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HELP!!..How can i get into recovery with a broken power button!?!

i had a bad kernal flash and need to get into recovery..but my power button is broken

neo_x22000 said:
i had a bad kernal flash and need to get into recovery..but my power button is broken
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adb reboot-bootloader

i can get into the bootloader screen but i cant select anything..if that helps

Cascabreu said:
adb reboot-bootloader
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how do i do that..i never did it before

You can't. Either your power button needs to be working or you phone needs to actually boot up to send it into recovery

i can get the phone to boot...i just cant get into recovery
i can get to the bootloader screen i just cant select..recovery

What I meant by boot was to actually boot up the os. Not just make it to the bootloader.

so basically im ****ed??

Unless you get the power button to work you are stuck.

bump bump...anyone got any ideas!?!?!

adb reboot recovery ? Won't that work ?
Once you get into recovery you can use the bottom four buttons to navigate through recovery. If I am not mistaken Menu to scroll up, Home button to scroll down, Search to select and Back to go to the previous menu.
Anyways you can always flash from command line using fastboot.

When your power button is broke you can't scroll and select anything in fastboot. It freezes.
You can't adb reboot recovery if the phone doesn't boot up the os. Can't use any fastboot commands either cause its stuck.
He is screwed. Getting power button to work/unstick whatever you want to call it is only way.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31360698
The guy named "shadowx360" suggests a couple of things in this thread.
Good luck
Vs Nexus S4G using tapatalk2

albundy2010 said:
When your power button is broke you can't scroll and select anything in fastboot. It freezes.
You can't adb reboot recovery if the phone doesn't boot up the os. Can't use any fastboot commands either cause its stuck.
He is screwed. Getting power button to work/unstick whatever you want to call it is only way.
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If I am not mistaken he can boot into OS, He can go to bootloader but he just can't select Recovery because of the broken power button.
So using adb and fastboot shouldn't be a problem at all. As far CW recovery is concerned you can navigate without using power button as well

suhas_sm said:
If I am not mistaken he can boot into OS, He can go to bootloader but he just can't select Recovery because of the broken power button.
So using adb and fastboot shouldn't be a problem at all. As far CW recovery is concerned you can navigate without using power button as well
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problem solved...i took the phone apart and cleaned the power button with alcohol..and it worked!!

For possible future use, you can install an app called Rebooter, which can boot your phone right into recovery.

fieldside99 said:
For possible future use, you can install an app called Rebooter, which can boot your phone right into recovery.
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i have that APP...the problem was that my phone wouldnt even boot at all...it went to the google screen then to a black screen

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[Q] What's the button combinations to boot into recovery or fastboot?

I was able to root, install TWRP, and permanent root using adb commands to get into fastboot and recovery. What's the proper key press combo because I cannot figure this out?
Sent from your mom's smartphone

jova33 said:
I was able to root, install TWRP, and permanent root using adb commands to get into fastboot and recovery. What's the proper key press combo because I cannot figure this out?
Sent from your mom's smartphone
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1. FIRST of all, make sure that Fast Boot is off (Settings --> Power --> Fast Boot (uncheck).
2. Power off the unit.
3. While holding the volume button DOWN, press the power button. If you get the splash screen, you'll have to power off again and try again.
4. Hold both buttons for a second or two until you feel the vibration, then release the volume down button, the bootloader screen will come up.
5. Select hboot (if not already selected). Use volume button to scroll down to recovery. Press power. You will then see the splash screen (with red lettering unless you flashed an alternate hboot) and the unit will boot to recovery.
Do yourself a favor and either figure out a way to get the Advanced Power dialogue into your ROM, or download Quickboot which will do the same thing.

