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So I unlocked my bootloader and tried many times to connect to my WPA-encrypted home Wifi. Every single time, I get an "Authentication failed" message and it doesn't connect. I've tried looking for answers, but none of them stated HOW to fix the problem. Please give me clear, coherent instructions on potential solutions; I'm an incredibly desperate TA newbie. Thanks a whole bunch.
LadyScarlet said:
So I unlocked my bootloader and tried many times to connect to my WPA-encrypted home Wifi. Every single time, I get an "Authentication failed" message and it doesn't connect. I've tried looking for answers, but none of them stated HOW to fix the problem. Please give me clear, coherent instructions on potential solutions; I'm an incredibly desperate TA newbie. Thanks a whole bunch.
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Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with WiFi. It must have been borked before that...
LadyScarlet said:
So I unlocked my bootloader and tried many times to connect to my WPA-encrypted home Wifi. Every single time, I get an "Authentication failed" message and it doesn't connect. I've tried looking for answers, but none of them stated HOW to fix the problem. Please give me clear, coherent instructions on potential solutions; I'm an incredibly desperate TA newbie. Thanks a whole bunch.
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Just flash the stock kernel or any of the 2 kernels available on the forums here and you'll be alright
Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with WiFi. It must have been borked before that...
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Hmm, that might be the case, but I didn't notice any problems until after I unlocked the bootloader. I might have not read the directions right or done some steps out of order.
Just flash the stock kernel or any of the 2 kernels available on the forums here and you'll be alright
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I tried flashing a kernel, but it didn't appear to fix the problem. Granted, I probably didn't flash it right. Nevertheless, I did a wipe after that, not realizing it would get Android OS off my phone altogether. Would this be a good time to install CyanogenMod, or do ROMs require the base OS and I should get Replicant on there instead? (Probably the latter.) Sorry I'm such a noob.
Ok so I just soft-bricked my phone and restored to the factory image. I had used TWRP recovery to try and flash the PURE rom onto the phone. I wiped the cache and Dalvik when I did it, but when I rebooted the phone it said that the "Data was corrupted" and kept telling me to restart the phone which I did and it kept coming up with the same thing....
How should I flash this rom correctly so I don't encounter this error?
I am under the assumption this ROM is pretty stable. I am looking for improved battery life and at the moment I have been having signal issues on occasion.
Thank you!!
Oh and the phone is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked as well.
i just sent you how via pm
simms22 said:
i just sent you how via pm
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Thats how I bricked it the last time
Decryption problem?
jwleonhart said:
Thats how I bricked it the last time
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bricked us a term that is used when a phone is most useful as a door stop. if you can get into the bootloader, its not bricked, ever. we call that "soft bricked".
When I boot the phone it says "To start Android, Enter your Password"
I can type in literally any password and it will go to the next screen and say
"Decryption Unsuccessful"
The password you entered is correct, but unfortunately your data is corrupt.
To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opporunity to restore any data that was backed up to your google account.
Then the only thing I can select is "reset phone."
It seems to automatically do a factory reset, but I have also gone into TWRP and done it myself and the same thing keeps coming up.
jwleonhart said:
When I boot the phone it says "To start Android, Enter your Password"
I can type in literally any password and it will go to the next screen and say
"Decryption Unsuccessful"
The password you entered is correct, but unfortunately your data is corrupt.
To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opporunity to restore any data that was backed up to your google account.
Then the only thing I can select is "reset phone."
It seems to automatically do a factory reset, but I have also gone into TWRP and done it myself and the same thing keeps coming up.
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ill be honest with you, i had the same issue with the same rom several weeks ago. basically, it wants to decrypt your phone, so it says to factory reset first. problem is, thats the wrong way. to decrypt, you have to format data first, not wipe data. any other rom/kernel will gibve you a choice if you want to decrypt, and wont put you through this hastle.
simms22 said:
ill be honest with you, i had the same issue with the same rom several weeks ago. basically, it wants to decrypt your phone, so it says to factory reset first. problem is, thats the wrong way. to decrypt, you have to format data first, not wipe data. any other rom/kernel will gibve you a choice if you want to decrypt, and wont put you through this hastle.
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@simms22, I tried to send you a "thank you" for this advice, which is still invaluable after three years, but apparently your mailbox is full.
Thanks for digging me out of a deep hole that I was digging today for about six hours before I saw this message...
And if you'd like to read the PM, clear your mailbox a bit.
dahawthorne said:
@simms22, I tried to send you a "thank you" for this advice, which is still invaluable after three years, but apparently your mailbox is full.
Thanks for digging me out of a deep hole that I was digging today for about six hours before I saw this message...
And if you'd like to read the PM, clear your mailbox a bit.
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You won't get a reply, he passed on last Oct. 2016, a friend of mine here and on Twitter, still miss him.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/off-topic/r-p-simms22-t3488849
I'm so very sorry to hear that. I'd seen simms22's name for years in various threads and always found him to be helpful and informative. It's a tribute to him that his posts are still valuable.
Very sad news. Thank you for letting me know.
simms22 said:
ill be honest with you, i had the same issue with the same rom several weeks ago. basically, it wants to decrypt your phone, so it says to factory reset first. problem is, thats the wrong way. to decrypt, you have to format data first, not wipe data. any other rom/kernel will gibve you a choice if you want to decrypt, and wont put you through this hastle.
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Can u help me.. i am having same problem.. I formatted data partition and system also but still giving same
zeeshanbage said:
Can u help me.. i am having same problem.. I formatted data partition and system also but still giving same
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simms22 is unfortunately not going to be able to reply to you. He died nearly two years ago.
In your position, where you're still having issues, I would grab a factory image off Google's pages and restore that to the device first. Then, upgrade to an Android 8.1 ROM such as Nitrogen.
Hi there,
So I just bought a brand new N6.
Did nothing to it, did not unklock the bootloader, di not flash anything.
Just ran it a first time, set my account, donwloaded the 5.1 OTA when proposed to and then it was over.
After the OTA installation my phone displayed a dead android and "Error".
When rebooting my phone, the apps are "optimizing" undefinitely and then the phone will restart.
I tried factory reset from recovery, that did nothing, I mean, the phone will still bootloop endlessly.
My bootloader is not unlocked so I cannot flash my phone..
Is there anything I can do ?
Thank you in advance
Aanze said:
Hi there,
So I just bought a brand new N6.
Did nothing to it, did not unklock the bootloader, di not flash anything.
Just ran it a first time, set my account, donwloaded the 5.1 OTA when proposed to and then it was over.
After the OTA installation my phone displayed a dead android and "Error".
When rebooting my phone, the apps are "optimizing" undefinitely and then the phone will restart.
I tried factory reset from recovery, that did nothing, I mean, the phone will still bootloop endlessly.
My bootloader is not unlocked so I cannot flash my phone..
Is there anything I can do ?
Thank you in advance
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try fastboot formatting userdata and fastboot formatting cache
simms22 said:
try fastboot formatting userdata and fastboot formatting cache
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Same story.
Black screen then reboot, then optimizing then reboot and so on...
Aanze said:
Same story.
Black screen then reboot, then optimizing then reboot and so on...
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Well, since you haven't enabled OEM unlock, there's not much you can do besides RMA at this point.
Aanze said:
Same story.
Black screen then reboot, then optimizing then reboot and so on...
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unfortunately, that might have been your only option. as you need to boot up first, to enable unlocking of your bootloader, to reflash the factory image. and you cant boot up
Evolution_Tech said:
Well, since you haven't enabled OEM unlock, there's not much you can do besides RMA at this point.
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That's what I thought.
I thought I could use the fix described here http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/fix-fix-qhusbbulk-cm12-t3059518 but my device does not appear as "qhusb_bulk" like specified so I guess its over.
id get the phone refurbished, from google or from motorola, since it wasnt anything that you did, but was the updates fault. btw, that happens, very rarely, but it does happen that updates can cause issues.
simms22 said:
id get the phone refurbished, from google or from motorola, since it wasnt anything that you did, but was the updates fault. btw, that happens, very rarely, but it does happen that updates can cause issues.
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Well thank you anyway, looks like I have no other choice than send the device back.
One last question, since my phone won't stop rebooting endlessly is there any way to turn it off ? Long press on power does not do anythng, it will stil restart...
Edit: I found how to turn it off through bootloader.
Aanze said:
Well thank you anyway, looks like I have no other choice than send the device back.
One last question, since my phone won't stop rebooting endlessly is there any way to turn it off ? Long press on power does not do anythng, it will stil restart...
Edit: I found how to turn it off through bootloader.
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exactly. i was just gonna write how to do that.
simms22 said:
exactly. i was just gonna write how to do that.
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Sorry to come back on this thread.
So now I have noticed that when in fastboot, if I type "fastboot oem unlock" I'm getting the popup proposing to unlock bootloader.
As I never selected USB debugging nor enabled developper option when my phone was working, I doubt it would work properly.
Would I have any chance to recover my phone if choosing to unlock the bootloader ?
Aanze said:
Sorry to come back on this thread.
So now I have noticed that when in fastboot, if I type "fastboot oem unlock" I'm getting the popup proposing to unlock bootloader.
As I never selected USB debugging nor enabled developper option when my phone was working, I doubt it would work properly.
Would I have any chance to recover my phone if choosing to unlock the bootloader ?
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If getting that it should unlock. Got nothing to lose and if does unlock it is recoverable.
Aanze said:
Sorry to come back on this thread.
So now I have noticed that when in fastboot, if I type "fastboot oem unlock" I'm getting the popup proposing to unlock bootloader.
As I never selected USB debugging nor enabled developper option when my phone was working, I doubt it would work properly.
Would I have any chance to recover my phone if choosing to unlock the bootloader ?
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yes! if you can unlock the bootloader, then you can flash the factory image via fastboot while youre in your bootloader. which would fix you not booting
prdog1 said:
If getting that it should unlock. Got nothing to lose and if does unlock it is recoverable.
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Wow.. So I tried.. and.. "Device is unlocked" is displayed... I guess I have a chance to flash something now.
Aanze said:
Wow.. So I tried.. and.. "Device is unlocked" is displayed... I guess I have a chance to flash something now.
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Your good to go. Just need to fastboot the stock images.
just return it, if you find that you cant recover it after unlocking the bootloader then they wont take it back
Aanze said:
Wow.. So I tried.. and.. "Device is unlocked" is displayed... I guess I have a chance to flash something now.
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grab a factory image, and read directions for flashing a factory image. you want to flash each individual file inside separately, instead of using the flash-all script.
simms22 said:
grab a factory image, and read directions for flashing a factory image. you want to flash each individual file inside separately, instead of using the flash-all script.
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Yep, doing it right now.. flashing system currently.. crossing fingers;.
crossing my fingers for you over here as well
It worked !! IT WORKED !
I love you xda ! really do love you.
Thanks a million.
(Although it's a bit strange that I was able to unlock bootloader without usb debbugging mode enabled no ?)
This is very interesting indeed. To the OP, where did you purchase the device? I find it very peculiar that you were able to issue the OEM unlock command without using the toggle in settings.
Dear All,
I have a friend with Huawei P9 Plus with this Firmware VIE-L29C636B103, i don't know what is in his mind on that time but unfortunately after restarting the phone he forgot his PIN to unlocked the phone and the fingerprint was not working. As far as i know, the only solution is by Factory Reset the phone, but he did not want to loose his data. Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thank You
mardiatmo said:
Dear All,
I have a friend with Huawei P9 Plus with this Firmware VIE-L29C636B103, i don't know what is in his mind on that time but unfortunately after restarting the phone he forgot his PIN to unlocked the phone and the fingerprint was not working. As far as i know, the only solution is by Factory Reset the phone, but he did not want to loose his data. Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thank You
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has his phone root and is there a custom recovery?
Fed2x said:
has his phone root and is there a custom recovery?
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No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
The problem is that you not unlock and then root yet. You basically can't use TWRP. If unlock bootloader, the phone will be immediately wipe data.
mardiatmo said:
No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
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mardiatmo said:
No still original without custom recovery. Can i use TWRP to backup first the data ?
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He or you could've used it to delete ". key" -files through adb. But that is only useful to have access to the data. You can't set new fingerprints or delete any of them because he must know his forgotten password for it. So it would only be a temporary solution.
