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I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
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JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
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Im pretty sure its rooted but im having a hard time trying to get the recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.img to run i have tryed it wit hthe termial and through windows and im having no luck
JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
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What are you seeing when attempting to flash recovery?
So when you reboot your phone you see an unlocked lock under the colourful "X"? If you do, you have indeed unlocked your bootloader and have a proper fastboot setup.
Now you need to boot back into the bootloader [Trackball + Power]. Place the AmonRa recovery image into the "tools" folder of your sdk and rename it simply to "recovery.img". Then run the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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On the top right of your phone screen you will see a progress bar. Once it is complete, boot into the new recovery by fully powering down, thenholding [Volume Down + Power ], selecting "Recovery" from the list and tapping the power button to confirm selection.
Double post.
We are all jumping to conclusions here...let's start from the beginning.
OP - have you turned your phone on?
(I crack myself up)
Hahaha what the hell?
ok so i renamed the AmonRa recovery image to recovery.img and put it in the tools folder on my desktop and booted the phone in bootloader then tryed to run the command on the computer and I cant get it to work what am i suppost to type
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
easiest way
wesbalmer said:
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
deprecate said:
The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
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True, forgot how difficult it was to root the N1 :-(
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
JasonInWisconsin said:
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
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go back to recovery, wipe everything (except your sd card). Flash your rom and if needed, the g-apps package (cyanogen rom additional step). Tell it to reboot and wait for it to boot up.
Sounds like you didn't wipe and got it stuck in a bootloop.
All is well thanks a lot guys
It's not hard to root the Nexus at all. I had adb and fastboot all set up for my Dream. It only took me maybe 2 minutes from when I unboxed my Nexus to having unlocked the bootloader. But he got it working now so it's good.
I went to GooManager and downloaded the new version of TWRP. When I reboot to recovery my phone gets stuck on "swipe to unlock" and doesn't let me do anything but to restart my phone on fastboot. I can't flash any ROMs
Can someone please help me? Thanks in advanced. :crying:
chamo311 said:
I went to GooManager and downloaded the new version of TWRP. When I reboot to recovery my phone gets stuck on "swipe to unlock" and doesn't let me do anything but to restart my phone on fastboot. I can't flash any ROMs
Can someone please help me? Thanks in advanced. :crying:
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did you install the correct version for the htc one sprint(wls)(spr)
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did you install the correct version for the htc one sprint(wls)(spr)
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I was using the previous version (2.5) just fine and just went to GooManager and I assume that GooManager will download the right for me.
I opened GooManager and click on Menu then Install OpenRecoveryScript and then I manually rebooted to recovery once the download finished. And that's when I get stuck on "swipe to unlock"
Filename was "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7wls.img"
chamo311 said:
I was using the previous version (2.5) just fine and just went to GooManager and I assume that GooManager will download the right for me.
I opened GooManager and click on Menu then Install OpenRecoveryScript and then I manually rebooted to recovery once the download finished. And that's when I get stuck on "swipe to unlock"
Filename was "openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7wls.img"
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well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.
I direct downloaded the file from their site and fast boot flashed after verifying MD5. There is definitely a problem with he recovery
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well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.
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Thank you sir! I am new to this so I am learning as I go. I read that these are the steps to follow to do an ADB Fastboot. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again for your help.
1) Download the above file. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to "twrp.img"
2) Turn off your device. Turn on the device and keep holding volume down until a menu shows up. Select fastboot from the menu list.
3) Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery "twrp.img"
Bless.
Kraizk said:
I direct downloaded the file from their site and fast boot flashed after verifying MD5. There is definitely a problem with he recovery
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That sucks! So should I do try adb fastboot or go back to the previous version (2.5)?
What sucks is that without 2.6 working properly, I won't be able to flash any ROM with the new android version (4.2)
Aldo101t said:
well, thats the right one, i would suggest that you manually download the file and install using adb fastboot.
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Did the ADB and still the same problem. Should I go back to previous version of TWRP?
chamo311 said:
Thank you sir! I am new to this so I am learning as I go. I read that these are the steps to follow to do an ADB Fastboot. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks again for your help.
