Following various threads here how to successfully unlocking and rooting their device, I've failed on so many levels.
At the moment I think my xoom is semi-bricked because its just stuck on the M screen. I've think I got the recovery screen working last night as I was able to go into recover mode but after updates through wifi I think it possibly stopped it.
So when i reboot and go into recovery mode, I get an exclamation mark over an android. I've tried rebooting and just got it to mount back on Fastboot but when I've tried to wipe it and reflesh it to (recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img) its not doing what its suppose to do and giving me "unknown partition, Failed to process command error (0x300003)
Any ideas what I need to do?
Btw, I can reboot, voldown and then volup to choose the 3 options but like I said I can't get into the recovery mode properly.
Schizophonic said:
Following various threads here how to successfully unlocking and rooting their device, I've failed on so many levels.
At the moment I think my xoom is semi-bricked because its just stuck on the M screen. I've think I got the recovery screen working last night as I was able to go into recover mode but after updates through wifi I think it possibly stopped it.
So when i reboot and go into recovery mode, I get an exclamation mark over an android. I've tried rebooting and just got it to mount back on Fastboot but when I've tried to wipe it and reflesh it to (recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img) its not doing what its suppose to do and giving me "unknown partition, Failed to process command error (0x300003)
Any ideas what I need to do?
Btw, I can reboot, voldown and then volup to choose the 3 options but like I said I can't get into the recovery mode properly.
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Could I ask what steps in rooting you completed successfully and where exactly it went wrong?
Then, what exactly have you done to try to move forward?
Also, which guide did you use?
Don't worry, you're not bricked if you can get to fastboot.
okantomi said:
Could I ask what steps in rooting you completed successfully and where exactly it went wrong?
Then, what exactly have you done to try to move forward?
Also, which guide did you use?
Don't worry, you're not bricked if you can get to fastboot.
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Last night I followed this videolinked in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYc1lVWm7ks to Unlock OEM my device
I think that worked fine because it didn't throw up any hiccups.
I then followed this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242241 to root it. It didn't have superuser so I downloaded it and installed it and then tried Terminal on the "SU" command. Said I did not have 'permissions'
This morning, I then followed this Youtbue link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsVpY0PDwtQ and after the first reboot of puting the new .img, it failed to reboot. Now I'm stuck on the M screen.
I think I managed to get my computer to pick up the device in adb fastboot because it responds to that. However when I type in adb devices it doesn't pick up anything...
Next after messing around I managed to flash it to the boot.img on this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049901
It flashed it ( I think) and worked without errors unlike the other flash I tried today, and its still stuck in M screen.
BTW, this is a UK Wifi Zoom.
Little update - I've downloaded and flash this boot: boot_3.1_insecure.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049901 and now boots up. However my Wifi has now disappeared. I'm in the process of doing a factory reset but will this work?
Still no avail - need to get this wifi working again soon. Think I've finally got access to superuser
Schizophonic said:
Little update - I've downloaded and flash this boot: boot_3.1_insecure.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049901 and now boots up. However my Wifi has now disappeared. I'm in the process of doing a factory reset but will this work?
Still no avail - need to get this wifi working again soon. Think I've finally got access to superuser
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It sounds like you are on the right track. Hang in there, you'll make it!
Do you have access to an Ubuntu OS? when you connect an android device to a PC running Ubuntu it will mount the internal memory to the PC which makes it much easier to browse the partitions. Also, Go ahead and reflash the CWM recovery through Rom manager (if thats available to UK users) so that hopefully youll get a fresh recovery.img to work with. As far as ADB not noticing the xoom, you probably erased the adb drivers, and is the usb cord youre using 100% data transferable type? I about pulled my hair out a few times because adb wouldnt recognize my phone but realised I was using an older micro usb cable that only allowed electrical current for charging, not data transfer capable. You might also be able to find a clean nandroid backup file from a fellow UK xoom owner, that you trust, and see if they dont mind sending you their backed up boot-img and system-img. Just some guesses, but sounds like you got it pretty well figured out
Hello all, after a bit of self taught ADB and etc and understanding the mechanics how to successfully flash a Xoom, I managed to follow another guide from stratch (unlock oem, etc) and flashes it to the US stock 3.2.2 rom. It picked up wifi but couldn't connect for some reason - maybe different frequency?
Anyway since then I've installed one of the custom Roms here Team Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.2 and all is well now Got my Xoom back up and running with superaccess.
Thanks for all the info on this forum, great place for resource
Mind you, coming from a background with no experience with ADB, it was a bit mind boggling but I managed to get there in the end. Just a bit of feedback for those authors with the guides - maybe put a little subsection on the basics of how to get things prepared and up and running. This I think will help a lot of people who cannot sit for hours on end to trouble shoot something if it goes wrong. Most of the guides here are very useful and handy but at time I just kept saying to myself "wtf, what, where, huh?"
Schizophonic said:
Hello all, after a bit of self taught ADB and etc and understanding the mechanics how to successfully flash a Xoom, I managed to follow another guide from stratch (unlock oem, etc) and flashes it to the US stock 3.2.2 rom. It picked up wifi but couldn't connect for some reason - maybe different frequency?
Anyway since then I've installed one of the custom Roms here Team Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.2 and all is well now Got my Xoom back up and running with superaccess.
Thanks for all the info on this forum, great place for resource
Mind you, coming from a background with no experience with ADB, it was a bit mind boggling but I managed to get there in the end. Just a bit of feedback for those authors with the guides - maybe put a little subsection on the basics of how to get things prepared and up and running. This I think will help a lot of people who cannot sit for hours on end to trouble shoot something if it goes wrong. Most of the guides here are very useful and handy but at time I just kept saying to myself "wtf, what, where, huh?"
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My guide, which is highlighted in the Xoom Heaven thread has a large section on setting up your adb files etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
Rooted 3.2 Xoom FAIL
Hi All,
Not the best way to join the boards but I am in deep....
I have a canadian wifi xoom on 3.2. I followed these instructions (How to root 3.2 on US WiFi & Verizon 3G XOOM! (Windows and Mac)) to root my xoom and was having issues with a wifi error.
I decided to use the Canadian boot.img file and when I rebooted the xoom got stuck on the moto logo and is no longer recognized by my computer.
I have tried resetting through the android recovery (I dont have anything 3rd party installed) but no luck. I am afraid that this thing is a total write off.
Any thoughts? Thanks
Blair
First of all, thanks for reading my post. I'll try to make this as concise as possible.
My Sprint Galaxy S3, which is rooted with CWM v6.0.1.2 and running official Jelly Bean was doing great.
I was trying to lower the screen density as much as possible and accidentally set it too low, so now it wont load past the last Samsung logo screen.
Ive tried pulling the build.prop, and i edited it with no issues. but i had issues pushing it back in (apparently i cant give the adb proper root access.)
Ive tried reinstalling cwm.
Ive tried pushing the build.prop with the phone in recovery mode (in which case my pc cant find the drivers), download mode, on the samsung logo, and on a frozen "updating apps" screen that appears whenever i reinstall cwm, and each time i get no response when i attempt to give root access to the adb. (tried using command "adb command su" and just "su" and the cmd never responds)
I even tried a factory reset.
And nothing has worked so far.
Ive been at it for hours, searching these forums trying to learn everything i possibly can.
but now im at a loss, and i've come here for help.
I sincerely appreciate any reply. My last option on my list is to install a custom rom to see if it will overwrite the build.prop.
Please please please help me find a solution. Thanks in advance,
-Clay
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EDIT:
ended up unrooting and installing stock rom and it fixed it.
So i guess my new question is, what are the proper methods to make sure i can push files through the adb?
thanks!
-clay
Ok so this is my first time posting on XDA so please don't be dicks.
I've been on XDA before and I use it all the time when i've rooted stuff and messed around with my phones. I successfully rooted a GS3 last year and it was awesome and this year i have an LG G2 (ATT version D800). I rooted it a few months back and it took me a little while to do it but it worked. I didn't flash any custom roms or anything but i did use Xposed all the time and it was awesome.
Yesterday like a dumbass i took an OTA update and it put my phone into a bootloop with the message:
ERROR: Boot certification verify
Secure booting error!
