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[Q] Using Nexus Root Toolkit without USB Debugging enabled

I have a 2013 Nexus 7 wifi tablet, bootloader locked, with USB debugging disabled. It decided mid-activity that all it would like to do in life is display the "Google" image on the boot up screen.
I can access the bootloader so I tried doing the standard wipe in recovery mode but that did not work.
Investigated Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit. Drivers (Windows 7) are installed but under Step 4 of the Full Driver Configuration guide it is unable to find the device as an ADB device, even though the device does show up on my Device Manager (but only as bootloader interface, not ADB). Tried to use the unlock feature anyway but on the tablet it just gets stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen after trying to run the unlock tool (choosing "yes" by pressing the up volume button to scroll to the yes option, followed by the power button to select it).
My questions based on this are simple:
1) Can I unlock this device without having USB debugging enabled? If so, how?
2) Can I restore to factory stock settings without having USB debugging enabled (and not using recovery mode on the device itself, as that does not work)? If so, how?
All of the tools I have seen thus far require that USB debugging be enabled on the device. Since I can't actually boot up the device, there is no way to make this happen. I don't really care about any of the data on the device, I just want it to function again to avoid buying a new one.

Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.

nhizzat said:
Stop using a toolkit. Your device will never be recognized by adb when booted into the bootloader.
Unlocking the bootloader is simple if you have the Windows drivers set up correctly. Open command prompt with admin privileges, type 'fastboot oem unlock' and done. This is why I hate toolkits.
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I believe this also requires that USB Debugging be enabled. I would paste links but the forum prevents me from doing so since I just signed up.
If I am incorrect in thinking that USB Debugging must be enabled for this to work, then please let me know. All I really need is clear instructions on how to hard reset the device without USB debugging enabled. Unlocking just seems to be a prerequisite for that in most of the tutorials I have found so far.

You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.

skrypj said:
You can flash the device back to stock with wugs without adb. There should be an option you pick under the factory restore button that says "soft bricked" which tells wugs that it needs to go straight fastboot mode instead of trying to restart the tablet with adb.
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Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).

Bugnerd said:
Thanks for your reply. I have tried this option without the ADB (but with my computer recognizing the device). Since it did not work I expect the device is well and truly screwed (the recovery mode factory reset also does not work on the tablet itself).
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Couple of things:
1. You may also have a driver issue, I was playing with this the other day on both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. My nexus 5 worked fine, but later that day when i tried my nexus 7 I had troubles with my PC recognizing the N7 in fastboot mode. It would be fine in ADB and would reboot, but then the computer would freak out when it saw the fastboot device. Sometimes it would kinda work, sometimes the N7 would freeze on the bootloader screen or fail to flash during the process. It even locked my PC at one point. I completely uninstalled(per the Step 1 instructions in Wug's) all Android associated drivers(Samsung, LG, Asus, whatever. Kill them all) on the PC and reinstalled and it solved the issues. It sounds like maybe your PC is failing to flash properly like mine was.
2. Not sure if you tried this yet but; go to Options Menu>Flash Stock Tab>Check "Enable 'Force Flash Mode' . . . " Then try to flash stock + unroot again with the soft-bricked option selected. This basically makes Wug's ignore the check process at the beginning of the flash. I had to do this for both my N5 and N7.
Keep in mind, you will lose EVERYTHING on your N7 if you unroot and flash, including your internal storage.

Yeah, it does not seem to want to do the unroot + flash even with the override of checks. It seems unlocking is really a prerequisite for that tool (according to the text that appears as it proceeds), and unlocking appears to require the USB debugging. If it really can be unlocked without that, then it is not cooperating and just getting stuck on the unlocking screen. I expect it is now a very expensive paperweight.
All of this nonsense just over a year since I bought it, of course.

Try it with another computer, another USB cable...

I'm in the same boat, can't get it to unlock so it's essentially dead now
I've tried original and a G3 usb cord and nothing, front and rear USB ports, just will not unlock, almost to the point of sending it on and paying to get it fixed if possible , will try another computer first

Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:

Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?

Az-one786 said:
Can you boot manually into fasboot mode and do flashing full stock firmware for ur device..
Bcoz I thinks you don't need usb debugging when on fastboot mode..
if you want to use toolkit, you must setup all driver for ur device first using the toolkit.. but you must do it when ur device is full "working", not when It's just stuck on google image... that's ur main problem now ...
you should try install the driver again on new "fresh" pc ....
Good luck bro... :fingers-crossed:
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I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.

skrypj said:
Did you try to manually unlock it? Boot to the boot loader screen(down volume+power) and the fastboot unlock it using the cmd in windows?
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I looked into this a week or so ago and I think I determined that it would also require the USB debugging to be on (at least from the tutorials). Do you have any recommendations of tutorials on this process? Screwing around with this stuff is not really my bag.

Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
I can try the drivers again on another PC, but I have a feeling that won't fix anything.
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Ok.., Your have no choice by now, you'll need to find a working driver for your PC to get recognize your tablet when on fastboot mode..
I've got this issues before when I want to update my tab using toolkit...
My PC can recognized my tab as adb devices, but when it's reboot to check fastboot status it fail to detect my device is on fastboot mode..
But maybe I'm so lucky that day, Moboginie notification has pop-up and it's has searching and found the driver and fix it itself ...
Then i try again and this time it's has no problem at all till now... I still can access my storage using Moboginie but until now window explorer still fail to recognized my N7...
It's so weird isn't it ...

Try Moborobo

Bugnerd said:
I can boot into fastboot mode but when I then switch to recovery mode manually to reset it does not go to the recovery mode screen (it did at first, but now just gets stuck on the sick robot screen, then on the "Google" loading screen).
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After the recovery screen with "sick" Andy, did it automatically begin to reboot? If not, you know that it's very tricky with the power+vol up button (sometimes I think it's power+both volume buttons that works) to access that screen in recovery (the one past sick Andy). Sometimes I've tried five or six times. I have twrp so I can't check it out right now.
As far as adb/fastboot drivers set up to run any commands, I thought they were required. I'm not certain about USB debugging. It seems you've tried with your device in fastboot and running Cmd (fastboot oem unlock) from your fast boot directory. Do you get a device code when you enter [fastboot devices] while in that directory? If not, your N7 will not accept fastboot commands.
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How to remove BootLoader unlocked notification from boot screen

Hey all. I'm in a bit of a pickle. My Tmobile LG g4 has stopped fast charging. When I plug in any cable, I do NOT get the USB notification which allows me to connect to my PC. Enabling the MTP option in the Dev options still does not allow the device to be connected to the PC to flash back to stock for warranty support.
Is there any way for me to save something to the SD card to reset back to stock? Do I have to connect it back to stock or at least relock the boot loader?
I've tried multiple PC's and multiple cables with no success to get the device connected. When connecting to a PC, I get. The device has malfuntioned on my machine.

ftblstr2319 said:
Hey all. I'm in a bit of a pickle. My Tmobile LG g4 has stopped fast charging. When I plug in any cable, I do NOT get the USB notification which allows me to connect to my PC. Enabling the MTP option in the Dev options still does not allow the device to be connected to the PC to flash back to stock for warranty support.
Is there any way for me to save something to the SD card to reset back to stock? Do I have to connect it back to stock or at least relock the boot loader?
I've tried multiple PC's and multiple cables with no success to get the device connected. When connecting to a PC, I get. The device has malfuntioned on my machine.
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does it go into download mode.? phone off vol up key and connect usb.?
if you want to remove unlocked bootloader follow this comands
UPDATE:
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
Quote:
adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
Quote:
adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
Quote:
fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
Quote:
fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore

Unfortunately, the computer will NOT detect the phone. No computer will. Using a USB cable that came with it , no luck either. Any ideas?
raptorddd said:
does it go into download mode.? phone off vol up key and connect usb.?
if you want to remove unlocked bootloader follow this comands
UPDATE:
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
Quote:
adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
Quote:
adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
Quote:
fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
Quote:
fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
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ftblstr2319 said:
Unfortunately, the computer will NOT detect the phone. No computer will. Using a USB cable that came with it , no luck either. Any ideas?
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so basically theres no comunication with phone. not really. unless you go and exhcnage it to tmobile, so you cant remove bootloader unlocked message either. if you lucky and tmobile doesnt check for it then you may be able to get it exchanged. as it not recognized in any computer ill say its hardware problem. good luck.

MOTO G6 - Qualcomm - EDL Mode

Hi,
I'm after some advice, how do I place the Moto G5 in Qualcomm mode or EDL mode.
I have entered the bootloader by holding down and turning the phone on, this allows me to use fastboot.
From there I can scroll down to QCOM, but when I press the power button it boots into the normal system instead of EDL mode.
I have also attempted from within fastboot to use:
fastboot oem edl
fastboot oem qcom-on
fastboot reboot emergency
and
fastboot reboot-edl
Although non of these have been sucessful.
I also have access to an EDL cable, although, when I plug the phone in, then flick the switch 10 seconds later, it does not enter EDL mode, it just charges.
The phone sometimes shows as File Storage Linux USB Gadget in device manager, although it is inaccessible, I have updated the laptop to use the qualcomm drivers, although I don't think it will ever recognise it if I can't put the phone into qualcomm mode to begin with.
Any help would be much appreciated.

What are you actually attempting to do?
This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway
It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device
So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice
Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type
adb reboot edl
Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does

TheFixItMan said:
What are you actually attempting to do?
This mode is generally used to unbrick a device but you have access to the bootloader/fastboot mode and you wouldn't use edl mode to unbrick this device anyway
It's also used on some device to unlock the bootloader but again you wouldn't do that with this device
So without knowing what you are trying to achieve I can't give you any advice
Technically if you start the phone normally then enable usb debugging in dev options then connect phone to PC and in a terminal window where you have adb set up type
adb reboot edl
Not all devices support this mode though and I've no idea if this one does
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Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.
I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.
Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.

jameswstubbs said:
Without going into too much detail as to why, there are tools I have access to which can be used to take a full back up of the entire memory block of the phone when it is in Qualcomm mode.
I cannot access adb on the device to use "adb reboot edl" so I am limited to either trying to activate Qualcomm using a button combination or via fastboot, unless you can advise another way.
Any help or a point in the right direction would be much appreciated.
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Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like you're trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping

TheFixItMan said:
Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like your trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping
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It's not dodgy, but I fully understand.
Thank you anyway.

try fastboot -i 0x2b4c oem ​​reboot-edl (it's working for LENOVO ZUK Z1 and ZUK Z2)

You can try (if you can/have the TWRP image) to flash TWRP and in reboot options select EDL.
In case the bootloader isn't unlocked you can also use fastboot boot [TWRP image name] to boot directly into TWRP without flashing and then repeat, go into reboot options and select edl.
Not sure if it works for you, if it does let me know that I have helped!

TheFixItMan said:
Sounds dodgy to me - sounds like you're trying to access data from a phone that isn't yours so I won't be helping
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I need help too. So, I own a Moto G5s plus sanders. I unlocked its bootloader the day I got it. Didn't keep any backup and rooted it. I Also installed dot os based on android 11. But my 4G Volte connection was finicky. So, I decided to use a Volte zip patch. But, anyways I flashed the zip via TWRP and tried to reboot. But the phone didn't turn on after that. After a few minutes to my shock I understood that I hardbricked my mobile. No button combos, nothing worked. Anyways in my desperation I found a YouTube video showing the use of blankflash to revive a phone and lo and behold I used the procedure to again restore my device. It booted to the fastboot interface. But my happiness was short lived. My baseband was unknown at this point and the bootloader was I dunno downgraded to 0.5 inplace of 2.12. But, more importantly the unlock status was lost. I unlocked it again and all went well. I could even flashed TWRP. but then I realised I couldn't upgrade my bootloader. I couldn’t do anything. It's always gives a "security downgrade", "preflash validation failed" and "permission denied" error. I even tried RSA official rescue tool from Lenovo but even it was unsuccessful. It was never unsuccessful before that. Not even with a unlocked bootloader. I researched for days and tried custom ROMs. I flashed stock images. Nothing brought back my baseband and IMEI. When I type "fastboot oem unlock critical" it gives me permission denied error with a message. "Need OEM signed bootloader." I think the blankflash bootloader is the root of all evil. I need to change it and therefore I need to enter the edl mode. I have tried all adb commands and fastboot commands. The phone reboots okay after those commands but never goes into edl mode whatsoever. I am also ready to do a controlled hardbrick of my device to go into the edl mode so that I can use my device again with a proper bootloader and a properly working fastboot. Please help

Touch Screen Not Responding

Update #2: I've been able to connect the A2 to my PC and can detect it when in fastboot mode with the "adb/fastboot" tools and with the MiFlash utility. I attempted to flash an earlier version of a ROM but I can't. MiFlash gives:
"Erase boot_a error"
I then attempted to unlock the device with the "Mi Unlock" tool but get "Sorry, your MI ID is not associated with a phone number"
Any suggestions on how to unlock the bootloader?
Update: After waiting a few minutes the touch screen started responding for a few inputs, and then stops. Toggling the lock screen a few times allows additional inputs for a few presses.
A couple of months ago the phone started displaying issues with touch input. Locking and unlocking the screen would correct the issue for a while. However, as time progressed the issue got worse.
Today I did a factory reset and since then I have been unable to input any operations. The phone is stuck on the "Hi there" welcome screen and I cannot press "Start". Power and volume buttons work fine, so I attempted to use "adb" to flash a new ROM, or a stock ROM from before July/August.
My PC won't detect the phone when in "fastboot"
What options are left?
Can I dump the stock ROM to an SD-Card and attempt to flash that from the bootloader?
Or do I need to unlock the phone prior to any ROM manipulation?
thanks for any advice

Update #2: I've been able to connect the A2 to my PC and can detect it when in fastboot mode with the "adb/fastboot" tools and with the MiFlash utility. I attempted to flash an earlier version of a ROM but I can't. MiFlash gives:
"Erase boot_a error"
I then attempted to unlock the device with the "Mi Unlock" tool but get "Sorry, your MI ID is not associated with a phone number"
Any suggestions on how to unlock the bootloader?

mindstorms911 said:
Update #2: I've been able to connect the A2 to my PC and can detect it when in fastboot mode with the "adb/fastboot" tools and with the MiFlash utility. I attempted to flash an earlier version of a ROM but I can't. MiFlash gives:
"Erase boot_a error"
I then attempted to unlock the device with the "Mi Unlock" tool but get "Sorry, your MI ID is not associated with a phone number"
Any suggestions on how to unlock the bootloader?
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Boot your phone in system (normally).
Find build number in settings, about phone. Tap 7 times or until you've unlock developer options.
Turn on OEM Unlock and USB Debugging.
Turn off phone and boot fastboot mode.
Type 'fastboot oem unlock' and wait until it finish wipe phone.
And it's done.

RFD80M-75679 said:
Boot your phone in system (normally).
Find build number in settings, about phone. Tap 7 times or until you've unlock developer options.
Turn on OEM Unlock and USB Debugging.
Turn off phone and boot fastboot mode.
Type 'fastboot oem unlock' and wait until it finish wipe phone.
And it's done.
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Thanks, that worked. I am now able to flash an earlier ROM, will see if that fixes the screen input issue.

Flashed an earlier version of the ROM and still had issues, so I finally managed to flash an alternative ROM - HavocOS - and that experienced the issue as well. Looks like the phone has a hardware issue somewhere.

Strange Problem On Bootloader/Fastboot

Hello Everyone,
I Have A Strange Problem When I Press Power+Down Button Then Device Goes To Bootloader/Fastboot And Mi Bunny Appears, But After 3-5 Seconds Mobile Device Automatically Switch Off Without Connecting The Cable Or Doing Anything.
Note That, I Have A Latest Build V11.0.9.0.QDLMIXM Installed Without Rooting And Device Working Properly. Since I Just Want To Root The Device And Bootloader Is Unlocked. The Problem Is That Device Doesn't Stay On Bootloader/Fastboot Mode.
Thanks In Advance !!!
Thanks,
MUHAMMAD Asif Qasim

Can you get fastboot to see it in this brief window? I'm wondering if it will stay if it sees fastboot but maybe reboots because it doesn't? (Or because some other app on your PC is confusing it?)

