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[SOLVED]Need help unknown partition error

this is solved ... by wiping through adb..
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-crespo-********.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-crespo-********.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-********.zip
i did this steps but messed up big time at the end.. instead of "fastboot -w update " i did not put -w , before realizing it i already hit the enter button.. need help here.. i tried reflashing back to ics404...but i get the unknown partition error.. what do i do? HELP!!!

similiar errors
Im trying to root, flash boot loader, flash recovery, flash roms, these are the error messages I get when using nvflash tools. Any ideas??
Mario Christian Oquias said:
this is solved ... by wiping through adb..
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-crespo-********.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-crespo-********.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-********.zip
i did this steps but messed up big time at the end.. instead of "fastboot -w update " i did not put -w , before realizing it i already hit the enter button.. need help here.. i tried reflashing back to ics404...but i get the unknown partition error.. what do i do? HELP!!!
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obserrano86 said:
Im trying to root, flash boot loader, flash recovery, flash roms, these are the error messages I get when using nvflash tools. Any ideas??
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Not familiar with nv tools.. its better to use adb Instead

[Help] Moto G 4G peregrine issues

Hello,
I have followed the tutorials to unlock the bootloader of my moto G 4G : the bootloader is unlocked and I have removed the message when starting the phone with this tutorial : forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/logo-remove-bootloader-unlocked-warning-t2794104
Anyway, I would like now to install a recovery CWM with this tutorial :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/recovery-unofficial-cwm-6-0-5-0-t2818161
But when I do so, I have the following message on the screen of my phone : "Mismatch partition size (recovery)"
And when I boot on the bootloader then select recovery but nothing appears, just a black screen.
The status code of my bootloader is : 3 and it says "Device is unlocked".
I can boot to CWM from the computer with : fastboot boot recovery.img
but when I type : fastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img I get this error.
Can someone help me please ?
Thank you in advance.

Ferguson35000 said:
Hello,
I have followed the tutorials to unlock the bootloader of my moto G 4G : the bootloader is unlocked and I have removed the message when starting the phone with this tutorial : forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/logo-remove-bootloader-unlocked-warning-t2794104
Anyway, I would like now to install a recovery CWM with this tutorial :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/recovery-unofficial-cwm-6-0-5-0-t2818161
But when I do so, I have the following message on the screen of my phone : "Mismatch partition size (recovery)"
And when I boot on the bootloader then select recovery but nothing appears, just a black screen.
The status code of my bootloader is : 3 and it says "Device is unlocked".
I can boot to CWM from the computer with : fastboot boot recovery.img
but when I type : fastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img I get this error.
Can someone help me please ?
Thank you in advance.
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I'm stil stuck.
Is there anybody able to help me ?
Thank you.

Ferguson35000 said:
I'm stil stuck.
Is there anybody able to help me ?
Thank you.
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I got this problem when installing CWM too. I believed the problem is in this line:
fastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img
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instead, you could try this:
fastboot boot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img
When I did this, it worked. Give it a try. You could also try this little program, I changed CWM to TWRP with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/moto-g-4g-easyrecovery-toolkit-t2856710

UncolourTV said:
I got this problem when installing CWM too. I believed the problem is in this line:
instead, you could try this:
fastboot boot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img
When I did this, it worked. Give it a try. You could also try this little program, I changed CWM to TWRP with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/moto-g-4g-easyrecovery-toolkit-t2856710
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Hello Hello,
Thank you for answering.
The command : fastboot boot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img doesn't work because there is too much arguments. It gives me that answer :
cannot load 'flash': No such file or directory
I retried the right command but still the same problem.
I also tried the small program given by this URL on linux : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/moto-g-4g-easyrecovery-toolkit-t2856710
My computer under Ubuntu fails to recognize the device. The device shown is empty.
I will try it on windows then come back here to tell you what happened.

Ferguson35000 said:
Hello Hello,
Thank you for answering.
The command : fastboot boot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img doesn't work because there is too much arguments. It gives me that answer :
cannot load 'flash': No such file or directory
I retried the right command but still the same problem.
I also tried the small program given by this URL on linux : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/moto-g-4g-easyrecovery-toolkit-t2856710
My computer under Ubuntu fails to recognize the device. The device shown is empty.
I will try it on windows then come back here to tell you what happened.
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I have the same issue with this program under linux or windows, it doesn't recognize my device. I have activated USB debug, tried under bootloader or with the phone normally started but nothing better.
only fastboot boot recovery.img works.

