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Couldn't start ClockworkMod any more

Hi,
my Desire frooze during an update of ClockworkMod, I removed the battery and tried to start again but the ROM RCMixHD is not starting any more. I'm still able to boot into the fastboot(hboot) menue but I could't start into recovery to wipe and install the new ROM.
Need Help, how could I reinstall ClockworkMod Recovery or how could I fix that. Could I install a ROM without using the recovery mode ?
Right now I couldn't use the phone ;-(
Thanks for your help

hi,
if s-off, just flash new recovery from fastboot
Code:
fastboot device (to be sure your are connected)
fastboot erase recovery (cleanup previous one)
fastboot flash recovery c:\mypath\totherightfile\recovery.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
from there press once power and use vol up/down to select recovery.
that s all
hope this help

Sorry I don't understand what you mean ?

hoooo sorry,
thos are adb commando, this the easiest way to flash a recovery.
so it seems that you got problem with your CWM recovery.
there is a tool would do this android flasher.
look this thread helpfull
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638

fragargon said:
hoooo sorry,
thos are adb commando, this the easiest way to flash a recovery.
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correction. Those are fastboot commands. adb and fastboot are not the same.

Yep u right. You just nedd android flasher which comes with necessary library. Don t bother about adb
bortak said:
correction. Those are fastboot commands. adb and fastboot are not the same.
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sgt tab running OC Kratos on xda app

Stuck trying to install custom rom

Okay so I am trying to install the jdroid rom, btw first time ever doing this so bare with me, anyways I can't boot my phone stays at HTC quietly brilliant screen with some writing underneath it red. I can get into the bootloader menu, where I am rooted and says my bootloader is unlocked. I can also get into clockwork mod however I messed up when transferring the rom onto my phone. I unzipped it and put it there instead of leaving it in the zip file. I can't mount to my laptop through clockwork mod, is there any other way? Again I can't boot my phone. Thanks
EDIT: Now whenever my phone boots, it boots into the clockworkmod and keeps rebooting I can't do anything, cant mount my phone at all

Bizarre48 said:
Okay so I am trying to install the jdroid rom, btw first time ever doing this so bare with me, anyways I can't boot my phone stays at HTC quietly brilliant screen with some writing underneath it red. I can get into the bootloader menu, where I am rooted and says my bootloader is unlocked. I can also get into clockwork mod however I messed up when transferring the rom onto my phone. I unzipped it and put it there instead of leaving it in the zip file. I can't mount to my laptop through clockwork mod, is there any other way? Again I can't boot my phone. Thanks
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Yes ... instal this recowery (Link to the latest unofficial test recovery with USB issues fixed and automount by RichardTrip) and you can push your zip on SD

Thanks for the reply
I used this command: fastboot flash recovery <Name Of the downloaded file>.img
But I'm still stuck at the boot screen

Bizarre48 said:
Thanks for the reply
I used this command: fastboot flash recovery <Name Of the downloaded file>.img
But I'm still stuck at the boot screen
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You need to enter the fastboot mode ... hold "volume-down + powerbutton" for 10 secs and then again push the powerbutton to enter the fastboot mode.
Edit: and after that use the comand fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.img

Just saw the edit now will try thanks alot man appreciate it!

Bizarre48 said:
I did that, then when I went to recovery when it boots its at the htc quietly brilliant screen.
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OK, did you instal the ROM + boot.img?
Edit: im going to sleep ... read THIS, if that doesnt help, then THIS

Okay I still can't do it nothing works! I flash the recoveries and I still get stuck at the htc boot screen. so frustrating

Bizarre48 said:
Okay I still can't do it nothing works! I flash the recoveries and I still get stuck at the htc boot screen. so frustrating
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What you need to do when flashing:
a) CWM recovery
fastboot flash recovery xxxrecovery.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase cache
b) Flashing a ROM
extract the boot.img from the ROM.zip
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
enter recovery
install the ROM.zip
reboot

READ THIS THREAD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190
basically summarises what above posters are saying in step by step detail

Yea I'm just going to use the at&t ruu and restart to process all over again. hopefully this works

Bizarre48 said:
Yea I'm just going to use the at&t ruu and restart to process all over again. hopefully this works
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Next time also read the instructions.
M.

as long as you can get the correct RUU and flash the correct stock recovery, RUU will defo work, then you can start again from scratch. I've done this myself
edit: AT&T????? Are you even in the correct forum using the correct files/methods??? HTC One XL is different forum, different files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright I got out of it using the st&t ruu, though I live in Canada and on Rogers. Data doesnt work but that is not surprise. Gotta wait for a root access and/or bootloader unlock for 1.85. will be patient.

Nexus 5X Permanently Bricked and Locked

I unlocked the Nexus 5X, installed TWRP recovery and then locked the bootloader again. Locking the bootloader stops TWRP from working and stops the phone from booting into Android. And since the phone is locked, it's impossible to install anything else via the bootloader or unlock it since Android doesn't boot. I think the phone is now permanently bricked and locked.

