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[Q] (Q) How to leave bootloop after Adding Recovery went wrong in an attempt to root

Hi,
I used jaggyjags Tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415223 for unlocking and rooting my HTC Explorer.
I managed to unlock the bootloader.
When I set to adding a recovery and ran the recovery.bat, nothing happened and after waiting 30 minutes of waiting for "writing recovery" I unplugged the phone and rebooted it.
I tried again and failed again. So I panicked a bit and selected _Factory Reset_ in the Boot Menu and now the phone wont even boot any more.
How can I get out of this mess?
Let me note the following things:
-In Fastboot mode the phone says unlocked in the top line
-When I try to run the recovery.bat again I get a _<waiting for device>_ prompt.
I would greatly appreciate on how to fix this.
cheers, akilaki

Have u turned usb debugging to on before running the bat file? If not go in settings--->manage apps---->development and tick usb debugging!
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda premium

akilaki said:
Hi,
I tried again and failed again. So I panicked a bit and selected _Factory Reset_ in the Boot Menu and now the phone wont even boot any more.
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You shouldnt have factory reset the phone after unlocking the bootloader.... this creates a bootloop. Anyways, are you still able to access the CWM recovery??

jaydenmonckton said:
Have u turned usb debugging to on before running the bat file? If not go in settings--->manage apps---->development and tick usb debugging!
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No, I haven't.
And now I am stuck in a bootloop, unable to access the settings ...

Do you have access to recovery?

Gladiator00 said:
Do you have access to recovery?
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Sorry, but I am a newbie to all this ...
How would test my access to recovery?

psycoder said:
You shouldnt have factory reset the phone after unlocking the bootloader.... this creates a bootloop. Anyways, are you still able to access the CWM recovery??
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In the original tutorial, there was no mention of a CWM recovery.
Gathering from reading, are supposing that I should try to flash the CWM recovery.img onto the phone via fastboot command?

Tried to flash the CWM recovery.img and that is the result I got:
-fastboot flash recovery cwmrecovery.img
->sending 'recovery'
->OKAY (0.871s)
->writing 'recovery'
and then nothings happens. No OKAY, on indication of finishing, no indication of activity or completion even after waiting some minutes.
Then I chose Reboot from the phone menu
and got the following message:
->FAILED (status read failed (Unknown error))
->finished. total time 698.061s
Any pointers, what might go wrong?

Try TWRP.

shortyoko said:
Try TWRP.
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I get the same result as with CWM Recovery.
Writing the recovery fails with Unknown errror.

USB cable problem
akilaki said:
I get the same result as with CWM Recovery.
Writing the recovery fails with Unknown errror.
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This problem may happen due to your USB cable also. Try to check ur cable is working properly or gave a try with another USB cable... I face similar problem with my USB cable but i had some other USB cable compatible for my phone so it resolve that problem.
Also post ur phone screen snap when u flashing the Recovery here and also the cmd screen shot...
i hope u get the information...

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vasanth3008 said:
This problem may happen due to your USB cable also. Try to check ur cable is working properly or gave a try with another USB cable... I face similar problem with my USB cable but i had some other USB cable compatible for my phone so it resolve that problem.
Also post ur phone screen snap when u flashing the Recovery here and also the cmd screen shot...
i hope u get the information...
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The problem was my Windows Installation. I used my XP virtual machine (on an iMac) for the whole procedure. When everything else failed I hooked the phone up to a Windows7 machine and voila, the phone booted into recovery.
So actually the flashing of the recovery was successful after all ...
Thanks to everybody for all the pointers in the thread.

Flash again with same rom
after flashing do clear/wipe data
that is very important which prevents any boot loop

akilaki said:
The problem was my Windows Installation. I used my XP virtual machine (on an iMac) for the whole procedure. When everything else failed I hooked the phone up to a Windows7 machine and voila, the phone booted into recovery.
So actually the flashing of the recovery was successful after all ...
Thanks to everybody for all the pointers in the thread.
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S its HTC diver's bug..

