[Q] Tmobile D801 will not boot FIXED - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just switched over to Tmobile from Sprint and before even signing into google i went ahead and tried to root my phone. Rooting was a success. Used Flashify to flash twrp recovery. Downloaded rooted stock D80110G rom and began debloating it (like I did with the Sprint version) and then booted to recovery, wiped twice, flashed and reboot. Well, now it will just keep rebooting back to recovery and thats it!
I still have access to download mode
still have access to custom recovery
Did not do a nand backup unfortunately
cant mount in twrp because computer no longer recognizes phone!
shows up under unknown devices as LG D801
Tried the stock recovery using LG Flash tool posted in generals but ran into the "can not update because of your device policy" or something like that. Reinstalled and tried it again many times, even switching languages and countries (the last step)
Tried using the ubuntu method posted by partager.info but even ubuntu does not recognize the device. Matter of fact nothing even happens when i plug the phone in.
Tried reinstalling drivers, tried on 2 different laptops (one windows 8.1, one windows 7, and an ubuntu usb boot) and my desktop computer (windows 8.1) and am just unable to mount using twrp because none of them recognizes it!
tried using the adb sideload but twrp just stays trying to load adb sideload forever and adb terminal cant even find the connected usb device.
Tried factory reset but that just takes me to twrp.
I've redownloaded the rooted stock rom and left everything as is. I'm assuming I just need to get it onto the phone somehow so I can flash it.
I have an otg cable but not quite sure how to work it wit twrp or if that's even an option; I've just purchased it.
I feel like I've exhausted my options. Anything else I can try?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Should've just used Titanium to debloat instead of trying to do a fresh install! I know I know
Figured it out! not sure how to delete this thread now

zaft1 said:
Just switched over to Tmobile from Sprint and before even signing into google i went ahead and tried to root my phone. Rooting was a success. Used Flashify to flash twrp recovery. Downloaded rooted stock D80110G rom and began debloating it (like I did with the Sprint version) and then booted to recovery, wiped twice, flashed and reboot. Well, now it will just keep rebooting back to recovery and thats it!
I still have access to download mode
still have access to custom recovery
Did not do a nand backup unfortunately
cant mount in twrp because computer no longer recognizes phone!
shows up under unknown devices as LG D801
Tried the stock recovery using LG Flash tool posted in generals but ran into the "can not update because of your device policy" or something like that. Reinstalled and tried it again many times, even switching languages and countries (the last step)
Tried using the ubuntu method posted by partager.info but even ubuntu does not recognize the device. Matter of fact nothing even happens when i plug the phone in.
Tried reinstalling drivers, tried on 2 different laptops (one windows 8.1, one windows 7, and an ubuntu usb boot) and my desktop computer (windows 8.1) and am just unable to mount using twrp because none of them recognizes it!
tried using the adb sideload but twrp just stays trying to load adb sideload forever and adb terminal cant even find the connected usb device.
Tried factory reset but that just takes me to twrp.
I've redownloaded the rooted stock rom and left everything as is. I'm assuming I just need to get it onto the phone somehow so I can flash it.
I have an otg cable but not quite sure how to work it wit twrp or if that's even an option; I've just purchased it.
I feel like I've exhausted my options. Anything else I can try?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Should've just used Titanium to debloat instead of trying to do a fresh install! I know I know
Figured it out! not sure how to delete this thread now
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Hi, I have the exact same problem as you. Did you end up using otg? how did you finally end up getting a rom in your device and flashing it? I sent you a pm hope fully you see it. please respond im desperate!

mnb91 said:
Hi, I have the exact same problem as you. Did you end up using otg? how did you finally end up getting a rom in your device and flashing it? I sent you a pm hope fully you see it. please respond im desperate!
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Hey sorry, I haven't been on the site for a couple days.
I used the flashtool to go back to stock. Had to enter download mode and work from there. The big issue I was having was a driver issue. Uninstalled every driver related to android and then reinstalled after a restart and that did the trick. For some reason android phones are giving me a lot of driver issues on windows 8.1
follow these steps here but make sure you read a chunk of the thread as the steps in the main post are not complete
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476

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[Q] Computer doesn't recognize USB S4 Sprint

Hello!
I think I somehow deleted a crucial file...
Okay, so my phone won't connect to my computer anymore. I am using Windows 8 so aside from Windows 8 automatically downloading the drivers on its own, I took additional steps and downloaded the drivers directly from samsungs site. I've tried using different ports, different usb cables and different computers. All that happens is a lightning bolt telling me my phone is charging.
My phone used to be rooted. When I noticed the problem, I unrooted the phone and tried restoring the phone. (I tried booting in recovery and doing it that way as well as restoring it through settings).
I've downloaded just about every app that has the word 'mount' in it to see if it will help and nothing happens.
Every time I restore my phone, the first thing that pops up is a notification saying that samsung link has stopped working. I'm on android 4.2.2
Whenever I've restored my phone in the past, I've always been successful but that was also because I was able to flash a factory ROM through odin on my computer.
When I put the phone in developer mode, it shows in the corner:
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
CURRENT STATUS: CUSTOM
Root checker says I am not rooted so I'm guessing that the BINARY and STATUS is coming up as custom because I am not fully unrooted (however, I had the problem of not being able to connect via usb when I was rooted).
If you have any ideas, I will definitely try them!
Oh, one more thing. Before my phone stopped connecting to my computer, I purchased additional batteries for my phone. I say this because It had been a fairly long time before I realized that my phone wouldn't connect to my computer because I no longer used my computer to charge my phone. And I say that because when I was rooted, I used titanium backup as well as CMW and neither was able to restore my phone back to a time that the usb worked again.
Okay, I think that's it. It's a lot of details but I didn't want to waste anyone's time coming up with ideas if I had already tried one.
Thank you!
swagganation said:
Hello!
I think I somehow deleted a crucial file...
Okay, so my phone won't connect to my computer anymore. I am using Windows 8 so aside from Windows 8 automatically downloading the drivers on its own, I took additional steps and downloaded the drivers directly from samsungs site. I've tried using different ports, different usb cables and different computers. All that happens is a lightning bolt telling me my phone is charging.
My phone used to be rooted. When I noticed the problem, I unrooted the phone and tried restoring the phone. (I tried booting in recovery and doing it that way as well as restoring it through settings).
I've downloaded just about every app that has the word 'mount' in it to see if it will help and nothing happens.
Every time I restore my phone, the first thing that pops up is a notification saying that samsung link has stopped working. I'm on android 4.2.2
Whenever I've restored my phone in the past, I've always been successful but that was also because I was able to flash a factory ROM through odin on my computer.
When I put the phone in developer mode, it shows in the corner:
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
CURRENT STATUS: CUSTOM
Root checker says I am not rooted so I'm guessing that the BINARY and STATUS is coming up as custom because I am not fully unrooted (however, I had the problem of not being able to connect via usb when I was rooted).
If you have any ideas, I will definitely try them!
Oh, one more thing. Before my phone stopped connecting to my computer, I purchased additional batteries for my phone. I say this because It had been a fairly long time before I realized that my phone wouldn't connect to my computer because I no longer used my computer to charge my phone. And I say that because when I was rooted, I used titanium backup as well as CMW and neither was able to restore my phone back to a time that the usb worked again.
Okay, I think that's it. It's a lot of details but I didn't want to waste anyone's time coming up with ideas if I had already tried one.
Thank you!
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Not sure if this will work, but there's a mobile odin you can try to use.
And you can get stock ROM there.
Salil999 said:
Not sure if this will work, but there's a mobile odin you can try to use.
And you can get stock ROM there.
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Ii'm not rooted anymore so mobile odin doesn't work
swagganation said:
Ii'm not rooted anymore so mobile odin doesn't work
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Try and download a ROM that is pre-rooted. Maybe that will work!
Salil999 said:
Try and download a ROM that is pre-rooted. Maybe that will work!
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Do you know how I would install a rom that's prerooted without my phone being rooted or being able to connect to a computer via usb?
swagganation said:
