Need help root LG MS428 - LG K10 Questions & Answers

Well, I made it as far as to unlocking the bootloader (I think). I followed all the directions for doing it and I even get that warning at boot up, but I also read that you can tell if it's unlocked by typing in: fastboot getvar all but all that gives me is: all:
The main part I need help on is when the step comes that says to type in: fastboot boot twrp.img I get this readout.... FAILED (remote: unknown command)
Help?

i'm pretty sure we can't root our phones using the methods that work for the others.
as far as i know, there's no root for this model at present
ILykeMudkipz said:
Well, I made it as far as to unlocking the bootloader (I think). I followed all the directions for doing it and I even get that warning at boot up, but I also read that you can tell if it's unlocked by typing in: fastboot getvar all but all that gives me is: all:
The main part I need help on is when the step comes that says to type in: fastboot boot twrp.img I get this readout.... FAILED (remote: unknown command)
Help?
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leopard_fist said:
i'm pretty sure we can't root our phones using the methods that work for the others.
as far as i know, there's no root for this model at present
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This how we go about rooting since bootloader is unlocked.
TWRP > Flash SuperSu > Get Root!
I am currently syncing sources for TWRP from Minimal OMNI sources. Then I will start building TWRP for both the phones MS428 and K425. Then will come up with bug fixes and newer stable versions of TWRP.
Then will flash SuperSU. Get Root!
Looking forward to build ROMS for K10.
Don't use the TWRP from the thread I made earlier. I need to update the TWRP.

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[tut]root without unlocking bootloader -yu yureka

ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
NOTE: *AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR PHONE
* IF U POINT FINGERS AT ME , I WILL LAUGH AT YOU
PRECONDITIONS :
DOWNLOAD ADB AND FASTBOOT DRIVERS FROM HERE OR HERE
EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED FILE
DOWNLOAD RECOVERY FROM HERE AND PUT INTO EXTRACTED FOLDER WHERE ADB AND FASTBOOT ARE PRESENT
DOWNLOAD SUPERUSER FROM HERE AND COPY TO PHONE'S SD CARD OR EXT CARD
STEPS:
GO TO THE EXTRACTED FOLDER AND OPEN COMMAND PROMPT BY PRESSING CTRL+SHIFT
connect your phone in switch on mode
TYPE THIS COMMAND
PHP:
adb reboot bootloader
wait for the device to boot into bootloader mode/fastboot , and then Type the following
PHP:
fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery-yu.img
NOW CONNECT YOUR PHONE
note : RECOVERY STAYS ONLY FOR ONE TIME SINCE BL IS NOT UNLOCKED
ROOT
ONCE THE RECOVERY SHOWS UP , DO THE FOLLOWING
SECLECT INSTALL ZIP
CHOOSE ZIP FROM SD CARD
NOW SELECT THE DOWNLOADED SUPERUSER ZIP
CONFIRM AND REBOOT
NOW SUCCESSFULLY ROOTED WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
After running fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery-yu.img I am getting below error.
any idea please?
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.297s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: bootimage: incomplete or not signed)
finished. total time: 0.297s
change of WiFi Mac address
Faiyaz5yaz said:
ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
NOTE: *AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR PHONE
* IF U POINT FINGERS AT ME , I WILL LAUGH AT YOU
PRECONDITIONS :
DOWNLOAD ADB AND FASTBOOT DRIVERS FROM HERE OR HERE
EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED FILE
DOWNLOAD RECOVERY FROM HERE AND PUT INTO EXTRACTED FOLDER WHERE ADB AND FASTBOOT ARE PRESENT
DOWNLOAD SUPERUSER FROM HERE AND COPY TO PHONE'S SD CARD OR EXT CARD
STEPS:
GO TO THE EXTRACTED FOLDER AND OPEN COMMAND PROMPT BY PRESSING CTRL+SHIFT
connect your phone in switch on mode
TYPE THIS COMMAND
PHP:
adb reboot bootloader
wait for the device to boot into bootloader mode/fastboot , and then Type the following
PHP:
fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery-yu.img
NOW CONNECT YOUR PHONE
note : RECOVERY STAYS ONLY FOR ONE TIME SINCE BL IS NOT UNLOCKED
ROOT
ONCE THE RECOVERY SHOWS UP , DO THE FOLLOWING
SECLECT INSTALL ZIP
CHOOSE ZIP FROM SD CARD
NOW SELECT THE DOWNLOADED SUPERUSER ZIP
CONFIRM AND REBOOT
NOW SUCCESSFULLY ROOTED WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
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This method changeed the WiFi Mac address of my YU
Any idea why?
Harsh_24 said:
This method changeed the WiFi Mac address of my YU
Any idea why?
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I don't think the method caused it , since it only installs superuser app in system folder
I doubt the YU recovery which u suggested and developed by Vishal I guess
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I don't think the method caused it , since it only installs superuser app in system folder
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I doubt d recovery file developed by Vishal
is it truly change the MAC address?
Harsh_24 said:
I doubt d recovery file developed by Vishal
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Dear @vishal_android freak
is it truly cbange something MAC address? when we flash your recovery image?
regard
androidgalaxyman
Faiyaz5yaz said:
ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
NOTE: *AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR PHONE
* IF U POINT FINGERS AT ME , I WILL LAUGH AT YOU
PRECONDITIONS :
DOWNLOAD ADB AND FASTBOOT DRIVERS FROM HERE OR HERE
EXTRACT THE DOWNLOADED FILE
DOWNLOAD RECOVERY FROM HERE AND PUT INTO EXTRACTED FOLDER WHERE ADB AND FASTBOOT ARE PRESENT
DOWNLOAD SUPERUSER FROM HERE AND COPY TO PHONE'S SD CARD OR EXT CARD
STEPS:
GO TO THE EXTRACTED FOLDER AND OPEN COMMAND PROMPT BY PRESSING CTRL+SHIFT
connect your phone in switch on mode
TYPE THIS COMMAND
PHP:
adb reboot bootloader
wait for the device to boot into bootloader mode/fastboot , and then Type the following
PHP:
fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery-yu.img
NOW CONNECT YOUR PHONE
note : RECOVERY STAYS ONLY FOR ONE TIME SINCE BL IS NOT UNLOCKED
ROOT
ONCE THE RECOVERY SHOWS UP , DO THE FOLLOWING
SECLECT INSTALL ZIP
CHOOSE ZIP FROM SD CARD
NOW SELECT THE DOWNLOADED SUPERUSER ZIP
CONFIRM AND REBOOT
NOW SUCCESSFULLY ROOTED WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER
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There is surely something in the recovery img by vishal.
I flashed the twrp recovery img and my wifi Mac address recovered its initial values.
Harsh_24 said:
There is surely something in the recovery img by vishal.
I flashed the twrp recovery img and my wifi Mac address recovered its initial values.
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I never found this issue and it's pretty weird as MAC address has nothing to do with recovery afaik. Still I'll have a look
Unlocking boot loader and rooting vs without unlocking rooting
vishal_android freak said:
I never found this issue and it's pretty weird as MAC address has nothing to do with recovery afaik. Still I'll have a look
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Dears,
Which one is actually void the yu youreka warranty. as we know , Manufactures allows us to root the device. But which mode is right one? I am aware , if we don't do unlock the boot loader ,we can't flash the custom roms. is it safe without unlocking the bootloader to flash the custom recovery image like TWRP or CWW?
Regards
androidgalaxyman
androidgalaxyman said:
Dears,
Which one is actually void the yu youreka warranty. as we know , Manufactures allows us to root the device. But which mode is right one? I am aware , if we don't do unlock the boot loader ,we can't flash the custom roms. is it safe without unlocking the bootloader to flash the custom recovery image like TWRP or CWW?
Regards
androidgalaxyman
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You cannot flash recovery without unlocking bootloader. And yureka's warranty isn't getting void if we unlock it
@Faiyaz5yaz
Have you actually tested the method on an actual YU Yureka which has unlock & tamper bits marked as 'false'?? My tests show same thing as @tarunongo's; the image can't be boot if unlock bit is set false.
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Titokhan said:
@Faiyaz5yaz
Have you actually tested the method on an actual YU Yureka which has unlock & tamper bits marked as 'false'?? My tests show same thing as @tarunongo's; the image can't be boot if unlock bit is set false.
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I did try as mentioned by @vishal_android freak for unlocked bootloaders .. I didn't try this though .. But Logically it should work , since I have tried this method on nexus devices , one plus one & android one devices which have similar bootloaders .. Never had this issue..
and @Harsh_24 , did u successfully flash recovery ?
And can anyone try this command instead
fastboot boot recovery-name.img ..
if someone confirms that both methods fail.. I ll lock the thread ..
@Faiyaz5yaz
Without ' -i 0x1ebf', fastboot can't recognize or access the device. I have tested all possible methods; even you can't flash or boot official images under locked bootloader - please see the conversation here.
I have Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012) & OnePlus One & thus accustomed with temp recovery booting., but it seems a noticeable exception.
I'm still waiting for confirmation from other member(s).
mayhack said:
I have used the method for rooting Yureka without unlocking Boot loader with boot -i 0x1ebf command which worked fine on Kitkat but not on Yureka running Lollipop after Upgrading to Lollipop. Can anyone confirm that this method can work on lollipop ??
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It doesn't work for me either. I had rooted my CM11 earlier but nothing is working on CM12. Custom recovery gets flashed through fastboot but phone always loads stock recovery. Where does Custom recovery go after it gets successfully flashed.
I recently updated Yureka to 5.0.2 and out of curiosity I was searching for Root access in developer tools, and unable to see it. But I believe it was there in KitKat. Even search option in settings gives result ROOT ACCESS in same option, but I'm unable to get.
I believe there should be a way out than losing all internal memory data to flash SuperSU. It is possible to enable that HIDDEN TOGGLE by some ADB command since USB debugging is available?
@Faiyaz5yaz
Hot booting will cause brick of device ! I didn't tried though
I am working on a tool which can be used to root yureka and yuphoria without unlocking bootloader and without any custom recovery. I will be sharing it soon (already posted but beta tester said that it is not installing su binaries. )
Didnt work for me. It boots into a dark screen.
