My phone is OEM unlocked but not rooted (secure boot - enable as so said in fastboot mode).
Basically my phone cannot get to bootup. It doesn't show "Google" on startup or "X" animation. it crashed yesterday and got stuck on the "X" screen animation. So tried to factory wipe and adb wipe stuff. and things gotten worse. And i need my phone urgently to work because i'm waiting for calls for job interviews. so this is an urgent request!
i tried the LG Google Nexus 4 toolkit to flash Google Stock image but i'm getting the error
"failed <remote: flash write failure>"
i can boot to Custom/Stock Recovery without Permenently Flashing it with Clockworkmod or TWRP.
i tried "update from ADB" option in Android system recovery with "adb sideload image-occam-jdq39.zip" and it's able to send it to the device, but i'm getting "Installation aborted"
I'm out of options and i'm really lost....please help!!
Can you flash a recovery using? :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img
If you can, then download a rom and flash it through the recovery that you installed.
chromium96 said:
Can you flash a recovery using? :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img
If you can, then download a rom and flash it through the recovery that you installed.
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I'm getting the following error in CMD
sending 'recovery' <6398 KB>...
OKAY [ 0.405s ]
writing 'recovery' ....
FAILED <remote: flash write failure>
i'm trying to relock the device so i can replace it under warranty, but the device won't stay lock....wtf?
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so i unlocked my bootloader using the htcdev guide. this updated my hboot to 1.02.000 and when i try to flash CWM i get this error.
Code:
sending 'recovery' (1685 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
The Usual Suspect said:
so i unlocked my bootloader using the htcdev guide. this updated my hboot to 1.02.000 and when i try to flash CWM i get this error.
Code:
sending 'recovery' (1685 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
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how (which method) are you trying to flash the recovery?
Here's the quick guide
Install hTc drivers successfully on pc.
Remove hTc sync and other related apps.
Now download clockworkmod recovery(whichever you want) and fastboot+adb kit on pc.
Open fastboot.
Connect ur phone. Load the bootloader and then fastboot. Fastboot mode(something like that) should be on your phone. Paste recovery and boot image in fastboot folder.
Type fastboot devices
Type fastboot flash boot boot.img(boot.img can be found in ur stock ruu )
Type fastboot flash recovery 'recoveryname'.zip
After that disconnect ur phone.
Select recovery.
(If u dont see anything, it was unsuccessful, hold vol up+power to see default recovery.)
Now install roms like this(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1851096):p(my rom) via recovery.
Hit Thanks.
You are done
Note:s off is not required for flashing a custom rom, however an unlocked bootloader is.
help needed.
hey der. i have rooted my phone with s-on. but i am facing the same problem as i cannot boot in cwm recovery mode and hence cannot install a custom rom. i am no developer. so please can you elaborate your above method step by step. sorry i am a noob here.
thanx anywayz
Have you managed to install cwm?
Hello and thanks in advance to everyone,
I am trying to root my moto g4 but I am stuck on installing a recovery. I did unlock the bootloader and when I turn on the phone i am greeted with"this device is unlocked and can't be trusted"
Yet when i try to flash the recovery it states that it failed to install since the package is unsigned:
C:\Users\Jelle\Desktop\Nieuwe map>mfastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target max-sparse-size: 256MB
sending 'recovery' (12496 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.405s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.344s]
finished. total time: 0.748s
Re-entering my unlock code also does not work as it gives me this message:
C:\Users\Jelle\Desktop\Nieuwe map>fastboot oem unlock NYRTWS*************
...
(bootloader) invalid boot state
OKAY [ -0.000s]
finished. total time: -0.000s
Does someone have any idea on what the issue is, am I missing something?
Thank you in advance!
Twrp is for motog4 plus aka athene. Make sure your device is the same.
Just reboot to recovery after you flash twrp using fast boot. Do not reboot your device to your home screen as your recovery partition will be rewritten with the stock recovery.
Do not worry about the message. It doesn't say that flashing failed. It only gives you a warning that it's not signed. That message is displayed even if you flash the stock recovery using fast boot.
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Silesh.Nair said:
Twrp is for motog4 plus aka athene. Make sure your device is the same.
Just reboot to recovery after you flash twrp using fast boot. Do not reboot your device to your home screen as your recovery partition will be rewritten with the stock recovery.
