unlooked boot loader wont satay in fastboot - Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i unblocked my new to me razr m but now when I try to do adb reboot boot loader it just reboots.
if I use the power and volume keys it will start boot loader but when I plug it in to the computer to
"fastboot flash recover twrp.img" it just reboots
Ideas?

What software version were you on? Its rare nowdays to find a razr m with old enough software for the exploit to work. Does the fastboot screen on the phone show any errors?

Mainscreenturnon said:
What software version were you on? Its rare nowdays to find a razr m with old enough software for the exploit to work. Does the fastboot screen on the phone show any errors?
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i am all good.

dcooterfrog said:
i am all good.
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Could you say how you fixed it? If another person has the same issue it can prevent another thread from being made.
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xKroniK13x said:
Could you say how you fixed it? If another person has the same issue it can prevent another thread from being made.
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i had a bad cable that was messing things up.
i never figured that would be the problem.

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[Q] xoom bricked ?

hi guys ...i hav some big problem n i really need ur help pls.
i hav tried to root my xoom but it failed n now im afraid i hav bricked my xoom
- unlock ok
- fastboot flash boot boot.img ok
- fastboot reboot fail ( dual core technology frozen)
the only thing that it shows is the dual core technology screen nothing more and when i reset it it starts alone by itself again and stock
i hav a motorola xoom 3g titan i guess before i try to root it was 3.0.1 or may be 3.1
but i never try to use a sd card so i dont know if it works
while trying to fix it i wipe the factory, cache but still bricked
best regards
daddymaths said:
hi guys ...i hav some big problem n i really need ur help pls.
i hav tried to root my xoom but it failed n now im afraid i hav bricked my xoom
- unlock ok
- fastboot flash boot boot.img ok
- fastboot reboot fail ( dual core technology frozen)
the only thing that it shows is the dual core technology screen nothing more and when i reset it it starts alone by itself again and stock
i hav a motorola xoom 3g titan i guess before i try to root it was 3.0.1 or may be 3.1
but i never try to use a sd card so i dont know if it works
while trying to fix it i wipe the factory, cache but still bricked
best regards
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The sd card should not be an issue since you use your computer connected to the Xoom with adb/fastboot when rooting.
Which rooting guide are you using? It does matter, especially for 3G non-US models.
I'm sure you are not bricked. You will need to start again but make sure you have all of the correct files in you platform tools folder (or whatever folder you are using for adb).
If you have successfully unlocked you can skip that step.
You are frozen at the dual core screen because you have flashed an incorrect boot.img for your specific model of xoom, and the android version you have on your xoom a.k.a 3.0-3.2. Since you are on the 3g version make sure you get a 3g boot.img and might as well get both the 3.1 and 3.0.1 boot.Hold the power button and the volume up button at the same time to reboot, wait 3 seconds,and then press only the the volume up button. you should now have a message at the top that says starting fastboot protocol support. begin flashing the images.
rootfan said:
You are frozen at the dual core screen because you have flashed an incorrect boot.img for your specific model of xoom, and the android version you have on your xoom a.k.a 3.0-3.2. Since you are on the 3g version make sure you get a 3g boot.img and might as well get both the 3.1 and 3.0.1 boot.Hold the power button and the volume up button at the same time to reboot, wait 3 seconds,and then press only the the volume up button. you should now have a message at the top that says starting fastboot protocol support. begin flashing the images.
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Ditto, you will know for sure whenu brick when your screen is black only. You have a little work to do as notedbut stay calm.. You will get things fixed.
rockhumper said:
Ditto, you will know for sure whenu brick when your screen is black only. You have a little work to do as notedbut stay calm.. You will get things fixed.
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+1 dont jump the gun and read everything over 5x before moving forward... Its a lil work like said but you will probably be more knowledgeable after its all said and done and be able to help others that may be stuck like you one day..
Good luck
Hey guys... I have bricked my xoom too. It's a wifi only xoom. I missed the last step in the guide I was using "fastboot oen lock" and rebooted... so now it stays on the dual core screen. I tried vol up and power buttons to get fastboot and it stays on the starting fastboot protocol... the computer doesn't recognize it. Just don't know what to do next...
Please help...!
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rickyx said:
Hey guys... I have bricked my xoom too. It's a wifi only xoom. I missed the last step in the guide I was using "fastboot oen lock" and rebooted... so now it stays on the dual core screen. I tried vol up and power buttons to get fastboot and it stays on the starting fastboot protocol... the computer doesn't recognize it. Just don't know what to do next...
Please help...!
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Read the sticky on page one... That says a guide to all your rooting needs... Proceed
This is what scares people
Don't freak out if your xoom won't boot. Your xooms are certainly not nowhere near bricked. >.>
Kippui said:
This is what scares people
Don't freak out if your xoom won't boot. Your xooms are certainly not nowhere near bricked. >.>
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The word "bricked" gets way too much use... 95% of folks saying they bricked are no where near it...
rockhumper said:
The word "bricked" gets way too much use... 95% of folks saying they bricked are no where near it...
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I have only seen one bricked xoom so far.
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bwcorvus said:
I have only seen one bricked xoom so far.
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Dont you know that 50 percent of all statistics are made up? And thats 99 percent of the time
thx guys
i was unfortunately little bit busy with work and exams ....i m relieve ..i will try to follow ur advices and keep u in touch.
thx a lot.
best regards
daddymaths
Is your Xoom still "bricked?" If so, shoot me a PM and I'll help you out. I HIGHLY doubt it is truly bricked.
rooting guide?
okantomi said:
The sd card should not be an issue since you use your computer connected to the Xoom with adb/fastboot when rooting.
Which rooting guide are you using? It does matter, especially for 3G non-US models.
I'm sure you are not bricked. You will need to start again but make sure you have all of the correct files in you platform tools folder (or whatever folder you are using for adb).
If you have successfully unlocked you can skip that step.
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i have as i say a 3G motorola titan ....could anyone provides me the right routing files ? thx
I have a completely and 100% bricked Xoom. Was in the rooting process, and did something wrong, but the device is totally dead.
No response when plugging in via USB, although white LED illuminates when the power is plugged in.
cdinoz said:
I have a completely and 100% bricked Xoom. Was in the rooting process, and did something wrong, but the device is totally dead.
No response when plugging in via USB, although white LED illuminates when the power is plugged in.
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Hit power and volume up to reboot...there is nothing the root process can do to brick it. Stop by the irc channel.
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Have tried that.... Is still dead, and get no response from the device. Apparently I may have totally wiped the NAND storage....?
cdinoz said:
Have tried that.... Is still dead, and get no response from the device. Apparently I may have totally wiped the NAND storage....?
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What exactly did you do (or try to do)?
okantomi said:
What exactly did you do (or try to do)?
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I tried to root the device and install the Tiamat kernel. I was enabling the micro SD slot (or so I thought) and when I dropped in my SD card, there was a warning that the device needed to be re-partitioned. So I did. Didnt format the microSD, seems to have formatted the entire device.
Related to this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14462676#post14462676
cdinoz said:
I tried to root the device and install the Tiamat kernel. I was enabling the micro SD slot (or so I thought) and when I dropped in my SD card, there was a warning that the device needed to be re-partitioned. So I did. Didnt format the microSD, seems to have formatted the entire device.
Related to this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14462676#post14462676
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That's one of the only two ways to brick it. I would stop by the irc channel, but I think you may have actually bricked it.
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[Q] Fastboot Reason: Sticky bit factory_fastboot?

I flashed the Eclipse ROM via safestrap and then restored the Eclipse ROM onto the stock ROM slot. For some stupid reason, instead of restoring the stock ROM slot before resetting the phone back to stock, I opted to use RSD Lite 6.1.4 and tried to flash the JB firmware (yes, I got into fastboot). When I tried to do this, the phone reboots past the Motorola M insignia, to the droid startup screen (with the flashing red light/circle), but does not get past the startup screen (yes, I gave it 30+ minutes to no avail). I also tried to reflash the JB firmware, but no matter what, I ended up stuck at the bootup screen.
For this reason, I tried to flash the ICS firmware instead (per instructions on XDA and other websites, I removed the lines in the XML file that had the word var, getvar, and oem). This did work! However, after RSD flashed the firmware, rather than restarting into the OS, the phone reboots into a black screen w/ the phrase "Fastboot Reason: Sticky bit factory_fastboot" at the very bottom. Anytime I try to restart the phone, it automatically boots into this screen. If I hold the volume up and down buttons, together w/ the power button, I am able to get back to the option to start normally.
When I tried to do the OTA JB update, the phone downloads the necessary files, but when the phone tries to reboot to install the OS update, it goes back into that black screen and does not install the update. Also, when I finally do get back into the OS, the phone then constantly reboots as if it were trying to install the OTA JB update.
Does anyone know what "Fastboot Reason: Sticky bit factory_fastboot" means? Also, if anyone knows how to "fix" this issue, I'd greatly appreciate it. If the fix requires command line work (like in this thread), I'd greatly appreciate if someone could walk me through it step-by-step, as I am not familiar w/ the command line process.
Thanks!
Edit 1: The next step I will try is to get root back on my phone, install Safestrap, and see whether I can flash a backup that I previously had.
Edit 2: In some threads for other Moto phones, there is some discussion regarding using ADB to fastboot/flash the stock ROM. Anyone know how this is different from using RSD? Also, can anyone walk me through HOW to ADB? I have zero knowledge in this regard.
Have you tried holding the buttons down to enter fast boot again and reflash? Worth a shot if you haven't. You could also attempt a factory reset from the boot menu. Maybe the corrupt file would correct itself.
You should definitely take the time to learn some ADB; at least a working understanding. It helps down the road.
Here's a good tutorial on ADB commands. http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-adb-quick-guide/
And to install ADB without Android SDK (app production software) http://mobilecon.info/install-adb-in-windows.html
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skippid said:
Have you tried holding the buttons down to enter fast boot again and reflash? Worth a shot if you haven't. You could also attempt a factory reset from the boot menu. Maybe the corrupt file would correct itself.
You should definitely take the time to learn some ADB; at least a working understanding. It helps down the road.
Here's a good tutorial on ADB commands. http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-adb-quick-guide/
And to install ADB without Android SDK (app production software) http://mobilecon.info/install-adb-in-windows.html
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Yes, I attempted to reflash on multiple occasions, both using the stock ICS and the stock JB roms. I must have reflashed close to 10x at this point. In any case, no matter how often I have reflahsed (including after doing a factory reset from within the OS as well as from within recovery), I still get the error. The good news is that I was successfully able to flash the JB ROM and have the phone OS actually start up, whereas, a few days ago, it would be stuck at the red circle/eye thing.
Furthermore, I attempted the command fastboot flash system [system.img], and I got the error:
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 31457280 bytes
error: cannot load '[system.img]': no error
I saved the system.img in both c:\android, as well as the internal SD card of the phone.
The other good news is that I am still able to use the phone if I get into the boot menu and ask the phone to boot normally. However, I am now unable to get root, and anytime I need to restart the phone, it gives me that error message.
I have also tried the command fastboot reboot bootloader but continue to get the same error message.
OK. Find a JB leak zip or current stock JB zip, access the screen where it asks for AP Fast boot and recovery, choose recovery, then volume up I believe when the phone shows the android with the red exclamation point.. Then choose update with zip. Search your SD card and install. It's worth a try in this manner in case you haven't already.
That's odd that your phone didn't respond well with RSD.
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You need to use an updated fastboot binary for the new larger images in these devices.
http://db.tt/AveMC40y
skippid said:
OK. Find a JB leak zip or current stock JB zip, access the screen where it asks for AP Fast boot and recovery, choose recovery, then volume up I believe when the phone shows the android with the red exclamation point.. Then choose update with zip. Search your SD card and install. It's worth a try in this manner in case you haven't already.
That's odd that your phone didn't respond well with RSD.
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Skippid, thanks for the suggestions. I tried your method as well. Went into recovery, selected to update from external SD (or something to that effect), selected the JB zip file, and let it flash that way. Unfortunately, I still received the same error message regarding the sticky bit factory_fastboot.
cellzealot said:
You need to use an updated fastboot binary for the new larger images in these devices.
http://db.tt/AveMC40y
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cellzealot, thank you for the link. I've downloaded the file that you linked to. Could you be so kind as to now give me a step-by-step on how to re-attempt the flashing process?
Quick update - I was able to get root back, installed safestrap, and flashed the nandroid that I had made back when I first flashed Eclipse. However, I am still having the same issue:
Whenever I restart the phone, I get the sticky bit factory_fastboot error. If I use the command fastboot continue, the phone boots up as normal; however, it would be great to not have to do this each and every time I reboot the phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
More updates (still not fixed):
After getting root, I reflashed my nandroid, factory reset (both within the OS and in recovery), and then tried flashing both the ICS and JB stock ROMs. I tried flashing both using mfastboot, as well RSD Lite. The files flash successfully; however, whenever I restart the phone, I continue to get the stick bit factory_fastboot error.
Also, when I get into recovery, I try to flash via "update from external SD". When I do so, recovery simply restarts without flashing the stock ROM.
Here's my last update as to this issue:
After trying all of the methods that I could think of (RSD Lite, flashing via fastboot and mfastboot, flashing from external), the problem did not correct itself.
I brought my phone into a Verizon store, where they told me that they had never seen that problem before. They agreed to replace my phone pursuant to the one-year warranty (I received my phone in December), which I received today. I've again rooted my phone, but have opted to not screw around w/ safestrap and custom ROMs this time around, as I find the stock JB experience to actually be quite good.
Found the soultion!!!!!!
Ok guys so after serching a while I found out similar moto phones have the same issue. I found in a latin forum and in a Droid forum people ponting to the same issue. So the solution that worked for my Razr HD xt925 was:
1) Enter fastboot mode in your phone (very easy since every time you restart the phone you end there anyways)
2) Write this command on the computer: fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
there will be a dialogue with the time take and OK
You are done!
Thought someone might find it useful
Thank you!
cerafio said:
Ok guys so after serching a while I found out similar moto phones have the same issue. I found in a latin forum and in a Droid forum people ponting to the same issue. So the solution that worked for my Razr HD xt925 was:
1) Enter fastboot mode in your phone (very easy since every time you restart the phone you end there anyways)
2) Write this command on the computer: fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
there will be a dialogue with the time take and OK
You are done!
Thought someone might find it useful
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Thank you! This was the answer I needed after searching and searching trying all the different things for over 3 hours, this 2 second fix worked!
Namanati said:
Thank you! This was the answer I needed after searching and searching trying all the different things for over 3 hours, this 2 second fix worked!
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#8 > http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/general/guide-faq-how-to-root-boot-unlock-t2869432
ATTACK said:
#8 > http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/general/guide-faq-how-to-root-boot-unlock-t2869432
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Thanks, but that didn't come up when I googled AP Fastboot: flash failed, and since I didn't get it from rooting or unlocking my phone I didn't think to look for that.
cerafio said:
Ok guys so after serching a while I found out similar moto phones have the same issue. I found in a latin forum and in a Droid forum people ponting to the same issue. So the solution that worked for my Razr HD xt925 was:
1) Enter fastboot mode in your phone (very easy since every time you restart the phone you end there anyways)
2) Write this command on the computer: fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
there will be a dialogue with the time take and OK
You are done!
Thought someone might find it useful
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Oh my god dude thank you so much. That fixed my bootloader issue that was plaguing me for weeks
Thanks again!!!
cerafio said:
Ok guys so after serching a while I found out similar moto phones have the same issue. I found in a latin forum and in a Droid forum people ponting to the same issue. So the solution that worked for my Razr HD xt925 was:
1) Enter fastboot mode in your phone (very easy since every time you restart the phone you end there anyways)
2) Write this command on the computer: fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
there will be a dialogue with the time take and OK
You are done!
Thought someone might find it useful
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Thanks Man You really saved my razr.:good:
Edit : Sorry I asked stupid question!
Pierro29 said:
Edit : Sorry I asked stupid question!
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there are no stupid questions if you question its because you dont know something and would like to fulfill the empty space where a reasonable answer could go. and s thanks for the solution to this error.
Okay, I have a "stupid"/newbie question. I flashed an image and I am getting the sticky boot thing. How to a get to a window to type the lines in?
Thanks!
cerafio said:
Ok guys so after serching a while I found out similar moto phones have the same issue. I found in a latin forum and in a Droid forum people ponting to the same issue. So the solution that worked for my Razr HD xt925 was:
1) Enter fastboot mode in your phone (very easy since every time you restart the phone you end there anyways)
2) Write this command on the computer: fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
there will be a dialogue with the time take and OK
You are done!
Thought someone might find it useful
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Hey dude ! You save my life
Awesome trick

[Q] Flash Bootloader Failed, Why?

Still got this problem when flashing
nakasi-kot49h-factory-5e9db5e1
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Last time I met this error was JWR66Y, after replace bootloader-grouper-4.23.img from JWR66V it fixed.
Now this error comes again, also, after times of flashing, I replaced bootloader again and avoided this error.
SO, Why this happen? what happened to the bootlaoder file with the same version number 4.2.3 ??
dose anyone know?
What is the error? Just failed? I assume youre using fastboot to flash the image, what's the output from terminal/cmd
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VolantBear said:
Still got this problem when flashing
Last time I met this error was JWR66Y, after replace bootloader-grouper-4.23.img from JWR66V it fixed.
Now this error comes again, also, after times of flashing, I replaced bootloader again and avoided this error.
SO, Why this happen? what happened to the bootlaoder file with the same version number 4.2.3 ??
dose anyone know?
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Hi, VolantBear...
Take a look here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48416337#post48416337
It's getting to the point now where the factory images can no longer be trusted... particularly when it comes to flashing bootloaders, which is a risky procedure at the best of times.
If Google don't get their act together on this and sort out the mess soon, it's only a matter of time, I think, before somebody winds up permanently hard bricking their device.
Rgrds,
Ged.
look at the post up here by GedBlake and the post quoted there, you will know what happens.
wish this mistake would not coming in the future.
demkantor said:
What is the error? Just failed? I assume youre using fastboot to flash the image, what's the output from terminal/cmd
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Yes, that's the problem I wanna know. thx very much for informing this.
I wonder if I crashed my device when flashing a factory image by Google, will I get a new one for free?
GedBlake said:
Hi, VolantBear...
Take a look here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48416337#post48416337
It's getting to the point now where the factory images can no longer be trusted... particularly when it comes to flashing bootloaders, which is a risky procedure at the best of times.
If Google don't get their act together on this and sort out the mess soon, it's only a matter of time, I think, before somebody winds up permanently hard bricking their device.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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[Q] How to save my XT907? (Almost sure it's stuck on R/O)

I swear what this is going to be my last post.
With the help of ATTACK and another user, I finally got the point about what is happening with my XT907. It's on R/O
ATTACK said:
You never stated that you couldn't boot to the OS in the OP.
