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Nexus One to CyanogenMod How Do You Do It

So i read a story on Engadget that would allow the Nexus One to record videos in 720p. I wanted to do that but i was told that i had to modify my phone with some program called cyanogenmod. I was linked to this guide:
edit: well i'm not allowed to post links on this forum, that sucks. I'll just post a snippit of the webpage.
Prerequisites
In order to flash a fully stock Nexus One with any ROM, you must first unlock the bootloader of your Nexus One and flash a Recovery Image. If your Nexus One's bootloader is already unlocked, and you already have a Recovery Image installed, skip this section.
WARNING: UNLOCKING THE NEXUS ONE'S BOOTLOADER WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!
You will need the fastboot shell on your computer to use the commands to unlock the bootloader. Follow the Install the Latest Android sdk guide, to get the ADB and Fastboot shell on your computer.
Before continuing, you should first copy all the necessary files to your SD Card. Doing so will make the entire process much easier and faster. Please do the following to copy the files from your computer to SD card root if your Mass storage is not mounted or you get error when trying to access the mass storage drive.
Connect Nexus One to Computer
Make sure the computer picks up the newly connected device and shows a new mass storage drive
On the phone, pull down the top notification slider, you should see an item called "USB Connected"
Click on the "USB Connected" and click Mount. This will make the phone SD Card available for use with computer
Copy the required files
Files you will need:
Download the latest release of CyanogenMod for the Nexus One and the Google Addon from here Mirror1 Mirror2 Mirror3 Mirror4 Mirror5 Mirror6 Copy these two to your SD Card
Download the latest release of Amon_Ra's Nexus One Recovery Image from - Leave the recovery.img on your pc
Rename Amon_Ra's recovery file "Recovery.img", and make sure you have copied the above two zip files to the root of your SD Card.
Power off your phone.
Boot into Bootloader Mode.
Hold down the trackball, and press the power button. Do not let go of the trackball until the phone boots into bootloader mode (You will see a white screen with three skating bugdroids).
Unlock the Bootloader.
Make sure your phone is connected to your PC.
On your PC, navigate to the AndroidSDK\tools folder.
Hold down the Shift key, Right click on an empty space inside the folder, and press "Open command window here". (note: on Windows XP, this might not work. Instead, you may need to open the command window by going to Start - Run - Type "cmd" - press Enter, then type "cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools" (without the quotes), press Enter)
Inside the command prompt that opens up, type in the following command:
fastboot oem unlock
On your phone, a prompt will open up, asking you if you are sure you want to unlock your bootloader, and again warning you that doing so will void your warranty. If you agree to these terms, press Volume Up to select Yes, and then press the Power button to confirm.
Your phone will restart. Let the phone boot into Android. Switch the phone back to usb debugging (unlocking bootloader causes a wipe, reseting settings), and then Power Off the phone.
Once again, boot into bootloader mode.
Flash Recovery.
Note: The Recovery.img should NOT be on the SD Card, it should be in the current working directory.
On the command prompt you opened earlier, type in the following command:
fastboot flash recovery Recovery.img
The recovery image should now be installed on your Nexus One.
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But i'm lost. I downloaded all the necessary files so far but i'm confused up to this point:
Boot into Bootloader Mode.
Hold down the trackball, and press the power button. Do not let go of the trackball until the phone boots into bootloader mode (You will see a white screen with three skating bugdroids).
Unlock the Bootloader.
Make sure your phone is connected to your PC.
On your PC, navigate to the AndroidSDK\tools folder.
Hold down the Shift key, Right click on an empty space inside the folder, and press "Open command window here". (note: on Windows XP, this might not work. Instead, you may need to open the command window by going to Start - Run - Type "cmd" - press Enter, then type "cd c:\AndroidSDK\tools" (without the quotes), press Enter)
Inside the command prompt that opens up, type in the following command:
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I'm on a Mac so i dunno if that makes a difference to how i approach this. but when i power my phone down and boot it into bootloader mode, i can't access the phone on the computer because the phone isn't mounted, its at the white screen. how can i access this androidSDK/tools folder?