Do not worry about the message. It doesn't say that flashing failed. It only gives you a warning that it's not signed. That message is displayed even if you flash the stock recovery using fast boot.
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
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that totally worked! thank you very much
same problem mentioned above but after recovery mode my devicxe says no command.
help mw plzzz
sauravchandela95 said:
same problem mentioned above but after recovery mode my devicxe says no command.
help mw plzzz
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If you're getting a screen with 'no command', that's the stock recovery on your device.
Are you rebooting to the recovery straight after flashing TWRP? Do you have an unlocked bootloader and what version of TWRP are you flashing? What commands are you using to flash?
You may wish to try booting with TWRP first:
1)On a device with an unlocked bootloader, boot to the bootloader screen.
2)Connect your device to your computer via a high quality USB data cable or the original USB cable.
3)Ensure your TWRP image is copied to your ADB folder.
4)Open an ADB terminal. Verify your device is communicating with your computer by typing 'fastboot devices' without quotes. Press Enter. You should get a serial number response.
5)If so, then type 'fastboot boot twrp.img' without quotes. Replace twrp.img with the actual full file name of your TWRP image in your ADB folder including the file extension. For example, if your TWRP image file name is shreps_twrp_3_1_1.img, the full command would be fastboot boot shreps_twrp_3_1_1.img You can type the first few letters of the file name and press Tab on your keyboard to automatically complete the file name if you so wish.
6)Press Enter, and your device should download TWRP and boot to TWRP.
I had previously rooted my Moto G4 Plus and used multiple custom ROMs before switching back to Stock firmware.
Now, I'm unable to flash TWRP on my device. Any attempts to flash TWRP ends up with the following error:
Code:
reboot bootloader
mfastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target max-sparse-size: 256MB
sending 'recovery' (12530 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.406s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.203s]
finished. total time: 0.608s
Any further tries to reboot via adb commands results in the following:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
adb reboot
error: device not found
adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found
The device says the bootloader is unlocked while rebooting. the ID field shows 'bad key'(I feel this is weird).
Can someone please help me with this?
Thanks
unknown_geek said:
I had previously rooted my Moto G4 Plus and used multiple custom ROMs before switching back to Stock firmware.
Now, I'm unable to flash TWRP on my device. Any attempts to flash TWRP ends up with the following error:
Code:
reboot bootloader
mfastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target max-sparse-size: 256MB
sending 'recovery' (12530 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.406s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.203s]
finished. total time: 0.608s
Any further tries to reboot via adb commands results in the following:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
adb reboot
error: device not found
adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found
The device says the bootloader is unlocked while rebooting. the ID field shows 'bad key'(I feel this is weird).
Can someone please help me with this?
Thanks
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It has got flashed correctly as you got "OKAY" at end of command. Try to boot into recovery and tell us what happens.
1) That TWRP message of 'Image not signed or corrupt' is normal, since the TWRP custom recovery is not signed. After you see the [OKAY], reboot to recovery directly to fix the TWRP, else the stock recovery will overwrite it. Afterwards, you can boot as normal.
2)If you're still in the bootloader on your device, adb commands do not work - you need to use fastboot commands, or use your device volume keys to select 'Start' (to boot to system) or 'Recovery mode' (to boot to recovery) and press the power key to select. Of course, in this case, after flashing TWRP, you'll want to select 'Recovery Mode' in your bootloader and press the power key. This should then boot into TWRP.
If you find yourself in the bootloader in the future, then 'fastboot reboot' or 'fastboot continue' (both commands to be used without quotes, in the ADB terminal) may get your device rebooting to system.
3)ID Bad key is normal with an unlocked bootloader, on subsequent boots this may change to ID:N/A
echo92 said:
1) That TWRP message of 'Image not signed or corrupt' is normal, since the TWRP custom recovery is not signed. After you see the [OKAY], reboot to recovery directly to fix the TWRP, else the stock recovery will overwrite it. Afterwards, you can boot as normal.
2)If you're still in the bootloader on your device, adb commands do not work - you need to use fastboot commands, or use your device volume keys to select 'Start' (to boot to system) or 'Recovery mode' (to boot to recovery) and press the power key to select. Of course, in this case, after flashing TWRP, you'll want to select 'Recovery Mode' in your bootloader and press the power key. This should then boot into TWRP.
If you find yourself in the bootloader in the future, then 'fastboot reboot' or 'fastboot continue' (both commands to be used without quotes, in the ADB terminal) may get your device rebooting to system.
