OK.
I can repeat the condition at will.
Hold both volume buttons while powering on.
One out of 5 times (and I have been through this a LOT) you can get to recovery with volume_up+power, otherwise you are stuck.
There is a related app by the same dev as the tool I used to first clear this, download and instructions are here -
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
When you execute PblClear it will say - ODL reset - and hang.
At that point, hold the power button and it will restart.
PblClear will then complete successfully.
Big thanks to @Fuses (the dev) for walking through this for us.
PS - I used Ubuntu 14.
I can repeat the condition at will.
Hold both volume buttons while powering on.
One out of 5 times (and I have been through this a LOT) you can get to recovery with volume_up+power, otherwise you are stuck.
There is a related app by the same dev as the tool I used to first clear this, download and instructions are here -
http://unlimited.io/qhsusbdload.htm
When you execute PblClear it will say - ODL reset - and hang.
At that point, hold the power button and it will restart.
PblClear will then complete successfully.
Big thanks to @Fuses (the dev) for walking through this for us.
PS - I used Ubuntu 14.
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