Already Unlock bootloader but... - Sony Xperia L

Greetings forum friends
I have unlocked my bootloader to try a custom rom. Everything went well but when I proceeded to install through the boot.img flashtool, my phone is no longer detected. It is fit neither with Vol + or Vol. Flashtool says disconnected. Any suggestions. Thank you very much.
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CHARLY_1986 said:
Greetings forum friends
I have unlocked my bootloader to try a custom rom. Everything went well but when I proceeded to install through the boot.img flashtool, my phone is no longer detected. It is fit neither with Vol + or Vol. Flashtool says disconnected. Any suggestions. Thank you very much.
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flashing kernel should be using CMD " fastboot flash boot.img "

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[Q] stuck in boot loop / pc not recognizing phone with adb

Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?
brickdummy said:
Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?
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Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.
brickdummy said:
Hi,
I tried to install a ROM but it got stuck on the white screen with the HTC logo. I tried to do factory reset but it gets stuck again. I don't have clockwork recovery, and I rooted my phone using adb and ace recovery, which is not on my phone. I only temporarily used it to flash my rom, stupid I know. :-/ When I connect my phone to the PC it is not being recognized. I tried putting the PD98IMG.zip file on my sd card but it just says that it the image is incorrect. Is there anything I can do? Is this fixable?
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I just went through some similar stuff. What type of computer are you using? PC/Mac? Are you using the original cable? What troubleshooting steps for connectivity have you done? Different cable? USB port?
Can you access the bootloader screen when you pull the battery and reboot while holding the volume button down and holding the power button? By accident, I found that the phone and PC will communicate with each other when "Fastboot" is selected on the bootloader screen (you should hear a connection chime and it should change to "Fastboot USB") except I could only get fastboot commands to work. The good news is that should be enough to flash a boot or whatever else you need to get back in business.
shadowboxx said:
I just went through some similar stuff. What type of computer are you using? PC/Mac? Are you using the original cable? What troubleshooting steps for connectivity have you done? Different cable? USB port?
Can you access the bootloader screen when you pull the battery and reboot while holding the volume button down and holding the power button? By accident, I found that the phone and PC will communicate with each other when "Fastboot" is selected on the bootloader screen (you should hear a connection chime and it should change to "Fastboot USB") except I could only get fastboot commands to work. The good news is that should be enough to flash a boot or whatever else you need to get back in business.
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Hi, Thanks for the reply.I am using windows 7. I downloaded the drivers for HTC, and I am using a data cable and the USB port in the back of my computer, nearest the mother board. I do see "Fastboot USB" on the phone but when i type in the command prompt "adb devices" I get nothing.
brickdummy said:
Hi, Thanks for the reply.I am using windows 7. I downloaded the drivers for HTC, and I am using a data cable and the USB port in the back of my computer, nearest the mother board. I do see "Fastboot USB" on the phone but when i type in the command prompt "adb devices" I get nothing.
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That's great you're getting the fastboot usb message! As long as you're not using a hub or some other usb extender, any functioning usb port on the pc will do. Again, I learned this by accident (ie the hard way) and found that in this mode, only fastboot commands will work, not adb. (on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
Great test for connection: fastboot devices (if you get anything else except a serial # with fastboot after it, then close the cmd window, unplug, and pull battery/reboot to bootloader), fastboot reboot-bootloader. Once it reboots back into the bootloader screen, make sure you press the power button while fastboot is selected and you should again hear the chime and see fastboot usb come up. This is your phone saying it's ready to accept your fastboot commands.
Do let us know how it works.
bananagranola said:
Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.
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Hi I actually saw your post earlier thank you. I will work on this. I found it in a tutorial when I rooted my phone with HTC dev, ace_recovery_ext_4.img. I'll post where i found it later.
bananagranola said:
Flash a recovery.img from fastboot. What is an ace recovery? Read my signature for the HTC logo problem.
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when i flashboot the recovery.img file it goes to the red triangle.
brickdummy said:
Hi I actually saw your post earlier thank you. I will work on this. I found it in a tutorial when I rooted my phone with HTC dev, ace_recovery_ext_4.img. I'll post where i found it later.
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Hi the program is actually called 4EXT Recovery Touch. I finally was able to open it through fastboot....Now all thats left is to find the right zip file to put my phone back to stock.
shadowboxx said:
