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Stuck in boot up screen

ok, i am stuck on my boot up screen. i flashed a zip file xposed arm zip. after the reboot it will not pass the boot animation screen. now on my old Motorola phone, i would do the pwr + vol keys to boot back in to recovery. well this does no work on my X. any one have any ideas. I am rooted, unlocked, twrp was installed from play store, & i did do a back up. thanks

JWACK72 said:
ok, i am stuck on my boot up screen. i flashed a zip file xposed arm zip. after the reboot it will not pass the boot animation screen. now on my old Motorola phone, i would do the pwr + vol keys to boot back in to recovery. well this does no work on my X. any one have any ideas. I am rooted, unlocked, twrp was installed from play store, & i did do a back up. thanks
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What device do you have, XT1095, XT1097, etc? And you are not able to boot into the bootloader using vol down + power correct?

It was a 1096, now its trash. it would go into fastboot, but could not get into twrp recovery. its done. RIP

JWACK72 said:
It was a 1096, now its trash. it would go into fastboot, but could not get into twrp recovery. its done. RIP
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If it boots to fastboot, it's not dead. Just reflash the recovery and you're good to go.
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Was there a resolution for this? I'm having a similar problem. I'm not sure how I got to this status, but here's what I'm dealing with:
Device: XT1095
Bootloader: Unlocked
Rooted, ROM - Resurrection Remix, TWRP
Turning on the phone reaches the RR bootsplash and proceeds to bootloop.
When holding down the power and volume down, it will enter fastboot.
When I try to open TWRP recovery, it'll show the blue TWRP screen and just sit there.
I have tried to reinstall TWRP, but that has no effect. I didn't want to manually flash another ROM or go back to stock because at least now it seems USB debugging is on and if I flashed a ROM I cant be sure I'd be able to turn it on. Do any of you pros have some ideas hove I can get back into my phone? Thanks

bibbin said:
I have tried to reinstall TWRP, but that has no effect. I didn't want to manually flash another ROM or go back to stock because at least now it seems USB debugging is on and if I flashed a ROM I cant be sure I'd be able to turn it on. Do any of you pros have some ideas hove I can get back into my phone? Thanks
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Do you have a USB-OTG device plugged in while trying to start TWRP? If so remove it, you can mount it after TWRP starts if this helps.
Have you tried a different build of TWRP? I'm currently using the one built by invisiblek, one of the CM devs for the victara. It was built and posted on December 8th and is here: http://www.invisiblek.org/twrp/twrp_2.8.7.0-0624b8bd_victara.img
Have you tried flashing the stock recovery to see if that will start? If it does, you could use the factory reset option there and then try reinstalling TWRP. (TWRP has a settings directory in /sdcard and maybe that is corrupted.)
There have been a few people posting with this problem but I've not seen a definitive fix for it.

Thank for the quick response. No, I don't have USB-OTG inserted. It is using TWRP 2.8.7.1. No, I haven't tried installing the version you mentioned. What I did do was attempt to flash the pre-installed TWRP 2.8.1.0 via MOTO X TOOLKIT. It failed. I'm not very experienced at using ADB manually. As I mentioned, I've been reluctant to flash another ROM (custom or stock) because I don't want to get stuck with USB debugging inactive with no way to get in far enough to reactivate it.
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If I manage to install the invisiblek TWRP and it opens properly will I then be able to restore the backups created with TWRP 2.8.7.1?
If that's the case, I need to find a tutorial on installing TWRP manually via ADB, right? I usually install TWRP via TWRP Manager.

