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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:
Anyone else have this problem?
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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.

[Q] Soft Bricked, Stuck on boot even after stock image restore

Status: Stuck on boot image
Solutions tried:
1. Factory reset + custom rom
2. Factory reset + stock rom
3. Full wipe with stock image from google dev.
4. WugFresh Root tool kit - Soft bricked + stuck in bootloop option.
I think that covers most of the solutions out there that I could find. It is always stuck on the boot screen. Left it for hours but it was basically stuck. I've seen other people's issues resolved by doing at least one of the above.
IS there something I'm missing? Any solutions?
Update: Ended up getting a replacement (was under warranty). I tried all possible solutions. The factory setup for 4.2.2 was the only one that would boot. But I did not have IMEI and Baseband. Nothing seemed to work. Not sure what would cause that.

Quest_in said:
Status: Stuck on boot image
Solutions tried:
1. Factory reset + custom rom
2. Factory reset + stock rom
3. Full wipe with stock image from google dev.
4. WugFresh Root tool kit - Soft bricked + stuck in bootloop option.
I think that covers most of the solutions out there that I could find. It is always stuck on the boot screen. Left it for hours but it was basically stuck. I've seen other people's issues resolved by doing at least one of the above.
IS there something I'm missing? Any solutions?
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Did you try this guide here

mrhiab said:
Did you try this guide here
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Thanks. Yes I tried that right after the recoveries failed to do anything. Its really weird because once the system is stuck at the boot image, the computer after a while tries to communicate over USB but fails. As if the boot animation is just a front and Android is trying to do something to load for the first time. I'm not sure what got corrupted. All this started randomly 4 days after I had flashed a nightly update on Omni.
Update: So i tried to flashing a custom ROM (oh WTH moment) and see if that makes any difference. (CM 11 Nightly from JAN 26). The system actually booted up to the android is upgrading screen this time. Now it is stuck on "Starting Apps" screen. Progress? i'm not sure if the stock was already NOT doing this behind the scene. Is there a reason for it to be stuck here? Is this some sort of indicator?

fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
Now grab the latest twrp.img
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to new recovery
Go to advanced
Choose adb sideload
adb sideload nameofrom.zip
adb sideload gapps.zip
Reboot
Profit
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Factory reset + Factory image + Bootloader relock + bootloader unlock + install twrp + factory reset

demkantor said:
fastboot erase system -w
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
Now grab the latest twrp.img
fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
Now boot to new recovery
Go to advanced
Choose adb sideload
adb sideload nameofrom.zip
adb sideload gapps.zip
Reboot
Profit
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blttalas said:
Factory reset + Factory image + Bootloader relock + bootloader unlock + install twrp + factory reset
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Hello I'm experiencing the exact same problem, tried both these solutions to no avail. Stock 4.2.2 image the the only one that boots, but with no IMEI or network connection whatsoever. Is there anything else I can try to fix this? Thanks.

[Help] I cannot get my zenfone 2 into recovery mode.

I've tried everything I could find with a google search but I haven't found anybody with a similar problem. I cannot boot into recovery mode as every time I select recovery mode I get sent back to the fastboot screen. I can use normal boot and my phone starts up fine but choosing recovery mode just brings me through an endless loop of going to the fastboot screen. Anybody know a way around this?

turdcannon said:
I've tried everything I could find with a google search but I haven't found anybody with a similar problem. I cannot boot into recovery mode as every time I select recovery mode I get sent back to the fastboot screen. I can use normal boot and my phone starts up fine but choosing recovery mode just brings me through an endless loop of going to the fastboot screen. Anybody know a way around this?
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Tried adb?
Please press the thanks button if I helped you.
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turdcannon said:
I've tried everything I could find with a google search but I haven't found anybody with a similar problem. I cannot boot into recovery mode as every time I select recovery mode I get sent back to the fastboot screen. I can use normal boot and my phone starts up fine but choosing recovery mode just brings me through an endless loop of going to the fastboot screen. Anybody know a way around this?
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It usually occurs simply because it cannot boot into recovery. This may be due to accidentally wiping the recovery partition, thus having no recovery to boot to at all, or that you flashed an incompatible recovery onto your device.
Fret not, just a few simple commands should get your phone back alive and kicking.
First, download the recovery.img (ZE550KL) at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6QXDUz9wzc9bUZaOHJsTzBhcVk
Then, boot your device into recovery mode.
Once done, type the command, in order,
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot oem reboot-recovery
Do take note that you would need to have ADB tools installed, a reliable connection to your computer, ASUS drivers in order for your device to be detected, and some knowledge on where to place the recovery.img in order for the commands above to work. If you need any help, please feel free to ask. Also, since you did not state the variant of your device, I had put the ZE550KL recovery.img instead. If your device is of another variant, please inform me immediately and I will get the recovery.img up for you.

