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Hi,
I hope you can help.
I recently changed the ROM on my HTC to the VillainROM12.0 . This worked fine. However, since the rom change, the phone itself has since been stuck in safe mode. I have tried everything to get out of it, by holding down the menu and power keys on boot up, taking out the battery and leaving it out. I then changed the ROM to HeroDroid 07, this rom loaded fine, but the phone is still stuck in safe mode. I managed to get the phone out of safe mode once, but on re-boot it's gone back in again. The phone is a UK Orange issue Hero and was working fine before the ROM change, as far as I can tell all the buttons are working. I have also re-flashed the phone with the ROM several times, but it's still the same.
I called Orange, and they said, "they detected a fault" and gave me a code to report to HTC, the code is FW229 - how they can detect a fault, I don't know. I have the option to send it back to HTC for repair or Pay £15.00 to have another Hero delivered.
Do you think this is a genuine fault with the phone, or is it something to do with the Rom change and how to get out of safe mode? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, I Have the Same problem with my Hero.
- All roms i found here are starting in safe mode only.
- All roms with android 1.5 are starting normal without safe mode
Maybe a rom developer can help us to turn off the "safe mode" feature.
I rolled back to the 1.5 HTC Orange Rom from the HTC site and yes, safe mode is off. As soon as I tried to update to 2.1 again, back in to safe mode. I did not unlock the phone before the update, so am wordering if this is why? However, it's the same with the Sim out, so I have no idea why it does this. I am wordering if this problem is only with orange issue phones?
Any ideas would be great.
How have you managed to get the phone out of safe mode?
I managed to get the phone out once, by holding down all the buttons on boot, but when I re-booted the phone after, it went back to safe mode and I have not managed to get it out of safe mode since. I downgraded to 1.5 and it did not show safe mode, but soon as any 2.1 rom is installed, it goes back to being in safe mode. Holding down the menu and power keys should either take it out or put it in safe mode on boot, but does nothing when 2.1 is installed, all I get is safe mode.
Any ideas anyone?
Can an admin please move this thread in the HTC Hero: G2 Touch section?
I think there we would get more help
Heron HTC stuck in safe mode
I spent two days trying to get "Safe Mode" off my Hero HTC after upgrading the ROM to version 2.1. I called my provider and even HTC but no help from either. I found an obscure posting that said to power on the phone while holding down the track ball and that did it. There are also other power on options: hold volume button up or down, hold menu down, hold menu + back...but for me, none of these helped...only the track ball.
SafeMode for PocketPC v1.02
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/safemodeforpocketpc.shtml
This one is free, though SafeMode3 is not.
Owww tha powa !
Hey guys I'm really in need of suggestions. I was going between the bottle of smoke roms and decieded to do a NVflash to the stock Gtab rom. After the stock flash my tablet just turned off and now doesnt come back on. I heard about the reset button (that didnt work) so I opened my tab up and I can see a green led come on inside the tab when i hit the power button but the screen still doesnt turn on. I also tired going into APX mode without but my PC doesnt detect the tab.....
Please help
no power up
Have you tried to drain the battery, leave unplugged for around 24 hrs, then plug in and try to NV flash again, remember apx is power button and volume down button, hope this helps
I had the same problem, turned out the tablet was already on in APX mode and all I had to do was connect it to the PC to nvflash again. It was strange, there was no indication that it was on otherwise even though I tried powering it off/on many times.
I had the same issue. It is most likely in APX mode. Not sure why, but with some NVFlash images I have seen the tablet seemingly get stuck in APX mode. Just try and flash with a known good image, or nvflash just clockwork and use that to restore a backup if available or flash a ROM.
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Hey guys I'm really in need of suggestions. I was going between the bottle of smoke roms and decieded to do a NVflash to the stock Gtab rom. After the stock flash my tablet just turned off and now doesnt come back on. I heard about the reset button (that didnt work) so I opened my tab up and I can see a green led come on inside the tab when i hit the power button but the screen still doesnt turn on. I also tired going into APX mode without but my PC doesnt detect the tab.....
