I recently re-flashed MAXIMUM Overdrive after experiencing some battery issues. Upon doing the dalvik, cache, system and data wipes, then reinstalling the ROM, I found myself sitting on the Welcome screen, and unable to get past it after confirming the account my phone had before.
I've tried getting into TWRP to no avail. The Vol Down and power, then yes on both factory resets just takes me to twrp, resets the phone, then reboots, not allowing me to do anything. I can get into Fastboot, but no route to recovery from there. ADB doesn't recognize since I haven't been able to turn on usb debugging yet.
Does anyone happen to have any ideas? I'm basically sitting on a brick at the moment. I'll buy you lunch or a beer if you can manage to be the solution
which variant? if its the vzw(your profile) boot into fastboot and on the computer type
Code:
fastboot erase system
then
Code:
fastboot reboot
and that will force twrp to load.
me2151 said:
which variant? if its the vzw(your profile) boot into fastboot and on the computer type
Code:
fastboot erase system
then
Code:
fastboot reboot
and that will force twrp to load.
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It's the T-Mobile US Variant. H18. That didn't work unfortunately, presumably because it's the tmo variant.
Output:
Code:
******** Did you mean to fastboot format this ext4 partition?
erasing 'system'...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.020s
I also tried fastboot format:ext4 system. That failed as well.
I'm just curious how it got stuck in this loop to begin with since I wiped pretty much everything.
Solved by restoring firmware to stock with LGUP
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Hello guys,
Sorry for my bad English
My phone just turned off even if the battery is almost full. When I turned it on its stuck in a boot loop. Sometimes it's goes to a screen where it would say process not responding. It's still on the stock ROM and recovery. I didn't try to root it or flash anything on it.
I tried some troubleshooting like flashing the firmware from the Asus website but it didn't work. Please help
Have you try flashing from Micro SD card in stock recovery?
M Huzaifah said:
Have you try flashing from Micro SD card in stock recovery?
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Thank you for the reply bro. I already did and it's still not working.
To reset the phone in cases like this, one could also use fastboot.
Boot in fastboot mode by pressing VolumeUp button while switching on the phone, then connect the phone to a PC with a usb cable (you must have fastboot/adb drivers installed). You can now open a command prompt and use the commands:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase system
The second command erase all the user's data on the phone.
The last command erases the operating system and you must install the full firmware in zip format from the recovery afterward (with a microSD card or with a PC via ADB sideload).
you can install custom recovery?
I had a boot loop issue too. I could solve it by entering fastboot and trying using the defaut roms boot.img through fastboot. You can extract the boot.img from any firmware image file from the Asus site.
Code:
fastboot boot boot.img
BubuXP said:
To reset the phone in cases like this, one could also use fastboot.
Boot in fastboot mode by pressing VolumeUp button while switching on the phone, then connect the phone to a PC with a usb cable (you must have fastboot/adb drivers installed). You can now open a command prompt and use the commands:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase system
The second command erase all the user's data on the phone.
The last command erases the operating system and you must install the full firmware in zip format from the recovery afterward (with a microSD card or with a PC via ADB sideload).
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After these commands, had to do a wipe data/factory reset prior to update from sd card (adb sideload not work at alll).
but no luck, keep boot looping...
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sofamensch said:
I had a boot loop issue too. I could solve it by entering fastboot and trying using the defaut roms boot.img through fastboot. You can extract the boot.img from any firmware image file from the Asus site.
Code:
fastboot boot boot.img
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this command result error:
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.796s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unlock device to use this command)
finished. total time: 0.802s
used this instead: fastboot flash boot boot.img (with boot.img extracted from firmware)
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'boot' (24547 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.813s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.733s]
finished. total time: 1.550s
but my case is serious, giving up
maybe you should unlock the bootloader before trying those commands
why don't u try, adb sideload option once, give it a try
i dont know what firmware my dads ze550kl is...
and it is bootlooping continously....
what is best files to flash via recovery update from sd card method?
i want to save my dads internal memory
Try this:
fastboot boot recovery.img
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This may result an error if you don't flash the right file,it depends on your firmware version. I have a file that works on lolipop (twrp.).
I had the same issue, as my device was on warranty period i took it to the service centre and they said the mother board is damaged
Im facing the same problem I installed a new ROM from SD card and it was successfully done but the phone is still stuck in boot loop and unfortunately my USB debugging is disabled my bootloader is locked and my phone is not rooted and it's in stock recovery can anyone please help me
BubuXP said:
To reset the phone in cases like this, one could also use fastboot.
