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[Q] Flash back from IMM30B to 4.0.2 for new leak

Hey guys, first time on here and im kinda a noob when it comes to the rooting stuff (ive done a few things but nothing hardcore) and i need some help getting onto this (IMM76K) update (and not sure if this is the right thread to put this in). A few weeks ago i unlocked my bootloader and (after some of the same issues im having now) temp booted into CWM and installed the 4.0.4 IMM30B update. Now with this new update, i wanted to get it installed or flash back to get the OTA (not sure if i can get the OTA on the leak update)
But, everytime i try to boot into CWM again (using this toolkit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1614827) i constantly get fail messages. And it happens if i try to boot into CWM or try to flash the factory 4.0.2 update.
With the phone on and trying to use these (http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/16...factory-state/) instructions, i constantly get the error "sending 'bootloader'... FAILED (remote: Invalid Command)". Im already in the fastboot bootloader.
With the toolkit, it wont start the factory img flash if the phone is on, and if im in the fastboot bootloader, it says it "fails" to boot into the bootloader (which, again, im already in) and fails to install all the img files and then just boots back into the older 4.0.4 leak.
I havent rooted my phone (but i tried that to get past this problem but i get the same error messages), only unlocked the bootloader. Sorry for the long post and if it seems like a block of text. This is just starting to really frustrate me. Thanks

Do you have ADB installed on your computer? It's hard to troubleshoot your problem if you don't.

Yea, i do. Im in school for programming and have installed all the android SDK stuff and eclipse since i want to make android apps/games (hopefully). I downloaded the fastboot.exe file and have it in the platform-tools folder with the adb.exe file

Go here (https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images) and download mysid for Gnex.
It's gzipped so you will need to extract those files using 3rd party software (winzip works nicely).
Boot your phone normally. Connect to your computer and open a command prompt.
Type 'adb devices' and note the result.
Type 'adb reboot bootloader' and wait for the phone to enter the bootloader.
Once there type 'fastboot devices'.
If you don't get a response you have a driver problem. You need to DL the samsung driver.
If you do, flash each zip file in that package you DL'ed from google.
Start with 'fastboot flash bootloader <location of bootloader zip>'
Then, 'fastboot flash radio <file>'
ect. until you've flashed all the zip files. (Exactly like the instructions in your link but replace the files they gave you with the ones from google.)
Post here if you get an error message.

Ok, everything is fine until i get to flashing the bootloader, heres what i get (sorry it isnt an image)
D:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
0146A5B30300B014 device
D:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb reboot bootloader
D:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot devices
0146A5B30300B014 fastboot
D:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-toro-
primekk15.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)... FAILED (remote: Invalid Command)
finished. total time: 0.001s
D:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>
This is what happens even when i use a toolkit to do it for me. Ive used the toolkit to reinstall the drivers a bunch of times and it still happens

Did you relock the bootloader? Type 'fastboot oem unlock'
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If that's not it then it's a driver issue.
Uninstall the ones you have (Control Panel -> Device Manager) and go to http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I515MSAVZW? and install the samsung ones.
If you have problems with that I can walk you though it.

The only thing i was able to do from the toolkits was lock/unlock the bootloader (tried that last night using the toolkit to see if it fixed any problems). ill try installing the drivers and see what happens, thanks
edit: *I locked the bootloader last night and unlocked it again right after

blipp said:
The only thing i was able to do from the toolkits was lock/unlock the bootloader (tried that last night using the toolkit to see if it fixed any problems). ill try installing the drivers and see what happens, thanks
edit: *I locked the bootloader last night and unlocked it again right after
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1) Throw away the toolkit;
2) Uninstall all drivers;
3) Install these drivers;
4) Make sure your bootloader is unlocked;
5) Open a command prompt in the directory where your both your fastboot file and CWM are located;
6) Reboot your device into fastboot mode (vol+ & vol- & power), and plug into your PC;
7) Make sure your device is recognized by your PC: fastboot devices
8) Flash or boot CWM
a) Flash by typing: fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
b) Boot by typing: fastboot boot cwm.img

sorry for being a noob at this, but where do i put the Universal Naked Driver stuff? Do i have to extract them to a specific folder? Im trying to install the drivers from the samsung website first though
Im not using the toolkits anymore and am trying to follow your instructions for the command prompt

blipp said:
sorry for being a noob at this, but where do i put the Universal Naked Driver stuff? Do i have to extract them to a specific folder? Im trying to install the drivers from the samsung website first though
Im not using the toolkits anymore and am trying to follow your instructions for the command prompt
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Extract the zip to a directory. Plug your device in fastboot mode to your PC. Open device manager and find the phone. Right-click on it and select update driver. Select install yourself or whatever the option is, and navigate to the folder where you extracted the zip. I've found that those drivers are better than the Samsung-packaged drivers.

