I know there are other threads regarding this but those included someone having TWRP already flashed and in this case I do not.
I sadly took a chance and bought a Nexus 5X off someone on Kijiji and it looks like I got got scammed.
I've own other Nexus phones in the past but was unaware of the OEM Lock on the latest devices and it is in a locked state and I do not know the google account to unlock it (as it wasn't my phone prior to this)
None of the fastboot/adb commands work as it is locked.
I just wanted to know if there was any other way I could fix this or if I have brick on my hands here. Any assistance would be amazing as this would mean I just blew my money away.
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sniperIT said:
I know there are other threads regarding this but those included someone having TWRP already flashed and in this case I do not.
I sadly took a chance and bought a Nexus 5X off someone on Kijiji and it looks like I got got scammed.
I've own other Nexus phones in the past but was unaware of the OEM Lock on the latest devices and it is in a locked state and I do not know the google account to unlock it (as it wasn't my phone prior to this)
None of the fastboot/adb commands work as it is locked.
I just wanted to know if there was any other way I could fix this or if I have brick on my hands here. Any assistance would be amazing as this would mean I just blew my money away.
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So you purchased a 5X that wasn't factory reset? Have you tried asking the previous owner for assistance? They might be able to remotely wipe the phone using Android Device Manager.
metpage said:
So you purchased a 5X that wasn't factory reset? Have you tried asking the previous owner for assistance? They might be able to remotely wipe the phone using Android Device Manager.
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It was reset and required login of the previous account to unlock it. Unfortunately, the previous owner is nowhere to be found...
The build number is MHC19J and I've been told that I am screwed to unlock it.
Nick
sniperIT said:
It was reset and required login of the previous account to unlock it. Unfortunately, the previous owner is nowhere to be found...
The build number is MHC19J and I've been told that I am screwed to unlock it.
Nick
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I would try and get your money back, chances are you could have brought a stolen phone.
Darke5tShad0w said:
I would try and get your money back, chances are you could have brought a stolen phone.
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Sadly you may be right, but like any good thief he seems to be unreachable, so I unfortunately can't get the money back. I have checked the IMEI and it is clean so i should be able to activate it.
I just need a way to bypass the FRP (Factory Reset Protection). I've seen posts on this on XDA but they are for patches up to the March 1st Patch. I build I have is the March Patch and I can't seem to find any workarounds for this patch level.
In the event that someone has found a way please let me know as it would save me a lot of grief.
Thank you for your responses.
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sniperIT said:
Sadly you may be right, but like any good thief he seems to be unreachable, so I unfortunately can't get the money back. I have checked the IMEI and it is clean so i should be able to activate it.
I just need a way to bypass the FRP (Factory Reset Protection). I've seen posts on this on XDA but they are for patches up to the March 1st Patch. I build I have is the March Patch and I can't seem to find any workarounds for this patch level.
In the event that someone has found a way please let me know as it would save me a lot of grief.
Thank you for your responses.
N
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I don't know if will help, but the N preview may not include or may reset FRP. Usually OTAs only include the changed files but since the N preview was bricking locked phones, Google released full OTAs that contained everything. You could try flashing it with ADB while in the stock recovery.
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PiousInquisitor said:
I don't know if will help, but the N preview may not include or may reset FRP. Usually OTAs only include the changed files but since the N preview was bricking locked phones, Google released full OTAs that contained everything. You could try flashing it with ADB while in the stock recovery.
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I was thinking the same thing but I don't want to make the situation worse than it already is. I have seen vids from RootJunky showing that the N preview is bypassable and it can be done with a reset.
Will the OTA wipe all the data on the device?
Just to be clear are these the OTA's you are referring too? http://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
Thank you for your advice.
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sniperIT said:
I was thinking the same thing but I don't want to make the situation worse than it already is. I have seen vids from RootJunky showing that the N preview is bypassable and it can be done with a reset.
Will the OTA wipe all the data on the device?
Just to be clear are these the OTA's you are referring too? http://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
Thank you for your advice.
N
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Those are the files. That is what I would do.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Those are the files. That is what I would do.
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Ok thank you very much I am in the process, will update once it is complete.
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Ok thank you very much I am in the process, will update once it is complete.
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Looks like it is still a no go. The FRP seems to still be in place and the reset idea didn't work.
I may need to see if i can get this phone completely blanked.
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Looks like it is still a no go. The FRP seems to still be in place and the reset idea didn't work.
I may need to see if i can get this phone completely blanked.
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I've got on last idea. Is it a 32 gig model?
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I've got on last idea. Is it a 32 gig model?
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16GB unfortunately.
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16GB unfortunately.
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Bummer. I was going to suggest THIS. But there isnt a 16 TOT file.
