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[Q] galaxy nexus stuck on boot loop screen animation.

I update, my ROM from cyanogenmod ROM 10.1 m1 to 10.1 m2 ROM and know my galaxy nexus is stuck on boot loop animation! I tried, tacking out the battery and then turning it back on no luck in also tried the ( volume button and power button method) and still no luck with that. Is,there a way I could fix it?

wipe data and reflash rom.

Zepius said:
wipe data and reflash rom.[/QQ
How, do i wipe data?
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Never, mind i got it working know!

mrcoleminer said:
Zepius said:
wipe data and reflash rom.[/QQ
How, do i wipe data?
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in recovery, there's an option to wipe data and cache. do that.
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Zepius said:
mrcoleminer said:
in recovery, there's an option to wipe data and cache. do that.
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Hello,
I also have this problem but, moreover, I think I'm also not able to do a data/factory reset (from the recovery I can start the procedure but than the phone reboots without finishing...)
All the rest is the same:
- stucking loop after Cyanogenmod logo and rebooting from the beginning (google logo)
- the new rom I've pushed was disappeared from the folder
So now I don't know what else I can do...
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Chamaeleon said:
Zepius said:
Hello,
I also have this problem but, moreover, I think I'm also not able to do a data/factory reset (from the recovery I can start the procedure but than the phone reboots without finishing...)
All the rest is the same:
- stucking loop after Cyanogenmod logo and rebooting from the beginning (google logo)
- the new rom I've pushed was disappeared from the folder
So now I don't know what else I can do...
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which recovery do you have? have you tried putting a new zip update package in the "folder" via usb?
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Soulaysahmi said:
Chamaeleon said:
which recovery do you have? have you tried putting a new zip update package in the "folder" via usb?
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I was using the ClockworkMod (I don't remember exactly the version number but I updated recently and it was the touch screen one). I'll try to re-install also the recovery with the very last version (6.0.4.7). Since now I only put a new cyanogenmod rom (both cm-11-SNAPSHOT-M12 and the last stable cm-10.2.1) with adb push
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Chamaeleon said:
Since now I only put a new cyanogenmod rom (both cm-11-SNAPSHOT-M12 and the last stable cm-10.2.1) with adb push
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have you tried adb sideload?

Soulaysahmi said:
have you tried adb sideload?
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Just tried.
On the terminal after the command
adb sideload cm-11-20141115-SNAPSHOT-M12-maguro.zip
it tells me "error: closed"
I also tried to reinstall the Clockwork via bootloader but didn't change the situation (still not able to do a complete factory reset)

you first did click on "install zip from sideload" in clockworkmod to activate sideload on the phone, didn't you?

Soulaysahmi said:
you first did click on "install zip from sideload" in clockworkmod to activate sideload on the phone, didn't you?
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You are right, I didn't click "install zip from sideload" before. Now I tried in this way and, effectively, it worked: I managed to send and install the zip apparently without any problem but than after rebooting I'm still not able to turn on the phone completely. Again the same problem. I re-tried to do wipe data/factory reset both from the recovery and using adb but didn't managed to finish the process...
It seems I tried all the options since now.... but my nexus is still unusable...

did you try getting back to stock rom using any guide on this forum?

Soulaysahmi said:
did you try getting back to stock rom using any guide on this forum?
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I tried but still with the same result. I'll try to follow the guide I found here

I mean through methods other than recovery, through fastboot mode or odin mode.

Soulaysahmi said:
I mean through methods other than recovery, through fastboot mode or odin mode.
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I tried to Restore Galaxy Nexus to Stock (as described here) with the proper google image but in the last passage I get:
$ fastboot -w update image-takju-jwr66y.zip
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: PRIMELC03
Baseband Version.....: xxx
Serial Number........: xxx
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [ 0.007s]
checking version-bootloader...
FAILED
Device version-bootloader is 'PRIMELC03'.
Update requires 'PRIMEMD04'
I put all I need in one folder and I decided to update the bootloader at the PRIMEMD04 version but apparently I didn't managed because doing again the procedure I was getting the same error
ps: I'm using linux so I don't have odin

when the phone is in fastboot mode you should find your bootloader version at the bottom left of the screen, in your case it should be:
BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELC03
when you flash a new bootloader through: fastboot flash bootloader {your-bootloader.img}
you need to reboot for the changes to take effect, you can do it with: fastboot reboot-bootloader
after that you should see a different version on your screen, is that the case?

