Questions tagged [bootloader]
for questions on the bootloader, which is kind of "BIOS mode" on Android devices
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Rooting Sony Xperia xa2 ultra
I permanently deleted my "DCIM" folder from my internal storage while connected to my pc using a usb cable, before unlocking the bootloader and factory resetting my phone and rooting my phone and ...
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Appending large length encoded in DER to custom recovery
I want to install custom recovery with locked bootloader by exploiting some bugs following this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-5a/how-to/bypass-bootloader-lock-redmi-5ariva-...
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Why stock kernel is not being restored even after flashing boot.img?
I have a moto g4 plus(rooted) which is stuck on bootloop. I dropped the device and 1/3 of the screen was gone but the game I was playing was still on the screen. So I restarted my device but it stuck ...
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Seemingly dead Sony Z5 Compact gets detected as QHSUSB Bulk
My 2 year old Z5c (E5823, non rooted, official Sony Nougat update) died while updating some app, and doesn’t show any signs of life since then. Connecting the charger doesn’t turn on LED indicator, ...
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Orange state: can't boot into fastboot after bootloader unlock (REALME 1)
Can anyone help me with this? I unlocked my bootloader successfully. But after that, when I am trying to get into fastboot mode, I am not able to do so. Whenever I run adb reboot fastboot, phone ...
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unable to flash stock rom in swipe elite plus
I'm trying to flash MIUI 8 on my Swipe Elite Plus. It fails and the is device not booting; it's stuck into the Videocon boot logo. After that I successfully flashed the Swipe Elite Plus stock ROM, in ...
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SM-G130E phone is not booting after the Samsung Logo (Samsung star Duos 2)
This icon (!) comes when im trying to hard reset by Volume up + Home + Power. Any solution?
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My honor 6x stuck on logo screen after update
My honor device stuck on logo screen after installing the official update, unable to access the E-recovery and my bootloader is unlock, i try to unbrick my phone using multi tool but they software is ...
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Unlock bootloader in Asus Zenfone max plus m1
Could someone please tell me how to get bootloader unloaded on the Asus Zenfone max plus m1 I have already tried the official unlock tool put out by Asus and it doesn't do anything but restart the ...
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actual limitations of locked bootloader
I have read in many posts that a locked bootloader prevents from flashing custom ROMs, because it checks the digital signature of the ROM itself.
I thought a "bootloader" was only responsible for ...
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fastboost doesn't see device on linux even with su and sudo
so i Had a trouble booting into download mode on my Samsung Galaxy J4 to boot twrprecovery.img and not flashing it after enabling "developers options" and "USB debugging" and "Unlock OEM" now ...
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Unlock Bootloader from EDL mode via MSMDownloadTool
Problem
I'd like to know the proper process of "hacking" emmc_appsboot.mbn in order to flash already an unlocked bootloader from start.
I didn't want to ask for a file from an already unlocked phone ...
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Phone turned off for empty battery. Now it gives “No command”
My non-rooted phone (Morotola MOTO G5s Plus, bought just 2 months ago) just reached the 1% battery and automatically Powered Off.
I charged it for some hours. Tried to turn it on but just the flash ...
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ADB/Fastboot not detecting Android stuck in bootloader
I tried to flash the most recent android pie update to my pixel 2 only for it to fail writing partitions even though I followed a recent guide to my best ability. Now, the phone is stuck in the ...
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Have oem unlocking option available in nokia 3 ,do i have to unlock bootloader?
there are guides on rooting and it first requires to unlock bootloader on nokia3, at first i did do it but due to some issue i had flash firmware ,after flashing back there was a option available of ...
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Can't unlock my phones bootloader
I'm using a local branded chinese phone. And my phones comes with locked bootloader. As it is a local branded phone, manufacture doesn't provide a official way to unlock it! I've tried many way I ...
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Unlocking Bootloader Android 7.1.2
I have a RCA device running Android 7.1.2. I'm having difficulty unlocking the bootloader.