You have to flash the recovery with mfastboot from motorola when flashing partitions else you will get the size mismatched error.
Standard fastboot is only good for basic things such as getvar etc.
Always flash with mfastboot and it will not error out.
So the command will then be mfastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img which should then work without issues

hacktrix2006 said:
You have to flash the recovery with mfastboot from motorola when flashing partitions else you will get the size mismatched error.
Standard fastboot is only good for basic things such as getvar etc.
Always flash with mfastboot and it will not error out.
So the command will then be mfastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.5.0-peregrine.img which should then work without issues
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Thank you for answering.
I will try this then come back.

Ferguson35000 said:
Thank you for answering.
I will try this then come back.
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Same error :
I still have the mismatch thing with mfastboot ...

Have you tried going back to a stock 4.4.4 if you have ota'd to 4.4.4 you need 4.4.4 stock image.

hacktrix2006 said:
Have you tried going back to a stock 4.4.4 if you have ota'd to 4.4.4 you need 4.4.4 stock image.
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Hello, I have bought the phone less than one month ago.
It was directly on 4.4.4 after unpacking.
Have you tried renaming the CWM file? Maybe the "-" are a problem although I highly doubt it. Did you try re downloading the file? Running the command window as an administrator? Last resort, you could use TWRP, I'm running on this currently and haven't had any problems installing/flashing ROMs with it and imo prefer it over CWM.
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I have tried both and they both have the same problem :/ CWM as well as TWRP...
Still no idea what happens.

same problem
I got the same problem using mac..
Impossible to install cwm or twrp also.. i cannot enter in the recovery mode any more
the boot loader is unlocked. I don't know whats going on

kosamuky said:
I got the same problem using mac..
Impossible to install cwm or twrp also.. i cannot enter in the recovery mode any more
the boot loader is unlocked. I don't know whats going on
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Did you find any solutions for this ?
I'm still stuck
Is it normal when entering the bootloader to have the message :
"Device is UNLOCKED. Status code: 3 "
Is it the right status code ?
Thank you

Back to stock
Ferguson35000 said:
Did you find any solutions for this ?
I'm still stuck
Is it normal when entering the bootloader to have the message :
"Device is UNLOCKED. Status code: 3 "
Is it the right status code ?
Thank you
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Yes its normal if you have unlocked your bootloader
To get back to stock, download a stock Fw for your device model and region, you can find a link for one if you enter the moto g section of this site and head to moto 4g lte android development section (only section specifically for peregrine model) unpack the fw files into your fastboot directory (windows) reboot your phone to fastboot mode (where u saw the status code) then press control + shift + right click to launch a command prompt window here (from within fastboot directory in windows) then copy and paste these fastboot commands 1 by 1 pressing enter each time until compete.
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot

So you mean, it is compulsory to have stock ROM in order to install the recovery ?
Because my problem is not to return to stock, it is to install a proper recovery (CWM or TWRP) in order to boot on it without my computer.
Thanks for your help

No but I think your problem is you have corrupt the recovery partition size maybe through bad flash or something so ur unable now to flash a recovery as the partition size is for different device or damaged and flashing cwm will no longer work as the cwm image is too big or too small for the allocation assigned to it as the devices core partition table has changed (can happen when u flash something for the falcon when you have a peregrine), I would flash back to stock via that method to restore to stock partition sizes and then reroot and flash cwm again after, just a guess from my own understanding.
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Guys I had the same trouble installing the recovery with the mismatched partition size message. This message is normal and the recovery is already installed on your device. The problem i had when selecting the recovery with the following black screen was that I used the Power Button instead of the up Button.
5) using volume down scroll to recovery and then use volume up to select

Cant flash any updated Recovery; Rom is Bricked

Hey, so I went to install Android 6.0 on my OPO, but there seemed to be some driver issue with the Wifi.
So I wanted to go back to my original OS, that I had backuped. I had the same Problems on this one too - as soon as I would enable WiFi, It would just crash and reboot after a few seconds.
Then I thought, perhaps with a updated Recovery it would work. So i tried to install a newer version of TWRP.
This is what happens:http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3627932&stc=1&d=1454171784
Any help would be much appreciated - thanks!

Check to see if ur bootloader is still unlocked

Bradl79 said:
Check to see if ur bootloader is still unlocked
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How exactly do you mean that?
I issued the command "fastboot oem unlock" prior to trying to flash.

LennartFuchs said:
How exactly do you mean that?
I issued the command "fastboot oem unlock" prior to trying to flash.
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Try this: fastboot oem device-info, and show us what it says.

fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img
Don't need to erase recovery it will overwrite existing recovery

deziguy420 said:
fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img
Don't need to erase recovery it will overwrite existing recovery
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He can't, his OPO doesn't seem to be unlocked. Look in the screenshot please...

fastboot oem device-info
Post ur screenshot here

Hard bricked? Can't get into recovery, can't unlock bootloader

Hello,
I think my XT1541 (16GB/2GB Retail GB) with locked bootloader might be hard-bricked.
I was running the stock 5.11 firmware when I did the 6.0 update and since then my phone is stuck in a bootloop.
Motorola won't repair it because I had to replace the screen and the phone is out of warranty.
I can access the bootloader but if I select recovery mode the phone just keeps bootlooping and I can't get into recovery.
I followed the instructions here to flash a stock firmware using fastboot. All the steps complete successfully but after rebooting, the phone is still stuck in a bootloop and I can't get into recovery.
I wanted to install a custom recovery but I'm unable to unlock my bootloader because of this error:
Code:
(bootloader) Check 'Allow OEM Unlock' in Developer Options.
FAILED (remote failure)
Obviously I can't check that option as the phone won't boot.
So, is it hard bricked? Is there anything I can do to get my phone to work again?
Thanks a lot for your help!

How many system images do you need to flash? Sometimes there can be more than 6, sometimes there can be fewer.

sticktornado said:
How many system images do you need to flash? Sometimes there can be more than 6, sometimes there can be fewer.
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I know, I flashed the correct number of system images that were in the zip file.
Thanks,

rent0n said:
Hello,
I think my XT1541 (16GB/2GB Retail GB) with locked bootloader might be hard-bricked.
I was running the stock 5.11 firmware when I did the 6.0 update and since then my phone is stuck in a bootloop.
Motorola won't repair it because I had to replace the screen and the phone is out of warranty.
I can access the bootloader but if I select recovery mode the phone just keeps bootlooping and I can't get into recovery.
I followed the instructions here to flash a stock firmware using fastboot. All the steps complete successfully but after rebooting, the phone is still stuck in a bootloop and I can't get into recovery.
I wanted to install a custom recovery but I'm unable to unlock my bootloader because of this error:
Code:
(bootloader) Check 'Allow OEM Unlock' in Developer Options.
FAILED (remote failure)
Obviously I can't check that option as the phone won't boot.
So, is it hard bricked? Is there anything I can do to get my phone to work again?
Thanks a lot for your help!
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If u are bootlooping when trying to enter recovery , then prolly the recovery is the issue. I'd suggest flash the recovery.IMG again and then proceed with flashing the rest of the .IMG files.

prasi.ram10 said:
If u are bootlooping when trying to enter recovery , then prolly the recovery is the issue. I'd suggest flash the recovery.IMG again and then proceed with flashing the rest of the .IMG files.
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So basically:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
and then check if I can access recovery? Or issue that command and then all the other fastboot commands in the guide?

prasi.ram10 said:
If u are bootlooping when trying to enter recovery , then prolly the recovery is the issue. I'd suggest flash the recovery.IMG again and then proceed with flashing the rest of the .IMG files.
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So basically:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
and then check if I can access recovery? Or issue that command and then all the other fastboot commands in the guide?

