Need to reset Shift to factory settings, keyboard not working! - Shift General

Hello everyone!
I just bought a real oldie - a HTC Shift X9500.
I owned one back in the days, and still remember it fondly. So I jumped at the bargain of getting another one for just 30 euros.
Unfortunately, this one's physical keyboard has some keys which don't work.
I thought I might reset it to factory settings, in the hope of solving the problem.
But!
Fn+ F3 asks me to confirm (Y/N) if I want the system reset - and the Y and N keys are among the ones which don't work! So it's just sitting there doing nothing, because I can't confirm the operation.
Is there any alternative way of resetting it - like running a command line or something , avoiding the use of the keyboard for confirmation?
Thanks!

Hi, congrats on reacquiring the HTC Shift!
I'm guessing you have already tried an external USB keyboard and that it doesn't work prior to the OS booting.
What OS are you trying to boot - which version of Windows are you trying to boot?
If you have an external USB DVD drive, you could boot directly from a Windows DVD and hope that the non-functional keys are not necessary. I would imagine the mouse can be used for most of the installation.
If it's Windows 10 that you are going to use, then you can search for "windows media creator" and download the windows media creation tool from Microsoft which allows you to create a bootable USB stick. Such a stick can be booted from the Shift by pressing DEL at power on and selecting the USB device for boot. You may also have to adjust your BIOS permit booting from USB. Again, I think the whole process would be possible by mouse interactions.

Flanimal said:
Hi, congrats on reacquiring the HTC Shift!
I'm guessing you have already tried an external USB keyboard and that it doesn't work prior to the OS booting.
What OS are you trying to boot - which version of Windows are you trying to boot?
If you have an external USB DVD drive, you could boot directly from a Windows DVD and hope that the non-functional keys are not necessary. I would imagine the mouse can be used for most of the installation.
If it's Windows 10 that you are going to use, then you can search for "windows media creator" and download the windows media creation tool from Microsoft which allows you to create a bootable USB stick. Such a stick can be booted from the Shift by pressing DEL at power on and selecting the USB device for boot. You may also have to adjust your BIOS permit booting from USB. Again, I think the whole process would be possible by mouse interactions.
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Thanks a lot - I didn't think about using an external USB keyboard! I'll also try the Windows 10 USB stick install, and keep you posted on how it goes!

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[Q] Missing Press any key to boot from cd or dvd

Hi!
I was about to install windows 8 64 bit but when the installation hung up I realized that the dvd was corrupt. So I tried turning off my PC, but when that didn't work i turned it of manually. But when I tried again the "press any key to boot from cd or dvd" was missing. After that I tried to boot from BIOS with a windows 7 dvd, but that didn't work either. So now I installed windows 7 through a USB. And when the installation was finished I found out that the CD drive worked fine, I cud use it like nothing was wrong. so it doesn't work on BOOT but in windows it does
So my question is how do I fix this? How do to get the "Press any key to boot from cd or dvd" to come back?
Is this somting That I Can`t fix, are there anny thing wrong with the mother board?
seriously... Bring up the boot devices list and select CD/DVD Drive. or use USB if available.
You can press F11 while starting up to choose boot device...........
And then DVD drive
I have tried to boot up from the CD/DVD but the system skips it.
Something like fast boot enabled on bios?
Go into your BIOS settings and disable all of your boot devices except your CD/DVD drive... should be able to force boot to CD/DVD?
Are U installing on PC or a Tablet, if PC then post it specs.
if Tablet then which one.
Also Search/Google for windows development preview forum and find out ur answer.
Ur problem may be due to corrupt ISO or DVD as i also faced this problem, so downloaded the ISO again and problem solved.
Try running it in Virtual Machine for its integrity if u can.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
instead of booting it from the DVD, why dont you just try it from the Flash Drive?

[Q] windows 8 upgrade failed no recovery partition

hello last week my father had boughed a samsung ativ smart pc 500t because the device had windows 8 not 8.1 i told my father to update everything so he did as i told him and after the updates downloaded he restarted the device and the updates started installing and when the pc started it said ``failure configuring windows updates retrieving changes`` but its taking way to long so we force powered off the device and got into troubleshooting but when we wanted to restore or factory reset the tablet said `insert your window installation or recovery media to continue´
thats because there is no recovery partition.
the tablet came without keyboard so the only way to operate is by a external mouse and keyboard but the tablet has only one port please help as both me and my father do not know what to do and Ive tried to install a different system but the tablet does not see the card or any driver connected to it can someone please tell me what can i try now because I´m really clue less?
Aside from the obvious answer (take it back to the shop), you could try the nearly-as-obvious answers like "use a keyboard (because you don't actually need a mouse; use Tab to navigate between buttons and options, arrow keys to select stuff, and Space Bar or Enter to click)", "Use a USB hub, they're like $4 and will allow you to connect multiple peripherals at once", and "boot to Win8.x install media, because it will load the touchscreen driver for you". There are lots of places you can get install media for Windows; they only care about the product key so the bits are easy to find.

Nextbook Flexx 11 Tutorials

Nextbook Flexx 11
A 200-250$ 2-in-1 laptop.
CPU: 1.83 GHz Intel Atom Z3735F Quad-Core
RAM: 2 GBs
SSD: 64GBs
Screen: 11.6" Touchscreen
Ports: 1 x MicroHDMI, 1 x MicroUSB 2.0, 2 x USB 2.0
Micro SD Card slot
Installing every linux based OS(Android, RemixOS, Linux Distros)
Prerequisites:
A bootia32.efi file (Found in attachments)
A copy of your favorite linux distro
Rufus, UNetbootin, or a USB disk image write of your choice.
A flash you can wipe, and boot from
A little bit of time
Step 1: Setting up
First thing you'll need to do is use your image writer to write the iso to your USB.
MAKE SURE YOU SELECTED THE RIGHT USB DRIVE!
I cannot stress this enough, if you don't want to lose everything on another flash drive, or your hard drive, check and make sure you are using the right drive letter.
Do not restart now. We need to add some files to it.
Extract bootia32.efi and copy it to /boot/efi on your flash drive.
So this was some instructions I made for booting it, but this is much more complicated than it should be. You can totally disregard this spoiler.
Step 2: Booting
Plug your USB into your nextbook (if you haven't already) and turn it on/reboot it.
As its powering on, hold ESC to get into the boot options.
Click "Boot Manager" and select your USB drive.
IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP, FORMAT YOUR USB DRIVE TO FAT32 AND GO BACK TO STEP 1.
Now, 2 things may happen, it may boot up perfectly, and from there, just follow the steps to install.
If it doesn't boot properly, we'll need to type a few commands.
Step 2.1: Grub Command Line.
So if it doesn't boot up properly, which chances are it wont, you'll be dropped into a command line.
This is grub, if you didn't know, and to boot we need to locate the drive its on.
First press FN+Ins to turn off NumLk, then type,
Code:
linux (hd
now if you press tab, it should list everything you have attached, for example:
Code:
hd0, hd1, hd2, hd3
The usb will most likely be hd0. So now you should have
Code:
linux (hd0,
If you press tab again, it will list off all of your partitions, or autofill one in.
Now you should have either:
Code:
1. linux (hd0,msdos1)
2. linux (hd0,gpt1)
Now, if you have this, type this(replace hd0,gpt1 with what you got):
Code:
set root=(hd0,gpt1)
then type
(new)Step 2: Creating a boot file.
So, now that you have the files copied over, you need to name the drive.
Right click your drive, and click Rename... (Remember the drive name, its important)
After you renamed your drive, create a folder at DriveLetter:/boot/grub
In that directory, create a file named grub.cfg
Now depending on your linux version, you'll have either syslinux, or grub already.
If grub: The file should already be there, so you can move on to step 3.
If syslinux: Find the isolinux.cfg or syslinux.cfg (probably in /syslinux or in /isolinux)
It will look something like:
Code:
label LinuxVersion
kernel /kernelFile
append initrd=/initrdFile (more options)
We're going to use these options to create our grub.cfg file.
