So I decided to finally flash OmniROM 9.0 on my XC, and started having some problems.
Basically, I went completely from stock (already unlocked the BL):
1. Installed TWRP 3.3.1-0
2. Rebooted to TWRP and did a factory reset (because it said so on the install guide: https://docs.omnirom.org/Installing_Omni_on_your_device)
3. Flashed OmniROM 9.0 Weekly from the SD card
4. Unsuccesfully installed Open GApps because error 64 (apparently was supposed to use the ARM64 version, even though CPU-Z stated I was on ARM)
5. Installed Magisk 19.3
6. Wiped Dalvik/ART cache and Cache partitions
7. Installed TWRP app to /system and rebooted
Now it gets stuck on the Sony logo every time I power it on.
I tried leaving it for about 15 minutes to see if it was taking so long because of a fresh install, but previously I tried installing Paranoid Android and the boot up took only a few seconds, so obviously that wasn't going to work.
I tried rebooting multiple times, wiping the cache partitions again, uninstalled the TWRP app, did another factory reset, tried fixing contexts, and it still gets stuck on the Sony logo.
At this point I'm not sure if I should just give up, because none of the ROMs I tried flashing actually worked, which includes Resurrection Remix, Paranoid Android and LineageOS, and now OmniROM as well. So far, I haven't found anyone with the same problem as me, except https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/acot9y/trying_to_install_omnirom_on_my_x_compact_stuck, but that's not quite the same.
EDIT: After flashing the ODM image, the phone booted up, but it's asking me for a password. I tried typing "password", and it said the password was correct, but my data was corrupt. It offered me a factory reset, but it made no difference. This is nothing new to me, the same thing happened when I tried flashing Paranoid Android. Should I do a clean install, like, wipe Internal storage and System?
1. The device has the latest stock ftf
2. The device has an unlocked bootloader
3. The ODM image zip (version 9) has been downloaded from HERE, and the ODM image has been extracted from it
4. The WEEKLY zip file has been downloaded and copied to the device
Looks like u skipped Step #3
z0mg.jer1Cho said:
1. The device has the latest stock ftf
2. The device has an unlocked bootloader
3. The ODM image zip (version 9) has been downloaded from HERE, and the ODM image has been extracted from it
4. The WEEKLY zip file has been downloaded and copied to the device
Looks like u skipped Step #3
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Right, I'm an idiot. I'll try again and see if that works.
ŽeljkoLončar said:
So I decided to finally flash OmniROM 9.0 on my XC, and started having some problems.
EDIT: After flashing the ODM image, the phone booted up, but it's asking me for a password. I tried typing "password", and it said the password was correct, but my data was corrupt. It offered me a factory reset, but it made no difference. This is nothing new to me, the same thing happened when I tried flashing Paranoid Android. Should I do a clean install, like, wipe Internal storage and System?
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Did u boot the Phone after u've installed the default firmware?
z0mg.jer1Cho said:
Did u boot the Phone after u've installed the default firmware?
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Yes, I did. Went through the setup and everything. Ttied it multiple times, didn't make a difference.
ŽeljkoLončar said:
Yes, I did. Went through the setup and everything. Ttied it multiple times, didn't make a difference.
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Dont boot the Phone after installing the Factory Firmware. After u've installed it, just go on with the flashing procedure as told you in OPs thread
Same issue
I have exactly the same issue. Recovery successfully flashed, did a factory reset, successfully installed Omnirom, and then I reboot into a permanent white screen with the Sony logo in the center...
After several tries I gave up and installed the stock firmware again using Sony's flash tool Emma.
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My friend gave me his Nexus 4 to fix, for some unknown reason it does not boot. It earlier worked fine and was running Stock 5.1.
So I tried to fix it by loading the latest Factory Image from Google's website. I downloaded the latest build. extracted it, and followed the instructions given on their website. I was able to successfully install the OS by using the Flash-All script. The phone rebooted once the flashing process got over.
