This is a bootstrap recovery for the Atrix 2. It is based off of Koush's bootstrap for the Droid Bionic and modified for the Atrix 2. I do not own an Atrix 2 but everything should work!
Flash at your own risk! Enjoy!
Download: http://www.elementalxdesigns.com/ec...Recovery-Bootstrap-Atrix-2-Bootstrap-Recovery
Steps to use bootstrap:
1. Install the Atrix2Bootstrap.apk
2. Select "Bootstrap Recovery"
3. Superuser will prompt for permissions
4. Select "Reboot Recovery"
When the phone reboots it will boot up into Clockworkmod Recovery.
awesome
here goes nothing, lol
Just Flashed this. Seemed to work for me. It's a start. THANKS!
backing up now!
awesome
Man is he fast!! Guys give Nitro some major thanks for his work for us, show some love a buy the man a beer or beverage of choice!
ok, i backed up
however, there's no way to boot into cwm recovery.
holding up/down and power gets you to the moto fastboot, where you can select recovery, you'll be greeted by a triangle and android, pressing up/down again gets you to the stock recovery. but cannot get into the cwm recovery.
svtfmook said:
ok, i backed up
however, there's no way to boot into cwm recovery.
holding up/down and power gets you to the moto fastboot, where you can select recovery, you'll be greeted by a triangle and android, pressing up/down again gets you to the stock recovery. but cannot get into the cwm recovery.
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That is because it is a bootstrap recovery. You cannot flash over the stock recovery with a locked bootloader. The only way to get into clockworkmod recovery is through the bootstrap.
nitroglycerine33 said:
That is because it is a bootstrap recovery. You cannot flash over the stock recovery with a locked bootloader. The only way to get into clockworkmod recovery is through the bootstrap.
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ahh, ok.
how did they do it on the x10 with the locked bootloader?
svtfmook said:
ahh, ok.
how did they do it on the x10 with the locked bootloader?
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I believe the bootloader got cracked on the x10.
nitroglycerine33 said:
I believe the bootloader got cracked on the x10.
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eventually it did, but they had xrecovery working even with the bootloader locked.
i sent z a pm to see how he did it on the x10 with the locked bootloader.
We'll use this just like we would Rom Manager correct? Now to find be a nice bootanimation and get rid of that awful AT&T logo!!
JRW 28 said:
We'll use this just like we would Rom Manager correct? Now to find be a nice bootanimation and get rid of that awful AT&T logo!!
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do not flash this, just put this in /system/media
Ok still not able to flash a zip? Its starts and then aborts. Can some one else try this also to make sure it isn't just me
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svtfmook said:
do not flash this, just put this in /system/media
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I need to take out the stock animation and save it first, then replace with your zip correct? Do you have a preview
JRW 28 said:
Ok still not able to flash a zip? Its starts and then aborts. Can some one else try this also to make sure it isn't just me
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I need to take out the stock animation and save it first, then replace with your zip correct? Do you have a preview
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You can also disable the animation entirely via build.prop if you want.
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Ok still not able to flash a zip? Its starts and then aborts. Can some one else try this also to make sure it isn't just me
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I need to take out the stock animation and save it first, then replace with your zip correct? Do you have a preview
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yes
it's the nexus prime animation set to our resolution and fps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRuQfN6e3MM
svtfmook said:
yes
it's the nexus prime animation set to our resolution and fps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRuQfN6e3MM
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Nice!! Have you tried flashing a zip yet?
JRW 28 said:
Nice!! Have you tried flashing a zip yet?
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Guys,
The bootanimation.zip needs to be placed in system/media. If you want to flash something you need to create a flash-able zip.
Ok gotcha. Was trying to flash a couple of bootanimations I had saved from my OG ATRIX. Thought I could flash them like I used to on it.
JRW 28 said:
Nice!! Have you tried flashing a zip yet?
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no, not yet
but that boot animation is not a flashable zip, it's just the boot animation
If recovery gives us the ability to flash things to our phone, and the original recovery method didn't work on this phone, how can we flash this unofficial recovery to it? I'm so confused right now.
