Forgot my unlock PIN - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I have a
Nexus 5, bootloader unlocked on kitkat 4.4
I somehow forgot my new 4 digit unlock PIN i put right before I went to sleep.
I can't connect to my phone with the USB, doesn't show any files. Neither it has usb debbuging on.
I've entered PIN over 500 times but i still dont have "Forgot PIN/Password/Pascode" button.
I CAN'T , in no possible way wipe my data because the items i have there are crucial for me.
If there is nothing I can do then ill go hang myself.
Thanks

If your bootloader is unlocked you can flash a custom recovery, then pull your data from there using adb.
If your data is so crucial, maybe next time the best thing to do is keep backups and/or don't solely keep it on a mobile device.

Elluel said:
If your bootloader is unlocked you can flash a custom recovery, then pull your data from there using adb.
If your data is so crucial, maybe next time the best thing to do is keep backups and/or don't solely keep it on a mobile device.
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i don't have usb debbuging on.

Smexhy said:
i don't have usb debbuging on.
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USB Debugging is completely irrelevant. It is ONLY used for adb while in Android. NOT fastboot while in the bootloader or adb while in recovery.

Elluel said:
USB Debugging is completely irrelevant. It is ONLY used for adb while in Android. NOT fastboot while in the bootloader or adb while in recovery.
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can i pull using the method you suggested the GOOGLE KEEP with it's content?
If i flash a recovery, will i be able to flash back to stock with no recovery for warranty purposes?

Smexhy said:
can i pull using the method you suggested the GOOGLE KEEP with it's content?
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In a custom recovery you have access to the entire /system and /data partitions once you simply mount them.
1. Boot into the bootloader
2. Flash a custom recovery using fastboot
3. Boot into recovery
From there on you can either use adb pull to retrieve files in your Internal Storage, pull app data if you know how, or remove the set lockscreen PIN/whatever itself.
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Smexhy said:
If i flash a recovery, will i be able to flash back to stock with no recovery for warranty purposes?
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You won't flash to "no recovery". There is a stock recovery (you can only really wipe data/cache from it hence the need for a custom one).
Technically you voided warranty when you unlocked the bootloader and triggered it's tamper flag, but it is easy to reset and relock after you finish doing whatever you want to do and reflash factory images.

Elluel said:
In a custom recovery you have access to the entire /system and /data partitions once you simply mount them.
1. Boot into the bootloader
2. Flash a custom recovery using fastboot
3. Boot into recovery
From there on you can either use adb pull to retrieve files in your Internal Storage, pull app data if you know how, or remove the set lockscreen PIN/whatever itself.
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You won't flash to "no recovery". There is a stock recovery (you can only really wipe data/cache from it hence the need for a custom one).
Technically you voided warranty when you unlocked the bootloader and triggered it's tamper flag, but it is easy to reset and relock after you finish doing whatever you want to do and reflash factory images.
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Ok, thanks for helping me. I feel much calmer now

Ok, i've got into the recovery. How do i erase the lock pin?
Nevermind, used this link to solve the problem
http://www.androidfanclub.net/2014/03/reset-android-pattern-lock-password-without-erasing-data.html

I'm not certain of any conditions that you need to have fulfilled in the past but try this. On any computer go to https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager login using the Google account that is used for the device and you should be able to see your device. Click on "Lock" and you get:
New lock screen
Your current lock screen will be replaced with a password lock. Don't use your Google account password.
New Password
Confirm password
Recovery message (optional)
That gets sent to the N5 as the new lock screen and hopefully problem solved.

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[Q] I can't boot into recovery mode after rooting