But the phone never booted, it got stuck on the circles flying around boot animation. I did the entire process again and waited for 45 minutes but it still did not boot. I went in the Stock Recovery and wiped the Cache and did a factory reset and still the same. I even tried locking and unlocking the bootloader again but still no result.
After doing all this I decided to install CyanogenMod 12.1 Snapshot, so I downloaded the latest version of TWRP and installed it. Booted into TWRP.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache, Data and System. Flashed the ROM, the ROM installed successfully. But now even CM12.1 won't boot!
How am I supposed to make this phone boot?
Please help me.
Thanks in Advanced.
Same problem
cyborgmanu said:
My friend gave me his Nexus 4 to fix, for some unknown reason it does not boot. It earlier worked fine and was running Stock 5.1.
So I tried to fix it by loading the latest Factory Image from Google's website. I downloaded the latest build. extracted it, and followed the instructions given on their website. I was able to successfully install the OS by using the Flash-All script. The phone rebooted once the flashing process got over.
But the phone never booted, it got stuck on the circles flying around boot animation. I did the entire process again and waited for 45 minutes but it still did not boot. I went in the Stock Recovery and wiped the Cache and did a factory reset and still the same. I even tried locking and unlocking the bootloader again but still no result.
After doing all this I decided to install CyanogenMod 12.1 Snapshot, so I downloaded the latest version of TWRP and installed it. Booted into TWRP.
Wiped Dalvik, Cache, Data and System. Flashed the ROM, the ROM installed successfully. But now even CM12.1 won't boot!
How am I supposed to make this phone boot?
Please help me.
Thanks in Advanced.
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I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.
mose_nd said:
I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.
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I also posted this is the Nexus 4 Community on Google Plus. I am going to try out what they said.
Here is the link:
https://plus.google.com/117172821556811787798/posts/dzVorg3JSUw
SOLVED!
mose_nd said:
I have the same problem, and I am trying to download factory 4.4.4 image.
guys help us plz.
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Hey I fixed it! It finally booted up.
You need to use the first Factory Image, that is, the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Factory Image.
Once you have flashed the image, the phone will boot up quickly - Mine booted in around 5 minutes I guess.
Here is the link - https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jdq39-factory-345dc199.tgz
So I did everythign I normally do with a new device!
1)I unlocked it through Fastboot
2) I downloaded the latest TWRP recovery image for that device and flashed it with Fastboot
3) I rebooted the device into recovery to check if everything is ok.
4) Proceeded to download Cyanogenmod for Nexus 6p (Angler) and OpenGapps ARM64 for 6.0 stock package and put them on the phone
5) Opened the Zips from the phone to check that none are corrupted
6) Wiped Everything on the phone via Advanced Wipe incl System, Data, Cache etc,
7) Flashed Cyanogenmod Zip first after that the Gapps package
8) Rebooted to System and waited for the phone to finish its first boot
This is where my problems begin. No matter what I do and how much I toubleshoot the first boot never seems to finish. I have played with devices long before I got the 6p and know that the first boot taked a long time but not this long!
I checked if it was the recovery, or the CM zip or Gapps but no matter how many scenarios I try and rule out Im stuck at the CM boot logo (Which seems pretty laggy). I even tried without gapps.
I searched online and cant find ppl with a similar problem. There are people who cant get past the Google logo but I get past that with no problem. Its just that I cant boot the OS.
I even checked a few guides to see if I missed a step when I was doing it on my own but no! I have done everything absolutely correctly and cant seem to find an issue this time (usually finding issues with Android and repairing them is my specialty ).
I can not think of ANYTHING that ive missed here. I just cant seem to find the problem. The hardware boots Stock/Factory imaged perfectly so its working fine. Where am doing wrong?
bogomil4e said:
So I did everythign I normally do with a new device!
