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Hi there guys, first of all thank you all so much for the support here.
I have a problem with my atrix, i googled a lot before posting, but i still can't find a solution:
I have a atrix 4G, unlocked, was running successfully neutrino 2,8 version.
After 2 months of being (almost) fully functional, the phone crashed(i didn't do anything particular at that time, i think that i was browsing google maps) suddenly and now i have continuous boot loop, i get only the classic red dual core logo, with the "unlocked" notification over it, and then after 10-15 sec it reboots.
I try to open it with holding volume down, to enter recovery, nothing happens. It reboots again. The computer doesn't see it, in this case.
I reboot it with holding volume up, says "starting RSD protocol suppport", and pc sees it and i get the cling-clong sound of usb.
I would do the recovery using rsd, but i read that it is not for unlocked devices, is this so? What can i do in this case? Thanks a lot!!!
ergotelis said:
Hi there guys, first of all thank you all so much for the support here.
I have a problem with my atrix, i googled a lot before posting, but i still can't find a solution:
I have a atrix 4G, unlocked, was running successfully neutrino 2,8 version.
After 2 months of being (almost) fully functional, the phone crashed(i didn't do anything particular at that time, i think that i was browsing google maps) suddenly and now i have continuous boot loop, i get only the classic red dual core logo, with the "unlocked" notification over it, and then after 10-15 sec it reboots.
I try to open it with holding volume down, to enter recovery, nothing happens. It reboots again. The computer doesn't see it, in this case.
I reboot it with holding volume up, says "starting RSD protocol suppport", and pc sees it and i get the cling-clong sound of usb.
I would do the recovery using rsd, but i read that it is not for unlocked devices, is this so? What can i do in this case? Thanks a lot!!!
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You'll probably need to flash a new recovery partition. Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950307
RaiderDuck said:
You'll probably need to flash a new recovery partition. Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950307
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Thanks, but the problem is that this guy can get into the recovery with powering up+holding volume down button, if i understood well.but I can't!
ergotelis said:
Thanks, but the problem is that this guy can get into the recovery with powering up+holding volume down button, if i understood well.but I can't!
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flasing a recovery is done via fastboot so you don't have to enter recovery but fastboot (hold power and volume down till it shows fastboot, then press up) .
look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33137046&postcount=10
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ergotelis said:
Hi there guys, first of all thank you all so much for the support here.
I have a problem with my atrix, i googled a lot before posting, but i still can't find a solution:
I have a atrix 4G, unlocked, was running successfully neutrino 2,8 version.
After 2 months of being (almost) fully functional, the phone crashed(i didn't do anything particular at that time, i think that i was browsing google maps) suddenly and now i have continuous boot loop, i get only the classic red dual core logo, with the "unlocked" notification over it, and then after 10-15 sec it reboots.
I try to open it with holding volume down, to enter recovery, nothing happens. It reboots again. The computer doesn't see it, in this case.
I reboot it with holding volume up, says "starting RSD protocol suppport", and pc sees it and i get the cling-clong sound of usb.
I would do the recovery using rsd, but i read that it is not for unlocked devices, is this so? What can i do in this case? Thanks a lot!!!
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hello i had this problem yesterday, it happens in neutrino rom to alot of people!
and btw i could not open recovery either
ill explain what i had to do
i had to use moto-fastboot and install a new recovery, basically your recovery is dead and your rom is unbootable
heres the steps
download the moto drivers and install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1381183&d=1349549067
then download the motofastboot zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1381414&d=1349555102
and create a new folder in C: (computer) called Android and then drag the files from the moto zip into android
Then download a new recovery http://www.mediafire.com/?6ww8wrjrdqq9m97
place the recovery.img into the android folder
now you have all the files needed to reflash your new recovery and fix your phone the whole idea is to reinstall recovery so you can access it and wipe and install the rom fresh again
now you need to do these steps
1) Attach your phone to the PC via USB (use a port closest to the power supply)
2) Reboot phone while holding volume down until you see "fastboot"
3) Press volume up to initiate fastboot
4) On your PC click the Start menu, then in the search box type "cmd"
5) In the command prompt type the following commands (no quotes, hit enter after each command)
6a) "cd c:/android"
6b) "moto-fastboot devices"
your CMD promt should show something like this
C:\Users\Me>cd c:/android
c:\Android>fastboot devices
TA20703SX9 fastboot
c:\Android>
now if that has all worked type the following phrases
moto-fastboot erase recovery
moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.4-maguro.img
moto-fastboot reboot
now the phone should reboot, unplug the usb and pull battery out.
put battery back in and then try to boot into recovery like you normally would (power button + Vol Down)
and your new recovery should load!
from here you can wipe your whole system which i would reccomended as your current one is corrupt and install a new rom or reflash your current on onto a clean wipe. if you dont understand how to clean wipe do all of these steps, factory reset, clear cache, clean dalvik cache then go to mounts > storage and format data + format cache + format system
now install new rom and let it boot up, should bootloop a couple of times then start! if not unplug battery from phone and ask for further assitance
Pixelguy said:
1) Attach your phone to the PC via USB (use a port closest to the power supply)
2) Reboot phone while holding volume down until you see "fastboot"
3) Press volume up to initiate fastboot
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Thank you for your help, the problem is exactly here, i put on the usb, i power up the phone by pressing the volume down, and the phone does nothing,doesn't show the fastboot,and after 10-15 secs starts rebooting again. This is my problem!
The only response from my phone is when powering up, and pressing the volume up, it says "starting rsd protocol support"
Is there any case that my volume down is dead?
ergotelis said:
Thank you for your help, the problem is exactly here, i put on the usb, i power up the phone by pressing the volume down, and the phone does nothing,doesn't show the fastboot,and after 10-15 secs starts rebooting again. This is my problem!
The only response from my phone is when powering up, and pressing the volume up, it says "starting rsd protocol support"
Is there any case that my volume down is dead?
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unplug usb
remove battery, then put battery back in make sure phone off (no green light)
then hold power button and vol down at the same time for a few seconds
Fastboot should appear in white writing then press up volume and it should say starting rsd protocal or something similiar
then plug in usb and follow the steps i have written above
i do exactly what you said, but doesn't show fastboot. from switched off, if i press volume up with power button, i see the message "starting rsd protocol support" .but no fastboot option!
Is there any chance that you can access adb after bootscreen? than you can use "adb reboot recovery" to get there...
jorno88 said:
Is there any chance that you can access adb after bootscreen? than you can use "adb reboot recovery" to get there...
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When i start up phone, the only combination possible to stop restarting is by pressing power+vol up to show that with RSD. There is no other option then selectable. Power + volume down does not work, doesn't show anything, has anyone of you experienced this thing?
If the only working option you have is RSD, then I'm afraid you're stuck with having to flash a stock SBF. I hope you know/remember exactly what stock version you had installed before any modding or flashing, because the SBF has to match exactly. Choose wisely and read up as much as you can before flashing.
I have over a year now with custom roms, and i can't remember which version i had. Why do i have to find exactly the version that i had? The latest stock version won't work with rsd? It will make it hard brick?If i manage at least to recover the fastboot menus etc it would be great!
I will later also try to open it, to see if the side button "volume down" is not working,.
I have another question, in your moto atrix, if you press on startup power+vol up, are you also seeing the "starting RSD" etc option??
ergotelis said:
I have over a year now with custom roms, and i can't remember which version i had. Why do i have to find exactly the version that i had? The latest stock version won't work with rsd? It will make it hard brick?If i manage at least to recover the fastboot menus etc it would be great!
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Yes, flashing a wrong SBF will most likely hardbrick your device.
ergotelis said:
I have another question, in your moto atrix, if you press on startup power+vol up, are you also seeing the "starting RSD" etc option??
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Can't try right now, but as far as I know, yes, that is a standard way to enter RSD mode.
thank you, so, i know that at least my phone responds to some instructions.
Is there anyone else to suggest me to do anything else?
