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[Q] (soft)Bricked Atrix with no OS

I recently tried putting on a custom rom, and it seemed to too go smoothly until it rebooted and then had no OS on it.
It seems like a softbrick, but my computer won't recognize it when I plug it in with RSD mode, so I can't use ADB.
Could it be hard bricked? and if it is hard bricked will I just have to buy a new phone?
I also have an external sdcard if I might be able to load anything on that, to try and fix it.

if you just trying to load a custom rom, are you not able to boot into ClockWork Recovery?

pcrat said:
if you just trying to load a custom rom, are you not able to boot into ClockWork Recovery?
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The recovery I had disappeared along with the custom ROM, after it installed and rebooted.
When I turn it on it is just on the booting screen, I don't even get any errors, just nothingness, and with RSD my computer won't recognize it.

Can you enter recovery? On boot press volume down + power, then volume down until you see recovery, then volume up.
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Swiftks said:
Can you enter recovery? On boot press volume down + power, then volume down until you see recovery, then volume up.
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I can, but the "wipe data/factory reset" doesn't accomplish anything.

use fastboot to wipe it from a pc
that generally will wipe out a mess like that then place a good working rom on your sdcard (like darkside) and reflash
be sure to wipe data/cache and dalvic
b4 with the phones recovery
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reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM

ltdanno360 said:
use fastboot to wipe it from a pc
that generally will wipe out a mess like that then place a good working rom on your sdcard (like darkside) and reflash
be sure to wipe data/cache and dalvic
b4 with the phones recovery
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CaelanT said:
reboot to recovery
wipe dalvik
wipe cache
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
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What is flashing the ROM? I looked it up but under my recovery screen I only have "apply update from sdcard" would that be flashing?
I have tried putting a ROM on my sdcard and applying an update (I always do all the wiping) but got an error from signature verification.
Could this be because I need to format the sdcard with the ROM on it then insert it?
And I'll use that darkside rom it looks very interesting

DezmonDev said:
What is flashing the ROM? I looked it up but under my recovery screen I only have "apply update from sdcard" would that be flashing?
I have tried putting a ROM on my sdcard and applying an update (I always do all the wiping) but got an error from signature verification.
Could this be because I need to format the sdcard with the ROM on it then insert it?
And I'll use that darkside rom it looks very interesting
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Dont apply update. Select ゛install-zip-from sdcard゛.
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CaelanT said:
Dont apply update. Select ゛install-zip-from sdcard゛.
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I don't see an "install-zip-from sdcard"
In the recovery I have:
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe date/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Inside "apply update" I can choose .zip files to install

Flash ClockWork Recovery again using fastboot flash recovery "filename here"

DezmonDev said:
I don't see an "install-zip-from sdcard"
In the recovery I have:
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe date/factory reset
wipe cache partition
Inside "apply update" I can choose .zip files to install
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Which recovery are you using？You should be using Romracers. If you arent, flash it via fastboot then try again.
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CaelanT said:
Which recovery are you using？You should be using Romracers. If you arent, flash it via fastboot then try again.
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I've been trying to flash it but I keep getting the error
"writing recovery ... FAILED <remote: <00180002>>
Also with fastboot I can't erase boot, system, or webtop.
Using romracers

DezmonDev said:
I've been trying to flash it but I keep getting the error
"writing recovery ... FAILED
Also with fastboot I can't erase boot, system, or webtop.
Using romracers
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could try to rename it to Just recovery.zip drop (the renamed romracers recovery in /platform tools (or were ya fastboot is @ then type Fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip •then press enter

[Q] Stuck on Booting Primary Kernel

Ok thanks a head of time my tab is stuck on booting primary image kernel it had flex rom 4.0.4 and skrilaz cz v8 boot loader and when I search I don't find anything that really helps me . I had bricked it trying to figure it out but got it back to the stuck in boot loader stage my tab it can go to apx mode and I can use the recovery and it charges and I have tried 3 ICS roms and i'm still on the screen .

