Well, without thinking I took the OTA. Then I realized I had root. Now I get the Android character with an exclamation point. I can't seem to get into recovery. At this point, I don't care if I'm rooted or not. I just want my tablet back. Suggestions?
jideay said:
Well, without thinking I took the OTA. Then I realized I had root. Now I get the Android character with an exclamation point. I can't seem to get into recovery. At this point, I don't care if I'm rooted or not. I just want my tablet back. Suggestions?
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Did you have a custom recovery? Or were you completely stock except for root? It should have updated fine if all you have was root with no other modifications.
Completely stock.
jideay said:
Completely stock.
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Well, what you are describing (the Android with the exclamation mark) is stock recovery. How did you get there? Did you boot into the bootloader and then stock recovery? Did you accept the OTA in the Android OS, and it rebooted into what you're seeing now and got stuck?
Yes.
jideay said:
Yes.
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That's odd that it would get stuck. Have you tried turning it off by holding the power button and then turning it back on?
Yes a couple times. I will try it again.
jideay said:
Yes a couple times. I will try it again.
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You gotta hold the power button for about 10 seconds (maybe more) to force it to turn off.
No go. Also, under the android guy are the words, "No command."
jideay said:
No go. Also, under the android guy are the words, "No command."
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Tap the Power + Volume Up button at the same time. Tap, don't hold them down. It may take a couple tries, but eventually, you'll see the recovery menu pop up on the top left corner of the screen with options to reboot, wipe cache, etc.
OK now I have a different menu.
reboot system now
apply update from adb
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
jideay said:
OK now I have a different menu.
reboot system now
apply update from adb
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
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Just highlight reboot system now using the volume keys, and select it using the power button.
Thank you for your help. I hit reboot and it came back on and I still have root.
jideay said:
Thank you for your help. I hit reboot and it came back on and I still have root.
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Right on. Glad it worked out for you. :good: By the way, you may want to check the version in the settings to make sure it update properly to latest version.
Bummer. 4.4.2
jideay said:
Bummer. 4.4.2
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How did you root your N10?
It was so long ago I don't remember... I realized I have several apps frozen. Should I unfreeze them and try again?
jideay said:
It was so long ago I don't remember... I realized I have several apps frozen. Should I unfreeze them and try again?
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That shouldn't be it. What error does it give you when you try to update? It will say what is keeping it from updating. If you have deleted/uninstalled and system apps (not just disabled), the update will fail. It's hard to diagnose without more info.
There was no error that I saw. I just tried looking for the 4.4.3 update and it won't come back. I guess I'll need to wait... Thanks again for your help.
jideay said:
There was no error that I saw. I just tried looking for the 4.4.3 update and it won't come back. I guess I'll need to wait... Thanks again for your help.
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Since 4.4.4 is already out, why don't you just fastboot flash everything EXCEPT USERDATA from the 4.4.4 factory image. As long as you don't flash userdata, your data will remain intact.
EDIT: Oh. For future reference, the OTAs are downloaded to /cache on your device.
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Hi i have a MyTouch 4G rooted with Virtuous Fusion ROM. Everything was working until when I tried to install Miui Music Player on it. I did adb push but after doing it when i unplugged the phone from my computer several Force Close came up then i rebooted my phone then the MYTOUCH Tmobile logo start up screen came then the HTC logo came then my phone will shut down. I tried to start my phone again the same thing happen. I did Hboot and tried recovery from there but it didnt work. I tried Factory Reset but it failed. I go to clockwork recovery mode if i do backup and restore or factory reset nothing happens. Does it mean my phone is gone? Is there anything i can do to fix it? Please anybody help Does this mean my phone i bricked
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Double posting is a big no no.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14051045
oh ok sorry i did not know
pching999 said:
oh ok sorry i did not know
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Are you getting any cache errors in recovery mode?
TeeJay3800 said:
Are you getting any cache errors in recovery mode?
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Since my phone doesn't start or load completely. I do the Hboot then i click the recovery so i will boot to clockwork recovery. In clockwork recovery any option i choose from the menu there is nothing happening clockwork is not responding. Im stuck at the menu. Do you have any ideas what can i do to make it work?
pching999 said:
Since my phone doesn't start or load completely. I do the Hboot then i click the recovery so i will boot to clockwork recovery. In clockwork recovery any option i choose from the menu there is nothing happening clockwork is not responding. Im stuck at the menu. Do you have any ideas what can i do to make it work?
