I've been searching around the internet to find a guide instructing how to boot my LG V30+ into recovery mode in order to wipe the cache partition of the device (I'm having issues with the notifications of the CNN app and nothing else seems to fix it). Has anyone successfully booted into recovery mode and if so how? ADB command? Button combination? Something else?
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Peitso said:
I've been searching around the internet to find a guide instructing how to boot my LG V30+ into recovery mode in order to wipe the cache partition of the device (I'm having issues with the notifications of the CNN app and nothing else seems to fix it). Has anyone successfully booted into recovery mode and if so how? ADB command? Button combination? Something else?
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It should be: Turn Off Your device.
Now Press and Hold Volume Down+Power button for 2-3 Seconds Until LG Logo Appears.
Release the Buttons And Press and Hold them Again.
Hold the Buttons until the Recovery Mode Screen Appears.
Now You Are in the Recovery mode of Your device.
EMSpilot said:
It should be: Turn Off Your device.
Now Press and Hold Volume Down+Power button for 2-3 Seconds Until LG Logo Appears.
Release the Buttons And Press and Hold them Again.
Hold the Buttons until the Recovery Mode Screen Appears.
Now You Are in the Recovery mode of Your device.
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Unfortunately that doesn't seem to work for me. If I follow those steps the LG logo just keeps popping after a black screen continuously. Now if I release only the power button for a second while holding the volume down button I'm able to access a factory data reset -menu. The only option here is to delete all user data (factory reset). There's no option for wiping the cache partition or anything else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSCGhNL37-w
This video shows the aforementioned process in YouTube
Usually recovery mode can be accessed like that on most of the Android devices. Even older LG devices were able to access recovery mode that way. However, I believe that starting with LG G6 fully-functional recovery can't be accessed with a key combination and only via ADB command (adb reboot recovery). Even then the recovery mode is severely stripped-down (basically useless) because it doesn't show different actions to choose from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUkCyezwmZQ
This video shows what I'm talking about, the device used in video is LG G6 but I tried that with my own LG V30+ and the results are exactly the same.
Now there might be differences between models from different regions (I believe that was the case with at least LG V20 because some regional variants didn't have the access to the recovery mode or fastboot mode) so maybe my South Korean LG V30+ has this limitation and some other versions of V30 or V30+ don't have this same limitation.
You can clear the cache through the settings menu of the phone (it was the only way I could find to do it). Settings->Storage->Internal Storage (if you have a SD card inserted)->Tap Cached Data->Clear Cache
Coming from Samsung devices mainly, I am used to doing cache clear through the recovery menu as well.
chriskwarren said:
You can clear the cache through the settings menu of the phone (it was the only way I could find to do it). Settings->Storage->Internal Storage (if you have a SD card inserted)->Tap Cached Data->Clear Cache
Coming from Samsung devices mainly, I am used to doing cache clear through the recovery menu as well.
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Yep, I'm familiar with that option and I'll do that next. However, I believe that's not exactly the same as wiping the cache partition. On the other hand some devices like Google's Pixels no longer even have a cache partition to wipe, because the cache is stored in /data/cache thus no option to clear the cache from the recovery. This might be the case with LG's newer devices as well.
To be exact I'm having issues specifically with CNN's news app (it's not showing notifications at all no matter what the notification settings are) and I've already cleared cache and data for that app plus reinstalled it numerous times. If someone else here is using the "CNN Breaking US & World News" -app (currently in version 5.8.1.) on their LG V30 or V30+ devices and are either receiving or not receiving breaking news notifications feel free to inform me. I'm trying to figure out if this is a general problem with the app combined with LG V30+ or just me. Other installed apps display all notifications correctly without any delay. On my Nexus 6P the CNN app works correctly.
This is the actual thread about this problem: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/receiving-notifications-cnn-app-android-t3701616
I fought entering recovery just yesterday. It's very tempermental and I'm not sure what ultimately worked. I think I rebooted about 10-12 times.
There isn't much there though.
Below steps are for the VERIZON VS996
System recovery mode:
turn off phone (wait for the vibration after the screen goes blank)
press and hold vol down and power
when phone vibrates and the logo appears, release and re-press both volume down and power.
screen will go blank and the logo will come back up--don't release both buttons!
after a few more seconds, you get the recovery screen
the options are:
Continue Power up
Safe mode
Factory data reset
Wipe cache
Power down
and of course
Factory reset:
hold vol down and power
when you see the logo after hte vibration, release and re-press power.
You'll boot into the factory reset screen with only two options "yes" or "no (exit)"
y8s said:
I fought entering recovery just yesterday. It's very tempermental and I'm not sure what ultimately worked. I think I rebooted about 10-12 times.
There isn't much there though.
System recovery mode:
turn off phone (wait for the vibration after the screen goes blank)
press and hold vol down and power
when phone vibrates and the logo appears, release and re-press both volume down and power.
screen will go blank and the logo will come back up--don't release both buttons!
after a few more seconds, you get the recovery screen
the options are:
Continue Power up
Safe mode
Factory data reset
Wipe cache
Power down
and of course
Factory reset:
hold vol down and power
when you see the logo after hte vibration, release and re-press power.
You'll boot into the factory reset screen with only two options "yes" or "no (exit)"
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The factory reset menu works for me just like you described, but it's starting to look like some regional versions of LG V30 and V30+ have the system recovery mode disabled for some reason. I'm unable to access it via ADB command and the aforementioned button combination. I believe you have the Verizon version of LG V30 (VS996) since Verizon is mentioned in your profile as service provider? I have the South Korean version V300K of V30+ (KT is the original carrier) because at the time I ordered it it wasn't sold in Europe.
Peitso said:
The factory reset menu works for me just like you described, but it's starting to look like some regional versions of LG V30 and V30+ have the system recovery mode disabled for some reason. I'm unable to access it via ADB command and the aforementioned button combination. I believe you have the Verizon version of LG V30 (VS996) since Verizon is mentioned in your profile as service provider? I have the South Korean version V300K of V30+ (KT is the original carrier) because at the time I ordered it it wasn't sold in Europe.
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yes, I have the VS996. I updated my post to clarify that.
On my Sprint V30+ (LS998) I don't need to do anything fancy with pauses while rebooting. I simply shut off the phone (I typically wait about 10 seconds after the screen turns off just to be sure everything has actually shut down), then hold down the Power and Volume Down buttons until the phone boots into recovery mode. Same process worked for my LG G4 as well; I would clear the cache after any OS update and maybe every 3-4 months as well.
I was unable to access the recovery mode with my AT&T V30. Never had this much trouble with an Android phone before. Has anyone with an AT&T version been able to access recovery mode? If so, what's the trick? I tried every method listed here and with searches. Nothing worked.
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If you go to the factory reset, press power and volume down. Phone will go black, then logo, hold volume down and repress power button. Go through the factory reset saying yes and then you'll be boot to twrp, if you have it flashed, it boots to recovery and sends commands to reboot, but twrp doesn't listen to the commands.Only works for twrp.
ADB for LG V30 Recovery access
Make sure that ADB debugging is activated in developer options. Plug your phone up to your PC. Give the PC and the phone time to connect with ADB. You know it is ready when you type in ADB devices and your phone shows up. At this point, just type the command ADB reboot recovery. That should get you in ther. The command ADB reboot bootloader does not work for getting you into the bootloader though.
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Hey XDA! my friend is currently locked out of my LG MyTouch. The phone came out a little over a week ago so there's no forum dedicated to it yet, so I'm posting here.
She used a pattern lock and can't remember the Pattern nor her Gmail account or her password. With the past two Android phones I had, I would just Boot into recovery (Vol. Down & Power button), but this phone won't load into one. I also tried Vol. Up and Power. Nothing. I then tried both, but it went into the "S/W Upgrade" screen. Is there anyway to bypass this without having to send it back?
Thanks a lot for time guys! Hope you can help.
Hey daft
im locked out too, and cant find a way to do a factory reset :S did you solve your problem?if so..how!!
did a quick search for you. didnt render any answers. try existing methods for entering recovery mode.
