Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7 Kids T2105 T-2105 can't access recovery mode

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wfire

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I have three (3) Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids T2105 tablets. All are running the latest firmware, T2105UEAOE1.

None of them will boot into recovery. The tabs work, they will boot normally, and then will boot into Download mode. But they will not boot into recovery.

* If I hold down Power+VolUp+Home, or Power+VolUp, continuously, the Tab turns on, and then, about 5 seconds later, turns back off.

* If I hold down Power+VolUp+Home, or Power+VolUp, and release them when the Samsung Logo appears, the device boots normally.

* If I hold down Power+VolUp+Home, or Power+VolUp, and release Power when the Samsung Logo appears, and then continue to hold VolUp and/or Home, the device sits on the Samsung Logo for 20 seconds, then the screen goes blank for a second, then the logo comes back on and sits for 20 seconds, then the screen goes blank... and this cycle repeats until I release the buttons, at which point the device boots normally.

I have done factory resets (through the normal mode settings menus). I have reflashed the latest firmware with Odin3. Nothing seems to fix this problem.

I've been searching the net for hours for this. I see a number of other people who have reported this problem. But nobody has offered a solution. One person stated that he uses "adb reboot recovery" - which is a fine, if ugly, hack - but the fact remains that, for many people, apparently, Stock Android Recovery is not accessible from the Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids T2105 .

Does anyone know of an actual solution for this, to restore recovery functionality to this tablet?
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gguevara

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Hello,

I have the same tablet, same problem (no stock recovery). None of the button combinations work, and the logo just keeps repeating. My situations is that my 9 yr old daughter locked herself out and can't remember her lock screen password. It's a totally stock tablet (never been rooted or flashed). Because I can't get into the tablet, I'm not sure what firmware version it has, and it does not have USB debugging enabled.

I tried booting into the stock recovery to do a factory reset (since we can't do it in the Settings). I tried flashing the same firmware you mentioned using Odin. It goes through the motions successfully and reboots. But it boots back to the lock screen and its still "locked" (we still see her personal wall paper) - which tells me the flash is not taking. Even though my Odin set up is fine, it does not work (even though everything passed with green lights). I tried going into Safe Mode to try bypassing the lock screen, but even in Safe Mode it still asks for the password. My thinking was to go into Settings and initiate a new password or do a factory reset.

(BTW - the Safe Mode button combination was different for me. Holding Power + Volume Up did not work. Instead I had to hold Power + Volume Up & Down until the logo showed up. Once the logo disapeared, then I had to let go of the Power button only - but continue holding the Volume Up & Down until it fully booted into Safe Mode).

I tried ADB in order to use a password reset/erase command line. But because the USB debugging is not enabled, ADB doesn't see the tablet. There is no other way to enable it via Odin or ADB. And I can't even sideload any Lock Screen Hack apps becuase the table is not rooted, or not USB debugging enabled, or can't get into recovery to flash an .apk or image.

So I am stuck. Why would Samsung block recovery mode??? I have been trying for more than 8 hours. If anyone can help, me and my 9 yr old daughter will greatly appreciate it. My last attempt will be to try Google Device Manager and see if it can somehow unlocks it. Or try Kies (although everything I have read so far says that these have not worked either).

HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!
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gguevara

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wfire said:
I have three (3) Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids T2105 tablets. All are running the latest firmware, T2105UEAOE1.

Does anyone know of an actual solution for this, to restore recovery functionality to this tablet?
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Hello,

I'm not sure which one of these did the trick for me, but I was able to get into recovery mode. I'm not sure if your three tables are rooted or not, but I don't think it matters. Try these two methods:

Method #1:
Technically, I think I just stumbled on to this one after successfully completing Method #2 (below). But it's worth trying it first before moving on to Method #2.

-Hold the Home + Volume Up + Power buttons together at the same time (just like the normal process).
-Now, you will probably need to try this next step a couple of time before you get it right. This is because it happens pretty fast and you need to time it perfectly.
-Notice that when the screen turns on, the actual first thing that happens is that the the screen backlight turns on and glows first. This happens first and a split second later the first Samsung logo flashes.
-You need to let go of all three buttons at the same time as soon as you see the backlight turn on, but before the Samsung logo flashes.

This is the sweet spot, and it happens pretty fast. But once you do it at the right time, the tablet will go black again and then the recovey mode will show up. It works for me every time.

Method #2:
I thought somehow the recovey mode portion of the firmware had become corrupter somehow. So I decided to flash a custom recovery using Odin (since at that time I hadn't stumbled onto Method #1 yet). Make sure to use gr8nole's custom recovery version for the SM-T210 and SM-T210R (these are the equivalent wifi versions of our Kids tablet). His versions have fixed some known bugs that CWM/TWRP have with the wifi version of our tablets. Make sure to download and flash the CWM or TWRP .tar file for Odin (I personally have always liked CWM over TWRP).

Here is his link: http://gr8nole.blogspot.com/
Also mentioned here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2437219

-Make sure you have all the correct USB drivers for the tablet installed on your computer.
-Open Odin and load the .tar file that you downloaded from gr8nole into the PDA or AP slot (depending on your Odin version).
-Let Odin check the m5d verification for successful authorization.
-Once Odin is ready, then boot the tablet into Download Mode (Home + Volume Down + Power button)
-Connect the table to a USB cable that is attached to your computer's main USB port.
-Odin should now recognize that the table it connected to a valid COM port.
-Click <Start> button on Odin and it should flash the costum recovey .tar file pretty quickly.
-The tablet will simultaneously flash a progress bar and start to automatically reboot (also pretty quickly).
-Disconnect the tablet from the USB cable now.

If the tablet does not automatically reboot to the new custom recovery screen, then just power off the tablet completely. Wait 30 seconds, and then boot the table to recovery mode use the Method #1 shown above. You should now be able to go into the new custom recovery mode you flashed with Odin (CMW or TWRP). It should all work now.

From this point you can download and install SuperSU to add root (if you want to).
Let me know if this works for you.

ggee
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    gguevara
    wfire said:
    I have three (3) Samsung Galaxy Tab Kids T2105 tablets. All are running the latest firmware, T2105UEAOE1.

    Does anyone know of an actual solution for this, to restore recovery functionality to this tablet?
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Hello,

    I'm not sure which one of these did the trick for me, but I was able to get into recovery mode. I'm not sure if your three tables are rooted or not, but I don't think it matters. Try these two methods:

    Method #1:
    Technically, I think I just stumbled on to this one after successfully completing Method #2 (below). But it's worth trying it first before moving on to Method #2.

    -Hold the Home + Volume Up + Power buttons together at the same time (just like the normal process).
    -Now, you will probably need to try this next step a couple of time before you get it right. This is because it happens pretty fast and you need to time it perfectly.
    -Notice that when the screen turns on, the actual first thing that happens is that the the screen backlight turns on and glows first. This happens first and a split second later the first Samsung logo flashes.
    -You need to let go of all three buttons at the same time as soon as you see the backlight turn on, but before the Samsung logo flashes.

    This is the sweet spot, and it happens pretty fast. But once you do it at the right time, the tablet will go black again and then the recovey mode will show up. It works for me every time.

    Method #2:
    I thought somehow the recovey mode portion of the firmware had become corrupter somehow. So I decided to flash a custom recovery using Odin (since at that time I hadn't stumbled onto Method #1 yet). Make sure to use gr8nole's custom recovery version for the SM-T210 and SM-T210R (these are the equivalent wifi versions of our Kids tablet). His versions have fixed some known bugs that CWM/TWRP have with the wifi version of our tablets. Make sure to download and flash the CWM or TWRP .tar file for Odin (I personally have always liked CWM over TWRP).

    Here is his link: http://gr8nole.blogspot.com/
    Also mentioned here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2437219

    -Make sure you have all the correct USB drivers for the tablet installed on your computer.
    -Open Odin and load the .tar file that you downloaded from gr8nole into the PDA or AP slot (depending on your Odin version).
    -Let Odin check the m5d verification for successful authorization.
    -Once Odin is ready, then boot the tablet into Download Mode (Home + Volume Down + Power button)
    -Connect the table to a USB cable that is attached to your computer's main USB port.
    -Odin should now recognize that the table it connected to a valid COM port.
    -Click <Start> button on Odin and it should flash the costum recovey .tar file pretty quickly.
    -The tablet will simultaneously flash a progress bar and start to automatically reboot (also pretty quickly).
    -Disconnect the tablet from the USB cable now.

    If the tablet does not automatically reboot to the new custom recovery screen, then just power off the tablet completely. Wait 30 seconds, and then boot the table to recovery mode use the Method #1 shown above. You should now be able to go into the new custom recovery mode you flashed with Odin (CMW or TWRP). It should all work now.

    From this point you can download and install SuperSU to add root (if you want to).
    Let me know if this works for you.

    ggee
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