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Stock rooted +OTA =TWRP recovery bootloop, help?

Hey, so I rooted my D802 a while ago, and installed TWRP using autorec, and all was going well.
today I received an ota, and against my better judgment , I clicked install, so of course it booted into TWRP and not stock recovery, and it couldn't flash the update, I rebooted the phone and it still booted back in TWRP!!, formatted, system, data, dalvik, and cache, then reboot, same thing, the phone keeps going back to recovery, apparently the command to update (boot into recovery) has been issued to the bootloader, and I have no idea how to cancel it, any ideas?
does anyone know where to find the temporary downloaded file from OTA? maybe flashing it manually through TWRP will fix the issue
thanks

this page helped, I typed the code and viola ,it works, thanks guys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694530

[Q] i9505 (jgedlte) fails to boot system after installing ROM

I'm trying to install CM via TWRP.
First I had to unlock the bootloader, so I did, and since then I could not boot to my stock Android (although, correct me if I'm wrong, unlocking the bootloader should NOT delete the OS), it just sent me to recovery.
So I went along, flashed TWRP and got cm 10.2.1 for jfltexx. At first it didn't install well, because my data partition was not formatted correctly. So I formatted it, now TWRP sees it correctly and is able to mount it, enable MTP and everything. When I try to install now, everything seems fine and TWRP's log shows "Updating partition details..." and gives me the "Successful" message, offering to wipe cache/reboot system. (I did wipe cache and dalvik cache before, of course).
If I choose "Reboot System", it just boots back to recovery. The same happens if I power it off and boot normally, even if I pull out the battery and retry that way.
What can I do about it?

Jon-G said:
I'm trying to install CM via TWRP.
First I had to unlock the bootloader, so I did, and since then I could not boot to my stock Android (although, correct me if I'm wrong, unlocking the bootloader should NOT delete the OS), it just sent me to recovery.
So I went along, flashed TWRP and got cm 10.2.1 for jfltexx. At first it didn't install well, because my data partition was not formatted correctly. So I formatted it, now TWRP sees it correctly and is able to mount it, enable MTP and everything. When I try to install now, everything seems fine and TWRP's log shows "Updating partition details..." and gives me the "Successful" message, offering to wipe cache/reboot system. (I did wipe cache and dalvik cache before, of course).
If I choose "Reboot System", it just boots back to recovery. The same happens if I power it off and boot normally, even if I pull out the battery and retry that way.
What can I do about it?
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First I'd try a newer version of CM. That's an old one. It might not work and play well with a newer version of TWRP. Plus the newer version is a little more polished.
Second, if you must use that CM version, redownload it. You wouldn't be the first person who got a corrupted install file that causes screwball issues like this.
Third, if all else fails use Odin to reset back to stock and start over. Something might have gotten all borked up when you first modified the device that isn't letting the install work. A full restore to stock should correct that.

Skipjacks said:
First I'd try a newer version of CM. That's an old one. It might not work and play well with a newer version of TWRP. Plus the newer version is a little more polished.
Second, if you must use that CM version, redownload it. You wouldn't be the first person who got a corrupted install file that causes screwball issues like this.
Third, if all else fails use Odin to reset back to stock and start over. Something might have gotten all borked up when you first modified the device that isn't letting the install work. A full restore to stock should correct that.
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Thanks for the reply.
Regarding the versions of CM and TWRP, I deliberately picked these versions due to their high download count (A sign I can trust these builds, being not too buggy). I'll try a newer CM version and another TWRP version if that didn't help.
I will also verify the MD5 for the downloaded file this time.
If I restore to stock via Odin, wouldn't that override the recovery? I've looked on some tutorial on how it's done, and it seems like the stock recovery is flashed, then used to restore the stock. Is there any way to use Odin to flash other ROMs?
EDIT: Nope cm-11-20140210 also failed, and I did verify the MD5 now. My TWRP is the newest available for jgedlte in the download page (2.8.0.1).
I did manage getting into some sort of a boot loop (The initial "Reboot System" brought back the recovery, but after a full power off and a reboot, the screen remains black and the phone vibrates every 4 seconds or so.)
EDIT 2: I tried to flash the stock back, following this tutorial. I downloaded the Open European version, flashed the AP but it failed during the write of system.img.ext4, saying that the image is invalid. I tried again with the PIT file, but it failed too (secure check fail while repartitioning...).