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I don't get any cache errors
pching999 said:
Since my phone doesn't start or load completely. I do the Hboot then i click the recovery so i will boot to clockwork recovery. In clockwork recovery any option i choose from the menu there is nothing happening clockwork is not responding. Im stuck at the menu. Do you have any ideas what can i do to make it work?
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Are you clicking the trackpad to make the selection? I ask because some people have tried using other buttons to select and then thought their phone was bricked.
Are you using the trackball to make selections in clockwork?
TeeJay3800 said:
Are you clicking the trackpad to make the selection? I ask because some people have tried using other buttons to select and then thought their phone was bricked.
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no i click the power button to make selection and the volume bar to move up and down
pching999 said:
no i click the power button to make selection and the volume bar to move up and down
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Try clicking the trackpad...
TeeJay3800 said:
Try clicking the trackpad...
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9:43 and 9:44 same posted solution. lol, I think we may be on the same page TeeJay
lowandbehold said:
9:43 and 9:44 same posted solution. lol, I think we may be on the same page TeeJay
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Great minds think alike. Hopefully that was his only problem. I have to say though, there's something pretty funny about someone thinking their phone is bricked because they're using the wrong button to make selections in recovery! I'm not making fun of anyone, but it does make my chuckle a little.
TeeJay3800 said:
Try clicking the trackpad...
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I clicked the track pad it worked thanks. However what should i do next to fix my problem. Do i need to do back up and restore let me know know what to do next
pching999 said:
I clicked the track pad it worked thanks. However what should i do next to fix my problem. Do i need to do back up and restore let me know know what to do next
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If the ROM still won't boot, I would wipe data, cache, and Dalvik-Cache, and then flash the ROM again (assuming the zip is still on your SD).
TeeJay3800 said:
If the ROM still won't boot, I would wipe data, cache, and Dalvik-Cache, and then flash the ROM again (assuming the zip is still on your SD).
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do i have to wipe them three times
pching999 said:
do i have to wipe them three times
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Wipe each item once. I think the new recoveries wipe everything when you select 'data', but do the other items just to be sure. Dalvik-Cache is under the Advanced section.
Thanks a lot. My phone working now!
TeeJay3800 said:
Wipe each item once. I think the new recoveries wipe everything when you select 'data', but do the other items just to be sure. Dalvik-Cache is under the Advanced section.
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Hi thanks a lot for your help. Your Track pad solution is golden. My phone is working now. Take care and keep helping people
Glad I could help.
Haha I feel for you OP I had this problem at first (came from an EVO didn't have a trackpad) so I was confused. Didn't take much before I realized it was the trackpad inside. My new problem is my trackpad broke lol. So now I can't select anything (in the OS or in the Recovery) somehow I got the power button to work one time while I was in recovery (little white writing even came up like it does when you flash a rom that said "power button select enabled") never got this to happen again though, any ideas?
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Haha I feel for you OP I had this problem at first (came from an EVO didn't have a trackpad) so I was confused. Didn't take much before I realized it was the trackpad inside. My new problem is my trackpad broke lol. So now I can't select anything (in the OS or in the Recovery) somehow I got the power button to work one time while I was in recovery (little white writing even came up like it does when you flash a rom that said "power button select enabled") never got this to happen again though, any ideas?
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ask teejay3800 the one who helped me may be he can answer your question?
Ok my battery was draining at a faster rate than normal so i figured I'd reboot my phone. Once I shut down my phone and hit the power button it boot into fastboot mode. I am literally the most basic Nexus 4 user meaning, I've never rooted, unlocked, flashed or done anything to my phone. I simply just don't know how to do any of this stuff so it's not like I was tinkering with anything.
I searched online and I went into recovery mode and tried to reset the phone and wipe the partition and it just reboots to the fastboot mode. I honestly have no clue what went wrong. Again, I know nothing about root and stuff but there must be a solution right or am I the first person to ever brick their completely stock phone by trying to restart it? I figure some of the awesome people on here what know what to do or to simplify some steps to fixing this. Thanks in advance.
Sounds like your volume down key might be stuck (as holding that when you power on is how you get to fastboot).
If it's not that then maybe you should try downloading the factory image from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and letting that install.
I don't think the button is stuck.
Your device needs to be in fastboot mode, with the bootloader unlocked. The relevant key combinations and commands are documented on the page about building for devices.
You need to uncompress each download before use, which creates a new directory for that exact download. That directory contains a ./flash-all.sh script, which handles the various operations, installs the necessary bootloader, baseband firmware(s), and operating system. Note that this operation deletes all user data by default.
After restoring a factory image, it is recommended that you lock the bootloader, for security reasons.
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Rusty! said:
Sounds like your volume down key might be stuck (as holding that when you power on is how you get to fastboot).
If it's not that then maybe you should try downloading the factory image from here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images and letting that install.
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Definitely not the volume down key. I'm able to navigate with volume rocker in fastboot.
Alex_Dreyk said:
I don't think the button is stuck.
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are u able to get to the bootloader and recovery
One3OneKing said:
Definitely not the volume down key. I'm able to navigate with volume rocker in fastboot.
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I picked an instrucktion form the link below.
As you have already wiped it do as in instruction
faddyie said:
are u able to get to the bootloader and recovery
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yes, I can get to recovery. can i get to the bootloader?how would i get there, no clue. lol
Bootloader = fastboot
Try the factory image flash.
Rusty! said:
Bootloader = fastboot
Try the factory image flash.
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I kind of have an idea of how to do that but a link to a set of instructions would be great. I've looked but most people have rooted and installed computer programs so I didnt know what exactly I would need to do in my completely stock scenario.
One3OneKing said:
I kind of have an idea of how to do that but a link to a set of instructions would be great. I've looked but most people have rooted and installed computer programs so I didnt know what exactly I would need to do in my completely stock scenario.
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Dear if you have not rooted it. your stock rom has not gone any where...
Goto recovery and then press volume up key and power button. keep holding for like 10 secs and u will be get into the system. However, check that your volume down key is not pressed
faddyie said:
Dear if you have not rooted it. your stock rom has not gone any where...
Goto recovery and then press volume up key and power button. keep holding for like 10 secs and u will be get into the system. However, check that your volume down key is not pressed
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No luck. This is crazy, I literally don't know what happened...:crying:
Have u downloaded the sender image file as described in previous posts
Sent from my Nexus 4
One3OneKing said:
Ok my battery was draining at a faster rate than normal so i figured I'd reboot my phone. Once I shut down my phone and hit the power button it boot into fastboot mode. I am literally the most basic Nexus 4 user meaning, I've never rooted, unlocked, flashed or done anything to my phone. I simply just don't know how to do any of this stuff so it's not like I was tinkering with anything.
I searched online and I went into recovery mode and tried to reset the phone and wipe the partition and it just reboots to the fastboot mode. I honestly have no clue what went wrong. Again, I know nothing about root and stuff but there must be a solution right or am I the first person to ever brick their completely stock phone by trying to restart it? I figure some of the awesome people on here what know what to do or to simplify some steps to fixing this. Thanks in advance.
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Being that you haven't unlocked or rooted the phone its most likely a hardware problem. If you bought it from Google RMA
From my BLACKED OUT N4
Before RMA'ing try the factory image. You don't need instructions, you just run a .bat file while in fastboot. What have you git to lose?
if you wiped your partitions, then you dont have a rom on your phone. flashing the factory img via fastboot would fix that.
simms22 said:
if you wiped your partitions, then you dont have a rom on your phone. flashing the factory img via fastboot would fix that.
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You can't wipe /system from stock recovery, so he didn't do that.
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You can't wipe /system from stock recovery, so he didn't do that.
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i havent seen the stock recovery in a loooooooooong time, just going by what he wrote in his post :angel:
heres his quote, and thats what happens exactly when you dont have a rom stalled on the device..
I searched online and I went into recovery mode and tried to reset the phone and wipe the partition and it just reboots to the fastboot mode
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simms22 said:
i havent seen the stock recovery in a loooooooooong time, just going by what he wrote in his post :angel:
heres his quote, and thats what happens exactly when you dont have a rom stalled on the device..
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I'm guessing he wiped data and/or cache. If he truly is stock like he says then he didn't wipe his /system partition.
My phone got messed up once and I couldn't make or restore nandroids nor boot past the CM boot image, and it ended up being because my /data partition got corrupted. No idea how. I had to flash stock Google images to get it to boot. it happened during normal use of the phone.
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I'm guessing he wiped data and/or cache. If he truly is stock like he says then he didn't wipe his /system partition.
My phone got messed up once and I couldn't make or restore nandroids nor boot past the CM boot image, and it ended up being because my /data partition got corrupted. No idea how. I had to flash stock Google images to get it to boot. it happened during normal use of the phone.