Do you know how I would install a rom that's prerooted without my phone being rooted or being able to connect to a computer via usb?
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You're should have a custom recovery installed... At least that way you wouldn't need your computer. Otherwise you'd have to do it through Odin, but like you said in the OP, you can't connect to USB. Is your device rooted?
swagganation said:
Hello!
I think I somehow deleted a crucial file...
Okay, so my phone won't connect to my computer anymore. I am using Windows 8 so aside from Windows 8 automatically downloading the drivers on its own, I took additional steps and downloaded the drivers directly from samsungs site. I've tried using different ports, different usb cables and different computers. All that happens is a lightning bolt telling me my phone is charging.
My phone used to be rooted. When I noticed the problem, I unrooted the phone and tried restoring the phone. (I tried booting in recovery and doing it that way as well as restoring it through settings).
I've downloaded just about every app that has the word 'mount' in it to see if it will help and nothing happens.
Every time I restore my phone, the first thing that pops up is a notification saying that samsung link has stopped working. I'm on android 4.2.2
Whenever I've restored my phone in the past, I've always been successful but that was also because I was able to flash a factory ROM through odin on my computer.
When I put the phone in developer mode, it shows in the corner:
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
CURRENT STATUS: CUSTOM
Root checker says I am not rooted so I'm guessing that the BINARY and STATUS is coming up as custom because I am not fully unrooted (however, I had the problem of not being able to connect via usb when I was rooted).
If you have any ideas, I will definitely try them!
Oh, one more thing. Before my phone stopped connecting to my computer, I purchased additional batteries for my phone. I say this because It had been a fairly long time before I realized that my phone wouldn't connect to my computer because I no longer used my computer to charge my phone. And I say that because when I was rooted, I used titanium backup as well as CMW and neither was able to restore my phone back to a time that the usb worked again.
Okay, I think that's it. It's a lot of details but I didn't want to waste anyone's time coming up with ideas if I had already tried one.
Thank you!
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IF you can get to download mode Then jump over to this thread. Download the zipped file (from first or second post), extract the file - just to the .tar.md5 file.
While waiting for the download charger your phone to at least 50%
Also download Odin 3.x. get that here. unzip one of the Odins - I've been using 3.07
To launch Odin make sure you right-click and choose run as administrator!
Once Odin is launched go to the PDA box and select the .tar.md5 file you downloaded.
Make sure you have NOT selected re-partition. you can leave auto reboot and f.reset time checked though.
Now get into download mode - Power button + Home key + Volume down. Hold until you are asked to confirm going into download mode by selecting up volume.
Plug your phone into your computer and a com port should show in Odin3.
If it does then select start and wait till it finishes completely - it will say pass; your phone will actually reboot too.
Go through setup and there you go. new phone.
Then to root just use CF-Autoroot
My computer stopped recognizing my S4 recently, too. Odin wouldn't see it, couldn't connect it as a drive, etc. It had not been very long between when it worked and when it didn't, and I had installed a bunch of new Java stuff for (JDK7, Netbeans, Eclipse, etc). Tried the wife's S3 and same deal. So I uninstalled my Samsung drivers and Kies and booted my Win7 laptop. Reinstalled drivers, no joy. Reinstalled Kies and let it do all it's updates and that fixed the issue. Rooted, MDL, stock rom.
jejb said:
My computer stopped recognizing my S4 recently, too. Odin wouldn't see it, couldn't connect it as a drive, etc. It had not been very long between when it worked and when it didn't, and I had installed a bunch of new Java stuff for (JDK7, Netbeans, Eclipse, etc). Tried the wife's S3 and same deal. So I uninstalled my Samsung drivers and Kies and booted my Win7 laptop. Reinstalled drivers, no joy. Reinstalled Kies and let it do all it's updates and that fixed the issue. Rooted, MDL, stock rom.
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When uninstalling old drivers make sure you go to Device manager and go to View >Sho Hidden devices and remove them too! Remove everything - all left over devices, all software and even directories for said software; Revo uninstaller works well.
Also try a brand new USB cable. Though that may not be it, I've seen that alone solve all kinds of problems! Really just a brand new cable.
If you haven't tried this already, try and make sure USB debugging is enabled?

