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[Q] completely unrootable

i tried to root my phone (unsuccessfully) and now i cant even factory reset it. if i try it loads onto the recovery screen where the touch screen is unresponsive (my reason for not completing the root, as well as not detecting my phone for twrp flashing). is my phone now "bricked" on stock? UNROOTABLE

I presume your bootloader is unlocked? Are you able to boot into your ROM or not?
If you want to just bring your phone back up and running, you will need to run a RUU or restore a nandroid backup:
So post the result of the following:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main

vin4yak said:
I presume your bootloader is unlocked? Are you able to boot into your ROM or not?
If you want to just bring your phone back up and running, you will need to run a RUU or restore a nandroid backup:
So post the result of the following:
Code:
fastboot getvar version-main
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thanks again vin4yak..my phone works perfectly as htc wants it to .. ive unlocked bootloader.. pushed super su.zip.. reboot into bootloader.
cannot push twrp as it says device not found. if i go into recovery the touch screen is unresponsive.. could this be due to missing this step or should it be working?

startfromscratch said:
thanks again vin4yak..my phone works perfectly as htc wants it to .. ive unlocked bootloader.. pushed super su.zip.. reboot into bootloader.
cannot push twrp as it says device not found. if i go into recovery the touch screen is unresponsive.. could this be due to missing this step or should it be working?
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The latest TWRP doesn't work on bases greater than 3.14... So I recommend flashing CWM and then proceeding with the rooting process!

vin4yak said:
The latest TWRP doesn't work on bases greater than 3.14... So I recommend flashing CWM and then proceeding with the rooting process!
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Note, you will find a .img file that ends in -JB.img. Only install this version if touch is not working for you in the regular version.
Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
sorry to sound pc illiterate but whats the start of that string in cmd bcos it cantbe c:ect can it lol
I DIIID ITTTT!!! YEEESSS... GET IN U LEGEND!!!! THNX MAN..

startfromscratch said:
Note, you will find a .img file that ends in -JB.img. Only install this version if touch is not working for you in the regular version.
Run the following command via the command line:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.img
sorry to sound pc illiterate but whats the start of that string in cmd bcos it cantbe c:ect can it lol
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Didn't get you??! What are you trying to say?
To flash a new recovery you have to put the recovery img file in your fastboot folder and then flash it via opening cmd in fastboot folder and phone in fastboot mode... and then :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache

vin4yak said:
Didn't get you??! What are you trying to say?
To flash a new recovery you have to put the recovery img file in your fastboot folder and then flash it via opening cmd in fastboot folder and phone in fastboot mode... and then :
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
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LOL MY ISSUE WAS JUST PUTTING CD \ANDROID 1ST.. sorry bout shouting im too happy lol all done.. thnx matey

Greaatt!!! :good:

[Q] How to restore back to factory settings after using towel root

I have rooted my device using towel root which doesn't unlock the boot loader. I then used the twrp manager to install custom recovery. I am wondering how to restore everything back to factory as all the tutorials I have seen so far require an unlocked boot loader. Any help will be appreciated, thank you.

Flash a stock r for your phone
swagg blasted from TMO LG G3

jailbreakkid23 said:
Flash a stock r for your phone
swagg blasted from TMO LG G3
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If I download a stock image from google and flash it from my nexus 7 using twrp will everything be restored to factory settings?

If the boot loader is locked does that mean I can just do a normal factory reset on the device and it will remove the recovery and root?

fastboot
Jordydaman said:
If the boot loader is locked does that mean I can just do a normal factory reset on the device and it will remove the recovery and root?
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you have to install stock ROM by adb mode using fastboot command
you can't flash stock ROM via custom recovery.

@SidDev said:
you have to install stock ROM by adb mode using fastboot command
you can't flash stock ROM via custom recovery.
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Would you mind finding a link for me ? I have never encountered this before as I have always unlocked the bootloader to root but this time I used towel root which was different as explained above.

Doesn't the boot loader have to be unlocked to flash a ROM via adb?

try this and press thanks
Jordydaman said:
Doesn't the boot loader have to be unlocked to flash a ROM via adb?
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nope,
Step 1: Download the ADB/Fastboot files and the
USB drivers for Windows based PC first. The the
latest factory image for your Nexus device can be
downloaded directly from Google’s website .
ADB/Fastboot – Mac , Windows
USB drivers for Windows
Extract the contents of the ADB/Fastboot ZIP file
inside a new folder called ‘google’ on your desktop.
Extract and transfer the contents of the factory
image inside this folder as well. The list of files will
include a ZIP file containing the codename of your
Android device, two files with “flash-all” names, and
a bootloader image file. All the extracted contents of
the factory image should be inside the same folder
as the ADB and Fastboot file, otherwise you will get
a file not found error.
Make sure to install the ADB drivers as well if you
are running a Windows based PC.
Step 2: Now, reboot your Nexus device in bootloader
mode. This is usually done by switching off the
device, and pressing the Volume down + Volume Up
+ Power button simultaneously. If that does not
work, try the Volume down + Power button
combination.
After the device has booted into bootloader mode,
connect it to your PC.
Step 3: Open a new Terminal or Command Prompt
window, and navigate to the ‘google’ folder that you
created in Step 1. Before we start flashing the
factory image, we need to make sure that your
Nexus device is being detected by the PC.
fastboot devices
If you are using a Mac, then you need to prefix a “./”
before every Fastboot command. So, the above
command will look something like this on a Mac -:
./fastboot devices
The above command should confirm if your device is
indeed being detected by your PC or not. If it is,
then proceed to the steps below. If not, repeat the
steps above again. Make sure that you have properly
installed the drivers and are inside the correct
folder.
If you are running Windows, copy-paste the following
command in the command prompt window -:
flash-all.bat
On a Mac, copy-paste the following command -:
./flash-all.sh
The script will then automatically flash the full
factory image on your Nexus device. Once the
factory image has been flashed, your device will
automatically reboot. Keep in mind that the first boot
might take some time so please be patient.
If the flash-all.sh script gives you a fastboot not
found error on your Mac, open up the file in Text Edit
and add a “./” before every fastboot command.
The flash-all script included in the factory image
might not work for all. It has always been pretty
unreliable and has only worked once for me in the
last 2 years. If you are in the same boat as me, you
will have to flash each partition manually on your
device. This is slightly cumbersome though.
The command to manually flash a partition via
fastboot is “fastboot flash partition filename.img”. In
the factory image that you extracted in Step 1, you
will notice there is another ZIP file. Extract the
contents of that ZIP file inside the ‘google’ folder.
Now, its time to manually flash the partitions to your
Nexus device. We will first begin with the bootloader.
fastboot flash bootloader filename.img
Then, we will flash all other partitions. They don’t
necessarily need to be in the same order as I have
listed them below. The names of the image files in
the factory image will clearly indicate the partition
they are intended for as well.
fastboot flash boot filename.img
fastboot flash radio filename.img
fastboot flash recovery filename.img
fastboot flash userdata filename.img
fastboot flash system filename.img

Thank you very much I will try this today.

I couldn't flash all and when I flashed the bootloader it came up with failed bootloader is locked?

Enter this command to unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock
After unlocking, you can run flash-all.bat (or run manual fastboot commands to flash).

Tutorial| Fixing "Fastboot mode started"

I've saw a lot of these posts and I also had the same Issue.
first of all I'm not taking any responsible for this, but it worked for me so.. you can at least try if you have no option left.
please note thatYOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING on the internal storage of your LG G3!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please get yourself the right LAF file for your phone and insert it into the adb.exe and the fastboot.exe folder (if you don't know what I talk about please download Android SDK platform)
press Ctrl+Shift and right click inside the folder and choose Open Command window here (http://img5013.photobox.co.uk/11895...2cd987792512dcafe1c9acf628a3ef5b3a604bc5f.jpg)
Now at the CMD window that opened Type :
fastboot erase recovery
PLESAE MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOADED THE RIGHT LAF FILE FOR YOUR PHONE before attempting this (at the same android version)
fastboot erase laf
fastboot flash laf laf.img
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If you can't find the LAF file for your phone you'll have to Extract it from the KDZ file using this Tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
Now you can accesses the download mode by restarting the phone.
Take the battery and the Sync cable out
while pressing the +Vol button insert the battery and the cable while continuing holding it
IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please download the TOT and .Dll files specifically for your phone from here: http://downloadandroidfiles.org/Files/LG G3/Stock Files/
after that follow this video and you're all good :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVms7SdM04

SaharLevi said:
I've saw a lot of these posts and I also had the same Issue.
first of all I'm not taking any responsible for this, but it worked for me so.. you can at least try if you have no option left.
please note thatYOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING on the internal storage of your LG G3!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please get yourself the right LAF file for your phone and insert it into the adb.exe and the fastboot.exe folder (if you don't know what I talk about please download Android SDK platform)
press Ctrl+Shift and right click inside the folder and choose Open Command window here (http://img5013.photobox.co.uk/11895...2cd987792512dcafe1c9acf628a3ef5b3a604bc5f.jpg)
Now at the CMD window that opened Type :
If you can't find the LAF file for your phone you'll have to Extract it from the KDZ file using this Tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
Now you can accesses the download mode by restarting the phone.
Take the battery and the Sync cable out
while pressing the +Vol button insert the battery and the cable while continuing holding it
IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please download the TOT and .Dll files specifically for your phone from here: http://downloadandroidfiles.org/Files/LG G3/Stock Files/
after that follow this video and you're all good :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVms7SdM04
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Am getting this ERROR :
D:\--- MOBILE\Android\android\platform-tools>fastboot erase laf
erasing 'laf'...
FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition
)
finished. total time: 5.035s
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Have you Installed the LG G3 Drivers?
Does your windows recognize it ?
If not please download http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425

SaharLevi said:
I've saw a lot of these posts and I also had the same Issue.
first of all I'm not taking any responsible for this, but it worked for me so.. you can at least try if you have no option left.
please note thatYOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING on the internal storage of your LG G3!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please get yourself the right LAF file for your phone and insert it into the adb.exe and the fastboot.exe folder (if you don't know what I talk about please download Android SDK platform)
press Ctrl+Shift and right click inside the folder and choose Open Command window here (http://img5013.photobox.co.uk/11895...2cd987792512dcafe1c9acf628a3ef5b3a604bc5f.jpg)
Now at the CMD window that opened Type :
If you can't find the LAF file for your phone you'll have to Extract it from the KDZ file using this Tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
Now you can accesses the download mode by restarting the phone.
Take the battery and the Sync cable out
while pressing the +Vol button insert the battery and the cable while continuing holding it
IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO DOWNLOAD MODE :
Please download the TOT and .Dll files specifically for your phone from here: http://downloadandroidfiles.org/Files/LG G3/Stock Files/
after that follow this video and you're all good :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VVms7SdM04
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hi, just one nooby question. where are the adb.exe and the fastboot exe folders?

Hi Mate, It's not noobie at all.
You need to download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) from this Link :http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Ticket the platform-tools you don't need the rest
Or you can have the easy way and Download it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Or maybe you don't know where are the specific folder in which case go to where you installed it. mine is at C:\Users\Sahar\platform-tools
And on the way download the LG G3 drivers from LG download center or from this link: http://tool.xcdn.gdms.lge.com/dn/downloader.dev?fileKey=UW00120120425

thanks amigo! I'll check it out.

@SaharLevi
Here's the fix Quick and easy
need to have fastboot, I used ubuntu can install with sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
info on fastboot
[TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer
also need recovery.img, I used the lastest twrp
In terminal
fastboot boot recovery.img
this will boot your phone with the img on your computer.
in recovery restore or install a good boot or kernel.
your phone should be good to go after that.
I had my phone fixed in about 5 min, I really should not play around with boot partition.
Also should be able to flash boot if you have a good one,
fastboot flash boot boot.img

zakiyy said:
Am getting this ERROR :
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man i am getting the same error! says something about the mmc on the phone not being able to erase it or whatever

zakiyy said:
Am getting this ERROR :
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Timahthee said:
man i am getting the same error! says something about the mmc on the phone not being able to erase it or whatever
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if you have fastboot mode you probably already erased the laf partition and you can't erase what you don't have. just continue

I have a weird problem, i'm in fastboot, and my laptop sees the phone, but none of the fastboot commands work. They get echoed on the screen and appear to be working but they don't do anything. I've tried flashing, rebooting... pretty much everything, and nothing happens.

bartcoop2 said:
I have a weird problem, i'm in fastboot, and my laptop sees the phone, but none of the fastboot commands work. They get echoed on the screen and appear to be working but they don't do anything. I've tried flashing, rebooting... pretty much everything, and nothing happens.
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can you show the commands you typed?

jcfunk said:
can you show the commands you typed?
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I navigate into a folder with all my img files and then tried a few things:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot boot boot.img
fastboot flash laf laf.img
I've also tried to erase a few times, and even reboot, and nothing happens, even though it says on the lg screen that it's rebooting.

