Hi,
My friends Z1 Compact has become stuck in bootloop, and he's asked me to help him backup the pictures.
The phone boots, and when the blue waves start swirling, it freezes for a second before it starts over again.
I am able to start fastboot mode (continuous blue led), but not recovery (there's no led lighting up before freezing and starting over).
I'm not well versed in fastboot, but it doesn't seem I can do much there to backup his pictures. I don't believe USB Debugging has been enabled, and the phone is not rooted. I have not managed to connect to it through ADB. To my knowledge, the phone is fully stock.
Also, I haven't factory reset, being afraid to lose the pictures.
Any suggestions on how I can get the pictures out?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide!
AndyGizzle said:
I don't believe USB Debugging has been enabled, and the phone is not rooted. I have not managed to connect to it through ADB.
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I'd say bye to them as the Phone needs to be wiped to get it to boot now.
How about using the "fastboot boot" command? Would that enable me to boot the phone using some external (stock?) image, which could provide me with adb access to retreive the photos? Or will that require unlocking the bootloader -> wiping the phone?
AndyGizzle said:
Or will that require unlocking the bootloader -> wiping the phone?
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If the bootloader isn't unlocked then that's the last real hope gone as either way the Phone needs to be wiped.
Alright, so the fastboot boot command will not work so long as the bootloader is locked?
Would a service center possibly be able to get to his photos, or are we pretty much out of options?
AndyGizzle said:
Alright, so the fastboot boot command will not work so long as the bootloader is locked?
Would a service center possibly be able to get to his photos, or are we pretty much out of options?
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If you can't access the system you can't retrieve the pictures, and as the only way now to access the system is to wipe it then a service center can't help. You could try wiping it and using a program like Recuva but that is the only real option left.
You should be able to just flash a stock firmware with flashtool. It should not wipe the pictures and the phone should boot again.
zxz0O0 said:
It should not wipe the pictures
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If they're on the external memory.
XperienceD said:
If they're on the external memory.
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There's no memory card in the phone, so the photos are stored on internal memory
XperienceD said:
If they're on the external memory.
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I'm actually pretty sure, neither the external nor internal memory will be wiped if you flash a firmware with flashtool. I see this as the only way to get the pictures.
zxz0O0 said:
I'm actually pretty sure, neither the external nor internal memory will be wiped if you flash a firmware with flashtool. I see this as the only way to get the pictures.
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Oh of course, "uncheck Data", and that should do it.
Wow, this sounds promising!
So basically I need to find a Flashtool flashable stock rom, and flash it with "Wipe APPSLOG" and "Wipe DATA" unchecked, and that's hopefully it?
Do you have any suggestions as to how I can determine which rom I need, and where I can download it?
It doesn't really matter which rom you use. You can find it in general section or in the sticky thread of XperienceD.
Flashed the stock rom from XperienceD's thread and unchecked "DATA" and "APPSLOG". After what seems to be a successful flash, the waves stay on for a bit longer than previously, but eventually freezes, and the phone reboots. Looks like we are still stuck in bootloop.
Any further suggestions or is this it?
Well I guess you have 2 options now:
1. Flash it again with flashtool, but check everything under wipe. I think "Wipe Data" just wipes personal data (contacts, app data, etc.) and not the whole storage (like pictures, music, etc.)
2. Unlock bootloader ( & lose warranty), then flash a custom kernel and boot into recovery to get the pictures (note unlocking bootloader might wipe your whole storage, I'm not sure about that)
I would try option 1.
zxz0O0 said:
Well I guess you have 2 options now:
1. Flash it again with flashtool, but check everything under wipe. I think "Wipe Data" just wipes personal data (contacts, app data, etc.) and not the whole storage (like pictures, music, etc.)
2. Unlock bootloader ( & lose warranty), then flash a custom kernel and boot into recovery to get the pictures (note unlocking bootloader might wipe your whole storage, I'm not sure about that)
I would try option 1.
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I tried again with APPSLOG checked, but DATA unchecked. Will try once more with all boxes checked.
Yeah, my impression is that unlocking bootloader will wipe the entire storage, but I'm willing to try it as last resort.
AndyGizzle said:
Wow, this sounds promising!
So basically I need to find a Flashtool flashable stock rom, and flash it with "Wipe APPSLOG"
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I tried again with APPSLOG checked, but DATA unchecked. Will try once more with all boxes checked.
