I'm 63 years old & could do with some help - trying to flash my Moto G4 but no luck - Moto G4 Questions & Answers

I'm 63 years old & could do with some help - trying to flash my Moto G4 but no luck
Hello folks.
I apologise in advance. I thought something was a good idea, and I said to myself I would give it a try and I won't give up, but I have been at this for about 5 hours now and no progress.
I have a Moto G4 which my wife gave about a year ago. I don't like stock Android and want to install Lineage OS onto it. I understand that first I need to:
1. Unlock my bootloader (done)
2. Install ADB Driver Installer onto my Dell (done)
3. Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot onto my Dell (done)
4. Plug my G4 into my Dell using the correct cable. It seems to work as the ADP Driver Installer / APK Installer recognises it as per the image below
/https://imgur.com/a/NBfrIcZ
5. Open up the command promt in the Minimal ADB and Fastboot folder, type adb devices - the device is recognised
6. Here is where the problems start!
(a) At this stage, as soon as I type adb reboot bootloader, the G4 reboots but as it does so it disappears from the ADB Diver Installer / APK Installer
(b) Soon after when I type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img then nothing is found, no files or directory or anything. I don't understand what I am doing wrong and am very stuck sadly
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Would really appreciate some help!

Great, my pictures don't work. I don't understand why. But basically when I write fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (it is in the same folder as Minimal ADB and Fastboot), it says not found to a bunch of things and no such file or directory.

George425 said:
Great, my pictures don't work. I don't understand why. But basically when I write fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (it is in the same folder as Minimal ADB and Fastboot), it says not found to a bunch of things and no such file or directory.
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Ask your question here in moto g4 forum you will gets answers correctly ,because that's where you should have asked, buts it OK here is the link https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...hread-question-noob-friendly-t3526598/page175
And upload the photos in Google drive and turn on the link sharing feature and post the link there there are many people there to help you out. Don't worry, everything will be fine.

Thank you Dhanush-raj I will do that now.

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[HOW TO] Get rid of that annoying sticky bit fastboot!

So i was searching around and couldnt find actual answers on how to get rid of that annoying ass sticky bit factory fastboot menu when phone powers up. So i decided to take matter in my own hands and learn a little bit about adb and fastboot commands etc.. Typed in some commands in a certain order and BOOM sticky bit no longer gets in the f-ing way ^^ this should work on any android powered phone seeing how it doesnt go to any specific phone. So far i learned that it works on the xpirea (how ever you spell it) and the droid razr m consumer and dev edition. so here we go.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE USB DEBUGGING ENABLED
Files to download:
Android.zip: http://www.mediafire...0imf9xv2uicwkbh
Latest usb drivers: http://www.motorola....motodev_lp.html
STEPS
1. Power up your phone completely.
2. extract the folder in the android.zip file to your local disk. just drag the folder to local C: or whatever your main HD is
3. hold left shift and right click on the folder and click on pen command window here"
4. plug in your phone if you havnt done so already
5. in the command window type: adb devices ( this makes sure your phone is connected and it'll show its serial number under List of devices attached.
6. once it shows the serial number type in these commands ( these are in order)
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot
and walla phone will reboot like when you first got it ^^
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Your links are broken.
This seems cool. But I don't know what menu you are talking about, perhaps more clarity, as I'd like to know what causes this menu to be shown and if I am just missing it somehow. Curious to know if this fix may aid me in the future. As probably are some other users.
Also probably helpful for you to note that fastbooylt erase userdata will clear user settings.
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Thank you...
Your steps got me out of the sticky mess...

[TUTORIAL][WINDOWS]Solution: File Transfer in TWRP Recovery[17-08-2015]

Tutorial: How to transfer files to/from our Moto G while in TWRP recovery​
This tutorial have been tested in 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 Windows versions. It can work with other devices beside Moto G.
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Sometimes we need to transfer files to our device while we are in recovery mode. When we forget to copy the zip we were going to flash, when we are installing a
GPE based ROM (we must format /data and erase all files), to transfer a backup... ect. In many cases we need this function.
The purpose of this tutorial is to make our PC succesfully recognize our Moto G as a storage device being in TWRP recovery.
Many users have reported that their devices are not being recognized.​
Requirements:
-Have installe the last TWRP recovery version.
-Have installed ADB drivers in PC. You can try this ones Universal ADB Drivers or Motorola Mobile Drivers 64 bits
-USB data cable.
-PC runnig Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 (can work with older versions).​Steps: Sorry for spanish images, if you can provide me english captures would be great.
1) Boot into recovery mode and connect to PC with USB data cable.
2) Being completely sure your device is not being recognized, otherwise this tutorial will be totally useless to you.
3) Open Control Panel and click on Hardware and Sound
4) Go to Device Manager.
5) Look for 'Android Device' or 'Android Phone' or any related name, open the list, rigth-click on the device and click on 'Update driver software'.
6) Now click on the second option.
7) Now click on the option below:
8) Make sure 'ADB composite device' is there and click next.
9) Once this is donde, reboot your PC and it will be in capacity to recognize your device as a storage device while you are in TWRP recovery. We can freely transfer files.​---------------------------------------------------
Last Update: 17-07-2015
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[HELP] TWRP One Plus 5 Not working