bartcoop2 said:
I navigate into a folder with all my img files and then tried a few things:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot boot boot.img
fastboot flash laf laf.img
I've also tried to erase a few times, and even reboot, and nothing happens, even though it says on the lg screen that it's rebooting.
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try
adb fastboot flash recovery [located recovery file]
or
./adb fastboot flash recovery [located recovery file]

KingOfDope said:
try
adb fastboot flash recovery [located recovery file]
or
./adb fastboot flash recovery [located recovery file]
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I'm assuming you meant just fastboot, adb fastboot just prints out help.
It says:
Code:
target reported max download size of 2147483648 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11496 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.362s]
writing 'recovery'...
and on the phone it says [7164300] fastboot: flash:recovery
But nothing happens. It's as if fastboot is broken.

bartcoop2 said:
I navigate into a folder with all my img files and then tried a few things:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot boot boot.img
fastboot flash laf laf.img
I've also tried to erase a few times, and even reboot, and nothing happens, even though it says on the lg screen that it's rebooting.
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Type from folder with recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img
if it a bumped recovery, it should boot into recovery. Then you should be able to restore a backup

jcfunk said:
Type from folder with recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img
if it a bumped recovery, it should boot into recovery. Then you should be able to restore a backup
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I've tried that, i think my fastboot is somehow corrupt, i guess i have a hard-brick, i hope LG will replace it.
Thanks for your help

bartcoop2 said:
I've tried that, i think my fastboot is somehow corrupt, i guess i have a hard-brick, i hope LG will replace it.
Thanks for your help
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also have you tried a different usb cable? Mine stop working after a month. Only charges phone but won't connect to computer
Sent from my tf700t using Tapatalk

jcfunk said:
also have you tried a different usb cable? Mine stop working after a month. Only charges phone but won't connect to computer
Sent from my tf700t using Tapatalk
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Yeah i tried, no go

bartcoop2 said:
I.
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I have yoir problem,too.Have you find out how to fix it?

akaHardison said:
I have yoir problem,too.Have you find out how to fix it?
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i find it

Phone has no fastboot.

Ok so from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/how-to-upgrade-cn-version-to-ww-t3101556
I saw this : fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img - droidboot.img is fastboot, and if you somehow will flash corrupted image, you won't be able to boot to fastboot anymore. Thanks to sorg
Is there ANY way to fix that ? Mine is broken and I CAN NOT : root/update recovery/enter bootloader
Basically i am STUCK on the firmware I have and CAN NOT do anything on this phone other than factory reset it but thats just about it.

Search for flash_image. I used it to flash recovery from running system. I suppose it can be used to flash fastboot too.

maciek90 said:
Search for flash_image. I used it to flash recovery from running system. I suppose it can be used to flash fastboot too.
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The phone HAS RECOVERY does NOT HAVE BOOTLOADER

Read entire message. I wrote that this tool probably can be used to flash fastboot too.
You can also try "dd" command from busybox. Check sticky section in Zenfone General forum how to use it.

xRanker said:
Ok so from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/how-to-upgrade-cn-version-to-ww-t3101556
I saw this : fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img - droidboot.img is fastboot, and if you somehow will flash corrupted image, you won't be able to boot to fastboot anymore. Thanks to sorg
Is there ANY way to fix that ? Mine is broken and I CAN NOT : root/update recovery/enter bootloader
Basically i am STUCK on the firmware I have and CAN NOT do anything on this phone other than factory reset it but thats just about it.
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You shouldn't mess with stuff you don't understand

If you have recovery, can you get to recovery menu?
Droid on back with error underneath and where you have to hold power then up volume to get to recovery menu.

Ok, here is link to flash_image tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=902493
I used it to flash recovery on HTC Sensation, but it should work with fastboot on Zenfone too. The command should be "flash_image fastboot /path/to/droidboot.img"
I'm not sure if it will work, but you already have messed up fastboot so this shouldn't make it worse
The second option is "dd if=/path/to/droidboot.img of=/dev/block/by-name/fastboot" or "dd if=/path/to/droidboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3" as fastboot is the third partition. You can execute this even in terminal emulator on phone. Of course I haven't check it, but it's listed in general section to flash recovery (fastboot is just another partition, so it should work too).
About going to recovery maybe you can type " reboot recovery" in terminal emulator or from pc "adb reboot recovery". I'm not sure if it uses fastboot to boot into recovery but it's worth trying.

xRanker said:
Ok so from this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/how-to-upgrade-cn-version-to-ww-t3101556
I saw this : fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img - droidboot.img is fastboot, and if you somehow will flash corrupted image, you won't be able to boot to fastboot anymore. Thanks to sorg
Is there ANY way to fix that ? Mine is broken and I CAN NOT : root/update recovery/enter bootloader
Basically i am STUCK on the firmware I have and CAN NOT do anything on this phone other than factory reset it but thats just about it.
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Find Your Solution Here

Possibly Bricked Pixel XL

Hi, I am i dire straits. I have a pixel xl running pure nexus, rooted and on tmobile. I am trying to get back to completely stock. i tried followig the instructions but somewhere I messed up. Currently phone will just bootloop. I went into cmd, typed adb devices, nothing came up so stupid me, I continued anyways with flash-all.bat, something went wrong in command prompt, then i proceeded to reboot from fastboot, this is where i am now. I have attached pictures of the command prompt screens and of the folder in adb fastboot on my pc that I think contained all the files. I do't know where I went wrong. If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. I can only correspond via pc. Please, I hope someone can help me.
If someone has the time to walk me through step by step, it would much appreciated.

Doesnt looked bricked to me
maybe your factory image is incomplete.
Flash the parts individually see what happens.
Commands i use. note you need to use your own paths or copy mine
) Execute fastboot commands
fastboot flash bootloader c:\_PIXEL_XL_\bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio c:\_PIXEL_XL_\radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot_a c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash system c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system.img
fastboot flash system_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system_other.img
fastboot flash vendor c:\_PIXEL_XL_\vendor.img
fastboot flash modem c:\_PIXEL_XL_\modem.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot c:\_PIXEL_XL_\twrp.img
In TWRP, install twrp.zip
Reboot into the installed recovery
In TWRP, install supersu.zip <--- if you want to root.
5 Still in twrp flash verifiedboot signer.zip
6 Reboot

parakleet said:
Doesnt looked bricked to me
maybe your factory image is incomplete.
Flash the parts individually see what happens.
Commands i use. note you need to use your own paths or copy mine
) Execute fastboot commands
fastboot flash bootloader c:\_PIXEL_XL_\bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio c:\_PIXEL_XL_\radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot_a c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash system c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system.img
fastboot flash system_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system_other.img
fastboot flash vendor c:\_PIXEL_XL_\vendor.img
fastboot flash modem c:\_PIXEL_XL_\modem.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot c:\_PIXEL_XL_\twrp.img
In TWRP, install twrp.zip
Reboot into the installed recovery
In TWRP, install supersu.zip <--- if you want to root.
5 Still in twrp flash verifiedboot signer.zip
6 Reboot
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No offence but i am lost by what you said, I am trying to get back to completely stock. Is part of my issue the fact that command prompt didn't detect my device? or no?
I'm not exactly sure what to do with the information you shared, sorry
I the tutorial i found it says to make sure the command prompt sees your device but doesnt say what to do when it doesnt see it.
Also, I downloaded the may factory image, i believe it was version O

Am I suppose to use the O image or the L image (verizon). I am on tmobile. I used the O image when i ran into trouble

jreink01 said:
Am I suppose to use the O image or the L image (verizon). I am on tmobile. I used the O image when i ran into trouble
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If you did not get your phone from Verizon use this
7.1.2 (N2G47O, May 2017)
Download the zip
unpack all the zip files some are nested so unzipping one creates more keep unzipping until there are no more then gather the following img files
bootloader.img
radio.img
boot.img
system.img
system_other.img
vendor.img
modem.img
Some of those names are cut down as i hate typing long strings, jsut rename them as such.
Create a folder on root of c:\_PIXEL_XL_
put all the files there.
You will use way less files than you unpacked
once you have done that run the following commands
copy and paste
fastboot flash bootloader c:\_PIXEL_XL_\bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio c:\_PIXEL_XL_\radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash boot_a c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\boot.img
fastboot flash system c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system.img
fastboot flash system_b c:\_PIXEL_XL_\system_other.img
fastboot flash vendor c:\_PIXEL_XL_\vendor.img
fastboot flash modem c:\_PIXEL_XL_\modem.img
fastboot reboot
After last reboot just wait and you will be back at stock
if that doesnt work
Download latest version of TWRP place it in C:\_PIXEL_XL_
rename it twrp.img, again i hate typing long strings
from bootloader run
fastboot boot c:\_PIXEL_XL_\twrp.img
This will take you into twrp
you might need to wipe system and cache and data,
From memory the fourth entry at bottom is internal memory or user data, in any event if you do not check that your data stays on the phone.
Once you have wiped the other 3 rerun the fastboot commands and you will be back at stock
add the twrp and supersu commands from earlier to add root.
dont forget the signatureverify.img if you are doing that.
good luck.
you arent bricked
you just need to find the correct combination of steps to get your phone where you want it to be

Thanks for the response. I am having a hard time with this, the zip file i downloaded from the google website, when i open it, there are only 6 files, 1 of which is a zip file (marlin). When I open marlin it shows a bunch of files, none of which you mentioned. I am confused, was wondering if you would be nice enough to walk me through this over the phone, i would be really grateful.

Is there anyone that can walk me through this this on the phone, the more i try to understand this, the more cofused i get. pLeASE!!!!

jreink01 said:
Is there anyone that can walk me through this this on the phone, the more i try to understand this, the more cofused i get. pLeASE!!!!
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Yes, i sent you a PM.

HALV0RS3N said:
Yes, i sent you a PM.
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thanks, sent you my #

Okay so I had the exact problem yesterday. To to the Google developers site and download the official Google pixel or xl 7.1.2 nougut ota update. Once that's downloaded, go to your phone, I had all the exact same screens on my phone so it should work. Hold down the power button until it completely shuts down. Then hold the power and volume down to go to recovery mode, if it goes back to the ext 4 screen, try it again until it goes to recovery mode, then on command prompt type, fastboot boot twrp.img then once it's in twrp, go to advanced-then adb sideload and click both boxed and then swipe to enter sideload. Then on your computer, type adb sideload "file name for Google update" and hit enter. That should do the trick. Like I said, I had the exact same problem yesterday
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Also, I forgot to mention, download the twrp image file from the Internet. Shouldn't be hard to find just make sure it's the latest. Put that file in the adb file on your computer same with the Google update for your phone. Do not unzip either file. That's very important. DO NOT UNZIP THE UPDATE File. When you type in the twrp.img make sure you type img. And when you flash the update, make sure at the end of the file name you put
.zip ex( marlinpixelxl7.1.2.zip)

jreink01 said:
Hi, I am i dire straits. I have a pixel xl running pure nexus, rooted and on tmobile. I am trying to get back to completely stock. i tried followig the instructions but somewhere I messed up. Currently phone will just bootloop. I went into cmd, typed adb devices, nothing came up so stupid me, I continued anyways with flash-all.bat, something went wrong in command prompt, then i proceeded to reboot from fastboot, this is where i am now. I have attached pictures of the command prompt screens and of the folder in adb fastboot on my pc that I think contained all the files. I do't know where I went wrong. If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. I can only correspond via pc. Please, I hope someone can help me.
If someone has the time to walk me through step by step, it would much appreciated.
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Looking at your screen shot you didn't let the file finish flashing. It sticks at the "does not contain" for a bit before it continues.
You were doing it right. You just didn't wait.
If it wasn't going to work it would eventually give you a failure and jump to the command prompt.

jreink01 said:
Hi, I am i dire straits. I have a pixel xl running pure nexus, rooted and on tmobile. I am trying to get back to completely stock. i tried followig the instructions but somewhere I messed up. Currently phone will just bootloop. I went into cmd, typed adb devices, nothing came up so stupid me, I continued anyways with flash-all.bat, something went wrong in command prompt, then i proceeded to reboot from fastboot, this is where i am now. I have attached pictures of the command prompt screens and of the folder in adb fastboot on my pc that I think contained all the files. I do't know where I went wrong. If you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. I can only correspond via pc. Please, I hope someone can help me.
If someone has the time to walk me through step by step, it would much appreciated.
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i had the same issue and this worked
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70972735&postcount=3
dont follow it word for word as that its not the XL version in the post.

RedBlueGreen said:
i had the same issue and this worked
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70972735&postcount=3
dont follow it word for word as that its not the XL version in the post.
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OP was flashing to stock. Didn't let it finish though.