[Q] Downgrade android version and recovery problems - General Questions and Answers

Hello,
I tried downgrading my phone with Odin, but when my phone goes in recovery mode, it shows this image and Odin does not detect my phone.
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Whats more is that the only way I can get out of this recovery mode is by doing a factory reset. If I take out the battery, plug it back in and turn it back on, it will always boot back into recovery mode.
Any help?

Adnihil said:
Hello,
I tried downgrading my phone with Odin, but when my phone goes in recovery mode, it shows this image and Odin does not detect my phone.
Whats more is that the only way I can get out of this recovery mode is by doing a factory reset. If I take out the battery, plug it back in and turn it back on, it will always boot back into recovery mode.
Any help?
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I smell some mistake here. Odin is to be used only in download mode AFAIK.
Hit thanks rather than typing it now Free

Oh, well I tried using download mode but Odin could not detect my phone either.
So how can I downgrade my phone?

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I was getting my replacement Cappy ready to send back because it too suffers from random shutdowns worse than the one I already have (4 times in less than 18 hours) and I went into Odin3 to do a Master Clear. It was recognized no problem, but after clicking the MC button it sat there doing nothing for close to a 1/2 hour. I shut down Odin and unplugged the phone, went to try again and now all I get is this:
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I can put it back into Download mode, reconnect to Odin, but if I click on MC or Flash ROM it says it is starting and then just sits there. I don't really care as the phone is going back to AT$T, but I don't want this to cause me any problem when they get it back. I'd prefer to send it back in stock condition. Any ideas?
That's what my old phone looked like when it was bricked, but it would not go to download mode. I would try Odin on a different computer if you can't flash it. Odin should be able to connect and flash in download mode.
That right there is a Soft Brick. As long as you have access to download mode, you should be able to recover, it's just a matter of trying odin a few times and/or switching computers.
Awesome! Tried 3 more times and it finally worked. Rebooting stock Eclair right now. Thanks, guys.

is this nexus s stock? screen shot, just bought it

this is what i see when i get into recovery method ( vol down + power )
im not allowed to go up or down in the menu, its just stuck.. and if i press power it just reboots into recovery, if i take battery off i can boot back to os (4.0.4) thinking Original owner installed this wrong? Or is this normal stock? again, i just got the phone so not sure.
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How do i fix?
droodski said:
How do i fix?
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You can try to unlock the bootloader and flash the factory image. Beware, you'll loose every data in the internal memory.
enricobattocchi said:
You can try to unlock the bootloader and flash the factory image. Beware, you'll loose every data in the internal memory.
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Thanks, so does this mean this was stock, or no, since i can't move up or down.
Where do i go from here, a how to flash factory image tutorial?
Search the forums. Its all here.
All bootloaders are stock. There are no custom bootloaders/radios.
Cant tell what is on your phone in the bootloader mode. But there is some kind of issue if the volume up and down doesnt work in that mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572307

[Q] Hung on ODIN, can't do anything?

Was following the instuctions here to flash back to stock to do the OTA update on my note which is already rooted with CWM, and when I rebooted into odin (step 3), it booted up to a screen saying "Downloading..." and it's been stuck here for about two hours now. I can't seem to reboot it or power off, what the heck do I do?
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Doesnt hard reboot work? Long press power button for 10-15 seconds and the device will reboot.
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Doesnt hard reboot work? Long press power button for 10-15 seconds and the device will reboot.
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/facepalm I apparently hadn't held that down long enough. Thanks, that got it back and booted up, now the question is what went wrong so I can get this flashed?
Did you reflash the stock recovery through ODIN? After doing that you then can flash the OTA, then reflash cwm and supersu...
I have a simylar problème ( dont boot I keep on samsung logo flashing), I try flash a stock rom, always the same, and no recovery mode, just download mode, where found the stock recovery ?

[Help]Optimus 3D always restarting when shutting down.

When I try to turn off my Optimus 3D P920, it always restarts instead of shutting down.
I try to shut down either by holding the power button and selecting Power off from the menu, or using an app like Quick Boot. Always restarting.
This happened after upgrading from official 2.3.5 to official ICS.
One thing I noticed after the upgrade: immediately after the phone turns on, the LG logo changed(the one that appeares before the bootanimation). Before the upgrade it was red like in this image
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Now, when the phone boots, it looks like fastboot
The only way I managed to actually turn the phone off is to enter TWRP recovery and select Shutdown from there.
Any help is appreciated!
Thank you!
I just found out that this is a bug of using non-stock(wkpark's) bootloader. Finally found a way to flash stock bootloader/recovery using this tool - http://d-h.st/24C
The downside is that i lost TWRP. Well, I made a backup before, and if I ever need recovery I will reflash it. I prefer being able to turn the phone off normally.
P.S. The phone still has the fastboot look when it boots, it doesn't really bother me though, it might just be the way it is after ICS upgrade.

Help Stuck in Factory Binary Mode can't flash back

I accidentally flashed a combination file to this phone and I ended up being stuck in factory binary mode. I've tried flashing several different firmwares with Odin and the patched odin and every single flash fails. I need this phone to go back to regular firmware I've been stuck on it for weeks if someone could help me out id appreciate it
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vivoda said:
I accidentally flashed a combination file to this phone and I ended up being stuck in factory binary mode. I've tried flashing several different firmwares with Odin and the patched odin and every single flash fails. I need this phone to go back to regular firmware I've been stuck on it for weeks if someone could help me out id appreciate it
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Hey man! i have the same problem with a note 8, did you fix the stuck? Its weird, when o start the phone go right to the note 8 logo, does nothing, until 8 minutes go in to facotry binary and stucks in there.

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