Is it possible to access files / pics via fastboot only? - Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello All,
I have following issue and hope that - if possible - someone can help me. I also would like to mention that I am not an
Android expert but did read a lot of articles here in the forum to find out - or better - to get an idea how things are working.
My Z3C had a water damage. Now I only get fastboot mode. Display is broken and does not show anything. I installed Android-SDK
to get ADB and Fastboot. I installed also drivers.
When I connect the device while pushing the "volume down" button the device manager show me a somc flash device with the "volume up" button I see an Android ADB Interface device. However ADB is not working (no device found) only Fastboot does.
I flashed the "Z3c_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-105.img" with Flashtool via fastboot in the hope that I can somehow access
to "sdcard" by blindly navigating to "mount storage" but nothing seem to work.
On my linux device I see that the usb device is recognized but that it is not an mtp device.
Before I continue to spent hours without really knowing what I am doing I thought that if there is a solution I would find it here.
So if there is any way to get access to my files / pics on the device I would be really glad if someone can let me know how or
at least bring me to the right direction.
Thanks a lot in advance!

Is your bootloader unlocked?

clouds5 said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
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Thanks for your reply clouds5.
I followed the process to unlock the bootloader (got code from sony side and unlocked via fastboot with
"fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY").
In Flashtool, when I click on the "BLU" Icon I get a window with with my IMEI and my Unlock Code and a
Relock Button. So I assume that the bootloader is unlocked.
If there is another way to verify please let me know and I will do.

no you cannot access files via fastboot only. but isn't it possible to flash custom recovery img file and boot into recovery and access files?

evildog1 said:
no you cannot access files via fastboot only. but isn't it possible to flash custom recovery img file and boot into recovery and access files?
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I flashed "Z3c_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-105.img" from doomlord.xperia-files.com/download.php?dlid=WjNjX0Rvb01Mb1JEX0FkdlN0a0tlcm5lbF92MDFfRlctMTA1 with
fastboot flash boot Z3c_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-105.img
in the hope that it is possible but after rebooting it immediately goes into fastboot again. As I do not have
a screen I can not see anything - so I can not really confirm if it works or not - and in windows I do not see
anything either..

Galbasib said:
I flashed "Z3c_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-105.img" from doomlord.xperia-files.com/download.php?dlid=WjNjX0Rvb01Mb1JEX0FkdlN0a0tlcm5lbF92MDFfRlctMTA1 with
fastboot flash boot Z3c_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-105.img
in the hope that it is possible but after rebooting it immediately goes into fastboot again. As I do not have
a screen I can not see anything - so I can not really confirm if it works or not - and in windows I do not see
anything either..
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hmm you better send it to repair.

evildog1 said:
hmm you better send it to repair.
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That's unfortunately not an option as I had to disassemble the device

evildog1 said:
no you cannot access files via fastboot only. but isn't it possible to flash custom recovery img file and boot into recovery and access files?
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Should sdcard appear automatically when booting into recovery or are there any specific steps I would need to complete?

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I need some help rooting my phone