Oh Jebus! None of the instructions I found mentioned turning off Fast Boot. I was sitting here last night for like 10 minutes trying to get into fastboot before I was like, "adb reboot fastboot"

jova33 said:
I was able to root, install TWRP, and permanent root using adb commands to get into fastboot and recovery. What's the proper key press combo because I cannot figure this out?
Sent from your mom's smartphone
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If you have tritium back-up you can go to menu select reboot to recovery.

jova33 said:
I was able to root, install TWRP, and permanent root using adb commands to get into fastboot and recovery. What's the proper key press combo because I cannot figure this out?
Sent from your mom's smartphone
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See hgoldner's reply; very good walkthrough.
If you want to install a mod to get the Advanced Power Menu (APM) with additional reboot options, I used this.
Good luck. :good:

hager03 said:
If you have tritium back-up you can go to menu select reboot to recovery.
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Yeah, I was looking for the key combo though, so if I ever bootloop or break something I can just restore a nandroid
Sent from your mom's smartphone

[GUIDE] How to Unlock Bootloader and Install TWRP

First, you’ll need ADB and fastboot, which can be downloaded here. To set up ADB, go to Settings/About Phone/Software Info and tap on build number until you get a toast notification saying “You are now a developer!” You will now have a new category in Settings called Developer Options. Go into developer options and enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock. You won't be able to turn it on if your phone is plugged in to your PC. Once you've turned it on, go to your PC, open Terminal or Command Prompt and type “adb devices”. Then plug in your phone and hit enter. You'll get a prompt on your phone to “Allow connection​s to this PC?”. Check Always allow and Allow. Now run “adb devices” again. Your device should now appear in Terminal.
If you have a SD card, download the latest zips from here and here onto your​ SD card. It'll save you a step later on.
Then you'll need to reboot to fastboot by holding down VOL- and plugging in USB while power is off. Alternatively​, you can type “adb reboot bootloader” in Terminal or Command Prompt.
Next, you'll need to unlock the bootloader. Bootloader unlocking​ will factory reset your phone! Once you're in fastboot, run “fastboot oem unlock” in Terminal or Command Prompt. Now the bootloader is unlocked.
Now it's time to flash TWRP, a custom recovery for Android. It's going to be the way you install custom ROMs and add-ons. Download Official TWRP here. Once you've extracted​ the recovery.zip, run this command: “fastboot flash recovery path/to/recovery.img”. Once the file has flashed, disconnect the USB cable and battery. The next step is important! You're going to need to boot into TWRP for the first time. With the phone off, hold down VOL- and press power until the phone vibrates and the LG logo appears. While still holding down VOL-, release and immediately press and hold power. You should now be at a white screen that says “Reset all data and restore to factory settings?” Use the volume and power keys to select yes and yes again. If you've installed​ TWRP successfully​, it won't actually factory reset your phone. Now you should see the TWRP screen. If you don't see the TWRP screen and instead see a floating ring that says “Erasing”, don't worry. Let if complete and try flashing TWRP in fastboot again.
In TWRP, you'll be greeted by a screen that says “Swipe to allow modifications?” Swipe it, then go to the Wipe tab. Go to Wipe, then Format Data, then type yes, then go to the Reboot tab and select Recovery to reboot into TWRP again. If you're prompted to install the TWRP app, don't bother.
Once you've rebooted into TWRP again, it's time to disable encryption​ and root the phone. Download the latest zips here and here. Skip downloading them if you already put them on your SD card earlier. On your PC, push the files to your phone using the command “adb push path/to/file.zip /sdcard/”. You can drag and drop the file into Terminal or Command Prompt to copy file path. Then go to the Install tab in TWRP and select the no-verity-opt-encrypt.zip, tap Add more zips, then add the root zip, then swipe to flash. Let the zips flash, then tap the Reboot System button when it's done. Your phone will take a little longer to boot and might reboot a couple times.
Once you're back in the OS, go through the setup wizard. Set up Magisk. If you stay on stock, you should install an app like Quick Reboot Pro from the Play Store to make it easier to reboot into recovery. Now reboot back into TWRP and go to the Backup tab. If you have a SD card, set it as the backup location. You can enable compression if you want. This will make a full system backup that you can restore from as long as you have TWRP. If the backup takes up too much space, you can put it in Google Drive or your PC later on.
You are now ready to install ROMs!
Thanks to @messi2050

My device will not start boot loader with command "adb reboot bootloader" or with the method of holding volume down and pugging it into the PC, it just restarts and boots like normal. i cannot even get to the stage to use the command "fastboot oem unlock"

I cant get it too boot into TWRP

? Has anyone else have had issues geting into bootloader mode on lg stylo 2 boost mobile.

meg540 said:
? Has anyone else have had issues geting into bootloader mode on lg stylo 2 boost mobile.
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Please explain more in detail so you can be helped better In what ways? What are you doing to get into bootloader mode? I've never had any issues on my T-Mobile Stylo 2 plus. Are you trying to get into bootloader using buttons manually or through twrp or adb?