Hey all,
I used the "root your phone with Ubuntu" guide from the Nexus S Development forum, and then did a "fastboot oem lock" but when I try to reboot into recovery mode, the phone just sticks at the Google logo. I never see the /!\ icon to proceed further to install the 2.3.2 update manually.
I tried an "adb reboot recovery" to see if that would get me into recovery, but no luck there either, it just sits at the Google logo.
I have to remove the battery in order to boot the phone properly.
I'm curious how to proceed.
cormyn said:
Hey all,
I used the "root your phone with Ubuntu" guide from the Nexus S Development forum, and then did a "fastboot oem lock" but when I try to reboot into recovery mode, the phone just sticks at the Google logo. I never see the /!\ icon to proceed further to install the 2.3.2 update manually.
I tried an "adb reboot recovery" to see if that would get me into recovery, but no luck there either, it just sits at the Google logo.
I have to remove the battery in order to boot the phone properly.
I'm curious how to proceed.
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you need to flash a recovery via fastboot.
Download the clockwork recovery recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.0-crespo.img image, and save it to the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools directory
renamed it to recovery.img
then type...
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and hit enter
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simms22 said:
you need to flash a recovery via fastboot.
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There's a new version of CWM to flash...that one you're linking is causing issues to people trying to apply updates. CWM is now 3.0.0.5
http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
distortedloop said:
There's a new version of CWM to flash...that one you're linking is causing issues to people trying to apply updates. CWM is now 3.0.0.5
http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
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fixed it, thanks!
simms22 said:
you need to flash a recovery via fastboot.
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Huh, I thought the recovery reset itself... Thanks for the info.
Ah, drag, I had already locked my nexus back up, and unlocking it is going to wipe the phone all over again.
I think if I'm going to wipe my phone anyway, I'll just wipe it back to factory and leave the phone unrooted... Too much hassle with the internal SD getting wiped every time.
cormyn said:
Huh, I thought the recovery reset itself... Thanks for the info.
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Only after a successful reboot to the normal system, and only if you're on 2.3.1 or greater, and only if you've not renamed the /etc/install-recovery.sh file.
cormyn said:
Ah, drag, I had already locked my nexus back up, and unlocking it is going to wipe the phone all over again.
I think I'm just going to unroot my phone. Too much hassle with the internal SD getting wiped every time.
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Yeah, that sucks. I don't relock my bootloader.
Incidentally, I had flashed a recovery, it was called recovery-clockwork-herring.img as suggested in the original "root your nexus s with ubuntu" guide. Maybe someone should tell that author to suggest a newer/better recovery.
cormyn said:
Incidentally, I had flashed a recovery, it was called recovery-clockwork-herring.img as suggested in the original "root your nexus s with ubuntu" guide. Maybe someone should tell that author to suggest a newer/better recovery.
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Use this one: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
Thanks for the info, distortedloop. I think I'm just going to factory wipe and leave my phone unrooted for a while.
... assuming of course that a factory reset will get me back to a place where I can install OTA updates, or a recovery mode where I can manually install update.zip files?
distortedloop said:
Use this one: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img
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i was using the older CW recovery 3.0.0.0 also, so i just decided to flash version 3.0.0.5. since im at work, i cant fastboot it to my phone. i did it via the terminal emulator on my phone. 1st time i got a bunch of out of space errors so i booted into recovery just to check, and it was gone. nothing there. so i rebooted and tried it again via terminal. 2nd time was a success. to flash the recovery in the terminal emulator, download the recovery and put it on the root of your sd card and rename it recovery.img . now open the terminal and type...
su(press enter)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img(press enter)
reboot recovery(press enter)
well, apparently a factory wipe was a bad move, 'cause now the phone rebooted and is stuck at the Google logo, like it's trying to get back into the recovery.
cormyn said:
Thanks for the info, distortedloop. I think I'm just going to factory wipe and leave my phone unrooted for a while.
... assuming of course that a factory reset will get me back to a place where I can install OTA updates, or a recovery mode where I can manually install update.zip files?
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Factory reset won't remover the su binary and symlinks it makes. Factory reset only wipes the /data partition, not the /system one.
An oem lock, then oem unlock might, but I'm not sure...that definitely wipes the sdcard, though, unlike a factory reset does, so back that up first!
There's some thread on here someplace about how to completely remove root.
Pulled the battery, went back into bootloader mode, did a 'fastboot oem unlock', then flashed the crespo 3.0.5 img, and then 'fastboot oem lock' and the phone reboots properly.
Thanks again!

[Q] Nexus 5 Soft-Bricked ! Please Help :( (Locked Bootloader, Stock Recovery)

