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[TUTORIAL] How to flash a Custom Recovery on the Wildfire S (marvel)

INFO ABOUT THIS STUFF
DISCLAIMER
Code:
[COLOR="Red"]/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, broken hearts,
* thermonuclear war, you getting fired because the alarm app failed, or
* unfulfilled sexual partners. Please do some research if you have any
* concerns about features included in this ROM before flashing it! YOU are
* choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at me
* for messing up your device, I will point that finger back at you and laugh. */[/COLOR]
There are many Recoveris out there like the famous ClockworkMod Recovery or TeamWin's Recovery Project. Because in their DEV-Threads there are so many people asking how to flash it, I decided to make a flash instruction.​
INFO ABOUT RECOVERIES
Every phone comes with a Stock Recovery. If you make a factory reset, or something very internal is getting updated or changed, the Recovery does its Job. If you root your phone, you will need to have a Custom Recovery installed, which with you can flash .zip files (ROMs, GApps, Scripts, etc.), make a backup, restore to a ROM, make a factory reset, etc.​
RECOVERY INSTALLATION
METHOD 1, VIA PC
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[COLOR="Red"]You need to be [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878031"]Bootloader unlocked[/URL] to work with this mehtod![/COLOR]
Download a working Recovery image to your PC, for example this one !
Download the Android SDK Tools from here, extract them to
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C:\Development
and move everything into this folder so that the folders called "eclipse", "sdk" and the file called "SDK Manager.exe" are found in
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C:\Development
and not in the automatically created subfolder called "
adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130514" (name may vary because of 32Bit (x86) respectively 64Bit (x64) system architecture, newer releases or different operating systems, i.e. Ubuntu)!
Then follow this guide, to set up ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC. Skip the steps 2 and 3 as you already did them before!
If you don''t understand this Tutorial, google for one in your language!
After you installed the ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC, copy the recovery.img file from the "Downloads" folder and paste it in the ~/Development/sdk/platform-tools, and type. In this folder hit the "Shift" key on the key board and simultaneously the right mouse key. Then select "Open command prompt here" - may vary, translated into english by me.
Now, you have to connect your phone in fastboot mode. In order to do this, you need to power off your phone, hold down volume down+power button simultaneously. In the bootloader mode - it must say
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*UNLOCKED*
at the very top - select "Fastboot", and connect your phone with the USB Cable to your PC. Then it should say "Fastboot USB" on your phone's screen.
Type:
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fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
! Wait a few seconds, until in the command prompt it says "finished total time x.x.x.x.". Then, disconnect your phone and close the cmd window. In the Fastboot mode on your phone, select "Reboot Bootloader". Wait for it to reboot! Wait for HBOOT to finish its job. Then select "Recovery" and it should take you right into the recovery mode!
METHOD 2, VIA YOUR PHONE
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[COLOR="Red"]You need to be [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878031"]rooted and Bootloader unlocked[/URL] to work with this mehtod![/COLOR]
2.1 Download a working Recovery image on your device, for example this one and place it in the root of your SDCard [/sdcard] and NOT in a (sub-)folder!
In order to that - without using a PC -you need to download a File Manager from Google's Play Store, navigate to the folder "Download", cut the recovery.img out and place it in "/storage/sdcard0" - the root of your SDCard!
2.2 Make sure you have the Terminal Emulator installed on your device!
2.3 Open the Terminal Emulator on your device and type:
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su
and hit enter! In the SuperUser-Pop-Up-Window select "accept/allow"!
2.4 Again: Make sure that the recovery.img is in the root of your SDCard [/sdcard] and NOT in a folder!
Then, type:
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flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
and hit enter!
2.5 You might get a stream of almost identical looking code after hitting the enter key, this is normal, as long as you got no error messages in the code and you got a "#" at the end!
Then you can type in this:
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reboot recovery
and hit enter! This will take you to your new recovery's home screen.
HOW TO BOOT INTO A RECOVERY
Power your phone off. Hold down the volume down and the power button simultaneously. Wait a few seconds, until you get to a screen with three skating Androids at the bottom. Without doing anything HBOOT will start to search for a PG76IMG.xxx file (another method to install a recovery) on your phone but it shouldn't find anything. So if you see the main screen again, navigate - with the volume buttons - to "Recovery" and confirm your decision with pressing the power button. Now you'll see the HTC Logo and after a few seconds, you'll see the home screen of your Recovery.​
NANDROID BACKUP
Boot into Recovery (Bootloader,Recovery). select "backup and restore" (navigate with the volume buttons), enter with the power button and select "backup",you're now doing a "Nandroid Backup"!
After it finished, take out your Phone's SD Card, and plug it in to your computer with an micro SD Adapter.
If you do not have such an Adapter, select "reboot system now" in Recovery's Main Menu, and connect your phone via USB cable. Pull the just created Backup from the folder "~/clockworkmod/backup" - found on your phone's SDCard - into any location on your PC!/INDENT]
NOW YOU CAN...
...feel free to ask me if you did not understand anything
...flash a Custom ROM on your phone via "install zip from sdcard" > "choose zip from sdcard"
...do a factory reset/full wipe via "factory reset/full wipe"
...only wipe the cache via "wipe cache partition"
...wipe Battery Stats and the dalvik cache via "advanced" > "wipe dalvik cache"/"wipe battery stats"​
FOOTNOTE
This instruction is extracted from my Root Tutorial!​​

You can do this in terminal emulator as well. Just do the same thing but use flash_image recovery recovery.img that should work and I use that method
Sent from the Time Vortex

Tezlastorme said:
You can do this in terminal emulator as well. Just do the same thing but use flash_image recovery recovery.img that should work and I use that method
Sent from the Time Vortex
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I know thanks for this bump, fully forgot to add!

iH8ra!n said:
METHOD 1, VIA PC
Download a working Recovery image on your PC, for example this one !
Make sure you have ADB and Fastboot drivers installed on your PC! If you can't understand this Tutorial, google for one in your language!
After you installed ADB and Fastboot drivers on your PC, you have to connect your phone in fastboot mode (Bootloader > Fastboot) via USB Cable to your PC. Then it should say "Fastboot USB" on your phone's screen. Open a command prompt on Windows - click the Windows button and "R" at the same time on your keyboard, in the search field type "cmd"! After, type - with phone connected- :
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cd C:\path to recovery\
and enter!
Then, type:
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fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and wait for it to finish. Select "reboot bootloader", then "recovery" and you should be done!
Wait a few seconds, until in cmd it says "finished total time x.x.x.x.". Then disconnect your phone, close the cmd window. In Fastboot select "Reboot Bootloader". Wait for it to reboot. Select "Bootloader", wait for HBOOT finishing its thing. Then select "Recovery"!
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I tried Method 1 and after i Choose Recovery it shows HTC logo and nothing comes up... i have unlocked my bootloader!!
Any thoughts kinda a stuck in here.. ​

All right new steps, let me try!

artistiq said:
I tried Method 1 and after i Choose Recovery it shows HTC logo and nothing comes up... i have unlocked my bootloader!!
Any thoughts kinda a stuck in here..
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I reworked the instructions and linked to a new recovery! try it now and report back

Nope Still Stuck on the logo HTC..nothing shows CWM Recovery.. :/

artistiq said:
Nope Still Stuck on the logo HTC..nothing shows CWM Recovery.. :/
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Isn't this that bug with the 2012 model of the wfs? There's a fix somewhere I think.

artistiq said:
Nope Still Stuck on the logo HTC..nothing shows CWM Recovery.. :/
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http://d-h.st/bmg

i know this form but good job
i know this form but good job man! :good: :laugh:

Nice job :good:

Goodbye!
Hey Guys,
as you may have noticed I didn't submit a new CyanogenMod 10.1 build for two months now as I wasn't able to get another successfully finished build.
Then I removed everything and wanted to set up a whole new build environment on my Laptop. And although I had vacations back then (today's the last day of the summer vacations here in Germany) I didn't have enough time. Then I was on holidays with a friend of mine for a week (26th August - 2nd September) and I didn't have WLAN nor LAN - so no internet. From the 8th September - 21st September I'm in Italy for a 2-week-student-scholarship, so I'll again have no time.
As I'm having a Nexus 4 since January, and I only used my HTC Wildfire S for testing what I've built, I do not feel the motivation to build or develop anything for it anymore.
Taking everything into consideration I came to the decision to not maintain my threads anymore!
It were interesting - 2 - years - I think - here on the XDA developer forum with many instructive moments, arguments and much more!
But I now feel to say "Goodbye!" to my really active time here on XDA and "Hello!" to the time in which I'll enjoy CM's or PA's and also Google's work, and of course the work from Kernel developers, for my Nexus 4.
Goodbye, Guys!
P.S.: I'll close this thread very soon!