Boot in fastboot mode by pressing VolumeUp button while switching on the phone, then connect the phone to a PC with a usb cable (you must have fastboot/adb drivers installed). You can now open a command prompt and use the commands:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase system
The second command erase all the user's data on the phone.
The last command erases the operating system and you must install the full firmware in zip format from the recovery afterward (with a microSD card or with a PC via ADB sideload).
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heyy, even i deleted recovery by using
fastboot erase recovery
then, after that my phone stucked on fastboot mode..
and when i flash the recovery , it finished propery but there is nothing happen in my phone still stucked into fastboot mode..
when i press power+volume(-) only fastboot mode is opened..
what to do now??
how to reinstall bootloader (recovery or twrp)??
plz help guyzz//:crying::crying:
I face the same bootloop problem with my mother's cellphone. The bootloader is locked and USB debug is disabled.
I tried to flash stock img via adb sideload, and although it succeed, after factory reset in Recovery (and pull battery several time) I could finally get into the "setup wizard" of Android system.
However, the system will go into bootloop again when the wizard goes to "wifi" setup. The phone will not go into setup wizard again unless I do a factory reset (and battery pull) again...
It seems there are some hardware failure at Wifi component (Since I already erase all \data, \cache), and this failure caused reboot of the system...
Any idea?
mayankarya837 said:
heyy, even i deleted recovery by using
fastboot erase recovery
then, after that my phone stucked on fastboot mode..
and when i flash the recovery , it finished propery but there is nothing happen in my phone still stucked into fastboot mode..
when i press power+volume(-) only fastboot mode is opened..
what to do now??
how to reinstall bootloader (recovery or twrp)??
plz help guyzz//:crying::crying:
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hey did u finnd any solution for this>???
I have tried everything to get this phone to boot up. I was downloading the Oreo B2 via OTA, not sideloading. While the update was installing, I went about my business. I walked away for a few minutes and came back to a phone that just sat at the boot screen. I let it sit for about an hour, thinking that was some how normal. After an hour, I hard powered down and it came back to the same screen. I have rebooted at least 50 times now with no luck.
I can boot into fastboot, but not recovery. If I try to go into recovery, it goes to the boot screen and sits there. I have tried to switch partitions, it is stuck on A, without luck. The bootloader is locked and I can not remote unlock it via fastboot. Nor can I manually change the boot partition to B.
I have an open ticket with Essential, but they have been blowing me off and basically told me I'm out of luck since I was in their Beta program. They told me to go to XDA. A$$wipes! Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated since I'm stuck with a bricked phone and having to use an old iPhone since I cannot be without a phone.
Exact problem happened to me last week and a very helpful XDA member saved me.
Just hook up phone to pc by adb, type in 'fastboot devices' (while in fastboot mode) and install 7.1.1 os again. You'll lose everything but at least you won't be softbricked anymore.
Edit: sorry, just read you do not have unlock bootloader so this probably won't work.
Have you tried wiping data in while in fastboot? That might get it to boot.
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk
You don't need an unlocked bootloader to sideload the install (following the BETA instructions: https://www.essential.com/developer/beta-builds
Since you can use fastboot, it looks like you have working ADB environment, so you should be able to follow those instructions. The STOCK recovery works very differently than TWRP, so make sure you follow those intructions, particularly the "Apply update from ADB" part. It took me a while to understand this, especially because the type on the screen is so tiny, I couldn't tell any words were changing.
I'm having the same issue (stuck on the boot logo "powered by android" screen) and I can get into fastboot mode, however if I try to go into recovery mode it just gets stuck on the boot screen again.
When in fastboot mode, the device state is "locked" is there any ways to get this fixed?
You could try: (you will lose all your data)
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
ilpolpi65 said:
You could try: (you will lose all your data)
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
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Here's what I've got
Code:
fastboot -w
wiping userdata...
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
Can't determine partition type.
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
erasing 'userdata'...
FAILED (remote: Erase is not allowed in Lock State)
finished. total time: 0.002s
It's still having the same issue..
update im still stuckk
Have you tried booting to bootloader and mounting /system?
This is obviously corruption of the firmware, and has nothing to do with wiping userdata. Download the full firmware and flash all of it through fastboot.
I also have my phone stuck The bot is closed and I can not do anything
V0idst4r said:
This is obviously corruption of the firmware, and has nothing to do with wiping userdata. Download the full firmware and flash all of it through fastboot.
