Nexus 5x, No OS installed - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have absolutely no idea what I've done to my phone...
First i was gonna install an new cm zip to my phone or what you call it when i restarted my phone it was barely working and really slow. So i figured i would wipe to factory settings and install and old zip so i could make it "normal" again.
Of course i was not thinking and wiped everything so when i restarted my phone it told me i had no OS and i had no backup to rely on. I was able to remove the part with "no OS sure you want to restart?", by using i think it was adb push "filename" /sdcard/, but every time it tells me that I've Faild to mount '/vendor/ (Invalid argument). I when i try to start my phone i get stuck on the google screen.
So i have tried to google the problem but don't really understand what Im supposed to do. If anyone understands what i mean and might have a solution to the problem i would appreciate, I hope this is the right place to ask...
FIXED: I managed to fix the problem by flashing a factory image, which I did try before but when I did it before I misspelled some words therefore didn't get anywhere.

aalmgreen said:
I have absolutely no idea what I've done to my phone...
First i was gonna install an new cm zip to my phone or what you call it when i restarted my phone it was barely working and really slow. So i figured i would wipe to factory settings and install and old zip so i could make it "normal" again.
Of course i was not thinking and wiped everything so when i restarted my phone it told me i had no OS and i had no backup to rely on. I was able to remove the part with "no OS sure you want to restart?", by using i think it was adb push "filename" /sdcard/, but every time it tells me that I've Faild to mount '/vendor/ (Invalid argument). I when i try to start my phone i get stuck on the google screen.
So i have tried to google the problem but don't really understand what Im supposed to do. If anyone understands what i mean and might have a solution to the problem i would appreciate, I hope this is the right place to ask...
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try to flash a factory image
or
flash a twrp, format everything, reboot recovery, copy the zip of a rom and a compatible vendor on the phones (mtp work on twrp) and flash first the rom and after vendor
but as i know, lastest build of cm need the lastest radio and bootloader installed...sure you have the lastest radio and booloader?
in any case flash the factory image is the easiest way to solve

pitt93 said:
try to flash a factory image
or
flash a twrp, format everything, reboot recovery, copy the zip of a rom and a compatible vendor on the phones (mtp work on twrp) and flash first the rom and after vendor
but as i know, lastest build of cm need the lastest radio and bootloader installed...sure you have the lastest radio and booloader?
in any case flash the factory image is the easiest way to solve
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I donĀ“t think I have the latest radio and bootloader installed if it is not something that is done automatically, but I will try to flash a factory image and if that wont work i will try the second option

Download Latest Factory Image and run command prompt flash-all for clean fresh installation

Download PixelRom and flash the rom through your PC. It'll do everything including flash bootloader, recovery, rom,etc

Renaf2 said:
Download Latest Factory Image and run command prompt flash-all for clean fresh installation
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I tried doing that but when i run the command flash-all it says <waiting for device> and nothing more really happens..

aalmgreen said:
I tried doing that but when i run the command flash-all it says <waiting for device> and nothing more really happens..
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Phone is in bootloader mode?
if no, reboot in bootloader
il yes, install lastest adb driver.
Seems your pc don't find the phone

pitt93 said:
Phone is in bootloader mode?
if no, reboot in bootloader
il yes, install lastest adb driver.
Seems your pc don't find the phone
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I ran the same command flash-all but put sudo in front of it and then it worked, so i managed to solve it

aalmgreen said:
I tried doing that but when i run the command flash-all it says <waiting for device> and nothing more really happens..
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Have you got installed Drivers for Nexus 5x ???

