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[Q] LG G2 bricked and can't flash stock firmware!

So I'm really into Android developing, I'm always flashing and installing etc, but I got a problem now.
Phone information​
LG G2 D802
Rooted
TWRP Recovery 2.7.0.0
Was running 4.4.2, found a kdz file on the internet and flashed it (no regular update from my phone)
What happened​I actually did something stupid, I received an application update from the LG Download Center (or whatever it's called) on my phone and clicked on it. I was planning on flashing Android 4.4.2 again because my firmware was not stable, and I thought this update could help me.
But no, after it finished downloading, I automatically booted into recovery.
What I did​So I tried to reboot and enter my OS, but unfortunately, I was stuck in recovery.
I did everything I could, wiping (Dalvik) cache, factory reset, flashed a new rom, restored Nandroid backup, but no, every time I booted, I got back into recovery again.
I only saw 1 option left, booting into download mode and flashing a new firmware.
I found the Netherlands 16GB kdz file for Android 4.4.2 (because I had a French one first), the one I was looking for.
Looked all over the internet, and all guides pointed me to this guide.
Tried it, but I got multiple errors, one of them was that my phone was not connected while I was at 15% of the flash process.
What happened​After that first flashing process, I booted up, but got a Security Error. After the Security Error was showing for 5 seconds, my phone shut down. This is happening every time I try to boot up.
I couldn't access my recovery anymore, nothing. Edit: I can access my recovery right now, and I tried this, but when I boot up I get the Security Error again.
The big problem right now is the Security Error! How do I bypass that?
So can someone please help me out!
Several phones/tablets of mine bricked and I always found a way to get out of it, but not this time, unfortunately...

Have you tried this
Sent from LG-G2 D800 on AEONFLEX 4.4.2

XxZombiePikachu said:
Have you tried this
Sent from LG-G2 D800 on AEONFLEX 4.4.2
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Yes, I actually have. Didn't mention it, but after I did that I booted and got an LG logo and below it was a text that said 'Security Error' After like 5 seconds the security error goes away and my phone shuts down. I can only enter download mode right now.
I'll edit my first post with this info.
Thanks for the help though!
Edit: I find a way to access my recovery again because at first I couldn't but I figured out that the code in the thread you linked was a bit different than the code I entered at first.
So I used the code you gave me, but now I get the Security Error again!

Hi mate, just like you i downloaded that damn OTA today and messed up my phone, but in my case was because i had totally forgotten it was rooted and had custom recovery installed :silly::silly::silly::silly:
I followed this tutorial to fix the boot secure error http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 and it worked like a charm except for download mode wasn't working at all.
After doing some research i found this post http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html and got download mode (apparently) working again but Windows didn't recognize it at all so i couldn't use it to flash the .kdz stock firmware.
In the end i just flashed a custom aosp rom and got my phone back to life but the download mode issue it's still there and it's bothering me quite a lot.
Any suggestion is welcome.
EDIT: Don't download the recovery from the post, instead look for the latest version (2.7.0.0) because the one posted there (2.6.3.2) might corrupt your partitions

evilruck said:
Hi mate, just like you i downloaded that damn OTA today and messed up my phone, but in my case was because i had totally forgotten it was rooted and had custom recovery installed :silly::silly::silly::silly:
I followed this tutorial to fix the boot secure error http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 and it worked like a charm except for download mode wasn't working at all.
After doing some research i found this post http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html and got download mode (apparently) working again but Windows didn't recognize it at all so i couldn't use it to flash the .kdz stock firmware.
In the end i just flashed a custom aosp rom and got my phone back to life but the download mode issue it's still there and it's bothering me quite a lot.
Any suggestion is welcome.
EDIT: Don't download the recovery from the post, instead look for the latest version (2.7.0.0) because the one posted there (2.6.3.2) might corrupt your partitions
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Thanks! But does my internal storage get whiped? Will all my pictures etc. be gone?
And the first thred removes the security error right? And after that I can just boot into recovery mode (I can boot in recovery btw) and flash a new rom? Just wanted to know this so I don't go through all that trouble for nothing
Edit: You know I can enter both download and recovery mode right?

