Unlock bootloader without wiping - HTC One X

Hey guys. So I was trying to install a stock RUU zip and for that I relocked my bootloader. The thing is I'm not being able to install the RUU zip and the phone is bricked, and I just want to unlock the bootloader again and install a custom rom to have this over with. The other thing is that I have many files in there, I had only 3 gb free of memory, and I don't have a backup of those since my computer broke down and I lost my files. Is there a way to backup my files while the phone is bricked? Or a way to unlock the bootloader without wiping my files?
I hope you have good news for me, I'm getting kinda nervous... Thanks in advance

tiagoSequeira said:
Hey guys. So I was trying to install a stock RUU zip and for that I relocked my bootloader. The thing is I'm not being able to install the RUU zip and the phone is bricked, and I just want to unlock the bootloader again and install a custom rom to have this over with. The other thing is that I have many files in there, I had only 3 gb free of memory, and I don't have a backup of those since my computer broke down and I lost my files. Is there a way to backup my files while the phone is bricked? Or a way to unlock the bootloader without wiping my files?
I hope you have good news for me, I'm getting kinda nervous... Thanks in advance
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You phone isn't bricked i bet it.... the real brick for the one X is the APX mode...however could you access recovery? fastboot?

matt95 said:
You phone isn't bricked i bet it.... the real brick for the one X is the APX mode...however could you access recovery? fastboot?
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I can't access or install recovery. I can access fastboot though. Everytime I boot it it goes into fastboot mode

tiagoSequeira said:
I can't access or install recovery. I can access fastboot though. Everytime I boot it it goes into fastboot mode
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Is your bootloader unloked?

matt95 said:
Is your bootloader unloked?
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No, it was relocked, therefore it's locked now

tiagoSequeira said:
No, it was relocked, therefore it's locked now
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That's why you can't flash anything, unlock your bootloader and all your problems will be gone

matt95 said:
That's why you can't flash anything, unlock your bootloader and all your problems will be gone
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I had that in mind. The problem is that unlocking the bootloader will wipe my phone completely and I wonder if that's a method of unlocking my bl without wiping

There's no way around unfortunately... The only way you can backup is through the command
Code:
adb backup
and you can do this only with the phone in recovery or booted up

matt95 said:
There's no way around unfortunately... The only way you can backup is through the command
Code:
adb backup
and you can do this only with the phone in recovery or booted up
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That is terrible, I realy had bad luck this time around... I really didn't want to lose all my photos and music :crying:
Thanks anyway

tiagoSequeira said:
That is terrible, I realy had bad luck this time around... I really didn't want to lose all my photos and music :crying:
Thanks anyway
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I don't know any way to backup files through fastboot, sorry
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Try to
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
then check if adb recognizes the phone

matt95 said:
I don't know any way to backup files through fastboot, sorry
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Try to
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
then check if adb recognizes the phone
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on the plus side you will still have a working phone:good:

matt95 said:
I don't know any way to backup files through fastboot, sorry
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Try to
Fastboot oem rebootRUU
then check if adb recognizes the phone
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I feel very bad because of this, I'll just try to unlock the bootloader and install a rom on the phone, thanks

tiagoSequeira said:
I feel very bad because of this, I'll just try to unlock the bootloader and install a rom on the phone, thanks
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Wait, check my post above before

matt95 said:
Wait, check my post above before
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I'm still trying to flash the RUU, I always get the error: 12 signature verify fail. Can I solve this?

Check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714

matt95 said:
Check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714
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I'll give a try and report later, thank you for being so helpful

tiagoSequeira said:
I'll give a try and report later, thank you for being so helpful
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Let me know

You can try to make a backup via the app called Carbon. It does not need root acces or anything.

Thanks everybody! I unlocked the bootloader expecting to lose everything I had but in some crazy way everything is fine, my files are untouched, the phone is boot looping but that I know how to fix without a problem. Thanks for spending your time with me, problem solved

Ah if i recall it right its like this, the very first time you unlock the bootloader
Locked to unlocked
It deletes everything.....when going from
Relocked to unlocked
All is fine as you have experienced now.

Related

Flashing Kernels with s-on

hi all
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419587
if any one can flash a pre-rooted kernel with that method then any one can change the recovery
wold it work ???
Salbawardi2 said:
hi all
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419587
if any one can flash a pre-rooted kernel with that method then any one can change the recovery
wold it work ???
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It is already possible to do this using fastboot commands if your phone is unlocked via HTC dev
Is this in the right forum lol?
yeah its been done for ages ^^^^yes youre from BRIZZLE!!
I know it can be done by fast boot
I meant that if any one can make it possible without unlocking our devices
tobyman2 said:
yeah its been done for ages ^^^^yes youre from BRIZZLE!!
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lol yep, sunny sunny Bristol!!!! :good:
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Salbawardi2 said:
I know it can be done by fast boot
I meant that if any one can make it possible without unlocking our devices
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Oh right, good question but i'm pretty certain this is not possible one one-x otherwise probably would have been done already
Salbawardi2 said:
I know it can be done by fast boot
I meant that if any one can make it possible without unlocking our devices
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This isn't possible.
Yesterday i managed to give my phone a nice bootloop since i flashed the wrong boot image. So i locked my device again in order to perform the RUU-solution. After locking it i tried to flash the files manually (quicker) but run into privilege-errors. The RUU failed too so i unlocked the bootloader again. After that RUU worked fine.
You have to unlock it.
It's nice of you to try but the others are correct
Fast boot is the only way to make a permenant change to the boot. Img . If you are able to write a new one it will just be reverted after a reboot because of the protection
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Stuck in HTC Screen

I need Help i flashed a rom after installing cwm and now i a stuck in the withe htc screen i can still go to the bootloader and CWM.Help!!
Are you HTC Dev unlock or s off?
And yes, you do fail pretty hard
nitsua98 said:
Are you HTC Dev unlock or s off?
And yes, you do fail pretty hard
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HTC Dev
install the latest radio then flash a rom.
RRF12 said:
install the latest radio then flash a rom.
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this is the info from the bootloader and witch radio and roms should i flash?
RRF12 said:
install the latest radio then flash a rom.
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Can't flash radios unless your s-off
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ifailprettyhard said:
I need Help i flashed a rom after installing cwm and now i a stuck in the withe htc screen i can still go to the bootloader and CWM.Help!!
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Flash the boot.img of the rom?
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Can't flash radios unless your s-off
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Flash the boot.img of the rom?
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How should i do it and what commands?
ifailprettyhard said:
How should i do it and what commands?
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Open zip of your rom pull out boot.img and place in where your fast boot is at
Put your phone into fast boot and I believe command is:
Fastboot flash boot.img
Then:
Fastboot boot boot.img
GoonAssJuan said:
Open zip of your rom pull out boot.img and place in where your fast boot is at
Put your phone into fast boot and I believe command is:
Fastboot flash boot.img
Then:
Fastboot boot boot.img
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ok first command did not work but second did now the phone booted Thanks!!
ifailprettyhard said:
ok first command did not work but second did now the phone booted Thanks!!
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Yea not that I think of it I don't think you need to do first command get mixed up with having learnt so many commands but good to hear you running up
GoonAssJuan said:
Yea not that I think of it I don't think you need to do first command get mixed up with having learnt so many commands but good to hear you running up
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One last question do you know why every time i have to start the phone i have to use the command prompt. If i just reboot it gets stuck in the htc screen again only way to start it is with Fastboot? Weird?
ifailprettyhard said:
One last question do you know why every time i have to start the phone i have to use the command prompt. If i just reboot it gets stuck in the htc screen again only way to start it is with Fastboot? Weird?
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I used HTC unlock beofre i went S off and mainly used ADB on my computer everytimeI flashed a new ROM, and believe me I think I was addicted. I had semi similiar issues, and had to use similiar routines to get it started up. Best afvice go S off. If I could do it anyone can.
first problem I see is that you have s-on,revalutionary worked to get s-off .it was to easy...give it a try
There's a fix!
You can boot into Recovery mode and then flash a backup. if you didn't do a backup then you can you to this very first thread in 'HTC Droid Incredible 2 General' and follow those directions. I've had this happen to me and I fixed it but it wasn't easy.
Yes s-off is a life changing experience. I'm so flash happy that I'm trying to get my friends to let me root there phones so I can flash them too.
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Fastboot not really flashing ?????