[Q] Can't flash ROM or restore backup

Hello there.. I normally don't have a problem figuring out what to do but I'm totally stuck here. I have a Sprint Galaxy S4 SPHL720T. I was rooted and running a custom ROM. I was having issues with the wifi so I decided to flash back to GPE 5.0.1 here from the xda forums. I am running twrp v2.8.4.0. I made a backup and wiped system/data/cache and dalvik. I went to install JFLTE-GPE-20150303 (LRX22C) from ultimarom.com via here at XDA. It said zip is corrupt. So i redownloaded on my PC and transferred it to my sd card. Still said corrupt. So I downloaded a different ROM on my PC and moved to SD. Still said corrupt. I tried to flash a GAPPS package and it worked but no ROMS I tried would. I tried to install my latest backup through recovery. It said MD5 doesn't match. If I hit reboot in twrp it prompts to install superuser because the phone doesn't appear to be rooted. If I hit that it runs the script for about 2 seconds then reboots. It won't boot into the OS as there is no OS and if I reboot into recovery it still gives me the "install su" prompt at the reboot screen. So then I hooked up into ODIN and download mode and flashed "CF-Auto-Root-jflterefreshspr-jflterefreshspr-sphl720t.tar.md5" and "openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-jfltespr.tar". Still having the same issues. I have no idea what to do at this point. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated as I need my phone for work and play .
Thanks,
Aaron

[Solved] Unable to boot into custom rom after device crash

So I my A2017G had RR-20170314 with TWRP 3.1.0-0 and AX7 R6 installed. Everything was working fine until today my phone rebooted while it was in my pocket. I didn't change anything before and haven't used it for some time and only noticed this through 2 short vibrations. Since then the phone refused to boot into system, TWRP was still accessible though. Three short blinks by the led directly after the bootloader screen and then the phone shut itself down.
Back in recovery I made a full backup and tried booting with deleting cache etc and installing the latest RR. Nothing worked.
When I went back to stock I was finally able to boot. Flashed TWRP 3.1.0-0 through axon7tool and installed RR again. And again only those 3 led blinks
Used "disemmcwp" to make sure write protection is disabled and noticed that when I rebootet the recovery got replaced by the stock one. Only if I enable write protection through "emmcwpenab" the recovery isn't replaced
Just checked the status of the bootloader and it still says unlocked.
I found two threads with a similiar issue but unfortunately nothing helped:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/help/boot-recovery-boot-t3569364
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/help/3-flashes-reboot-phone-shuts-off-t3574324
Never experienced such a thing before. Any help is really appreciated ?
I'm really out of ideas what to do. And stock isn't really a permament solution

Are you using latest G bootstack? Is the device in dfu, or edl mode (check device manager on pc)?
Be very careful with that G version.

Yes since I was on RR before. Using the stock bootstack nor the one provided in the Los thread makes a difference.
Fortunately I'm not stuck in DFU mode. Booting to stock works, so does edl and twrp. But twrp only without using disemmcwp

I would try using older twrp. I've encountered this before but usually a reboot fixes it. I have not gone to twrp 3.1 yet, i think 3.0.4 was the one before.

lafester said:
I would try using older twrp. I've encountered this before but usually a reboot fixes it. I have not gone to twrp 3.1 yet, i think 3.0.4 was the one before.
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Tried it with TWRP 3.04-1 and it's the same result.
Reboot diseemcwp -> recovery gets replaced by stock recovery after reboot
Reboot emmcwpenab -> recovery gets not replaced
In both cases I am unable to boot with a modified system or kernel.
Seems like the write protection is screwed up

