If you're like me and tried out some of the roms and hosed yourself, I just managed to recover this. I got here by doing the below:
Used rootjunkys AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool and disabled OTA, Root the device, install Flashfire, Set Nova as default
Then I used Flashfire to flash forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/orig-development/rom-fire-nexus-rom-lmy49f-t3300714 Fire Nexus ROM - LMY49G [09 Feb 2016]
Installed Flashfire.apk from AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool
Attempted to flash [UNOFFICIAL] CM-12.1 and that's where it Flashfire borked and I was hosed
Your symptoms are:
Power+Volume Down or Up get you either FASTBOOT => or RECOVERY =>
Just powering on with no buttons pressed you you get the CM recovery flashing thingy
At this point you appear hosed, but here's what I did. After correctly setting up ADB and Fastboot, download the below
http://rootjunkysdl.com/getdownload...h gen/SuperTool/AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool.zip
http://rootjunkysdl.com/getdownload...ate-kindle-global-37.5.4.1_user_541112720.bin
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982086987951 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img
Unzip AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool.zip. Copy 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img and update-kindle-global-37.5.4.1_user_541112720.bin into the AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool\files directory. Now do the below:
Boot to FASTBOOT=> with power+volume up (I can't remember which to be honest)
fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img
select apply update, then choose adb
then do adb sideload update-kindle-global-37.5.4.1_user_541112720.bin
it will take a while but you should see "Total xfer: 1.00x" at the end
then fastboot reboot
You should see the Fire logo. Hope that helps someone...I can tell you I was sure bummed when this happened to me
I Dont Get It
Could you help me out here?
When I type fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img I get the following:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.239s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.251s
I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Any suggestions?
So.Far.Gone said:
Could you help me out here?
When I type fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img I get the following:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.239s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.251s
I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Any suggestions?
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Can you verify that you don't have the Amazon Recovery using power+volume down? Power+volume up is FASTBOOT, and every recovering, I get that same message as well.
DigiAngel69 said:
Can you verify that you don't have the Amazon Recovery using power+volume down? Power+volume up is FASTBOOT, and every recovering, I get that same message as well.
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Yes, this is true, I don't have Amazon Recovery. But I do get FASTBOOT.
So.Far.Gone said:
Yes, this is true, I don't have Amazon Recovery. But I do get FASTBOOT.
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What do you get when you hold power and volume up? Just the RECOVERY=> thing?
DigiAngel69 said:
What do you get when you hold power and volume up? Just the RECOVERY=> thing?
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When I hold Power, and Volume up, it shows small white text in the corner that reads "=> FASTBOOT...". But when I use Volume down, and Power, It freezes on the boot logo.
So.Far.Gone said:
When I hold Power, and Volume up, it shows small white text in the corner that reads "=> FASTBOOT...". But when I use Volume down, and Power, It freezes on the boot logo.
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Ah....alas I am not familiar with a device that isn't able to get to RECOVERY=> I suspect you have a different issue
DigiAngel69 said:
Ah....alas I am not familiar with a device that isn't able to get to RECOVERY=> I suspect you have a different issue
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Then what are the instructions above for?
They are for folks that can get to FASTBOOT=> and RECOVERY=>...like the situation I was in.
Sorry DigiAngel, you are mistaken here
DigiAngel69 said:
fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img
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This does not work on normal 5.1.1 devices.
So.Far.Gone said:
When I type fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img I get the following:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.239s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.251s
I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. Any suggestions?
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You are doing nothing wrong. This just doesn't work on normal 5.1.1 devices. "FAILED (remote: unknown command)" is always the result on a these devices.
Amazon removed the ability to boot images from fastboot. This can only be done on 5.0, 5.0.1 devices. And also on devices which have been upgraded to 5.1.1 through a specific safe multi-step procedure. There is a how-to thread with details.
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DigiAngel69 said:
They are for folks that can get to FASTBOOT=> and RECOVERY=>...like the situation I was in.
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People who can still access the stock amazon recovery ( RECOVERY=> ) and who are on 5.1.1 can reinstall FireOS 5.1.1 through amazon's recovery. The people who are bricked on 5.1.1 are those who can not access the stock amazon recovery.
blueberry.sky said:
Sorry DigiAngel, you are mistaken here
This does not work on normal 5.1.1 devices.
You are doing nothing wrong. This just doesn't work on normal 5.1.1 devices. "FAILED (remote: unknown command)" is always the result on a these devices.
Amazon removed the ability to boot images from fastboot. This can only be done on 5.0, 5.0.1 devices. And also on devices which have been upgraded to 5.1.1 through a specific safe multi-step procedure. There is a how-to thread with details.
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People who can still access the stock amazon recovery ( RECOVERY=> ) and who are on 5.1.1 can reinstall FireOS 5.1.1 through amazon's recovery. The people who are bricked on 5.1.1 are those who can not access the stock amazon recovery.
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Hrmmm...this device was just ordered 3 weeks ago and came with 5.1.1 on it. Is it possible this was upgraded? Very confusing.
Your Fire came new from amazon? And not a replacement for a defective Fire, right? I understand they may send refurbished Fires as warranty replacements.
The fact that we can't boot our custom recovery images (twrp or CM recovery) on 5.1.1 has been (and continues to be) a serious problem. No one has reported a normal 5.1.1 device that can load anything via fastboot.
Did you see FireOS 5.1.1 listed in settings before you flashed a custom rom?
Note that a 5.0.1 or 5.1.1 device only refers to the FireOS version, not any custom rom you might have flashed. For example, I have 5.0.1 devices with SlimLP 5.1.1 on them. It's still a 5.0.1 device as long as FireOS 5.1.1 never got on it (through a normal way).
DigiAngel69 said:
Is it possible this was upgraded?
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You should remember if you did the process to upgrade to FireOS 5.1.1 while still keeping the old 5.0.1 fastboot & preloader. It's a multi step process, you would have had to follow a how-to thread.
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Try to do this part again on your Fire
DigiAngel69 said:
Boot to FASTBOOT=> with power+volume up (I can't remember which to be honest)
fastboot.exe boot 2015-11-04-cm-12-recovery.img
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By the way, power+volume up is indeed the correct combo to get into fastboot.
Your Fire should show:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.239s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.251s
I believe you previously had 5.0.1 so it worked the first time. But you flashed 5.1.1 at this step:
DigiAngel69 said:
then do adb sideload update-kindle-global-37.5.4.1_user_541112720.bin
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So at that point you upgraded from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1. And you should be no longer able to load anything via fastboot.
Hrmmm. I can tell you that out of the box this was Fire 5.1.1. I had to use FlashFire to do anything out of the box, so I believe this really was 5.1.1. After doing the adb sideload, I now have the official amazon recovery menu back, if that helps or shows what version or anything like that. I can tell you that I've now done my initial process of using the SuperTool on two other tablets and these also came out of the box with 5.1.1. So I dunno...maybe these were different...I can say that I can still fastboot the recovery.img....so who knows. I hope folks get their stuff unbricked though.
DigiAngel69 said:
I can tell you that out of the box this was Fire 5.1.1. I had to use FlashFire to do anything out of the box, so I believe this really was 5.1.1.
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If you can load CM recovery then you do not need to use FlashFire.
And the ability to load custom recovery via fastboot shows that it's a 5.0.1 device.
DigiAngel69 said:
I can say that I can still fastboot the recovery.img....so who knows.
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If you can still load a recovery via fastboot then it seems CM recovery is unable to flash anything other than the rom. Normally, when flashing the FireOS 5.1.1 update file using amazon's recovery, it actually flashes more than just the rom. It also changes fastboot, killing our ability to load recoveries via fastboot.
You flashed 5.1.1 but CM recovery failed to change your fastboot so you were able to keep the 5.0.1 fastboot. You lucked out.
blueberry.sky said:
If you can load CM recovery then you do not need to use FlashFire.
And the ability to load custom recovery via fastboot shows that it's a 5.0.1 device.
If you can still load a recovery via fastboot then it seems CM recovery is unable to flash anything other than the rom. Normally, when flashing the FireOS 5.1.1 update file using amazon's recovery, it actually flashes more than just the rom. It also changes fastboot, killing our ability to load recoveries via fastboot.
You flashed 5.1.1 but CM recovery failed to change your fastboot so you were able to keep the 5.0.1 fastboot. You lucked out.
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@blueberry.sky thanks...you clearly know a lot more about this than I do. I was hoping I'd found a method to help out folks, but it looks like not So if I understand this....if I can connect USB and fastboot a recovery file, I'm still on 5.0.1 fastboot?
DigiAngel69 said:
So if I understand this....if I can connect USB and fastboot a recovery file, I'm still on 5.0.1 fastboot?
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Yep, if fastboot will allow you to load a recovery image then you have a 5.0.1 device.
If instead fastboot gives you "FAILED (remote: unknown command)" when you try to load a recovery image then you have 5.1.1.
blueberry.sky said:
Yep, if fastboot will allow you to load a recovery image then you have a 5.0.1 device.
If instead fastboot gives you "FAILED (remote: unknown command)" when you try to load a recovery image then you have 5.1.1.
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Ok cool...with a running CM12 I can currently boot to the official amazon recovery with the menu, or fastboot that errors out with the FAILED unknown command. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me!
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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.
Sent from my Nexus 7
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
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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.
Hello xda community, I'd like to start with saying all the work done on this forum for open-source, freeware, and general android tweaks is awesome! Thank you.
So awesome in fact that I got a little bit ahead of myself with my new "Sprint HTC One". I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2244060 to Unlock the bootloader, and root my phone. I then went a step further and wanted to flash a custom Rom. I followed this video, but strayed a little bit (whoops!). I went into twrp recovery, and flashed the "Beanstalk" super custom 4.3 (9/24/2013), along with smw6180_superwipe, and 4.3 gapps.
This actually was working for about 4 days, but now it won't connect to the mobile network even when toggling on and off airplane mode (A temp fix for the ROM). I went ahead and looked for solutions, namely to just get back to stock to see if the problem is bigger than just custom ROM. I relocked my bootloader, following http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWNZpaQBh8&list=PLE395F615E026133D&index=11 Thus running into my current issue of Error 140 when trying to flash the RUU.
I'm asking anyone that could help, to offer suggestions on getting my phone back to stock. I would also like a couple suggestions for more stable ROM's (again, i knew what i getting into; ie disclaimers) that offer cool customization!
did you put the stock recovery back on before you locked the bootloader? Also are you super cid?
olorolo said:
did you put the stock recovery back on before you locked the bootloader? Also are you super cid?
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No i don't believe so, Well now its not even going into twrp recovery. It displays tampered relocked security warning, s-on, hboot 1.44.0000 and This is the only screen i have for fastboot and the bootloader
I've seen this issue before let me take a quick look I think your ok
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You caught me in the middle of flashing the s-off firmware myself
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Good to hear! Thank you for your time sir
get the newest twrp and rename it to recovery.zip put it in your cmd folder in bootloader type reboot bootloader fastboot flash flash recovery fastboot reboot
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once you have twrp back flash the s-off firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467607 then the 4.3 rom of your choice
olorolo said:
get the newest twrp and rename it to recovery.zip put it in your cmd folder in bootloader type reboot bootloader fastboot flash flash recovery fastboot reboot
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Either i don't understand fully or its failing. I have fastboot usb selected on my phone connected to usb on pc. I open my folder with cmd in it, and i typed what you said but error is "reboot" is not recognizable.
edit: I also have the trwp 2.6.3 image in the folder along with cmd.
Pug4567 said:
Either i don't understand fully or its failing. I have fastboot usb selected on my phone connected to usb on pc. I open my folder with cmd in it, and i typed what you said but error is "reboot" is not recognizable.
edit: I also have the trwp 2.6.3 image in the folder along with cmd.
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twrp has to be renamed to recovery.zip try fastboot flash then type flash recovery then the name of the zip which is recovery.zip then fastboot reboot
I did that am getting error:cannot load recovery.
Also tried fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7wls.img
that resulted in this
sending 'recovery' (8608 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.120s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 1.880s
Or should i try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
Pug4567 said:
I did that am getting error:cannot load recovery.