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yea, if had my data partition get corrupted too, wouldnt finish booting. flashing the stock img fixed it quick. but it was my own fault.. bennchmarking at 1890mhz with fsync turned off
I ended up just taking advantage of my warranty and I'll get a new one. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and tips. I'm still trying to figure out why simply turning off the phone to restart it caused this to happen. It makes no sense.
Last night Titanium got reset and so I had to refreeze to avoid losing MDL and cut bloatware/etc.
This morning I rebooted to try to get a stubborn app to work. Cue endless boot loop I've been at for over an hour. Somtimes it will flash my home screen with the icons then reboots. I effed up didn't I? When this happened with my iPhone 5 I was able to go in and delete out tweaks with iFile to fix, but from googling this seems a lot more complicated and really, really bad.
I know the #1 rule on here is to read and find the answer to solve the problem yourself, and I've got 7 other tabs open and am doing that, but I'm also in major panic mode. How do I fix this? I'm so pissed at myself for not opening the safe to freeze thread last night.
Worst case is to Odin the stock mdl firmware and start all over.
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Worst case is to Odin the stock mdl firmware and start all over.
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will I lose MDL and root? I'm getting the feeling scanning the various tabs that I'm gonna have to go back to square 1 somehow ugh, I want to cry.
Wittyusernametaken said:
will I lose MDL and root? I'm getting the feeling scanning the various tabs that I'm gonna have to go back to square 1 somehow ugh, I want to cry.
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You won't lose mdl, you will lose root and will have to re-root and re-freeze the files to keep the ota from taking place. Do your homework on those first so you know which ones to freeze because it'll want to update.
Wittyusernametaken said:
Last night Titanium got reset and so I had to refreeze to avoid losing MDL and cut bloatware/etc.
This morning I rebooted to try to get a stubborn app to work. Cue endless boot loop I've been at for over an hour. Somtimes it will flash my home screen with the icons then reboots. I effed up didn't I? When this happened with my iPhone 5 I was able to go in and delete out tweaks with iFile to fix, but from googling this seems a lot more complicated and really, really bad.
I know the #1 rule on here is to read and find the answer to solve the problem yourself, and I've got 7 other tabs open and am doing that, but I'm also in major panic mode. How do I fix this? I'm so pissed at myself for not opening the safe to freeze thread last night.
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You can factory reset from recovery. That will unfreeze all apps but keep root. Good luck.
jd1639 said:
You won't lose mdl, you will lose root and will have to re-root and re-freeze the files to keep the ota from taking place. Do your homework on those first so you know which ones to freeze because it'll want to update.
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Well I'm in front of a computer now so there's no way I have any excuse not to check the safe to freeze list at least.
I found this http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-i337ucuamdl_i337attamdl_att-zip/ I can't log in to my phone to tell specifically what I am, just that I'm ATT, MDL on 4.2.2. Is that the file I use in Odin?
jd1639 said:
You won't lose mdl, you will lose root and will have to re-root and re-freeze the files to keep the ota from taking place. Do your homework on those first so you know which ones to freeze because it'll want to update.
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muniz_ri said:
You can factory reset from recovery. That will unfreeze all apps but keep root. Good luck.
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EDITED: Okay, I flashed stock MDL with Odin after I could only get into Download mode, said it succeeded. And now we are back at the endless boot loop. Although it shows my regular home screen... wouldn't I have lost everything? So did it not take?
What do I try now that Odin failed?
Wittyusernametaken said:
I can't boot into recovery. I get the message that it tries to boot into it (volume up, power and home) but then turns off and starts the reboot process all over again.
How do I flash stock MDL with Odin if I can't get into recovery?
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Make sure that you hold the three button combo long enough in order to get into recovery. there should be small, blue type at the top of the screen at that point release the buttons.
But if you really can't get into recovery hopefully you can get into download mode.....with the phone off press volume down, home, and power buttons. Connect phone to odin then hit volume up. At that point odin should recognize the phone and say "added" on the screen. Select the MDL (the above MDL file looks legit) tar file after pressing PDA in Odin then start.
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I can't boot into recovery. I get the message that it tries to boot into it (volume up, power and home) but then turns off and starts the reboot process all over again.
How do I flash stock MDL with Odin if I can't get into recovery?
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Can you get into Download Mode? opposed to Recovery
Volume Down + Power + Home...