Hello Guys,
I'm now in deep deep trouble as my Nexus 5 has got soft bricked and now stuck in a bootloop. Yesterday evening i unrooted my device, flashed everything to stock and locked the bootloader back because i was getting a really awful battery life upon rooting. Hence thought of reverting to stock. So flashed the stock image of 4.4.2 and setup my phone just like it came from a factory. Only thing i did this time was disable some Google Apps i.e Play News, Games & Magazines, Movies etc. Till midnight it was working too good with only a marginal battery drain on idle i.e 1% in 2 hrs or so.
Today morning when i woke up, i just entered the PIN code and unlocked the homescreen and then it just got stuck. I restarted my device and since then, its just stuck in a bootloop and whenever the phone tries to restart the OS, its gives numerous errors all related to Play sErvices and something like android.process.acore and Media.
I tried to factory reset by going through the stock recovery but even in that it gives the errors " Failed to mount /cache" and "Failed to mount /cache/recovery" with invalid arguments in the brackets.
Now i can't even flash stock as the Bootloader is in Locked State. I'm able to flash unlock Bootloader but when it asks to restart "fastboot reboot", it again gets stuck on the Google Play services error resulting again in locked state. That leaves me with a LOCKED BOOTLOADER, STOCK RECOVERY & NO USB DEBUGGING ENABLED.
What can i do now to get my device working people ? Feel like :crying: since its happened. Moreover, i can't RMA it as I'm now in a different country from where the phone wasn't purchased.
BBThumbHealer said:
Hello Guys,
I'm now in deep deep trouble as my Nexus 5 has got soft bricked and now stuck in a bootloop. Yesterday evening i unrooted my device, flashed everything to stock and locked the bootloader back because i was getting a really awful battery life upon rooting. Hence thought of reverting to stock. So flashed the stock image of 4.4.2 and setup my phone just like it came from a factory. Only thing i did this time was disable some Google Apps i.e Play News, Games & Magazines, Movies etc. Till midnight it was working too good with only a marginal battery drain on idle i.e 1% in 2 hrs or so.
Today morning when i woke up, i just entered the PIN code and unlocked the homescreen and then it just got stuck. I restarted my device and since then, its just stuck in a bootloop and whenever the phone tries to restart the OS, its gives numerous errors all related to Play sErvices and something like android.process.acore and Media.
I tried to factory reset by going through the stock recovery but even in that it gives the errors " Failed to mount /cache" and "Failed to mount /cache/recovery" with invalid arguments in the brackets.
Now i can't even flash stock as the Bootloader is in Locked State. I'm able to flash unlock Bootloader but when it asks to restart "fastboot reboot", it again gets stuck on the Google Play services error resulting again in locked state. That leaves me with a LOCKED BOOTLOADER, STOCK RECOVERY & NO USB DEBUGGING ENABLED.
What can i do now to get my device working people ? Feel like :crying: since its happened. Moreover, i can't RMA it as I'm now in a different country from where the phone wasn't purchased.
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I had the same problem.
just download this :
http://liciousroms.com/nexus5_restore.html
and do this instructions :
INSTRUCTIONS::
1) Download and install DRIVERS
2) Download and extract Nexus_5_KOT49H_Restore.zip,
3) Turn on your phone, and connect your phone to the computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled on the tablet)
4) Open up folder where you extracted the Nexus_5_KOT49H_Restore.zip
5) Double Click on the "Recovery_Nexus7.bat" and follow the instructions,,,,it really is that easy! (watch video and follow along)
6) If your phone will not boot and you need to restore, boot your phone into fastboot (volume down and power) and click the "Dead_Nexus5.bat" file found in the folder
2) Download and extract Nexus_5_KOT49H_Restore.zip,
3) Turn on your phone, and connect your phone to the computer (make sure you have USB Debugging enabled on the tablet)
4) Open up folder where you extracted the Nexus_5_KOT49H_Restore.zip
5) Double Click on the "Recovery_Nexus7.bat" and follow the instructions,,,,it really is that easy! (watch video and follow along)
6) If your phone will not boot and you need to restore, boot your phone into fastboot (volume down and power) and click the "Dead_Nexus5.bat" file found in the folder
^ I can't enable USB debugging as i'm unable to boot into OS.
Guys please HELP ! I'm only looking upto XDA to rescue me out. :crying:
BBThumbHealer said:
Guys please HELP ! I'm only looking upto XDA to rescue me out. :crying:
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Hi! Check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...orial-how-to-flash-factory-images-lg-t2713833.
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 5-el
^ I can't enable USB debugging as i'm unable to boot into OS.
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Read this:
6) If your phone will not boot and you need to restore, boot your phone into fastboot (volume down and power) and click the "Dead_Nexus5.bat" file found in the folder
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And try suggested instruction. You don't even need to boot into OS.
Rip95 said:
Read this:
And try suggested instruction. You don't even need to boot into OS.
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The tool specifically asks for Unlocked Bootloader and like i've already mentioned, its in a lock state. To unlock that, i need to have USB debugging enabled which i can't enable as i'm not able to even see the lockscreen, just stuck in a bootloop. :crying: I'm able to launch the Fastboot Mode and also partially unlock the bootloader but as soon as i type the command "fastboot reboot", the device again goes into bootloop starting the cycle again
Any more suggestions guys or should i assume my Nexus to be a paperweight ?
BBThumbHealer said:
The tool specifically asks for Unlocked Bootloader and like i've already mentioned, its in a lock state. To unlock that, i need to have USB debugging enabled which i can't enable as i'm not able to even see the lockscreen, just stuck in a bootloop. :crying: I'm able to launch the Fastboot Mode and also partially unlock the bootloader but as soon as i type the command "fastboot reboot", the device again goes into bootloop starting the cycle again
Any more suggestions guys or should i assume my Nexus to be a paperweight ?
