How to wipe android partitons while NO access to Fastboot? PLZ help - OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers

Hi,
I have a unique problem. I cant go into fastboot. Yes, fastboot on my OPT is not a opltion.
I cant instal TWRP. I can't wipe the OS to flash a new one.
My question is this:
Is there a way to wipe the partitions on a android phone via windows or something?
This problem is created by me. Somehow I flash OOS over CM (??)
So when my phone boots (bootloader is unlocked) I will see 2 boot sequences wich prevents me from accesing the fastboot menu.
The solution I see is this: Enter TWRP --> Wipe all but USB-OTG ...
Anyway, I hope there is a android Einstein here because I'm at a loss..
Feel free to ask any questions and pls help me!
Grt TwoChill

TowChill said:
Hi,
I have a unique problem. I cant go into fastboot. Yes, fastboot on my OPT is not a opltion.
I cant instal TWRP. I can't wipe the OS to flash a new one.
My question is this:
Is there a way to wipe the partitions on a android phone via windows or something?
This problem is created by me. Somehow I flash OOS over CM (??)
So when my phone boots (bootloader is unlocked) I will see 2 boot sequences wich prevents me from accesing the fastboot menu.
The solution I see is this: Enter TWRP --> Wipe all but USB-OTG ...
Anyway, I hope there is a android Einstein here because I'm at a loss..
Feel free to ask any questions and pls help me!
Grt TwoChill
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Here you can find a recovery guide:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
I'd recommend methode 2, because it seems more east to do.
Good luck!

TowChill said:
Hi,
I have a unique problem. I cant go into fastboot. Yes, fastboot on my OPT is not a opltion.
I cant instal TWRP. I can't wipe the OS to flash a new one.
My question is this:
Is there a way to wipe the partitions on a android phone via windows or something?
This problem is created by me. Somehow I flash OOS over CM (??)
So when my phone boots (bootloader is unlocked) I will see 2 boot sequences wich prevents me from accesing the fastboot menu.
The solution I see is this: Enter TWRP --> Wipe all but USB-OTG ...
Anyway, I hope there is a android Einstein here because I'm at a loss..
Feel free to ask any questions and pls help me!
Grt TwoChill
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If you are getting two boot screens, please confirm if this is what you see in your first boot screen:
some text which goes like "Your device cannot be trusted etc etc. fastboot oem lock something something"
If yes, press the volume buttons at this screen, which will take you to an "Options menu"
This will have options to power off, restart, recovery, fastboot, back to previous page.
use volume down buttons to move selection to fastboot and press power button to select fastboot.
This will take you to bootloader.
Alternatively:
Is the device getting identified by your computer when connected?
If yes, and if you have adb tools installed, try this command, after connecting to computer and selecting usb configuration as transfer files
adb devices
The result of this should show your device
then type:
adb reboot bootloader
This should take you to your bootloader screen.

pvramk said:
If you are getting two boot screens, please confirm if this is what you see in your first boot screen:
some text which goes like "Your device cannot be trusted etc etc. fastboot oem lock something something"
If yes, press the volume buttons at this screen, which will take you to an "Options menu"
This will have options to power off, restart, recovery, fastboot, back to previous page.
use volume down buttons to move selection to fastboot and press power button to select fastboot.
This will take you to bootloader.
Alternatively:
Is the device getting identified by your computer when connected?
If yes, and if you have adb tools installed, try this command, after connecting to computer and selecting usb configuration as transfer files
adb devices
The result of this should show your device
then type:
adb reboot bootloader
This should take you to your bootloader screen.
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Thank you for your replay.
I have done all of this and i do understand how this works.
I have adb drivers installed, my computer does reconizes my phone and everything works even the reboot to bootloader via CMD. (adb devices, it shows, etc)
When my phone then tries to access the bootloader, it will show those messeges " this devices cant be trusted etc etc." afther 5 seconds again I see the the android logo (with a few lines of static on the bottom) (( that clearly is not right )) but it will show me again the same message " this devices cant be trusted etc etc" ... then it will just show me the battery icon and power precentage (this if I choose to boot to bootloader) or else it starts normally..
Clearly the flashing of CM failed. And with a sideload to install OxygenOS I can use it.. But it does prevents me from accessing the fastboot mode..
So Is there an alternative way to install TWRP without using the fastboot mode? Or is there an other way i can try to wipe the partitions inc. the os?
From there I know what to do.

TowChill said:
Thank you for your replay.
I have done all of this and i do understand how this works.
............
So Is there an alternative way to install TWRP without using the fastboot mode? Or is there an other way i can try to wipe the partitions inc. the os?
From there I know what to do.
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well if you are rooted you can try using an app called flashify or flashfire to install twrp

pvramk said:
well if you are rooted you can try using an app called flashify or flashfire to install twrp
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Thanks! Unfortunatly my phone isn't rooted anymore ..
I'm screwed right?

TowChill said:
Thanks! Unfortunatly my phone isn't rooted anymore ..
I'm screwed right?
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When the display shows the battery % check if fastboot devices shows your device?
If not I'm sorry, I would not be of any more help to you my friend.
Hope someone more knowledgeable comes along and clears your problem....

TowChill said:
Thank you for your replay.
I have done all of this and i do understand how this works.
I have adb drivers installed, my computer does reconizes my phone and everything works even the reboot to bootloader via CMD. (adb devices, it shows, etc)
When my phone then tries to access the bootloader, it will show those messeges " this devices cant be trusted etc etc." afther 5 seconds again I see the the android logo (with a few lines of static on the bottom) (( that clearly is not right )) but it will show me again the same message " this devices cant be trusted etc etc" ... then it will just show me the battery icon and power precentage (this if I choose to boot to bootloader) or else it starts normally..
Clearly the flashing of CM failed. And with a sideload to install OxygenOS I can use it.. But it does prevents me from accessing the fastboot mode..
So Is there an alternative way to install TWRP without using the fastboot mode? Or is there an other way i can try to wipe the partitions inc. the os?
From there I know what to do.
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If nothing works, try method 2 from the Hard Brick guide from Naman Bhalla.

Related

Help I bricked my Oneplus 3

Hi, i played around with my new OP3, and i wanted to root it. Since i'm noob at rooting, it went wrong. (i did it with twrp)
So first it just went in to bootloop, then i was still able to get to rcovery and stuff, but i followed a guide to fix bootloop, and that ****ed it even more up. The guide i followedet told me to use "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool"
After using "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool", i now cant even go into recovery anymore, the only thing i can do is go to bootloader, but when i'm in bootloader now, it wont connect proberly, so that i can use "flash twrp", so that i can use twrp recovery.
Also when i try to boot it, it because of "OnePlus3_Unbrick_Tool" goes into something, where it says "md5 checksum failed", and then restarts and does it again and again.....
I hope it's not bricked forever, pls help ))
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery with adb sideload command?
if not give it a shot, it might work.
bonham1988 said:
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery adb sideload command?
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And how do you say I do that? I have tried using the "tool all in one", where you han flash both stock and twrp, but it doesnt seem to do anything, when i press them (and the device is in bootloader)
Godeske said:
And how do you say I do that? I have tried using the "tool all in one", where you han flash both stock and twrp, but it doesnt seem to do anything, when i press them (and the device is in bootloader)
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Just boot into bootloader mode and through command prompt check if your phone is detected by typing fastboot devices. If its detected then you flash a new recovery again. Forget the toolkit, just look for instructions on how to install a custom recovery.
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bonham1988 said:
Just boot into bootloader mode and through command prompt check if your phone is detected by typing fastboot devices. If its detected then you flash a new recovery again. Forget the toolkit, just look for instructions on how to install a custom recovery.
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Okay i've tried that now, and it wont allow me unlock my bootloader from command prompt, and i cant do the flash while it's locked.. what to do?
Godeske said:
Okay i've tried that now, and it wont allow me unlock my bootloader from command prompt, and i cant do the flash while it's locked.. what to do?
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In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
simthadim said:
In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
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When im in fastboot mode in the bootloader, i can only find it in "device manager" as "marshall london device -> marshall london bootloader interface"
Godeske said:
When im in fastboot mode in the bootloader, i can only find it in "device manager" as "marshall london device -> marshall london bootloader interface"
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Might seem a silly question but what phone are you using? If it is a OnePlus3 have you installed the correct drivers?
ghostofcain said:
Might seem a silly question but what phone are you using? If it is a OnePlus3 have you installed the correct drivers?
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Pretty sure i have, but i have booked a session with oneplus costumer service now, so that they do it for me live lololol
bonham1988 said:
have you tried re-flashing the stock or twrp recovery with adb sideload command?
if not give it a shot, it might work.
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Hey bonham,
The same thing happened to me but when I try to sideload it says I need 1.0.32 or higher to sideload this device
What should I do?
gavintoronto2016 said:
Hey bonham,
The same thing happened to me but when I try to sideload it says I need 1.0.32 or higher to sideload this device
What should I do?
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Adb version is outdated. Just download the latest ones.
Sent from my OnePlus3 using XDA Labs
Hey guys, if there are some of you, who knows a lot about this, would you like to answer this comment? Idk maybe we could use teamviewer to help me or something
simthadim said:
In fastboot mode, did you manage to find your device on the computer? On Linux this is "sudo fastboot devices", on Windows it should be roughly similar.
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Ohh i think i understand your question. YEs in command prompt I am able to find the device, it is connected.
(do you know a lot about this, maybe you could teamview me to help?))
Godeske said:
Ohh i think i understand your question. YEs in command prompt I am able to find the device, it is connected.
(do you know a lot about this, maybe you could teamview me to help?))
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Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
simthadim said:
Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
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Thank you, but i have not enabled "allow oem unlocking" in the developer settings when the phone worked, so i get a error message "FAILED (remote: oem unloc is not allowed)
What to do to unlock it then?
Bro, download 3.2.4 oos rom zip file from official link. Its around 1.3 GB. Just connect ur OP3 to computer. It will detect as MTP device.Im my computer it was in the name of RAIN Transfer the zip file to internal storage. Wipe cache. And select install option in TWRP and select the zip file u pushed and flash it. Best of luck..
jaganmohans said:
Bro, download 3.2.4 oos rom zip file from official link. Its around 1.3 GB. Just connect ur OP3 to computer. It will detect as MTP device.Im my computer it was in the name of RAIN Transfer the zip file to internal storage. Wipe cache. And select install option in TWRP and select the zip file u pushed and flash it. Best of luck..
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Bro, if just it were that simple, but it's not.. It doesn't find the phone in my computer...
simthadim said:
Hey!
I'm not the expert but I have played with my 1+3 enough to have some knowledge.
First of all, do not use "all in one tools", those do not put you in control.
Cool, so fastboot is detected, though you can't get into the recovery?
Step 1) make sure you have the latest version of "fastboot" and "adb" (Android Debug Bridge) and unlock the bootloader. This tread should be helpfull: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/oneplus-3-how-to-unlock-bootloader-t3398733
You need to do this, because otherwise we will not be able to proceed (i.e. the phone is to be 'unlocked' for what we are about to do).
Step 2) If you are ready than let's flash a new recovery (TWRP):
This is also step 2 in the thread mentioned above. Very important: "Once the flash has completed, Don't use the "Fastboot Reboot" Command Instead Unplug Your phone then Manually boot it into recovery by keeping Power + Volume Down button pressed."
So once you have flashed a new recovery using fastboot, than you should reboot your phone into the new recovery!
step 3)
Once in the new recovery (TWRP) go to advanced and to ADB sideload. Make sure your computer detects your device with the command "adb devices" and flash a new ROM. Just for simplicity use the official OOS 3.2.4.
This should do the trick. Before you go and try make sure you understand EVERYTHING I have written. Let me know if you have questions.
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Hey i have the same problem but this fix does not work for me.
So I have the bootloader unlocked and I can enter the bootload and my computer detects my device which is nice.
when I flash twrp on my phone trough CMD it doesnt work, my PC tells me that everything is okay but my phone will not boot into twrp and instead it will give me weird errors.
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this fix worked for me,
On the screen when the phone failed to md5 checksum, you've got several partition failed right? in red text.
- download this : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424942573
and then extract.
- download platform tools attached below. extract in the same folder with first file you've downloaded.
- Boot your phone to fastboot mode, plug your usb, make sure adb and fastboot driver are installed.
- on the folder, hold shift and right click, click open command here
- type fastboot devices
- make sure your serial number appear.
- now flash the img of the missing file according to the partition in red text on your ms5 checksum failed one by one.
- e.g. "fastboot flash boot_aging boot_aging.img.
- make sure you flash all the missing partition.
- type fastboot reboot.
this will boot you to oos 3.1.2.
unfortunately I couldn't extract the newest oos dat. data. but you could always take the OTA
goodluck mate. sorry for my english
Godeske said:
Bro, if just it were that simple, but it's not.. It doesn't find the phone in my computer...
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Hmm bad try installing all op3 drivers and see whether phone is detected or not. I was in the same situation previously. Pushing zip through adp terminal is painful process. I got device offline first,after solving that i got service not recognized issue. For solving that usb debugging needs to be enabled i stuck in that step.
can you enter recovery trough fastboot mode? I.e. if you are in fastboot mode you van use the volume keys to select recovery.
100% sure you can't enter recovery?
you can try Fast and pro's option. let us know!

Soft bricked OPO3, Fastboot with no recovery

Hi guys,
Rooted Oneplus 3 is soft bricked. Please help me!!! :crying:
:crying:Quick desription: Fastboot formatted it. My PC detects it.
Tried to Fastboot flash latest TWRP ("twrp-3.0.2-0-oneplus3.img") via CMD Prompt.
After that I get a message saying that the processed was "finished" (within 0.802s!).
Now I reboot+volume down and bootloop continues. Phone starts, I see the normal warnings I used to get after rooting it. Then I see the Oneplus logo for a fraction of a second and then it boots again and the process repeats itself.
I think it may be worth mentioning that the reason all this happened is an encryption problem that occurred while I was flashing a rom update with TWRP: After the flashing finished, got an error saying "unable to mount storage". Wiped cache+dalvik and then restarted. Got a black screen that did not display any signs of life after several minutes. Then turned it off and on by long press on the power button. Then I got an error saying that the encyption process was disrupted and that I have to wipe my phone (strange given that I did not select any encryption button in TWRP). Anyhow, then I fastboot formatted the phone and that's it.
Thank so much for anyone who can help!!!
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (I recommend blu_spark's TWRP) reboot to recovery, if it doesn't work, try:
fastboot boot recovery recovery.img
See if you boot to recovery and then try flashing a custom ROM.
Hi Fobos, thanks for responding quickly.
I tried using fastboot boot command (with twrp-3.0.2-0-oneplus3.img). No luck with that.
Also, didn't find a downloadable blu_spark *.img version for twrp recovery. would you be so kind to add a link?
Thank you.
Now I think it's hard bricked ( Help!!!
Phone just stopped responding. Mostly doesn't respond. Occasionaly turns on for a nano second, flashes the +1 logo and turns off. Most of the time it doesnt even do that any more when I press (long / short press) the power button!
Somebody help, please!!
ppppp44 said:
Phone just stopped responding. Mostly doesn't respond. Occasionaly turns on for a nano second, flashes the +1 logo and turns off. Most of the time it doesnt even do that any more when I press (long / short press) the power button!
Somebody help, please!!
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Keep calm and breath in. I was in the same situation.
Take a breath.
So, you have 2 ways depending on what you want. You can either go back to full stock with a flashing tool or you can install a custom recovery and then installing a custom rom (or stock one). I suggest the flashing tool.
Just follow the steps here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/unbrick-unbrick-tutorial-oneplus-3t-t3515306 and if you have any question come back here and ask them.
Good luck.
Recoveryhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=24575
First format recovery by using command
fastboot format recovery
then flash recovery using
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
Kayembe said:
Keep calm and breath in. I was in the same situation.
Take a breath.
So, you have 2 ways depending on what you want. You can either go back to full stock with a flashing tool or you can install a custom recovery and then installing a custom rom (or stock one). I suggest the flashing tool.
Just follow the steps here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/unbrick-unbrick-tutorial-oneplus-3t-t3515306 and if you have any question come back here and ask them.
Good luck.
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Hey Keyembe, thanks for the reply...
Tried to follow the instructions you posted. Did everything to allow unsigned drivers to be installed. Disabled it on from the advanced boot settings, and - when that didn't work, also running on test mode. Neither options work:
In the device manager I right click the android device (currently in fastboot mode), which is installed with Google drivers. I try to update the driver software to the unsigned driver and I get an error saying it's not compatible with my system (Win10 Pro) and that I should make sure it is compatible with an x64 based system.
What now?
Tx
Hey! Thanks for the reply...
anup807 said:
Recoveryhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=24575
First format recovery by using command
fastboot format recovery
then flash recovery using
fastboot flash recovery "recovery.img"
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Hi Anup!
Thanks for the link to the Blu_Spark version of TWRP.
On CMD Prompt, tried to format recovery, console stopped responding. "Fastboot format recovery"...Just stops responding
Also tried "Fastboot delete recovery". I get a message saying "deleting recovery..." then also stops responding. Nothing happens from there.
I tried to use the OPO3 Root Toolkit. It does detect the fastboot device, but when I try to flash or boot or do anything else other than detection, it is unable to find the device. Says operation failed.
What now? :crying:
You could look through this post if nothing else helps.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
Machiel187 said:
You could look through this post if nothing else helps.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
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Check your cable (try another one), even reinstall your adb drivers on your machine (if Windows).
Let the device charge for 30 minutes at least then retry (charge with new cable too).
ppppp44 said:
Hey Keyembe, thanks for the reply...
Tried to follow the instructions you posted. Did everything to allow unsigned drivers to be installed. Disabled it on from the advanced boot settings, and - when that didn't work, also running on test mode. Neither options work:
In the device manager I right click the android device (currently in fastboot mode), which is installed with Google drivers. I try to update the driver software to the unsigned driver and I get an error saying it's not compatible with my system (Win10 Pro) and that I should make sure it is compatible with an x64 based system.
What now?
Tx
Hey! Thanks for the reply...
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Firstly, plug your phone on your computer in recovery mode or fastboot mode.
When you go in cmd and you type "adb devices" do you get anything?
If that works and you still can access recovery, you can install stock rom available on the OnePlus site. Here's a link : http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3t/oneplus_3t_oxygenos_4.1.3/
Boot into recovery, then install from adb.
Machiel187 said:
You could look through this post if nothing else helps.
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/
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Thanks mate, followed the instructions on this post. I never get the device to be detected as Qualcomm. All I get is "Android Phone". I did install the Qualcomm drivers despite the warning I got for installing unsigned drivers. Installation went OK. When I go to the device manager again I still identifies the device as android phone. Also when I click "Have Disk" and select the qualcomm drivers I get an error saying they are incompatible with the device or with an x64 based system (regardless of them being signed or not).
Any ideas?
thanks again..
Kayembe said:
Firstly, plug your phone on your computer in recovery mode or fastboot mode.
When you go in cmd and you type "adb devices" do you get anything?
If that works and you still can access recovery, you can install stock rom available on the OnePlus site. Here's a link : http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3t/oneplus_3t_oxygenos_4.1.3/
Boot into recovery, then install from adb.
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Hey Kayembe,
I only get to fastboot mode. No Adb device detected. No recovery mode available.
ppppp44 said:
Thanks mate, followed the instructions on this post. I never get the device to be detected as Qualcomm. All I get is "Android Phone". I did install the Qualcomm drivers despite the warning I got for installing unsigned drivers. Installation went OK. When I go to the device manager again I still identifies the device as android phone. Also when I click "Have Disk" and select the qualcomm drivers I get an error saying they are incompatible with the device or with an x64 based system (regardless of them being signed or not).
Any ideas?
thanks again..
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Strange. Are you sure you turned off Driver Signature Enforcement?
When you hold the power button 10 seconds and plug the phone in, it should not be on. The screen should stay black. (looks like its off)
So make sure it's not trying to boot, because then it probably shows up as Android Phonee again.
Machiel187 said:
Strange. Are you sure you turned off Driver Signature Enforcement?
When you hold the power button 10 seconds and plug the phone in, it should not be on. The screen should stay black. (looks like its off)
So make sure it's not trying to boot, because then it probably shows up as Android Phonee again.
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That's exactly what happens but when it's not in fastboot mode [ either after 10 seconds power button press or after i see the +1 logo (black screen)] - phone is not detected by my pc.
Yeah I'm sure about the driver signature enforcement. It's definitely off.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
ppppp44 said:
That's exactly what happens but when it's not in fastboot mode [ either after 10 seconds power button press or after i see the +1 logo (black screen)] - phone is not detected by my pc.
Yeah I'm sure about the driver signature enforcement. It's definitely off.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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I'm going to do a unbrick in a few hours.. Make sure Driver Enforcement is off. If you go to device manager and right click on it you can change the drivers somewhere so it shows up as described in the post..
Make sure you use method 2.
Puddi_Puddin said:
I'm going to do a unbrick in a few hours.. Make sure Driver Enforcement is off. If you go to device manager and right click on it you can change the drivers somewhere so it shows up as described in the post..
Make sure you use method 2.
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ok I somehow managed to flash Blu_Spark Twrp and got it to work.
Within TWRP, flashed OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_051_all_1704112009_2521.zip
and also SuperSU.zip, and no_verity.zip.
Getting some errors.
Device still doesn't boot.
Attaching the log TXT here.
I am desperate... please help.,..
Puddi_Puddin said:
I'm going to do a unbrick in a few hours.. Make sure Driver Enforcement is off. If you go to device manager and right click on it you can change the drivers somewhere so it shows up as described in the post..
Make sure you use method 2.
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BTW, Now when I enter recovery mode on TWRP I am asked to put in a password to decrypt data. I don't have any such password any tried to go over the process of reformatting the device and flashing twrp again. that didn't make this decryption message go away...
((
ppppp44 said:
BTW, Now when I enter recovery mode on TWRP I am asked to put in a password to decrypt data. I don't have any such password any tried to go over the process of reformatting the device and flashing twrp again. that didn't make this decryption message go away...
((
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try "default_password" for the password
ppppp44 said:
BTW, Now when I enter recovery mode on TWRP I am asked to put in a password to decrypt data. I don't have any such password any tried to go over the process of reformatting the device and flashing twrp again. that didn't make this decryption message go away...
((
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Go to Fastboot type 'fastboot erase userdata' (you have to reflash OOS tho.. Make sure you are on the latest TWRP. I'm not a fan of Bluspark but his TWRP is currently more up 2 date.

XT1676 - Stuck in Unlocked Bootloader, after Wipe Cache(?!)

Some informations at first:
XT1676 Moto G5, Fine Gold, 16GB
(TYPE M2675/ FCC ID: <known>/ SEQ#: <known>)
2017-10-30
Problem: Stuck in unlocked Bootloader
Hi all,
i am stuck on bootloader and cant get out.
On my PC I have "Minimal ADB and Fastboot"(v. 1.4.2.) installed and after i open a command prompt(admin) and type
- "fastboot devices" my phone is listed as <NR> fastboot
so that works as the only positive thing i can say
- "adb reboot", *daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037*
*daemon started successfully*
error: no devices/ emulators found
- "adb reconnect", error: no devices/ emulators found
i am not into the adb commands at all, i am a dummy and i would be so glad if someone could lead me out of my problem.
Maybe a word how i got into there:
1) i installed the minimal adb and fastboot(v1.4.2.)
2) i unlocked the bootloader by doing that over the Motorola UNLOCK Bootloader site
3) then i rooted & Flash Twrp Recovery (twrp-3.1.1-0-cedric)
with "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-cedric.img"
4) first time entered into twrp recovery and i did the following:
A) a factory wipe-> reboot back to recovery mode->
B) install no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1-> reboot and let system start before i turn off phone and enter bootloader(vol down+start) again
C) after entering recovery mode again, i install Magisk-v11.6 -> reboot->
D) now everything seemed to work, the system started properly rooted.
E) but then i decided to flash once again the Magisk-v11.6 followed by wipe data/ factory reset cause i wanted to completly do the flashing all over.
(dont ask me why i did it.. i could explain and tell you my intention but well it happened anyway and brought me to where i am stuck now)
but that was on this move not all yet: i also wipe dalvik cache
so after wipedalvik/ cache , since that moment i couldnt access to my SD Card anymore as it simply didnt show up anymore.
after a restart i was my first time in an endless bootloop of that Screen with "Erasing"(, the letters sourrounded by a spectral colored circle)
i had to disconnect the phone from power . also i tried to remove the battery for a day. but it would only get me back into that bootloop and only get me out by removing the battery...
i dont know anymore what happened then when the phone now got stuck in the bootloader instead of the bootloop. But yea, now i am stuck here, appreciating any help :highfive:
more infromation from my bootloader screen:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode(secure)
BLB8.12 (<known>, 2017-04-19 11:00:47)
Baseband <known>
Product/ Variant: cedric XT1676 16GB P5
Serial Number: <known>
CPU: MSM8937
eMMC: <known>
DRAM: <known>
Console [NULL]: null
Tools Mode Config: DISABLED
Battery OK
flashing_unlocked
Software status: Official
Connect USB Data Cable
- When pressing <Start>
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
to learn more, visit:
motorola,com/ unlockbootloader
ID: bad key
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.
->
bevor the Phone drops back to Bootloader
when pressing <RESTART BOOTLOADER>
it restarts to BOOTLOADER
- When pressing <Start Recovery>
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
to learn more, visit:
motorola,com/ unlockbootloader
ID: bad key
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.
->
after 10 seconds another screen poops up:
"Erasing", the letters sourrounded by a spectral colored circle for 3 seconds,
bevor the Phone just drops back to Bootloader
(talking about Erasing ..)
- When pressing <POWER OFF>
Power Off works
- When pressing <FACTORY RESET>
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
to learn more, visit:
motorola,com/ unlockbootloader
ID: bad key
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.
->
bevor the Phone just drops back to Bootloader
- When pressing <BARCODES>
Barcodes are shown
- When pressing <BP TOOLS>
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
to learn more, visit:
motorola,com/ unlockbootloader
ID: bad key
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.
->
bevor the Phone just drops back to Bootloader
- When pressing <QCOM>
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted.
to learn more, visit:
motorola,com/ unlockbootloader
ID: bad key
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.
->
bevor the Phone just drops back to Bootloader
- When pressing <BOOTLOADER LOGS>
Display shows:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode(secure)
Fastboot Reason: UTAG "bootmode" configured as fastboot
When connecting an USC- cable
Transfer Mode: USB Connected
...shows up but i cant get any adb commands to work tho ofc i am a dummy at it...
oh my, i just helped myself by reading my first poste here on the forum from 2016.
i made it now to start twrp by downloading the twrp_cedric_3.1.1-0 once again putting the recovery in my adb folder and type
<fastboot flash recovery twrp.img>
followed by <fastboot reboot-bootloader>
i am curious if i can get going now and if my SD card will be read and if i can get a new flash going...
now back in twrp i go first again to wipe/ factory reset.
now going to reboot, and reboot back into recovery. only gets me back to bootloader from where i can enter twrp manually now(but there is already an indication of the problem i have?)
also before the reboot, it doesnt ask me to install the twrp app anymore where i usually choose "do not install".
now i go to install the <no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1>, flashing it successfully as it says at the end of the process but there is also some error message in the log before the ...done:
Failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
now i thought i should be able to boot the system again but i only get back into the bootloader...
can someone help me how to proceed correctly?
did i miss something to flash?
Techcri said:
now back in twrp i go first again to wipe/ factory reset.
now going to reboot, and reboot back into recovery. only gets me back to bootloader from where i can enter twrp manually now(but there is already an indication of the problem i have?)
also before the reboot, it doesnt ask me to install the twrp app anymore where i usually choose "do not install".
now i go to install the <no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1>, flashing it successfully as it says at the end of the process but there is also some error message in the log before the ...done:
Failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
now i thought i should be able to boot the system again but i only get back into the bootloader...
can someone help me how to proceed correctly?
did i miss something to flash?
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For failed mount data goto wipe & select format data (option on the right)
Reboot to recovery
For always going into recovery either you don't have a rom installed or read the faq section on my twrp thread as the answer is there
First of all thanks TheFixItMan, that you are behind it and your thread looks really cool and i will immediatly read and try to understand it!
For now i am stuck in the following:
TheFixItMan said:
For failed mount data goto wipe & select format data (option on the right)
Reboot to recoverye
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i went to "wipe" & "select format data"
the process shows successfully and "...done" but in the log there is a line of red letter:
<Red Letter>"Failed to unmount '/data' ( Device or resource busy)"
<White Letter> You may need to reboot recovery to be able to use / data again.
i went back and to reboot and recovery.
but recovery wouldnt be booted but i get back to the bootloader(maybe that is still an indication of the problem i have here?)
