I have an old Nexus 5X that got stuck in a bootloop. After much Googling, I've found various articles/forums (such as this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/guide-fix-bootloop-locked-bootloader-t3608679) but none seem to help. I can't do anything on the phone outside of Fastboot mode. OEM is locked AND can't boot into recovery (get a bootloop there too). Anyone have any suggestions that might be able to help me get my phone running again? I'm willing to try pretty much anything (I don't care about preserving data on the device)
Thanks in advance
connect charger and waith about30 min
phone is warm after 30minets or 1 hour and boot normaly
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Edit: fastboot commands worked, then after wiping as pandae suggested i then flashed the latest boot loader, and then flashed recovery from the zip file.
My nexus was giving me problems of not picking up touch, i think it was bad digitizer, because it would go in and out almost randomly.
It was unlocked, and rooted, and i tried a couple factory resets to fix the problem but no luck. Then it would boot loop constantly, until it wouldn't get passed the google screen with the unlocked icon.
I was still running jelly bean, not sure witch build specifically
It can get into fast boot mode, but not recovery.
windows 7 would only recognize it as an android device and not establish adb, I've tried WUG toolkit.
I tried setting up the sdk on unbuntu, I can establish adb on my galaxy nexus, but noit on my 7
adb devices returns nothing when the nexus 7 is plugged in but, lsusb shows it connected as google, inc something
I'm not sure if usb debugging was enabled before it wouldn't boot anymore.
I just want to relock if that is possible, wanted to RMA to ASUS for the touch screen
any help would be great
danqe said:
My nexus was giving me problems of not picking up touch, i think it was bad digitizer, because it would go in and out almost randomly.
It was unlocked, and rooted, and i tried a couple factory resets to fix the problem but no luck. Then it would boot loop constantly, until it wouldn't get passed the google screen with the unlocked icon.
I was still running jelly bean, not sure witch build specifically
It can get into fast boot mode, but not recovery.
windows 7 would only recognize it as an android device and not establish adb, I've tried WUG toolkit.
I tried setting up the sdk on unbuntu, I can establish adb on my galaxy nexus, but noit on my 7
adb devices returns nothing when the nexus 7 is plugged in but, lsusb shows it connected as google, inc something
I'm not sure if usb debugging was enabled before it wouldn't boot anymore.
I just want to relock if that is possible, wanted to RMA to ASUS for the touch screen
any help would be great
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It's a pain you got through this.
I went through the same. But glad to have my Tablet working after some time figuring out what went wrong or what I have done to have messed it. But I figured that out. Somewhere along the way of my ventures, I have done something that forced my TAB to bootloop forever.
That being said, you can just look back to the things you might have done that caused it. Figure out what you did before that. When was it okay?, Things like that.
There is a thread in here with a one-click recovery that promises a Dead or Alive nexus to be unbricked. Though I never had success with it, go figure if that will solve your issue.
All the best!!
danqe said:
My nexus was giving me problems of not picking up touch, i think it was bad digitizer, because it would go in and out almost randomly.
It was unlocked, and rooted, and i tried a couple factory resets to fix the problem but no luck. Then it would boot loop constantly, until it wouldn't get passed the google screen with the unlocked icon.
I was still running jelly bean, not sure witch build specifically
It can get into fast boot mode, but not recovery.
windows 7 would only recognize it as an android device and not establish adb, I've tried WUG toolkit.
I tried setting up the sdk on unbuntu, I can establish adb on my galaxy nexus, but noit on my 7
adb devices returns nothing when the nexus 7 is plugged in but, lsusb shows it connected as google, inc something
I'm not sure if usb debugging was enabled before it wouldn't boot anymore.
I just want to relock if that is possible, wanted to RMA to ASUS for the touch screen
any help would be great
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If you're at the bootloader, use "fastboot devices" to see if your tablet is recognized. (ADB is for when you're booted into Android.)
If you can get to the bootloader and your N7 is unlocked and recognized, there's a lot of hope. Run these:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
After that, you'll need to reflash your favorite custom recovery and ROM.
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If you're at the bootloader, use "fastboot devices" to see if your tablet is recognized. (ADB is for when you're booted into Android.)
If you can get to the bootloader and your N7 is unlocked and recognized, there's a lot of hope. Run these:
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
After that, you'll need to reflash your favorite custom recovery and ROM.
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Hi Pandae,
Thanks for the reply so good news is fastboot commands work, but now I'm having trouble flashing recoveries and roms.
Flashed twrp 2.6.3.1, and rebooted, but I was still stuck at the google logo when I tried to get into recovery
Tried going to stock
the bootloader flashed to flo-04.02
then tried system and it failed( remote: Unknown chunk type
gonna try some other versions, this just might work.
Fixed
I flashed recovery from the newest stock from the zip and after 30-45 min of the google logo the animation played.
Thanks for the help.