Renaf2 said:
Have you got installed Drivers for Nexus 5x ???
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Yes I got the drivers installed, i downloaded a factory image and ran flash-all. The reason it didn't work before was because i didn't write sudo ./flash-all.sh i think

aalmgreen said:
I have absolutely no idea what I've done to my phone...
First i was gonna install an new cm zip to my phone or what you call it when i restarted my phone it was barely working and really slow. So i figured i would wipe to factory settings and install and old zip so i could make it "normal" again.
Of course i was not thinking and wiped everything so when i restarted my phone it told me i had no OS and i had no backup to rely on. I was able to remove the part with "no OS sure you want to restart?", by using i think it was adb push "filename" /sdcard/, but every time it tells me that I've Faild to mount '/vendor/ (Invalid argument). I when i try to start my phone i get stuck on the google screen.
So i have tried to google the problem but don't really understand what Im supposed to do. If anyone understands what i mean and might have a solution to the problem i would appreciate, I hope this is the right place to ask...
FIXED: I managed to fix the problem by flashing a factory image, which I did try before but when I did it before I misspelled some words therefore didn't get anywhere.
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glad you fixed the problem bro, I was actually gonna suggest flashing a factory image but it's good you did :good:

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AOSP 2.99 beta5 (five) Reboot loop! bricked