So you were able to successfully flash N from the stock recovery? And you simply couldnt get past the login screen? FRP is a *****. I had no idea what it was when I sold my Moto X Pure Edition last year. I ended up giving the guy I sold it to my password so he could unlock it. That was after about a day of searching for a workaround. Then my sis bought a G4 and when it arrived it was locked with FRP. We ended up finding a tool to wipe it out. Such a pain. Lol. Good luck finding a solution. Let us know if you get it working some other way.
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16GB unfortunately.
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Have you tried this? EDIT: Looks like its been patched already...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocC7ruFCqOI
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Bummer. I was going to suggest THIS. But there isnt a 16 TOT file.
So you were able to successfully flash N from the stock recovery? And you simply couldnt get past the login screen? FRP is a *****. I had no idea what it was when I sold my Moto X Pure Edition last year. I ended up giving the guy I sold it to my password so he could unlock it. That was after about a day of searching for a workaround. Then my sis bought a G4 and when it arrived it was locked with FRP. We ended up finding a tool to wipe it out. Such a pain. Lol. Good luck finding a solution. Let us know if you get it working some other way.
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Have you tried this? EDIT: Looks like its been patched already...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocC7ruFCqOI
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Man is it ever. The last thing I was thinking was that they say there is a 72 hour lock on this and I only first started the phone on Sat night. maybe I need to wait until tomorrow and see what happens.
I will check out the Youtube video.
Thank you for all your help once again.
N
sniperIT said:
Man is it ever. The last thing I was thinking was that they say there is a 72 hour lock on this and I only first started the phone on Sat night. maybe I need to wait until tomorrow and see what happens.
I will check out the Youtube video.
Thank you for all your help once again.
N
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So were you able to reset the phone on N, like in the rootjunky video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOymYg3lswI
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So were you able to reset the phone on N, like in the rootjunky video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOymYg3lswI
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I unfortunately don't have a sim to test with. The one in my current is a micro not a nano. I am going to contact a repair store tomorrow to see if they can assist and I will try it out.
Sorry yes I did exactly as he suggested and it didn't work.
It gives me the option during setup to setup like it was a new phone but then as soon as I connect to my WiFi it performs a check and states the same reset message.
Which is why I might be thinking that it is the 72 hour lock on and maybe it will go away once it is complete.
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sniperIT said:
I unfortunately don't have a sim to test with. The one in my current is a micro not a nano. I am going to contact a repair store tomorrow to see if they can assist and I will try it out.
Sorry yes I did exactly as he suggested and it didn't work.
It gives me the option during setup to setup like it was a new phone but then as soon as I connect to my WiFi it performs a check and states the same reset message.
Which is why I might be thinking that it is the 72 hour lock on and maybe it will go away once it is complete.
N
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I would try it again. If you factory reset from within android, it should disable FRP, including the need to wait 72 hrs.
I wouldn't bother with the repair shop. The latest and greatest info is going to be on the internet and probably from rootjunky.
PiousInquisitor said:
I would try it again. If you factory reset from within android, it should disable FRP, including the need to wait 72 hrs.
I wouldn't bother with the repair shop. The latest and greatest info is going to be on the internet and probably from rootjunky.
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I tried several times with no luck.
It just seems like once it phones home to Google it blocks me.
I'm going to try to contact rootjunky directly
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I tried several times with no luck.
It just seems like once it phones home to Google it blocks me.
I'm going to try to contact rootjunky directly
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Bummer. Im out of ideas.
What message do you exactly get when trying to execute something via fastboot?
Related
Hello all,
I was testing and fooling around with my Note 4 SM-910A when I tried rooting my phone again. (Manually) and I did something different giving me root and the bootloader now shows the Custom (unlocked) symbol. Meaning, that I got root and my bootloader was unlocked. Here is some proof:
imgur (DOT) com/2qjJmWs
But there is one catch to it.
You get bricked. AT&T sees that you are rooted and you cannot use your phone unless you restore it to stock or you take it to AT&T store and they will do it for you.
Also you get a : SECURE = FAIL on your scree.
When I got this root, I made an account quickly and then I posted. This is the biggest day for me. I'm gonna try and see if I can bypass the SECURE = FAIL and make it into SECURE = I DON'T EVEN CARE!
--Sarmad Wahab
--Android Rootivist
Hahahahahahahaa
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No kidding
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Hahahahahahahaa
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Dude, no kidding this just happened to me like 10 minutes ago. I'll be going to AT&T store, like the phone said. I will see what they do.
If you look into the root progress forum, a couple of us has had the same thing happen. I am hoping that some devs are looking into this. I know how to do this every time now and have to unbrick my phone every time.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65784783
Look into this here.
I have done this more than 10 times trying various root procedures to stick on reboot. I'm sure there are A LOT of other that have had this happen also. It's not new.
What a troll. New user sign up, 1st post said ROOTED. LOL
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Hahahahahahahaa
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sweetboy02125 said:
What a troll. New user sign up, 1st post said ROOTED. LOL
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Bro, not a troll. My note 4 is now permanently bricked. The os was deleted by the bootloader. I took it to Att and they say that it is permanently bricked. Hard-bricked. Gonna send it to samsung or go to another att store to see wut happenes.
