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How to check s-off

Get,
I tried to check if ny sensation was s-off it on, but when I tried to go into the bootloader (holding power and volume down) it wouldn't do anything. I held it for like a minute and nothing happened until I let go off one of the buttons and then it turned on. What do I do? I realize that I probably do have s-on but I want to be sure.
Thanks for your help.
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This was taken from the stickied thread. Try this if not, i'm not sure.
Pull the battery out before you do it. OR to make things ALOT easier, before turning your sensation off go into settings,power, and uncheck the Fastboot option. Now when you turn the device off, it will fully power down instead of just going into a "sleep" mode. Now do it.

what mjm said, check and disable fastboot and try again.

restart your phone and when the screen turns off hold the volume down button... should boot into fastboot screen
hope this helps

ssh678 said:
Get,
I tried to check if ny sensation was s-off it on, but when I tried to go into the bootloader (holding power and volume down) it wouldn't do anything. I held it for like a minute and nothing happened until I let go off one of the buttons and then it turned on. What do I do? I realize that I probably do have s-on but I want to be sure.
Thanks for your help.
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I'm really trying not to flame you, but this isn't the right place for this. There are riots about threads about S=off.
Pull your battery. Reinstall it. Vol down + Power. If it doesn't work pull the battery and try again.
Hope this helped...

ssh678 said:
Get,
I tried to check if ny sensation was s-off it on, but when I tried to go into the bootloader (holding power and volume down) it wouldn't do anything. I held it for like a minute and nothing happened until I let go off one of the buttons and then it turned on. What do I do? I realize that I probably do have s-on but I want to be sure.
Thanks for your help.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App
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I know you're still fresh to the XDA scene and learning about your new phone, but I wanted to point out that there are different sections for different things. This question should be posted in the Q&A section of the forums located here. The development area of the forums is generally dedicated to advancement of Android development: be it new modifications, ROM creation, or feedback, etc. You'll save yourself a lot of 'trouble' if you post in the correct areas. You'll find most are pretty helpful here when you follow these guidelines. Congratulations on getting your new device; these are exciting times for the Sensation. Welcome to XDA

2Noob4U said:
I'm really trying not to flame you, but this isn't the right place for this. There are riots about threads about S=off.
Pull your battery. Reinstall it. Vol down + Power. If it doesn't work pull the battery and try again.
Hope this helped...
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ah, beat me to it.

Christopher3712 said:
ah, beat me to it.
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At least he didn't get lit up like a roman candle

no fastboot option

just bought a htc desire s from china unicom in beijing, want to root it and check before whether i have s-off or on . so i tried to look in settings for the fastboot option. BUT there was no such option! not even a power section? can somebody help me out?! (i ve spend the last hour looking at the sections options, so a look closer advice is not necessary) advice would make my day because like this, this phone is no fun...
kernel version
2.6.35.10-g2ee27f5
htc-kerneland18-2#1
build number 1.46.1400.9 cl7522 release keys

Uncheck 'Fast boot' option from setting->power menu
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barneydlx420 said:
just bought a htc desire s from china unicom in beijing, want to root it and check before whether i have s-off or on . so i tried to look in settings for the fastboot option. BUT there was no such option! not even a power section? can somebody help me out?! (i ve spend the last hour looking at the sections options, so a look closer advice is not necessary) advice would make my day because like this, this phone is no fun...
kernel version
2.6.35.10-g2ee27f5
htc-kerneland18-2#1
build number 1.46.1400.9 cl7522 release keys
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Make sure you are powered off, pull the battery and re-insert. Vol down and power together.

You can still get the menu up even if fast boot is on, just power down, remove battery, put all together again and then start up..
All good

iamlegendfam said:
You can still get the menu up even if fast boot is on, just power down, remove battery, put all together again and then start up..
All good
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You're correct, but turning off fast boot enables you to do so without removal of battery
Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium

thanks guys! pulling the batterz did the trick hope the rooting goes with less trouble from now on...

Power Button issue (hardware)

My power button at first seemed like it was being affected by the screenshot bug (i.e. one press, the screen would turn off and then back on) but it eventually got to the point where it won't work at all and almost seems stuck. When I take the battery out and put it back in, the phone turns on immediately, as if it's being pressed. Any way I can clean or maybe tinker with the button without hurting it?
Right now I'm using the button remapper and leaving the power button as power, and volume up as power as well. I tried to disable the power button altogether, but then my phone crashes and I have to reflash the rom to get back to working...

See my post in the General forum.
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I had the same problem last week.Phone repaired in HTC service center for free.They changed big flat cable.....Hope this helps you....

Yeah, I went ahead and dug into it some more, got straight down to the power button itself, and I think the ribbon cable or the button itself must have gone bad. So for now I went a head and removed the button so it won't bother me. Now I find out they don't even sell replacements yet Dx haha, opps.
I would send it to HTC but I'd rather take care of this in my own way that way 1. I don't have to flash to stock, etc. and 2. because I don't feel like being without my baby.
Thanks for the help ^.^
EDIT:...opps. Forgot I kinda need the button to you know...turn the phone on. Glad I got adb lol.

It's a hardware problem, not software, so return it to the reseller or let HTC pick it up at home for you so they can repair it

Does anybody know when they're going to be selling replacement power buttons? Like I said, I'd really rather just keep my phone instead of sending it off...too much hassle for me.

aw1974 said:
See my post in the General forum.
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Two thread, same problem, same title but at difference section. Seems like someone did not do searching first >¦[
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Infuse 4G stuck in Infinite Bootloop on MIUI

I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?

Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery

XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
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Then you haven't read enough.

Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)

Pony Express said:
Can you get to recovery ? (pull battery- re- install battery, hold vol +/- and power.)
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No I can not get into recovery mode. It is boot looped with the Samsung Screen

XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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It's your power button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873129

mine will do that too just randomly shut of f and go into the Samsung loop, just don't give up, eventually u will be able to get into download mode (just like pony express describes above) if you keep at it.
Switch up which buttons you hold, this works for me , sometimes it will take up to 20 attempts. Dont give up.
The last package I installed was called "unbrick with root " for Odin seems to be more stable than all the others. It has 3 files in the zip one for pit, a pda, and a third for phone. Load them all into Odin, once you get into download mode. So far so good on my infuse. On ly time will tell
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XDA Pilot said:
I've read a few other threads but none of the solutions help.
So yeah its stuck in infinite bootloop, it flashes "Samsung" and then the battery in a never ending cycle.
I've tried holding volume +/- while plugging into my computer with odin without the battery but my phone doesnt even turn on when I do that.
Any help please?
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Oh yeah after your holding buttons and plug it in you need to put the battery back in, once you are in download mode you can take it back out if you want but if you dont put it back in you will never get there
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XDA Pilot said:
I do not know how to do Download Mode, nor do I know what that means. Thank you though
And I tried your instructions however it doesnt do anything, it just keeps looping the samsung logo and the battery
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OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..

drnecropolis said:
OK... let's pause for a second here...
Once you escape that bowl of boot loops cereal, please.. don't do anything!!
Spend a lot of time reading and brushing up on as much as you can..
Download mode should have been one of the first things you learned about.. its how you get out of real bad binds that you might find your way into..
Tons of helpful people here and lots of information also..
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Alright thanks, I found out what download mode was, and I found that the problem was just that the power button was a little dirty
I opened up my phone and cleaned out the internals near the power button. Works like a charm.

Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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jazenf said:
Hey homie, I had that same problem Coue weeks a go. I brought it to two different repair guys, one said it was the board that's fried, and the other said it was a software issue. I brought it back home and it turned out to be the power button. I had to take my phone apart,bought an air spray can and clean out the power button area. Now its working like brand new.
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I also got the same news from the repair guy. I used air spray on the inside and finally got into my phone. It's still touchy, but i just give it a good smack against the coffee table :/ So i'm downloading an app so I can shut off the screen with out using the power button.

THANK YOU!!!
I was having this same issue with my infuse, and I saw this while doing some research and it worked like a charm! I'm unbricked and up and running again. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Infuse
I can go into that download mode but waht should I do next and do I need driver?
Pony Express said:
Download mode:
Remove battery.
Plug in usb phone to computer.
Hold vol. +\-
Insert battery.
When screen appears, press vol.+.
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[Q] Device in bootlloop + Can't access bootloader!!! HELPPPP

My Nexus 5 is stuck on the splash screen. I have multirom installed so when i boot after the splash screen the multirom menu comes up. I select to boot the ROM but it never does. The splash screen shows up again and then the screen goes blank. When this happened I was doing nothing but just casual chatting on Whatsapp. I have been stuck many times and most of the times when multirom was installed. I always solved this by flashing factory image by booting into bootloader. But i can't even get to hold it in the bootloader. It just goes blank like the instance above. Please help!!!!!

Press and hold the power button for 20.seconds and see if it boots correctly then
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jd1639 said:
Press and hold the power button for 20.seconds and see if it boots correctly then
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I did the same everytime. The device switches off so I boot up normally by pressing the power button and then the thing I explained happens.

suneet mehta said:
I did the same everytime. The device switches off so I boot up normally by pressing the power button and then the thing I explained happens.
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Flash Factory Image?

GtrCraft said:
Flash Factory Image?
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I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.

Press and hold the power button for 20, which should turn the device off.
then once its off, press and hold the power + vol up + vol down.
if you get there, flash the factory images using fastboot.

suneet mehta said:
I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.
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You could try the secondary bootloader, hold both vol keys + power. But it sounds to me like hardware failure and rma may be in your future.
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jd1639 said:
You could try the secondary bootloader, hold both vol keys + power. But it sounds to me like hardware failure and rma may be in your future.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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I always thought that pressing both vol keys and power gets into secondary bootloader so I always used that, so in shot yes I was talking about the secondary bootloader in the OP. Just to be clear primary bootloader is by holding power and vol - key and plug into PC right? Even this didn't work for me. I just get a second to either go press vol up or down when the bootloader shows up. So either it shuts down or it restarts into the bootloader.

suneet mehta said:
I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.
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Does it stays in download mode?
Press and hold power key for 15-20 secs to turn off your phone.
Press and hold volume_up key then connect the phone to the pc. You can release the the volume_up key if you see the Download mode screen.
If it stays in download mode then follow my guide about flash stock rom with LG flashtool. Link in my signature.

Guys I guess I got it figured. I guess my power button is stuck. Well it doesn't look so physically but it sure acts that way. For example, when I get into the bootloader for a second and I either press the vol up or down key, as soon as the second is over the option on-screen (power off or restart bootloader) is selected (i.e. the power button is implemented), and the device either powers off or restarts into bootloader. So I flicked my finger on it few times, once it booted normally but then again it looped and once the charging screen was shown and then it again looped. Can anyone suggest some solution?

suneet mehta said:
Guys I guess I got it figured. I guess my power button is stuck. Well it doesn't look so physically but it sure acts that way. For example, when I get into the bootloader for a second and I either press the vol up or down key, as soon as the second is over the option on-screen (power off or restart bootloader) is selected (i.e. the power button is implemented), and the device either powers off or restarts into bootloader. So I flicked my finger on it few times, once it booted normally but then again it looped and once the charging screen was shown and then it again looped. Can anyone suggest some solution?
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If it is stuck as such , try to reassemble it , watch some videos about power button rattle for N5 ,I guess then you can sort it out ?
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im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:

blinqipa said:
If it is stuck as such , try to reassemble it , watch some videos about power button rattle for N5 ,I guess then you can sort it out ?
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I was asking because the button doesn't look physicallly stuck. I'll try to open it up.

ironclad1911 said:
im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:
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If your power button is sticking, then you or a service depot have to fix it. There's nothing else to be done except physically fixing it.

ironclad1911 said:
im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:
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Right there with you brother. I was thinking of openinng the back and taking the look without going much deeper but its risky. If I take it to lg they are gonna charge hefty but what other option we got?

suneet mehta said:
Right there with you brother. I was thinking of openinng the back and taking the look without going much deeper but its risky. If I take it to lg they are gonna charge hefty but what other option we got?
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well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........

ironclad1911 said:
well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........
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Ohh great I'm going tomorrow. I opened it but nothing seemed stuck or anything. I wish they treat me the same.
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ironclad1911 said:
well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........
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They refused to take mine under warranty
Can you tell me which service center did you visit?! Are you in Mumbai?!
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suneet mehta said:
They refused to take mine under warranty
Can you tell me which service center did you visit?! Are you in Mumbai?!
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ohhh sad bro......i live in delhi.......they took mine.......by the way there is a warranty card in the box and there is a section which contains list of things which dont come under warranty.........nothing like software, rom, android etc are written there so try showing them that....im not sure but do try!!!

suneet mehta said:
They refused to take mine under warranty
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Since warranty is borked get a cutter, small piece of quality electrical tape ( to keep button up; TEMPORARY FIX ONLY!)) plastic Credit card and miniature Philips screwdriver and use your imagination I did it myself without any previous knowledge using this BELOW LINKED guide and my brain it's FAIRLY easy if your are careful with connectors and don't screw anything else.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nexus_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUj3fpI994
Vid about power button rattle fix (usefull for dissasembly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ego0eXYwOms
check the teardown and stuff the little strips (1-2 mm squares) of tape with trial and error like kinda sort of a O-ring under the power button the ceramic key must "float" over the edges pieces of tape this IS VERY TRICKY it can be time consuming be patient you can use different material tape but I tried cloth etc and figured out 3M electrical tape was the best due to its softness and thickness... worked for me until I got my new untampered N5 ... good luck and use a clean desk for the sake of not losing parts! And before reassembling make sure you got just enough movement to press the beforementionned power key if you don't you'll have to re-open it and each time it's like asking the devil to kick your butt!
The more you will open it the worst the backdoor WILL GET LOOSE (battery cover pins are weak 3-4 times is kinda max X you can open it before getting loose) your can order B/Whites ones from them for 25$
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Whit...ing-Battery-Door-Vibrator-OEM/1694272462.html
Link is for white backdoor black are real easy to find and RED are more than 40$ everywhere still...
Good luck to all!