I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
Yahoo messanger jasonolbrys
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give more details about where you stand , how far your in on your phone.
JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
Yahoo messanger jasonolbrys
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Im pretty sure its rooted but im having a hard time trying to get the recovery-RA-nexus-v1.7.0.img to run i have tryed it wit hthe termial and through windows and im having no luck
JasonInWisconsin said:
I need some help like if someone could help me root my phone by conectiong to my computer to help me out that would be great. I have hacked many windows mobile phones and iphone and I still cant do this I think i got the bootloader to unlock and I think I have it rooted im just having a problem trying to put the recovery image on before i can put a new rom on some please help me out.
Yahoo messanger jasonolbrys
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What are you seeing when attempting to flash recovery?
So when you reboot your phone you see an unlocked lock under the colourful "X"? If you do, you have indeed unlocked your bootloader and have a proper fastboot setup.
Now you need to boot back into the bootloader [Trackball + Power]. Place the AmonRa recovery image into the "tools" folder of your sdk and rename it simply to "recovery.img". Then run the command
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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On the top right of your phone screen you will see a progress bar. Once it is complete, boot into the new recovery by fully powering down, thenholding [Volume Down + Power ], selecting "Recovery" from the list and tapping the power button to confirm selection.
Double post.
We are all jumping to conclusions here...let's start from the beginning.
OP - have you turned your phone on?
(I crack myself up)
Hahaha what the hell?
ok so i renamed the AmonRa recovery image to recovery.img and put it in the tools folder on my desktop and booted the phone in bootloader then tryed to run the command on the computer and I cant get it to work what am i suppost to type
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
easiest way
wesbalmer said:
I would try putting the recovery.img SDK\ dir, then using fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
easiest way
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The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
deprecate said:
The tools folder is where fastboot lives so unless he puts the sdk\tools path in his global path, he will have to type tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
OP - if you type fastboot devices, do you get an item list that displays your device?
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True, forgot how difficult it was to root the N1 :-(
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
JasonInWisconsin said:
ok i got it but now i flashed a new rom and it wont come off the start up screen this is nuts.
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go back to recovery, wipe everything (except your sd card). Flash your rom and if needed, the g-apps package (cyanogen rom additional step). Tell it to reboot and wait for it to boot up.
Sounds like you didn't wipe and got it stuck in a bootloop.
All is well thanks a lot guys
It's not hard to root the Nexus at all. I had adb and fastboot all set up for my Dream. It only took me maybe 2 minutes from when I unboxed my Nexus to having unlocked the bootloader. But he got it working now so it's good.

