Going Crazy/Brick - Verizon LG G2

Here is the story in a nutshell I flashed xdabbeb's bootstack, then his rom. Then I did something stupid such as wipe everything folks, I mean everything. So my phone then restarted and I am able to get into recovery twrp 2.7.
I have tried in twrp to sideload, mount neither which work.
I have my drivers installed it says in device manager when I plug the phone up for download mode
android- galaxy nexus adb
and under ports it says LGE AndroidNet for VZW ADB Interface com41
I tried lg flash tool, tried with old vs98010b rom
pid:
imei:
model:
dll: vs980
bin: vs98010b_13.tot
swv:
swov:
model information check fail!
00000000
I really need help guys, are there any adb commands I can type or are there any drivers I need to install

Ok when i hold the up and plug in it takes me to fastboot
[500] fastboot mode started
[550] udc_start()
[720] reset
[730] portcharge
[740] reset
[750] portcharge
and the device only registers as android under other on my computer
i've installed lg drivers

How can you fastboot flash? When I hold up and plug in for fastboot my computer wont register a driver just shows android what are the commands and how do I use fastboot

timenewton said:
How can you fastboot flash? When I hold up and plug in for fastboot my computer wont register a driver just shows android what are the commands and how do I use fastboot
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Download mode is not going to work because the laf partition (this allows for download mode to work) is wiped when you flash xdabbeb's bootstack in favor of fastboot mode.
I suggest you pm xdabbeb; he will guide you on the steps to using the necessary fastboot commands to get your phone working again. He's already helped a few people that were in the same situation as you are in right now.
Fastboot is good because you can write certain partitons at a time without having to .tot and wipe your whole phone.
You could also flash his xdabbeb_vs98024a_laf.zip http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407586639 file in TWRP 2.7 to restore download mode, but you will end up wiping your whole phone by using the LG Flash Tool, even your sd card when you restore your phone.
You said you "wiped everything", I'm not sure if that means your sd card too, if so, then that might be the easiest thing to do since you still have access to recovery. You will need an otg cable and a flash drive to mount the flash drive in TWRP 2.7 and flash the file, unless you can side load the file with adb.
Either way, like I mentioned earlier, it might be a good idea to pm xdabbeb first.

Hey my phone is already wiped even sdcard, but the thing is i cant flash that file because I can not get it on my phone. So ill ask xdabbeb the fastboot commands. Yeah and I read about the otg cable, ordered one of those babies should be here this saturday and hopefully it will mount my flash drive in that case id be golden untill then ill see what mr xdabbeb has to say.
cant sideload
everytime i try to sideload the file it just says cant read file or something like that
And I really appreciate you responding. Always nice to get support from somebody when your just sitting here and your phone seems like it hasnt been working for an eternity. Almost depressing not hearing from anyhbody and just seeing all the views but no replys. Thank you

Hey there...Fastboot is about as basic/simple/reliable as it comes. If you have adb/fastboot set up properly then command is:
fastboot flash <partition> <filename>
for example:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
In your case, you claim to have a working recovery (twrp 2.7), but are unable to copy files from your computer to your phone. It sounds like you don't have the proper drivers installed so that you can use adb from recovery. This is a common/known issue with windows and I believe I replied to you in the rom thread already about this, but you need to install/use Koush's universal adb driver and simply copy the rom file over to your phone using the following command:
adb push <filename> /sdcard/
After you have the file there you can flash it as normal in recovery.
If you want to use a kdz/tot method to restore your phone, just download the laf zip file from my thread, extract the laf.img file from the zip, and use the following command to put it in place:
fastboot flash laf laf.img
Then you can go about the tot restore method described in the thread here. You don't need to put the tot file itself on your phone. It just needs to be on your computer.

I get to sdk and open cmd
type adb devices it says
List of devices attached
0215817d960ce580 sideload
Then I type adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
error: closed
When phone is plugged in for adb device manager says under android device- Google galaxy Nexus ADB Interface
I have universal drivers installed and I goto device manger to update drivers where clockworkmod is installed and it doesnt do anything
Fastboot it says in other devices in device manager
Android
PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller
I type fastboot flash recovery laf.img
<waiting for device>

timenewton said:
I get to sdk and open cmd
type adb devices it says
List of devices attached
0215817d960ce580 sideload
Then I type adb push rom.zip /sdcard/
error: closed
When phone is plugged in for adb device manager says under android device- Google galaxy Nexus ADB Interface
I have universal drivers installed and I goto device manger to update drivers where clockworkmod is installed and it doesnt do anything
Fastboot it says in other devices in device manager
Android
PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller
I type fastboot flash recovery laf.img
<waiting for device>
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Wait, I'm confused here a little bit. Are you trying to do sideload mode in TWRP or are you using fastboot mode?
And the command you typed is not correct fastboot flash recovery laf.img...you don't want to do that...this would flash the laf.img in your recovery partition.
xdabbeb referenced two methods to you...one was pushing a Rom to your sdcard and then flashing that Rom in TWRP to get your phone booting...the other was to flash the laf.img file and do a .tot if that's what you prefer.
It seems like you want to do a .tot restore, so do the second method xdabbeb suggested.
Get into fastboot mode and type fastboot flash laf laf.img
Make sure you use the correct laf.img...you can extract it from the zip in my previous post/link.
After this your download mode should be working again.

I was trying either one
For fastboot I downloaded xdabbebs laf
the image file in his file is laf.img, if thats not the right file then where is the recovery.img
So the recovery.img would have been one that i made?
and laf is so I can us lg tool to tot flash?

Even when i try to flash the laf it keeps saying waiting for device. I have the drivers koushu installed and lg

timenewton said:
I was trying either one
For fastboot I downloaded xdabbebs laf
the image file in his file is laf.img, if thats not the right file then where is the recovery.img
So the recovery.img would have been one that i made?
and laf is so I can us lg tool to tot flash?
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Yes, download xdabbeb's laf.img, it's the link I gave you originally. You will have to take out the laf.img file from the zip file that is called xdabbeb_vs98024a_laf.zip
The recovery command he gave was just an example, there was no need for you to use it.
Yes, flashing the laf.img will fix your download mode and you will be able to do the .tot method.

What am I suppose to do about it saying wiating for device, its not detecting it

timenewton said:
What am I suppose to do about it saying wiating for device, its not detecting it
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That sounds like a driver issue. Reboot your computer and turn off the phone and start again. See if that helps. You can also remove the drivers and re-install...I suggest you reboot your computer every time you install new drivers.
EDIT:
Are you using a newer adb.exe from your android sdk? If you have ioroot25 installed on your computer I suggest you use the folder/files from there. It has a newer adb.exe in there; put your laf.img file in that folder too if you do use that instead, and run the command prompt from within that folder.

Ok when my phone is plugged into my comp, im on win 7 it shows up as android under other devices when started in fastboot mode. When I browse to the driver location to load for the android it says no driver found for it.

Yes i just installed the sdk like 2 days ago so I know its current.
As far as the driver situation, why would I need to uninstall if it isnt even installing a driver.
This is terrible

timenewton said:
Ok when my phone is plugged into my comp, im on win 7 it shows up as android under other devices when started in fastboot mode. When I browse to the driver location to load for the android it says no driver found for it.
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timenewton said:
Yes i just installed the sdk like 2 days ago so I know its current.
As far as the driver situation, why would I need to uninstall if it isnt even installing a driver.
This is terrible
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For me it shows up under "ADB Interface", but I don't have the universal driver installed.
I didn't realize it wasn't installing the driver for you.
You have to get that driver going or you won't be able to get your phone fixed. Maybe try a different usb port or a different computer.

Man yeah mine doesnt look at all like that. Im uninstalling lg driver and universal one and clearing temp folder. Then restart and reinstall maybe that will work. So its just the koushu driver that works for fastboot and adb right?

timenewton said:
Man yeah mine doesnt look at all like that. Im uninstalling lg driver and universal one and clearing temp folder. Then restart and reinstall maybe that will work. So its just the koushu driver that works for fastboot and adb right?
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Yeah, it should work. I've read posts by others stating that it works.