The problem I encountered must be the worst problem ever! For some reason my nexus reboot randomly and its not just a regular reboot but it reboot as a DEEP FREEZE. So basically once it rebooted, it goes back to a same specific point of time. I can't even delete stuff from the phone, for example if I deleted 1GB of music off my phone, after few second the phone will reboot automatically OR if i reboot the phone myself the 1GB of music would be back in my phone. Like WTH? I am completely lost. I have no idea how it happened, but I know it happened after I installed Paranoid Android AOSP 2.99 beta5. I was fine when flashing Paranoid Android 1,3,4. ALSO I cannot do a factory reset or install a factory rom. It just go back to 4.2.1 AOSP 2.99 beta5...
please guys, if anyone can help me that would be great. If you guys need more explaining please email or PM me. I will be glad to write a whole essay on what you guys need to know to help me out. Thank you
Go back to stock and start fresh.
Sent from my i9250
bk201doesntexist said:
Go back to stock and start fresh.
Sent from my i9250
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That didn't work either. I tried going back to stock but it didn't do anything, I keep booting into 2.99 beta5. I was able to get into recovery mode but I think that when it load the "Google" boot up screen, that's when it start the deep freeze process. Do you get what I mean though? I can post a video to show you guys what I mean. So like if I wanted to flash another ROM I have to go into recovery, but before getting to recovery, you have to go through the "Google" loading screen correct? Then when I get into recovery to flash, the ROM is not there..
Yellowfriedrice said:
Then when I get into recovery to flash, the ROM is not there..
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Which "ROM" is not there? Do you have any flashable zip of any ROM on your internal sdcard to flash?
I think you should go ahead and post a video so it will be much easier to understand what is going on exactly then hopefully we can help you here
ahmadallica said:
Which "ROM" is not there? Do you have any flashable zip of any ROM on your internal sdcard to flash?
I think you should go ahead and post a video so it will be much easier to understand what is going on exactly then hopefully we can help you here
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You cant brick a nexus! Try making a jig with this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRrTZayRxU Then get download odin and an img file of whatever rom you want and flash it through odin. Problem should be solved.
Yellowfriedrice said:
That didn't work either. I tried going back to stock but it didn't do anything, I keep booting into 2.99 beta5. I was able to get into recovery mode but I think that when it load the "Google" boot up screen, that's when it start the deep freeze process. Do you get what I mean though? I can post a video to show you guys what I mean. So like if I wanted to flash another ROM I have to go into recovery, but before getting to recovery, you have to go through the "Google" loading screen correct? Then when I get into recovery to flash, the ROM is not there..
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man what i think is you should download nexus toolkit , i think its latest edition is 10. something and try to reflash your stock image and recovery . just try that.
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did something work out
khuzema9 said:
man what i think is you should download nexus toolkit , i think its latest edition is 10. something and try to reflash your stock image and recovery . just try that.
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did something work out
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Based on the language used in the OP I think he used a toolkit to root/unlock his Nexus and that's why he knows nothing about his device and how to fix it.
OP- look up fastboot images nexus and follow what you read. Basicly you should download the fastboot images and flash them all in fastboot. Then start from scratch again
altimax98 said:
OP- look up fastboot images nexus and follow what you read. Basicly you should download the fastboot images and flash them all in fastboot. Then start from scratch again
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That's right and probably the cleanest way of going out of this mess. Here is a thread that can help you accomplish that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Read the instructions carefully because this will delete all your data including the internal (and only) sdcard of your GNex, so consider the backup part of that thread very well.
Good Luck
still didn't work
ahmadallica said:
That's right and probably the cleanest way of going out of this mess. Here is a thread that can help you accomplish that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Read the instructions carefully because this will delete all your data including the internal (and only) sdcard of your GNex, so consider the backup part of that thread very well.
Good Luck
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I couldn't use the driver from the thread you sent, it says "access denied" and I tried to disable windows signature verification but that didn't work either. So I thought maybe I'll use the driver from Nexus toolkit. I manage to complete all the steps from the instruction to the core except for the driver but it still didn't work. It would not erase the 2.99 beta5 and so I cannot go back to stock. Perhaps I should try to use the driver from the thread but I just don't know how to get pass the signature verification when installing the driver. Assist me if you can please. Thank you
Yellowfriedrice said:
I couldn't use the driver from the thread you sent, it says "access denied" and I tried to disable windows signature verification but that didn't work either. So I thought maybe I'll use the driver from Nexus toolkit. I manage to complete all the steps from the instruction to the core except for the driver but it still didn't work. It would not erase the 2.99 beta5 and so I cannot go back to stock. Perhaps I should try to use the driver from the thread but I just don't know how to get pass the signature verification when installing the driver. Assist me if you can please. Thank you
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I really have not done anything to my GNex via Windows becuse I am using Ubuntu Linux so I have not experienced installing these drivers on Windows. I also have neither returned my phone to stock before nor used the Nexus toolkit. I am doing everything manually.
I think you are referring to the drivers in this page. If you are using Windows 8 then there are some steps mentioned on how to get pass the driver signature enforcement.
If you are on Windows 7, then look here.
Just to confirm something else because I did not read that you have done it, did you try wiping system, factory reset, cache and dalvik cache from the recovery then install any other flashable zip of a ROM on your sdcard (if you have) and still nothing is erased and you are stuck on the same ROM?
ahmadallica said:
Just to confirm something else because I did not read that you have done it, did you try wiping system, factory reset, cache and dalvik cache from the recovery then install any other flashable zip of a ROM on your sdcard (if you have) and still nothing is erased and you are stuck on the same ROM?
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Yes, I have but that didn't seem to work either. I put a flashable ROM into the internal memory when it was rebooted, when I tried to go into recovery the file is not there anymore. Its because the phone erases everything that was placed into the internal during the Google reboot process. I even tried using the nexus toolkit to flash a stock ROM, the procedure went through successfully but it still loads 2.99 beta5.
I will try to post a video as soon as I buy a webcam.. But a webcam is cheaper than a nexus phone right now so I don't mind. lol
Yellowfriedrice said:
Yes, I have but that didn't seem to work either. I put a flashable ROM into the internal memory when it was rebooted, when I tried to go into recovery the file is not there anymore. Its because the phone erases everything that was placed into the internal during the Google reboot process. I even tried using the nexus toolkit to flash a stock ROM, the procedure went through successfully but it still loads 2.99 beta5.
I will try to post a video as soon as I buy a webcam.. But a webcam is cheaper than a nexus phone right now so I don't mind. lol
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You may try to boot into recovery then use "adb push" to send the file to your sdcard from your computer. If the file is sent successfully, then you can find it in the recovery and install it thus escape the reboot problem.
Hope this works!
ahmadallica said:
You may try to boot into recovery then use "adb push" to send the file to your sdcard from your computer. If the file is sent successfully, then you can find it in the recovery and install it thus escape the reboot problem.
Hope this works!
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still no good.. used the recovery sideload to push but it still didn't work.
tried odin but that didn't work either.
Yellowfriedrice said:
still no good.. used the recovery sideload to push but it still didn't work.
tried odin but that didn't work either.
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Was there any progress of pushing the file then it did not appear in your recovery or it did not show any progress at all of being pushed?
I have experienced this and used to push the file two times (one after another while still in recovery mode) in order to successfully find the file in recovery. Give it a try and good luck
ahmadallica said:
Was there any progress of pushing the file then it did not appear in your recovery or it did not show any progress at all of being pushed?
I have experienced this and used to push the file two times (one after another while still in recovery mode) in order to successfully find the file in recovery. Give it a try and good luck
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I pushed it before and while it was in recovery mode. Tried both ways but I didnt see any file in there.
I also just noticed that all the files within the folders are missing. The folders are there but when I go into any folders, it said no files found within the folders.
ahmadallica said:
I have experienced this and used to push the file two times (one after another while still in recovery mode) in order to successfully find the file in recovery. Give it a try and good luck
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Thank Goodness im not the only one who has this issue... Bugs the crap outta me lol..
To the OP:
Try this, 1: make sure your an admin on your PC. From the sounds of it you may not be if it said 'access denied'. 2: Plug your nexus in while in the 'device manager' section of windows. 3: Find the new device and delete it. Delete anything that says Android ADB or Android anything or galaxy Nexus or Galaxy phone. Just delete them. Windows will warn you but do it anyways... 4: reboot the pc. 5: Plug your nexus back in, it should either install the device or fail. At that point find and download the newest samsung naked drivers and use the option on windows to install driver from disk and navigate to your unzipped folder.
That is the sure fire way to get it working again. Sorry to say if you still have driver issues then your doing something wrong. Do alot of reading and the answer will show itself.
1. Can you boot your phone into fastboot mode?
2. If so, once in fastboot mode, what happens when you connect the phone to the computer?
It is very very difficult to brick a nexus, so don't worry... .
Yellowfriedrice said:
I pushed it before and while it was in recovery mode. Tried both ways but I didnt see any file in there.
I also just noticed that all the files within the folders are missing. The folders are there but when I go into any folders, it said no files found within the folders.
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Sorry for not being able to help you better. I'm sure that others who are familiar with Windows can help you overcome your earlier issues with drivers and so on thus be able to return to stock and start fresh
Good Luck
It is very very difficult to brick a nexus said:
challenge accepted!!
But yes I can get it into fastboot mode. Nothing special happen? What are you trying to look for to happen? It look like it functioning normally in fastboot mode.
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OKAY i tried everything.. nothing seem to work.. selling my nexus!
Yellowfriedrice said:
challenge accepted!!
But yes I can get it into fastboot mode. Nothing special happen? What are you trying to look for to happen? It look like it functioning normally in fastboot mode.
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I accidentally wiped the system and now there is no OS installed. Am I screwed?

I was trying to install superzen but I accidentally wiped the OS. Am I screwed? Is there anything I can do, or is this looking like I bricked the phone?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
Go there and look at section 3.2. MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE that you grab the correct firmware for your device (WW or CN, 550 or 551). As far as I can tell, unless you made a NANDROID backup in custom recovery prior to wiping system, this would be your only way back to working order.
Are you currently unable to get back to a custom recovery? Can you not just successfully flash superzen now?
Level99 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
Go there and look at section 3.2. MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE that you grab the correct firmware for your device (WW or CN, 550 or 551). As far as I can tell, unless you made a NANDROID backup in custom recovery prior to wiping system, this would be your only way back to working order.
Are you currently unable to get back to a custom recovery? Can you not just successfully flash superzen now?
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Thanks for the reply, it seems that my computer can't recognize my phone through adb, i can get into recovery, but my phone is just not recognizable. I should mention that it was earlier, and I installed supersu with cwm tethered.
EDIT: I can't use fastboot for twrp.img, it says I don't have permission and now I can't even access recovery because I'm stuck in a bootloop.
UPDATE: Ok so fastboot recognized the phone but I do not have permission to load twrp.img
Have you got this sorted now?
timbernot said:
Have you got this sorted now?
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no, every time I try to flash twerp with fastboot, I get this error
"writing recovery failed <remote: permission denied>"
EDIT: HOLY HELL GUYS I FIXED IT! It turns out, my usb cord didn't work for some reason, tried another one and it works fine. Doing adb sideload right now.
venom55520 said:
no, every time I try to flash twerp with fastboot, I get this error
"writing recovery failed <remote: permission denied>"
EDIT: HOLY HELL GUYS I FIXED IT! It turns out, my usb cord didn't work for some reason, tried another one and it works fine. Doing adb sideload right now.
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YaY !:good:

Flash failing tried everything.

