Hey there.
So I tried to use the Nexus Root Toolkit to sideload the OTA, but now when I try to boot my phone it just shows the white google screen and doesn't do anything. I can use ADB and fastboot and get into the bootloader but I can't flash the factory image because I never checked the "Allow OEM Unlock" tick since I didn't plan on unlocking the bootloader. Can anyone help me out here?
Durvid said:
Hey there.
So I tried to use the Nexus Root Toolkit to sideload the OTA, but now when I try to boot my phone it just shows the white google screen and doesn't do anything. I can use ADB and fastboot and get into the bootloader but I can't flash the factory image because I never checked the "Allow OEM Unlock" tick since I didn't plan on unlocking the bootloader. Can anyone help me out here?
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This is exactly why you should never mess with updates or flashing anything with a locked bootloader. If a factory reset doesn't fix it you're likely out of luck.
if your bootloader is locked still I can't see how flashing an OTA would effect this.
Have you tried to flash just the original bootloader from the android version on your device ( not the version you wish to update to )
Fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
DON'T USE A TOOL KIT ! UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ! There where clear instructions on how to flash OTA's on this site and likely in the toolkit.
Unfortunately this is a case of NOT reading before doing things, I have yet to see anyone recover from this.
Best of luck tho, but it might be a lesson learned the hardway a.k.a RMA
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if your bootloader is locked still I can't see how flashing an OTA would effect this.
Have you tried to flash just the original bootloader from the android version on your device ( not the version you wish to update to )
Fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
DON'T USE A TOOL KIT ! UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ! There where clear instructions on how to flash OTA's on this site and likely in the toolkit.
Unfortunately this is a case of NOT reading before doing things, I have yet to see anyone recover from this.
Best of luck tho, but it might be a lesson learned the hardway a.k.a RMA
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I'll attempt this. Weirdly enough when I look at device info in adb it shows it as being on the newest version. But Yeah I'll attempt to flash what I was on before.
Yeah, I mean I've done this before with no issues on my Nexus 6 and there were no issues but that was unlocked when I got it. I just thought you didn't have to unlock the bootloader to sideload OTA's? I may be wrong.
hutzdani said:
if your bootloader is locked still I can't see how flashing an OTA would effect this.
Have you tried to flash just the original bootloader from the android version on your device ( not the version you wish to update to )
Fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
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Yeah like I thought, "Device is locked. Cannot Flash Images"
I wish I had known they added that "Allow OEM Unlock" Switch in Lollipop. Would have solved my problem if I had that toggled.
Durvid said:
Yeah like I thought, "Device is locked. Cannot Flash Images"
I wish I had known they added that "Allow OEM Unlock" Switch in Lollipop. Would have solved my problem if I had that toggled.
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You just said you had a nexus 6 unlocked, how did you not know the switch existed?
hutzdani said:
if your bootloader is locked still I can't see how flashing an OTA would effect this.
Have you tried to flash just the original bootloader from the android version on your device ( not the version you wish to update to )
Fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
DON'T USE A TOOL KIT ! UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ! There where clear instructions on how to flash OTA's on this site and likely in the toolkit.
Unfortunately this is a case of NOT reading before doing things, I have yet to see anyone recover from this.
Best of luck tho, but it might be a lesson learned the hardway a.k.a RMA
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akellar said:
You just said you had a nexus 6 unlocked, how did you not know the switch existed?
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I bought it used on /r/hardwareswap and whoever I got it from had already unlocked it.
I know someone advised you to try to flash a bootloader, but it isn't going to work of your bootloader is locked. What build were you on and which OTA zip did you try to flash?
Heisenberg said:
I know someone advised you to try to flash a bootloader, but it isn't going to work of your bootloader is locked. What build were you on and which OTA zip did you try to flash?
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I started on 6.0 MDB08L and was trying to flash 6.1 MMB29M
Durvid said:
I started on 6.0 MDB08L and was trying to flash 6.1 MMB29M
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OK, but I need the name of the zip please.
Heisenberg said:
OK, but I need the name of the zip please.
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Sorry, it's
533df5ddfa4297997634a8553f0122be5cca4c09.signed-angler-MMB29M-from-MDB08L.zip.
Grabbed it from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3w6qzd/easy_how_to_sideload_ota_601/
Durvid said:
Sorry, it's
533df5ddfa4297997634a8553f0122be5cca4c09.signed-angler-MMB29M-from-MDB08L.zip.
Grabbed it from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3w6qzd/easy_how_to_sideload_ota_601/
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OK, just needed to make sure you had the right one. What have you done to troubleshoot so far?
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OK, just needed to make sure you had the right one. What have you done to troubleshoot so far?
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I've tied to flash stock, but can't do that due to the bootloader being locked, tried to just hard reset but it just does the same thing where it gets stuck on the Google logo. I checked the manufacture info in the toolkit and everything is clean. Tried to flash the old bootloader but like you said I can't flash since I'm locked. Not really sure what else to do :/
Durvid said:
I've tied to flash stock, but can't do that due to the bootloader being locked, tried to just hard reset but it just does the same thing where it gets stuck on the Google logo. I checked the manufacture info in the toolkit and everything is clean. Tried to flash the old bootloader but like you said I can't flash since I'm locked. Not really sure what else to do :/
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Honestly, I think you're pretty much screwed unfortunately. You could talk to Google support and see if they'll RMA the phone.
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Honestly, I think you're pretty much screwed unfortunately. You could talk to Google support and see if they'll RMA the phone.
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Yeah I think they would do it since I technically didn't void any warrantys or anything. I appreciate the help. What do I need to make sure to do if I do this again in the future? Definitely "Allow OEM Unlock", and do I have to unlock the bootloader? I was under the impression that you didn't have to to flash an OTA.
Durvid said:
Yeah I think they would do it since I technically didn't void any warrantys or anything. I appreciate the help. What do I need to make sure to do if I do this again in the future? Definitely "Allow OEM Unlock", and do I have to unlock the bootloader? I was under the impression that you didn't have to to flash an OTA.
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Definitely unlock the bootloader, it isn't needed to flash an update via the stock recovery, but it is needed to get out of sticky situations like this. If your bootloader was unlocked now you'd be up and running in ten minutes.
Durvid said:
Sorry, it's
533df5ddfa4297997634a8553f0122be5cca4c09.signed-angler-MMB29M-from-MDB08L.zip.
Grabbed it from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3w6qzd/easy_how_to_sideload_ota_601/
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Hilarious that the top comment is mine telling you why doing this is a bad idea
Heisenberg said:
Definitely unlock the bootloader, it isn't needed to flash an update via the stock recovery, but it is needed to get out of sticky situations like this. If your bootloader was unlocked now you'd be up and running in ten minutes.
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Yeah, I'll probably wait for the update over the air for a while and maybe if I feel reallly eager I'll just make sure I unlock and such. Annoying that you can't unlock via fastboot anymore without that toggle. I get that Google is trying to make Android super secure but It's not too useful for folks like us. Sure it's bricked a lot of devices.
akellar said:
Hilarious that the top comment is mine telling you why doing this is a bad idea
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I've done it before with other devices. I wouldn't say it's inherently bad. It's just that there was one toggle that I wasn't aware of that caused the issue. You live and you learn.
THIS IS NOT MY IDEA !
I found this in a N9 thread and it worked according to the user with the issue, apply this with the correct t factory image ( do it with the version you have on your device not the one you tried to update to ! )
This might not work but its worth a try ! Before doing this read about ADB and Fastboot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Try and understand the basics and know what the commands are doing to help backtrack e.C.t
If it does work - go to settings and allow OEM Unlock and USB debug !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then go read from reputable sources how to flash images manually via adb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd follow vomers guides.
Had this problem with another device cool thing to remeber is that on locked devices the only thing that is different is that there is a signature before the MAGIC header so the solution is to pull the android stock images from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images. Once done extract the images in both the zip and the tar that is inside the zip. You will see recovery.img inside the tar. One thing about the boot process of TWRP is that it enables adb in preboot meaning while in the boot loop you should have access to adb. With access to adb all you need to do is dd the images over the corresponding partitions: i.e.
PLEASE NOTE NOT FOR THE FEINT OF HEART. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU BRICKING YOUR DEVICE.
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adb push recovery.img recovery.img
adb shell dd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/<recoverymmcblock>
I dont know if the default recovery has adb push update so id probably recommend doing this on every partition thats inside the tar, i.e. system, boot.
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According to this review, the Australian Razr M can be bootloader unlocked.
http://ausdroid.net/2012/10/30/motorola-razr-m-review/
I went on motodev and can't find any instructions pertaining. I assume this is not the developer version, so how do we unlock or check whether its possible? Does anyone know / has anyone tried on an Australian Razr M?
Is it as simple as fastboot oem unlock? I tried that and this is what happened
C:\Users\jlo.APBC\Dropbox\android\fastboot>fastboot devices
TA676001L3 fastboot
C:\Users\jlo.APBC\Dropbox\android\fastboot>fastboot oem unlock
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(bootloader) fastboot oem unlock [ unlock code ]
OKAY [ 0.014s]
finished. total time: 0.014s
??? I didn't get any prompt to unlock or anything.
This is for the RAZR i, but the process is the same. You have to get the Device ID, enter that on Motorola's website, and then it will give you the data you need to unlock. Just follow their instructions, and use the thread as a guide also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928551
thanks, got the code in my hand
Waiting for some goodies to actually come out ROM wise before taking the plunge, also run the hardware in a bit and be sure 100% no hardware issues
Does anyone know, does simply unlocking the bootloader bar the path for future OTAs? (if you don't do anything else).
Hmm...just by getting the code, you may have already voided your warranty. I'm not sure, though, so don't quote me on that.
As far as OTAs go, no, you will still be able to get OTAs. You would only not be able to get OTAs if you rooted and uninstalled some stock apps, or if you installed a custom ROM. I wouldn't be doing either of those right now, anyway, since I don't think there's a fastboot for the Australian M yet. Once somebody puts that up, you're safe to do whatever you want.
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Hmm...just by getting the code, you may have already voided your warranty. I'm not sure, though, so don't quote me on that.
As far as OTAs go, no, you will still be able to get OTAs. You would only not be able to get OTAs if you rooted and uninstalled some stock apps, or if you installed a custom ROM. I wouldn't be doing either of those right now, anyway, since I don't think there's a fastboot for the Australian M yet. Once somebody puts that up, you're safe to do whatever you want.
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Yep by fastboot you mean fastboot flashable system image right?
Always been my rule as well.
I just reread the fine print and it does seem that they want to screw you out of it if you even request the code. That is so lame...
(I get mixed up between different vendors and methods lol... RUU for HTC... fastboot image for moto... odin image for sammy etc.)
wintermute000 said:
Yep by fastboot you mean fastboot flashable system image right?
Always been my rule as well.
I just reread the fine print and it does seem that they want to screw you out of it if you even request the code. That is so lame...
(I get mixed up between different vendors and methods lol... RUU for HTC... fastboot image for moto... odin image for sammy etc.)
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Yup, a fastboot is a flashable image. The stock fastboots allow you to go back to stock just in case you flash something else and you can't boot up again. It's a good rule to have. Hopefully, the devs here will get the fastboot. I think there's a way to make a fastboot from a stock phone, so even if we don't get a leak, maybe that's a possibility. If you think you might be interested in helping, talk to mattlgroff or p3droid (jimmydafish on here).
