[Q] Can't access recovery

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SxcKieranGrr

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• Jun 28, 2014

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Hi im hoping someone can help me.
I rooted my phone using the easy root method, I had philz dual recovery and flashed a rom. I installed superSU from the play store (when I should have flashed it) and now I can't access my recovery. I've tried rerooting and reflashing using all three methods for installing the recovery and none are working. Does anyone have a solution to this, I've got a backup of my stock rom etc. but I cant access it or recover it without a recovery. Im pretty much lost on this, I posted in the recovery thread but it didnt get answered.

 

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• Jun 28, 2014

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SxcKieranGrr said:

Hi im hoping someone can help me.
I rooted my phone using the easy root method, I had philz dual recovery and flashed a rom. I installed superSU from the play store (when I should have flashed it) and now I can't access my recovery. I've tried rerooting and reflashing using all three methods for installing the recovery and none are working. Does anyone have a solution to this, I've got a backup of my stock rom etc. but I cant access it or recover it without a recovery. Im pretty much lost on this, I posted in the recovery thread but it didnt get answered.

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When you flash a rom when using a recovery for locked bootloaders then it deletes the recovery

You have to reinstall your recovery

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SxcKieranGrr

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Envious_Data said:

When you flash a rom when using a recovery for locked bootloaders then it deletes the recovery

You have to reinstall your recovery

Sent from my D6503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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Thanks for the reply. I've tried doing that but it won't work, I dont know if it has something with Superuser? it says it cant update the binaries. Either way I've tried all 3 options on the process to install the recover (install with SuperSU, Install with SuperUser and install on unrooted rom)

 

Last edited: Jun 28, 2014

Envious_Data

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SxcKieranGrr said:

Thanks for the reply. I've tried doing that but it won't work, I dont know if it has something with Superuser? it says it cant update the binaries. Either way I've tried all 3 options on the process to install the recover (install with SuperSU, Install with SuperUser and install without root)

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ReRoot with Doomlords Rootkit in the original development sections

Then reinstall your recovery

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SwiftSmoke

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• Jun 28, 2014

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Why not just use the dual recovery installer instead of the zip?

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SxcKieranGrr

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• Jun 29, 2014

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Envious_Data said:

ReRoot with Doomlords Rootkit in the original development sections

Then reinstall your recovery

Sent from my D6503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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I've tried but I didnt work I have firmware 17.1.1.A.0.402 I dont know if thats the problem. I dont know if im actually rooted, I can grant apps superuser access but i downloaded a rootchecker and it says I'm not. When I try to root using doomlords its fine until the service menu bit, the screen doesnt blink and put me back to the menu it just lets me into the screen I pressed.

 

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SxcKieranGrr

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SwiftSmoke said:

Why not just use the dual recovery installer instead of the zip?

Sent from my D6503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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Could you link me to the installer I cant find it.

 

SwiftSmoke

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• Jun 29, 2014

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SxcKieranGrr said:

Could you link me to the installer I cant find it.

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heres the link for NUTs download page, http://nut.xperia-files.com/ file your looking for is

Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.129-BETA.installer.zip (10.59MB)

this appears to be the latest version and is 17th link from the bottom of the right hand list

the flashable zip is just left of the installer

It should mean if u install a new rom and lose recovery just run the installer from windows and it should give u back recovery

 

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SxcKieranGrr

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• Jun 29, 2014

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SwiftSmoke said:

heres the link for NUTs download page, http://nut.xperia-files.com/ file your looking for is

Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.129-BETA.installer.zip (10.59MB)

this appears to be the latest version and is 17th link from the bottom of the right hand list

the flashable zip is just left of the installer

It should mean if u install a new rom and lose recovery just run the installer from windows and it should give u back recovery

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Thanks, unfortunately thats what I have been using to try and regain recovery. Any other ideas? Im really struggling, I thought maybe if I unrooted and just re-rooted correctly it might help but I can't find an FTF file for my network I can only find unbranded which I very much doubt would work.

 

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SxcKieranGrr

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• Jul 1, 2014

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anyone?

 

spuri78

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• Jul 6, 2014

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I'm in the exact same position. I flashed monx 438 rom and I don't know what happened, I can't get into recovery either. I'm on unlocked bootloader. I have tried flashing the boot.img from 438 advanced stock kernel but at the command prompt it keeps on saying waiting for device. I have root access.

 

Last edited: Jul 6, 2014

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slangza

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• Jul 6, 2014

• #12

Same here.

I have a stock .402 ROM, unlocked bootloader and rooted. Have flashed the recovery a few times, and still cant get into it. Even when trying to access recovery via cmd prompt "adb reboot recovery"

 

wastedagen

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• Jul 14, 2014

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I too am in the same boat... I rooted my phone, primarily to add the kitkat sd card fix, which works...
Then I went through the motion of unlocking bootloader, which I assume worked cos it wiped my phone clean. Had to reinstall everything...
Then I went through the motion of installing Cwm recovery. This went through OK. Well according to the command prompt it did.
But still I can't access recovery. I get no flashing LED lights before the Sony logo comes up, and then it just boots into normal phone mode.
I am on UK 3 network if it makes any difference......
I'd really love to be able to access my recovery cos I'm dying to apply the dual speaker and volume hack....
Don't know where to go from here..........

Just to add, I flashed to firmware 402 (uk unbranded) and re-rooted the phone and re-installed cwm recovery, but I get no led lights and no recovery mode. Oh well, just like a number one hit for 'the who', it was never meant to be....lol

 

Last edited: Jul 16, 2014

A|ex

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• Sep 11, 2014

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sorry to resurrect but I have the same issue. how did you guys get back into recovery

 

Envious_Data

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• Sep 11, 2014

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I use a kernel with recovery

Vol up - cwm
Vol down - twrp
Cam key - philz

 

A|ex

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• Sep 11, 2014

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I can't flash kernol because I can't get into recovery even using the app to force boot