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so if youre rooted on a stock rom, if you accept an ota, do you lose root?
Yes, though if you're on a custom firmware you won't get OTA's pushed to you, at least not on the N1. Root doesn't really matter on Nexus phones though, as the bootloader is fully unlocked so you can just flash a rooted ROM whenever you want through the bootloader. Tbh I never even use anything that needs root access except Rom manager, which you won't need if you're accepting a stock ROM.
Edit: To clarify, root is totally unnecessary on Nexus phones to flash custom firmware, you can flash it with an unrooted phone through the bootloader.
just make sure the second you get home with it just fastboot oem unlock it so you dont lose anything too important
What does that do?
slowz3r said:
just make sure the second you get home with it just fastboot oem unlock it so you dont lose anything too important
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Vash63 said:
Yes, though if you're on a custom firmware you won't get OTA's pushed to you, at least not on the N1. Root doesn't really matter on Nexus phones though, as the bootloader is fully unlocked so you can just flash a rooted ROM whenever you want through the bootloader. Tbh I never even use anything that needs root access except Rom manager, which you won't need if you're accepting a stock ROM.
Edit: To clarify, root is totally unnecessary on Nexus phones to flash custom firmware, you can flash it with an unrooted phone through the bootloader.
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ok, so if i want to flash a rom, i dont need to be rooted? i can set cpu without being rooted too?
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What does that do?
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the command unlocks your bootloader, but when it does that it wipes your device, so its best to do it when the device is fresh so you dont lose anything
slowz3r said:
the command unlocks your bootloader, but when it does that it wipes your device, so its best to do it when the device is fresh so you dont lose anything
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how exactly do you unlock it?
shawnn218 said:
how exactly do you unlock it?
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install the SDK/ADB put the phone into fastboot mode, open up a ADB/Fastboot on your PC and just run that command then follow the instructions on your phone
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install the SDK/ADB put the phone into fastboot mode, open up a ADB/Fastboot on your PC and just run that command then follow the instructions on your phone
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So basically, put the phone in debug mode and hook it up to the PC and just type in a command in adb?
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kidserious said:
So basically, put the phone in debug mode and hook it up to the PC and just type in a command in adb?
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pretty much ya
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pretty much ya
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Nice. I've never owned a nexus before so forgive my ignorance. 2 questions: how do you fastboot and what is the adb command? I have a samsung fascinate, so I'm very familiar with odin and download mode, and with adb as well. But not fastboot.
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Install the android sdk and a jdk, plug your phone in, in fastboot mode (a mode like download mode but for fastboot) go to the platform tools dir, using your os command line or prompt type fastboot commandhere in this case oem unlock.
Fastboot is a program like adb that comes with the sdk
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kidserious said:
Nice. I've never owned a nexus before so forgive my ignorance. 2 questions: how do you fastboot and what is the adb command? I have a samsung fascinate, so I'm very familiar with odin and download mode, and with adb as well. But not fastboot.
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no need to worry, regardless im sure guides will pop up on release day, they always do
veyka said:
Install the android sdk and a jdk, plug your phone in, in fastboot mode (a mode like download mode but for fastboot) go to the platform tools dir, using your os command line or prompt type fastboot commandhere in this case oem unlock.
Fastboot is a program like adb that comes with the sdk
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So you need the java development kit as well, not just the sdk?
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kidserious said:
So you need the java development kit as well, not just the sdk?
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Actually im not sure about that, you really shouldnt need it
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Actually im not sure about that, you really shouldnt need it
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Yea, the reason I asked is because that doesn't sound right.
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Yea, the reason I asked is because that doesn't sound right.
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only reason youd need the JDK is if you are you know, developing ;P
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only reason youd need the JDK is if you are you know, developing ;P
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Exactly what I thought and that's why I asked. Thanks bro.
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Sdk needs the jdk to install, but you can possibly just grab the fastboot binary and use it that way without the whole sdk installed.
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Hi!
I think I may have bricked my phone. I superwiped but I forgot to put a ROM
so now I have nothing on my phone.
Can I flash a ROM from my computer to my phone?
Thx in advance!
Flash a stock image using the Google images, then you can re-flash a custom one
If you still have cwr, mount USB in cwr, put a rom on there, flash from. If you don't have a recovery, you should be able to adb push the recovery file and flash through boot loader, then mount USB in recovery, copy rom to phone, flash.
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Fastboot and download mode are your friends ;-)
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EddyOS said:
Flash a stock image using the Google images, then you can re-flash a custom one
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Where do I find them? I am sorry im a n00b :S
Cutting-TM said:
Fastboot and download mode are your friends ;-)
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+1 What he said! /\
look at thread that has the odin stock rom
If you're a n00b then why on earth did you unlock the phone in the first place? Surely you should've researched what you were doing in case something like this happened?
Kotd424 said:
Hi!
I think I may have bricked my phone. I superwiped but I forgot to put a ROM
so now I have nothing on my phone.
Can I flash a ROM from my computer to my phone?
Thx in advance!
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all is very easy to fix
1. Change ROM name to rom.zip
adb shell
mount /data
exit
adb push rom.zip /data/media
Now reboot into recovery and flash ROM.
Its all in here
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/43c3a418144fc6c5
This has helped me out twice already, and its where the factory images will be when the OTAs start, so of you're impatient and want them as soon as you can get them here
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I think we need to put up a sticky again explaining what "brick" means.
mike1986. said:
all is very easy to fix
1. Change ROM name to rom.zip
adb shell
mount /data
exit
adb push rom.zip /data/media
Now reboot into recovery and flash ROM.
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Hi, when I write adb shell, it says device not found.
i have install usb drivers but it dosent work
spences10 said:
Its all in here
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/msg/43c3a418144fc6c5
This has helped me out twice already, and its where the factory images will be when the OTAs start, so of you're impatient and want them as soon as you can get them here
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thx!
nbdysreal said:
If you still have cwr, mount USB in cwr, put a rom on there, flash from. If you don't have a recovery, you should be able to adb push the recovery file and flash through boot loader, then mount USB in recovery, copy rom to phone, flash.
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Mount usb isn't working yet on Galaxy Nexus CWM 5.5.0.2 recovery you need to have a working rom to put your files in the phone
ok, nobody knows why I get error: device not found when i type adb shell?
I cant make it work... :S would really appreciate it
Kotd424 said:
ok, nobody knows why I get error: device not found when i type adb shell?
I cant make it work... :S would really appreciate it
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Did adb work before? Sounds like the drivers aren't installed properly
And if you are trying to use the images from what I linked earlier you need to be in fastboot not adb
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Did adb work before? Sounds like the drivers aren't installed properly
And if you are trying to use the images from what I linked earlier you need to be in fastboot not adb
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ok i also have the fastboot but what do I write?
fastboot boot <image name> ? that didnt work for me
Got it working now.
Thx everybody for the help. I didnt know that you should use adb in recovery mode.
Just got the GNex, coming from droid charge and was wondering if Odin can be used to root this phone? I only ask because I'm used to it from the Charge. If it can, is it simple like flashing superuser? Sorry if this is the dumbest question ever. I was searching the forums for the answer, but didnt find one.
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Just got the GNex, coming from droid charge and was wondering if Odin can be used to root this phone? I only ask because I'm used to it from the Charge. If it can, is it simple like flashing superuser? Sorry if this is the dumbest question ever. I was searching the forums for the answer, but didnt find one.
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Not sure if you can use Odin to root this phone but, I know it's super easy to root using fastboot. Just make sure you have the drivers installed
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No, we don't use ODIN for anything except a last-resort restore attempt on a "bricked" device.
Rooting is done via the command line: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
You are given the easier way, fastboot and adb. Take advantage of it. Odin should not be used unless you bricked your phone somehow and can't even get to the recovery. Welcome to galaxy nexus. You'll get used to fastboot commands real fast, real quick
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Tried using fast boot to unlock bootloader bit it won't seem to work. I checked off usb debugging, went into c promt on my pc after dl fast boot and installing proper drivers but wen I type fastboot-windows oem unlock it says it's not a proper prompt. That's why I asked abt Odin. Guess I'll look deeper and figure something, I'll check out the link that was left in the reply, maybe I can get rooted that way. Thanks for the replies everyone.
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cnoevl21 said:
Tried using fast boot to unlock bootloader bit it won't seem to work. I checked off usb debugging, went into c promt on my pc after dl fast boot and installing proper drivers but wen I type fastboot-windows oem unlock it says it's not a proper prompt. That's why I asked abt Odin. Guess I'll look deeper and figure something, I'll check out the link that was left in the reply, maybe I can get rooted that way. Thanks for the replies everyone.
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You're holding it wrong.
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cnoevl21 said:
Tried using fast boot to unlock bootloader bit it won't seem to work. I checked off usb debugging, went into c promt on my pc after dl fast boot and installing proper drivers but wen I type fastboot-windows oem unlock it says it's not a proper prompt. That's why I asked abt Odin. Guess I'll look deeper and figure something, I'll check out the link that was left in the reply, maybe I can get rooted that way. Thanks for the replies everyone.
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I think a bit more reading is called for.
1) USB Debugging has no impact on being able to use fastboot commands;
2) To use fastboot commands, your device needs to be booted into the bootloader;
3) There are two drivers for your device (contained in the same package): a fastboot driver and an ADB driver. If you installed the ADB driver, it does not necessarily mean you installed the fastboot driver;
4) You need to be booted into the bootloader to install the fastboot driver;
5) You need to execute fastboot commands from the same folder you to which you downloaded fastboot.exe. For example, if you downloaded fastboot.exe to C:\junk, and you are trying to type in "fastboot flash yadayadayada" at the C:> prompt, it will not work. If you are at the C:> prompt, you need to type "cd junk" to get you in the right directory, and then your command prompt will change to C:\junk>
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Tried using fast boot to unlock bootloader bit it won't seem to work.
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Are you getting an error? If so, what is it?
What happens when you type "fastboot devices" at the command prompt (without the quotes)?
Might be another dumb question, but do you have the Android SDK installed on your computer?
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Pierceye said:
Might be another dumb question, but do you have the Android SDK installed on your computer?
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You don't need the SDK to use fastboot as long as you gave the one file, i.e., fastboot.exe
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You're holding it wrong.
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Go to where fastboot and adb are. If have win7 press shift and right click mouse at same time. Choose open command window here.
Type and press enter after each
adb devices
(Should get a serial)
adb reboot reboot-bootloader
(Should reboot)
Fastboot reboot reboot-fastboot
(Not sure if needed but I do anyway)
fastboot oem unlock
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efrant said:
I think a bit more reading is called for.
1) USB Debugging has no impact on being able to use fastboot commands;
2) To use fastboot commands, your device needs to be booted into the bootloader;
3) There are two drivers for your device (contained in the same package): a fastboot driver and an ADB driver. If you installed the ADB driver, it does not necessarily mean you installed the fastboot driver;
4) You need to be booted into the bootloader to install the fastboot driver;
5) You need to execute fastboot commands from the same folder you to which you downloaded fastboot.exe. For example, if you downloaded fastboot.exe to C:\junk, and you are trying to type in "fastboot flash yadayadayada" at the C:> prompt, it will not work. If you are at the C:> prompt, you need to type "cd junk" to get you in the right directory, and then your command prompt will change to C:\junk>
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Or go to where you saved your fastboot.exe, right click in the blank space of the folder without selecting anything, then Open command window here:good:
i just got my nexus today and unlocked and rooted it within 20 odd mins.. using galaxy nexus toolkit.. it was a breeze throughout the process...
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i just got my nexus today and unlocked and rooted it within 20 odd mins.. using galaxy nexus toolkit.. it was a breeze throughout the process...
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And did you learn a lot about the process and how to flash by using the toolkit?
vivek2701 said:
i just got my nexus today and unlocked and rooted it within 20 odd mins.. using galaxy nexus toolkit.. it was a breeze throughout the process...
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And did you learn a lot about the process and how to flash by using the toolkit?
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I sense a hint of sarcasm in that... or is it just me :silly:.
Step away from the toolkit and noROM gets hurts...
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And did you learn a lot about the process and how to flash by using the toolkit?
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I was in a hurry n found this the best noob guide with step by step instructions .. is using toolkit not the best method?
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vivek2701 said:
I was in a hurry n found this the best noob guide with step by step instructions .. is using toolkit not the best method?
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*Step Away From The Toolkit And NoROM Gets Hurt*
Learn fastboot and never use a toolkit.
Okay, so now I can confirm that Firewater worked great - using the temproot method. Where do I go from here? The instructions I've found for installing TWRP were extremely confusing. I had no problems following the directions for Firewater, but this is a different story. Now that I'm unlocked and S-Off, where do I go from here?
Congrats! Well you need to flash a recovery. Get a recovery.img http://flyhalf205.com/getdownload.php?file=recoveries/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.4-m7vzw.img and place it on your pc in the same folder as the fastboot.exe file. Open a cmd prompt and navigate to the directory where the 2 files are. Boot the phone to bootloader (hboot). Then in the cmd terminal type
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fastboot erase cache
then
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fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimg.img
Thank you very much! I do have some questions. Do I need to be rooted? In the bootloader screen it says I am S-Off and Unlocked, but I don't think I am rooted. I have to use the temproot included with Firewater. I downloaded a twrp .img. Am I supposed to flash that? Once that is flashed, am I free to download a custom rom?
Thanks for the info
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If you are s-off and unlocked all you need to do is flash that recovery i posted, and then flash a rom of your choosing. Most every rom comes pre-rooted. I assume right now you are stock. If you want to stay stock just flash that recovery, then flash superuser thru recovery and you will be rooted.
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Where did you get the firewater download from, got a link?
Never mind i found it http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
Cool so you were 4.3 with s on and locked boot loader and firewater now has you s off and unlocked. So you just need a custom recovery and then whatever Rom you want.
I was going to ruu back to stock locked and s on to try firewater for fun but I don't want to run into snags so I'll just stay how I am for now.