1)I unlocked it through Fastboot
2) I downloaded the latest TWRP recovery image for that device and flashed it with Fastboot
3) I rebooted the device into recovery to check if everything is ok.
4) Proceeded to download Cyanogenmod for Nexus 6p (Angler) and OpenGapps ARM64 for 6.0 stock package and put them on the phone
5) Opened the Zips from the phone to check that none are corrupted
6) Wiped Everything on the phone via Advanced Wipe incl System, Data, Cache etc,
7) Flashed Cyanogenmod Zip first after that the Gapps package
8) Rebooted to System and waited for the phone to finish its first boot
This is where my problems begin. No matter what I do and how much I toubleshoot the first boot never seems to finish. I have played with devices long before I got the 6p and know that the first boot taked a long time but not this long!
I checked if it was the recovery, or the CM zip or Gapps but no matter how many scenarios I try and rule out Im stuck at the CM boot logo (Which seems pretty laggy). I even tried without gapps.
I searched online and cant find ppl with a similar problem. There are people who cant get past the Google logo but I get past that with no problem. Its just that I cant boot the OS.
I even checked a few guides to see if I missed a step when I was doing it on my own but no! I have done everything absolutely correctly and cant seem to find an issue this time (usually finding issues with Android and repairing them is my specialty ).
I can not think of ANYTHING that ive missed here. I just cant seem to find the problem. The hardware boots Stock/Factory imaged perfectly so its working fine. Where am doing wrong?
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I'm not sure but on an old HTC phone I had the same issue which was caused by a mismatch between the rom version and phones firmware. I'm not sure how it works on the nexus hope someone here can help
Try different GAPPS ?
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Have you tried flashing a vendor zip yet? Sounds like not booting cause missing binaries.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=43551
If you're able to get to twrp, wipe everything, flash cyanogen reboot, and then flash a different gappd
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You must format data in TWRP or it won't boot.
I am trying to flash my N4 with cyanogenmod following the official wiki.
I'm at the point where I've installed TWRP into recovery, I've wiped everything (I've even formatted them since I couldn't wipe all of it initially), and the only error I see is "unable to mount /usb-otg".
Then, I've "installed" the CN zip files for the 13 and 12 versions, none of them works in the sense that when I reboot the system, I'm always coming back to TWRP.
What's wrong? Any suggestion?
Thanks
I've the same problems with my nexus 4
gerardgerard said:
I am trying to flash my N4 with cyanogenmod following the official wiki.
I'm at the point where I've installed TWRP into recovery, I've wiped everything (I've even formatted them since I couldn't wipe all of it initially), and the only error I see is "unable to mount /usb-otg".
Then, I've "installed" the CN zip files for the 13 and 12 versions, none of them works in the sense that when I reboot the system, I'm always coming back to TWRP.
What's wrong? Any suggestion?
Thanks
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Hi gerardgerard,
I also wanted to flash my Nexus 4 with Cyanogenmod 12.1. So I installed TWRP into recovery and wiped everything, like it's explained in the wiki. I can also see the error "unable to mount /usb-otg". When I want to reboot the system I always get back to TWRP. Cyanogenmod doesn't boot correctly. Did you find a solution for the problem?
same problem
Hi
I'm having the same problem. As follows:
Cause (my mistake): I have been using Cyanogen-mod nightlies for a couple of months on my Nexus 4, and made the grave mistake of leaving the phone to upgrade one night but without it being plugged in properly - and it ran out of power part way through! (At least, that's what I think happened).
Fortunately, it would boot into bootloader and I could use adb/fastboot. I (re)installed TWRP 2.8.7.0 (from my Mac, using fastboot). And that works fine - I can boot into twrp ok.
Next I loaded the latest nightly from cm (using fastboot - is this what people call sideloading?) and used twrp to install it. It goes through the installation fine (the only error message is that it can't mount /usb-otg). But when I reboot it just goes back to twrp.
