I was performing a recovery last night after trying a couple of different ROMs using TWRP 2.5.0.0. This morning I tried to turn on the phone but there was no power to the screen. The most I could get it to do was have the power LED show when plugged in, or briefly show the charge screen when it's plugged in as well.
I am still able to get into Download Mode, so I tried going back to stock with LGNPST. I noticed under Model it shows Unknown. After flashing, it'll just bootloop to the LG screen and still won't even bother powering when unplugged. Before or after flashing, I was unable to get into Recovery Mode.
The last ROM I was on was SuperNexus, attempting recovery to Lifeless. Or at least I'm pretty sure it was Lifeless, as it was one of the few ROMS where camera natively works.
The only other clue I can give to this problem is that I told TWRP to recover EVERYTHING, including things like cache. This never gave me a problem before, so this is unusual. The backup, to my knowledge, didn't have compression. Another oddity I found before performing the recovery is that the recovery files were not immediately available. I had to tap on my storage directory and select internal storage.
I didn't find this topic with the keywords I searched for, so little scary if this is the first problem of its kind. Any ideas?
If LGNPST boot loops then all you have to do is factory reset.
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sharkboy0901 said:
If LGNPST boot loops then all you have to do is factory reset.
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How would I factory reset if I cannot get into Recovery Mode?
Hiyoto said:
How would I factory reset if I cannot get into Recovery Mode?
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Can you ADb install/side load the recovery ? Can't remember the exact commands but I'm certain a quick Google should tell you,
Something to note, I think the phone's dependant upon USB power on the observation that the LG screen cuts out as soon as I pull the plug.
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Can you ADb install/side load the recovery ? Can't remember the exact commands but I'm certain a quick Google should tell you,
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If he did lgnpst he isn't rooted or unlocked.
I think you should connect the charger on the wall for a good while, same thing happened to me I thought I bricked so I left it on the charger for like an hour and then I was able to get into recovery.
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Can you ADb install/side load the recovery ? Can't remember the exact commands but I'm certain a quick Google should tell you,
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The only mode I can get into so far is Download Mode. Does that state receive ADB commands, or does it only talk with LGNPST?
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The only mode I can get into so far is Download Mode. Does that state receive ADB commands, or does it only talk with LGNPST?
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I didn't think it out good enough like sharky said your not rooted or unlocked so it wouldn't work.... Sorry 4 bad advice
Just tried flashing a TinyBeen recovery as those have traditionally been more reliable for me than stock recovery. Still a no-go for booting into Recovery. I go through the key-presses and it'll go to a black, unpowered screen. I'll press the keys for Recovery mode and it goes back into its bootloop. Screen for loop this time is charge indicator.
Try holding down the power button and the volume down button, after the led lights flash release the power button while still holding down the volume down button. That should get you to stock recovery to factory wipe
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turn off the phone completely, then hold the vol down, power, and where the home button is at the same time til the captive lights flash then let go. this will get you into stock recovery where you can do a factory reset. this will erase ALL DATA is the only downside
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If he did lgnpst he isn't rooted or unlocked.
I think you should connect the charger on the wall for a good while, same thing happened to me I thought I bricked so I left it on the charger for like an hour and then I was able to get into recovery.
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Were you on a nearly dead charge? My phone was left on my computer the entire night. My USB ports maintain power after shutdown so I'm able to charge of my PC. My battery should have a full charge. I'm wondering if it needs a genuine battery pull or if memory has been corrupted as LGNPST doesn't recognize what it is anymore.
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Try holding down the power button and the volume down button, after the led lights flash release the power button while still holding down the volume down button. That should get you to stock recovery to factory wipe
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damn you for being 3 minutes faster than me!!!!! lol
javskies said:
turn off the phone completely, then hold the vol down, power, and where the home button is at the same time til the captive lights flash then let go. this will get you into stock recovery where you can do a factory reset. this will erase ALL DATA is the only downside
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Recovery Mode is unattainable on either stock or TinyBeen recovery.
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Were you on a nearly dead charge? My phone was left on my computer the entire night. My USB ports maintain power after shutdown so I'm able to charge of my PC. My battery should have a full charge. I'm wondering if it needs a genuine battery pull or if memory has been corrupted as LGNPST doesn't recognize what it is anymore.