Also tried fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7wls.img
that resulted in this
sending 'recovery' (8608 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.120s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
finished. total time: 1.880s
Or should i try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
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try hassoons all in one toolbox
I got twrp back by unlocking my phone again. Should i proceed with the 3.04.651.2 firmwre? beanstalk is now hanging on splash screen.
The phone isn't being recognized on my computer it seems, it shows as m7wls under device manager, when in twrp 2.6.3. When in bootloader it shows as One device, but neither is accessible.
Also tried flashing the s-off firmware, but got 'error cannot load firmware.zip'
Any more help would be appreciated, almost thinking of taking it back to sprint, i have a protection plan. But i would like to avoid that, im currently going to buy an otg-usb cable as well.
I Can't flash recovery for my moto x, I have unlocked the bootloader and appears to me on fastboot: Device is UNLOCKED. Status Code:3
I don't know if this is right, but I can't flash a recovery in it.
Error:
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'recovery' (8030 KB)...
FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 0.116s
I tested various recovery's but don't work.
Sorry for my bad english
Murilo900 said:
I Can't flash recovery for my moto x, I have unlocked the bootloader and appears to me on fastboot: Device is UNLOCKED. Status Code:3
I don't know if this is right, but I can't flash a recovery in it.
Error:
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'recovery' (8030 KB)...
FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 0.116s
I tested various recovery's but don't work.
Sorry for my bad english
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Are you using mfastboot? You should be..
Sent From Droid Ultra
In addition to mFastboot, make sure your battery is charged more than 80%
Caseyk621 said:
Are you using mfastboot? You should be..
Sent From Droid Ultra
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KidJoe said:
In addition to mFastboot, make sure your battery is charged more than 80%
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Yes,
I did on mfastboot and appears the same thing, and the battery is full, when I try to flash on moto x appears : getvar-download-size
Murilo900 said:
Yes,
I did on mfastboot and appears the same thing, and the battery is full, when I try to flash on moto x appears : getvar-download-size
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What ROM is on your phone right now? Which recovery are you trying to flash?
What state was your phone in when you started trying to flash recovery?
KidJoe said:
What ROM is on your phone right now? Which recovery are you trying to flash?
What state was your phone in when you started trying to flash recovery?
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The ROM on my phone is 4.4.2 KitKat, I tried to flash twrp recovery 2.6.3.1 and cwm recovery for motox
The state was the same, I unlocked bootloader, following tutorials on internet but I'm stuck on flash the recovery because this problem, I get this error and on my phone appears getvar-download-size, and Download Failed.
Murilo900 said:
The ROM on my phone is 4.4.2 KitKat, I tried to flash twrp recovery 2.6.3.1 and cwm recovery for motox
The state was the same, I unlocked bootloader, following tutorials on internet but I'm stuck on flash the recovery because this problem, I get this error and on my phone appears getvar-download-size, and Download Failed.
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Ok.
Try the mfastboot from inside -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/X-STUFF/Mfastboot-4.4.zip (will have to rename fastboot.exe to mfastboot.exe).. or from -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/X-STUFF/ADB-MFASTBOOT.zip they are the ones I use and they have worked for me.
and is this the twrp you are using? -> http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/motox/unlocked/twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
Oh god! Thanks, this mfastboot you just send works!, I don't know if the problem was my mfastboot that I have here, but finally I flashed! Leveraging the topic can you suggest me some roms for moto x, and if you know some way to take off the boot the sign that the bootloader is unlocked blablabla, Anyway thank you.
Murilo900 said:
Oh god! Thanks, this mfastboot you just send works!, I don't know if the problem was my mfastboot that I have here, but finally I flashed! Leveraging the topic can you suggest me some roms for moto x, and if you know some way to take off the boot the sign that the bootloader is unlocked blablabla, Anyway thank you.
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I run stock, unlocked and rooted, so I can't suggest an alternate roms.
As for the unlocked bootloader warning message... sure. there is a big thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/themes-apps/moto-x-boot-logos-t2417961 start around post 150 of that thread for how to make your own... in a couple of hours I'll refresh this file -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/X-STUFF/X-LogoBins.zip adding even more logo.bin files (i have about 7 or 8 more to test before I can re-zip and upload it)
HELP!!
