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I was wondering if anyone is working on a way to fully root the Behold 2. I tried the temporary root tutorial but seeing how fastboot cannot be accessed I was curious if there has been progress made or is it totally unrootable
Eric
Yeah i'm working on it without a behold 2 at the monent
I have 2 or 3 ideas which i'm sure will work. I'll have more when i finally get rid of my galaxy and get a behold 2
I will keep my fingers crossed on you getting a Behold 2. I was going to take my Behold 2 back to T-Mobile and go back to the MyTouch 3G but I cant see getting rid of a device when there is soooo much potential for it. Plus having the AMOLED screen and the 5MP camera helps too.
Eric
don't forget 320mb ram!! even more than any other HTC phone right now.
The Behold II is nice, I have one, anything I can do to help let me know, I am very eager to root this thing and get rid of touch wiz.
u can install open home which should do it for now.
Thats already done, but there is still the taint of touchwiz.. wonderful phone, horrible UI.
Yeah I had Open Home on it as well but earlier today I purchased GDE from the market and am really digging this home replacement.
Eric
Found this by accident, cant figure out how to do it again. was trying to get into recovery mode.
Awesome. So it can be accessed somehow. that is VERY good news
Eric
Interesting!
You can flash the recovery through Odin too, but its restored on the next boot.
Fastboot mode
Ok so I have been able to reproduce it now, this is how I am getting into fastboot, have your usb cable plugged into your computer then plug it into the phone, very quickly press vol down + send + power. thats it, the part i was missing was the usb cable timing, it appears to be required, this is of course from a powered off state.
GREAT I just tried this and it WORKS yessssss.... someone wanna try rc29
I keep trying to get this, and all it does is bring me to recovery whether I hold or briefly press volume down, send, and power.... any suggestions?
It's powered off, plug in usb cable, quickly press buttons, and I get recovery... no fastboot for me
EDIT:GOT IT!!!!! Seems after trying in order volume down, send, power I wasn't able to get it, however, I just tried, send, volume down, power in that order and it worked!
no no no .,.,..
power off wait 5 sec's
plug usb in and immediately press volume down, send, and power
I think the reboot issue is caused by a scan in an init script or something like that..
To solve this issue I would have to look deeper into it, a quicker way would be to find someone who knows java.
He could write an app which starts itself on boot_completed and executes the root command.
I was looking at exactly that Getting there...
Getting there.
hehe, cant wait.
man i sure hope someone figure out how soon, i love this phone
This guy found a work around for the samsung moment ,,, which suffers the same reboot issue...
http://midnightchannel.net/blog/255-how-to-root-the-samsung-moment.html
I know I have Few or no posts at all... but I am quite experienced with Android OS... I wish i could have contributed more to this forum before asking for help on such an INTRICATE problem.. Anyways
The rundown is this, in the sequence in which the things occured... Today i set my phone down, (Droid X, Rooted, Running Apex 1.4.1) and it was working perfectly fine. I then pick it up, absolutely nothing had been done to it between me setting it down and picking it up, and the hard buttons (Menu, Home, Back, Search, Volume Rockers, Camera Button) all not working, only the lock button on top. So, I think like I always do, Battery pull time. I preform a pull, and turn the phone back on, then it's stuck on "M", just stays there. I pull again, stuck again, nothing, one more time and it goes to stock recovery mode just the Android and Exclamation triangle, (I have clockworkmod installed) but of course, no hardbuttons are working so it's false hope. I press buttons over and over out of frustration and I bring up the menu, but that's all i can do, and i have to hold the Volume rocker down, and search to even do that, but besides that i can do nothing more. So I'm stuck at what I see as a dead end, can't move through recovery because buttons aren't working for whatever reason, so i can't flash SBF, or stock reset... So I'm asking for help, please.
