[Q] Stuck in bootloop w/defective power button. How do I wipe data without it?

[dylanjones42]

Power button shot craps for no apparent reason so I called up good old AT&T as the device was still under warranty and they sent me a new one. I was rooted so naturally since I had to send it back I figured I would need to unroot. Did just that using ODIN and the ICS 4.0.3 firmware released via Samsung Kies over the summer. However I am now stuck in a boot loop. And I have read that the solution to this problem is to enter System Recovery 3e and wipe data/factory reset. However without the power button functioning how can I select wipe data/factory reset? Will it even be an issue if I send the phone back and it's unrooted but stuck in a boot loop?

 

[billyjed]

Power button shot craps for no apparent reason so I called up good old AT&T as the device was still under warranty and they sent me a new one. I was rooted so naturally since I had to send it back I figured I would need to unroot. Did just that using ODIN and the ICS 4.0.3 firmware released via Samsung Kies over the summer. However I am now stuck in a boot loop. And I have read that the solution to this problem is to enter System Recovery 3e and wipe data/factory reset. However without the power button functioning how can I select wipe data/factory reset? Will it even be an issue if I send the phone back and it's unrooted but stuck in a boot loop?

You can try to use adb reboot recovery to get into recovery and wipe.

Sent from my Apple IIe

 

[122ninjas]

You can try to use adb reboot recovery to get into recovery and wipe.

Sent from my Apple IIe

Read man. It's extremely easy to get into recovery without power button but selecting something?

Op have you tried home button?

Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane

 

[dylanjones42]

Read man. It's extremely easy to get into recovery without power button but selecting something?

Op have you tried home button?

Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane

Pressing the home key does nothing. However pressing the menu key shows an oblique view of an android with that blue not-quite-spherical shape spinning around in it's abdomen. I'm not sure if that accomplishes anything at all as I've had it sitting here like this for about a minute or two and nothing else has happened. I feel it's probably just a useless little animation.

 

[122ninjas]

Pressing the home key does nothing. However pressing the menu key shows an oblique view of an android with that blue not-quite-spherical shape spinning around in it's abdomen. I'm not sure if that accomplishes anything at all as I've had it sitting here like this for about a minute or two and nothing else has happened. I feel it's probably just a useless little animation.

Have you seen if adb can wipe?

Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane

 

[dylanjones42]

Excuse me for being a bit ignorant but could you maybe point me in a direction where I could find out how to do so? It's been a really long time since I've done anything with adb.

 

[Phalanx7621]

Excuse me for being a bit ignorant but could you maybe point me in a direction where I could find out how to do so? It's been a really long time since I've done anything with adb.

http://bit.ly/TF5qMg

 

[dylanjones42]

Oh you smart ass haha. I'll figure it out and try it. Thanks.

 

[bqudamith]

flash a kernal with odin which has a touchscreen buttons to control.

 

[karate104]

Recovery mode has USB debugging auto-enabled. Use ADB to wipe data. Oh, and if you flash rooted ICS via Odin, you can get SU access in ADB, and you can remount the entire thing as rw so you can wipe more stuff. I had almost exactly the same problem as you :cyclops: