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Can’t Boot into Recovery

I have unlocked and rooted my Wildfire S. I then installed ROM Manager Premium, I used it to install Clockworkmod 5.0.2.8. It says that the Recovery is installed but I can’t boot into the Recovery menu. Is there an alternative Recovery I can try or some troubleshooting I can do with the Clockworkmod?

typeleven said:
I have unlocked and rooted my Wildfire S. I then installed ROM Manager Premium, I used it to install Clockworkmod 5.0.2.8. It says that the Recovery is installed but I can’t boot into the Recovery menu. Is there an alternative Recovery I can try or some troubleshooting I can do with the Clockworkmod?
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Go to HBOOT menu on Phone, select 'Fastboot' option and connect to PC.
Copy Cwm img file into the SDK Tools dir (ex: C:\android)
go to C:\android using cmd
Now flash CWM using fast boot commands.
ex: fastboot flash recovery ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8.img
This will flash your recovery now.
Hope this may be useful, (If really press 'Thanks")

Thanks

I tried that with the following two commands:
Code:
c:\HTC>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
sending 'recovery' (4494 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.856s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 2.184s]
finished. total time: 4.040s
Code:
c:\HTC>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvelc.img
sending 'recovery' (4424 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.872s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 2.153s]
finished. total time: 4.025s
My model number is: usccadr6230us
Is that the Wildfire S CDMA? So the right file is the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvelc.img I’m guessing.
In any case neither of the two recovery images will let me boot into the recovery. Any other ideas? Is there another recovery image I can try?
Senthamil said:
Go to HBOOT menu on Phone, select 'Fastboot' option and connect to PC.
Copy Cwm img file into the SDK Tools dir (ex: C:\android)
go to C:\android using cmd
Now flash CWM using fast boot commands.
ex: fastboot flash recovery ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8.img
This will flash your recovery now.
Hope this may be useful, (If really press 'Thanks")
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typeleven said:
I tried that with the following two commands:
My model number is: usccadr6230us
Is that the Wildfire S CDMA? So the right file is the recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvelc.img I’m guessing.
In any case neither of the two recovery images will let me boot into the recovery. Any other ideas? Is there another recovery image I can try?
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This is not the right Model No.( usccadr6230us). Go to HBOOT Menu and see what is displayed..?
For Marvel Phones go here:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
For Marvelc Phones go here:
http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvelc.img
Hope this may be useful. (If really press 'Thanks")

It's a Marvelc and I tried that file from clockworkmod.com and it still wont go into recovery.
Senthamil said:
This is not the right Model No.( usccadr6230us). Go to HBOOT Menu and see what is displayed..?
For Marvel Phones go here:
For Marvelc Phones go here:
Hope this may be useful. (If really press 'Thanks")
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typeleven said:
It's a Marvelc and I tried that file from clockworkmod.com and it still wont go into recovery.
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Just remove the ROM Manger from apps, Switch off, Remove replace battery and try again..... might work!

I uninstalled both the rom manager and the license and then flashed the recovery again, still nothing. It will go to the white HTC screen for a couple mins and then reboot again and then boot normally. Is CWM the only recovery image for the marvelc I can try?
Senthamil said:
Just remove the ROM Manger from apps, Switch off, Remove replace battery and try again..... might work!
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Connect ur phone to c via USB debugging and type dis command
adb reboot recovery
check whether ma thnx button wrkz...

typeleven said:
I uninstalled both the rom manager and the license and then flashed the recovery again, still nothing. It will go to the white HTC screen for a couple mins and then reboot again and then boot normally. Is CWM the only recovery image for the marvelc I can try?
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Well. Kalaker has posted a new recovery for CDMA devices. Check it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842542

Download that recovery, put img file on SD card and type in terminal emulator:
su
flash image recovery /sdcard/(place where recovery is)
Sent from my Wildfire S using xda premium

unlocking problem "waiting for device"

Hey guys,
I am trying to s-off my girlfriends Wildfire S.
MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.009.0099
MICROP-041
RADIO-7.57.39.10M
FEB 9 2012 18:29:31
I am following the directions from htcdev.com/bootloader
I got to the point where I am supposed to "get_identifier_token"
Now my phone is connected as it should be, I am in "fastoot usb".
Still, the only thing happens is that I get the following message in command prompt: "waiting for device". Nothing happens. I tried to restart PC and phone again: same problem.
Does anyone have an idea about what I'm doing wrong? I'm stuck.