Yep just reinstalled the universal drivers, plug phone up into fastboot and still get the same result

Can you perhaps send me that driver you have? Because I know if you have that one and it works for you it SHOULD work for me. Murphs law is killing me. I can pm you my email address

Related

donating paypal for recovery help...

Hello everyone,
I have a N1...just got OTA updated to FROYO 2.2...
Just opened the boot loader for the first time...
then I just rooted it...
Now I am trying to get the AMON RA RECOVERY on their so I can use a cool rom like modaco ect...
I have been reading and having a hard time with this on the mac...I was using the terminal ect...and I keep trying to do the steps but it won't work...I must be doing it wrong...
Can anyone please give a picture tutorial or good step by step on what to do once you open the terminal...
I have put the RA recovery on the sd card and tried getting it to write to the sd card...
I also put the recovery in the fastboot folder trying to do it that way but no luck...
If anyone can help this newb I will donate paypal...
THANKS!
All commands using your mac should be preceded by ./
ie: ./adb
and fastboot is: ./fastboot-mac
./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery.zip
Did you download the mac version of the sdk?
Make sure the files adb-mac and fastboot-mac are in the same folder as your recovery zip file. These files are in the tools sub folder in the sdk folder (or just put the recovery.zip in the tools folder).
You need to change directory (cd) so you are running all commands from the folder with adb-mac, fastboot-mac and your recovery.zip (could just be your tools folder in the sdk).
When you hook your phone up via usb, power on while holding the trackball to get into fastboot. Then apply the commands as shown above or in the tutorials (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829).
Thanks so much buddy...I didn't think you needed the SDK stuff for the mac because I didn't see it in my tutorial =) thats probably why its not working duh! Well I was able to unlock bootloader/root without the sdk but I guess I need it now...I will download all of it and keep you posted on what happens my friend thank you!
Is it also possible to add the recovery via a windows pc as well? I might try that because I already have sdk on my windows 7...if so do you have a tutorial for doing it on windows?
THANKS!
rayman121985 said:
Thanks so much buddy...I didn't think you needed the SDK stuff for the mac because I didn't see it in my tutorial =) thats probably why its not working duh! Well I was able to unlock bootloader/root without the sdk but I guess I need it now...I will download all of it and keep you posted on what happens my friend thank you!
Is it also possible to add the recovery via a windows pc as well? I might try that because I already have sdk on my windows 7...if so do you have a tutorial for doing it on windows?
THANKS!
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Windows is the same as I said above. Check out the link I posted for a tutorial:
via fastboot
Code:
Copy recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img to a location where fastboot can find it.
Boot your phone into fastboot mode (power on while holding the trackball)
Connect your phone via usb to your pc/mac/...
fastboot devices (to make sure that fastboot "sees" your phone)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.1.img

Bricked Your Phone? Try This.

Well, long story short my friend royally screwed up his phone.
He screwed up the kernel and even the Recovery. Don't ask how.
We even connected the phone and ADB didn't work on bootloader. But after we went into fastboot and tried a restart it worked. So.. we used fastboot to restore the phone.
Notes before you start: Use command prompt and cd to the directory for your sdk tools. In my case, I simply used the 'data' folder for the Toolkit that was released here that had the sdk tools like adb.exe and fastboot.exe . MAKE SURE you copy the associated recovery zips and ROM zips to the very same folder to prevent complications and for the commands to work like a charm. Finally, uninstall the drivers for your phone and reinstall them (if you need to only, as we had connection issues.. yep he royally screwed up).
Boot into bootloader then select fastboot and hit the power button. Keep it on the fastboot screen. Now you can proceed.
Here is what I did:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip *rename your recovery zip to 'recovery.zip' and make sure it's in the same folder as the sdk tools*
You can now then boot into recovery and write the ROM or even use fastboot to write it with the following:
fastboot flash zip rom.zip *once again, rename your ROM zip to rom.zip*
I only put this out there to help those who screwed up their recovery and can't even get the Toolkit to execute commands using ADB.
Good luck!
Yeah, fastboot on pc then in command you clear cache and install recovery. I got into a boot cycle and this fixed it.
lopuandroid said:
Yeah, fastboot on pc then in command you clear cache and install recovery. I got into a boot cycle and this fixed it.
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Glad it worked. Yeah, for some reason my friend's computer was being really fussy. It wouldn't detect the phone or anything, and ADB was rendered useless. We reinstalled the drivers so many times.. And used 2 different laptops.. Thank God fastboot worked. Hopefully this helps anyone else in the same **** zone. I know the heart sinking feel when your Recovery won't work and you only get the bootloader to work..

[HELP] Android not booting [URGENT]

It's a bit urgent to get solved, I'm at college, and that's the only way to talk with my parents, being 1 or 2 days without answering them would be a problem, since they will start to get worried.
Phone: Motorola Moto G 2014, XT1063
Using Team Win Recovery Project v2.8.0.1
Basically I was trying to update to the Android 5.0, since I had my phone rooted, I decided to go with an customized ROM.
DIdn't understand why, but it f**ed up.
Basically I cleaned everything, and in an act of desperation I also lost my sdcard, I've been trying to install the ROM through sideload, but it's not working, I get the error *failed to write data protocol fault no status*, and the phone keeps rebooting, and stuck in the "WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED"
I appreciate any kind of help, as I said, it's really important to solve this ASAP.
Thanks in advance!
Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
Stand by
Good luck
gouzzz said:
Basically I was trying to update to the Android 5.0, since I had my phone rooted, I decided to go with an customized ROM.
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1) download TWRP 2.8.4.0 and install it through fastboot.
2) Since you have no sdcard we will use the mtp capability of twrp
-- Boot into your newly installed recovery. Check the version
-- Go to Mount and disable mtp and unmount everything. Now enable mtp. You should see that Data is mounting automatically and should appear on your Computer.
-- Transfer your ROM (I recommend The Titan Prime Rom for XT1063/64. It's based on stock and much more polished than CM12)
-- Download and transfer pa-gapps (MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE).
-- Download and transfer latest SuperSU (min version 2.45 is required by our device).
-- Wipe Dalvik, Cache, System and Data
-- Now Flash ROM, GApps and SuperSU. reboot and wait. it will take a couple of minutes.
Doppel u r right. follow doppel steps.
doppelhelix said:
1) download TWRP 2.8.4.0 and install it through fastboot.
2) Since you have no sdcard we will use the mtp capability of twrp
-- Boot into your newly installed recovery. Check the version
-- Go to Mount and disable mtp and unmount everything. Now enable mtp. You should see that Data is mounting automatically and should appear on your Computer.
-- Transfer your ROM (I recommend The Titan Prime Rom for XT1063/64. It's based on stock and much more polished than CM12)
-- Download and transfer pa-gapps (MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE).
-- Download and transfer latest SuperSU (min version 2.45 is required by our device).
-- Wipe Dalvik, Cache, System and Data
-- Now Flash ROM, GApps and SuperSU. reboot and wait. it will take a couple of minutes.
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The device appear as offline in the fastboot, sometimes even doesn't appear, where can I get the drivers?
I searched for naked versions, and "universal" ones, but none seems to work.
gouzzz said:
The device appear as offline in the fastboot, sometimes even doesn't appear, where can I get the drivers?
I searched for naked versions, and "universal" ones, but none seems to work.
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You can get Motorola drivers here. You probably also need a recent version of adb and fastboot. You can ge it here Minimal ADB and Fastboot. Install it.
start "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" by navigating to the Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installation or the desktop shortcut you choose to create and select "Minimal ADB and Fastboot"
You should now see a command window open.
Put your device in fastboot mode and connect usb.
Now just do verify type this command
Code:
fastboot devices
the output should show something like this (your number is different)
Code:
fastboot devices
ZX1D225X69 fastboot
now put your recovery.img into the directory where your command window is open and start flashing
Code:
fastboot flash recovery NAME_OF_RECOVERY.img
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gouzzz said:
EDIT: Now it doesn't charge, or something. I connected it to charge, but it keeps appearing 0% for more than 30 minutes, I can't even access the menu from "Volume Down + Power On"
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You need a wall charger. USB from pc does not supply enough power. And you need at least 25% (ish) otherwise fastboot will refuse do do anything.
doppelhelix said:
You can get Motorola drivers here. You probably also need a recent version of adb and fastboot. You can ge it here Minimal ADB and Fastboot. Install it.
start "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" by navigating to the Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installation or the desktop shortcut you choose to create and select "Minimal ADB and Fastboot"
You should now see a command window open.
Put your device in fastboot mode and connect usb.
Now just do verify type this command
Code:
fastboot devices
the output should show something like this (your number is different)
Code:
fastboot devices
ZX1D225X69 fastboot
now put your recovery.img into the directory where your command window is open and start flashing
Code:
fastboot flash recovery NAME_OF_RECOVERY.img
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You need a wall charger. USB from pc does not supply enough power. And you need at least 25% (ish) otherwise fastboot will refuse do do anything.
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On the MOUNT and UNMOUNT processing I don't see anything on my PC, I don't even know how to unmount it. It only appears Enable MTP and disable.
How am I supposed to load the ROMS?
Tried with sideload but got an errror : "Error executing updater binary in zip .."
Seems like the drivers aren't working properly, I have Windows 8.1, on the site it doesn't talk about it, this might be the problem? Cause I instaled motorola device manager, I scan for drivers but it doens't find anything, and the phone apperas with the yellow triangle on the Device Manager.
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EDIT: I managed to boot the Titan 5.0.2, but now it's stuck in the 4 balls moving around, i waited for about 1hour.

Adb Sideload

Hello all,
I made a big mistake and wiped my Sd card on my rooted, Unlocked M7. I was able to get recovery(TWRP) back on but for the life of me cannot sideload a Rom on it? At the moment it has no OS. So that means I cannot open usb debugging so I could manually place the ViperOne rom back on the SD. I've never sideloaded anything but after watching many youtube videos and failing ( cannot read ROM.zip) its driving me nuts. Is there maybe an easier way? Maybe something else I can try?
I have tried to load for both desktop and platform tools( both I can see my device).
Splitshot said:
( cannot read ROM.zip)
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This error is usually caused by the file being in the wrong location. Make sure "ROM.zip" is in the same folder where you have adb and fastboot on your computer.
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TWRP 2.6.4.0 also include mtp drivers so you can see your device storage on your ocmputer when booted in recovery mode.
Splitshot said:
Hello all,
I made a big mistake and wiped my Sd card on my rooted, Unlocked M7. I was able to get recovery(TWRP) back on but for the life of me cannot sideload a Rom on it? At the moment it has no OS. So that means I cannot open usb debugging so I could manually place the ViperOne rom back on the SD. I've never sideloaded anything but after watching many youtube videos and failing ( cannot read ROM.zip) its driving me nuts. Is there maybe an easier way? Maybe something else I can try?
I have tried to load for both desktop and platform tools( both I can see my device).
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alray said:
This error is usually caused by the file being in the wrong location. Make sure "ROM.zip" is in the same folder where you have adb and fastboot on your computer.
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TWRP 2.6.4.0 also include mtp drivers so you can see your device storage on your ocmputer when booted in recovery mode.
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Like alray said flash TWRP 2.8.4.0 and the phone will be seen in windows and you can just copy the file to the phone and flash it
I already had a "Install recovery v1.2" in my downloads so I tried this because I was unsuccessful with all the other attempts and low and behold it worked. although its an older version of TWRP (2.6.3). would it make a difference not having the latest? now that recovery is there I was hoping to push a ROM then update the recovery through root manager.
I just read alray's last line about the mtp drivers. OK, I will first get my folders working better, upgrade to a newer version TWRP and then push a rom. Is there a difference in "Fastboot adb sideload flash ViperOne.zip" and "
" adb sideload push ViperOne.zip"? Two video's used 2 different commands.
Splitshot said:
I already had a "Install recovery v1.2" in my downloads so I tried this because I was unsuccessful with all the other attempts and low and behold it worked. although its an older version of TWRP (2.6.3). would it make a difference not having the latest? now that recovery is there I was hoping to push a ROM then update the recovery through root manager.
I just read alray's last line about the mtp drivers. OK, I will first get my folders working better, upgrade to a newer version TWRP and then push a rom. Is there a difference in "Fastboot adb sideload flash ViperOne.zip" and "
" adb sideload push ViperOne.zip"? Two video's used 2 different commands.
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you don't need adb at all if you load TWRP 2.8.4.0 you just copy the file in windows like to a flash drive
Splitshot said:
upgrade to a newer version TWRP and then push a rom.
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If you are going to update twrp to 2.8.4.0, you will not need to push or sideload the rom, just copy it to your phone storage using the windows explorer. Navigate to "my computer --> One --> Internal storage" and copy your rom there.
Is there a difference in "Fastboot adb sideload flash ViperOne.zip" and "
" adb sideload push ViperOne.zip"? Two video's used 2 different commands.
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These 2 commands means nothing. :laugh: SO no, there is no difference between these 2 commands, both will fail lol
if you want to use adb push:
Code:
adb push name_of_rom.zip /sdcard
if you want to sideload:
Code:
adb sideload name_of_rom.zip
But like i said, you don't need to use these commands to get your rom on your phone if you are gonna update twrp to 2.8.4.0.
download twrp 2.8.4.0, save it to the same folder where you have adb and fastboot installed on your computer. Open a command prompt from that folder, boot your phone in bootloader/fastboot usb mode.
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_recovery.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then boot in recovery mode
you'll now see your phone storage on your computer, copy (drag and drop) your rom.zip to your phone storage.