Ibrahim9999 said:
Thanks! But does my internal storage get whiped? Will all my pictures etc. be gone?
And the first thred removes the security error right? And after that I can just boot into recovery mode (I can boot in recovery btw) and flash a new rom? Just wanted to know this so I don't go through all that trouble for nothing
Edit: You know I can enter both download and recovery mode right?
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Nope internal SD remains intact, basically what you'll be doing is pushing the right files into the system partitions and yes, in theory you should be able to flash a new rom.
Even if you can boot into recovery you should do it if you're getting that error, and after that you can just push a ROM file to flash (i'll assume you know how to do it) and btw let me know if you decide to flash a stock based rom instead of an aosp like i did.
Good luck with that :good:

evilruck said:
Nope internal SD remains intact, basically what you'll be doing is pushing the right files into the system partitions and yes, in theory you should be able to flash a new rom.
Even if you can boot into recovery you should do it if you're getting that error, and after that you can just push a ROM file to flash (i'll assume you know how to do it) and btw let me know if you decide to flash a stock based rom instead of an aosp like i did.
Good luck with that :good:
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Thanks man! I'm probably going to save money because of you, awesome!

Ibrahim9999 said:
Thanks man! I'm probably going to save money because of you, awesome!
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I hope so!
Let me know if you fix the thing :laugh:

evilruck said:
I hope so!
Let me know if you fix the thing :laugh:
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I just managed to fix it! Thank you so much man!

Can someone help me plz I got flashily got CWM instead of the TWRP and got and lg update it updated and now it's stuck in recovery mode it won't go into download mode it only goes to recovery mode and my computer won't recognize my phone so if any one knows how to fix it can you plz help me out

my pc don't recognize the lg g2 in download mode!
i installed the drivers and the USB is connected but the pc don;t even say that the device is connected . and nothing in device manager at all

Perhaps you might consider sending it in to lg if you still have warranty. But I'd you don't, there are services on eBay/ Craigslist that can help you.
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HONOR 7 Upgrade problem - reboot with TWRP

Hi,
When I bought my Honor 7 I rooted it, this morning I received the upgrade to new firmware and I selected Install.
The device reloaded in recovery mode, and start TWRP (Chinese version!), I used it when I rooted my phone).
There is no way to start Android, I tryed to select reboot system, but all the time come back TWRP.
someone can help ?

wrong section sorry, it is possible to move the discussion to the correct section ?
sorry

Have you tried going into the EMUI Recovery and press reboot? that did the thing for me.

Rawerz said:
Have you tried going into the EMUI Recovery and press reboot? that did the thing for me.
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yes I tried, but after the reboot go back to recovery mode

you can not flash an ota update with root and custom recovery. if you search the honor7 forum, you will find dozens topics related to this problem.
for further help, you will have to provide us with more information.

bamserl said:
you can not flash an ota update with root and custom recovery. if you search the honor7 forum, you will find dozens topics related to this problem.
for further help, you will have to provide us with more information.
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hi bamserl thanks for the answer.
How can I fix?
What information do you need?

I tried a factory rest but the problem still present.
I tried to reinstal TWRP.img but it' useless. :crying:

which fw version was on the phone before the update? which one should it have been afterwards?

Gianluca123 said:
Hi,
When I bought my Honor 7 I rooted it, this morning I received the upgrade to new firmware and I selected Install.
The device reloaded in recovery mode, and start TWRP (Chinese version!), I used it when I rooted my phone).
There is no way to start Android, I tryed to select reboot system, but all the time come back TWRP.
someone can help ?
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i had the same problem. i fixed it by flashing the stock recovery back on to my device (go into fast boot mode by holding down the power untill its turned off completely hold the volume down button then plugging it into your PC while holing the volume down button then wait till you see a white screen with the android logo)

I think the previews version was PLK-L01C432B121, I don't know the new version but came just 2 days ago

i followed this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7/general/guide-beginners-how-to-root-update-fix-t3255452 part 5.
now my phone is working
thanks for the help

Please Help... Samsung Galaxy Core 2 (SM-G355H) Soft Brick problem...

Hi all... Sorry for barging in.. I would like to ask for help about my samsung galaxy core 2 (SM-G355H). About 3 days ago, this phone suddenly restart and all settings just exactly like new factory settings. Almost all my applications gone and the internal memory only have 100 MB left. Theres around 2 GB files inside my internal memory, yet I cannot find it anywhere. I've tried ES File explorer, unhidden the files, windows explorer, and all... But I can still couldn't find the files.
So, I decided to let things over and flash my phone using official stock ROM from sammobile via Odin. After I finished the procedure, this warning comes out:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
The condition is:
1. Whenever I try recovery mode, it will show the above sign (not working at all..)
2. Download mode is working
What I've tried until today:
1. Flash using Odin+stock ROM. When it's done & reboot, it will comes back to 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again'. not even samsung logo ever appear again
2. Flash using recovery.tar > Same result when reboot
3. Flash using Odin+stock ROM+PIT files > Same result when reboot
4. Kies recovery. It's done, reboot and the warning sign is the same..
Can anyone give me any suggestion? I'm already at desperate stage right now... I've searched in this forums for few days, yet I haven't found any solution yet (mostly because I'm a noob i guess.... :silly: )please help......
Thank you for all your help
Nb: I'm sorry if this thread is in the wrong place.... Please notify me and I'll fix it...

huv u fixed ur problem

Nadeem1122 said:
huv u fixed ur problem
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i have nearly the same problem. any ideas?

Also too
And i tray by adb ..........also i can,t solve this FU** problem >>>>>>IF someone know how to fix it ,pleas tell us !!! :crying::crying::crying:

Brick
When i flaahed cm 12. Phne has been bricked showing no sim card. I tried to insatall firmware data cable is not supporting otherwise phone is charging well. When i cheked EMI No. Showing NULL.
SO WHAT I SHOULD TO DO ???
AT SERVICE CENTER FOUND SAME PROBLEM THEY CAN'T RECOGNISED THEM.

Attach screen shot if possible...may i can figure out the problem...but first u need to install recovery via adb or ODIN...Uncheck reboot option in ODIN...waiting for u replay

Best official stock rom
motomuzieq said:
Hi all... Sorry for barging in.. I would like to ask for help about my samsung galaxy core 2 (SM-G355H). About 3 days ago, this phone suddenly restart and all settings just exactly like new factory settings. Almost all my applications gone and the internal memory only have 100 MB left. Theres around 2 GB files inside my internal memory, yet I cannot find it anywhere. I've tried ES File explorer, unhidden the files, windows explorer, and all... But I can still couldn't find the files.
So, I decided to let things over and flash my phone using official stock ROM from sammobile via Odin. After I finished the procedure, this warning comes out:
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again
The condition is:
1. Whenever I try recovery mode, it will show the above sign (not working at all..)
2. Download mode is working
What I've tried until today:
1. Flash using Odin+stock ROM. When it's done & reboot, it will comes back to 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again'. not even samsung logo ever appear again
2. Flash using recovery.tar > Same result when reboot
3. Flash using Odin+stock ROM+PIT files > Same result when reboot
4. Kies recovery. It's done, reboot and the warning sign is the same..
Can anyone give me any suggestion? I'm already at desperate stage right now... I've searched in this forums for few days, yet I haven't found any solution yet (mostly because I'm a noob i guess.... :silly: )please help......
Thank you for all your help
Nb: I'm sorry if this thread is in the wrong place.... Please notify me and I'll fix it...
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Try this Official Firmware with Odin : https://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-g355h :fingers-crossed::good:

551ml Bricked after updating to new offical MM build. (help pls)

Hello guys, I noticed this morning that MM was officially released today. I followed the steps on to update my phone. I downloaded the rom for 551ml put it on my root of my internal storage, after that a pop up showed that there was a system update. I did the update and now my phone wont turn on now. It vibes twice and nothing comes on the screen. I have no idea how to fix it. I was on the latest firmware that system update would give me (184). If someone isn't busy could they possibly help me out. thx..

Same issue here, have you found a solution yet?

arturocr said:
Same issue here, have you found a solution yet?
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tyring a guide atm but links seem to be outdated. I managed to get in fastboot or whatever its called when you can boot in to recovery. but from there I cant do anything.

You cant get into recovery after fastboot?
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same problem ,
so im from cm 13 lastest build , and then i wipe data from twrp , after that i directly flash MM offical rom and its done without any problem. the problem start after i reboot system. my phone just vibrating twice with no lights led on , no screen on , no asus logo , can't go to recovery nor fastboot just keep restarting i guess because after a couple minute it vibrate again.
when i charge it wont show charging battrey , only stuck at battrey logo with zap with no charging animation.
don't have any clue. can anyone help ?
try to connect to pc but only show "moorefield" with (?).
sorry for my bad english.

Same for me...

baonxxx said:
same problem ,
so im from cm 13 lastest build , and then i wipe data from twrp , after that i directly flash MM offical rom and its done without any problem. the problem start after i reboot system. my phone just vibrating twice with no lights led on , no screen on , no asus logo , can't go to recovery nor fastboot just keep restarting i guess because after a couple minute it vibrate again.
when i charge it wont show charging battrey , only stuck at battrey logo with zap with no charging animation.
don't have any clue. can anyone help ?
try to connect to pc but only show "moorefield" with (?).
sorry for my bad english.
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I think mm system.img boot.img splashcreen.img need mm bootloder to run and at the moment twrp doesnt work with it, if you install mm via twrp you only updating these img and bootloader still lp that causes your phone cant boot. (Correct me if im wrong)
So now you need xfstk downloader to recover your fastboot and then flash .194 raw firmware using asus flash tool then adb sideload mm firmware from stock .194 recovery, theres guide how to do that in here but im forget where
Sorry my english are bad too..

miku1024 said:
I think mm system.img boot.img splashcreen.img need mm bootloder to run and at the moment twrp doesnt work with it, if you install mm via twrp you only updating these img and bootloader still lp that causes your phone cant boot. (Correct me if im wrong)
So now you need xfstk downloader to recover your fastboot and then flash .194 raw firmware using asus flash tool then adb sideload mm firmware from stock .194 recovery, theres guide how to to that in here but im forget where
Sorry my english are bad too..
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how does make xfstk work ? don't have idea how. it just show nothing after i open xfstk , have a reference link ?

baonxxx said:
same problem ,
so im from cm 13 lastest build , and then i wipe data from twrp , after that i directly flash MM offical rom and its done without any problem. the problem start after i reboot system. my phone just vibrating twice with no lights led on , no screen on , no asus logo , can't go to recovery nor fastboot just keep restarting i guess because after a couple minute it vibrate again.
when i charge it wont show charging battrey , only stuck at battrey logo with zap with no charging animation.
don't have any clue. can anyone help ?
try to connect to pc but only show "moorefield" with (?).
sorry for my bad english.
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baonxxx said:
how does make xfstk work ? don't have idea how. it just show nothing after i open xfstk , have a reference link ?
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I found the link!
You need You need asus usb and intel soc drivers
Heres
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-fix-bricked-ze550ml-ze551ml-usb-t3405840

Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-how-to-update-to-official-mm-t3452082

miku1024 said:
I think mm system.img boot.img splashcreen.img need mm bootloder to run and at the moment twrp doesnt work with it, if you install mm via twrp you only updating these img and bootloader still lp that causes your phone cant boot. (Correct me if im wrong)
So now you need xfstk downloader to recover your fastboot and then flash .194 raw firmware using asus flash tool then adb sideload mm firmware from stock .194 recovery, theres guide how to do that in here but im forget where
Sorry my english are bad too..
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I used XFSTK to upload firmware etc... but after upload firmware, the phone will vibrate twice and download of OS will not start... the soft will try 20 attemps to connect with the phone and the OS part can't be download on the phone... I'm stick at this point.

Hello guys, i'm trying to unbrick my phone, i'm following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenf...l-usb-t3405840 but when i get to the end of te install of intelSoC my device is detected as Moorefield for like 4-5 seconds and then it disappears. I've been trying to solve this for like 4 hours now, a little help would be much appreciated.

quarterbreed said:
tyring a guide atm but links seem to be outdated. I managed to get in fastboot or whatever its called when you can boot in to recovery. but from there I cant do anything.
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try this if you unable to flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/thead-bricked-phone-updating-to-mm-tips-t3452785

sukhwant717 said:
try this if you unable to flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/thead-bricked-phone-updating-to-mm-tips-t3452785
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I did this morning and it worked. Im on 6.0.1 now, I guess the cause of my brick was that I had TWRP installed. Now I know next time to remove it before updating lol.

quarterbreed said:
I did this morning and it worked. Im on 6.0.1 now, I guess the cause of my brick was that I had TWRP installed. Now I know next time to remove it before updating lol.
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glad to know that it worked. but sad to know that despite that you didn't hit thanks

quarterbreed said:
I did this morning and it worked. Im on 6.0.1 now, I guess the cause of my brick was that I had TWRP installed. Now I know next time to remove it before updating lol.
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If you don't need to use twrp everyday (maybe just a backup from time to time) you'd better keep stock recovery and whenever you need something from twrp, you just boot into it without flashing with the usual "fastboot boot twrp.img" command. That way if you ever upgrade again you don't have to remember whether you removed twrp before. But that's just an opinion, since if done that way, you'd need to have yor phione hooked to a computer to get into twrp, an that's not always possible.

thanks
quarterbreed said:
I did this morning and it worked. Im on 6.0.1 now, I guess the cause of my brick was that I had TWRP installed. Now I know next time to remove it before updating lol.
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sukhwant717 said:
try this if you unable to flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/thead-bricked-phone-updating-to-mm-tips-t3452785
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that link saved my phone, thanks man

sukhwant717 said:
glad to know that it worked. but sad to know that despite that you didn't hit thanks
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I just hit thanks now, I was at my limit of 8 at the time.

need help with samsung galaxy on5

hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???

SawIsTheLaw said:
hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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You can't apply stock updates on a rooted device with custom recovery, you have to have stock recovery and an unmodified system partition.
If you can't get to download mode then you might have to send the device to a shop that can perform a JTAG service on the device.
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Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode

SawIsTheLaw said:
Yes i understand custom recovery cannot restore stock however mt recovery is gone as well if its still there how can i get it to come back up because the only function i have now is download mode
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I didn't say that you couldn't flash stock in custom recovery.
I said, you can't flash "stock updates" on a rooted device, it requires stock recovery and an unmodified system partition. You just didn't understand.
There ARE, however, stock ROMs that have been converted into flashable zips that can be flashed in custom recovery, but this won't help you right now.
If you can get to download mode then you can flash your full stock firmware via Odin.
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Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing

SawIsTheLaw said:
Ok everytime i try it starts to download but then it says writing was stopped how can i change that? Ive tried every diff rom download incase the firmware i downloaded was bad but they all say the same thing
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Here are some troubleshooting steps for a failed Odin flash from the S2 forum, troubleshooting yours should be similar.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
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Thank u so much for your help

SawIsTheLaw said:
hi everyone ive followed xda for long time now but this is first time posting how ever i hope someone can help because i certainly am stuck ...so here we go ,,i have samsung on5 sm-g550t2 something happen during an update i had it rooted with twrp now when it first had issue i still had twrp recovery which would not work to restore then recovery disappeared so now i have no os installed and screen for download mode and a screen for smart switch pc download which i did but the software says devices not compatible even though phone says to use it to recover ive also tried kies same result.. and now the phone cannot be recognized by my computer or adb
so how would i go about restoring this phone if i have no recovery ..no adb,,and not recognized by pc or software???
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ok so update on this on5 i did get back recovery option but still no os i have seen others mention that secure download enabled can cause this what im having difficulty with is what is causing it some say frp my frp says its off ,,,some say its knox,,and some say activation lock my question what is the sorce of my secure download and how can i disable it when i only have recovery and download mode