Okay. Now I unlocked bootloader. I think the problem was USB-debugging was not turned on.
Trying to run clockworkmod, but keep getting error messages:
"you must root your phone for ROM manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "system/xbin/su".
When I try to flash clockworkmod recovery I get the following error:
"An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands".
My deviced is with unlocked bootloader, buy of course still S-ON. I understood from the threads around that that's not a problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927757&highlight=root
How can I install a custom ROM?
How can I install data2sd?
Can someone help? Thanks a lot.

szaboagoston said:
Okay. Now I unlocked bootloader. I think the problem was USB-debugging was not turned on.
Trying to run clockworkmod, but keep getting error messages:
"you must root your phone for ROM manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "system/xbin/su".
When I try to flash clockworkmod recovery I get the following error:
"An error occured while attempting to run privileged commands".
My deviced is with unlocked bootloader, buy of course still S-ON. I understood from the threads around that that's not a problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927757&highlight=root
How can I install a custom ROM?
How can I install data2sd?
Can someone help? Thanks a lot.
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Hi, what you need to do is go into your bootloader as you usually do, Volume - and Power Button, plug your USB and go into fastboot USB. Then you need to create a file on you C: drive called "fastboot" and put the following files in there "adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll & fastboot.exe" and your recovery image, I suggest you use the offical clock work mod recovery which is available here,
if you do not have these files you can download them from here,
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
once you do this then open a command dos window by typing cmd in the start search box of windows.... once the command window opens go to the right folder of C:\fastboot> where you saved the files.
Then as your phone is in fastboot USB and you are in the command window C:\fastboot>, type in the command window the following,
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
Then press enter, what you should see is the below,
c:\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
sending 'recovery' (2224 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
If you follow the above then you should have clockworkmod recovery, you can then take the USB out and go back to the hboot in you bootloader and choose recovery under hboot by navigating with the volume button and power button.
I do need to inform you though that if you are one of the unlucky WFS owners that get the "Black Screen Recovery" issue where you go into recovery and you only get a black screen and you tactile buttons are on then you need to follow the bellow method to be able to see you recovery on you PC screen than on your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781105
Also here is a youtube video of what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgrPctWKW8E
I know all this as I had the same issue and this helped me. Now I feel that I need to inform you about other issues... When you unlock the bootloader you can't flash a ROM and then just switch your phone on and it boots into the new ROM, there is a process you need to follow.
When you choose your ROM, and not all ROMs work with the Wildfire S new batch of phone as I had to find out the hard way, you need to flash your ROM and then open the .zip file of your phone copy the boot.img of the ROM paste it in the c:\fastboot> directory and again in the command window type,
fastboot flash boot boot.img
You will see the below,
c:\fastboot>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2224 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY
Then type,
c:\fastboot>fastboot reboot
And your phone will reboot into the new ROM allow 10 to 15 minutes... BE PATIENT.
I hpe the above helps you.
I am currently having the below problems just for your info if you have the same...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948038

