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New Galaxy Nexus owner

Hello all. Well after many many years with Sprint they finally got on my last nerve and now I am a new Verizon customer and a very happy new owner of the Galaxy Nexus. Awesome phone! Anyway my question is I have been told the bootloader of this phone is locked. I have never messed with a phone with a locked bootloader. While I was with Sprint I had the Epic 4G Touch so I am familiar with Odin, CWM, flashing roms, etc. What is the preferred method to altering the Nexus to be able to root, CWM, flash roms? Also what is currently considered by most to be the best rom that leaves the phone with all of its functions working? Thank you in advance for any information you folks can offer.

Pete720 said:
Hello all. Well after many many years with Sprint they finally got on my last nerve and now I am a new Verizon customer and a very happy new owner of the Galaxy Nexus. Awesome phone! Anyway my question is I have been told the bootloader of this phone is locked. I have never messed with a phone with a locked bootloader. While I was with Sprint I had the Epic 4G Touch so I am familiar with Odin, CWM, flashing roms, etc. What is the preferred method to altering the Nexus to be able to root, CWM, flash roms? Also what is currently considered by most to be the best rom that leaves the phone with all of its functions working? Thank you in advance for any information you folks can offer.
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Unlock the boot loader firstly but beware it will wipe your sdcard.
Use fast boot to unlock it, type oem fastboot unlock and go from there.
Flash cwm using fastboot by typing fastboot flash recovery xxxxxxx.img (xxxxx.img is whatever the filename is)
You are probably familiar with cwm so I won't bother explaining that.
All the rooms here have everything working on them. We'll except sense 4.0 and touchwiz ports etc. But that's obvious.
Ps. All phones have locked bootloaders!

Yeah, you might mean unlocked bootloader. You do have to unlock it first, but it doesn't take an exploit to do so. See here for a starting point:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400871
As for the best rom, impossible to say, so many . It depends on what exactly you're looking for. aokp is probably the most features-popular, but there are many others. I use cm9 with the reloaded mod, personally.
sent from my Zerg Hatchery.

Ok I used the Toolkit 5.5 to unlock, root, CWM etc. Seemed easy and effortless. I have now installed AOKP Rom on my Nexus. What do I need or need to know in order to return my phone to box stock say incase I have to take it to Verizon for any reason?

Pete720 said:
Ok I used the Toolkit 5.5 to unlock, root, CWM etc. Seemed easy and effortless. I have now installed AOKP Rom on my Nexus. What do I need or need to know in order to return my phone to box stock say incase I have to take it to Verizon for any reason?
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SDK, Fastboot, ADB

anton2009 said:
SDK, Fastboot, ADB
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Forgive me, I am just an end user that can follow directions well Can you explain what this means? Is there a file I am going to have to download or does Option #8 in the Toolkit do everything?

Pete720 said:
Forgive me, I am just an end user that can follow directions well Can you explain what this means? Is there a file I am going to have to download or does Option #8 in the Toolkit do everything?
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Options 8 (Extract and Flash Google Factory Stock ROM), 10 (Reflash Stock Recovery [just to be safe]), and 11 (Relock bootloader) will return it all to stock. I know, because I just had to do this to 3 GNex's this past week to send them back to Verizon

Looks like your question was answered, but for me, I used Wugfreshes toolkit to root then to unroot, just click unroot, let it do its thing and then click OEM lock to make it factory.

Okaay said:
Looks like your question was answered, but for me, I used Wugfreshes toolkit to root then to unroot, just click unroot, let it do its thing and then click OEM lock to make it factory.
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Only if you are stock and rooted.
He is running a custom rom and kernel and has cwm flashed, that method will not revert them to stock.

nodstuff said:
Ps. All phones have locked bootloaders!
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hmmm...not true, the Samsung Galaxy S II doesn't come with a locked bootloader

nicholaschum said:
hmmm...not true, the Samsung Galaxy S II doesn't come with a locked bootloader
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My apologies, I totally forgot to update my signature. I do not have the GSII anymore.

Can anyone point me int he direction of the box stock rom file I need to work with Toolkit to restore my phone? I followed the directions and got the image from code.google.com but it wont install. ALways says something is missing.

Toolkit says the file shouls end in .tgz but the file I am downloading from Google does not say that. My phone is 4.0.2 (ICL53F) and that is the file I am downloading from Google's image site.

Pete720 said:
Toolkit says the file shouls end in .tgz but the file I am downloading from Google does not say that. My phone is 4.0.2 (ICL53F) and that is the file I am downloading from Google's image site.
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I believe that the toolkit will auto download if you just run the option.

[Q] How to upgrade my rogers Galaxy Nexus to Yakju from 4.0.1

Hi
I want to upgrade my Galaxy nexus from yakjuux to yakju. I found a thread but could not find the baseband radio (UGKL1) to download that I need
Can someone send the good link and indicate the following:
1. Is this link ok?
2. Where to I get the proper BaseBand ?
I am with Rogers in Canada
I have the version 4.0.1 baseband version I9250UGKL1
Kernel is 3.0.1 - ga052f63 [email protected] #1
Build number is ITL41F.I9250UGKL1
Thanks

How to convert to yakju: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Radio thread (which is stickied by the way): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345

Worked great, another question if I may ?
The instructions worked very well, only small minor issue I had was that I had to enable developper mode in the settings.
So a big Thanks
Another question if I may, can I use the same instructions, same code and procedure to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus S (to same version) ?
Regards
Patrice (from Montreal)

Patrice Fortin said:
The instructions worked very well, only small minor issue I had was that I had to enable developper mode in the settings.
So a big Thanks
Another question if I may, can I use the same instructions, same code and procedure to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus S (to same version) ?
Regards
Patrice (from Montreal)
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you should be able to use them since i believe fastboot is used for the nexus S. you would just need to download the correct images for the nexus S

Patrice Fortin said:
The instructions worked very well, only small minor issue I had was that I had to enable developper mode in the settings.
So a big Thanks
Another question if I may, can I use the same instructions, same code and procedure to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus S (to same version) ?
Regards
Patrice (from Montreal)
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There is no need to have USB debugging enabled in developer settings if you use my tutorial. The only part that would require it is to install one of the drivers, but you only need the fastboot driver for the tutorial, not the ADB driver (which requires the setting to be enabled). I'll note it in the tutorial though.
And yes, as Zepius said, the same procedure will work for the Nexus S, however, you would need to replace all the files and drivers with the Nexus S files and drivers. The procedure and commands are the same.

How to upgrade to 4.1 ??
efrant said:
There is no need to have USB debugging enabled in developer settings if you use my tutorial. The only part that would require it is to install one of the drivers, but you only need the fastboot driver for the tutorial, not the ADB driver (which requires the setting to be enabled). I'll note it in the tutorial though.
And yes, as Zepius said, the same procedure will work for the Nexus S, however, you would need to replace all the files and drivers with the Nexus S files and drivers. The procedure and commands are the same.
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Hi
I upgraded a while back to 4.04 (not the radio) using the instructions. Works like a charm.
Yesterday I received the zip for the upgrade but after a while, I received the google icon with an exclamation mark over it...(hang). When I look at the error, it says invalid signature or something like that.
Questions
1. Do you have the proper zip file to upgrade?
2. Someone was saying that it does not work (the zip file from google) bacause I never upgraded my radio (glk1 I think), do you agree?
3. Do you have instructions on how to upgrade to 4.1
Thanks

Patrice Fortin said:
Hi
I upgraded a while back to 4.04 (not the radio) using the instructions. Works like a charm.
Yesterday I received the zip for the upgrade but after a while, I received the google icon with an exclamation mark over it...(hang). When I look at the error, it says invalid signature or something like that.
Questions
1. Do you have the proper zip file to upgrade?
2. Someone was saying that it does not work (the zip file from google) bacause I never upgraded my radio (glk1 I think), do you agree?
3. Do you have instructions on how to upgrade to 4.1
Thanks
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You need to flash the XXLA2 radio first, in order for the update to work. Then follow the instructions in the first post.

Help!!!! stuck on Google logo and unlocked lock
efrant said:
You need to flash the XXLA2 radio first, in order for the update to work. Then follow the instructions in the first post.
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Oups, I think I may have bricked my Galaxy nexus
I re installed using the steps and at the end it never came back (this time I upgraded the bootlooder)... I tried both UP and down volume + reboot, nothng
I vibarte a second, then is always stuck on the google logo (and a unlocked lock at the botton), any ideas ?

Patrice Fortin said:
Oups, I think I may have bricked my Galaxy nexus
I re installed using the steps and at the end it never came back (this time I upgraded the bootlooder)... I tried both UP and down volume + reboot, nothng
I vibarte a second, then is always stuck on the google logo (and a unlocked lock at the botton), any ideas ?
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No, your device is not bricked.
What steps did you follow? (Sorry about my previous post -- I though I was posting in a different thread, that is why I said "follow the instructions in the first post".)
When you turn off your device, and then hold volume up and volume down, and then press and hold power, do you not get into the bootloader?

Actually, can you call me home ?
efrant said:
No, your device is not bricked.
What steps did you follow? (Sorry about my previous post -- I though I was posting in a different thread, that is why I said "follow the instructions in the first post".)
When you turn off your device, and then hold volume up and volume down, and then press and hold power, do you not get into the bootloader?
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Hi Efrant
It still respond when I go UP/Down and reboot (pffuuu). Think it is the booloader that screw-up the thing
You seem to be there now, is there a way you can you call me home please (we are both from Montreal) ?

Seem to be the bootloader
Patrice Fortin said:
Hi Efrant
It still respond when I go UP/Down and reboot (pffuuu). Think it is the booloader that screw-up the thing
You seem to be there now, is there a way you can you call me home please (we are both from Montreal) ?
450-926-8045 (I will be up until 12:30am on Mondayn night) ?
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Hum, I am stuck (but I can still start on bootloader, seem I have a way out...)
Product name Tuna
Variant magaro 16g
HW Version - 9
Bootloader version PriweLA03 (think this is the issue)
Baseband version (I9250XXLA2) (it was working with this version before I have the bad idead to upgrade the bootloader)
Carrier info (none)
Lock state, unlocked)
Awaiting your ideas if possible (snif snif)

Patrice Fortin said:
Hum, I am stuck (but I can still start on bootloader, seem I have a way out...)
Product name Tuna
Variant magaro 16g
HW Version - 9
Bootloader version PriweLA03 (think this is the issue)
Baseband version (I9250XXLA2) (it was working with this version before I have the bad idead to upgrade the bootloader)
Carrier info (none)
Lock state, unlocked)
Awaiting your ideas if possible (snif snif)
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I don't usually provide support over the phone.
You must have flash the wrong file...
If you can't get it working, just follow the steps in the "flash" link in my signature, and you'll be back on 4.0.4, then update to 4.1.1
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

i747 Hard Bricked: QHSUSB - DLOAD : Needing a debrick.img

SGH-I747 (4.1.2 i747's please)/ SGH-i747m( If you have a official 4.3 i747m, please post a debrick.img) only:
Hi, I recently hard bricked my phone into QHSUSB DLOAD and I am going to attempt repairing it through the SD Card boot method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=47431259
I need a debrick.img to flash to the SD card in a Linux OS.
I would have gotten it myself but my phone is obviously dead. I found one before on XDA, but it did not work on my device and it gave me an error in the Linux terminal when it should not have.
-snip-
The end of the 3rd boot-loader stage in mmcblk0 is at 77.3 megabytes. If you are going to help out using your device, try to refrain from uploading an image with a different ROM other than root.
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/backup.img bs=2m count=81054925
The count is the amount of bytes. I am not sure if it is meant to be 1000 bytes=kilobyte or 1024 bytes=kilobyte. The count above is for 1024.
I need someone to install the Galaxy S III unified toolkit, and pull the first 7 partitions from mmcblk0 ,which is where the third bootloader stage ends.(Don't upload a heavily modified device please) http://www.skipsoft.net/?page_id=213 Once you get the files, PM me.
If anyone has a link to a working one, please post that. If you want to get your own image to help me, go ahead.
Thanks guys.

Sorry for the bump... I just need the device running again since the state it's in, it CAN be unbricked.

