Hi Guys
I am writing here because I fighting with little problem (or maybe not so little if I write here) but back to case.
I got this phone GT-i8160. With stocked rom, and path for 648 ram, but i can't find a way to root it. I know for now that just look like veryyy dump question, but my main problem is that Power button don't work, so a lot of menus to boot is just unusable for me because they need boot option. I am looking for now a way to make this phone root by Odin or somethink like that. I try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881964, but still unluck. If anyone have any ideas how to root without power button please give me a sign, and btw What rom is the fastest for that phone ? Stocked one ?
karols146 said:
Hi Guys
I am writing here because I fighting with little problem (or maybe not so little if I write here) but back to case.
I got this phone GT-i8160. With stocked rom, and path for 648 ram, but i can't find a way to root it. I know for now that just look like veryyy dump question, but my main problem is that Power button don't work, so a lot of menus to boot is just unusable for me because they need boot option. I am looking for now a way to make this phone root by Odin or somethink like that. I try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881964, but still unluck. If anyone have any ideas how to root without power button please give me a sign, and btw What rom is the fastest for that phone ? Stocked one ?
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You can't use the power button at all? or is it temperamental?
The stock ROM is actually decent for most people but the only drawback is the partition style as you'll need a custom ROM to run a different partition layout as the Stock ROM needs the layout that it has.
I've never seen any way to root i8160 via Odin in the past 2 years, as we've already got a flashable zip method that doesn't trip the flash counter, and a custom recovery flashable zip that even works in the stock recovery!
I can maybe help if you can sideload zip files to recovery.
Power button is broken, not signal, not sign, not anything, Dead.
I would like to try your ideas, but I don't know anything about this "sideload". Could you describe this method little more ?
Download mode
karols146 said:
Power button is broken, not signal, not sign, not anything, Dead.
I would like to try your ideas, but I don't know anything about this "sideload". Could you describe this method little more ?
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Can you get into download or recovery mode by doing this:
1) Power off and remove phone and the back cover
2) Remove the battery
3) Hold down volume down (for download mode) or volume up (for recovery) and the home button
4) Re-insert the battery
5) Plug in a charger cable
This should work as plugging in the charger mimics the power button for key combinations while off.
If any of these work, select the 'reboot' or 'restart option'
If they don't then you may need to buy a new phone!
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Hey all,
I was trying to flash a new rom on my friend's Defy. Everything went fine till the point I had to flash the rom. I forgot to wipe cache and data before flashing and now the phone isn't boot. I'm stuck with a black screen. Also I tried to charger it with an ac charger and the white LED doesn't turn on, but it does when I connect it to my PC and I've tried to boot into recovery and bootloader, but I cant.
Please help needed asap!
Hey,
more information please, what have you done??
Flashed with RSDLite? From which ROM to which ROM?
Further it could be the wrong Group for that Post....
How did you try to boot into bootloader?
Maybe the wiki can help you more faster...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Motorola_Defy
If you still stuck - pls give me a hint.
Good Luck!
Thank for the reply
I was using RSDLite to flash that new rom. I'm not sure what the default rom was, but I was trying to flash JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.1 and to get into the bootloader I was pushing and holding the power button and vol up button together.
P.S. I'm trying to do the McGyver battery fix at the moment.
I dont think you need that mc gyver trick...
Release the battery, press and hold volume up (+) and the power butten than insert the battery, after some seconds -dont wait too long- release all buttons, now you should see the bootloader and it should be possible to flash a new image again, be sure which image you take!!
Recovery mode has two different ways to get into, it depends on the image you have currentyl installed....
Usually push the volume down (-) button and power on your device, just relase the volume (-) button if you see the exclamation mark.
Let me know if something worked for you.
I had nearly the same issue, released the battery for a moment an tried the first hint i wrote above.
This hasn't worked for me either
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defyguyftw said:
This hasn't worked for me either
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Hey.
You mean the McGyver Trick? Or the Battery In/Out way to Bootloadder??
cheers.
Some issue doesn't need you to actually see the bootloader screen in order to flash a new sbf. Just take out the battery, hold volume up button and insert back the battery, then release button. Now insert the USB cable to the PC. You would see a connection status under the RSDlite even if the phone screen stay black. Now you can continue flashing.
Or the back screen tells you are on an empty battery, then Mcgyver is the only way.
Had this problem well too many times.
Check the file size of the ROM.
I spent ages trying to get a 40MB rom to flash properly.
try find one with a good file size (100MB-300MB).