Hy everybody,
My hox is like a surprise box.
Yesterday i could not do anything because of empty battery but i fixed it.
And today fastboot seems not to work correctly.
For example, if i try to flash recovery i doesn t change anything. It shows writing sos partition okay and succes.
And when i go to recovery it s stays with the same recovery.The same trouble with flashing boot.
The i try to install a rom over cwm 6 it shows okay but i get stuck a rom bootscreen. If i try to mount usb, it works
then i put a new rom on it after unmounting rom isn t on the internal memory.If i erase anything on my memory over
windows folder and files disapear but on unmouting nothing was deleted.
It s like i dont have any rigths.
I flashed to hboot 1.39 got no trouble and cid is HTC_102.
Does anybody got a solution ?
Can you lock your bootloader?
Try running a RUU. That oughta reset any problems with partition permissions.
Sent from my One X
TToivanen said:
Can you lock your bootloader?
Try running a RUU. That oughta reset any problems with partition permissions.
Sent from my One X
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Nope when i try to lock it reboots and starts rom instead of going to bootloader and showing relocked
Bloodbreed said:
Nope when i try to lock it reboots and starts rom instead of going to bootloader and showing relocked
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what is also strange is that i can t erase boot or recovery
is there anyway over gparted to fix partition rights ?
Try using a ruu
Guich said:
Try using a ruu
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Not sure if it works because i never could install one .
On xda i can t find any working RUU and i think i need a 3.14 RUU do you now
where i can find it please
You can't use RUU if you can't lock the bootloader.
Anyways RUUs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104672
Sent from my One X
TToivanen said:
You can't use RUU if you can't lock the bootloader.
Anyways RUUs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104672
Sent from my One X
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that s what i was thinking
Bloodbreed said:
that s what i was thinking
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AndI guess there is still no apx mode hack tool where i can flash rom from beginning ?
What ROM/kernel have you been running prior to the problem?
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Nevermind, I've seen your posts in Trip's kernel thread. Your HOX is bricked. No solution until we can achieve S-off. Until then you can either wait or send it to repair. You can risk and try to brick your bootloader by trying to relock the bootloader and running RUU (more likely to "avoid" the void warranty so to say but also more likely to be charged for more should they discover you unlocked the bootloader), or just send it as-is.
BlueSingA said:
What ROM/kernel have you been running prior to the problem?
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Nevermind, I've seen your posts in Trip's kernel thread. Your HOX is bricked. No solution until we can achieve S-off. Until then you can either wait or send it to repair. You can risk and try to brick your bootloader by trying to relock the bootloader and running RUU (more likely to "avoid" the void warranty so to say but also more likely to be charged for more should they discover you unlocked the bootloader), or just send it as-is.
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Thanks for the response.
I m not sure about the bricked device since it boots to android (okay i can not acces to android the user way) but
device seems to connect perfectly to pc with adb and i guess it s just a partition permission that need to be reseted.
Isn t there a way over linux to achieve that?