1) Download the above file. Save it to the root of your /sdcard directly (internal memory only) and rename it to "twrp.img"
2) Turn off your device. Turn on the device and keep holding volume down until a menu shows up. Select fastboot from the menu list.
3) Plug the device into your computer. Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery "twrp.img"
Bless.
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no, thats not right, don't put on your sdcard, download the file, put it in your directory where yoy have fastboot(on your computer. cd to that directory, open command prompt, (administrative) type adb reboot bootloader, when in bootloader (fastboot usb) type fastboot flash recovery(name of file).img
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no, thats not right, don't put on your sdcard, download the file, put it in your directory where yoy have fastboot(on your computer. cd to that directory, open command prompt, (administrative) type adb reboot bootloader, when in bootloader (fastboot usb) type fastboot flash recovery(name of file).img
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It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well
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It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well
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Now that's some "good news" LOL! because I thought I screwed my phone and I wasn't going to be happy about it. I went back to v2.5 and everything works great!!
Thank you so much for all your help, guys!
Bless!!:good:
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It is broken, several users are reporting it in the original TWRP post as well
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that could be, thanks for the heads up
STUCK in TWRP Recovery
Aldo101t said:
that could be, thanks for the heads up
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Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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just revert back to 2.5.0.0 and you are good to go
Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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Did you just recently update your firmware to the new base? The reason I ask is because after I did I used the the firmware with the bootloader and recovery included. I had reflashed TWRP 2.5. Well I noticed that the method of holding down volume key and and power button would not work for me at all whether I was in the os, bootloader or recovery. So I flashed the Rom I was on again and it fixed it. So I am wondering this is what is happening to you. Maybe just let the phone lose charge then plug it in reboot to the os then into bootloader and flash the 2.5 TWRP recovery. Only thing I can think of your not bricked
Jason0071 said:
Completely stuck in Recovery. Can swipe to unlock screen but can not reboot even with Volume Down and Power button on Sprint HTC One. Just stuck. Phone is useless. Cant throw adb commands, nothing. WTF? What to do any ideas? Just watching the battery go down on the recovery screen...
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Did you try holding the phone under a bright light then holding power and vol down to reboot. This works sometimes
Sent from my jacked HTC One!!
Aldo101t said:
just revert back to 2.5.0.0 and you are good to go
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Given all the issues with 2.6 listed here, should I update from 2.5 to 2.6? Also, if TWRP says 2..5.0.0 at the top of the screen, how do I know this is the wls version?
mzel said:
Given all the issues with 2.6 listed here, should I update from 2.5 to 2.6? Also, if TWRP says 2..5.0.0 at the top of the screen, how do I know this is the wls version?
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look at the zip file you download (openrecovery twrp-2.5.0.0-m7wls.img) m7wls tells you its for sprint.or m7spr whatever
there is a new version 2.6.0.1 but i don't know if it still has bugs or not, i'd stay at 2.5.0.0
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look at the zip file you download (openrecovery twrp-2.5.0.0-m7wls.img) m7wls tells you its for sprint.or m7spr whatever
there is a new version 2.6.0.1 but i don't know if it still has bugs or not, i'd stay at 2.5.0.0
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I do not have a separate file. I think my TWRP came as part of some bigger ( root, recovery, permissions) package. I would think it was the Sprint version, but I keep having slight problems - those system apps try reboot after install, but in my case they do not. I have to boot manually, and after each recovery reboot I get a "reboot error notification". Can this be related?
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I do not have a separate file. I think my TWRP came as part of some bigger ( root, recovery, permissions) package. I would think it was the Sprint version, but I keep having slight problems - those system apps try reboot after install, but in my case they do not. I have to boot manually, and after each recovery reboot I get a "reboot error notification". Can this be related?
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that error is nothing don't worry about it, if you install a custom rom(make sure it's for sprint)that will go
Hello XDA I'm new to these forums but i'm hoping you can help me out.
So basically I was following a youtube video I was linked to by a guide on here on how to root my One. and everything was going smoothly and then i got to the stage where i was to boot into recovery mode so i could load into twrp. But what happens on my phone now is the loading screen for recovery mode where it says for developers only ect. will just hang there for a while then the phone will shut off and boot back into regular mode. could use some help. I wouldn't mind resetting and starting fresh if that's what's needed im just not sure how to. thank you guys!
