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Tried searching for a recent thread but I couldn't find one. So I got an S7 from T-Mobile today and was able to successfully root, I flashed it with ODIN but then saw it didn't have TWRP recovery. I tried flashing it, but unfortunately now I can't reboot into recovery/download mode. Is there any fix to this? Also any fix to reboots forgetting wi-fi passwords?
Any help is appreciated.
Have you tried installing a terminal emulator from the PlayStore and tried booting into recovery that way? If not open terminal app up on the phone and try type in reboot recovery to get into recovery or reboot download to reboot into download mode.
TWRP is not supported for the us devices, as the bootloader is still locked. You could backup, revert to stock and reroot. You can use flashfire to flash zips, backup, and restore. For wifi change ro.securestorage.support to false in the build.prop.
Hello everyone.
I had a problem flashing TWRP on my Google Nexus 5, or better the problem comes when I try to enter the recovery.
I followed this pattern from stock android 6.0.1 with august security patch:
1) unlock bootloader
2) downloaded lastest TWRP (3.0.2 hammerhead) recovery from the official website
3) flash it with "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Until this point everything's alright but then when I unplug my phone from the laptop and click on enter recovery something strange happens.
I can see the TWRP boot image but as soon as I go in I see tons of errors related to "cannot mount ..." and some partitions name like /data, /cache, and then starts the bootloop without let me any chance to do something. Sorry but I can't see every error beacuse this happen too fast.
Any idea on what is going on?
I've tried the TWRP 3.0.1 but is the same shuold I go down or maybe I have to change it beacuse of compatibily issues with the monthly patches?
Thank you for your help, I hope I explained my problem clearly.
After unlocking the bootloader, phone wipe all data? Did you reboot after unlocking bootloader?
audit13 said:
After unlocking the bootloader, phone wipe all data? Did you reboot after unlocking bootloader?
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No I've just unlocked and then tryied to flash the recovery without wipe.
But data is already wiped by unlocking the bootloader isn't it?
Anyway thanks for your reply as soon as I can I'll try what you have written.
Yes, the data should be automatically wiped. Try TWRP 2.87. If the phone still doesn't boot into TWRP, reflash stock recovery, flash userdata.img, immediately boot into stock recovery using the button combo without rebooting, perform a factory wipe, reboot into fastboot, and flash TWRP again.
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Yes, the data should be automatically wiped. Try TWRP 2.87. If the phone still doesn't boot into TWRP, reflash stock recovery, flash userdata.img, immediately boot into stock recovery using the button combo without rebooting, perform a factory wipe, reboot into fastboot, and flash TWRP again.
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Thank you so much for telling me to flash the 2.8.7, i've choosen the 2.8.7.1 without success (it did't flash i don't know why) but then after another wipe all I've flashed the 2.8.7.0 and it seems to work.
The only thing I would like to ask now is: I'm going to flash superSU and elementalX over stock AOSP (I don't want custom ROM for now) and can this recovery cause problem because of it is not the last update?
Thank you again for the answer!
I have not tried 2.87 with Elemental X. The only way to determine whether it will work would be to try it. I recommend creating a nandroid backup before flashing Elemental so you can restore if something goes wrong.
TWRP Restore problem
Hi, I have an issue with the resotre of TWRP...
Here's what I did:
-Downloaded the latest OTA image https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
-Downloaded latest SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu-stable
-Downloaded latest ElementalX http://elementalx.org/devices/nexus-5/
-reboot to TWRP
Choose OTA, then SuperSU, then ElementalX
Luunch the restore..
And my screen is "blocked" from 5 hours on Install Zip 1 of 3.
"blocked" means doesn't move to the Zip2 but the clock is moving... the screen is locking itself after few seconds and I am able to unlock it...
Any idea how to exit properly ?
I have rebooted...deleted all my music... (I think that the issue may come from insufficient disk space) and relaunched...
Will see...
download Nexus Root Toolkit-type in google Nexus Root Toolkit - and watch from yuotoube how it work's
good luck
hunter-dz said:
download Nexus Root Toolkit-type in google Nexus Root Toolkit - and watch from yuotoube how it work's
good luck
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My N5 was already rooted... and it's the second time that I update the OTA using directly TWRP... and for the August patch it has worked fine.
