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trouble going from CWM to smelkus recovery on evo 4g

what is the standard procedure on changing the recovery? i have CWM on it right now. not sure on how to remove that and then install the smelkus one. found a video on yt saying to use terminal emulator to flash it, it "flashed it" but now it just goes to the bootloader menu where you choose fastboot or the other option. still boots into the OS fine tho

douellette said:
what is the standard procedure on changing the recovery? i have CWM on it right now. not sure on how to remove that and then install the smelkus one. found a video on yt saying to use terminal emulator to flash it, it "flashed it" but now it just goes to the bootloader menu where you choose fastboot or the other option. still boots into the OS fine tho
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Try flashing it via fastboot.
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Theonew said:
Try flashing it via fastboot.
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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how do i do that? terminal emulator? do i type anything else or just that and then reboot into recovery from the desktop?

douellette said:
how do i do that? terminal emulator? do i type anything else or just that and then reboot into recovery from the desktop?
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No. You run those commands from your PC.

finally got it, opened rom manger and it had the option right in there to flash smelkus. so its all set, thanks!

douellette said:
finally got it, opened rom manger and it had the option right in there to flash smelkus. so its all set, thanks!
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I guess that's the simpler way .

[Q] Problem rooting One SV (Boost)

I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
3: reboot your phone into hboot and then into fastboot if you are not already there
4:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
this is presuming the recovery.img is in the same directory as fastboot, you can either move it or point the code to it directly
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I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?

chisao101 said:
I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?
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Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?

chisao101 said:
Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?
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You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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old.splatterhand said:
You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).
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Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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Am I supposed to type into the cmd prompt again: "flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?

old.splatterhand said:
What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?
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Yes, this is exactly what I did.

chisao101 said:
"flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?
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Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!

old.splatterhand said:
Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!
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Ok, I made a folder on my PC:
C:\Android
Inside that folder I have these files:
adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
CMD starten
fastboot.exe
Superuser.zip
trecovery.img
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
Superuser.zip
I started my phone holding the volume down, and it booted to the hboot screen with a menu that has these items:
fastboot
recovery
factory reset
clear storage
simlock
image crc
show barcode
I selected "fastboot" from the menu, and it went to a new menu with these menu items:
bootloader
reboot
reboot bootloader
power down
I plugged the phone into the USB.
I clicked the CMD starten
I typed this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I hit enter and got this message in the CMD prompt:
sending 'recovery' (7456 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.042s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.988s]
finished. total time: 3.031s
C:\Android>
When I go back to the previous menu and select "recovery" it just boots and hangs on the HTC One screen. If I take the battery out and reboot normal, it works fine with my stock Android install, like nothing happened.

chisao101 said:
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
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The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...

old.splatterhand said:
The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...
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I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?

chisao101 said:
I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?
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You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!

old.splatterhand said:
You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!
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ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?

chisao101 said:
ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?
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It did not install the superuser correctly because it's not in my app drawer.
I also noticed that the recovery menu is kinda shifted to the side a little bit, so it's hard to read until I start scrolling. Yeah, this has to be the wrong recovery.

You can use this or the boost variant from here.

old.splatterhand said:
You can use this or the boost variant from here.
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That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!

chisao101 said:
That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!
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There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.

old.splatterhand said:
There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.
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Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.

chisao101 said:
Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.
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No, don't do this!!!
Moonshine S-off. But there i could not assist, i used another method which is not available for boost.
Edit:
Wooooot, Post Number 1000!

[Q] Major Problem with recovery.

I cannot boot into recovery. I used a rootkit to unlock my bootloader and root my phone. TWRP worked fine when i tried it out for the first time and than i forgot about it. Today I tried to access it and it would not work. When I try installing TWRP from GooManager it just says it will download but it never does and then after a while the app shuts down. I tried flashing clockwork mod recovery from Rom Manager and it downloads all the way and than says that a problem occured. Can somebody please help me with my situation. When I press the power button and the volume down button and it brings me to the bootloader and i navigate to recovery, it just brings an android guy with a red triangle. please help me. I just want a custom recovery. I don't care what it is. Either TWRP or clockwork mod. PLEASE HELP!

maxell505 said:
I cannot boot into recovery. I used a rootkit to unlock my bootloader and root my phone. TWRP worked fine when i tried it out for the first time and than i forgot about it. Today I tried to access it and it would not work. When I try installing TWRP from GooManager it just says it will download but it never does and then after a while the app shuts down. I tried flashing clockwork mod recovery from Rom Manager and it downloads all the way and than says that a problem occured. Can somebody please help me with my situation. When I press the power button and the volume down button and it brings me to the bootloader and i navigate to recovery, it just brings an android guy with a red triangle. please help me. I just want a custom recovery. I don't care what it is. Either TWRP or clockwork mod. PLEASE HELP!
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fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
From bootloader.

Aerowinder said:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
From bootloader.
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Sorry I do not know how to do that. Can you please show me. Thank You

Download twrp manager from the play store, go under advanced and tap on install recovery.
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Nice thread derailing guys... Thread cleaned so lets stay on-topic now, thanks.

maxell505 said:
Sorry I do not know how to do that. Can you please show me. Thank You
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Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905. Learn how to use fastboot, to control your phone. Don't use a toolkit because when you run into trouble this is what happens.

Vangelis13 said:
Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905. Learn how to use fastboot, to control your phone. Don't use a toolkit because when you run into trouble this is what happens.
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ok so all I have to do is install the Android SDK, open the command prompt, and than what do I do. Can you please give me the exact code to write into the command prompt window so I can flash twrp or clockwork mod?

maxell505 said:
ok so all I have to do is install the Android SDK, open the command prompt, and than what do I do. Can you please give me the exact code to write into the command prompt window so I can flash twrp or clockwork mod?
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Actually can I just unroot and start the whole process over? Just so I can have a clean slate. I feel that this would be much simpler.

Aerowinder said:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
From bootloader.
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Vangelis13 said:
Follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905. Learn how to use fastboot, to control your phone. Don't use a toolkit because when you run into trouble this is what happens.
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ok so I just checked and superSU says I need root to use it and than I tired the TWRP manager and it says I need root for it. So apparantly I lost root access. Can someone please tell me if I can root again or do I need to take some other steps before I root again.

You can root again.
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CRIME INC. said:
You can root again.
sent from my HAMMERHEAD neXus
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OK so this time I shouldn't use a toolkit right

CRIME INC. said:
You can root again.
sent from my HAMMERHEAD neXus
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Is using cf auto root considered a toolkit? I found a method to root my nexus 5 that runs android 4.2.2 but it says to do it the cf auto root way. Should I try this or not?

maxell505 said:
Is using cf auto root considered a toolkit? I found a method to root my nexus 5 that runs android 4.2.2 but it says to do it the cf auto root way. Should I try this or not?
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You can use cf auto root.
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CRIME INC. said:
You can use cf auto root.
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So after I root with cf auto root I can just use twrp manager to flash twrp right

maxell505 said:
So after I root with cf auto root I can just use twrp manager to flash twrp right
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Yessir
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CRIME INC. said:
Yessir
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Alright thanks man I'll keep you updated on how it goes

maxell505 said:
Alright thanks man I'll keep you updated on how it goes
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Alright so I rooted again but everytime I try to go into the stock recovery, it just shows the little android guy with a red triangle. I downloaded root checker and it says that i am rooted. It will not even install custom recovery. I downloaded TWRP manager and the image file downloads but the download finishes and it says download unsuccessful. Please help.

maxell505 said:
Alright so I rooted again but everytime I try to go into the stock recovery, it just shows the little android guy with a red triangle. I downloaded root checker and it says that i am rooted. It will not even install custom recovery. I downloaded TWRP manager and the image file downloads but the download finishes and it says download unsuccessful. Please help.
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Go here for fastboot and adb... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269. Then download the nexus 5 recovery.IMG file from twrp's website. Place the recovery.img that you downloaded, into the same folder that you have fastboot and adb. Boot your phone into the bootloader, then connect your phone to your PC. Now, on your PC, open the folder where you have fastboot and your recovery.img, hold the shift key and click the right button on your mouse, then click on open command window here. Then type fastboot flash recovery "and the name of the recovery.IMG" without the quotation marks, and hit enter. You should see your PC start to flash the recovery. And that's it!
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lyall29 said:
Go here for fastboot and adb... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269. Then download the nexus 5 recovery.IMG file from twrp's website. Place the recovery.img that you downloaded, into the same folder that you have fastboot and adb. Boot your phone into the bootloader, then connect your phone to your PC. Now, on your PC, open the folder where you have fastboot and your recovery.img, hold the shift key and click the right button on your mouse, then click on open command window here. Then type fastboot flash recovery "and the name of the recovery.IMG" without the quotation marks, and hit enter. You should see your PC start to flash the recovery. And that's it!
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It is alright. Thanks so much for the help but I just installed ROM Manager and I installed ClockWorkMod Recovery and it worked! But thanks for writing this whole thing because now I actually know what to do if it ever happens again.

maxell505 said:
It is alright. Thanks so much for the help but I just installed ROM Manager and I installed ClockWorkMod Recovery and it worked! But thanks for writing this whole thing because now I actually know what to do if it ever happens again.
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No problem. You should go ahead and try to learn how to use adb and fastboot. Once you do you your life will be a lot easier and its fun to learn. Plus if you ever need to flash the factory images, you will need fastboot anyway. Good luck.
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Flashfire can't see my zip

I am trying to use Flashfire v0.53 to update my Google-sourced, rooted Pixel from 7.1.0 (build NDE63X) to 7.1.1 (build NMF26V). I've downloaded sailfish-ota-nmf26v-1988a458.zip to my phone and can see it with a root file browser but when I direct Flashfire to the same directory it lists no files. Any thoughts? If I'm going about updating my phone the wrong way, I'm happy to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks.

FlashFire is not working on this phone last I heard. Flash it with TWRP.

TonikJDK said:
FlashFire is not working on this phone last I heard. Flash it with TWRP.
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Good to know, thanks.
I've tried pointing TWRP at the OTA zip I got from Google and it fails. Perhaps because I need to unroot first? I was hoping Flashfire would do that for me. `adb sideload` failed, too.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
Good to know, thanks.
I've tried pointing TWRP at the OTA zip I got from Google and it fails. Perhaps because I need to unroot first? I was hoping Flashfire would do that for me. `adb sideload` failed, too.
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You need to use fastboot. There are a few detailed guides in the "guides" section of both the pixel and pixel xl forums.
Basically you have to edit the flashall.bat file and remove the -w option so that it doesn't wipe. Then you have to fastboot boot into twrp then reflash twrp.zip and SU.zip
All the info is here just look around

aholeinthewor1d said:
You need to use fastboot. There are a few detailed guides in the "guides" section of both the pixel and pixel xl forums.
Basically you have to edit the flashall.bat file and remove the -w option so that it doesn't wipe. Then you have to fastboot boot into twrp then reflash twrp.zip and SU.zip
All the info is here just look around
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-update-fastboot-t3498187 seems promising. I can adapt to use sailfish vs. marlin. But I'm not sure how to know which image is for Verizon.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
Good to know, thanks.
I've tried pointing TWRP at the OTA zip I got from Google and it fails. Perhaps because I need to unroot first? I was hoping Flashfire would do that for me. `adb sideload` failed, too.
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Copy the OTA zip you downloaded, from your phone to your computer. Reboot into TWRP. Go to Advanced and choose "ADB sideload"(not sure if that's exactly what it's called). Once the phone is waiting for ADB, go back to your computer and open a command prompt and type "adb sideload OTA.zip". OTA.zip will be the zip you downloaded. Example: if you copied it to C:\ you would type "adb sideload c:\sailfish-ota-nmf26-xxxxxxxx.zip" or whatever the zip is named.
That is how you would sideload an OTA. If you downloaded a full factory image then open "flash-all.bat" in notepad, remove the "-w"(it's towards the bottom), connect your phone, reboot to bootloader, run flash-all.bat.
Both a full image and OTA will remove your root and TWRP. You will need to re flash recovery and reroot after updating. Just follow the same guides you did originally.