possibly bricked the download mode on k420n

Hi. I used this guide:
Hi! You guys may have tried entering the "Fastboot" mode with the button combination (Volume Down). It might not work on your mobile. I found a way to enter into fastboot mode.
Proceed with caution!!!!
Disclaimer:
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/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this Recovery
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/
Unfortunately, LG decided to remove ways to get into fastboot, and the only way to get into fastboot is to nuke your boot or recovery partition.
(1) Download "LG Drivers".
(2) Connect your phone to the computer.
(3) Open ADB in command prompt. Type "adb devices". If you don't see anything, try reconnecting your phone.
(4) Type "adb shell", you enter into the shell, type "su" to enter into super user mode.
(5) Enter this command:
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/<CHANGE THIS FOLDER NAME>/by-name/laf
<CHANGE THIS FOLDER NAME> = If you have rooted your phone, Open "Root Browser", open dev->block->platform. You will have a single folder. Enter that name of the folder.
(6) Restart your phone.
Thanks @JackpotClavin.
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to try to enter fastboot. Then i was trying to enter download mode and nothing happens, just text DOWNLOAD MODE and press the volum key until you see download screen
Can u help me with that? I must to have the download mode on my phone cause i want to flash something later....

Is your system working?

Yes, it is working

kubixstrimer said:
Hi. I used this guide:
to try to enter fastboot. Then i was trying to enter download mode and nothing happens, just text DOWNLOAD MODE and press the volum key until you see download screen
Can u help me with that? I must to have the download mode on my phone cause i want to flash something later....
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I did the same thing but for me now does not work either system or download mode. Please help.

ROM install [Guide]

/*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
*thermonuclear war,
or the current economic crisis caused by you following these
directions.
*YOU are choosing to make these modificiations, and
* if you point your finger at me for messing up your device, I willlaugh at you.
*/
I have readed lot about how to flash custom ROM or stock ROM on Android device readed some comments that many people wiped their internal storage while installing ROM.
i found a Very Safe and easy way to do this.
First of all you need these things.
1.Philz Touch recovery.
For Sprout4 (Android one)->https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23681161096069959
2.Flashify app from Play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify
(For 1time process)
If you have PC then skip 2nd.
3.Only for PC users
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
If you have ADB installed skip this also.
After downloading follow my steps.
Mobile users NO PC
1. Place Your ROM in Sdcard .
Flash the downloaded recovery.img with flashify to recovery partition..>
[Caution:->Do this carefully it can harm device if you didn't flashed right partition]
2.Boot to recovery.
3.Select Clean to install new ROM.
Wait for completing...
4. Select install zip and select install from external sdcard.
5. Find your ROM and flash.
Done
For PC USERS
1.Download ADB and fastboot drivers.
(link is given above only for Windows)
if you are using linux you can find adb and fastboot in software manager App.
And
Recovery.img (link provided)
Place in a folder and open that folder press
Shift and Right click and select open in CMD. (Without selecting anything ((click on empty place inside folder)))
2.Open CMD / terminal.
Type:-> "adb reboot bootloader"
Without quotes abd Press Enter.
[Remember device connected with usb and usb debugging turned on)
3. Type :-> " fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Without quotes and Press enter.
Flashing done..
(You can skip this step if you don't want to install Philz recovery in your phone.
Simply follow 4th step)
4. Type:-> fastboot boot recovery.img
Phone will boot into Recovery.
5.Select Clean to install new ROM.
Wait for completing...
6.Select install and select install form external sdcard.
Choose ROM and it will flash.
Needed Any Further Help feel free to comment below.
And
if you find it useful Press Thanks button.
Credits: @varun.chitre15 for recovery.img
@Snoop05 for ADB
@cgollner for Flashify.

[root] redmi 4x root

Firstly this is my first helpful post so be gentle.
How to root the Redmi 4x
First off I am not accountable if your fry your device or shut down the power grid etc.
Alright. It took me some research and trial and error but I found the CORRECT way to root the Redmi 4x.
Needed files:
Lasted version of the magisk zip. DO NOT USE ANY VERSION OF SUPER SU. IT CAUSES BOOTLOOP.
TWRP for Redmi 4x
Lazy patcher.
Adb and fastboot files.
Step one:
Ensure your bootloader is unlocked. If not search XDA for a thread there are multiple threads showing you how to do it. Once that's done let's move on.
Step 2:
Alright let's get going with flashing TWRP first.
You need to enable developer options and enable USB debugging on your Redmi. To do that go to settings>about devices>scroll down>continually tap on MIUI version and a toast notification will tell you that you are now a developer>go to developer option under the more options tab and enable USB debugging.
Step 3:
Now that we've got USB debugging we can connect to Adb. Firstly download all aforementioned files and place them in the same folder as your Adb installation for ease of access. Now open up a command prompt in that folder by either typing "cmd" into the address bar or shift+right click and select open command window here. Now you need to connect your phone via USB to your computer and ensure it is connected by entering "adb devices" into the command window.
Step 4: commands
Here are the commands you will need to enter. I recommend making a backup of everything first.
Enter these commands
adb reboot bootloader
Fastboot flash recovery (put TWRPS full file name here including the .zip)
Wait for it to finish.
Now DO NOT BOOT TO SYSTEM.
Enter in fastboot reboot and hold volume up to enter recovery. If you boot to system it will remove twrp and you will have to reflash it.
Once in Twrp check the box to allow modifications and slide right.
Go to advanced and the ADB sideboard.
Now flashing magisk and lazy patcher.
Reconnect your phone to the computer and leave Twrp on sideload mode.
Enter this command
adb sideload (lazy patchers full file name here)
Now I made sure my phone still booted to system after this because every time I flashed SuperSU it would boot loop.
Once your back in sideload mode let's flash magisk.
adb sideload (magisks full file name here).
Once it's done select reboot to system from Twrp and enjoy your root!!
Again I say do not use any flashable root other than magisk. I don't know if I had a specific problem but every single one I tried resulted in bootloop.

Unlock Bootloader and Root Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 (Unofficial)

Disclaimer :
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
If you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard. A lot​
Warranty will be VOID
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER AND ROOT ASUS ZENFONE MAX PRO M2 (Unofficial)
<Device will be formatted, so keep a backup >
Requirements :
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2
Windows / Linux
Instructions :
//unlocking
Phone:
- Go to Setting > System > About Phone and tap on the build number until developer option appears
- Go back to Settings > System > Developer options and enable usb debugging ( If you had already enabled usb debugging, ignore this step)
Windows:
- Download "unlocker" and extract the files
- Go to "adb + asus drivers" folder and install ADB and necessary drivers ( Linux users install adb, fastboot from their respective repositories )
- Connect the device to PC on a USB 2.0 port
- Go to "unlock" folder and open an Elevated command promt there and enter :
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adb devices
( Allow usb debugging box will appear, check "always allow debugging from this computer" and click OK ) and again enter
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adb devices
(Device should be listed)
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
(Device will now enter fastboot )
Code:
fastboot devices
(Device should be listed )
Now execute unlock.cmd (windows) or ./unlock.sh (linux)
Device will show unlocked bootloader warning, encrypt and reboot
Thats it, Bootloader is unlocked (Don't close the command prompt)
//rooting
- Download the recovery [ TWRP recommended ] and decrypt.zip from the links provided ( If you are on stock pie rom, use decrypt_pie.zip instead )
- Go to "Root" folder of unlocker and copy magisk.apk to phone
- Install magisk (update if available) > open > install > install > Download Zip only
- Note the location of the downloaded zip file and move it from there to sd card
- Move the decrypt.zip to sd card
- Go to sec. //unlocking > Phone to enable usb debugging again
- Copy the recovery image to "unlock" folder, go back to cmd and enter :
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adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery "name-of-the-recovery".img
- power off the device by pressing power button and go to recovery by pressing volume down + power button
- Device will boot into recovery
- If it asks for password, just cancel it
- Wipe > Format data
- Install > Flash decrypt.zip and magisk.zip that we copied to sdcard and reboot
[ IF THE DEVICE STILL ENCRYPTS ITSELF, FLASH THE RECOVERY AGAIN AND FLASH OREO FIRMWARE AND REPEAT THE ABOVE STEP ]
- Finally, go to magisk manager > install > install > direct install
- If you want to move to other recoveries, flash the respective recovery zip provided
- Reboot and You are done !
To unroot and relock the bootloader, Go HERE
Credits
@Sudeep Duhoon
@legacy07
Downloads:
Unlocker
Recoveries : TWRP / PBRP / OFRP / PERP / SHRP / Batik
Data Decryption
Data Decryption (Pie)
Piece of advice :
If there comes any problem with this unlock process, NEVER try to unlock by official unlock tool, as you will not be able to install custom recovery and finally end up in an unlocked bootloader device with no warranty and no custom recovery to proceed further!!!
in such cases fix the communication between phone and pc, instead of directly jumping to official tool​

Wow..
Anyone try this??

what is the firmware version that is being used in this Indian root image? mine start with ww_xxxxx.....

