Fastboot help - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers

I have recently unlocked the bootloader on the Note 7 with success and want to install a custom ROM. But the problem I'm facing is that whenever the phone is in fastboot mode, running the "adb devices" command, the phone doesn't show up at all. When the phone is booted into MIUI with USB Debug enabled, the phone is listed. I have tried multiple computers, the stock USB cable, multiple USB ports, resetting the phone but the phone just will not show up on the "adb devices" list when it's in fastboot. Any suggestions on what to do next? I really want to install a custom ROM and root, etc....

BlackHawk580 said:
I have recently unlocked the bootloader on the Note 7 with success and want to install a custom ROM. But the problem I'm facing is that whenever the phone is in fastboot mode, running the "adb devices" command, the phone doesn't show up at all. When the phone is booted into MIUI with USB Debug enabled, the phone is listed. I have tried multiple computers, the stock USB cable, multiple USB ports, resetting the phone but the phone just will not show up on the "adb devices" list when it's in fastboot. Any suggestions on what to do next? I really want to install a custom ROM and root, etc....
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try to reinstall the adb drivers on your pc. You can also install a twrp recovery so you can flash roms, root or whatever you want even from your phone

_NikO_ said:
try to reinstall the adb drivers on your pc. You can also install a twrp recovery so you can flash roms, root or whatever you want even from your phone
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I've done that too, I've downgraded ADB Drivers as well and nothing has worked. Also, I can't install TWRP if the phone doesn't even show up on my computer to flash the custom recovery

BlackHawk580 said:
I've done that too, I've downgraded ADB Drivers as well and nothing has worked. Also, I can't install TWRP if the phone doesn't even show up on my computer to flash the custom recovery
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Has your pc got windows 10?
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BlackHawk580 said:
I've done that too, I've downgraded ADB Drivers as well and nothing has worked. Also, I can't install TWRP if the phone doesn't even show up on my computer to flash the custom recovery
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Go in Device Manager in your pc and look for "ADB Interface". If there isnt your android device then you havent installed drivers properly so go check

_NikO_ said:
Has your pc got windows 10?
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Go in Device Manager in your pc and look for "ADB Interface". If there isnt your android device then you havent installed drivers properly so go check
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Yes, I've done that too, I've tried installing various different drivers as well, it also has Windows 10 as well

BlackHawk580 said:
Yes, I've done that too, I've tried installing various different drivers as well
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So your phone is showing up in Adb devuces without any yellow warning or anything?

_NikO_ said:
So your phone is showing up in Adb devuces without any yellow warning or anything?
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It doesn't show up at all on the list, yeah

BlackHawk580 said:
I'm facing is that whenever the phone is in fastboot mode, running the "adb devices" command, the phone doesn't show up at all.
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Isn't that intended? You should use fastboot commands, not ADB commands...
What is the output of
Code:
fastboot devices
?

BlackHawk580 said:
It doesn't show up at all on the list, yeah
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If there isnt your computer isnt actually seeing it as an adb device

osd_daedalus said:
Isn't that intended? You should use fastboot commands, not ADB commands...
What is the output of
Code:
fastboot devices
?
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Okay so, I ran that command and it does show up in the list thankfully. But now I have another problem. I can't boot into the recovery. I try the fasboot boot command and it just restarts normally and for some reason, doing volume up and power doesn't enter the recovery either.

BlackHawk580 said:
Isn't that intended? You should use fastboot commands, not ADB commands...
What is the output of
Okay so, I ran that command and it does show up in the list thankfully. But now I have another problem. I can't boot into the recovery. I try the fasboot boot command and it just restarts normally and for some reason, doing volume down and power doesn't enter the recovery either.
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I'm not sure you can reboot to recovery from fastboot.
Some people tell you can launch "fastboot reboot recovery" but it is not a standard command and does not work for me.
In fastboot you can boot the recovery image file with
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
Change recovery.img with your recovery file.
Keeping it simply, can you reboot normally and reboot to recovery via adb? With "adb reboot recovery"

Fastboot is the way to flash anything
Your phone don't have to get recognized by adb, it's more for sideload or apk installation. To flash recovery, you need fastboot.
Try fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (recovery.img should be in the same folder as fastboot.exe)

Is there any news? I have a similar problem:
I boot in fastboot mode and I run `fastboot oem device-info` to check status:
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$ fastboot oem device-info [15:20:59]
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: true
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: true
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
OKAY [ 0.001s]
Finished. Total time: 0.001s
And it seems ok.
Now I try
Code:
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and it stuck there and it don't do anything.
I tried different PCs and different cables, nothing make it works!
Normally it only lasts some seconds...
What should I try?
Thanks in advance

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Why cant I flash custom recovery on 4.3?