No. No. No. Nonononono
I hope you didn't send it in yet.
Go here-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63431559
Download needed files and don't forget about Odin program.
As I stated earlier, I have done this over 10 times trying various root methods to stick. If you weren't so noobish in thinking AT&T was going to help you...maybe you could read around on these awesome forums and figure it out for yourself... but alas, you can lead a horse to water, blah blah blah...
Walt
I had the same thing happen to me. King root app popped & asked me to try again so I did. (Stupid me) I tried everything I know how to fix this.. In recovery mode I told phone to wipe data factory reset. Still pops up after reboot stating kernal is not seaddroid enforcing then says secure fail kernel and had large yellow triangle saying system software not authorized by at&t has been found etc. Turn off and take to at&t store.
Anyone know how to fix this or have I ruined the phone?
getyroks said:
No. No. No. Nonononono
I hope you didn't send it in yet.
Go here-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63431559
Download needed files and don't forget about Odin program.
As I stated earlier, I have done this over 10 times trying various root methods to stick. If you weren't so noobish in thinking AT&T was going to help you...maybe you could read around on these awesome forums and figure it out for yourself... but alas, you can lead a horse to water, blah blah blah...
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cboysfan said:
I had the same thing happen to me. King root app popped & asked me to try again so I did. (Stupid me) I tried everything I know how to fix this.. In recovery mode I told phone to wipe data factory reset. Still pops up after reboot stating kernal is not seaddroid enforcing then says secure fail kernel and had large yellow triangle saying system software not authorized by at&t has been found etc. Turn off and take to at&t store.
Anyone know how to fix this or have I ruined the phone?
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use the link @getyroks posted, it unbricked my phone!
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cboysfan said:
I had the same thing happen to me. King root app popped & asked me to try again so I did. (Stupid me) I tried everything I know how to fix this.. In recovery mode I told phone to wipe data factory reset. Still pops up after reboot stating kernal is not seaddroid enforcing then says secure fail kernel and had large yellow triangle saying system software not authorized by at&t has been found etc. Turn off and take to at&t store.
Anyone know how to fix this or have I ruined the phone?
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Please read the whole thread instead of asking to be spoon-fed, don't be lazy. READ, SEARCH,and RESEARCH!!!
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getyroks said:
No. No. No. Nonononono
I hope you didn't send it in yet.
Go here-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63431559
Download needed files and don't forget about Odin program.
As I stated earlier, I have done this over 10 times trying various root methods to stick. If you weren't so noobish in thinking AT&T was going to help you...maybe you could read around on these awesome forums and figure it out for yourself... but alas, you can lead a horse to water, blah blah blah...
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Dude thank you soo much, I got my phone fixed, and also I got my note 3 fixed using files from the same person
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Please read the whole thread instead of asking to be spoon-fed, don't be lazy. READ, SEARCH,and RESEARCH!!!
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Wow. Don't be lazy. Not cool dude. I did read the whole post and I am trying what was listed. Anyway I wanted to add that my phone has never been rooted. I have tried Kingroot many times with no success. I am running Lollipop 5.1.1 which is locked by AT&T so I am curious if bootloader is locked how this happened or how I will be able to fix this. I will continue to read as I have been doing prior to being called lazy. I have yet to see anyone else state they were running the same OS I am.
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Wow. Don't be lazy. Not cool dude. I did read the whole post and I am trying what was listed. Anyway I wanted to add that my phone has never been rooted. I have tried Kingroot many times with no success. [bold]I am running Lollipop 5.1.1 which is locked by AT&T so I am curious if bootloader is locked how this happened [\bold]or how I will be able to fix this. I will continue to read as I have been doing prior to being called lazy. I have yet to see anyone else state they were running the same OS I am.
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The files mentioned in my previous post are the 5.1.1 OS files. I have used them multiple times to recover from a soft-brick. So, YES, I have the same OS Lollipop as you should have. AT&T has locked the bootloader on the Note 4 from the beginning. But in 4.4.4 you could temp-root in order to get rid of some files. But results are so different from phone to phone that a temp-root scenario is complicated to explain. Some work some dont. KINGROOT is also in the same boat, might or not work. You might be able to keep your phone from rebooting or it might freeze and you HAVE to pull the battery. When the battery gets pulled and reboots SOMETIMES you can reboot to a temp-rooted phone, MOST OF THE TIME it soft bricks. All of this information is in either of the posts I linked earlier, so either you're lazy, or you don't understand what you're reading. If you don't understand, then please READ, SEARCH, and RESEARCH.
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Start at the beginning of this here->----->>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2961974
Thank you getyroks.