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I never mentioned the APPSLOG, so if you also unchecked, checked it, flashed once or twice you might have broken that process. Unlocking the BL (if you're even able to) will probably wipe the lot. It's anyones guess now.
Did you get them back @AndyGizzle?
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Did you get them back @AndyGizzle?
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Having used the flashtool lots, I'm pretty sure selecting 'data' will wipe the internal memory, oh dear.
Hey guys, sorry for not updating you. Work has kept me from tinkering more with this. I have yet to try with wiping data.
I'm not sure how I should proceed from here, if both wiping data in flashtool and unlocking bootloader deletes the photos.
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Hello,
So I believe my Galaxy Nexus might be defect. I was using it without problems until last week. The problem is that it seems to not be able to get a good signal from the mobile network. I tried switching 3g/2g on/off, flashing new/old radios, flashing new/old/stock roms and kernel and nothing worked. I used another cellphone and put my sim card in and the signal was perfect. I switched sims in my cellphone and the same signal problem happened. So the only logical explanation I have is hardware failure and decide I will send in my phone for inspection. (I only included this info just in case someone had the same problem and can help me)
Now my problem is, I had "sensitive" information on my cellphone and I dont want anyone getting access to it. I am guessing that the people that work in Samsung are professionals, but I still dont want to take the risk. I have flashed a stock ROM and locked my bootloader (so I am guessing that they wont be able to know that I flashed custom ROMS), because of the flashing all of my data was wiped, but I dont really think this is enough to make the previous data be 100% erased.
So what app or software do you recommend for making sure that the information saved before is no longer accessible for anyone. I am running windows 7 64 bit
Thanks
edit: I am asking for something more than just format and factory reset option
If it's rooted flash the super wipe zip.
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just lock and unlock your bootloader that's the safest way
edit : I see your bootloader its locked just unlock it, read carefully the message that the phone shows when you unlock the bootloader and select t
yes
then relock the bootloader and you are ready to go
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use this command in fastboot
fastboot erase userdata
this will clear all items in /data/ including the /data/media
just lock and unlock your bootloader that's the safest way
edit : I see your bootloader its locked just unlock it, read carefully the message that the phone shows when you unlock the bootloader and select t
yes
then relock the bootloader and you are ready to go
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The only way I know how to lock/unlock my bootloader is with this Galaxy Nexus S toolkit. Does your method work with this toolkit??
use this command in fastboot
fastboot erase userdata
this will clear all items in /data/ including the /data/media
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When you mean erase do you mean that the entries in the table are gonna be cleared? or the data itself going to be replaced by 0.
Just one thing I wanted to point out, erasing data doesnt mean that the data isnt still in memory, it just means that the table entries are wiped. I want something that will wirte in ALL the free space gargabe.
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The only way I know how to lock/unlock my bootloader is with this Galaxy Nexus S toolkit. Does your method work with this toolkit??
When you mean erase do you mean that the entries in the table are gonna be cleared? or the data itself going to be replaced by 0.
Just one thing I wanted to point out, erasing data doesnt mean that the data isnt still in memory, it just means that the table entries are wiped. I want something that will wirte in ALL the free space gargabe.
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the /data/ folder will be completely empty.
if you want everything to be re-written with 0s, i dont know of any method that does that.
the best is basically erasing the partition as i said. unlocking and relocking the bootloader does the same thing.
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When you mean erase do you mean that the entries in the table are gonna be cleared? or the data itself going to be replaced by 0.
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I guess the way to tell if "fastboot erase userdata" is actually zeroing out the nand, is to try it and see if it takes more than a second or two. If so, then it is zeroing it.
After you factory reset your data is mostly recoverable until you write over it. Format sd card, and data and cache. Then open camcorder and start filming, place in table or in dark quiet room and record until sd is full. Then reformat. Your sensitive data will remain sensitive
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What a waste of time.
Encrypt your device and then do a factory reset. Easiest way.
Is ICS update started by LG Update tool?
avee02000 said:
Is ICS update started by LG Update tool?
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Yes. I did it last night and it works great.
oxyehho said:
Yes. I did it last night and it works great.
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Thanks for reply, i will update it now.
Will the update through the lg mobile tool wipe everything ( apps etc ) ? Is it recommended to do a factory reset after the upgrade?
Thanks.
esqwav said:
Will the update through the lg mobile tool wipe everything ( apps etc ) ? Is it recommended to do a factory reset after the upgrade?
Thanks.
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Yes, it will erase everything. I'm guessing a factory reset wouldn't be necessary since I think it starts you with a clean slate to begin with after installing it, but if you prefer to do it, it wouldn't hurt I suppose.
LG Update tool
LG Update Tool or whatever you call it. I used it yesterday for update from official first update (vj10?) to official ICS. It leaved all contacts, messages and WiFi access codes intact.
Everything as it is described on LG page (remove spaces, add www in front)
lg . com/us/ NitroHD-Upgrade
1. Install driver
2. reboot
3. install Tool
4-and-5. connect phone and run tool
In ~25 minutes I've got ICS installed.
The only issue I have is the battery life. My usage mode is "Mostly idle" and battery lasts 1 day +. Now it is running out 10% per hour. Not sure what is the problem.
There is my issue, I cannot get the tool to see my phone is connected? Where in CM9 do I activate the "PC Software" mode or have the USB connection menu come up?
In my case (Stock ROM) that was in phone's Settings -> Connectivity -> USB settings then it was a menu { Mass Storage, Charge only, PC Software, MTP something } and "Always Ask" (I'm Paranoid ). I'm not familiar with CM, so check other threads. May be it's easier to get stock ROM first.
drumist said:
Yes, it will erase everything. I'm guessing a factory reset wouldn't be necessary since I think it starts you with a clean slate to begin with after installing it, but if you prefer to do it, it wouldn't hurt I suppose.
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No, it won't erase everything. just start LG Update tool & connect your phone and start updating. after everything is done you will see your installed apps are still there even call log sms everything remains there.
blaineball said:
There is my issue, I cannot get the tool to see my phone is connected? Where in CM9 do I activate the "PC Software" mode or have the USB connection menu come up?
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Follow this link-
http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/ATT_Update/index.jsp
avee02000 said:
No, it won't erase everything. just start LG Update tool & connect your phone and start updating. after everything is done you will see your installed apps are still there even call log sms everything remains there.
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Fail on LG's part. In that case, I'd suggest that everyone who installs this ROM perform a factory reset after installing it.
drumist said:
Fail on LG's part. In that case, I'd suggest that everyone who installs this ROM perform a factory reset after installing it.
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Not a fail at all... It backs up your info before doing the update.
Personally, I find this to be a huge win. I find it very cumbersome and annoying to have to go through and download my apps and customize the settings.
Way to go LG!
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Not a fail at all... It backs up your info before doing the update.
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No, it doesn't back anything up. It's just means it's not clearing your data partition at all during the update. It's the same as not doing "facory reset/wipe data" from CWM before installing a ROM.
The problem is that can lead to all kinds of weird problems once you're in the new ROM. It's probably why some people report bad battery life and others don't, etc.
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No, it doesn't back anything up. It's just means it's not clearing your data partition at all during the update. It's the same as not doing "facory reset/wipe data" from CWM before installing a ROM.
The problem is that can lead to all kinds of weird problems once you're in the new ROM. It's probably why some people report bad battery life and others don't, etc.
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I have upgraded and my data & apps and everythings are as it is. should i factory reset/wipe data now? or should i re updrade? my battery back up is worst at present, 10 hours light use only.
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I have upgraded and my data & apps and everythings are as it is. should i factory reset/wipe data now? or should i re updrade? my battery back up is worst at present, 10 hours light use only.
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I would suggest that you do a factory reset and see if the battery life improves after doing that. You'll have to set up the phone again though. Make sure your contacts are either stored to SIM or Google so that you don't lose them, etc.
If you don't know, you need to turn the phone completely off, then hold down volume down and power button at the same time -- keep holding until the text appears that asks if you want to factory reset. Then let go and follow the instructions.
There shouldn't be any reason to install the update a second time.
drumist said:
I would suggest that you do a factory reset and see if the battery life improves after doing that. You'll have to set up the phone again though. Make sure your contacts are either stored to SIM or Google so that you don't lose them, etc.
If you don't know, you need to turn the phone completely off, then hold down volume down and power button at the same time -- keep holding until the text appears that asks if you want to factory reset. Then let go and follow the instructions.
There shouldn't be any reason to install the update a second time.
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Thanks for your useful point about factory reset. i did factory reset and downloaded about 30 apps which i installed earlier. now i will notice battery life. i will confirm it after using a day.
Does anyone know if this update could apply to P936? I'm currently on CM9-RC2 for P930...
Thanks in advance, cheers!
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Hello –
I have an HTC One M9 (AT&T) which is stock and unrooted. Apparently a failed 5.1 update while traveling abroad has caused my phone to get stuck in recovery mode. Rebooting the phone or powering down simply brings the phone back to recovery. I am hoping there might be a way to update a stock ROM or force an OTA update without losing any of the internal data on the phone. Alternatively I was hoping I could pull the photos from the phone before wiping or returning the phone.
My only options on this screen are to:
reboot system now; apply update from ADB; wipe data/factory reset; wipe cache partition; reboot to bootloader; power down; view recovery logs; apply from phone storage; apply from sd card
I have tried all options multiple times, but I have not tried a factory reset because all of my pictures from my trip are still on the internal memory of the phone.
Unfortunately I never enabled USB debugging before the device failure, so I believe my options with ADB and “pulling” the files are limited. Nonetheless, my phone won’t communicate effectively with my PC or laptop while in recovery mode, my PC and laptop only recognize that an Android device is connected while in bootloader or download mode.
I have been told by HTC that my only option is to download and update the ROM that is available on their website to the phone, but this will erase all data on my phone.
Is there any other possible option for me that can kick my phone out of recovery mode, or extract the photos from the internal storage? Is there a different ROM or OTA update I can use that will retain my data once installed?
Thanks!
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Hello –
I have an HTC One M9 (AT&T) which is stock and unrooted. Apparently a failed 5.1 update while traveling abroad has caused my phone to get stuck in recovery mode. Rebooting the phone or powering down simply brings the phone back to recovery. I am hoping there might be a way to update a stock ROM or force an OTA update without losing any of the internal data on the phone. Alternatively I was hoping I could pull the photos from the phone before wiping or returning the phone.
My only options on this screen are to:
reboot system now; apply update from ADB; wipe data/factory reset; wipe cache partition; reboot to bootloader; power down; view recovery logs; apply from phone storage; apply from sd card
I have tried all options multiple times, but I have not tried a factory reset because all of my pictures from my trip are still on the internal memory of the phone.
Unfortunately I never enabled USB debugging before the device failure, so I believe my options with ADB and “pulling” the files are limited. Nonetheless, my phone won’t communicate effectively with my PC or laptop while in recovery mode, my PC and laptop only recognize that an Android device is connected while in bootloader or download mode.
I have been told by HTC that my only option is to download and update the ROM that is available on their website to the phone, but this will erase all data on my phone.
Is there any other possible option for me that can kick my phone out of recovery mode, or extract the photos from the internal storage? Is there a different ROM or OTA update I can use that will retain my data once installed?
Thanks!
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You could unlock through HTCdev and flash twrp recovery. Once booted into TWRP you should be able to see your phone from your computer, the same as you would if it was booted into the OS. Steps 1-5 here will walk you through what i'm talking about (see post #3).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/help/m9-5-1-os-rootable-t3159710
BUT...You probably need to weigh how important the stuff you'll lose is to you because unlocking *could* cause issues if you need to send for repair or warranty swap.
jollywhitefoot said:
You could unlock through HTCdev and flash twrp recovery. Once booted into TWRP you should be able to see your phone from your computer, the same as you would if it was booted into the OS. Steps 1-5 here will walk you through what i'm talking about (see post #3).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/help/m9-5-1-os-rootable-t3159710
BUT...You probably need to weigh how important the stuff you'll lose is to you because unlocking *could* cause issues if you need to send for repair or warranty swap.
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Thank you very much for the instructions. I believe I may try to go this route, but to be sure, step #1 (unlocking the bootloader) in your link says that the unlocking process will wipe the internal storage? Is this correct, or am I missing something?
And ultimately, the goal is to get into TWRP so that my PC recognizes the phone and sees the storage device? Many thanks for your time and effort.
awhaley3 said:
Thank you very much for the instructions. I believe I may try to go this route, but to be sure, step #1 (unlocking the bootloader) in your link says that the unlocking process will wipe the internal storage? Is this correct, or am I missing something?
And ultimately, the goal is to get into TWRP so that my PC recognizes the phone and sees the storage device? Many thanks for your time and effort.
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Lol. Yeah. It definitely does wipe storage. I wasn't thinking clearly. Thanks for reading for yourself and asking that. Sorry for the misinformation.
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Lol. Yeah. It definitely does wipe storage. I wasn't thinking clearly. Thanks for reading for yourself and asking that. Sorry for the misinformation.
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Don't worry about it, I've accepted that I am pretty much out of options and will most likely have to wipe the phone for whatever solution I choose. Thanks again for the information and such a detailed response; it is greatly appreciated since I'm so new to all of this.
awhaley3 said:
Don't worry about it, I've accepted that I am pretty much out of options and will most likely have to wipe the phone for whatever solution I choose. Thanks again for the information and such a detailed response; it is greatly appreciated since I'm so new to all of this.
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Well, the last thing you could try would be to download and place the update file (renamed to 0PJAIMG.zip) on an external SD card (32gb or less, formatted FAT32) and boot to download mode. I've never flashed a file this way but many people around here have. For more information, just search 0PJAIMG.
I can upload the package to my drive, but it will take a while. In the meantime, I'll do a quick search to see if anyone else has uploaded it.
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Don't worry about it, I've accepted that I am pretty much out of options and will most likely have to wipe the phone for whatever solution I choose. Thanks again for the information and such a detailed response; it is greatly appreciated since I'm so new to all of this.
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Here's a link to the OTA pkg I uploaded.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8OH6sFjVE1lb0xEazA2c0RwRUE/view?usp=sharing
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Well, the last thing you could try would be to download and place the update file (renamed to 0PJAIMG.zip) on an external SD card (32gb or less, formatted FAT32) and boot to download mode. I've never flashed a file this way but many people around here have. For more information, just search 0PJAIMG.
I can upload the package to my drive, but it will take a while. In the meantime, I'll do a quick search to see if anyone else has uploaded it.
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I'm getting the following error when trying to flash via the 0PJAIMG.zip method:
Failed -2, 14: fail to flash via downloadzip
I cannot find anyone else with this particular error, and I'm not sure what would be causing it. I'm going to do a bit more digging after work tomorrow. Maybe this error means that any update file will fail to flash, but would it be worth trying to flash the March 23, 2015 update? In Download mode it shows that I have the new OS number but the date shows March 23 2015, the date of the prior update.
The thing is I cannot locate a .zip for the March 2015 update, I'm only able to find non-US versions online, do you have any recommendations for where to find one?
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I'm getting the following error when trying to flash via the 0PJAIMG.zip method:
Failed -2, 14: fail to flash via downloadzip
I cannot find anyone else with this particular error, and I'm not sure what would be causing it. I'm going to do a bit more digging after work tomorrow. Maybe this error means that any update file will fail to flash, but would it be worth trying to flash the March 23, 2015 update? In Download mode it shows that I have the new OS number but the date shows March 23 2015, the date of the prior update.
The thing is I cannot locate a .zip for the March 2015 update, I'm only able to find non-US versions online, do you have any recommendations for where to find one?
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Sorry that didn't work for you. I figured it was a hail mary. I'm pretty much out of ideas now, too.
I don't know about the March 15 OTA files.
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Sorry that didn't work for you. I figured it was a hail mary. I'm pretty much out of ideas now, too.
I don't know about the March 15 OTA files.
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Yeah, I was thinking it was a long shot too anyway. Many thanks for trying to help and giving me ideas! Unfortunately I exhausted all my options without any luck. I resorted to a factory reset and flashing of the stock OTA and the phone was still unresponsive, so I had to send it in for a replacement.
Hello everyone sorry to bother. So I was flashing a custom rom for my op5t and followed the usual steps : wipe system data cache and flashed the rom+gapps+magisk. And when I tried to boot the device it got stuck at the oneplus logo it didn't even got into bootloop. So I decided to flash rom again and wiped the data again but there I saw all the files were encrypted. I don't know how did it happen I wasn't encrypted in the beginning and now I can't install anything, the phone does not have any OS so it can't boot up. I don't want to lose my data is there anything I can do without locking the bootloader?
No need to lock your bootloader, but I think your data is lost.
Format data, and flash system again.
Yup. Don't lock your bootloader or you really will be screwed. Your data is lost at this point. Live, learn and remember to back up you data.
crakerjac said:
Yup. Don't lock your bootloader or you really will be screwed. Your data is lost at this point. Live, learn and remember to back up you data.
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I did get a backup but since all the files are encrypted now i cannot access my backup folder or data also.
antarax23 said:
I did get a backup but since all the files are encrypted now i cannot access my backup folder or data also.
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Not that it helps you now, but typically backup data does not mean to the device you are messing with. You want to backup data to another device (like your PC). What would help at this point, is knowing exactly what you flashed. (What were you on, and what did you flash)
It sounds like you flashed two ROMs with different types of encryption, and the reason you can no longer read your data. Sometimes, and I mean sometimes, if you are lucky, you can go back to the ROM that you originally on and your data would still be readable. I've been able to salvage data this way before, sometimes just with the correct TWRP on some devices.
OhioYJ said:
Not that it helps you now, but typically backup data does not mean to the device you are messing with. You want to backup data to another device (like your PC). What would help at this point, is knowing exactly what you flashed. (What were you on, and what did you flash)
It sounds like you flashed two ROMs with different types of encryption, and the reason you can no longer read your data. Sometimes, and I mean sometimes, if you are lucky, you can go back to the ROM that you originally on and your data would still be readable. I've been able to salvage data this way before, sometimes just with the correct TWRP on some devices.
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I solved the problem but it cost me my data after all. I had access to TWRP and fastboot but it couldn't read any of the data neither transfer anything from pc so I wiped all the device via TWRP and mounted into my pc and could finally transferred necessary files to flash. After all I did not lock the bootloader but lose my data
Hey people,
Last night when trying to turn on my phone (Mi A2 lite) after plugging it to charge, I got this message and have been stuck ever since.
Android RecoveryXiaomi/daisy/daisy_sprout10/QKQ1.191002.002/V11.0.7.0.QDLMIXMuser/release-keysUse volume up/down and power.Can't load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device.
- Try again
- Factory data reset
Supported API: 3
I would not mind rebooting from factory settings, but my Whatsapp account was still linked to a number that I don't have access to anymore. I do not want to lose the last conversation I had with my dad before he passed away even though I have the back up in my google drive, I know it is encrypted and cannot be retrieved unless verified through the number.
Have I tried getting my number reactivated/ a SIM with my number reissued? Yes, but Vodafone (specifically VOXI) said it was not possible.
Is there any way to contact Whatsapp directly? I did, they were not helpful.
I am posting here because I have honestly scourged the internet for a possible solution, but I am still confused about what my options are here.
Hi,
I'm not specialist but what about reflash the fastboot ROM with xiaomiflash and the save user data option selected?
Not sure about myself so wait for other ideas/informations but maybe it's a 1st way.
Good luck btw!
Antho02 said:
Hi,
I'm not specialist but what about reflash the fastboot ROM with xiaomiflash and the save user data option selected?
Not sure about myself so wait for other ideas/informations but maybe it's a 1st way.
Good luck btw!
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I can confirm that the reinstallation of the last available Rom, previously copied to the SD card, does not erase the data and unlocking the bootloader is not necessary.
Of course it is always advisable to keep your fingers crossed ...
Good luck.
IlSaro said:
I can confirm that the reinstallation of the last available Rom, previously copied to the SD card, does not erase the data and unlocking the bootloader is not necessary.
Of course it is always advisable to keep your fingers crossed ...
Good luck.
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I tried flashing it with MiFlash, but I got an error saying my bootloader is locked. Specifically, it said: error: Erasing 'boot_a' failed (Device is locked. Cannot erase.)
You could try to do this https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-erasing-t3878453 but it seems risky. If you fail to do it correctly it might erase your user data and with it all hopes of restoring the desired data.
IlSaro said:
I can confirm that the reinstallation of the last available Rom, previously copied to the SD card, does not erase the data and unlocking the bootloader is not necessary.
Of course it is always advisable to keep your fingers crossed ...
Good luck.
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you should give a try at this 1st, no data lose, no unlocking, sounds good!
plus someone just posted the last one : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83099721&postcount=15
Hi everyone, so I tried flashing it through MiFlash and all. First, I had the bootloader locked problem. After briefly fixing that though the ./fastboot.exe oem unlock command, I was able to flash it. Nonetheless, despite ticking the save user data option, it factory reset my phone .. at least I tried, I hope this info is useful to everyone else tho :'(