TWRP 2.6 now asking for password - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

I installed elemental x kernel and all was fine went back into recovery and twrp is asking for a password and i cannot mount anything when i boot the system i all kinds of FC's now...

I fixed it by reformatting data then restarting recovery
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unobtainiumdroid said:
I fixed it by reformatting data then restarting recovery
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were you able to restore after that?

I had to adbpush the ROM through
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i cannot restore data....

Many people have had this problem.
When you're asked for a password, hit cancel. Then go to Wipe and Factory Reset. If that doesn't work, then restart your recovery. If that still doesn't work then try reflashing TWRP again.

When you do the fastboot oem unlock, you should do it using stock recovery and let it reboot and wipe data.
Then boot back into bootloader to install twrp.
Don't do both at the same time.

sfhub said:
When you do the fastboot oem unlock, you should do it using stock recovery and let it reboot and wipe data.
Then boot back into bootloader to install twrp.
Don't do both at the same time.
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I did... was running fine a few days and all of sudden this happened. Wiping data did but i still could not restore data from backup i had to reset and restore from titanium.

When TWRP does this to me I reboot into system then with goomanager I reinstall TWRP. It seems that some changes in the system cause this. AOSP Browser appears to do this to me or the kernel as those are the only thing I have on that modifies the system. Need more testing

Blackwidowman said:
When TWRP does this to me I reboot into system then with goomanager I reinstall TWRP. It seems that some changes in the system cause this. AOSP Browser appears to do this to me or the kernel as those are the only thing I have on that modifies the system. Need more testing
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Happened to me after the kernel.
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I have the kernel and also have aosp browser and twrp is fine so far.
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Hi, I have the same problem and I can't boot my tablet in normal mode, it remains frozen on start animation screen. I started unlocking bootloader with no problems and the problem started after i install the TWRP 2.6.3.0. I'm on Android 4.3.1 (JLS36I). I can't wipe or mount /data, I can't enter in ADB Sideload mode.
I tried to fix it installing TWRP again and I also installed CWM but with the same result.
I was trying to find the original recovery image but with no success.
Any idea about how to get out of this mess?
Thanks!

pvitruvian said:
Hi, I have the same problem and I can't boot my tablet in normal mode, it remains frozen on start animation screen. I started unlocking bootloader with no problems and the problem started after i install the TWRP 2.6.3.0. I'm on Android 4.3.1 (JLS36I). I can't wipe or mount /data, I can't enter in ADB Sideload mode.
I tried to fix it installing TWRP again and I also installed CWM but with the same result.
I was trying to find the original recovery image but with no success.
Any idea about how to get out of this mess?
Thanks!
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If it is frozen on X then your /data is messed up. Do a wipe data factory reset from recovery.
If it is frozen on Google, then your /system is messed up, to a nowipe factory image restore.
It is doubtful TWRP caused this problem. Most likely your tablet corrupted /data and it only showed up after a reboot.

sfhub said:
If it is frozen on X then your /data is messed up. Do a wipe data factory reset from recovery.
If it is frozen on Google, then your /system is messed up, to a nowipe factory image restore.
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It is doubtful TWRP caused this problem. Most likely your tablet corrupted /data and it only showed up after a reboot.
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It was frozen on X but I couldn't wipe it because it didn't mount /data, all the wipe commands failed.
Now I could fix the problem. What I did was to connect an external drive through USB-OTG and I installed the SuperSu zip (the step where I was stuck), after that I could format data and perform a Factory Reset. After the first complete boot, the TWRP stopped to ask password and everything seems to be OK.
Thanks!

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[Q] error mounting /data & /sdcard

