New Nexus 6 stuck in a bootloop trying to update to 5.1, please help. - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everyone I'm looking here as my last resort before sending my phone back to Motorola.
Bought a Nexus 6 from motorola uk which was delivered yesterday, switched phone on and all the Google apps on the phone updated, then had a notification OTA to download and install android 5.1 which I did, towards the end of the install process I had an error with the green android and a red exclamation mark.
I powered the device off with the power button and it turned back on and ever since it says "Android is starting" "Optimizing app 1 of 125" once it goes through all the apps it gets to the android boot screen then just goes back to the "Android is starting" "Optimizing app 1 of 125" over and over and over. (Infinite bootloop)
Pointers: The phone is not unlocked or rooted as I'm a noob its just fresh out the box, also I never opened/unlocked the developer options.
I have tried various recovery mode fixes, wiping cache and wiping all data and then rebooting the device with no luck.
Is there anyway I can hook my N6 up to my computer and fix this with a tool kit etc? I'm willing to try but I'd need basic instructions and reassurance it wouldn't muck up my warranty if it didn't work as my only other option is to exchange for a new device.
Any help, advice etc would be hugely appreciated. Thanks

Markh2001 said:
Hey everyone I'm looking here as my last resort before sending my phone back to Motorola.
Bought a Nexus 6 from motorola uk which was delivered yesterday, switched phone on and all the Google apps on the phone updated, then had a notification OTA to download and install android 5.1 which I did, towards the end of the install process I had an error with the green android and a red exclamation mark.
I powered the device off with the power button and it turned back on and ever since it says "Android is starting" "Optimizing app 1 of 125" once it goes through all the apps it gets to the android boot screen then just goes back to the "Android is starting" "Optimizing app 1 of 125" over and over and over. (Infinite bootloop)
Pointers: The phone is not unlocked or rooted as I'm a noob its just fresh out the box, also I never opened/unlocked the developer options.
I have tried various recovery mode fixes, wiping cache and wiping all data and then rebooting the device with no luck.
Is there anyway I can hook my N6 up to my computer and fix this with a tool kit etc? I'm willing to try but I'd need basic instructions and reassurance it wouldn't muck up my warranty if it didn't work as my only other option is to exchange for a new device.
Any help, advice etc would be hugely appreciated. Thanks
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Read the guide on how to fastboot flash a factory image. No toolkit necessary.

Would you mind posting a link to a guide? I forgot to add that I don't want my phone to become rooted by trying to fix this issue, I want to keep it stock like it was, also does not have developer options enabled stop me from going further.
Sorry for the questions I'm a noob to this and quite anxious.

AndroidSlave said:
Read the guide on how to fastboot flash a factory image. No toolkit necessary.
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Would you mind posting a link to a guide? I forgot to add that I don't want my phone to become rooted by trying to fix this issue, I want to keep it stock like it was, also does not have developer options enabled stop me from going further.
Sorry for the questions I'm a noob to this and quite anxious.

Can anyone still please help! I'm a noob and so need instructions on what to do! Please!

Markh2001 said:
Can anyone still please help! I'm a noob and so need instructions on what to do! Please!
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If you connect the phone to the pc is it recognised in bootloader mode? Do you have adb installed onyour pc?

gee2012 said:
If you connect the phone to the pc is it recognised in bootloader mode? Do you have adb installed onyour pc?
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All foreign language to me what your saying, trying my best to self learn right now. I'm downloading the adroid SDK and extracting the files, really want to sort this myself. Any pointers to getting into bootloader mode? And adb on the PC?

Markh2001 said:
All foreign language to me what your saying, trying my best to self learn right now. I'm downloading the adroid SDK and extracting the files, really want to sort this myself. Any pointers to getting into bootloader mode? And adb on the PC?
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 for easy adb installation. Read this too http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481.
To get into bootloader mode power down the device and after that press volume down + power. Here`s a guide to setup the sdk/adb http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/.

gee2012 said:
If you connect the phone to the pc is it recognised in bootloader mode? Do you have adb installed onyour pc?
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I've made the fastboot adb folder on my PC and attached my phone whilst it was in bootloader mode, I types in the command box adb devices and there is no list of attached devices.
I presume this is because I didn't enable developer options or USB debugging?

Markh2001 said:
I've made the fastboot adb folder on my PC and attached my phone whilst it was in bootloader mode, I types in the command box adb devices and there is no list of attached devices.
I presume this is because I didn't enable developer options or USB debugging?
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When in bootloader mode type : fastboot devices
-Edit- just read that your bootloade is still locked so i`am afraid there is nothing you can do to fix the issue as you cannot flash firmware with a locked bootloader. Best is to claim warranty because of a software issue while updating.

gee2012 said:
When in bootloader mode type : fastboot devices
-Edit- just read that your bootloade is still locked so i`am afraid there is nothing you can do to fix the issue as you cannot flash firmware with a locked bootloader. Best is to claim warranty because of a software issue while updating.
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Sorry to be a noob but how do I do this? Is this on the PC I presume?

Markh2001 said:
Sorry to be a noob but how do I do this? Is this on the PC I presume?
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There is nothing you can do with a locked bootloader, claim warranty/RMA

gee2012 said:
When in bootloader mode type : fastboot devices
-Edit- just read that your bootloade is still locked so i`am afraid there is nothing you can do to fix the issue as you cannot flash firmware with a locked bootloader. Best is to claim warranty because of a software issue while updating.
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Thought this would be the case, I went into adb fastboot and typed in fastboot devices and its showing some letters and numbers next to fastboot on screen if that helps.
In the future I presume I should make sure to enable developer options first so I can get out if this mess?
Also would it be best when I get my new n6 just to sideload the latest update marsmellow by getting the factory image from the Google website? Last question can I skip from 5.0 straight to 6.0 sideloading or do I have tobdo it one at a time?
Thanks for trying to help matey

Markh2001 said:
Thought this would be the case, I went into adb fastboot and typed in fastboot devices and its showing some letters and numbers next to fastboot on screen if that helps.
In the future I presume I should make sure to enable developer options first so I can get out if this mess?
Also would it be best when I get my new n6 just to sideload the latest update marsmellow by getting the factory image from the Google website? Last question can I skip from 5.0 straight to 6.0 sideloading or do I have tobdo it one at a time?
Thanks for trying to help matey
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Next time enable usb debugging and ENABLE OEM UNLOCK, both in developer options. You can flash the latest firmware available directly in fastboot by flashing the individual img files.
Here is a link to setup adb/platform-tools https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=...orial/&usg=AFQjCNGolazOWoMssTikMpokJ6TtwEND5A.

gee2012 said:
There is nothing you can do with a locked bootloader, claim warranty/RMA
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This is getting very weird now as I just typed into the adb fastboot window : fastboot oem unlock and its giving me a message on my screen to click yes and unlock the bootloader?

Markh2001 said:
This is getting very weird now as I just typed into the adb fastboot window : fastboot oem unlock and its giving me a message on my screen to click yes and unlock the bootloader?
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Well click the power button and in the next screen scroll down with the volume button to select yes and push power.

gee2012 said:
There is nothing you can do with a locked bootloader, claim warranty/RMA
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It says this on my Nexus 6 phone screen.
Unlock bootloader?
If you unlock the bootloader, you will be able to install custom operating system on this phone.
A custom OS is not subject to the same testing as the original OS, and can cause your phone and installed applications to stop working properly.
To prevent unauthorized access to your personal data, unlocking the bootloader will also delete all personal data from your phone (a "factory data reset".)
Press the volume up/down buttons to select yes or no. Then press power button to continue.
Yes (Unlock bootloader, may void warranty)
No. ( Do not unlock bootloader and restart phone)

Markh2001 said:
It says this on my Nexus 6 phone screen.
Unlock bootloader?
If you unlock the bootloader, you will be able to install custom operating system on this phone.
A custom OS is not subject to the same testing as the original OS, and can cause your phone and installed applications to stop working properly.
To prevent unauthorized access to your personal data, unlocking the bootloader will also delete all personal data from your phone (a "factory data reset".)
Press the volume up/down buttons to select yes or no. Then press power button to continue.
Yes (Unlock bootloader, may void warranty)
No. ( Do not unlock bootloader and restart phone)
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Click yes, see my above post

gee2012 said:
Click yes, see my above post
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Okay but will I be able to relock and put it back to the way it was? Can you please stay around to help me do this step by step?! I'd appreciate it a million

Markh2001 said:
Okay but will I be able to relock and put it back to the way it was? Can you please stay around to help me do this step by step?! I'd appreciate it a million
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Sure, but first we have to get the phone working again,

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[Q] Need to unlock bootloader, but borked device

Basically, I tried to flash the latest 5.1 image but unsuccessfully as the system.img wasn't extracted. For some reason I locked the bootloader and now I can't boot into a working system, and I can't reflash anything as the bootloader is locked. When attempting to unlock, it is telling me to go into dev settings to allow unlock.
Is there anything I can do?
Few threads about this today. Seems a regular user error. Can't think of a fix right now..
rootSU said:
Few threads about this today. Seems a regular user error. Can't think of a fix right now..
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Hmm, thanks anyway. I think this means I'm bricked. Moto E time I think.
boot to bootloader, fastboot oem unlock from fastboot command console on computer.
TheAmazingDave said:
boot to bootloader, fastboot oem unlock from fastboot command console on computer.
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Can't be done.
Have the same problem and try to solve it with Motorola. No luck at the moment.
lee.jarratt said:
Basically, I tried to flash the latest 5.1 image but unsuccessfully as the system.img wasn't extracted. For some reason I locked the bootloader and now I can't boot into a working system, and I can't reflash anything as the bootloader is locked. When attempting to unlock, it is telling me to go into dev settings to allow unlock.
Is there anything I can do?
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try flashing the factory img via your bootloader/fastboot
simms22 said:
try flashing the factory img via your bootloader/fastboot
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Can't. Boot loader is locked and requires a setting in android to be changed but android can't boot. Catch 22
rootSU said:
Can't. Boot loader is locked and requires a setting in android to be changed but android can't boot. Catch 22
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Are you positive? I just flashed a Nexus 7 from 5.0.2 to 4.4.4 with fastboot. fastboot oem unlock worked without checking that box.
TheAmazingDave said:
Are you positive? I just flashed a Nexus 7 from 5.0.2 to 4.4.4 with fastboot. fastboot oem unlock worked without checking that box.
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That's what all the threads about this today are saying... Including the op of this thread.
rootSU said:
That's what all the threads about this today are saying... Including the op of this thread.
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Damn, that's really lame...
Wow this craps really ticking me off with this update and all. I have been rooting modding for years and every damn time I get a device that uses fastboot I get nothing but trouble. I hard bricked three devices in the past with fastboot and it seems over the years fastboot hasn't gotten any better or easier. What a shame I love the nexus 6 but I'm seriously starting to reconsider and going back to the good old Odin devices.
I'm an idiot.
I made the mistake of trying to update my Nexus 6 (Stock 5.0 encrypted, rooted, Xposed) while talking to AT&T customer service on my other phone. Distracted flashing is a bad idea. I am sure I made SEVERAL mistakes.
I too was trying to flash the new 5.1 image and got an error when running ./flash-all.sh (I'm on a Macbook). Friend suggested I try to do it by flashing the boot.img recovery.img and then system.img manually. Got the boot to flash. Recovery flashed. System failed. Unfortunately I have closed the terminal windows and don't have the errors anymore. When it failed it said something about insufficient space. So (I'm assuming this is where I f**ked up) I hit start from the boot loader screen to boot into the system and delete some things even though I had plenty of space (over 20gb). It booted fine. When I went to reboot into bootloader, I accidentally selected recovery. It booted back into TWRP which confused me. I thought best bet would be to wipe the device and start over fresh. I wiped everything and booted back into bootloader... blackness. Now I have no response from the device at all. Nothing. No response from the power button. Nothing when I plug to a charger. Just blackness. Just a pretty, 2 day old Nexus 6 (warranty replacement from T-Mobile on Tuesday).
You wiped the boot partition too? Ouch...
Last time I did that, it was with my Nook Color. Thankfully that was able to boot from SD cards...
I have a similar problem with another Nexus 7 right now. Flash went corrupt, won't boot at all. No bootloader, no Google logo, nothing.
My only hope is that the device still talks to the computer, it shows up as a Qualcomm device under Ports in Windows Dev Manager. QPST picks it up and says it's in download mode. If I can source the hex files to flash, I think I can bring it back. I'm only sharing that because it might be your only hope too. Godspeed, sir.
beachbum40 said:
Wow this craps really ticking me off with this update and all. I have been rooting modding for years and every damn time I get a device that uses fastboot I get nothing but trouble. I hard bricked three devices in the past with fastboot and it seems over the years fastboot hasn't gotten any better or easier. What a shame I love the nexus 6 but I'm seriously starting to reconsider and going back to the good old Odin devices.
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lol, whats so hard with fastboot? fastboot oem unlock is rocket science? how about fastboot flash recovery recname.img? only way to hardbrick with fastboot is to flaah something to your device that doesnt belong there, or flash something into the wrong partition. how did you "hard brick" with fastboot???
simms22 said:
lol, whats so hard with fastboot? fastboot oem unlock is rocket science? how about fastboot flash recovery recname.img? only way to hardbrick with fastboot is to flaah something to your device that doesnt belong there, or flash something into the wrong partition. how did you "hard brick" with fastboot???
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The problem is that bootloader got relocked, and the OP is unable to get to the setting to enable oem unlock. Fastboot is errors out saying to Check "Allow OEM unlock", and FAILED (remote failure).
I would find it hard to believe that there is no solution to this. With all the bright minds here on XDA, I'm sure it can be figured out. The unlock setting must be stored somewhere, and it should be accessible.
When I first got my Nexus 6, I booted into the bootloader right after taking it out of the box (i.e., without booting into Android), and I was able to unlock the bootloader without having checked "Allow OEM unlock" in developer options. This could mean that the setting could potentially be located in /data somewhere.
OP, have you tried a factory reset in recovery? Have you tried playing around with the other bootloader menu items (e.g., "Factory", etc.)?
efrant said:
I would find it hard to believe that there is no solution to this. With all the bright minds here on XDA, I'm sure it can be figured out. The unlock setting must be stored somewhere, and it should be accessible.
When I first got my Nexus 6, I booted into the bootloader right after taking it out of the box (i.e., without booting into Android), and I was able to unlock the bootloader without having checked "Allow OEM unlock" in developer options. This could mean that the setting could potentially be located in /data somewhere.
OP, have you tried a factory reset in recovery? Have you tried playing around with the other bootloader menu items (e.g., "Factory", etc.)?
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Thank you for taking a look at my post. I have tried all the options in the bootloader menu with no dice. Things aren't looking promising for me...
You're all using the newest fastboot?
flash the factory img
edit.. nevermind, i see ive already said that

