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[Q]ICS without root and locked bootloader

I updated my i9023 to ICS using the stock recovery. Now I dont have a recovery since the ics update bugged it and my bootloader is locked. How am I supposed to unlock/install cmw/root?
Thx in advance.

andrei.voinea93 said:
I updated my i9023 to ICS using the stock recovery. Now I dont have a recovery since the ics update bugged it and my bootloader is locked. How am I supposed to unlock/install cmw/root?
Thx in advance.
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Try here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396913

I cannot boot in stock recovery to install the zip as described in that post
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andrei.voinea93 said:
I cannot boot in stock recovery to install the zip as described in that post
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Try fastboot & try to flash clockwork.img recovery!

unlock bootloader doesnot work
We all know the standard commands to unlock the bootloader but for some reason on my Nexus S device, the bootloader unlock is not working. Here is what I did,
1. Connect the device and type 'fastboot oem unlock'
2. It brings up a menu to select "No" or "YES" to unlock options...I navigated through volume up key to select "YES" to unlock boot loader.
3. Now I have to restart the device by pressing power button, the POWER BUTTON doesn't respond there by bootloader unlock doesn't complete.
4. It just hangs in bootloader unlock screen forever.
Does anyone faced this issue? why this happens??
please help me out.
Thanks and regards,
-Lakshman

Fastboot oem unlock wont see my nexus. It says its waiting for a device even if i installed the needed deivers
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andrei.voinea93 said:
Fastboot oem unlock wont see my nexus. It says its waiting for a device even if i installed the needed deivers
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You need to be in the boot loader for that to work.

I am
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I've the same Problem. I'm in the bootloader and it says Fastboot Mode but the device is not recognized via USB.
Therefore fastboot is just waiting for devices.
Any suggestions? When my nexus is booted i can connect it als USB-Storage and so on.

I fixed it using the sdk drivers and the fastboot and adb files from the sdk (path/android/platform-tools).

Didn't work for me. I'm always using SDK.
My Bootloader is unlocked. (the little lock ist opened )
I just tried it on a completly different computer. just setted up a new SDK on my laptop.
Am I doing something wrong?
I've USB-Debug Mode enabled.
I boot holding VOL up + Power Button to enter the bootloader
Plug in the USB cable
and then i try ~android-sdk/platform-tools/fastboot flash recovery myrecovery.img
Here my Fastboot says wating for device.
If i'm booted up on my rom i can connect via adb and get a my device via adb devices.
Probably something wrong with my fastboot.exe?

[Q] Boot Loop HTC One XL (Telstra)

I recently bought a HTC One XL 4G from the Telstra Shop. I unlocked the bootloader successfully through the HTC DEV website. Downloaded Hasoons 2000 HTC One X All in one kit and flashed the kernal with stock 2.6.39.4. The phone rebooted, displaying the message 'this mode is for development purposes...' Phone is running image version 2.40.841.4, HBOOT 1.14.0002. Radio 0.20os.32.09.15. EVITA S-ON.
What I can do: I can boot into recovery mode. The device in windows is displayed as 'my HTC Phone'. I can send Fastboot commands through the CMD window to relock bootloader, restart, clear cache etc.
What I can't do: The factory reset, clear storage,recovery etc when pressed reset the phone back to the ''this mode is for development purposes...' message. I have tried to use an ROM Ruu updater utility to reset back to stock but cannot find the right version for 2.40.841.4. I have downloaded a Stock_Root ODEX 2.40.841.4 that matches, however not sure how to install onto phone.
Obviously I am an extreme noob, however there does not seem to be many resources for the HTC One XL roms. Really run down with this process, don't seem to be making any headway. Should I send this back to Telstra ?
Please Help !!!!!

Connect to PC, install twrp recovery, boot into recovery, download and place flashable stock kernel or any ROM on your device ( you can mount sd card through recovery ).
You can also just download and flash kernel ( boot.img ) using below command while you have your phone in fastboot USB mode connected to PC
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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kancherlapraneeth said:
Connect to PC, install twrp recovery, boot into recovery, download and place flashable stock kernel or any ROM on your device ( you can mount sd card through recovery ).
You can also just download and flash kernel ( boot.img ) using below command while you have your phone in fastboot USB mode connected to PC
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Thanks for the reply, appreciate your time. I connected to PC, successfully flashed 'openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita'. Rebooted phone, stuck in loop still resets to 'this build is for development..' then switch off, then switches on again.
How do I boot into recovery ? ...the next step ?

power off -- then hold power + volume down - It will go to fastboot - from there you can go to recovery

kancherlapraneeth said:
power off -- then hold power + volume down - It will go to fastboot - from there you can go to recovery
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Thanks so much. I am back in business.

[Q] Fastboot usb not working without debugging. HELP!!

Hello,
I have a TMOUS Sensation 4G which is S-ON and bootloader unlocked. I tried to install custom ROM without flashing boot.img through fastboot and adb. I forgot to flash boot.img. Now I am stuck in the bootloader. I am using TWRP recovery and whenever I get to fastboot and connect the phone to PC , it is not showing fastboot usb. Unfortunately, my debugging is OFF. Is there anyway I can enable the debugging from recovery or fastboot. First I thought it was my PC issue as I am using win 8 USB 3. I solved the windows 8 USB 3.0 port problem from other site but still not working. I installed HTC sync too. Is it required to enable debugging to get fastboot usb? Please help. Thanks in advance.

Wait, you're flashing a custom ROM, why do you need to flash a boot.IMG?
And, I don't think it's possible to enable USB debugging from recovery/fast boot.
If you need to enable USB debugging, you need to boot the phone, then go to developer settings and enable USB debugging...
Sent from my HTC Sensation

AndroidSupporter318 said:
Wait, you're flashing a custom ROM, why do you need to flash a boot.IMG?
And, I don't think it's possible to enable USB debugging from recovery/fast boot.
If you need to enable USB debugging, you need to boot the phone, then go to developer settings and enable USB debugging...
Sent from my HTC Sensation
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I had a sensation before which was also S-ON. I had to flash boot.img to install custom rom for that too. As I did not flash it, the phone was stuck in bootloader same as my new one. I managed to boot into one ROM which is MIUI JB, but it is stuck on "Unfortunately android has stopped" screen and do not allow me to get into the home screen.

First, do a full wipe if you're changing ROMs, second, wipe dalvik+cache if you're just updating a ROM, third, you need to enable smartflash in 4EXT recovery tools of you're s-on
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
First, do a full wipe if you're changing ROMs, second, wipe dalvik+cache if you're just updating a ROM, third, you need to enable smartflash in 4EXT recovery tools of you're s-on
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Thanx man. I did all before flashing any rom. I do not have 4 ext recovery. I have twrp recovery. Also need to know how to flash 4ext as a zip file over twrp. Most of the custom rom thread recommends 4ext. As I do not have access to fastboot, so can not flash the recovery.img trough fastboot. I have been using custom ROMs in different devices for couple of years, but never stuck in this kind of problem. I flashed more than seven custom roms but in vein.

joy_1484 said:
Thanx man. I did all before flashing any rom. I do not have 4 ext recovery. I have twrp recovery. Also need to know how to flash 4ext as a zip file over twrp. Most of the custom rom thread recommends 4ext. As I do not have access to fastboot, so can not flash the recovery.img trough fastboot. I have been using custom ROMs in different devices for couple of years, but never stuck in this kind of problem. I flashed more than seven custom roms but in vein.
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What does bootloader say when you connect to PC?
If it says HBOOT them press power button once.. If should take you to fastboot usb
Btw what you are doing is correct.
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Do what ganeshp says, it will switch to fast boot mode if you press hboot with the power button.
Also, 4EXT is NOT flashed as a zip file in recovery mode, it is flashed in fast boot mode via command prompt on the PC.
Read this carefully: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377759
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[Q] Stuck in "FASTBOOT MODE - NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG"