I then tried installing the earlier cm nightly that I know worked, but with the same result.
Finally, before I first installed cm I did a backup (using twrp), and I have tried recovering that. It seems to do all the right things, but again when I reboot it just goes back to twrp.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
J
Flash back to a completely stock ROM and run through the set up to make sure everything works. Then copy CM to the phone, reboot to fastboot, flash twrp, immediately boot into recovery using the volume and power button without leaving fastboot, wipe data, cache, system, flash CM, reboot.
If the phone will not boot after flashing a stock ROM, boot to fastboot, flash the userdata.img file, and immediately go to stock recovery without leaving fastboot, wipe data/cache, reboot.
It works now!
I managed to fix the problem ... I found this guide for the Nexus 5:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
and I applied those instructions. It didn't work first time, so I just repeated them and now it's working. I used the 5.1.1 stock downloaded from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam.
I guess this is what audit13 means in their post - so thanks are due there.
I will next reinstall twrp and cm and I don't expect any problems with that (having done it successfully before).
Smaje
I bought this phone used and the person who had it before me it rooted and installed some of different ROMs on it. After getting my used moto x pure 2015 running android 6.0. I booted it up and tested all the functions (including downloading a few apps) Wi-Fi, camera, audio/charging jacks ext. Everything worked fine. So did normal factory reset (not using TWRP) just to make sure everything was clean before using it as my daily. Then, (BUM BUM BUM!) when I tried to start downloading all my apps. None of them would download even though the Wi-Fi was working. Error 492 I think.
I started trying custom ROMs because I was having two big issues (apps not downloading and incoming call not bringing up accept/decline screen) with my stock rom. and wanted to fix those issues with a fresh stock image.
This is all new to me and has not been as easy as anticipated. If anyone knows a clean factory image I could flash or a fail proof fix to error 492 that would be helpful. I really just want to return to fully working Motorola stock android, but the files I have used haven’t fixed the issue. I have searched for a factory image without finding one…
Is there a way to flash the Motorola image through TRWP?
Otherwise, maybe you can help me with my flashing method, and maybe tell me what I am doing wrong. I tried to flash multiple stock images all with the same issue. I have also tried to flash Resurrection Remix, and Brocken OS, both having resulted in a bootloop. I am starting to think I have done something wrong. The steps I have taken so far have been these:
My bootloader is unlocked status code 3.
My phone is not rooted. Do I need root?
First I downloaded adb and fastboot.
Then I flashed TWRP (3.0.2).
I never installed the official Motorola stock image because flashing it from fast boot wouldn’t work and it couldn’t be flashed with TWRP because it is a .gz not a .zip. (I knew a .gz needs to be flashed with fastboot but I knew TWRP was easer so I didn’t fuss with it)
After flashing TWRP to my phone, I downloaded (yes, I checked the md5) the various ROMs to my computer then transfered them to my phone via micro SD card.
Here are the file’s names if that matters:
moto_x_pure_edition_stock_x1575_mphs24.49-18-3_v1-odexed
(booted and Wi-Fi but play store won’t download apps)
moto_x_pure_edition_stock_x1575_mph24.49-18_v1-odexed
(booted but no Wi-Fi)
Broken-v4.9.1-clark-6.0.1-OFFICIAL-20160824 (with Broken_gapps_lp5.1.x_09172015)
(Brocken was the only non-stock that got past boot, but I still couldn’t get past set up without an error and never made it to the system.)
ResurrectionRemix-N-v5.8.0-20161220-clark (7.1 gapps failed to flash but I booted it anyway.)
(boot loop after both of my tries)
I got Wi-Fi working on one of the above stock ROMs (so I KNOW it works) but couldn’t even turn Wi-Fi on in all the others.
The method I used to flash all of the above files in TWRP was:
Wipe
Full wipe (davlik cache, data, system, cache)
(used for RR and Brocken)
Factory reset (using TWRP) (davlik cache, data , cache)
Used for the stock ROMs or even after flashing .zip file I got the error: no OS installed.