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i cant install no roms every rom i put in stay stuck at boot screen doesnt freeze just hangs on boot what can i do???????:crying::crying::crying:
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i cant install no roms every rom i put in stay stuck at boot screen doesnt freeze just hangs on boot what can i do???????:crying::crying::crying:
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are you s-on or s-off?
mattlowry said:
are you s-on or s-off?
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s-on
crimedave1987 said:
i cant install no roms every rom i put in stay stuck at boot screen doesnt freeze just hangs on boot what can i do???????:crying::crying::crying:
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Need more info. What ROM.....S-on, S-Off......what recovery......you know. As much of a description of what you're working with as you can think of. How are you flashing, what had you done right before this happened if anything, etc., etc......
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Need more info. What ROM.....S-on, S-Off......what recovery......you know. As much of a description of what you're working with as you can think of. How are you flashing, what had you done right before this happened if anything, etc., etc......
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i was trying to install rubix senceless 4.0 , cyanogen mod 9 , bulletproof 1.1 and i have cwm recovery 5.5.0.4 and im just flashing all thru cwm Recovery it will install okay then once i reboot bulletproof rom will hang on the t-mobile mytouch 4g slide other roms like rubix and cyanogen will hang at the boot animation screen prob i did something wrong cause when i wanted to install a new fresh rom i thought formatting everything wont damage the phone but here is what i format
on cwm-based recovery5.5.0.4
wipe data/factory reset - passed but with an error E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
wipe cache partition - passed
advanced/wipe dalvik cache wiped - passed
wipe battery stats - passed fix permissions - passed
This is why I have cwm v4.0.0.9
Sent from my myTouch 4G Slide using xda premium
K7Cobb said:
This is why I have cwm v4.0.0.9
Sent from my myTouch 4G Slide using xda premium
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ok whyy?????
will this recovery fix my problem?
crimedave1987 said:
i cant install no roms every rom i put in stay stuck at boot screen doesnt freeze just hangs on boot what can i do???????:crying::crying::crying:
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damn this long no response is telling me i damaged my phone
crimedave1987 said:
ok whyy?????
will this recovery fix my problem?
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Have you by any chance tried out CWM 6.0 and decided to go back to 5.5.0.4? Did you extract the "boot.img" file from the ROM & fastboot flash boot boot.img thru ADB AFTER you flashed your ROM.zip file since you are S-On?
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K7Cobb said:
This is why I have cwm v4.0.0.9
Sent from my myTouch 4G Slide using xda premium
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You won't be too happy with 4.0.0.9 if you ever let your phone go COMPLETLY dead. It will brick it.
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Have you by any chance tried out CWM 6.0 and decided to go back to 5.5.0.4? Did you extract the "boot.img" file from the ROM & fastboot flash boot boot.img thru ADB AFTER you flashed your ROM.zip file since you are S-On?
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You won't be too happy with 4.0.0.9 if you ever let your phone go COMPLETLY dead. It will brick it.
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well im using the aio toolkit by hansoon
and the latest cwm is 5.0.2.7 for mt4gs
crimedave1987 said:
well im using the aio toolkit by hansoon
and the latest cwm is 5.0.2.7 for mt4gs
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Hasoon's toolkit is for unlocking, installing CWM & superuser if my memory serves me though. You can flash your ROMs thu recovery (CWM) but with S-On you will have to extract the "boot.img" file and flash it seperately thru ADB because HBoot will stop an unsigned file it sees as a Radio from flashing if S-On.
There ARE a couple of other versions of CWM....5.5.0.4 & 6.0.0.0. (6.0 has some REAL issues though and has bricked several phones so IF you notice it....don't USE it.)
This will explain it much better to you...... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508556
is there anything i can do to fix this problem cause i really need the phone
okay just now i flashed cwm ver 5.0.2.7 and before when i had it i had the option (mounts and storage menu)
i formatted the cache/data/sd-ext/system is that what i did wrong?
crimedave1987 said:
is there anything i can do to fix this problem cause i really need the phone
okay just now i flashed cwm ver 5.0.2.7 and before when i had it i had the option (mounts and storage menu)
i formatted the cache/data/sd-ext/system is that what i did wrong?
