Questions tagged [fastboot]
Fastboot is a protocol used by Android to diagnose and flash new firmware images on Android devices via USB. It is part of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB). For Samsung devices, use [download-mode] instead.
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BLU G71+ G0570WW stuck in bootloop and won't boot into recovery nor download mode
I just got BLU G71+ (G0570WW) and from the beginning, I've had problems. It was getting super hot and would just shut off out of the blue. My cousin (who is usually good with phones and computers, etc....
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How to boot an android TV box from a usb drive containing armbian image
So I have adb access to my android TV box, the device is rooted.
I want to install armbian onto emmc.
Both official and community tutorial tells me to flash the armbian img onto a usb drive and boot ...
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Can't unlock Pixel 6's bootloader
I have no problems finding my Pixel 6 through adb. Also, no problems finding the device with fastboot devices while in fastbootd. But for some reason, when I switch to bootloader, the computer doesn't ...
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How to factory reset a bricked Oneplus 3T?
A friend gave me a bricked oneplus 3T and asked if I could do anything.
I assume bootloader is NOT unlocked and usb debugging NOT enabled.
I’ve tried msm download tool but I only was able to use the ...
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Recover Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 soft bricked with bootloader locked
This night I went to sleep, left my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 charging, and when woke up the phone was off, with the white light on. When tried to turn on, it stays in the Mi.com logo. So I think its a soft ...
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Is it possible to rescue data from a Google Nexus 5 which is stuck in bootloop with locked bootloader and no working recovery mode?
I have found my Google Nexus 5 which I had problems with in 2016 concerning the infamous stuck power button. At some point, the phone was stuck in a restarting loop. Then, I managed to leave this loop ...
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Can't unlock bootloader after `fastboot oem lock` on Xiaomi
I have owned a Xiaomi Redmi 9 for a while now and I have a problem. A short time ago, I locked the phone's bootloader to make it like new, and it was a serious mistake. I bought a new mobile and ...
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8-in on stuck in boot mode recovery in Chinese
8-in on tablet stuck in boot mode. It keeps going arrow up, down, up, down through recovery, fast boot, and normal boot. It won't stop unless I hold all three buttons down, then I can get it to the ...
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Secure boot on with no system
I have bought a cellphone (google nexus 5) and can only boot to bootloader, recovery seems erased since it will only reboot, same for system.
I cannot flash anything since get_unlock_ability returns 0....
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I want to update ASUS MeMO Pad 8 (vendor: au) to anything modern OS
I bought ASUS MeMO Pad 8 (AST21) from au, a vendor on KDDI CORPORATION, which seems to different from other ASUS MeMO Pad 8.
Then I terminated the device before I unlocked its SIM; so still locked.
At ...
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How to secure an unlocked Bootloader after installing custom ROM?
To install a custom ROM, we obviously need an unlocked bootloader. But after installing a custom ROM, is there any way to password protect or secure the bootloader so that if the phone gets stolen or ...
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Is it possible to reboot Android Automotive OS to fastboot/recovery using physical keyboard?
I have a media-system module occasionally locked in OTA mode. It does not respond on any buttons pressed or screens tapped - but it still works: adb port works (but there is no trusted connection so I ...
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"FAILED (remote: 'size too large')" when flashing recovery image of Pixel Experience (Android 13) on Redmi 10
I'm trying to flash Pixel Experience (Android 13) on Redmi 10.
PS F:\android\Redmi 10\codice per il recupero del telefono\platform-tools> fastboot flash -S 4056M boot PixelExperience\recovery.img
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Flashing from fastboot successful but always boots up to fastboot
I can flash using Realme tool on my Realme X2 (rmx1992) but even after successful flashes it boots into fastboot no matter what I select to boot in.
I tried fastboot continue, but nothing.
I have ...
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unlocking bootloader in ZTE blade 7 lite
i installed all drivers and also extracted adb and fastboot in my system so i enter "adb reboot bootloader" code in cmd after changing into adb folder and then when i enter "fastboot ...
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Fastboot flash Pixel 4a device corruption
I tried out lineage on my pixel 4a and it went south
Right now I'm trying to flash with ADB the original sunfish IMG but now there is no recovery image. It just says the device is corrupt
The boot ...
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How to recover data when only fastboot mode?
I have oneplus 6, it stuck on QUALCOMM CRASHDUMP MODE. I'm able to load into fastboot and recovery mode. The device is not rooted (locked).
I tried to change slot using fastboot cli, but it say that I ...
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Stuck on "Encryption unsuccessful"
I really screwed up and need help now...
I bought a cheap Xiaomi Mi A3 a few days ago for a little project, where I needed a rooted phone (I didn't want to use my main phone for this).
So I tried root ...
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Boot twrp with fastboot gives an error
I am trying to use the fastboot command to boot my ported twrp for my moto e6s, but when i run it, it says:
> fastboot boot twrp.img
Sending 'boot.img' (28774 KB) OKAY [ 0....
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"< waiting for any device >" message, when I try to unlock bootloader on Moto g(9) plus
I want to unlock the bootloader on my Motorola Moto G9 Plus to install TWRP recovery, so I setup ADB and Fastboot on my PC, Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock on my phone, connected it to my PC, ...
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Redmi 9a Android 11 to 10 Bricked
A friend of mine has a Redmi 9a. He attempted to fastboot from version 11 to 10 to increase performance on on 2gb of RAM. He got to fastboot before attempting a flash of Android 10. When it claimed it ...
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I want to edit lk.img to support fastboot binaries
based on what i found
Oppo removed the fastboot binaries from my phone (Oppo A5s)
and since the lk partition is the one that have it by default
i would like to know how can i sort of inject the ...
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Where to flash oxygen 12 image files over fastboot?
I managed to brick my phone (OnePlus Nord CE 5G) to the point where I can only get into fastboot and fastbootd. I was using oxygen 12 previously so I believe flashing 11 is not possible.
I was able to ...
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USB debugging from fastboot
my son's Moto G7 Power froze, rebooted, and won't get past the blue android screen. I'm preparing to do a reset but want to back up beforehand. RSA won't connect as we haven't previously enabled USB ...
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How to get device manager detection in fastboot mode Hisense 43A6H Google Android 11 TV from Windows 11?
How to get device manager detection in fastboot mode Hisense 43A6H Google Android 11 TV from Windows 11?
I used the command adb connect Android.local to connect to the TV using a male-to-male USB ...
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Fastboot failing with error: FAILED (remote: unknown command)
I am trying to run the following command against a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 SM-T505 (2020):
> fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
target reported max download size of 797411328 bytes
sending 'vbmeta' (9 ...
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fastboot oem unlock showing (remote: 'Unlock operation is not allowed')
I am trying to unlock my Lenovo K8 Plus' bootloader, but as soon as I type fastboot oem unlock or fastboot flashing unlock it says (remote: 'Unlock operation is not allowed'). On the device it says ...
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Huawei, 'OEM unlock' missing from developer options [duplicate]
I want to unlock the bootloader of the Huawei phone. There is no 'OEM unlock' in the dev options.
When I go into bootloader: fastboot flashing unlock I get a message "command not allowed".
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Redmi 9A stuck at logo bootloop, can't access fastboot
I was trying to flash the fresh port of Ubuntu Touch to my Redmi 9A, an error occurred in the middle of the installation and now I'm stuck at the Redmi logo bootloop and can't access fastboot. ADB ...
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How could I find a recovery image for an obscure phone?
I have a phone (Alba 6), and it will not boot into the OS. I tried to go into recovery mode by holding the power and volume up buttons. This would have worked, but in place of the recovery menu coming ...
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Xiaomi stuck on the fastboot screen after failed EMUI update
Yesterday, I used the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Updater app to update my EMUI version. After downloading the update zip file (2.8GB), the app warned me that it would "install the update, start in recovery ...
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Resize /data on stock recovery
I'm on the BL6000Pro (with Magisk) which has no custom recovery (like TWRP) that I know of.
I run CAOS11 on it but the /system partition is already full while the /data partition is huge and empty.
I'...
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Fastboot bootloop after formating
device: Xiaomi Redmi 8a (olivelite), unlocked bootloader
i got that problem after this actions:
in twrp i formated
+)Dalvik cache
+)internal storage
+)Data
+)Cache
then i pressed "formate data&...
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dm-verity corruption and "your device is corrupt" on Alcatel device
A friend gave me an Alcatel phone to fix it, the phone updated automatically and when it starts up, this happens:
dm-verity corruption
Your device is corrupt.
It can't be trusted and may not work ...
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'fastboot devices' returns ??? (question marks) and device reboots
I came across this weird issue and wanted to share my findings somewhere.
At some point in the installation process of Magisk, I was required to use fastboot on Windows 10 21H2. I proceeded and ...
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fastboot devices fails adb devices doesn't
Devices is a Fairphone 4.
I am following this guide. I managed to do the "OEM unlock" and then rebooted into the bootloader using adb reboot bootloader. At this point however, no fastboot ...
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How do I install TWRP recovery tool on wiped Lenovo tablet (no OS)
I tried to install Lineage OS on my Lenovo tablet (TB X505X) but it didn't go well. Now I am only able to access the Fastboot (power button + volume down). On power on, the tablet gives me a Lenovo ...
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Relocking bootloader on Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL/ZB602KL)
After a few dozen unsuccessful attempts to make TWRP recovery work and almost bricking my Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL/ZB602KL), I gave up and decided to relock the bootloader. But this turned out ...
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Sys can't boot, recovery broken, adb disabled, zero ideas [Oneplus 5T]
I tried to update from crdroid 7 (Android 11) to 8 (android 12) with a clean flash (no format data though) and now my situation is the following:
System is stuck on boot animation
in fastboot, my ...
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Force boot to bootloader (device always boots to recovery)
I was trying to flash TWRP onto my Android tablet (Lenovo TB-X306F), but something went wrong and it failed. Now, every time I boot, no matter what I do (sending adb commands or pressing physical ...
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Accessing An Android Device With Broken Screen Via ADB and Unauthorized Machine in 2022
I've done a lot of experimentation on this, but can't seem to get anywhere. I'm looking for guidance on recovering data from my broken Android phone(s). It seems like this is going to require some ...
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Bootloader Is Unlocked But Yet Recovery Is Not Flashing (Fastboot Failed error)
I Unlocked My Bootloader And It Is Showing Me In Red Color (Bootloader:Unlocked) But When I Tried To Flash Recovery It Failed.
recovery is device specific so no problem in recovery.
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where is the binary for fastboot mode located and How can I get a copy of it?
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Thanks to everyone in the commen section, lk.img seems to be what I was looking for and it is indeed right, because it has strings for varies commands like
oem p2u
oem reboot-recovery
oem off-...
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How To Charge Android Phone In Fastboot (Bootloader) Mode?
My Android Phone Is Not Charging. Bootloader Shows The Warning Battery Low. I Accedentaly Erased /Boot /Recovery /System Partition. And Because Battery Is Low I Can Not Flash Boot.Img And Recovery.Img....
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ALLDOCUBE kPad Magisk
Before you ask, I cannot use TWRP or any custom recovery since I couldn't find any for my device.
I have spend over a day trying to flash Magisk on my kPad I got for Prime Day. Every single time, it's ...
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Do android roms with only boot.img file available in fast boot rom don’t have separate recovery.img
I have phone named Vivo Y83 /(vivo1802)
I wanted the stock recovery image of my device to port twrp recovery since it’s not officially available for my device.
But after getting hands on my fastboot ...
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Booting twrp.img with fastboot doesn't work "FAILED (remote: unknown command)
I am trying to boot twrp.img on my LG G6 ThinQ using adb and fastboot. I reboot into fastboot mode and do:
fastboot boot ../users/******/downloads/twrp.img
and then it says
downloading 'boot.img'...
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Choosing correct OTA
Android OS crashed. Error Message
Android Recovery
TCL/REVL_2_5052w/A30ATMO
8.1.0/OPM1.171019.011/VAR4A-0
user/release-keys
Think that means 8.1.0 = Oreo API level 27
https://developers.google.com/...
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Can't install TWRP to my Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa)
Every time I try to install TWRP (or any other custom recovery) to my Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa), I get these errors.
If I try fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img, I get this error:
Sending 'recovery'...
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Does Heimdall have the option to boot without flashing/substituting the kernel? (like fastboot boot boot.img)
Fastboot has the option fastboot boot Image.gz to boot a kernel without flashing it to the phone. Is there something similar for Heimdall? I did not want to mess with my phone's kernel for now. It's a ...
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