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Please help me.
my kindle fire Unbricking,i need kindle fire system.img to fastboot IT.
i have Factory Cable.
so i need system.img.who can help me ?
THX.a
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7QY56FGA system.img
Do you made this cable by yourself?
Do you made this cable by yourself?[/QUOTE]
THX.I just buy it.i'm chinese.
DUE:
system.zip Unexpected end of archive:
This system.img was posted somewhere on the forum ... There are no instructions recovery device using fastboot mode. No experience of successful recovery Kindle Fire.
It would be nice if someone made a instructions on how to restore the unit if you have access to Fastboot.
Not sure, but I believe it would be:
fastboot update <filename.zip> -w
You should be able to download the entire update from Amazon.com, rename it update.zip, then run that, effectivly reloading the entire system, boot, and recovery. the -w at the end wipes all user data, so use at own risk.
Fastboot Commands
Here are the commands you can run on your host after fastboot has been started on a device connected via USB. This is a paste directly from the fastboot binary's "--help" command:
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
MayfairDROID said:
Not sure, but I believe it would be:
fastboot update <filename.zip> -w
You should be able to download the entire update from Amazon.com, rename it update.zip, then run that, effectivly reloading the entire system, boot, and recovery. the -w at the end wipes all user data, so use at own risk.
Fastboot Commands
Here are the commands you can run on your host after fastboot has been started on a device connected via USB. This is a paste directly from the fastboot binary's "--help" command:
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall 'flash boot' + 'flash system'
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
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Tried it yesterday. Returns:
archive does not contain 'android-infor.txt'
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'
archive does not contain :android-info.txt"
Although I suppose I could create dummy txt files and see what happens...
MayfairDROID said:
Not sure, but I believe it would be:
fastboot update <filename.zip> -w
You should be able to download the entire update from Amazon.com, rename it update.zip, then run that, effectivly reloading the entire system, boot, and recovery. the -w at the end wipes all user data, so use at own risk.
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Yeah IN RECOVERY yes, if fastboot no. You cannot go and flash the update.zip from amazon in recovery. You need to create a system.img and flash that properly in fastboot. If you go google the directions for fastboot, it will tell you how.
yareally said:
Yeah IN RECOVERY yes, if fastboot no. You cannot go and flash the update.zip from amazon in recovery. You need to create a system.img and flash that properly in fastboot. If you go google the directions for fastboot, it will tell you how.
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Yes but that's the problem, at least with with my level of expertise. This is kind of a catch 22 situation. We really need someone with a rooted and operable device to make available a backup of a stock system.img. Once that's avail. it's as simple as plugging in the factory cable to enable fastboot and entering the command.
kfuller said:
Yes but that's the problem, at least with with my level of expertise. This is kind of a catch 22 situation. We really need someone with a rooted and operable device to make available a backup of a stock system.img. Once that's avail. it's as simple as plugging in the factory cable to enable fastboot and entering the command.
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No you don't.
You just need to grab the update file from amazon
Create a system.img from the /system folder
flash in fastboot
done
yareally said:
No you don't.
You just need to grab the update file from amazon
Create a system.img from the /system folder
flash in fastboot
done
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Thanks. I've had the update file for some time and I do understand that it can be done, but the creation of the system.img from files seems quite involved for my level of skills and a windows box. I have googled it. On the other hand, the task appears much simpler on a working android machine and I was hoping that someone had already done it in this forum and could ease the pain. But, I'll get there if not. Sooner or later.
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Thanks. I've had the update file for some time and I do understand that it can be done, but the creation of the system.img from files seems quite involved for my level of skills and a windows box. I have googled it. On the other hand, the task appears much simpler on a working android machine and I was hoping that someone had already done it in this forum and could ease the pain. But, I'll get there if not. Sooner or later.
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Need to do it in linux because it has to be ext4.
I would do it, but I don't have time right now (packing for a trip this weekend).
I'm running ubuntu, so could do it if someone posts up instructions.....
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk
MayfairDROID said:
I'm running ubuntu, so could do it if someone posts up instructions.....
I see this tool that may work http://android.podtwo.com/romdump/ but looking for a tut that shows more detail of what you get..
OK, this looks most promising. Here is a link showing using the rkdump utility: http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.ph...m_rom#Dump_partitions_the_easy_way_via_rkdump
Dump partitions from your Home Tablet
You can't dump partitions the normal way with cat/dd command as you might be used to on linux/unix/macOSX. The /dev/mtd/mtd* is useless on RK28xx devices.
You can use the /dev/block/mtd* devices, but in this case you can read beyond the end of the partition if you set the blocksize too large (or you can read not enough if you set it too small).
For the next steps you need to be rooted. A softrooted device is sufficient.
To softroot your device download z4root and some terminal apk and install them.
In the terminal you first issue the command "su" to get to superuser mode. note: as mentioned above: all numbers and sizes, partitions and partition sizes are based on the original 1.0.0 firmware of the A7 HT Version 2.
To get a list of the available partitions type:
# cat /proc/mtd
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 00002000 00000010 "misc"
mtd1: 00004000 00000010 "kernel"
mtd2: 00002000 00000010 "boot"
mtd3: 00004000 00000010 "recovery"
mtd4: 00030000 00000010 "system"
mtd5: 0003a000 00000010 "backup"
mtd6: 0003a000 00000010 "cache"
mtd7: 00100000 00000010 "userdata"
mtd8: 00cbc000 00000010 "user"
mtd9: 00020000 00000010 "pagecache"
mtd10: 00020000 00000010 "swap"
The update.img to restore your A7HT is identical to the backup partition.
With this information we can dump our original update.img or create dumps from e.g. the system.img. There are 2 ways to do this:
- The easy way via the rkdump utility.
- The hard way via dd (in case you really want to know the ins and outs).
Dump partitions the easy way via rkdump
The rkdump utility is an Android command line utility and needs to be run from your tablet. Unzip the rkdump utility from the downloaded zip file. Copy it to your tablet, either via the "normal" USB copy way or via ADB push. Copy it onto your /data partition and not on your /sdcard partition or the SD-card itself (it needs to be run from an ext3 partition, not a vfat partition). If neccessary do a "chmod 771 rkdump" to give it the correct attributes. Now from a rooted terminal you can dump the update.img. Our update.img is equal to the backup.img which, in this case, is located on mtd5. To get our update.img we now type in the (rooted) terminal.
# /data/rkdump /dev/block/mtdblock5 /sdcard/update.img
This will dump the update.img to the internal memory of the tablet. It will immediately save it in the correct size. There are no "post dump" actions required to the image as it has the right size and the 4-byte crc set.
Sooo, looks like you can simply substitute system.img in the above tutorial to create the system.img which can then be pulled off the kindle with adb. Does this sound ok?
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I command you to rise from your grave and rescue my... Kindle. (10 points if you can name the reference).
I'm suffereing the same issue. I've managed to get my SD Card, recovery, boot, and boot loader partitions working, but I need a system.img and any other img files I haven't listed. I thought there was another one, but I cant't find my notes on it. I would be indebted to you. Thanks.
vampyrex13 said:
I command you to rise from your grave and rescue my... Kindle. (10 points if you can name the reference).
I'm suffereing the same issue. I've managed to get my SD Card, recovery, boot, and boot loader partitions working, but I need a system.img and any other img files I haven't listed. I thought there was another one, but I cant't find my notes on it. I would be indebted to you. Thanks.
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Well... since nobody else answered you... Is there a reason you are trying to do it this way? If you have access to recovery and SD Card, you can just flash whatever you want in recovery.
kinfauns said:
Well... since nobody else answered you... Is there a reason you are trying to do it this way? If you have access to recovery and SD Card, you can just flash whatever you want in recovery.
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I have an issue with the mmcblk0 partition not having a label (gpt). I tried yaff'ing up the current Kindle Fire update and fastbooted it over, but that didn't work. I even deleted mmcblk0 and then fastbooted the update over and it recreated the partition, but had the same issue still. My only other avenues available are to try an actual stock img (in case I was missing something when I yaff'ed my copy) or completely recreate all the partitions from scratch. I would much rather fastboot the system image though.
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I have an issue with the mmcblk0 partition not having a label (gpt). I tried yaff'ing up the current Kindle Fire update and fastbooted it over, but that didn't work. I even deleted mmcblk0 and then fastbooted the update over and it recreated the partition, but had the same issue still. My only other avenues available are to try an actual stock img (in case I was missing something when I yaff'ed my copy) or completely recreate all the partitions from scratch. I would much rather fastboot the system image though.
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Whoah.... You'd better be careful with those partitions. If something goes bad with the first two partitions, you might be looking at opening up your case. If you need to write your partition table back to stock, it's much easier and safer to use "fastboot oem format" in FFF 1.1 or later. It will write a stock partition table for you.
Even if you did manage to make a system.img (I think I looked into this before, but couldn't find a good reference), I doubt fastboot will flash it for you. I think I tried this too and it was too big for fastboot to hold it in memory before it attempted to write it out to the partition.
I think your best bet is to download the software update from Amazon, rename it as a zip file, then use TWRP to flash the whole thing. The only bad thing about it is that you will lose your custom bootloader and recovery and you'd have to jump through some hoops to get them back again.
Alternatively, I've been experimenting with the idea of using "adb push" to copy the /system directory from the software update package over onto the device. I've "ported" the set of commands in the updater-script that creates the symbolic links and changes owner/permissions of all the files over to a shell script that can be run through adb. It should pretty much be equivalent to how the system files get installed through recovery. If you want to give it a try, send me a PM.
Ofastboot oem format fails and i've already opened the case to do the usb trick.
vampyrex13 said:
Ofastboot oem format fails and i've already opened the case to do the usb trick.
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You're probably using an older version of FFF... you need v1.1 or later. If you used the shorting method, that probably means you have Firekit somewhere. I believe the u-boot.bin in there is FFF v1.2 or search the development section for one of the later versions. Flash one of them and try again.
Hey guys, I'm a new member to XDA but I've been browsing on it for a while. I figured you guys could help. I rooted my Kindle Fire a couple months ago and had Clockwork Recovery(TWRP is better). I decided I didn't want it rooted so I restored the Kindle thinking it would remove the root, it actually bricked it. Now all that comes up is the Kindle Fire boot screen with the android bot over top of it, it doesn't glimmer or flash, that's all. It isn't recognized by ADB or Windows(and Device Manager). I haven't found a thread exactly like mine so I figured I'd post one. Please help guys, I miss Minecraft PE and Netflix!
Assuming you know how to access recovery...
Download the latest version of FireFireFire and either "adb push" it to your sdcard or use the mount function in recovery and transfer it.
FireFireFire 1.4 can be found here. It comes in a .zip file for flashing in recovery. DO NOT install the .zip file with the "fastboot flash bootloader" command or you will brick your device.
When installed reboot and use your power button at the kindle fire screen as if you were trying to enter recovery. At some point some options will show up on the bottom. Use the power button to select "Normal Boot".
@soupmagnet
what do you mean by ADB Push? Recovery as in turning the kindle on and then holding the power button again until it turns orange?
mrpike9416 said:
@soupmagnet
what do you mean by ADB Push?
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Actually, it would be easier to explain how to mount your sdcard.
Recovery as in turning the kindle on and then holding the power button again until it turns orange?
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Yes. While in recovery, there will be a mount to USB function that will mount the sdcard partition to your computer as if it were an external drive, such as a USB thumb drive.
Good thing I know that, however, I can't access recovery..
I think I might've reformatted the system folder while in recovery..
mrpike9416 said:
Good thing I know that, however, I can't access recovery..
I think I might've reformatted the system folder while in recovery..
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Recovery is in a separate partition from the system files and cannot be formatted while in recovery. I'm not sure why you wouldn't be able access recovery so you'll probably need to reinstall it.
How comfortable are you with using command prompt?
A little experienced, how hard can entering commands be?
mrpike9416 said:
A little experienced, how hard can entering commands be?
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OMG Don't EVER say that.
Do you have adb and fastboot on your computer? If yes...Is it from AndroidSDK or KFU?
Hahahahha my mistake.
I do have ADB but I don't think I have fastboot(I probably do).
I do have fastboot.
mrpike9416 said:
I do have fastboot.
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Okay, make sure the you have TWRP version 2.1 and place it in the same folder as fastboot. It would be wise to rename it to something manageable like "twrp.img"
In your command prompt, enter:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Note: version 2.0 will not work with this command
And while you're at it:
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
[Edit:] That will likely fix your problem (barring driver issues) but you should still install FFF1.4
I just tried a different cable and the computer recognizes my kindle in device manager as Android ADB Interface... the twrp 2.1 cmd thing you told me to do was a no go but I assume we have more options now now that device manager recognizes it?
(EDIT)
It is now recognized on device manager as "Unknown Device" and no longer as Android ADB Interface..
1. What happens when you enter:
Code:
fastboot devices
2. What error message, if any, did you receive when entering the "twrp 2.1 cmd thing"?
"fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
That happened for both instances.
mrpike9416 said:
"fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
That happened for both instances.
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Do you have fastboot and what folder is it in?
Yeah its an .exe file i believe... under the "Files and Tools" folder when I downloaded ADB from Android SDK.
Better yet...fastboot and adb are programs with a certain set of commands associated with them. Those commands only work with each individual program. In order to issue a certain command that isn't associated with "shell" or "DOS" you have to include an "identifier" so the computer knows from which program to run the commands. In this case it is "fastboot" because you are using the fastboot program. In order issue commands this way, the program you are using must either be listed in your "PATH" or be in the directory from which you are issuing the commands.
The easiest way to do this in Windows is to shift+right click on the folder containing the program and select "Run in Command". The command window that opens is were you will be entering your commands.
error: cannot load "twrp.img"
I typed "fastboot devices!" (out of frustration I must admit).
This is what came up:
C:\Users\Nick\Documents\KindleRoot\tools>fastboot devices!
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot + recovery + system
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
options:
-w erase userdata and cache
-s <serial number> specify device serial number
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address
-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:
2048
Turn your device off then enter the command. When it says "waiting for device" turn it back on.
Fastboot commands only work in fastboot mode. If you have a modified bootloader installed, the first few seconds of the boot process is a temporary fastboot mode which will accept fastboot commands.
If it just hangs at "waiting for device", you need to fix your drivers.
soupmagnet said:
Turn your device off then enter the command. When it says "waiting for device" turn it back on.
Fastboot commands only work in fastboot mode. If you have a modified bootloader installed, the first few seconds of the boot process is a temporary fastboot mode which will accept fastboot commands.
If it just hangs at "waiting for device", you need to fix your drivers.
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what command am I entering?
Hi everyone ! (I apologyze for my english)
I cant flash anything on my Pixel C because of this:
C:\Users\ykant\Desktop\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWRP_dragon_3.0.2-23.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
erasing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unsupported command)
finished. total time: -0.000s
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No system to boot on and my TWRP is wiped !!
--> Cant do this:
fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
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Is my pixel C bricked now ?
regards !
Did you unlock your device first with "fastboot oem unlock"?
redukt said:
Did you unlock your device first with "fastboot oem unlock"?
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Yes i did this before, i was running on Remix OS
I don't know if this is of relevance but there were new fastboot commands introduced from Android M (?) and I have recollection about "partial unlock" - two flags required to be set and if only one was set it could be reported that the bootloader was unlocked but fastboot saw it as locked. Above may be totally wrong.
Here's the difference between old and current fastboot commands. Note the new lock/unlock commands
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************************ OLD **************************************
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot, system, vendor and if found,
recovery
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition> format a flash partition.
Can override the fs type and/or
size the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] create bootimage and
flash it
devices list all connected devices
continue continue with autoboot
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
help show this help message
************************ NEW **************************************
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> Reflash device from update.zip.
Sets the flashed slot as active.
flashall Flash boot, system, vendor, and --
if found -- recovery. If the device
supports slots, the slot that has
been flashed to is set as active.
Secondary images may be flashed to
an inactive slot.