99ytrewq9111 said:
Sorry for the bump... I just need the device running again since the state it's in, it CAN be unbricked.
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what happened?

winosxbuntu said:
what happened?
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I tried to unlock what I thought was a locked bootloader(I could only enter bootloader through ADB)
I found an article that says ezunlock works on all S III's.
It corrupted my bootloader,and my phone gives off no signs of life except "Device QHSUSB-DLOAD not recognized" when plugged in.
This means the motherboard/processor wasn't able to boot from the hard disk, so then it tries the SDcard if it matches the phone close enough.
I need someone to use their rooted i747 to dump the first 77.3 megabytes of "mmcblk0". That contains the firmware and bootloaders. With that, i can burn it to an sdcard in a linux operating system and plug it into my phone.

99ytrewq9111 said:
Sorry for the bump... I just need the device running again since the state it's in, it CAN be unbricked.
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99ytrewq9111 said:
I tried to unlock what I thought was a locked bootloader(I could only enter bootloader through ADB)
I found an article that says ezunlock works on all S III's.
It corrupted my bootloader,and my phone gives off no signs of life except "Device QHSUSB-DLOAD not recognized" when plugged in.
This means the motherboard/processor wasn't able to boot from the hard disk, so then it tries the SDcard if it matches the phone close enough.
I need someone to use their rooted i747 to dump the first 77.3 megabytes of "mmcblk0". That contains the firmware and bootloaders. With that, i can burn it to an sdcard in a linux operating system and plug it into my phone.
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find a download link for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 (samsung galaxy s3 toolkit) which can help you fix your phone
if that does not help take it to mobiletechvideos.com and they will fix it for you REASONABLE PRICE
its XDA you will get the help you deserve PLUS i have never encounted that kind of problem HOPE TO GOD IDONT but again am sure an SD-CARD that can write firmware/system IS VALUABLE/USEFULL compared to nothing and that means there is hope left to fix bad code :laugh:

winosxbuntu said:
find a download link for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 (samsung galaxy s3 toolkit) which can help you fix your phone
if that does not help take it to mobiletechvideos.com and they will fix it for you REASONABLE PRICE
its XDA you will get the help you deserve PLUS i have never encounted that kind of problem HOPE TO GOD IDONT but again am sure an SD-CARD that can write firmware/system IS VALUABLE/USEFULL compared to nothing and that means there is hope left to fix bad code :laugh:
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Thanks for that link! It looks very promising, and I can probably find a stock boot.IMG in there. I will work on tomorrow. If I succeed, I'll edit the OP and make a debrick guide for this drvice forum. A word of advice, try not to mess with your bootloader or you end up like me

winosxbuntu said:
find a download link for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 (samsung galaxy s3 toolkit) which can help you fix your phone
if that does not help take it to mobiletechvideos.com and they will fix it for you REASONABLE PRICE
its XDA you will get the help you deserve PLUS i have never encounted that kind of problem HOPE TO GOD IDONT but again am sure an SD-CARD that can write firmware/system IS VALUABLE/USEFULL compared to nothing and that means there is hope left to fix bad code :laugh:
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Hi, the toolkit didn't fix my phone, but its defiantly a step up. Since I'm assuming you have the toolkit installed that you suggested it, could you do me a favor?
It will be a bit easier using the toolkit to extract the partition files. If you could pull the first 7 partitions from "mmcblk0" of your device through the toolkit, it will probably set the next step to fix my phone. (Assuming you have a 16g i747... I don't really know)
You don't have to do this of course.
Thanks man.

Bump. Can anyone help out? All I need is the first 7 partitions.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

99ytrewq9111 said:
Bump. Can anyone help out? All I need is the first 7 partitions.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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either try using this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27239761 am pretty sure it works for all S3 models, either way on the I747 forum it has been removed, the download link does not work........ so use this
it will work, it may not work but for the time being use this toolkit and also search forums or Google on how to fix this without, i think i found some answers after i had an emmc brick with my S2 but i did not have an SD card to re-write firmware to work again on my phone so i bought the S3 and its awesome

winosxbuntu said:
either try using this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27239761 am pretty sure it works for all S3 models, either way on the I747 forum it has been removed, the download link does not work........ so use this
it will work, it may not work but for the time being use this toolkit and also search forums or Google on how to fix this without, i think i found some answers after i had an emmc brick with my S2 but i did not have an SD card to re-write firmware to work again on my phone so i bought the S3 and its awesome
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The problem is I need a working phone to pull the partitions. :/ I tried to use the boot image, but it had an error writing while in the linux.