I am at a loss. No matter what fastboot/mfastboot I use, no matter what YouTube video I follow, I can not flash recovery.
I get the same error as the OP. I tried the links posted a few posts up, it wont work.
I type the commands, I get the top error message (among others depending on the mfastboots I try) and then nothing.
I am truly at a loss.
Verizon Developer Moto X
4.4.2
Device is: Unlocked
Status Code: 3
In one video I watched it said that I needed to have it say Status Code:1. Is that where I am going wrong?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
n99hockey said:
I am at a loss. No matter what fastboot/mfastboot I use, no matter what YouTube video I follow, I can not flash recovery.
I get the same error as the OP. I tried the links posted a few posts up, it wont work.
I type the commands, I get the top error message (among others depending on the mfastboots I try) and then nothing.
I am truly at a loss.
Verizon Developer Moto X
4.4.2
Device is: Unlocked
Status Code: 3
In one video I watched it said that I needed to have it say Status Code:1. Is that where I am going wrong?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
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What recovery are you trying to flash? Stock or other? Unlocked Status Code 3 is needed to flash an alternate or 3rd party recovery.
Besides the error listed in the first post, exactly what "others" do you see as error codes?
Things to try... (in no special order)
this mfastboot -> mfastboot-442.zip
re-download the recovery you are trying to flash
update your ADB and Platform Tools
There are several versions of TWRP that can work.
Unofficial TWRP 2.6.3.1 for 4.4 -> http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/motox/unlocked/twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
Unofficial TWRP 2.7.0.0 -> http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/MotoX/TWRP-2.7.0.0-moto_msm8960dt.img
Official TWRP 2.7.1.1 -> http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ghost
of those, I've only used the 2.6.3.1 on my VZW Dev X with 4.4.2 and below.
KidJoe said:
What recovery are you trying to flash? Stock or other? Unlocked Status Code 3 is needed to flash an alternate or 3rd party recovery.
Besides the error listed in the first post, exactly what "others" do you see as error codes?
Things to try... (in no special order)
this mfastboot -> mfastboot-442.zip
re-download the recovery you are trying to flash
update your ADB and Platform Tools
There are several versions of TWRP that can work.
Unofficial TWRP 2.6.3.1 for 4.4 -> http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/motox/unlocked/twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
Unofficial TWRP 2.7.0.0 -> http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/MotoX/TWRP-2.7.0.0-moto_msm8960dt.img
Official TWRP 2.7.1.1 -> http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ghost
of those, I've only used the 2.6.3.1 on my VZW Dev X with 4.4.2 and below.
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Thanks for the reply.
However I should have known better, I changed the USB port and it worked just fine with the mfastboot I downloaded longer than I would like to admit before I posted my question.
</sigh>
Still can't flash custom recovery
I have a Verizon XT1060 Developer Edition. Unlocked bootloader. Drivers seem to be installed correctly, "Fastboot devices" identifies the phone. Battery is 90%+. Fastboot menu says "Device is unlocked. Status Code 3". I have tried different USB ports on the PC, different cables to connect the phone and just about every other variable that I can think of.
I have followed all of the suggestions listed in this post and I still cannot flash a custom recovery. I have tried multiple versions of TWRP, Fastboot, Mfastboot etc.. Here is the error message...
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
error: cannot open 'twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img'
Actually depending on the method I am trying at the time, fastboot mfastboot etc., I may get a couple of additional lines that mention Max download size etc. but it always starts with the bootloader comment and ends with "Cannot open......"
Searching for "(bootloader) Variable not supported!" returns a lot of hits but I have not found anything to clear the issue. Any help would be appreciated.
Ric214 said:
....Here is the error message...
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
error: cannot open 'twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img'
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That usually means that mFastboot (or fastboot) can't find the IMG file on your PC.
My first question would be... does that file exist in your current directory/folder?
i.e... at the command prompt.. type dir *.img is the twrp file listed there? If no, that is your issue. change to the folder (directory) where the TWRP IMG file is, and try it.