If so you can reflash the stock MDL Odin files which will bring to phone back to factory settings (backup what you can), your need to reroot, and reinstall your custom recovery. Along with that block the update programs...
It flashes my home screen, I can hit the button to get into my apps, and can ALMOST get to Titanium before it reboots on me. Over and over and over.
NighthawkXL said:
Can you get into Download Mode? opposed to Recovery
Volume Down + Power + Home...
If so you can reflash the stock MDL Odin files which will bring to phone back to factory settings (backup what you can), your need to reroot, and reinstall your custom recovery. Along with that block the update programs...
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I got it into download mode, and reflashed the MDL file. Odin said it was a succes but when it rebooted my apps are all there just like it was originally. Wouldn't it have brought it back to original? It's still stuck in endless boot loop, I can almost get to Titanium but reboots before I can get to it. Looks like ODIN failed but said it succeeded?
If you can get into recovery try a factory reset. That might help.
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If you can get into recovery try a factory reset. That might help.
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Can't get into recovery, can only get into Download mode.
Will it stay on long enough to get into settings and factory reset from there?
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Will it stay on long enough to get into settings and factory reset from there?
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I can't get in fast enough. I can get into Accounts > Backup and reset > but as soon as I touch Factory Restore, my 4 seconds are up and it reboots. I've tried to be faster.... not happening.
Wittyusernametaken said:
Can't get into recovery, can only get into Download mode.
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Well, you could try flashing CWM through Odin, and then try to reboot into recovery. Also, when you're trying to get into recovery mode, make sure your phone is not plugged in to any power source. My phone kept rebooting when I did that.
Mine did pretty much the same after I used odin to go back to stock. The only thing that helped was a factory reset. Sorry I can't help anymore than that.
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I can't get in fast enough. I can get into Accounts > Backup and reset > but as soon as I touch Factory Restore, my 4 seconds are up and it reboots. I've tried to be faster.... not happening.
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A couple of options:
1) Here is the stock MDL recovery. Flash in the PDA slot in Odin then try to get into recovery and do a factory reset: https://mega.co.nz/#!A8UjUSwC!LBFQjs_Bp6bj1AqeawjaI_aEKej7DWV7NoXz4JEZ55M
2) Try re-flashing the MDL tar in Odin again but this time check the "Nand Erase All" box.
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Well, you could try flashing CWM through Odin, and then try to reboot into recovery. Also, when you're trying to get into recovery mode, make sure your phone is not plugged in to any power source. My phone kept rebooting when I did that.
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Finally got into recovery and am wiped. Thank you all for the help. Now to spend the rest of the day rebuilding. Gah.
Root just disappeared.
This is not a huge problem but when I go to TWRP to reinstall SuperSU, I can't get to the files so I can't install SuperSU.
I have now a MegaPixel ROM with EX kernel and I want to go back to stock. With no root, kernel and recovery... Just don't know how to.
Step by step here;
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928/page567
HeroPlane said:
Root just disappeared.
This is not a huge problem but when I go to TWRP to reinstall SuperSU, I can't get to the files so I can't install SuperSU.
I have now a MegaPixel ROM with EX kernel and I want to go back to stock. With no root, kernel and recovery... Just don't know how to.
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Follow the guidelines on this page and download the factory image from Google server to return 100% stock.
https://developers.google.com/android/images
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Step by step here;
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928/page567
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Follow the guidelines on this page and download the factory image from Google server to return 100% stock.
https://developers.google.com/android/images
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I tried to reinstall SuperSU but now its stuck on boot animation. How can I fix this?
I don't think you can do a factory reset if you are on a custom Rom. Power down your phone by holding down the power button until the phone shuts down. Go into bootloader mode by pressing power and volume down buttons at the same time. Flash complete factory image from Google site using flash-all.bat command. If you don't know how to do that follow the XDA/Heisenberg guide only to the point where it shows you how to flash. Do not flash all the pieces individually like in the guide. Just use flash-all.bat command like Google suggests.
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I tried to reinstall SuperSU but now its stuck on boot animation. How can I fix this?
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Use the link I posted above. Read it and follow the return to stock section. Like I mentioned earlier, that's a step by step guide to all things 6P. How to root, how to return to stock and everything in between. It has (or at least links you to) all the tools you need. It's a lot more thorough than I am, quite frankly. Just do your best to follow the return to stock section of the guide and if you run into any issues quote me again and let me know where you're stuck and I'll see if I can help. But you're asking for a step by step on how to recover and I've already provided you with a link with those exact steps. Good luck. Specifically steps 10 or 11 depending on if you want to keep your data intact.
