How to Disable Xposed on Lollipop when stuck in Bootloop

bseos · Mar 15, 2015

I have xposed running on my Nexus 5 lollipop 5.0.1.
After downloading and enabling a couple modules my phone is now stuck in a bootloop.
I tried clearing dalvik and cache it didn't help.

Is it possible to disable xposed from recovery?

EDIT: Solved.

Code:
Boot into Recovery (Power + Volume Down)
TWRP > Advanced > Terminal command
Create a file /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled, which causes Xposed to be bypassed:

Code:

touch /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled

bseos · Mar 15, 2015

Code:
Boot into Recovery (Power + Volume Down)
TWRP > Advanced > Terminal command
Create a file /data/xposed/disabled, which causes Xposed to be bypassed as well:

Code:

touch /data/xposed/disabled

Didn't work. Still stuck in bootloop.

opssemnik · Mar 15, 2015

bseos said:
Didn't work. Still stuck in bootloop.

what modules you have activated?
or
mv /system/lib/*.*.orig /system/lib/*.*
mv /system/bin/*.orig /system/bin/*

bseos · Mar 15, 2015

opssemnik said:
what modules you have activated?

It was between two modules. Can't remember the first one but the last one was XInstaller.

Anyway, got it solved using the below method:

Boot into Recovery (Power + Volume Down)
TWRP > Advanced > Terminal command
Create a file /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled, which causes Xposed to be bypassed as well:

Code:

touch /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled

LinhPhi9x94 · Mar 16, 2015

very good

.Ryker · Mar 16, 2015

bseos said:
It was between two modules. Can't remember the first one but the last one was XInstaller.

Anyway, got it solved using the below method:

Boot into Recovery (Power + Volume Down)
TWRP > Advanced > Terminal command
Create a file /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled, which causes Xposed to be bypassed as well:

Code:

touch /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/disabled

XInstaller seems to be causing a few issues, and I don't think its the app itself but the apps it allows you to install instead. I had the same issue after installing xInstaller. But now that you figured this out maybe I can try a few other apps out like xstana

which for somereason refuses to install on lollipop devices...

bseos · Mar 16, 2015

.Ryker said:
XInstaller seems to be causing a few issues, and I don't think its the app itself but the apps it allows you to install instead. I had the same issue after installing xInstaller. But now that you figured this out maybe I can try a few other apps out like xstana which for somereason refuses to install on lollipop devices...

After disabling it I flashed the new xposed-arm-20150308.zip and installed XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha2.apk (I was on alpha1 previously)
Re-enabled xposed (deleted "disabled" file) and all is working fine now.

ek69 · Mar 17, 2015

This thread definitely either needs to be made a sticky, or the contents needs to be in one of the already made sticky threads IMHO

Cheers

//edit

I tried this out on my phone to test (my xposed stuff is working just fine) but it doesn't seem to have disabled xposed at all?

Ex, app settings still functions (set my play store to be at 480 DPI and it's still opening in 480 DPI as it should...)

I made the necessary file you said with fx file manager, not through TWRP recovery though... I don't think it should make a difference though how I made the file, just that it's there.

Maybe my permissions on the file are messed up, I just thought of that..

//edit 2

Yup my perms were messed up, xposed is now disabled for me. Cheers for the info, now I know what to do when some shady looking module backfires on me lol

MitchTalmadge · Apr 27, 2015

Thank you so much!!! This worked perfectly on Sprint LG G3 using Candy5 ROM!! Saved me!!

Cr4z33 · Apr 28, 2015

Just to report that the method failed on a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925F).

I created succesfully the disabled file, but I was still having bootloops.

So I thought I forgot to set the file to 755, but then TWRP told me:

Code:

Updating partition details...
...done
E: Resource (font)-(fixes) failed to load
Kernel does not have support for reading SELinux contexts.
MTP Enabled

Now I hope to fix everything by reflashing the firmware again...

Nokiacrazi · Apr 29, 2015

After successfully disabling xposed in order to get the device to boot, how do we reenable it? Because after uninstalling the module which caused the problem the framework is "not active". A reboot did not work.

jkyoho · Apr 29, 2015

Nokiacrazi said:
After successfully disabling xposed in order to get the device to boot, how do we reenable it? Because after uninstalling the module which caused the problem the framework is "not active". A reboot did not work.

Delete the "disabled" file in the folder op showed

Nokiacrazi · Apr 29, 2015

jkyoho said:
Delete the "disabled" file in the folder op showed

Silly question but how can I delete it? I tried locating it using HTC file manager and es file explorer but cannot locate it.

Is there a command I can use using terminal emulator or something?

Thanks

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

jkyoho · Apr 29, 2015

Nokiacrazi said:
Silly question but how can I delete it? I tried locating it using HTC file manager and es file explorer but cannot locate it.

Is there a command I can use using terminal emulator or something?

Thanks

Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

You need you use Root explorer or Es file explorer that supported Root and locate to /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf

Method 2:
You can even delete the "disabled" file in recovery by using file management, if you are using TWRP. Same as previous method, just locate to /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf

Nokiacrazi · Apr 29, 2015

jkyoho said:
You need you use Root explorer or Es file explorer that supported Root and locate to /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf

Method 2:
You can even delete the "disabled" file in recovery by using file management, if you are using TWRP. Same as previous method, just locate to /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf

Thanks, method 2 worked a treat.

For some reason, even though I have root access, it wasn't showing in either root explorer or es file explorer, however, when looking through TWRP file management was all there.

cybercop007 · May 1, 2015

jkyoho said:
Delete the "disabled" file in the folder op showed

can you please explain the process.
i entered the twrp and advanced and terminal command and went through the shown path yet i didnt see the file "disabled"
he has said to create a file; how could i create a file??

please explain the process...

jkyoho · May 1, 2015

cybercop007 said:
can you please explain the process.
i entered the twrp and advanced and terminal command and went through the shown path yet i didnt see the file "disabled"
he has said to create a file; how could i create a file??

please explain the process...

If you can't normally boot to system, boot to recovery(twrp or some other custom recovery which has file management function)
Try copy a small file like host or something, paste it the that /data/data/dev.*****installer/conf folder and rename it "disabled".

starbase64 · May 1, 2015

flashable zip´s

SpaceCadetWilliam · May 1, 2015

starbase64 said:
flashable zip´s

these will be very good to have! thank you!

Mecca EL · May 2, 2015

starbase64 said:
flashable zip´s

Thank you!!!

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