On my device I've an option to turn on OEM Unlocking. When I try it asks if I want to enable when I select ...
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Huawei bootloader: what is “FB Lock” and how to unlock it?
I was playing around with my spare Huawei phone trying to bypass the security without wiping data and came along this article: https://blog.salvationdata.com/2018/09/07/case-study-mobile-forensics-a-...
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Android device load process (preparing flashing)
Standard Android OS load process looks like (from docs):
BootROM (starts with 'on' button)
Bootloader
Kernel
init/mounting
Zygote+Dalvik VM
System services
But I have a difficulties ...
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Motorola Moto G5 crashes when trying to use WhatsApp’s web app and won’t reboot anymore (LineageOS/ViperOS)
First, I tried to install LineageOS on my Motorola Moto G5 which worked perfectly fine – until I installed WhatsApp and tried to open its web application. Therefore, one has to scan a QR-code. But ...
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how to succesfully boot into bootloader/fastboot mode on alcatel 5049z smartphone
I am having issues( i am a "novice" when it comes to unlocking a30 android bootloader with a PC...) with booting into bootloader/fastboot mode on my stock rom--android 7--Alcatel a30(non rooted 5049z?)...
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Can't unlock bootloader Moto G5 XT1672
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my Moto G5, the adb commands works, but I can't find my device in the command prompt when it is in fastboot mode.
I was following the instructions on this ...
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How do I lock my bootloader with adb
I tried to unlock my bootloader with fastboot but that didn't work
>fastboot oem relock XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
FAILED (remote: 'root type is risk')
Finished. Total time: 0.014s
So I thought that adb ...
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Unlock Moto X without using Motorola Unlock?
Motorola provides a site to unlock the phone. essentially you paste in data fastboot gives you, then you past in the result that the site gives you to fast boot. Is there a way to unlock the phone ...
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How to prove that the bootloader of a device is unlockable when it currently shows as locked?
A newly bought Pixel device from a random seller can switch between carriers but the bootloader shows as locked.
Are all pixel devices' bootloaders locked by default? And how to show that it is ...
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Multiple problems with HTC M8S after rom upgrade
I have an old HTC M8S I'm trying to give a new lease on life by getting off the stock ROM. It's an EE (read Orange UK) branded phone.
romver: 1.11.61.2
CID: ORANG001
ModelID: 0PKV10000
Project: ...
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Fastboot unlock failed
I have a Nokia 6 and whenever I try to unlock my device I am facing error.
The command
sudo fastboot oem unlock
The result
(remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
Any suggestions?
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Install LinageOS on LG G6 H870DS without unlocking the bootloader (which doesn't seem possible)
I have a H870DS and want to install LineageOS on it. So the first step would be unlocking the bootloader and install TWRP. After some research, it seems that I bought a brick: After following the ...
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Why can't Odin recognize the phone in system recovery?
If I boot the phone in system recovery, it doesn't detect the phone:
But when I boot the phone normally, Odin can detect it:
If I flash TWRP recovery anyway, the log is:
<ID:0/004> Odin ...
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(Samsung) Possibility to check bootloader status using PC
Is it possible to check bootloader status using adb of a samsung device back from 2014 or older?
(s5 and below) there's no fastboot, and no "OEM Unlock" in developer options
and since i need to get ...
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As of vendors - whose bootloaders are easy to unlock, and whose not?
The vendors differ in their attitude to unlocking the bootloader. Some require codes for unlocking, some not. Some require proprietary, Windows-only software, other not.
Which of the vendors are ...
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Is it possible to unlock the bootloader of moto e4 without computer?
I want to root my phone but I dont have a computer to unlock the bootloader so im wondering if it is posible to do this without a computer if so how? I tried googling how to do this but google thinks ...
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Possible to use mods with locked bootloader? Xposed, Root, zip files Twrp
I want to unlock bootloader install twrp, flash xposed and magisk zip files through twrp. Flash the stock roms recovery again relock the bootloader to be able to use those mods.
