The bootloader is started shortly after the device's basic checks and is responsible for loading the Android OS. It can be used to boot different rooms besides the stock firmware, if the bootloader is unlocked.
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Android tablet won't reboot after rebooting using volume and power buttons
I am using a 7" Smartfren tablet called S7.
I was following this tutorial. When I got the last part about the bootloader, I turned my device off. I tried to reboot using the volume buttons and power ...
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Flashed my phone without rooting and now it doesn't work
I have an international Samsung Galaxy SIII i.e. GT-I9300.
Few days after the official upgrade to v4.1, it started freezing.
So I removed the battery and inserted again and it did not boot and was ...
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Can't access Recovery Menu Milestone a853
I'm trying to flash a Cyanogenmod 7.1.5 on my Motorola Milstone A853. I can access the Bootloader (version 90.74) and started RSDLite 5.7 and used a base sbf file, which flashes normally.
When I ...
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Galaxy s2 will not boot, wrong bootloader
My Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I1900 won't boot.
I tried to update to ICS with Kies which crashed, wherefore I unplugged the USB to start over.
Now my phone had no OS, and wouldn't respond to Kies anymore.
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Nexus S 4G Sprint dead?
I put my phone in clock mode and went to bed. When I woke up, the screen had "Google" displayed on it, and was alternating between "Google" and the menu bar blinking.
It does not boot up.
I used ...
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How to flash phone, if it stucks in bootloop
My phone gets stucked in a bootloop if I start it. The last thing I did was changing the fonts. I replaced droidsans by Segoe ui. Well I already deleted the cm10.zip on the phone and now can't flash ...
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How to upgrade HBOOT from 0.80.0007 to 1.01.0001
I own an HTC Wildfire with HBOOT version 0.80.0007 and S-On. How do I upgrade to HBOOT 1.01.0001? Can anyone give me a nudge in the right direction? I've been racking my brains for the last few days, ...
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Is there a way to tell if a boot loader can be unlocked before purchase?
For example are boot loaders unlockable only if the phone is branded and comes with a contract? If I bought a phone of Amazon.com would I likely be able to unlock the boot loader or is it really just ...
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Installing Android using only fastboot on HTC Vision
I lost my system somehow. My phone turned off and reboots during starting up.
I'm only able to go to hboot (fastboot/recovery etc.) on my phone, and I'm unable to run Android system.
I have tried ...
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Extract boot.img issues
I have been having a lot of trouble trying to extract a boot.img. Its one of Samsung's with the funky headers so none of the scripts work. I tried HEX editing it so it is a gzip (1f 8b 08) and ...
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Flash Nexus 7 without USB Debugging
My Nexus 7 32gb WiFi, running stock 4.2.1, is stuck on the Nexus 'X' symbol loading screen after boot. It stays there until the battery goes flat. The issue is that I have not enabled developer or ...
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How can I see bootloader stdout debugging messages?
I'm trying to understand the mechanisms of the Android bootloader.
The source code for this is here:
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What is the method to debug Android kernel from booting in tablet?
I have to test a custom Android build on a tablet and I need to know the method to debug the Android kernel from booting in the tablet?
The tablet has only a screen, 2 USB ports and an HDMI port.
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Auto boot when charger connected (for HTC Magic)
I want to let Android OS to boot automatically when the charger connected (for HTC Magic) without pressing power button
I found this guide:
Complete boot when charging
If your phone only gets one ...
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Andoid can't detect MeeGo file system
I have Asus EeePc laptop in which there is two drive partition
first of 246Gb
second of 4Gb
The first drive have MeeGo OS and other drive contain Android x86 OS for asus.
The Problem is that ...
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Is it possible to load only an .apk file on boot?
It is possible to override a step in the boot process (after all underlying dependencies have been met) to load an .apk file automatically? The optimal solution would be without something such as ...
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How to install fastboot drivers?
I have a cheap clone android (benss b3) that I managed to connect to win 7 by editing the .inf file in usb drivers. Now I want to load different ROMs via fastboot. However, when I boot to fastboot ...
