Not really sure what happened, a while ago I had an issue with a game and restored my tablet back to factory settings to fix it, but now I discover that while trying to boot into recovery mode it's not there?
I'm trying to manually install the Android 4.4 Kitkat update, got sick of waiting for the OTA since I haven't gotten it yet and really want to use 4.4, but while trying to go into recovery mode to check everything is working because I'm paranoid like that and while I was successful into booting to the bootloader, trying to go into recovery mode resulted in seeing the little android guy with the red triangle saying no command underneath it, so I'm assuming somehow my recovery is missing?
I then tried to flash stock recovery onto my tablet using the Nexus 7 Toolkit and it told me there was an error in flashing the files and that it was because my device's bootloader was locked.
All I want to do is update to Android 4.4, but how am I supposed to do that when I can't boot into recovery? I've followed all the right steps to do it, did I do something wrong by locking my bootloader and unrooting my device?
JohnathanKatz said:
Not really sure what happened, a while ago I had an issue with a game and restored my tablet back to factory settings to fix it, but now I discover that while trying to boot into recovery mode it's not there?
I'm trying to manually install the Android 4.4 Kitkat update, got sick of waiting for the OTA since I haven't gotten it yet and really want to use 4.4, but while trying to go into recovery mode to check everything is working because I'm paranoid like that and while I was successful into booting to the bootloader, trying to go into recovery mode resulted in seeing the little android guy with the red triangle saying no command underneath it, so I'm assuming somehow my recovery is missing?
I then tried to flash stock recovery onto my tablet using the Nexus 7 Toolkit and it told me there was an error in flashing the files and that it was because my device's bootloader was locked.
All I want to do is update to Android 4.4, but how am I supposed to do that when I can't boot into recovery? I've followed all the right steps to do it, did I do something wrong by locking my bootloader and unrooting my device?
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Hi, JohnathanKatz...
Unrooting isn't the issue... it's locking the bootloader that's the problem.
If the bootloader of your device is locked, you won't be able to flash anything.
I don't use toolkits myself, but it's pretty straightforward to flash a recovery (stock or custom) using the fastboot tool...
* Unlock the bootloader with fastboot oem unlock
* Fastboot flash the recovery with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(...where 'recovery.img' is the name of the recovery image file to be fastboot flashed.)
Maybe there is an option in your toolkit that will unlock the bootloader again... however you do it (toolkit or fastboot), you MUST have an unlocked bootloader before you can flash a recovery.
Rgrds,
Ged.
JohnathanKatz said:
Not really sure what happened, a while ago I had an issue with a game and restored my tablet back to factory settings to fix it, but now I discover that while trying to boot into recovery mode it's not there?
I'm trying to manually install the Android 4.4 Kitkat update, got sick of waiting for the OTA since I haven't gotten it yet and really want to use 4.4, but while trying to go into recovery mode to check everything is working because I'm paranoid like that and while I was successful into booting to the bootloader, trying to go into recovery mode resulted in seeing the little android guy with the red triangle saying no command underneath it, so I'm assuming somehow my recovery is missing?
I then tried to flash stock recovery onto my tablet using the Nexus 7 Toolkit and it told me there was an error in flashing the files and that it was because my device's bootloader was locked.
All I want to do is update to Android 4.4, but how am I supposed to do that when I can't boot into recovery? I've followed all the right steps to do it, did I do something wrong by locking my bootloader and unrooting my device?
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Hi, JohnathanKatz...
Unrooting isn't the issue... it's locking the bootloader that's the problem.
If the bootloader of your device is locked, you won't be able to flash anything.
I don't use toolkits myself, but it's pretty straightforward to flash a recovery (stock or custom) using the fastboot tool...
* Unlock the bootloader with fastboot oem unlock
* Fastboot flash the recovery with fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(...where 'recovery.img' is the name of the recovery image file to be fastboot flashed.)
