Ok. I am writing here since it was suggested. I am having a major issue and unsure how to fix it. The following is the issue and steps taken thus far with no resolve. Hopefully someone else has an answer to assist me. I really need this phone to work as it is my lifeline.
Star is I have all updated firmware, rom, and even updated xtended settings. I have today also installed the viper sound for the first time. I will say I have settings changed throughout with all the variations. Xtended settings, nusense toolbox, vipersound, normal settings, and Xposed framework.
What is happening is the phone needed a reboot. It shows the splashscreen and then shuts off. It will not fully boot. I have tried to hold the power vol/up buttons together and quickly vol/down. But that does not work. Now I have also tried adb and attempted to find the device but with no power seemingly it is not able to work.
Anyone have suggestions I might try? Please advise.I have even attempted adb but the pc does not see the device since it never gets fully turned on. It is a splashscreen and then dead. Really wish there was a way to get it to just turn on for access somehow. Anyone have a suggestion?
Have you tried holding the power button and up button till you get into fastboot?
wileout said:
Have you tried holding the power button and up button till you get into fastboot?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have actually held the button where it will only show the splashscreen and then show a bit of the TWRP recovery screen. However I cannot pick anything from the menu before it goes to the battery icon showing it is simply charging. I really have no clue what is needed to be done now. I am surprised it has let me get that far without just turning off again. But this was done by holding the volume button up and down and power button all at the same time.
Do you have any other suggestions since it is not being seen by adb on the pc?
crazysane said:
I have actually held the button where it will only show the splashscreen and then show a bit of the TWRP recovery screen. However I cannot pick anything from the menu before it goes to the battery icon showing it is simply charging. I really have no clue what is needed to be done now. I am surprised it has let me get that far without just turning off again. But this was done by holding the volume button up and down and power button all at the same time.
Do you have any other suggestions since it is not being seen by adb on the pc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It should let you get into the bootloader if it gets you to the splashscreen @Tigerstown any ideas?
crazysane said:
I have actually held the button where it will only show the splashscreen and then show a bit of the TWRP recovery screen. However I cannot pick anything from the menu before it goes to the battery icon showing it is simply charging. I really have no clue what is needed to be done now. I am surprised it has let me get that far without just turning off again. But this was done by holding the volume button up and down and power button all at the same time.
Do you have any other suggestions since it is not being seen by adb on the pc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unplug your phone. Then hold power and volume up for 30 seconds. Plugged in you are hitting the twrp bug.
Edit... After unplugging wait 20 seconds before attempting to boot it.
dottat said:
Unplug your phone. Then hold power and volume up for 30 seconds. Plugged in you are hitting the twrp bug.
Edit... After unplugging wait 20 seconds before attempting to boot it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks dottat i didnt even think of telling him unplug it
Related
someone out there, please help me. Today when I went out to work I was playing with my phone and then put it away while I was driving. When I got back to it I tried to turn it on but it would not turn on, so I keep the On key pressed for a few seconds and then it turns on.
So I thought maybe the phone needed a restart, so I did. I pressed the On key for a second and then selected "Restart". and it never started back again. I´ve been trying to press the on key for like 1 minute a nothing shows up, I connect it to the charger and the charging led doesn´t light up.
When I connect it to my computer, it seems to recognize something in the task manager as it says "Unknown Device"
Anybody knows a method to make it boot? like a typical "battery Pull"?
Try holding Power key for 10 seconds?
Kenchinito said:
someone out there, please help me. Today when I went out to work I was playing with my phone and then put it away while I was driving. When I got back to it I tried to turn it on but it would not turn on, so I keep the On key pressed for a few seconds and then it turns on.
So I thought maybe the phone needed a restart, so I did. I pressed the On key for a second and then selected "Restart". and it never started back again. I´ve been trying to press the on key for like 1 minute a nothing shows up, I connect it to the charger and the charging led doesn´t light up.
When I connect it to my computer, it seems to recognize something in the task manager as it says "Unknown Device"
Anybody knows a method to make it boot? like a typical "battery Pull"?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
elsupermang said:
Try holding Power key for 10 seconds?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This ^^. or try to boot into recovery (hold volume down, then press and hold power, hold both until the three androids appear. then use volume down to select "reboot"
thanks for the reply, I just tried that and nothing, no light, no led. The capacitive buttons don´t light up either. =(
Try leaving it plugged in for awhile to make sure it's charged before you try to reboot into recovery?
lilhyper said:
Try leaving it plugged in for awhile to make sure it's charged before you try to reboot into recovery?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And be sure to use the wall charger as well.
cranch said:
And be sure to use the wall charger as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ditto, wall charger, it will come back on after it charges for a bit.
