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[Q] Huawei u8500 HELP! Not booting!

Hello,
I have seen 1 thread that might help me under address:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320350
So basically I own Huawei ideos u8500 and wanted to flash it, but instead of editing flashbooting I clicked it. After this my phone does not boot past flash screen, what changed is that I get a notepad-font Android inscription between Huawei logo and Android, so the later just loads and loads again.
I'm noob with updating software, rooting or whatever. When I went into flash mode, I installed drivers for windows xp but the drive didnt appear there. I tried factory reset, didnt work, maybe rom update would work? I dont have clockwork recovery mod installed.
Any ideas how to get this done? Maybe some other way to reset stuff would help?
Thank you all for reading it

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Hey,
I also got problems with PC... so I think I opened flashbooting.bat without flashing mode as my PC doesnt work...and my phone is screwed.
In flashing mode theres no new device, but when I open it normally and put usb I can see 2 disks (1 SD and 2nd Phone).
So basically I could install a new ROM, although I have no idea how. I need to put Clockwork mod to root file... But which disk?

Instruction: how I doing it.
for new users like me who wants to update or reflash half-bricked U8500.
first, boot ur phone to fastboot mode (vol up+red tube+power) - it looks like forever loading with huawei logo.
download drivers for U8500 and install
download CWM fastboot for U8500
connect phone to pc, wait for drivers installing, then unzip cwm and double-click install.bat file from admin.
now you should have CWM.
boot to recovery CWM (vol up+green tube+power)
then go to mount ----> mount USB with volume keys and OK button or with joystick
now your phone connected as USB flash device, put any ROM that supposed to go for U8500 (for example Cyanogen mod 7 or even stock rom) in zip archive to root of SD card, click to unmount USB, go back to top and click install update from zip file and choose your zipped ROM located on SD card. after completing click wipe cache and wipe data then reboot device.

[Q] Phone tries to enter Recovery mode that is broken

Hey guys, I need help.
I have started to follow instructions to install ClockworkMod on Samsung S5660 Gio. I have downloaded cwm-6.0.2.7-itachiSan-ext4only.zip as it was suggested, renamed it as update.zip and then installed it through recovery mode (home+power buttons).
After that, I am not able to restart phone in the recovery mode, but the phone was working as usual after classical reboot. Then, I have tried “Reboot in Recovery” from application “ROM Manager”.
Now, I have phone that tries to enter Recovery mode that is broken.
Is there any way to break this magic loop? Is it possible to stop phone restarting in reboot mode or to recover recovery mode?
Please, help!!!

mpele said:
Hey guys, I need help.
I have started to follow instructions to install ClockworkMod on Samsung S5660 Gio. I have downloaded cwm-6.0.2.7-itachiSan-ext4only.zip as it was suggested, renamed it as update.zip and then installed it through recovery mode (home+power buttons).
After that, I am not able to restart phone in the recovery mode, but the phone was working as usual after classical reboot. Then, I have tried “Reboot in Recovery” from application “ROM Manager”.
Now, I have phone that tries to enter Recovery mode that is broken.
Is there any way to break this magic loop? Is it possible to stop phone restarting in reboot mode or to recover recovery mode?
Please, help!!!
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Download the stock rom and flash it by going into download mode
(you will need pc to flash)

Thank you pushkardua.
Is it possible to charge battery with device in this condition? When it is connected to the charger nothing visually happens?

if your phone is off I don't see why it wouldn't charge.

[Completed] [RESOLVED] Soft bricked Symphony Xplorer P6 is looping on TWRP splash screen

My device is the little known 'Symphony Xplorer P6'. Android L 5.0. It was rooted. And recently I flashed TWRP recovery using Mobileuncle. d-h.st/oEO9 this is the link to the .img file of the TWRP I used.
Later I installed Xposed installer and it tried to install Xposed framework but it didn't support my device. The install/update button was greyed out. So I went on XDA and found this alpha version of Xposed installer that works with Android L from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Then I downloaded "xposed-v78-sdk21-arm.zip" from the same thread and flashed it using TWRP. And rebooted. It rebooted straight to recovery. I needed to check if the newly flashed zip file worked and I could finally install Xposed Framework but it won't reboot to system. So I decided to clear cache. I selected just the cache partition and swiped to wipe. But it was stuck showing "wiping cache". It was wiping cache for a long time but normally just wiping cache doesn't take that much time. So I pulled the battery and rebooted to recovery. Then I wiped Dalvik cache. Still didn't boot to system. But the cache was clear. So I tried a factory reset (the first option that shows in TWRP on the wipe menu) after I pulled my sim cards and external SD.
And now whenever I turn on my phone it shows the boot logo (Symphony logo, my phone's brand) and then goes to TWRP splash screen and the display blinks after a few seconds and again its the TWRP splash screen. Means when it was supposed to show recovery options (Install, wipe, backup etc) the splash screen started again. And blinks again and splash screen again and so on untill I pull the battery. I know my phone is not bricked because it turned on (or is it?). As it is stuck at the TWRP splash Screen, It cant go into recovery mode where you have Install, Wipe, Backup etc. options.
What do I do now? Experts, please help the noob

gr8Scottt said:
My device is the little known 'Symphony Xplorer P6'. Android L 5.0. It was rooted. And recently I flashed TWRP recovery using Mobileuncle. d-h.st/oEO9 this is the link to the .img file of the TWRP I used.
Later I installed Xposed installer and it tried to install Xposed framework but it didn't support my device. The install/update button was greyed out. So I went on XDA and found this alpha version of Xposed installer that works with Android L from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Then I downloaded "xposed-v78-sdk21-arm.zip" from the same thread and flashed it using TWRP. And rebooted. It rebooted straight to recovery. I needed to check if the newly flashed zip file worked and I could finally install Xposed Framework but it won't reboot to system. So I decided to clear cache. I selected just the cache partition and swiped to wipe. But it was stuck showing "wiping cache". It was wiping cache for a long time but normally just wiping cache doesn't take that much time. So I pulled the battery and rebooted to recovery. Then I wiped Dalvik cache. Still didn't boot to system. But the cache was clear. So I tried a factory reset (the first option that shows in TWRP on the wipe menu) after I pulled my sim cards and external SD.
And now whenever I turn on my phone it shows the boot logo (Symphony logo, my phone's brand) and then goes to TWRP splash screen and the display blinks after a few seconds and again its the TWRP splash screen. Means when it was supposed to show recovery options (Install, wipe, backup etc) the splash screen started again. And blinks again and splash screen again and so on untill I pull the battery. I know my phone is not bricked because it turned on (or is it?). As it is stuck at the TWRP splash Screen, It cant go into recovery mode where you have Install, Wipe, Backup etc. options.
What do I do now? Experts, please help the noob
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Android Lollipop 5.0 stock ROM

Symphony Xplorer P6 Factory Rom
Try Flashing the original firmware to see if that helps you, Most likely have to start back from square one. Please post results
How To Flash Stock Rom http://androidmtk.com/flash-stock-rom-using-smart-phone-flash-tool
Factory Rom Download link= https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=rkEP&id=0B5cmBf2wWSUmLXhyWmlMWjh1Ulk

keifus.rahn said:
Try Flashing the original firmware to see if that helps you, Most likely have to start back from square one. Please post results
How To Flash Stock Rom http://androidmtk.com/flash-stock-rom-using-smart-phone-flash-tool
Factory Rom Download link= https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=rkEP&id=0B5cmBf2wWSUmLXhyWmlMWjh1Ulk
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I've downloaded and installed the USB drivers and Flash tool. Now downloading the stock ROM. As soon as download completes I'll begin flashing. Thanks for your links. Another thing, I've removed the battery and connected the phone via USB, the phone shows the charging screen for a moment then turns off, then again the charging screen and then turns off, Windows 7 is playing the device connected and disconnected sound as the screen happens. Is it normal?
Update: After clicking the download button in SP flash tool and connecting phone via USB the download procedure doesn't start. The device driver I installed was "Android Gadget VCOM driver (COM4)". I think I need the "MediaTek DA USB VCOM driver".. I'm going to install that.
Update 2: Installed "MediaTek Preloader USB VCOM driver" Download procedure started and running

gr8Scottt said:
I've downloaded and installed the USB drivers and Flash tool. Now downloading the stock ROM. As soon as download completes I'll begin flashing. Thanks for your links. Another thing, I've removed the battery and connected the phone via USB, the phone shows the charging screen for a moment then turns off, then again the charging screen and then turns off, Windows 7 is playing the device connected and disconnected sound as the screen happens. Is it normal?
Update: After clicking the download button in SP flash tool and connecting phone via USB the download procedure doesn't start. The device driver I installed was "Android Gadget VCOM driver (COM4)". I think I need the "MediaTek DA USB VCOM driver".. I'm going to install that.
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Are you putting the battery back in before you plug in your device?
and can you still boot into recovery if so you can connect threw adb that way

keifus.rahn said:
Are you putting the battery back in before you plug in your device?
and can you still boot into recovery if so you can connect threw adb that way
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The ROM downloaded even while the battery was plugged in. It worked. Phone's back at Factory mode and running. Thanks :good:

gr8Scottt said:
The ROM downloaded even while the battery was plugged in. It worked. Phone's back at Factory mode and running. Thanks :good:
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Awesome i'm glad I could help you out and get you back going. :good:
Would you plz add [RESOLVED] on the title of this thread so it could help others that are going threw the same issue. :highfive:

[Q] HP Pro Slate 12 - recovery mode and factory reset both disappeared!

Hi everyone,
I'm sorry if I post this question in a wrong section but there is no thread for my device on xda.
It seems like I ruined the recovery mode of my Android tablet. It's a HP Pro Slate 12 tablet with Android 5.1.1 on it. It's rooted. I wanted to install CWM Recovery to backup everything, but my device wasn't listed as a supported device. My friend told me I can install the LG G3 recovery instead because it's compatible. I installed that. Since then recovery mode completely disappeared. The device still boots in normal mode and works, but I cannot boot into recovery mode anymore. I really need it because the device boots normally but sometimes acting strange since I rooted it. I'd like to try unrooting it by going into recovery mode or doing a factory reset, but both options disappeared.
Here's what I've tried:
- I Googled this problem very thoroughly, but didn't find any help aside from "hold down 2 buttons to go into recovery mode" type of answers.
- I tried holding down volume up+power buttons while turning it on, but didn't work.
- Tried holding down volume down+power. Nope.
- Tried rebooting inside Android into recovery mode with Quick boot app. It rebooted my device but again it went into normal mode instead.
- Tried to reboot into recovery mode with ADP and FastBoot in Windows. ADB recognized my device (listed the serial number), Fastboot didn't recognize my device. So I tried to reboot into recovery with ADB. Same stuff happened. The device rebooted into normal mode.
- Tried to do a factory reset. DIDN'T work! Rebooted into normal mode once more. The factory reset hasn't deleted anything.
- I have the latest available update.zip from the official website for my device, but without recovery mode I cannot install it.
Any ideas? Did I really lose the possibility of recovery forever with a single click?

crullx said:
Hi everyone,
I'm sorry if I post this question in a wrong section but there is no thread for my device on xda.
It seems like I ruined the recovery mode of my Android tablet. It's a HP Pro Slate 12 tablet with Android 5.1.1 on it. It's rooted. I wanted to install CWM Recovery to backup everything, but my device wasn't listed as a supported device. My friend told me I can install the LG G3 recovery instead because it's compatible. I installed that. Since then recovery mode completely disappeared. The device still boots in normal mode and works, but I cannot boot into recovery mode anymore. I really need it because the device boots normally but sometimes acting strange since I rooted it. I'd like to try unrooting it by going into recovery mode or doing a factory reset, but both options disappeared.
Here's what I've tried:
- I Googled this problem very thoroughly, but didn't find any help aside from "hold down 2 buttons to go into recovery mode" type of answers.
- I tried holding down volume up+power buttons while turning it on, but didn't work.
- Tried holding down volume down+power. Nope.
- Tried rebooting inside Android into recovery mode with Quick boot app. It rebooted my device but again it went into normal mode instead.
- Tried to reboot into recovery mode with ADP and FastBoot in Windows. ADB recognized my device (listed the serial number), Fastboot didn't recognize my device. So I tried to reboot into recovery with ADB. Same stuff happened. The device rebooted into normal mode.
- Tried to do a factory reset. DIDN'T work! Rebooted into normal mode once more. The factory reset hasn't deleted anything.
- I have the latest available update.zip from the official website for my device, but without recovery mode I cannot install it.
Any ideas? Did I really lose the possibility of recovery forever with a single click?
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Hello did you find a solution to your problem ?

ROOT J2 PRIME (SM-G532 F/M/G) SUPEREASY 5 steps

now i was looking for how to root my j2 prime because its what i use to login with my vpn then i use a proxy server on it to route all traffic connected to it while its in hotspot mode but it seems proxy servers have their limitations and so im forced to root so i can just hotspot the vpn directly with an app, but after searching i found 3 methods all using superSU which im not comfortable with anymore, all with many steps but in my experice since this phone has got nothing to lose i decided to experiment and boom it worked...
what you need
latest Magsisk - v17.1 at this time of posting
latest SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS
ODIN
and TWRP by
ashyx said:
STEPS
1. BOOT PHONE IN DOWNLAOD MODE (power+vold-down+home)
2. FLASH TWRP in the AP OPTION in ODIN (untick auto reboot;very important) then after flash succeeds
3. Pull out battery and boot to recovery (power+vol-up+home)
4. FLASH MAGISK.zip from your SDCARD (Recovery wont be able to mount internal storage so make sure to put the MAGISK.zip in your SDCARD)
5. Reboot and Hello systemless root
credits to this thread where i was searching for root, includes link to 3 methods but mine is the shortest and easiest
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I'm unable to start recovery mode. I pull out the battery and after pressing the keys the phone simply goes off. Also I'm unable to enter recovery mode anyway (after turning it off and not flashing anything). That's it, I can't enter stock recovery either.
I tried all button combinations and it just doesn't enter recovery mode.
Never mind, it was probably a faulty button. Pressing with force did the trick. I however employed a bit different path (or perhaps I wrote it down more detailed), which come out more noob like, I'll leave them here for anyone that might use them
Noob, baby steps to root the Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime SM-G532M:
1. Enable developer mode and selected OEM unlocking and USB debug, dunno if it's needed but I did it because in all roots I have seen this is a must.
2. Put the Magisk zip onto a SD card (currently Magisk-v18.0) and put the SD card into the phone. Then I turned off the phone.
3. Turn on the phone into download mode (power+vold-down+home), connect the phone to the PC.
4. Open ODIN and FLASH TWRP file using the AP button (VERY IMPORTANT, uncheck the auto reboot in options, otherwise the recovery goes back to stock I think and the phone will boot into the regular OS, and you'll have to flash TWRP again), wait a few seconds to the flash to finish (odin says PASS! in green).
5. From this screen without touching anything reboot the phone into recovery mode (power+vol-up+home) (just in case press hard the vol+ key). If it boots the phone in regular mode, do steps 2 , 3 and 4 again.
6. FLASH MAGISK.zip from the microSD. When finished wipe Delvik/Cache.
7. Reboot the system. Open the Magisk app (you might have to wait a few seconds for it to appear among on the apps) then press yes when prompted to finish installation as many times (2 times I think). And done, you have your phone rooted.
PD: Magisk can be found here: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/
As for the TWRP file (twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-g532_5617b.tar), use the one in the link on the OP.

