Hi,
First of all, great site you've got there, been checking it ever since I laid my hands on my first htc g1.
Secondly, and I hope I'm not double-posting about an issue already raised, as I've screened the threads quite thoroughly.
Here's the issue I have with my MK808B.
I've tried to start it with a USB ubuntu pendrive plugged into the USB OTG (I had saved some files I wanted to transfer, didn't realize it would mess things up).
Regular start up with this hdmi key is Google tv screen > android screen > home screen.
I get stuck at android screen, no matter how long I wait.
Out of nowhere, I tried to use another 2A power supply, as this had been advertised on other threads, no sucess... I also tried to start it with a paperclip pressing the reset button, didn't work...
Honestly, I don't know what to do exactly, I think it might have tried to boot ubuntu out of the usb stick...
I think I have no option left but to flash it (thus losing all that is installed already on it).
Is there any trick that could restore things the way they were? Any suggestion welcome.
Thanks for your time and help.
Solved by flashing
Hi,
Since no mgic trick happened to save the day, I was left with no choice but to flash it.
Used rockchip batch tools, crossed my finger so the stick wasn't a clone with the mediatek chip, flashed stock plus goodies rom, waited 10-15 minutes, and voila!
good as new, got rid of the chinese apps I couldn't even log on, but got a full wipe of my data.
Hello,
Long time unregistered lurker, first time poster.
So I was using a nexus one for to long, had a friend root it and he slapped on what I was told was MIUI 9. I know it was MIUI but not confident on the version. It was released and I believe the most up to date version around the time ICS was first released. I had a black ice theme on the device that made menus blue and black, if that helps.
I dropped the phone and screen started bleeding colors and eventually went black. The touch response was still working without issue, but I cannot see anything. I'm trying to recover the pictures off it, and can hook it up to PC with USB, computer installs drivers and responds, however I dont get any new drives available on my PC.
I'm hoping someone has a screenshot of the prompt I would see on the phone to enable mass storage if it asks? Does MIUI prompt to turn on USB storage mode when plugged into a PC? I've honestly never done it with this phone before. Is there another alternative? Tried connecting microSD into adapter then into PC but it advises format and cannot read. Any help greatly appreciated!
Apologies if this is the wrong section :cyclops:
The developer mode for MIUI is on by default, so you should be getting in the USB debugging mode once you plugged it in.
Maybe you should try to do a dirty flash via the recovery mode. If it is still does not work....
Good luck.
Hello,
Surface RT won't boot at all. No spinning circle on boot and Recovery drive is not working. Only Surface logo on screen for several hours.
the usb recovery drive is ok. i have tested it on other surface devices.
Warranty support was declined because of some scratches on screen, so that unfortunately is not an option.
Is there any other way of recovering?
thanks
If you can't even boot to USB? No, not really.
If you actually managed to scratch the Gorilla Glass screen, it sounds like the device may have been pretty abused. In that case there could be internal damage. They really aren't user-serviceable though, sadly. Did you ask for help at the Microsoft store? They may be able to help even if they won't replace it for free.
Power it off.
Turn it on, when the Surface splash screen appears, turn it off.
Do that 3 times, on the 4th time let it boot, it might boot into recovery.
I have tried alot of these steps
but still seem to have issues
is there anyone I can send my surface to who will just wipe it and can deal with bit locker protecting drives?
i made thread mentioning and ex employee was allowed to set up surface rt he was fired didnt give us his password or bitlocker info. So now it seems we are screwed
Have you tried holding vol+ and power for some time? This fixes not booting most times. After that, try power on normally.
same problem with no luck yet
have tried every single step in exact timing , but no luck ... just "surface" logo and cannot get to recovery image that is on my usb drive for the rt version pleasse please help ... i am thinking of an hardware problem that may affect the usb drive , however, the usb led is on meant it gets power
Have you tried these steps?
Surface RT or Surface 2 won’t turn on
thanks alot xkawer for replaying ...
my surface rt is turning on but it stuck on the surface logo .... the real problem is that it cannot pass the logo screen and connot boot from the recovery usb ....
hope to find a solution please ....
I also have a surface rt with the same problem. I took it to the Microsoft store and they said that it would need to be reset. Unfortunately their price is about the same as purchasing a new one. I'm trying to repair it following the steps that Microsoft has posted on their website. My question, am I creating a bootable image correctly on a usb? The steps that I followed were to format usb (8GB) to FAT32. Once format it, I copy and paste the zip file that Microsoft told me to download onto my usb. Now this is the part that I'm confused because the Surface doesn't boot into the USB drive. Am I not formatting the USB correctly or is there something I need to do with that zip file?
androidserpent said:
I also have a surface rt with the same problem. I took it to the Microsoft store and they said that it would need to be reset. Unfortunately their price is about the same as purchasing a new one. I'm trying to repair it following the steps that Microsoft has posted on their website. My question, am I creating a bootable image correctly on a usb? The steps that I followed were to format usb (8GB) to FAT32. Once format it, I copy and paste the zip file that Microsoft told me to download onto my usb. Now this is the part that I'm confused because the Surface doesn't boot into the USB drive. Am I not formatting the USB correctly or is there something I need to do with that zip file?