[Q] im failed while trying to get back to S-ON

hi guys, when im trying to get back to S-ON with the- fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 command im keep getting this fail "partition hboot signature error".
anyone here can help me or giving me another way to get back to S-ON?
thanks
romhaja said:
hi guys, when im trying to get back to S-ON with the- fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 command im keep getting this fail "partition hboot signature error".
anyone here can help me or giving me another way to get back to S-ON?
thanks
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Why are you going back to S-ON?
romhaja said:
hi guys, when im trying to get back to S-ON with the- fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 command im keep getting this fail "partition hboot signature error".
anyone here can help me or giving me another way to get back to S-ON?
thanks
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+1 to EddyOs why? lol
But if you are, have u got the stock hboot installed? or one that gets rid of red text. If its the second one STOP!!!!! u will brick your device. make sure u have the stock HBOOT installed
EddyOS said:
Why are you going back to S-ON?
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Because I'm having some issues and I hope that will fix them.
exocetdj said:
+1 to EddyOs why? lol
But if you are, have u got the stock hboot installed? or one that gets rid of red text. If its the second one STOP!!!!! u will brick your device. make sure u have the stock HBOOT installed
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so can you give me a link to the stock hboot?
romhaja said:
Because I'm having some issues and I hope that will fix them.
so can you give me a link to the stock hboot?
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What issues? Going back to S-ON isn't going to fix anything wrong with Android...
EddyOS said:
What issues? Going back to S-ON isn't going to fix anything wrong with Android...
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I wasn't able to return to stock with your guide and maybe more things that I don't remember right now. Maybe that was a problem with the hboot? Can you link me download to stock hboot? Thanks for trying to help
romhaja said:
I wasn't able to return to stock with your guide and maybe more things that I don't remember right now. Maybe that was a problem with the hboot? Can you link me download to stock hboot? Thanks for trying to help
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what issues were u experiencing mate? we need more info then we can help
romhaja said:
I wasn't able to return to stock with your guide and maybe more things that I don't remember right now. Maybe that was a problem with the hboot? Can you link me download to stock hboot? Thanks for trying to help
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Flash the latest FW update and it'll write the stock HBOOT
EddyOS said:
Flash the latest FW update and it'll write the stock HBOOT
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can you give me download link for it?
romhaja said:
can you give me download link for it?
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Check HERE
Also the search tool will give u what u need 99.9% of the time mate, will save the trouble of typing a post to ask for what is already at ur fingertips
exocetdj said:
Check HERE
Also the search tool will give u what u need 99.9% of the time mate, will save the trouble of typing a post to ask for what is already at ur fingertips
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im installing this with fastboot oem right?
romhaja said:
im installing this with fastboot oem right?
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Yes or via external sd, links to guides can be found in the dev edition conversion guide in my sig
exocetdj said:
Yes or via external sd, links to guides can be found in the dev edition conversion guide in my sig
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should I need to wipe my device?
romhaja said:
should I need to wipe my device?
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Yes its best
exocetdj said:
Yes its best
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and do you have firmware to the cid HTC__203? or maybe i can change to super CID flash it and change my CID again?
romhaja said:
and do you have firmware to the cid HTC__203? or maybe i can change to super CID flash it and change my CID again?
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ok, hang on, can we just re-cap on what we are trying to do here? lol
What, ultimately do u need to do to your device mate?
exocetdj said:
ok, hang on, can we just re-cap on what we are trying to do here? lol
What, ultimately do u need to do to your device mate?
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stock, if it possible the lastest 4.4.3
romhaja said:
stock, if it possible the lastest 4.4.3
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Ok great
now is this just for the hell of returning to stock? (not returning for repairs or anything?)
exocetdj said:
Ok great
now is this just for the hell of returning to stock? (not returning for repairs or anything?)
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yeah that became to returning to stock because I noticed a wierd problem that my wifi doesnt turned on (the button is grey)
romhaja said:
yeah that became to returning to stock because I noticed a wierd problem that my wifi doesnt turned on (the button is grey)
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Ok, try this then, the wifi problem probably isn't hardware related as the button is greyed out. therefore no need to return phone (yet)
1, You are s off (fantastic, keep this as you can do alot more to sort issues out this way)
2, flash a custom recovery, for simplicity, use philz recovery - rename the img to recovery.img and place in folder on your PC where your adb/fastboot stuff is, then reboot ur m8 into bootloader and using CMD typr "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" then "fastboot erase cache". You should now have something to restore......
3, ......THIS on your device. basically on the root of your internal storage there should be a folder called "clockworkmod" and in there a folder called "backup" unzip the file and then copy across the file to that backup folder. Reboot into recovery and restore the backup. You now have a stock rom installed.
4, Flash THE 1.54.401.10 FIRMWARE using teither of the guides i showed you. You now have stock rom and firmware. also stock recovery and stock hboot as the firmware takes care of these for you
5, reboot your device and check for software updates, you should be able to take the ota and apply it, furthermore by completeing the previous steps, this should have solved your wifi isse and u will be on 4.4.3
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@romhaja
hows the mission going?

