I got an Atrix from a friend who was having problems with it.
I tried turning it on and it stays tuck in a boot loop with the "Dual Core Technology" screen.
I tried a couple of key combinations to see if I could get to fastboot but nothing works. So far I've tried the following combinations:
1. holding the volume up button while powering on
2. holding the volume down button while powering on
3. holding volume up + volume down while putting the battery in and then pressing the power button
4. holding volume up + volume down while putting the battery in and then letting go of volume down and pressing the power button
5. holding power and volume up button while putting the battery in
I also tried this. After holding down the volume up button and pressing the power button, i tried hitting the volume down button once and then hitting volume up, hitting it twice and then volume up, 3 times and volume up, etc. etc. and then plugging in the phone to the computer, just in case the fastboot menu was there but I couldn't see it, but that doesn't seem to work either.
As it stands right now, all I'm getting is the boot loop. The phone had been sitting around for a while so I'm not really sure what the history is so all I have to go off of is what I have in front of me.
I'd appreciate any help in the matter.
Can you tell more history of the phone?
Is it rooted?
Is the bootloader unlocked?
Which ROM is it running if it's running one?
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Bruce Lee said:
Can you tell more history of the phone?
Is it rooted?
Is the bootloader unlocked?
Which ROM is it running if it's running one?
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I'm pretty sure its not rooted and almost certain its the stock rom but I have no idea about the bootloader. My friend is not very tech-savy so I'm guessing that the bootloader is locked.
I have no way to verify any of this. All I have at this point is the phone that sits looping at the "dual core technology" screen.
If you have any ideas about which way to proceed from here, I'd greatly appreciate it!
What exactly is happening (down to the last detail) when you boot while holding Vol(-)?
ravilov said:
What exactly is happening (down to the last detail) when you boot while holding Vol(-)?
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When I have the volume down button pressed while booting, the green led stays on for 4-5 seconds, then the phone boots to the dual core screen, it'll stay there for about 5-7 seconds, then go to the M logo with the ripples and then the screen goes black for a second and then it loops back to the dual core screen. Only, this time, there is no delay between the 'dual core technology' screen and the M logo with the ripples.
Try this:
1) Remove battery
2) Replace battery while holding volume down button
3) Navigate to recovery
Should get you out of the loop.
aerohp said:
I got an Atrix from a friend who was having problems with it.
I tried turning it on and it stays tuck in a boot loop with the "Dual Core Technology" screen.
I tried a couple of key combinations to see if I could get to fastboot but nothing works. So far I've tried the following combinations:
1. holding the volume up button while powering on
2. holding the volume down button while powering on
3. holding volume up + volume down while putting the battery in and then pressing the power button
4. holding volume up + volume down while putting the battery in and then letting go of volume down and pressing the power button
5. holding power and volume up button while putting the battery in
I also tried this. After holding down the volume up button and pressing the power button, i tried hitting the volume down button once and then hitting volume up, hitting it twice and then volume up, 3 times and volume up, etc. etc. and then plugging in the phone to the computer, just in case the fastboot menu was there but I couldn't see it, but that doesn't seem to work either.
As it stands right now, all I'm getting is the boot loop. The phone had been sitting around for a while so I'm not really sure what the history is so all I have to go off of is what I have in front of me.
I'd appreciate any help in the matter.
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Maybe the easiest way to get make it work again would be to flash the original stock rom with RSDLite.
It's very easy, you just need to connect your phone via fastboot ( when powering on hold vol(-) key until it says fastboot), then press vol(+) and the computer will detect it.
Just remember to flash the correcto sbf for your phone, otherwise you will have another bootloop.
joelorona said:
Maybe the easiest way to get make it work again would be to flash the original stock rom with RSDLite.
It's very easy, you just need to connect your phone via fastboot ( when powering on hold vol(-) key until it says fastboot), then press vol(+) and the computer will detect it.
Just remember to flash the correcto sbf for your phone, otherwise you will have another bootloop.
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Where do I get the stock rom?
How about you do some searching on your own for a change?
This time search for fruitcakes. That's the stock ROM.
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I am trying to root my GT7510 (wifi only) and can't get into downloading mode to use odin. I tried posting in that forum, but i do not have enough posts. I have tried the volume down + power button method, but all it does is reboot the tab over and over. If it makes any difference i am on build HMJ37.UEKME P7510UEKME. Should i do a factory restore and try before applying any updates? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Are you releasing the power button or just continuously holding it down? If it's the latter, that's your problem. Hold volume down, and hold the power button down. As soon as the first Samsung screen pops up, release the power button immediately while still holding the volume down button. You should get into bootloader mode.
MMcCraryNJ said:
Are you releasing the power button or just continuously holding it down? If it's the latter, that's your problem. Hold volume down, and hold the power button down. As soon as the first Samsung screen pops up, release the power button immediately while still holding the volume down button. You should get into bootloader mode.
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Wow, i feel pretty dumb now lol. That was it. I thought it was like getting into the CWM on my epic. Thank you!
