So I'm currently trying to root my S10e (SM-G970F) but I ran into a problem; I can't disable Samsung's VaultKeeper from download mode.
I also noticed that the download mode looks different compared to everything else I've found online. Here's a pic:
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There is no "extra" text on the left side such as binary info etc.
But the main problem is that I can't disable the VaultKeeper because holding Vol+ for any amount of seconds on download mode doesn't do anything. Vol- also doesn't do anything, neither does the Bixby-button (as expected).
Both of the methods I've used to access the download mode show the same screen.
With adb I've tried: adb reboot bootloader, adb reboot-bootloader, adb reboot download
By first shutting down the phone and opening it by holding Bixby, Vol+ (Vol- has no effect) and the power button. Then selecting "Reboot to bootloader".
And of course before both methods I've made sure that the "OEM unlocking" setting and "USB debugging" are turned on.
I feel lost. Maybe some of you have ran into this same problem? I've already searched around the forum but couldn't find any threads/info that worked for me. Let me know if I possibly missed something.
@meven123123123:
The most common method to enter Download mode is to turn the phone off and then - while holding the Vol- and Bixby buttons - to connect it to the PC via USB cable.
If this doesn't work, you should post some more infos, e.g. the exact device model (is it e.g. the G970F Exynos model which has an unlockable bootloader) and Android version.
okij said:
@meven123123123:
while holding the Vol- and Bixby buttons - to connect it to the PC via USB cable.
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For some reason I kept thinking that power button needs to be held as well but doing exactly what you said worked!
Big thanks to you! And sorry for my ignorance
@meven123123123: I'm glad that it worked and that I could help!
How exactly did you get the Vaultkeeper mode to show? I also only have two options
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Im trying to follow this method for rooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526 I have download those drivers and installed it.
When i try to get into recovery mode, my computer gives me a error Windows does not recognize the device.
This error
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Just download Kies. It has every driver you need.
crimpshrine83 said:
Just download Kies. It has every driver you need.
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I Have Kies installed, same error
Uninstall Kies.
Reboot computer.
Then follow the steps in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340710
When i plug the device with those drivers installed i get this error message.
Im using Windows 7 Pro X64 if that matters
If you are trying to get into download mode, don't hold volume up and down, just hold volume down on this rogers phone. I had the exact same problem.
*Before We get things rolling, Make sure the Phone is recognized by your PC. DONE
*Rename the downloaded "su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip" to "Superuser.zip" (Don't type ".zip") and put it on your EXTERNAL SD card DONE
*Take the battery out and place it back DONE
*Hold Vol down, and plug the USB cable in. DONE
*On ODIN, Select the PDA button and browse to the recovery.tar DONE
*Select Start and see the magic do its thing. DONE
*It should flash the file to Recovery and reboot the phone. DONE
*Take the battery out again and now boot into recoveryDONE
*Power off phone, unplug USB, Hold Both Vol up + Vol down and Hit power
How do i perform this step?When i hold those 3 buttons the device just keeps vibrating nothing else
*PERFORM NANDROID BACKUP FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY* N/A
*Select Install zip from sdcard, choose the Superuser .zip and let it finish. N/A
*Reboot!N/A
hoping someone with i727r to chime in
Hi guys,
I'm in a pinch. I bricked my Sharp Aquos 304SH while attempting factory reset. I used Volume Down + Power Button to get into TWRP. I followed a tutorial on youtube, did it exactly as it was presented and while I was at it the phone restarted and since then I am only able to power on the 304SH which only goes up to:
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Now, the thing is I cannot even access Recovery. Vol down + Power, Vol Up + Power, Vol Down + Vol Up + Power - these combinations don't work anymore.
I connected my phone via USB (installed drivers for it) and ran ADB and its command: adb devices, which gave 'no devices found'.
So a question is, whether it is still possible to 'debrick' it.
Thank you in advance
sebbek said:
Hi guys,
I'm in a pinch. I bricked my Sharp Aquos 304SH while attempting factory reset. I used Volume Down + Power Button to get into TWRP. I followed a tutorial on youtube, did it exactly as it was presented and while I was at it the phone restarted and since then I am only able to power on the 304SH which only goes up to:
Now, the thing is I cannot even access Recovery. Vol down + Power, Vol Up + Power, Vol Down + Vol Up + Power - these combinations don't work anymore.
I connected my phone via USB (installed drivers for it) and ran ADB and its command: adb devices, which gave 'no devices found'.
So a question is, whether it is still possible to 'debrick' it.
Thank you in advance
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I hope you have twrp on your phone, hold your power button and waiting it Vibrate 2 time, stop hold your button and tada you can play your self with your twrp, make sure you got your rom on your country unlock sim have fun
Post resolved, turned out that phone was a fake chinese one. No way to unbrick it as there is no known OS to flash it.
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Ok, some backstory a friend brought this phone from Peru to Argentina (so I'm assuming it's a SM-A908B global version), seems network wasn't working, so someone tried to "fix" it and sort of bricked it. I said, ok give it to me and I'll just flash an official firmware to bring it back to life. But I can't enter download mode.
-Phone turns on but it's stuck in logo screen (I noticed from some videos that their phone has a 5G after A90)
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-Turning it off and pressing volume up + volume down and putting usb cable goes to "Factory" (This also happens when powering off and powering on with volume down + power button)
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-Volume up + power button goes to this:
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Then you can access fastboot and recovery mode
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-From recovery menu, "reboot to bootloader" takes you to fastboot, so it's the same as the second option from the previous menu.
-Bonus image from "root integrity check" where we can see that previous person tried to change IMEI and ****ed up
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So far I tried:
-A basic wipe data/factory reset, but obviously it didn't work.
-Extracting recovery.img from AP_A908BXXU4CTL3_CL20174301_QB36568574_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS10.tar (and extracting from lz4) and flashing it via fastboot, but it fails as it says it doesn't have permission to flash recovery.
-The same with System.img extracted from the AP file, but fastboot flash just fails (I could try to do this via adb in recovery, but I would like a second opinion here).
Any help would be very welcomed. How to get access to download mode to flash an official firmware, or how to flash a odin firmware via recovery mode (I tried searching for this but couldn't find much).
What happened for this to report modified file ??
Are you asking about the log of "root integrity check"? I don't know what the previous person tried to do with the phone, probably tried to root it and failed. Looks like some system files were modified
@Zero.G
Use Samsung ODIN to fix phone.
jwoegerbauer said:
@Zero.G
Use Samsung ODIN to fix phone.
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Of course, that IS my idea, but i can't use odin because i can't enter download mode
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The only thing to do is to get a kernel exploit or something to turn **get_unlock_ability** into 1 qnd then just unlock the bootloader in fastboot mode.
Sound easy but will not be as it requires editing a root filesystem file.
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The only thing to do is to get a kernel exploit or something to turn **get_unlock_ability** into 1 qnd then just unlock the bootloader in fastboot mode.
Sound easy but will not be as it requires editing a root filesystem file.
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what? you didn't do anything. you found a story file talking about fastboot which anyone can radio access by sideloading a android root browser apk.... this has been known since the oculus go first dropped in like 2015....
you need a bootloader unlock code or script which only facebook can give you...it doesnt exist anywhere on the device and is not hidden...
you can try tool "mod" a system file but even if you somehow got the device to bypass the files intregity checks, it wouldnt actually work because you are "sandboxed". any changes you make will not alter system. functions or settings at all until you escape the "sandbox" which can only be done via a unlocked bootloader.
if still you somewhere tricked your device into saving any mods you made to system files, your device either will stop booting the OS or most basic device functions will stop worki g..
so i tried to go to fastboot mode. but something went wrong (i pressed vol- and vol+ and pwr at bad timing) now the screen is black, no buttons are working, you cant even hold pwr to reset the devices. and it looks like its a bootloader mode. i got this in my devicer manager.
but fastboot does nothing and adb even too.... what is this? is it any usefull?
raeumler said:
so i tried to go to fastboot mode. but something went wrong (i pressed vol- and vol+ and pwr at bad timing) now the screen is black, no buttons are working, you cant even hold pwr to reset the devices. and it looks like its a bootloader mode. i got this in my devicer manager. View attachment 5628753
but fastboot does nothing and adb even too.... what is this? is it any usefull?
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That mode is used to flash the device but I doubt you can flash unofficial firmware.
Zillion said:
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The only thing to do is to get a kernel exploit or something to turn **get_unlock_ability** into 1 qnd then just unlock the bootloader in fastboot mode.
Sound easy but will not be as it requires editing a root filesystem file.
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How about the new DirtyCred exploit?
Hello everybody!
Yesterday, on 28 of December, I had a massage on my BV4900 pro that a systemupdate is now ready to be installed.
After download of 2,48 GB file the installation went on, the phone started in the next step. On the screen was this white circle and the installation-progress was shown under. After the update was completted, the phone didnt start. The screen ist black. I cannot do anything with it. I tried to flash the firmware or at least the preloader with sp-flash-tool, but cannot. The connection to sp-flash-tool is with 100% but then I see under device-manager is "Media Tek PreLoader USB VCOM (Android)". So the flash-tool does not flash. I tried with volume buttons to stop the battery-loading, but withou sussess. What can I try more to save the phone?
Some more informations: The red LED ist on, when the phone ist connected to pc or power-supply. The phone was rooted. The last android version: 12
And maybe this picture will help:
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Just a Hint:
Do not flash preloader! preloader is responsible for preloader mode (which used by SP Flash Tool)
Do not use "Format all + Download" option. Formatting whole emmc will brick device.
regarding your issue. follow the recommendations of your screenshot.
aIecxs said:
regarding your issue. follow the recommendations of your screenshot.
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Yes, I did it already. Nothing helps.
I spend the second day with this problem and do not come forward.
you already tried another cable and another PC? then probably usb jack is faulty. you shouldn't flash anything via usb then!
I am not the one who told you - you could try other flash tools. do not flash, just try to read back for now...
https://www.xda-developers.com/bypass-mediatek-sp-flash-tool-authentication-requirement
https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
Somebody else, who maybe has an idea?
I found this discription of the error:
The phone seems always be on. With power button I can only "restart" it. How can I shut it down?
Is there a tool I can use for switch the phone off?
Or maybe cmd-command for shutting down the device on com-port? I cannot find anything in internet. Only with adb. But I have no connection to adb, the phone is over adb not rearchable.
Maybe someone can show me the test point for this smartphone?