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If your G1/HTC dream's home button stops working, here is a fix (kinda). Whenever you turn your phone on it takes you to recovery (Home+Power=Recovery), here is a fix I found after an hour of Googling and ****.
Method number two got me back into my phone, but if it turns off I need to be at a computer using fastboot to turn it on.
It's better than nothing, Rogers is pissing me off. A week after the 1 year warranty and this breaks on me. Anyone know any permanent fixes or is it a hardware issue.
RichieDaze said:
I have the same problem with the home key being stuck after humidity entered my phone. Which boots me straight to recovery mode. I have managed to recover my phone with the following steps:
YOU MUST HAVE ADB AND FASTBOOT INSTALLED IN YOUR PC!!!
1) If your phone has the home button stuck, you can't update or confirm anything with the Cyanogen Recovery! Because you need the Home button to confirm. So you must revert your Recovery back to JF's Recovery to use the recovery properly in this case.
2) I have tried for weeks to make the system bypass the recovery and have succeeded. YOU MUST REBOOT YOUR PHONE FROM RECOVERY TO BOOTLOADER. So use ADB to reboot in to Bootloader mode ( adb shell reboot bootloader ). Now that your in Bootloader mode, use the FASTBOOT commands ( fastboot reboot ) and voila, it bypasses the recovery.Make a script on your Winbows or Linux to make it as easy as one click!
If I have helped, please say Hi to my Android or give me a link to a replacement Daughter board...
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I seem to have a similar problem.
But some how, it boots up properly once in a while. But even after it boots up, I cannot go anywhere except the home screen.
If the home button is stuck, this is expected right?
Dont you have this problem?
I suggest you take the phone apart and replace the broken button.
Another thing that might be a little EASIER (without actually *fixing* anything) is to write your boot.img into your RECOVERY partition. If you need recovery, you can always "fastboot boot recovery.img". Having the regular boot image in the recovery partition *should* make it boot normal with a stuck home button. This way you don't need fastboot to normal boot the thing.
I tried opening it.
I opened the screws on the back side. But I could not figure out how to get to the home button from inside.
For some reason, I can boot in properly. (It goes into recovery sometimes. But if I switch off and wait for sometime, I can boot normally.)
My main problem is that once I boot, I cant get anywhere from the main home screen.
smileey said:
I tried opening it.
I opened the screws on the back side. But I could not figure out how to get to the home button from inside.
For some reason, I can boot in properly. (It goes into recovery sometimes. But if I switch off and wait for sometime, I can boot normally.)
My main problem is that once I boot, I cant get anywhere from the main home screen.
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That makes sense, since as soon as you launch anything, the stuck home button will return you to home.
You may want to try harder to take it apart. You need to remove the circuit board in the "chin".
Do you know how to get access to the chin?
I could not figure that part.
When I opened the screws on the backside, I could not see anything that would lead me to the chin.
smileey said:
Do you know how to get access to the chin?
I could not figure that part.
When I opened the screws on the backside, I could not see anything that would lead me to the chin.
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Here's the service manual:
http://mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/HTC Dream SM (A04).pdf
It will walk you through a complete disassembly and reassembly.
Thanks a ton!!
I will try and see if I can do something about the button
Is there a better way than opening up the phone? The home button on my G1 stopped working, so, I unrooted the phone, but now it's stuck on the Triangle/Exclamation point screen. I've been able to do Alt S, (Alt+w doesn't work, I think the w is also broken), but I can't reboot because it asks for home and back button to reboot. Any other suggestions?
Ok guys, this is not a pretty solution but what you can do is re-map your phone so the camera button acts as a home key and home key does nothing. It's a hack but it's a simple one and sure beats the hell out of replacing the whole phone.
Here's a thread with directions.
I tried remapping my home button to the camera button and once in the os it works, but still boots into recovery everytime and doesn't let me wipe, flash,etc with the camera button. It aborts....
Also, a quick tip I learned......If u keep booting into recovery just go to console and type reboot android. It'll boot normally.
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with the remapping the keys make sure you push all the .kl files and if you want to remove the home button from working at all remove the home button line from the .kl file.
You should also make sure that you re-map your home button to do nothing, otherwise it will not work.
Thank u jj972 for that quick tip atleast I can get out of recovery mode....
I ask touched dell streak camera key did not respond in Recovery Mode, but after shutdown, press and hold Power + Camera, you can enter the Fastboot mode ..... only in the Recovery the mode, the Camera the key did not respond ...
Sorry my English is not good, is Google Translate, hope everyone can understand Orz ....
will not respond at all if your 5treak is shut down/off.
try this : turn on, when dell logo appear - quickly press& hold camera button (fastboot) or vol -+ button ( recovery)
ivantastic said:
will not respond at all if your 5treak is shut down/off.
try this : turn on, when dell logo appear - quickly press& hold camera button (fastboot) or vol -+ button ( recovery)
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In fact, my situation is in Recovery Mode, you can use the volume + / - move option, but press the Camera Key, but can not the select, but the Camera Key failure .... do not know that there is no one touched sothe case
Lyz said:
In fact, my situation is in Recovery Mode, you can use the volume + / - move option, but press the Camera Key, but can not the select, but the Camera Key failure .... do not know that there is no one touched sothe case
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you use the soft button menu (middle) key to select in recovery, and soft button back to go back
hope it helps
asianftw said:
you use the soft button menu (middle) key to select in recovery, and soft button back to go back
hope it helps
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menu (middle) key can not be selected .... if that is in this mode, lose the selected function first run into this the Dell ......
Hello everybody (please apologize for my bad english...)
I tried to hard reset my HD Mini which was running Android and now it won't boot up, the phone's displaying some error messages (in green, black screen)
here's the message:
nand id: 0x5500bcec maker=0xec device=0xbc
press VOLUME UP for RECOVERY
press VOLUME DOWN for FASTBOOT
flash_read_image: failed (319 errors)
ERROR: Cannot read recovery_header
flash_read_image: failed (3136 errors)
ERROR: Cannot read kernel image
ERROR: Could not do normal boot. Reverting to fastboot mode.
ENTERING FASTBOOT MODE
udc_start()
Here's what happens when I power the phone holdind Volume - :
PB92100
SPL-1.07.0000
ENGID 0xF
PCBID 0x80
MicroP(LED) 0x05
TP SNAPTICS
Please, could anyone help me to solve the above? has anyone experienced this?
Thank you
First of all, do you want android or Windows?
for android, when you see "ENTERING FASTBOOT MODE" then you can reinstall the Recovery and go!
Thanks for replying.
I just want my phone work again, so either Windows or Android...
But with android, i already intalled LK Boot (the message appears in blue now) then i installed the recovery from SC Dard but when the phone boots, it's only showing the black screen with message (in blue). With windows I stuck with the ''Invalid vendor ID'' while installing with RUU (I can't determinate my Vendor ID). So please help
Regards
esQmo said:
Thanks for replying.
I just want my phone work again, so either Windows or Android...
But with android, i already intalled LK Boot (the message appears in blue now) then i installed the recovery from SC Dard but when the phone boots, it's only showing the black screen with message (in blue). With windows I stuck with the ''Invalid vendor ID'' while installing with RUU (I can't determinate my Vendor ID). So please help
Regards
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You had Android before as you said, so you can come back to android easily. just be really sure you have reinstalled the Recovery correctly! (Even this happened to me, but at last you will Pass!)
have you tried to manually enter recovery by VolumeUp?
Please tell us the ROM you want to use.
I can't enter recovery manually, only with PC (with CWM LK Boot Recovery's update.bat file). when i power on the phone holding volume up, the phone displays this message (in blue = meaning that the LK Boot is installed):
nand id: 0x5500bcec maker=0xec device=0xbc
press VOLUME UP for RECOVERY
press VOLUME DOWN for FASTBOOT
flash_read_image: failed (319 errors)
ERROR: Cannot read recovery_header
flash_read_image: failed (3136 errors)
ERROR: Cannot read kernel image
ERROR: Could not do normal boot. Reverting to fastboot mode.
ENTERING FASTBOOT MODE
udc_start()
The rom i installed is Phonerty-MIUIv4-2.10.26
Thank again for replying
PS: this is what happens when i power phone holding Volume + :
nand id: 0x5500bcec maker=0xec device=0xbc
press VOLUME UP for RECOVERY
press VOLUME DOWN for FASTBOOT
ENTERING FASTBOOT MODE
udc_start()
Good,
When you can't enter Recovery manually (Volume Up), means either it hasn't been installed correctly or you button is damaged. Yes LK Boot is installed (the blue texts) but the Recovery (graphic interface) seems hasn't been installed.
if you can enter Recovery by PC, why not format and install ROM there (don't restart)? you may pass anyway!
and the last thing, did you hold both Power and Volume up? you should just power then release it, but hold Volume UP, what we see in the text you showed us, the phone hasn't detect the pressed Volume Up.
Have a nice try!
iPlasm said:
Good,
When you can't enter Recovery manually (Volume Up), means either it hasn't been installed correctly or you button is damaged. Yes LK Boot is installed (the blue texts) but the Recovery (graphic interface) seems hasn't been installed.
if you can enter Recovery by PC, why not format and install ROM there (don't restart)? you may pass anyway!
and the last thing, did you hold both Power and Volume up? you should just power then release it, but hold Volume UP, what we see in the text you showed us, the phone hasn't detect the pressed Volume Up.
Have a nice try!
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I've also formatted before i install the ROM but no succes...
I don't think there is a problem with the volume up button 'cause i use it in the recovery and when i press both volume buttons and power button it leads me to the WP reset option (factory resset) and i use the volume up button to confim the action (restoring).
And, is there a way in can check my Vendor ID? 'cause i would like to install WP but fastboot doesn't give me the CID, the command ''fastboot getvar CID'' returns ''CID: '' then nothing. I'm so desesperate...
BR.
Going Back to WM you should have the right ROM, or contact HTC for the right one, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21617447&postcount=2
And at last, what OS you want to be installed on your phone?
either Android or WP
but android would be better
esQmo said:
either Android or WP
but android would be better
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Alright then,
You said you can't enter Recovery by VolumeUp, right?
if right, connect USB to PC, Click on Update.bat, press number one, then number two, and restart phone (don't unplug phone), when entered fastboot, press number two again, you may now enter manually recovery. if you couldn't pass, press number two and on your phone you would see recovery interface, format and install the ROM, unplug USB and restart phone.....
Okay, will try. thanks again
iPlasm said:
Alright then,
You said you can't enter Recovery by VolumeUp, right?
if right, connect USB to PC, Click on Update.bat, press number one, then number two, and restart phone (don't unplug phone), when entered fastboot, press number two again, you may now enter manually recovery. if you couldn't pass, press number two and on your phone you would see recovery interface, format and install the ROM, unplug USB and restart phone.....
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i see the recovery interface,,,,,,,the cmw... i can access the options using volume up and down button........ but when i select the option using power button the phone restarts......if i press and hold the power button the option is selected and next menu appears but as soon as i let go power button to select option , the phone again restarts....the main thing is that i cant go past the first menu......is my power button faulty???....or is there any other way to use cmw??......and can i install rom using that update.exe command menu??......please help me....
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i see the recovery interface,,,,,,,the cmw... i can access the options using volume up and down button........ but when i select the option using power button the phone restarts......if i press and hold the power button the option is selected and next menu appears but as soon as i let go power button to select option , the phone again restarts....the main thing is that i cant go past the first menu......is my power button faulty???....or is there any other way to use cmw??......and can i install rom using that update.exe command menu??......please help me....
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There is nothing no need to press power!
only volume button, you saw the interface and you have to use the touch arrows to begin.
iPlasm said:
There is nothing no need to press power!
only volume button, you saw the interface and you have to use the touch arrows to begin.
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i may sound like noob........but can you please tell me which arrows to touch....i navigate to install zip from sd option using volume keys ....now how do i select it to go to further 2nd menu....there are 4 on screen buttons......are you talking about those on screen arrows???....because i touch them and nothing happens(may be touch screen problem,i recently got it repaired).....is there any other way to install rom using pc???....
anshulonweb said:
i may sound like noob........but can you please tell me which arrows to touch....i navigate to install zip from sd option using volume keys ....now how do i select it to go to further 2nd menu....there are 4 on screen buttons......are you talking about those on screen arrows???....because i touch them and nothing happens(may be touch screen problem,i recently got it repaired).....is there any other way to install rom using pc???....
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yeah I mean those 4 arrow buttons which you should touch them. if you touch the arrow, the selection above will move. And there is no need to move by using Volume keys in Recovery.
using PC, it should be possible through terminal ADB, which are some codes for connection. but I don't support this way.
I recommended that you do it by using touch, if the four arrow touch doesn't work, then how can you use it with Android? especially the Phone app is in the four arrow button direction.
iPlasm said:
yeah I mean those 4 arrow buttons which you should touch them. if you touch the arrow, the selection above will move. And there is no need to move by using Volume keys in Recovery.
using PC, it should be possible through terminal ADB, which are some codes for connection. but I don't support this way.
I recommended that you do it by using touch, if the four arrow touch doesn't work, then how can you use it with Android? especially the Phone app is in the four arrow button direction.
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well my touch is not working then because i press the arrows and nothing happen....... the problem is that even if i get my touch repaired again there is no way of knowing if it is working unless i come home and install recovery again and check it by pressing arrows.... i only see blue screen now...
can you please tell me how to install rom through adb.....i can take the risk.....please i will be very thankful.....once i install rom, i can get my phone repaired because i can show the person that touch is not working and he will repair it.... please help me....
anshulonweb said:
well my touch is not working then because i press the arrows and nothing happen....... the problem is that even if i get my touch repaired again there is no way of knowing if it is working unless i come home and install recovery again and check it by pressing arrows.... i only see blue screen now...
can you please tell me how to install rom through adb.....i can take the risk.....please i will be very thankful.....once i install rom, i can get my phone repaired because i can show the person that touch is not working and he will repair it.... please help me....
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You should follow a guide, search for (Install ROM through adb, install ROM without SDCARD, install ROM via adb)
Anyway, I found this guide may help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911228
Remember to enter recovery as you did it (Volume + up), So follow the link above at your risk, you may skip the Wipe/format step.
iPlasm said:
You should follow a guide, search for (Install ROM through adb, install ROM without SDCARD, install ROM via adb)
Anyway, I found this guide may help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911228
Remember to enter recovery as you did it (Volume + up), So follow the link above at your risk, you may skip the Wipe/format step.
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thanks for your help man.....:good:
Hi all,
Got this phone last week. It's been really laggy and basically unusable, it even lags when receiving calls and I miss half of them from being unable to answer. I was advised to wipe the cache partition, but the recovery menu is in Chinese. I got in touch with Motorola support who first tried to get me to delete all my data in the Chinese recovery menu, then gave me instructions to wipe the partition in English which I can't follow because the menu is in Chinese, and then said they couldn't help further. I can't find any other examples of Motorola phones with a Chinese recovery menu online.
Really not sure what to do!
Thanks for reading.
When I pressed power+volume down, phone booted into some Chinese screen, but it was not recovery, it was I think a testing menu. You might have pressed the same buttons. To boot to recovery, press power+volume up, this will launch a menu, keep pressing volume up to select recovery, then press volume down to launch recovery, after launching recovery you'll see no command screen, there you should hold power button and press volume up, this will launch recovery. Hope it helps.
That worked, thank you! Motorola were less than useless. Much appreciated.
In case it helps anyone, I fixed the lagging today by installing a new version of google play services, which I found by googling. Made everything better.
