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Universal Bootmenu

Can some pls help me how can I enter the bootmenu in Universal. I tried the combination given by wiki "camera + reset " but it doesnt works for me the device just soft rests. So pls can anyone help how can I enter the bootmenu pls.
thx
jeet

to get the bootloader you need to do power off + backlight + softreset.

i got the same problem as jeet got it, i cant get into the boot menu to get a sd bakup of my complete os
greetz

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549207

i know about that thread orb3000 but we dont talk about the BOOTLOADER, we talk about the BOOT-MENU where u can bakup ure ROM from current device to an SD card
i cant get into the boot menu if i push reset+camera !!!
thats the problem
grretz

didn't know Uni had a boot-menu
I believe for backing up ROM, you can use MTTY
I'm sure it's there in the wiki somewhere

Reset your device (using the SR hole) and then HOLD the camera button tight until you get the menu.
So the key thing is to HOLD the button after you hit the reset.
DOMy

you're joshing me? I have G3 and can't do that... (On WM6.51)
It simply boots up as normal. What does this 'bootmenu' allow you to do?

can't install dutty v4 for my diamond :(

hey guys
how is it?
i have a problem with my diamond, its very strange
i already installed hardspl 1.24 on the phone
and now if i want to install the dutty v4 for my diamond .. alway when i click update to this rom its restarting active sync or the vista tool gets closed and the device isn't updating
on myother windows xp machine there is a application error if i want to start the dutty tool
can anybody help me?
thanks in advance and have a great week
rob

You should install this using the internal method.
Just grab the .nbh file and rename it DIAMIMG.nbh
Put this in your Internal 4GB storage.
Soft reset your device and immediately press the Vol. Down and back button and a grey screen will appear. Vol up to install. After, don't forget to hard reset your phone.

hey you
thanks for your quick answer
but it isn't working if i soft reset the device and press vol down and back (the arrow which is pinting to left) it doesn't open a menu!
do i need a special hard spl? or do i something wrong on the reset?
i just don't get te screen, it's just starting normally
really strange!
thanks in advance

robsterr said:
hey you
thanks for your quick answer
but it isn't working if i soft reset the device and press vol down and back (the arrow which is pinting to left) it doesn't open a menu!
do i need a special hard spl? or do i something wrong on the reset?
i just don't get te screen, it's just starting normally
really strange!
thanks in advance
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No, a special hard spl is not required. Any one will do. You are probably not doing the procedure quick enough. Try again.
When you soft reset get your hands immediately ready to press both (Vol. Down + Back Arrow Button). HOLD this until you see the grey menu and follow the instructions.
And make sure the DIAMIMG.nbh file is in your Internal Storage (4GB)

On my phone, the vol-down + back-button doesn't work either. It just resets the phone as normal. A vol-down + enter-button does move it to the hard-reset screen though, then an up-arrow finishes the hard reset, but not loading the DIAMIMG.nbh file. Maybe they removed the vol-down + back-button? Or changed it somehow?

Make sure that your internal storage is FAT32, It wont work if it is anything else

When you get to the grey screen, it tells you to Press the power button to update

razorbud said:
Make sure that your internal storage is FAT32, It wont work if it is anything else
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Yep, fat32...
LandyMan said:
When you get to the grey screen, it tells you to Press the power button to update
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Doesn't work, and the text is not there either.

I also think it's important to change the name .nbh before you transfer it to your phone, at least it was for me!

Well, I figured out one mystery. For my model version, it's not vol-down + back-arrow to get into the SPL screen on power up. It's vol-down only while powering on the device. Go figure!
Still stuck with no ability to install Hard SPL though

scottwilkins said:
Well, I figured out one mystery. For my model version, it's not vol-down + back-arrow to get into the SPL screen on power up. It's vol-down only while powering on the device. Go figure!
Still stuck with no ability to install Hard SPL though
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ALL MODELS SHOULD BE THE SAME>>
Basic Info.
(Soft Reset and press Vol. Down) = Get To Bootloader
(Soft Reset and Press Vol. Down + back-arrow) = To Install Radio or ROM form Internal Storage (must have DIAMIMG.nbh in first before flashing)

To confirm that there is no confusion. The "Back arrow" button is the one above the hang up button. NOT left of the middle circle button
So press volume down, Back arrow and then with your third hand, press the reset button with the stylus. Continue to hold the Vol Down and Back Arrow until the image install screen appears. (about 2 seconds)

Sorry guys, no the back-arrow button plus Vol-down does not work. Vol-down alone does. The new phones are different, I'm almost 100% positive they are. The stock SPL was version 1.95 which I've not yet seen here. And, I can't seem to dump any of the ROM (and now can't dump the SPL, BUMMER!, but that's another issue...)
But vol-down + enter + reset does give the clear memory option, with a slightly different wording on the reset screen that what I've read here that it should be.

scottwilkins said:
Sorry guys, no the back-arrow button plus Vol-down does not work. Vol-down alone does. The new phones are different, I'm almost 100% positive they are. The stock SPL was version 1.95 which I've not yet seen here. And, I can't seem to dump any of the ROM (and now can't dump the SPL, BUMMER!, but that's another issue...)
But vol-down + enter + reset does give the clear memory option, with a slightly different wording on the reset screen that what I've read here that it should be.
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Well so far your device seems to be the first out of the gate that reacts this way.
Sorry to hear!

dude plz help me where can i get dutty v4 rom for diamond......

