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[Q] Tablet Ultimate Brick

So i was trying the new beta for PA android and when i was on recovery wiping as usual, the wipe process just froze there for a while, i decided to leave it till it worked again but to no avail it didnt budge at all, so i commited the ultimate sin, and powered it off by holding the power button...
when i tried again tu turn it on the tablet would go thru the google with the padlock screen and then show me a black screen with a little logo of clockworkmod and a version number below, the screen itself has no use since no matter what button i press it does nothing, other than that the tablet keeps rebooting after that.
when i try any combination of buttons to access either the real recovery or the bootloader the tablet just plain ignores that im trying to turn it on, just doesnt work, it just turns on if im not pressing anything besides the power button.
to sum up to all my problems i would love to keep trying and see if at anypoint it will turn to bootloader, i havent seen the notification of the tablet being charged... meaning that i dont know if it has enough battery to last me the remaning ideas i had.
So in a nutshell
-no bootloader
-no fastboot
-no recovery
-cant tell if battery or not
Please if anyone knows how to fix or at least get me to a bootloader i would fix everything else, but i really need the guidance here

Have you tried another charger and cable? A simple idea, but not one to over look.
Without bootloader menu or recovery, not much you can do. I'd work on getting into one of those first. Not much you can do until then.

Osivanlou said:
So i was trying the new beta for PA android and when i was on recovery wiping as usual, the wipe process just froze there for a while, i decided to leave it till it worked again but to no avail it didnt budge at all, so i commited the ultimate sin, and powered it off by holding the power button...
when i tried again tu turn it on the tablet would go thru the google with the padlock screen and then show me a black screen with a little logo of clockworkmod and a version number below, the screen itself has no use since no matter what button i press it does nothing, other than that the tablet keeps rebooting after that.
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Are you able to get adb to recognize the device with "adb devices"?

KJ said:
Have you tried another charger and cable? A simple idea, but not one to over look.
Without bootloader menu or recovery, not much you can do. I'd work on getting into one of those first. Not much you can do until then.
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Yeah ive tried 4 other chargers, and nothing new, i know that the os itself takes care of the charging as does the recovery in some cases, but since i have non i dont know if its gonna charge at all or not and trying doesnt sound really appealing since i should save battery in case theres a solution and needs battery power
but thanks for the answer

[email protected] said:
Are you able to get adb to recognize the device with "adb devices"?
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Dont really know how to check, i mean i could get into the tools and try the command Adb Devices but how should i even begin to test? i mean shouldnt i be in a adb static platform on the device? if i try to get into bootloader it just doesnt turn on, and when it does it goes straight to the black screen with the clockworkmod symbol and numbers
Thanks for the answer

Osivanlou said:
Dont really know how to check, i mean i could get into the tools and try the command Adb Devices but how should i even begin to test? i mean shouldnt i be in a adb static platform on the device? if i try to get into bootloader it just doesnt turn on, and when it does it goes straight to the black screen with the clockworkmod symbol and numbers
Thanks for the answer
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if you have enough battery and can get pc to see is thru adb. you may be able to fastboot a new rom onto the device. You can from pc Request device to go into bootloader or fast boot from the PC..
This is your only shot.. I Would suggest borrow a friends Nexus 7 Full Battery . If you do not know how to do any of this . Use skips root kit and use the unbrick or factory reset. it will force your device into fast boot and flash a new rom.
Good Luck

erica_renee said:
if you have enough battery and can get pc to see is thru adb. you may be able to fastboot a new rom onto the device. You can from pc Request device to go into bootloader or fast boot from the PC..
This is your only shot.. I Would suggest borrow a friends Nexus 7 Full Battery . If you do not know how to do any of this . Use skips root kit and use the unbrick or factory reset. it will force your device into fast boot and flash a new rom.
Good Luck
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yeh i know how to use the skip toolkit, yet i hope i have enough battery for the test, because the only friend that i know owns a nexus 7 left the country a few months back, so the battery sounds like its gonna be hard to get. Anyways, as u were saying theres a posibility that while the tablet is rebooting and rebooting it might be able to be found on the adb devices? and use the fastboot, cuz if thats true u would be the hero ive been waiting for...
imma check and tell u later,
thanks for the answer