Kdenery said:
Hello XDA I'm new to these forums but i'm hoping you can help me out.
So basically I was following a youtube video I was linked to by a guide on here on how to root my One. and everything was going smoothly and then i got to the stage where i was to boot into recovery mode so i could load into twrp. But what happens on my phone now is the loading screen for recovery mode where it says for developers only ect. will just hang there for a while then the phone will shut off and boot back into regular mode. could use some help. I wouldn't mind resetting and starting fresh if that's what's needed im just not sure how to. thank you guys!
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read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
you will need to reflash recovery using fastboot/adb
Aldo101t said:
read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
you will need to reflash recovery using fastboot/adb
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first problem, how do i select charge only? and second when i try the first command code posted it just wouldn't work and when i tried it while the phone was slected on fastboot usb (just incase that would work) it said no device.
Ok i figured it out i did everything in that thread. the same thing is happening. it just says entering recovery then restarts in normal mode.
Kdenery said:
Ok i figured it out i did everything in that thread. the same thing is happening. it just says entering recovery then restarts in normal mode.
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do you have sdk tools installed on your computer.
make sure usb debugging is on, apperently you do.
did you put the recovery image in the folder where fastboot is then run cmd(as administrator) and cd to that folder(example/:cd c:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk/platform-tools or where ever you have it)then adb reboot bootloader>enter----Then fastboot flash recovery(name of recovery image).img>enter--- then type fastboot reboot recovery
If you are unlocked already, watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRkAHw_GmIs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Aldo101t said:
do you have sdk tools installed on your computer.
make sure usb debugging is on, apperently you do.
did you put the recovery image in the folder where fastboot is then run cmd(as administrator) and cd to that folder(example/:cd c:/Program Files/Android/android-sdk/platform-tools or where ever you have it)then adb reboot bootloader>enter----Then fastboot flash recovery(name of recovery image).img>enter--- then type fastboot reboot recovery
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yes. the problem is that it just stalls out on the entering recovery screen. with the htc logo and motto in the middle.
Kdenery said:
yes. the problem is that it just stalls out on the entering recovery screen. with the htc logo and motto in the middle.
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which recovery are you installing if its twrp v2.6.0.0 try 2.5.0.0 there was a bug in the 2.6 don't know if they fixed it yet.
Aldo101t said:
which recovery are you installing if its twrp v2.6.0.0 try 2.5.0.0 there was a bug in the 2.6 don't know if they fixed it yet.
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I tried this yesterday after installing 2.6.0.1 when the problem first happened. then i tried 2.6.0.0 then 2.5.0.0 the problem never went away and today i tried clockwork recovery. same thing. do i need to delete the images i've flashed onto it? if no how?
Kdenery said:
I tried this yesterday after installing 2.6.0.1 when the problem first happened. then i tried 2.6.0.0 then 2.5.0.0 the problem never went away and today i tried clockwork recovery. same thing. do i need to delete the images i've flashed onto it? if no how?
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no i wouldn't think you do, it just overwrites the other, you're sure your bootloader is unlocked, check in settings under development option to make sure debugging is on.man you got me stumped here.
Kdenery said:
I tried this yesterday after installing 2.6.0.1 when the problem first happened. then i tried 2.6.0.0 then 2.5.0.0 the problem never went away and today i tried clockwork recovery. same thing. do i need to delete the images i've flashed onto it? if no how?
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Are you typing "fastboot erase cache" without the quotes after you flash the recovery?
Aldo101t said:
no i wouldn't think you do, it just overwrites the other, you're sure your bootloader is unlocked, check in settings under development option to make sure debugging is on.man you got me stumped here.
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I retried the whole process once more and made sure usb debugging was on and its just frozen again.
bigdaddy619 said:
Are you typing "fastboot erase cache" without the quotes after you flash the recovery?
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Just tried and made sure to do this. same problem.
Perhaps i'm just being extremely retarded. I am unlocked but not rooted, i thought this was how to get rooted. but maybe im just far off.
Kdenery said:
Perhaps i'm just being extremely retarded. I am unlocked but not rooted, i thought this was how to get rooted. but maybe im just far off.