HELP PLEASE! Stuck in bootloader, NEXUS 6

Hi, I wanted to flash the 5.1 update to my new Nexus 6.
I went all over the basic steps.
After I unlocked the bootloader I tried to flash the image with the flash-all command.
It failed, so I remembered maybe I forgot to click on USB debugging? (This confuses me because I think I shouldn't be able to unlock bootloader without this).
When I wanted to start android I locked it first, so I would unlock it afterwards and erase everything to start as new.
Whan I locked it, I could not unlock it again. I can't access Android, neither do anything else like factory reset nor Recovery Mode. I return to the bootloader as soon as I press anything.
There are red words at the top: AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure). Does this means anything?
Is there any way to force unlocking the bootloader? When I try it, the phone tells me to go to Developer Options but I can't access Android.
Please HELP! Is there any way to flash a rom or android again in locked state? Recovery?
Thanks for reading this and thinking about a solution! I really hope I won't be stuck forever in bootloader.
Uh oh... Were you trying to downgrade back to LRX22C from LMY47D so that you could upgrade to LMY47M, by any chance?
If so you might be fooked.
Actually no. I was trying to upgrade from 5.01 to 5.1. I'm really scared of having my Nexus 6 bricked. I can't do anything to unlock the bootloader. Maybe I could sideload a recovery? But do I need to be unlocked?
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Try here this might help you. I hope.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3059518
I hope you get it sorted out. I have read SO many bad things regarding this topic and people being screwed that they cant get back in to re-unlock after relocking
toknitup420 said:
Try here this might help you. I hope.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3059518
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I already tried this solution, I think mine is a little different. At the end of the post it says to enter fastboot and restore with a factory image. I can't because I am not unlocked. In order to unlock my device I have to go to Developer Settings (it is the message when I use the OEM unlock command). but I can't access to Android. I am stuck in the bootloader but can run fastboot commands.
sotnasnauj said:
I already tried this solution, I think mine is a little different. At the end of the post it says to enter fastboot and restore with a factory image. I can't because I am not unlocked. In order to unlock my device I have to go to Developer Settings (it is the message when I use the OEM unlock command). but I can't access to Android. I am stuck in the bootloader but can run fastboot commands.
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The solution that was posted should work, but you need to use RSD Lite in order to flash the factory image, not fastboot.
Read it over nice and slow again, because you are in panic mode right now, so take your time and you will get it back up and running with no problems.
idtheftvictim said:
The solution that was posted should work, but you need to use RSD Lite in order to flash the factory image, not fastboot.
Read it over nice and slow again, because you are in panic mode right now, so take your time and you will get it back up and running with no problems.
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I think you are 100% right. I am in panic mode, thanks. I'll do it again following every step. I'll let you know.
sotnasnauj said:
I already tried this solution, I think mine is a little different. At the end of the post it says to enter fastboot and restore with a factory image. I can't because I am not unlocked. In order to unlock my device I have to go to Developer Settings (it is the message when I use the OEM unlock command). but I can't access to Android. I am stuck in the bootloader but can run fastboot commands.
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You should be OK. People in that thread have reported success flashing the new factory image while locked. Check the last few pages of the thread.
toknitup420 said:
You should be OK. People in that thread have reported success flashing the new factory image while locked. Check the last few pages of the thread.
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Thanks! I've been reading a lot from this thread but I get something unusual as the other people are experiencing. When I try to flash partition gpt.bin I get (bootloader) Unlock before flashin.
It is kind of contradictory as this fix supposedly fixes flashing without unlocking. I don't know if it is a problem of drivers. My PC sees my N6 as Google Nexus Bootlader Interface. In the thread, the PC sees the device as "Bulk" or "Qualcomm ....... etc etc".
My panic mode isn't turning off. I may be missing something.
sotnasnauj said:
Thanks! I've been reading a lot from this thread but I get something unusual as the other people are experiencing. When I try to flash partition gpt.bin I get (bootloader) Unlock before flashin.
It is kind of contradictory as this fix supposedly fixes flashing without unlocking. I don't know if it is a problem of drivers. My PC sees my N6 as Google Nexus Bootlader Interface. In the thread, the PC sees the device as "Bulk" or "Qualcomm ....... etc etc".
My panic mode isn't turning off. I may be missing something.
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Did utry fastboot devices to see your device is connected...then fastboot oem unlock?
Also, I'm the one who has found a fix for the bricked issues when it comes to locking and unlocking the boot loader...in boot loader...when u go to recovery....what happens?
Yes, my device is connected. I've tried everything. I've been reading the last thread and posted what is happening to me, this is the URL of my posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59659030
I can't go to recovery, I return to the BL.
idtheftvictim said:
The solution that was posted should work, but you need to use RSD Lite in order to flash the factory image, not fastboot.
Read it over nice and slow again, because you are in panic mode right now, so take your time and you will get it back up and running with no problems.
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Now I've tried everything in that thread, when I was reading I thought flashing gpt.bin would be the solution but I can't do it, I can't flash it.. It says "Unlock before flashing". Supposedly flashing gpt.bin would allow me to flash without unlocking.
My last resource is trying this on a mac, I've read you don't need drivers so maybe it is a driver thing. I HOPE SO..
Can't access adb with my pc.
You don't need adb.
sotnasnauj said:
Yes, my device is connected. I've tried everything. I've been reading the last thread and posted what is happening to me, this is the URL of my posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59659030
I can't go to recovery, I return to the BL.
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Download factory images...extract them....pull the stick recovery and use the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG
Also...did ubuse fastboot OEM unlock?
jamescable said:
Download factory images...extract them....pull the stick recovery and use the command fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG
Also...did ubuse fastboot OEM unlock?
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Yes, I used it but it tells me I need to go to Developer Settings and Allow OEM Unlock which I cant because cant access Android.
I can't flash anything as I am OEM Locked
sotnasnauj said:
Yes, I used it but it tells me I need to go to Developer Settings and Allow OEM Unlock which I cant because cant access Android.
I can't flash anything as I am OEM Locked
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I think you should lock this thread. Following advice from different people in different threads is a really BAD idea.
rootSU said:
I think you should lock this thread. Following advice from different people in different threads is a really BAD idea.
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I agree because op is somehow confused.....fastboot has nothing to do with develope settings USB enabled
Yes it does. He flashed the factory images, then relocked (which defaults to disabled oem unlocking). But something failed (guessing possibly userdata failed). I would recommend fastboot formats userdata to perform a factory reset from the boot loader to see if you can get android to boot.
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hlxanthus said:
Yes it does. He flashed the factory images, then relocked (which defaults to disabled oem unlocking). But something failed (guessing possibly userdata failed). I would recommend fastboot formats userdata to perform a factory reset from the boot loader to see if you can get android to boot.
Sent from my Nexus 6
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Yes.
Running
Code:
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
Make sure it's FORMAT not erase.
Then walk away, watch some T.V. and don't check it for a while. (Panic mode will make it seem forever, trust me! I did the same thing as you!)

