Need some help with an RK3168 tablet, bootloader and write permissions - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello!
I cant get further on with an my tablet an RK3168 device.All the specs are in this topic, because i was looking for a rom:
http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum...ssible-clean-4-2-2-or-a-customcwm-rom/#p60994
But i ran into things what i can not really understand or place, and i also already tried a lot already..Maybe its the soc itself, hope someone can help me a little bit.
I wane install a rom, so i first made an backup with RK1.2tools and this backup is ready in flashtools1.37 from finless.It finds rk loader and its ready to flash..
But here i get stucked, adb works, minimal adb &fastboot , google usb driver, with usb debugging on..Adb works, but for example fastboot reboot-bootloader..Only switches off the device, it doesn't boot up in any mode...Tried button combinations but only recovery can show up.So no commands work for fastboot plus starting fastboot with keys, looks impossible.Also in recovery there is no fastboot.In adb i can see all the commands, but everything what starts with fastboot, will give me only an waiting for device output..Also adb shell gives me root, rooted with kingroot..But same thing, goes off and no fastboot..And yes adb has permissions from kingroot.
Because adb works, i can not believe that fastboot would not work, i think myself its the tablet who first has to boot into it before a driver will work.But fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock bootloader all are not working.But why it even doesn't start in any fastboot from command pff i cant understand that..
On the internet i see that even fastboot has an screen..Could it be locked or so?
Only weird thing besides that is this! If i put it off, plug in usb cable and charger!!Press vol up or power, battery shows up loading..And i see rockusb device in device manager win7.I can install adb or fastboot on top off rockusb device.But adb shows no server running.And adb devices gives this: 1234567890ABCDEF Device....Thinks its no fastboot but very weird.It only works this way when charger is inserted and battery is loading..
Besides that, rooting was also a pain ...Tried rk188 solution for rk3168, but double zero after 3 times booting..Looks rooted, but Su is not there and cant get installed.It always ends like that, with or without kingroot.And other ways the same, with emulator pushing su and removing kingroot..Doesn't allow Su to be installed properly.
Nothing looks logical for me at the moment. No fastboot, but seems flash ready in RK1.37 tools.Is there a way around fastboot to find out first if my loader is unlocked.
I don't wane brick it with an locked loader, so how to get further on from here or are these soc different from others?
Thanks for any help!:good:
Erik
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Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been reading the forums for several days and believe that I am completely stuck. My son rooted his KFHDX 7" and was messing with different apks. It was still working at this point.
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adb kill-server
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fastboot reboot
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fastboot oem lock
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fastboot -i 0x1949 oem device-info
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fastboot boot twrp-2.8.x.x-xxx.img
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Therefore I can not unlock my bootloader without downgrading which is impossible without a working system and functioning recovery. I can't root my devices without ADB enabled. And I can not flash a new working ROM due to the locked bootloader. Did I miss anything or is there still something I can do?
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DadSteveo said:
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been reading the forums for several days and believe that I am completely stuck. My son rooted his KFHDX 7" and was messing with different apks. It was still working at this point.
He thought it was running slow so he put it into recovery mode (power and volume up) and chose to reset it back to factory settings. Now it just boots to the Gray Kindle Fire bootup screen. Now the ADB is not enabled, he lost his root, and the device is locked.
When I plug the device into my computer (Windows 7) it won't even recognize it. Instead it gives me MTP Devices with error. I have loaded all of the device drives and Android SDK with no luck.
The only adb functions that appear to work are:
adb devices -------> This only gives me the generic serial# 01234569789ABCDE
adb reboot -------> This will reboot the kindle but it won't go past the gray logo
adb reboot-bootloader -------> This will put me into fastboot mode
adb kill-server
adb start-server -------> This will restart the ports but has not affect on the other commands
In fastboot mode I am to access all of the normal commands:
fastboot devices -------> This only gives me my actual serial#
fastboot reboot
fastboot oem unlock -------> It says it is unlocked but it is still locked
fastboot oem lock
However I can't use the following commands since it says my device is locked:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem device-info
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.x.x-xxx.img
fastboot boot twrp-2.8.x.x-xxx.img
I tried the 1-Click automated file and it got me all the way through until it asked me to enable the ADB debugging which I couldn't do since I am stuck at the boot screen. And I can't use a tool kit to fix it since I can't downgrade to a lower release.
Therefore I can not unlock my bootloader without downgrading which is impossible without a working system and functioning recovery. I can't root my devices without ADB enabled. And I can not flash a new working ROM due to the locked bootloader. Did I miss anything or is there still something I can do?
Please help, I am trying to get this working before Christmas.
Thanks.
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Unfortunately, there is no known recovery from this type of failure. I don't say that casually and wish there was a solution. The symptoms you report are both common and tell tale. The device is bricked.
I just replaced the motherboard on my hdx 8.9
It worked, I had to order a daughterboard also.
Total cost around $50 from where I got them.
Worth looking into. Watch teardown videos on YouTube and get the right tools.
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DadSteveo said:
In fastboot mode I am to access all of the normal commands:
fastboot devices -------> This only gives me my actual serial#
fastboot reboot
fastboot oem unlock -------> It says it is unlocked but it is still locked
fastboot oem lock
And I can not flash a new working ROM due to the locked bootloader. Did I miss anything or is there still something I can do?
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Since fastboot appears to respond as expected on your device,
I'd be **very** interested in testing my long-standing theory
that 'fastboot update' __might__ work even on locked devices.
The "gotcha" is that we'd need to prepare the right package for
your Kindle. So, I gather it's an HDX 7" (3rd Gen?), i.e. "thor" model.
Do you remember what version of Fire OS you had installed?

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[SOLVED] Umidigi F1 bootloop: how to access Fastboot?

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Fastboot on Android side gets activated by bootloader. Hence you should be able to run Fastboot commands.
To test this you run on Windows computer
Code:
fastboot devices
jwoegerbauer said:
Fastboot on Android side gets activated by bootloader. Hence you should be able to run Fastboot commands.
To test this you run on Windows computer
Code:
fastboot devices
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