And yeah, I figured that would be how they determined to void the warranty. Motorola doesn't have a way to know that you actually did unlock your bootloader, because you can technically relock it. So, the request for the code is their way of keeping track. Lame, but I can understand the reasoning.
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Yup, a fastboot is a flashable image. The stock fastboots allow you to go back to stock just in case you flash something else and you can't boot up again. It's a good rule to have. Hopefully, the devs here will get the fastboot. I think there's a way to make a fastboot from a stock phone, so even if we don't get a leak, maybe that's a possibility. If you think you might be interested in helping, talk to mattlgroff or p3droid (jimmydafish on here).
And yeah, I figured that would be how they determined to void the warranty. Motorola doesn't have a way to know that you actually did unlock your bootloader, because you can technically relock it. So, the request for the code is their way of keeping track. Lame, but I can understand the reasoning.
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Well for HTC if you relock, it says 'relocked' not 'locked' in hboot.
Still I guess they warned you but in small print, I was expecting to not pop my warranty until I actually flashed my damned unit.
I'm curious about how much dev work we'll get bearing in mind we're a different variant to the US razr M and different radio, or we will get ROMs that don't touch the radio, etc. etc.
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Yup, a fastboot is a flashable image. The stock fastboots allow you to go back to stock just in case you flash something else and you can't boot up again. It's a good rule to have. Hopefully, the devs here will get the fastboot. I think there's a way to make a fastboot from a stock phone, so even if we don't get a leak, maybe that's a possibility. If you think you might be interested in helping, talk to mattlgroff or p3droid (jimmydafish on here).
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OK so I'm unlocked and have recovery installed. I'm keen to help others and make a flashable fastboot of Telstra's stock ICS system. Can anyone give me any tips on how to do it if it's not too difficult and I'll then upload for everyone to safeguard their phones.
pjcons said:
OK so I'm unlocked and have recovery installed. I'm keen to help others and make a flashable fastboot of Telstra's stock ICS system. Can anyone give me any tips on how to do it if it's not too difficult and I'll then upload for everyone to safeguard their phones.
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I recently purchased a Telstra RAZR M (My first Android) and am keen to look into flashing a custom rom. I'm willing to help out with an upload of the stock rom as well if needed, lets get this ball rolling.
pjcons said:
OK so I'm unlocked and have recovery installed. I'm keen to help others and make a flashable fastboot of Telstra's stock ICS system. Can anyone give me any tips on how to do it if it's not too difficult and I'll then upload for everyone to safeguard their phones.
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This is a rather uncomplicated thing and I'd be glad to help you get stock images. would you care to get me a little information?
P3Droid made an app that backs up the partition images into and XML.zip and we can use it to make a set of images from the Telstra M.
We are particularly interested in the radio image to see if its possible to flash onto VZW hardware to have an unlocked GSM/HSPA radio.
The process is very simple, you just run the app and it creates the zip file and then you can upload the images for examination.
These images can then also be used in fast boot to restore your phone as well, of course.
Edit: I see he has responded above. Thanks!
Ok will check the app and get to work.
Can't seem to find the app... Any help?
Sent from my Razr M machine
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This is a rather uncomplicated thing and I'd be glad to help you get stock images. would you care to get me a little information?
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What info u want? Unlocked, rooted Razr M (Australian version) running stock telstra firmware. Have recovery installed.
Sent from my Razr machine
pj i'm guessing as you have changed your recovery whatever you extract can't be the 100% stock all in one fastboot image though probably possible if you reflash the stock telstra recovery. just guessing
I'm sorry, the app is not available in the market. He posted instructions in the thread in the general forum for the AU fastboot images for pulling the radio image.
He will probably release the app soon too, I was just suggesting it as an easy way to get this done...and now it has been taken care of.
Thanks!
so back to basics: how/when can we get a fastboot stock Aussie M image so paranoid/scaredy cat guys like me can unlock and flash with peace of mind of having an easy stock image rollback option?
