yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
I don't have TWRP, sorry that was a typo. It's stock recovery as I was trying to go fully stock 5.1 ...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleeepy2:
[MENTION=3118931]YankInDaSouth[/MENTION]

Did you try booting twrp and not flashing it and go from there?

Fastboot boot recovery twrp.img
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChristianJay:
when Google decided to add the "OEM Lock" checkbox they should have committed to every Nexus device also having SD card capability, not only for the convenience that SD cards bring but also to be able to load the images that way in the event of a catastrophe.

But I guess forcing everyone into buying cloud storage is the new modus operandi.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Try the following commands, one after the other:

fastboot format userdata

fastboot format cache

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot oem unlock (if it works, great, if not, go to the next one below)

fastboot reboot
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Still get the message about checking the box in dev options ...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChristianJay:
Not sleeping tonight huh bro? I know the feeling when this **** happens, it sucks. I think someone will come up with a work around, a lot of brains around here.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Yeah, I am hoping that one of our brilliant devs comes up with a solution!

I know there is no one to blame but me, but GOOD LORD how did Google not foresee this "OEM Unlock" check box as a potential issue?!?!?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChristianJay:
No kidding wtf. Now I'm hearing guys side loading 5.1 are getting bricked. Danger Will Robinson. Scary stuff.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madphone:
So what happens when you boot a twrp.img via adb? Are you sure that doesn't work?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Currently I have stock recovery .... only way I know to flash a custom recovery is via fastboot. Which fail because the bootloader is locked. Are you saying I can adb sideload a .img?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freeman_g:
Have the same situation and believe that the only way is to flash unlocked bootloader or whole image through ADB but there is no such image signed (at least I do not know about it). As far as I see update through ADB can reflash even locked bootloader (as OTA update it without unlocking)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
He means fastboot not adb. You cannot do anything with adb for getting into a custom recovery,

BUT he is saying boot not flash.

fastboot boot recovery.img, though I doubt that will work to be honest because that would remove the need for us unlocking the bootloader in the first place to get root.

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Yes if we could adb sideload something with official signatures such as an unlocked bootloader or factory image in a zip, we could do it but this would need to come from google / moto as we cannot "fake" these signatures.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robdevil:
I'm not dev but try to push OTA to cache and force recovery to install it. I'm not sure if its possible but just an idea.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freeman_g:
Motorola confirmed tomorrow (in chat) that they received the image with unlocked bootloader but they did not tested it yet and can't provide. I beleive that it actually mean some ADB image but I have no answer if it will be avaliable and when
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No, of course. Hope they provide it though.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freeman_g:
I think it will depend on the scale of the problem as such bootloader will just destroy all this damn defence with the confirmation for unlocking bootloader from booted system (for which Motorola is cursed by me)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skiwong20:
more than likely Moto will do what they have done with there devices which is create a whole signed factory package in one that can be flash through rsdlite or similar package... now i can only hope that they publicly publish it. i have the moto x dev edition and they did provide packages like this but not for every update.. so i hope they really have this package on the way for everyone that is bricked
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Any Chinese speakers in here?

I'd be interested to know what is available on this thread as it relates to the Nexus 6: http://bbs.mfunz.com/thread-967586-1-1.html

Like [MENTION=4360710]skiwong20[/MENTION] said, if we could get a hold of an fxz file to flash in RSD Lite, that would solve the issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skiwong20:
i translated the website...it is only a download for rsdlite 6.2.4 ..its a 7mb zip file so i don't think there is a recovery file in there
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larzzzz82:
As I understand it, I could be wrong, but doesn't the fastboot boot recovery.img run on the PC giving an interface to the device?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Tried and got the following ...

C:\Android\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot boot recovery.img
cannot load 'recovery.img': No such file or directory
C:\Android\sdk\platform-tools>

Which is weird because when I select "recovery mode" from fastboot it takes me to stock recovery screen
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
A locked bootloader

disallows any

"fastboot flash" AND "fastboot boot" commands.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
The more I think about this situation, the more angry I get! I know I am totally at fault here and am not blaming anyone but myself, but how on earth did Google not foresee this becoming an issue? Them not having any (publicly known) work around is just CRAZY! This is a NEXUS! Google knows folks are going to tinker and play! Hell, this could be an issue for legit folks should they somehow get stuck in a boot loop and never knew about dev options/oem unlock box. There is NO WAY to recover if that box isn't checked! Really stupid IMO
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toneman07:
This is telling you that your recovery is not in the designated path that it is supposed to be ie the platform tools folder. That or you have it named wrong
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Yes, you are correct, but it doesn't matter. The OP has a

locked

bootloader, and so he cannot use "fastboot boot" commands.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
I see ... just tried again with TWRP .img and it failed
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
In other words - the OP is SCREWED! LOL
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robdevil:
That sucks.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lostrg:
I have my replacement coming from T-Mobile today...but I had the same issue. Used Fastboot -w and that let me boot into my old ROM and select Allow OEM unlock. Then instead of using flash-all I manually installed 5.1. No issues now....dont know what to do now, keep replacement or not?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
I think I i tried that, but honestly I tried so much I can't even remember LOL Will try again and see what happens!