How to Relock Bootloader of OnePlus 7t

Anyone know how to Relock Bootloader of OnePlus 7t
frank602z said:
Anyone know how to Relock Bootloader of OnePlus 7t
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fastboot oem lock
abalam said:
fastboot oem lock
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Does it swipe the phone?
I know it does when unlocking but I'm not sure about locking... Actually I never did it xD
abalam said:
fastboot oem lock
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After that, I ended up getting a loop of:
"Your device is corrupt. it can't be trusted and will not boot. Visit this link on another device"
frank602z said:
After that, I ended up getting a loop of:
"Your device is corrupt. it can't be trusted and will not boot. Visit this link on another device"
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Did you do any modifications on your phone like root?
If so, you'll need to restore to stock either with fastboot ROM or MSM tool, the lock the bootloader.
Sent from my OnePlus7TPro using XDA Labs
Lossyx said:
Did you do any modifications on your phone like root?
If so, you'll need to restore to stock either with fastboot ROM or MSM tool, the lock the bootloader.
Sent from my OnePlus7TPro using XDA Labs
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:good:
Never lock the bootloader after making system-level changes!
Lossyx said:
Did you do any modifications on your phone like root?
If so, you'll need to restore to stock either with fastboot ROM or MSM tool, the lock the bootloader.
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how do i restore to stock? please help me
is it safe to just relock normally in fastboot via command prompt if ur on beta 2 one plus ?? Do i need any files to do it ? except adb etc...
If You did not messed with Rom it will be ok, but if You root it, first You need to go back to stock rom
Will the phone boot after relocking with a custom rom without root?
If You are full stock, stock rom, fastboot, all is stock, You should lock bootloader with no problem.
First search and read. I will be not responsible for bricking Your device.
Read about msm unbricking tool
I get "your device corrupt" after I try to relock my bootloader in 7T..
Im full stock because I flashed stock with this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-7t-t3979213
Any ideas?
yanokashi said:
I get "your device corrupt" after I try to relock my bootloader in 7T..
Im full stock because I flashed stock with this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-7t-t3979213
Any ideas?
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Use MSM tool.
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Globus.gd said:
If You are full stock, stock rom, fastboot, all is stock, You should lock bootloader with no problem.
First search and read. I will be not responsible for bricking Your device.
Read about msm unbricking tool
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My phone is full stock, never rooted, just one day i unlock the bootloader but (so far) i want the bootloader locked again. I did the same procedure but wrote "lock" instead and nothing happend.
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abalam said:
fastboot oem lock
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I tried 3 weeks ago and no work!
And what You get as response for: fastboot oem device-info
??
yanokashi said:
I get "your device corrupt" after I try to relock my bootloader in 7T..
Im full stock because I flashed stock with this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-7t-t3979213
Any ideas?
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Download the same version zip file and then use the local upgrade method to flash. I hope the "Corrupt" wiriting will go way.
Globus.gd said:
And what You get as response for: fastboot oem device-info
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Done! Just wrote fastboot oem lock .....and walahhh! My bootloader is lock againg and i have my netflix with high definition videos again (L1) plus my google pay is working again! Thanks!:good:
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The problem is with rooted devices. If anyone have a full stock (without root) HD1905 and only the bootloader unlocked....just use again de adb program and write
FASTBOOT OEM LOCK and the problem with some app dispear and your phone run like factory as normal.
nice tips!
wilsonmd said:
Done! Just wrote fastboot oem lock .....and walahhh! My bootloader is lock againg and i have my netflix with high definition videos again (L1) plus my google pay is working again! Thanks!:good:
The problem is with rooted devices. If anyone have a full stock (without root) HD1905 and only the bootloader unlocked....just use again de adb program and write
FASTBOOT OEM LOCK and the problem with some app dispear and your phone run like factory as normal.
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Got my HD1905, unlocked bootloader (no root etc. Only to be able to use TWRP, just in case) and installed my apps. Then I noticed the Netflix problem with unlocked bootloader. If I do a 'fastboot oem lock' now, I'm pretty sure it will do a factory reset, correct?
Thx, W

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