[Q] help me reinstall OS and root my nexus one

I've got a nexus one with a broken power button and a corrupt OS. It rarely successfully manages to boot. Since this is the case, I'm not able to turn on USB debugging to follow some of the tutorials here..
My next try was fastboot.. I downloaded these two files:
recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-passion.img
update-cm-7.1.0-N1-signed.zip
But it seems like I wont be able to flash a recovery file if I have "s-on" displayed on my hboot or fastboot screen..
How do I gain "s-off"? And is it possible to flash a stock rom via fastboot?
And yes, my phone's got stock gingerbread 2.3.4 rom.
HBOOT 0.35.0017
MICROP 0b15
Touch panel SYNT0103
Radio 5.08.00.04
Please help me with this matter as I have been trying to accomplish this task for over three months now..
Read Nexus One wiki, section "root", and section "recovery".
You don't need S-OFF to flash anything, if you unlock your bootloader. This is Nexus.
Boot into fastboot, plug into your PC, open command prompt wherever you have the fastboot command in Windows, most likely in android sdk under platform-tools, run "fastboot oem unlock" from command prompt, your bootloader is now unlocked. Attempt to flash your recovery now."
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
troby86 said:
Boot into fastboot, plug into your PC, open command prompt wherever you have the fastboot command in Windows, most likely in android sdk under platform-tools, run "fastboot oem unlock" from command prompt, your bootloader is now unlocked. Attempt to flash your recovery now."
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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My phone's power button is broken so I'm not able to select the recovery option
Jack_R1 said:
Read Nexus One wiki, section "root", and section "recovery".
You don't need S-OFF to flash anything, if you unlock your bootloader. This is Nexus.
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It's already unlocked, as there is a small open lock displayed at the bottom of the boot screen.. and fastboot displayed it as already unlocked as well.. still.. i need a way to go to recovery without the power button
If you're in the bootloader - "fastboot reboot recovery".
If you're in the OS or while the OS is booting and ADB daemon is already running - "adb reboot recovery".
Jack_R1 said:
If you're in the bootloader - "fastboot reboot recovery".
If you're in the OS or while the OS is booting and ADB daemon is already running - "adb reboot recovery".
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fastboot reboot recovery doesnt seem to boot the phone to recovery..
should the OS be completely booted up if I want to use the adb command? because it displays the error "error: device not found" when I try to "adb reboot recovery"
Might this be a problem with my computer? I checked and confirmed that the drivers for the phone are successfully installed...
knaphih said:
fastboot reboot recovery doesnt seem to boot the phone to recovery..
should the OS be completely booted up if I want to use the adb command? because it displays the error "error: device not found" when I try to "adb reboot recovery"
Might this be a problem with my computer? I checked and confirmed that the drivers for the phone are successfully installed...
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Do you have the fastboot command on your computer?
troby86 said:
Do you have the fastboot command on your computer?
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Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
knaphih said:
Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
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First try: "adb reboot recovery" or "fastboot reboot-recovery"
If that doesn't work, give this a good read to see if it will help you:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot
If you are able to flash the recovery via fastboot, then I see no reason why you should not be able to reboot into recovery via fastboot or adb.
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knaphih said:
Yes, I can fastboot works ok because I can flash recovery image and reboot phone through fastboot. But since my power button is broken, I need to reboot to recovery through the computer...
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And if none of that seems to work:
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/09/08/manage-nexus-broken-power-button/
OR
http://www.yamihoshi.nl/tech/tutorial-google-nexus-one-power-button-soft-fix
Both are the same, the second one is easier to follow.
OR
Put your recovery .img file into the same folder as your fastboot command, and run this: "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-passion.img"
^^^^^USE YOUR RECOVERY NAME...NOT THE EXACT ONE ABOVE^^^^^
First try: "adb reboot recovery" or "fastboot reboot-recovery"
If that doesn't work, give this a good read to see if it will help you:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot
If you are able to flash the recovery via fastboot, then I see no reason why you should not be able to reboot into recovery via fastboot or adb.
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I've attached an image showing proof that I've tried your method but still kept on failing to reboot to recovery..