Phone won't start up ?

Here's the thing , I unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone a while back (probably using an already outdated software , if i remembered correctly it was 2.3.3 , but i knew i followed the instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133650)
Today, my phone asked if I wanted to update the software (like an automated software update) and i could choose to update or not and i chose yes but now , my phone won't start up for like 3 hours already . I tried turning it on but it won't turn on , i tried charging it but there isn't any lights which was supposed to be there .
So I decided to google it and i followed the instructions here
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/26720
but after installing both , choosing my phone , followin the instructions on update service , it gets stuck on "it contains a modified software that cannot be updated" so decided to come back here to ask you guys what I should do .
Right now , all I want to do is for my phone to start up again , any ideas ?
edit : right now , i took out the battery , and put it back in . This time when I tried to turn it on , the vibrate is there which wasn't there initially and theres 1 flash of the green light on the side of the phone .
and also , i think its recognized by the computer because i can hear the sound notification (the same sound when you plug a USB into a computer) which wasn't there before I did the update service thingy .
edit 2 : it won't go into safemode either when i tried clicked the right and left buttons below the display (the menu and back button) and the power button after that . yes i tried reinserting the battery .
edit 3 : I'm not sure if this'll help but my phone is recognized as SEMC flash device (i checked on device manager) and theres a green colour non flashing light when i plug my phone into the pc .

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304634

OMG
Thanks
Sorry for not searching , I tried looking for Xperia arc won't load up / start up but it didn't give me this thread .
Thanks again
edit : i thanked you too

same problem!!!
Guys, I was trying to modify my phone so that applications would be saved in memory card instead of internal storage, so I rooted it and stuff.. Now it won't turn on!!! When I switch it on, it shows the SE logo and does nothing else.. I tried to enter the safemode menu (holding left and right keys when switching on, or volume down key and home key when turning on) but nothing works!!! I'm like desperate now so any help would be really appreciated!

gadjet87 said:
Guys, I was trying to modify my phone so that applications would be saved in memory card instead of internal storage, so I rooted it and stuff.. Now it won't turn on!!! When I switch it on, it shows the SE logo and does nothing else.. I tried to enter the safemode menu (holding left and right keys when switching on, or volume down key and home key when turning on) but nothing works!!! I'm like desperate now so any help would be really appreciated!
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Try to flash a new(er) kernel with recovery and install a new rom (your phone is ota-bricked, so if that doesn't work, search on XDA)
Sent from my LT18i using xda premium

[Q] A100 bricked?

I am a newbie in this forum and would need some help to unbrick my tablet.
I have been using leaked ICS in the past 2 weeks or so. This morning when I started using the tablet, it was running VERY slowly. I rebooted it but it was stuck at Android screen for more than 30 mins. Running out of patient, I restarted it 1 more time and it can now only get to the Acer screen no matter how long i waited.
Tried a few things already with no success:
1. Hard reset using the pin hole bottom left - nothing changes
2. Go to recovery mode trying to use the HC rom (rename to update.zip) using volume up button. Once the green droid shows up for a few seconds, it turns into a droid lying down with a red exclamation mark. It will then restart itself after 30 seconds or so.
What's going on with my tablet? Any help would be appreciated.

Any help??

Cant use HC ROM...
As long as you are not BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED you can use a regular UPDATE.ZIP for your device... You cannot "DOWNGRADE" that is, you cannot go from ICS to HC again without some form of "hack" or "workaround"
See if your tablet allows you to re-flash the ICS build you were able to update to and post back... It may just be it corrupted some files...
Let us know... jejeje
UPDATE 1: And... Dont use VOL+, its supposed to be VOL-.

mapaz04 said:
As long as you are not BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED you can use a regular UPDATE.ZIP for your device... You cannot "DOWNGRADE" that is, you cannot go from ICS to HC again without some form of "hack" or "workaround"
See if your tablet allows you to re-flash the ICS build you were able to update to and post back... It may just be it corrupted some files...
Let us know... jejeje
UPDATE 1: And... Dont use VOL+, its supposed to be VOL-.
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lol...vol+ if your like me and boot to recovery in portrait
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

I tried the vol - button (the one farther away from the orientation lock button), it seems like the tablet was not doing anything different at all. It will eventually get stuck at the Acer screen.
If i use the vol + button (the one closer to orientation lock button), it shows the text "Booting recovery kernel menu" in Acer splash screen. It will then go to green Droid screen with a spinning sphere. In less than 5 seconds, it seems to fail to boot into recovery menu with a 'dead' droid with a big red exclamation mark.
These are the update.zip file I found in the forum. They all gave me the same error:
Acer_AV041_A100_1.012.00_WW_GEN1.zip
Acer_AV041_A100_1.014.00_WW_GEN1.zip
Acer_A100_1.014.08_COM_GEN1.zip
Any more help? I can get upload a video to Youtube if it helps.