Also, do one or the other, but not both. Make sure you remove the old driver before you start the new.
In windows 7 you're gonna want to go to (install Universal Naked Driver)...
Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
In the list click the driver for your phone. It will either be in the USB list or listed as some kind of phone. Right-click and uninstall the driver. Reboot. Go back to device manager. Plug in device. Click update driver software when your device shows up. Then 'Browse my computer'. Then 'Let me pick from a list'. Then 'Have Disk'. Find the .inf files and windows will install the driver.

ok, i extracted the Universal zip into its own folder on the desktop, after i uninstalled the drivers and rebooted my PC, i plugged in the phone, waited for it to show up, and went to update the drivers. I got to the "Have Disk" and selected both of the .inf files that were in the extracted folder. Both of them caused a popup that said that folder didnt contain the drivers for my device.
When im in the fastboot bootloader the phone doesnt show up in my Device Manager. Is that a problem?
Thanks for helping me through this, my last phone was a Droid X and all i ever had to do was hold vol down and power and it got me to a recovery screen like CWM and i could install an update.zip.

blipp said:
ok, i extracted the Universal zip into its own folder on the desktop, after i uninstalled the drivers and rebooted my PC, i plugged in the phone, waited for it to show up, and went to update the drivers. I got to the "Have Disk" and selected both of the .inf files that were in the extracted folder. Both of them caused a popup that said that folder didnt contain the drivers for my device.
When im in the fastboot bootloader the phone doesnt show up in my Device Manager. Is that a problem?
Thanks for helping me through this, my last phone was a Droid X and all i ever had to do was hold vol down and power and it got me to a recovery screen like CWM and i could install an update.zip.
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What OS are you running on your PC?

Windows 7

blipp said:
Windows 7
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Ok, try this: go into the directory where you unzipped the drivers. Right-click on android_winusb.inf and select install.

Get an error popup - "The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation"

blipp said:
Get an error popup - "The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation"
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Hmm. Not sure what is going on.
Let's try this step-by-step:
Boot your device into fastboot mode, plug into your PC, and open up device manager. Does your PC recognize your device? What does it show in task manager?

Nothing Shows up in device manager. The "imaging devices" section is opened by default. In the "devices and printers" window, however, there is an "unspecified" device, Android 1.0. Usually the galaxy nexus shows up in the "portable devices" section in device manager. Coins "scan for hardware changes" doesn't cause it to appear either
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blipp said:
Nothing Shows up in device manager. The "imaging devices" section is opened by default. In the "devices and printers" window, however, there is an "unspecified" device, Android 1.0. Usually the galaxy nexus shows up in the "portable devices" section in device manager. Coins "scan for hardware changes" doesn't cause it to appear either
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Ok, good. Now right click on the Android 1.0 and select "update driver software". Then click on "browse my computer for driver software", then click on the "Browse" button and make sure "include subfolders" has a check.
Now navigate to where you unzipped the drivers and click ok.

Its not giving me that option. Its not in device manager, its only showing in control panel->hardware and sound->devices and printers. Right clicking only gives me Eject, Create shortcut, troubleshoot, and properties. Properties only has General and Hardware. I even went into device manager and checked "show hidden devices" and its still not there. It only shows up now when its actually booted into android
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Trouble with Sideloading 4.2.2

Hi am trying to sideload the GNex's 4.2.2 update and i can't seem to get it to sideload onto my phone. I updated all the drivers and installed them, updated the android sdk, i did a "adb devices" check on the CMD and it shows the device.
I am currently running the stock 4.1.1 on my phone.
I am not rooted and do not want to root the phone because i do not want to have to wipe the phone. I get the device into recovery mode and get it ready to sideload. I am doing it from the platform-tools folder of the SDK folder. type the correct command "adb sideload 5939ff985946.signed-mysid-JDQ39-from-JRO03O.5939ff98.zip and then i get the whole adb help menu pop up and does not install the update.
Does anyone know what i am doing wrong? (please don't say not rooting it lol) i have tried it on 2 different computers and i am still getting the same results. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.
Update: i just used the "adb devices" command it right after it said that the adb server was out of date and was killing it. then the device connected.

