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[Q] How to boot to recovery?

Hey peeps - another annoying n00b question (sorry)
I have the Doom v3 kernel and stock 2.3.3
Just want to know how I can boot into recovery so I can install a ROM zip?
I have tried every combination of buttons on startup including Power then tapping and holding Back and I cant get into recovery mode.
Please help i really want to try the GingerStation rom

Turn device off. When off press the power button once, then start tapping any hardware button untill device boots into recovery. You can also try doomlords xCharge app from the market.
Sorry i havent been very active in the forums recently. I will be updating rom soon with some cool features and a new name
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I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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You have to turn the phone on, when you see the first image of the android on the screen keep tapping the back button, you will get in trust me I had the same problem

Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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AFAIK you have to boot into recovery the standard way. Like the person above described. Once you do that CWM creates a directory in /cache called "recovery" then xCharge works fine

OmG it worked.. thanks alot guys!!
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hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas

brockyneo said:
hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
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Did you try everything from this thread?
eg. Pushing back/wolume button (or maybe other) when the led lights.
If yes. Try get to it using command or reflash boot.img
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I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....

akira.pwr said:
I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
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Have you installed CWM?

No, I don't know how to do it...

akira.pwr said:
No, I don't know how to do it...
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Are you rooted?
If not, do you know how to do that?

No, it's completely stock, I've read I have to flash a file in recovery, I've got it, but I don't know how to reboot in recovery with button combination.

To get cwm, root using doomlords easy toolkit, search development
Then install this app and click install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
After you have installed that, boot on your phone, and when you see the sony ericsson screen, repeatedly tap volume down until you get into cwm

WOW! It's very easy this way, thanks a lot
Another quick question, now bootloader is unlocked?
Can I flash any custom roms like any other device? (flash in recovery mode)
Thanks again.

That way i showed is to install CWM with a LOCKED bootloader.
This will allow you to flash STOCK based roms, no others
This is not unlocking bootloader, just getting CWM
If you want to unlock your bootloader, you have to go to the sony website or pay to unlock it

Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.

akira.pwr said:
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
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Yeah!
Before anything, make a nandroid backup!

I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.

akira.pwr said:
I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
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[Q] Hard Bricked One XT with broken HBOOT

Hello,
I have a One XT (s720t), the China Mobile carrier version of One X. After I installed CWM Recovery 6.0.1.5 and do a nandroid backup of the official rom, I flashed a custom rom. Everything went fine, the new rom worked properly except the mobile network(CMCC use it's own TDSCDMA network). So I tried to restore the original rom with CWM. Guess what? The game is up, rebooted and stuck at splash. It could not jump out of bootloop, power + volume down button did not bring me to HBOOT but reboot again which means I could not use fastboot to recover it!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone knows what's the problem? Thanks for any suggestion.:crying::crying::crying:

wrong forum ?
and the problem is that you didn't HOLD the power button and volume down properly

Hi Vcek, thanks for your reply. But I'm not a newbie for rooting devices and flashing rom. I do hold the power and vol down button properly just as I root it and use CWM to backup original rom before.
Vcek said:
wrong forum ?
and the problem is that you didn't HOLD the power button and volume down properly
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shilka said:
Hello,
I have a One XT (s720t), the China Mobile carrier version of One X. After I installed CWM Recovery 6.0.1.5 and do a nandroid backup of the official rom, I flashed a custom rom. Everything went fine, the new rom worked properly except the mobile network(CMCC use it's own TDSCDMA network). So I tried to restore the original rom with CWM. Guess what? The game is up, rebooted and stuck at splash. It could not jump out of bootloop, power + volume down button did not bring me to HBOOT but reboot again which means I could not use fastboot to recover it!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone knows what's the problem? Thanks for any suggestion.:crying::crying::crying:
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this is not the one XL forum!

My phone is one X, not one XL. T just point out it's a carrier version.
Anyway, thanks for your reply!
matt95 said:
this is not the one XL forum!
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Try holding the power button until the phone shuts off. Them try again. or, try connecting your phone to ADB and running an ADB reboot recovery command
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Thanks damastah, but such method doesn't work. Because:
1. hold power button just let it reboot again but not shutdown.
2. the phone could not recognized by my computer. So neither ADB nor fastboot can help it.
damastah said:
Try holding the power button until the phone shuts off. Them try again. or, try connecting your phone to ADB and running an ADB reboot recovery command
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shilka said:
Thanks damastah, but such method doesn't work. Because:
1. hold power button just let it reboot again but not shutdown.
2. the phone could not recognized by my computer. So neither ADB nor fastboot can help it.
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Install htc drivers and re flash the recovery... If fastboot doesn't work you are pretty much ****ed
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Thanks matt!! As I mentioned before, I'm not a newbie. I guess my hox's hboot is broken, so no hboot no fastboot no adb no poweroff.......
matt95 said:
Install htc drivers and re flash the recovery... If fastboot doesn't work you are pretty much ****ed
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shilka said:
Thanks matt!! As I mentioned before, I'm not a newbie. I guess my hox's hboot is broken, so no hboot no fastboot no adb no poweroff.......
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take a screenshot of the hboot mode, i doubt that it is broken... there should be a method to go in there...

