So I wanted to try Cataclysm, but was having issues switching to it from PA. It always kept booting into PA so I decided to do a full wipe. I did a full app backup and a nandroid backup using NRT. I first tried a regular factory reset, but eventually decided to wipe everything, even /system (a mistake, I now see). After I did that, I tried using NRT to flash stock + unroot. The NRT script gets through everything fine until it gets to the terminal part and says there's no 'boot.sig', 'recovery.sig', or 'system.sig'. It also fails the baseband version check. Don't know if it's even relevant, but it says something failed so I thought I'd include it. After that it tells me it will look like it's boot looping, but it just sticks in fastboot mode. If I wait 20 minutes nothing happens. If I push START it hangs on the Google screen but never gets any further, even 30 minutes later. I've tried pushing a custom zip and install in in TWRP. I've tried flashing a new kernel. Whatever I try I cannot seem to get any further than the boot screen. At this point I'd be happy with stock. I just want my phone back. What do I do?
I'm assuming NRT is a toolkit?
From here on, don't use a toolkit if you know how things work. Manual is the way to go.
Boot into fastboot, choose recovery, go into TWRP, advanced, ADB SIDELOAD.
Now use command prompt or terminal on your computer (depending on your OS), navigate to where you installed your toolkit, there should be a .exe or .sh called adb and fastboot.
Download your preferred rom and gapps, transfer it to this folder.
Now simply do a command "adb sideload *zipname*.zip " and it should transfer and flash your phone.
Don't flash a kernel yet, wait till you finish your first boot, then only you flash it.
I tried exactly what you said to flash the stock image. The terminal said it had transferred 100%, but TWRP said the sideload failed.
Hamalot said:
I tried exactly what you said to flash the stock image. The terminal said it had transferred 100%, but TWRP said the sideload failed.
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that's because you can't flash the stock image like that.
Download CM and try.
It worked! Thank you so much!
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
StarShoot97 said:
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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If you can get fastboot commands to work, just flash the factory image per Heisenberg's guide. Toolkits are more trouble than help. Return it to fresh stock with a full wipe and start fresh.
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StarShoot97 said:
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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That vid you linked is an N5 with a stuck power button. It'll do the same thing and reboot recovery as well. It could be your issue but if it is it'll be the first stuck power button I've heard of on a 6P.
When you access fastboot does it stay on in fastboot or does it reboot from it?
theesotericone said:
That vid you linked is an N5 with a stuck power button. It'll do the same thing and reboot recovery as well. It could be your issue but if it is it'll be the first stuck power button I've heard of on a 6P.
When you access fastboot does it stay on in fastboot or does it reboot from it?
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I said it looks like this, I did not say the button is the reason
When I access fastboot it stays there until I manually select an option
ultyrunner said:
If you can get fastboot commands to work, just flash the factory image per Heisenberg's guide. Toolkits are more trouble than help. Return it to fresh stock with a full wipe and start fresh.
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This is my last viable option, as I'd like to somehow pull my stuff from the phone. Afterwards I'd clean install it anyway.
StarShoot97 said:
This is my last viable option, as I'd like to somehow pull my stuff from the phone. Afterwards I'd clean install it anyway.
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You contradict yourself a bit so it is difficult to help you. You got to stock recovery but you can't boot into TWRP? If you have stock recovery, of course you can't boot into TWRP. You have wiped your data but you still want to preserve your data ... Huh?
Your phone isn't working so just nuke and pave with the command line and avoid toolkits. They are sometimes part of the problem.
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You contradict yourself a bit so it is difficult to help you. You got to stock recovery but you can't boot into TWRP? If you have stock recovery, of course you can't boot into TWRP. You have wiped your data but you still want to preserve your data ... Huh?
Your phone isn't working so just nuke and pave with the command line and avoid toolkits. They are sometimes part of the problem.
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When stock recovery is installed, I am from time to time able to access it (most of the times it just ends in a bootloop)
If I flash TWRP I can't access it, no matter how often I try
I have factory reset my phone, the stuff on the internal is still there and I want to reach this, as I have my chats, SMS, university stuff and so on backed up on the internal storage
I am trying everything - all the regular adb methods, toolkits, every driver, nothing is working
Sorry if you don't understand my situation, but I am in a pinch right now
You said you have fastboot working?
Download the factory image zip file. Extract it. Extract the zip file from inside that as well. Move the img files to your platform-tools folder.
Reboot your phone to the bootloader. Hold volume down+power from a powered off state.
Plug into PC, open command line from your platform-tools folder.
Type, fastboot devices
Does it show your serial number? If so, start flashing the following images;
Bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, vendor.img, system.img, boot.img, recovery.img
Flash with fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
(Substitute "xx.xx" for the version number shown in the img files you unpacked)
Reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once you do that, boot to stock recovery and cache wipe. Reboot and you're stock. If you're still not able to boot after that post back.
Edit: You said you wanted to avoid flashing factory images to keep internal storage in tact. Do it this way and you can have your cake and eat it too.
Edit2: wrong, see my latest reply
RoyJ said:
You said you have fastboot working?
Download the factory image zip file. Extract it. Extract the zip file from inside that as well. Move the img files to your platform-tools folder.
Reboot your phone to the bootloader. Hold volume down+power from a powered off state.
Plug into PC, open command line from your platform-tools folder.
Type, fastboot devices
Does it show your serial number? If so, start flashing the following images;
Bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, vendor.img, system.img, boot.img, recovery.img
Flash with fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
(Substitute "xx.xx" for the version number shown in the img files you unpacked)
Reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once you do that, boot to stock recovery. Perform a factory reset again like you already mentioned you did as well as a cache wipe. Reboot and you're stock. If you're still not able to boot after that post back.
Edit: You said you wanted to avoid flashing factory images to keep internal storage in tact. Do it this way and you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I did this already exactly like you wrote, did it again now, and I am still stuck in the reboot loop (boots up to Google Logo, then shuts itself down; repeat)
Can't reach recovery mode either
You said you had access to stock recovery before?
You already did this?
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If you flashed the factory images and still boot looping you may need to RMA.
Did you restore a TWRP backup?
Edit: Sorry, it's late and I have no sleep. I was wrong. I was thinking TWRP. Factory Reset from TWRP before my steps will keep internal storage I'm tact. Factory Reset from stock recovery will wipe internal storage. Everything. You mentioned you did that already from stock recovery before i made my reply. Your data is already gone as soon as you did that. If not, your emmc is likely corrupted and you need to RMA.
Fastboot twrp 3.0.0-0 then try to access it
RoyJ said:
You said you had access to stock recovery before?
You already did this?
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If you flashed the factory images and still boot looping you may need to RMA.
Did you restore a TWRP backup?
Edit: Sorry, it's late and I have no sleep. I was wrong. I was thinking TWRP. Factory Reset from TWRP before my steps will keep internal storage I'm tact. Factory Reset from stock recovery will wipe internal storage. Everything. You mentioned you did that already from stock recovery before i made my reply. Your data is already gone as soon as you did that. If not, your emmc is likely corrupted and you need to RMA.
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Yes, I think so too. I flashed the phone with the full Stock image, the bootloop is still there.
Looks like my precious is dead
At least I have my most important data like phonenumbers, pictures and SMS saved to the cloud
Gonna RMA it tomorrow
Goodybe my precious, I hope you'll be fine :crying:
Got my device back today, the mainboard was damaged, so I had no chance to get my data from the phone
Hey, at least my warranty has been renewed 'till 2018
StarShoot97 said:
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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Try flashing TWRP 3.0.2-3 or boot into twrp through fastboot. Using
fastboot boot recovery <twrp filename>.img
I think booting to twrp using this command will work.
And here's the link to Twrp 3.0.2-3 , as its not available on Official Twrp page.
https://idlekernel.com/twrp/nexus/twrp-3.0.2-3-angler.img
I had the same problem with my 5X, nothing worked I tried every possible solution described above and more. Nothing. I figured out that there was nothing to loose and followed directions from YouTube videos (links below) and it worked. Used heat gun at max temp for about 2 mins from each side. It's been about 12 hours since then, phone works flawlessly. Here are the links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD25mdrgAys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh2x-TGnCY
Be careful handling the motherboard after you heat the first side, let it cool first before you start working on the second side. The same with the second side do not pick it up until it's cool.
5X, Pure Nexus Rom 7.1.2 June 5th security update, Elemental X Kernel,
has anyone found solution to this?????
I have the US version of the ZTE Axon 7 running the B29 build.
I recently unlocked the bootloader successfully, When I flashed the TWRP recovery via fastboot soon after, it worked perfectly. Phone booted properly and worked normally. When I tried to install the TWRP app in the OS, I was told to download the latest TWRP version from the website and flash it (even though I had the latest version already flashed from fastboot). I did that. Now I have no recovery menu at all. I have access to the bootloader menu, and I can boot into the phone. When I try to boot into recovery, all I get is a black screen. I tried to reflash the TWRP recovery img from fastboot like I did originally with no success this time. Fastboot recognizes the phone when I type devices, but when I type the fastboot command to flash recovery twrp.img, it says it can't load the file. I then downloaded the ZTE stock recovery img and tried to flash that with the same result. I assume the recovery partition is locked somehow now? What can I do to recover the recovery? Am I stupidly forgetting something trivial.
hello, this happened to me once on a Nexus 7, I did a clear cache/wipe and restore I think, I got it to work.
Not sure if this will solve your issue but you can give it a shot...
good luck
I would never flash a recovery from an app unless there was no other option. Use tennear/tenfar tool to flash twrp.
lafester said:
I would never flash a recovery from an app unless there was no other option. Use tennear/tenfar tool to flash twrp.