Rizzed said:
It usually occurs simply because it cannot boot into recovery. This may be due to accidentally wiping the recovery partition, thus having no recovery to boot to at all, or that you flashed an incompatible recovery onto your device.
Fret not, just a few simple commands should get your phone back alive and kicking.
First, download the recovery.img (ZE550KL) at
Then, boot your device into recovery mode.
Once done, type the command, in order,
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot oem reboot-recovery
Do take note that you would need to have ADB tools installed, a reliable connection to your computer, ASUS drivers in order for your device to be detected, and some knowledge on where to place the recovery.img in order for the commands above to work. If you need any help, please feel free to ask. Also, since you did not state the variant of your device, I had put the ZE550KL recovery.img instead. If your device is of another variant, please inform me immediately and I will get the recovery.img up for you.
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Thanks so much, this worked. I have a ze551ML but I had a stock recovery already on my drive. I've been trying to install the twrp recovery for the last two days but have been completely unable. Although the "fastboot oem reboot-recovery" failed as adb didn't recognize the OEM remote. Any idea why the most up to date twrp recovery has not worked in the least?

turdcannon said:
Thanks so much, this worked. I have a ze551ML but I had a stock recovery already on my drive. I've been trying to install the twrp recovery for the last two days but have been completely unable. Although the "fastboot oem reboot-recovery" failed as adb didn't recognize the OEM remote. Any idea why the most up to date twrp recovery has not worked in the least?
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You need to unlock the bootloader first. There are plenty of guides online about how to do this, unofficial and officially. Also, there's a dedicated forum for your device variant, named "ASUS ZenFone 2"
This forum here is for the Laser variants.
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Stuck on Bootloop & FirstAid kit won't help. Any Ideas? Please Help

Hello everyone!
Okay, so I'll try to keep it as short as possible but with the most information I can give ofc.
So here's what I did with my Oneplus 2:
- unlocked bootloader
- flashed custom recovery (twrp)
- flashed superSU.zip
- flashed xposed.zip
- used it for about half a year if not even longer
everything on Lollipop 5.1 stock rom so xposed would work.
Everything was fine but some day when I wanted to enter twrp recovery it didn't work. (I swear, this is the most illogical thing ever but I DID NOT CHANGE A THING!)
I tried to enter recovery via fastboot but that didn't work either.
So I reflashed latest TWRP recovery.img for OP2 via fastboot.
When I pressed power + vol. down to see if it'd work nothing happened.
When I tried to enter recovery when my system was booted via power button->restart->recovery my phone got stuck in a bootloop.
I had to go in fastboot mode to enter "fastboot continue" in order to get my phone booting normal again.
Then, one night when my phone was in my pocket it vibrated and got stuck in the bootloop again, even though it was booted into system and locked last time I used it (minutes before that).
I had no access to a computer at that moment so I had to wait for a few days.
Now when I boot my phone in fastboot mode and try to enter "fastboot continue" on my cmd nothing happens with my phone and cmd says "(command write failed (Unknown error))" even though "fastboot devices" shows that my device is connected properly.
I also tried:
- the FirstAidKit, copied the Win Files in my fastboot directory and started the firstaid.bat but it stops on "fastboot flash boot boot.img" (I waited for like two hours).
- a different USB port (USB 3 and USB 2)
I am kinda depending on my phone so yeah..
If someone knows how to fix this I would be very grateful.
Have a good day/night
SoulSnatcher

Do you have a backup??
If yes, download the latest official OS from Oneplus and the stock recovery. Flash the stock recovery. Try rebooting into stock recovery. If it succeeds, wipe everything and flash OS via adb sideload.
Honestly, I can't guess what went wrong with your device. Maybe it could've been some app which crashed the entire system.

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Flash the stock recovery.
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Same problem as with the FirstAidKit:
"fastboot devices" does display the device but "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" doesn't do anything (I waited for 1h just to make sure).
I'll try this Mega Unbrick Guide for A Hard Bricked OnePlus 2 next, even though I can get into fastboot but since it doesn't do s**t I'll have to give it a try. I mean, what's the worst thing that could happen? That my phone gets bricked?!
Haha.... hmm.
I'll keep the person(s) updated who care to know what's happening.
Cheers
fml

fastboot boot twrp.img [but stuck on splash screen]

Hey guys!
It's been a while since I've used my Mi A1. I turned it back on after a very long time and it was stuck on the android screen as if there was nothing to boot into so I tried booting into my recovery but there was nothing there either. I figured I probably formatted some stuff a while ago but I don't really remember what happened. Anyways, here's what I did next:
I could only boot into fastboot so I ran the command
Code:
fastboot boot path/to/tissot/twrp.img
but that didn't work.
So I flash the img to boot and tried rebooting to recovery but I was stuck on the android logo and again. I then again had to wait for my battery to run out before I could do anything else (I couldn't enter fastboot again. Only works when the phone is off for some reason)
I then erased the system partition using fastboot and tried booting into the recovery again but no luck. Can someone help me?
I know I messed up... big time. Someone save me
EDIT: Some more details
I tried two recoveries. The Pitch Black on XDA and also the standard "twrp-3.3.1-0-tissot.img" but had the same issue of getting stuck at the splash screen for both.
Also, I remember using Android 10 before all this happened.
EDIT 2: I ran the following commands:
Code:
fastboot set_active a
Code:
fastboot flash boot path/to/tissot/twrp.img
And I can now use the button combination to boot into recovery but I still get stuck on the splash screen

Hi,
have you fixed it? I face the same/similar issue, that I stuck at twrp splash screen after booting in twrp with fastboot
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.5.2_9-0-tissot.img
I have erased/formatted everything (userdata, cache, boot) and also tried to reflash the original rom with mi flash tool, but without success.
Any ideas?

MBR might be creating problem , try clean install with mi flash tool with official ROM .

@MIN313 Thanks for your response.
I tried to flash the official rom with the flash tool ( see here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mi-a1-flash-sec-error.4139573/#_=_ ) .

xiaomiA1 said:
@MIN313 Thanks for your response.
I tried to flash the official rom with the flash tool ( see here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mi-a1-flash-sec-error.4139573/#_=_ ) .
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Does MiFlash recognize your phone? If not, try instaling ADB drivers nd disable driver enforcment,
To kick device out of diagnostic mode and into QDLoader you will need either:
1) A "deep flash" cable
2) Take the phone apart and bridge test points
There are guides online for both, you can Google. You can make deep flash cable yourself fairly easily with a spare USB cable. Testpoint location is found easily via Google and can be bridged with tweezers or small flat-head screw driver.

MIN313 said:
Does MiFlash recognize your phone? If not, try instaling ADB drivers nd disable driver enforcment,
To kick device out of diagnostic mode and into QDLoader you will need either:
1) A "deep flash" cable
2) Take the phone apart and bridge test points
There are guides online for both, you can Google. You can make deep flash cable yourself fairly easily with a spare USB cable. Testpoint location is found easily via Google and can be bridged with tweezers or small flat-head screw driver.
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If Phone Showing Charging Only and Can't Even Transfer Data , Not Detected on Pc then will have to do EDL flash

My phone is recognized by MiFlash when I enter the fastboot mode
It is also shown with
Code:
fastboot devices
and I can boot into TWRP, but it stucks in splash screen of twrp.
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.5.2_9-0-tissot.img
I also tried older versions of twrp for tissot.

smilar issue, following attempts:
flashed with MiFlash, with or without EDL
flashed installing image with twrp
flashing after wiping dalwik, data, system and so on
flashed several type of ROM: official from xiaomi, crdroid, pixel, lineage
phone only booting with twrp (if installed) or stuck on mi logo