manually entered recovery i did the select format data again but <red letter> line remains.
TheFixItMan said:
For always going into recovery either you don't have a rom installed or read the faq section on my twrp thread as the answer is there
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i will parallel read your thread now, thx for being behind it solving the questions! :good:
Techcri said:
First of all thanks TheFixItMan, that you are behind it and your thread looks really cool and i will immediatly read and try to understand it!
For now i am stuck in the following:
i went to "wipe" & "select format data"
the process shows successfully and "...done" but in the log there is a line of red letter:
<Red Letter>"Failed to unmount '/data' ( Device or resource busy)"
<White Letter> You may need to reboot recovery to be able to use / data again.
i went back and to reboot and recovery.
but recovery wouldnt be booted but i get back to the bootloader(maybe that is still an indication of the problem i have here?)
manually entered recovery i did the select format data again but <red letter> line remains.
i will parallel read your thread now, thx for being behind it solving the questions! :good:
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You have to select recovery from the bootloader menu to enter recovery
You can also type in a terminal window whilst phone connected to pc in fastboot
fastboot erase userdata
This will erase all internal data (the same as format data in twrp)
Important Notes For Stock Rom Users
When you first start TWRP it will ask you to swipe to allow modifications - If you do this your stock rom will no longer boot unless you disable dm-verity.
This can be done either by flashing a disable dm-verity zip or by flashing SuperSu zip which will disable it for you
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ok, stock rom didnt boot so i flashed the "no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1" .zip
and voila, i could boot the stock again finally! yipie!
but three things i noticed:
1) the boot progress is suspicous / wrong/ stuck at a moment:
"hello" and "moto" i still see and before the letters of moto start spinning around, the screen freezes for like 2-3 seconds and the next ting i see is the red mouth and cameleon and so on
2) i tried to test camera real quick and it says camera is busy
camera unable to start. if this repeats please power off your phone and restart.
(i did already 5 restarts now and still same problem)
anyway, i wanted to install a ROM now, something like Cyanogenmod.
in this context i wonder what the Magisk-v11.6 does? Does it just give superuser permission and is it always required?
3) system only gives me option to Power Off System(no reboot possible)
and that power off and turn on always gets me first into bootloader tho i dont press vol down+start
Edit:
ok, i have here 3 issues still but it goes offtopic already. i throw a thanks first of all at TheFixItMan and then i think thread cna be closed.
I will soon try to install a ROM, like LineageOS 15.1 , and hope that my previous 3 issues will be solved in the process. . .
Techcri said:
ok, stock rom didnt boot so i flashed the "no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1" .zip
and voila, i could boot the stock again finally! yipie!
anyway, i wanted to install a ROM now, something like Cyanogenmod.
in this context i wonder what the Magisk-v11.6 does? Does it just give superuser permission and is it always required?
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Cyanogenmod is now lineageos
Use the latest version of magisk to root (see official magisk thread on xda)
You can run modules to mod phone without tripping integrity or dm-verity which if false will stop apps that check if you are rooted from working
Magisk hide can hide apps from detecting you are rooted on a per app selected basis
3) system only gives me option to Power Off System(no reboot possible)
and that power off and turn on always gets me first into bootloader tho i dont press vol down+start
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Phone should power off normally
If it can't be started normally without going in bootloader and selecting normal startup see my faqs in twrp thread & follow guide to wiping the misc partition
Note if flashing lineageos 15.1 you will require the 64bit version of TWRP available on the lineageos thread - I did not compile this & don't support it
It also doesn't support encryption as far as I know so if you are encrypted you will need to format data & remove it else the rom will get stuck at the decryption screen
TheFixItMan said:
Phone should power off normally
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it can be powered off normally as long as its not connected per usb (power or pc)
If it can't be started normally without going in bootloader and selecting normal startup see my faqs in twrp thread & follow guide to wiping the misc partition
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that was not exactly the problem. my problem is that either i press restart system from system or from recovery, i first get a stop at the bootloader. from there i can just toggle to START and confirm. then my system boots. its just that i first need to confirm in bootloader the Start, always!
at this point i tried now anyways from your Official TWRP For Moto G5 Cedric- Thread |||||| your solution from your faq. But yea, it obviously doesnt fit my problem cause putting the lines in cmd prompt gave me that result and boot still does a stop at bootloader.. before i can start system or recovery..
So yea, after the first codeline didnt trigger for an unknown reason for me...
i hadnt the courage to even try the second more relevant codeline!
Note if flashing lineageos 15.1 you will require the 64bit version of TWRP available on the lineageos thread - I did not compile this & don't support it
It also doesn't support encryption as far as I know so if you are encrypted you will need to format data & remove it else the rom will get stuck at the decryption screen
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btw, Thx a lot for the information, i appreciate it! i choose LineageOs 15.1 and it runs now. atm i am reading myself into magisk. Also big thanks for your tipp looking up the official thread.
Techcri said:
it can be powered off normally as long as its not connected per usb (power or pc)
that was not exactly the problem. my problem is that either i press restart system from system or from recovery, i first get a stop at the bootloader. from there i can just toggle to START and confirm. then my system boots. its just that i first need to confirm in bootloader the Start, always!
at this point i tried now anyways from your Official TWRP For Moto G5 Cedric- Thread |||||| your solution from your faq. But yea, it obviously doesnt fit my problem cause putting the lines in cmd prompt gave me that result and boot still does a stop at bootloader.. before i can start system or recovery..
So yea, after the first codeline didnt trigger for an unknown reason for me...
i hadnt the courage to even try the second more relevant codeline!
btw, Thx a lot for the information, i appreciate it! i choose LineageOs 15.1 and it runs now. atm i am reading myself into magisk. Also big thanks for your tipp looking up the official thread.
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That error means your phone is not connected to your pc
Make sure you have enabled adb debugging in phones dev settings before booting into recovery
If you type
adb devices
It will list all devices attached
Once your device is listed the commands will work
TheFixItMan said:
That error means your phone is not connected to your pc
Make sure you have enabled adb debugging in phones dev settings before booting into recovery
If you type
adb devices
It will list all devices attached
Once your device is listed the commands will work
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and you think that your commands fromyour solution here helps me with my issue that i can start straight to everywhere i want? Cause atm I just always have to go over the bootloader -"stop". From there i have then to manually "START" in order to start system (now: LineageOS 15.1:victory or where i have to manually toggle down to "RECOVERY MODE" and start TWRP.
Well, i would give it a try, but yea dunno what i am doing wrong here atm. i just realized that the command "adb devices" never worked for me yet, cause i got in conflict with the command fastboot adb devices which effectivly works for me. Cause before i installed lineageOS 15.1 i had to flash the twrp cedric 3.2.1-0 x64. i did that over the adb command prompt:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
and in that process i even let my phone restart to bootloader with
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
.
now i went to tab build nummer 7 times-> dev options "on" -> android debugging enabled.
when i go to bootloader now or to recovery, and connect my device, for a strange reason in command prompt "adb devices" shows that:
... i dont know why the cmd "adb devices" doesnt show my device. maybe there is a twrp setting i need to change?
Techcri said:
and you think that your commands fromyour solution here helps me with my issue that i can start straight to everywhere i want? Cause atm I just always have to go over the bootloader -"stop". From there i have then to manually "START" in order to start system (now: LineageOS 15.1:victory or where i have to manually toggle down to "RECOVERY MODE" and start TWRP.
Well, i would give it a try, but yea dunno what i am doing wrong here atm. i just realized that the command "adb devices" never worked for me yet, cause i got in conflict with the command fastboot adb devices which effectivly works for me. Cause before i installed lineageOS 15.1 i had to flash the twrp cedric 3.2.1-0 x64. i did that over the adb command prompt:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
and in that process i even let my phone restart to bootloader with
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
.
now i went to tab build nummer 7 times-> dev options "on" -> android debugging enabled.
when i go to bootloader now or to recovery, and connect my device, for a strange reason in command prompt "adb devices" shows that:
... i dont know why the cmd "adb devices" doesnt show my device. maybe there is a twrp setting i need to change?
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Does it display a device when the phone is fully booted
If yes than the recovery you are using doesn't support adb (my official recovery does)
If no I recommend downloading the full android sdk and using the adb that comes with that (you will find it in the platform tools folder where you installed it)
Hello, thx for your support.
I linked the wrong picture. This Screeny shows the related cmd (when dev enabled, booted to recovery, connected via usb to pc and typed adb devices).
Does it display a device when the phone is fully booted. If yes than the recovery you are using doesn't support adb (my official recovery does)
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it shows the same like linked above and when in recovery mode
so no , the 64bit version of twrp cedric 3.2.1-0 prolly isnt the problem.
If no I recommend downloading the full android sdk and using the adb that comes with that (you will find it in the platform tools folder where you installed it)
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ok i will try that. and the command prompt i have to open from the directoryy<platform tools folder> then right?
would you deinstall minimal ADB and fastboot before installing full android sdk?
TheFixItMan said:
If no I recommend downloading the full android sdk and using the adb that comes with that (you will find it in the platform tools folder where you installed it)
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still my phone isnt found
- sdk tools installed
- dev enabled
- adb debugging enabled
- command prompt opened at "...\android-sdk\platform-tools"
either in recovery nor in booted system nor in bootloader "adb devices" finds my phone
so the problem with the "bootstop" (have always to manually press "START" at bootloader) persists..
oh wait... i am not connected as admin! is it possible to open an admin command promp:silly:t?
so i am am reading here atm how to open command prompt in specific folder(platform-tools)
but wife is waiting for dinner so i better do that first..
Techcri said:
still my phone isnt found
- sdk tools installed
- dev enabled
- adb debugging enabled
- command prompt opened at "...\android-sdk\platform-tools"
either in recovery nor in booted system nor in bootloader "adb devices" finds my phone
so the problem with the "bootstop" (have always to manually press "START" at bootloader) persists..
oh wait... i am not connected as admin! is it possible to open an admin command promp:silly:t?
so i am am reading here atm how to open command prompt in specific folder(platform-tools)
but wife is waiting for dinner so i better do that first..
Click to expand...
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On windows 7 - hold shift then right click a white empty space of the window where adb is & select open command prompt here
Windows 7 or 10 - search for cmd then right click on cmd and select run as administrator then navigate using cd commands to adb location or copy & paste location (if any spaces in path then put the entire path in quotation marks)
On windows 7 - hold shift then right click a white empty space of the window where adb is & select open command prompt here
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yes i did that before as non admin
Windows 7 or 10 - search for cmd then right click on cmd and select run as administrator then navigate using cd commands to adb location or copy & paste location (if any spaces in path then put the entire path in quotation marks)
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i use win7 and cd'ing to the path was almost getting annoying
as screenshot shows, it still doesnt work
in my desperation i deinstalled now all adb drivers(minimal+ sdk)
ran a ccleaner and cleaned registry and reinstalled minimal adb again (btw, there was a new version by now out, 1.4.3)
so the episodes still goes on and i could figure out some new details
because i bought the same phone again for a relative who needed a phone..
in the process of setting it up correctly( thankfully xda is around ) i enabled dev options and the adb debugging
here is the result for the new phone
that shows now that executing as admin or standard user wasnt the problem. i just did it as standard user..
then i thought "hey cool, wait, i connect now my own G5 and see if i can get the phones' Nr displayed there and make sure my phone can communicate with my pc over adb( dunno if the sentence just made sense- greetz from a dummy)"
what happened is shown in this screenshot .. same picture as before! :crying:
(dont get irritated by the screeny because i used the same command prompt for
first, the new phone and
second, my "old" phone which doesnt boot properly, if you look at the command and the result
i am lost!
is it possible to reinstall a bootloader? or how come my phone doesnt communicate with the pc anymore?
and how come that effects the booting process so that i always get this "stop" at the bootloader although i pressed for a restart?
can i do any more tests that indicates what problem i have here?

