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[Q] Cannot Install Custom Recovery - "Could Not Do Normal Boot"

Hi guys,
I have a T-Mobile Note 3 running 4.4.2 and I'm having the hardest time installing a custom recovery such as CWM or even TWRP. I was having problems the last few days with my older phone and decided to get a free replacement because I thought it was the phone. Anyways I open my phone, boot it up, install latest software, and restart to download mode. I root it with ODIN and restart. Then I restart it again and install CWM recovery. Everything goes smoothly, everything is in the green. Then I hold volume UP, menu, and power keys and it says "Could not do normal boot. What is this? It was happening on my older Note 3 and now this one.
Everything works fine when I try to boot it normally and I can use the phone but cannot seem to install a custom recovery. Instead of booting to the recovery screen, it goes to Odin/downloading mode with a message above 'Odin Mode' that reads 'Could not do normal boot'.
I am not new to this. I have done this before many times but for some reason it is not working for me anymore. Is it the new firmware and/or the updated software that is preventing me from doing this? I have researched this night and day last 72 hours but can't find a solution.
Please help, and thanks in advance!!

Figured I'd give it a bump. Any thoughts guys?

the_real_vlad said:
Figured I'd give it a bump. Any thoughts guys?
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Which bootloader is the phone on, and which CWM/TWRP versions are you using? You sure you downloaded the right ones for your model?

jisoo said:
Which bootloader is the phone on, and which CWM/TWRP versions are you using? You sure you downloaded the right ones for your model?
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Hi,
Firmware on my phone: N900TUVUENK3
Recovery: n900s-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.4(1011).tar, openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-hltetmo.tar
As for the bootloader, I have no idea. It is stock however, I know that.

Solved!
What I did was download the VERY LATEST twrp from the official website and flash with odin. Then I wiped EVERYTHING and reinstalled the firmware. Last, reinstalled TWRP.
All is well

Uninstalled OS! Please help!

Hello,
I tried to root my phone and everything worked well untill i wanted to install Android 7 Beta on my Huawei Mate 8 (NXT-L29), so i flashed (i think a wrong) a update.zip and as i restarted my phone it didnt boot anymore! Anything i tried wasnt working, so i hope you guys could help me!
Thanks in advance!

EddiFaddy said:
Hello,
I tried to root my phone and everything worked well untill i wanted to install Android 7 Beta on my Huawei Mate 8 (NXT-L29), so i flashed (i think a wrong) a update.zip and as i restarted my phone it didnt boot anymore! Anything i tried wasnt working, so i hope you guys could help me!
Thanks in advance!
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download this software and follow the instructions to unbrick your phone then choose the firmware you want to update it........root from the beginning carefully
+ttp://whw.needrom.com/download/huawei-mate-8-nxt-l29-unbrick-firmware/

omerus10 said:
download this software and follow the instructions to unbrick your phone then choose the firmware you want to update it........root from the beginning carefully
+ttp://whw.needrom.com/download/huawei-mate-8-nxt-l29-unbrick-firmware/
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Thanks a lot! I will try! I will reply if it worked or not

omerus10 said:
download this software and follow the instructions to unbrick your phone then choose the firmware you want to update it........root from the beginning carefully
+ttp://whw.needrom.com/download/huawei-mate-8-nxt-l29-unbrick-firmware/
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Ok, i did follow the steps and it still doesnt boot! What should i try next?

If you installed an update zip it probably wants the stock recovery which you can get in the development thread on this forum. Flash that through fastboot then throw a folder named dload with an update.app in it on your sd card. Phone off hold power vol up and vol down until it brings you to a circle with emui inside. Should run fine after that. If not use the stock recovery to factory reset.
The reason your phone won't boot is because out never encrypted itself.for some reason that means life or death to mate 8 firmware

EddiFaddy said:
Ok, i did follow the steps and it still doesnt boot! What should i try next?
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when you start the flash.all.bat and you see the unbrick message your phone should be busy and install the above official firmware and recovery.If not run it again disconnect your phone and connect it again when the unbrick message shows.To me worked fine.You must have your phone in fastboot off course

[ZE520KL] downgrade from Nougat to stock firmware Marshmallow?