Don't have my phone yet, but can you boot into the bootloader? That's usually all you need to unlock the bootloader via fastboot. Did you try the skipsoft toolkit?

Shouldn't you just be able to power volume down boot into the bootloader. Then fastboot oem unlock and then go from there?
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The_Automator said:
Shouldn't you just be able to power volume down boot into the bootloader. Then fastboot oem unlock and then go from there?
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Nope. You have to enable unlocking from within Android before the device can be unlocked from the bootloader. And since Android won't boot up after the device is re-locked... "fastboot oem unlock" fails with "FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)".

Twrp is in the recovery partition, which is not the same partition the boot loader resides in.
Since the only way to lock the boot loader is via fastboot, and since you successfully did this, we know your boot loader is working. Get back into the boot loader and unlock your device. You can enter the boot loader via hardware key combination. Also, you can enter the boot loader even if the phone has no is and no recovery since it is independent of those.

_jordan_ said:
Twrp is in the recovery partition, which is not the same partition the boot loader resides in.
Since the only way to lock the boot loader is via fastboot, and since you successfully did this, we know your boot loader is working. Get back into the boot loader and unlock your device. You can enter the boot loader via hardware key combination. Also, you can enter the boot loader even if the phone has no is and no recovery since it is independent of those.
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I can get into the bootloader no problem. In the bootloader, the DEVICE STATE is locked. When I do "fastboot oem unlock" it fails with:
FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
This is because you must first enable unlocking in the Settings menu in Android before the fastboot command works. Android doesn't boot anymore since I re-locked the device, so there is no way to unlock the device...hence it is permanently bricked.

Interesting didn't know that the developer option for oem unlocking unchecked itself when you locked the bootloader. That seems pretty dangerous
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Can you enter safe mode? I thought there's a safe mode function built into Android
Sent from my Nexus 5

Can't you just flash a stock recovery?

@simms22 they need your help here Same issues as w/ Nexus 6.

nyjumpman said:
Can't you just flash a stock recovery?
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Nope. You can't flash stock images unless the device is unlocked. If I run "flash-all.sh" it says "FAILED (remote: device is locked. Cannot flash images)".
This phone is totally bricked.

fastboot format userdata
fastboot format cache
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Do these work?
I'm pulling out stuff from an interesting N9 thread
Which linked to this post

PhoenixTank said:
Do these work?
I'm pulling out stuff from an interesting N9 thread
Which linked to this post
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Nope. "fastboot format userdata" returns:
FAILED (remote: device is locked. Cannot erase)

I'm not sure why your phone isn't booting into Android, since it's stock, but you could try a factory reset inside TWRP. If that doesn't work, did you make a back-up you can flash or sideload in TWRP? If not, you may have to wait until someone either uploads a flashable OTA, or a custom ROM you can flash in TWRP.
Edit: If none of these methods work, you could try pushing the stock images via TWRP and then a factory reset/wipe. I'm not sure if you can do this with a locked bootloader, though. Also, if the re-locking wiped your device, you'll have lost root, which will render this option useless.

ol2 said:
Nope. "fastboot format userdata" returns:
FAILED (remote: device is locked. Cannot erase)
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When you are in TWRP (broken, right? but will it just hang on the logo?), can you get adb to work?
Can you get adb shell to work?
If yes,
This might provide some help.
Bear in mind, those dd commands probably aren't correct for this device. I don't have an n5x yet to check...

PhoenixTank said:
When you are in TWRP (broken, right? but will it just hang on the logo?), can you get adb to work?
Can you get adb shell to work?
If yes,
This might provide some help.
Bear in mind, those dd commands probably aren't correct for this device. I don't have an n5x yet to check...
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Awesome idea. TWRP is broken but there's a slight delay before it reboots itself. I'm trying to get the timing right to issue some adb commands before the reboot.

I made this same stupid mistake on my Nexus 6 a while back. I locked the bootloader for some reason and then ended up in the same position. Using the following commands while in the bootloader solved it for me. It took me hours to figure it out. In fact, I think Simms was the one who recommended it.
fastboot format userdata
fastboot format cache
If they are not working for you, then I wish you the best of luck. I feel your pain man.

The_Automator said:
Interesting didn't know that the developer option for oem unlocking unchecked itself when you locked the bootloader. That seems pretty dangerous
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I agree. I will have to keep it in mind and the geniuses that write guides hopefully will mention it.
Edit: Crud, that sounded sarcastic. It wasn't.

How about fastboot boot twrp-bullhead-blah.img
This will boot into twrp but not flash it. Adb will work if you can get in.
Also, try just flashing the os image file with fastboot update image-bullhead-marshmallow-delta-tango.zip (unzipb from the factory image)
The flash all command will try to flash the bootloader which is forbotten.
Make sure you are using the latest fastboot too. There are some new commands- flashboot flashing unlock blah to unlock the non-bootloader bits. I'm not sure if it will work for you, but at this point it can't hurt.
I don't think that you are locked out just yet.

Have you tried flashing factory images in fastboot?

Only have Fastboot no ADB

Ok let me start out by saying 99.99 percent of the time I can recover from a soft brick situation as I am very familiar with both ADB and Fastboot commands. However I cannot connect via ADB (ADB devices displays nothing) where as Fastboot devices does. I have flashed both twrp and stock recoveries with the same results. It cannot boot into recovery mode only Fastboot mode.
Suggestions are welcome thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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bkeaver said:
Ok let me start out by saying 99.99 percent of the time I can recover from a soft brick situation as I am very familiar with both ADB and Fastboot commands. However I cannot connect via ADB (ADB devices displays nothing) where as Fastboot devices does. I have flashed both twrp and stock recoveries with the same results. It cannot boot into recovery mode only Fastboot mode.
Suggestions are welcome thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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If you are using Win10 PC or Laptop, the issue is with the drivers installed.
Search for Win10 issues in OP3 forum and you will get the answer. A simple solution is to use Win7 if you can.

Nope I pulled my windows7 pc out just because I know that win10 can be finicky
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bkeaver said:
Ok let me start out by saying 99.99 percent of the time I can recover from a soft brick situation as I am very familiar with both ADB and Fastboot commands. However I cannot connect via ADB (ADB devices displays nothing) where as Fastboot devices does. I have flashed both twrp and stock recoveries with the same results. It cannot boot into recovery mode only Fastboot mode.
Suggestions are welcome thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=21065
Flash the above mentioned recovery by blusparks through fastboot since your fastboot is not an issue .....
It should make your recovery usable. Once done flash any of the oos builds, and before booting flash this same recovery trough twrp and supersu then restart.
You may have done this before, but humor me and do exactly as i asked you to...... Won't hurt.....

ajaysoranam said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=21065
Flash the above mentioned recovery by blusparks through fastboot since your fastboot is not an issue .....
It should make your recovery usable. Once done flash any of the oos builds, and before booting flash this same recovery trough twrp and supersu then restart.
You may have done this before, but humor me and do exactly as i asked you to...... Won't hurt.....
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Ok as soon as I get back home I'll give it a shot. I'm not above trying anything at this point.
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ajaysoranam said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=21065
Flash the above mentioned recovery by blusparks through fastboot since your fastboot is not an issue .....
It should make your recovery usable. Once done flash any of the oos builds, and before booting flash this same recovery trough twrp and supersu then restart.
You may have done this before, but humor me and do exactly as i asked you to...... Won't hurt.....
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ok I am now atleast in recovery but now its asking for a darn password to decrypt and its not the password it was.

ajaysoranam said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=21065
Flash the above mentioned recovery by blusparks through fastboot since your fastboot is not an issue .....
It should make your recovery usable. Once done flash any of the oos builds, and before booting flash this same recovery trough twrp and supersu then restart.
You may have done this before, but humor me and do exactly as i asked you to...... Won't hurt.....
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thanks again.. I believe I have it back now.. factory reset took the encryption password away, infact it took everything away as my device is now wiped completely clean but hey at least its usable again..
appreciate the help... if I could hit the thanks button again I would..

bkeaver said:
thanks again.. I believe I have it back now.. factory reset took the encryption password away, infact it took everything away as my device is now wiped completely clean but hey at least its usable again..
appreciate the help... if I could hit the thanks button again I would..
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Good for you man!

Recovery help!

[SOLVED]
Hello,
I am having trouble installing any custom recovery..
In fastboot mode, I open CMD and use the command "flash recovery twrp.img". All says SUCCESSFUL.
I go to reboot using volume+ and power to get into the recovery however it sends me straight to fastboot again. I've tried all available recoveries on XDA made for the SE.
Is there something obvious I'm doing wrong?
I have unlocked my SE successfully.
I also have no problem using MiFlash to update to the latest official MIUI.
There's a high chance I've missed something in these threads but it's hard to find specific answers.
Appreciate any answers, thank you.

Kaji said:
Hello,
I am having trouble installing any custom recovery..
In fastboot mode, I open CMD and use the command "flash recovery twrp.img". All says SUCCESSFUL.
I go to reboot using volume+ and power to get into the recovery however it sends me straight to fastboot again. I've tried all available recoveries on XDA made for the SE.
Is there something obvious I'm doing wrong?
I have unlocked my SE successfully.
I also have no problem using MiFlash to update to the latest official MIUI.
There's a high chance I've missed something in these threads but it's hard to find specific answers.
Appreciate any answers, thank you.
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Fastboot flash recovery {your twrp.img path}

vivek212 said:
Fastboot flash recovery {your twrp.img path}
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Yes, have done this and it flashes (says flashing and then says successful in cmd fastboot console).
Problem is it does NOT boot to recovery afterwards, it always reverts to fastboot. Anyone know a fix?
Thanks!

Kaji said:
Yes, have done this and it flashes (says flashing and then says successful in cmd fastboot console).
Problem is it does NOT boot to recovery afterwards, it always reverts to fastboot. Anyone know a fix?
Thanks!
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Flash vbmeta.img

vivek212 said:
Flash vbmeta.img
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Thanks! Couldn't find the actual file anywhere but thankfully someone on another thread uploaded it for me!
Thanks for the help.