I'm stuck on logo boot screen. I believe the problem is because I formatted the root partition of phone.
I can get into to download mode and install stock firmware. I can also install recovery like TWRP, OUDHS or CWM
I can't do factory reset b/c phone can't mount /data. It can't format /sdcard either
Any ideas? I'm thinking I need the pit file to restore the partition table but having trouble locating one
This happened before with my Galaxy Player and I was able to restore with stock firmware & pit
twiifm said:
I'm stuck on logo boot screen. I believe the problem is because I formatted the root partition of phone.
I can get into to download mode and install stock firmware. I can also install recovery like TWRP, OUDHS or CWM
I can't do factory reset b/c phone can't mount /data. It can't format /sdcard either
Any ideas? I'm thinking I need the pit file to restore the partition table but having trouble locating one
This happened before with my Galaxy Player and I was able to restore with stock firmware & pit
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Same thing happened to me how I fixed I installed twrp through Odin then reformatted internal then installed Jedi s4x ROM and a stock kernel. Then just reboot and I was back up n running hope this helps
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paulrodgers34 said:
Same thing happened to me how I fixed I installed twrp through Odin then reformatted internal then installed Jedi s4x ROM and a stock kernel. Then just reboot and I was back up n running hope this helps
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It kinda worked. I could boot into now but if I restart it gets stuck at logo unless I go into recovery wipe data, factory reset then install rom
twiifm said:
It kinda worked. I could boot into now but if I restart it gets stuck at logo unless I go into recovery wipe data, factory reset then install rom
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I figured it out. Instead of factory reset with TWRP or CWM I tried with stock Samsung recovery
I Odin stock recovery. Sorry I forgot where I download it from but it was in one of these threads
(1) Put in download mode. Then Odin stock firmware (everything unchecked)
(2) Unplug USB cable & pull battery. Boot into recovery (vol up + power). It took a few tries to do this
(3) Factory reset & wipe data
(4) Reboot
Hope this helps anyone else with same problem

[Q] Performed factory reset, now won't boot

I'm selling my HTC One (stock ROM, unlocked) so I wanted to wipe my data, apps and settings. I performed a factory reset/data wipe in CWM and rebooted and it would get stuck at the Verizon logo. I cleared cache, tried again, and got stuck at "Android is updating, Starting apps" for a good 20 minutes. Now it goes back to the Verizon logo.
Does the factory reset not leave the ROM intact? What can I do now just so it'll boot to a clean slate?
kram12085 said:
I'm selling my HTC One (stock ROM, unlocked) so I wanted to wipe my data, apps and settings. I performed a factory reset/data wipe in CWM and rebooted and it would get stuck at the Verizon logo. I cleared cache, tried again, and got stuck at "Android is updating, Starting apps" for a good 20 minutes. Now it goes back to the Verizon logo.
Does the factory reset not leave the ROM intact? What can I do now just so it'll boot to a clean slate?
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Download the stock rooted odexed ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
After you flash it, wipe data and boot up.
Then flash the latest firmware and stock recovery through Fastboot (also that thread), and do another factory wipe using stock recovery.
Your S-Off / Unlocked status will not be affected by this.
NotATreoFan said:
Download the stock rooted odexed ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
After you flash it, wipe data and boot up.
Then flash the latest firmware and stock recovery through Fastboot (also that thread), and do another factory wipe using stock recovery.
Your S-Off / Unlocked status will not be affected by this.
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Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, I've been at it for a good 5 hours now and I can't get past the first step.
Using TWRP, I've tried adb push <rom.zip> to /sdcard/, /mnt/sdcard/ and /data/media/ and every time it says it's successful, but the directories show up empty in TWRP. Without a removable SD card, I'm not sure how else I can get the ROM on the phone for flashing. I'm not sure if it's related or not, but everytime I reboot from TWRP, it says my phone isn't rooted. I select "Install" but it occurs again, even though supersu.apk is on the internal storage.
I also tried CWM but couldn't get past "format () expected 5 args, got 4. Installation aborted (Status 7)".
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get TWRP to flash the ROM? Thanks.
Try this cmd instead.
Code:
adb push nameofrom.zip /data/media/0/nameofrom.zip
kram12085 said:
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, I've been at it for a good 5 hours now and I can't get past the first step.
Using TWRP, I've tried adb push <rom.zip> to /sdcard/, /mnt/sdcard/ and /data/media/ and every time it says it's successful, but the directories show up empty in TWRP. Without a removable SD card, I'm not sure how else I can get the ROM on the phone for flashing. I'm not sure if it's related or not, but everytime I reboot from TWRP, it says my phone isn't rooted. I select "Install" but it occurs again, even though supersu.apk is on the internal storage.
I also tried CWM but couldn't get past "format () expected 5 args, got 4. Installation aborted (Status 7)".
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get TWRP to flash the ROM? Thanks.
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I recently returned my phone to stock in order to reset all the firmware and RIL data. Here is how I did it:
Enter recovery TWRP 2.6.3.4 (if you have 2.6.3.3 you may experience issues)
Boot into recovery, then format Data, System, Cache, and Internal Storage (this will leave the phone with NO ROM installed)
Reboot back into recovery. Answer No to the prompt to root your device.
Once back in recovery, Internal Memory will be available again (if you push the ROM before rebooting, it will not be there afterward)
Push the ROM using adb push ROM.zip /sdcard/ROM.zip (this will take 5-7 minutes for a 1.4GB file)
Flash the ROM in TWRP
Reboot when done, phone should boot up corrrectly
Reboot into Fastboot, push firmware.zip package
Reboot into ROM verify connectivity
Reboot into Fastboot, push stock recovery
Reboot into stock recovery, perform a Factory Reset
Boot into ROM
Once you are up and running on the latest 4.4.2 ROM with stock recovery, boot into Fastboot one last time and push TWRP 2.6.3.4. Your S-Off will not be affected and the new owner will be able to flash any ROMs they like.
If all of the above fails, then try using ADB Sideload from the Advanced menu in TWRP.
You guys are a life saver. TWRP 2.6.3.4 did the trick, it just wasn't available on the TWRP site so I didn't install it in the first place. Flashed the ROM and everything back to normal! Thanks for the help!
FWIW, none of the m7 versions of TWRP would load (stuck at "Entering Bootloader" screen). The Sprint version would load, but wouldn't mount the filesystem properly.
kram12085 said:
You guys are a life saver. TWRP 2.6.3.4 did the trick, it just wasn't available on the TWRP site so I didn't install it in the first place. Flashed the ROM and everything back to normal! Thanks for the help!
FWIW, none of the m7 versions of TWRP would load (stuck at "Entering Bootloader" screen). The Sprint version would load, but wouldn't mount the filesystem properly.
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So what state is the phone in now? Stock w/ HTC recovery, or the Sprint TWRP?
NotATreoFan said:
So what state is the phone in now? Stock w/ HTC recovery, or the Sprint TWRP?
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The former, stock. The Sprint TWRP loaded but didn't work right. I ended up finding 2.6.3.4 for VZW m7 on an xda thread, it's not on the TWRP site for some reason. That worked great.
kram12085 said:
The former, stock. The Sprint TWRP loaded but didn't work right. I ended up finding 2.6.3.4 for VZW m7 on an xda thread, it's not on the TWRP site for some reason. That worked great.
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Excellent. Glad to see it all worked out.

