This works on my device, but use at your own risk, as if used wrong this could cause you to brick your device.
Test was conducted on BTU_G780GXXU5EWE5
Requires Unlocked BootLoader (OEM UNLOCKING ENABLED in developer settings)
Unlock bootloader by holding the volume up and volume down buttons while the device is powered down, after connecting to a USB ota cable.
If you unlock your bootloader, your warrenty is void.
not much detail needed here really, just Flash the recovery.tar to AP file in Odin and you can use fastboot
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Hello, I have problem with my softbricked Nexus 5.
phone is full stock
bootloader is locked
USB debugging is not enabled
Android 6.0.1
all buttons are working
USB socket is fine
Factory reset from recovery mode is not working - still bootlooping
My purpose is to bring it to live, but I am stuck. Due to locked bootloader I have to use LG Flash Tool. Some time ago I used it with my other Nexus 5 and it was fine - worked excellent. Now I want to do it again with other phone but I am stuck on start: Can't enter download mode (volume up+usb cable). When I am trying to enter to download mode,charging battery icon appears and after few seconds my phone is being recognized as MTP USB device in device manager. I thought it is a problem with the phone, but tried with another working Nexus and there is no difference - it looks like problem with phone-pc connection to me. I tried few cables (original samsung and nokia) and two pc's - no difference. Tried all USB ports etc. Clean reinstall (with registry keys delete) doesn't help, updated version 4.2 neither. Do you have any ideas how to fix it?
Download mode? Never heard of that on the Nexus 5. There is a fastboot mode for flashing stock ROMs and to unlock the bootloader.
I recommend unlocking the bootloader and using NRT to flash a stock ROM.
audit13 said:
Download mode? Never heard of that on the Nexus 5. There is a fastboot mode for flashing stock ROMs and to unlock the bootloader.
I recommend unlocking the bootloader and using NRT to flash a stock ROM.
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I have NRT but problem is that to unlock bootloader I have to enable USB debugging - I can't do it with bootlooping phone.
Bootloader can be unlocked without enabling debugging as you are not running adb commands, you need to run fastboot commands.
audit13 said:
Download mode? Never heard of that on the Nexus 5. There is a fastboot mode for flashing stock ROMs and to unlock the bootloader.
I recommend unlocking the bootloader and using NRT to flash a stock ROM.
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audit13 said:
Bootloader can be unlocked without enabling debugging as you are not running adb commands, you need to run fastboot commands.
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Thanks! Can I do it with NRT also?
Easiest way to unlock the bootloader on a windows machine is to do this:
make sure that the necessary fast boot drivers are installed;
boot phone into fast boot mode by holding down volume up, volume down, and power;
connect the phone to the computer;
type "fastboot oem unlock" without the quotation marks and press enter key.
Unlocking will wipe the phone.
Once unlocked, you can flash a stock ROM using fastboot commands.
audit13 said:
Easiest way to unlock the bootloader on a windows machine is to do this:
make sure that the necessary fast boot drivers are installed;
boot phone into fast boot mode by holding down volume up, volume down, and power;
connect the phone to the computer;
type "fastboot oem unlock" without the quotation marks and press enter key.
Unlocking will wipe the phone.
Once unlocked, you can flash a stock ROM using fastboot commands.
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Ok I did it. Do I have to proceed "fastboot reboot" command? when I am doing it it reboots and still bootlooping. When I enter bootloader it is locked again
If the bootloader relocks itself when the phone is rebooted, the memory chip is damaged and will need a motherboard replacement.
Got this phone today, can't get it to boot into fastboot or recovery - volup+power, volup+home+power, volup+voldown+power nothing seems to work and the phone just boots normally.
Also can't find which android drivers to use, or a reliable source of the apk to flash it.
Any suggestions?
Can get into fastboot via the command line, I guess I had the right drivers already. But can't unlock the bootloader because the volume up to unlock doesn't work, it doesn't recognise the button press.
Kingoroot won't work, likely because the bootloader is locked but not certain on that.
Try it maby
Try to enable the hidden developer setting and enabling ome unlock And then flash a recovery or a rotting file via Odin 3 sorry for bad spelling im 12 + I think that will unlock the bootloader and you can try kingroot , kingoroot and super one click
I have the version with 6.0 firmware, which doesnt unlock bootloader since the vol up does nothing on fastboot. Any solutions were found? Gratitude
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Unlocking the bootloader on modern Samsung devices have some caveats. The newly introduced VaultKeeper service will make the bootloader reject any unofficial partitions in some cirumstances.
Allow bootloader unlocking in Developer options → OEM unlocking
Reboot to download mode: power off your device and press the download mode key combo for your device
Long press volume up to unlock the bootloader. This will wipe your data and automatically reboot.
Go through the initial setup. Skip through all the steps since data will be wiped again in later steps. Connect the device to Internet during the setup.
Enable developer options, and confirm that the OEM unlocking option exists and is grayed out. This means the VaultKeeper service has unleashed the bootloader.
Voila! Your bootloader now accepts unofficial images in download mode.
So I had actually posted about this phone already but I wanted to get a seoerate discussion on unlocking
I am currently trying to flash a stock Rom to an Asus ZenFone 5Q ZC600KL X017DA with a Qualcomm chipset
The issue with the phone is that it's stuck on the logo when turning on it will say powered by Android then goto Asus then stops there
Factory reset is out of the question as the hardware keys only bring me to CSC fastboot mode
Now here is my problem the bootloader is locked and when running device info command in fastboot on laptop it will say something along the lines device unlock false same for unlock critical false
To unlock the boot loader everywhere is telling me I need to enable the slider for OEM unlock in developer and also enable USB debugging and Asus has an unlock tool but it's an apk file
Now as phone is stuck on logo when turning on I obviously cannot enable the OEM unlock it even enable USB debugging
So my goal right now before I proceed with flashing stock Rom is to get the bootloader unlocked
Is there any way to do this any software I can download with instructions or any options to unlock the bootloader via EDL mode
Is there an option to wipe out the bootloader and reinstall it from a firmware
Or is there something like TWRP that I can flash over to the phone under EDL that will give me options to unlock
Thanka
I just unlocked bootloader on my S7 and was installing magisk and did everything and got the AP patched magisk file etc, and got to Odin and started flashing only for it to fail with this error
Im not sure what to do as this is the correct verison firmware, I unlocked the bootloader, and flashed everything occardinginly
Did you follow the Magisk Installation Instructions?
After unlocking the bootloader, you have to let the device boot and confirm that OEM Unlocking is still available. Vaultkeeper/Knox Guard are still active even after unlocking the bootloader.
V0latyle said:
Did you follow the Magisk Installation Instructions?
After unlocking the bootloader, you have to let the device boot and confirm that OEM Unlocking is still available. Vaultkeeper/Knox Guard are still active even after unlocking the bootloader.
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Hmm yeah that's what I thought but thought it was already so because...
I unlocked bootloader in dev options but when I boot into download mode it doesn't give me the prompt to fully open up the device it's just normal download mode :/
I tried booting into recovery and "restart to bootloader option" doesn't even exist, so I had to do it via pc
What should I do?
jacobjake7 said:
Hmm yeah that's what I thought but thought it was already so because...
I unlocked bootloader in dev options but when I boot into download mode it doesn't give me the prompt to fully open up the device it's just normal download mode :/
I tried booting into recovery and "restart to bootloader option" doesn't even exist, so I had to do it via pc
What should I do?
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The OEM Unlocking toggle in Developer Options does not unlock the bootloader on its own. It's simply a "safety" that when enabled allows you to unlock the bootloader.
When you're in download mode, do you see "OEM LOCK" near the top of the screen? Does it say "On"?
To unlock the bootloader, unplug any cables and shut the device down.
Then, hold both VOLUME buttons, and while holding them, insert the USB cable from your PC. The device should start with a prompt - Volume Up for download mode, long press Volume Up for unlock mode, and Volume Down to cancel. Follow the prompts to unlock your device. This will wipe all user data.
Once you've unlocked the bootloader, follow the instructions in the link I posted to ensure Vaultkeeper/Knox Guard are fully disabled.
V0latyle said:
The OEM Unlocking toggle in Developer Options does not unlock the bootloader on its own. It's simply a "safety" that when enabled allows you to unlock the bootloader.
When you're in download mode, do you see "OEM LOCK" near the top of the screen? Does it say "On"?
To unlock the bootloader, unplug any cables and shut the device down.
Then, hold both VOLUME buttons, and while holding them, insert the USB cable from your PC. The device should start with a prompt - Volume Up for download mode, long press Volume Up for unlock mode, and Volume Down to cancel. Follow the prompts to unlock your device. This will wipe all user data.
Once you've unlocked the bootloader, follow the instructions in the link I posted to ensure Vaultkeeper/Knox Guard are fully disabled.
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When I boot into download mode it just shows a normal download screen with no text in the top left, no nothing, it's just normal download. I don't get the option to unlock the bootloader as I've said in my last post