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[Nexus 6P General] Kdom81:
Adb sideload, bcos locked bootloader.

Hi, could this then be added to an ota update for adb sideload in stock recovery to eliminate the need for unlocking bootloader?
[Nexus 6P General] Daw Poe Ei:
Daw poe ei
[Nexus 6P General] konstantinvoskr:
Need patched 4cores boot for firmware angler-opm7.181205.001
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
Hi everyone. I woke up this morning with a boot looping Nexus 6P and a complete inability to access TWRP. I flashed the latest TWRP version, still boot looping. After that, I tried flashing the 4Cores fix and now my bootanimation is taking forever, but still not booting.

My question is: if this bootlooping is happening to my device, does that mean by phone is on its last leg, or is this just a problem with my ROM setup? I hadn't made any changes to my phones firmware for like 6 months before this boot looping, so now I am wondering if I should be shopping for a new device.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Sounds like you may have the BLOD if you haven't made any changes to your rom, kernel, root solution, etc. Try the method linked below. If it boots using that method than you likely have the BLOD.

The best way to determine if your problems are caused by the BLOD or something else is to flash the latest factory image and if it boots then its not the BLOD but something else.

If it ends up that you can't boot after flashing the factory image or using the method below, then yes, it may be time to look for a new phone.

Btw, if it does turn out to be the BLOD and the fix below works for you, remember that the fix is only temporary. Eventually your little cores or other components will get corrupted and your phone will be a brick. The fix could last a week or a year. Just something to think about.

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
Thanks for your response. I walked through those steps and replaced my TWRP and sideloaded the fix, and it brought back my TWRP access and my bootanimation, but the phone never boots.

I tried: https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guide-tutorial-nexus-6p-bootloop-death-t3716330

and the "fastboot flash boot" command gave me an error about a metadata folder/partition being missing. I continued with the flash, still have access to TWRP, but my phone gets stuck in the bootanimation phase. It still "animates" the Google logo, but doesn't continue any further. Whats the prognosis doctor?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
If the phone never boots after applying the workaround zip in the link I gave you, then I would suggest as a last resort to flash the last factory image to eliminate any other possibilities of why your phone won't boot. If it boots after flashing the factory image then its not the BLOD. If it doesn't boot then go back into fastboot and flash the TWRP in the link I provided, immediately reboot into that TWRP and flash the workaround zip in TWRP (you won't need to use the ADB method to install it) and boot. If it doesn't boot after that, you are likely at the end of the line, unfortunately.
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
Thank you. Since I've had custom kernel, ROM, etc, do you think the factory "flash-all.bat" will work in getting me back to stock? Would you think I would need to revert anything, or will this process reset EVERY possible setting that could cause an issue?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
That will bring you back to stock. Backup any files you need as this will erase everything.
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
So with your help I now have stock Android running. I'll probably just grab root and call it good from here on out with this phone. Any suggestions on what root is best nowadays?

Thank you so much for your help. Don't let anyone tell you you're not perfect.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Great to hear and you're welcome. Just curious, did stock boot up without the help of the BLOD fixes? I'm asking because if you still needed the workaround zip to get stock to boot then you'll need to flash that again after flashing Magisk (I'm using Magisk 18.1 with no problems). If stock just booted with no help from the BLOD fixes then you don't have the BLOD and your problem was with rom/kernel/magisk/etc.

And I'm far far from perfect :silly:
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
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I ran "flash-all.bat", rebooted into the bootloader, flashed TWRP, rebooted into TWRP, and then used that to install the workaround. I didn't take any chances to check if it would have booted before the workaround. If I try "flash-all.bat" again and then ONLY flash TWRP without the workaround, would that remove the workaround so that I may see if it boots without it? I haven't restored anything to my phone yet, so I'm sure I could test if it works without the workaround.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Yes, that will remove the workaround and you can see for sure if you have the BLOD.
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
Ran "flash-all.bat": boot looping to white Google logo

Flashed "twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler": same as above

TWRP-installed: "N5X-6P_BLOD_Workaround_Injector_Addon-AK2-signed", wiped dalvik/cache: boots straight to Android.

Looks like I caught the BLOD bug.

So what info do we know about BLOD, other than the CPU is failing? My phone is officially marked as terminally ill and I should start searching for a replacement?

Anything I can no longer do?

Would I flash Magisk in TWRP, then re-flash the workaround after?

Thanks again for all of your help.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Yep, you have the BLOD. Eventually your phone will fail completely. Could be tomorrow, could be a year from now. Try to keep the heat down as much as possible. You'll have a drop in performance since you will only have 4 cores working.

Anytime you change/update your rom, kernel, Magisk or TWRP you will have to flash the workaround zip last so it can patch those and allow you to boot.
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
I've tried using TWRP to flash the latest Magisk Stable, with no luck. No messages that looked out of the ordinary during flashing, but no root access upon boot. Also didn't need to flash the workaround, so something is up. Anything stand out?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Did you install Magisk Manager as well? That's what actually gives the apps root access.
[Nexus 6P General] Darkeligos:
Lol, that did the trick. Thanks again!
[Nexus 6P General] yurais:
Can someone explain how to heat the phone enough so it boots long enough as to enable oem unlock ?

Should I take apart the phone and heat the CPU with heat gun?

I already tried freezing it but it didnt work
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
No need to take apart the phone. Try using a hair dryer or heat gun and heat upper part of the back of the phone. Just keep the heat on until it boots, if it does at all.

However, there's no guarantee heating the phone will work if you've gotten to the point where the big cores or other components have been compromised too much.
[Nexus 6P General] Tin_kelvin:
Thanks

Đây là cách làm của tôi xử lý bootloop

1. Làm lạnh thiết bị.

2. Download file factory angler opm7.181105.004.

3. Download file boot 4core opm7.181105.004. file recovery 3.2.1.0 fbe.

4. Extract file factory.

5. Open Flashtool.

1.Reboot your phone into the bootloader.

2.First update the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader *drag in extracted bootloader image*.

3.Reboot back into the bootloader: fastboot reboot-bootloader.

4.Flash the updated Radio image: fastboot flash radio *drag radio image here*.

5.Flash the updated boot image: fastboot flash boot *file boot 4cores download*.

6.Flash updated system image: fastboot flash system *drag extracted system image here*.

7.Flash the updated Vendor image: fastboot flash vendor *drag extracted vendor image here*.

8.Flash the updated PATCHED TWRP: fastboot flash recovery *drag patched TWRP image here*.

9. fastboot format userdata.

10. Khởi động thiết bị nhiều lần đến hết pin. Sau đó sạc pin lại thì có thể phục hồi lại thiết bị của mình.

P/s nếu thiết bị vẫn đứng hãy làm lạnh lại rồi khỏi động.
[Nexus 6P General] kobbyshilling:
please will this also works with android 8.1.0 thnaks
[Nexus 6P General] felixpaz1992:
Someone has tried or knows of someone who has changed or solved the SoC of the Nexus 6p processor and thus eliminate the BLOD problem
[Nexus 6P General] yurais:
Yes

I figured that out

I heated with a hair dryer while ut was bootlooping for about 8 minutes and it startwd to boot. Becauwe it was starting after a factory reset I intermitently keep the heat and the charger connected until it booted.

Then removwd the heat, conpleted the wizard and activated the oem option.

Avour 5 minutws later it started to bootloop again...

Disnt care, as I completed my goal...
[Nexus 6P General] MC HD:
My Phone was in BLOD. I could geht ist Back top Work by flahing the boot.img over the Stock Android 8.0

Can I Lock the bootloader now, or will the Phone Return top BLOD or Brick If i do so?
[Nexus 6P General] Archavius:
Leave it unlocked in case something goes wrong again.
[Nexus 6P General] MC HD:
Does the boot.img also works with 8.1.?
[Nexus 6P General] edylat:
Ha funcionado!!

Lo he hecho 3 veces.

La segunda vez he intentado con Android 9, pero ha fallado, así que he vuelto a Android 8.1 y de momento sin problemas.

- flash-all.bat

- fastboot flash boot boot-4core-encryptable-angler-opm7.181005.003.img

- fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.1-0-fbe-4core-angler.img

- twrp instalar N5X-6P_BLOD_Workaround_Injector_Addon-AK2-signed y limpiar cache

- reiniciar sistema y listo!

Gracias amigos!!
[Nexus 6P General] Scooby__Doo:
Fixed my Nexus 6p using this guide a while ago but now I am wondering how/if I can update it the latest possible stock android with the latest possible security patch as mine is on Android 8.0.0 with September 2017 security patch. Anyone got any pointers please?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Flash the latest factory image and use this method....

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] Scooby__Doo:
Brilliant thanks I followed the guide and have my 6p on Android 8.1.0 and Dec2018 security patch. I have TWRP 3.2.1 installed but its asking me to update, is this something I can do? I notice the 3.2.1 TWRP image file I flashed had the mention of "4 core" in the title.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
First, you can turn off the "asking me to update" in settings if you want. If you want to update though, just flash the new TWRP (in TWRP) and then immediately flash the workaround.zip. That will patch the new TWRP. Then reboot into the new TWRP.

You can go to the TWRP site to get the latest TWRP. Should be 3.3.0-0.
[Nexus 6P General] Bournefort17:
I just wanted to thank you for your help on this post. I tried so many different ROMS and boot-loaders but this was the only one that worked. FYI, you need to have Root Access enabled in the developer settings for any of this to work. That took me a while to figure out because Windows wouldn't detect the device using adb devices.

My Nexus 6P allowed me to boot-up when the battery dropped down to 3% so I quickly enabled the OEM unlocking and Root Access. Then everything else worked perfectly.
[Nexus 6P General] atrixus:
after flashing 8.0+4 core patch it started to boot, BUT i only can reboot it in bootloader by pressing Factory there, if i reboot or off/on with powerbutton - it gets bootlooped again - but i always can boot it in bootloader - > Factory :eek:
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Try this method... https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] Gantoz:
hi,

i following the exact instruction here but now my device is stuck at screen with White "Google" on it. Its been wait for 20 minutes, and its not doing anything.

Anyone can help?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
See the post above yours.
[Nexus 6P General] Gantoz:
I got to the part when i am suppose to enter the ADB sideload command, but all i'm seeing is "Swipe to start Sideload" and at the top it says Usage: adb sideload filename.zip, and it just infinitely spins. There's also a tab for Terminal, but that command doesn't seem to work there.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Swipe to start sideload and then enter the command in terminal on your computer.
[Nexus 6P General] dimaswahyu18:
Hi Guys, I gave up with my nexus 6P. It was resurrected from its death 1.5 year ago with this method tho, but after several months it died again but this time it didn't show any sign of charging (red light blink) so I think it really-really dead now.

Today I decided to buy another one from my friend. Until now his nexus 6P is working fine on Oreo. I need some advice wether to keep it stock with risk that BLOD might affect the device someday, or flash it using modified boot.img like this thread suggest, or keep it with the latest stock image with some modification like one of the user in this thread suggest (https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515)

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
First, I would recommend unlocking your bootloader so if you do get the BLOD you can use the fix in the thread you referenced.

Second, Keeping it stock or not really doesn't matter. What matters is keeping the heat down. What I personally do to keep the heat down is disable 2 of the big cores, underclock both little and big cores, enable vdd restriction, and don't play games or anything else that would heat the phone up for a prolonged period of time. Performance is still good while keeping the heat down at the same time.

Having said that, its still a crap shoot on whether you get it or not.
[Nexus 6P General] dimaswahyu18:
Thanks for your advice, so that's why my nexus 6P is dead again. I think I'll go with stock and keep my device's temperature as cool as possible. Does the guide on this thread (https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515) already covered all of your suggestion? what is your current setting in terms of under cloacking?

Thanks
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
I keep the little cores at 1478 and the big cores at 1632.
[Nexus 6P General] blondebro7:
Amazing work :)

I was wondering if the downloadable files are available still? The link appears to be dead.
[Nexus 6P General] ashille:
i'm confused

hi

i'm little confused here can someone tell me the methode step by step .

my phone keeps restarting and it's unlocked but even i flash twrp it won't go into recovery I only has access to bootloader menu and when i push start or recovery mode oe whatever it keeps restarting again

thanks
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Try using this method... https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

If after flashing the modified TWRP from that thread you still can't get into TWRP, then you may have other components compromised and it may be then end of your phone, unfortunately.
[Nexus 6P General] wvanstraalen:
Hey, I wonder if I suffer from the BLOD. The phone doesn't want to boot anymore, but since I am still able to launch the recovery mode with my old version of TWRP 3.1.1.x.

If the big cores really are broken, then the recovery mode should also no longer work?

Other than installing the modified boot.img, is there anything else I should change in my situation. Or would there be other remedies that I might try first.

EDIT: I flashed the PureNexus 7/25 Image and at the moment of writing I get the four coloured circled jumping again!! So excited.

Apparently, with regards to the above statement, I think I was lucky that I already had the TWRP 3.1.1. installed and perhaps that one already used only the 4 cores. Thanks for this amazing workaround!

DOUBLE EDIT: It works again! I've only lost my root, what would the best and quickest way to restore this?
[Nexus 6P General] ispan123:
Phone writes all time uploads different operating system.

I did everything in order as it was written there . nexus 6p
[Nexus 6P General] hadi_fotovati:
Unfortunately, my beloved Nexus 6P suddenly started to bootloop the other day. Since I knew about this common problem already, I immediately realized what the problem was; So I jumped to this thread and followed the steps precisely. To enabel OEM Unlocking, I used a hair dryer to success after multiple tries. After flashing modified boot and kernel, my phone is stuck at GOOGLE logo. I suspect that the culprit relies in my Android version (latest official release: 8.1.0). If that's right, should I downgrade to exact versions that are compatible with boot images provided in OP, Say 8.0.0?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Use the modified TWRP and the workaround.zip from this thread. The method you used is outdated. https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] hadi_fotovati:
WORKED

Thank you so much. It worked. :laugh:
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
No problem. Glad you got it going :good:
[Nexus 6P General] ambivalentSoul:
Thanks for helping all these people (including myself) out, mate! I'm having a problem with my Nexus 6p, as well, and I found this thread - hopefully it can help me solve it.

First, I'm going to preface this by saying I'm complete noob at this. I tried rooting my phone and flashing TWRP and Magisk so I can spoof in Pokemon Go lol. I must've up messed something up along the way, because I ended up in a TWRP bootloop. So I wiped everything on the device again, and now I'm in a regular bootloop (android logo and circle animations).

So, I read through you instructions, and it seems that I need to download the Oreo4Cores.img file, then flash it by running a cmd prompt from its directory on my computer? Just the one file? I tried that before turning on my device. I'm currently in the circle anmiation again. I know you said it could take up to 20 minutes the first time, so I'll see that happens. I read through your OP, but as I said, I'm a noob at this stuff and I'm not sure if I'm understand it correctly or if I missed a step. I'm pretty illiterate with this stuff. I know it's been a while and the chances of a response are slim, but on the off-chance you get this - I appreciate everything!
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
This method is outdated. You should be using the method in the following link if you have the BLOD. https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

However, before doing this I would make sure you actually have the BLOD by fastboot flashing the latest factory image and see if it boots (I suggest this because you may be in a bootloop for other reasons than the BLOD). If it does boot you don't have the BLOD. If it doesn't then use the fix from the link provided above. Here is a link to a guide to help with flashing factory images.

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/index-huawei-nexus-6p-t3213583
[Nexus 6P General] IsMyLive:
Your device has loaded a different OS

Hello friends, I have unlock my Nexus 6p and write angler-n2g48c.img and the 6p48C.img and lock the device.

The system power on but always display "Your device has loades a different operatin system".

I have tried several versions of the img but I always receive this error. Can somebody help me please ? :confused:
[Nexus 6P General] Vipul000007:
Bro i don't know which android is in my phone how do i know in bootloop which file i have to boot
[Nexus 6P General] moqassem:
Thanks ?

Thanks, it is worked for me with pure Android Oreo, but I have question that I want to downgrade my Android from 8.1 Oreo to 7.1.1 as I found my device some time lagging , is the previous method will work with old Android version 7.1.1 or I will stick again on bootloop
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
I need help. My 6P is stuck in a bootloop. I'm very confused by this thread. Can someone please help me?
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
This method is outdated. You should go here for the latest method of patching. Just read the OP carefully and you shouldn't have a problem doing it.

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
This worked. Then I tried rooting. Now it won't boot. This method will not work again. Please help. Thanks.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You need to flash the workaround zip again after flashing Magisk. If you did that, then make sure you are using the latest stable Magisk version.
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
My phone says it has no OS.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You will have to describe in much greater detail what you did. Be specific.
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
For the longest time I had a permanent bootloop. Nothing worked. Then I tried the steps in #2674. My phone booted. The like a dumbass I tried to root. Phone is stuck on Google screen. Booted into Recovery again and wiped everything again. Tried installing PixelExperience. Phone wouldn't boot. Back into TWRP and wiped everything. When I tried to reboot TRWP says there is no OS. Redid BLOD install. Didn't work. Still no OS. Tried flashing boot image. Command Flash-all bat failed. I'm stuck.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You didn't mention if you flashed the workaround zip after flashing Magisk and before booting when you first rooted.

Are you saying you tried to fastboot flash the last factory image and it didn't work?
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
I've never flashed Magisk. I tried rooting simply by flashing SuperSU. Guess I effed up.

Yes, I tried fastboot flashing the factory image and it failed as the command 'Flash-all.bat' failed.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Flashing SuperSu instead of Magisk may have been your problem. That's been dead for years. All I can say is make sure your platform tools are up to date (latest is r30.0.2 I believe) and try flashing the factory image again.
[Nexus 6P General] StormCell:
OK, but how do I get past the flash all failure? I can't get beyond that.

Thanks a lot for your help.
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
You may be getting that because your platform tools are not updated. So update to the latest and try again.
[Nexus 6P General] Muqeet5631:
my nexus 6p get into bootloop and now my battery is also dead now what can i do
[Nexus 6P General] Lughnasadh:
Go here for the bootloop fix (assuming it's from the BLOD) https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/bootloop-death-blod-workaround-zip-t3819515

Charge or replace your battery.
[Nexus 6P General] etherbod:
thanks for the explanation dude, but the problem seems to be unresolved.

what to do when the phone is in a boot Loop and when you cannot access OEM and debugging settings.

do you have a solution for that ?
[Nexus 6P General] yurais:
Power it on

And while it is bootlooping , heat the back cover, very close to the camera, with a hair dryer...

Fear not, just heat hot enough and system will load... When it does, you know what to do... Run to the oem option .

Enviado desde mi SM-G975U1 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 6P General] GogoAkira:
Hey man the petition is almost at 4000, I never knew it existed till now so I just signed it, but the petition doesn't ask anything. From this post I understand what you want, but reading the petition many times I only see text such as "there is a solution, locked bootloaders could still run software from Google" so you never asked for them to release a modified img you just explained some things, this already might be a lost battle idk how many people still use this phone, I do :)
[Nexus 6P General] badabing2003:
Hi Everyone

My wife's Nexus 6p went to bootloop this week

The phone is unlocked, but I'm not able to write anything to the boot partition (even stock boot.img), Other partitions don't show issues.

C:\angler-opm7.181205.001>fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot: error: Couldn't parse partition size '0x'.

C:\angler-opm7.181205.001>fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot: error: Couldn't parse partition size '0x'.

However erase boot partition response find (not sure if that is meaningful)

C:\angler-opm7.181205.001>fastboot erase boot
Erasing 'boot' OKAY [ 0.024s]
Finished. Total time: 0.056s

Any ideas? any way to reformat the boot partition?

Thanks