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TWRP blowing away OS - user error?

Everytime I install TWRP and boot into it. It shows Zero internal storage and when I reboot it outlines there isnt an OS installed.
The system OS isnt wiped (although I thought that the first 50 times). When I enter fastboot again TWRP inst installed.
No idea what going on... tried latest and previous TWRP files.
thanks in advance
Heres the Log
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Z:\NewNexus7Root\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader
Z:\NewNexus7Root\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.0-flo.img
sending 'recovery' (8956 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.291s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.271s]
finished. total time: 0.564s
Z:\NewNexus7Root\platform-tools>adb reboot recovery
error: device not found
error: device not found

Got it working after I found the MultiRom fix on this site.
Seems I had one of those unique "locked down" Nexus's 2013; mines from Amazon.

Can't Flash TWRP

Hello. I am on 6.0.1 MMB29M trying to flash TWRP. I get this error message while doing this.
c:\angler>fastboot flash bootloader twrp-2.8.7.2-angler.img
target reported max download size of 494927872 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (16880 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.392s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 0.414s
Bootloader is unlocked as well as debugging. I have followed a lot of different guides but can't get passed this error. I had TWRP working on MDB08K but the camera was not working for some strange reason. If anyone can help me get TWRP on MMB29M, that would be great.

bauwoo said:
Hello. I am on 6.0.1 MMB29M trying to flash TWRP. I get this error message while doing this.
c:\angler>fastboot flash bootloader twrp-2.8.7.2-angler.img
target reported max download size of 494927872 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (16880 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.392s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 0.414s
Bootloader is unlocked as well as debugging. I have followed a lot of different guides but can't get passed this error. I had TWRP working on MDB08K but the camera was not working for some strange reason. If anyone can help me get TWRP on MMB29M, that would be great.
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Your command is wrong, The command to use is: fastboot flash recovery twrp.the name of your file.img

Just like @jawmail said, you're flashing twrp on the bootloader """slot""
-fastboot flash recovery ***TWPR***.img
-fastboot reboot-bootloader
When your phone reboots, using your volume keys, search for "recovery" and using the power button, confirm it.
PROFIT

bauwoo said:
Hello. I am on 6.0.1 MMB29M trying to flash TWRP. I get this error message while doing this.
c:\angler>fastboot flash bootloader twrp-2.8.7.2-angler.img
target reported max download size of 494927872 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (16880 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.392s]
writing 'bootloader'...
FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 0.414s
Bootloader is unlocked as well as debugging. I have followed a lot of different guides but can't get passed this error. I had TWRP working on MDB08K but the camera was not working for some strange reason. If anyone can help me get TWRP on MMB29M, that would be great.
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Whoa! Does your phone still boot to the bootloader? If so, you're extremely lucky. Flashing a non-bootloader image to the bootloader is pretty much the only way to hard brick a Nexus. You need to take much greater care when doing these things.

Haha. Thanks. Yeah I am really lucky. My phone is working now thanks. Just coming from the S6 Edge. Very different rooting method from that, so yeah I should be way more careful. Thanks for the awesome guide, btw Heisenberg. Running PureNexus with ExperimentalX kernel. Such an amazing combo.
Heisenberg said:
Whoa! Does your phone still boot to the bootloader? If so, you're extremely lucky. Flashing a non-bootloader image to the bootloader is pretty much the only way to hard brick a Nexus. You need to take much greater care when doing these things.
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Update: nvm, figured it out myself.
I have a similar problem. I flashed the TWRP recovery and it booted into it. Made a nandroid and an EFS backup. Copied the backups to my PC. Wanted to flash the systemless root zip. Issued adb reboot recovery and I get the little Android on his back and saying "no command". Tried flashing recovery again, got this:
sending 'recovery' (16880 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.515s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.238s]
finished. total time: 0.756s.
And still, I can't boot into twrp by either method. Getting the "no command".
What gives?

Puck24 said:
Update: nvm, figured it out myself.
I have a similar problem. I flashed the TWRP recovery and it booted into it. Made a nandroid and an EFS backup. Copied the backups to my PC. Wanted to flash the systemless root zip. Issued adb reboot recovery and I get the little Android on his back and saying "no command". Tried flashing recovery again, got this:
sending 'recovery' (16880 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.515s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.238s]
finished. total time: 0.756s.
And still, I can't boot into twrp by either method. Getting the "no command".
What gives?
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Please explain how you fixed your problem so the info is there for folks in future.
Sent from my Nexus 6P

Heisenberg said:
Please explain how you fixed your problem so the info is there for folks in future.
Sent from my Nexus 6P
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guess it's a corrupted file?

Actually, I just tried flashing it one more time, rebooted to the bootloader with the phone, not with the command. Then I also used the phone to enter into recovery, not by issuing commands. And it works
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Help! Problem installing recovery on p9lite

So, I bricked my phone, iw won't boot into the bootloader is unlocked menu even though it is unlocked, when I install a recovery this is what appears
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (28928 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.050s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.057s
can anyone help me with this? the 3 button method doesnt work, it always says software installation failed, I really need to restore my phone, any help would be appreciated

i have had the same problem some days ago.
Re unlock bootloader and re try

unloadedluck said:
So, I bricked my phone, iw won't boot into the bootloader is unlocked menu even though it is unlocked, when I install a recovery this is what appears
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (28928 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.050s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.057s
can anyone help me with this? the 3 button method doesnt work, it always says software installation failed, I really need to restore my phone, any help would be appreciated
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This thread may help you https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...ution-bl-unlockedfrp-locked-fastboot-t3684302

Neo Markson said:
This thread may help you https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...ution-bl-unlockedfrp-locked-fastboot-t3684302
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okay, so, I fixed my phone and stuff, but there seems to be a problem, I can't force update my phone through the 3 button method, the zip I donwload aren't corrupted the version is compatible, it just says "Software install failed" is there a solution to this? I can only flash through twrp

to have b390 i do like this:
B160 -> B370(TWRP) -> B390 (Firmwre finder DNS method)

unloadedluck said:
okay, so, I fixed my phone and stuff, but there seems to be a problem, I can't force update my phone through the 3 button method, the zip I donwload aren't corrupted the version is compatible, it just says "Software install failed" is there a solution to this? I can only flash through twrp
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You should try to nstall stock rom from your region. But NOTE: you shouldn't select that option on firmware finder(incase u use another phone) or you'll end up with test keys.

[HELP] Bricked phone while trying to install custom rom

I was trying to install the AOSiP rom and when I I was doing the twrp installation:
fastboot flash boot twrp-mata_11.img
the error pops out:
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (45048 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.196s]
writing 'boot_a'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 1.856s
I don't see same errors over the XDA forum. can someone help me?
p.s. screen now is showing fastboot mode
device state - unlocked

Did you unlock critical?
Sent from my ONEPLUS 3T using Tapatalk

seabro01 said:
Did you unlock critical?
Sent from my ONEPLUS 3T using Tapatalk
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uhh no I did not see that in the tutorial.
I tried: ./fastboot flashing unlock_critical
and looks like it freezes after that command...

ytlei said:
I was trying to install the AOSiP rom and when I I was doing the twrp installation:
fastboot flash boot twrp-mata_11.img
the error pops out:
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (45048 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.196s]
writing 'boot_a'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 1.856s
I don't see same errors over the XDA forum. can someone help me?
p.s. screen now is showing fastboot mode
device state - unlocked
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are you rooted?
have you tried downloading the file again?
and if you can still go to bootloader your phone is not bricked, just download stock boot from essential and flash it

yenkoPR said:
are you rooted?
have you tried downloading the file again?
and if you can still go to bootloader your phone is not bricked, just download stock boot from essential and flash it
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no not rooted
now im trying to flash back to stock, but when I run flash-all.sh error keeps popping up:
remote: Error flashing partition.
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 2.025s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_b' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.735s]
writing 'boot_b'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 1.782s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'cmnlib_a' (512 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.103s]
writing 'cmnlib_a'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 0.169s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'cmnlib_b' (512 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.101s]
writing 'cmnlib_b'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 0.188s
...

Dang now its totally bricked after the flashing failure... cannot boot up. what should I do? send it back to Essential?

What do you mean by can't boot up? Do you see boot animation and have you tried to go back to fast boot or recovery?
Sent from my ONEPLUS 3T using Tapatalk

Try different USB ports and cables. When 8.1 came out I had to swap my cable and change the port I was using on my desktop, for some reason the cable I had been using and the port I had been using since I got the phone was no longer adequate. There were a number of other people having the same issue. Some commands would look to complete properly, but following up with the same command (something un-damaging like fastboot --set-active=a | fastboot --set-active=b) would either error again or show that the 'completed' command hadn't actually done anything. I switched cables/ports around (ended up with an Antek USB-A to USB-C cable in a USB3.1 port) and everything worked properly.
If you're trying to flash a stock build image from Essential, you will probably need critical unlocked because those images do contain a bootloader that gets flashed, and that is secured behind critical.

ytlei said:
Dang now its totally bricked after the flashing failure... cannot boot up. what should I do? send it back to Essential?
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What cable are you using?
Do not use the cable that came with the phone!!!!!

We are screwed mate, I am on the same boat with you. Essential took no responsibility and offered a 200$ replacement device. The phone doesn't power on anymore and no light indicators are working, so hard bricked.

I had a Asoip screw up(did not disable password) and was only able to get fastboot. Had to see what slot was active and flashed to that slot that was active boot.img,twrp,Asoip and was back up and running. My bootloader was unlocked. I read through all the posts and peoples screw ups and was able to get it up and running again in a day. I never posted as I wanted to learn it on my own. Good luck.........

ytlei said:
I was trying to install the AOSiP rom and when I I was doing the twrp installation:
fastboot flash boot twrp-mata_11.img
the error pops out:
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (45048 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.196s]
writing 'boot_a'...
FAILED (remote: Error flashing partition.)
finished. total time: 1.856s
I don't see same errors over the XDA forum. can someone help me?
p.s. screen now is showing fastboot mode
device state - unlocked
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What cable did you use while connecting to your computer?
And what is the status now? Are you able to turn it on at all by volume and power key combination?

same here. The phone doesn't power on anymore. btw I used the usb-c TDB cable came with my MacBook pro.
I sent email to essential and they say they can't help me since I tried to flash custom rom...

ytlei said:
same here. The phone doesn't power on anymore. btw I used the usb-c TDB cable came with my MacBook pro.
I sent email to essential and they say they can't help me since I tried to flash custom rom...
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and pressing the volume down key + power key at the same time doesn't work?.. what happens when you plug your phone into the charger? does it vibrate?

ive had fastboot command problems previously myself with this device and found that the usb port can play a pretty large factor. Swapping usb ports and reattempting to run the commands (as others recommended may be useful) make sure you are using latest version of adb/fastboot and have up to date drivers installed for the phone.
Look at the rooting tutorial there is information in there about swapping active slots (the essential has both a and b paritions) if you set the other slot as the active slot you may be able to regain some communication within fastboot (i would suggest you verify with fastboot devices prior to attempting to flash to partitions).
Additionally you should be able to still recover back to stock without custom recovery using the default recovery partition. I would think that if you are able to access the bootloader you should be able to access the default essential recovery partition. If you can access the standard recovery you should be able to factory reset the phone and sideload a new rom (id suggest the default factory image from essential until you can get back to square one)

I'm in the same boat. Tried to flash twrp after upgrading to 8.1 and got the same Error flashing partition, and now I'm stuck on the bootloader.
I've found that if I lock/unlock and lock/unlock critical it will let me flash the stock 8.1 boot and every other partition except for system and vendor, but gives a flash write error for those. I'm still unable to get past the bootloader.
Essential basically said I'm SOL. $200 out of warranty replacement assuming I live in the US, which I don't.

Mine was doing this too, but it was only a few days old so I returned it. I'm pretty sure it's defective flash memory.

My phone was doing this exact thing. Botched factory installs rendered my phone hardbricked.
Tried a thousand+ things to get it to turn on to no avail. LUCKILY I bought it second hand and have no warranty D:
I want to cry

stuck at lockscreen, bootloader and frp locked

Hi, I just changed the lcd screen on an old p8lite my girlfriend wasn't using for a year or so. Fact is she can't remember the pin.
Pressing power+vol down I can enter fastboot and rescue mode, but phone was never unlocked so i don't know what commands I can really execute from here, if I press vol up and get into rescue mode I am given the option to download a new recovery, but when downloading it says 'getting package info failed'. In rescue mode I don't have other choices besides rebooting and shutdown.
What can I do to unlock the phone?Can somebody help me?????

UPDATE: on one of many reboots instead of showing me just the options to reboot, shutdown and download recovery, Emui recovery showed the possibility of making a wipe, so i went on wiping, downgrading, rooting, unlocking the bootloader, but i couldn't install twrp - every time I try these are the results:
C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk TWRP-3.2.3-0-Hi6250-Askuccio-v1.0.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery_ramdisk' (10816 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.277s]
writing 'recovery_ramdisk'...
FAILED (remote: partition does not exist)
finished. total time: 0.303s
C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.2.3-0-Hi6250-Askuccio-v1.0.img
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10816 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.287s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.183s]
finished. total time: 0.484s
But TWRP doesn't get installed, anyway....
I would also like to try to run a datarecovery software to recover photos and stuff my girlfriend left in, but without having the p8 lite mass storage in explorer the results I get with android data recovery softwares are pretty useless, is there a way to make show the storage in explorer? If anyone would be willing to help me with some hints, I'd be very grateful. Thanks