I too have a replacement coming from T-Mo ... Hopefully it'll get here Monday

Edit: fastboot -w

fastboot reboot

Same results ... hangs at "Google"
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RW-1:
Hey my friend, 'ya poor soul ... (and what a change to your avatar too! :) )

It's happened to a lot of people ... on one of the other threads someone was able to get back into the OS by clearing cache and dalvik, can you do that from stock recovery, or thru ADB?

Gads, one of the only things that make me feel better that my VZ N6 will already have 5.1 on it when I start playing with it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Hey man! Long time no see!

Yeah, I've tried everything I could possibly think of ... but unless Moto/Google releases some sort of fix I think it's FUBAR
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdbeitz:
fastboot -w dosnt help when you already have 5.1 flashed. im getting a bootloop when "Android is starting"
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ooofest:
Hope you can get this resolved (I saw mention of Motorola having an image with unlocked bootloader earlier?).

But, in the meantime, I'm staying on stock 5.0.1 and waiting for the 5.1 OTA before possibly fooling around - this thread and others have scared me away from pushing a custom upgrade at this time.

- ooofest
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
I hear ya! I got a replacement coming from T-Mo and I ain't messing with nuttin' LOL This may have scared me straight ;)

Ah, who I am trying to kid ... I won't make it without root for more that a few days LOL
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discstu37:
With the latest image released by Motorola (LMY47E, not D) can you use RSD and flash that without having your bootloader unlocked since it's not fastboot?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
Not sure ... been years since I messed with RSD light, LOL!

You have a link to the Moto image?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
I Googled the build number and it appears to be for Verizon .... not sure if it could be flashed if it'd hurt anything. (However, I didn't see a D/L link)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discstu37:
It might be a false alarm... [MENTION=3170499]motof[/MENTION]irmware posted it, but in between me posting here and now, I guess they've updated it to say its fastboot only and not RSD. Sorry man - it sounds like you'll need an image that can be flashed that way to get out of this mess.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
No worries ... appreciate the effort!

I installed RDS lite just for the heck of it and it and when I hit "show devices" I get nothing. Could be user error because as I sad it's been years since I messed with it ...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YankInDaSouth:
For those wondering, "fastboot PLEASE oem unlock" still prompts you to check the box in dev options ;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ba-SingSE:
I fix it .........eureka, eureka

I just resert my device as the following stpes:

Reset your device

If your phone becomes unresponsive at any point during these steps, you can restart it by holding down the Power button for several seconds.

If your phone is on, turn it off.

Press and hold the Volume Down button, then press and hold the Power button at the same time until the phone turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow around it.

Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight "Recovery mode."

Press the Power button to start recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark.

While holding down the Power button, press and release the Volume Up button once.

Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight "wipe data/factory reset," then press the Power button to select it.

Press the Volume Down button seven times to highlight "Yes - erase all user data," then press the Power button to select it.

After the reset is complete, press the Power button to select the option to reboot your device.

When you're done, follow these steps to restore your data.

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Reset your device

If your phone becomes unresponsive at any point during these steps, you can restart it by holding down the Power button for several seconds.

If your phone is on, turn it off.

Press and hold the Volume Down button, then press and hold the Power button at the same time until the phone turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow around it.

Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight "Recovery mode."

Press the Power button to start recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark.

While holding down the Power button, press and release the Volume Up button once.

Press the Volume Down button twice to highlight "wipe data/factory reset," then press the Power button to select it.

Press the Volume Down button seven times to highlight "Yes - erase all user data," then press the Power button to select it.

After the reset is complete, press the Power button to select the option to reboot your device.

When you're done, follow these steps to restore your data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sullyda1:
You are a FREAKIN GOD SEND thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfuzzyyy:
Hey guyz my phone is on a carrier lock before with 2,100 LTE bands how can I switch since it is openline already I need the 1,800 LTE bands? thanks for future answers!
[Verizon LG G2] h_10:
I flashed the new 39A Rom. Works great but battery life sucks. As such, I want to restore a 24A ROM that I backed up before flashing the 39A. So I when restoring the 24A backed up ROM, I flash Xdebs 24A bootloader, then restore the 24A ROM. However, I get an insecure boot error when the 24A ROM boots up. I can restore the 39A backup but really want the 24A to restore.