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If you flashed your ROM and then the boot image after you did that it shouldn't be a problem. Did you read the post above yours and answer those question though? Did you check the link I provided and understand fully what it was talking about? That is VERY important.
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If you flashed your ROM and then the boot image after you did that it shouldn't be a problem. Did you read the post above yours and answer those question though? Did you check the link I provided and understand fully what it was talking about? That is VERY important.
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can you explain step by step cause its not giving me details
i extracted just the boot.img from the rom put it in a new folder then copied the rom.zip file to the same new folder im not doing the command prompt right? please help sorry im a noob
crimedave1987 said:
can you explain step by step cause its not giving me details
i extracted just the boot.img from the rom put it in a new folder then copied the rom.zip file to the same new folder im not doing the command prompt right? please help sorry im a noob
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do you have adb and fastboot setup?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928370 - adb and fastboot the easy way
mattlowry said:
do you have adb and fastboot setup?
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i dont think so
WeekendsR2Short said:
This will explain it much better to you...... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508556
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this is the step by step instructions
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i dont think so
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if you dont you need to do this ASAP because when you are on you have to fastboot .img files to make it work im not too familiar as i am s-off. follow my first link to set up adb and fastboot then go to the link weekend posted. (which is stickied in the development section).
Move your ROM.zip file to the root directory of your phone first. Then put the boot.img file in the root directory of your computer since it's already in the windows path. that's " C:\ " Since you already have Hasoon's toolkit installed we'll use that instead of putting you thru the ADB installation right now for time & simplicity's sake.
Go to Windows Explorer & navigate to the folder you have his toolkit in and copy the name of the folder down EXACTLY. Then you can pull up your command prompt window again. When it initiates it will say C:\ sumpthin....sumpthin...sumpthin. From there type CD\ and it will "change directory" back to C:\ THEN you can type cd\ "whatever you named the folder that has Hasoon's toolkit in it".
That will take you to that folder just like explorer will do. Just let it sit there for a second.
On your phone in Recovery you wipe user data/ factory reset 3 times then you can....
Wipe cache 3 times and toggle down to "Advanced"
That will take you to another screen where you will see "Dalvik Cache"
Wipe that 3 times as well.
Then hit "Go back" & return to the previous screen & select "install zip from SD card"
Once complete leave your phone sitting & still plugged in to the usb
NOW....go back to your computer and type....
reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
Once your phone reboots, leave it alone for 5 minutes to let everything settle in and you should be "good to go".
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Move your ROM.zip file to the root directory of your phone first. Then put the boot.img file in the root directory of your computer since it's already in the windows path. that's " C:\ " Since you already have Hasoon's toolkit installed we'll use that instead of putting you thru the ADB installation right now for time & simplicity's sake.
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the method for adb i posted is quick and easy. unzip to c: drive and you are done
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mattlowry said:
this is the step by step instructions
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if you dont you need to do this ASAP because when you are on you have to fastboot .img files to make it work im not too familiar as i am s-off. follow my first link to set up adb and fastboot then go to the link weekend posted. (which is stickied in the development section).
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If we can do it like this the first time it may keep him from going into sensory overload. LMAO!
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mattlowry said:
WeekendsR2Short said:
Move your ROM.zip file to the root directory of your phone first. Then put the boot.img file in the root directory of your computer since it's already in the windows path. that's " C:\ " Since you already have Hasoon's toolkit installed we'll use that instead of putting you thru the ADB installation right now for time & simplicity's sake.
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the method for adb i posted is quick and easy. unzip to c: drive and you are done
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You're right. It IS very easy. Either way should work but sometimes my mind doesn't go down the easiest path.
Try Matt's way first CrimeDave......
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mattlowry said:
WeekendsR2Short said:
Move your ROM.zip file to the root directory of your phone first. Then put the boot.img file in the root directory of your computer since it's already in the windows path. that's " C:\ " Since you already have Hasoon's toolkit installed we'll use that instead of putting you thru the ADB installation right now for time & simplicity's sake.
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the method for adb i posted is quick and easy. unzip to c: drive and you are done
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Mattlowery....I COMPLETLY forgot about the shortcut tool for setting up ADB!! My bad.
CrimeDave, I defer to Matt's way completly. I just now followed his link. I was trying to get you around something you didn't HAVE to get around in the first place. OH well..... LOL
Sorry if I confused you.....
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Here is the bootloader in a zip that can be flashed over anything.
I recommend flashing this because it fixes the issue where you couldn't boot into recovery from the bootloader.
Download (Mediafire)
Download (Goo.im)
MD5: a8715642fcb0400579dde21b5e4cc673
yeah,finally!!!!
it's my fisrt need in absolute in all my device the fix of the reboot-to-recovery from bootloader's bug...many times away from pc i bootlooped the n7 by my tests,and i had to wait hours to came back home to connect to pc...very good by google!:laugh:
On another side,i think is abolsutely right flash this BL and continue using a 4.1.1 rom instead of new base...right?
EDIT Wow,is very light a bootloader for nexus 7...compared tol for example a gnex one..
Odd...doesn't fix the boot into recovery bug for me. At least with TWRP.
In the german android-hilfe forum someone soft bricked his N7 by flashing this (He got a bootloop and cannot Boot into the CWM anymore).
Can someone confirm that the zips are functional or not?
I downloaded from the meadifure link in his forum on rw, installed it through clockworkmod touch and haven't had any problems. Booting to recovery from the bootloader works fine for me.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Thanks for this, for some reason when I updated to 4.1.2 OTA using CWM everything went fine no errors but it didn't actually update my bootloader which is odd. So I was able to update it using the CWM zip provided. Thanks!
Thanks for this! Flashed without issues.
Skickat från min Nexus 7 via Tapatalk 2
How would this affect my ability to hide breaching my warranty? Would replacing the bootloader that was shipped with the device give me away, or does an OTA update flash the new one anyway?
z1gackly said:
How would this affect my ability to hide breaching my warranty? Would replacing the bootloader that was shipped with the device give me away, or does an OTA update flash the new one anyway?
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Update is supposed to flash new one anyway
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Worked fine here, thanks a lot
TWRP and PA 2.1799
how do we flash this? i have cm10 running. Thanks in advance
this,in recovery cwm...or via fastboot if you found the .img,but this case is from cwm
sert00 said:
in recovery cwm of course.(or twrp)
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Thanks i tried that and i ended up with boot loops. I managedto flash the grouper bootloader and booted up. What am i missing or doing wrong?
Worked great for me, thanks OP.
Thanks, worked for me on JRO03S ROM.
Sent from my Nexus 7
Thanks OP worked like a charm!!!
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Crazy4G1 said:
Thanks i tried that and i ended up with boot loops. I managedto flash the grouper bootloader and booted up. What am i missing or doing wrong?
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Did you double-check the MD5 hash of the download to ensure it wasn't corrupted in the downloading process?
Ahh dang i got a bootloop, I can get into fastboot mode but recovery is a no go, any suggestions?
Same im stuck at google logo, cant get into recovery. Any ideas?
Pithism said:
Same im stuck at google logo, cant get into recovery. Any ideas?
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I'm bout to factory reset with the nexus 7 toolkit, just for reference which link did you download from?
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Okay i was able to factory reset and got out of the bootloop. But I lost all my data(which is my fault for not making a backup to my pc). OP should really post the md5 so we can check it.
Dl'd via goo link, but used browser to access. Flashed via teamwin, wiped, profit. PA 2.14
sent secretly from my paranoid 7
I was on 1.85, but couldn't get it to root no matter how many times I tried. I updated to 2.2 and was able to successfully root and unlock. I decided to install this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804223. I flashed the boot img from the boot loader. After I flashed it, I tried to reboot into recovery from ADB, but it said the device was not connected. So I went ahead and rebooted the device. I got back to the boot loader and booted into recovery from there. At that point, I mounted the sd card and copied over the zip file of the rom and the gapps. I unmounted the phone and installed the rom and gapps and rebooted. Now im stuck on the Initiating swagger screen. It just sits on this screen and looks like its loading, but nothing happens. Any ideas as to what I have done wrong??