1.volume down+power
2.volume up +power
volume up+down+power
the phone deff has to have a recovery system. once u get in there use the volume down button to highlight factory reset then push power
then highlight wipe data/cache and hit power. when finished reboot system now
hope this helps
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also if you are familiar with adb you can navigate to adb then type adb reboot recovery
hello
Vabeach, thanks i've already tried all of those:S
volume up and power
volume down and power
both of them dont do a thing :S
and when i try the volume up + down + power....the phone goes into S/W upgrading... could it be that i need to do the upgrade and then itll let me do the factory reset? :s
Try this. Hold volume down and power. Keep holding until the lg logo comes up. Once that goes away release both buttons
sent from my Nexus S
vabeachfc3s said:
Try this. Hold volume down and power. Keep holding until the lg logo comes up. Once that goes away release both buttons
sent from my Nexus S
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hello everybody i have the EXACT same probler, and this ^^^ is not the solution... i tried many variations and would not work please contact me if solution is found thank you
Get adb on your comp. Navigate to adb. Type in adb devices. U will see your device with serial number. Then type adb reboot recovery. Problem solved.
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finally
finally the t-mobile page decided to tell us how....
i tried the link but it wont let me post..so ill paste it
A master reset (factory reset) restores the original factory settings and erases all user data (including settings and downloaded content) stored in the phone's internal memory. It does not erase data stored on the SIM card or memory card (if available).
Note: If the handset is locked, frozen, or unresponsive, you can perform a master reset using the hardware keys instead of the menu.
Note: Timing is critical in pressing/releasing keys.
To perform a master reset using hardware keys, follow these steps:
Back up all necessary data. See: Preparing for a master reset on Android.
Turn off the phone.
Press and hold the Volume Down and Power keys.
Wait 3 seconds and press the Back and Menu keys.
Note: If you see the LG logo before pressing the Back and Menu keys, the reset hasnt been completed and you will need to restart.
Release the Power/Lock key after you see the LG logo.
Release the remaining keys after the LG logo flashes (blinks once).
The Android Unpacking screen appears.
The phone will restart and complete the factory reset.
Note: If you unintentionally press the Volume Down, Volume Up and Power keys simultaneously, the phone will display a circle icon with two arrows and 'S/W Upgrade, Please wait while upgrading...' message. You will need to pull the battery and restart.
it worked on the first try!
happy holidays
Glad u found the answer
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hey man thanks for this, have been searching for the answer for a while.. my phone didnt want to even power on.. now i am able to use it.. will turn it off and see if i can get it to turn on easily
Alex789 said:
finally the t-mobile page decided to tell us how....
i tried the link but it wont let me post..so ill paste it
A master reset (factory reset) restores the original factory settings and erases all user data (including settings and downloaded content) stored in the phone's internal memory. It does not erase data stored on the SIM card or memory card (if available).
Note: If the handset is locked, frozen, or unresponsive, you can perform a master reset using the hardware keys instead of the menu.
Note: Timing is critical in pressing/releasing keys.
To perform a master reset using hardware keys, follow these steps:
Back up all necessary data. See: Preparing for a master reset on Android.
Turn off the phone.
Press and hold the Volume Down and Power keys.
Wait 3 seconds and press the Back and Menu keys.
Note: If you see the LG logo before pressing the Back and Menu keys, the reset hasnt been completed and you will need to restart.
Release the Power/Lock key after you see the LG logo.
Release the remaining keys after the LG logo flashes (blinks once).
The Android Unpacking screen appears.
The phone will restart and complete the factory reset.
Note: If you unintentionally press the Volume Down, Volume Up and Power keys simultaneously, the phone will display a circle icon with two arrows and 'S/W Upgrade, Please wait while upgrading...' message. You will need to pull the battery and restart.
it worked on the first try!
happy holidays
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this isnt working for me....it just goes straight to S/W upgrade with no lg logo....help
Hey everyone (Again),
So i managed to unlock the bootloader and everything went smoothly but I flashed my recovery i can't get into it now it comes up with an error message everytime i try to get into recovery it says ' Your software cannot be checked for corruption' any way to get rid of this or do i have to re- lock the bootloader just to fix it and get recovery working.
Thanks again.
Anyone?
ZuneYT said:
Hey everyone (Again),
So i managed to unlock the bootloader and everything went smoothly but I flashed my recovery i can't get into it now it comes up with an error message everytime i try to get into recovery it says ' Your software cannot be checked for corruption' any way to get rid of this or do i have to re- lock the bootloader just to fix it and get recovery working.
Thanks again.
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That's not an error message, that's the message you'll see every bit if you unlock the bootloader. Do NOT relock your bootloader after installing custom recovery. Also to get into recovery (provided you installed it correctly and it wasn't erased after it booted info Android) is to turn your phone off (or pull battery) and then hold volume down & power button, one you see the LG logo let go of the power button only (still hold volume down) for about 1 second and then press the power button again and hope (never let go of volume down). It will ask you if you want to reset your phone, select yes two times and you will enter TWRP. If it actually resets your phone, TWRP isn't installed. Usually after installing TWRP you need to pull battery then use above method to boot into recovery, mount system partition and use TWRP file manner to delete come named "recovery from boot.p". You can also go ahead and install SuperSU or magisk (use magisk if you need to be able to pass safety net). Hopefully this helps you, also next time please include what model phone you have and what steps exactly you did as it's easier for others to attempt to help you.
Mines a H850 running nougat as well but thats the only thing it wont boot to recovery because when i hold down the volume down button and the power button the lg logo shows up but then after 4 seconds that google message will pop up and that gets in the way of doing the method to get onto recovery thats my problem
ZuneYT said:
Mines a H850 running nougat as well but thats the only thing it wont boot to recovery because when i hold down the volume down button and the power button the lg logo shows up but then after 4 seconds that google message will pop up and that gets in the way of doing the method to get onto recovery thats my problem
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You have to follow exactly what I posted earlier. If you do that, it will show the factory reset screen which is you have TWRP installed, it will not into TWRP.
1) Power off phone
2) Press and hold volume down (do not let go until you see factory reset screen)
3) Press and hold power button, when you see LG logo, let go of power button for 1 second and then press and hold again.
If you do not follow step 3, you'll never be able to boot to recovery using button combo, it will just go to that message and then boot into Android.
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You have to follow exactly what I posted earlier. If you do that, it will show the factory reset screen which is you have TWRP installed, it will not into TWRP.
1) Power off phone
2) Press and hold volume down (do not let go until you see factory reset screen)
3) Press and hold power button, when you see LG logo, let go of power button for 1 second and then press and hold again.
If you do not follow step 3, you'll never be able to boot to recovery using button combo, it will just go to that message and then boot into Android.
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Thanks for that! I got it working cheers
I'm actually having a similar issue too.
To clarify, I'm using a LG G5 (h830 variant) that is running resurrection remix.
I remember getting into recovery just to flash the updated modem and bootloader zips so I can fix the issue with powering off the device.
Now I noticed after doing that, I cannot get into recovery either with rebooting or with the button combo.
Thankfully I am rooted with magisk and this is probably the first time that I encountered this issue.
I don't want to further risk anything (because my phone is set up and don't want to lose any data) but would flashing twrp through the official app work just fine?
jeffsga88 said:
That's not an error message, that's the message you'll see every bit if you unlock the bootloader. Do NOT relock your bootloader after installing custom recovery. Also to get into recovery (provided you installed it correctly and it wasn't erased after it booted info Android) is to turn your phone off (or pull battery) and then hold volume down & power button, one you see the LG logo let go of the power button only (still hold volume down) for about 1 second and then press the power button again and hope (never let go of volume down). It will ask you if you want to reset your phone, select yes two times and you will enter TWRP. If it actually resets your phone, TWRP isn't installed. Usually after installing TWRP you need to pull battery then use above method to boot into recovery, mount system partition and use TWRP file manner to delete come named "recovery from boot.p". You can also go ahead and install SuperSU or magisk (use magisk if you need to be able to pass safety net). Hopefully this helps you, also next time please include what model phone you have and what steps exactly you did as it's easier for others to attempt to help you.