Recovering data on a DEAD Redmi Note 8 PRO

Hello,
I hope this is the right section for this post.
I've been using a Note 8 Pro with zero issues until one week ago when I accidentally dropped the phone in the water.
After a few seconds submerged the display turned off and I felt an intense heat coming from the zone of the battery.
Having no chance to recover the phone (tried with Isopropyl Alcohol too) I decided to open it and manually dry/clean each component, having seen the situation inside gave me the phone is dead but I still want to recover some pictures/data from it.
Before opening the open Minitool was not detecting any device on my Windows Laptop, after cleaning each component Minitool is instead detecting the phone via USB, but I still can't extract any data because the "Usb debugging" option is not tuned on (and no the device is not rooted).
Is there any option to extract data from the phone? There's a way to turn on USB Debugging via ADB on a non-rooted phone?
Thanks,
Andrea.
how about trying your luck with a service ? most of the time they do have access to special programs, which have a better functionality than adb.
Thanks for the hint, but I am not happy with the idea of someone playing with my data
1. Try reboot phone to recovery
2. Connect it to your computer (download Platform-tools)
3. In the folder with Platform-tools open cmd
4. In cmd - adb shell
5. cd storage/emulated/0
6. ls
7. Now, using the commands, drag files from your phone to your PC
Thanks for your hint.
No luck so far, I think because the phone is not in recovery mode.
I can hear the phone starting up several times (hear the jingle) so I think it's in a reboot loop and I don't know how to boot it into recovery mode wo a working display (tried with power/volume up combination with no luck).
From the windows taskbar I can see that the phone is recognized for a few seconds before it restarts.
EDIT: trying to switch the phone on with the combination "power/volume down" brings to a kind of stable state and I can now see the phone in the windows taskbar recognized as a generic "android device". Still no luck when trying to access the phone as there's no device in windows and no device obtained through "adb devices" command.
EDIT1: I think that the phone is in "FASTBOOT" mode. If I type "fastboot devices" I can see it detected but still can't access it.
Any idea? Should I give up?
If it's popping up and down you need something to keep track.
You can try my UsbLog.exe (in the sig), it just sits there and shows what devices appear (if they have a driver) and disappear.
Try these to see if anything is working:
Code:
C:\>fastboot devices
C:\>fastboot getvar all
C:\>fastboot oem device-info
Yes it's popping up and down when it's booted in recovery mode whilst is stably connected when in fastboot mode but in this case I can't access the internal memory of the device.
I didn't get the purpose of logging the devices connecting to the USB as I can see the device connected for a while and correctly recognized as Redmi Note 8 pro but as it keeps popping out windows have no time to show it's folder.
As for the code you wrote: i will try asap but already tried with "fastboot devices" and I get the phone correctly listed but still can't access its memory as told.
Renate said:
If it's popping up and down you need something to keep track.
You can try my UsbLog.exe (in the sig), it just sits there and shows what devices appear (if they have a driver) and disappear.
Try these to see if anything is working:
Code:
C:\>fastboot devices
C:\>fastboot getvar all
C:\>fastboot oem device-info
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After rebooting the phone in fastboot mode I can see it recognized as a generic android device from windows (still can't access the storage folder of the device).
fastboot devices----> I get the device listed with a series of numbers/letters
fastboot getvar all---> I get a list of information on token/token version/partition type and size/baseband/bootloader etc.
fastboot oem device-info----> FAILED (remote: unknown command)
So I think it's clear that the device is in Fastboot mode and instead is in a boot loop when started in revocery mode.
Is there a way to extract data from fastboot mode?
Thanks,
Andrea.
If you put a custom recovery on it in the first place you can try reflashing recovery from fastboot.
Fastboot doesn't allow you to read anything.
oem device-info is obviously an oem command that might not be on any device.
You've got a Mediatek processor. That has some low level equivalent to Qualcomm EDL, but I have no experience with that.
If you can get there you can download the user data partition, but it's probably encrypted. Also no experience with that.
The easiest is if you can get the system to mount/decrypt the partition.
You've tried the normal system too?
Is this A/B? Have you tried changing slots?
How much time does it stay up in recovery? Do you have ADB? Maybe try:
Code:
# stop recovery
Does that prevent it from looping?
So I should try to flash a custom recovery like TWRP for example?
What you mean with "normal system too"?
Changing slots you mean changing usb port?
It stays in recovery less than one second so I can't give any command via ADB.
EDIT: cant' flash any custom recovery because the bootloader is locked.
If I Try to unlock the bootloader via MiUnlock I get a warning saying that all data will be erased.
Any idea on how to unlock the bootloader wo wiping all the data?
Sephiroth79 said:
So I should try to flash a custom recovery like TWRP for example?
What you mean with "normal system too"?
Changing slots you mean changing usb port?
It stays in recovery less than one second so I can't give any command via ADB.
EDIT: cant' flash any custom recovery because the bootloader is locked.
If I Try to unlock the bootloader via MiUnlock I get a warning saying that all data will be erased.
Any idea on how to unlock the bootloader wo wiping all the data?
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There is a mediatek bootloader unlocked you just have to boot in Brom mode and it'll unlock it please follow this
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MysticNoOb said:
There is a mediatek bootloader unlocked you just have to boot in Brom mode and it'll unlock it please follow this
PS: press all buttons
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My bootloader is unlocked!
Thank you very much.
Now I am going to try to flash a custom recovery mode via fastboot in order to access the internal memory of the phone.
EDIT: I've just flashed twrp-3.6.2_9-0-begonia.img but still can't boot into recovery mode.
Any hint on how to extract data from the system now?
You really want to boot the normal system because that's the best way to get decrypted data.
I realized that you don't have ADB enabled there.
You should look at B. Kerler's https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient/
If you can pull the boot image off your device then I might be able to fix it so that you have ADB.
You'd have to flash it back in fastboot or mtkclient.
You can also pull a copy of userdata off the device with mtkclient.
As far as booting into recovery, there's a way.
Here's how, if you don't have A/B (that is you flashed TWRP into recovery and not recovery_a or recovery_b)
then you can fastboot flash a special file into the misc partition and it wil boot into recovery next reboot.
To return things to normal you have to flash the empty file to the misc partition.
Code:
C:\>fastboot flash misc misc-rec.img
C:\>fastboot reboot
Only do this if you don't have partitions that end in _a or _b
I really don't know if I have partitions A and B as you mentioned and I think there's no way to check actually.
I confirm I don't have "USB Debugging" active on the phone.
So if I understand correctly I should do the following:
- Flash misc-reg.img via Fastboot
- Boot into recovery just rebooting the system after flashing the above file;
- use MTKclient to dump userdata or boot image to enable ADB on (I will need help with mtkclient I suppose).
Is it correct?
EDIT: flashed TWRP first and misc-rec then rebooted via Fastboot/Reboot but nothing happens.
Sephiroth79 said:
My bootloader is unlocked!
Thank you very much.
Now I am going to try to flash a custom recovery mode via fastboot in order to access the internal memory of the phone.
EDIT: I've just flashed twrp-3.6.2_9-0-begonia.img but still can't boot into recovery mode.
Any hint on how to extract data from the system now?
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TWRP cant boot because you used wrong one. Search again in that unlock bootloader channel and use suitable one.
Kirasu2080 said:
TWRP cant boot because you used wrong one. Search again in that unlock bootloader channel and use suitable one.
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Hmmm, I am almost sure that the TWRP I've flashed was listed under Redmi Note 8 pro page. Can you please indicate more precisely where should I sera
EDIT: I think I've downloaded and flashed the correct TWRP file.
@Renate can you please detail your method so I can try to extract data from the phone?
Sephiroth79 said:
Hmmm, I am almost sure that the TWRP I've flashed was listed under Redmi Note 8 pro page. Can you please indicate more precisely where should I sera
EDIT: I think I've downloaded and flashed the correct TWRP file.
@Renate can you please detail your method so I can try to extract data from the phone?
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1/Yeah it's official. You "flashed correct TWRP." Downgrade to Miui Android 9 (_9 in it's name) to boot into that TWRP and lose your data.
2/In unlock bootloader video above, search other video in his channel playlist and find TWRP video suitable for your Miui version.
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1/Yeah it's official. You "flashed correct TWRP." Downgrade to Miui Android 9 (_9 in it's name) to boot into that TWRP and lose your data.
2/In unlock bootloader video above, search other video in his channel playlist and find TWRP video suitable for your Miui version.
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Can't find the right video, can you kindly send me a link (I am on the latest Miui version and I am in Europe)?
In all the videos I've seen on his page he is using the device to install TWRP etc.
I think I just need the correct TWRP version for my MIUI release and then I'll flash TWRP and misc-reg.img. Is it right?
Sephiroth79 said:
Can't find the right video, can you kindly send me a link (I am on the latest Miui version and I am in Europe)?
In all the videos I've seen on his page he is using the device to install TWRP etc.
I think I just need the correct TWRP version for my MIUI release and then I'll flash TWRP and misc-reg.img. Is it right?
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Use brp 3.5.2 v3.1 or V3.6 to decrypt Miui 12.5