IN rsd mode, (other than flashing a stock random rom with chance of hardbricking,)the phone can be read by usb, can i do anything there?
ergotelis said:
IN rsd mode, (other than flashing a stock random rom with chance of hardbricking,)the phone can be read by usb, can i do anything there?
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Sadly no. The RSD mode can only ever be used to flash SBFs. That's it. Nothing less, nothing more.
I will now try to open it to see if vol down is not working well. If it does work, i will select a stock rom 1 year old and i will flash it using rsd, and whatever happens....:good:
I disassembled the phone, the button seems to operate fine(?).
I flashed with RSDlite the 2.3.6 version, the RSD stuck to waiting for phone to restart.
The phone restarted, the "unlocked" logo disappeared.
Starts normally, passes the red motorola logo, shows the graphic of AT&T, and after ~10sec starts restarting again. Bootloop again!
At boot, pressing power+vol up, i can still get the RSD support. Pressing power+vol down does nothing, I don't see any error messages, like the ones in hard brick.
What can i do now, any ideas please!!!
try this
ergotelis said:
I disassembled the phone, the button seems to operate fine(?).
I flashed with RSDlite the 2.3.6 version, the RSD stuck to waiting for phone to restart.
The phone restarted, the "unlocked" logo disappeared.
Starts normally, passes the red motorola logo, shows the graphic of AT&T, and after ~10sec starts restarting again. Bootloop again!
At boot, pressing power+vol up, i can still get the RSD support. Pressing power+vol down does nothing, I don't see any error messages, like the ones in hard brick.
What can i do now, any ideas please!!!
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Yesterday I had a hard time getting my phone into fastboot mode, after loading a bad SV kernel,it only wanted to start the RSD protocol mode. I eventually got into fastboot by plugging into the wall charger, then removing and installing the battery while holding the vol button. When fastboot appears, unplug the charger to allow sd access.
Thanks for the suggestion, i tried even this,it didn't work. The funny thing is that it shows the battery charging level full screen if i connect the charger, as it starts.
I noticed also that when i press vol down now, it takes longer to start and continue to the moving red logo, it stays for a while stable red,feels like it is thinking whether to start or not lol (if i don't press vol down, on the power up the red moto logo immediately starts the classic "waving" effects)
Anyone having any kind of suggestion?I guess you don't, right?
I have a fairly generic Chinese tablet, a Neutab N7 (not a Nexus 7), but I have no idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode.
Using adb, "adb reboot bootloader" or "adb reboot-bootloader" just makes it reboot normally.
From a shell, doing "su reboot bootloader" also reboots normally.
I tried Quick Boot from Google Play which has an option to reboot into the bootloader, but it also just ends up rebooting normally.
While powered off, I tried holding power and volume up, power and volume down, and power and both volume up and down, but they all just boot normally.
Doing "adb reboot recovery" does boot me into recovery mode, but the menu doesn't have a bootloader/fastboot option.
Does anyone have any idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode for this tablet? Any help would be appreciated.
knismaps said:
I have a fairly generic Chinese tablet, a Neutab N7 (not a Nexus 7), but I have no idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode.
Using adb, "adb reboot bootloader" or "adb reboot-bootloader" just makes it reboot normally.
From a shell, doing "su reboot bootloader" also reboots normally.
I tried Quick Boot from Google Play which has an option to reboot into the bootloader, but it also just ends up rebooting normally.
While powered off, I tried holding power and volume up, power and volume down, and power and both volume up and down, but they all just boot normally.
Doing "adb reboot recovery" does boot me into recovery mode, but the menu doesn't have a bootloader/fastboot option.
Does anyone have any idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode for this tablet? Any help would be appreciated.
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why do you want to enter the bootloader? and have they made any roms or cwm recovery for these types of generic android tablets?
[RESOLVED] finally, ROOT for Neutab N7 pro tablet.
knismaps said:
I have a fairly generic Chinese tablet, a Neutab N7 (not a Nexus 7), but I have no idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode.
Using adb, "adb reboot bootloader" or "adb reboot-bootloader" just makes it reboot normally.
