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[Nexus 6P General] Sunit6k:
I also have a blod Nexus 6P.

I followed these steps:

1. I revived my device using the workaround zip.

2. Flashed modified TWRP recovery that works on blod device.

3. Flashed Elemental Ex kernel via TWRP and then flashed the workaround zip.

You can find the workaround zip here:

https://basketbuild.com/devs/osm0sis/osmods
[Nexus 6P General] osm0sis:
Hi, glad you got your device working again, but I did not give you permission to rehost my zip. Please take it down and point people to my BasketBuild to download it.
[Nexus 6P General] Sunit6k:
Really very sorry for that. I took it down.

Cheers!
[Nexus 6P General] osm0sis:
Thanks! Working on the instructions, etc. for my own thread for the BLOD AK2 zip so we can move to a more organized thread. Hope to have it sorted out tonight-ish before I go away for work. :fingers-crossed:

Edit: Nope, ran out of time tonight trying to fix a couple things in AK2. Soon though!
[Nexus 6P General] AndroidHtc101:
What do you mean by Ak2? Im on my 2nd bootloop after the original fix lasted a few months.

Am I out of luck for a 2nd bootloop fix because TWRP recovery wont boot just bootloops:(
[Nexus 6P General] aske1204:
Same here...
[Nexus 6P General] osm0sis:
If you didn't change your setup (i.e. no kernel/ROM updates, etc.) and it suddenly stopped working again, then unfortunately another component has likely become separated and the device is unrecoverable.

I meant I was fixing some things in my overall AnyKernel2 project itself, not the BLOD zip.
[Nexus 6P General] aske1204:
I think it tried to update from 8.0 to 8.1 but I'm not sure. Currently nothing works
[Nexus 6P General] rcs4787:
How to modified OTA update?

Could someone point to the instructions on how to modify/update an OTA file manually? I got my BLOD working with android 7.1.2, baseband version 03.81, security patch August 5, 2017, build number N2G48C. I would like to update to OREO 4 Core and latest security patch. Thanks in advance for you time.
[Nexus 6P General] snappycg1996:
So I stopped using my 6P for a little while after flashing this since the battery was so worn out on it. I switched back to my 6P and replaced my battery and the phone is still working great! I do have a small problem.

Camera photos are way too dark and sometimes video is way too bright in the viewfinder. When taking a picture or video it shows up in the final image too of it being so dark or extremely bright. Is there a workaround fix for this? Otherwise it’s perfect. Just the camera appears broken. Snapchat, stock camera, snow, all of it is very very dark in the front and back camera. Taking an HDR+ photo fixes it temporary. Suggestions?
[Nexus 6P General] osm0sis:
See my new thread for updated files + step-by-step instructions: https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515 :victory:

Including more in depth explanations of how to seamlessly OTA on stock ROM and various custom ROMs! :D

I'm going to unsubscribe from this one now. :good:
[Nexus 6P General] asharx:
What is the heat gun fix?

I am at the point where I am in my 2nd bootloop. Already did the 4 cores and that lasted for about 6 months.

I just want to get my data off the phone that is all. I will miss it but I have accepted that it is dead now.

I made the same mistake you did, thinking that the 4 core trick was going to be a permanant fix and didn't succession plan....

Asharx
[Nexus 6P General] varunrramani:
Hi, I'm using Pure Nexus with the modified boot img and today suddenly the phone started bootlooping again. It starts the boot animation and then again boot loops. I'm not even able to access Recovery. Is there any solution? I just need to take a backup of data. Tried heat gun trick as well
[Nexus 6P General] godd:
Have a Nexus 6p with Oreo. It went to infamous bootloop , but after 5 min of heat gun trick it went back to normal. At that time I turned on Developer options and OEM unlocking. Did not apply 4core fix at that time (was a mistake). After a week or so phone got into second bootloop, it was visible in ADB and I unlocked it with fastboot. But now there is a problem - I can't go to recovery no matter what - flashed TWRP - nope, flashed oreo4cores - same thing. Still stuck on bootloop and heat gun seems not working anymore. Any idea what can I try next?
[Nexus 6P General] kyle2f:
hi, i have the same error.......hv u fixed urs
[Nexus 6P General] lyaotian:
Any plan to support android 9 Pie?
[Nexus 6P General] fmakotok:
Every nexus will get this issue?

i wanna buy another (my old one get on bootloop and red light)

but now, Im afraid to get stucked again.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Does the fix stay if I make a full wipe?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Anytime you upgrade/change your rom, kernel, TWRP or Magisk, you need to flash the workaround zip again.
[Nexus 6P General] hoaxy32:
I've tried all the possible variations of steps but I can't get it past the initial Android logo. One interesting thing is the TWRP 4 Core img works absolutely great, no issues with that. But any other combination of ROMS, kernels, rom patches etc just has no joy.

As a side note, I've been at this hours so way past the 20min minimum wait for first boot times etc. I've tried all ROM's ranging from 7.0.0 to 8.1.0 but none seem to work. One interesting thing was after the boot.img patch to only run 4 cores, I installed the modded EX kernel and in the Aroma installer config part it was still asking me options for the BIG cores? is that right?

Any info would be gladly appreciated.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
The Aroma installer will still ask for Big Core options, so that's not a problem. If nothing works, you may have come to the end of the road. But keep trying until you know for sure. Maybe even start fresh by flashing the latest factory image and then the BLOD steps, just to eliminate any other problems that maybe causing this behavior.
[Nexus 6P General] hoaxy32:
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, that's also something I've tried but still the same outcome :(. Think I'm going to sleep on it and maybe tackle it with a fresh mind tomorrow but at this point, I think I've run out of options. The funny thing is this has happened once already around 4months ago and I fixed it the first time around, but this time none of those same fixes work except the twrp 4 core img. Strange huh!

Thanks again.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You're welcome. Yeah, the fix is only temporary. 4 months is a pretty good run for the fix. Good luck :good:
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
that's incredible to read that the fix is temporary....
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
I have succeed to restart my phone by letting it on my desk in the sun.

I arrived on the first launch screen (enter wifi, accoumpts, etc...)but touch screen feels laggy and make a strange noise.

Has somebody already had this effects?

What can be the reason? the 4 big cores?
[Nexus 6P General] gjparts:
Thanks

I made a donation to you today because you help me a lot. I am very happy and youre saved my Nexus 6P from the dead. Thank you. Do you have any tips to avoid future bootloops? I have a few since I revived my phone but solved deleting the dalvik and the cache via twrp. Thanks.
[Nexus 6P General] jimbomodder:
I'm hunting another working 6p as it's better than my lg g6 and 99% chance this will work if it loops
[Nexus 6P General] Safeboot:
I flashed the TWRP, EX Kernel and the 4-Core patch but the problem is that I don't have a OS. What ROM should I get with the n2g48b version. Please help
[Nexus 6P General] freedomright:
Unfortunately this fix is not working anymore :crying:
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Really? For all 6p devices ??

So what to do to fix phone stuck in Google logo?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Have you guys tried this? https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

If that doesn't work, and its definitely not something else that is causing being stuck at the Google logo (e.g. Rom, GApps, Magisk, flashing procedures, etc.), then your little cores may be shot as well.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
But.... What's the difference between this two fixes??

Both seems to lock the Big 4 cores, right?

Wich one would you advise to use first?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Yes, they disable the big cores. I used the one I linked you to. If you can get into TWRP, then just flash the workaround zip. If you can't, flash the patched TWRP 1st, then the workaround zip. Its all outlined in the OP.
[Nexus 6P General] maity-iman-2015:
My Nexus 6p is completely dead today.

I had one boot looping nexus 6p, so I used 4 core fix for 10 months, had battery issues so changed the battery 6th months back.

Recently (from 1 week) my phone was getting switch off randomly, then I was switching on and it was working perfectly.

Dropped once and it bend near the power switch (then I made it straight).

But suddenly today morning it didn't switch on at all.

Phone is charging (it's hitting up), computer can detect that device is attached. But not booting up, not even google logo, con't get into recovery, no lights, nothing.

Any Idea!!, I can try anything.
[Nexus 6P General] TRexNapster:
Wow.... saved the day. I have used hot water cup to do this, and it worked. Thanks dude
[Nexus 6P General] shingyau2:
Just for your information, my nexus 6p was suffered from the bootloop issue and i have follow this guide more than a year ago. Everything was good except the performance.

today, i have tried to flash stock rom, kernal and recovery from google, and found that no more bootloop issue (i have tried to download tones of apps and run antutu without any issue). The performance is a lot better as the "Big" core is working and the antutu mark is 87203.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Strange....

Bootloop and After Big cores working again...

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Tell us in few days/weeks if all is still working.

Mine was working fine two weeks After battery replacement but then went into bootloop After two unwaited reboots.

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so, what to conclude about this bootloop issue?

hardware of software problem? Is the nougat OTA update the problem?
[Nexus 6P General] galardo_2:
for me this fix works like a charm, tested on 7.1.2 and 8.0 oreo but im waiting for the boot.img for 8.1 oreo that would be great!
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You may have hit the end of the road. But try this method first...

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

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The BLOD is definitely hardware.
[Nexus 6P General] maity-iman-2015:
I think my phone is dead, can't get into bootloader mode.
[Nexus 6P General] Vaseag:
same . bootloop from yesterday cant enter bootloader mode . cant even turn the phone on
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Even if you heat up your phone? Or let it booting under the Sun?

What a poor hardware....
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
As well as heating the phone up, try putting it in the freezer for 15 minutes or so.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Does the bootloop arrives only un stock rom or also un rom custom like lineage?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
It has nothing to do with what rom you are on. Its a hardware issue.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Ok ok.... I was thinking that maybe the stock rom put the 4 cores to a too high frequency which didn't allow to boot.

What a poor hardware for a so high potentiel phone...
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
hi,

I saw that this TWRP mod was in 3.1.1

I would like to use LineageOS 15.1 but it requires a min TWRP 3.2.2

it possible to use a 4 cores fix with lineagesOS 15.1?

tnaks,
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
it seems to be dead for me.

I heat the phone, it boots.... but I can't access to the steps after wi-fi, it comes back to bootloop (in order to unlock BL)

possible to skips those steps? (neither cellular and wi-fi)
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Try this method... https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

You don't need wifi or cellular to do this.

If you complete the steps and get your phone up an running you can update your TWRP by going into recovery, flashing the new TWRP and then immediately afterwards flashing the workaround.zip to patch the new TWRP. Its all outlined in the OP of the link above.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Thanks!!Interesting!!!!!
[Nexus 6P General] DocGoneWild:
Help me fix my Nexus 6p :'(

Hi,

So my Nexus 6p got stuck in the bootloop thingamajingy and i left it like for and year(couldnt unlock OME)....Now i needed it back. So i searched google and found your thread....messed around and got the OEM finally unlocked. But even after doing all of that, i am still stuck. I am a noob to mobiles, flasing and all that so ima give a detailed note of what i did :-

1) Unlocked OME

2) Downloaded fastboot and ADB on pc and The M2G48B_4Cores.img and TWRP 3_1_1_4Cores.img

3) i Flashed the two images(first the M2G48 one and then TWRP)

4) Then when i typed Fastboot reboot i think, the google logo appeared with a lock beneath it and then TWRP launched ( i didnt know that twrp was a software or whatever,lol)

5)the TWRP was asking for a Code to decrypt data, i searched around and it was telling me that i might need to format data, so i did it from twrp

6) The password got removed and now it aint asking for decryption, but when i rebooted to system, it says that corruption thing for a second and then the word "Google" appears in white(in the center) with a lock image (located where the home button used to be). I can post an image of it if you want.... And it stays like that forever. Did i create a bootloop within a bootloop?Pwease Help me :P

7) also i dont know what version of android i was on or anything....nor did i check it. Could it be related to that? If so then how can i check it?

So now i am CONFUSED like crazy...i dont know what to do and really want the phone back. Can anyone please help me before i kill myself?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Try the method outlined here: https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] dash_z1:
my phone has been in this bootloop of death for the past month

i tried fixing it and maintanance said it needed a new board but they didn`t have it

now i`m trying this method and my device is only read as "qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008" can`t get it to start

and it gives no response to any thing only my led flashes
[Nexus 6P General] Yovel007:
I have tried to flash the boot stock 6.17 image for the andriod O and the recovery. didnt work so i have installed the kernel (after i heat my phone so it will go in recovery mode) now it is stuck on the bubbles after the google logo

anyone has an idea?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Try this method...

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] Yovel007:
It was the first thing i have tried :(

i think ill just get a new phone i tried to fix it for 12 hours yesterday with no luck
[Nexus 6P General] TheArkive:
Just wondering if anyone knows the typical routine for booting via heat for Nexus 6P. I can get it to the point where the boot loop halts, but then it's just a black screen.

What does the boot look like at this point?

A normal boot?

A long blank screen before boot?

Usually I can reset it with the power button, but then it goes back into the boot loop, even when it's volcanic hot.

Just wondering if anyone has any info. I'm literally just making it up as I go to see if I get lucky :P

EDIT: I'm actually resting the phone up against a clothing iron right now. Works great to heat it up and still see what's happening on the screen, though I may have tripped the heat sensors, so I think it just shut down... do I really need to try and localize the heat to just the camera area?? I think I can do that with my setup...
[Nexus 6P General] snappycg1996:
Nexus 6p bootlooping again after the 4core fix. Just Google logo and dies... I am rooted and recovery will not boot either.

ADB seems to not find my device while in the bootloader but fastboot does. Is there any way to pull my data and save it? :(

Drastically, I have a 6P with a broke screen and a good processor in it. Has anyone managed to successfully swap the motherboard or other internals and fix this issue? I know it's drastic but I'd love to get my files off there. :(
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Seems to be the end.
[Nexus 6P General] Inddia:
will the motherboard of model H1512 of nexus 6p 32 gb work in model H1511
[Nexus 6P General] Profetorum:
Any way to find the fault core and block that one ? Blocking 4 cores is so bad :(
[Nexus 6P General] PizzzDozzz:
bootloader locked

Hello guys, my phone is bootloader locked so i tried to follow the steps of this guide. I managed to enable OEM unlocking but i can't unlock my bootloader, don't know how to achive the fourth steps "Now reboot your phone to bootloader, connect your phone to the computer, and type "fastboot flashing unlock" Your bootloader should now be unlocked." Pls someone help me becouse i can't charge my phone with my ordinary charger but only through the pc.

Ps: i'm on a stock rom and never changed it and i actually don't really know ho to do it. Now after i've enabled OEM unlocking in dev section my phone works fine but i can't charge it with the normal charger if not wth my pc. Thanks.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
If I'm understanding correctly, you eventually did get your bootloader unlocked but just can't charge with a normal charger? If that's the case try a different cord or charger, or both. It sounds like one or the other, or both, are bad.
[Nexus 6P General] PizzzDozzz:
Let me explain better. When i use my ordinary charger the phone says that it is charging but it actually doesn't charge. when i connect the phone with the same cable to my pc when it is on the phone charges correctly. it is really strange.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Well, if it is not actually charging then it sounds like you have a bad charger. I would suggest trying another one. I'm assuming you are giving it enough time to determine it actually isn't charging as some chargers can be really slow in charging, especially if you have an old battery.
[Nexus 6P General] PizzzDozzz:
Of course let it to charge more than an hour but nothing. It happend after my first bootloop
[Nexus 6P General] evertking:
So, after the phone has this "BLOD" and you disable half... HALF the damn cores. That's it.. the phone runs in the small cores for the rest of it's life?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Yep
[Nexus 6P General] evertking:
Hey, thanks for the reply. I found another used 6P at a good deal. Is there a model number or anything to know the defective one from one that is good? How does this work??
[Nexus 6P General] PizzzDozzz:
changed the charger and now it's working. Thx for help
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
I don't know if there is any way to tell, unfortunately. The defect is likely in the soldering of the big cores. As far as I know, all of them may have that defect and its just a matter of luck if and/or when you get it.

Btw, the fix is only temporary as most users who have the BLOD on their big cores will eventually get them on the little cores as well, or some other defect like the flash memory goes.

My Bullhead died from the BLOD all at once. Got the DemiGod message. My Angler has been running on 4 cores for about 2 months. The longest I think I've seen someone run on 4 cores before it eventually died was about 11 months, but there could be ones that lasted longer that I just haven't read about. It also could last only a couple of weeks. Its really a crap shoot so keep all this in mind if getting another Angler.

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Awesome :good: . And you're welcome :)
[Nexus 6P General] evertking:
Man, that sucks. I really like this phone but I guess I better start looking elsewhere.
[Nexus 6P General] bilatche:
Clearly.

6p is not a durable phone.
[Nexus 6P General] RockwellB1:
I took the risk and picked up another 6P a week or so ago because I loved the one I bought new when they released. This thing runs flawlessly and doesn't suffer from the battery or CPU issues. Just hoping it stays that way. Only thing that sucks about this one over my original one I sold is that this one does not play nice with being rooted, starts having horrible lag problems that can only be solved for a while by rebooting. Ultimately though it had to be unrooted to actually be usable or you'd be rebooting several times a day. Only reason I wanted to root was for elementalx and a few apps, but I'm surviving since you can get an adguard key for free from them by signing up for the beta. It's not perfect, but livable.

Shame so many are having killer hardware issues with this thing, such a great device. Still love how it looks, had to find another white one for sure. And I still prefer the fingerprint reader and speakers over my Note 9's.
[Nexus 6P General] FeintDoxx:
Send my Nexus 6P off with dignity

So here's a short story on how I acquired the phone and how its life has come to an end.

Long story short: I worked at a ubreakifix for 2 years, one day random man comes in asking for a quote on a lcd replacement and deems price too high. Leaves and comes back in moments later to recycle the device with us. Several weeks later it is deemed officially abandoned as the customer never returned for the device nor called to ask us to order the parts. Then of course me being a passionate Nexus user, ordered a new battery, replacement housing and new LCD/glass assembly. Struggles a bit to get the device functional since they had last logged into a google account and needed to do some bypass stuff to get it to factory reset without needing the original google account.

FINALLY sweet, its up and running everything is brand new.

Had been flashing every single update manually, never would do OTA due to root and other system changes that I would include.

fast forward 2 years later and I'm sitting at my current job playing PUBG, running EX kernel and overclocked to max. Man this phone did not age well.

random reboot, figured it was a crash from subtratum related issues, but then I find out it is much much worse.

SOOOOO im pretty sure i tipped it over the edge with that overclock. I had actually only gone up to the max overclock settings when this latest OTA rolled around and I reinstalled EX and just said to hell with it MAX overclock it is. Now i cant get this running even with the 4 core patch both twrp or system, only got it to show the TWRP screen once while I was at work earlier. Thing about it is its the latest update OPM7 so im not sure if any of these images would work for the system that is installed. So if i need to install 8.0 base to get it to work ill find out in a bit, but I cant get to recovery at all atm, just bootloader.

EDIT: Flashed base 8.0 OPM6.17 and all the modified images and still no boot, even tried the overheating method suggested by online. Reminds me of the xbox RROD days and just reflowing the CPU back to the board, got it pretty hot unbarable to bare hands but still no boot into system or recovery just the bootloader.

Hoping i figure out these finances cause the Pixel 3 XL seems like my current option cause of course I have Project Fi :) luckily hangouts seems like it will be my form on contact for the next few days while i get a replacement phone. Work is going to be a drag, oh well.

If only Project Fi supported the HTC dream (G1) I still got mine and it turns on, cant say the same for the Nexus 6P, farewell my good friend you have been there through thick and thin. You are now in a better place, smartphone heaven.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Maybe try this method as a last ditch effort...

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] yoyomany:
this isn't working.

i tried to flash Oreo and got animation but just nothing happen so i tried otherthingspeopleoffer.

this seems to be fake
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Did you try the method posted in the link right above your post?