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[Q] Razr HD Maxx Boot Loop - Need Help

I have a Razr Maxx HD. I am stuck in a bootloop and cannot recovery with factory firmware. The phone was rooted but the bootloader not unlocked. I could use some help. I have tried many of the things that I have seen on online forums but have not had success.
Here is what led to the problem:
1) I rooted my phone. It rebooted fine.
2) I downloaded a modified framework-res.apk and Root Explorer (File Manager) to my phone.
3) Mounted Root Explorer in r/w mode.
4) Copied and overwrote original /system/framework-res.apk with modified file.
5) Phone rebooted and got stuck in loop.
*USB debug mode was on at time of failure.
Here is what I have tried on a Mac:
1) In Android System Recovery <3e>, I tried "Wipe cache partition" and "Wipe data/factory reset." That did not work.
2) I downloaded the Mac Motorola Drivers from their website. I download and installed Android SDK and platform-tools package. I can run ADB in my terminal. However, it only shows the device when in "Recovery/Apply update from ADB " mode. When I perform "adb devices" it shows a serial number and "sideload." I use the "adb sideload" command to transfer the firmware .zip file. It reads the following after it is uploaded:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/framework-res.apk", "bunch of numbers")
Installation aborted.
This was after sideloading the package "Blur_Version.9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip." This was the same file I was modifying earlier. I have tried it with the fireware xml.zip files from sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish/list.php and only got to line 3 before it aborted.
3) Tried to update from microSD card and got same result.
4) I have the original framework-res.apk file; however I don't know how to push it. I cannot get it to recognize the device in ADB outside of the Recovery from ADB sideload option. All other ADB commands return an "error : closed" reply.
5) As far as Fastboot, it reads AP Flastboot Flash Mode (S), Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0, Battery OK, USB Connected. I got the device ID and tried the online unlock key generator on Motorola.com but it stated my device was not eligible for unlocking at this time, so it remains locked.
Here is what I have tried on a Windows 7 PC:
1) I downloaded the Windows Motorola Drivers from their website. I download and installed Android SDK and platform-tools package. I can open ADB in cmd line. However, when I perform "adb devices," it does not show a serial number, even in Recovery ADB sideload.
2) I downloaded RSD Lite 5.3.1. Selected one of the extracted sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish/list.php .xml files. Hit start and nothing happened. "Show Device" did not bring anything up. I am guessing the PC is not detecting the device, but I uploaded the latest Motorola Drivers Package. I even tried the Google USB Driver install in Android SDK.
Can you recommend another course of action or a means of getting one of these methods to work? Please help me unbrick my phone. Thank you in advance for any advice.

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Boot into the stock recovery by powering off the phone then holding the power button and volume up and down button. Then use the volume keys to select recovery. When it boots you should see andy on his back and a red triangle. This is the stock recovery. Now try adb devices again.

mentose457 said:
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Boot into the stock recovery by powering off the phone then holding the power button and volume up and down button. Then use the volume keys to select recovery. When it boots you should see andy on his back and a red triangle. This is the stock recovery. Now try adb devices again.
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It does not work. No devices were listed.
The only time "adb devices" has worked is in "apply update from adb" mode, but here only "adb sideload" command works and other commands return "error : closed". So it does not seem to me to be an issue with my computer sending commands, but my phone allowing them to received?

rmp2737 said:
It does not work. No devices were listed.
The only time "adb devices" has worked is in "apply update from adb" mode, but here only "adb sideload" command works and other commands return "error : closed". So it does not seem to me to be an issue with my computer sending commands, but my phone allowing them to received?
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Is this the case in both windowz and osx?
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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I read on xda news that you can create your own update zip to flash in stock recovery. In theory you could have it flash the original framework file. I'll do a bit more digging on that and hey back to you.
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I cant find the article bout using a stock update zip. Though you could flash the latest ota update. It would eliminate any chance of you unlocking the bootloader and possibly obtaining root.

mentose457 said:
Is this the case in both windowz and osx?
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That is only for OSX. I could not even get the adb at all (even in sideload) on Windows. This makes me think it is a driver issue on the Windows computer. It is a work computer and it may be a driver install issue requiring admin access. I will try to fix the driver issue and run RSD Lite again and let you know.
mentose457 said:
I read on xda news that you can create your own update zip to flash in stock recovery. In theory you could have it flash the original framework file. I'll do a bit more digging on that and hey back to you.
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Thanks. Let me know if you find it.

If you could get your phone to be recognized in adb all of your problems could be solved. You could even unlock your bootloader without being able to get into the os. If I were you id continue to try to get my computer to communicate with my phone.
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rmp2737 said:
That is only for OSX. I could not even get the adb at all (even in sideload) on Windows. This makes me think it is a driver issue on the Windows computer. It is a work computer and it may be a driver install issue requiring admin access. I will try to fix the driver issue and run RSD Lite again and let you know.
Thanks. Let me know if you find it.
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is the "apply update from adb" part of the stock recovery? Ive never encountered it.
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Have you tried to run adb devices while the phone is bootlooping? It may get far enough in the boot process to allow you to use adb.

mentose457 said:
Is the "apply update from adb" part of the stock recovery? Ive never encountered it.
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Yes, it is part of the stock recovery. I cannot get adb to run at any stage outside of it.
I got fastboot working on the WIndows computer. I had to specify installing the drivers as an Admin. After that, RSD Lite could run. It was able to flash every other file in the package but it failed only on the system.img file.

rmp2737 said:
Yes, it is part of the stock recovery. I cannot get adb to run at any stage outside of it.
I got fastboot working on the WIndows computer. I had to specify installing the drivers as an Admin. After that, RSD Lite could run. It was able to flash every other file in the package but it failed only on the system.img file.
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Try it again? If all you did was push a botched framework-res.apk to the system folder then you really shouldnt have any problems reverting back with rsd.
mentose457 said:
Have you tried to run adb devices while the phone is bootlooping? It may get far enough in the boot process to allow you to use adb.
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Have you tried this ^^^
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What method did you use to fastboot?

mentose457 said:
Try it again? If all you did was push a botched framework-res.apk to the system folder then you really shouldnt have any problems reverting back with rsd.
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I tried it a few times with RSD Lite different file versions. They did not work. Perhaps the permissions for the folder were not reverted and this is a problem?
I have tried to connect to with ADB during the bootloop and in the recovery mode menu. It did not work.
As for fast boot, I am using the AP Flastboot Flash Mode as part of stock recovery.
Thank you for your help so far. I am lost at this point, since it seems all the typical methods are not working.

I am suspect that performing the factory reset disabled USB Debugging Mode and that is why ADB won't work. If so, I think I am stuck because it's Catch 22. I can't push the files with ADB, I cannot flash the system.img file because it is too big, I cannot flash the system.img file with RSD Lite (for what I can only assume is a permission error), I cannot erase the system.img to clear it before I flash over it because the bootloader is locked, and I can't unlock the bootloader because the exploit requires you to use ADB commands. Unless, I am missing something.

[Q&A] **TWRP** custom recovery for IDOL3 6045

Q&A for **TWRP** custom recovery for IDOL3 6045
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stuck on twrp bootloop
stuck on twrp boot loop. any suggestions? i followed instructions as posted, but when rebooted into twrp and tried to reboot system, i keep going back to twrp. thanks

Heyy
I have the same problem,, although i did a backup and then a deleted everything cause it was looping,,, how do i fix everything to the original condition,, i won't be doing this again,, my model is an i version.. Although mine is not booting into twrp ,, just the original..

Restoring my backup does not work

I tryed everything,, i know not to do this anymore I think it's broke forever.

If you can get into twrp it can most likely be fixed.
Download the system image and try to install it. May need to put it on sdcard or USB otg.
This is all Alcatel's fault for not releasing anything when we kindly asked...

Where is the system image?
neilownz said:
If you can get into twrp it can most likely be fixed.
Download the system image and try to install it. May need to put it on sdcard or USB otg.
This is all Alcatel's fault for not releasing anything when we kindly asked...
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im in tears (

I believe there's a link in the thread about ota updates after rooting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/want-to-able-to-install-ota-updates-t3163745

Yeah that what i was following and made a backup.. and now my crap is all screwed
I updated another backup from someone but it doesn't notice it,, same model and everything... sighhh
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TrevBlu19 said:
Yeah that what i was following and made a backup.. and now my crap is all screwed
I updated another backup from someone but it doesn't notice it,, same model and everything... sighhh
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Trying to make the other guys restore show up.... with my other phone and swapping.. trying to change timestamps...

TrevBlu19 said:
Yeah that what i was following and made a backup.. and now my crap is all screwed
I updated another backup from someone but it doesn't notice it,, same model and everything... sighhh
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Trying to make the other guys restore show up.... with my other phone and swapping.. trying to change timestamps...
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Tell us which backup you used and exactly what the path is to where you put it on the phone. Is it in TWRP/BACKUPS? If so, give us the rest of the path. If TWRP's Restore menu is not showing the backup you put on the phone, it's probably (assuming it's there and in the right place) because the folder name that starts with "4" isn't the right one or because it's in the wrong place. If you haven't already done this, from TWRP, make a system image backup. You probably won't use it, but it'll create the directory in which you can put the backup from XDA. It'll have a name that your installation of TWRP can recognize. Then, you can put that unrecognized backup there and it should be seen.

I can't even get into TWRP mode now it reboots too fast now..
maigre said:
Tell us which backup you used and exactly what the path is to where you put it on the phone. Is it in TWRP/BACKUPS? If so, give us the rest of the path. If TWRP's Restore menu is not showing the backup you put on the phone, it's probably (assuming it's there and in the right place) because the folder name that starts with "4" isn't the right one or because it's in the wrong place. If you haven't already done this, from TWRP, make a system image backup. You probably won't use it, but it'll create the directory in which you can put the backup from XDA. It'll have a name that your installation of TWRP can recognize. Then, you can put that unrecognized backup there and it should be seen.
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You mean it's looping every few seconds? What happens, exactly? Do you get the black logo screen briefly, then it all goes black and comes back again?
Maybe it's worth copying a command like
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or, maybe better,
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
so that you have it in your clipboard. Then, keep entering them into the command line. You're bound to time it right at some point, at least if it can possibly be done in the state your device is in. You might have to do:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb reboot-bootloader
If you can get into the bootloader, you should be able to get booted into TWRP from there. Keep in mind that when you do get booted into the bootloader, it won't look like anything distinct. It's just that same black logo screen you see every time you boot up (or loop, probably).

I soft-bricked my 6045i after editing the build.prop and didn't have a backup like a fool. I cannot get the phone to boot at all, stuck on the Alcatel Onetouch boot logo and can't go any further. I have tried to create an update.zip to be able to flash the build.prop thru stock recovery but so far no luck. Each time it would give me an error saying invalid footer, I tried editing the updater-script to match the device but still the error remains and I cannot sideload the update.zip.
Would it be possible for someone to upload a signed update.zip for the 6045i model with only the build.prop for use with adb sideload in stock recovery?

datkevjames said:
I soft-bricked my 6045i after editing the build.prop and didn't have a backup like a fool. I cannot get the phone to boot at all, stuck on the Alcatel Onetouch boot logo and can't go any further. I have tried to create an update.zip to be able to flash the build.prop thru stock recovery but so far no luck. Each time it would give me an error saying invalid footer, I tried editing the updater-script to match the device but still the error remains and I cannot sideload the update.zip.
Would it be possible for someone to upload a signed update.zip for the 6045i model with only the build.prop for use with adb sideload in stock recovery?
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Flash a stock system rom image from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/want-to-able-to-install-ota-updates-t3163745/
Important points: A corrupted build.prop should still mean you have adb access to your phone even though it won't finish booting...you can do an "adb reboot bootloader" then fastboot boot twrp and flash one of the stock recoveries.
How do I know this so well? I soft bricked mine for a day by editing the build.prop before TWRP was available.
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maigre said:
You mean it's looping every few seconds? What happens, exactly? Do you get the black logo screen briefly, then it all goes black and comes back again?
Maybe it's worth copying a command like
Code:
adb reboot-bootloader
or, maybe better,
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
so that you have it in your clipboard. Then, keep entering them into the command line. You're bound to time it right at some point, at least if it can possibly be done in the state your device is in. You might have to do:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1bbb reboot-bootloader
If you can get into the bootloader, you should be able to get booted into TWRP from there. Keep in mind that when you do get booted into the bootloader, it won't look like anything distinct. It's just that same black logo screen you see every time you boot up (or loop, probably).
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If you can execute fastboot commands, your already in bootloader.

famewolf said:
Flash a stock system rom image from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/want-to-able-to-install-ota-updates-t3163745/
Important points: A corrupted build.prop should still mean you have adb access to your phone even though it won't finish booting...you can do an "adb reboot bootloader" then fastboot boot twrp and flash one of the stock recoveries.
How do I know this so well? I soft bricked mine for a day by editing the build.prop before TWRP was available.
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If you can execute fastboot commands, your already in bootloader.
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Believe me I've already tried. For whatever reason I cannot boot to fastboot, no matter what I try. I go into stock recovery and choose update from adb, when this happens adb gets enabled supposedly. Well when I try doing 'adb reboot-bootloader' it gives me: error: closed, no matter what I do. I've even added the 0x1bbb and same thing. When I try doing fastboot commands it just gives me <waiting for device> and nothing happens.
I either need to flash an update.zip with build.prop or somehow flash an entire image uploaded to the other thread which I'm well aware of.
PS: I've tried all different sorts of adb/fastboot executables as well as multiple adb drivers (Samsung, Motorola, Google etc) even the Alcatel ones provided with their Mobile Upgrade Q app which install more of the phone than any other drivers, I've noticed.
PPS: A handful of times I was able to get a tiny bit further in stock recovery adb sideload mode, of course it was an error: 'you must use adb 1.0.32 to be able to sideload' blah blah and I made sure I was using that version.
PPPS: Is there a 3rd party app I can use to flash the image like odin or rsd lite? I cannot for the life of me get to fastboot to flash the image. Adb devices detects the phone but beyond this I can't do squat.
PPPPS: Phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked. USB debugging enabled iirc although this may be the reason for all the 'error: closed' issues.
Please someone upload a signed flashable zip with build.prop in it for 6045i (USA) model. I love this phone more than my Moto X 2014 (XT1097), that's saying something considering the Moto has more power and smoothness to it.