From a shell, doing "su reboot bootloader" also reboots normally.
I tried Quick Boot from Google Play which has an option to reboot into the bootloader, but it also just ends up rebooting normally.
While powered off, I tried holding power and volume up, power and volume down, and power and both volume up and down, but they all just boot normally.
Doing "adb reboot recovery" does boot me into recovery mode, but the menu doesn't have a bootloader/fastboot option.
Does anyone have any idea how to enter the bootloader/fastboot mode for this tablet? Any help would be appreciated.
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Having been looking for this information myself i'm sharing real quick here what i've found. Scouring the net all over i've found NOTHING specific for these Chinese tablets but after finally getting on the scent of VROOT I downloaded and tried iROOT essentially a one-click rooter the .APK **DID NOT WORK** but the PC version **DID** can be found by googling iroot or vroot.
RE: bootloader, i've still found no way or any good info on entering the bootloader AFAIK this is locked and may not be possible without some good hard hacking on the firmware, I DO KNOW that if you try entering the "bootloader" with a reboot manager on the device u will find yourself at the "NeuTab" welcome screen and stuck. Fortunately at least in my experience, letting the tablet battery run down low you can boot back into it and root condition is still good.
Hope this helps somewhat I know its an old post but a lot of people have been looking for this info have yet to post on authors site confirming that the NeuTab also works with his software.
peace.
VE3UND
BTW I forgot to mention the site and the software (ALTHOUGH IT STATES OTHERWISE) is in Chinese. A leap of faith needed there I know but i confirm this method works. l8z
BTW^2 ALSO the android version was KitKat as received from the mfg, also have been told that Jellybean will install on the tablet after rooting and maybe is now included with device but don't quote me on that.
all in all a really nice tab for the price, especially now we have root biggest missing option: GPS but you can tether to another device with gps if you need to. Also no built in USB HOST MODE. //out
I've got the NeuTab N10 and can't get ADB to see it at all. How did you get ADB to work with your N7, were you able to find NeuTab ADB drivers somewhere?
So i recently came across this tablet in my stuff... something i picked up for the wife a few years back.
I also came across this website.... http://neutab.com/info-detail.php?InfoId=11
It has all the tools and programs that the company uses. includes all files for development of their entire line of tablets.
Thought this may be useful. just click on the link that says pheonixtools.zip and it will take you to a back end file server... This tablet is about as open sourced as it gets... so... this leads me to ask a question i have been struggling with for the last 2 years of being a member on this website...
can anyone... please... help me develop my first recovery and custom rom for this tablet? I just have never done it all the way... i have set up a couple things here and there... figured out how to strip the stock recovery and boot... but never got further than that.
Thanks for the help.
• Unzip phoenix tool.zip you just downloaded; (to open a .zip file, download WinRAR)
• In the folder of phoenix tool you just unzipped, depending on your system specs, select "drvinstaller_X64", "drvinstaller_x86" or "drvinstaller_IA64" to install tablet driver; Or you can run all three driver installer and at least one will work;
• Run "PhoenixSuit.exe", select "firmware" tab;
• Click on "Image" button, choose the firmware you just downloaded;
• Turn your tablet completely off (by press and hold power button for 20 seconds), press and hold "volume -" button, connect tablet to computer via usb cable, keep volume button held, press power button 10 times repeatedly；
• The phoenix tool should recognize the tablet. On pop-up dialog window, select if you want to format and wipe out everything on your tablet；
• The phoenix tool will start flash the firmware to the tablet. Wait till it is done；
• When upgrade is finished, disconnect your tablet from computer, press and hold power button for 10 seconds to quit upgrade mode. then press and hold power button for 2-4 seconds to turn tablet on；
Congratulations! Your tablet is now refreshed.