HOME Button?? Maybe??
When you get to the GREEN ANDROID... click on your HOME button and see if you get a bootloader/recovery type menu at the top left... If you dont get it from the GREEN ANDROID, try thesame (HOME button) while the RED DEAD ANDROID is showing...
When mine did that for a bit, I found there was a "hidden" recovery built in... Again, try to go to recovery and press the HOME button... You may have to press it for a few seconds...

Thanks for the pointer! It now shows a lot more information (while the sad Android with red exclamation mark is in the background)
I can scroll down/up using volume button for these options:
reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
At the bottom of the screen, it is showing a whole bunch of yellow text:
E:Can't open /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
(No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
(repeat the above message for /cache/recovery/log, /cache/recovery/last_log, /cache/recovery/last_install
How can i select an option from this menu, btw?
I also tried to use the vol - button. I found that if i keep flipping orientation lock back and forth, it will show 2 messages at the top left corner showing "Erasing Userdata...Erasing cache..." in the Acer splash screen. Then it will freeze again....

PWR button to select
Make selection with Vol+/- and press PWR button to select... See if you can do a factory reset...
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Or put the UPDATE.ZIP into your microSD and see if it lets you select the "Update from ZIP" message

Pressing the power button doesn't do anything. If i press it long enough, it just shuts down the tablet.

I dont know man... I cant get mine to there because I have the unlocked bootloader now... Have you tried either of the volume buttons... maybe the HOME KEY? that may be it...

I tried every single buttons on the device w/ no success. The home button only hide/unhide all the text. Vol +/- can scroll up/down in the menu. Pressing the power button doesn't work at all.
In the system recovery screen, it has the yellow text complaining about /dev/block/mmcblk0p5. Is there anything i can do with this?
It looks like I am running out of ideas to revive my lovely tablet. Is it time to throw it to a trash can?

Some people are trying to do it through APX mode but it can be difficult if you don't have certain info specific 2 your tablet...
Sent from my HTC Arrive 8773 using Board Express

Do you have pointer on what i can try? Since it's already bricked, there is nothing to lose to try it out.

cityhunter_ said:
Do you have pointer on what i can try? Since it's already bricked, there is nothing to lose to try it out.
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Im having the same problem. With all the symptoms mentioned above. I was using the tablet and the browser froze. I tried reststarting and all i got was the acer screen. Try to reset factory defaults. Nothing. Just the dead android screen

bishop793 said:
Im having the same problem. With all the symptoms mentioned above. I was using the tablet and the browser froze. I tried reststarting and all i got was the acer screen. Try to reset factory defaults. Nothing. Just the dead android screen
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no response? I guess this is a dead topic

same problem!
my A100 does not work and face the same problem now...
I could not select the item to even recovery or anything.....
Any one can help?

I called acer. We went through the hard reset thing. When he found out that it didnt work he told me to send it to them. So im packing it up tomorrow. Not sure if they are gonna try and fix it or just send me another one. We will see. Will keep u posted

I have been having the same problem. I can get into the system recovery menu from the dead android, but I don't know how to select menu items.
I've tried all the buttons on the device, but none work.

EXACTLY the same symptoms and exactly the same issue with not being able to select anything off the recovery menu.
Ugh.
Unfortunately mine is rooted so I assume if I send it in to Acer I will have to pay for the repair myself.

I had the same problem on my son's pad, tried every type of reset w/o any luck I finally got tired and called Best Buy they told me to bring it in and they tried the same resets before giving up and shipping it to Acer for repair. I just told them the screen froze after ICS update and 4 days later my son has his pad back in working order.

[Q] Getting to the data without a screen

So I did a very silly thing last week. I cracked the screen. I cracked it so bad, in fact, that is does not light up in any way. I did another silly thing. All my titanium backups were to the internal SD card, not to the external card like they ought to have been. So now, I am in a bit of a pickle. I need to get all my SMS messages and contacts,
I need the data but I can't get to it because I can't see anything on the screen to boot it into CWM recovery to mount as USB. The phone was running 2.3 (not ICS)

Finally figured it out!
Replying to my own thread for the next poor sap that comes across this thread and needs to know the sequence of button pressing.
Buttons are labeled as follows U / D / P (Up, Down, Power)
For CWMR 5.0 (GB)
D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)
U
U
U
U
P
U
U
P
In CWMR 6.0 (ICS) it goes as follows
D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)
U
U
P
U
U
P
Your phone should now be mounted as a USB drive.

txterron said:
Finally figured it out!
Replying to my own thread for the next poor sap that comes across this thread and needs to know the sequence of button pressing.
Buttons are labeled as follows U / D / P (Up, Down, Power)
For CWMR 5.0 (GB)
D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)
U
U
U
U
P
U
U
P
In CWMR 6.0 (ICS) it goes as follows
D + P (to book into recovery, hold down for 5 seconds then let go of P, wait two seconds, let go of D)
U
U
P
U
U
P
Your phone should now be mounted as a USB drive.
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Let me guess you did it on another glide and then repeated it. New egg has Our phone at 249.99 if you want to get another:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176361