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X2 - Can't enter bootloader mode?

Hi, I am having an issue getting my X2 into boot mode in order to update the firmware - even following the instructions on SE Update Service (press and hold volume down button and power button until white screen appears)
All that happens is the vibration feedback to indicate power on, then the phone loads up as normal.
I've updated another X2 and it worked correctly, the problem appears to be with this specific unit.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what may be causing this, or how to get this one into boot mode please?

Best to send it to service centre..

could it be because it's made in china? just a thought...

Just note that on the X2 you wont see the bootloader.
You know your in the bootloader when the phone stand on the SE Logo.
Then you can connect the phone and update it

Hi, thanks for the advice all
I can't send it to a service centre as I don't have a receipt unfortunately
I'm not sure what being built in China has to do with it not entering boot mode, most SE phones are and I've not had a problem with my other ones?
Thanks for the advice on boot mode - I successfully used SEUS an another X2 and the boot mode is essentially a white screen with the SE brand logo - sadly I don't get that white screen just the black screen with logo and vibration feedback then it powers on.
Any other suggestions or should I give up and sell as faulty/parts only?
Thanks

nonentity said:
could it be because it's made in china? just a thought...
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And the X1 was made in Taiwan. What's your point?

bootloader phone stand on the SE Logo

hm, obviously missed that one after X2 subfora where created...
Mod. edit: moved to correct forum, X2 General

try this:
read all steps first
turn off phone
pull out battery wait ten seconds
put battery back in (leave cover off)
hold the power button + hold volume down
press the soft restart button* (while still holding the power button + volume down)
keep buttons held down till you see the white screen and green logo.
note* push the button with stylus it is hidden under where the stylus goes in next to the camera.
plug into the computer and run SUES it'll say already have latest version update anyways? click yes
i had to do this when i bricked my phone, (my computer crashed while i was doing the update) it really saved my day.

x2 dead
I have same problem in my phone , during update with SEUS computer hang and now
my phone shows only vibrate.
i have tried volume down+power+reset
but it can't go to white screen or sonyericsson logo.
any other solution

harveydent said:
And the X1 was made in Taiwan. What's your point?
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his point is if this Xperia is the one that's fake.. the one from China..

10X
yummy-fun said:
try this:
read all steps first
turn off phone
pull out battery wait ten seconds
put battery back in (leave cover off)
hold the power button + hold volume down
press the soft restart button* (while still holding the power button + volume down)
keep buttons held down till you see the white screen and green logo.
note* push the button with stylus it is hidden under where the stylus goes in next to the camera.
plug into the computer and run SUES it'll say already have latest version update anyways? click yes
i had to do this when i bricked my phone, (my computer crashed while i was doing the update) it really saved my day.
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10x dude. u saved my x1
extracted rar archive directly in task29 folder, dono how, but didnt replace the ruu_sign.. and flashed whit the 3MB ruu file in the folder..
i found your post 1st, and managed to boot and install from sd.. many 10x

[Q] Oh no Bricked!

I tried to update my firmware last night using odin (I've used it several times for my Galaxy S) and it failed, the error message was something along the lines of "write operation failed"
after waiting 25mins to see if my tab would reboot it didn't so I held down the power button to restart it and it switched off and now it won't switch on again ....
I've tried plugging it into all my usb slots, charging through the wall charger and tried using android commander but nothing makes the screen pop up with that little image of a computer and phone.
I can't even get into download mode, and odin doesn't pick it up. I think it's bricked for good,
I had a issue with the USB cable and had to get it replaced by samsung, now my ELF (Early-Life Failure) is up so I don't know what to do.....
Any Suggestions?

It's ok buddy its not bricked just plug in to the usb on the pc with odin3 on and leave at for a wile and it will come right back up.
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I left it plugged in for about 10/15 mins and nothing happened after that I tired to to the whole power+volume down+home button to turn it off and back on, didn't work and just tried to ADB it and the device isn't found.
So I think its a costly paperweight atm

Ok well plug it in to the wall outlet and leave it for a few hours. I had tbe same prom you had and thats what work for me.
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rattenzadel said:
I left it plugged in for about 10/15 mins and nothing happened after that I tired to to the whole power+volume down+home button to turn it off and back on, didn't work and just tried to ADB it and the device isn't found.
So I think its a costly paperweight atm
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Im so sure of it that id buy your paper weight from you.
sent from SGH-T849

lol I liked my paperweight too much Ok I'll leave charged at home while I go to work for 7 hours, Thanks for your help bulldebeerman, Hopefully this fixes the ubertab (yes I nicknamed this paperweight!)

Ok so It's still bricked.... I forgot to mention the buttons don't work eg. I push and hold the power button and it does nothing. I charged it for the day so it should be 100% battery and now odin isn't finding it still. Also I didn't have USB debbuging enabled :/

Now I will admit I don't have a Tab(til next month) but wouldn't you un brick it the same way you do a Samsung Vibrant?
(Am not trying to be smart, just trying to find out everything I can before I buy it)...And on that note is there a 32GB version out?

rattenzadel said:
Ok so It's still bricked.... I forgot to mention the buttons don't work eg. I push and hold the power button and it does nothing. I charged it for the day so it should be 100% battery and now odin isn't finding it still. Also I didn't have USB debbuging enabled :/
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Have you tried dropping the phone into Recovery Mode?
There is some confusion on what buttons to press where some say to press and hold the Volume Up AND Power Buttons simultaneously, whereas others mention pressing the above AND the Back Button.
If you can get into Recovery Mode you may be able to restart the phone.
If not and Revery Mode works try dropping the phone into Download Mode which is the same for RM but you press the Volume Down instead of Up.
With DM you will then be able to use third party software (Odin & a suitable ROM image from samfirmware'com) to bring the phone back up and running.

Yep tried all that tried
Power + Volume Up
Power + Volume Down
Power + Volume Up + Down
Power + Volume Down + Home
Power + Volume Domn + Up + Home
so um.... nothing makes the phone start

rattenzadel said:
Yep tried all that tried
Power + Volume Up
Power + Volume Down
Power + Volume Up + Down
Power + Volume Down + Home
Power + Volume Domn + Up + Home
so um.... nothing makes the phone start
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You mentioned Home button but not the Back Button.
I take it that does not work either?

Sorry forgot to menton that ... tried all possible combos for that too .... and adb won't detect the tab which kinda really make me think its brick for good :/

Its not bricked.
Power it off, and power it back on holding the vol down button and the power button.
When you see the computer---!---phone icon, release the keys, and connect it to a pc with an open odin. It will get recognized ( even though you dont get the download mode, you are in it ).
After that, flash whatever you need.
Try that and let me know.

sedde said:
Its not bricked.
Power it off, and power it back on holding the vol down button and the power button.
When you see the computer---!---phone icon, release the keys, and connect it to a pc with an open odin. It will get recognized ( even though you dont get the download mode, you are in it ).
After that, flash whatever you need.
Try that and let me know.
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I don't believe he is getting any power indications at all.... I've already mentioned pressing these keys.

Beards said:
I don't believe he is getting any power indications at all.... I've already mentioned pressing these keys.
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Oh then it must be hardware fault. Return it and get a new one back.

yep no way of seeing if the tab is on or not . other than after the whole day of charging the tab gets hot on the back :/

rattenzadel said:
yep no way of seeing if the tab is on or not . other than after the whole day of charging the tab gets hot on the back :/
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Where's your nearest Service Centre???

Beards said:
Where's your nearest Service Centre???
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texas you have to send it to samsung

Shame..... In the UK we are quite lucky in having an abundance of centre's.
I have three within 10 miles.

I think mine is only 15 minutes away ... would it be covered in warranty?

[Q] help in un bricking my tmo-hd2

Hi guys, i am facing exact same thing which dannytgt faced (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6707785&postcount=1)...but with no luck what so ever.....was running a stock rom in my hd2 3.14....wanted to try wp7 and did a task29....after that...hd2 doesnt go into bootloader screen....tried all possible combinations with/without sd,sim, holding vol down, vol up, both with power tapped...power holded etc etc...hd2 always goes into stick together screen and doesnt progress as there is os to load....opened up the mobile and tried with a pin to push the vol down switch directly also....all hardware keys were working gr8 (including vol down and up and power keys) whn win 6.5/android was running.
i know for the fact that this is reversable....if only my hd2 can get to bootloader...i will hv os running in a jiffy....
any ideas ppl? my hd2 is 3 months old ...no warrenty cos i bought it in US and using it in india...

bootloader dont load
some more details...tried to task29 (doloop) with 100% success and then my tmo hd2 wont go into bootscreen what ever i do...its stuck for ever in "stick together"...i know there is no os to load...but i dont understand y cant my hd2 go intobootloader
so far i tried
with holding volume down and power key with a single tap
with holding volume down and holding power key
with holding volume down, volume up and power key with a single tap
with holding volume down and reset button
with/without sim
with/without SD
with/without plug in wall charger
with/without plug to pc via usb cable
observations...when i pull out the battery and put it back in and then connect to computer when the phone is still off....the charging indicator LED glows in orange.
when in this mode if i switch the phone on with power/end key....it doent start...i have to pull the usb out, the orange LED still glows...and if i tap the power/end key nothing happenes...i have to pullout the battery to get it to start and eventually get stuck in "stick together"..
would really appriciate if any1 can help me get my hd2 into bootloader screen...

resolved the problem myself.....hd2 is working like a charm....thanks for all your support.

gdsbalaji said:
resolved the problem myself.....hd2 is working like a charm....thanks for all your support.
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Good to know it got resolved. What did you do? In my case I had kept the battery out for a while and put it back in and it started getting me into bootloader with VOL down and Power key.

nicedude_abad said:
Good to know it got resolved. What did you do? In my case I had kept the battery out for a while and put it back in and it started getting me into bootloader with VOL down and Power key.
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Good to know you got it working.

SOLVED {bootloader dont loadArrow}
checkout the solution for my problem here....might help u as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10644926&postcount=4
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Hd2 bricked I think..

Hello my brother bricked my tmous hd2 he was installing Wp7 from Android and through the installation the device just shut down don't know why ....,
The battery was 100%,after manual restarting the phone it shows white screen and
with colors around on top and down of the screen, cannot enter bootloader.
Help please want to revive this piece of beautiful Tech

3abdo3asal said:
Hello my brother bricked my tmous hd2 he was installing Wp7 from Android and through the installation the device just shut down don't know why ....,
The battery was 100%,after manual restarting the phone it shows white screen and
with colors around on top and down of the screen, cannot enter bootloader.
Help please want to revive this piece of beautiful Tech
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Were you with him when it was bricked? Are you sure it went off on its own?
(because as far as I know, the HD2 won't shut off for no reason, taking into account that the battery was fully charged.)
Also, since the device boots up, I doubt it is bricked.

If you have HSPL on it, than it is not bricked.
Try this:
1) Take out the battery for 30 sec at least
2) Put it back in and press the volume down button (and hold it), while you press on the Power button (an hold)
Until you enter the 3 colour screen
After you are there, just connect it to the PC and as soon as it says USB you can flash MALGDR or anything you want.
Good luck.

ughhh
man i think my hd2 is brickd like it wont even turn on it only vibrates a lil wen i press the power button any help please

Johev said:
If you have HSPL on it, than it is not bricked.
Try this:
1) Take out the battery for 30 sec at least
2) Put it back in and press the volume down button (and hold it), while you press on the Power button (an hold)
Until you enter the 3 colour screen
After you are there, just connect it to the PC and as soon as it says USB you can flash MALGDR or anything you want.
Good luck.
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sereousl said:
man i think my hd2 is brickd like it wont even turn on it only vibrates a lil wen i press the power button any help please
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When it vibrates, isn't it a sign that it's booting up? Try doing what Johev stated. Hold the Volume down button while it's booting up or even while holding the power button. If you can get to the tri-colored screen, your phone is safe.

[Q] Samsung GT-8190l powering on without pressing power button

hi good morning guys i have a gt-i8190l galaxy mini whenever i put the battery in it just automatically powers up without me pressing the power button do you have any suggestions with regards to that issue i cannot get to access the download mode

Sadam32 said:
hi good morning guys i have a gt-i8190l galaxy mini whenever i put the battery in it just automatically powers up without me pressing the power button do you have any suggestions with regards to that issue i cannot get to access the download mode
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Hey, welcome to XDA!
You can enter in download mode this way:
1. Remove the battery;
2. Hold the necessary buttons;
3. Put the battery;
4. Wait and see!

eduds said:
Hey, welcome to XDA!
You can enter in download mode this way:
1. Remove the battery;
2. Hold the necessary buttons;
3. Put the battery;
4. Wait and see!
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yea Ive actually tried that didn't work

Sadam32 said:
yea Ive actually tried that didn't work
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Did you try with an app or using some ADB command?

eduds said:
Did you try with an app or using some ADB command?
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i use the odin v3.07. alright here is what i did i removed the battery press the vol down button the home key the but by the time i could press the power button the phone was already powered on. so i removed the battery and placed back in and the phone vibrated and booted up.so i though it was the power button that is defective in the sense that a trigger is closed thus allowing the device to be powered up without pressing the power button. but as for the ADB im not familiar with it.

1+1=2 , bro your power Button is shorted ! open and check it !