Stuck on "erasing" during factory reset, can't boot into recovery. - ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.
I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.
I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?
Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.
P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?
EDIT: IT FIXED ITSELF. I just had to let it sit for like 15 hours. It's ridiculous that it took that long.

xlaxplaya said:
So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.
I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.
I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?
Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.
P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?
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Same thing happened for me. Had to wait 14 hours and it finally completed.

LiquidPlacidity said:
Same thing happened for me. Had to wait 14 hours and it finally completed.
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Haha whaaaat? 14? That's crazy. I might try it though, I'm running out of options. I'm trying to clear the bootloader cache and reflash the firmware via fastboot, but I keep getting "FAILED" messages that say I don't have permission. I can't do **** with this phone right now.

xlaxplaya said:
So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.
I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.
I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?
Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.
P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?
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The same happened to me. In htcmania (an Spanish web like xda) there's a tutorial that worked for me:
ht tp://w ww.htcmania. com/showthread. php?t=1028393 (erase the spaces)
You don't have to follow all the steps. Just run the indicated cwm bat, wipe cache and reboot. It worked for me and without losing any data. I hope it helps you. If you have any question about the language, send me a message.

The solution for the OP and me was to simply wait it out. As LiquidPlacidity said, it can take over 12 hours for this to complete, it seems to take longer the more data you have on the device. OP messaged me saying it took them 12 hours, as LiquidPlacidity said it took them 14 hours, and for me it took a total of 22 hours to complete. My device was nearly full, but this is unforgivable on the part of Asus, they really need to fix this.

This happened to me I flashed recovery.img stock firmware recovery I downgraded to unlock bootloader then tried it again and it done it in 10mins

Just an update for anybody that finds this thread: I just had to let it sit for a stupidly long time. Like, maybe fifteen hours. I found somebody else that had to let it sit for 22 hours.

Any update to this problem !
xlaxplaya said:
Just an update for anybody that finds this thread: I just had to let it sit for a stupidly long time. Like, maybe fifteen hours. I found somebody else that had to let it sit for 22 hours.
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I bought an Asus phone same like you and the same problem is happening ! USB debugging < I satule you

Solution found !
I've found a solution for this problem
All you need to find is a same device which is normal or BUY a new one ! OR BEG,Borrow, or steal from a friend
Find a asus zenfone 2 from a friend and enable usb debugging
Download intel driver
Just google it
Download Abd driver installer from the link bellow
Just google it
Just enable the usb debugging mode from the phone which you found
Open the adb driver intaller and fetch the abd driver directly from the installer for your asus phone
After that, download the following adb interface
Google it like " Abd interface for asus fastboot"
Then, extract the file , hold shift and right click the folder you will see a option in cmd option
Click that and a cmd window will be opened
Turn off your phone
Hold volume up and power button
After the phone vibrates realease from power button and keep holding volume up button
Boot loader will open and press volume up until you see "continue in fastboot mode"
Keep it the mode and connect your device to pc
It will directly intstall usb driver and adb driver after that
Just go back to your pc and type "fastboot format cache" and the process will continue
You will know when the process is over from the cmd in your pc
After that reboot your phone and you will still see the error
Click power and volume up button and the recovery mode will apear
Just wipe your data and every thing is going to be ALRIGHT

It is turning off after 10 minutes, how can I make it to 15 hours if it is turning off.. ?

have the same problem with my device too... i removed my battery once because i couldnt boot into recovery mode without turning it off...but its still in the erasing screen...will removing the battery cause any problem?

It's actually helps
xlaxplaya said:
So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.
I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.
I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?
Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.
P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?
EDIT: IT FIXED ITSELF. I just had to let it sit for like 15 hours. It's ridiculous that it took that long.
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Same happened to me, but i found the way to fix it quickly. First of all i have find out that to properly wipe zenfone 2 , you have to firs wipe it from android software by going to Settings - Backup & reset - Factory data reset, and then wipe it from recovery menu and it will wipe it with normal speed it still will take 10-15 minutes but it's not 22 damn hours!!!
SO, The thing is that you still can get in fastboot mode and if you'll connect device to PC it will detect it. To get in fastboot you have to turn off your device(to do that you need to hold button "volume up" + "power" button, hold them untill phone is turned off,while you doing that the phone must be disconnectet from PC or it woun't turn off) then you press and hold "volume up" button and press and hold "power" button untill you feel the double vibrating and then you gonna let go the "power" button but still hold "volume up" button and then the menu will apear on the screen, you are in fastboot mode.
At this moment i'm sure that you have all Android (and official asus)drivers installed and all platfom-tools installed so i'm not gonna tell how to install it and i'm expecting that you know how to use platform-tools.
So... you go to cmd and from there to adb(usualy you do it by typing: cd c:\adb ) make sure that fastboot.exe is in adb folder, if not then download fastboot.exe and copy it in adb folder, then you type : ' fastboot devices' to see if PC deteced device you'll get 'F4AZFG04X560 fastboot' and it means that device is detected, then you type :
- ' fastboot format cache' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase userdata -w' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase system' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase recovery' wait till it's done
By doing all of these commands you're kind of doing factory reset by yourself.
Then you put recovery.img(recovery.img from OTA "older" than you had... if you had 165 then you take 164 or 139, or even OTA 97, it worked for me fine) and last firmware, for zenfone2 (from official asus site) in folder with adb and rename firware to 'update.zip' then run cmd from this folder and you can check if PC detected your device, by using command ' fastboot devices' and you'll see something like 'F4AZFG04X560 fastdoot' than you type command: ' fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' than you'll see :
" C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.684s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.506s]
finished. total time: 1.193s'
then you choose recovery menu, by pressing "volume down" button, then phone boots it recovery mode and you see little droidbot "error", then you press and hold "power" button and press "volume up" button apears recovery menu, choose "apply update from adb", device is still connected to PC(if not, connect it), type in adb : ' adb sideload update.zip' wait till it's done(about 20-30 mitutes you'll see load in cmd)when it's done choose reboot in recovery menu... that's all.
P.S. sorry for my English it's not my native language.

The erasing has already started.
Now what should i do to make it quick?
It is really really bad. It is taking very long time.
Please advice
---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:22 PM ----------
I spent too much money on this useless phone. There are so many companies who give quality phones with quick os updates.

agriz said:
The erasing has already started.
Now what should i do to make it quick?
It is really really bad. It is taking very long time.
Please advice
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I spent too much money on this useless phone. There are so many companies who give quality phones with quick os updates.
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Turn off device and follow by steps o described

what i do when the phone stuck on erasing :
1. At least wait for 30 minutes and make sure you have 60%+ battery before resetting or erasing the phone.
2. Turn off by pressing power till the phone turn off
3. Go to recovery mode by pressing volume + and power button together, and then select recovery by pressing volume + or volume -, the press power button to confirm it.
4. Done. It will continue erasing, but it just take 1-2 minutes then the phone will reboot.
I'm just sharing what i have done when this happen. If something happen to your phone, don't blame me

Testerov23 said:
Same happened to me, but i found the way to fix it quickly. First of all i have find out that to properly wipe zenfone 2 , you have to firs wipe it from android software by going to Settings - Backup & reset - Factory data reset, and then wipe it from recovery menu and it will wipe it with normal speed it still will take 10-15 minutes but it's not 22 damn hours!!!
SO, The thing is that you still can get in fastboot mode and if you'll connect device to PC it will detect it. To get in fastboot you have to turn off your device(to do that you need to hold button "volume up" + "power" button, hold them untill phone is turned off,while you doing that the phone must be disconnectet from PC or it woun't turn off) then you press and hold "volume up" button and press and hold "power" button untill you feel the double vibrating and then you gonna let go the "power" button but still hold "volume up" button and then the menu will apear on the screen, you are in fastboot mode.
At this moment i'm sure that you have all Android (and official asus)drivers installed and all platfom-tools installed so i'm not gonna tell how to install it and i'm expecting that you know how to use platform-tools.
So... you go to cmd and from there to adb(usualy you do it by typing: cd c:\adb ) make sure that fastboot.exe is in adb folder, if not then download fastboot.exe and copy it in adb folder, then you type : ' fastboot devices' to see if PC deteced device you'll get 'F4AZFG04X560 fastboot' and it means that device is detected, then you type :
- ' fastboot format cache' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase userdata -w' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase system' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase recovery' wait till it's done
By doing all of these commands you're kind of doing factory reset by yourself.
Then you put recovery.img(recovery.img from OTA "older" than you had... if you had 165 then you take 164 or 139, or even OTA 97, it worked for me fine) and last firmware, for zenfone2 (from official asus site) in folder with adb and rename firware to 'update.zip' then run cmd from this folder and you can check if PC detected your device, by using command ' fastboot devices' and you'll see something like 'F4AZFG04X560 fastdoot' than you type command: ' fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' than you'll see :
" C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.684s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.506s]
finished. total time: 1.193s'
then you choose recovery menu, by pressing "volume down" button, then phone boots it recovery mode and you see little droidbot "error", then you press and hold "power" button and press "volume up" button apears recovery menu, choose "apply update from adb", device is still connected to PC(if not, connect it), type in adb : ' adb sideload update.zip' wait till it's done(about 20-30 mitutes you'll see load in cmd)when it's done choose reboot in recovery menu... that's all.
P.S. sorry for my English it's not my native language.
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Hi, im having different issue than what was originally posted, but thought to give it a try the steps you described.
my problem is that my son forgot his pin code on the phone and has not a secondary method to unlock it, so i knew that i can just do a hard reset thru recovery mode and will be ok. but when i access to recovery mode only shows 3 options -reboot system -update via adb and -update via sd card. and is not showing the wipe/erase data option.
so i tried to follow your steps here all was good until writing on command
'fastboot erase recovery'
this is what i get back :
erasing 'recovery' ...
FAILED (remote: unable to format)
finished. total time : 0.891s
what can i do? either to continue with your steps or to do the hard reset on the phone?
thanks for any response

xlaxplaya said:
So I decided to do a factory reset, erase all data. During the process, it got stuck on "erasing". Left it overnight, for NINE HOURS, still stuck.
I can boot into fastboot mode, but I CAN'T GO INTO RECOVERY MODE. When I select "recovery mode" (by choosing the option with volume keys and then selecting with power button), it just boots back into the "erasing" dialog.
I've installed the driver from Intel, but I can't get ADB to recognize my device. Does it have to be in recovery mode to recognize the device, or should it recognize in just fastboot mode?
Kind of at a loss here. Honestly, this kind of sounds like the dreaded Nexus 7 brick problem from earlier this year.
P.S. am I using the correct vocabulary here? Fastboot is the menu where you choose the boot method, and recovery mode is where you can choose to restore to factory settings or flash a new image?
EDIT: IT FIXED ITSELF. I just had to let it sit for like 15 hours. It's ridiculous that it took that long.
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Guys? My phone didn't fix itself. It has been 29 HOURS. And nothing is happening.

domrocks1337 said:
Guys? My phone didn't fix itself. It has been 29 HOURS. And nothing is happening.
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Somebody else said it took 22 hours. So as ridiculous as it sounds, I think you should keep waiting. Try not to interrupt the process by restarting, we're not sure if it picks up where it left off.
If you don't have a backup phone or can't stand waiting, I would check to see if it's still under warranty and maybe do an RMA. You could just buy a phone with a 30 day return policy and just return it if this phone finally starts working again.

Hi
I have the same problem. It has been 28 Hours!
I can't access to Recovery Mode

Testerov23 said:
Same happened to me, but i found the way to fix it quickly. First of all i have find out that to properly wipe zenfone 2 , you have to firs wipe it from android software by going to Settings - Backup & reset - Factory data reset, and then wipe it from recovery menu and it will wipe it with normal speed it still will take 10-15 minutes but it's not 22 damn hours!!!
SO, The thing is that you still can get in fastboot mode and if you'll connect device to PC it will detect it. To get in fastboot you have to turn off your device(to do that you need to hold button "volume up" + "power" button, hold them untill phone is turned off,while you doing that the phone must be disconnectet from PC or it woun't turn off) then you press and hold "volume up" button and press and hold "power" button untill you feel the double vibrating and then you gonna let go the "power" button but still hold "volume up" button and then the menu will apear on the screen, you are in fastboot mode.
At this moment i'm sure that you have all Android (and official asus)drivers installed and all platfom-tools installed so i'm not gonna tell how to install it and i'm expecting that you know how to use platform-tools.
So... you go to cmd and from there to adb(usualy you do it by typing: cd c:\adb ) make sure that fastboot.exe is in adb folder, if not then download fastboot.exe and copy it in adb folder, then you type : ' fastboot devices' to see if PC deteced device you'll get 'F4AZFG04X560 fastboot' and it means that device is detected, then you type :
- ' fastboot format cache' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase userdata -w' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase system' wait till it's done
- 'fastboot erase recovery' wait till it's done
By doing all of these commands you're kind of doing factory reset by yourself.
Then you put recovery.img(recovery.img from OTA "older" than you had... if you had 165 then you take 164 or 139, or even OTA 97, it worked for me fine) and last firmware, for zenfone2 (from official asus site) in folder with adb and rename firware to 'update.zip' then run cmd from this folder and you can check if PC detected your device, by using command ' fastboot devices' and you'll see something like 'F4AZFG04X560 fastdoot' than you type command: ' fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' than you'll see :
" C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.684s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.506s]
finished. total time: 1.193s'
then you choose recovery menu, by pressing "volume down" button, then phone boots it recovery mode and you see little droidbot "error", then you press and hold "power" button and press "volume up" button apears recovery menu, choose "apply update from adb", device is still connected to PC(if not, connect it), type in adb : ' adb sideload update.zip' wait till it's done(about 20-30 mitutes you'll see load in cmd)when it's done choose reboot in recovery menu... that's all.
P.S. sorry for my English it's not my native language.
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I'm into the multi hour format thing of hell, i wonder why u must have to erase system and recovery, shouldnt it be enough to format userdata and cache? why do u do everything else? , in any case where do u get the official recovery? i dont wanna mod the phone, i wanna get OTA updates in the future.

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HTC One X - Can't go to recovery

Hello!
I have a HTC One X (EU-version), and it's unlocked.
I used to have Android Revolution HD ROM installed, and would try a new kernel. So I downloaded the new faux kernel (faux_004b5_arhd_7.0.0_modified.img)
Somehow it didn't work, and my phone keep restarting. So I go to the recovery mode, and tried to reinstall the ROM, without whip.
After that I made a reboot, my phone keep reboot. Now I can't go to the recovery mode, either can I flash my device.
I really don't know what to do now.
I hope someone can help, and I posted in the right section.
DownClock said:
Hello!
I have a HTC One X (EU-version), and it's unlocked.
I used to have Android Revolution HD ROM installed, and would try a new kernel. So I downloaded the new faux kernel (faux_004b5_arhd_7.0.0_modified.img)
Somehow it didn't work, and my phone keep restarting. So I go to the recovery mode, and tried to reinstall the ROM, without whip.
After that I made a reboot, my phone keep reboot. Now I can't go to the recovery mode, either can I flash my device.
I really don't know what to do now.
I hope someone can help, and I posted in the right section.
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I had that problem before too. If the "hold power button for 10 seconds then press volume down and power buttons simultaneously" doesn't work, download Quick Boot from playstore and it would allow you to choose to either Reboot, boot to recovery, or the bootloader
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trick is to run 'adb reboot bootloader' or 'adb reboot recovery'.
wtfshouldidonow said:
I had that problem before too. If the "hold power button for 10 seconds then press volume down and power buttons simultaneously" doesn't work, download Quick Boot from playstore and it would allow you to choose to either Reboot, boot to recovery, or the bootloader
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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When I hold the power button and volume down for 10 secounds, I come to the fastboot menu.
How can I download Quick Boot, when I don't have acces to my memory. I can't see what I have on my memorycard (obs. because I can't go to the recovery part), either can't connect to the computer, since I'm in a bootloop.
I'm afraid while I was doing this stuff, my battery was low. But it didn't die under the process.
Tyvm for the reply, but I can't install the quick boot.
seadersn said:
trick is to run 'adb reboot bootloader' or 'adb reboot recovery'.
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Can you please explain more?
My Skype is: Dichatz, if a awesome soul could help me there, it would be the greatest thing ever. I'm afraid of that my HTC One X has seen the daylight for the last time
Ty both for the reply.
EDIT: I followed my friends advise, and tried to erase fastboot cache, which seems not able do to. I just getting the message: < waiting for device >.
Dear God, what have I done with my phone!
Dear OP, I believe there is a solution. This situation has occurred with my device more than once. I too believed I had lost it until it resolved itself. There are several things you can do to ensure it works again. I wiped the ROM on my phone before the problem began, so I was stuck with a dead phone until I found a way to get recovery to work again. If it's possible, enter Fastboot and install a new kernel onto it, and THEN use fastboot erase cache. If that is not a viable option, make sure the USB wire is not plugged in when the device boots. By this I mean holding down the lower volume button and initializing the menu that allows you to select Fastboot, Recovery, Factory Reset and other command options. Once the device boots into the menu, you may then plug in the cable and enter Fastboot mode. If none of the above work, let the battery deplete itself until device turns off. Once you have done that, plug it into the wall charger, and then volume down and power up. If the device says something like "reading SD card", disconnect the USB and the menu will fully load. That is when you select Fastboot. Keep the device on, plug it into the pc and send your kernel commands to your device. Ensure that you also erase the cache via Fastboot. Your device should now be fully operational. I hope I was able to help.
Have found myself in a similar position, all the following assumes you're using windows as you desktop OS...
To double check your recovery is broken, get into fastboot mode (power on while holding volume down), use volume down to highlight "hboot" then press the power button to select. Then press volume down to highlight "recovery" and press power button to select. If that works, then recovery is fine, just go ahead as you normally would to recover the system.
If you can't get into recovery then you have a slight problem.
Since you can get the device into fastboot mode, the priority is to get it to talk to your PC. Get the device into fastboot (power on while holding the volume down button). Once you're into fastboot, plug in the USB cable and verify the connection to your device using the following command :
Code:
fastboot devices
This should show you a single entry for your device. If it doesn't show anything, then unplug the device, download the naked driver pack (available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161769) and unpack it into a sensible location. Plug the device back in, if it can't install software automatically or nothing appears you may have to use device manager to update the driver for the device. Find its entry in the device tree (it will probably be listed as an unknown device), RMB on its entry in device tree then select "Update Driver Software..." from the menu that appears, tell it to search automatically then point it at the location where you unpacked the naked driver pack. That should sort out any misconceptions windows has about not being able to talk to the phone.
Once you have fastboot access, you can reflash clockworkmod. You can obtain the latest version here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819
flash from fastboot using the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
Once flashed, unplug the usb cable.
Use the volume up and down to highlight "hboot" on the fastboot menu, then press the power button to select. Once in the hboot menu, scroll to the "recovery" menu item and press power again to select. You should find yourself in familiar territory at this point.
hth
EDIT : Sorry, it's nearly 2am here, I'm very tired and I've just re-read your initial post. If you've flashed a custom kernel then you MUST have fastboot access (or it's subsequently broken). Download your ROM (if you haven't already got a copy on your PC) and extract boot.img from it. Get into fastboot mode (vol down + power on) and plug into your PC. Do the following :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
Unplug USB cable, use vol up/ down to highlight "REBOOT" then press power to select.If you get stuck in a bootloop, you can try going into recovery via fastboot (select "hboot" from the fastboot menu then "recovery" from the hboot menu), then select "erase cache", then go to "advanced" and "wipe dalvik cache". Then go back and reboot the device. See if that helps. If not, then go back to recovery using the aforementioned method and re-install your rom, then erase cache and wipe dalvik cache.
Thanks for replies.
Elemental_Fire said:
Dear OP, I believe there is a solution. This situation has occurred with my device more than once. I too believed I had lost it until it resolved itself. There are several things you can do to ensure it works again. I wiped the ROM on my phone before the problem began, so I was stuck with a dead phone until I found a way to get recovery to work again. If it's possible, enter Fastboot and install a new kernel onto it, and THEN use fastboot erase cache. If that is not a viable option, make sure the USB wire is not plugged in when the device boots. By this I mean holding down the lower volume button and initializing the menu that allows you to select Fastboot, Recovery, Factory Reset and other command options. Once the device boots into the menu, you may then plug in the cable and enter Fastboot mode. If none of the above work, let the battery deplete itself until device turns off. Once you have done that, plug it into the wall charger, and then volume down and power up. If the device says something like "reading SD card", disconnect the USB and the menu will fully load. That is when you select Fastboot. Keep the device on, plug it into the pc and send your kernel commands to your device. Ensure that you also erase the cache via Fastboot. Your device should now be fully operational. I hope I was able to help.
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Yes, I was dumb, started at low battery level, even tho, everywhere says: Make sure you have more than 70 %.
I can't wipe, or install anything, since it's recovery mode that doesn't work
Atm., I charge my phone, because I need to have 10 %, I use "Stuck in fastboot with low battery. Use this BATCH file!" guide. So far it works.
amacrobie said:
Have found myself in a similar position, all the following assumes you're using windows as you desktop OS...
To double check your recovery is broken, get into fastboot mode (power on while holding volume down), use volume down to highlight "hboot" then press the power button to select. Then press volume down to highlight "recovery" and press power button to select. If that works, then recovery is fine, just go ahead as you normally would to recover the system.
If you can't get into recovery then you have a slight problem.
Since you can get the device into fastboot mode, the priority is to get it to talk to your PC. Get the device into fastboot (power on while holding the volume down button). Once you're into fastboot, plug in the USB cable and verify the connection to your device using the following command :
Code:
fastboot devices
This should show you a single entry for your device. If it doesn't show anything, then unplug the device, download the naked driver pack (available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161769) and unpack it into a sensible location. Plug the device back in, if it can't install software automatically or nothing appears you may have to use device manager to update the driver for the device. Find its entry in the device tree (it will probably be listed as an unknown device), RMB on its entry in device tree then select "Update Driver Software..." from the menu that appears, tell it to search automatically then point it at the location where you unpacked the naked driver pack. That should sort out any misconceptions windows has about not being able to talk to the phone.
Once you have fastboot access, you can reflash clockworkmod. You can obtain the latest version here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819
flash from fastboot using the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
Once flashed, unplug the usb cable.
Use the volume up and down to highlight "hboot" on the fastboot menu, then press the power button to select. Once in the hboot menu, scroll to the "recovery" menu item and press power again to select. You should find yourself in familiar territory at this point.
hth
EDIT : Sorry, it's nearly 2am here, I'm very tired and I've just re-read your initial post. If you've flashed a custom kernel then you MUST have fastboot access (or it's subsequently broken). Download your ROM (if you haven't already got a copy on your PC) and extract boot.img from it. Get into fastboot mode (vol down + power on) and plug into your PC. Do the following :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
Unplug USB cable, use vol up/ down to highlight "REBOOT" then press power to select.If you get stuck in a bootloop, you can try going into recovery via fastboot (select "hboot" from the fastboot menu then "recovery" from the hboot menu), then select "erase cache", then go to "advanced" and "wipe dalvik cache". Then go back and reboot the device. See if that helps. If not, then go back to recovery using the aforementioned method and re-install your rom, then erase cache and wipe dalvik cache.
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Thank you very much for your answer!!! I read this this guide: 9/6 Mandatory Update Official Clockworkmod Touch Recovery 5.8.4.0.
If that doesn't work, I will take closer look at your reply. No matter what, thank you very very very very much. I'm sure that reply will help some soul outthere (if not me, if it fail).
Thank you guys. You are the best. I will be right back here if I find a solution!
Tip: try 'Quick Boot' available on Google Playstore, it's a payed app but
it let you go straight into recovery mode.
Hi
Laurentius26 said:
Tip: try 'Quick Boot' available on Google Playstore, it's a payed app but
it let you go straight into recovery mode.
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I could't turn my device on, so I could't install any programs.
Anyway, after 6 hours work, I finally got it.
I use that guide ^, so I could charge my phone to 10%, and installed new Kernel.
Thank you guys, for quick replies!
My apologies, I wasn't reading your first post properly.
Anyway congrats you have it working again.
DownClock said:
I could't turn my device on, so I could't install any programs.
Anyway, after 6 hours work, I finally got it.
I use that guide ^, so I could charge my phone to 10%, and installed new Kernel.
Thank you guys, for quick replies!
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Can't flash cwm recovery.
amacrobie said:
Have found myself in a similar position, all the following assumes you're using windows as you desktop OS...
To double check your recovery is broken, get into fastboot mode (power on while holding volume down), use volume down to highlight "hboot" then press the power button to select. Then press volume down to highlight "recovery" and press power button to select. If that works, then recovery is fine, just go ahead as you normally would to recover the system.
If you can't get into recovery then you have a slight problem.
Since you can get the device into fastboot mode, the priority is to get it to talk to your PC. Get the device into fastboot (power on while holding the volume down button). Once you're into fastboot, plug in the USB cable and verify the connection to your device using the following command :
Code:
fastboot devices
This should show you a single entry for your device. If it doesn't show anything, then unplug the device, download the naked driver pack (available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161769) and unpack it into a sensible location. Plug the device back in, if it can't install software automatically or nothing appears you may have to use device manager to update the driver for the device. Find its entry in the device tree (it will probably be listed as an unknown device), RMB on its entry in device tree then select "Update Driver Software..." from the menu that appears, tell it to search automatically then point it at the location where you unpacked the naked driver pack. That should sort out any misconceptions windows has about not being able to talk to the phone.
Once you have fastboot access, you can reflash clockworkmod. You can obtain the latest version here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819
flash from fastboot using the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
Once flashed, unplug the usb cable.
Use the volume up and down to highlight "hboot" on the fastboot menu, then press the power button to select. Once in the hboot menu, scroll to the "recovery" menu item and press power again to select. You should find yourself in familiar territory at this point.
hth
EDIT : Sorry, it's nearly 2am here, I'm very tired and I've just re-read your initial post. If you've flashed a custom kernel then you MUST have fastboot access (or it's subsequently broken). Download your ROM (if you haven't already got a copy on your PC) and extract boot.img from it. Get into fastboot mode (vol down + power on) and plug into your PC. Do the following :
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase cache
Unplug USB cable, use vol up/ down to highlight "REBOOT" then press power to select.If you get stuck in a bootloop, you can try going into recovery via fastboot (select "hboot" from the fastboot menu then "recovery" from the hboot menu), then select "erase cache", then go to "advanced" and "wipe dalvik cache". Then go back and reboot the device. See if that helps. If not, then go back to recovery using the aforementioned method and re-install your rom, then erase cache and wipe dalvik cache.
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Hey, I am having similar problem with my htc one x here. I did some stupid stuff, tried to install jelly bean and now my device is broken.,
So the thing is, phone is stuck at HTC logo, I cant access recovery mode. And my phone now says tempered and relocked at the top so I cant get it fixed with my carrier which is rogers.
I tried installing RUU for rogers but it says image error and wrong ruu. I can't find the right one and trust me i've searched everywhere.
I can connect my phone to computer and see fastboot usb. But other than that I can't do anything with it.
I tried flashing cwm but it says failed. I'll attach image here with it.
If there is any way to fix it, please help, I just bought this device and I love it, dont wanna lose it.
Also, I read that I can add custom recovery to the phone but without recovery menu I can't do that either.
Thanks!
saagar_mistry said:
Hey, I am having similar problem with my htc one x here. I did some stupid stuff, tried to install jelly bean and now my device is broken.,
So the thing is, phone is stuck at HTC logo, I cant access recovery mode. And my phone now says tempered and relocked at the top so I cant get it fixed with my carrier which is rogers.
I tried installing RUU for rogers but it says image error and wrong ruu. I can't find the right one and trust me i've searched everywhere.
I can connect my phone to computer and see fastboot usb. But other than that I can't do anything with it.
I tried flashing cwm but it says failed. I'll attach image here with it.
If there is any way to fix it, please help, I just bought this device and I love it, dont wanna lose it.
Also, I read that I can add custom recovery to the phone but without recovery menu I can't do that either.
Thanks!
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How much battery you think you had on your device, and how much do you think you have now?
Sendt fra min HTC One X med Tapatalk2
Htc One x
DownClock said:
How much battery you think you had on your device, and how much do you think you have now?
Sendt fra min HTC One X med Tapatalk2
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I have been charging my device with the wall charger, eventhough I cant see the battery level I'm pretty sure it's around 80. Cuz before I go into fastboot usb when I attach my phone to computer I charge the phone first.
saagar_mistry said:
I have been charging my device with the wall charger, eventhough I cant see the battery level I'm pretty sure it's around 80. Cuz before I go into fastboot usb when I attach my phone to computer I charge the phone first.
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To be honest I don't know what to do. Try to make a new topic, and hope for help
Good luck.
Sendt fra min HTC One X med Tapatalk2
Htc One x Cant flash into recovery thus unable to root
I followed every single step correctly in xda's official htc one x root guide and unlocked the bootloader but in the last step where the cwm has to be flashed and booted into recovery i am unable to boot into recovery even after clearing fastboot cache and trying every possible cwm available.
my bootloader is unlocked and i am desperate to root my htc
the details are as follows
evita pvt ship s-on rl
hboot - 1.11.0000
its cid is rogers 001
please help
GridBreak said:
I followed every single step correctly in xda's official htc one x root guide and unlocked the bootloader but in the last step where the cwm has to be flashed and booted into recovery i am unable to boot into recovery even after clearing fastboot cache and trying every possible cwm available.
my bootloader is unlocked and i am desperate to root my htc
the details are as follows
evita pvt ship s-on rl
hboot - 1.11.0000
its cid is rogers 001
please help
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man are you sure you have international Htc One X?
I think you may have AT&T One X.
GridBreak said:
I followed every single step correctly in xda's official htc one x root guide and unlocked the bootloader but in the last step where the cwm has to be flashed and booted into recovery i am unable to boot into recovery even after clearing fastboot cache and trying every possible cwm available.
my bootloader is unlocked and i am desperate to root my htc
the details are as follows
evita pvt ship s-on rl
hboot - 1.11.0000
its cid is rogers 001
please help
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Here is the right forum for your device http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1538
Cannot boot
i also accidentally flashed an img into boot and now my phone is not booting and is stuck ina bootloop please help !!!!!!!!!
GridBreak said:
i also accidentally flashed an img into boot and now my phone is not booting and is stuck ina bootloop please help !!!!!!!!!
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you should ask for help in the respective forum for your phone.
This is for Tegra 3 HTC ONE X
seadersn said:
trick is to run 'adb reboot bootloader' or 'adb reboot recovery'.
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i didnt know about adb reboot recovery, just found this via google, cheers mate!

[Q] Maybe in a bootloop?

Rooted my phone using Temporary CWM method, installed Titanium Backup and restored from my old phone. Selected All Apps and Data. Rebooted my phone and I assume that it is now stuck in a bootloop. It gets to the ASUS and Intel Inside screens, then I get a spinning circle forever (well, at least 3 minutes).
Where do I go from here? Reflash the ROM and start over and don't restore system data? Is there an easier/quicker way?
Thanks
Go to fastboot mode by holding the power and volume up button,connect USB cable be sure that you installedmusb and fastboot driver.go to folder of fastboot and hold shift key then right click open command window here and type:fastboot erase cache then enter fastboot reboot and voila..
Thanks for the reply, but that didn't do it.
I was able to execute the commands, but still no luck. I got into recovery to try and wipe from there, but got the dead android. I them held power up and tapped vol up to get into recovery. tried to wipe cache from there and the phone just sat there for 3-4 minutes with nothing. Now when I get into recovery, I get a flashing dead android, and the power/vol up trick doesn't work. I can still boot into fastboot.
Di I just need to reflash the stock image? Or is there something else I can do?
arrosen said:
Thanks for the reply, but that didn't do it.
I was able to execute the commands, but still no luck. I got into recovery to try and wipe from there, but got the dead android. I them held power up and tapped vol up to get into recovery. tried to wipe cache from there and the phone just sat there for 3-4 minutes with nothing. Now when I get into recovery, I get a flashing dead android, and the power/vol up trick doesn't work. I can still boot into fastboot.
Di I just need to reflash the stock image? Or is there something else I can do?
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I had the same problem as yours and it took 3 hours before i figured it out and managed to run the phone normally.I downloaded all the files,drivers and latest prerooted system img. here in this forum.you can download it there and there is the instruction how to do it.
To Begin :
1. on Fastbootmode connect your device and on the flashtool folder hold shift key and right click and go to open command here,be sure that downloaded images are in the same folder.Recovery img.,Boot Img. and the big pre-rooted System img.
2. type fastboot devices then hit enter key - the device nos. should appear and you can start now to flash...
a. fastboot -w then hit enter this will erase the system
b.fastboot flash system system.img then hit enter key
c.fastboot erase userdata then hit enter key
d. fastboot erase cache then hit enter key
e. fastboot reboot then hit enter key..
THANK YOU!!!
Thank You, Thank You, 1000 times, Thank You.
I did everything you mentioned, with a few small exceptions
1. Make sure you have the lastest version of Fastboot
2. Instead of step b above, I did the following. Not sure if it was needed or not, but it worked for me
fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
3. At the end, after I did a Fastboot Reboot, I got the dreaded dead android again. I nearly cried. However, I rebooted again, and everything seemed to work. Note that on the first boot, it may take 2-3 minutes for the OS to come up.
4. All of the files and great insight can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596

[Solved]Please Help!! Briked ZF2 and Unable to enter in Recovery

Hello guys,
Yesterday I soft bricked my Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML):crying:.
I have downloaded the Stock ROM from Asus website file size : 1.08GB.
whenever i try to open recovery, it boot in recovery but show an error. Please tell me how to flash zip file because i am not getting any option in recovery.:crying::crying:
Soheir said:
Hello guys,
Yesterday I soft bricked my Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML):crying:.
I have downloaded the Stock ROM from Asus website file size : 1.08GB.
whenever i try to open recovery, it boot in recovery but show an error. Please tell me how to flash zip file because i am not getting any option in recovery.:crying::crying:
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On FASTBOOT:
fastboot erase cache
cieffe54 said:
On FASTBOOT:
fastboot erase cache
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Thanks bro..
All done. Flashing started:laugh:
Soheir said:
Thanks bro..
All done. Flashing started:laugh:
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cieffe54 said:
On FASTBOOT:
fastboot erase cache
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I HAVE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON - STOCK / UNROOTED
Please explain how to do "fastboot erase cache"
Just explain inf few steps please. Thanks a lot
levchikb said:
I HAVE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON - STOCK / UNROOTED
Please explain how to do "fastboot erase cache"
Just explain inf few steps please. Thanks a lot
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Disconnect your phone from PC/Laptop.. Power it off.
Once it is off, hold down the volume up button and hold on to the power button until the phone vibrates.
After the vibration stops, release the power button and continue pressing the volume up button until the
green Android robot appears. You should see a blue line below saying "Waiting Fastboot command"
Now connect your phone via USB to your computer.
At the flashtools folder press Shift + Right Click.. Then select "Open command here"...
Copy and paste the following commands in the command prompt window (line by line) and press enter after each line. WAIT for the process to complete before copying and pasting the next line:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
THANKZZZ BRO!!! ... at first it did not work ... i rebooted 3x but it stll gave me dead android error ... then I plugged it into my PC while phone off, powered on, and it booted android ... yay!!!
Now I need to fix constant random reboot error ... ever had this problem?
PS - did u ever have this reboot problem? I actually was typing a new thread while my ZF2 came back to life
2) My ZF2 is Stock / Unrooted / Locked Bootloader (I never f*cked with any of that)
My phone was randomly restarting, so I decided to Factory Reset it. Went to (stock) recovery, but decided to wipe cache first (to avoid bricking the phone)
cieffe54 said:
Disconnect your phone from PC/Laptop.. Power it off.
Once it is off, hold down the volume up button and hold on to the power button until the phone vibrates.
After the vibration stops, release the power button and continue pressing the volume up button until the
green Android robot appears. You should see a blue line below saying "Waiting Fastboot command"
Now connect your phone via USB to your computer.
At the flashtools folder press Shift + Right Click.. Then select "Open command here"...
Copy and paste the following commands in the command prompt window (line by line) and press enter after each line. WAIT for the process to complete before copying and pasting the next line:
Code:
fastboot erase cache
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HELP blink sleeping android error on normal boot(not on recovery mode)

I can't boot up my device it's have blink sleeping android error. (my device is ze551ml running WW_2.19.40.22 firmware and never ever ROOT!!! )
I tried hold power button and press volume up button but its doesn't work.
I also can't access to recovery mode too.
It's have the same blink error message and can't pass by hold power button and press volume up button.
Oh but i can access to fastboot page.
and my computer don't recognize my phone at all(i already install driver)
Before this problem happen I get in to recovery mode try to wipe cache but i miss press and i selected "apply update from adb"
and that time my phone doesn't connected with PC. I don't know what to do so I turn off my phone.
then I open recovery mode again and select wipe cache then I go out to take a bath.
I came back and see my phone is off so I boot it.
It's booting about 2-3 mins and nothing happen so i go to recovery mode again but this time they have problem like i explain before(blink error message that can't pass by hold power button and press volume up button)
So anyone have a solution for my problem. please I really need your help!
Sorry for my bad english
Hi,
I had this when I went to wipe my system cache and it failed. Your best bet, especially if you can't get into recovery is to fastboot flash the recovery again if you have an unlocked bootloader.
If you don't you'll want to unlcok the bootloader and follow the instructions for using ADB if you're new to it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
How can I unlock my boot loader when i can't even open up my phone.
stultus136 said:
How can I unlock my boot loader when i can't even open up my phone.
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If you hold volume down and power, it should go to bootloader first, then you have your choices for recovery....Get it to the bootloader screen, then run the commands to unlock it...
Could you please tell me everything step by step on how to cure my phone?
I'm very noob.
okay thank you.
I can start it now
THANKS!!!!!!!
p.s. i use fastboot erase cache code
stultus136 said:
okay thank you.
I can start it now
THANKS!!!!!!!
p.s. i use fastboot erase cache code
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Glad you have it working...It seems that wiping the system cache can be problematic at times - Perhaps it's a bug.
Same Problem
smokinjoe2122 said:
Glad you have it working...It seems that wiping the system cache can be problematic at times - Perhaps it's a bug.
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Hey I'm having the same problem, how'd you get the computer to recognize that the phone was plugged in? My computer does not recognize that the phone is on when I have the flashing error screen, so ADB doesn't recognize that there is a device connected.
Hi,
I had the exact same problem, and I managed to boot up again thanks to you!
What I did :
Install ADB and Drivers
Boot my phone into Fastboot (Power+Volume Up at boot, keeping VolumeUp button pressed while booting). Don't go into any menu (do not select recovery or so). At this point your computer should recognize your Android phone when you plug it in through USB.
Open up a cmd with admin rights, navigate to adb install path by typing : cd C:\adb
Then type : fastboot erase cache
It should trigger an action on your device, and the prompt should display sth like "Cache successfully erased" (I don't remember exactly)
Finally type : fastboot reboot, press volume up while booting again, and access Recovery like usual!
Now you can try wiping your partition cache again.
Worked like a charm for me! Thanks a lot

Stucked on fastboot mode since yesterday

Hello,
Yesterday, doing noting special, I took my phone from my pocket and saw it was stucked on "fastboot".
Ok, no problem, I made a hard reset (power button 20s-30s): it reboots and immediately the screen fastboot appears.
I tried a fastboot reboot from my PC: idem: it reboots and immediately shows "Fastboot".
I tried vol UP + power button: a menu shows me just 2 options: wipe cache or reboot. I tried wipe cache: nothing better. I reboot in fastboot mode. It's weird because I had TWRP menu before (I rooted it a few months ago).
In summary, I cannot leave from the Fastboot screen. Whatever I do, I always come back to "fastboot" menu.
Could you help me please?
You can try to flash your device with the latest fastboot ROM witch can be found there
Flash MIUI fastboot ROM using MiFlash software..
Note : Do not relock bootloader for safer side
isterios said:
Hello,
Yesterday, doing noting special, I took my phone from my pocket and saw it was stucked on "fastboot".
Ok, no problem, I made a hard reset (power button 20s-30s): it reboots and immediately the screen fastboot appears.
I tried a fastboot reboot from my PC: idem: it reboots and immediately shows "Fastboot".
I tried vol UP + power button: a menu shows me just 2 options: wipe cache or reboot. I tried wipe cache: nothing better. I reboot in fastboot mode. It's weird because I had TWRP menu before (I rooted it a few months ago).
In summary, I cannot leave from the Fastboot screen. Whatever I do, I always come back to "fastboot" menu.
Could you help me please?
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I had a similar problem like that and I thought all was hopeless and then I tried the simplest thing. Fastboot boot recovery instead of trying to flash it and then I flash the recovery through recovery to make sure everything was okay but it happened when using Orange ? recovery. I have not used it since. I hope this helps.

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