The other day I factory reset my Z5C, flashed a generic, stock ftf with flashtool and then later realised that I might need root to pull some backups out from a TWRP backup.
I found a SuperSU zip, forced TWRP boot from fastboot, then installed the SuperSU zip.
Now it's stuck on the white SONY screen and I can't get back in to recovery, but I can get in to fastboot.
Is it bricked?
Only later did I remember that the original root method was completely different.
Please help, I'm so worried that I've stuffed it.
I'm attempting to flash the same generic ftf using Flashtool again without wiping anything. Fingers crossed it flashes and hopefully I've only lost out on some sleep.
Not bricked.
tonyamazing said:
I'm attempting to flash the same generic ftf using Flashtool again without wiping anything. Fingers crossed it flashes and hopefully I've only lost out on some sleep.
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just flash boot and system and untick everything else, that should solve your problem
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Hi everyone. First time posting on the forums and unfortunately it's because of a major problem . So here's my situation:
A couple days ago I decided i would try to update my phone to 5.0 because the update was pushed OTA for the ls990. It supposedly installed with no error, but when it went to reboot it took me straight into my custom recovery. Now when i try to restore from backup, flash a new rom, or wipe the system it will say it was successful, but nothing will change and each time i reboot it takes me right back into recovery. I've tried booting into system or bootloader, but both of those options take me right back into recovery. If i pull the battery and wait then repower the phone it takes me right back into recovery. I need some help here because my phone is practically bricked, yet i still have access to ONLY recovery mode. During each reboot the LG logo does flash on the screen (not sure if that info is useful though). Here's what i'm running:
Specs:
Rooted and Bumped Sprint LG G3 (ls990)
Stock ROM
TWRP Recovery
Maybe this happened because it was a stock update and i didn't have stock android recovery for it to complete the upgrade? My /boot folder appears to be empty in TWRP, but im not sure if that's just because its not even mounting it or if im actually missing a kernel, bootloader, or something else. ANY help or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Your gonna have to restore using this guide. It did happen because you were on custom recovery, anytime you want stock upgrade, you must unroot it and put stock recovery back on 1st. It's not bricked if it comes on, only softbricked, which can be fixed with download mode. That guide is well written.
sent from my LG G3
also it was not the android 5.0 update..
Try this first before using the LG Flash tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508
It should hopefully save you from wiping the phone completely.
Thanks
joeyhdownsouth said:
Your gonna have to restore using this guide. It did happen because you were on custom recovery, anytime you want stock upgrade, you must unroot it and put stock recovery back on 1st. It's not bricked if it comes on, only softbricked, which can be fixed with download mode. That guide is well written.
sent from my LG G3
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I reverted to stock firmware using the instructions on that thread and now everything is working! Thank you very much.
Now the only problem is that it seems the new sprint update patched the stump root exploit. Guess ill have to do the firmware flash again lol.
TheInfamousWrong said:
I reverted to stock firmware using the instructions on that thread and now everything is working! Thank you very much.
Now the only problem is that it seems the new sprint update patched the stump root exploit. Guess ill have to do the firmware flash again lol.
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I think you need zv4 firmware to avoid this problem.
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Try this first before using the LG Flash tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508
It should hopefully save you from wiping the phone completely.
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Thank you very much, It works like a chime
I have this problem in yunique i only instaled twrp and it is rebooted into recovery menu but i can't restart my phone it is always going to recovery menu when trying to restart
Select reboot --> Boot to bootloader
When in fastboot
type
fastboot devices
then type
fastboot continue
This will fix the twrp loop issue.
Tried to install a recovery and now I'm stuck in a bootloop. is there anything i can do?
i am recovering from a bootloop as well right now.
a flash with a wrongly prepared prerooted image went astray and sent my 621 in a sony loop
i was able to get a running system with the xperia companion but without root and recovery.
tonight i will have to go the way of re-obtaining root again (flashing downgrade, rooting, recovery ..)
luckily was able to run backups before my failure - i hope you can recover your former settings as well.
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i am recovering from a bootloop as well right now.
a flash with a wrongly prepared prerooted image went astray and sent my 621 in a sony loop
i was able to get a running system with the xperia companion but without root and recovery.
tonight i will have to go the way of re-obtaining root again (flashing downgrade, rooting, recovery ..)
luckily was able to run backups before my failure - i hope you can recover your former settings as well.
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I don't think the xperia companion will help me cause I flashed an older recovery so it only stays on for like 5 seconds now. I'll give it a try but I don't think it'll work
It seems a bit trendy to mess with the recovery, resulting in a brick or bootloop.
Just making a new thread cause my case is a bit different.
I was on Existenz 4.7.0 when I decided to flash 5.0.
Wasn't a clean install, resulted in some app fc'ing and restarting, so i went back to trwp and used my backup, keeping in mind to come back and make a clean install when I can take the time it needs.
Made a few backups today and wanted to start the trwp backup when I realised that I wasn't able to enter recovery.
Installed the trwp app, which wasn't able to reflash the recovery.
So I read another posting and I decided to delete the chargemon and rename the chargemon.stock, but that wasn't that smart, I decided later.
So back home I downloaded the dual recovery software from NUT's website to totally reinstall the recovery. After some ADB trouble I managed to get everything running, the batch file installed the recovery, everything looked pretty, at the end of the process the Z2 rebootet and e voila, I'm stuck in bootloop, clueless.
When I power the phone you can feel the first small vibration, then the Sony logo appears, stays, and it reboots.
Reset Button, powering on and holding Volume up isn't doing anything, so is Volume down.
What can I Do?
I know I made a few mistakes, but help is still needed!
Bro, Please read carefully before installing recoveries.
Nut's Recovery is NOT for Marshmallow. and it will cause bootloop and same problem you encounter here.
Only Solution is to flash via flashtool and re-root.(personally i would flash a kitkat .ftf then root it with any of the available methods. you can try kingroot it is the easiest) after that install Nut's recovery and flash your MM rom which will come with its own working recovery.
Oh, ok, so thats the cause. Didn't know that, shame on me.
So Existenz 5 messed up my recovery and maybe the silly try of reflashing killed it totally or just the bootloader.
So I will try to setup a Win7 PC and setup flash tool properly (didn't seem to work on win10)
Thanks for that finger point I the right direction
Flashtool works on windows 10 no problem for me.
Just install the right drivers and install 0.9.18.6 version of flashtool and try different drivers it shall work
Will do, thanks a lot. Seems to me that I had a 4.7 Existenz Rom with bootloader/recovery from MM, which I destroyed.
Is it possible to reflash the old bootloader? Or will flash tool spare my datas on internal SD card?
why to flash a boot loader?? is your device unlocked bootloader??
It's locked.
So it can't be a broken bootloader?
So it's just because the recovery is messed up?
JackDCalloway said:
It's locked.
So it can't be a broken bootloader?
So it's just because the recovery is messed up?
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yes bro don't worry.
It seems that you are new to sony or you re coming from samsung or any other device with recovery partition.
By default, Sony doesn't have a recovery partition like in samsung. that is why developers made the recovery a part of the system (your ROM) the chargemon files are the one responsible for the recovery. so when you install a recovery it is like you are installing a system application which can be messed up if it is not compatible with your rom version.
PS:Be carefull never wipe the system partition from recovery and restart your phone before installing a new rom because if you restart without having installed your rom your phone won't have a recovery(part of the rom) neither a system----> Bootloop and need to reflash.
you can unlock your bootloader and make a recovery partition and install aosp roms. but on sony once you unlock your bootloader you will loose a lots of features and camera enhancements. so better keep it Locked and use stock based roms like existenz and MIUI roms which are stock based.
I hope i have been able to clarify all
OK, makes sense.
Seems like I'm still pretty new to Sony. Came from Samsung last December, just got enough knowledge to flash and improvise, quick and dirty.
So if I could get hands on my old chargemon file, (from when I didn't tried to install Existenz 5) I may get the Z2 running again?
Of course a pretty clean install afterwards.
Just asking, cause of backup reasons
Edit: I knew that unlocking the BL has a few disadvantages. I'm happy with Existenz but now I know a few things more, thanks michel090428
it is very difficult now even if you have the chargemon file. i don't know what could be messed up with the system. go for a clean flash it is the most safe way to do it.
Read this guide if you want a help with flashing it is very easy and detailed. and remember it is better to flash kitkat .ftf as it is easily rootable.
http://www.gizmobolt.com/2015/04/09...z3-23-1-a-0-690-ftf-using-flashtool-manually/
Hey folks, I'm back again!
Managed to setup a Win7 PC, installed the correct drivers, setup Flashtool, found correct ftf file and so on.
Problem is that I'm only able to get into fastboot mode with my Z2, for me it seems like Flashtool won't work when the device is only in fastboot mode.
What can I do?
why you can't start your device with flashmode?
You need to shutdown the device then when flashtool ask you to start in flash mode you press volume down(keep pressed then you plug in USB cable and it should start in flash mode directly.
have you tried to follow the guide i posted in the first page? where are you stuck? which step?
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why you can't start your device with flashmode?
You need to shutdown the device then when flashtool ask you to start in flash mode you press volume down(keep pressed then you plug in USB cable and it should start in flash mode directly.
have you tried to follow the guide i posted in the first page? where are you stuck? which step?
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Was a bit tricky, did the 'vol down + plug in' thing several times and it worked suddenly, flashtool flashed the ftf. Now it's FCing several tasks while it would do the android setup. Trying to flash a 4.4.2 ROM now, thanks for patience and help, appreciated this!
WIPE DATA
JackDCalloway said:
Was a bit tricky, did the 'vol down + plug in' thing several times and it worked suddenly, flashtool flashed the ftf. Now it's FCing several tasks while it would do the android setup. Trying to flash a 4.4.2 ROM now, thanks for patience and help, appreciated this!
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You re Welcome Bro,
Concerning the FC You need to check the WIPE DATA option in flashtool i think it will solve the FC's
I'm with 23.1.A.1.28 now and it's fine. Just need to get root, there should be an exploit but it's not working for me, reasons unknown. Going to have a look at it later. Want to flash Existenz, that's the goal.
Bro , Use KINGROOT it is able to root .28 firmware.
there is a thread here for kingroot.
Hello to all !
I was on the stock rom 10.2.2.0 stable. I wanted to do OTA update to new 10.2.3.0. Since my phone is with unlocked bootloader and rooted with Magisk I unistalled Magisk before new update. After Magisk uninstaled phone goes to bootloop. Stuck on yellow Pocophone-unlocked logo.
Before whole procedure I did twrp backup, so I tried to do wipe and than restore but with no sucsess. I can go to twrp recovery through the fastboot. And I can do anything in recovery. Can do advanced wipes, can do(and I did it also) factory reset. Can choose specific restore folder and go through the whole restoring proces fine. But when I restart phone after restoring it can not boot but stuck on yellow Pocophone-unlocked logo.
Is there anything what I can do before I go to MiFlash procedure to flash stock rom ? Also... If I go to MiFlash tool, should I flash 10.2.2.0 stock rom ?
Thanks infront... !
Just flash the magisk-v18.1.zip (or whichever version you were using) from recovery and it'll boot again fine. There's no need to restore any backups.
Or simply boot to twrp then re flash the rom you're using...
Thanks for the replies...
I didn't tried to flash again Magisk. Didn't think about that. Lately last night I did reflash of 10.2.2.0 via MiFlash tool. So I started from new rom. Anyway... I still can't to restore earlier system via TWRP. Do you guys know why ? When I try to restore stuck again in bootloop in Pocophone yellow logo.
visinacgile said:
Hello to all !
I was on the stock rom 10.2.2.0 stable. I wanted to do OTA update to new 10.2.3.0. Since my phone is with unlocked bootloader and rooted with Magisk I unistalled Magisk before new update. After Magisk uninstaled phone goes to bootloop. Stuck on yellow Pocophone-unlocked logo.
Before whole procedure I did twrp backup, so I tried to do wipe and than restore but with no sucsess. I can go to twrp recovery through the fastboot. And I can do anything in recovery. Can do advanced wipes, can do(and I did it also) factory reset. Can choose specific restore folder and go through the whole restoring proces fine. But when I restart phone after restoring it can not boot but stuck on yellow Pocophone-unlocked logo.
Is there anything what I can do before I go to MiFlash procedure to flash stock rom ? Also... If I go to MiFlash tool, should I flash 10.2.2.0 stock rom ?
Thanks infront... !
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Everything seems fine , i suggest you to give extra time like 1 hour or maybe more just plug in charger at night after restoring backup . I didn't see any problem if something else you didn't do . I suggest you to use orange fox it support ota updates .
Maybe some glitches with encryption?
I'm in the same situation, but I haven't updated yet.
Phone is rooted with magisk, but stock recovery is installed.
If I flash magisk-uninstaller via booted TWRP will I have a bootloop?
I'm not really complete sure how to update without flashing the full ROM and have to debloat everything again ...
Hi all,
I tried to root my ohone using this walkthrough:
https://romprovider.com/sony-xperia-xzs-root-twrp/#Download
I managed to unlock bootloader and then flash everything it said without any errors but then the phone wont boot past the sony start screen. Ive been trying to flash back a stock ROM. Used "emma" and flashed firmware it offered in program. It said successful but still wont boot.
Can anyone please spell out how I resolve this in layman terms? Im pretty good with PCs but the language around rooting and these instructions are always a bit unclear to me being a noob to this.
I cant boot to TWRP on the phone just not the OS. Have tried clearing cache and resetting through twrp..
Thanks for any help!
Boot into TWRP and wipe data partition. If it still doesn't boot then try this guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/xzs/how-to/tutorial-step-step-guide-to-gain-root-t3612624.
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Boot into TWRP and wipe data partition. If it still doesn't boot then try this guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/xzs/how-to/tutorial-step-step-guide-to-gain-root-t3612624.
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Thank you. Wiping the data partition didnt work. I haven't had luck with the flash tool in that walk through either. When I download latest version from link it is a version that doesn't have Xperifirm built in. I downloaded xperifirm seperately but when I try any of the roms it downloads it fails with an error about missing sin or something like that. I will check the error again. Thanks
OK seems I have a stable phone again after using emma again and managing to load properly. Will do the twrp and root parts again. Also I think I botched the back up step in that link. Im going to follow it again.
https://romprovider.com/sony-xperia-xzs-root-twrp/#Download
Thanks
Now the phone boots after loading magisc and drm but the wifi wont work. It wont allow me to toggle it on.
Any suggestion on where I went wrong or how to restore wifi?
Success!!!