Please help
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which files did you use to nvflash???? you are probably just stuck in apx mode...plug in your tablet and listen for a usb device pluging into you computer to be sure that you are in apx mode.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Unfortunately I'm not able to see my tab with my PC. When I try to run the *.bat (for NVflash) my PC states there is nothing connected-
"USB device not foundPress enter to continue:"
I also tried unplugging the battery and leaving the tablet sit over night- no dice
The flash/img i used was the stock 1.2 build 4349. I even tired the format img http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974422
For the guys that experienced this before did your screen show the viewsonic birds? Mine is totally blank almost like the tablet isnt coming on at all. The only signs of life is the green led inside of the tab coming on when I hit the power button.
Please keep the suggestions coming....... I'm having tablet withdraw and im back on a clunky laptop
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. Unfortunately I'm not able to see my tab with my PC. When I try to run the *.bat (for NVflash) my PC states there is nothing connected-
"USB device not foundPress enter to continue:"
I also tried unplugging the battery and leaving the tablet sit over night- no dice
The flash/img i used was the stock 1.2 build 4349. I even tired the format img http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974422
For the guys that experienced this before did your screen show the viewsonic birds? Mine is totally blank almost like the tablet isnt coming on at all. The only signs of life is the green led inside of the tab coming on when I hit the power button.
Please keep the suggestions coming....... I'm having tablet withdraw and im back on a clunky laptop
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Is t detrcting the device in Pc?? Eg do u hear windows plug and unplug sound???? Maybe it doesnt recognize it maybe u have to manually load driver...
Maybe if u try to get back to a good know stock and upgrading from there to 1.2
gierso said:
Is t detrcting the device in Pc?? Eg do u hear windows plug and unplug sound???? Maybe it doesnt recognize it maybe u have to manually load driver...
Maybe if u try to get back to a good know stock and upgrading from there to 1.2
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+1 Check the USB driver. Sounds like it needs to be manually loaded.
My phone booted up into safe mode when I flashed rooted stock. How to I get out of it
EDIT: rebooted and still in safe mode. Not really worried because the phone still sems usable. its just annoying seeing the words 'Safe Mode' at the bottom left corner
Today I accidently entered Safe Mode on my ICS 4.04 Haipai i9200 phone and a user in our thread knew that most Android phones have this feature. Here is what I wrote and it applies to most Android phone systems. If you see the words, "Safe mode" in the lower left corner of their phone and or experiencing boot loop due to force closure. Here is what I wrote:
robarnold is right about Safe Mode and the article he posted (which is now linked in my quoted reply) provides more information about Safe Mode. Please see the attached picture to see what Safe Mode looks like on our phones. If your phone were to enter Safe Mode, those words would appear on all your screens. As per the article, most if not all your apps will be suspended or not work.
Basically there are two known ways to enter Safe Mode:
1. Android detects a problem with a newly installed app and force-closes it while entering into Safe Mode.
2. A combination of key presses at power application;
Newly installed app force-closes the system
The gist of the article provided by Rob says that if a newly installed app causes system conflicts, Android will force close that app to prevent it from possibly doing malicious harm. At the same time, Android will suspend the majority of all other apps and display "Safe mode" in the lower left corner of your phone as per the picture.
The reason for this is to provide the user an opportunity to clean the system of the app which is causing the force closure. Chances are it the most recent app installed but it could be a combination of apps that are coming into conflict with one another.
If you suspect a newly installed app of causing this problem and you see Safe Mode on screen, STOP, COLLECT YOUR WITS and BREATHE NORMALLY. You have several options.
