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Booting to recovery with button combination not working

So, after trying out a few firmwares (JM2, JG8, JM5) and kernels (Samset&OC) I can't no longer boot to recovery with Vol UP + Home + power. I can't really say when this problem first occurred, but maybe with JG8 flash. The strange thing is that I can get to recovery with adb reboot recovery and through android console with reboot recovery (when rooted ofc). Also download mode works great.
Things I have tried:
-flash again to JM2 and JM5 with re-partition checked (512 PIT)
-cleared cache+data through recovery
-factory reset through phone code (this also cleared the internal SD)
-took out the battery multiple times
-booted phone without sim
-flashed phone without sim
-changed CSC with phone code
-restore a nandroid backup of JM2. Recovery worked with this one when I took the backup
-there's no external flash card inserted
Soooo..does anyone have any idea about this kind of problem?

i had a similar problem after trying few ROMs. In my case, when i pres the key combi i get the boot logo and then few seconds later the screen goes black and then i see the boot logo again, and this goes forever. and then i tried pressing the same key combination simultaneously and once i see the boot logo i let go the power button and keep the vol up and home pressed, and then only it went into the recovery mode.
hope it works the same for you
Cheers

Agreed, 99.9% chance you are doing it wrong.
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mmthabet: I had the exact same experience. Letting go of the power button when the logo appears lets me enter recovery.

or you may need to take out the battery first for a few seconds... after that, you can reinsert it back and try recovery mode...
at least this work for me...

Thanks for replies but none of the solutions work. The recovery mode button combination DID work for a few weeks, but then just stopped working.
I know that I'm doing it right. I have always pressed vol up and home down until the phone loaded recovery and only briefly pressed power button just at the start. I have also tried to remove battery multiple times and once waited 30 mins before re-inserting it.
Trust me, I'm not doing it wrong :s And recovery is working great through adb reboot recovery and shell.

Darkstriker said:
Agreed, 99.9% chance you are doing it wrong.
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More so a timing issue. Buttons not pressed at the same time.
I get it all the time for all combo's.
Just keep trying.

You might already have this however just in case you dont, check out Quick Boot.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.siriusapplications.quickboot
With this app you can boot into recovery mode. Have to be rooted though.

odyssey61 said:
You might already have this however just in case you dont, check out Quick Boot.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.siriusapplications.quickboot
With this app you can boot into recovery mode. Have to be rooted though.
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this wont work, if you bricked the phone in a bad flash situation.
in times when this app works, you can easily do adb reboot recover
so this app still doesn't address the real issue of how to get the 3 buttons press hardware recovery mode

Laum said:
I know that I'm doing it right. I have always pressed vol up and home down until the phone loaded recovery and only briefly pressed power button just at the start.
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I release the buttons right when the first Samsung texts comes on the screen. It will take it to Recovery mode. I also had a "boot loop" few times, if I keep pressing the buttons all the time.
Have you tried release your fingers right in the first texts? I really don`t know what is exactly the right way to press the buttons, but this always have took it to Recovery.

Looks like my latest full wipe with *2767*3855# cured it. Flashed JM5-->full wipe-->samset1.9b-->samset kernel and now it works. It must've got stuck somehow in my previous JM5 installation.

I cant get into the download- or recovery-mode by using these keys... so i am not able to flash a new firmware! can anybody help me please? is there a chance to get into the download mode by using an adb-command?
please help i just cant get into the download mode!

Igor02 said:
I cant get into the download- or recovery-mode by using these keys... so i am not able to flash a new firmware! can anybody help me please? is there a chance to get into the download mode by using an adb-command?
please help i just cant get into the download mode!
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yes
adb reboot download
but it is dangerous, as you can not recover from a bricked state, if your flash is not compatible or if something went wrong with odin, etc.

