Root Download mode

[icyboyice]

How to get into download mode if my phone is in a boot loop ?

 

[socal6107]

with phone off, hold camera button and plug in usb from computer. then press vol up button. use odin to return to stock. there is a thread somewhere on here for it

 

[icyboyice]

the thing is , i cant get it to stay off. If i pull the battery , once i put it back in, it turns on by itself again . It doesnt turn off.

 

[Spz0]

Try leaving the battery out for a day

 

[baby_jesus]

pull your battery out
hold down the camera button firmly,
plug in your usb cable
insert your battery.
phone boots into download mode.

 

[icyboyice]

phone boots into battery charging screen by doing that? :S then if i let go of the camera button after getting there it just reboots again. Ah !

 

[baby_jesus]

phone boots into battery charging screen by doing that? :S then if i let go of the camera button after getting there it just reboots again. Ah !

so you tried the steps i posted for you and you still couldnt get into download mode? i tested this 5 times before i posted.

 

[icyboyice]

yes i did as you told me . I did a factory reset before all this (that's what caused the bootloop ) if that helps

 

[L0rdWaffles]

Make sure you are doing it correctly.

-Make sure the phone's usb cable is not plugged into the phone.
-Pull out the battery and put it back in.
-Immediately hold down the camera button.
-After a few seconds plug in the usb cable and wait around 5 seconds(It is very tricky to do this correctly on the first try).
-You should see a warning screen about going into download mode, VOL+ to finally get to download mode.

If it doesn't work, start from the beginning.

 

[baby_jesus]

Make sure you are doing it correctly.

-Make sure the phone's usb cable is not plugged into the phone.
-Pull out the battery and put it back in.
-Immediately hold down the camera button.
-After a few seconds plug in the usb cable and wait around 5 seconds(It is very tricky to do this correctly on the first try).
-You should see a warning screen about going into download mode, VOL+ to finally get to download mode.

If it doesn't work, start from the beginning.

the steps i posted worked 100%, having him hold the camera button down and having the usb cable plugged in before inserting the battery should ensure that it boots into download mode immediatly, which it did for me.
since its not working for him he's got other issues. what rom and recovery were you on?
also, what percentage is your battery showing when it charges? does it change? maybe elt it sit for a few minutes. it might just need a decent charge.

 

[icyboyice]

i am on Req's recovery running monster 5.3. I followed your guys steps precisely , it just takes me to the battery screen. Even though it is like half charged. I can get into the recovery menu , but i cannot make a selection because everytime i press the home button the screen just goes black with the cwm logo . i desperately need help

 

[baby_jesus]

i am on Req's recovery running monster 5.3. I followed your guys steps precisely , it just takes me to the battery screen. Even though it is like half charged. I can get into the recovery menu , but i cannot make a selection because everytime i press the home button the screen just goes black with the cwm logo . i desperately need help

go into recovery and press power button on a selection instead of home button, just for sh!ts and giggles..maybe by some chance your buttons got switched. are you familiar with adb?

 

[icyboyice]

tried that, does nothing tho . i know my home button isnt faulty because it responds . Just not what is supposed to do (which is make a selection) . And no i am not but i am tech savy, i guess i can learn if instructed..?

 

[baby_jesus]

well with no way of getting into download mode, or to flash anything thru cwm..im afraid i cant help you any further.
as far as learning adb, youd have to start doing some googling
orrr..start here Android SDK | Android Developers
and here Google fee waived
download for whichever os you are(windows,linux,mac)
and proceed with install instructions.
once your done, installing a rom through adb would look something like this in your command terminal

C:\Users\<blah>adb shell/ # recovery --update_package=/sdcard/update.zip

good luck,
this post is team xyz approved.

 

[icyboyice]

Thanks for your help . I will get to it right now . Google is my friend . hope i can accomplish this *fingers crossed*

 

[icyboyice]

okay , i have adb setup and it recognized my phone while recovery. Can somebody guide me on exactly what command i need to auto flash update.zip ( i think ) or how to automatically flash a .zip using adb

 

[icyboyice]

can somebody help me achieve this?

 

[baby_jesus]

put the rom your sdcard name it update.zip
in the command line type: adb shell
then type: echo '--update_package=SDCARD:update.zip' >> /cache/recovery/command
im pretty sure thats it..
or just google "install update.zip with adb if that doesnt work. then you should find the commands.

 

[icyboyice]

ok i did this, but i get an error when rebooting cwm to activate it . it says :
E: unknown volume for path [SDCARD:update.zip]
E:Can't mount SDCARD:upsdate.zip
Installation aborted

 

[baby_jesus]

type adb shell
type mount sdcard
type this: --update_package=SDCARD:update.zip
see what happens from there. i currently do not have an update.zip on my sdcard so i cant go any further

 

[icyboyice]

after i type mount sd card i get this:

then after i type --update_package=SDCARD:update.zip i get this :
http://androidforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34523&stc=1&d=1341278512

 

[baby_jesus]

after i type mount sd card i get this:

then after i type --update_package=SDCARD:update.zip i get this :
http://androidforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34523&stc=1&d=1341278512

is the name of the rom on yuor sdcard youre trying to install named "update.zip"?

 

[icyboyice]

yes i pushed it , and it said it copied . filename was update.zip

 

[baby_jesus]

yes i pushed it , and it said it copied . filename was update.zip

type this whole command, then hit enter
echo '--update_package=SDCARD:update.zip' >> /cache/recovery/command

 

[icyboyice]

i did that , then rebooted to recovery and then right before flashing, i got an error in cwm recovery:
Finding update package. . .
E: unknown volume for path [SDCARD:update.zip]
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted