I accidentally,... . unknowingly wiped the RED "system" button in Safestrap 3.12 on my Droid RAZR M today. (I was suppose to be wiping the cash and dalvik, but missed) I'm a retard I know. :crying:
Now I cant get into AP Fastboot to restore the phone from this hard brick!
When I press the power button along with the volume buttons, the only thing that happens is the red Motorola 'M" appears for a few seconds then the safe strap screen appears with the little sad robot, but that's it no AP Fastboot. Pressing the on screen buttons to enter Safestrap Recover do not respond. Oh boy I'm afraid I really did it this time. Its on the charger but i don't know if its even charging with out as OS?
Battery power was at 60% before i bricked it (i think). RSD Lite or my PC for that matter don't even see the phone when its plugged in.
Can this be saved? Or do I need to take a trip down to the Verizon Wireless store?
Droid RAZR M
4.1.2 OTA
Rooted
Locked Bootloader
Safestrap 3.12
Partitioned 64GB SD card utilizing Linked2SD
You need a different key combo to get into fastboot. You're not permabricked tho - that's just a really bad softbrick
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sloosecannon said:
You need a different key combo to get into fastboot. You're not permabricked tho - that's just a really bad softbrick
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Really? Well I hope your right. It gives me some hope. lol So do you have any idea of what alternative key combo i might have to use? Thank you for the reply.
Try holding power & volume down until the screen flickers then hold power and both volume buttons. You gotta be quick
If your boot loader is locked you won't be able to fast boot back until the new fast boot files come out though if your on 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207419&page=2
go to the last page new tools and utilities up from matt and it works just unbricked me be sure to thank him :good:
sloosecannon said:
You need a different key combo to get into fastboot. You're not permabricked tho - that's just a really bad softbrick
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Thank you! You were right! was able to get into AP Fastboot with a different button combo like u said. :victory:
shane1 said:
Try holding power & volume down until the screen flickers then hold power and both volume buttons. You gotta be quick
If your boot loader is locked you won't be able to fast boot back until the new fast boot files come out though if your on 4.1.2
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Shane you were right on the money brother!!! Thank you so very much. It worked perfectly. I'm up and running again.
much respect
bigrob1015 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207419&page=2
go to the last page new tools and utilities up from matt and it works just unbricked me be sure to thank him :good:
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It worked! I utilized the NEWER version of Mat's utility and it did it!!! Woo Hoo!! Thank you so very much. Thank you all for all the speedy help.
SARM1084 said:
Shane you were right on the money brother!!! Thank you so very much. It worked perfectly. I'm up and running again.
much respect
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hey no prob! i try to help as much as i can !
bigrob1015 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207419&page=2
go to the last page new tools and utilities up from matt and it works just unbricked me be sure to thank him :good:
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New to this, i accidentally the whole phone, same problem im in AP fastboot but registers as Device Locked
run through it on windows OS but says 'Fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command" and doesnt reboot as said
this process took 1min
Halp
This thread saved my life, then killed me. The suggestion about the different keys was spot on, i got into fast boot mode, then ran that utility. It totally failed me, I must have killed my phone pretty dead, and now there are no more key combos (the suggested one worked at first but now its just making the screen go blank) to try to get back into fast boot to try again. any more suggestions? on the up side verizon just pushed that update so i figure i can blame that to attempt an exchange
Did you take the update before using that utility? If you did, which version did you use? If you were already updated, then you needed to run 1.20. If you ran the wrong utility, that will cause issues. Now, since you can't boot, it sounds like your battery is dead. When you get to the blank screen, plug it in and leave it to charge for a while.
I'm no expert by any means but I'll try to help as best i can. If not me I'm confident someone else will. Now, I apologize because I didn't understand your original post.
Could you elaborate a little more please?
1. What were you trying to do with your phone prior to things going wrong, if they went wrong at all.
2. you mentioned AP Fastboot. So IM going to assume that at least you can access it. (not the same problem that I was having) that's a good thing! lol
3. Are you utilizing a utility like the one by Matt? Or are you doing something else? Like flashing firmware etc.
4. What were you in Fastboot for? What were your intentions?
I hope this doesn't come over a condescending. Just trying to get a Clearer understand of your issue so we can help.
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Sorry double post
PartyOnINSANE said:
New to this, i accidentally the whole phone, same problem im in AP fastboot but registers as Device Locked
run through it on windows OS but says 'Fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command" and doesnt reboot as said
this process took 1min
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Look at my previous post
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Sorry, my post musnt have updated. As you can see I managed to fix my problem. If there's any issues in the future for anyone I will be sure to advise as best I can.
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Sorry, my post musnt have updated. As you can see I managed to fix my problem. If there's any issues in the future for anyone I will be sure to advise as best I can.