Hi all,
I hope someone can help as I am at my wits and sanity's end.
I am trying to install twrp into my phone to make a factory backup before rooting. I have unlocked the boot loader via htcdev all OK, I have followed the guide online to install twrp but it just will not work, I have tried various methods and every one of them failed. ADB and fastboot are installed OK, when I type "fastboot devices" it shows the phone and serial number, HTC sync is installed and updated, SDK is installed, everything the guide said to do I have done but it just won't flash. Error when I try to flash twrp every time. It is the latest version etc (I think) the twrp image is in the adb/fastboot folder and the cmd was opened from the folder.
I really don't know what I am doing wrong, can anyone please advise?
Thanks in advance
Gary Nixon
Belaris said:
Hi all,
I hope someone can help as I am at my wits and sanity's end.
I am trying to install twrp into my phone to make a factory backup before rooting. I have unlocked the boot loader via htcdev all OK, I have followed the guide online to install twrp but it just will not work, I have tried various methods and every one of them failed. ADB and fastboot are installed OK, when I type "fastboot devices" it shows the phone and serial number, HTC sync is installed and updated, SDK is installed, everything the guide said to do I have done but it just won't flash. Error when I try to flash twrp every time. It is the latest version etc (I think) the twrp image is in the adb/fastboot folder and the cmd was opened from the folder.
I really don't know what I am doing wrong, can anyone please advise?
Thanks in advance
Gary Nixon
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are you in bootloader or download mode, you have to be in download mode, what command are you typing to flash recovery.
fastboot flash recovery (name of recovery).img
Yep download mode black screen and that command
i have installed java SE development kit 7 and java 8 update 66 as per the guide
Do i need an SD card in the phone for this as i just saw this mentioned but it wasnt on the guide i was using?
Belaris said:
i have installed java SE development kit 7 and java 8 update 66 as per the guide
Do i need an SD card in the phone for this as i just saw this mentioned but it wasnt on the guide i was using?
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hmmm, not sure on that one, put one in and see
I think i may know the problem - S-ON - would this prevent anything being flashed?
Have you tried re-downloading TWRP to make sure it isn't a corrupted download?
Belaris said:
I think i may know the problem - S-ON - would this prevent anything being flashed?
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no, if your bootloader is unlocked you don't need to be s-off to flash recovery. Are you flashing the correct twrp for your phone
2.8.7.1_CPTB-B1-hima.img
its cool i got it to work, next question how do i get the custom rom zip file into the phone
Belaris said:
its cool i got it to work, next question how do i get the custom rom zip file into the phone
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download it, connect tehphone to pc, move the rom zip to either extsd or internal sd, boot to recovery select the zip and flash.don't forget to make a backup, and to wipe dalvik cache, cache, system,and data,under advanced wipe. nothing else then install the rom
what was causing the problem before, that you couldn't get recovery to flash, just curious
tbh i actually used the m9 toolkit by Squabbi - did it in 5 minutes
donation on the way
Belaris said:
tbh i actually used the m9 toolkit by Squabbi - did it in 5 minutes
donation on the way
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ok cool, glad you got it going.

I tried to unroot my Honor 7X and failed

Hi,
So this morning I decided to root my phone (BND-L21)
I did it! But I realise I couldn't use Snapchat since being rooted didn't allow me. After going through various methods, I gave up and was left with the only guaranteed method, which was to unroot my phone.
I got stuck in a bootloop after pressing the unroot button in SuperSU.
I can access TWRP mode, Recovery mode, and the Rescue mode or something.
The Recovery mode which used wifi to reset my phone by installing a fresh rom had failed..
The rescue mode i have no idea what to do with (neither do I have any idea about ADB to help me out here)
In TWRP mode, i wiped everything and formatted data, hoping something would happen because nothing else did.
Everything I tried to do, I would just end up back in the booting screen with "Your device is.....booting...."
On my PC, it recognises my honor 7x in RECOVERY if I type in adb devices.
I'm believe I'm almost at a critical stage of turning my phone into a brick.
I tried downloading stock rom and installing it from TWRP mode but it came up with "UPDATER PROCESS ENDED WITH ERROR: 9"
Please help. I can't afford another one, nor do I have a backup phone. It says I have no current ROM if I intend to reboot my phone.
pausethegame said:
Hi,
So this morning I decided to root my phone (BND-L21)
I did it! But I realise I couldn't use Snapchat since being rooted didn't allow me. After going through various methods, I gave up and was left with the only guaranteed method, which was to unroot my phone.
I got stuck in a bootloop after pressing the unroot button in SuperSU.
I can access TWRP mode, Recovery mode, and the Rescue mode or something.
The Recovery mode which used wifi to reset my phone by installing a fresh rom had failed..
The rescue mode i have no idea what to do with (neither do I have any idea about ADB to help me out here)
In TWRP mode, i wiped everything and formatted data, hoping something would happen because nothing else did.
Everything I tried to do, I would just end up back in the booting screen with "Your device is.....booting...."
On my PC, it recognises my honor 7x in RECOVERY if I type in adb devices.
I'm believe I'm almost at a critical stage of turning my phone into a brick.
I tried downloading stock rom and installing it from TWRP mode but it came up with "UPDATER PROCESS ENDED WITH ERROR: 9"
Please help. I can't afford another one, nor do I have a backup phone. It says I have no current ROM if I intend to reboot my phone.
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formating in twrp was not a good idea. These huawei phones have "other" files that system needs stored on /data. The stock recovery skips these files when doing a reset, twrp does not.
you should probably flash fullOTA to get back to working stock now.
try to follow this guide.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/how-to/guide-honor-7x-flash-oreo-update-t3781649
mrmazak said:
formating in twrp was not a good idea. These huawei phones have "other" files that system needs stored on /data. The stock recovery skips these files when doing a reset, twrp does not.
you should probably flash fullOTA to get back to working stock now.
try to follow this guide.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-7x/how-to/guide-honor-7x-flash-oreo-update-t3781649
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Um, the situation changed quite drastically.
I can't access TWRP anymore and when I plugged my phone in to my computer it detects it as a disk drive...
Can I still flash stock rom using sd card or anything else?
(Also, i sent it to a repair shop today and they'll get back to me tomorrow.)
pausethegame said:
Um, the situation changed quite drastically.
I can't access TWRP anymore and when I plugged my phone in to my computer it detects it as a disk drive...
Can I still flash stock rom using sd card or anything else?
(Also, i sent it to a repair shop today and they'll get back to me tomorrow.)
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You asked in pm for details on hwota
I already give you link here for that .
mrmazak said:
You asked in pm for details on hwota
I already give you link here for that .
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Oh ok. Will this method work even if I don't have any OS installed on my phone?
Also, are the 3 files you mentioned in your post refer to the ones within the filelist of Firmware Finder?
pausethegame said:
Oh ok. Will this method work even if I don't have any OS installed on my phone?
Also, are the 3 files you mentioned in your post refer to the ones within the filelist of Firmware Finder?
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yes(should) and yes.
mrmazak said:
yes(should) and yes.
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Ok. Do I extract the 3 update zips into the HWOTA folder or do I just copy the 3 update zips?
Thanks so much!!
pausethegame said:
Ok. Do I extract the 3 update zips into the HWOTA folder or do I just copy the 3 update zips?
Thanks so much!!
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copy.