I downloaded the latest twrp recovery and put the file in my platform tools. (also renamed it to twrp.img) and I go into fastboot mode. Run cmd in my platform tools directory and type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and I get this message twrp.img no error. Im following a youtube video and the guy does the same thing im doing and his works..
Does it do the same with CWM?
EddyOS said:
Does it do the same with CWM?
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I prefer twrp so no I have not tried CWm
Cjshino said:
I prefer twrp so no I have not tried CWm
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Fair enough, but try it and see what happens
EddyOS said:
Fair enough, but try it and see what happens
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still doesnt work
Cjshino said:
still doesnt work
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1. Is your bootloader unlocked?
Use "fastboot oem unlock" to unlock your phone's bootloader. Be warn that it will wipe everything if you do not use "fastboot format cache" afterwards.
2. Can you see your device after you run command "fastboot devices"?
Install the fastboot drivers, download google usb driver here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
ksilver89 said:
1. Is your bootloader unlocked?
Use "fastboot oem unlock" to unlock your phone's bootloader. Be warn that it will wipe everything if you do not use "fastboot format cache" afterwards.
2. Can you see your device after you run command "fastboot devices"?
Install the fastboot drivers, download google usb driver here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
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yes my bootloader is unlocked and when I run command 'fastboot devices' it works. Im really stumped..
is your kernel rooted? if yes use Recovery Tools (on play store).
Cjshino said:
yes my bootloader is unlocked and when I run command 'fastboot devices' it works. Im really stumped..
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I just flashed it last night without any problems but I renamed the file recovery.img. You sure you have version 2.6 for the Nexus 4? TWRP has different recoveries for each device.
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Here's another thing to check. Make sure you didn't rename the file twrp.img.img as windows hides extensions by default. In my case when I renamed the file recovery I didn't have to add the extension .img as it was already there.
Cjshino said:
yes my bootloader is unlocked and when I run command 'fastboot devices' it works. Im really stumped..
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If you're rooted, try this method:
1. Boot to Android system.
2. Enable USB Debugging
3. Connect your phone with USB.
4. Run the command below:
Code:
adb push twrp.img /sdcard/twrp.img
adb shell
5. Next, get root permission and flash the recovery.
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
6. After confirming every steps, boot into recovery.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Thanks guys i just used a toolkit and I have twrp for 4.3 now

[Q] ADB sideload & fastboot not working

Hi,I just installed android 4.4.3 from 4.4.2 rooted with kernel mat1x v13.5 with the following steps:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.02.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot format cache
fastboot reboot
Then installed CWM by:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
and then I tried to go to recovery mode with:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
but the command line says:
Code:
<waiting for device>
. If I write:
Code:
fastboot devices
, nothing happens, but if I write:
Code:
adb devices
it does recognizes my phone.
Anyway I went to recovery mode with volume buttons (CWM is properly installed), went to sideload options, USB connected and typed:
Code:
adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r3.zip
but it says:
Code:
error: device not found
While I'm in Recovery mode (in CWM) adb devices can't find any device.
SDK tools and platform-tools are just updated and PC is just rebooted.
EXTRA INFO: when i go out of CWM it says:
Code:
Root access is missing. Root device? THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE.
and options are
-no
-Yes - Root device (/system/xbin/su)
When I choose Yes it just starts with no problems.
Anything?
oliverm91 said:
Hi,I just installed android 4.4.3 from 4.4.2 rooted with kernel mat1x v13.5 with the following steps:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.02.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot format cache
fastboot reboot
Then installed CWM by:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
and then I tried to go to recovery mode with:
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
but the command line says:
Code:
<waiting for device>
. If I write:
Code:
fastboot devices
, nothing happens, but if I write:
Code:
adb devices
it does recognizes my phone.
Anyway I went to recovery mode with volume buttons (CWM is properly installed), went to sideload options, USB connected and typed:
Code:
adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r3.zip
but it says:
Code:
error: device not found
While I'm in Recovery mode (in CWM) adb devices can't find any device.
SDK tools and platform-tools are just updated and PC is just rebooted.
EXTRA INFO: when i go out of CWM it says:
Code:
Root access is missing. Root device? THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE.
and options are
-no
-Yes - Root device (/system/xbin/su)
When I choose Yes it just starts with no problems.
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Try reboot the phone and then reboot to recovery and see if that works. If not, try TWRP recovery.
taodan said:
Try reboot the phone and then reboot to recovery and see if that works. If not, try TWRP recovery.
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You mean turn off the phone and turn on to recovery? Because I've already done that as I mentioned in the first post.
Not sure but aren't recovery mode and fastboot mode different?
Can you manually boot into fastboot mode on your phone rather than using adb commands?
audit13 said:
Not sure but aren't recovery mode and fastboot mode different?
Can you manually boot into fastboot mode on your phone rather than using adb commands?
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I just used fastboot to go into recovery with my pc because i'm lazy, I can do it with the mobile, but when i tried I discovered the <waiting for device> error. And I need to use adb coomands to sideload SuperSU. I think i can flash it from the phone, but it still bothers me the fact that there is something wrong, because I use my phone to test personals apks.
oliverm91 said:
I just used fastboot to go into recovery with my pc because i'm lazy, I can do it with the mobile, but when i tried I discovered the <waiting for device> error. And I need to use adb coomands to sideload SuperSU. I think i can flash it from the phone, but it still bothers me the fact that there is something wrong, because I use my phone to test personals apks.
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Are you using a Windows PC? If you are, boot into task mamager and kill all ADB services. Relaunch the command prompt and try it.
audit13 said:
Are you using a Windows PC? If you are, boot into task mamager and kill all ADB services. Relaunch the command prompt and try it.
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I am, Windows 8. But this problems happens even after rebooting my PC.
oliverm91 said:
I am, Windows 8. But this problems happens even after rebooting my PC.
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I assume the drivers load the first time you connect your phone. Does running the command prompt as an admin make a difference?
audit13 said:
I assume the drivers load the first time you connect your phone. Does running the command prompt as an admin make a difference?
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I use PowerShell as admin
No clue?
Revoke USB debugging authorizations for all the devices from the developer options and try again..
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
Adb and fastboot are two different things. Use adb commands when you're booted into recovery or normally booted. Use fastboot commands when you boot into the bootloader
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karthi89 said:
Revoke USB debugging authorizations for all the devices from the developer options and try again..
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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Did this, but ADB still doesn't recognize my phone while in recovery.
jd1639 said:
Adb and fastboot are two different things. Use adb commands when you're booted into recovery or normally booted. Use fastboot commands when you boot into the bootloader
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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Ok, but ADB won't recognize my device when it's on CWM (CWM v6.0.4.7)
I realised that in "device manager" of Windows a yellow triangle appears on "Other devices" -> Nexus 4 (when im in Recovery)
and when I normally boot my phone it appears normally under "Android device" -> android composite adb interface
No clue?

Can't update

So my dad went out and bought a nakasig/tilapia it's running Android 4.2.1 and bootloader is 4.13. Having just updated my razor/flo via fastboot everything was setup and working. "adb reboot bootloader" reboots the nakasig/tilapia into fastboot mode and "fastboot devices" shows the nakasig/tilapia serial number. Every other fastboot command just hangs there and does nothing. "fastboot oem unlock" does not prompt me to unlock bootloader. "fastboot reboot" doesn't even reboot the tablet. I use Linux so I figured I would try Windows following the thread sticky'd in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175086 same problem adb works fastboot will list the device but can't do anything with it. "fastboot getvar all" did give me an error however "FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))" all the other commands just hang there doing nothing saying nothing. Having tried Windows and Linux setups which I have used on my other Nexus devices without issue I am starting to think its an issue with the bootloader maybe I need some older version of fastboot.
Is there a way to flash bootloader from inside Android or Recovery? I can use Towelroot to root the tablet then flash TWRP from Android and boot into TWRP but I don't think you can flash a bootloader from there or unlock the bootloader can you?
Edit: according to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068207 the nakasig/tilapia bootloader is encrypted so you can't flash or unlock it without fastboot.
OK so you have a 2013 N7 that does not have this problem, but your dad's 2012 does. Two different pieces of hardware.
Could it be a driver issue? Sometimes when the drivers are not talking to it correctly you get these flaky results. Different USB cable/port?
Theoretically there is a flash all command you can use to flash an update of the whole thing including the bootloader without it being unlocked. However if you are getting write errors then you should really be cautious because that could just fry it instead of fixing it.
dextroamphetamine said:
So my dad went out and bought a nakasig/tilapia it's running Android 4.2.1 and bootloader is 4.13. Having just updated my razor/flo via fastboot everything was setup and working. "adb reboot bootloader" reboots the nakasig/tilapia into fastboot mode and "fastboot devices" shows the nakasig/tilapia serial number. Every other fastboot command just hangs there and does nothing. "fastboot oem unlock" does not prompt me to unlock bootloader. "fastboot reboot" doesn't even reboot the tablet. I use Linux so I figured I would try Windows following the thread sticky'd in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175086 same problem adb works fastboot will list the device but can't do anything with it. "fastboot getvar all" did give me an error however "FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))" all the other commands just hang there doing nothing saying nothing. Having tried Windows and Linux setups which I have used on my other Nexus devices without issue I am starting to think its an issue with the bootloader maybe I need some older version of fastboot.
Is there a way to flash bootloader from inside Android or Recovery? I can use Towelroot to root the tablet then flash TWRP from Android and boot into TWRP but I don't think you can flash a bootloader from there or unlock the bootloader can you?
Edit: according to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068207 the nakasig/tilapia bootloader is encrypted so you can't flash or unlock it without fastboot.
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cmstlist said:
OK so you have a 2013 N7 that does not have this problem, but your dad's 2012 does. Two different pieces of hardware.
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Correct.
cmstlist said:
Could it be a driver issue? Sometimes when the drivers are not talking to it correctly you get these flaky results.
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ADB and fasboot use the same drivers don't they? While in Anroid adb works fine I can adb shell I can adb push/get I can adb reboot.
cmstlist said:
Different USB cable/port?
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Tried every cable and port I have. Different computers even.
cmstlist said:
Theoretically there is a flash all command you can use to flash an update of the whole thing including the bootloader without it being unlocked. However if you are getting write errors then you should really be cautious because that could just fry it instead of fixing it.
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NONE of the fastboot commands work except "fastboot devices"
dextroamphetamine said:
Correct.
ADB and fasboot use the same drivers don't they? While in Anroid adb works fine I can adb shell I can adb push/get I can adb reboot.
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No, AFAIK they're different drivers, and different devices often require a distinct driver install too.
cmstlist said:
No, AFAIK they're different drivers, and different devices often require a distinct driver install too.
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Got any sources on that info?
WOW
weird! really weird!
I really don't know what the issue, the fact that it happens on Linux and on Windows makes me think to an hardware realted issue, unfortunately..
As long as I know adb and fastboot do not use exactly the same drivers, but you download and install them together, so it should n not be a problem, this one..
The only think I can suggest you atm is to try with Linux by logging in as superuser (su). On my slackware with my "normal" user adb works as usual, but if I try to use fastboot the terminal says me No permissions..
I hope someway your distro has the same issue, even if your fastboot devices success!
So login as superuser and try to use fastboot. If you do not install it in /bin partition you should have to locate its directory and then use
./fastboot devices
or any other command but with ./fastboot instead of fastboot..
hope it helps.. I really hope!!
For that matter, on a whim... when you open a command prompt in Windows to adb to your device, try running Command Prompt as an Administrator. Sometimes Windows is weird like that.
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[SOLVED] Z1 not showing up in Linux ADB devices

hi,
trying to flash the breadcrust recovery using my linux pc, but the Z1 doesn't appear in the list of devices when running adb devices. Image attached. Normally I would get a request to accept the RSA key for a trusted pc when enabling usb debug. But I don't get this option.
- Adb tools are loaded and working on my linux laptop
- My nexus 7 responds to ADB devices and shows up ok
- tried on wifes windows laptop with adb/sdk tools loaded and no joy there too
- i have developer USB debug options enabled, i've tripple checked this
could it be the cable? I'm using the one which came with the phone, so that should be ok?!!
cheers
SOLUTION - I ran this One Plus Two script modified with the Z1 device ID and now I can see my device in adb devices and interact with it. I get the SHA screen to allow access and can run commands from linux terminal. YAY!
See the attachments for script.
I think it´s a driver fault. Did u install them in windows?
im using linux, i dont get any rsa pop up confirmation either!
EggZenBeanz said:
im using linux, i dont get any rsa pop up confirmation either!
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and that was the reason, why i installed windows last night. as long you dont get rsa pop up, the device will not listed (i think so)
EggZenBeanz said:
im using linux, i dont get any rsa pop up confirmation either!
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But u said, that u tried ur wifes Windows notebook. Did u install the drivers there?
ADB doesn't work for me, too. I work around this problem by booting into recovery (simultaneously press Vol+ and Vol- and Power until phone vibrates) and choose "Boot to bootloader" from there. After rooting I installed "Power Toggles" from Play Store and use the toggle to reboot to recovery or bootloader.
By the way, when I boot into recovery, I'm able to ADB sideload. So I don't think there's a driver issue.
MKKLR21 said:
ADB doesn't work for me, too. I work around this problem by booting into recovery (simultaneously press Vol+ and Vol- and Power until phone vibrates) and choose "Boot to bootloader" from there. After rooting I installed "Power Toggles" from Play Store and use the toggle to reboot to recovery or bootloader.
By the way, when I boot into recovery, I'm able to ADB sideload. So I don't think there's a driver issue.
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Good tip - I'll give it a go.
My nexus 7 works as expected on all PCs and laptops Linux/windows so it must be the phone
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Maybe sudo or check this:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rDdBnJTh870/U-hxVzxMf3I/AAAAAAAAKwQ/WrZkaMjaReo/s1600/Unlock-Bootloader-linux-terminal-xperia-z.png[img/]
Source: [url]http://linuxwelt.blogspot.de/2014/08/cyanogenmod-unter-linux-installieren.html[/url]
ok some progress.....
got the trusted device RSA screen to appear on my wifes windows pc. i could then run adb devices and see the device.
I could run adb reboot bootloader, but the device doesn't boot into fastboot, just reboots as normal!
I could also hold down up/down volume buttons and get into the bootloader, but again the device isn't picked by any fastboot oem checks for unlocking!!
arrrgh!!!
You'll have to add -i switch followed by the device ID to your fastboot command. I don't have it at hand, so just read the TWRP thread.
ok! Some progress...ish.
running "adb reboot bootloader"command in windows worked when I switched Cyanogen recovery updates off in developer options. The Z1 reboots into bootloader.
Running "fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem get-device-info" returns nothing just "....."
So I tried "fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem unlock" an error returns cannot unlock use command "fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem unlock-go" which works. The phone wipes data and reboots back into OS.
I re-enable the developer options and adb debug. and reboot into bootloader
Run "fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash recovery z1.twrp.2.8.7.0.By.Breadcrust-UPDATE3.img" - some time stats are retunred and OKAY message. But when I boot into recovery it's still the cyanogen stock recovery. not TWRP.
weird!
Your commands are simply wrong, thats why they don´t work.
It is:
fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem device-info
fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem unlock-go
Run "fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash recovery z1.twrp.2.8.7.0.By.Breadcrust-UPDATE3.img" - some time stats are retunred and OKAY message. But when I boot into recovery it's still the cyanogen stock recovery. not TWRP.
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Flashing does NOT work on the international version, you have to boot into it directly from fastboot.
fastboot -i 0x2b4c boot z1.twrp.2.8.7.0.By.Breadcrust-UPDATE3.img
Should be correct instead of the flash command.
EggZenBeanz said:
ok some progress.....
got the trusted device RSA screen to appear on my wifes windows pc. i could then run adb devices and see the device.
I could run adb reboot bootloader...
...
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What made the change? I was able to see the RSA screen only once, but after device restored to defaults I can't get it back. same drivers installed, and it appears in the device manager.
I honestly don't know, it just worked after many attempts. I read somewhere about USB 3 ports with Linux so might be the same for windows?
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It's an USB 3.0 issue. Plug the phone into an USB 2.0 port, or an USB 2.0 hub plugged into an USB 3.0 port and it will magically start working. God knows why this is the case...
Ironically, fastboot works fine even on USB 3.0...
For to be able to boot (not flash) the TWRP recovery you shouldn't need to unlock bootloader. Am I right?
Planet X said:
For to be able to boot (not flash) the TWRP recovery you shouldn't need to unlock bootloader. Am I right?
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Booting should work.
At least it worked fine on other fastboot capable devices I've had in the past.
MrColdbird said:
Booting should work.
At least it worked fine on other fastboot capable devices I've had in the past.
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Okay, I have found out that it is impossible to boot from TWRP as log as the bootloader is locked. It just took me 2 hours to setup my phone again after unlock.
Have a look at this thread, I am going to give it a try later.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2408802
This did the trick on Linux (Ubuntu):
- run on terminal "sudo gedit ~/.android/adb_usb.ini"
- put "0x2b4c" in
- run on terminal "adb kill-server" and "adb start-server"
And run the fastboot commands with "sudo".