SM210 said:
Please explain more in detail so you can be helped better In what ways? What are you doing to get into bootloader mode? I've never had any issues on my T-Mobile Stylo 2 plus. Are you trying to get into bootloader using buttons manually or through twrp or adb?
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Im trying too put my phone into bootloader mode to unlock bootloader but it keeps restarting phone and wont go into it. Also i have tryed on my computer command promt but phone into bootloader mode it. Restarts phone but not into bootloader mode. Also i have tryed power down and holding power button that doesn't work.

meg540 said:
Im trying too put my phone into bootloader mode to unlock bootloader but it keeps restarting phone and wont go into it. Also i have tryed on my computer command promt but phone into bootloader mode it. Restarts phone but not into bootloader mode. Also i have tryed power down and holding power button that doesn't work.
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You hold volume DOWN and power then soon as screen comes on and you see LG you let go of the power button and then immediately press power again and you never let off volume DOWN. That doesn't work?
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SM210 said:
You hold volume DOWN and power then soon as screen comes on and you see LG you let go of the power button and then immediately press power again and you never let off volume DOWN. That doesn't work?
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Ill try that i think i wasnt doing it correctly i was holding down power button then i let go an i was holding down the down button. Ty for u help ill try it later today.

Hey there, I've got the LG K530F, is there any chance of unlocking it? I looked up the LG developer website and it's not listed in there, filling that form will just lead to a popup regarding that. I thought about downgrading it back to MM (Android 6.0) using the K350F10d_00_02221.kdz firmware package aiming to be able to run fastboot oem unlock, but I'm afraid of getting it bricked. Anyone tried it? I recall doing something like that to unlock the LG Optimus L9, but that one was way older and had much weaker security measurements.

Can't get into Bootloader
Hi i have a LGL82VL and when trying to use adb reboot bootloader it just restarts, And when using Vol Down and Power it just comes to the factory reset page (Hard Reset)
Any ideas on how to get to the bootloader? i checked with fastboot devices while on the hard reset page and got nothing. Any Ideas?

Pixel 2 Softbrick, No Fastboot?

I flashed TWRP to the device successfully, and proceeded to try to install Magisk 19.3 zip. It would begin to do a recovery bootloop. I fixed it using TWRP, and tried using the patched boot img from magisk manager instead. This is where things go wrong. After flashing boot.img, the phone refuses to boot, and asks me to do a factory reset. I did this twice, and the phone continued not to boot. I then tried installing the latest android Q factory image. The flash failed, and the phone stopped showing up when I do fastboot devices or adb devices. It is stuck in the bootloader telling me slot b is not bootable. I have tried different ports, but adb and fastboot are no longer responding.

Can't promise anything, but this might be a good spot to start

D3RP_ said:
Can't promise anything, but this might be a good spot to start
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Unfortunately, this just tells me that it can't detect my device, even though it is plugged in. Its so weird that it makes it to the bootloader screen, but fastboot doesn't work.

skyward176 said:
Unfortunately, this just tells me that it can't detect my device, even though it is plugged in. Its so weird that it makes it to the bootloader screen, but fastboot doesn't work.
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Have you tried just holding the volume up and power button for a good 30 seconds?

D3RP_ said:
Have you tried just holding the volume up and power button for a good 30 seconds?
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Holding down the volume up and power buttons just restarts it repeatedly, and each time it restarts it tells me "ERROR: Operation Denied"
EDIT: OMG fastboot works! Let's see how this goes from here. TYSM!

ITS FIXED!! Thanks so much

skyward176 said:
ITS FIXED!! Thanks so much
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Hello! I have exactly the same problem.
Can you explain step by step what you did after fastboot began to see your phone?

