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how to enter recovery using buttons?

Hi, I have an e980 stock rooted and unlocked with freegee, I can enter recovery from the ROM reboot menu but I can not figure out how to boot into recovery from power off, I followed a tutorial that says to press any key before the capacitive keys light on, but my lights never turn on.
Any help would be great, thanks very much.
Erik

ricco333 said:
Hi, I have an e980 stock rooted and unlocked with freegee, I can enter recovery from the ROM reboot menu but I can not figure out how to boot into recovery from power off, I followed a tutorial that says to press any key before the capacitive keys light on, but my lights never turn on.
Any help would be great, thanks very much.
Erik
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I have been told, but I'm not sure, since I don't have my device yet, that holding the volume down button and home gets you recovery, but I agree that there really ought to be an FAQ with questions like:
How do I?
Get to download mode?
Get to recovery?
Factory reset?
Flash a stock ROM?
Flash a custom ROM/Recovery, etc.?

ricco333 said:
Hi, I have an e980 stock rooted and unlocked with freegee, I can enter recovery from the ROM reboot menu but I can not figure out how to boot into recovery from power off, I followed a tutorial that says to press any key before the capacitive keys light on, but my lights never turn on.
Any help would be great, thanks very much.
Erik
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Hold power, volume up and home all at the same time. LG will disappear, as soon as it reappears release them and it will put you into the recovery menu.
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holding power-volume down-home takes you to the hard reset then you press power to confirm reset or any other key to exit hard reset. I just need the combo to go to recovery from power off.
Thanks for the response, I'll keep waiting to see if someone else got it.
Erik
Edit: Awesome!! Psal217050 that did it, thank you very much!!!
Erik

Complete guide needed!
psal217050 said:
Hold power, volume up and home all at the same time. LG will disappear, as soon as it reappears release them and it will put you into the recovery menu.
Sent from my LG-E980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Many thanks man.It's working...I was searching this for hours!
It is true that someone has to post a complete guide on this subject for different devices and generally how to install custom recoveries,Roms etc. on different devices. Till now there is not a complete guide for this. For example Lg G Pro users, like me, have to find out that they must use FreeGee to install a custom recovery to their phone.
I hope that someone will do it one day.
Again many thanks! +1 Thanks from me

psal217050 said:
Hold power, volume up and home all at the same time. LG will disappear, as soon as it reappears release them and it will put you into the recovery menu.
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Does this apply to all types/versions of CWM recovery? Don't want to end up resetting my phone so am just using third party app.

Is there no recovery on our phones? I am stock no root or anything and can not go into recovery?
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psal217050 said:
Hold power, volume up and home all at the same time. LG will disappear, as soon as it reappears release them and it will put you into the recovery menu.
Sent from my LG-E980 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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So I have been trying to do this for two days. Every time I begin from battery pull to pressing: vol up+home button+power button. First LG symbol shows then LED home button flashes and then device shuts off before second LG symbol.

Boziumtrip said:
So I have been trying to do this for two days. Every time I begin from battery pull to pressing: vol up+home button+power button. First LG symbol shows then LED home button flashes and then device shuts off before second LG symbol.
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No need to press home key, just vol up and power key and release only power key once first lg logo appears on the screen, and make sure you do have a recovery, otherwise install rebooter app from market

dante_67 said:
No need to press home key, just vol up and power key and release only power key once first lg logo appears on the screen, and make sure you do have a recovery, otherwise install rebooter app from market
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Thanks that helped. I got into recovery, now i just need to get it to see the .zip.