I don't know what's happen now...
kevtuning said:
My N5 was already rooted... and it's the second time that I update the OTA using directly TWRP... and for the August patch it has worked fine.
I don't know what's happen now...
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Download thé nrt and i Will teach how to root ur n5
And type in Google nrt n5 xda
audit13 said:
I have not tried 2.87 with Elemental X. The only way to determine whether it will work would be to try it. I recommend creating a nandroid backup before flashing Elemental so you can restore if something goes wrong.
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Now I can confirm that I was able to flash the lastest SuperSU and ElementalX with TWRP 2.8.7.0 without any problem, so thank you again for your help.
kevtuning said:
Hi, I have an issue with the resotre of TWRP...
Here's what I did:
-Downloaded the latest OTA image https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
-Downloaded latest SuperSU http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu-stable
-Downloaded latest ElementalX http://elementalx.org/devices/nexus-5/
-reboot to TWRP
Choose OTA, then SuperSU, then ElementalX
Luunch the restore..
And my screen is "blocked" from 5 hours on Install Zip 1 of 3.
"blocked" means doesn't move to the Zip2 but the clock is moving... the screen is locking itself after few seconds and I am able to unlock it...
Any idea how to exit properly ?
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Hi, I've have successfully installed the last OTA update but not with zip file, instead I downloaded the factory image and flashed with fastboot boot.img and system.img (also vendor.img if you have one) then rebooted into TWRP and installed the lastest ElementalX and SuperSU.
I'm not sure but I think that factory image zip file are not installable via recovery but only with the flash-all that comes with them. This script use fastboot to flash everything you need of the factory image
You can find this procedure on the ElementalX website, here is the link hope it can help out: http://elementalx.org/how-to-install-android-monthly-security-updates/
Finally... I installed CM13 and ElementalX... in some minutes ...
I suppose the the problem was in my zip file...
Google Play Store Pixel, stock feb update (nof26v), unrooted, unlocked bootloader. There's a longer back story to this issue I've encountered, but to cut to the chase:
I can successfully flash TWRP 3.0.2 RC1 and 2.79 SR3. I can boot into system and enjoy benefits of root. However, I've noticed that whenever I try to reboot SYSTEM, it only boots into recovery. Even when I boot into bootloader and flash stock boot.img, it'll just reboot into stock recovery, but never into system. My way out of this quasi soft-brick state is to flash stock boot.img and sideload ota and I'm good to go with all my settings/data intact, I'll just be unrooted (as expected). I can verify it survives reboot in this state.
Has anyone else encountered this before? Is there something in the latest SU that won't let it reboot properly? Is there a way I can force it to reboot a certain slot to somehow avoid this issue?
The way Android handles memory now, I don't ever feel the need to reboot. But one of the things that's essential for me is to edit build.prop to enable wifi tether and miracast. Thing is, it requires a reboot for those changes to apply, but as soon as I reboot...
I've had this all working before on the dec update and SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip but then something really strange happened (long backstory referenced above) and it required me to have to re-root, only now it won't survive reboot.
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
I have never encountered this issue as a result of flashing Super SU. I have come across this when I updated to the latest image by just flashing a few components.. IE: i didnt flash the whole factory image.
Flashing the latest factory image to both slots and starting over fixed the issue for me.
Flash the image (flash_all.bat) then fastboot boot twrp and switch slots, flash factory image again.
Just my two cents.
k.s.deviate said:
Flashing the latest factory image to both slots and starting over fixed the issue for me.
Flash the image (flash_all.bat) then fastboot boot twrp and switch slots, flash factory image again.
Just my two cents.
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Thanks for your input! Should I remove -w while flashing, or when you said starting over do you mean full wipe?
Was hoping to avoid going that route... Is there any way to salvage without wipe?
Let me also share the strange event I encountered which led me to this point:
As stated, I had December update with stable 2.79 and TWRP 3.0.2. I skipped Jan update and was planning to do the same for the Feb update, but for whatever reason, I went to check updates (knowing full well it wouldn't take since I'm not on stock recovery). It gave me the standard "downloading, installing..Oops, there's a problem" prompt and I went on my merry way.
A week or so later, I decided to manually reboot and upon boot, I noticed it said "Android is starting/configuring" something along those lines. Then I tried double tap to lock (Nova gesture) and it says phone wasn't rooted. I check and sure enough, no SU icon. Checked Android version and now it says I'm on Feb update.
