Is my phone bricked? Please help. - ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay, so I'm another person who OTA updated their rooted Zenfone 2.
ADB won't detect the phone. I've tried different ADB installations on three different computers. I've tried updated the drivers and everything. I've tried different USB cables.
My phone unfortunately has the stock Android recovery utility. There doesn't seem to be an option to install a rom from SD.
I've accepted that the phone is bricked. But I thought I would make one last effort on here before I go and buy another phone. Is there anything else I can do?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks

Can you boot up the bootloader?
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With power off hold vol up and press power when vibrates twice release power and hold vol up till it boots to bootloader
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Then follow the guide to change from CN to WW in this forum and you should be able to flash the current ROM and solve your brick
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jimchee said:
Can you boot up the bootloader?
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With power off hold vol up and press power when vibrates twice release power and hold vol up till it boots to bootloader
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Then follow the guide to change from CN to WW in this forum and you should be able to flash the current ROM and solve your brick
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Ok I tried a third usb cable and a miracle happened and computer finally detected it.
It's up and running now
THanks for your suggestion

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help
my zenfone 2 wont even enter boot loader it just goes straight to the usb screen and i cant get any further
any ideas on how to fix this

If it shows a usb logo then you are screwed... It needs to go back to ASUS....

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[Q] Htc Desire HD with exclamation marks in each corner

As the title says, the phone gets stuck at a screen with HTC in the middle and 4 exclamation marks in each corner. I read on many forums that this might be a hardware problem(radio brick or something like that).This happened after a factory reset. Any ideas? Can this be fixed by flashing an RUU? In other words, is this a software problem?
ronaldosmeq said:
As the title says, the phone gets stuck at a screen with HTC in the middle and 4 exclamation marks in each corner. I read on many forums that this might be a hardware problem. This happened after a factory reset. Any new ideas? Can this be fixed through flashing an RUU? In other words, is this a software problem?
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Plz tell me that you didn't factory reset via bootloader?
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marknoll said:
Plz tell me that you didn't factory reset via bootloader?
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That was while ago, but i don't think so. Why? What's the difference?
Cuz resetting that via bootloader will partition your SD card and internal SD on your device.
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Does that really matters? Sorry if this is a stupid question, i'm new to htc.
All I want for now is to make the phone to boot normally. So do you have any ideas? What should I try to do first? Can I fix it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612969
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685426
And this
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marknoll said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612969
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685426
And this
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How can i get the correct PD98IMG.zip for my phone? Will this work on S-ON?
I can't enter the bootloader. So i guess the only option is to run the RUU?
Plug it in PC for a few and let me know if grivers try to install
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*drivers
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marknoll said:
Plug it in PC for a few and let me know if grivers try to install
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*drivers
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The drivers are ok. I can even run fastboot commands. So what should i do next? If I download an WWE RUU it will be good? My cid is: 11111111 but i can't find an RUU that matches the main-version (I belive is the radio). I don't want to install the wrong RUU because i heard you can hard brick your device (radio brick, etc...).
I ran a GB RUU but i said that is not the correct RUU for my device. I tried another one and i get error 120 (low battery). Now the phone is charging. I'll wait a few hours for the phone to charge. When i press vol+ and power button it vibrates 3 times, when i press both vol buttons and power butoon it vibrates 5 times. Is it ok? Please I need a quick fix because I need the phone to make&receive calls.
List of used commands:
-fastboot oem boot -- this boots the phone and after HTC logo it shows a white screen. I could use ADB from there but now i can't do that anymore.
-fastboot flash system system.img
-fastboot flash boot boot.img
-fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
-fastboot flash zip rom.zip
None of these commands worked. Fastboot fails... Maybe is my cable (not an HTC one, i don't have an HTC cable and i don't know if i can get one from someone, but it should work with every microUSB cable because the PC detects it).
I have Android Studio (SDK) installed, HTC Sync + HTC Driver installer (i belive those 2 work together), Java 7 u 71 + Java SDK 7 u 67. Maybe the programs might be the problem.
I am counting on you: XDA members!
Get into bootloader and fun ruu 3.20
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http://androidruu.com/?developer=Ace
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Fourth one down... 2.47. This is an .exe file which is ran via a pc. If pc can see the device, this ruu will work. This is the original ruu for the inspire
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Poser off your phone. Wait a few... then boot it up..plug in pc...then run that ruu. It takes a long while to load..but its working. Run the ruu and just wait til the prompts come on. Chose accept, etc, and u will be golden
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marknoll said:
Get into bootloader and fun ruu 3.20
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http://androidruu.com/?developer=Ace
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Fourth one down... 2.47. This is an .exe file which is ran via a pc. If pc can see the device, this ruu will work. This is the original ruu for the inspire
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Poser off your phone. Wait a few... then boot it up..plug in pc...then run that ruu. It takes a long while to load..but its working. Run the ruu and just wait til the prompts come on. Chose accept, etc, and u will be golden
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I am currently running again the GB RUU, I don't know the version and it started the process. I am at 40% updating the HBoot. Its stuck here now, maybe i have to give it time. On the Desire HD I can see a progress bar. Its at 70% i guess. Lets hope this is working. I'm going to try your method if mine fails.
I am stuck at this point. Should I let it continue? 10 mins already...
Ok. I stopped that one. I found on that site my stock image version 1.80.502.3. The radio does not match correctly, let's hope is ok. I am going to try this. I can't find a 3.20 RUU there...
Edit: the 1.80 version didn't work. I get error 158. Right now i think i need to find the best RUU for my device. I am thinking... : "If i can't find the right one?" I hope 1 works... Any ideas though?
Did you run that 2.47 yet?
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ronaldosmeq said:
I am stuck at this point. Should I let it continue? 10 mins already...
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Sometimes running a ruu takes a long time. Try that 2.47 that I sent the links to you already.
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If all else fails, this one will definitely work. http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-inspire-4g-att/news/
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Perform the manual one. Lol
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marknoll said:
Did you run that 2.47 yet?
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Sometimes running a ruu takes a long time. Try that 2.47 that I sent the links to you already.
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If all else fails, this one will definitely work. http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-inspire-4g-att/news/
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Yes. Still getting error 158. I will try again. I will try the one from htc.com. Are you sure this will work? If it doesn't then what's the problem?
ronaldosmeq said:
Yes. Still getting error 158. I will try again. Any ideas?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61486042
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OK. Stop issuing cmds...ur gonna mess it up. Post when u try that 3.20 whether it succeeded or failed. Thanks
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ronaldosmeq said:
Yes. Still getting error 158. I will try again. I will try the one from htc.com. Are you sure this will work? If it doesn't then what's the problem?
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If it doesn't work, your bootloader might have an error, or it was partitioned somehow. Did u ever factory reset from the bootloader?
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marknoll said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61486042
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OK. Stop issuing cmds...ur gonna mess it up. Post when u try that 3.20 whether it succeeded or failed. Thanks
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If it doesn't work, your bootloader might have an error, or it was partitioned somehow. Did u ever factory reset from the bootloader?
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It didn't work. But how that GB RUU worked after it gave me the same error? Those RUUs work when they want to... I didn't factory reset the phone. A friend did it by mistake but i don't know exactly from where.. I can't belive that i might not be able to fix it. Can i do something with fastboot commands? Is it fully bricked?
If u can access bootloader it isn't bricked. Search xda for flashing that GB via bootloader. Don't forget to rename that GB file
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[IMPORTANT HELP] Zenfone 2 stuck in bootloop, no way to resolve it.

Hi guys,
Yesterday I rooted my phone with one click root (method 3 of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596) and everything worked fine. Also instelled Xposed (from the same thread). The thread says I can install OTA without un-rooting, so there was an system update and I installed it. Now I'm stuck in bootloop. I can't go in recovery, when I try is like I normally turn on the phone. I don't see any android robot or error message, it seems like it turns on normally. So I can't install stock firmware. Tried to unlock bootloader, so I have to open adb, but if the phone is turned off, it don't detect it, and If it is on(but in bootloop) I've to authorizate it from the phone, but in bootloop it is impossible. Tried to install custom recovery, but Un-Tethered Recovery needs unlocked bootloader, and installing Tethered Recovery gives me the same problem: if is turned off it don't detect it, if is turned on, it needs authorization. I've installed adb (of course), asus drivers from here (https://software.intel.com/en-us/an...ion-instructions-for-intel-android-usb-driver) and manually from here (https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/intel-usb-driver-for-android-devices). I've tried to do all this stuff from Windows 10 (64 bit) and form WIndows 7 (32 bit).
Hope you guys can help me, I really don't know what to do, I just want my Zenfone 2 551(Z00AD) back :crying::crying:
Thanks.
Can you get to the bootloader, phone off, not connected to USB, volume up press power till vibrates twice release power should open to bootloader
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And your update problem came from not uninstalling exposed,
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After you get into bootloader you can flash the .63 Rom you'll find the prerooted roms by shakalaka in the thread for changing CN to WW here in this forum
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You can look through this thread at weeset's post for all the info you need to solve multiple ways
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jimchee said:
Can you get to the bootloader, phone off, not connected to USB, volume up press power till vibrates twice release power should open to bootloader
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And your update problem came from not uninstalling exposed,
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After you get into bootloader you can flash the .63 Rom you'll find the prerooted roms by shakalaka in the thread for changing CN to WW here in this forum
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You can look through this thread at weeset's post for all the info you need to solve multiple ways
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Thank you very much. I installed it and everything works fine. Thank you again

Deleted the Asus ui by accident, help needed

Help as i deleted the Asus ui, i had made a back up but can not access them as
being a little bit stupid rebooted the phone. which now can not start.
Is there anything i can do. I have copied the backups from the sd card to the computer but do not know what to do with them.
What version are you on?, can you get into bootloader/recovery?, are you rooted or no?
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Which phone?
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Shouldn't matter as long as you can reflash the firmware back on the phone... Any changes will be rendered moot as the whole firmware is re-installed, not just the stuff you didn't change...
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jimchee said:
What version are you on?, can you get into bootloader/recovery?, are you rooted or no?
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Which phone?
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Phone is rooted running lolipop version 5, have made backups on sd card but can not start the phone i just get
the Asus starting page and the spinning circle and thats all it does. I do not know how to get to the boot mode.
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ultramag69 said:
Shouldn't matter as long as you can reflash the firmware back on the phone... Any changes will be rendered moot as the whole firmware is re-installed, not just the stuff you didn't change...
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HI
First of all thanks for helping. How do you flash the phone as only a novice at this.
This is a running ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML v 5.0. The phone is rooted and i made backups onto the sd card
but do not know how to reverse the operation.
Go here and read the instructions:
http://www.chinaphonearena.com/foru...root-Zenfone-2-change-CN-to-WW-flash-tutorial, it will give you the complete guide on flashing through fastboot
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jimchee said:
Go here and read the instructions:
http://www.chinaphonearena.com/foru...root-Zenfone-2-change-CN-to-WW-flash-tutorial, it will give you the complete guide on flashing through fastboot
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Why leave XDA? Here's all the info needed in one thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
You can also get the latest pre-rooted firmware, sorry 2.20.40.63 not 40.90, from the pre-rooted firmware thread in Original Android Developement...
It's the same end result, xda thread ultimately finished up at chinaphonearena site, it is shakalaka who compiled the roms, so either is a good choice.
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And is for different purposes, one for fastboot and one for recovery mode
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Asus Zenfone 2 Bricked! Bootloader don't load!

I have ASUS Zenfone 2 and I bricked mine by updating while rooted and go stuck in fastboot. I tried and download everything but sadly I can go only in fastboot , then when i press recovery it reboot but it was still in the robot. I pressed power button and vol up but it doesn't change anything. It was always blinking the robot thingy with a red triangle like it was still broken. Help me please. I don't know what to do.
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT_NAME - Z00A
VARIANT - ASUS_Z00A
HW_VERSION -
BOOTLOADER VERSION - unknown
IFWI VERSION - 0094.0177
SERIAL NUMBER - 0123456789ABCDEF
SIGNING - ?
SECURE_BOOT - ?
Fastboot is the bootloader, read the thread about changing from CN to WW, there you find the link to pre rooted Rom, download the proper Rom and flash according to instructions included.
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Almost sema problem!
amara24 said:
I have ASUS Zenfone 2 and I bricked mine by updating while rooted and go stuck in fastboot. I tried and download everything but sadly I can go only in fastboot , then when i press recovery it reboot but it was still in the robot. I pressed power button and vol up but it doesn't change anything. It was always blinking the robot thingy with a red triangle like it was still broken. Help me please. I don't know what to do.
FASTBOOT MODE
PRODUCT_NAME - Z00A
VARIANT - ASUS_Z00A
HW_VERSION -
BOOTLOADER VERSION - unknown
IFWI VERSION - 0094.0177
SERIAL NUMBER - 0123456789ABCDEF
SIGNING - ?
SECURE_BOOT - ?
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Hi guys! I´ve been reading everything i find on internet to try to unbrick my device. The thing is : I CAN'T access the recovery mode! Once I hit power button on Recovery mode the phone reboots and goes back to loading asus icon and get stuck there every time!
it all happened after a OTA update 2 days ago!
Can anyone please help me?
jimchee said:
Fastboot is the bootloader, read the thread about changing from CN to WW, there you find the link to pre rooted Rom, download the proper Rom and flash according to instructions included.
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How can i change that? Can you give me link please? I need the step by step instructions cause i am not that expert.
Have you fixed it yet?
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Search the thread ZenFone 2 general for switch from CN to WW, it has all the links and the page you download the Rom from gives detailed instructions
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3107610
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Link to flashing from bootloader
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Bricked Redmi 1s

I've had my redmi for a while now, and about a year ago I bricked it, although I do not remember exactly how I did it. It boots in TWRP but doesn't do anything more.
Is there a way to factory reset it with some kind of aplication? For my Alcatel Idol 3 there's a application for pc to reset everything. It takes care of downloading and flashing everything.
Is there such a thing for Xiaomi?
regards
Try mi flash
vicky romero said:
Try mi flash
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And what do I need to download to flash?
lakker said:
And what do I need to download to flash?
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http://en.miui.com/download-226.html
Go to this link and download the firmware.
At the bottom you can see Mi PC Suite. Download it and follow the instructions in the website.
Hit thanks if helped!!!!!!!!!
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lakker said:
And what do I need to download to flash?
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http://en.miui.com/download-226.html
Go to this link and download the firmware.
At the bottom you can see Mi PC Suite. Download it and follow the instructions in the website.
Hit thanks if helped!!!!!!!!!
The guide for flashing this ROM is when the phone is working. I'll try with the MiSuite and with Miflash. I'll get back to you guys as soon as I try this.
thanks
When I flash with MiFlash it says Unspecified error(0x80004005: FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition)
Have you tried to dual boot Redmi 1S?
I don't understand, am i missing something here ?
If the device boots into TWRP, then whats stopping your from Wiping it and flashing a new ROM on it ?
It won't boot into twrp anymore.. I want it stock..
What exactly did you do that made it not boot into twrp
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I tried repartitioning and it failed. I think its completely bricked now.
Maybe. Is it able to go into bootloop or fastboot?
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I can boot into fastboot.
Then there is still hope to save your device
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Install adb drivers on your laptop or pc and look at tutorials on how to wipe device clean and install from adb/fastboot commands
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Should only be an hour or so worth of work
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Do I have a hardware problem? I have a bootloop problem. as soon as i insert the battery the fastboot logo appears and bootloop starts. If I keeps only vol+ pressed, recovery appears but then it boot loops. At max i get 10 sec of time to do anything. same happens when connected to PC or charger. I can change recovery via fast boot as it takes less then 10 sec. MI suite too works but the phone disconnects after 10 sec. Also tried dismantling and reassembling thinking of a stuck power or vol- button. Help needed
You are saying that recovery turns into bootloop happens even when you have used twrp, if you havent tried twrp yet , please do, you can flash twrp via fastboot and then flash miui from an external sd card
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thanks. but I have tried twrp3 and latest philztouch as well. after going into recovery i cannot do anything as phone reboots within seconds.
You could always try customer service, if they cant fix it they will replace it if is in warranty period
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Make sure to flash stock recovery before you give it to customer service, or they will state your warranty as void
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its two years old. out of warranty. Also i cant find fastboot flashable stock recovery.
What are my best options?

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