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Flashing to stock Android NPD90G from TWRP error: "remote: unsupported command"
Fixed flashing error "remote: unsupported command" when flashing a Pixel C back to stock
I used TWRP and SuperSU to root and modify the buildprops to enable and get an early look at the windowing in Android N beta on my Pixel C release 5 ahead of time.
When Release 5 NPD90G was available I decided to flash back to stock from Developer Preview 4 NPD56N rooted with SuperSU and flashed with TWRP. I like root - I run Ubuntu and Win 7. I don't mind running a rooted device if it doesn't have all my work and financial data. When the final N release is out, the Pixel C will become my work machine. It's almost there.
I'm naturally paranoid. I change my long passwords frequently and use 2 factor authentication for everything. So if I can, I'll take a stock release. See my instructions for wiping Android devices: How to wipe an Android Phone: the paranoid editon
I could not flash the NPD90G stock bootloader because of an error "remote: unsupported command"
Here's how I fixed it.
Updated the SDK manager including SDK Tools and USB drivers.
With the Pixel C in recovery mode, {hold the power key and volume down}
In TWRP mount System and reboot to recovery
>ADB Shell.
From ADB Shell I ran
>fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1 to reenable Fast boot.
Then I changed from TWRP to Fastboot mode {power button plus hold the volume up button}
>fastboot erase userdata
>fastboot erase boot
>fastboot erase cache
>fastboot erase recovery
>fastboot erase system
See Note 1. Below
>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7900.27.0.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7900.27.0.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
Note 1.
The first time through I flashed the following line items which resulted in the resting robot Andi. I don't think I needed to do this, but if the above instructions don't work, run the following before continuing for {flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7900.27.0.img}
>flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7900.27.0.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
>fastboot flash system system.img
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
>fastboot flash cache cache.img
Twrp can't flash
The problem is that I can't boot into the twrp because when i try to flash it the answer is failed unsupported remote command
Tugio said:
The problem is that I can't boot into the twrp because when i try to flash it the answer is failed unsupported remote command
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When in fastboot mode, use:
Code:
fastboot boot twrp-local-file-on-computer.img
DanBUK said:
When in fastboot mode, use:
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It's nice of you to help a fellow XDA user. But I suspect he's already solved his problem of three months ago.....
Hi guys
I have the same problem:
- the bootloader is unlocked (Coreboot menu says so)
- fastboot says "secure: yes" but "unlocked: yes" too
- "fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability" returns "1"
- "fastboot flashing unlock" says that the bootloader is already unlocked
But I have no recovery and if I try to fastboot boot recovery.img it fails with signature verification error
Can I do something to unbrick the device?
Regards
lllopa said:
Hi guys
I have the same problem:
- the bootloader is unlocked (Coreboot menu says so)
- fastboot says "secure: yes" but "unlocked: yes" too
- "fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability" returns "1"
- "fastboot flashing unlock" says that the bootloader is already unlocked
But I have no recovery and if I try to fastboot boot recovery.img it fails with signature verification error
Can I do something to unbrick the device?
Regards
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My solution is very simple:
fastboot flashing lock
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot reboot
And now let it boot.... and wait.
After the (failed) reboot check again: Now you can write all partitions... worked with my Pixel C
Make sure you have the latest version of fastboot and adb. I get these errors almost every month if I don't update.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
@stevep2007, thank you so much! I've been dealing with this "remote: unsupported command" nonsense for days now after trying to revert back to an older Oreo version of Lineage. This did the trick!
How can I solve the problem when my Pixel C is not unlocked? My Pixel made an update and after installing the Update I got the green little man. Now I have no Chance to activate USB debugging etc. Its also not possible to install twrp.img
How can I go to ADB shell with locked bootloader? Or isn't it possible?
Fastboot devices shows me my tablet. ADB devices also show my tablet with "sideload".
But every try to flash my Pixel fails. I alway get the message .... remote: unknown command.......fastboot error: command failed
flash-all.bat showes that all "*.img are missing" error: command failed... unknown command etc.......
So any idea to get my Pixel working again? ADB shell would make it I think. But how with locked bootloader.
_Arne_ said:
My solution is very simple:
fastboot flashing lock
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot reboot
And now let it boot.... and wait.
After the (failed) reboot check again: Now you can write all partitions... worked with my Pixel C
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This did it for me!! Thanks much. I also updated platform-tools at the same time, who knows which did it
_Arne_ said:
My solution is very simple:
fastboot flashing lock
fastboot flashing unlock
fastboot reboot
And now let it boot.... and wait.
After the (failed) reboot check again: Now you can write all partitions... worked with my Pixel C
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In the scenario described by @llopa this solution does not work.
In that scenario there are no solutions
bernardomarx said:
In the scenario described by @llopa this solution does not work.
In that scenario there are no solutions
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Sorry replied incorrectly
Hi everyone ! (I apologyze for my english)
I cant flash anything on my Pixel C because of this:
C:\Users\ykant\Desktop\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWRP_dragon_3.0.2-23.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
erasing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unsupported command)
finished. total time: -0.000s
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No system to boot on and my TWRP is wiped !!
--> Cant do this:
fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
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Is my pixel C bricked now ?
regards !
Did you unlock your device first with "fastboot oem unlock"?
redukt said:
Did you unlock your device first with "fastboot oem unlock"?
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Yes i did this before, i was running on Remix OS
I don't know if this is of relevance but there were new fastboot commands introduced from Android M (?) and I have recollection about "partial unlock" - two flags required to be set and if only one was set it could be reported that the bootloader was unlocked but fastboot saw it as locked. Above may be totally wrong.
Here's the difference between old and current fastboot commands. Note the new lock/unlock commands
Code:
************************ OLD **************************************
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot, system, vendor and if found,
recovery
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition> format a flash partition.
Can override the fs type and/or
size the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] create bootimage and
flash it
devices list all connected devices
continue continue with autoboot
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
help show this help message
************************ NEW **************************************
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> Reflash device from update.zip.
Sets the flashed slot as active.
flashall Flash boot, system, vendor, and --
if found -- recovery. If the device
supports slots, the slot that has
been flashed to is set as active.
Secondary images may be flashed to
an inactive slot.
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] Write a file to a flash partition.
flashing lock Locks the device. Prevents flashing.
flashing unlock Unlocks the device. Allows flashing
any partition except
bootloader-related partitions.
flashing lock_critical Prevents flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing unlock_critical Enables flashing bootloader-related
partitions.
flashing get_unlock_ability Queries bootloader to see if the
device is unlocked.
flashing get_unlock_bootloader_nonce Queries the bootloader to get the
unlock nonce.
flashing unlock_bootloader <request> Issue unlock bootloader using request.
flashing lock_bootloader Locks the bootloader to prevent
bootloader version rollback.
erase <partition> Erase a flash partition.
format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition>
Format a flash partition. Can
override the fs type and/or size
the bootloader reports.
getvar <variable> Display a bootloader variable.
set_active <slot> Sets the active slot. If slots are
not supported, this does nothing.
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ] Download and boot kernel.
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> [ <second> ] ]
Create bootimage and flash it.
devices [-l] List all connected devices [with
device paths].
continue Continue with autoboot.
reboot [bootloader] Reboot device [into bootloader].
reboot-bootloader Reboot device into bootloader.
help Show this help message.
-Yazh- said:
Hi everyone ! (I apologyze for my english)
I cant flash anything on my Pixel C because of this:
C:\Users\ykant\Desktop\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery TWRP_dragon_3.0.2-23.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
erasing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: unsupported command)
finished. total time: -0.000s
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No system to boot on and my TWRP is wiped !!
--> Cant do this:
fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
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Is my pixel C bricked now ?
regards !
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Hi, I'm just wondering if you were able to fix your tablet. I ran into the same problem as you here and am not able to find a solution to it.
Hi !!
Sorry for bad news, but i didn't found any solution since my Pixel C was bricked. Maybe there is a solution, but I dropped it before finding it.
I hope you find something to fix it !
@viii_xvi Are you using "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" as shown in the post you quoted by -Yazh- ? The current (?) version that I can find is 1.4.3 and that looks to be "2015".
For the current versions of adb and fastboot and the revision history, 12 since October 2016, see https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
peterk-1 said:
Are you using "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" as shown in the post you quoted by -Yazh- ? The current (?) version that I can find is 1.4.3 and that looks to be "2015".
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No. I used the 15 second ADB and Fastboot installer. I'm pretty sure it works fine as I can use fastboot commands.
peterk-1 said:
For the current versions of adb and fastboot and the revision history, 12 since October 2016, see https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html
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I don't really know what to do with the files found in the zip. If I'm doing it wrong, can you tell me what I should be doing?
viii_xvi said:
No. I used the 15 second ADB and Fastboot installer. I'm pretty sure it works fine as I can use fastboot commands.
I don't really know what to do with the files found in the zip. If I'm doing it wrong, can you tell me what I should be doing?
