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Able to boot to Recovery from Bootloader?

I am not able to.
I can boot into recovery from the system menu, and I can boot into it from within apps...but not from within the bootloader.
In order to get to the recovery if I'm stuck i need to reflash (and boot) the recovery from fastboot
fastboot flash recovery ****.img
fastboot boot ****.img

I don't know about recovery by boot loader, but I believe the command to get into recovery is adb reboot recovery. You might have to use it from fast boot too
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plug in via usb while in the bootloader, then press recovery. you should be able to get in then. its a bug that some are experiencing.

If you are not near a computer... there's an app for that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
allows you to boot directly to Recovery, bootloader etc... without an attached computer.
You can also use a terminal and do it from within the device, but this is just a simple button that works.

bongostl said:
I am not able to.
I can boot into recovery from the system menu, and I can boot into it from within apps...but not from within the bootloader.
In order to get to the recovery if I'm stuck i need to reflash (and boot) the recovery from fastboot
fastboot flash recovery ****.img
fastboot boot ****.img
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I had the same issue with my recovery. Everytime I tried to get into recovery via fastboot it was just showing the nexus logo and then freezing on that. I flashed CWM and now that was the only way I could get into it.

there are too many apps that do it. plus you can type reboot recovery in the terminal emulator.

simms22 said:
there are too many apps that do it. plus you can type reboot recovery in the terminal emulator.
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Yes--thank you everyone...I am already aware of the many ways to get into recovery.
The issue is getting into recovery in a situation where you can't fully boot into android (boot loop, etc...)
In such cases, it is really nice to be able to select recovery from the bootloader.
However, right now I need to be near a computer so I can flash the recovery all over again

Can't boot into recovery no matter how many times it is installed

Hey XDA, Recently installed Paranoid Android coming from Chroma and it's not stuck in a boot loop. I can boot just fine every time besides the annoying corruption google warning, but no matter how many times I try to install TWRP it just won't let me boot into recovery. I'm using WugFresh's NRT kit. Can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions?

carterl96 said:
Hey XDA, Recently installed Paranoid Android coming from Chroma and it's not stuck in a boot loop. I can boot just fine every time besides the annoying corruption google warning, but no matter how many times I try to install TWRP it just won't let me boot into recovery. I'm using WugFresh's NRT kit. Can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions?
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My suggestion is for you to fastboot flash the TWRP recovery image instead of using a toolkit. You cant see the inner workings of a toolkit and have no idea of what it is doing. The toolkit could be using the wrong commands to install a recovery image to your 6P. Go to www.twrp.me and search for the recovery image for your specific device and download the file. Next, rename the file to recovery.img Then, on your PC, navigate to the folder where you downloaded the TWRP image. Open a command prompt in that folder by pressing and holding the SHIFT KEY + RIGHT CLICK on your mouse and select OPEN A COMMAND WINDOW HERE. Boot to the bootloader on your device and connect it to your PC. Then type this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Then type this:
fastboot reboot bootloader
fastboot reboot recovery
Here is the link to download TWRP for your Nexus 6P
This will reboot your device to TWRP
All of this is based on the assumption that you have a working ADB installation and unlocked the bootloader and have USB Debugging turned on in DEVELOPER OPTIONS.
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Same thing, successful install and it won't open. Just shows the dead android when going to recovery.

carterl96 said:
Same thing, successful install and it won't open. Just shows the dead android when going to recovery.
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You get the same results after fastboot flashing the TWRP image? I'd say your next step is to start fresh by fastboot flashing the factory images to return to a fully stock state. Then fastboot flash TWRP again.
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Do not boot directly into system after flashing the custom recovery.
After flashing boot into TWRP. I remember on previous devices that I owned that if you do not boot into the custom recovery after flashing it, you revert to the factory recovery.
Just a thought

tech_head said:
Do not boot directly into system after flashing the custom recovery.
After flashing boot into TWRP. I remember on previous devices that I owned that if you do not boot into the custom recovery after flashing it, you revert to the factory recovery.
Just a thought
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I thought about that too. What is probably happening is his custom recovery is being patched by the ROM each time he boots into recovery. Thanks for picking up on that. I forgot to include that in my last post.
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tech_head said:
Do not boot directly into system after flashing the custom recovery.
After flashing boot into TWRP. I remember on previous devices that I owned that if you do not boot into the custom recovery after flashing it, you revert to the factory recovery.
Just a thought
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That's correct. After flashing TWRP the next step is reboot into the bootloader using the volume keys and power key , then from there boot into recovery using the volume keys and power key, then the phone can be rebooted from TWRP into Android and then after that TWRP should stick.

If the boot image is not patched, the ROM will overwrite TWRP once you reboot. flashing latest SU from TWRP will prevent this.

Thanks for all the replies guys! All the advice combined got it to work. I did some more research and found that Paranoid doesn't actually come preprooted like all the other roms I've been used to. So using the tool kit I just had it root it with the latest SuperSu and also flash a custom recovery. It has booted into TWRP no problems now a few times. Hopefully it will stay like this. Will keep everyone posted and appreciate the advice. Thanks XDA!

Huawei p8 lite twrp problem

I have huawei p8 lite dual sim android 6 marshallow and i tried all tools to root it but failed.Finally i tried to install twrp.I unlock the bootloader and with adb i wrote adb reboot bootloader,fastboot devices,fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and fastboot reboot but twrp didn't saved.When i boot to recovery the stock recovery was still there..What i have to do?

nikriga said:
I have huawei p8 lite dual sim android 6 marshallow and i tried all tools to root it but failed.Finally i tried to install twrp.I unlock the bootloader and with adb i wrote adb reboot bootloader,fastboot devices,fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and fastboot reboot but twrp didn't saved.When i boot to recovery the stock recovery was still there..What i have to do?
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Did fastboot gave some error message, also did you only test to go to recovery straight from fastboot, because that is other recovery which can't be changed.

keikari said:
Did fastboot gave some error message, also did you only test to go to recovery straight from fastboot, because that is other recovery which can't be changed.
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Fastboot didnt gave me error and i tried to go recovery from fastboot without reboot and i tried recovery with reboot.i cant understand whats going on made it all correct

nikriga said:
Fastboot didnt gave me error and i tried to go recovery from fastboot without reboot and i tried recovery with reboot.i cant understand whats going on made it all correct
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Just to make sure because the recovery stuff with this device can be at start a bit confusing. Please check does the recovery you boot into have factory reset option in it.
Also can you give a link for the twrp you flashed?

keikari said:
Just to make sure because the recovery stuff with this device can be at start a bit confusing. Please check does the recovery you boot into have factory reset option in it.
Also can you give a link for the twrp you flashed?
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I tried a lot of versions of twrp from forum here for p8 lite.Today i tried 3.0.2.I cant select factory reset because the phone crashed because the bootloader is unlocked i think.But if you think that the phone has to be in factory reset i will relock bootloader.Another question.If i downgrade firmware to android 5.0 tools such king root will be success?I have firmware from my county greece.If i choose android 5 firmware from other country i will have problem?

nikriga said:
I tried a lot of versions of twrp from forum here for p8 lite.Today i tried 3.0.2.I cant select factory reset because the phone crashed because the bootloader is unlocked i think.But if you think that the phone has to be in factory reset i will relock bootloader.Another question.If i downgrade firmware to android 5.0 tools such king root will be success?I have firmware from my county greece.If i choose android 5 firmware from other country i will have problem?
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1. Booloader unlocking only affects to what you can flash in fastboot, it doesn't affect stock recovery funtionality.
I asked about factory reset option, because I wanted to make sure you aren't booting to "recovery2/eRecovery". (It doesn't have factory reset option)
2. Avoid using kingoroot and other oneclick root apps if it is possible.
3. Your firmware version doesn't matter.
4. Bootloader unlocking can't cause crash. Locked bootloader could cause crash if system is modified(I think), but you would still be able to get recovery.
One way to make sure you boot to normal recovery is to connect your phone to pc --> open command line --> type "adb reboot recovery". This won't take you to erecovery
I can't do any better help with the current information.

After you successfully flash the recovery with fastboot (always use the latest!) You need to do these things in order (and fast) in order to but to TWRP. If you don't it will boot to stock recovery and you have to fastboot flash again.
You must
a) write fastboot reboot in the console but don't pass Enter!!
b) hold VOLUME UP
c) (still holding VOL UP) presss Enter and remove the USB cable immediately once it says your device is booting now.
Keep holding VOL UP until you boot to TWRP. Allow modifications.
For root you will flash Magisk (you know, normal zip), which a) is open source, so no sneaky stuff and b) can hide root from apps as a bonus. You can always get the zip here: http://tiny.cc/latestmagisk
Important: If you have other root solutions install them for example SuperSU has an uninstall option. Then flash Magisk

JpegXguy said:
After you successfully flash the recovery with fastboot (always use the latest!) You need to do these things in order (and fast) in order to but to TWRP. If you don't it will boot to stock recovery and you have to fastboot flash again.
You must
a) write fastboot reboot in the console but don't pass Enter!!
b) hold VOLUME UP
c) (still holding VOL UP) presss Enter and remove the USB cable immediately once it says your device is booting now.
Keep holding VOL UP until you boot to TWRP. Allow modifications.
For root you will flash Magisk (you know, normal zip), which a) is open source, so no sneaky stuff and b) can hide root from apps as a bonus. You can always get the zip here: http://tiny.cc/latestmagisk
Important: If you have other root solutions install them for example SuperSU has an uninstall option. Then flash Magisk
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The recovery you go from fastboot is eRecovery. You can't boot to stock or TWRP recovery directly from fastboot. If you choose shutdown from eRecovery then you can just go to TWRP with normal way (power + VOL UP). Going to eRecovery doesn't undo TWRP installation. (This also means you can do force update even with TWRP installed, I think, not 100% sure)

keikari said:
The recovery you go from fastboot is eRecovery. You can't boot to stock or TWRP recovery directly from fastboot. If you choose shutdown from eRecovery then you can just go to TWRP with normal way (power + VOL UP). Going to eRecovery doesn't undo TWRP installation. (This also means you can do force update even with TWRP installed, I think, not 100% sure)
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I do this every time. See surdu's post here. Fastboot reboo is just a reboot, so the familiar key combo will boot to recovery.

JpegXguy said:
I do this every time. See surdu's post here. Fastboot reboo is just a reboot, so the familiar key combo will boot to recovery.
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I just wanted to point out that you don't need to re-flash if you happen to only press vol up in fastboot.

[Need help]Rooting moto g4 plus in stock june security patch level.

I want to root my moto g4 plus(unlocked bootloader and twrp flashed). Anyone knows how to root moto g4 plus. And i also want to know that how to increase battery backup after rooting(is it a myth).

@ADITYA_KUMAR this has been asked and explained many times and once more.
- Take Backup
- get Elemental-X kernel (see development section and download correct one )
- flash with TWRP
- get latest SuperSU : SuperSU
- now you can follow same guide of MM from step 5 : Guide
Don't Forget to Take Backup..

____Mdd said:
@ADITYA_KUMAR this has been asked and explained many times and once more.
- Take Backup
- get Elemental-X kernel (see development section and download correct one )
- flash with TWRP
- get latest SuperSU : SuperSU
- now you can follow same guide of MM from step 5 : Guide
Don't Forget to Take Backup..
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How to take backup and restore it. I flashed twrp image. Before rebooting twrp works fine. But after rebooting i am not able to open twrp. I think it got removed.

ADITYA_KUMAR said:
How to take backup and restore it. I flashed twrp image. Before rebooting twrp works fine. But after rebooting i am not able to open twrp. I think it got removed.
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What happens if you select Recovery from Bootloader ? Is it booting in Stock Recovery ?
In TWRP go to Backup and make backup of /system /data /boot.
If anything bad happens while flashing/Rooting then you can restore it.

The first time, you must open TWRP from the bootloader directly or the recovery gets overwritten.
For rooting, you can flash Magisk instead of flashing SuperSu. Other steps remain exactly the same.

____Mdd said:
What happens if you select Recovery from Bootloader ? Is it booting in Stock Recovery ?
In TWRP go to Backup and make backup of /system /data /boot.
If anything bad happens while flashing/Rooting then you can restore it.
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When i booted into recovery mode. It shows no command.

ADITYA_KUMAR said:
When i booted into recovery mode. It shows no command.
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That's stock Recovery, you need to flash TWRP again.

____Mdd said:
That's stock Recovery, you need to flash TWRP again.
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I flashed twrp 2 times. But every time i restarted my phone it removed automatically.

ADITYA_KUMAR said:
I flashed twrp 2 times. But every time i restarted my phone it removed automatically.
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Did you flashed TWRP and with the next command booted immediately into twrp?

strongst said:
Did you flashed TWRP and with the next command booted immediately into twrp?
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Commands used:
Fastboot flash recovery name.img
It gives output as image not signed or corrupt.
After that i typed command fastboot reboot bootloader.
I open recovery mode. It opens twrp. But after i restart my phone. It automatically removes the twrp.

ADITYA_KUMAR said:
Commands used:
Fastboot flash recovery name.img
It gives output as image not signed or corrupt.
After that i typed command fastboot reboot bootloader.
I open recovery mode. It opens twrp. But after i restart my phone. It automatically removes the twrp.
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This is your problem. You must open recovery from the bootloader menu the very first time. Or TWRP is overwritten with stock recovery. I don't know why that is. But that is how it is...

baunthiyal said:
This is your problem. You must open recovery from the bootloader menu the very first time. Or TWRP is overwritten with stock recovery. I don't know why that is. But that is how it is...
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It means that i don't have to run the fasboot reboot bootloader command and after finishing the flashing i have to open the recovery mode directly?

Yes
ADITYA_KUMAR said:
It means that i don't have to run the fasboot reboot bootloader command and after finishing the flashing i have to open the recovery mode directly?
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Reboot into bootloader.
Flash recovery - fastboot flash recovery twrp-xxx.img
Open recovery from bootloader menu (by using the volume and power buttons)
From there you can reboot and your recovery will work normally after this, most probably.

baunthiyal said:
Reboot into bootloader.
Flash recovery - fastboot flash recovery twrp-xxx.img
Open recovery from bootloader menu (by using the volume and power buttons)
From there you can reboot and your recovery will work normally after this, most probably.
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I need to root my stock nougat( june version).What should i do after that.

I'll tell you what I did.
1. Flash Elemental Ex kernel. https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/development/kernel-elementalx-g4-0-01-t3424836
2. Flash Magisk. https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445

baunthiyal said:
Reboot into bootloader.
Flash recovery - fastboot flash recovery twrp-xxx.img
Open recovery from bootloader menu (by using the volume and power buttons)
From there you can reboot and your recovery will work normally after this, most probably.
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It didn't work. I flashed twrp. I opened recovery mode by using volume down to scroll to recovery mode and power button to select it. I booted in twrp mode and rebooted system from there. After that i power off my phone and tried to open twrp again, but it is showing no commands only. I didn't boot into twrp again.

ADITYA_KUMAR said:
It didn't work. I flashed twrp. I opened recovery mode by using volume down to scroll to recovery mode and power button to select it. I booted in twrp mode and rebooted system from there. After that i power off my phone and tried to open twrp again, but it is showing no commands only. I didn't boot into twrp again.
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Try commands,
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash recovery name.img
Fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
Then directly boot into recovery,
Then again boot into recovery through twrp itself (there is option for it in reboot) or try anything.

Thank you guys i successfully rooted my moto g4 plus(xt1643)

flashing oneplus one

howto flash the one without working volume controls??
is this possible?

Yes, it is possible. LineageOS has an option to boot to recovery or fastboot via the standard reboot dialogue.
You can also use adb commands "adb reboot recovery" or "adb reboot fastboot".

kekerosberg said:
Yes, it is possible. LineageOS has an option to boot to recovery or fastboot via the standard reboot dialogue.
You can also use adb commands "adb reboot recovery" or "adb reboot fastboot".
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thanks for the reply. is there any manual to do so?
for im´m an absolute newbie on this. adb and faastboot are installed on my ubuntu machine.

Depends on what you are trying to accomplish.
Flash TWRP recovery? You may also use LineageOS recovery instead of TWRP if you want. Follow their instructions https://twrp.me/oneplus/oneplusone.html
Flash LineageOS? Follow the wiki instructions https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/bacon/install
Beware that unlocking the bootloader will erase all data on the phone.

kekerosberg said:
Yes, it is possible. LineageOS has an option to boot to recovery or fastboot via the standard reboot dialogue.
You can also use adb commands "adb reboot recovery" or "adb reboot fastboot".
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yes i tried but failed because in the last step i had to reboot in recovery with the volume control and start button, because at that point iḿ in fastboot mode and adb reboot recovery won work?!

yes i tried but i failed because in the last step i had to reboot in recovery with the volume control and start button, because at that point i'm in fastboot mode and adb reboot recovery won't work?!

While in fastboot mode, you may boot into recovery using "fastboot reboot recovery". Almost there, good luck!

kekerosberg said:
While in fastboot mode, you may boot into recovery using "fastboot reboot recovery". Almost there, good luck!
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doesn't work on my ubuntu machine. "unkown rebbot target recvery..
i tried .guess i check it on my win machine.

You can also reboot to recovery from within the OS by using "adb reboot recovery". It should work if you were able to reboot to fastboot using this method.

unfortunately it does not work while being in fastboot mode.
adb says device 'null'not found..

Yes, you are supposed to use adb from whatever OS you have installed, CM, CyanogenOS, LOS, ...

but?
is flashing possible without being in fastboot mode? just using adb?

I understood that you had already flashed the recovery. Now you need to boot into the recovery to flash an OS.
Fastboot is used to flash the recovery.
Recovery is used to flash the OS.

yes i think that's it and therefore i had to reboot to recovery without working controls..

koeskemc said:
yes i think that's it and therefore i had to reboot to recovery without working controls..
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any idea?

kekerosberg said:
I understood that you had already flashed the recovery. Now you need to boot into the recovery to flash an OS.
Fastboot is used to flash the recovery.
Recovery is used to flash the OS.
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yes, and that's my prob how to boot into recovery without using any controls?
or is there another way?e.g adb sideload??

You have a working operating system installed? Cyanogenmod, LineageOS or something similar?
Use the power button to boot into the operating system. Then connect the phone to your PC and "adb reboot recovery".

hello again.
i got a new prob. i've istalled twrp(don know how!)
with terp i imstalled lineage 18.1...zip.
but after booting i alwasy get twrp and not the os.
whats my fault

or do ihavr to istall the .img file??instead of.zip?

hello again,
everything's fine so far. i got lineage os on boot up! but how to get back to twrp again to install gapps??