Action + Power key combination??? What does it do - myTouch 3G, Magic General

Okay, so my Mytouch is bricked, and I'm trying to figure out if theres a way to unbrick it and while messing with the phone I do this:
While the phone is off, when holding down the "Action" key then pressing the "Power" key, the led illuminates blue. The screen does nothing!
So, I don't know if something else happens to a perfectly normal working MT3G/Hero but I thought I would share and ask if there are any other key combination besides the regular fastboot presses.
Is there a list or does anyone know all the possible combinations and what they do?

I'm in the same boat as you, but I've tried every combination possible and nothing. The only thing I can say is after about 3 hours on a charger the charging light comes on but once I press the power key that stops. I think this is one of those phones that once you brick you're done for and there is nothing to bring it back.

Home+Power = recovery mode
volume down+power = fastboot
don't know of any past that

I had saved this info a while back:
BACK + POWER : Fastboot mode
VOLDOWN + POWER : Hboot mode
ACTION (trackball) + POWER : Radio Bootloader
HOME + POWER : Recovery mode
SEND + MENU + POWER : Reboot
I don't know what's the use of the Radio bootloader though. What I can tell you is that even on a working phone you don't get more than the blue led (I just tested)
sorry if it's not very helpful

PurpleFries said:
Home+Power = recovery mode
volume down+power = fastboot
don't know of any past that
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swissp said:
I had saved this info a while back:
BACK + POWER : Fastboot mode
VOLDOWN + POWER : Hboot mode
ACTION (trackball) + POWER : Radio Bootloader
HOME + POWER : Recovery mode
SEND + MENU + POWER : Reboot
I don't know what's the use of the Radio bootloader though. What I can tell you is that even on a working phone you don't get more than the blue led (I just tested)
sorry if it's not very helpful
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Thanks for the help, this actually helps

Just wanna to adds :
From Fast Boot screen <vol down + power> and you press <back>, will come this options :
<vol down> HBoot Mode
<send> Reset Device
<Action> Restart to HBoot
<MENU> Power Down

I have a Magic phone that became bricked after a faulty Radio upgrade.
I'm getting this icon EVERYTIME:
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But if I press Action+Power, the screen is black and the led is also blue!!!!
Can this be a way out?

Did flash of Hboot 1.33.2005 while being on HBoot 1.33.2010. that action made my cell be able only power on with Vodafone red splash screen stayin forever.
Cant access HBOOT through Back+Power or Vol down+Power anymore.And dont have any ROM installed on phone.
Found that combination as well Action+Power.
dont know if it usefull in this case.
Option i found so far is JTAG method. that can unbrick device by loadin new HBOOT and Radio. so resurrection still available. didnt try it but hope i will.
gud luck w ur deadmen guys! keep tryin
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Phk said:
I have a Magic phone that became bricked after a faulty Radio upgrade.
I'm getting this icon EVERYTIME:
But if I press Action+Power, the screen is black and the led is also blue!!!!
Can this be a way out?
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go to HBoot (if it still possible 4 ur brick) so u ll be able to flash new radio and hboot in the right way + load recovery u need to flash rom

