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Ok so I have an unlocked Nexus One that I rooted when I first got the phone 6 months ago. I've been running CM6 no problems at all, everything has been great.
Heres where my problem starts I decided to flash the stock frf91 image onto the phone and did not check superuser permissions or whatever option they gave me before i did it. I was doing this because I thought I was selling my phone. Now I'm not and want to go back to CM6.
The problem is I cant get into recovery at all I get the error with the ! in a triangle with android standing next to it. I've searched everywhere and tried everything. Fastboot and ADB gives me errors like waiting for device (even though my drivers are up to date and it recognizes the phone?) or status failed too many links.
I tried doing a backup from my nandroid information through my nandroid backups on my computer (aka pulling system.img etc) I tried going through the terminal but Im getting denied superuser permissions.
Im just not sure where to go from here ive looked through so many articles and threads and posts and im very confused.
After I flashed the stock image I thought i would still be able to boot into recovery but i guess i dont have recovery? I try to flash the recovery but with no avail.
Anyone have any advice or even just somewhere to start I would really appreciate it. Thanks
When u flashed the stock rom it wasnt a rooted version so u have the stock recovery search for how to root the stock Rom once rooted u can put a custom recovery on there hope this helps
The procedures for the different handsets kind of blur together in my memory, so just want to check.
When you booted into recovery and got the "!" screen with the android did you try holding either the volume up, or volume down key <along with the power button> to bring up the menu?
The ! With the Android is the stock recovery image if I remember correctly if u press the power button the menu should pop up
Ok, so after using clockwork rom manager on my nook color and seeing how convenient it was, I thought, "hey maybe this would be good on my milestone." WRONG. I flashed the clockwork recovery (they even had an option for milestone) and when I rebooted into recovery from the software (either in rom manager or the reboot power option) it just rebooted straight into android. When I held the power and camera keys, it just took me to bootloader.
Under rom manager, there was also an option to flash the RA recovery, but that didn't seem to help (exact same behavior as clockwork recovery).
I'm currently running the CM7 mod and prior to this fiasco, I was using RA 1.7 (pretty sure). edit: RA 1.7 was my girlfriend's HTCmagic, I just remembered that I would have had some version of openrecovery on this phone.
So, I guess my question is, what are my next steps here? I'd really like to stop flying without a recovery. My only shred of an idea was to flash a stock image from rsdlite and set my milestone all the way back to stock and then reroot and re everything, but if someone has a better idea, I'd be very open to that as my plan seems like a big hassle.
A) not really the place for this post but anywa
B) you should beable to just flash the Vulnerable recovery http://android.doshaska.net/rootable then you can install a recovery from this forum thats for our phone!
Apologies, I didn't mean to step on any toes. Could a mod please recategorize this thread.
I will check out that link and report back if I need further assistance. Although, if that's a surefire way to fix my problem, I should be fine. Thank you for your fast (and succinctly informative) reply.
Tyfighter said:
Apologies, I didn't mean to step on any toes. Could a mod please recategorize this thread.
I will check out that link and report back if I need further assistance. Although, if that's a surefire way to fix my problem, I should be fine. Thank you for your fast (and succinctly informative) reply.
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Quite alright if you have any more problems feel free to just PM me
Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139120
Well, the good news is, that I flashed the vulnerable recovery and I'm able to boot into recovery. The bad news is, it only lasts for a few seconds. I see the standard recovery icon and then a bar fills up and then my phone reboots into android. From what you said, I take it that there's another step in here where I take another file from the forums and then install that as well. Is that just through RSD lite then?
Tyfighter said:
Well, the good news is, that I flashed the vulnerable recovery and I'm able to boot into recovery. The bad news is, it only lasts for a few seconds. I see the standard recovery icon and then a bar fills up and then my phone reboots into android. From what you said, I take it that there's another step in here where I take another file from the forums and then install that as well. Is that just through RSD lite then?
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Ok so you need to take an open recovery for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091787 and extract it to the root of your sdcard so you have a update.zip file and openrecovery folder.
