So I'm trying to revive my wifes old kindle fire that's been sitting in the bottom of our cabinent for about 4 months now. I rooted the thing when I bought it (valentines day last year) and put a custom rom on it, but when I powered it on yesterday, it was weird, the boot animation was zoomed in a little and distorted, and it was moved over to the right side of hte screen, so you could only see about half of it. And that's all it did. So i booted into recover (clockwork v5.0.2.7 FULL) to restore or reflash the zip, and there is ABSOLUTELY nothing anywhere, so I mounted the usb storage to the computer, and there is nothing, and i mean nothing on the kindle. So anyways, I donwnloaded a couple roms and put them on the kindle, boot into recovery, flash the rom, and it's the same thing. I reboot after a successful flash the boot image is distorted and out of place, and it just hangs there. Any ideas?
You're doing a full wipe/factory reset first, right?
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vballrkc said:
So I'm trying to revive my wifes old kindle fire that's been sitting in the bottom of our cabinent for about 4 months now. I rooted the thing when I bought it (valentines day last year) and put a custom rom on it, but when I powered it on yesterday, it was weird, the boot animation was zoomed in a little and distorted, and it was moved over to the right side of hte screen, so you could only see about half of it. And that's all it did. So i booted into recover (clockwork v5.0.2.7 FULL) to restore or reflash the zip, and there is ABSOLUTELY nothing anywhere, so I mounted the usb storage to the computer, and there is nothing, and i mean nothing on the kindle. So anyways, I donwnloaded a couple roms and put them on the kindle, boot into recovery, flash the rom, and it's the same thing. I reboot after a successful flash the boot image is distorted and out of place, and it just hangs there. Any ideas?
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The boot animation starting half off the screen is a bug that effects all CM ROMs. Other than it being ugly, it has no effect on the normal usage of the ROM itself. It looks like you received an OTA update from Cyanogenmod and it's possible that may have had some unintended side effects. Reinstalling the ROM, while being sure to factory reset in recovery, should fix the problem...assuming you aren't dealing with something more serious.
The point of that last statement is to highlight the fact that CWM recovery for kindle fires is NOT safe to use. Some versions contain a bug that can create bad blocks which, in effect, renders the device (mostly) useless. If nothing else, you definitely need to install a more current custom recovery for the Kindle Fire. If you like CWM, Cannibal Open Touch Recovery is based off of it and will be very familiar to what you're used to, except significantly safer and more stable. I would say replace your recovery first and then deal with any remaining problematic symptoms.
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The boot animation starting half off the screen is a bug that effects all CM ROMs. Other than it being ugly, it has no effect on the normal usage of the ROM itself. It looks like you received an OTA update from Cyanogenmod and it's possible that may have had some unintended side effects. Reinstalling the ROM, while being sure to factory reset in recovery, should fix the problem...assuming you aren't dealing with something more serious.
The point of that last statement is to highlight the fact that CWM recovery for kindle fires is NOT safe to use. Some versions contain a bug that can create bad blocks which, in effect, renders the device (mostly) useless. If nothing else, you definitely need to install a more current custom recovery for the Kindle Fire. If you like CWM, Cannibal Open Touch Recovery is based off of it and will be very familiar to what you're used to, except significantly safer and more stable. I would say replace your recovery first and then deal with any remaining problematic symptoms.
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Well the only recovery downloads i can find are apk's that need to be installed and then downloaded within the app. As I cannot actually get into any rom (i've tried flashing 3, same thing, weird distorted boot image off to the side) I will need a .zip that i can flash.
vballrkc said:
Well the only recovery downloads i can find are apk's that need to be installed and then downloaded within the app. As I cannot actually get into any rom (i've tried flashing 3, same thing, weird distorted boot image off to the side) I will need a .zip that i can flash.
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Here, let me Google that for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025793
BTW, you can still install a recovery.img in recovery without it being a flashable .zip...
adb push recovery.img /sdcard/
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
soupmagnet said:
Here, let me Google that for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025793
BTW, you can still install a recovery.img in recovery without it being a flashable .zip...
adb push recovery.img /sdcard/
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
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I see no download for a .zip file that can be flashed from recovery. All I get is a .img file.
vballrkc said:
I see no download for a .zip file that can be flashed from recovery. All I get is a .img file.
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Did you happen to read what I wrote, or did you just go straight to the link?
Yes I did. And if you read mine you would know that I asked for a flashable zip. Not a method of flashing a .img from recovery. But thank you for your effort it.is appreciated.
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Yes I did. And if you read mine you would know that I asked for a flashable zip. Not a method of flashing a .img from recovery. But thank you for your effort it.is appreciated.
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I did read and I'm well aware of what you're asking for. I even made mention of it in a previous post. The problem here is that Cannibal Open Touch recovery doesn't have a flashable .zip, and there's a strong possibility that installing TWRP will only compound your problems. I'm trying to point you in the right direction, but I'm having trouble understanding your aversion to using the command line, which is essentially faster and more straightforward to begin with.
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I did read and I'm well aware of what you're asking for. I even made mention of it in a previous post. The problem here is that Cannibal Open Touch recovery doesn't have a flashable .zip, and there's a strong possibility that installing TWRP will only compound your problems. I'm trying to point you in the right direction, but I'm having trouble understanding your aversion to using the command line, which is essentially faster and more straightforward to begin with.
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Thank you.
ok, so I'm really trying to avoid using adb or anything, but i may have to before this all said and done. But just for grins I tried flashing an older rom, i believe it was the cm-9 rom, and now it just boot loops. Its not the same issue, just a new one. Any ideas?
vballrkc said:
ok, so I'm really trying to avoid using adb or anything, but i may have to before this all said and done. But just for grins I tried flashing an older rom, i believe it was the cm-9 rom, and now it just boot loops. Its not the same issue, just a new one. Any ideas?
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I mentioned earlier that using CWM recovery is not safe to use. There's a bug in some versions that can result in the dreaded EMMC superbrick. Don't use it. On top of that, all of the cm9 roms are quite unstable as well, including issues that can prevent the device from charging.
From the looks of it, your bootloop is from flashing CM9 in CWM, which in most cases, the two aren't compatible. So, before you get yourself into any more trouble, I need to ask....
1) Do you have FireFireFire installed? If so, what version (yellow triangle or blue & white KF logo)?
2) Do you still have access to custom recovery?
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I mentioned earlier that using CWM recovery is not safe to use. There's a bug in some versions that can result in the dreaded EMMC superbrick. Don't use it. On top of that, all of the cm9 roms are quite unstable as well, including issues that can prevent the device from charging.
From the looks of it, your bootloop is from flashing CM9 in CWM, which in most cases, the two aren't compatible. So, before you get yourself into any more trouble, I need to ask....
1) Do you have FireFireFire installed? If so, what version (yellow triangle or blue & white KF logo)?
2) Do you still have access to custom recovery?
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you'll have to pardon my lack of knowledge, as it's been at least a year since i've messed with this and I have several android devices, each with their own set of jargen. I know I HAVE installed firefirefire. as to what version, i'm sorry, I don't know. And I do have access to clockwork recovery, but that's it. I can not get into any rom, i've flashed probably 10 different ones.
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you'll have to pardon my lack of knowledge, as it's been at least a year since i've messed with this and I have several android devices, each with their own set of jargen. I know I HAVE installed firefirefire. as to what version, i'm sorry, I don't know. And I do have access to clockwork recovery, but that's it. I can not get into any rom, i've flashed probably 10 different ones.
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Okay, don't flash any more ROMs in clockwork recovery. I can't stress that enough.
In order to move forward from here, you need to be able to communicate with the device over ADB, so open a command prompt, change directories (cd) to the one containing adb.exe, and enter 'adb devices' while booted into recovery Does it show that a device is connected?
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Okay, don't flash any more ROMs in clockwork recovery. I can't stress that enough.
In order to move forward from here, you need to be able to communicate with the device over ADB, so open a command prompt, change directories (cd) to the one containing adb.exe, and enter 'adb devices' while booted into recovery Does it show that a device is connected?
