I am trying to go through the process of flashing a custom recovery so that I can get off of stock and on to a custom rom. I have gone through the following steps:
1) downloaded the latest drivers
2) downloaded the latest version of fastboot
3) downloaded twrp 2.8.1.0 and checked the MD5 for the program
4) enabled the usb debugging, signed on as an administrator in my pc, and am using a 2.0 usb port
5) have verified the conenction between tablet and PC.
I get the following result:
C:\>fastboot devices
15C3E100910000000XXXXXXXX fastboot (I edited out a few numbers and replaced them with with x's, but got a pure result)
C:\>fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery twrp.blob
target reported max download size of 643825664 bytes
sending 'recovery' (7024 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.964s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.241s]
finished. total time: 1.213s
C:\>fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.021s
The recovery is not actually flashing over to the device. When I attempt the flash I do a fastboot reboot and power down afterwards, then try to boot back up to the recovery and instead I get the bried vision of the android and the blue bar underneath before it's promptly replaced by the dead android. The twrp.blob file is in the same directory as fastboot. I have tried deleting and re-downloading both the blob file and the drivers. I have tried using 2.8.0.1 and 2.8.1.0. Because TWRP wasn't working I tried flashing CWM and got exactly the same result. There doesn't seem to be an issue with the cable, since I can move other forms of data between the devices with no issue. I'm beating my head against the wall here, and am hoping that you guys might be able to provide me with some direction as to what else I might try/look for. Thanks all.
Are you sure you are using the correct recovery for your device? There is no version of TWRP that works with the TF701T.
Sleeepy2 said:
Are you sure you are using the correct recovery for your device? There is no version of TWRP that works with the TF701T.
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I had been advised that the version for the TF700 would also work with the TF701T. However, I did use a CWM version specific to the TF701T with the same result you saw in the command window in my OP.
talion777 said:
I had been advised that the version for the TF700 would also work with the TF701T. However, I did use a CWM version specific to the TF701T with the same result you saw in the command window in my OP.
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I am not sure who told you that but it is 100% wrong.
I am also not sure what the commands that you are sending are however you should just be doing
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Get the recovery from this link
http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/recovery/
Sleeepy2 said:
I am not sure who told you that but it is 100% wrong.
I am also not sure what the commands that you are sending are however you should just be doing
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Get the recovery from this link
http://droidbasement.com/asus/tf701t/recovery/
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Thanks Sleeepy, but as I mentioned in the OP I did the flash for the CWM recovery already, using exactly the link you sent me, with the exact same commands, and with the same results. No go.
P.P.S. - also tried juggling around the MTP and PTP modes (plug/unplug while on/off) to ensure recognition and it seems fine both ways. Someone else had said they freed up their drivers that way but it made no difference on my end.
P.S. - Here, just so that you see, here are the command window results for th CWM recovery, just for clarity's sake:
C:\adb 2>fastboot devices
15C3E100910000000XXXXXXXX fastboot
C:\adb 2>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 643825664 bytes
sending 'recovery' (6646 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.910s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.230s]
finished. total time: 1.140s
C:\adb 2>fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.020s
C:\adb 2>
That's really odd.
I just downloaded the most recent version and tried re-flashing just to make sure and I had no issues...
Can you boot the recovery without flashing it?
fastboot boot recovery.img
Sorry, this defiantly not strong point but I will try to help.
Sleeepy2 said:
That's really odd.
I just downloaded the most recent version and tried re-flashing just to make sure and I had no issues...
Can you boot the recovery without flashing it?
fastboot boot recovery.img
Sorry, this defiantly not strong point but I will try to help.
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yes, I can boot the recovery. Am I able to use the temp image to install the recovery into the tablet, or to import the files I need to do so?
talion777 said:
yes, I can boot the recovery. Am I able to use the temp image to install the recovery into the tablet, or to import the files I need to do so?
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The temp image will work just like normal.
Sleeepy2 said:
The temp image will work just like normal.
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except that I will always need to be connected to my PC to use it. How do I actually make that the default recovery in my tablet? It just seems bizarre to me that I can boot the image but that I can't flash it. Also, assuming I used the image to flash a custom ROM what happens when the temp image is shut off and the recovery reverts to stock? Would the ROM work with a stock recovery?
Was able to use the CWM image to install SuperSU and root the tablet. Still can't get the recovery to flash over.
Wait... what version of bootloader do you have?
You are unlocked and updated to the most recent ASUS version right...
Sleeepy2 said:
Wait... what version of bootloader do you have?
You are unlocked and updated to the most recent ASUS version right...
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I'm on 11.4.1.17, and yes I'm on the latest ASUS update.
Damn... that was my last guess. You need to get the attention of someone smarter than me like pershoot or berndblb
Sorry I can't help any better.
Thanks Sleeepy, you've already been a big help and I really appreciate the effort!
talion777 said:
Thanks Sleeepy, you've already been a big help and I really appreciate the effort!
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Just for kicks try to flash the CWM image with this:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
The vendor ID should not be necessary - but it certainly wouldn't hurt to try....
And post the exact output please.
berndblb said:
Just for kicks try to flash the CWM image with this:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
The vendor ID should not be necessary - but it certainly wouldn't hurt to try....
And post the exact output please.
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You sir, would appear to be a genius. CWN successfully flashed to the tab. Excellent! Thanks so very much to both you and Sleeepy for your help. This was driving me absolutely bananas!
berndblb said:
Just for kicks try to flash the CWM image with this:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery recovery.img
The vendor ID should not be necessary - but it certainly wouldn't hurt to try....
And post the exact output please.
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God damn it. You step in with one comment and boom, like magic it works
And @talion777 glad you've got it working now
Sleeepy2 said:
God damn it. You step in with one comment and boom, like magic it works
And @talion777 glad you've got it working now
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A lucky guess.. LOL
Actually I worked with talion on the Transformer forums on his problem, so it was not quite as magical as it may sound. [emoji56]
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I'm on the T-Mobile variant and have followed the steps on the motorola website to unlock the bootloader. When I boot into fastboot, it says the device is unlocked with at status code 3. When I run 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' everything seems to run fine:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10240 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.827s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.102s]
finished. total time: 1.930sWhen I try to reboot into recovery mode it just shows me the warning that my bootloader is unlocked, then boots as normal. I don't know what to do. I've tried both the twrp and cwm recovery images. Any help?
what recovery did you flash?
waiflih said:
what recovery did you flash?
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I've tried both the twrp and cwm recoveries that are available in the android development section.
You are replacing recovery.img with the actual file name right?
Sent from my Moto X.
mentose457 said:
You are replacing recovery.img with the actual file name right?
Sent from my Moto X.
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Yup. From reading around it seems like there's a script in /system that flashes the stock recovery upon booting up. I tried to get the PwnMyMoto apk onto my device to get root and remove the recovery script file but now I'm getting an unexpected exception when trying to install the apk through adb. I have both USB debugging and Unknown Sources allowed. Any ideas?
Edit:
By the way I am T-Mobile, post OTA. If that changes anything.
elijahah said:
Yup. From reading around it seems like there's a script in /system that flashes the stock recovery upon booting up. I tried to get the PwnMyMoto apk onto my device to get root and remove the recovery script file but now I'm getting an unexpected exception when trying to install the apk through adb. I have both USB debugging and Unknown Sources allowed. Any ideas?
Edit:
By the way I am T-Mobile, post OTA. If that changes anything.
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This might be a long way to do it but can't you downgrade back to 4.2.2 then get root with that then follow the instructions found in the general section for maintaining root through taking the ota? This should fix your problem. Also the instructions there might give you a different idea of how to work around this issue. You might just be able to flash the boot image and install the hidden su yourself.
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jayboyyyy said:
This might be a long way to do it but can't you downgrade back to 4.2.2 then get root with that then follow the instructions found in the general section for maintaining root through taking the ota? This should fix your problem. Also the instructions there might give you a different idea of how to work around this issue. You might just be able to flash the boot image and install the hidden su yourself.
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I'm already on 4.2.2. I'm guessing you mean to undo the recent OTA? How would I do that without a custom recovery or root?
Twrp has a built on file explorer, can you boot directly into recovery from the fastboot screen and delete the file that way?
Sent on my Moto X
flashallthetime said:
Twrp has a built on file explorer, can you boot directly into recovery from the fastboot screen and delete the file that way?
Sent on my Moto X
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Unfortunately I can't I flash the recovery via fastboot then try to boot into recovery and it just shows me the warning that my bootloader is unlocked and boots normally.
elijahah said:
Unfortunately I can't I flash the recovery via fastboot then try to boot into recovery and it just shows me the warning that my bootloader is unlocked and boots normally.
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One more clarification: After you flash recovery, you are using the volume down key to highlight recovery and then you are using the up arrow to select it correct? You do not press the power button to make the selection as on nexus devices.
elijahah said:
Unfortunately I can't I flash the recovery via fastboot then try to boot into recovery and it just shows me the warning that my bootloader is unlocked and boots normally.
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Don't flash it, boot it. Fastboot boot recovery recovery.IMG. if that works maybe you can delete that file.
Sent from my Nexus 7
mentose457 said:
One more clarification: After you flash recovery, you are using the volume down key to highlight recovery and then you are using the up arrow to select it correct? You do not press the power button to make the selection as on nexus devices.
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Oops I didn't know that! Still no avail. I get a screen with the green android that says 'no command'
phositadc said:
Don't flash it, boot it. Fastboot boot recovery recovery.IMG. if that works maybe you can delete that file.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Ah man I thought this would work but this is the response I got:
fastboot boot twrp263.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.811s]
booting...
(bootloader) Command restricted
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.881s
Thanks for all your help though guys.
elijahah said:
Oops I didn't know that! Still no avail. I get a screen with the green android that says 'no command'
Ah man I thought this would work but this is the response I got:
fastboot boot twrp263.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.811s]
booting...
(bootloader) Command restricted
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.881s
Thanks for all your help though guys.
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Did you leave a word out? I think it's fastboot boot recovery recovery. IMG.
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elijahah said:
Oops I didn't know that! Still no avail. I get a screen with the green android that says 'no command'
Thanks for all your help though guys.
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Erase the recovery partition. Then try flashing twrp.
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery twrp26XX.img
Sent from my Moto X.
mentose457 said:
Erase the recovery partition. Then try flashing twrp.
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery twrp26XX.img
Sent from my Moto X.
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I get this:
fastboot erase recovery
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
erasing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Permission denied
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.071s
Actually it works now. I just tired fastboot flash recovery twrp263.img then pressed vol down to get to recovery and pressed vol up to select it and it worked! Thanks for sticking with me guys.
elijahah said:
Actually it works now. I just tired fastboot flash recovery twrp263.img then pressed vol down to get to recovery and pressed vol up to select it and it worked! Thanks for sticking with me guys.
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Excellent. Glad you got it working.
elijahah said:
Actually it works now. I just tired fastboot flash recovery twrp263.img then pressed vol down to get to recovery and pressed vol up to select it and it worked! Thanks for sticking with me guys.
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PS you had recovery the first time you hit the up volume and it sent you to a screen that said "no command" from that screen if you press the up volume and power button together it sends you to the recovery screen. It may be down volume and power together to get passed that "no command" screen but its one of the two. I saw people having that same problem in the forum about maintaining root through the OTA.
phositadc said:
Did you leave a word out? I think it's fastboot boot recovery recovery. IMG.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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elijahah said:
Oops I didn't know that! Still no avail. I get a screen with the green android that says 'no command'
Ah man I thought this would work but this is the response I got:
fastboot boot twrp263.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.811s]
booting...
(bootloader) Command restricted
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.881s
Thanks for all your help though guys.
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Probably your battery isnt charged enough to proceed with operation.
Check your battery and make sure it is charged at least 50% and try again.
leonardoafa said:
Probably your battery isnt charged enough to proceed with operation.
Check your battery and make sure it is charged at least 50% and try again.
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Will charge up a bit over 50% and see. I still get permission denied. Plus when I try to get into recovery, I can't. The Motorola log shows up for a while, then restarts and boots normally into Android.
hi
i just flashed twrp on my phone with fastboot and when i go into recovery the screen is black !!
so i thought may be cwm will work but unfortunately samething happened again !! my phone battery charge is 100% so i don't why is this happening
any help !!
farooq88 said:
hi
i just flashed twrp on my phone with fastboot and when i go into recovery the screen is black !!
so i thought may be cwm will work but unfortunately samething happened again !! my phone battery charge is 100% so i don't why is this happening
any help !!
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Did you run fastboot erase cache after you flashed the recovery?
@majmoz I did but still on 1st time i flash recovery nothing happened !
farooq88 said:
@majmoz I did but still on 1st time i flash recovery nothing happened !
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Are you S-ON and is your bootloader unlocked?
Does the black screen have a triangle in it? If so, then you are in stock recovery.
What version of TWRP are you using?
What version of your PC (Win, Mac, Linux) OS are you using?
Could you post the output of the command window with the steps for flashing the recovery?
majmoz said:
Are you S-ON and is your bootloader unlocked?
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yes its s-on but bootloader is unlocked
majmoz said:
Does the black screen have a triangle in it? If so, then you are in stock recovery.
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no just clear black screen but when i touch the screen i feel some vibrations
majmoz said:
What version of TWRP are you using?
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latest version not sure the number
majmoz said:
What version of your PC (Win, Mac, Linux) OS are you using?
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windows 7
majmoz said:
Could you post the output of the command window with the steps for flashing the recovery?
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fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.2-m7.img
farooq88 said:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.2-m7.img
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Did you output look similar to this?
Code:
C:\ADB3>[COLOR="Blue"]fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.2-m7.img[/COLOR]
target reported max download size of 1514139648 bytes
sending 'recovery' (9184 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.209s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.144s]
finished. total time: 2.354s
C:\ADB3>[COLOR="Blue"]fastboot erase cache[/COLOR]
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this partition?
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [ 0.120s]
finished. total time: 0.120s
C:\ADB3>[COLOR="Blue"]fastboot reboot-bootloader[/COLOR]
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.160s]
finished. total time: 0.160s
@majmoz they are same
farooq88 said:
@majmoz they are same
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Here are a couple of options:
Try TWRP 2.6.3.3
Connect your PC to the phone while the phone is in Recovery (Black screen) then type: adb reboot recovery
Try a different computer or Linux
Save your files off of the phone;
-- Lock the bootloader
-- Flash stock firmware
-- Enter stock recovery and perform a factory reset
-- Reboot phone a couple of times
-- Unlock bootloader
-- Flash TWRP
majmoz said:
Here are a couple of options:
Try TWRP 2.6.3.3
Connect your PC to the phone while the phone is in Recovery (Black screen) then type: adb reboot recovery
Try a different computer or Linux
Save your files off of the phone;
-- Lock the bootloader
-- Flash stock firmware
-- Enter stock recovery and perform a factory reset
-- Reboot phone a couple of times
-- Unlock bootloader
-- Flash TWRP
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@majmoz i used 2.8.0.0 and erased cache cuople times and reboot it and now it entere recovery.
thank you very much and i'm sorry to bothered you for so long my friend.
tbh this is strange never happened for me i opened bootloaders for a lot of friends but this is 1st time i see this problem what do you think is cause of it ??
farooq88 said:
@majmoz i used 2.8.0.0 and erased cache cuople times and reboot it and now it entere recovery.
thank you very much and i'm sorry to bothered you for so long my friend.
tbh this is strange never happened for me i opened bootloaders for a lot of friends but this is 1st time i see this problem what do you think is cause of it ??
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Gremlins?? Sometimes the programs don't clean up after themselves and they leave corrupted files/bits. That is why you want to erase cache to make it clean. Glad you are back up!!!
Long story short, woke up with my N6 stuck at the bootloader screen and cannot do anything at it. I can only see my serial number and if I try anything else, it reloads bootloader. I am trying to flash back to a stock 6.0.1 image, however I keep getting this error while trying to do so.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-71.15.img
(bootloader) has-slot:bootloader: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (10387 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.332s]
writing 'bootloader'...
(bootloader) flashing partition ...
(bootloader) This may take a few seconds if a
(bootloader) different partition table is being
(bootloader) flashed since we need to backup
(bootloader) and restore a few partitions
(bootloader) Flashing primary GPT image...
(bootloader) Failed to write primary GPT.
(bootloader) Failed to flash partition
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 11.542s
I have tried Nexus Root Toolkit, tried flashing all and tried flashing each image one by one but I still get this "(bootloader) Failed to flash partition FAILED (remote failure)" on all attempts. Phone does show up if I try fastboot devices, and I have tried this on two different computers. Device is also unlocked as well, and I even tried flashing older versions of Lolipop but they all give me the same error. Drivers work fine, and I have everything up to date in terms of bootloader and Andriod SDK. I am starting to think that there is physical damage inside the phone, however I do not know how or why this occurred randomly. Any help would be awesome, as I am very new to flashing images onto my phone and frankly I am 99% sure that my warranty is out, and I really don't want to pay $175 cost .
You can try to use minimal adb and fastboot drivers, unpack for example latest npreview 5 factory Image into same folder and flash each .IMG step by step with cmd window, i always flash this way, if everything else fails.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
And here method 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008
May this helps you
coremania said:
You can try to use minimal adb and fastboot drivers, unpack for example latest npreview 5 factory Image into same folder and flash each .IMG step by step with cmd window, i always flash this way, if everything else fails.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
And here method 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-flash-factory-images-nexus-6shamu-t2954008
May this helps you
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I've already tried method 2 before so I tried method 1 with the program, and it gives me the same exact error as before. Thanks for the help though, it was worth a shot!
Are you able to enter twrp ? Try to reflash Bootloader through twrp
coremania said:
Are you able to enter twrp ? Try to reflash Bootloader through twrp
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I did not have TWRP installed on my phone since I had it completely stock and unrooted, so I tried installing it in the hopes of that some chance it would work and I could access it. Still getting the same error as before (grumble grumble). It is starting to look like more of a physical problem to me, but thanks for the advice. Here is what I got...
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11585 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.468s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Failed to erase partition
(bootloader) Failed to flash partition recovery
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 6.380s
Bootloader is unlocked i guess, may your Bootloader is messed up, did you try to flash only one Factory Image ? Corrupt Download possible ?
What happens if you try unlock command
Try to flash the latest full ota with these steps.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
Since you already in the bootloader, select recovery and fpllow the steps from there.
blanco2701 said:
Try to flash the latest full ota with these steps.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
Since you already in the bootloader, select recovery and fpllow the steps from there.
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This was going to be my suggestion!!
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coremania said:
Bootloader is unlocked i guess, may your Bootloader is messed up, did you try to flash only one Factory Image ? Corrupt Download possible ?
What happens if you try unlock command
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Any image I even try to flash I get the error with, no matter what order or which one I pick. I redownloaded the image again and still nothing, so I don't think it's a corrupt download. What is the unlock command? Sorry for being a noob, never heard of it since all my knowledge is from reading tons of flashing guides on the internet lol.
blanco2701 said:
Try to flash the latest full ota with these steps.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
Since you already in the bootloader, select recovery and fpllow the steps from there.
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Alright, I downloaded the OTA file and got the process to about 47% when suddenly I keep running into the error of "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log" then followed by more things it can't open. I tried the OTA twice and it gets stuck on that same exact spot. I tried the wipe data/factory reset option from the recovery mode and I get a similar error of "Can't mount", "Can't open", "failed to mount" the recovery log. It seems like there is a problem with the recovery log files (or the folder) on my phone, but I have no idea what that means. I will mess around with some more and try Googling the source of error, but thank you for the help.
fastboot oem unlock
With this command you can unlock your Bootloader, better read here
first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56938530&postcount=1 , if have 47% done, may you can use twrp now. Good luck
Did you try the erase function from bootloader that may or may not help??
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coremania said:
fastboot oem unlock
With this command you can unlock your Bootloader, better read here
first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56938530&postcount=1 , if have 47% done, may you can use twrp now. Good luck
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Oh yes, my device has already been unlocked from the start so that wasn't a problem. I still get the same error when I try to flash anything, including TWRP which means I have to install the OTA. The problem is a get a separate error when I try to install the OTA, which the only solution being to flash my device (or at least that is what most people have been saying when I googled the can't open cache recovery error) so this is a giant goose chase which leads me back to the start :/. I will keep trying however, I refuse to give up after going this far!
holeindalip said:
Did you try the erase function from bootloader that may or may not help??
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Should I try fastboot erase cache and then fastboot format cache? Would refresh the cache on there? I only just learned the erase command so I am not exactly sure what I should try.
Should be able to erase any partition if your unlocked
http://androidforums.com/threads/list-of-fastboot-command.714676/
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I don't know the commands to erase everything from the bootloader but I would try this:
Flash latest twrp and boot into recovery.
Assuming you don't care about anything that's on the phone, go to advance wipe and wipe EVERYTHING lol... reboot into bootloader and try to flash everything from scratch. If this doesn't work, I'll guess your phone have problems.
holeindalip said:
Should be able to erase any partition if your unlocked
http://androidforums.com/threads/list-of-fastboot-command.714676/
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I get the same failure error while trying to format and erase, so I am guessing something is really wrong with my phone or the bootloader is messed up beyond repair. I guess it could be the cable I am using as well, that is one thing I did not take into factor so I will try with another cable if I find a spare. Flashing might be beyond my solution at this rate though... Thanks anyways for the help.
blanco2701 said:
I don't know the commands to erase everything from the bootloader but I would try this:
Flash latest twrp and boot into recovery.
Assuming you don't care about anything that's on the phone, go to advance wipe and wipe EVERYTHING lol... reboot into bootloader and try to flash everything from scratch. If this doesn't work, I'll guess your phone have problems.
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I really should have had TWRP installed before I guess lol, but I still get the same failure error. My phone has more problems than a teenager going through puberty I swear, thanks for the help though.
Yes try another cable, if it stops at 47%, the Bootloader should be replaced. May try everything without simcard, don't ask me why, i read something similiar in a Moto forum
fastboot erase recovery doesn't help ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/to-save-bricked-nexus-device-t3334660 otherwise try this, but read completely first, adb sideload with a npreview ota rom may help you.
coremania said:
Yes try another cable, if it stops at 47%, the Bootloader should be replaced. May try everything without simcard, don't ask me why, i read something similiar in a Moto forum
fastboot erase recovery doesn't help ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/to-save-bricked-nexus-device-t3334660 otherwise try this, but read completely first, adb sideload with a npreview ota rom may help you.
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I tried it with another wire and nothing changed, and then I tried taking out my sim card and trying it.... and it worked! It flashed everything normally and loaded up just fine. I don't know whether I should be furious or happy but thank you and everyone who helped. Who would have known just taking out the sim card could have saved me 2+ days of stressing and trail and error. Once again thanks, you really saved me lol.
You're welcome, nice your phone works again !
Don't forget to activate oem unlock and debugging in the Developer options, and flash twrp, so maybe more save for upcoming problems
skipsoft android toolkit maybe help you in future
I flashed the Android Wear 2.0 OTA update and now the watch won't boot. I get the "Device Software Can't Be Checked For Corruption" error and it's telling me to go to g.com/ABH.
It won't go into recovery mode, but will go into fastboot mode. I grabbed the stock images from here, and flashed the stock boot, system, and recovery imgs, but the error persists.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ze...stock-zenwatch-3-partition-dump-boot-t3535589
Am I screwed? Or is there something I could do to recover?
Thanks.
Did you unlock the bootloader?
Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5X met Tapatalk
Wait for about 10 seconds when the warning appears. The watch will continue it's boot after 10 secs.
TonySuperPony said:
Did you unlock the bootloader?
Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5X met Tapatalk
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I thought I had initially. I hadn't turned the watch on for a while, but decided to get it set up yesterday when I saw news of the 2.0 update hit. It originally had the first firmware on it and wouldn't update to 2.0 (adb would fail to find the watch).
So, I flashed MWF76 from the link in my earlier post. And that worked properly -- the watch booted normally, set up the apps, the right build number was showing, etc.
When that was done I tried to flash the 2.0 update again. And this time the watch was being recognized properly with adb. The flash procedure seemed to go without a hitch, but I got the g.co/ABH error on first boot.
And if you let the watch sit for 10 seconds, it only boots into Fastboot mode. You can't enter recovery. If you try to enter recovery with the vol-down+power button combo, you see recovery for a split second and then it goes right to fastboot.
At the moment it appears the bootloader is locked again.
Still experimenting. Hoping someone with more knowledge may be able to help.
Fastboot oem unlock reports that the bootloader is already unlocked.
Tried flashing all of the IMGs in MFW76 and these flash successfully:
boot
system
recovery
modem
asusfw
But when trying to flash these, the flash fails because it says the bootloader is locked. Trying fastboot oem unlock again reports the bootloader is unlocked, but still can not flash these...
devinfo
factory
misc
modemst1
modemst2
oem
splash
Tried fastboot flashing unlock_critical, and the watch shows part of a message, but I can't see if there's anything to do on...pressing the top or bottom buttons changes the color of the bg.
Go into bootloader, unlock bl, flash everything and then reboot back into bootloader and lock it.
yilun said:
Go into bootloader, unlock bl, flash everything and then reboot back into bootloader and lock it.
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Thanks for the help -- tried this and still no luck.
Since I can't get into recovery mode and use adb to try reflashing 2.0, would it be possible to create a flashable .ZIP file from the 2.0 update that can be flashed from Fastboot mode?
re: flashable AW 2.0 zip file
BigWopHH said:
Thanks for the help -- tried this and still no luck.
Since I can't get into recovery mode and use adb to try reflashing 2.0, would it be possible to create a flashable .ZIP file from the 2.0 update that can be flashed from Fastboot mode?
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Here is the OTA flashable android wear 2.0 zip file
which you can flash in FASTBOOT.
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../9ff6d27ebfc20bf885f21ce9386c4b16018a7eff.zip
Good luck, have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
Here is the OTA flashable android wear 2.0 zip file
which you can flash in FASTBOOT.
https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../9ff6d27ebfc20bf885f21ce9386c4b16018a7eff.zip
Good luck, have a great day!
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That's the same file that's been shared repeatedly; it requires flashing in recovery mode using adb. If you try to flash this with fastboot, you get an error that says "update package xxx.zip has no andriod-info.txt"
re: adb sideload
BigWopHH said:
That's the same file that's been shared repeatedly; it requires flashing in recovery mode using adb. If you try to flash this with fastboot, you get an error that says "update package xxx.zip has no andriod-info.txt"
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Your right, this file is not fastboot compatible. (my error)
This is what I used and flashed when I upgraded to v2.0 Android Wear.
To flash this you need to use ADB SIDELOAD filename.zip.
OR if you can boot into twrp you can install it from there too.
Good luck, have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
Your right, this file is not fastboot compatible. (my error)
This is what I used and flashed when I upgraded to v2.0 Android Wear.
To flash this you need to use ADB SIDELOAD filename.zip.
OR if you can boot into twrp you can install it from there too.
Good luck, have a great day!
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That's exactly what I had done initially and what ultimately bricked the watched. Can't boot into any recovery, unfortunately. Just boots directly to Fastboot mode.
BigWopHH said:
That's exactly what I had done initially and what ultimately bricked the watched. Can't boot into any recovery, unfortunately. Just boots directly to Fastboot mode.
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I'd try to get the watch running 1.5 first via fastboot.
See my post in the other thread linked here, specifically my edits.
I did boot, recovery, then system, and did "fastboot format userdata" instead of "fastboot erase userdata"
I have the same issue. Zenwatch 3 just boots to Fastboot Mode after manual update to Android Wear 2.0 . I can`t enter recovery mode and try to reflash it.
Do you have any ideas, what should I do?
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AndyKir said:
I have the same issue. Zenwatch 3 just boots to Fastboot Mode after manual update to Android Wear 2.0 . I can`t enter recovery mode and try to reflash it.
Do you have any ideas, what should I do?
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You need to flash stock kernel in fastboot before you can do anything else.
( FASTBOOT FLASH BOOT BOOT.IMG )
Here is the the link to the stock Android Wear 1.5 boot.img
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dudeyq9rjsrag2i/boot.img?dl=0
(The boot.img is the kernel)
If worse comes to worse, you need to flash full android wear stock 1.5 firmware to get your watch working.
Here are the full instructions how to go back to go back to stock android wear v1.5 firmware.
This link also contains the download link for the full android wear original stock v1.5 firmware:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenwatch-3/how-to/guide-how-to-revert-to-android-wear-1-5-t3635196
First simply try to flash the boot.img in fastboot and reboot the watch before flashing the stock 1.5 firmware.
::: fastboot flash boot boot.img :::
Good luck, have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
You need to flash stock kernel in fastboot before you can do anything else.
( FASTBOOT FLASH BOOT BOOT.IMG )
Here is the the link to the stock Android Wear 1.5 boot.img
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dudeyq9rjsrag2i/boot.img?dl=0
(The boot.img is the kernel)
If worse comes to worse, you need to flash full android wear stock 1.5 firmware to get your watch working.
Here are the full instructions how to go back to go back to stock android wear v1.5 firmware.
This link also contains the download link for the full android wear original stock v1.5 firmware:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenwatch-3/how-to/guide-how-to-revert-to-android-wear-1-5-t3635196
First simply try to flash the boot.img in fastboot and reboot the watch before flashing the stock 1.5 firmware.
::: fastboot flash boot boot.img :::
Good luck, have a great day!
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Thank you for your reply, but it doesn`t help!
I have got the same issue as the topicstarter had. Flashing to the STOCK firmware doesn`t do anything. It stills shows Getting g.co/ABH Error on Boot and after 10 seconds it goes to Fastboot mode.
AndyKir said:
Thank you for your reply, but it doesn`t help!
I have got the same issue as the topicstarter had. Flashing to the STOCK firmware doesn`t do anything. It stills shows Getting g.co/ABH Error on Boot and after 10 seconds it goes to Fastboot mode.
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Your bootkoader is unlocked...
After using fastboot before reboot you need to lock the bootloadet by using.the command below.
FASTBOOT OEM LOCK
Then you can boot successfully ..
The error message you saw is normal if you have not locked your bootloader.
Good luck.. Have a great day.
Misterjunky said:
Your bootkoader is unlocked...
After using fastboot before reboot you need to lock the bootloadet by using.the command below.
FASTBOOT OEM LOCK
Then you can boot successfully ..
The error message you saw is normal if you have not locked your bootloader.
Good luck.. Have a great day.
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Sorry but this doesn`t help.
My watches are booting only in Fastboot mode.
So i do next steps:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot format userdata
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot
After reboot, watches still boots straight in Fastboot mode.
Maybe I should flash something from AW 2.0 to repair the watch ?
re: fastboot bootup
AndyKir said:
Sorry but this doesn`t help.
My watches are booting only in Fastboot mode.
So i do next steps:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot format userdata
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot
After reboot, watches still boots straight in Fastboot mode.
Maybe I should flash something from AW 2.0 to repair the watch ?
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You must have flashed the wrong boot.img (which is the kernel)
Make 100% sure that you are flashing the correct kernel and
don't issue the command "fastboot format userdata".
All you need is:
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
then oem lock bootloader
What was the exact filename of the ziip file
which had the 3 IMG files in it?
Here is the link for the zip file which contains the correct IMG files in it:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tz9bg5fggpfn2q6/swift_partition_dump_part1_MWG68.zip?dl=1
unlock bootloader, flash the three img files, lock bootloader
and issue this fastboot command: " fastboot reboot "
Don't flash anything else and don't format anything...
Good luck, have a great day!
Misterjunky, thank you for your replies!
I`ve downloaded your files from Dropbox, put it in c:\adb\correct\ folder, and run next commands in PowerShell
PS C:\adb> fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) The bootloader is already unlocked!
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.007s
PS C:\adb> fastboot flash boot C:\adb\correct\boot.img
target reported max download size of 262144000 bytes
sending 'boot' (32768 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.038s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 3.222s]
finished. total time: 4.263s
PS C:\adb> fastboot flash recovery C:\adb\correct\recovery.img
target reported max download size of 262144000 bytes
sending 'recovery' (32768 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.043s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 3.150s]
finished. total time: 4.195s
PS C:\adb> fastboot flash system C:\adb\correct\system.img
target reported max download size of 262144000 bytes
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 1.134s]
sending sparse 'system' (254201 KB)...
OKAY [ 8.468s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 26.695s]
sending sparse 'system' (149469 KB)...
OKAY [ 5.016s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [114.570s]
finished. total time: 155.890s
PS C:\adb> fastboot oem lock
...
(bootloader) Locking bootloader...
(bootloader) Device Locked!
(bootloader) Locking bootloader done!
OKAY [ 0.023s]
finished. total time: 0.024s
PS C:\adb> fastboot reboot
rebooting...
finished. total time: 0.008s
PS C:\adb>
After reboot, I still in Fastboot mode - nothing is changed.
How to unlock the OEM when I could not activate the developer options, because the device does not turn on?
It is not possible to flash a ROM because it says: flashing_locked
In short, the device only goes to Fastboot.
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I manage to do the following. I did a temporary boot via Fastboot.
fastboot boot "Original ROM file or Boot.img Patched with Root"
More information I have I will be putting it here.
An application to use adb and fastboot without a computer.
Bugjaeger or Bugjaeger Premium
ps: requires otg support on the device you are going to control.
I'm out of results at the moment, I couldn't recover my Moto G7 Plus.
I've already lost almost 100% of the hopes that I can manage.
I think I will have to send it to a Motorola Official Technician or buy another device, as it is not worth me to have it fixed. because the stores are far from my city.
I was able to start the device, but I still can't activate oem unlock.
it is already a progress.
I used a modified boot.img and started the device using:
fastboot boot boot.img
the problem I have to use this command to turn on the device without...
if i get more news i will talk here.
Anrito Kun said:
if i get more news i will talk here.
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Did you manage to solve it, or did you have any progress?
Could you send the boot.img file you used?
wfsmnt said:
Did you manage to solve it, or did you have any progress?
Could you send the boot.img file you used?
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I don't know how to send files here.
I have no new results, but I will try to send the boot.img that could connect the device.
wfsmnt said:
Did you manage to solve it, or did you have any progress?
Could you send the boot.img file you used?
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Boot.img: https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/recovery/lake/20201222/lineage-17.1-20201222-recovery-lake.img
I haven't been able to do anything new yet.
I think that only specialist technicians will know how to fix the device.
Anrito Kun said:
Boot.img: https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/recovery/lake/20201222/lineage-17.1-20201222-recovery-lake.img
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After downloading use the command: fastboot boot file.img
This managed to start the device, but I couldn't get into Recovery ... At least I couldn't.
Does anyone know how to patch a boot.img file? most have to sign almost the same kernel signature.
Anrito Kun said:
Does anyone know how to patch a boot.img file? most have to sign almost the same kernel signature.
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I think it may be possible to join TWRP with the system's Boot.img. As if it were a magched patched, only instead of magisk it is TWRP.
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poog said:
Thanks for replying to my post. I tried your patched boot.img but when I try to flash it I get " (bootloader) fllash permission denied "
renamed it to boot.img and then....tried 2 things that fail
C:\adb>fastboot boot boot.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.501s]
booting...
(bootloader) Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Not Found
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.510s
C:\adb>fastboot flash boot boot.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot' (21845 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.465s]
writing 'boot'...
(bootloader) flash permission denied
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.479s
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You're using the Moto G7 plus, right?
the command has to be this to use the file:
fastboot boot "file name".img
poog said:
I can boot to fastboot, but I cannot flash anything. I cannot get a proper return with "fastboot devices"
I cannot get RSD LITE to recognize my device. (win 10). I have read to try win7
Device Manager (windows 10) can only show the device as "Motorola ADB Device". I have not figured out how to force it to show as Qualcom ..............if that will make a difference or not. qualcom drivers are installed.
Before I messed it up I was able to load the device as a qualcom device on the right port and blankflashed after I hardbricked with nothing on screen.
Ability to boot to fastboot but not flash anything seems it is effectively dead for now.
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There is no point in trying Flash on the device when the device is Flashing Locked.
My phone is in the same situation after I tried to re-lock the bootloader. Please do follow up on your progress.
hey I have the same problem have you found a solution?
Unfortunately, no.