Ok so I have a NueTab Air 7 Android and I have talked toto their customer support which did neurologist absolutely no good. I have been trying to hard reset my tablet and do a factory reset by holding down the volume up and down keys and the power keys until it gives me the option of rebooting. However, there is no option for a factory reset. Only a Recovery mode, Fastboot mode, and Normal mode. I tired the Normal and Recovery an both sent me back to enter password that I can't rremember, which isthe why I'm resetting it lol. Finally I chose the Fastboot option and now it is stuck on that option and has been for almost an hour. It willwas not let me power off, try to hard reset, it is literally stuck. And it is a hundred percent charged. I do jot hav the optiontime to connectbe the tablet to acall Windows computer at this timetime, as the forums I have read say can possibly fix the issue. And what a surprise the customer service phone number for this specific tablet does not know how to fix it!!!!! Not surprised at all. If anyone at allthe has any ideas or knows what to do or howsomething to fix it please help meme. I'm very frustrated to say thethat least and in desperate need of help. Anything would be immensely appreciated. ~Melissa
How to identify the exact firmware of the N7 after this page (Oficial NEUTAB), I have 3 options but that IMEI series is nowhere in the table.
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this page http://neutab.com/info-detail.php?InfoId=11
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therealtaynak said:
So i recently came across this tablet in my stuff... something i picked up for the wife a few years back.
I also came across this website.... http://neutab.com/info-detail.php?InfoId=11
It has all the tools and programs that the company uses. includes all files for development of their entire line of tablets.
Thought this may be useful. just click on the link that says pheonixtools.zip and it will take you to a back end file server... This tablet is about as open sourced as it gets... so... this leads me to ask a question i have been struggling with for the last 2 years of being a member on this website...
can anyone... please... help me develop my first recovery and custom rom for this tablet? I just have never done it all the way... i have set up a couple things here and there... figured out how to strip the stock recovery and boot... but never got further than that.
Thanks for the help.
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I would love to root this tablet purely because it's my daughter's and some of the games she likes has some real funky permissions That they want! A custom rom would be nice but I will be satisfied with being able to revoke some of the permissions that the apps want to have access to.
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• Unzip phoenix tool.zip you just downloaded; (to open a .zip file, download WinRAR)
• In the folder of phoenix tool you just unzipped, depending on your system specs, select "drvinstaller_X64", "drvinstaller_x86" or "drvinstaller_IA64" to install tablet driver; Or you can run all three driver installer and at least one will work;
• Run "PhoenixSuit.exe", select "firmware" tab;
• Click on "Image" button, choose the firmware you just downloaded;
• Turn your tablet completely off (by press and hold power button for 20 seconds), press and hold "volume -" button, connect tablet to computer via usb cable, keep volume button held, press power button 10 times repeatedly；
• The phoenix tool should recognize the tablet. On pop-up dialog window, select if you want to format and wipe out everything on your tablet；
• The phoenix tool will start flash the firmware to the tablet. Wait till it is done；
• When upgrade is finished, disconnect your tablet from computer, press and hold power button for 10 seconds to quit upgrade mode. then press and hold power button for 2-4 seconds to turn tablet on；
Congratulations! Your tablet is now refreshed.
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I have yet to be able to download the zip or the firmware software. i got root with kingo pc version but that's pretty much it and I can't change the route manager because once I delete that then I don't have root anymore and can't add another one. Also I have yet to been able to get into or see download mode on this either. It just stays on the screen with the name on it and that's pretty much it. no bootloader unlock either
Hello All,
I have a completely stock (Not rooted, and bootloader is locked) Nexus 9 (wifi) that will no longer boot after trying to update to the latest security patch (MOB30G).
I received the notification that there was an update available for my Nexus 9 this weekend. It was functioning just fine, so I chose to download an install the update.
I let it do its thing, and some time during the process something went wrong. I came back to see the little android picture with red "!". There were no words or messages with the error picture.
When I rebooted, There was a momentary message that stated that, "Device is corrupt and cannot be trusted..." and "...press the power button to pause boot".
It then goes back to the little android picture with the red exclamation mark and says "No Command".
I am at a total loss at what to do. It was completely stock, never rooted or anything else and I was applying a factory update?
Please help!
-Jason
@Jsunn Try side-loading the OTA update again from recovery.
Instructions can be found here.
If that doesn't work, try side-loading the Android N OTA instead.
I just had to deal with this after the May OTA. My device was locked and ADB was not enabled but I was able to sideload the dev preview of Android N.
I used the info at this link: Search "Reset your Nexus device to factory settings"
Specifically these steps:
Option 2: Reset device in Recovery mode
If you can't open the Settings app because of device issues, you can use Recovery mode to factory data reset ("format") your device.
Tip: If your device becomes unresponsive at any point, you can restart it by holding down the Power button for several seconds.
After following all the Before you start steps above:
If your device is on, turn it off.
Press & hold the Volume down button. While holding Volume down, press & hold the Power button until the phone turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow around it.
Press the Volume down button until you highlight "Recovery mode."
Press the Power button to start recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark (you may also see "No command").
Press & hold the Power button. While holding Power, press the Volume up button once. Then release the Power button.
Press the Volume down button until you highlight "Wipe data/factory reset." Then press the Power button.
Press the Volume down button until you highlight "Yes" (or "Yes - delete all user data"). Then press the Power button to select it.
After the reset is complete, press the Power button to select "Reboot system now."
When you're done, restore your data.
My biggest issue was not realizing the second menu was available. After getting "No Command" the power and vol up buttons are what get you to where you can use adb to sideload even if you never unlocked your device. This might work with a normal marshmallow OTA (Search for "Factory Images for Nexus Devices") but I used the N preview 2 which can be found by searching for "volantis-npc91k"
This had me fuming for a few days... No way I was sending a nexus device back and paying shipping for bricking after a stock update.
NOTE: Sorry I had to remove the direct links. My profile doesn't have enough posts yet. Really dumb, but I get it. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your help. I will try it this week.
Pretty bummed about this, I didn't have a lot of stuff on there but don't like having to deal with this.
Do you know what could have caused it?
-J
Had same issu with May update and applied the N preview OTA (that's the only thing you can do on a locked bootloader).
Once booted in N preview, I've enrolled the device in the beta program, then retired. Few seconds after, I've received the downgrade OTA, and no more issue.
Before doing anything else, I've unlocked the bootloader so at least it if occurs again with the MOB30G, I will have some more access !
Jsunn said:
Thanks for your help. I will try it this week.
Pretty bummed about this, I didn't have a lot of stuff on there but don't like having to deal with this.
Do you know what could have caused it?
-J
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Nobody knows what causes this, maybe a corrupted download of the OTA.
It happens to people's devices nearly every month when an OTA is available.
Try sideloading the failed OTA (linked above) again first before taking the Android N route.
Google Now provide full block level OTA images, so they can be sideloaded onto your device no matter what version your on.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota
Use the latest OTA image from that link, instead of sideloading the patching OTA zips.
I can't seem to sideload the package. My computer doesn't detect that a fastboot device in connected.
I am trying a factory reset now? If that doesn't work, I guess I can try the N preview? Other suggestions?
Thanks,
Jason
@Jsunn Make sure you have the correct drivers on your computer, Nexus Root Toolkit has a driver installation guide.
Check that your in fastboot mode and your device should show up in device manager as
Android Device - Android Bootloader Interface
@corkiejp, Thank you for the tip. That was it and I now am back up and running. I am back on the May 1 Security update. I'd really like to avoid having to do this again in the future. Do you have any suggestions? i.e. should I always sideload the update? Customer ROM etc?
Thanks,
-J
@Jsunn What was the trick? Reinstalling drivers, i Guess.
Remember to Enable OEM unlocking in developer options.
And if you have already factory reset? It might be a good time to Unlock Your bootloader with "fastboot oem unlock".
So if anything goes wrong in the future, you will have the option to flash factory images.
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@Jsunn What was the trick? Reinstalling drivers, i Guess.
Remember to Enable OEM unlocking in developer options.
And if you have already factory reset? It might be a good time to Unlock Your bootloader with "fastboot oem unlock".
So if anything goes wrong in the future, you will have the option to flash factory images.
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It was the drivers, I didn't think to check that the first time. I am going to unlock the book loader, I was thinking the exact same thing! I'm just glad to be back up and running.
