Can't boot into recovery. any idea if this can be fixed? - ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to root my Opo, but it started to go wrong after i flashed it. It went to reboot into TWRP, but all that happened was it crashed. the 1+ logo comes on and then the screen goes blank. This Happens all the time when I try a "fastboot oem unlock", factory reset, or a boot recovery.. the fastboot does work, but the device is also locked and i can't do a recovery due to this. I tried to do the root tutorial on youtube by C4ETech.. help please!

@nickizm, when you boot to fastboot and enter the command "fastboot devices", can you see your device listed on the screen?

Thanks for the reply.. The fastboot work fines apart from when I try to unlock the devices and it reboots into recovery, it crashes and doesn't unlock.. the rest of the phone works fine apart from the recovery... my bootloader is also locked and I can't unlock it due to crashing
(bootloader) Device tampered: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screem enabled: false

I can't be certain but I'm pretty sure I read a similar issue to this a few days ago that was caused by not having the latest fastboot software, the user resolved it by downloading the latest android sdk and trying again.
Worth a shot.
Hope it helps.
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I had trouble when I first tried to root. Twrp wouldn't install. I ran some command which loaded it up but didn't install it on the phone, I was the able to root my phone.
Make sure you have latest oneplus one drivers. Have you tried using oneplus one toolkit to install recovery?
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I've tried to install a recovery, but my device is locked. If i do a "fastboot oem unlock" is just crashes on me when it going into recovery. I also get the same crash when I do a factory data reset or if I reboot into recovery. I think it's definitely something to do with the recovery, but since my device is locked i'm not sure what to do?... cheers again

nickizm said:
I've tried to install a recovery, but my device is locked. If i do a "fastboot oem unlock" is just crashes on me when it going into recovery. I also get the same crash when I do a factory data reset or if I reboot into recovery. I think it's definitely something to do with the recovery, but since my device is locked i'm not sure what to do?... cheers again
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Did you try with the latest android sdk?
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I'm sure I did.. It wasn't that old.. I can try again, but the problem is I won't be able to unlock my phone??
is this the right link? http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio

New drivers, exactly the same

Have you tried using a toolkit to do the unlock for you? People usually advise against using toolkits to do it for you as it prevents you gaining the experience of doing it yourself, but since it's not working when doing it yourself I don't see any harm in trying a toolkit.
You can find several options at the bottom of @timmaaa's resources roll-up thread here

Rkr87 said:
Have you tried using a toolkit to do the unlock for you? People usually advise against using toolkits to do it for you as it prevents you gaining the experience of doing it yourself, but since it's not working when doing it yourself I don't see any harm in trying a toolkit.
You can find several options at the bottom of @timmaaa's resources roll-up thread here
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Yea i have also tried the tool kit V2
My problem is that the recovery is damaged in some way and my device is locked. i can't "fastboot oem unlock" as it just crashes when it goes to reboot.. is there a way to unlock my device with another method or can the recovery be repaired some how? i'm such noob

patstar5 said:
I had trouble when I first tried to root. Twrp wouldn't install. I ran some command which loaded it up but didn't install it on the phone, I was the able to root my phone.
Make sure you have latest oneplus one drivers. Have you tried using oneplus one toolkit to install recovery?
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Ye i tried that as well.. can't unlock the device as it just crashes when it goes to reboot into recovery

I think you might be out of luck, unless someone here more knowledgeable than I can help.
If you have a recovery image (not zip) you can try running the following command (make sure the img file is in the same directory as your adb/fastboot files and rename it "recovery");
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
What this allows you to do is boot into the TWRP recovery without having it installed on your phone, but I think I read somewhere that this command no longer works.
EDIT: If the above command will let you boot into TWRP, you'll want to read the guide here and flash the script.

Rkr87 said:
I think you might be out of luck, unless someone here more knowledgeable than I can help.
If you have a recovery image (not zip) you can try running the following command (make sure the img file is in the same directory as your adb/fastboot files and rename it "recovery");
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
What this allows you to do is boot into the TWRP recovery without having it installed on your phone, but I think I read somewhere that this command no longer works.
EDIT: If the above command will let you boot into TWRP, you'll want to read the guide here and flash the script.
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I've tried that as well, but as my device is locked it won't allow it.. I'm stuck in limbo for now unless there is a way to unlock my device or repair the recovery? thanks for trying anyways

nickizm said:
I've tried that as well, but as my device is locked it won't allow it.. I'm stuck in limbo for now unless there is a way to unlock my device or repair the recovery? thanks for trying anyways
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One last effort, after a bit of reading I've seen a few people with your issue have resolved it by flashing ColorOS (Chinese Stock ROM) and then going back to a custom rom once everything is fixed.
You can find a guide on how to do this here

Rkr87 said:
One last effort, after a bit of reading I've seen a few people with your issue have resolved it by flashing ColorOS (Chinese Stock ROM) and then going back to a custom rom once everything is fixed.
You can find a guide on how to do this here
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Cheers mate! I just had a quick flick through it and it looks promising? the only problem seems to be with drivers in windows 7 which i am also using.. I'll see if I can do it via linux or i'll have to install xp on my old laptop or something.. I'll save this for tomorrow tho as it's late and will let you know how I get on with it. thanks for the help

nickizm said:
Cheers mate! I just had a quick flick through it and it looks promising? the only problem seems to be with drivers in windows 7 which i am also using.. I'll see if I can do it via linux or i'll have to install xp on my old laptop or something.. I'll save this for tomorrow tho as it's late and will let you know how I get on with it. thanks for the help
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No worries! Let me know how it goes good luck!

Rkr87 said:
No worries! Let me know how it goes good luck!
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Definitely! cheers again

nickizm said:
I tried to root my Opo, but it started to go wrong after i flashed it. It went to reboot into TWRP, but all that happened was it crashed. the 1+ logo comes on and then the screen goes blank. This Happens all the time when I try a "fastboot oem unlock", factory reset, or a boot recovery.. the fastboot does work, but the device is also locked and i can't do a recovery due to this. I tried to do the root tutorial on youtube by C4ETech.. help please!
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can you give a little detail about
"device is also locked and i can't do a recovery due to this"
you did fastboot oem unlock. so saved data is wiped. but you should be able to boot into android system,
if so, enable "developer options" by clicking "settings" --> "about phone" --> "Build Number" click it 7 times,
then go into settings developer options and enable USB debugging.
then, use not fastboot, but adb to boot into recovery.
adb reboot recovery
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there you can got into recovery.

Gh05tShie1d said:
can you give a little detail about
"device is also locked and i can't do a recovery due to this"
you did fastboot oem unlock. so saved data is wiped. but you should be able to boot into android system,
if so, enable "developer options" by clicking "settings" --> "about phone" --> "Build Number" click it 7 times,
then go into settings developer options and enable USB debugging.
then, use not fastboot, but adb to boot into recovery.
there you can got into recovery.
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That doesn't work as my device crashes when it goes into recovery..
eg: "fastboot oem unlock", factory reset, or a boot recovery all crash as my recovery isn't working. When my device goes to reboot in recovery the 1+ logo comes up, fades out to like a blueish from the white 1+ logo and crashes.. so basically it's looked and I can't get into recovery.. thanks for trying

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Locked bootloader but with TWR and rooted.

Two days ago, I unlocked my bootloader and it wiped everything. After that, I installed TWR and rooted the device with a toolkit.
Now I don’t know what went wrong, but I would like to flash CWM recovery instead of TWR, but...
it’s now showing that my bootloader is LOCKED.
And I cannot unlock after I’ve tried using adb, cmd, or the toolkit.
I will hold Vol Up+power to enter fastboot and as soon as I hit “unlock bootloader” or enter “fastboot oem unlock” in command, the phone immediately starts into TWR.
Without an unlocked bootloader, I cannot flash anything via the bootloader.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Turn the phone completely off. Hold volume up + power, plug the phone in via USB (ensure that you have the drivers installed for the phone)
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot
then go back into volume up + power (fastboot mode)..... fastboot flash recovery <recovery-name>.img while the recovery file is in the fastboot.exe folder. then boot into recovery.
zephiK said:
Turn the phone completely off. Hold volume up + power, plug the phone in via USB (ensure that you have the drivers installed for the phone)
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot
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You see, I cannot even get to the part where I reboot the phone myself because the phone automically does it for me and jumps itself into TWR recovery and does not unlock the bootloader for me.
It takes less than a second from when i run the command "fastboot oem unlock" to when the phone reboots. Then it take about 15 seconds to get to the TWR recovery.
The only drivers I've installed on my Win8 (tried Win 7 as well) are these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Any other drivers I'm missing? I do not want to do download the full SDK.
lemonspeakers said:
You see, I cannot even get to the part where I reboot the phone myself because the phone automically does it for me and jumps itself into TWR recovery and does not unlock the bootloader for me.
It takes less than a second from when i run the command "fastboot oem unlock" to when the phone reboots. Then it take about 15 seconds to get to the TWR recovery.
The only drivers I've installed on my Win8 (tried Win 7 as well) are these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Any other drivers I'm missing? I do not want to do download the full SDK.
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I actually had that happen to me too. When I typed fastboot oem unlock, my phone just instantly rebooted. But the bootloader was still unlocked. Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632 and start from scratch. Use Universal Naked Drivers 0.73, they work amazing. I had these drivers installed before so I didn't even need to install drivers.
zephiK said:
I actually had that happen to me too. When I typed fastboot oem unlock, my phone just instantly rebooted. But the bootloader was still unlocked. Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632 and start from scratch. Use Universal Naked Drivers 0.73, they work amazing. I had these drivers installed before so I didn't even need to install drivers.
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I tried your method but I keep restarting to the twrp recovery.
and specific thing that made the device unlock the bootloader. Fastboot OEM unlock just restarts my device
I have the correct drivers the win 7 pc does recognize the device in fastboot mode.
thank you
tkdsl said:
I tried your method but I keep restarting to the twrp recovery.
and specific thing that made the device unlock the bootloader. Fastboot OEM unlock just restarts my device
I have the correct drivers the win 7 pc does recognize the device in fastboot mode.
thank you
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Silly to ask, but you unchecked the cm update in dev settings and enabled debugging?
Personally, my second lappy didn't even list the device in fastboot, but the commands still worked.
I would just boot into fastboot and run the all the commands in series.
teh roxxorz said:
Silly to ask, but you unchecked the cm update in dev settings and enabled debugging?
Personally, my second lappy didn't even list the device in fastboot, but the commands still worked.
I would just boot into fastboot and run the all the commands in series.
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I've already tried this on 3 different computers.
I don't see how having dev mode would affect bootloader if I never boot into the OS.
Someone had the same issue and had found a fix. I will give this tampering fix a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/locked-bootloader-totally-locked-t2817735
lemonspeakers said:
Two days ago, I unlocked my bootloader and it wiped everything. After that, I installed TWR and rooted the device with a toolkit.
Now I don’t know what went wrong, but I would like to flash CWM recovery instead of TWR, but...
it’s now showing that my bootloader is LOCKED.
And I cannot unlock after I’ve tried using adb, cmd, or the toolkit.
I will hold Vol Up+power to enter fastboot and as soon as I hit “unlock bootloader” or enter “fastboot oem unlock” in command, the phone immediately starts into TWR.
Without an unlocked bootloader, I cannot flash anything via the bootloader.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Hi lemonspeakers,
sadly I don't have a solution, but the same problem.
Current state:
Bootloader locked
TWRP installed
no root
Sending "fastboot oem unlock" causes reboot to recovery.
Besides that the phone is fully working. (My friends thing I'm crazy because I'm sad about a fully working, "normal" phone
I hope somebody have suggestions to fix the issue.
Update:
I've just seen the tamering fix thread and I'm going to try that, too,
Did it work for you?
Dr.Linde said:
Hi lemonspeakers,
sadly I don't have a solution, but the same problem.
Current state:
Bootloader locked
TWRP installed
no root
Sending "fastboot oem unlock" causes reboot to recovery.
Besides that the phone is fully working. (My friends thing I'm crazy because I'm sad about a fully working, "normal" phone
I hope somebody have suggestions to fix the issue.
Update:
I've just seen the tamering fix thread and I'm going to try that, too,
Did it work for you?
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I haven't tried it because i'm out on vacation for a few days. I didn't want to bring my new oneplus with me.
If you tried that fix, let me know how it went. thanks!
lemonspeakers said:
I haven't tried it because i'm out on vacation for a few days. I didn't want to bring my new oneplus with me.
If you tried that fix, let me know how it went. thanks!
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Actually, I tried it and... It works!
I flashed the script, than used this guide (again):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632
Than it looked like the only improvement is, that the bootloader is now unlocked. Root didn't work.
I could fix that by going to Recovery, factory reset, reinstall SuperSU an reboot. My phone now is finally rooted.
I think the factory reset part is strange, but I'm so glad I now have a rooted OPO.
When you try it, please let me know if you also have to do a factory reset.
Dr.Linde said:
Actually, I tried it and... It works!
I flashed the script, than used this guide (again):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632
Than it looked like the only improvement is, that the bootloader is now unlocked. Root didn't work.
I could fix that by going to Recovery, factory reset, reinstall SuperSU an reboot. My phone now is finally rooted.
I think the factory reset part is strange, but I'm so glad I now have a rooted OPO.
When you try it, please let me know if you also have to do a factory reset.
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That is sooo SCHWEET! I can't wait to try it on my phone when I get home! Woot!

[Q] Stuck in bootloop but don't have USB Debugging enabled

So I'm in the precarious bootloop nightmare... and I'm pretty noobish at Android on the "developer" side, I'll say. I also didn't have USB Debugging enabled when my phone randomly decided to freak out on me.
I tried the fix found here:
Edit: I can't post links yet. The fix is found at Android Police. Story is titled: Here's An Easy Fix For A OnePlus One Sudden Death Bug That Results In Neverending Boot Loops.
I got to the point where I had to input the "adb shell" command then crashed and burned. My computer never recognized the device on the "adb devices" command... and I'm assuming it's because I don't have USB Debugging enabled. There might be another reason why, but I couldn't tell you. The "fastboot devices" command gave me a valid response when I was in fastboot mode.
I'm kinda all over the place, sorry. Just not really sure what to do from here. Can a noob solve this relatively easy with USB Debugging not enabled (if that's the case)? I've submitted an RMA already, but I have a feeling it's going to take OPO forever to get back to me.
TIA!
When you connect your phone to your pc while in fastboot in device manager does it say Android Adb Device?
th3xeroeagle said:
When you connect your phone to your pc while in fastboot in device manager does it say Android Adb Device?
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Yes, it does.
What I would do if I was stuck in a bootloop (well thats what I did when I soft bricked my phone "NO OS INSTALLED" now it works again )
is go here https://cyngn.com/products/oneplusone/ download the cm-11.0-XNPH38R-bacon-signed-fastboot.zip extract it in your fastboot folder (make sure you have the latest sdk tools from google or else with an older version it will say that system.img is too large when you flash the zip), open a cmd (run as administrator). check if your bootloader is still unlocked (mine got locked so I was facing a similar situation) type fastboot oem device-info ....it should say unlock true.... then
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1.mbn
fastboot flash dbi sdi.mbn
fastboot flash aboot emmc_appsboot.mbn
fastboot flash rpm rpm.mbn
fastboot flash tz tz.mbn
fastboot flash LOGO logo.bin
fastboot update -w cm-11.0-XNPH33R-bacon-signed-fastboot.zip
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hope it works
hermunn123 said:
So I'm in the precarious bootloop nightmare... and I'm pretty noobish at Android on the "developer" side, I'll say. I also didn't have USB Debugging enabled when my phone randomly decided to freak out on me.
I tried the fix found here:
Edit: I can't post links yet. The fix is found at Android Police. Story is titled: Here's An Easy Fix For A OnePlus One Sudden Death Bug That Results In Neverending Boot Loops.
I got to the point where I had to input the "adb shell" command then crashed and burned. My computer never recognized the device on the "adb devices" command... and I'm assuming it's because I don't have USB Debugging enabled. There might be another reason why, but I couldn't tell you. The "fastboot devices" command gave me a valid response when I was in fastboot mode.
I'm kinda all over the place, sorry. Just not really sure what to do from here. Can a noob solve this relatively easy with USB Debugging not enabled (if that's the case)? I've submitted an RMA already, but I have a feeling it's going to take OPO forever to get back to me.
TIA!
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Hey I had the same problem today, went into bootloop and unware of what the problem was i just flashed stock 38R but still had the bootloop. now as you can guess my usb debugging was not enabled but i got out of it here is how.
Go to TWRP>advanced>Terminal command.
now you should see the platform folder here
Just hit select button on the bottom right.
Now just type
make_ext4fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
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And voila you are good to go.:good:
vamshi88 said:
Hey I had the same problem today, went into bootloop and unware of what the problem was i just flashed stock 38R but still had the bootloop. now as you can guess my usb debugging was not enabled but i got out of it here is how.
Go to TWRP>advanced>Terminal command.
now you should see the platform folder here
Just hit select button on the bottom right.
Now just type
And voila you are good to go.:good:
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This seems like the easiest fix... but I don't have TWRP installed. Is it possible to install that in the state my phone is in?
hermunn123 said:
This seems like the easiest fix... but I don't have TWRP installed. Is it possible to install that in the state my phone is in?
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What is your phones status now?
vamshi88 said:
What is your phones status now?
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Completely stock phone that is stuck in the constant on,off bootloop. Can boot into fastboot and CyanogenMod Recovery screens.
hermunn123 said:
Completely stock phone that is stuck in the constant on,off bootloop. Can boot into fastboot and CyanogenMod Recovery screens.
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I do not use CWM and so i dont know how to help you on that, but flashing TWRP is not hard through Fastboot just follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632.
let me know if you need further help.
vamshi88 said:
I do not use CWM and so i dont know how to help you on that, but flashing TWRP is not hard through Flashboot just follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632.
let me know if you need further help.
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He can't flash TWRP because he said he's completely stock, which means the bootloader is locked. Btw, it's fastboot, not flashboot.
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timmaaa said:
He can't flash TWRP because he said he's completely stock, which means the bootloader is locked. Btw, it's fastboot, not flashboot.
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haha while typing i guess i mixed up flashing and fastboot hence flashboot. Also he can unlock the bootloader now cant he? what happens if he flashes TWRP without unchecking "Update recovery with system updates" (after bootloader unlock)? because after i got into the reboot problem i flashed the factory image, by now my bootloader was already unlocked but i was not able to uncheck the "Update recovery with system updates" or enable the usb debugging. still i flashed TWRP via fastboot and i was good to go.
vamshi88 said:
haha while typing i guess i mixed up flashing and fastboot hence flashboot. Also he can unlock the bootloader now cant he? what happens if he flashes TWRP without unchecking "Update recovery with system updates" (after bootloader unlock)? because after i got into the reboot problem i flashed the factory image, by now my bootloader was already unlocked but i was not able to uncheck the "Update recovery with system updates" or enable the usb debugging. still i flashed TWRP via fastboot and i was good to go.
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He could try unlocking the bootloader, but my guess is that it will fail with his phone in the current state. Failing to uncheck the 'update cm recovery' option in Developer Options shouldn't pose a problem until an update is taken.
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Stuck in bootloop
th3xeroeagle said:
When you connect your phone to your pc while in fastboot in device manager does it say Android Adb Device?
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Hey there,
My OPO is stuck in bootloop and believe me, i just took it out of the box (though it was 4 months without charge).
I cannot put it in to fast boot and I tried power cycling too by discharging it for 12 hours & charging for 6+1 hour. Its just the same.
Can you help?

Soft bricked shield tablet PLEASE HELP!

So I bought my shield tablet back in March, used it until about may I think. Was browsing the internet then it suddenly crashed and got stuck on the Nvidia boot screen. tried to reboot several times. Nothing. So I forgot about it and thought I would just google the reset option later when I had time. Now since June I have tried everything! From factory reset to fast boot and adb my pc won't even recognize my tablet. Also I never turned on usb dbugging cause I didn't even know what that was. I even gave it to the IT guys at work and they couldn't fix it. Now after reading everything there is to read on this problem and trying to fix it myself I'm stuck on the no command screen with the dead android robot. And now I hear there is a recall do to the battery, I can't even check what type I have. So if someone can please help me I would be much appreciative. Also this happened after updating to the latest OS.
okay so i was able to unlock the bootloader and start flashing but from fastboot flash recovery.img and beyond it says failed to write. any ideas of why?
Ace0169 said:
okay so i was able to unlock the bootloader and start flashing but from fastboot flash recovery.img and beyond it says failed to write. any ideas of why?
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Can you flash twrp and boot to it?
Ace0169 said:
okay so i was able to unlock the bootloader and start flashing but from fastboot flash recovery.img and beyond it says failed to write. any ideas of why?
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Hello,
Did you use "Fastboot flash recovery.img" as your command line??
I believe it is "Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
If you were able to unlock bootloader you're on the right track.
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Yes I used "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" but every command after that keeps telling me "failed to write file"
danjull said:
Can you flash twrp and boot to it?
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I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff, what is twrp? Haha
Ace0169 said:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff, what is twrp? Haha
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TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is a custom recovery that you can flash on your device. You can flash it like the stock recovery over fastboot. With TWRP you can make full system backups, installing roms or other stuff, wipe partitions and more. Keep trying to install the drivers on your pc. Try to use another usb slot or boot your pc into test mode to install the driver. If you can still access the bootloader, you have really good chances to rescue your device.
Okay will try that. Thanks man.
Ace0169 said:
Okay will try that. Thanks man.
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I see what your doing wrong. You probably don't even have the recovery img to flash. That's why it's giving you a write error.
There is a tutorial in the general section, that should have all the files and links, etc etc that you'll need to flash TWRP/CWM recovery and root the device if you want
Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...k-recovery-images-ota-library-guides-t2988881
Sent from my Nexus 5
Mojar7070 said:
I see what your doing wrong. You probably don't even have the recovery img to flash. That's why it's giving you a write error.
There is a tutorial in the general section, that should have all the files and links, etc etc that you'll need to flash TWRP/CWM recovery and root the device if you want
Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...k-recovery-images-ota-library-guides-t2988881
Sent from my Nexus 5
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If your referring to the recovery images from Nvidia website I have dowloaded that, also the correct drivers. Maybe there is something else I'm missing?
Ace0169 said:
If your referring to the recovery images from Nvidia website I have dowloaded that, also the correct drivers. Maybe there is something else I'm missing?
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First off, let me ask, what is your end result for the tablet?? Are you trying to just go a Complete stock tablet or are you trying to do anything custom (ex. Custom rom, recovery etc etc)
I'm assuming that since you unlocked your Bootloader, your trying to do something custom.
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Ace0169 said:
If your referring to the recovery images from Nvidia website I have dowloaded that, also the correct drivers. Maybe there is something else I'm missing?
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Those official nVidia recovery images come with smaller .img files such as recovery.img, system.img, etc. You'll need to flash those one by one ("fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", then run "fastboot flash system system.img", etc. etc.) or you can just run the flashall script that I think is included in the nVidia images.
Otherwise, if you want to flash TWRP, you'll need to download the TWRP recovery (you can rename it to "twrp-recovery.zip"). Then you'll need to "fastboot flash twrp-recovery.zip" in order to flash the twrp recovery to your tablet.
Mojar7070 said:
First off, let me ask, what is your end result for the tablet?? Are you trying to just go a Complete stock tablet or are you trying to do anything custom (ex. Custom rom, recovery etc etc)
I'm assuming that since you unlocked your Bootloader, your trying to do something custom.
Sent from a Locked Bootloader
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I want my tablet to boot again, it's completely unusable in its condition I've heard re flashing will fix it.
Ace0169 said:
I want my tablet to boot again, it's completely unusable in its condition I've heard re flashing will fix it.
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OK. Then the link I gave earlier should help flash stock software onto your tablet.
However, that guide is only to go back to factory "state" Operating System wise. It may not help with hardware. Once your flash everything correctly but device still doesn't boot, its probably not software related.
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Mojar7070 said:
OK. Then the link I gave earlier should help flash stock software onto your tablet.
However, that guide is only to go back to factory "state" Operating System wise. It may not help with hardware. Once your flash everything correctly but device still doesn't boot, its probably not software related.
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so ive followed the steps in the link, and ive executed all the commands but when i get to fasboot flash system system.img it says write failed. also all the commands beyond that one. ive got to be missing something. i have the image from nvidia developer, all the drivers, and my fastboot recognizes my device. has anyone encountered this before?
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so ive followed the steps in the link, and ive executed all the commands but when i get to fasboot flash system system.img it says write failed. also all the commands beyond that one. ive got to be missing something. i have the image from nvidia developer, all the drivers, and my fastboot recognizes my device. has anyone encountered this before?
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After you unlocked the device but before trying to flash anything else on the device, try putting the shield into Fastboot mode. At the bootloader, select fastboot using the volume buttons.
koop1955 said:
After you unlocked the device but before trying to flash anything else on the device, try putting the shield into Fastboot mode. At the bootloader, select fastboot using the volume buttons.
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Select "fastboot protocol"? Is that correct?
Ace0169 said:
Select "fastboot protocol"? Is that correct?
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So i selected "fastboot protocol" it blipped for a second then brought me back to the bootloader. tried flashing again and once i reached the fastboot flash system system.img it said write failed again. did it not engage the "fastboot protocol"?
Bringing you back to the bootloader was expected behavior. The "write fail" is a mystery to me. Sorry, that is all that I can offer.
koop1955 said:
Bringing you back to the bootloader was expected behavior. The "write fail" is a mystery to me. Sorry, that is all that I can offer.
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@Ace0169 Same, not sure what else to tell you. Sorry sir.
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One plus one need help urgent!

While recently trying to update my opo running cm11 I clicked install update but then it rebooted and just went to a black screen and did nothing. I rebooted it but it hadn't installed. I found my boot loader was locked and i had no recovery at all installed does anyone know how to fix this.
tom_clegg said:
While recently trying to update my opo running cm11 I clicked install update but then it rebooted and just went to a black screen and did nothing. I rebooted it but it hadn't installed. I found my boot loader was locked and i had no recovery at all installed does anyone know how to fix this.
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Use fastboot & ADB guide for beginners. Download all required files so your PC can Connect to OPO VIA USB from PC. What PC OS do u use? Windows or Linux. Watch how to unlock boot loader, root, & install recovery tool or Return to stock OnePlus one YouTube video. Easiest start. Your phone will be OK. U need to down load drivers so u can use your PC to talk to your phone - pass instruction & activate 1+1 options. Install CM 11 or whatever ROM u want to use, as well as, 1+1 tools u may have lost is Recovery Tool.
Fstop said:
Use fastboot & ADB guide for beginners. Download all required files so your PC can Connect to OPO VIA USB from PC. What PC OS do u use? Windows or Linux. Watch how to unlock boot loader, root, & install recovery tool or Return to stock OnePlus one YouTube video. Easiest start. Your phone will be OK. U need to down load drivers so u can use your PC to talk to your phone - pass instruction & activate 1+1 options. Install CM 11 or whatever ROM u want to use, as well as, 1+1 tools u may have lost is Recovery Tool.
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I use a mac and i tried to use a recovery tool however it says boot loader needed to be unlocked which mine wasn't and it wouldn't unlock because i had no recovery at all.
tom_clegg said:
I use a mac and i tried to use a recovery tool however it says boot loader needed to be unlocked which mine wasn't and it wouldn't unlock because i had no recovery at all.
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You don't need a recovery to unlock the bootloader. Just boot it into fastboot mode, connect it to your Mac, and type 'fastboot oem-unlock' on the Terminal. Be careful, though, because you WILL lose ALL of your data!
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GXGOW said:
You don't need a recovery to unlock the bootloader. Just boot it into fastboot mode, connect it to your Mac, and type 'fastboot oem-unlock' on the Terminal. Be careful, though, because you WILL lose ALL of your data!
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where do i find the files for mac with fast boot adb etc.
tom_clegg said:
I use a mac and i tried to use a recovery tool however it says boot loader needed to be unlocked which mine wasn't and it wouldn't unlock because i had no recovery at all.
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Hmmm no recovery? When u hold down volume + power ?
Did u find the fastboot & adb tools for Mac?
What happens when u hold volume key up + power button at same time after turning device off?
What happens if u $fastboot devices -
Can u issue cmd "$fastboot oem unlock"
Know its frustrating but have to keep trying till u get in. Just have the rom files unzipped on your Mac ready to flash 1+1 when u get in. Its how I did it. When I wasn't able to but into recovery. Get on fastboot go thru OEM unlock, then flash 1+1. Follow the install script manually. Open script w plain text reader & just issue cmds following script. I don't trust scripts I + automation to get things unstuck.
tom_clegg said:
where do i find the files for mac with fast boot adb etc.
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Use Google, there are plenty of guides available online. Once you have fastboot working the best thing to do is to flash the stock images with fastboot. I have detailed instructions in section 8a of my guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
Please note that fastboot commands are slightly different on a Mac but you'll see that when you view a guide on how to set it up and use it.
Heisenberg said:
Use Google, there are plenty of guides available online. Once you have fastboot working the best thing to do is to flash the stock images with fastboot. I have detailed instructions in section 8a of my guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
Please note that fastboot commands are slightly different on a Mac but you'll see that when you view a guide on how to set it up and use it.
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would u be able to do a short one for mac that would help a lot with the commands
tom_clegg said:
would u be able to do a short one for mac that would help a lot with the commands
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There's no point in duplicating my guide when all that's needed are a couple of extra characters prefixing each fastboot command.
Heisenberg said:
There's no point in duplicating my guide when all that's needed are a couple of extra characters prefixing each fastboot command.
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is it just ./ then the command?
can i message you somehow maybe so it is quicker
tom_clegg said:
is it just ./ then the command?
can i message you somehow maybe so it is quicker
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Dude, in the time it's taken you to ask these questions here you could have already found the answers online and completed the task. I'm here to help people but I'm not about spoon feeding, it doesn't benefit you in any way.
Heisenberg said:
Dude, in the time it's taken you to ask these questions here you could have already found the answers online and completed the task. I'm here to help people but I'm not about spoon feeding, it doesn't benefit you in any way.
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fine then
tom_clegg said:
would u be able to do a short one for mac that would help a lot with the commands
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at the point where i do fastboot oem unlock it reboots but stays at the boot screen.
tom_clegg said:
fine then
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Don't get an attitude because I'm trying to help you help yourself.
tom_clegg said:
at the point where i do fastboot oem unlock it reboots but stays at the boot screen.
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Issue the Mac equivalent of this command:
Code:
fastboot oem device-info
What does it return?
Heisenberg said:
Don't get an attitude because I'm trying to help you help yourself.
Issue the Mac equivalent of this command:
Code:
fastboot oem device-info
What does it return?
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I type fastboot oem unlock and it is meant to reboot into android but however it stays stuck on the boot screen
tom_clegg said:
I type fastboot oem unlock and it is meant to reboot into android but however it stays stuck on the boot screen
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That isn't what I asked you, if you want help you need to answer the questions that you're asked.
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That isn't what I asked you, if you want help you need to answer the questions that you're asked.
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it says device tampered true
unlocked false
charge screen enabled false
tom_clegg said:
it says device tampered true
unlocked false
charge screen enabled false
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Ok, try the unlock command again. What recovery did you previously have installed?
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Ok, try the unlock command again. What recovery did you previously have installed?
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still the same thing sorry just stuck on boot screen.
i would have been able to do it its just this which i wasn't sure about :/
tom_clegg said:
still the same thing sorry just stuck on boot screen.
i would have been able to do it its just this which i wasn't sure about :/
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You definitely can't boot into recovery? Most times not being able to get into recovery it's a case of user error. Hold volume down, then hold power (so you're holding them together), when you see the OnePlus boot logo let go of power but keep holding volume down until you reach recovery.

Rooting new nexus 5 with 6.01

Android 6.0.1, build number MOB30H
I have a brand new nexus 5 that I want to root. Using ota, I accepted the system updates to 6.0.1 with the Android security patch of May 1, 2016. (not sure if that was a good idea or not but it's done now....). Now I want to root it with a twrp recovery.
Like most run of the mill users I've only rooted a device 2-3 times in my life, so my memory is rusty on how exactly to do it. I searched this forum and found many threads about this or that rooting problem which just confused me further. I know I need to unlock the bootloader and then flash a twrp recovery but I am not sure of the exact sequence of steps.
1. When I connect the nexus 5 to my windows pc using adb, it appears in Windows but the nexus 5 folder is empty. I have developer options available and usb debugging is on but I can't find where the mtp switch is.
2. Adb.
I have adb installed in Windows. The command "adb devices" returns the nexus 5 number unauthorized.
Don't know what "unauthorized" means or what to do about it.
I've done nothing further because I don't want to mess things up. Please help me resolve questions 1 and 2. Then, I presume I need to
A. unlock the bootloader
Fastboot command?
B. What's next?
Thanks for any help.
Two things, have you enabled developer options. Go to settings, about phone and tap build number 7 times. In developer options you can change USB configuration and you'll also need to enable OEM unlock. Then unlock and root your device per the guide in the general section.
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jd1639 said:
Two things, have you enabled developer options. Go to settings, about phone and tap build number 7 times. In developer options you can change USB configuration and you'll also need to enable OEM unlock. Then unlock and root your device per the guide in the general section.
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Just to add,not to confuse him even more, there is no Oem unlock option for Nexus 5
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You need to connect the phone in fastboot mode, run the command "fastboot oem unlock:, accept the agreement using the volume and power buttons, reboot into fastboot mode, flash twrp, copy the latest version of supersu.zip to the phone's internal memory, and flash supersu.zip from twrp.
You can install TWRP and root without using ADB commands.
Yes I already had developer options working and also usb debug on.
Discovered that mtp is a problem in marshmallow. I finally got file transfer working.
audit13 said:
You need to connect the phone in fastboot mode, run the command "fastboot oem unlock:, accept the agreement using the volume and power buttons, reboot into fastboot mode, flash twrp, copy the latest version of supersu.zip to the phone's internal memory, and flash supersu.zip from twrp.
You can install TWRP and root without using ADB commands.
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Thank you very much. That is very helpful.
I didn't know you could "install TWRP and root without using ADB commands". How do you do that?
BTW, I updated the new nexus 5 to marshmallow inadvertently. When I root I'll probably use a 5.1.1 image. Good idea?
Stevica Smederevac said:
Just to add,not to confuse him even more, there is no Oem unlock option for Nexus 5
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Yep, my bad. Sorry about that. My 5 crapped out and have the 5x now. Amazing how fast you forget things, lol.
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Download and flash twrp in fastboot mode: https://dl.twrp.me/hammerhead/twrp-3.0.2-0-hammerhead.img.html
Download supersu.zip and save it to the phone's internal memory: https://download.chainfire.eu/921/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip
Boot the phone into fasboot mode, open a command prompt, type fastboot devices and press enter. If the device is recognized, you'll see the device's serial number. Unlock the bootloader by typing "fastboot oem unlock" and use the volume/power button to accept the agreement and unlock the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe the phone's data and cache.
To install TWRP, boot the phone into fastboot mode, connect it to the computer, open a command prompt, and type "fastboot flash recovery name-of-TWRP-file,img" and press enter. After flashing, immediately boot into recovery using the power and volume buttons, and then flash supersu.zip.
Thank you so much audit13. I really appreciate your help.
One question if I may. Reading on the web about rooting the nexus 5 running marshmallow I came across a couple of sites that said I should download and flash "ElementalX kernel and SuperSU 2.52" in addition to supersu.
I've never had to install a separate kernel when I rooted in the past. I notice you don't add flashing a kernel either. Can I ignore flashing a special kernel?
Thank you so very much for your clear instructions.
Some root methods require a rootable kernel. The latest supersu should root mm.
Thank you. Ran into a problem. That's why people like me are afraid of rooting.
Bootloader is now unlocked. Thanks.
With the N5 in fastboot mode, I connected it again with the laptop.
From the laptop command prompt I ussued "fastboot devices" and it found the phone.
Problem:
1. Fastboot flash recovery.img
(I had renamed the twrp 3.0.2 img file to recovery. Img)
Result:
unknown partition 'recovery.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for' recovery.img'
Tried by downloading a fresh copy and using its original filename.
Same result.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you.
Found my error. I forgot the word recovery.
I now flashed twrp successfully!
When I went to flash supersu I discovered that the supersu I had downloaded was no longer in download folder. Guess it got wiped. So I rebooted into system and will download it again. Hope that does not mess up things.
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All went well. Re-downloaded SuperSU, installed fine and I'm home free.
Thank you all, especially audit13. This is a nerve-wracking process for people who only do it rarely. Glad it is over. The rest is easy!
I spoke too soon. I believe I now have a boot loop? What I have is that the horizontal turning balls of marshmallow go around forever and never finish booting.
How do I exit from this?
So close, but not there!
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I rebooted into twrp, deleted cache, davlik. Still in bootloop.
Deleted data. Still in bootloop.
Help.
Reflash the entire stock rom and start over.
Try the latest beta of supersu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
Great you are still here.
Need more details.
You say reflash stock rom. Where do I get it? How do I get it into the phone? Do I flash it through twrp?
How to flash factory image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
Factory images are here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota#hammerhead
Thank you again. Will do.
I think I know what went wrong. After I flashed twrp the phone rebooted into system before I could stop it and I think I interrupted it somewhere to return to twrp to flash Supersu. Anyway, glad I didn't brick it. Thanks again for being there.
It's morning now and after a good night's sleep I'm less rattled. Will get breakfast and start again.
I'm going out with my wife for breakfast.
I haven't followed the marshmallow threads but I recall reading about lingering problems with marshmallow. I also like to use xprivacy and gravitybox. So I'm thinking of flashing the latest 5.1.1 instead of 6. Any thoughts?
I like both ROMs but my battery life seems a bit better on MM. I'm sticking with unrooted stock ROMs on all of my phones for now.
Being a "flashaholic" is tiring!
audit13, I know you know this but it was so simple to do (once you know how.....!). It took me the whole of 20 minutes, if that, to download the files, flash 5.1.1, flash twrp and install SuperSU. Makes you wonder why I had so much trouble before!
Well when you don't know the command syntax (forget to write which partition to flash to) and are frozen with fear that you will brick the phone, it is a scary process. Once I knew how, I breezed through it. Problem is that by the next time I need to do this, I will have forgotten how or will worry that the process has changed.
I just want to thank you more than I can say for helping and hanging in while I made my mistakes. I wish there was a way I could thank you with more than words. You were great!
P.S. This time I used the beta SuperSU. Don't know if it made any difference.

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