[HELP] Nokia 7 - Stuck on 'Powered by Android", unable to enter recovery - Nokia 7 Questions & Answers

Hello,
It seems I've been getting in ever deeper trouble with my new Nokia 7. I received it from an Asian vendor with the 'multi-language China ROM' pre-installed. I noticed there were no updates available so I started investigating and (mainly through this forum) found out that this ROM is bad and that I should flash the stock China ROM.
The first thing I did was boot into Recovery Mode and do a Factory Reset, naively hoping this would get me to the stock ROM. Prior to this I did not enable USB Debugging nor the OEM Unlock from the developer settings.
After restarting I got to the setup wizard and indeed noticed I could choose many languages. A few steps ahead through the wizard I got stuck at the 'Checking for Updates' screen. I was unable to get past that screen and posted about that problem in another thread. I tried the Factory Reset and wipe cache data options a couple more times without results.
After that I installed OST LA 6.04 and downloaded the stock ROM (from here). I knew I would be unable to unlock the bootloader from within the OS (because I couldn't complete the setup). Yet I tried to flash the stock ROM anyway to see if it would improve anything. It didn't. Then I tried all possible options and combinations from the OST LA 6.0.4 app.
After that, stuff got worse. I'm unable to enter Recovery Mode and the device automatically restarts when I shut it down. No matter what key combinations in whatever way I use (with and without USB plugged into power and pc) I cannot shut the phone down (well..I can shut it down, but it automatically restarts after 2 seconds) nor can I get it to boot into Recovery Mode. Holding the Vol+ & Power key for example just restarts the device to the 'Powered by Android' screen where it stays in indefinitely (unless I hold the keys, than it restarts again after 15-20 seconds).
What I can do is boot it into Download Mode. From there I can interact with it through the OST tool (though I can't seem to flash anything since it's locked) and Fastboot. ADB isn't responsive since I hadn't enabled USB Debugging. I did find out that with Fastboot I at least can shut the phone down with
Code:
fastboot oem HALT
and unplugging the USB cable. Even booting with Vol+ & Power from there won't bring me to the recovery screen.
So, yes, I've been quite stupid at more than one point. But now what are my options?
1. Can I still unlock the bootloader with an unlock.bin file and the Fastboot commands?
2. What do the automatic restarting and unreachable Recovery Mode signify? Is the one caused by the other? Or does it imply hardware problems? I haven't been able to find much, if any, information regarding these issues on the webs. (And I've searched, a lot, believe me.)
3. Could anyone share the 'multi-language China ROM'? Since I figure that maybe the device will let me flash that so that I at least will be able to unlock USB debugging.
I hope some expert could shine his/her light on my situation.
Thanks. Bam.

Someone messaged me the solution to the above problem. For anyone that might later be interested:
I had to reflash the (locked) bootloader following the exact steps shown in the below youtube video. It's in Russian (I guess), which I don't speak, but it's well possible to perform the same steps as the guy in the video. Good luck!
youtube dot com /watch?v=-I1BlyzPeZk

Saya tidak menemukan videonya di youtoube. Mungkin sudah di hapus. Saya memiliki masalah yg sama