rent0n said:
So basically:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
and then check if I can access recovery? Or issue that command and then all the other fastboot commands in the guide?
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I tried that and it didn't work. When I try to go into recovery mode the phone keeps bootlooping.
One thing I noticed is that when I try to format cache or userdata I get this error:
Code:
$ fastboot format cache
formatting 'cache' partition...
Formatting is not supported for filesystem with type 'raw'.
FAILED ()
finished. total time: 0.013s
I think there might be something wrong with the file system in my partitions. How can I manually format my partitions?
Thanks,

man , if you really need recovery, type fastboot boot recovery.img . It will temporaily boot you into stock recovery. Wipe cache and data there

therealduff1 said:
man , if you really need recovery, type fastboot boot recovery.img . It will temporaily boot you into stock recovery. Wipe cache and data there
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Thanks, but this is what I get when I try do do that:
Code:
$ fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.736s]
booting...
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.746s
There must be a way to restore this phone to a working state! I can't believe it's so messed up after an official update...

rent0n said:
Thanks, but this is what I get when I try do do that:
Code:
$ fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.736s]
booting...
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.746s
There must be a way to restore this phone to a working state! I can't believe it's so messed up after an official update...
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What os were you running when the phone screwed up ?

therealduff1 said:
What os were you running when the phone screwed up ?
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I was running 5.1.1 when I got the notification for the 6.0 update.
I've noticed that trying to flash 5.1.1 firmware with fastboot gives me errors (preflash validation failed) while the 6.0 work "fine" (i.e.: I get OKAY after every step but then the phone is always stuck in a bootloop).
Thanks!

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNGRADE BOOTLOADER.IMG OR GPT.IMG !!!!!!! DONT FLASH LOLLIPOP VERSION OF THOSE FILES ON A DEVICE RUNNING 6.0
plz tell me u didnt flash those files..

therealduff1 said:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNGRADE BOOTLOADER.IMG OR GPT.IMG !!!!!!! DONT FLASH LOLLIPOP VERSION OF THOSE FILES ON A DEVICE RUNNING 6.0
plz tell me u didnt flash those files..
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Well I wasn't sure what version I was running to be honest so I think I tried to flash the gpt.img from 5.1.1 at some point but it failed with the preflash validation failure. I've always only flashed the 6.0 firmware files.

rent0n said:
Well I wasn't sure what version I was running to be honest so I think I tried to flash the gpt.img from 5.1.1 at some point but it failed with the preflash validation failure. I've always only flashed the 6.0 firmware files.
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Have you gave this a try?

heavy_metal_man said:
Have you gave this a try?
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Yes, no luck unfortunately.
I think I might have flashed the 5.1.1 bootloader after all - is there any way to recover from there?
Thanks,

Bump!
Does anyone have any other suggestion please?
Thanks,

Last bump
I'm going to sell this on eBay as non-working then unless someone comes up with a clever solution?
Thanks for your help!

Try flashing once more starting with the gpt.bin (that should hopefully take care of raw partition error) and skipping the bootloader altogether. Also, may be worthwhile to try mfastboot.exe instead of fastboot.exe.

I have this same issue, but I haven't flash 5.1.1 Files, I Only tried with 6.0 Brazil Retail.
I also tried to flash gpt to get rid of the "raw" partition, everything goes ok but still displaying that error. Anyone can help?

I got the same problem with my Moto E 2015... If I find a solution I will reply it in this topic..

Moto M

Hi all
Iam trying to unlock my bootloader in moto m to root the device.
when trying
fastboot oem get_unlock_data>> it shows as failed remote unknown error
also i used command fastboot oem unlock,it says as unlocked
then tried to flash it with twrp recovery image>it says as done but I cant able to go to twrp.
Please help me to fix the issue

Once you have flashed the twrp image, can you boot into android? Does adb work? If yes, try and run "adb reboot recovery" and report results.

arunanbu44 said:
Hi all
Iam trying to unlock my bootloader in moto m to root the device.
when trying
fastboot oem get_unlock_data>> it shows as failed remote unknown error
also i used command fastboot oem unlock,it says as unlocked
then tried to flash it with twrp recovery image>it says as done but I cant able to go to twrp.
Please help me to fix the issue
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3 easy steps:
1. fastboot oem unlock in bootloader mode. Accept the message on the phone's screen. Read carefully.
2. Fastboot boot twrp.img
3. flash / sideload latest supersu.zip