That's great you're getting the fastboot usb message! As long as you're not using a hub or some other usb extender, any functioning usb port on the pc will do. Again, I learned this by accident (ie the hard way) and found that in this mode, only fastboot commands will work, not adb. (on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
Great test for connection: fastboot devices (if you get anything else except a serial # with fastboot after it, then close the cmd window, unplug, and pull battery/reboot to bootloader), fastboot reboot-bootloader. Once it reboots back into the bootloader screen, make sure you press the power button while fastboot is selected and you should again hear the chime and see fastboot usb come up. This is your phone saying it's ready to accept your fastboot commands.
Do let us know how it works.
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Hi, this did work, thank you. Would you happen to know how i can load the stock software on my phone? I had it rooted before im not sure if its still rooted. I also managed to get the 4ext recovery on my phone too.
shadowboxx said:
(on a side note, and others should correct me here, adb and fastboot work together when the phone is rebooted normally or in recovery but not in the bootloader screen)
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As far as I know, fastboot only works when your phone is in fastboot mode. ADB works in recovery or system.
brickdummy said:
Hi, this did work, thank you. Would you happen to know how i can load the stock software on my phone? I had it rooted before im not sure if its still rooted. I also managed to get the 4ext recovery on my phone too.
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Flash a rooted stock ROM from recovery. Whether you have root is in your system partition. Whether your bootloader is unlocked is in your bootloader. Whether you have a custom recovery is in your recovery partition. Three separate things.
As for your post in your other thread, read my signature.
bananagranola said:
As far as I know, fastboot only works when your phone is in fastboot mode. ADB works in recovery or system.
Flash a rooted stock ROM from recovery. Whether you have root is in your system partition. Whether your bootloader is unlocked is in your bootloader. Whether you have a custom recovery is in your recovery partition. Three separate things.
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I'm sorry, I have no idea what I am doing. Can you show me the steps? When I try installing a stock rom zip file in my recovery from my sd card it aborts.
brickdummy said:
I'm sorry, I have no idea what I am doing. Can you show me the steps? When I try installing a stock rom zip file in my recovery from my sd card it aborts.
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I'm guessing that you're trying to flash a PD98IMG.zip or a RUU. You need an actual stock rooted ROM, probably from here on the forum. Or just flash Android Revolution HD, an optimized rooted stock ROM, also from here on the forum in the development section. For more specific steps read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature.
bananagranola said:
I'm guessing that you're trying to flash a PD98IMG.zip or a RUU. You need an actual stock rooted ROM, probably from here on the forum. Or just flash Android Revolution HD, an optimized rooted stock ROM, also from here on the forum in the development section. For more specific steps read the Ace Think Tank linked in my signature.
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Ok, one more thing. I have S-ON. does that matter?
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It did not, lol anyway it worked. Thank you everyone for you help. I really appreciate it.
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For those wondering I found the stock rooted rom here http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996368
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26617631
Instructions to flash the rom
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168500
brickdummy said:
Ok, one more thing. I have S-ON. does that matter?
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Yes. You need to read the part in my signature about being stuck in the splash screen.
bananagranola said:
Yes. You need to read the part in my signature about being stuck in the splash screen.
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ok, got it. Thank you again
Dear friends,
I have this problem: I got a brand new TCL S720 and the Google Play did not work, being a known rom issue. So, before doing anything, I've managed to make a backup of it's original rom with MTK Droid tools whichI supose it did it well. Then I've tried to install a CWM recovery to try a custom rom for it. The CWM recovery seemed to install succesfully but I didn't manage to install the new rom. If I remember well, it stucked on boot logo. Then tried to revert at it's original stock recovery, managed to have the phone back as it was in initial state, but doing more tries, It remained stucked on boot logo. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognise it anymore, when I connect it to USB it tries to install MTP usb driver but even before the driver was installed well, now it refuse to install, like the driver is not good or the proper driver doesn't exist. So the only thing I can do is to boot on stock recovery but even I tried to copy the original rom update.zip on external SD and to flash the phone using install update from sd card in recovery mode, It doesn't find the external sd card. So I'm stuck here, the computer doesn't detect the phone to try flashing it with SP flash tool or MTK Droid tool, and I also can't flash it from sd card. Have you any idea how to make it work again?
Thanks in advance.