After reading your other post, I believe you have a bad eMMC(?) and your device may be stuck in R/O. If that is the case your phone is non-recoverable. Your only option is to 'try' and restore via RSD or similar - but its unlikely to fix the issue.
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Meanwhile he's saying what it is non-recoverable, I still have hope to have a cellphone (believe me, I don't want to wait until 2016 without cellphone)
If this helps:
FastBoot UNLOCKED (sha-61146a2, 2014-07-29 06:20:44)
Android 4.4.2 183.46.15.en.US
Stock Recovery KDA20.62-10.1
I tried HouseOfMoto, RSDflasher and RSDlite with no success, but believe me, I don't care if I need to test again.
The trouble is what the Android system is damaged. When I turn on the cellphone, it gets stuck on droid red eye... I got the cellphone to work one time on HouseOfMoto for 20-30 seconds, but believe me, I have NO IDEA how I reached to do it.
How did u unlock bootloader on 183.46.15.en.US?
He/she didn't. It was unlocked before they updated.
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Is this normal after unlock/root?

I did a long, messy, and convoluted way of getting root. I messed up several times. Now I think I finally have root and a working phone. But, when I first turn on the phone, it gives me a screen warning me that it can't check for security loopholes, so i should relock my bootloader. That's normal.
But I also get another screen saying that my device is corrupted, and that my device may no longer properly work. Press power to continue. I press power, and it's able to either boot to the phone OS, or boot to TWRP, depending on what I was doing.
Question is, is my phone really corrupted during my messy install? Or is it also normal for all rooted and unlocked phones?
Thanks.
convolution said:
I did a long, messy, and convoluted way of getting root. I messed up several times. Now I think I finally have root and a working phone. But, when I first turn on the phone, it gives me a screen warning me that it can't check for security loopholes, so i should relock my bootloader. That's normal.
But I also get another screen saying that my device is corrupted, and that my device may no longer properly work. Press power to continue. I press power, and it's able to either boot to the phone OS, or boot to TWRP, depending on what I was doing.
Question is, is my phone really corrupted during my messy install? Or is it also normal for all rooted and unlocked phones?
Thanks.
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I believe the corrupted message is standard for Android on all phones. I always ignored it. There are threads on how to get rid of that message. I never bothered with that.
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dogen18 said:
I believe the corrupted message is standard for Android on all phones. I always ignored it. There are threads on how to get rid of that message. I never bothered with that.
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Oh, the message is normal when bootloader is unlocked. Furthermore, I have read that relocking bootloader can cause problems with Essential Phone, but I don't know why.
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dogen18 said:
I believe the corrupted message is standard for Android on all phones. I always ignored it. There are threads on how to get rid of that message. I never bothered with that.
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Oh, the message is normal when bootloader is unlocked. Furthermore, I have read that relocking bootloader can cause problems with Essential Phone, but I don't know why.
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But the error message I get literally pauses the boot sequence until I press power to acknowledge it. That's normal?
Pretty annoying if it is...
convolution said:
But the error message I get literally pauses the boot sequence until I press power to acknowledge it. That's normal?
Pretty annoying if it is...
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It has been awhile since I rooted any phone, but yes, pressing power to continue was what I remember. And, yes annoying, but not fatal !
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It sounds like you might only have one good slot and the other corrupted. The bootloader message as you indicated is normal but the other message is not. I had this at one point as well because fastboot erased system but failed to flash it. Reflashing stock fixed it.
GryphKid44 said:
It sounds like you might only have one good slot and the other corrupted. The bootloader message as you indicated is normal but the other message is not. I had this at one point as well because fastboot erased system but failed to flash it. Reflashing stock fixed it.
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How did you flash stock? I tried
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681
Flashing NMJ88C, and i downloaded it, extracted it, ran the BAT after I have both bootloader and critical unlocked, and now I can load the phone with NMJ88C, but like I said, I got that error. Isn't this method supposed to have fixed both slots?
If you didn't use this method, i was wondering what method you did?
I would think that would do the trick. In my case I knew the system was issue so I just flashed system. I find fastboot extra finicky on this phone. Did you happen to notice if something errored in the script?
convolution said:
How did you flash stock? I tried
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681
Flashing NMJ88C, and i downloaded it, extracted it, ran the BAT after I have both bootloader and critical unlocked, and now I can load the phone with NMJ88C, but like I said, I got that error. Isn't this method supposed to have fixed both slots?
If you didn't use this method, i was wondering what method you did?
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http://mata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Sounds like you have the red verity message.
Read this guide down toward the bottom it explains it further and there is a fix.
Good Luck
wolfu11 said:
http://mata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Sounds like you have the red verity message.
Read this guide down toward the bottom it explains it further and there is a fix.
Good Luck
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I do... but my wifi doesn't work as well, so I think I did something wrong.
convolution said:
I do... but my wifi doesn't work as well, so I think I did something wrong.
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https://download.invisiblek.org/mata/boot.fix.red.img
install this via fastboot flash boot boot.fix.red.img
that should clear out your error after a reboot and fix your wifi.
if it doesn't simple go back to stock and start over.
wolfu11 said:
https://download.invisiblek.org/mata/boot.fix.red.img
install this via fastboot flash boot boot.fix.red.img
that should clear out your error after a reboot and fix your wifi.
if it doesn't simple go back to stock and start over.
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Which stock should I choose? There are so many builds and versions? Do. I have to match my current one?
convolution said:
Which stock should I choose? There are so many builds and versions? Do. I have to match my current one?
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yeah there are a lot lol I'm using OB 8.1 and it's solid flashed it from the back to stock section then rooted it via modified boot, super easy (no need for twrp)
I would choose the most current one. since it will have the latest security patches. but within a day or 2 we should be getting the March update in a new build.
wolfu11 said:
yeah there are a lot lol I'm using OB 8.1 and it's solid flashed it from the back to stock section then rooted it via modified boot, super easy (no need for twrp)
I would choose the most current one. since it will have the latest security patches. but within a day or 2 we should be getting the March update in a new build.
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no need for twrp?
you follow this one?
convolution said:
no need for twrp?
you follow this one?
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What I mean is if you are staying stock and just want magisk and root you don't need to do it via twrp. There are modified boot images you can fastboot flash. But if you want custom ROMs you still need twrp.
I have been satisfied with stock rooted.
wolfu11 said:
What I mean is if you are staying stock and just want magisk and root you don't need to do it via twrp. There are modified boot images you can fastboot flash. But if you want custom ROMs you still need twrp.
I have been satisfied with stock rooted.
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I think I did it! I'm now running 8.1 + Magisk. But I kind of want to add TWRP so I can run a custom kernel...
convolution said:
I think I did it! I'm now running 8.1 + Magisk. But I kind of want to add TWRP so I can run a custom kernel...
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You CAN'T add TWRP. It's installed as BOOT, so you need to install it every time you use it.
spotmark said:
You CAN'T add TWRP. It's installed as BOOT, so you need to install it every time you use it.
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Ahhhh. I had a light bulb moment as to why I had difficulty... I installed twrp but didn't install the boot image after.
Strange how that works. I'm coming from an older school phone that doesn't do that slot system thing.
Any reason why this phone would have TWRP replace the boot image?
Or maybe you know of a thread that explains it?
Thanks.
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If it works, you should worry about that message at all.
convolution said:
Ahhhh. I had a light bulb moment as to why I had difficulty... I installed twrp but didn't install the boot image after.
Strange how that works. I'm coming from an older school phone that doesn't do that slot system thing.
Any reason why this phone would have TWRP replace the boot image?
Or maybe you know of a thread that explains it?
Thanks.
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The slot thing is pretty new in general. This doc has some explanation for the architecture of our phones: http://mata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple to deal with.
BTW, awesome signature. PTL, SDG. :victory:

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