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is it normal to hang at "waiting for device"?
wwindexx said:
is it normal to hang at "waiting for device"?
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How long has it been? Windows or Linux? Turned off firewall and antivirus, and removed sync manager if on Windows?
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wronge galismt
Linux - Xubuntu to be specific. It seems to only recognize the device half of the time when connected to USB. It hangs indefinitely - 5 min was the longest I would wait. When I select Recovery from the hboot menu, I get a silhouette of my phone with a "NO" symbol through it. This is not normal.
Are you using the quick android sdk or did you download the whole sdk and install platform tools then set path in your home directory profile?
Edit: try these directions at the bottom to set your path.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20770-gu...-adb-and-fastboot-in-linux-ubuntu-and-mint12/
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I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?
J_Abdalla52 said:
I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?
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yes I got that too. I didn't get around to trying it right after running temproot though.
J_Abdalla52 said:
I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?
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Are you rooted? Or did you install twrp and it says that? You have to be root in Linux to run the command.
Ex: cd Downloads/firewater
Sudo su
Type your password
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selayan said:
Are you rooted? Or did you install twrp and it says that? You have to be root in Linux to run the command.
Ex: cd Downloads/firewater
Sudo su
Type your password
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No i just ran the temp root method then i tried to run the normal method and thats what i got.
selayan said:
Are you using the quick android sdk or did you download the whole sdk and install platform tools then set path in your home directory profile?
Edit: try these directions at the bottom to set your path.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20770-gu...-adb-and-fastboot-in-linux-ubuntu-and-mint12/
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I installed adb and fastboot via apt. I guess assuming that was the optimal way to get it was a mistake. I am assuming now that you need to run temproot beforehand?
Yeah you need the temp root method because your stock and locked, unrooted. Make sure you are admin when you run it.
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selayan said:
Yeah you need the temp root method because your stock and locked, unrooted. Make sure you are admin when you run it.
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I used minimal adb do you think that could have tampered with the process?
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I used minimal adb do you think that could have tampered with the process?
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It should not as long as you place the firewater files in the same location of the temp adb directory and run commands as admin.
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It should not as long as you place the firewater files in the same location of the temp adb directory and run commands as admin.
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do you mean adding the "sudo" prefix?
wwindexx said:
do you mean adding the "sudo" prefix?
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Yeah to keep from typing Sudo before each command I usually do Sudo su before running any commands.
It will ask for your password then throw you in admin mode. Otherwise you will need to add Sudo before each command.
I use Linux mint 16 but it's built on ubuntu so it should not be different.
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Just rooted/s-off my device and decided to factory reset it to start using it for regular usage. I accidentally clicked erase internal storage in tmrp recovery and deleted the whole os on the phone as well. Is there any way to side load a rom with recovery to get the phone to boot up again or is my phone practically a brick till a RUU is released. I have the tmobile version.
Please Help!!
You can adb push a ROM then flash it or fastboot flash a rom directly from you computer.
rashad1 said:
You can adb push a ROM then flash it or fastboot flash a rom directly from you computer.
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Care to share how, I'm trying to sideload a rom through adb but it keeps failing at 100%. This is what im doing
adb devices shows my device and sideload next to it. Next I do
Adb sideload rom_name.zip.
it hits 100% and the phone says sideload failed. Dunno what im doing wrong
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Care to share how, I'm trying to sideload a rom through adb but it keeps failing at 100%. This is what im doing
adb devices shows my device and sideload next to it. Next I do
Adb sideload rom_name.zip.
it hits 100% and the phone says sideload failed. Dunno what im doing wrong
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i don't know why it would be failing at 100%...check to see if it copied, and if it didn't then try to fastboot flash it
I would just adb push. Much more reliable.
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i don't know why it would be failing at 100%...check to see if it copied, and if it didn't then try to fastboot flash it
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Yeah continues failing, rather worried, how would I go about fastboot flashing it? Any clue
exad said:
I would just adb push. Much more reliable.
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Care to share how thats done? i just want to get this phone working again lol
adb push romfilename.zip /sdcard/
It will look like it's hanging for about 5-10 mins. Then it will give a confirmation with bytes sent
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I fastboot flashed the GPE Rom onto my T-Mobile M8...there's no stock RUU yet so this will have to do.
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708653
exad said:
adb push romfilename.zip /sdcard/
It will look like it's hanging for about 5-10 mins. Then it will give a confirmation with bytes sent
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trying it now, ill keep u guys updated, I'm ****ting bricks over here.
Gja88 said:
trying it now, ill keep u guys updated, I'm ****ting bricks over here.
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Alright I got it up and running bro. I appreciate it. Apprently the rom i was sideloading was the problem and failed to install when I tried installing it. ARHD is installing as I'm typing this. Thanks again.
Np. For future reference you cannot flash a rom using fastboot.
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