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No problems brother. Glad to see your up and running.
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Stuck in a Boot Loop
PartyOnINSANE said:
New to this, i accidentally the whole phone, same problem im in AP fastboot but registers as Device Locked
run through it on windows OS but says 'Fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command" and doesnt reboot as said
this process took 1min
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Could you help me please?
I changed 2 lines in my build.prop file so i could see if I could get touchless control.
After I changed it, I restarted my phone. Now it is stuck in the Red M Boot, and it stays there, dosent black screen, dosent boot. I can get to the boot selection menu, but i cant choose anything, they all end up at the Red M. I Read that I can fix it in AP Fastboot, but I can get there. Also if i force it off (with power button and volume button) It just goes back to the Red M.
Everything I do ends up at the Red M
Help fast please, its my only phone, and I just got rid of my house phone
I have a
Droid Razr M
Rooted, no custom Roms or Recovery.
Changed my build.prop from XT907 to XT1087
Changed My Boot Animation to R2D2
A: 4.1.2
8gb Sd card on it.
gjhkl said:
Could you help me please?
I changed 2 lines in my build.prop file so i could see if I could get touchless control.
After I changed it, I restarted my phone. Now it is stuck in the Red M Boot, and it stays there, dosent black screen, dosent boot. I can get to the boot selection menu, but i cant choose anything, they all end up at the Red M. I Read that I can fix it in AP Fastboot, but I can get there. Also if i force it off (with power button and volume button) It just goes back to the Red M.
Everything I do ends up at the Red M
Help fast please, its my only phone, and I just got rid of my house phone
I have a
Droid Razr M
Rooted, no custom Roms or Recovery.
Changed my build.prop from XT907 to XT1087
Changed My Boot Animation to R2D2
A: 4.1.2
8gb Sd card on it.
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Holding the combination of buttons will only cause it to reboot, every time. Holding the power button down will make it shutdown. With that being said, what was your battery like before you started all of this? If it's below 50%, you're going to have a hard time. Shut the phone down and charge the battery ovenight, prior to attempting to fastboot.
If your battery is good, then you can fastboot. Hold all three buttons down, until you get the phone to power off. As soon as power goes off, you'll see a quick line flash at the top of the screen. As soon as you see this flash, quickly let go of the power button and then re-press it. If you got it right, you'll go into the fastboot menu. If you got it wrong, it will attempt to reboot. If it reboots, just try the button combo again. Once you get into the fastboot menu, use the vol- key to get to the option you need, and then hit the vol+ to choose that option.
RikRong said:
Holding the combination of buttons will only cause it to reboot, every time. Holding the power button down will make it shutdown. With that being said, what was your battery like before you started all of this? If it's below 50%, you're going to have a hard time. Shut the phone down and charge the battery ovenight, prior to attempting to fastboot.
If your battery is good, then you can fastboot. Hold all three buttons down, until you get the phone to power off. As soon as power goes off, you'll see a quick line flash at the top of the screen. As soon as you see this flash, quickly let go of the power button and then re-press it. If you got it right, you'll go into the fastboot menu. If you got it wrong, it will attempt to reboot. If it reboots, just try the button combo again. Once you get into the fastboot menu, use the vol- key to get to the option you need, and then hit the vol+ to choose that option.
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I have done your steps and I get the menu up, but when I try to scroll down with the volume down button, it doesn't move. It just stays on "normal powerup". How can I fix this?
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Hi,
Was given a Defy by a mate who thinks he has bricked it and replaced it already. I’m hoping I can get it working again. Hopefully with your help this might be possible.
These are the facts:
1> Current phone state: Motorola logo on screen and nothing else happens. I’m able to get into the bootloader(Power + Volume Up), but not able to get into recovery(Power + Volume Down)
2> Previous firmware version is unknown. All I know is the phone was bought through T-mobile UK.
3> My mate has tried to install various .sbf files(3.4.2-177 nordic Blurless Thread & 3.4.3-11 UK Tmobile Blur Thread & 3.4.3-3 UK Tmobile Blur Thread & 2.51.1 UK - Blur ROM Thread) onto the phone and still the phone stays in the same state.
So I don’t know where to start or what to try really, as I assumed all I would need to do is install a previous .sbf. I read it could have to do with the battery being empty, but I have a external charger and know the battery is full.
Any advice would be great, please help. I have also read other threads, but they do not have the same issues and are able to get there phones working past the point i'm at.
Thanks
same thing happened to my defy today, when I decided to try out CM7 while on a 3.4.2.117-005 nordic. Basically it's F'd up!
When I tried installing CM7 beta 6 zip from recovery, it got installed, but the phone was too damn slow to be used, So I flashed 177-005's sbf again and after completion it got stuck in boot at the Android Text.
