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[Q] Help needed

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Ok so i need help. Take into account i'm a noob at this. I've recently rooted and boot loader unlocked my Desire S. All was going well until i proceeded to install a new rom. I fancied cyanogenmod so i downloaded it via rom toolbox and then using rom manager tried to flash CWM which seemed to work, then when i tried to boot into recovery a red triangle would appear and then when i held the volume down and power buttons together the menu would come up and i would select install from sd card and it would say error, then boot up as normal. Now this was yesterday and in all my frustration and tiredness i played around a bit and tried everything i could to sort the problem out but as expected, that did not help, as i now have an even bigger problem. Every time i try to go into recovery mode (via rom manager and fastboot) it freezes on the HTC screen with a white background. It also does this when i try and restore factory so i'm really stuck. Have i bricked my phone? It still works as normal if i take the battery out and turn it on, it boots normally and functions normally. Any help will be very much appreciated thanks.

As your hboot is unlocked, you have to use the fastboot command in order to flash a new recovery. Rom Manager can't replace your recovery.

yaonos said:
As your hboot is unlocked, you have to use the fastboot command in order to flash a new recovery. Rom Manager can't replace your recovery.
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Just tried this, in cmd it says "c:\FASTBOOT>fastboot flash recovery CWM.img
sending 'recovery' (3115 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.993s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
finished. total time: 0.996s"

Yes, you need adb and fastboot tools installed first, there is a thread in the guides section of the INDEX that well tell you how to do this, see link on my sig
Sywepd form my DsereiS

ben_pyett said:
Yes, you need adb and fastboot tools installed first, there is a thread in the guides section of the INDEX that well tell you how to do this, see link on my sig
Sywepd form my DsereiS
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I followed your guide and it all seemed to be working, i tried flashing it using fastboot again and the same error message came up, so i moved the .img file to the android-tools folder and still the error message came up, not sure what i'm doing wrong

you shouldn't remove the battery under any circumstances.....
Use fastboot command to attempt to reboot the device or try three button sequence of volume up & volume down then power button
What does your boot loader screen look like, versions etc?
Sywepd form my DsereiS

ben_pyett said:
you shouldn't remove the battery under any circumstances.....
Use fastboot command to attempt to reboot the device or try three button sequence of volume up & volume down then power button
What does your boot loader screen look like, versions etc?
Sywepd form my DsereiS
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i managed to use 4EXT and installed cyanogenmod, it's currently repeating the loading screen with the arrow and the android animation on the skateboard is this normal for the first time booting up?

First boot could take five to ten minutes.
If your htcdev unlocked then you'll need to separately flash the new kernel (boot.img) through fast boot
Sywepd form my DsereiS

I've managed to get it all working and I flashed gapps, now every video and even my camera does not play properly it's very choppy even though the sounds works fine. Is this a flash problem?
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Chrizz77 said:
I've managed to get it all working and I flashed gapps, now every video and even my camera does not play properly it's very choppy even though the sounds works fine. Is this a flash problem?
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What version of CyanogenMod and what version of Gapps?

SimonTS said:
What version of CyanogenMod and what version of Gapps?
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7.1.0 and im not sure about Gapps but the download is 'gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip'

Chrizz77 said:
7.1.0 and im not sure about Gapps but the download is 'gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip'
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It's the right version of Gapps. I presume that you did a full wipe, cache etc before flashing?
There is a stable v7.2.0 available from here - thanks to Nexx.
Also, if you like CM7 as a base, you might be well advised to try out Reaper ROM by Lowveld. It's what I've been using as my daily for months and I've never had a single problem with it. So fast, smooth and stable.

SimonTS said:
It's the right version of Gapps. I presume that you did a full wipe, cache etc before flashing?
There is a stable v7.2.0 available from here - thanks to Nexx.
Also, if you like CM7 as a base, you might be well advised to try out Reaper ROM by Lowveld. It's what I've been using as my daily for months and I've never had a single problem with it. So fast, smooth and stable.
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I'm now running 7.2.0 and the video playback still doesnt work Is there any other known reason that could be the cause?
Update: I'm now running Reaper V3.0 and there is still a video problem

fullwipe, wipe catch, wipe everything....then take a deep breath, flash everything, dont miss a thing..^^

Update from ICS when unlocked with TWRP?

I am on ICS 4.0.3... 9.4.5.30 I am rooted, unlocked and have TWRP. I can't find anything consistent online to get this thing to JB so I can install the latest Clean Rom. And I can no download anything from Asus' website... It just DOESN'T work! Nothing there to DOWNLOAD........
"*Remember you must be on the JellyBean bootloader for CROMi 3.xx"
It seems like there are no consistent way to do this, if anyone has a way please help.....
Thanks

darkreaper476 said:
I am on ICS 4.0.3... 9.4.5.30 I am rooted, unlocked and have TWRP. I can't find anything consistent online to get this thing to JB so I can install the latest Clean Rom. And I can no download anything from Asus' website... It just DOESN'T work! Nothing there to DOWNLOAD........
"*Remember you must be on the JellyBean bootloader for CROMi 3.xx"
It seems like there are no consistent way to do this, if anyone has a way please help.....
Thanks
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First make sure you have TWRP version 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 recovery, if you have the old version it will brick your device when you wipe data. Next you need to download the latest Asus full firmware from Asus site. Go here http://www.service.asus.com/ then click on download, then type in search box tf700 hit search, then pick tf700, then pick O/s is Android, click on firmware and find the correct SKU for your region like US for United State, under neath you see a icon of a floppy disk called "Global" click on it to download. Asus site is slow to nagivate so be patient. Once you download the zip file, first unzip it to another zip file, then copy to your sdcard, then boot into twrp (the recommended version), then flash this zip, once done, you will lose TWRP because this is a full firmware with JB bootloader. You need to fastboot back TWRP, then use twrp to flash Cleanrom. That's it!! Just ask if still need help.

Well I finally got the asus website to download the file for me.. Chrome issue I guess..
I then got lucky when I flashed it because I have No Clue what version of twrp I have.. lol I just flashed it with goo manager so I am amusing latest. This is my first experience with these asus products.... sorry for the ignorance. (only moto and samsung devices in the past)
It says right on the NV flash page to not use it with post 9.4.5.30....
"'THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A PRE 9.4.5.30 BOOTLOADER"
That is what I had, now I have 10.4.4.25... um 9 is < 10 right?....
Even though I used OTA root keeper I lost root too, I guess I have to start over from here.....?
Thanks!

darkreaper476 said:
Well I finally got the asus website to download the file for me.. Chrome issue I guess..
I then got lucky when I flashed it because I have No Clue what version of twrp I have.. lol I just flashed it with goo manager so I am amusing latest. This is my first experience with these asus products.... sorry for the ignorance. (only moto and samsung devices in the past)
It says right on the NV flash page to not use it with post 9.4.5.30....
"'THIS ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A PRE 9.4.5.30 BOOTLOADER"
That is what I had, now I have 10.4.4.25... um 9 is < 10 right?....
Even though I used OTA root keeper I lost root too, I guess I have to start over from here.....?
Thanks!
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No, you unlocked right? read my instruction you need to reflash twrp then you can flash custom rom. You can follow instruction from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938129 start with section 2, make sure you download the latest twrp (2.3.3.0 goomanager won't help you here).

I am unlocked. I will have to use the fastboot method to get twrp again right? Is there another way? My computer has been having issues with ADT, since you can't just get the good ol SDK anymore....
I'll try anyway..

darkreaper476 said:
I am unlocked. I will have to use the fastboot method to get twrp again right? Is there another way? My computer has been having issues with ADT, since you can't just get the good ol SDK anymore....
I'll try anyway..
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Eventually you will need to use fastboot/adb, so I suggest to get it working. Once it's working it only take a few seconds to flash twrp. In the future when Asus release another firmware with a different bootloader, you will need to do the same again.

buhohitr said:
Eventually you will need to use fastboot/adb, so I suggest to get it working. Once it's working it only take a few seconds to flash twrp. In the future when Asus release another firmware with a different bootloader, you will need to do the same again.
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OK so I ran the fastboot command to install twrp
sending 'recovery' (7618 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.842s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 6.945s]
finished. total time: 9.789s
But my tab seems stuck. It shows the fastboot screen with a bar that is highlighted about 60% of the way. Do I reboot my self? I would hate to brick this thing...

darkreaper476 said:
OK so I ran the fastboot command to install twrp
sending 'recovery' (7618 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.842s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 6.945s]
finished. total time: 9.789s
But my tab seems stuck. It shows the fastboot screen with a bar that is highlighted about 60% of the way. Do I reboot my self? I would hate to brick this thing...
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do fashboot reboot command to reboot. BTW, you flash the 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 version of TWRP right? if not may brick your device if you try to wipe. Once boot into twrp, please check the version.

buhohitr said:
do fashboot reboot command to reboot. BTW, you flash the 2.3.1.0 or 2.3.3.0 version of TWRP right? if not may brick your device if you try to wipe. Once boot into twrp, please check the version.
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Yes I did "openrecovery-twrp-2.3.3.0-tf700t.blob".
Thank you!! now I need to figure out how to re-root.. I found a how to for CWM..
Edit:
I found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929712
This is why these forums drive me nuts. No one seems to put what version of android any of this if for....
Edit2:
comments say it works for JB. Going for it.. lol
Edit3: Worked, time for Clean Rom then ubuntu. LOL
Thanks for all your help, and for not being a typical XDA a$$.

You could have just updated to the 10.4.4.25 bootloader in post 2 of the cromi thread from twrp.

How to apply OTA update on Rooted At&t One X

Hi,
I have this AT&T one x, (I m using on NON AT&T network), so cant have an ota update.
Looking at few forums, downloaded the OTA version on XDA (631 Mb)
Saw people writing, that just rename the file to update.zip and then go to recovery and choose install from internal memory.
That dint work for me.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then few people wrote to choose install from external mem.
That dint work either.
Error: not able to mount sd mem
Then saw few people saying that I need to root my device and unlock bootloader.
I dint that, and tried from bootlaoder to install from zip.
That also dint work.
Now saw, I few wrote that i need to be S - OFF.
Which I tried doing it, but i m not able to do s-off for myself.
Pls pls pls.... can any of you EXPERTs out here help me.
Waited like for AT&T to release the update, now when it is out, i m not able to make it through.
Your step by step instruction would be highly appreciable.

Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460

redpoint73 said:
Be aware, that if you have the AT&T version, and you are rooted, then you probably have SuperCID (in fact, you must have SuperCID, unless it was already changed back). If you have SuperCID you must S-off (or return to the AT&T CID) before applying the OTA, or you will brick your phone!
I am not all that familiar with the process to install using OTA.zip (and haven't done it myself), but it was discussed in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180408
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701460
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How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
I have rooted my phone through one click TWRP Toolkit.

abhishek jain said:
How to S Off ATT HOX???
Thats the big question.
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No, that is a very small question. Or at least a very easy one to answer.
Take 5 minutes to look around before asking "big" questions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172

If you would read my first post, I have already posted that I tried doing that was not able to do.
On the third comment that we need push in , where it given an error 92 or something like that, I dint got that.
Tried many times and then it became a "big" for me.
We all are born not experts in every field.
So before comenting pls try to know what's behind it
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right

a box of kittens said:
Lol it doesn't take an expert to read and take five mins..this is probably one if the easiest s off methods you'll see for awhile... You probably didn't set up your adb fastboot environment up right
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Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded

abhishek jain said:
Changed my laptop and tried again.
Now I am S-OFF
THough I applied the same comments on three different machine.
4th Time it worked.
Now how to install this OTA updated which I have downlaoded
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Anyone to help me out in this case:
I am S OFF
Rooted
Unlocked bootloader
AT&T HOX on non AT&T network
631 mb update.zip
Looking top update

Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.

iElvis said:
Rename file update.zip and copy to internal storage.
Reboot to bootloader and enter recovery.
Push power+ vol up when recovery screen appears to enter recovery dialog.
Ignore errors.
Select install from internal storage
Select update.zip
Phone will reboot a couple of times.
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I tried this method couple of time before : unlocking, rooting and S-off ing
In this case , do i need to relock my bootloader and stock recovery?
If yes, where can i find stock recovery, i have deleted it.

By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.

iElvis said:
By "i deleted it" do you mean you installed a custom recovery? If so, yes you need to get stock recovery back on.
Only way I know of to reinstall stock recovery is to run the 2.20 ruu. Since you're s-off, you don't need to relock; just run it.
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I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock

abhishek jain said:
I am not a techie but as far as i know, i have not installed a custom recovery.
I did TWRP tool kit, rooting and unlocking bootloader.
How can see if i am custom recovery or stock
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You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.

iElvis said:
You probably have a custom recovery. Reboot to bootloader and select recovery and see what you get. If it's TWRP, you'll get a teamwin splash screen and then some options. Stock recovery will just show a screen with a green circle.
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Then I have custome recovery.
Could you gimme a link for stock recovery image

I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.

iElvis said:
I do not know if one is available. I have never seen one posted. Running a ruu will put it back on.
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Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update

abhishek jain said:
Yes now i have got my phone updated with the OTA update
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Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.

iElvis said:
Please click "Thanks" if anyone in the thread helped you.
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I have already done that.
And now in case anyone needs help, i can help those people out.
Coz the method is simple, but it is not at all explained clearly in any of the threads.
It has come in bit and pieces.

I have noticed one thing.
That after installing the update and again unlockin the bootloader and rooting, I am not able to see "TAMPERED" being written in the boatloader.
Also, now when I am rooted and also have SU permission, I m not able to switch on my WiFi tether with the files mentioned in the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677261

The "TAMPERED" flag goes away when you're s-off and flash a new hboot.
I believe wifi tether is blocked on the new AT&T base. You can flash a custom rom on the 3.17 base and it should work.

How long does it take twrp to be flashed?

Hi, I have a htc one m8 and just decided to root it. I have unlocked the bootloader and trying to flash a custom recovery but it seems to be taking forever. I have waited an hour and it still says " sending 'recovery' (14818KB...)." Did I do something wrong or does it usually take this long?

had a m8 too, but don't know anymore how I flashed it, but I'm pretty sure it didn't took an hour to flash twrp.

hello
maybe there is something wrong in your custom recovery。 retry it

You try to reinstall the original recovery, tangled reload twrp
You try to reinstall the original recovery, tangled reload twrp

try booting the recovery instead of flashing it
fastboot boot <twrp-image-name>.img

Fluxpheria said:
Hi, I have a htc one m8 and just decided to root it. I have unlocked the bootloader and trying to flash a custom recovery but it seems to be taking forever. I have waited an hour and it still says " sending 'recovery' (14818KB...)." Did I do something wrong or does it usually take this long?
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Is the recovery you are flashing built for your specific model number?
Are you sure your bootloader is unlocked? What method did you use to unlock it?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE

Droidriven said:
Is the recovery you are flashing built for your specific model number?
Are you sure your bootloader is unlocked? What method did you use to unlock it?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
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Yeah I'm sure bootloader is unlocked. I got twrp working though, I just went through all the different version of twrp and I'm not sure which one worked but one of them worked.

[Q] Sprint Root... Is it that easy?

Having been on Sprint's LG G4 (damn bootloops of death) and G5s for the past two years, I've been out of the rooting game for a while... I'm no stranger to HTC; I started with the OG EVO and went up through the M8 before jumping ship to LG.
I reeeeeaallly don't mean to sound like a noob, but I don't see any "Root" thread... I see all of the rom development, but no plain old "Do this, get root."
I searched the Q&A and News subs, and I found something that seems a little too easy... Do I seriously just unlock via HTCdev, fastboot install TWRP, and install SuperSU from recovery to have full root status?
Again, I really apologize for sounding like I just fell off a turnip truck, but the most rooting experience I've had in the past two years has been a couple of Kindle Fires, and those have admittedly been done with supertools.
I thank you in advance for any words of wisdom, and again, sorry for sounding like a boob (I swear, I searched the forum first).

scooter1979 said:
Do I seriously just unlock via HTCdev, fastboot install TWRP, and install SuperSU from recovery to have full root status?
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Yes.

Kisakuku said:
Yes.
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+1
But even better would be to use Magisk, without flashing TWRP but booting it after unlocking the bootloader to flash Magisk.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
+1
But even better would be to use Magisk, without flashing TWRP but booting it after unlocking the bootloader to flash Magisk.
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I saw this after I decided to go with Magisk instead of flashing SuperSU, but still flashed TWRP... Would going without TWRP be better just to preserve stock recovery for OTA purposes, or is there another reason why bypassing custom recovery would have been better?

scooter1979 said:
Would going without TWRP be better just to preserve stock recovery for OTA purposes, or is there another reason why bypassing custom recovery would have been better?
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Ease of taking OTAs is the only reason. Then again, you can re-flash stock recovery (readily available for all firmware versions) in TWRP in a matter of seconds.

Kisakuku said:
you can re-flash stock recovery (readily available for all firmware versions) in TWRP in a matter of seconds.
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I saw all of those in the collections spreadsheet, pretty awesome... It all seems a bit easier than I remember from the M8 days.
Thanks for your help.

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
+1
But even better would be to use Magisk, without flashing TWRP but booting it after unlocking the bootloader to flash Magisk.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs
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you can even install Magisk now via adb w/ no root or twrp....hmmm, I wonder if unlocked bootloader is even needed...must look into

OMJ said:
you can even install Magisk now via adb w/ no root or twrp....hmmm, I wonder if unlocked bootloader is even needed...must look into
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Read it as well in the meantime. As far as I see it is a boot.img flash. Anf as it is boot and as long as boot is signed correctly... may be worth a try without unlocking the bootloader in first place.
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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Read it as well in the meantime. As far as I see it is a boot.img flash. Anf as it is boot and as long as boot is signed correctly... may be worth a try without unlocking the bootloader in first place.
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Labs
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nope, boot.img wont flash when locked
Code:
C:\sdktools\magisk>fastboot flash boot new-boot.img
target reported max download size of 1562400000 bytes
sending 'boot' (29864 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.279s]
writing 'boot'...
(bootloader) HOSD CL#-----
FAILED (remote: 9 RU_SECURITY_FAIL boot and bootloader isn't BL_UNLOCKED)
finished. total time: 3.349s

OMJ said:
nope, boot.img wont flash when locked
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Thanks for your feedback. Tried it myself fife minutes ago. Well could have known it, as boot, recovery and system are the partitions that are unlocked for flashes when bootloader gets unlocked.
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