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I have bricked Kindle fire while trying to install Android Market. To the point that shell doesn't work.
I made myself a factory cable. So I can easily go into fastboot mode. I tried various ways that people post in different threads. None seem to work as expected.
Is there a way to completely flash the original amazon ROM in fastboot?
Update: fastboot gives me < waiting for device > now. I'm still using the same factory cable that I made myself and KF looks like it is in fastboot state - the logo shows up on the screen.
I will recheck factory cable a little later. Maybe it broke or something. Though KF still recognizes it and goes into fastboot mode.
Any ideas?
There seems to be very little help on how to use a factory cable. I am in a similar boat as you. Shell works for me but adb commands do not. I can't push or pull or install. I can navigate, change file names, and move files to some directories. My problem is that I don't know how to put the stock rom on and flash it. I actually have 6.2 on the sdcard but don't know what to do with it.
As for your problem, I experienced the same thing. adb devices didn't list my KF but I could see it in lsusb. I typed the usb description at $ "1949:0006 Lab126" and it called me an idiot or something but then I typed ./adb shell and vioala. I'm sure that didn't do anything and won't ever work again but there you have it.
I have a couple of open questions out there to see if we can get help and if I learn anything I will make sure you hear it next.
ToonaKan
Dmitry_G said:
Update: fastboot gives me < waiting for device > now. I'm still using the same factory cable that I made myself and KF looks like it is in fastboot state - the logo shows up on the screen.
I will recheck factory cable a little later. Maybe it broke or something. Though KF still recognizes it and goes into fastboot mode.
Any ideas?
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You must insert cable, when switch off kindle by pressing button about 20sec and press once again, kindle will be in fastboot.
After kindle will be in fastboot, with Kindle Fire Utility v.6 install TWRP recovery and with recovey install stock or CM7 firmaware.
Admittedly, I am a little green when it comes to this but I never got it to list in fastboot devices either with a cable (and I am not sure I am supposed to), you can check if its connected in fastboot mode by:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
it should return "kindle"
from there I did:
fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
To get twrp up and running then I flashed the prerooted 6.2.1. Going back to the orginal rom should be similar
Ok. Passing "-i 0x1949" to fastboot helped and now I can communicate with KF in fastboot.
But a new problem has surfaced. I'm trying to install TWRP:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img
It writes "downloading 'boot.img'" and gets stuck there. I waited for 15 minutes.
Ideas?
You need to now check to make sure your drivers are now up to date.
So it seems that I can't really do any operations with fastboot. Every command just freezes at the first thing it does. Weird.
I'm on a mac. I never installed any drivers for KF - it just worked. Do I even need a driver for KF on a mac?
There must have been something with the factory cable. I finally managed to load TWRP.
Now I'm trying to install stock ROM renamed to update.zip. I push it into /sdcard. Then in TWRP I tap on Install and select update.zip.
I get:
E:failed to mount /sdcard (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip
What does that mean?
Ok guys. I found the solution. "E:failed to mount /sdcard (Invalid argument)" tells you that your sdcard is not formatted correctly. Here is the fix I did.
I already have TWRP installed and also have a factory cable. But I still have a few questions.
1. With a factory cable, is there any way to directly flash the stock firmware or do you always have to install and use TWRP?
2. From reading about TWRP, it seems that after installing it, you can then load the stock firmware onto the sdcard directory and then complete the restore operation. As a safeguard, and to make things easier, I have already put a copy of 'update.zip' on there just in case I need it. My question is - on an unrooted Fire, would it not be a good idea to stick 'update.zip' on the sdcard before rooting? That way if something goes wrong, all you need to do is get TWRP on there and the restore file is already in place. Or am I being overly cautious?
Hi guys
I was trying to update to 4.3 using fastboot and after finishing i got stuck with the google on the screen. So i went on to try it again, this time installing each .img in the zip manually. While i was sending the System.img the usb connection broke and i tried again to no avail. So i was like lets do this again. So i went i started all over again with erasing boot, now the terminal is stuck on that and not going forward. Im out of options. Really need help, im helpless here. Please.
Thank You
Cantacid said:
Hi guys
I was trying to update to 4.3 using fastboot and after finishing i got stuck with the google on the screen. So i went on to try it again, this time installing each .img in the zip manually. While i was sending the System.img the usb connection broke and i tried again to no avail. So i was like lets do this again. So i went i started all over again with erasing boot, now the terminal is stuck on that and not going forward. Im out of options. Really need help, im helpless here. Please.
Thank You
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Is that a Mac? There is another thread with a guy having issues flashing system.img using a Mac. Not sure if he was able to fix it or not. He was able to flash all the other images just not system.img.
For reference from Efrant's thread on flashing image files if your phone hangs during first boot try this:
Note that some users indicate that they can't get past the X on boot. If this happens to you, reboot into the bootloader and select recovery. Then, when you see the Android with the red exclamation mark, hold power and press volume up to take you to the menu. Wipe cache. If that still doesn't work, boot back into recovery and do a factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
I had the boot issue when I first flashed the images and just formatting the cache fixed it for me. I later had to do a factory reset as the phone was reporting the wrong storage size, 8 GB instead of 16 GB and the reset fixed it.
Here is the other guys Mac thread, not sure it will help you or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377647
kzoodroid said:
Is that a Mac? There is another thread with a guy having issues flashing system.img using a Mac. Not sure if he was able to fix it or not. He was able to flash all the other images just not system.img.
For reference from Efrant's thread on flashing image files if your phone hangs during first boot try this:
Note that some users indicate that they can't get past the X on boot. If this happens to you, reboot into the bootloader and select recovery. Then, when you see the Android with the red exclamation mark, hold power and press volume up to take you to the menu. Wipe cache. If that still doesn't work, boot back into recovery and do a factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
I had the boot issue when I first flashed the images and just formatting the cache fixed it for me. I later had to do a factory reset as the phone was reporting the wrong storage size, 8 GB instead of 16 GB and the reset fixed it.
Here is the other guys Mac thread, not sure it will help you or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377647
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And the thing about cleaning caches is locking and unlocking bootloader does the same. Tried, i cant install recovery and system .img for some reason.
Thank you for the quick reply, seems the like the guy is having the same issue. Will post it there as well.
The issue is to fastboot the system.img
Cantacid said:
And the thing about cleaning caches is locking and unlocking bootloader does the same. Tried, i cant install recovery and system .img for some reason.
Thank you for the quick reply, seems the like the guy is having the same issue. Will post it there as well.
The issue is to fastboot the system.img
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I see you are in the other thread too but I will post this here also.
According to this thread when using a Mac you don't flash the system or kernel (boot) images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377691
kzoodroid said:
I see you are in the other thread too but I will post this here also.
According to this thread when using a Mac you don't flash the system or kernel (boot) images.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377691
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Yeah you do. I just did this on my Mac for my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 last night with absolutely no issues.
The procedure I used is as follows...
1.1) Download the factory image and ensure all .img files are extracted to the "platform-tools" folder
1.2) Boot phone into fastboot mode by powering it down then holding volume down/power at the same time until the fastboot screen appears
2) Plug the phone into the computer via USB cable
3) Open terminal and type: fastboot devices (if it recognizes your phone's serial number you are ready to move forward)
4) Reboot by typing: fastboot reboot-bootloader (I do this just to test the connection but it's not 100% necessary)
5) Flash the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/bootloader.img
6) Reboot: fastboot reboot-bootloader
7) Flash the radio: fastboot flash radio /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/radio.img
8) Reboot: fastboot reboot-bootloader
9) Flash the system partition: fastboot flash system /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/system.img
10) Flash the data partition: fastboot flash userdata /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/system.img (Note: this command will wipe your device)
11) Flash the kernel/ramdisk: fastboot flash boot /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/boot.img
12) Flash the recovery partition: fastboot flash recovery /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/recovery.img
13) Erase the cache partition: either a) fastboot erase cache OR b) fastboot format cache <<== (the second option seems to work better for most people and it's what I used)
14) Reboot: fastboot reboot
After completing step 14 your phone should reboot to the initial setup screen. If you follow those steps vigorously you won't have any issues. If it doesn't work you did something wrong and should start over. If it doesn't work on a second try then I'd re-download the system image from HERE again just to be sure the .img files you are ultimately trying to use aren't corrupt somehow.
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Yeah you do. I just did this on my Mac for my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 last night with absolutely no issues.
The procedure I used is as follows...
1.1) Download the factory image and ensure all .img files are extracted to the "platform-tools" folder
1.2) Boot phone into fastboot mode by powering it down then holding volume down/power at the same time until the fastboot screen appears
2) Plug the phone into the computer via USB cable
3) Open terminal and type: fastboot devices (if it recognizes your phone's serial number you are ready to move forward)
4) Reboot by typing: fastboot reboot-bootloader (I do this just to test the connection but it's not 100% necessary)
5) Flash the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/bootloader.img
6) Reboot: fastboot reboot-bootloader
7) Flash the radio: fastboot flash radio /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/radio.img
8) Reboot: fastboot reboot-bootloader
9) Flash the system partition: fastboot flash system /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/system.img
10) Flash the data partition: fastboot flash userdata /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/system.img (Note: this command will wipe your device)
11) Flash the kernel/ramdisk: fastboot flash boot /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/boot.img
12) Flash the recovery partition: fastboot flash recovery /Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/platform-tools/recovery.img
13) Erase the cache partition: either a) fastboot erase cache OR b) fastboot format cache <<== (the second option seems to work better for most people and it's what I used)
14) Reboot: fastboot reboot
After completing step 14 your phone should reboot to the initial setup screen. If you follow those steps vigorously you won't have any issues. If it doesn't work you did something wrong and should start over. If it doesn't work on a second try then I'd re-download the system image from HERE again just to be sure the .img files you are ultimately trying to use aren't corrupt somehow.
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In the other walk through flash system image and boot image is replaced by "./fastboot update image-occam-jwr66v.zip". This could help those who are having problems flashing the system image file. I've also seen this method used for windows in that all you flash is the bootloader image then the update image and your done.
-w is to clear the userdata, but the problem is its not pushing the system.img on the phone! Tried without -w and yet the same issue! I have restored my previous rom and madea nandroid for 4.2.2 stock! Might go back to that and try updating ota! Can somebody confirm if i have to lock bootloader and lose root to get an update!
I have no clue why the same steps work for 4.2.2 but not 4.3 image files!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
One thing I don't think anyone has mentioned (which may actually be the core solution to this problem for everyone) is that you need to update your SDK Platform from 17 to 18 and you need to install "Android Support Repository" in order for 4.3 to properly flash. To do this open terminal and paste the path to the "android" executable file found under sdk/tools. My path was:
/Users/kevin/Desktop/Android/sdk/tools/android
After pasting the appropriate path into terminal hit enter. This will open the SDK Manager. Once SDK Manager is open it will ask to update outdated drivers. One of the drivers being updated is SDK Platform. Before hitting the update button scroll down to the 'Extras' folder and check the box next to "Android Support Repository". Now hit the update button.
After doing this, reboot the computer (may or may not be necessary) and try flashing again by following the steps I provided in post #5. Let me know if that solved it.
Well, i may try that! But as if now, went to bootcamp, installed drivers and sideloaded 4.3. I may still try updating sdk, just in case i may neeed to do this again!
Where is this sdk/tools?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
Cantacid said:
Well, i may try that! But as if now, went to bootcamp, installed drivers and sideloaded 4.3. I may still try updating sdk, just in case i may neeed to do this again!
Where is this sdk/tools?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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sdk/tools is located wherever you extracted the .zip file to. In my case I just put it all in a parent folder on the desktop called "Android".
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for what you do to your tablet. I've done these steps dozens of times without issue on Windows and Linux. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE THREAD FIRST TO UNDERSTAND IT BEFORE ACTUALLY PERFORMING THEM ON YOUR DEVICE!!!
This is done using the Android SDK, the command incorporated in that called fastboot. No toolkit, I don't do them, never have, so I cannot support anyone trying anything from a toolkit. Doing this process will take you from start to finish no more than two minutes.
I haven't seen a "How-To" on returning to 100% out-of-the-box stock using fastboot commands and Google's factory N7 2013 images. If I've overlooked this, I apologize in advance. I've seen a lot of people asking how to do this in the forums, so I thought this may help.
This will work on Linux or Windows. I use Windows 7 x64 for work, Linux Mint 15 x64 otherwise. With Linux you will need to add permissions for the USB device in /etc/udev/rules.d. I had to do this on my Linux Mint 15 x64 laptop, you may not. If you get an error stating something to the effect of "insufficient permissions...", you'll want to Google "android udev rules setup". I won't cover that here.
This guide should work for the LTE N7 2013, but I don't have one to test.
Before we begin, back up anything on your internal /sdcard partition you want saved. This will 100% wipe your device to what it was when you first unboxed it. I warned you. You'll be erasing everything, and it will be reloaded. Stock Android recovery will be loaded, and you will not be rooted.
What you'll need:
Android SDK - specifically fastboot working
Google factory images from here.
Unlocked Nexus 7 tablet
Here we go (this will be based off of the N7 2013 Wifi-only device, JSS15R image):
1. Extract from the compressed image from the .tgz/.tar, you'll want to extract the folder called razor-jss15r. Extract this folder to your SDK/platform-tools location. My SDK is on my C:\, so my path to it on Windows is C:\sdk\platform-tools. Linux it would be at /home/ryan/sdk/platform-tools. Once extracted, you should have a folder called: razor-jss15r. There should be 5 files in there, 1 is a zipped folder called image-razor-jss15r.zip. DON'T UNZIP IT!
2. Open command prompt, and change directories to your SDK/platform-tools location. Boot your tablet to the bootloader, and plug it into your computer. We're ready to issue commands now.
3. After each command, hit Enter. I'm not going to state that to make sure people don't get confused. Each line is it's own command. I recommend copy then pasting each command below, one by one, into the command prompt window.
Code:
fastboot erase boot
Code:
fastboot erase cache
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
Code:
fastboot erase system
Code:
fastboot erase userdata
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader razor-krt16o/bootloader-flo-flo-03.14.img
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Code:
fastboot -w update razor-krt16o/image-razor-krt16o.zip
NOTE: You can remove the -w in the above to prevent internal sdcard from getting wiped.
After the last command, the tablet will automatically reboot itself.
Go through setup, hook up the device to your computer and copy anything you'd like on your device, I recommend a SuperSU flashable zip if you want to root. Download a custom recovery image, and place it into your SDK\platform-tools folder. You can then boot back into the bootloader and flash the custom recovery of your choice (fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img). At that point you can reboot into that custom recovery, and flash the SuperSU zip to have root. Reboot. Done.
Some of the commands may take up to 30 seconds or so, just let them run. The ones that will take that time are erasing system and userdata, and the last command will take time.
OPTIONAL:
If you want to re-lock your bootloader, which is usually ONLY done if you are returning for warranty purposes (and WILL erase your internal sdcard!), boot back to the bootloader and run:
Code:
fastboot oem lock
RMarkwald said:
Code:
fastboot -w update razor-jss15r/image-razor-jss15r.zip
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If you omit the -w from this step, doesn't it leave your sdcard intact?
Possibly I don't actually know as I've never run it without the -w.
- Sent from my Galaxy S3
meekrawb said:
If you omit the -w from this step, doesn't it leave your sdcard intact?
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Yes, that is correct.
Updated for Android 4.4 krt16o images.
Hello,
I saw that the OTA update to Lollipop was available on my phone today, so I went ahead and let it download. Upon completion of the download, it restarted and applied patches, then restarted again and has been stuck in boot loop for about an hour. After reading several other threads on how to try to reset the phone, I'm stuck. When I try power + volume up or down, the LED status indicator flashes red and I never get to any kind of other screen. Am I completely screwed? I previously had stock 4.4.2 with no modifications.
Finally was able to get to the bootloader menu. Apparently having the phone plugged into the charger was preventing me from getting there for some reason. I ended up having to wipe the phone to get it to boot
so you can get into clock recovery right? download nexus 4 toolkit..that might save your phone. I suggest you to unroot and flash everything to stock and then unlock again and start everything from scratch. good luck.
Similar issue on an OTA upgrade to an unrooted N4. It's stuck on the Lollipol boot screen with the rotating Circle thingies.
I can get to the Android System Recovery but there's no CWM or TWRP on my N4. I'm guessing a factory reset will fix it but is there a way to preserve my pics/files on the phone before doing so?
Sportfreunde said:
Similar issue on an OTA upgrade to an unrooted N4. It's stuck on the Lollipol boot screen with the rotating Circle thingies.
I can get to the Android System Recovery but there's no CWM or TWRP on my N4. I'm guessing a factory reset will fix it but is there a way to preserve my pics/files on the phone before doing so?
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I guess TWRP Recovery has option to enable MTP and you can access the internal SD card by connecting mobile with computer using usb cable.