I you're bricked and can't get into Download or recovery mode, leave the device to boot, it will just show a black screen for a while then will turn its self off, once this happens you should be able to use the key combo.

arch3rm said:
I you're bricked and can't get into Download or recovery mode, leave the device to boot, it will just show a black screen for a while then will turn its self off, once this happens you should be able to use the key combo.
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AHHHHHHHHH OMG, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THIS SOONER, like 5 hours ago...
i could have tried that, and not had to send my phone back for "repair"
well i'm sure i'll see that screen again in the future, i'll try that next time

AllGamer said:
AHHHHHHHHH OMG, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THIS SOONER, like 5 hours ago...
i could have tried that, and not had to send my phone back for "repair"
well i'm sure i'll see that screen again in the future, i'll try that next time
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Well I did just get the phone 2 days ago,
Had that problem the same day, discovered the fix two hrs of horror later

Same Problem here i contact samsung here in mexico and a technical aggent tell me if we make a repair our phones we need a jtag and this is so bad alllready contact many people jtag manufacturers in china and honkong trow alibaba.com and no luck don't have other source i try is contact to nspro and z3x and no support for this repairand only hope still have is a reply from the people in the forum SMTi Jtag Repair Tool
Its hard to me go to UK Samsung Service Center i'm in mexico like i said
and i'm waith for a solve this i;m so very sad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8AIvalzBvY

Darkstriker said:
Agreed, 99.9% chance you are doing it wrong.
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I usually release the power button on the boot screen first and then the other two buttons

arch3rm said:
I you're bricked and can't get into Download or recovery mode, leave the device to boot, it will just show a black screen for a while then will turn its self off, once this happens you should be able to use the key combo.
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Any idea how long you waited? Been waiting 5 minutes, hasn't shut off. Mine's a Bell though so I'm guessing I won't have any luck.

The way i do it (no chance of doing it wrong and timing):
hold down+home and then also press the power button for a little more then 10 seconds (so all 3 buttons for 10 seconds). The phone will reset into download mode, never fails in whatever mode the phone originaly was..

cant get into recovery

i tried flashing miui ROM never booted again, so im trying to get into recovery mode to flash it again. but i cant.. or i dont know how.
i took off the battery and the phone is vibrating if its plugged into wall :S vibrating without battery..
can someone explain the proper way to enter recovery mode?

if u press and hold the power button do u eventually get a logo?
if not u may have bricked it...

Let us know if you got it in recovery by using power and volume. Up down
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Railius said:
i tried flashing miui ROM never booted again, so im trying to get into recovery mode to flash it again. but i cant.. or i dont know how.
i took off the battery and the phone is vibrating if its plugged into wall :S vibrating without battery..
can someone explain the proper way to enter recovery mode?
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Recovery= Press power and both vol up and down immediately after pressing power. Let go of power when you see the samsung logo. Keep vol up and down pressed in a few seconds recovery should pop up.
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its alive
so i got it back with stock rom already rooted now i have android version 4.0.4 can i flash any custom rom? or i have to update it to 4.1.2? how do i do that?

If you're right back to stock, just pick which custom ROM you want and check for the install guides.
Android version upgrades are generally packaged in with the custom ROMs. Exactly which version of Android you end up with depends on exactly which ROM you go with, but the general rule of thumb is you'll get later versions faster than waiting for your carrier to roll something out.

PLEASE help me!!!!!!

Hi guys hope someone can please help me.... I was trying to return my Canadian Rogers Galaxy S3 back to stock firmware using Mobile Odin and following this youtube video, and now Im stuck in a recovery boot loop..... I followed the procedure step by step, same as the video uploader and now it just loops.... it shows the mobile odin image says wiping dalvik cache, goes black, vibrates, goes into recovery shows mobile odin image and repeats itself..... Ive taken the battery out and put it in and it just does the same thing...... am i screwed or what? Im not very impressed right now cuz im gonna be out $500 if I cant fix this..... can someone please help me?? PLEASE??? Thank you in advance guys and have a great day!
Jeff