Please help me save my phone

FAILED (Do not allow to flash Bootloader image on Unlock device) & TWRP - Failed to mount '/firmware' (invalid argument)
I'm using the Lenovo p2a42 32gb 3gb version (India)
My phone is stuck in fastboot mode. Bootloader is unlocked.
I have the latest twrp - 3.2.2.0 as recovery.
I flashed everything except the modem and bootloader to stock.
Bootloader & modem wont flash - cannot flash unlocked bootloader error.
I have tried everything I can think of:
1. Restore to stock 7.1 (cannot flash bootloader error)
2. Relock Bootloader (not allowed error)
3. Even gave my phone to a repair guy as last resort.
No luck yet.
Its 17000 bucks worth.
And has been laid to waste due to my ****up.
I really want to repair it myself if possible.
Please help me if you can. I'm open to any and all ideas.
Thanks in advance.
Alright mate,
Download this HERE
Extract it.
Boot phone into bootloader/fastboot mode.
Connect it via cable.
Run flashall - stock reco.bat and wait until it is done. Your phone will reboot on its own.
Gimme some details if it doesn't work. Don't worry, it'll be fine.#
Also: NEVER RELOCK THE BOOTLOADER VIA COMMAND, that is a sure-way to **** it up much more.
sm00th4f3 said:
Alright mate,
Download this HERE
Extract it.
Boot phone into bootloader/fastboot mode.
Connect it via cable.
Run flashall - stock reco.bat and wait until it is done. Your phone will reboot on its own.
Gimme some details if it doesn't work. Don't worry, it'll be fine.#
Also: NEVER RELOCK THE BOOTLOADER VIA COMMAND, that is a sure-way to **** it up much more.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/help/stuck-bootloop-reboots-15-holding-power-t3837278
would it work for me?
LeonDsouza123 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/help/stuck-bootloop-reboots-15-holding-power-t3837278
would it work for me?
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Seems like you have a faulty battery or something on your hardware side.
Fun fact: getting into recovery(twrp) is done via Fastboot since the button combo is a ***** and isn't reliable. The timing is too stupid done.
The one team rescue files always work as long as you're in Fastboot/bootloader mode.
It's worth the try
I can't thank you enough @sm00th4f3
You are my saviour. It worked perfectly & my phone is working now.
Thank you sooooo much & keep up the good work.
MadMelman said:
I can't thank you enough @sm00th4f3
You are my saviour. It worked perfectly & my phone is working now.
Thank you sooooo much & keep up the good work.
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Glad it worked
I restored the stock firmware.
My phone boots to the start screen , after I select the language it's unable to detect or connect to the wifi or to the mobile network.
Therfore I cannot proceed to finish the setup.
TWRP shows a firmware error-
- failed to mount '/firmware' (invalid argument)
Please advice @sm00th4f3
MadMelman said:
I restored the stock firmware.
My phone boots to the start screen , after I select the language it's unable to detect or connect to the wifi or to the mobile network.
Therfore I cannot proceed to finish the setup.
TWRP shows a firmware error-
- failed to mount '/firmware' (invalid argument)
Please advice @sm00th4f3
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You shouldn't restore stock firmware from backup.
After using rescue tool.
Setup your phone from zero.
Or skip through setup.
Reboot to bootloader.
Flash latest twrp 3.2.3 can be found on official website
Change data system format to ext4 if it's not already.
Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik
Flash custom ROM of your choice
Flash gapps
flash magisk for root if you need it
Wipe dalvik and cache
Reboot.
Setup phone.
sm00th4f3 said:
You shouldn't restore stock firmware from backup.
After using rescue tool.
Setup your phone from zero.
Or skip through setup.
Reboot to bootloader.
Flash latest twrp 3.2.3 can be found on official website
Change data system format to ext4 if it's not already.
Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik
Flash custom ROM of your choice
Flash gapps
flash magisk for root if you need it
Wipe dalvik and cache
Reboot.
Setup phone.
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I followed your instructions. No luck yet.
After flashing the custom rom, the phone bootlooped.
I changed the data & system to ext4 , I get the failed to mount firmware error.
SCREENSHOT:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dhBIadnV-olRsWbQjeL8teoPCJeg2U2L/view?usp=sharing
MadMelman said:
I followed your instructions. No luck yet.
After flashing the custom rom, the phone bootlooped.
I changed the data & system to ext4 , I get the failed to mount firmware error.
SCREENSHOT:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dhBIadnV-olRsWbQjeL8teoPCJeg2U2L/view?usp=sharing
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You really are new to this.
Use the rescue tool.
Let the phone boot.
Skip through setup.
Enable developer options.
Make sure and debugging is enabled.
Connect phone to pc.
Grant always access , which popups on phone.
Open a CMD, in the folder of your adb tools.
Use adb reboot bootloader.
Or use the button combo to get to bootloader /Fastboot mode
Flash twrp.
Boot twrp
Reboot to recovery twrp via reboot menu
Change file system of data to ext4
Reboot to recovery again via reboot menu in twrp.
Now use factory reset, then wipe system partition.
Flash custom ROM
Gapps
Magisk if wanted.
Reboot.
Wait max 10min.
Should work.
sm00th4f3 said:
You really are new to this.
Use the rescue tool.
Let the phone boot.
Skip through setup.
Enable developer options.
Make sure and debugging is enabled.
Connect phone to pc.
Grant always access , which popups on phone.
Open a CMD, in the folder of your adb tools.
Use adb reboot bootloader.
Or use the button combo to get to bootloader /Fastboot mode
Flash twrp.
Boot twrp
Reboot to recovery twrp via reboot menu
Change file system of data to ext4
Reboot to recovery again via reboot menu in twrp.
Now use factory reset, then wipe system partition.
Flash custom ROM
Gapps
Magisk if wanted.
Reboot.
Wait max 10min.
Should work.
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I 'm new to this & I appreciate your help, but
I followed your instructions again yet the error remains the same.
My phone is not detecting any wifi or cellular data - so I cant proceed /skip the process of setting up my stock phone.
And when i flashed the custom rom, the firmware error shows up.
And believe me I've tried a lot, but it just wont work.
I've come too far to give up now, any suggestions?
Here is the screenshot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VTE6xs1Kozg52DhQP3fgBbNeDptXz2j/view?usp=sharing
MadMelman said:
I 'm new to this & I appreciate your help, but
I followed your instructions again yet the error remains the same.
My phone is not detecting any wifi or cellular data - so I cant proceed /skip the process of setting up my stock phone.
And when i flashed the custom rom, the firmware error shows up.
And believe me I've tried a lot, but it just wont work.
I've come too far to give up now, any suggestions?
Here is the screenshot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VTE6xs1Kozg52DhQP3fgBbNeDptXz2j/view?usp=sharing
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Before flashing twrp.
Use Fastboot oem unlock
.
Try again without custom ROM this time .
I'm looking into it.
Still stuck at the start screen,
I might be wrong but here is what I think is wrong with the phone:
The modem just won't flash therefore no wifi or cellular data.
The firmware is corrupted.
Thanks for your continued support.
MadMelman said:
Still stuck at the start screen,
I might be wrong but here is what I think is wrong with the phone:
The modem just won't flash therefore no wifi or cellular data.
The firmware is corrupted.
Thanks for your continued support.
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Hello, well i messed up my phone really bad. deleted the bootloader. Phone wasnt working. But then used blank flash to get things working again. Just that it only charges now when i run it in bootloader mode. Now what i think u can do is delete all partitions using fastboot. I dont know the terms or words to say, but you can try to delete all partitions and then flash them again and check. use the stock files or what you call those emmc, modem and those bin files that is used to flash via fastboot. It may help but can be risky. Well hope this makes any sense
Ryan Robert said:
Hello, well i messed up my phone really bad. deleted the bootloader. Phone wasnt working. But then used blank flash to get things working again. Just that it only charges now when i run it in bootloader mode. Now what i think u can do is delete all partitions using fastboot. I dont know the terms or words to say, but you can try to delete all partitions and then flash them again and check. use the stock files or what you call those emmc, modem and those bin files that is used to flash via fastboot. It may help but can be risky. Well hope this makes any sense
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there is no need to erase your partitions.. Unless you want to brick your device for real.
But you can try it at your own discretion at risk.
i won't help any further since i don't know that much more concerning this kinda problem.
cheers
Fatal Error
MadMelman said:
I 'm new to this & I appreciate your help, but
I followed your instructions again yet the error remains the same.
My phone is not detecting any wifi or cellular data - so I cant proceed /skip the process of setting up my stock phone.
And when i flashed the custom rom, the firmware error shows up.
And believe me I've tried a lot, but it just wont work.
I've come too far to give up now, any suggestions?
Here is the screenshot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VTE6xs1Kozg52DhQP3fgBbNeDptXz2j/view?usp=sharing
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Hey buddy, I recently ran into same problem as yours. Have you found any working fix for this issue?
Please reply.

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