You have to pull up the recovery menu when in recovery and select the sideload option. The key combination I don't know. I did it after looking it up but don't know exactly how I did it.
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tiny4579 said:
You have to pull up the recovery menu when in recovery and select the sideload option. The key combination I don't know. I did it after looking it up but don't know exactly how I did it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the reply, I do select "install using adb" once in recovery then connect the phone to the computer.

When the help message pops up in adb, what version is listed at the top [I have 1.0.31]? I know you said you updated your sdk, but it sounds like adb does not recognize the sideload command. Perhaps you have more than one version of adb in the folder you'e working out of?

[Q] Trouble with flashing new recovery

Hey everyone,
Alright so I have been trying to root my phone for the past 4 hours. I have unlocked it and flashed a custom recovery using adb. Or at least I thought I did. I tried flashing the clockworks recovery and when I would reboot it into the recovery, I would get an icon of a phone and an exclimation point. I assumed a bricked the phone and freaked out. A minute later the phone rebooted out of recovery and works fine afterwards. So I assume that the problem is the recovery. Something went wrong and I am not sure what.
Here are the steps I followed:
I was fine up until step four when I was trying to flash superuser.
No idea what to do from here.
HTC Unlocked = Bootloader is unlocked?
Not to take away from the OP, but i created a guide for a guy here at work and thought others might benefit from it.
Unlock Bootloader and Root
Unlocking your bootloader will wipe all data from your phone. Meaning you will loose everything make a backup.
Step 1: ADB Installation Instructions. NOTE:You must have ADB installed on your PC even if you use method 2b to unlock the bootloader. You will need adb to install recovery in Step 4.
1. Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and download the sdk.
2. Follow installation instructions found here. Note: This is not a forum for this device DO NOT do anything but the adb installation on your system.
Step 2a: Download software from HTC to allow your bootloader to be unlocked.
1. Go to http://www.htcdev.com/
2. Login to the website. NOTE: Register for an account if you haven’t already. You must provide a valid email address.
3. Select “All Other Supported Models” from the drop down list and click “Begin Unlock Bootloader”
4. Follow online instructions.
1. SuperUser http://androidfiles.org/securekey.ph.../superuser.zip - Copy this file you phone. Special thanks to jmztaylor his link.
2. Recovery of your choice TWRP Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2161702 or CWM Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2161706. Put this file in the ADB Tools folder. NOTE: You must type the name of this file perfectly when using adb to flash it in step 4.
Step 4: Using ADB to install recovery
1. Open command prompt ( shift + right click, then choose “Open command window here”) and type “ADB devices” you should see you phone listed, if you do not start over at Step 1. NOTE: Phone must be plugged in and USB Debugging must be checked in settings.
2. Type “ADB flash recovery recovery.img” without the quotes. NOTE: the red is actually the title of the recovery file that you copied in step 3. If it’s different substitute your files name instead.
3. Once complete type “ABD reboot recovery”.
4. You should at this point backup your device
5. Once you create a backup, Choose install and navigate to the SuperUser file you put on your phone in Step 3.
6. If all goes well you are now rooted. Select reboot system to restart phone.
There is some very good information here but its spread out pretty thin. Guides IMHO are very usefull to fill the gap between devs/powerusers and the newbs.Most people that come here have a hard time with the things we take for granted such as adb commands, or adb its self (most will be setting it up for the first time). I tried my best to put it in a knowledge base that everyone can understand if for some reason you do not understand what i was trying to say please ask. I don't own this phone, just helped a friend root his, but if you need to get ahold of me pm me. I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Any help? Just trying to get rid of the bloatware -_-

Did you copy superuser to your phone? And are you sure you are using the correct file location for adb in the command prompt? You must make sure you are and that all files you want to flash are also in the same folder as adb. Please respond if you have superuser on your phone and if you are positive you are using the correct adb folder location for the command prompt. I'm not the best at this however, I read up a lot on it just to root my phone. Took me 4 hours about as well, but that was before the recoverys came out. I suggest trying to flash twrp recovery, it's a bit buggy (for me) but I find it easier to use.
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Code:
ADB flash recovery recovery.img
that is your problem to start with its not "ADB flash"
boot your phone into bootloader with usb connected to PC, Phone should read "fastboot"
Go the your adb directory in command prompt.
ex.
Code:
C:\PcUser\Master\Androidsdk\adb\
Make sure all drivers are installed, from CMD prompt window type "fastboot devices" to check your phone is showing.
if you see your device then you can type
fastboot flash recovery [drag your recovery image into cmd window] and hit enter and it should flash
once recovery is flashed you can either "fastboot Reboot" or on the phone use the Vol rockers to navigate to menu and hit bootloader then from there choose recovery

Hi,
I have the same issue about 2 days, I install TWRP Recovery and all it's ok, and flash in fastboot mode with adb like ilostchild tolds You.

It seems that I met the same problem.
My issue is the phone only boot into CMW mode, although I tried to restart it many times. When connect to usb cable, lappy did not recognize the phone so I can use adb command.
Please help me.

I can't make ADB recognize the device, I already installed the SDK the HTC Sync program but the device appears either as "My HTC" or "Android 1.0" and won't appear under "adb devices", any help? I have been googling for 3 days for a solution but I haven't found anything so far.

zeratos said:
I can't make ADB recognize the device, I already installed the SDK the HTC Sync program but the device appears either as "My HTC" or "Android 1.0" and won't appear under "adb devices", any help? I have been googling for 3 days for a solution but I haven't found anything so far.
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Try using another computer!!! Install all neded drivers, searxh google and let windows automaticly install some. Connect via fastboot and it should say
Fastboot usb.
Also....dont search for adb devices, just enter commands starting with fastboot like... Fastboot install recovery cwmrecovery.img

spooky_ghosty said:
Try using another computer!!! Install all neded drivers, searxh google and let windows automaticly install some. Connect via fastboot and it should say
Fastboot usb.
Also....dont search for adb devices, just enter commands starting with fastboot like... Fastboot install recovery cwmrecovery.img
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I already tried all those things you mentioned, I have been looking for 3 days for a solution for this problem on google without any luck, the device doesn't recognize any command either and I already set up a virtual machine and tried on that machine as well. u_u

Uninstall HTC sync then try adb devices be possitive you are using the correct location for adb. Usb debugging MUST be on as well. Copy paste the commands into the prompt to make sure you are entering them right. Be sure you have the downloaded files in the same folder you are using with adb.

Johann12911 said:
Uninstall HTC sync then try adb devices be possitive you are using the correct location for adb. Usb debugging MUST be on as well. Copy paste the commands into the prompt to make sure you are entering them right. Be sure you have the downloaded files in the same folder you are using with adb.
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Already tried uninstalling HTC Sync, after that I deleted every trace of it. USB Debugging WAS ON before the phone crashed but I can't activate it now because the phone keeps looping between reboots.

Try to flash it via htc sync. Download the update and rewrite everything!
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adb sideload problem

Hi everyone,
just to clarify that It's my first time I try to unlock and root my phone, so no much knowledge.
I basically followed the steps to unlock the bootloader.
Everything worked perfectly, I reached the recovery, went on 'apply update from ADB'.
But then, when I enter in cmd: 'adb sideload <whatever the filename>'
it prints out the Android Debug Bridge instructions rather than transferring the zip file to my phone, and the phone keeps on asking "now send the package you want to apply to the device with adb sideload filename "
N.B.: the phone is recognized by adb, even when I enter adb devices, it is recognized
Any help?

did you try issuing the adb sideload command BEFORE pressing the button in recovery?
I had this issue before when trying sideload, in fact I think it WOULDN'T work if I started it via recovery FIRST. it has been a long time since I did this though, but I swear I remember not even having to press the button in recovery, I think it just automatically started once I issued the command from computer.

Yea, just tried it and same results

which recovery version are you using?(CWM or TWRP? and which version also)
and which adb version do you have on your computer? are you certain it is the latest available? did you install it through the Android SDK?

