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How to get into flashing/recovery mode

1) Turn off and remove battery
2)Put the battery back in and immediately hold the back button
3) Plug in the USB cable while still holding the back button
4)Your screen will remain black, but its in recovery mode, and the flashing software should detect it
Source: Sony Update Service, I installed it and it told me to do just that to get into the recovery mode
Looks like were one step closer into getting the X10 rooted

I'm afraid this doesn't work

eyeweaver said:
I'm afraid this doesn't work
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It does - it just doesn't display the things we are used to with HTC phones for instance.
This is SE's standard flashing method(and recovery mode). It's the same for their WinMo phones and for Symbian.
It puts the phone in a special flash mode ready to accept a new ROM/flash.
As OP mentioned the screen will remain black throughout the process.

shud try fastboot when its in flash mode..
Code:
fastboot devices
or
Code:
fastboot boot randomrecovery.img
worth a try aint it!?

philicibine said:
shud try fastboot when its in flash mode..
Code:
fastboot devices
or
Code:
fastboot boot randomrecovery.img
worth a try aint it!?
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tried it nothing happens !!!

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Worked for me

does it lose all the settings and installed progs during the upgrade ?
(like usual S/E software does ?)

boo6 said:
does it lose all the settings and installed progs during the upgrade ?
(like usual S/E software does ?)
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Yes. You can backup sms from the Messaging application by pressing the menu-button while in thread mode. And use MyBackup to backup settings, apps and everything you need on the SD-card or online.

Would this still work if the phone isn't being recognized by the computer? (correct drivers etc are installed).
I have an xperia Ray, so I assume it's the same method... I get no response from plugging it into usb or charger, it won't turn on, although sometimes if I hold the power button it gives a brief vibration. I think it might be bricked :-/

GPS stop working

My gps stop working,i didnt drop my fone or anything like that,first i think is software issue but after flashing 3 dufferent rom i.must say is hardware failure,any help??? If somebody have service manual please send it
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I had the same thing happen to me on a stock, un-rooted Note 3 - the GPS stopped functioning. I took it back and exchanged for an S5.
However, since you rooted and thus voided your warranty, you might have just dug your phone a nice cozy grave.

Did you ever get a solution to this? I have the same issue

dule2303 said:
My gps stop working,i didnt drop my fone or anything like that,first i think is software issue but after flashing 3 dufferent rom i.must say is hardware failure,any help??? If somebody have service manual please send it
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It's unlikely to be a hardware failure. You probably just messed up the system files by changing so many ROMS.
Make a backup if you don't already have one
Do a system reset from the settings menu (note that this will delete your user files!)
Boot to recovery mode and choose wipe cache (recovery mode: remove battery for ten seconds, replace. then volume up + home + power)
Use Odin or Keyes to flash a full stock firmware image (replace system files)
More than likely this will fix your GPS
You will need to reinstall the ROM you ended up choosing, apps, etc
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fffft said:
It's unlikely to be a hardware failure. You probably just messed up the system files by changing so many ROMS.
Make a backup if you don't already have one
Do a system reset from the settings menu (note that this will delete your user files!)
Boot to recovery mode and choose wipe cache (recovery mode: remove battery for ten seconds, replace. then volume up + home + power)
Use Odin or Keyes to flash a full stock firmware image (replace system files)
More than likely this will fix your GPS
You will need to reinstall the ROM you ended up choosing, apps, etc
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I have been trying this with mine today & no luck fixing my GPS.

Bootloop no matter what i do

I have tried everything from, manually flashing each individual img from the factory image, NRT, flashing TWRP after flashing stock recovery... All end the same way, a infinite bootloop while its plugged in and getting power and going through the boot cycle once then perma black screen if its unplugged. I can not access any recovery of any kind it just bootloops & to top it all off im on vacation without a cellphone
Oh and this all started when i flashed lineage 16 and then releasised i needed to use the fbe twrps version after doing that, thats when this madness started.
P.S. The reason i was going to lineage 16 was because i was hoping that the mms issue and end call issue would be fixed that i have been having.