3)ID Bad key is normal with an unlocked bootloader, on subsequent boots this may change to ID:N/A
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Hi @echo92,
Thanks for pointing out what I was doing wrong. I now realize that the TWRP recovery was being overwritten by stock recovery and I didn't know adb commands don't work while still in bootloader mode.
I did boot into recovery mode from the bootloader (using the volume buttons from the phone) and it worked.
And the ID: bad key is also gone and now it shows ID: N/A.
Thanks again for your help!
Regards
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It has got flashed correctly as you got "OKAY" at end of command. Try to boot into recovery and tell us what happens.
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Hi @____Mdd,
I rebooted into recovery right after flashing TWRP and it worked fine. Now, I'm able to boot into TWRP recovery.
Thanks for your response.
Regards.
Im Facing this issue while flashing TWRP
C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
(bootloader) is-logical:recovery: not found
Sending 'recovery' (12644 KB) OKAY [ 0.422s]
Writing 'recovery' (bootloader) Image size exeeded partition limits
(bootloader) Preflash validation failed
FAILED (remote: '')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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vaibhavhr2010 said:
Im Facing this issue while flashing TWRP
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Pre flash validation errors suggest that your bootloader is locked (i.e. you have not unlocked your bootloader, or it has been re locked). Can you confirm your bootloader is unlocked, e.g. if there is a warning screen on boot saying your device is unlocked?
echo92 said:
Pre flash validation errors suggest that your bootloader is locked (i.e. you have not unlocked your bootloader, or it has been re locked). Can you confirm your bootloader is unlocked, e.g. if there is a warning screen on boot saying your device is unlocked?
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Thank You for the Reply!
Yes I have already unlocked the Bootloader.
The device status in Bootloader shows Device is Unlocked, Status Code: 3
vaibhavhr2010 said:
Thank You for the Reply!
Yes I have already unlocked the Bootloader.
The device status in Bootloader shows Device is Unlocked, Status Code: 3
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Thanks, what device are you trying to flash TWRP to and which TWRP image are you using?
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Thanks, what device are you trying to flash TWRP to and which TWRP image are you using?
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I'm Flashing my Moto G4 using the twrp-3.0.2-3-titan.
vaibhavhr2010 said:
I'm Flashing my Moto G4 using the twrp-3.0.2-3-titan.
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That TWRP won't work, if it's for Titan. The codename for Moto G4/plus is athene, only TWRP images specifying athene in their name will work.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...recovery-twrp-3-2-1-unofficial-touch-t3722206 or https://eu.dl.twrp.me/athene/ give these a try instead
Dear everyone,
I am stuck in fastboot. I installed the greek TWRP, and cleaned my data by typing ''yes''.
I connected my phone to my PC to put a ROM zip on it, but it only glitched out (it showed multiple storages in Windows)
I restarted my phone, and it won't boot in recovery. When I try to boot to recovery via adb, it just shows
PS C:\adb> fastboot boot recovery.img
Downloading 'boot.img' OKAY [ 0.616s]
booting FAILED (remote: 'Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error')
I am really scared now that my phone is hard bricked. Not sure why though.
Flashing a fastboot ROM wont work either, it just says flash done instantly.
I have done this so many times on my other Xiaomi phones I had without any problems.
And also, is it possible to turn the phone off for now? Because I dont want to have the fastboot screen burned in.
Regards
Jordytjes said:
Dear everyone,
I am stuck in fastboot. I installed the greek TWRP, and cleaned my data by typing ''yes''.
I connected my phone to my PC to put a ROM zip on it, but it only glitched out (it showed multiple storages in Windows)
I restarted my phone, and it won't boot in recovery. When I try to boot to recovery via adb, it just shows
PS C:\adb> fastboot boot recovery.img
Downloading 'boot.img' OKAY [ 0.616s]
booting FAILED (remote: 'Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error')
I am really scared now that my phone is hard bricked. Not sure why though.
Flashing a fastboot ROM wont work either, it just says flash done instantly.
I have done this so many times on my other Xiaomi phones I had without any problems.
And also, is it possible to turn the phone off for now? Because I dont want to have the fastboot screen burned in.