Hello friends, sorry bad english
my zen3 was rooted with stock firmware (marshmallow) + unlocked bootloader (i dont receive any updates from software update). i tried to download the nougat update from ASUS website, put them on internal storage, and the notification shows up. loading and it send me to TWRP and shows error 7.
i decided not to install the nougat. and i found another nougat update from guy from xda (Tizen v2.0). Now, nougat already installed in my phone, but so much bug (i cant make a phone call with anyone, recording video) it says problem with the microphone. so, how do i downgrade this phone? i tried like 10 times to downgrade but no result.
i hope someone will help me step by step to downgrade this phone. Thanks!

I suggest you to do FACTORY RESET.
Let me know if problem solved.

xdaexec35 said:
I suggest you to do FACTORY RESET.
Let me know if problem solved.
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even now im at Nougat version? will it downgrade? ok i'll try it later, right now no wifi connection to do another thing. is ther3 any solution to downgrade, beside factory reset? btw thx for your response

lastremnant said:
even now im at Nougat version? will it downgrade? ok i'll try it later, right now no wifi connection to do another thing. is ther3 any solution to downgrade, beside factory reset? btw thx for your response
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Install it to fix WIFI
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/development/rom-tizen-rom-nougat-1701-8-ze552kl-t3573231
* For User ZE520KL
- Downloas file Add on : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxz...ew?usp=sharing
- After finishing setup to home screen, open app "Rebooter" on App drawer
- Select Reboot Recovery
- In TWRP recovery, install file Add on, no wipe
- Reboot and Enjoy

xdaexec35 said:
Install it to fix WIFI
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/development/rom-tizen-rom-nougat-1701-8-ze552kl-t3573231
* For User ZE520KL
- Downloas file Add on : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxz...ew?usp=sharing
- After finishing setup to home screen, open app "Rebooter" on App drawer
- Select Reboot Recovery
- In TWRP recovery, install file Add on, no wipe
- Reboot and Enjoy
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oh btw, i already installed v2.0 update with WiFi fix. but when i tried to install the update 13 to v2.1, my phone stuck at asus logo and loading. what should i do? i cant even factory reset now

First of all, always read a whole thread.
It was mentioned that v2.1 make a bootloop.
Install in TWRP Titzen 2.0 and fix

xdaexec35 said:
First of all, always read a whole thread.
It was mentioned that v2.1 make a bootloop.
Install in TWRP Titzen 2.0 and fix
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thx for your response sir. he already released the v3.0

See my guide https://eusouandroid.co/voltar-zenfone-3-para-o-android-marshmallow-6-0/

P8 Lite strange brick

Hello i'm a new user of this forum and i'm italian so sorry for my bad english. I'm an enthusiast android user.
now i have a perfectly working p9 lite but 1 year ago i had bricked my old p8 lite and today i returned to work on it but the problem are the same as before.
1 year ago the android 5 lollipop was the latest for the p8 lite and i rooted with no problem with random root application unfortunally maybe kingroot...... but all was ok for months. after i updated my p8 lite to android 6 mm and i tried to root, after many tryes i sucsessfull root my device, but the xda framework didnt work at all at that time the mm version was too new. so i tried to rollback to android 5, but i didn t know about a correct rollback update, so i flashed android 5's boot, cust, recovery and system.img via fastboot. i saw that the sim didn't recognised and so i discovered that the imei was lost........ And believe it or not, this is not entirely the problem.... after that i was in panic and i went to assistance and there they tell me that the motherboard was to replace.... so for the cost of the entire phone i decided to not pay. after i tried to follow so many guides my friend, you not even any ideas.... but one guide seems to work, i had to flash b049 or b52 (don not remember) and after my b190 but at the b49/b52 it give balong problem, after i fixed with a vendor little flash but the imei was completely gone in every versions..... i was sad... but while a flash and another thi biggest problem born.......... the phone bootloop, but NOT a normal bootloop, it starts correctly every versions but after 10 seconds of a working os ( i can go in settings, start application ec but it give up and restart totally not explayned.... i've formatted 1000 times and the force update fail or bootloop itself at 10 or 11% (10seconds....) same with recovery... only in rescue/fastboot mode it do not restart after 10 seconds and in the twrp 3.0.2 that i tried to flash every modded firmware in zip and at system flash it restart (seems like the 10 second stuff). now the imei problem is not a request because now i've the p9 lite and i dont need the phone things but the system.... its unplayble with the 10 secodns restart loop.... please is hard but HELP.