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ok hang on, i don't even have adb installed on this computer. been a while since i've used it too. is there a thread in this forum that will help me with that?
vballrkc said:
ok hang on, i don't even have adb installed on this computer. been a while since i've used it too. is there a thread in this forum that will help me with that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44446906&postcount=9
That should do the trick
ok, all the threads and "how-to's" i'm finding require that you be able to access the tablets settings to enable ADB. As I cannot do that, i'm not sure what to do now. I mean, is this really that hard? I feel like there is an easy answer out there for me to be able to flash a new recovery....maybe i'm wrong. does ANYONE have an idea on how I can flash a different recovery other then clockwork. Again, I CONNOT do anything on this tablet other then access clockwork recovery andboot loop, that it all.
Very similar similar situation after flashing a rom. Please help me
Hello,
I am running into the a very similar situation. I am running 6.3.2
First I ran KFU 0.9.9, this installed FFF with no problem. KFU downloaded "most recent twrp" and installed it (but does not work, freezes at teamwin logo). and it had trouble installing su.
After looking around for ways to root kindle fire 6.3. without using KFU. I found a tutorial on the following website Eputor.com. (google search eputor how to root kindle fire)
after downloading the recommended files, I ran these comands using cmd
1. adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
2. adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/fbmode
3. adb shell /data/local/fbmode
4. adb reboot
after booting into Fastboot mode, I use the following commands
1. fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin
2. fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery twrp.img
3. fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
4. fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
after booting into recover I use the following commands:
1. adb shell mount system
2. adb push su /system/xbin/su
3. adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
4. adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
After installing SU and gapps I believe I have accessed root because when I install 3rd party apps SU asks for permission to grant permission.
I have had to manually flash twrp 2.4 because every time I flash a newer twrp and boot into twrp, twrp gets stuck at at the teamwin logo then reboots with no access to recovery, only the teamwin logo. Ive flashed every twrp version from 2.6.3.1 going down the list of twrp downloads provided by the website that (sorry, I would provide the link but can't because I have not have 10 posts yet.) the twrp website provide but the only recovery to actually work on my kindle is twrp 2.4.0.0.
after flashing twrp 2.4, I flashed 3 different roms and have had no luck.
1st rom - I wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory rest and then flashed jb-4.2.2-kfire-hashcode-2013-02-12.
wiped cache again after install was complete, then flashed gapps and after that , wiped cache again.
after rebooting, I get stuck on a the boot animation. It then freezes for a few minutes then it reboots back into FFF then loops back same boot animation loop.
2nd rom - I then proceed to wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory rest and then flash Cm - 10.1 - 20130724 - 1413 - otter-sgt7.zip, wiped cache again after install was complete, then flashed gapps and after that , wiped cache again and reboot.
After rebooting, I get stuck on a the boot animation very similar to the previous rom, it boots up to the boot animation, but the difference is that the boot animation is off centered and cut off. It then freezes for a few minutes then it reboots back into FFF then loops back same boot animation loop.
3rd rom -I do the exact same with Pac_otter_4.3-build.1.RC_20130824- 144117.zip and the exact same thing happens boot loop with off centered boot logo. then reboots into fff and off centered boot logo.
I cant find a rom that will work. I really hope this is enough information, I hope someone out there can help me.
In this thread, it was advised to wipe data. in twrp 2.4.0.0, the wipe options are cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system, external storage, and android secure. Is it nececary to wipe external storage, system and android secure? I have only wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system. Please advise.
MasterLarry said:
Hello,
I am running into the a very similar situation. I am running 6.3.2
First I ran KFU 0.9.9, this installed FFF with no problem. KFU downloaded "most recent twrp" and installed it (but does not work, freezes at teamwin logo). and it had trouble installing su.
After looking around for ways to root kindle fire 6.3. without using KFU. I found a tutorial on the following website Eputor.com. (google search eputor how to root kindle fire)
after downloading the recommended files, I ran these comands using cmd
1. adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
2. adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/fbmode
3. adb shell /data/local/fbmode
4. adb reboot
after booting into Fastboot mode, I use the following commands
1. fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin
2. fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery twrp.img
3. fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
4. fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
after booting into recover I use the following commands:
1. adb shell mount system
2. adb push su /system/xbin/su
3. adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
4. adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
After installing SU and gapps I believe I have accessed root because when I install 3rd party apps SU asks for permission to grant permission.
I have had to manually flash twrp 2.4 because every time I flash a newer twrp and boot into twrp, twrp gets stuck at at the teamwin logo then reboots with no access to recovery, only the teamwin logo. Ive flashed every twrp version from 2.6.3.1 going down the list of twrp downloads provided by the website that (sorry, I would provide the link but can't because I have not have 10 posts yet.) the twrp website provide but the only recovery to actually work on my kindle is twrp 2.4.0.0.
after flashing twrp 2.4, I flashed 3 different roms and have had no luck.
1st rom - I wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory rest and then flashed jb-4.2.2-kfire-hashcode-2013-02-12.
wiped cache again after install was complete, then flashed gapps and after that , wiped cache again.
after rebooting, I get stuck on a the boot animation. It then freezes for a few minutes then it reboots back into FFF then loops back same boot animation loop.
2nd rom - I then proceed to wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory rest and then flash Cm - 10.1 - 20130724 - 1413 - otter-sgt7.zip, wiped cache again after install was complete, then flashed gapps and after that , wiped cache again and reboot.
After rebooting, I get stuck on a the boot animation very similar to the previous rom, it boots up to the boot animation, but the difference is that the boot animation is off centered and cut off. It then freezes for a few minutes then it reboots back into FFF then loops back same boot animation loop.
3rd rom -I do the exact same with Pac_otter_4.3-build.1.RC_20130824- 144117.zip and the exact same thing happens boot loop with off centered boot logo. then reboots into fff and off centered boot logo.
I cant find a rom that will work. I really hope this is enough information, I hope someone out there can help me.
In this thread, it was advised to wipe data. in twrp 2.4.0.0, the wipe options are cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system, external storage, and android secure. Is it nececary to wipe external storage, system and android secure? I have only wiped cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, system. Please advise.
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Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. I too hope that someone can help us with this. I'm confident someone will. I've never had a problem that the good folks at XDA couldn't help me fix.
I'm a dummy.
First off, I'm still S-On.
I was attempting to flash a GPe ROM using TWRP and figured I'd wipe my phone while I was waiting for ROM to download. I clicked 'Wipe' and after not very carefully choosing my option and typing 'yes' (bottom right button, the one that nukes everything) I found that I couldn't keep my Recovery partitions running because they couldn't mount to the internal storage. TWRP just flickers before finally rebooting into a loop and Philz runs for about 20 seconds while giving me errors that it can't open or mount to `cache/recovery/...` before rebooting into the loop.
I've tried formatting the directories in Philz in separate 20 second windows by hand and have managed to make my way through the list (/cache, /data, /system, etc) to no avail. The errors that Philz gives that it can't open or mount to `/cache/recovery/...` are gone, but there is still only 20 seconds that I'm able to use it before rebooting into a loop. I've tried booting into recoveries with `fastboot boot boot/recovery.img` but those only stay running as long as the flashed recoveries (BTW I've downloaded all the recoveries and ROMs I'm trying multiple times).
It seems like the only thing I have at my disposal right now is Fastboot; ADB works in the 20 second windows, but I haven't been able to find anything on how to fix this and can't do much by myself in 20 seconds; I've tried to use RebootRUU, but as far as I can tell that just brings me to a black screen with HTC and gives me access to Fastboot.
I have no idea what to attempt next, does anyone have any thoughts or pointers? Thank you.
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I'm a dummy.
First off, I'm still S-On.
I was attempting to flash a GPe ROM using TWRP and figured I'd wipe my phone while I was waiting for ROM to download. I clicked 'Wipe' and after not very carefully choosing my option and typing 'yes' (bottom right button, the one that nukes everything) I found that I couldn't keep my Recovery partitions running because they couldn't mount to the internal storage. TWRP just flickers before finally rebooting into a loop and Philz runs for about 20 seconds while giving me errors that it can't open or mount to `cache/recovery/...` before rebooting into the loop.
I've tried formatting the directories in Philz in separate 20 second windows by hand and have managed to make my way through the list (/cache, /data, /system, etc) to no avail. The errors that Philz gives that it can't open or mount to `/cache/recovery/...` are gone, but there is still only 20 seconds that I'm able to use it before rebooting into a loop. I've tried booting into recoveries with `fastboot boot boot/recovery.img` but those only stay running as long as the flashed recoveries (BTW I've downloaded all the recoveries and ROMs I'm trying multiple times).
It seems like the only thing I have at my disposal right now is Fastboot; ADB works in the 20 second windows, but I haven't been able to find anything on how to fix this and can't do much by myself in 20 seconds; I've tried to use RebootRUU, but as far as I can tell that just brings me to a black screen with HTC and gives me access to Fastboot.
I have no idea what to attempt next, does anyone have any thoughts or pointers? Thank you.
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Try flashing the stock recovery and then factory reset in bootloader then try custom recovery again.
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Try flashing the stock recovery and then factory reset in bootloader then try custom recovery again.
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I've been trying the only AT&T one that I can find and I get a black screen for a couple of minutes, then a picture of the phone with a red triangle and exclamation point...
JustLikeThat said:
I've been trying the only AT&T one that I can find and I get a black screen for a couple of minutes, then a picture of the phone with a red triangle and exclamation point...
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Hmm not sure then, only other thing I can think of is ruu but looks like you tried that.
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That's OK. Press volume up and down a few times and select factory reset eventually. It takes a few tries and it will show up
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That's OK. Press volume up and down a few times and select factory reset eventually. It takes a few tries and it will show up
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I've always been able to select factory reset in bootloader, but it doesn't do anything
JustLikeThat said:
I've always been able to select factory reset in bootloader, but it doesn't do anything
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Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot and make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery stockrecovery.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running <<<Important!
Phone will go out and start bootlooping. Now power off and go back to bootloader mode:
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into custom recovery and you should be good to go now.
JustLikeThat said:
I've been trying the only AT&T one that I can find and I get a black screen for a couple of minutes, then a picture of the phone with a red triangle and exclamation point...
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That just means you have a stock recovery installed but no update to install, press volume up and the power button to enter the stock recovery when you see the red triangle.
ashyx said:
That just means you have a stock recovery installed but no update to install, press volume up and the power button to enter the stock recovery when you see the red triangle.
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That just caused it to try to boot again :/
SaHiLzZ said:
Make sure you're in the bootloader go into fastboot and make sure the downloaded image is in the same folder as your fastboot.
fastboot flash recovery stockrecovery.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Go into bootloader and then choose Factory Reset - let that finish running <<<Important!
Phone will go out and start bootlooping. Now power off and go back to bootloader mode:
Go into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery <custom recovery>.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Now you can go into custom recovery and you should be good to go now.
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Holy balls thank you so so much!!!!!! You are a scholar and a saint!
JustLikeThat said:
Holy balls thank you so so much!!!!!! You are a scholar and a saint!
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Quick question, is it always best practice to always clear out your cache? is there any risk in clearing it?
So before I get linked to a bunch of solutions, here's what I've tried so far as I do have fastboot access:
I've tried flashing the latest factory image from Google. Both manually from fastboot and with NRT, all to no avail. It shows the Google logo then reboots repeatedly. I've tried entering recovery to factory reset there after flashing, but the device won't get into recovery.
I've also tried this method, but I can't get the device to enter download mode. It shows that it's entering it for a moment when I plug it into my computer while holding volume up, but then reboots into the bootloop again.
There's one weird thing that should be noted that makes me think this is some weird software issue, and not a hardware failure. I let the device bootloop all night last night until the battery died. When I powered it on this morning it went all the way to the Android setup page where you select wifi, etc and go from there. However, when I plugged it in and kept going through setup, it rebooted and has been looping since. I've contacted Google and they're supposed to conference call me with LG to see what we can do. Do I have any options other than that? Thanks for any help.
From bootloader
fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache
fastboot erase user
fastboot format user
BTW what exactly is happening when you say it doesn't enter recovery?
addisontodd said:
So before I get linked to a bunch of solutions, here's what I've tried so far as I do have fastboot access:
I've tried flashing the latest factory image from Google. Both manually from fastboot and with NRT, all to no avail. It shows the Google logo then reboots repeatedly. I've tried entering recovery to factory reset there after flashing, but the device won't get into recovery.
I've also tried this method, but I can't get the device to enter download mode. It shows that it's entering it for a moment when I plug it into my computer while holding volume up, but then reboots into the bootloop again.
There's one weird thing that should be noted that makes me think this is some weird software issue, and not a hardware failure. I let the device bootloop all night last night until the battery died. When I powered it on this morning it went all the way to the Android setup page where you select wifi, etc and go from there. However, when I plugged it in and kept going through setup, it rebooted and has been looping since. I've contacted Google and they're supposed to conference call me with LG to see what we can do. Do I have any options other than that? Thanks for any help.
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it's seems like me , it's been a month i can't boot it up .
sfhub said:
From bootloader
fastboot erase cache
fastboot format cache
fastboot erase user
fastboot format user
BTW what exactly is happening when you say it doesn't enter recovery?
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I choose reboot recovery from the fastboot menu and it just boot loops. It won't enter recovery.
addisontodd said:
I choose reboot recovery from the fastboot menu and it just boot loops. It won't enter recovery.
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what if you try
fastboot boot twrp.img
I've bootlooped so many times I don't know where to start.
So you flashed the factory IMG from your bootloader correct.
Fastboot -w will wipe without wiping system.
Then reflash your whole system. I would redownload from the Google site through Skipsoft...the easiest way. When it asks to keep or flash new recovery you want to flash the stock recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...olkit-skipsoft-android-toolkit-nexus-t3230444
You'll have to reroot afterwards which you can also do through skipsoft.
Profit... Thank me if I helped.
It's a Hardware issue. Installing system again will not fix it. Send it to LG for a repair. My phone had the same issue.
I'm not sure which $400 lesson I learned today other than a bundle of humility.
my device is bootloader unlockable.
I'm clearly not properly prepared for this. I flashed the most recent factory android 9 using google's windows batch file. I'm using the latest adb/fastboot as install by Chocolatey. The plan was to flash this v9 base ROM.
installed twrp xda-developers.com /google-pixel-3-unlock-bootloader-root-magisk/
yes: Backup each and every partition from TWRP Recovery
yes, from twrp: Make a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik)
yes, from twrp: Flash [ROM][9.0.0_r46] AospExtended ROM V6.7 [OFFICIAL]
for some reason I believed using twrp meant it was installed, so no: Flash TWRP
yes: Reboot to recovery
yes, from twrp: Wipe data (if clean flash or first install)
yes, from twrp: Flash magisk
yes: Reboot to system
uh oh
sleepy robot
"no command"
Power + up
reboot
white screen with google logo briefly appears on screen
sleepy robot
"no command"
power + up
reboot recovery
boot twrp img
all the files I had pushed are gone and no option to push them again
adb sideload twrp img & twrp install zip
Here's where I think it goes very wrong for me
When I go to reboot to system I see B selected. I thought I was working on A.
so I switched to A
reboot
black screen
never flickers, unresponsive to buttons
brick?
That was fun.
For my next $400 how do I ensure everything I need is flashed BOTH to A & B?
So you can get into recovery? Hardly a brick then. Flash an official image in fastboot or recovery
That's my bad for not filling in the timeline better
so I switched to A
reboot
black screen
never flickers, unresponsive to buttons
brick?
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no, I could get into recovery. After switching to A it is a brick. Doesn't respond to power button, power+up, power+up+down. It is still on as it's warm, but I'm waiting for the battery to die
fastboot is "waiting" for devices
How would I have used google flash-all _before_ installing TWRP to flash-all A and flash-all B? And then TWRP to flash A and flash B with the ROM? Are those the steps I should have followed so that A or B would boot to correct ROM?
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That's my bad for not filling in the timeline better
no, I could get into recovery. After switching to A it is a brick. Doesn't respond to power button, power+up, power+up+down. It is still on as it's warm, but I'm waiting for the battery to die
fastboot is "waiting" for devices
How would I have used google flash-all _before_ installing TWRP to flash-all A and flash-all B? And then TWRP to flash A and flash B with the ROM? Are those the steps I should have followed so that A or B would boot to correct ROM?
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Hmmm is it recognized by your computer at all under device manager or does it say qcomm 9005 or something along those lines?
If the recovery is functioning, you could sideload an OTA image from Google. That cleans the phone and reflashes everything.
P.S: Chheck my PM