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There are Youtube videos on installing Android Platform Tools and a web search for installing Android Platform Tools with your o/s will find many hits. You need to know you are installing just the platform tools - some of the guides assume you are installing or have installed the full Android Software Development Kit (SDK).
Assuming you are using Windows then the simplest method is to copy the contents of the zip file into the current location of your "15 second" files. This ensures that you can run the new version of fastboot with the folder path you have used previously. In file manager "find" fastboot.exe and that will give you the folder to unzip ALL of the platform tools files. You will know if you have done it correctly if you get requests to overwrite existing files when you unzip the files.
peterk-1 said:
There are Youtube videos on installing Android Platform Tools and a web search for installing Android Platform Tools with your o/s will find many hits. You need to know you are installing just the platform tools - some of the guides assume you are installing or have installed the full Android Software Development Kit (SDK).
Assuming you are using Windows then the simplest method is to copy the contents of the zip file into the current location of your "15 second" files. This ensures that you can run the new version of fastboot with the folder path you have used previously. In file manager "find" fastboot.exe and that will give you the folder to unzip ALL of the platform tools files. You will know if you have done it correctly if you get requests to overwrite existing files when you unzip the files.
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I've followed the instructions so I'm confident I did it correctly. Despite this, nothing has improved. I still can't flash the stock ROM or a custom recovery in fastboot.
What I've noticed from updating the fastboot version are some new commands I found when I entered "fastboot -h"
Code:
fastboot -h
commands:
reboot [bootloader|emergency]
stage <infile>
get_staged <outfile>
options:
--skip-secondary
--skip-reboot
--disable-verity
--disable-verification
--unbuffered
--version
From what I've tried, all the commands in options returns
fastboot: usage: no command
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viii_xvi said:
I've followed the instructions so I'm confident I did it correctly. Despite this, nothing has improved. I still can't flash the stock ROM or a custom recovery in fastboot.
What I've noticed from updating the fastboot version are some new commands I found when I entered "fastboot -h"
Code:
fastboot -h
commands:
reboot [bootloader|emergency]
stage <infile>
get_staged <outfile>
options:
--skip-secondary
--skip-reboot
--disable-verity
--disable-verification
--unbuffered
--version
From what I've tried, all the commands in options returns
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Hi, Did you tried to flash with the oldest stock rom of the pixel C ? Because it uses older version of fastboot so maybe it will work. I has also the same problem as you but hopefully twrp still worked so i could flash another system image.
rhmanoa said:
Hi, Did you tried to flash with the oldest stock rom of the pixel C ? Because it uses older version of fastboot so maybe it will work. I has also the same problem as you but hopefully twrp still worked so i could flash another system image.
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I have now tried to flash the earliest factory image and am disappointed to say the bootloader did not flash and so I wasn't able to complete the flashing.
I don't think the problem is the fastboot version. It may be the bootloader itself. I've read someone describe this problem as "Broken fastboot (bootloader) security." I think the problem is that, when unlocked, the bootloader would return the same messages as if it was locked. The security of the bootloader still thinks it's locked and not allow flashing of any images. Also that locking and reunlocking does not improve the situation. This would explain why, when bootloader is unlocked, I get "remote: unsupported command" and "remote: image verification failed", the same as when I try the same commands when the bootloader is locked.
viii_xvi said:
I have now tried to flash the earliest factory image and am disappointed to say the bootloader did not flash and so I wasn't able to complete the flashing.
I don't think the problem is the fastboot version. It may be the bootloader itself. I've read someone describe this problem as "Broken fastboot (bootloader) security." I think the problem is that, when unlocked, the bootloader would return the same messages as if it was locked. The security of the bootloader still thinks it's locked and not allow flashing of any images. Also that locking and reunlocking does not improve the situation. This would explain why, when bootloader is unlocked, I get "remote: unsupported command" and "remote: image verification failed", the same as when I try the same commands when the bootloader is locked.
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Just bought today, same issue, have you solved it?
mansonstein said:
Just bought today, same issue, have you solved it?
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No, I didn't manage to fix it.
did you found a solution yet？
I got a same problem,cant flash anything but ordinary using.
I got the problem caused by flashed twrp3.2.3,cant get into system,just always get into twrp.
cant flash any official firmware with "flash-all.bat",no matter which platform tool or firmware.but the twrp were installed before can flash anything.
finally,I flashed newest OTA firmware,then device can be booted. but got the unsupported command
richardwia said:
did you found a solution yet？
I got a same problem,cant flash anything but ordinary using.
I got the problem caused by flashed twrp3.2.3,cant get into system,just always get into twrp.
cant flash any official firmware with "flash-all.bat",no matter which platform tool or firmware.but the twrp were installed before can flash anything.
finally,I flashed newest OTA firmware,then device can be booted. but got the unsupported command
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I'm assuming you have the latest version of TWRP installed. IIRC, there should be "Fix Fastboot" in advanced options. If indeed you have the same problem I had, pressing this should fix the problem. I don't know anything beyond this as I never got to find out what happens afterwards.
viii_xvi said:
I'm assuming you have the latest version of TWRP installed. IIRC, there should be "Fix Fastboot" in advanced options. If indeed you have the same problem I had, pressing this should fix the problem. I don't know anything beyond this as I never got to find out what happens afterwards.
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really？where I can find the“fix fastboot in advanced options”？
richardwia said:
really？where I can find the“fix fastboot in advanced options”？
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I believe I'm not qualified to help you as I disposed of my tablet months ago. All the advice I've given is off of memory and may not be accurate. That being said, I won't help you anymore in fear of giving inaccurate information that may lead to bricking of your tablet.
I have a pixel C, flashed with latest 3-rd pixel experience before, someday i tried to flash back to factory image, hit the same trouble like this topic, i came here several times before, no solution, today, i found another article about this , it's solved my trouble.
sorry i am new here, i couldn't share the outside article link.
would like to share what i did on my pixel c.
1. root your pixel c
2. adb shell //this command could be executed under recovery mode too.
3. su
4. fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1
5. adb reboot fastboot
then you could flash anything you want.
I had this just now - I finally got fed up of my Pixel C being so laggy and also chrome opening up as blank pages (I switched to brace to fix this, but it's abit crashy).
Anyhow I found that after
adb reboot bootloader
that
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
was failing for me in the "Writing" stage
I discovered that the fix was to use
adb flashing unlock
then it will ask you a question (power button to confirm and one of teh volume keys to cancel).
after this it spins with erasing for a while and then comes back to fastboot after which
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Worked, after this you get an annoying 30s delay for each restart, I think that can be fixed by
adb flashing lock
I'll verify this when I've finished flashing a usable ROM to my Pixel C...
I hate doing this since I've been a long time user and usually am able to figure stuff out on my own, but I'm hoping there is an easy fix. I dirty flashed the new aokp update over an older aokp version for the pixel xl and i forgot to flash the twrp image after. Now the system ui crashes upon boot (no surprise there) and I can only get into bootloader and the stock phone recovery. How do I get twrp back?
localceleb said:
I hate doing this since I've been a long time user and usually am able to figure stuff out on my own, but I'm hoping there is an easy fix. I dirty flashed the new update over an older aokp version for the pixel xl and i forgot to flash the twrp image after. Now the system ui crashes upon boot (no surprise there) and I can only get into bootloader and the stock phone recovery. How do I get twrp back?
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You fastboot boot twrp then flash it in twrp. The same way you got it the first time.
pcriz said:
You fastboot boot twrp then flash it in twrp. The same way you got it the first time.
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I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state
localceleb said:
I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state
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This why I wouldn't use a toolkit, you're just kind of handicapping yourself..
You don't need adb to fastboot. either you are using adb (in the booted OS or in recovery) or you are using fastboot (in the bootloader).
You should take a gander at a few of the guides in the Guides section on how to install recovery.
TWRP Thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/development/twrp-alpha1-pixel-devices-t3500312
How to Guide for Beginners (look for the portion on installing twrp):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-root-flash-pixel-xl-t3507886
Good luck.
localceleb said:
I used the toolkit last time, but I cant adb to recognize the phone in its current state
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If you are in bootloader mode when you type adb commands it will fail. You use Fastboot commands at that point.
ADB commands are for when tbe phone is booted normally.
TonikJDK said:
If you are in bootloader mode when you type adb commands it will fail. You use Fastboot commands at that point.
ADB commands are for when tbe phone is booted normally.
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Can you mount the system and use adb commands through the stock recovery? I can't seem to get any fastboot or adb commands to work at all. Even when the system is booted up. The system ui crashes, but shouldn't adb commands still work at that point?
localceleb said:
Can you mount the system and use adb commands through the stock recovery? I can't seem to get any fastboot or adb commands to work at all. Even when the system is booted up. The system ui crashes, but shouldn't adb commands still work at that point?
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Who knows what else crashed if the ui crashed. Power down, count to ten. Then power and vol down. Once in recovery, connect it to the computer. Not before.
Fastboot devices
If it shows flash the factory image. Modify the bat file and remove the -w to save your data.
If it doesn't connect try other usb ports. Mine won't connect to my front panel, only the rear.