Then i flashed with a 3.4.3.11_BLUR_signed sbf and still it's stuck at the Moto Logo.
please help someone, its my new phone..
bikerabhinav said:
same thing happened to my defy today, when I decided to try out CM7 while on a 3.4.2.117-005 nordic. Basically it's F'd up!
When I tried installing CM7 beta 6 zip from recovery, it got installed, but the phone was too damn slow to be used, So I flashed 177-005's sbf again and after completion it got stuck in boot at the Android Text.
Then i flashed with a 3.4.3.11_BLUR_signed sbf and still it's stuck at the Moto Logo.
please help someone, its my new phone..
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From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
ifu said:
From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
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Tried to enter stock recovery (Vol Down + Power ). Saw the recovery image as it appears and droid robo(as it appears normally), but the screen stays there forever. can't get ahead of it. No menu, no options.
bikerabhinav said:
Tried to enter stock recovery (Vol Down + Power ). Saw the recovery image as it appears and droid robo(as it appears normally), but the screen stays there forever. can't get ahead of it. No menu, no options.
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When Android Robot appears press Vol Up + Vol Down at same time(BOTH TOGETHER) than other options will appear.....
ifu said:
From Stock Recovery wipe factory reset and than flash the SBF...
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What happens if i'm unable to get into stock recovery?? I have pulled the battery out, then held down Power + Vol Down and nothing... Should i hold it for longer Or is something really messed up?
ifu said:
When Android Robot appears press Vol Up + Vol Down at same time(BOTH TOGETHER) than other options will appear.....
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Thanks ! It worked. My cell is back in biz, and I can't express how happy I was to see that Home screen.
Now I'm flashing 3.4.3.11 after which I'll install CM7, hope it wont make system slow this time.
jdearauj said:
What happens if i'm unable to get into stock recovery?? I have pulled the battery out, then held down Power + Vol Down and nothing... Should i hold it for longer Or is something really messed up?
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Hold it till the Android Robot appears...
ifu said:
Hold it till the Android Robot appears...
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Well i held it down for just over 2 minutes and still just the motorola logo is showing. Should i be holding it for longer?
jdearauj said:
Well i held it down for just over 2 minutes and still just the motorola logo is showing. Should i be holding it for longer?
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Remove battery and than hold Vol down and place battery and power ON while holding Vol Down till Android Robot....Best of Luck
ifu said:
Remove battery and than hold Vol down and place battery and power ON while holding Vol Down till Android Robot....Best of Luck
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Yea, I have tried it every configuration possible and no Android Robot appears… I have even asked my mate and partner to do it to make sure it is just not me…
Could this be the first official “Bricked” Defy? I hope not, was worth a try and assume this is why my mate wanted to get rid of it….
Thanks again for all the advice.
jdearauj said:
Yea, I have tried it every configuration possible and no Android Robot appears… I have even asked my mate and partner to do it to make sure it is just not me…
Could this be the first official “Bricked” Defy? I hope not, was worth a try and assume this is why my mate wanted to get rid of it….
Thanks again for all the advice.
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Brother than check the battery, cose this steps works usually..And mostly its not easy to brick the phone cose bootloader is locked...If ur phone LED light blinks there is always chance for phone to work......
Sent from my toilet using my Motorola DEFY
ifu said:
Brother than check the battery, cose this steps works usually..And mostly its not easy to brick the phone cose bootloader is locked...If ur phone LED light blinks there is always chance for phone to work......
Sent from my toilet using my Motorola DEFY
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Not a battery issue as i have two different batteries and both are charged externally. I did find this thread where this user has the same issue. So it seems not just mean really. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096313
Thanks again for your help/advice.
I will check and try something, but between this if ur phone start working...Plz PM me that how ur phone start working....Cose ur problem is extraordinary...
And Sorry for my English...
Sent from my toilet using my Motorola DEFY
@jdearauj just a curiosity, what operative system you use on your computer?
i asked you, because if you have win vista, rsd-lite not worked always very well with this OS....if you have xp or seven its good!
endless bootloop M logo
ok maybe this will help...
quickly remove battery before it gets drained...
now do this,i call it the "monkey method"
>on my left hand i hold my defy without the battery in,
>press the volume up+power at the same time...
now i quickly slip the battery in w/ my right hand & stay a few seconds..it took me to the stock recovery-factory reset & it took me to stock SBF rom & ready to reflash cm7 again.
follow this,its all in here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798&page=10
iaio72 said:
@jdearauj just a curiosity, what operative system you use on your computer?
i asked you, because if you have win vista, rsd-lite not worked always very well with this OS....if you have xp or seven its good!
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I'm using Windows 7, but my phone connects to RSD Lite without any issues. So no issue with the PC as far as i understand and can see.
hailmary said:
ok maybe this will help...
quickly remove battery before it gets drained...
now do this,i call it the "monkey method"
>on my left hand i hold my defy without the battery in,
>press the volume up+power at the same time...
now i quickly slip the battery in w/ my right hand & stay a few seconds..it took me to the stock recovery-factory reset & it took me to stock SBF rom & ready to reflash cm7 again.
follow this,its all in here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798&page=10
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Thanks, i will test this out this evening when i'm home again... Will keep you posted on the forum with the result, holding thumbs it works.
There are lots of people having the same issue. could anybody post a sequence of the problem solving methon? can we fix it or it needs to send to the factory?
monkey method
jdearauj said:
Thanks, i will test this out this evening when i'm home again... Will keep you posted on the forum with the result, holding thumbs it works.
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its tricking the boot animation to load up...
we have the same problem,but it work for me...
continue reading the argument between me & marhensa on that monkey method link.
u will see what happened to my defy..it was scary.
hope u get a lesson on it.gudluck
I'm not sure what happened to my friends phone but apparently it just resetted out of no where and is stuck in fastboot i think i forget which one... The one with less option.
the keys don't work.i can't click on any options with power nor move with arrow keys.
I thought I'll just load up the pd15img and it'll be good. But nope screen is stuck at fastboot without any changes.
It is s-off but 86 bootloader idk why it's not 85 but whatever.
I think it might be bricked. I'm going to see if adb detects it later tonight. If it can are there any ways to fix it?
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Teo032 said:
I'm not sure what happened to my friends phone but apparently it just resetted out of no where and is stuck in fastboot i think i forget which one... The one with less option.
the keys don't work.i can't click on any options with power nor move with arrow keys.
I thought I'll just load up the pd15img and it'll be good. But nope screen is stuck at fastboot without any changes.
It is s-off but 86 bootloader idk why it's not 85 but whatever.
I think it might be bricked. I'm going to see if adb detects it later tonight. If it can are there any ways to fix it?
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what happens when you pull the battery and then reboot?
saranhai said:
what happens when you pull the battery and then reboot?
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Same thing. It forever boots to fastboot.
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Teo032 said:
Same thing. It forever boots to fastboot.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using XDA App
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hm well, sounds like the volume buttons are broken, that's why it always reboots into the bootloader, the phone thinks that the volume down button is pressed in. what if you connected it to computer and type?
Code:
fastboot reboot
saranhai said:
hm well, sounds like the volume buttons are broken, that's why it always reboots into the bootloader, the phone thinks that the volume down button is pressed in. what if you connected it to computer and type?
Code:
fastboot reboot
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Oh wow, noticed that my reply didn't go through.
anyways quick update. Fixed it. it wasn't the volume button. volume button would lead to hboot i think. this went straight to fastboot. I imagine it has something to do with his back button (was working, stopped working when this happened, i fixed it somehow idk)
but anyways for future reference if you get stuck at fastboot and you can't move it
Click HOME, this enables your keys
go to recovery and flash a rom.
oh i wanted to add, for some reason, his phone was like wiped clean. no os or rom. so i had to flash him a new one.
Teo032 said:
Oh wow, noticed that my reply didn't go through.
anyways quick update. Fixed it. it wasn't the volume button. volume button would lead to hboot i think. this went straight to fastboot. I imagine it has something to do with his back button (was working, stopped working when this happened, i fixed it somehow idk)
but anyways for future reference if you get stuck at fastboot and you can't move it
Click HOME, this enables your keys
go to recovery and flash a rom.
oh i wanted to add, for some reason, his phone was like wiped clean. no os or rom. so i had to flash him a new one.
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glad you fixed it
and thanks for the tip
thanks, but the home button do not enable the buttons for me
This can be caused by a stuck VolumeDown button, and in this case the Home button won't help.
Hi,
I got the same problem with my HTC Desire Z, when I turn it on, it run on fastboot and no keys respond so I'm unable to boot the phone.
If I turn it on with Vol down button hold, the phone boot on the Hboot screen and the keys don't work on this screen too...
Unfortunately, this happen yesterday night... and since this yesterday morning, the home button of my device broke down... It sounds like I'm f**ked...
Is there a way to pass througt fastboot by using the adb ? (I'm not sure my device will be recognized byt adb on fastboot mode...)
Thanks
SKY_Megazord said:
Hi,
I got the same problem with my HTC Desire Z, when I turn it on, it run on fastboot and no keys respond so I'm unable to boot the phone.
If I turn it on with Vol down button hold, the phone boot on the Hboot screen and the keys don't work on this screen too...
Unfortunately, this happen yesterday night... and since this yesterday morning, the home button of my device broke down... It sounds like I'm f**ked...
Is there a way to pass througt fastboot by using the adb ? (I'm not sure my device will be recognized byt adb on fastboot mode...)
Thanks
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Dang, no answers in the Desire Z section huh? It still just sounds like a stuck button. But the adb thing is worth a shot. Good luck
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bas3balman said:
Dang, no answers in the Desire Z section huh?
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I've used the search function by looking for no keys responding on fastboot screen and that bring me here, in this case, nevermind the device, problem is the same.
It should be a stuck button, but I can access to fastboot or hboot depending on pressing the Vol Down button or not. Maybe the problem come from the not working center button of the Desire Z, I'll try it.
SKY_Megazord said:
I've used the search function by looking for no keys responding on fastboot screen and that bring me here, in this case, nevermind the device, problem is the same.
It should be a stuck button, but I can access to fastboot or hboot depending on pressing the Vol Down button or not. Maybe the problem come from the not working center button of the Desire Z, I'll try it.
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You might have to crack the phone open and manually umstick the keys at the circuit board.
Hey guys,
So I got my G2 today and rooted it using the recommended root thread(IOroot10). It completed successfully and installed SU onto my device. It didn't actually ask for any permissions when i opened it and when I attempted to update the binaries it fails because I never get the toast about granting permission. So I factory reset and tried again. It didn't work the second time either. I thought maybe it's because I didn't take the latest OTA, so I factory reset one more time, took the OTA, and am now stuck in boot. I can't get to any recovery or download mode.
The phone boots the LG logo then gives me a boot loader secure check real fast that it fails. After that it goes to a black screen and there's nothing I can do.
When I plug the phone in and let it get to the black screen, it creates a ton of virtual USB drives (16 to be exact). The first one contains a write protected folder named image which contains the files modem.bxx, mlserver.bxx, mc_b2.bxx, adsp.bxx, cmnlib.bxx, dxhdcp2.bxx, isdbtm,.bxx,
mba.bxx, playread.bxx, tqs.bxx, wcnss.bxx, widevine.bxx, where the xx in .bxx is replaced with sequences of 00 up to 26 in some cases. The rest of the drives it creates are empty.
Any sign of a recovery is completely gone, and I have no idea where it went
This is what appears in the top left of the screen when the LG splash pops up for a split second and goes black
_______________________________
ERROR: Boot Loader Verification
[750]---------------------------------------
[800]
[850]Secure Boot Error!
[900]Cause: Boot Certification Verify
[950]
[1000]-------------------------------------
_______________________________
Things I've tried:
+Completely power off:
-Hold Vol Up and plug phone in (doesn't work)
-Factory Hard Reset (doesn't work)
-Hold Vol Up + Down and plug phone in (doesn't work)
-Power on, press Vol Up at vibrate (doesn't work)
+The phone never makes it to a point where I can ADB into it. I get the splash screen(with error) and straight to the black screen.
+Completely drain the battery and plug it back in to charge up. I end up with the same issue.
+Fastboot will not recognize the device, so flashing the recovery that way isn't an option.
-Could be a driver issue, but I think the phone just never makes it to a point where I can use fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
Sent from Verizon logo plastered G2 bastard
truckroot said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
Sent from Verizon logo plastered G2 bastard
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Perhaps I'm missing something in that thread, but none of it applies to me.
The link to the other thread for if you can't get into download mode only talks about having TWRP installed on the device, which I don't.
And the rest of it is if you have ADB access, which I don't as well.
mazer4455 said:
Perhaps I'm missing something in that thread, but none of it applies to me.
The link to the other thread for if you can't get into download mode only talks about having TWRP installed on the device, which I don't.
And the rest of it is if you have ADB access, which I don't as well.
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Do this...
had the same thing happen to me except I had twrp and I couldnt do **** with it.
reset to stock, then re root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
if you can get into download mode,, you are good
ars0n said:
Do this...
had the same thing happen to me except I had twrp and I couldnt do **** with it.
reset to stock, then re root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
if you can get into download mode,, you are good
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I'm reading through the directions and it says to get into download mode. I can not get into download mode to make any of this work.
mazer4455 said:
I'm reading through the directions and it says to get into download mode. I can not get into download mode to make any of this work.
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To get into download mode the G2 needs to be connected to the computer and upon turning on immediately press volume up. Compared to other devices, it's a weird way to do and may take a couple of tries to successfully boot into.
il buono said:
To get into download mode the G2 needs to be connected to the computer and upon turning on immediately press volume up. Compared to other devices, it's a weird way to do and may take a couple of tries to successfully boot into.
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I'm still having no luck. I've read nearly 4 different ways to enter download mode for the vzw version and none of them have worked yet.
Holding the power button itself just restarts the device and it heads right back into the black screen. If I continue to hold the power button after it restarts, I get the LG splash again and then it shuts off.
It seems like the stock recovery is completely gone, but I don't understand why I wouldn't be able to get into download mode because of that.
mazer4455 said:
I'm still having no luck. I've read nearly 4 different ways to enter download mode for the vzw version and none of them have worked yet.
The device itself will not turn off without me holding the power+up button for around ten seconds. Holding the power button itself just restarts the device and it heads right back into the black screen.
It seems like the stock recovery is completely gone, but I don't understand why I wouldn't be able to get into download mode because of that.
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If you're phone is responding then there's still hope. Did you try this method to boot into download?
Power off your G2, press Volume Up & Down key and then plug in the usb cable (enter to a download mode)
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19Interpol said:
If you're phone is responding then there's still hope. Did you try this method to boot into download?
Power off your G2, press Volume Up & Down key and then plug in the usb cable (enter to a download mode)
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I have tried every button combination there is and still no luck It's really frustrating.
Try keeping USB plugged into both computer and phone. Hold power button down, as soon as u feel the haptic feedback from the reboot hold down the vol+ button.
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truckroot, that does indeed work, I actually messed with my build.prop file today and it soft bricked my phone. It would turn on you'd see the LG logo and a black screen, man I was livid. So later I was going to to have it replaced under warranty, I called Verizon and what not and he told me to press this button combo and I got straight into CWM, holy crap that was quite an easy fix for me. Here is the key combo under "Alternate Method"
http://support.verizonwireless.com/support/devices/knowledge_base.html/87344 Hope it helps in some way, if the other ways still won't work for you.
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truckroot, that does indeed work, I actually messed with my build.prop file today and it soft bricked my phone. It would turn on you'd see the LG logo and a black screen, man I was livid. So later I was going to to have it replaced under warranty, I called Verizon and what not and he told me to press this button combo and I got straight into CWM, holy crap that was quite an easy fix for me. Here is the key combo under "Alternate Method"
http://support.verizonwireless.com/support/devices/knowledge_base.html/87344 Hope it helps in some way, if the other ways still won't work for you.
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Yeah, I tried modifying an apk and got caught in a bootloop prior to button combo on recovery being available, so I thought I was screwed. Finally managed to get into download mode as I described and all was well.
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truckroot said:
Yeah, I tried modifying an apk and got caught in a bootloop prior to button combo on recovery being available, so I thought I was screwed. Finally managed to get into download mode as I described and all was well.
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Like I had said earlier, I've tried pretty much all possible combinations of button presses/cable ins and outs.
I'm pretty sure I'm screwed and will have to RMA it.
Hang in there bro, someone will chime in and fix ya.
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mazer4455 said:
Things I've tried:
Completely power off:
-Hold Vol Up and plug phone in (doesn't work)
-Factory Hard Reset (doesn't work)
-Hold Vol Up + Down and plug phone in (doesn't work)
-Power on, press Vol Up at vibrate (doesn't work)
The phone never makes it to a point where I can ADB into it. I get the splash screen(with error) and straight to the black screen.
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When you say "plug in phone" you are plugging it into a computer, correct?
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19Interpol said:
When you say "plug in phone" you are plugging it into a computer, correct?
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yep.
I'll be on the IRC for the most of the day, head there if you want to try and troubleshoot me more quickly.
Link to IRC channel
I'll be updating this thread as I try new things.
mazer4455 said:
yep.
I'll be on the IRC for the most of the day, head there if you want to try and troubleshoot me more quickly.
Link to IRC channel
I'll be updating this thread as I try new things.
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I've tried installing a drivers to what shows up in the device manager when I plug the phone in, but Fastboot still won't recognize the device. And as i've said before, ADB won't recognize it either.
Any possible suggestions?
mazer4455 said:
I've tried installing a drivers to what shows up in the device manager when I plug the phone in, but Fastboot still won't recognize the device. And as i've said before, ADB won't recognize it either.
Any possible suggestions?
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Still looking for some help on this one.
mazer4455 said:
Still looking for some help on this one.
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What did you end up doing to get into bootloader? Did you get back up and running?
BrandNewMonkey said:
What did you end up doing to get into bootloader? Did you get back up and running?
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I didn't. Tried to mess with the aboot to get into fastboot and was never successful. I have sent it to LG for them to reflash the device.
So i tried to flash my rom (aeon v3) using twrp. So i put the zip on my phone and i tried to install, it said it was successful, i wiped all the necessary stuff as well then i did reboot system, and now my phone is useless. It wont really turn on, when i press the power button i have to hold it for the screen to even turn on and it does for literally a second to the LG symbol, and turns back off, the screen is somewhat on...i can see the backlighting but its very dim and theres nothing on the screen, what happened? i followed all the procedures it looked to be going well now i cant even use my phone, and i tried pressing the power and volume down but that only brings up the lg symbol for a sec then turns back off...and my phone was 90% charged when i did this. please can anyone help me??? My phone is useless now...i need my phone to work!!! Does anyone on here know how to fix this, has this ever happened to anyone??? Please provide any help if you can its all appreciated!!!
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So i tried to flash my rom (aeon v3) using twrp. So i put the zip on my phone and i tried to install, it said it was successful, i wiped all the necessary stuff as well then i did reboot system, and now my phone is useless. It wont really turn on, when i press the power button i have to hold it for the screen to even turn on and it does for literally a second to the LG symbol, and turns back off, the screen is somewhat on...i can see the backlighting but its very dim and theres nothing on the screen, what happened? i followed all the procedures it looked to be going well now i cant even use my phone, and i tried pressing the power and volume down but that only brings up the lg symbol for a sec then turns back off...and my phone was 90% charged when i did this. please can anyone help me??? My phone is useless now...i need my phone to work!!! Does anyone on here know how to fix this, has this ever happened to anyone??? Please provide any help if you can its all appreciated!!!
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Be sure to turn of the phone completly by holding the power button untill it starts to reboot. You will see the lg logo for a short while. After that do the volume down + power button. When you see the lg logo let go and press (and hold) volume down and power button again. Now you should be prompt to press the power button three times to reset the phone. This will take you to the recovery and let you restor your backup if you have made one.
Hope this will help you.
I ran into this same problem not too long ago. The best way to get your phone back working is trying to get into download mode and reflashing pure stock.
Just hold down the power button, even when it tries to boot up. Keep holding after the second vibration where it tries to boot up again. Then, if the screen stays black, your phone is fully off.
Then follow the instructions on here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I had the exact problem and I installed LGMobile Support Tool. It will flash stock recovery + stock system. Once the program complete you'll need to hold the volume down + power button. When you see the lg logo let go and press (and hold) volume down and power button again. Now you should be prompt to press the power button three times to reset the phone. Then will start up CWM recovery and will return you to stock.
Fredrik said:
Be sure to turn of the phone completly by holding the power button untill it starts to reboot. You will see the lg logo for a short while. After that do the volume down + power button. When you see the lg logo let go and press (and hold) volume down and power button again. Now you should be prompt to press the power button three times to reset the phone. This will take you to the recovery and let you restor your backup if you have made one.
Hope this will help you.
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WOW thanks so much this worked, i just restored my backup! Now its back to normal, still dont know why the aeon v3 rom didnt work...as soon as i flash it..my phone bricks...
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Be sure to turn of the phone completly by holding the power button untill it starts to reboot. You will see the lg logo for a short while. After that do the volume down + power button. When you see the lg logo let go and press (and hold) volume down and power button again. Now you should be prompt to press the power button three times to reset the phone. This will take you to the recovery and let you restor your backup if you have made one.
Hope this will help you.
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Wait so i did this and now my phone has only 11gb or storage compared to 19 i had before, why is that? i saw that some people that used the lg launcher to install the recovery had this same problem.
alex4o said:
I had the exact problem and I installed LGMobile Support Tool. It will flash stock recovery + stock system. Once the program complete you'll need to hold the volume down + power button. When you see the lg logo let go and press (and hold) volume down and power button again. Now you should be prompt to press the power button three times to reset the phone. Then will start up CWM recovery and will return you to stock.
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Hmm i did the button procedure, and took me to twrp i installed recovery but now it says i only have 11gb of internal storage, compared to 19 i had before. I saw that people who used the lg launcher to install recovery to their phone in download mode had the same issue. Have you expereinced this? Does it really mean i only have 11gb? Mine was the 32gb version
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Hmm i did the button procedure, and took me to twrp i installed recovery but now it says i only have 11gb of internal storage, compared to 19 i had before. I saw that people who used the lg launcher to install recovery to their phone in download mode had the same issue. Have you expereinced this? Does it really mean i only have 11gb? Mine was the 32gb version
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Nevermind figured it out simple fix haha
fromc2m said:
Nevermind figured it out simple fix haha
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Which version of the G2 do you have?
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doktor buknasty said:
Which version of the G2 do you have?
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The att one
fromc2m said:
The att one
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Most likely your phone has the D80010o firmware, downgrade to D80010d and you shouldn't have that issue you've described in the OP.
When downgrading, follow the instructions from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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doktor buknasty said:
Most likely your phone has the D80010o firmware, downgrade to D80010d and you shouldn't have that issue you've described in the OP.
When downgrading, follow the instructions from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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Oh ok alright I guess that makes sense I'll check it out
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Hello i have a rooted HTC Glacier with CWM 5.8.1.0 touch with the engineering bootloader my phone started acting up i was running awesome ics rom then it rebooted by itself and now when i reboot it it goes to a black screen and the orange led lights up and vibrates 3 times. I can still enter cwm and flash roms but the phone doesn't go past the black screen. I cant go into the bootloader it stays black and vibrates with a green led light.
Heights713 said:
Hello i have a rooted HTC Glacier with CWM 5.8.1.0 touch with the engineering bootloader my phone started acting up i was running awesome ics rom then it rebooted by itself and now when i reboot it it goes to a black screen and the orange led lights up and vibrates 3 times. I can still enter cwm and flash roms but the phone doesn't go past the black screen. I cant go into the bootloader it stays black and vibrates with a green led light.
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When u enter recovery, does it give any errors??
Like "unable to mount :e"
"Unable to mount :e/recovery"
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mickeyasamoah said:
When u enter recovery, does it give any errors??
Like "unable to mount :e"
"Unable to mount :e/recovery"
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No it doesn't cwm works perfectly fine. Aroma installer even works.
Heights713 said:
No it doesn't cwm works perfectly fine. Aroma installer even works.
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Okay, Remove your battery and reinsert it.
Dont press the power button yet.
Now connect your device to a PC with HTC USB drivers installed and enter the following commands.
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
If you are able to get into bootloader, let me know.
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mickeyasamoah said:
Okay, Remove your battery and reinsert it.
Dont press the power button yet.
Now connect your device to a PC with HTC USB drivers installed and enter the following commands.
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
If you are able to get into bootloader, let me know.
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I tried it leaves me with a black screen adb only responds when im in recovery mode and i tried adb reboot bootloader and it didnt work.
Heights713 said:
I tried it leaves me with a black screen adb only responds when im in recovery mode and i tried adb reboot bootloader and it didnt work.
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Wow...that's weird.
Have you checked to see weather your volume up key is stuck??
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mickeyasamoah said:
Wow...that's weird.
Have you checked to see weather your volume up key is stuck??
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I dont think my volume up key works anymore it acted out a while ago.
Heights713 said:
I dont think my volume up key works anymore it acted out a while ago.
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There!!!!
That's your problem.
When the phone is off and and u press volume up and power, it boots the device in safe mode.
Safe mode disables 3rd party apps at boot up.
Now this only works with stock ROMs and some custom sense ROMs.
If your ROM doesn't support this feature, it would boot into this black screen and begin to flash the red led.
So when the up key gets stuck or malfunctioned it causes the device to boot into that mode at start up.
But what I can rap my head around is why it won't boot into bootloader when you use adb.
Heights713 said:
I dont think my volume up key works anymore it acted out a while ago.
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mickeyasamoah said:
There!!!!
That's your problem.
When the phone is off and and u press volume up and power, it boots the device in safe mode.
Safe mode disables 3rd party apps at boot up.
Now this only works with stock ROMs and some custom sense ROMs.
If your ROM doesn't support this feature, it would boot into this black screen and begin to flash the red led.
So when the up key gets stuck or malfunctioned it causes the device to boot into that mode at start up.
But what I can rap my head around is why it won't boot into bootloader when you use adb.
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Im going to flash a stock sense based rom right now.
mickeyasamoah said:
There!!!!
That's your problem.
When the phone is off and and u press volume up and power, it boots the device in safe mode.
Safe mode disables 3rd party apps at boot up.
Now this only works with stock ROMs and some custom sense ROMs.
If your ROM doesn't support this feature, it would boot into this black screen and begin to flash the red led.
So when the up key gets stuck or malfunctioned it causes the device to boot into that mode at start up.
But what I can rap my head around is why it won't boot into bootloader when you use adb.
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The power button was stuck i got paper and cleaned it up and boom it worked thank you x10!!!!!
Heights713 said:
The power button was stuck i got paper and cleaned it up and boom it worked thank you x10!!!!!
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Yes!!!! Cleaning the volume button fixed everything! wooo
Heights713 said:
The power button was stuck i got paper and cleaned it up and boom it worked thank you x10!!!!!
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You welcome...and next time use the thanks button too.
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Okay i have not experienced this issue in a while since i used the edge of a piece of paper and slid it into the side of the volume up button and put a case on also a friend gave me another Glacier the second one is black.
Heights713 said:
Okay i have not experienced this issue in a while since i used the edge of a piece of paper and slid it into the side of the volume up button and put a case on also a friend gave me another Glacier the second one is black.
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Ookay...hope u are enjoying it.
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