SAFE MODE OPTIONS
1. Press the System or Menu Button in the lower left corner and navigate to Manage apps.
2. Find the most recent app you installed.
3. Force close it.
4. Disable it if possible.
5. Remove this app.
6. Reboot the boot to see if the Safe mode is gone.
If the Safe mode label is still present, the article suggests that it may be necessary to press several keys to achieve the removal of the Safe mode label and its effect of suspending the other apps. In essence, we now move to the second discussion of entry into Safe mode:
1. Safe mode can be entered by pressing buttons at start-up. Most likely, this is what I did today as I was getting ready to leave for an appointment. The Safe Mode label freaked me out and when I could use the Rebooter app or any other app, I became scared.
2. I don't know exactly which buttons I pressed but it mostly likely was the System and Home (center big button) and maybe even the Escape/Back button on the right. My phone slipped slightly as I turned it on and my left thumb was flying as I manuevered my left hand to balance the phone.
3. The right combination of buttons, which supposedly are the same to enter Safe Mode, are the same to exit Safe Mode.
4. If you are certain you entered Safe Mode by accident - meaning you know you did not recently or just now installed an app that force closed Android, then you just have to find the combo to exit it.
5. The article suggests that pressing the volume buttons might clear the Safe Mode on the first reboot after initial entry into Safe Mode.
6. If the Safe Mode label disappears after pressing the volume buttons, your phone is okay.
7. If the label is still present, try rebooting the phone again.
The article suggests as per my experience that if you cannot clear the Safe Mode, your last resort is to do a factory reset of the phone. Fortunately in my case, I had ClockworkMod Recovery available and restored my system via a backup recovery.
ronbo's Final Thoughts
Hope I never see Safe Mode again (and, I won't go looking for it) but I recommend you learn how to do a Factory Reset by pressing and holding the Volume Down Button with a simultaneous press of the Power Button. You want to see the Factory Test and Reset Menu when you are calm. TRUST ME ON THAT!
robarnold said:
Hi,
Yes safe mode exists and is a useful if not essential tool for those of who like to experiment with their Android devices.
I'd suggest that it will always be worthwhile to know how to access Safe Mode and recover from it if you are going to install unsigned apps.
The following link may more useful to those who would like to know more:
http://www.tested.com/news/feature/3071-how-to-use-androids-safe-mode-to-save-a-phone-from-boot-loops/.
Cheers
Rob
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help me with sony arc s cant get it off
Safe Mode = Wet Phone
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
whoa !!! I just did boot up my xolo a500 in sage mode . I was shocked . so I just pulled my battery and re insterted it . now its normal
Appalbarry said:
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
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I have this same issue except my phone doesn't have a removable battery (evo 4g lte). My down volume button doesn't work and I can't seem to escape safe mode no matter what I do help?
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guih said:
I have this same issue except my phone doesn't have a removable battery (evo 4g lte). My down volume button doesn't work and I can't seem to escape safe mode no matter what I do help?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Same issue..
skywayskase said:
Same issue..
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Try the adb command
Adb reboot
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A work-around for phones stuck in safe mode due to water damage etc but that seem to work fine otherwise is to convert the (trusted) apps you need from data apps to system apps (move the .apk from /data/app to /system/app after installing via the Play Store). You may need to use Mounts2Sd or something similar with an sd-ext partition if you don't have enough space in your internal /system partition for all the apps you need. (With Mounts2Sd, placing the apps in /data/app-system on the sd-ext partition will fool the phone into thinking the apps are in /system/app and you can then use them in safe mode). If anybody is aware of a simpler script that does the same thing, please lmk.
If this helps you, please hit the Thanks button.
i have this on my tab 3 i can't exit from it tried reboot and factory restart and shut down
what is the solution ?
Same issue here...
Appalbarry said:
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
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I am facing the same problem. I had used my phone in rain. Now the volume down and power button are not working. And the most irritating part is that it rebooted into Safe mode which I dont like. Done factory resetting which took me from safe mode but the volume down and power buttons are still not working.
Anyone knowing how to get rid of these, please share it... Thanks in advance !!!