fritzgerald said:
Copy the OTA zip you downloaded, from your phone to your computer. Reboot into TWRP. Go to Advanced and choose "ADB sideload"(not sure if that's exactly what it's called). Once the phone is waiting for ADB, go back to your computer and open a command prompt and type "adb sideload OTA.zip". OTA.zip will be the zip you downloaded. Example: if you copied it to C:\ you would type "adb sideload c:\sailfish-ota-nmf26-xxxxxxxx.zip" or whatever the zip is named.
That is how you would sideload an OTA. If you downloaded a full factory image then open "flash-all.bat" in notepad, remove the "-w"(it's towards the bottom), connect your phone, reboot to bootloader, run flash-all.bat.
Both a full image and OTA will remove your root and TWRP. You will need to re flash recovery and reroot after updating. Just follow the same guides you did originally.
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I don't seem to be able to find the OTA on my phone. Not sure where it gets put.
From your description of using the full image, I imagine I 1) unzip the factory image zip, 2) edit the flash-all.bat in the result, 3) run flash-all.bat (that is, I don't rezip and try to use the package). Right?

ChrisNelsonPE said:
I don't seem to be able to find the OTA on my phone. Not sure where it gets put.
From your description of using the full image, I imagine I 1) unzip the factory image zip, 2) edit the flash-all.bat in the result, 3) run flash-all.bat (that is, I don't rezip and try to use the package). Right?
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That's correct. If you downloaded the OTA with System Updates then I'm not sure where it gets stored. If you downloaded it from Google then it would be in your downloads folder.

You can try the guide I wrote here to sideload the full ota zip from google.

adb sideload failure
spiller37 said:
You can try the guide I wrote here to sideload the full ota zip from google.
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That's a great guide. Alas, when I try to sideload the OTA I get:
Code:
PS C:\adb> adb sideload .\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip
loading: '.\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip'
error: closed
PS C:\adb> adb sideload .\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip
loading: '.\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip'
error: device '(null)' not found
I though the problem might be the old TWRP in my phone so I used the alpha2 I had to install rc1.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
That's a great guide. Alas, when I try to sideload the OTA I get:
I though the problem might be the old TWRP in my phone so I used the alpha2 I had to install rc1.
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Sounds like the driver isn't recognized. Does ADB devices list your device?

ChrisNelsonPE said:
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I though the problem might be the old TWRP in my phone so I used the alpha2 I had to install rc1.
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Now I'm in a boot loop. TWRP -- when it comes up at all -- says it is alpha2 and it doesn't prompt for the code to decrypt my data so the directory listing is gibberish. What do I do now? Reflash 7.0? Flash 7.1?
To recap, I have a Pixel I bought from Google with an unlocked boot loader and TWRP installed but can't boot to Android.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
Now I'm in a boot loop. TWRP -- when it comes up at all -- says it is alpha2 and it doesn't prompt for the code to decrypt my data so the directory listing is gibberish. What do I do now? Reflash 7.0? Flash 7.1?
To recap, I have a Pixel I bought from Google with an unlocked boot loader and TWRP installed but can't boot to Android.
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Alpha 2 is the wrong TWRP. You want RC1.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
That's a great guide. Alas, when I try to sideload the OTA I get:
Code:
PS C:\adb> adb sideload .\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip
loading: '.\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip'
error: closed
PS C:\adb> adb sideload .\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip
loading: '.\sailfish-ota-nmf26u-6ea22a0c.zip'
error: device '(null)' not found
I though the problem might be the old TWRP in my phone so I used the alpha2 I had to install rc1.
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That looks like an ADB device driver problem. Do you see your device listed with ADB devices when in TWRP/Advanced/Sideload?

spiller37 said:
That looks like an ADB device driver problem. Do you see your device listed with ADB devices when in TWRP/Advanced/Sideload?
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Yes.

TonikJDK said:
Alpha 2 is the wrong TWRP. You want RC1.
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That's fine. But how do I get there from a phone which is in a boot loop running alpha1?

ChrisNelsonPE said:
That's fine. But how do I get there from a phone which is in a boot loop running alpha1?
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I get into TWRP on my phone an do
Code:
PS C:\adb> fastboot .\twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-sailfish.img
< waiting for device >
on my computer and it waits forever.

ChrisNelsonPE said:
That's fine. But how do I get there from a phone which is in a boot loop running alpha1?
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Power it down, hold power button and volume down to get it into fastboot.
Fastboot flash TWRPfilename.img
And if that does not work download the full factory image but edit flashall.bat to remove the -w which will save your data and flash the whole thing.

TonikJDK said:
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And if that does not work download the full factory image but edit flashall.bat to remove the -w which will save your data and flash the whole thing.
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So, I think I had to do this. `adb` lists my device but when I try to sideload it says the device (null) doesn't exist.
Do I somehow tell `fastboot` to use the factory image .zip file or do I unzip it, edit flashall.bat, then run flashall.bat?

ChrisNelsonPE said:
So, I think I had to do this. `adb` lists my device but when I try to sideload it says the device (null) doesn't exist.
Do I somehow tell `fastboot` to use the factory image .zip file or do I unzip it, edit flashall.bat, then run flashall.bat?
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Unzip it into your fastboot directory. Then edit and run flashall.

Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL Working bootloader unlock method

Good news for all owners of Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL, after waiting and waiting thanks to @shakalaca a working method has been found.:laugh::laugh::laugh:
Do it at your own risk, it worked for me don't blame me if anything goes wrong.
This is what I did:
Download frp.bin from here
mega
https://mega.nz/#F!ZtMT0KxI!ObnACk_mxnPCbPHCVu_G8Q
google drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6Onk4_01sGTcF8yS21KSnhwRVU?usp=sharing
Place it in adb folder
Reboot the phone in bootloader mode
adb reboot bootloader
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fastboot flash config frp.bin
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fastboot reboot-bootloader
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once in bootloader
fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability
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if it returns
(bootloader) get_unlock_ability: 1
OKAY [ 0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.016s
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type
fastboot oem unlock-go
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reboot
your bootloader is unlocked.
Working TWRP in the same folder.
Enjoy
P.S. Thanks again to @shakalaca.

great post :good::good::good:
I've been looking for this
and now my asus zc553kl have unlock with this method. i feel very happy lol :laugh::laugh::laugh:
thanks again bro good job :good::good::good:

Finally. Thanks a lot.
Have anyone tested Substratum?

joelin139 said:
great post :good::good::good:
I've been looking for this
and now my asus zc553kl have unlock with this method. i feel very happy lol :laugh::laugh::laugh:
thanks again bro good job :good::good::good:
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Does it work in version WW_14.0200.1708.324_20170826?
and to install TWRP and Do the Root, how is it?

How about rooting?
Now that there is a way to unlock the bootloader and install twrp, can you advise on how to root the device?

Thank you so much..
My device is now Unlocked.
Root, magisk, xposed running smoothly..
?

Ray2out said:
Thank you so much..
My device is now Unlocked.
Root, magisk, xposed running smoothly..
[emoji111]️[emoji16]
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Can you pls share the root process explicitly?

jide1 said:
Can you pls share the root process explicitly?
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Just follow that method to Unlock bootloader then flash the TWRP from Adb..
For root just install latest official supersu zip file from TWRP..
Done.. Your device is rooted.

Ray2out said:
Just follow that method to Unlock bootloader then flash the TWRP from Adb..
For root just install latest official supersu zip file from TWRP..
Done.. Your device is rooted.
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Thanks, but what superSU version did you use ?

jide1 said:
Thanks, but what superSU version did you use ?
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I am using superSU V. 2.82 from the official thread..
You can use magisk V.14 too if you like.

Ray2out said:
I am using superSU V. 2.82 from the official thread..
You can use magisk V.14 too if you like.
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Got it, thanks again.

ernestojr.role123 said:
Now that there is a way to unlock the bootloader and install twrp, can you advise on how to root the device?
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In order to root there are various ways, I did it the way I am use to with supersu, just reboot in TWRP and flash the latest supersu zip from here.
http://www.supersu.com/download
If you don't want to flash twrp you can achieve systemless root with magisk, just search there are plenty of tutorials.
After that you would probably need to install buysybox, then you can use root explorer to remove any stock app that you don't like, you can flash a new bootanimation, I flashed the zenfone 4 one, possibilty are endless.
Have fun.:laugh:

Does this work on the latest nougat firmware?

new firmware update
OK, there is a new update Version WW-14.0200.1710.336.
Just updated the phone myself without problem and kept root, this is how...
Download the full firmware update from this page https://www.asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Max-ZC553KL/HelpDesk_Download/
Copy it to your device, make sure you also have a copy of supersu.zip and twrp.img.
Reboot in TWRP mode, press install and select the new firmware that you have copied on the device, once done, repeat install with supersu.zip, once done repated one more time install this time select the install image option and install twrp.img.
Reboot and you should be updated and rooted.
P.S. If you did not unlock bootloader and root before update, try the all process to unlock and root, following the guide at the biginning of this post.
Have fun...:laugh:

Can you move it to a google drive?
Hello,
Can you upload the folder contents in a google drive instead?
I don't have a MEGA.
Thanks!

ernestojr.role123 said:
Hello,
Can you upload the folder contents in a google drive instead?
I don't have a MEGA.
Thanks!
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Google drive link added
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6Onk4_01sGTcF8yS21KSnhwRVU?usp=sharing

I cant flash TWRP
Hey guys, I cant flash twrp from adb, is there anyway I can flash this recovery? I already unlocked the bootloader. I tried going to recovery as well with the Volume Down + Power Button but it only brings me to the default recovery

KingKroy said:
Hey guys, I cant flash twrp from adb, is there anyway I can flash this recovery? I already unlocked the bootloader. I tried going to recovery as well with the Volume Down + Power Button but it only brings me to the default recovery
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OK so this is what you do....
Place the twrp.img file in your adb folder,
reboot phone in bootloader mode,
press shift with right button on the mouse and open a command prompt inside adb folder,
type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
type
Code:
fastboot reboot
and while you press volume down, press enter, if you have done everything right, phone should boot in TWRP.

fastmix said:
OK so this is what you do....
Place the twrp.img file in your adb folder,
reboot phone in bootloader mode,
press shift with right button on the mouse and open a command prompt inside adb folder,
type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
type
Code:
fastboot reboot
and while you press volume down, press enter, if you have done everything right, phone should boot in TWRP.
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Now I'm stuck at "waiting for device" after I entered "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" it didnt happened before, what do I do to fix this? Thank you
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fastmix said:
OK so this is what you do....
Place the twrp.img file in your adb folder,
reboot phone in bootloader mode,
press shift with right button on the mouse and open a command prompt inside adb folder,
type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
type
Code:
fastboot reboot
and while you press volume down, press enter, if you have done everything right, phone should boot in TWRP.
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Wow that's cool, I can finally enter twrp mode. Thank you so much!

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