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] Write a file to a flash partition.
flashing lock Locks the device. Prevents flashing.
flashing unlock Unlocks the device. Allows flashing
any partition except
bootloader-related partitions.
flashing lock_critical Prevents flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing unlock_critical Enables flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing get_unlock_ability Queries bootloader to see if the
device is unlocked.
flashing get_unlock_bootloader_nonce Queries the bootloader to get the
unlock nonce.
flashing unlock_bootloader <request> Issue unlock bootloader using request.
flashing lock_bootloader Locks the bootloader to prevent
bootloader version rollback.
erase <partition> Erase a flash partition.
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition>
Format a flash partition. Can
override the fs type and/or size
the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> Display a bootloader variable.
set_active <slot> Sets the active slot. If slots are
not supported, this does nothing.
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] Download and boot kernel.
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ]
Create bootimage and flash it.
devices [-l] List all connected devices [with
device paths].
continue Continue with autoboot.
reboot [bootloader] Reboot device [into bootloader].
reboot-bootloader Reboot device into bootloader.
help Show this help message.
-Yazh- said:
Hi everyone ! (I apologyze for my english)
I cant flash anything on my Pixel C because of this:
C:\Users\ykant\Desktop\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWRP_dragon_3.0.2-23.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
erasing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unsupported command)
finished. total time: -0.000s
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No system to boot on and my TWRP is wiped !!
--> Cant do this:
fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
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Is my pixel C bricked now ?
regards !
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Hi, I'm just wondering if you were able to fix your tablet. I ran into the same problem as you here and am not able to find a solution to it.
Hi !!
Sorry for bad news, but i didn't found any solution since my Pixel C was bricked. Maybe there is a solution, but I dropped it before finding it.
I hope you find something to fix it !
@viii_xvi Are you using "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" as shown in the post you quoted by -Yazh- ? The current (?) version that I can find is 1.4.3 and that looks to be "2015".
For the current versions of adb and fastboot and the revision history, 12 since October 2016, see https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
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Are you using "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" as shown in the post you quoted by -Yazh- ? The current (?) version that I can find is 1.4.3 and that looks to be "2015".
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No. I used the 15 second ADB and Fastboot installer. I'm pretty sure it works fine as I can use fastboot commands.
peterk-1 said:
For the current versions of adb and fastboot and the revision history, 12 since October 2016, see https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
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I don't really know what to do with the files found in the zip. If I'm doing it wrong, can you tell me what I should be doing?
viii_xvi said:
No. I used the 15 second ADB and Fastboot installer. I'm pretty sure it works fine as I can use fastboot commands.
I don't really know what to do with the files found in the zip. If I'm doing it wrong, can you tell me what I should be doing?
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There are Youtube videos on installing Android Platform Tools and a web search for installing Android Platform Tools with your o/s will find many hits. You need to know you are installing just the platform tools - some of the guides assume you are installing or have installed the full Android Software Development Kit (SDK).
Assuming you are using Windows then the simplest method is to copy the contents of the zip file into the current location of your "15 second" files. This ensures that you can run the new version of fastboot with the folder path you have used previously. In file manager "find" fastboot.exe and that will give you the folder to unzip ALL of the platform tools files. You will know if you have done it correctly if you get requests to overwrite existing files when you unzip the files.
peterk-1 said:
There are Youtube videos on installing Android Platform Tools and a web search for installing Android Platform Tools with your o/s will find many hits. You need to know you are installing just the platform tools - some of the guides assume you are installing or have installed the full Android Software Development Kit (SDK).
Assuming you are using Windows then the simplest method is to copy the contents of the zip file into the current location of your "15 second" files. This ensures that you can run the new version of fastboot with the folder path you have used previously. In file manager "find" fastboot.exe and that will give you the folder to unzip ALL of the platform tools files. You will know if you have done it correctly if you get requests to overwrite existing files when you unzip the files.
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I've followed the instructions so I'm confident I did it correctly. Despite this, nothing has improved. I still can't flash the stock ROM or a custom recovery in fastboot.
What I've noticed from updating the fastboot version are some new commands I found when I entered "fastboot -h"
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fastboot -h
commands:
reboot [bootloader|emergency]
stage <infile>
get_staged <outfile>
options:
--skip-secondary
--skip-reboot
--disable-verity
--disable-verification
--unbuffered
--version
From what I've tried, all the commands in options returns
fastboot: usage: no command
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viii_xvi said:
I've followed the instructions so I'm confident I did it correctly. Despite this, nothing has improved. I still can't flash the stock ROM or a custom recovery in fastboot.
What I've noticed from updating the fastboot version are some new commands I found when I entered "fastboot -h"
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fastboot -h
commands:
reboot [bootloader|emergency]
stage <infile>
get_staged <outfile>
options:
--skip-secondary
--skip-reboot
--disable-verity
--disable-verification
--unbuffered
--version
From what I've tried, all the commands in options returns
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Hi, Did you tried to flash with the oldest stock rom of the pixel C ? Because it uses older version of fastboot so maybe it will work. I has also the same problem as you but hopefully twrp still worked so i could flash another system image.
rhmanoa said:
Hi, Did you tried to flash with the oldest stock rom of the pixel C ? Because it uses older version of fastboot so maybe it will work. I has also the same problem as you but hopefully twrp still worked so i could flash another system image.
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I have now tried to flash the earliest factory image and am disappointed to say the bootloader did not flash and so I wasn't able to complete the flashing.
I don't think the problem is the fastboot version. It may be the bootloader itself. I've read someone describe this problem as "Broken fastboot (bootloader) security." I think the problem is that, when unlocked, the bootloader would return the same messages as if it was locked. The security of the bootloader still thinks it's locked and not allow flashing of any images. Also that locking and reunlocking does not improve the situation. This would explain why, when bootloader is unlocked, I get "remote: unsupported command" and "remote: image verification failed", the same as when I try the same commands when the bootloader is locked.
viii_xvi said:
I have now tried to flash the earliest factory image and am disappointed to say the bootloader did not flash and so I wasn't able to complete the flashing.
I don't think the problem is the fastboot version. It may be the bootloader itself. I've read someone describe this problem as "Broken fastboot (bootloader) security." I think the problem is that, when unlocked, the bootloader would return the same messages as if it was locked. The security of the bootloader still thinks it's locked and not allow flashing of any images. Also that locking and reunlocking does not improve the situation. This would explain why, when bootloader is unlocked, I get "remote: unsupported command" and "remote: image verification failed", the same as when I try the same commands when the bootloader is locked.
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Just bought today, same issue, have you solved it?
mansonstein said:
Just bought today, same issue, have you solved it?
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No, I didn't manage to fix it.
did you found a solution yet？
I got a same problem,cant flash anything but ordinary using.
I got the problem caused by flashed twrp3.2.3,cant get into system,just always get into twrp.
cant flash any official firmware with "flash-all.bat",no matter which platform tool or firmware.but the twrp were installed before can flash anything.
finally,I flashed newest OTA firmware,then device can be booted. but got the unsupported command
richardwia said:
did you found a solution yet？
I got a same problem,cant flash anything but ordinary using.
I got the problem caused by flashed twrp3.2.3,cant get into system,just always get into twrp.
cant flash any official firmware with "flash-all.bat",no matter which platform tool or firmware.but the twrp were installed before can flash anything.
finally,I flashed newest OTA firmware,then device can be booted. but got the unsupported command
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I'm assuming you have the latest version of TWRP installed. IIRC, there should be "Fix Fastboot" in advanced options. If indeed you have the same problem I had, pressing this should fix the problem. I don't know anything beyond this as I never got to find out what happens afterwards.
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I'm assuming you have the latest version of TWRP installed. IIRC, there should be "Fix Fastboot" in advanced options. If indeed you have the same problem I had, pressing this should fix the problem. I don't know anything beyond this as I never got to find out what happens afterwards.
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really？where I can find the“fix fastboot in advanced options”？
richardwia said:
really？where I can find the“fix fastboot in advanced options”？
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I believe I'm not qualified to help you as I disposed of my tablet months ago. All the advice I've given is off of memory and may not be accurate. That being said, I won't help you anymore in fear of giving inaccurate information that may lead to bricking of your tablet.
I have a pixel C, flashed with latest 3-rd pixel experience before, someday i tried to flash back to factory image, hit the same trouble like this topic, i came here several times before, no solution, today, i found another article about this , it's solved my trouble.
sorry i am new here, i couldn't share the outside article link.
would like to share what i did on my pixel c.
1. root your pixel c
2. adb shell //this command could be executed under recovery mode too.
3. su
4. fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
5. adb reboot fastboot
then you could flash anything you want.
I had this just now - I finally got fed up of my Pixel C being so laggy and also chrome opening up as blank pages (I switched to brace to fix this, but it's abit crashy).
Anyhow I found that after
adb reboot bootloader
that
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
was failing for me in the "Writing" stage
I discovered that the fix was to use
adb flashing unlock
then it will ask you a question (power button to confirm and one of teh volume keys to cancel).
after this it spins with erasing for a while and then comes back to fastboot after which
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Worked, after this you get an annoying 30s delay for each restart, I think that can be fixed by
adb flashing lock
I'll verify this when I've finished flashing a usable ROM to my Pixel C...
Been searching here and Google. No luck.
Do we have a decent list of all the fastboot commands, especially all the ones that pertain to dual partitions?
I want to switch the active partition to make sure all is OK on that side.
@TonikJDK,
This is the only thing I've seen > https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/pixel-xl-fastboot-commands-t3490080
TonikJDK said:
Been searching here and Google. No luck.
Do we have a decent list of all the fastboot commands, especially all the ones that pertain to dual partitions?
I want to switch the active partition to make sure all is OK on that side.
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If you just type "fastboot" without any switch, you'd get a complete list of switches, right? Then it's really easy to output that to a text file. I'll get one for you shortly.
For now, to answer your end question, you can use "fastboot --set-active=_a" (or _b). It's ten times faster than going through twrp, providing you have access to a PC.
Got it, thanks gang. I looked at the fastboot output and that link before posting. Never saw set_active. Think I will have some more coffee before I dig into why my other slot bootloops.
TonikJDK said:
Been searching here and Google. No luck.
Do we have a decent list of all the fastboot commands, especially all the ones that pertain to dual partitions?
I want to switch the active partition to make sure all is OK on that side.
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This copy and paste is lousy since it screws up spacing, so I attached the syntax list here.
View attachment 3991598
commands:
update <filename> Reflash device from update.zip.
Sets the flashed slot as active.
flashall Flash boot, system, vendor, and --
if found -- recovery. If the device
supports slots, the slot that has
been flashed to is set as active.
Secondary images may be flashed to
an inactive slot.
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] Write a file to a flash partition.
flashing lock Locks the device. Prevents flashing.
flashing unlock Unlocks the device. Allows flashing
any partition except
bootloader-related partitions.
flashing lock_critical Prevents flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing unlock_critical Enables flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing get_unlock_ability Queries bootloader to see if the
device is unlocked.
flashing get_unlock_bootloader_nonce Queries the bootloader to get the
unlock nonce.
flashing unlock_bootloader <request> Issue unlock bootloader using request
.
flashing lock_bootloader Locks the bootloader to prevent
bootloader version rollback.
erase <partition> Erase a flash partition.
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition>
Format a flash partition. Can
override the fs type and/or size
the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> Display a bootloader variable.
set_active <slot> Sets the active slot. If slots are
not supported, this does nothing.
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] Download and boot kernel.
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ]
Create bootimage and flash it.
devices [-l] List all connected devices [with
device paths].
continue Continue with autoboot.
reboot [bootloader] Reboot device [into bootloader].
reboot-bootloader Reboot device into bootloader.
help Show this help message.
options:
-w Erase userdata and cache (and format
if supported by partition type).
-u Do not erase partition before
formatting.
-s <specific device> Specify a device. For USB, provide ei
ther
a serial number or path to device por
t.
For ethernet, provide an address in t
he
form <protocol>:<hostname>[ort] whe
re
<protocol> is either tcp or udp.
-p <product> Specify product name.
-c <cmdline> Override kernel commandline.
-i <vendor id> Specify a custom USB vendor id.
-b, --base <base_addr> Specify a custom kernel base
address (default: 0x10000000).
--kernel-offset Specify a custom kernel offset.
(default: 0x00008000)
--ramdisk-offset Specify a custom ramdisk offset.
(default: 0x01000000)
--tags-offset Specify a custom tags offset.
(default: 0x00000100)
-n, --page-size <page size> Specify the nand page size
(default: 2048).
-S <size>[K|M|G] Automatically sparse files greater
than 'size'. 0 to disable.
--slot <slot> Specify slot name to be used if the
device supports slots. All operations
on partitions that support slots will
be done on the slot specified.
'all' can be given to refer to all sl
ots.
'other' can be given to refer to a
non-current slot. If this flag is not
used, slotted partitions will default
to the current active slot.
-a, --set-active[=<slot>] Sets the active slot. If no slot is
provided, this will default to the va
lue
given by --slot. If slots are not
supported, this sets the current slot
to be active. This will run after all
non-reboot commands.
--skip-secondary Will not flash secondary slots when
performing a flashall or update. This
will preserve data on other slots.
--unbuffered Do not buffer input or output.
--version Display version.
-h, --help show this message.
TonikJDK said:
Got it, thanks gang. I looked at the fastboot output and that link before posting. Never saw set_active. Think I will have some more coffee before I dig into why my other slot bootloops.
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If you can't use the set_active or --set-active switch, you don't have the latest adb/fastboot binary from Android SDK. Besides the --set-active parameter, the more important one is 'slot' with which you can establish where to flash. You can issue "fastboot --ver" and check the version number. It should start with a '3'.
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If you don't see the set_active or --set-active switch, you don't have the latest adb/fastboot binary from Android SDK. Besides the --set-active parameter, the more important one is 'slot' with which you can establish where to flash. You can issue "fastboot --ver" and check the version number. It should start with a '3'.
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I'm good, got it. This entire thread is due to my poor reading comprehension today.
TonikJDK said:
I'm good, got it. This entire thread is due to my poor reading comprehension today.
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Read? Who's got time for that?
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Read? Who's got time for that?
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Yea, no time to read cuz I'm too busy posting about what I should have read.
So when I got this device I went to root it and found there's not very good documentation on what to do to get root and recovery installed so after many boot loops and reinstall of firmware here is what I did to gain root and TWRP and have a stable environment. You will need to use ADB & Fastboot commands please install either this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 or you can install from here: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools. you will also need the Motorola drivers located here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481. Once you have obtained these you can proceed with the bootloader unlock. I have the unlocked version of the Motorola G7 Power so I was able to fallow the sets here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdeviceb. If you have a different variant I'm not sure if your able to unlock your bootloader please try and let me know in this thread. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SCREW YOUR DEVICE UP OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE
Bootloader unlock steps:
1. On your device go to Settings and to System, Then About phone and click " Build Number " until you unlock developer options.
2. Back out one step and click the Advanced tab and then click " Developer Options ".
3. Once in developer options " OEM Unlocking " turn off " Automatic Updates " and enable "USB Debugging".
4. Once you have done USB Debugging open the start button type "CMD" and open a command prompt.
5. Once in command prompt type " adb devices " make sure you authorize the pc on the phone. then type in command prompt " adb reboot bootloader "
6. Once in bootloader type in command prompt " fastboot oem get_unlock_data " from here fallow the directions on the Motorola Bootloader Unlocking page: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdevice
7. Take the number given to you by Motorola and type in command prompt " fastboot oem unlock CODE FROM MOTO " then enter the same command again and your device will be bootloader unlocked.
TWRP & Magisk install:
This is where I found it to be difficult to get things right either I would bootloop or I wouldn't be able to unencrypt my sd card in TWRP so I couldn't read things right all sorts of dumb issues. All the files I used are attached so please let me know if this works as well as it did for me. Please download the TWRP .img file it was too large to attach: https://dl.twrp.me/ocean/ Also make sure that your command prompt is in the directory of your stored files.
Here are a list of commands to get TWRP and install Root please be in bootloader mode to start this process.
1. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
2. In TWRP go to the wipe option and select the format and type " yes " once it has done that go back to the main TWRP page by hitting the home bottom and select Reboot and select Reboot Bootloader.
3. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
4. Once in TWRP adb push twrp-installer-3.3.1-2-ocean.zip /tmp/ then click install and navigate to the /tmp folder and install the TWRP .zip file
5. After you install TWRP do this : adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/ then navigate to your /tmp folder and install Magisk .zip file
6. After you install magisk you can reboot the system and let it sit it might loop once or twice but it will boot. I did the force encrypt disable with the attached zip file then i rebooted.
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.9
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash oem_b oem_other.img
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
Well i messed it up some how. my phone would boot loop three times and then go back to the twrp screen. after 30 minutes of messing with it i gave up and factory reset it via the adb platform tools.
Got it to work but had to start fresh as said at very bottom using retus version, I did all that then step by step but i booted once just to enable usb debugging of course, already had oem unlock but then right back into recovery flashed magisk and disable dm verity both back to back before reboot and all went fine cant get ota ofc but surely better roms will start showing up soon and I wont give a crap about stock anymore.
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toxinburn said:
Got it to work but had to start fresh as said at very bottom using retus version, I did all that then step by step but i booted once just to enable usb debugging of course, already had oem unlock but then right back into recovery flashed magisk and disable dm verity both back to back before reboot and all went fine cant get ota ofc but surely better roms will start showing up soon and I wont give a crap about stock anymore.
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I am gonna check one thing I had it all working another method before but after installing something thru magisk it soft bricked I think it was vanced youtube maybe also cant seem to find a way to get vipre to work sadly.
Question
Does this method bypass the screen lock password on the phone? I have this phone that is locked with a passcode, so I can't easily get it into developer mode. Sorry, I'm a total newbie to this but am trying to learn. Thanks in advance!
A tip for linux users. If you are getting "< waiting for any device >" after the "fastboot oem get_unlock_data". Ctrl-c to exit the command. Su to root and then "fastboot oem get_unlock_data".
I give up, SIM stopped working after multiple failed attempts at installing Custom ROMs, even so much as installing Magisk+force encrypt disable brings up Factory data reset screen. Now my SIM doesn't even work on another stock phone for some reason, since the ban that apparently exists, if applied, should be IMEI-only, and somehow it works on a Custom ROM+Magisk device of mine. Going back to stock with locked bootloader I guess
SIM stopped working on G7 Power = neither SIM from two different carriers, one that's never been on a rooted/unlocked bootloader phone, don't even show up as a grey signal icon, tried both slots.
My SIM not working on another stock phone (G7 Play) = not recognized at all, but at least it recognizes there's a SIM card in there, grey signal.
Working fine on G5 with Magisk, Xposed and OmniROM
So maybe I banned both the chip (?) and IMEI, but still for some reason it works on another bootloader unlocked phone
Hyoretsu said:
I give up, SIM stopped working after multiple failed attempts at installing Custom ROMs, even so much as installing Magisk+force encrypt disable brings up Factory data reset screen. Now my SIM doesn't even work on another stock phone for some reason, since the ban that apparently exists, if applied, should be IMEI-only, and somehow it works on a Custom ROM+Magisk device of mine. Going back to stock with locked bootloader I guess
SIM stopped working on G7 Power = neither SIM from two different carriers, one that's never been on a rooted/unlocked bootloader phone, don't even show up as a grey signal icon, tried both slots.
My SIM not working on another stock phone (G7 Play) = not recognized at all, but at least it recognizes there's a SIM card in there, grey signal.
Working fine on G5 with Magisk, Xposed and OmniROM
So maybe I banned both the chip (?) and IMEI, but still for some reason it works on another bootloader unlocked phone
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From what I've been able to tell, the SIM cards are locked via IMEI (from MetroPCS I assume?, cause that's what they do), and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
I have an E5 Play, and unlocked it using the device unlock app built-in from MetroPCS, after 3 months of service (maybe 6 I forget). After that, I could throw in other SIMs. But the phones those SIMs would come out of, they couldn't read the metro card. They said invalid. But it still recognized it was a card, and showed phone number in settings. Said out of service.
After realizing this, I found out you can change devices in the website real quick, and that should solve the "invalid SIM" issue.
Possibly some custom ROMs lack what restricts all this in the first place, and the Sim must be valid because it's a SIM, in service, and the proper network. No clue there. What carrier are you on?
Linux-Lord said:
From what I've been able to tell, the SIM cards are locked via IMEI (from MetroPCS I assume?, cause that's what they do), and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
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The thing is, "stopped working" literally, it doesn't have out of service, phone number, no signal, not even the "emergency calls only", heck I can't even find my IMEI in settings nor *#0606#, I think that's what's causing the problem. This SIM also came from that Custom ROM device (originally inserted there, but bought as a standalone data plan)
Linux-Lord said:
and will appear invalid, but should show the phone number in the settings. It should also say out of service, unless inserted into the phone that it originally belonged to.
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If you're talking about how it showed up like that on the G7 Play it used to work just fine in there, and no, that's not the original phone, it's just a phone I used to test if my SIM was still working
Linux-Lord said:
I have an E5 Play, and unlocked it using the device unlock app built-in from MetroPCS, after 3 months of service (maybe 6 I forget). After that, I could throw in other SIMs. But the phones those SIMs would come out of, they couldn't read the metro card. They said invalid. But it still recognized it was a card, and showed phone number in settings. Said out of service.
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In this phone, G7 Power, it doesn't even recognize a card is in the tray anymore (unlike the G7 Play which at least knows there's one and G5+Custom ROM, in which it works)
Linux-Lord said:
After realizing this, I found out you can change devices in the website real quick, and that should solve the "invalid SIM" issue.
Possibly some custom ROMs lack what restricts all this in the first place, and the Sim must be valid because it's a SIM, in service, and the proper network. No clue there. What carrier are you on?
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Not that it's gonna help much but OI (Brazil), and if that's on Motorola support page my G7 Power is main phone already.
Is the force encrypt disable necessary? And what does it do?
So, I have successfully rooted my Moto G7 Power by using the method above, but i tried not doing the "format data" and fortunately, I have rooted my phone. For the 1st attempt, I kinda soft-bricked my device by doing the steps briefly, my phone would always bootloop back to recovery mode, but after not doing the "format data" step, it led to a success. So for anyone who are currently experiencing bootloop, flash the stock firmware to your phone and root it again by using the method above but don't do the "format data" step. (flashing the stock firmware would not re-lock the bootloader, so you can try to root your phone again easily.)
error
I get this error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot> adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/
adb: error: cannot stat 'magisk': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'adb': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'push': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip': No such file or directory
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gladiatorbong said:
Well i messed it up some how. my phone would boot loop three times and then go back to the twrp screen. after 30 minutes of messing with it i gave up and factory reset it via the adb platform tools.
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same here
brokenlocked22 said:
I get this error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot> adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/
adb: error: cannot stat 'magisk': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'adb': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'push': No such file or directory
adb: error: cannot stat 'Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip': No such file or directory
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I mean, that's entirely on you, the command is wrong. Remove the first 3 words. And check the name of your Magisk ZIP (and location)
Hyoretsu said:
I mean, that's entirely on you, the command is wrong. Remove the first 3 words. And check the name of your Magisk ZIP (and location)
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same thing as always.. no matter what lol
brokenlocked22 said:
same thing as always.. no matter what lol
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If it's same thing as always then you're still using "adb push magisk adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/". There's no "but I'm not", if it's indeed the same error as before you're messing up on the syntax. Make sure you've put Magisk inside Minimal ADB folder, rename it to magisk.zip and run "adb push magisk.zip /tmp/"
why is magisk pushed to tmp and not to internal storage . Why not just push magisk to internal sotrage and just install that way through twrp or that wont work. just wondering.
Anyone tried this on XT1955-4?
dirtyscout said:
So when I got this device I went to root it and found there's not very good documentation on what to do to get root and recovery installed so after many boot loops and reinstall of firmware here is what I did to gain root and TWRP and have a stable environment. You will need to use ADB & Fastboot commands please install either this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 or you can install from here: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools. you will also need the Motorola drivers located here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481. Once you have obtained these you can proceed with the bootloader unlock. I have the unlocked version of the Motorola G7 Power so I was able to fallow the sets here: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdeviceb. If you have a different variant I'm not sure if your able to unlock your bootloader please try and let me know in this thread. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SCREW YOUR DEVICE UP OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE
Bootloader unlock steps:
1. On your device go to Settings and to System, Then About phone and click " Build Number " until you unlock developer options.
2. Back out one step and click the Advanced tab and then click " Developer Options ".
3. Once in developer options " OEM Unlocking " turn off " Automatic Updates " and enable "USB Debugging".
4. Once you have done USB Debugging open the start button type "CMD" and open a command prompt.
5. Once in command prompt type " adb devices " make sure you authorize the pc on the phone. then type in command prompt " adb reboot bootloader "
6. Once in bootloader type in command prompt " fastboot oem get_unlock_data " from here fallow the directions on the Motorola Bootloader Unlocking page: https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader/unlockyourdevice
7. Take the number given to you by Motorola and type in command prompt " fastboot oem unlock CODE FROM MOTO " then enter the same command again and your device will be bootloader unlocked.
TWRP & Magisk install:
This is where I found it to be difficult to get things right either I would bootloop or I wouldn't be able to unencrypt my sd card in TWRP so I couldn't read things right all sorts of dumb issues. All the files I used are attached so please let me know if this works as well as it did for me. Please download the TWRP .img file it was too large to attach: https://dl.twrp.me/ocean/ Also make sure that your command prompt is in the directory of your stored files.
Here are a list of commands to get TWRP and install Root please be in bootloader mode to start this process.
1. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
2. In TWRP go to the wipe option and select the format and type " yes " once it has done that go back to the main TWRP page by hitting the home bottom and select Reboot and select Reboot Bootloader.
3. fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-2-ocean.img
4. Once in TWRP adb push twrp-installer-3.3.1-2-ocean.zip /tmp/ then click install and navigate to the /tmp folder and install the TWRP .zip file
5. After you install TWRP do this : adb push Magisk-v20.1(20100).zip /tmp/ then navigate to your /tmp folder and install Magisk .zip file
6. After you install magisk you can reboot the system and let it sit it might loop once or twice but it will boot. I did the force encrypt disable with the attached zip file then i rebooted.
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.9
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash oem_b oem_other.img
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
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IM a bit confused should I flash a fresh installed firmware first right after i unlock the boot loader?
Also I found it best to do this with a fresh installed firmware that hasn't been booted yet I downloaded the firmware/ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/RETUS/ here is a list of commands to copy and paste into command prompt please make sure your device is in bootloader/ fastboot mode.
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Excellent guide, rooted my Moto G7 from Metro PCS.
brokenlocked22 said:
same thing as always.. no matter what lol
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I LOVE IT!!! :good: