hi
can someone please tell me the bootloader menu structure?
My screen wont turn on and i want to reset the device from the bootloader by using the volume keys to get to the right place while the screen is off
long shot i know but worth a go
Thanks -
Google is your friend:
hboot
fastboot
When you reboot the device the cursor is on the first entry
thanks for reminding me to search.............
anyhow, managed to reset OK but the screen is still blank even though the device is 'awake'
Going to send it back for a replacement.............
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Guys,
I've tried various searches but I can't come up with an answer that works for me.
When attempting a factory/hardware reset one has two choices:
1. Use the software option.
2. Hardware option using button presses.
I'm looking for a procedure to execute option 2. I can get into the bootloader (Vol Up + Power).
Once in the bootloader, I can navigate to the "Recovery" option but once selected my NS doesn't appear to do anything, it just sits there with an "!" inside a triangle and the little android-droid on the screen.
I doesn't move from there no matter how long I leave it and there are no prompts/confirmations.
Once in that state, if I remove the battery and the reboot the phone boots up as if nothing happened...everything is still there, all my accounts still work etc. Basically the actions had no effect.
Does anyone know how to factory reset the device properly? My device non-root btw.
TIA,
Syphon.
I think, for the stock recovery, once you get the ! in the triangle you need to press or hold volume-up and power button again, then it will take you to recovery.
Ah cool.
Thanks for the tip, I will remember that for the next time I need to do it!!
ikon8 said:
I think, for the stock recovery, once you get the ! in the triangle you need to press or hold volume-up and power button again, then it will take you to recovery.
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On my phone, after 2.3.1, it's power button first, then while holding it, volume up, and only while the box dumping an arrow onto the little android is showing (maybe a second or so). Once the "!" in a triangle is showing, no key combo will get my phone into recovery. Timing is critical. Took me a few tries and a few helpful posts here to get it right.
Oh, also, you can do the ULTIMATE factory reset on this device by doing a "fastboot oem unlock" on the device (then relock it with "fastboot oem lock"). This wipes the sd card as well as the personal data in the rom space.
Awesome, thanks for all the information guys. Much appreciated.
hi all,
heres the deal. i rooted my defy with superoneclick, it worked great.
heres the problem and what i think is the cause but i need a solution!
PROBLEM: i switch my phone on, it starts normally
motoblur screen
then
T mobile screen
then
the normal swipe unlock
i ulnlock it fine but as soon as i do the wallpaper dissapears/goes black. i cannot access any apps. none of the buttons work (menu,home,return/back,search) but the info bar/ menur bar thing at the top that swipes down works fine and what ever is in it works fine i.e when i plug into usb im able to choose portal and tools and those other 3. but when i just leave my phone on lock then press power button/activate unlock screen. it will show normal background with time and everything looks normal.
the CAUSE ( i think )
i was installing apps and deleting motoblur stuff. but it it was one of those two, i isntalled an app and i deleted a file at the same sort of time. the app installed was some startup app killer or a firewall of some type. or it could have been that i deleted an apk file that had a real short name i think, like blur.apk
PLEASE HELP ME. I need a solution FAST its my first smartphone ever and i paid alot for it. if you need my phone info it was
moto defy android 2.1 uk version but then rooted with super one click
THANK YOU IN ADVANCED FOR ANY HELP
ps i have installed rsd lite and it is recognised by it but thats as far as i know what to do...
Did you get my PM lol saw you in the other forum.
try to do a factory reset on the phone from the recovery menu. if anything, reflash your rom or pick a new one. I had this issue with a few mods/roms/kernals aswel.
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Did you get my PM lol saw you in the other forum.
try to do a factory reset on the phone from the recovery menu. if anything, reflash your rom or pick a new one. I had this issue with a few mods/roms/kernals aswel.
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i sent you a pm too. thanks for being so quick to reply. but i dont know how to do that stuff im a noob this is my first androidsmartphone ever but im a very quick learner
all good. For my phone. ( droid incred.) when the phone is off i hold power and the volume up key. then i select recovery using the volume keys. I know the buttons to push are different on some phones so you might neeed to use google to find the right 2 keys to hold down while booting
i currently have it in boot loader mode, it says battery ok, ok to program, transfer mode, usb. and thats all it says. no recovery options at all
Ok, found this in another forum. this is how to get into your boot menu i guess:
The boot menu happends when you press the volume down key and the power button.
