Unlocking Your Nexus Q
To unlock your device
1. cd to platform-tools
2. Reboot to the bootloader - adb reboot bootloader
3. Unlock your device* (with fastboot tool type): fastboot oem unlock
*You will have to accept and erase all the user data on the tablet.
*You must run this as sudo in Linux
Credits to FadedLite (very similar steps)
Figuring out the rooting next
If you just need "su"....
1. Download su from your busybox installation from say Galaxy Nexus.
2. Download the modified clockworksmod for Nexus Q that this guy put together:
bliny.net/blog/post/How-to-Root-Nexus-Q-%28Temporarily%29.asp
3. Boot into that recovery image will give you write access to /system
4. adb push su into /system/xbin/su
Did you already have your nexus Q in debug mode? I do not have the slider button on my Nexus 7 to put it into debug mode. It's not recognized in "adb devices" or "fastboot devices"
EDIT ***
I found out that the USB Debugging menu in the Nexus Q app shows up when you turn on Developer Options in the Settings > Developer Options menu of Jellybean on the Nexus 7. You might want to test this as well on your variety of devices.
Just me that thinks this thing needs google TV?
nevermind it worked now
Stuck in oem unlock
hi, I hope there's still someone reading this, but I'm stuck in the oem unlock part can anybody help me? here's the output of my terminal
Code:
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) oem unlock requested:
(bootloader) Unlocking forces a factory reset and could
(bootloader) open your device up to a world of hurt. If you
(bootloader) are sure you know what you're doing, then accept
(bootloader) in 5 seconds via 'fastboot oem unlock_accept'.
OKAY [ 0.025s]
finished. total time: 0.025s
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock_accept
...
(bootloader) oem unlock_accept ignored, not pending
FAILED (remote: oem unlock not requested)
finished. total time: 0.007s
thanks in advance.
took me a few tries to get it but it needs to be entered within five seconds of the first command
enriquealo said:
hi, I hope there's still someone reading this, but I'm stuck in the oem unlock part can anybody help me? here's the output of my terminal
Code:
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) oem unlock requested:
(bootloader) Unlocking forces a factory reset and could
(bootloader) open your device up to a world of hurt. If you
(bootloader) are sure you know what you're doing, then accept
(bootloader) in 5 seconds via 'fastboot oem unlock_accept'.
OKAY [ 0.025s]
finished. total time: 0.025s
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock_accept
...
(bootloader) oem unlock_accept ignored, not pending
FAILED (remote: oem unlock not requested)
finished. total time: 0.007s
thanks in advance.
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I tried to unlock my Q last night and no matter how fast I did it, I couldn't get past this screen.
silfa718 said:
I tried to unlock my Q last night and no matter how fast I did it, I couldn't get past this screen.
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the easiest way, assuming you are running windows, is to enter the comands once, and then just use the up arrow key to do it again. also, you may want to be sure its not already unlocked "fastboot getvar unlocked" will return "yes" if unlocked
Hello,
i have successfully unlocked bootloader with the official way. I can flash everything twrp, cm rom, supersu...no problems.. but as i saw in 2 apps of playstore for device's info. These two said that bootloader is unknown... So i tried via cmd in order to see whats really happening and i took these results with this command "fastboot oem device-info" :
C:\adb>fastboot oem device-info
...
(bootloader) Device tampered: false
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) Display panel:
OKAY [ 0.007s]
finished. total time: 0.007s
Anyone knows why this confusion happends?
UPDATE: By pressing volume up + power button i can't boot on bootloader anymore, either from advanced reboot of cm. It's a think that does not matter to me, but i would like to know the reason.
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for your help. Recently I updated the last rom cyanogen cyandelta through 13, I left the phone do the job and on my return I found the phone in bootloop!
First I tried to enter the recovery, but nothing!Then I connected the phone to the PC via Fastboot with adb but:
C:\adb>fastboot oem device-info...
(bootloader) Device tampered: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) Display panel:
(bootloader) console_enabled: 0
(bootloader) exec_console_unconsole: 0
OKAY [ 0.008s]
finished. total time: 0.008s
so I tried with :
C:\adb> fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (remote: oem unlock is disabled)
finished. total time: 0.007s
So I end up, the locked bootloader and i can't flash the rom or recovery
you have tips?
Same here...
Follow this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...unbrick-guide-hard-bricked-t3272108?nocache=1
i try the guide but the pc (windows 10 ) want Install the qualcomm driver. So the program does not find the phone (instead with the original drivers the phone is found by adb)!
OnePlus 6
current OS unknown (probably 5.1.5)
stock recovery
Hi all,
since I obviously hard-bricked my OP6 recently, the only thing that the phone does is booting directly into the bootloader.