wunsung said:
I know I have Few or no posts at all... but I am quite experienced with Android OS... I wish i could have contributed more to this forum before asking for help on such an INTRICATE problem.. Anyways
The rundown is this, in the sequence in which the things occured... Today i set my phone down, (Droid X, Rooted, Running Apex 1.4.1) and it was working perfectly fine. I then pick it up, absolutely nothing had been done to it between me setting it down and picking it up, and the hard buttons (Menu, Home, Back, Search, Volume Rockers, Camera Button) all not working, only the lock button on top. So, I think like I always do, Battery pull time. I preform a pull, and turn the phone back on, then it's stuck on "M", just stays there. I pull again, stuck again, nothing, one more time and it goes to stock recovery mode just the Android and Exclamation triangle, (I have clockworkmod installed) but of course, no hardbuttons are working so it's false hope. I press buttons over and over out of frustration and I bring up the menu, but that's all i can do, and i have to hold the Volume rocker down, and search to even do that, but besides that i can do nothing more. So I'm stuck at what I see as a dead end, can't move through recovery because buttons aren't working for whatever reason, so i can't flash SBF, or stock reset... So I'm asking for help, please.
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have you tried getting it into bootloader mode?
hold vol - + camera + search while powering the device on
if you can get into bootloader mode than you can flash an sbf file
If you tried everything you can think of and still can't get it to do anything take it back to verizon. If you can't get it to work I doubt most of the employees at verizon would be able to get it to work either
Did you try a long battery pull. 30 seconds or more?
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Pull the battery and then.plug the phone into.the wall charger. Then put the battery back in, and when the phone boots up it should boot to clockwork
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Did this work?
Water got on my phone. Imediately turned it off. After a few days of drying out it turned on and booted up fine, but I powered it off just to be safe. Few days later wouldn't get past verizon logo. Any ideas?
how old is the phone? Does it carry any warranty at all?
I would try the C+B+ Power boot combination to try your luck if you dont care about losing the phone content.
Doesnt alter the OS nor image, so its just a cleaning.
May not improve your status if it's bricked, but it's faster than exchange for other (about 1 min).
The c b button combination shows me an image then flashes to the verizon logo where it is stuck
Pull out battery, hold power button for 20-30 secs.
Then try to boot.
If that doesnt work, try booting up holding "Backspace" "Enter" & "Search"
Did you ever get this working? I'm curious if it's still having problems, can you take it in to the Verizon store, or call their support, to walk you through getting it up and running?
The backspace, enter search combo worked! I am unable to get the wifi working though. Whenever I go to the wireless settings tab it just takes me back to the main screen. Any ideas?
Well that was short lived. Power cycled the phone a few times and having the same issue... Everything was working when it was on except the wifi...
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The backspace, enter search combo worked! I am unable to get the wifi working though. Whenever I go to the wireless settings tab it just takes me back to the main screen. Any ideas?
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Your welcome, no problem.
So your wifi isn't working eh? hmm...Take out your battery and clean the contacts with a rubber eraser. (on the ones on the phone itself) Then, put the battery back in and hold r + b then boot up the phone.
This will restore all user settings.
After you have done that, go to phone settings and click Erase Phone Data.
I know you have done that with the step explained above, but this will get it to work properly
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nlbailey said:
The backspace, enter search combo worked! I am unable to get the wifi working though. Whenever I go to the wireless settings tab it just takes me back to the main screen. Any ideas?
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Your welcome, no problem.
So your wifi isn't working eh? hmm...Take out your battery and clean the contacts with a rubber eraser. (on the ones on the phone itself) Then, put the battery back in and hold r + b then boot up the phone.
This will restore all user settings. ( i know this goes to the original kin mode but thats the point, but if your phone is incapable, then it will just erase your phone. After you have done the r+b combo, do it again then do the step below)
After you have done that, go to phone settings and click Erase Phone Data.
I know you have done that with the step explained above, but this will get it to work properly
The phone is on right now, but i am scared to turn it off again. Since I am at work right now I will do the r+b combo when I get home in case it wont turn back on. Also what exactly is it that the backspace, enter, combo does?
nlbailey said:
The phone is on right now, but i am scared to turn it off again. Since I am at work right now I will do the r+b combo when I get home in case it wont turn back on. Also what exactly is it that the backspace, enter, combo does?