So i'm new to android but i continued to root my device. I did it the "legit" way. No tool kit. I installed drivers. ADB and used bootloader. I unlocked the bootloader when the dialog popped on my phone. I navigated and selected "unlock the bootloader" sideloaded clockworkmod touch. Installed supersu from sdcard. Booted up and i still have my pictures and i even found a folder on the phone from the gosms app I had. I know im properly rooted because i was able to flash paranoid rom 3 successfully. Everywhere i've been reading states unlocking the bootloader wipes everything! My question is this normal?
Its standard protocol made by Google. Yes its normal. Just remember if you have stuff on your storage to make sure you back up your storage before unlocking
Jsparta26 said:
Its standard protocol made by Google. Yes its normal. Just remember if you have stuff on your storage to make sure you back up your storage before unlocking
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standard protocol but it didn't wipe...lol
BugJuice said:
standard protocol but it didn't wipe...lol
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All you had to do is setup fast boot and use fast boot command fastboot oem unlock to unlock your bootloader. A message always comes up letting you knlw that unlocking bootloader erases your data. You didn't necessarily had to adb not to mention you went and side loaded a custom recovery. Guess you beat the system. Lol
Jsparta26 said:
All you had to do is setup fast boot and use fast boot command fastboot oem unlock to unlock your bootloader. A message always comes up letting you knlw that unlocking bootloader erases your data. You didn't necessarily had to adb not to mention you went and side loaded a custom recovery. Guess you beat the system. Lol
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I unlocked my bootloader but it didn't wipe my data. But i didn't unlock it correctly and rooted.
BugJuice said:
I unlocked my bootloader but it didn't wipe my data. But i didn't unlock it correctly and rooted.
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The same thing happened to me. Apparently this happens if you flash the recovery right after unlocking the bootloader. Rather than unlocking, rebooting into android, then flashing the recovery.
Read this for more info.
chromium96 said:
The same thing happened to me. Apparently this happens if you flash the recovery right after unlocking the bootloader. Rather than unlocking, rebooting into android, then flashing the recovery.
Read this for more info.
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ahhh gotcha! Thats my exact situation. I did not load into android either. Just flashed the recovery immediately afterwards. Is there any negative effects of this?
BugJuice said:
ahhh gotcha! Thats my exact situation. I did not load into android either. Just flashed the recovery immediately afterwards. Is there any negative effects of this?
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Yep. I was pretty confused too.
So far I havent had any issues and everything seems fine. I flashed superuser on stock rom, flashed CM10.1, and flashed PA and everything has gone smoothly. Its only been about a week though, so im not sure if anything will happen. But i highly doubt that it will cause anything negative to occur.
After unlocking bootloader message is coming your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption but after some time I have reverted to stock and relocked OEM using Nexus Root toolkit but even then warning is coming any way to remove this..
Mohit M'S said:
After unlocking bootloader message is coming your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption but after some time I have reverted to stock and relocked OEM using Nexus Root toolkit but even then warning is coming any way to remove this..
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It is highly unlikely that after relocking that message would come. Actually, that message could be ignored if your ROM boots fine.
What does the bootloader display about locked status?
DJBhardwaj said:
It is highly unlikely that after relocking that message would come. Actually, that message could be ignored if your ROM boots fine.
What does the bootloader display about locked status?
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Your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption
Mohit M'S said:
Your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption
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Not that. I meant in the bootloader mode itself. Does it display "Device is Locked" or "Device is Unlocked"?
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Not that. I meant in the bootloader mode itself. Does it display "Device is Locked" or "Device is Unlocked"?
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Device is locked
Mohit M'S said:
Device is locked
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Unlock it again. Go from scratch and flash the factory image using Heisenberg's guide in the General section. After flashing that, see if it solves the issue.
Using toolkits could be buggy at times. I am not against them, but it's good to flash manually, so that you can keep a track on things.