Maybe there is an option in your toolkit that will unlock the bootloader again... however you do it (toolkit or fastboot), you MUST have an unlocked bootloader before you can flash a recovery.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Hi guys, I actually encountered this problem a minute ago when I attempt to flash a new version of TWRP recovery on my grouper. Whenever I go to the recovery, it just shows 'No command' with a red alert of Android on it (I started to panic when I found that there's an unusual error that prevents me from entering the recovery and this is the first time that I saw this error on my flashaholic experience *btw my previous recovery was CWM) I'm currently on stock 4.4.2 with an unlocked bootloader. I have no idea what problem is causing to display that issue when attempting to enter recovery but then I left it for like 5-10mins while it's displaying that error and after that the device reboots then it just quickly enter TWRP recovery normally as is :silly: sick of that haha, silly ol grouper jesus -_-
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After entering recovery, I got stuck forever on bootloader and recovery! whenever I reboot, I always get directly enter to the recovery and it forces me to not to enter the ROM oh my god at least I can still configure the recovery so I can backup and flash another ROM :|
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Today I tried booting up to recovery (power+vol down), after choosing Recovery Mode from the menu and hitting Power button, it gets to a screen with the green Android guy with a red triangle and just stays there.
So I rebooted the phone. Launch Nexus Root Toolkit, I tried to install CWM or TWRP, neither works. It gets to the same recovery mode and gets stuck there, only this time, it gets stuck on the Google logo instead of the Android guy with red triangle. I even try to flash stock recovery, and it also doesn't work.
Why can't I get into CWM or TWRP nor can I flash them?
Thanks for any help.
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Today I tried booting up to recovery (power+vol down), after choosing Recovery Mode from the menu and hitting Power button, it gets to a screen with the green Android guy with a red triangle and just stays there.
So I rebooted the phone. Launch Nexus Root Toolkit, I tried to install CWM or TWRP, neither works. It gets to the same recovery mode and gets stuck there, only this time, it gets stuck on the Google logo instead of the Android guy with red triangle. I even try to flash stock recovery, and it also doesn't work.
Why can't I get into CWM or TWRP nor can I flash them?
Thanks for any help.
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Be sure u are bootloader unlocked.
Android guy is normal... Is a safety step before entering on stock recovery, to pass that: hold power and hit once volume +
Probably u cant flash images cuz fastboot isnt working(old fastboot.exe file), wrong recovery file,...
sent from my NEXUS 4 tasting a revamped cooking recipe of Jellybeans (stock 4.3).
C4SCA said:
Be sure u are bootloader unlocked.
Android guy is normal... Is a safety step before entering on stock recovery, to pass that: hold power and hit once volume +
Probably u cant flash images cuz fastboot isnt working(old fastboot.exe file), wrong recovery file,...
sent from my NEXUS 4 tasting a revamped cooking recipe of Jellybeans (stock 4.3).
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Bootloader was unlocked. I launched the CMD Prompt from Nexus Root Toolkit and ran the fastboot command to manually flash the downloaded CWM and it worked.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-x.x.x.x-mako.img
So maybe something's odd about the simple one-click utilities in Nexus Root Toolkit that is not working.
Thanks for the help nonetheless. :good:
bebopblues said:
Bootloader was unlocked. I launched the CMD Prompt from Nexus Root Toolkit and ran the fastboot command to manually flash the downloaded CWM and it worked.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-x.x.x.x-mako.img
So maybe something's odd about the simple one-click utilities in Nexus Root Toolkit that is not working.
Thanks for the help nonetheless. :good:
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well ui never used tollkits... i like to know what im doing, and IMO doing it urself is better wich turned out to be true in ur case
im glad u got it working
My Nexus 7 (2012-wifi) was running 4.4 rooted with CWM. I flashed the 4.4 update zip from recovery which failed late in the flash.
Did it fail because I forgot to unroot before I flashed the update?
At any rate even though the flash failed I also flashed SuperSu in case the update was good enough.
It wasn't, when I boot I get rotating/expanding/contracting colored balls forever.
Is there some way for me to recover from this without wiping the device? I was over confident and didn't do an external backup.
I don't know how to help you fix the problemm but it definitely didn't fail because you were rooted. I was rooted too and all it did was that I lost root (had to root again)
You can try wiping dalvik cache from recovery?
I got into the exact same problem as you.
I fixed it by following the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376978
It basically flashes back your 4.3 firmware. Just one thing to note though, DO NOT flash the userdata, YOU MUST SKIP THIS STEP unless you want to lose your files.
Tehloy said:
I got into the exact same problem as you.
I fixed it by following the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376978
It basically flashes back your 4.3 firmware. Just one thing to note though, DO NOT flash the userdata, YOU MUST SKIP THIS STEP unless you want to lose your files.
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I had a look at this. One thing I'm wondering is, doI really need to update the boot loader as in the instructions, or can I go directly to the fastboot flash of the system and boot img?
kmandel said:
I had a look at this. One thing I'm wondering is, doI really need to update the boot loader as in the instructions, or can I go directly to the fastboot flash of the system and boot img?