[SOLVED] Sideload from recovery: Watch does not appear in adb devices

Hi all,
I have seen mentions in several places (including here http://9to5google.com/2014/12/18/how-to-update-android-wear-manually-ota-downloads/ and there http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61430452&postcount=6 ) that it is possible to sideload an OTA to the SmartWatch 3 without using fastboot or rooting, just rebooting in recovery and running adb sideload.
However, in my case, although the watch properly appears in "adb devices" when it's powered on, when I go into recovery, it does not appear anymore... And thus I can't run "adb sideload" as adb, obviously, says "no devices found"
Any idea? Am I missing some trick? I have tried this both on Windows 8 and on Ubuntu, both behave in the exact same way.
I have also tried going into recovery using two different means: "adb reboot recovery" and using the menu that has fastboot/recovery options, nothing solves the issue.
Thanks!
PS: The reason why I am trying to sideload the OTA is to go 4.4 -> 5.0.1 and not 4.4 -> 5.1.1 because of all the 5.1.1 issues + I hate 5.1.1 UI

Did you click the adb sideload button in recovery? This enables adb.
If that does not work, try using fastboot to temporarily boot twrp from fastboot, but you will need to install fastboot drivers on your p.c. and find a 4.4 version of twrp.
The command is
Code:
fastboot boot twrp.img
From there you should be able to use adb.

Hi!
Do you mean selecting the "sideload" option in recovery? Yes I have selected this (by swiping down and then right to validate the choice) and my device still does not show up in adb. Have you been able to do this on the SmartWatch3? I feel like most people have experience with the LG G Watch...
In order to flash TWRP. I need to unlock the bootloader, don't I? If I can avoid voiding my warranty, that'd be great...
Thanks!

My first thought was the sideload option. I did not do it, but am on an SW3. I went right to option 2.
This does not unlock your boot loader, or void your warranty. What it does is hotboot another Rom (in this case recovery) without writing it to disk. I did do this, and it worked well.
This is the thread I followed. Skip the fast foot unlock step. That. An void your warranty.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3107501

Oh! This is pretty awesome. Trying it, thanks a lot!

YESS! lekofraggle, I owe you a good one
So, for future readers, here is the procedure I went through. I have tried many different ways, this is the only which yielded results, so I'll only explain this one:
1) First, make sure that when your watch is connected to your phone, it displays the notification prompting you to upgrade your andoird wear version (I am not sure it will work if you don't have this notificaiton) (note that this notification only appears when the watch is connected to the phone in bluetooth, for me)
2) Follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3107501 instructions to hot boot TWRP 5.0.2 (yes, even though you're in 4.4, does not matter (too much)). (command: fastboot boot twrp.img)
3) Root your watch by downloading the rooting zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3342605&d=1433157678 and "adb push yourzip /sdcard/root.zip"
4) In TWRP, your watch, go to "Install" and select "root.zip". You watch is now rooted.
5) Reboot your watch in normal android boot. Now push the OTA zip to it: "adb push yourota.zip /sdcard/update.zip"
6) Now is the trick: Replace the official OTA by yours: do "adb shell" and then "rm /cache/update.zip" and "cp /sdcard/update.zip /cache/update.zip".
7) Now check you still have the notification prompting for upgrade (your watch needs a bluetooth connection to phone, else it does not display it). Check the zip in /cache is still your by looking at the size, for instance: "ls -l /cache/update.zip" and compare with the size of your file.
8) If you're confident it is still your file, use the notifcation prompt on the watch and say you are ready to apply the upgrade.
9) Watch restarts and upgrade.... using your OTA file !
I tried using the custom "recovery command" that tutorials like http://www.carbontesla.com/2014/12/tutorial-update-smartwatch-3-lwx48p-android-5-0-1/ tell you to use but it would not work for me, only the notification would really trigger the upgrade...
Hope it helps!
PS: The reason for not using "adb sideload" directly from TWRP is that my OTA package (4.4 -> 5.0.1) would not be applied, it would complain that I am trying to apply it from a 5.0.2 system while it should be applied from a 4.4 system (oh, really?).

Great, I am glad it worked for you.
Two points for others travelling this path.
1)I am not sure you need to be rooted to do this, because twrp has its own permissions.
2) Did you try to use the install update.zip feature of twrp? That should have worked too.
Either way, I am glad you got there.
~Leko