Use this as a template.
Code:
menuentry 'LinuxVersion' {
search --set=root --label THIS_IS_WHERE_THE_LABEL_YOU_SET_EARLIER_GOES
linux /kernelFile (more options)
initrd /initrdFile
}
Step 3: Boot into your new OS.
Reboot your PC. When it turns back on, hold ESC.
You should be brought back to the BIOS area.
Press "Boot Manager" (you will need a mouse for this), and select your USB drive.
If you did everything correctly, it should boot.
Step 4: Go wild!
You should be booted, GO CRAZY!
There are a few problems with most distros, including:
No Wifi
No Bluetooth
No Gyroscope
No Audio
There are drivers online for these, but you need to be able to patch a kernel, and build/install a driver.
Wifi
Is the guide not working?
Go ahead and ask some questions, don't be afraid of help.
Useful resources:
Ubuntu with Wifi (Source)
Thats all the links for now. I will add more as I find them (hopefully to fix audio, power button, and rotation)
Huge thanks to Ian Morrison for the Ubuntu iso.
TAG
Any chance you're going to do the linux?
Reserved
I'm guessing that is where the linux how to, is going.
Dude.. You gonna finish this?
set code=(hd0,msdos1)
Then type
Type what? Need a complete tutorial here...
I'm so sorry
Chaosmstr said:
Dude.. You gonna finish this?
set code=(hd0,msdos1)
Then type
Type what? Need a complete tutorial here...
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I apologize for the delay, busy with school and all.
You can't leave us hanging like this!
I'm not sure about OP here, but I have the smaller model of this device being the Flexx 10. Now I haven't tried to boot Android on it, but I have successfully booted Linux Mint with it.
First I would recommend using a USB OTG capable flash drive (they are available at office stores, walmart, and so on and so forth,) or an OTG adaptor instead of using a full sized usb. The reason for this is stability of the booted system as the connection of the keyboard dock does not appear to be extremely reliable. This may vary by model or device but I would still recommend it as you may need the full sized USB ports later.
Now instead of using Unetbootin, I used Rufus. I used the settings of GTP for efi and bios to write the image to the drive. I didn't mess with any other settings there. After that I had to get a file called bootia32.efi and then add it to the /efi/BOOT/ before the system would even try to recognize it. From there it was just waiting patiently while it booted. (use the instructions in the earlier post to get to the boot options of the UEFI) It took it a while to boot as I suspect the USB speed was rather slow.
As I didn't really have time to really mess with it and get to the point of install, I will list the issues I came across.
1: Automatic rotation of the screen did not work.
2: wifi (RTL8723BS SDIO)
3: bluetooth
4: sound
everything else seemed to work just fine though, even the volume rocker, windows button and power button on the tablet section reacted and did things. not entirely useful, but they did work.
Edit: forgot to mention that if you go through with the install, you will have to finish the install by doing some grub modifications to make it boot without a live disk. just a heads up.
Hmfan said:
I'm not sure about OP here, but I have the smaller model of this device being the Flexx 10. Now I haven't tried to boot Android on it, but I have successfully booted Linux Mint with it.
First I would recommend using a USB OTG capable flash drive (they are available at office stores, walmart, and so on and so forth,) or an OTG adaptor instead of using a full sized usb. The reason for this is stability of the booted system as the connection of the keyboard dock does not appear to be extremely reliable. This may vary by model or device but I would still recommend it as you may need the full sized USB ports later.
Now instead of using Unetbootin, I used Rufus. I used the settings of GTP for efi and bios to write the image to the drive. I didn't mess with any other settings there. After that I had to get a file called bootia32.efi and then add it to the /efi/BOOT/ before the system would even try to recognize it. From there it was just waiting patiently while it booted. (use the instructions in the earlier post to get to the boot options of the UEFI) It took it a while to boot as I suspect the USB speed was rather slow.
As I didn't really have time to really mess with it and get to the point of install, I will list the issues I came across.
1: Automatic rotation of the screen did not work.
2: wifi (RTL8723BS SDIO)
3: bluetooth
4: sound
everything else seemed to work just fine though, even the volume rocker, windows button and power button on the tablet section reacted and did things. not entirely useful, but they did work.
Edit: forgot to mention that if you go through with the install, you will have to finish the install by doing some grub modifications to make it boot without a live disk. just a heads up.
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Sorry I'm coming back so late, I've been busy with life.
The Wifi issue can be fixed by building the driver (https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723bs)
The bluetooth wont work on most OS' because it relies on some windows drivers to work.
I might be able to find a driver for screen rotation/audio.
Another issue is the power doesn't get registered, and the touch screen is VERY flaky.
Kitsumi said:
Sorry I'm coming back so late, I've been busy with life.
The Wifi issue can be fixed by building the driver (URL removed per post restrictions.)
The bluetooth wont work on most OS' because it relies on some windows drivers to work.
I might be able to find a driver for screen rotation/audio.
Another issue is the power doesn't get registered, and the touch screen is VERY flaky.
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I didn't really notice that power one as I did not use it long, but I think that is just an atom thing. My old n270 based aspire one does that too.
Really though, the way I would use it, I wouldn't miss screen rotation or the bluetooth, but the touch screen is the nuisance. What I noticed with it is that when the screen is forced into proper orientation (by use of screen rotation in the settings, you know without using the command line) is that the touch screen doesn't follow the new orientation correctly. It appears to have the portrait resolution set to the top left of the screen in landscape. That said, it works fine in portait. Or at least managably.
Hmfan said:
I didn't really notice that power one as I did not use it long, but I think that is just an atom thing. My old n270 based aspire one does that too.
Really though, the way I would use it, I wouldn't miss screen rotation or the bluetooth, but the touch screen is the nuisance. What I noticed with it is that when the screen is forced into proper orientation (by use of screen rotation in the settings, you know without using the command line) is that the touch screen doesn't follow the new orientation correctly. It appears to have the portrait resolution set to the top left of the screen in landscape. That said, it works fine in portait. Or at least managably.
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Well, I decied to try and boot remixOS, and it works VERY well, so does android-x86 5.0
That being said, audio is a glaring issue.
When you tried Remix OS and say it worked very well. What do you mean? What actually worked? Obviously audio is what doesn't since you mentioned it. But am I to assume that screen rotation works as expected then?
I'm not willing to use REMIX OS personally as the whole android bit is a limiting factor to me. Unless it rooted of ccourse. but even then some of my prefered uses for Linux is lost.
Also hows the hardware acceleration?
How do I install the x64 version of Windows? I downloaded the ISO with the Media Creation Tool and it won't boot from the USB drive. I enabled USB booting and made sure secure boot was off, but it's not working. It keeps saying there's no USB device available.
Unfortunately due to the way that Windows works, the 64 bit version is not usable due to the bootloader difference. Even though the hardware of the device is capable of 64 bit code execution, the 32 bit UEFI Bootloader will only allow a 32 bit version of Windows or a 64 bit version of Linux with some EFI fiddling. And as far as I know there is not a way to fiddle with the EFI related workings of a Windows ISO so 64 bit Windows is not possible on these Nexbook devices or others with similar hardware (Asus t100 is a good example of similar device)
Hmfan said:
Unfortunately due to the way that Windows works, the 64 bit version is not usable due to the bootloader difference. Even though the hardware of the device is capable of 64 bit code execution, the 32 bit UEFI Bootloader will only allow a 32 bit version of Windows or a 64 bit version of Linux with some EFI fiddling. And as far as I know there is not a way to fiddle with the EFI related workings of a Windows ISO so 64 bit Windows is not possible on these Nexbook devices or others with similar hardware (Asus t100 is a good example of similar device)
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That's really dumb. Most Windows devices are 64-bit nowadays. Why would they put in a 64-bit processor but not allow x64 operating systems?
You're guess is as good as mine on that one. Ask Microsoft on that one. They used the 32 bit version because Microsoft will only give the "Windows XX (originally 8.1) with bing 32bit for free. Which keeps the device cost down. Kinda hard to to sell a cheapskate device when it ends up costing as much as a better speced laptop.
Where can I find recovery images for this? I messed up and now I don't have audio or touchscreen drivers.
You can try this web site from Efun themselves
http://nextbookusa.com/recovery/index.html That is their official recovery download site.
(apparently I can post links...)
Hmfan said:
You can try this web site from Efun themselves
http://nextbookusa.com/recovery/index.html That is their official recovery download site.
(apparently I can post links...)
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I tried that. It says there's no recovery option for this model....
Do you have this tablet? Do you think you could do a driver backup and upload it here? Or create a recovery image and share it?

Trio PRO-8, Windows 8.1 to 10 Botched upgrade

So, I know I botched the upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and when I boot the Trio PRO-8 it automatically goes to a Windows error screen with "press the Windows key to enter UEFI firmware settings. Error Code: 0x0000225"
There are several places to go, that tell you how to factory reset, enter boot mode on the Trio Stealth, but I have yet to find anything for the Trio PRO-8
Has anyone used or modified this device? I've contacted Trio, but I keep getting the run around because I mentioned Windows 10, they think I am still trying to install Windows 10 and keep telling me to call Microsoft. Microsoft can't help me with this issue, or I would have already known about it. There is no "Windows Key" on this tablet. All I want to do is figure out how to re-load either the Factory installed OS and start from the beginning, or install a fresh copy from the SD card.
The tablet itself, before I botched the upgrade WAS a decent little table especially getting it on sale on top of it being low cost, up until this point I had been using it regularly for the last 6 or 7 months without issue, maybe longer, can't remember how long I've had it now.
At any rate, I appreciate your time for reading this, and would be grateful to any help to get this thing back up and running before my Grandson comes up to visit next month, when he's here to visit, it is his movie player
With an adapter, I was able to hook up a USB keyboard, even pressing the Windows key did nothing. However, after trying every F key at boot, and a few others, I found that the [Esc] will get you in to the system's UEFI bios. I've been experimenting with settings. I left my card reader at work, but tomorrow I'm going to make the SD card bootable and put a LiNUX distro on it and install that over Windows. Since I don't know what my Windows 8.1 key was for this device.
Going this route because the keyboard has to be hooked up with an adapter and there is only one port. I may try a powered USB hub and see if I can boot from USB with the keyboard installed and a flash drive.
Das Faust said:
With an adapter, I was able to hook up a USB keyboard, even pressing the Windows key did nothing. However, after trying every F key at boot, and a few others, I found that the [Esc] will get you in to the system's UEFI bios. I've been experimenting with settings. I left my card reader at work, but tomorrow I'm going to make the SD card bootable and put a LiNUX distro on it and install that over Windows. Since I don't know what my Windows 8.1 key was for this device.
Going this route because the keyboard has to be hooked up with an adapter and there is only one port. I may try a powered USB hub and see if I can boot from USB with the keyboard installed and a flash drive.
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This post is probably no longer in the right forum now, especially if I outline the procedure I used to get LiNUX on to this Intel based tablet.
Das Faust said:
This post is probably no longer in the right forum now, especially if I outline the procedure I used to get LiNUX on to this Intel based tablet.
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No luck as of yet:
- Can't get it to boot off of USB
- Can't get it to boot of the Micro SD card
- Will only boot to the Windows error message
- will keep trying
hi
Amigo gets a multi USB otg, a mini keyboard with pad and usb wireless connector. I have the same tablet trio pro 8 upgrade to windows 10 as well. I have another problem with the various touch screen controllers. I can not make it work. I am using it with the keyboard but I would like to use it free without loading keyboard.
Already solved your problem?

[Solved!] MSM Download Tool Issues - Sahara Communication failed, phone exits EDL

So, my phone's bricked - it won't boot, just brings up fastboot. As the solution to this problem appears to be to use the MSM tool to do an "actual" factory reset, I downloaded the MSM tool, and the decrypted ROM from this link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682918291.
First I tried this on a Windows 7 VirtualBox VM (I use Ubuntu on my actual computer). The drivers didn't even install right it seems, and the device (in EDL mode) wasn't even recognized. Then I tried it on my mom's Windows 10 laptop. MSM never showed the device as connected. I think possibly the lack of a USB 2 port could be the cause.
Finally I set up a basic VM with Windows 10 and a USB 2 controller, and it worked-ish. MSM recognized the device, showed it as connected and started doing its thing, but stopped at "Sahara Communication failed". What is preventing it from getting past this? I'm using the cable provided in the box. Everything is recognized correctly. I've retried multiple times but still the same result.
SUCCESS!
I had a spare laptop lying around, and it has USB 2 ports. I loaded WIndows 10 onto it and tried the MSM from there -- AND IT WORKED!
As much as I hate Qualcomm for their monopolistic business practices, I thank them for EDL mode. I also thank OnePlus for somehow failing to prevent the MSM tool from entering the hands of the public every time, and @Some_Random_Username for trafficking this good. Yeet!
Glad you got it sorted and left some feedback! cheers
crispy-cat said:
So, my phone's bricked - it won't boot, just brings up fastboot. As the solution to this problem appears to be to use the MSM tool to do an "actual" factory reset, I downloaded the MSM tool, and the decrypted ROM from this link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682918291.
First I tried this on a Windows 7 VirtualBox VM (I use Ubuntu on my actual computer). The drivers didn't even install right it seems, and the device (in EDL mode) wasn't even recognized. Then I tried it on my mom's Windows 10 laptop. MSM never showed the device as connected. I think possibly the lack of a USB 2 port could be the cause.
Finally I set up a basic VM with Windows 10 and a USB 2 controller, and it worked-ish. MSM recognized the device, showed it as connected and started doing its thing, but stopped at "Sahara Communication failed". What is preventing it from getting past this? I'm using the cable provided in the box. Everything is recognized correctly. I've retried multiple times but still the same result.
SUCCESS!
I had a spare laptop lying around, and it has USB 2 ports. I loaded WIndows 10 onto it and tried the MSM from there -- AND IT WORKED!
As much as I hate Qualcomm for their monopolistic business practices, I thank them for EDL mode. I also thank OnePlus for somehow failing to prevent the MSM tool from entering the hands of the public every time, and @Some_Random_Username for trafficking this good. Yeet!
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Hi crispy-cat,
Looks I have the same problem as you did. Using Kubuntu and Windows10 in VirtualBox.
My device is not recognized when I boot into edl-mode so I can't use MSM to unbrick my device. It does not pop up in devicemanager when I connect it with the original usb cable.
Can you explain the set up of a USB 2 controller? What is it hardware or software? I am not familiar to this and don't understand what you did. I think this can help me figuring out how to get the MSM tool working for me and flash the original OS back to the device.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a windows computer.
The USB controller is part of VirtualBox. I think you need to download and install the extensions pack for the USB 2.0 version. The problem is that the controller is not capable of the absolute direct communication that the software needs to work, or it just doesn't connect fast enough. This would be a great example of why Windows on a USB would be great, since you could just boot it. But then MS wouldn't be able to make its billions. So we lose.
I'd try VMWare and KVM to see if they do any better. I'm not sure if WINE supports USB passthrough or not. Otherwise try to find a Windows box you can use.
crispy-cat said:
The USB controller is part of VirtualBox. I think you need to download and install the extensions pack for the USB 2.0 version. The problem is that the controller is not capable of the absolute direct communication that the software needs to work, or it just doesn't connect fast enough. This would be a great example of why Windows on a USB would be great, since you could just boot it. But then MS wouldn't be able to make its billions. So we lose.
I'd try VMWare and KVM to see if they do any better. I'm not sure if WINE supports USB passthrough or not. Otherwise try to find a Windows box you can use.
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Thanx crispy-cat,
I now understand what you mean. My V-Box is broken and won't start up anymore so it's time to try out the alternatives or install V-Box again ;-)
If those options won't work I think the best solution is to buy Windows10 and install this on the computer. What are your ideas about the last option crispy-cat?
SakasakaHeyhey said:
Thanx crispy-cat,
I now understand what you mean. My V-Box is broken and won't start up anymore so it's time to try out the alternatives or install V-Box again ;-)
If those options won't work I think the best solution is to buy Windows10 and install this on the computer. What are your ideas about the last option crispy-cat?
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Don't waste your money. Just download the ISO from here:
Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)
If your computer supports multiple SSDs, find one that works in it, and install it in the second slot. Otherwise, find the cheapest SSD you can that works and install it on there.
The reason I say to install on a separate disk is because resizing partitions can corrupt your data and make your computer unbootable, and Windows doesn't provide an option to install alongside your existing OS. By all means do not get rid of your existing OS.
crispy-cat said:
Don't waste your money. Just download the ISO from here:
Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)
If your computer supports multiple SSDs, find one that works in it, and install it in the second slot. Otherwise, find the cheapest SSD you can that works and install it on there.
The reason I say to install on a separate disk is because resizing partitions can corrupt your data and make your computer unbootable, and Windows doesn't provide an option to install alongside your existing OS. By all means do not get rid of your existing OS.
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Hi crispy-cat,
Thanx for your advise and the link. I have a laptop with one SSD in it and there is no room for a second SSD.
I have external harddisks I use for storage (no SSD) and was thinking what is the best option for me:
1) Buy an external SSD for Windows. I am wondering if and how this will work. The OS on the laptop is Kubuntu. I can change the boot option in the Bios and select the SSD. Because the OS is on the SSD and not on the laptop do I have access to the USB ports on the laptop via Windows which runs on the SSD? The purpose is to connect the bricked phone to one of the USB ports and use the MSM tool to unbrick my device.
2) Buy a USB flash drive and write the ISO from your link to the flashdrive. Install Windows on the laptop via the flashdrive. This will overwrite the current OS. When I can unlock my phone in Windows with the MSM tool I can install Kubuntu back again on the laptop.
It is no problem for me to change the OS because I don't lose any files. Everything I need is on the external harddisks.
What are your ideas about this and is there another option available that could work for me?
Dualboot with Windows/Kubuntu is a alternatieve but can also be tricky.
SakasakaHeyhey said:
Hi crispy-cat,
Thanx for your advise and the link. I have a laptop with one SSD in it and there is no room for a second SSD.
I have external harddisks I use for storage (no SSD) and was thinking what is the best option for me:
1) Buy an external SSD for Windows. I am wondering if and how this will work. The OS on the laptop is Kubuntu. I can change the boot option in the Bios and select the SSD. Because the OS is on the SSD and not on the laptop do I have access to the USB ports on the laptop via Windows which runs on the SSD? The purpose is to connect the bricked phone to one of the USB ports and use the MSM tool to unbrick my device.
2) Buy a USB flash drive and write the ISO from your link to the flashdrive. Install Windows on the laptop via the flashdrive. This will overwrite the current OS. When I can unlock my phone in Windows with the MSM tool I can install Kubuntu back again on the laptop.
It is no problem for me to change the OS because I don't lose any files. Everything I need is on the external harddisks.
What are your ideas about this and is there another option available that could work for me?
Dualboot with Windows/Kubuntu is a alternatieve but can also be tricky.
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External SSDs are generally rejected by Windows and you'd have to do some very complicated setup. If it's no big deal to reinstall Kubuntu, go with option 2. Just disconnect the drives your files are on before you install Windows.
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External SSDs are generally rejected by Windows and you'd have to do some very complicated setup. If it's no big deal to reinstall Kubuntu, go with option 2. Just disconnect the drives your files are on before you install Windows.
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Thanks for your help friend.
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So, my phone's bricked - it won't boot, just brings up fastboot. As the solution to this problem appears to be to use the MSM tool to do an "actual" factory reset, I downloaded the MSM tool, and the decrypted ROM from this link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682918291.
First I tried this on a Windows 7 VirtualBox VM (I use Ubuntu on my actual computer). The drivers didn't even install right it seems, and the device (in EDL mode) wasn't even recognized. Then I tried it on my mom's Windows 10 laptop. MSM never showed the device as connected. I think possibly the lack of a USB 2 port could be the cause.
Finally I set up a basic VM with Windows 10 and a USB 2 controller, and it worked-ish. MSM recognized the device, showed it as connected and started doing its thing, but stopped at "Sahara Communication failed". What is preventing it from getting past this? I'm using the cable provided in the box. Everything is recognized correctly. I've retried multiple times but still the same result.
SUCCESS!
I had a spare laptop lying around, and it has USB 2 ports. I loaded WIndows 10 onto it and tried the MSM from there -- AND IT WORKED!
As much as I hate Qualcomm for their monopolistic business practices, I thank them for EDL mode. I also thank OnePlus for somehow failing to prevent the MSM tool from entering the hands of the public every time, and @Some_Random_Username for trafficking this good. Yeet!
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In msm tool its showing sahara communication problom..
Please help me
Nafih424 said:
In msm tool its showing sahara communication problom..
Please help me
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Are you using the cable that came with the phone?
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Are you using the cable that came with the phone?
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Yes same cable.
I'm not sure what's wrong then, sorry. Maybe someone who knows more about this can help.
Hello, having same problem here.
I have a Op 6T and after trying to install twrp as a system app, it kept me boot-failing twrp over and over again with screen flashing then immediately shutting down, now my phone is unable to boot with volume and power button, and I can't even see it with fastboot command, even though my desktop sees it..
Same issue. was someone able to resolve this?
I got my OnePlus 7 to be seen on virtualbox but driver shows exclamation mark on guest windows 10 OS.
crispy-cat said:
So, my phone's bricked - it won't boot, just brings up fastboot. As the solution to this problem appears to be to use the MSM tool to do an "actual" factory reset, I downloaded the MSM tool, and the decrypted ROM from this link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=8889791610682918291.
First I tried this on a Windows 7 VirtualBox VM (I use Ubuntu on my actual computer). The drivers didn't even install right it seems, and the device (in EDL mode) wasn't even recognized. Then I tried it on my mom's Windows 10 laptop. MSM never showed the device as connected. I think possibly the lack of a USB 2 port could be the cause.
Finally I set up a basic VM with Windows 10 and a USB 2 controller, and it worked-ish. MSM recognized the device, showed it as connected and started doing its thing, but stopped at "Sahara Communication failed". What is preventing it from getting past this? I'm using the cable provided in the box. Everything is recognized correctly. I've retried multiple times but still the same result.
SUCCESS!
I had a spare laptop lying around, and it has USB 2 ports. I loaded WIndows 10 onto it and tried the MSM from there -- AND IT WORKED!
As much as I hate Qualcomm for their monopolistic business practices, I thank them for EDL mode. I also thank OnePlus for somehow failing to prevent the MSM tool from entering the hands of the public every time, and @Some_Random_Username for trafficking this good. Yeet!
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Hello
I had the same issue now and don't have alternative laptop.
any solution to fix within the same laptop?
Thanks
Ak24607 said:
Hello
I had the same issue now and don't have alternative laptop.
any solution to fix within the same laptop?
Thanks
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I had this issue before. You need to try a different cable/USB port.
FIX - PRESS (VOLUME+) + (VOLUME -) and connect the phone in EDL mode.
When you get the error, DONT DISCONNECT!!!!!!!!
Just PRess (VOLUME+) + Power Button and hold for few seconds.
IT DOES THE WORK!!!!!
yash.raj022 said:
FIX - PRESS (VOLUME+) + (VOLUME -) and connect the phone in EDL mode.
When you get the error, DONT DISCONNECT!!!!!!!!
Just PRess (VOLUME+) + Power Button and hold for few seconds.
IT DOES THE WORK!!!!!
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I am using my Mac, and having windows using parallers. My device is getting detected in EDL. MSM shows that it's connected. But after 16s it says Sahara connection Failed. I was on siberia OS 12, wanted to revert back, and messed it up. Now the device doesn't boot up, can't access the fastboot as well - FASTBOOT is frozen.
Any help here would be great, else I might have to get a new phone

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