a1291762 said:
Can you get fastboot to see it in this brief window? I'm wondering if it will stay if it sees fastboot but maybe reboots because it doesn't? (Or because some other app on your PC is confusing it?)
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Thankyou For Prompt Response.
I Couldn't Get Your Point. The Problem Is That Device Doesn't Stay On Bootloader/Fastboot Mode Even I Connect The Cable Or Not. Its Automatically Switch Off With In 3-5 Seconds.
In Addition To That, I Can Use ADB Commands & Shows My Mobile Connectivity When I Use.
Thanks,
MUHAMMAD Asif Qasim

aasiaasi said:
I Couldn't Get Your Point. The Problem Is That Device Doesn't Stay On Bootloader/Fastboot Mode Even I Connect The Cable Or Not. Its Automatically Switch Off With In 3-5 Seconds.
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I run this on my PC and it waits for a device.
$ fastboot getvar current-slot
< waiting for any device >
3-5 seconds should be enough time to connect your device and see if fastboot can talk to it (and if that stops it from rebooting).
If it happens when there is no cable plugged in... that's a bit more concerning. Does it also happen if you get to fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader (from a normally-booted system)?

a1291762 said:
I run this on my PC and it waits for a device.
$ fastboot getvar current-slot
< waiting for any device >
3-5 seconds should be enough time to connect your device and see if fastboot can talk to it (and if that stops it from rebooting).
If it happens when there is no cable plugged in... that's a bit more concerning. Does it also happen if you get to fastboot by typing adb reboot bootloader (from a normally-booted system)?
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Thank You Dear. Yes I Can Use The Command On ADB When Mobile Is Switched On Here Is The Example Snapshot.
The Problem Is That When I Boot To Bootloader It Doesn't Stay On Bootloader And Shutdowns Automatically With In 3-5 Seconds. As You Suggested Me To Check The Command When Mobile Is On Bootloader Mode The Shell Shows "waiting for any device". Ahd Restarts Automatically.

aasiaasi said:
As You Suggested Me To Check The Command When Mobile Is On Bootloader Mode The Shell Shows "waiting for any device". Ahd Restarts Automatically.
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I don't know exactly what the bootloader does while in fastboot mode, but I'm going to guess it draws the rabbit and then gets ready to talk to the PC. And something fails and it dies.
If it's working normally, that's something... But it's going to stop you from unlocking the bootloader.
I have no idea how to fix. Maybe EDL with the test points? There are 2 aboot partitions (apparently hold fastboot).
# ls -l aboot*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1971-09-16 02:23 aboot_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 1971-09-16 02:23 aboot_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p32

I think the fastboot mode will exit automatically if it doesn't receive any command from PC. It happened to me before and about the <waiting for any device> when you did a command probably related to it. Check if the driver are properly installed because it happened to me on Windows 10 but not on Windows 8.1.

Mewwo2 said:
I think the fastboot mode will exit automatically if it doesn't receive any command from PC. It happened to me before and about the <waiting for any device> when you did a command probably related to it. Check if the driver are properly installed because it happened to me on Windows 10 but not on Windows 8.1.
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Thankyou Mewwo2,
Could You Please Check Your Device ? Without Connecting The Cable , That Your Device Automatically Switched Off In Few Seconds Or Not. Please Let Me Know So I Can Figure Out Or Take A Clue For Fixation.
Secondly I Have Windows 8 And Drivers Are Properly Installed. If The Drivers Have Issue The Adb Command Doesn't Work And Doesn't Shows My Mobile (Note That I am Taking About When Mobile Isn't on Bootloader Mode)
Thanks In Advance...

Can you type another adb command like 'fastboot oem device-info' and see the output.

it's not a problem.
Mi a2 lite turns off automatically from fastboot when it doesnt detect any fastboot signal.
You can go to device manager and then see if mi a2 lite gets recognized as a device, now go to cmd and type fastboot devices and boot to fastboot again, now it shouldn't power off again.

minicm94123 said:
it's not a problem.
Mi a2 lite turns off automatically from fastboot when it doesnt detect any fastboot signal.
You can go to device manager and then see if mi a2 lite gets recognized as a device, now go to cmd and type fastboot devices and boot to fastboot again, now it shouldn't power off again.
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Thankyou For Your Support. I Will Check & Respond Accordingly.