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How to get new ROM on phone without ability to boot?

Can anyone tell me how I can load another ROM onto the SD card without the ability to boot. I wiped all my cache and data, and tried to load GummyNex, but the phone refused to boot. Now I'm stuck in CWM. I tried ODINing the stock system, but I couldn't get my phone to boot into ODIN mode. Now my only option is to find a way to load another ROM and try to install that via CWM. But without an external SD card, I don't see how that' s possible.
Suggestions?

Stockmoose16 said:
Can anyone tell me how I can load another ROM onto the SD card without the ability to boot. I wiped all my cache and data, and tried to load GummyNex, but the phone refused to boot. Now I'm stuck in CWM. I tried ODINing the stock system, but I couldn't get my phone to boot into ODIN mode. Now my only option is to find a way to load another ROM and try to install that via CWM. But without an external SD card, I don't see how that' s possible.
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could you just go to the bootloader and use fastboot?

Zepius said:
could you just go to the bootloader and use fastboot?
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How would I get the rom from the internet or my pc onto the device that can only load into cwm?

Stockmoose16 said:
How would I get the rom from the internet or my pc onto the device that can only load into cwm?
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with fastboot. you download the rom to your pc and then use commands for fastboot and it pushes the rom to your phone.

Zepius said:
with fastboot. you download the rom to your pc and then use commands for fastboot and it pushes the rom to your phone.
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Would you mind posting step-by-step directions on how to do that? I know how to get into fastboot, but don't know how to load the rom from my computer onto the SD Card. Please explain.

Stockmoose16 said:
Would you mind posting step-by-step directions on how to do that? I know how to get into fastboot, but don't know how to load the rom from my computer onto the SD Card. Please explain.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20311264
tells you how to get into fastboot mode from the device being off and the second post gives you some commands to at least install the stock rom.

Stockmoose16 said:
Would you mind posting step-by-step directions on how to do that? I know how to get into fastboot, but don't know how to load the rom from my computer onto the SD Card. Please explain.
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By not loading rom from computer to SD card.
You update the phone from the computer. No transfer of files to the phone.
No SD card is ever involved.
You use fastboot and fastboot only.
(That, or Odin, and that still involves zero SD card)
Fastboot was one of the reasons you got a Nexus. Now is the time to learn how to use it.

josteink said:
By not loading rom from computer to SD card.
You update the phone from the computer. No transfer of files to the phone.
No SD card is ever involved.
You use fastboot and fastboot only.
(That, or Odin, and that still involves zero SD card)
Fastboot was one of the reasons you got a Nexus. Now is the time to learn how to use it.
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I need more specific instructions. I have the AOKP_toro ROM, what do I specifically type in when I get into fastboot to get it loaded onto my phone?

Stockmoose16 said:
I need more specific instructions. I have the AOKP_toro ROM, what do I specifically type in when I get into fastboot to get it loaded onto my phone?
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Google restore toro to stock fastboot
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I did that. Didn't see any instructions.

Stockmoose16 said:
I did that. Didn't see any instructions.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20311264
read post #2

I did that. That has an explanation for how to use fastboot with stock recovery. I need to load a custom rom. I've unzipped the Toro .zip and cannot find any file that has the word fastboot in it. Please stop referring me to other links. A simple explanation would be much more helpful.

Stockmoose16 said:
I did that. That has an explanation for how to use fastboot with stock recovery. I need to load a custom rom. I've unzipped the Toro .zip and cannot find any file that has the word fastboot in it. Please stop referring me to other links. A simple explanation would be much more helpful.
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The fastboot-windows.exe file is in the GNex Toolkit... if you've actually read post #2 that was linked earlier, you'd see that explained very clearly.
You need the fastboot-windows.exe (assuming you're in Windows) in the same folder as your toro files.
I believe the entry in post #2 of "Q. How do I Update to the latest Google Stock Rom?" should be plenty of step by step for you.
This will put you back on a stock rom. From there, you should be able to easily copy the zip file for whatever rom you want onto the phone.

Stockmoose16 said:
I did that. That has an explanation for how to use fastboot with stock recovery. I need to load a custom rom. I've unzipped the Toro .zip and cannot find any file that has the word fastboot in it. Please stop referring me to other links. A simple explanation would be much more helpful.
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if you had read the links, you should've used your brain to figure it out....
im sorry for trying to help you. you're on your own now.

What the other uses are instructing you to do is correct. There are no roms compatible with flashing via fastboot to my knowledge. You will need to flash back to stock first. Then you can boot into your phone and download or copy the rom zip to your phone to flash via cwm.
But you will most likely need to flash stock first as a step in the process. Unless you had a nandroid backup...
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Problems with TWRP and GNex Toolkit 7.8

Hi, i have this problem:
Two Galaxy Nexus, one is mine one of my friend 4.1.1 Yakju Maguro both.
I make the procedure with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8.
Install Drivers
Unlock Bootloader
Root
Flash CWM Touch
Download TWRP 2.2.2.0 through site and flash with adb in bootloader.
All works fine! ( mine)
For my friend same procedure, but flashed TWRP Recovery instead CWM
Install BusyBox. ( both with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8)
Recovery start only first time, then i get the Android with triangle and exclamation mark.
Made unroot, unloock and flashed stock Google rom.
Made same procedure as mine, and worked... Since i installed GooManager, and flashed TWRP.
Phone get super slow, Cpu at 90-100%!!!
Android System App doesn't show any threads that makes the cpu goes crazy.
Now i don't know what maybe the problems!!!
Partitioning problems with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8???
TWRP bugs?
My phone works fine, my friends install stock JB another time, root, unlock, but after flashing TWRP through GooManager, same problems...
What could it be?
Thank you very much!!! :good:

19blacktiger77 said:
Hi, i have this problem:
Two Galaxy Nexus, one is mine one of my friend 4.1.1 Yakju Maguro both.
I make the procedure with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8.
Install Drivers
Unlock Bootloader
Root
Flash CWM Touch
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19blacktiger77 said:
Download TWRP 2.2.2.0 through site and flash with adb in bootloader.
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ADB doesn't flash anything in bootloader, adb is not even available there, only fastboot.
19blacktiger77 said:
All works fine! ( mine)
For my friend same procedure, but flashed TWRP Recovery instead CWM
Install BusyBox. ( both with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8)
Recovery start only first time, then i get the Android with triangle and exclamation mark.
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stock rom has a file (/system/recovery-from-boot.p) that overwrites the recovery if it finds something else instead of stock recovery (the "Android with triangle and exclamation mark" - pressing vol up+power here opens the recovery menu). delete or rename it.
19blacktiger77 said:
Made unroot, unloock and flashed stock Google rom.
Made same procedure as mine, and worked... Since i installed GooManager, and flashed TWRP.
Phone get super slow, Cpu at 90-100%!!!
Android System App doesn't show any threads that makes the cpu goes crazy.
Now i don't know what maybe the problems!!!
Partitioning problems with GNex TOOLKIT 7.8???
TWRP bugs?
My phone works fine, my friends install stock JB another time, root, unlock, but after flashing TWRP through GooManager, same problems...
What could it be?
Thank you very much!!! :good:
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can't help you since you didn't do it manually through fastboot official steps. post your question in that toolkit's thread.
don't install a custom recovery from android, flash it from bootloader with fastboot. no need for root to flash it, you see. then just flash (with the recovery you just flashed, of course) a su.zip with su binary/apk and you'll be rooted. mount /system rw in recovery through adb, delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p, and you're done. reboot.

