Hello,
I have a Pixel C tablet that belonged to my close relative. I'm having trouble getting into it. When device is booted, it shows a white PIN prompt with black background. Is there any to get the data off the tablet, or at the very least factory restore so it can be used? Thanks!
There's not a way to get the data off it that I'm aware of, but a factory reset is fairly easy. Hold the power button and Volume Down until the device force resets and shows the menu. Then select "boot into android recovery" (or something very similar). From there, if the device is still mostly stock, it should be self explanatory. It should say something like "factory reset".
If the device had been bootloafer unlocked, you can flash/boot TWRP. You'll be able to delete the pin security settings. Then you can get the data.
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Not sure if the bootloader is unlocked. I also tried Android Recovery and was thrown a generic error (no command). Here is what it says tho:
Restart this device
Switch to fast boot mod
Reboot into Android Recovery
Turn off this device
Switch to USB recovery
PRODUCT NAME: GOOGLE Smaug
HW VERSION: 5
BOOTLOADER VERSION: Google_Smaug.7132.295.0
LOCK STATE: Locked
I tried attaching photo of this screen, link expires too quickly.
That means the bootloader is locked, and on stock recovery. So data recovery is not possible without guessing the pin.
Go here: https://developers.google.com/android/images and scroll down to "ryu" for Pixel C. Download the latest image, and extract the contents into a folder on your desktop.
Download adb and fastboot from here: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Extract that zip into the same folder, so that fastboot.exe is in the same folder as the "flash-all.bat".
Boot your tablet into fastboot mode and connect to your computer with a USB cable, then run flash-all.bat.
It'll take a few minutes, but at the end you'll be updated to the latest release on a factory reset tablet.
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If you have trouble with that, just let me know and I'll try to help further. Those instructions are for Windows... I've experience in Windows and Linux, but not Mac.
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Oh! I almost forgot, you'll need the Google USB driver from here: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb.html
If your computer doesn't recognize your tablet, download and extract that zip, and open device manager. Locate the device that's not working (usually an exclamation mark icon), and right-click on it. Choose update driver, and choose browse for drivers -> Have Disk and browse to where you extracted that zip. Choose the only option in there, and then from the list of three choose "Bootloader device". Then run the flash-all.bat and it should succeed.
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Or since you have that initial menu, maybe you can reboot into recovery to get the factory reset option...? It's been so long since I've unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp that I don't remember that menu.
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I'm beggining to find desperation, please help
so my kindle was full of crappy apps (mybad) so i tried to restore it to factory defaults as i had done it before through the Android settings, as usual but, when it was supposed to start up again it just got stuck on TWRP and I've tried fastboot, I've tried normal boot through all means but it just stucks up on the kindle logo, quite disappointing, when I use ADB to fastboot or normalboot, i get this error:
-exec ' /system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
also the ADB status refers to online and an unknown bootmode, but in one of the many methods I've tried, i saw a bootmode that read 0x5001 which was really weird for me to read but anyway, i'd thank you for your differential diagnosis and treatment
PLEASEE!!!!!
PD: i tried ubuntu with the firekit but the file "fk", it just won't open on the terminal, it even crashes opening as text
Alright, I think I might be able to help with this. Download kindle fire update.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200790620#download
Boot into twrp, and go to to mount. Plug in Kindle fire to your computer. Select mount usb storage. Rename the file to update.zip, move it to your kindle fire. Select un-mount, Then go to home in twrp. Then, wipe factory reset, dalvik cache, cache, and system. Then, go and flash the zip. After that is done, reboot system. You should then be ok.
Good luck
didnt work
okay, i did it.. and it seemed like it was over but then.. when it was supposed to start, it said... battery is too low.. so i left it charging and when it wanted to boot it got stuck again on kindle logo, and now i cannot even boot on recovery
any thoughts?
This seems very weird. Give the KF a full charge. When is is done charging power it up and plug it in to your computer. Use KFU to set boot mode as recovery. Then re-flash the update. Or, you might try going to wipe and selecting factory reset
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You might find that Twrp was un-installed. If it was, Use KFU to re-install it.
bigger problem!! TWRP wont install... am I dead?
No hows your battery?
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Firekit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
Are you able to connect your KF via adb?
Why don't you try this repair kit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
Or this and use fastboot to flash twrp just dont fastboot flash a zip to your bootloader or you will have a seroius brick. Bin format only for fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670405
Or, you could take a different approach, the amazon update that you flashed before might have partly worked. If you did not see twrp when you booted up kf, then your at stock. You can return it to amazon and get full refund. They will never know you rooted it.
Just a thought let it charge via usb for a few hours and then hold the power button for a minute or so to be assured it is powered off then power it up.
yakkn said:
Are you able to connect your KF via adb?
Why don't you try this repair kit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
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yeah... tried that one too but ... ubuntu wont open the freaking file, has it happened to anyone?
Cibersebas951027 said:
yeah... tried that one too but ... ubuntu wont open the freaking file, has it happened to anyone?
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Sounds like you have firekit put on your usb incorrectly
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You extract the file to the head of the usb there is only one file inside of the zip folder I believe its firekit.sh
If you have it correctly placed the command in the op will launch it and you need to be connected to the internet for some of the options to work in case there is any fetching of files from the net. I can almost guarantee the trouble your having with firekit is one of two things not applied to the USB correctly or your launching it wrong. Open a terminal and type sudo /cdrom/fk this will give you a great list of commands in the terminal simply copy and paste your chosen command do the short trick keep it shorted and plug it in after it says waiting for device you'll know when you got it right
nothing is working
Please! HELP Nothing is working!! are there any very specific steps on the ubuntu installation_ because i get stuck on the SDK installation.. it says it failed doing something!!.. this is really disappointing.. plus.. i live outside the US .. and retrieving it is not an option .. please give me some ideas because im out of them!
thank you!!
Sent you a pm also I believe you have firekit applied incorrectly I will assist if you wish
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Could just be a matter of reseting your bootmode and getting you to recovery where you can do a fresh flash
HELPPPP
PLEASE HELP!!
firekit sends an error... the same that kfu does... and andab.sh is also not working.. im on ubuntu finnally but i can't unbrick im desperate .. please help.. there has got to be a way of like reconstructing the kindles firmware!! im begging
hello
i have Assu Nexus7 (K008)
when i power on just hang on google logo , i try to hard reset no succed ,so i need to flash the tablet
the problem there is no micro-sd card slot so any way to flash it ,there is any program i can use ?
Try this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44202509
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i will try and post result
thx bro
i try don't work , he can detect the tablet but unable to flash it !!
hitibiti said:
i try don't work , he can detect the tablet but unable to flash it !!
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I would ask for help in that thread there's way smarter people than me going to that thread..
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ok , thx for your help i will continue searching
Try not to post in Development sections again.
As for the problem, does your N7 have a custom recovery installed?
If yes, just boot into recovery, plug it into your PC and ADB sideload a ROM from your PC onto your N7. How you can do an ADB sideload depends on what custom recovery you have, and can be found on the web if you search.
If no, just install one ASAP and do the rest
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i don't know tablet came hang on star-up logo
i can enter to recovery, but how can i drug the file to tghe tablet if i can't chose install form ...
i try i alot of time not succeed
waiting for help
Try flashing a custom recovery and manually flashing a new image
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mugzylol said:
Try flashing a custom recovery and manually flashing a new image
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that's i would like to do but the problem how can i do that my tablet don't have micro-sd card so there is software can link tablet to pc for Flashing ?
You can open a command window on the platform tools folder inside the android SDK (here) http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html by holding shift on it and right clicking. Click open new command window here. Go into fastboot mode on your tablet. There is a command to flash a .img which is fastboot flash (or fastboot boot if you do not want to flash) then after fastboot flash or boot you put the name of your recovery followed by .IMG (it has to be a .IMG file) the recovery needs to be in the platform tools folder for this to work. From your recovery you can flash an image but it needs to be on the internal SD(so this probably won't work)
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mugzylol said:
You can open a command window on the platform tools folder inside the android SDK (here) http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html by holding shift on it and right clicking. Click open new command window here. Go into fastboot mode on your tablet. There is a command to flash a .img which is fastboot flash (or fastboot boot if you do not want to flash) then after fastboot flash or boot you put the name of your recovery followed by .IMG (it has to be a .IMG file) the recovery needs to be in the platform tools folder for this to work. From your recovery you can flash an image but it needs to be on the internal SD(so this probably won't work)
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but to do that i need have unlocked boot loader ? or i can repair it with lock boot loader too ?
I heard that you could flash a recovery without an unlocked bootloader but if you want to unlock your bootloader type fastboot oem unlock in the the command(while in fastboot) window and you will be asked if you want to unlock Select yes with the volume keys and the on button
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I'm pretty sure this requires the devices USB drivers which can be downloaded here http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html right click your tablet in device manager program, press update drivers and browse for the USB drivers (need to be extracted).
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PS: windows come with device manager, just search for it
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mugzylol said:
I heard that you could flash a recovery without an unlocked bootloader but if you want to unlock your bootloader type fastboot oem unlock in the the command(while in fastboot) window and you will be asked if you want to unlock Select yes with the volume keys and the on button
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I'm pretty sure this requires the devices USB drivers which can be downloaded here http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html right click your tablet in device manager program, press update drivers and browse for the USB drivers (need to be extracted).
sent from my nex7
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PS: windows come with device manager, just search for it
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i try to do that when i type YES tablet hang and waiting nothing happen !!!!
Did you install device drivers?
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This saved my Nexus 7 2013. It would not boot, I could not flash, format, copy anything, etc. The dreaded spinning Google symbol. It would give me errors when trying to flash. I tried TWRP and CWM, nothing would flash. I ran the Dead_Nexus7.bat file from the link below and my Nexus worked. It was like magic bringing it back from the dead. I am assuming the problem occurred when unlocking the device. It froze for a minute or two, until I started tapping on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381582
yes all driver installed properly , after type fastboot oem unlock i press yes on tablet and after seem like tablet hang !!
Hmmm. You actually don't need an unlocked bootloader to flash a recovery so just run the fastboot boot or fastboot flash
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If you were to flash a new ROM you would need to flash it through the recovery as a .zip. Does the computer find the internal SD?
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I also think I know why it gets stuck. I think it is because it cannot mount the sdcard partition to earase the userdata contained on it (there is none but the computer doesn't know that)
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Flashing a new ROM will remount the sdcard partition
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no, computer can't find internal SD ram , and as you say you boot loarder must be unlocked and i didn't find any way
so i am still wait for help thx
Read this tread for a 2012 model. It shows that a new os recovery bootloader and kernel can all be flashed at once through fastboot commands to restore a tablet http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546558
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Hi,
as i wanted to run the latest cm11 nightlies i updated my recovery system from ext4 to twrp and can not boot into the recovery mode now to flash anything. unfortunatly the volume down key is broken since years too, so if i do a normal boot the phone gets stuck with a black screen. its rooted, s-off and everything, i have been running almost every cm10 and cm11 nightly this and the past year just fine, just with android 4.4.4. i had problems now, thats why the new recovery was needed. now usb drivers are still working and i can see the phone with adb via adb devices. but as soon as i type adb reboot recovery or adb reboot bootloader the phone just does not respond anymore. i have basic knowledge of flashing roms, but i just cant figure out how to fix this problem. any expert here with a useful idea? would appreciate it very much, if i should add any additional information about the problem just reply what could help to fix this. thanks a lot in advance!
tldr: android 4.4.2 worked fine, updated recovery and wiped everything to flash 4.4.4, cant reboot into recovery now anymore
Fix it?
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Sounds to me like you need to reinstall the drivers. You have to go into platform tools in SDK and open a cmd prompt there. In there you will be able to access bootloader
marknoll said:
Fix it?
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Sounds to me like you need to reinstall the drivers. You have to go into platform tools in SDK and open a cmd prompt there. In there you will be able to access bootloader
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thanks for the idea, you get my hopes up. could you explain please how to open a cmd prompt in the sdk and access the bootloader from there?
OK. Find your SDK folder. Right click it,open file location. Find platform tools,right click it, open file location. Inside tools, hold shift right click and chose open cmd prompt here
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When done, type fastboot devices see if PC sees the phone. There u will be able to flash the new recovery.
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Did you figure it out?
marknoll said:
OK. Find your SDK folder. Right click it,open file location. Find platform tools,right click it, open file location. Inside tools, hold shift right click and chose open cmd prompt here
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When done, type fastboot devices see if PC sees the phone. There u will be able to flash the new recovery.
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allright i`m in the fastboot commandline and i see the devicename when i enter "adb devices". how can i flash and boot into the recovery now? sorry for the n00bquestions and thanks again :\
i got the file on the sd card already, twrp worked fine. just after the fullwipe nothing worked anymore
You have to be in fastboot mode
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OK adb reboot boot loader..copy and paste the recovery in that platform tools folder(after loading boot loader) type fast boot devices.
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If PC sees the device after entering fastboot devices. Then u may be able to flash the recovery.
Fastboot flash recovery "image file name."
marknoll said:
You have to be in fastboot mode
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OK adb reboot boot loader..copy and paste the recovery in that platform tools folder(after loading boot loader) type fast boot devices.
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the phone doesnt go into the boot loader. if i enter adb reboot boot loader it just does nothing
I suggest u run the ruu then. Start over. Are unolcked boot loader? If so, relock boot loader and run ruu.. U will have to unlock boot loader after the ruu though
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You have to type adb reboot bootloader. Like that exactly
marknoll said:
I suggest u run the ruu then. Start over. Are unolcked boot loader? If so, relock boot loader and run ruu.. U will have to unlock boot loader after the ruu though
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You have to type adb reboot bootloader. Like that exactly
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yeah i typed it like that, the phone just doesnt react. i will read what you mean with ruu and try all that. thank you for your help, maybe the phone isnt bricked
If you can't access bootloader ,more than likely its bricked
You can't ruu if you can't access bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-aicp-7-0-t2925461
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10. Connect via Fastboot to PC (Hold Volume Up while inserting USB-Cable) and run
HTML Code:
fastboot boot boot.img (boot.img also in download section)
First restart?
That every time I restart is not Opened and shot \ A flashing LED
You have to fastboot everytime you reboot your phone
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ravidromy said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/rom-aicp-7-0-t2925461
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10. Connect via Fastboot to PC (Hold Volume Up while inserting USB-Cable) and run
HTML Code:
fastboot boot boot.img (boot.img also in download section)
First restart?
That every time I restart is not Opened and shot \ A flashing LED
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And you have to stay near the pc cos everytime you switch or reboot your phone you have to do the same step you mentioned above
Akhayev said:
You have to fastboot everytime you reboot your phone
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And you have to stay near the pc cos everytime you switch or reboot your phone you have to do the same step you mentioned above
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How do I delete the FASTBOOT?
For example now I want to install a ROM if aroma installer eg android now I installed it and restart it if you want me to do fastboot and I do not want to.
I want the rom alone if fastboot erase.
I have a backup of the laf.
What do I do?
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Guys please help me
I downloaded stock rom from ASUS Website and extract to get droidboot.img, boot.img and recovery.img. But after flashing them by fastboot, my phone just stuck at logo, i cannot access fastboot anymore. After staying at logo for about 1 minute it automatically reboot and repeat again and again
I found a guide show how to unbrick in the situation, but after booting and stuck at logo, my phone disconect USB cable and i cannot do anything
Please help
Same problem here, have you found a solution yet?
Same deal... any help would be appreciated. Can't seem to get to Fastboot or Recovery. I can get it to charge, and I can get it to hook up to PC and see MOOREFIELD in Device Manager with no driver, sometime for the Intel SOC stuff.
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Flash temporary recovery.
Via xFSTK. helped me many times when I hard bricked my phone.
Use Asus flash tool to upload the raw file via fastboot.
Once upload you could enter recovery. And you'll see an "error" by holding volume up and power and quickly release the volume up. You'll be brought to The recovery menu (do this when you see an error occurred)
Now you'll see the option flash via adb.
Flash the full stock rom again via adb sideload.
You'll be on track back
Don't worry you won't lose your apps and files.
Bootloader gets locked and unroot.
You know what to do next mate.
Follow the link provided below.
P.s after flashing the raw file... You could only enter fastboot and you'll have endless loading on boot screen if you didn't enter fastboot. Your OS won't load until you flash stock rom via adb sideload.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-recover-fastboot-bricked-zenfone-t3284337
XFSTK.
follow the instructions above provided by link.
For more specified steps... Follow this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-brick-soft-hard-bricked-zenfone-2-t3284256
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Ask me anything if you need help regarding this.
All the best.
Vinaygan said:
Code:
Flash temporary recovery.
Via xFSTK. helped me many times when I hard bricked my phone.
Use Asus flash tool to upload the raw file via fastboot.
Once upload you could enter recovery. And you'll see an "error" by holding volume up and power and quickly release the volume up. You'll be brought to The recovery menu (do this when you see an error occurred)
Now you'll see the option flash via adb.
Flash the full stock rom again via adb sideload.
You'll be on track back
Don't worry you won't lose your apps and files.
Bootloader gets locked and unroot.
You know what to do next mate.
Follow the link provided below.
P.s after flashing the raw file... You could only enter fastboot and you'll have endless loading on boot screen if you didn't enter fastboot. Your OS won't load until you flash stock rom via adb sideload.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-recover-fastboot-bricked-zenfone-t3284337
XFSTK.
follow the instructions above provided by link.
For more specified steps... Follow this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/guide-brick-soft-hard-bricked-zenfone-2-t3284256
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Ask me anything if you need help regarding this.
All the best.
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I have tried that method but that did not work, because after booting up and stuck at logo my phone just disconnect USB and my computer cannot detect it
Looks like I have the same problem. Stuck with splashscreen without access to fastboot . Did anyone successfully fix this problem ?
minh00000000 said:
I have tried that method but that did not work, because after booting up and stuck at logo my phone just disconnect USB and my computer cannot detect it
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try http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=68477856
sukhwant717 said:
try http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=68477856
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My computer cannot detect my phone as it automatically disconnect from USB before the ASUS Screen appear
Same problem here. The xftsk says it failded to download fw+os then the phone reboots and fails to reconnect.