LordBaal19 said:
6. FLASH MAGISK.zip from the microSD. When finished wipe Delvik/Cache.
7. Reboot the system. Open the Magisk app (you might have to wait a few seconds for it to appear among on the apps) then press yes when prompted to finish installation as many times (2 times I think). And done, you have your phone rooted..
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why am i getting an error? it says
"Updater process ended with ERROR: 1
Error installing zip file '/external_sd/Magisk-v17.1.zip' "
can i get some help here?

Good day!
Is disabling dm-verity and force encryption included in the process?
And also, everything works fine but how is that i cannot delete system apps manually? They're returning back after reboot.
Thanks.

Unable to detect the phone -win nor Lin
Hello guys
Something really extrange is happening.
My j2 prime -532G- can't be detected by Windows nor Linux.
The usb is working because it charges the phone, but I can't access the phone at all. I checked all the drivers in Win -google/adb and samsung- and in Linux libmtp/heimdall/etc.
I have tryed different usb -not the original one since i lost it-
Even when i start the download mode, nothing happens.
it there a way to root the phone without a PC? i have tryed also kingroot apk but it is useless.
Thanks

LordBaal19 said:
I'm unable to start recovery mode. I pull out the battery and after pressing the keys the phone simply goes off. Also I'm unable to enter recovery mode anyway (after turning it off and not flashing anything). That's it, I can't enter stock recovery either.
I tried all button combinations and it just doesn't enter recovery mode.
Never mind, it was probably a faulty button. Pressing with force did the trick. I however employed a bit different path (or perhaps I wrote it down more detailed), which come out more noob like, I'll leave them here for anyone that might use them
Noob, baby steps to root the Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime SM-G532M:
1. Enable developer mode and selected OEM unlocking and USB debug, dunno if it's needed but I did it because in all roots I have seen this is a must.
2. Put the Magisk zip onto a SD card (currently Magisk-v18.0) and put the SD card into the phone. Then I turned off the phone.
3. Turn on the phone into download mode (power+vold-down+home), connect the phone to the PC.
4. Open ODIN and FLASH TWRP file using the AP button (VERY IMPORTANT, uncheck the auto reboot in options, otherwise the recovery goes back to stock I think and the phone will boot into the regular OS, and you'll have to flash TWRP again), wait a few seconds to the flash to finish (odin says PASS! in green).
5. From this screen without touching anything reboot the phone into recovery mode (power+vol-up+home) (just in case press hard the vol+ key). If it boots the phone in regular mode, do steps 2 , 3 and 4 again.
6. FLASH MAGISK.zip from the microSD. When finished wipe Delvik/Cache.
7. Reboot the system. Open the Magisk app (you might have to wait a few seconds for it to appear among on the apps) then press yes when prompted to finish installation as many times (2 times I think). And done, you have your phone rooted.
PD: Magisk can be found here: https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/
As for the TWRP file (twrp_3.1.0-1_sm-g532_5617b.tar), use the one in the link on the OP.
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I can't seem to get this phone to go into recovery after flashing TWRP. It always goes into a normal reboot no matter how hard i press the button combination.
Any idea about how to make it reboot to recovery any other way
BTW I was aable to make it go to TWRP Once but forgot to insert the SD card that time and had to repeat the process again and haven't been able to see that TWRP screen agin
Any ideas

mbalino said:
Win -google/adb and samsung- and in Linux libmtp/heimdall/etc.
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Hello mbalino I am new to XDA forums
Where did you checked the drivers in the phone or the PC? what drivers are they?

mbalino said:
My j2 prime -532G- can't be detected by Windows nor Linux.
The usb is working because it charges the phone,
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Did the phone trigger an Autoplay window (to ask you if you want "view files", "import media", etc.)
Did the phone appear in the file explorer (as a media player device?) with storage(s)?