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YOU SAVE MY LIFE!!!
i ran fastboot oem lock with custom firmware and the phone did not boot anymore and also does not enter in recovery mode
after 3 days installing many types of firmwares with this simple reset metod the phone boot again! :good::good::good::good:
jeffsga88 said:
You have to follow exactly what I posted earlier. If you do that, it will show the factory reset screen which is you have TWRP installed, it will not into TWRP.
1) Power off phone
2) Press and hold volume down (do not let go until you see factory reset screen)
3) Press and hold power button, when you see LG logo, let go of power button for 1 second and then press and hold again.
If you do not follow step 3, you'll never be able to boot to recovery using button combo, it will just go to that message and then boot into Android.
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I know this is old,Just wanted to say thank it worked for me...
Been a while since I used LG and never with official bootloader unlock so I was thrown off by resetting to recovery as at first i never had the lg screen just the bootloader warning start
For those T-Mo G5 (H830) with unlocked bootloader, you will not see any LG logo. Once you see the lcd backlight comes on, immediately release the power button and press it again, all the while holding down the vol down button.
When you see the bootloader unlocked phone is unsafe msg by LG on the screen, it will already be too late and past the stage where you can boot to recovery. Simply power down and redo in that case.
(Needed to do the above as the latest Magisk 20.0 broke root and adb on H830, thus there was no way to get into recovery other than using the physical buttons. The Magisk Canary version of 20.1 works though.)
I got ADB going..
Tried the ole adb reboot bootloader & adb reboot recovery.. no dice they both just reboot the phone.
I've got a power button on the back & volume up & down.
I tried volume up & down from powered off.. even letting go & holding them back down after a second like I saw 1 suggestion for.. nope
I tried releasing & re-holding just the power button which took me to a factory reset of the phone which is just volume up & down & power to confirm yes or no 2 twice..
Anybody have any idea how to actually get to recovery ?
The weird thing is this phone has a "Allow OEM Unlock" in the dev settings.
I have the same phone and the same problem. I searched a little on the matter and read that the recovery hasn't been released yet, whatever that means. I had to completely factory reset mine to get a virus out(hopefully) Good luck, please share if you find a solution
Hard reset says
Hard reset. Com showed me that you have to hold the power button and the volume down button until you see the LG logo and then let go of the power button and immediately press it again and continue holding until the LG logo goes off in the recovery menu will come up but it's a piss-poor recovery menu because it only allows you to delete all files on the phone
Doesn't allow you to sideload anything and custom recovery i assume?
I got the LG Rebel 4 LML211BL its from tracphone and I've tried and tried to unlock it but I'm pretty sure it's carrier locked...ive been in ADB shell, tried bootloader, tried pushing files into ADB....tracphone has it locked
I have a passcode locked LML212VL and cant get into download mode.. Ideas?
Reset it, go through setup to wifi page. Turn off mobile and then click to turn off the wifi at the same time you click next to continue setup.
Long story short, I messed up and I regret it. I edited the SDK 2 API levels up to get an app to possibly work and didn't think of the consequences of everything else.
I was running 8.0.0 rooted and am unable to get into recovery as the main boot of android is messed up where all apps result in continuous errors and when trying to enable usb debugging in the settings, the settings crash.
If I could get into revovery mode, I can fix it. The issue though is holding power + vol down does not work. I am not sure how to get into the recovery when the v30 shows that conformity screen on boot when the boot loader is unlocked. I was able to get into fastboot mode but on that screen it says i need to enable OEM unlock. Sadly that is not working as settings crash when trying to enable.
Would anyone have any other ideas to get to recovery?
Let me know if any more info is needed.
EDIT: I do have LGUP installed and does see the device. I would prefer not to have to fully reset the device if possible. Can LGUP boot the device into recovery?
What you described (just holding power and volume) will not get you into recovery... the proper sequence (aka the "button dance") is more involved than that. If you're only holding down those buttons, then you're not doing the process... do a search to see what it is (I believe you need to release and then re-press the power button... but I don't recall, so certainly don't take my description as enough info.