Hi,
I can boot into recovery mode with ROM Manager app but not with button sequence.....I have tried all methods except vol+pow+home... any Ideas or help would be much appreciated. phone is LG E980 AT&T version rooted.
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I have tried now vol+home+power but still no success... LG logo appears 1st time but does not re-appear until i release the power button and then it boots into the original rom.

aqazi81 said:
Hi,
I can boot into recovery mode with ROM Manager app but not with button sequence.....I have tried all methods except vol+pow+home... any Ideas or help would be much appreciated. phone is LG E980 AT&T version rooted.
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I have tried now vol+home+power but still no success... LG logo appears 1st time but does not re-appear until i release the power button and then it boots into the original rom.
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Power+Vol Up, keep them pressed, and then when LG logo appears press volume down twice. Works for me.

not working...

aqazi81 said:
Hi,
I can boot into recovery mode with ROM Manager app but not with button sequence.....I have tried all methods except vol+pow+home... any Ideas or help would be much appreciated. phone is LG E980 AT&T version rooted.
Update:
I have tried now vol+home+power but still no success... LG logo appears 1st time but does not re-appear until i release the power button and then it boots into the original rom.
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What kind of recovery do you have? I.e. stock, cwm, or twrp?

With my phone off, I press vol. up + home + power until the LG logo appears then disappears. At that point I let go of them. Never failed to get into recovery that way no matter what recovery I used.
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hawkwind212 said:
What kind of recovery do you have? I.e. stock, cwm, or twrp?
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Its stock recovery.
I don't know that my bootloader is locked or not, I bought this phone rooted. Can I flash recovery without knowing bootloader status? What risks are involved if the recovery installation goes wrong?

Why are you trying to go into the stock recovery? I mean you can't install anything with it as far as i know. If you're trying to install the custom recovery, you will need to unlock the bootloader first, then root the phone. It sounds like you are new at this stuff.
If you can still get into your OS, try root and install the custom recovery from there. Else if you don't have the OS anymore, you may have to reinstall the stock ROM by getting into the download mode.

my phone cannot boot into stock recovery mode by buttens even with some third party apps it boots. i dont know what the problem is??? I'll be thankful if someone can give me the exact procedure..
Lg optimus g pro E980

ShadySquirrel said:
Power+Vol Up, keep them pressed, and then when LG logo appears press volume down twice. Works for me.
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No, this doesn't work either. It will boot into the AT&T

[Q] how to unbrick sm-t211

how to un brick sm-t211
i just rooted my device and download chain fire but when the device reboot it stops at my device name i ask my friends they tell me that i bricked my device software i cant know can do and when i search about the firmware i only found hot file which it only work in usa and i dont live in usa
please what i can do is there any thing to download please help me with links
and this website is the best:good:

You have not bricked your phone download an oddin rooted software from dev section go into download with power off hold volume down home and power when screen comes on release power only then release others when the screen comes on, then volume up to go into download mode connect to the computer open odin select your firmware in pda then press start when finished do factory reset clear cash and dalvic cash job done.
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I also "soft-bricked" mine T211, and I successfully restored it via Kies!
Just pick option "Emergency Firmware Restore"

my com:16 keeps on blinking in Odin
briandevlin said:
You have not bricked your phone download an oddin rooted software from dev section go into download with power off hold volume down home and power when screen comes on release power only then release others when the screen comes on, then volume up to go into download mode connect to the computer open odin select your firmware in pda then press start when finished do factory reset clear cash and dalvic cash job done.
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What should I do bro? my Tab keeps on blinking in odin upon Download Mode of the device

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sniperkiki said:
I also "soft-bricked" mine T211, and I successfully restored it via Kies!
Just pick option "Emergency Firmware Restore"
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Which Kies Version Are u usind?

my sm t211 was bootdead...cannot boot cannot charging cannot recovery even download mode....any help please....tq

SM-T211 stuck at samsung Logo
hello all guru.. I just trying to root my Tab 3 SM-T211.. process was successful at Odin page but when tablet restart it was stuck at samsung logo . Unabale to enter recovery mode except download mode. Kindly assist...cracking my head tonite as internet connection also slow...:crying:

Since SMT210 and SMT211 uses same boot loader? I think I can post my brick problem here, my device shows EMEI as device name, and manufacturer is Marvell. It is Dead boot no response to anything, odin, charger, download mode, nothing... I think the bootload is corrupt does someone has a "unbrick sd image". ..

