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Is there any way to factory reset my broken Bell i9000?

My Bell i9000 SGS has been locking up several times a day since I got it. Today I was installing Weather Bug and Weather Channel apps and it locked--now it won't boot at all.
I guess the phone is probably faulty and will need to be exchanged. Nonetheless, I'd feel better if I could factory reset the phone before returning it. I'm always happier when my private info isn't on the phone before returning it...
I tried all the key combos I could find on boot up, none of them do anything. If I keep holding any of them, it just powers the phone off and on repeatedly.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721111
use the one with the BIG warning

AllGamer said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721111
use the one with the BIG warning
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I can't boot up into Android at all.

try recovery mode
hold volume up key + big square home button key + power button key
when you see the screen light up with the B/W Samsung logo, let go of the power button key
then inside the recovery mode, you have the option to Wipe your data

AllGamer said:
try recovery mode
hold volume up key + big square home button key + power button key
when you see the screen light up with the B/W Samsung logo, let go of the power button key
then inside the recovery mode, you have the option to Wipe your data
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The phone just keeps booting as per normal. It gets as far as the Galaxy S logo... then nothing.

scouzer said:
The phone just keeps booting as per normal. It gets as far as the Galaxy S logo... then nothing.
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hmmmm..... then you got one of those model where bell disabled the option to go into Recovery Mode / Download Mode
the only thing you can do now is to go back to Bell and have them exchange it or flash it for you.

similar problem, cant get into recovery mode, but if I remove the battery, then hold volume up + home + power then put the battery in, it will get to a screen with the little android dude and it says forced upload mode due to key press. how very odd.

Should I return my SGS?

Hello!
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S last wekeend. I was about to root it today, but I couldn't enter recovery via the 3-key combo. So, I've read that a lot of users are missing this feature. And that it is very vital if I fail a software update.
Should I return my phone? I don't want to wait for a 4 week reflash. Also, do you think they'll accept the phone because of that reason?
Thanks.

I thought I can't enter recovery mode on my phone too, until I followed these instructions EXACTLY:
HOWTO GET INTO RECOVERY:
- Turn off your Phone
- Hold VOLUME UP + HOME Button
- While holding VOLUME UP + HOME Button press POWER Button until Display lights up, then release only POWER Button
- Still hold VOLUME UP + HOME until you got into Recovery
- Release all Buttons
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HOWTO GET INTO DOWNLOAD-MODE:
- Turn off your Phone
- Hold VOLUME DOWN + HOME Button
- While holding VOLUME DOWN + HOME Button press POWER Button until you reach Download-Mode
- Release all Buttons
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did you read the heating trick?
just don't put it in the oven as mentioned on some posts
see if that makes the 3 button works

Neo-ST said:
I thought I can't enter recovery mode on my phone too, until I followed these instructions EXACTLY:
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I've tried them exactly as they where written several times, the only way I can get into recovery is via adb
AllGamer said:
did you read the heating trick?
just don't put it in the oven as mentioned on some posts
see if that makes the 3 button works
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What heating trick?

Hmm, then maybe you got one of those "recovery-protected" phones that can't get into recovery mode by pressing buttons...

Neo-ST said:
Hmm, then maybe you got one of those "recovery-protected" phones that can't get into recovery mode by pressing buttons...
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It sounds just like it Should I return it? I don't want to wait 4 weeks if it bricks during a flash...

I can't tell you that.
If you have the bill and the phone is like brand new, then try to exchange it for another, maybe they'll accept yours back...

PLEASE HELP i think i bricked

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741027
according to this i didn't brick it but i can't get it into download mode!

please help! i can't get passed the vibrant screen.

before the "brick", you could enter recovery mode using the volume keys, right? how are you trying to get download mode? i mean, the type of combination you use.
if the phone its hard locked, then you can get a new one.
If not, tell us more what did you do

OK, instead
1. take the battery out
2. Unplug the usb from the phone
3. Open Odin
4. Put the battery back in
5. Hold the volume up and Volume Down
6. Then while holding Volume up and Volume Down
plug the usb wire in
This should get you into dl mode, hopefully... it worked for me
when I got the phone to computer screen.
HOPE IT WORKS if not try again till it does or repeat what the link tells you its the best way I know.