Install
Select file of ROM flash (gapps if needed) and flash
I can’t remember which ones but on some of them after flashing I again did a factory reset.
Then I rebooted
Thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long. I tried to add as much useful information as possible. Hopefully someone smarter than me will see my error(s) and help me get my phone into fully working order.
cont.
I really just want to return to fully working Motorola stock android, but the files I have used haven’t fixed the issue. I have searched for a factory image without finding one…
Is there a way to flash the Motorola image through TRWP?
Otherwise maybe you can help me out with my flashing method and maybe tell me what I am doing wrong. I tried to flash multiple stock images all with the same issue. I have also tried to flash Resurrection Remix, and Brocken OS, both having resulted in a bootloop. I am starting to think I have done something wrong. The steps I have taken so far have been these:
My bootloader is unlocked status code 3.
My phone is not rooted. Do I need root?
First I downloaded adb and fastboot.
Then I flashed TWRP (3.0.2).
I never installed the official Motorola stock image because flashing it from fast boot wouldn’t work and it couldn’t be flashed with TWRP because it is a .gz not a .zip. (I knew a .gz needs to be flashed with fastboot but I knew TWRP was easer so I didn’t fuss with it)
After flashing TWRP to my phone, I downloaded (yes, I checked the md5) the various ROMs to my computer then transfered them to my phone via micro SD card.
Here are the file’s names if that matters:
moto_x_pure_edition_stock_x1575_mphs24.49-18-3_v1-odexed
(booted and Wi-Fi but play store won’t download apps)
moto_x_pure_edition_stock_x1575_mph24.49-18_v1-odexed
(booted but no Wi-Fi)
Broken-v4.9.1-clark-6.0.1-OFFICIAL-20160824 (with Broken_gapps_lp5.1.x_09172015)
(Brocken was the only non-stock that got past boot, but I still couldn’t get past set up without an error and never made it to the system.)
ResurrectionRemix-N-v5.8.0-20161220-clark (7.1 gapps failed to flash but I booted it anyway.)
(boot loop after both of my tries)
I got Wi-Fi working on one of the above stock ROMs (so I KNOW it works) but couldn’t even turn Wi-Fi on in all the others.
The method I used to flash all of the above files in TWRP was:
Wipe
Full wipe (davlik cache, data, system, cache)
(used for RR and Brocken)
Factory reset (using TWRP) (davlik cache, data , cache)
Used for the stock ROMs or even after flashing .zip file I got the error: no OS installed.
Install
Select file of ROM flash (gapps if needed) and flash
I can’t remember which ones but on some of them after flashing I again did a factory reset.
Then I rebooted
Thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long. I tried to add as much useful information as possible. Hopefully someone smarter than me will see my error(s) and help me get my phone into fully working order.
I think this thread will help you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3489110
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Install stock firmware via fastboot... if that dont fix the issue, install TWRP make a full wipe, FULL, and install the stock firmware again, eventualy that sould fix the issue.
RK2116 said:
Install stock firmware via fastboot... if that dont fix the issue, install TWRP make a full wipe, FULL, and install the stock firmware again, eventualy that sould fix the issue.
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I'm having a similar issue. Tried the TruPure rom but I want to switch back to stock. If I do a full wipe, would I be able to use the files that Motorola provides on their website and flash those throught fastboot? Or through TWRP? Any chance you have a link to a guide on how to do the latter option (installing through TWRP)? I'm just trying to get my device back to 100% stock so that I can receive OTA.
cdiaz8 said:
I'm having a similar issue. Tried the TruPure rom but I want to switch back to stock. If I do a full wipe, would I be able to use the files that Motorola provides on their website and flash those throught fastboot? Or through TWRP? Any chance you have a link to a guide on how to do the latter option (installing through TWRP)? I'm just trying to get my device back to 100% stock so that I can receive OTA.
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Odexed one, install with TWRP, full wipe before doing that, no GApps, just ROM, them, install stock recovery vía fastboot. After that you Will be stock with OTAs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...t/rom-marshmallow-6-0-september-2016-t3536120
RK2116 said:
Odexed one, install with TWRP, full wipe before doing that, no GApps, just ROM, them, install stock recovery vía fastboot. After that you Will be stock with OTAs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...t/rom-marshmallow-6-0-september-2016-t3536120
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Thank you for sharing that link. I think I get it but it seems too easy considering what I've tried so far. Just to make sure I get it:
I should download the odexed rom, go to twrp and wipe data, cache and dalvik then flash the odexed rom through the install function? And thats it? I've literally tried a ton of stuff so if this takes care of it, this is great!
cdiaz8 said:
Thank you for sharing that link. I think I get it but it seems too easy considering what I've tried so far. Just to make sure I get it:
I should download the odexed rom, go to twrp and wipe data, cache and dalvik then flash the odexed rom through the install function? And thats it? I've literally tried a ton of stuff so if this takes care of it, this is great!
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Yes, also wipe system, make a backup before If you want, but remember, for the OTAs support you need yo flash the stock recovery via fastboot. Good luck.
RK2116 said:
Yes, also wipe system, make a backup before If you want, but remember, for the OTAs support you need yo flash the stock recovery via fastboot. Good luck.
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This got me back to stock! You are the real MVP.
So I remember seeing a recovery.img file in the factory image that motorola posted on its site. Does it have to be a specific stock recovery or do I need a specific one to match with the file I just installed?
thanks again
cdiaz8 said:
This got me back to stock! You are the real MVP.
So I remember seeing a recovery.img file in the factory image that motorola posted on its site. Does it have to be a specific stock recovery or do I need a specific one to match with the file I just installed?
thanks again
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Just a stock one, if Motorola have one use that.
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Just a stock one, if Motorola have one use that.
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So I'm on stock build 49-18-8 and flashed the recovery from 49-18-3. I went into fastboot and selected recovery. I got the android character with an !
I then did the power button and volume up and got into stock android recovery. Am I supposed to see the android character with ! each time I try to reach the recovery menu? Just wondering if I did this correctly.
Thanks again for pointing me to these resources!
cdiaz8 said:
So I'm on stock build 49-18-8 and flashed the recovery from 49-18-3. I went into fastboot and selected recovery. I got the android character with an !
I then did the power button and volume up and got into stock android recovery. Am I supposed to see the android character with ! each time I try to reach the recovery menu? Just wondering if I did this correctly.
Thanks again for pointing me to these resources!
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Yes.
I'm having a very difficult time getting this phone setup. I can get very, very close... but then it starts boot looping into recovery.
So starting at the beginning, here is what I did:
- Booted up phone, make sure it works and connects to wifi (I find out later that it got encrypted, even though I didn't set a PIN).
- Inside the OS on first boot, I install and use the official bootloader unlock APK from Asus.
- Rebooted into the bootloader and fastboot flashed TWRP.
- Rebooted into TWRP and flashed the Oreo modem, current unofficial Carbon OS 6.1, nano gapps, and magisk 16.6.
- Rebooted and the Carbon ROM logo comes up. It works for about 2-3 minutes, then reboots.
- After many attempts to decrypt (and a lot of help from the forum), I successfully restore the phone to "WW_ZE552KL_14.2020.1712.85_M3.10.47.15_Phone-user.raw.zip" with the Asus tool.
- Phone is fixed and booting again to the OS, but I'm back to square one.
Second attempt:
- Thinking I need to flash the raw Oreo ROM (instead of just the Oreo modem), I use the Asus tool to flash "WW_ZE552KL_15.0410.1803.55_M3.10.47.19_Phone-user.raw.zip"
- The phone works fine and is now an Oreo ROM with an Oreo modem
- It's still unlocked, so I rebooted into the bootloader and fastboot flashed TWRP.
