

running fastboot devices returns nothing.


List of devices attached
20080411        device


adb shell 


Any idea on how to fix it?

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The vital details are missing from the question. :)

  • How did it happen? What did you do?

I had a very similar problem. For me, what worked was plugging in the device, typing adb shell to load up a shell on your device, then - this was my last resort, use only in emergencies ;) - running wipe data followed by reboot. My tablet rebooted and, though it had lost all of my personal data, I could now access it. Hope this works for you!




you can try running

$ strace recovery


you can also try

c:/> adb reboot recovery

and see if that allows you to reboot.


Your system is corrupted, so you'll not be able to run adb just now.

First assure you have installed your device drivers (look here if you're on linux) and fastboot works.

Then you can use fastboot commands to try solutions

# allow writing the bootloader
fastboot oem unlock

# run a wipe
fastboot -w

# ensure user partitions are clean
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata

# a reboot here doesnt hurt (are you luck? let it enter in the system)
fastboot reboot

# if not, you still can flash images (if you have one)
fastboot update firmwareupdate.zip
fastboot flash system systemdevice.img

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