Lawrence kunhi said:
I am facing the same problem. I had used my phone in rain. Now the volume down and power button are not working. And the most irritating part is that it rebooted into Safe mode which I dont like. Done factory resetting which took me from safe mode but the volume down and power buttons are still not working.
Anyone knowing how to get rid of these, please share it... Thanks in advance !!!
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How did u get rid of "safe mode"? I have vol down stuck and phone always goes into safe mode
I tried a factory reset from setting>backup and reset>factory data reset and phone shuts down...the i have to press power button and phone gets into safe mode again.
got the same problem with my lenovo a859. it got wet and now just boots into recovery where i can not choose any other options besides the first (reboot system now). Is there any way to start the phone/ do a factory reset?
I have a parental control program on my kids phone.
Safe mode of course enables to erase it.
Is it a way on a rooted android to disable it?
Turn off safe mode
Yes, safe mode does exist. It is the default mode in your android phone without extra apps installed. When in safe mode you cannot use your favourite apps. I understand it can get irritating some times.
You can try rebooting your phone. It worked for me.
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If that does not work, here's a guide that helped me exit safe mode
Eagleman71 said:
I have a parental control program on my kids phone.
Safe mode of course enables to erase it.
Is it a way on a rooted android to disable it?
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Did you find a solution to your problem?
Is there anyway to completely disable safe mode, e.g. by adb?
Hello Guys . . . hope you are well.
This is my last resort to get this working.... otherwise i have a nice piece of glass on my table right now.
I´ve been reading enough to decide to write this, I´ll try to be clear.
A few days ago i update my phone to MarshMellow, everything went ok.
I restarted it a few times.
But yesterday it was a bit low in battery, so i turned it off, plugedin, and went to shower.
When i got out, i picked my phone and tried to turn it on - I WONT TURN ON.
I just took a deep breath and go to work.
When i come back read around to enter the download/recovery mode with all the combination of buttons.
None of them worked out.
So I said..."that s it... i have a brick"...but one thing happens... when i plug the charger, the screen lights up with the battery level and indicates the values.
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So a resume:
-cant turn on muy phone
-cant enter recovery or download mode
-the screen turns on when plugin the charger.
-the computer seems to detect the device one pluged in.
If i forgot to share any data, please let me know
Thanks in advance.
Ignacio
Try usb jig to force the phone to boot up.
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the sequence of keys to get into recovery / download mode is right? Try again.
gianni500 said:
the sequence of keys to get into recovery / download mode is right? Try again.
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Hey!...thank you for your reply....
yes I tried every combination possible. not working.
gianni500 said:
the sequence of keys to get into recovery / download mode is right? Try again.
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Hello ! Thank you for your reply.
That is something i did not tried. I´ll read about it, and then tell you about how it was.
Thanks again.
nachostein said:
Hello Guys . . . hope you are well.
This is my last resort to get this working.... otherwise i have a nice piece of glass on my table right now.
I´ve been reading enough to decide to write this, I´ll try to be clear.
A few days ago i update my phone to MarshMellow, everything went ok.
I restarted it a few times.
But yesterday it was a bit low in battery, so i turned it off, plugedin, and went to shower.
When i got out, i picked my phone and tried to turn it on - I WONT TURN ON.
I just took a deep breath and go to work.
When i come back read around to enter the download/recovery mode with all the combination of buttons.
None of them worked out.
So I said..."that s it... i have a brick"...but one thing happens... when i plug the charger, the screen lights up with the battery level and indicates the values.
---
So a resume:
-cant turn on muy phone
-cant enter recovery or download mode
-the screen turns on when plugin the charger.
-the computer seems to detect the device one pluged in.
If i forgot to share any data, please let me know
Thanks in advance.
Ignacio
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Maybe the powerbutton is broken? Does the screen light up if you press the power button while charging it? if no, does the screen light up if you press the home key?