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NO, you are NOT retarded, you install recovery, then su to get root, for all intent and purposes you're doing it all right, just can't figure out why it's not working, one more redundant question, you have fastboot under power settings disabled?? Just tryin to cover all the bases
you are installing the recovery for the m7wls(m7spr)?
Aldo101t said:
NO, you are NOT retarded, you install recovery, then su to get root, for all intent and purposes you're doing it all right, just can't figure out why it's not working, one more redundant question, you have fastboot under power settings disabled?? Just tryin to cover all the bases
you are installing the recovery for the m7wls(m7spr)?
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fast boot is not checked. and i think/hope so, how do i check that?
Kdenery said:
fast boot is not checked. and i think/hope so, how do i check that?
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in settings under power scroll to the bottom fastboot is there.
Sorry i guess i phrased that wrong. i'm sure fastboot is unchecked, i was asking about the second part of your post, about "you are installing the recovery for the m7wls(m7spr)?"
Kdenery said:
Sorry i guess i phrased that wrong. i'm sure fastboot is unchecked, i was asking about the second part of your post, about "you are installing the recovery for the m7wls(m7spr)?"
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what exactly is the zip you're using,should be something like(fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-m7wls.img
I've tried
cwm-recovery-vivow
openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-m7
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-m7wls
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.1-m7
recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-m7spr
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.3-m7spr
This happened last night and my phone is currently running Paranoid Android with the latest TWRP and Magisk.
So I was holding my phone in my hand and when I checked my phone it was as if 5 pairs of hands were touching the screen. I was not touching the screen myself but the phone was opening all sorts of apps and locking itself and opening the app drawer in such a quick way that I could not even shut the phone down since when I tried to hold the power button to shut down the phone, I did not even have the time to press the power off option before the phone started going crazy again.
Once it reached about 5%, the phone shut off by itself. I've been trying to open it however it will only reach the bootloader screen. Once I try to open the phone to recovery or standard mode, the oneplus logo will appear but it will quickly shut down again after a few seconds. I tried flashing TWRP already but the phone still won't boot to recovery. The oneplus logo would appear but it just turns off around the time TWRP should be appearing.
Does this mean I bricked my phone? Is there any way to recover my photos and data currently on my phone?
Have you tried to leave the phone to charge overnight and then boot?
Check if TWRP boots with
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fastboot boot twrp.img
Symbiotec said:
Does this mean I bricked my phone? Is there any way to recover my photos and data currently on my phone?
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Unless you can at least boot TWRP (and then just mount storage or adb pull) I don't think you can retrieve much of anything.
It always surprises me that folks wait for a disaster (and then ask for recovery solutions), instead of regularly backing up the data that is important to you.
Honestly this sounds like hardware damage more than a software brick, can't be certain until the unbrick guide is done though. I have seen the same thing happen to other water damaged phones where it starts to randomly open applications then dies.
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Have you tried to leave the phone to charge overnight and then boot?
Check if TWRP boots with
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I tried this however it said it could not find the file in the directory?
redpoint73 said:
Unless you can at least boot TWRP (and then just mount storage or adb pull) I don't think you can retrieve much of anything.
It always surprises me that folks wait for a disaster (and then ask for recovery solutions), instead of regularly backing up the data that is important to you.
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I backup my files monthly, it just so happened that my phone went haywire a few days before I was gonna backup January's files.
ZVNexus said:
Honestly this sounds like hardware damage more than a software brick, can't be certain until the unbrick guide is done though. I have seen the same thing happen to other water damaged phones where it starts to randomly open applications then dies.
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That's what I initially thought too. However, if it was hardware damage wouldn't that mean I couldn't open the bootloader?
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I tried this however it said it could not find the file in the directory?
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Obviously you have to type twrp's .img file name or rename the file to twrp.img. Don't forget to download it first from https://twrp.me
Man i see kind of threads a lot lately. I feel there isn't any hardware damage, just people that don't know what they are doing or doing things wrong.
Download the twrp image and boot it through adb, if the oneplus logo appears than it HAS to at least boot the recovery. Also, before you do anything with your phone, considering it isn't the cheapest thing in the world(at least for me) do some reading first, it always helps.
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I tried this however it said it could not find the file in the directory?
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That means you did it wrong.
