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Hi All,
Would really appreciate some help. Tried flashing a 4.3 ROM and had some troubles deleting apps (kept rebooting when It tried uninstalling). So I went back to Omega, but found that it would let me install the rom but when I reboot it hangs at the splash screen. I have tried factory reset, format data, cwm, twrp, philz touch and get the same outcome. I have tried fixing permissions after formatting the data as well. Anyone got any ideas how I can get my phone to reboot after installing or recovering would be really really welcome.
Thanks for any help,
Mike.
Mykew said:
Hi All,
Would really appreciate some help. Tried flashing a 4.3 ROM and had some troubles deleting apps (kept rebooting when It tried uninstalling). So I went back to Omega, but found that it would let me install the rom but when I reboot it hangs at the splash screen. I have tried factory reset, format data, cwm, twrp, philz touch and get the same outcome. I have tried fixing permissions after formatting the data as well. Anyone got any ideas how I can get my phone to reboot after installing or recovering would be really really welcome.
Thanks for any help,
Mike.
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Hi,
Look HERE
Thanks for taking time to answer. You think I need to go back to stock? What will that change, that flashing other ROMs and recoveries hasn't? Could my boot loader be corrupted?
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Will give it a try when I get back from work... Thanks.
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Mykew said:
Will give it a try when I get back from work... Thanks.
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Hi,
Yes.
Return to stock, and then, try flashing again.
For the latest 4.3 ROMS , you need the latest recoveries,otherwise they just give errors.
Also for deleting unwanted apps and other junk, try ROM CLEANER
Mykew said:
Hi All,
Would really appreciate some help. Tried flashing a 4.3 ROM and had some troubles deleting apps (kept rebooting when It tried uninstalling). So I went back to Omega, but found that it would let me install the rom but when I reboot it hangs at the splash screen. I have tried factory reset, format data, cwm, twrp, philz touch and get the same outcome. I have tried fixing permissions after formatting the data as well. Anyone got any ideas how I can get my phone to reboot after installing or recovering would be really really welcome.
Thanks for any help,
Mike.
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im having same trouble except i have had the trouble ever since i installed TWRP 2.6, stalling on splash screen, i it usually fixes itself after a 10 second hold of the power button but it is annoying. Any solution arise at all?
malybru said:
Hi,
Yes.
Return to stock, and then, try flashing again.
For the latest 4.3 ROMS , you need the latest recoveries,otherwise they just give errors.
Also for deleting unwanted apps and other junk, try ROM CLEANER
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I'm flashing the stock home.tar file but still getting stuck at samsung flash screen. Even stock isn't getting me past this! Still able to flash and boot once of the flashed roms or recoveries though. Anyone got any ideas for me please???
Hi guys,
I tried to update my Nexus 4 to 4.4 when Google pushed the update out for it yesterday, I forgot I had unlocked the phone (I don't have any custom ROMs on it, just SuperSU.)
Every time I try and power it on, the loading screen is endless, although I can hold power and volume down to enter recovery mode, nothing seems to be working.
I am a bit of a novice so any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
Thanks.
The first few pages of the forum is littered with posts like this, i was in the same situation.
What i did was download the 4.3 rom from google, and flash /boot and /system onto the phone. I suspect the 4.4 rom would also work.
This got the phone booting without harming (most of) my data, but much of the UI was mangled and didnt work properly. I tried to backup my images over USB but it didnt work, you might have a better result. I also wanted to backup my SMS but they had all vanished.
I rebooted the phone to recovery (TWRP) and used adb to backup the sdcard (adb pull /sdcard sdcard) then did a full flash using the 4.4 rom downloaded from google and that got it working again. Then i reflashed the latest version of TWRP recovery and SuperSU.
Hope that helps.
That's really helpful, thanks! Is there ANY chance of a step-by-step? I'm a complete 'noob' probably a mistake to root in the first place :crying:
If you're busy don't worry, just don't want to **** things up more than I have haha.
Thanks, appreciate it.
GeorgeAmodio said:
That's really helpful, thanks! Is there ANY chance of a step-by-step? I'm a complete 'noob' probably a mistake to root in the first place :crying:
If you're busy don't worry, just don't want to **** things up more than I have haha.