Lollipop
mayhack said:
I have used the method for rooting Yureka without unlocking Boot loader with boot -i 0x1ebf command which worked fine on Kitkat but not on Yureka running Lollipop after Upgrading to Lollipop. Can anyone confirm that this method can work on lollipop ??
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I would not recommend trying it on lollipop as it doesn't work and it boots to fastboot/bootloader constantly with the error "Reason for Fastboot: UTAG "flashfail" etc.
I luckily fixed it as I have no other android phone, I had to go on BP Tools press Vol+ to select it, it overrided it and then when I rebooted it was fine thank God I almost ended up having to hard reset and reinstall Stock ROM
Phew.
Plus it was good think I had backup though one problem at the time I couldn't restore it due to not being able to use adb.
:fingers-crossed: it should be fixed, Hopefully
tarunongo said:
After running fastboot -i 0x1ebf boot recovery-yu.img I am getting below error.
any idea please?
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.297s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: bootimage: incomplete or not signed)
finished. total time: 0.297s
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same thing was happening to me.
To install CMW recovery or any other you have to unlock bootloader if not then you may brick your phone. As normally you can't enter in a house before open the main door. And yu provide permission for all type rooting

[Solved] Several (related) problems flashing anything but stock

I have a C6506 that is unlocked, have checked via the service code. Not just unlockable but unlocked. Certain.
I've used both older flashtool64 that worked before (0.9.11.0) on a Surface Pro (windows 10) and newer (0.9.19.10) on a desktop (Windows 10 also).
In both cases I can flash 10.7.a.0.222 for C6506. I also can flash 10.3.a.0.423 on the Surface (did not try on others). It boots, it works, no issues.
I can get in fastboot mode on the phone (blue light), but on the surface with the older Flashtools (and associated drivers) I cannot access the phone at all, just waiting for device.
On the newer flash tools with drivers installed (turned off signing verification) I can get into fastboot and do things like a "getvar version", but I cannot do more complex things like get the unlock status, nor can I flash a boot image (in this case from CM 12.1). It says "Command not allowed" in the write phase. Yes, the phone is unlocked, really, at least it says it is, and I did do an unlock code with legitimate Sony provided codes. And previously rooted using it as unlocked.
I've also tried getting root with a pre-rooted 10.7.a.0.222 -- I can get an older version rooted, put recovery on it, I can do the install of the zip and it completes -- then boot loop. This is using Beta-SuperSU-V2.52.zip and zl-lockeddualrecovery2.8.23-release.combined.zip with PRFCreator. (The recovery is also what I used to do the install). Boot loop. Can't get out of it without a new flash despite power off, resets, etc. Can't get back into recovery either at that point.
I do have the phone working with a non-rooted stock Sony 10.7.A.0.222. As mentioned, flashes fine. I just can't seem to get CM running (can't fastboot the boot image), nor can I get root on the stock sony (boot loop).
I've also tried the fastboot program on the current SDK as well as the one in Flashtools without any difference, still can't flash a boot.img from cm12.1.
I feel like I'm missing something fundamental, like maybe some aspect of running Windows 10 that is interfering (I have no older version currently). I'd suspect CM12.1 but it also is failing with the typical root technique for 5.1.1 stock (i.e. root older version first).
While I am not an active developer, this is not my first round of flashing or updating the phone, though it is my first round in a year or more, certainly since Windows 10.
I realize this is a lot like "nothing is working what could be wrong" and not a very specific question, but wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to whether there might be a common cause here.
I do have one more interesting piece of information that I do not understand.
I downloaded Emma and tried to use it to flash stock just to make sure the image I had was good for stock.
Emma says "this phone is locked". So thinking my last flash re-locked it, I went into flash tools and did this:
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock 0xkey-from-sony
...
OKAY [ 2.969s]
finished. total time: 2.969s
After doing so, Emma STILL says it is locked.
Flash tool however allows me to flash it.
Any clue why Emma would say "locked" when I just finished unlocking it?
In service, configuration it says "Yes" to unlocked, not "no/yes" or any other combination, just "yes".
focus on getting the sdk tools to work, like fastboot. What do you mean it just does not flash( show console output of your fastboot flash boot boot.img), Is fastboot not recognized in the device manager, It is odd you can use it to 'oem unlock'... I had to change driver files when I switched from windows 7 to windows 10. if you can 'fastboot devices' and 'adb devices' you should be good to go as far as flashing, maybe you have bad images not made for the phone? I am no pro take my information with a grain of salt.
ham5 said:
focus on getting the sdk tools to work, like fastboot. What do you mean it just does not flash( show console output of your fastboot flash boot boot.img), Is fastboot not recognized in the device manager, It is odd you can use it to 'oem unlock'... I had to change driver files when I switched from windows 7 to windows 10. if you can 'fastboot devices' and 'adb devices' you should be good to go as far as flashing, maybe you have bad images not made for the phone? I am no pro take my information with a grain of salt.