Then boot into recovery and press the volume up and camera button and a menu should come up.
Then select the 'flash update.zip' and this should 'boot' you into the custom recovery, sadly because of the looked bootloader we must do this everytime we wish to boot into recovery
Okay, I have that file, or one similar, from when I originally had started using custom roms (and updated/changed them etc.).
The problem is that before, when I'd go into recovery, it would have the icon of the phone out of the box with the exclamation mark or whatever, and it would stay there indefinitely.
Now, it only stays for a few seconds before rebooting into android. A little bar appears, fills up, then reboot. Doing the volume up + camera combo only serves to expedite this process (i.e. reboots as soon as I press it).
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Ok so you need to take an open recovery for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1091787 and extract it to the root of your sdcard so you have a update.zip file and openrecovery folder.
Then boot into recovery and press the volume up and camera button and a menu should come up.
Then select the 'flash update.zip' and this should 'boot' you into the custom recovery, sadly because of the looked bootloader we must do this everytime we wish to boot into recovery
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what your doing (power + camera) is meant to put you into the bootloader mode... to get into recovery, hold 'x' on the physical keyboard and then hold the power button. This will get you into recovery. Hope this helps.
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are you sure that you did in fact flash the vulnerable bootloader, and not a newer, non-vulnerable one? sounds like that.. exploit fails, system reboots. also, if you are running an original rom right now, it does check the bootloader every reboot and flashes the non-vulnerable one!
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Okay, I have that file, or one similar, from when I originally had started using custom roms (and updated/changed them etc.).
The problem is that before, when I'd go into recovery, it would have the icon of the phone out of the box with the exclamation mark or whatever, and it would stay there indefinitely.
Now, it only stays for a few seconds before rebooting into android. A little bar appears, fills up, then reboot. Doing the volume up + camera combo only serves to expedite this process (i.e. reboots as soon as I press it).
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I'm a bit confused with how you're getting into Recovery mode, but the way to enter recovery is to hold Power + X, then Camera + Vol Up when you see the Motorola Logo.
I'm getting into recovery the same way I always have Power+camera then volumeup+camera. Power+DpadUp is how I've been getting into bootloader. Power+X actually yields nothing, just a regular boot.
Unless the file hosted on the site that was linked earlier in the thread is a newer, nonvulnerable recovery then, yes, I'm sure I flashed vulnerable recovery. I'm going to attempt to flash again. Just to see if maybe that's the issue.
I'm pretty sure I'm seeing it at least attempt to enter recovery, which is a step up from before (before being that it just went to bootloader). Because I'm seeing the image that displays in the recovery menu, but then it brings up a progress bar (which I never saw before) and when that fills up (in about 2.5 seconds), that's it. Reboot.
Thanks everyone, for all the help though.
EDIT: Despite RSD lite saying that the process as a success, the reflash did nothing.
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I'm getting into recovery the same way I always have Power+camera then volumeup+camera. Power+DpadUp is how I've been getting into bootloader. Power+X actually yields nothing, just a regular boot.
Unless the file hosted on the site that was linked earlier in the thread is a newer, nonvulnerable recovery then, yes, I'm sure I flashed vulnerable recovery. I'm going to attempt to flash again. Just to see if maybe that's the issue.
I'm pretty sure I'm seeing it at least attempt to enter recovery, which is a step up from before (before being that it just went to bootloader). Because I'm seeing the image that displays in the recovery menu, but then it brings up a progress bar (which I never saw before) and when that fills up (in about 2.5 seconds), that's it. Reboot.
Thanks everyone, for all the help though.
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Where did you get the VR sbf? android.doshaska.net/rootable ?
Yep, that's the one.
EDIT: Finally got up the guts to load the official Telus sbf into RSD lite and pull the trigger. It seems like this is probably beyond salvage now. Once again, many thanks to everyone, and if all goes well, I hope to only be in the ranks of the unrooted/unmodded for a few minutes.