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The combination "gives more power" the the battery I suppose. I'm guessing it makes the phone turn on when it crashed. I used to know what it was for. I'll try to remember. It's going to be hard since no one else knew the combo. (well at least I think).
Good thing I didn't post this yet because I remember now. It's basically a "hidden" way to turn on the phone if it crashes with the "key". Key meaning the power button. I do not know the exact name for it.
As suggested, starting a new thread.
Hello,
Straight to the point, Rooted UK Atrix, running 2.3.4. no other MOD OR rom or anything, i like motoblur.
Stupidly Used Bloatfreezer to freeze 'home' without having another launcher to return to. Can't use the phone now. Trying to reset (hard or soft i do not know the difference) and the phone reads ''fastboot'' then i toggle down using volume - to android recovery and the phone is coming up with starting rsd protocol x2 and nothing else (using the power + & - methods).
If i leave my phone to just boot it resides on a white screen teasing me with noises of logging in but i cannot see anything.
I'm really lost to be honest, i have no idea what to do and i am not good with terminology either (adw, flashboots, cm7 i have no idea what they are).
I know there are sooo many threads with different answer's so that is why i am starting a new thread.
To factory reset using recovery...
1.Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button.
2.Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", press Vol up key
3.Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then release the volume down button
*4.Tap on bottom right corner of the screen (may take a few times). a menu will come up
5.Tap on "wipe data/factory reset", and press OK. Another Confirmation screen will come. Press Yes and OK
6.After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Press OK.
7.Phone will reboot to initial setup MOTOBLUR screen.
NOTE/If on Android 2.3.4 then replace step #4 with pressing both Volume buttons at the same time. Also, use the Power button to activate the highlighted option instead of looking for the OK.
Sent from Rob's Atrix
atrixuk said:
As suggested, starting a new thread.
Hello,
Straight to the point, Rooted UK Atrix, running 2.3.4. no other MOD OR rom or anything, i like motoblur.
Stupidly Used Bloatfreezer to freeze 'home' without having another launcher to return to. Can't use the phone now. Trying to reset (hard or soft i do not know the difference) and the phone reads ''fastboot'' then i toggle down using volume - to android recovery and the phone is coming up with starting rsd protocol x2 and nothing else (using the power + & - methods).
If i leave my phone to just boot it resides on a white screen teasing me with noises of logging in but i cannot see anything.
I'm really lost to be honest, i have no idea what to do and i am not good with terminology either (adw, flashboots, cm7 i have no idea what they are).
I know there are sooo many threads with different answer's so that is why i am starting a new thread.
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Can you get to android market via your computer? If so go to it, log in, find a launcher and install to your phone. Once rebooted to the phone, it *should* give you a choice or just automatically choose the new launcher. What does double tapping your home button bring you too? I was able to find my alternative launcher by moving around via that.
sounds like ya have frozen system files
prolly be easyest to unlock bootloader and push a custom rom to it (they work better than stock anyway
Yes i did freeze the home app.
I really mean thanks to those replied. Unfortunately i have tried the first suggestion but it doesn't let me get to step 3 with the triangle, fast boot - android recovery - can't fast boot 2 etc can't get passed that.
i have just plugged it in the Laptop, taking sim out, and it has started! i thought it was broken!! but unfortunately not 'home' yet...
SO it is at the motoblur login screen, should i log in? press factory reset? Any suggestions?
I'm not sure how to push an app straight to phone so i can install a launcher...
we're nearly there guys!
In addition to what Robkort said a few posts up ^^^ to get into the recovery on 2.3.4 you may have to scroll down once you see fastboot, until you see "Android Recovery" and press vol up - when the android dude comes up, if tapping the bottom right corner doesnt get you into recovery, press BOTH volume buttons at the same time.
It is now up and working with me just simply plugging it in, running moto sync, logging in to market from laptop and sending the launcher app..