I held the vol up and power buttons. This allowed fastboot to see it, and let the flash all script from the stock boot image run. This gave an error, but after holding the vol. Up and power buttons again, the phone started right up.

skyward176 said:
I held the vol up and power buttons. This allowed fastboot to see it, and let the flash all script from the stock boot image run. This gave an error, but after holding the vol. Up and power buttons again, the phone started right up.
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Ayyy! Good job!

Flashing TWRP without first flashing a vbmeta image with verity disabled rendered my Galaxy Note10 exynos unable to boot

Newbie here. Tried to download TWRP onto unrooted device (Galaxy Note10 Exynos d1) with Odin and now my phone is stuck on "downloading" screen. When I try to cancel (restart phone) it goes to the startup/booting screen for less than a second and then jumps back to "downloading". It says this at the top left corner of the screen:
recovery: Error validating footer (6) CUSTOM RECOVERY VBMETA N970F XXU1 ASG0. 24967245R
I am able to get into the custom OS installation screen (don't know what it's actually called but second picture) by letting the battery drain so that the phone turns off and then holding volume up + volume down key and plugging the phone into my laptop with USB.
The bootloader is unlocked. I went to https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxynote10.html and even there it says "Flashing TWRP without first flashing a vbmeta image with verity disabled will render your device unable to boot." Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

TheAckermans said:
Newbie here. Tried to download TWRP onto unrooted device (Galaxy Note10 Exynos d1) with Odin and now my phone is stuck on "downloading" screen. When I try to cancel (restart phone) it goes to the startup/booting screen for less than a second and then jumps back to "downloading". It says this at the top left corner of the screen:
recovery: Error validating footer (6) CUSTOM RECOVERY VBMETA N970F XXU1 ASG0. 24967245R
I am able to get into the custom OS installation screen (don't know what it's actually called but second picture) by letting the battery drain so that the phone turns off and then holding volume up + volume down key and plugging the phone into my laptop with USB.
The bootloader is unlocked. I went to https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxynote10.html and even there it says "Flashing TWRP without first flashing a vbmeta image with verity disabled will render your device unable to boot." Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
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Go first to the unlocking menu to check if your device is really unlocked, long press volume up, and see which the menu says.
If it is unlocked, then flash the vbmeta file provided, then try to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset.

SubwayChamp said:
Go first to the unlocking menu to check if your device is really unlocked, long press volume up, and see which the menu says.
If it is unlocked, then flash the vbmeta file provided, then try to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset.
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Bootloader is unlocked and I've flashed the vbmeta file but now my phone is stuck on the startup screen and I can't seem to boot into recovery. Why?

TheAckermans said:
Bootloader is unlocked and I've flashed the vbmeta file but now my phone is stuck on the startup screen and I can't seem to boot into recovery. Why?
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Maybe you missed some essential part of the process, by unlocking your device through the Download menu option your data has to be erased, it's recommendable after to unlock the bootloader, to reboot again to system and check once the UBS debugging and OEM unlock options if they remain fine, from there you should reboot to download mode again, uncheck the Auto-reboot option within Odin, flash the vbmeta.tar and then flash the TWRP, if all till here goes well you should reboot manually to TWRP by powering off completely, pressing the three buttons, and just now, pressing the volume up + PWR key buttons till your device boots to TWRP.

SubwayChamp said:
Maybe you missed some essential part of the process, by unlocking your device through the Download menu option your data has to be erased, it's recommendable after to unlock the bootloader, to reboot again to system and check once the UBS debugging and OEM unlock options if they remain fine, from there you should reboot to download mode again, uncheck the Auto-reboot option within Odin, flash the vbmeta.tar and then flash the TWRP, if all till here goes well you should reboot manually to TWRP by powering off completely, pressing the three buttons, and just now, pressing the volume up + PWR key buttons till your device boots to TWRP.
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Thanks for the help, tough i am struggling to get acces to the download menu option. Could you give me a example to acess the menu?

TheAckermans said:
Thanks for the help, tough i am struggling to get acces to the download menu option. Could you give me a example to acess the menu?
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The screenshots you uploaded some months ago, are the download screen, you, successfully did boot to, download mode doesn't have a useful menu, it's just a mode, so you can flash some things, using Odin. To boot to, use the same way you did it previously, usually, doing it manually, or if you are rooted, you can use other ways too.