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Dear android serpent , If you are extracting the zip file content into the USB flash after formatting then your are making the USB absolutely right , I am making the USB in exact way .. It works on other devices but not on mine . That is confusing a lot ...
I really don't know what is the problem .. My device had just restarted and I get in this strange mode . However my USB in 100% working before it got restarted ... No comment !
You may need to mark the flash drive partition as "Active" before you copy the files onto it. That was required in the past at least for many BIOSes to boot off external storage.
weelcup said:
thanks alot xkawer for replaying ...
my surface rt is turning on but it stuck on the surface logo .... the real problem is that it cannot pass the logo screen and connot boot from the recovery usb ....
hope to find a solution please ....
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Hi; My Surface Pro is doing the same thing after taking the 8.1 update It froze on IE and had to be force shut down. It is out of warranty and I didn't create a backup usb image as I was waiting to install 8.1 before doing so. It's only right that if MS software bricked it they should repair it at no charge.
@ hbatista : your problem has been solved?
same problem, ANY SOLUTIONS?
surface RT..
I have never seen anything other than the surface logo with no "spinning wheel"
I have tried the 3 reboots, booting normally on the 4th...volume up and power for days .....the keyboard boot options (backspace, win key +everything, F8, F11 for the hell of it..) I tried holding down in different sequences every possible combination with power, volume up/down and the windows soft key (onthe tablet)
I have created USB's with a kingston 16GB, a sandisk 8GB, sandisk cruzer 16GB, a USB3 128GB, and a micro 32GB card in a USB adapter. I extrated 2 different zip files to them all after formatting fat32, using diskpart to make the part active. both oft these compressed files were from microsoft that I downloaded after registering the device.
I tried formatting the sticks with a USB format tool as opposed to win 8. I tried 2 other compressed recovery images I found elsewhere. Furthermore I I attempted 2 different ISO files and 2 different IMG fliles using rufus, usbit, and universal USB installer...both 8.0 and 8.1 recovery images/ISO's/ZIPS. At first I observed the access light on the USB Drives blink once right after booting but now no light at all...for the hell of it I even tried to connect it to a win 8.1 machine via 2 different USB-USB cables I had.
Please advise if there are any other options??
thank you for your time...
crazycrackah said:
surface RT..
I have never seen anything other than the surface logo with no "spinning wheel"
I have tried the 3 reboots, booting normally on the 4th...volume up and power for days .....the keyboard boot options (backspace, win key +everything, F8, F11 for the hell of it..) I tried holding down in different sequences every possible combination with power, volume up/down and the windows soft key (onthe tablet)
I have created USB's with a kingston 16GB, a sandisk 8GB, sandisk cruzer 16GB, a USB3 128GB, and a micro 32GB card in a USB adapter. I extrated 2 different zip files to them all after formatting fat32, using diskpart to make the part active. both oft these compressed files were from microsoft that I downloaded after registering the device.
I tried formatting the sticks with a USB format tool as opposed to win 8. I tried 2 other compressed recovery images I found elsewhere. Furthermore I I attempted 2 different ISO files and 2 different IMG fliles using rufus, usbit, and universal USB installer...both 8.0 and 8.1 recovery images/ISO's/ZIPS. At first I observed the access light on the USB Drives blink once right after booting but now no light at all...for the hell of it I even tried to connect it to a win 8.1 machine via 2 different USB-USB cables I had.
Please advise if there are any other options??
thank you for your time...
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When did your surface rt break. Mine seem to have done it after a software update this month. I have tried everything as well no luck.
Well the logo means it hasn't got enough power so you may have damaged the battery or charging circuit. that isnt something fixable by most people. Perhaps contact the shop purchased from and conveniently make no mention of the fall, see if they swap it as a faulty device. Have you tried powering it on while connected to the charger? At last you may check out if Windows Boot Genius works.
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Well the logo means it hasn't got enough power so you may have damaged the battery or charging circuit. that isnt something fixable by most people. Perhaps contact the shop purchased from and conveniently make no mention of the fall, see if they swap it as a faulty device. Have you tried powering it on while connected to the charger? At last you may check out if Windows Boot Genius works.