Thanks, appreciate it.
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.
gee2012 said:
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.
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Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
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arffrhn said:
Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
Edit: Solved.
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Cheers guys, a lot more helpful than the bloke from Google. Will try it in the morning!
This will surely help
If somebody is facing boot loop after kitkat update on nexus 4 and no data backup can try to go to safe mode and backup their data. To goto safe mode on boot screen just keep pressing up and down volume button for some time phone will get into safe mode and can be backed up.
Hi,
It also happened to me, dont know if it is related to having ROOT or not, but i had to manually flash factory image (4.4) and it worked. I flashed everything except userimage.img but on first boot it took like 15 minutes to reboot and then all my personal data (photo, music...) was gone....
So just be cautious before upgrading!
Hi,
It also happened to me, dont know if it is related to having ROOT or not, but i had to manually flash factory image (4.4) and it worked. I flashed everything except userimage.img but on first boot it took like 15 minutes to reboot and then all my personal data (photo, music...) was gone....
So just be cautious before upgrading!
gee2012 said:
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.
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Yeah that is pretty much what I did to fix mine except that I did not flash the userdata (step 10 in chapter D) so that I would't loose my data.
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Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
Edit: Solved.
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What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?
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What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?
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I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.
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I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.
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I don't know what any of that means or how to do it...
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I don't know what any of that means or how to do it...
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This is sideload guide. And the is the rom I used to sideload before: Purity. After I had successfully booted into the system. I flashed 4.4 factory images using this awesome noob friendly guide for a clean kitkat update.
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I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.
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What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?
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Installing the driver. Refer to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345
Boot to bootloader and connect to your PC, usually Windows will find the driver automatically
Last night my phone wanted to update to 4.4.4 because it's been wanting to for a while, but I know it wouldn't work because my phone is rooted. It had tried this at least 3 times before and everything was fine; download update, tries to install, fails, boots right back up. I wanted to get rid of the Update notification in the top bar, so I just ran it again thinking it'd be okay. Well, this time it bricked my phone, leaving me at a neverending loop at the boot animation. I first tried to wipe the cache and dalvik cache, which did nothing. Then I tried a factory restore, which also did nothing. Then I reinstalled the stock 4.4.3 rom I had been using, which did nothing. Then I wiped the SD card completely and reinstalled a stock 4.4.4 rom through sideload, which has done nothing. My phone just sits at the boot animation and taunts me. Worse yet, I have a 16-hour drive tomorrow and my phone was going to be the majority of my sanity during that time.
What should I do?? Is there anything I can do? Normally I would just contact Google to get a replacement (I've done this before when the 4.2 update was causing a lot of bricks,I think it was 4.2 anyway, I forgot) but I'd like to have a working phone for my 16 hour trip..... if possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
Well, I never had heard of any devices that still stuck in the bootanimation after flashing the factory image. There is something really wrong.
Did you already tried flashing a custom rom? Can you boot into recovery?
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Well, I never had heard of any devices that still stuck in the bootanimation after flashing the factory image. There is something really wrong.
Did you already tried flashing a custom rom? Can you boot into recovery?
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I had a Vanir 4.4.3 rom on my phone that I tried to flash as well, but for some reason it went right into "Optimizing Apps" after the first boot, something I hadn't seen before. Then it got stuck at "Starting Apps...", then after a restart, it too was stuck at the boot animation.
I can boot into recovery luckily, but that's all I can do. I have CWMR v6.0.3.5. I've tried just about everything I can think of. [edit] I was able to contact Google for some live chat support and am now #2 in the queue. Hopefully they can either help me or get a replacement going. Either way, I'd still love any help you guys can give me, I'd really like to get it fixed rather than waiting for a replacement.
Okay, try this: Wipe everything via recovery and with everything i mean really everything! Cache, dalvik, storage, your whole system. There must be nothing left on your phone. Then flash a rom of your choice. Wipe cache and dalvik afterwards and see if it works
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Okay, try this: Wipe everything via recovery and with everything i mean really everything! Cache, dalvik, storage, your whole system. There must be nothing left on your phone. Then flash a rom of your choice. Wipe cache and dalvik afterwards and see if it works
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I've done that already, Factory Reset + wipe cache + wipe dalvik cache + format system/data/cache/sdcard/data/media. The phone was completely bare and that's when I sideloaded the stock 4.4.4 rom (otherwise it's stuck at the Google boot screen). I'll try it again, though.
Okay right now I'm using the Nexus Toolkit to flash the stock 4.4.4 .tgz image directly from google and unroot my phone (checking the option that the phone is Soft-bricked/Bootloop.
....Okay that finished and I'm still stuck at the boot animation and now I don't have CWMR. ****. [EDIT] But I can still boot into a custom recovery through the toolkit, which is good.
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Okay right now I'm using the Nexus Toolkit to flash the stock 4.4.4 .tgz image directly from google and unroot my phone (checking the option that the phone is Soft-bricked/Bootloop.
....Okay that finished and I'm still stuck at the boot animation and now I don't have CWMR. ****. [EDIT] But I can still boot into a custom recovery through the toolkit, which is good.
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Damn, I really am stumped right now. That's really strange. Normally everything should be fine after a factory reset...
I've search several threads with bootloop problems, but none of them have this persistent bootloop. I believe you have damage your storage somehow, so that the system can't read the files and boot up properly. Maybe because of this 4.4.4 OTA update. Man, that's kinda sucks right now...
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Damn, I really am stumped right now. That's really strange. Normally everything should be fine after a factory reset...
I've search several threads with bootloop problems, but none of them have this persistent bootloop. I believe you have damage your storage somehow, so that the system can't read the files and boot up properly. Maybe because of this 4.4.4 OTA update. Man, that's kinda sucks right now...
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Yeah haha, it's really really strange. I appreciate you trying to help me, though! Lucky for me I'm getting a "One-time exception replacement" since my warranty is expired but they must be super stumped with the issue as well xD
I forgot something! Did you also flashed the 4.4.4 binaries?
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#makoktu84p
I also read somewhere, that the LG Fashtool may help.
Try this out!
CCody said:
I forgot something! Did you also flashed the 4.4.4 binaries?
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#makoktu84p
I also read somewhere, that the LG Fashtool may help.
Try this out!
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Hm, I didn't think I'd need to with the factory image, but I'll try that. I tried the 4.4.3 factory image as well but that didn't work either. I also can't find anything about the LG Flashtool that's Nexus 4 specific, but I'll try to look more into it.
Wait, how do I flash the binaries since they're .tgz files?
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Hm, I didn't think I'd need to with the factory image, but I'll try that. I tried the 4.4.3 factory image as well but that didn't work either. I also can't find anything about the LG Flashtool that's Nexus 4 specific, but I'll try to look more into it.
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This is really strange man. Flashing stock ROM is the last resort but even that seems to be failing for you.
Have you tried downloading the stockRom again (just to make sure it isn't corrupted). Also, maybe you can try using TWRP instead of CWM this time.
Good luck.
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Wait, how do I flash the binaries since they're .tgz files?
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No need to flash them, since you are on a factory image, sry.
Woah now, I've made progress! Maybe.... Anyway, in TWRP, I "fixed permissions" and mounted "system" but now I'm at the "Android is Upgrading, Optimizing Apps - Starting Apps" screen again (it only had to optimize 23 apps?). I was at this issue before when I was flashing roms last night trying to fix it, but going back to here is better than not getting it to boot at all. What else should I try next?
Note: I'm on the 4.4.4 factory image now and TWRP is just temporary through the Nexus Root Toolkit.
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Woah now, I've made progress! Maybe.... Anyway, in TWRP, I "fixed permissions" and mounted "system" but now I'm at the "Android is Upgrading, Optimizing Apps - Starting Apps" screen again (it only had to optimize 23 apps?). I was at this issue before when I was flashing roms last night trying to fix it, but going back to here is better than not getting it to boot at all. What else should I try next?
Note: I'm on the 4.4.4 factory image now and TWRP is just temporary through the Nexus Root Toolkit.