My NExus S is stuck on the screen that says:
Fastboot Mode No Boot or Recovery IMg.
Product Name - Herring
HW Version - Rev34
Bootloader Version - D720SPRKC5
Baseband Version - D720SPRLCI
Carrier Inro - SPR
Serial Number 32300E25C33500EC
Lock State - Locked
options to select
Reboot Bootloader (gives me exact same screen) except it only says "Fastboot"
Reboot Back to the "FASTBOOT MODE - NO BOOT OR RECOVERY IMG"
Recovery (Can boot to CWM but I can't mount anything)
Power OFF (That works fine)
Then the little green man and the android logo
Followed by USB Control INIT
USB Control INIT End
STANDARD_SET_CONFIGURATION
Conventional wisdom says download some files and fix via fastboot. However in fastbootI can't run ANY of the steps without running FASTBOOT OEM UNLOCK. When I run it my phone asks if I really want to unlock the bootloader. when I choose YEs and hit power it just freezes there.
My next thought Boot to recovery and restore. A restore through recovery followed by a reboot leads me back to the original no boot or recovery img.
Okay I'll just sideload a working rom by mounting usb storage. Then I can flash it with CWM and be up and running.
but when I try to do mount the USB Storage I get "E:Unable to write to ums 1unfile (No such file or directory)"
Finally, Last ditch Effort, I'll load up ODIN and use that to put on a working recovery. there's forums all over the place explaining how to do that right? Well yes, but the links to the Tar file are all broken.
What next my friends? I'd really like to get this phone working.

Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit.

ej8989 said:
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit.
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I tried doing the Flash stock + unroot in wug's kit but no luc. any other ideas?

swing4thefence said:
I tried doing the Flash stock + unroot in wug's kit but no luc. any other ideas?
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Your bootloader is LOCKED. You must first UNLOCK the bootloader by clicking "Unlock" on Nexus Root Toolkit.

ej8989 said:
Your bootloader is LOCKED. You must first UNLOCK the bootloader by clicking "Unlock" on Nexus Root Toolkit.
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No matter how I try to do it, it always freezes at the unlock bootloader step.

Did you install proper drivers?

ej8989 said:
Did you install proper drivers?
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I thought so. My wife is on the computer so if she ever gives it back I'll re-install the drivers and try again.

swing4thefence said:
I thought so. My wife is on the computer so if she ever gives it back I'll re-install the drivers and try again.
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Reinstalled Drivers. Still no luck.

I have the same problem.

Same situation for me, because i pressed "Reboot" in CWM without having flashed a Rom (stupid ). Broken power button, hanging on Google logo or in Fastboot mode.
I hope RTK will help me :good: :laugh:
Edit: I have no idea how to revive my Nexus S. Status: Broken Power button, Bootloop, can access Fastbood Mode but dont select someting, Bootloader unlocked, RTK doesn´t find any devices in Fastboot Mode, Device is rooted and has CWM

!Lür said:
Same situation for me, because i pressed "Reboot" in CWM without having flashed a Rom (stupid ). Broken power button, hanging on Google logo or in Fastboot mode.
I hope RTK will help me :good: :laugh:
Edit: I have no idea how to revive my Nexus S. Status: Broken Power button, Bootloop, can access Fastbood Mode but dont select someting, Bootloader unlocked, RTK doesn´t find any devices in Fastboot Mode, Device is rooted and has CWM
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what about just using adb? Can you find it when you type fastboot devices? If so there's a command in fastboot to reboot to recovery I think.
I on the other hand am screwed. I read in another forum that it hangs on unlock because the internal memory is fubar.

swing4thefence said:
what about just using adb? Can you find it when you type fastboot devices? If so there's a command in fastboot to reboot to recovery I think.
I on the other hand am screwed. I read in another forum that it hangs on unlock because the internal memory is fubar.
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Solution for me:
1. Turn device on into Bootloop
2. Connect it via USB (PC founds it)
3. type in CMD "adb reboot recovery"
4. device is in recovery
5. reflash everything i wanted :good:
Requirement is a working Android-SDK!

I wish it was that easy for me. I can access recovery just fine. It's the memory I can't touch. Unless someone knows a way to fix corrupted memory...
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Im having this same issue too i can still get to CWM recovery but nothing really helps from there. I can still mount my storage and put zip files on there etc but nothing seems to fix the problem...any progress?

swing4thefence said:
I wish it was that easy for me. I can access recovery just fine. It's the memory I can't touch. Unless someone knows a way to fix corrupted memory...
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I think I'm going to try using my computer to mount and format the internal memory. any ideas as to the correct settings to use when I try this? at this point what have I got to lose?

swing4thefence said:
I think I'm going to try using my computer to mount and format the internal memory. any ideas as to the correct settings to use when I try this? at this point what have I got to lose?
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Was this solved by any means ??, i am myself stuck at that position

Flash the stock image again using the Nexus Toolkit
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Akbar89 said:
Flash the stock image again using the Nexus Toolkit
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Wug's Nexus toolkit ?? It is stuck on bootloader unlock menu, as unlocking bootloader makes it freeze. Without unlock it doesn't flashI anything.
If there is another tool please guide me with link.
Avoid Spells!!! "Auto correct : ON"

stuck on fastboot mode(lenovo S860)
recently i've bought lenovo s860 (2GB version).....its latest updates had bugs....so i was trying to downgrade to lower version(jelly bean).....in the way i got stuck in fastboot mode......is there any way to get out of it??

same problem in galaxy nexus i9250m
ej8989 said:
Did you install proper drivers?
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i have same problem in galaxy nexus i9250m
my bootloader showingh no boot or recovery img
i have working fastboot, workin adb and driver
my oem is unlocked with fastboot
bt i am unable to flash recovery and rom

Phone stuck un BootLoop and cant get into recovery mode

Hi.
Today my phone suddenly restart itself and got stuck in bootloop
I can go into the (Vol Up + Power) Menu but if i pick recovery mode it just goes back to the bootloop
Fastboot mode seems to work but i dont have usb debugging
Odin cant see it
Do i have any chance of getting the phone working again?
It is a Doogee x5max rooted with the "clean rom"

The Recovery has nothing to do with other partitions.And Odin can see you anyways if debugging is on or off.I think it is a hardware issue as you can't boot to Recovery.
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Atifbaig786 said:
The Recovery has nothing to do with other partitions.And Odin can see you anyways if debugging is on or off.I think it is a hardware issue as you can't boot to Recovery.
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Hmm interesting.
Is there any way to confirm hardware issue? Also didn't odin need the phone in download/recovery mode to do anything?

watiti said:
Hmm interesting.
Is there any way to confirm hardware issue? Also didn't odin need the phone in download/recovery mode to do anything?
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Run a diagnostic or log while connected
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watiti said:
Hmm interesting.
Is there any way to confirm hardware issue? Also didn't odin need the phone in download/recovery mode to do anything?
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Yes, Odin requires the device to be in download mode, but Odin only works on Samsung devices, it isn't compatible with other devices.
Fastboot isn't going to work without USB debugging enabled.
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Droidriven said:
Yes, Odin requires the device to be in download mode, but Odin only works on Samsung devices, it isn't compatible with other devices.
Fastboot isn't going to work without USB debugging enabled.
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If fastboot works you can flash a recovery. If not working, flash a stock boot image and then custom recovery . Once you get into recovery problem solved.

pbteja said:
If fastboot works you can flash a recovery. If not working, flash a stock boot image and then custom recovery . Once you get into recovery problem solved.
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You are responding to the wrong person, I'm not the one having the issue.
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