When i try the command "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-passion.img", the phone simply restarts and goes back to the 'X' boot screen and gets stuck there.
Could anyone please find me an genuine unedited gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM so I can PASSIMG it? ... I've downloaded several rooted ones.. but all seem to need the "android-info" file
fastboot reboot recovery
No "reboot-recovery".
And if you still get stuck on "X" when you reboot to recovery - it means that your recovery is corrupted/unusable too, and you need to PASSIMG everything.
Generally, booting the recovery through "fastboot boot" should have done enough - if your phone can't boot, it might probably be a HW problem preventing it from booting, and in that case - nothing will help.
fastboot reboot recovery
No "reboot-recovery".
And if you still get stuck on "X" when you reboot to recovery - it means that your recovery is corrupted/unusable too, and you need to PASSIMG everything.
Generally, booting the recovery through "fastboot boot" should have done enough - if your phone can't boot, it might probably be a HW problem preventing it from booting, and in that case - nothing will help.
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I've attached an image trying out "fastboot reboot recovery" fastboot doesnt even seem to send that command to the phone..
Could anyone please provide me with a genuine stock gingerbread 2.3.4 or higher PASSIMG file? i've searched a lot but all i see are modded or rooted ones.
Yes, you're right. Fastboot can't reboot to recovery, only adb.
Oh well, in that case you're out of luck. You can't PASSIMG without power button, so if "fastboot boot some_boot_image" doesn't help - there's not much left to do.
You could always disassemble the phone and fix the power button...
knaphih said:
I've attached an image trying out "fastboot reboot recovery" fastboot doesnt even seem to send that command to the phone..
Could anyone please provide me with a genuine stock gingerbread 2.3.4 or higher PASSIMG file? i've searched a lot but all i see are modded or rooted ones.
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Here's the 2.3.6 PASSIMG zip file link. Follow the directions. If you can get into BootLoader, your phone should automatically boot this if you have it named to PASSIMG.zip, and on the ROOT of your SD card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312540
You guys are life savers troby86 and Jack_R1..
Yes, you're right. Fastboot can't reboot to recovery, only adb.
Oh well, in that case you're out of luck. You can't PASSIMG without power button, so if "fastboot boot some_boot_image" doesn't help - there's not much left to do.
You could always disassemble the phone and fix the power button...
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I've seen an in depth video tutorial on youtube and attempted to repair the power button on my own.. however I failed since I cannot do such tiny soldering..
Here's the 2.3.6 PASSIMG zip file link. Follow the directions. If you can get into BootLoader, your phone should automatically boot this if you have it named to PASSIMG.zip, and on the ROOT of your SD card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1312540
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Thankyou so much . This is what I've been searching for.. I'll let you guys know the outcome after I download and fix my phone (hopefully I will)
knaphih said:
You guys are life savers troby86 and Jack_R1..
I've seen an in depth video tutorial on youtube and attempted to repair the power button on my own.. however I failed since I cannot do such tiny soldering..
Thankyou so much . This is what I've been searching for.. I'll let you guys know the outcome after I download and fix my phone (hopefully I will)
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Did the link I provided work? If not here is the actual file:
http://www.multiupload.com/KVY1MG1HGH
troby86 said:
Did the link I provided work? If not here is the actual file:
http://www.multiupload.com/KVY1MG1HGH
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wow troby86
your still here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350288
atleast have the decency to refund my money you jackass
mally2 said:
wow troby86
your still here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350288
atleast have the decency to refund my money you jackass
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I realize the situation you are in sucks, but please don't let your frustration carry over into these threads. We are here to help the original poster, not to try and get claims resolved and to sling mud. Try to keep this thread a helpful thread
Thanks
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I realize the situation you are in sucks, but please don't let your frustration carry over into these threads. We are here to help the original poster, not to try and get claims resolved and to sling mud. Try to keep this thread a helpful thread
Thanks
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well what do you know, he may just ask the OP to send him his nexus to get it fixed and you will never hear from him again.... just warning y'all thats all....

[Q] Htc One BRICKED.

After only four day of having this phone i managed to brick it. I would really like to know if its fixable or if i have a really nice paper weight. Im stuck on a boot loop, I was half way through flashing a rom when it suddenly shut off. Now it will not boot up. I can load into the bootlader but when i try to go into recovery it just sends me to fastboot. When i restart the phone i can see the old recovery (TWRP)for just an instant but then the screen goes completely black. If i plug in to my pc, nothing happens my computer detects it but it says y device is damaged nd it cant identify it. PLEASE HELP Am i out of luck?
Ive looked around but i couldnt seem to find anyone with the same problem as me (Sprint Variant)
Good news it's not bricked i would put this question on the rom thread someonethere sshould be able to help
There's a Sprint One forum as well, so hopefully you found a ROM on there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2215
jaythenut said:
Good news it's not bricked i would put this question on the rom thread someonethere sshould be able to help
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I really hope so because on a college budget i cant afford another phone D:
Seen this in a couple of other places. Seems certain recoveries are possibly becoming currupted during flashing a new ROM.
What you need to do it get back into fastbboot, and....
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
the re-flash your recovery, boot into recovery, full wipe and reflash your ROM.
wnp_79 said:
Seen this in a couple of other places. Seems certain recoveries are possibly becoming currupted during flashing a new ROM.
What you need to do it get back into fastbboot, and....
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache
the re-flash your recovery, boot into recovery, full wipe and reflash your ROM.
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When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
i suggest you contact with HTC customservices to repair this problem.
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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Can you flash recovery in fastboot ?
the safest thing to do is relock and use a matching RUU to get back to stock
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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Your phone isn't bricked. There are two tools in this forum that can help you. One is made by hasoon2000(I think that's his user name), and the other is jwtool(I think). Use them to help to flash a recovery if you don't know how to use fastboot.
DynamicRam said:
Can you flash recovery in fastboot ?
the safest thing to do is relock and use a matching RUU to get back to stock
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I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
Muquita said:
I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
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dont give up
Sent from my HTC One
Muquita said:
I cannot. My computer wont recognize it. I re-installed the driver and it Says my device malfunctioned.
Im giving up hope here.
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Edit: Just got done typing the stuff below and saw you can't connect to your device in fastboot? What do you mean by re-installed driver?
Don’t worry, as long as you can still get into hboot your phone is not completely bricked!
The fastboot commands I referred to need to be carried out on your laptop/pc when you phone is connected in fastboot.
Can I assume that as you have already unlocked bootloader and flashed a custom recovery you are already familiar with this and have your computer set up for fastboot commands?
(Apologies if you already know some of this, best not to skip parts out though!)
I’d start with downloading a fresh version of your chosen recovery, and place it in your fastboot directory ready. I’d also do the same with your ROM.
Like you have already done, boot into fastboot. Connect your phone to your pc, and the red text should change to ‘Fastboot USB’.
Then open up command prompt and get to your fastboot directory. (On Windows 7 you just find that folder in Explorer, hold shift and right-click, then choose ‘Open command window here’.)
To check your pc is talking to your phone, type ‘fastboot devices’. You should get a device serial number back if all is well.
Then type ‘fastboot erase cache’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot erase recovery’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot flash recovery [name of recovery].img’ and hit enter.
Then type ‘fastboot reboot recovery’ and hit enter.
Hope fully you should successfully boot into recovery now. Once in recovery, mount USB storage and copy over your fresh ROM. Choose to do a full wipe including cache and dalvik, then reflash your ROM.
Reboot.
Let me know how this goes.
cronus101 said:
Your phone isn't bricked. There are two tools in this forum that can help you. One is made by hasoon2000(I think that's his user name), and the other is jwtool(I think). Use them to help to flash a recovery if you don't know how to use fastboot.
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I used the hasoon2000 to flash TWRP earlier, but my problems is that my pc wont recognize my phone. When i plug it in it and try to re-flash it it cant find it. When i check my devices it shows up as an android device but it says the drivers are damaged. if i could get it to read it i think i should be eable to reflash somethint.
I APPRICIATE ALL THIS HELP. i really am trying to be as specific as possible :fingers-crossed:
Hey so just a thought and experience I have had with all my HTC phones is when you see that quick glimpse of the TWRP recovery screen then it disappears to an empty black screen......you are sometimes still in a form of recovery but during your Rom flash something (i don't know for sure) changed and it doesn't show the screen only black. So with that long explanation out of the way....have you tried once the screen goes black the
"adb devices "
Mine whenever in this situation would return the output of serial number and recovery so then you can push or sideload the Rom and boot into the system at which point your fastboot drivers will finally be recogniZed.....
Hope this helps a little
Sent from my HTC EVARE_UL using xda app-developers app
Muquita said:
I used the hasoon2000 to flash TWRP earlier, but my problems is that my pc wont recognize my phone. When i plug it in it and try to re-flash it it cant find it. When i check my devices it shows up as an android device but it says the drivers are damaged. if i could get it to read it i think i should be eable to reflash somethint.
I APPRICIATE ALL THIS HELP. i really am trying to be as specific as possible :fingers-crossed:
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I'd say the next step is to re-install your drivers in the SDK. Open up your Android SDK and reinstall them. In Windows Device Manager, find your connected device (probably now with an exclamation mark on it) and right click on it and select 'Update Driver'.
(Assuming you are using Windows 7 here?)
http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
Muquita said:
When i go back into fastboot my only options are
-Bootloader
-Reboot
-Reboot bootleader
-Power down.
I appriciate the help!
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when you are in fastboot, connect your phone using the usb cable, and when you see "fastboot" written in red turned into "fastboot usb" or something like this, do the commands below using cmd window of course :
1) fastboot erase recovery
2) fastboot erase cache
3) fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
4) fastboot erase cache
Let us know when you fix it
Good Luck
wnp_79 said:
I'd say the next step is to re-install your drivers in the SDK. Open up your Android SDK and reinstall them. In Windows Device Manager, find your connected device (probably now with an exclamation mark on it) and right click on it and select 'Update Driver'.
(Assuming you are using Windows 7 here?)
http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html
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(Win8 but the procces is identical.) All my drivers are up to date. Still no love.
On the dev forum is a thread that includes all the latest drivers (including an app to remove older drivers.)
Find that thread, download the drivers and bmp and driver removal tool. Remove drivers with tool, install the new drivers, reboot, connect phone and see if 'adb devices' finds anything.
Also make sure you're using the latest adb.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
thneed said:
Hey so just a thought and experience I have had with all my HTC phones is when you see that quick glimpse of the TWRP recovery screen then it disappears to an empty black screen......you are sometimes still in a form of recovery but during your Rom flash something (i don't know for sure) changed and it doesn't show the screen only black. So with that long explanation out of the way....have you tried once the screen goes black the
"adb devices "
Mine whenever in this situation would return the output of serial number and recovery so then you can push or sideload the Rom and boot into the system at which point your fastboot drivers will finally be recogniZed.....
Hope this helps a little
Sent from my HTC EVARE_UL using xda app-developers app
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This actually sounds really similar to my situation.. Would you care to be a little more specific on the procedure? noob here.
Tabtoub said:
when you are in fastboot, connect your phone using the usb cable, and when you see "fastboot" written in red turned into "fastboot usb" or something like this, do the commands below using cmd window of course :
1) fastboot erase recovery
2) fastboot erase cache
3) fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
4) fastboot erase cache
Let us know when you fix it
Good Luck
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My pc will not recognize my phone. The drivers are up to date but when i plug it in it says something malfunctioned ?

[Q] HELP. nexus 6 stuck in bootloader!

Alright so last night i was able to unlock my phone and root it no problem on my mac computer (which I regret and wish i did it on windows) but the phone worked great after. But after debating if I should unroot I went ahead and tried unrooting the phone but the phone would not activate, it became stuck in bootloader. Ive tried everything that I could look up online and even called google for help but they said to search online and ask the developers. Ive tried flashing the stock image back on but it wouldnt work, it kept saying ivalid boot image header fastboot reason fall-through from normal boot mode. I dont even think my computer is recognizing the phone anymore so I dont know how I would get back into terminal to flash anything. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. I have no idea what to do now after trying for a whole day. Thanks all, hope someone can be a savior.
Firstly, if you want help... please please please use paragraphs and lines and not 1 blob of text. It makes it extremely difficult to know your problem.
Secondly, do not ever call Google or Motorola (or any manufacturer) or any carrier for help. What you do on XDA is not their problem, that is why there is a warning when you unlock the bootloader.
Third, if you're able to get into bootloader mode then you can fix your phone by flashing the stock images. You most likely had the wrong environment or it is not set up properly to flash the stock images.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this kind of stuff, stick to using the phone out of the box rather than tinkering with it.
zephiK said:
Firstly, if you want help... please please please use paragraphs and lines and not 1 blob of text. It makes it extremely difficult to know your problem.
Secondly, do not ever call Google or Motorola (or any manufacturer) or any carrier for help. What you do on XDA is not their problem, that is why there is a warning when you unlock the bootloader.
Third, if you're able to get into bootloader mode then you can fix your phone by flashing the stock images. You most likely had the wrong environment or it is not set up properly to flash the stock images.
If you don't feel comfortable doing this kind of stuff, stick to using the phone out of the box rather than tinkering with it.
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Yea, my bad. I typed it in a hurry on my phone.
Bootloader is the only screen I am able to get into. Whatever option I choose and hit power, all it does is flash the screen and go back to bootloader.
The stock image I download was from the google developers page but it did not work.
Will anything even work if my computer doesn't recognize the phone? If so how would I go about doing it?
I used to this this years ago and never ran into problems, just for some reason when I tried to unroot it messed up.
Is there anyway to possibly delete the terminal so I could start over and re-root it??
Anyways thanks for your response.
Is the device recognized by the fastboot command when connected to either the mac or pc?
zylstrajs said:
Is the device recognized by the fastboot command when connected to either the mac or pc?
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Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
dnasr87 said:
Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
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Adb is for android. You want to use the command: fastboot devices
dnasr87 said:
Yea, my bad. I typed it in a hurry on my phone.
Bootloader is the only screen I am able to get into. Whatever option I choose and hit power, all it does is flash the screen and go back to bootloader.
The stock image I download was from the google developers page but it did not work.
Will anything even work if my computer doesn't recognize the phone? If so how would I go about doing it?
I used to this this years ago and never ran into problems, just for some reason when I tried to unroot it messed up.
Is there anyway to possibly delete the terminal so I could start over and re-root it??
Anyways thanks for your response.
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If you want to start over you'd want to be flashing the stock images https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Have your phone in bootloader mode (vol down + power)
Go into the directory with fastboot and type fastboot devices.
If your environment is set up properly then it should display your device as the output. From there you can flash back to stock.
dnasr87 said:
Not sure to be exact, if I just go into terminal and enter "adb devices" nothing will pop up but if I enter cd then space and drag the android file into it, it wont say my device number anymore it'll say device. I'm wondering if I could somehow delete my terminal and possibly start over?
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what does it say why you type
>fastboot devices
zylstrajs said:
what does it say why you type
>fastboot devices
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command not found, but all I did was open terminal and entered fastboot devices. Not sure if I should enter anything before it.
dnasr87 said:
command not found, but all I did was open terminal and entered fastboot devices. Not sure if I should enter anything before it.
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You have to change directory to the folder that contains fastboot. Do you even have fastboot environment set up? You need that.
Google search on how to set it up before posting back. There are many guides on XDA on how to accomplish this.
Okay, your environment isn't set up ideally. Follow these instructions to install fastboot and adb on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Once you've done and you get a reply to the following command, you can move on.
>fastboot devices
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open the google factory image file (using something like 7zip) : shamu-lrx21o-factory-e028f5ea.tgz
There is a folder in the .tgz file. Extract the contents of that folder to the directory listed for your command prompt (where you successfully ran fastboot just before).
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-71.05.img
>fastboot flash radio radio-shamu-d4.0-9625-02.55.03a.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
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The device will reboot. Don't close the terminal window. Now, extract the contents of image-shamu-lrx21o.zip to the same folder that you've been working in. The folder that contains the bootloader and radio files you just flashed.
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>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
>fastboot flash system system.img
Some time will pass, this img may be sent in parts.
>fastboot flash cache cache.img
>fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
>fastboot reboot
zephiK said:
You have to change directory to the folder that contains fastboot. Do you even have fastboot environment set up? You need that.
Google search on how to set it up before posting back. There are many guides on XDA on how to accomplish this.
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I did when I rooted it then once it crashed I tried to start over but wiped my computer.. I'll re download and try again
zylstrajs said:
Okay, your environment isn't set up ideally. Follow these instructions to install fastboot and adb on your PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Once you've done and you get a reply to the following command, you can move on.
>fastboot devices
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open the google factory image file (using something like 7zip) : shamu-lrx21o-factory-e028f5ea.tgz
There is a folder in the .tgz file. Extract the contents of that folder to the directory listed for your command prompt (where you successfully ran fastboot just before).
> fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-shamu-moto-apq8084-71.05.img
>fastboot flash radio radio-shamu-d4.0-9625-02.55.03a.img
>fastboot reboot-bootloader
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The device will reboot. Don't close the terminal window. Now, extract the contents of image-shamu-lrx21o.zip to the same folder that you've been working in. The folder that contains the bootloader and radio files you just flashed.
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>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
>fastboot flash boot boot.img
>fastboot flash system system.img
Some time will pass, this img may be sent in parts.
>fastboot flash cache cache.img
>fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
>fastboot reboot
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I did it on my mac, if i try to connect my phone to a pc it wont recognize it because its stuck in bootloader. I have already tried connecting it
Why does this thread make me LoL so much?
This thread is all over the place. Are you using your PC or Mac right now to do this? If it is a PC, what does Device Manager say when you plug your phone in while its in Bootloader mode?
PaisanNYC said:
Why does this thread make me LoL so much?
This thread is all over the place. Are you using your PC or Mac right now to do this? If it is a PC, what does Device Manager say when you plug your phone in while its in Bootloader mode?
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Im using mac right now. I want to start from scratch, not sure if possible. but nothing really shows when I connect the device. I think I wipe the software off my computer. Would I be able to start doing it all over on a pc even if its stuck on bootloader and computer wont recognize?
dnasr87 said:
Im using mac right now. I want to start from scratch, not sure if possible. but nothing really shows when I connect the device. I think I wipe the software off my computer. Would I be able to start doing it all over on a pc even if its stuck on bootloader and computer wont recognize?
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Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
PaisanNYC said:
Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
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Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
PaisanNYC said:
Are you in the NYC area? I'd just come over with my laptop and do it for you.
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dnasr87 said:
Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
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not necessary some one can just use hangouts remote desktop to help you i thinks that's what they use on xda assist
Acer ADB
Your PC might not be recognizing because you got the Acer ADB of doom...
Just roll back your driver.
dnasr87 said:
Dude im in NH but at this point I will ship the phone to anyone who can fix it and I will pay you guys $100
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Don't send it to a stranger on the internet. You never know who is who behind a screen lol
Honestly bro, if i were close to you, I'd just do it for you. I have the stock image, drivers, and adb/fastboot all set up. i'm good at fixing things, horrible at explaining things.

[HELP]Making ADB work with Moto G 2014

Hi,
My friends Moto G just died and now it is just bootlooping. He asked me to try get contacts through ADB but it is not finding phone.
I installed Motorola Device Manager and it seems that it found phone and successfully used command "get variable", but when I use ADB via CMD it don't even finding phone.
How can I fix this?
Tenderenden said:
Hi,
My friends Moto G just died and now it is just bootlooping. He asked me to try get contacts through ADB but it is not finding phone.
I installed Motorola Device Manager and it seems that it found phone and successfully used command "get variable", but when I use ADB via CMD it don't even finding phone.
How can I fix this?
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at first learn what ADB is.
at second - fastboot it the proper place to begin with.
PsyClip-R said:
at first learn what ADB is.
at second - fastboot it the proper place to begin with.
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Well, fastboot don't want to work neither so that answer didn't help at all
Tenderenden said:
How can I fix this?
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ADB can only be used from a fully booted device (you have to be past the login screen. It's a security measure so no one can mess with your data without approval). You can use fastboot commands though.
Try this
Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot and install it.
start "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" by navigating to the Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installtion or the desktop shortcut you choose to create and selecting "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
XXXXXXXXXXfastboot
Now do your thing, like flashing stock ROM. Multiple tutorials exist for that.
doppelhelix said:
ADB can only be used from a fully booted device (you have to be past the login screen. It's a security measure so no one can mess with your data without approval). You can use fastboot commands though.
Try this
Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot and install it.
start "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" by navigating to the Start Menu Folder you choose to create during installtion or the desktop shortcut you choose to create and selecting "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
XXXXXXXXXXfastboot
Now do your thing, like flashing stock ROM. Multiple tutorials exist for that.
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That is the answer that I needed!
Can I somehow pull data from this phone using fastboot? Because I think that flashing stock ROM will erase any personal data, but I really need to get it.
Tenderenden said:
That is the answer that I needed!
Can I somehow pull data from this phone using fastboot?
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No. That would defeat the lock screen. Just imagine someone steals your phone and can access your data just by booting into fastboot.
doppelhelix said:
No. That would defeat the lock screen. Just imagine someone steals your phone and can access your data just by booting into fastboot.
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Okay, I got it. Now, have you got any suggestions how to get contacts and (hopefully) SMS back?
Tenderenden said:
how to get contacts and (hopefully) SMS back?
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Contacts are synchronised with your Google account (unless you choosed not to). Can't say the same about SMS.
doppelhelix said:
No. That would defeat the lock screen. Just imagine someone steals your phone and can access your data just by booting into fastboot.
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Loading custom recovery via
fastboot boot TWRP.img should do the job.
than one can can make a full backup, which might be extracted on pc as a regular archive.
PsyClip-R said:
Loading custom recovery via
fastboot boot TWRP.img should do the job.
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Does this work with locked bootloader? That would be really messed up.
Tenderenden said:
Hi,
My friends Moto G just died and now it is just bootlooping. He asked me to try get contacts through ADB but it is not finding phone.
I installed Motorola Device Manager and it seems that it found phone and successfully used command "get variable", but when I use ADB via CMD it don't even finding phone.
How can I fix this?
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Is your bootloader locked?
Can you try fastboot oem partition dump userdata (using mfastboot, not Google's fastboot)?
PsyClip-R said:
Loading custom recovery via
fastboot boot TWRP.img should do the job.
than one can can make a full backup, which might be extracted on pc as a regular archive.
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I will try that. Firstly my friend want to message the seller to get his phone repaired. So I can not touch anything in software until he is done.
doppelhelix said:
Contacts are synchronised with your Google account (unless you choosed not to). Can't say the same about SMS.
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Unfortunately in this case contacts weren't synchronised.
LuK1337 said:
Is your bootloader locked?
Can you try fastboot oem partition dump userdata (using mfastboot, not Google's fastboot)?
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Well, it seems that I have to read something more about what you said here firstly xD
And the bootloader is locked.
But I appreciate any new idea that may lead to solving this problem.
Tenderenden said:
I will try that. Firstly my friend want to message the seller to get his phone repaired. So I can not touch anything in software until he is done.
Unfortunately in this case contacts weren't synchronised.
Well, it seems that I have to read something more about what you said here firstly xD
And the bootloader is locked.
But I appreciate any new idea that may lead to solving this problem.
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fastboot oem partition dump userdata may work with locked BL and it'd be great to know if it does...
LuK1337 said:
fastboot oem partition dump userdata may work with locked BL and it'd be great to know if it does...
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I will try it as fast as I can. Thanks

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