Regards
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Did you try flashing the fixed russian twrp? When I flashed the greek twrp on my phone and rebooted through adb it didn't reboot so I rebooted manually and it rebooted into stock recovery. I rebooted into fastbood and flashed the fixed twrp and it worked. If you can get into fastbood you have a chance of reflashing twrp or flashing stock rom so I don't think its bricked yet
Aserar said:
Did you try flashing the fixed russian twrp? When I flashed the greek twrp on my phone and rebooted through adb it didn't reboot so I rebooted manually and it rebooted into stock recovery. I rebooted into fastbood and flashed the fixed twrp and it worked. If you can get into fastbood you have a chance of reflashing twrp or flashing stock rom so I don't think its bricked yet
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You are my hero! Thank you so much!
this is soft brick, try to flash another twrp as the above user mentioned.
My main rooted v20 phone got bumped and now is stuck in a bootloop. I can enter fastboot (some commands working) but can't access TWRP recovery using either VOL + UP and USB cable or VOL DOWN + POWER. I believe the phone is on 10j or 10k if I remember correctly. Bootloader and carrier are unlocked.
Is there a way to just reflash TWRP safely and attempt data recovery and ROM installation without factory reset?
My goal is to attempt recovery first. If that is not an option, I would like to flash to 10p so I can start the rooting process using Lafsploit.
DirtyBreakz said:
My main rooted v20 phone got bumped and now is stuck in a bootloop. I can enter fastboot (some commands working) but can't access TWRP recovery using either VOL + UP and USB cable or VOL DOWN + POWER. I believe the phone is on 10j or 10k if I remember correctly. Bootloader and carrier are unlocked.
Is there a way to just reflash TWRP safely and attempt data recovery and ROM installation without factory reset?
My goal is to attempt recovery first. If that is not an option, I would like to flash to 10p so I can start the rooting process using Lafsploit.
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Sure, to flash twrp in fastboot mode you do this.
Download latest twrp
With the phone off hold vol down plug USB into phone and computer.
type on your computer:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
fastbboot reboot
take battery out
put back in
go into twrp by doing a factory reset. How to factory reset the Lgv20
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Darnrain1 said:
Sure, to flash twrp in fastboot mode you do this.
Download latest twrp
With the phone off hold vol down plug USB into phone and computer.
type on your computer:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
fastbboot reboot
take battery out
put back in
go into twrp by doing a factory reset. How to factory reset the Lgv20
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Unfortunately no joy. I tried fastboot boot and flash commands and even tried renaming the img file. I tried with 3 different versions of twrp. This was the result:
PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot boot twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
Sending 'boot.img' (24948 KB) OKAY [ 0.771s]
Booting FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Sending 'recovery' (23512 KB) OKAY [ 0.854s]
Writing 'recovery' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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I've searched the forums and internet for hours and not coming up with anything. Any other ideas?
Just a note when trying to cold boot to twrp using 'UP VOLUME + CONNECT USB' that the screen flashes download mode for a split second and then reboots.
DirtyBreakz said:
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Unfortunately no joy. I tried fastboot boot and flash commands and even tried renaming the img file. I tried with 3 different versions of twrp. This was the result:
I've searched the forums and internet for hours and not coming up with anything. Any other ideas?
Just a note when trying to cold boot to twrp using 'UP VOLUME + CONNECT USB' that the screen flashes download mode for a split second and then reboots.
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That's so odd I have never seen this issue before.
You can try flashing the twrp image to the boot partition.
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Should boot rite into twrp then because the twrp image is on the boot partition. Sounds to be like there may be a hardware problem with this phone.
Darnrain1 said:
That's so odd I have never seen this issue before.
You can try flashing the twrp image to the boot partition.
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Should boot rite into twrp then because the twrp image is on the boot partition. Sounds to be like there may be a hardware problem with this phone.
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Well unfortunately the flash boot command failed also. I'm guessing because it shows the boot partition size is 0. Any possible way around this?
I'm hoping not but I think you might be right about a possible hardware issue...
PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot flash boot twrp.img
Warning: skip copying boot image avb footer (boot partition size: 0, boot image size: 24076288).
Sending 'boot' (23512 KB) OKAY [ 0.817s]
Writing 'boot' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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DirtyBreakz said:
Well unfortunately the flash boot command failed also. I'm guessing because it shows the boot partition size is 0. Any possible way around this?
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I think it's a hardware issue with the ram. I cant think of anything else.
Do a search online for the error message.
Writing 'boot' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')