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I will try again tomorrow (need the phone tonight and it takes a while to get stock back up and configured).
Concentrating on fastbook and on my more-working desktop (the tablet definitely has some issue, I think driver related).
I installed the newest Flashtools, and also installed the fastboot and s1 drivers from it (I think that's what they are called). I configured Windows to permit them unsigned and they installed without error.
When I try to do CM12.1, what I did was download their distribution zip, and unzip it and pull out the boot.img file. I then put the phone in fastboot mode, and it worked and was recognized (e.g. "fastboot getvar version" responds).
Going by the instructions for CM12.1, I then tried to do "fastboot flash boot c:\pathwhereitwas\boot.img"
This does a send of the file, which works, and then does a write and says "command not allowed". So it appears to transmit the file but can't commit it to flash. I cannot post the log as didn't save it but if you think relevant can post tomorrow.
As to the locked issue -- after trying this the first time, I thought "maybe the phone has been locked again". So I did the #*#*service*#*# and see it says "yes" for unlocked. But just to be safe, I dug out my 2 year old email from Sony and did another unlock. As to why I did it with the "oem unlock" that's how CM12.1 suggests (https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_odin). The first time I typed it, it failed, the second time it said "OK". Tried the flash boot again, same "command not allowed error".
The phone goes into fastboot mode easily (blue light, plus response to things like getvar). It goes into flash mode fine also, and indeed, after I gave up (each of several times) I flashed stock back on the phone and it came up with 5.1.1 stock.
I wanted to run CM12.1 as I really don't like that stock has not patched stagefright, plus I hate not having root.
Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong, that fastboot commands sometimes work, but I can't flash the boot file?
Am I flashing the RIGHT boot file? Should I be flashing the CM12.1 recovery image they have on their download page instead? (But the instructions are pretty clear).
I should note that the phone does not appear to have a recovery on it -- booting after flashing stock, and toggling all the volume buttons in any combination is just ignored.
I think your really digging way to deep into this...
The phone goes into fastboot mode easily (blue light, plus response to things like getvar). It goes into flash mode fine also, and indeed, after I gave up (each of several times) I flashed stock back on the phone and it came up with 5.1.1 stock.
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what is the difference between fastboot and flash mode? Ive never heard of this flash mode....
This does a send of the file, which works, and then does a write and says "command not allowed". So it appears to transmit the file but can't commit it to flash. I cannot post the log as didn't save it but if you think relevant can post tomorrow.
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I don't believe it sends a file at all, it is flashed/written to the boot partition right away.. or is supposed to - I would consider this your chief complaint... "command not allowed" when trying to fastboot flash a boot.img -- I get a lot of hits googling that.. driver problems/bootloader locked
ham5 said:
I think your really digging way to deep into this...
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I'd welcome a shorter, simpler path.
ham5 said:
what is the difference between fastboot and flash mode? Ive never heard of this flash mode....
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Perhaps it is purely a sony thing. If, with the phone powered off, you plug it in holding the volume up button you end up in fastboot mode; if you plug it in with the volume down you end up in flash mode.
Flashmode is used by Emma and by Flashtools. Fastboot is used by the Fastboot utility. I'm unclear what happens under the cover, but they are not interchangeable.
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I don't believe it sends a file at all, it is flashed/written to the boot partition right away.. or is supposed to - I would consider this your chief complaint... "command not allowed" when trying to fastboot flash a boot.img -- I get a lot of hits googling that.. driver problems/bootloader locked
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As I said, I do not know what happens under the covers, but in fastboot mode when you do the "flash boot" it first says it transmitted a file (shows bytes sent, etc) then it does a "write" command itself and it is that write command that fails.
And therein lies my issue trying to flash the boot image -- the write command fails, and I cannot figure out why.
Drivers: I've tried the latest flashtool, and installed the drivers from there. They do install (with signing verification off), and they do connect and see the phone. Some commands work, but this one does not. Could it be the drivers? Certainly, but I do not know what to try to fix them.
Emma: I hate to keep coming back to this, but I do not understand why Emma says my phone is locked, when it clearly appears not to be. I've both re-unlocked it, confirmed it is unlocked with the service menu. But that it thinks it is locked, and the "write" command failure, makes me wonder if there is an issue either in the phone or windows or drivers that makes it act that way. incidentally I've also tried all this with antivirus/firewalls off with no effect.
Locked: just to confirm, in the service menu it says "Root Status" and "unlockable" as "yes". Not "Yes/no". That means it is currently unlocked, correct?
To your first point, I may be over-complicating it. I would welcome some suggestion of other simpler steps. I've done the same google, and don't see real solutions other than "try better drivers", but most threads seem to point to the flashtools drivers, and I've tried those, as well as installing Emma which (presumably) either used those or loaded its own.
Incidentally if this is more appropriate to the Q&A forum, and a moderator is handy, I would appreciate it moving. I placed it here because this relates mostly to the Flashtools drivers and the process of using fastboot.