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Sportfreunde said:
Similar issue on an OTA upgrade to an unrooted N4. It's stuck on the Lollipol boot screen with the rotating Circle thingies.
I can get to the Android System Recovery but there's no CWM or TWRP on my N4. I'm guessing a factory reset will fix it but is there a way to preserve my pics/files on the phone before doing so?
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Flash TWRP Recovery using fastboot.
1. If you have otg y cable, connect it and use file manager to copy all the files.
2. OTG method is failed then select “Mount”, then select only “Data” and connect your Nexus 4 to your computer and Enable MTP in TWRP. now you can use adb pull and push commands.
I ended up going the factory reset route, which wasn't really a bad thing. My photos had been backed up in dropbox and the play store remembered all the apps and were able to reload them. The only things I really had to do was reload some music onto the phone and re-enter passwords for apps.
Same story here: sideloaded the OTA zip file, then had bootloop. Tried a few approaches, but none worked. In the end only wiping the data was the solution for me. Lost some userdata in a few important Apps...
I went through this yesterday. The only way to get it to boot is a Factory Reset from Recovery. It works like magic, but sucks you lose the data.
Got the OTA yesterday and also got a bootloop(stuck in boot screen animation). I couldnt afford losing my photos/videos as i had no backup , so i figured out a super easy to get it to boot without wiping data .
I was unrooted with stock recovery running stock 4.4.2, bootloader was unlocked. I flashed CWM recovery through fastboot and wiped chache+ Dalvik from there then simply rebooted the phone .
I had already tried wiping cache from the stock Android recovery,needless to say that didnt work for me.
If anyone else is having the same problem please try the method above and report back, cheers!
I post this on Google Product Forum 2 days ago. Hope it helps
https://productforums.google.com/for...Q/wDzRUm4b2UsJ
(updated 29/11/2014)[not perfect but it is a SOLUTION]
The idea of this is to downgrade your nexus 4 without wiping your data, which means stuff you will need includes:
1. adb and fastboot on your computer (I am using mac but you can find it on windows as well. There are tones of website and forums telling you the latest method of getting it onto your computer)
2. factory image of nexus 4(I use 4.4.4, since that's what it was. I don't have the time and energy to try to do the same thing with lollipop. you can try can leave a comment).
update: do NOT try to flash 5.0 rom using this method. You will be stuck at boot loop again
3. usb cable
4. nexus 4 with unlocked bootloader(the process of unlocking bootloader will wipe your device)
5. computer
steps
1. unzip the factory image (something.tgz)
2. for me, after unzipping the .tgz, I still find another .zip inside. unzip that too.
3. hold vol+, vol-, and power button simultaneously to enter fastboot mode
4. open terminal(mac)(it would probably be cmd for windows)
5. connect your nexus 4(in fastboot)
6. to make sure it connect successfully, type "fastboot devices". if something like "005040c0d54bb291 fastboot" appears, you are good. Otherwise, try reconnect your device/boot to fastboot again/use another usb cable
7.now we need to tell the terminal to navigate to the location of the unzipped factory image. to do that, i suggest you put the unzipped folder to somewhere easy to find, like desktop. these are some commands to help you navigate:
"ls" allows you to look at whats inside the current directory of the terminal. For example, this is the output after typing "ls" for me:
some folder Photos
nexus4image.tgz how many folders do you have
5.zip occam-ktu84p
more folder occam-ktu84p.zip
after knowing where you are, use "cd" (below) to go to your folder
"cd" means change directory. For example. "cd Photos" will brings me to the "Photos" folder. And then if I type ls, I will see a whole bunch of photos in my photos. If you go to the wrong folder, type "cd ..", and it will bring you back to the previous folder.
8. flash bootloader.
enter the following command, BUT REMEMBER TO CHANGE THE NAME TO FIT YOURS(DIFFERENT VERSIONS HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FILE NAME AT THE END(type ls first to help you type the correct name)
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30d.img
9. reboot bootloader. just copy and paste
fastboot reboot-bootloader
10. flash radio
enter the following command, BUT REMEMBER TO CHANGE THE NAME TO FIT YOURS(DIFFERENT VERSIONS HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FILE NAME AT THE END(type ls first to help you type the correct name)
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.03.img
11. reboot bootloader. just copy and paste
fastboot reboot-bootloader
12. flash system
system.img is located inside the zip, use ls to help you navigate. This steps takes the longest time, total time on this step is 87 seconds while the others are less then 1 second
fastboot flash system system.img
13. flash boot
boot.img is located inside the zip, use ls to help you navigate.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
14. flash recovery
fastboot.img is located inside the zip, use ls to help you navigate.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
15. format cache(not the memory, so everything should be fine)
fastboot format cache
16. reboot and wait
this will reboot your device. You probably have to wait for a while to initialise all the apps. after than you are good to go!
fastboot reboot
credit: my friend for giving me this idea + http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexu...image-t2010312 + HelpMyNexus
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
StarShoot97 said:
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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If you can get fastboot commands to work, just flash the factory image per Heisenberg's guide. Toolkits are more trouble than help. Return it to fresh stock with a full wipe and start fresh.
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StarShoot97 said:
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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That vid you linked is an N5 with a stuck power button. It'll do the same thing and reboot recovery as well. It could be your issue but if it is it'll be the first stuck power button I've heard of on a 6P.
When you access fastboot does it stay on in fastboot or does it reboot from it?
theesotericone said:
That vid you linked is an N5 with a stuck power button. It'll do the same thing and reboot recovery as well. It could be your issue but if it is it'll be the first stuck power button I've heard of on a 6P.
When you access fastboot does it stay on in fastboot or does it reboot from it?
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I said it looks like this, I did not say the button is the reason
When I access fastboot it stays there until I manually select an option
ultyrunner said:
If you can get fastboot commands to work, just flash the factory image per Heisenberg's guide. Toolkits are more trouble than help. Return it to fresh stock with a full wipe and start fresh.
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This is my last viable option, as I'd like to somehow pull my stuff from the phone. Afterwards I'd clean install it anyway.
StarShoot97 said:
This is my last viable option, as I'd like to somehow pull my stuff from the phone. Afterwards I'd clean install it anyway.
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You contradict yourself a bit so it is difficult to help you. You got to stock recovery but you can't boot into TWRP? If you have stock recovery, of course you can't boot into TWRP. You have wiped your data but you still want to preserve your data ... Huh?
Your phone isn't working so just nuke and pave with the command line and avoid toolkits. They are sometimes part of the problem.
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You contradict yourself a bit so it is difficult to help you. You got to stock recovery but you can't boot into TWRP? If you have stock recovery, of course you can't boot into TWRP. You have wiped your data but you still want to preserve your data ... Huh?
Your phone isn't working so just nuke and pave with the command line and avoid toolkits. They are sometimes part of the problem.
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When stock recovery is installed, I am from time to time able to access it (most of the times it just ends in a bootloop)
If I flash TWRP I can't access it, no matter how often I try
I have factory reset my phone, the stuff on the internal is still there and I want to reach this, as I have my chats, SMS, university stuff and so on backed up on the internal storage
I am trying everything - all the regular adb methods, toolkits, every driver, nothing is working
Sorry if you don't understand my situation, but I am in a pinch right now
You said you have fastboot working?
Download the factory image zip file. Extract it. Extract the zip file from inside that as well. Move the img files to your platform-tools folder.
Reboot your phone to the bootloader. Hold volume down+power from a powered off state.
Plug into PC, open command line from your platform-tools folder.
Type, fastboot devices
Does it show your serial number? If so, start flashing the following images;
Bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, vendor.img, system.img, boot.img, recovery.img
Flash with fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
(Substitute "xx.xx" for the version number shown in the img files you unpacked)
Reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once you do that, boot to stock recovery and cache wipe. Reboot and you're stock. If you're still not able to boot after that post back.
Edit: You said you wanted to avoid flashing factory images to keep internal storage in tact. Do it this way and you can have your cake and eat it too.
Edit2: wrong, see my latest reply
RoyJ said:
You said you have fastboot working?
Download the factory image zip file. Extract it. Extract the zip file from inside that as well. Move the img files to your platform-tools folder.
Reboot your phone to the bootloader. Hold volume down+power from a powered off state.
Plug into PC, open command line from your platform-tools folder.
Type, fastboot devices
Does it show your serial number? If so, start flashing the following images;
Bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img, vendor.img, system.img, boot.img, recovery.img
Flash with fastboot.
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
Code:
fastboot flash radio radio-angler-angler-xx.xx.img
(Substitute "xx.xx" for the version number shown in the img files you unpacked)
Reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
Code:
fastboot flash system system.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Once you do that, boot to stock recovery. Perform a factory reset again like you already mentioned you did as well as a cache wipe. Reboot and you're stock. If you're still not able to boot after that post back.
Edit: You said you wanted to avoid flashing factory images to keep internal storage in tact. Do it this way and you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I did this already exactly like you wrote, did it again now, and I am still stuck in the reboot loop (boots up to Google Logo, then shuts itself down; repeat)
Can't reach recovery mode either
You said you had access to stock recovery before?
You already did this?
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If you flashed the factory images and still boot looping you may need to RMA.
Did you restore a TWRP backup?
Edit: Sorry, it's late and I have no sleep. I was wrong. I was thinking TWRP. Factory Reset from TWRP before my steps will keep internal storage I'm tact. Factory Reset from stock recovery will wipe internal storage. Everything. You mentioned you did that already from stock recovery before i made my reply. Your data is already gone as soon as you did that. If not, your emmc is likely corrupted and you need to RMA.
Fastboot twrp 3.0.0-0 then try to access it
RoyJ said:
You said you had access to stock recovery before?
You already did this?
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If you flashed the factory images and still boot looping you may need to RMA.
Did you restore a TWRP backup?
Edit: Sorry, it's late and I have no sleep. I was wrong. I was thinking TWRP. Factory Reset from TWRP before my steps will keep internal storage I'm tact. Factory Reset from stock recovery will wipe internal storage. Everything. You mentioned you did that already from stock recovery before i made my reply. Your data is already gone as soon as you did that. If not, your emmc is likely corrupted and you need to RMA.
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Yes, I think so too. I flashed the phone with the full Stock image, the bootloop is still there.
Looks like my precious is dead
At least I have my most important data like phonenumbers, pictures and SMS saved to the cloud
Gonna RMA it tomorrow
Goodybe my precious, I hope you'll be fine :crying:
Got my device back today, the mainboard was damaged, so I had no chance to get my data from the phone
Hey, at least my warranty has been renewed 'till 2018
StarShoot97 said:
This is the whole situation:
I have Pure Nexus installed on my 6P, running great for months. Suddenly yesterday it rebooted while I was using it and sticking in a bootloop. "No problem", I thought, and wanted to reboot into recovery - but nope, can't access it anymore. So I tried to reflash the recovery when I got home, but I only get errorors
When using the command adb devices the line just stays blank. The same with fastboot commands, besides "Fastboot devices"
After messing around a couple hours with the drivers and so on, I managed to somehow get the fastboot command working again. But no sign for the ADB commands, probably because I didn't turn on USB-debugging.
I am now at the point, where I have reflashed Stock Android with the Nexus Root Toolkit and managed to get back into stock android recovery, but still can't get TWRP to boot. I didn't want to delete my personal data, but I saw no other way and formatted /data in stock recovery. But the problem with the bootloop is still there.
It's not the classic bootloop, it boots as far as the Google Logo, then shuts itself down and begins again. I have now reached the point where I have to say, that the hardware might be damaged too. I'd love to somehow get access to the internal storage at least, but I can't without a working ADB.
Reinstalled TWRP with every available version, none of them worked. I am able to access stock Android recovery, but adb commands aren't working from here anyway.
Is there an option to fix the recovery mode? If I could get this working, the rest would be easy for me.
Edit: The reboot looks like in this Link. Only difference is, my device doesn't even the reach the dots.
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Try flashing TWRP 3.0.2-3 or boot into twrp through fastboot. Using
fastboot boot recovery <twrp filename>.img
I think booting to twrp using this command will work.
And here's the link to Twrp 3.0.2-3 , as its not available on Official Twrp page.
https://idlekernel.com/twrp/nexus/twrp-3.0.2-3-angler.img
I had the same problem with my 5X, nothing worked I tried every possible solution described above and more. Nothing. I figured out that there was nothing to loose and followed directions from YouTube videos (links below) and it worked. Used heat gun at max temp for about 2 mins from each side. It's been about 12 hours since then, phone works flawlessly. Here are the links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD25mdrgAys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh2x-TGnCY
Be careful handling the motherboard after you heat the first side, let it cool first before you start working on the second side. The same with the second side do not pick it up until it's cool.
5X, Pure Nexus Rom 7.1.2 June 5th security update, Elemental X Kernel,
has anyone found solution to this?????