bibbin said:
Thank for the quick response. No, I don't have USB-OTG inserted. It is using TWRP 2.8.7.1. No, I haven't tried installing the version you mentioned. What I did do was attempt to flash the pre-installed TWRP 2.8.1.0 via MOTO X TOOLKIT. It failed. I'm not very experienced at using ADB manually. As I mentioned, I've been reluctant to flash another ROM (custom or stock) because I don't want to get stuck with USB debugging inactive with no way to get in far enough to reactivate it.
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If I manage to install the invisiblek TWRP and it opens properly will I then be able to restore the backups created with TWRP 2.8.7.1?
If that's the case, I need to find a tutorial on installing TWRP manually via ADB, right? I usually install TWRP via TWRP Manager.
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That's interesting, the TWRP Manager has never worked correctly for me although it's been a long time since I've tried it.
To flash manually, you actually need fastboot which is usually installed along with adb. If you open a command window, and type in fastboot and it runs, the rest is pretty easy. If it doesn't run, this thread has the 15 second ADB/Fastboot installer, select to install it system-wide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Download the recovery image, rename the file to twrp.img, then open a command window in the folder where you downloaded it (type cmd then Enter in the address line at the top of the folder window.)
When the command window is open and the phone is in bootloader mode and connected to the computer with the USB cable, enter the command "fastboot device" (without the quotes) If everything is working it will list the serial number of your phone.
Then enter "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" (without the quotes) to start the flashing process, ignore the size mismatch message. It will only take a few seconds to complete.
Use the volume down key to highlight recovery, then volume up to select it. Hopefully TWRP will boot up and you'll be good to go!

Well, reinstalling TWRP didn't fix it. Thoughts? Anyone?

bibbin said:
Well, reinstalling TWRP didn't fix it. Thoughts? Anyone?
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Reflash stock rom from fastboot.
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UPDATE: Thanks all. Well, after fiddling around with various methods of reinstalling TWRP, I managed to get it reinstalled and all is back to normal now.

Problem with the recovery: TWRP doesn't start

Hello everyone, i have some problems with the twrp recovery since 4 months ago and now i try to search from some help; the problem it's that ever that i try to start from the recovery, it never start, it only stays in the TWRP logo and never starts, i try to remplace for CWM but it's outdated and i don't like ( the curious is that the cwm works "fine" xD), so i hope that you can help me (and understand me, 'cause the english it's not my native language)... Thanks to all!

Install twrp 3.0.0 via the twrp manager app from the play store. Try version 3.0.0 I have had this same problem with 3.0.2-3 make sure you install the titan build. Let me know if that does not work.
-Dillenger

Dillenger said:
Install twrp 3.0.0 via the twrp manager app from the play store. Try version 3.0.0 I have had this same problem with 3.0.2-3 make sure you install the titan build. Let me know if that does not work.
-Dillenger
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will do that now, thanks

Dillenger said:
Install twrp 3.0.0 via the twrp manager app from the play store. Try version 3.0.0 I have had this same problem with 3.0.2-3 make sure you install the titan build. Let me know if that does not work.
-Dillenger
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I did all the steps that you told me, and the problem continues :s

Try to access recovery via bootloader. At boot hold vol down, then try to enter recovery.

Hi just reflash the twrp recovery via bootloader .....it works for meeeee.....
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FIX !!!
Download TWRP Recovery IMG and fastboot and adb files from the web and open it by Right clicking and pressing Shift on a blank space in the directory it is extracted . Click on open command prompt here ....
type adb devices to check your phone is connected properly ( Activate USB Debugging in your phone )
if it lists your device type adb reboot bootloader and it should go to fastboot mode ...
type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Note that the name of the IMG File may differ so change it or rename it to twrp
Now your Recovery is successfully installed you can carry on ...

Potentially bricked device...is it fixable?

