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I was pointed towards "NRT", Nexus Root toolkit. This tool worked amazing to easily do it. It had no issues with fastboot or detecting fastboot. Amazing tool. Still confused as to what was wrong, but this app got through it.

 

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on a Oreo Nexus 6P.

No matter what I do, I get to this point and nothing shows my device as fastboot. 4jj1kwa.png

 

I've tried everything I can find on the internet. Ive reinstalled drivers. I've reinstalled while at the fastboot menu (Power button+vol. down). I've tried it on two different PCs. USB 2.0 and 3.0. I've tried it in recovery mode, regular mode. I've tried all the drivers out there and driver installing tools. I've done this on a windows 10 machine and a windows server 2016 machine, same results on both.

 

No matter what I do my device never lists in fastboot devices and because of this I can't flash anything or unlock bootloader. My device manager looks like this hd1SCIV.png

 

Im so stuck I don't know what is wrong. Can anyone provide some help? First time doing this is it a dumb mistake? It always lists when I do adb devices but never for fastboot.

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Did you reboot your phone into fastboot?

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Just now, DocSwag said:

Did you reboot your phone into fastboot?

turning off phone and then holding power button+vol down, yes. Same issue. Wont detect fastboot.

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1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

turning off phone and then holding power button+vol down, yes. Same issue. Wont detect fastboot.

Did it boot into fastboot? 

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Did it boot into fastboot? 

It displayed that menu where I can choose to boot, recovery, barcode, ect. I never found any menu explicitily saying it was in fastboot. Looking at video guides on "booting into fastboot" simply showed the power button+vol down and then it brought you to a special menu which I got to.

 

EDIT: Might also add, this device is stock other than updating latest updates. Never messed with bootloader or fastboot or rooting.

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Do you have the latest drivers installed on your PC for the phone? 

Is command prompt being ran as an administrator?

Is developer options enabled on your device?

Uhh..... I can't think of anything else.

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Do you have the latest drivers installed on your PC for the phone? 

Is command prompt being ran as an administrator?

Is developer options enabled on your device?

Uhh..... I can't think of anything else.

yes, yes, and yes.

 

Thats why im so confused and frustrated on this.

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1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

yes, yes, and yes.

 

Thats why im so confused and frustrated on this.

Is "Allow OEM unlocking" enabled in developer options?

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3 minutes ago, ExplodingTNT said:

Is "Allow OEM unlocking" enabled in developer options?

yup.

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2 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

yup.

When you reboot from android into fastboot, try making sure the cable is already connected before rebooting, rather than plugging in after rebooting.

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Just now, ExplodingTNT said:

When you reboot from android into fastboot, try making sure the cable is already connected before rebooting, rather than plugging in after rebooting.

yup I tried both.

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Just now, suchamoneypit said:

yup I tried both.

Are you using the latest version of the fastboot tool from google's website?

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Just now, ExplodingTNT said:

Are you using the latest version of the fastboot tool from google's website?

yup

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Just now, ExplodingTNT said:

maybe your copy got screwed up somehow, try downloading again from https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools.html

They added something for android o in June.

yeah I tried about 4 times before posting.

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1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

yeah I tried about 4 times before posting.

oh ok... honestly I'm running out of ideas..

 

try using a USB 2.0 and not a 3.0 port

also check your usb settings in computer bios, maybe disable USB 3.0/XHCI in bios if you can

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Just now, ExplodingTNT said:

oh ok... honestly I'm running out of ideas..

 

try using a USB 2.0 and not a 3.0 port

yeah I tried 4 different 2.0 ports and 2 different 3.0 ports on two separated PCs. Android rooting subreddit is confused as well.

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2 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

yeah I tried 4 different 2.0 ports and 2 different 3.0 ports on two separated PCs. Android rooting subreddit is confused as well.

maybe it's some sort of carrier locking crap, possibly your carrier has disabled bootloader unlocking. I doubt that this would happen on a Nexus device, but always a possibility. Where did you get your 6P? Try removing your sim card?

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2 minutes ago, ExplodingTNT said:

maybe it's some sort of carrier locking crap, possibly your carrier has disabled bootloader unlocking. I doubt that this would happen on a Nexus device, but always a possibility. Where did you get your 6P? Try removing your sim card?

I got my 6P from best buy unlocked and put in my SIM from AT&T. I'll give the no SIM card in a few min im making a backup of my phone and then getting risky :ph34r:

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I got my 6P from best buy unlocked and put in my SIM from AT&T. I'll give the no SIM card in a few min im making a backup of my phone and then getting risky :ph34r:

Wait, you didn't backup??

Bootloader unlocking always factory resets phones...

 

Here's another idea: Since your phone is showing up as a adb device, try  

adb devices
adb reboot bootloader

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adb reboot fastboot

 

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Wait, you didn't backup??

Bootloader unlocking always factory resets phones...

I backup up all my files so I would have not lost any files however I did an image backup for easy restoring.

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I backup up all my files so I would have not lost any files however I did an image backup for easy restoring.

Edited my post, try that

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I was pointed towards "NRT", Nexus Root toolkit. This tool worked amazing to easily do it. It had no issues with fastboot or detecting fastboot. Amazing tool. Still confused as to what was wrong, but this app got through it.

 

http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

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Just now, ExplodingTNT said:

Edited my post, try that

I did try that previously but it did not work. Post updated I found a solution. Thank you for your time helping me.

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I did try that previously but it did not work. Post updated I found a solution. Thank you for your time helping me.

Cool, have fun!

Are you considering installing a custom rom?

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