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Go to the stock recovery and format cache.. Do it a couple of times till the /cache errors go away and then go to the bootloader and flash the stock factory images again. After flashing the stock images, don't boot it up, head over to the stock recovery and perform a factory reset and then reboot!
The tool specifically asks for Unlocked Bootloader and like i've already mentioned, its in a lock state. To unlock that, i need to have USB debugging enabled which i can't enable as i'm not able to even see the lockscreen, just stuck in a bootloop. I'm able to launch the Fastboot Mode and also partially unlock the bootloader but as soon as i type the command "fastboot reboot", the device again goes into bootloop starting the cycle again
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You can use command in fastboot "fastboot oem unlock" to unlock then reboot in fastboot again, and try this instruction (since you unlocked you should be able to do this).
BBThumbHealer said:
The tool specifically asks for Unlocked Bootloader and like i've already mentioned, its in a lock state. To unlock that, i need to have USB debugging enabled which i can't enable as i'm not able to even see the lockscreen, just stuck in a bootloop. :crying: I'm able to launch the Fastboot Mode and also partially unlock the bootloader but as soon as i type the command "fastboot reboot", the device again goes into bootloop starting the cycle again
Any more suggestions guys or should i assume my Nexus to be a paperweight ?
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Here:
bitdomo said:
Hi! Check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...orial-how-to-flash-factory-images-lg-t2713833.
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 5-el
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(BTW you dont have to reboot after bl unlock.
fastboot oem unlock
then flash stock images iwhtout reboot)
What? USB Debugging doesn't have to be enabled. Bootloader unlocking is done from fastboot via 'fastboot oem unlock'.
bitdomo said:
Here:
(BTW you dont have to reboot after bl unlock.
fastboot oem unlock
then flash stock images iwhtout reboot)
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Bitdomo tried you awesome tool which gave me a slight hope that could revive my Nexus but sadly it didn't :crying: Memory size is matched 32G but userdata erase fails and at last the Download FAIL error is there I just don't know what is preventing the Cache and User Data to erase. Same is the case in Stock Recovery as well.
Can you please get me a solution on this. Would be highly obliged :good:
GldRush98 said:
What? USB Debugging doesn't have to be enabled. Bootloader unlocking is done from fastboot via 'fastboot oem unlock'.
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BBThumbHealer said:
Bitdomo tried you awesome tool which gave me a slight hope that could revive my Nexus but sadly it didn't :crying: Memory size is matched 32G but userdata erase fails and at last the Download FAIL error is there I just don't know what is preventing the Cache and User Data to erase. Same is the case in Stock Recovery as well.
Can you please get me a solution on this. Would be highly obliged :good:
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unlock bootloader: fastboot oem unlock DONT restart
download twrp recovery
boot twrp recovery: fastboot boot path_to_twrp_recovery.img
wait until it boots up, if the phone restarts try again.
in wipe settings select format data type yes then ok, if it winished slide the bar to factory reset.
and in cmd terminal type: adb shell then cat /proc/partitions and post the a screenshot about that.
bitdomo said:
unlock bootloader: fastboot oem unlock DONT restart
download twrp recovery
boot twrp recovery: fastboot boot path_to_twrp_recovery.img
wait until it boots up, if the phone restarts try again.
in wipe settings select format data type yes then ok, if it winished slide the bar to factory reset.
and in cmd terminal type: adb shell then cat /proc/partitions and post the a screenshot about that.
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Successfully unlocked bootloader finally and installed TWRP. Booted in TWRP and performed Data Wipe and it failed. Again unable to mount /cache /persist /data etc commands showed. Then it tried formatting using make_ext4fs function but it failed. Swiped for a factory reset and it failed.
Used your ADB command afterwards and it displayed first daemon started successfully on port 5037 and then error in cmd : device not found.
What next ?
EDIT : Just noticed on the TWRP screen that my internal storage space is being shown as Zero (0) MB Now does this means my flash storage has died ? If that's the case and i need to RMA it, how to relock the bootloader , reset tamper flag and load stock recovery so that google doesn't cause any warranty issues. Please help me in that case as well.
EDIT 2 : Using fastboot, tried flash stock cache.img and userdata.img, it failed. When i flash system.img it went through perfectly. Also, got to know that the steps which you mentioned earlier, TWRP was booted temporarily and bootloader was unlocked temporarily. So does this means i don't need to relock or flash back something ? And, if i've unlocked and relocked the bootloader numerous times, how do i reset tamper flag ?
BBThumbHealer said:
Successfully unlocked bootloader finally and installed TWRP. Booted in TWRP and performed Data Wipe and it failed. Again unable to mount /cache /persist /data etc commands showed. Then it tried formatting using make_ext4fs function but it failed. Swiped for a factory reset and it failed.
Used your ADB command afterwards and it displayed first daemon started successfully on port 5037 and then error in cmd : device not found.
What next ?
EDIT : Just noticed on the TWRP screen that my internal storage space is being shown as Zero (0) MB Now does this means my flash storage has died ? If that's the case and i need to RMA it, how to relock the bootloader , reset tamper flag and load stock recovery so that google doesn't cause any warranty issues. Please help me in that case as well.
EDIT 2 : Using fastboot, tried flash stock cache.img and userdata.img, it failed. When i flash system.img it went through perfectly. Also, got to know that the steps which you mentioned earlier, TWRP was booted temporarily and bootloader was unlocked temporarily. So does this means i don't need to relock or flash back something ? And, if i've unlocked and relocked the bootloader numerous times, how do i reset tamper flag ?
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Read the stickies in the general section.. It will tell you how to reset the tamper flag.
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!
BBThumbHealer said:
Successfully unlocked bootloader finally and installed TWRP. Booted in TWRP and performed Data Wipe and it failed. Again unable to mount /cache /persist /data etc commands showed. Then it tried formatting using make_ext4fs function but it failed. Swiped for a factory reset and it failed.
Used your ADB command afterwards and it displayed first daemon started successfully on port 5037 and then error in cmd : device not found.
What next ?
EDIT : Just noticed on the TWRP screen that my internal storage space is being shown as Zero (0) MB Now does this means my flash storage has died ? If that's the case and i need to RMA it, how to relock the bootloader , reset tamper flag and load stock recovery so that google doesn't cause any warranty issues. Please help me in that case as well.
EDIT 2 : Using fastboot, tried flash stock cache.img and userdata.img, it failed. When i flash system.img it went through perfectly. Also, got to know that the steps which you mentioned earlier, TWRP was booted temporarily and bootloader was unlocked temporarily. So does this means i don't need to relock or flash back something ? And, if i've unlocked and relocked the bootloader numerous times, how do i reset tamper flag ?
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You could try one more thing. Format the /presist partition, For some reason it magically fixed other's devices, like for this guy and for an other in that same thread, but if you format it you will lose your wifi and bluetooth mac address, and some kind of DRM stuff. I made a tutorial how to fix wifi and bluetoot mac address problem after the formating, but I cant tell anything about the drm kind of files, because I still didnt get answers form the guys in that thread. That could mean they are experiencing no problems. Here is the zip which formats persist partition.
BBThumbHealer said:
The tool specifically asks for Unlocked Bootloader and like i've already mentioned, its in a lock state. To unlock that, i need to have USB debugging enabled which i can't enable as i'm not able to even see the lockscreen, just stuck in a bootloop. :crying: I'm able to launch the Fastboot Mode and also partially unlock the bootloader but as soon as i type the command "fastboot reboot", the device again goes into bootloop starting the cycle again
Any more suggestions guys or should i assume my Nexus to be a paperweight ?
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please quote for me to the next time.
just run "Dead_Nexus" and it's will do all the whole thing though the bootloader...
Aviatar2 said:
please quote for me to the next time.
just run "Dead_Nexus" and it's will do all the whole thing though the bootloader...
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I tried all sort of things before finally giving up. Ultimately sent the device for RMA. Thanks for your inputs as well
@bitdomo, i have realised it was a case of dead memory chip only. I managed to relock the bootloader and reset the tamper flag (oem device info showed Tamper as "false") but now my only cause of concern is the LG Flash Tool. When i flashed the KOT9H firmware, it changed the original device version as mine came with 4.4 OOTB instead of 4.4.2. Can Google refuse the RMA citing this now ? Rest all, the kernel, recovery, bootloader, tamper flag is all stock. I coudn't even change that back to the original device version as i couldn't transfer any zip to the internal storage as it was dead.
BBThumbHealer said:
I tried all sort of things before finally giving up. Ultimately sent the device for RMA. Thanks for your inputs as well
@bitdomo, i have realised it was a case of dead memory chip only. I managed to relock the bootloader and reset the tamper flag (oem device info showed Tamper as "false") but now my only cause of concern is the LG Flash Tool. When i flashed the KOT9H firmware, it changed the original device version as mine came with 4.4 OOTB instead of 4.4.2. Can Google refuse the RMA citing this now ? Rest all, the kernel, recovery, bootloader, tamper flag is all stock. I coudn't even change that back to the original device version as i couldn't transfer any zip to the internal storage as it was dead.
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Google can't get your actual device factory version, because it is only visible with lg flashtool, and that tool is an internal lg software. Google has nothing to with that tool.
By the way this lgfalsh tool makes your phone offical, because this is the offical tool used in LG service centres!!!!
Can you imagine a guy at google who takes your phone flashes a custom recovery, reads back the misc partition and search for the factory device version in the hex code. Then he checks your phone serial number and sees 310K then denies your rma request because your device factory version cant be that because in oktober 2013 there were no 4.4.2? I think no.
But if it bothers you then, you can flash krt16m, or if your nexus 5 had to do big update ~150 mb ota update then flash kfs78n if your device is D821 or flash kqs81m if your device is D820. Converted roms work too without problems I have tested them.
bitdomo said:
Google can't get your actual device factory version, because it is only visible with lg flashtool, and that tool is an internal lg software. Google has nothing to with that tool.
By the way this lgfalsh tool makes your phone offical, because this is the offical tool used in LG service centres!!!!
Can you imagine a guy at google who takes your phone flashes a custom recovery, reads back the misc partition and search for the factory device version in the hex code. Then he checks your phone serial number and sees 310K then denies your rma request because your device factory version cant be that because in oktober 2013 there were no 4.4.2? I think no.
But if it bothers you then, you can flash krt16m, or if your nexus 5 had to do big update ~150 mb ota update then flash kfs78n if your device is D821 or flash kqs81m if your device is D820. Converted roms work too without problems I have tested them.
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I have already sent the defective one for RMA so there's no question of flashing any files now. Google sends the new replacement device and and lieu of that they block temporarily the device's price for a period of 14-21 days in which the service centre ppl check for the issues what got the device in. And i think LG only is handling that as it made the device ? So my question still remains now can the LG guys intimate Google that the phone was flashed. ? But on the positive, the flash tool was of LG and it can't be turned unofficial What say ? I don't wish to pay again for a new device. If the service centre guys gives a thumbs up that phone indeed died as a result of hardware failure like emmc chip, then the card block is removed.
BTW, i am not aware whether Google itself handles the service or asks LG to do the same! Any inputs ?

Oneplus has no OS installed.

Hello all
I have a baaaaad situation going on!
I have been trying to delete me superuser in twrp, but something terrible happened....
1) When i boot my 1+ it just stays black.
2) When i boot into fastboot it just shows a linux penguin logo and noting else.
3) When i go to twrp i can do multiple things like adb sideload, and i can push a rom to my phone.
-> but everytime i do this and try to install it, it just fails and says i have no OS installed when i want to reboot.
I've contacted support from 1+ but nothing yet so far...
Anyone here who can help me? (i'm open for teamviewer and even want to pay the person who can fix my Oneplus)
Hoping one of you can help me!
Greetz
Michel
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You can't communicate with your phone through fastboot and ADB? Oh ****...
How did you manage to replace the bootloader with a Linux penguin? When you go into fast boot and type does fast boot devices does the pc recognize the phone?
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The thing is, i was rooting my device and after i've done that my rootchecker told me the root was incomplete...
So smart as i was i started a complete unroot, to do it all over again...
In this process my device got stuck... so i booted in TWRP recovery to uninstall everything from the root over there..
Here i managed to delete my complete OS.... 8-|
After reading every tutorial and guide i figured out that on my phone my developper otions were NOT enabled...
So i contacted the oneplus support, who even remotely connected to my computer from Beijing to Belgium.. but never the less my problem was not solved and i was still stuck on the f*cking Linux logo...
So i started searching for a flashable ROM (in this case i found Pacman Nightly Signed) to flash on my phone through command on Windows.
After many hours and even more attempts i managed to go in adb en flash it by the sideload way.
So not through "adb push romname.zip /sdcard...." but by "adb sideload romname.zip /sdcard...."
And the pacman rom started to install and booted my phone to language selection...
PS: i cried :cyclops:
Glad to hear that you fixed your phone. I wouldn't contact oneplus support for things like this, chances are you'll get a reply back from xda faster as well as searching on your own to resolve the issue.
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OnePlus One no OS, no Charge and that stupid lunix penguin
:crying:So basically I have the same issue, I tried to install Oxygen OS and managed to remove my Entire operating system and format my entire sdcard so I've managed to push a few possible ROMs to my device and they won't install and it won't let me install any mof them and now I've lost the charge on my device.
Please tell me theirs something I can do to fix this.:crying:
Ashleigh.17 said:
:crying:So basically I have the same issue, I tried to install Oxygen OS and managed to remove my Entire operating system and format my entire sdcard so I've managed to push a few possible ROMs to my device and they won't install and it won't let me install any mof them and now I've lost the charge on my device.
Please tell me theirs something I can do to fix this.:crying:
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Fast boot flash a TWRP image. Flash CM12 nightly via OTG. You will be good from there.
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Ashleigh.17 said:
:crying:So basically I have the same issue, I tried to install Oxygen OS and managed to remove my Entire operating system and format my entire sdcard so I've managed to push a few possible ROMs to my device and they won't install and it won't let me install any mof them and now I've lost the charge on my device.
Please tell me theirs something I can do to fix this.:crying:
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More info required. What recovery do you have installed? Exactly what error are you getting when flashing the ROMs? You probably just need to flash the right firmware first.
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timmaaa said:
More info required. What recovery do you have installed? Exactly what error are you getting when flashing the ROMs? You probably just need to flash the right firmware first.
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I'm using TWRP
When I did manage to push some files to the device and tried to install them it failed instantly. I tried Cyan Hacker V2 the new Oxygen os and cm-11 and one of my backups, but all of them had the same issue. I can only vaguely remember the command which I think said 'partitions updating' then under the completed tab at the top of the screen in Red text it said failed.
This isn't my main concern anymore the device has died and won't charge so I can't get it to boot into fast boot or Recovery all its done when connected to the charger is light up with a black screen, vibrate then turn off, it repetats that a couple of times then it goes off again and no life at all, if I leave it of the charger for bit and try plugging it in again I get the same flashing black screen but again no charge.
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Coug76 said:
Fast boot flash a TWRP image. Flash CM12 nightly via OTG. You will be good from there.
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I'm having an issue gettjngit into fastboot its died and all I'm getting is a black flashing screen!
Any tips on how to get it to charge?
Ashleigh.17 said:
I'm using TWRP
When I did manage to push some files to the device and tried to install them it failed instantly. I tried Cyan Hacker V2 the new Oxygen os and cm-11 and one of my backups, but all of them had the same issue. I can only vaguely remember the command which I think said 'partitions updating' then under the completed tab at the top of the screen in Red text it said failed.
This isn't my main concern anymore the device has died and won't charge so I can't get it to boot into fast boot or Recovery all its done when connected to the charger is light up with a black screen, vibrate then turn off, it repetats that a couple of times then it goes off again and no life at all, if I leave it of the charger for bit and try plugging it in again I get the same flashing black screen but again no charge.
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Yep, it's almost definitely a case of not having flashed the right firmware after coming from Oxygen. Leave it plugged in for eight hours, don't touch it in that time, then try to power it on again.
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timmaaa said:
Yep, it's almost definitely a case of not having flashed the right firmware after coming from Oxygen. Leave it plugged in for eight hours, don't touch it in that time, then try to power it on again.
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Okay I'll leave it through the day. After I get it to charge how will I get an OS onto it and how will I ensure that its got the right firmware? And if it all goes caput is this a valid reason for a renewed device from oneplus?
Ashleigh.17 said:
Okay I'll leave it through the day. After I get it to charge how will I get an OS onto it and how will I ensure that its got the right firmware? And if it all goes caput is this a valid reason for a renewed device from oneplus?
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If you want to flash a Lollipop ROM the best way is to first perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache) in TWRP, then flash this firmware:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B98G0KTJwnBFdVgxZ0x5RzNJSE0/edit?usp=docslist_api
Then flash this modem:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B98G0KTJwnBFU0Z1TUIyVE50WW8/edit?usp=docslist_api
Then go to the reboot menu and reboot back to recovery. Then flash whatever Lollipop ROM you want to use, and reboot your phone. If you still have no success after doing that then you'll need to try to flash the stock images with fastboot, I have a download and instructions in section 8 of my guide thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
If that gets your phone booting then you can go ahead and try the above steps again to flash a Lollipop ROM.
No, this wouldn't be covered by warranty. Unlocking the bootloader and rooting this device doesn't void the warranty but they've stated that if you brick the phone while flashing (or the like) then it isn't covered. This is a case of user error, you didn't ensure that you had the correct firmware before flashing.
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timmaaa said:
If you want to flash a Lollipop ROM the best way is to first perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache) in TWRP, then flash this firmware:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B98G0KTJwnBFdVgxZ0x5RzNJSE0/edit?usp=docslist_api
Then flash this modem:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B98G0KTJwnBFU0Z1TUIyVE50WW8/edit?usp=docslist_api
Then go to the reboot menu and reboot back to recovery. Then flash whatever Lollipop ROM you want to use, and reboot your phone. If you still have no success after doing that then you'll need to try to flash the stock images with fastboot, I have a download and instructions in section 8 of my guide thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
If that gets your phone booting then you can go ahead and try the above steps again to flash a Lollipop ROM.
No, this wouldn't be covered by warranty. Unlocking the bootloader and rooting this device doesn't void the warranty but they've stated that if you brick the phone while flashing (or the like) then it isn't covered. This is a case of user error, you didn't ensure that you had the correct firmware before flashing.
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okay
thank you for all your help hopefully I'll be posting later with some good news
So I have gained access to the device in both TRWP and fastboot mode but I have encountered more problems,
Theirs is no OS, but their is a recovery the logical thing here would be boot it in fast boot and push files to the device and install those using the recovery easy right!!
no the boot loader is locked and so I can't flash anything I've downloaded about 2 or 3 tools kits to get it unlocked, when I use them the device reboots but wont load into fastboot, I can get it to with some tampering it doesn't have an exact method
any ideas guys?
Ashleigh.17 said:
So I have gained access to the device in both TRWP and fastboot mode but I have encountered more problems,
Theirs is no OS, but their is a recovery the logical thing here would be boot it in fast boot and push files to the device and install those using the recovery easy right!!
no the boot loader is locked and so I can't flash anything I've downloaded about 2 or 3 tools kits to get it unlocked, when I use them the device reboots but wont load into fastboot, I can get it to with some tampering it doesn't have an exact method
any ideas guys?
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Why did you lock your bootloader? You need to go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/mod-reset-unlock-tamper-bit-t2820912
Flash that through TWRP and your bootloader will be unlocked again.
PS. You can't push files to the device in fastboot mode, only adb can push files and adb doesn't work in fastboot mode. Once you've unlocked your bootloader again you'll need to flash the stock images with fastboot. Download and instructions are in section 8 of my guide thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
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timmaaa said:
Why did you lock your bootloader? You need to go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/mod-reset-unlock-tamper-bit-t2820912
Flash that through TWRP and your bootloader will be unlocked again.
PS. You can't push files to the device in fastboot mode, only adb can push files and adb doesn't work in fastboot mode. Once you've unlocked your bootloader again you'll need to flash the stock images with fastboot. Download and instructions are in section 8 of my guide thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
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You HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I actually love you right now thank you so much
Ashleigh.17 said:
You HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I actually love you right now thank you so much
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Lol, no worries, glad to help.
timmaaa said:
Lol, no worries, glad to help.
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This is better than the best soapserie
....
Is he going to make it?
Yes
Great! :good:
Oooooh nooooo!!!
He's got a locked bootloader
Damn F*ING
This will never turn out right
OH, look here comes @timmaaa again
He says what? :silly:Really is it possible
Yes YES YYEEEEESSS
I did it, it's working again
I loooove you
:highfive::highfive::highfive:
I have similar issues at the moment. I tried to flash over Oxygen OS and it kept failing. Upon factory wiping the current OS to put CM 12 Nightly, I accidentally deleted all of my data. Now 54,xxx MB is on my phone, meaning it wiped all internal memory, the system is only 20MB and data is 6MB. I tried to plug in my phone to fast boot mode, and my computer wouldn't read it. I did all I could to maybe get it to read, and not a single thing popped up. I do not believe my bootloader is locked, but there could be a possibility that it could. Any suggestions to get an OS pushed over through ADB or Fastboot??
ElmoRapz said:
I have similar issues at the moment. I tried to flash over Oxygen OS and it kept failing. Upon factory wiping the current OS to put CM 12 Nightly, I accidentally deleted all of my data. Now 54,xxx MB is on my phone, meaning it wiped all internal memory, the system is only 20MB and data is 6MB. I tried to plug in my phone to fast boot mode, and my computer wouldn't read it. I did all I could to maybe get it to read, and not a single thing popped up. I do not believe my bootloader is locked, but there could be a possibility that it could. Any suggestions to get an OS pushed over through ADB or Fastboot??
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It looks like you did the same thing that I did.
Its a pretty easy fix your going to be able to avoid all of the unlocking boot loader issues I had.
To begin with when your try an turn the device on is the screen flashing black?

Recover lost phone?

I have
UNLOCKED BL
INSTALLED TWRP
FLASHED CUSTOM ROM
Is it possible to disable Factory Reset from TWRP. So that no body can reset my phone & flash ROM & use my phone.
How to track the phone if someone use the phone?
ANYWAY TO GET BACK?
itsmedRb said:
I have
UNLOCKED BL
INSTALLED TWRP
FLASHED CUSTOM ROM
Is it possible to disable Factory Reset from TWRP. So that no body can reset my phone & flash ROM & use my phone.
How to track the phone if someone use the phone?
ANYWAY TO GET BACK?
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In TWRP you can set a password lock on the recovery screen. This should prevent anyone from accessing the factory reset option from the recovery menu.
As it relates to tracking, Google device manager can be used for that.
Freewander10 said:
In TWRP you can set a password lock on the recovery screen. This should prevent anyone from accessing the factory reset option from the recovery menu.
As it relates to tracking, Google device manager can be used for that.
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How to set password lock in TWRP recovery.
itsmedRb said:
How to set password lock in TWRP recovery.
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Follow the instructions given here
I've not gotten the chance to test it out yet. So be careful
Freewander10 said:
Follow the instructions given here
I've not gotten the chance to test it out yet. So be careful
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what about fastboot. If someone tried in fastboot mode?
itsmedRb said:
what about fastboot. If someone tried in fastboot mode?
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I really don't know much about fastboot.
But maybe you can add a password and try fastboot to unlock it.
itsmedRb said:
what about fastboot. If someone tried in fastboot mode?
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You can turn usb debugging off then password protect your settings apk, that will prevent anyone from turning usb debugging back on, this will prevent them flashing it because fastboot won't recognize the device.
I will warn you though. If you go through all of this to prevent anyone from flashing your phone and then your phone randomly softbricks, you'll have to flash the device to fix it, with all the things you're doing to prevent flashing, you wouldn't be able to connect to PC to fix the device. You'll get your own foot caught in your own trap. Be warned.
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Device needs old Google account after factory reset