Hey guys,
I'll be honest...I'm a noob at all of this. I thought I would experiment with putting a custom ROM on an old Android phone I had (the SP), so googled around to find some guides on how to do it and tried to follow them. I successfully got the phone into fastboot (after using the Windows 8 driver workaround on Windows 10), and all seemed good. However, from then the issues (or what looked like them) started:
1. When entering into the bootloader (correct me if I'm wrong, but that's when you hold down the up volume as you connect it to the PC), the blue light would come on, but nothing would show on the screen. The guides I was looking at would suggest that the bootloader would load onto the screen. Was I just not loading into the bootloader?
However, I was still able to interact with the phone through the Cmd.exe, so something right was happening, so I pressed on (probably a mistake!) to attempt to install TWRP, as this was the next step in the guide I was following. This was where I ran into my next problem:
2. When trying to flash the TWRP.img to the recovery partition, I would get an error back saying the recovery partition could not be found. As far as I was concerned, there was also no way to verify whether the recovery partition was there or not, as I couldn't seem to load the bootloader either
Having googled around, I found an article that suggested I'd flash it to the boot partition instead, which I did. From that point, the device would no longer boot at all. It would enter fastboot/bootloader with the blue light, but unplugging the device and holding down the power button did nothing. At this point I decided "screw it" and decided to push on and see if I could install a ROM (I'd settled on LineageOS), so started following the steps, and flashed the Boot.img to the boot partition. The other instruction was to "flash the LineageOS zip from recovery", which I did not know how to do, and presumed was not possible, seeing as I thought I'd somehow broken that partition. At this point, the phone would turn on, the bar would flash green then red, and the Sony splashscreen would show. However, that is that would happen - it would stay frozen at that point. That is the point I'm at now
I appreciate that I've probably royally messed up this phone, and that's okay with me if that's the case - it was a learning experience. However, if this is recoverable, I'd really appreciate some help! I may be new to this, and not know much at all, but I want to try it, so if there is a way to get to a position where I can install TWRP and then flash a ROM to the phone, then please share your knowledge! I'm open to anything
Thanks in advance,
Meeb

MrMeeb said:
Hey guys,
I'll be honest...I'm a noob at all of this. I thought I would experiment with putting a custom ROM on an old Android phone I had (the SP), so googled around to find some guides on how to do it and tried to follow them. I successfully got the phone into fastboot (after using the Windows 8 driver workaround on Windows 10), and all seemed good. However, from then the issues (or what looked like them) started:
1. When entering into the bootloader (correct me if I'm wrong, but that's when you hold down the up volume as you connect it to the PC), the blue light would come on, but nothing would show on the screen. The guides I was looking at would suggest that the bootloader would load onto the screen. Was I just not loading into the bootloader?
However, I was still able to interact with the phone through the Cmd.exe, so something right was happening, so I pressed on (probably a mistake!) to attempt to install TWRP, as this was the next step in the guide I was following. This was where I ran into my next problem:
2. When trying to flash the TWRP.img to the recovery partition, I would get an error back saying the recovery partition could not be found. As far as I was concerned, there was also no way to verify whether the recovery partition was there or not, as I couldn't seem to load the bootloader either
Having googled around, I found an article that suggested I'd flash it to the boot partition instead, which I did. From that point, the device would no longer boot at all. It would enter fastboot/bootloader with the blue light, but unplugging the device and holding down the power button did nothing. At this point I decided "screw it" and decided to push on and see if I could install a ROM (I'd settled on LineageOS), so started following the steps, and flashed the Boot.img to the boot partition. The other instruction was to "flash the LineageOS zip from recovery", which I did not know how to do, and presumed was not possible, seeing as I thought I'd somehow broken that partition. At this point, the phone would turn on, the bar would flash green then red, and the Sony splashscreen would show. However, that is that would happen - it would stay frozen at that point. That is the point I'm at now
I appreciate that I've probably royally messed up this phone, and that's okay with me if that's the case - it was a learning experience. However, if this is recoverable, I'd really appreciate some help! I may be new to this, and not know much at all, but I want to try it, so if there is a way to get to a position where I can install TWRP and then flash a ROM to the phone, then please share your knowledge! I'm open to anything
Thanks in advance,
Meeb
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First of all don't worry, Sony's phone doesn't brick that easy ?
All you need to do first is to repair your phone using official Xperia companion (Google how to repair your phone using Xperia companion).. After that you'll need to root your phone and unlock the bootloader to be able to install custom recovery like TWRP and use it to install any custom ROM.
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OsGhaly said:
First of all don't worry, Sony's phone doesn't brick that easy
All you need to do first is to repair your phone using official Xperia companion (Google how to repair your phone using Xperia companion).. After that you'll need to root your phone and unlock the bootloader to be able to install custom recovery like TWRP and use it to install any custom ROM.
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Thanks for the advice! I successfully got it to the point of being rooted (using towelroot) and the bootloader unlocked, using flashtool. All seemed good. I then downloaded TWRP Manager, and tried to install TWRP, but it failed, which was an issue I faced before. To confirm my theory, I tried doing it using the CMD fastboot, and, using "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", and was met with the same error as before - recovery partition not found. How am I supposed to install TWRP to the recovery partition if I don't have a recovery partition?

MrMeeb said:
Thanks for the advice! I successfully got it to the point of being rooted (using towelroot) and the bootloader unlocked, using flashtool. All seemed good. I then downloaded TWRP Manager, and tried to install TWRP, but it failed, which was an issue I faced before. To confirm my theory, I tried doing it using the CMD fastboot, and, using "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img", and was met with the same error as before - recovery partition not found. How am I supposed to install TWRP to the recovery partition if I don't have a recovery partition?
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You're more than welcome dear, glad to hear you've successfully did it :good:
Concerning TWRP flash, you can try one of these:
1- Use rasher tool to flash the TWRP img (the easiest way).
2- Adb Sideload:
AdrianDC said:
HOW TO INSTALL MANUALLY TO FOTA :
* Bootimage : Download the TWRP bootimage you want to flash
* File storage : Adapt the path and push the file to the device this way :
Code:
adb root
adb wait-for-device
adb push FullPathToTheRecovery.img /tmp/twrp.img
* Flash : Extract the TWRP image to the FOTA partition
Code:
adb shell dd if=/tmp/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
* Reboot to recovery : adb reboot recovery
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3- Using terminal emulator app such as $cripter:
Place twrp.img in the root of your /sdcard folder then run the following commands using $cripter app:
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
P.S. You can download the latest TWRP from here

OsGhaly said:
You're more than welcome dear, glad to hear you've successfully did it :good:
(Rest cut as I'm not allowed to post external links)
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Hmm, Rashr does not seem to work - I select it to flash recovery, select my twrp.img, it says flashing then nothing happens. When booting to recovery, nothing shows, and it goes through to a normal boot. When trying to flash TWRP using the official TWRP app, it says it has flashed successfully, but again, no luck when booting into recovery mode. I don't really want to try either of the other two techniques, for fear of breaking things again. I've seen talk elsewhere that this isn't possible on the stock Kernel, which I'm on. Is that correct?

MrMeeb said:
Hmm, Rashr does not seem to work - I select it to flash recovery, select my twrp.img, it says flashing then nothing happens. When booting to recovery, nothing shows, and it goes through to a normal boot. When trying to flash TWRP using the official TWRP app, it says it has flashed successfully, but again, no luck when booting into recovery mode. I don't really want to try either of the other two techniques, for fear of breaking things again. I've seen talk elsewhere that this isn't possible on the stock Kernel, which I'm on. Is that correct?
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Ok then, you can't use custom recovery with the stock kernel ofc. but we don't want that!.. you will install the TWRP recovery then reboot to it and install the new ROM without booting to the stock ROM at all.
1- Download TWRP and the ROM you want to flash for example Lineage OS.
2- Use the second method mentioned in my previous post by Adrian DC to install TWRP then boot into recovery -> wipe all then install LineageOS ROM + GApps.
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Another workaround is to install XZDualRecovery to have Philz touch and TWRP recoveries working alongside with the stock kernel and use it to install LineageOS ROM.

Hi bro
neva mind wat happened to u ,do as wat i say
First search n find the proper (stock .tft) file as per your country and version.
Download FLASHTOOL
now paste ur stock.tft file (around 1-2 gb) in flash folder
open flashtool and connect ur sick brick SP-Xepria in fastboot
install ur stock onces it done successfullly u wil get ur phone as stock .
i too bricked now im on andriod 7
no worries bro
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Hi everybody welcome to my tutorial about Flashing with Flashtool. This thread is for those who want to reflash their device back to Sony Stock. See below for last details about this thread and the last build by Sony.
Note: I DO NOT OWN THIS DEVICE ANYMORE. PICTURES ARE REMOVED FROM MY DROPBOX AND THUS NOT VISEBLE. FOR NOW JUST RELY ON THE EXPLANATION PLEASE. ANY QUESTION CAN BE ASKED HERE. I DO NOT RESPOND TO TECHMAIL!
Created: 23-02-2014
Updated: 05-07-2014
Latest Android build released by Sony: 12.1.A.1.205
Let's begin shall we.. We shall!
First you need to download the correct ftf file for your device/operator or needs. This can be done here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2311964 In there you can share and download firmware files in .ftf format..
You alsol need a program called Flashtool. You can download this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
For Windows 8 and 8.1 users I also recommend you to read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2095087 Microsoft has enhanced the security in Windows 8/8.1 and Windows won't install proper signed drivers.
When you are done with that you need to move your downloaded firmware file to the proper location for flashtool to be found:
C:\Flashtool\Firmwares
After that you are good to go, just remember the following:
Bootloader locked? If not you wont have BE2/OTA/PCC etc (for unlocking and relocking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2354721 )
I've made backups of my important files that are stored on my phone?
Battery at atleast 50%?
I have patience?
I got something to do meanwhile?
The last two things are very important
Let's get started:
1: Open Flashtool:
Flashtool(.exe) for 32Bits systems and Flashtool64(.exe) for 64Bits systems
2: Press the Lightningbolt picture and select Flashmode
This will give another screen.
3: Select the downloaded ftf. (In this case 2.254)
Make sure that all the wipes are checked and the others are unchecked. This is to prevent any bootloops or other problems after downgrading.
4: Press Flash and the next two lines will be added to the flashtool log
The files are being prepared and checked. Have a bit of patience please.
5: Turn off your phone and turn it back on into Flashmode
After this the process will start.
After flashing you can disconnect your phone and boot it up.
Via Flashtool you can also reset your system after. For example:
You are running the latest ExistenZe ROM from our beloved Niaboc79 and you want to go back to stock for a reason WITHOUT losing data! Just flash the last Stock ROM and untick the following boxes:
Untick DATA and APPSLOG!! But keep CACHE to wipe the /cache (is the same as a wipe cache via CWM).
FAQ
- My Phone wont stay into flashmode
> Turn it off, wait a few minutes and turn it back into flashmode
- Flashtool wont recognise my phone
> Make sure you have the proper drivers installed. See C://Flashtool/Drivers
- Flashing failed
> Problem depends on the error code given by Flashtool. Post the problem here and perhaps we can help
- Got a bootloop
> Reflash again
- Even after reflash I got into a bootloop
> Turn off your phone via the small button behind the batterycover and wait a few minutes. Then try again. If that doesnt work you need to flash again.
- Booting takes ages
> This is normal. The entire cache needs to be rebuild. Patience my dear..
- After flashing and booting my phone is laggy.
> Reboot device and wait a bit. The phone needs to fully reset and boot itself. Have some patience dear.
- Do I need to unlock my bootloader to use flashtool
> NO!
- Can I unlock my bootloader with flashtool?
> NO!
- Can I relock my bootloader with flashtool?
> Yes

You too have Sony.yt procedure with s1boot in the last case...

OsGhaly said:
Ok then, you can't use custom recovery with the stock kernel ofc. but we don't want that!.. you will install the TWRP recovery then reboot to it and install the new ROM without booting to the stock ROM at all.
1- Download TWRP and the ROM you want to flash for example Lineage OS.
2- Use the second method mentioned in my previous post by Adrian DC to install TWRP then boot into recovery -> wipe all then install LineageOS ROM + GApps.
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Oh, okay! I'm trying to do the command as stated, but (while rooted with SuperSU installed) I get the error about adb not being able to run root in production builds. So, I enter the shell with adb shell type su, but then when i type exit and then adb root I get an error saying device not found, even though it shows up when typing adb devices before entering into SU (suggesting I have the correct drivers installed). However, when looking in Device Manager there's a yellow triangle next to the device, with an option to update drivers. Any advice? If I need to update the drivers, what drivers are they and were do I find them?
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MrMeeb said:
Oh, okay! I'm trying to do the command as stated, but (while rooted with SuperSU installed) I get the error about adb not being able to run root in production builds. So, I enter the shell with adb shell type su, but then when i type exit and then adb root I get an error saying device not found, even though it shows up when typing adb devices before entering into SU (suggesting I have the correct drivers installed). However, when looking in Device Manager there's a yellow triangle next to the device, with an option to update drivers. Any advice? If I need to update the drivers, what drivers are they and were do I find them?
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Uninstall any driver installed + Xperia companion then install ADB drivers from here:
http://adbdriver.com/downloads/
Here you can find a guide how to install ADB drivers on Windows 8 or 10:
http://adbdriver.com/documentation/how-to-install-adb-driver-on-windows-8-10-x64.html
Also make sure you have enabled USB Debugging from Developer options menu on your phone before connecting it to PC.

OsGhaly said:
Uninstall any driver installed + Xperia companion then install ADB drivers from here:
http://adbdriver.com/downloads/
Here you can find a guide how to install ADB drivers on Windows 8 or 10:
http://adbdriver.com/documentation/how-to-install-adb-driver-on-windows-8-10-x64.html
Also make sure you have enabled USB Debugging from Developer options menu on your phone before connecting it to PC.
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Thank you! We've done it! I initially managed to install LineageOS using the developer TWRP that could be flashed to boot partition, but after that wanted to have TWRP with LineageOS. Thanks to your advice I just managed to install TWRP using FOTA, so now I have TWRP and LineageOS. Hallelujah! I've given you all the thanks I can on this thread

MrMeeb said:
Thank you! We've done it! I initially managed to install LineageOS using the developer TWRP that could be flashed to boot partition, but after that wanted to have TWRP with LineageOS. Thanks to your advice I just managed to install TWRP using FOTA, so now I have TWRP and LineageOS. Hallelujah! I've given you all the thanks I can on this thread
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You're welcome dear, glad to hear that you finally got lineage os and TWRP on your phone.. Well done
Sent from my Xperia SP using Tapatalk

ROOT HTC U PLay

This is a short guide on rooting for thous who are new to this stuff
Steps:
1: download adb platform tools from here
2: Unlock bootloader. follow the guide on htcdev.
make sure you have htc drivers installed so that you can use oem command in fastboot mode for unlocking
3: Download TWRP
4: Download SuperSU and copy it to your phone's internal memory
5: Enable USB debugging and type "adb reboot-bootloader" from pc
6: Type: "fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-0-alpine.img"
make sure you have twrp image in same folder as adb.
7: Wait for sometime you will boot into twrp recovery from there select install and select the SuperSU zip file
8: reboot and check for root
Links:
http://www.supersu.com/download
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one

javnostra said:
has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one
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You should make sure you get a pristine backup at hand, or a RUU appropriate to your device. Otherwise you'll never be able toreturn to a full stock system.
On the U11 it is possible to boot TWRP from fastboot, without flashing it and thus without touching stock recovery. That way I've been able to flash Magisk what's coming with MagiskSU and the possibility to use some Modules. And all without altering the system or replacing stock recovery in the first place.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

javnostra said:
has anybody tried this? I'm a bit scared to be the first one
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Yes its working without flaws, i have tested it myself. also your not installing recovery this time your booting directly

dranzer006 said:
Yes its working without flaws, i have tested it myself. also your not installing recovery this time your booting directly
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Thanks, I will try it then.

javnostra said:
Thanks, I will try it then.
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It works. Thanks a lot. My phone is rooted

