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I just used OP's [GUIDE] Comprehensive S-OFF/Root Methods. This went fine, i gained downgraded and gained s-off fine but now i get this message wen i try to go into recovery to flash SU
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Anybody know how to fix this, or if i can just re-try the whole thing without bricking my phone?
Any help would be amazing cuz i'm sitting here without a phone.
milleraj66 said:
I just used OP's [GUIDE] Comprehensive S-OFF/Root Methods. This went fine, i gained downgraded and gained s-off fine but now i get this message wen i try to go into recovery to flash SU
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
Anybody know how to fix this, or if i can just re-try the whole thing without bricking my phone?
Any help would be amazing cuz i'm sitting here without a phone.
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did you flash recovery using adb, fastboot flash recovery recovery(name of recovery).img
look here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228
should be clockworkmod 5.0.2.0 the latest for the inc2
Aldo101t said:
did you flash recovery using adb, fastboot flash recovery recovery(name of recovery).img
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no used revolutionary, and chose to add CWM recovery. Last time I rooted it did it automatically.
Either way so i should try "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow (1).img" in adb?
milleraj66 said:
no used revolutionary, and chose to add CWM recovery. Last time I rooted it did it automatically.
Either way so i should try "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow (1).img" in adb?
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yes, the revolutionary one is probably outdated.then flash su, from recovery, it should be a zip file
remove that (1) from the end before you put it in the sdk folder, which ever one you use, in the folder it should be recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow.img(no(1) after vivow
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yes, the revolutionary one is probably outdated.then flash su, from recovery, it should be a zip file
remove that (1) from the end before you put it in the sdk folder, which ever one you use, in the folder it should be recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow.img(no(1) after vivow
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I tried that and it says, "< waiting for device>" and nothing happens
milleraj66 said:
I tried that and it says, "< waiting for device>" and nothing happens
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do you have sdk tools installed and the htc drivers
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are you in the right directory- cd c:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools, then type adb reboot bootloader
look at the link i gave you.
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do you have sdk tools installed and the htc drivers
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Ya i just used the adb reboot bootloader command and it worked fine, its just that command.
its "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow.img" right?
do i have to turn fastboot on?
milleraj66 said:
Ya i just used the adb reboot bootloader command and it worked fine, its just that command.
its "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow.img" right?
do i have to turn fastboot on?
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fastboot on your phone??? no. the command is fastboot flash recovery recovery-(and what ever it says in the img folder)if it cmw or clockwork-5.0.2.0 or what ever, it has to be the same as in the img folder
fastboot on the phone should be off and usb debuging should be turned on,
milleraj66 said:
Ya i just used the adb reboot bootloader command and it worked fine, its just that command.
its "fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-vivow.img" right?
do i have to turn fastboot on?
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Thanks bro that worked. THIS IS WHY I LOVE XDA!!!
milleraj66 said:
Thanks bro that worked. THIS IS WHY I LOVE XDA!!!
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you all set now? got recovery, su
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you all set now? got recovery, su
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Heck ya, just confirmed root. Thanks again bro
milleraj66 said:
Heck ya, just confirmed root. Thanks again bro
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okey dokey, have fun flashin!!!
Hey! As the title says, is that possible? I have the backup recovery img file (Iaf.img), but im not sure how to use it without fastboot (cant use it since fastboot cant recognize my phone).
In TWRP:
Terminal command?
ADB sideload?
Something else? If so, how?
Thanks for answer!
Just run the commands in terminal on device to restore..
hashcheck said:
Just run the commands in terminal on device to restore..
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dd if=/storage/external_SD/stock-laf.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/laf
In terminal, that's it? Nothing else? If I put the Iaf.img at external SD. Just want to be 100% sure.
Thanks for help!
Yup under su
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Yup under su
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Will try after work. Thanks!
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Yup under su
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"dd cant open /storage/external_SD/stock-Iaf.img" no such file or directory", but its there...And i opened terminal under external_SD map.
So, there is no way at all to get back to stock completely? I dont care if that means i need to wipe everything on my phone etc, I just want it completely stock again. :/
Fastboot still not working. And still get the no such file or directory when using the commands above.
lossah said:
So, there is no way at all to get back to stock completely? I dont care if that means i need to wipe everything on my phone etc, I just want it completely stock again. :/
Fastboot still not working. And still get the no such file or directory when using the commands above.
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If you flash back with the recovery tool it will restore everything. It had saved my D850 many times so far.
Pilz said:
If you flash back with the recovery tool it will restore everything. It had saved my D850 many times so far.
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Recovery tool? I may know what you mean but not sure. Guess there is a guide somewhere?
Fastboot seems to work BTW now. Someone said I could use fastboot flash flash laf.IMG, will try that when I'm home but if that's not working I would love another solution.
Thanks for helping!
lossah said:
Recovery tool? I may know what you mean but not sure. Guess there is a guide somewhere?
Fastboot seems to work BTW now. Someone said I could use fastboot flash flash laf.IMG, will try that when I'm home but if that's not working I would love another solution.
Thanks for helping!
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That was meant to say factory flash tool you can thank auto correct for that
Pilz said:
That was meant to say factory flash tool you can thank auto correct for that
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To use that I need download mode? Or?
I'm stuck in fastboot.
Hi.
As the title says, I have bricked my GPad and am stuck in Fastboot mode. I am able to pull up a command line on my computer and reboot the device from there, but that's about all I've tried. I have read online that there are commands for flashing a boot.img file, but I can't find one and I don't know how to do it. Do I wipe the device from my computer first, or just flash the .img file? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
God Bless, Mark
dadof10 said:
Hi.
As the title says, I have bricked my GPad and am stuck in Fastboot mode. I am able to pull up a command line on my computer and reboot the device from there, but that's about all I've tried. I have read online that there are commands for flashing a boot.img file, but I can't find one and I don't know how to do it. Do I wipe the device from my computer first, or just flash the .img file? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
God Bless, Mark
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Don't wipe the device! At least I wouldn't. Might not be able to get back in!
Flash recovery and then a ROM.
sleekmason said:
Don't wipe the device! At least I wouldn't. Might not be able to get back in!
Flash recovery and then a ROM.
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Thanks for the help, Sleek. Which recovery image should I flash and where can I get it?
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dadof10 said:
Thanks for the help, Sleek. Which recovery image should I flash and where can I get it?
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double check and make sure it is for your device. Link to Recovery
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sleekmason said:
double check and make sure it is for your device. Link to Recovery
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looks like you need loki also. There may be others that would be better suited to answer this question, as I have the Google Play edition. but at least this will point you in the right direction!
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double check and make sure it is for your device. Link to Recovery
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looks like you need loki also. There may be others that would be better suited to answer this question, as I have the Google Play edition. but at least this will point you in the right direction!
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Ok. Thanks, I really appreciate it, take care.
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dadof10 said:
Ok. Thanks, I really appreciate it, take care.
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I love it when I see new members breaking theyre devices....lol....because I've been there....lol.....and xda is your friend, we are here to help....anyway....I agree with the previous advice, dont wipe device, how did you get in the situation your in?....flash recovery, and try and find a rom, make sure its for the VK810, other roms (v500 or V510) will only make things worse.... last I checked there are not many VK810 roms out there, let me know how you make out....
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I love it when I see new members breaking theyre devices....lol....because I've been there....lol.....and xda is your friend, we are here to help....anyway....I agree with the previous advice, dont wipe device, how did you get in the situation your in?....flash recovery, and try and find a rom, make sure its for the VK810, other roms (v500 or V510) will only make things worse.... last I checked there are not many VK810 roms out there, let me know how you make out....