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bricked huawei g730

hello there,
I have huawei g730-u10
"MTK6582, quadcore cortex A7, 1GB Ram, 4GB Rom"
last week, I was trying to install a CWM recovery using "mobile uncle" app. after it finished , a prompt for restarting appears and I pressed "yes".
it was the last time seeing my phone alive!!! it restarts to huawei logo for about 20 seconds and restarts again and again and again....
unfortunately my device doesn't have a rom online, even on HUAWEI website, so, I downloaded a similar phone ROM "hdc-s5-gold" to use its preloader, cache, boot , etc
the problem is when I connect the phone to SP flashtools the red bar appears and then it holds for seconds and a message with connection loss appears while the phone is going in its infinite restart.. so the flashtools seems to find the phone for a while but fails to write to it thanks to power loss.
notes:
1. I have tried many flashtool versions
2. I have tried with and without battery connection, and with and without volume up holding.
3. the phone can't access to CWM, download mode or factory reset mode.
4. the drivers are installed shows: "MT65xx preloader" and I think there is no driver problem
5. even when I connect the phone to charger, it keeps restarting and the charging logo doesn't appear
I appreciate any help
SP log files attached
thanks
elkhopoa said:
hello there,
I have huawei g730-u10
"MTK6582, quadcore cortex A7, 1GB Ram, 4GB Rom"
last week, I was trying to install a CWM recovery using "mobile uncle" app. after it finished , a prompt for restarting appears and I pressed "yes".
it was the last time seeing my phone alive!!! it restarts to huawei logo for about 20 seconds and restarts again and again and again....
unfortunately my device doesn't have a rom online, even on HUAWEI website, so, I downloaded a similar phone ROM "hdc-s5-gold" to use its preloader, cache, boot , etc
the problem is when I connect the phone to SP flashtools the red bar appears and then it holds for seconds and a message with connection loss appears while the phone is going in its infinite restart.. so the flashtools seems to find the phone for a while but fails to write to it thanks to power loss.
notes:
1. I have tried many flashtool versions
2. I have tried with and without battery connection, and with and without volume up holding.
3. the phone can't access to CWM, download mode or factory reset mode.
4. the drivers are installed shows: "MT65xx preloader" and I think there is no driver problem
5. even when I connect the phone to charger, it keeps restarting and the charging logo doesn't appear
I appreciate any help
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I'm not sure but i did find links for G730 official ROM.
There are 6 ROMs for this model, G730-U30, G730-C00, G730-T00, G730-U00 & more..
ROMs LINK
Then another link: Huawei G730-U00,Android 4.2,Emotion UI,V100R001CHNC17B137 Official Firmware
Seem's like there is stuff out there on internet, no offence. Just sharing information. Well, back to the bricked situation.... As i remember, there are methods to restore/fix semi/soft-bricked phone. Hope you find the solution. Search forum/internet.
I'm not an expert. Thats all i can share.
I have same problem.How to solve it.
same problem, what to do???
elkhopoa said:
hello there,
I have huawei g730-u10
"MTK6582, quadcore cortex A7, 1GB Ram, 4GB Rom"
last week, I was trying to install a CWM recovery using "mobile uncle" app. after it finished , a prompt for restarting appears and I pressed "yes".
it was the last time seeing my phone alive!!! it restarts to huawei logo for about 20 seconds and restarts again and again and again....
unfortunately my device doesn't have a rom online, even on HUAWEI website, so, I downloaded a similar phone ROM "hdc-s5-gold" to use its preloader, cache, boot , etc
the problem is when I connect the phone to SP flashtools the red bar appears and then it holds for seconds and a message with connection loss appears while the phone is going in its infinite restart.. so the flashtools seems to find the phone for a while but fails to write to it thanks to power loss.
notes:
1. I have tried many flashtool versions
2. I have tried with and without battery connection, and with and without volume up holding.
3. the phone can't access to CWM, download mode or factory reset mode.
4. the drivers are installed shows: "MT65xx preloader" and I think there is no driver problem
5. even when I connect the phone to charger, it keeps restarting and the charging logo doesn't appear
I appreciate any help
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Universal unbrick guide:
Terminology - types of bricks:
Soft brick - often occurs in the shape of a bootloop or any other problems with booting such as always getting to recovery or not getting past the carrier logo. This type of a brick, which shows some signs of life, can in most cases be fixed.
Hard brick - As the name implies, your phone can essentially used as a brick and it shows no signs of life. This kind of a brick is rare and in theory should be unfixable. However there are advanced methods of fixing your phones such as JTAG, but they require extra tools and accessories.
The decision:
Is my phone soft or hard bricked?
If you answer yes to all of the questions below you probably have a hard birck:
Test as said in order!
Nothing happenes when you hold or press the power button
You cannot get the screen to even turn on by pressing or holding any combination of buttons on your phone
Nothing happenes if you do the same as about but with your phone plugged into a charger
Nothing happenes when you plug your phone into a computer
When you plug in your phone into a computer it does not recognize it as a phone, storage or any other media device
Nothing happenes when you try all of the above again, but with removing the battery in between steps for 10 seconds and putting it back in again
Nothing happenes when you try all of the above again, but after leaving the phone plugged into a charger for 2 hours
If all of the questions are a "yes", then you either have a broken charging port and and a discharged battery or you have a hard brick.
The unbricking:
There are many methods of unbricking and they are all different to each phone. Here I will list the most common methods that often succeed.
Samsung users skip to 4. method.
1. If you have access to a stock recovery:
Method 1:
1. Shut down / turn off your phone.
2. Boot into Recovery mode – hold down the volume down button and then hold the power button (the button combination is different for every phone. Look yours up on Google)
3. Use volume keys to navigate the menus, and power button to select the menu items (Again, might be different for every phone)
4. Choose “Wipe Cache Partition”.
5. Choose “Wipe Data / Factory Reset” to delete all your settings and apps, using the correct ROM.
6. Reboot your device.
Method 2:
Download the stock rom for your phone. It should be in ".zip" format. Make sure it's the official version
(Find it by Googling something like "[your phone model] stock rom")
Put the file on your phone's external SD card.
Make sure that the rom is for your exact phone model.
1. Shut down / turn off your phone.
2. Boot into Recovery mode – hold down the volume down button and then hold the power button (the button combination is different for every phone. Look yours up on Google)
3. Use volume keys to navigate the menus, and power button to select the menu items (Again, might be different for every phone)
4. Select "apply update from external storage"
5. Navigate to the zip file you copied to your phone
6. Install it.
If you get Status Error 7 that means you didn't download an official stock rom.
2. If you have access to a custom recovery:
Method 1:
Try stock recovery method 1
Method 2:
1. Find a stable custom rom for your phone or if you want to download the stock rom
Make sure that the rom is for your exact phone model.
2.. Copy the zip file to the phone's external SD.
3. Install the zip
(If you have a custom recovery you probably know the drill)
3. If you have access to fastboot mode:
First install ADB and fastboot drivers (if you haven't already):
To install it on windows there is a handy tool called the 15 Second ADB installer which will install pretty much everything you need.
On Ubuntu install with:
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
On Fedora:
Code:
sudo dnf install android-tools
On OS X using Homebrew:
Code:
brew install android-platform-tools
Once you have the drivers installed you have to find a recovery image for your phone to install a custom recovery.
You can try one of the popular recoveries such as CWM or TWRP.
You need to get the recoveryNameHere.img file for your phone.
Find it by Googling:
"[your phone model] TWRP recovery"
or
"[your phone model] CWM recovery"
Make sure that the recovery is for your exact phone model.
Now on your phone enter fastboot mode:
Turn your phone off.
You can try different button combinations. For my phone it's holding power and volume down buttons.
Once you're in fastboot mode plug your phone into a computer and open your terminal/cmd.
Type in:
Code:
fastboot devices
You should see a list of devices. There should be only one device ID number.
If you see the ID it's working. If you don't you didn't install the Google USB driver properly (on Windows) and if it says "'fastboot' is not a recognized command" or "No command 'fastboot' found" then you didn't even install your drivers.
If you have problems with installing Google "how to install adb and fastboot drivers"
Now that you know fastboot is working type in:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\Path\To\Recovery.img
Replace "C:\Path\To\Recovery.img" with an actuall path of the recovery file you downloaded.
It should say success.
If it doesn't try to execute:
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
This will delete all data you had on your phone (games, game progress, apps...).
Now try
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\Path\To\Recovery.img
again.
Once you're done type in:
Code:
fastboot reboot
And your phone should still not work. Now what you have to do it try the custom recovery method above (number 2.)
4. If you have a Samsung device:
Try this tutorial of unbricking with Odin: click here