And try another cable.
TonikJDK said:
Who knows what else crashed if the ui crashed. Power down, count to ten. Then power and vol down. Once in recovery, connect it to the computer. Not before.
Fastboot devices
If it shows flash the factory image. Modify the bat file and remove the -w to save your data.
If it doesn't connect try other usb ports. Mine won't connect to my front panel, only the rear.
And try another cable.
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Well, in theory if I can get fastboot to work I would want to flash the twrp recovery image and then restore a backup, right?
localceleb said:
Well, in theory if I can get fastboot to work I would want to flash the twrp recovery image and then restore a backup, right?
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I am not a fan of TWRP backups on the Pixels. Seen a few bricks, especially on R2.
So i have attempted to fastboot flash a twrp img and its failing.
C:\Android\TWRP>fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (26588 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.917s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_b"
FAILED (remote: partition [recovery] doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 1.020s
Am I safe to try a factory image or am I doing something wrong trying to flash the recovery image. ADB commands don't seem to work at this point for some reason.
Thanks for any help!
localceleb said:
So i have attempted to fastboot flash a twrp img and its failing.
C:\Android\TWRP>fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (26588 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.917s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Flashing active slot "_b"
FAILED (remote: partition [recovery] doesn't exist)
finished. total time: 1.020s
Am I safe to try a factory image or am I doing something wrong trying to flash the recovery image. ADB commands don't seem to work at this point for some reason.
Thanks for any help!
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You are doing it wrong. You copy the TWRP zip to the phone.
Then
Fastboot BOOT twrp twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
That boots you to twrp. Then you install the twrp zip while in twrp.
You can not install twrp any other way.
TonikJDK said:
You are doing it wrong. You copy the TWRP zip to the phone.
Then
Fastboot BOOT twrp twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
That boots you to twrp. Then you install the twrp zip while in twrp.
You can not install twrp any other way.
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I need to add that I cant boot into the system as the system ui crashes so I have no way to transfer files to the phone at this place.
localceleb said:
I need to add that I cant boot into the system as the system ui crashes so I have no way to transfer files to the phone at this place.
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Fastboot boot to twrp as I described. TWRP has ADB in it, so then from your computer you can ADB push the twrp zip and install it.
But I still advise you to flash the factory image after removing the -w from the flashall bat file.
TonikJDK said:
Fastboot boot to twrp as I described. TWRP has ADB in it, so then from your computer you can ADB push the twrp zip and install it.
But I still advise you to flash the factory image after removing the -w from the flashall bat file.
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He shouldn't bother removing the -w. A fresh image is what he is in need of. Wipe the phone and start over. Easy.
I'm on the EU final, bootloader was already unlocked.
Usually I'm on my Windows 11 PC but I'm stuck on my linux laptop for now (ZorinOS).
Downloaded the platform tools but the fastboot command isn't recognised, even with ./ :
:~/ADB$ ./fastboot
fastboot: usage: no command
./adb works ok
Both ADB and Fastboot show executable permissions
So I downloaded and installed ADB and Fastboot with APT
Also, finally, got the payload_dumper to install correctly and extract the payload.bin
Magisk 25.2 is installed, copied the extracted boot.img over and rooted it, copied it to my computer
Used ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER, that worked fine
Used fastboot with the rooted image, which seemed to work fine:
~/ADB$ fastboot boot magisk_patched-25200_2FxQP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 6.735s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.448s]
finished. total time: 7.183s
Then I just get stuck on the fastboot logo, I know sometimes it's slow to boot but I left it for ages and no boot, nothing's destroyed though, the phone will boot back normally, albeit with that new ugly orange mode message.
Tried it a second time too, same result.
Any ideas? I was wondering if the fastboot installed via APT might be out of date but the one in the google platform tools doesn't seem to want to play
djsubterrain said:
I'm on the EU final, bootloader was already unlocked.
Usually I'm on my Windows 11 PC but I'm stuck on my linux laptop for now (ZorinOS).
Downloaded the platform tools but the fastboot command isn't recognised, even with ./ :
:~/ADB$ ./fastboot
fastboot: usage: no command
./adb works ok
Both ADB and Fastboot show executable permissions
So I downloaded and installed ADB and Fastboot with APT
Also, finally, got the payload_dumper to install correctly and extract the payload.bin
Magisk 25.2 is installed, copied the extracted boot.img over and rooted it, copied it to my computer
Used ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER, that worked fine
Used fastboot with the rooted image, which seemed to work fine:
~/ADB$ fastboot boot magisk_patched-25200_2FxQP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 6.735s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.448s]
finished. total time: 7.183s
Then I just get stuck on the fastboot logo, I know sometimes it's slow to boot but I left it for ages and no boot, nothing's destroyed though, the phone will boot back normally, albeit with that new ugly orange mode message.