Unlocking the bootloader never erased my data. It couldn't cause of some failure appeared at let's say 30%. But I'm not certain that the failure appears also on his phone. Which leads to my suggested solution:
He should try to remember the password and include any typos(yes, typos. My pin was 85320 but it also happened that i typed two times the false pin. The outcome was 85350. Huawei's layout was kinda bull**** and vulnerable for that type of failures. At least to me.) As I know it must be a PIN, not a password. If that fails get rid of the data and make a factory reset.
Thank you all,
Today i connect the P9 Plus Phone USB to HiSuite in Windows 10, i just leave this around 5 minutes and suddenly it connected to HiSuite automatically. Now i'm still backing up the data pictures, etc. Still wondering why in windows 10 it can connected automatically than in windows 7 After backup finished i'm gonna factory reset the phone.
My mistake on comments on unlocking bootloader will erase date since I mixed up the process. Now I remembered that after unlock, if you proceed further to root the phone, the phone will have to erase the data immediately. No option for you to choose not to erase data during rooting process if not mistaken. That's why I dare not to root again the phone.
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He or you could've used it to delete ". key" -files through adb. But that is only useful to have access to the data. You can't set new fingerprints or delete any of them because he must know his forgotten password for it. So it would only be a temporary solution.
Unlocking the bootloader never erased my data. It couldn't cause of some failure appeared at let's say 30%. But I'm not certain that the failure appears also on his phone. Which leads to my suggested solution:
He should try to remember the password and include any typos(yes, typos. My pin was 85320 but it also happened that i typed two times the false pin. The outcome was 85350. Huawei's layout was kinda bull**** and vulnerable for that type of failures. At least to me.) As I know it must be a PIN, not a password. If that fails get rid of the data and make a factory reset.
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How to use adb ???
I don't have my username or password for my US997 G6 and I tried loading the .kdz ROM from the factory using LGUP and the phone in Download Mode. That didn't really start from a clean slate since the problem still happens.
After boot it it wants to connect to wifi in the new phone setup and then get me to login to google. I can't login. The phone has an unlocked bootloader, I get scary danger text when initially powering it on but I can only do download mode I think?
How could I lay a ROM on it that wipes the FRP account w/out booting to fastboot? Is there a hack I could do? I'd hate to toss the phone, it still is a great device.
Do you have android 7.0? Or newer?
If you have nougat than you can unlock it in 5-15 seconds making initial configuration screen crash and ending up on home screen.
WojtekCC said:
Do you have android 7.0? Or newer?
If you have nougat than you can unlock it in 5-15 seconds making initial configuration screen crash and ending up on home screen.
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It is Android 8. Are there any tips to make the initial configuration screen crash for that version?
powershift said:
It is Android 8. Are there any tips to make the initial configuration screen crash for that version?
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I dont know, it was working on android 7.
Try this
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=sGXc1sQkG2s
There is only one way to find out.
If didn't, try searching in youtube "lg g6 frp" or something like that.
WojtekCC said:
I dont know, it was working on android 7.
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I did have Android 7. I followed that tutorial but when the screen was bypassed, the phone did an automatic wipe and did a factory reset and put the phone back to a brick state.
Motivated by that video, I retried the steps but this time after connecting to WIFI and before doing the bypass, I disabled the internet on the WIFI hotspot but kept the WIFI connection UP. Then followed the steps so Android couldn't connect to the internet and it let me in. Thank you!!
Factory Reset Protection is generally an anti-theft measure; the best way around it is to reset your Google password.
Otherwise, a method for FRP unlock is available on the XDA Portal.
@powershift if this is a device you recently purchased, I'd suggest contacting the seller. If it actually is your device, try resetting your Google account password using a PC.
If you still need it done I can let you know what I did, and share the files. Spent about 14 hours finally figuring out a method around the FRP. It will depend what version it's on though
TBurn420 said:
If you still need it done I can let you know what I did, and share the files. Spent about 14 hours finally figuring out a method around the FRP. It will depend what version it's on though
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Hey can you dm me I got a second hand lgv20 but the steps shouldn't be so different, it's a ls997 and it's on 7.0 zv5