Thanks matt, but I can't access to the hboot screen which display the version of hboot/radio and other devices parameters.
matt95 said:
take a screenshot of the hboot mode, i doubt that it is broken... there should be a method to go in there...
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[Q] Process crash endless loop

I just got my S4 19505
I rooted it, Installed CWM,Did a backup and tried to install CM kitkat.
Got a dead phone.
Read Here and installed stock firmware.
After boot I'm in gaps process crash loop.
I can't follow any advice in forums, because of the crash notification I can't change nothing in my phone settings.
I can't wipe data because from some reason I can't boot to recovery mode.
All I have is loading mode,I tried reinstall firmware,reinstall CWM.
I searched for a way to wipe data using Odin..
Can any please help
Sorry for my broken English.

nahumboaz said:
I just got my S4 19505
I rooted it, Installed CWM,Did a backup and tried to install CM kitkat.
Got a dead phone.
Read Here and installed stock firmware.
After boot I'm in gaps process crash loop.
I can't follow any advice in forums, because of the crash notification I can't change nothing in my phone settings.
I can't wipe data because from some reason I can't boot to recovery mode.
All I have is loading mode,I tried reinstall firmware,reinstall CWM.
I searched for a way to wipe data using Odin..
Can any please help
Sorry for my broken English.
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So you can't boot into the OS at all anymore? Cause if you can at least get into the OS you can use adb to terminate the the crashed app if it still rooted. And are you certain you can no longer get to recovery? I've already made the mistake of not having the volume up button fully depressed.
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elesbb said:
So you can't boot into the OS at all anymore? Cause if you can at least get into the OS you can use adb to terminate the the crashed app if it still rooted. And are you certain you can no longer get to recovery? I've already made the mistake of not having the volume up button fully depressed.
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Thank you for your reply.
After flashing stock firmware I lost root.
I can log into android OS, But because of the annoying popular I have no chance to change nothing.
As for adb you mentioned , it is something I need to learn. From the little I know, It won't help me without root.
Thank you very much.
Boaz

Have you tried chainfire's auto root?
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nahumboaz said:
Thank you for your reply.
After flashing stock firmware I lost root.
I can log into android OS, But because of the annoying popular I have no chance to change nothing.
As for adb you mentioned , it is something I need to learn. From the little I know, It won't help me without root.
Thank you very much.
Boaz
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Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.

elesbb said:
Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.
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I manged somehow to install stock firmware again.
Root: CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505
CWM: i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2(0611): http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2034220&d=1370946022
But again I can only boot from my OS (e.g. Quick Reboot), but not by Volume UP.
This is big problem for if, because after each mistake in try to update ROM (I'm trying to update to 4.4.2 CM 11), in order wipe I need to re-install the stock firmware.
Thx
Boaz

Thx it works
elesbb said:
Hold the volume up button while its booting. it should get you to recovery.
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Thanks it works !!!
I always tried to hold both HOME+Volume UP. That how it works with my original ROM (stock recovery)
Don't understand how this behavior changed
Thx again
Boaz

nahumboaz said:
Thanks it works !!!
I always tried to hold both HOME+Volume UP. That how it works with my original ROM (stock recovery)
Don't understand how this behavior changed
Thx again
Boaz
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It's actually never been home and volume up for the s4. I too was fooled by this. I guess since the s3 behaved this way someone tried it on the s4 and it worked... but I never ever needed home button pressed to boot to recovery with volume up glad everything is sorted out for ya!
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[Q] [HELP] Phone Soft Bricked, no tool working

Well, let me explain what happens...
I have an LG Optimus G, which I've rooted. I wanted to install CWM, but I didn't read at the tutorial that this wouldn't work with the bootloader locked. I restarted the phone and it tells me a "Secure Booting Error".
I can access Download Mode, and there I've tried the LG Mobile Support Tool, which always tells me that "Battery is low". I've tried unplugging the battery, but the same. If I could bypass this error, probably I could have again my phone alive. I tried using also the FlashTool, but it says the kdz is corrupt (>1GB) and when doing a test upgrade, it shows again the battery trouble.
What should I do? Shall I buy a new battery? Or is there any other method to bypass this message?
Thanks for your time and your patience.

try to search how to use LGPNST. it saved my bricked LGOG. HTH
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hpesojames said:
try to search how to use LGPNST. it saved my bricked LGOG. HTH
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Same here dude This tool saved my phone life too
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hpesojames said:
try to search how to use LGPNST. it saved my bricked LGOG. HTH
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BartxGamer said:
Same here dude This tool saved my phone life too
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I can't enter into download mode. Whatever key combination i tries to enter download mode or fastboot mode or normal boot it just show me a error:
Secure boot error
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Cause: Device Unlock, So boot success
and Goes into recovery mode where i could not select any flashable zip files to flash. There's another error: E:/ Can't mound sdcard.
Cant mount data..
Anybody knows how to solve this?

optimus_rony said:
I can't enter into download mode. Whatever key combination i tries to enter download mode or fastboot mode or normal boot it just show me a error
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It's not just a key combination... To enter download mode, you should turn off your phone (hold Power for >15 sec), then hold both Volume buttons and connect the phone by a USB cable to your computer. Is this exactly what you are doing? And it's not working?

optimus_rony said:
I can't enter into download mode. Whatever key combination i tries to enter download mode or fastboot mode or normal boot it just show me a error:
Secure boot error
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Cause: Device Unlock, So boot success
and Goes into recovery mode where i could not select any flashable zip files to flash. There's another error: E:/ Can't mound sdcard.
Cant mount data..
Anybody knows how to solve this?
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But you can turn on phone and call someone etc.? Maybe you dont use E975 or F180 model of LG.
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kt-Froggy said:
It's not just a key combination... To enter download mode, you should turn off your phone (hold Power for >15 sec), then hold both Volume buttons and connect the phone by a USB cable to your computer. Is this exactly what you are doing? And it's not working?
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I could enter into Download mode before and KDZed but i think something went wrong after installing Sling Rom 2.1 with 180L patch, that's why its not working anymore
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BartxGamer said:
But you can turn on phone and call someone etc.? Maybe you dont use E975 or F180 model of LG.
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After Lg logo with Secure boot Error phone goes directly to CWM recovery. My original model is F180L and I was using Sling Rom 2.1 with 180L Patch

optimus_rony said:
I could enter into Download mode before and KDZed but i think something went wrong after installing Sling Rom 2.1 with 180L patch, that's why its not working anymore
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After Lg logo with Secure boot Error phone goes directly to CWM recovery. My original model is F180L and I was using Sling Rom 2.1 with 180L Patch
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So i think you should flash original KDZ for your LG variant, and from clean rom start flashing custom roms.
PS.: Sorry its one month but i couldnt write before, i hope you have resolved problem, or i helped rit now.

BartxGamer said:
So i think you should flash original KDZ for your LG variant, and from clean rom start flashing custom roms.
PS.: Sorry its one month but i couldnt write before, i hope you have resolved problem, or i helped rit now.
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Thanks mate, I had managed to flash using LG FlashTool 2014 version. My phone is alive now. Thanks for your help

optimus_rony said:
Thanks mate, I had managed to flash using LG FlashTool 2014 version. My phone is alive now. Thanks for your help
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So im happy that it worked

Bricked E975 with not working vol + and -, need help!

Hey, guys. I just got bricked my phone and I can not find any solution. My vol + buttno seems not to be working and the vol- button is working from time to time. The phone was with CM 12 Lillipop and I git update but I didn't like it. So I did not wiped everything before to flash it back with the original ROM (CM12) so I got bootloop of android logo. Is there any way to put it into recovery mode or something without vol + /I could make vol- to work somehow/? Please, I heed help!

Can you go to fast boot? (Vol up plus power) if yes then flash SOLID KERNEL V1.6 GPROJ through fastboot... It might work, else flash a stock kdz
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MZ_. said:
Can you go to fast boot? (Vol up plus power) if yes then flash SOLID KERNEL V1.6 GPROJ through fastboot... It might work, else flash a stock kdz
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No, it's just volume up is not working anymore. Volume down works sometimes though.
Thank you anyway. If there's other way...

Come on guys, I am begging you. If someone know a tool or something to fix my phone, I would be very thankful...
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Bro calm down! Just download tools and flash stock kdz
First hold both volume down buttons and connect your phone to PC with cable while holding both volume buttons. Does download mode appear? If it does then flashing stock kdz will get your phone back!
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As I said before, my volume buttons are not working properly. That's the reason I made this thread- to find out if I can save my phone or not. I already tried flashing with kdz, but I can not boot the phone in any mode but bootloop CM lollipop logo. Also I can not install MTP on PC as it seems to be the problem when I tried with adb command prompt.
So, is there any other way except repair service for the volume buttons?
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Aah I got your problem. You have bootloader unlocked? To flash kdz you need a locked bootloader. Try locking it somehow (kinda impossible if you can't boot :/ ). Once you flash stock recovery and lock bootloader then you'll be able to flash kdz! I think you need to go to repair shop to fix buttons
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MZ_. said:
Aah I got your problem. You have bootloader unlocked? To flash kdz you need a locked bootloader. Try locking it somehow (kinda impossible if you can't boot :/ ). Once you flash stock recovery and lock bootloader then you'll be able to flash kdz! I think you need to go to repair shop to fix buttons
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By the way, I did installed a custom recovery via FreeGee. Since then when I reboot the phone, it shows Google and a locked locker at the bottom. It could mean locked bootloader, right? Also I have backup and all the files i need in there, but the problem is I can not reach them. Tomorrow I am going to talk to the service. I hope there's a hope
Anyway, thank you again, @MZ_
If anyone else has something in mind, please - I am opened for suggestions

Well yes it means a locked bootloader. If you could go to fastboot you could try fastboot oem unlock command. As the mako boot loader is nexus based ... Just a thought. Can you get a temp fix your vol up button? Any hard thing which presses button? :/
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PharrellVP said:
By the way, I did installed a custom recovery via FreeGee. Since then when I reboot the phone, it shows Google and a locked locker at the bottom. It could mean locked bootloader, right? Also I have backup and all the files i need in there, but the problem is I can not reach them. Tomorrow I am going to talk to the service. I hope there's a hope
Anyway, thank you again, @MZ_
If anyone else has something in mind, please - I am opened for suggestions
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locked or unlocked BL has nothing to do with the download mode. You have to take your device to download mode using some commands from PC. search for this. I think this sould work: adb reboot download

akahroba said:
locked or unlocked BL has nothing to do with the download mode. You have to take your device to download mode using some commands from PC. search for this. I think this sould work: adb reboot download
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Dude he can't connect with ADB! Please readout the post first! He is in a softbricked state. He has recovery but his keys are damaged. I think the bootloader is locked that's why it isn't booting up (maybe) ... Or the ROM is damaged. Anyways he can't do anything till he fixes both the volume buttons!
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Yeah, @MZ_. I am not able to do anything like this. I tried adb, but it said no device found. I took the phone to the service today so I am waiting for respond. Once again, thank you all for the suggestions. ROM is not corrupted. It is cm 12 working perfect, but when I updated it there was lots of lagg. So I did the mistake just to wipe cache and dalvik before to reflash the original ROM. So that's how I got bricked my phone. So now I am gonna wait hopefully for good ):
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PharrellVP said:
Yeah, @MZ_. I am not able to do anything like this. I tried adb, but it said no device found. I took the phone to the service today so I am waiting for respond. Once again, thank you all for the suggestions. ROM is not corrupted. It is cm 12 working perfect, but when I updated it there was lots of lagg. So I did the mistake just to wipe cache and dalvik before to reflash the original ROM. So that's how I got bricked my phone. So now I am gonna wait hopefully for good ):
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Well, it can't be bricked like that btw, and yeah! You need to fix your buttons in order to continue. Else use a hard thing to press them tightly so it work! Sorry
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Guys, I have news. The service fixed the buttons so now works like charm. So back to the business-can I do a full wipe then install the rom or I have to use kdz or so? I mean it boots into download and recovery mode.
Thanks.
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PharrellVP said:
Guys, I have news. The service fixed the buttons so now works like charm. So back to the business-can I do a full wipe then install the rom or I have to use kdz or so? I mean it boots into download and recovery mode.
Thanks.
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Well, yes you can now... I'd recommend you go for CM11 ... I'm really happy that it worked out :>
Hit THANKS if I help, or you like my post!

Hm, I thought the recovery is OK, but it is not. Only the download mode is working. What's now? Please, I need it urgently...
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I flashes stock with kdz then I did reboot into recovery. Then I just wiped everything, flashed back cm12 with gapps and now it works perfect.
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PharrellVP said:
Hey, guys. I just got bricked my phone and I can not find any solution. My vol + buttno seems not to be working and the vol- button is working from time to time. The phone was with CM 12 Lillipop and I git update but I didn't like it. So I did not wiped everything before to flash it back with the original ROM (CM12) so I got bootloop of android logo. Is there any way to put it into recovery mode or something without vol + /I could make vol- to work somehow/? Please, I heed help!
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Along the way you need to flash through the programming (via JTAG), died loader ...

Mr.MEX said:
Along the way you need to flash through the programming (via JTAG), died loader ...
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It is already solved. Please do not bump old threads.
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