Tried it a second time too, same result.
Any ideas? I was wondering if the fastboot installed via APT might be out of date but the one in the google platform tools doesn't seem to want to play
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I also had issues booting the boot.img. I took the risk of flashing it and it worked.
Airwolf79 said:
I also had issues booting the boot.img. I took the risk of flashing it and it worked.
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Using what command? Just fastboot flash boot rootedimage.img?
Kind of reticent to do that cos there's no linux MSM tool
djsubterrain said:
I'm on the EU final, bootloader was already unlocked.
Usually I'm on my Windows 11 PC but I'm stuck on my linux laptop for now (ZorinOS).
Downloaded the platform tools but the fastboot command isn't recognised, even with ./ :
:~/ADB$ ./fastboot
fastboot: usage: no command
./adb works ok
Both ADB and Fastboot show executable permissions
So I downloaded and installed ADB and Fastboot with APT
Also, finally, got the payload_dumper to install correctly and extract the payload.bin
Magisk 25.2 is installed, copied the extracted boot.img over and rooted it, copied it to my computer
Used ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER, that worked fine
Used fastboot with the rooted image, which seemed to work fine:
~/ADB$ fastboot boot magisk_patched-25200_2FxQP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 6.735s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.448s]
finished. total time: 7.183s
Then I just get stuck on the fastboot logo, I know sometimes it's slow to boot but I left it for ages and no boot, nothing's destroyed though, the phone will boot back normally, albeit with that new ugly orange mode message.
Tried it a second time too, same result.
Any ideas? I was wondering if the fastboot installed via APT might be out of date but the one in the google platform tools doesn't seem to want to play
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Also having that issue on the NA varient. So f-ing annoying.
djsubterrain said:
I'm on the EU final, bootloader was already unlocked.
Usually I'm on my Windows 11 PC but I'm stuck on my linux laptop for now (ZorinOS).
Downloaded the platform tools but the fastboot command isn't recognised, even with ./ :
:~/ADB$ ./fastboot
fastboot: usage: no command
./adb works ok
Both ADB and Fastboot show executable permissions
So I downloaded and installed ADB and Fastboot with APT
Also, finally, got the payload_dumper to install correctly and extract the payload.bin
Magisk 25.2 is installed, copied the extracted boot.img over and rooted it, copied it to my computer
Used ADB REBOOT BOOTLOADER, that worked fine
Used fastboot with the rooted image, which seemed to work fine:
~/ADB$ fastboot boot magisk_patched-25200_2FxQP.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 6.735s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.448s]
finished. total time: 7.183s
Then I just get stuck on the fastboot logo, I know sometimes it's slow to boot but I left it for ages and no boot, nothing's destroyed though, the phone will boot back normally, albeit with that new ugly orange mode message.
Tried it a second time too, same result.
Any ideas? I was wondering if the fastboot installed via APT might be out of date but the one in the google platform tools doesn't seem to want to play
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Go into recovery and factory reset. That happen to me once when flashing in fastboot from bootloader.
djsubterrain said:
Using what command? Just fastboot flash boot rootedimage.img?
Kind of reticent to do that cos there's no linux MSM tool
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Yeah, I know. I'm on a Mac, so, same boat. Yes, I flashed with "fastboot flash boot boot.img", specifically renaming the patched img to boot.img. This used to be the standard way of doing it, although I realize it's safer to boot the img.
My mistake, you are trying to get root, correct?
TheGhost1951 said:
My mistake, you are trying to get root, correct?
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Try fastboot enhanced maybe? Nope, sorry, that is for windows only I believe.
TheGhost1951 said:
Try fastboot enhanced maybe? Nope, sorry, that is for windows only I believe.
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Being on a MAC, I really don't have a clue bud..
Actually found the linux version of MSM tool (It's really just a Qualcomm tool) so I might try flashing directly, will need to grab the appropriate MSM image just in case.
Made a guide here for anyone else in Linux but I haven't tested yet
djsubterrain said:
Actually found the linux version of MSM tool (It's really just a Qualcomm tool) so I might try flashing directly, will need to grab the appropriate MSM image just in case.
Made a guide here for anyone else in Linux but I haven't tested yet
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Did root work?
If you're trying to root, just run the command "fastboot boot magisk_patched boot.img" Don't use the command "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched boot.img" You only want to boot the patched img, once it boots, then use the magisk apk to direct install.
mustangtim49 said:
If you're trying to root, just run the command "fastboot boot magisk_patched boot.img" Don't use the command "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched boot.img" You only want to boot the patched img, once it boots, then use the magisk apk to direct install.
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You did actually read my post, right?
mustangtim49 said:
If you're trying to root, just run the command "fastboot boot magisk_patched boot.img" Don't use the command "fastboot flash boot magisk_patched boot.img" You only want to boot the patched img, once it boots, then use the magisk apk to direct install.
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I'm still getting a bootloop
LuckyTheCoder said:
I'm still getting a bootloop
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Of course, once it goes wrong, it stays wrong. Did you use the fastboot flash boot command? Either way, msn tool and start from scratch.
mustangtim49 said:
Of course, once it goes wrong, it stays wrong. Did you use the fastboot flash boot command? Either way, msn tool and start from scratch.
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I did, yes. MSN tool? Like fully reset?
LuckyTheCoder said:
I did, yes. MSN tool? Like fully reset?
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It will!
TheGhost1951 said:
It will!
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:/
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:/
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I can't count the number of times I have started from scratch just from trying different things and crashing!
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I can't count the number of times I have started from scratch just from trying different things and crashing!
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How in the world am I supposed to back it up?
Official TWRP is now available: https://twrp.me/asus/rogphone6.html
IMPORTANT NOTES:
This device has a recovery partition (2, in fact), and fastboot boot is disabled in the bootloader. Flashing TWRP to the recovery partition is the only way to use it.
If you attempt to fastboot boot the TWRP image, your device may end up unbootable. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
Any questions, comments, feedback, or concerns should always be accompanied by logs (recovery log, logcat, dmesg)
TWRP Trees
Common: https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_asus_sm84xx-common
Device: https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_asus_AI2201
It doesn't work! Either flashing or just booting via fastboot gives an error message. Tried to install twrp app...it crashes all the time, couldn't even flash the zip...
I also had to reflash the raw because the phone was stuck in bootloader mode.
I can't flash the img either. I'm on tencent version, is it the difference?
Code:
fastboot flash recovery_a twrp.img
Sending 'recovery_a' (102400 KB) OKAY [ 2.319s]
Writing 'recovery_a' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing non-hlos image is not allowed in lock state')
fastboot: error: Command failed
minazukix said:
I can't flash the img either. I'm on tencent version, is it the difference?
Code:
fastboot flash recovery_a twrp.img
Sending 'recovery_a' (102400 KB) OKAY [ 2.319s]
Writing 'recovery_a' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing non-hlos image is not allowed in lock state')
fastboot: error: Command failed
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The message seems to indicate that your device bootloader isn't unlocked...
Captain_Throwback said:
The message seems to indicate that your device bootloader isn't unlocked...
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I have unlocked the bootloader already.
I can flash to WW by flashall_AFT.cmd, like here https://androplus.org/en/entry/rog-phone-6-china-to-global-conversion/
minazukix said:
I have unlocked the bootloader already.
I can flash to WW by flashall_AFT.cmd, like here https://androplus.org/en/entry/rog-phone-6-china-to-global-conversion/
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Flashing RAW doesn't require an unlocked bootloader.
I'm just telling you what the message from the bootloader is saying. I don't control that, sorry.
Captain_Throwback said:
Flashing RAW doesn't require an unlocked bootloader.
I'm just telling you what the message from the bootloader is saying. I don't control that, sorry.
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I've already unlocked my phone with the official unlock device app.
I have the boot loader is unlocked warning screen when my phone power on.
Also, I can flash the patched boot.img to get root.
Code:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-25200-boot.img
Sending 'boot_a' (98304 KB) OKAY [ 0.301s]
Writing 'boot_a' OKAY [ 0.240s]
I think my bootloader should be unlocked.
minazukix said:
I've already unlocked my phone with the official unlock device app.
I have the boot loader is unlocked warning screen when my phone power on.
Also, I can flash the patched boot.img to get root.
Code:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched-25200-boot.img
Sending 'boot_a' (98304 KB) OKAY [ 0.301s]
Writing 'boot_a' OKAY [ 0.240s]
I think my bootloader should be unlocked.
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Then try just
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fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
without the slot suffix and see if that works. That'll just flash TWRP to the active slot.
Just read carefully on the page that you've downloaded the twrp.img. I saw a short brief guide on how to flash TWRP recovery as below: (using termux or any terminal on your phone)
1. Copy downloaded file and Place it in the root of your /sdcard folder and rename it to twrp.img.
2. Type following command on termux or any terminal (on your phone).
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery_a
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery_b
Ps_1: it works for me, after failed to flash via fastboot due to locked state. (my phone is rooted with Magisk)
All credit to: Captain_Throwback.