Fastboot mode issue in MiA1

Hi.
Recently I decided to flash lineage os 15.1 on my MiA1
For that I have downgrade to Android nougat.
After downgrading I booted my device.
After setting up device I booted device in fastboot mode to follow further steps like flashing TWRP and all but the problem is my device goes in fastboot mode and it is not identified by abd and after that it is automatically getting restarted and is not holding in fastboot mode.
Please help??
Odd issue. What are you using to flash? If you are using XiaoMiFlash.exe, you'll want to try the (THIS WILL REMOVE ALL YOUR DATA) "clean all" option. Please note that this removes all your data.
I have used MiFlash tool for this and now My device automatically reboot from fastboot mode so I am not able to use adb as well to flash rom or twrp also Now MiFlash tool is not recognising the device.
MrUsamahh said:
I have used MiFlash tool for this and now My device automatically reboot from fastboot mode so I am not able to use adb as well to flash rom or twrp also Now MiFlash tool is not recognising the device.
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Hmm. What ROM version are you trying to flash on this? If your device isn't recognized by your PC when in fastboot mode, I'm not sure how you'd flash it.
oreo27 said:
Hmm. What ROM version are you trying to flash on this? If your device isn't recognized by your PC when in fastboot mode, I'm not sure how you'd flash it.
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I flashed Android N Fastboot rom by selecting Clean and lock option.
After that the problem started
MrUsamahh said:
I flashed Android N Fastboot rom by selecting Clean and lock option.
After that the problem started
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It should boot if you've fully flashed it and cleaned the user data partition. If it still isn't, you'll want to wait for other members with more experience in bricks to chime in.
oreo27 said:
It should boot if you've fully flashed it and cleaned the user data partition. If it still isn't, you'll want to wait for other members with more experience in bricks to chime in.
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My device is booting up without any problems.
But the problem is bootloader is still unlocked. So i am not able to update via OTA.
And as the device does not holds in fastboot mode so I am not able to do other flash work.
Is there any way I can share a video of my problem with you?
MrUsamahh said:
My device is booting up without any problems.
But the problem is bootloader is still unlocked. So i am not able to update via OTA.
And as the device does not holds in fastboot mode so I am not able to do other flash work.
Is there any way I can share a video of my problem with you?
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Oh. If it's booting up fine, then you shouldn't be worried too much.
If it keeps restarting in Fastboot mode, it could be a driver issue which is preventing your PC from recognizing your device and vice versa. I'm on Windows 10 which installs drivers automatically so I've never had experience with it.
oreo27 said:
Oh. If it's booting up fine, then you shouldn't be worried too much.
If it keeps restarting in Fastboot mode, it could be a driver issue which is preventing your PC from recognizing your device and vice versa. I'm on Windows 10 which installs drivers automatically so I've never had experience with it.
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/TyLendNH7XaY74bs1
Please see this video.
If i boot in fastboot mode the device should be in fastboot mode till power button is not pressed for at least 10 seconds.
But in this case it gets switched off.
I have not connected the USB to pc and nothing else.
MrUsamahh said:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TyLendNH7XaY74bs1
Please see this video.
If i boot in fastboot mode the device should be in fastboot mode till power button is not pressed for at least 10 seconds.
But in this case it gets switched off.
I have not connected the USB to pc and nothing else.
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I think that's expected behavior? If it doesn't recognize itself being connected to a device, it'll exit fastboot mode.
I think you need to connect it to the USB cable and into your PC for it to not restart/power off.
oreo27 said:
I think that's expected behavior? If it doesn't recognize itself being connected to a device, it'll exit fastboot mode.
I think you need to connect it to the USB cable and into your PC for it to not restart/power off.
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No when I connect it to pc at that time also same happens.
Previously when booted in fastboot mode it will stay ther by the time juice is out.
MrUsamahh said:
No when I connect it to pc at that time also same happens.
Previously when booted in fastboot mode it will stay ther by the time juice is out.
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Yup. I just tested it out. It looks like you're right.
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Yup. I just tested it out. It looks like you're right.
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So do you know how can I help myself out?
wait.. what exacly did you do when you booted into fastboot? did you type "adb devices" or "fastboot devices"? also, try rebooting into fastboot mode by typing "adb reboot bootloader" in cmd, with your phone plugged into your pc, and with the proper platform-tools installed. it shouldn't really go away from fastboot mode like that.
Mizuru said:
wait.. what exacly did you do when you booted into fastboot? did you type "adb devices" or "fastboot devices"? also, try rebooting into fastboot mode by typing "adb reboot bootloader" in cmd, with your phone plugged into your pc, and with the proper platform-tools installed. it shouldn't really go away from fastboot mode like that.
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Hy man, I know basic of adb and I use cmd "adb devices"
My device is recognised when it is on.
I can also give various cmd like boot in recovery or fastboot mode or reboot and the device follow the instructions.
Please see the video that I've shared.
Once fastboot mode is on the device is automatically restarted in about 10 to 15 sec and within this time MiFlash tool or adb cmd prompt bot does not recognise my device.
I have tried to flash OTA via adb side load but it is showing error.
Help me with your input!
MrUsamahh said:
Hy man, I know basic of adb and I use cmd "adb devices"
My device is recognised when it is on.
I can also give various cmd like boot in recovery or fastboot mode or reboot and the device follow the instructions.
Please see the video that I've shared.
Once fastboot mode is on the device is automatically restarted in about 10 to 15 sec and within this time MiFlash tool or adb cmd prompt bot does not recognise my device.
I have tried to flash OTA via adb side load but it is showing error.
Help me with your input!
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Your device doesn't get detected in your CMD prompt when it's in fastboot AND you type "fastboot devices"?
If it doesnt then you might have flashed something incorrectly.
Also, make sure to have your android drivers up to date in your pc. It's very, very likely that you don't have them installed on your PC, or they are outdated. See this: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb.html
And this: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
I have faced this issue. Yesterday i dirty flashed a custom rom. but i forgot how to dirty flash. i just simply flashed the rom and restarted the phone. it was mandatory to flash custom recovery and gapps after flashing a rom dirtily or normally. but i didn't. After the reboot completed, i remembered that i didn't flashed the twrp and gapps. So, i go back recovery mod, guessed i could flash twrp now. But i didn't see any custom recovery on my phone. But the phone boots, and i can use the phone. Still, i'm on that phone, while i'm typing this comment. i didn't lost my data cause i flashed dirtily. But the problem is, as i didn't flashed gapps or magisk (for root access), now i can't use google apps like, play store, and more. As i don't have root access on my phone so, i can't run flasify, to flash custom recovery. neither i can run other apps that need root. As i didn't flash custom recovery, now i can't flash gapps, magisk and whatever that needs a custom recovery.
I told some rom porter about the matter. They told me to flash stock rom. So, i was trying to flash stock rom. but flashing stock rom requires a fastboot mode. But my fastboot logo doesn't appear and it's blank. I told this to a rom porter. But he said, He doesn't know about that and he can't help.

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