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[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
Which elementalx kernel version are you using, the 5.03 from this thread?

Edit: So I flashed aicp then the 5.03 ex kernal that was in the first post from this thread, didn't boot past the aicp animation. Had to restore back.
[Nexus 6P General] jimbomodder:
Don't flash that one, flash the latest elemental X kernel then get the BLOD work around from here https://basketbuild.com/devs/osm0sis/osmods
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
I followed you instructions then I went to opengapps.org and installed gapps ARM64, 8.1., stock. Now google play services keeps crashing and everything has become quite the mess. Also, I'm sure you've seen by now, I am not exactly the most experienced. Any help?

Also, will updating AICP mess things up?

Edit: After updating AICP and reflashing ElementalX and the BLOD google seems tto be working fine.
[Nexus 6P General] jimbomodder:
That's good. Glad you got it going again.
[Nexus 6P General] adilau:
I got BLOD today...tell me first what should I do?

I have bootloader unlocked..

Thanks
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
Hello everyone!

First of all, thank you for this fix! My Nexus 6P froze yesterday intermittently, and this morning it bricked at the Google loading screen.

Following the instructions from https://www.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p-bootloop-fix/ I was able to get my Nexus 6P up and working an hour ago!

However, I was stuck on the "your device cannot be checked for corruption..." page. A user in the comments of the guide posted that you need to run the flash-all.bat file from angler-n2g48b file (I have attached an image of this).

Now my 6P is working and is on version 7.1.2. I read the update on this thread that Android O (8.0) is working, but obviously I would need to update through these files, and not the direct update through the phone...

However, my worry is about that flash-all.bat step. I understand I would use Oreo4Cores.img in the step where I typed - fastboot flash boot N2G48B_4Cores.img (replacing N2G48B_4Core with the Oreo4Core. UNLESS I AM WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME).

What would I run for the flash-all.bat file, as this was the step I needed to do to get my phone to start up (before it just hung on the Google loading screen after the corruption message went away). The one I ran was listed as n2g48b, which matched the .img I used. Do I need a flash-all.bat that matches Oreo4Core?

I apologize for my vague understanding of this process, as I am (if you cannot tell aready!) not a developer haha! Any advice would be appreciated :)

Thank you again for all your hard work!

EDIT - So I just realized that flash-all.bat came from the full OTA image from https://developers.google.com/android/ota haha!

SO! With Oreo4Core, it is 8.0, the first release yes? So I would use one of the 8.0 OTAs

I pick the latest and run the flash-all.bat from that, then do the flash boot Oreo4Core.img as I mentioned preivously?

Thank you again! :D :D :D
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
What version of Android? Custom order stock? Do you have TWRP installed?

I'm going to assume stock Android 8.0 with no TWRP.

First you will need to install adb and fastboot on your PC. You can install them from the download on this thread forum. xda-developers com / showthread.php ? t=2588979 .(I can't post links) It's preferred you have it installed system wide.

If you don't have TWRP installed I recommend installing it first, then the 4cores .img. Go to the downloads from the first post on this thread and install them from there. Then boot into the bootloader using the power button and and volume down key. Connect to your PC and run "fastboot flash recovery (directory/name.img)" without the quotations in Command Prompt. Then run "fastboot flash boot (directory/name.img)" without the quotations.

Or after having installed TWRP, you could boot into recovery (TWRP), then copy the 4cores boot .img to your phone. From your phone go to install then whichever directory you copied the 4cores boot .img. Select the install image button on the bottom left then select the 4cores boot .img, select boot and install.

You should be able to properly boot up after this if I haven't missed anything.
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
Hello! I hope you dont me asking a question!

So I just realized I think I installed the full OTA of 7.1.2 OVER the modified 4core.img for that version... Woops! (it's starting to bootloop haha!).

If I am going to do a fresh install of these, with the 8.0 img instead, can I go thru the process with you here?

1) flash-all.bat from the original google 8.0 OTA to get the 8.0 version of Android on the Nexus

2) TRWP 4 core.img (fastboot flash recovery twrp3_1_1_4Cores.img)

3) Oreo4Core.img (fastboot flash boot Oreo4Core.img - or do I do flash RECOVERY then BOOT?)