Attempt to install latest from chainfire on play store and no dice. Decide to flash it instead. Downloaded 2.79 SR3. Booted temporary TWRP and flashed the install and SU and then I found that phone won't boot to anything but recovery. Now anytime, I modify the boot image in any way, I'm bricked on subsequent reboots until I flash stock boot image and sideload OTA.
How do you think the Feb update installed when it shouldn't have? Did it install to one slot while my other slot was TWRP+root?
I would guess that it may have installed onto the inactive slot, but it doesn't sound like it should have if you had TWRP and Su installed. However we are all still learning new things about the pixel every day.
I would recommend clean flashing the factory image to both slots and starting over. Sounds like something became corrupt.
What version of ADB and Fastboot are you running? This reboot to bootloader happened to me when I unknowing using an older version.
Try wiping the device completely push your factory image via ADB and fastboot and installed of TWRP RC1 use alpha 2 never had a issue with alpha 2 after flashing TWRP boot into stock then go back into TWRP then flash SuperSU
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How do you think the Feb update installed when it shouldn't have?
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People have reported automatic OTA updates on rooted Pixel phones. You can shut off automatic OTA updates by following the following link. People report still getting a notification for updates after the setting change, but updates no longer happen automatically. The site below also lists a way to entirely shut off OTA notifications, yet that change causes my phone to stay awake constantly and never go into deep sleep, so I only recommend the link. There's a thread or two about FlashFire, which I may eventually get around to trying.
https://www.androidexplained.com/pixel-disable-ota-updates/
Are you okay with losing data? I can post the links I used to download SuperSU and a little guide to flash to stock and reroot. Maybe you'll be able to figure what you're doing wrong or just doing what I do step by step might fix it.
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What version of ADB and Fastboot are you running? This reboot to bootloader happened to me when I unknowing using an older version.
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Definitely using an older version of adb and fastboot. I'll update and retry with the latest, thanks for the suggestion!
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People have reported automatic OTA updates on rooted Pixel phones. You can shut off automatic OTA updates by following the following link. People report still getting a notification for updates after the setting change, but updates no longer happen automatically. The site below also lists a way to entirely shut off OTA notifications, yet that change causes my phone to stay awake constantly and never go into deep sleep, so I only recommend the link. There's a thread or two about FlashFire, which I may eventually get around to trying.
https://www.androidexplained.com/pixel-disable-ota-updates/
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Thanks for the heads up! I had this setting enabled and I have since disabled it.
I really appreciate the community and all your help!
SOLVED
I'm pleased to report that I now have root that survives reboot!
- From stock: flashed TWRP and SU. verified root, edited build.prop and reboot system..... boots into recovery (the usual problem)
- switched active slots and flashed SU, reboot
- SU icon in app drawer but when launched: "supersu binaries not installed"
- reboot into recovery and flashed su, reboot
- su is installed, but build.prop changes didn't stick. edited build.prop, reboot system
- boots into recovery.
- flashed su, did NOT reboot, backed out, switched slots, flash SU to the other slot, reboot
- huzzah!
is it verified that android will alternate active slots upon each subsequent reboot (i.e. A/B/A/B/...)?
it would seem I was making changes and rebooting to the other slot which was jacked up, so I had to finally apply the same changes to both slots and now everything is working!
I honestly don't know what I just did, and I guess sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart lol but, boy, this two-system partition is a piece of work...
Thanks again to everyone for all your help!!
Unlocked bootloader and tried to with SuperSU but no boot. Having a hard time to go back to stock but need to find stock recovery for newest FW C567B190. I could not boot into TWRP only flash it so I couldn't make a backup. I just was able to get into the wifi restore screen and it downloads the 2.4gb image and installs but then said I have serious errors and recommended a factory restore, did it but same error. I did make a backup of all the other partitions so I hope to be able to get something going. New here and all this was certainly easier on my 6P and OP3. Thanks for the help.
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Unlocked bootloader and tried to with SuperSU but no boot. Having a hard time to go back to stock but need to find stock recovery for newest FW C567B190. I could not boot into TWRP only flash it so I couldn't make a backup. I just was able to get into the wifi restore screen and it downloads the 2.4gb image and installs but then said I have serious errors and recommended a factory restore, did it but same error. I did make a backup of all the other partitions so I hope to be able to get something going. New here and all this was certainly easier on my 6P and OP3. Thanks for the help.