Cyb3rzombi3 said:
Tried it with TWRP 3.04-1 and it's the same result.
Reboot diseemcwp -> recovery gets replaced by stock recovery after reboot
Reboot emmcwpenab -> recovery gets not replaced
In both cases I am unable to boot with a modified system or kernel.
Seems like the write protection is screwed up
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If you disable write protection you inadvertently end up tripping dm-verity, which causes the device not to boot (security feature).
The reason you feel that disabling system write protection through TWRP causes TWRP to get overwritten by the stock recovery, could be because of the reboot rather than anything else.
I.e. When you install the stock system and reboot, the system overwrites the recovery partition, installing the stock recovery.
My suggestion:
- Make a backup.
- Wipe dalvik cache, cache, system, and data through recovery (under Wipe-> Advanced Wipe).
- Check that the filesystem of the partitions are ext4 (through the "file system" button under Wipe->Advanced Wipe menu), and change them if necessary.
- Reboot recovery.
- Don't swipe to allow system modifications.
- Install the stock bootstack, stock system (I'm assuming that you are using DrakenFX's image zips), and reboot.
- If it fails to install, just reboot recovery, and try to install once again.
Let me know if this works for you.

Erahgon said:
If you disable write protection you inadvertently end up tripping dm-verity, which causes the device not to boot (security feature).
The reason you feel that disabling system write protection through TWRP causes TWRP to get overwritten by the stock recovery, could be because of the reboot rather than anything else.
I.e. When you install the stock system and reboot, the system overwrites the recovery partition, installing the stock recovery.
My suggestion:
- Make a backup.
- Wipe dalvik cache, cache, system, and data through recovery (under Wipe-> Advanced Wipe).
- Check that the filesystem of the partitions are ext4 (through the "file system" button under Wipe->Advanced Wipe menu), and change them if necessary.
- Reboot recovery.
- Don't swipe to allow system modifications.
- Install the stock bootstack, stock system (I'm assuming that you are using DrakenFX's image zips), and reboot.
- If it fails to install, just reboot recovery, and try to install once again.
Let me know if this works for you.
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Already did those steps but instead of using DrakenFX's files I used the official stock zip.
Shouldn't make a difference right?
Gonna try it once more...
Edit:
I'm stock now, TWRP installed without allowing system modifications.
Edit2:
Just rebootet and the recovery is gone again. This happened after I dlashed the recovery again after reverting to stock.
Edit3:
So what I tried so far after reverting to stock after each fail:
- flash SuperSU 2.65 -> unable to boot
- flash SuperSU 2.97 -> unable to boot
- flash Magisk 11.6 -> boot successful, Magiks installed and showing root but unable to request root permissions
- flash latest Los -> unable to boot
- flash latest RR -> unable to boot
- flash latest tool to disable dm-verity (from TWRP thread: https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/) -> unable to boot
- flash AX7 R1 -> unable to reboot
Did the above steps with allowing system modifications and without.
Same for rebooting with disemmcwp and reformatiing partitions.
Tried using the universal bootloader from Los thread and still wasn't able to boot except using the stock rom.
I'm really out of ideads what I could try next.
Recovery seems to stick for now.
Could it be that the problem is not dm-verity but something else?
When I rooted the device I encountered no problem with that security mechanism. Custom roms and kernels worked as well without ever having to worry abou that.

Finally managed to boot into RR!
Here is what I did:
1. Went back to B10
2. Relocked bootloader
3. Booted into system -> developer settings -> Oem Unlock
4. Unlocked bootloader
5. Flashed recovery through fastboot
6. Booted directly into TWRP (when I did a restart it was overwritten immediately that's why I booted directly into it one the second try)
7. Allowed system modifications inside TWRP and flashed SuperSU 2.65
8. Successfully booted into system and had root
9. Flashed Universal Bootloader and Modem from Los thread
10. Flashed RR + Gapps
I really don't know which step the crucial one was but I hope if someone else manages to get into the same situation as I did those steps will help.
Thank you guys for helping me out