Wifi was enabled luckily before i froze home, so when i pressed log in it went 'error' then launcher pro just popped up so now i think i just unfreeze home, turn it off, put my sim in and fingers crossed..
wish me luck!
Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
It's worrying how much happier i am now that i am back on top with my phone working. Pretty dependant we become!
All my widgets, and motoblur have gone, and some writing is in a different language :/ universal inbox is not there either.
Still Thanks for all the suggestions!
I suggest this thread should be 'FROZEN' or just stay open if anyone ever freezes 'home' without having another launcher installed.
I'm glad i didn't need to flash anything, put other ROMS on, hard reset losing everything, solved pretty simple luckily.
Hi All,
I need your quick help, I dont know why but I cannot start my Samsung focus v1.3.
I tried to flash it by pressing power button + volume down + camera button but can't do hard reset.
When I am trying to remove battery and reattach battery again, then phone just showing "SAMSUNG" screen and again goes switched off.
Even I tried to press power button + volume UP + camera button then it shows only "Download Mode" screen only nothing happens after this.
Please need your help!
Many thanks in advance,
Since you just flashed it, I assume that it started up by displaying 'SAMSUNG" and seems to be stuck there.
If that is the case, you need to be patient. It takes a few minutes to get past that point. Every time I flash, I feel like I have done something wrong and the phone is bricked. But it always moves past that point after a few minutes.
wildbilll said:
Since you just flashed it, I assume that it started up by displaying 'SAMSUNG" and seems to be stuck there.
If that is the case, you need to be patient. It takes a few minutes to get past that point. Every time I flash, I feel like I have done something wrong and the phone is bricked. But it always moves past that point after a few minutes.
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Thanks for your reply,
But I haven't flashed my phone..
and from yesterday it is showing same 'SAMSUNG' name screen and then again goes switched off..
dont know what is going wrong.. or is it due to battery issue?
please help!
nah, it's the power button switch which somehow got stuck, it's a relatively common issue with the focus it seems
some people have reported that cleaning the button helps, others simply have replaced the whole switch at a local repair center... do what you think is best
Saiyaku said:
nah, it's the power button switch which somehow got stuck, it's a relatively common issue with the focus it seems
some people have reported that cleaning the button helps, others simply have replaced the whole switch at a local repair center... do what you think is best
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Thanks Saiyaku,
But how power button works when I press (Powerbutton + Volume UP + Camera button), screen shows me "Download Mode" nothing happens after that. Yesterday whole I tried these options..
help
To flash magldr, you need that combo , press power button + volume UP + camera button then it shows only "Download Mode". To flash a ROM, you go Vol DOWN, and then reset your phone, or format, and then go back to the same menu, and when you see the do you want to format your phone stuff, you hit the back button and you'll see the magldr screen where you'll connect your USB and go forward with the flashing process. Perhaps try flashing an actual ROM to your phone. You can't really do squat from from the download screen but add magldr really. Hope that helps you.
Please need your help!
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To flash magldr, you need that combo , press power button + volume UP + camera button then it shows only "Download Mode". To flash a ROM, you go Vol DOWN, and then reset your phone, or format, and then go back to the same menu, and when you see the do you want to format your phone stuff, you hit the back button and you'll see the magldr screen where you'll connect your USB and go forward with the flashing process. Perhaps try flashing an actual ROM to your phone. You can't really do squat from from the download screen but add magldr really. Hope that helps you.
Please need your help!
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Thank you for your comment, but I haven't installed magldr.
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But how power button works when I press (Powerbutton + Volume UP + Camera button), screen shows me "Download Mode" nothing happens after that.
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because download mode disables the power switch (it even says "do not turn off"), that's why it seems to "work". power switch is active at the format prompt, however, so when you enter that mode the phone turns off immediately afterwards
do a little experiment: remove the battery, then put it on again while you're pressing volume down plus camera... you'll probably see a little surprise there
it's the switch. go repair that nao
i have the same problem, and many unfortunate people out there , but my phone on service center now, and i just wanna tell you about this thread this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007946, maybe can make you calm for a while... look at his problem solution