Stuck in Fastboot - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok..so here's the situation. I was going to install a new ROM ( my son got a new phone a iphone ) but any ways. As I was in TWRP i did everything we all normally do but the phone died mid flashing GAPPS. when i went to pulg the phone to the charger and restart the phone i see that it started to boot up the it jumped straight to FASTBOOT and it's stuck. I can toggle through fastboot but that is it. when i go to restart it will show the boot animation but then goes to fast boot. it wont go to TWRP nothing. I've combed XDA and found the multi tool but don't think that is working or i might be using it wrong. the computer doesn't recognize the phone. im trying to get this phone back up and going and give to my daughter . any help is greatly appreciated. thank you in advacne.

Here's what I'm talking about just in case someone asks

Try installing a stock factory image from fastboot.

runekock said:
Try installing a stock factory image from fastboot.
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How...I can't get my computer to recognize the phone... When I plug it in it doesn't read it...I should have the drivers already installed...adb push right.... I'll search for the command to see if it finds the phone

adb never works in fastboot mode. You'll have to use the fastboot command.
On the PC, try
fastboot devices
to see whether the phone is available. If not, check your drivers - I believe that fastboot uses a different USB driver.
With fastboot, you can't install zip-files, only image files. So download the stock factory image, not the OTA.

runekock said:
adb never works in fastboot mode. You'll have to use the fastboot command.
On the PC, try
fastboot devices
to see whether the phone is available. If not, check your drivers - I believe that fastboot uses a different USB driver.
With fastboot, you can't install zip-files, only image files. So download the stock factory image, not the OTA.
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Thanks for the heads up I'll definitely be trying this and I'll give you an update soon

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[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 ?

urgent help required : crushed incredible

hi everyone,
i am having a really bad day.
I had incredible s stock 4.0.4 installed, unlocked, s-on, hboot 2.002
I've tried to download the latest 4.4.2 rom i found in the forum, the device showed the update is completed, then the device restarted and froze on HTC screen.
I've tried to install other roms and it didn't work as well, moreover, the device can not be detected by pc without a reason.
I've cleared all caches by the way.. any one can help !
install this Hboot
[/COLOR]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270589
OR
flash boot manual
what if my USB slot is broken into my pc, can i do this using an SD card?
micho119 said:
what if my USB slot is broken into my pc, can i do this using an SD card?
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No.
072665995 said:
No.
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Since you are telling device is not detected in PC,
I can safely assume that you are not flashing boot.img through fastboot from PC.
If you are S-ON, you need to flash boot.img file of ROM you want to install through fastboot command...
fastboot flash boot boot.img
google it for more info.
And connect your phone, go to fastboot mode and check with command
fastboot devices
your device should be listed in fastboot mode
and if still not detecting by PC, then must be driver issue and it should have nothing to do with phone.
RmatriX1218 said:
Since you are telling device is not detected in PC,
I can safely assume that you are not flashing boot.img through fastboot from PC.
If you are S-ON, you need to flash boot.img file of ROM you want to install through fastboot command...
fastboot flash boot boot.img
google it for more info.
And connect your phone, go to fastboot mode and check with command
fastboot devices
your device should be listed in fastboot mode
and if still not detecting by PC, then must be driver issue and it should have nothing to do with phone.
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I just reread his post. Then reread yours. And I realized that the other guy's post doesn't really make much sense. I don't know if he is saying if his computer's USB port is broken. If so then use another one. Then I could also read it as His phone's USB port is broken, and in that case, he really is out of luck.
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I just reread his post. Then reread yours. And I realized that the other guy's post doesn't really make much sense. I don't know if he is saying if his computer's USB port is broken. If so then use another one. Then I could also read it as His phone's USB port is broken, and in that case, he really is out of luck.
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Hey, lt's lot of guess work here and we need to hear from actual victim...
but let me put my basis..
from 1st post, I can assume that he doesn't know of fact that he need to flash boot image through fastboot.
Hence, I believe that he may even doesn't know what if fastboot.
And without any ROM installed, device can only be detected in fastboot.
So, I strongly believe, he need to try to detect device in fastboot mode and very less chances USB is broken.
Now lets wait to hear from OP guy.
in htc sunsation 4ext recovery there is a way to flash boot.img
try it :
1- go to 4ext recovery
2- select Tools
3- the last one is ( enable smart flash)>> click it once then flash ROM
I don't know if our 4ext recovery support this feature or not
yep. because this is development and all that.

[Q] 1092 TWRP on 5.0 bootloop, stuck in recovery [SOLVED]

Hi,
I was on 5.0, running stock recovery and rooted. Today, installed TWRP for 5.0 on my device. I tried to flash the droid command center widget on my phone usng twrp, and it failed. I also hit the fix permissions option. After that the phone does not boot up, simply flashes the unlocked bootloader sign and shows the moto boot animation for a second or two before shutting down.
I can boot into recovery, and the computer detects the phone. But adb doesn't detect the device. I have the 1092 5.0 OTA on my computer and saved it on the phone in an attempt to flash it thru TWRP, but that failed with the message shown in the img attached. I also tried flashing stock 4.4.4, but that gave an error "Updating partition details" failed.
Can someone help me get back into my phone? :crying: ADB doesn't seem to be detecting my phone, else I'd have tried to install a rom via fastboot.
I have multi-tool v4.1 installed, would I be able to flash a rom (stock unrooted and full wipe is perfectly fine too) via that considering adb does not detect my phone, but the computer does?
Well, that looks annoying.
I've found myself in similar situations when I've accidentally flashed something I shouldn't have. The good news is that if you can boot to recovery you can also probably boot to the bootloader and use fastboot.
Have you tried wiping everything and going back to stock? It's time consuming but at least you'll end up with a working phone.
I had to do this when I put the wrong recovery on a phone and it mangled partitions. Device wouldn't boot.
There are instructions for the moto x here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/restore-to-stock-t2873657
oldcynic said:
Well, that looks annoying.
I've found myself in similar situations when I've accidentally flashed something I shouldn't have. The good news is that if you can boot to recovery you can also probably boot to the bootloader and use fastboot.
Have you tried wiping everything and going back to stock? It's time consuming but at least you'll end up with a working phone.
I had to do this when I put the wrong recovery on a phone and it mangled partitions. Device wouldn't boot.
There are instructions for the moto x here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/restore-to-stock-t2873657
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Thanks for the reply! Color me silly, but would I be able to use fastboot given that when I run adb the 'adb devices' command does not show my phone?
HAXTREME said:
Thanks for the reply! Color me silly, but would I be able to use fastboot given that when I run adb the 'adb devices' command does not show my phone?
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Because fastboot mode can start on your device even before Android loads (and can even run when Android isn't installed at all), fastboot mode is useful for updating the firmware quickly, without having to use a recovery mode.
Adb relies on android booting and usb debugging being enabled and the computer being authorized for debugging (L feature). Fastboot does not. Try booting into the bootloader and then run "fastboot devices" . Mine shows up. I suspect yours will too. If it doesn't then I'm out of my depth here.
oldcynic said:
Because fastboot mode can start on your device even before Android loads (and can even run when Android isn't installed at all), fastboot mode is useful for updating the firmware quickly, without having to use a recovery mode.
Adb relies on android booting and usb debugging being enabled and the computer being authorized for debugging (L feature). Fastboot does not. Try booting into the bootloader and then run "fastboot devices" . Mine shows up. I suspect yours will too. If it doesn't then I'm out of my depth here.
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Ah yes. For some reason, my fastboot file had gotten deleted from the folder and so the command didn't run. Everything went smooth once I noticed that. Had to downgrade to 4.4.4., but w/e. Thanks @oldcynic

[Q] No OS Nexus 6 on 5.1 update

I updated my phone to Nexus to 5.1 last night and it got stuck in the boot animation but I figured it would be done when I woke up. Much to my dismay that was not the case so I tried to factory reset and now I get this message that says "No OS found." Tried to plug it up to the computer but it won't connect. I think it may have something to do with the OEM Lock but I cant fix that without the phone turning on. Please help!
How exactly did you upgrade your phone?
Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
lostnthought said:
I updated my phone to Nexus to 5.1 last night and it got stuck in the boot animation but I figured it would be done when I woke up. Much to my dismay that was not the case so I tried to factory reset and now I get this message that says "No OS found." Tried to plug it up to the computer but it won't connect. I think it may have something to do with the OEM Lock but I cant fix that without the phone turning on. Please help!
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Please provide more info. Stock or custom recovery?
Evolution_Freak said:
Please provide more info. Stock or custom recovery?
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Custom Recovery.. TWRP v2.8.2
lostnthought said:
Custom Recovery.. TWRP v2.8.2
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From bootloader, enter the following fastboot commands:
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
This should allow you to get back into TWRP and flash a ROM.
DebianDog said:
How exactly did you upgrade your phone?
Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
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This may sound silly but I'm not 100% sure. A system notification had been on my screen for over two weeks saying that I had a system update to 5.1 and I finally decided to download and install said update and then it sent me to recovery mode. I don't know why I did but I hit fix permissions.. Just fiddling trying to figure everything out and this is where we are.
Evolution_Freak said:
From bootloader, enter the following fastboot commands:
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
This should allow you to get back into TWRP and flash a ROM.
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I can get into recovery mode but there isn't a ROM that I can find.. It's gone. And like I said it won't connect to the computer via USB port. (Tried several ports,as well as, different cords) Can't enable OEM lock
lostnthought said:
I can get into recovery mode but there isn't a ROM that I can find.. It's gone. And like I said it won't connect to the computer via USB port. (Tried several ports,as well as, different cords) Can't enable OEM lock
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I'm not asking you to boot to recovery. Boot to bootloader.
lostnthought said:
I can get into recovery mode but there isn't a ROM that I can find.. It's gone. And like I said it won't connect to the computer via USB port. (Tried several ports,as well as, different cords) Can't enable OEM lock
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move a rom via a computer to your phone. either connect the recovery to your computer and move it, or connect to a computer and adb push it to your phone.
Sorry, I guess I misread your post. I thought you said can't get to recovery. From TWRP you should be able to enable MTP transfer. Then your PC should see it and you can transfer files as @simms22 suggested.
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"No OS found."
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From TWRP, perhaps you wiped the System partition? Heh, I did that just last night... woops... "round 2"!
As a side note, if you're trying to use adb/fastboot from Windows... I had nothing but problems myself, even with the proper drivers. At worst, I had to open the Device Manager, find the phone, and force-install ("update") the driver to Android->Composite USB Device before it would be recognized. Absurd, but pains of working from Windows. (Conversely, I've had pain-free experiences from OSX and Ubuntu.)
vormund said:
From TWRP, perhaps you wiped the System partition? Heh, I did that just last night... woops... "round 2"!
As a side note, if you're trying to use adb/fastboot from Windows... I had nothing but problems myself, even with the proper drivers. At worst, I had to open the Device Manager, find the phone, and force-install ("update") the driver to Android->Composite USB Device before it would be recognized. Absurd, but pains of working from Windows. (Conversely, I've had pain-free experiences from OSX and Ubuntu.)
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you dont need adb to move anything to your phone when using twrp. just connect to twrp using the mtp option.

Oneplus 3T will not boot into full recovery

I updated my oneplus and i got the TWRP decryption message, so i formatted it back to the stock format.
now all the phone does is boot into the bootloader but gets stuck on the boot screen of Blu Spark 3.1.1
my computer wont recognize it while its in the bootloader or while its stuck trying to boot in twrp
is there anything i can do or is my phone screwed at this point? i see a lot of threads that would answer parts of my issue but nothing that covers this as a whole. id rather ask for help now while there may be some hope.
nickhawkjones said:
my computer wont recognize it while its in the bootloader or while its stuck trying to boot in twrp
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So no response to fastboot commands, while in bootloader-fastboot mode?
Are you sure you installed the right drivers for your pc? If all else fails, you can do this.
This is how I fixed my phone when i was stuck at a black screen. You can also try a different usb cord or port. Check device manager and see if it recognizes it when its plugged in. hope this helps!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvfA5WrVDQM
can you boot into fastboot? if your phone can boot to fastboot mode..just flash stock recovery image..then flash rom via adb shell (better flash the stock rom). if it works you can reinstall the custom recovery image or something. dont forget to erase everything via stock recovery..

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