djnavig8tor said:
Hi guys hope someone can please help me.... I was trying to return my Canadian Rogers Galaxy S3 back to stock firmware using Mobile Odin and following this youtube video, and now Im stuck in a recovery boot loop..... I followed the procedure step by step, same as the video uploader and now it just loops.... it shows the mobile odin image says wiping dalvik cache, goes black, vibrates, goes into recovery shows mobile odin image and repeats itself..... Ive taken the battery out and put it in and it just does the same thing...... am i screwed or what? Im not very impressed right now cuz im gonna be out $500 if I cant fix this..... can someone please help me?? PLEASE??? Thank you in advance guys and have a great day!
Jeff
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Pull the battery. Reboot into stock recovery. Factory reset and reboot. You'll be fine. Happens all the time.
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KorGuy123 said:
Pull the battery. Reboot into stock recovery. Factory reset and reboot. You'll be fine. Happens all the time.
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Volume up + power + home if you didn't know. Sorry should have specified. Some people don't know.
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when I pull the battery and put it back in.... i power it up and the loop automatically starts back up again.... cant get into recovery mode, download mode.... NOTHING.... none of the buttons work... nothing happens when I plug it into the computer, charger NOTHING.... just loops over and over.....pulling the battery does nothing.

This is the video I followed
http://youtu.be/djcq5Wgf9zo

djnavig8tor said:
when I pull the battery and put it back in.... i power it up and the loop automatically starts back up again.... cant get into recovery mode, download mode.... NOTHING.... none of the buttons work... nothing happens when I plug it into the computer, charger NOTHING.... just loops over and over.....pulling the battery does nothing.
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Ok take a breather, stress makes this seem like a catastrophe.
Pull the battery. Put in the battery. It won't turn on after a battery pull until you turn it on, which is why it's recommended. Press and hold volume up + power and home at the same time when you feel the first rumble and see the Samsung logo let go of power and keep holding the other two buttons.
Its literally all about timing. Might take two or three tries.
Trust me there is no damage from a boot loop. I flashed back to stock this morning and had to do the same thing I'm explaining right now. Took me 3 tries and I've done this a hell of a lot of times.
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djnavig8tor said:
when I pull the battery and put it back in.... i power it up and the loop automatically starts back up again.... cant get into recovery mode, download mode.... NOTHING.... none of the buttons work... nothing happens when I plug it into the computer, charger NOTHING.... just loops over and over.....pulling the battery does nothing.
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Pull the battery. Replace. Immediately press Vol up + home + power in that order. Do not just press the power button first nor just by itself. Release just the power button as soon you get a vibrate

Different guy having the same problem with the same solution we are suggesting. Just timing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31549817
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Hey guys thanks for the help.... ive flashed about 10 roms in the last 2 weeks and ive booted into recovery about 2100 times... and im telling you there is no way it will go into recovery mode no matter what order i press the buttons or how I press them.... it just goes into the loop again....

Only other option is to Odin back to stock and start over

mrhaley30705 said:
Only other option is to Odin back to stock and start over
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He can't get into download mode. You have a jig?

Thats exactly what im trying to do..... GET BACK TO STOCK!!! But i cant get into recovery to flash and unroot back to stock.... can you pretell how | use odin and go back to start when i cant do anything with the phone at all.

It will go into recovery...

Quasimodem said:
It will go into recovery...
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then please tell me how.... and remember, its not just normal recovery loop.... Odin is actually flashing back to stock firmware and it is stuck in ODIN and it says "wiping Dalvik cache" ....so its not like its been already flashed back to stock and its just in boot loop.... Odin hasnt finished flashing it and its looping while still in Odin.....and as i said before...no matter what order i press the buttons or when i press them... it wont go intop recovery mode.... unless you know a different way... this will not work.

djnavig8tor said:
then please tell me how.... and remember, its not just normal recovery loop.... Odin is actually flashing back to stock firmware and it is stuck in ODIN and it says "wiping Dalvik cache" ....so its not like its been already flashed back to stock and its just in boot loop.... Odin hasnt finished flashing it and its looping while still in Odin.....and as i said before...no matter what order i press the buttons or when i press them... it wont go intop recovery mode.... unless you know a different way... this will not work.
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Just do this:
Hook up the phone without a battery... While holding only Home and Vol-Down insert the battery and continue to hold them... The USB will force it into Download mode while holding them and putting in the battery... Flash it with Odin...