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Unlock it again. Go from scratch and flash the factory image using Heisenberg's guide in the General section. After flashing that, see if it solves the issue.
Using toolkits could be buggy at times. I am not against them, but it's good to flash manually, so that you can keep a track on things.
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can I flash without unlocking bootloader because after unlocking bootloader there r some heat issues
Mohit M'S said:
can I flash without unlocking bootloader because after unlocking bootloader there r some heat issues
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No you can't flash anything with a locked bootloader. Plus, it's entirely impossible for an unlocked bootloader to cause heat issues, that's either placebo or a coincidence (another cause).
PS. The title of this thread is useless, you should describe your issue in the title, not create text faces.
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No you can't flash anything with a locked bootloader. Plus, it's entirely impossible for an unlocked bootloader to cause heat issues, that's either placebo or a coincidence (another cause).
PS. The title of this thread is useless, you should describe your issue in the title, not create text faces.
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OK OK but after unlocking it there is any way to relock it and remove this error message
Mohit M'S said:
OK OK but after unlocking it there is any way to relock it and remove this error message
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Yes, of course. Infact that's the reason I asked you about the lock status on the first place. Stock ROM with locked bootloader shouldn't give this warning. It should make it go away.
That is why, I asked you to perform a flash manually. Please refer to Heisenberg's guide for the steps.
Here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
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OK OK but after unlocking it there is any way to relock it and remove this error message
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Yes, after locking the bootloader the message should disappear. But, I'd strongly recommend leaving it unlocked and just dealing with the message. If an OTA ever fails or something else goes wrong you'll need fastboot to flash the factory images to recover your device, you'll be forced to unlock the bootloader, this will wipe the device and you'll lose all of your data because there'll be no way to back it up first.
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Not that. I meant in the bootloader mode itself. Does it display "Device is Locked" or "Device is Unlocked"?
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Sorry message is Device can't be trusted or it may not work properly
Mohit M'S said:
Sorry message is Device can't be trusted or it may not work properly
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Did you reflash manually?
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Did you reflash manually?
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Nope gonna do this by today or tomorrow
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Nope gonna do this by today or tomorrow
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Sure and then let us know. And keep the bootloader unlocked, it will help you to deal with a few issues (if any), in the future, as already mentioned above by Heisenberg.
-_____- why do people still use toolkits? Try getting use to Adb; it would save you a lot of time dealing with errors.
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Sorry message is Device can't be trusted or it may not work properly
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There is only one way to get rid of the message, and you have already been told.
The solution is to relock your bootloader. Nothing else will fix it.
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There is only one way to get rid of the message, and you have already been told.
The solution is to relock your bootloader. Nothing else will fix it.
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First when I unlocked it message is coming your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption but after relocking it message is coming device can't be trusted or may not work properly and it is happening it is not working properly no system update for me even Android one got update and all my friends got update who r using it..??
Ruined my phone
Mohit M'S said:
First when I unlocked it message is coming your device is corrupt and can't be checked for corruption but after relocking it message is coming device can't be trusted or may not work properly and it is happening it is not working properly no system update for me even Android one got update and all my friends got update who r using it..
Ruined my phone
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It didnt ruin your phone.
Simply reflash the stock images and start over from scratch.
If you root or modify the phone in any way from stock, you will get those messages. They are simply that, messages. They do not affect your phone negatively. Other things you have done (like root, or installing apps from unknown sources) WILL affect the phone.
Flash stock images, relock bootloader and it will be brand new, like the day you got it.
If you dont wish to go back to stock, but want to flash OTA updates when they come out (and you are already rooted) look into using FlashFire.
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It didnt ruin your phone.
Simply reflash the stock images and start over from scratch.
If you root or modify the phone in any way from stock, you will get those messages. They are simply that, messages. They do not affect your phone negatively. Other things you have done (like root, or installing apps from unknown sources) WILL affect the phone.