twrp bootloop
im able to boot into bootloader and also able to get into twrp, but cant fully reboot. i have 6045i and if anybody has any solution to this, i would greatly appreciate it.

datkevjames said:
Believe me I've already tried. For whatever reason I cannot boot to fastboot, no matter what I try. I go into stock recovery and choose update from adb, when this happens adb gets enabled supposedly. Well when I try doing 'adb reboot-bootloader' it gives me: error: closed, no matter what I do. I've even added the 0x1bbb and same thing. When I try doing fastboot commands it just gives me <waiting for device> and nothing happens.
I either need to flash an update.zip with build.prop or somehow flash an entire image uploaded to the other thread which I'm well aware of.
PS: I've tried all different sorts of adb/fastboot executables as well as multiple adb drivers (Samsung, Motorola, Google etc) even the Alcatel ones provided with their Mobile Upgrade Q app which install more of the phone than any other drivers, I've noticed.
PPS: A handful of times I was able to get a tiny bit further in stock recovery adb sideload mode, of course it was an error: 'you must use adb 1.0.32 to be able to sideload' blah blah and I made sure I was using that version.
PPPS: Is there a 3rd party app I can use to flash the image like odin or rsd lite? I cannot for the life of me get to fastboot to flash the image. Adb devices detects the phone but beyond this I can't do squat.
PPPPS: Phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked. USB debugging enabled iirc although this may be the reason for all the 'error: closed' issues.
Please someone upload a signed flashable zip with build.prop in it for 6045i (USA) model. I love this phone more than my Moto X 2014 (XT1097), that's saying something considering the Moto has more power and smoothness to it.
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There are no install-script and install-binary example files to use to build a signed update.zip because there are no rom's available....maybe someone could build something using the spanish rom just posted but I don't read spanish and they seem to have built it for a 6045Y which isn't gonna help 6045i or 6045K users. If you were running twrp it wouldn't be an issue as twrp allows adb access....stock recovery doesn't..it also doesn't support rebooting to bootloader....if your bootup was "freezing" as a normal build.prop issue would then you should STILL be able to do an "adb reboot bootloader" or an "adb shell" and look around.

datkevjames said:
Believe me I've already tried. For whatever reason I cannot boot to fastboot, no matter what I try. I go into stock recovery and choose update from adb, when this happens adb gets enabled supposedly. Well when I try doing 'adb reboot-bootloader' it gives me: error: closed, no matter what I do. I've even added the 0x1bbb and same thing. When I try doing fastboot commands it just gives me <waiting for device> and nothing happens.
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Try this:
-turn off your phone
-run command line in direcotry where is fastboot and adb.exe
-connect phone to the pc and turn the phone on
-when the phone is booting you will hear a sound that new device is detected from your pc
-in this point type "adb reboo bootloader"
-the phone should reboot to initial screen and stays there
-now you are in bootloader mode and you can flash twrp recovery
-in twrp recovery you can run file manager and copy and delete files, so you can replace the bad build.prop with your backup (you surely have)
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faresbreech said:
im able to boot into bootloader and also able to get into twrp, but cant fully reboot. i have 6045i and if anybody has any solution to this, i would greatly appreciate it.
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if you have a problem then:
1- you have to tell what did you do before it happen.
anyway if you can go to TWRP, you can download system Image backup from @famewolf thread HERE, copy it to your sd card and then proceed with restore menu from TWRP. And just check the "system" .

First I rooted phone, then verified through root checker that I was truly rooted. After that I proceeded to flash twrp. Once twrp was flashed, I went to recovery to make a full backup. There I first chose read only and then backed up, but realized that I was limited on performing different actions so I reflashed twrp and this time I chose for twrp to fully work and again preformed another backup. It was when I rebooted system after the second backup when I started looping back to twrp.
I was wondering if maybe there is a terminal command I can execute through twrp to fix this like the LG G2 has. I had a problem like this before on my G2 but after executing the terminal command it would get fixed. Thanks
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DallasCZ said:
Try this:
-turn off your phone
-run command line in direcotry where is fastboot and adb.exe
-connect phone to the pc and turn the phone on
-when the phone is booting you will hear a sound that new device is detected from your pc
-in this point type "adb reboo bootloader"
-the phone should reboot to initial screen and stays there
-now you are in bootloader mode and you can flash twrp recovery
-in twrp recovery you can run file manager and copy and delete files, so you can replace the bad build.prop with your backup (you surely have)
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I tried spamming 'adb reboot-bootloader' as fast as possible, but apparently I didn't authorize my computer. ADB gives me this: error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device. ffs. Now what? I do appreciate all help. I am savvy enough to try to solve this on my own but any helpful advice would be awesome.

How to update early TWRP withoput adb and spooling rom problem

I'd like to know how to update my TWRP from v 2.4.4.0 to a later version. This version doesn't seem to allow flashing of an img file on external sd card. I have tried without success on 2 computers to get windows to recognise this android, so I'm hoping there is another way. Eventually I'd like to install Katkiss,Gapps and SU on this android. At present it has no rom.
Secondly, I tried to install Cromi X and all goes well up until I reboot and it continually spools on the opening screen so I don't know what that is about but hoping with a later TWRP I may be able to set the partitioning better which may or may not be part of the cause.

Reboot recovery twrp.
Go to install.
Click on install image.
Search downloaded recovery.
Select recovery.
And install.
Done
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Ot use flashify app.
It requires root.
sent from moto g2014 with cm13

There is no 'install image' on v2.4.4.0 and that version of TWRP does not seem to recognise .img files on the external sd card. On a later version of TWRP your solution would work.

If you want to flash the recovery in recovery it has to be inside a flashable zip (except for the latest versions).
You can use the Kang TWRP 2.8.x from post 2 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tra...overy-kang-twrp-tf700t-2-8-x-xarea51-t3049395
You can flash Katkiss with it no problem, and it supports the dock SD which the official TWRP does not do.
Somewhere there's also a thread where some dude keeps posting TWRP 3.x in a flashable zip, but I can't think of where right now.
That CROMi-X does not boot can have a number of reasons:
You did not format data before flashing the rom
You are on an outdated bootloader
Something is physically wrong with your emmc.
Your problem to get the tablet recognized in Windows is almost certainly a driver problem an you should get that fixed. At minimum it sucks not to have fastboot access to the tablet. And it easily could be lethal. For the tablet - not for you
Could also be a problem with a cheap knock-off replacement USB cable. If you are not using the original Asus cable that's worth investigating. And if you are using the original it may become worn. Mine is starting to allow a connection only in certain positions... Age....
Make sure the device drivers are installed and try the Google Universal Naked drivers. Minimal ADB and fastboot is an excellent tool that shimp208 still keeps current after all this time, and if none of those work try the 15 second adb installer if you are on Win 7 or earlier (just google it).

Hello my old friend. Well I have finally managed to get an adb connection and am going over to old posts of previous help you gave me with this device. Although the device is now recognised I can't get any commands to work e.g. fastboot devices simply returns me to the c:/adb prompt and adb reboot bootloader just takes the flashing underline symbol to the next line and nothing happens. I have hope that I will be able to get this working OK now I have adb access. How do I know if I am on an outdated bootloader? thanks

plato2 said:
Hello my old friend. Well I have finally managed to get an adb connection and am going over to old posts of previous help you gave me with this device. Although the device is now recognised I can't get any commands to work e.g. fastboot devices simply returns me to the c:/adb prompt and adb reboot bootloader just takes the flashing underline symbol to the next line and nothing happens. I have hope that I will be able to get this working OK now I have adb access. How do I know if I am on an outdated bootloader? thanks
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This is not the same device you helped me with earlier...it now purrs beautifully.... this is a new challenge.

plato2 said:
Hello my old friend. Well I have finally managed to get an adb connection and am going over to old posts of previous help you gave me with this device. Although the device is now recognised I can't get any commands to work e.g. fastboot devices simply returns me to the c:/adb prompt and adb reboot bootloader just takes the flashing underline symbol to the next line and nothing happens. I have hope that I will be able to get this working OK now I have adb access. How do I know if I am on an outdated bootloader? thanks
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Thought you looked familiar..... :cyclops:
Time to re-read this I think http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2688891
Boot into the bootloader and read the small script. The last bootloader for this tablet is 10.6.1.14.10.

Yes, that is the bootloader I have. Typing fastboot devices takes me back to the/adb prompt and then typing
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery <name-of-file>
I get a <waiting for device> but nothing happens.

plato2 said:
Yes, that is the bootloader I have. Typing fastboot devices takes me back to the/adb prompt and then typing
fastboot -i 0x0B05 flash recovery <name-of-file>
I get a <waiting for device> but nothing happens.
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Yeah, so you have a driver problem. This is nothing you have to do now. Just download the flashable zip of Kang TWRP and flash it in your current recovery.
But when you have some time to kill open Device Manager and connect and disconnect the cable to the tablet. It should give you SOME change in device manager. If it doesn't, reboot both tablet and PC and try again.
Then try a different cable.
Still nothing? This could take longer. Driver problems suck in Windows....
So - you got yourself another TF700? Had just too much fun getting Katkiss to work on the last one, eh?

berndblb said:
Yeah, so you have a driver problem. This is nothing you have to do now. Just download the flashable zip of Kang TWRP and flash it in your current recovery.
But when you have some time to kill open Device Manager and connect and disconnect the cable to the tablet. It should give you SOME change in device manager. If it doesn't, reboot both tablet and PC and try again.
Then try a different cable.
Still nothing? This could take longer. Driver problems suck in Windows....
So - you got yourself another TF700? Had just too much fun getting Katkiss to work on the last one, eh?
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Just download the flashable zip of Kand TWRP and flash it in your current recovery.
I don't know what you mean here.... how do I 'flash it in my current recovery' I have v 2.4.4.0 and it doesn't see img files on external sd.