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I was rooted, running 4.4.2. I tried to flash 4.2.2 aboot.img with Flashfy, so I could flash TWRP recovery. Didn't work out.
Flashing a recovery is what I don't know how to do in fastboot mode. Can you walk me through it? Also, I don't know which recovery to flash.
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dadof10 said:
I was rooted, running 4.4.2. I tried to flash 4.2.2 aboot.img with Flashfy, so I could flash TWRP recovery. Didn't work out.
Flashing a recovery is what I don't know how to do in fastboot mode. Can you walk me through it? Also, I don't know which recovery to flash.
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The directions for installing are in the link I gave you, showing to push (put) the files in the proper places for your device.
You must have ADB installed on your home computer. There is a guide on how to do this in the general section ( second sticky post), or, if using Linux, the first post.
After ADB is installed, both the Loki patch and the recovery.IMG will need to be in the platform_tools folder in the ADB folder. In Linux this would be /opt/adb/platform_tools.
In either case, to install, you must open a terminal (prompt) in the path of the install, meaning you must open the terminal in platform_tools.
Then follow the commands in the recovery post to install both Loki, and the recovery.img
sleekmason said:
The directions for installing are in the link I gave you, showing to push (put) the files in the proper places for your device.
You must have ADB installed on your home computer. There is a guide on how to do this in the general section ( second sticky post), or, if using Linux, the first post.
After ADB is installed, both the Loki patch and the recovery.IMG will need to be in the platform_tools folder in the ADB folder. In Linux this would be /opt/adb/platform_tools.
In either case, to install, you must open a terminal (prompt) in the path of the install, meaning you must open the terminal in platform_tools.
Then follow the commands in the recovery post to install both Loki, and the recovery.img
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Ok, I got it. Duhhh...I re-read it and it makes sense now. Somehow I had it in my mind that I had to open terminal emulator on my GPad, which I can't do. I'll try it tonight when I get home from work and let you know how it goes. Thanks again.
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sleekmason said:
The directions for installing are in the link I gave you, showing to push (put) the files in the proper places for your device.
You must have ADB installed on your home computer. There is a guide on how to do this in the general section ( second sticky post), or, if using Linux, the first post.
After ADB is installed, both the Loki patch and the recovery.IMG will need to be in the platform_tools folder in the ADB folder. In Linux this would be /opt/adb/platform_tools.
In either case, to install, you must open a terminal (prompt) in the path of the install, meaning you must open the terminal in platform_tools.
Then follow the commands in the recovery post to install both Loki, and the recovery.img
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OK, Sleekmason, I put everything where it should be, but when I use the "adb" commands (adb push loki_flash...) I get "device not found" in terminal. As I said, I can reboot the GPad using "fastboot reboot" command, so it sees it in fastboot mode, but not in adb mode. I loaded the drivers during the adb install, so I'm pretty sure all of them are there. Is there something I'm missing? Is there a way to push the files to the GPad with fastboot?
dadof10 said:
OK, Sleekmason, I put everything where it should be, but when I use the "adb" commands (adb push loki_flash...) I get "device not found" in terminal. As I said, I can reboot the GPad using "fastboot reboot" command, so it sees it in fastboot mode, but not in adb mode. I loaded the drivers during the adb install, so I'm pretty sure all of them are there. Is there something I'm missing? Is there a way to push the files to the GPad with fastboot?
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There is an lg recovery tool that is talked about here... But we are now out of my territory lol. maybe somebody else can chime in?
sleekmason said:
There is an lg recovery tool that is talked about here... But we are now out of my territory lol. maybe somebody else can chime in?
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That's the first thing I tried and it wouldn't recognize the GPad either. I loaded all the drivers, but no luck. Thanks for trying, dude.
dadof10 said:
That's the first thing I tried and it wouldn't recognize the GPad either. I loaded all the drivers, but no luck. Thanks for trying, dude.