mr_chillington said:
I have tried everything from, manually flashing each individual img from the factory image, NRT, flashing TWRP after flashing stock recovery... All end the same way, a infinite bootloop while its plugged in and getting power and going through the boot cycle once then perma black screen if its unplugged. I can not access any recovery of any kind it just bootloops & to top it all off im on vacation without a cellphone
Oh and this all started when i flashed lineage 16 and then releasised i needed to use the fbe twrps version after doing that, thats when this madness started.
P.S. The reason i was going to lineage 16 was because i was hoping that the mms issue and end call issue would be fixed that i have been having.
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Can you enter in bootloader mode??

scrin378 said:
Can you enter in bootloader mode??
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Yes the bootloader is the only thing i can enter.

mr_chillington said:
Yes the bootloader is the only thing i can enter.
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Try flashing stock images via fastboot by using flash-all command and see if it helps

scrin378 said:
Try flashing stock images via fastboot by using flash-all command and see if it helps
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Yes here are the screenshots of the results
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so i destroyed my 6t for good.

so i took some break from android for couple of years and it seems somethings have changed since then, i had oneplusone so rooting wasn't new to me, but i got my oneplus 6t rooted it straightaway i had some issues with TWRP not sticking after i flash and had some issues were i couldn't find the directory to install roms but all that was fixed, had some other isues with using my banking app but that was sorted a swell so i was having fun.
a mouth or so ago i was wanting to get rom and my TWRP wasn't there it kept rebooting into fastboot menu, so i tried to flash TWRP again and it wasn't working so i messed up with boot img with all sorts of command lines related to flashing boot img, now my phone is dead for good i don't see how it can be fixed when the boot is corrupted i cant even boot into fastboot.
when i tired to boot into fastboot it wont work it stuck in that unlocked bootloader screen i have tried every combination available and it reboots into that. please help if you can.
please if i didn't explain my self properly ask away i just forgot what i did it been a while.
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Try MSM tool

As mentioned, neither Fastboot or recovery need to work for the MSMTool to work.
Volume Up + Power while turning on will boot to fastboot.
Volume Down + Power while turn on will boot to recovery.
Holding Volume Up + Power should force the phone to turn off.
Volume Up + Volume Down should put your phone in Download mode for the MSM Tool.
Note the screen wont do anything, the phone will just be recognized by the MSMTool.

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Try MSM tool
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you guys have no idea how great full i am its finally working from dead phone in the storage to daily driver.. again you can always rely on xda members.

Yeah, OnePlus is one of the only phones that is truly un-brickable. Even Google pixels do not have working MSM tool.

S8 bricked / stuck in recovery mode, what did I do?

Hi,
first of all: I'm a noob and I've got no idea what I did. I appreciate all of your help to get my phone back alive!
My phone (Samsung Galaxy S8, SM-G950F, stock ROM, Android 9.0, not rooted or anything else) is stuck in recovery mode. It doesn't react to any buttons (e.g. very-long-press power button) or connecting a USB cable, also my PC and Odin with all drivers installed won't recognise the device.
What I did: I went into download mode to check if I could find my RMM status (I didn't) and navigated to "view recovery logs". I entered /cache/recovery/last_log and scrolled through it until I reached "back". I confirmed with the power button and - then I can't really remember what was there on the screen - I got into a similar log screen. It took a while and I pressed the Vol-down key quickly numerous times.
Then it happened: there was a screen with some options to choose from (written in blue) but spamming the button I probably entered something. Another log (or whatever) showed up --> see photos. It took about 20-30 minutes to reach 100% and then went back to the Android recovery screen, where it's been stuck for about an hour now. I tried cancelling it numerous times times with long-pressing power button, but nothing happened.
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(log) (log) (log at 100%) (the screen where it's stuck now, detailed pictures attached)
PLEASE help, is there anything I can do besides waiting for the battery to die and reboot?
Big thanks in advance!
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Note: the device has been factory reset recently with no data on it, OEM unlocking and USB debugging were checked in developer options as I was about to flash TWRP.

1)Download stock firmware from sammobile or else (exact your device and model)
2) Download Odin
3)See video on youtube if noob(obviously ) to flash stock by going to download mode
After successful installation u will have your cell back
Cheers......

Thanks for the advice, but I found that pressing Power + Volume Down for 20+ sec. could eventually shut down the phone. After that it rebooted into recovery mode, even though it took ages.
Now I'm a happy owner of a LineageOS S8 btw
Entering download mode wouldn't have been possible at the stage I described in my first post, as the device didn't react to anything at all.