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Nexus 7 wont boot to recovery via fastboot

Anyone else have this problem?

numus said:
Anyone else have this problem?
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So is fastboot the problem or are you trying to boot to recovery through the bootloader. I would use ADB instead of fastboot. But if what you're asking is that you want to boot to recovery from the bootloader, just connect your USB cable to your computer and then select recovery in the bootloader.

CharliesTheMan said:
So is fastboot the problem or are you trying to boot to recovery through the bootloader. I would use ADB instead of fastboot. But if what you're asking is that you want to boot to recovery from the bootloader, just connect your USB cable to your computer and then select recovery in the bootloader.
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Pretty sure it is fastboot... You use the volume rocker to select recovery and hit the power button... It shows the Bootscreen but doesn't go any further than that.
Edit: it says in red FASTBOOT MODE.. When i select recovery it goes tot he google screen (witht he unlock icon) and doesn't go any further than that.

numus said:
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I'm having trouble too. I have it plugged in to my laptop. When I select "Recovery" and press Power, it just reboots, and then boots into Android.
No recovery.
So I'm gonna try TWRP..

i had the same issue this is what i did
download new recovery h**p://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/grouper/openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-grouper.img
then in fastboot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
wait 15 seconds
unplug usb cable
then use volume keys to boot in to recovery
hope this helps

so any solution at the same screen, same problem.
dj_denims said:
i had the same issue this is what i did
download new recovery h**p://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/grouper/openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-grouper.img
then in fastboot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
wait 15 seconds
unplug usb cable
then use volume keys to boot in to recovery
hope this helps
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You want to be in the bootloader mode and select recovery. The trick is that to do that, you have to have your Asus USB cable connected to a live usb port when you do it, and it usually works if recovery isn't damaged.
And you can also use Wug's toolkit on the computer, or if you can boot the tablet, you can use goo manager to reboot to recovery, or the Trinity kernel app, or your rom's advanced power menu.

With the USB cable attached from the computer to tablet, here's what I did:
- Went to bootloader
- Did "fastboot erase recovery"
- Did "fastboot flash recovery IMG"
- Then boot to recovery manually from the device itself via volume buttons and Power
Hasn't failed me yet when trying out different recoveries. There was some issue a while back where you had to have the USB cable hooked to your computer and Nexus 7 in order to get to recovery. Not sure if the bug still exists, but it may be worth trying with the cable in.
Also you probably have to have an unlocked bootloader (lock at bottom of Google boot screen).

dj_denims said:
i had the same issue this is what i did
download new recovery h**p://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/grouper/openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-grouper.img
then in fastboot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
wait 15 seconds
unplug usb cable
then use volume keys to boot in to recovery
hope this helps
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Thanks for that.
That worked for me

Does the USB port you're plugged into need to be a computer with the fastboot drivers already installed? My unit freezes up in bootloader every time I plug in any live USB cable, whether it's a computer or not. My recovery is fine, but with the bootloader constantly freezing I'm not able to install the N7 drivers on my computer, let alone input any fastboot commands. And no, I don't have access to the computer with the drivers already installed sadly.
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Turn it off plug USB lead into PC/laptop and nexus hold volume up and down and turn it on, or it also works via my otg cable in my s3 also, its a bug..
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a stupid bug.buoght yesterday,rooted and unlocked.downloaded 10 roms,all kernels,and now that i'm ok to begin test i tried without luck to enter recovery from fastboot (i didn't know this fact)but my cable was inserted on pc usb port...and strange it doesn't work.yestrerday via fastboot i flashed twrp recovery that i love and use also on mine gnexs.i'm on stock rom yet,and without "reboot to recovery" option in powermenu.i reflashed twrp,cwm touch (in fastboot manually)then the same but with a rootkit,no luck.i began to think i have a problem in my device and i don't know how to do because it's a secondary bug for assistance i think..and i read this post.don't even tried commands in few posts ago,already did same things an hour ago.i installed quickboot frm playstore and now i can boot on TWRP.use this for today,when i begin to test roms i'll have the powermenu option!
Sad this,i'm a bit anxious of this bug,because i soft brick gnex every 2\3 days,always trying things and stuff,kernel with modifications by me etc,and i often have to go in cwm via devices off and fastboot before...i see that my tab attacched at pc don't enter recovery from fastboot mode..and it's a problem for me.hope someone discover where is this bug and find a workaround\fix fro that.
cheers

sert00 said:
a stupid bug.buoght yesterday,rooted and unlocked.downloaded 10 roms,all kernels,and now that i'm ok to begin test i tried without luck to enter recovery from fastboot (i didn't know this fact)but my cable was inserted on pc usb port...and strange it doesn't work.yestrerday via fastboot i flashed twrp recovery that i love and use also on mine gnexs.i'm on stock rom yet,and without "reboot to recovery" option in powermenu.i reflashed twrp,cwm touch (in fastboot manually)then the same but with a rootkit,no luck.i began to think i have a problem in my device and i don't know how to do because it's a secondary bug for assistance i think..and i read this post.don't even tried commands in few posts ago,already did same things an hour ago.i installed quickboot frm playstore and now i can boot on TWRP.use this for today,when i begin to test roms i'll have the powermenu option!
Sad this,i'm a bit anxious of this bug,because i soft brick gnex every 2\3 days,always trying things and stuff,kernel with modifications by me etc,and i often have to go in cwm via devices off and fastboot before...i see that my tab attacched at pc don't enter recovery from fastboot mode..and it's a problem for me.hope someone discover where is this bug and find a workaround\fix fro that.
cheers
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Paragraphs dude? Or at the very least, proper spacing.
On stock rooted rom, flash latest TWRP recovery. openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-grouper.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-grouper.img
Then install Rom Toolbox. Use the "Rebooter" to Reboot recovery, and you should have no issues.

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mvmacd said:
Paragraphs dude? Or at the very least, proper spacing.
On stock rooted rom, flash latest TWRP recovery. openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-grouper.img
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.0-grouper.img
Then install Rom Toolbox. Use the "Rebooter" to Reboot recovery, and you should have no issues.
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I did this and I still can't boot into recovery. The only way I can boot into recovery is if I use the fastboot command. The rom toolbox does not work for me.

similar problem
I have somewhat similar problem. Well, actually the problem is not very uncommon the way it looks, but usual solutions do not work.
Basically I have erased my old rom (rebooted to recovery from aokp menu) and erased my rom. I've tried mounting the device from the recovery mode, but it was not recognised on my PC. I assumed that this was an Win8 issue.
Once I've rebooted, I could no logger boot to recovery (after selecting recovery all I got was google logo). I've thought of flashing recovery via fastboot, but bootloader seams to freeze with usb cable in (no matter the cable) and resetting does not help (the way it helped others). Also I cannot fastboot at that time either as PC (neither win8 nor win7 machine can see the device).
Any ideas would be appreciated.

When the bootloader freezes with the usb cable plugged into a PC, it is a driver issue. Uninstall and reinstall the drivers. I have experienced this on a win7 x64 system.

It isn't a driver issue as the same thing happens when connecting to a charger and not the PC.

It happens on mine as well.

Well it wouldn't crash with wall charger if it was a PC driver issue.
In either case, I've actually figured out what's the problem. It seems that usb connector is not very reliable. If the it usb connection is poor, the bootloader crashes. To avoid this issue you have to bend the cable towards the screen to ensure the proper connection. It load that way just fine.
Edit: or not... probably bending just removed the connection completely...
Edit2: did not figure out what was the problem, but after playing around some more, the phone has popped up in computer manager and I was able to continue from there. After flashing the recovery (twm -> cwm), the bootloader un-froze as well.

N7 stuck at loading screen, fastboot doesn't work, recovery mode doesn't boot.

I was running ParanoidAndroid perfectly until it crashed and not it gets stuck at the loading screen of the ROM (not the Google logo). I'm able to turn it off and get into Bootloader. From there if I choose Recovery mode, it gets stuck at Google logo.
If I plug it into the PC while in booatloader, it gets detected as "Android" but no driver (I'm sure I installed it before with the Toolkit). Toolkit just won't detect the device anymore, keeps getting stuck at the <waiting for device> command.
If I plug it into the PC while stuck at the ParanoidAndroid loading screen, I see MTP and Nexus in Device Manager but w/o drivers.
What can I do now? Any input is appreciated.
Thanks.

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Itaintrite said:
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Have you tried fastboot from the bootloader? Try this(assuming Windows):
-copy your recovery image of choice to your fastboot folder on your PC.
-boot to the bootloader with usb connected.
-open cmd window and navigate to fastboot folder
-type: fastboot boot insertrecoverynamehere.img
It should boot into the recovery from there. Make sure it's the same recovery you used for your latest backup.
Edit: I just read the subject line saying fastboot didn't work. Odd that it would just stop working from the bootloader like that. Have you tried manually updating the driver? Or maybe adb when it recognizes the device as MTP?

Xentar712 said:
Have you tried fastboot from the bootloader? Try this(assuming Windows):
-copy your recovery image of choice to your fastboot folder on your PC.
-boot to the bootloader with usb connected.
-open cmd window and navigate to fastboot folder
-type: fastboot boot insertrecoverynamehere.img
It should boot into the recovery from there. Make sure it's the same recovery you used for your latest backup.
Edit: I just read the subject line saying fastboot didn't work. Odd that it would just stop working from the bootloader like that. Have you tried manually updating the driver? Or maybe adb when it recognizes the device as MTP?
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I figured out the problem. I'm such a dumbass. I forgot that last time I did this on a friend's computer. Apparently, the toolkit doesn't work properly on Windows 8 64-bit... (at least not on mine). I plugged it into a friend's laptop running W7 and was able to flash recovery again. Smooth sailing from there. Wonder what corrupted recovery.

Itaintrite said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but I figured out the problem. I'm such a dumbass. I forgot that last time I did this on a friend's computer. Apparently, the toolkit doesn't work properly on Windows 8 64-bit... (at least not on mine). I plugged it into a friend's laptop running W7 and was able to flash recovery again. Smooth sailing from there. Wonder what corrupted recovery.
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I've never been able to cold boot my recovery - only through the goomanager app(for TWRP). I believe it's a known bug. I can only boot recovery from the bootloader when my N7 is plugged into my laptop via usb. Power or another laptop don't count. Oddly enough, It also works if I plug it into my Galaxy Nexus via USB+OTG.

Xentar712 said:
I've never been able to cold boot my recovery - only through the goomanager app(for TWRP). I believe it's a known bug. I can only boot recovery from the bootloader when my N7 is plugged into my laptop via usb. Power or another laptop don't count. Oddly enough, It also works if I plug it into my Galaxy Nexus via USB+OTG.
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Hm, perhaps that was the problem? But I was able to cold boot into recovery after reflashing TWRP... Anyhow, I'm glad I didn't have to restore a recovery image as I haven't made a backup since the last PA update

Itaintrite said:
Hm, perhaps that was the problem? But I was able to cold boot into recovery after reflashing TWRP... Anyhow, I'm glad I didn't have to restore a recovery image as I haven't made a backup since the last PA update
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It worked for me only once after reflashing the recovery. Never again after that. Hopefully it gets fixed soon, but until then, I carry my USB cables with me if I'm flashing new roms
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[Q] HELP!!!!!!! I may have brick my nexus 7

I'm not new to clockwork recovery, and I have flashed many Roms on my Nexus 7........ today I did a full back up of my latest ROM and I downloaded the latest version of the bug less beast .....I let rom manager do the back up and flash......then there was an error flashing the new rom and an abort and a reboot.......no im stuck on the google screen with the little un-locked lock at the bottom of the screen......if I reboot and go into recovery it just goes back to the google screen and stays there.....any clue as what I should do ??

Search around the forums for solutions.
Use the Wugs toolkit to make your work easier.

It's not bricked its standard procedure you just need to plug it in
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download .zip from google and restore it to your tablet (this is full wipe)

a1exus said:
download .zip from google and restore it to your tablet (this is full wipe)
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To manually enter recovery from the bootloader on devices prior to 4.1.2 (don't know if it was fixed. its a glitch from google in the bootloader) you must have the USB (OEM of course) connected to a USB port on the computer. Then you can boot to bootloader and use the volume buttons to enter recovery. It may take trying a few times, like connect to usb port before powering on, connect to USB port once you're in the bootloader, etc, but that's your only issue unless when you panicked you tried some other solutions.

CharliesTheMan said:
To manually enter recovery from the bootloader on devices prior to 4.1.2 (don't know if it was fixed. its a glitch from google in the bootloader) you must have the USB (OEM of course) connected to a USB port on the computer. Then you can boot to bootloader and use the volume buttons to enter recovery. It may take trying a few times, like connect to usb port before powering on, connect to USB port once you're in the bootloader, etc, but that's your only issue unless when you panicked you tried some other solutions.
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My recovery is not working I flashed clockwork mod and something happened to the recovery.....its like it not there....there is an option for it but when I enter it it just goes back to the google screen

GCSM said:
My recovery is not working I flashed clockwork mod and something happened to the recovery.....its like it not there....there is an option for it but when I enter it it just goes back to the google screen
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dude, i'm told you what you need to do, i had erased manually my bootloader,recover,system,data and i was able to restore w/ what i told you it worked w/out any issues

Get fastboot. plug into your computer and do these:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (recovery.img is whatever file you have for recovery. IMO, get the newest touch recovery from CWM and have it in the same directory as fastboot)
fastboot reboot-bootloader
From there, leave it PLUGGED IN and get back into recovery. Worked for me.

Bricked - please help !

I accidently formated everything in twrp and ended without OS and was stuck in custom twrp. I tried to flash stock recovery and that went ok. Now whatever i do i cant sideload stock zip file using adb. Fastboot is recognized but adb is not. When connected to pc shows error. I have tried to install, reinstall all sorts of drivers but all the same. Is there a way to get back to stock using fastboot commands manualy? Please help !!

Use fastboot to flash twrp again and then flash the stock rom. You can transfer the stock rom to the device by connecting it to your PC while being in TWRP.

himanshuladia said:
Use fastboot to flash twrp again and then flash the stock rom. You can transfer the stock rom to the device by connecting it to your PC while being in TWRP.
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You mean stock twrp or custom because i have stock but when connected i cant copy files on device because it is not recognized by PC

Del.

TWRP is always a custom recovery. What you currently have is the stock oxygen OS recovery. Flash TWRP again and boot into twrp. Then, while being in TWRP, conmect your phone to PC.

himanshuladia said:
TWRP is always a custom recovery. What you currently have is the stock oxygen OS recovery. Flash TWRP again and boot into twrp. Then, while being in TWRP, conmect your phone to PC.
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Ok will try !

Del.

Finaly i did it after a few hours of trying to find a solution and figuring out why my PC doesn't recognize phone in adb I tried on an old PC with win7 installed and sideload went smooth like butter on first attempt. I have tried on two computers with win10 installed, tried with all sorts of USB cables, usb on computer 3.0 , 2.0, tried all sorts of drivers and nothing helped. I hope that someone else will have a benefit of this post and sort of a solution if he will have the same issue. Thanks to everyone that tried to help out!

Phone bricked?

Hello. I flashed TWRP and then LineageOS onto my Mi 9T. I didn't like it too much so I started downloading the global rom. In preparations to reflash the stock rom, I wiped the phone from TWRP and then turned the phone off until it was completed downloading. I was planning to install the ROM through OTG, but when I tried to go into recovery, nothing happens and I go back to boot screen. I tried reflashing TWRP with adb, but it seems I forgot to turn USB debugging back on when I was transferring files. What can I do now? Is my phone bricked?

No it's not bricked.
Just flash fastboot rom and then
Flash twrp again ,free to do any job

Masih_zh said:
No it's not bricked.
Just flash fastboot rom and then
Flash twrp again ,free to do any job
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Will it still work even though USB debugging is off? Sorry I am new to this.

tagkd said:
Hello. I flashed TWRP and then LineageOS onto my Mi 9T. I didn't like it too much so I started downloading the global rom. In preparations to reflash the stock rom, I wiped the phone from TWRP and then turned the phone off until it was completed downloading. I was planning to install the ROM through OTG, but when I tried to go into recovery, nothing happens and I go back to boot screen. I tried reflashing TWRP with adb, but it seems I forgot to turn USB debugging back on when I was transferring files. What can I do now? Is my phone bricked?
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Flash stock dtbo.img and recovery.img from fastboot

tagkd said:
Will it still work even though USB debugging is off? Sorry I am new to this.
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The "USB debugging" you're talking about assumes there's a running OS on your system. It's not applicable here. Boot into fastboot and see if the phone is recognized. If yes, you're good. Flash twrp via fastboot then boot into recovery and go from there with removing old files and flashing new rom

Thanks for the help everyone. I found a v 10.3.6 fastboot rom and was able to get phone working again.