Help! I've softbricked my phone and nothing i try works - Honor 10 Questions & Answers

Hello, My phone (Col L29) is currently softbricked and I can only access fastboot and ERecovery, TWRP when flashed won't boot when using the right process to boot and ERecovery cant download the firmware, I've tried flashing various parts of the stock update firmware to no success, if anyone can help that'd be really good!
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Andrew

Could you confirm what have you done before leading to this condition? May be can help

shashank1320 said:
Could you confirm what have you done before leading to this condition? May be can help
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before it was bricked I was going through the process to install a new OS, i was using twrp bekerly (view 10) and it froze on the splash screen, so after a few minutes i held the power button and after that i couldn't access the recovery whatso ever.
I've tried ERecovery via wifi and OTG (not sure if i set up the folder correctly for otg of if otg just doesn't work), flashing stock recovery, flashing as many things as i could from the UPDATE.APP (do note that i couldnt flash ramdisk as that command was "not allowed" as with many other partitions), i have also tried wiping then flashing (be that through ERecovery or Fastboot).
When I try to access Recovery (rebooting after flashing, removing USB cable and holding Vol +), it goes to the Device is not trusted screen and then to ERecovery if i don't let go of the vol button.
I've softbricked my Moto G4 before but man, this is a ***** in comparison.

Try to flash the correct twrp via fastboot and should be fine. You may have incorrectly flashed the erecovery to the regular ramdisk_recovery(probably) which may lead to only erecovery and fastboot.
Erecovery doesn't work in most of the cases for many(though i have success rate of over 90%).
Also, flashing cust.img, version.img and vendor.img helps sometime.

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Honor 5x unable to boot

So I have a problem with my Honor 5x (KIW-L24) after doing an ota update with twrp (silly me). So I tried options already suggested on these forums, like getting back into twrp and fixing my stock rom, but the problem is, for some reason I don't have twrp anymore. I've been trying to get into fastboot to fix this mess via the platform tools, but the only interfaces I'm able to access are the broken "Honor for the Brave" boot logo and an EMUI logo that's stuck at 0% saying "Huawei software installing DO NOT unplug usb or press any key!" which I assume is the stock recovery which replaced twrp. Is there any way I could access the fastboot menu or am I out of luck?
Edit: Found this post that fixed my issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66528466&postcount=7
mrdogeybags said:
So I have a problem with my Honor 5x (KIW-L24) after doing an ota update with twrp (silly me). So I tried options already suggested on these forums, like getting back into twrp and fixing my stock rom, but the problem is, for some reason I don't have twrp anymore. I've been trying to get into fastboot to fix this mess via the platform tools, but the only interfaces I'm able to access are the broken "Honor for the Brave" boot logo and an EMUI logo that's stuck at 0% saying "Huawei software installing DO NOT unplug usb or press any key!" which I assume is the stock recovery which replaced twrp. Is there any way I could access the fastboot menu or am I out of luck?
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the bootloader screen is white and says fastboot on it
unplug the phone / power off / hold volume + and volume - and power you should get to stock recovery and you can choose to boot to the bootloader
If the OTA is on your ext_sdcard remove it before trying to boot recovery