As mentioned, the syntax has to be correct. If you use the command verbatim: fastboot boot twrp.img
Then the file has to be exactly named twrp.img and it needs to be located in the same folder where fastboot.exe is located (which is the same directory you need to be running the command from).
Also, if in Windows, and you renamed the file; make sure you have the Windows option disabled to hide known file extensions. It is usually enabled by default, so turn that option off! Otherwise, you may have unwittingly named the file "twrp.img.img" and not know it (the screen will show "twrp.img").
These are all common mistakes. But if your top post when you said "I tried flashing TWRP already but the phone still won't boot to recovery" it would have been more useful to tell us that if failed to flash.
przemcio510 said:
Obviously you have to type twrp's .img file name or rename the file to twrp.img. Don't forget to download it first from https://twrp.me
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I tried running it in ADB and according to ADB, TWRP finished booting on the phone. The oneplus logo appeared with the text "fastboot mode" below it however the phone shuts down a few seconds after this screen appears. Is it still a problem in how I tried to boot the TWRP?
redpoint73 said:
That means you did it wrong.
As mentioned, the syntax has to be correct. If you use the command verbatim: fastboot boot twrp.img
Then the file has to be exactly named twrp.img and it needs to be located in the same folder where fastboot.exe is located (which is the same directory you need to be running the command from).
Also, if in Windows, and you renamed the file; make sure you have the Windows option disabled to hide known file extensions. It is usually enabled by default, so turn that option off! Otherwise, you may have unwittingly named the file "twrp.img.img" and not know it (the screen will show "twrp.img").
These are all common mistakes. But if your top post when you said "I tried flashing TWRP already but the phone still won't boot to recovery" it would have been more useful to tell us that if failed to flash.
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My apologies. According to ADB the TWRP flash was successful however the phone still refuses to open in recovery.
Symbiotec said:
I tried running it in ADB and according to ADB, TWRP finished booting on the phone. The oneplus logo appeared with the text "fastboot mode" below it however the phone shuts down a few seconds after this screen appears. Is it still a problem in how I tried to boot the TWRP?
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You were supposed to use fastboot command, is this what you meant?
przemcio510 said:
You were supposed to use fastboot command, is this what you meant?
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I already performed the command in fastboot. Once the command was finished the oneplus logo appeared with the text "fastboot mode" below
I have "the same problem", but my OP I can turn on again.
I was using it with Ressurection Remix 7.1.2, so I tried to update to Z-Unleashed 8.0 and my problems start on this moment... So, I tried to reinstall the Ressurection, but it continue restarting .... I'm thining that's an hardware problem....
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I have "the same problem", but my OP I can turn on again.
I was using it with Ressurection Remix 7.1.2, so I tried to update to Z-Unleashed 8.0 and my problems start on this moment... So, I tried to reinstall the Ressurection, but it continue restarting .... I'm thining that's an hardware problem....
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How did you fix the problem?
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How did you fix the problem?
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I don't know. I think that it have emotions. Actually is working normally with Z-unleashed.
I entered in bootloader mode and:
"fastboot format -w system" (you'll lose all your data) and installed all again...
Default kernel...
I've been at this for three days and can't find a solution. I can get in to recovery but when I hit reboot to bootloader it gets stuck in download mode. I can get back out.And the cycle repeats.... Have also done a reset. Any solutions for this besides sending it in for service? Thanks
Have you analyzed the logs available through recovery mode?
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Have you analyzed the logs available through recovery mode?
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Not sure I know how to do that.Right now I'm support chat with Samsung. Will get back to this board soon. Thank You
piazzii said:
Not sure I know how to do that.Right now I'm support chat with Samsung. Will get back to this board soon. Thank You
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Tried looking through the logs.Have no idea what to look for..Best I see is
Reboot Recovery Cause is UNKNOWN
Failed to load bitmap installing_text for locale en-US (error -1)
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Tried looking through the logs.Have no idea what to look for..Best I see is
Reboot Recovery Cause is UNKNOWN
Failed to load bitmap installing_text for locale en-US (error -1)
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Before I brick this thing, is it possible to install TWRP through the sd card,Will it work?
piazzii said:
Before I brick this thing, is it possible to install TWRP through the sd card,Will it work?