You also said you can boot into fastboot - you may be able to "fastboot reboot recovery" to get into recovery... some phones respond to that.
raycekar said:
If I could get into revovery mode, I can fix it. The issue though is holding power + vol down does not work. I am not sure how to get into the recovery when the v30 shows that conformity screen on boot when the boot loader is unlocked. I was able to get into fastboot mode but on that screen it says i need to enable OEM unlock. Sadly that is not working as settings crash when trying to enable.
Would anyone have any other ideas to get to recovery?
Let me know if any more info is needed.
EDIT: I do have LGUP installed and does see the device. I would prefer not to have to fully reset the device if possible. Can LGUP boot the device into recovery?
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LGUP can get you to Download mode but not Recovery.
You can boot to Recovery (TWRP) with hardware button dance.
8 sec Power + Vol-, and when it shuts off, release both, immediatly press both again (at the same time), and as soon as the LG V30 logo appears, release power and press/hold it again.
Should get you to the factory reset menu, confirm twice with "yes" (navigate via vol/power buttons), and TWRP should boot fine.
Might take a few tries to get the right timing for that
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For that, remember the annoying bootloader unlock warning is part of the boot sequence, if you still have that.
ChazzMatt said:
LGUP can get you to Download mode but not Recovery.
You can boot to Recovery (TWRP) with hardware button dance.
For that, remember the annoying bootloader unlock warning is part of the boot sequence, if you still have that.
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@schwinn8 -
I ended up doing a clean flash with LGUP as I need my phone for work and thought this might as well be a good time to update from stock oreo to stock pie. I wish I had remembered the master reset method as that should have throw me into recovery, I was releasing and then holding both power and vol down when it should have just been releasing power and then holding while continuously holding vol down. Along with fastboot, a while back I had to reinstall windows and so not thinking things through, I did not have working fastboot drivers and didn't initially realize it.
Mistakes were made :/
I very much appreciate the reply.
I have been installing Magisk to my Motorola Moto G Power 2021, using the patched image method (non-TWRP). Everything seemed to be accomplished, but now that it is time to reboot (and voila!), I keep getting this message:
Android Recovery
motorola/borneo_retail/borneo
11/RZBS31.Q2-143-27-7/3f699
user/release_keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Can’t load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device.
I have tried multiple tries, including fastbooting and trying to start it up normally from fastboot mode.
Can someone please help me get past this message and get my phone functional again?
Thanks for any help!
NH Exit said:
I have been installing Magisk to my Motorola Moto G Power 2021, using the patched image method (non-TWRP). Everything seemed to be accomplished, but now that it is time to reboot (and voila!), I keep getting this message:
Android Recovery
motorola/borneo_retail/borneo
11/RZBS31.Q2-143-27-7/3f699
user/release_keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Can’t load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device.
I have tried multiple tries, including fastbooting and trying to start it up normally from fastboot mode.
Can someone please help me get past this message and get my phone functional again?
Thanks for any help!
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Not sure exactly but twrp would make flashing new images along easier if it's the case that you simply aren't flashing the right image to it.
I'm not sure on these moto devices but did you factory reset the device now that the new image is installed. Well before or after? This usually disables the encryption set by the system to /user .
I'm probably not the right person to ask this but it's worth a shot. Try booting into recovery now that your image is flashed and perform factory reset.
PsYk0n4uT said:
Not sure exactly but twrp would make flashing new images along easier if it's the case that you simply aren't flashing the right image to it.
I'm not sure on these moto devices but did you factory reset the device now that the new image is installed. Well before or after? This usually disables the encryption set by the system to /user .
I'm probably not the right person to ask this but it's worth a shot. Try booting into recovery now that your image is flashed and perform factory reset.
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Thanks for your response.
Yes, I did do a factory reset. This was all after I had already tried the TWRP method and couldn’t get past the lock icon on TWRP. And after installing Magisk. That was the point at which I got that error message.
The factory reset got the phone operational again – and it took me half the day to go through all the apps to revoke permissions and download alternatives to the stock apps, like messaging.
Can you please suggest how to boot into recovery, or would that do another factory reset?
I am new to all this and don’t want to inadvertently get back to having to do another reset.
