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I can't boot into custom recovery (TWRP)

I'm having a problem flashing a custom recovery on my Nexus 7. I'm trying to install the TWRP recovery for the "flo" version and it doesn't seem to install. I mean, it says it does in fastboot mode but when I reboot to recovery it goes to the stock recovery instead (the green android with the red triangle) and just stays on that screen for minutes. What gives?

Brushstroke said:
I'm having a problem flashing a custom recovery on my Nexus 7. I'm trying to install the TWRP recovery for the "flo" version and it doesn't seem to install. I mean, it says it does in fastboot mode but when I reboot to recovery it goes to the stock recovery instead (the green android with the red triangle) and just stays on that screen for minutes. What gives?
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You used
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img?

meekrawb said:
You used
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img?
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Yep. Solved it though. Apparently in 4.4 they've made it so that the device will replace TWRP with the stock recovery immediately after rebooting if you don't boot into TWRP immediately after installing it using:
fastboot boot name-of-recovery.img
Then you have to change the name of a file while in TWRP. In TWRP go to Mount and select System. Then go back to the main screen and press Advanced > File Manager. Browse to /system and select a file named recovery-from-boot.p and rename it to recovery-from-boot.bak. And you should be able to go into TWRP like normal.

Brushstroke said:
Yep. Solved it though. Apparently in 4.4 they've made it so that the device will replace TWRP with the stock recovery immediately after rebooting if you don't boot into TWRP immediately after installing it using:
fastboot boot name-of-recovery.img
Then you have to change the name of a file while in TWRP. In TWRP go to Mount and select System. Then go back to the main screen and press Advanced > File Manager. Browse to /system and select a file named recovery-from-boot.p and rename it to recovery-from-boot.bak. And you should be able to go into TWRP like normal.
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Could you please describe this procedure detailed?
Where can I find the "Mount" option?
Must my device being rooted?

Some tricks for you guys if you are stuck like I was :
-if you can't boot to custom recovery, try naming your custom recovery img "recovery.img" instead of "twrp.img" when you flash it.
so --> "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" will be the command you execute.
-if you can't flash recovery at all, try executing the command without the phone plugged, then plug the device when you see the prompt "<waiting for any device>"
Hope this helps !

TWRP not persistent

Hi guys,
I've just updated to newest OOS firmware wich is 5.1.2 and I'm facing a weird problem.
Every time I flash codeworks TWRP and reboot to system, the next time i try to boot to recovery it boots to the original recovery.
It's like when I flash TWRP it doesn't remain persistent. When i flash it through fastboot and straightly boot from fastboot to recoverry I succeed to get in TWRP but as soon as I reboot to system and try to boot to recovery I reach the original OnePlus recovery.
Is anyone facing the same problem ?
And also do you have any idea about what i could do to solve this problem ?
Thanks in advance for your answers !

If you don't have root or custom kernel its normal, plus you should use blu spark's twrp, its newer and more reliable.

Adnan008 said:
If you don't have root or custom kernel its normal, plus you should use blu spark's twrp, its newer and more reliable.
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Indeed, I just needed to flash magisk to get it persistent. I'll try blu spark's one as you suggested.
Thank you very much for your answer !
Cheers !

Nothing to do with recoveries or kernel. After you do the fastboot flash recovery TWRP in fastboot, do this: "fastboot boot TWRP". I believe that's the right command. Basically after you flash it, manually boot to recovery through fastboot one time. After that it'll work from inside the phone or with the button combination with the phone off.

Jesus people are lazy these days.
First off there are official twrp versions for a reason!
Download the latest version: https://dl.twrp.me/dumpling/
Reboot into flash boot with the following command from your rom: adb reboot bootloader
With phone in fastboot mode: fastboot flash recovery 'twrp.img'
(You don't need to type out the entire file path you can just drag the file into the terminal and it'll insert the file location)
The reason you're not getting back into that recovery is because you're not booting into the recovery before you reboot into your ROM.
There is an option to boot straight into the recovery from the fastboot mode

pinnekeshaar said:
Jesus people are lazy these days.
First off there are official twrp versions for a reason!
Download the latest version: https://dl.twrp.me/dumpling/
Reboot into flash boot with the following command from your rom: adb reboot bootloader
With phone in fastboot mode: fastboot flash recovery 'twrp.img'
(You don't need to type out the entire file path you can just drag the file into the terminal and it'll insert the file location)
The reason you're not getting back into that recovery is because you're not booting into the recovery before you reboot into your ROM.
There is an option to boot straight into the recovery from the fastboot mode
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Actually not that lazy because I used to do what you mentionned.
The thing is that a flash of Magik is needed to patch twrp. That's the step I forgot in the procedure and explained here.
So before being unpleasant, please know what you're talking about...
Cheers !

ROM installation failure : Encrypted file PARADOX

I have managed till installing twrp, however it seems like all the downloaded rom files and decrypt.zip are encrypted. I tried to copy 'em to the internal storage again but as I boot to twrp it again goes to encrypted mode. In Twrp, I tried to enable the MTP and copy files directly but it always fails. How do I go from here?? Please help!
Phone : MI mix 2
bootloader : unlocked
Twrp : installed
Twrp variant: Dwight twrp
Rom : Pixel Experience/ RR/ HAVOC etc

Use orange twrp

KaptanHarlock said:
Use orange twrp
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orange twrp ? could you tell me where can I get it?

My 2 cents:
If you can still boot whatever OS you have right now, back up things you need (including internal storage), then format /data. Reboot into recovery and flash whatever you want, optionally DecScript to switch to unencrypted data after next boot. OrangeFox recovery is not necessary but its UI could be seen as intuitive to some.

AndyYan said:
My 2 cents:
If you can still boot whatever.... .
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I can boot in Twrp and Miui10 OS too. I want to install custom rom, but the rom.zip files turns out encrypted when booting up in Twrp. while being in Twrp I tried to transfer " unencrypted rom.zip " files in my PC to internal storage to flash it but I can't transfer it even after enabling MTp in Twrp.
How do I install the rom is my problem. Shall I wipe data, cache? and then how?

xdasith said:
I can boot in Twrp and Miui10 OS too. I want to install custom rom, but the rom.zip files turns out encrypted when booting up in Twrp. while being in Twrp I tried to transfer " unencrypted rom.zip " files in my PC to internal storage to flash it but I can't transfer it even after enabling MTp in Twrp.
How do I install the rom is my problem. Shall I wipe data, cache? and then how?
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So you're seeing the storage as encrypted (garbled content)? I never actually used encrypted data so I don't know for sure, but Wight's TWRP might not be able to decrypt MIUI's /data, so IMO you do need to format (not wipe) /data. You might also need to reboot to recovery once after that, so that the storage is recognized properly by PC.

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Thanks. ok I will factory reset the phone reboot to twrp. Im using Mi phone for the first time, so i was scared that might locked the bootloader again. it wont relock the bootloader would it? guess im asking too many stupid questions. I never had to go thru this kinda situation on my samsung devices. Thanks for helping
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AndyYan said:
So you'... C.
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still not working. I wonder how people are installing Roms when you are booting in Twrp and finding everything encrypted.

xdasith said:
still not working. I wonder how people are installing Roms when you are booting in Twrp and finding everything encrypted.
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Boot into TWRP and select Wipe and then Select the Format Data button.
Make sure you're not sliding to factory reset or advance wiping.
NOTE: This will erase all the information from the phone including internal storage. Make a backup prior this process.
After you're done, you can connect the phone to a PC while on TWRP to copy the rom zip files to internal storage and flash them. A backup from TWRP is highly recommended just in case.

xdasith said:
still not working. I wonder how people are installing Roms when you are booting in Twrp and finding everything encrypted.
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Emphasis on "format (not wipe)"... Lester already made it clear for you.

lester0310 said:
Boot into TWRP and......
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thanks. I'll do that as soon as I reach home. I'll let you know the progress. I hope everything works well.

AndyYan said:
Emphasis on "format (not wipe)"... Lester already made it clear for you.
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Ok. Now I got it. I'll do that n will let you know. Thanks again. Can't wait to try the rom. I'll drop some "beer" coins in ROM's donate account soon. Hope the link works.

AndyYan said:
Emphasis on "format (not wipe)"... Lester already made it clear for you.
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Thanks for the help. I'll drop some beer coins at your rom's Donate link soon

xdasith said:
I have managed till installing twrp..c
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Hey! It works! I'm enjoying LOS16 on mi mix 2.
My problems :
1. Booting to Recovery Twrp :
only thru fastboot mode > fastboot boot twrp.img, Mi inbuilt recovery prevent me to boot to twrp.
Is there any way to go to twrp by just pressing buttons?
2. Flashing magisk/Universal_Decrypt.Zip Bootloops

xdasith said:
Hey! It works! I'm enjoying LOS16 on mi mix 2.
My problems :
1. Booting to Recovery Twrp :
only thru fastboot mode > fastboot boot twrp.img, Mi inbuilt recovery prevent me to boot to twrp.
Is there any way to go to twrp by just pressing buttons?
2. Flashing magisk/Universal_Decrypt.Zip Bootloops
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Both work fine on my side so I'm assuming there's still something wrong with your setup, but on the other hand I don't really have a clue...

xdasith said:
Hey! It works! I'm enjoying LOS16 on mi mix 2.
My problems :
1. Booting to Recovery Twrp :
only thru fastboot mode > fastboot boot twrp.img, Mi inbuilt recovery prevent me to boot to twrp.
Is there any way to go to twrp by just pressing buttons?
2. Flashing magisk/Universal_Decrypt.Zip Bootloops
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1- There are multiples ways to reboot to recovery:
Buttons combination: Turn the phone off and press Power + Volume Down and it will boot to recovery.
Apps (root required): There are multiples apps that has a option to reboot to recovery directly. Search something like advance reboot on Play Store.
adb (USB debugging required): Running the command "adb reboot recovery" from terminal will reboot the phone into recovery.
2- To flash magisk, first flash the rom and gapps and reboot to system, finish the initial setup and then reboot to recovery and flash the magisk zip file. Next reboot will take a few minutes.
Edit: The universal decrypt file is not necessary since the data partition is no longer encrypted.

lester0310 said:
1- There are multiples ways to reboot to recovery:
Buttons combination: Turn the phone off and press Power +...
Edit: The universal decrypt file is not necessary since the data partition is no longer encrypted.
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Yes i agree. The thing is Mi has its own recovery, thats preventing me from going to twrp directly, (even though) twrp is properly installed. if i press the button combination it will go to the "Miui inbuilt recovery" Not to twrp. so i go the fastboot mode and boot to Twrp recovery thru adb command. If only I could suppress inbuilt recovery and boot to twrp recovery it would be great. Apps like "boot to recovery" only initiate booting in recovery. It fails to choose Twrp because there are two recovery inside.
In my previous devices, honor 8pro n Samsung 8+ this wasnt an issue. But with Mi phone...
Does yours boots to Twrp directly with the button combination?

xdasith said:
Yes i agree. The thing is Mi has its own recovery, thats preventing me from going to twrp directly, (even though) twrp is properly installed. if i press the button combination it will go to the "Miui inbuilt recovery" Not to twrp. so i go the fastboot mode and boot to Twrp recovery thru adb command. If only I could suppress inbuilt recovery and boot to twrp recovery it would be great. Apps like "boot to recovery" only initiate booting in recovery. It fails to choose Twrp because there are two recovery inside.
In my previous devices, honor 8pro n Samsung 8+ this wasnt an issue. But with Mi phone...
Does yours boots to Twrp directly with the button combination?
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That's means that the TWRP recovery is not installed, there's is just one recovery partition and only one can be installed at the same time.
From fastboot mode run "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
That will replace the stock recovery and you will be able to boot to twrp with the button combination and any other app running the reboot recovery command.

lester0310 said:
That's means that the TWRP recovery is not installed, there's is just one recovery partition and only one can be installed at the same time.
From fastboot mode run "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
That will replace the stock recovery and you will be able to boot to twrp with the button combination and any other app running the reboot recovery command.
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I installed Twrp with that command only once. After that, i have been using "fastboot boot twrp.img" only to boot in twrp.
Ok ill try reflashing twrp again with "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"