Current status:
Code:
PS C:\Android> fastboot oem device-info
...
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader) enable_dm_verity: true
(bootloader) have_console: false
(bootloader) selinux_type: SELINUX_TYPE_INVALID
(bootloader) boot_mode: NORMAL_MODE
(bootloader) kmemleak_detect: false
(bootloader) force_training: 0
(bootloader) mount_tempfs: 0
I'm not allowed to execute ANY commands, which are always denied by "FAILED: (remote xyz is not allowed)"
oem unlocking does not work.
Trying to boot from a boot.img via fastboot (fastboot boot yxz.img) sends the phone into a freezing boot logo screen
I'm out of ideas and beginning to get really desperate about this.
Any help?
EDIT: The MsmDownloadToolV4.0InternationalVersionOxygenOS5.1.5 fixed it, finally. After more than 5 failed attempts. (which made me lose hope).
I'm STILL curious about that remote error. What causes it and is there another way to fix it?
I have flashed (fastboot method) twrp.img to my locked device and now I'm stuck at boot. At first I was getting boot loop and "corrupt" message (g.co/ABH). Luckily, I could still access fastboot mode. By looking around, I managed to remedy that a bit by:
Code:
$ wget https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/AI2202/UL-ASUS_AI2202-ASUS-33.0804.2060.100-1.1.1-2302-user.zip
$ unzip *zip
$ payload_dumper payload.bin
$ for i in boot dtbo vendor_boot vbmeta vbmeta_system
do
fastboot flash $i output/$i.img
done
$ fastboot reboot fastboot
# these will fail due to resizing partitions on a locked device
$ for i in system system_ext product odm vendor
do
fastboot flash $i output/$i.img
done
Resizing partition ... (Can't in locked state)
Now I get bootloader, fastbootd, and stock recovery. Wiping/resetting in recovery mode almost succeeds:
Code:
misc_vab_msg.version: 0x2
misc_vab_msg.magic: ...
misc_vag_msg.merge_status: 0x0
misc_vag_msg.source_slot: 0x1
-- Wiping data...
E:Open failed: /metadata/ota: No such file or directory
-- Clean boot sound files...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /metadata...
-- Data wipe complete.
At this point, restarting the system results in the device turning itself off a few seconds after the ASUS logo.
My phone is on stock firmware 33.0804.2060.100 (android 13). Could someone kindly help me and tell me what to do next?
Here's all the info I can get now:
Code:
$ fastboot oem device-info
(bootloader) Verity mode: false
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: true
(bootloader) Device authorized: false
(bootloader) Device authorized2: false
(bootloader) WaterMask unlock: N
(bootloader) XBL:
(bootloader) ABL: 0.0.029.0-WW-user
(bootloader) SSN: ...
(bootloader) ISN: ...
(bootloader) IMEI: ...
(bootloader) IMEI2: ...
(bootloader) CID: ASUS
(bootloader) COUNTRY: EU
(bootloader) Project: DAVINCI
(bootloader) DT ID: 66
(bootloader) SB: Y
(bootloader) SBNR: Y
(bootloader) DDR Manufacturer ID: 1
(bootloader) DDR Device Type: 8
(bootloader) TotalDMCounter: 0
(bootloader) DMCounter: 0
(bootloader) SlotARetryCounter: 0
(bootloader) SlotAUnbootableCounter: 0
(bootloader) SlotBRetryCounter: 0
(bootloader) SlotBUnbootableCounter: 0
(bootloader) BOOT_COUNT: 0
(bootloader) LOCK_COUNT: 0
(bootloader) Check_APDP: 1
(bootloader) rawdump_en: false
(bootloader) force start logcat-asdf: false
(bootloader) Current Slot: a
(bootloader) Slot_a bootable: Bootable
(bootloader) AVB Verity: Enable
(bootloader) Verify vbmeta ret: 0
(bootloader) ABL_FTM: FALSE
(bootloader) UART-ON Status: false
I have a feeling that I'm not using the right image for this purpose. I don't know how to get my hands on a RAW image. I keep reading about some android beta page, but just can't find a link for Zenfone 9.
You dont need any raw fw, flash stock recovery and reboot:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Recovery from UL-ASUS_AI2202-ASUS-33.0804.2060.100
@NisseGurra thanks for your input. I checked the md5sum of your recovery image and the one I extracted from the payload.bin. They are indeed the same. I have flashed it alright:
Code:
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Sending 'recovery' (102400 KB) OKAY [ 3.396s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.162s]
Finished. Total time: 3.570s
Now, what should I do? reboot to bootloader -> recovery? then what?