...
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...b4976/50e47574/9/1/3/0/9/4/A310E_Recovery.zip
extract this file...connect ur fone (bootloader )
and run recovery.bat from the extracted file.........
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[Q] Problem rooting One SV (Boost)

I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
3: reboot your phone into hboot and then into fastboot if you are not already there
4:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
this is presuming the recovery.img is in the same directory as fastboot, you can either move it or point the code to it directly
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I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?

chisao101 said:
I have followed the instructions on the root guide for this phone. I got the bootloader unlocked. When I got to this part:
I start having problems. I can boot into hboot. Then I can choose fastboot. From there, there is no option for "flash recovery" but there is one for just "recovery." I choose that and my phone just reboots back to normal. Plus, on my last phone, when I erwad through the root guide, it went through making the recovery image, but this guide did not do that. I am a beginner (obviously), so what am I missing? I can't do the nandroid backup until it's rooted, and I don't have a backup image. Plus that thing with my phone rebooting back into normal usage after selecting " recovery" from the menu, what do I do about that?
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Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?

chisao101 said:
Thanks. So if I want to flash a new ROM, do I do it the same way? Do I need to open the CMD prompt and type in those same commands, but point it to the ROM I want?
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You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).

old.splatterhand said:
Read there, begin with #791. Same problem with rooting like you.
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old.splatterhand said:
You need the CMD prompt to flash a recovery and from recovery you can flash Superuser to become root or flash roms (from recovery).
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Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?

chisao101 said:
Ok, this is what's happening now. I hold the volume down key and power key. It boots into hboot (i think that's what it's called). I scroll down to recovery and hit the power key. It immediately goes to the logo screen with a message that says "This build is for development purposes only. Do not distribute outside of HTC ithout HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action."
It just stays there until I remove the battery and start over.
Am I missing a step?
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Am I supposed to type into the cmd prompt again: "flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?

old.splatterhand said:
What have you done? Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img?
The recovery you need, is in fastboot folder on pc, renamed to recovery.img?
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Yes, this is exactly what I did.

chisao101 said:
"flashboot flash recovery superuser.zip"?
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Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!

old.splatterhand said:
Don't type this!!!
This can brick your device!
Now, what cmd did you use, look at the prompt.
The recovery seems not to be flashed correctly, thats why it is not booting to recovery!
And look, how it is written: fastboot not flashboot
Copy and paste, otherwise you can damage your phone!
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Ok, I made a folder on my PC:
C:\Android
Inside that folder I have these files:
adb.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
CMD starten
fastboot.exe
Superuser.zip
trecovery.img
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
Superuser.zip
I started my phone holding the volume down, and it booted to the hboot screen with a menu that has these items:
fastboot
recovery
factory reset
clear storage
simlock
image crc
show barcode
I selected "fastboot" from the menu, and it went to a new menu with these menu items:
bootloader
reboot
reboot bootloader
power down
I plugged the phone into the USB.
I clicked the CMD starten
I typed this:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I hit enter and got this message in the CMD prompt:
sending 'recovery' (7456 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.042s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.988s]
finished. total time: 3.031s
C:\Android>
When I go back to the previous menu and select "recovery" it just boots and hangs on the HTC One screen. If I take the battery out and reboot normal, it works fine with my stock Android install, like nothing happened.

chisao101 said:
I moved these files to my SD card:
trecovery.img (renamed to recovery.img)
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The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...

old.splatterhand said:
The recovery.img must be in same folder as fastboot.exe, on pc, not in sdcard!
But i don't what you have flashed then...
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I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?

chisao101 said:
I just went through the whole process again and it is working now! I must have missed something the first time.
So after it booted into recovery, I saw where it says "install zip from SD card"
I looked up the superuser.zip and installed it. It seemed to go ok, and it is rebooting now.
So this just means that the phone is now rooted, correct?
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You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!

old.splatterhand said:
You can check, if you have a Superuser app in appdrawer.
But i see, you are on boost, which recovery did you flash?
Give me the link to the thread, please! Cause boost need its own recovery!
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ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?

chisao101 said:
ClockworkMod Recovery for ICS, which is linked to : https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgcdztlzmi2bd35/trecovery.img
I got it from that guide that you sent me to earlier in this thread. That's the same guide I was already using before I started the thread too.
Where can I find the correct recovery for Boost?
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It did not install the superuser correctly because it's not in my app drawer.
I also noticed that the recovery menu is kinda shifted to the side a little bit, so it's hard to read until I start scrolling. Yeah, this has to be the wrong recovery.

You can use this or the boost variant from here.

old.splatterhand said:
You can use this or the boost variant from here.
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That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!

chisao101 said:
That first link doesn't work. It goes to the right thread, but when you go to download the file, it is not found.
I got the other one, and I'm about to flash it.
Any suggestions for a stable version of JB for this phone?
P.S. Thanks for all your help. You have been awesome!
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There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.

old.splatterhand said:
There is only one jb for boost i know and you have to be S-off for it.
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Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.

chisao101 said:
Will the unrevoked3 tool work for this phone to get S-off? I just read about it, and this looks like it's for the EVO and a couple of other phones, but it's not clear on whether I can use it on the One SV.
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No, don't do this!!!
Moonshine S-off. But there i could not assist, i used another method which is not available for boost.
Edit:
Wooooot, Post Number 1000!

[SOLVED] Recovery and fastboot problems (soft bricked?)

I was given my friends tablet to try and fix for him. Basically the recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0) cannot mount any partitions at all (and asks for a password for some reason - can be bypassed with the cancel button). The tablet will boot straight into the recovery mentioning that no OS is installed. I have attempted to boot into fastboot to flash an older version of the recovery (which I've read up on a few websites that say it will fix the mounting problem) however while pressing VOL DOWN and POWER it will boot up to the ASUS logo and no message appears about fastboot in the top-left. I'm out of ideas now and the only way I'll be able to fix this (from what I know) is either by flashing the ASUS firmware or an older version of TWRP via fastboot. Has anyone got any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks.
EDIT: May be of reference https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/138
EDIT 2: I have finally solved the problem! I have quoted the important parts below in case anyone else has the same problem.
Basically I had some problems with the drivers the whole time on Windows 8. So what I did was disabled driver signature enforcement in Windows 8 (I think it re-enables after some time). I downloaded the drivers from this post and followed this other post , specifically this part:
jpasher said:
Making Windows recognize the TF300T
You will need to add the hardware IDs for the TF300T in the driver to make it recognize the ADB interface
Open the file android_winusb.inf in the naked drivers directory.
Look for the section titled [Google.NTx86] (for 32-bit systems) or [Google.NTamd64] (for 64-bit systems)
Add the following lines to make it recognize the TF300T hardware (it doesn't matter where, but I put it after the existing entries for the TF201 APX interface)
Code:
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C81&REV_0232&MI_01
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C81&MI_01
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C83&REV_0232
%AsusTransformerADBInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0B05&PID_4C83
After the information is added, you should be able to install the drivers as usual for the device. If for some reason the device is still not recognized, you'll need to find its hardware IDs and add those to the file.
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Then I booted up the tablet and connected to my computer. The drivers finally worked! I went into command prompt and typed "adb devices" and the device was there! Then I typed "adb reboot bootloader" and I got into the bootloader.
I had to look for the SKU too and since I couldn't find it cause I couldn't boot into Android it was in really small text in the bootloader at the top. Unfortunately after trying to flash the firmware in the bootloader it would not write over the system every time. So I followed this post instead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49164067&postcount=167
After following the procedure it finally worked! Thanks cmendonc2 and everyone for your help, my friend is happy!

firtvid20 said:
I was given my friends tablet to try and fix for him. Basically the recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0) cannot mount any partitions at all (and asks for a password for some reason - can be bypassed with the cancel button). The tablet will boot straight into the recovery mentioning that no OS is installed. I have attempted to boot into fastboot to flash an older version of the recovery (which I've read up on a few websites that say it will fix the mounting problem) however while pressing VOL DOWN and POWER it will boot up to the ASUS logo and no message appears about fastboot in the top-left. I'm out of ideas now and the only way I'll be able to fix this (from what I know) is either by flashing the ASUS firmware or an older version of TWRP via fastboot. Has anyone got any ideas on how I can fix this? Thanks.
EDIT: May be of reference https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/138
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What bootloader is it on? It is on the top left corner of the screen wneh you enter the recovery menu in the bootloader.

cmendonc2 said:
What bootloader is it on? It is on the top left corner of the screen wneh you enter the recovery menu in the bootloader.
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It doesn't say in TWRP recovery. When I boot the device straight up in the top-left corner it saw device is unlocked. However holding VOL DOWN does nothing and the tablet boots straight into TWRP

firtvid20 said:
It doesn't say in TWRP recovery. When I boot the device straight up in the top-left corner it saw device is unlocked. However holding VOL DOWN does nothing and the tablet boots straight into TWRP
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You can still use fastboot in TWRP, but you will need to find the bootloader in order to figure out which recovery to flash over TWRP. There should be a fastboot command to find out.

cmendonc2 said:
You can still use fastboot in TWRP, but you will need to find the bootloader in order to figure out which recovery to flash over TWRP. There should be a fastboot command to find out.
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Okay that's good to know. I am still unfortunately not able to get into fastboot. So I'll have to figure out what version the bootloader is before flash the firmware over.

Okay I got access to APX mode (useless from my understanding since my friends has no backups via nvflash), the bootloader while the recovery is loaded (although the driver isn't working for the bootloader), but I CANNOT GET INTO THE BOOTLOADER VIA VOLUME DOWN + POWER. Please help, somebody!

Here's a video explaining my problem.

firtvid20 said:
Here's a video explaining my problem.
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Have you tried pressing the reset pin, then going into TWRP and going into ADB mode.
Then type ADB reboot bootloader and then try getting into fastboot by pressing volume down.

cmendonc2 said:
Have you tried pressing the reset pin, then going into TWRP and going into ADB mode.
Then type ADB reboot bootloader and then try getting into fastboot by pressing volume down.
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Hmm I'll give that a go. Is ADB already on when I'm in TWRP? Otherwise how do I get into ADB mode?

firtvid20 said:
Hmm I'll give that a go. Is ADB already on when I'm in TWRP? Otherwise how do I get into ADB mode?
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Its an option somewhere in TWRP called "ADB sideload".

cmendonc2 said:
Its an option somewhere in TWRP called "ADB sideload".
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I tried it out but I get the the message "ADB Sideload Complete" and below it a message in red" Failed". I have it plugged into the computer and I didn't hear a connection sound.
I have also looked in Device Manager and there is the Transformer with no driver loaded with it. Further searching using the device information gave me this link: http://binarydb.com/driver/ASUS-Android-Bootloader-Interface-208738.html
EDIT: Found a driver on softpedia and installed it: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Ot...iver-4004-for-Vista-Windows-7-Windows-8.shtml Doesn't look like it's working though.

firtvid20 said:
I tried it out but I get the the message "ADB Sideload Complete" and below it a message in red" Failed". I have it plugged into the computer and I didn't hear a connection sound.
I have also looked in Device Manager and there is the Transformer with no driver loaded with it. Further searching using the device information gave me this link: http://binarydb.com/driver/ASUS-Android-Bootloader-Interface-208738.html
EDIT: Found a driver on softpedia and installed it: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Ot...iver-4004-for-Vista-Windows-7-Windows-8.shtml Doesn't look like it's working though.
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While the ADB is attempting to connect, reinstall the naked drivers. If you are on Windows 8, use test mode.

cmendonc2 said:
While the ADB is attempting to connect, reinstall the naked drivers. If you are on Windows 8, use test mode.
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Sorry, what is test mode? I am on Windows 8.

firtvid20 said:
Sorry, what is test mode? I am on Windows 8.
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This should help: http://www.wugfresh.com/faq/8/

cmendonc2 said:
This should help: http://www.wugfresh.com/faq/8/
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Hi cmendonc. I have already disabled driver signature enforcement. I have installed the drivers however I don't think I've had luck with them unfortunately.

firtvid20 said:
Hi cmendonc. I have already disabled driver signature enforcement. I have installed the drivers however I don't think I've had luck with them unfortunately.
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Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.

cmendonc2 said:
Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.
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I tried out both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports on my computer but I still have the failed message come up. Any ideas still?

firtvid20 said:
I tried out both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports on my computer but I still have the failed message come up. Any ideas still?
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I vaguely remember someone posting that he succeeded to use adb/fastboot by installing a VirtualBox with Linux. You might have to search for the details.
Sent from my TF300T using Tapatalk

cmendonc2 said:
Hmm. Try using a different USB cable ( if u have it) or a different USB port.
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Just an update. I got it working!! I did the following on this post to the universal drivers and then tried installing them on Windows 8. After booting my tablet to TWRP and plugging it in to my computer ADB works! I can reboot into fastboot now. Now I either have the option of flashing a JB compatible recovery or flashing the Asus firmware...

Since I'm not able to boot into Android would anyone be able to tell me what is the SKU on the picture below? So I can flash the correct firmware.
EDIT: Found it in the bootloader in small text. -.- It was the "WW" version.

Can't boot into recovery. any idea if this can be fixed?

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

What is the Best way to root your HTC U11 with the stock firmware?

What is the best way to root this device with the stock firmware, the latest SuperSU.zip, Magisk, other?

loner. said:
What is the best way to root this device with the stock firmware, the latest SuperSU.zip, Magisk, other?
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I'm using bad boys Rom atm, it works pretty well assuming your in the US

ticklemepinks said:
I'm using bad boys Rom atm, it works pretty well assuming your in the US
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is that a pre-rooted ROM ?
just flash and done?

AllGamer said:
is that a pre-rooted ROM ?
just flash and done?
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yes

Unlock bootloader via HTCDev (Select all other models)
Flash TWRP
Flash Magisk
Profit

Galactus said:
Unlock bootloader via HTCDev (Select all other models)
Flash TWRP
Flash Magisk
Profit
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And store stock recovery matching firmware mid/cid/ version somewhere for later OTA, right? This still needed for official ota, isn't it?

tbalden said:
And store stock recovery matching firmware mid/cid/ version somewhere for later OTA, right? This still needed for official ota, isn't it?
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No clue, I backed up the recovery by booting TWRP first rather than flashing but I have no idea what mid/cid is lol, I haven't used a HTC device in 4 years

Galactus said:
No clue, I backed up the recovery by booting TWRP first rather than flashing but I have no idea what mid/cid is lol, I haven't used a HTC device in 4 years
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Can anyone provide a sample /command line for booting TWRP in MS Windows to back up before flashing?

loner. said:
Can anyone provide a sample /command line for booting TWRP in MS Windows to back up before flashing?
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I just did
fastboot boot twrp.img

Galactus said:
I just did
fastboot boot twrp.img
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Simple and all these years messing with fasboot I never even thought of it.

loner. said:
Simple and all these years messing with fasboot I never even thought of it.
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Happens to all of us lol

Did you guys find HTC drivers for ADB to get USB debugging to work?
My fastboot (Google's as well as HTC's) says "Waiting for device."
"fastboot.exe devices" sees no device, but the Win10_x64 PC sees it. I have enabled developer mode, selected "Enable Bootloader Unlock" and "Enable USB Debugging." Usually this is all I need.

BoulderGeek said:
Did you guys find HTC drivers for ADB to get USB debugging to work?
My fastboot (Google's as well as HTC's) says "Waiting for device."
"fastboot.exe devices" sees no device, but the Win10_x64 PC sees it. I have enabled developer mode, selected "Enable Bootloader Unlock" and "Enable USB Debugging." Usually this is all I need.
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i get the token but my computer keep copying everything

BoulderGeek said:
Did you guys find HTC drivers for ADB to get USB debugging to work?
My fastboot (Google's as well as HTC's) says "Waiting for device."
"fastboot.exe devices" sees no device, but the Win10_x64 PC sees it. I have enabled developer mode, selected "Enable Bootloader Unlock" and "Enable USB Debugging." Usually this is all I need.
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If you already have HTC sync manager, uninstall it and download and install the updated one. This should update your HTC drivers.

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And store stock recovery matching firmware mid/cid/ version somewhere for later OTA, right? This still needed for official ota, isn't it?
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TWRP can install the system part of an official OTA - the firmware portion just has to be pre-extracted and flashed manually.

Knuckle Head Here
Hello all.
I'm waiting for my HTC U11 (my first HTC phone) to be delivered.
I'm new to this and reading through the posts I'm somewhat overwhelmed.
It would be great to have a sticky "fastboot for dummies" for HTC phones for those like me that are clueless.
Download mode
Bootloader Mode
Fastboot Mode
Flash
Reboot and on and on.
Holy Smoke!
Wouldn't have to be an encyclopedia (I see there are many) just something explaining usage for the most common commands.
I hope this is the correct place for this post, if not, apologies in advance.
Thanks,
Scooter

Scoot805 said:
Hello all.
I'm waiting for my HTC U11 (my first HTC phone) to be delivered.
I'm new to this and reading through the posts I'm somewhat overwhelmed.
It would be great to have a sticky "fastboot for dummies" for HTC phones for those like me that are clueless.
Download mode
Bootloader Mode
Fastboot Mode
Flash
Reboot and on and on.
Holy Smoke!
Wouldn't have to be an encyclopedia (I see there are many) just something explaining usage for the most common commands.
I hope this is the correct place for this post, if not, apologies in advance.
Thanks,
Scooter
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it's not too difficult...what are you trying to do? these are the minimum steps for root:
1. create account @ https://www.htcdev.com/
2. follow steps to unlock bootloader, choose "all other supported models"
3. install fastboot either from step 4 or from HERE
4. continue to follow steps until bootloader is unlocked, it will factory reset the device
5. boot into download mode, flash twrp, use cmd fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img
6. boot to bootloader, then recovery
7. I would advise u to keep read only for /system, then immediately do a system & boot img backup
8. flash/install either supersu or magisk (my preference)

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TWRP can install the system part of an official OTA - the firmware portion just has to be pre-extracted and flashed manually.
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Does your TWRP permit booting to TWRP from stock aboot/recovery (so that stock can be backed up).

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Does your TWRP permit booting to TWRP from stock aboot/recovery (so that stock can be backed up).
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That's not a TWRP function - it's dependent on the bootloader. And yes, fastboot boot works fine on the U11 from bootloader mode.

GAH! I'm an idiot. RTFM, I should have done, to quote Yoda.
Totally failed to see:
Required Resources
Please make sure all items are installed and up to date.
Google Android SDK zip:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Java Runtime Environment:
http://java.com
HTC Sync Manager:
http://www.htc.com/hsm
Thank you, @Loner!
I am coming from an LG, and haven't had an HTC since the Thunderbolt, so I am rusty.
OK, now my fastboot works!