Htc one software update help

hey i have baught a blue htc one at best buy it seems like verizon model because it writes verizon on the screen when i open and i have a bunch of verizon apps.
i am living in israel but the phone is sim free so it works.
i have a couple of problems i cant update it says software update only availdiable in cdma mode i switched to cdma mode and it says looking for update and then dissapirs
the second problem i have is that i have a bit lags in games i baught a few days ago and havent barrely touched it.
please help.

@UdiFlpb
I just recently flashed the RUU to be expecting the 4.3 OTA soon and I wasn't able to grab any OTA updates. You can do it manually. I linked where to download the .15 firmware below.
But download it. place on your internal storage and you'll be able to flash it in the stock recovery and update that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47631553
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Flyhalf205 said:
@UdiFlpb
I just recently flashed the RUU to be expecting the 4.3 OTA soon and I wasn't able to grab any OTA updates. You can do it manually. I linked where to download the .15 firmware below.
But download it. place on your internal storage and you'll be able to flash it in the stock recovery and update that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47631553
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what ???
i am new so i dont understand pretty much everything you say.
while i was searching for a fix i crossed this ruu thing would you mind explaining what is this what will happen if i do what you say do i need root and details instructions

UdiFlpb said:
what ???
i am new so i dont understand pretty much everything you say.
while i was searching for a fix i crossed this ruu thing would you mind explaining what is this what will happen if i do what you say do i need root and details instructions
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haha I'll try to make it simple.
Download the file here to your phone. http://d-h.st/QMZ
Go into Settings, Power, and make sure Fast boot at bottom in unchecked.
Turn off phone
Turn on phone while holding down the volume down button. This is called your HBOOT. You will navigate using your volume keys and select button your power button.
Navigate to recovery and press the power button
Wait a few seconds, Next hold the power button with the volume up button for 2 seconds. If nothing still appears, then just press the power button. then you'll get some options on the screen.
Navigate and select apply from phone storage. Navigate to where you downloaded the file above to and press power button. It will be under the 0 folder.
After it flashes. Select reboot system and your phone will restart about 2 times.
The instructions above are for if you are wanting to update to the latest firmware. When the next firmware comes out. Follow the exact same instructions above but with the new firmware zip.

@Flyhalf205
Will it erase something ? And will I find the next software update ? And do I need root or unlock bootloader for this ?

Flyhalf205 said:
haha I'll try to make it simple.
Download the file here to your phone.
Go into Settings, Power, and make sure Fast boot at bottom in unchecked.
Turn off phone
Turn on phone while holding down the volume down button. This is called your HBOOT. You will navigate using your volume keys and select button your power button.
Navigate to recovery and press the power button
Wait a few seconds, Next hold the power button with the volume up button for 2 seconds. If nothing still appears, then just press the power button. then you'll get some options on the screen.
Navigate and select apply from phone storage. Navigate to where you downloaded the file above to and press power button. It will be under the 0 folder.
After it flashes. Select reboot system and your phone will restart about 2 times.
The instructions above are for if you are wanting to update to the latest firmware. When the next firmware comes out. Follow the exact same instructions above but with the new firmware zip.
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i am stuck at stage 6 i press the buttouns and the home and back button just flashes when i let go nothing happen i press the button and then after a while it restarts please help.

UdiFlpb said:
i am stuck at stage 6 i press the buttouns and the home and back button just flashes when i let go nothing happen i press the button and then after a while it restarts please help.
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You don't press it long. Just a quick press.. Try just selecting the power button and see if the menu appears. I forget the key combination to this phone.

Flyhalf205 said:
You don't press it long. Just a quick press.. Try just selecting the power button and see if the menu appears. I forget the key combination to this phone.
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do i need to unlock the boot loader or something for this to work ?