When it takes you to the triangle part press the volume up key and the power button this action brings up another menu on which you can reboot and other settings.
the first triangle with exclamation mark inside it with the lil andorid man comes up, but the second menu doesnt, im holding vol down and power to get up this image, the to get second one you say to do vol up and power...i tried it, held it for a while but still no joy
ok, give this a try
"If you swipe the bottom right corner when you see the triangle you will get a menu. From there you can reboot or reset"
Still looking for more
nope sorry still dont work. i really appreciate you spending your time doing this it realy does mean ALOT. thank you i hope the solution isnt far away!
Ok, this is from the t-moble forms:
One suggestion...
Pull the battery.
Hold down the volume down key and press the power button.
Continue to hold the volume down key until you seem something happening on the screen.
This should boot you into recovery mode, you'll see a little green Android stood next to a yellow warning sign.
Press the bottom-right corner of the screen, a menu should appear.
Use the volume keys to scroll up and down.
Scroll to 'Wipe DATA/factory reset' and press 'ok' (bottom-left of screen) - you may need to re-confirm in a sub-menu.
After the wipe completes, scroll to the 'reboot' option and press 'ok'.
If you do that, you completely wipe the handset, same as if you performed a full factory reset on the handset.
Obviously, this will get rid of anything you have on the handset but if your only other option is an exchange, you've nothing to lose really.
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/discussions/index?page=forums&topic=801038121b7ab9012dee673eff007b6f If you wanted to look. its the 2nd guy down. issue has nothing to do with this but same steps
it says it worked that it did the reset properly but still same original problem.
it says first line....
E:cant open /cache/recovery/command
that is in the recovery mode / reset
do you have a rom that you can try to flash? any rom really just to rule out a rom issue. you can try to find a rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=855&order=desc&page=1
im going to give it a try ill get back to you to let you know how its going within the next 20 mins, thanks for all your help
here is an option for a factory reset.
1. Turn the power off on the Defy (if it's frozen, pull the battery out & reinsert it)
2.Hold the volume down button
3. Press and hold the button until the device turns on
4. You'll get a menu that allows FASTBOOK, RECOVERY, CLEAR STORAGE, and SIMLOCK
5. Select CLEAR STORAGE, by pressing the Volume Down button
6. Press and release the Power
7. Now just confirm your decision Volume Up for YES, Volume Down for NO
it says on rsd lite . fail flashing process. unable to retrieve initialization values from INI (0x07029);phone connected
isnt working for some reason
that menu...mine says
from top to bottom
Android system recovery <2a>
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
(then at the bottomit says...)
E:cant open /cache/recovery/command.
but yet it will still go through the process like it is working but it doesnt fix it
Did you try the top option. Android system recovery <2a>
i wish i had that same phone to replicate this problem
im sorry i didnt write it clear enough the top android recovery thing isnt an option, its like the header/title for the program or page its written in red. the options to choose are in blue
Hello there!
I asked this question a few months ago, but I decided to redo it again because at the moment I didn't have the necessary things to do it.
We have an ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T that is stuck looping at the boot loader.
It is running stock Android 4.2.1, never been unlocked!
What do I need to do to fix it so it boots into Android?
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If you could also give step by step instructions on what I need to do that would be great!
1. (Like This!)
2. (Like This!)
P.S My Father found "another way", where he pressed the middle android icon, that simply shows the Android Man, and the words Android underneath. He forgot what happened next so we're here on the Coldboot Screen with nothing happening. Do we have to fastboot now?
Fast Replies are appreciated!
Potential Answer?
McGirk242 said:
Hello there!
P.S My Father found "another way", where he pressed the middle android icon, that simply shows the Android Man, and the words Android underneath. He forgot what happened next so we're here on the Coldboot Screen with nothing happening. Do we have to fastboot now?
Fast Replies are appreciated!
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Assuming this is a noob question, do you mean the boot loader as in the ASUS loading screen or the stock recovery bootloader?
The boot loader can be accessed by holding down the "volume down" while turning your device on. To navigate it, use the "volume down" button. To go through with your option, use the volume up button.
When you enter the "bootloader" (assuming you can get to it), you should see three options, RCK, Android and Wipe Data. RCK is recovery mode, the Android logo "cold boots" android, and the wipe data selection does a factory reset.
Try cold booting it (you will NOT lose any data),and theoretically, it should work. Otherwise, factory reset it. (You will loose date)
If it doesn't work, could you try give even more detail about what happened next time? It helps alot when answering questions in general.
I hope this helped.
Live long and prosper.
P.S. If you want to find out more about fastboot/ADB, check out these post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817 ADB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112 Fastboot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269 Minimalistic ADB and Fastboot
If I helped you in any way, shape or form, I would appreciate it if you hit the "thanks" button. If I gave you a link to someone that helped you in any way shape or form, give them some thanks as well.