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yeah. live and learn. too late to help at this point. I'll try the tool you suggested
Bucci83 said:
hello, this happened to me once on a Nexus 7, I did a clear cache/wipe and restore I think, I got it to work.
Not sure if this will solve your issue but you can give it a shot...
good luck
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Thanks for your suggestion. I cant wipe/flash/ recover/or even reset to factory because I have no recovery menu at all. Unless there's a way to do that outside of the recovery boot menu.
At least it's not bricked.
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Thanks for your suggestion. I cant wipe/flash/ recover/or even reset to factory because I have no recovery menu at all. Unless there's a way to do that outside of the recovery boot menu.
At least it's not bricked.
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I think he means go to fadtboot and do fastboot clear cache or something like that, Google fastboot cache clear command
I installed TWRP custom recovery on my Nexus 6P. I was able to boot into it ONCE. When i next tried to enter Recovery, i get a screen showing the Android Robot and the following statement: NO COMMAND
I tried to re-install TWRP using adb twice, but the result is the same.
How can i either fix TWRP, or re-install the stock recovery
I am basically a beginner here, so any help would be appreciated
If you installed the stock system image and then booted into it, it likely automatically reinstalled stock recovery also. I don't know why it does that, but it does. This is why I usually just reinstall TWRP again after each monthly update is completed.
You should use fastboot to install the images, not adb. The command should look like:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
I think i just worded it wrong - I used the above command (fastboot flash recovery twrp.img) to install twrp, and then, when i couldn't get back into recovery (Power - Volume Up combo just lest to screen that stated "No Command".), i used the fastboot flash recovery twrp.imp twice to try to re-install TWRP, but it didn't work
I also downloaded the latest stock Oreo ROM, copied the recovery.img file, and used fastboot.flash.recovery.img to try to re-install the stock recovery, but that didn't work either
The once time that TWRP work, it asked it I wanted to use TWRP is read only, to twice i selected NO (don't know if this matters)
Any other suggestions to fix TWPR, or re-install the stock recovery image???
When you say it didn't work, can you expand on that? Was there an error or anything?
hmodiano said:
I think i just worded it wrong - I used the above command (fastboot flash recovery twrp.img) to install twrp, and then, when i couldn't get back into recovery (Power - Volume Up combo just lest to screen that stated "No Command".), i used the fastboot flash recovery twrp.imp twice to try to re-install TWRP, but it didn't work
I also downloaded the latest stock Oreo ROM, copied the recovery.img file, and used fastboot.flash.recovery.img to try to re-install the stock recovery, but that didn't work either
The once time that TWRP work, it asked it I wanted to use TWRP is read only, to twice i selected NO (don't know if this matters)
Any other suggestions to fix TWPR, or re-install the stock recovery image???
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If you want TWRP to stick, you need to flash either SuperSU or magisk. The Android with the exclamation mark is what stock recovery looks like.
Once you have TWRP installed and wish to keep it, you don't need to flash stock recovery in the monthly update. Just boot into TWRP after flashing update and root again.
chaoticyeshua said:
When you say it didn't work, can you expand on that? Was there an error or anything?
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When the phone is turned on, it never progresses beyond the first screen. No error codes, it just does not proceed to boot up.
I had to buy a new phone (need it for business, but i given up on trying to install Resurrection Remix on the Nexus 6P, which was the reason I was trying to install TWPR and SuperSU. So far, I have only accomplished turning the phone into a brick door stop!!!
hmodiano said:
When the phone is turned on, it never progresses beyond the first screen. No error codes, it just does not proceed to boot up.
I had to buy a new phone (need it for business, but i given up on trying to install Resurrection Remix on the Nexus 6P, which was the reason I was trying to install TWPR and SuperSU. So far, I have only accomplished turning the phone into a brick door stop!!!
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Use Magisk it's the better solution for root. Never had boot up issues with it just stock you have to boot once through before flashing. Custom ROMs you can flash right away.
I recently got a huawei Nexus 6p. I had it with TWRP and rooted. The battery in these as you know the batteries are not the best. I had been told to try a hard factory reset. I then was able to wipe using TWRP and then lost the recovery. I was able to flash a stock version of the android 8.1.0, however, Now when I try to boot in recovery mode I get nothing but an android guy and say's something like no command found. I haven't been able to root it again or flash TWRP. My goal is to root and flash nethunter. Is there any way of fixing the recovery or flashing a new one.
Once you are on the screen with the little green guy laying down, hold the power button and tap volume up. That should take you into recovery.
Boot into Download mode, (voldown + power) then flash normally with fastboot.
https://dl.twrp.me/angler/twrp-3.2.3-0-angler.img.html
Download image to desktop, open command prompt, and type "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.3-0-angler.img" without quotations. You need device drivers and android sdk tools. Bootloader needs to be unlocked as well.