Question [solved] how to fix boot looping trying to install custom roms

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it started with calyxOS then i tried Paranoid Andriod and now i am trying RiceDriod.
Specifically it happens trying to go into recovery mode to install updates via adb sideloading but it just takes me to the google screen then the "your devices bootloader is unlocked" warning.
I just flashed stock using andriod flash tools and it worked fine. not sure why it wont work for the others.

 

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it started with calyxOS then i tried Paranoid Andriod and now i am trying RiceDriod.
Specifically it happens trying to go into recovery mode to install updates via adb sideloading but it just takes me to the google screen then the "your devices bootloader is unlocked" warning.
I just flashed stock using andriod flash tools and it worked fine. not sure why it wont work for the others.

You have to flash a custom recovery so that you can flash custom ROMs.
Lineage OS has a up to date collection for device specific recoveries. However, you have to check the compatibility of them with the ROM you are intended to flash.
You should read the OP of that ROM more carefully regarding the compatibility issue.

 

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You have to flash a custom recovery so that you can flash custom ROMs.
Lineage OS has a up to date collection for device specific recoveries. However, you have to check the compatibility of them with the ROM you are intended to flash.
You should read the OP of that ROM more carefully regarding the compatibility issue.

I do flash the custom recovery so I can flash the ROM. I never had an issue before but now I do even though I have done everything correctly.

How do I clear cashe partition and dalvik cashe? The rest of the steps I have done but have not worked unfortunately. even with the different roms.

Do you have a visual of this? Pixel 6 does not have a physical home button when powered off haha. It would also help just for better understanding what to do

nothings working so far guess ill stick with graphene until i get a new phone or a solution pops up

 

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Do you have a visual of this? Pixel 6 does not have a physical home button when powered off haha. It would also help just for better understanding what to do

To manually boot recovery on a custom rom just hold power button down , keep holding it down and once your screen goes black hold volume down till you are in bootloader/fastboot mode, then use volume to select recovery and hit power. That should get you in recovery on custom roms. Or you can plug in to a PC with adb and enable USB debugging and dev options on device, disable screen lock and type: sudo adb devices (for Linux ) and when the box pops up on your phone check mark it really quick. Now your device can have commands sent to it. If on a custom rom from cli type: sudo adb reboot recovery or sudo adb reboot bootloader then use volume keys to go to recovery and power to select it.
The best way to get out of a bootloop is hold power and volume down until you are in bootloader/aka fastboot mode then execute the ./flash-all.sh script that's in factory image and let it flash and wipe your device. You can always sideload a rom again but the factory image script will get everything to normal. There are tons of videos on YouTube about flashing device's. Everything changed a few years ago when Google started making android A/B partition devices but if you check out YouTube just do a quick search for whatever it is and more than likely you'll find what you're looking for there. Lots of pixel 6 videos!!!

Please explain your "exact " installation technique step by step. The more details the better the answers you'll get. What rom are you installing and exact steps you are doing to get in a boot loop.. While there are some highly intelligent people here nobody can read minds. Every detail helps to get a solution that works. Must be specific.. For me I rarely have issues but i don't flash nearly as often as I used to but when I have had a loop I hold power and volume down then from bootloader screen plug up to PC and I flash factory image using the flash-all.sh script that comes in factory image. Check out YouTube for visuals. Lots of good videos there.

 

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This will hopefully provide more information on my situation

Currently I am trying to install RiceDroid for the pixel 6.
How I am in stalling it is I extract the images from the payload bin using a guide. Get the vendor boot image. Flash it with 'fastboot flash vendor_boot 'path/to/vendor_boot.img' then I try to boot into recovery which doesn't work it loads into the the warning screen then to the Google boot up screen but I never get to the Andriod 'no command' screen I only get taken back to the warning screen then back to the boot screen again untill I manually boot into bootloader again (power button and volume down) and flash my stock firmware.

Other Roms are not working for me either and it started happening after I tried to flash calyxOS and that failed. Now I can't even flash lineageOS or Evolution X rom only web flashing with GrapheneOS and Android Flash Tool can successfully flash my device.

 

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im not sure what i did but things are working again