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I also have my phone stuck
The bot is closed and I can not do anything
Same here
It can't get passed the logo and I can't get any command in adb to go in fastboot. And recovery is a no go. Yay
Ph-1 stuck at boot, bootloader locked
kuyzz said:
update im still stuckk
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We're able to fix the issue???
EDIT: FIXED
hi everyone, ive already rooted an essential phone in that past so i was a bit overconfident i guess, i followed all the steps in the main post https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/how-to/guide-rooting-essential-ph-1-magisk-t3701976 but when i went to twrp to install the boot img and magisk zip i got an error that i couldnt mount to system, i realized that i had forgotten to set my mount to system so i rebooted into twrp to re instally but through system mount. it just went into a bootloop, so i decided to return my phone back to stock and redo..... well now i can wipe the device or use a flashall, my phone has no data at all, is still recognized in fastboot but it just wont work. i get errors:
wiping userdata...
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
Can't determine partition type.
FAILED (command write failed (No error))
erasing 'userdata'...
FAILED (command write failed (No error))
finished. total time: 0.006s
and:
when trying to use fastboot -w, phone still dosent boot and flashall fails because the phone hasnt been wiped, any help please? im phoneless right now, an yes i have tried different usb cords and ports. thank you so much!
edit: not sure if its working yet but i just wiped everything through twrp so that twrp uninstalled and now the back to stock flashall seems to be working, fingers crossed!
edit 2: it goes through the whole back to stock script with everything in adb but when its done it restarts and keeps doing that. ive stopped it the second it says done as well (after it finished writing all of system b) but when i start my phone it just immediately reboots into recovery or bootloader.....
nominath654 said:
hi everyone, ive already rooted an essential phone in that past so i was a bit overconfident i guess, i followed all the steps in the main post https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/how-to/guide-rooting-essential-ph-1-magisk-t3701976 but when i went to twrp to install the boot img and magisk zip i got an error that i couldnt mount to system, i realized that i had forgotten to set my mount to system so i rebooted into twrp to re instally but through system mount. it just went into a bootloop, so i decided to return my phone back to stock and redo..... well now i can wipe the device or use a flashall, my phone has no data at all, is still recognized in fastboot but it just wont work. i get errors:
wiping userdata...
Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.
Can't determine partition type.
FAILED (command write failed (No error))
erasing 'userdata'...
FAILED (command write failed (No error))
finished. total time: 0.006s
and:
when trying to use fastboot -w, phone still dosent boot and flashall fails because the phone hasnt been wiped, any help please? im phoneless right now, an yes i have tried different usb cords and ports. thank you so much!
edit: not sure if its working yet but i just wiped everything through twrp so that twrp uninstalled and now the back to stock flashall seems to be working, fingers crossed!
edit 2: it goes through the whole back to stock script with everything in adb but when its done it restarts and keeps doing that. ive stopped it the second it says done as well (after it finished writing all of system b) but when i start my phone it just immediately reboots into recovery or bootloader.....
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"fastboot -w" is the command to wipe all user data.
Why are you trying to wipe things through twrp?
Back to stock and add?
The script is run vis fastboot.
Which ROM are you trying to install?
Get either the latest 8.1 or P Beta from the ROM threads.
Try flashing one of those.
Did you unlock_critical?
tech_head said:
"fastboot -w" is the command to wipe all user data.
Why are you trying to wipe things through twrp?
Back to stock and add?
The script is run vis fastboot.
Which ROM are you trying to install?
Get either the latest 8.1 or P Beta from the ROM threads.
Try flashing one of those.
Did you unlock_critical?
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hi, i had soft bricked so i tried to wipe everything to flash back to stock, anyway i got it to work, was being stupid. ill update the thread. TY!
Hi All,
I just followed the instructions to root my h918 and then successfully updated to h91820h. I then used the TWRP app to flash twrp, and the Magisk app to update Magisk. After that I rebooted from the Magisk app, and now my phone is stuck in a bootloop. I cannot get into download mode, or recovery mode, or the system. I can get into fastboot mode by trying to go into download mode (holding the volume down and plugginto a USB port ot the laptop.
It seems that T-mobile removed any commands from fastboot that will help me. If I try to "fastboot reboot emergency", it just bootloops. If I try fastboot boot a twrp image, I get:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-1-h918.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.667s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.686s
The command "fastboot reboot bootloader" boots to fastboot. The bootloader is indeed unlocked, but it looks like I'm stuck, because the LG fastboot doesn't allow anything to fix the brick.