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
You should make sure you get a pristine backup at hand, or a RUU appropriate to your device. Otherwise you'll never be able toreturn to a full stock system.
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for anyone asking themselves how to backup
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53767160&postcount=2
or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53770286&postcount=4
or is there a different way these days? @5m4r7ph0n36uru
BerndM14 said:
Connect phone to PC, boot into bootloader mode and type fastboot boot name_of_recovery.img that'll just boot the custom recovery as opposed to flashing it, that way you can make a nandroid backup of all partitions including stock recovery.
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an0ther said:
The guys method of using recovery to backup recovery will only work on Philz… Not twrp as it does not always backup stock recovery properly. The proper way to backup stock recovery is..
1. Root your phone, which can be done by towel root or by just booting a recovery like he said,
fastboot boot twrporwhatever.img, then flash supersu
2. Boot phone that has stock recovery
3. adb shell
4. su "watch your phone to grant root adb access if you haven't ever done it"
5. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p43 of=/sdcard/recovery.img
6. This will put flashable recovery.img on your internal sd card. Copy this and save it for later
7. "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" will get you back to stock recovery, "fastboot flash recovery twrporwhatever.img" to flash custom recovery.
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If possible and a TWRP recovery is available one should boot to bootloader and try if the command fastboot boot name_of_twrp.img works. Make sure to NOT grant r/w at first boot and leave it ro. Now you can perform a backup of stock recovery, boot and system image (not system partition!) to obtain a pristine backup.
All else will alter system partitions md5 and the backup won't be pristine any longer. Due to block based OTA policy introduced by Google you won't be able to OTA without a pristine system image.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

Bro My Boot Loader is Locked.
Htc dev Not Relised Htc u play Boot loader.

I think these are the instructions. You need to register to access the link
https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions
or use my login:
lizba
ALJSDBf234LJABSf
edit: dont use my login. you have to register. you'll get a mail with another page plus a .bin file
https://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/unlock-instructions/page-4/

I have two questions.
1. If I fastboot to TWPR will it stay (flash for good) or after disconnecting my phone it will be gone ?
2. Can I flash Magisk instead of SuperSU ?

Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
how i can solve it?

ex71 said:
Code:
fastboot oem get_identifier_token
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
how i can solve it?
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need enable "OEM unlock" in developers menu, reboot into bootloader and select "download mode". Next steps from original guide.

ex71 said:
need enable "OEM unlock" in developers menu, reboot into bootloader and select "download mode". Next steps from original guide.
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But in download mode there is no fastboot active ?! Until you installed the correct drivers

no "fastboot" (like a "one s", etc) on this phone. no fastboot usb
"fastboot" command work in "bootloader menu" and "download mode"
fastboot oem only in download mode

Hello. Please explain what I am doing wrong. I will download what is in points. I download this adb something, but it does not work. Nothing starts. Does not communicate with the phone. OCB. Could anyone write this guide so that he could understand and act?

help please root mi8

hello everyone
Buy a Chinese mi8, unlock it waiting for the days that xiaomi tells you.
I installed the global version, and everything works correctly, but I want to change the rom.
I've tried to install TWRP with adb and it's impossible, it tells me the ADB template that OKEY, but never restarts in recovery mode with TWRP, so I can not install magisk, or any rom that is not official.
Is there any way to install a ROM (.zip) without TWRP?, how do I do Root without magisk? Has it happened to anyone?
thanks!

First of all, you're in the wrong section.
Second you should install via fastboot as described a thousand times AND reboot directly to your TWRP image via fastboot command.
The you can flash another from and root it.
Third, I'd like to strongly advice you to do some research about android, flashing etc to make sure that you know what you are doing.... So many people are moaning about bricked devices....

trahzebuck said:
First of all, you're in the wrong section.
Second you should install via fastboot as described a thousand times AND reboot directly to your TWRP image via fastboot command.
The you can flash another from and root it.
Third, I'd like to strongly advice you to do some research about android, flashing etc to make sure that you know what you are doing.... So many people are moaning about bricked devices....
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Thanks for your help
It's not the first cell phone I've flashed that you're not smart.
I have followed the steps as they are, and as you can see in the image, everything seems to be installed correctly. But whenever I restart in recovery mode, I get the xiaomi no twrp.
Do you know why?

