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[Q] Galaxy Nexus can't boot up

Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this

Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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droidmakespwn said:
Reflash your ROM if you have any on your SD card. Also you can use a toolkit and flash the factory image.
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My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try

I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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SPyxOff said:
My internal storage is empty, no ROMs or any factory images on it.
toolkit is a good idea but I dont have turned on USB debugging, isnt that problem?
But I will try
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good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.

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I don't think it matters if you are flashing the stock image. You can also Odin in a worst case scenario thing.
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Thank you very much sir, you saved my life! :good::good::good::good::laugh:
I am in your debt for sure!
GNexus fully working and prepared for rooting again, now without any other stupid activity around it

Zepius said:
good lord do not use a toolkit.
go back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
there's instructions on how to root there as well.
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I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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droidmakespwn said:
I understand the hatred for toolkits because it causes complacency but its extremely easy to fix a device using it. Everyone should know how to use adb but I have used both and they both have worked perfectly for me.
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im sorry, but if you think typing a few commands in to flash the stock images is hard, you really are lazy.

I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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droidmakespwn said:
I never said it was hard. What is your major grief with toolkits? How is using a toolkit any different than flashing someone else's ROM? You can compile it yourself but its much more efficient to just flash and go. This will be my last response unless the OP has any more issues he needs help with. Good luck with fixing your phone no matter what method you would like to use.
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because when the toolkit fails, it fails hard and then the user of said toolkit has no idea how to fix anything and posts threads on here saying "i bricked my phone and used such and such toolkit"
the people helping them have no idea where to even begin to try and troubleshoot the problem as you dont know the failure point. the toolkit just says "complete" or "done"
that is my major beef with toolkits.

SPyxOff said:
Hi,
I have GNex for about 2 months now so I decided to root it. I did it ok and everything worked fine. But than
I decided to install custom kernel so I did it. Well after that I cant boot my Nexus, its stuck at its first boot animation
with white Google in a middle and little lock in a bottom. Only thing I can do is go to bootloader and acces recovery mod.
I tried to do pretty much everything in a recovery menu but its still not booting.
What can I do to restore stock rom with stock kernel or I dont know what can helps here. Pleas I will be realy greatful I am
a little bit noob to this
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bro. same problem here. wht can I do

nadun911 said:
bro. same problem here. wht can I do
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You can read the thread instead of necrobumping.
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[Q] cm 10.1 rom needed for heimdall 1.3.1

I moved this quiestion to a more general forum. Apologies for the duplicate.
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Hi, I previously rooted my s3 intl with an AOKP Jellybean rom, but I am finding it slow.
I decided to try the latest CyanogenMod, and downloaded the files listed here hwiki.cyanogenmod.org /w/Install_CM_for_i9300
I got the error that the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package needed to be installed, so I did so, but got errors that the later vesion was installed.
I uninstalled 2012, and tried again. It installed successfully, but I still got the error, so I rebooted etc etc, tried downloading the dll and placing it in the various directories.
Long story short I get the same error that the dll is not installed. So I had to give that up.
So i then downloaded heimdall 1.3.1 front end and installed it.
But now it says that the tag headers don't match. I read somewhere that the rom must be the same version as the heimdall suite. But I can't find a rom now, after MUCH searching online.
I would really appreciate some help with this. :crying:

Wrong device. This is the sprint forum.

And you don't root devices with a ROM.
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Sorry, yes that's why I commented at the top that I moved the question.
Regarding rooting, I refer to the first time, is there a way to root without one?
Many thanks
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@Bensmom Yes rooting has nothing to do with rom. You can root any phone while on the stock factory installed rom. Now after you have acquired root you can flash custom roms or leave the stock rom. Rooting simply means getting access to the root directory of your device.
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edfunkycold said:
@Bensmom Yes rooting has nothing to do with rom. You can root any phone while on the stock factory installed rom. Now after you have acquired root you can flash custom roms or leave the stock rom. Rooting simply means getting access to the root directory of your device.
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Oh my goodness thank you, okay, I've wasted so much time. Thank you so much! All I wanted was the latest jelly bean with droid wall. Not really worried about all the other things.
Do you by any chance know how I could do a straight root after I revert back to the stock Rom? The last official jb 4.2.2 UN rooted my phone, I couldn't run droid wall.
:thumbup:
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Bensmom said:
Oh my goodness thank you, okay, I've wasted so much time. Thank you so much! All I wanted was the latest jelly bean with droid wall. Not really worried about all the other things.
Do you by any chance know how I could do a straight root after I revert back to the stock Rom? The last official jb 4.2.2 UN rooted my phone, I couldn't run droid wall.
:thumbup:
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You're gonna have to check out the threads in the international S3 forums, seeing as that's the device you have.

I understand. Thanks!
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[SOLVED] [Q] Flashing CWM with Heimdall

As yet I've been using my Note 8.0 Wifi (N5110?) rooted but with stock firmware. However, I'd quite like to get at least a custom recovery on there so I can try some different ROMs. But first I have some questions -- sorry if they're basic but I learnt about flashing with my Nexus 4 and things don't seem nearly as simple with non Google devices...
I am aware that there's a Note 8 toolkit, but it's Windows only, as in Odin by the looks of it. I read about another flashing tool called Heimdall with Linux support. Has anyone used Heimdall with their Note 8 WiFi successfully? I'm cautious of jumping into this and destroying my expensive new tablet, so I'd really appreciate any advice.
EDIT: Flashed a recovery in download mode using heimdall without issues.

Xander314 said:
As yet I've been using my Note 8.0 Wifi (N5110?) rooted but with stock firmware. However, I'd quite like to get at least a custom recovery on there so I can try some different ROMs. But first I have some questions -- sorry if they're basic but I learnt about flashing with my Nexus 4 and things don't seem nearly as simple with non Google devices...
I am aware that there's a Note 8 toolkit, but it's Windows only, as in Odin by the looks of it. I read about another flashing tool called Heimdall with Linux support. Has anyone used Heimdall with their Note 8 WiFi successfully? I'm cautious of jumping into this and destroying my expensive new tablet, so I'd really appreciate any advice.
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you could try framaroot (Android app available from thread here on xda), depending on your ROM version it could work (or not) - no risk, nothing to lose, and if it works - it's the fastest way of getting root
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p107r0 said:
you could try framaroot (Android app available from thread here on xda), depending on your ROM version it could work (or not) - no risk, nothing to lose, and if it works - it's the fastest way of getting root
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Thanks, I'd already used Framaroot and was on a stock rooted ROM. I wanted custom recovery to install a custom ROM. However, I went ahead with this using Heimdall and didn't break anything, so it's all good
EDIT: Is there some way I can now mark this thread as solved?

Xander314 said:
Thanks, I'd already used Framaroot and was on a stock rooted ROM. I wanted custom recovery to install a custom ROM. However, I went ahead with this using Heimdall and didn't break anything, so it's all good
EDIT: Is there some way I can now mark this thread as solved?
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add [SOLVED] before thread title
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Done. Thanks.

[Request] Sprint 4.3 Stock ROM + Root

Hello everyone!
Im not sure if this post belongs in this thread, but I thought it would be best suited in the Sprint Galaxy Nexus thread.
Can someone please make a stock 4.3 rooted rom for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus? Or, if someone has already received the update, could you post a nand backup?
I want to update, but I dont want to lose root. However, If there isn't any other solution, I will definitely take the plunge
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vincentallen2 said:
Hello everyone!
Im not sure if this post belongs in this thread, but I thought it would be best suited in the Sprint Galaxy Nexus thread.
Can someone please make a stock 4.3 rooted rom for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus? Or, if someone has already received the update, could you post a nand backup?
I want to update, but I dont want to lose root. However, If there isn't any other solution, I will definitely take the plunge
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what's funny is that there is a 155mb zip out there, but no one has seen a actual update rollout even start yet like sprint said it was doing yesterday, and shockingly no one has used that 155mb zip to even do this yet, lol.