[q] cannot flash cm10

Hey there, i have rooted my phone using SRS Root, unlocked my bootloader. But whenever i tried to flash CM10 Rom, the cmd or flashtool keeps telling me ''The device is not ROOTED''. it says my device is not rooted?bullsh*t !. please help, im still a newb at this.
p/s. i've also bricked my phone once, but i did unbricked it. after that, whenever i want to flash using fastboot, it says my device is not rooted. could bricking it be the problem?
Switch off the phone
Extract the CM10 update.zip
Reboot into fastboot (press Vol + key while inserting USB cable)
Kick the Lighting button -> Fastboot Mode -> Flash Kernel.
Chose the boot.img from above extracted file.
Reboot the Phone, keep continously pressing vol - key while the Sony Logo appears.
Install from Zip, chose the complete update.zip from above.
Wipe Cache/Data.
Your done!
arefasyrf said:
Hey there, i have rooted my phone using SRS Root, unlocked my bootloader. But whenever i tried to flash CM10 Rom, the cmd or flashtool keeps telling me ''The device is not ROOTED''. it says my device is not rooted?bullsh*t !. please help, im still a newb at this.
p/s. i've also bricked my phone once, but i did unbricked it. after that, whenever i want to flash using fastboot, it says my device is not rooted. could bricking it be the problem?
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Mate Did u Unlocked ur boot loader if not do it but this voids warrenty be sure that its up to u
Please tell me how are you planning to install cm10. Zip file from cmd????
It is clearly said to use recovery...
thank me if I helped you.Sent from my xperia E dual C1604....
hussain59 said:
Mate Did u Unlocked ur boot loader if not do it but this voids warrenty be sure that its up to u
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i already did unlocked my bootloader
mathewsj114 said:
Please tell me how are you planning to install cm10. Zip file from cmd????
It is clearly said to use recovery...
thank me if I helped you.Sent from my xperia E dual C1604....
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oops, wrong info. im trying to flash CWM using flashtool and Cmd. both of them didnt worked. it says that my device is not rooted
arefasyrf said:
oops, wrong info. im trying to flash CWM using flashtool and Cmd. both of them didnt worked. it says that my device is not rooted
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Check the thread...might get something useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352081
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual

[Q] Where has recovery gone?

no access to recovery
I've got big problem. My One Mini is fine until I try to go into recovery. It refuses to go there.
I get fastboot and bootloader menus fine. It enters bootloader, but if I try to go into recovery, it just goes back to the main bootloader menu.
The problem started when I flashed CWMRecovery. Fastboot and adb recognise my phone, and accept commands, but when I try to fastboot flash recovery in it sends an error message. File not found.
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
When I try to get into recovery from rom manager or ROM toolbox pro, it takes me to the fastboot menu, not into recovery, and we're back to square one, as above.
Running android 4.3 Sense 5.5 software 2.12.401.1 Supercid 11111111
rooted and unlocked
To get the phone to work again, I have to hold power down for about 10 secs direct from fastboot/bootloader...may have to do this several times before it boots into Android.
If I turn power off from bootloader, it returns to bootloader when I power up again.
If I don't turn the phone off, once in main application, it's all OK.
Ho hum.
As I say , it works like a dream until I want to go into recovery.
Any ideas, please?
Thanks
Hi
Boblud said:
I tried " fastboot boot recovery.img" but that just froze the machine .
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The correct command to flash the recovery is
Code:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
see also: wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro
Booting into recovery should be possible with
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I didnt tried CWM on the Mini, but used it on my old Marvel. I'm satisfied with TWRP for the Mini.
greetings
Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.
Boblud said:
Yes, thanks. I know the commands should work...but that's the trouble..they don't!
I can get into the recovery menu...HBOOT /FASTBOOT / RECOVERY and so on, but selecting "RECOVERY" simply sends me back to HBOOT menu.
I can't flash anything under FASTBOOT, either. I've been doing this sort of thing for several years without trouble....until now!
So come on chaps..thinking caps on , please.
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lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?
clsA said:
lock the bootloader RUU back to stock and start over ?
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Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?
Uhm.... have u read Frequently Asked Questions by @KidCarter93 ?
KidCarter93 said:
[SIZE=+1]Q11: I have a custom recovery installed but I can't boot into it.[/SIZE]
Use the command - fastboot erase cache.
You should now be able to boot into recovery.​
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Maybe it helps.
Boblud said:
Thanks, will do when I can find ruu to download! Any pointers, please?
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here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe
clsA said:
here's the RUU
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...14_10.20.40.4408L_release_333483_signed_2.exe
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Thanks for help all round.
The RUU wouldn't run: it reported an unknown error, but having done so, it must have done something, as when I rebooted, I had access to recovery once again...briefly! Then it went again.
Anyway, I re locked / unlocked , locked a few times, and hey presto, it's sprung back into life!

[Q] What i need to do now probably soft bricked d2303 boot loop

Hello Guys.
I have a little problem after succesfull unlocking bootloader and adding a CWM Link. My d2303 has a bootloop , ill try to flash it with flashtool but when i go in flashmode and choose the file phone will go ON without using a power button... Still i can enter in CWM but i cant install a zip with stock 4.4.4 (I dont try older versions yet)
So i cant flash it and now i need help .
@edit: After download stock 4.3 recovery will see rom but cannot flash it cause of error "failed to load keys installation aborted" . Any ideas how to fix it?.
really sorry for my bad eng but i learn it at home alone
You can try to flash stock kernel with Flashtool but using fastboot instead of flashmode. You can try entering fastboot holding Vol + and connecting the phone to PC.
nlooooo said:
You can try to flash stock kernel with Flashtool but using fastboot instead of flashmode. You can try entering fastboot holding Vol + and connecting the phone to PC.
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ill try it but when i choose "select system to flash" FT see just *.sin / *.img / *.ext4 and yaffs2 .
@edit: aw my bad i didnt read properly, will try with stock kernel.
@edit2: now bootlooping 1 sec after a home screen.
@edit3: Problem solved, just need to relock bootloader then flash in FT... i dont know the difference but work...
If you relocked bootloader now you can flash it using Sony PS Companion to get a full stock OS with right customization and start from scratch.
nlooooo said:
If you relocked bootloader now you can flash it using Sony PS Companion to get a full stock OS with right customization and start from scratch.
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No i cant even if i use "repair" option. Companion give a info i have a latest compilation. Flashtoll do the job after relock in 1st hit.

Need Help. Nexus 5 says google when trying to turn on

I was trying to get the latest twrp '2.8.7.2'. I downloaded it and flashed the img to recovery and nothing seemed to happen so I tried flashing it to boot then I tried to reboot the system. Now when I try to turn it on I get stuck on the Google like it is turning but it just gets stuck. I tried Charging it now when I charge it I get stuck on the battery logo. When I try booting it Booting it into recovery(twrp) I get a black screen. I can tell the Screen is on because of the dim glow it gives off but it is not doing anything. Note: I am some what of a noob when it comes to this stuff, My nexus 5 was running Marshmallow, and I was running the Xtra smooth rom (it is very close to stock). Plz help. I have also just found out that the reason im getting the bootloop is I flashed the wrong version of TWRP need a fix PLZ HELP.
Did you try flashing stock recovery or twrp 2.8.7.1?
audit13 said:
Did you try flashing stock recovery or twrp 2.8.7.1?
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I cant flash anything because it is stuck. If you can tell me how to do that it would be great. also I gave you the thanks thing.
Judah04 said:
I cant flash anything because it is stuck. If you can tell me how to do that it would be great. also I gave you the thanks thing.
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All you have to do is boot into your bootloader (Power + Volume Up + Volume Down at the same time) and flash the stock recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Chances are you flashed an incorrect version of TWRP meant for another phone hence the boot loop.
asawoszc said:
All you have to do is boot into your bootloader (Power + Volume Up + Volume Down at the same time) and flash the stock recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Chances are you flashed an incorrect version of TWRP meant for another phone hence the boot loop.
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When i boot into recovery mode the screen is on but it is black.
asawoszc said:
All you have to do is boot into your bootloader (Power + Volume Up + Volume Down at the same time) and flash the stock recovery.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Chances are you flashed an incorrect version of TWRP meant for another phone hence the boot loop.
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Also yes i do think I flashed the wrong TWRP. how do I flash the correct TWRP when I can't even get back into a tool to flash it?
Judah04 said:
When i boot into recovery mode the screen is on but it is black.
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You dont need recovery, you need bootloader.
telep said:
You dont need recovery, you need bootloader.
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Can you please explain to me exactly what to do. thank you. also my bootloader is unlocked. I also can get to fastboot so what is the diffrence between bootloader and fastboot.
Hold down the volume +, volume -, and power button. You'll be taken to a screen with the word START at the top. Now, connect the phone to your Windows computer using the USB cable, open a command prompt and type "fastboot flash recovery nameof twrpfile.img", press the enter key, use the volume button to select recovery, use the power button to enter recovery, press the power button, press volume + button, and you should enter TWRP.
Thank you but I do not own a windows computer
Then look up the respective commands. You flashed twrp over your kernel, you need to flash a proper boot.img (kernel) if you want the phone to boot. Fastboot is ran through bootloader. Flash the proper kernel in bootloader using fastboot.
wangdaning said:
Then look up the respective commands. You flashed twrp over your kernel, you need to flash a proper boot.img (kernel) if you want the phone to boot. Fastboot is ran through bootloader. Flash the proper kernel in bootloader using fastboot.
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Thank you this sounds like it will work. But can you put it in more simple terms and give me links? plz. thx in advance.
Do you have access to a Windows computer to flash the commands? How did you flash TWRP?
audit13 said:
Do you have a computer?
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I have a macbok air running mac os x 10.5.8.
audit13 said:
Do you have access to a Windows computer to flash the commands? How did you flash TWRP?
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I flashed TWRP using the TWRP app it installed TWRP 2.8.7.1 I also unlocked the bootloader with a similar app.
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...olkit-root-twrp-recovery-unroot-11-6-t2515640
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This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...olkit-root-twrp-recovery-unroot-11-6-t2515640
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Just cheked it out I tried it and it didn't work but thx anyway. btw I am running android 6.0.
audit13 said:
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...olkit-root-twrp-recovery-unroot-11-6-t2515640
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It might not have been working because I did not enable USB Debuging. :crying:
USB debugging is required for adb commands. With fastboot mode, debugging isn't necessary.
audit13 said:
USB debugging is required for adb commands. With fastboot mode, debugging isn't necessary.
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Can you please walk me through this i am some what of a beginner when it comes to some of these things. I can try the tool kits agin but need help.

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