Custom binary blocked by FRP lock

Hello people.
So i got a custom recovery (TeamWin project). I disabled OEM Unlock on purpose, because i thought it wouldn't show the red line up in the bootscreen.
After trying to reboot, it wouldn't reboot, and i can't go into Recovery mode. I can't install any custom firmware too, because i've got the OEM Unlock set to "off"
Can someone please help, i can't find a topic similiar to my case, where i've bricked my phone and have no idea what to do.
Thanks to all those who are tying me to help <3.
Viesuliss said:
Hello people.
So i got a custom recovery (TeamWin project). I disabled OEM Unlock on purpose, because i thought it wouldn't show the red line up in the bootscreen.
After trying to reboot, it wouldn't reboot, and i can't go into Recovery mode. I can't install any custom firmware too, because i've got the OEM Unlock set to "off"
Can someone please help, i can't find a topic similiar to my case, where i've bricked my phone and have no idea what to do.
Thanks to all those who are tying me to help <3.
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As long as you can get it in the download mode you can use fastboot with a PC.
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As long as you can get it in the download mode you can use fastboot with a PC.
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It doesn't recognize my device. I have tried every single tutorial found on google and still can't seem to unlock my bootloader.
Can't flash recovery nor the official stock firmware.
Viesuliss said:
It doesn't recognize my device. I have tried every single tutorial found on google and still can't seem to unlock my bootloader.
Can't flash recovery nor the official stock firmware.
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If you are on Windows you have to install the right (usb)driver.
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If you are on Windows you have to install the right (usb)driver.
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No luck with that. I installed. Restarted my computer and device.
Went in to download mode and nothing shows up.
Viesuliss said:
No luck with that. I installed. Restarted my computer and device.
Went in to download mode and nothing shows up.
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Look and ask on the forum/thread of your device

How to Re-Lock Bootloader?