Will the unofficial way of unlocking void warranty?

Dhairy said:
Will the unofficial way of unlocking void warranty?
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Yes. Warranty will be void. But there is always a possibility of relocking bootloader to obtain warranty.

Was someone able to root successfully?

Yes. I confirm this works.

Which method did u use
Did u unlocked the bootloader and then flashed masgisk via twrp or via patched boot image method.

Free Radical said:
Yes. I confirm this works.
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what is your firmware version that you root on?

learnyee said:
what is your firmware version that you root on?
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Magisk method will work on the firmware released out of the box and also the update.

I am on stock firmware (without the first ota) and it works, nice bro

kickyvivi said:
Magisk method will work on the firmware released out of the box and also the update.
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looked through the unock.cmd file, just hate to format the phone and reset up everything....

Which TWRP is being used in this??

#ArtFuL said:
Disclaimer :
I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
If you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard. A lot
Warranty will be VOID
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER AND ROOT MAX PRO M2 (Unofficial)
<Device will be formatted, so keep a backup >
Requirements :
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2
Windows OS
Instructions :
//unlocking
Phone:
- Go to Setting > System > About Phone and tap on the build number until developer option appears
- Go back to System > Developer options and enable usb debugging ( If you had already enabled usb debugging, "revoke USB debugging authorisations" and lets start new)
Windows:
- Download "unlocker" and extract the files
- Go to "adb + asus drivers" folder and install ADB and necessary drivers
- Go to "unlock" folder
- Open an Elevated command promt there and type :
adb devices ( Allow usb debugging box will appear, check "always allow debugging from this computer" and click OK and again enter :
adb devices (Device should be listed)
adb reboot bootloader (Device will now enter fastboot )
fastboot devices (Device should be listed )
Now execute unlock.cmd
Device will show unlooked bootloader warning, encrypt and reboot
Thats it, Bootloader is unlocked
//rooting
- Download the twrp recovery and Disable Forced Encryption/Data zip (decrypt.zip) from the links provided
- Go to "Root" folder of unlocker and copy magisk.apk to phone
- Install magisk (update if available) > open > install > install > Download Zip only
- Note the location of the downloaded zip file and move it from there to sd card
- Move the decrypt.zip to sd card
- Extract twrp, open an elevated command prompt and type :
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
- power off the device and go to recovery by pressing volume down + power button
- Device will boot into TWRP
- If it asks for decryption key, just cancel it
- Wipe > Format data
- Install > Flash decrypt.zip and magisk.zip that we copied to sdcard and reboot
- Finally, go to magisk manager > install > install > direct install
- Reboot and You are done !
You will receive OTA as usual
To unroot and relock the bootloader, Go HERE
Credits
@Sudeep Duhoon
@Shivam Kumar Jha
@#ArtFuL
Downloads:
Unlocker
TWRP
Data Decryption
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What type of firmware/sku that u unlocked n install twrp?

X10MINISTER said:
What type of firmware/sku that u unlocked n install twrp?
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ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (M2) Software Image Version: WW-15.2016.1811.177 For India SKU only

Not working as soon as I run the unlock.cmd file a prompt comes on the screen of the phone to press any key to shut down, after pressing any physical button it reboots to system again with no warning as bootloader unlocked

Dhairy said:
Not working as soon as I run the unlock.cmd file a prompt comes on the screen of the phone to press any key to shut down, after pressing any physical button it reboots to system again with no warning as bootloader unlocked
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Edit the post with the method that worked for you

Dhairy said:
Not working as soon as I run the unlock.cmd file a prompt comes on the screen of the phone to press any key to shut down, after pressing any physical button it reboots to system again with no warning as bootloader unlocked
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Got it working the problem is with adb it was installed and then I reinstalled it as given in steps, which might have broken the adb so if I performed the steps in ubuntu and everything worked perfectly. I am attaching the error images. If anyone else getting issue try uninstalling adb and drivers and then reinstalling adb and drivers.

Official way?
will there be official way?

prOzs said:
will there be official way?
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There is official method available on asus support page for max pro m2.
Note: doing the official way there is no chance for relocking the bootloader and claiming warranty