Got a replacement Vibrant today and it will not boot into recovery with vol up/dwn/power buttons, any ideas? I booted my first Vibrant daily into recovery, this one won't do it.
Have you tried Quick Boot in the market?
SugarMouth said:
Got a replacement Vibrant today and it will not boot into recovery with vol up/dwn/power buttons, any ideas? I booted my first Vibrant daily into recovery, this one won't do it.
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The thing with these Vibrants is that some of them have that problem where the phone doesn't register that your pushing the volume buttons at boot up...only the power button, which is why it just turns on and nothing else. This is a known issue that was found out by another canadian phone company(Bell)
I just bought a Vibrant and I could not boot into recovery from day one...after a week I took it back 'today' and got a replacement and now it works. I guess me and you were the unlucky ones.
If you really want it to work I would take it back somehow because this isn't fixable, its a hardware issue on boot.
-By the way, you can still boot to recovery from adb or rom manager, anything like that, just not physically. The down side of this is that if your in a boot loop and your computer doesn't recognize your phone your screwed. It also doesn't recognize Download Mode either to restore.
Hope it works out for you.
Wow so I'm screwed? Hard to call up T-Mobile and say "hey my phone won't boot into recovery, I need to switch it."
s15274n said:
Have you tried Quick Boot in the market?
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I need root for that and I can't boot into recovery to get root.
SugarMouth said:
Wow so I'm screwed? Hard to call up T-Mobile and say "hey my phone won't boot into recovery, I need to switch it."
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Actually thats exactly what I did...I told them I like to have control over my phone and that I use the recovery to "clean up" my phone every month or so and I like to use the recovery to do it. I also told them in the past i've used the recovery to install OTA updates that simply did not want to install over the air, so I would download it myself and install manually. The T-mo rep didn't seem to care.
So why not root this way then, and use quick boot once you have root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
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So why not root this way then, and use quick boot once you have root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300
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Exactly...do that. Like I said in my first post, you can still do everything thru Quickboot, Rom Manager, etc and ADB. You just won't be able to get to recovery that way if your phone won't boot or is stuck in a boot loop..that would suck.
As I mentioned in your other thead on this subject, I have the same problem with a brand-new Vibrant, and I don't want to root it yet. Only way I was able to get into clockwork recovery was via 'adb reboot recovery' method. Once I'd done that, I was able to install and run wirelessap tethering without rooting, infrastructure mode and all. Still not rooted, but I never did get my intended 'factory-fresh' nandroid backup, I gave up and popped in my SIM and installed a few things before I got adb talking to the phone. (running adb on ubuntu box, hadda kill and restart server as root to fix permissions issue)
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I got my replacement vibrant, after bricking the first one, and I can confirm that I am not able to boot into recovery by holding the volume buttons. I hope samsung hasn't changed something...
But thankfully I was able to finally get into recovery using ADB...
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Hello,
I come here and make a new thread after I spent the day inside various forums to solve my problem but wasn't able to.
Here is the thing I tried to install the cyanogenmod earlier today. I unlocked my N1 properly and think I rooted it properly as well. But I was unable to install the custom rom. Actually my N1 won't even boot, it's stuck on the cross image with the unlocked lock and I can't boot the recovery either. I tried to install a custom recovery, the amon ra thing, but it still freezes on the cross screen.
I assume my N1 isn't completely bricked since I can still power it up, start the fastboot mode and my computer recognize de USB connection (however ADB won't find the phone even after I re-installed the drivers).
So here I come for help to either bring back my N1 to its former stock rom or any functionning rom.
Thanks.
Try the unroot/restore guide with PASSIMG of FRG33. Look at my signature.
oh thank you !!! It worked perfectly !
EDIT : Well spoke too soon I rebooted the N1 after its apparent recover and it froze again, so I started the operation once more and while updating the files ravio_v2 was checked "fail-pu" instead of "ok"
EDIT 2 : Well I rebooted after the update and the N1 never powered up again ... I guess now it is really bricked... though I can't figure why
olicyr said:
EDIT 2 : Well I rebooted after the update and the N1 never powered up again ... I guess now it is really bricked... though I can't figure why
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You can't even get into fastboot any more?
Also, you say you followed the right steps to unlock the device and the right steps to root the device... What steps did you take exactly?
Hi,
to unlock the phone I used the oem command in the fastboot mode. Then I tried to install the amon ra custom recovery and I think that is what brought all this trouble.
Can you still see your device through fastboot? If so you should be able to flash a recovery image and a ROM of your choosing.
It should boot up fastboot like Dirk said. You can not brick the phone by flashing a recovery.
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I guess there is some HW fault - might be a recent bad sector in one of the system critical areas. It's not something you can cause with SW - unless you're flashing hboot or radio, which should have been covered in the first restore attempt, which worked.
Anyway, if it doesn't power up at all - and doesn't react to charging - try pulling out the battery for several hours, and then put it back and try again. If it doesn't work - then you're up for a warranty repair...
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Can you still see your device through fastboot? If so you should be able to flash a recovery image and a ROM of your choosing.
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No the phone doesn't boot anything. I'll try to remove the battery and wait a few hours like said above, if it doesn't work I'm still under warranty I think
No one is able to offer a solution to this issue
I have the EVO with CM7 and after flashing phone it enter a boot loop with
White back ground and HTC Logo.
Other post have same issue..and we are not able to get into recovery
please see post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340267
bootloop and the phone was using CM7. I was able to get to boot loader menu but can not get to recovery.
Tried to add recovery image no dice...now the phone will only charge and not boot
Just so you know, this belongs in the Q & A section...as it doesn't offer any 'development' of roms, kernels, ect.
Anyways, did you try flashing a boot.img via fastboot?
P.s....prepare to be flamed.
dirtysausage said:
No one is able to offer a solution to this issue
I have the EVO with CM7 and after flashing phone it enter a boot loop with
White back ground and HTC Logo.
Other post have same issue..and we are not able to get into recovery
please see post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340267
bootloop and the phone was using CM7. I was able to get to boot loader menu but can not get to recovery.
Tried to add recovery image no dice...now the phone will only charge and not boot
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The things people do for CM7 =)
Is there a way to get to fast boot using adb? Im not able to get the phone to boot now
just shows connected under device manager as MY HTC **again black screen no boot**
teh roxxorz said:
Just so you know, this belongs in the Q & A section...as it doesn't offer any 'development' of roms, kernels, ect.
Anyways, did you try flashing a boot.img via fastboot?
P.s....prepare to be flamed.
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Is there a way to get to fast boot using adb? Im not able to get the phone to boot now
just shows connected under device manager as MY HTC **again black screen no boot**
Was a problem a few months back with some users, no solution was ever found. The only thing they were able to do was flash a radio and pull the battery to cause an intentional brick and then have it swapped.
RileyGrant said:
Was a problem a few months back with some users, no solution was ever found. The only thing they were able to do was flash a radio and pull the battery to cause an intentional brick and then have it swapped.
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wow thought someone would have answer for a fix!
Wonder why it shows up in device manager...but not able to accept any commands
I see adb > My HTC would be nice to access the phone some how this way but abd says no device
dirtysausage said:
wow thought someone would have answer for a fix!
Wonder why it shows up in device manager...but not able to accept any commands
I see adb > My HTC would be nice to access the phone some how this way but abd says no device
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Well I had the same issue, but my adb skills are next to nill. I just upgraded from the kyocera zio. I was able to flash a new recovery image through the zio clockwork mod fastboot program. Now I wont promise it will work for you but it is worth a shot.
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Well I had the same issue, but my adb skills are next to nill. I just upgraded from the kyocera zio. I was able to flash a new recovery image through the zio clockwork mod fastboot program. Now I wont promise it will work for you but it is worth a shot.
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Yeah I did try a recovery the RA recovery for the EVO...I was able to update and tried to enter recovery but was not able to. I tried with another recovery by adding it to the root of the card and attempted to load the file with adb..BUT after the power down the phone no longer boots to bootloader...black screen and it vibrates once. I can only see it register as adb device >My HTC under device manager. But please not that running adb shell and no device detected.
Can anyone help?
had the same problem alot of times .
What did you do?
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First off, I searched for someone with a similar problem and couldn't find anyone in the same situation.... Also, I'm very familiar with the root/flashy/etc. process coming from a GNex
So I rooted the G2, no problem at all (before OTA). Trouble came when I tried to flash recovery. I couldn't get it to do so, but I was following a guide that stated I needed to perform the OTA before flashing TWRP.
So I finally accepted the OTA and when I did, see first pic, it clearly asked if I wanted to perform a factory reset, I accepted. Then I get dumped into Fastboot, see second pic, and I cannot get out of Fastboot at all. In addition to that, when I plug it up via USB, it won't recognize the phone at all either.
Verizon of course said I was good to take the phone back and have it replaced, but thanks to the "tell tell" message on the Factory Reset option, check first pic - top left corner, they can clearly see it's rooted and will likely not replace it, and I'm out a ton of money.....
Are there any ideas out there as to how I can recover anything????
Thanks in advance!
You not the only one! I think the recovery partition may have got corrupted from a bad CWM flash file. I get the same black screen, fast boot bull****... phone still works at least lol.
You can always flash back to stock with the lg mobile suite, got me out of a bootloop. It should fix recovery partition I would hope
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You not the only one! I think the recovery partition may have got corrupted from a bad CWM flash file. I get the same black screen, fast boot bull****... phone still works at least lol.
You can always flash back to stock with the lg mobile suite, got me out of a bootloop. It should fix recovery partition I would hope
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Where do I go to get that?
Or is there anyway I can actually make the phone connect to my computer via USB so that I can hopefully use the Verizon Upgrade Assistant?
I used the LG mobile support tool found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
follow the steps, after the top right of that program will have drop down with "recovery update" or something to do a full restore.
I hope you can get into download mode for this, power +volume up
Good Luck!
crielstar said:
I used the LG mobile support tool found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
follow the steps, after the top right of that program will have drop down with "recovery update" or something to do a full restore.
I hope you can get into download mode for this, power +volume up
Good Luck!
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Many thanks! I'm downloading everything now, so we'll see....
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Many thanks! I'm downloading everything now, so we'll see....
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This helped me in the same problem, didn't have to go back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45760203
VZW LG G2
jesssiii said:
This helped me in the same problem, didn't have to go back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45760203
VZW LG G2
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Thanks for the thought, however that thread is assuming you have ADB access which I cannot get my computer to recognize my phone while it's in fastboot through ADB....
Downer I have a day old phone and I may have to go ahead and make an insurance claim against because I'm not paying $549 for a new one...
Or is there a way I can completely bork this so it doesn't even get to the Factory Reset option, or at least so it won't show Rooted, so I can just take it back to VZW haha???
Hold the volume up and while holding, plug in USB. Should put it in download mode. If adb then can recognize, reinstall the recovery. If not, hold the power and volume down until it starts to reboot, when you see the LG logo, let go and immediately repress them and hold until it asks you to push the power button to reset phone. When you do reset, it will actually take you to the twrp recovery.
VZW LG G2
So if u can get into download mode use the lg moble softwear to restore it.adb is not required for that
I have a bit of a situation, I have the AT&T Galaxy s4, and I able to boot into it properly, it's running the Goldeneye ROM, all my apps are working, and I don't have the triangle, or the padlock custom logo. In other words my phone is working great, except for one thing. I ran triangle away, which I am beginning to think was a mistake, and ever since then, while the phone itself works great, I am absolutely unable to get into recovery mode at all. The phone acts like it's going to go into recovery, then boots normally. This would not be particularly bothersome, except I would like to be able to back up my phone in the event of something happening with it, which has happened once before. I've searched the forums, and everything I have come up with has solutions for a phone that is bricked, or otherwise won't boot, which does not apply to me. My phone works, and works well, I just want to be able to back the darn thing up, and have a recovery in case of emergency, or worse, I get bored and want to change roms.
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I have a bit of a situation, I have the AT&T Galaxy s4, and I able to boot into it properly, it's running the Goldeneye ROM, all my apps are working, and I don't have the triangle, or the padlock custom logo. In other words my phone is working great, except for one thing. I ran triangle away, which I am beginning to think was a mistake, and ever since then, while the phone itself works great, I am absolutely unable to get into recovery mode at all. The phone acts like it's going to go into recovery, then boots normally. This would not be particularly bothersome, except I would like to be able to back up my phone in the event of something happening with it, which has happened once before. I've searched the forums, and everything I have come up with has solutions for a phone that is bricked, or otherwise won't boot, which does not apply to me. My phone works, and works well, I just want to be able to back the darn thing up, and have a recovery in case of emergency, or worse, I get bored and want to change roms.
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Why don't you just download goomanager and install TWRP open script, or ROM manager and install clock work recovery?
When going into recovery (volume up+home+power) continue to hold the volume up+home once you feel the phone vibrate. If you hold the power to long it'll just cause it to boot normally. Make sure you're not holding power too long lol.