RoyJ said:
Use the link I posted above. Read it and follow the return to stock section. Like I mentioned earlier, that's a step by step guide to all things 6P. How to root, how to return to stock and everything in between. It has (or at least links you to) all the tools you need. It's a lot more thorough than I am, quite frankly. Just do your best to follow the return to stock section of the guide and if you run into any issues quote me again and let me know where you're stuck and I'll see if I can help. But you're asking for a step by step on how to recover and I've already provided you with a link with those exact steps. Good luck. Specifically steps 10 or 11 depending on if you want to keep your data intact.
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I flashed back to stock like the guide told me. Now its bootlooping with the normal Nexus animation. It means that now I have stock ROM but still bootloop...
HeroPlane said:
I flashed back to stock like the guide told me. Now its bootlooping with the normal Nexus animation. It means that now I have stock ROM but still bootloop...
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What were the exact steps you took? Also, how long has it been boot looping? First boot on a factory image flash can take a while. I've waited like 10 full minutes before boot.
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What were the exact steps you took? Also, how long has it been boot looping? First boot on a factory image flash can take a while. I've waited like 10 full minutes before boot.
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I did all the steps in part 10 with angler 7.1.2
It was bootlooping for 5 minute or so. I turned the phone off (While it was bootlooping) and now when I try to boot I get a "No Command" with a opened Android screen. What should I do now?
Maybe I can still flash TWRP and do stuff there?
HeroPlane said:
I did all the steps in part 10 with angler 7.1.2
It was bootlooping for 5 minute or so. I turned the phone off (While it was bootlooping) and now when I try to boot I get a "No Command" with a opened Android screen. What should I do now?
Maybe I can still flash TWRP and do stuff there?
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The no command screen with an Android on its back is stock recovery. When you see that, hold volume up and while holding volume up, press the power button. That'll get you inside stock recovery. From there you can factory reset. This will likely wipe your internal storage. I'm not exactly sure on that, but assume it does. If that's not an issue, do it and try booting again, but wait longer this time. Leave in on the charger and wait 10 minutes or so. If it still won't boot, try again with 7.1.1 factory images. Also if you're using the flash all .bat file try manually flashing each partition using fastboot.
Edit: If you didn't already, don't lock the bootloader. You won't be able to use fastboot or flash TWRP (if that's what you want to do) with it locked.
RoyJ said:
The no command screen with an Android on its back is stock recovery. When you see that, hold volume up and while holding volume up, press the power button. That'll get you inside stock recovery. From there you can factory reset. This will likely wipe your internal storage. I'm not exactly sure on that, but assume it does. If that's not an issue, do it and try booting again, but wait longer this time. Leave in on the charger and wait 10 minutes or so. If it still won't boot, try again with 7.1.1 factory images. Also if you're using the flash all .bat file try manually flashing each partition using fastboot.
Edit: If you didn't already, don't lock the bootloader. You won't be able to use fastboot or flash TWRP (if that's what you want to do) with it locked.
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Can't get to the recovery. Forgot to mention that the "No command" screen is flashing. Like, I can see it for less that a second, it turns black, and comes back again for less than a second. Is it looping too?
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HeroPlane said:
Can't get to the recovery. Forgot to mention that the "No command" screen is flashing. Like, I can see it for less that a second, it turns black, and comes back again for less than a second. Is it looping too?
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Sounds like it. That's not good, it sounds​ like a real issue here. How did this end up happening in the first place? You factory reset from TWRP and all this happened? That should have not made you boot loop. You should have been fine and booted and had to sign in again, etc.
Did you lock the bootloader?
RoyJ said:
Sounds like it. That's not good, it sounds​ like a real issue here. How did this end up happening in the first place? You factory reset from TWRP and all this happened? That should have not made you boot loop. You should have been fine and booted and had to sign in again, etc.
Did you lock the bootloader?
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Didn't lock bootloader
I did the factory reset from system.
I hope it's not a big issue cause I just paid 150$ to fix the screen. I just wanted to give it to my mom fresh (with no root, custom ROM etc...)
HeroPlane said:
Didn't lock bootloader
I did the factory reset from system.
I hope it's not a big issue cause I just paid 150$ to fix the screen. I just wanted to give it to my mom fresh (with no root, custom ROM etc...)