TWRP not mounting device; trying to install custom ROM

Earlier, I did a wipe of my tablet and wanted to install a ROM through recovery, but using the mount function from TWRP is a no-go.
When I click the Mount button, it takes me to a list of which directories to mount, but nothing else. In the lists of available drives under Computer, my tablet is not listed.
What do?
Unfortunately, I don't know how to push through ADB or do an ADB sideload, so if anyone can walk me through that process, I'd be forever grateful.
Update: Got adb to work, but I can't get my PC to recognize that my device is plugged in.
I know for a fact that the problem lies on the device side rather than the PC side, so how do I fanangle my N7 to get recognized by my comp?
Did you really flashed correct twrp version for your n7?
So, I just did a crash course on how to use ADB and just flashed to stock.
Hopefully, I'll have no problems afterward.
Hexm.xx said:
So, I just did a crash course on how to use ADB and just flashed to stock.
Hopefully, I'll have no problems afterward.
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Otherwise try to get the drivers installed manually just search Google for Nexus 7 fastboot drivers and here is a little help for you installing Roms like ubuntu (touch): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46823947#post46823947

friend accepted sprints new OTA. Phone wont boot past TWRP

So, I rooted my coworkers Sprint G2 or LG LS980 using IoRoot a month ago and had TWRP installed on it. prior to doing this I had looked into what it would take to revert it to factory unrooted unmolested state. didnt seem to hard with the lgFlash tool and what not....
Well two days ago he accepted and tried to install the new OTA. he was on ZVA firmware, and I believe the new OTA was for 4.4... well the install of the OTA failed im pretty sure do to TWRP being installed instead of stock recovery. instead of stopping there and calling me he tried to fix it himself... I believe one of the things he did was to wipe the device. as in advanced wipe, select EVERYTING including system....
He gave it to me today rather pissed and asked me to fix it.
Ok, I have bee through MANY threads about reverting back to stock, and it seems I am having a serious driver issue... In my laptops device manager I can see the LS980, but it has no driver installed. I have downloaded many different versions of the LG drivers from various tutorials here and on other websites. I even tried to find them on LG.com, but no luck there.
I can get it into download mode, holding vol+ and plug in USB, but once I try to connect to it via LGMobile Support tool or LGFlash tool, they do not detect it. it tries to load three different modems, and the center one always fails. is there anyplace I can get JUST the driver, not the entire self extracting EXE files?
I was just going to copy a ROM onto the internal storage, but even using the mount tab in TWRP it will not connect to my computer.
PLease for the love of all that is sacred to XDA help me!!! I sadly do not know much about ADB... I have never really used it. at this time it is not installed and I wouldnt know what to install and how to ADB Push a rom onto the phone...
Edit, here is ONE of the tutorials I tried, but since I cannot get the proper drivers installed this hangs when I click the yellow arrow to start it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
schollianmj said:
So, I rooted my coworkers Sprint G2 or LG LS980 using IoRoot a month ago and had TWRP installed on it. prior to doing this I had looked into what it would take to revert it to factory unrooted unmolested state. didnt seem to hard with the lgFlash tool and what not....
Well two days ago he accepted and tried to install the new OTA. he was on ZVA firmware, and I believe the new OTA was for 4.4... well the install of the OTA failed im pretty sure do to TWRP being installed instead of stock recovery. instead of stopping there and calling me he tried to fix it himself... I believe one of the things he did was to wipe the device. as in advanced wipe, select EVERYTING including system....
He gave it to me today rather pissed and asked me to fix it.
Ok, I have bee through MANY threads about reverting back to stock, and it seems I am having a serious driver issue... In my laptops device manager I can see the LS980, but it has no driver installed. I have downloaded many different versions of the LG drivers from various tutorials here and on other websites. I even tried to find them on LG.com, but no luck there.
I can get it into download mode, holding vol+ and plug in USB, but once I try to connect to it via LGMobile Support tool or LGFlash tool, they do not detect it. it tries to load three different modems, and the center one always fails. is there anyplace I can get JUST the driver, not the entire self extracting EXE files?
I was just going to copy a ROM onto the internal storage, but even using the mount tab in TWRP it will not connect to my computer.
PLease for the love of all that is sacred to XDA help me!!! I sadly do not know much about ADB... I have never really used it. at this time it is not installed and I wouldnt know what to install and how to ADB Push a rom onto the phone...