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allmost dead MAGIC

Hi there - Hope you can help me
2 weeks ago i got an HTC MAGIC with HERO ROM installed
I tryid to get a original MAGIC ROM in it, but it didn´t work.
Found a HTC HERO ROM at this site and tryid to install it, but all my MAGIC is doing now, is turn on - show the picture i have set as background - and after 2 to 5 sek. a little "screen" pops up and it says =
SORRY, The process android.process acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again
How can i get my MAGIC to work again ? With MAGIC ROM or HERO ROM (Thats not important)
I can´t get into the menu, so i can´t switch on/off anything.
Hope oyu can help me
your flashing a bad ROM
turn your phone off and reboot into recovery
wipe everything... flash a real man's ROM and reboot
did you remember to wipe before you flashed the new rom?
Hi again
No i didn´t wipe anything, i dont know how to ?
My MAGIC can´t do anything
In fastbootmode (Back + power) there are =
1.(Vol down) Hboot mode
2. (Send) Reset device (Dont know witch botton)
3. (Action) Restart to Hboot (Dont know witch botton)
4. (Menu) Power down
When i just turn the MAGIC on normally, i cant get it to do anything, but show the popup window, saying: SORRY, The process android.process acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again
I have tried alot with Windows Mobile, but never with Android - And iam lost
turn your phone off
turn it back on holding home button + power/end button
you should enter recovery mode
even with windows mobile they recomend u wipe after a rom install lol
Do this, it will ebter you into recovery mode, in which you can wipe esrything you need to before reflashing a new rom.
turn your phone off
turn it back on holding home button + power/end button
you should enter recovery mode
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alan090 said:
even with windows mobile they recomend u wipe after a rom install lol
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And ?
I have newer had problems with Windows mobile
But can you tell me what to do now =
Pressing HOME + POWER botton; It turns on, but keep standing on af screen with HTC MAGIC, and dos not do anything else
Binary100100 said:
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Thank you
Any help will be perfect
All it can do now (That i know) is;
Turn on with errors and can´t do anything
Or
Turn on in fastboot mode (Crying smiley)
1. Hold down the HOME button (picture of a house)
2. Press and hold Power/End (red key) until you get some type of boot logo
3. Release Power/End but keep holding HOME
4. Hold HOME until you boot in to Recovery
If you get no Recovery, then you have no custom Recovery installed and you will need to look in to installing one. If you do get in to Recovery, let us know what version it is.
tbrummell said:
1. Hold down the HOME button (picture of a house)
2. Press and hold Power/End (red key) until you get some type of boot logo
3. Release Power/End but keep holding HOME
4. Hold HOME until you boot in to Recovery
If you get no Recovery, then you have no custom Recovery installed and you will need to look in to installing one. If you do get in to Recovery, let us know what version it is.
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I have tried what you said (1 to 4) but all it does is show HTC MAGIC in screen.
I have tried to hold both bottons down up to 2 min. - Nothing happaens.
But how do i install anything when the MAGIC can´t do anything
I have tried to install RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Europe_305401 but computer and MAGIC won´t se eachother...... Tell me to check USB connection, but drivers are install and i can se the MAGICs SDcart on my computer.
Iam am SO confused
Sounds like you have attempted to install an official ROM on a previously rooted device. That means you would have lost the custom recovery that was on there.
Boot back to FastBoot and tell us what Radio and SPL you have....
tbrummell said:
Sounds like you have attempted to install an official ROM on a previously rooted device. That means you would have lost the custom recovery that was on there.
Boot back to FastBoot and tell us what Radio and SPL you have....
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In screen it says;
SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H
H-BOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
CPLD-12
RADIO-3.22.20.17
OK, you are going to have to use ADB. Do you know how to use it? Do you have it installed? Google "Android SDK" to find it and install it.
Once you have adb installed, conenct your phone and boot in to Fastboot (hold Back and press Power), once in Fastboot plug in your USB cable, your screen should say "FASTBOOT USB". In a command prompt on your pc, from the fast boot directory (typically c:/Android/Tools) type "adb devices", it should return your device id. If it does, you are good to go to follow the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=605239
From the "Downgrade (Revert back to) 32A 3.22 Radio and SPL" section.
You are very close to having a brick where you currently are, so tread lightly friend. Verify these directions I have given you, but that is the route I would take if I were in your shoes.
Read this as well...
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.p...agic32A_Firmware_to_CyanogenMod#3.22.x_Radios
Thank you - i will try.
Now i have another problem to look at
Can´t install Android-SDK - maybe its my Win7 there is the problem
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I have it installed on Win7. Do what the screenshot says, force https:. Are you behind any type of firewall?
tbrummell said:
I have it installed on Win7. Do what the screenshot says, force https:. Are you behind any type of firewall?
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Tried to shutdown firewall.
Disconnected my router.
Cant force HTTPS:
Dont now enough to do it.
tbrummell - 1000 Thanks for your help, but it is almost better to buy a new MAGIC when iam so stupid that i cant force the HTTPS

i discoverd new way to fix BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH ...

