I tried wiping data after then. It didn't work. Then I wiped data, cache and delvik, and I installed the rom I downloaded. This time, My device is able to launch, I can see Sony's Terms of Use , I can press apply or deny. But there is a problem. In this screen I am recieving a error message. Keybord stopped, Contacts stopped. Xperia Home stopped. Whenever I pressed OK it appears again. Please help me.
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Go to CWM, wipe system, data and cache partitions. Wiping data partition will wipe Your apps and its data. The flash the base of the ROM. Then follow instructions from ROM thread.
Mirhawk said:
Go to CWM, wipe system, data and cache partitions. Wiping data partition will wipe Your apps and its data. The flash the base of the ROM. Then follow instructions from ROM thread.
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@Mirhawk , hey. I can't access CWM . Last night I tried wiping ,data , cache but it didn't work. Then I tried format system , format data, format cache in CWM screen. After then, I couldn't access CWM. When I tried to torn on my device, The sony logo appeared but thre was no action. It couldn't pass the sony screen. Normally, When I rebooted my phone, In "Sony text" screen, My Led was turned Blue and I pressed volume up or down then CWM opened. After I had format system, format data, format cache, I was not able to access CWM. I tried to connect it to PC, I pressed volumeDown and connected it to pc. I can connect it in flashmode and my led was turned green. But a few seconds later the phone tried turn on itself.. I tried 3 times, but each of 'em I faced the same situation. I left it for charging and went to bed. After I had gotten up , I noticed that my led was red. Red light means low on battery or have a serious system warning. It is impossible that My device has low battery because I left it for cahrging about 6 hours.. I tried to connect it to pc in flashmode but red light appeared.. A few minutes later Sony logo disappeared and The phone started to give not response. I tried carious key combination like volume up + power , volume down + power , volume up + down + power but I couldn't get any response. What should I do? Is there hope for my phone ?
BerkerBey said:
@Mirhawk , hey. I can't access CWM . Last night I tried wiping ,data , cache but it didn't work. Then I tried format system , format data, format cache in CWM screen. After then, I couldn't access CWM. When I tried to torn on my device, The sony logo appeared but thre was no action. It couldn't pass the sony screen. Normally, When I rebooted my phone, In "Sony text" screen, My Led was turned Blue and I pressed volume up or down then CWM opened. After I had format system, format data, format cache, I was not able to access CWM. I tried to connect it to PC, I pressed volumeDown and connected it to pc. I can connect it in flashmode and my led was turned green. But a few seconds later the phone tried turn on itself.. I tried 3 times, but each of 'em I faced the same situation. I left it for charging and went to bed. After I had gotten up , I noticed that my led was red. Red light means low on battery or have a serious system warning. It is impossible that My device has low battery because I left it for cahrging about 6 hours.. I tried to connect it to pc in flashmode but red light appeared.. A few minutes later Sony logo disappeared and The phone started to give not response. I tried carious key combination like volume up + power , volume down + power , volume up + down + power but I couldn't get any response. What should I do? Is there hope for my phone ?
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Can You connect Your phone in fastboot mode? Then You could try flashing DoomKernel or the Carbon Kernel. DoomKernel has the CWM and Carbon Kernel has TWRP. The way Your phone is acting in fastboot mode, You probably don't have Fastboot and flashmode drivers. To install them, download the flashtool. Then after You install it,suppose in C drive, then go to "C:\Flashtool\drivers" and run Flashtool-drivers.exe from the folder. From the list then select fastboot, flashmode and all drivers with Xperia S written in it and install them. If You are on Windows 8, there is a different procedure to install them, google for it. Your phone currently has low battery, hence it just show the red LED. Try installing the drivers and then flashing either kernel via fastboot.

How can I boot to download mode in my note2 no OS Installed, no power button [HELP!!]

This morning I was experiencing an issue called "MTP host has stopped" while playing a heavy duty game in my Galaxy Note 2. I thought doing a reset would fix the issue. So I reset my phone then it rebooted in TWRP recovery mode. I then did a clean wipe selecting all the boxes as in data, system, delvik, cache, Sd etc. and rebooted my phone. The phone rebooted fine but it now stuck in Samsung logo screen as I have wiped out my OS.
The worst part is, My power button is already broken. Which means I can't enter into recovery mode by pressing Vol up + Home + Power.
I read other forum topics on whether there's any solution on how I can still enter to download mode. All I found is that I either need a working power button or I need to create or purchase a USB Jig that will help me force my phone into Download mode.
But I would like to avoid using USB jig. Is there a way?? Please Help!! :crying:
leota said:
This morning I was experiencing an issue called "MTP host has stopped" while playing a heavy duty game in my Galaxy Note 2. I thought doing a reset would fix the issue. So I reset my phone then it rebooted in TWRP recovery mode. I then did a clean wipe selecting all the boxes as in data, system, delvik, cache, Sd etc. and rebooted my phone. The phone rebooted fine but it now stuck in Samsung logo screen as I have wiped out my OS.
The worst part is, My power button is already broken. Which means I can't enter into recovery mode by pressing Vol up + Home + Power.
I read other forum topics on whether there's any solution on how I can still enter to download mode. All I found is that I either need a working power button or I need to create or purchase a USB Jig that will help me force my phone into Download mode.
But I would like to avoid using USB jig. Is there a way?? Please Help!! :crying:
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i see 3 ways one try plug a hedset with volium button and try 2 use adb in pc 3 repair button

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