Backup Files from bricked device?

Hi there,
looks like the latest Update for my OnePlus 9 Pro did bricked my device.
It vibrates repidly at bootup, that stopes when I have the SIM Pin Screen. After I entered the Pins I should get the Finger Print Lock Screen but it just startes to vibrating rapidly again and I get the Line with emergency Call under it to enter the password (no finger print screen). No Keyboard to enter the PW and screen turns black after a while but keeps vibrating rapidly even for hours.
I can hold Power button and restart or shutdown.
So I think it is bricked and I have to try a Factory Reset.
I can enter the recovery menu with VolDown+Power (only reset device and no clear cache option) and the EDL Mode VolUp+VolDown+Power.
Is there any chance to Backup my files in one of that modes?
Haven't you rooted your OnePlus 9 Pro? If not, I think you had better contact a customer service center of OnePlus for help.
Sadly not rooted. The customer service say: factory reset which deletes all the files ...
Any recommendations for an App that restores Files on Android after Factory Reset? One that Restores ALL kind of Files, not only Pictures, Movies and Music.
I hope I could save some of my Chatlogs of Threema (I only have a Backup of the ID, not the Chatlog).
Search&Destroy said:
Sadly not rooted. The customer service say: factory reset which deletes all the files ...
Any recommendations for an App that restores Files on Android after Factory Reset? One that Restores ALL kind of Files, not only Pictures, Movies and Music.
I hope I could save some of my Chatlogs of Threema (I only have a Backup of the ID, not the Chatlog).
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Normally ADB works in recovery mode, could do a pull command, if firmware is A11 you could temp boot TWRP for some options...
Just a thought.
I cant find any device in recovery or fastboot mode.
I also tested my OnePlus 6.
The OP6 will be found via ADB, when I boot it up to Android.
But not sure if there is a special Driver needed for ADB in recovery or fastboot mode.
Search&Destroy said:
I cant find any device in recovery or fastboot mode.
I also tested my OnePlus 6.
The OP6 will be found via ADB, when I boot it up to Android.
But not sure if there is a special Driver needed for ADB in recovery or fastboot mode.
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Did you install the latest OP USB drivers?
Do you have a Google account? And we're you signed in?
TheGhost1951 said:
Did you install the latest OP USB drivers?
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No, where can i get them?
TheGhost1951 said:
Do you have a Google account? And we're you signed in?
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Yes I have and the Device is/was logged in.
Search&Destroy said:
No, where can i get them?
Yes I have and the Device is/was logged in.
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Then you should be able to MSM back to stock and during setup log back in to Google and it will restore all apps with data..... But before doing that try from fast boot fastboot boot twrp, connect USB flash drive and while in twrp use TWRP file explorer to copy from SD card to USB flash drive for documents and photos... If SD card is not available in twrp, the only recovery option you have is apps and app data from Google restore
But I cant install TWRP as long as I cant find the device via ADB right?
Because I cant find the OnePlus 9 Pro, I can only find my older OnePlus 6.
And in Recovery Menu (v1.2) there are only 3 Options: Wipe data (no wipe cache option), Reboot and power off.
Have the latest Stock Android available for the OP9Pro installed
Search&Destroy said:
But I cant install TWRP as long as I cant find the device via ADB right?
Because I cant find the OnePlus 9 Pro, I can only find my older OnePlus 6.
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Can you get to fastboot? Then if so, in CMD window type fastboot devices and see if you phone sends back the serial number
Ahh here it is.
The PowerShell shows me the same Serial number as my OP9Pro shows me in FastBoot Mode (still nothing with adb devices listed)
Well I downloaded TWRP and did try to send it via 'fastboot boot twrp.img' but its not possible, because my device is locked.
All I get is:
FAILED (remote: 'boot is not allowed in Lock State')
Your best bet would be to boot into TWRP if you are running Android 11
Search&Destroy said:
Ahh here it is.
The PowerShell shows me the same Serial number as my OP9Pro shows me in FastBoot Mode (still nothing with adb devices listed)
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You are not booted up to home screen to be seen by ADB normally...in fastboot mode if you have TWRP downloaded, try fastboot boot name_of_twrp_img.img and see if TWRP boots up. Cd to directory where TWRP image is located.
twrp can only boot when the bootloader is unlocked , with locked bootloader you cant boot twrp
and the stock recovery have no adb enabled
ChrisFeiveel84 said:
twrp can only boot when the bootloader is unlocked , with locked bootloader you cant boot twrp
and the stock recovery have no adb enabled
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My mistake...
Search&Destroy said:
Well I downloaded TWRP and did try to send it via 'fastboot boot twrp.img' but its not possible, because my device is locked.
All I get is:
FAILED (remote: 'boot is not allowed in Lock State'what firmware were you on before this happened? Glo, EU or which?
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What Firmware were you on?
Search&Destroy said:
Well I downloaded TWRP and did try to send it via 'fastboot boot twrp.img' but its not possible, because my device is locked.
All I get is:
FAILED (remote: 'boot is not allowed in Lock State')
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I believe you only have two options left. Try to flash all the firmware images while in fastboot. If that can't be done, only thing left is to use the MSM tool which I know will wipe everything. But when you go to setup you phone, logging into your Google account, Google will restore apps and apps data....but you will lose the data on internal storage. Sorry that I can't be more help.

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