hello
you know the last method to press vol up + vol down + power
thats dosent work know with 2.2 or 2.2.1 ..
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so i improved it to be like that = vol up+ vol down +power and wait the screen gonna be black then back to ! then go black again when go black again do the download combo power+ home + vol down ..
it will enter download mode and flash your rom and have fun ..
u don't need to send it to Samsung or buy usb jig
note: maybe this method will not work on devices cant do the 3 button combo
or the devices has a corrupted boot loader but i tried it twice ..
trok2008 said:
hello
you know the last method to press vol up + vol down + power
thats dosent work know with 2.2 or 2.2.1 ..
so i improved it to be like that = vol up+ vol down +power and wait the screen gonna be black then back to ! then go black again when go black again do the download combo power+ home + vol down ..
it will enter download mode and flash your rom and have fun ..
u don't need to send it to Samsung or buy usb jig
note: maybe this method will not work on devices cant do the 3 button combo
or the devices has a corrupted boot loader but i tried it twice ..
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Your description is really hard to understand.The screen you are posting about means NO Death.Actually i have had it a few times,and download mode is accessible from this screen,recovery mode is not though.This screen refers to a bad connection while flashing which is usually not harmful(unless you are updating bootloaders) and it is easy to recover from it.
tackygr said:
Your description is really hard to understand.The screen you are posting about means NO Death.Actually i have had it a few times,and download mode is accessible from this screen,recovery mode is not though.This screen refers to a bad connection while flashing which is usually not harmful(unless you are updating bootloaders) and it is easy to recover from it.
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Agreedwith you.
Wow....a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.
The second poster is right...you didn't actually do what you thought you did, whatever it is you thought you did as the first post is nearly gibberish. Read a little more on the different states your phone can be in and you will understand.
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trok2008 said:
you know the last method to press vol up + vol down + power
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Umm.. Maybe its because you were pressing the wrong keys in the first place. I'm surprised you got that combo working in 2.1 (which is what you are implying)..
Also, the picture you showed I've had a few times, and I never needed a jig. You simply pull the power, use Home+Vol down+power, and THEN plug the phone in by USB. JIG's are RARELY needed, and in some cases, people who think they need a jig might just have a faulty phone, or may simply not be willing to experiment to get it working again.
Sorry, its good that you are contributing, but I myself recall posting similar posts to the forum many times in the past, and many others have as well. But nevertheless, good to hear that you got it working!
Auzy said:
Umm.. Maybe its because you were pressing the wrong keys in the first place. I'm surprised you got that combo working in 2.1 (which is what you are implying)..
Also, the picture you showed I've had a few times, and I never needed a jig. You simply pull the power, use Home+Vol down+power, and THEN plug the phone in by USB. JIG's are RARELY needed, and in some cases, people who think they need a jig might just have a faulty phone, or may simply not be willing to experiment to get it working again.
Sorry, its good that you are contributing, but I myself recall posting similar posts to the forum many times in the past, and many others have as well. But nevertheless, good to hear that you got it working!
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How boot on dowload mode from this screen? without using usb jig? the 3 button doesn't work for me
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tackygr said:
Your description is really hard to understand.The screen you are posting about means NO Death.Actually i have had it a few times,and download mode is accessible from this screen,recovery mode is not though.This screen refers to a bad connection while flashing which is usually not harmful(unless you are updating bootloaders) and it is easy to recover from it.
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Hi mate !
How u boot on download mode from the black screen? without usb jig, the 3 button trick doesn't work for me :crying:

Unlock the "muster"