I need to lock my bootloader to do an exchange at T-Mobile. I have 20R stock flashed, but it still says custom bootloader upon boot, how do I relock it safely?
I read that "fastboot oem lock" will work, but will brick it if I don't do it perfectly. Any advice on what to do?
TechGuruGJ said:
I need to lock my bootloader to do an exchange at T-Mobile. I have 20R stock flashed, but it still says custom bootloader upon boot, how do I relock it safely?
I read that "fastboot oem lock" will work, but will brick it if I don't do it perfectly. Any advice on what to do?
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ive done it .. it works. it will build dalvik once it reboots.
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
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adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
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adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
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fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
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fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
I'm terribly sorry if bumping is not ok.
Thought it wasn't worth making a new thread, since my post is about the one above.
Has anybody actually tried these steps above? (Since every other thread mentioning this says it's a one-way only thing..)
Does locking the bootloader means also loosing the custom recovery? (I'd expect that, but asking to be sure)
Does it return the phone to it's original state? (ie. before one unlocked the bootloader, or there are some differences?)
Does it also means I would be able to get official OTA updates and so on? (since with a custom recovery, that's not possible)
Thanks in advance.
Yes, it does work. I did it, worked perfectly. Yes it does return your device to it's original state. Just make sure the stock ROM is flashed and all should be well. I didn't try, but I see no reason why it wouldn't let you get OTA updates from T-Mobile. Let me know if you need help.
Nadeox1 said:
I'm terribly sorry if bumping is not ok.
Thought it wasn't worth making a new thread, since my post is about the one above.
Has anybody actually tried these steps above? (Since every other thread mentioning this says it's a one-way only thing..)
Does locking the bootloader means also loosing the custom recovery? (I'd expect that, but asking to be sure)
Does it return the phone to it's original state? (ie. before one unlocked the bootloader, or there are some differences?)
Does it also means I would be able to get official OTA updates and so on? (since with a custom recovery, that's not possible)
Thanks in advance.
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ive said ive done it. on the above instructions you dont beleive.??
i think you loose the twrp phone doesnt show unlocked bootloader message did not check recovery but it must revert t stock one.. not sure about OTA since am not in tmobile network.
you dont need OTA. you can always download KDZ and flash it with LGUP.
and stay uptodate.
raptorddd said:
ive said ive done it. on the above instructions you dont beleive.??
i think you loose the twrp phone doesnt show unlocked bootloader message did not check recovery but it must revert t stock one.. not sure about OTA since am not in tmobile network.
you dont need OTA. you can always download KDZ and flash it with LGUP.
and stay uptodate.
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Thanks both for replying.
And no @raptorddd , I did not mean that.
Your post is the only mentioning that locking the bootloader is possible, while all the other similar threads have ony people saying otherwise / it's not possible. I guess a slightly doubt is legit to have, don't take it wrongly
raptorddd said:
ive done it .. it works. it will build dalvik once it reboots.
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
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adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
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adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
Quote:
fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
Quote:
fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
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I have follow this instructions and now it giving me and error. Any fix??
WARMANH811 said:
I have follow this instructions and now it giving me and error. Any fix??
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What error?
TechGuruGJ said:
What error?
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Secure booting Error!
Error code: 1003
MODIFIED ! !
WARMANH811 said:
Secure booting Error!
Error code: 1003
MODIFIED ! !
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are you sure you have h811.? i did not get that error ive tried this twice..
i remeber getting an security boot error on LG G2 i fix by flashing firmware .. so maybe KDZ could help..
if not am not sure then search for that error and find out how to fix.
raptorddd said:
ive done it .. it works. it will build dalvik once it reboots.
I was able to Lock the bootloader.
1. I connected the phone to my PC
2. Powered on the Phone (it took a few tried of pulling the battery and powering on)