Soft bricked phone? Can't install recovery and can't install a rom

Okay so I got my oneplus 3t today and I updated it to Nougat via the ota file all good so far. I then decided that I wanted to install a custom rom so I downloaded twrp supersu etc everything needed to root and install the rom. Here's where it went wrong in knowingly I downloaded the wrong twrp flashed it and it would just hang at the flash screen for twrp. Anyway after hours of trying to install a recovery I managed to get a stock one to semi work, now it turns out I don't know how I did it but my phone won't even boot it just turns on and goes straight to fastboot mode. I managed to get a stock recovery semi working but it won't let me install the stock rom from internal storage and I've tried updating through adb and it will hang at a random percentage for a good 20 mins and then just fail. Really need some help here it would be great, thanks
Hi,
If you can get into fastboot mode then the best recourse is through there. Hope you properly OEM unlocked your device.
First of all, you MUST have the latest adb/fastboot binaries and FOR SURE have the correct drivers.
Follow the links on this XDA article to download the latest adb and fastboot binaries: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-releases-separate-adb-and-fastboot-binary-downloads
This is the link for the Windows binary: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Extract all the contents of the zip file in a folder on your PC.
Then, also make sure to have THE CORRECT twrp, 3.0.2.0 or 3.0.3.0. This is the link but currently it is down: https://twrp.me/devices/oneplus3t.html
Download THE IMAGE, NOT FLASHABLE ZIP and put it in the same folder as the android platform tools above.
Finally, download the latest complete 3T firmware from OnePlus from this link: http://downloads.oneplus.net/devices/oneplus-3t/
I STRONGLY recommend not to use an update zip, even a full ROM update zip as that one might not include certain firmware images.
Put THE ZIP on the same folder as the others, DO NOT EXTRACT ANYTHING.
On your PC, open a command prompt in the folder where you extracted the android platform tools and run the following: fastboot boot twrp-3.0.3-0-oneplus3t.img (assuming you downloaded the 3.0.3 version of twrp).
Your phone will TEMPORARILY accept the twrp recovery as a boot image and boot from there. NOTHING IS BEING PERMANENTLY WRITTEN AT THIS TIME.
After that, enter TWRP's Wipe menu and wipe system, data and cache.
Finally, use TWRP's Advanced menu and enter adb sideload mode. Once there slide that slider to the right to enable adb mode and return to your PC and enter the following command in the command prompt:
adb sideload OnePlus3TOxygen_28_OTA_029_all_1612131737_17e7161d2b234949.zip (assuming you downloaded the 3.5.4 binary from OnePlus).
TWRP should properly flash the OnePlus ROM and hopefully, return you to proper function. You can then update back to Nougat.
Hope that helped!
Yeah that sorted it thanks a lot
Use the emergency tool for OP3T and start from scratch:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/unbrick-guide-oneplus-3t.481214/
@KeyperOS
I'm trying to follow this guide, but did you miss something out here?
On your PC, open a command prompt in the folder where you extracted the android platform tools and run the following: fastboot boot twrp-3.0.3-0-oneplus3t.img (assuming you downloaded the 3.0.3 version of twrp).
Your phone will TEMPORARILY accept the twrp recovery as a boot image and boot from there. NOTHING IS BEING PERMANENTLY WRITTEN AT THIS TIME.
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Once I do "fastboot boot twrp" and get a success, then what?
Do I need to somehow reboot the phone into TWRP - because that didn't happen on its own.
If so, how do I do this?
Thanks,
jackmacbunton said:
Yeah that sorted it thanks a lot
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Glad that sorted it out
PugRallye said:
@KeyperOSI'm trying to follow this guide, but did you miss something out here?
Once I do "fastboot boot twrp" and get a success, then what? Do I need to somehow reboot the phone into TWRP - because that didn't happen on its own. If so, how do I do this? Thanks,
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My instructions while detailed are not step-by-step. I expect the person reading them to have their PC configured correctly and at least a vague idea of what they're doing.
So, assuming you put the correct TWRP image (my command uses the name of the image for TWRP 3.0.3.0, you MUST alter it to reflect the actual image's filename if it's not that) on the same folder as the fastboot binary then yeah, the command
fastboot boot twrp-3.0.3-0-oneplus3t.img
should have made your phone reboot and enter into the TWRP image that you had on your PC.
If it didn't then you did sth else wrong before that.
Either you didn't OEM unlock your phone when you still could or you didn't use the android platform tools that I linked or you don't have the correct ADB drivers installed on your PC.
Start from there.
Hope that helped!
Thanks for your help @KeyperOS - I know where I went wrong...
To save some time, when I tried to reboot into TWRP, I typed "fastboot boot " then I dragged and dropped the TWRP img file onto that line in the cmd window (rather than typing the filename manually) - when you do that, it appears to include the full path to the img - it was that that was causing the problem.
When I typed the TWRP filename manually, it worked.
The only thing that caught me out was after I'd installed the ROM (via adb sideload) I tried to reboot the device from TWRP recovery - this seemed to just hang. In the end I just powered off the phone using the power key, then powered it back up as per usual.
Checked that the phone booted to the first of the setup screens, then powered off/booted into fastboot mode, relocked the bootloader and it seems to be OK.
I'm now back on 3.5.4 again, which was what I was trying to do...
4.0.0/1 had felt a bit laggy, and I'd sensed some issues with wifi and BT, I can now run 3.5.4 and see how it compares - was I just imagining it?
Thanks again for the guide and your help - I really appreciated it
@PugRallye
Windows' command prompt has an autocomplete feature. If you want it to add the name of a file, type a couple letters and then present TAB, it's gonna complete the filename itself and if it's the wrong file you can keep tapping tab to cycle through all the options.
Really glad it worked out Btw [emoji4]
In my experience, 3.5.4 was great but 4.0 is a step up in both battery life, which IME is amazing and features, with it I almost didn't need root and certainly don't need xposed which was a first.

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