cheteuk said:
Thanks for your help
It's not the first cell phone I've flashed that you're not smart.
I have followed the steps as they are, and as you can see in the image, everything seems to be installed correctly. But whenever I restart in recovery mode, I get the xiaomi no twrp.
Do you know why?
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You are trying to be smart? Well...
Why didn't you post your exact steps with fastboot in the first post?
Now it's clear what you did wrong. I already expected it. And you did NOT read what I wrote:
You are rebooting your device with fastboot reboot. In this case your twrp is wiped out by the XIAOMI recovery. Use: fastboot boot yourimagename.
btw, why are you using such an old TWRP? You won't be able to flash actual roms.
So I'd like to come back to my advice in the first answer....

cheteuk said:
Thanks for your help
It's not the first cell phone I've flashed that you're not smart.
I have followed the steps as they are, and as you can see in the image, everything seems to be installed correctly. But whenever I restart in recovery mode, I get the xiaomi no twrp.
Do you know why?
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fastboot boot recovery.img
not fastboot reboot
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Vuska said:
fastboot boot recovery.img
not fastboot reboot
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
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I've tried twrp-3.3.1-0-dipper too, and fastboot boot xxxx.img.
And it hasn't been restarted either.

cheteuk said:
I've tried twrp-3.3.1-0-dipper too, and fastboot boot xxxx.img.
And it hasn't been restarted either.
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Use the all in one tool, to remove encryption and flash a compatible TWRP.

tsongming said:
Use the all in one tool, to remove encryption and flash a compatible TWRP.
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What is the all in one tool?

cheteuk said:
What is the all in one tool?
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Try this. There is all you need.
https://tradingshenzhen.com/de/cont...sh-tutorial-global-firmware-xiaomieu-firmware
Upps, in German. You can choose English.

Goalach said:
Try this. There is all you need.
https://tradingshenzhen.com/de/cont...sh-tutorial-global-firmware-xiaomieu-firmware
Upps, in German. You can choose English.
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Thanks for the help.
But all the steps that indicate, I have passed them and I never install the TWRP correctly.
1. my mobile phone is unlocked (with the padlock open)
2. I have the official rom installed
3. I try to install twrp with all the commands you have told me, and I never restart the mobile with twrp. I've tried new, intermediate and older versions. and nothing
Is there any way to install an unofficial rom without TWRP?

cheteuk said:
Thanks for the help.
But all the steps that indicate, I have passed them and I never install the TWRP correctly.
1. my mobile phone is unlocked (with the padlock open)
2. I have the official rom installed
3. I try to install twrp with all the commands you have told me, and I never restart the mobile with twrp. I've tried new, intermediate and older versions. and nothing
Is there any way to install an unofficial rom without TWRP?
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You can't flash a ROM without TWRP and Magisk is the only way you can root your phone that I know of. If you don't even know these simple things/haven't done simple research you might risk to softbrick or even hardbrick your new and shiny phone. There are many guides on how to flash TWRP but you can PM me if you want more help.
Also you don't install TWRP with adb, you need to use fastboot...

cheteuk said:
What is the all in one tool?
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The number 1 result
http://bfy.tw/Nvtb

You can try this
Make sure you have activated the usb debugging in developer options.
1. Download the tools from here: bit.ly/FlashToolMi8
2. Install the minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.3.1_setup
3. Copy the twrp-3.2.3-0-dipper.img to Minimal ADB and Fastboot Folder
4. Turn off your phone completely. then press power button + volume down to boot in fastboot mode.
5. Run CMD as Administrator then cd to the installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder. (Ex: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot)
6. Use this command on your cmd: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.3-0-dipper.img
7. Then: fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-0-dipper
8. And: fastboot reboot recovery
9. You're now in twrp recovery mode
10. Copy Disable_Dm-Verity_FEC_v1.1 and Magisk-v18.1 to your phone
11. Install Disable_Dm-Verity_FEC_v1.1 from twrp
12. Then install Magisk-v18.1
13. Reboot, Your phone now rooted