Stuck in bootloader

I've been trying to flash an AT&T HTC One M8 with the GPe ROM found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441
I've used this guide and everything went fine: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/unlock-bootloader-root-your-htc-one-m8-0154444/
I was in the TWRP Recovery and wanted to format the internal sd card for a fresh start, so I formatted. Afterwards I was unable to get back into the recovery, for some reason I can't erase or format recovery using fastboot, erasing the cache and flashing the recovery image again only brings me to a flickering TeamWin screen, then tries to normally boot but nothing is there for it to boot into so it just sits in a boot loop.
I've tried Philz recovery as well. That works for a little bit but after 10-15 seconds the phone tries to boot normally again and I get stuck in the boot loop.
I tried running `fastboot oem rebootRUU`, that brought me to a black HTC screen and gave me the ability to use fastboot. In RUU mode, I erased the cache again and reflashed the recovery, then erased the cache again and rebooted to fastboot. Tried to boot into Recovery and was greeted with the flickering TeamWin logo and a boot loop.
Can anyone give me a hand here?
If fastboot erase cache doesn't allow you to get into recovery, I can only suggest you're flashing the wrong or a corrupted recovery. Re-download the correct one and flash it.
BenPope said:
If fastboot erase cache doesn't allow you to get into recovery, I can only suggest you're flashing the wrong or a corrupted recovery. Re-download the correct one and flash it.
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I've redownloaded it about 4 times now
JustLikeThat said:
I've redownloaded it about 4 times now
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You need to push a backup sense Rom or gpe to your phone the restore the backup.
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[Q] Helping with bootloop