That was a really long time to wait, but still, whew! :good: Gotta love our Nexus devices. As long as you can get to an unlocked bootloader, there are great odds of fixing things at home.
Where did you get the stock ROM? Once you wipe the five partitions I mentioned with fastboot, you can download the stock ROM, then run the "flash-all.bat" file within, without having to worry about individual image files within. The bach file flashes the stock recovery as well as the ROM.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#razor
Hey Guys,
I've been rooting, unlocking bootloaders etc on android devices for a few years now but never had this problem.
I had a nexus 7 which was not rooted or unlocked and decided to do a factory reset from within android.
Device rebooted and was stuck on erasing data for 3 hours so I decided to boot into recovery, everytime I tried the device would reboot back to erasing data with the green android.
Next I tried fastboot, device is recognized but when attempting to unlock the bootloader using fastboot oem unlock command it gets stuck on 'erasing userdata'
I have also tried the fastboot erase user data and I'm getting the same issue.
I hope someone can help because I am out of ideas!!
Thanks
There is no known fix for this issue. Unfortunately Asus charged me $200.00 to fix mine (by replacing the motherboard).
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fastboot oem unlock / erasing data hang
I know the last response was not very positive but as I seem to have hit the same problem as the original poster I thought I would try asking again with my scenario (which is slightly different) in case anyone has any ideas.
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) wifi. I have never tried rooting or playing with custom ROMs on it but after some suggestions that personal data (e.g. passwords, etc.) could be recovered from an Android device, even if you had done a factory erase I decided to encrypt it. This all went fine and this was while I was still back on 4.4.
I when through the upgrades to lollipop (5.0.1) all successfully but a few days ago I started to get an error 'com.android.vending has stopped' popping up every few minutes. I then noticed that the play store was not working and from some looking around these two issues seemed to be related. I then started to get some crashes (I could see these as when I went to use the tablet it was prompting for my encryption password). This seemed like a good time to try and clear down the tablet and start again so I decided to do a factory reset...
The first problem was the device just hung with the Android working logo (the one with the chest open and gears turning) with a message about 'erasing...' but seeming to make no progress. I then tried booting into the recovery mode but this just seemed to take me back to the same screen. Getting a little desperate now I decided to give ADB and Fastboot a go. Clearly ADB was not going to work as I didn't have a running Android but Fastboot connected to my device OK.
So I then tried to reflash the system but was told that by bootloader was locked. When I tried unlocking the bootloader (fastboot oem unlock) I get stuck with 'erasing data ....' again.
Any suggestions???
Just and update for you guys. I tried everything to fix it and no luck. I had to resort in sending it to Asus for repair. Unfortunately my warranty has expired. I just got a quote from them saying the motherboard has gone and it will cost me £250 to repair!!!!! I almost fell off my chair. A brand new 32gb tablet will cost be around £180. This is surely a joke? I will be giving them a call tomorrow to complain! Not Happy.
Mo
Hi
I have a Nexus 5X that recently started bootlooping. I didn't flash anything new, it just started randomly yesterday. Most often it cycles between the Google logo and the yellow triangle warning about the unlocked bootloader. Sometimes yesterday it would boot to the spinning colorful objects turning into Android logo, freeze and reboot from there. A few times it event booted fully, but I didn't have a PC nearby to pull the files.
Today it didn't even once get to the colorful objects. Then I found some threads about the fix with the big cores of the processor and flashed the boot.img that solved it for many. Sadly, however it didn't work for me. The only thing that I can reliably boot into is fastboot.
Also tried booting into TWRP, but it froze and rebooted from the Google logo.
Does anyone have an approach to pull my files from the device? I bought a new phone yesterday and don't care to recover the full functionality of the device. I only care to recover the files via TWRP or booting into Android one more time. RMAing it might be hard, since I have unlocked the bootloader (despite currently running stock and not even root, I think).
Any help will be appreciated.
Cheers
Andi
Have you tried 'updating the build ' via fastboot without erasing userdata? Section 9 from SlimSnoopOS's guide @ https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206930
LG do offer a 2 year warranty (in the UK at least) and you can relock the bootloader through fastboot before you return it once you've recovered the data and/or factory reset it.
Did you install standard twrp or the one modified to boot on 4 cores?
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I feel like an idiot because I installed the modified boot.img, but the regular TWRP, assuming that the boot.img would be used to alter some fundamental configuration of the Cortex no matter what would be booted afterwards. The modified TWRP worked like a charm.
Hey folx, you seem to be my only hope!
My stock Android factory locked Moto got out of sudden into a loading screen loop. I learned it got bricked without me even trying to anything at all to the phone. Problem is that I cannot do a factory reset as there is lot of important unbacked up data. Unfortunately USB debugging is disabled and I cannot even load up recovery mode. The only place I can go to is fastboot, but I cannot use ADB.
