SafeMode » History » Version 7
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 01/19/2020 02:39 PM
Improved formating
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| 3 | 5 | doak complex | If your device is stuck in a boot loop (the device is crashing during boot, endlessly) after installing or updating applications, it is possible to recover from that by booting the device into _Safe Mode_ which will disable all applications that are not part of the Replicant image. |
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| 5 | 7 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | However this will purge all accounts, *including corresponding data*. Therefore, any not-yet-synced data (e.g. contacts, calendar appointments, etc.) which are bound to an account *will be lost*. |
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| 7 | 1 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Furthermore there is a bug #1986 in Replicant which causes the account configuration itself to be deleted as well. |
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| 9 | 7 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | To boot into _Safe Mode_, you need to press and hold down the "Volume Down" button during boot: |
| 10 | * It is enough to hold the button for approximately one second during the short vibration near the end of the boot sequence. |
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| 11 | * It does not matter if the key was hold down all the time nor if other keys are pressed/held as well. |
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| 13 | You will then see a small dark box at the bottom left screen reading _Safe Mode_ if you have been successful. |
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| 15 | Just reboot your device to disable _Safe Mode_ again. |