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Yes I was on a nearly dead charge, no led nothing not even download mode.
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Recovery Mode is unattainable on either stock or TinyBeen recovery.
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Not true, I factory wiped from stock recovery after I lgnpst using this method. The directions are in irc.
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kmull4 said:
Not true, I factory wiped from stock recovery after I lgnpst using this method. The directions are in irc.
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For myself and this particular hardware recovery is non-functional.
Attempted a reflash to stock in order to try recovery one more time. Still a no-go. Once the capacitive lights are lit, it just powers down. What would cause LGNPST to not recognize the hardware?
Le sigh... I think it's officially a paperweight unless LG is willing to take another look at it. At least it's on stock, so I have a small chance.
Damn, maybe the device is too low to access recovery. The only the thing I can think of is taking off the back and do a manual battery pull. If that doesn't solve the problem then send it in. Good luck man
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Le sigh... I think it's officially a paperweight unless LG is willing to take another look at it. At least it's on stock, so I have a small chance.
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Pwr Off (by holding onto power button for like 30 seconds). Vol down + power... wait until buttons light up. Immediately release power button while still holding vol down. You will boot into stock recovery. Select Factory Reset.
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My Incredible is bricked. It powers on and stays at the white screen that says "htc Incredible" no recovery, no bootloader, nothing. All I did at the time was place a rom on the root of my sd card then tried to flash it. From there I got this damn white screen of death. Is there a way to possibly salvage this expensive paperweight or do I have to go buy another phone?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can't even get into bootloader? (Reboot while holding power and volume down).
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adb is your best friend. adb reboot recovery, adb reboot. can use those instead of pulling battery
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You can't even get into bootloader? (Reboot while holding power and volume down).
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Try from a completely powered down state, as opposed to a reboot.
Edit: yes, I know that's what you meant, but he might not.
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You can't even get into bootloader? (Reboot while holding power and volume down).
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Completely powered down if I hold the volume and power button it vibrates 3 times and I get nothing after that just a black screen. The only way that I can get it to come on after that is pull the battery and and just use the power button only.
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adb is your best friend. adb reboot recovery, adb reboot. can use those instead of pulling battery
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I am not a a veteran or expert at this so please go easy on me. What exactly is adb and how do I use it?
Got it fixed
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Got it fixed
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What was the fix?
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Got it fixed
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Yes please explain the fix!
Not sure exactly. A friend of mine got me back into recovery somehow. From there I was able to flash my backup. I wish I knew how he did it.
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I'm in the same boat. I accidentally loaded an Incredible S ROM. I can get into hboot, but any of the options just take me back to the white screen.
Try plugging into the computer with the battery out. That could get you bootloader. It works like that on most androids.
Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately it didn't work. A buddy of mine said "If your hboot will let you switch into fastboot, then u can search on XDA there should be a way to wipe and flash a command line through usb if u can get fastboot" but I couldn't find anything on here about a command line. It does let me into fastboot.
Also it recognizes when the USB is connected.
Do you think that you could flash back to stock?
If you can get into hboot, you're all set. Go here and get the PB31IMG.zip file http://dougpiston.com/?page_id=108
It's the RUU that will bring your phone back to stock. Put it on the root of your SD Card (use a card reader or any other way of connecting the sd card to your computer). Make sure it's labeled exactly PB31IMG.zip or it won't work.
Then put the sd card back in your phone. Get it back into hboot. After a few seconds it will ask if you want to update, press volume up to start the update. It will reboot and all will be fine again!
Thank you soooo much. It worked.
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Completely powered down if I hold the volume and power button it vibrates 3 times and I get nothing after that just a black screen. The only way that I can get it to come on after that is pull the battery and and just use the power button only.
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Volume DOWN and power. Volume up and power does a hardware test where that is the response you should get. For it working.
i had to put phone back to stock and now i cant get the phone to go into donwload mode by pressing 1 and power button. is there another way to get into download mode?
Thanks in advance,
Pull out battery, press power button with battery out, hold it for a few secs. Put battery back in and download mode should work again.
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Leave the battery out hook it up to the computer and use the pc as the power source and try going into dlmode
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i tried that and still nothing , it just boots up like normal. no download mode.
is there another way to get to the download mode?
tried to use computer as power source on laptop and desktop but no luck any other suggestion/
Are you pressing and holding the 1 key on the keyboard and THEN add pressing and holding the power button? Order is important.
Does your 1 key work?
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1 button seem to work fine when trying to make a call . im lost
You didn't comment on my advice, did you give it a shot? I've semi-bricked my epic and that was what worked for me.
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@Shinydude100 sorry about that yes i tried your way and still nothing. im still lost.
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@Shinydude100 sorry about that yes i tried your way and still nothing. im still lost.
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When you say stock, do you mean el30? And is it rooted at least? Or does it have cwm? Maybe just maybe, but I think some custom roms had the option to go into download mode when you shut it off, if its rooted, perhaps you could install cwm from rom manager, boot up cwm, install a rom that has download mode from reboot, I think cwm from acs might even have reboot to download mode? Not sure on this one, just trying to go out on a limb and help if I can.
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They phone can't reboot with out the battery..
take the battery off...and keep it off for about 10 mins, and then put the battery back in, and try it... i do know this worked for me when i semi-bricked my phone. don't have it plugged in, into anything.
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They phone can't reboot with out the battery..
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Hold 1 (with the phone off)
Keep holding and start holding power
Bam
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So I just flashed the stock image through Odin (used the USB cable that came with the phone) and it boots past the boot animation(the T-Mobile 4g one) and then just hangs on "SAMSUNG" and it's still glowing and so is the notification LED but it won't boot, it just stays there. Can someone point me in the right direction to get this thing going? Is this a brick? I don't know what is wrong with it.
I believe It is hanging on the kernel (panic.... not you, the phone). Have you tried booting into recovery and wiping cache? (volume up + home button during hard reset)
Edit: Also what are you flashing from (i.e. CM, AOKP, TW custom ROM)?
if you were on a custom rom prior to reverting to stock, you need to do a wipe in recovery
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So I just flashed the stock image through Odin (used the USB cable that came with the phone) and it boots past the boot animation(the T-Mobile 4g one) and then just hangs on "SAMSUNG" and it's still glowing and so is the notification LED but it won't boot, it just stays there. Can someone point me in the right direction to get this thing going? Is this a brick? I don't know what is wrong with it.
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It took mine a very long time to boot after odin stock flash. But i dont think your screwed since it still powers on. Can you still get into download mode? Try to flash it again and see what happens.
Go into stock recovery and do a factory reset. Then reboot, that should do the trick.
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Reboot after ODIN
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It took mine a very long time to boot after odin stock flash. But i dont think your screwed since it still powers on. Can you still get into download mode? Try to flash it again and see what happens.
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OK, I am sure I am going to get blasted for putting this on the wrong thread but I have search!
Ran the boot program through ODIN on the Sprint version SPH-L710 and phone will not reboot now and cannot power on
toolkit says waiting for device
get the battery, Samsung and download screen briefly then it dies,
Afraid that I bricked it!
Any help would be appreciated!
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OK, I am sure I am going to get blasted for putting this on the wrong thread but I have search!
Ran the boot program through ODIN on the Sprint version SPH-L710 and phone will not reboot now and cannot power on
toolkit says waiting for device
get the battery, Samsung and download screen briefly then it dies,
Afraid that I bricked it!
Any help would be appreciated!
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Take out battery, unplug from computer, press and hold volume keys, plug in cable and insert battery again.
See if it goes into download mode.
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ThC23 said:
Take out battery, unplug from computer, press and hold volume keys, plug in cable and insert battery again.
See if it goes into download mode.
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red light does come on in the left
then battery symbol flash for a minute and nothing else
I ran into this exact same issue. I tried flashing kernal and everything after I did odin. What I had to do in order for my phone to boot was boot into recovery and do a factory reset. Keep in mind this was stock recovery so everything on your sd card will be gone after the wipe.
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I ran into this exact same issue. I tried flashing kernal and everything after I did odin. What I had to do in order for my phone to boot was boot into recovery and do a factory reset. Keep in mind this was stock recovery so everything on your sd card will be gone after the wipe.
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Yes, wish I could boot into recovery but it will not even boot into recovery. Not sure if is a soft brick cannot load a screen regardless
Volume down + home screen + power button doesn't work for download mode? If you're screen is still powering on and showing the battery charging icon and samsung logo you haven't bricked your phone. I know on previous phones I have had that even though it showed nothing but a black screen odin still picked the phone up and was able to flash it.
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Volume down + home screen + power button doesn't work for download mode? If you're screen is still powering on and showing the battery charging icon and samsung logo you haven't bricked your phone. I know on previous phones I have had that even though it showed nothing but a black screen odin still picked the phone up and was able to flash it.
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No, Volume down+home screen+power button only produces the Samsung or the Battery symbol for about a second, goes away and nothing else after that but a black screen, ODIN does not see the phone as it is not powered on, hope that makes sense
Factory reset worked perfectly. Too bad T-Mobile already shipped the replacement.
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I can't believe you called T-Mo for a replacement before performing a simple factory reset. Talk about a waste of money. As a future business owner this upsets me.
Eh lol oh well. Didn't think it would boot.
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Eh lol oh well. Didn't think it would boot.
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Well, if you're gonna play the system, might as well use your old phone to help us diagnose the imei lost problem and help the community. If you feel like helping us out, get ahold of lordmorphus or someone closely involved in this situation to have you run a few tests so we can figure this thing out. Ill be your bestest friend if you do
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Well, if you're gonna play the system, might as well use your old phone to help us diagnose the imei lost problem and help the community. If you feel like helping us out, get ahold of lordmorphus or someone closely involved in this situation to have you run a few tests so we can figure this thing out. Ill be your bestest friend if you do
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Sure I'll pm him and see what we can do.
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I pmed him. I'll see what we can do when he responds.
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Eh lol oh well. Didn't think it would boot.
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I can care less about exchanging the phone, but you did get a reply here of what to do.
What was the point of asking if you weren't gonna bother listening??
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Oh, Sh*t, I think I just bricked my phone - same thing happened. It now won't even allow me to boot. I took the battery out, unplugged the USB. Plugged the USB in and then put the battery back in. The LED light comes on for about 30 seconds and then goes off and stays OFF. I've tried POWER+UP/DOWN volume and HOME...still no avail.
The computer does recognize [the phone] when I plug it in by making a thumping sound and then it makes a few thumping sounds and then that's it.
PLEASE HELP!
I've got a dilemma. My rooted Verizon GNex just stopped working today. Yesterday, it was working fine. I plugged it up at night before bed and about an hour ago, I grab it off the charge. Nothing happened when I hit the power button which was strange because I never turn it off and I didn't let the battery die. I pressed and held and "Google" and the little lock on the bottom came up so I set the phone down while it powered on. 5 minutes later, it's still in that state, then a few seconds later, the screen goes black and nothing happened. I took the battery out and put it back in twice and nothing happens. I can't remember downloading any apps other than Zagat and a guide for Ingress in the last few days. A PDF online or two. What do I do with a rooted phone that's still under warranty (just barely so time is a factor)? Can they really check if the phone won't even turn on?
My old roommate sent her unlocked/rooted Gnex back to VZW when her charging port stopped working. They never charged her for it or anything, but it did say something like "you would be responsible to pay $X if rooted blah blah.." Either they are bluffing or she slipped in.
Did you try clearing data, factory reset?
How can I do a factor reset if it won't turn on? All I know is pulling the battery or holding the power and volume buttons at once.
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My old roommate sent her unlocked/rooted Gnex back to VZW when her charging port stopped working. They never charged her for it or anything, but it did say something like "you would be responsible to pay $X if rooted blah blah.." Either they are bluffing or she slipped in.
Did you try clearing data, factory reset?
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I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power from a powered off state can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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RoyJ said:
I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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Unless it's different on the VZW than a GSM phone you need to hold volume up & volume down + power to get to the bootloader (fastboot mode)
LaWolfe said:
How can I do a factor reset if it won't turn on? All I know is pulling the battery or holding the power and volume buttons at once.
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With the phone off hold both volume buttons and the power button, then use the down volume key to navigate to recovery, and power to select the option. Once in recovery you will see wipe data/ factory reset option.
Also if you have a backup you can restore it from recovery.
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I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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No a factory reset wont wipe root, but if it solves his problem and the phone is functional again he wont need to exchange it through warranty, so no need to unroot.
Holy crud that worked! It's on and it shows the green start arrow pointing toward the power button which does nothing when I press it (I hear some Samsungs have issues with the power button not working). Under the Android bot it says, "Downloading... Do not turn off target!" but my PC (W7) couldn't download whatever driver it needed. And I just realized I do have the Wugs toolkit. Can I unroot if I'm unable to get critical buttons on my phone top act properly?
Try the factory reset first. If that works you get to keep the phone like WiredPirate said. Check out this guide to install drivers and flash stock Google images if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25477039
Edit: sorry I have been up for a while. Power off the phone. Pull battery if you need to. Power + BOTH volume buttons at the same time. Use the volume keys to navigate to recovery mode and power to select it. If the phone will boot to recovery try a factory reset and reboot. If that works, awesome. If not follow the guide above to flash the phone to stock.
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Instead of plugging it up to your computer before/after it boots, can you press the volume down key twice for it to display "recovery" on that green arrow?.. Then hit the power button to boot into recovery. No USB, no toolkit or computer. Then do a factory reset and/or restore a backup and see if the phone boots normal.
It wasn't working working without being plugged up to the computer and now the phone is on the lock screen. What I'm going to do is unroot, backup, and decide whether or not to take it to Verizon. I want to but if I can't actually show them anything, I wonder what they'll do. Looks like everything seemss normal for now. Thanks for the help!
Oh okay, well good deal.. Glad everything is back to a more stable state now. :good:
Hey!
I have got the same Problem (though GSM version)! I cant boot up my system. When I turn the device on the Google screen appears along with the unlocked lock.
I have already tried to full whipe it and restore it but it did not work. Bevore that the restore did not work either!
Can someone help me?
Andraxx said:
Hey!
I have got the same Problem (though GSM version)! I cant boot up my system. When I turn the device on the Google screen appears along with the unlocked lock.
I have already tried to full whipe it and restore it but it did not work. Bevore that the restore did not work either!
Can someone help me?
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Try the factory reset first. If that works you get to keep the phone like WiredPirate said. Check out this guide to install drivers and flash stock Google images if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25477039
Edit: sorry I have been up for a while. Power off the phone. Pull battery if you need to. Power + BOTH volume buttons at the same time. Use the volume keys to navigate to recovery mode and power to select it. If the phone will boot to recovery try a factory reset and reboot. If that works, awesome. If not follow the guide above to flash the phone to stock.
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Problem is that my PC does not recognize my device even though I have installed the drivers and in device menager it says: Samsung Android ADB Interface
Andraxx said:
Problem is that my PC does not recognize my device even though I have installed the drivers and in device menager it says: Samsung Android ADB Interface
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Delete the drivers you see for the phone inside of device manager. Now go back to that topic, scroll all the way up to the very beginning and follow the steps. It tells you exactly how to correctly install the drivers to get your phone recognized.
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I was attempting to port SlimRom for the Desire 816, and I stupidly forgot that the one m7 had a different screen size. As a result, the phone screen doesn't work. I attempted to reboot into recovery, except for that you need a complete off and volume complete off and volume + down. with no screen, all I can do is reboot. adb is no help either. Please Help me!:crying:
Hold volume up+power. The phone will shut off.
FoxyDrew said:
Hold volume up+power. The phone will shut off.
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This simply reboots the phone. I still can't access recovery
the_Victorian said:
This simply reboots the phone. I still can't access recovery
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Once you see it power off let go of all the keys then quickly press Volume Down+Power and it will allow you to get into the bootloader. You can then proceed to the recovery from there.
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Once you see it power off let go of all the keys then quickly press Volume Down+Power and it will allow you to get into the bootloader. You can then proceed to the recovery from there.
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Iv tried but it doesn't seem to work. I was able to drain the battery so it might work now
Update: I fixed it, the only way was to wait for battery to drain and then go into recovery...