Soulaysahmi said:
when the phone is in fastboot mode you should find your bootloader version at the bottom left of the screen, in your case it should be:
BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELC03
when you flash a new bootloader through: fastboot flash bootloader {your-bootloader.img}
you need to reboot for the changes to take effect, you can do it with: fastboot reboot-bootloader
after that you should see a different version on your screen, is that the case?
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Yes I have BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELC03
With fastboot I tried to install the PRIMELC04 bootloader
$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primemd04.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.309s]
writing 'bootloader'...
OKAY [ 7.969s]
finished. total time: 8.278s
$ fastboot reboot-bootloader
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.006s
But than, after the reboot, on the screen it's still written BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELC03
I think this is the main problem now... if it's not updated the bootloader I can not reinstall the rom probably...

you can bypass the version checking by extracting the update zip and flash each image manually
in your zip you should find 4 img files: {system,boot,recovery,userdata}.img
you can flash them on by one like the following:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

Soulaysahmi said:
you can bypass the version checking by extracting the update zip and flash each image manually
in your zip you should find 4 img files: {system,boot,recovery,userdata}.img
you can flash them on by one like the following:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
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Tried as you suggested to install the PRIMELC04 bootloader flashing each image.
Apparently is not possible also in this way. After rebooting on the screen is still written BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMELC03.
So I tried to install a stable cyanogenmod 10.2.1 (which should work with the bootloader 03).
I used adb sideload and after the "installing updates" message, everything stopped with the message "fixing fs_size in crypto footer". After more than 30 min I rebooted and the situation was the same as before.

Can't install custom recovery (TWRP)

Hello,
I have a big problem with my H815.
My H815 bootloader is been unlocked.
II try to install TWRP, but without success:
Code:
C:\Users\~\Downloads\G4\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader
C:\Users\~\Downloads\G4\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.0-h
815.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (32064 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.197s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.317s]
finished. total time: 1.520s
C:\Users\~\Downloads\G4\platform-tools>fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.0-h815.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.189s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.036s]
finished. total time: 1.230s
For me, it's ok, but after that, my G4 reboot directly to the system (Android 6.0 : V20A).
And when I run the command "adb reboot recovery" I get to a screen where there is only an Android slept with a red triangle and "No command."
Any idea please?
Kind regrards,
~~
Sylar

I have exactly the same problem. Then I just can take out the battery and put the phone in download mode and then to flash via LG UP the kdz marshmallow file again. it seems I cannot install TWRP or root. The bootloader is unlocked of course.

nfsolutions said:
I have exactly the same problem. Then I just can take out the battery and put the phone in download mode and then to flash via LG UP the kdz marshmallow file again. it seems I cannot install TWRP or root. The bootloader is unlocked of course.
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This way:
adb reboot bootloader
and if bootloader prompt on the g4:
fastboot boot twrp-xxxx.img
Also this steps are required:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64148898&postcount=287

hannsheinz said:
This way:
adb reboot bootloader
and if bootloader prompt on the g4:
fastboot boot twrp-xxxx.img
Also this steps are required:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64148898&postcount=287
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This does not work for me. :'(
After this command : fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.0-h815.img
My G4 boot imediatly to the System... :s

hannsheinz said:
This way:
adb reboot bootloader
and if bootloader prompt on the g4:
fastboot boot twrp-xxxx.img
Also this steps are required:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64148898&postcount=287
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thanks, now it works. My mistake was that I installed directly a supersu (not this from twrp) and this messed up the boot.
After installing twrp permanently, I used this method to get root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-root-lg-marshmallow-rom-repacked-t3265497
now I have root and twrp

Can someone help me please ?

I tried to flash the KDZ 2 times but still nothing I parobleme always the same.

hannsheinz said:
This way:
adb reboot bootloader
and if bootloader prompt on the g4:
fastboot boot twrp-xxxx.img
Also this steps are required:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64148898&postcount=287
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Thank you Sir!
Got the same problem, installed TWRP but got bugdroid dead once booting recovery. Idk why TWRP isn't written.

Nothing to do I'm trying every way I could imagine. The result is always the same.
I can't find solution on any forum. Please, I need help. :'(
Kind Regards

Hmm...have you already had root before flashing TWRP?
I think you can use Flashify.apk

rjboy11223 said:
Hmm...have you already had root before flashing TWRP?
I think you can use Flashify.apk
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No i'm not rooted atm. That why i wanna install a custom recovery ^.^

Try fastboot boot twrpblabla.img
then inside twrp just flash twrp.zip (or as img..)

bender_007 said:
Try fastboot boot twrpblabla.img
then inside twrp just flash twrp.zip (or as img..)
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Thank you, but after that... :
Code:
C:\Users\~\Downloads\G4\platform-tools>fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.0-h815.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.189s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.036s]
finished. total time: 1.230s
...my G4 reboot directly to the system (Android 6.0 : V20A).
And when I run the command "adb reboot recovery" I get to a screen where there is only an Android slept with a red triangle and "No command."

Got exactly the same problem
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot <nameoftheTWRPimage>.img
then flash the SuperSU zip in order to get root
install TWRP Manager app
launch the app and accept to give su rights
choose your G4 model and the latest recovery version
install and validate reboot
:good:

bel57 said:
Got exactly the same problem
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot <nameoftheTWRPimage>.img
then flash the SuperSU zip in order to get root
install TWRP Manager app
launch the app and accept to give su rights
choose your G4 model and the latest recovery version
install and validate reboot
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Thank you, but same problème i can't boot to TWRP after the comand "fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.0-h815.img" my G4 reboot directly to the system.

Might be stupid, but is your bootloader unlocked?
Android 6.0 V20A stock?

bel57 said:
Might be stupid, but is your bootloader unlocked?
Android 6.0 V20A stock?
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Yes, my G4 is unlocked. And and it's Android 6.0 stock beacause I did the update by LG Bridge.

Ur phone is weird lol

Sylar37 said:
Yes, my G4 is unlocked. And and it's Android 6.0 stock beacause I did the update by LG Bridge.
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try first fastboot erase recovery, then fastboot flash recovery twrp....img
then fastboot reboot recovery

I downloaded the v20b kdz and flashed via LGUP.. I don't know what's wrong mate, sorry. :silly:

Can't flash TWRP after 11.0.12.0

Hi, I was on 11.0.11 and after flashing 11.0.12 from TWRP
miui_GINKGOGlobal_V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM_912960e1fc_9.0.zip
I can't flash TWRP
twrp-3.4.0-1-ginkgo.img
in fastboot mode even though there isn't an error
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.4.0-1-ginkgo.img
Sending 'recovery' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.564s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.277s]
Finished. Total time: 1.868s
if I try to boot into recovery TWRP isn't there, it's on stock recovery. My bootloader is unlocked if it isn't obvious.
If I do
fastboot reboot recovery
after flashing TWRP, it doesn't boot into TWRP but instead into normal phone mode, not recovery.
If I do
fastboot reboot recovery
after flashing TWRP and then keep pressing the recovery key combo (PWR+VOLUP) it doesn't boot any recovery, it just keeps rebooting

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Hacker?pcs said:
Hi, I was on 11.0.11 and after flashing 11.0.12 from TWRP
miui_GINKGOGlobal_V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM_912960e1fc_9.0.zip
I can't flash TWRP
twrp-3.4.0-1-ginkgo.img
in fastboot mode even though there isn't an error
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.4.0-1-ginkgo.img
Sending 'recovery' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 1.564s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 0.277s]
Finished. Total time: 1.868s
if I try to boot into recovery TWRP isn't there, it's on stock recovery. My bootloader is unlocked if it isn't obvious.
If I do
fastboot reboot recovery
after flashing TWRP, it doesn't boot into TWRP but instead into normal phone mode, not recovery.
If I do
fastboot reboot recovery
after flashing TWRP and then keep pressing the recovery key combo (PWR+VOLUP) it doesn't boot any recovery, it just keeps rebooting
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Download twrp fastboot mode.
Download TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150-fastboot.zip - Redmi Note 8
Download TWRP TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150-fastboot.zip - Redmi Note 8 - in MiFirm ✅ - Xiaomi MIUI Firmware - ROM - TWRP download free and max speed - The biggest Xiaomi Mi download
mifirm.net

J. Harry Potter said:
Download twrp fastboot mode.
Download TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150-fastboot.zip - Redmi Note 8
Download TWRP TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150-fastboot.zip - Redmi Note 8 - in MiFirm ✅ - Xiaomi MIUI Firmware - ROM - TWRP download free and max speed - The biggest Xiaomi Mi download
mifirm.net
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Doesn't work,
fastboot boot recovery-TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150.img
bring me to a different screen, the one that says "Redmi by Xiaomi" instead of the one with the little thing with the communist hat tinkering with Android but it's fastboot again, no TWRP.
Flashing it to recovery is the same as the official, rebooting to normal phone mode and if I do adb reboot recovery it gets me to stock recovery, not TWRP

Hacker?pcs said:
Doesn't work,
fastboot boot recovery-TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150.img
bring me to a different screen, the one that says "Redmi by Xiaomi" instead of the one with the little thing with the communist hat tinkering with Android but it's fastboot again, no TWRP.
Flashing it to recovery is the same as the official, rebooting to normal phone mode and if I do adb reboot recovery it gets me to stock recovery, not TWRP
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Then ig.......try after reseting your device or clean flash latest miui with mi flash tool.(your bootloader needs to be unlocked)

Hacker?pcs said:
Doesn't work,
fastboot boot recovery-TWRP-3.3.2B-0627-REDMI_NOTE8-10.0-CN-wzsx150.img
bring me to a different screen, the one that says "Redmi by Xiaomi" instead of the one with the little thing with the communist hat tinkering with Android but it's fastboot again, no TWRP.
Flashing it to recovery is the same as the official, rebooting to normal phone mode and if I do adb reboot recovery it gets me to stock recovery, not TWRP
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By the way this is a different method. this should have worked. what did you do ?

J. Harry Potter said:
Then ig.......try after reseting your device or clean flash latest miui with mi flash tool.(your bootloader needs to be unlocked)
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My bootloader is unlocked, I'm with Magisk since I bought the device, I usually to update download the recovery rom
Miui Updates
Redmi Note 8 Global Stable V11.0.12.0 OTA Apply for V11.0.11.0 https://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM/miui-blockota-ginkgo_global-V11.0.11.0.PCOMIXM-V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM-a0ac2f3c57-9.0.zip Recovery ROM...
t.me
and flash it then flash Magisk then TWRP to recovery, sometimes I forget though TWRP and then flash it from fastboot. I forgot it now but now it doesn't flash via fastboot for some reason
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By the way this is a different method. this should have worked. what did you do ?
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As I've said, it acts like the official TWRP, it either reboots to fastboot or to normal phone mode.

Hacker?pcs said:
My bootloader is unlocked, I'm with Magisk since I bough the device, I usually to update download the recovery rom
Miui Updates
Redmi Note 8 Global Stable V11.0.12.0 OTA Apply for V11.0.11.0 https://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM/miui-blockota-ginkgo_global-V11.0.11.0.PCOMIXM-V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM-a0ac2f3c57-9.0.zip Recovery ROM...
t.me
and flash it then flash Magisk then TWRP to recovery, sometimes I forget though TWRP and then flash it from fastboot. I forgot it now but now it doesn't flash via fastboot for some reason
As I've said, it acts like the official TWRP, it either reboots to fastboot or to normal phone mode.
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i don't know how you flashed that twrp. Just open EN_Recovery-twrp-oneclick-EN then press enter. and then boot your phone to fastboot mode and connect to pc. then in pc type 2 and then i hope it will work

J. Harry Potter said:
i don't know how you flashed that twrp. Just open EN_Recovery-twrp-oneclick-EN then press enter. and then boot your phone to fastboot mode and connect to pc. then in pc type 2 and then i hope it will work
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I've flashed it with the fastboot I have from Android SDK, didn't run the script. I've checked it out and saw that it flashes the misc.bin file too, I've tried flashing it but now I'm stuck on fastboot... ffs
I've downloaded the official Fastboot rom
ginkgo_global_images_V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM_20201119.0000.00_9.0_global_37804edbcb.tgz
but I can't flash its misc.bin, it says Volume full...
fastboot continue
says "system has been destroyed"
I really don't want to wipe data and start fresh with Mi Flash tool ffs

Hacker?pcs said:
I've flashed it with the fastboot I have from Android SDK, didn't run the script. I've checked it out and saw that it flashes the misc.bin file too, I've tried flashing it but now I'm stuck on fastboot... ffs
I've downloaded the official Fastboot rom
ginkgo_global_images_V11.0.12.0.PCOMIXM_20201119.0000.00_9.0_global_37804edbcb.tgz
but I can't flash its misc.bin, it says Volume full...
never heard of volume full problem. place the fastboot rom in desktop menu. and install necessary drivers that need to flash via mi flash tool
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J. Harry Potter said:
never heard of volume full problem. place the fastboot rom in desktop menu. and install necessary drivers that need to flash via mi flash tool
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Well the misc.bin from your link is 8KB, the misc.img from fastboot rom tgz is 8MB
It sucks because mi flash tool erases data...
EDIT
THANK GOD,
fastboot erase misc
fixes the destroyed problem and lets me boot.
I figured it out from the bat script in the tgz fastboot rom, it doesn't flash the contained 4MB misc.img, it just has "fastboot %* erase misc" near the end
Problem that I can't flash TWRP again so I can't root :/

Hacker?pcs said:
Well the misc.bin from your link is 8KB, the misc.img from fastboot rom tgz is 8MB
It sucks because mi flash tool erases data...
EDIT
THANK GOD,
fastboot erase misc
fixes the destroyed problem and lets me boot.
I figured it out from the bat script in the tgz fastboot rom, it doesn't flash it, it just has "fastboot %* erase misc" near the end
Problem that I can't flash TWRP again so I can't root :/
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so now you can boot.
if you have a pc just store your data in pc and then flash miui. then ig it will clear all the bugs u r facing and then you can try to flash twrp

J. Harry Potter said:
so now you can boot.
if you have a pc just store your data in pc and then flash miui. then ig it will clear all the bugs u r facing and then you can try to flash twrp
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Yeah seems to the only way, something blocks the custom TWRP recovery and a clean slate may be the only way

Hacker?pcs said:
Yeah seems to the only way, something blocks the custom TWRP recovery and a clean slate may be the only way
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don't forget to flash VBMETA after so the custom recovery (twrp or orangefox) persist

Question [Solved] Stuck in fastboot with locked bootloader

HI there!
After multiple problems with the custom ROMs I tested, I finally decided to go back to the stock ROM by downloading it from the official thread. I extracted the .tgz archive, run the "flash_all.bat" program, which failed by saying it failed to check the sparse CRC.
So I looked for a solution and finally commented out the line that sent the CRC files to the device at the beginning. The flashing worked fined, but after rebooting I'm now stuck in a bootloop.
I entered fastboot by holding Volume Down + Power and got into it without problem, but when I tried to flash TWRP to install something else, I got the "FAILED (remote: 'Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error')" and after checking, it seems that my bootloader has been re-locked!
So I'm now stuck in fastboot, both the Global and EEA roms won't work, and I can't flash an alternative recovery.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance for your help!
EDIT: I ran the official MiFlash Unlock tool, which tells me my device is unlocked, which is really weird. The "fastboot oem device-info" command indicates: "(bootloader) Device unlocked: true".

ClementNerma said:
HI there!
After multiple problems with the custom ROMs I tested, I finally decided to go back to the stock ROM by downloading it from the official thread. I extracted the .tgz archive, run the "flash_all.bat" program, which failed by saying it failed to check the sparse CRC.
So I looked for a solution and finally commented out the line that sent the CRC files to the device at the beginning. The flashing worked fined, but after rebooting I'm now stuck in a bootloop.
I entered fastboot by holding Volume Down + Power and got into it without problem, but when I tried to flash TWRP to install something else, I got the "FAILED (remote: 'Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error')" and after checking, it seems that my bootloader has been re-locked!
So I'm now stuck in fastboot, both the Global and EEA roms won't work, and I can't flash an alternative recovery.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance for your help!
EDIT: I ran the official MiFlash Unlock tool, which tells me my device is unlocked, which is really weird. The "fastboot oem device-info" command indicates: "(bootloader) Device unlocked: true".
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please , i want to know , how can i give fastboot on my redmi7 device

H R Habib said:
please , i want to know , how can i give fastboot on my redmi7 device
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This is a forum dedicated to the Poco F3 so I think you should ask it on the Redmi 7's forum

Use MiFlash to flash the fastboot Version of stock.

ClementNerma said:
HI there!
After multiple problems with the custom ROMs I tested, I finally decided to go back to the stock ROM by downloading it from the official thread. I extracted the .tgz archive, run the "flash_all.bat" program, which failed by saying it failed to check the sparse CRC.
So I looked for a solution and finally commented out the line that sent the CRC files to the device at the beginning. The flashing worked fined, but after rebooting I'm now stuck in a bootloop.
I entered fastboot by holding Volume Down + Power and got into it without problem, but when I tried to flash TWRP to install something else, I got the "FAILED (remote: 'Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error')" and after checking, it seems that my bootloader has been re-locked!
So I'm now stuck in fastboot, both the Global and EEA roms won't work, and I can't flash an alternative recovery.
What can I do?
Thanks in advance for your help!
EDIT: I ran the official MiFlash Unlock tool, which tells me my device is unlocked, which is really weird. The "fastboot oem device-info" command indicates: "(bootloader) Device unlocked: true".
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Don't flash recovery. Use this command instead:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
and it will boot into recovery. Then you can install recovery ramdisk.

Phoost said:
Use MiFlash to flash the fastboot Version of stock.
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I didn't find an official MiFlash tool and I don't trust closed-source tools for this kind of things.
avidduo said:
Don't flash recovery. Use this command instead:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
and it will boot into recovery. Then you can install recovery ramdisk.
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I tried that but it didn't work.
EDIT: After re-trying several times, I was finally able to make it work by booting with ArrowOS' recovery. TWRP was not accepted, but ArrowOS' one was
So I've been able to flash the Xiaomi.EU rom, I'll stick with it for now.

Question Need help, Can't figure out how to change my ROM

Exactly a year ago I bought Poco F3, unlocked the bootloader and installed ArrowOS. Now I'm trying to figure out how to change my ROM and I can't really find any answers. I have the ArrowOS recovery and it's useless, I can't install another recovery with it. My fastboot also seems to be broken(?), it has a different logo and it's detected on my computer when I do (fastboot devices) but other than that it gives me a bunch of errors
I would like to at least know how to change the recovery. Is it possible that my bootloader got locked? One last thing, when I installed ArrowOS I used TWRP and updated it using OTA updates, now TWRP is gone.
Please help me

You need fastboot for TWRP.

It could not have gotten locked, no.

Arealhooman said:
It could not have gotten locked, no.
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I just found a guide on Youtube for flashing twrp and I followed it to the (fastboot boot <TWRP>) part and I got this error
Sending 'boot.img' (196608 KB) FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Does this mean it got locked..?

Uh….maybe… did you lock it… what does it say in dev Setting sunder oem unlock.

Arealhooman said:
Uh….maybe… did you lock it… what does it say in dev Setting sunder oem unlock.
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I don't have any oem unlock option in ArrowOS and I never locked anything wtf, I just used it as a normal phone and only did OTA updates + sometimes FW updates when required
Is there anyway to fix it?

ADB & Fastboot Binaries: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
OrangeFox Recovery (recommended): https://orangefox.download/device/alioth
Install the Recovery ZIP by either ADB Sideload in ArrowOS Recovery
or you can extract the "recovery.img" and fastboot boot it ("fastboot boot recovery.img") and select "Install current Recovery"
Then you simply flash the ROM.zip (select "Reflash Recovery after ROM Flash") -> Reboot Recovery -> Format Data
The OTA Update has replaced your TWRP with ArrowOS Recovery, because ROM Updates replace the boot-partition (along with other system related partitions). The boot-partition contains the recovery-environment.
Only install Custom Recoveries from inside the Recovery, because Fastboot can only replace partitions entirely (and boot-partitions contains both bootloader & recovery)
The bootloader of the Poco F3 cannot (or shouldn't) be locked on Custom Software.

gobertel said:
I just found a guide on Youtube for flashing twrp and I followed it to the (fastboot boot <TWRP>) part and I got this error
Sending 'boot.img' (196608 KB) FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Does this mean it got locked..?
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Download these:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mipa-project/files/arrow-mipa/arrow-13.0/alioth/Additions/boot.img/download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mipa-project/files/arrow-mipa/arrow-13.0/alioth/Additions/vendor_boot.img/download
First link, "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Second link, "fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img"
Then Fastboot booting into your Recovery-file should work.

Also, what's the problem with ArrowOS anyway? We've ArrowOS MiPa, it's a good and reliable ROM.

cyanGalaxy said:
Download these:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mipa-project/files/arrow-mipa/arrow-13.0/alioth/Additions/boot.img/download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mipa-project/files/arrow-mipa/arrow-13.0/alioth/Additions/vendor_boot.img/download
First link, "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Second link, "fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img"
Then Fastboot booting into your Recovery-file should work.
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I noticed that these are for ArrowOS 13, I'm on 12.1 and they did not work
Do you also suggest I go into fastboot by which method because each one looks different
Recovery > Advanced > Enter fastboot
Or
Hold power button with volume down method
Also I'm just looking to update to Android 13 in general

Thank you for helping me out by the way

gobertel said:
I noticed that these are for ArrowOS 13, I'm on 12.1 and they did not work
Do you also suggest I go into fastboot by which method because each one looks different
Recovery > Advanced > Enter fastboot
Or
Hold power button with volume down method
Also I'm just looking to update to Android 13 in general
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Both methods of booting into Fastboot is the same I would guess.
Yes we do have ArrowOS MiPa, you should only need to flash the ArrowOS 13 MiPa ROM ZIP in Recovery, but I rather recommend you using OrangeFox or TWRP for that.
What do you mean by "did not work". "Did not work" can mean anything.

Are you using the latest official ADB & Fastboot Binaries? The ones I've given you?
If yes, you can use this Payload Dumper Tool, to extract the "vendor_boot.img" and "boot.img" from ArrowOS 12. Maybe those from Arrow v12 can be flashed.
[Windows] Payload Dumper GUI - dump boot.img and other img files from payload.bin.
Hello there. Was bored and decided to make a gui that dumps Payload.bin file for easy flashing. Tested on Lineage OS 18 Payload.bin Result: Credits: Based on vm03 payload_dumper script. Github: Payload_dumper.py...
forum.xda-developers.com

cyanGalaxy said:
Both methods of booting into Fastboot is the same I would guess.
Yes we do have ArrowOS MiPa, you should only need to flash the ArrowOS 13 MiPa ROM ZIP in Recovery, but I rather recommend you using OrangeFox or TWRP for that.
What do you mean by "did not work". "Did not work" can mean anything.
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fastboot flash boot boot.img
Sending 'boot_a' (196608 KB) FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')
fastboot: error: Command failed
fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img
Sending 'vendor_boot_a' (98304 KB) FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')
fastboot: error: Command failed
fastboot boot recovery.img
Sending 'boot.img' (196608 KB) FAILED (remote: 'Download is not allowed on locked devices')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Another thing to add is I still I get the unlock symbol when booting up the phone, I dont know if that makes a difference

cyanGalaxy said:
Are you using the latest official ADB & Fastboot Binaries? The ones I've given you?
If yes, you can use this Payload Dumper Tool, to extract the "vendor_boot.img" and "boot.img" from ArrowOS 12. Maybe those from Arrow v12 can be flashed.
[Windows] Payload Dumper GUI - dump boot.img and other img files from payload.bin.
Hello there. Was bored and decided to make a gui that dumps Payload.bin file for easy flashing. Tested on Lineage OS 18 Payload.bin Result: Credits: Based on vm03 payload_dumper script. Github: Payload_dumper.py...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Yes I'm using the exact one you gave me and I will try it

gobertel said:
Yes I'm using the exact one you gave me and I will try it
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Yup try it.
Else, here I have the vendor_boot.img & boot.img from the latest ArrowOS MiPa (February). More up-to-date than the SourceForge links.
Either the 2 files from ArrowOS v12, or the latest v13 ones that I've uploaded here, should definitely work.
Also try rebooting Fastboot Mode.

XDA doesn't let me upload the boot.img ඞ

cyanGalaxy said:
XDA doesn't let me upload the boot.img ඞ
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Starting to think I should just give up, no matter what I do I get (Download is not allowed on locked devices)
The fastboot method you suggested does not work, it gets stuck on (waiting for any devices) but the recovery one works although like I said, I get the error no matter what I do
Is it locked or what?? I'm trying to figure that out and if it is how did it even get locked in the first place
I'm guessing there's no way to resolve it and that I'll be stuck on Android 12 for eternity
So sorry for wasting your time, I always end up with weird issues in everything

gobertel said:
Starting to think I should just give up, no matter what I do I get (Download is not allowed on locked devices)
The fastboot method you suggested does not work, it gets stuck on (waiting for any devices) but the recovery one works although like I said, I get the error no matter what I do
Is it locked or what?? I'm trying to figure that out and if it is how did it even get locked in the first place
I'm guessing there's no way to resolve it and that I'll be stuck on Android 12 for eternity
So sorry for wasting your time, I always end up with weird issues in everything
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Waiting for any devices means your PC does not detect the phone.
Download this: https://cdn.alsgp0.fds.api.mi-img.com/micomm/MiFlash2020-3-14-0.rar
And install the USB driver.
And no it's not locked, the Unlocked symbol during Boot is normal. I think it was a bug with older ArrowOS Bootloader versions. Not quite sure.

cyanGalaxy said:
Waiting for any devices means your PC does not detect the phone.
Download this: https://cdn.alsgp0.fds.api.mi-img.com/micomm/MiFlash2020-3-14-0.rar
And install the USB driver.
And no it's not locked, the Unlocked symbol during Boot is normal. I think it was a bug with older ArrowOS Bootloader versions. Not quite sure.
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IT WORKED. Thank you so much, it was a driver issue but the exact version you gave me didn't work, I had to find another one