Completely unable to boot into download mode

As the title says i am completely unable to boot into download mode. I gave tried every method other than adb (I can't for the life of me figure out how to use adb) and my device simply WILL NOT boot into download mode. This is a rather discouraging issue for me, since it disables me from flashing kernels with odin3...
I have tried booting while plugged in and turned off with Odin open, tried with the phone unplugged and turned off (volume down + power) and every method simply starts the phone as normal, or loops boot animations until I release the buttons. And both volume buttos +power simply leads to recovery mode.
Please help >.

you aren't /completely/ unable. You just refuse to use the easiest way. ADB is ridiculously easy to use, you plug your phone in and type stuff into the command prompt. If you aren't able to use a computer, I'm not too sure you should be messing with your phone anyway.

1.Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2.Insert the battery
3.Hold both Volume buttons
4.Plug in the USB cable and continue holding both Volume buttons

Even easier than navigating is shift clicking on the tools folder and opening the prompt that way.
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masterofthebass said:
you aren't /completely/ unable. You just refuse to use the easiest way. ADB is ridiculously easy to use, you plug your phone in and type stuff into the command prompt. If you aren't able to use a computer, I'm not too sure you should be messing with your phone anyway.
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I don't refuse, I just don't know how. Almost every tutorial takes for granted you know how to use adb pretty well...
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rkorzuch said:
1.Remove the battery, sim card, sdcard if you have one
2.Insert the battery
3.Hold both Volume buttons
4.Plug in the USB cable and continue holding both Volume buttons
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You're my hero. Thank you.

djgleebs said:
I don't refuse, I just don't know how. Almost every tutorial takes for granted you know how to use adb pretty well...
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I'm going to guess you are using windows.
1. download android sdk (google it)
2. open up a command prompt (windows+r cmd)
3. navigate to the sdk tools folder (using cd to change directories)
4. type whatever adb command you are supposed to. (adb reboot download in this case)

Please next time when you have questions, post in the general. Unless you are helping with development, post it in the general with all your questions. Please also learn how to read and learn how to use the search button.
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Why doesnt anyone read the stickies anymore??

I think the easiest way is (from rooted phone):
Open Terminal Emulator
>su <ENTER>
>reboot download <ENTER>

Easiset way is to google Android SDK. Open the folder, then open the tools folder. In there you will see adb. Drag adb onto your command window that you've opened to run commnads and then type in what you want it to do, ie: reboot recovery, reboot download then hit enter.

masterofthebass said:
I'm going to guess you are using windows.
1. download android sdk (google it)
2. open up a command prompt (windows+r cmd)
3. navigate to the sdk tools folder (using cd to change directories)
4. type whatever adb command you are supposed to. (adb reboot download in this case)
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Step 3 is not necessary unless you are using adb push or adb pull.
Open command prompt, type command. Using ADB is not a skill. There are a whole 5 commands. adb shell, adb pull, adb push, adb reboot, and adb remount.

Captivates download mode doesnt work anymore

Hello, I have had DL mode work several times before by removing card/battery then holding the Up/Dn buttons and inserting the cable but now it just has that circle thing in the center of my screen and then the battery image comes up. Here is whats weird, I can:
1) I can update with Kies
2) Removable disk works in both mass storage and in Debugging mode.
3) I can open Odin3 in debugging mode (not mounted) and it shows the yellow [COM] port.
Any Ideas?

Please post this question in one of the many threads already devoted to the subject of download mode and how to achieve it. We don't need any more open discussions on this topic.
here is thread with many methods for download mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775911

Excerpt from this thread: How to unbrick the totally bricked Captivate
5. Hold volume up + volume down + Power.
6. Insert battery.
7. Release POWER BUTTON ONLY.
You should now be in immediate download mode.
Also, can you "adb reboot download"?

I have seen the ADB but dont understand the prosses.
Method 1 (ADB - from recovery or normally booted with usb debugging on)
1. Open a cmd prompt/console/shell
2. adb shell
3. adb reboot download

You have to download the android-sdk file: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Once that is done, open up the command prompt and navigate to where the adb.exe is. Then perform the adb reboot download.
Normally booted with usb debugging on.

Thread closed, there are already threads opened. Please post there. This avoids forum cluttering and improve members search to only 1 thread.

[Q] Phone stuck in setup wizard

Hello, I recently updated from CWM 10.1 to CWM 10.2, but didn't like it and after a full wipe flashed CWM 10.1 with Teamwin recovery to my phone. Then I saw I forgot to flash gapps, so i downloaded them with goomanager and flashed them again. After I did this my phone keeps popping the messages "Installation wizard has stopped working" and "The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped working". I can't get to the menu or settings.
I tried to boot into recovery by holding down volume down and the power button, but this doesn't seem to work. I also tried several programs which allow booting into recovery or hboot, but they don't seem to detect my phone. I still can put files onto my sd-card.
Does anyone know what I could do in this situation to get into recovery again?
I really appreciate the time you put into giving an answer or reading this question.

cmleon said:
Hello, I recently updated from CWM 10.1 to CWM 10.2, but didn't like it and after a full wipe flashed CWM 10.1 with Teamwin recovery to my phone. Then I saw I forgot to flash gapps, so i downloaded them with goomanager and flashed them again. After I did this my phone keeps popping the messages "Installation wizard has stopped working" and "The process com.google.process.gapps has stopped working". I can't get to the menu or settings.
I tried to boot into recovery by holding down volume down and the power button, but this doesn't seem to work. I also tried several programs which allow booting into recovery or hboot, but they don't seem to detect my phone. I still can put files onto my sd-card.
Does anyone know what I could do in this situation to get into recovery again?
I really appreciate the time you put into giving an answer or reading this question.
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do this
power on the device normally and connect it to pc
go to adb and fastboot folder and open there a command window and do
adb
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
edit did you remove the battery(then reinsert it) first before holding power button and volume down?

rzr86 said:
do this
power on the device normally and connect it to pc
go to adb and fastboot folder and open there a command window and do
adb
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
edit did you remove the battery(then reinsert it) first before holding power button and volume down?
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I did remove the battery, but also tried it by shutting down and then booting into recovery.
I did the following:
-Downloaded ABD and Fastboot and put in on the Sd-card of my phone
-Then I ran the CMD file
-Typed adb and adb devices
-After typing adb reboot bootloader it said the device was not found
The phone was in usb storage mode when I did the above actions.

cmleon said:
I did remove the battery, but also tried it by shutting down and then booting into recovery.
I did the following:
-Downloaded ABD and Fastboot and put in on the Sd-card of my phone
-Then I ran the CMD file
-Typed adb and adb devices
-After typing adb reboot bootloader it said the device was not found
The phone was in usb storage mode when I did the above actions.
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actually you aren't putting nothing in your sdcard
adb and fastboot files must be on c:android folder on your pc
do this on your pc
create a folder in c and name it as Android
put in that folder these three files
fastboot
adb
AdbWinApi.dll
connect your device in to pc and open in that foder the cmd window

rzr86 said:
actually you aren't putting nothing in your sdcard
adb and fastboot files must be on c:android folder on your pc
do this on your pc
create a folder in c and name it as Android
put in that folder these three files
fastboot
adb
AdbWinApi.dll
connect your device in to pc and open in that foder the cmd window
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I never used abd and fastboot, so I misunderstood the proper way to use the files.
The problem is solved at last I managed to boot into recovery and flash my rom again.
Many thanks for your help!

Backup External Memory with Broken Screen

Okay, so I'm in an unfortunate situation. I dropped my phone and the screen is broken along with the digitizer, so I'm not able to see anything or even blindly use the screen. I'm not looking to recover the phone, just the external memory (Pictures, music, videos, etc.)
I've tried many different methods to try and get around, but the way I had the phone running, I'm pretty much out of options.
The phone is rooted and is running some version of CM, don't remember which because it's been awhile. I'll list out what I've tried so we don't have a repeat of what to do.
ADB Shell into the device and backup through computer (USB Debugging is not enabled)
HTC Sync Manager (Phone is set to charge only, so it doesn't show as a drive)
MyPhoneExplorer (Offered USB control, but only with USB Debugging enabled. Offered a Wifi control, but wi-fi is not enabled either)
The only thing I think that might work would be to boot into recovery somehow. I've found that holding the power button will do a force shut off, so I think I might be able to boot into the bootloader then access the recovery. So if someone will help, can you go through those steps and let me know how the bootloader is set up so I can use the hard buttons to access recovery and enable usb mounting?
Other solutions are also welcomed!
Thank you!