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I tried ROM manager (I actually have to pro version, I purchased it a couple phones back) and it was showing that TWRP AND Clockwork were installed on the phone, but the phone will not boot into either. It shows the galaxy s4 logo, blue print that says recovery booting, then boots normally, Goldeneye rom has a boot to recovery option, the same thing happens, I even downloaded a boot to recovery app and ran that, same thing. It's like the recovery is there, but just will not open.
Br4nd3n said:
Why don't you just download goomanager and install TWRP open script, or ROM manager and install clock work recovery?
When going into recovery (volume up+home+power) continue to hold the volume up+home once you feel the phone vibrate. If you hold the power to long it'll just cause it to boot normally. Make sure you're not holding power too long lol.
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I tried ROM manager (I actually have to pro version, I purchased it a couple phones back) and it was showing that TWRP AND Clockwork were installed on the phone, but the phone will not boot into either. It shows the galaxy s4 logo, blue print that says recovery booting, then boots normally, Goldeneye rom has a boot to recovery option, the same thing happens, I even downloaded a boot to recovery app and ran that, same thing. It's like the recovery is there, but just will not open.
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How about "dd"method using terminal emulator. I do understand it uses the same partition but give it a shot.
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If ADB Terminal emulator doesn't work than I'm assuming somehow your recovery partition is broke. You may need to flash back to the stock amdl firmware through Odin.
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jball said:
How about "dd"method using terminal emulator. I do understand it uses the same partition but give it a shot.
sent from a I337 MF3 S4
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I am going to be honest, as i've never had an issue remotely like this before, I am completely unfamiliar with what the "dd" method in terminal emulator is. I am more than willing to look it up, but honestly I am not even sure what parameters I would use to search that.
dsly4425 said:
I am going to be honest, as i've never had an issue remotely like this before, I am completely unfamiliar with what the "dd" method in terminal emulator is. I am more than willing to look it up, but honestly I am not even sure what parameters I would use to search that.
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It's hidden in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46798778
Well it's been a while since I broke a phone, so here I am!.... again
LS980. TWRP Rooted. Failed CM. Now stuck in boot loop.
I'm running Windows 7 64bit. I have latest LG drivers. Phone can boot into recovery but nothing else. I cannot boot into LG's "Download Mode". I can get into the "Hard Recovery Mode" which doesn't work anyway (Vol Up + Power). From recovery I can select to wipe cash and data and I can select to install from sdcard (no cards on this thing) or from ADB. When selecting ADB and trying to sideload stuff to it, it tries to load but always fails. If I try to push stuff it always comes back :closed
I cannot access any form of Fastboot. All i can do is let is loop or enter recovery. Since it seems to be the only thing I can access, can someone please assist me in what I should be trying to sideload that might get me a step further? I cannot fastboot so anything there isn't an option. Seemingly all I can try to do is sideload something. What... I'm not really sure. And no :crying: I don't have a backup.
Please help!
Dagroth said:
Well it's been a while since I broke a phone, so here I am!.... again
LS980. TWRP Rooted. Failed CM. Now stuck in boot loop.
I'm running Windows 7 64bit. I have latest LG drivers. Phone can boot into recovery but nothing else. I cannot boot into LG's "Download Mode". I can get into the "Hard Recovery Mode" which doesn't work anyway (Vol Up + Power). From recovery I can select to wipe cash and data and I can select to install from sdcard (no cards on this thing) or from ADB. When selecting ADB and trying to sideload stuff to it, it tries to load but always fails. If I try to push stuff it always comes back :closed
I cannot access any form of Fastboot. All i can do is let is loop or enter recovery. Since it seems to be the only thing I can access, can someone please assist me in what I should be trying to sideload that might get me a step further? I cannot fastboot so anything there isn't an option. Seemingly all I can try to do is sideload something. What... I'm not really sure. And no :crying: I don't have a backup.
Please help!
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I am on verizon. Had this happen to me once. Are you SURE you are hitting the buttons at the right time for download? I have never heard of this failing..on any phone. I would almost bet it's accessible and you aren't hitting it in time..maybe? Good luck!
Still no luck
still looping
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Still no luck
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do you have the LG mobile support tool? If so we can use it to get past this, I did it once recently on my G2. If you still need assistance just say so..
geosnipe said:
do you have the LG mobile support tool? If so we can use it to get past this, I did it once recently on my G2. If you still need assistance just say so..