99ytrewq9111 said:
The problem is I need a working phone to pull the partitions. :/ I tried to use the boot image, but it had an error writing while in the linux.
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This one worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172

I have a similar problem Hard Bricked after update to 4.3 tried to flash my phone Backup 4.1.2 and died can not log in or recovery nor danlold.Is there any solution.

Bradkirk said:
This one worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172
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Did you use an i747 or a i747m device?
If a i747m image works on an i747, it will basically fix all of my problems.

spensa said:
I have a similar problem Hard Bricked after update to 4.3 tried to flash my phone Backup 4.1.2 and died can not log in or recovery nor danlold.Is there any solution.
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What message appears on your computer when you plug it in?
If it says QHSUSB-DLOAD, you are in faint light.
It stands for Qualcomm High Speed USD Download Mode.
What is means that your processor(qualcomm), is trying to boot, but it cannot find proper drivers for the hardware.
It will then look for something to boot from in the SDcard.
Here is a thread on how some other people were able to do it : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367

I have an I747M technically. I went for an actual I747M image just in case there was a slight difference. in the thread that one came from though there should be one for the actual att device if you look through it.
and just to confirm, yes the phone was blank and unresponsive. showing up as QHSUSB-DLOAD before i loaded that img onto my external SDcard. and I am using the same phone currently.
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Bradkirk said:
I have an I747M technically. I went for an actual I747M image just in case there was a slight difference. in the thread that one came from though there should be one for the actual att device if you look through it.
and just to confirm, yes the phone was blank and unresponsive. showing up as QHSUSB-DLOAD before i loaded that img onto my external SDcard. and I am using the same phone currently.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Unfortunately that's the download I found that didn't work.
Thanks for trying though

damn! the only other help I can offer then, is that there is a pretty good thread on this over in the d2tmo section. someone there wrote a little tool to easily download the relevant data. might help you on your quest. or at least make it so you could ask someone that doesnt know ADB. best of luck!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

99ytrewq9111 said:
What message appears on your computer when you plug it in?
If it says QHSUSB-DLOAD, you are in faint light.
It stands for Qualcomm High Speed USD Download Mode.
What is means that your processor(qualcomm), is trying to boot, but it cannot find proper drivers for the hardware.
It will then look for something to boot from in the SDcard.
Here is a thread on how some other people were able to do it : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
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when connected to the computer written QHSUSB-DLOAD,

spensa said:
when connected to the computer written QHSUSB-DLOAD,
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OK , take out your battery and tell me your model number(Behind battery). And what phone company do you use?
Did you possibly save a NANDROID on a computer?
( if you have i747m, you can fix your phone, but its hard to do( I havnt done it yet)
Download this image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172 (thanks to @Bradkirk )
Follow these directions using that image above^^^ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
You need to install a Linux operating system (Ubuntu works) to run the commands.
Edit:! According to the T-Mobile thread, you might need a debrick.IMG from a phone on 4.3
Once I know your phones model number, I can edit the main post and ask for you phone model's images.

99ytrewq9111 said:
OK , take out your battery and tell me your model number(Behind battery). And what phone company do you use?
Did you possibly save a NANDROID on a computer?
( if you have i747m, you can fix your phone, but its hard to do( I havnt done it yet)
Download this image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46258374&postcount=172 (thanks to @Bradkirk )
Follow these directions using that image above^^^ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439367
You need to install a Linux operating system (Ubuntu works) to run the commands.
Edit:! According to the T-Mobile thread, you might need a debrick.IMG from a phone on 4.3
Once I know your phones model number, I can edit the main post and ask for you phone model's images.
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I took it to a service to repair

[Q] No OS Installed Urgent Help Needed

Hey guys
So i was up my friends house today and he wanted me to root his phone which i did successfully then we tried a couple of things and for some reason his phone kept rebooting all the time, So i went into recovery and like a goof accidently wiped everything off the phone, Now in recovery it says no os installed, can someone please help the phone is on orange uk so really need some help please?
Im ok with this sort of thing (well not that good as i wouldnt be here otherwise lol) i can follow instructions real good (thats how i managed to root the phone by following a guide) so if someone could give me a step by step guide id be ever so grateful thanks guys.
Oh yeah just in case its a HTC One M8 On Orange UK, Thanks

daiboy789 said:
Hey guys
So i was up my friends house today and he wanted me to root his phone which i did successfully then we tried a couple of things and for some reason his phone kept rebooting all the time, So i went into recovery and like a goof accidently wiped everything off the phone, Now in recovery it says no os installed, can someone please help the phone is on orange uk so really need some help please?
Im ok with this sort of thing (well not that good as i wouldnt be here otherwise lol) i can follow instructions real good (thats how i managed to root the phone by following a guide) so if someone could give me a step by step guide id be ever so grateful thanks guys.
Oh yeah just in case its a HTC One M8 On Orange UK, Thanks
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1. Questions go in Q&A
2. Can you not restore the backup you made before rooting his phone?

Download Rom to your fastboot folder on computer.
Go to recovery and sideload the Rom. It should upload and then automatically flash for you.
My All New One

EddyOS said:
1. Questions go in Q&A
2. Can you not restore the backup you made before rooting his phone?
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I didnt do a backup, yes i know im a goof!

daiboy789 said:
Hey guys
So i was up my friends house today and he wanted me to root his phone which i did successfully then we tried a couple of things and for some reason his phone kept rebooting all the time, So i went into recovery and like a goof accidently wiped everything off the phone, Now in recovery it says no os installed, can someone please help the phone is on orange uk so really need some help please?
Im ok with this sort of thing (well not that good as i wouldnt be here otherwise lol) i can follow instructions real good (thats how i managed to root the phone by following a guide) so if someone could give me a step by step guide id be ever so grateful thanks guys.
Oh yeah just in case its a HTC One M8 On Orange UK, Thanks
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Follow instructions well enough to post in the wrong section
Anyway, you can always use the sideload function. Download a ROM zip, place it in the same folder as your fastboot/adb programs and then select sideload within your recovery and follow the instructions. If you need more detailed instructions just google how to sideload with TWRP/CWM (whichever one is installed on your phone).

EddyOS said:
1. Questions go in Q&A
2. Can you not restore the backup you made before rooting his phone?
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lucky_strike33 said:
Download Rom to your fastboot folder on computer.
Go to recovery and sideload the Rom. It should upload and then automatically flash for you.
My All New One
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What rom??

OK, a few things needed...
1. Can you connect the phone when in fastboot mode and then use the following command:
fastboot oem readcid
and post the result? I wanna know so I can get the right back up for you
2. Which custom recovery is on the phone at present?

daiboy789 said:
What rom??
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Pick one! If you want Sense go with Android Revolution, Viper, InsertCoin, Hyperdrive - they're all in the Android Development Section.

mcdsmaster8824 said:
Follow instructions well enough to post in the wrong section
Anyway, you can always use the sideload function. Download a ROM zip, place it in the same folder as your fastboot/adb programs and then select sideload within your recovery and follow the instructions. If you need more detailed instructions just google how to sideload with TWRP/CWM (whichever one is installed on your phone).
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mcdsmaster8824 said:
Pick one! If you want Sense go with Android Revolution, Viper, InsertCoin, Hyperdrive - they're all in the Android Development Section..
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Sorry mate looks like a total n00b, so any one of those will be fine, whats the difference? i know the viper one has tweaks as i was watching a video on it earlier but i just want a standard one and as close to the original stock from as you can get like the one the phone came i with in the first place.
Also bare with me as i can only post every 5 mins due to being a newbie lol

Check this out!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

daiboy789 said:
Sorry mate looks like a total n00b, so any one of those will be fine, whats the difference? i know the viper one has tweaks as i was watching a video on it earlier but i just want a standard one and as close to the original stock from as you can get like the one the phone came i with in the first place.
Also bare with me as i can only post every 5 mins due to being a newbie lol
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Read my last post...

daiboy789 said:
Sorry mate looks like a total n00b, so any one of those will be fine, whats the difference? i know the viper one has tweaks as i was watching a video on it earlier but i just want a standard one and as close to the original stock from as you can get like the one the phone came i with in the first place.
Also bare with me as i can only post every 5 mins due to being a newbie lol
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METHOD-1
If you want to be as close to stock rom you should download ARHD it is the best rom I have ever seen.If you are a total NOOB then simplest way is copy your desired rom(ARHD,IC,SD,Viper etc) to your ext-sd(if you have one or if you have an otg you may use it)then inside TWRP navigate to ext-sd then flash it!.
METHOD-2
You can do it via sideload-instructions are http://teamw.in/ADBSideload here.
Note: I would suggest to give the output of the following command before so that you dont mess with the device.fastboot getvar all then we might be able to help you out

Jyotirdeb said:
METHOD-1
If you want to be as close to stock rom you should download ARHD it is the best rom I have ever seen.If you are a total NOOB then simplest way is copy your desired rom(ARHD,IC,SD,Viper etc) to your ext-sd(if you have one or if you have an otg you may use it)then inside TWRP navigate to ext-sd then flash it!.
METHOD-2
You can do it via sideload-instructions are http://teamw.in/ADBSideload here.
METHOD-3
Also there is another best way you dont have to think much is Flash Stock Rom And then ruu.
You can follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235.
Note:Method 3 is a risky method especially for a noob the best way is method 2.Also if you want to try method 3 I would suggest to give the output of the following command before so that you dont mess with the device.fastboot getvar all then we might be able to help you out
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My guide won't work as it's a branded phone. Easier to just flash a custom ROM or restore a stock backup but I'm waiting on the OP to post the CID to get the right backup for them

EddyOS said:
My guide won't work as it's a branded phone. Easier to just flash a custom ROM or restore a stock backup but I'm waiting on the OP to post the CID to get the right backup for them
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Ya best way is to flash via sideload.

EddyOS said:
OK, a few things needed...
1. Can you connect the phone when in fastboot mode and then use the following command:
fastboot oem readcid
and post the result? I wanna know so I can get the right back up for you
2. Which custom recovery is on the phone at present?
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Apologies for the late reply, right so i got Viper One Rom on there but he doesnt like it so anyway to get it back to the original rom?
Do i still need to do this Command thing, really appreciate the help by the way

daiboy789 said:
Apologies for the late reply, right so i got Viper One Rom on there but he doesnt like it so anyway to get it back to the original rom?
Do i still need to do this Command thing, really appreciate the help by the way
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Ok fine you dont have to do the command thing.If you know your cid head over to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

Question I'm very overwhelmed please help

The last time I rooted a phone was 3 years ago, in general whenever I try to root a phone I feel like the entire process has changed and im completely out of the loop.
All i want to do is make it so i can install f.lux and youtube vanced, how do I do this?
I know that I need to install magisk but apparently I also need to enable the bootloader whatever that means?
Sideload, flashing, caprip, boot-image, fastboot, TWRP: these words mean nothing to me, they serve to confuse and demean me.
Is there any resource for figuring out how to go from a new out-of-the-box moto g30 to one which lets me install youtube vanced? Usually I'd look up a tutorial but the only one I found was in spanish and I don't speak spanish.
Thanks for any help you can give.

First things first.
Android has Night Light built in and Youtube Vanced doesn't need root.
But, if you're still serious about rooting and installing magisk to make use of all of the really useful modules, you'll need:
An Unlocked Bootloader: Motorola's Own Guide
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your phone and void its warranty, so be absolutely sure you want to do it and back up your files.
Then you'll need to manually patch a boot.img from your stock ROM (can be found here.) and flash it using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) using your PC.
I rooted mine within 3 days of owning it and have been enjoying it with no problems whatsoever ever since.
I used this guide as reference. If you have any questions you can always just message me here or on Telegram (@Kuntitled).

samjoebobtomted said:
The last time I rooted a phone was 3 years ago, in general whenever I try to root a phone I feel like the entire process has changed and im completely out of the loop.
All i want to do is make it so i can install f.lux and youtube vanced, how do I do this?
I know that I need to install magisk but apparently I also need to enable the bootloader whatever that means?
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Bootloader is small program which runs before Android operating system running. Bootloader is first program to run so It is specific for board and processor. -RootJunky
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Unlocking the bootloader
You can flash a custom system only if the bootloader allows it. Note, though, that the bootloader is locked by default. You can unlock the bootloader, but doing so deletes user data for privacy reasons. After unlocking, all data on the device is erased, that is, both private app data and shared data accessible over USB (including photos and movies). Before attempting to unlock the bootloader, back up any important files on the device. - https://source.android.com/setup/build/running
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samjoebobtomted said:
Sideload,
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Generally sideload means installing an app without the playstore.
samjoebobtomted said:
flashing,
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Flashing usually refers to installing through fastboot mode or recovery
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caprip,
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codename or development name for Moto G30
samjoebobtomted said:
boot-image
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The boot.img is the fie that creates the boot partition
/boot​This is the boot partition of your Android device, as the name suggests. It includes the android kernel and the ramdisk. The device will not boot without this partition. Wiping this partition from recovery should only be done if absolutely required and once done, the device must NOT be rebooted before installing a new one, which can be done by installing a ROM that includes a /boot partition.
-RootJunky
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samjoebobtomted said:
fastboot,
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Fastboot refers to several things
Fastboot is the fastboot protocol to communicate with an Android device.
Fastboot.exe is the part of SDK Platform-Tools used to communicate with an Android device when it's in fastboot mode.
samjoebobtomted said:
TWRP:
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Twrp is a Custom recovery,
The stock recovery has very limited functions,
a custom recovery has more options
/recovery​This is specially designed for backup. The recovery partition can be considered as an alternative boot partition, that lets the device boot into a recovery console for performing advanced recovery and maintenance operations on it. -RootJunky
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samjoebobtomted said:
these words mean nothing to me, they serve to confuse and demean me.
Is there any resource for figuring out how to go from a new out-of-the-box moto g30 to one which lets me install youtube vanced? Usually I'd look up a tutorial but the only one I found was in spanish and I don't speak spanish.
Thanks for any help you can give.
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I have general Moto rooting instructions here
[Guide] Root Motorola with Magisk (UnLocked Bootloader)(Non-TWRP method)
Root Motorola Devices with Magisk Note: This method has been working with most Moto Devices that the Bootloader can be UnLocked. If the Bootloader cannot be Unlocked this method will not work. Please only use this as a reference. If you require...
forum.xda-developers.com

Kuntitled said:
First things first.
Android has Night Light built in and Youtube Vanced doesn't need root.
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Wait really I didn't even realize I didn't need a root for that lol.
Kuntitled said:
But, if you're still serious about rooting and installing magisk to make use of all of the really useful modules, you'll need:
An Unlocked Bootloader: Motorola's Own Guide
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your phone and void its warranty, so be absolutely sure you want to do it and back up your files.
Then you'll need to manually patch a boot.img from your stock ROM (can be found here.) and flash it using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) using your PC.
I rooted mine within 3 days of owning it and have been enjoying it with no problems whatsoever ever since.
I used this guide as reference. If you have any questions you can always just message me here or on Telegram (@Kuntitled).
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Hi thanks this really helped me get the grip of things haha.
I managed to unlock the bootloader but I'm a bit confused on what stock ROM you were referring to, the link you sent had a bunch of possibilities, I assume I need a reteu one since that's the name of my phone's software channel but there's a wide variety of them and the guide you sent seems to have their own ROM as well.
Either way thanks for all the help!

samjoebobtomted said:
Wait really I didn't even realize I didn't need a root for that lol.
Hi thanks this really helped me get the grip of things haha.
I managed to unlock the bootloader but I'm a bit confused on what stock ROM you were referring to, the link you sent had a bunch of possibilities, I assume I need a reteu one since that's the name of my phone's software channel but there's a wide variety of them and the guide you sent seems to have their own ROM as well.
Either way thanks for all the help!
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You should check the Build Number under "About Phone" in settings, and match it what you find on that link i sent.