Nexus 4 Will not boot up

Hi,
My brother is having trouble with his Nexus 4 and I was hoping I could get some help here.
The phone won't go past the boot animation, with the 4 floating balls.
It keeps showing that forever (left it for 20 minutes with charger, phone got really hot but did not get past the animation)
- Never rooted or changed firmware. Only updates from Google. (It was on 5.1.1/5.1/5.0.1)
- Sent to a shop, which claimed it can't be fixed (I do not know the reason they gave him).
My brother thinks it is because a weight was accidently dropped on the phone, but the problem only started 3 days after the incident.
No outer damage can be seen on the device, other then a small brake in the back glass.
Thanks in advance to anyone who will try to help

possibly?
Did you just update and it got stuck at the booting up????

opeller said:
Hi,
My brother is having trouble with his Nexus 4 and I was hoping I could get some help here.
The phone won't go past the boot animation, with the 4 floating balls.
It keeps showing that forever (left it for 20 minutes with charger, phone got really hot but did not get past the animation)
- Never rooted or changed firmware. Only updates from Google. (It was on 5.1.1/5.1/5.0.1)
- Sent to a shop, which claimed it can't be fixed (I do not know the reason they gave him).
My brother thinks it is because a weight was accidently dropped on the phone, but the problem only started 3 days after the incident.
No outer damage can be seen on the device, other then a small brake in the back glass.
Thanks in advance to anyone who will try to help
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Do you have data on it that you want to keep? If you don't you can try booting into the bootloader and unlock it. Then try flashing a factory image. This will wipe all the data on the phone though so that should probably be a last resort.

ChainFires Son said:
Did you just update and it got stuck at the booting up????
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No, it did not occur after an update.

theminikiller said:
Do you have data on it that you want to keep? If you don't you can try booting into the bootloader and unlock it. Then try flashing a factory image. This will wipe all the data on the phone though so that should probably be a last resort.
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I have no important data on it.
Which is the safest way to do this? I'd appreciate it if you would be detailed or refer me to a guide, as I want to be careful.
Where should I download the factory image from?
As the name of it states, I wish to get the one from Google, without any changes or addons from users.

Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2010312
You can download factory images from here https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

opeller said:
I have no important data on it.
Which is the safest way to do this? I'd appreciate it if you would be detailed or refer me to a guide, as I want to be careful.
Where should I download the factory image from?
As the name of it states, I wish to get the one from Google, without any changes or addons from users.
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First we should check if you can boot into the bootloader at all. First turn the device off. Then hold down both the volume buttons and then press and hold the power key. Keep holding all the buttons until you see some different colored text. If that happens we should be able to install a factory image, if it still gets stuck on the Google logo I unfortunately don't have any more ideas.

Tried pressing both volume keys and power button. Google logo show for a second, then black for 2 second, thank flashing red notification light every 1/2 second until I let go of the buttons.
When I release the buttons, the phone goes back to charging battery screen.
I see people suggesting that the red light flashing means a battery problem, but the device keeps trying to boot up while it is not plugged to the charger, unlike what happened to them
Any Ideas why this is happening or what the red light means in this case?

You need to press volume down+power button to get into bootloader. Unplug the charger before doing this.

harishmenace said:
You need to press volume down+power button to get into bootloader. Unplug the charger before doing this.
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Oh it was just volume down, not both. Heh, sorry.

Use the Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT), it's the easiest way to unlock, root, flash and manage your SuperUser needs!
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

Not sure, but maybe?
You can try using the nexus root kit & unlock your bootloader and see if a factory reset can work. If it does you can always relock it again ☺..Flashing a factory image can work too also ...

Tried volume down+ power button while unpluged from charger.
Google logo show up with vibration, then goes away after 2 seconds, like before, but then the screen goes blank. But red led not flashing.
What should I do now? Even just to use the Nexus Root Toolkit I have to allow Developer mode, which I can't as the phone will not boot up.

opeller said:
Tried volume down+ power button while unpluged from charger.
Google logo show up with vibration, then goes away after 2 seconds, like before, but then the screen goes blank. But red led not flashing.
What should I do now? Even just to use the Nexus Root Toolkit I have to allow Developer mode, which I can't as the phone will not boot up.
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I'm you can't get into the bootloader then I am unfortunately not aware of any way to help you. If you can't even get into the bootloader I think it is a high probability that it is a hardware problem.

I understand. Thank you for your attempt to help me so far, I apriciate it
Anyone else has any Idea what I can try?

opeller said:
I understand. Thank you for your attempt to help me so far, I apriciate it
Anyone else has any Idea what I can try?
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First you have to ensure "The Situation" of your phone, diagnostic is very important to decide the kind of medicine or treat. Your N4 booting, stuck on google-logo with red blink, then black screen.
To check : Connect your N4 to PC on linux check on terminal command $ lsusb if output
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode),
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on windows (XP/Vista/7)
Qualcomm something QDL Mode or something like this on "device manager"
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there is a big hope to revive but very long journey. You are lucky since N4 is very popular device.You can obtain required file like MPRG8064.hex and friends

x1123 said:
First you have to ensure "The Situation" of your phone, diagnostic is very important to decide the kind of medicine or treat. Your N4 booting, stuck on google-logo with red blink, then black screen.
To check : Connect your N4 to PC on linux check on terminal command $ lsusb if output
on windows (XP/Vista/7) there is a big hope to revive but very long journey. You are lucky since N4 is very popular device.You can obtain required file like MPRG8064.hex and friends
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Hi, thank you for your will to help.
When I turn on the Nexus 4 and connect it to my pc, it show the device as Nexus 4 in device manager.
What do you want me to do?

opeller said:
Hi, thank you for your will to help.
When I turn on the Nexus 4 and connect it to my pc, it show the device as Nexus 4 in device manager.
What do you want me to do?
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detected as Nexus 4 mean your device well alive. any respons from the phone if you check with adb command ? if the phone give respond to adb you can ask phone to turn to recovery $ adb reboot recovery ...

opeller said:
Tried volume down+ power button while unpluged from charger.
Google logo show up with vibration, then goes away after 2 seconds, like before, but then the screen goes blank. But red led not flashing.
What should I do now? Even just to use the Nexus Root Toolkit I have to allow Developer mode, which I can't as the phone will not boot up.
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That sounds like the battery is completely empty. Put the device on charger over a night and try then to boot into the bootloader.
Once I had these symptoms (red light flashing) on my N4, it was enough to charge the battery for one hour. Then it booted properly. It's worth trying.

x1123 said:
detected as Nexus 4 mean your device well alive. any respons from the phone if you check with adb command ? if the phone give respond to adb you can ask phone to turn to recovery $ adb reboot recovery ...
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How do I do that?

Cant leave fastboot after unlocking bootloader....

So just got the axon 7 mini yesterday and was so excited I decided to try to root it with my laptop while my girl was driving us home from Las Vegas..... Ell I got as far as unlocking the boot loader.... now i get this odd screen after i try to exit fastboot. (pic-1) and no matter what option I pick the only thing that will come up is this screen. The only time its different is if I try to chose start from this screen then I get (pic-2) The best thing about this is that I can still go back to fastboot anytime. And it shows up in fastboot devices. Do I need to reflash stock thru fastboot? If so How and Where can i find it. Can I just flash nougat? I'm new to ADB/Fastboot.... Thank you for your time and consideration ahead of time for any help.

Hi, jcole6197, I think you can do as the screen told, there are steps in the screen.

Perhaps you can use tuliptool to relock the boot loader and flash the corresponding no verity boot file found in the development section. It almost seems like the boot binary was corrupted or lost during the process.

William Guo said:
Hi, jcole6197, I think you can do as the screen told, there are steps in the screen.
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I tried the thing were saying over and over

MrWhite0429 said:
Perhaps you can use tuliptool to relock the boot loader and flash the corresponding no verity boot file found in the development section. It almost seems like the boot binary was corrupted or lost during the process.
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so I was stuck all day yesterday trying anything and everything. BY THE WAY...Im very knowledgable but im pretty much a newb in rooting dept. especially fastboot. Well it seems I erased everything including the bootloader then battery died and no I have NOTHING on screen, no vibrations. Pretty much looks bricked. But when I try to put it in my computer to charge it it still shows up in my devices. BUT its not being found in adb/fastboot. I've tried every key combo/and length of holding them which doesnt do nothing

Can you place the device in edl? It will not display any lights or images when it is in edl.

Nexus 10 crashing on Google logo and in recovery, hard reset is NOT POSSBILE

The title says it all. Help!

Please elaborate, tell us EXACTLY what happens when you try booting into fastboot, recovery, google logo, etc., using "title says it all" is not sufficient for fixing this because we don't know what you want us to fix (exactly).

Galaxyninja66 said:
Please elaborate, tell us EXACTLY what happens when you try booting into fastboot, recovery, google logo, etc., using "title says it all" is not sufficient for fixing this because we don't know what you want us to fix (exactly).
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Help me, please see it and tell me what i need to do :
m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=f0ladOm48dU
Please add https because i'm a newbie and i don't have enough 10 posts

vuaphapthuat410 said:
Help me, please see it and tell me what i need to do :
m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=f0ladOm48dU
Please add https because i'm a newbie and i don't have enough 10 posts
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Dude, I consider myself a hardened modder, but this is way over my head, what did you do exactly? And where do you live? A replacement might only be 100$ or maybe even less.

Galaxyninja66 said:
Dude, I consider myself a hardened modder, but this is way over my head, what did you do exactly? And where do you live? A replacement might only be 100$ or maybe even less.
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My uncle gave it to me and tell me that if I can fix it, i can keep it. And i live in Vietnam. I think a replacement is not cheap, and also it is too old and maybe there won't have any replacements

vuaphapthuat410 said:
My uncle gave it to me and tell me that if I can fix it, i can keep it. And i live in Vietnam. I think a replacement is not cheap, and also it is too old and maybe there won't have any replacements
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well then ask your asshole uncle what he did, because maybe if we have a cause we can have an idea of what went wrong at least.. can your computer connect to it at all via adb and fastboot? have you tried holding down the power button and both volume buttons to boot it up (this boots you into bootloader mode)? I live in Australia so our timezones are actually kind of close.

Galaxyninja66 said:
well then ask your asshole uncle what he did, because maybe if we have a cause we can have an idea of what went wrong at least.. can your computer connect to it at all via adb and fastboot? have you tried holding down the power button and both volume buttons to boot it up (this boots you into bootloader mode)? I live in Australia so our timezones are actually kind of close.
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Yes i can boot into its bootloader but after booting, the screen show that " Downloading, don't turn off" and then it become darker and darker then turn off as you see in this video

vuaphapthuat410 said:
Yes i can boot into its bootloader but after booting, the screen show that " Downloading, don't turn off" and then it become darker and darker then turn off as you see in this video
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can you connect to it via fastboot/adb? you might be able to very quickly flash a new bootloader (that is not broken).

Galaxyninja66 said:
can you connect to it via fastboot/adb? you might be able to very quickly flash a new bootloader (that is not broken).
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Can you tell me how to do flash new bootloader ? And if i flash a new bootloader, will all data be wiped out ?

vuaphapthuat410 said:
Can you tell me how to do flash new bootloader ? And if i flash a new bootloader, will all data be wiped out ?
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data won't be wiped unless you wipe data, but no garuntees. And hey, a fixed tablet with no data on it is better than a broken one with data, either way you can't access the data, at least one way you get a shiny new tablet!
here is a download for the stock firmware for nexus 10 (5.1.1): https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/mantaray-lmy49j-factory-b24f40e6.zip
just unzip it and the zip file inside it (a zip file is in a zip file in this scenario) to get the images, you should see an obvious bootloader one. TO try and finesse the tablet with it, do this:
1. Before powering on the device into the bootloader, type in "fastboot flash bootloader [file path to downloaded bootloader file, you can drag and drop it into terminal to get the exact path]"
2. hit enter, it should now say "<waiting for device>" if it gives a file not found error you entered in the path wrong, drag and drop the file into the terminal, its easier.
3. now connect the nexus 10 and power it into the bootloader
4. your terminal *should* begin flashing bootloader, if not we will try something else.

Bricked Essential Phone by Regular Update 20180107

Anyone get bricked from the last update (I assume January/December security updates). I tried to update my phone yesterday 1/7/2018. My phone basically downloaded everything, told me to restart, loaded into the bootloader 3 times - after i selected normal Boot, and then stopped and charging.
Pretty glad that I had 2 phones.. because I have a video of it bricking in front of my eyes. not sure if I can post links yet.
Any help would be reallly appreciated as I haven't modified anything on it...

Can you still boot into recovery?

neokwlx said:
Anyone get bricked from the last update (I assume January/December security updates). I tried to update my phone yesterday 1/7/2018. My phone basically downloaded everything, told me to restart, loaded into the bootloader 3 times - after i selected normal Boot, and then stopped and charging.
Pretty glad that I had 2 phones.. because I have a video of it bricking in front of my eyes. not sure if I can post links yet.
Any help would be reallly appreciated as I haven't modified anything on it...
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try to wipe your data fastboot -w or with stock recovery

This video is the last time I could get the phone to turn on. The only signs of life I (saw) on the phone was the LED light when I tried to charge the phone -
after it ran out of battery.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XaD1W5CUmMpV9U9w2

The screen won't turn on or off. It's like the power button's broken even though it's still pressable. It should have battery though because I've been trying to turn it on with it plugged in.

neokwlx said:
The screen won't turn on or off. It's like the power button's broken even though it's still pressable. It should have battery though because I've been trying to turn it on with it plugged in.
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ok maybe try power on with volume down

nicoconepala said:
ok maybe try power on with volume down
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None of these combinations worked. (Held them for at least 3 seconds each)
Power+Up
Power + Down
Power+UP+DOWN
Up+down

neokwlx said:
None of these combinations worked. (Held them for at least 3 seconds each)
Power+Up
Power + Down
Power+UP+DOWN
Up+down
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Try them for 45 seconds.
Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs

avd said:
Try them for 45 seconds.
Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs
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Thanks! It turned on after Vol Down+Power (10 seconds).
Unfortunately every menu option from FastBoot Mode proceeds to black screen
-Start
-Recovery Mode
-Restart bootloader
-Power Off

Got it to work with flash unlock in the bootloader menu! Thanks for the advice everyone!

neokwlx said:
Got it to work with flash unlock in the bootloader menu! Thanks for the advice everyone!
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glad for you ?

How?
neokwlx said:
Got it to work with flash unlock in the bootloader menu! Thanks for the advice everyone!
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Can you please tell me how exactly you did this? via command line fastboot?
I can't select anything in the boot loader menu, just like you all options show a black screen. Can't do anything.
Please help!

Essential Phone stuck in Start up screen with Locked Boot loader
Essential Phone stuck in Start up screen with Locked Boot loader, need help to get it back on. Is there a way around to unlock the boot loader from Fast Boot ?

[email protected] said:
Essential Phone stuck in Start up screen with Locked Boot loader, need help to get it back on. Is there a way around to unlock the boot loader from Fast Boot ?
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You will need to side load the OTA.
You cannot unlock the boot loader unless you check OEM unlock in the developer menu.
Or, at least I have not seen it done.

tech_head said:
You will need to side load the OTA.
You cannot unlock the boot loader unless you check OEM unlock in the developer menu.
Or, at least I have not seen it done.
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OEM unlocking is ticked off. That's the issue. I've seen in some videos or posts like Chris Paton. Advising to relocate the bootloader after sideloading the beta OTA's... I followed it and now I'm in a soup.

[email protected] said:
Essential Phone stuck in Start up screen with Locked Boot loader, need help to get it back on. Is there a way around to unlock the boot loader from Fast Boot ?
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try to wipe all user data and reflash the stock ROM through command line..i don 't know if you want to keep your data or just make the phone work

panossd said:
try to wipe all user data and reflash the stock ROM through command line..i don 't know if you want to keep your data or just make the phone work
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I don't min wiping it off... But I'm unable to access those commands as my Boot loader is locked and OEM Unlocking is not toggled on. Let me know of there is anything I can do in such case.

[email protected] said:
I don't min wiping it off... But I'm unable to access those commands as my Boot loader is locked and OEM Unlocking is not toggled on. Let me know of there is anything I can do in such case.
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Can u get the phone in fastboot mode??? Try to install lineage os (twrp etc. )

panossd said:
Can u get the phone in fastboot mode??? Try to install lineage os (twrp etc. )
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Fastboot Mode - YES. But it isn't accepting any commands from there.

[email protected] said:
Fastboot Mode - YES. But it isn't accepting any commands from there.
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Does your PC sees the phone when in fastboot mode?