Thanks in advance.
Did you full wipe before flashing? Ie system data cache
a box of kittens said:
Did you full wipe before flashing? Ie system data cache
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Yes. Would the version of the recovery that I am using make a difference?
Welcome to hboot 1.14 and having to fastboot the boot images from now on
Sent from my HTC One XL
I'm a little confused o where you're getting stuck at ? If its just stuck installing in recovery reboot and reflash
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954wrecker said:
Welcome to hboot 1.14 and having to fastboot the boot images from now on
Sent from my HTC One XL
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He did flash bootimg
a box of kittens said:
I'm a little confused o where you're getting stuck at ? If its just stuck installing in recovery reboot and reflash
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He did flash bootimg
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The rom said it installed fine, the gapps said it installed fine. I rebooted the phone from recovery. The HTC screen came up and now it's stuck on the screen that has a unicorn and rotating gears and says initiating swagger.
What recovery are you on? You flashed the right boot img correct?
I read he flashed it but he probably screwed it up. It's just more to go wrong when adding more steps 1.09 would have been so simple
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a box of kittens said:
What recovery are you on? You flashed the right boot img correct?
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I flashed 2.4.0.0 version of TWRP. Should I try an older version?
954wrecker said:
he probably screwed it up.
Sent from my HTC One XL
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Most likely
954wrecker said:
I read he flashed it but he probably screwed it up. It's just more to go wrong when adding more steps 1.09 would have been so simple
Sent from my HTC One XL
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It said that it flashed, but when I went to reboot the phone into recovery, ADB said it was no longer connected.
Monkeydias said:
It said that it flashed, but when I went to reboot the phone into recovery, ADB said it was no longer connected.
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You flashed it with fastboot right? Not using an adb command
a box of kittens said:
You flashed it with fastboot right? Not using an adb command
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No. I used ADB. I guess that is the problem. How do I flash with fastboot?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1179735&d=1344782533
Download that
2. Put the boot img in that folder
3 get your phone into bootloader than scroll down and select fastboot
4 now open a command prompt within the adb fastboot folder and type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" with out the quotes
Ok I think I have completely screwed myself. I wiped the data and now I cannot mount my sd card.
Monkeydias said:
Ok I think I have completely screwed myself. I wiped the data and now I cannot mount my sd card.
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
How'd you do that?
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Format sd
exad said:
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519
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Thanks everyone for your help. I found this questions asked before http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096912&highlight=cannot+mount+sd+card+in+recovery And followed the instructions on the fourth post and loaded up this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868236. Now I am finally up and running. Thank you all very much for being up at this hour and answering my questions!
Np glad you hot everything up and running
Enjoy viperxl it is a great rom
Sent from my HTC One XL
I am far from a developer but I pulled the stock kernel for JSS15J, decompiled it and under "default.prop" edit
Code:
ro.secure=1 to ro.secure=0
and
Code:
ro.adb.secure=1 to ro.adb.secure=0
(probably super unsafe)
Recompiled and this booted just fine on my N7(2013), although size did change dramatically?
Anyway, didn't do any other wizardry, as I really don't know any. Hence, why I am attaching the stock kernel as well for actual wizards to perform on.
Stock and Insecure.zip This is hosted on Mega
Full /system /boot and /recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381438
Can you upload system.img too
Yeah, please upload the system.img, I am very curious about it Have a nice day.
nutzu4ever said:
Yeah, please upload the system.img, I am very curious about it Have a nice day.
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Here you go
CLICK HERE
Credit to Nburnes
phuduong said:
Here you go
CLICK HERE
Credit to Nburnes
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That's really helpful. Could you also pull the stock recovery if you still have it? The one that's floating around on xda is TWRP masquerading as stock.
dexgen said:
That's really helpful. Could you also pull the stock recovery if you still have it? The one that's floating around on xda is TWRP masquerading as stock.
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If you tell me what to do, I'll pull the stock recovery for you.
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If you tell me what to do, I'll pull the stock recovery for you.
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I'm no expert but I think you'd find it here:
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
But only if you haven't flashed any other recovery.
dexgen said:
I'm no expert but I think you'd find it here:
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
But only if you haven't flashed any other recovery.
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Hmm... Pulled up ADB Shell and ls'd that directory and just got an echo of the path back. Tried an ADB pull for the hell of it and got an error stating it remote object was not a file or directory.
gksmithlcw said:
Hmm... Pulled up ADB Shell and ls'd that directory and just got an echo of the path back. Tried an ADB pull for the hell of it and got an error stating it remote object was not a file or directory.
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You can take a look at this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
Also, can you just check to see if you have /system/recovery.img on your device? It might be the fastest way.
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You can take a look at this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
Also, can you just check to see if you have /system/recovery.img on your device? It might be the fastest way.
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No recovery.img in the ls of /system; I have recovery-from-boot.p. I'll check the link.
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dexgen said:
You can take a look at this: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=HOWTO:_Unpack,_Edit,_and_Re-Pack_Boot_Images
Also, can you just check to see if you have /system/recovery.img on your device? It might be the fastest way.
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It looks like I need root to do this and, of course, to gain root I have to flash a custom recovery SO I think we're out of luck until Google posts factory images.
If anyone knows how to do it without root, I'll gladly try it.
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No recovery.img in the ls of /system; I have recovery-from-boot.p. I'll check the link.
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It looks like I need root to do this and, of course, to gain root I have to flash a custom recovery SO I think we're out of luck until Google posts factory images.
If anyone knows how to do it without root, I'll gladly try it.
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Just an FYI that you can access the stock recovery after rooting. The 'file' you mentioned: "recovery-from-boot.p" causes your custom recovery to revert back to stock after a reboot. If you've rooted a Nexus you may recall that one of the first steps is to change that file to "recovery-from-boot.p.bak" (or similar) so that your system will retain the custom recovery. My point is that you can root with TWRP or CWM, reboot and you'll revert back to the stock recovery. (You don't lose root, just the custom recovery). Pull the stock recovery.img and then flash your preferred custom recovery again. The 2nd time you'll want to change the file to "recovery-from-boot.p.bak" so that you don't revert back to stock again. Make Sense?
swest6602 said:
Just an FYI that you can access the stock recovery after rooting. The 'file' you mentioned: "recovery-from-boot.p" causes your custom recovery to revert back to stock after a reboot. If you've rooted a Nexus you may recall that one of the first steps is to change that file to "recovery-from-boot.p.bak" (or similar) so that your system will retain the custom recovery. My point is that you can root with TWRP or CWM, reboot and you'll revert back to the stock recovery. (You don't lose root, just the custom recovery). Pull the stock recovery.img and then flash your preferred custom recovery again. The 2nd time you'll want to change the file to "recovery-from-boot.p.bak" so that you don't revert back to stock again. Make Sense?
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It's been awhile since I unlocked my G-Nex and rooted it but I do recall this. I'm hoping CWM for the new N7 shows up quickly.
gksmithlcw said:
It's been awhile since I unlocked my G-Nex and rooted it but I do recall this. I'm hoping CWM for the new N7 shows up quickly.
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TWRP is out. I haven't tried it, but there is a How To started in General and there is a download link.
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swest6602 said:
TWRP is out. I haven't tried it, but there is a How To started in General and there is a download link.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Oh, I know. I'd rather wait for CWM Touch. Thanks for the link though.
gksmithlcw said:
Oh, I know. I'd rather wait for CWM Touch. Thanks for the link though.
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Did you see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381544
Brenex said:
Did you see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381544
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I did, thank you!
Brenex said:
Did you see this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381544
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Flashed CWM through fastboot working fine. I prefer CWM myself. Thanks!
You can also just BOOT into recovery w/o flashing it (fastboot boot recovery <blah.img>. I did this with TWRP and backed up the device's system/boot/recovery.
I assume that would have backed up the original recovery right?
What does insecure means for a kernel?
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casonswag said:
What does insecure means for a kernel?
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It allows ADB to run as root on the devices.
This is really a useful feature for Developers because it allows simplier access to the file system... For Example...
With an unsecure image you can do... "ADB Pulls" and pull files from the /data/ partition on the device (I forget if you can do that or not on a secure image)
But you can also do ADB push which to me is essential because I may be working on, lets say, a custom battery mod or a customer XXXXXXX. And instead of putting it in a flashable zip and flashing it each time I can use an "ADB push" command to push the file where I want it.
Unsecure may not do much for average Joe building ROMS but this is quintessential for developers.
Got it? Good!
I have tried TWRP (twrp.me/devices/googlepixel.html) and the Unified Android Toolkit (skipsoft.net/download/uat-v156/) to root the Pixel I bought directly from Google. With TWRP, I cannot see the .zip I downloaded (the phone is encrypted and /sdcard/* are all gibberish names; I'm never prompted for a decrypting password when booting for recovery) and with the Toolkit I end up in a reboot loop (I've tried twice with the same results).
I'm surprised that the Toolkit thinks my build is "Verizon" (NDE63X). I'm not sure if that matters.
Thoughts? Pointers? Diagnostics? TIA.
go get the new alpah2 of twrp.
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Save v4 root on sd. Save alpha 2 img on desktop, and .zip on sd on phone. fastboot img, enter pin or pattern, then flash alpha2 zip. restart in recovery, flash v4 root. Done.
computercarl said:
go get the new alpah2 of twrp.
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Save v4 root on sd. Save alpha 2 img on desktop, and .zip on sd on phone. fastboot img, enter pin or pattern, then flash alpha2 zip. restart in recovery, flash v4 root. Done.
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Thanks. That gets me further. I put twrp-pixel-installer-sailfish-3.0.2-0-alpha2.zip and SR3-SuperSU-v2.78-SR3-20161103171345.zip on the SD card. I booted with twrp-3.0.2-0-alpha2-fastboot-sailfish.img and I could see the zips. I installed alpha2.zip, reboooted, installed SuperSU, rebooted. I don't see SuperSU in my app list. I'm missing something. I'm not sure what you mean by "v4 root".
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Thanks. That gets me further. I put twrp-pixel-installer-sailfish-3.0.2-0-alpha2.zip and SR3-SuperSU-v2.78-SR3-20161103171345.zip on the SD card. I booted with twrp-3.0.2-0-alpha2-fastboot-sailfish.img and I could see the zips. I installed alpha2.zip, reboooted, installed SuperSU, rebooted. I don't see SuperSU in my app list. I'm missing something. I'm not sure what you mean by "v4 root".
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Since you have to temp boot twrp, I just use adb sideload to flash the twrp and SuperSU zips.
I reflash stock boot img
Boot into twrp from fast boot
Sideload twrp zip
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Sideload supersu sr4 zip
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Since you have to temp boot twrp, I just use adb sideload to flash the twrp and SuperSU zips.
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Sideload supersu sr4 zip
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I found download.chainfire.eu/1013/SuperSU/SR4-SuperSU-v2.78-SR4-20161115184928.zip. Trying that shortly.
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I found download.chainfire.eu/1013/SuperSU/SR4-SuperSU-v2.78-SR4-20161115184928.zip. Trying that shortly.
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Just let me know if you need any help. I'd happily help you get your phone rooted.
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Just let me know if you need any help. I'd happily help you get your phone rooted.
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SU4 did it for me.
And a shout out to the Helium app for moving my data, even without root. Best $5 I spent this year!
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SU4 did it for me.
And a shout out to the Helium app for moving my data, even without root. Best $5 I spent this year!
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I'm curious, I think I have ADB set up correctly but I have never had any luck I. Using it before ( mainly because of ADB language and commands to do what I want to do). Is there a guide that tells people like myself what to type and where to put files? Man that would be nice .
quinejh said:
I'm curious, I think I have ADB set up correctly but I have never had any luck I. Using it before ( mainly because of ADB language and commands to do what I want to do). Is there a guide that tells people like myself what to type and where to put files? Man that would be nice .
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I highly recommend that if you're going to be doing stuff like this to your phone you get familiar with ADB and fastboot otherwise you're just asking for trouble. Each of the threads on custom recovery and root have the links and instructions including commands, read everything twice since you're new to this and I mean everything.