McGirk242 said:
Hello there!
I asked this question a few months ago, but I decided to redo it again because at the moment I didn't have the necessary things to do it.
We have an ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T that is stuck looping at the boot loader.
It is running stock Android 4.2.1, never been unlocked!
What do I need to do to fix it so it boots into Android?
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If you could also give step by step instructions on what I need to do that would be great!
1. (Like This!)
2. (Like This!)
P.S My Father found "another way", where he pressed the middle android icon, that simply shows the Android Man, and the words Android underneath. He forgot what happened next so we're here on the Coldboot Screen with nothing happening. Do we have to fastboot now?
Fast Replies are appreciated!
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1. Hold power button until unit is off
2. Hold power button + Vol down button
3. Select the android icon for a cold boot (use the vol rocker to make the selection)
Hopefully that resolves the issue.
Ok I won’t go into how I bot myself here but here’s where I am. Unlocked bootloader, no recovery, no rom, USB devices command isn’t showing anything anymore. When I boot it just sits in the white screen with the G for ever. I can hardboot to bootloader and when I try to boot recovery I just get a black screen with a picture of a dead android.
Please refrain from calling me an idiot as I’ve repeatedly told myself that many times.
Can anyone help me out of this???
Thanks
When you are on the screen with the broken Android hold the power button and volume up it should bring you to recovery I believe. It might be even hold the volume up first then tap the power key.
kotton666 said:
Ok I won’t go into how I bot myself here but here’s where I am. Unlocked bootloader, no recovery, no rom, USB devices command isn’t showing anything anymore. When I boot it just sits in the white screen with the G for ever. I can hardboot to bootloader and when I try to boot recovery I just get a black screen with a picture of a dead android.
Please refrain from calling me an idiot as I’ve repeatedly told myself that many times.
Can anyone help me out of this???
Thanks
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eevanskiteboards said:
When you are on the screen with the broken Android hold the power button and volume up it should bring you to recovery I believe. It might be even hold the volume up first then tap the power key.
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Thanks eevanskiteboards, the tip about booting when I had the dead android screen got me out of the ****. You're a legend! I had to hold the up volume and tap the power.
my steps were, for anyone else,
1. hardboot to bootloader
2. choose boot to recovery
3. screen with dead android , hold power button and tap up arrow
4. stock recovery appears
5. choose ADB sideload
6. sideload full OTA update from google after wipe.
7. profit!
interestingly when I did ADB Devices the phone never showed up yet I was still able to sideload?
anyhow now I am back to Oreo and I can try and get root again which I was unable to with Pie
I'm glad you made progress!
Hi, XDA!
I tried to fix my SM-A225F, and i need to unlock bootloader. But instead of unlock bootloader option, it shows Show Barcode. Someone please help me!
Idontknownicknameslol said:
Hi, XDA!
I tried to fix my SM-A225F, and i need to unlock bootloader. But instead of unlock bootloader option, it shows Show Barcode. Someone please help me!
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Greetings...
I will try to help you...
First, you have to enable the Developer mode on your device, going to Settings >> About Phone >>> Software Information >>> Build Number. When you reach there, tap on it about 6-7 times until you get a message saying you unlocked the Developer's Mode.
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Then you will have to go back to Settings again and look for Developer's mode at the bottom of the list.
When you get into this option, you will have to search for Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlock options, so you will be able to proceed to the unlocking bootloader...
You must activate both, otherwise it will not show on the pre-download screen! If you get a popup warning, tap enable if you would like to proceed.
Now restart your device into Download mode, pressing Vol Up+Vol Down+Power Button or just Vol Up+Vol Down and insert your usb cable into the device. The usb cable must be connected on your computer first.
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After doing this, your device will go on Download mode and this screen will appear, pay attention carefully before press any key on you device....
After you do this procedure to press and hold Volume UP button, then it will show you another screen, like this...
Now you press Vol Up to unlock or Vol Down to give up and go back to normal.
If you choose Yes, your device will reboot and then will erase all informations and files you had into your phone and will perform a hard reset to factory default, and your bootloader will be unlocked.
If all were done correctly, this is the screen that will show for you from now on...
You're done. Your device is completely unlocked.
In any case, always have an original stock rom firmware of your device, so you can restore the original.
And if you want to lock it again, do the same steps again, but when you choose YES, it will do a hard reset again and go to factory install, erasing all again.
Remember to do a back-up of all your data and stuffs before you perform this.
I hope I had helped with this.