Triangle with exclamation mark + Android - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Everything works fine. I can boot into 2.1 stock and bootloader but I can't enter recovery. Everytime I try I get the damn Triangle and Android. I even tried factory reset which didn't do the trick. Can anyone help me?
I recently reverted back to stock 2.1 with an old nandroid backup. Today I downloaded the 2.2 Froyo manual update, didn't even put it on SD yet. So I rebooted into bootloader and pressed recovery and that came up. I read from a different post that the exclamation point and android stands for stock recovery but I never went back to stock recovery mode, only back to stock ROM.

try pressing the power button with the volume up button at the same time. It might take a couple of times but you'll get somewhere. Try it out really quick and let me know
You might have done it on accident.
Go into the bootloader and fastboot flash your custom recovery again.

Im trying to flash the custom recovery again but for some reason when I try adb devices it will not show my serial number. It only shows if I boot the phone into the stock rom, but won't on FastBoot USB.
Where do I put the recovery.img in the directory of Android SDK?

can you power off and get into the bootloader? Sorry man, I'm confused.

Yes I can.

alright then, can you flash everything from fastboot?

What do you mean flash from Fastboot? You mean recovery?
My device isn't recognized in Fastboot USB

put the custom recovery.img where you have fastbot access on your pc. Open command prompt and start fastboot.
Boot into bootloader (white screen with 3 androids)
type "fastboot devices" in command prompt
the type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Do you know what I'm talking about?
Im not saying your an idiot by writing this out so don't take offense lol

Gave me an error.
cannot load 'recovery.img'

is the recovery.img in the same folder as the fastboot access?

ezeddiekun said:
Gave me an error.
cannot load 'recovery.img'
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You have to replace recovery.img with the name of your recovery file. Download recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.img from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829
and type:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.img
This is assuming you wish to return to a custom and not stock recovery menu.

Im an idiot when it comes to this. What do you mean fastboot access folder? The tools folder in AndroidSDK?
Problem solved guys.. Im a friggin idiot. I forgot to open the command prompt in the fastboot folder. omg -_-

ezeddiekun said:
Im an idiot when it comes to this. What do you mean fastboot access folder? The tools folder in AndroidSDK?
Problem solved guys.. Im a friggin idiot. I forgot to open the command prompt in the fastboot folder. omg -_-
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Haha it's cool man, Just glad to got it

ezeddiekun said:
Im an idiot when it comes to this. What do you mean fastboot access folder? The tools folder in AndroidSDK?
Problem solved guys.. Im a friggin idiot. I forgot to open the command prompt in the fastboot folder. omg -_-
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Yes, you are an idiot...
Scares the sh*t out of me sometimes doing this stuff as well. Like to live dangerously though!!
Glad you got it sorted.

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I need some help rooting my phone

I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
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give more details about where you stand , how far your in on your phone.
JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
Yahoo messanger jasonolbrys
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Im pretty sure its rooted but im having a hard time trying to get the recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.img to run i have tryed it wit hthe termial and through windows and im having no luck
JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
Yahoo messanger jasonolbrys
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What are you seeing when attempting to flash recovery?
So when you reboot your phone you see an unlocked lock under the colourful "X"? If you do, you have indeed unlocked your bootloader and have a proper fastboot setup.
Now you need to boot back into the bootloader [Trackball + Power]. Place the AmonRa recovery image into the "tools" folder of your sdk and rename it simply to "recovery.img". Then run the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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On the top right of your phone screen you will see a progress bar. Once it is complete, boot into the new recovery by fully powering down, thenholding [Volume Down + Power ], selecting "Recovery" from the list and tapping the power button to confirm selection.
Double post.
We are all jumping to conclusions here...let's start from the beginning.
OP - have you turned your phone on?
(I crack myself up)
Hahaha what the hell?
ok so i renamed the AmonRa recovery image to recovery.img and put it in the tools folder on my desktop and booted the phone in bootloader then tryed to run the command on the computer and I cant get it to work what am i suppost to type
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
easiest way
wesbalmer said:
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
easiest way
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The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
deprecate said:
The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
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True, forgot how difficult it was to root the N1 :-(
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
JasonInWisconsin said:
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
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go back to recovery, wipe everything (except your sd card). Flash your rom and if needed, the g-apps package (cyanogen rom additional step). Tell it to reboot and wait for it to boot up.
Sounds like you didn't wipe and got it stuck in a bootloop.
All is well thanks a lot guys
It's not hard to root the Nexus at all. I had adb and fastboot all set up for my Dream. It only took me maybe 2 minutes from when I unboxed my Nexus to having unlocked the bootloader. But he got it working now so it's good.

[Q] help me reinstall OS and root my nexus one

I've got a nexus one with a broken power button and a corrupt OS. It rarely successfully manages to boot. Since this is the case, I'm not able to turn on USB debugging to follow some of the tutorials here..
My next try was fastboot.. I downloaded these two files:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-passion.img
update-cm-7.1.0-N1-signed.zip
But it seems like I wont be able to flash a recovery file if I have "s-on" displayed on my hboot or fastboot screen..
How do I gain "s-off"? And is it possible to flash a stock rom via fastboot?
And yes, my phone's got stock gingerbread 2.3.4 rom.
HBOOT 0.35.0017
MICROP 0b15
Touch panel SYNT0103
Radio 5.08.00.04
Please help me with this matter as I have been trying to accomplish this task for over three months now..
Read Nexus One wiki, section "root", and section "recovery".
You don't need S-OFF to flash anything, if you unlock your bootloader. This is Nexus.
Boot into fastboot, plug into your PC, open command prompt wherever you have the fastboot command in Windows, most likely in android sdk under platform-tools, run "fastboot oem unlock" from command prompt, your bootloader is now unlocked. Attempt to flash your recovery now."
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troby86 said:
Boot into fastboot, plug into your PC, open command prompt wherever you have the fastboot command in Windows, most likely in android sdk under platform-tools, run "fastboot oem unlock" from command prompt, your bootloader is now unlocked. Attempt to flash your recovery now."
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My phone's power button is broken so I'm not able to select the recovery option
Jack_R1 said:
Read Nexus One wiki, section "root", and section "recovery".
You don't need S-OFF to flash anything, if you unlock your bootloader. This is Nexus.
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It's already unlocked, as there is a small open lock displayed at the bottom of the boot screen.. and fastboot displayed it as already unlocked as well.. still.. i need a way to go to recovery without the power button
If you're in the bootloader - "fastboot reboot recovery".
If you're in the OS or while the OS is booting and ADB daemon is already running - "adb reboot recovery".
Jack_R1 said:
If you're in the bootloader - "fastboot reboot recovery".
If you're in the OS or while the OS is booting and ADB daemon is already running - "adb reboot recovery".
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fastboot reboot recovery doesnt seem to boot the phone to recovery..
should the OS be completely booted up if I want to use the adb command? because it displays the error "error: device not found" when I try to "adb reboot recovery"
Might this be a problem with my computer? I checked and confirmed that the drivers for the phone are successfully installed...
knaphih said:
fastboot reboot recovery doesnt seem to boot the phone to recovery..
should the OS be completely booted up if I want to use the adb command? because it displays the error "error: device not found" when I try to "adb reboot recovery"
Might this be a problem with my computer? I checked and confirmed that the drivers for the phone are successfully installed...
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Do you have the fastboot command on your computer?
troby86 said:
Do you have the fastboot command on your computer?
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Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
knaphih said:
Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
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First try: "adb reboot recovery" or "fastboot reboot-recovery"
If that doesn't work, give this a good read to see if it will help you:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot
If you are able to flash the recovery via fastboot, then I see no reason why you should not be able to reboot into recovery via fastboot or adb.
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knaphih said:
Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
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And if none of that seems to work:
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/09/08/manage-nexus-broken-power-button/
OR
http://www.yamihoshi.nl/tech/tutorial-google-nexus-one-power-button-soft-fix
Both are the same, the second one is easier to follow.
OR
Put your recovery .img file into the same folder as your fastboot command, and run this: "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-passion.img"
^^^^^USE YOUR RECOVERY NAME...NOT THE EXACT ONE ABOVE^^^^^
First try: "adb reboot recovery" or "fastboot reboot-recovery"
If that doesn't work, give this a good read to see if it will help you:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot
If you are able to flash the recovery via fastboot, then I see no reason why you should not be able to reboot into recovery via fastboot or adb.
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I've attached an image showing proof that I've tried your method but still kept on failing to reboot to recovery..
When i try the command "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-passion.img", the phone simply restarts and goes back to the 'X' boot screen and gets stuck there.
Could anyone please find me an genuine unedited gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM so I can PASSIMG it? ... I've downloaded several rooted ones.. but all seem to need the "android-info" file
fastboot reboot recovery
No "reboot-recovery".
And if you still get stuck on "X" when you reboot to recovery - it means that your recovery is corrupted/unusable too, and you need to PASSIMG everything.
Generally, booting the recovery through "fastboot boot" should have done enough - if your phone can't boot, it might probably be a HW problem preventing it from booting, and in that case - nothing will help.
fastboot reboot recovery
No "reboot-recovery".
And if you still get stuck on "X" when you reboot to recovery - it means that your recovery is corrupted/unusable too, and you need to PASSIMG everything.
Generally, booting the recovery through "fastboot boot" should have done enough - if your phone can't boot, it might probably be a HW problem preventing it from booting, and in that case - nothing will help.
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I've attached an image trying out "fastboot reboot recovery" fastboot doesnt even seem to send that command to the phone..
Could anyone please provide me with a genuine stock gingerbread 2.3.4 or higher PASSIMG file? i've searched a lot but all i see are modded or rooted ones.
Yes, you're right. Fastboot can't reboot to recovery, only adb.
Oh well, in that case you're out of luck. You can't PASSIMG without power button, so if "fastboot boot some_boot_image" doesn't help - there's not much left to do.
You could always disassemble the phone and fix the power button...
knaphih said:
I've attached an image trying out "fastboot reboot recovery" fastboot doesnt even seem to send that command to the phone..
Could anyone please provide me with a genuine stock gingerbread 2.3.4 or higher PASSIMG file? i've searched a lot but all i see are modded or rooted ones.
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Here's the 2.3.6 PASSIMG zip file link. Follow the directions. If you can get into BootLoader, your phone should automatically boot this if you have it named to PASSIMG.zip, and on the ROOT of your SD card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312540
You guys are life savers troby86 and Jack_R1..
Yes, you're right. Fastboot can't reboot to recovery, only adb.
Oh well, in that case you're out of luck. You can't PASSIMG without power button, so if "fastboot boot some_boot_image" doesn't help - there's not much left to do.
You could always disassemble the phone and fix the power button...
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I've seen an in depth video tutorial on youtube and attempted to repair the power button on my own.. however I failed since I cannot do such tiny soldering..
Here's the 2.3.6 PASSIMG zip file link. Follow the directions. If you can get into BootLoader, your phone should automatically boot this if you have it named to PASSIMG.zip, and on the ROOT of your SD card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1312540
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Thankyou so much . This is what I've been searching for.. I'll let you guys know the outcome after I download and fix my phone (hopefully I will)
knaphih said:
You guys are life savers troby86 and Jack_R1..
I've seen an in depth video tutorial on youtube and attempted to repair the power button on my own.. however I failed since I cannot do such tiny soldering..
Thankyou so much . This is what I've been searching for.. I'll let you guys know the outcome after I download and fix my phone (hopefully I will)
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Did the link I provided work? If not here is the actual file:
http://www.multiupload.com/KVY1MG1HGH
troby86 said:
Did the link I provided work? If not here is the actual file:
http://www.multiupload.com/KVY1MG1HGH
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wow troby86
your still here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350288
atleast have the decency to refund my money you jackass
mally2 said:
wow troby86
your still here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350288
atleast have the decency to refund my money you jackass
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I realize the situation you are in sucks, but please don't let your frustration carry over into these threads. We are here to help the original poster, not to try and get claims resolved and to sling mud. Try to keep this thread a helpful thread
Thanks
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I realize the situation you are in sucks, but please don't let your frustration carry over into these threads. We are here to help the original poster, not to try and get claims resolved and to sling mud. Try to keep this thread a helpful thread
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well what do you know, he may just ask the OP to send him his nexus to get it fixed and you will never hear from him again.... just warning y'all thats all....

[Q] help bootloader & root

hello,
I buyed a moto g, it's my first smarthphone... it's a XT1069 Dual Sim
I followed this tuturial http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245 ,
I get to unlock the bootloader, but when I get to this point
4. Flash Recovery through fastboot mode/bootloader mode
and Go into your adb+fastboot folder and Type in CMD prompt
Command :
Code: fastboot flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
can't get the moto g in flash recovery mode, it appear a dead android with a RED ! TRIANGLE...
any idea to resolve this...
RastaFATian said:
hello,
I buyed a moto g, it's my first smarthphone... it's a XT1069 Dual Sim
I followed this tuturial http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245 ,
I get to unlock the bootloader, but when I get to this point
4. Flash Recovery through fastboot mode/bootloader mode
and Go into your adb+fastboot folder and Type in CMD prompt
Command :
Code: fastboot flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
can't get the moto g in flash recovery mode, it appear a dead android with a RED ! TRIANGLE...
any idea to resolve this...
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There's no need to make multiple topics, my friend...
Remember that the TWRP IMG file must be in the same folder as your Fastboot files.
So, you can copy TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img file to the directory where your Fastboot is.
Or, you can type the directories correctly. For example, if your TWRP2.8.0.1 IMG file is located on your Desktop:
So, your command should be: fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\"username"\Desktop\TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
Instead of typing, you can also drag-and-drop the TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img file into the CMD window.
Got it?
rafaelbrunner said:
There's no need to make multiple topics, my friend...
Remember that the TWRP IMG file must be in the same folder as your Fastboot files.
So, you can copy TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img file to the directory where your Fastboot is.
Or, you can type the directories correctly. For example, if your TWRP2.8.0.1 IMG file is located on your Desktop:
So, your command should be: fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\"username"\Desktop\TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
Instead of typing, you can also drag-and-drop the TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img file into the CMD window.
Got it?
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I'm sorry about multiple topics... my bad.... but you can erase the other in general topic....
but to flash i need to be in recovery mode at boolloader, no?
i can do this command in bootloader menu?
can't get the moto g in flash recovery mode, it appear a dead android with a RED ! TRIANGLE...
any idea to resolve this...
Fastboot and recovery are two different things. If you can get to Fastboot (bootloader) mode you should be able to flash recovery from there as stated by rafaelbrunner.
Hi Guys !
I'm facing a problem on rooting my Moto G 2014.
I've easily unlocked the bootloader but i can't flash the TWRP recovery.
I've read everything I could read about the process and I think I'm doing it the right way (the recovery file in the adb folder, etc...) and everything seems to be ok.
I've just a purple line at the end of the TWRP flashing procedure saying:
Mismatched partition size (recovery)
This post says that it's not really a problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48294073&postcount=6
Then, when I reboot the recovery, the phone reboots and the system starts normally (instead of restarting with the custom recovery ?). When I switch it off and switch it on in recovery mode, I still have the stock recovery.
Tried several times with TWRP 2.8.0.1
I can't say if it's because of a problem with TWRP (it's said here that it is buggy) or because I'm doing something wrong that I don't succeed.
I saw that there was a 2.7.1.1 release of TWRP for Moto G 2014 but it's no more available anywhere for now. I would have liked to try it...
Do you know if there's some known issues about flashing the Moto G 2014 recovery or can you help in any way ?
Hi guys !
I'm still investigating my problem and still trying to root the phone.
Here is what I get with adb:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWAP2801 titan-motog-2014.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (9738 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.344s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.353s]
finished. total time: 0.700s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
C:\Program Files <x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>
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The device seems to be seen when it's about writing the file on the storage but it's no more found when it's about rebooting the recovery...
Can someone help ?
magmatik said:
Hi guys !
I'm still investigating my problem and still trying to root the phone.
Here is what I get with adb:
The device seems to be seen when it's about writing the file on the storage but it's no more found when it's about rebooting the recovery...
Can someone help ?
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First of all Uninstall ur old Moto Usb Drivers and fastboot drivers and Reboot your Pc And Again Install Ur Usb Drivers.
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jbanti said:
First of all Uninstall ur old Moto Usb Drivers and fastboot drivers and Reboot your Pc And Again Install Ur Usb Drivers.
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Hi !
Thanks for your answer !
What do you mean exactly ? I didin't have any "old Moto usb drivers before". I installed them for the first time few days ago to unlock my bootloader.
Do I still have to uninstall these drivers (that are not that old) and install again the same ones ?
magmatik said:
Hi !
Thanks for your answer !
What do you mean exactly ? I didin't have any "old Moto usb drivers before". I installed them for the first time few days ago to unlock my bootloader.
Do I still have to uninstall these drivers (that are not that old) and install again the same ones ?
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You can use "adb reboot recovery" only if the phone is turned on in normal android os ( in bootloader mode it'll only recognize fastboot commands ), and you must be sure also to have debug usb option enabled under settings/developer settings.
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eskamhl said:
You can use "adb reboot recovery" only if the phone is turned on in normal android os ( in bootloader mode it'll only recognize fastboot commands ), and you must be sure also to have debug usb option enabled under settings/developer settings.
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Hi eskamhl,
I warmly thank you for trying to help me.
I'had enabled usb debbug, no problem about that.
I"m not sure I understand what you mean when you say that the phone has to be " turned on in normal android os". I thought that the device had to started in recovery mode to install TWRP.
I tried to install TWRP with adb reboot recovery and with the phone turned on in normal android os.
adb says <waiting for device> when i paste and execute flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
magmatik said:
Hi eskamhl,
I warmly thank you for trying to help me.
I'had enabled usb debbug, no problem about that.
I"m not sure I understand what you mean when you say that the phone has to be " turned on in normal android os". I thought that the device had to started in recovery mode to install TWRP.
I tried to install TWRP with adb reboot recovery and with the phone turned on in normal android os.
adb says <waiting for device> when i paste and execute flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
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Adb is one thing, fastboot is a different one.
If you give a "fastboot command" from the command prompt the phone must be in bootloader mode, instead if you give an "adb command" you must have the phone normally turned on.
Having said that, I didn't understand what's your problem... are you tryin' to boot into recovery mode or trying to flash twrp recovery?
It seems that you already flashed/installed a custom recovery ( TWRP ) from what you wrote, isn't it?
eskamhl said:
Adb is one thing, fastboot is a different one.
If you give a "fastboot command" from the command prompt the phone must be in bootloader mode, instead if you give an "adb command" you must have the phone normally turned on.
Having said that, I didn't understand what's your problem... are you tryin' to boot into recovery mode or trying to flash twrp recovery?
It seems that you already flashed/installed a custom recovery ( TWRP ) from what you wrote, isn't it?
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That's the point, I'm trying to flash a custom recovery (TWRP) in order to be able to flash SU.
I'm sorry about my poor english. I'm french and I confess that I'm absolutely comfortable in english.
For now the only thing I succeeded to do is to unlock the bootloader.
What I understand is that I have now to install TWRP with adb, am I right ?
magmatik said:
That's the point, I'm trying to flash a custom recovery (TWRP) in order to be able to flash SU.
I'm sorry about my poor english. I'm french and I confess that I'm absolutely comfortable in english.
For now the only thing I succeeded to do is to unlock the bootloader.
What I understand is that I have now to install TWRP with adb, am I right ?
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No, you're not
You already did the installation of the custom recovery since you said that you received this message "Mismatched partition size (recovery)", now from bootloader menu you should boot into recovery ( volume down to scroll thorugh the options and volume up to select ).
If it won't boot maybe you should check the md5 of the downloaded recovery .img, probably it's a corrupted download.
eskamhl said:
No, you're not
You already did the installation of the custom recovery since you said that you received this message "Mismatched partition size (recovery)", now from bootloader menu you should boot into recovery ( volume down to scroll thorugh the options and volume up to select ).
If it won't boot maybe you should check the md5 of the downloaded recovery .img, probably it's a corrupted download.
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When I try to boot into recovery from the bootloader (what I already did before), the screen turns black, 1 sec later the led switch on for half a sec and nothing else happends.
So, as you say, the recovery I downloaded was maybe corrupted. I'll check.
Guys, I've found the solution !
I think everything was ok from the beginning. The only thing that I did not understand was that I have to press vol- in fastboot to focus on "recovery" and to press vol+ to launch the recovery.
I didn't read it anywhere, i just see this in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr14wNgazOw&hd=1 (see at 7"15).
Anyway, thank you for trying to help me and see you soon for all the good things coming for this phone !
magmatik said:
Guys, I've found the solution !
I think everything was ok from the beginning. The only thing that I did not understand was that I have to press vol- in fastboot to focus on "recovery" and to press vol+ to launch the recovery.
I didn't read it anywhere, i just see this in this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr14wNgazOw&hd=1 (see at 7"15).
Anyway, thank you for trying to help me and see you soon for all the good things coming for this phone !
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My friend... a few posts above
eskamhl said:
now from bootloader menu you should boot into recovery ( volume down to scroll thorugh the options and volume up to select )
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I successfully installed twrp recovery system but I can't do any backup, the system reboot in the process...
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My friend... a few posts above
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You're right... my bad

[Q] HELP. nexus 6 stuck in bootloader!

Alright so last night i was able to unlock my phone and root it no problem on my mac computer (which I regret and wish i did it on windows) but the phone worked great after. But after debating if I should unroot I went ahead and tried unrooting the phone but the phone would not activate, it became stuck in bootloader. Ive tried everything that I could look up online and even called google for help but they said to search online and ask the developers. Ive tried flashing the stock image back on but it wouldnt work, it kept saying ivalid boot image header fastboot reason fall-through from normal boot mode. I dont even think my computer is recognizing the phone anymore so I dont know how I would get back into terminal to flash anything. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. I have no idea what to do now after trying for a whole day. Thanks all, hope someone can be a savior.
Firstly, if you want help... please please please use paragraphs and lines and not 1 blob of text. It makes it extremely difficult to know your problem.
Secondly, do not ever call Google or Motorola (or any manufacturer) or any carrier for help. What you do on XDA is not their problem, that is why there is a warning when you unlock the bootloader.
Third, if you're able to get into bootloader mode then you can fix your phone by flashing the stock images. You most likely had the wrong environment or it is not set up properly to flash the stock images.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this kind of stuff, stick to using the phone out of the box rather than tinkering with it.
zephiK said:
Firstly, if you want help... please please please use paragraphs and lines and not 1 blob of text. It makes it extremely difficult to know your problem.
Secondly, do not ever call Google or Motorola (or any manufacturer) or any carrier for help. What you do on XDA is not their problem, that is why there is a warning when you unlock the bootloader.
Third, if you're able to get into bootloader mode then you can fix your phone by flashing the stock images. You most likely had the wrong environment or it is not set up properly to flash the stock images.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this kind of stuff, stick to using the phone out of the box rather than tinkering with it.
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Yea, my bad. I typed it in a hurry on my phone.
Bootloader is the only screen I am able to get into. Whatever option I choose and hit power, all it does is flash the screen and go back to bootloader.
The stock image I download was from the google developers page but it did not work.
Will anything even work if my computer doesn't recognize the phone? If so how would I go about doing it?
I used to this this years ago and never ran into problems, just for some reason when I tried to unroot it messed up.
Is there anyway to possibly delete the terminal so I could start over and re-root it??
Anyways thanks for your response.
Is the device recognized by the fastboot command when connected to either the mac or pc?
zylstrajs said:
Is the device recognized by the fastboot command when connected to either the mac or pc?
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Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
dnasr87 said:
Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
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Adb is for android. You want to use the command: fastboot devices
dnasr87 said:
Yea, my bad. I typed it in a hurry on my phone.
Bootloader is the only screen I am able to get into. Whatever option I choose and hit power, all it does is flash the screen and go back to bootloader.
The stock image I download was from the google developers page but it did not work.
Will anything even work if my computer doesn't recognize the phone? If so how would I go about doing it?
I used to this this years ago and never ran into problems, just for some reason when I tried to unroot it messed up.
Is there anyway to possibly delete the terminal so I could start over and re-root it??
Anyways thanks for your response.
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If you want to start over you'd want to be flashing the stock images https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Have your phone in bootloader mode (vol down + power)
Go into the directory with fastboot and type fastboot devices.
If your environment is set up properly then it should display your device as the output. From there you can flash back to stock.
dnasr87 said:
Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
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what does it say why you type
>fastboot devices
zylstrajs said:
what does it say why you type
>fastboot devices
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command not found, but all I did was open terminal and entered fastboot devices. Not sure if I should enter anything before it.
dnasr87 said:
command not found, but all I did was open terminal and entered fastboot devices. Not sure if I should enter anything before it.
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You have to change directory to the folder that contains fastboot. Do you even have fastboot environment set up? You need that.
Google search on how to set it up before posting back. There are many guides on XDA on how to accomplish this.
Okay, your environment isn't set up ideally. Follow these instructions to install fastboot and adb on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Once you've done and you get a reply to the following command, you can move on.
>fastboot devices
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open the google factory image file (using something like 7zip) : shamu-lrx21o-factory-e028f5ea.tgz
There is a folder in the .tgz file. Extract the contents of that folder to the directory listed for your command prompt (where you successfully ran fastboot just before).
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-71.05.img
>fastboot flash radio radio-shamu-d4.0-9625-02.55.03a.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
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The device will reboot. Don't close the terminal window. Now, extract the contents of image-shamu-lrx21o.zip to the same folder that you've been working in. The folder that contains the bootloader and radio files you just flashed.
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>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
>fastboot flash system system.img
Some time will pass, this img may be sent in parts.
>fastboot flash cache cache.img
>fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
>fastboot reboot
zephiK said:
You have to change directory to the folder that contains fastboot. Do you even have fastboot environment set up? You need that.
Google search on how to set it up before posting back. There are many guides on XDA on how to accomplish this.
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I did when I rooted it then once it crashed I tried to start over but wiped my computer.. I'll re download and try again
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Okay, your environment isn't set up ideally. Follow these instructions to install fastboot and adb on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Once you've done and you get a reply to the following command, you can move on.
>fastboot devices
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open the google factory image file (using something like 7zip) : shamu-lrx21o-factory-e028f5ea.tgz
There is a folder in the .tgz file. Extract the contents of that folder to the directory listed for your command prompt (where you successfully ran fastboot just before).
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-71.05.img
>fastboot flash radio radio-shamu-d4.0-9625-02.55.03a.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
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The device will reboot. Don't close the terminal window. Now, extract the contents of image-shamu-lrx21o.zip to the same folder that you've been working in. The folder that contains the bootloader and radio files you just flashed.
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>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
>fastboot flash system system.img
Some time will pass, this img may be sent in parts.
>fastboot flash cache cache.img
>fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
>fastboot reboot
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I did it on my mac, if i try to connect my phone to a pc it wont recognize it because its stuck in bootloader. I have already tried connecting it
Why does this thread make me LoL so much?
This thread is all over the place. Are you using your PC or Mac right now to do this? If it is a PC, what does Device Manager say when you plug your phone in while its in Bootloader mode?
PaisanNYC said:
Why does this thread make me LoL so much?
This thread is all over the place. Are you using your PC or Mac right now to do this? If it is a PC, what does Device Manager say when you plug your phone in while its in Bootloader mode?
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Im using mac right now. I want to start from scratch, not sure if possible. but nothing really shows when I connect the device. I think I wipe the software off my computer. Would I be able to start doing it all over on a pc even if its stuck on bootloader and computer wont recognize?
dnasr87 said:
Im using mac right now. I want to start from scratch, not sure if possible. but nothing really shows when I connect the device. I think I wipe the software off my computer. Would I be able to start doing it all over on a pc even if its stuck on bootloader and computer wont recognize?
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Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
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Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
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Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
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Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
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Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
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not necessary some one can just use hangouts remote desktop to help you i thinks that's what they use on xda assist
Acer ADB
Your PC might not be recognizing because you got the Acer ADB of doom...
Just roll back your driver.
dnasr87 said:
Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
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Don't send it to a stranger on the internet. You never know who is who behind a screen lol
Honestly bro, if i were close to you, I'd just do it for you. I have the stock image, drivers, and adb/fastboot all set up. i'm good at fixing things, horrible at explaining things.

Op3t fastboot cannot install twrp

I tried to install twrp on my OP3T but everytime i write "fastboot flash recovery trwp.img" it says "error: cannot load 'twrp.img'"
When I type "adb devices" my phone doesn't show up
I unlocked the bootloader
I activated USB debugging
I checked the OEM thing
I have put the twrp.img in the same Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder
What could it be?
Install correct driveres or use another usb port. Device have to be adressed via "fastboot devices" or "adb devices".
It's probably a typing error ..Rename the twrp in whatever you want and then type " fastboot flash recovery " whatever you want".img
Rename file
Did you rename the file? You need to rename it before flashing.
IT WORKED
Everytime I was putting the phone into bootloader mode, the phone was already plugged in. Then I tried to put the phone to bootloader mode and THEN plugging it in my pc... and it worked ^^
Strange, right?
cerfeda.albert said:
Everytime I was putting the phone into bootloader mode, the phone was already plugged in. Then I tried to put the phone to bootloader mode and THEN plugging it in my pc... and it worked ^^
Strange, right?
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I also experienced this thing this morning.
A simple unplug, re-plug solved for me
Whenever i flash twrp through fastboot it just gets stuck on the twrp logo and doesn't go beyond it.
I've tried with 3.0.3.1, 3.0.3.0, 3.0.2.0 but still the same
can anyone help me with this?
Guiliang said:
Did you rename the file? You need to rename it before flashing.
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no you don't.
Just type the first few letters and hit [tab]. Works on windows, linux, mac os and every other shell made within the last 40 years.
cerfeda.albert said:
I tried to install twrp on my OP3T but everytime i write "fastboot flash recovery trwp.img" it says "error: cannot load 'twrp.img'"
When I type "adb devices" my phone doesn't show up
I unlocked the bootloader
I activated USB debugging
I checked the OEM thing
I have put the twrp.img in the same Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder
What could it be?
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The last parameter has to be the EXACT filename, that you are flashing, which is the TWRP image. It has to be in the same folder as your command prompt is or you need to include the path to the twrp file.
Try the last TWRP release, should work!
Would like to express that I am also having the exact same issue. Any version of TWRP simply fails to load and stays on the TWRP logo.
I am on OxygenOS 3.5.3.
Anybody know a solution? I am currently running with no recovery now and I am quite worried.
milanexplorer said:
Whenever i flash twrp through fastboot it just gets stuck on the twrp logo and doesn't go beyond it.
I've tried with 3.0.3.1, 3.0.3.0, 3.0.2.0 but still the same
can anyone help me with this?
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Would like to express that I am also having the exact same issue. Any version of TWRP simply fails to load and stays on the TWRP logo.
I am on OxygenOS 3.5.3.
Anybody know a solution? I am currently running with no recovery now and I am quite worried.
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After installing the twrp and then you type ... Fastboot boot twrp.img. Probably you are stuck on twrp splash screen...
Try to boot manually.to twrp by pressing power button and volume down button...Then you should be able to boot on twrp....
originalnabisco said:
Would like to express that I am also having the exact same issue. Any version of TWRP simply fails to load and stays on the TWRP logo.
I am on OxygenOS 3.5.3.
Anybody know a solution? I am currently running with no recovery now and I am quite worried.
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See this thread.
originalnabisco said:
Would like to express that I am also having the exact same issue. Any version of TWRP simply fails to load and stays on the TWRP logo.
I am on OxygenOS 3.5.3.
Anybody know a solution? I am currently running with no recovery now and I am quite worried.
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Did you try to fastboot TWRP after flashing it?
What I mean is, after you enter the command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", proceed with "fastboot boot twrp.img" and it will boot. Doing this you prevent Oxygen OS from overwriting TWRP. You should be able to boot normally after doing that.
Don't be worried and try to boot into recovery as described, that should work, if it doesn't I wonder if you flashed the right version of TWRP.
Try and let us know.
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Did you try to fastboot TWRP after flashing it?
What I mean is, after you enter the command "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", proceed with "fastboot boot twrp.img" and it will boot. Doing this you prevent Oxygen OS from overwriting TWRP. You should be able to boot normally after doing that.
Don't be worried and try to boot into recovery as described, that should work, if it doesn't I wonder if you flashed the right version of TWRP.
Try and let us know.
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how long does it usually take? i've waited more than 10 minutes now.
Razoth said:
how long does it usually take? i've waited more than 10 minutes now.
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Boot manually on it...
cultofluna said:
Boot manually on it...
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apperantly i'm a retard, after i rebooted to recovery with hardware keys it shows the oneplus logo and i was like "this isnt twrp startup" and hardreset it... waiting boots into twrp just fine...
adb cannot locate file
cerfeda.albert said:
Everytime I was putting the phone into bootloader mode, the phone was already plugged in. Then I tried to put the phone to bootloader mode and THEN plugging it in my pc... and it worked ^^
Strange, right?
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I'm having some difficulty getting past this step.
I've unlocked bootloader, enabled oem unlock and enabled usb debugging. I've added the PATH where my twrp.img file is located.
Whenever I input fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, it says error: cannot load twrp.img: no such file or directory.
I see the file in the correct location so i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here.
Any ideas?
chizzwhizz said:
I'm having some difficulty getting past this step.
I've unlocked bootloader, enabled oem unlock and enabled usb debugging. I've added the PATH where my twrp.img file is located.
Whenever I input fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, it says error: cannot load twrp.img: no such file or directory.
I see the file in the correct location so i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here.
Any ideas?
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Reinstall your adb + fastboot drivers

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