Flash mode loop? l520

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Hello, i had a problem with my old 520 that i gave to my sister. It suddenly had this problem that the phone keeps on rebooting and rebooting. I try to flash the phone but when the process is on "switching to flash mode.." The phone reboot again so the flashing is not always succesful. Any workaround? (can't do a soft reset because the volume down button is broken)

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: Lumia 520

Power off the phone. Open the back of the phone and pull the battery. (For safety of the cards you should also remove the SIM and the microSD.)

Open your Recovery Tool on your computer.

Plug the phone into USB. Hold Volume down and insert the battery. Your sister's 520 should go into flash mode.


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[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

Power off the phone. Open the back of the phone and pull the battery. (For safety of the cards you should also remove the SIM and the microSD.)

Open your Recovery Tool on your computer.

Plug the phone into USB. Hold Volume down and insert the battery. Your sister's 520 should go into flash mode.


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When the 520 is in the flash mode, it will restart again and the flash mode will not continue

 

[jwspradlen]

Re: Lumia 520

When the 520 is in the flash mode, it will restart again and the flash mode will not continue

If your volume down button is broken that might be why it keeps restarting while in flash mode. Your probably going to have to find a way to fix that. That's why it goes to flash mode when it restarts and restarts. Fix the volume down button issue and I'm sure you'll be able to fix the rest from there.

 

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

I just fixed the volume down button

 

[jwspradlen]

Re: Lumia 520

Try restarting it and see if it boot loops. If it does then try putting it back in flash mode. On my 830 while in flash mode I can press volume up, volume down, power button and then volume down to do a hard reset.

 

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

Hard reset hardware combo is not also working. Even on settings>about>reset, its not working

 

[jwspradlen]

Re: Lumia 520

Then I would use device recovery and reinstall whatever build your on.

 

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

I'm using device recovery, my problem is, when it switching to flashing mode, the phone reboot and the "operation ended with failure."

 

[jwspradlen]

Re: Lumia 520

Does it give you an error code or anything that you can search to narrow down the problem?

 

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

There's no error code, the recovery tool just says the operation ended with failure. And my phone will start normally, until on the start screen, few minutes then it will boot again

 

[jwspradlen]

Re: Lumia 520

Is your device recovery up to date?

 

[Ivan Mag-isa]

Re: Lumia 520

Yes, it was just updated today

 

[majid zoghi]

Re: Lumia 520

I have the same problem
And the only solution that I found it, buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
And never never never do not buy Windows Phone
Microsoft is irresponsible for a company against its own problems
(Translated by Google)

 

[newgamertag]

Re: Lumia 520

I have the same problem
And the only solution that I found it, buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
And never never never do not buy Windows Phone
Microsoft is irresponsible for a company against its own problems
(Translated by Google)

Well then you know longer need to be in these forums then. Bye.

 

[ven07]

Re: Lumia 520

A few tricks others have reported that work in certain cases:

- trying different usb ports/ cables (original usb cable is always the best)
- trying a usb hub
- using Nokia Software Recovery Tool instead

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: Lumia 520

And the only solution that I found it, buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

No other phone? Just that one?

Seems not right somehow...

 

[majid zoghi]

Re: Lumia 520

My problem was solved by buying this model.:wink:
You try other models.
Must be solved

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: Lumia 520

My problem was solved by buying this model.:wink:
You try other models.
Must be solved

I just research the solutions and implement them. Never had to throw out the baby with the bath water. *shrug*