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Yeah if you're not on stock, don't factory reset from the system. Use TWRP. Try to fastboot flash TWRP back on the phone and see if you can boot to that.
RoyJ said:
Yeah if you're not on stock, don't factory reset from the system. Use TWRP. Try to fastboot flash TWRP back on the phone and see if you can boot to that.
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TWRP works! OK that's a good sign (I think so...)
I wiped EVERYTHING (Dalvik/ART cache, cache, system, Data and internal storage)
I will probably try to flash stock now.
HeroPlane said:
TWRP works! OK that's a good sign (I think so...)
I wiped EVERYTHING (Dalvik/ART cache, cache, system, Data and internal storage)
I will probably try to flash stock now.
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Flash stock minus recovery, leave TWRP. See if you can get it to boot. Try 7.1.1 if possible this time, though.
RoyJ said:
Flash stock minus recovery, leave TWRP. See if you can get it to boot. Try 7.1.1 if possible this time, though.
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I think I know why 7.1.2 didn't boot
I have a EX kernel updated to march security. I should download a stock with march security or lower.
RoyJ said:
Flash stock minus recovery, leave TWRP. See if you can get it to boot. Try 7.1.1 if possible this time, though.
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Wow man, thank you so much!
The phone is working after I flashed 7.1.1 march
You are the best!!! :victory:
HeroPlane said:
Wow man, thank you so much!
The phone is working after I flashed 7.1.1 march
You are the best!!! :victory:
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Glad you got it sorted out!
Hi All! I have an H918TN running the latest WETA (software version J). This morning I awoke to find an OTA update available for install (It must have happened overnight. Don't know why it appeared and don't know the size). I installed it and now I keep booting into recovery even after wipes and re-installs of backups and full installs. Nothing I've tried so far seems to work. Anyone know of a solution or link to one? I have access to ADB/Fastboot (still shows device) and the "J" KDZ file. For the record, I've tried "Restore v20 to 100% Stock (!!even for bricked devices!!" but LGUP (Version 1_14_3) says it doesn't recognize the model. TIA and later.
jt1954 said:
Hi All! Have an H918TN running the latest WETA (software version J). This morning I awoke to find an OTA update available for install (must have happened overnight. Don't know why it appeared). I installed it and now I keep booting into recovery even after wipes and reinstalls of backups and full installs. Nothing I've tried so far seems to work. Anyone know of a solution or link to one? I have access to ADB/Fastboot (still shows device) and the "J" KDZ file. TIA and later.
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I got the same update but i turned off automatic updates in Dev section
bountyman334 said:
I got the same update but i turned off automatic updates in Dev section
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No offense brother, but that's an after the fact solution. I was going to open a new thread to describe the update. Not likely, for now. What I need is a solution to my problem. Sorry if I sound pissy, but I didn't need this freakin' update to screw up my phone. Most importantly, I should have known not to update a custom with a stock update. Dumb mistake.
Regards, JT
jt1954 said:
Hi All! I have an H918TN running the latest WETA (software version J). This morning I awoke to find an OTA update available for install (It must have happened overnight. Don't know why it appeared and don't know the size). I installed it and now I keep booting into recovery even after wipes and reinstalls of backups and full installs. Nothing I've tried so far seems to work. Anyone know of a solution or link to one? I have access to ADB/Fastboot (still shows device) and the "J" KDZ file. TIA and later.
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The same has happened to me. Did you figure this out?
ctalbot said:
The same has happened to me. Did you figure this out?
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Not yet. Try LG Bridge->Software Update->update-error-recovery. I tried but my notebook only has 2gb memory and a 25gb SSD. Unfortunately, LG Bridge is looking for 10gb of storage (Internal. You can't use external for some friggin' reason) to download the file, etc. which I don't have available. Follow the instructions in the thread "Restore v20 to 100% Stock (!!even for bricked devices!!" in "LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion". Good Luck!
The update probably didn't even install.
It should have just triggered a TWRP bootloop.
Easy fix.
Power off or pull battery for a sec.
Hold vol down and power button - as soon as you see LG logo - release and immediately re-press power button only while continuing to hold vol down.
Factory reset screen will come up if you did it right. Use vol down to select YES twice to factory reset. ( It won't really reset anything but the recovery boot trigger ).
You'll end up in twrp. Just select reboot system and profit.
midmadn said:
The update probably didn't even install.
It should have just triggered a TWRP bootloop.
Easy fix.
Power off or pull battery for a sec.
