[Nexus 5X General] firecodex:
I have a 5x which was running 7.1.2. unlocked but not rooted when the BLOD started, along with stock recovery. I've been approved to RMA the phone but I'm trying to get into recovery so that I can pull some data from it before sending it back. There a couple files on the flash that I really really want to get back. Unfortunately, none of the fixes I've seen have worked for me yet.

The BLOD fixes that [MENTION=5288606]XCnathan32[/MENTION] posted didn't work for me, so I tried updating to 8.1.0 using the factory image (without wipe), then tried applying the fixed boot.img and recovery. The BLOD continued but I could no longer access recovery, regardless of if I tried a fixed stock recovery or a fixed TWRP. I tried going back to 7.1.2, again using the factory images + fixed TWRP, just trying to get into recovery, but recovery won't start. When you select the option, it's as if it has rebooted -- displays the standard "your phone can't be checked for corruption" message, then the Google logo, goes black for a second, then repeats the process. I can get back into fastboot and start the process all over, but nothing I have done so far has helped me get into TWRP recovery.

I've also tried the download mode before recovery mode process mentioned by another member (power down from recovery, power up holding power and vol up, then release power and once in download mode, power down using vol down and power. Then power back up and into fastboot using vol down and power, and select recovery) This did not work for me either, the same thing mentioned above happens (standard BLOD reboot with Google logo). Sometimes the phone won't reboot from the Google logo at all.

Lastly, I've tried multiple factory images -- the 7.1.2 from Aug 2017 (48C - which is what I was originally on), the 8.1.0 from Dec 2017, and the latest image -- 8.1.0 from May 2018. None of these images with fixed boot and/or fixed recovery will let me access recovery. This is the process that I've been using most recently -- note that I have not erased the userdata partition... because it contains files I'm trying to get back... the whole reason I'm doing it this way and not using the scripts.

fastboot erase boot

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase recovery

fastboot erase system

fastboot flash bootloader <bootloader from factory image>

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash radio <radio from factory image>

fastboot flash vendor <vendor.img from factory image>

fastboot flash system <system.img from factory image>

fastboot flash boot <boot.img from factory image> (have also tried 4 and 1 core fixed boot images instead of flashing factory boot first)

fastboot flash recovery <TWRP 4 core fixed image> (have tried the TWRP3_1_1_5X.img and the 3.2.1 fixed 4 core image -- have also tried the fixed 4-core stock recovery images)

fastboot reboot-bootloader

(try to access recovery)

I should also mention that I'm on Linux (mint) and using the latest platform-tools, not that it really matters.

Any ideas why I can't get into recovery, or what else I can try?

---------- Post added at 01:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:33 PM ----------

So I got a little farther by using the 8.0.0 Dec 2017 image and following the same process above. Not sure why that one's any different but I can actually get TWRP to start, but after I enter my encryption password it starts to decrypt, then the progress bar freezes and the phone shuts off, or in a couple cases reboots. It does the same thing with TWRP 3.1.1 and 3.2.1.