[Q] Padfone 2 bricked: invalid kernel - General Questions and Answers

After a lot of reading on Xda and Modaco I am still not much further.
After rooting with Framaroot and installing TWRP through Goomanager I bricked my phone because I forgot to unlock the bootloader....
Is there any hope for this phone?
The phone cannot get into fastboot: power button + volume up.
Recovery menu (power button + volume down) is non-functional > I get the "invalid kernel" message again.
ADB and Fastboot and cmd in Windows are all very new to me but I have nothing to loose.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

"invalid kernel !!!" - I bricked my phone
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem... I've also red a lot without finding any suitable solution...
I rooted with Framaroot, installed TWRP and thats it - I bricked my phone (probably because I forgot to unlock the bootloader?)....
Same problem for me: the phone won't get into fastboot (Power+VolUp).
Recovery menu (Power+VolDown) doesn't work: I always get "invalid kernel !!!"

Hi Vakilando,
It seems we're on our own with this problem. Either no one has an answer or all knowledgeable people never had to deal with this problem.
We also choose a not-so-popular phone. The tablet-phone combi is too expensive and the tablet of mediocre specs.
I went for the too-good-to-be-true price for the phone-only... and after a lot of reading found out that quit a few people had problems with their phone.
Perhaps some code monkey (no disrespect) could tell me if we have more options when the phone is connected to a Linux system? Android is Linux based, so that would be a compatible pair. Windows can only see one partion on a flash card and, but I might be wrong, Windows cannot read EXT 3, 4 partitions.
Windows device manager does recognize the phone as "ASUS Android Bootloader Interface" so the phone is not completely non-responsive.
I also posted on a German site; Android-Hilfe where there's a dedicated forum with knowledgeable people so perhaps that gives more options.

do this!it will work!!!
gentle_giant said:
After a lot of reading on Xda and Modaco I am still not much further.
After rooting with Framaroot and installing TWRP through Goomanager I bricked my phone because I forgot to unlock the bootloader....
Is there any hope for this phone?
The phone cannot get into fastboot: power button + volume up.
Recovery menu (power button + volume down) is non-functional > I get the "invalid kernel" message again.
ADB and Fastboot and cmd in Windows are all very new to me but I have nothing to loose.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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jUst flash a cwm recovery with fastboot mod!it will work!my padfone 2 brick like this but now his alive

Sorry, for not well-advanced users - could you please describe step-by step how to flash phone in "invalid kernel" condition CWM recovery with fastboot? Tnanks!

Ola Goldenval, try this link, it worked for me.

This is first link I found in google & tried to follow. My problem is that PC (W7 ultimate) doesn't see the phone. So cmd window is hanging on message "waiting for device" forever. Problem isn't in PC, as I tried different PC, where another similar phone had been seen some time ago.

Hi Goldenval,
the onlything I can tell you is that it didn't work out for me the first time, just like you now. Then I found another, German, website with lots of information on the subject and I gave it another try. Second time I succeeded...
it is a long time since it happened so I can't recall all the details but keep on trying and you will succed.

Update
Instruction here : w.w.w.modaco.com/topic/365818-padfone-2-invalid-kernel/
If You upgrade to kitkat and bricked you phone .You have to download latest
update h.t.t.p://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mobile_Phone/PadFone2/WWE_PadFone2_user_11_8_4_12_UpdateLauncher.zip unzip and rename with instruction. Help for me
I can't put outside link I am under 10 posts .

Download last usb driver for padfone 2 and then u will see cmd work properly

Hi all,
sorry to resurrect this thread, but I have the same problem and cannot solve it.
I followed the instructions in modaco.com but no luck.
My phone keep rebooting with the Invalid Kernel...

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[Q] The Device is unlocked Message and stuck at ASUS logo

Hi all,
I have an ASUS TF300T.
A friend of mine tried to root it and install a new rom. He said he followed steps that he found on XDA and was trying to flash a new JB rom.
Having said that, now the tablet is stuck at the ASUS Logo during boot and there is a message on the top left "the Device is UnLocked"
Nothing happens!!
I tried holding POWER + Low Volume button and it does not get into bootloader. ADB and Fastboot does not detect the device. Even Windows and Linux do not detect the device.
So i tried POWER + increse Volume button and it gets into APX mode. I used the Universal Naked Drivers on this site and windows detects the device.
But the question is how do i restore it or how to reformat it ...etc.
Is there a way to use External SD card to get help in this situation.
Can anything be done from the APX Interface ?
These are the links that my friend has followed ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2041627
http://theunlockr.com/2012/05/25/how-to-root-asus-transformer-tf300t/
I will appreciate any help here.
Thank you all for your help !

TF300t Bricked. Need help

Hi
I can't remember how but i bricked my tf300t.
Now it's stuck on ASUS (and on top it shows device unlocked i rooted it before and it worked.) screen nothing is responding.
The only thing i managed to do is when i click the rest button with a pin under the sd slot and hold the volume up button i manage to get usb reaction.
i tried several guided here. With installing ADB / Fastboot drivers. I see it on the device manager but ADB/Fastboot showing me that it's waiting for a device or no device found.
I really don't have a lot of knowledge troubleshooting it by my self so i'll be happy to be guided step by step to help me.
Thank's
Ron

HTC One Mini (M4_U4) Softbricked, OEM not unlocked, USB debug not enabled, bootloop

Hi all,
My HTC One Mini crashed one month after warranty (Boo!). I can get to the FASTBOOT and BOOTLOADER screen and select options. However, the Factory reset and recovery just cause a vibration and get be back to FASTBOOT menu. The phone is *** LOCKED ***.
After a few false starts on linux and mac machines, I've installed WinDroid Toolkit v3.1 on Windows 7. I have gotten the Token ID and used it to get an Unlock_code.bin via email from the HTC developers website (Cannot link as newb). However, when I follow the instructions in WinDroid it recommends that newer devices require "Enable OEM Unlock" to be set:
I cannot do this now. I continue but when it says a menu will appear on the phone, the menu does not and the phone remains in *** LOCKED *** state. I tried continuing with step 2 "Flashing a TWRP" but it does nothing.
TL;DR Am I screwed with having previously unlocked OEM on my HTC One Mini, now that it is soft-bricked?
I'm not that good at this stuff, but managed to get mine unlocked and a recovery on it via this link
sadly mine still has a problem in that it's now stuck in a boot loop, so don't use Oneclickroot as I did in my post here
hopefully you will get yours to work ok, but when you get to instruction 17 you may find that HTC website is quite fussy with the code you copy/paste
when you copy the Identifier block into Notepad or whatever, ensure you don't get any leading blank spaces before you submit it to HTC.
this excerpt from mine had blank spaces where I have inserted red X's, but it worked with them removed and HTC then emailed me the Unlock_code.bin file
XX<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
XX36ADF279412BE14D5002935236B24913
XXetc
XXetc
XX<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
I hope this is of some use mate
---------- Post added at 02:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ----------
sorry,
lost the plot on my first reply and forget about the OEM unlock bit ...
to get that OEM unlock bit you would normally
first Enable Developer Modeon your phone by Launching the Settings Application -
Scroll Down and Tap on About Phone(or About Device) - Locate the Build Number Section - Tap on the Build Number Option 7 Times -
Go Back to the Main Settings Page - Scroll Down and Tap on Developer Options and it's found there
but given that you are in is bad a place as me in that we cannot get a bootup, I'm afraid I can't offer any more info,
but it's worth knowing anyway in case you do get booted up
Hi, i have the same issue, but a little different.
My phone was in a box for like 2 months, and then i decide to turn it on again, and i faced the same problem as the OP, but my One Mini is UNLOCKED, and i can't lock it again because i get an error in ADB. I try to enter on recovery (and flashed three differents recoveries without sucess), and reboot in bootloader, then try to factory reset, and reboot bootloader again. It don't do anything, only turn on when i plug the usb and enter in bootloader but no more than that. i've try to flash a RUU too, but it give me the error 171. i tried too the method with the rubber band pressing the power button to cause a reboot loop and get enough charge to launch the system but nothing, i don't see any results. I'm one step closer to give up, please help, i tried everything and nothing has worked for me. If need more information don't doubt on asking me. I really appreciate any help you can provide.
I'll try mate ... but perhaps you are asking for help from the wrong guy! - firstly I have to say mine is still in a very bad place! -
I managed to get a permanent TWRP on it, installed a lovely rom named InsertCoin on it, rebooted, and all seemed fine, but then the battery drained rapidly and it would not charge - that issue is ongoing and I'm spending ages on it just now..
Firstly can you confirm that you can enter Bootloader and select Fastboot, and that your phone is then recognised by your PC?
ie: let me know what happens when you press power and vol down together, select fasboot, goto PC, run ADB, cable phone to PC,
then issue the command ADB devices
can you also upload a photo of your bootloader screen
carkev said:
I'll try mate ... but perhaps you are asking for help from the wrong guy! - firstly I have to say mine is still in a very bad place! -
I managed to get a permanent TWRP on it, installed a lovely rom named InsertCoin on it, rebooted, and all seemed fine, but then the battery drained rapidly and it would not charge - that issue is ongoing and I'm spending ages on it just now..
Firstly can you confirm that you can enter Bootloader and select Fastboot, and that your phone is then recognised by your PC?
ie: let me know what happens when you press power and vol down together, select fasboot, goto PC, run ADB, cable phone to PC,
then issue the command ADB devices
can you also upload a photo of your bootloader screen
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i don't need to press vol down and power together, the phone enter in bootloader once you plug the usb cable. it do that alone.
This is what i get
C:\adb>adb devices
List of devices attached
C:\adb>
the phone is recognized by HTC Sync manager but i can't see it in ADB.
a few things things jump out at me ...
1. from your photo the screen is shattered! - even though I don't like being beaten by phones I would scrap it
the repair would cost more than you can get one from ebay for - about £40.00
2. "abd devices" should return you something like ... "List of devices attached sh3d7h3dj631f6a7" - when it doesn't it show a device number it's usually your drivers
3. you may think that's not it since you say that it is recognised by HTC Sync when on your PC, but I had read that HTC sync is unreliable and that the drivers are not the best
the one's I used were HTC-Mobile-USB Driver-v4.17.0.001.exe but I can't remember where I got them and will upload them later today and send you a link.
(also, it pays to plug your usb cable into a rear port on your PC when doing this kind of work as front are not as reliable)
4. your Hboot is shown as 2.22 -this also can be a problem for TWRP see this link
5. the download link he has is broken, so get any TWRP above 2.7 from their website here
carkev said:
a few things things jump out at me ...
1. from your photo the screen is shattered! - even though I don't like being beaten by phones I would scrap it
the repair would cost more than you can get one from ebay for - about £40.00
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Hahaha, i know, i have the replacement here, i'll change it once i solve this problem.
carkev said:
2. "abd devices" should return you something like ... "List of devices attached sh3d7h3dj631f6a7" - when it doesn't it show a device number it's usually your drivers
3. you may think that's not it since you say that it is recognised by HTC Sync when on your PC, but I had read that HTC sync is unreliable and that the drivers are not the best
the one's I used were HTC-Mobile-USB Driver-v4.17.0.001.exe but I can't remember where I got them and will upload them later today and send you a link.
(also, it pays to plug your usb cable into a rear port on your PC when doing this kind of work as front are not as reliable)
4. your Hboot is shown as 2.22 -this also can be a problem for TWRP see this link
5. the download link he has is broken, so get any TWRP above 2.7 from their website here
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2. I will leave you down here exactly what i get when i type "adb devices" (with an attached image)
3. i have installed the latest HTC drivers, and i tried connecting my phone to front an rear usb ports, both of them. No results.
4. Down here i'll leave you an attached image of what i get when i try to install a recovery by typing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" (i changed the name to recovery.img of course) and the phone seems installing the recovery in fastboot but it gave me that error in adb and when i try to enter in recovery it reboots on bootloader.
your first image does not 'see' your device mate, so there is no point in trying a flash of anything
until you get a response from "adb devices" that shows a device number you have no chance of getting anywhere!
I am quite certain that the problem MUST be with your drivers
my advice would be to uninstall the HTC Sync and clean out any drivers on your PC and to install the drivers and flash the TWRP I mentioned earlier
sorry I didn't upload earlier as I've been very busy indeed - they are now on my Google Drive ... links here .... and here
carkev said:
your first image does not 'see' your device mate, so there is no point in trying a flash of anything
until you get a response from "adb devices" that shows a device number you have no chance of getting anywhere!
I am quite certain that the problem MUST be with your drivers
my advice would be to uninstall the HTC Sync and clean out any drivers on your PC and to install the drivers and flash the TWRP I mentioned earlier
sorry I didn't upload earlier as I've been very busy indeed - they are now on my Google Drive ... links here .... and here
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Ok, don't worry mate, i'll try that and then i'll tell you.
Thanks for taking your time helping me.
EDIT: adb still seeing nothing with that drivers
Little Snevil said:
Ok, don't worry mate, i'll try that and then i'll tell you.
Thanks for taking your time helping me.
EDIT: adb still seeing nothing with that drivers
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Hello guys, I've been following this thread and I'm having same issue. Adb does not sees my phone.
Fastboot does, but when I run ruu , it disconnects and give error 171
Tried usb 2 instead of 3.nothing.
I also think it's the drivers, but I can't seem to find the correct one for this phone. Any help is appreciated
my phone only starts in bootloader it have s-on and i cant use the toolkit cause usb debugging isnt active
adb writes waiting for device
can anyone help me?

[HELP] Bricked Oneplus 6 - Qualcomm CrashDump - already tried everything

Hi everyone!
Well guys, sorry to bring this subject on thread again (because this forum has a lot of guides to solve this problem).
But I'm without hope with my phone at this moment.
Let me tell you guys my sad story...
I have an Oneplus 6 since december 2018, and never, NEVER, tried to use any modification on my phone.
I am from Brazil (so sorry for my bad english =] ), and here we CANNOT use Oneplus Support services (I've tried but only received the response "sorry I cannot help you on your country"), so because of this, I've decided to never apply any modification to avoid problems.
This week after a simple reboot my OP6 started with "Qualcomm CrashDump" error and my despair begins.
I'm not able to enter on Fastboot Mode. When I try, the systems attempt to boot (the fastboot mode logo appears) and fall down into crash again.
I'm not able to enter on Recovery Mode either. This method shows nothing, only black screen and after some time the crash screen comes again.
I do not have Bootloader unlocked too.
Any suggestion to use TWRP via fastboot.exe or ADB are useless, because I cant make the connection. At least I think that is impossible because the 'adb devices' command does not find the device.
I followed a lot of guides from XDA to solve my problem, including the Mega Unbrick Thread.
I already downloaded at least 8 different versions of msmdownloadtool in consecutive attempts of unbrick my phone. Nothing really helps.
The most weird situation is that msmDownlodTool can finish the proccess with success. The driver installation is working... everything seens OK using the tool but my phone does not revive
Someone have a suggestion for me?
Any suggestion, tool or alternative method is welcome in my actual situation.
Sorry if I posted at wrong local, just tell me and I can fix if necessary.
Thanks in advance to all of you guys.
Did you try msm download tool? If not, nead that thread and good luck
whizeguy said:
Did you try msm download tool? If not, nead that thread and good luck
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Hi!
Thanks for your reply, but I think you do not read my entire post
As I said, i've already tried at least 8 different versions of msmDownloadTool.
If you have any other suggestion, I'll appreciate.
so you can't boot into fastbootmode anymore?
Had the same problem once before and solved it by flashing the correct twrp by fastboot
EarthquakeXS said:
so you can't boot into fastbootmode anymore?
Had the same problem once before and solved it by flashing the correct twrp by fastboot
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Yes, I am unable to enter into Fastboot Mode.
When I try, the logo saying "fastboot" appears, but after 4 seconds, the systems stucks on CrashDump error screen again.
That way my PC cannot find my phone with ADB or FASTBOOT commands.
The only tool that works is msmDownloadTool, but even with a success run with that tool, my system does not start and stills under CrashDump error.
I was thinking if exists some version of msmDownloadTool that justs restore the fastboot and unlock bootloader with brute force.
Thats my last hope
hello. heres what u need to do. download miracle kraked version. hold volume+ and - key simultaneously.
go to device manager in pc. look for port expand it and u should see qualcomm Qloader.
now use miracle under qualcomm tab select patch and flash!!
sanaulla jauhar said:
hello. heres what u need to do. download miracle kraked version. hold volume+ and - key simultaneously.
go to device manager in pc. look for port expand it and u should see qualcomm Qloader.
now use miracle under qualcomm tab select patch and flash!!
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Hi!
Can you please provide some link to this tool?
Thanks for your help!
mikesmarcos said:
Hi everyone!
Well guys, sorry to bring this subject on thread again (because this forum has a lot of guides to solve this problem).
But I'm without hope with my phone at this moment.
Let me tell you guys my sad story...
I have an Oneplus 6 since december 2018, and never, NEVER, tried to use any modification on my phone.
I am from Brazil (so sorry for my bad english =] ), and here we CANNOT use Oneplus Support services (I've tried but only received the response "sorry I cannot help you on your country"), so because of this, I've decided to never apply any modification to avoid problems.
This week after a simple reboot my OP6 started with "Qualcomm CrashDump" error and my despair begins.
I'm not able to enter on Fastboot Mode. When I try, the systems attempt to boot (the fastboot mode logo appears) and fall down into crash again.
I'm not able to enter on Recovery Mode either. This method shows nothing, only black screen and after some time the crash screen comes again.
I do not have Bootloader unlocked too.
Any suggestion to use TWRP via fastboot.exe or ADB are useless, because I cant make the connection. At least I think that is impossible because the 'adb devices' command does not find the device.
I followed a lot of guides from XDA to solve my problem, including the Mega Unbrick Thread.
I already downloaded at least 8 different versions of msmdownloadtool in consecutive attempts of unbrick my phone. Nothing really helps.
The most weird situation is that msmDownlodTool can finish the proccess with success. The driver installation is working... everything seens OK using the tool but my phone does not revive
Someone have a suggestion for me?
Any suggestion, tool or alternative method is welcome in my actual situation.
Sorry if I posted at wrong local, just tell me and I can fix if necessary.
Thanks in advance to all of you guys.
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Hi there ! I am experiencing a similar issue on the same device. Did you manage to fix it ?
Hi dude are u here ? i will help u
Try this
Rhach1d237 said:
Hi there ! I am experiencing a similar issue on the same device. Did you manage to fix it ?
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Source is a videotutorial. google oneplus 6 hardbrick and click the video of Max Lee
(it worked for me)
the download takes an awful lot of time
first get your phone into qualcomm download mode by holding down volume up + power button and plug your device in your PC.
(first unzip the hardbrick zip folder) then the oneplus 6 folder and than the .exe file and click 'start' if it detects your phone.
That is flashing every chip and Hydrogen OS 5.whatever.3 but that is not important. Your phone should boot and than you can install Oxygen OS with android 10(thats the other zip folder) using the local upgrade feature.
(make sure to enable google play services after upgrade from hydrogen OS)
Hope it will work for you too if you haven't tried it already.

Solved

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zeroiron said:
Hey guys!
i'm a bloody noob.
i never did something like unbricking my phone or wiping it or flashing it. It was my first time doing something like this because i just hate stock roms nowadays.
to unlocking the bootloader on my phone was no problem. but the problem was, that i updated my phone to adroid 11 and all the files i found in the past (half year ago) was for android 10, i think.
BUT I DIDN'T KNEW THAT BEFORE! I didn't knew that it would cause problems or that i had to be cautions about that.
Whatever. I tried to follow the instructions on this site: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/guacamole/upgrade
the twrp site i used was: https://eu.dl.twrp.me/guacamole/
Is the data "https://eu.dl.twrp.me/guacamole/twrp-3.6.0_11-0-guacamole.img.html" from 2021-11-22 know for adroid 11?
Because half year ago, i think, this all didn't work because there was no twrp for adroid 11 outside.
to be honest i don't know if i tried to install something else too in the past. i don't remember anymore.
I stuck half year ago on this bootloop problem. and i didn't worked again on this phone. i thought i could just wait for a new data for android 11 and try it later again.
Later is today but i made i worse!
I downloaded from this site https://download.lineageos.org/guacamole the file:
lineage-18.1-20220227-recovery-guacamole.img
after the command 'fastboot flash boot xxx.img' i reboot my phone.
Now my phone is displaying :
qualcomm crashdump mode
dm-verity device corrupted force dump
kernel-restart
what can i do now?
If i press the sound buttons + off-button i come the the boot screen which says:
blablabla
internetsite
press power button to pause boot
but this display won't stay long enough. after few seconds it's again on this crashdump mode
edit: i think i wiped in the past the whole os. And now? What should i do?
On this MSM Tool my phone isn't recognized. even with newest driver or other cable.
What should i do know? Is my phone lost now?
If some can help me please write exactly down what i should click / download etc.
If someone can german here and knows help, please help me in german. but don't have to. i'm glad if anyone can help me.
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From what I can gather from your details I would try to get the MSM tool to work, it sounds like a driver issue, just make sure you uninstall previous driver first then go here
https://www.getdroidtips.com/download-qualcomm-qdloader-hs-usb-driver/
and get latest driver , follow all instructions,, also make sure your PC is installing all the optional drivers in the windows update section while your phone is connected to the PC, hth,, good luck

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