Hi guys! I have a problem. I had paranoid android as rom and it worked great! Some days ago while i was using Facebook app there was an overloading of memory (i think) and there was the reset of the Nexus. From that moment the cellphone is in bootloop. I can access in the recovery (CWM). I tried some methods:
1)in recovery mode i tried to wipe everything but nothing
2) i used nexus root toolkit but nothing... also enabling the option softbrick/bootloop
3)using gnex toolkit... the same
4)using Odin too but nothing to do
What can i do ??
Thanks
PS: all these methods that i tried seem to work but when i turn on the phone it is always in bootloop -.-
try flashing the system in recovery or in fastboot mode?
vaanus said:
try flashing the system in recovery or in fastboot mode?
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I tried both without good results i think it is bricked...
Same problem here
Am facing the same problem here.
Was on cm11 and one fine day without any issues got into a boot loop. My phone is encrypted, so during boot, it asks the password and even logs into the phone, but within 5 seconds, it goes into a reboot.
Tried almost everything i could find.
erasing/formatting from fastboot - shows success but logs into cm11 again with bootloop
Trying to flash stock - everything shows success but still back to cm11 when rebooted
trying to format mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 from recovery- still nothing
flashing through odin - no change.
The crazy part is, everywhere it shows success and when it finally boots system, its booting cm11 and asks for password to decrypt data. And after booting goes into a reboot.
The only place i see any failure is when trying to format /data from twrp. It says its not able to mount the partition.
Any pointers anybody? Can't think of anything else which i can do to fix this issue. :crying:
I had same probleme after install lollilop rom:
[ROM][5.0.1/LRX22C][AOSP] AOSP Lollipop: a wee better than stock.
1 day use and bootloops, everything i do seems ok but it always bootloop without changes !!!
1)in recovery mode i tried to wipe everything but nothing
2) i used nexus root toolkit but nothing... also enabling the option softbrick/bootloop
3)using gnex toolkit... the same
4)using Odin too but nothing to do
If anyone get a solution ?
I had same probleme
I had same probleme after install lollilop rom FML-AOSP-5.0-20141207 Recovery: CWM V6.0.5.1
I've tried everything from wiping erasing and reflashing & reflashing data, wiping cache, davlik cache, system, internal storage. I did the factory reset in CWM recovery to wugfresh toolkit's "flash stock+unroot" with odin mode All finished successfully according to fastboot , recovery , odin but a reboot showed the system in the same state as before.

TWRP cannot mount /data or /system

I finally got unlocked, installed ADB/Fastboot on my computer, and flashed TWRP. (Followed this guide)
TWRP starts up with no problem, and flashed Magisk 'successfully', however I don't have root and I can't install any ROMs.
The problem appears to be TWRP cannot mount /system or /data. I've tried reflashing it to no avail. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: Since the reflash attempt it won't boot into anything other than TWRP. That's inconvenient.
Edit Edit: After letting the phone sit for ~5 minutes doing nothing, I was suddenly able to mount /data and flash a ROM. Unfortunately, my device still only boots to TWRP, and once again I can't mount /data or /system.
zurginator said:
i finally got unlocked, installed adb/fastboot on my computer, and flashed twrp. (followed this guide)
twrp starts up with no problem, and flashed magisk 'successfully', however i don't have root and i can't install any roms.
The problem appears to be twrp cannot mount /system or /data. I've tried reflashing it to no avail. What am i doing wrong?
Edit: Since the reflash attempt it won't boot into anything other than twrp. That's inconvenient.
Edit edit: After letting the phone sit for ~5 minutes doing nothing, i was suddenly able to mount /data and flash a rom. Unfortunately, my device still only boots to twrp, and once again i can't mount /data or /system.
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format data
Mackay53 said:
format data
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Data has been formatted, problem persists.
Zurginator said:
Data has been formatted, problem persists.
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If it doesn't work after typing yes to format, then flash another twrp
Zurginator said:
Data has been formatted, problem persists.
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Are you sure you formatted data? That's different than a wipe. Try rebooting into fastboot mode, connecting your phone to a computer and typing the command "fastboot format userdata" (fastboot is 1word) and then rebooting (unless you have already tried this). If you have make sure you are using the latest official TWRP for this device (not a modded one) and try flashing your ROM again. Also, some custom ROMs won't boot up if you flash Magisk at the same time. You need to flash the ROM and Gapps (if desired) and then fully boot into the system. After you have successfully booted into the ROM you can go back into recovery and flash Magisk.
Sir, I believe you can benefit from this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix-2/how-to/mix-pack-simple-user-twrp-adaway-supersu-t3792753
Even if you are not intending on using MIUI, this should bring your phone to stock (with unlocked bootloader).
jhs39 said:
Are you sure you formatted data? That's different than a wipe. Try rebooting into fastboot mode, connecting your phone to a computer and typing the command "fastboot format userdata" (fastboot is 1word) and then rebooting (unless you have already tried this). If you have make sure you are using the latest official TWRP for this device (not a modded one) and try flashing your ROM again. Also, some custom ROMs won't boot up if you flash Magisk at the same time. You need to flash the ROM and Gapps (if desired) and then fully boot into the system. After you have successfully booted into the ROM you can go back into recovery and flash Magisk.
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That did the trick. I am 100% sure I was formatting data though. I'm up and booting custom ROMs now. Problems abound, of course, but that's what makes it fun.
Thanks everyone for helping out!
Try flashing the official TWRP from https://dl.twrp.me/chiron/twrp-3.2.1-0-chiron.img
I had the same problem. Just download the latest version from web or play store to fix the issue.

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