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[Q] Xoom "Failed to boot LNX 0x0004"

Hi
I have been having this issue with my Xoom for quite some time after I tried to reset it back to stock and followed the instructions I found at a thread which I have lost, but included the instruction to lock the bootloader, which I have since learned is not advisable, and have not been able to fix it after many Google searches for solutions.
Each time I turn my Xoom on it comes up with this message:
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So far I have tried solutions from these forum threads:
Failed to boot LNX 0x0004 Startinmg RSD mode 2 Xoom WIFI ONLY MZ604
Failed to boot LNX 0x0004 Startinmg RSD mode 2 Xoom WIFI ONLY MZ604
(Xoom WiFi Only MZ604) failed to boot lnx 0x0004 - starting rsd mode 2
Stuck at Motorola Dual-Core? [Wifi-Only]
Every time I get stuck at the same place: <waiting for device> on my command prompt, while my Xoom sits on this screen:
I have set up fastboot and adb on my pc using the tool I found on this thread:
[TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2
My Xoom is a wi-fi only EU model (wingray), I do not have the original USB cable that it came with though I do not think that makes a difference. I am at a loss as to how to fix this problem.
Is there anyone with an up to date solution for this issue? Thanks.

what happens when you type "adb devices" ?
the commands for flashing the stock image are as follows (i have a copy, if you need it PM me)
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock

Fixed!
Thanks for replying
After you questioned what happened when I typed 'adb devices' I had the very belated brainwave of maybe checking that it was correctly set up with one of my other devices (duh! ><). Thus it was I discovered that despite the installer I had used assuring me that it was correctly set up, I found that it wasn't actually correctly set up.
With my Nexus 7 as a test device, and the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit at my disposal I was able to set up ADB so that it worked with my N7. Plugging in my Xoom I found that it was still invisible to my computer, so I Googled for Motorola USB drivers and came up with the Motorola Device Manager which installed it's own ADB driver. Once that does done I was pleased to find that my PC was now able to see my Xoom and I have flashed the stock images I got from the Motorola website and my Xoom has now been fixed!
Thanks for your help and inspiration

That's great news! Enjoy your resurected Xoom

Boot Loop / Checksum Error when trying to root (Umidigi A7 Pro).

Spoiler: Phone Data:
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Hi Guys,
I'm super new to the whole topic and am only doing this because I have a spare smartphone and wanted to learn something.
The bootloader is unlocked.
The USB drivers are installed on the PC.
USB Debugging is turned on.
Smartphone states "Orange State [...]" while booting.
Then I tried to extract the boot.img via the "MTK Droid Root & Tools v2.5.3" to flash this later with Magisk. But here I got the following error message:
Spoiler: MTK Error
The same messages have been there before I did anything on the smartphone for the first time.
From DE to ENG:
--->>> Connect to device <<<---
--- ERROR: --- TotalBytesPerChunk Not Found. Set default Page/Spare=2048/64 !!!--- unknown ROM structure, backup NOT possible!ATTENTION! a file (/system/recovery-from-boot.p) which restores the stock recovery in case of normal phone startup was found!
So I flashed a stock rom here from
Spoiler: link
Umidigi A7 Pro Stock Firmware ROM (Flash File)
Download Official Umidigi A7 Pro Firmware (original flash file) without any password for Free. We also provide the Stock Rom for other Umidigi devices.
xdafirmware.com
to the phone via the SP Flash Tool (because I did something that enabled the first Boot Loop), the phone restarts in factory state succesfully, I set it up once and then installed Magisk, and using Magisk patched the boot.img of the from I downloaded.
However, when I now want to flash it via the flash tool, this error message appears:
Spoiler: Flash Tool Error
And suddenly I am in boot loop. As soon as I flash the original boot.img, the phone starts as usual.
I have also tried the whole thing via TWRP, and as soon as I install Magisk.zip via the TWRP the boot loop angers me again. Also MTK still shows the same error.
Spoiler: I have followed the following instructions:
Main Guide: https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-umidigi-a7-pro/
Helping Video:
Spoiler: Magisk log
I'm happy about anything that helps me out getting this phone rooted

Sorry my friend that noone has yet to have replied to your inquiry here. Ill do my best to give you some of the knowledge I have when it comes to setting you in the right direction without failure next time. Today and for the last month or so I have been working hard with the Umidigi a7 pro 64gb. To be clear are you making sure to flash the magisk zip file of the boot.img file that you saved from the stock firmware. You shouldn't have to fiddle around with to many of the settings just when you do flash the patched file you have to make sure to uncheck everything other then boot.img patched file. I am very new to this as well and honestly it's a tricky process to get it ever done right on your first attempt. You seem to have and know enough knowledge on this topic. MTK is a finnacky processor. I myself have yet to get this device fully rooted yet. The issue I myself have is my PC is not properly updating the MTK and other drivers to make the magic happen which I think I am just going to have to get my other dell going again to try on a fresh PC that I just set up again for this exact thing. To my most recent knowledge though when it comes to the Umidigi a7 pro you have to follow each and every step closely and to a exact precise t or the whole operation will fail every time you try. Are you using your micro SD card to it's full potential and making sure that you saved the patched file properly. You also have to watch for corrupt files when it comes to this kind of thing. But you know enough to just trust the pages you are downloading your files from and make sure everything is signed and legit. Another thing is what seemed to help me is removing SP flash tool completely from my PC. Then re downloading it and starting from scratch by flashing your stock scatter file and I find when flashing hold the power button when it starts for just a few seconds only some people think to keep holding the power button through the entire flash process but to my knowledge what has worked from a noobs perspective is hold power for just a few seconds until the full load of the red bar comes and then when it goes away you can let go of power button and it will continue on with the rest of the manual installment process. There are a lot of high technical highs and lowes when it comes to what you can do here and from the info I've gotten MTK devices weren't really meant to be able to withstand even being remotely compatible devices for root. Honestly let me know how things are going lately for you as I know this post is a bit old. I myself have came close to periodically throwing this phone as far out of the window as it can reach, I'm not a quitter by any means and still today and even right now m working on that to try to help others in any way i possibly can and today I will get this device into full root accesss.

Question Made A Mess - ROG 5 CN Fastboot Loop

Was trying to flash my CN ROM to the WW ROM.
Forgot to turn on USB Debugging in Developer Tools.
Couldn't get it work using HunterTik's guide.
Ran flashall_ATF from windows explorer.
Command prompt flashed on screen then vanished.
Tried running flashall_ATF in an elevated command prompt.
It failed but has apparently wiped the ROM. Device is now stuck in boot loop to fastboot.
Whatever option I choose reboots the device back to fastboot.
Windows can see the device but adb devices returns List of Devices Attached is blank.
How do I recover the phone from here?

Found this thread Rog phone 5 stucked on fastboot
Ran this command: fastboot -v flash all WW_ZS673KS_18.0830.2101.75_M2.13.24.14.1-ASUS_1.1.63_Phone-user.raw
Received these lines of text & now device boots to splash screen, gets stuck there, reboots a few times then sends me back to fastboot.
Still can't access recovery mode
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Device is now back in a fastboot loop with no access to any options but power off & restart.

Your phone is broken
Buy a new phone and don't try to mess with it next time

Flash back to CN and try again.
or, get a dump of the official firmware, then sent boot / recovery / super over fastboot manually.
[Windows] Asus OTA payload auto extractor
Since nobody is doing it, I thought I'd package it and just put it here to help people This is a packaged version of Vm03's payload dumper make to work with windows without installing python and other stuff I also included a single line script...
forum.xda-developers.com
also, you might want to try 9008 rescue. it seems like whatever you're trying to do wiped / repart the partitions. that's why the BL is confused.
also, if you're on win11, some driver related **** can mess things up causing flashing fail.

yurishouse said:
also, you might want to try 9008 rescue. it seems like whatever you're trying to do wiped / repart the partitions. that's why the BL is confused.
also, if you're on win11, some driver related **** can mess things up causing flashing fail.
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9008 rescue is the direction I was headed & you're right. Although, on reflection, the partitions were already deleted prior to running the 'fastboot -v flash all xx.raw' command. Not sure how, since that command was the only thing I did which resulted in something happening.

"Alcatel A30 Fierce" ROOTED/On-Going

Hello, I'm new to this- all of it, I've only just recently got into rooting and such things, but I'm progressing and that's what matters, no?
Anyway, I've successfully managed to root this phone via Magisk, that no one probably cares for anymore through trial and error and I'll do my very best to explain my method, and give updates as this is very on-going, there are certain issues and things I need to work out, but I appreciate any help, pointers, and such as before mentioned, I am new.
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ALCATEL A30 FIERCE - Specs, and Specifications.
This phone was released in August, 2017.
Display - 5.5inches, 1280 x 720
Camera - 13 MP (Single Camera)
Hardware - MediaTek, 2GB RAM
Storage - 32GB, microSDXC
Battery - 3000mAh
OS - Android 7.0 Nougat
My own notes about this device.
Lots of MetroPCS Bloatware, can be a bit janky, but it's manageable.
It does not have a traditionally accessed Bootloader, no "adb reboot bootloader", this command just restarts the device to system.
Fastboot is odd, I managed to access Fastboot by some way I don't entirely understand, I'll go about what I did to get there later on in this post and try to recreate it later on as this post updates.
This device has colour states (if that's commonology), meaning, once the Bootloader is "unlocked", you will get an "Orange State" message before starting your phone that gets in the way of some things, I have yet to fix this, but I imagine we will if this gains traction, there will be a quicker fix!
No TWRP yet, as of posting, flashing a ported twrp.img through MTK_TWRP, or the TWRP_Port has not worked, and after flashing, neither will flashing the stock recovery but I've a quickfire way of getting around to fix this, if I can.
MTKCLIENT - https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
My Process, in the system, press the build number seven times to enable developer options - enable OEM Unlocking.
Then enable USB Debugging, and make sure you've installed adb and fastboot, as well as the correct drivers.
Through that link, follow the instructions specific to your operating system (I use POP OS and WINDOWS 11, YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE SAME AS ME), you may use the mtkclient_gui for an easier experience.
To unlock the bootloader, which will trigger "Orange State", open your terminal in the directory of the mtkclient and run python "mtk e metadata,userdata,md_udc", then, with your powered off device, and it will say something along the lines of "Preloader - Waiting for Device", with your USB Cable, and your wits about you, hold the volume down button (if this doesn't work for you, hold both volume buttons in" and plug your device into your PC with that command running. If the command completes, then run "python mtk da seccfg unlock", and this will unlock your bootloader.
WARNING: Unlocking the bootloader wipes the data of your device!
After this, dump your boot vbmeta with the commands in the mtkclient instructions, if this does not work for you with python or python3, I will provide the required files below.
Then, power your device back up, and install the patched magisk-app and push it to your sd card through adb, or traditional file transfer.
If you have your boot.img, push it to your sd card and patch it with magisk, then retrieve it from your phone - this is where my tutorial and mtk's tutorial take a bit of a turn!
I had a problem with the "reconnecting to preloader" phase, as it would not go through, or an error labeled [Unpack Requires A Buffer Of 12 Bytes] would crop up which prevented me from flashing the required files through "python mtk w boot,vbmeta boot.patched,vbmeta.img.empty". Let's go through some cautionary steps, what I did to achieve perma-root.
Create a funny-named file in the mtkclient directory labeled "DUMPY", do "python/python3 mtk_gui" and connect your powered off phone through the previously mentioned volume holding until it connects you in BROM mode. Under "read partitions", select all partitions, then "read partitions" and make sure the output is that "DUMPY" folder. This process will take awhile!
Once it finishes, rename your patched magisk-boot from [magisk.img name] to "boot.patched.bin" and under "write partitions", select the boot partition and write the boot.patched.bin to the boot partition! Once finished, start your device and install a root checker! It should be working!
If there are any errors, I will do my best to try and help you but keep in mind, I am very new to this, I hope it works for you too!

Question Unbrick Nokia 2.2

Good night everyone.
I have a Nokia 2.2 TA-1188 to which I recently unlocked the bootloader successfully using the method from this guide:
[GUIDE] How to unlock the bootloader for Nokia 2.2
To content farms: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE ENTIRE GUIDE! Now the last piece of puzzle of Nokia x.2 series bootloader unlock line has been completed, thanks to the help of a member called Woke_World. After I read his procedure, I decided to...
forum.xda-developers.com
However, when I tried to flash the latest TWRP (v3.6.2) over stock Android 9 (the ROM used to unlock the bootloader from the guide above) following the exact procedure shown on TWRP's site, using both the recovery IMG and the vbmeta linked within the instructions (the vbmeta apparently comes direct from Google), the phone became bricked and totally unresponsive apart from periodic short vibrations whenever I try to boot in any way (system, fastboot, recovery, etc.).
What can I do to try revive it?

kevriveroc said:
Good night everyone.
I have a Nokia 2.2 TA-1188 to which I recently unlocked the bootloader successfully using the method from this guide:
[GUIDE] How to unlock the bootloader for Nokia 2.2
To content farms: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE ENTIRE GUIDE! Now the last piece of puzzle of Nokia x.2 series bootloader unlock line has been completed, thanks to the help of a member called Woke_World. After I read his procedure, I decided to...
forum.xda-developers.com
However, when I tried to flash the latest TWRP (v3.6.2) over stock Android 9 (the ROM used to unlock the bootloader from the guide above) following the exact procedure shown on TWRP's site, using both the recovery IMG and the vbmeta linked within the instructions (the vbmeta apparently comes direct from Google), the phone became bricked and totally unresponsive apart from periodic short vibrations whenever I try to boot in any way (system, fastboot, recovery, etc.).
What can I do to try revive it?
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If you can connect to the phone with SP Flash Tool you should be able to flash it with Android 9 again and start over. Just download though, not format + download, because then you'll need to restore your IMEI and serial numbers.

djinc91 said:
If you can connect to the phone with SP Flash Tool you should be able to flash it with Android 9 again and start over. Just download though, not format + download, because then you'll need to restore your IMEI and serial numbers.
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I have just tried to do so, but to to no avail. I keep getting the following error message:
STATUS_STOR_LIFE_EXHAUST (0xC003001D)
The storage on your device has reached end of life, please change to use new device to do operations
I used the DA bundled with SP Flash Tool and drivers linked in one of the folders, apparently MTK ones.
Here's a screenshot of the error message:
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I was able to download the firmware again after unchecking the Storage Life Cycle Check box within SP Flash Tool's options, and the phone is now up and running, no troubles up so far.
Thank you very much for your help djinc91!

Uhm Ur phones storage chip is literally dying
Thats emmc for u

areallydumbperson said:
Uhm Ur phones storage chip is literally dying
Thats emmc for u
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I've had no trouble with my storage during all the years I've owned this phone. Never experienced slowdown, errors, loss of data, etc, not now, not before.
Even so, this is just a backup/2nd device used for nothing important, so it doesn't bother or worry me in the slightest. I'll just keep it using it as is until it dies or I just can't make it usable anymore.
Thank you for your heads up, though.