bk201doesntexist said:
ADB doesn't flash anything in bootloader, adb is not even available there, only fastboot.
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Sorry, fastboot.
bk201doesntexist said:
stock rom has a file (/system/recovery-from-boot.p) that overwrites the recovery if it finds something else instead of stock recovery (the "Android with triangle and exclamation mark" - pressing vol up+power here opens the recovery menu). delete or rename it.
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I read this, but i remember that with my phone i use a option with Galaxy Nexus ToolKit or Nexus Root Tolkit to prevent the recovery from be rewritten.
bk201doesntexist said:
can't help you since you didn't do it manually through fastboot official steps. post your question in that toolkit's thread.
don't install a custom recovery from android, flash it from bootloader with fastboot. no need for root to flash it, you see. then just flash (with the recovery you just flashed, of course) a su.zip with su binary/apk and you'll be rooted. mount /system rw in recovery through adb, delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p, and you're done. reboot.
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My phone works fine, i can't understand why in phone's friend after installing GooManager and flash TWRP recovery, system got crazy...

If you did not use the toolkit I may get around my last arse helping you......
Beamed from Maguro

When going through the options before you install your twrp use option 5 to change the name and then use option 5 after you install twrp again... then the recovery will stick. It's all in the tool kit to read. Read everything that's in the instructions. It's right there when you go to install your recovery.

This is meant to be a friendly suggestion, so hopefully I won't get trounced but here goes. In the Sprint GNEX android development section, there are two stickies that explain the GNEX toolkit method of rooting, one by QBKing77 and the other by MSkip., two smart guys. A new guy or gal might think because there's no other way presented here that using a toolkit is the way to go. Maybe a correct, long form rooting guide could be placed along side these two guides in the development section.
In the Q and A section there is a stickie by Jobakuba that explains how to root the "right", long way. It might help new people and even people that have been around a while, if her guide or something similar was along side the QBKing videos and MSkips toolkit guide.
BTW, the QBKing video is new. He added the toolkit method fairly recently with the jellybean OTA. His new video replaces a video that showed the adb, fastboot method. When you go to the old video, you get redirected to the toolkit video.

// rant
// oh please, there's threads to teach how to use a toolkit? :good:
// :sarcasm:

bk201doesntexist said:
// rant
// oh please, there's threads to teach how to use a toolkit? :good:
// :sarcasm:
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Two threads to teach people how to use the brainless toolkits... vs the 6 or 7 step guide by Jubakuba on how to actually do it yourself and know what's going on.
This is what's wrong with today's Android community.

OP. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
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El Daddy said:
OP. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469909
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[Q] HELP. I may have bricked my phone.

I unlocked and rooted my phone just fine. I had CM10 zip on my SD, but I can't find it on my device to install it. I must have erased it along with my OS. I never wiped my internal storage so I have no idea what happened. Is there anyway I can get the zip back on the internal storage through TWRP? The device won't even reboot because there's no OS. Thanks,

Adb sideload a rom through TWRP.

thanks
063_XOBX said:
Adb sideload a rom through TWRP.
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I'm a bit of a noob. I've done this with other devices, but never had any issues. Would you mind explaining how to sideload a Rom.

jquanmusic said:
I'm a bit of a noob. I've done this with other devices, but never had any issues. Would you mind explaining how to sideload a Rom.
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Do u still have the rom
Try copying it to ad and flash using twrp.

am i screwed
I've been searching around and apparently TWRP 2.2 (what I have installed) can't ADB sideload. Am I screwed?

If you're proper worried reflash the factory image (guides are on here - you should have the file already as anyone would make sure they have a get out should things go wrong)

EddyOS said:
If you're proper worried reflash the factory image (guides are on here - you should have the file already as anyone would make sure they have a get out should things go wrong)
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That's the thing. My Internal storage/sd card is wiped.

I think u dont have ur os
Download it and flash using odin.

jquanmusic said:
That's the thing. My Internal storage/sd card is wiped.
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1991prince said:
I think u dont have ur os
Download it and flash using odin.
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Doesn't matter, you can download the factory image and reflash the phone back to stock. Once working you can then try again

1991prince said:
I think u dont have ur os
Download it and flash using odin.
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Don't listen to him. Keep Odin away from your Gnex.

okay i have din installed on my PC and my deice in DL mode, but Odin isn't recognizing my device. Ant ideas.

jquanmusic said:
okay i have din installed on my PC and my deice in DL mode, but Odin isn't recognizing my device. Ant ideas.
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1. Ignore Odin as advised
2. Download the factory image from Google
3. Flash it
4. Learn to read instructions and search before posting

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[Q] Need help on how to fix soft brick on GoogleLogo

I was on my merry way to flash a new rom and kernel but I was being careless and also formatted my sdcard and now I have nothing in the card to flash any type of file. Can anyone point me to a directory with a rooted/unrooted odin flashable JB for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Is that the only way I can make my phone work? See the I can turn it on and put it into Recovery but it won't go anywhere else other than that... yeah i should have made a back-up but I never do and i never realized i would make a careless mistake. Please help as I now have no phone to use!
Thanks!!

Stickied posts made by efrant. XDA search bar if you need help after. Many people have gotten through this..you can too
Bloods thicker than water

mrxtokki said:
I was on my merry way to flash a new rom and kernel but I was being careless and also formatted my sdcard and now I have nothing in the card to flash any type of file. Can anyone point me to a directory with a rooted/unrooted odin flashable JB for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
Is that the only way I can make my phone work? See the I can turn it on and put it into Recovery but it won't go anywhere else other than that... yeah i should have made a back-up but I never do and i never realized i would make a careless mistake. Please help as I now have no phone to use!
Thanks!!
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Don't use ODIN unless you have to. You seem to have a custom recovery, this usually offers the ADB interface. So, boot into recovery, use adb to push a ROM of your choice to the /sdcard/ and flash away.

namtombout said:
Stickied posts made by efrant. XDA search bar if you need help after. Many people have gotten through this..you can too
Bloods thicker than water
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I found couple posts that efrant has created but i can't figure out what to do.
currently, my phone is unlocked and rooted. i have CWM but how do i flash anything to my phone when i can't even run it?
i'm just very confused as I always had a phone with an external sdcard and if i was able to just put a rom inside of that... i would be able to use my phone again but I don't have the option.
i'm stuck with a phone with no rom and can't even send anything to the phone

Petrovski80 said:
Don't use ODIN unless you have to. You seem to have a custom recovery, this usually offers the ADB interface. So, boot into recovery, use adb to push a ROM of your choice to the /sdcard/ and flash away.
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with the custom recovery, ie, the CWM v6 , i went to the sideload option and it says... "now send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"
how do i push a rom into the phone? i'm a noob at this so i'm sorry.

mrxtokki said:
with the custom recovery, ie, the CWM v6 , i went to the sideload option and it says... "now send the package you want to apply to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"
how do i push a rom into the phone? i'm a noob at this so i'm sorry.
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You need to read Efrant's 101 & FAQ post first in order to get some basic Android knowledge. Follow the link in my sig.

Petrovski80 said:
You need to read Efrant's 101 & FAQ post first in order to get some basic Android knowledge. Follow the link in my sig.
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I have read it but, I still have no idea what I need to be doing.
I really just need a step by step on how to use the sideloader to send the roms through the CWM recovery
All of this is really confusing

mrxtokki said:
I have read it but, I still have no idea what I need to be doing.
I really just need a step by step on how to use the sideloader to send the roms through the CWM recovery
All of this is really confusing
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Don't use sideloading. You want to use adb push to send a ROM.zip to your /sdcard/. You already have a custom recovery, so you just need
- adb on your PC
- a ROM.zip to push
How to use adb and how to get it, is explained in Efrant's 101 & FAQ.

[Q] HELP accidentally deleted os and now stuck in twrp

Hi Xda,
I am really freaking out now. I was going to do a backup but i accidentally deleted my os. I really need help guys, if anyone can tell me how to send a rom to my phone from the computer, that would be really helpful. My phone is stuck on twrp and i am stuck with no os. At least can anyone help me flash anything so i could boot up my phone at least with step by step instructions. PLEASE HELP ME I A FREAKING OUT!!!

Search the forum on how to sideload a ROM from the computer to your device. I believe that there are tons of guides out here..
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speedsolve said:
Hi Xda,
I am really freaking out now. I was going to do a backup but i accidentally deleted my os. I really need help guys, if anyone can tell me how to send a rom to my phone from the computer, that would be really helpful. My phone is stuck on twrp and i am stuck with no os. At least can anyone help me flash anything so i could boot up my phone at least with step by step instructions. PLEASE HELP ME I A FREAKING OUT!!!
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Hi,
Try this toolkit; toolkit will help you flash stock rom / unlock / boot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614827
Or else you can always try to flash stock images.

Download a ROM boot into recovery and adb push to /sdcard flash profit. Or you can also mount the SD card in twrp. You're really not in a sticky situation you should be able to fix this in little time.

Another easy way is if you have USB OTG cable(very cheap... Got mine for $4) you can throw a ROM&gapps zip onto flash drive and should be able to flash via recovery from that.
No need to freak out buddy, whether you wanna setup SDK on ya PC to easily use fastboot & adb to restore device or even push/sideload zips, or use toolkit, there is tons if options.
Did you wipe ALL /data im guessing? Instead of factory reset which leaves your /sdcard(aka /data/media) untouched? And also wiped /system?
I've been there. Haha many of us prolly have. You'll be up and running again in no time! Dont fret!
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Also, I'd be happy to help you via private messages with step by step if you absolutely need it. There are a few very well written stickies in this forum that can help also that have step by step in them

speedsolve said:
Hi Xda,
I am really freaking out now. I was going to do a backup but i accidentally deleted my os. I really need help guys, if anyone can tell me how to send a rom to my phone from the computer, that would be really helpful. My phone is stuck on twrp and i am stuck with no os. At least can anyone help me flash anything so i could boot up my phone at least with step by step instructions. PLEASE HELP ME I A FREAKING OUT!!!
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install 4ext somehow
enable smartflash
flash rom
profit
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fire_kid2003 said:
install 4ext somehow
enable smartflash
flash rom
profit
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Is 4ext even available for Gnex?
Why go thru that when you can just sideload right now?

i ran into this issue again as well. I have nandroids on my phone, but when I wiped data, the rom I was going to flash didn't get put on from my computer. I sideloaded through adb to /data/media/0 and it pushed fine, but still won't show up in my install section of TWRP, only the file manager in advanced. Anyone else have problems sideloading with TWRP?

t1.8matt said:
i ran into this issue again as well. I have nandroids on my phone, but when I wiped data, the rom I was going to flash didn't get put on from my computer. I sideloaded through adb to /data/media/0 and it pushed fine, but still won't show up in my install section of TWRP, only the file manager in advanced. Anyone else have problems sideloading with TWRP?
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Why bother pushing it first? Isn't there a dedicated sideload option in the Advanced section of TWRP?
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11

AndyYan said:
Why bother pushing it first? Isn't there a dedicated sideload option in the Advanced section of TWRP?
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
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I never even noticed that. But how does the sideload work? When I click on it, it asks if I want to wipe either or both dalvik and cache, and says swipe to start sideload. after you swipe you just use adb sideload filename.zip and that's it?

t1.8matt said:
I never even noticed that. But how does the sideload work? When I click on it, it asks if I want to wipe either or both dalvik and cache, and says swipe to start sideload. after you swipe you just use adb sideload filename.zip and that's it?
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Yup. First start the sideload on your phone, then connect it to a computer with working adb (should be easy). After that, open a command prompt window and execute "adb sideload your-rom-name-and-position.zip". Your ROM should then be pushed to the root of storage and flashed.
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11

ashclepdia said:
Another easy way is if you have USB OTG cable(very cheap... Got mine for $4) you can throw a ROM&gapps zip onto flash drive and should be able to flash via recovery from that.
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This is so fool proof!:good:

ashclepdia said:
Is 4ext even available for Gnex?
Why go thru that when you can just sideload right now?
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i think so
thats why i said install 4ext "somehow"