Huawei P9 Mini lite problem (Boot loop, no able to use recovery)

Hello.
I am Finnish, so I try to tell my problem with correct english.
I have a Huawei P9 Mini Lite phone with Android 7, stock ROM. I unlocked the bootloader. I tried to install custom recovery, TWRP, but it failed, must have been wrong version, for other P9 model. I used Windows software just for for Huawei phones, that you can use to unlock, relock bootloder, root, and many stuff (I cannot remember the name of that software, it works in command prompt window). Situation was kind of messy, but after unlocking, I was able to boot phone to Android OS, only entering eRecovery first, and there press the "reboot" option. So I thought if I relock the bootloader, it maybe helps. After relocking, I rebooted my phone, and I got notification, that there is some problem with file system, and I must do factory reset. It offered me that option right away, so I clicked factory reset. After that, phone went into boot loop state, and also there is a warning screen, about that phone cannot be trusted, because of bootloader is unlocked-relocked. Cannot remember clearly, because the warning screen appears only for few seconds. I was able to press power, vol up/down buttons, that are mentioned in warning screen to enter recovery or continue etc., but it doesn´t help. Huawei logo appears, phone vibrates, and then it starts again... I cannot enter eRecovery anymore. I can enter to normal stock recovery only when I connect USB cable to PC, and press power and vol down, but there is no options to anything. Only notification, that I must connect phone to computer with USB cable, and I did that already. But computer doesn´t recognize my phone, so I cannot do nothing by using computer to try factory reset or something else. In a simple way, I have drivers on my PC for USB, and Huawei software too, but I cannot connect phone to PC. Interesting thing is, that Huawei software on my PC recognizes that there is my phone, when I use USB cable, but there is no connection between phone and PC. So how I can do anything to my phone, when I cannot use my PC to work with my phone? Battery is not removable, and I also let my battery to go empty, and when I connected phone to charger after that, and later tried to turn it on, boot loop started again.
[WANTED!!!] TWRP port for Huawei SLA-L02
Hi and welcome to this forum.
I apologize for the late reply. In the meantime, did you resolve the issue?
Is your device a Huawei SLA-L02?
If you still need help for the above-mentioned smartphone, let me know.
Thanks and greetings
can you please help me I need help because this is happening to me and can you please respond fast
Simon Šircelj said:
can you please help me I need help because this is happening to me and can you please respond fast
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You can follow this guide.
Make sure that the build number ends in an even number (if your phone is a dual-sim model). For example, SLA-L22C432B150
In order to recover Android properly, it's necessary to discover which build number is installed now on your phone. So please, turn off your phone. Plug your phone to a computer by a usb cable, then hold down simultaneously the volume down button and the power button, so that the FASTBOOT&RESCUE MODE can start on your phone. Then, on Windows, run a command prompt as administrator and move to the directory where there are fastboot and adb.
Now, type and enter the following command:
Code:
fastboot oem get-build-number
Then, post the returned result, thanks.

Unable to boot, enter flash mode or enable USB debugging after 'succesful' flash

I use this forums a lot for info but in this case i can't find any leads of whee to go with this, so wondering if someone can chip in some ideas?
I flashed a ROM via flashtool but wasn't happy with it, so i thought i'd just go back to stock and so used flash tool AKA emma to flash one of the options given there.
First attempt to flash it said "flash failed" or something like that and had the "flashing failed, connect to computer" note in the phone when booting it. (I'm sort of making up the terms, not that much into the tech ). Anyway, i tried flashing the same FW again and this time it went through really quick being 'completed' in a few seconds.
Now when i try to boot it gets stuck in the 'Sony' logo. Can go into Fastboot but no Flash Mode (nothing happens using the vol down key), and USB debugging seems to be off now as well.
Emma only works in Flashmode so can't do anything with that. Flashtool doesn't offer anything useful in Fastboot and Xperia Companion recognises the phone when in Fastboot but asks that i unlock the screen and enter MTP...
Any help of where i can go with this?
Thanks
P.s. While keeping buttons pressed randomly it went once into flash mode, but trying to flash a ROM with flashtool it got stuck at "reding device data" and i haven't been able to enter the mode again. Is there an alternative key press combination that i stumbled on by chance? I think i just kept vol up and power held for a while and let go at a random number of phone vibrations
Just tried: Flashed twrp via fastboot and then rebooted into recovery. Same thing. It still opens to Sony splash screen and stays there
Ok, i'm kind of talking to myself here, but mild success and something that might help someone.
Managed to get back in flash mode. Don't know if it's a fluke, unique to this phone, or how it's actually meant to work, but the sequence is:
From the freezed up splash screen, and the USB connected, press and keep pressed power+vol up (hard restart/shutdown)
You get a single vibration, if you let go here it restarts. Keep pressing
You get a triple vibration, if you let go here it shuts down. Keep pressing
You get a single vibration, if you let go here it starts in fastboot. Keep pressing
You get a second single vibration, if you let go here it starts in flash mode.
Possibly a fluke but don't want to have to try again!
Anyway, i managed to flash the last working firmware and it's all good, yet this is the unwanted one. So issue is i still need to downgrade the phone to 7.1.1

Please help! S10e can't enter download mode...