Yes?
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
1. Run flash-all.bat

2. Flash TWRP 4cores

3. Flash boot 4cores
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
:) <3 thank you so much! I will report back tonight when I do this!
[Nexus 6P General] AndroidHtc101:
There are some very good people in this thread that are here to help. Just like the rest of the XDA community, you guys are awesome for helping others keeping the nexus 6p on 4cores up and running :)
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
So I had to follow dacuban1473 earlier post on how he goes his Nexus to boot up with Oreo4Core.

Now, throughout the day I have been trying out somethings. Connecting to the internet, logging into my google account, etc.

Whenever I let the Playstore update whatever apps I have (and I should note I have NOT been installing anything outside whats on the phone already, just letting the playstore do whatever it does), my phone seems to work for a bit.... Then it crashes.

Interestingly enough, whenever the playstore does its update/downloads/whatever, my phone app automatically crashes until I update it from the playstore. But, as I said, once the playstore has finished what its finished, my phone starts to act up (for example, I click the SMS app, freezes, and crashes).

3 times today I have done the TWRP wipe to get back in, and I can... In fact with the most recent one I have NOT connected to any WiFi signal to see what happens, and so far (been like 2 hours since writing this), my phone hasn't acted up, I have been able to call and text (text myself since I dont know any numbers off hand and need to test it!).

So is it that I -cannot- update the google apps from the playstore? Is it doing something? For example, is the Phone App minted for 8.1.0, therefore when I update the phone app it just doesn't mesh since this is a 4core 8.0?
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
just checking, is it possible to boot into TWRP with one core only?

I have tried the freeze method and I FINALLY managed to boot into TWRP, no TWRP-4core patching managed to get me this far.

I tried to play around with unpacking TWRP image to make it a maxcpus=1 but that did not help, so I am wondering if it's possible to boot in 1 core only?

what could be done in my case, since I know that it's highly likely a core issue (I guess freezing/heating up is related to that).

I still have warranty on my phone but I know they will only replace the phone and I want the user-data in it that were not backed in cloud :/

what could be the issue here ? TWRP 4 core not booting.
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
You can't even get into TWRP without freezing the phone?

I was able to boot into recovery perfectly when I first got the boot loop.

I think you'll have to boot into bootloader and run "fastboot flash boot [your 4 cores boot .img here]" if you can't open TWRP to flash it from there
[Nexus 6P General] adilau:
Where I can find twrp with one core image.

Send from Google Nexus
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
flashing the boot.img didn't work either. and even when I do get into TWRP once my phone warms up it goes down again
[Nexus 6P General] Sunit6k:
Stuck with bootloop

I am currently on Android 8.1 May security patch. I am facing this bootloop of death. Which boot.img should i flash.

Can someone help me with the exact steps please?

Thank you very much!
[Nexus 6P General] Jullet:
BLOD with LineageOS

Hi all,

I've had the BLOD since December but managed to get up and running again thanks to this superb work by the XDA developers here :) Thanks heaps for that!

However, I did recently try to flash LineageOS 15.1 but no matter how I tried I couldn't get it to work, just kept BLOD. I had to restore back to stock image from Google.

With Google EOL support for Nexus 6P coming in a few months and no more security patches or even Android P, I was hoping to migrate to something which is still maintained (ie. LineageOS).

Does anyone know how to get LineageOS working with BLOD? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
So ultimately nothing has worked :( I have gotten the phone to work for a bit, but eventually it will bootloop again - no matter which version of the 4cores I try (7.1.2 B, or C, or the new Oreo4Core).

:(
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
So, since the BLOD of our dear nexuses 6p is apparently purely hardware and since this issue is not happening on all phones that uses the snapdragon 810 soc, I made some research and tried to fiund what other chip could be part of this problems, and by doing do, I found out that it could be the Qualcomm PMI8994 Power Management IC and the Qualcomm PM8994 Power Management IC since other phones that uses these chips are prone to bootloop without any modification made by the user, such as what we're seeing with our nexus 6p's BLOD.

But this might just be a coincidence if these chips were not responsible for providing the power correctly to the soc : the cortex A57 cores, who are way more power hungry than the cortex A53 ones, may not be in the possibility run because of having not enough power while the A53 ones can with this patch, but, if these "power" chips are failling a bit more day after day, it could even explain the fact that this software fix is only temporary.

So, it'd be really cool if someone who has good enough soldering skills could figure out if those chips are, as I think they may be, causing our BLOD by replacing them on a phone with the BLOD...

Thanks in advance,

jphlag
[Nexus 6P General] adilau:
But if we change this 2 power IC chip, it will remove the blod?

Send from Google Nexus
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
You can try this, I have no idea whether or not it will work though

It should be named N5X-6P_BLOD_Workaround_Injector_Addon-AK2-signed.zip
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Nothing is sure but it could end up removing the BLOD
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
Should I be using the Oreo4Core version with this method? The latest EX kernal is 8.1.0, whereas the latest 4core is 8.0.

Which did you use?
[Nexus 6P General] adilau:
I have a 6p in BLOD...I mean now it's dead and yes I have this 2 power IC chip( ordered from ali express)

I have a soldering station, but I don't have enough time to do this operation!

Send from Google Nexus
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
It all depends on what you are using on your device, which Android version?

You are running EX kernal 8.1 already?
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
I am not running an EX kernal, or rather originally I was not.

I am trying every version that has been suggested here, flash-all.bat'ing the correct version (or following the Hesienberg guide) with the respective modified boot.img (for example, flash-all.bat'ing OPR6.170623.013 to use with Oreo4core.).

Only recently, as in like today, have I attempted to use the EX Kernal that was posted in the original post. I haven't been able to get passed the boot animation (the 4 colorful ciricles) on any version + it's modified boot.img when using the EX from here.

Originally I though it was because I was using the wrong EX - ie I installed EX 5.03, which was for 8.0, through TWRP after flash booting the 7.1.2 48B img thru TWRP. But even when I switched down to EX 4.12, I still would get stuck.

Most recently I tried following a guide here of a user posting modified versions of 8.1.0, but I still end up on the colorful circles screen and freeze. Here is his post.

What should I do, starting from -scratch- as in straight from the beginning, beginning with flashing some version of android?

EDIT just noticed I was looking at the Nexus 6, not 6P page haha! There is a version for 8 and 8.1!

Ok, so let's say I am going to use Oreo4Core, and therefore the 8.0.0 version. What are the steps you did to get your phone to work?
[Nexus 6P General] DJesri13:
I think that may work
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Are you sure these are the exact same models that the one I mentionned ? If this is the case, then check this at step 14 and 15 to see where the chips are respectively placed on the board...
[Nexus 6P General] adilau:
The site didn't work...a page cannot be displayed..

Send from Google Nexus
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Yeah, I just fixed it,it should now work fine if you click on "this" ... This is because I always fail the "url" BBcode tag order :/
[Nexus 6P General] Jullet:
Thanks! I did see that but that version of LineageOS is from December. As per my original message I'm looking at this option since Google will end all support for Nexus 6P including security updates in a few months. Going to LineageOS would let us keep up with those security updates but only if you can install and update LineageOS every month or two.

Is there any way to install the latest version of LineageOS with a BLOD device? And then occasionally do an update of LineageOS?
[Nexus 6P General] AndroidHtc101:
You make a good point about the security updates ending soon. We do need a way to use our phones on BLOD with Very important android updates. Especially on a rooted device imo.
[Nexus 6P General] MonoChromeCosmonaut:
I am sorry I mate note have been clear - those instructions did NOT work for me.

Can I ask what you did, step by step, to get your phone working?

I just tried the injector method where I flash some android version (I tried 8.0, the I tried 7.1.2), get TWRP, and then install from zip the injector inside TWRP. It still results in a boot loop up to the google logo.
[Nexus 6P General] ronald_loulan:
Was using the 6P and get the 1st Bootloop around december 2017.

Revived by reflashing stock rom.

I've aware that many BLOD case so i unlocked bootloader and flash the the 4core patch and were using oreo.

But eventually it goes bootloop again but this time is worse.

I've retried many time using squabbi method and some other patches but failed.

Coz everytime i enter recovery it will just reboot into BLOD.

I tried booting recovery image but still same...

Anymore ideas??
[Nexus 6P General] jimbomodder:
If your on 8.1 then flash latest elemental X kernel and the BLOD work around only
[Nexus 6P General] AndroidHtc101:
Nearly all BLOD nexus 6P will go into a boot loop again, as the small cores eventually fail. Remember this is only a temporary measure.