SOLVED UPDATED TO LAST OTA AND DID THE WHOLE TUTORIAL AGAIN.
Tried different USB ports. ( 3.0 / 2.0 )
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Tried in 2 different PCs and 6 usb ports 2.0 and 3.0
Windows 8 and windows 10.
Have you tried using cmd (administrator) istead of PowerShell?
Lamizure said:
Have you tried using cmd (administrator) istead of PowerShell?
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Yes
It's really strange... Have you unlocked the bootloader?
Yes " Device State - Unlocked "
It's due to the filename being too long. I found a different fastboot which allowed long filenames. Rename it to one letter like r.img or something and see if it works.
Had exact the same problem under Linux
People mention to change to another USB port but that did not help
What helped... if all stuff is correctly installed (adb, root rights, etc.)
1. Reboot into the bootloader (even if you are in already)
adb reboot bootloader
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2. Then directly (use the arrow up key to really be fast enough) send the command for flashing (my file was called twrp.img)
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
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If this doesn't work you could try (under Linux) to write a little script with just the two above commands or try
adb reboot bootloader && fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
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It seems to be a timing problem... One might need to play around with the time between this two commands. E.g. wait until the bootloader screen is on the phone and directly issue the flash command. Sorry after it worked for me I did not bother to investigate it in more detail.

[TOOL][JASMINE] TOOL ALL IN ONE (Drivers|Unlock|TWRP|Factory Image|Stock Recovery)

This is the Xiaomi Mi A2's TOOL ALL IN ONE Discussion Thread more info and download go to the Original Thread
TOOL ALL IN ONE
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ADVANCED OPTIONS
FUNCTIONS
Install Drivers
Install Drivers
Unlock Bootloader
Lock Bootloader (use carefully)
Flash TWRP Recovery
Flash Stock Recovery
Flash Stock Factory Image
Automatic ROOT
Install APKs
Uninstall APKs
Take a Screenshot
Take a Screen Reocrd
Flash Partitions
Erase All Data (This function can decrypt the phone)
Reboot Phone
Update the Tool to latest version
Update Adb and Fastboot to latest version
Set Adb and Fastboot priviliges in system wide
Install Zip directly from PC (Required TWRP on phone)(These functions work perfectly on my pc but i have perfect adb drivers on my pc and perfect TWRP on my phone)
Flash Fastboot ROM
Delete downloaded files
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DEVICE LIST
If you want you can send a request to add a new device here:
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Thanks ! I used this tool in my zuk z2 pro and is fantastic
Is it possible to used it for enabling cam2api?
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Is it possible to used it for enabling cam2api?
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Unfortunately no
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when i try to flash a recovery (booting a recovery) the name of files change to strange things like "1ZHqTVOIAgWdUqtIh5WLxD" or "c0kpXH7r0OESNfLgZQCsOZboc0TkvtiKKwOeEAVAp3H", not letting me flash anything.
Kaito Akimoto said:
when i try to flash a recovery (booting a recovery) the name of files change to strange things like "1ZHqTVOIAgWdUqtIh5WLxD" or "c0kpXH7r0OESNfLgZQCsOZboc0TkvtiKKwOeEAVAp3H", not letting me flash anything.
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It's because actually decryption is not working in the twrp

YB1-X90F No OS(?) - Flashing Help

TL;DR: Noob needs to stock flash a device that won't boot into OS.
Here's how the recovery looks (without and interaction):
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Boot loader:
Splash screen:
I have acquired a YB1-X90F that just shows the orange Lenovo splash screen and or a blank and does nothing.
I'm a novice when it comes to flashing, etc.
I can access Fast Boot and Recovery Mode.
What should I be trying?
I've got several links I'm going through but I'm rather confused. For example, I've been trying to set up ADB, Fastboot and Drivers. Struggling with drivers.
My first setup was with platform-tools_r32.0.0-windows.zip but I'd just have a missing 'Cherry Trail Tablet' driver in Device Manager.
I then tried 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 but still no driver. 'Cherry Trail Tablet' in Device Manager.
I also tried ADBDriverinstaller.exe and IntelAndroidDrvSetup1.10.0.exe.
I looked through this thread, but no joy:
Missing USB driver "Cherry Trail Tablet" while on bootloader
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In the end, I had to manually add 'Android ADB Interface' as mentioned in the 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3 page under Notes:
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I seem to have activity in cmd prompt now:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>fastboot devices
YETIDD2E4EC8 fastboot
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This guide/links seem to assume your device is already working?
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