Franseven said:
Hello i'm a new user of this forum and i'm italian so sorry for my bad english. I'm an enthusiast android user.
now i have a perfectly working p9 lite but 1 year ago i had bricked my old p8 lite and today i returned to work on it but the problem are the same as before.
1 year ago the android 5 lollipop was the latest for the p8 lite and i rooted with no problem with random root application unfortunally maybe kingroot...... but all was ok for months. after i updated my p8 lite to android 6 mm and i tried to root, after many tryes i sucsessfull root my device, but the xda framework didnt work at all at that time the mm version was too new. so i tried to rollback to android 5, but i didn t know about a correct rollback update, so i flashed android 5's boot, cust, recovery and system.img via fastboot. i saw that the sim didn't recognised and so i discovered that the imei was lost........ And believe it or not, this is not entirely the problem.... after that i was in panic and i went to assistance and there they tell me that the motherboard was to replace.... so for the cost of the entire phone i decided to not pay. after i tried to follow so many guides my friend, you not even any ideas.... but one guide seems to work, i had to flash b049 or b52 (don not remember) and after my b190 but at the b49/b52 it give balong problem, after i fixed with a vendor little flash but the imei was completely gone in every versions..... i was sad... but while a flash and another thi biggest problem born.......... the phone bootloop, but NOT a normal bootloop, it starts correctly every versions but after 10 seconds of a working os ( i can go in settings, start application ec but it give up and restart totally not explayned.... i've formatted 1000 times and the force update fail or bootloop itself at 10 or 11% (10seconds....) same with recovery... only in rescue/fastboot mode it do not restart after 10 seconds and in the twrp 3.0.2 that i tried to flash every modded firmware in zip and at system flash it restart (seems like the 10 second stuff). now the imei problem is not a request because now i've the p9 lite and i dont need the phone things but the system.... its unplayble with the 10 secodns restart loop.... please is hard but HELP.
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Do you have access to rescue mode/fastboot? Maybe flashing TWRP would help
P.S.-- DON'T EVER RUN KINGROOT ON P8LITE; MAYBE IT WILL SUCCESS, BUT YOUR DEVICE WILL BE MESSED UP

XTutorials said:
Do you have access to rescue mode/fastboot? Maybe flashing TWRP would help
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yes, Maybe I was not clear but rescue mode is the only one where no automatic restart occurs. I twrp it and tried it but it did not help. If you are expert please give me more advice

Franseven said:
yes, Maybe I was not clear but rescue mode is the only one where no automatic restart occurs. I twrp it and tried it but it did not help. If you are expert please give me more advice
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I have some questions:
1. What means"I twrp it" ? I know you're italian but please more details; did you flashed it succesfully?
More, I want a response to this question first

XTutorials said:
I have some questions:
1. What means"I twrp it" ? I know you're italian but please more details; did you flashed it succesfully?
More, I want a response to this question first
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I successfully flashed the twrp recovery and trying to flash the zip while the firmware reboots while flashing the system

Franseven said:
I successfully flashed the twrp recovery and trying to flash the zip while the firmware reboots while flashing the system
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Try here it might work

cristi.blidariu said:
Try here it might work
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in fastboot mode hicare don't see my device, If you think that this particular version b132 changes something I try but I think it will restart every 10 seconds as the others ..