I cant say for sure .. CM's dialer does not work with service menu... but you defiantly not worried about root... your looking for the bootloader to be unlocked, not unlockable..
ham5 said:
I cant say for sure .. CM's dialer does not work with service menu... but you defiantly not worried about root... your looking for the bootloader to be unlocked, not unlockable..
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I've never gotten to CM on this phone so that's moot. I'm doing the service menu from the stock phone. And so far as I can tell the bootloader is unlocked.
I went back to a much older version of Flashtools (0.9.11) that dates from about the time I got the phone, but those drivers do not seem to install on Windows 10 at all.
But I'm not clear whether it is a driver problem, since some fastboot commands work fine.
Just read using emma with lollipop can screw your phone up... in fastboot mode can you 'fastboot getvar version' ?
here is the CM wiki - https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_odin - good luck I don't think I can be of any help.
ham5 said:
Just read using emma with lollipop can screw your phone up... in fastboot mode can you 'fastboot getvar version' ?
here is the CM wiki - https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_odin - good luck I don't think I can be of any help.
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Yes, in fastboot mode I can do the getvar version. It says 0.5.
I had read the wiki; as mentioned that is why I was trying to flash boot.img.
As requested here is a fastboot session log:
Code:
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot getvar version
version: 0.5
finished. total time: 0.002s
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (10668 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.340s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.340s
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability
...
^C
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot devices -l
EPxxxxx47K fastboot
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot devices
EPxxxxx47K fastboot
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (10668 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.340s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.354s
U:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools>fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (10668 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.340s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.353s
As you can see some commands work, some do not. Not sure the get_unlock_ability is even supposed to work as it looks like a late comer to fastboot and the phone is old.
Most articles I find posted about "command not allowed" do not seem to get as far as being able to use fastboot at all, but even if it is a driver issue, not sure what I can do about it, these are the latest drivers.
Ok, I've managed to get this to work. I can tell you what I did, but not why, but in case it helped someone else.
The bootloader showed unlocked, but I ran the flashtool option to unlock it again, then WITHOUT REBOOTING I did the fastboot option to flash the boot.img.
It appears that if you reboot (to stock) in between, it does something that at least makes it appear the bootloader is locked (the service menu shows it NOT locked still).
There's another thread here that implies you need to do it multiple times, but I think the issue is not a need to do it more than once, but a need to make sure that (at least a late version stock) does not get a chance to run, as it appears to do something.
I'm now happily on 12.1. Well, sort of happy, I finally noticed it says it doesn't support the 6506 (as opposed to the 6503) so I might not stay long, but at least I worked out what was wrong. Thanks to those who encouraged me to keep looking.

Oneplus 3 Boot Loop

So I tried to flash another rom by flashing TWRP and unlocking the bootloader, which worked and I then had installed Freedom Os. Then I locked the Bootloader to get the Message away, but know when you charge it or turn it on it is in an boot loop which repeats the Oneplus Logo what you normally see, but very short and after that it bobrates turns the screen off and it atart again. Or I can go into fastboot mode, but when I try to go into the recovery, it goes into the Boot Loop again. Is there a way to get the Original OS back? Ive already dopwnloaded it but I cant get in on there. Can you tell me how to fix it on my own?
[GUIDE] Mega Unbrick Guide for A Hard Bricked OnePlus 3 > METHOD 1
If you can access fastboot mode, connect the phone to a PC, then go to ADB and erase recovery using the command " fastboot erase recovery" and install TWRP 3.0.4-1 using the command " <fastboot flash recovery <recovery.zip/img> again.
Once you do that, boot into TWRP, go to wipe and wipe everything. Once you do that, transfer the stock OOS into the internal memory using copy-paste , then go to install , select the transferred file to install the OS or else go to advance setting in TWRP and select adb sideload and use the command "adb sideload <filename.zip>".
This should install the OS on the phone.
If you want to go complete stock, then you also need to install the stock recovery. Search the forum to get the relevent files or else you can download it from the OnePlus website and later on update to latest OS via OTA.
NEVER EVER LOCK THE BOOTLOADER , IF YOU'RE USING ANY ROM OTHER THAN STOCK OS AND STOCK RECOVERY
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If you can access fastboot mode, connect the phone to a PC, then go to ADB and erase recovery using the command " fastboot erase recovery" and install TWRP 3.0.4-1 using the command " <fastboot flash recovery <recovery.zip/img> again.
Once you do that, boot into TWRP, go to wipe and wipe everything. Once you do that, transfer the stock OOS into the internal memory using copy-paste , then go to install , select the transferred file to install the OS or else go to advance setting in TWRP and select adb sideload and use the command "adb sideload <filename.zip>".
This should install the OS on the phone.
If you want to go complete stock, then you also need to install the stock recovery. Search the forum to get the relevent files or else you can download it from the OnePlus website and later on update to latest OS via OTA.
NEVER EVER LOCK THE BOOTLOADER , IF YOU'RE USING ANY ROM OTHER THAN STOCK OS AND STOCK RECOVERY
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Can you tell me how to go to adb? When doing it while being in fastboot I get the error "remote: Partition erase is not allowed"
revedar said:
Can you tell me how to go to adb? When doing it while being in fastboot I get the error "remote: Partition erase is not allowed"
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Download Universal ADB software, download the latest version and install it.
TWRP 3.0.4-1
Official Oxygen OS 4.0.3
Official Recovery
Connect your phone to the PC and then navigate to installed folder, right click holding SHIFT key and select "Open command window here"
Inside command window type
adb devices
If all the drivers are installed properly, you should see you're device ID here.
then type
adb reboot bootloader
your phone will enter fastboot mode.
then type
fastboot devices
again you should see you're device ID here.
then follow the instruction , i've given earlier.
anup807 said:
Download Universal ADB software, download the latest version and install it.
TWRP 3.0.4-1
Official Oxygen OS 4.0.3
Official Recovery
Connect your phone to the PC and then navigate to installed folder, right click holding SHIFT key and select "Open command window here"
Inside command window type
adb devices
If all the drivers are installed properly, you should see you're device ID here.
then type
adb reboot bootloader
your phone will enter fastboot mode.
then type
fastboot devices
again you should see you're device ID here.
then follow the instruction , i've given earlier.
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So i've downloaded the software, installed the driver and typed in cmd adb devices "adb devices List of devices attached" is returned, so it seems like there is going something wrong. Is it because the Driver is installed wrong or because "target reported max download size of 440401920 bytes
sending 'recovery' (22605 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.528s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Partition flashing is not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.551s"
This is returned when trying to flash. Do I have to be in fastboot mode or something else to be able to follow your instructions? In Fast Boot is written that the Device State is locked and Secure Boot is enabled. I messaged Oneplus and hope they have a solution which can just unlock the Bootloader when being in fastboot mode, so everything is fine again. I hope you can help me, but I still wanna say thank your for now
Errr... fastboot can unlock the bootloader. fastboot oem unlock
emuandco said:
Errr... fastboot can unlock the bootloader. fastboot oem unlock
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Thank you, but it dont works because i forgot to re-enable the oem modification and usb debugging in freedom os, maybe there is an option to do this without having this enabled but I didnt found it. So I wait for a helpful answer from somebody here or from Oneplus, I consider sending my smartphone to oneplus to let them repair it if I cant do it. Just saying that modding an S3, Asus transformer pad and nvidia shield is way easier.
never ever relock your bootloader while you in custom OS
oopstairs said:
never ever relock your bootloader while you in custom OS
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Thank you for not helping me
revedar said:
Thank you for not helping me
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Yeah I'm sorry I can't help you in your case. I'm just stating the fact. Sorry if I offended you.
Shouldn't it still be possible to reflash the properly signed official updates? TBH I never had such a problem and thus never had to cope with it. Same with recovery: http://oxygenos.oneplus.net.s3.amazonaws.com/recovery_op3.img Try flashing this one with fastboot. It's the official one. By flashing this one you might fix your stuff over adb sideloading the official full update zips.
Try the unbrick guide provided in the 2nd post to your query. It should definitely help. Better contact OnePlus tech2 support and they'll flash your phone for you. They're really helpful.
emuandco said:
Shouldn't it still be possible to reflash the properly signed official updates? TBH I never had such a problem and thus never had to cope with it. Same with recovery: http://oxygenos.oneplus.net.s3.amazonaws.com/recovery_op3.img Try flashing this one with fastboot. It's the official one. By flashing this one you might fix your stuff over adb sideloading the official full update zips.
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I already tried to do this, but the console returns something like permission denied.
anup807 said:
Try the unbrick guide provided in the 2nd post to your query. It should definitely help. Better contact OnePlus tech2 support and they'll flash your phone for you. They're really helpful.
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The MSM Software disconnects the smartphone while the process works
U cannot flash in adb while the bootloader is locked, u can not unlock the bootloader unless u can access ur OS, I am not sure y people was trying to get u to flash via fastboot the answer was provided to u in the 2nd post
^^^ This!
It's pretty much obvious fastboot flash will not work with a locked bootloader.
It's pretty obvious unlocking the bootloader will not work, while one can not access the OS.
Unbrick tool is the only option to bring it back to life, or sending it for RMA. If unbrick tool fails, try using different drivers and make sure it is connected with the stock cable (I've only tried with a Nilkin cable besides the stock one, which always failed at different stages during the process).
Not even sure drivers must be installed manually, I've never done that myself on Windows 10, as they were automatically installed (3 different's PC's, both on x86 and x64).
Which version of stock firmware did you last have? If it was 4.0.1 or earlier, then you can use
Code:
fastboot oem 4F500301
to issue a flash command even without unlocking the bootloader. If you are on that, then use that command and flash stock recovery and then flash stock zip.
rk2612 said:
Which version of stock firmware did you last have? If it was 4.0.1 or earlier, then you can use
Code:
fastboot oem 4F500301
to issue a flash command even without unlocking the bootloader. If you are on that, then use that command and flash stock recovery and then flash stock zip.
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I had the most recent update installed. Is there a similar command at the moment?
revedar said:
I had the most recent update installed. Is there a similar command at the moment?
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Don't think so.

X2 Pro: "Your device is corrupt. It can’t be trusted and may not work properly."