Please help!
Hello! This is a distress call, because I think I brickered my S10e, through my own fault ...
Trying to install the TWRP according to the instructions given in the Hades Rom, I made two unforgivable mistakes, since years of flashing roms ...
1) I took the wrong installation file (I have the G970F/DS, and flash the beyond2lte file, instead of beyond0lte)
2) I omitted to force boot of TWRP just flashed.
Result: I cannot enter download mode as I did before (the phone does not blink), and trying to enter recovery, out of 20 attempts, it only turned on 2 times and does not go beyond the warning screen that the oem is unlocked, and it is not a safe state. I press power to continue as it says, and the screen turns off. Of course it doesn't start normally with the power button either.
I found out recently that been connected to the PC, it is recognized by it, and I even could access to it though the Windows explorer... Ergo, it's not dead, but the screen is in the infamous "black screen of death". Tried the usb jig emulator, by sugestion of denon480, but it didn't work (see screen capture).
Is there a way to force it into download mode, to flash the correct recovery, or eventually an official firmware? The cell phone is immaculate, I can not resign myself to it turns paperweight !!!!!
I put this here, because the problem was in TWRP recovery flashing, I didn't arrived to the Hades ROM installing process, and this way I can reach more people...
I appreciate any help.
Cheers
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aqmv5IkqbGj3mwqTWmEd3VJxPPHs?e=V3UVSP
I don't even think it is possible to brick Samsungs like that. Are you following the right steps to download mode? Ergo,
Step 1 – Turn OFF your Galaxy S10.
Step 2 – Now press and hold the following buttons on your phone together: Volume Down + Bixby Button.
Step 3 – Next, plug in one end of the USB-C cable to a computer and the other end to the phone. As soon as you will connect, your phone will power on.
I have the same problem. I do not know if the OEM unlocking has something to do with that as I can not turn on OEM although it is not missing but it is not active and can not be turned on. I tried all the solution available online but it looks like no one knows what to do even the so called experts know nothing at all and the only things they know is the direct easy way. So disappointed
Same problem here... any solutions?

I Flashed My Note 20 Ultra With Recovery.img And Now Its Stuck On Orange State "Bootloader Unlocked" Warning Message!

Ok Guys So I Shouldn't Have Done This But I Used Fastboot To Flash Recovery And I think I Did It Wrong. It Said "ok" And Finished And I Rebooted Phone It Resetted And Then Stuck On The Orange State Bootloader Message. I Do The Recovery Mode And Goes Black And Nothing Is Responsive For a While, Sometimes Longer Than Others. This Happens If I Start Phone Normal Or Try Fastboot Or Download.
Because Of My Mistake I Cannot Connect To Pc Software And Im Not Sure Of What I Can Do. I Feel Like Im Not Going To Like The Answer For This But I Got To Take The Blame For This.
Btw i Have A Samsung galaxy Note 20 Ultra Sm-N986u
I think your phone is hard bricked
so you can't get fastboot using volume up+power or via adb?
rescue from manufacturer site pos or just device not being recognised?
It isn't hard bricked it's just way of Samsung trying to make life of simple people more difficult, people who paid for Samsung phones lots of money.
To sort that screen issues what you can surely do is,
Simply press volup + voldown buttons at the same time, no matter if you're on that orange screen or whatever just press those those two buttons at the same time and keep pressing them while you connect your phone to pc. you will boot into download mode. Then flash stock firmware for your phone. After stock of flashed Reboot and start your phone, go to developer options see if oem unlock option is there if it is then oem unlock it if it is not then go back to settings manually change date to year ago, then go to updates disable auto update, connect to WiFi, and press on update several times untill window shows up saying no updates, then go to developer options you should see oem unlock, unlock it.
Then boot into download mode and make sure you have working copy of recovery.
And make sure you follow instructions of whoever recovery you installed on how to boot into recovery. I have S20 plus and too had troubles with it, and the only working recovery for my phone is twrp customised. To boot into it after flashing recovery from odin auto reboot disabled I pressed voldown and power, USB cable connected, then after screen goes off I changed from voldown to volup while kept pressing power button and cable connected. Orange screen with warning showed up for 5 sec I kept pressing and it bottled to twrp and then I was able to install custom rom beyond rom and while installing in aroma I was able ti choose option to remove orange screen.
That's it.
I ran into the same error. I mistakenly loaded twrp's recovery into userdata instead of ap section. The phone was stuck at the orange screen and nothing was happening whatever i pressed. I waited till the battery to dry out and with 0% battery, i directly connected to pc and was able to get into download mode. Then i flashed stock and everything is now back to normal.
Carl Johnson (Cj) said:
I think your phone is hard bricked
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Absolutely not

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