Hello
i forgot the unlock "muster" not the password this other thing to unlock dont know in english sorry ...and i forgot my google account and now i cant unlock my phone...got any1 a idea?
greetz
Spini
Every idea consists of knowing your google account. Could be possible to retrieve things with adb from 2nt-intit.
and how i do this ? or root it ? but i cant install usb driver or so...
First google how to get/use adb.
Then search how to disable the lock u have.
f.i. sim lock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409304
Then go to 2nt-init (blue let on startup => vol down) => something with adb
....
....
Could always flash your sbf again check before you flash, should clear it up, or normally you can call your provider if you've forgotten your pin code ask them for a PUK (its basically the back up pin)
Good luck
teamwork makes the dream work
I think he means the unlock pattern. If you are on stock rom, your only option is to do a factory reset. (see all in defy beginners guide how to wipe data). But then you lose ALL your data.
If you're on CM7, I think you can do it without loosing a thing.
its the pattern...i try to get into the recovery modus yeah i am on the stock rom...but when i try to get into the recovery modus i get a bad symbole..i cant enter it :/
Do you mean the android and the triangle? Volume + and volume - at same time should get you the options,
Having just tried everything I can think of, data wipe and restore for contacts ect, your stuck with a factory reset
teamwork makes the dream work
yeah this..u are right..but how i factory reset it when i cant enter the recovery and i cant enter into the phone ?
From the All-in-one Defy Beginners guide:
How do I enter Recovery Mode?!: With the Phone off press VOLUME DOWN then, while still pressed, power up the phone and leave VOL key pressed until you see a Yellow triangle, once you see this you are in Recovery now press Vol Up and Vol Down at the same time (if you are in Froyo) and the menu will appear, if you are on Éclair the menu should appear without having to press anything.
Turn the phone off, hold volume - and then press the pwr button keep volume - held until you see the
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Then press both volume buttons at same time use the volume buttons to navigate and do a factory reset
Was typing while the previous post came in, use the beginner's guide and you'll be fine
teamwork makes the dream work
if i press Phone off button and Volumen Down button it come this scree
And then press Both volume up and down at the same time
awesome..thank you some much....;-)

[Q][SOLVED] How to boot into recovery using hardware buttons?

There have been some people telling that we can boot into recovery using HOME + POWER but unfortunately it won't work for me. It won't work for some other people too.. But since some people state it works! Im confused..
I wonder if I should flash fastboot with a different method(kdz).
Any help ın this?
Thanks!
Editt: flashing the kdz in this thread solved it
For me the hardware buttons work u need to press VolumeUp+Power+Home hit thanks if it worked
Long press Power, when it powers up press Home and don't release the Home button until it boots into recovery.
snakkarike said:
For me the hardware buttons work u need to press VolumeUp+Power+Home hit thanks if it worked
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Nope! it didn't
snakkarike said:
For me the hardware buttons work u need to press VolumeUp+Power+Home hit thanks if it worked
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lewymaro said:
Long press Power, when it powers up press Home and don't release the Home button until it boots into recovery.
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Nope! didn't help
by holding volume up press both power and home at the same time and keep holding it
snakkarike said:
by holding volume up press both power and home at the same time and keep holding it
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dude! doesn't work!
ok then flash the kdz
Some times you must press so hard you smash the keys!!!
I would suggest you to reflash kdz file...
Flash a different recovery and try again
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nah, flashing a new recovery wont work..
ill try flashing kdz ...
if you're using a custom ROM then press and hold power will give you power menu where you can choose to reboot in recovery or fastboot (bootloader)
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stock ROM is very terrible, you shouldn't use it anymore
fulloflove said:
if you're using a custom ROM then press and hold power will give you power menu where you can choose to reboot in recovery or fastboot (bootloader)
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stock ROM is very terrible, you shouldn't use it anymore
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Dude why dont you go to a thread where you understand what people are talking about?
Btw flashing the kdz in this thread solved it
HOLD
Thats How i do it i hold power and home button until the phone vibrates.When it vibrates i stop holding power and i still hold home button
pwned686 said:
Thats How i do it i hold power and home button until the phone vibrates.When it vibrates i stop holding power and i still hold home button
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Yeah yeah, i do it that way too. As i said flashing the kdz solved it