X2 Pro: "Your device is corrupt. It can’t be trusted and may not work properly."
Hi everybody,
my Aquaris X2 Pro worked fine with rooted BQ 1.7.3 firmware (Android 8.1 based) - Magisk was installed and worked fine and also the xposed framework.
Today the device was normally working as it suddenly just reboots
After that the usual "unlocked bootloader" screen appears but then it only shows a screen with the message "Your device is corrupt. It can’t be trusted and may not work properly."
I can select "continue" - but that only leads back to the "unlocked bootloader" warning screen --> a boot loop :crying:
Does anybody know how I can bring back my device back to work - without losing all my settings and stuff?
And any idea what happened (so that I can prevent it to do so in future)?
Hmm, I'm not 100% sure, but I think I saw that message / boot process once as I tried to root my X2 Pro.
I had done a
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock / unlock-critical
but no
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
(or the other way round? Definitely only done one of them - I was following instructions from a thread here)
and was trying to boot a magisk patched boot-img via
Code:
fastboot boot magisk_patched.img
So, it looked like the bootloader was "NOT fully" unlocked and it detected booting a "not correctly signed" bootloader.
Perhaps check your unlock status via
Code:
fastboot getvar all
But note - UNLOCKING again will wipe your data ... and can only be done if the setting in developer options is active (I fear that THAT may have changed on your device)
You could also try booting the second slot
Code:
fastboot getvar current-slot
and then
Code:
fastboot set_active a/b
(if current-slot gives a, boot b and vica versa).
Last idea: try flashing ONLY the stock boot.img. If you can do this, this should re-enable you to boot. You will loose root, but may be able to backup (most) of your settings via Helium
Thanks a lot for your help!
Inbetween I had to go the hard way and reflashed the newest BQ factory image v2.0.2 (based on Android 9) to both parts _a and _b - losing all my data...
after that I patched the boot.img for magisk and reflashed that to my _a boot partition (and still have the original boot.img in _b).
It did cost me a bit of my spare time - but it wasn't as hard as I expected...
I was able to restore a lot of my settings with Titanium backup....
merlinwv said:
I had done a
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock / unlock-critical
but no
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
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That was exactly what I did - the first time I only did a "flashing unlock", no "unlock-critical" - so now I had to do it to flash the complete factory image, and therefore it wiped all my data again
merlinwv said:
I was following instructions from a thread here)
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I used the BQ batch script to flash it, but did not execute the erase commands.
But that did not help to keep my data as I needed to execute a "unlock-critical"...
merlinwv said:
So, it looked like the bootloader was "NOT fully" unlocked and it detected booting a "not correctly signed" bootloader.
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Hmm, it worked for several months without problems - don't know why it suddenly complained about it.
merlinwv said:
Perhaps check your unlock status via
Code:
fastboot getvar all
Code:
fastboot getvar current-slot
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Very interesting commands which I didn't know - I already wondered how I can get that information
merlinwv said:
Last idea: try flashing ONLY the stock boot.img. If you can do this, this should re-enable you to boot. You will loose root, but may be able to backup (most) of your settings via Helium
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That would be a great idea :good: which I could've tried - but I didn't...; maybe next time - although I hope the problem will never come back
Bodenseematze said:
Thanks a lot for your help!
...
I used the BQ batch script to flash it, but did not execute the erase commands.
But that did not help to keep my data as I needed to execute a "unlock-critical"...
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You are most welcome
The erase commands are not the ones doing the factory-reset - if you want to keep your data during a "factory-flash" you need to comment/delete the lines which flash the userdata-partition.
But I do not know if you can flash the factory image without unlocked critical (=boot) flashing. I never tried this myself. Some phones allow flashing of correctly signed boot images even when critical is locked, others prevent ALL flashing then.
Of course, for "he who knows what he is doing" there is always the possibility to flash in EDL-mode (turn off, afterwards keep vol+, Vol- and Power pressed - will bring you to a special flash mode that allows flashing even when locked - but via a special serial interface etc. pp.). Google it - this would have helped you regarding "loose of userdata when doing unlock critical". But of course - you need to edit the file because in EDL mode, normally userdata is flashed, too.
Just something to keep in mind for the next time
Hmm, it worked for several months without problems - don't know why it suddenly complained about it.
That would be a great idea :good: which I could've tried - but I didn't...; maybe next time - although I hope the problem will never come back
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I think that perhaps an update was installed (explanation for the reboot?!) that switched to the other boot-slot and did a more thorough check of the boot-chain. This was the reason to suggest trying the other boot-slot (which would then be the pre-update version, that may still boot - and even have root)
merlinwv said:
Of course, for "he who knows what he is doing" there is always the possibility to flash in EDL-mode
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Again: very interesting information! :good:
merlinwv said:
I think that perhaps an update was installed (explanation for the reboot?!)
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I hope that wasn't the reason, because I explicitly switched off all automatic updates. And I did not do a manual update!
merlinwv said:
that switched to the other boot-slot and did a more thorough check of the boot-chain. This was the reason to suggest trying the other boot-slot (which would then be the pre-update version, that may still boot - and even have root)
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I tried to switch to the other slot and boot it - but that didn't help either and led to the same problem...
What I didn't tried was to only flash the boot.img - will do this next time

Alldocube - T1026 (kPad) Bootloader Unlocking

Surprised that I haven't come across too much regarding this tablet. It's relatively cheap, but has a wonderful screen, with cel data and SD card support. And not a bad resolution. (Not 4K, but ALMOST 2k...) This device seems to be running a SpreadTrun / SPD system under the hood.
Having issues getting it rooted and bootloader unlocked.
First, Rooting via boot.img and Magisk -
I am able to get the boot.img file and have Magisk patch it fine. However, when I go to re-write the boot.img file, fastboot gives me the following:
C:\>fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched-22100_2U5Ga.img
Warning: skip copying boot_a image avb footer (boot_a partition size: 0, boot_a image size: 67108864).
Sending 'boot_a' (65536 KB) OKAY [ 2.422s]
Writing 'boot_a' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing Lock Flag is locked. Please unlock it first!')
fastboot: error: Command failed
SPD's UpgradeFlash won't let me select JUST to flash the boot file - it forces everything to be flashed, which resets the device. Because of that, when I insert the patched boot.img in, it causes the tablet to bootloop.
Trying to unlock bootloader -
Reading through different methods for SPD devices, I'm running into deadends. With both ADB Debug and OEM Unlock enabled, running the following commands don't work:
C:\>fastboot flashing unlock
FAILED (remote: 'unknown cmd.')
C:\>fastboot oem unlock
FAILED (remote: 'Unlock bootloader fail.')
I thought that perhaps the method of flashing the signature (signature.pim file) was needed. However, following that attempt, the command yields:
C:\>fastboot flashing unlock signature.bin
fastboot: usage: unknown 'flashing' command unlock
(Same error is given for 'unlock_critical' and 'unlock_bootloader'.)
Anyone know of an alternate way to flash JUST the boot.img files to an SPD device?
Quick bump!
One interesting thing I have noticed - every time after I run the second command ('oen unlock'), any command sent AFTER that will hang. As if the tablet's expecting something else.
Any luck? I've also got this tablet, seems like unisoc have different bootloader unlock procedure, read that it needs linux with custom adb tools
I actually unlocked the bootloader on mine several months ago. Details aren't fresh in my mind but I do remember a few things that may help you.
1) You absolutely need the signature file. I got mine by installing an app "spreatrum tools" on the tablet.
2) It only works with a specific version of fastboot.
3) According to my terminal history, the command to unlock could be "fastboot.exe flashing unlock_bootloader signature.bin" or the one posted by OP: "fastboot flashing unlock signature.bin". At least one of these works but I don't remember which since I used them both.
Pretty sure I got both the working version of fastboot (windows version, not linux) and the app here on the forum. Whoever posted those files originally deserves the credits but, again, I don't remember who or where so... Luckily I still have both files on my NAS so I'm attaching them.
Anyway, there, have fun.
So this can also work, nice!
troolie said:
I actually unlocked the bootloader on mine several months ago. Details aren't fresh in my mind but I do remember a few things that may help you.
Anyway, there, have fun.
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Thanks so much, already unlocked my BL (through modified adb via Linux) but can't proceed to root it, have you rooted yours?
Nope. My plan was to unlock in order to install a custom recovery as I thought there's a good chance the one for iplay40 might work. Turns out I ended up with a brick so I went back to stock.
My immediate concern was to get rid of system apps but adb shell works well enough for that so...
Actually, I'm more interested in running generic GSI if at all possible, considering alldocube is unlikely to ever update the stock rom.
troolie said:
I actually unlocked the bootloader on mine several months ago. Details aren't fresh in my mind but I do remember a few things that may help you.
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Vvtaewoo12 said:
Any luck? I've also got this tablet, seems like unisoc have different bootloader unlock procedure, read that it needs linux with custom adb tools
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Sorry for the silence guys, had a death in the family that took me away from playing with this tablet for a while.
Glad you both got it - I actually was able to get in touch with someone AT AlldoCube, and they replied saying that the bootloader IS UNLOCKED in the same fashion that the iPlay40 is. (Which isn't too much of a surprise - the back cover of my kPad actually has the iPlay 40 model number on it. Heh.) I followed the instructions in the iPlay 40 thread exactly (including the one command that's run that the output seems to not be used), and it worked.
Like you both, though, I haven't been able to root - Because of the family issues, I haven't tried in a while, but I remember getting as far as trying to flash a modified Magisk boot.img - at which point, the tablet goes into bootloop. I blieve that we need a signed vbmeta file, though I have no idea yet how to generate/flash that.
I have NOT tried the iPlay40 rooting instructions in one post, and I'm admittedly not even sure that I'm using the Spedtrum flashing applications correctly.
Help me unlock bootloader ipay 40
U have trailer video URL/??
U use Ubuntu linux but do not!!
Taoismixi said:
U use Ubuntu linux but do not!!
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Wrong thread. This is not about the iPlay 40.

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