I´ll try leaving it charged for a while. will post back with the results
I was thinking an thought. With android, sometimes the phones just get messed around too much. When I had my galaxy nexus, everytime i meet a freeze or something, I just pull the battery and reboot the phone. If the phone is messed up and wont boot. I can still just pull the battery, put it in, and boot into recovery. Now, is there any safe way to do all of this? I am worried about the One X, and still am debating between this and the note, reason being I flash a lot and dunno wat i can do if i really just mess up my phone. Anyone have any ideas?
Kevin Ma said:
I was thinking an thought. With android, sometimes the phones just get messed around too much. When I had my galaxy nexus, everytime i meet a freeze or something, I just pull the battery and reboot the phone. If the phone is messed up and wont boot. I can still just pull the battery, put it in, and boot into recovery. Now, is there any safe way to do all of this? I am worried about the One X, and still am debating between this and the note, reason being I flash a lot and dunno wat i can do if i really just mess up my phone. Anyone have any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you hold down the power button for 10 seconds it will hard reset the phone. This is exactly the same behavior as the iPhone and other phones with a non-removable battery.
Kenchinito said:
someone out there, please help me. Today when I went out to work I was playing with my phone and then put it away while I was driving. When I got back to it I tried to turn it on but it would not turn on, so I keep the On key pressed for a few seconds and then it turns on.
So I thought maybe the phone needed a restart, so I did. I pressed the On key for a second and then selected "Restart". and it never started back again. I´ve been trying to press the on key for like 1 minute a nothing shows up, I connect it to the charger and the charging led doesn´t light up.
When I connect it to my computer, it seems to recognize something in the task manager as it says "Unknown Device"
Anybody knows a method to make it boot? like a typical "battery Pull"?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have the same problem, when I charge it the charging indicator doesn't even turn red or green. I tried a wall charger as well as connecting it to my computer. I tried holding the power button for 10 secs, also while holding down the volume down button. Nothing works. I'm going to call HTC tomorrow, and might need to bring it back to the shop.
It always seems a bit finicky to turn on for me. I still have no idea how exactly to turn it on, I jus randomly press the button until it turns on.
Try holding down the power + volume down button.
I hope not!
Here's what happened.
I booted into Recovery, and then selected the one that gives you the Android on his back. I realised this was the wrong one; the menu (up/down volume) that gives you the option for reboot, ADB sideload mode, etc seemed unresponsive, so I held down volume up and down, and power, to attempt to reboot into recovery.
And from that moment on... nothing. The phone won't even turn on. No sign of life whatsoever, Holding down the power button, volume keys, short/long presses.... all combinations, and it's dead as a dodo.
Help! What have I done?!
spwyatt said:
I hope not!
Here's what happened.
I booted into Recovery, and then selected the one that gives you the Android on his back. I realised this was the wrong one; the menu (up/down volume) that gives you the option for reboot, ADB sideload mode, etc seemed unresponsive, so I held down volume up and down, and power, to attempt to reboot into recovery.
And from that moment on... nothing. The phone won't even turn on. No sign of life whatsoever, Holding down the power button, volume keys, short/long presses.... all combinations, and it's dead as a dodo.
Help! What have I done?!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd bet your battery died. Just charge it and you'll be fine.
Next time it's pow+vol down to get to fastboot.
spwyatt said:
I hope not!
Here's what happened.
I booted into Recovery, and then selected the one that gives you the Android on his back. I realised this was the wrong one; the menu (up/down volume) that gives you the option for reboot, ADB sideload mode, etc seemed unresponsive, so I held down volume up and down, and power, to attempt to reboot into recovery.
And from that moment on... nothing. The phone won't even turn on. No sign of life whatsoever, Holding down the power button, volume keys, short/long presses.... all combinations, and it's dead as a dodo.
Help! What have I done?!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So you can't get into fastboot mode? Wow, fastboot was your last chance. If you can't get fastboot mode then yes your n5 is toast. Not sure what you did before what you described but chances are now you'll need a RMA or someone with knowledge on JTAG because that's the only way your n5 can be saves now. Otherwise RMA it.
spwyatt said:
I hope not!
Here's what happened.
I booted into Recovery, and then selected the one that gives you the Android on his back. I realised this was the wrong one; the menu (up/down volume) that gives you the option for reboot, ADB sideload mode, etc seemed unresponsive, so I held down volume up and down, and power, to attempt to reboot into recovery.
And from that moment on... nothing. The phone won't even turn on. No sign of life whatsoever, Holding down the power button, volume keys, short/long presses.... all combinations, and it's dead as a dodo.
Help! What have I done?!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Happened to me before chuck it on charge for half hour then hold all buttons for about 60 seconds if nothing happens RMA it.
Battery was 60%+
All very weird but as I said it seems to have resolved itself now.
Good to learn something new though!!
elliot.newnham said:
I'd bet your battery died. Just charge it and you'll be fine.
Next time it's pow+vol down to get to fastboot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
spwyatt said:
Battery was 60%+
All very weird but as I said it seems to have resolved itself now.
Good to learn something new though!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, sometimes patience is key.
And batteries can be finicky. Especially when your messing around with the low end stuff.
spwyatt said:
Battery was 60%+
All very weird but as I said it seems to have resolved itself now.
Good to learn something new though!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This has happened to me frequently, it's scary, but usually I can resolve it by holding power for 10+ seconds or plugging it in. This usually happens if I'm holding vol+/- before it fully turns off.
[Q]Can't get into Recovery Mode,possibly due 2 "sticky" power button.It got worse
Couple of things first to lay down the situation.
I'm on BEAN Builds 19,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982
I'm also using ClockworkMod Recovery. Not sure what version.
Now my power button is one of those "sticky" ones, where it's not springy. This has caused me a few problems in which I can't seem to use the button to turn on my phone anymore. If the phone is off, I have to pull the battery, and then re=insert it to turn the phone back on. Also I'm not sure if button is "being held down", since it's so sticky, but the quick toggle options in the ROM for Restart and Recovery don't work. When I use the quick toggle for restart, my phone just turns off, and doesn't restart. As for recovery, I'll touch on that below.
Today I wanted to flash myself a new modem. So I tried to get into Recovery mode. I go into there once after a couple of tries, but the Power Button , being in the down position from the "sticky button", hit the option to restart the phone before I could flash anything/do anything. After a couple of tries of unsuccessfully getting into Recovery Mode the normal holding down buttons way, I decided to try the quick toggle in the rom to get into Recovery mode.
But just like hitting the restart option, it didn't do what I wanted it to do. My phone shut off, but that was it. Now when I try to battery pull and reinsert to get the phone to turn back on, all it does is show the Samsung Logo, turn black, and that's it. I'm assuming that it's trying to boot into Recovery Mode since that's what it was last told to do before I shut off my phone, and I also think that the "sticky power button" is throwing off the phone's attempts to do that.
Any help or direction would be great and much appreciated. Thank you for your time you took to read this.
Bang ur fone on a table. Seriously ppl been doing that on ur situation to pop out the power button. Try to cover ur fone or put a cloth on table so ur fone wont get scratch and stuff
Sent from my d2lte using Tapatalk
VigilanteM2 said:
Couple of things first to lay down the situation.
I'm on BEAN Builds 19,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982
I'm also using ClockworkMod Recovery. Not sure what version.
Now my power button is one of those "sticky" ones, where it's not springy. This has caused me a few problems in which I can't seem to use the button to turn on my phone anymore. If the phone is off, I have to pull the battery, and then re=insert it to turn the phone back on. Also I'm not sure if button is "being held down", since it's so sticky, but the quick toggle options in the ROM for Restart and Recovery don't work. When I use the quick toggle for restart, my phone just turns off, and doesn't restart. As for recovery, I'll touch on that below.
Today I wanted to flash myself a new modem. So I tried to get into Recovery mode. I go into there once after a couple of tries, but the Power Button , being in the down position from the "sticky button", hit the option to restart the phone before I could flash anything/do anything. After a couple of tries of unsuccessfully getting into Recovery Mode the normal holding down buttons way, I decided to try the quick toggle in the rom to get into Recovery mode.
But just like hitting the restart option, it didn't do what I wanted it to do. My phone shut off, but that was it. Now when I try to battery pull and reinsert to get the phone to turn back on, all it does is show the Samsung Logo, turn black, and that's it. I'm assuming that it's trying to boot into Recovery Mode since that's what it was last told to do before I shut off my phone, and I also think that the "sticky power button" is throwing off the phone's attempts to do that.
Any help or direction would be great and much appreciated. Thank you for your time you took to read this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've got a very similar issue. Only difference is my power button is not stuck at all. However regardless of how I try to enter recovery/Download/ or simply to restart my phone I often times have to try 10 - 15 times before anything other than the Samsung splash screen into black screen of ??? Happens. Up until 5 minutes ago and hopefully for good something somehow decides to let the phone do as I had asked(told) it to do. Wish I had an answer or some help for you instead of reporting the same problem. Hopefully someone out there does.
Sent from my unknown using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
johnsgone said:
I've got a very similar issue. Only difference is my power button is not stuck at all. However regardless of how I try to enter recovery/Download/ or simply to restart my phone I often times have to try 10 - 15 times before anything other than the Samsung splash screen into black screen of ??? Happens. Up until 5 minutes ago and hopefully for good something somehow decides to let the phone do as I had asked(told) it to do. Wish I had an answer or some help for you instead of reporting the same problem. Hopefully someone out there does.
Sent from my unknown using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you open up your phone and meter the button? If not its probably sticking. The button you see on the outside is just a contact not the actual button so it won't look compressed. Sounds like your problem is super sensitive button which is related to the sticking button in fact it was what happened to me beforeit started sticking.
ThePagel said:
Did you open up your phone and meter the button? If not its probably sticking. The button you see on the outside is just a contact not the actual button so it won't look compressed. Sounds like your problem is super sensitive button which is related to the sticking button in fact it was what happened to me beforeit started sticking.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No sir, I've not looked into that. Indeed I will now, and I thank you for your response.
Sent from my unknown using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
This might be the stupidest quetsion ever but, I'm totally helpless.
I need to access the recovery, I flashed a rom which stucks at the boot screen, I need to flash another yet I cannot shut this thing of. I keep pressing the power button for 10secs, 3buttons starts to flash and screen goes dark. When I let it go, it restarts.
How can I power of this device without accessing the OS?
Desefun said:
This might be the stupidest quetsion ever but, I'm totally helpless.
I need to access the recovery, I flashed a rom which stucks at the boot screen, I need to flash another yet I cannot shut this thing of. I keep pressing the power button for 10secs, 3buttons starts to flash and screen goes dark. When I let it go, it restarts.
How can I power of this device without accessing the OS?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hold it until the buttons stop flashing, about 20 seconds.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
I keep pushing the button for way longer than that. Still it reboots.
Take a look
watch?v=EQL-IvTZoUk
Originally Posted by no99sqrd View Post
Little late to the party, but I've found the best way to get into boot loader wiht any consistency is to hold the volume down and power button for five seconds or so, then let go of the power button (while holding volume down), then tapping the power button. Boot loader should pop up
Hope this helps!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This solves it all!
So before, my power button gave me issues where it required substantial force to be used in order to get any response. Now all of a sudden, the fingerprint sensor went out as well as the power button itself. When attempting to do a hard reset to correct the problem, the phone won't turn on anymore. So it would seem that the power button no longer works and now I cannot turn on my phone . I've attempted to go into download mode or even the bootloader with little to no luck at all.
Does anyone have an alternative way to power on the phone so I can attempt to backup my data?
konoha457 said:
So before, my power button gave me issues where it required substantial force to be used in order to get any response. Now all of a sudden, the fingerprint sensor went out as well as the power button itself. When attempting to do a hard reset to correct the problem, the phone won't turn on anymore. So it would seem that the power button no longer works and now I cannot turn on my phone . I've attempted to go into download mode or even the bootloader with little to no luck at all.
Does anyone have an alternative way to power on the phone so I can attempt to backup my data?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This took a lot of trial and error with various button combinations, but I think I found a solution that works.
You must use the wall charger and cord. That's what I used.
1. Press and hold the volume up and down button at the same time.
2. Plug in the wall charger to the charging port.
3. You will see the lg logo on your phone.
4 Right when you see the lg logo unplug the charger from the phone.
5. Continue holding the volume up and down button.
6. LG logo will go away and then come back and your phone should boot.
5. Release the volume up and down button when it starts to boot.
Note: If you don't pull the power cord right when you see the lg logo, it will go into charging mode.
I was able to successfully boot my phone from a powered off state this way 3 times with no problem.
Once you get it booted, you could download an app from the play store to remap a volume button to be a power button as a temporary solution.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teliapp.powervolume
Other options:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=power button to volume button
I hope this helps.
duke69111 said:
This took a lot of trial and error with various button combinations, but I think I found a solution that works.
You must use the wall charger and cord. That's what I used.
1. Press and hold the volume up and down button at the same time.
2. Plug in the wall charger to the charging port.
3. You will see the lg logo on your phone.
4 Right when you see the lg logo unplug the charger from the phone.
5. Continue holding the volume up and down button.
6. LG logo will go away and then come back and your phone should boot.
5. Release the volume up and down button when it starts to boot.
Note: If you don't pull the power cord right when you see the lg logo, it will go into charging mode.
I was able to successfully boot my phone from a powered off state this way 3 times with no problem.
Once you get it booted, you could download an app from the play store to remap a volume button to be a power button as a temporary solution.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teliapp.powervolume
Other options:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=power button to volume button
I hope this helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Holy ****, this method works! Thank you so much, you just saved my bacon!
konoha457 said:
Holy ****, this method works! Thank you so much, you just saved my bacon!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're welcome. Glad I could help.
fkin ****e it worked. thank you my dude