No problem! I was new once too, I actually made the same mistake with my Vibrant, trying to get it into download mode.
I like how easy it is to get into download mode on the galaxy tab compared to how I had to do it on the Vibrant
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I'm thinking of buying this phone but What if the phone hangs and can't pull battery off?
and what if u're flashing rom throught the recovery and it hangs?
Hold the power and volume down rockers at the same time.
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I had no problem with it, if it hangs just pushing the power button for long time reboot the device.
theEnzy said:
I had no problem with it, if it hangs just pushing the power button for long time reboot the device.
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Yep, did the same thing when mine hung the other day...
Adauth said:
Hold the power and volume down rockers at the same time.
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This is what I do.
Same here, my phone wouldn't wake up, power, vol down for about 5 seconds forced reboot.
The manual says to force a reboot by holding down the Power key and the Volume down key.
Anyone know how /if that's different from holding down just the power key or the Power key and both the Volume down and up keys, two other things I've read mentioned?
SallyC said:
The manual says to force a reboot by holding down the Power key and the Volume down key.
Anyone know how /if that's different from holding down just the power key or the Power key and both the Volume down and up keys, two other things I've read mentioned?
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holding the power key by its self doesnt always work. It just is a hard power down. The power + vol down is essentially the same as a battery pull.
SallyC said:
The manual says to force a reboot by holding down the Power key and the Volume down key.
Anyone know how /if that's different from holding down just the power key or the Power key and both the Volume down and up keys, two other things I've read mentioned?
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Holding power and down volume key at the same time is a forced re-boot, and you'll automatically go into a power on situation, with the boot animations starting.
Holding just the power down button should only power off the device, and not re-boot, so you have to re-press the power button to start again.
Sometimes, though, if the phone recognizes the power down by holding the power button, once it turns off, it recognizes the power button a separate time, and you re-boot. This is actually an error, and "shouldn't" occur, but does because of the system resetting.
while flashing the phone crashed and turned off and wasnt possible to be turned on again. connecting to USB only turns the LED solid green while plugging directly into the wall will turn onto the motorola screen with boot failed 1. any help would be nice. thanks!
Can you get into recovery by holding Vol Down and hitting power and then pressing Vol Up to cycle to "Recovery"?
negative. phone will not respond at all. when not plugged into the wall outlet, it will not even turn on the display
tngay510 said:
negative. phone will not respond at all. when not plugged into the wall outlet, it will not even turn on the display
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Have you taken out the battery for a bit and then put it back it to see if that works or tried a different Atrix battery?
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i was able to force boot into fastboot by powering up and vol up but not recovery. the battery was died even after a whole day of plugging into the wall charger. while trying to follow some recoveries while in fastboot, i hit the wall with error 0x180004
Two things to consider
If you're able to get into fastboot, are you not able to press "Vol Down" again to cycle the different boot modes and to get into RSD?
And, if you can still get into fastboot, what recoveries have you tried? There's at least 3 different ones available.
i am only able to get to fastboot via power button and vol up. power button and vol down will just flash the screen then goes blank.
tngay510 said:
i am only able to get to fastboot via power button and vol up. power button and vol down will just flash the screen then goes blank.
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What he mean is after you press vol up + power button and the phone display unlocked with fastboot menu, cycle with vol down to see the other menu.
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bimasakti85 said:
What he mean is after you press vol up + power button and the phone display unlocked with fastboot menu, cycle with vol down to see the other menu.
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Volume up and power button goes straight to fastboot. Volume down and power button goes to fastboot as 1st option, and from there you can use volume down to cycle through options and volume up to select.
fixed the problem by fastboot-w then force fastboot via power button + vol up and RSD lite 4.5.141
Hey guys wondering if anyone experienced the phone being basically bricked without actually unlocking, rooting or anything.
It has happened before one, just laying on the table and the phone turning off but it came back on after a while.
Today it occurred again but has not turned back on for two days. When charging the only light is the LED flashing constantly every second. If I hold the power button and volume up then the flashing of the LED changes pace to One long flash (1 sec) to two quicker flashing ones (.5 seconds). If I unplug it and plug the phone back, The LED flashing is back to the original constant pace.
When unplugged sometimes holding the power and volume up button initiates the LG logo and then turns off and then shows the logo once more and then turns off for good.
If I plug this into the computer, its like someone ejecting a usb and plugging it in like a maniac. I heard the connecting and disconnecting sounds from windows nonstop like as if its about to blow up.
I've tried holding the power button for a minute the same goes with different combinations with the volume buttons.
The only thing I haven't tried is opening the phone, kind of afraid I will mess it up. Any solutions?
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Hey guys wondering if anyone experienced the phone being basically bricked without actually unlocking, rooting or anything.
It has happened before one, just laying on the table and the phone turning off but it came back on after a while.
Today it occurred again but has not turned back on for two days. When charging the only light is the LED flashing constantly every second. If I hold the power button and volume up then the flashing of the LED changes pace to One long flash (1 sec) to two quicker flashing ones (.5 seconds). If I unplug it and plug the phone back, The LED flashing is back to the original constant pace.
When unplugged sometimes holding the power and volume up button initiates the LG logo and then turns off and then shows the logo once more and then turns off for good.
If I plug this into the computer, its like someone ejecting a usb and plugging it in like a maniac. I heard the connecting and disconnecting sounds from windows nonstop like as if its about to blow up.
I've tried holding the power button for a minute the same goes with different combinations with the volume buttons.
The only thing I haven't tried is opening the phone, kind of afraid I will mess it up. Any solutions?
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Never heard of this but I can throw a few suggestions out. Try unplugging, then holding both Volume buttons and the power button (All three) for about 10 seconds. Try different USB ports.
Try this if all else fails: Source: http://cellphoneforums.net/lg/t348484-perform-master-hard-reset-lg-optimus-g.html#axzz2YPtvkfDk
To Perform a Master Reset via Hardware
1. Turn off your device.
2. With the device turned off, press and hold the Volume Down key as well as the Home key at the same time.
3. While both the Volume Down key and the Home key are held down, press the Power button.
4. When the LG logo appears, release all the keys.
5. Scroll to and highlight wipe data/factory reset by pressing the Volume Down key. Then press the Power button.
6. Scroll to and highlight Yes – delete all user data by pressing the Volume Down key. Then press the Power button.
7. As soon as the wipe has been completed, press the Volume Down key to scroll to and select wipe cache partition. Press the Power button when ready.
8. As soon as the wipe has been completed, press the Power button to select reboot system now.
9. The master reset should now be successfully completed and your LG Optimus G should restart.
Tried three buttons, nothing yet..As for the hard reset the home button is touch screen so not sure if it would would for this device
djrish said:
Tried three buttons, nothing yet..As for the hard reset the home button is touch screen so not sure if it would would for this device
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What is your computer reading it as?
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I have no idea, when I plugged it in and check device manager, its constantly refreshing as its connecting and disconnecting the phone very fast. Is there another way to check
djrish said:
I have no idea, when I plugged it in and check device manager, its constantly refreshing as its connecting and disconnecting the phone very fast. Is there another way to check
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Anyways, doesnt matter guys thanks for trying, decided to just go in att and buy a samsung s4
Hi
Crushed my screen and need to shut down the phone. Anyone know what to do?
Screen is currently not working at all, just showing some blue spots.
Pushing the power button for 10-15 seconds just make the phone restart.
I have also tried to shut down with various modes of Volume +/- while pushing power button, no luck.
Anyone have an idea here?
Appreciate anything.
Thanks.
eiriksen said:
Hi
Crushed my screen and need to shut down the phone. Anyone know what to do?
Screen is currently not working at all, just showing some blue spots.
Pushing the power button for 10-15 seconds just make the phone restart.
I have also tried to shut down with various modes of Volume +/- while pushing power button, no luck.
Anyone have an idea here?
Appreciate anything.
Thanks.
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If you can get adb running you could always run (in cmd prompt) :
adb shell shutdown
ante0 said:
If you can get adb running you could always run (in cmd prompt) :
adb shell shutdown
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Not possible, the screen is completely inactive.
Need to find the "button" to push for 20 seconds so it gets turned off, not restarted as it does now.
eiriksen said:
Not possible, the screen is completely inactive.
Need to find the "button" to push for 20 seconds so it gets turned off, not restarted as it does now.
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Ok. When booted, plug in usb from computer.
Hold power and volume up until phone vibrates, release Power button.
Keep holding volume up for about 20 seconds (this should be a lot faster with bootloader locked) then release volume up.
Wait for another 10 seconds to be safe.
(If you hear it connecting to computer it's not actually done booting to eRecovery yet)
Now, click on Volume down twice, then power. Device should now shut down.
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Ok. When booted, plug in usb from computer.
Hold power and volume up until phone vibrates, release Power button.
Keep holding volume up for about 20 seconds (this should be a lot faster with bootloader locked) then release volume up.
Wait for another 10 seconds to be safe.
(If you hear it connecting to computer it's not actually done booting to eRecovery yet)
Now, click on Volume down twice, then power. Device should now shut down.
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Excellent, thanks.
This seems to have worked, are no more blue spots left on the screen, so believe it to be shut down.
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just wait until the battery dies
ante0 said:
Ok. When booted, plug in usb from computer.
Hold power and volume up until phone vibrates, release Power button.
Keep holding volume up for about 20 seconds (this should be a lot faster with bootloader locked) then release volume up.
Wait for another 10 seconds to be safe.
(If you hear it connecting to computer it's not actually done booting to eRecovery yet)
Now, click on Volume down twice, then power. Device should now shut down.
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I had to press the volume down three times to reach the power off option
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I had to press the volume down three times to reach the power off option
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It depends on android version. Pie has a new entry in eRecovery