I take no credit at all.
Ps_2: your phone must rooted.
tuannghia1985 said:
Just read carefully on the page that you've downloaded the twrp.img. I saw a short brief guide on how to flash TWRP recovery as below: (using termux or any terminal on your phone)
1. Copy downloaded file and Place it in the root of your /sdcard folder and rename it to twrp.img.
2. Type following command on termux or any terminal (on your phone).
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery_a
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/by-name/recovery_b
Ps_1: it works for me, after failed to flash via fastboot due to locked state. (my phone is rooted with Magisk)
All credit to: Captain_Throwback.
I take no credit at all.
Ps_2: your phone must rooted.
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Hi! It worked, thanks a lot! The only problem is no otg support...which makes flashing a bit a pain in the... Now I'm experimenting. I've had issues with voice typing and Android Auto, so through TWRP I'm trying to fix them.
fux1976 said:
Hi! It worked, thanks a lot! The only problem is no otg support...which makes flashing a bit a pain in the... Now I'm experimenting. I've had issues with voice typing and Android Auto, so through TWRP I'm trying to fix them.
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Yes, it works for me too.
You can use adb push/pull to transfer files in TWRP.
fux1976 said:
Hi! It worked, thanks a lot! The only problem is no otg support...which makes flashing a bit a pain in the... Now I'm experimenting. I've had issues with voice typing and Android Auto, so through TWRP I'm trying to fix them.
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I'm not get any trouble with voice typing by google keyboard, not try Android auto yet? If you got trouble about Device is certified then try MagiskHide props config (magisk module) and using a verified fingerprint (mine is using fingerprint from rog phone 5). Everything is fine even google wallet.
minazukix said:
Yes, it works for me too.
You can use adb push/pull to transfer files in TWRP.
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Thanks, that's the best option to push file directly via abd push.
tuannghia1985 said:
I'm not get any trouble with voice typing by google keyboard, not try Android auto yet? If you got trouble about Device is certified then try MagiskHide props config (magisk module) and using a verified fingerprint (mine is using fingerprint from rog phone 5). Everything is fine even google wallet.
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I just flashed the latest raw zip(WW-AI2201-32.2810.2210.220-REL-2210-M2.13.33.24-ASUS_1.1.1-Phone-user-20221109.raw), then everything is working well (e.g. /vendor/factory/COUNTRY is already WW).
I don't use voice typing, Android auto, google pay and fingerprint either, but I just tested the fingerprint features, there is no problems. I pass safetynet and hide root by this Method 2: https://www.droidwin.com/how-to-pass-safetynet-on-rooted-android-12/
tuannghia1985 said:
I'm not get any trouble with voice typing by google keyboard, not try Android auto yet? If you got trouble about Device is certified then try MagiskHide props config (magisk module) and using a verified fingerprint (mine is using fingerprint from rog phone 5). Everything is fine even google wallet.
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Everything is working fine, except these 2 features. Voice typing at first is working but after downloading my configuration (google backup) and my apps, it stops. I can live without it. I've tried several ways: no way of making it work. So I gave up..Maybe with Android 13... as everything was fine on Android 11 on my deceased Rog2. I have Magisk props (safetynet: passed, banking apps ok). But Android auto keeps crashing..Never mind. I have a spare phone to use when I'm driving.
So if you try to fastboot Boot the twrp Image you end up with a destroyed device with no return? Or do i misunderstand that?
Einheit-101 said:
So if you try to fastboot Boot the twrp Image you end up with a destroyed device with no return? Or do i misunderstand that?
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It says unbootable, not destroyed. RAW should fix it without a problem. It's just a long road to take, including having to wipe the device, for not following a simple instruction.
Hi guys, I want to flash this but I have 2 quick questions:
1. Can I FOTA after install TWRP ?
2. Do I need to reflash it every FOTA ?
fux1976 said:
It doesn't work! Either flashing or just booting via fastboot gives an error message. Tried to install twrp app...it crashes all the time, couldn't even flash the zip...
I also had to reflash the raw because the phone was stuck in bootloader mode.
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hi how to reflash raw rom , i cant run flashh aft my phone stuck stock recovery help
Captain_Throwback said:
It says unbootable, not destroyed. RAW should fix it without a problem. It's just a long road to take, including having to wipe the device, for not following a simple instruction.
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how to flash raw ? my laptop cant run flash all AFT pls help