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And? Did it boot up or just stuck in 'optimizing apps'? I would suggest to try another android version, like 4.3 or 4.4.2 at least.
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And? Did it boot up or just stuck in 'optimizing apps'? I would suggest to try another android version, like 4.3 or 4.4.2 at least.
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30 minutes later and it's still at "Starting apps..."
I tried factory images of 4.4.3 and 4.3, still nothing.
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30 minutes later and it's still at "Starting apps..."
I tried factory images of 4.4.3 and 4.3, still nothing.
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Jesus!
What about custom ROM? Cyanogenmod maybe? Make sure to downlaod the M7-Release.
Hm, alright, I'll give that a shot.
On a side note, is there a way to lock the bootloader again while in either recovery or bootloader? I fear that if it's unlocked, I won't get the $250 refund for the replacement.
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Hm, alright, I'll give that a shot.
On a side note, is there a way to lock the bootloader again while in either recovery or bootloader? I fear that if it's unlocked, I won't get the $250 refund for the replacement.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZbvuikfnks
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZbvuikfnks
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Oh good that was easier than I thought xD
I have been trying to go back to Marshmallow from the N beta 3 preview for a few days now, but it doesn't seem to be working any way I try. I originally tried to use the OTA method by unenrolling my device because that is the way I got the preview to begin with. Every time I tried that, though, it would end in an error after trying to install the update. So i tried flashing the Marshmallow images manually using fastboot. I flashed everything, including the bootloader, radio, recovery, boot, system, vendor, cache, and userdata, but when I tried rebooting, it would be stuck on the Google logo. Can someone please tell me if I am doing something wrong or can maybe help somehow? Thanks in advanced!
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I have been trying to go back to Marshmallow from the N beta 3 preview for a few days now, but it doesn't seem to be working any way I try. I originally tried to use the OTA method by unenrolling my device because that is the way I got the preview to begin with. Every time I tried that, though, it would end in an error after trying to install the update. So i tried flashing the Marshmallow images manually using fastboot. I flashed everything, including the bootloader, radio, recovery, boot, system, vendor, cache, and userdata, but when I tried rebooting, it would be stuck on the Google logo. Can someone please tell me if I am doing something wrong or can maybe help somehow? Thanks in advanced!
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Not trying to say you're lying but are you sure you flashed everything? Are you using the flash all script or are you doing each image manually?
Mainly you need to flash boot, system, vendor, and userdata. Userdata just wipes that partition.
The N bootloader and radio should be compatible with the latest marshmallow release.
My best guess is if you used the flash all it didn't work, because it never works.
If not that then maybe you got a corrupted file? Try redownloading it and try again.
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Nah I don't use the flash all script. I flashed everything manually and I didn't forget anything. I actually tried this twice and used a new file the second time so it's really weird. I have no idea what's wrong
I am having the SAME EXACT issue. Found this on a search. Any solutions?
asadabbas95 said:
Nah I don't use the flash all script. I flashed everything manually and I didn't forget anything. I actually tried this twice and used a new file the second time so it's really weird. I have no idea what's wrong
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Try this command first: "fastboot format userdata" - then flash all images, exept "userdata.img".
ADB Sidleoading this file worked for me https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../53bd5f816ce0706903d1a69d50bca6cd4f52b800.zip
I'm.at work or else I would try that method can anyone try it and see what happens . I'm trying to go back to mm also
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ADB Sidleoading this file worked for me https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../53bd5f816ce0706903d1a69d50bca6cd4f52b800.zip
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So you wiped everything and used that ? Can we just flash that or does it have to be side loaded I'm.on N it works but I don't wanna go back to MM cuz it's causing issues to others from what I heard I can keep the bootloader and radio but everything else you gotta flash would you lose root or have to re unlock the bootloader?
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Okay so I'm not the only one who's having this problem. Did the sideloading method format the sd card?
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So you wiped everything and used that ? Can we just flash that or does it have to be side loaded I'm.on N it works but I don't wanna go back to MM cuz it's causing issues to others from what I heard I can keep the bootloader and radio but everything else you gotta flash would you lose root or have to re unlock the bootloader?
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Download the file and rename it whatever you want. I changed it to update.zip.