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I have the exact same issue....I have even used LGFlash tool and I still get the bootloop....it's almost like I my EFS is missing?...my SPC is "null", no MDN, MIN, nothing...PLEASE help....I haven't had a phone in over a week!:crying:
I failed to mention it boots to FTM Mode, shuts down, reboots....repeatedly
Hey so when you try adb sideload it starts up then fails? Have you tried just pushing to recovery with adb also? Universal drivers? Sorry for all the questions just trying to help
cmhphotog said:
I am on verizon. Had this happen to me once. Are you SURE you are hitting the buttons at the right time for download? I have never heard of this failing..on any phone. I would almost bet it's accessible and you aren't hitting it in time..maybe? Good luck!
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You were right, I was doing it wrong. Once I got into download mode it went easy.
Response to others, I found that if I held vol down by itself long enough, the phone would stop bootlooping and shut off. I could then properly go into download mode.
Thanks for the help
still need help
amphillips82277 said:
I have the exact same issue....I have even used LGFlash tool and I still get the bootloop....it's almost like I my EFS is missing?...my SPC is "null", no MDN, MIN, nothing...PLEASE help....I haven't had a phone in over a week!:crying:
I failed to mention it boots to FTM Mode, shuts down, reboots....repeatedly
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1. Hold the power button until the device is OFF.
2. Download LG drivers to the PC (LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.11.1) and LG mobile support tool (B2CAppSetup).
3. Install these packages.
4. Plug in you USB cable into the phone but not the computer.
5. Hold volume up and insert the USB cable to the PC- the phone should boot to 'download mode'.
6. Open the support tool and click Options>Upgrade Recovery, follow the prompts.
7. At the first prompt indentify your phone using IMEI/ESN, then click OK
8. Let it do its thing, the phone will reboot and most likely have a bunch of error messages and some FC's. Just hit okay to all messages, the phone will settle after 2 minutes or so.
9. Download freegee from market and reflash recovery of your choice.
10. Make sure you have a ROM saved to the SD to flash
11. Use freegee to reboot to recovery
12. Once in recovery you can reflash the ROM as normal.
13. Reboot and Profit!
*$* Or you could go back to Stock and start fresh!
*$* BEFORE ANY FLASH ALWAYS STOP and MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!
Good Luck and if you get stuck let me know
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I'm stuck in bootloop, no custom recovery or root. All data has been deleted. I have tried the LG support tool, but it locks up. It also tells me my device is a test model, something bad has happened. I can get into download mode but can't flash stock, via the flash tool. It says wrong device, and at the download screen where my phone says rooted it says the model is a D802! Somehow this info got jacked up! I can almost make it through the D802 flash but it fails also. I only did that to confirm my suspicion that the phone thinks its a different model. I'm open to anything, I've tried it all.
amphillips82277 said:
I have the exact same issue....I have even used LGFlash tool and I still get the bootloop....it's almost like I my EFS is missing?...my SPC is "null", no MDN, MIN, nothing...PLEASE help....I haven't had a phone in over a week!:crying:
I failed to mention it boots to FTM Mode, shuts down, reboots....repeatedly
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that's what mine did even the tech at the sprint store couldn't fix it they replaced it with this ☟
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fatboypup said:
that's what mine did even the tech at the sprint store couldn't fix it they replaced it with this ☟
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I think that's my only option. The Note? That's quite the trade off. One last question, did you say rooted at the download screen even though it wasn't?
geosnipe said:
do you have the LG mobile support tool? If so we can use it to get past this, I did it once recently on my G2. If you still need assistance just say so..
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How? My phone only boots to download or stock recovery. What mode does the phone need to be in for the tool to work? I can get the process started but the tool locks up every time.
jseibert81 said:
I think that's my only option. The Note? That's quite the trade off. One last question, did you say rooted at the download screen even though it wasn't?
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it still said rooted ... I told the tech straight up it was my fault and mentioned I wished I had gotten the n3 and he said it was on the list as an approved replacement I was stoked
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Dagroth said:
You were right, I was doing it wrong. Once I got into download mode it went easy.
Response to others, I found that if I held vol down by itself long enough, the phone would stop bootlooping and shut off. I could then properly go into download mode.
Thanks for the help
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Awesome. Glad to help.
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Awesome. Glad to help.
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How was this resolved?