success
Karavasileiadis said:
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Hi, what you need to do is go into your bootloader as you usually do, Volume - and Power Button, plug your USB and go into fastboot USB. Then you need to create a file on you C: drive called "fastboot" and put the following files in there "adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll, AdbWinUsbApi.dll & fastboot.exe" and your recovery image, I suggest you use the offical clock work mod recovery which is available here,
if you do not have these files you can download them from here,
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
once you do this then open a command dos window by typing cmd in the start search box of windows.... once the command window opens go to the right folder of C:\fastboot> where you saved the files.
Then as your phone is in fastboot USB and you are in the command window C:\fastboot>, type in the command window the following,
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
Then press enter, what you should see is the below,
c:\fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marvel.img
sending 'recovery' (2224 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY
If you follow the above then you should have clockworkmod recovery, you can then take the USB out and go back to the hboot in you bootloader and choose recovery under hboot by navigating with the volume button and power button.
I do need to inform you though that if you are one of the unlucky WFS owners that get the "Black Screen Recovery" issue where you go into recovery and you only get a black screen and you tactile buttons are on then you need to follow the bellow method to be able to see you recovery on you PC screen than on your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781105
Also here is a youtube video of what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgrPctWKW8E
I know all this as I had the same issue and this helped me. Now I feel that I need to inform you about other issues... When you unlock the bootloader you can't flash a ROM and then just switch your phone on and it boots into the new ROM, there is a process you need to follow.
When you choose your ROM, and not all ROMs work with the Wildfire S new batch of phone as I had to find out the hard way, you need to flash your ROM and then open the .zip file of your phone copy the boot.img of the ROM paste it in the c:\fastboot> directory and again in the command window type,
fastboot flash boot boot.img
You will see the below,
c:\fastboot>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (2224 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY
Then type,
c:\fastboot>fastboot reboot
And your phone will reboot into the new ROM allow 10 to 15 minutes... BE PATIENT.
I hpe the above helps you.
I am currently having the below problems just for your info if you have the same...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948038
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Thanks a lot for the quick and professional answer. By the time I read it, I managed to root.
I used rezo609's all-in-one utility, which I found in at this location:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697985
I got the advice from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927757
I installed the Speeddroid ROM and data2SD as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932534&highlight=data2sd+install
The result: so far everything working. It looks like a new phone!

stuck to root
Hi,
I have the same situation here.
But Which tool do you run of the [UTILITY]rezo609's All-In-One Utility ? (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697985&page=3)
In the whole topic there is no how to.
I managed to unlock the bootloader, and clockwork recovery is also on there.
I just want to root the phone (not to put an other rom)
Thanks in advance,

[Q] HTC Desire HD not working after flashing 4ext

My DHD will not boot up. I can put it into recovery mode, but am not able to navigate the menu with my volume buttons or select options with the power button.
This occurred after an (apparently failed) attempt to flash the 4ext recovery.img onto my phone.
My phone has an unlocked bootloader, S-ON, and not rooted, if that helps.
I appreciate any help with my issue in either successfully flashing the recovery.img or getting my phone to work in any way. Thanks!

Switch5050 said:
My DHD will not boot up. I can put it into recovery mode, but am not able to navigate the menu with my volume buttons or select options with the power button.
This occurred after an (apparently failed) attempt to flash the 4ext recovery.img onto my phone.
My phone has an unlocked bootloader, S-ON, and not rooted, if that helps.
I appreciate any help with my issue in either successfully flashing the recovery.img or getting my phone to work in any way. Thanks!
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try reflashing another recovery?TWRP or CWM from the official site?
use this command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (rename your img to recovery.img )

Steam. said:
try reflashing another recovery?TWRP or CWM from the official site?
use this command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (rename your img to recovery.img )
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sending 'recovery' (6116 KB)...
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 4.849s
This is the error I get. realize that my phone is stuck in HBOOT because I cannot navigate to Fastboot. Thanks for the reply.

Switch5050 said:
sending 'recovery' (6116 KB)...
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 4.849s
This is the error I get. realize that my phone is stuck in HBOOT because I cannot navigate to Fastboot. Thanks for the reply.
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probably the misc partition is fked, or the chip's gone bad.I'd try reflashing HBOOT by putting it manually via the sdcard, naming it PD98IMG.zip and putting the sdcard back.I'd wait out on another opinion though.

