I was just browsing and all of a sudden my FP4 turned off and was stuck in a boot loop on the FAIRPHONE logo. I got into the boot loader with volume down + USB C cable, but when I select recovery mode it just keeps boot looping…it won’t enter recovery mode. I didn’t install any other OS or did anyt…

Does this work for you? [image] Fairphone 4 bootloop, without software modification? Weird issue, help needed Fairphone 4 Interesting thinking If you don’t manage to get out of FFBM you will always be brought back to that mode. man_facepalming I’m an idiot, …

Tried everything in that topic. Nothing works…

Are you able to access recovery with fastboot reboot recovery or if that fails does fastbootd (fastboot reboot fastboot) still work? :thinking: If you haven’t used fastboot before here is a tutorial how to set it up: [image] Dictionary Entry: Fastboot Guides What is Fastb…

Dictionary Entry: Fastboot How to start the Fairphone in Fastboot mode Disconnect your Fairphone from your computer Shutdown the Fairphone Press and hold down the Volume down button while pressing the Power button The black startup screen with the logo of Fairphone and Android will appear and…

[image] Thaleb: The first line I see is “FastBoot Mode” in red, so is this the FastBoot menu or something else? Yes that’s fastboot, exactly where you want to be :+1: If your phone doesn’t get recognized try a different USB port or cable, fastboot can be a bit picky when it comes to cables.

Tried 4 diffirent cables on 2 diffirent computers…no results at all. “fastboot devices” gives nothing and “fastboot reboot recovery” just says “Waiting for devices” forever. Seems like my FP can’t connect to the pc.

If it doesn’t show up under fastboot devices it’s either not recognized by your PC (driver or USB issue) or you are lacking the necessary permissions. What operating system are you using? For Windows follow the steps under Prerequisites here: [image] FP4. Install Fairphone OS offline (Wind…

Is in Settings, System, Advanced, Developer options USB Debugging enabled (green)? In case you get in the process an Android robot lying on its back showing No command then read the article factory reset and recovery mode .

[image] anon73661646: better to get started early too true. [image] Lidwien: USB Debugging enabled too late for that seemingly, Thaleb can’t get it to boot. At least it’s under guarantee. Sounds to me like it’ll have to go back for repair (as anticipated by hirnsushi’s enjoinder to c…

[image] OldRoutard: Sounds to me like it’ll have to go back for repair (as anticipated by hirnsushi’s enjoinder to contact support). Could be a hw pb on the motherboard, memory or something. Yeah, I suspect that might be it, we’ve had similar cases before :see_no_evil: But I’m not giving up …

FP4 won't go into recovery mode

Help Fairphone 4

anon73661646 August 6, 2022, 4:17pm 4

Are you able to access recovery with fastboot reboot recovery or if that fails does fastbootd (fastboot reboot fastboot) still work?

If you haven’t used fastboot before here is a tutorial how to set it up: