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Cant flash recovery or system

Hello everyone,
today I wanted to downgrade my motorola moto g 2014 LTE from cm13 to cm12.1. I tried to flash the older system zip from cm recovery but I got stuck in a bootloop.
Via fastboot I then erased the system, the cache and the recovery (I also wanted to put TWRP on) but after I flashed the recovery, and I booted into Recovery it said "Invalid boot image header".
I also couldn't flash the system, it said:
[email protected]:~/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ sudo fastboot flash system cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1K5-thea.zip
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (257562 KB)...
OKAY [ 14.939s]
writing 'system'...
(bootloader) Battery Low!!
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 14.974s
thanks in advance,
Riderson

Flash this TWRP recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...recovery-twrp-2-8-6-0-touch-recovery-t3088800
And flash CM ROM or any other ROM zip via this recovery.

RaviWL said:
Flash this TWRP recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...recovery-twrp-2-8-6-0-touch-recovery-t3088800
And flash CM ROM or any other ROM zip via this recovery.
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You helped me solve my problem!
Actually this time I just picked a different mirror at the twrp website and now it works!
Got cm12 back!

Recovey change that goes worng

Hi all,
I'm trying to understand what did I do wrong.
I bought my device with an unlocked bootloader miui V8 (global rom).
I tried to flash TWRP recovey and MIUI PRO rom. I follow the steps that are mentioned here
and got soft brick - the device got stuck on the mi logo (with the unlock sign), even when I wait in patience the device just turned off.
- At the beginning I flashed the TWRP recovery by xuefer, boot into it and flashed the dm-verity disabler (as mentioned in the guide) and got error 1.
I reboot the device and it didn't boot.
- I boot to the recovery again and wipe the data - didn't boot.
Boot to recovery again and wipe to factory
-I flashed the MIUI PRO rom and the device still didn't boot.
I tired to flash the TWRP recovery by iscle - now the dm-verity disabler succeed but the device still didn't boot.
made the wiping steps as above again - and the device still got stuck at the mi logo.
At any step I manged to boot into the TWRP recovery and fastboot mode.
My lest option was to go back to the global stock rom using MiFlash
Now I'm on Global MIUI 9 with locked bootloadr
What did I do wrong?
I want to unlock the bootloader and to get back my control on my device.
Please advice
Thanks

Download the latest TWRP on this forum. Flash it. After, go to twrp, wipe data, cache, flash MIUI PRO rom, and after flash also flash the latest SuperSU zip. Then try again and see if it's gonna boot up.

how sure were you that the device had an unlocked bootloader when you purchased it? if it was brand new, certainly its bootloader is locked.

Do you have an open padlock when your phone is booting ?
Remember to boot to twrp just after flashing and before booting to the rom.

Thank you all for your answers!
Thank you all for your answers!
ekin_strops said:
Download the latest TWRP on this forum. Flash it. After, go to twrp, wipe data, cache, flash MIUI PRO rom, and after flash also flash the latest SuperSU zip. Then try again and see if it's gonna boot up.
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This is exectly what I've done. and I't didn't worked.
Can you please point me to exact TWRP that you meant?
What about the dm-verity disabler ? it isn't necessary?
ondoy1943 said:
how sure were you that the device had an unlocked bootloader when you purchased it? if it was brand new, certainly its bootloader is locked.
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I've checked the bootloader status in the Dev menu and with fastboot (fastboot oem device-info).
In addtion to all I had the open padlock sign when the turned on the device.
lightman33 said:
Do you have an open padlock when your phone is booting ?
Remember to boot to twrp just after flashing and before booting to the rom.
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I had the open padlock sign.
Now unfortunately I flashed with MiFlash the global rom and my bootloader is locked.
I want to know the mistake I've done - so I don't fail with it again after I'll get the approval to open my bootloader.
Thanks

no mistake, they are three batches files in the rom zip. One of them is relocking the bootloader.
Flash_all with without erase data
Flash_all with wipe data
Flash_all with relock bootloader
I don't know miflash interface but you unfortunately choose the third choice. You need now to unlock your bootloader again (maybe by creating a new xiaomi account, not sure of this).

lightman33 said:
no mistake, they are three batches files in the rom zip. One of them is relocking the bootloader.
Flash_all with without erase data
Flash_all with wipe data
Flash_all with relock bootloader
I don't know miflash interface but you unfortunately choose the third choice. You need now to unlock your bootloader again (maybe by creating a new xiaomi account, not sure of this).
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I'm sorry if you miss understood me, but I meant to the mistake I've made with the TWERP and rom flashing.
I can't figured out what I've did wrong.

Sorry if was not clear but the problem could be here :
Now unfortunately I flashed with MiFlash the global rom and my bootloader is locked.
II think you choose in Mi Flash tool an option to flash with re-lock the bootloader (don"t know how it's designed in the app because I flashed my phone manually, using one of the 3 batch files).
Hope it will help you.

lightman33 said:
Sorry if was not clear but the problem could be here :
Now unfortunately I flashed with MiFlash the global rom and my bootloader is locked.
II think you choose in Mi Flash tool an option to flash with re-lock the bootloader (don"t know how it's designed in the app because I flashed my phone manually, using one of the 3 batch files).
Hope it will help you.
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Thank you for your answer.
I will open my bootloader,
I'm just trying to understand which TWRP version to flash for the miui pro rom (or any other)
And what is the process (or "the correct steps") to :
* Flash the TWRP recovery
* And to flash any other different rom from the miui stock.
Thanks

I took the TWRP from this forum, this is my md5 if you want to check yours :
f52ff052971b67df097d4cfa8a2ec162 twrp-3.2.0-0-oxygen.img
And this is my howto :
$ sudo fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.0-0-oxygen.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16196 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.504s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.095s]
finished. total time: 0.600s
$ sudo fastboot boot twrp-3.2.0-0-oxygen.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.487s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.576s]
finished. total time: 1.063s
For the ROM, I took file here : http://bigota.d.miui.com/7.12.8/oxy....8_20171208.0000.00_7.1_global_93a8045184.tgz
Filename : oxygen_global_images_7.12.8_20171208.0000.00_7.1_global_93a8045184
From forum : http://en.miui.com/thread-1273027-1-1.html
and the command to flash was (after unzip the file) :
$ sudo ./flash_all_except_storage.sh
Beginning of the log :
product: oxygen
erasing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.027s]
finished. total time: 0.027s
erasing 'sec'...
OKAY [ 0.021s]
finished. total time: 0.021s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'crclist' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.040s]
writing 'crclist'...
OKAY [ 0.020s]
finished. total time: 0.060s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'sparsecrclist' (0 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.040s]
writing 'sparsecrclist'...
Hope it will help you...

ymca said:
Thank you for your answer.
I will open my bootloader,
I'm just trying to understand which TWRP version to flash for the miui pro rom (or any other)
And what is the process (or "the correct steps") to :
* Flash the TWRP recovery
* And to flash any other different rom from the miui stock.
Thanks
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Hi! As others have already told you,
What I would do is to completely format the phone with Mi Flash (download the latest global stable fastboot version from http://en.miui.com/a-234.html), then flash it to the phone using the Flash All option, then flash my recovery or the one from xuefer (the one you prefer, both work), if you are flashing miui pro I think there is no need to flash the dm-verity file, so just wipe system + data + cache and flash miuipro.zip

Thank you all for your replais !
I will try and update right after I'll get the bootloader unlock approval.
Meanwhile you all have a great day !

Flash TWRP impossible

Hello,
I can not flash a recovery on my P9 (EVA L09C432B399) to be able to root my P9. It is under 5.0.1 and android 7.
I tried a lot of TWRP.
Thank you for your help

Did you unlock bootloader, before trying to install twrp recovery ?

Yes it's unlock

chuppito said:
Hello,
I can not flash a recovery on my P9 (EVA L09C432B399) to be able to root my P9. It is under 5.0.1 and android 7.
I tried a lot of TWRP.
Thank you for your help
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It must be TWRP for EMUI 5.01
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/twrp-t3565703
There is an enhanced version here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-huawei-p9-magicrainbow-v4-t3759292
Btw, Fastboot reporting error or what is exactly the problem?

zgfg said:
It must be TWRP for EMUI 5.01
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/twrp-t3565703
There is an enhanced version here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/rom-huawei-p9-magicrainbow-v4-t3759292
Btw, Fastboot reporting error or what is exactly the problem?
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thank you, the 2 links recovery do not work on my P9.
So I unlocked the bootloader.
I do :
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery "the name of recovery.img"
as soon as i get the message okay, i reboot on the recovery and i still have the recovery stock installed.
The message after validating :
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (25254 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.823s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.325s]
finished. total time: 1.152s

chuppito said:
thank you, the 2 links recovery do not work on my P9.
So I unlocked the bootloader.
I do :
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery "the name of recovery.img"
as soon as i get the message okay, i reboot on the recovery and i still have the recovery stock installed.
The message after validating :
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (25254 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.823s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.325s]
finished. total time: 1.152s
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ha you have 1 error when you flash recovery write command fastboot reboot hold vol+ button and push enter when phone reboot unplug usb cable fast before reboot recovery in another time stock recovery back and must flash twrp again good luck

It's good he finally flash the second time the TWRP 3.1.1-1 by oldDroid - extended Version.
Root done thanks a lot for this second link

I booted with volume + so he probably already had a TWRP.
Thank you

Can't flash vendor.img but i have TWRP [What to do ?]

Hi guys , i was running AOSIP PIE rooted and bootloader unlocked. I did an update of Magisk. And then i couldn't flash twrp it was not working , i could still boot phone normally and phone run smooth. Someone told me to flash TWRP with flashify and i did. Here the problems started , i started having error , can't boot anywhere etc...
I followed this tutorial https://forum.xda-developers.com/hua...g-to-t3932203/ for last solution .
But unfortunatly i can't flash VENDOR.img in fastboot , i can flash all except VENDOR.img it says
C:\ADB>fastboot flash vendor VENDOR.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending sparse 'vendor' 1/2 (460796 KB)...
OKAY [ 10.697s]
writing 'vendor' 1/2...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 10.711s
I have flashed with success TWRP twrp-3.3.1-0-charlotte , i can get to it but there is no files inside the phone and it's not supporting SD cards to i don't have any ROM to flash ...
Do you guys have any idea about what to do ?
Thank you very much

I need help :'(

I had that.
Phone was completely dead, needed a new board.

chrissyyyw said:
I had that.
Phone was completely dead, needed a new board.
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Are you sure of it ? did you buy it ?
You succefuly booted to twrp and tried to flash ROM ?
Because i used ADB command PUSH and managed to get ROM into /data/ folder in my phone , so i'm trying to flash them but it's not working at the end i reboot to fastboot
DId that happen to you too ?

benkiller47 said:
Are you sure of it ? did you buy it ?
You succefuly booted to twrp and tried to flash ROM ?
Because i used ADB command PUSH and managed to get ROM into /data/ folder in my phone , so i'm trying to flash them but it's not working at the end i reboot to fastboot
DId that happen to you too ?
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I booted into fastboot, flashed the individual firmware files and it kept failing on the vendor.
I had a black screen with a red flashing LED on reboot. I claimed on my insurance and they replaced the board on the phone.
I checked on here and online for a resolution and it generally points to a hard brick.

benkiller47 said:
Hi guys , i was running AOSIP PIE rooted and bootloader unlocked. I did an update of Magisk. And then i couldn't flash twrp it was not working , i could still boot phone normally and phone run smooth. Someone told me to flash TWRP with flashify and i did. Here the problems started , i started having error , can't boot anywhere etc...
I followed this tutorial https://forum.xda-developers.com/hua...g-to-t3932203/ for last solution .
But unfortunatly i can't flash VENDOR.img in fastboot , i can flash all except VENDOR.img it says
C:\ADB>fastboot flash vendor VENDOR.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending sparse 'vendor' 1/2 (460796 KB)...
OKAY [ 10.697s]
writing 'vendor' 1/2...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 10.711s
I have flashed with success TWRP twrp-3.3.1-0-charlotte , i can get to it but there is no files inside the phone and it's not supporting SD cards to i don't have any ROM to flash ...
Do you guys have any idea about what to do ?
Thank you very much
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You must use OTG! Probably Flashify borked a partition,but i don't think it borked vendor.
However, you should still be able to flash a FullOTA with TWRP + NoCheck combo.
If you can't manage that, hit me on Telegram,i'm @Pretoriano80 in there!

You can flash EMUI based FW using an OTA method. It should work. But it will lock your bootloader and you will have to unlock it again.

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Are you flashing the same or later firmware??

Stuck in fastboot

Im stuck in fastboot and I keep getting cannot load system image file when trying to flash a fastboot ROM to get back to stock I used patched image
And at first I flashed the stock recover then used wipe everything and now I'm stuck in fastboot when I power on I dont have recovery I only have fastboot and I tried using sakis tool to get back to recovery but it wasn't in the options so I'm stuck in fastboot but I have an option to get indo edl state which works but my phone will not boot into miui no matter what I try and my PC doesn't have drivers for miflash
Thanks.

Use miflash for flashing tgz official rom
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Miflash install drivers, see in options

Forgot to close this thread found a compatible miflash and fixed

I just made another thread which one worked for you cause I also am stuck in fastboot and the latest compressed file.
fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\sjs\Desktop\twrp-3.3.1-35-cepheus.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.406s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.156s]
finished. total time: 1.578s
Simply reboots to fastboot ?!

futiless said:
I just made another thread which one worked for you cause I also am stuck in fastboot and the latest compressed file.
fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\sjs\Desktop\twrp-3.3.1-35-cepheus.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.406s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.156s]
finished. total time: 1.578s
Simply reboots to fastboot ?!
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When you flash recovery you have to go in recovery

HTCDevil said:
When you flash recovery you have to go in recovery
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Whut I knew this look up there

futiless said:
I just made another thread which one worked for you cause I also am stuck in fastboot and the latest compressed file.
fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\sjs\Desktop\twrp-3.3.1-35-cepheus.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.406s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.156s]
finished. total time: 1.578s
Simply reboots to fastboot ?!
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Send me a link to the thread brother I will help

[email protected] said:
Whut I knew this look up there
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fastboot boot trwrp.img

HTCDevil said:
fastboot boot trwrp.img
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No fastboot reboot then press recovery buttons