Time to move on if this has happened to you, hopefully you backed up all your data. Remember the 6p will soon be out of security updates, and I'm not sure there will be a good room with monthly updates with BLOD.
[Nexus 6P General] ronald_loulan:
Im trying to save it if possible.

Was thinking to reheat power ic using hot air (workstation)...

Or its due to power ic failure and not soldering joint issue?

Else it will be a wasted phone...
[Nexus 6P General] Truechunks:
This AK2 injector thingy is absolutely the shiznit. And Wile E. Coyote claims to be a super genius. He's got to take a step back. The injector simplified updating my 6P with every weekly from AICP down to a couple of clicks. Bingo bango 4 core tango. I tell you, if I didn't hang around watching what people with real skills get up to I'd just have an expensive item for my junk shelf instead of a working, fully updated phone. I gave it to a kid and saved myself hundreds - which I naturally then spent on a new Pixel 2 XL. It's like finding money on the street.
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Any skilled enough solderer out there to try a chip replacement here ?

Sorry for the bump, but is there anybody else with a dead nexus 6p (or maybe more) who can try this replacement ?

If it works it could be really beneficial for all our community, but also all the communities of phones that suffer the same blod problem and have the same power ICs onto them ;)
[Nexus 6P General] Zacharybinx34:
I'm on the latest version of android, and I tried installing the fix, but it's still bootlooping. I can't even get into recovery.

What are my options?
[Nexus 6P General] sumit_ikgp:
Bootloop again after the fix

My Nexus 6P started bootlooping again after I applied this fix 2 months back. Now when I try to apply this fix again, it doesn't work and is still stuck in the bootloop. Any one has any idea?
[Nexus 6P General] Sunit6k:
My Nexus 6p suffered BLOD a few days back. I flashed the 4core boot img and it's running fine now. Can I flash the modified 4 core twrp and then the Ex kernel now or I need to go through the entire process again?
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
guys could anyone confirm if it's possible to boot with 1core or not? I am not asking if the cores are damaged or not, is it possible to boot with 1 core or the device cannot do that?

cause I'm sure when I freeze my device it boots and I just want to extract some data before returning it before the warranty ends, ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED

edit: and if there is any professional data extraction method, it would be great to guide me there
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
update: I managed to stay on TWRP long enough to enter the password but for some reason it's not correct? I am sure of the password as I use it as a pin in multiple devices so I don't know what's going on?

I could really use some help as my battery is pretty much dead so the phone turns off almost immediately.
[Nexus 6P General] Zacharybinx34:
Mine also doesn't work with the 4 core fix. Wondering if there's a way to try it with even less cores.

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
I followed the guide to lower the MAXCPUS to =1 but that didn't work either unfortunately.
[Nexus 6P General] ronald_loulan:
Ill try to reflow the power ic and hopefully mine can boot up...

Now its BLOD and unable to enter recovery.
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Ok ! Thanks a lot man !
[Nexus 6P General] ronald_loulan:
Tried reflow the EMMC, CPU and Power IC but still same issue.

After reflow i flashed stock 8.0 image and still bootloop.

Then i flashed oreo4core and twrp4core but still bootloop and unable to boot into recovery...

RIP Nexus 6P....
[Nexus 6P General] jphlag:
Ok, maybe try buying again these ICs because reflowing dead ICs won't, I'm pretty sure fix them, if you can...

But anyways, we now know that this issue is not linked to a bad soldering...
[Nexus 6P General] Sunit6k:
For all those who want to update to the latest security patch i.e 8.1 June 2018 can follow the link given below and refer to post #2. I tried it and now I'm on the latest security patch. Thanks.

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guide-tutorial-nexus-6p-bootloop-death-t3716330
[Nexus 6P General] alisj99:
guys I have warranty on my nexus 6p so I could possibly return it, do you suggest I return it to stock (with BLOD) and lock my bootloader to give it back? or is that not necessary?

do I keep explain the situation to them?
[Nexus 6P General] lastbronx:
It didn't work for me either.