Code:
$ fastboot getvar unlocked
unlocked: yes
finished. total time: 0.020s
I'm not finding any hope or help on Google. It seems if I can't boot into twrp or download mode, I'm toast, and I can't figure out how to boot into anything but the bootloader.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to bring this phone back from the dead?
Thanks,
Rob
frohro said:
Hi All,
I just followed the instructions to root my h918 and then successfully updated to h91820h. I then used the TWRP app to flash twrp, and the Magisk app to update Magisk. After that I rebooted from the Magisk app, and now my phone is stuck in a bootloop. I cannot get into download mode, or recovery mode, or the system. I can get into fastboot mode by trying to go into download mode (holding the volume down and plugginto a USB port ot the laptop.
It seems that T-mobile removed any commands from fastboot that will help me. If I try to "fastboot reboot emergency", it just bootloops. If I try fastboot boot a twrp image, I get:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-1-h918.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.667s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.686s
The command "fastboot reboot bootloader" boots to fastboot. The bootloader is indeed unlocked, but it looks like I'm stuck, because the LG fastboot doesn't allow anything to fix the brick.
Code:
$ fastboot getvar unlocked
unlocked: yes
finished. total time: 0.020s
I'm not finding any hope or help on Google. It seems if I can't boot into twrp or download mode, I'm toast, and I can't figure out how to boot into anything but the bootloader.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to bring this phone back from the dead?
Thanks,
Rob
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How are you trying to boot into download mode, are you trying to do it via fastboot or the hardware buttons?
frohro said:
Hi All,
I just followed the instructions to root my h918 and then successfully updated to h91820h. I then used the TWRP app to flash twrp, and the Magisk app to update Magisk. After that I rebooted from the Magisk app, and now my phone is stuck in a bootloop. I cannot get into download mode, or recovery mode, or the system. I can get into fastboot mode by trying to go into download mode (holding the volume down and plugginto a USB port ot the laptop.
It seems that T-mobile removed any commands from fastboot that will help me. If I try to "fastboot reboot emergency", it just bootloops. If I try fastboot boot a twrp image, I get:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-1-h918.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.667s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.686s
The command "fastboot reboot bootloader" boots to fastboot. The bootloader is indeed unlocked, but it looks like I'm stuck, because the LG fastboot doesn't allow anything to fix the brick.
Code:
$ fastboot getvar unlocked
unlocked: yes
finished. total time: 0.020s
I'm not finding any hope or help on Google. It seems if I can't boot into twrp or download mode, I'm toast, and I can't figure out how to boot into anything but the bootloader.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to bring this phone back from the dead?
Thanks,
Rob
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im having the same problem, i dont have download more or twrp now, all i have is fastboot
i am going to assume going into download mode through fastboot is the only option for the two people posting for help here. from what i see from the posts, both hardware buttons sequence , or the plug in & down volume are the ONLY way to get to fast boot.
and fast boot is the only thing available on the phone.
i have labeled that a soft brick .
i asume one of the two help seekers have used the magisk 20.2 trap?
the release proved to be a problem , there is a tutorial on how to fix it.
i will go look for that and try to edit it into my responce later.
for now, are the two seekers already acomplished in this procedure?
TWRP Installation Tutorial for Linux Mint and Ubuntu users ยป AndroidGuru.eu
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is an open-source custom recovery image for Android devices. It is a replacement for the stock recovery mode that is installed on most Android devices by the manufacturer. TWRP provides various advanced features and options that are not available in the stock...
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20.2 problem notes and fix
Magisk 20.2 Kills LG V20 (All variants) Boot partition. Reverting to 20.1 fixes issue
So over in the LG V20 forum a lot of people are finding out that installing Magisk 20.2 throws the phone into Fastboot mode. https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/direct-installing-magisk-update-wiped-t4028705...
forum.xda-developers.com
frohro said:
Hi All,
I just followed the instructions to root my h918 and then successfully updated to h91820h. I then used the TWRP app to flash twrp, and the Magisk app to update Magisk. After that I rebooted from the Magisk app, and now my phone is stuck in a bootloop. I cannot get into download mode, or recovery mode, or the system. I can get into fastboot mode by trying to go into download mode (holding the volume down and plugginto a USB port ot the laptop.
It seems that T-mobile removed any commands from fastboot that will help me. If I try to "fastboot reboot emergency", it just bootloops. If I try fastboot boot a twrp image, I get:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-3.4.0-1-h918.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.667s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.686s
The command "fastboot reboot bootloader" boots to fastboot. The bootloader is indeed unlocked, but it looks like I'm stuck, because the LG fastboot doesn't allow anything to fix the brick.
Code:
$ fastboot getvar unlocked
unlocked: yes
finished. total time: 0.020s
I'm not finding any hope or help on Google. It seems if I can't boot into twrp or download mode, I'm toast, and I can't figure out how to boot into anything but the bootloader.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to bring this phone back from the dead?
Thanks,
Rob
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ok i found a way to get into twrp (if ever installed)
1- turn off your phone
2- hold Volume Down + Power button until you see the LG logo
3- When you see the Logo release the power button while still holding the volume down and immediately after release press power button 3 times.
4- you will see a factory reset screen, press yes twice and it will go to twrp.
NOW WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FLASH A WORKING ROM THRU TWRP
My main rooted v20 phone got bumped and now is stuck in a bootloop. I can enter fastboot (some commands working) but can't access TWRP recovery using either VOL + UP and USB cable or VOL DOWN + POWER. I believe the phone is on 10j or 10k if I remember correctly. Bootloader and carrier are unlocked.
Is there a way to just reflash TWRP safely and attempt data recovery and ROM installation without factory reset?
My goal is to attempt recovery first. If that is not an option, I would like to flash to 10p so I can start the rooting process using Lafsploit.
DirtyBreakz said:
My main rooted v20 phone got bumped and now is stuck in a bootloop. I can enter fastboot (some commands working) but can't access TWRP recovery using either VOL + UP and USB cable or VOL DOWN + POWER. I believe the phone is on 10j or 10k if I remember correctly. Bootloader and carrier are unlocked.
Is there a way to just reflash TWRP safely and attempt data recovery and ROM installation without factory reset?
My goal is to attempt recovery first. If that is not an option, I would like to flash to 10p so I can start the rooting process using Lafsploit.
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Sure, to flash twrp in fastboot mode you do this.
Download latest twrp
With the phone off hold vol down plug USB into phone and computer.
type on your computer:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
fastbboot reboot
take battery out
put back in
go into twrp by doing a factory reset. How to factory reset the Lgv20
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Darnrain1 said:
Sure, to flash twrp in fastboot mode you do this.
Download latest twrp
With the phone off hold vol down plug USB into phone and computer.
type on your computer:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
fastbboot reboot
take battery out
put back in
go into twrp by doing a factory reset. How to factory reset the Lgv20
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Unfortunately no joy. I tried fastboot boot and flash commands and even tried renaming the img file. I tried with 3 different versions of twrp. This was the result:
PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot boot twrp-3.6.2_9-0-h918.img
Sending 'boot.img' (24948 KB) OKAY [ 0.771s]
Booting FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Sending 'recovery' (23512 KB) OKAY [ 0.854s]
Writing 'recovery' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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I've searched the forums and internet for hours and not coming up with anything. Any other ideas?
Just a note when trying to cold boot to twrp using 'UP VOLUME + CONNECT USB' that the screen flashes download mode for a split second and then reboots.
DirtyBreakz said:
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Unfortunately no joy. I tried fastboot boot and flash commands and even tried renaming the img file. I tried with 3 different versions of twrp. This was the result:
I've searched the forums and internet for hours and not coming up with anything. Any other ideas?
Just a note when trying to cold boot to twrp using 'UP VOLUME + CONNECT USB' that the screen flashes download mode for a split second and then reboots.
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That's so odd I have never seen this issue before.
You can try flashing the twrp image to the boot partition.
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Should boot rite into twrp then because the twrp image is on the boot partition. Sounds to be like there may be a hardware problem with this phone.
Darnrain1 said:
That's so odd I have never seen this issue before.
You can try flashing the twrp image to the boot partition.
fastboot flash boot twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Should boot rite into twrp then because the twrp image is on the boot partition. Sounds to be like there may be a hardware problem with this phone.
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Well unfortunately the flash boot command failed also. I'm guessing because it shows the boot partition size is 0. Any possible way around this?
I'm hoping not but I think you might be right about a possible hardware issue...
PS C:\Users\User\NexusTools> fastboot flash boot twrp.img
Warning: skip copying boot image avb footer (boot partition size: 0, boot image size: 24076288).
Sending 'boot' (23512 KB) OKAY [ 0.817s]
Writing 'boot' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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DirtyBreakz said:
Well unfortunately the flash boot command failed also. I'm guessing because it shows the boot partition size is 0. Any possible way around this?
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I think it's a hardware issue with the ram. I cant think of anything else.
Do a search online for the error message.
Writing 'boot' FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')