flashing firmware zip fails every time

I am currently using a OnePlus 5 which used to run on a stock based rom, xxxNoLimits v3.1
Since the dev ended the support I wanted to revert back to pure OOS, so I downlaoded the newest 5.1.5 zip and followed the instructions using the newest blu_spark twrp recovery but right after pressing the "flash" button I kept getting error 7, so I download the zip from a mirror link and I have also tried the newest version of codeworkx twrp, still error 7. Then I tried flashing the original stock recovery in order to flash the zip but it instantly threw me back to the zip selection menu, flashing the zip via adb sideload kept quitting at exactly 47%. At this point I was pretty frustrated, I flashed twrp codeworkx again and wiped EVERYTHING, which includes the system, data, cache, dalvik partitions and then I also did a format on the data partition, the point was that now I would have a clean phone only running twrp and I thought I could easily flash the newest zip now without any problems, NOPE, still error 7!!! Now I am stuck here, the stock recovery doesnt let me flash anything and I've tried 4 different versions of twrp recoverys and every single one gives me the same error, I even dug up an older version of OOS, I think it which I had running for a few weeks without any probles so I knew that the zip was not corrupted but same error
Now I had given up and wanted to restore the backup I did just in case anything goes wrong, well, restoring the backup fails when it tries to restore the data partition, so I unchecked everything except system, system image and recovery but it didnt work, now I am sitting here with my phone telling me that there's no OS installed. any advice?

Use Unbrick Tool and Restore
Hey,
You can Flash your Mobile using the Unbrick tool at - https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=204903
Use the Latest file which I guess comes with OOS 5.1.3 - https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962339331458999196
If you try to Go to Open Beta ROM First Flash Open Beta 12--> Open Beta 13 --> Open Beta 17

freaky2xd said:
I am currently using a OnePlus 5 which used to run on a stock based rom, xxxNoLimits v3.1
Since the dev ended the support I wanted to revert back to pure OOS, so I downlaoded the newest 5.1.5 zip and followed the instructions using the newest blu_spark twrp recovery but right after pressing the "flash" button I kept getting error 7, so I download the zip from a mirror link and I have also tried the newest version of codeworkx twrp, still error 7. Then I tried flashing the original stock recovery in order to flash the zip but it instantly threw me back to the zip selection menu, flashing the zip via adb sideload kept quitting at exactly 47%. At this point I was pretty frustrated, I flashed twrp codeworkx again and wiped EVERYTHING, which includes the system, data, cache, dalvik partitions and then I also did a format on the data partition, the point was that now I would have a clean phone only running twrp and I thought I could easily flash the newest zip now without any problems, NOPE, still error 7!!! Now I am stuck here, the stock recovery doesnt let me flash anything and I've tried 4 different versions of twrp recoverys and every single one gives me the same error, I even dug up an older version of OOS, I think it which I had running for a few weeks without any probles so I knew that the zip was not corrupted but same error
Now I had given up and wanted to restore the backup I did just in case anything goes wrong, well, restoring the backup fails when it tries to restore the data partition, so I unchecked everything except system, system image and recovery but it didnt work, now I am sitting here with my phone telling me that there's no OS installed. any advice?
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Flashing newest oos doesn't always work l have had this sometime l have had to go back 3 oos versions then flash them in order to flash the latest release.

freaky2xd said:
I am currently using a OnePlus 5 which used to run on a stock based rom, xxxNoLimits v3.1
Since the dev ended the support I wanted to revert back to pure OOS, so I downlaoded the newest 5.1.5 zip and followed the instructions using the newest blu_spark twrp recovery but right after pressing the "flash" button I kept getting error 7, so I download the zip from a mirror link and I have also tried the newest version of codeworkx twrp, still error 7. Then I tried flashing the original stock recovery in order to flash the zip but it instantly threw me back to the zip selection menu, flashing the zip via adb sideload kept quitting at exactly 47%. At this point I was pretty frustrated, I flashed twrp codeworkx again and wiped EVERYTHING, which includes the system, data, cache, dalvik partitions and then I also did a format on the data partition, the point was that now I would have a clean phone only running twrp and I thought I could easily flash the newest zip now without any problems, NOPE, still error 7!!! Now I am stuck here, the stock recovery doesnt let me flash anything and I've tried 4 different versions of twrp recoverys and every single one gives me the same error, I even dug up an older version of OOS, I think it which I had running for a few weeks without any probles so I knew that the zip was not corrupted but same error
Now I had given up and wanted to restore the backup I did just in case anything goes wrong, well, restoring the backup fails when it tries to restore the data partition, so I unchecked everything except system, system image and recovery but it didnt work, now I am sitting here with my phone telling me that there's no OS installed. any advice?
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Hi ! Do you have some news about it ? I have the same issue since Monday...
I've tried like anything i've found and even more, but nothing did the job ...
The only way to have my OP5 working is downgrade to an old version running Android 7.1.1