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Don't do anything hastily. Your phone should be fully operational before you install TWRP.
piazzii said:
I've been at this for three days and can't find a solution. I can get in to recovery but when I hit reboot to bootloader it gets stuck in download mode. I can get back out.And the cycle repeats.... Have also done a reset. Any solutions for this besides sending it in for service? Thanks
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Huh??? Reboot to bootloader is SUPPOSED to take to download mode. Where are you trying to get?
ze7zez said:
Don't do anything hastily. Your phone should be fully operational before you install TWRP.
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Thank you...Understood
lewmur said:
Huh??? Reboot to bootloader is SUPPOSED to take to download mode. Where are you trying to get?
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It does take me there..It freezes at download mode!!!!
So you can’t boot to system? Or you can’t use download mode?
Arealhooman said:
So you can’t boot to system? Or you can’t use download mode?
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The system works fine. Just can't use download mode..Not allowing to connect with adb fastboot.
piazzii said:
It does take me there..It freezes at download mode!!!!
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You need to explain what you mean by that and what things you did before this occured. Have you tried getting to download manually? By that I mean turning the tablet off and then holding vol up and down while plugging in the USB cable to the PC. Also, what happens when you try to boot to system?
piazzii said:
The system works fine. Just can't use download mode..Not allowing to connect with adb fastboot.
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Ah, so your problem is only that you can't use fastboot. Have you installed TWRP? This model doesn't support fastboot by itself. You have to first install TWRP to use fastboot.
lewmur said:
Ah, so your problem is only that you can't use fastboot. Have you installed TWRP? This model doesn't support fastboot by itself. You have to first install TWRP to use fastboot.
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piazzii said:
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You need to read this thread to install TWRP. You do it with Odin and not fastboot. Odin is what Samsung uses INSTEAD of fastboot.
I cannot install TWRP,..
1.I Shut down
2.Press power and Vol up button
3.Gets in Recovery
4. I scroll to Reboot to bootloader
5. Goes into download mode. Freezes
6.Press power and Vol down buttons
7.Goes back to home screen
8. Rinse and repeat
piazzii said:
I cannot install TWRP,..
1.I Shut down
2.Press power and Vol up button
3.Gets in Recovery
4. I scroll to Reboot to bootloader
5. Goes into download mode. Freezes
6.Press power and Vol down buttons
7.Goes back to home screen
8. Rinse and repeat
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Do you have Odin running? Do you get the "added message" in Odin? That is the only way to tell if it is connected. You say it "freezes" but that is normal. So long as you get the added notice in Odin, you are ready to flash. If you don't get the "added" message, then you have to enter the download mode manually and NOT from the recovery menu. Also, have you unlocked the bootloader? That has to be the very first step. Nothing will work till you do that.
piazzii said:
I've been at this for three days and can't find a solution. I can get in to recovery but when I hit reboot to bootloader it gets stuck in download mode. I can get back out.And the cycle repeats.... Have also done a reset. Any solutions for this besides sending it in for service? Thanks
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I think I know what your problem is. You've had other tablets and have always used fastboot for rooting, unlocking and flashing. FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. Samsung doesn't work like other tablets. The ONLY time you use fastboot with this device is AFTER you have unlocked it, installed TWRP, rooted and want to install a GSI ROM. You DO NOT use fastboot to unlock the bootloader, root the tablet or flash TWRP, stock ROMs or custom ROMs. You can find instruction for unlocking the bootloader here. It is for the A7 but the A8 unlocks the same way. Then use the other link I posted for installing TWRP.
ONG he was using fastboot.
lewmur said:
I think I know what your problem is.
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You've had other tablets and have always used fastboot for rooting, unlocking and flashing. FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. Samsung doesn't work like other tablets. The ONLY time you use fastboot with this device is AFTER you have unlocked it, installed TWRP, rooted and want to install a GSI ROM. You DO NOT use fastboot to unlock the bootloader, root the tablet or flash TWRP, stock ROMs or custom ROMs. You can find instruction for unlocking the bootloader here. It is for the A7 but the A8 unlocks the same way. Then use the other link I posted for installing TWRP.
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My understanding is different. The problem is that the download mode can't be started because there is a hangup. So how can you use Odin, which requires a working phone in download mode?