I haven't started working on this phone yet. I have one sitting on my desk.
I'm more familiar with samsung devices.
But that being said.
Power and volume down from completely off.
Not sure if you have to hold those buttons from power off state while plugging USB cord into computer but if the button combo alone doesn't work try powerring off again and hold the two buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
Simply entering recovery mode won't factory reset it. But. Pay attention to the button information it should be listed somewhere once u boot into recovery indicating what each of your physical buttons do.
Be careful if your not trying to factory reset. I had a device the other day I accidentally pressed volume up on and booted into a mode I didn't mean to boot into. I don't think it was a moto but I can't remember which device it was.
Please take my advice with a use at your own risk warning because I'm simply a power user that's learning about these devices myself
PsYk0n4uT said:
I haven't started working on this phone yet. I have one sitting on my desk.
I'm more familiar with samsung devices.
But that being said.
Power and volume down from completely off.
Not sure if you have to hold those buttons from power off state while plugging USB cord into computer but if the button combo alone doesn't work try powerring off again and hold the two buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
Simply entering recovery mode won't factory reset it. But. Pay attention to the button information it should be listed somewhere once u boot into recovery indicating what each of your physical buttons do.
Be careful if your not trying to factory reset. I had a device the other day I accidentally pressed volume up on and booted into a mode I didn't mean to boot into. I don't think it was a moto but I can't remember which device it was.
Please take my advice with a use at your own risk warning because I'm simply a power user that's learning about these devices myself
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OK, I booted into fastboot (via adb).
The default screen offers the option to “START” next to the power button, plus arrows next to the volume up and down buttons.
The volume up button, when pressed, shows “BARCODES” next to the power button.
The volume down button, when pressed, returns to “START” next to the power button.
These are the only options showing in fastboot mode. (Is fastboot the same as what you referred to as recovery?)
Shall I press “BARCODES” next?
NH Exit said:
OK, I booted into fastboot (via adb).
The default screen offers the option to “START” next to the power button, plus arrows next to the volume up and down buttons.
The volume up button, when pressed, shows “BARCODES” next to the power button.
The volume down button, when pressed, returns to “START” next to the power button.
These are the only options showing in fastboot mode. (Is fastboot the same as what you referred to as recovery?)
Shall I press “BARCODES” next?
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Well, I did that and just got four barcodes, which don't seem to have anything helpful to offer.
You may be able to press vol up more down more than once.
I know that sounds silly but give it a try if u haven't already. So fastboot IS a recovery mode but it's not the one you normally use as an end user to recover your system. Fastboot is a mode intended for use with adb fastboot commands from another device linked through your cable. You can issue commands for various things or use fastboot to flash Roms and system images. Boot images and such. I think most devices I've run across recently need to be issued the" fastboot reboot fastboot " command from terminal or command to reboot the phone into fastbootd when flashing. I honestly would just have to recommend reading up on fastboot and fastboot commands to get an idea of how you can use fastboot and the difference in fastboot and fastbootd. You have to have adb and fastboot installed on your computer to make use of fastboot mode/s. You should be able to either select recovery or enter recovery from the fastboot menu with your physical buttons. If your looking for the regular recovery menu it's probably accessed through a different button combo and you should be able to factory reset from there assuming your recovery partition is intact and functioning normally. You can definitely use fastboot to flasha new image thereby recovering your system but your definitely gonna lose anything you have on the device at that point. Flashing a new image whether it's stock or not is going to remove the encryption key your system uses to read your user data so after flashing a new image you will have to use the built in recovery menu to wipe/factory reset for the system to even boot BECAUSE it won't be able to read /data where your user data is stored
I meant to add that you have to issue fastboot reboot fastboot command WHILE IN fastboot mode to get to fastbootd
The start option is to boot your system normally, barcodes gives you info about your device such as IMEI AND SERIAL NUMBER
Try powering ur phone off and holding power and vol up and vol down or power and vol up until you see the boot logo. Or may even be power and vol down. Try these without the cable plugged in.
You shouldn't need the cable plugged in to get into the regularl recovery mode
Flash your system image. Reboot to recovery mode and factory reset