Edit, here is ONE of the tutorials I tried, but since I cannot get the proper drivers installed this hangs when I click the yellow arrow to start it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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okay so have you tried the following from this thread-
If you DONT have ADB access (because of an early build of TWRP), you can simply use TWRP's awesome "terminal command" option to run the following:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
You'll have to type that whole thing out, and be VERY careful with spaces and punctuation. One wrong letter and you could nuke your phone.
XxZombiePikachu said:
okay so have you tried the following from this thread-
If you DONT have ADB access (because of an early build of TWRP), you can simply use TWRP's awesome "terminal command" option to run the following:
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
You'll have to type that whole thing out, and be VERY car
eful with spaces and punctuation. One wrong letter and you could nuke your phone.
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Ok, I think its TWRP 6.1.3.3? Maybe 6.2.3.3... not sure. Phone isn't in front of me this second. As to the terminal command... do I type the word code first? Or is it just there as part of your sentance, type this terminal code..... yea, I'm a retard sometimes. Thanks for your help.
schollianmj said:
Ok, I think its TWRP 6.1.3.3? Maybe 6.2.3.3... not sure. Phone isn't in front of me this second. As to the terminal command... do I type the word code first? Or is it just there as part of your sentance, type this terminal code..... yea, I'm a retard sometimes. Thanks for your help.
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I think you mean 2.6.3.3 but how knows maybe your from the future
I think it's just the dd... and there is another command over in the thread that ends in misc you can search it up(some people have needed to use the both, while others just the one)
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
What thread? And what's dd?
schollianmj said:
What thread? And what's dd?
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this one and by dd I meant the command I just was too lazy to type it again
Sent from my LG-D800 running stock kk, rooted with philz using XDA app
Huh, that didn't work... Bummer. Any other ideas?
Can you still get to download mode. If so follow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
And then root with ioroot25.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
secret.animal said:
Can you still get to download mode. If so follow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
And then root with ioroot25.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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Yea, I have been trying that method... my issue now seems to be that one of the drivers is not installing correctly. So I cannot change the device to port 41. And the app will not see my phone. When I get off work tonight and can use my laptop again I will try downloading advanced and setting that up and see if I can make it work that way. I also read the other thread that was linked last night looking for the two terminal commands to try, both the fota, and the miscellaneous command... found the commands, typed them in, and now my phone boots to the LG logo and my notification light starts scrolling through different colors. I can still get to both recovery and download mode though, so I am not giving up.
Also in that thread someone mentioned koush's generic adb drivers... I downloaded those and will try that as well.
Basically if I can just get my darn laptop to connect to this phone I think I might still have a shot at reviving it.
Multi color led makes me think, wing kernel. Like installing zvc kernel over zva system modem.
You may have to uninstall all lg drivers, and reinstall
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
Well it was running fine until he tapped accept on the ota so I dont know how he would have gotten the wrong kernel.... I have uninstalled the drivers a few times and reinstalled different versions. There is always one that fails when I plug in the phone. Plus I get a message on the device about mediadata unknown, or not found.... something like that. I know before he called me he tried the wipe option in twrp. I know on my galaxy s4 we were not to use the wipe data command in there, I'm thinking he did...
But I can still get to download mode so if I can get my laptop to recognise it I have faith I can lgflash tool it back to life... if I can get the drivers to cooperate...
Quick update on this... I found a tutorial on using adb and managed to sideload a rom, derp milestone 1 I believe it was, and after it completed the phone booted up just fine. My friend wanted it to be reverted back to its stock unrooted state, so I tried LG mobile something or other on my laptop... you all know, the one where you hit options then upgrade recovery and it should download and flash stick software? Well it saw the phone, and said there was no upgradeable software on it... mind you the phone still has a working twrp 2.6.3.3 on it... I don't know... I tried LG flash tool, but i can't get it to be port 41 for that to work... but at least the phone boots and runs fine now.
Still having my driver issue though. When I plug in the phone windows installs 3 drivers. One is CDC driver which always fails. No clue why.
Any ideas?

[Q] Help needed, no fastboot/adb? Cannot use any options in Root Toolkity

Hey guys, so after hours of trying to figure out what i've done, i need some help
I had a fully working Nexus last night. I'd unlocked, rooted it and installed a custom rom a few weeks ago and everything was fine. Tonight for some reason i decided i wanted a fresh install, and stupidly deleted the entire internal storage off, and then wiped the Nexus before realising i hadn't put the zips back on to reinstall. So the Nexus is without an OS and completely empty. I can get onto bootloader, and into recovery, but i have nothing on the Nexus to use to recover or install anything. I have backups and fresh custom rom zips on my pc but i can't get them to the Nexus. I'm also struggling to be able to do anything using Wugs Toolkit, because it keeps saying it can't find fastboot or adb depending on what options i try. And i can't turn USB debugging on because i have no OS
I tried to reinstall the adb drivers and could see the nexus internal storage on my pc for a minute but it wouldn't let me copy anything onto it. Now i can't seem to see it again. As for fastboot, it keeps saying it can't be found. So at this point i'm clueless, and googling around is confusing me more and more as i have no idea about any of that stuff. The automatic toolkit is as far as my knowledge goes
Update: i tried using the SDK to use cmd prompt to put it back to stock, but it seems to be stuck on the screen with the red, yellow, green and blue circles now?
Update #2: used an updated adb/fastboot installer, after that my Nexus was actually being seen in Wugs Toolkit. Used the flash & unroot option, and i'm back on my device =) hoping i'll be able to re-root and reinstall my custom rom with no problems now *fingers crossed*
Update #3: Yay all fixed. No idea how i did that but thank goodness that's over with. Not sure how to delete my thread, sorry
For future reference try skipping the toolkits, if you do this manually there is far less likely to be communication issues or others at that
Glad it all worked in the end!

After 10 hours of failing finally side loaded lollipop

I've been trying to sideload the lollipop ota since yesterday and after 10 hours of failing, I've finally got it running. The problems I got during the period including adb driver errors, recovery errors, and my USB ports problem.
Here are some tips for the other if facing a lot of problem sideloading the lollipop ota zip.
-Use Windows if possible. I tried using Ubuntu but adb won't work correctly. Even sometimes it works, fastboot fails. Use Windows and install the drivers needed namely Google USB Driver. It can be found on Android official website.
-Plug your device directly to the motherboard. Etc. back USB port. My desktop defective front USB ports caused me the most time as Windows/Ubuntu won't work correctly with them. Windows shows USB malfunction.
-Custom recoveries won't work. I tried twrp and cwm. They won't work. They show incompatible build fingerprint/user release keys. Flash stock recovery. I tried wugfresh but can't figure out how to use it so I have it up and flash with adb in Windows. Of course you need to install the drivers properly.
-If adb/fastboot can't detect device in os/bootloader/sideload/recovery/whatever mode, most probably drivers aren't installed correctly. Google the problem and you'll find solutions to it. It's out there and you can find it.
-Check the index thread in the general forum for useful tools/image/utilities
-Sideloading is quite easy if you have drivers installed correctly assuming you have no hardware problems (defective USB port)
Those are most of the problems I faced when trying to sideload ota. Hope this helps those who are facing same problem as me.
ImjuzCY said:
I've been trying to sideload the lollipop ota since yesterday and after 10 hours of failing, I've finally got it running. The problems I got during the period including adb driver errors, recovery errors, and my USB ports problem.
Here are some tips for the other if facing a lot of problem sideloading the lollipop ota zip.
-Use Windows if possible. I tried using Ubuntu but adb won't work correctly. Even sometimes it works, fastboot fails. Use Windows and install the drivers needed namely Google USB Driver. It can be found on Android official website.
-Plug your device directly to the motherboard. Etc. back USB port. My desktop defective front USB ports caused me the most time as Windows/Ubuntu won't work correctly with them. Windows shows USB malfunction.
-Custom recoveries won't work. I tried twrp and cwm. They won't work. They show incompatible build fingerprint/user release keys. Flash stock recovery. I tried wugfresh but can't figure out how to use it so I have it up and flash with adb in Windows. Of course you need to install the drivers properly.
-If adb/fastboot can't detect device in os/bootloader/sideload/recovery/whatever mode, most probably drivers aren't installed correctly. Google the problem and you'll find solutions to it. It's out there and you can find it.
-Check the index thread in the general forum for useful tools/image/utilities
-Sideloading is quite easy if you have drivers installed correctly assuming you have no hardware problems (defective USB port)
Those are most of the problems I faced when trying to sideload ota. Hope this helps those who are facing same problem as me.
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Sounds like you need you need to save what every data you can if you can through recovery to maybe an OTG adapter.. Then go ahead and Completely WIPE your Nexus. Follow the instructions and download the Android Lolipop LRX31P image, and all the other files needed to properly root your device.. Flash to Stock+Unroot, then once finished reboot and put in your email and settings, download all your backed up apps.. Then once finished, then go back to the Nexus Toolkit by Wugsfresh, and use the tool to root the device, it will put your device into Booloader/Fastboot, and let it do its thing.. Make sure you have USB debugging selected..
If you have a custom kernel on your current rom, it will not sideload.. if you made any changes, if its rooted it will not OTA.. You need to flash to Stock Android 5.0 and go through the motions.... I was on Carbon Rom 4.4.4, and went through the paces, and gave me no issue.. It just takes about 5 or so mins at first boot.. So if it seems to hang.. don't worry.. Just let it do its thing, put in your email info and there you go.. The tool is dummy proof.. even if you soft brick the device, you can use the Advanced Utilities while manually booting into Fastboot/Bootloader mode..
Edit: also make sure you have the correct ADB drivers.. The took kit has those drivers, just follow the instructions, and you should have ADB, or you can flash manually through fast boot if you select your device as soft bricked.. I had the same problem when I first tried to side load an OTA..
Good luck
Zaphodspeaks said:
Sounds like you need you need to save what every data you can if you can through recovery to maybe an OTG adapter.. Then go ahead and Completely WIPE your Nexus. Follow the instructions and download the Android Lolipop LRX31P image, and all the other files needed to properly root your device.. Flash to Stock+Unroot, then once finished reboot and put in your email and settings, download all your backed up apps.. Then once finished, then go back to the Nexus Toolkit by Wugsfresh, and use the tool to root the device, it will put your device into Booloader/Fastboot, and let it do its thing.. Make sure you have USB debugging selected..
If you have a custom kernel on your current rom, it will not sideload.. if you made any changes, if its rooted it will not OTA.. You need to flash to Stock Android 5.0 and go through the motions.... I was on Carbon Rom 4.4.4, and went through the paces, and gave me no issue.. It just takes about 5 or so mins at first boot.. So if it seems to hang.. don't worry.. Just let it do its thing, put in your email info and there you go.. The tool is dummy proof.. even if you soft brick the device, you can use the Advanced Utilities while manually booting into Fastboot/Bootloader mode..
Edit: also make sure you have the correct ADB drivers.. The took kit has those drivers, just follow the instructions, and you should have ADB, or you can flash manually through fast boot if you select your device as soft bricked.. I had the same problem when I first tried to side load an OTA..
Good luck
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Oops you misunderstood my post. I've done sideloading 5.0 and its running now before i post this thread. This thread i created is meant to give help to those who need it. Everythings running good for me right now. I successfully flashed stock recovery through adb and after that sideloading ran smoothly. Those problem written above is those problems i faced during it and now i already solved the problem and 5.0 is already running without full wipe. Thanks anyway
ImjuzCY said:
Oops you misunderstood my post. I've done sideloading 5.0 and its running now before i post this thread. This thread i created is meant to give help to those who need it. Everythings running good for me right now. I successfully flashed stock recovery through adb and after that sideloading ran smoothly. Those problem written above is those problems i faced during it and now i already solved the problem and 5.0 is already running without full wipe. Thanks anyway
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Because of how Lolipop handles file location, I recommend doing a complete factory reset/wipe..
But if its working for you.. Thats alright.. But Android 5.0 handles the SDcard Location in a different area.. Something to do with the multiple profile ability I believe.
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Because of how Lolipop handles file location, I recommend doing a complete factory reset/wipe..
But if its working for you.. Thats alright.. But Android 5.0 handles the SDcard Location in a different area.. Something to do with the multiple profile ability I believe.
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You mean internal storage? I dont think nexus devices have an external microsd slot. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. I will do a factory reset if problems starts to bug me.
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You mean internal storage? I dont think nexus devices have an external microsd slot. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. I will do a factory reset if problems starts to bug me.
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Yes internal storage.. and yes a factory reset would correct that problem..
That just defeats the whole sideload thing, where you could just do a Titanium backup first, restore Data only when needed. Just install the factory image, and restore the Titanium back up... not the app, but the Data becaus the app will crash.. Its the easiest way to save your settings in your Launcher and your apps..
Its too much trouble to sideload when your rooted, with a custom Kernel.... you wasted 10 hours, when it could of taken less than 10 mins
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Yes internal storage.. and yes a factory reset would correct that problem..
That just defeats the whole sideload thing, where you could just do a Titanium backup first, restore Data only when needed. Just install the factory image, and restore the Titanium back up... not the app, but the Data becaus the app will crash.. Its the easiest way to save your settings in your Launcher and your apps..
Its too much trouble to sideload when your rooted, with a custom Kernel.... you wasted 10 hours, when it could of taken less than 10 mins
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Luckily i was using stock kernel. Ive disabled root beforehand and the problems i faced was all on the pc side. Evrything should be easy if my pc doesnt show so much problems. And i like to take challenges so i chose to sideload haha

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