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I think you can skip flashing the bootloader. Just jump straight in to flashing the rest.
I got ready to try fastboot flash of the system img. I booted into bootloader mode and adb doesn't see the device. I then went into CWM and it does see the device from there. "adb devices" and "adb shell" work from recovery. However, "fastboot flash" just waits forever for device.
Suggestions?
kmandel said:
I got ready to try fastboot flash of the system img. I booted into bootloader mode and adb doesn't see the device. I then went into CWM and it does see the device from there. "adb devices" and "adb shell" work from recovery. However, "fastboot flash" just waits forever for device.
Suggestions?
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Never mind, fastboot did work from the bootloader, I was just surprised that adb devices didn't see it. All is good, I'm back on 4.3 with my files intact. I'll try the 4.4 update again tonight.
Hello XDA forums members. I need some help on recovering my Softbricked Nexus 10.
Here the situation. I unlocked the bootloader using Wug nexus toolkit. (Latest version as of typing is v2.1.9)
The procedure runs smoothly until the time to temporary boot to stock bootloader (Which does nothing btw)
I was thinking, what the heck, the unlock is already done, why not try booting to the stock recovery by Holding down Power+Volume Up
This was the time I realize my mistake, oh god. No Stock Recovery. Tried rebooting back to Fastboot. No Fastboot (When starting fastboot mode the tablet just restart itself.)
The only thing that I can access with the tablet is Download mode.
P.S: I did realize that in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data\Recovery_Stock, There in no recovery stock.img in the folder which I suppose that's why my tablet won't boot to stock recovery.
Welp, solved by trying to flash twrp using odin and try to boot to bootloader from there, it seems like my fastboot mode was restored when i do that, and I restored to stock when fastboot is available. admin can you please delete this thread.
Thanks.
P.S: Gosh I'm stupid :'(
So here is what happened. I decided to take a crack at twrp and rooting my essential phone. its fully updated to aprils patch
unlocked my bootloader. HOWEVER i never used the command fastboot flashing unlock_critical. how ever it still said my boot loaders unlocked.
installed twrp no issue (other then touch but i figured that out) installed elementalx kernal. made a backup in twrp just in case.
booted into android fine no problems. found out my wifi does not work. ok now im just giving up. found out flashing the boot img will fix it. well i flashed it via twrp and when it asked where i said to the boot.
now my phone boot loops. i cant get into twrp. only a default recovery mode for android. i can get into the boot loader but im scared because ADB cant find my device anymore. trying to wipe deivce makes it reboot and boot loop again.
am i screwed? i dont care about the data but its 3am and i think i really messed up my phone
xhakz said:
So here is what happened. I decided to take a crack at twrp and rooting my essential phone. its fully updated to aprils patch
unlocked my bootloader. HOWEVER i never used the command fastboot flashing unlock_critical. how ever it still said my boot loaders unlocked.
installed twrp no issue (other then touch but i figured that out) installed elementalx kernal. made a backup in twrp just in case.
booted into android fine no problems. found out my wifi does not work. ok now im just giving up. found out flashing the boot img will fix it. well i flashed it via twrp and when it asked where i said to the boot.
now my phone boot loops. i cant get into twrp. only a default recovery mode for android. i can get into the boot loader but im scared because ADB cant find my device anymore. trying to wipe deivce makes it reboot and boot loop again.
am i screwed? i dont care about the data but its 3am and i think i really messed up my phone
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Are you still bootloader unlocked?? Can flash files via fastboot? If you can run the command "fastboot flashing unlock_critical" and then flash bts from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681
Tech_Savvy said:
Are you still bootloader unlocked?? Can flash files via fastboot? If you can run the command "fastboot flashing unlock_critical" and then flash bts from this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681
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hey hope all is well im sorry for the late reply. i was able to figure everything out i flash the wrong boot.img and twrp its not perm on my device. I saw a threat that lets you go back to stock and has aprils build. thanks for your help tho!!!!!
my nexus 6p is not booting into rom, recovery (stock and custom).
i have a unlocked bootloader, flashed custom recovery(twrp) by fastboot but can't get in to twrp as i wanted to flash blod patch to use 4cores to work.
i tried flashing stock images of MM, Nougat, Oreo using platform tools by google but getting an error like see in the attachment:crying:.
i tried it with fastboot by manually entering commands it will flash but not use still bootlooping.
i tried toolkits like NRT & all in one toolkit by XDA member this toolkits can flash stock rom successfully but cant get boot into system, stock recovery.
help me with your answers. my status is "unlocked bootloader, fastboot working, can access bootloader but can't get into recovery from it".
getting couldn't parse partition size 0x when booting boot img through platform tools.
tell me if i did any mistake. Thank you.
You tried stock images. Does that include factory images? That erases and reflashes quite literally everything (bootloader, recovery, system, etc.)
Find them here for 6P: https://developers.google.com/android/images#angler
Santhosh Jangamgari said:
my nexus 6p is not booting into rom, recovery (stock and custom).
i have a unlocked bootloader, flashed custom recovery(twrp) by fastboot but can't get in to twrp as i wanted to flash blod patch to use 4cores to work.
i tried flashing stock images of MM, Nougat, Oreo using platform tools by google but getting an error like see in the attachment:crying:.
i tried it with fastboot by manually entering commands it will flash but not use still bootlooping.
i tried toolkits like NRT & all in one toolkit by XDA member this toolkits can flash stock rom successfully but cant get boot into system, stock recovery.
help me with your answers. my status is "unlocked bootloader, fastboot working, can access bootloader but can't get into recovery from it".
getting couldn't parse partition size 0x when booting boot img through platform tools.
tell me if i did any mistake. Thank you.
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You didn't mention which custom recovery you flashed. Did you try the one in this thread? https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-death-blod-workaround-flashable-zip.3819515/
If you did and you still can't get into it, your device is likely dead from the BLOD. But to make sure you have the BLOD, flash the latest factory image first (Dec. 2018) with the latest platform tools to see if it boots... https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
Lughnasadh said:
You didn't mention which custom recovery you flashed. Did you try the one in this thread? https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-death-blod-workaround-flashable-zip.3819515/
If you did and you still can't get into it, your device is likely dead from the BLOD. But to make sure you have the BLOD, flash the latest factory image first (Dec. 2018) with the latest platform tools to see if it boots... https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
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firstly i already cant boot into stock recovery from my bootloader i'm on stock os 8.1.
and now i've flashed twrp for angler from twrp website but cant boot into custom recovery too.
now i've flashed twrp image of 4cores but still can't get into recovery.
so what's the problem of this phone if my mobile cant get even into twrp i can't do blod patch if we think my device is suffering from blod issue.
do you think it may be the problem of hardware like ram,emmc, or the SD 810?
Santhosh Jangamgari said:
firstly i already cant boot into stock recovery from my bootloader i'm on stock os 8.1.
and now i've flashed twrp for angler from twrp website but cant boot into custom recovery too.
now i've flashed twrp image of 4cores but still can't get into recovery.
so what's the problem of this phone if my mobile cant get even into twrp i can't do blod patch if we think my device is suffering from blod issue.
do you think it may be the problem of hardware like ram,emmc, or the SD 810?
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As I said in my previous post, if you can't boot into the 4core custom recovery, your device is likely dead because of the BLOD, unfortunately. If you are on stock with nothing else on your phone that might be preventing you from booting (e.g. mods, Substratum overlays, etc.) there's not much else you can do.
Is your device recognized in fastboot?
marianodelfino said:
Is your device recognized in fastboot?
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Hi, I am havin same problem as the user above....I am on stock 7.1.2 right now. Unable to boot into TWRP, i flashed twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler.img and then entered recovery from bootloader screen. nothing! i also tried to do a temporary boot to my recovery via fastboot command. didn't work! I dont think my phone is that dead...but I don't see why it isnt booting into twrp...i did the flash all of stock firmware from the Google website. Any assistance? Currently I have a Pixel 2 thats not working, so i thought I would try to revive the 6P, but no luck so far.
DaKoin said:
Hi, I am havin same problem as the user above....I am on stock 7.1.2 right now. Unable to boot into TWRP, i flashed twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler.img and then entered recovery from bootloader screen. nothing! i also tried to do a temporary boot to my recovery via fastboot command. didn't work! I dont think my phone is that dead...but I don't see why it isnt booting into twrp...i did the flash all of stock firmware from the Google website. Any assistance? Currently I have a Pixel 2 thats not working, so i thought I would try to revive the 6P, but no luck so far.
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thanks but no assistance required as i have sold it to another nexus 6p user for using it's spare parts.