Flash stock images, relock bootloader and it will be brand new, like the day you got it.
If you dont wish to go back to stock, but want to flash OTA updates when they come out (and you are already rooted) look into using FlashFire.
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U didn't understand what I said I have already reverted my to stock ROM and relocked the bootloader but even then message is coming device can't be trusted or may not work properly and I'm not even getting any updates not even April update and all friends got this I'm currently pure stock
Problem are:-
Message is still there
Updates r not coming
Hi there! I've always been a Samsung user and I'm familiar with chainfire rooting method, Odin, the damn knox and all the tools that people need to achieve the beloved full control of our phones.
Let's go straight to the point: I need to buy a new phone for a friend of mine and the P9 Lite seems the most complete and suitable but I've read that if you unlock the bootloader and root it you obviously loose your warranty. The phone is unrootable by flashing a fresh OS image, but the bootloader will stay unlocked, tripping the useful warraty.
Is there any damn way to revert everything to stock in case there should be the need to send the phone to the customer service?
Thanks for the infos!
exnokiafan said:
Hi there! I've always been a Samsung user and I'm familiar with chainfire rooting method, Odin, the damn knox and all the tools that people need to achieve the beloved full control of our phones.
Let's go straight to the point: I need to buy a new phone for a friend of mine and the P9 Lite seems the most complete and suitable but I've read that if you unlock the bootloader and root it you obviously loose your warranty. The phone is unrootable by flashing a fresh OS image, but the bootloader will stay unlocked, tripping the useful warraty.
Is there any damn way to revert everything to stock in case there should be the need to send the phone to the customer service?
Thanks for the infos!
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You can relock the bootloader if you reinstall a stock rom and revert to stock recovery, just fyi... Also there have been reports that the warranty is not void if the issue was not caused by a faulty software. Also if you are new to Huawei, be careful. And READ! A lot of people don't read, and mess up their phone...
Instead of making a new thread about the same issues I'll pitch in here too. What is the safest way to root and unroot in case of warranty? LIke the OP I came from the Samsung ecosystem too but I get the feeling if I don't at least ask about Huawei's one I'll probably **** something up.
dariomrk said:
You can relock the bootloader if you reinstall a stock rom and revert to stock recovery, just fyi... Also there have been reports that the warranty is not void if the issue was not caused by a faulty software. Also if you are new to Huawei, be careful. And READ! A lot of people don't read, and mess up their phone...
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Simply flashing stock rom will lock bootloader but Huawei have your data of unlocking bootloader.
undercontr said:
Simply flashing stock rom will lock bootloader but Huawei have your data of unlocking bootloader.
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That way you could say that when i get the code, i void my warranty without actually unlocking the bootloader...
dariomrk said:
That way you could say that when i get the code, i void my warranty without actually unlocking the bootloader...
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Huawei says they "could" apply fee on unlocked phones. Maybe relocking it restores warranty? I tried to ask them but damn Chinese they don't reply.
They could, but the chance of that happening is really low, especially if your device is 100% bricked, and it needs a motherboard swap
dariomrk said:
They could, but the chance of that happening is really low, especially if your device is 100% bricked, and it needs a motherboard swap
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If it's hardbricked and bootloader is unlocked and the problem is not related to bootloader or a process you made that requires unlocked bootloader, I think they won't fee you because it has nothing to do with bootloader. But of course a company will always choose cheaper way. If a phone goes download mode or fastboot mode it's already saved anyway.
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If it's hardbricked and bootloader is unlocked and the problem is not related to bootloader or a process you made that requires unlocked bootloader, I think they won't charge you
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Exactly
undercontr said:
If a phone goes download mode or fastboot mode it's already saved anyway.
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I wish... I can't seem to be able to save mine, even though it shows up on fastboot on the pc. The phone itself won't turn on at all. I can't seem to lock the bootloader either, anything I flash now seems to have no effect. I just hope the Huawei service fixes it.
