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I've been trying to get into apx mode on my TF101 so I could use the 3.1 pure root, but when I hold pwr+vol up I get the device disconnect sound and nothing more. Any suggestions?
For me I didn't get into apx mode till I installed the asus sync drivers whole booted up. Don't know why it worked. Also out only took me holding power and volume up for 2 seconds to get into apx mode. Thought it was gonna take 6 seconds or something.
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Oh, I knew I was missing something. I just got back from my trip, so I'll try that out right away. Thanks!
I purchased a used Acer Iconia A500 on ebay. It was sold As Is and I payed next to nothing for it. It came with no A/C adapter and had no charge. SO when I acquired a AC adapter and powered it on, it is asking for a password. I am an android phone user and I always root and run custom roms. I know that I can restore the tablet to its original out of the box state. But I was wondering how to go about it on this tab. I cant get it to boot into recovery and this is my first tablet. Im used to pulling the battery and holding down the vol and power. Im starting to wonder if I wasted $100.
Any help on this matter would be great. Im just not sure what I need to do to wipe all data and restore. I dont think this tab is rooted and thus no Clockwork mod. and I do not have a SD card in the slot. Do I need to have a stock rom on the SD card. This tablet world is sooo new to me. thanks in advance.
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I purchased a used Acer Iconia A500 on ebay. It was sold As Is and I payed next to nothing for it. It came with no A/C adapter and had no charge. SO when I acquired a AC adapter and powered it on, it is asking for a password. I am an android phone user and I always root and run custom roms. I know that I can restore the tablet to its original out of the box state. But I was wondering how to go about it on this tab. I cant get it to boot into recovery and this is my first tablet. Im used to pulling the battery and holding down the vol and power. Im starting to wonder if I wasted $100.
Any help on this matter would be great. Im just not sure what I need to do to wipe all data and restore. I dont think this tab is rooted and thus no Clockwork mod. and I do not have a SD card in the slot. Do I need to have a stock rom on the SD card. This tablet world is sooo new to me. thanks in advance.
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You need to put an SD card in then put a stock rom on it then boot into recovery : hold volume- and power button until you see text in upper left hand corner don't let go until you see that. The volume- is closer to the power button you have to decrypt the stock rom too
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dkj77777 said:
You need to put an SD card in then put a stock rom on it then boot into recovery : hold volume- and power button until you see text in upper left hand corner don't let go until you see that. The volume- is closer to the power button you have to decrypt the stock rom too
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thank you! Is there a tutorial or at least some sort of guide to doing this. I have never had to decrypt a rom before.
Hello !
Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155664
Look for "Unbricking" section.
Hope this helps.
Ahh no its broken. Ill give you 70 for it cuz I'm a nice guy. Lol jk. You just got a great deal if the hardware woks. Getting past the lock screen is easy with a flash.
scotbot said:
I purchased a used Acer Iconia A500 on ebay. It was sold As Is and I payed next to nothing for it. It came with no A/C adapter and had no charge. SO when I acquired a AC adapter and powered it on, it is asking for a password. I am an android phone user and I always root and run custom roms. I know that I can restore the tablet to its original out of the box state. But I was wondering how to go about it on this tab. I cant get it to boot into recovery and this is my first tablet. Im used to pulling the battery and holding down the vol and power. Im starting to wonder if I wasted $100.
Any help on this matter would be great. Im just not sure what I need to do to wipe all data and restore. I dont think this tab is rooted and thus no Clockwork mod. and I do not have a SD card in the slot. Do I need to have a stock rom on the SD card. This tablet world is sooo new to me. thanks in advance.
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I was looking at one on ebay, wonder if it was the same one.
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Sounds like it was a stolen Iconia, and the thief couldnt figure out how to get past the lockscreen, so he sold it on ebay. Lol
lord_voldemort666 said:
Sounds like it was a stolen Iconia, and the thief couldnt figure out how to get past the lockscreen, so he sold it on ebay. Lol
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that, or it was in a car that got impounded
skullzaflare said:
that, or it was in a car that got impounded
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Wouldn't surprise me if the gestapo...I mean police took it and sold it from one either.
Do,a,hard reset, it will delete everything and bring it back to factory reset by preesing vol + hold it then press power button until the acer logo comes up then release the power and toggle the screen rotate switch......search the instruction in you tube, search for acer a500 hard reset...
I got mine bricked for switching roms,so many times and this method save me althogh
I lost everything but i got it back to factory reset without recovery
Resetting the tablet with a paper clip doesn't work?
Jeckler said:
Resetting the tablet with a paper clip doesn't work?
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That's a soft reset. Won't do anything.
If with stock rom try this..... Plug any external USB keyboard into the tablet USB. 1.Turn the tablet off. 2.Pull out the Micro SD. 3. Push and hold the power button and -volume button together. 4.When the screen lights up release the power button and push and hold the HOME button on the keyboard while still holding the volume- till you see the recovery mode. 5. With the arrows on the keyboard highlight the factory reset option and hit Enter.
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Do,a,hard reset, it will delete everything and bring it back to factory reset by preesing vol + hold it then press power button until the acer logo comes up then release the power and toggle the screen rotate switch......search the instruction in you tube, search for acer a500 hard reset...
I got mine bricked for switching roms,so many times and this method save me althogh
I lost everything but i got it back to factory reset without recovery
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thanks that worked great! I didnt have the screen rotation lock on and that was keeping me out of the recovery mode. I didnt need to use the keyboard method. Although I did order one of those leather USB keyboard cases for $19 today so I will be able to play arround with it. Once I get CWM on it will I need the keyboard or does the vol rocker work like on my EVO.
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Once I get CWM on it will I need the keyboard or does the vol rocker work like on my EVO.
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No. It works by holding power+volume down but you have to hold it until you see the recovery message not just the Acer logo.
scotbot said:
thanks that worked great! I didnt have the screen rotation lock on and that was keeping me out of the recovery mode. I didnt need to use the keyboard method. Although I did order one of those leather USB keyboard cases for $19 today so I will be able to play arround with it. Once I get CWM on it will I need the keyboard or does the vol rocker work like on my EVO.
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You don't need a keyboard in recovery, vol. Buttons are all you need and power button to select.
Edit: can you tell me the seller name from eBay? I was looking at one also, just wondering if it was the same one.
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snyph3r said:
Do,a,hard reset, it will delete everything and bring it back to factory reset by preesing vol + hold it then press power button until the acer logo comes up then release the power and toggle the screen rotate switch......search the instruction in you tube, search for acer a500 hard reset...
I got mine bricked for switching roms,so many times and this method save me althogh
I lost everything but i got it back to factory reset without recovery
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+1. This will work for you. On next boot, it'll do the firstboot wizard.
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Hey Guys I need some help please!
I have a friend, which will be joining this thread soon, that has a samsung tab 2 GT-P3113 7" .
He is not able to power on the device, I suggested holding the power button down for 30-40 seconds but that didn't work.
He charged it overnight and he can see the charging icon, he then tried again holding the power button for 30-40 seconds...still nothing.
He informed me that when he connects his tab to his computer it says:" I should install OMAP3440 driver for connection".
Sorry , this is all I have, I'm not familiar with the tab 2 .
Thank you!
Isnt there a reset button/procedure? Like hold power button and volume up or down?
My P3110 will not arrive till next week so i can say for sure.
Try holding the Volume Down button and the power button. Keep holding them and you should get a warning about running custom software. If you get this, then you could download an Odin restore package and flash it to the tablet to get it back up and running. The fact that it shows the charging image is a good sign, Hopefully it can be fixed from there.
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Isnt there a reset button/procedure? Like hold power button and volume up or down?
My P3110 will not arrive till next week so i can say for sure.
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Yes, I did, but it doesn't work for this tab. Only there is a good sign I can see: the charging icon come up when I plug tab to wall or pc, and when I try to connect to pc, I get a message from pc saying I should install driver for OMAP3440. This is the driver for Texas Instrument processor that come inside tab.
I don't know if this tab is bricked or not, so I'm stop just at this step.
Thanks & thank you so much to spagman72 for his valuable help
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imnuts said:
Try holding the Volume Down button and the power button. Keep holding them and you should get a warning about running custom software. If you get this, then you could download an Odin restore package and flash it to the tablet to get it back up and running. The fact that it shows the charging image is a good sign, Hopefully it can be fixed from there.
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Yes, I did exactly as you have said, but it doesn't work, nothing warning about custom software, just black screen. Also, pls note that when I try to connect to pc, I get a message from pc saying I should install driver for OMAP3440. This is the driver for Texas Instrument processor that come inside tab.
Thank you
It is for omap4430 driver (not omap 3440)
Correction: when i have connected tab to pc, message is for install drivers OMAP4430, not OMAP3440 as I have said before. Very sorry for this mistake. :crying: :crying:
Anyone to help pls..!!
When you see the charging icon unplug it from the charger then try and power and vol down. Don't keep holding power for to long or it will hard reboot it before it gets to download mode.
RomsWell said:
When you see the charging icon unplug it from the charger then try and power and vol down. Don't keep holding power for to long or it will hard reboot it before it gets to download mode.
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Thank you RomsWell but when I unplug the charger and then press power and vol down keys nothing changes, just black screen. I think this tab is totally dead and another friend told me that I'll need a JTAG service. Anyone know about this, or where can I get it?
Thanks again
RomsWell said:
When you see the charging icon unplug it from the charger then try and power and vol down. Don't keep holding power for to long or it will hard reboot it before it gets to download mode.
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Love your rom btw try volume down, (for download), or volume up, (for recovery), First then hold/engage power button and hold, then release power button after boot screen blacks out and continue to hold up or down volume for recovery/download. Appropriate screen should pop up...if you get that far there are many options and I'm sure someone here can help you
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Love your rom btw try volume down, (for download), or volume up, (for recovery), First then hold/engage power button and hold, then release power button after boot screen blacks out and continue to hold up or down volume for recovery/download. Appropriate screen should pop up...if you get that far there are many options and I'm sure someone here can help you
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Thank you so much acefsw, but nothing has functioned for me yet, and also nothing to do for now..!! :crying: :crying:
alca00 said:
Thank you so much acefsw, but nothing has functioned for me yet, and also nothing to do for now..!! :crying: :crying:
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Sorry to hear that. There are JTAG services where you can mail it in and they fix it, here's one http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-7-0-brick-repair/ I am sure there are others out there. Good luck
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Sorry to hear that. There are JTAG services where you can mail it in and they fix it, here's one "" I am sure there are others out there. Good luck
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Ok, I'll check it out and will let you know later, because at this moment I'm out of country.
Thanks a lot..!
My tab does this periodically...I usually just let it sit then hold down the power button and it boots. All stock, unrooted.
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I'm happy again..!!
acefsw said:
Sorry to hear that. There are JTAG services where you can mail it in and they fix it, here's one http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-7-0-brick-repair/ I am sure there are others out there. Good luck
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Hey guys..!!
I'm happy again..! Yesterday, I received the tab from mobiletechvideos, and it is in great working order. These guys really are doing a awesome job..!
Thanks again to:
spagman72 (especially), acefsw (especially), maztahbr, imnuts, and RomsWell for his/her valuable help.
But above all to XDA developers
Happy new year for all..!
Guys, i have same probem but with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3110.
spagman72 said:
Hey Guys I need some help please!
I have a friend, which will be joining this thread soon, that has a samsung tab 2 GT-P3113 7" .
He is not able to power on the device, I suggested holding the power button down for 30-40 seconds but that didn't work.
He charged it overnight and he can see the charging icon, he then tried again holding the power button for 30-40 seconds...still nothing.
He informed me that when he connects his tab to his computer it says:" I should install OMAP3440 driver for connection".
Sorry , this is all I have, I'm not familiar with the tab 2 .
Thank you!
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Hi guys, i got same problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3110, but my when charging is showing charging icon for 3 sec, then switch off over and over again, when i unplug from charger, display switch on and show again for 3sec logo Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 then switch off over and over again. I try all keys combination but just one working. When is unplug from charger i press Volume - and Power then on display come Screen with Warning!! (Download Mode) but like before go off after 3sec again.
I think that will be battery dead or faulty, what you think guys about it.??
Maybe the battery its damaged
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toma83 said:
Hi guys, i got same problem with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3110, but my when charging is showing charging icon for 3 sec, then switch off over and over again, when i unplug from charger, display switch on and show again for 3sec logo Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 then switch off over and over again. I try all keys combination but just one working. When is unplug from charger i press Volume - and Power then on display come Screen with Warning!! (Download Mode) but like before go off after 3sec again.
I think that will be battery dead or faulty, what you think guys about it.??