Steam. said:
probably the misc partition is fked, or the chip's gone bad.I'd try reflashing HBOOT by putting it manually via the sdcard, naming it PD98IMG.zip and putting the sdcard back.I'd wait out on another opinion though.
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In case I don't get another option, could you instruct me on how to transfer the file to the sdcard? Sorry, not very knowledgable on this type of thing.

Switch5050 said:
In case I don't get another option, could you instruct me on how to transfer the file to the sdcard? Sorry, not very knowledgable on this type of thing.
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Remove it from the phone, insert it into a cardreader of some sort, transfer it to the sdcard renaming it to PD98IMG.zip,putting the file in the root of the sdcard, no folders, putting the card back into the phone, booting to Hboot, pressing the power button just once to start the procedure.If you can't press any of the buttons in HBOOT too, then your phone is effed.
again, don't try this before someone else gives an opinion on this matter.

Steam. said:
Remove it from the phone, insert it into a cardreader of some sort, transfer it to the sdcard renaming it to PD98IMG.zip,putting the file in the root of the sdcard, no folders, putting the card back into the phone, booting to Hboot, pressing the power button just once to start the procedure.If you can't press any of the buttons in HBOOT too, then your phone is effed.
again, don't try this before someone else gives an opinion on this matter.
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Cannot navigate HBOOT. My phone is apparently effed.

Switch5050 said:
Cannot navigate HBOOT. My phone is apparently effed.
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Have you tried Glevitan's tool to flash CWM recovery? You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133336
Or actually, these are the steps his tool do for flashing the recovery (use adb.exe and fastboot.exe, and change the location of CWM image):
echo Rebooting into fastboot usb
echo.
adb reboot-bootloader
adb kill-server
sleep 10
set recovery=tools\recovery\recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-ace.img
fastboot flash recovery %recovery%
fastboot reboot​

Matth59 said:
Have you tried Glevitan's tool to flash CWM recovery? You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133336
Or actually, these are the steps his tool do for flashing the recovery (use adb.exe and fastboot.exe, and change the location of CWM image):
echo Rebooting into fastboot usb
echo.
adb reboot-bootloader
adb kill-server
sleep 10
set recovery=tools\recovery\recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-ace.img
fastboot flash recovery %recovery%
fastboot reboot​
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that is if he can get to adb working at all, he's in hboot and he can't navigate, so no go

Switch5050 said:
sending 'recovery' (6116 KB)...
FAILED (status malformed (1 bytes))
finished. total time: 4.849s
This is the error I get. realize that my phone is stuck in HBOOT because I cannot navigate to Fastboot. Thanks for the reply.
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Take The sdcard out And reboot in hboot. Then try navigating To fastboot

S-off, Relocked and no Root (SOLVED)

Hi guys,
I flashed stock back to my phone and relocked the bootloader by "fastboot oem lock".
I been stuck with this for the last 2 days searching for solution on how to get my phone unlocked and rooted again.
This is what I have tried so far:
1. Rumrunner 1.10.605.10 and 1.10.605.15 firmware (flashed 1.10.605.10 and updated to 15) - Run just fine, but it does not change anything on the phone. Still shows RELOCKED S-off and NO Root.
2. Firewater (temp-root method) - Temproot: Root acquired. Firewater: "there really isn't a helluva lot to do here. bye bye"
3. Flashing CM recovery - failed remote not allowed
Could someone please help me to get back Root access and UNLOCK my phone?
Thank you in advance.

If your s-off, all you have to do is fastboot flash a custom recovery.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery_file.img
Then flash superuser zip thru recovery. Then you will be rooted. Also it is a myth that you need to relock the bootloader to do an ruu, so that wasnt really needed. Not sure exactly how to unlock the bootloader again.

cmlusco said:
If your s-off, all you have to do is fastboot flash a custom recovery.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery_file.img
Then flash superuser zip thru recovery. Then you will be rooted. Also it is a myth that you need to relock the bootloader to do an ruu, so that wasnt really needed. Not sure exactly how to unlock the bootloader again.
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Thank you for your reply.
I have tried to flash recovery several times, and both TWRP and CWM gives the same error: FAILED remote not allowed
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8784 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.134s
I tried the following recoveries:
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7-m7vzw