Is this possible, i ...
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How to change bootloader device name? [duplicate]
Please read this first:
How to hide or spoof bootloader info from any app?
Can we at least change the bootloader name? Thereby altering the device identity by giving a new code name.
I hope you will ...
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How to hide or spoof bootloader info from any app?
I have spent hours trying to perfect build.prop and when I finally was at the end I forgot about this leakage. Any app can easily know device's bootloader info. I realized this when I ran CPU-Z. ...
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Is it possible to enable and use USB debugging with an Android device turned off?
I heard about the procedure: Connect the device to the computer by USB holding the UP button; I tried and did not see results. I need something more detailed. I have a Philco tablet that looks like ...
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What is the lock in bootloader?
I know how to unlock. It's through fastboot oem unlock.
I know why the manufactures place a lock. It's for security reasons.
But what is the lock? Is it a file in the system, saying "Hey, the ...
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Xiaomi Mi5s plus' display won't turn on after updating LOS
I encountered a very strange problem with my Mi5s plus (natrium). I was flashing the recent LOS 20180717 version, Open GApps Aroma and Magisk 16.0 via TWRP (in that order). That's my usual procedure ...
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Sony XPeria T service menu app missing
I just found out that I have a Sony XPeria T, not a Sony XPeria Z1 Compact. After years of owning it. Wow.
So I wanted to try some things that I previously discarded because they weren't possible with ...
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Asus Fonepad 7 bootloader is lost
Trying to flash my tablet (K012 Fonepad 7 fe170cg) I ran this commad
fastboot flash fastboot boot.img
and now the bootloader is lost and just a splashscreen is shown after I turn the tablet on. So ...
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Who is responsible for locking the bootloader?
I was wondering who is in charge of the locking of bootloaders.
I recently chatted with a representative from LG-UK enquiring about the unlocking of bootloaders. I was told that I need to speak to ...
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How do I know If my phones Bootloader is locked or not?
I want to flash TWRP & SuperSU to take a backup, but I read that if you flash TWRP with a locked bootloader it would brick my device & wipe my data, now that would just defeat the purpose. How ...
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How to Upgrade Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803) to Android 8.1?
How do you upgrade the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803) to Android 8.1?
There are a number of web pages that attempt to answer this question, but none of them provide every step along the way. These ...
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How to open the bootloader for Acer DA220HQL?
Got this DA220HQL from my mom, it was plugged in like once before, and is about 9 years old. I plugged it in, started it up, and it had the glaringly bad ui of Android v4 something. I nearly hurled, ...
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Is my Android device booting into a “stealth” partition?
OK, this is a weird problem I’m encountering with an Android system I’ve been using without problems for several years now… and I’m practically out of ideas on how to potentially fix it.
Let’s start ...
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Moto g4 plus can't be unlocked
When I go to unlock my moto g4 plus, I get a message that my computer cannot be unlocked. This is the getvar all result
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8952-B1.07
(...
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Where is the “enable developer option” written to?
When enabling "developer option" on device, then the serial number of device becomes known when connecting device to PC, and booting into bootloader.
adb devices
List of devices attached
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SW Rev. error downgrading from Android 7.0 to 6.0.1
I am downgrading from android 7.0 to android 6.0.1 b/c of app compatibility issues. My phone is the SM-N920W8 Galaxy note 5.
I get the error "Device: 5 Binary: 4" which I assume is device boot ...
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My phone doesn't boot at all after restarting bootloader
My phone is Huawei Y3II.
Now, my phone is not starting, no matter how I press the power button.
I have tried Smart Phone Flash Tool, but it failed and it got an error 2004 - 6045. Now, it does ...
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Android x86 won't boot with GRUB 2 - stuck at Detecting Android x86
I recently installed Android x86, using ~~99 GB free space on an old drive, partitioning it into /dev/sdb3.
After reinstalling grub (accidentally selected "yes install grub" in the installation menu),...