MODFAST said:
Ok thanks a head of time my tab is stuck on booting primary image kernel it had flex rom 4.0.4 and skrilaz cz v8 boot loader and when I search I don't find anything that really helps me . I had bricked it trying to figure it out but got it back to the stuck in boot loader stage my tab it can go to apx mode and I can use the recovery and it charges and I have tried 3 ICS roms and i'm still on the screen .
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Make sure you are running the most recent CWM (1.7.2 or 1.7.3)
Boot to recovery, and this time, do all your wipes
Wipes Menu
a. wipe Data/factory reset
b. wipe cache
c. wipe Dalvik
Go to Mounts and storage
a. Format system
b. Format Flexrom
Install rom, and make sure it's a rom with an ICS kernel.
As a last chance if the above normal things don;t work,
you may have corrupted data somewhere, and in this case, go to Backup and Restore and toggle Data Media. NOTE: This will wipe your tab clean of fotos, music, etc. Everything.
Then do your wipes and formats.
MD

Moscow Desire said:
Make sure you are running the most recent CWM (1.7.2 or 1.7.3)
Boot to recovery, and this time, do all your wipes
Wipes Menu
a. wipe Data/factory reset
b. wipe cache
c. wipe Dalvik
Go to Mounts and storage
a. Format system
b. Format Flexrom
Install rom, and make sure it's a rom with an ICS kernel.
As a last chance if the above normal things don;t work,
you may have corrupted data somewhere, and in this case, go to Backup and Restore and toggle Data Media. NOTE: This will wipe your tab clean of fotos, music, etc. Everything.
Then do your wipes and formats.
MD
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I have tried the suggested and I'm still on boot loader.
ROMS I used
FLEXREAPER-ReliX-GT_Rev1 ANDROID 4.0.3
RE-FLEXxx-ShellSHOCKRev1.1
Acer_AV041_A500_1.054.00_WW_GEN1-DEODEXED-FULLROOT
Also on CWM1.7.3 latest
Wiped everything twice and didn't see any change so should I try a stock Rom and just revert to non root ?

You can also wipe userdata from fastboot: "fastboot erase userdata". You may try using adb after a while and do logcat, from where you can see what's the issue.

Skrilax_CZ said:
You can also wipe userdata from fastboot: "fastboot erase userdata". You may try using adb after a while and do logcat, from where you can see what's the issue.
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OK I can't seem to get my tab on fastboot mode and I haven't used adb to get a logcat so is there a thread that talks bout how to do that.

MODFAST said:
OK I can't seem to get my tab on fastboot mode and I haven't used adb to get a logcat so is there a thread that talks bout how to do that.
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I'd try flashing the bl again, sounds strange u can't get to fastboot mode??
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dibb_nz said:
I'd try flashing the bl again, sounds strange u can't get to fastboot mode??
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I must have messed up but now I have gotten on fastboot mode but don't see the setting to erase userdata

you type in command from PC.
open cmd prompt from where u have fastboot.exe
type: fastboot devices
u should see a ?
then type: fastboot erase userdata
it should then tell u userdata erased.
u can also flash recovery.img with fastboot and get yr cpuid....very useful
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dibb_nz said:
you type in command from PC.
open cmd prompt from where u have fastboot.exe
type: fastboot devices
u should see a ?
then type: fastboot erase userdata
it should then tell u userdata erased.
u can also flash recovery.img with fastboot and get yr cpuid....very useful
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Okay I don't have fastboot.exe file where do I download that at ? I tried to find my device with cmd and looked for fastboot.exe and looked it up and only file I do have is fastboot from my root 3.2.1 folder.Thank for all the help
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MODFAST said:
Okay I don't have fastboot.exe file where do I download that at ? I tried to find my device with cmd and looked for fastboot.exe and looked it up and only file I do have is fastboot from my root 3.2.1 folder.Thank for all the help
Sent my laptop
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You have to have the Android SDK installed on your PC.
Then you will find it in Program Files (or Program Files (x86))/Android/Android-SDK/Platform-Tools/ There you will find fastboot.exe
MD

Moscow Desire said:
You have to have the Android SDK installed on your PC.
Then you will find it in Program Files (or Program Files (x86))/Android/Android-SDK/Platform-Tools/ There you will find fastboot.exe
MD
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Okay I downloaded the SDK and got the fastboot.exe and downloaded the adb file to get it to run but, when I got to cmd I don't understand why it keeps say can't find pacific file or external command ..ect .I have my acer in fastboot mode and its reconized as a fastboot device on my laptop.

