I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 2 that I recently updated through Kies. It's been out of service for over a year that is the reason I went through Kies. Before updating I was on 4.1, and rooted. I say this because I know how to get into Odin, and this is my problem. After updating from 4.1 to 4.4.2(NK2) I can no longer get into Odin. My volume up/down, power button, and home button all work when the device if fully booted. I can get into recovery, and my power button, and the volume up/down keys work in recovery. Do I have a locked bootloader? If I do how to fix? If I don't how can I get into Odin? I have done a factory wipe through the settings, and once through recovery, but it didn't fix me getting into Odin. Please help. Thanks.
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Hi all,
I need some help.
I am trying to help a friend who uses this phone model since 4.3 for I9250 has been out since June this year and his phone still not getting the update. He is still running on stock non rooted but it seems that the last update he got was 4.2.1, not 4.2.2. Tried the OTA but it doesn't detect the new version. I found a guide to install 4.3 manually from ibtimes.uk site but i got stuck at the last step where i need to invoke the Recovery Menu after getting the exclamation mark by pressing Vol Up + Power key. Pressing these two buttons after the exclamation mark appear does not do anything, and i have been pressing for more than a minute. Any ideas how to update his phone to 4.3 without rooting it?
P/S : Can i manually push the 4.2.2 update via ODIN instead, and then push 4.3?
Recovery is volume up and down with the power button.
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GT-N5100 After OTA 4.2.2 stuck in safe mode. I didn't expect problems from a stock update.
It was working perfectly yesterday. I have wiped it clean, no change.
Kies doesn't seem to offer anything that will recover it.
Does anyone have 4.1.2 for North America? It is the international version tablet.
The one strange thing is that the volume down button does not work now.
Baseband version: N5100XXCMJ2
Build Number: JDQ39.N5100XWCNA1
Any ideas?
Dulie said:
GT-N5100 After OTA 4.2.2 stuck in safe mode. I didn't expect problems from a stock update.
It was working perfectly yesterday. I have wiped it clean, no change.
Kies doesn't seem to offer anything that will recover it.
Does anyone have 4.1.2 for North America? It is the international version tablet.
The one strange thing is that the volume down button does not work now.
Baseband version: N5100XXCMJ2
Build Number: JDQ39.N5100XWCNA1
Any ideas?
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Try volume up and hold until you see the Samsung on the screen. I use that to boot when hung with odd firmware issues arise.
You can try going into stock recovery holding down home, volume down and power key when powering up.
If you get the notice... you should be able to connect via USB to your computer and use Odin 3.7 and flash a compatible ROM for your device, if available. I don't have a 5100, so I am not able to assist in locating one for you. You should state what carrier your tablet is with. So others can assist with the right ROM.
gooberdude said:
Try volume up and hold until you see the Samsung on the screen. I use that to boot when hung with odd firmware issues arise.
You can try going into stock recovery holding down home, volume down and power key when powering up.
If you get the notice... you should be able to connect via USB to your computer and use Odin 3.7 and flash a compatible ROM for your device, if available. I don't have a 5100, so I am not able to assist in locating one for you. You should state what carrier your tablet is with. So others can assist with the right ROM.
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T-mobile is my carrier. I tried the phone and text messages and they are not working, yet the mobile data is.
When I tried the home/voldwn/pwr I get the
Warning!
A custom os can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications.
If you want to download a custom os,press vol up key.
Otherwise, press the volume down key to cancel.
At this screen I can't press either button. Neither will do anything. I know the volup was just working.
I get different screens by either using the volup or voldwn. So this would indicate the vol buttons are fine as I knew yesterday.
I also was not wanting to do anything to void the warranty at this point since it is less than 1 month old.
OK, well then as long as it was an OTA and you did not root... I would take it back to T-mobile and ask for a replacement. They should be able to give you a replacement if they cannot reload the ROM and correct the issue.
gooberdude said:
OK, well then as long as it was an OTA and you did not root... I would take it back to T-mobile and ask for a replacement. They should be able to give you a replacement if they cannot reload the ROM and correct the issue.
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Samsung said to stop by a best buy where the samsung store is inside and have them reflash it with a US carrier firmware.
That seemed like a good idea, but he was unable to get to his server where the firmware resides. He also made mension of the fact they have heard of this model having these issues. So he was unable to do anything after an hour of computer issues with reaching their internal site.
Stuck in "Safe Mode" Issue Corrected
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The Samsung reps at my local BestBuy could not fix it. They said they could fix anything. Not this apparently.
I remember that sometimes after firmware loads need to be cleared out. So I found this procedure, which is part of a manual firmware update, and figured maybe it would clear the issue causing safe mode.
If Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 stuck at booting animation after Step 10 then go to recovery mode (press and hold the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together) and perform Wipe data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache Partition task before selecting reboot system now function. In recovery mode use Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the option. Please note, performing wiping task will erase your device internal memory data and not external SD card data.
YES, no more safe mode!!
I have a rooted I747 with an android 4.3 rom. The LCD is broken and I am looking to sell it as is. I am wondering if it is possible to factory reset the device with a PC (possibly with kies, odin, or adb). I have seen a kies tutorial but it bricks devices running android 4.3. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
efaustus9 said:
I have a rooted I747 with an android 4.3 rom. The LCD is broken and I am looking to sell it as is. I am wondering if it is possible to factory reset the device with a PC (possibly with kies, odin, or adb). I have seen a kies tutorial but it bricks devices running android 4.3. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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If the phone still has a stock recovery you can boot into it and factory reset the device. Getting into stock recovery and using it is all done with the volume rocker and power buttons, so the broken screen won't be a problem.
jason2678 said:
If the phone still has a stock recovery you can boot into it and factory reset the device. Getting into stock recovery and using it is all done with the volume rocker and power buttons, so the broken screen won't be a problem.
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Thanks, I've found that method elsewhere;
Enter recovery by holding the volume up, home button and power button simultaneously while booting. Wait 20 seconds after first vibration. After 20 seconds push the volume down button three times, then press the power button, wait for vibration and reset should be complete.
I am still somewhat curious to know if it is possible to do it remotely with a PC.
Best method I can think of from a PC would be flash this with Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52341560&postcount=227
Only flash that if you're sure you were on stock 4.3 with MJB firmware, or you'll brick. Did you have ADB enabled before the screen broke? It would give you a method to check firmware without the screen.
Sorry about the post above. You said broken LCD, but I heard broken digitizer. I thought you could still see what you were doing. I still think stock recovery could work in a pinch; just find a Youtube video and mimic it. Sounds like you've already got the button presses down. Good luck
My wife's old S3 was given to me to use. I had originally flashed CM 11 on it and tried to upgrade to CM 12.1. In doing so I accidentally forgot to flash GAPPS.
I reverted to the stock ROM via Odin but now I'm stuck in a boot loop. The best part? The device's power button does not work and I cannot make any selections within the stock recovery to clear the cache and reset to factory settings.
Can anyone help me?
Pull the battery to turn off the phone and put it back in. If you feel the phone power up by vibrating upon putting the battery in and not touching the power button and go into loop then you have a bad power button. Do you have this problem? If so, then your only options are repair or remove the power button (there is an alternate way to power the phone up). Let us know if it is a bad power button or not so that hardware issues can be accounted for and go from there.
NOTE: The S3 has been known for some time now to have power buttons that fail. Mine did, and I opt to remove mine as I could not justify paying for a repair when the S3 is my backup phone and test platform and I have a method to power up. I use widgets for controlling power off, restarts, and recovery once powered up.
I no longer have a power button either and recently encountered this same issue after using Odin to flash a stock image.
My solution was to flash TWRP recovery using Odin, which allows one to perform operations using touch instead of the power button.
Gargat said:
I no longer have a power button either and recently encountered this same issue after using Odin to flash a stock image.
My solution was to flash TWRP recovery using Odin, which allows one to perform operations using touch instead of the power button.
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That works. Glad you found a way to get through it.
n_alvarez2007 said:
My wife's old S3 was given to me to use. I had originally flashed CM 11 on it and tried to upgrade to CM 12.1. In doing so I accidentally forgot to flash GAPPS.
I reverted to the stock ROM via Odin but now I'm stuck in a boot loop. The best part? The device's power button does not work and I cannot make any selections within the stock recovery to clear the cache and reset to factory settings.
Can anyone help me?
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Bootloops have not been uncommon when reverting from LP to KK. Once you have flashed TWRP as others in the thread have suggested, you will probably need to wipe/ format the internal sdcard. The other remedy some have posted is to load a stock recovery and do a factory reset from within that stock recovery.
Not sure how to get into recovery without a power button.
Is the button loose or not functioning at all? You could try opening the phone and removing everything from the frame and see if the power button functions.
I haven't tried this with my SGS3, but on my Acer tablet I have booted into recovery using adb and fastboot. This requires connection to a computer, but not a power button. Unless you have a touch version of a custom recovery installed you still would not be able to select an item.
You may be able to flash a custom recovery using adb. I had broken my stock recovery on that tablet and used fastboot to reflash a working stock recovery.
Hi all
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S SM-T700. I wanted to from CM12 to CM11 for an app I need to test.
I picked the wrong ROM (for the SM-T800), so used TWRP to clear everything it would let me.
Now I can't get in to recovery mode (power + home + volume up).
I can get in to download mode, and Odin recognises and successfully roots the device., then reboots. However, the Samsung boot logo appears, then the 3 lights at the bottom of the screen flash a couple of times and it turns off.
That seems to be the only key combination that work. Power does nothing, power + home + volume down do nothing.
Any help appreciated.
I don't own a T700, however as standard procedure, if Odin works, I advice you to flash a stock rom to completely reset the device to factory state.
You can also try to reflash TWRP (or CWM) in Odin to try regain recovery mode.
For a list of official stock firmware you can read this thread.
Hope that I helped you in some way.
Thanks for the reply, I've got it up and running again. :good:
sparrowdclxvi said:
Thanks for the reply, I've got it up and running again. :good:
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