no i had to use the rom manager to get into recovery

Daddy_617 said:
OK, instead
1. take the battery out
2. Unplug the usb from the phone
3. Open Odin
4. Put the battery back in
5. Hold the volume up and Volume Down
6. Then while holding Volume up and Volume Down
plug the usb wire in
This should get you into dl mode, hopefully... it worked for me
when I got the phone to computer screen.
HOPE IT WORKS if not try again till it does or repeat what the link tells you its the best way I know.
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no i just get the battery screen.

gonintendo said:
no i just get the battery screen.
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Were you ever able to get into the stock recovery? without using ROM manager? How did you originally Root?... If you never could get into recovery using your hardware keys you may have a "keylocked" vibrant and maybe SOL...
BUT, if at anytime you've been able to get into recovery using the Vol +/- & power combo then you are fine.
Do the same steps as listed above, but when the battery Icon comes up keep holding down the key combo while that "battery" is displayed. At 2 to 3 seconds the screen will FLASH BLACK... LET GO OF POWER. You should now be in DL mode. GL!

are you trying to get into Recovery mode or the Download mode?
For recovery mode this works for me,
Remove battery
Install battery
Press and hold vol+/vol-
Press and hold power button
Once you see the Vibrant Screen do not release any of the buttons (vol+/vol- and power buttons) it will go black then back to Vibrant screen, then you release the power button only but keep pressing the vol-/vol+ buttons... this should get you into recovery mode..
For Download mode this helps me,
Remove Battery
Plug in USB cable to phone and computer
Put Battery In.. wait a couple of seconde until it shows the battery being charge..
Press and hold the vol+/vol- and the power button..
This will power up you phone.. once you see the Vibrant screen and it turn black, release the power button only.. this should get you into DL mode (it works for me). good luck.

[Q] Set Host mode in Ganbarou_ROM_0.3b?

I am using Ganbarou_ROM_0.3b. But I dont know how to set host mode, so I cannot find usb disk.
How to set in this system?

some firmwares can switch to hostmode by turning the tab off, then powering it on and when the screen gets power (lights up) you hold down the backbutton until it has finished booting.

Slipurson said:
some firmwares can switch to hostmode by turning the tab off, then powering it on and when the screen gets power (lights up) you hold down the backbutton until it has finished booting.
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Thanks. I will try later.

smaocai said:
I am using Ganbarou_ROM_0.3b. But I dont know how to set host mode, so I cannot find usb disk.
How to set in this system?
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Slipurson said:
some firmwares can switch to hostmode by turning the tab off, then powering it on and when the screen gets power (lights up) you hold down the backbutton until it has finished booting.
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I thought I had written this in the first post of the ROM thread
BeeGee_Tokyo said:
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USB host mode [source]:
Press power button, once display get power (you will see the difference), press back button and hold until finish booting.
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And to get back to Slave mode, just reboot without pressing back button.

[Q] myTouch 4g recovery mode not working!

First question: Not sure if it's the phone or the software but when I shutdown my phone and try to turn it back on by holding the volume button and the power button, it doesn't work. But as soon as release the power button, it decides to turn on. Can someone help me with this?
Second question: Does my phone need to be rooted to get Android 4.1.1?
NOTE* Currently on Android 2.3

1) Keep trying, you shouldn't have to release a button to turn it on. Are you holding the right buttons? Its down+power
2)Yes

THEindian said:
1) Keep trying, you shouldn't have to release a button to turn it on. Are you holding the right buttons? Its down+power
2)Yes
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Yeah, I watched a video on it and I'm doing it exactly like them and it's not working.

xxhunter95xx said:
Yeah, I watched a video on it and I'm doing it exactly like them and it's not working.
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First Volume down, then the power button, it should be on within 3 seconds.
Do you have ADB enabled? Plug your phone into your computer, if your computer recognizes it via ADB, come back

Help!
My htc my touch won't go into recovery mode after it is chosen. Only shows picture of phone with a red triangle

shelli1998 said:
My htc my touch won't go into recovery mode after it is chosen. Only shows picture of phone with a red triangle
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I would try pushing recovery img through adb. See if that solves the problem.