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4.4 Bootloader

Hi, tried to install a 4.4 ROM but it failed and then went downhill. Does anyone have the latest image file for the bootloader? Now I am soft bricked trying to go back to stock but all I can find are the old bootloaders and they do not work with the kitkat image file from google. Thanks for the help!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383146
See post#2
I flashed it from recovery.

hyperxguy said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383146
See post#2
I flashed it from recovery.
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Hi, thanks for that but I already have it. The thing is it's a .zip i need the .img and inside that zip there are multiple files i don't exactly know which one is the bootloader.
Thanks!

th3xeroeagle said:
Hi, tried to install a 4.4 ROM but it failed and then went downhill. Does anyone have the latest image file for the bootloader? Now I am soft bricked trying to go back to stock but all I can find are the old bootloaders and they do not work with the kitkat image file from google. Thanks for the help!
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You can find many of the kernels/recoveries/bootloaders in the download section of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534698
The problem is it might not get you to where you want to be.
What exactly are you calling a "brick"?
If you have a bootloader issue, you won't even see the Google during boot. It is rare to be bricked in that way.
You are probably stuck on the X or bouncing balls animation.
You can get out of that by going to recovery and performing wipe data factory reset.
If you are stuck at "Google", then you need to reflash the factory image (you can choose the nowipe option and possibly keep your user data)

sfhub said:
You can find many of the kernels/recoveries/bootloaders in the download section of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534698
The problem is it might not get you to where you want to be.
What exactly are you calling a "brick"?
If you have a bootloader issue, you won't even see the Google during boot. It is rare to be bricked in that way.
You are probably stuck on the X or bouncing balls animation.
You can get out of that by going to recovery and performing wipe data factory reset.
If you are stuck at "Google", then you need to reflash the factory image (you can choose the nowipe option and possibly keep your user data)
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hey, thanks for the reply. I'm trying to get my tablet to kitkat with the stock image from google. but I hear that with kitkat there is a new bootloader so I want to update that through fastboot (my device is recognized so I call it a soft boot) but the problem is when I erase the boot and reflash the boot.img and try to flash the new .img it doesn't load up. im using these commands
Code:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash boot
fastboot flash recovery
fastboot flash system
fastboot reboot-bootloader
my current bootloader version says FLO 4.01 not sure how to update it.

th3xeroeagle said:
hey, thanks for the reply. I'm trying to get my tablet to kitkat with the stock image from google. but I hear that with kitkat there is a new bootloader so I want to update that through fastboot (my device is recognized so I call it a soft boot) but the problem is when I erase the boot and reflash the boot.img and try to flash the new .img it doesn't load up. im using these commands
Code:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot flash boot
fastboot flash recovery
fastboot flash system
fastboot reboot-bootloader
my current bootloader version says FLO 4.01 not sure how to update it.
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4.01 is the bootloader that came with kitkat.
you can't just say
fastboot flash boot
you need to say
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and have the boot.img in place.
I suggest you just follow the instructions in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47640458#post47640458
Use the nowipe option and you should be able to keep your user data unless you erased or messed it up earlier.

sfhub said:
4.01 is the bootloader that came with kitkat.
you can't just say
fastboot flash boot
you need to say
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and have the boot.img in place.
I suggest you just follow the instructions in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47640458#post47640458
Use the nowipe option and you should be able to keep your user data unless you erased or messed it up earlier.
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AH! It was in the general section, I looked everywhere in the development sections. Thank you very much!

[Q] Booting strait to custom recovery *Help*

Hey guys, I think i screwed up big time. I have just received my Htc one M8 from rogers (with no bloatware on it .. weird lol ) And i wanted to root it in order to use titanium back up.
So i followed a guide to root the phone everything went well execpt that now my phone boots straight into philz custom recovery....
When i was entering the fastboot commands to flash the recovery to the phone i made a mistake i wrote :
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
instead of
fastboot flash boot recovery recovery.img
....
So my guess is that i have overwritten the boot.img of the phone with the custom recovery which is bad... now i can't use the phone...
Is there a way to flash the stock boot image back? of to restore the phone like it was brand new?
Thanks for you help

Reflash the both with the correct commands !!!
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and
Fastboot flash boot boot.img

Mr Hofs said:
Reflash the both with the correct commands !!!
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
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Yeah this is what i wanted to do but i couldn't find a boot.img. I did find it eventually. here it is in case anyone needs it

Straight, just saying.

The boot.img is always in the rom....Most roms contain the stock boot.img. or check my backup collection and download the stock rom. It has the stock boot.img inside

Thanks a lot.

Phone can boot into fastboot, and system but wont go into recovery

Hi guys i flashed the 3.5.3 CM today but i decided to go back with 3.26 again, so i followed a guide that tells me to install stock recovery over twrp before i install the rom but after i fastboot flash the recovery i cannot go into the recovery anymore.
i tried to flashed the modified twrp and then boot to recovery but still wont open it.
the phone works and can go into fastboot still but it just wont access recovery
anyway to fix it? sorry if this has been discussed before. im on a mac for more info
TIA

1+3
Is your OS booting?

yea

Got the same problem here. Can boot into system and fastboot but if boot to recovery i get the oneplus logo and the bootloaderscreen and then i get a black screen where i should get my recovery. And if wanna Force shutdown my oneplus it freezes somehow. I tried everything to fix this with no result. Stock recovery doesnt work too.

Hi I just had the same problem, I have sent it back to Oneplus for repair. According to the ticket, I had a faulty motherboard, which has been replaced. If you can, do it. I only had to wait for a week before it was sent back.

Had the same problem last night. Following method nr 2 in thos thread solved it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3405700
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using XDA-Developers mobile app

using fastboot to wipe the recovery partition then fastboot flashing modified twrp twice worked for me, i think the oneplus recovery image thats doing the rounds doesn't want to play nice lol

If youre phone boots in to system, download Flashify from play, flash recovery.img (you need to extract .img file). Go to recovery to check if it works. If not try other recovery.

after flashing the community build i cant boot my device in fastboot mode, it wont start the recovery or boot the system sucessfully.

danxtian said:
Hi guys i flashed the 3.5.3 CM today but i decided to go back with 3.26 again, so i followed a guide that tells me to install stock recovery over twrp before i install the rom but after i fastboot flash the recovery i cannot go into the recovery anymore.
i tried to flashed the modified twrp and then boot to recovery but still wont open it.
the phone works and can go into fastboot still but it just wont access recovery
anyway to fix it? sorry if this has been discussed before. im on a mac for more info
TIA
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If your device is unlocked, flash the recovery.img from fastboot.
You can download TWRP for oneplus 3 from their site.
Rename the downloaded recovery to recovery.img.
And open fastboot in the path of the recovery image.
Use the command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Hopefully this helps

g3ck08 said:
If your device is unlocked, flash the recovery.img from fastboot.
You can download TWRP for oneplus 3 from their site.
Rename the downloaded recovery to recovery.img.
And open fastboot in the path of the recovery image.
Use the command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Hopefully this helps
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managed to fix it the other day, by flashing the modded twrp.. somehow that one worked after that i flashed the 3.26 plus the 3.26 modem ones because if i didnt, my touch screen wont work...

For me, I flashed the twrp from fastboot.
But still the 1+ logo shows when I try to boot in to recovery for 5 sec and shuts down with 2 dots of lights in the navigation button area
The normal boot is working fine. Did flash the recovery using apps like TWRP Manager, Flashify etc. It will show successfulll. But when I try to boot in to recovery, same result.
Please help

Redmi Note 5 Bootloop & Can't boot Recovery

Hello, need your help guys.
So my Whyred bootlooping now. What I did previously was wiping System, Cache, Dalvik & Data before flashing custom ROM -- I know, this shouldn't be an issue. But since I can do fastboot, I tried to flashes recovery. I tried a few (TWRP, RedWolf & Batik), for each the steps were all the same: Via fastboot flash the dummy image to manipulate ARB check, then flash Recovery and finish with boot into recovery.
The phone booting into recovery, I can see the screen of recoveries for few second, then phone bootlooping again.
What should I do?
And for additional information, my phone was unlocked bootloader -- it still unlocked because I can see the Unlocked sign on bootloop screen. I also tried to flash official MIUI rom via fastboot (whyred_global_images_V10.0.6.0.OEIMIFH_20181127) but it was failed because anti roll back -- I also don't understand this because the ARB was supposed not allowing me to downgrade, but why is it also not allowing me to flash the latest ROM too?
I am now stucked in bootloop -- still can do fastbooting, but really have no idea how to flash any rom and get into the system. Really need help help help please

Try this:
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryname.img
like fastboot boot RedWolf.img

Rush-er said:
Try this:
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryname.img
like fastboot boot RedWolf.img
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Yes, for redwolf it was the command -- I was short typing but thats the idea.

Semi-bricked XA1, possible recovery?

So my phone has been lagging a whole lot using the stock rom and I have decided that I'll try a custom rom to see if that changes anything. So I came here and saw this forum:
"https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1/development/half-gsi-oreo-8-1-t3902259"
I thought I'll try and so I unlocked my bootloader, only to have my phone be reset (not a problem, everything was backed up). It also boots with a warning "Device unlocked and can't be trusted".
Then I went on to download TWRP using this link in that post: "https://mega.nz/#!FQFXCYSY!DgxQRkaY1Eqq3B0fZLEQBNzUs0Zj80L6IzSHxdorQ3A" which is the TWRP 3.3.0.0 V2 IS FOR ALL USERS.
I didn't want to flash in the event it was the wrong recovery so I tried booting into it, fastboot boot recovery.img
It flashed, everything was ok and now the phone doesn't boot. It stayed in a boot loop. I went ahead and flashed recovery this time, no luck. Downloaded a recovery.img from another website and it didn't allow me to boot to android or recovery.
Is there a way to save my phone, I can't get another phone until August due to contract. It can still boot to fastboot and gets stuck when trying to boot to android. It being able to boot to fastboot makes me think theres a chance to flash a stock rom or any custom recovery and rom to get the phone working again. Any help? Thanks!

Darth343 said:
So my phone has been lagging a whole lot using the stock rom and I have decided that I'll try a custom rom to see if that changes anything. So I came here and saw this forum:
"https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1/development/half-gsi-oreo-8-1-t3902259"
I thought I'll try and so I unlocked my bootloader, only to have my phone be reset (not a problem, everything was backed up). It also boots with a warning "Device unlocked and can't be trusted".
Then I went on to download TWRP using this link in that post: "https://mega.nz/#!FQFXCYSY!DgxQRkaY1Eqq3B0fZLEQBNzUs0Zj80L6IzSHxdorQ3A" which is the TWRP 3.3.0.0 V2 IS FOR ALL USERS.
I didn't want to flash in the event it was the wrong recovery so I tried booting into it, fastboot boot recovery.img
It flashed, everything was ok and now the phone doesn't boot. It stayed in a boot loop. I went ahead and flashed recovery this time, no luck. Downloaded a recovery.img from another website and it didn't allow me to boot to android or recovery.
Is there a way to save my phone, I can't get another phone until August due to contract. It can still boot to fastboot and gets stuck when trying to boot to android. It being able to boot to fastboot makes me think theres a chance to flash a stock rom or any custom recovery and rom to get the phone working again. Any help? Thanks!
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OK use the boot.img and recovery.img made by @janjan HERE. Under the heading ¨Downloads¨ see ¨Xperia XA1¨ and download the KERNEL + RECOVERY the boot.img and recovery.img are compatible with the G3121-G3112-G3125-G3116-G3123 devices on the applicable firmware.
Flash BOTH using fastboot. The boot.img is patched to allow TWRP to boot which it will never do using the stock boot.
If you wish to go back to stock then simply use FlashTool to flash the stock fotakernel.sin and boot.sin contained in the firmware for your device.

Does it works becouse I boot my g3116 from flashtool camand was
Fastboot boot boot.img and then also it's stuck into bootloader