Is there any slightest chance my data can still be saved somehow? Tried Googling up all day, but would not find a solution to the problem. Have no idea that a stock android phone can generate a load loop. I am pretty desperate. Please help!
Thanks
Six
I have a similar problem. Did you find a fix or solution? Please share, I'm pretty desparate too
I'm in the same boat, I used orange fox's bootloader by accident, switched slots and now Im stuck on the fallback bootloader
Guys even I have the same problem I can't even boot into fastboot or recovery mode. Oh and USB Debugging is off and Bootloader is Locked. Pls help
Sanju Kariyattil said:
Guys even I have the same problem I can't even boot into fastboot or recovery mode. Oh and USB Debugging is off and Bootloader is Locked. Pls help
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Must be rusty in my old age, but I dont remember having any of these issues back with my previous android phones... the 11 is my first new one since the 6T though.
Whats my situation:
Phone boots into fastboot, attempts to boot to recovery, or continue, or restart all end back at fastboot. Can issue fastboot commands, but all roads seem to lead back to fastboot.
How I got here:
When I first got my phone, I unlocked the bootloader via fastboot command, but for some reason my phone wouldn't let me set a pin. Be it numeric, alphanumeric, or pattern, it would never let me confirm after putting it in the second time, and consequently I couldn't register a fingerprint or face scan. Reddit suggested that this sometimes happens after bootloader unlock but can be resolved by re locking and unlocking again... ok fair enough, haven't done much yet, whats another factory wipe.
fastboot flashing lock command - finished, boots straight back to bootloader
fastboot flashing unlock command - finished, ok time to try booting through to see if it fixed the problem... stuck in fastboot.
I'm rusty enough to want to stop here and seek guidance before I further brick my phone. I have fastboot access so in theory I should be able to flash an image from here? Any guidance would be appreciated. I'll admit I've fallen off the scene hard (new baby, job etc) and perhaps I should have just left my phone locked... but habits die hard eh?
You can only flash the full rom /images with unlocked bootloader
With locked bl you becomes the messages
Flashing on locked states not allowed
did you flash a patched init_boot.img after your first unlock?
benhc911 said:
Must be rusty in my old age, but I dont remember having any of these issues back with my previous android phones... the 11 is my first new one since the 6T though.
Whats my situation:
Phone boots into fastboot, attempts to boot to recovery, or continue, or restart all end back at fastboot. Can issue fastboot commands, but all roads seem to lead back to fastboot.
How I got here:
When I first got my phone, I unlocked the bootloader via fastboot command, but for some reason my phone wouldn't let me set a pin. Be it numeric, alphanumeric, or pattern, it would never let me confirm after putting it in the second time, and consequently I couldn't register a fingerprint or face scan. Reddit suggested that this sometimes happens after bootloader unlock but can be resolved by re locking and unlocking again... ok fair enough, haven't done much yet, whats another factory wipe.
fastboot flashing lock command - finished, boots straight back to bootloader
fastboot flashing unlock command - finished, ok time to try booting through to see if it fixed the problem... stuck in fastboot.
I'm rusty enough to want to stop here and seek guidance before I further brick my phone. I have fastboot access so in theory I should be able to flash an image from here? Any guidance would be appreciated. I'll admit I've fallen off the scene hard (new baby, job etc) and perhaps I should have just left my phone locked... but habits die hard eh?
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You need to re-unlock the bootloader in the original china ROM!
I can help you if you get stuck on this issue ! pm me! !
I did indeed reunlock the bootloader. I imagine the issue possibly when I was attempting to root by patching a boot img with magisk and flashing that... Although after doing that my phone seemed to operate fine.
Regardless I reflashed the original, and it seemed to still bootloop into fast boot.
I tried relocking the bootloader, going to recovery, etc. After some degree of insanity doing seemingly the same thing I got to stock recovery, and then back to bootloader then back to recovery, then it flashed me writing in Chinese and it booted normally.
Since then I've rebooted my phone with no issue.
Not sure what exactly happened to make it conditionally work/not work... But given the time I wasted on it and the infant I'm having strong second thoughts about bothering with an unlocked bootloader. I'm clearly not in my element anymore as my confidence of which files to flash and commands to do so was very low (hence the post). My initial suspicion was "I have fast boot I can just flash original rom and I'm back to square one at least" but was too "afraid" to proceed and brick my new phone.
To expand on the "why bother with unlocked bootloader", I feel like it's been 3 phones since I truly took advantage of unlocking my bootloader. Perhaps I need to read more about the current state to see if there is a value proposition for me, or if I'm just creating more work (to then root, magisk, TWRP, safetynet, windvine etc)
Same happened to me,
Possible solution:
I used fastboot enhance to flash the payload.bin all over again, after it finished it rebooted into fastbootd automatically, then I falshed the same payload.bin into fastbootd as well then it rebooted into system smoothly.