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PAssword Lock on S2 - cant boot into recovery mode

  • 15-11-2013 2:33pm
    #1
    Arsenium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    My daughter inherited my Galaxy S2 when I upgraded to the S4. She put a password lock on it and now cannot remember it. I am trying to do a factory reset on it, but when I boot it up holding the relevant keys, I see the android logo for a second or two, then it boots normally into the password screen.

    So I cannot do a factory reset on it. I am holding the volume button, home button and power button.

    Anyone any ideas?

    If asking this question is against the forum rules, then I apologise.


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  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Power down the phone.

    Hold the Volume UP + Home buttons then hold the power button without taking pressure off the other buttons and keep them held until its in the recovery menu.


  • #3
    Arsenium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Arsenium


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Power down the phone.

    Hold the Volume UP + Home buttons then hold the power button without taking pressure off the other buttons and keep them held until its in the recovery menu.

    Thanks Jonny, Doing this I get a little logo like a white box with the lid open and an android figure out in front of it. I only see that for a second and it pops to a screen saying "Confirm password". This is a different screen than the password lock she had set.


  • #4
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    http://www.hard-reset.org/factory-default/how-to-hard-reset-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-with-safety-step/


  • #5
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Worst case, download mode and reflash stock rom. Get Odin.


  • #6
    Arsenium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Arsenium


    Ste- wrote: »
    Worst case, download mode and reflash stock rom. Get Odin.

    Right. Reflashed and I can now get into recovery mode. I do a factory reset. I can now get into the phone. Until the first time it goes into idle mode. Then all of a sudden I get the password screen!! Even after a wipe out !!

    I flashed a file manager, browse to /data/system. No *.key files exist.

    Anyone know how it's possible that after a factory reset the password challenge is still there?


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  • #7
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Is there files on the phone you want to save?


  • #8
    Arsenium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Arsenium


    Ste- wrote: »
    Is there files on the phone you want to save?

    Nope.


  • #9
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Arsenium wrote: »
    Nope.

    When in Odin and flashing a stock Rom tick re-partition. That should wipe the files on the phone.


  • #10
    Arsenium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Arsenium


    Ste- wrote: »
    When in Odin and flashing a stock Rom tick re-partition. That should wipe the files on the phone.

    Thanks for the help. Just to update. Clicking repartition just caused Odin to crash for me (v1.85). I got the official Gingerbread ROM and reflashed. After doing a factory reset, I got another password screen. Entered the wrong password a few times, got a message saying everything would be wiped if I continued. Accepted that and it rebooted and no password !!

    It's been educational to say the least ;)

    Thanks again.


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