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If you can get into download mode it may be a good idea to try flashing firmware through Odin to rebuild it back to factory.
I had the same issue after flashing the wrong kernel/ Rom combo while trying to get ubuntu touch to boot.
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tokenpoke said:
If you can get into download mode it may be a good idea to try flashing firmware through Odin to rebuild it back to factory.
I had the same issue after flashing the wrong kernel/ Rom combo while trying to get ubuntu touch to boot.
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I know but download mode i show just for 3 sec so i cant do anthing, same if i connect to PC, 3 sec and thats all loop again
toma83 said:
I know but download mode i show just for 3 sec so i cant do anthing, same if i connect to PC, 3 sec and thats all loop again
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Ah, mine stayed on if I immediately plugged it in... could well be the battery
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tokenpoke said:
Ah, mine stayed on if I immediately plugged it in... could well be the battery
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The battery have power i just tested by multimeter, i dont know how to repair this, maybe jtag service can help.?? Anyone can confirm.?
Loose ribbon cable
spagman72 said:
Hey Guys I need some help please!
I have a friend, which will be joining this thread soon, that has a samsung tab 2 GT-P3113 7" .
He is not able to power on the device, I suggested holding the phttp://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/cyclops.gifower button down for 30-40 seconds but that didn't work.
He charged it overnight and he can see the charging icon, he then tried again holding the power button for 30-40 seconds...still nothing.
He informed me that when he connects his tab to his computer it says:" I should install OMAP3440 driver for connection".
Sorry , this is all I have, I'm not familiar with the tab 2 .
Thank you!
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I had this same problem with one of my Samsung tab 2 GT-P3113 7.0's. After trying everything I could find online I decided to open it up and have a look inside. Opening a 7.0 is different than a 10.1 so check a YouTube video to see how it is done. After removing the back cover I immediately noticed that a small ribbon cable had some how become disconnected. I simply snapped it back into place then checked all of the other ribbon cables I could see and then tried to turn the unit on and it worked! problem solved!
If you have tried all of the other methods posted then you should give this a try, because at that point you have nothing to lose.
My Tablet gets handled by a lot of people daily and most likely it was dropped which caused the cable to be knocked free of its connection.
Hi there, have a specific problem, tried to google and search through the forum but no success.
I have stock ROM with 4.2.1 android, no root etc., I was browsing web via Firefox, opened 3 pages, battery cca 48% when suddenly everthing freezed, even home button and whole screen become unresponsive. I pressed the Power button for several seconds to turn it off and to restart it, however the screen is off all the time. I have tried to do hard reset, hold the power button for 30-180 seconds, hold all 3 hardware buttons for 30-180 seconds, hold just power and one volume button, connect to PC (always connects as Unknown device, not able to load any driver), tried all of this with and without power supply connected. After all this I am still not able to boot the device. Any idea?
Try unbricking Nexus 7 guide
Hi, you should always be able to get your Nexus 7 back to factory defaults by following one of the many "unbrick nexus 7" guides, like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781250
Good luck !
unfortunately I am not able to flash it as my screen is still black, I do not see whether it is on or not, I am also not able to connect it to computer as it still pops up message that the device is unknow and I am not able to install any driver for it, nor automatically, nor google usb drivers... still getting unknown device message...
I'd just return it to Google and get a new one
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harweyko said:
unfortunately I am not able to flash it as my screen is still black, I do not see whether it is on or not, I am also not able to connect it to computer as it still pops up message that the device is unknow and I am not able to install any driver for it, nor automatically, nor google usb drivers... still getting unknown device message...
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Ouch ! That sounds like a broken device to me. I'd also RMA it.
Have you try plugging your tablet into your charger and check if your device is charging or not? (you'll see a battery status in the center of the screen) if so try to charge it for an hour or so and then after that try to press the ff.
while your tablet is off press and hold both vol. up and vol. down button then press and hold the power button. keep it press for at least 10 secs. and see if you can go/access your fastboot mode..
charged for more than 4 hours, tried that, did not helped, already sent for repair... hopefully will be changed for new one...
Just pry off the back and unplug the battery, ubereasy and will work fine again. Unless you got a lemon
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so at the end it was faulty motherboard, so I receveid new device...
In sum, earlier today I was using my phone with no problems-- calls, texts, using apps etc. I went to 'close my screen' when I was done using it and I realized the side power/lock screen button was not working and my screen was not responding when I wanted to lock it. I removed the battery hoping it would reset the phone and fix what was wrong but now my phone will not turn back on. I plugged the phone into the wall for at least 30 minutes as well as plugging it in the computer for quite some time. No response from the phone at all. (no charging icon, computer is not detecting the usb cable when plugged into computer, etc.)I also held the buttons down to try to power on as well.
I was wondering if there was a way to fix this problem, or somehow retrieve files (mainly pictures) from the phone,
Thank you for your help. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Andrew
samsungs424 said:
In sum, earlier today I was using my phone with no problems-- calls, texts, using apps etc. I went to 'close my screen' when I was done using it and I realized the side power/lock screen button was not working and my screen was not responding when I wanted to lock it. I removed the battery hoping it would reset the phone and fix what was wrong but now my phone will not turn back on. I plugged the phone into the wall for at least 30 minutes as well as plugging it in the computer for quite some time. No response from the phone at all. (no charging icon, computer is not detecting the usb cable when plugged into computer, etc.)I also held the buttons down to try to power on as well.
I was wondering if there was a way to fix this problem, or somehow retrieve files (mainly pictures) from the phone,
Thank you for your help. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Andrew
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Are you able to listen that click sound?
Tap the phone's power button on a flat surface.
Or
Open the phone and try to get the power button leave its stuck position
Or
Go to any local mobile repair shop, they'll do it for you
It is a stuck power button issue..and you wont be able to get in recovery.
If you can get into recovery, flash aroma file manager and paste your files on your ext sd..
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samsungs424 said:
I was wondering if there was a way to fix this problem, or somehow retrieve files (mainly pictures) from the phone.
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Try pulling the battery out (for at least 5 minutes), putting back in and then holding "Volume Down" + "Home" + "Power".
IF you could see a warning screen appearing, then press "Volume Down".
IF the phone restarts, you'll be good
But if it could start, please make a backup of all your files!
And if not, then enter in that mode again and try to flash a new firmware through ODIN.
OH! AND IF YOU WANT TO RECOVER YOUR FILES, DON'T DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!
If you want your files, flash TWRP and pull your files to your pc through ADB.
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Are you able to listen that click sound?
Tap the phone's power button on a flat surface.
Or
Open the phone and try to get the power button leave its stuck position
Or
Go to any local mobile repair shop, they'll do it for you
It is a stuck power button issue..and you wont be able to get in recovery.
If you can get into recovery, flash aroma file manager and paste your files on your ext sd..
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I do not believe the power button is stuck as I can hear the slight clicking sound when pressing.
The phone did not respond when I tried to restart my pressing volume down, home and power buttons.
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Try pulling the battery out (for at least 5 minutes), putting back in and then holding "Volume Down" + "Home" + "Power".
IF you could see a warning screen appearing, then press "Volume Down".
IF the phone restarts, you'll be good
But if it could start, please make a backup of all your files!
And if not, then enter in that mode again and try to flash a new firmware through ODIN.
OH! AND IF YOU WANT TO RECOVER YOUR FILES, DON'T DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!
If you want your files, flash TWRP and pull your files to your pc through ADB.
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Thank you for your feedback.
I tried to hold the "Volume Down" + "Home" + "Power" buttons, but the phone did not respond.
WIll i be able to recover files by "flash TWRP and pull your files to your pc through ADB" if the phone does not respond to the computer while plugged in via USB?
Thank you.
samsungs424 said:
WIll i be able to recover files by "flash TWRP and pull your files to your pc through ADB" if the phone does not respond to the computer while plugged in via USB?
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You couldn't even enter in download mode. I think your phone is dead. And no, there will be no easy ways to recover your files without special tools.
samsungs424 said:
Thank you for your feedback.
I tried to hold the "Volume Down" + "Home" + "Power" buttons, but the phone did not respond.
WIll i be able to recover files by "flash TWRP and pull your files to your pc through ADB" if the phone does not respond to the computer while plugged in via USB?
Thank you.
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The battery might be dead. Try changing the battery and then try turning it on
If not. Remove the battery, plug it in to a PC using your usb and see if by using the 3 key combination it enters the download mode?
If these dont work..buy a USB jig...Charge your phone..(just leave it plugged in) after 15 min...insert the USB jig.and you'll see download mode.
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