Franseven said:
I successfully flashed the twrp recovery and trying to flash the zip while the firmware reboots while flashing the system
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For this fix, you should have and sd card
Download sokkoban's emui 4.0.3 B596, copy to sd card, erase everything in TWRP (cache, dalvik, data, system, internal storage), then flash the .zip you copied to the sd card.

XTutorials said:
For this fix, you should have and sd card
Download sokkoban's emui 4.0.3 B596, copy to sd card, erase everything in TWRP (cache, dalvik, data, system, internal storage), then flash the .zip you copied to the sd card.
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Also by deleting everything in the twrp recovery the other .zip phones will restart as twrp is copying system, with b596 should not happen?

Franseven said:
Also by deleting everything in the twrp recovery the other .zip phones will restart as twrp is copying system, with b596 should not happen?
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Maybe, try

XTutorials said:
Maybe, try
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nope.. i've tried right now and it do same thing

Franseven said:
nope.. i've tried right now and it do same thing
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Try to erase everything in twrp -->>advanced wipe-->> tick everything and click wipe.
Then flash latest TWRP (3.1.0-1) And try again flashing B596

XTutorials said:
Try to erase everything in twrp -->>advanced wipe-->> tick everything and click wipe.
Then flash latest TWRP (3.1.0-1) And try again flashing B596
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ok done.
install zip
successful
but down i see
E:unknown command [errno]
dalvik wiped
now reboot
and....splash logo ok...reboot.......splash... again.. yes bootloop, but now seems normal
my initiative , i m going to hard resetnow
factory reset done
reboot
bootloop again my friend.
EDIT:
tried again, after 3 bootloop emui show to load but restart again. after that emui load and while the language selection it shutdown automatically, this time don't restart. we see tomorrow

Franseven said:
ok done.
install zip
successful
but down i see
E:unknown command [errno]
dalvik wiped
now reboot
and....splash logo ok...reboot.......splash... again.. yes bootloop, but now seems normal
my initiative , i m going to hard resetnow
factory reset done
reboot
bootloop again my friend.
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tried again, after 3 bootloop emui show to load but restart again. after that emui load and while the language selection it shutdown automatically, this time don't restart. we see tomorrow
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Oh my god.... that error is just a log, everything works, don't panic so again.
Go to twrp-- wipe-- advanced wipe-- tick(check) all and clikc wipe
reflash twrp 3.1.0-1,
flash again zip, and don't care about that error, that means it succesfully flashed the rom

XTutorials said:
Oh my god.... that error is just a log, everything works, don't panic so again.
Go to twrp-- wipe-- advanced wipe-- tick(check) all and clikc wipe
reflash twrp 3.1.0-1,
flash again zip, and don't care about that error, that means it succesfully flashed the rom
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i've done what your saying, and the result is that when the device reach the boot logo starts a sort of timer, and after 10 seconds the os crash in every case with every firmware... thats not help

Franseven said:
i've done what your saying, and the result is that when the device reach the boot logo starts a sort of timer, and after 10 seconds the os crash in every case with every firmware... thats not help
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Then I'm done... I don't know man other fixes. I've read os kinda same type of hard brick that if you disconnect the battery and plug it in back does something

XTutorials said:
Then I'm done... I don't know man other fixes. I've read os kinda same type of hard brick that if you disconnect the battery and plug it in back does something
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in the p8 lite the battery is unremovible, i must try with deassemble tutorial?
but have you ear of this type of bootloop? with this strange timer crash?
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i just followed a guide for battery sostitution, i've unplagged and replugged and the "timer boot loop/ os timer crash" continue.
now i m trying to unplug for 5 mins to do safe.
Ok done. same bad result.. please if you can't help, make this post still alive invite if you have expert friend, i'm going mad.

I think it's problem with the hardware, that the power button pressed continuously.
Because in our phone if you keep pressing it for 10 seconds it will force restart.
Actually I don't know about twrp flashing problem, if it also do the same or not...
you may check the power button..

salembream said:
I think it's problem with the hardware, that the power button pressed continuously.
Because in our phone if you keep pressing it for 10 seconds it will force restart.
Actually I don't know about twrp flashing problem, if it also do the same or not...
you may check the power button..
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oh i thought that... i can try to dissassemble but i hope to not damage the device..
wait a minute... but when i click the power button i can hear sonor "clak" don't seems to be pressed costantly..
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its definetely not a power button problem, i dissassembled, i replug the battery, so pressed power button, while booting i unplugged the contact of the power button and volume +- so i cant even seems pressed. same happened after 10 seconds it restart. sorry bad english

P9 Lite wont turn on

Hello everyone, have been a long time
I have a VNS-L21 (P9 Lite 2016) from Colombia, it worked fine but I started to get more and more ads over the time so I decided to unlock the bootloader and root it, and I did it, after almost a year of working just fine, the phone start to restart by itself with no reason around 1 or 2 days per month, they were not scheduled or something.
Last night the phone started to restart by itself again, but this time after it turned on completely it went off some minutes later and started to restart several times without reason, I got frustrated so I decided to uninstall root (thought it was the problem) but the problem was still there, turn on and after some minutes it went off and restart.
Then I decided to check for updates and it had a pending update so I chose to install it but after restart, it won’t come on and kept in an endless boot loop.
Can anyone help me and tell me what to do? Thanks in advance...

fr4nk32 said:
Hello everyone, have been a long time
I have a VNS-L21 (P9 Lite 2016) from Colombia, it worked fine but I started to get more and more ads over the time so I decided to unlock the bootloader and root it, and I did it, after almost a year of working just fine, the phone start to restart by itself with no reason around 1 or 2 days per month, they were not scheduled or something.
Last night the phone started to restart by itself again, but this time after it turned on completely it went off some minutes later and started to restart several times without reason, I got frustrated so I decided to uninstall root (thought it was the problem) but the problem was still there, turn on and after some minutes it went off and restart.
Then I decided to check for updates and it had a pending update so I chose to install it but after restart, it won’t come on and kept in an endless boot loop.
Can anyone help me and tell me what to do? Thanks in advance...
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Hello,
I bet that along with the root you also had a custom recovery.
So if before you install the update you have re-flashed the stock recovery, simply hold vol + and power button until it restarts in e-recovery mode. At this point make a factory reset and wipe cache.
Reboot system, done.
If instead you have not reinstalled the stock recovery, download one for the system you use (android 6 or 7) and install it via fastboot. ( you can download a rom the same version you use and extract recovery with extractor.
There are two recovery.img in the rom, just take recovery, NOT recovery2 ).
Try to reboot with vol + and power until you turn it on,
then factory reset in custom recovery.
Reboot in fastboot mode, install stock recovery, reboot system and launch again the update.
Happy holidays and good luck

Dadditz said:
Hello,
I bet that along with the root you also had a custom recovery.
So if before you install the update you have re-flashed the stock recovery, simply hold vol + and power button until it restarts in e-recovery mode. At this point make a factory reset and wipe cache.
Reboot system, done.
If instead you have not reinstalled the stock recovery, download one for the system you use (android 6 or 7) and install it via fastboot. ( you can download a rom the same version you use and extract recovery with extractor.
There are two recovery.img in the rom, just take recovery, NOT recovery2 ).
Try to reboot with vol + and power until you turn it on,
then factory reset in custom recovery.
Reboot in fastboot mode, install stock recovery, reboot system and launch again the update.
Happy holidays and good luck
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Hello, thanks for answer
Yes, I still have the custom recovery and I was using nougat, where can I find an stock recovery for nougat? I wasn't able to use firmware finder (didn't understand how to use it).. does the recovery in rollback package works for this? just asking...
or can someone provide an stock rom compatible with my phone?
sorry for my bad engish and my little knowledge of all this, thanks in advance.

fr4nk32 said:
Hello, thanks for answer
Yes, I still have the custom recovery and I was using nougat, where can I find an stock recovery for nougat? I wasn't able to use firmware finder (didn't understand how to use it).. does the recovery in rollback package works for this? just asking...
or can someone provide an stock rom compatible with my phone?
sorry for my bad engish and my little knowledge of all this, thanks in advance.
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No worries dude my english is very bad too......
So, you're in nougat L21, but what is your complete firmware ? (example L21C432B504)
Then download from official THREAD Firmware Finder for PC and unzip in a folder on your desktop.
Launch FF and go to COMMON BASE tab.
Type your complete firmware into search space and click on the search button...
Find FULL OTA MF firmware, tap on FILELIST tab, a pop up will appear...
Select the whole link of ONLY update.zip and copy/past into your browser for download...
Once downloaded, unzip to a folder on your desktop.
Download Huawei Update Extractor you find here on XDA...
Launch HUE and select UPDATE.APP you find into folder you just unzipped from upadate.zip...
Now you'll see two recovery, just select recovery.img and with mouse's* right key extract somewere on your desktop...
Done dude you have stock recovery....
Copy that .img recovery into your adb/fastboot folder (very important) and reboot in fastboot mode.
If you don't have adb/fastboot just download here from XDA..
From PC with terminal launch "fastboot flash recovery
(name.of.recovery).img" and recovery will be flashed.
Now you have stock recovery and can make stock ota update correctly.
Hope all will take right way, feel free to ask.
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
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Dadditz said:
No worries dude my english is very bad too......
So, you're in nougat L21, but what is your complete firmware ? (example L21C432B504)
Then download from official THREAD Firmware Finder for PC and unzip in a folder on your desktop.
Launch FF and go to COMMON BASE tab.
Type your complete firmware into search space and click on the search button...
Find FULL OTA MF firmware, tap on FILELIST tab, a pop up will appear...
Select the whole link of ONLY update.zip and copy/past into your browser for download...
Once downloaded, unzip to a folder on your desktop.
Download Huawei Update Extractor you find here on XDA...
Launch HUE and select UPDATE.APP you find into folder you just unzipped from upadate.zip...
Now you'll see two recovery, just select recovery.img and with mouse's* right key extract somewere on your desktop...
Done dude you have stock recovery....
Copy that .img recovery into your adb/fastboot folder (very important) and reboot in fastboot mode.
If you don't have adb/fastboot just download here from XDA..
From PC with terminal launch "fastboot flash recovery.img" and recovery will be flashed.
Now you have stock recovery and can make stock ota update correctly.
Hope all will take right way, feel free to ask.
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
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Hello again
thanks for your help, your guide is really useful
One more thing (excuse me for my little knowledge about this) I don't know what's the exact firmware for my phone, I mean I know it is VNS-L21 and should end B3xx but don't know which C... (I didn't check before the cellphone started to bootloop).
I search around the web and found some recommend the C432 one so I download the update.zip from it, would it have any problem if I flash the recovery from there?
And last thing, Can I flash recovery with P9 lite Toolkit? or just through adb? thanks in advance.

fr4nk32 said:
Hello again
thanks for your help, your guide is really useful
One more thing (excuse me for my little knowledge about this) I don't know what's the exact firmware for my phone, I mean I know it is VNS-L21 and should end B3xx but don't know which C... (I didn't check before the cellphone started to bootloop).
I search around the web and found some recommend the C432 one so I download the update.zip from it, would it have any problem if I flash the recovery from there?
And last thing, Can I flash recovery with P9 lite Toolkit? or just through adb? thanks in advance.
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Dude at this step how can you tell you were on nougat ?
Is your device branded / unbranded one ?
I searched for Colombia firmware and L21 device don't exist, please check behind the cover,
it's wrote at the bottom. ( maybe L23 one ? )
Try to someway backup your stuff then
reboot with vol+ and power button to recovery, tap WIPE then SWIPE to factory reset.
If boot correctly see inside wich is your complete firmware.
C432 are for european area devices, teoratically should work, but will not risk...
Recovery.img can be easily be flashed with toolkit, i used it a lot of times...

Dadditz said:
Dude at this step how can you tell you were on nougat ?
Is your device branded / unbranded one ?
I searched for Colombia firmware and L21 device don't exist, please check behind the cover,
it's wrote at the bottom. ( maybe L23 one ? )
Try to someway backup your stuff then
reboot with vol+ and power button to recovery, tap WIPE then SWIPE to factory reset.
If boot correctly see inside wich is your complete firmware.
C432 are for european area devices, teoratically should work, but will not risk...
Recovery.img can be easily be flashed with toolkit, i used it a lot of times...
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Hey dude
You really know about this, I'm sure because I updated the phone to Nougat before unlock and root it, time after an update came but I ignore it (I know it was a security updated not sure which one).
Yes, I just checked my phone in the backpart and it is L23, my bad, when you say branded it means if it is related to a phone/internet company? No, it is not tied to any company, I bought it free from internet.
I really don't care about backing up, if it starts from zero or is back to previous stage is fine for me since it can turn on and use it .
Cheers!

fr4nk32 said:
Hey dude
You really know about this, I'm sure because I updated the phone to Nougat before unlock and root it, time after an update came but I ignore it (I know it was a security updated not sure which one).
Yes, I just checked my phone in the backpart and it is L23, my bad, when you say branded it means if it is related to a phone/internet company? No, it is not tied to any company, I bought it free from internet.
I really don't care about backing up, if it starts from zero or is back to previous stage is fine for me since it can turn on and use it .
Cheers!
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OK, since from first time i saw this post i thinked was a hardware problem, hope no....
You have to reboot to recovery holding vol+ and power button until a recovery will appear.
Then make a factory reset as already wrote in previous post.

Dadditz said:
OK, since from first time i saw this post i thinked was a hardware problem, hope no....
You have to reboot to recovery holding vol+ and power button until a recovery will appear.
Then make a factory reset as already wrote in previous post.
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Hi there
Sorry for the late reply...
I managed to turn on the phone updating it through dload method (installing stock kernel and trying to update it with erecovery didn't work) without your help I wouldn't know how to to download the right firmware for my phone. Now, my phone is working "properly".
BUT my phone show a new update, when I tried to install it, it says "your device fail verification and may not work properly" and won't install the update, after that if I reboot the phone it will show your device... sign in red letters and won't turn on without choosing continue (when I was using custom kernel, it will show some letters in orange I think, but will turn on by itself without pressing continue) when I installed the firmware through dload I didn't see that message till I try to update the phone.
Thanks in advance and a very happy new year!.

fr4nk32 said:
Hi there
Sorry for the late reply...
I managed to turn on the phone updating it through dload method (installing stock kernel and trying to update it with erecovery didn't work) without your help I wouldn't know how to to download the right firmware for my phone. Now, my phone is working "properly".
BUT my phone show a new update, when I tried to install it, it says "your device fail verification and may not work properly" and won't install the update, after that if I reboot the phone it will show your device... sign in red letters and won't turn on without choosing continue (when I was using custom kernel, it will show some letters in orange I think, but will turn on by itself without pressing continue) when I installed the firmware through dload I didn't see that message till I try to update the phone.
Thanks in advance and a very happy new year!.
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Dear forgive me, even for me English it's not my main language and maybe
i did not grab everything you posted. Did you use the dload method?
So you were on EMUI 4 / android 6, but now? If I understand correctly when you turn
on the device, see the red lines and press the power button to boot into the system?
If so, unlock again the bootloader.
If you want to post some screenshots so as to simplify ...
Best regards

Dadditz said:
Dear forgive me, even for me English it's not my main language and maybe
i did not grab everything you posted. Did you use the dload method?
So you were on EMUI 4 / android 6, but now? If I understand correctly when you turn
on the device, see the red lines and press the power button to boot into the system?
If so, unlock again the bootloader.
If you want to post some screenshots so as to simplify ...
Best regards
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Hi there
I have been so busy these days, and I'm thinking in get another phone.
The red letters are still appearing, I cant install updates and it is driving me crazy.
Yes, i did use dloaad method and it turned on but after that it doesnt install the updates neither through dload method. I'm on EMUI 5, it says the bootloader is already unlocked
here are some pictures....

fr4nk32 said:
Hi there
I have been so busy these days, and I'm thinking in get another phone.
The red letters are still appearing, I cant install updates and it is driving me crazy.
Yes, i did use dloaad method and it turned on but after that it doesnt install the updates neither through dload method. I'm on EMUI 5, it says the bootloader is already unlocked
here are some pictures....
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Hey dude,
Don't worry about replying soon or late,
we all have our personal stuff to do in our lifes...
You' ve been lucky you don't bricked your device using dload method
on your nougat/android 7 rom version.
This is allowed only to downgrade to a precedent android version (in your case android 6/Marshmallow...)
Even it says your bootloader is unlocked, it isn't, so backup your stuff and unlock it again.
Once unlocked, factory reset will start. When finished do wipe cache too...
Booting into the system will now show yellow (not red) lines and after a bit will automatically boot.
Will take some minutes... ( prepare a coffee )
Set up your phone and look forward for updates...
If all will take right direction, new update will completely lock the bootloader
and at the reboot no yellow or red lines will appears. :fingers-crossed:
Voilà, complete stock with latest firmware.
Take your coffee and enjoy :laugh:
Best regards
P.S.: Remove or obscure the screenshot with imei codes ( it's sensitive datas )

Dadditz said:
Hey dude,
Don't worry about replying soon or late,
we all have our personal stuff to do in our lifes...
You' ve been lucky you don't bricked your device using dload method
on your nougat/android 7 rom version.
This is allowed only to downgrade to a precedent android version (in your case android 6/Marshmallow...)
Even it says your bootloader is unlocked, it isn't, so backup your stuff and unlock it again.
Once unlocked, factory reset will start. When finished do wipe cache too...
Booting into the system will now show yellow (not red) lines and after a bit will automatically boot.
Will take some minutes... ( prepare a coffee )
Set up your phone and look forward for updates...
If all will take right direction, new update will completely lock the bootloader
and at the reboot no yellow or red lines will appears. :fingers-crossed:
Voilà, complete stock with latest firmware.
Take your coffee and enjoy :laugh:
Best regards
P.S.: Remove or obscure the screenshot with imei codes ( it's sensitive datas )
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Hi there
Hey didn't know about the IMEI codes, already deleted the picture.
I did as you said and my phone is fully stock now (no red or yellow letters) and the ads are back ,anyway thank you so much for your patience and time for helping me out.
I really appreciated your help, take care and see you around. :victory:

fr4nk32 said:
Hi there
Hey didn't know about the IMEI codes, already deleted the picture.
I did as you said and my phone is fully stock now (no red or yellow letters) and the ads are back ,anyway thank you so much for your patience and time for helping me out.
I really appreciated your help, take care and see you around. :victory:
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Ok i'm glad to see that worked..
I wish to thank in a special way Firmware Finder TEAM that with their
programs gave us the chance to solve many problems, THX guys. :good:
See you