-J
Hello there!
I received my Poco F1 yesterday and set it up with all the apps and settings I wanted to use (including WhatsApp and Signal Backups with private keys). Unfortunately the phone didn't survive the day - after less than three hours the screen went black and since then stayed like that. Additionally, it heats up like nothing else whenever it is turned on. I tried holding power, power + vol up etc. - the phone seems to reboot and booting up again but the screen stays dark. As I live in the EU and bought the phone here I contacted the seller, who agreed on shipping a new device, but I still have to send back the old and broken one. That's where my problem begins:
- There's already a load of private data and information on the phone I do not want to give to the seller and everyone who might gets the phone in their hands afterwards
- The phone itself still seems to work. I can reach it via adb, reboot to bootloader, reach it via fastboot and reboot back to the operating system
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Code:
adb shell pm clear xxx
and
Code:
adb shell am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR
both yield a SecurityException
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Code:
fastboot -w
yields
Code:
FAILED (remote: 'Erase is not allowed in Lock State')
- I do not want to unlock the device, as I don't want to give anyone any reasons to refuse this guarantee case.
Do you have an idea?
Thanks in advance!
Your warranty doesn't void on this device. It was confirmed by CEO Jai Mani. If you still concern for warranty you can later relock it. Use this command - "fastboot oem lock". So stay calm and try this.
Hi and thanks for your suggestion! It looks like I don't have any other choice. Could maybe anyone guide me through what happens when (my screen is completely dark after all )?
So, I can easily go into fastboot mode by doing a "adb reboot bootloader". I will then use the unlock tool to unlock the phone. Does anyone have an exact idea of what will happen next?
Will it reboot automatically or do I have to do it by myself? Will it stay in fastboot mode?
Will it try to set something up or anything else I should not abort after rebooting? How long will this take approximately?
Will all data be lost by only unlocking the phone or will I still be able to "adb shell" into the system after unlocking (w/o accepting the computer's key again of course)?
In case I got stuck, is there a reliable way to go from anywhere into fastboot mode again (to "fastboot -w" and relock)? Which button combo can I use for "completely turn the phone off" - is it the "3min power button" or the "power button and volume up" one? After "fastboot -w", how does the phone behave? Does it reboot automatically and does it do something after that I should not abort? If yes, how long will it take approximately?
I see that these are kind of difficult questions for people who could see what's going on, but after all it's pretty important for me because I can't
Thanks for your help!
robo1337 said:
Hi and thanks for your suggestion! It looks like I don't have any other choice. Could maybe anyone guide me through what happens when (my screen is completely dark after all )?
So, I can easily go into fastboot mode by doing a "adb reboot bootloader". I will then use the unlock tool to unlock the phone. Does anyone have an exact idea of what will happen next?
Will it reboot automatically or do I have to do it by myself? Will it stay in fastboot mode?
Will it try to set something up or anything else I should not abort after rebooting? How long will this take approximately?
Will all data be lost by only unlocking the phone or will I still be able to "adb shell" into the system after unlocking (w/o accepting the computer's key again of course)?
In case I got stuck, is there a reliable way to go from anywhere into fastboot mode again (to "fastboot -w" and relock)? Which button combo can I use for "completely turn the phone off" - is it the "3min power button" or the "power button and volume up" one? After "fastboot -w", how does the phone behave? Does it reboot automatically and does it do something after that I should not abort? If yes, how long will it take pictures approximately?
I see that these are kind of difficult questions for people who could see what's going on, but after all it's pretty important for me because I can't
Thanks for your help!
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First unlocking bootloader takes 3 days. Then after unlocking your all data will be wiped and you automatically boot into the system. If anything goes wrong you can use Mi flash tool to flash miui again in fastboot mode. The most reliable way to boot into fastboot mode is to boot into recovery by pressing volume+ button + power button at the same time and then boot from there. I have never encountered that prob so I can't surely tell about that. Please tell me if it works.
robo1337 said:
Hi and thanks for your suggestion! It looks like I don't have any other choice. Could maybe anyone guide me through what happens when (my screen is completely dark after all )?
So, I can easily go into fastboot mode by doing a "adb reboot bootloader". I will then use the unlock tool to unlock the phone. Does anyone have an exact idea of what will happen next?
Will it reboot automatically or do I have to do it by myself? Will it stay in fastboot mode?
Will it try to set something up or anything else I should not abort after rebooting? How long will this take approximately?
Will all data be lost by only unlocking the phone or will I still be able to "adb shell" into the system after unlocking (w/o accepting the computer's key again of course)?
In case I got stuck, is there a reliable way to go from anywhere into fastboot mode again (to "fastboot -w" and relock)? Which button combo can I use for "completely turn the phone off" - is it the "3min power button" or the "power button and volume up" one? After "fastboot -w", how does the phone behave? Does it reboot automatically and does it do something after that I should not abort? If yes, how long will it take approximately?
I see that these are kind of difficult questions for people who could see what's going on, but after all it's pretty important for me because I can't
Thanks for your help!
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As you seem to be interested in only removing the data (not recovering it), the bootloader unlock will wipe your phone completely and it will automatically boot again into the initial Setup screen where the first screen will be asking for the country. At that point simply power off the phone and you will be done. I am saying this from the personal experience of unlocking the bootloader of this phone.
Hi and thanks for your help! The unlocking & relocking process was completely flawless. Vol + Power Up seems to be the "Turn off"-Combo, by the way
Thanks again!
SamyakJ said:
First unlocking bootloader takes 3 days. Then after unlocking your all data will be wiped and you automatically boot into the system. If anything goes wrong you can use Mi flash tool to flash miui again in fastboot mode. The most reliable way to boot into fastboot mode is to boot into recovery by pressing volume+ button + power button at the same time and then boot from there. I have never encountered that prob so I can't surely tell about that. Please tell me if it works.
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nokia c100 doesnt seem to recovery.img to boot recovery only fastboot mode
I was trying to root it but now when I turn it on I get the typical "your device is corrupt", then the "your bootloader is unlocked" message, I try to continue but it gets to the google logo screen then just reboots again. Do I just have any options or should I just send it in for recycling?
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Ok managed to get out of bootloop, for anyone experiencing this problem in the future get past the locked bootloader screen window 3 times, then let your phone sit and make sure it's not plugged in/charging, let it sit and it will eventually power down. Then you can get into recovery mode with power + volume down, then when you see the recovery logo power button + volume up. Then you can flash it.
Letting it fail 3 times and unplugged was the key for me, i don't know why maybe it was just my build (i think it was the nov build) but everything else just resulted in endless looping.
If you're able to access the bootloader, download the latest factory image from Google and flash it. That will get you up and running again.
nodozz said:
I was trying to root it but now when I turn it on I get the typical "your device is corrupt", then the "your bootloader is unlocked" message, I try to continue but it gets to the google logo screen then just reboots again. Do I just have any options or should I just send it in for recycling?
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You clearly have not done any research beforehand. It is always best to have a plan B before modding, so you can get back to square one.
Try reading the Pixel rooting guides to get the logictics of what is going on.
You should be alright,
Download image from here https://developers.google.com/android/images end extract onto your computer.
hold the power button down for like 30 seconds to power off phone then hold power + volume down to get into fastboot
with phone connected to computer go into extracted image and click flash-all. bat for windows or flash-all.sh for linux. Let it run. This should get you back to bootable OS.
[Sorry I'm a n00b on Pixel phones.]
Do these things have EDL mode? Other than physically breaking the phone, EDL on a OnePlus (my last few phones) would absolutely save your bacon no matter how bad you soft-bricked the phone.
SomeRandomGuy said:
[Sorry I'm a n00b on Pixel phones.]
Do these things have EDL mode? Other than physically breaking the phone, EDL on a OnePlus (my last few phones) would absolutely save your bacon no matter how bad you soft-bricked the phone.
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The Pixel 2 XL did, but even if the 6 had that mode it wouldn't help. Google doesn't release EDL images for its devices.