Please confirm which version of Google Play services you installed as I have the same problem.
Aman301582 said:
When I pressed power+volume down, phone booted into some Chinese screen, but it was not recovery, it was I think a testing menu. You might have pressed the same buttons. To boot to recovery, press power+volume up, this will launch a menu, keep pressing volume up to select recovery, then press volume down to launch recovery, after launching recovery you'll see no command screen, there you should hold power button and press volume up, this will launch recovery. Hope it helps.
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This wont work for me it will just restart the phone back to where you can choice fastboot, recovery and normal.. ****ing annoying.... Got the bot with no command text under and press power button and volum up frustrating. Even worse when someone els got it to work so it should be working.
wackyleaks said:
This wont work for me it will just restart the phone back to where you can choice fastboot, recovery and normal.. ****ing annoying.... Got the bot with no command text under and press power button and volum up frustrating. Even worse when someone els got it to work so it should be working.
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You have to hold Power button and tap volume up. Don't press both buttons simultaneously, hold Power, while holding Power tap volume up. If it does not work, then a system update might have changed the process (though highly unlikely I think).
Aman301582 said:
You have to hold Power button and tap volume up. Don't press both buttons simultaneously, hold Power, while holding Power tap volume up. If it does not work, then a system update might have changed the process (though highly unlikely I think).
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Iv managed to installl twrp but in the processes I dont know how only used fastboot format userdata and installed recovery. Rebooted the phone and it stuck it got no internal memory... So its totally wiped now its a xt1706 belive thats the E3 Power cant find any roms for it.
wackyleaks said:
Iv managed to installl twrp but in the processes I dont know how only used fastboot format userdata and installed recovery. Rebooted the phone and it stuck it got no internal memory... So its totally wiped now its a xt1706 belive thats the E3 Power cant find any roms for it.
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Stock images for e3 Power are available somewhere in the forum. Try flashing stock images. By the way there is no need to format userdata while flashing recovery.
Okay i managed to figure it out spent 5 houres or so had to use SP_Flash_TooL and some USB VCOM drivers for phone this can only be used on MTK chips.
trust me i just saw this post every google search is saying stuff about pressing volume down like it works XDA developers are life and life savers been using this since like 8 years ago and it still going strong had to leave my first comment
My huawei y511-u30 mobile is showing chineese in recovery mode and its not working also. As i want to flash my rom unable to get device detected by pc also
Recently I have updated the firmware to 8.1. by using Odin successfully. However, the Internal Storage was reduced to the half only. In trying to fix this, I reflashed it with 'Nand-Erase' option checked (stupidly!). Then everything gone wrong.
- Bootloop (Struck on SAMSUNG logo)
- No recovery
I reflashed without checking 'Nand-Erase' but still not working, bootloop.
Then I installed/flashed TWRP from Odin again. It was successful, but very sadly I can't do anything:
- Unable to restore backup
- No Factory Reset/Wiping Date, Cache etc.
- No Power off
- Unable to Mount
- Internal Storage show 0MB.
Have you ever faced this problem? Can any one help me please. I am really in need of your suggestion and advice.
SOLVED!
After browsing through lots of pages, I found a solution which works for me. Even though my problem has been solved, I will just put the solution here, in case anyone may face the same problem with me. Follow the Steps below...
Reboot into Recovery (Press volume up, home and power button at same time)
Phone will reboot, leave power button but keep holding other 2 buttons.
After you see android/system update installing screen, leave these 2 buttons
Wait for few seconds and phone will show 'no command' then press volume button 3/4times and system recovery will open
with volume keys go to "wipe cache" and press power key.
after that select "wipe data/reset" and press power key.
after that select reboot phone and press power key
now phone will go to Samsung logo screen and you may think that it is again stuck in bootloop
But no, wait for some time->for me it was less than 4-5 min
and you will see the installing apps and other messages on screen
DONE!
Be Happy
Very considerate for you to post that info up for others. Thank you.