UdiFlpb said:
do i need to unlock the boot loader or something for this to work ?
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No you do not. Let me reboot my phone real quick and see what is correct buttons to press
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Flyhalf205 said:
No you do not. Let me reboot my phone real quick and see what is correct buttons to press
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i got it somehow but everytime i mark the apply from phone storage and press the power button the phone just restarts

Htc one 4.2.2 version 5.0
Hello , iam a new android user , i have managed to unlock the bootloader , get inte recovery and rooted my android , now the issue is , when i try to uppdate to the latest version 4.4 i end up in recovery and i reboot the system , the phone when it starts iam still in the same version . what iam doing wrong? do i need to wipe before rebooting ? Need some help

UdiFlpb said:
i got it somehow but everytime i mark the apply from phone storage and press the power button the phone just restarts
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Not sure then.
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marjanna said:
Hello , iam a new android user , i have managed to unlock the bootloader , get inte recovery and rooted my android , now the issue is , when i try to uppdate to the latest version 4.4 i end up in recovery and i reboot the system , the phone when it starts iam still in the same version . what iam doing wrong? do i need to wipe before rebooting ? Need some help
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First off you must not have the Verizon one cause we don't have 4.4. But these directions on first page are for someone who is completely stock. Is that what you are and you have the 4.4 ota file trying to flash?
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Flyhalf205 said:
First off you must not have the Verizon one cause we don't have 4.4. But these directions on first page are for someone who is completely stock. Is that what you are and you have the 4.4 ota file trying to flash?
Sent from my One using Tapatalk
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No i Dont have Verizon one i hot the m7. And i read that i bred yo unroot the phone , Witch i did before indtslling the 4.4 uppdate, no luck, what do i need to do? Ian still in 4.2.2. HTC sense version 5.0 ..

[Q] Can not enter download mode

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I am not new to the rooting scene. But I am stuck on this issue
I am attempting to enter download mode for my Samsung Tablet 3 10.1 Wifi.
I am pressing the power / down volume combo and I get to the boot screen and let go. From here it goes right into recovery mode
I get the screen with the android and it says no command / error and stops there with the recovery options.
At this time I am on stock 4.2.2 and been trying to get this error figured out. I have searched briefly on here and googled other solutions but they all require to get into download mode, which I am having trouble getting to.
Any suggestions ? Or point me to a solution

Relic55 said:
Sorry if this has been discussed before. I am not new to the rooting scene. But I am stuck on this issue
I am attempting to enter download mode for my Samsung Tablet 3 10.1 Wifi.
I am pressing the power / down volume combo and I get to the boot screen and let go. From here it goes right into recovery mode
I get the screen with the android and it says no command / error and stops there with the recovery options.
At this time I am on stock 4.2.2 and been trying to get this error figured out. I have searched briefly on here and googled other solutions but they all require to get into download mode, which I am having trouble getting to.
Any suggestions ? Or point me to a solution
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But the download method is by pressing (home+volume down + power) 3 combo not two as you mentioned
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Ripshock said:
But the download method is by pressing (home+volume down + power) 3 combo not two as you mentioned
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Hi !
Thanks for the quick reply. I have tried that method as well and it still sends me to the recovery screen. Though I did manage to see a new screen that gave me a option to press volume up to continue and volume down to reboot. When I pressed volume up it just rebooted normally

Relic55 said:
Hi !
Thanks for the quick reply. I have tried that method as well and it still sends me to the recovery screen. Though I did manage to see a new screen that gave me a option to press volume up to continue and volume down to reboot. When I pressed volume up it just rebooted normally
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Adb reboot bootloader
sent from a buggy xda app by some miracle

zibrah3ed said:
Adb reboot bootloader
sent from a buggy xda app by some miracle
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Thanks for all the help. I have figured out the issue and was able to get into download mode last night and successfully rooted the tablet.
Thanks again..
-Relic-

[Q] Need Help - SM T705 stuck on start up screen.

Greetings XDA Developers,
Newbie here. I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S (SM T705). I was able to root it a few weeks ago and I decided to install a custom recovery (TWRP) using an app from the Playstore named "TWRP Manager". I didn't hesitate to do so using this method because I was able to install TWRP on my GT I9300 successfully from the past using this app. However, after being prompted by the app that the recovery was successfully installed and needs to reboot the device, my tab was stuck on start up screen ( See attached photo ). I tried long pressing the power button but nothing happened. I waited until the device ran out of battery and when it did, I plugged in the charger and I'm back at the same screen. After google-ing some possible solutions, I tried to boot it into recovery but was unsuccessful, however, I was able to boot into download mode.
I'd like to ask for the help of some "experienced" users in this forum on how to solve this problem. And if possible, I'm hoping that flashing a stock recovery using Odin wouldn't be my last resort.
Thank you in advance.

paul952102 said:
Greetings XDA Developers,
Newbie here. I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S (SM T705). I was able to root it a few weeks ago and I decided to install a custom recovery (TWRP) using an app from the Playstore named "TWRP Manager". I didn't hesitate to do so using this method because I was able to install TWRP on my GT I9300 successfully from the past using this app. However, after being prompted by the app that the recovery was successfully installed and needs to reboot the device, my tab was stuck on start up screen ( See attached photo ). I tried long pressing the power button but nothing happened. I waited until the device ran out of battery and when it did, I plugged in the charger and I'm back at the same screen. After google-ing some possible solutions, I tried to boot it into recovery but was unsuccessful, however, I was able to boot into download mode.
I'd like to ask for the help of some "experienced" users in this forum on how to solve this problem. And if possible, I'm hoping that flashing a stock recovery using Odin wouldn't be my last resort.
Thank you in advance.
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Your going to need some fast hands for this one! I've ran into this lots of times when testing kernels and such. Any force reboot by holding Power Button+ Home Button + BOTH Volume buttons all at the same time. Press and hold that combo until the screen goes black. Then once the screen goes black quickly press and hold Power Button+ Home Button + Volume down buttons all at the same time. You should no enter into download mode. You said that you drained the battery so I would suggest charging it in download mode for 30 minutes or so then flash TWRP with Odin.
Your going to need to flash stock recovery or TWRP with Odin to override the boot and get it working
The TWRP app doesn't always work in which is why I use Odin.
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As a side note for future reference, hard reset is simply hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
As said all you need do is boot to download mode and flash recovery.
If you're on lollipop you may need to immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick.

ashyx said:
As a side note for future reference, hard reset is simply hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
As said all you need do is boot to download mode and flash recovery.
If you're on lollipop you may need to immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick.
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Hey, thanks for the heads up. But how exactly do I "immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick." Since after I flash recovery via odin, it would obviously automatically reboot my device? sorry for the dumb question.

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Your going to need some fast hands for this one! I've ran into this lots of times when testing kernels and such. Any force reboot by holding Power Button+ Home Button + BOTH Volume buttons all at the same time. Press and hold that combo until the screen goes black. Then once the screen goes black quickly press and hold Power Button+ Home Button + Volume down buttons all at the same time. You should no enter into download mode. You said that you drained the battery so I would suggest charging it in download mode for 30 minutes or so then flash TWRP with Odin.
Your going to need to flash stock recovery or TWRP with Odin to override the boot and get it working
The TWRP app doesn't always work in which is why I use Odin.
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Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?

paul952102 said:
Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?
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Both are the same I think. Some people name it by our product name or device name (one has xx and one doesn't. Both are the same)
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paul952102 said:
Hey, thanks for the heads up. But how exactly do I "immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick." Since after I flash recovery via odin, it would obviously automatically reboot my device? sorry for the dumb question.
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You either be quick and hold POWER + HOME + VOL UP as soon as it reboots or you uncheck auto reboot in Odin then restart manually.

paul952102 said:
Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?
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So did the solution work? I am looking at a SM-T705 on ebay being sold for parts with similar symptoms. hoping I can fix it for a great bargain.