No keyboard after Le Max 2 system reset - LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers

I did a factory reset of my Le Max 2 when it was freezing up intermittently. After a successful reboot, it got to the stage where it was asking for Internet access to log in to my LeEco account and continue with the process, but all attempts at inputting the password on the Wi-Fi link did not bring up the keyboard. I am now stuck at this point. Can someone please, point me to how I can activate the keyboard, or proffer some alternative solution(s) to my problem? I cannot proceed without the keyboard.

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gilbolong said:
I did a factory reset of my Le Max 2 when it was freezing up intermittently. After a successful reboot, it got to the stage where it was asking for Internet access to log in to my LeEco account and continue with the process, but all attempts at inputting the password on the Wi-Fi link did not bring up the keyboard. I am now stuck at this point. Can someone please, point me to how I can activate the keyboard, or proffer some alternative solution(s) to my problem? I cannot proceed without the keyboard.
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Was your phone rooted? And if so, did you also delete the built in keyboard app?
If you answered yes to both questions, then, that's the root (no pun intended) of your problem. A factory reset just deletes user data, and doesn't recover system apps you had uninstalled before. So if you delete a system app and factory reset your phone, that system app will still be missing. Lots of people have found themselves in the past with no launcher just because of this.
If you can connect to your phone through adb (I think you should be able to do so while on recovery mode) I think that there's a command to install an apk file from adb shell, but I never had to do that. Or you can look for a flashable zip that does the same from TWRP and installs a keyboard.
If this doesn't work, or you can't do it, I guess your only chance is to use Qualcomm recovery mode and get the phone back to a true factory state. There's a thread with tutorials and advice.

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jman0 said:
Was your phone rooted? And if so, did you also delete the built in keyboard app?
If you answered yes to both questions, then, that's the root (no pun intended) of your problem. A factory reset just deletes user data, and doesn't recover system apps you had uninstalled before. So if you delete a system app and factory reset your phone, that system app will still be missing. Lots of people have found themselves in the past with no launcher just because of this.
If you can connect to your phone through adb (I think you should be able to do so while on recovery mode) I think that there's a command to install an apk file from adb shell, but I never had to do that. Or you can look for a flashable zip that does the same from TWRP and installs a keyboard.
If this doesn't work, or you can't do it, I guess your only chance is to use Qualcomm recovery mode and get the phone back to a true factory state. There's a thread with tutorials and advice.
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Can't you just flash the ROM again?
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Or just flash slim7 and then gapps coz inside gapps got keyboard.

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jman0 said:
Was your phone rooted? And if so, did you also delete the built in keyboard app?
If you answered yes to both questions, then, that's the root (no pun intended) of your problem. A factory reset just deletes user data, and doesn't recover system apps you had uninstalled before. So if you delete a system app and factory reset your phone, that system app will still be missing. Lots of people have found themselves in the past with no launcher just because of this.
If you can connect to your phone through adb (I think you should be able to do so while on recovery mode) I think that there's a command to install an apk file from adb shell, but I never had to do that. Or you can look for a flashable zip that does the same from TWRP and installs a keyboard.
If this doesn't work, or you can't do it, I guess your only chance is to use Qualcomm recovery mode and get the phone back to a true factory state. There's a thread with tutorials and advice.
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Thanks for your input.
I did not delete any apps, when I factory-reset the phone. It was previously rooted with TWRP, but I had removed root for more than six months now.
Can you kindly point me to the link containing the Qualcomm recovery mode?

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kkcheong said:
Can't you just flash the ROM again?
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Or just flash slim7 and then gapps coz inside gapps got keyboard.
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Appreciate if you could provide guidance on flashing the ROM at this stage of recovery?

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I have connected the phone to the PC, which detected it after updating the drivers. The issue now is that there are no visible partitions. Any suggestions on how to get my Le Max 2 back?

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kkcheong said:
Can't you just flash the ROM again?
---------- Post added at 01:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:33 PM ----------
Or just flash slim7 and then gapps coz inside gapps got keyboard.
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I have connected the phone to the PC, which detected it after updating the drivers. The issue now is that there are no visible partitions. Any suggestions on how to get my Le Max 2 back?

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gilbolong said:
I have connected the phone to the PC, which detected it after updating the drivers. The issue now is that there are no visible partitions. Any suggestions on how to get my Le Max 2 back?
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Make sure bootloader unlocked. Go to Developer option and enable OEM unlock. Google bootloader unlock using PC and follow.
Then after unlock, flash TWRP using your PC.
Boot into TWRP and flash root.
Then download flashify to flash the TWRP again. I do this because the TWRP cannot stick.
Anyway,if you already have TWRP, just flash ROM and then flash gapps inside twrp.

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Thanks everyone for the responses and suggestions.
I was able to get the phone back using the procedure outlined by gizmochina.com on how to unbrick the Le Max 2.