Cause: Boot certification verify
Now all my phone does is light up with the LG symbol, flash that message, turn off and keep repeating. I have no download mode, I have no recovery, there is nothing I can do with any variations of button holdings and presses. I can turn it off but I have to hold the power button down for like a solid 15+ seconds to get it to stop. I was running stock firmware from LG, never flashed a single custom ROM on this phone (but I am familiar with it since i use to do it with my GS3 all the time).
Idk what to do, i've been all over the internet and XDA trying to fix this and figure it out. The major problem that I have is that I have a macbook and I know everyone uses PC so not everything from XDA applies to me unfortunately. I don't have access to a PC either unfortunately bc otherwise I would just try fixing it with a PC.
I do have ADB and I have just a little knowledge with that but nothing to extensive.
Please please please help me out, i've never posted anything on a forum before so I hope you guys can help.
PS, I did go to the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2582142 and that looks great but idk anything about Ubuntu and that whole thing seemed foreign to me unfortunately.
Need help on pixel boot loop, version 7.1.2, i have been searching for hours, found answers that give me hope and some that dont. please someone help!!!
Hey guys, im extremely new to this rooting and stuff, however, my son seemed to think he is a professional ( he is not and doesnt knoow much more than i do when it comes to this stuff) my understanding is that he was attempting to root the google pixel using this way youtube.com/watch?v=iQQF3b1ttp0,which is from "HIGHONANDROID" from what i am aware , there has been nothing added to the phone like what most ppl are saying so to my knowledge supersu or twrp neither are downloaded onto the phone. he tells me he went as far as "fastboot flash unlock?" than attempted the "fastboot boot boot-to-root.img" the phone restarted went as far as google logo with black line accross than restarts all over. which it is now continually doing, it did show the warning about the thing being unlocked and what have you so he tried to "re-lock" it by doing a "flash lock?" if that makes any sense?? litterally got the phone 2 days ago can anyone please help me out. and please please dumb it down. My knowledge is quite limited with this stuff. thank you in advance.
So I got my phone fully working minus getting into fast boot to flash TWRP (though I already have it).
This is the rundown of what happened (mind you I was drunk).
I went to change the fastboot image after drinking like 10ish or so beer not really sure anymore. Anyways I tried flashing it through TWRP. Later I realize how silly it was but it doesn't let me into fastboot anymore. (found this out later when I went to update TWRP.)
I am looking for a relatively way safe way to fix it as I'm sure I am not the first.
Some Advice on how to fix as I really don't wanna risk bricking it would be fantastic.
Thank you,
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So I got my phone fully working minus getting into fast boot to flash TWRP (though I already have it).
This is the rundown of what happened (mind you I was drunk).
I went to change the fastboot image after drinking like 10ish or so beer not really sure anymore. Anyways I tried flashing it through TWRP. Later I realize how silly it was but it doesn't let me into fastboot anymore. (found this out later when I went to update TWRP.)
I am looking for a relatively way safe way to fix it as I'm sure I am not the first.
Some Advice on how to fix as I really don't wanna risk bricking it would be fantastic.
Thank you,
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/tool-oneplusrecovery-tool-v1-0-restore-t2991851
Maybe It's a driver issue I am having. Because what happens more specifically is fastboot menu vibrates a few times and goes to teh charging screen and doesn't allow me to flash anything (mind you this previously worked) I don't believe it is a driver issue though. Simply put I am unable to get into adb without loading the os and when the os is loaded It hangs on waiting for device. I tried manually flashing the stock logo.bin with no success..
Not sure if maybe im missing something here. Like my fastboot loads a little penguin on it instead of the stock image and then vibrates a **** load then loads the battery charger.
Shinobi_warrior said:
Maybe It's a driver issue I am having. Because what happens more specifically is fastboot menu vibrates a few times and goes to teh charging screen and doesn't allow me to flash anything (mind you this previously worked) I don't believe it is a driver issue though. Simply put I am unable to get into adb without loading the os and when the os is loaded It hangs on waiting for device. I tried manually flashing the stock logo.bin with no success..
Not sure if maybe im missing something here. Like my fastboot loads a little penguin on it instead of the stock image and then vibrates a **** load then loads the battery charger.
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Are you able to boot into twrp? If yes,then flash this firmware.It should solve any firmware corrupt issues,i.e. you should be able to boot into fastboot again.
Thank you, YES this is exactly what I needed/looking for.
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You have fixed/saved the Day confirmed now.