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Just download the flashable zip of Kand TWRP and flash it in your current recovery.
I don't know what you mean here.... how do I 'flash it in my current recovery' I have v 2.4.4.0 and it doesn't see img files on external sd.
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If you downloaded from the second link, the flashable zip, you will see a zip file, not an img file.
Just hit Install, select the zip and swipe the button. Reboot when the flash is finished

All good so far. Up to the wiping data bit before converting to f2fs but this guide is missing, not sure why. I recall it was only a short set of instructions: Once that is done follow this guide to convert internal data to f2fs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tran...p-2-8-t3073471. Can you recall that part? thanks

Got it, found it or rather another post of yours here: tf700/help/how-to-update-twrp-withoput-adb-t3437702/post68163144#post68163144 so did that and successfully installed Katkis, Gapps pico and SU....another beautiful TF700T purring...many thanks yet again...

S7 G930T Booting issue (Even after upgrading OS via Odin)

Hello Everyone,
I hope you are doing good, Cant run my S7 G930T mobile.
I have upgraded OS via Odin, it passed but phone is not getting work.
Sometimes it doesn't open recovery boot and gets stuck at Recovery Booting.....
Sometimes it restart from the installing applications screen.
If you have any files for binary 11 (B) or anything i need to do before flashing OS via Odin.
Please help me
I'd be very thankful to you.
Thanks!
[email protected]

sabeel43 said:
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are doing good, Cant run my S7 G930T mobile.
I have upgraded OS via Odin, it passed but phone is not getting work.
Sometimes it doesn't open recovery boot and gets stuck at Recovery Booting.....
Sometimes it restart from the installing applications screen.
If you have any files for binary 11 (B) or anything i need to do before flashing OS via Odin.
Please help me
I'd be very thankful to you.
Thanks!
[email protected]
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Can you be more specific about your booting issues?
Is the device boot looping? How far through the booting process do you get before failure? and what happens after failure?
Can you get your phone into recovery mode or download mode?

ReboundGuy said:
Can you be more specific about your booting issues?
Is the device boot looping? How far through the booting process do you get before failure? and what happens after failure?
Can you get your phone into recovery mode or download mode?
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Sometimes it gets ON normally and after some time it reboots itself and then it keeps doing it again and again, and sometimes it gets on and goes straight to the recovery mode, and yes i can get my phone into download mode too.

If you have precious data you want to keep, then you should create a back up of your phone, if you haven't already done so.
If you're unconcerned about data or have created a backup, then you could factory restore from recovery mode.
Alternatively, if you haven't got the latest version of Odin, then you could try downloading the latest Odin software and attempt another flash.
Another thing you could try, is to sideload the update via adb. You will of course need the latest adb software which is easy to find. You can follow this xda guide here (https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/), or if you prefer it you could download Android Studio from here (https://developer.android.com/studio).
To sideload the update you will have to:
1. Boot phone into recovery mode. Hold the volume up, home, and power buttons, and then let go of the power button when it power on.​2. When in recovery mode, select the option, "Apply update from ADB."​3. With your phone plugged into the computer, open the cmd/terminal and type "adb devices". The cmd should start up adb and display something like:​List of devices attached​[device id] sideload​4. Navigate to the folder that contains the update file. It needs to be a .zip file.​5. Type in the command, "adb sideload [file name]".​
To make things easy you can set up adb so you can run its commands from any directory, the steps for this are covered at the end of the xda guide I have linked.

ReboundGuy said:
If you have precious data you want to keep, then you should create a back up of your phone, if you haven't already done so.
If you're unconcerned about data or have created a backup, then you could factory restore from recovery mode.
Alternatively, if you haven't got the latest version of Odin, then you could try downloading the latest Odin software and attempt another flash.
Another thing you could try, is to sideload the update via adb. You will of course need the latest adb software which is easy to find. You can follow this xda guide here (https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/), or if you prefer it you could download Android Studio from here (https://developer.android.com/studio).
To sideload the update you will have to:
1. Boot phone into recovery mode. Hold the volume up, home, and power buttons, and then let go of the power button when it power on.​2. When in recovery mode, select the option, "Apply update from ADB."​3. With your phone plugged into the computer, open the cmd/terminal and type "adb devices". The cmd should start up adb and display something like:​List of devices attached​[device id] sideload​4. Navigate to the folder that contains the update file. It needs to be a .zip file.​5. Type in the command, "adb sideload [file name]".​
To make things easy you can set up adb so you can run its commands from any directory, the steps for this are covered at the end of the xda guide I have linked.
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I tried to update from ADB but it said, unauthorized access!
and I also think it is a hardware issue

Can you start in safe mode?

ReboundGuy said:
Can you start in safe mode?
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Yes if it boots normally and then i can go safe mode too.

Just so you know, I'm running out of ideas. Can you try the other suggestion that I mentioned above?
The one where I suggested flashing through Odin again?
I'm kind of assuming that USB Debugging and OEM Unlock were turned on as well.

ReboundGuy said:
Just so you know, I'm running out of ideas. Can you try the other suggestion that I mentioned above?
The one where I suggested flashing through Odin again?
I'm kind of assuming that USB Debugging and OEM Unlock were turned on as well.
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now Its not turning on , not even on charging

Ikes! Are you able to try and downgrade to your original stock firmware? Seems like the issues began with trying to update.

where can I download original stock firmware from the internet? Can you provide me the link kindly? Last time I used Frija (desktop app) to download firmware.

Pretty much everyone on xda (including me) uses this website for firmware: https://www.sammobile.com
You have to create a free account but it's worth it for all the firmware they have available.
I believe you already know this, but I'm just going to cover the bases anyway, make sure to download firmware for your specific model G930T.

Device unauthorized in Recovery mode

I am looking for help as I cannot find anything on the Internet.
Situation:
I have rooted Pixel with December updates. I thought that it is high time to update it to February security updates.
I was trying to use OTA update and according to instruction ( https://developers.google.com/android/ota ) I should reboot to Recovery mode.
I am using Windows 10 x64.
Problem:
In Recovery mode I cannot connect via adb to phone. I am getting:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>adb devices
List of devices attached
0B041JEC216220 unauthorized
What is strange is fact that before I restarted to Recovery I had no problem and I even used adb to reboot to Recovery using below commands:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>adb devices
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
List of devices attached
0B041JEC216220 device
C:\WINDOWS\system32>adb reboot recovery
Tried solutions:
1. Removing adb keys on PC and Phone not helping.
2. Revoking USB debugging authorizations
3. Disabling / enabling USB debugging
4. Removing LeMobile ADB driver and installing official from https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb
Any ideas what I can do next?

Are your platform tools up to date? You should be on 30.0.5.
Do you have a fastboot connection?
You could always remove the -w with a text editor and flash-all with the factory image

Edmontonchef said:
Are your platform tools up to date? You should be on 30.0.5.
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Yes, I have the newest one.
Edmontonchef said:
Do you have a fastboot connection?
You could always remove the -w with a text editor and flash-all with the factory image
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Yes, I have and I thought about it too, but I was afraid about such "dirty" flash. It seems that there is no other way, so I will try it and let know if adb is fixed after flash.

I did flash without -w and for adb in Recovery mode the same situation. At least I have updated ROM and it seems that everything works. Thanks!

I'm having the same issue...
TomekUser said:
I did flash without -w and for adb in Recovery mode the same situation.
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you did what?
man, i miss the times where anyone could update his google phone without being a developer

When you download the stock rom from Google website and unpack the zip file, you will find there script flash-all.
In side that script one of the last commands has -w flag. If you don't want to wipe your user partition you can remove it, save the script and run it to flash the new stock.

ok, worked for me but lost root

narf0815 said:
ok, worked for me but lost root
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Because you flashed stock rom - no surprise here. Patch boot.img with magisk or take the one which are published on forum and flash it one more time.

the one from here?
[Tutorial] Unlock Bootloader, get root and valid Safetynet
04/09/21 v2 Just install this Module via magisk manager: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/hardwareoff_1-1-zip.5058405/ which is mentioned by this thread...
forum.xda-developers.com

narf0815 said:
the one from here?
[Tutorial] Unlock Bootloader, get root and valid Safetynet
04/09/21 v2 Just install this Module via magisk manager: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/hardwareoff_1-1-zip.5058405/ which is mentioned by this thread...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I don't have time to read whole thread to verify it. For sure you can find version matching your system version here:
[Stock/Rooted Boot Images] Pixel 4a [NOV 02]
We have stock factory boot images, I'm only posting the latest builds. The rooted android 10 images are rooted with latest Magisk 20.4 The rooted 11 images are rooted with latest Magisk Canary 4e0a3f5e You will still need to install the...
forum.xda-developers.com

i'm on p5 (wasn't even aware this is a p4a thread ) and i was able to patch the boot.img from stock image. thanks!

TomekUser said:
I did flash without -w and for adb in Recovery mode the same situation. At least I have updated ROM and it seems that everything works. Thanks!
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did you find a solution for the original problem in the end?
i flashed the complete firmware then as well, just as you did, but i’m still curious as to why my devices (our devices) remain "unauthorized" in stock recovery. tried all of the mentioned solutions as well, no luck, perfectly "authorized" in the os itself, as well as in fastboot mode, just not in recovery ..

frank93 said:
did you find a solution for the original problem in the end?
i flashed the complete firmware then as well, just as you did, but i’m still curious as to why my devices (our devices) remain "unauthorized" in stock recovery. tried all of the mentioned solutions as well, no luck, perfectly "authorized" in the os itself, as well as in fastboot mode, just not in recovery ..
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No, I did not

TomekUser said:
No, I did not
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after a bit of research (by which i mean google/trial/error) i now feel VERY dumb, but let me share my results with you - for what it’s worth, and maybe it is/was the same problem for you:
apparently to sideload an OTA the device in recovery does NOT have to show "authorized"! (tried everything (creating new keys, checking the local key against the device-key manually, etc) and still it said "unauthorized".)
it turns out i tried to get the authorized-status on the screen where the android robot fell down and said "no command", so kinda "before" the actual recovery mode! get out of that screen (holding power button long, pressing vol-up short, letting go the power button) to get into the "menu" mode of recovery. still unauthorized, yes. then/there choose "sideload via adb" until the device says "waiting for input .." or something, and - TADAA - "adb devices" now tells you "sideload" next to the device id (instead of "unauthorized"). which is not only correct and "as expected", but actually works (for me) for sideloading an OTA!
mind blown, more or less. all the time i tried to get it "authorized" before checking if the actual OTA needs that anyway.

Try adb kill-server
Then adb start-server
fastboot reboot bootloader
Fastboot Devices
She should be authorized

frank93 said:
after a bit of research (by which i mean google/trial/error) i now feel VERY dumb, but let me share my results with you - for what it’s worth, and maybe it is/was the same problem for you:
apparently to sideload an OTA the device in recovery does NOT have to show "authorized"! (tried everything (creating new keys, checking the local key against the device-key manually, etc) and still it said "unauthorized".)
it turns out i tried to get the authorized-status on the screen where the android robot fell down and said "no command", so kinda "before" the actual recovery mode! get out of that screen (holding power button long, pressing vol-up short, letting go the power button) to get into the "menu" mode of recovery. still unauthorized, yes. then/there choose "sideload via adb" until the device says "waiting for input .." or something, and - TADAA - "adb devices" now tells you "sideload" next to the device id (instead of "unauthorized"). which is not only correct and "as expected", but actually works (for me) for sideloading an OTA!
mind blown, more or less. all the time i tried to get it "authorized" before checking if the actual OTA needs that anyway.
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Sir you have no clue how much it is helpful for everyone like me who were scratching their heads on this error.

frank93 said:
after a bit of research (by which i mean google/trial/error) i now feel VERY dumb, but let me share my results with you - for what it’s worth, and maybe it is/was the same problem for you:
apparently to sideload an OTA the device in recovery does NOT have to show "authorized"! (tried everything (creating new keys, checking the local key against the device-key manually, etc) and still it said "unauthorized".)
it turns out i tried to get the authorized-status on the screen where the android robot fell down and said "no command", so kinda "before" the actual recovery mode! get out of that screen (holding power button long, pressing vol-up short, letting go the power button) to get into the "menu" mode of recovery. still unauthorized, yes. then/there choose "sideload via adb" until the device says "waiting for input .." or something, and - TADAA - "adb devices" now tells you "sideload" next to the device id (instead of "unauthorized"). which is not only correct and "as expected", but actually works (for me) for sideloading an OTA!
mind blown, more or less. all the time i tried to get it "authorized" before checking if the actual OTA needs that anyway.
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your a life saver. I was totally stuck in recovery for updating ota of pixel 6 pro.

A simple solution is to unplug usb cable from phone.
kill the adb server: adb kill-server
restart the server: adb start-server
boot your phone into recovery mode.
select update using ADB.
once is ask for the package plug your phone back into the usb
type: adb devices.
Its should show your device and state sideload instead of unauthorized...
then type: adb sideload (package name.zip)
Hope this helps...

just hold Vol- during boot, login in safe mode, plug cable, authorize, profit. you can also simply reboot in full root mode afterwards as magisk already sorted out the problem.
-> all modules are disabled for your convenience, no need to delete and reinstall modules, just tick box again to reenable
-> phone is an airplane mode for your convenience, so that you don't leak some info w/privacy plugins temporarily off

I got the similar issue
> adb devices
abcdefgh device
> adb reboot fastboot
> fastboot reboot recovery
> adb devices
abcdefgh unauthorized
Do you know how to fix the device unauthorized in recovery mode?