i9000 Can't get into HBOOT

So my friend rooted and flashed CWM on his Galaxy S i9000, then he wasnt happy so he tried to restore the old backup. It gave him an error, now the phone is stuck in bootloop. The problem is that he cant get back into HBOOT either because Power+Vol UP+Home doesnt work. Any ideas guys?
Thanks for helping
chargerbandit said:
So my friend rooted and flashed CWM on his Galaxy S i9000, then he wasnt happy so he tried to restore the old backup. It gave him an error, now the phone is stuck in bootloop. The problem is that he cant get back into HBOOT either because Power+Vol UP+Home doesnt work. Any ideas guys?
Thanks for helping
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Do a battery pull first
try a different combination of keys ( Vol down+home+power or home+power )
Failing which use easy reboot recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796807
xsenman said:
Do a battery pull first
try a different combination of keys ( Vol down+home+power or home+power )
Failing which use easy reboot recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796807
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Thanks for your help. All those combos don't work for some reason. I am not sure how Easy Reboot Recovery would work since I believe the phone doesn't get recognized by the USB.
chargerbandit said:
Thanks for your help. All those combos don't work for some reason. I am not sure how Easy Reboot Recovery would work since I believe the phone doesn't get recognized by the USB.
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ok, try battery pull and reinsert method for download mode
1) Press and hold (volume down+home key+power button)
2) insert the battery
by ruaylau
Did you ever get into to Download Mode or Recovery Mode before you stuck?
Yeah, I accessed the recovery with Vol Up + Power + Home, but only when the phone was booted up fully. He was trying to restore the old ROM in CWM but it gave him error flashing boot image, then he restarted the phone and got the bootloop problem, so theres no way to restart it into HBOOT. I will try your method xsenman, have to wait till sunday so the phone gets here. If anyone has some other tips, I would appreciate it.
chargerbandit said:
Yeah, I accessed the recovery with Vol Up + Power + Home, but only when the phone was booted up fully. He was trying to restore the old ROM in CWM but it gave him error flashing boot image, then he restarted the phone and got the bootloop problem, so theres no way to restart it into HBOOT. I will try your method xsenman, have to wait till sunday so the phone gets here. If anyone has some other tips, I would appreciate it.
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May be you bricked your phone. You can try solutions mentioned below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
USB-jig FTW
It's not bricked..if you're seeing anything on the screen, it should be recoverable. And even hard bricked phone can be saved with the UnBrickablemod.
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Okay heres the thing. Easy Reboot Recovery does nothing, just opens and closes, I guess since it kinda doesn't recognize the USB from the phone. Then I used SGS Rescue Kit, launched OneClick.jar, connected the phone, clicked unsoft brick and it said Sucessful, the phone started showing the Samsung logo, but then nothing happens. Tried Easy Reboot Recovery again, but nothing. Any ideas?
Can you still access download mod ( Volume Key down + Menu + Power ) ?
If yes you can download a stock ROM that includes PIT PDA PHONE CSC and BOOTLOADER files, this page contains links to all theses files :
http://www.androidgen.fr/tutoriel-s...id-gingerbread-2-3-6-odin-article-2110-2.html
Now once you download these files just start Odin and put:
s1_odin_20100512.pit in PIT
CODE_I9000XWJVZ_CL762604_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5 in PDA
MODEM_I9000XXJVT_REV_00_CL1064602.tar.md5 in MODEM
GT-I9000-CSC-HOME-MULTI-OXAJVT.tar.md5 in CSC
APBOOT_I9000XWJVZ_CL762604_REV03_user_low_ship.tar.md5 in BOOTLOADER
Make sure that "Re-Partition" is checked as shown in this Screenshot:
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Now hit start and wait for the magic to happen
Good luck
Did that, and it worked. Thank you very much!
great forum with lot of fantastic help.:good:
chargerbandit said:
Did that, and it worked. Thank you very much!
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