Hold vol down and power button - as soon as you see LG logo - release and immediately re-press power button only while continuing to hold vol down.
Factory reset screen will come up if you did it right. Use vol down to select YES twice to factory reset. ( It won't really reset anything but the recovery boot trigger ).
You'll end up in twrp. Just select reboot system and profit.
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That did it! You are a lifesaver!
ctalbot said:
That did it! You are a lifesaver!
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No offense taking...i should of been more helpful..i wasn't Tryna to cone off disk-ish...
What was the update? If i can ask
midmadn said:
The update probably didn't even install.
It should have just triggered a TWRP bootloop.
Easy fix.
Power off or pull battery for a sec.
Hold vol down and power button - as soon as you see LG logo - release and immediately re-press power button only while continuing to hold vol down.
Factory reset screen will come up if you did it right. Use vol down to select YES twice to factory reset. ( It won't really reset anything but the recovery boot trigger ).
You'll end up in twrp. Just select reboot system and profit.
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You're the man! Worked like a charm. LG Bridge said the update was triggered but failed on a partial install. That's just an FYI, not trying to rain on your parade. In any case, thanks again and your thanks-o-meter just jumped up a notch!
Regards, JT
bountyman334 said:
No offense taking...i should of been more helpful..i wasn't Tryna to cone off disk-ish...
What was the update? If i can ask
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Don't worry man, it was me just being pissy. My apologies. You were right. I should have disabled auto-installs. All's well now though.:good:
As for what it is, I have no idea. Since it had already downloaded I also don't know what the size was. Maybe a new security update or possibly 7.1.2. In any case, I'll wait until WETA gets updated. Not going back to stock.
Regards, JT
LG update requires stock recovery to install updates. You have twrp in place of stock so it can't do anything but throw you into a recovery loop.
If you had done the factory reset before restoring backups and stuff you should have seen no changes in your phone.
The update files need to be deleted from your fota folder or you can end up in the twrp bootloop again.
midmadn said:
LG update requires stock recovery to install updates. You have twrp in place of stock so it can't do anything but throw you into a recovery loop.
If you had done the factory reset before restoring backups and stuff you should have seen no changes in your phone.
The update files need to be deleted from your fota folder or you can end up in the twrp bootloop again.
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I re-installed WETA and the update reappeared. The files were supposedly downloaded, but not installed. I canceled the install and blocked all notifications as well as stopping auto-updates. I checked the fota in cache, per your advice, but found not a thing. Not sure where it could be. If you have any suggestions as to where it might be, I would appreciate it. Thanks for the advice.
Regards, JT
jt1954 said:
I re-installed WETA and the update reappeared. The files were supposedly downloaded, but not installed. I canceled the install and blocked all notifications as well as stopping auto-updates. I checked the fota in cache, per your advice, but found not a thing. Not sure where it could be. If you have any suggestions as to where it might be, I would appreciate it. Thanks for the advice.
Regards, JT
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Found it! Right in front of my freakin' eyes. Wasn't in the fota folder, as I thought, though it was in cache by its lonely self. Used ES File Explorer Pro and found the size to be 148mb. Looks to be a security update. If anyone wants it, and understand I have the T-Mobile variant H918TN, I'll try to upload it.
May all that is good and holy bless you. Google kept giving me results to do ADB stuff that was giving me "no such folder" or somesuch error after typing out long strings of stuff I wasn't confident I typed correctly (being dyslexic)... even tried plugging into the computer and copy-pasting what was supposed to be the fix so my dyslexia wouldn't be a part of the problem and nothing for over an hour of me getting more and more snappish at my kids interrupting me. This fixed the recovery loop in a couple seconds. I don't care if I have to redo everything on the phone (it's new anyway, stupidly accepted an OTA update of CM14.1 nightly just as I was about to be done setting the darn thing up). Now I can chill with my kiddos a bit until bedtime then mess with the darn phone again without worry that I'll screw something up by forgetting where I was in the process.
Bless. You. Muchly.
midmadn said:
The update probably didn't even install.
It should have just triggered a TWRP bootloop.
Easy fix.
Power off or pull battery for a sec.
Hold vol down and power button - as soon as you see LG logo - release and immediately re-press power button only while continuing to hold vol down.
Factory reset screen will come up if you did it right. Use vol down to select YES twice to factory reset. ( It won't really reset anything but the recovery boot trigger ).
You'll end up in twrp. Just select reboot system and profit.
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