I had the same problem and tried the McGyver trick, but the battery the cause of my problem. If u plug it in with RDs lite open and then try pwr and volume + then u might be able to get something. Even if teh screens off and RDS lite detects it then its worth a shot trying to flash it again.
Long story short i rushed when rooting my GN because im pretty familiar with rooting android phones. I did not realize you needed to modify a file to be able to boot into CWM other than using rom manager.
My question is, is there a way to get the stock image on the phone, or, use my computer to fix this? Because currently my phone is in a bootloop (I installed gummynex improperly, rushing and forgot to wipe data, yeah i know i asked for it.,..)
If i boot into recovery all it does is let me turn the phone on, i cant select recovery or anything.
HALP!
Find stock Google images and flash them with fastboot.
joshnichols189 said:
Find stock Google images and flash them with fastboot.
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Thanks but one last question, I can only boot the phone into the stock bootloader (whatever the default thing is when you hold the power button and volume down) and in this, the ONLY option it gives me is to start the phone, nothing else
Am i going to be able to push files to my phone in this?
I think this may have just been a MAJOR blonde moment for myself. in order to access CWM and ****, you have to hold both volume buttons and the power button? Because i was just holding volume down and power....
mdunn1066 said:
I think this may have just been a MAJOR blonde moment for myself. in order to access CWM and ****, you have to hold both volume buttons and the power button? Because i was just holding volume down and power....
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I take it that you were able to flash the factory images and are all set or do you still need some help?
so i will start with the main problem of the phone
the down volume is not working.
so i rooted the phone,flash recovery,and flashed rootbox rom
but the rom isnt going up and stuck on the animation screen
but now i cant go inside the recovery since if want to do it via the toolbox so i need the phone to be on,
and i cant do it the normal way- down+power because the down volume isnt working
its really important please help??
Help someone???
It's really important
I believe you have two solutions, to fix the volume key or to buy a jig. As I don't believe there is another way to boot into any of the helpful modes (recovery, bootloader, odin) without adb, a working OS, or the volume key(s).
So a friend of mine was updating ClockWorkMod and within about two reboots his phone would only flash the Samsung logo that pops up when the phone first turns on then nothing would happen (black screen). He reflashed the last version of CM stable (CM 10.1.2 for d2att) and nothing changed.
So I figure, we can just flash back to stock via ODIN but the device will only enter Download Mode for about a split second; it shows the green Android then flashes away to a black screen just like bootup. There was a video taken of the text in the corner, the flash counter was incremented and it said something like "QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLED"
To be clear, we can enter CWM recovery just fine with no hiccups but we can't enter Download Mode or boot the device. I've tried booting into each mode with the device plugged into a computer and ADB will only recognize it in recovery mode, not in Download or normal bootup.
Is this a hardware failure? I can't tell and I'm not sure how to proceed. Would a Jig help?
Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: It has now been discovered and confirmed that a loose power button is the culprit here.
Do you have access to a USB jig to force the phone into download mode?
audit13 said:
Do you have access to a USB jig to force the phone into download mode?
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We don't but we're skeptical of it working; we fear that once it's in Download Mode and we unplug the Jig so we can plug the phone into the computer, it will turn off.
It does seem like our only option however; do you think we should go ahead and order one?
hakoda said:
We don't but we're skeptical of it working; we fear that once it's in Download Mode and we unplug the Jig so we can plug the phone into the computer, it will turn off.
It does seem like our only option however; do you think we should go ahead and order one?
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Since you can get into recovery mode, can you try flashing a stock file via recovery? You can use another device (another phone, SD card reader/writer, card adapter, camera etc) to copy the flashable zip to an SD card, then place the card in your phone and install via recovery. I'll suggest you use the MJ2 (modified 4.3 stock ROM) so you don't lock yourself into the 4.3 bootloader yet. Please check the instructions to see if you'll require the kernel and modem zips as well. If this doesn't work, then you have a hardware problem and not firmware.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23196940996968760
Larry2999 said:
Since you can get into recovery mode, can you try flashing a stock file via recovery? You can use another device (another phone, SD card reader/writer, card adapter, camera etc) to copy the flashable zip to an SD card, then place the card in your phone and install via recovery. I'll suggest you use the MJ2 (modified 4.3 stock ROM) so you don't lock yourself into the 4.3 bootloader yet. Please check the instructions to see if you'll require the kernel and modem zips as well. If this doesn't work, then you have a hardware problem and not firmware.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23196940996968760
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When I attempt to flash the ROM on CWM, it says something about "script aborted: status 7 (expected 5 arguments, got 3)". Sounds like the way CWM is formatting and mounting the partitions differently than stock recovery.
hakoda said:
When I attempt to flash the ROM on CWM, it says something about "script aborted: status 7 (expected 5 arguments, got 3)". Sounds like the way CWM is formatting and mounting the partitions differently than stock recovery.
