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HELP! How to do full wipe when phone is off and no power button??

Help. First of all, my power button doesnt work so i use the USB cable trick to turn it on every time. The problem is myy phone is having a boot loop after i did some font change. I want to do a full wipe but the power button is dead so i cannot access the recovery menu from fastboot.
ADB command is not working with the phone.. Anyone know any other way?

nevermind, figured out the solution, if anyone need help do this:
- boot to fastboot (Hold trackball when phone powering on via USB)
- Place a copy of your recovery image in your sdk tools folder, connect via fastboot and type:
fastboot boot name-of-recovery.img
(use the real name of your recovery image)
- phone will restart in recovery mode. Run wipe

Flash mode and Fastboot mode for dummies

I have been struggling around a lot with my Xperia T
One thing that struck my attention is that every howto on how to get into flash or fastboot mode states that you just push up or down and plug in the USB to get into Fastboot resp. Flash mode.
On my phone that does not work and never did.
How to get into Fastboot mode
- switch off phone
- push vol up
- plug in USB
- now push on/off too until phone vibrates
- release on/off button first and off you go into Fastboot (blue led)
How to get into Flash mode
- switch off phone
- push vol down
- plug in USB
- now push on/off too until phone vibrates
- release on/off button first and off you go into Flash mode (green led)
Hope with this I can save some people a lot of time searching how to get the damned thing into the good mood (mode)

I want to add some information for people like me who don't have a steep learning curve.
What you need to obtain for yor Xperia T:
- Flashtool (very handy to flash a custom Sony Xperia Rom when you're stuck somewhere) http://www.flashtool.net/download.php
- minimal adb and fastboot to be able to flash a boot.img of your choice http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269
- ftf files to flash to your phone with Flashtool http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/18-sony-xperia-t-lt30
- a decent boot.img http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/143 (I prefer TWRP over CWM)
the files ar on http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/mint the page is a bit confusing. To get your hands on the desired file just tick on F5 to reload the page, it helps. I used openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-LT30p.img
- A 4.3 ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681208 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677235
Put the zip files on your micro sd card in the phone
I used LT30p_unsigned_031414_094356.zip and UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
First: if anything goes realy wrong, don't blame me, it's your own risk.
Install Flashtool and Minimal ADB and Fastboot
-Practice a few times how to get your phone into fastboot and flash mode, so you don't have to panic in case everything goes wrong.
- Always start with a full battery.
Practice a little with adb and fastboot.
- go to the command prompt in Windows get your phone into fastboot mode and issue the command: 'fastboot devices'
There are plenty howtos on adb and fastboot, see for yourself
I suggest to start realy simple by flashing one of many ftf files to your phone.
Why? Flashing an ftf file is the easy recovery to restore your phone.
Download any ftf file (for Xperia T of course) and put it in c:\flashtool\firmwares directory
Start Flashtool, click on the flash on the left, choose a file and start flashing.
Don't adapt any settings, just flash straightforward.
Halfway in the proces Flashtool asks to put your phone into flashmode again; don't ask why, just do it.
After a few minutes you have flashed your first stock rom.
Next step is to install a 4.3 zip file you downloaded from XDA.
Put a TWRP image into the adb and fastboot directory of your computer.
(as I said, I prefer TWRP over CWM and it works, don't ask me how or why, it works)
Go to the command prompt in the adb and fastboot directory
Attach your phone in fastboot mode.
issue the command : fastboot devices to be shure you're connected.
Search your img file
type fastboot flash boot openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-LT30p.img
If it doesn't work issue a ctrl-c, disconnect your phone, connect it again into fastboot mode, control the connection by asking fastboot devices and again issue the command: fastboot flash boot example-filename.img
It will work.
And when it works you'll end up with a rooted device.
As you have already put your zipfiles on the micro sd card you can go ahead right away.
TWRP is easy to use.
Again my phone refused to react properly in the first place, but I tried a few times, wiped everything I could wipe, in my case I even erased the internal SD card.
TWRP warned me not to reboot because there was no operating system present.
So I installed LT30p_unsigned_031414_094356.zip again and it worked.
After that install UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
Reboot your phone and everything is set.
If afterwards you want to install TWRP again on your phone, just go to Google Play and install it.
It's easy as that.
And remember, if everything goes wrong, try to get into flash mode (you did practice how to do it, didn't you), flash an ftf file and your phone is restored.
Hein

I have done this a number of times, but after a few weeks I tend to forget the steps and what items are needed. Therefore, your write-up is very useful indeed.
Especially those advisory threads which include a number links to other threads for the subject which I want to learn about, these are really a bad habbit at XDA.

[Q] Help: Bootloop after installing CWM (video) (tried google)

So I brought myself in a bad situation.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
I was trying to root my sony xperia z1 compact using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/root-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/
Following the steps it asked me to CWM 6 using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/install-cwm-6-on-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/2
I checked firmware and version of my phone and everything was correct.
I must admit I have no clue as to what I'm doing but I'm normally ok with tech stuff and the guide seemed detailed and trust worthy so I thought I could do it following the guide.
I got the bootloading unlocked just fine and started to install CWM. I made it this far:
- After downloading CWM kernel zip (Its not the actual name of file, just a reference name), place it in internal or external SD Card of your smartphone
- Now extract CWM kernel zip on your PC’s desktop and copy boot.img
- Paste this file inside the folder where you have installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot
- Now turn off your smartphones completely
- Plug in mobile’s USB in cable in PC port only
- Hold Volume up button and plug in USB cable in mobile’s port
- LED will turn blue (If it does not remain blue for long, then read Optional part in bootloader unlocking method explained above
- Once you are successfully in fastboot mode, then you can continue
- Now type Fastboot flash boot boot.img and press Enter
- It will flash boot.img file on your device
- Now unplug the device and boot it up
- As soon as you see purple colored LED, start pressing volume up and down buttons repeatedly, until you are in CWM mode
- In CWM Mode, select “Install Zip”
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I downloaded CWM .img file, placed it in my ADB folder and placed a copy on my phone. Using ADB I flashed the CWM .img (bolded step), unplugged the phone and the CWM screen came up and I was able to navigate using the volume buttons. So far so good.
At this point I realized that the CWM .img file I had downloaded and placed on my phone was not a zip file and I couldn't find it. So I hit reboot to boot up my phone normally so I could place the .img packed as a .zip file on the phone. Some error message came up, but I didn't manage to read it but caught something saying root I think.
As it rebooted the sony logo came up but then the purple led turned on and it seemed to boot into CWM again. A brief screen explaining how to navigate came up as you see in the video below (but with no menu options to actually navigate) before it rebooted and repeated.
I can still use ADB and fastboot, but I can't get into CWM and I can't boot normally.
Edit: Just tried "adb devices" and it says "list of devices attached" and then it's just blank. I can't push files onto the phone (error: device not found) but I can still reboot the device fusing fastboot and there's no error when I try and reflash cwm. Reading up on this it would seem that usb debugging has somehow been turned back on so adb can't acces the phone but fastboot can. Any way to turn on usb debugging through fastboot?
I tried a forced shutdown using the off button next to the sim card but it didn't help.
The phone is not recognized by my computer so I can't place or delete files from it.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
If I don't press the volume button it will just keep looping in the sony logo and purple led light.
What I want to do is get back to a normal boot, remove the CWM .img file and put the .img file packed as .zip file onto the phone and retry the process.
I have googled a lot of options, but most results are a year old and I hardly understand half of what is being suggested. If anyone could please walk me through the process in a language that a total idiot can understand I would be so grateful and hopefully get my sleep back.

ravneravn said:
So I brought myself in a bad situation.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
I was trying to root my sony xperia z1 compact using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/root-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/
Following the steps it asked me to CWM 6 using this guide: http ://techglen. com/2014/02/05/install-cwm-6-on-xperia-z1-compact-d5503-4-3-14-2-a-1-114-official-firmware/2
I checked firmware and version of my phone and everything was correct.
I must admit I have no clue as to what I'm doing but I'm normally ok with tech stuff and the guide seemed detailed and trust worthy so I thought I could do it following the guide.
I got the bootloading unlocked just fine and started to install CWM. I made it this far:
I downloaded CWM .img file, placed it in my ADB folder and placed a copy on my phone. Using ADB I flashed the CWM .img (bolded step), unplugged the phone and the CWM screen came up and I was able to navigate using the volume buttons. So far so good.
At this point I realized that the CWM .img file I had downloaded and placed on my phone was not a zip file and I couldn't find it. So I hit reboot to boot up my phone normally so I could place the .img packed as a .zip file on the phone. Some error message came up, but I didn't manage to read it but caught something saying root I think.
As it rebooted the sony logo came up but then the purple led turned on and it seemed to boot into CWM again. A brief screen explaining how to navigate came up as you see in the video below (but with no menu options to actually navigate) before it rebooted and repeated.
I can still use ADB and fastboot, but I can't get into CWM and I can't boot normally.
Edit: Just tried "adb devices" and it says "list of devices attached" and then it's just blank. I can't push files onto the phone (error: device not found) but I can still reboot the device fusing fastboot and there's no error when I try and reflash cwm. Reading up on this it would seem that usb debugging has somehow been turned back on so adb can't acces the phone but fastboot can. Any way to turn on usb debugging through fastboot?
I tried a forced shutdown using the off button next to the sim card but it didn't help.
The phone is not recognized by my computer so I can't place or delete files from it.
Here's a video showing what the phone does and me trying to get into CWM:
http ://www .youtube. com/watch?v=5F2Gg_eU7Yw
If I don't press the volume button it will just keep looping in the sony logo and purple led light.
What I want to do is get back to a normal boot, remove the CWM .img file and put the .img file packed as .zip file onto the phone and retry the process.
I have googled a lot of options, but most results are a year old and I hardly understand half of what is being suggested. If anyone could please walk me through the process in a language that a total idiot can understand I would be so grateful and hopefully get my sleep back.
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I hope you made a backup of your phone.
It may be worth wiping everything and flashing the Z1 stock firmware on to your phone. Stock firmwares can be found relatively easily by using Google. There are also lots of different video tutorials on YouTube on how to how to revert back to stock firmware and on how you can escape bootloops. Try this: www. youtube. com/watch?v=j4gm9VeQCHA

You're on the wrong forum, this one is for Xperia Z, for Xperia Z1 Compact go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact

[Q] help bootloader & root

hello,
I buyed a moto g, it's my first smarthphone...
I followed this tuturial http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245,
I get to unlock the bootloader, but when I get to this point
4. Flash Recovery through fastboot mode/bootloader mode
and Go into your adb+fastboot folder and Type in CMD prompt
Command :
Code: fastboot flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
can't get the moto g in flash recovery mode, it appear a dead android with a RED ! TRIANGLE...
any idea to resolve this...

RastaFATian said:
hello,
I buyed a moto g, it's my first smarthphone...
I followed this tuturial http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/guide-root-moto-g-2nd-gen-2014-t2874245,
I get to unlock the bootloader, but when I get to this point
4. Flash Recovery through fastboot mode/bootloader mode
and Go into your adb+fastboot folder and Type in CMD prompt
Command :
Code: fastboot flash recovery TWRP2801-titan-motog-2014.img
can't get the moto g in flash recovery mode, it appear a dead android with a RED ! TRIANGLE...
any idea to resolve this...
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#If U Successfully unlocked ur Bootloader then,
place the recovery image in the same directory as fastboot.
Open a terminal on your PC and reboot the device into fastboot mode by typing
adb reboot bootloader
or by using the hardware key combination
(press & hold Volume down and power button When phone is off)
#Once the device is in fastboot mode, verify your PC sees the device by typing
fastboot devices
If you don't see your device serial number, and instead see "<waiting for device>", fastboot is not configured properly on your machine.
#Flash recovery onto your device by entering the following command:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
where the latter part is the filename of the recovery image.
Once the flash completes successfully, reboot the device into recovery to verify the installation. Boot to recovery instructions: Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.

I successfully installed twrp recovery system but I can't do any backup, the system reboot in the process...

flash the recovery again and try...

jbanti said:
flash the recovery again and try...
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It's not my fault.... seems a bug of twrp
XT 1068 UK
TWRP 2.8.0.1 Back up fails to both internal and external SD.
When external selected, backup starts but after 10 to 30 seconds it reboots the device. It starts to back up files and then just reboots. If I don't select compress backup, then it starts to backup more files before it reboots. Seems to be time related. Also tried unplugging while backing up and same issue.
Folders get created in all cases for external SD but data files. Not sure where the log files would get stored. Suspect they don't get created as the system reboots during the backup

Root Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F

Root Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F (Tested)
1. activate developer options on the Tablet
2. enable Bootloader-Unlock on the Tablet
3. download and install ADB und fastboot
4. latest usb driver on your PC
5. download TWRP TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70228684&postcount=65
6. download SuperSu zip file
Steps:
1.) boot to fastboot -> shutdown your device -> press on/off + "+" Volumekey → device restarts to fastboot mode
2.) connect to your pc via usb cable
3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
4.) do the unlocking
"fastboot oem unlock-go"
5.) boot TWRP image file in the command line, showing the pathway to the .img file (if not in the same folder):
fastboot boot TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
6.) Put SuperSu zip file in the device memory and flash SuperSu zip with TWRP, then restart the device. Done!!!!

Stock recovery remains
RooterLeopold said:
Root Lenovo Tab 10 TB-X103F (Tested)
1. activate developer options on the Tablet
2. enable Bootloader-Unlock on the Tablet
3. download and install ADB und fastboot
4. latest usb driver on your PC
5. download TWRP TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70228684&postcount=65
6. download SuperSu zip file
Steps:
1.) boot to fastboot -> shutdown your device -> press on/off + "+" Volumekey → device restarts to fastboot mode
2.) connect to your pc via usb cable
3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
4.) do the unlocking
"fastboot oem unlock-go"
5.) boot TWRP image file in the command line, showing the pathway to the file:
TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img
6.) Put SuperSu zip file in the device memory and flash SuperSu zip with TWRP, then restart the device. Done!!!!
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I have done all the steps but For some reason twrp is not installed and i still have the stock recovery. Please help

That's because the above only boots TWRP to root but does not install it. To install TWRP, when in booted with TWRP, you need to transfer the TWRP img to the tablet storage and then install it while in TWRP.

it is important to show the pathway to the file TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img in the command line, like:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\My Videos\TWRP-3.0.2_TB-X103F-beta.img

Sorry for this newbie question.
Which part of the above rooting steps is rooting my tablet, what is TWRP doing and why do I need to install the SuperSU app?
During my first try I didn't boot the TWRP image rather I flashed it. But that didn't help at all.
After booting the TWRP image I was able to flash the SuperSU app.
The stock recovery is still in use.
Thanks in advance.

Read the steps carefully and follow the steps, it is a tested successfull strategy. To get deep knowlege about the background processes, please read the threads elsewhere in Web.

Yow how do you enter Fastboot on the tablet and i haved tied avery button on the tablet and i dont see the fastboot option

Entering Fastboot on Lenovo TB-X103F tablet
ShottaDopey said:
Yow how do you enter Fastboot on the tablet and i haved tied avery button on the tablet and i dont see the fastboot option
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Hi everyone. I just want to clarify something about this procedure There's a lot of people being confused on how to get into FASTBOOT on some things, and that's stopping them getting anywhere from the beginning.
The Lenovo TB-X103F tablet doesn't have a way of booting directly into FASTBOOT. Turning the tablet On while holding either volume key and the On button doesn't do it directly. . . . . Firstly, there's 3 buttons on the tablet, I call them VOL- VOL+ PWR (again, that's just to clarify things 100%)
here's what must be done (well it's this way on the 3 I have on my desk, so I assume all TB-X103F tablets are the same) . . . . .
1) Turn the tablet off completely.
2) Press & hold the VOL+ button (the middle of the 3 buttons).
3) Press & hold the PWR button, release the PWR button as soon as anything appears on screen - Keep holding VOL+ button.
4) After about 8 seconds the familiar green android lay down will appear. Then, your recovery menu will appear.
5) Release the VOL+ button anytime now.
6) Press either VOL button to select BOOTLOADER on the menu (Bootloader is the same as FASTBOOT on this menu, that's where the confusion lies for many users).
7) Got Bootloader selected? now press PWR and let the tablet reboot itself.
8) it will show the LENOVO logo, and appear to be stuck - it isn't It's in Fastboot mode.
9) Plug in your USB to PC cable, and it'll install appropriate drivers on the PC (hopefully eh?).
10) Once the drivers are installed, test it by getting a Command Prompt in your ADB/FASTBOOT folder on your PC . . . .
11) type the command FASTBOOT DEVICES It should show you that your device is connected, if it shows no devices then either it didn't install the drivers, or something
else is wrong (there's about 30 things that can have gone wrong here, too many to go through in this quick guide).
12) The tablet will stay in FASTBOOT/BOOTLOADER mode until you turn it off (or the battery goes flat lol). So stay calm, there's no rush
I've mentioned about there being no rush, because if you choose ADB connecting from the recovery menu, it disconnects automatically after about 5 minutes -
This is Important to know because it can disconnect while you're pushing/pulling files from the tablet, and cause really nasty problems. Bad design eh?
But we're in Fastboot mode, so nothing to worry about like that

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Successful root
It was hard, but I had finally had done it. I had figured it out it is easier just to go to the command prompt (I ran it under admin) and "cd C:/adb" (where you installed the adb fastboot software) while having the TWRP image file being placed there. I only wished that I had done it sooner. And for those who are new to the custom recovery it can be overwealming, but with patience and going through the files in the file explorer to find your main storage would lead you to the SuperSU file and successfully root your device.

I flashed TWRP...now what? I can't find any instructions on how to reboot into TWRP. I got into some sort of Chinese menu (PWR + VOL-) but I'm pretty sure this is the device test menu.

So I did the "fastboot oem unlock-go" command and adb said ok but my tablet just went to a black screen and won't turn on now and I'm not sure why. I also heard the Windows USB disconnect sound when i did it.

Would this work with the TB-X104F running 8.1?

Since a few months my tablet is stuck with the 'password changed, wait....' message. I had hoped that I could overcome this with the steps mentioned here. But unfortunately not
I can't start it anymore, so I'm not sure if it is in developers mode or not. Also, plugging the device in my mac didn't let it download the drivers.
Too bad, because when it was working it was a great tablet, now it's just a expensive drawer filler

SynGamer said:
I flashed TWRP...now what? I can't find any instructions on how to reboot into TWRP. I got into some sort of Chinese menu (PWR + VOL-) but I'm pretty sure this is the device test menu.
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its the vol+ not - you need to press with the power button

Steridroid said:
I have done all the steps but For some reason twrp is not installed and i still have the stock recovery. Please help
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so what exactly do i have to type at the command prompt to run twrp?,ive put the twrp img file in the same folder as the adb stuff.

3.) start command shell (cmd) in the fastboot instalation folder on your PC and check for the device connection with the command:
"fastboot devices"
fastboot shows notting

lenovo seems to have killed these tablets from the old lady next doors experience.. no wifi, no adb, no fastboot, no qualcomm, just unknown device, which loads NOTHING, no drivers work!!!