Can you get into fastboot usb?. You my be able to pull a block from phone. I do not remember the block number. Someone here should be able to help you with ( better memory).
If you can get into fastboot - try the command - adb pull /Sdcard/DCIM/

liesnomore said:
Can you get into fastboot usb?. You my be able to pull a block from phone. I do not remember the block number. Someone here should be able to help you with ( better memory).
If you can get into fastboot - try the command - adb pull /Sdcard/DCIM/
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First of all, thanks for your help!
When I go into bootloader, the only way I know I'm in there is because my PC can read it through the cmd. Other than that, I wouldn't know if I can get into fastboot usb, not without knowing what option I have highlighted.

Anartic said:
First of all, thanks for your help!
When I go into bootloader, the only way I know I'm in there is because my PC can read it through the cmd. Other than that, I wouldn't know if I can get into fastboot usb, not without knowing what option I have highlighted.
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that stinks that when you plug your phone in your computer doesn't connect. Are you on the latest drivers?
Anyways, maybe we can walk you through the recovery to mount usb storage and you can get to your phone that way.
What recovery are you using? I would suggest flashing standard clockworkmod recovery.(not touch) That way you can use the volume buttons and power button to navigate.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
once in bootloader
from your fastboot folder on your pc (shift + right click, <open command window here>)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (whatever name of your recovery.img)
fastboot reboot-bootloader
from bootloader press power once and you will hear the pc bing bong disconnect
press volume down one time
press power button (phone will vibrate (off) and when you hear your pc bing bong connect it is on the recovery
press volume up 2 times (mounts and storage)
press power
press volume up 2 times (mount usb storage)
press power
now you can see your htc vle drive
Disclaimer: could be risky as factory reset is one below recovery option in bootloader. if volume down button manages to go there.

When you go into bootloader, fastboot is on top, When you plug the usb cable, the phone highlite the "fastboot usb" and you will hear a sound when computer is connected. If you hear the sound, start the cmd window. If you do not hear the sound then you out of luck. You could try some of the windows programs like.... All Tools, Android Manager, Android Commander. It is all depend of how desperate you are to get your pics.
Maybe someone else will have other suggestions.

tivofool said:
that stinks that when you plug your phone in your computer doesn't connect. Are you on the latest drivers?
Anyways, maybe we can walk you through the recovery to mount usb storage and you can get to your phone that way.
What recovery are you using? I would suggest flashing standard clockworkmod recovery.(not touch) That way you can use the volume buttons and power button to navigate.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
once in bootloader
from your fastboot folder on your pc (shift + right click, <open command window here>)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (whatever name of your recovery.img)
fastboot reboot-bootloader
from bootloader press power once and you will hear the pc bing bong disconnect
press volume down one time
press power button (phone will vibrate (off) and when you hear your pc bing bong connect it is on the recovery
press volume up 2 times (mounts and storage)
press power
press volume up 2 times (mount usb storage)
press power
now you can see your htc vle drive
Disclaimer: could be risky as factory reset is one below recovery option in bootloader. if volume down button manages to go there.
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Okay, it worked, but then it didn't work. I was able to mount into recovery, but the drive on the computer requires me to format it before opening it. Is there a chance it's been corrupted?

If you are able to flash recovery then you are in fastboot mode. Try the ADB command.

Anartic said:
Okay, it worked, but then it didn't work. I was able to mount into recovery, but the drive on the computer requires me to format it before opening it. Is there a chance it's been corrupted?
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darn, so close! I'm out of ideas, I don't know the adb commands.

adb pull /Sdcard/dcim/ or try adb pull /Sdcard/DCIM/ some require capitol and some lowercase.
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Disregard the "last transmission" - I forgot that adb do not work in fastboot usb. Sorry. I was looking at fastboot commands and could not find command to pull a block. I hope that there is someone smarter that me here. Too bad that you can not mount usb in recovery.
If there is a will - then there is a way. Someone will find it.

Okay, I went through all of that when I was able to mount it in recovery.
Running the adb devices command showed that the device was responding. My problem is that an adb pull command comes up with nothing. It says it doesn't have any files it can pull.
So adb pull shows no files, and mounting requires to format the drive. Any way to recover the files if the memory is somehow corrupted?

Well, I am out of options. There is a way to pull a block trough adb pull command, but I do not know what is the block number. Does look like that you have mess up partition. There is program from diskinternal.com that read Linux partition and you my be able to recover the partition, but I never try it. Program is free, so give a shot.