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You should load an updated version of CWM. The status 7 error can occur if the ROM is too new for the recovery.
A jig may work but try updating recovery and flashing first.
audit13 said:
You should load an updated version of CWM. The status 7 error can occur if the ROM is too new for the recovery.
A jig may work but try updating recovery and flashing first.
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CWM was already updated to its latest; so a TWRP 2.7.0 flashable zip for d2att was executed to see if that would fix the flashing issue but now it won't enter recovery at all
Starting to think the power button is stuck
hakoda said:
CWM was already updated to its latest; so a TWRP 2.7.0 flashable zip for d2att was executed to see if that would fix the flashing issue but now it won't enter recovery at all
Starting to think the power button is stuck
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You could try and see what happens when you remove and replace the battery. Usually, with stuck power button, the phone tries to power on immediately the battery is inserted even when you don't press the power button. Unless, of course, something is broken or dislodged inside. It could indeed be you have a combo hardware/firmware problem. The firmware problem can be easily fixed by flashing a correct and working ROM but you need to be able to get the device into recovery/download first.
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You could try and see what happens when you remove and replace the battery. Usually, with stuck power button, the phone tries to power on immediately the battery is inserted even when you don't press the power button. Unless, of course, something is broken or dislodged inside. It could indeed be you have a combo hardware/firmware problem. The firmware problem can be easily fixed by flashing a correct and working ROM but you need to be able to get the device into recovery/download first.
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The insertion of the battery definitely turns on the phone; it's the only way we've been turning the device on and off.
Tapping the front/back of the phone near the power button also seems to randomly wake the device and frankly would explain a lot.
Thanks for the help guys
hakoda said:
The insertion of the battery definitely turns on the phone; it's the only way we've been turning the device on and off.
Tapping the front/back of the phone near the power button also seems to randomly wake the device and frankly would explain a lot.
Thanks for the help guys
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Sounds like a stuck power button then. Thankfully, this can be routinely fixed at a tech shop or by yourself if you have the right tools and skills for this. Sometimes it doesn't even require replacement of the power button which can be bought cheaply on places like that online auction site.
Larry2999 said:
Sounds like a stuck power button then. Thankfully, this can be routinely fixed at a tech shop or by yourself if you have the right tools and skills for this. Sometimes it doesn't even require replacement of the power button which can be bought cheaply on places like that online auction site.
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Can confirm that it's a stuck power button; tapping it continuously with an end of a chapstick tube while the phone booted got us all the way into Cyanogenmod; we confirmed that TWRP flashed successfully as well. However, we as soon as we stop tapping it, it goes back to the previous behavior.
We're now looking for some guides online to fix it, seems mechanical if tapping it continuously will keep it unstuck for short amount of time.
Thanks again guys
Lineage /Oreo was installed thru TWRP 3.xxx, running fine but unhappy , no Viper4Android , so I installed it as a module on Magisk,
after installing the driver, was ask to reboot as directed, but went into bootloop , stuck on a boot loop " Set Warranty Bit : kernel " top left corner and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on screen ; I tried Vol Up +Home+ power combo and all other combi I could think but no luck , Odin wont recognize my phone, tried Samsung 300k tool with no luck, I fell like a newbie after using so many ROMs on all of my devices, I google how to get back to download mode but no luck, I need help to make my Samsung note 3 work again, PLEASE. THANKS.
Hi,
I have same phone but I'm running Resurrection Remix 6 which is based on LineageOS 15.1 and I'm able to use the Viper module through Magisk 16.3 without any problems. No bootloops, no nothing.
I never would have guessed that a sound mod could brick the device to the point that the buttons no longer function. Hopefully other users will chime in and help you fix it.
Best of luck.
EDIT: Try taking the battery out to force it to shut down and then try the recovery/download mode technique again. Sometimes, it'll end up in a bootloop and the buttons will be become unresponsive. I know it may seem a bit strange, but that scenario is entirely possible given the age of the device.
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AndroidHacker99 said:
Hi,
I have same phone but I'm running Resurrection Remix 6 which is based on LineageOS 15.1 and I'm able to use the Viper module through Magisk 16.3 without any problems. No bootloops, no nothing.
I never would have guessed that a sound mod could brick the device to the point that the buttons no longer function. Hopefully other users will chime in and help you fix it.