EDIT the second: Okay, so flash to stock went perfectly. Everything works, including recovery, but not openrecovery. I can get to the menu to flash the .zip, but it fails the esignature check. Which I'm assuming points to Vulnerable recovery not flashing correctly or perhaps my file is corrupt, or maybe something more exotic and exciting. I flashed SHOLS_U2_03.11.0 if that's relevant.
For those interested, everything is up and functional again.
I had to first flash back to stock, then flash the vulnerable recovery located at http://modmymobile.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=28089 , then the standard, boot to recovery, blah blah blah, install a new rom.
Let this be a lesson to the rest of you; Clockwork Rom Manager does not, I repeat, does NOT seem to work on our milestones. Which is a real shame...
I realize this is a double post, but I'm just so darned jubilant to be able to update my rom again.
Hello
I can't boot on my n1.
Every time I turn on my phone it gets stuck on the screen fastboot.
The worst is that no button works, nor volume, nor power, nor the trackball.
I searched the forum and found no solution.
I appreciate the help
This is the screen
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One of the buttons (trackball? volume?) is stuck.
That's what all the forum searches should have told you.
Nothing to do but physically repair it.
If it is getting stuck in Fastboot mode, it would be your trackball button that is stuck.
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It was really a physical problem at first, the trackball was stuck and now I can move the volume and power buttons.
However when I select the bootloader i go to another screen and selecting fastboot back to the previous screen and the system does not load.
When I select reboot or reboot bootloader, go to the same screen and the system will not boot.
When I select recovery appears a triangle with an exclamation and not leave it, I have to take the battery out.
I've made clear storage and nothing changed.
That is, still can not get the phone working.
Any suggestions?
Thank you very much
If you are looking at keeping the phone stock, I would recommend looking into the PASSIMG method (method can be found in the Nexus One Wiki link in Jack_R1's signature under Unroot/Restore). This will put your phone back to the way it was when it first came out of the box.
If you are wanting to load a 3rd-party firmware, the easiest way is to unlock the bootloader using fastboot and then load a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or Amon_RA. This will allow you to install a custom ROM.
I made a video, hope it helps.
youtube
watch?v=GBvtiB2n3zM&feature=youtu.be
You have a link explaining how to do this method?
Thanks
For which method? Either way, I am sure both are well documented in the wiki in Jack_R1's signature.
Hello everybody
Unfortunately I could not solve my problem.
I tried the method passimg but not worked. The phone does not leave the bootloader screen.
My sd card is formatted, the file passmig put it, the file is installed, but then back to the same screen and the system will not boot.
Can anyone help?
I lost my phone?
Hey I'm having the same issue, I'm still with the phone like if the trackball is stuck, but I feel button ok, I press it normal. I think it could be the flex, what do you think guys?
Hi Guys,
Looking for a bit of help if possible.
I have a One on the Three network. Recently I have been trying to install recovery and root.
I have been able to install recovery but could not boot into it. The phone would flash a black screen then just boot as normal. I tried all of the other methods on here to make it work but couldn't, until someone suggested to hold power and vol down as soon as it flashed black. This worked but now I have installed prety much every recovery I could find and the bootloader is showing as *** TAMPERED ***.
Basically I just want to know how I can wipe everything back to default and start again. Am I right in thinking to do this I need to flash the stock 3 ROM?
Can anyone point me to the right file?
Many thanks!
soundb0y said:
Hi Guys,
Looking for a bit of help if possible.
I have a One on the Three network. Recently I have been trying to install recovery and root.
I have been able to install recovery but could not boot into it. The phone would flash a black screen then just boot as normal. I tried all of the other methods on here to make it work but couldn't, until someone suggested to hold power and vol down as soon as it flashed black. This worked but now I have installed prety much every recovery I could find and the bootloader is showing as *** TAMPERED ***.
Basically I just want to know how I can wipe everything back to default and start again. Am I right in thinking to do this I need to flash the stock 3 ROM?
Can anyone point me to the right file?
Many thanks!
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Flashing back to stock would be a step in the right direction, I'd start with that.
The stock rom can be found in this thread > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224752
Hello my fellow friends in HTC Desire 626s Metro PCs land.
This is Isaiah speaking. I've run into a little misfortune here and I wanted to know if someone would be kind enough to help me out.
I have seemed to get myself in a little snag, were for some reason after I relock my phone, it won't reboot the system. What happens is, it boots right into download mode. So I unlocked it again and guess what. Everything booted normally.
Then I go to unlock it again, it jumps right back to download mode. I'm going bonkers over here, like Willy Wonka bonkers because i can't figure out why I can't relock my phone without it going right back to download mode. I flashed stock recovery through cmd, before I relocked it, that didn't work. All I did was root my phone. No debloated roms or anything. Just simply rooted my phone. I'm on Android 6.0.1. Somebody will you please help me get back to stock. Sigh, momma told there'd be days like this! Lol!!! I had to throw in a little humor.
I had the exact same problem. I found a possible fix. If you are just trying to get back to the recovery area.
Press and hold the power and volume down keys then release the power.
Once on the download mode screen scroll to Reboot to bootloader
Once in the bootloader area select Reboot to recovery mode.
This is the only way I can get to recovery mode.
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I had the exact same problem. I found a possible fix. If you are just trying to get back to the recovery area.
Press and hold the power and volume down keys then release the power.
Once on the download mode screen scroll to Reboot to bootloader
Once in the bootloader area select Reboot to recovery mode.
This is the only way I can get to recovery mode.
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What i'm trying to do is actually get back to the stock recovery so that I can re-flash the official ruu file from the official HTC Roms Website because my phone has not been running smoothly on the ota update they sent out in July. I figured since the the sites ruu file is 1.32gb and the actual ota update was 845mb, may-be there's something in the ruu that will fix this issue.
I already tried unrooting it by flashing stock recovery through command prompt then going back and re-locking my device. But after I re-locked my phone, instead of it rebooting normally where it goes to the boot animation, then loads the welcome screen to allow you to go through putting your wifi info and email address etc. It returns to download mode, or boot loader mode. Then every time I restart my phone it does the same thing and it goes back to the same screen. But when I re-unlock it, it boots fine.
s3llz said:
What i'm trying to do is actually get back to the stock recovery so that I can re-flash the official ruu file from the official HTC Roms Website because my phone has not been running smoothly on the ota update they sent out in July. I figured since the the sites ruu file is 1.32gb and the actual ota update was 845mb, may-be there's something in the ruu that will fix this issue.
I already tried unrooting it by flashing stock recovery through command prompt then going back and re-locking my device. But after I re-locked my phone, instead of it rebooting normally where it goes to the boot animation, then loads the welcome screen to allow you to go through putting your wifi info and email address etc. It returns to download mode, or boot loader mode. Then every time I restart my phone it does the same thing and it goes back to the same screen. But when I re-unlock it, it boots fine.
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Ahh my bad, I was very tired last night.
s3llz said:
What i'm trying to do is actually get back to the stock recovery so that I can re-flash the official ruu file from the official HTC Roms Website because my phone has not been running smoothly on the ota update they sent out in July. I figured since the the sites ruu file is 1.32gb and the actual ota update was 845mb, may-be there's something in the ruu that will fix this issue.
I already tried unrooting it by flashing stock recovery through command prompt then going back and re-locking my device. But after I re-locked my phone, instead of it rebooting normally where it goes to the boot animation, then loads the welcome screen to allow you to go through putting your wifi info and email address etc. It returns to download mode, or boot loader mode. Then every time I restart my phone it does the same thing and it goes back to the same screen. But when I re-unlock it, it boots fine.
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Just don't lock the boot loader, I didn't lock my boot loader to run the RUU. My phone was running the firmware that if came with and I had unlocked the boot loader, flashed TWRP, and rooted. All I did was flash the stock recovery then ran the RUU(it didn't work turned off so I booted into fastboot) and it updated.
Problem solved
IsaacGuti said:
Just don't lock the boot loader, I didn't lock my boot loader to run the RUU. My phone was running the firmware that if came with and I had unlocked the boot loader, flashed TWRP, and rooted. All I did was flash the stock recovery then ran the RUU(it didn't work turned off so I booted into fastboot) and it updated.
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Thank you so much for your advice. It worked like a charm. Consider this case closed. I downloaded the official ruu file for my particular carrier and left the boot loader unlocked, but installed the stock recovery through command prompt. Then, I connected my device to my pc via usb as instructed through the ruu. Then, zing.....watched it zap my phone with the stock rom of 6.0.1. Solved my lagging issues as well as my network switching issues as well. For some strange reason, my device kept switching between different carriers which caused me not to be able to sent text messages. I was like "What in the Doc Brown Marty McFly is going on here!!!" Had me like Doc Brown "Great Scott!!!!" LOL!! Thanks buddy for your advice though. Problem Solved.:good::highfive::victory::victory:
s3llz said:
Thank you so much for your advice. It worked like a charm. Consider this case closed. I downloaded the official ruu file for my particular carrier and left the boot loader unlocked, but installed the stock recovery through command prompt. Then, I connected my device to my pc via usb as instructed through the ruu. Then, zing.....watched it zap my phone with the stock rom of 6.0.1. Solved my lagging issues as well as my network switching issues as well. For some strange reason, my device kept switching between different carriers which caused me not to be able to sent text messages. I was like "What in the Doc Brown Marty McFly is going on here!!!" Had me like Doc Brown "Great Scott!!!!" LOL!! Thanks buddy for your advice though. Problem Solved.:good::highfive::victory::victory:
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By any chance, do you have the stock recovery link? I'm having the same issue :/
Sharkyzz said:
By any chance, do you have the stock recovery link? I'm having the same issue :/
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I will upload it so that you can dowload it. Make sure when you go in to command prompt that you type exactly what it says "Stock_Recovery.img" without the parenthesis of course. Thats what i had to do. it will look like this when you type it in "fastboot flash recovery Stock_Recovery.img"
Link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByVHpaOig07QT1hfUmY4bkZrbGs/view?usp=sharing
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I will upload it so that you can dowload it. Make sure when you go in to command prompt that you type exactly what it says "Stock_Recovery.img" without the parenthesis of course. Thats what i had to do. it will look like this when you type it in "fastboot flash recovery Stock_Recovery.img"
Link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByVHpaOig07QT1hfUmY4bkZrbGs/view?usp=sharing
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PS. Also, when I used the Rom update utility it failed once. But if you look carefully at the picture instructions on the screen, it tells you to unplug your usb cable and pull out the battery. But of course we both know we can't take out the battery. So what you do is, just unplug the usb, but don't restart your phone. Leave it on the screen where it stopped on. When you get to the screen where it tells you to plug your usb back in, then you plug it back in. After that, you just follow the instructions on the screen of the ruu, and it will begin flashing your device with the stock rom. That was the step I kept missing. To unplug the usb and then plug it back in when the ruu says to.
s3llz said:
I will upload it so that you can dowload it. Make sure when you go in to command prompt that you type exactly what it says "Stock_Recovery.img" without the parenthesis of course. Thats what i had to do. it will look like this when you type it in "fastboot flash recovery Stock_Recovery.img"
Link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByVHpaOig07QT1hfUmY4bkZrbGs/view?usp=sharing
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PS. Also, when I used the Rom update utility it failed once. But if you look carefully at the picture instructions on the screen, it tells you to unplug your usb cable and pull out the battery. But of course we both know we can't take out the battery. So what you do is, just unplug the usb, but don't restart your phone. Leave it on the screen where it stopped on. When you get to the screen where it tells you to plug your usb back in, then you plug it back in. After that, you just follow the instructions on the screen of the ruu, and it will begin flashing your device with the stock rom. That was the step I kept missing. To unplug the usb and then plug it back in when the ruu says to.