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thank you for your time and reply. I always have it plugged into power when troubleshooting. it does charge and will stay on that logo screen for several days without power. although, i purchased the cheapest power supply i could find on amazon (10.99) , it does charge and holds the charge. I will definately try the windows boot genius. I am an ex navy avionics tech therefore I can perform any component level repairs necessary, I just wanted to wait until it was 100% necessary to crack the case. Was hoping for news of the magic reset button on the mobo or a bios flash option. again, thank you for your time sir..
Surface rt wont boot
hbatista said:
Hello,
Surface RT won't boot at all. No spinning circle on boot and Recovery drive is not working. Only Surface logo on screen for several hours.
the usb recovery drive is ok. i have tested it on other surface devices.
Warranty support was declined because of some scratches on screen, so that unfortunately is not an option.
Is there any other way of recovering?
thanks
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I had the same problem and could not boot it from a recovery file. In the end (after being told it was a write-off) I had the ICT guys where I work take out the battery and put it back in. It took about an hour to open the unit and as soon as the battery was out and put back in it worked! It was an update that caused this problem.
Just want to know if this worked
Fixedmine said:
I had the same problem and could not boot it from a recovery file. In the end (after being told it was a write-off) I had the ICT guys where I work take out the battery and put it back in. It took about an hour to open the unit and as soon as the battery was out and put back in it worked! It was an update that caused this problem.
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I am having same issues, can't boot to recovery except mine goes to blue screen (I formatted the drive)....I was wondering before I crack this thing open if it worked for anyone?
Turning it on and off 3 times Worked like a charm!!!
Hey guys!
First off, i was searching through loads of forums and attempted different solutions. Anything to get it back working. This only made it worse
What happened was as follows:
After having CM 10.1 or some version of it (had the OS at 4.3 i believe), my phone was very slow, so slow in fact that i got so mad at it that i almost bit through it. So one day when i was in a tent at the foot of a mountain all alone (not that long ago) i decided to rollback the phone to its original state from backup i made some months ago before i upgraded the OS. At the same time just before this i backed up the current build just in case. Using ClockWorkMod 3pointsomething.
It went through everything and then asked me: Do you want to root this device? (or something in those lines). I, having no clue, clicked one of the million "no" on the screen.
After this it rebooted with errors saying "Can't detect this drive can't detect that drive". In other words, it couldn't detect niether Internal SD nor External SD. While having the Samsung logo being displayed without booting if i didn't go into "Volume Up, Menu Key and Start your tiny engines!".
I thought i could fix it and looked through tremendous amount of internets in attempt to fix it. Neither Odin nor Heimdall Frontend could detect the device even after installing the drivers and samsung kies and messing about with those two in between.
After a while i ended up with "Phone . . ! in a orange triangle . . PC" aka black screen of death, while the phone can go into download mode. Which in my hand is equally useless as no program can detect it still.
Now i just decided to start a new thread even though there is endless amount of other threads but none seem to cover exactly this as i haven't yet managed to fix it. Plus a response on progress is always pleasant as i personally don't know when i succeed unless phone works fully again.
How bad off am i?
Any input will be greatly appreciated! :victory:
Hoping not to have to spend money on a new one and as far as i've gathered this can be solved - Anybody can give me some tips on where to look or what i could try?
Adventurove said:
Hoping not to have to spend money on a new one and as far as i've gathered this can be solved - Anybody can give me some tips on where to look or what i could try?
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First you are posting in the wrong location as i9000 has its own forum here for Q&A and others too
second click on My Android Solutions (link below) and try methods to fix USB connection problems first after that get into download mode and use a rescue kit from MY Android Collections (link below) or follow this to flash a Gingerbread JVU stock ROM
Check this out! You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.
Hello All.
So the other day I paid a visit to the local skip, as you do, and I found a Flytouch Superpad 7 in its' box, so I took it home.
Plugged it in and it started to boot up, first screen had "Tablet PC powered by...." then the next screen was of the Android Droid with its' arms folded, it usually freezes here. Sometimes it will go onto a screen with "Android" in the centre, but no further.
So I have tried various combination of pressing buttons to no avail. Cannot access a recovery anything.
I took it apart and found it is a Yones Top Tech BC1003, so have been searching and searching for information and roms etc for days.
What I would like to know is, do you think this tablet is saveable?
I have plugged it into my laptop but it doesn't recognise it, but wouldn't the tablet have to boot to be recognised?
I have read thread upon thread, but still do not understand how I could get a rom onto this tablet if it is not recognised by the laptop and it doesn't show a recovery section where I could boot from a SD Card.
Any advice gratefully accepted. Just trying to save something from the landfill.
Just an update to say I managed to get the tablet up and running.
I ended up going to a lot of foreign language website through Google Translate and found some firmware for this board at the Koncaso site. Burned the .img file and put it in the tablet, which now works again.