NELORAO said:
Thank you for your reply.
I have tried to flash recovery several times, and both TWRP and CWM gives the same error: FAILED remote not allowed
Code:
sending 'recovery' (8784 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.097s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.134s
I tried the following recoveries:
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.3-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.4-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.5-m7vzw
recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7-m7vzw
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Ok try this then.
1. Download this file http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/RECOVERIES/twrp/Twrp_2.6.3.4_RUU_Mode.zip, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/Superuser/superuser.zip and you will be rooted.
.

NELORAO said:
Hi guys,
I flashed stock back to my phone and relocked the bootloader by "fastboot oem lock".
I been stuck with this for the last 2 days searching for solution on how to get my phone unlocked and rooted again.
This is what I have tried so far:
1. Rumrunner 1.10.605.10 and 1.10.605.15 firmware (flashed 1.10.605.10 and updated to 15) - Run just fine, but it does not change anything on the phone. Still shows RELOCKED S-off and NO Root.
2. Firewater (temp-root method) - Temproot: Root acquired. Firewater: "there really isn't a helluva lot to do here. bye bye"
3. Flashing CM recovery - failed remote not allowed
Could someone please help me to get back Root access and UNLOCK my phone?
Thank you in advance.
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Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
To do so, go to build information and tap it 7 times.
This will enable the Developer options in settings.
In there, check the box for Usb Debugging.
You should then be able to fastboot flash the recovery as per usual.
Good luck! :good:

cmlusco said:
Ok try this then.
1. Download this file http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/RECOVERIES/twrp/Twrp_2.6.3.4_RUU_Mode.zip, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/Superuser/superuser.zip and you will be rooted.
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Dude, there just aren't enough words to say thank you.
Again, thank you so much, everything works like a charm now.
santod040 said:
Enable USB Debugging in Settings.
To do so, go to build information and tap it 7 times.
This will enable the Developer options in settings.
In there, check the box for Usb Debugging.
You should then be able to fastboot flash the recovery as per usual.
Good luck! :good:
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Thank you, I was finally able to flash your KitKat Rom that I have been dreaming for the last 3 days. :laugh:
Again, thank you so much.

cmlusco said:
Ok try this then.
1. Download this file, and place it on your pc in the same folder as fastboot.exe and adb.exe. Rename it to recovery.zip
2. Connect the phone to the pc and open a cmd prompt to where the files are, and type the following.
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for hboot.
Code:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
Wait for grey HTC logo.
Code:
fastboot flash zip recovery.zip
Wait for cmd window to say it has finished.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3. Hit power button to select bootloader, and then use the power button again to select recovery.
If all is well you should boot to TWRP 2.6.3.4. Then flash Superuser and you will be rooted.
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Holy crap dude. I thought my phone was bricked. Thank you so much for that!

How to install twrp without being able to boot into system?

I hate doing this since I've been a long time user and usually am able to figure stuff out on my own, but I'm hoping there is an easy fix. I dirty flashed the new aokp update over an older aokp version for the pixel xl and i forgot to flash the twrp image after. Now the system ui crashes upon boot (no surprise there) and I can only get into bootloader and the stock phone recovery. How do I get twrp back?

localceleb said:
I hate doing this since I've been a long time user and usually am able to figure stuff out on my own, but I'm hoping there is an easy fix. I dirty flashed the new update over an older aokp version for the pixel xl and i forgot to flash the twrp image after. Now the system ui crashes upon boot (no surprise there) and I can only get into bootloader and the stock phone recovery. How do I get twrp back?
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You fastboot boot twrp then flash it in twrp. The same way you got it the first time.

pcriz said:
You fastboot boot twrp then flash it in twrp. The same way you got it the first time.
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I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state

localceleb said:
I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state
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This why I wouldn't use a toolkit, you're just kind of handicapping yourself..
You don't need adb to fastboot. either you are using adb (in the booted OS or in recovery) or you are using fastboot (in the bootloader).
You should take a gander at a few of the guides in the Guides section on how to install recovery.
TWRP Thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/development/twrp-alpha1-pixel-devices-t3500312
How to Guide for Beginners (look for the portion on installing twrp):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-root-flash-pixel-xl-t3507886
Good luck.

localceleb said:
I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state
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If you are in bootloader mode when you type adb commands it will fail. You use Fastboot commands at that point.
ADB commands are for when tbe phone is booted normally.