I was concerned to load the files because I did not see anyone who was not rooted and running my OS. I installed them and all is well. Thank you again.
getyroks said:
The files mentioned in my previous post are the 5.1.1 OS files. I have used them multiple times to recover from a soft-brick. So, YES, I have the same OS Lollipop as you should have. AT&T has locked the bootloader on the Note 4 from the beginning. But in 4.4.4 you could temp-root in order to get rid of some files. But results are so different from phone to phone that a temp-root scenario is complicated to explain. Some work some dont. KINGROOT is also in the same boat, might or not work. You might be able to keep your phone from rebooting or it might freeze and you HAVE to pull the battery. When the battery gets pulled and reboots SOMETIMES you can reboot to a temp-rooted phone, MOST OF THE TIME it soft bricks. All of this information is in either of the posts I linked earlier, so either you're lazy, or you don't understand what you're reading. If you don't understand, then please READ, SEARCH, and RESEARCH.
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Start at the beginning of this here->----->>>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2961974
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cboysfan said:
Thank you getyroks.
I was concerned to load the files because I did not see anyone who was not rooted and running my OS. I installed them and all is well. Thank you again.
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The sad part is that it cleans the whole system. So starting from scratch everytime is a drag.
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ejectedmatrix said:
use the link @getyroks posted, it unbricked my phone!
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It helped me as well. Just download the package and use ODIN and you are back in buisness. Btw, all your personal data is gone bye bye though, I will be like a having a brand new phone again.
Take care.
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ejectedmatrix said:
Bro, not a troll. My note 4 is now permanently bricked. The os was deleted by the bootloader. I took it to Att and they say that it is permanently bricked. Hard-bricked. Gonna send it to samsung or go to another att store to see wut happenes.
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1) Not a troll. Just someone not knowing what they're doing.
2) ATT reps don't even know the difference between a locked sim and locked bootloader, so they wouldn't know the difference between a hard and soft brick.
3) All you had to do was use Odin to fix the phone. You just traded your phone for a factory refurbished one. Good job!
4) Read the latest forum posts before doing things.
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Hey guys. Thought I'd chime in with a little insight here. Had someone call me the other day that tried to root one, and ended up with the same unauthorized software error. Couldn't get to download mode, couldn't get to recovery, couldn't get phone to boot. He took it to AT&T, where they of course told him the phone was "hard bricked". I just used a usb jig and restored it with odin. Did just fine.
This is the jig I used. It was $4.92 on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Samsung...SB-jig-EXCLUSIVELY-US-MADE-SOLD-/141351359584
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Hey guys. Thought I'd chime in with a little insight here. Had someone call me the other day that tried to root one, and ended up with the same unauthorized software error. Couldn't get to download mode, couldn't get to recovery, couldn't get phone to boot. He took it to AT&T, where they of course told him the phone was "hard bricked". I just used a usb jig and restored it with odin. Did just fine.
This is the jig I used. It was $4.92 on eBay
You wasted $4.92 on ebay, All you got to do is download USB Driver for your phone and install it on your computer. Once this is done, your computer we recognize your soft bricked phone and you can use Odin to reload the firmware.
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*** The issue is resolved!!! Thanks to xda, the solution is provided in the link in the comments.***
Couple of days ago I got this OTA notification that Android 7.1 preview is available for update. As my phone is rooted I started the manual update procedure. After the flashing was finished, I restarted the phone and then I saw it was stuck at the Google screen. Just stuck, no response. Seemed unusual to me.
Let me tell you that I have been modding my Nexus 5 for about two years. I am familiar with most of the tweaks that can be done to a Nexus device. Nexus 5 served me amazingly. I bought Nexus 5x 3 months ago.
So, after it was stuck I restarted. Still stuck. I will tell you step by step what I did then:
1. Flashed the OS 7.1 again (I dunno why, the flash.all script doesn't work for me, so I always do that manually) - result is the same.
2. Last October update (NBD90W) was available in the folder so I flashed that - same result.
3. I downloaded the previous one (NRD90S) and flashed that - same result.
4. I locked the phone and unlocked again to erase everything (not sure if that's a good idea), then flashed the OS again - same result.
5. Then I tried LGUP and the tot files to give it the factory version. LGUP detects the phone, started installing. When the installation is finished and the phone restarted - same result.
6. Now that I gave it the factory version the phone got locked!
7. I searched google for hours but couldn't find a way to unlock it as the OS is not booting and I cannot turn USB debugging on!
8. Then I tried the default recovery mode (Android recovery, from the recovery screen Power + volume up) as it doesn't require unlocking the device. Wiped the cache and restarted - same result.
9. My phone is detected by the pc and ADB. So, I wiped everything and tried ADB sideload and get this error E: footer is wrong
10. I tried Nexus root toolkit. It detects the phone in fastboot mode, then restarts it and then it again is stuck on the Google screen.
I am extremely depressed!
I am from Bangladesh and there is no authorized LG servicing center here. So, I can't ask for their help.
All that I did over the past two years was the awesome threads of xdadevelopers. So, a big thumbs up for you guys . :good:
I learnt from the web that phone can be hard bricked if a wrong bootloader is flashed. That's impossible for me as I always remove the factory image extracted files after flashing is done from the ADB>platform-tools folder.
Now, is the phone hard-bricked? If it is, what to do with it? Will replacing the motherboard get my phone back? Any kind of suggestion will be very much appreciated.
Bummer. This sounds a lot like what I just posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/req-help-bootloop-7-1-1-beta-ota-enter-t3486957
I really hope someone has an idea how to fix this...
Like DC_Knight said, please try the TOT method given here. Hope it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/tutorial-how-unbricked-nexus-5x-16gb-t3481766
what is your model H790 or H791
16 or 32 GB?
DC_Knight said:
Bummer. This sounds a lot like what I just posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/req-help-bootloop-7-1-1-beta-ota-enter-t3486957
I really hope someone has an idea how to fix this...
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Well, I don't get bootloops, my phone is just stuck at the Google screen and I can enter recovery mode (lying Android with red exclamation mark), from there I can enter Android recovery mode, where ADB sideload is available.
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Like DC_Knight said, please try the TOT method given here. Hope it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/tutorial-how-unbricked-nexus-5x-16gb-t3481766
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Like I mentioned in point 5, I did exactly that as mentioned in this link.
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what is your model H790 or H791
16 or 32 GB?
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It's H791, 32 GB.
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I need to know one thing. Will replacing the motherboard fix the phone? Anyone??
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I need to know one thing. Will replacing the motherboard fix the phone? Anyone??
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How about trying to get a replacement if you're still within the 1 year warranty?
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EeZeEpEe said:
How about trying to get a replacement if you're still within the 1 year warranty?
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"I am from Bangladesh and there is no authorized LG dealer/servicing center here. So, I can't ask for their help."
I'm on my own...
jadu45 said:
"I am from Bangladesh and there is no authorized LG dealer/servicing center here. So, I can't ask for their help."
I'm on my own...
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Ah my bad. TL;DR on my end.
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Please say something about replacing the motherboard. It's very very pricey, so I want to be sure -_-
sounds like its hardware problem, contact seller to replace it. if not going to happen, then buy a new phone from a company that does have a dealer in your country to warrant. aside of camera, the specs of other phones at this price range are better
That thought is also roaming around my head, still Nexus is Nexus!
What's the price going for the 5X over there? It's as low as $280 here in the US which is easy better then it's original.
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Try the tutorial here. It's little bit different from the original thread ,
as @bardhi92 said, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT AFTER I FLASHED THE .TOT FILE, I BOOTED MY PHONE INTO BOOTLOADER AND DID AN ADB SIDELOAD OF THIS OTA.ZIP
Well, for my case, eventually I successfully bring my N5X alive. The tricky part is to enter Android System Recovery (hold Power + Volume Up) after flashing TOT.
questionquince said:
Try the tutorial here. It's little bit different from the original thread ,
as @bardhi92 said, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT AFTER I FLASHED THE .TOT FILE, I BOOTED MY PHONE INTO BOOTLOADER AND DID AN ADB SIDELOAD OF THIS OTA.ZIP
Well, for my case, eventually I successfully bring my N5X alive. The tricky part is to enter Android System Recovery (hold Power + Volume Up) after flashing TOT.
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Thanks for this, it looks interesting and I definitely didn't try that. I'm at office right now, I'll let you know after trying this.
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Like DC_Knight said, please try the TOT method given here. Hope it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/tutorial-how-unbricked-nexus-5x-16gb-t3481766
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There was a difference in the method here and I didn't realize that before; as it was written at the bottom. Sorry about that. I'll try this method and let you know. Thanks!
jadu45 said:
There was a difference in the method here and I didn't realize that before; as it was written at the bottom. Sorry about that. I'll try this method and let you know. Thanks!
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Goodluck, and let us know the result.. :fingers-crossed:
A warranty is a warranty, it doesn't matter what country you're in or where the repair place is. People in Canada send stuff to the USA for warranty issues all the time. I'd get on the phone with LG until I heard what I wanted, but I'm a stubborn old goat lol.
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A warranty is a warranty, it doesn't matter what country you're in or where the repair place is. People in Canada send stuff to the USA for warranty issues all the time. I'd get on the phone with LG until I heard what I wanted, but I'm a stubborn old goat lol.
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Well, there is no authorized dealer here; I had to buy it from a local shop. So, there is no warranty!
harihacker said:
Like DC_Knight said, please try the TOT method given here. Hope it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/tutorial-how-unbricked-nexus-5x-16gb-t3481766
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questionquince said:
Try the tutorial here. It's little bit different from the original thread ,
as @bardhi92 said, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT AFTER I FLASHED THE .TOT FILE, I BOOTED MY PHONE INTO BOOTLOADER AND DID AN ADB SIDELOAD OF THIS OTA.ZIP
Well, for my case, eventually I successfully bring my N5X alive. The tricky part is to enter Android System Recovery (hold Power + Volume Up) after flashing TOT.
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Both of you provided me the link. I don't know who you are, but I if I find you you guys are going to have a treat for sure. I literally cried when I got my phone back. Thank you guys. Thanks xda!
Is it possible to downgrade to NDE63P from NDE63X? Wanting to root now that TWRP is available...
Bootloader IS still locked...
nozzleman_85 said:
Is it possible to downgrade to NDE63P from NDE63X? Wanting to root now that TWRP is available...
Bootloader IS still locked...
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Not if you have a locked bootloader
Cozzeck said:
Not if you have a locked bootloader
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How would I go about doing this, I have a Verizon pixel xl that's unlocked and I am on the X update and would like to revert to P
shibbnasty said:
How would I go about doing this, I have a Verizon pixel xl that's unlocked and I am on the X update and would like to revert to P
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What's the point of returning to P?
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What's the point of returning to P?
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Well I'm trying to fix and issue I'm having with the camera flash, ever since the update it will only flash once and then will not work again with any app no matter what until I do a restart. It worked before the update and nothing happened to the phone so I wanted to see if going back might fix it before I have to get a refurbished one from Verizon.
shibbnasty said:
Well I'm trying to fix and issue I'm having with the camera flash, ever since the update it will only flash once and then will not work again with any app no matter what until I do a restart. It worked before the update and nothing happened to the phone so I wanted to see if going back might fix it before I have to get a refurbished one from Verizon.
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Well first you need to unlock your bootloader: http://theroot.ninja/depixel8.html
After that, download the P factory image from Google's site and follow instructions to install. Just remember to backup stuff you want (photos, files, anything saved on storage) because unlocking will perform a factory reset.
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david.degraw54 said:
Well first you need to unlock your bootloader: http://theroot.ninja/depixel8.html
After that, download the P factory image from Google's site and follow instructions to install. Just remember to backup stuff you want (photos, files, anything saved on storage) because unlocking will perform a factory reset.
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Already unlocked and downloaded the images and tried to install as the directions but during the process it says boot.img and recovery.img is missing even though I did exactly what it said.
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Not really sure what I'm doing wrong at this point and I'm stuck
Did you copy the files into the fastboot and adb program file?
They need to be in there for it to work.
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Already unlocked and downloaded the images and tried to install as the directions but during the process it says boot.img and recovery.img is missing even though I did exactly what it said.
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Not really sure what I'm doing wrong at this point and I'm stuck
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Your using an outdated ADB and Fastboot (like 99% of the people on this forum).
Here is the latest: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31360541/platform-tools-version_1.0.36-API_25.zip
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Your using an outdated ADB and Fastboot (like 99% of the people on this forum).
Here is the latest: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/31360541/platform-tools-version_1.0.36-API_25.zip
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Thank you, worked after that and I am back to P but unfortunately my flash is still not working correctly. Sucks in passed the 14 day return so I'll get a refurbished when the phone is practically brand new.
shibbnasty said:
Thank you, worked after that and I am back to P but unfortunately my flash is still not working correctly. Sucks in passed the 14 day return so I'll get a refurbished when the phone is practically brand new.
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There might not be any refurbished phones to send you so you might luck out. Better to try now than later when they have a big stock of returned phones. Or I'm crazy and you'll get one either way...
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There might not be any refurbished phones to send you so you might luck out. Better to try now than later when they have a big stock of returned phones. Or I'm crazy and you'll get one either way...
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Yea I'm really hoping not to get a refurbished. I'm gonna do my best to see that I get a new one but if not I guess oh well. I have a 32g really blue model so not sure if they even have any new ones.
shibbnasty said:
Yea I'm really hoping not to get a refurbished. I'm gonna do my best to see that I get a new one but if not I guess oh well. I have a 32g really blue model so not sure if they even have any new ones.
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Thanks for hijacking my thread dude....
nozzleman_85 said:
Thanks for hijacking my thread dude....
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Sorry man....
shibbnasty said:
Well I'm trying to fix and issue I'm having with the camera flash, ever since the update it will only flash once and then will not work again with any app no matter what until I do a restart. It worked before the update and nothing happened to the phone so I wanted to see if going back might fix it before I have to get a refurbished one from Verizon.
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Doubt you'd get a refurbished unit at this point, you'd still get one from replacement stock set aside for early issues.
nozzleman_85 said:
Is it possible to downgrade to NDE63P from NDE63X? Wanting to root now that TWRP is available...
Bootloader IS still locked...
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You will need to unlock your bootloader. Why do you need to downgrade though? You can root and install TWRP on nde63x.
cambunch said:
You will need to unlock your bootloader. Why do you need to downgrade though? You can root and install TWRP on nde63x.
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I realized that after a little research.. that's my fault..
Hi
Does anyone know anything a out the current status of Flashfire on the Pixel (XL)?
I've tried to backup data and the screen turned black, afterwards I hard to hard reset the phone to get it working again.
niko26 said:
Hi
Does anyone know anything a out the current status of Flashfire on the Pixel (XL)?
I've tried to backup data and the screen turned black, afterwards I hard to hard reset the phone to get it working again.
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Good place to start https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire
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Good place to start https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire
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I've tried to contact him already, plus asked him in one of his threads/posts. No response.
niko26 said:
I've tried to contact him already, plus asked him in one of his threads/posts. No response.
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It's probably because he got sick of being asked the same question over and over again.
If I read the XDA forums http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433 searching for the word PIXEL. This app appears that people have this working on Pixel XL, but not since the November release
danw_oz said:
It's probably because he got sick of being asked the same question over and over again.
If I read the XDA forums http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/flashfire-t3075433 searching for the word PIXEL. This app appears that people have this working on Pixel XL, but not since the November release
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Thanks for your comment.
I was not asking why he was not replying to my questions - I've got total sympathy for that because the number of messages he might get must be insane.
My question still stands: Obviously Flashfire is not yet aware of the different layout of partitions on the Pixel phones. Does it still work correctly? If not, did Chainfire say anything about Flashfire being fixed to work with the pixels? I couldn't find anything, that's why I'm asking here.
I assume any announcement on it working on the Pixel will be made when it works on the Pixel. Much like superSU. (hope that doesnt sound like an ass thing to say) it's just the way things have been. unless someone else works on something and it looks like they are going to beat another dev to the punch, you don't usually see any info, much like boot-loader unlocks, rooting of a certain phone etc.. i.e when there is a bounty and team blahblah looks like they gonna take the glory, BANG! suddenly there's a solution that said dev was already working on secretly but wasn't planing on releasing any time soon but since there's competition, kinda thing. Know what I mean?
SuperSU is going to be a much higher priority for him to get going reliably with twrp and the new partition layout.
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SuperSU is going to be a much higher priority for him to get going reliably with twrp and the new partition layout.
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Hey just curious what you mean by this. I know that TWRP has some bugs but I thought everything with SuperSU was worked out
I'm thinking they are still working on having them coexist without one wiping the other
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I'm thinking they are still working on having them coexist without one wiping the other
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No they work fine, especially SuperSU. TWRP is in alpha but works for installing and most other things but backup and restore does not yet.
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I'm thinking they are still working on having them coexist without one wiping the other
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Wow, that was like week number one.
You're waaaaaay behind on updates.
Lol then we should get on chain fires case
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SuperSU is going to be a much higher priority for him to get going reliably with twrp and the new partition layout.
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What? SuperSU working perfectly with twrp. As others said twrp still in alpha and some features are iffy, but SuperSU is solid.
Without Flashfire, how do we install a new OTA update if we are rooted? What's the proper/safe procedure?
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Without Flashfire, how do we install a new OTA update if we are rooted? What's the proper/safe procedure?
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Are you verizon?
Because if you're verizon then add Verizon to your profile so people can appropriately address your questions.
And add your freaking state/country while you're at it. :good:
CZ Eddie said:
Are you verizon?
Because if you're verizon then add Verizon to your profile so people can appropriately address your questions.
And add your freaking state/country while you're at it. :good:
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My apologies. T-Mobile, US - added to profile. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Without Flashfire, how do we install a new OTA update if we are rooted? What's the proper/safe procedure?
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You can sideload the update via ADB supposedly.
I've never used that method though.
I just flash the entire update on top of my old OS using flashboot and my guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478
Make sure to remove the -w from the script if you don't want your old data/apps wiped.
Then re-root your phone afterwards.
Nothing to worry about there if it's not a Verizon phone.
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Without Flashfire, how do we install a new OTA update if we are rooted? What's the proper/safe procedure?
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I do it like in this guide http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/1...date-a-nexus-without-root-or-custom-recovery/
Very helpful, thanks guys. I did it and it worked - ran flash-all with -w removed. I wonder though if there's any downside to doing this that may not have been identified yet, such as extra space being taken up or diminished performance (even if negligible) possibly due to some duplication of data or something like that.
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Very helpful, thanks guys. I did it and it worked - ran flash-all with -w removed. I wonder though if there's any downside to doing this that may not have been identified yet, such as extra space being taken up or diminished performance (even if negligible) possibly due to some duplication of data or something like that.
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No, no downside at all. Flash all without the -w is how most people do it. It could even be argued that it is better.
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Looks like T-Mobile released 10.0.4 Today ??
KMHartford said:
Looks like T-Mobile released 10.0.4 Today ??
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Nice!! Updating Now
STOP!
DONT TAKE THE UPDATE BEFORE DOING THIS.
I ****ed up and forgot to do a logcat! That will get us the link address for the software update.
Please do these steps before taking that update
So the link won't let me post from thecustom Droid
https://www.cyanogenmods.org/how-to-capture-ota-android-update-url/
Long story sort. Install termux or Android terminal. Type in logcat. Go back to system updates and click install. Wait a few seconds and then click airplane mode or cancel to stop download. Go back to the terminal and find what url the OTA was coming from
Are you guys rooted? My OTA keeps failing , won't even download.
Josh McGrath said:
Are you guys rooted? My OTA keeps failing , won't even download.
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No root here, can't do anything until the Tool is ready for the T-Mobile 7T or I'm able pay it off then T-Mobile Twitter will unlock, then I can proceed with the unlock token process from OnePlus.... I was able to download the ota and install, no issues.....
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STOP!
DONT TAKE THE UPDATE BEFORE DOING THIS.
I ****ed up and forgot to do a logcat! That will get us the link address for the software update.
Please do these steps before taking that update
So the link won't let me post from thecustom Droid
https://www.cyanogenmods.org/how-to-capture-ota-android-update-url/
Long story sort. Install termux or Android terminal. Type in logcat. Go back to system updates and click install. Wait a few seconds and then click airplane mode or cancel to stop download. Go back to the terminal and find what url the OTA was coming from
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Damn too bad I didn't see this I would've done it, but I already updated ?
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Damn too bad I didn't see this I would've done it, but I already updated ?
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No worries another person snagged it
Does anyone have a stock or modified boot img for our model? I am bricked at bootloader unlock screen and just spent two hours yelling at those idiots at OnePlus cause they are inept and no help. It's like they don't acknowledge our device exists and the software created itself.
same here I had my modem mismatched no signal and data, wifi too, but it boots. They tried to remote fix it, but they don't have the tmobile firmware yet, only O2 and india.
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can anyone maybe sent us the modem image or boot image on the 10.0.3? if there's any
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same here I had my modem mismatched no signal and data, wifi too, but it boots. They tried to remote fix it, but they don't have the tmobile firmware yet, only O2 and india.
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can anyone maybe sent us the modem image or boot image on the 10.0.3? if there's any
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You can fastboot boot the x.3 and the x.4 I found out while trying to fix my phone. But WiFi doesn't work and who knows what else.
I have the OTA and tried pulling the boot img but it was 6am and I wanted to go to sleep.
Honestly just call and exchange your tmo 7t, just bite the bullet cause one plus is worthless.
I do highly recommend you call and be very angry about them not having the software. We all need to complain enough so they get their ass in gear
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You can fastboot boot the x.3 and the x.4 I found out while trying to fix my phone. But WiFi doesn't work and who knows what else.
I have the OTA and tried pulling the boot img but it was 6am and I wanted to go to sleep.
Honestly just call and exchange your tmo 7t, just bite the bullet cause one plus is worthless.
I do highly recommend you call and be very angry about them not having the software. We all need to complain enough so they get their ass in gear
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Exchanging it is easy, but having it sim unlock is hard, I did call 4 times and chatted can't count just to have the phone sim unlock, well I just have to wait for the conversion if there's any if not maybe a month from now I'll just have to claim an insurance=):laugh:
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Exchanging it is easy, but having it sim unlock is hard, I did call 4 times and chatted can't count just to have the phone sim unlock, well I just have to wait for the conversion if there's any if not maybe a month from now I'll just have to claim an insurance=):laugh:
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Man that is crazy cause they sim unlocked mine after 2 days.
You just reminded me that I have to fricking wait a week for the unlock token again .
I might have to start working on the msm tool out of spite cause I'm so pissed at OP right now
Maybe if there was MSM thats patched maybe this phone will boot up, tried pressing all the buttons, but nothing, bootloader will not show up. Tried the MSM tool for international and the phone gets recognized, when I press start its a mismatched=)
I am back, got the replacement last night and chatted with CSR, now I am SIM UNLOCK again, will wait next wednesday for unlock.bin=)
imna357 said:
I am back, got the replacement last night and chatted with CSR, now I am SIM UNLOCK again, will wait next wednesday for unlock.bin=)
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Exact same story here and probably just as pissed that we have to wait another 7 days
OnePlus has "escalated" my customer service complaint about them not having the software, which of course we all know means absolutely nothing.
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Exact same story here and probably just as pissed that we have to wait another 7 days
OnePlus has "escalated" my customer service complaint about them not having the software, which of course we all know means absolutely nothing.
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Cool will wait for it, before messing with my phone again
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Cool will wait for it, before messing with my phone again
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You'd be alright if you just root and not flash anything else lol
Mine died thanks to magisk while trying to unroot ?
Josh McGrath said:
You'd be alright if you just root and not flash anything else lol
Mine died thanks to magisk while trying to unroot ?
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Just being adventurous, I got warranty no fee courtesy of my FILIPINO call agents?