tomh1979 said:
what's funny is that there is a 155mb zip out there, but no one has seen a actual update rollout even start yet like sprint said it was doing yesterday, and shockingly no one has used that 155mb zip to even do this yet, lol.
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Ive downloaded that yesterday, but just like QBKing said, itd probably be better to wait for a stock rooted option. I think it would be just less of a hassle than to go through all the motions of unrooting and updating.
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tomh1979 said:
what's funny is that there is a 155mb zip out there, but no one has seen a actual update rollout even start yet like sprint said it was doing yesterday, and shockingly no one has used that 155mb zip to even do this yet, lol.
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when I updated from 4.1 to 4.2.1, I had CWM, and I got the ota, with it prompting me to keep root and disable recovery flash. I actually have the zip on my phone, I'm just scared of what will happen if I try to flash it. I don't have access to a PC, so there's no way to recover if I f*ck up.

mattchew86 said:
when I updated from 4.1 to 4.2.1, I had CWM, and I got the ota, with it prompting me to keep root and disable recovery flash. I actually have the zip on my phone, I'm just scared of what will happen if I try to flash it. I don't have access to a PC, so there's no way to recover if I f*ck up.
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Nandroid backup just in case.
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tomh1979 said:
what's funny is that there is a 155mb zip out there, but no one has seen a actual update rollout even start yet like sprint said it was doing yesterday, and shockingly no one has used that 155mb zip to even do this yet, lol.
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If you're doubting the update don't, the OTA process involves sending the update 1 by 1 randomly so that everyone doesn't download the file at once and overload the download servers, causing bad downloads, and bricking devices and in the end you'll get unhappy customers.
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Savoca said:
Nandroid backup just in case.
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If he loses root or custom recovery how's he gonna restore ? I'm thinking of trying it as well . I've made a nandroid , just wondering if I'd be able to get it restored complete with root and custom recovery ? Thanks

Jimlarck said:
If you're doubting the update don't, the OTA process involves sending the update 1 by 1 randomly so that everyone doesn't download the file at once and overload the download servers, causing bad downloads, and bricking devices and in the end you'll get unhappy customers.
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I never said I was doubting, just surprised I haven't seen anyone saying they got it yet since it was supposed to start rolling out yesterday,
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I actually flashed the 155 mb zip and rooted using nexus toolkit and all is well.
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Been running stock rooted all day today. I just used Odin to go back to 4.2.1 and used that zip Phandroid (I think it was them) renamed it update.zip put it in root of storage. Booted the phone and it said there was an update. Choose to reboot and it installed it. Then fastboot flashed twrp and flashed an su zip. Granted It wiped my phone but I just used helium to restore data on some of my apps and everything has been fine
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MonstaDriva said:
If he loses root or custom recovery how's he gonna restore ? I'm thinking of trying it as well . I've made a nandroid , just wondering if I'd be able to get it restored complete with root and custom recovery ? Thanks
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Tl;dr custom recovery stayed, root obtained by flashing supersu.
Last night I used fastboot to flash system user data radios and boot images from the 4.2.1 factory image. Flashed the 4.3 zip in twrp. Made a nandroid of stock, then flashed supersu zip. All is good
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I tried flashing the zip in TWRP and it failed. Not sure why maybe a bad download.

Savoca said:
Nandroid backup just in case.
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I went ahead and flashed it, in CWM, and everything is working great. Had to reflash Superuser, in this case, Koush's Superuser, and everything is fine.

mattchew86 said:
I went ahead and flashed it, in CWM, and everything is working great. Had to reflash Superuser, in this case, Koush's Superuser, and everything is fine.
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I renamed the file update.zip and tried this, and no go, what am I doing wrong, could it be due to being on a 4.2.2 ROM?
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I tried a fresh download using CWM this time and it still failed. What am I missing?
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tomh1979 said:
I renamed the file update.zip and tried this, and no go, what am I doing wrong, could it be due to being on a 4.2.2 ROM?
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I went and restored a backup of Stock 4.2.1, and just flashed over that. No wiping or anything. Do you have a Stock backup?

mattchew86 said:
I went and restored a backup of Stock 4.2.1, and just flashed over that. No wiping or anything. Do you have a Stock backup?
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Nope, any chance on flashing a stock rooted ROM perhaps.
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tomh1979 said:
Nope, any chance on flashing a stock rooted ROM perhaps.
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You could try it. My Stock ROM was rooted, and I all I had to do was reflash my Superuser zip after I let it boot up once, just to make sure the update took properly.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419170
Download the file from the linked thread there for our device and then pick which instruction set applies to you from the second post in that thread. Since I'm leaving Sprint and giving my Gnex to my two year old, I unrooted, returned to stock, and locked the device. After following the directions for adb sideload, everything came up great.

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[Q] Rooting N7 2013 with 4.4.2?

I hate being "that guy", but I want to make sure I don't brick a perfectly fine, working Nexus. First, I love the device. Received it for Christmas and it's everything I need in a tablet. I have rooted and flashed roms in the past on other devices. At this point the only reason I want to root is for Greenify and Titanium. I am currently running stock KitKat. I have checked out owenbeals tutorial videos but not sure that method is compatible with KitKat. So..
Question 1: Can I still root the device even though I am on 4.2.2? If so, what is the method I'm needing?
Question 2: I don't need to unlock the bootloader or install custom recovery just to root do I? I haven't had to do that in the past for other devices but I just want to make sure.
Can't wait to freeze and hibernate some apps I have no use for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Jersey846 said:
I hate being "that guy", but I want to make sure I don't brick a perfectly fine, working Nexus. First, I love the device. Received it for Christmas and it's everything I need in a tablet. I have rooted and flashed roms in the past on other devices. At this point the only reason I want to root is for Greenify and Titanium. I am currently running stock KitKat. I have checked out owenbeals tutorial videos but not sure that method is compatible with KitKat. So..
Question 1: Can I still root the device even though I am on 4.2.2? If so, what is the method I'm needing?
Question 2: I don't need to unlock the bootloader or install custom recovery just to root do I? I haven't had to do that in the past for other devices but I just want to make sure.
Can't wait to freeze and hibernate some apps I have no use for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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1) Yes. It's a Nexus so it's easily rooted. I rooted after I upgraded to 4.4.2 right out of the box. As far as what method to use, I'm not a huge fan of toolkits, so I did everything manually: fastboot oem unlock to unlock bootloader, fastboot flash a custom recovery (I installed Philz), then flash supersu in said recovery. Super simple.
2) Well, no matter what route you go (manual or toolkit), you have to unlock the bootloader to do all this. Apparently toolkits can do all this for you and even relock the bootloader after. Don't know why anyone would want to relock though.

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1) Yes. It's a Nexus so it's easily rooted. I rooted after I upgraded to 4.4.2 right out of the box. As far as what method to use, I'm not a huge fan of toolkits, so I did everything manually: fastboot oem unlock to unlock bootloader, fastboot flash a custom recovery (I installed Philz), then flash supersu in said recovery. Super simple.
2) Well, no matter what route you go (manual or toolkit), you have to unlock the bootloader to do all this. Apparently toolkits can do all this for you and even relock the bootloader after. Don't know why anyone would want to relock though.
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Awesome thanks so much! I think I've always used toolkits. Is there multiple toolkits or one you could recommend? I always need a step by step to walk me through it so I'm never on here crying about bricking a device.
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Jersey846 said:
Awesome thanks so much! I think I've always used toolkits. Is there multiple toolkits or one you could recommend? I always need a step by step to walk me through it so I'm never on here crying about bricking a device.
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No problem. Always glad to help. Unfortunately, I can't recommend any toolkits because I've never used any. It's always easier for me, personally, to do everything manually. That way, if something were to go awry, I know exactly what the problem was and can correct it. It's super simple. I did it the same exact way I've done my GNex in the past, and my current Nexus 5. Just make sure you have the correct drivers installed. This is where most people's headaches come from.
These are pretty much the instructions I followed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905
Just unlock the bootloader, install recovery, and flash supersu in said recovery. Obviously, just substitute the recovery file with the one that's specific to the N7. I went with Philz recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485264).
I am by no means a tech genius, so if I can follow these steps, I believe you can too!

Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475

Thanks all for the help. Now rooted and running my beloved Greenify.
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Which method did you end up using? Looking to root my new N7 to freeze and hibernate apps!