TonikJDK said:
If you are in bootloader mode when you type adb commands it will fail. You use Fastboot commands at that point.
ADB commands are for when tbe phone is booted normally.
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Can you mount the system and use adb commands through the stock recovery? I can't seem to get any fastboot or adb commands to work at all. Even when the system is booted up. The system ui crashes, but shouldn't adb commands still work at that point?

localceleb said:
Can you mount the system and use adb commands through the stock recovery? I can't seem to get any fastboot or adb commands to work at all. Even when the system is booted up. The system ui crashes, but shouldn't adb commands still work at that point?
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Who knows what else crashed if the ui crashed. Power down, count to ten. Then power and vol down. Once in recovery, connect it to the computer. Not before.
Fastboot devices
If it shows flash the factory image. Modify the bat file and remove the -w to save your data.
If it doesn't connect try other usb ports. Mine won't connect to my front panel, only the rear.
And try another cable.

TonikJDK said:
Who knows what else crashed if the ui crashed. Power down, count to ten. Then power and vol down. Once in recovery, connect it to the computer. Not before.
Fastboot devices
If it shows flash the factory image. Modify the bat file and remove the -w to save your data.
If it doesn't connect try other usb ports. Mine won't connect to my front panel, only the rear.
And try another cable.
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Well, in theory if I can get fastboot to work I would want to flash the twrp recovery image and then restore a backup, right?

localceleb said:
Well, in theory if I can get fastboot to work I would want to flash the twrp recovery image and then restore a backup, right?
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I am not a fan of TWRP backups on the Pixels. Seen a few bricks, especially on R2.

So i have attempted to fastboot flash a twrp img and its failing.
C:\Android\TWRP>fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (26588 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.917s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_b"
FAILED (remote: partition [recovery] doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 1.020s
Am I safe to try a factory image or am I doing something wrong trying to flash the recovery image. ADB commands don't seem to work at this point for some reason.
Thanks for any help!

localceleb said:
So i have attempted to fastboot flash a twrp img and its failing.
C:\Android\TWRP>fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (26588 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.917s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_b"
FAILED (remote: partition [recovery] doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 1.020s
Am I safe to try a factory image or am I doing something wrong trying to flash the recovery image. ADB commands don't seem to work at this point for some reason.
Thanks for any help!
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You are doing it wrong. You copy the TWRP zip to the phone.
Then
Fastboot BOOT twrp twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
That boots you to twrp. Then you install the twrp zip while in twrp.
You can not install twrp any other way.

TonikJDK said:
You are doing it wrong. You copy the TWRP zip to the phone.
Then
Fastboot BOOT twrp twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
That boots you to twrp. Then you install the twrp zip while in twrp.
You can not install twrp any other way.
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I need to add that I cant boot into the system as the system ui crashes so I have no way to transfer files to the phone at this place.

localceleb said:
I need to add that I cant boot into the system as the system ui crashes so I have no way to transfer files to the phone at this place.
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Fastboot boot to twrp as I described. TWRP has ADB in it, so then from your computer you can ADB push the twrp zip and install it.
But I still advise you to flash the factory image after removing the -w from the flashall bat file.

TonikJDK said:
Fastboot boot to twrp as I described. TWRP has ADB in it, so then from your computer you can ADB push the twrp zip and install it.
But I still advise you to flash the factory image after removing the -w from the flashall bat file.
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He shouldn't bother removing the -w. A fresh image is what he is in need of. Wipe the phone and start over. Easy.