xdasith said:
I can boot in Twrp and Miui10 OS too. I want to install custom rom, but the rom.zip files turns out encrypted when booting up in Twrp. while being in Twrp I tried to transfer " unencrypted rom.zip " files in my PC to internal storage to flash it but I can't transfer it even after enabling MTp in Twrp.
How do I install the rom is my problem. Shall I wipe data, cache? and then how?
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Just remove lockscreen protection before rebooting into recovery. You will be fine. Do this before everytime you want something done in TWRP. You won't have to format DATA partition everytime. TWRP will decrypt with default password and you'll be good. I have moved between MIUI 10 and pie roms without trouble this way.
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xdasith said:
I installed Twrp with that command only once. After that, i have been using "fastboot boot twrp.img" only to boot in twrp.
Ok ill try reflashing twrp again with "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img"
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You can just use power + volume up combo to get into TWRP recovery. You don't basically need to fastboot for recovery after it's installed.

Question Soft brick?I deleted everything on my phone and unlocked it.TWRP only boots trough terminal/cmd and I can't flash it.

I have been trying for over 8 hours to fix this phone but I can't flash twrp.
when I try "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" I get:
Writing 'recovery' FAILED(remote: '(recovery_a) No such partition')
Now I can't even install a rom,go back to the stock one or do anything.I only have the poco screen when I try to turn it on and the fastboot screen.Please help

Kasygertu said:
I have been trying for over 8 hours to fix this phone but I can't flash twrp.
when I try "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" I get:
Writing 'recovery' FAILED(remote: '(recovery_a) No such partition')
Now I can't even install a rom,go back to the stock one or do anything.I only have the poco screen when I try to turn it on and the fastboot screen.Please help
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If you can get into fastboot mode, use Miflash to get back to stock.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/flash-tool-guide-use-xiaomi-flash-tool.4262425/
TWRP: https://dl.akr-developers.com/?dir=skkk/TWRP/A12
BOOT VERSION
Installation:
Phone in fastboot mode
Cmd:
fastboot boot twrp.img
Power shell
./fastboot boot twrp.img
then in Twrp go to Advanced -> flash current TWRP.
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REC VERSION
Install with TWRP.

"only boots through cmd, but can't flash it"
Use "fastboot boot twrp.img", then "Install RamDisk" in TWRP
But you don't have to install TWRP or OrangeFox to use them. You can also just boot into them.
Modern phones don't have Recovery-partition anymore, Recovery is merged into Boot-partition now. Fastboot can only replace partitions and not inject things like TWRP into it, so you have to install TWRP through a recovery, because those can patch a partition (inject TWRP).
You can flash MIUI Recovery ZIP (full, not incremental) to get back to MIUI. xiaomifirmwareupdater.com has official MIUI ROMs. You can use "adb sideload" in TWRP to install a ZIP
But since you say you wiped all or most partitions, I'd say use Mi Flash and Fastboot ROMs instead...

Kasygertu said:
I have been trying for over 8 hours to fix this phone but I can't flash twrp.
when I try "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" I get:
Writing 'recovery' FAILED(remote: '(recovery_a) No such partition')
Now I can't even install a rom,go back to the stock one or do anything.I only have the poco screen when I try to turn it on and the fastboot screen.Please help
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Hi,
If you have Fastboot then your in a good place, you could try temporary orangefox recovery.
You could try my post:
[A13]Evolution X for POCO F3/Mi 11x[alioth][OFFICIAL]
Evolution X 7.0 for the POCO F3 [alioth] /* * Your warranty is void. Or vaild, probably? * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, Ebolation X, * thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following *...
forum.xda-developers.com
This is what i use to get out of boot issues, infact i have been playing around with the A13 ColorOS (OnePlus 8 Pro Port) today and after a clean install i was faced with rebooting into fastboot, i was able to access recovery but no way of installing a different rom even after changing slots A/B and stuck in FASTBOOT mode.
My get out of fastboot for free card is to install Xiaomi.eu V12 via fast boot then i`m back to almost official firmware,
I hope you sort it, I've been there many times

cyanGalaxy said:
"only boots through cmd, but can't flash it"
Use "fastboot boot twrp.img", then "Install RamDisk" in TWRP
But you don't have to install TWRP or OrangeFox to use them. You can also just boot into them.
Modern phones don't have Recovery-partition anymore, Recovery is merged into Boot-partition now. Fastboot can only replace partitions and not inject things like TWRP into it, so you have to install TWRP through a recovery, because those can patch a partition (inject TWRP).
You can flash MIUI Recovery ZIP (full, not incremental) to get back to MIUI. xiaomifirmwareupdater.com has official MIUI ROMs. You can use "adb sideload" in TWRP to install a ZIP
But since you say you wiped all or most partitions, I'd say use Mi Flash and Fastboot ROMs instead...
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I don't have any install ramdisk anywhere

Kasygertu said:
I don't have any install ramdisk anywhere
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TWRP > Advanced > Install RamDisk
You could've avoided making this thread by simply searching how to install TWRP on Poco F3, on YouTube.
There are so many videos about it...

Hi,
Did you have a go using my method,
1. Put your F3 into FASTBOOT mode,
1a. connect to your PC.
2. Run temporary Orangefox using, RUN_TWRP-Orange Fox FIXED.bat file.
3. After Orangefox re-boots back into recovery, from the hamburger "Menu" select, flash current Orangefox.
I`ve had some strange issue with orangefox, to fix it i reset to defaults from with-in "FOX ADDONS" in the Menu folder.
If you are struggling with installing a new rom then i would advise to go down the Xiaomi.eu V12 clean install.
Good luck.

Try my method!
1. Connect your POCO to a PC, and hold the volume down button.
2.Download the MIUI ROM from
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
2.5.Open MiFlash, select the MIUI_13.X.X folder and click OK.
3.Select flash_all.bat or flash_all_lock.bat depending if you want your device locked again or still unlocked.
4.Click Flash
5.After rebooting, you are done!
Oh wait, you dont want to flash MIUI again? Try this:
1.Download twrp_3.7.0_a12 (BUT IF THAT DOESNT WORK) download twrp_3.6.1_a11
2.Open CMD, (in the platform-tools folder) and type this:
fastboot flash boot twrp_3.x.x
(the twrp_3.x.x being the img name)
or
fastboot boot twrp_3.x.x
3.When in TWRP, erase data. REMEMBER, NEVER WIPE SYSTEM OR PERSIST!
- Tap on Wipe
- Format Data
- and for good measure, Also Swipe for a factory reset.
4.If you want to flash a custom rom, depending on what rom it is, im gonna use PixelPlusUI as an example:
adb push PixelPlusUI_2022_10_23 /sdcard
(the rom being the "PixelPlusUi_xxxxxx_23"
Its recommended to flash the newest firmware too:
adb push xiaomi_firmware /sdcard
And flashing it that way.
5 - Change the slot from A to B or from B to A depending on what you saw when you were flashing the ROM.
"FLASHING A/B ZIP TO INACTIVE SLOT: X"
6. After flashing a ROM, go to Advanced > Flash Current TWRP
7. That's it! - Reboot! but if that doesnt work, reflash MIUI.

OPT7 (hotdogb) not willing to boot into any other recovery except PE recovery

I have an Europe OnePlus 7T, with bootloader unlocked, PixelExperience A13, PixelExperience recovery, and important data on it. Whenever I try to do the "fastboot boot recovery.img" command the phone gets stuck on the OP logo with the "Fastboot Mode" text under it splashscreen. I tried this with TWRP, OrangeFox, some other custom recoveries and even stock recovery but it still didn't work. I don't really want the PixelExperience recovery since it doesn't have many features and is kinda limited in terms of modding. Last OS that i had is OOS 12 and I think that the new update also changed some hardware stuff so that it blocks custom recoveries (even tho PixelExperience recovery works perfectly)?? When I do "fastboot boot PErecovery.img" it stays on that same splashscreen for like 10 seconds and boots into recovery normally. Flashing any other recovery soft-bricks the phone and recovery says that the OS is corrupted? Does anyone else have this problem? Also, if you have a solution, please say if it includes wiping the phone beforehand.
Thanks in advance!

ccapy said:
Whenever I try to do the "fastboot boot recovery.img" command
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I belive the command to temporarily 'single' boot into recovery without flashing should be:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery name.img
and to actually flash the recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name.img

Robinlong said:
I belive the command to temporarily 'single' boot into recovery without flashing should be:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery name.img
and to actually flash the recovery:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
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Thanks for your response. My phone is currently bootlooping so I can't test this yet, but when I resolve it I'll get back to you.