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not saying you should, but you could always try to flash the recovery just to see if it would work.
same problem, but how I fixed it
How I got bootloop'd - I was on a trip and tried to root/flash twrp from a chromebook and as you can tell the process did not work. I ended up trying to flashfly a 4.2.2 boot.img over a 4.4.2 setup. Not the best idea. Once I returned to my windows machine, I was able to flash via adb/fastboot tools. So I found this thread and wanted to help anyone else if they arrived here and read thru the posts.
I was stuck at the fastboot text base screen on my Gpad (VK810). I dl'd the LG tools, the LG driver & tried a KDZ recover, but I was unsuccessful. Fastboot would control my device, reboots worked, but when I run fastboot devices, I only saw a single ? where the device serial number is. After a few attempts at various methods, I ended up guessing which file I had to flash.
After dl'ding a few roms from here and extracting them, it took the boot.emmc.win and flash my boot.img with that. worked with the following code and now I'm up and running.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.emmc.win
followed by
Code:
fastboot reboot
this worked for me and could work for you, but I can only say that it worked when I was able to access my tablet via fastboot commands.
Downgrade aboot
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
exit
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I am not able to do the above after installing Lollipop because can't get root, specifically can't update binaries in supersu and no su. Also Adbd Insecure not working. Now I am able to get into fastboot, strangely thru factory reset. Can I use 'fastboot flash aboot aboot.img' instead. Many thanks.
pakron said:
dd if=/sdcard/aboot.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
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I am not able to do the above after installing Lollipop because can't get root, specifically can't update binaries in supersu and no su. Also Adbd Insecure not working. Now I am able to get into fastboot, strangely thru factory reset. Can I use 'fastboot flash aboot aboot.img' instead. Many thanks.
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Sir or m'am, in the future, you shouldn't post the same thing in two different threads.
FynxSyndct said:
How I got bootloop'd - I was on a trip and tried to root/flash twrp from a chromebook and as you can tell the process did not work. I ended up trying to flashfly a 4.2.2 boot.img over a 4.4.2 setup. Not the best idea. Once I returned to my windows machine, I was able to flash via adb/fastboot tools. So I found this thread and wanted to help anyone else if they arrived here and read thru the posts.
I was stuck at the fastboot text base screen on my Gpad (VK810). I dl'd the LG tools, the LG driver & tried a KDZ recover, but I was unsuccessful. Fastboot would control my device, reboots worked, but when I run fastboot devices, I only saw a single ? where the device serial number is. After a few attempts at various methods, I ended up guessing which file I had to flash.
After dl'ding a few roms from here and extracting them, it took the boot.emmc.win and flash my boot.img with that. worked with the following code and now I'm up and running.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.emmc.win
followed by
Code:
fastboot reboot
this worked for me and could work for you, but I can only say that it worked when I was able to access my tablet via fastboot commands.
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i was having the same issue, get the boot.img file and typed "fastboot flash boot boot.img" after moving the boot.img file into the same folder as adb/fastboot and it worked, thanks bro!
Hey guys, this is my first post on XDA forum.
So I've recently bought a nexus 7, I used wugfresh's root kit to root my nexus but then it didn't work... so I've tired the auto root by chainfire. Then I was able to get root. So then I went to playstore and downloaded rom manager to install CWM. I went to recovery then I get this message:
E : Cant mount /cache/recovery/log etc.....
I've tried everything I can do such as researching, changing recovery, and watching a youtube tutorial but nothing helped.
Thanks.
I would start over from scratch using fastboot to flash a factory image and stock recovery. If your bootloader isn't unlocked already, unlock it.
nhizzat said:
I would start over from scratch using fastboot to flash a factory image and stock recovery. If your bootloader isn't unlocked already, unlock it.
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I tried to format using wugfresh couple times but still not working...
DO NOT USE TOOLKITS. They cause too many problems. Learn to do things the proper way using fastboot. I agree with the poster above, you should flash a factory image to start over. Download the system image from here- https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
You need to unlock your bootloader-
Code:
fastboot OEM unlock
Then run the flash_all.bat. That will automatically wipe and reflash everything to get you back to square one.
Then you need to flash TWRP (don't use CWM)
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
TWRP will automatically prompt you to flash SU when you reboot. Choose yes, reboot, then install SuperSU from play store, update the SU binaries, reboot again, and then you're done.
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DO NOT USE TOOLKITS. They cause too many problems. Learn to do things the proper way using fastboot. I agree with the poster above, you should flash a factory image to start over. Download the system image from here- Link Removed
You need to unlock your bootloader-
Code:
fastboot OEM unlock
Then run the flash_all.bat. That will automatically wipe and reflash everything to get you back to square one.
Then you need to flash TWRP (don't use CWM)
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
TWRP will automatically prompt you to flash SU when you reboot. Choose yes, reboot, then install SuperSU from play store, update the SU binaries, reboot again, and then you're done.
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I tried to flash TWRP but its still the same error code
z3r0c311 said:
I tried to flash TWRP but its still the same error code
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I highly advise you start from scratch so do what I told you to do in my last post. I promise if you do it the correct way (ie. without using toolkits) it will work.
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I highly advise you start from scratch so do what I told you to do in my last post. I promise if you do it the correct way (ie. without using toolkits) it will work.
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It would be great if u could tell me the commands, im nubby with this fastboot thing.
z3r0c311 said:
It would be great if u could tell me the commands, im nubby with this fastboot thing.
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I gave you the commands in my first post in this thread.
Here's a guide to get you started-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277112
Sorry for another nubby question but how do I get flash_all.bat?
z3r0c311 said:
Sorry for another nubby question but how do I get flash_all.bat?
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It's in the file that you should have downloaded from the link I posted in my first post. The instructions are at that link as well.
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It's in the file that you should have downloaded from the link I posted in my first post. The instructions are at that link as well.
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Hey I tried the following:
oem lock
oem unlock
flash-all/flash_all.bat
flash recovery(TWRP)
but then when I reboot into TWRP I don't get a message saying you to install SU... And when I go to 'Install' in TWRP I don't see any internal storage available(0mb). With this error I cant install any roms which is boring.
z3r0c311 said:
Hey I tried the following:
oem lock
oem unlock
flash-all/flash_all.bat
flash recovery(TWRP)
but then when I reboot into TWRP I don't get a message saying you to install SU... And when I go to 'Install' in TWRP I don't see any internal storage available(0mb). With this error I cant install any roms which is boring.
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Hmm... Can you even boot into the stock ROM at this point? Try formatting /data (done in TWRP). Did the system image flash successfully?
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Hmm... Can you even boot into the stock ROM at this point? Try formatting /data (done in TWRP). Did the system image flash successfully?
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I can boot into my stock rom which is 5.0.2, when I try to format /data the error codes comes out...
z3r0c311 said:
I can boot into my stock rom which is 5.0.2, when I try to format /data the error codes comes out...
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Did the system image flash successfully?
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Did the system image flash successfully?
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using flash-all command, yeah
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using flash-all command, yeah
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Well then I don't know what to tell you at this point. I know Lollipop has been causing issues for some N7 users, but I also know that wugs toolkit causes problems too so honestly I'm not sure what the root of your issue is. I think someone with more experience with Lollipop is gonna have to chime in here, I'm still on 4.4.4 on all of my devices. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Well then I don't know what to tell you at this point. I know Lollipop has been causing issues for some N7 users, but I also know that wugs toolkit causes problems too so honestly I'm not sure what the root of your issue is. I think someone with more experience with Lollipop is gonna have to chime in here, I'm still on 4.4.4 on all of my devices. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Thanks for helping me I appreciate it. I hope someone else can help me with this problem... btw can I flash roms with the stock recovery? The stock recovery seems to be working fine...
z3r0c311 said:
Thanks for helping me I appreciate it. I hope someone else can help me with this problem... btw can I flash roms with the stock recovery? The stock recovery seems to be working fine...