It is there. Here is what I got.
C:\Users\Ric\Downloads\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140321\adt-bundle-windows-x86
_64-20140321\sdk\platform-tools>dir *.img
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 76F9-C97B
Directory of C:\Users\Ric\Downloads\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140321\adt-bund
le-windows-x86_64-20140321\sdk\platform-tools
06/13/2014 10:54 PM 8,417,280 openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-ghost.img
06/03/2014 11:10 PM 10,090,496 twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
2 File(s) 18,507,776 bytes
0 Dir(s) 426,324,336,640 bytes free
Since this has been driving me crazy for a couple of days I have several folders with different versions of Fastboot and Mfastboot in them along with some different versions of TWRP and CWM and I am getting the same error with all of them. This last time I just stuck the TWRP file in my platform -tools folder to try and make sure I had a good Fastboot file.
Thanks for the reply. If you have any other ideas I am eager to hear them.
Ric214 said:
It is there. Here is what I got.
C:\Users\Ric\Downloads\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140321\adt-bundle-windows-x86
_64-20140321\sdk\platform-tools>dir *.img
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is 76F9-C97B
Directory of C:\Users\Ric\Downloads\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140321\adt-bund
le-windows-x86_64-20140321\sdk\platform-tools
06/13/2014 10:54 PM 8,417,280 openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.1-ghost.img
06/03/2014 11:10 PM 10,090,496 twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
2 File(s) 18,507,776 bytes
0 Dir(s) 426,324,336,640 bytes free
Since this has been driving me crazy for a couple of days I have several folders with different versions of Fastboot and Mfastboot in them along with some different versions of TWRP and CWM and I am getting the same error with all of them. This last time I just stuck the TWRP file in my platform -tools folder to try and make sure I had a good Fastboot file.
Thanks for the reply. If you have any other ideas I am eager to hear them.
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Had you made ANY prior modifications to your unit before now? Any possibility you used one of the previous root/write protect disable exploits, and THEN got the bootloader unlocked?
I've seen alot of users in this situation recently -thanks to middleman
I suggest you follow the 'return to stock' thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515
You should flash the 4.4.2 VZW SBF file from here: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
SBFing back to stock is very different from a Factory Reset in that it can actually repair a damaged filesystem, and even un-do any previous exploits you may have used.
There are 2 methods - many report that the "Manual Method" is easier than using RSD Lite. Either should work equally well, but pay close attention to the steps.
You will want to do a couple of things just a little bit differently. First, use mfastboot as suggested by KidJoe for ALL flashing commands.
Second, once your phone has been placed into bootloader mode (AP Fastboot), before you proceed with the fastboot commands listed under Manual Method, do this first:
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot reboot-bootloader
Your device should reboot back to the bootloader. NOW, proceed with the entire list of commands (using mfastboot for all of them). Yes, you will be flashing partition and motoboot again...don't worry. It is intentional.
After you have completed the rest of the steps, you will likely be able to flash TWRP (or custom recovery of your choice) without issue.
Let us know if this fixes your issues.
samwathegreat said:
Had you made ANY prior modifications to your unit before now? Any possibility you used one of the previous root/write protect disable exploits, and THEN got the bootloader unlocked?
I've seen alot of users in this situation recently -thanks to middleman
I suggest you follow the 'return to stock' thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515
You should flash the 4.4.2 VZW SBF file from here: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
SBFing back to stock is very different from a Factory Reset in that it can actually repair a damaged filesystem, and even un-do any previous exploits you may have used.
There are 2 methods - many report that the "Manual Method" is easier than using RSD Lite. Either should work equally well, but pay close attention to the steps.
You will want to do a couple of things just a little bit differently. First, use mfastboot as suggested by KidJoe for ALL flashing commands.
Second, once your phone has been placed into bootloader mode (AP Fastboot), before you proceed with the fastboot commands listed under Manual Method, do this first:
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot reboot-bootloader
Your device should reboot back to the bootloader. NOW, proceed with the entire list of commands (using mfastboot for all of them). Yes, you will be flashing partition and motoboot again...don't worry. It is intentional.
