[Q] Problem Rooting 5.01 - Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I did a factory image install of the latest from nVidia then let it update to 5.01. Made sure it was unlocked, put CWM on it, was able to go from bootloader into CWM, installed SuperSU, rebooted. No root. Went into recovery ... and it's the stock recovery ("No command"). Tried this multiple times in multiple ways and no matter what happens, once it boots into the system, CWM is gone.
Is this something I've done wrong or is this something to do with 5.01? I don't understand how it can be the latter given that I'm not seeing anyone else with this problem. Help!

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Okay, I am an idiot. The problem is that I wasn't using the beta SuperSU (BETA-SuperSU-v2.42.zip) which is needed for Lollipop if you're not using a custom boot.img. I was doing neither.

kmellis said:
Okay, I am an idiot. The problem is that I wasn't using the beta SuperSU (BETA-SuperSU-v2.42.zip) which is needed for Lollipop if you're not using a custom boot.img. I was doing neither.
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can you help me out? Im getting the image of the android on its back with a red triangle and "no command" under it.
not sure if im even doing it correctly
EDIT: Never mind I got it working just had to use the cmd prompt to flash once I did "adb reboot bootloader" from there I followed the steps. thank you everyone who made this possible.

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[SOLVED] Moto G 4.4.3 Update Puts Phone in Boot Loop?

I have a Moto G X1032 rooted with TWRP installed. I've been using the stock firmware for 4.4.2 without any issues for a while, but after June 6th's OTA update to 4.4.3, my phone has gotten stuck in a boot loop. It turns on and runs Android as usual, without any issues, for less than a minute and then shuts down. It then continues to boot back up and continue the process. The only way to stop the loop is to boot into the bootloader from TWRP and power off the phone from there. Luckily I have a backup to that reverts me back to 4.4.2, which successfully stops the loop. But after several attempts to update to 4.4.3, it has become quite clear that this boot loop is inevitable unless I stick with 4.4.2. I read an article that seems to address some conflict with rooted phones and 4.4.3, but I'm not quite sure what the conflict is. Can anyone explain to me why this boot loop is most likely happening, what I could do to fix it, or if it is even possible to have a rooted X1032 with 4.4.3 installed? Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Are you saying you tried to install the OTA with TWRP installed and not the stock recovery?
Just go into recovery clear all cache,kavik cache that should do
NerdNoob1210 said:
I have a Moto G X1032 rooted with TWRP installed. I've been using the stock firmware for 4.4.2 without any issues for a while, but after June 6th's OTA update to 4.4.3, my phone has gotten stuck in a boot loop. It turns on and runs Android as usual, without any issues, for less than a minute and then shuts down. It then continues to boot back up and continue the process. The only way to stop the loop is to boot into the bootloader from TWRP and power off the phone from there. Luckily I have a backup to that reverts me back to 4.4.2, which successfully stops the loop. But after several attempts to update to 4.4.3, it has become quite clear that this boot loop is inevitable unless I stick with 4.4.2. I read an article that seems to address some conflict with rooted phones and 4.4.3, but I'm not quite sure what the conflict is. Can anyone explain to me why this boot loop is most likely happening, what I could do to fix it, or if it is even possible to have a rooted X1032 with 4.4.3 installed? Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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The bootloop is caused by the recovery. It can't update 4.4.3 and keeps trying. Start the update again and let the OTA file download, then copy it out of /cache and into the sdcard. If it's not in cache it won't bootloop. I suggest flashing PhilZ recovery and updating with that instead. Flash the file in the sdcard and post whatever errors are listed...
secretkloud said:
The bootloop is caused by the recovery. It can't update 4.4.3 and keeps trying. Start the update again and let the OTA file download, then copy it out of /cache and into the sdcard. If it's not in cache it won't bootloop. I suggest flashing PhilZ recovery and updating with that instead. Flash the file in the sdcard and post whatever errors are listed...
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Thank you. I will try that. Before I do though, do you know of any places I could find 4.4.3 online, so I could just download it from my PC and flash it over via sideload? I usually prefer to flash things that way, rather than straight from the phone.
bozzykid said:
Are you saying you tried to install the OTA with TWRP installed and not the stock recovery?
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Yes. This is my first time doing so, excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject. In retrospect, I suppose I should have known there must be a different method with which I install it. Secretkloud gave me a good suggestion though. Is there a reason in particular as to why I can't do OTA updates with custom recovery installed?
secretkloud said:
The bootloop is caused by the recovery. It can't update 4.4.3 and keeps trying. Start the update again and let the OTA file download, then copy it out of /cache and into the sdcard. If it's not in cache it won't bootloop. I suggest flashing PhilZ recovery and updating with that instead. Flash the file in the sdcard and post whatever errors are listed...
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I just downloaded the zip from my phone and flashed it from Phillz recovery. It worked very well and the update was successful. Thanks for pointing me to Phillz recovery by the way. It's the only functional recovery image that allows me to mount the sdcard.
NerdNoob1210 said:
Thank you. I will try that. Before I do though, do you know of any places I could find 4.4.3 online, so I could just download it from my PC and flash it over via sideload? I usually prefer to flash things that way, rather than straight from the phone.
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Copy the one you have in your phone onto your PC. Smallest chance of error if you do it that way...
it's not easy getting out of the loop.
I did a factory reload of a rooted phone with CWM.
Now for the CWM issue the Moto G loaded OK and then said there was an update for android to fix some bugs. This was 4.4.3. I loaded it and it gets half way and it then says
"Signature verification fail"
at the bottom of the screen and
" Install Untrusted Package"
The options are yes, no or go back
at the top....
whichever one I try it then tries to boot shows the Android / Motorola screen and starts up gets a txt message for 2-3 seconds... it then goes back to Android CWM recovery with the same options as above and repeats the process. again and again and again. No function keys will stop this cycle which just repeats again. This continues until the battery dies.
any ideas ? how can I override this action in CWM v6.0.4.6 and force it to do a factory reload ? any help or advice much appreciated.
If you can still power your phone, can you still access the boot loader? If so, I would suggest using adb from a computer to flash Phillz recovery. CWM always gave me a lot of random errors when flashing items. You could use PhillZ to flash the stock ROM for 4.4.2. After that, just follow the same process I did. Download the update zip via the OTA download when it prompts you. Once it's finished, DON'T boot back into Android. Boot into Phillz recovery from the boot loader, move the zip out of the cache and onto sdcard or your computer, and then flash it either straight from the phone or by sideloading it from your computer. Then you'll have a working version of vanilla 4.4.3, and you can flash over a custom ROM in the future if you so choose.
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NerdNoob1210 said:
If you can still power your phone, can you still access the boot loader? If so, I would suggest using adb from a computer to flash Phillz recovery. CWM always gave me a lot of random errors when flashing items. You could use PhillZ to flash the stock ROM for 4.4.2. After that, just follow the same process I did. Download the update zip via the OTA download when it prompts you. Once it's finished, DON'T boot back into Android. Boot into Phillz recovery from the boot loader, move the zip out of the cache and onto sdcard or your computer, and then flash it either straight from the phone or by sideloading it from your computer. Then you'll have a working version of vanilla 4.4.3, and you can flash over a custom ROM in the future if you so choose.
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unfortunately I can't get into bootloader. I can connect usb and it makes no difference. therefore adb commands dont work. it just goes straight into screen described with those three options. I'm hoping that there is an override action in CWM which isn't power and volume down which do nothing.
thanks for the suggestion tho. it was a good idea.
Hm... Without access to the boot loader, I'm not sure there's much of anything you can do anymore... You've completely lost the ability to communicate any sort of commands to your phone save for the 3 options that menu provides. I assume that what CWM is trying to do is install the zip from your cache and is failing to do so. The only viable option would be to flash a new recovery image and install the zip manually, but that's impossible for you given your current circumstances. I would give up looking for an override command for CWM, your best hope is to find an alternative means with which you can access your boot loader. I suggest you start a thread dedicated to your issue and see if a more experienced user can provide you with the information you need. Sorry, I hope you get the help you need. :/
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Thanks for trying to help. I have followed your advice and opened a thread
NerdNoob1210 said:
Hm... Without access to the boot loader, I'm not sure there's much of anything you can do anymore... You've completely lost the ability to communicate any sort of commands to your phone save for the 3 options that menu provides. I assume that what CWM is trying to do is install the zip from your cache and is failing to do so. The only viable option would be to flash a new recovery image and install the zip manually, but that's impossible for you given your current circumstances. I would give up looking for an override command for CWM, your best hope is to find an alternative means with which you can access your boot loader. I suggest you start a thread dedicated to your issue and see if a more experienced user can provide you with the information you need. Sorry, I hope you get the help you need. :/
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[Q] Soft Brick

Hi guys, I did something really dumb and I can't seem to learn from my mistakes. Basically I rooted my 1+ with TWRP recovery. Everything was going great until I get these really bad lags. So I decided to do a factory reset but it didn't work! It booted me into TWRP recovery every time I tried to do that. So this is where the stupid mistakes begin. I wiped everything, I mean everything while I was in TWRP, without any backups. Now I get this message in TWRP "No OS installed" and my phone is stuck in the 1+ loading screen. I have tried doing a fastboot oem flash stock recovery but that didn't work. It said that my "device is not unlock, cannot flash or erase." I also have tried flasing 25R in TWRP, it said successful, but when I go to reboot, it still give me the message "No OS installed." I tried doing adb sideload, but i'm not quite familiar with that. It gave me some error in cmd prompt. Is there anything else I can try to fix this issue? Sorry, I am such a noob at this.
******************************* FIXED
In my last attempt before I give up on this phone, I downloaded all the ROMs I came across and flashed them through TWRP. All the one's I tried did not work but it finally work with the last one. I don't know how or what happened there but I'm glad it work again!
**tears of joy
Can you please tell us what rom you used? Thank you

[Q] TWRP flash says successful... but stock recovery is still there?

Hey Guys. Im running cm12s on my oneplus one, and i would like to switch to oxygenOS because they are getting the touchscreen firmware fixes. Ive flashed recoveries onto multiple phones without this issue before.
I downloaded twrp, booted the phone into fastboot, unlocked it, got the success signal, flashed it, again, success, and then rebooted. Then i powered down and booted to recovery aaaand..... stock recovery. WTF? So i wipe all user data and clear the cache with the stock recovery and try again. Nope. Its still the stock recovery. i dont understand it. I tried with CWM aswell. It says success, so why did it not work? I booted into the OS and checked developer settings, and disabled update recovery and all that, Nevertheless, when i flash TWRP or CWM, it does not work. I dont understand how this could happen.
I followed the steps from the Official guide on the official oneplus forum, It wont let me post a link.
I am using an OEM samsung cable.
Can anyone help me?
fastboot reboot-bootloader ; just after recovery flash.
Orphee said:
fastboot reboot-bootloader ; just after recovery flash.
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Alright, I've just tried that. After flashing it, i Ran this command and as expected it rebooted back to the bootloader. Nothing else todo there, so i rebooted and booted to the recovery. It STILL boots to the stock recovery! So i tried again, but this time, i flashed it a second time after rebooting to the bootloader, but that still has not worked. is my unit defective? I will try now with another computer.
Read the FAQ:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/faq-oneplus-one-frequently-questions-t2895136
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I figured it out!
I figured it out. Instead of rebooting after flashing the custom recovery and allowing cyanogen to re write it, i simply turned the phone off and booted directly to recovery and sure enough, TWRP. Problem solved. I dont understand why cyanogen would do that to me and not anyone else!
theangrynoob5 said:
I figured it out. Instead of rebooting after flashing the custom recovery and allowing cyanogen to re write it, i simply turned the phone off and booted directly to recovery and sure enough, TWRP. Problem solved. I dont understand why cyanogen would do that to me and not anyone else!
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CM didn't just do that to you, it's happened to every single person who's tried to flash TWRP after taking the Lollipop update, that's why the question is included in the FAQ thread.
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For those wondering about XT1644 root

Just got my XT1644 G4 Plus 16GB here in America and brought it home for some testing.
Everything was a piece of cake, I did these things in order with no issues. There are other guides for these things all over XDA so I won't be giving detailed instructions.
Unlocked the bootloader here - https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Installed TWRP from here. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...p-twrp-3-0-2-2-recovery-moto-g4-plus-t3386586
And flashed SuperSU from here - https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/
When TWRP first boots it will ask if you want to run in systemless mode. Make sure you tell it YES!!!
Rebooted on the first try with no issues.
I have Xposed installed with a few modules and it works great.
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Can anyone get me a stock boot.img i seemed to have messed up my adb protocol on the phone and my computer will no longer allow it to give me an RSA key prompt. The method worked for me though.
mystx2112 said:
Can anyone get me a stock boot.img i seemed to have messed up my adb protocol on the phone and my computer will no longer allow it to give me an RSA key prompt. The method worked for me though.
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Can extract it from the stock ROM here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572369242687085
not sure if this is full proof i got bootloop
After flashing SuperSu 2.76 the phone is stuck forever at the "moto" logo. Is it because I'm using such a new version of SuperSu? Why do you use 2.46?
How long did it take to get the unlock code? I am waiting for a couple hours now...
LE: 4 hours... and finally I got the code.
Just got XT1644.
Unlocked bootloader with no problem.
Installed TWRP 3.0.2-0 with no problem
Installed SuperSu 2.46 in read only mode.
Stuck at moto screen.
Any help would be appreciated.
craigl14 said:
Just got XT1644.
Unlocked bootloader with no problem.
Installed TWRP 3.0.2-0 with no problem
Installed SuperSu 2.46 in read only mode.
Stuck at moto screen.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Nevermind. Followed steps 5-8 of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/root-systemless-rooting-supersu-2-74-2-t3405772 and all is well.
I can't get twrp to install. I keep getting told that the image is not signed or corrupt
First unlock Bootloader.
You don't need to install TWRP, just boot into it so you can flash the Systemless SuperSU.
SoNic67 said:
First unlock Bootloader.
You don't need to install TWRP, just boot into it so you can flash the Systemless SuperSU.
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that's just it... I can't boot to twrp. It's not there.
Where? You can't find it on the SD by browsing in the recovery?
because that's just it, there's nothing in recovery. This has gotten so convoluted that I don't even know what I'm supposed to have where....
@davidkoby
Stock ROM Recovery starts with a "Dead Android" and "no command" written under it, it is you see or something else?
Does supersu need to be in systemless mode?
craigl14 said:
Nevermind. Followed steps 5-8 of this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/root-systemless-rooting-supersu-2-74-2-t3405772 and all is well.
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Hi Bro,
I was also stuck at the moto logo screen and then I followed steps from 5-8, (where I see the superSu file is of different version), and now my phone is not booting at all, normally. I can boot in to bootloader but not normal boot is happening, I cannot even switch on my phone. I am a bit scared. Can you please assist.
sam9s said:
Hi Bro,
I was also stuck at the moto logo screen and then I followed steps from 5-8, (where I see the superSu file is of different version), and now my phone is not booting at all, normally. I can boot in to bootloader but not normal boot is happening, I cannot even switch on my phone. I am a bit scared. Can you please assist.
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Assuming you have XT1644, stock marshmallow ROM and TWRP recovery installed, maybe boot into recovery and double check that the .supersu file you created is in the data directory (step 6) through file manager. If it's there maybe flash the supersu zip file in OP since that is the version that worked for me. If neither works maybe factory reset in recovery and flash the correct supersu zip and try again. Failing all that, you may have to completely start over and reflash the ROM. My guess is creating the .supersu file wasn't done correctly or the incorrect version of the supersu zip is causing the problem.
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Assuming you have XT1644, stock marshmallow ROM and TWRP recovery installed, maybe boot into recovery and double check that the .supersu file you created is in the data directory (step 6) through file manager. If it's there maybe flash the supersu zip file in OP since that is the version that worked for me. If neither works maybe factory reset in recovery and flash the correct supersu zip and try again. Failing all that, you may have to completely start over and reflash the ROM. My guess is creating the .supersu file wasn't done correctly or the incorrect version of the supersu zip is causing the problem.
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Ok yes I have XT1644 (any way to confirm BTW), I also have TWRP recovery installed (thats how I took the backup)m BUT, I was not on stock marshmallow, I was on nougat (Stock), The phone did an OTA update, months ago. Could that be the reason.
Also I checked .supersu file was there via file manager. What do you advice ..??? I also have tried now with SR3-SuperSU v2.79, but same result, it get stuck at Moto Boot screen.
Another thing I noticed at the screen where it says "Your phone is unlocked and cant be trusted" and it will boot in 5 seconds, in front of ID it says BAD KEY ... wonder what that means or if it has something to do with what wrong has happened.
Appreciate your assistance here.
Regards
Sammy
sam9s said:
Ok yes I have XT1644 (any way to confirm BTW), I also have TWRP recovery installed (thats how I took the backup)m BUT, I was not on stock marshmallow, I was on nougat (Stock), The phone did an OTA update, months ago. Could that be the reason.
Also I checked .supersu file was there via file manager. What do you advice ..??? I also have tried now with SR3-SuperSU v2.79, but same result, it get stuck at Moto Boot screen.
Another thing I noticed at the screen where it says "Your phone is unlocked and cant be trusted" and it will boot in 5 seconds, in front of ID it says BAD KEY ... wonder what that means or if it has something to do with what wrong has happened.
Appreciate your assistance here.
Regards
Sammy
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Hmmmm...I don't know if you have XT1644. Most who have that version are still waiting on OTA I think and certainly didn't get it month's ago. It is the G4 Plus North American version. If you still have the box it will be on the UPC label. It will also be in your phone info in settings once your phone works again. Did your phone work fine before you tried to root it? Anyway, Nougat will not root with this method. If you can boot into recovery, try factory reset. If that doesn't work, you're going to have to reflash the Nougat ROM...make sure you get the right one for your phone. You will need to search around on this forum for instructions and which download to get, etc. Once you have Nougat up and running again, you will need to leave it unrooted or use one of the proven methods of root. Again, I don't think systemless supersu works for Nougat. I have no idea what bad key means. The only thing I've ever had is "N/A" come up in the unlock warning. Incidentally, you can get rid of the bootloader warning screen if you want to.

S8+ failed TWRP install

I hope someone reads this as I'm lost for ideas. First time trying to root a device, I'm using an s8+ and somehow managed to mess up installing twrp using Odin.
Now when I try to re flash twrp it comes up with error, 'only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed'. Also I think I managed to erase the recovery program that comes with the phone as when I try to boot in recovery it now comes up with error message 'No command'.
I have reinstalled the stock firmware using Odin but that hasn't fixed anything.
Anyone got any ideas or insite into this problem. Any advice would be very appreciated as I'm so keen to discover rooting!!
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I hope someone reads this as I'm lost for ideas. First time trying to root a device, I'm using an s8+ and somehow managed to mess up installing twrp using Odin.
Now when I try to re flash twrp it comes up with error, 'only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed'. Also I think I managed to erase the recovery program that comes with the phone as when I try to boot in recovery it now comes up with error message 'No command'.
I have reinstalled the stock firmware using Odin but that hasn't fixed anything.
Anyone got any ideas or insite into this problem. Any advice would be very appreciated as I'm so keen to discover rooting!!
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Seeing No command is normal, with an icon of a dead android lol, thats stock recovery, blue screen, i got that all time, but after waiting about 30 seconds and pressing the buttons, i got the mnue to pop up to reset cache, reboot phone, wipe data etc.
As for TWRP, are you flashing the correct one, dream2lte??, download the latest one, the dream2lte.img .tar file, from the TWRP official website - - https://dl.twrp.me/dream2lte/twrp-3.3.1-0-dream2lte.img.tar.html.
I had this issue trying to flash TWRP with standard odin, i had to use a modded version of odin to flash it, even prince cosmy version didnt work for me.
I have attatched the ODIN i use, its a 7zip file.
Thank you, after trying a few more things the twrp file you gave me worked. I now have a fully rooted s8!!!! Your a legend.

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