Go to stock recovery and then select update from adb.
Then type ---> adb sideload "name of zip".
You will then be downgraded to stock MM with everything working.
Well at least that's what worked for me. Because I was on Android N Preview 3. It was too buggy so I tried to manually flash 6.0.1. but kept getting stuck on the white Google logo. The above method worked for me.
Are you rooted still? Someone told me if I'm going to pure rom all I need to do is wipe like normal like when you u flash a ROM and with gaps and I'll be fine with the vender image . Or do I have to do it your way . Did you go back to stock mm or a rom ?
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ADB Sidleoading this file worked for me https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../53bd5f816ce0706903d1a69d50bca6cd4f52b800.zip
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This didn't work for me either. I tried sideloading and it was sending the file, but it stopped at .02% and it gave me an error 7 and the download failed...This is really starting to annoy me because so many apps are really buggy for me on N
Yeah Snapchat is super buggy and my phone stays crashing when it warms up lol . But I'm rooted unlocked bootloader Android N I'm trying to stay rooted unlocked bootloader and go back to MM how can I do that ?!?!?! ?? Like I'm legit frustrated lol
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havy15 said:
Yeah Snapchat is super buggy and my phone stays crashing when it warms up lol . But I'm rooted unlocked bootloader Android N I'm trying to stay rooted unlocked bootloader and go back to MM how can I do that ?!?!?! Like I'm legit frustrated lol
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Lol trust me i know. I've been trying for so long and it's so frustrating that I can't do anything except wait for the official release to come out
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Lol trust me i know. I've been trying for so long and it's so frustrating that I can't do anything except wait for the official release to come out
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are you trying to back to stock or another mm rom
havy15 said:
are you trying to back to stock or another mm rom
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I tried both..neither worked
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I tried both..neither worked
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well i just read to go back to a mm rom you just have to wipe like when you flash a rom in general then go and flash rom gapps and vender and it should be solid
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well i just read to go back to a mm rom you just have to wipe like when you flash a rom in general then go and flash rom gapps and vender and it should be solid
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nah i tried that and was stuck on the google logo
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nah i tried that and was stuck on the google logo
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really thats what people are telling me to do and they say its working. you sure you are flashing the correct vender for that rom?
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really thats what people are telling me to do and they say its working. you sure you are flashing the correct vender for that rom?
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yup flashed everything correctly. Try flashing and tell me if it works for you
Today and after deciding to simply restart my Nexus 6P, it booted into TWRP menu, I tried to reboot again, but no luck. can someone please help?
is there a way to get off the TWRP menu and boot my phone normally?
Note: The root used to simply work fine for about a month now.
Did you take an update? Rom details? You basically said you stuck a fork in a microwave and it sparked.
Gytole said:
Did you take an update? Rom details? You basically said you stuck a fork in a microwave and it sparked.
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Rooted my phone, and it was working fine for about a month, I done nothing unusual, All i did is restart my phone and it went to the TWRP menu, thats all. Im stuck there now.
I don't recall doing an update or whatever. Im using "BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160121175247.zip"
Any Idea how to get off the TWRP menu and boot my phone normally? Please help
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Any Idea how to get off the TWRP menu and boot my phone normally? Please help
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Have you tried wiping the caches and/or data? Have you tried reflashing whatever ROM you're using? Have you tried flashing the factory images with fastboot?
Heisenberg said:
Have you tried wiping the caches and/or data? Have you tried reflashing whatever ROM you're using? Have you tried flashing the factory images with fastboot?
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Yes to each one of those questions.
MahmoudEMH said:
Yes to each one of those questions.
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I will have to call you out here buddy. If you have indeed tried to flash all factory images, you won't even have TWRP in the first place.
Go to this wonderful guide by the wonderful @Heisenberg, and scroll down to "10. How To Flash The Factory Images (And Return To Stock)". You will find very clear instruction on how to return your phone to its factory stock state. This will most likely get rid of the problems you're facing.
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Yes to each one of those questions.
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If you had flashed the full factory images I don't see how it's possible at all to be in your current situation. Explain how you flashed them, and exactly what you flashed please.