3. Check the box for OEM Unlock in Dev. Option
4. Use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and type in
Quote:
adb devicecs
- you should see the phone listed as one of the devices in the command line window
Quote:
adb reboot bootloader
- phone should reboot and you shouold see 3 lines of text on top
Quote:
fastboot oem lock
- nothing will happen on the phone, but on in the commandline it should say that it is done
Quote:
fastboot reboot
Phone reboots and the boot screen does not show the unlocked bootloader message anymore
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My H811 T-mobile phone needs service. It has original 20v software version. It is unlocked with TWRP and rooted. Can I use this method? Do I first have to downgrade software to some other version? Will this method also take out TWRP and root or do I still have to take them out before doing this? How? Please help.
joecandle said:
My H811 T-mobile phone needs service. It has original 20v software version. It is unlocked with TWRP and rooted. Can I use this method? Do I first have to downgrade software to some other version? Will this method also take out TWRP and root or do I still have to take them out before doing this? How? Please help.
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no need to downgrade. to remove root and any trace if phone works. is to use KDZ then once it boots into system do the lock procedure. so it locks and the small white letter are removed. this way its like stock rom and recovery and the above commmands will make bootloader locked. and sent to repair. if bootloops try the freezing method.
Used on an LG Aristo that has Cyanogen and it worked
raptorddd said:
ive said ive done it. on the above instructions you dont beleive.??
i think you loose the twrp phone doesnt show unlocked bootloader message did not check recovery but it must revert t stock one.. not sure about OTA since am not in tmobile network.
you dont need OTA. you can always download KDZ and flash it with LGUP.
and stay uptodate.
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This was the only one i found that didnt brick my phone and trust me ive bricked and unbricked this phone many times
When you use the fastboot command to lock back your bootloader, the phone doesn't revert automatically to the stock recovery and actually that is partly the reason why it bricks and other main reason is that changes made to bootloader to obtain root brick the phone. before you relock bootloader, if you have SuperSU (in-app menu option) or Magisk (uninstall zip file), use their respective methods to unroot the phone, then use twrp to flash .image file of stock recovery to recovery partition then use the fastboot command to lock the bootloader. Even then it may or may not work because if whatever method the phone uses to check the integrity of bootloader and/or recovery, such as md5, if it doesn't match, the phone will still brick. Since all your data on phone will be erased regardless as soon as you lock the bootloader, i personally just fastboot lock the bootloader, remove battery to power down, use the volume up and plug usb cable in from pc to put phone in download mode and just use LGUP (uppercut) if have kdz file already, which i do, i just let LG Bridge download the file, find it in programs folder and copy it to another location before LG Bridge deletes it --OR-- just use error recovery option in Software Update tab in LG Bridge as both LGUP and LG Bridge will detect the phone in download mode even if it is bricked.
By the way, I have used both methods above dozens of times without any issues, someone above who mentioned phone boot-looping because of locking the bootloader, it is boot-looping not because of hardware flaw which was widespread in LG G3 but a software issue (phone boots up, doesn't find the software configuration it is looking for and just restarts) and they are not the same issues, no need to freeze the phone, won't help.
the method works, but no OTA from T-Mobile. "verification problem".
When I try to "adb reboot bootloader" I get "security error".
If I try reboot recovery, TWRP is definitely not there.
Just want to update from20Q to 20X.
Any help would be appreciated.
metropical said:
the method works, but no OTA from T-Mobile. "verification problem".
When I try to "adb reboot bootloader" I get "security error".
If I try reboot recovery, TWRP is definitely not there.
Just want to update from20Q to 20X.
Any help would be appreciated.
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The above points to you not giving permission possibly because either you missed the permission pop-up or selected option that didn't allow permission.
Can anyone help me?
When i unlock bootloader on my lg velvet 4g the fingerprint stop working so i want to relock. But when i put this on cmd "adb reboot bootloader" it only restarts my phone. Doesnt shows me the bootloader menu it only restarts normaly
Lukasz23 said:
Can anyone help me?
When i unlock bootloader on my lg velvet 4g the fingerprint stop working so i want to relock. But when i put this on cmd "adb reboot bootloader" it only restarts my phone. Doesnt shows me the bootloader menu it only restarts normaly
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managed to solve?

Bricked phone

Hi
I've been so stupid that i locked the oem setting, without any OS an recovery.
By all that, i've been searching online for a solution for days, without any luck...
So now im back with a phone that's oem locked and can't unlock it because i can't allow oem unlocking in developer settings, and can't do adb push because i do not have any recovery on the phone.
Is there anybody that can help me?
Recyclebin. said:
Hi
I've been so stupid that i locked the oem setting, without any OS an recovery.
By all that, i've been searching online for a solution for days, without any luck...
So now im back with a phone that's oem locked and can't unlock it because i can't allow oem unlocking in developer settings, and can't do adb push because i do not have any recovery on the phone.
Is there anybody that can help me?
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Can't you get to the bootloader and fastboot the stock google images? This is a N6, right?
@ktmom: He can get to the bootloader, but it's locked, which means fastboot is not an option. Worse, he apparently has no recovery installed so he can't sideload an OTA.
The OP is screwed.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@ktmom: He can get to the bootloader, but it's locked, which means fastboot is not an option. Worse, he apparently has no recovery installed so he can't sideload an OTA.
The OP is screwed.
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Yeah, spaced
What about running recovery on the pc? I've never done that. I guess it requires an unlocked bootloader also.
I dunno, this is an N9 thread as is this one, but if I was in this position, I think I'd read through these.
I didn't think of that. It may work. Then he can sideload.
Recyclebin. said:
Hi
I've been so stupid that i locked the oem setting, without any OS an recovery.
By all that, i've been searching online for a solution for days, without any luck...
So now im back with a phone that's oem locked and can't unlock it because i can't allow oem unlocking in developer settings, and can't do adb push because i do not have any recovery on the phone.
Is there anybody that can help me?
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Power up arrow to get into bootloader mode
might have to unlock bootloader at this point (dont remember the exact process you can google it) should be another fastboot command
fastboot flash recovery preferably twrp
then you should be able to load up a rom
ktmom said:
Yeah, spaced
What about running recovery on the pc? I've never done that. I guess it requires an unlocked bootloader also.
I dunno, this is an N9 thread as is this one, but if I was in this position, I think I'd read through these.
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How can i make a running recovery on a pc?
Tried to search for it, but i cant find anything on it
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
The above command sends the device into recovery mode using an image stored on a PC's hard drive. From there the owner of the device can use the recovery just as if it were installed in the /recovery partition of the device's internal storage. Files that the owner of the device wishes to use are stored in the device's internal storage.
It won't help the OP however. An unlocked bootloader is one of the pre-requisites.
Cant boot up a live recovery either, because of tge locked bootloader...
Anyone got other ideas? Im really lost with this one
Contact Lenovorola and pay for the privilege of having your device serviced. You're totally screwed.

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