I can't use my phone, it needs the older Google account in order to keep using it, but I don't remember the details. Is there a way to bypass this?! It's really stupid. iPhones has this sort of protection but Apple keeps track of its users so it makes sense... Now if you do a mistake here your phone is useless?! Or, there's a fix for it
Thanks
You can try to unlock bootloader and see if that works. Someone did data wipe on official firmware, with root and recovery if never asks
FreiKhost said:
I can't use my phone, it needs the older Google account in order to keep using it, but I don't remember the details. Is there a way to bypass this?! It's really stupid. iPhones has this sort of protection but Apple keeps track of its users so it makes sense... Now if you do a mistake here your phone is useless?! Or, there's a fix for it
Thanks
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If you have twrp you can easily fix it. If not then there is a way to flash persist partition to fix it.
djhulk2 said:
You can try to unlock bootloader and see if that works. Someone did data wipe on official firmware, with root and recovery if never asks
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But how? I can't enable developer options
superac11 said:
If you have twrp you can easily fix it. If not then there is a way to flash persist partition to fix it.
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If I install TWRP, can I then install back original recovery? I want the phone to look as new after
EDIT: I just realised I can't install TWRP because I can't transfer files to my phone! because on FRP the computer does not recognise the device, and I also can't use ADB push because I can't turn on developer settings. Also, recovery mode does not work. but Fastboot does..
Through fastboot you can root, install twrp, wipe phone completely. You unlock boatloader in fastboot mode. May give you error saying locked...but you sure can still wipe the phone. There isn't a Samsung counter when you root, and you can lock back to official
djhulk2 said:
Through fastboot you can root, install twrp, wipe phone completely. You unlock boatloader in fastboot mode. May give you error saying locked...but you sure can still wipe the phone. There isn't a Samsung counter when you root, and you can lock back to official
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I did it! In another way without fastboot. But just to know: How can I install TWRP via fastboot, if I can't transfer the zip file to the phone?
Tool all in one, once in fastboot mode it'll show you connected. Recovery and flasher option, you can install twrp and magisk. Works on official rom and custom
You have no chance to access the phone without the code. Its the google FRP lock.
Yess i have solution inbox me ..
This is Factory Reset Protection (FRP) which is a built-in security feature of Android 5.1 and later.

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