- Rebooted into TWRP and flashed the current unofficial Carbon OS 6.1, nano gapps, and magisk 16.6.
- Rebooted and the Carbon ROM logo comes up. It works for about 2-3 minutes, then reboots.
- After the reboot, it goes to TWRP... whether I just let it boot on its own, or press power when it says: Start - Continue to boot >
What am I doing wrong?
You're having a rough go at this one eh.
I know we talked about this before, but did you try a factory reset and wiping cache/dalvik before rebooting?
Yes. As we discussed before, you can't wipe cache from TWRP. So I'd wipe dalvik from TWRP, then reboot to the bootloader to do a "fastboot format cache".
I'm going to try a different ROM later this afternoon. Maybe that will make a difference.
Flapjack said:
I'm going to try a different ROM later this afternoon. Maybe that will make a difference.
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Hello! I've been able to boot any ROM by:
1. flashing TWRP
2. rebooting to recovery
3. installing the ROM zip
4. rebooting to bootloader
5. fastboot continue
But when I restart the phone, it always boots to recovery(TWRP), so I have to repeat steps 4 and 5 to boot the ROM, which is
Could you try and tell me if it works for you too?
I'm gonna take a moment to read about the boot process in depth, as it seems there is no straightforward solution to this out there.
junglesnake said:
Hello! I've been able to boot any ROM by:
1. flashing TWRP
2. rebooting to recovery
3. installing the ROM zip
4. rebooting to bootloader
5. fastboot continue
But when I restart the phone, it always boots to recovery(TWRP), so I have to repeat steps 4 and 5 to boot the ROM, which is
Could you try and tell me if it works for you too?
I'm gonna take a moment to read about the boot process in depth, as it seems there is no straightforward solution to this out there.
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1) Flash Oreo RAW (can be downloaded from @Saktis_STi' s unlocking thread.
2) Boot till system
3) Flash TWRP
4) Flash ROM, Magisk, GApps
5) Reboot
The reason why it reboots to TWRP is because of 'encryption' thingy.
BootloaderBoi said:
1) Flash Oreo RAW (can be downloaded from @Saktis_STi' s unlocking thread.
2) Boot till system
3) Flash TWRP
4) Flash ROM, Magisk, GApps
5) Reboot
The reason why it reboots to TWRP is because of 'encryption' thingy.
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many many thanks! I was able to get Ressurection Remix working by now
your steps were right, and I will detail them better to tell how I made it work for others reading this thread:
1) Flash Oreo RAW
1.1 - @Saktis_STi's thread is a bit outdated. I downloaded the newest firmware from Asus website.
1.2 - I also had to find a recent recovery.img, which I think I got it from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/how-to/original-recovery-img-boot-img-zenfone-t3572188
1.3 - I used the stock recovery's adb sideload to flash the stock ROM
2) Flash TWRP - all good here
3) Flash ROM, Magisk, GApps
3.1 - I wiped system, data, cache and dalvik.
3.2 - I flashed RR ROM, GApps and Magisk (EDIT 2: install all three before the first custom ROM boot, or GApps won't work)
3.3 - Performed a Factory Reset
4) REBOOTED TO GLORY!
For what it seems, the stock ROM encryption that is performed on the stock's first boot was the enemy.
Now one last thing... In Security -> Encription, my device is NOT encrypted.
Do I run the risk of ruining everything if I encrypt it?
EDIT: No, it didn't break, working fine
junglesnake said:
1) Flash Oreo RAW
1.1 - @Saktis_STi's thread is a bit outdated. I downloaded the newest firmware from Asus website
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lmao. His RAW firmware version is the latest version though
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/development/updated-unlock-relock-bootloader-t3749456
Anyways, enjoy your phone running on custom ROM :good: