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I recently rooted my phone (T-Mobile US Nexus S) and installed the 4.0.3 OTA update from this thread, but now I cannot access any Google apps or get root access on any of the apps that require it.
SounderBruce said:
I recently rooted my phone (T-Mobile US Nexus S) and installed the 4.0.3 OTA update from this thread, but now I cannot access any Google apps or get root access on any of the apps that require it.
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Ok! first download : http://www.4shared.com/zip/XG506hyV/icsroot-fastboot-recovey.html
just unpack, connect your device and click run.bat.....Good luck!
I ran the .bat, but I get an error saying "Device already rooted", but it is still not recognized as rooted by SuperUser.
Alternatively, is it possible to completely wipe the phone of everything (including root) so I can start over with a fresh phone?
Of course you can, and might be the best idea if you don't mind doing it.
Make sure you have the latest CWM recovery on your phone, download the FULL ROM from this thread (i'm not american so i don't know exactly, but from what i know yours is the I9020T, so get that ROM) and copy it to the SDCard. Now go into recovery, wipe system/data and dalvik cache, then flash the ROM.
Do make sure you have the right ROM though. This will get you 100% fresh and untouched 4.0.3. You can probably clear out any non-personal folders on the sdcard too, but that shouldn't do any harm anyway.
After this, use the attached file from this thread to root, and feel free to update root/superuser.
Actually, that's what I did...I can't use CWM recovery because its displaying an error of no root. So how do I wipe this or fix CWM?
Is your boot loader unlocked? And are you trying to flash cwm through fastboot?
Note to backup your sdcard if unlocking the bootloader.
Harbb said:
Is your boot loader unlocked? And are you trying to flash cwm through fastboot?
Note to backup your sdcard if unlocking the bootloader.
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My bootloader is apparently unlocked and I'm trying to flash through fastboot.
Are you sure the following is satisfied:
-open padlock and google logo on boot
-fastboot (on phone) says "bootloader status: unlocked" or something of the like
-you are using: "fastboot flash recovery "C:\path\to\recovery.img""
-you are using the above command while connected to the PC via USB (with working drivers) and that you are in fastboot mode on the phone (turn off phone --> hold Vol. Up then hold Power TOGETHER for about 2 seconds, should give you reboot and recovery options)
It is necessary to be in the bootloader/fastboot interface on the phone when you run the command. Hopefully it was something simple that i said above, otherwise i'm completely lost.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. I didn't use that method to root...
4. I'll try that.
3 is just flashing recovery, that is the code u type into cmd/terminal to reflash the recovery img. It isn't rooting the phone. 4 is how to get into the mode on the phone to use the command.
Its a bit confusing at first but makes much more sense once you do it one or two times.
Where do I go to get the recovery image?
The latest ClockWorkMod Recovery can be found on this page. Just scroll down to Nexus S and download 5.0.2.0 crespo .img. Then just direct fastboot to the folder you have it saved in while using the "fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img" command.
Ok. I've tried this, but in command prompt, I get the following error:
C:\Users\Bruce>fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\Bruce\Downloads\recovery.img
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Check out this rooting guide, however only go up to step 5 (and do NOT type "fastboot oem unlock", do everything up until that point). This will setup fastboot for you, and setup drivers for your computer. Once this is done, do what you did above and it should work successfully.
Remember to cd (change directory) in cmd to where you unzipped that folder.
There isn't a link...
Sorry, stuffed that up. I fixed the link in my previous post pointing to NexusSHacks - How to Root Nexus S.
It's worked, but when I try to go to the recovery menu, the Google/unlocked padlock screen freezes or it displays an Android with its chest compartment open and a red triangular ! symbol.
I just had a really long reply and managed to lose it by closing the page..
That's the stock bootloader you see there, it probably didnt flash or you rebooted your phone. And make sure that you are flashing the latest CWM you downloaded before.
I flashed the latest CWM, but when I try to go to recovery, my phone freezes at the Google logo with the unlocked padlock.
Have you tried flashing it again, or maybe redownloading the file? And of course making sure it is the NEXUS S version which you are downloading.
Alternatively, try just "fastboot boot recovery.img", replacing recovery.img with the full name and path of cwm.
edit: btw, i'll be gone for an hour or two Bruce so i can answer any more questions/issues when i get back
i have htc wildfire s.its asia_india version.and i unlock my bootloader through htcdev.and root it.but now i want to unroot it.i flash ruu euro version(build:2.13.401.2 and baseband:57.23a.35.3035H_7.53.39.03M) by flashy tool.
by this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467844
but still i cant get stock recovery.when i select recovery from hboot its opens clockwork mod recovery.
i tried to flash recovery.img but nothing work.
so how do i get my phone back as before rooting device.and regularly gets ota updates.
please help.
crossfire77 said:
i have htc wildfire s.its asia_india version.and i unlock my bootloader through htcdev.and root it.but now i want to unroot it.i flash ruu euro version(build:2.13.401.2 and baseband:57.23a.35.3035H_7.53.39.03M) by flashy tool.
by this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467844
but still i cant get stock recovery.when i select recovery from hboot its opens clockwork mod recovery.
i tried to flash recovery.img but nothing work.
so how do i get my phone back as before rooting device.and regularly gets ota updates.
please help.
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What command did you use to flash recovery?
Make sure than when you flash a recovery through Fastboot, you use the following:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
The recovery must be in the same folder as fastboot/ADB
Let me know if you need any more help!
not using manual method
i didnt used manual method for install ruu.i just used flashy tool mentioned in given thread see it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467356
but it just stock me euro ruu.but when i hboot n select recovery here still showing me clockwork mode.
so again i rooted my phone and installed clockwork mode and try to remove by
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img but it isnt work.(by terminal emulator)
i doing this because if once clockwork mode removed i can unroot and relock my bootloader and its same as before and i will have ota updates.
but nothing is work.
and see i found these three methods.please see them all and then tell which one is preffered i tried them all but cant remove clock work mode.
first one is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567628
and second is here:
http://androidforums.com/htc-wildfi...arvel-a510e-gsm-software-version-2-3-5-a.html
(in second method i dont use: Procedure 3: Flashing the ROM manually from a command prompt using fastboot)
and last one is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467844
it is fine.get ruu europe but still clockwork recovery mode.
so now tell me what should i do?
and there are no ruu asia_india.exe file so i have to use europe rom version coz its same as mine.
I'd go with the third method - it's the easiest, and you don't have to flash anything manually
done!!
hey thnx.i choose third but it wont work with my ruu.so i used your command with fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and its done..thanks it restored my wfs with factory state and able to update via fota.
crossfire77 said:
hey thnx.i choose third but it wont work with my ruu.so i used your command with fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and its done..thanks it restored my wfs with factory state and able to update via fota.
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I'm glad it worked for you!
There is no substitute for 'manual' flashing in my eyes, it shows you every step and you can actually see whether it has worked or not Plus, it's a handy skill to have for when you change devices, or when there's no tools available
Enjoy!
Hello everyone,
I am asking for help because my Nexus 5 stuck into bootloop suddenly. My phone is unrooted, bootloader in locked state, as I have never flashed any ROM in my phone. I am not keen on getting the files in my phone back but just want to use the phone again. I have tried many methods to restore my phone but still, I failed. I can go to fastboot and recovery mode. However, my phone is still in locked state, I could not flash any factory image into it using Nexus root toolkit nor put any rom files to sdcard. and I couldn't unlock the boot loader as it is in a boot loop. Do anyone got any ideas to save my phone, please help me.
P.s. I have already tried the following methods:
Method1 ( Failed because my phone is in locked state, cannot push any ROMs into it.)
-setup ADB, connect phone while its in recovery to adb.
-Download a rom for your phone (you can head over to XDA to look for rom and download one you like). Just download it to your pc.
-Connect your phone to pc using USB.
-Open cmd and enter the command adb push PathAndNameOfROMFile.zip /sdcard/. This will push the rom file you downloaded above to sdcard.
-Wipe your system, dalvic cache, cache and data (recommended, but not necessary if you downloaded same rom as previously installed on your phone).
-Reboot.
Method2 ( Failed because my phone is in locked state)l, cannot write any ROMs into my phone)
Semi-Case 2:
-There is some problem flashing some specific part.
-In this case, you can try flashing manually.
-Run these commands One by One in cmd/terminal (replace C:/ with path to where you extracted the official factory ROM archive):
fastboot flash bootloader C:/image-hammerhead-xxxx/bootloader.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio C:/image-hammerhead-xxxx/radio.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash system C:/image-hammerhead-xxxxx/system.img
fastboot flash userdata C:/image-hammerhead-xxxxx/userdata.img
(Note: this command will wipe your device (including /sdcard), EVEN if your bootloader is already unlocked.)
fastboot flash boot C:/image-hammerhead-xxxx/boot.img
fastboot flash recovery C:/image-hammerhead-xxxx/recovery.img
(Skip the above command if you dont want to flash stock recovery and are sure that your current recovery is not corrupt).
Fastboot erase cache
-This will manually flash everything. Hopefully this time it should be fine.
If you can get into recovery try wiping your cache from there. Try more than once if it doesn't work the first time.
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If you can get into recovery try wiping your cache from there. Try more than once if it doesn't work the first time.
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I have tried that for a few times, but a flashing recovery mode android logo appears after I wiped the cache.
Unfortunately you may have to unlock your bootloder and reflash the firmware. Not that difficult but will wipe your phone so you will lose any photos or data that you may have on it.
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Unfortunately you may have to unlock your bootloder and reflash the firmware. Not that difficult but will wipe your phone so you will lose any photos or data that you may have on it.
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Thank you for your advice, I don't mind losing the data. I have tried unlocking the bootloader but when my phone is unlocked using Nexus Root Toolkit, it goes into boot loop and become locked again when I goes into fastboot mode.
Hi,
Is it possible to install TWRP v3.0.0.0 on a LG Nexus 5 HAMMERHEAD v6.0.1 (MMB29Q) without rooting? Not that it's something I absolutely need to do but by browsing through different sites and tutorials, it seems possible although my own tests prove the contrary...
Firstly, on TWRP official website, it's written that you can:
Fastboot Install Method (No Root Required):
You will need the platform-tools from the Android SDK on your computer. Find the SDK Only section on the page linked and install the SDK and download only the platform-tools to get adb and fastboot binaries.
Windows users will need proper drivers installed on your computer. You can try the Naked ADB drivers or the Universal ADB drivers if you don't already have a working driver installed
On your device, go into Settings -> About and find the Build Number and tap on it 7 times to enable developer settings. Press back and go into Developer Options and enable USB debugging. From your computer, open a command prompt and type:
adb reboot bootloader
You should now be in fastboot mode. Download the correct image file and copy the file into the same folder as your adb and fastboot binaries. Rename the image to twrp.img and type:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Note many devices will replace your custom recovery automatically during first boot. To prevent this, use Google to find the proper key combo to enter recovery. After typing fastboot reboot, hold the key combo and boot to TWRP. Once TWRP is booted, TWRP will patch the stock ROM to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP. If you don't follow this step, you will have to repeat the install.
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I tried this method but it didn't work at all:
After typing fastboot reboot, hold the key combo and boot to TWRP. Once TWRP is booted, TWRP will patch the stock ROM to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP.
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Even I booted directly to TWRP recovery mode after I manually flashed it, it obviously didn't patched the stock ROM since after I later booted the phone normally in Android system and rebooted in recovery mode, the stock recovery mode was back, no TWRP!
Secondly, when I used Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT) v2.1.4, I had no choice but to root if I wanted to flash the custom recovery (TWRP). I successfully rooted and installed TWRP permanently using the tool.
Therefore, is installing TWRP without rooting some kind of myth that maybe worked with previous Android build and TWRP versions or is there actually really a way to do so?
I just did it yesterday on the March patch but had to flash twrp twice. The first time it bypassed recovery and booted into the os. After booting back into the bootloader and flashing twrp again it did boot into twrp.
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To install TWRP, the phone needs to have an unlocked bootloader, not root.
You can flash TWRP using fastboot commands. After flashing TWRP in fastboot, use the volume and power button to boot directly into recovery.
Hi,
as I did not find an English guide for rooting a BQ Aquaris M10 tablet and had some problems when trying to root my tablet, I want to post an guide how to root this tablet.
First of all:
- This guide is just from my experience and is not thoroughly tested. It's on your own if you risk bricking your device.
- If you get stuck in the process, in nearly all cases you can revert to stock with the MTK flash tool (can be found on mibqyyo.com) and the images provided by BQ on their website.
- I could not unlock the bootloader with the 1.X-Images (Lollipop), as the VolumeUp-Button didn't work in fastboot-mode and you need this button to confirm the unlock.
- Booting into recovery from start with VolumeUp and Power-Button. This doesn't work with the 1.X-images, too.
- This guide is not intended for users without experience in unlocking/rooting a device. If you don't know how to use adb, fastboot, recovery and things like that, don't try it!
- You will loose all your data during this process!!
Guide:
Modify boot.img, flash new firmware
SuperSU in systemless mode doesn't work on stock image, as the SuperSU installer can't extract boot.img. You have to repack boot.img.
I tried a SuperSU installer without systemless-mode, but device didn't even boot anymore afterwards.
This guide is derived from a Spanish tutorial on the HTCmania-forum ("Root M10 HD Marshmallow") by yquepongo. Thanks to him!
Get a firmware for your device from the BQ-website (should be Marshmallow, see above) and unzip it to a directory.
Extract the boot-verified.img in the firmware directory with a bootimg-extractor. There are various tools available.
I used bootimg.exe, because this was explained in the mentioned thread and I even used it with wine on Linux and it went well.
Search for cpiolist.txt in your extracted boot-verified.img and delete the first two lines:
mode:mtk
mtk_header_name:ROOTFS
Repack boot-verified.img and put it back in the firmware directory.
Flash the modified firmware with the MTK flash tool according to the tutorial on .mibqyyo.com (Title "Hard Reset for the smartphone range Aquaris and Aquaris E"). In short: Disconnect device, start Tool, load scatter file from firmware directory, choose firmware upgrade, start download, connect the device in power off state, download will start automatically.
This will delete all your data and put the device back to factory rom (hard reset)!!!
If you don't want to flash the complete firmware, you can flash only the boot-verified.img with "Download only" in the flash tool. I didn't try this and don't know if this is working.
Start your device, don't activate any security settings to prevent encryption of data partition.
Unlock bootloader, flash TWRP, install SuperSU
Enable developer settings on device and activate "OEM unlock" in developer settings.
Reboot into fastboot (adb reboot bootloader) and unlock bootloader (fastboot oem-unlock).
This will delete all your data!!! Reboot your system afterwards to make sure everything is still ok.
Do not activate any security settings and make sure your data partition is not encrypted!
The existing TWRP-image can't handle an encrypted data partition, you will end in a boot loop and have to start the whole process again!
Double check, your data partition isn't encrypted. (Settings - Security)
Reboot into fastboot (adb reboot bootloader) and flash the TWRP-image from the TWRP-site (fastboot flash recovery twrpxxx.img)
After reboot TWRP should start.
If you have checked that everything is ok (I would recommend a reboot into normal mode), you can install SuperSU with the standard-installer-zip in TWRP.
If you didn't modify your boot.img, the installer will give a warning that it cannot extract boot.img and you will not find any SuperSU on your system.
If you get stuck in bootloop afterwards you can start anew and try it with another image flashed with MTK flash tool. (Firmware 2.2.0 from December 2016 for freezerhd worked in my case)
Maybe some steps could be shortened, but I haven't tried it.
hi zrfl,
i have a bq aquarius m8 with mm os.
the m8 has the same resolution (1280x800)
can i try the twrp recovery from the m10?
i will also root my m8 but i cant extract the boot-sign.img.
all tools fails.
have you any ideas?
update:
yesterday i opened the bootloader. the volume button works in fastboot-mode.
also i can unlock the boot image with the tools from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073775
but the unpack fails:
Android Image Kitchen - UnpackImg Script
by osm0sis @ xda-developers
Supplied image: unlokied-new.img
Setting up work folders . . .
Splitting image to "/split_img/" . . .
Android boot magic not found.
Error!. . .
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i think this bq boot image use non-standard header. any ideas how to root this bq aquarius m8?
i buyed this tablet only to can use xposed.
i think, any android without root or xposed is useless
i opened a separate theme for this : https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/root-help-to-root-twrp-recovery-bq-t3536170
dreas74 said:
hi zrfl,
i have a bq aquarius m8 with mm os.
the m8 has the same resolution (1280x800)
can i try the twrp recovery from the m10?
i will also root my m8 but i cant extract the boot-sign.img.
all tools fails.
have you any ideas?
update:
yesterday i opened the bootloader. the volume button works in fastboot-mode.
also i can unlock the boot image with the tools from: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073775
but the unpack fails:
i think this bq boot image use non-standard header. any ideas how to root this bq aquarius m8?
i buyed this tablet only to can use xposed.
i think, any android without root or xposed is useless
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Sorry, but I can't help you there, as the M8 seems to be too different to the M10: I didn't have to unlock the boot.img, it was easy to unpack.
hi zrfl,
thanks for your reply. i contacted the developer osmOsis from the android image kitchen.
he will implement the bq specials in his tools.
more in the AIK thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2073775&page=108
this is the only way to root this device !!
thanks a lot ...
Thanks for this tutorial.
I've followed all the step, I'm able to flash the new recovery from the TWRP website but then I do a
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
but the device reboot normally, just with a warning message during boot saying something like "This device is unlock and can't be trusted, it will boot in 5 seconds".
So I'm unable to access TWRP recovery, I guess when the device reboot it override the recovery partition because if I do a
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I end up in the Android recovery not TWRP.
Any idea ?
Thanks
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Thanks for this tutorial.
I've followed all the step, I'm able to flash the new recovery from the TWRP website but then I do a
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
but the device reboot normally, just with a warning message during boot saying something like "This device is unlock and can't be trusted, it will boot in 5 seconds".
So I'm unable to access TWRP recovery, I guess when the device reboot it override the recovery partition because if I do a
Code:
adb reboot recovery
I end up in the Android recovery not TWRP.
Any idea ?
Thanks
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Sorry, I have done this a long time ago and don't know what could be wrong:
You have the correct message, so unlock was successfull
You try to reboot in fastboot, so you flashed TWRP correctly in fastboot-mode
And I don't have the device at hand to try it myself. But I do have a few suggestions, what you could try:
Don't try to shorten procedure with unlock and flashing of TWRP at once. I'm not sure, but I think I had problems when I tried this. So do a normal reboot after unlock, before booting again into fastboot and flashing TWRP. (Now you have done this already )
I don't remember the proper boot command after flashing of TWRP. But
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
doesn't make sense: You are already in bootloader.
Is there a boot-option in the bootloader where you could choose recovery?
Otherwise better power off and use the key-combination for booting into recovery: VolumeUp+Power.
I think, you have to repeat the procedure, as recovery seems to be overwritten: Boot into fastboot, flash TWRP, reboot into recovery. And avoid normal booting before first boot into TWRP!
Did you use the newest TWRP 3.1.0 from March 8th? I haven't tried this yet, so there could be the problem. You could try the previous one: 3.0.2 from last year.
Thanks, I succeed with the combo key (power + vol up) directly after the reboot process
Perfect it's working great now !
I did exactly what you wrote but SuperSU won't install because it cannot extract the ramdisk...
Hi @zrfl
Thanks for your posting!
I did as you suggested and successfully unlocked bootloader and installed TWRP 3.1.1. Your hint to modify the boot-verified was extremely helpful, as I wouldn't be able to unlock the bootloader otherwise.
However, I did not manage to install super su. And boy, I tried many different versions od regular/system/systemless supersu, each flashed according to the respective how-to.
I ended up either in a bootloop, or get stuck on the Android logo at boot.
Flashing goes well until this step:
"Decompressing ramdisk
--- Failure, aborting"
I checked ramdisk compression of boot with Carliv image Kitchen and it tells me that it already is set to "gz" and not another compression TWRP can't handle.
Please help me on how to flash SuperSu.
Thanks and best
Tom
There is something wrong: TWRP does not need a modified boot.img.
Maybe newer ROM-versions are different.
Solution for geting root on BQ M10 FHD on stock rom 2.6.2: Start with a fresh system and install magisk beta (not stable), reboot and root is granted!
tanks a lot to @scafroglia93!
Are there any Custom ROM's
For this Tablet like CM/LineageOS AOSP etc?
Googling reveals nothing and Considering all the kernel mods like hardcore and Ubuntu touch I find it hard to believe that nobody has built one of the later.
I've been searching for custom ROMs too. Apparently, there are none available at present. However, I'd highly appreciate lineage rom.