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Unlocked Bootloader And TWRP flashed but OTA wont go through

Hi there guys so , as stated above I have bought my Moto g4 a while now and today I got the official nougat greece ( i live in greece) OTA , so I downloaded it and it went to restart opened TWRP and then nothing.
My question is should I flash the stock recovery , or can i find the update file in TWRP and just flash it and also do i need to wipe if so.
Can't wait for nougat on this poor man's phone , thanks.
Edit: Forgot to mention when i boot to system from TWRP at some point it renders my phone unusable and says " preparing to update" I am guessing the problem is TWRP.

Pavlovits said:
Hi there guys so , as stated above I have bought my Moto g4 a while now and today I got the official nougat greece ( i live in greece) OTA , so I downloaded it and it went to restart opened TWRP and then nothing.
My question is should I flash the stock recovery , or can i find the update file in TWRP and just flash it and also do i need to wipe if so.
Can't wait for nougat on this poor man's phone , thanks.
Edit: Forgot to mention when i boot to system from TWRP at some point it renders my phone unusable and says " preparing to update" I am guessing the problem is TWRP.
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You need to have your phone on the stock recovery and unrooted to update via OTA. I am assuming since you got the OTA notification you have everything else stock?

pastorbob62 said:
You need to have your phone on the stock recovery and unrooted to update via OTA. I am assuming since you got the OTA notification you have everything else stock?
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So in order to do it correctly do I need to find the greek firmware variant and flash the recovery and system , or can I just flash the stock recovery and if so where can i find all of the files.

No you dont need a specific variant on my moto g4 XT1622 i flashed the indian variant but my software channel stayed the same(retgb) which is the U.K
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/moto-g4-plus-xt1640-43-athene-npj25-93-t3549369

How to unbrick my ZTE Axon 7 mini b2017g

Dear Seniors.
I am facing great hardship because my phone is stuck at boot logo.
No booting in recovery mode to flash another rom.
I did unlock bootloader of it by using tuliptool with success. After that i flashed custom rom in it. after reboot it is happening that.
Please suggest to recover it.

Did you flash twrp after unlocking? Did you make backup of stock ROM? Perhaps find a version of the factory firmware and flash that.

Dear I have no backup and i flashed TWRP recovery.......
It is to aware you that i did relock bootloader now my phone is working properly. but i am unable to enter recovery mode. !!!
Now my phone is running android 6.0.1 B02
But i am failed to root this rom uptill now due above mentioned problem.

modorate said:
Dear I have no backup and i flashed TWRP recovery.......
It is to aware you that i did relock bootloader now my phone is working properly. but i am unable to enter recovery mode. !!!
Now my phone is running android 6.0.1 B02
But i am failed to root this rom uptill now due above mentioned problem.
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I found software update notification but when i update an error accruing while update. (This update not compatible with this device"
In easy words......... my recovery.img has been corrupted. I have no idea to get rid of this situation.

I planned to unlock my Mini's bootloader this weekend. After reading this post, I decided to act later until the root cause has been figured out.

bao_gg said:
I planned to unlock my Mini's bootloader this weekend. After reading this post, I decided to act later until the root cause has been figured out.
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Several people myself included have been able to use tuliptool to successfully unlock and root the device.

mine is hard bricked too. but I think it is worse than the case listed on the op.
if you want to hard bricked these are the steps:
follow the procedure to install the Spanish ROM 6.1, than another android m b12, than finally the android seven......use tulip tool and install twpr fine, root ect. amazing ROM.......buuuuut......I lost my IMEI somewhere in this process, and the original FTM which had a small menu changes to another static one, without the menu.
I needed this menu to open the com port to fix the IMEI. than I had the brilliant idea to re-flash android M via twrp (without modifying the zip file to remove the recovery, something I knew so well from the older axon mini).
results:
-lost twpr because the stock ROM wrote over it,
-cannot boot the OS because I flashed android m but the phone had the aboot 7.
-i now have a brick
I need a genious to sujest something to bring it back to life........sh....t...sh...t.....sh...t
any chances I could inject aboot7 via ADB through my dead recovery which somehow the phone recognises? ADB shell still seems to be working
thanks

(Need Help) Can't install system update even after flashing fresh stock rom

I once Hard Bricked my phone. Then when I somehow recovered it and tried to install stock firmware, it went into bootloop, then I used g5 plus software to flash boot.img and it worked but after that I lost my original recovery and I have TWRP recovery instead and I can't update my software because it will hard brick again. I have tried reflashing stock Android (problem remained the same) and I am not sure but I guess I somehow modified my system and that's why I am not able to get my stock recovery back(I tried to flash that but that failed). Please help as I need to update my system because Within months Android O updates will roll out. Thanks.

Fastboot to stock. It's the only true way to get what you want.

Karlinski said:
Fastboot to stock. It's the only true way to get what you want.
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I'm not able to. In My Fastboot it says "System status: Modified" instead of system status Official, so any idea how to get Official System status?

fastboot doesn't care about firmware status. if you want to get official, you need to relock your bootloader. There are instructions on how to do so on the forums here.

Karlinski said:
fastboot doesn't care about firmware status. if you want to get official, you need to relock your bootloader. There are instructions on how to do so on the forums here.
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Then I'd be able to download system updates?

harshtomar1308 said:
Then I'd be able to download system updates?
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Depends on what happened to your device when you hard bricked it in the first place and how you recovered from it.
If you recovered using the albus (Moto Z2 Play) blankflash, then I don't think you'll be able to re-flash the stock firmware completely, as you have a different bootloader to what's expected (i.e. Moto Z2 Play bootloader on a G5 Plus). You'd still be able to flash the system and modem side of the firmware, just likely not the GPT or bootloader. Thus, you're likely better off waiting for TWRP flashables of the stock Oreo ROM, which would mean you don't have to worry about your bootloader. Of course, that means you won't be able to take OTA updates again.
What device do you have and what stock firmware were you/are you running on your device? Maybe you're flashing either the wrong firmware or too old firmware for your device.

echo92 said:
Depends on what happened to your device when you hard bricked it in the first place and how you recovered from it.
If you recovered using the albus (Moto Z2 Play) blankflash, then I don't think you'll be able to re-flash the stock firmware completely, as you have a different bootloader to what's expected (i.e. Moto Z2 Play bootloader on a G5 Plus). You'd still be able to flash the system and modem side of the firmware, just likely not the GPT or bootloader. Thus, you're likely better off waiting for TWRP flashables of the stock Oreo ROM, which would mean you don't have to worry about your bootloader. Of course, that means you won't be able to take OTA updates again.
What device do you have and what stock firmware were you/are you running on your device? Maybe you're flashing either the wrong firmware or too old firmware for your device.
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Yes, I used this method to regain my phone. I'm on XT1686 and build number is NPN25.137-15

My device is hard bricked
harshtomar1308 said:
I once Hard Bricked my phone. Then when I somehow recovered it and tried to install stock firmware, it went into bootloop, then I used g5 plus software to flash boot.img and it worked but after that I lost my original recovery and I have TWRP recovery instead and I can't update my software because it will hard brick again. I have tried reflashing stock Android (problem remained the same) and I am not sure but I guess I somehow modified my system and that's why I am not able to get my stock recovery back(I tried to flash that but that failed). Please help as I need to update my system because Within months Android O updates will roll out. Thanks.
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I have installed the stock firmware on my Moto g5 plus and when I updated it to .67
The phone started to be updating but when the bar fills up then my phone just stucked. Please help me I cannot even go to bootloader or the fast boot. No logo nor any kind of signals are showing but no results please help me

soft briced p10 lite, Help Please..

Hi
I got my self in quite a pickle here..
so advice or help is very welcomed.
I own a Huawei P10 lite,
with a software version WAS-LX1AC900B049
First off I unlocked the phone, then flashed TWRP recovery, and thus far everything was ok
I wanted to install Lineage 14.1 OS, and I failed because my version of the phone is not supported..
but during attempt installation of Lineage OS , I deleted data, system, dalvik, and cashe..
I did not make a backup!!! (major mistake, I know..)
so effectively I deleted my OS :-/ ..
but it isn’t over jet..
because I could not find a stock rom, namely WAS-LX1AC900B049 version
I thought of debranding my phone to Orange, namely WAS-LX1AC109B110 because stock roms for Orange are available on the net.
so.. using TWRP I replaced oeminfo file..
(this time making a backup of oeminfo)
but once I downloaded Orange stock rom, put it on the
sdcard in /dload folder and entered download mode on the phone, nothing happened, update failed
but.. also changing oeminfo resets the system so I guess that turned off USB debugging..
so now the TWRP is not available because of the system reset, and in the fastboot and rescue mode , adb program from Windows, does not detect device..
so..
it seems I have 3 options..
1. somehow install Orange stock rom
2. make fastboot and rescue mode to work properly so I can reinstall TWRP and go further from there
3. find original stock rom WAS-LX1AC900B049, may be it will work
by the way erecovery does not work, it conects to the wifi, starts serching, and then fails
Help please..

I unbricked the phone
for anyone interested I used adb to unlock the phone in fastboot and rescue mode..
the phone was showing me a message that it was unlocked but it was not
once unlocked previously installed TWRP booted immediately, so from there I installed Lineage 14.1 by HassanMirza01 and it works great

Happy that you fixed your problem but how did adb detected your device as you mentioned it didn't at the first place?
Planning on going back to stock and I think the same trouble would happen for me too.

oH MY GOD!
ultragorki said:
Hi
I got my self in quite a pickle here..
so advice or help is very welcomed.
I own a Huawei P10 lite,
with a software version WAS-LX1AC900B049
First off I unlocked the phone, then flashed TWRP recovery, and thus far everything was ok
I wanted to install Lineage 14.1 OS, and I failed because my version of the phone is not supported..
but during attempt installation of Lineage OS , I deleted data, system, dalvik, and cashe..
I did not make a backup!!! (major mistake, I know..)
so effectively I deleted my OS :-/ ..
but it isn’t over jet..
because I could not find a stock rom, namely WAS-LX1AC900B049 version
I thought of debranding my phone to Orange, namely WAS-LX1AC109B110 because stock roms for Orange are available on the net.
so.. using TWRP I replaced oeminfo file..
(this time making a backup of oeminfo)
but once I downloaded Orange stock rom, put it on the
sdcard in /dload folder and entered download mode on the phone, nothing happened, update failed
but.. also changing oeminfo resets the system so I guess that turned off USB debugging..
so now the TWRP is not available because of the system reset, and in the fastboot and rescue mode , adb program from Windows, does not detect device..
so..
it seems I have 3 options..
1. somehow install Orange stock rom
2. make fastboot and rescue mode to work properly so I can reinstall TWRP and go further from there
3. find original stock rom WAS-LX1AC900B049, may be it will work
by the way erecovery does not work, it conects to the wifi, starts serching, and then fails
Help please..
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YOU DID AS EXACTELLY AS ME ...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH and now im still tryiong to find it solutution ...have you found some?

Someone help me otherwise my phone is long gone

While trying to install treble, i corrupted my partition. then i went to a service center but when they flashed August 7.1 build it started rebooting after 60s, i fixed that with a persist image. But i lost my imei. So i went again to center, then they flashed oreo 8.0 with January security patch. and there is no imei too. after that i tried to install non treble custom rom and Final RR works. but if i flash nougat and oreo through edl mode it doesn't boot and got stucked into bootloop. The problem is i can't use my phone after flashing with edl mode, but when i flash custom recovery and flash 8.1 RR it boots with no imei. whats the problem? any one can help me? Thanks. i need my phone badly. i also tried 8.1 fastboot images through edl no luck only bootloop.

Look, you trebalized the device, so I think you have to de-trebalize and then flash any stock ROM. There should be tutorial in Guides amd discussion section
Talking about IMEI - if you know your IMEI (it could be on the box of the phone), you can flash your imei, there is tool on the internet, but sadly I dont remember the name of it.
PS: Flashing IMEI is illegal!
Sent from my Mi A1 using XDA Labs

TrueMS said:
Look, you trebalized the device, so I think you have to de-trebalize and then flash any stock ROM. There should be tutorial in Guides amd discussion section
Talking about IMEI - if you know your IMEI (it could be on the box of the phone), you can flash your imei, there is tool on the internet, but sadly I dont remember the name of it.
PS: Flashing IMEI is illegal!
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i flashed stock 7.1 and it doesn't boot, i have the numbers of imei, i just need someone to edit for me. btw thank you ?