MODFAST said:
Okay I downloaded the SDK and got the fastboot.exe and downloaded the adb file to get it to run but, when I got to cmd I don't understand why it keeps say can't find pacific file or external command ..ect .I have my acer in fastboot mode and its reconized as a fastboot device on my laptop.
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You probably got "java' is not recognized as an internal or external command."
You still need to install the Java dev kit. Go to Oracle, and get the Java Jdk7 and install it. (remember, android uses Java)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Then, after install, view this video to set the PATH, then do the same for CLASSPATH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D13ZSPA1Ff0
You won't get that error anymore.
MD

Moscow Desire said:
You probably got "java' is not recognized as an internal or external command."
You still need to install the Java dev kit. Go to Oracle, and get the Java Jdk7 and install it. (remember, android uses Java)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Then, after install, view this video to set the PATH, then do the same for CLASSPATH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D13ZSPA1Ff0
You won't get that error anymore.
MD
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Okay I downloaded the java 7 and followed the process but still got errors so i went to sdk folder and did it over
I went by this video and it worked "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw"
After I got commands to work i typed fastboot erase userdata and i got on my tab "erasing uda partition then it said Done.
I used the cmd to reboot table to recovery and download a new ics rom.
It didnt work it went back to its ussal stuck on v8bootloader self. What do I do now ?

I'm in the exact same position right now. On ICS v8 bootloader, flashed latest re-flexxx rom, tablet was sluggish. Turned it off in order to restart it. Upon restart tablet froze @ "booting primary kernel." I tried everything I could as far as doing things in CWM (flashing different roms, none would get past booting primary kernel | tablet won't go into APX Mode) Tried flashing TWRP via CWM, now I can't even boot the recovery kernel.
Booted into fastboot, erased userdate. Sent fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (CWM). Said flashed SOS Partition successfully on tablet. Tried rebooting into recovery, same thing; freezes at booting primary kernel. I'm pretty sure this is the end of my A500 lol.

[Q] Taking forever to boot after flashing factory images

Hi, I have a 8GB Nexus 4 I have just flashed the factory images onto it to do a factory reset and it seems to be bootlooping
Anyone else done this know how long it should take? Didn't take long on the Galaxy Nexus to bootup after flashing factory images

Reboot into recovery and factory reset and wipe cache.
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El Daddy said:
Reboot into recovery and factory reset and wipe cache.
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Ok, so get into fastboot using the hardware keys flash a custom recovery factory reset and wipe cache?
Will give it a try, thanks

Nope don't flash a custom recovery. Boot into the bootloader. Scroll to recovery using the volume buttons and press power to enter.
When you are there press volume up and power to open the menu. Then wipe cache and reset.
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El Daddy said:
Nope don't flash a custom recovery. Boot into the bootloader. Scroll to recovery using the volume buttons and press power to enter.
When you are there press volume up and power to open the menu. Then wipe cache and reset.
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Ok that did it \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
Thank you

No problem. Not really sure why that is needed. It must be a bug with the bootloader not wiping data and cache correctly.
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People should really learn fastboot commands. it really helps especially times like these.
I completely wipe my phone using fastboot only then using the format command on each partition. the phone will then wipe itself after a reboot. after flashing new images of course. not saying you ^^ just saying for people in general who don't know any of them

daddioj said:
People should really learn fastboot commands. it really helps especially times like these.
I completely wipe my phone using fastboot only then using the format command on each partition. the phone will then wipe itself after a reboot. after flashing new images of course. not saying you ^^ just saying for people in general who don't know any of them
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The problem is for some reason the fastboot erase command and -w sometimes isn't formating userdata properly and causing bootloops.
There have been a lot of reports. Check efrants return to stock sticky.
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hmm its been working well for me
I'll do it all manually
I think the erase command actually kills the partition. and the format command will ready the area for data. correct me if I am wrong?
but i'll use the "erase" command first for all partitions. then i'll format them
fastboot format system
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
then i'll go ahead and flash all the image files. then once I reboot the phone actually does a factory reset on its own.
but I know what you mean. I read that as well. but this method ^^^ has been working for me.

daddioj said:
hmm its been working well for me
I'll do it all manually
I think the erase command actually kills the partition. and the format command will ready the area for data. correct me if I am wrong?
but i'll use the "erase" command first for all partitions. then i'll format them
fastboot format system
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
then i'll go ahead and flash all the image files. then once I reboot the phone actually does a factory reset on its own.
but I know what you mean. I read that as well. but this method ^^^ has been working for me.
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You're probably right.
I'm pretty sure with "fastboot flash userdata" it will rebuild the partition properly.
But possibly the reason people are running into issues is when using the command "fastboot erase cache" This was never a problem with the galaxy nexus but for some reason it might be for the N4.
Others have claimed bootloops when using "fastboot -w update" which shouldn't be happening. That makes me think its a bootloader bug.
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daddioj said:
hmm its been working well for me
I'll do it all manually
I think the erase command actually kills the partition. and the format command will ready the area for data. correct me if I am wrong?
but i'll use the "erase" command first for all partitions. then i'll format them
fastboot format system
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
then i'll go ahead and flash all the image files. then once I reboot the phone actually does a factory reset on its own.
but I know what you mean. I read that as well. but this method ^^^ has been working for me.
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El Daddy said:
You're probably right.
I'm pretty sure with "fastboot flash userdata" it will rebuild the partition properly.
But possibly the reason people are running into issues is when using the command "fastboot erase cache" This was never a problem with the galaxy nexus but for some reason it might be for the N4.
Others have claimed bootloops when using "fastboot -w update" which shouldn't be happening. That makes me think its a bootloader bug.
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Thanks both for this, but bookmarked the thread now in case it happens again. I know better now

[Q] TWRP wiped my whole device, now I/O errors?

I wanted to clean flash a new CM10.2 nightly so I made a nandroid in TWRP 2.6.0.0 and then wiped data, system, and caches. But when I went to select the new nightly, ALL of my data was gone, including internal storage /sdcard. I have everything backed up to the cloud, no biggie. I adb push the newest nightly, gapps, and m_plus kernel to /sdcard and flash. It seems to work fine, go through setup wizard, then I reboot my phone again and now it's stuck at the google logo. I hold the power button, hard reboot again and again, but it's just stuck. So I go back into TWRP and try to reflash the ROM, but then it gives this error message:
E:error opening '/data/data/com.google.android.setupwizard'
E:error I/O error
I tried to adb push an older nightly to /sdcard in recovery, then I get this message:
failed to copy 'cm-10.2-20130914-NIGHTLY-mako.zip' to '/sdcard//cm-10.2-20130914-NIGHTLY-mako.zip': Read-only file system
What?! I tried fixing permissions, but it gave the same I/O error as above. I tried formatting internal storage and it gave me this error:
E:Unable to chmod '/data/data/com.android.phasebeam/.'
I am out of ideas and I did not see anyone with this issue after a quick search. What do I need to do to fix this?

Just clean out everything, reinstall it all
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to recovery and sideload ROM of choice
Might be overkill, but will only take a couple minuets and you'll be so fresh and so clean
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Have you tried to restore the factory image via fastboot?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4

You have to mount /data as read write. Do
adb shell
busybox mount -o remount,rw /data
If that doesnt work, try
mount -o remount,rw /data

demkantor said:
Just clean out everything, reinstall it all
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to recovery and sideload ROM of choice
Might be overkill, but will only take a couple minuets and you'll be so fresh and so clean
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This worked! Turns out that the Format Data option in TWRP (requires you to type 'yes') erases your whole device instead of the /data partition. oops! I'm not sure why this option borked the permissions for /sdcard or the other errors, but fastboot erase seems to have fixed it. Thanks demkantor!

ChemBot said:
This worked! Turns out that the Format Data option in TWRP (requires you to type 'yes') erases your whole device instead of the /data partition. oops! I'm not sure why this option borked the permissions for /sdcard or the other errors, but fastboot erase seems to have fixed it. Thanks demkantor!
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HELP! that just happened to me, everything seems to be okay, mi device installs the ROM but never starts the phone
I've been reading the recovery and appears that, E: error: data....
How U did the "fastboot"??

Thank you
demkantor said:
Just clean out everything, reinstall it all
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to recovery and sideload ROM of choice
Might be overkill, but will only take a couple minuets and you'll be so fresh and so clean
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Thank you so much bro....

demkantor said:
Just clean out everything, reinstall it all
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to recovery and sideload ROM of choice
Might be overkill, but will only take a couple minuets and you'll be so fresh and so clean
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this worked for me too, but 10 seconds into twrp froze ant booted.
My phone has been stck in a bootloop, doesnt pass google screen. OEM unlocked, rooted, PURENEXUS ROM, out of the blue phone booted and has been that way since. I cant side load on ADB because ADB does not reconize device but Fastboot does. I tried eveything i posssibly could in fastboot to get this working and nothing is working.
Other forums state this as a bug from google and not fixable, could also be a hardware issue, so porobably considering getting a new phone

Mefer said:
this worked for me too, but 10 seconds into twrp froze ant booted.
My phone has been stck in a bootloop, doesnt pass google screen. OEM unlocked, rooted, PURENEXUS ROM, out of the blue phone booted and has been that way since. I cant side load on ADB because ADB does not reconize device but Fastboot does. I tried eveything i posssibly could in fastboot to get this working and nothing is working.
Other forums state this as a bug from google and not fixable, could also be a hardware issue, so porobably considering getting a new phone
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Use nexus root toolkit google it install on a PC and it will fix your phone maybe depending on the cause of the issue worth a try

I'll give it a try, Def will keep you posted
Thanks man

lopezk38 said:
You have to mount /data as read write. Do
adb shell
busybox mount -o remount,rw /data
If that doesnt work, try
mount -o remount,rw /data
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can you pls tell the commands

Vijayyaru said:
can you pls tell the commands
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Those are the commands:
Code:
busybox mount -o remount,rw /data
If that doesnt work, try
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /data
Nitin

Factory reset with fastboot or adb?

What command can I use in fastboot or adb to factory reset my nexus 7? Digitizer cracked and touch no longer works, I have someone that wants it for parts but want to reset it before I give it to him.....

Code:
fastboot erase data
should remove all data. If you want to be sure that also all caches are cleaned up, apply
Code:
fastboot erase cache
too.

"fastboot erase data" is not allowed on my phone. a workaround could be:
Code:
fastboot boot /path/to/file/on/pc/twrp.img
adb shell
wipe data
wipe cache
for more details see https://twrp.me/faq/openrecoveryscript.html and https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/201212/how-can-i-reboot-into-recovery-from-fastboot
but this somehow does not work on my phone. It either does not boot twrp or twrp does not enable ADB. I don't know because the display is broken.
any other way?

fastboot -w
this command delete data and cache.

JPT223 said:
"fastboot erase data" is not allowed on my phone. a workaround could be:
Code:
fastboot boot /path/to/file/on/pc/twrp.img
adb shell
wipe data
wipe cache
for more details see https://twrp.me/faq/openrecoveryscript.html and https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/201212/how-can-i-reboot-into-recovery-from-fastboot
but this somehow does not work on my phone. It either does not boot twrp or twrp does not enable ADB. I don't know because the display is broken.
any other way?
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did you find anything??

Well. My screen wasn't broken. I was able to reboot it using ADB. I don't remember about the factory reset....
and it is actually possible to reboot the phone by pressing the power button for almost an eternity.

kaber420 said:
fastboot -w
this command delete data and cache.
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That worked nicely for me and erased both, whereas fastboot erase data was not allowed permission on my device. Thanks.

kaber420 said:
fastboot -w
this command delete data and cache.
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how can I fix this error "CreateProcess failed: the system cannot find the file specified"

I did fastboot -w but now device doesn't apper in file explorer from pc in recovery. I think I should flash the data partition but i don't know how, xiaomi mi 9t

I was able to wipe data on an old tablet I forgot the code to using
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
Just in case this helps someone else.