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No, you can only flash custom ROMs if you have a custom recovery.
My setup
Pixel XL from Verizon
Bootloader unlocked
Bootloader Version 8996-0121001-1611091517
Baseband 8996-012511-1611190200
Android 7.1.1 NOF26V
Kernal 3.18.31-g367e645 Dec 7, 23, 2016
Twrp Version 3.0.2.0 RC1
I have tried following this guide to get root access https://www.xda-developers.com/root-is-now-available-for-the-google-pixel-and-pixel-xl/
My steps are
1. boot phone into fastboot
2. from pc run fastboot boot boot-to-root.img
3. the phone reboots
4. Phone is stuck with the 4 colored dots jumping over each other
5. i've given this screen up to 30 minutes with no results.
6. Forcing a reboot causes the same issue
7. Flash stock android via the official google factory image method
I have attempted this other method as well http://www.theandroidsoul.com/root-pixel-xl-magisk/
But after TWRP says it's successful, i boot into my OS and there is no supersu and if i manually install supersu, it says no root access.
You are doing it the old way that was for 7.1.
You want SU 2.79 SR3
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
And you want TWRP RC1.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/development/twrp-alpha1-pixel-devices-t3500312
I would not install TWRP at this point. So copy SU to your phone. Then boot to TWRP.
Fastboot BOOT twrp.img
With twrp.img being the correct name of the file. Then in TWRP install the SU you copied.
The old way... Sheesh, there's only so much space up here. But thank you. You've saved be a big headache when my XL finally arrives.
Edit: you boot TWRP, not flash through fastboot?
Larzzzz82 said:
The old way... Sheesh, there's only so much space up here. But thank you. You've saved be a big headache when my XL finally arrives.
Edit: you boot TWRP, not flash through fastboot?
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You boot it, always.
If you want to install it you copy the twrp ZIP to the phone. Boot it with the TWRP image file then install the twrp zip from within twrp.
Gotta be done that way. Partition layout has changes, they are a bit intertwined now.
I dont install TWRP anymore.
That was half the fun not needing a PC to flash a ROM.
I see I'll be reading. A LOT before it gets here.
Larzzzz82 said:
That was half the fun not needing a PC to flash a ROM.
I see I'll be reading. A LOT before it gets here.
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That might be doable, I am not a ROM guy. Root and kernel only....and I always got a PC.
so I would just want to pull down the twrp RC1 image file, boot from fastboot without flashing it, and use it to flash the SU SR3? All i want is root access at the moment on the pixel XL.
if i understand this right, this will just give me SU with root, and not install any form of TWRP.
steber04 said:
so I would just want to pull down the twrp RC1 image file, boot from fastboot without flashing it, and use it to flash the SU SR3? All i want is root access at the moment on the pixel XL.
if i understand this right, this will just give me SU with root, and not install any form of TWRP.
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Exactly.
Larzzzz82 said:
That was half the fun not needing a PC to flash a ROM.
I see I'll be reading. A LOT before it gets here.
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You don't need a PC if you just install TWRP.
TonikJDK said:
Exactly.
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will i need anything more than ADB? I used depixle8 via ADB to unlock my bootloader.. i assume its just the same to push the files through or am i missing something?
steber04 said:
will i need anything more than ADB? I used depixle8 via ADB to unlock my bootloader.. i assume its just the same to push the files through or am i missing something?
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What files are you pushing that you cannot just load directly with the device powered up?
steber04 said:
will i need anything more than ADB? I used depixle8 via ADB to unlock my bootloader.. i assume its just the same to push the files through or am i missing something?
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You will need fastboot, so you can fastboot boot twrp. I don't push the SU zip with adb, I just copy/download it to the phone before I reboot into Fastboot. Make sure you get Fastboot from Google, not the Minimal one.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html