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Which SuperSU did you try? The only official working one is SuperSU 2.82 SR1, the others fail to install.
And unless you decrypted (Wipe - 'Format Data' button in TWRP) SuperSU will remove the encryption flag in fstab in ramdisk... That means you'll boot but stay encrypted, which leads to a bootloop.
You could try flashing this stock boot image for C567B190 in TWRP (Install - Install Image - select 'boot' partition): https://mega.nz/#!cw01zCCS!AX3wKw0V7pbIYC79Ny6OJ5CTuyxq-xA1ibltLMIRRZQ
Then flash this SuperSU (It's to stay encrypted): https://mega.nz/#!18FW1QTQ!3DCA3KrIUSRqEu4L-expci4HcKtk6F25fE1u6ecJV9Q
If that fails, here's stock recovery for C567B190: https://mega.nz/#!hgsEhBiC!Jf2Utp768UIS0N1-3jhPeoN0qaW_TlFsFf5uN9vKLEs
Recovery needs to be flashed with fastboot in download mode.
Thanks for the information Stockholm! After the second wifi recovery download it booted fine but did relock the bootloader. I did use 2.82 Sr1 but didn't format data which as you stated caused a bootloop. Might give it another try but I might just return it. Not happy with the stock firmware so I need to spend some time and see if there is a ROM available proper smartlock, raise to wake would be nice as it even works on my S8 with Glipse Notifications but not on the Mate. Thanks again!
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Which SuperSU did you try? The only official working one is SuperSU 2.82 SR1, the others fail to install.
And unless you decrypted (Wipe - 'Format Data' button in TWRP) SuperSU will remove the encryption flag in fstab in ramdisk... That means you'll boot but stay encrypted, which leads to a bootloop.
You could try flashing this stock boot image for C567B190 in TWRP (Install - Install Image - select 'boot' partition): https://mega.nz/#!cw01zCCS!AX3wKw0V7pbIYC79Ny6OJ5CTuyxq-xA1ibltLMIRRZQ
Then flash this SuperSU (It's to stay encrypted): https://mega.nz/#!18FW1QTQ!3DCA3KrIUSRqEu4L-expci4HcKtk6F25fE1u6ecJV9Q
If that fails, here's stock recovery for C567B190: https://mega.nz/#!hgsEhBiC!Jf2Utp768UIS0N1-3jhPeoN0qaW_TlFsFf5uN9vKLEs
Recovery needs to be flashed with fastboot in download mode.
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Hello,
So my phone was in a recovery boot loop and had to rebuild the boot partition in twrp. So I'm back in my phone now and everything is the same but have lost root. Still have access to twrp. It's been a while since I rooted it and don't have any of the files anymore. What do I need to flash to get root back? Do I need to back up all my data or will it be safe?
I am still running android 9 and oos 9.0.7 and I assume bootloader is still unlocked. Orignally rooted with magisk.
thanks
kaotik123 said:
Hello,
So my phone was in a recovery boot loop and had to rebuild the boot partition in twrp. So I'm back in my phone now and everything is the same but have lost root. Still have access to twrp. It's been a while since I rooted it and don't have any of the files anymore. What do I need to flash to get root back? Do I need to back up all my data or will it be safe?
I am still running android 9 and oos 9.0.7 and I assume bootloader is still unlocked. Orignally rooted with magisk.
thanks
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Damn it, so I booted into twrp and then flashed latest magisk v23 zip but when it finished it said failed to mount partition in red and now the phone just boots to fastboot mode.. I can get back into twrp.. and all my files are still there in file manager.. but it won't boot into my phone.. only fastboot mode. Any advice?
First, boot into TWRP and delete all Magisk Module files and folders:
How to Uninstall Magisk Modules Using TWRP Recovery
Removing the Magisk module manually causes bootloop. You can easily uninstall Magisk modules using TWRP recovery without resetting your device.
www.droidviews.com
I had the same and it seems a module was causing fastboot mode. If that doesn't work try downloading and flashing the stock boot image for your OOS version in TWRP (remember to flash TWRP again before reboot). At least then you will have your phone back.