Because still letting the device boot normally will lead to its shutdown in 20 seconds.
lordbit said:
@NisseGurra thanks for your input. I checked the md5sum of your recovery image and the one I extracted from the payload.bin. They are indeed the same. I have flashed it alright:
Code:
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Sending 'recovery' (102400 KB) OKAY [ 3.396s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.162s]
Finished. Total time: 3.570s
Now, what should I do? reboot to bootloader -> recovery? then what?
Because still letting the device boot normally will lead to its shutdown in 20 seconds.
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Seems something got messed up.
You have some options: find an recovery that have adb sideload support: flash the stock fw from it,
adb sideload xxx.zip
Option 2
Repack the stock fw (use payload dumper to extract all img), create an folder with all extracted img and add adb.exe, fastboot.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll and install.bat (attached, rename to .bat)
Connect phone, enter fastboot and click on the bat file, it should install full rom.
Thanks! I will try it.
I tried your second method. Most of the images got flashed alright, except these ones:
Code:
Sending 'odm' (1248 KB) OKAY [ 0.055s]
Writing 'odm' FAILED (remote: '(odm_a) No such partition')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Sending sparse 'product' 1/4 (524236 KB) OKAY [ 19.285s]
Writing 'product' FAILED (remote: 'Partition not found')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Sending sparse 'system' 1/7 (524232 KB) OKAY [ 19.632s]
Writing 'system' FAILED (remote: 'Partition not found')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Sending 'system_ext' (386600 KB) OKAY [ 14.180s]
Writing 'system_ext' FAILED (remote: '(system_ext_a) No such partition')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Sending sparse 'vendor' 1/3 (524176 KB) OKAY [ 18.675s]
Writing 'vendor' FAILED (remote: 'Partition not found')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Sending 'vendor_dlkm' (73448 KB) OKAY [ 2.577s]
Writing 'vendor_dlkm' FAILED (remote: '(vendor_dlkm_a) No such partition')
fastboot: error: Command failed
I think those should be flashed after a
Code:
fastboot reboot fastboot
But in that case, the "flash" command will try to resize the partitions and I get an error that says "Resizing in a locked state of the device is not possible". I am paraphrasing here.
Option 3, install https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/paranoid-android-topaz-alpha-1-asus-zenfone-9.4557631/
Use the suggested image way. It install new recovery, if i rember correct it has adb support
Reboot recovery and use option2
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@NisseGurra sorry if my question seems dumb. But I have not unlocked my bootloader (when I had the chance). Do these recovery.img methods with adb work for me?
lordbit said:
@NisseGurra sorry if my question seems dumb. But I have not unlocked my bootloader (when I had the chance). Do these recovery.img methods with adb work for me?
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If you bootloader is locked so you cant flash anything not signed by Asus, no twrp etc, So strange it got messed up
Yeah it's weird that you could flash anything at all, that isn't signed
anyway, it seems like you where able to flash the asus recovery?
can you boot it?
If so try booting it and tipe "adb reboot sideload" if everything goes well it should reboot and allow you to sideload unmodified (asus signed) .zips, do this
Also consider data wipe from recovery
Darkmasterhk said:
Yeah it's weird that you could flash anything at all, that isn't signed
anyway, it seems like you where able to flash the asus recovery?
can you boot it?
If so try booting it and tipe "adb reboot sideload" if everything goes well it should reboot and allow you to sideload unmodified (asus signed) .zips, do this
Also consider data wipe from recovery
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1. I pressed power button + vol-up, ended up in "bootloader" menu.
2. Chose "Recovery mode"
3. At this point, on my laptop, I executed "adb reboot sideload" as you suggested.
However, I am prompted with an error that this device is unauthorized.
Code:
adb devices
List of devices attached
N...P unauthorized
How can I "authorize" this? When I had access to fully-booted system, I just needed to confirm some dialogue. Here there is no question.
Aww that's bad, I don't know how to allow a device from recovery, sorry.
Usually, if it worked under Android itself, it works in recovery as well.
Just to make sure, it worked under Android, right?
I assume u use a Linux system and I somehow had trouble under Linux, with adb and authorization
Yes, "adb" did work between my Linux system and phone before it gets stuck in this mode.
I managed to fix the problem by using a RAW image from romdevelopers. Extracted the content of the zip file and executed "flashall_AFT.cmd" on a Windows machine with the right drivers installed.
For the record, these posts [1][2] are pretty close to what I did.
Thank you both for your support.
EDIT:
I converted the "flashall_AFT.cmd' to "flashall_AFT.sh", so I could be able to achieve the same on a Linux system. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.