After you have completed the rest of the steps, you will likely be able to flash TWRP (or custom recovery of your choice) without issue.
Let us know if this fixes your issues.
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I had not done any modifications prior to unlocking the bootloader but going back to stock is about the only thing that I could think of that I have not already tried. I will give this a shot tomorrow night and let you know how it went. Thanks for your help.
Ric214 said:
I had not done any modifications prior to unlocking the bootloader but going back to stock is about the only thing that I could think of that I have not already tried. I will give this a shot tomorrow night and let you know how it went. Thanks for your help.
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One last thing I can suggest before return to stock:
Are you trying to flash the recovery -while booted into Android-? If so, you have to have USB Debugging enabled. Some users have experienced difficulty using fastboot while booted into Android even with USB debugging enabled.
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You can try flashing from bootloader (AP Fastboot Mode) instead.
To do this, unplug the phone from USB. Power off the phone. Hold down VOL DOWN and power the phone back on. You should now be booted into bootloader.
Now plug the USB back in, and try:
mfastboot flash recovery twrp_filename.img
samwathegreat said:
One last thing I can suggest before return to stock:
Are you trying to flash the recovery -while booted into Android-? If so, you have to have USB Debugging enabled. Some users have experienced difficulty using fastboot while booted into Android even with USB debugging enabled.
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You can try flashing from bootloader (AP Fastboot Mode) instead.
To do this, unplug the phone from USB. Power off the phone. Hold down VOL DOWN and power the phone back on. You should now be booted into bootloader.
Now plug the USB back in, and try:
mfastboot flash recovery twrp_filename.img
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Thanks for the advice but I am not booted into Android. I started with the phone off and got into the bootloader exactly as you suggested. I will have some time over the next few days to flash back to stock and start over again. I will post the results. In the meantime if you think of anything else, let me know. Thanks for your help.
Ric214 said:
Thanks for the advice but I am not booted into Android. I started with the phone off and got into the bootloader exactly as you suggested. I will have some time over the next few days to flash back to stock and start over again. I will post the results. In the meantime if you think of anything else, let me know. Thanks for your help.
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try shortening the path the IMG resides in...
i.e. make a folder off the root of drive C call it FLASH... drop the TWRP.img into c:\flash and try flashing it from there.
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]
I've had a KFFOWI since Christmas but have been too busy to do anything with it. Unforutnately, this means that it has been updated to 5.1.4. Now I want to see what I can do with it.
I've read many posts on this excellent forum over the past few days about this device. I thought I'd start by trying to load the custom recoveries CM and TWRP.
I have ADB and Fastboot on a Linux box (I don't use Windows at all). I Can put the device into Fastboot mode; the way I do this is to boot to stock recovery and then choose "reboot to bootloader". I verify Fastboot from my Linux prompt like this:
Code:
$ sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
product: FORD
finished. total time: 0.002s
I have downloaded the recoveries and try to boot them like this:
Code:
$ sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.256s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.258s
However, as you can see, it does not work. I guess that the bootloader has been updated with one that does not have the boot command.
I also found this thread which would appear to confirm my suspicions but I can't find any more recent information about this.
So is this correct, that it's no longer possible to run a custom recovery like this? Or am I doing something wrong ?
I doubt it, but will downgrading to 5.1.2 fix this?
(I also read the KFFB thread and also this one thread about fastboot, but perhaps it is out of date with respect to this?).
ogpog said:
...So is this correct, that it's no longer possible to run a custom recovery like this? Or am I doing something wrong ?
I doubt it, but will downgrading to 5.1.2 fix this?
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For the reasons stated in your full post custom recoveries can not be used/booted once FireOS has been updated beyond 5.0.1 via normal OTA (ie: no steps taken to protect bootloader).
As you probably know FlashFire can be used to install custom ROMs and take other actions normally performed in a custom recovery like twrp. However, stock recovery is still the only way to recover the device if the installed rom won't boot or unstable.
I see, so the ability to boot a recovery was lost after 5.0.1. I didn't catch that from my reading. I am working on getting FlashFire up and running but I need to get root first. I won't pollute this thread with my efforts in that regard.