Any suggestions? Is it because I'm on a bumped recovery, TWRP 2.8.5.1 vs a previous version loki'ed recovery? I tried flashing a 2.8.0.1 recovery from my 2.8.5.1 recovery but the flash failed.

Open to suggestions. Thanks.
[Verizon LG G2] detonation:
Is there a chance your 24A rom was not bumped? If that's the case, you will need to flash the individual 12b bootloader (see faq #3 in the Resource thread) after your flash the 24a bootstack. Can't hurt to try either way since 12b works with both loki and bump.
[Verizon LG G2] daileyg13:
Go back to 12b

Go back to 12b.

XDAbbeb has some updated information for the VS980 that I think everyone with the device should know.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-g2/development/vs980-resources-bootstacks-unofficial-t3050777
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] After9:
hi,

i need a rom on sd card for my mda compact II, how can i get it?

i believe it must be my only way to wake up my chamer...

regards
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] nocturne.op.15:
could you describe your problem more? you are the second in a short time who asks for sd card backup..please move your posts to the first task...maybe some wrong rom is moving among charmer community that makes these problems
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] After9:
my problem is describe here, i went t-mobile site download the rom but my charmer dont turn on... and i just can go to bootloader with the electrician cable.. with the usb cable is always rebooting..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=299650
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] nocturne.op.15:
Solution of this issue was alredy described here on xda, i will look for it. i will look for the solution and post it later here.

I am not sure if SD flash will be solution - how long will the device stay powered on if you enter bootloader and leave it, not trying to flash it again

EDIT: my dangerous idea about connecting power wires directly to device was deleted from this post :-) it may work, but that is on each other ones decision to try it
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] nocturne.op.15:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=303257

this is the thing...be carefull with it. this is not as i remembered, do not connect wires directly to battery! maybe it will be hard to get similar battery...i am not electrotechnician, in these things, i am allways risking - and it works often :-)
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] Raptorgda:
I need backup od sd my mda is freeze on splash screen could you send me the backup ?? on my mail ?? raptorgda@gmail.com please
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] After9:
hi, i'm sorry but my compact II is in the tecnical assistence, to see if they can bring it to life again...

if i get solution then i'll backup and it to you.
[MDA Compact II Software Upgrading] tbw:
Hi, I have the same problem

Hi I have the same problem as your phone, the battery says its dead even after charge (was OK before upgrade), Did you find a answer for this problem ?

Thanks

TBW
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] net200777:
I just did a fresh install 7.1 and my hotspot is not broadcasting to my computer any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] PanchoPlanet:
It's not lollipop worthy yet, devs have to lollipop-it for it to work.

Pp.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeD17:
I Have a Samsung S5 Verizon on 4.44 ANK2 Kernel version 3.40, Could you point me to the updated links to root the phone,its kind of confusing reading all of the root pages and not knowing whats been updated. and should i update first to 5.0 first,Thank you for your time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rapunzl:
This is the current method.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeD17:
Thanks

Had a couple of issues but everything went well,Thank you very much.:)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heldent:
Model Number

SO-02E

Android Version

4.4.2

Build Number

10.5.1.B.0.68

Is there any new root program for this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RobMelo:
So, I don't know how to properly describe this error, but suddenly the smatphones in my network won't load immediately a site or whatever needs connection. I will get an delay that lasts more than 15 seconds and so the page will load and I will get the connection reaching the right velocity with no problems. This just applies to the smartphones, the notebooks connect regularly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RobMelo:
Someone?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tammyjustin:
again sorry...not done this for a while...just got the note and dont want to screw up...was about to root , and was doing some more reading before I did it...I saw something about issues with rooting on 5.0.1...which im.on...so now im jus asking for help...can I root this and what is the proper way(yes this device is rootable)...so many thanks from.someone who did stuff like this all the time to hardly ever...thanks
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbedard:
Look for cf auto root in the development secti9n
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tammyjustin:
I see so many tar files... im pretty sure which one to get but with going from 4.4.4 to 5.0.1 last night I'm a little confused... could someone upload the file please
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tammyjustin:
right one?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejones13:
You can find all information here http://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/general/root-recovery-lollipop-t3046819

and here is the link to download cf autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/585/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-trltespr-trltespr-smn910p.zip

at the bottom of the page look for this

Download CF-Auto-Root-trltespr-trltespr-smn910p.zip and click on it
[Sony Xperia E3] ljoak:
Ok, so I unlocked and rooted my D2212 following the instructions on this thread, and now when I reboot my phone all the shortcuts (or icons) to the apps installed on the SD card disappear. I can still open and use them normally using Play Store or Link2SD, but I would rather not have to go through that everytime I wanted to open some app. Usually I have to keep on rebooting until they show up again (couldn't notice any pattern), but now it seems that no matter how many times I reboot, they just won't come back.

Does anyone have any ideia on what is the problem/how to fix it?
[Sony Xperia E3] vinay:
Update to 4.4.4 kitkat or use google now or other thirdparty launcher.
[Sony Xperia E3] ljoak:
Hmmm, ok thanks, I'll try that and get back with the results
[Sony Xperia E3] ljoak:
I updated to 4.4.4 (after a LOT of difficulties) and it seems to be back to normal. I should note that I lost everything on the update, including the root :( but I don't know, I don't think I need the root for now.

Thanks again, vinay!
[Sony Xperia E3] vinay:
You can root if you want.

If problem don't go away install google now launcher or any of your favourite launcher.
[Zooper Widget General] Bnl190:
Hi forum goers. I'm hoping you guys can help me solve an aggravating problem.

I have two full screen zooper widgets that I use normally (with Nova). One designed in portrait for general phone use and one in landscape for use in the car/dock as it stands, I have finagaled the settings in such as a way as to make this work for a while. Unfortunately, every so often I have to readd the widgets to the home screen, as the on tap actions will frequently stop working. Is there an easier way for there two be separate widgets for different orientations? Or am I just chasing a pipe dream?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KStyles69:
Im a S4 and now a S5 user and this Verizion I535 S3 is looking scary. Two years ago I got the phone, unlocked the bootloader, installed a custom recovery, and installed CleanROM Seven. It has 4.1.2 Android Version with MF1 Baseband. With so many threads on updating to 4.3 and 4.4 is very bad with this version of phone, what options do I have? It's GPS is all mest up and hope to improve some battery by putting a new updated ROM on it. Can somebody point me in the right direction and show me some good options with links?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
As far as roms you have many choices. Have you tried tightening the screws on the back of the phone? I've read people have had luck with that. I'd stay with the unlocked bootloader

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KStyles69:
Currently I flashed the latest TWRP and found a old Synergy Rom that's dated April 2013 that runs 4.1.2 and is MF1 based, other then that ROM can't find anything else that I believe would flash correctly. After installing the ROM, GPS was not fixed, and came across the "tightening of screws trick" As everybody has posted, it worked! Nevertheless, on day one got a random reboot and a forceclose on the camera. Still looking for ROM choices that I could use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Glad to hear the screw option worked. You can always go with a rom that's not 4.1.2 based. There are plenty of custom roms out there for the S3

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] morestupidemailnames:
So, when I power on, or during reboot the led glows solid red for 6 ish seconds then all works OK.

Is it a sign of impending doom? What could cause it?

I'm running multirom, vanir as primary validus as secondary.

A week ago, after dicking about with ROMs and kernels I almost ended up with a paperweight. Black screen, no vibrations, red flashing led when PSU connected. Managed to connect to flashtool (Mac version) with vol up, got blue led, got a boot .IMG on there booted. Restored a backup. Phone lives.

I've done several factory reset, cashe and dalvic wipes. Re installed multirom. All seems OK, bugs in beta ROMs not withstanding. Every time I boot that red led worries me.

Still happens. Sometimes a quick flash, sometimes red for what seems like an age. Survived a couple of rom changes.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] morestupidemailnames:
I'll assume no one had any idea what it meant then.

I've wiped everything many times... The red light has gone away.

Thanks all.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RealityFails:
Hey I posted this question about 2 weeks ago. After doing some troubleshooting myself, I figured out it was an issue with the Recovery partition.

Reflash nuts dual recovery or any xzu. And it goes away.

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http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/help/orange-led-rebooting-t3234341 it looks more orangish to me but to each his own. But I solved it myself
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] morestupidemailnames:
Glad to know I'm not alone.

I have TWRP. I must have it in the right place since I installed cm but retained TWRP without trying to.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RealityFails:
Some cm12 roms retain current recovery. Some use cm based in that case if you use an app to flash like rashr it will give you your recovery of choice but it still picks up cm recovery. So a few weeks ago I just hooked it up to the PC and installed dual recovery and no more led. I thought it was bad too.

I've owned 5 ultras so I almost know everything about it