boot loop flare s play

anyone can help me? I've tried to root my cherry mobile flare s play, I've flash twrp on it but it always boot in recovery it doesn't boot in system partition so I tried wiping the cache and dalvik cache, still doesn't boot so I tried flashing another recovery/rom and it just get worst it's now stuck in boot loop I've already tried the abd reboot-bootloader and always fall in error: device not found., I hope someone notice my case. thanks
Hello, this happens when the system is actually corrupted
you may reflash stock then twrp then root again
or just get a custom recovery for your device
you must go in bootloader for stock rom or twrp for custom rom, and that's fine your phone just needs a rom and its good to go
good luck
TheShadowMC said:
Hello, this happens when the system is actually corrupted
you may reflash stock then twrp then root again
or just get a custom recovery for your device
you must go in bootloader for stock rom or twrp for custom rom, and that's fine your phone just needs a rom and its good to go
good luck
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but how can I boot it on bootloader? key combinations like vol+ and power or any combo doesn't work, only if someone can teach me how to boot it on bootloader or fastboot then there would be no problem for me, I don't know what to do now
Hello again, take out the bettery then put it back and use the bootloader combo
if it didnt work take out the bettery and flash through sp flash tool
nothing to worry about, i didnt notice that your phone can be flashed through sp flash, since it just requires the phone to be off
not really such a scary situation
TheShadowMC said:
Hello again, take out the bettery then put it back and use the bootloader combo
if it didnt work take out the bettery and flash through sp flash tool
nothing to worry about, i didnt notice that your phone can be flashed through sp flash, since it just requires the phone to be off
not really such a scary situation
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will it work even if my device don't have battery on it?
kiltot24 said:
will it work even if my device don't have battery on it?
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sp flash for my knowledge would work even when the battery is out it doesnt matter, just load the scatter press download button and connect the phone with battery off
good luck again:highfive:
-Hope- said:
sp flash for my knowledge would work even when the battery is out it doesnt matter, just load the scatter press download button and connect the phone with battery off
good luck again:highfive:
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in my case I can't flash even a recovery image using sp flash tool. any help? sorry if I look like an ignorant any way thanks for your help guys, I really appreciate
no no problem, however what's the problem ?
I'm trying to flash a custom recovery on it but it doesn't work, I'm trying to flash twrp, the one I've flash before, because I don't have the stock rom of my device so I'm doing the process partially. I'm aiming to flash twrp and then restore my saved back up.
Hello,
i think your device stock frimware is there on google, however when you try to flash what error does it give or what happens ?
It doesn't show any error message and not showing any progress at all. my device just blink showing that the battery is charging though the battery is not present.
if it didnt detect it try pressing the volume up or volume down to make sure while connected ( and download button is pressed
just blink until it reaches time out.
I'm sure that my cable is working, it works on other device. I already install all the drivers I need.
is there a way to stop my device from simultaneous booting? it appears to be detected on device manager but just for a few sec, then reboot and appear again.
ensure the ROM is loaded properly in the flash tool.
Switch off the phone and remove battery.
press the start button in the flash tool to initiate the ROM flashing process. The process will be in hold, waiting for the phone to accept the new firmware.
Now connect the phone to computer.
Try these. Press and hold VOLUME DOWN OR VOLUME UP OR POWER+VOLUME UP OR POWER+VOLUME DOWN. One of these should work and the flashing process should start.
can I obtain the stock rom from the same device? I have the same model and it works properly. I can't download the stock rom from mediafire it always fail due to poor internet connection so I'm looking for another way.
I tried updating my driver then my device was recognized but when I flash the recovery image it displays 100% but in red color.
kiltot24 said:
I tried updating my driver then my device was recognized but when I flash the recovery image it displays 100% but in red color.
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are you using the latest sp flash tool ?
yes thanks my device works fine now thank you for your help, the only problem now is how will I restore my device imei, it can be changed in engineer mode using at+ command but it be deleted again once conduct a factory reset in short it just set a temporary imei for my device, is there a way to change my device imei permanently?

Ulefone T1 Bootloop - not able to access recovery mode

Hello all,
First of all, as a disclaimer: I am a total noob in this area. I just got my Ulefone T1, and tried to root it by installing TWRP and then installing SuperSU using TWRP. When I first installed TWRP, it worked and I got into the TWRP recovery menu. However, as the phone had to be wiped, I couldn't install the SuperSU zip anymore. I did a normal reboot to transfer the SuperSU zip to my phone, but when I then tried to turn my phone off and access TWRP, it went to normal recovery mode of my phone. As I wanted to start fresh off again, I went to the settings of my phone and did a factory reset silly.
Now, it is stuck in a bootloop where I can literally do nothing. I cannot access factory mode or recovery mode, all it does is just endlessly boot and turn off. I have managed to turn it off completely, but that's all I can do. Also, the battery is not removable.
Does anyone with a little more knowledge have a suggestion for me? Thanks in advance!
As an update, I got a suggestion to fully drain the battery, but that does not work either. I have tried connecting it to my PC, which is not working, but that was acting weird before. I guess it's just not possible?
did you work this out ? i am stuck in bootloop too ??????
Daviesjosh95 said:
did you work this out ? i am stuck in bootloop too ??????
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I have no idea what software is necessary to do it for your device but you can flash stock rom, if it uses sp tool or something then download stock rom, use sp tool to flash it. Should be OK after that. As I am not familiar with this device I can't give you any other advice other than flashing stock rom.
Any solutions to unbricking/boot looping?
Have anyone found any solutions to unbricking phone??
Mine also did bootlooping after unlocking bootloader.
I was able to flash successfully but screen fussy and unreadable and not able to touch. I am able to hear but lines are on screen.
I have same problem, please, anyone help, I think I used wrong twrp image
Ulefone T1 Bootloop solution 2019.
I was able to fix the bootloop of my ulefone t1, just flash it with sp flash tool by following this guide:
1. Download the Stock Firmware on your personal computer.
2. Install the USB MTK Drivers (skip if you have it already installed).
3. Download and Launch the Smart Phone Flash Tool (SP Flash Tool)
4. Click the Scatter-loading button to navigate to the stock Rom you just downloaded.
5. Select the Scatter File from the extracted Stock Firmware on your computer.
6. Select the Download Only in the SP flash tool option
7. Click the Download button to start the Formating process.
8. Connect your device via USB to the computer>> holding volume + and volume – button of your device at the same time or holding power button only so that the flashing process will starting working
9. Patiently wait for your device to be formatted.
10. After the formatting is done, a Big Green button will pop up on the SP Flash to show that.
11. Unplug your device and boot it up.
12. If you have a boot loop after booting your device, boot into recovery mode and do a factory reset.
13. Voila, you are all good.
Very important step 8 of the guide.

[SOLVED] LG V30+ keep booting into TWRP recovery

After flashing ROM and then installing gapps (aroma) my phone automatically rebooted to TWRP again before complete installing gapps and now my phone can't turn it off just keep rebooted to TWRP can't run to fastboot also my phone storage was not detected in desktop using USB cable when in TWRP. tried some dd misc command in TWRP Terminal didn't work. any idea how to fix this?
I have an stock android backup and tried to restore and still didn't work always boot to TWRP when rebooted system/bootloader even power off
I tried to run fastboot in TWRP by holding pow+vol+usb cable didn't work, luckly my phone battery runs out so its forced to shutting down, so i charge my phone then i can run fastboot mode hmmm this problem looks weird in fastboot i tried to replace TWRP and run TWRP then restore my backup and my phone working again not looping in TWRP
I'm having the same issue, you resolved it by letting the battery die?
mzman said:
I'm having the same issue, you resolved it by letting the battery die?
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Did you ever figure this out?
Yes I ended up holding the power button down+vol sequence to get back to fastboot mode then loading TWRP via ADB again.

Magisk 21.2 bootloop

Hi everybody,
I tried to install Magisk 21.2 on my stock Oreo rom with Magisk 20.4 already installed. I've used the recommended method for installation in Magisk Manager, and I left the AVB/dm-verity option unchecked. It resulted in a bootloop.
Before updating I did a backup of the boot partition, so I could restore the previously working Magisk 20.4. Now I have two questions:
1) Is there something else I should do other than restoring the boot partition after a bootloop?
2) Is there a way to install the new Magisk or should I just dismiss the update notification?
Happened to me As well on my G6.
I had to reinstall the rom. good thing i had backup.
I've downloaded the zip file of Magisk 21.2 and flashed it with the rom after wiping almost everything, and even tried flashing a different rom with it (I'm using stock A9)., but it seems it resulted in a bootloop every time.
There is a new magisk 21.3 from yesterday, which i hope fixed those issues as i am not planning to go though that hassle again.
I tried the new 21.3, and still it causes bootloop, at least I'm glad I'm not the only one.
DannyynnaD said:
Happened to me As well on my G6.
I had to reinstall the rom. good thing i had backup.
I've downloaded the zip file of Magisk 21.2 and flashed it with the rom after wiping almost everything, and even tried flashing a different rom with it (I'm using stock A9)., but it seems it resulted in a bootloop every time.
There is a new magisk 21.3 from yesterday, which i hope fixed those issues as i am not planning to go though that hassle again.
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It happened to me, same setup as the OP and did the direct install method from Magisk Manager. My phone is stuck in bootloop at the triangle/! scrren and I can't access TWRP via the normal buttons manner. Also, can't get any ADB to detect the phone (I am using a new PC that probably never connected to this phone despite loading ADB, drivers, etc. - I am going to resurrect the previous PC to see if can connect).
May I ask how you restored the saved boot image? via TWRP restore?
I've rooted and played with many ROMs on various android devices, but I'm no expert and this one has me stumped.
Yes, I did a backup of the boot partition before flashing Magisk and then I restored using TWRP restore. It's not the first time that a new Magisk version causes bootloops on the G5, to I was prepared this time.
By the way, if you don't have a backup, you may try to flash the Magisk Uninstaller zip, and without rebooting, the old Magisk 20.4. In theory it should do the job.
tremalnaik said:
Yes, I did a backup of the boot partition before flashing Magisk and then I restored using TWRP restore. It's not the first time that a new Magisk version causes bootloops on the G5, to I was prepared this time.
By the way, if you don't have a backup, you may try to flash the Magisk Uninstaller zip, and without rebooting, the old Magisk 20.4. In theory it should do the job.
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Thanks, But how to access TWRP or flash the zip? I haven't found any technique to access recovery (Power+VolDn doesn't work, only allows Factory Reset screen). How to access Fastboot to use ADB (I assume that would be the technique)? I did manage to bring up some odd screen that had a two-line message about fastboot by, I believe, using Power+VolUp.
For clarification this is what I now have:
Phone off (remove battery). Insert battery. Press power button until brief vibrate (1-2 seconds). Release power button. Triangle with "!" displayed "Your device cannot be checked for corruption. Lock the bootloader. " screen displays for about 3 seconds, screen goes black a second or less. Back to the previous warning screen.
Press and hold Power button + Vol Dn acts just like the above, but if I press power + press/release/press/release... I can get the factory data reset (Yes or No(Exit) options) - I haven't accepted that.
I've tried connecting PC to the USB port and two things: as soon as I connect it, the phone powers on and does the looping again. My PC doesn't see the phone in Device Manager and ADB won't list it. I did (one time) manage to bring up the two-line fastboot message at the top of the screen.
BTW: when it first tries to power on, before the Lock the bootloader screen, there is a small, scrambled white area (text?) at the bottom of the screen.
I don't know when was the last time (if ever) I attached to the phone via USB (probably a few years ago when I initially installed TWRP). Haven't really done much other than upgrading TWRP (via TWRP), Magisk (via Magisk Manager), and the very occasional nandoid backup via TWRP (I have one from 3 months ago).
Any further assistance or info would be greatly appreciated.
To access TWRP, turn off the phone, then keep pressed Volume down+Power and once you see the LG logo release the power button and press it again. The phone should ask you if you want to reset everything: if you press yes and then confirm, you will:
1) Enter in TWRP, if you have TWRP installed, or
2) Erase the whole internal memory, if you don't have TWRP installed.
As you already have TWRP installed, it should be quite safe to go through the reset procedure, or at least that's what happens on my phone. If you don't want to take the risk, you can still use fastboot to boot a TWRP image you have on the pc, just write
Code:
fastboot boot <path_to_twrp.img_on_pc>/twrp.img
To do so, you first need to boot into fastboot: you can just turn off the phone and, keeping the Vol- pressed, connect the USB power cable to the phone. It will boot into fastboot.
One more method could be booting into download mode (Vol+ and connect the USB cable) and flashing an original firmware using LGUP, but that is way too much for a phone that already has both TWRP and fastboot accessible.
tremalnaik said:
To access TWRP, turn off the phone, then keep pressed Volume down+Power and once you see the LG logo release the power button and press it again. The phone should ask you if you want to reset everything: if you press yes and then confirm, you will:
1) Enter in TWRP, if you have TWRP installed, or
2) Erase the whole internal memory, if you don't have TWRP installed.
As you already have TWRP installed, it should be quite safe to go through the reset procedure, or at least that's what happens on my phone. If you don't want to take the risk, you can still use fastboot to boot a TWRP image you have on the pc, just write
Code:
fastboot boot <path_to_twrp.img_on_pc>/twrp.img
To do so, you first need to boot into fastboot: you can just turn off the phone and, keeping the Vol- pressed, connect the USB power cable to the phone. It will boot into fastboot.
One more method could be booting into download mode (Vol+ and connect the USB cable) and flashing an original firmware using LGUP, but that is way too much for a phone that already has both TWRP and fastboot accessible.
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My phone never got past the bootloader screen (i.e. never got to the LG logo screen). When I booted into fastboot mode with the Vol+ button, I could issue commands like "fastboot devices" which would return that it saw my phone, but attempting to use fastboot to reload TWRP didn't work - some say the LG fastboot has been neutered.
Eventually, I had to indeed use LGUP/Uppercut and reload the stock Oreo and the phone came back up. BUT attempting to reboot into bootloader not only didn't come up in TWRP, but I got the little dead Android image. I ultimately had to downgrade to OEM nougat, jump through a few hoops, and finally got TWRP installed. Then it was just a matter of restoring a backup or reflashing a newer ROM (I ended up loading lineage 16, no gapps, with microg etc.).
Somehow the magisk upgrade really trashed my recovery partition somehow (??). I've always made sure to have at least a couple of TWRP backups, but this time I was screwed royally when I couldn't access recovery. I forgot what an ordeal it was to get TWRP & root on this phone originally.
Thanks for your help.

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