Best of luck.
EDIT: Try taking the battery out to force it to shut down and then try the recovery/download mode technique again. Sometimes, it'll end up in a bootloop and the buttons will be become unresponsive. I know it may seem a bit strange, but that scenario is entirely possible given the age of the device.
Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk
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I did tried RR 6, but I had trouble with 1.) power Button menu option, screenshot/screen record , 2.) Viper4Android , a must have on all my Android devices, and last 3.) latest Android version , if I dont get the first 2 obsession , that's when I switched to a different ROM (LOL), but seriously , all I need is to get HELP to get back to download mode again, Vol Up + Home + Power, did that for 2 days approaching the 3rd day (LOL). HEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP.
Isn't download mode volume down + home + power?
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I did tried RR 6, but I had trouble with 1.) power Button menu option, screenshot/screen record , 2.) Viper4Android , a must have on all my Android devices, and last 3.) latest Android version , if I dont get the first 2 obsession , that's when I switched to a different ROM (LOL), but seriously , all I need is to get HELP to get back to download mode again, Vol Up + Home + Power, did that for 2 days approaching the 3rd day (LOL). HEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP.
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You need to take the battery out to force it out of the bootloop then push volume DOWN, home & power.
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audit13 said:
Isn't download mode volume down + home + power?
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Sorry, I mean Vol down but no luck.
You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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Sorry, I mean Vol down but no luck.
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Can you also not boot into TWRP by holding Home+PWR+Volume up? If so you can boot to Download Mode from there.
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audit13 said:
You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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Sounds like a good idea, ordering on amazon..thanks
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Can you also not boot into TWRP by holding Home+PWR+Volume up? If so you can boot to Download Mode from there.
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I did all button combination, cant get into download nor recovery mode , am not sure if buttons are wack but it feel responsive and clicky but thanks anyway am going for the USB jig, I never had one.
audit13 said:
You may have to try a USB jig to get into download mode.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-borrow-usb-jig-near-updated-t1891197
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I got the USB jig but nothing happen after plugging in, any other idea please?
Removed the battery, inserted the jig, and then inserted a charged battery?
audit13 said:
Removed the battery, inserted the jig, and then inserted a charged battery?
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The jig that I bought didnt do anything so I make my own, I can go to download mode now, installed this ROM/firmware N900TUVUCNB4_N900TTMBCNB4_N900TUVUCNB4_HOME.tar.md5 succesfully but wont go pass beyond the tmobile logo, tried a few more firmware and lately this N900TUVUFOL1 and also , am stuck to Tmobile logo, anybody knows which firmware would likely bring my note 3 back to life, thanks in advance.:
Try this:
Uncheck everything in Odin except f reset time. Flash the latest ROM again. When you see the word "reset" in the status WIndow, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery mode using buttons, factory wipe, and reboot.
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Try this:
Uncheck everything in Odin except f reset time. Flash the latest ROM again. When you see the word "reset" in the status WIndow, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, boot into recovery mode using buttons, factory wipe, and reboot.
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After "reset" status, I did remove cable, remove batt and boot up to recovery, the blue light lit up as if its going to recovery mode , android logo showed up but phone boot up to normal but not pass beyond tmobile logo, so I did CF-root via odin , but still not booting to recovery.
Try flashing the entire ROM in AP.
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Try flashing the entire ROM in AP.
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Thanks Audit13,
I manage to restore my Note 3 to TMobile Android 5 using repair firmware , it looks like I wipe out the partition ,My phone runs like new, am just wondering why I cant go to Download mode with button combinations of Volume -/Home/power , tried to install twrp via Odin, it says PASS but Vol +/Home/Power wont lead me to bootloader, did tried CWM , it will boot up but before I could start using it, it will reboot to normal and I could not go back to bootloader with button combo Vol+/Home/Power........HELP...
Download mode is volume down+home+power.
To flash TWRP with Odin, try this:
Open Odin and only check f reset time. Flash TWRP. When you see the word reset in the Odin status window, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace battery, press home + volume up + power.
N900TUVUFOB6_N900TTMBFOB6_TMB and N900 PIT - are the files am using after screwing up my partition( I dont know how I did that ), this Note 3 is running like a hot knife on a butter BUT the only bug I notice is Volume Up + Home + Power ( recovery) NOR Volume Down + Home + Power (download ) does not work, I can only go to download mode using a USB JIG and no other way. I can flash TWRP via Odin with Auto-reboot not ticked , so I could remove cable, battery , hoping to get me to recovery mode but I couldnt. Did I miss a step?I need help.