Hey guys,
Some questions from a newcomer. I have already searched the forums but could not find a straight forward answer so your help is really appreciated.
1) How to check if my bootloader is unlocked or locked?
2) Once my clockwork recovery mod has been flashed, device is rooted and I have cyanogen mod installed, how do I go back? I mean that how to get the stock recovery, stock android, stock kernel back so it is back to normal in all aspects?
Thanks for your help guys.
1. When you turn your phone on, you should see a picture of an unlocked lock under the Google logo. If there's no pic, then its locked.
OR
Boot into ur bootloader and it says the status there
2. Odin or a nandroid
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What mathlid95 said.
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Oh okay that makes sense now. My bootliader is locked. Now trying to figure out nandroid
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infinity_ball said:
Oh okay that makes sense now. My bootliader is locked. Now trying to figure out nandroid
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Read the rooting guides in the development section will tell you everything you need to know.
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Yeah I figured that much so doing that now. Thanks for your help!
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Hey everyone I know this is prob the wrong section but I'm new to the nexus I have had the evo and now just got the nexus and I rooted the phone and installed a rom and now when I go into recovery mode it brings up the android guy with the open box and then switches to a triangle but it says that the phone is unlocked still. Can someone please help me like I said I'm new with the nexua
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I had a similar issue. All I did was install rom manager from the market and flash clockwork recovery. Choose your phone type whether its the s or the s 4g and you should be good to go.
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its in /etc, you have to rename install.recovery.sh to something else. add .bak to the end of the file name. then flashing cw via fastboot will stick.
Yea I tryed installing cwm from the market and I get am error message when trying to flash a recovery
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And when I installed the I lost rom manager and also lost my superuser
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That's weird I never had that problem
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Yea I get a permission error when trying to flash a recovery and like I said I'm new with the nexus so this is rough lol
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Okay, it sounds like you have no idea what you're doing because you didn't read the guide. Rooting this phone is so extremely easy.
boot into boot loader
fastboot oem unlock
then download recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
then you can boot into recovery and flash custom roms
and also since you are posting here i'm sure you didn't read the rooting guide
Ummm... did you read my first post? I'm new to samsungs and the nexus I just came from the evo read before you speak
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derekwilkinson said:
Okay, it sounds like you have no idea what you're doing because you didn't read the guide. Rooting this phone is so extremely easy.
boot into boot loader
fastboot oem unlock
then download recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
then you can boot into recovery and flash custom roms
and also since you are posting here i'm sure you didn't read the rooting guide
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Wow dude way to be an ass. Not all of us sit on our phones all day..we have what ppl these days call a "life"
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Evo S3vn said:
Ummm... did you read my first post? I'm new to samsungs and the nexus I just came from the evo read before you speak
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kool. good thing there is a guide to help. it's a sticky and the 4th post in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1171
dblkspecial said:
Wow dude way to be an ass. Not all of us sit on our phones all day..we have what ppl these days call a "life"
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Yep, I'm an ass because he posted in the wrong place and didn't read the directions. And you're not an ass because you're now making personal attacks and saying I don't have a life.
have a nice day
If you still need help with this hit me up on gtalk.
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Cool story brah, that's why there's a Q and A section, for questions and answers. I see you used the search bar too...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199987&highlight=recovery
Here's how to fix your problem.
I ran into the same problem yesterday, it looks like you flashed the 2.3.5 ROM called Full Android. It seemed to have overwritten my recovery and is not a rooted ROM. Just reflash clockwork via the sdk and pick a rooted ROM, Pete Alfonso has a great stock rooted GRJ90 ROM fyi.
Follow the one click root way. Its easy did mine in 2 minutes yesterday. Its posted in the same forum,and also theres a video.
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I bought a nexus s 4g with the boot loader unlocked and clockworld mod installed but when I install a Rom and reboot, it goes into the bootloader I'm not sure if it is bricked or what? Help will be appreciated
Is there like an application I can run from the computer while connected USB wise like an RUU (not sure if Samsung have those) through the bootloader
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This might help.
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Fixed solved myself, man this phone is awesome.
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madplaya1 said:
Fixed solved myself, man this phone is awesome.
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yeah, i was going to say. That's not clockworkmod, that's the bootloader
Yeah I knew that but it had CWM installed but it just needed a ROM on the system
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Hi!
I'm selling my Infuse and somebody ask me if the phone is unlocked. How do I know if the phone is unlocked? I know that is rooted with CM9, because I install it.
Thank you for the help.
Put a t mobile sim in it & see if it works (go to a t mobile store).
Or visit the ROM xda thread you flashed & read the op weather it unlocks it. My understanding was cm unlocks phone also
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carlosfpr said:
Hi!
I'm selling my Infuse and somebody ask me if the phone is unlocked. How do I know if the phone is unlocked? I know that is rooted with CM9, because I install it.
Thank you for the help.
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see my ISET page....on my sig
CM does not unlock your phone. There are instructions linked from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374 that explains how to do it. This is what I did, it worked fine. I've used my phone with three carriers on two continents without any problems.
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I found a number on google a while back that let's you know after calling it...I think this was it...
*#7465625#
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So I try to root my phone. But I made a mistake.. the phone is unlocked but I'm in between root and unroot, I think..I have super user but I didn't install the recovery image. Can anyone help on to go back to unroot and stock so I can re-root. Thank you
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enyce5434 said:
So I try to root my phone. But I made a mistake.. the phone is unlocked but I'm in between root and unroot, I think..I have super user but I didn't install the recovery image. Can anyone help on to go back to unroot and stock so I can re-root. Thank you
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Would this work for you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167819
Thanks, I tried that but it didn't work. it got too the boot loader but from there no go.
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Search for one click root, that will take all the steps for you, including custom recovery.
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No. Learn how to do it the proper way.
**** one click crap
Why make your life difficult?
Thanks kwibis.. I'll keep trying with that..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544940
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So how would I know for sure if my bootloader is unlocked can't flash any kernel but ez unlock says its unlocked
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When your phone is powered of completely, hold the power and volume down keys at the same time. This will then bring up a white screen with a load of text. Look at the top and if it says 'S-off' then I assume you've unlocked the boot loader. If it says 'S-on' I assume not. But this isn't always the case.
Try it anyway and if this helps please leave a thank you
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When your phone is powered of completely, hold the power and volume down keys at the same time. This will then bring up a white screen with a load of text. Look at the top and if it says 'S-off' then I assume you've unlocked the boot loader. If it says 'S-on' I assume not. But this isn't always the case.
Try it anyway and if this helps please leave a thank you
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That is just for HTC devices.
Just reboot your phone and if the first samsung logo when booting up disappears quickly then you have an unlocked biitloader.
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The simplest way to tell is if you reboot your device and if the first splash screen that appears flashes "Samsung" really quick, then you are unlocked. If you are not unlocked it will stay up for a second or two.
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How do I unlock it holding power and volume down did nothing for me
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mesmerbelly said:
How do I unlock it holding power and volume down did nothing for me
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Just reboot your phone no need to do all that.
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It stays for a few at Samsung logo
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mesmerbelly said:
It stays for a few at Samsung logo
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Then you are still locked unfortunately. Try using the unlock tool again.
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I have over and over lol any advice?
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You are rooted, yes? If that's not the issue I'm not sure what else it could be.
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Yes been rooted can flash ROMs but not kernel
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What version of ez unlock are you using? Make sure you use version 1.2. The later versions don't work.
Actually they do work as I used 1.4 and the only thing is that it says unknown. Also once it gives you the prompt saying the phone is unlocked you flash a custom recovery to see if you have successfully unlocked the bootloader.
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Yes been rooted can flash ROMs but not kernel
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You probably flashed an incompatible kernel. Basically if you flash a kernel meant for ICS it won't work on jelly bean and vice versa.
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You probably flashed an incompatible kernel. Basically if you flash a kernel meant for ICS it won't work on jelly bean and vice versa.
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I tried several and all for vzw
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Actually they do work as I used 1.4 and the only thing is that it says unknown. Also once it gives you the prompt saying the phone is unlocked you flash a custom recovery to see if you have successfully unlocked the bootloader.
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It has been widely known/reported that 1.4/1.3 are non-functional. I think you are the first person I've seen to claim otherwise. Maybe it works for some? All I know is that 1.4 did not work for me I had to revert to 1.2, and this is the same for everyone else in the ez unlock thread on Rootz.
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I tried several and all for vzw
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I'm assuming you downloaded ez-unlock from the market? That's version 1.4, which has been widely reported as non-functional. Uninstall the current app then download version 1.2 from this thread and install it:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/
That should fix your problem if it doesn't then there is something else wrong.
So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??
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So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??
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What kernels are you trying to flash?
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So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??
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Post a link to what kernel you're trying to flash. Also, which rom are you on-AOSP OR TW and which Android version is it?
I finally got faux main line v15 to work via a ROM with aroma installer so idk what the hell I was doing wrong but I was wrong somewhere
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