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Power Button Dead - another way to flash roms via hard reset?

Hi Everyone,
Of course - it had to happen to me, one in a million; with the power button dead on my htc touch hd, is there any other way to do a hard reset, particularly when upgrading roms? As instructions are very precise to ensure you do a hard reset after flashing.
For me, the volume buttons combined with the top power button method don't work. - And unfortunetly, the unit is out of warranty.
Appreciate any suggestions, or any other methods possibly in trying to hard reset for flashing? Guess I'll give anything a go... 8)
thanks in advance.
Woz.

Clear Storage.
Use Clear Storage to reset your device back to factory default settings.
1. On the Home screen, slide to the Settings tab and then tap All Settings.
2. On the System tab, tap Clear Storage.
3. Enter “1234” and then tap Yes.
This is a hard reset via software.

~thank-you~ wasn't sure if this was an acceptable method for flashing, but new rom is now working well.
Cheers.

[Q] Stuck Android logo only

Hi Folks
My tab only stuck Android logo, ask for password. i enter password then again comes android logo and nothing
I tried hard reset combination. but none worked for me. is there any solution to this problem ?
a solid hard reset combination ? or a rom which will recover my device from this state ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards

subr4t4 said:
Hi Folks
My tab only stuck Android logo, ask for password. i enter password then again comes android logo and nothing
I tried hard reset combination. but none worked for me. is there any solution to this problem ?
a solid hard reset combination ? or a rom which will recover my device from this state ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards
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Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?

dottat said:
Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?
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Probably not a good idea for him to answer that if it's the latter.

dottat said:
Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?
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Thanks for reply
Trying to factory wipe by following some hard reset manual but none worked for me.
No, password i know still i can enter.
Trying to restore with Update or Full package.
Acer_A500_0.000.00_4.017.07_EMEA_CUS7_1311771237783_253e5e46.zip
Acer_A500_0.000.00_4.010.42_EMEA_GEN3_1311244577711_036d89ae New.zip
Tried with this 2 files, but none worked yet.
which file i ve to try from here ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
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anyone else ? i m still stuck

Did you try a full wipe of the tablet? Hold down the volume up key and the power button until the tablet vibrates. Release the power button while still holding the volume up key, and slide the screen lock button (next to the volume up key) to the right and then back to the left.
The screen should display 'Erasing Userdata', you can then release the volume key. It should then erase the cache, Acer says it can take 5-10 minutes to complete. The tablet should then reboot, and you may be able to get in from the stock settings.
If the tablets hangs at 'Erasing Cache' for more than 15 minutes, force a power down by holding in the power key. The try the power/volume/lock routine again.

subr4t4 said:
Tried with this 2 files, but none worked yet.
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What doesn't work exactly? Did you get an error during installation? Or was installation successful but the problem still exists?

ThatGeekGuy said:
Did you try a full wipe of the tablet? Hold down the volume up key and the power button until the tablet vibrates. Release the power button while still holding the volume up key, and slide the screen lock button (next to the volume up key) to the right and then back to the left.
The screen should display 'Erasing Userdata', you can then release the volume key. It should then erase the cache, Acer says it can take 5-10 minutes to complete. The tablet should then reboot, and you may be able to get in from the stock settings.
If the tablets hangs at 'Erasing Cache' for more than 15 minutes, force a power down by holding in the power key. The try the power/volume/lock routine again.
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Tried exactly same as u said, it shows "Erasing cach before sd update" then it brings recovery icon. nothing........
sc2k said:
What doesn't work exactly? Did you get an error during installation? Or was installation successful but the problem still exists?
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Installation was 80% but not success........ stuck @ Recovery logo

anyone else with any other idea? m still stuck......

I have the same issues. I have tried installing new roms, and still get the same issues. Any ideas would be great

Touch Screen Stopped Working

Hi guys,
My Mrs. Orange SanFran has all of a sudden decided it doesnt want it's screen touched anymore. All the hard buttons are working and can not see any other issues. Seems there are several people who have experienced it but it seems to resolved itselfon a restart but her's isn't, no matter how long I take the battery out or pressing the reset under the battery cover I can't use the screen making it useless.
Any ideas? I stuck a custom Rom of 2.2 on it when first got it but can't remeber which one, maybe modaco Kitchen R12 Rom.
Cheers

Reboot to recovery, Wipe both Dalvik and normal cache, and restart. If that doesn't help, do a factory reset / wipe data, and restart. If that doesn't help re-install the rom.

Thanks for the tip, but I tried to enter recovery by holding down volume key when powering up but a screen breifly loaded that had the small text "android" written upsidedown but then just goes on loop of the screen and the standard screen, can't do anything.
Holding up volume whilst powering on doesn;t do anything and because I can't use the touch screen I can't access any recovery apps through the phone OS.
It's weird cause I've used to recovery mode on phone boot before as first ROM didn't work, so I know the recovery module worked before, no idea why not now. :-s

Could be either bad flash/root or faulty hw. Google "de-bricking a ZTE Blade".

Thanks again. Came across a very thorough article on modaco but unfortunately the phone won't do anything than a normal startup when holding the up volume or up and menu, so can't try any of the suggestions.
The volume buttons do work though as moved the volume in the OS

Just to be sure: you did first press & hold the volume down button, and then press & hold the power button? You have to hold them both down until the recovery menu pops up. I can take even 10 seconds or more.

If everything fails, try TPT flash. It should solve if there is no hardware issue.

Very annoying bug on 4.0.3 LPY (not found in other topics)

Hallo guys, i just flashed N7000XXLPY via ODIN. Everything worked well but I have one big issue (that wasn't discussed in "bugs" thread).
Whatever I select, Swipe Unlock, Face recognition, Draw pattern, PIN code or whatever, it reacts the same: never requires swipe, PIN, pattern or else for unlocking. If i press briefly the power button, the display light switchs off. If I press again any other button (volume, home or power), the display light turns on but never asks for any method of unlocking. What to do? Does anyone else have the same issue?

Not happening here. Try a hard-reset after flashing a new ROM.
I have swipe unlock by default and it works. Screen does not power on when you press volume button, only if you press power or home button.

Thanks vcespon for your quick response. I tried hard reset via "Volume UP + Home + Power" method, I wiped cache, I tried hard reset via changing the CSC, I restored it to factory settings from menu, nothing worked. Any other oppinion?
LE: I found another issue, maybe is related with the first one. When I want to switch off the phone, I press (for 2 seconds) the power button and it just go to Samsung logo and swhitches off, without asking me those two questions about what I want to do (to can choose beetween flight mode, silent and power off) and if I'm sure that I want to power off the phone.
LE2: Tryed also Indian version (N7000DDLP8), no improvements.

ludiconiric said:
Thanks vcespon for your quick response. I tried hard reset via "Volume UP + Home + Power" method, I wiped cache, I tried hard reset via changing the CSC, I restored it to factory settings from menu, nothing worked. Any other oppinion?
LE: I found another issue, maybe is related with the first one. When I want to switch off the phone, I press (for 2 seconds) the power button and it just go to Samsung logo and swhitches off, without asking me those two questions about what I want to do (to can choose beetween flight mode, silent and power off) and if I'm sure that I want to power off the phone.
LE2: Tryed also Indian version (N7000DDLP8), no improvements.
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DO NOT WIPE ON LPY!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938

DaanJordaan said:
DO NOT WIPE ON LPY!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938
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I already did it, not knowing that I might brick it.
Thanks for the advice, I won't do it in the future till a safe official Kernel will be released.
Any solve to the issue that I have?

After another search I can see that there are others that encounter the same problem, here is the topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651005

Hello Sir
Sir i am facing the same problem i have bought galaxy not n7000 and the problem i am facing is i have updated it to official ics indian rom and now i am not able to activate screen lock function and if i hold the lock buttton for 2-3 seconds the phone gets switched off, is it because of the kernel problem or anything else, i tried giving it to the samsung store but they dint fixed it. P.S i was not able to update my mobile through Kies as it said "this device can not be updated through kies" please help...

I just found a fast way to fix this problem.
1. Root your device.
2. Use this solution:
Download from Market "Terminal Emulator"
Open it and type this commands:
su
echo -n ON > /efs/imei/keystr
sync
reboot
100% works !

vcespon said:
not happening here. Try a hard-reset after flashing a new rom.
I have swipe unlock by default and it works. Screen does not power on when you press volume button, only if you press power or home button.
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are u serious??? Never ever hard reset on the lpy!

Hello Sir
yes it worked, but will it go away if i flash it again with other rom and dont root it???

Touch not working

Hi,
I accessed the service menu, but by accident pressed the Update Touch Firmware and now the touch part of the phone is not working. is there a way to revert this or do I have to take it back to the shop? Please help on this if anyone knows.
Thanks!

Nevermind, just rebooted into safe mode, verified everything was working then restarted the phone and all working normal!

Cantix said:
Hi,
I accessed the service menu, but by accident pressed the Update Touch Firmware and now the touch part of the phone is not working. is there a way to revert this or do I have to take it back to the shop? Please help on this if anyone knows.
Thanks!
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I saw that feature and pressed it by accident like you but I didn't experience anything so what the heck?! what does this option do in the first place?! and why you experienced some issues when you pressed it and me didn't? I'm worried that I broke something without me knowing

Cantix said:
Nevermind, just rebooted into safe mode, verified everything was working then restarted the phone and all working normal!
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I have the same problem, but how do you reboot into safe mode when the touch screen isn't working? Dont you have to long press on the power off option?

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After you turn on phone and see lg logo press and hold vol- button until it boot