Makishima said:
I wish... I can't seem to be able to save mine, even though it shows up on fastboot on the pc. The phone itself won't turn on at all. I can't seem to lock the bootloader either, anything I flash now seems to have no effect. I just hope the Huawei service fixes it.
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If you have access to fastboot mode, you can flash anything. You dont have to flash an img permenantly if you want to save your phone. Use
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fastboot boot boot.img
you can boot your recovery without rooting your phone. You can even open your custom recovery and flash your system.img or stock boot.img.
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If you have access to fastboot mode, you can flash anything. You dont have to flash an img permenantly if you want to save your phone. Use
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fastboot boot boot.img
you can boot your recovery without rooting your phone. You can even open your custom recovery and flash your system.img or stock boot.img.
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I tried fastboot flash boot boot.img (and similarly, recovery.img, system.img, any partition I could flash, multiple times with multiple files) but the phone did not boot at all. Not even into the bootloader nor recovery. It was completely unresponsive. Now the phone is not in my hands so any suggestion is too late...
Hey guys, I found this quick and tidy way to get a fastboot console inside the bootloader. You can use it to do stuff like "fastboot format (partition)", etc.
GUIDE:
Go to fastboot mode on your Pixel XL
Open a CMD on the computer in fastboot directory and write in "fastboot flash bootloader pixelcustombootloader.img" (make sure the bootloader is in the directory or else it will not flash!)
Download: s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=44700284262726497364
Note: I am NOT responsible if this screws up anything.
Also I do NOT know if theres and copyright trouble with this, if there is, Mods go take this down.
I wonder if this is the bootloader that was seen in screenshots that was used to downgrade a Verizon pixel to unlock it?
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I wonder if this is the bootloader that was seen in screenshots that was used to downgrade a Verizon pixel to unlock it?
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If the bootloader is locked you can't flash anything or boot anything that isn't signed by Verizon/Google/whoever.
As far as I know there's never been a downgrade workaround available where pixel8 wasn't patched, but could be wrong.
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If the bootloader is locked you can't flash anything or boot anything that isn't signed by Verizon/Google/whoever.
As far as I know there's never been a downgrade workaround available where pixel8 wasn't patched, but could be wrong.
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There was a guy positing pictures of someone from a cell phone shop where he was recording the procedure that they did to his phone it was a signed bootloader that allowed him to downgrade for an unlock. It was labeled HTC which people thought was weird.
DR3W5K1 said:
There was a guy positing pictures of someone from a cell phone shop where he was recording the procedure that they did to his phone it was a signed bootloader that allowed him to downgrade for an unlock. It was labeled HTC which people thought was weird.
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Eh.. 3rd party pictures that don't come with a detailed "how to" are 99% BS or marketing.
Like I said I'm not all knowing but I'm pretty in touch with the goings-ons of the pixel and have never heard of a downgrade method for a locked bootloader.
If this shop has a private method of doing so then they sure as hell wouldn't let someone take pictures of the process.
Yea like u said the guy said they were spy shots that he snuck in. Probably bs like you said. I could careless for myself my Verizon pixel is unlocked. Feel bad for those stuck locked though. Wishful thinking I suppose.
Yeah, don't flash your bootloader with anything other than stock google imgs. If your bootloader is messed up, how do you get into fastboot to fix it? Can't change slots either afaik.
Thanks for sharing, this has loads of potential - could be used on-the-go to temporarily recover from the freeze/reboot glitch (flashing stock images tends to lower the probability of the glitch for a day or two), plus we could actually have tetherless TWRP support for Oreo with this as you could use it to fastboot boot the TWRP boot img.
That being said, I'm reluctant to flash a random bootloader on my phone with no info on where it came from. Did you make this? If so is it a patched version of the most recent bootloader? If not, where'd you find it? We need more info.