djnavig8tor said:
then please tell me how.... and remember, its not just normal recovery loop.... Odin is actually flashing back to stock firmware and it is stuck in ODIN and it says "wiping Dalvik cache" ....so its not like its been already flashed back to stock and its just in boot loop.... Odin hasnt finished flashing it and its looping while still in Odin.....and as i said before...no matter what order i press the buttons or when i press them... it wont go intop recovery mode.... unless you know a different way... this will not work.
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You need to be in download mode to use odin, not recovery mode
Vol down instead of Vol up in button combo

Quasimodem said:
Just do this:
Hook up the phone without a battery... While holding only Home and Vol-Down insert the battery and continue to hold them... The USB will force it into Download mode while holding them and putting in the battery... Flash it with Odin...
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Thank you so much.... that worked... so now im in download mode and i already have Odin installed on my computer. Without sounding like a total newb and idiot, can you please walk me through what to do next as im using my inlaws computer and i have to leave soon and i dont have a computer at home or wifi there so im stuck till tomorrow if i dont fix this here within the next half hour. Thank you so much again... you have no idea how grateful i am to you right now. If this helps im in canada using rogers/fido SGH-1747m and I was using Liquidsmooth at&t before this happened.

I dont care what direction this goes, whether its back tostock or rooted.... i just need my phone to work before i leave here. thanks bro.

djnavig8tor said:
Thank you so much.... that worked... so now im in download mode and i already have Odin installed on my computer. Without sounding like a total newb and idiot, can you please walk me through what to do next as im using my inlaws computer and i have to leave soon and i dont have a computer at home or wifi there so im stuck till tomorrow if i dont fix this here within the next half hour. Thank you so much again... you have no idea how grateful i am to you right now. If this helps im in canada using rogers/fido SGH-1747m and I was using Liquidsmooth at&t before this happened.
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Get ODIN here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
The drivers here:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I747MBAATT
A stock ROM for Rogers, Fido, whatever it was here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Put the .tar in the PDA slot, only auto-reboot checked, hit Start, when it's done it will be stuck at Samsung until you go into recovery and factory reset and wipe cache...

I just got this S3 and it wont stop rebooting...

Ok So I just bought this att s3 from Craigslist. As soon as I got home it started restarting , it will reboot like after 10 seconds.
It boots as far as the Samsung logo then restarts. Sometimes it goes all they way to att splash screen then reboots.
What I have tried to fix.
1) boot to recovery whipe data and dalvik, but it won't give me enough time to copleate the command before it restarts.
2) boot to download mode but won't stay on enough time to hook it up to my pc the use odin on it.
3)Booted safe mode and the phone booted up all the way then the power menu came up then restarted.
Im out of ideas Do you think the mother board is messed up?
Plzz help thank you for looking and for your help/...

kipster3001 said:
Ok So I just bought this att s3 from Craigslist. As soon as I got home it started restarting , it will reboot like after 10 seconds.
It boots as far as the Samsung logo then restarts. Sometimes it goes all they way to att splash screen then reboots.
What I have tried to fix.
1) boot to recovery whipe data and dalvik, but it won't give me enough time to copleate the command before it restarts.
2) boot to download mode but won't stay on enough time to hook it up to my pc the use odin on it.
3)Booted safe mode and the phone booted up all the way then the power menu came up then restarted.
Im out of ideas Do you think the mother board is messed up?
Plzz help thank you for looking and for your help/...
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Did you ask if this was rooted before you got it ? So you got the phone home and had done nothing to it before it started rebooting or did you do something and it start ?
I've heard this happen when someone had a wipe for bad and the recovery gets borked but it could be the power button as well. The hard reboot happens after the power button has been pushed for 10 seconds. This could explain the constant reboots/ Mess around with it and see if that helps. I had this happen on a skyrocket and cappy and the button got "unstuck"

hednik said:
Did you ask if this was rooted before you got it ? So you got the phone home and had done nothing to it before it started rebooting or did you do something and it start ?
I've heard this happen when someone had a wipe for bad and the recovery gets borked but it could be the power button as well. The hard reboot happens after the power button has been pushed for 10 seconds. This could explain the constant reboots/ Mess around with it and see if that helps. I had this happen on a skyrocket and cappy and the button got "unstuck"
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its not rooted when i manage to get in into download mode its official and the counter is 0 .
the recovery is stock. I did think that It could be the power button stuck but the button clicks . Im gonna have it checked anyway to see if it could be the power button

kipster3001 said:
its not rooted when i manage to get in into download mode its official and the counter is 0 .
the recovery is stock. I did think that It could be the power button stuck but the button clicks . Im gonna have it checked anyway to see if it could be the power button
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Does it reboots even when plugged/charging?
Did you try another battery?

kipster3001 said:
its not rooted when i manage to get in into download mode its official and the counter is 0 .
the recovery is stock. I did think that It could be the power button stuck but the button clicks . I'm gonna have it checked anyway to see if it could be the power button
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It's not really a matter of it not clicking physically on the outside but something sticking under that button.
From your initial post to you stated it not always restarting at the exact same point during the boot up. Tend to make me think physical.
If its not rooted and has stock recovery someone might have rooted it before and then tried to put it back stock and borked it somehow.
Have you tried downloading Odin 3.07 and see if it's recognized ?
Did it boot when you bought it ? Please don't tell me you bought it without seeing it boot up first...

hednik said:
Did it boot when you bought it ? Please don't tell me you bought it without seeing it boot up first...
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Note 8.0 N5110... Bricked?

Hey guys
I've problem with my Note so... Hope you can help me :/
I recently installed last CM10.2 nightly from get.cm. So I restored all my apps and after that I applied the nav bar trough Pimp My ROM...
Everything was going good up to here. When I tried to boot into Recovery Mode to wipe cache (Because the tablet won't boot) a message popped up saying that I was in "SDCARD MODE" (The hell is that!) followed by something like coping to EMCC... Like if it was coping something from the SD to EMCC
After that the tablet got (Bricked?)... No vibration, no Samsung logo, no nothing
Any suggestions? Did I ****ed it up?
Any help would be appreciated guys
Cheers

rena14 said:
Hey guys
I've problem with my Note so... Hope you can help me :/
I recently installed last CM10.2 nightly from get.cm. So I restored all my apps and after that I applied the nav bar trough Pimp My ROM...
Everything was going good up to here. When I tried to boot into Recovery Mode to wipe cache (Because the tablet won't boot) a message popped up saying that I was in "SDCARD MODE" (The hell is that!) followed by something like coping to EMCC... Like if it was coping something from the SD to EMCC
After that the tablet got (Bricked?)... No vibration, no Samsung logo, no nothing
Any suggestions? Did I ****ed it up?
Any help would be appreciated guys
Cheers
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Can you enter download mode? If you can, flash a stock fw with odin. (Home + Volume Down + Power)
Go to sammobile.com for a stock FW.
Always better to start over from stock when things goes wrong like that IMO.

Bl00DGuY said:
Can you enter download mode? If you can, flash a stock fw with odin. (Home + Volume Down + Power)
Go to sammobile.com for a stock FW.
Always better to start over from stock when things goes wrong like that IMO.
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I can't do anything dawg.... The tablet is like dead
Wether I try to enter download mode or recovery mode, nothing happens
Btw, y' know what's EMCC?

So if you hold the power button and volume down at the same time for between 5 to 10 seconds, you get no Samsung logo at all?
If you get absolutely no logo (and the battery isn't dead) then it sounds like you totally bricked your bootloader somehow.
If that's the case, I'd send it in for service.