Hi,
Has anyone any idea how to restore my Galaxy Nexus to original without using USB?
I have a Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.2. The USB doesn't working, however when connected to the power it recharges the battery but turns the phone off.
I can not use USB connection to computer either because the phone switches off immediately.
The phone has been rooted and I can access the root section when the phone turned on and I can upload any file via SMB.
I just need some info on what to do to restore the phone to it's original condition and so remove the info on rooting.
Please don't send me info on any external USB connection because I've tried it all and it does not working.
Thanks
gabcix said:
Hi,
Has anyone any idea how to restore my Galaxy Nexus to original without using USB?
I have a Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.2. The USB doesn't working, however when connected to the power it recharges the battery but turns the phone off.
I can not use USB connection to computer either because the phone switches off immediately.
The phone has been rooted and I can access the root section when the phone turned on and I can upload any file via SMB.
I just need some info on what to do to restore the phone to it's original condition and so remove the info on rooting.
Please don't send me info on any external USB connection because I've tried it all and it does not working.
Thanks
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You can use adb over network via developer options.then it is possible to restore stock and lock your phone by using wugs tools from pc.
Odesláno z mého Galaxy Nexus pomocí Tapatalk 2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28178320&postcount=2
standa75 said:
You can use adb over network via developer options.then it is possible to restore stock and lock your phone by using wugs tools from pc.
Odesláno z mého Galaxy Nexus pomocí Tapatalk 2
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Thanks mate for your help but I have no idea what are you talking about. Would you be kind enough to explain it for me?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28178320&postcount=2
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Thanks for your info but I forgot to tell in my first post that the fastboot mode is not working. The phone shows the Android icon when I press the volume up+down+pwr buttons but it turns out once I release them. So I have to upload the files wia network from my computer but I don't know what files and what to edit....
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Thanks for your info but I forgot to tell in my first post that the fastboot mode is not working. The phone shows the Android icon when I press the volume up+down+pwr buttons but it turns out once I release them. So I have to upload the files wia network from my computer but I don't know what files and what to edit....
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You don't need access to fastboot if you have root.
Install ROM Manager from the Play Store and use that to install CWM. The just flash the zip in the post i linked to. (Flash a superuser zip right after as well if you want root.)
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Did you try a different USB cable? I had similar issue, and drove me crazy for several days. The issue was the cable.
Note that the cable was working fine to connect a galaxy s2 to PC, but failed to connect the GNex
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Worst case, download mobile Odin via play store. If u still have root access then your good. Search for latest gnex stock image(its available to public in its original form made for restore purposes or manual upgrade) keep in mind this wipes everything. While using app ensure ever root is enabled otherwise you'll lose root. The stock image should be in tgz format or something similar. Extract it to your SD card, it will give u a folder. Inside the folder is a bunch of files( possibly a folder within a folder, been a while for me). When using mobile Odin u manually select the boot.IMG system.IMG radio.IMG user data.IMG so if u know the problem u can choose just what u need. Sounds complicated as hell but its really simple. I figured this to be a temporary solution as my laptop had no internet to download need files to restore. Only problem is Mobil Odin isn't free about 4 bucks I think. But well worth the money
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gabcix said:
Thanks mate for your help but I have no idea what are you talking about. Would you be kind enough to explain it for me?
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Under developer options is option "adb over the network", so if you select this your phone will get ip address and listening port and then you can access it via your computer on that specifics ip/port.
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efrant said:
You don't need access to fastboot if you have root.
Install ROM Manager from the Play Store and use that to install CWM. The just flash the zip in the post i linked to. (Flash a superuser zip right after as well if you want root.)
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Unfortunately the restore process didn't work from the ROM manager. It just stuck at the restart and didn't do anything. I will send it back and let's see what Samsung will tell me.
Thanks for your help anyway.
gabcix said:
Unfortunately the restore process didn't work from the ROM manager. It just stuck at the restart and didn't do anything. I will send it back and let's see what Samsung will tell me.
Thanks for your help anyway.
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As per usual when changing ROMs, you need to wipe data (in most cases) for your device to boot.
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I used a video to unroot my phone and now it will not come out of boot mode, I turn it on it acts like it is booting up but never does just stays in the same position. and when I try to go into fastboot mode I get an error, it shows an android laying down and a red triangle over him how do I fix this? PLEASE HELP
follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
I will try this, but I am not sure that the computer is reading the phone, I can get odin to work but it is not helping I tried putting stock files using odin but same thing. when i tried cmd and fastboot devices it brings up nothing
when I plug my phone in my computer does not recognize it, now what do I do?
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follow this exactly as its written: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
pamelak38 said:
did everthing step by step, I am able to see the device in my device manager, but when I get to the part where I put it in bootloader and and type fastboot devices it does not recognize it. any suggestions?
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You need to install the fastboot driver.
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Petrovski80 said:
You need to install the fastboot driver.
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I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
pamelak38 said:
I cannot turn my phone on to put it on usb debugging, could this be my problem? and how do I install fastboot driver I thought I had it with sdk tools
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When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Petrovski80 said:
When you are booted into bootloader but a "fastboot devices" does not list your device, it's almost always caused by having installed either no driver at all or the wrong one. Use the naked driver, follow the link in my signature to find it.
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Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
pamelak38 said:
Ok I got it up and running! My only concern is I did every step but the radio step failed every time, is this a problem?????
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS!!
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Lte radio? Anyway if your connection is ok I'd say it's not an issue.
Good you figured it out.
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still cant get into recovery mode
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
pamelak38 said:
can anyone help, I got the phone back to where I can get into it, but if I try to go into recovery mode I still get the dead android with the red triangle and can anyone tell me where to find a lte radio
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What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Petrovski80 said:
What you see is the stock recovery. Android will flash it back automatically even after you've flashed a custom recovery. To prevent this, you must either rename/delete /etc/install-recovery.sh OR rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p.
LTE radios are in the factory images. Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
pamelak38 said:
Ok, I have never had to rename/delete,ect before, can you help walk me thru that, I know I am asking a lot but I would sure appreciate it
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Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Petrovski80 said:
Do you have root? In that case it's a matter of launching your file manager.
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Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
pamelak38 said:
Yes I have root, now what do I need to do?
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Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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Petrovski80 said:
Navigate to the folder /etc with a file manager. Remount with RW rights (root explorer has a convenient button for this) and rename the file install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak.
Then reflash a custom recovery. This time it will stick.
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I got it back to stock and locked, THANK YOU so much you are awesome!!!!
I did a factory reset on my galaxy nexus. I also by mistake erased my internal SD card. So now my phone only boots as far as the google screen because there is not ROM to boot into and when you connect to a computer it doesn't recognize the phone. How do I get a rom on my phone so it works again.
Thanks
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AshleyPem28 said:
I did a factory reset on my galaxy nexus. I also by mistake erased my internal SD card. So now my phone only boots as far as the google screen because there is not ROM to boot into and when you connect to a computer it doesn't recognize the phone. How do I get a rom on my phone so it works again.
Thanks
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Can you boot into fastboot? (Hold the power button and both volume buttons). I would boot into fastboot and reflash the Stock images. Also want to specify which variant you have.. GSM or CDMA if CDMA, verizon or Sprint?
Factory reset from stock or a custom recovery will not wipe the system partition. If you formatted the system partition from a custom recovery you can boot back into the custom recovery and adb push a ROM to your sdcard
Install the drivers on the computer. Then put the phone in fastboot mode like uber mentioned. Then push the rom to the phone and flash it in recovery. If you didnt install a recovery either, youll need one of those too.
Yeah hard to tell by her post if her bootloader is unlocked or not. I didnt think it was possible to wipe system without unlocking the boot loader and flashing a new recovery. Which means she needs knowledge of fastboot to even set that up.
The more i read the OP the more it sounds like unless she bought a used rooted phone off ebay. This thing is stock and just needs to boot to stock recovery and perform a factory reset from there. And that her system is fine.
With then phone off, hold down both volume buttons. Then hold down the power button, once it boots , use the volume keys to cycle and the power button to select. Navigate to recovery and perform a factory reset.
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Lol i just fixed this on my brothers phone, Odin a stock tar, then reroot/install and CWM
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Fire n mage said:
Lol i just fixed this on my brothers phone, Odin a stock tar, then reroot/install and CWM
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No.
Thanks for all the replies. My bootloader is unlocked. I'll give it a try and let you know how it turns out, thank you
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Also my phone was rooted and GSM
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AshleyPem28 said:
Also my phone was rooted and GSM
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Doesn't matter if its GSM or rooted. Fastboot is independent.
I can boot into fastboot and clockworkmod recovery, but the SD storage is blank. The computer won't recognize the phone. I can't seem to fix it and it's driving me crazy not having a phone. Please help!!
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Plug in your phone via USB, in Fastboot mode.
Does it show in the device manager? It might not be called 'Galaxy Nexus', might be called something Fastboot related. It might be in the USB section.
XP:To open Device Manager, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
7: Hit windows key, type in "Device Manager"
If there's a yellow triangle next to the device, the drivers on your PC may be not working correctly.
If it is working correctly, the easiest option is to load the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, and flash stock ROM.
You installed the drivers as mentioned I take it?
AshleyPem28 said:
I can boot into fastboot and clockworkmod recovery, but the SD storage is blank. The computer won't recognize the phone. I can't seem to fix it and it's driving me crazy not having a phone. Please help!!
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[HOW-TO] [GSM & CDMA] Convert to latest yakju/takju/mysid (incl JB) / Return to stock
Take a look at step A. Install the drivers. Note you should also be able to set up the adb drivers while your phone is booted into a custom recovery.
follow the instructions here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Install the drivers, then flash the stock image in fastboot, nothing to it.
Whoa there are females on this forum!!!!????? <Sound of a hundred myths shattering>
But anyway, why dont u just flash fastboot stock images?
Whoops, ninja'ed.
psycho2097 said:
females
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Pluralizing the word is likely over-optimism on your part :laugh:
CMNein said:
Pluralizing the word is likely over-optimism on your part :laugh:
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Damn, it's getting sexist!
Mach3.2 said:
Damn, it's getting sexist!
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Well its bound to when there's 40k males n 40 females(i m taking 1-2 per current device)
THIS. IS. NEXUS.
Ash just install the drivers for the galaxy nexus, download a rom like aokp (the "maguro" version is the gsm version. Dont flash "toro" versions those are for cdma ) and then push it to the sd card using fastboot. All those steps are listed in a lot of posts in great detail by the author mskip and are stickied in the dev section here. Just read his posts for questions or drivers . Its all pretty straight forward once you read the right posts. Id avoid using any toolkits though, its all fairly simple stuff. And dont worry about the geeks here being surprised about seeing females. Some of them have never left the basement before. ( no offence guys , i got no problem with the homosexuals )
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So my friend brings me his gsm nexus and is not loading up stays stuck and loading Google screen but does nothing from there..... I asked him what he had done and he said he went into cwm since he was having problems with his phone and decide to format everything on it sdcard/system/ etc etc etc..... I never done something so stupid before lol So I really don't know how to help him...... any way to be able to flash a stock rom maybe via odin ? or stock anything to get the phone to boot up again ? any help is greatly appreciated....... I could boot it up in recovery mode but since sd card is empty I can't restore any roms or any backups since he seem to have deleted them all
well your friend formatted the /system directory so there is no rom on there. of course it wont boot up.
follow this to go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
DO NOT USE ODIN.
also, tell your friend to leave the phone stock until he knows what he is doing.
Do people still use the whole "my friend" thing to avoid embarrassment?
johno86 said:
Do people still use the whole "my friend" thing to avoid embarrassment?
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ya he used so many pronouns and friend references, sounds like a panic and just doesnt want bashed on the forum lol
yes as Z said that will fix the OP's phone
his 'friend' rooted his own phone and doesnt know how to fix it so he hands it to soemone else that doesnt know how to fix it? you should point your friend to XDA, its a great resource
I guess if you guys wanna say is me doesn't really bother me.... I use xda to flash and stay up to date with the community I am in no way a developer or claim to know what I am doing.... Just trying to help a friend out or like you guys say me.... Just trying to fix a phone I was the one that rooted the phone for him... Just don't see the big deal..... But hey if it makes you guys happy saying it was me that did it I don't mind no big deal just looking for help thats all.....
Fastboot? Factory image?
I have the nexus booted up in fastboot mode...... but the computer/laptop only recognize the device as android 1.0 I'm literally lost..... I could get the phone in clockwork recovery But i have nothing to flash since im not able to copy any files into folders since the phone doesn't boot up.... any step by step instructions on what i would have to do ?
gdmlaz said:
I have the nexus booted up in fastboot mode...... but the computer/laptop only recognize the device as android 1.0 I'm literally lost..... I could get the phone in clockwork recovery But i have nothing to flash since im not able to copy any files into folders since the phone doesn't boot up.... any step by step instructions on what i would have to do ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Step-by-step
Notes:
1) For the n00bs: read the entire post before proceeding;
EVERY step, do not skip any of them because you feel you don't have to or already have drivers etc etc
gdmlaz said:
I have the nexus booted up in fastboot mode...... but the computer/laptop only recognize the device as android 1.0 I'm literally lost..... I could get the phone in clockwork recovery But i have nothing to flash since im not able to copy any files into folders since the phone doesn't boot up.... any step by step instructions on what i would have to do ?
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you didnt even read the link i posted....
Zepius said:
you didnt even read the link i posted....
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Let me try to go over this again see if I could figure it out..... $20 to whoever helps me get this fixed for wasting ur time
I downloaded the universal naked driver 7.... I have them saved in my desktop but when i try to update the android 1.0 device which i go browse for the file instead of letting the automatic update the files don't show up in the desktop thru the windows update thing
gdmlaz said:
I downloaded the universal naked driver 7.... I have them saved in my desktop but when i try to update the android 1.0 device which i go browse for the file instead of letting the automatic update the files don't show up in the desktop thru the windows update thing
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He doesn't have any rom on his sdcard?
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mikel719 said:
Have you tried using a card reader on your pc to put a rom on it?
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this phone doesn't use external sd cards....
OP, you might want to uninstall the drivers you currently have for 'android 1.0' in device manager, reboot the computer and then try installing the new drivers.
Or use a tool kit to download a factory rom and flash it.
Edit: can't you mount the sdcard using cwm and copy a rom to the sdcard?
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mikel719 said:
Or use a tool kit to download a factory rom and flash it.
Edit: can't you mount the sdcard using cwm and copy a rom to the sdcard?
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I tried using a tool kit and pushing files to the device "a rom" but keeps saying error device not found
mikel719 said:
Or use a tool kit to download a factory rom and flash it.
Edit: can't you mount the sdcard using cwm and copy a rom to the sdcard?
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In cwm when i press mount sd card doesn't really do anything connected to the computer
M8 have you tried wugs toolkit and use twrp instead of cwm OK, lol you come on here for help and people jump on ya, just like those idiots shouting abuse at ya from a four storey building with locks and chains on there security doors ,
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are there any other drivers other than the nakeddriver since my computer doesn't pick them up and let me install them
PDA u could use, are you sure you haven't any other drivers interfering , if u use PDA disable the other one. And if its a nexus gsm wugs tool kit is a must!!!!
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Could also justn push a ROM to /data/media via ADB
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I'm new to Xda and rooting my phone. I recently attempted to root to Android Jellybean 4.2 ROM for the Galaxy Nexus and through the process, I accidentaly deleted the Android Operating System. Not only that...I my computer is no longer able to detect ADB. I am hoping that someone will be able to help me reroot the stock image operating system and help my computer dectect ADB.
Which version of the GNexus do you have?
Beezer80 said:
Which version of the GNexus do you have?
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I have the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1
PickyLumberjack said:
I have the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1
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your phone does not have 4.2. going back to stock will put you on 4.1.1
PickyLumberjack said:
I have the Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1
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Thanks! However, I am not able to enable USB Debugging mode - since I no longer have an operating system. Any other ideas?
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Thanks! However, I am not able to enable USB Debugging mode - since I no longer have an operating system. Any other ideas?
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uh you do not need usb debugging.
you need fastboot drivers and your phone has fastboot.
Zepius said:
uh you do not need usb debugging.
you need fastboot drivers and your phone has fastboot.
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I'm sorry. I'm a bit confused right now. I have the universal driver insttalled - what's the fastboot driver? And it seems that my phone does not like to stay in fastboot. I really appreciate your help.
the universal driver contains the fastboot one.
what do you mean it doesnt like to stay in fastboot? its the bootloader...
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the universal driver contains the fastboot one.
what do you mean it doesnt like to stay in fastboot? its the bootloader...
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Yes, but how do I get the stock image onto the phone with the bootloader? I'm using the Nexus Toolkit by WugFresh and I can't seem to get the image pushed to the phone.
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Yes, but how do I get the stock image onto the phone with the bootloader? I'm using the Nexus Toolkit by WugFresh and I can't seem to get the image pushed to the phone.
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you didnt even bother to read the link i posted....
that has all your answers. go read it.
Using the Nexus tool kit all you need to do is make sure you have a good copy of the stock Verizon os downloaded from the Google site (JRO3C0) or whatever it is. Then connect your phone with it powered down. Select the option saying the phone will not start (bricked) and select unroot with factory image and follow the prompts. This will unroot your phone and flash the stock Verizon os. After that I would re-lock the boot loader, disconnect your phone and pull the battery with it still on. After you power it back up you can enable debugging and unlock and root again. Sorry if I called the steps the wrong name as I do not have my computer with me and cannot look directly at the wugfresh tool. Hope this helps out.
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greatwyrmm said:
Using the Nexus tool kit all you need to do is make sure you have a good copy of the stock Verizon os downloaded from the Google site (JRO3C0) or whatever it is. Then connect your phone with it powered down. Select the option saying the phone will not start (bricked) and select unroot with factory image and follow the prompts. This will unroot your phone and flash the stock Verizon os. After that I would re-lock the boot loader, disconnect your phone and pull the battery with it still on. After you power it back up you can enable debugging and unlock and root again. Sorry if I called the steps the wrong name as I do not have my computer with me and cannot look directly at the wugfresh tool. Hope this helps out.
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Thanks for not treating me like I'm dumb. I figured it out and my phone is working again.
No problem.
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Hey fellaz,
Earlier, I was installing some apps for a custom keyboard. I was notified by Android that I needed to update the APK installer (I cannot remember the exact dialog) which I installed. After that, whenever I tried to open ANY .apk file, it kept saying the installer has stopped working. Couple minutes later, the phone rebooted and was stuck in a loop.
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856188&page=4 , but I am completely new to working with ADB. I did manage to install the SDK and update it. I booted into Recovery mode and tried the command 'adb backup -all' (given in another thread) and I was given "adb: unable to connect for backup."
Unless I did something wrong, I doubt ADB would work since I'm not booted into the phone right? (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30826050&postcount=32)
I would just like to back up maybe one or two folders that are crucial to me.
Any advice? Is there anything Verizon can do if I take it into the store?
Thanks!
EDIT: Forgot to add that I have the phone completely stock. I'm debating whether or not to do a hard reset as I'm reading conflicting reports of sdcard being saved and not being saved.
Thats your problem. Adb works only on custom recovery's. There is a thread on flashing the stock image via fastboot without wiping data. I think thats your only solution..
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mrgnex said:
Thats your problem. Adb works only on custom recovery's. There is a thread on flashing the stock image via fastboot without wiping data. I think thats your only solution..
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would you kindly point me to that thread? I found this one, "how-to-install-jelly-bean-on-galaxy-nexus/" (search on google, guide from betanews) but I don't think that is what you're speaking of.
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would you kindly point me to that thread? I found this one, "how-to-install-jelly-bean-on-galaxy-nexus/" (search on google, guide from betanews) but I don't think that is what you're speaking of.
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Here you go. Hope it works. One tip: read it very carefully and maybe multiple times..
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mrgnex said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377307
Here you go. Hope it works. One tip: read it very carefully and maybe multiple times..
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[ a) Turn on USB Debugging
I'm not sure if I had that on. I doubt there is a way to turn USB debugging on without booting right?
In any case, I was able to follow the steps and now it just says 'waiting for device'
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[ a) Turn on USB Debugging
I'm not sure if I had that on. I doubt there is a way to turn USB debugging on without booting right?
In any case, I was able to follow the steps and now it just says 'waiting for device'
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Hmm thats quite a problem. Its waiting for device because USB debugging is off.. You cant turn it on without booting. I'll search for you but it might be that I cant help you.
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mrgnex said:
Hmm thats quite a problem. Its waiting for device because USB debugging is off.. You cant turn it on without booting. I'll search for you but it might be that I cant help you.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app
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hey, I really appreciate your help but I did a hard reset which fixed everything. I did however lose a lot of data (from my last backup).
Again, thanks for your help!
you do not need usb debugging for fastboot so do not worry about turning that on.