For me, following steps worked perfectly and my nexus 6p was awake under 5 mins

Phone: Nexus 6p

Dowload links:

1. Factory images – https://developers.google.com/android/images for my phone “angler” for Nexus 6P latest version 8.1.0

2.Recovery – https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs?dev=osm0sis&dl=osm0sis/osmods/twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler.img

3. Workaround Injector – https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs...BLOD_Workaround_Injector_Addon-AK2-signed.zip

4. Magisk 16.4 – https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v16.4/Magisk-v16.4.zip

In post above show how unlock phone using fastboot.

Step 1. Enter to the bootload on phone, connect to PC. In archive “angler-opm2.171019.029.a1-factory-bf17e552” using file flash-all.bat.

Step 2. In cmd: fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler.img

Step 3. Enter to the Recovery->Advanced->ADB Sideload.

Step 4. In cmd: adb sideload Magisk-v16.4.zip

Step 5. In cmd: adb sideload N5X-6P_BLOD_Workaround_Injector_Addon-AK2-signed.zip.

Step 6. Reboot phone.

This should help.
[Nexus 6P General] bcuraman:
[MENTION=4544860]osm0sis[/MENTION] I just Have to say: Thank You!! Thank You very much!!! Your instructions worked like a charm. For the last couple of months, I was only able to use stock rom's with a patched image of the 4core.

but after reading further instructions, I am now able to run my favourite rom's with different Kernels and also throttling the Little cores a little bit more( on this case 1700 MHz). Set the governor to performance and now it feels way much smoother than before. So for that, I have to say once again, Thank You. Great job.
[Nexus 6P General] Gamool:
I had LOS running and everything was working fine using the normal 8 cores boot images then the phone started to lag and I felt the need to reset my phone, so I did.

After reset, phone started to bootloop *BAA DOOM TSSS*

So everytime I tried to awake my phone for sometime I left it hugging the heater to boil up things inside and it boots up perfectly until some hours later and it shuts down and bootloop again.

- I tried to download the factory images and flash-all.bat and the phone refused to bypass Google boot logo.

- I downloaded the Android Image Kitchen and edited the boot.img file to use 4 cores only as per the video and same goes for Google logo.

- I flashed the fbe 4cores TWRP recovery and the phone never goes to recovery mode to flash the ZIP fix.

Anyone can help me with my situation? Can I flash from the bootloader?
[Nexus 6P General] mmesteves:
Fix didn´t work

Hey dude! The fix seemed to work on my Nexus 6P. It started to the first configurations android screen and then back to the bootloop. I reflashed the images, but nothing works anymore. What do I do now? Is there a way I can show you what´s happening?
[Nexus 6P General] veitograf:
i also have the problem with my 6p and acip rom (8.1) now. i installed the boot.img and twrp.img and from there EX 5.03. now my rom ist stuck on bootanimation.
[Nexus 6P General] Danielmariuss:
Hello,

After my phone went into bootloop, I reduced 4 processors and I managed to use it again. For about a week my phone has shut down and does not start at all, if it keeps it in the socket it does not look like it loads, it does not want to start. Does anyone know what I can do, how can I start it or what the problem has !!!

Please!
[Nexus 6P General] Zacharybinx34:
I flash all of these and it keeps boot looping.

What else can I try?

---------- Post added at 05:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:39 AM ----------

Same problem here!
[Nexus 6P General] Marenjii:
I tried this fix and after 20 minutes my phone is stuck on the "Google" logo. Is there any other fix I can attempt? Note that I did not follow the optional steps, should I give those a try, or are the optional steps reliant on the fix itself working?
[Nexus 6P General] AL8:
Hello, what kernel should I flash for 8.1?
[Nexus 6P General] Charleszan:
Thanks alot billa. I just changed my battery myself since it was dead and I was still stuck on bootloop. Your boot img did the trick.
[Nexus 6P General] sicknesz29a:
Hi guyz, i was able to revive my nexus from BLOD using the 4core fix and a LOT of patience but everytime i try flashing the EX kernel following this guide, my nexus get stuck at the google logo, i did not wait that long but as soon as i restored the previous system it booted again, so i retried one last time, got stuck too, restoring right now, any of you know what could be happening ? im flashing over the stock kernel (did a full factory flash-all, before applying the fix)

with no luck.

Thanks in advance.