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[Q] What is the best option for my situation?

So I have a ns4g that I attempted to root but got hung up and am now stuck with a unlocked bootloader but no super user. So as I see it I have 3 options (if you see others PLEASE TELL ME)
1. somehow get my bootloader locked again and go back to stock (unroot)
2. keep unlocked bootloader and eventually accept ics ota (will this be ok or will having an unlocked bootloader much things up with the ota?)
3. figure out a way to finish the root process I'm sort of in the middle of (aka get super user)
If it matters I am running 2.3.7 and using a macbook running 10.7.2
What would you guys suggest?

jmelick07 said:
So I have a ns4g that I attempted to root but got hung up and am now stuck with a unlocked bootloader but no super user. So as I see it I have 3 options (if you see others PLEASE TELL ME)
1. somehow get my bootloader locked again and go back to stock (unroot)
2. keep unlocked bootloader and eventually accept ics ota (will this be ok or will having an unlocked bootloader much things up with the ota?)
3. figure out a way to finish the root process I'm sort of in the middle of (aka get super user)
If it matters I am running 2.3.7 and using a macbook running 10.7.2
What would you guys suggest?
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flash a custom recovery(cwm or twrp) via fastboot, then flash a custom rom(and gapps). thats all you need. all the custom roms out there have root. you dont have to flash superuser.

How do I flash cwm? I think when I did this before I had the wrong version as it didn't allow for me to mount after I unlocked the bootloader

Use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250583 to root! It will recognize that your bootloader is already unlocked and skips to flashing CMW and giving you root! There's a youtube video showing it in action if you get stuck by qbking!

Will this work with osx?

jmelick07 said:
How do I flash cwm? I think when I did this before I had the wrong version as it didn't allow for me to mount after I unlocked the bootloader
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heres the latest version of cwm recovery for the nexus s(not ns4G) http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.0-crespo.img
heres where all the cwm recoveries can be found, including the ns4g http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager

Ok, now how do I get that img on my phone?
The cwm for ns4g that I just downloaded that is

I'm fairly content just waiting for the google ics ota... when that comes will it mess my phone up because of my unlocked bootloader?

or even better can someone write me instructions to lock my bootloader?
I found this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875630
But obviously there are steps before this to have the terminal put these commands towards the phone.

jmelick07 said:
Ok, now how do I get that img on my phone?
The cwm for ns4g that I just downloaded that is
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look at part 3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
only you dont need superuser, any custom rom has root.

Ok, I think I just want to relock my phone and wait for the ota...
I've tried just going into terminal and typing "fastboot oem lock" and it says that the command is not found... what did I do wrong?

You don't need to lock bootoader to get ota.

I've read before that accepting an ota with an unlocked bootloader will brick your phone... Can anyone else confirm that it's ok to accept the eventual ota with an unlocked bootloader?

[Q] Help updating kernel

Hey, I am picking up a used Cincinnati Bell one s from a friend later today. I know he unlocked or did something via the htc method but other then that I think it is s-on and not super cid (however I am not completely sure. I will know for sure when I get it today) I know the phone hasn't had the official JB update yet. When I get the phone later today I was wanting to get the official update so I can install the newer roms. I do know it has a JB rom on it now but he said it is having some issues and I would rather just update it officially and go from there.
What would be the best way to do this? I know a few months ago the friend I am getting it from restored his stock rom nandroid and tried to do the ota but it kept failing, I am assuming it is because of the unlocked bootloader but I dont know for sure.
What steps can I take to get the updated 3.14 kernel?
Thanks in advance.

aadrcw said:
Hey, I am picking up a used Cincinnati Bell one s from a friend later today. I know the phone has a unlocked bootloader via the htc method but other then that I think it is s-on and not super cid (however I am not completely sure. I will know for sure when I get it today) I know the phone hasn't had the official JB update yet. When I get the phone later today I was wanting to get the official update so I can install the newer roms. I do know it has a JB rom on it now but he said it is having some issues and I would rather just update it officially and go from there.
What would be the best way to do this? I know a few months ago the friend I am getting it from restored his stock rom nandroid and tried to do the ota but it kept failing, I am assuming it is because of the unlocked bootloader but I dont know for sure.
What steps can I take to get the updated 3.14 kernel?
Thanks in advance.
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Not getting official update even when the ROM is stock can be due to
- Custom Recovery presence
- Root
- removal of any bloatware apps
- Unlocked bootloader (not sure, but should be relocked before update )
Never update with SuperCID, Brick is the result.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

khan.orak said:
Not getting official update even when the ROM is stock can be due to
- Custom Recovery presence
- Root
- removal of any bloatware apps
- Unlocked bootloader (not sure, but should be relocked before update )
Never update with SuperCID, Brick is the result.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Alright, I'll be getting the phone here in about 3 hours or so, What would be the best way to remove the recovery, root and then lock the bootloader back? Sorry if this is a known thing, I am nbew to htc devices so Idk if there is some special way with them

aadrcw said:
Alright, I'll be getting the phone here in about 3 hours or so, What would be the best way to remove the recovery, root and then lock the bootloader back? Sorry if this is a known thing, I am nbew to htc devices so Idk if there is some special way with them
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- Root removal: restore stock OS (from RUU/OTA/NANDROID)
- Custom Recovery removal: flash a stock recovery. (Via RUU or fastboot)
- locking bootloader: via fastboot
You will be needing HTC drivers (standalone or HTC sync), ADB+Fastboot files and from this folder adb+fastboot commands will be given.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

khan.orak said:
- Root removal: restore stock OS (from RUU/OTA/NANDROID)
- Custom Recovery removal: flash a stock recovery. (Via RUU or fastboot)
- locking bootloader: via fastboot
You will be needing HTC drivers (standalone or HTC sync), ADB+Fastboot files and from this folder adb+fastboot commands will be given.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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Alright, One more question, Will any stock recovery work or are they rom specific?

aadrcw said:
Alright, One more question, Will any stock recovery work or are they rom specific?
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Stock/custom Recoveries are actually variant specific. If you have S4 version, download this.
And if you have S3 version, I don't have a recovery at hand but you can extract it from RUU/OTA files or simply ask for it in respective sections.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

[Q] Need help with unrooting VZW GSIII

Hey everyone,
Recently I rooted my GS3 using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
After a successful root, I tried to run CWM and all of the sudden it rebooted to a screen that said "software not authorized by Verizon Wireless". This is not so much a problem since I can just boot into downloading mode and then cancel and it will boot normally, but it seems I have tripped the flash counter.
My question is whether or not you think my bootloader is unlocked. I want to unroot my phone because I realize that I do not know enough information about rooting to continue with custom ROMs and I am having connectivity issues after I rooted so I want to go back to factory settings. I want to know the best way to unroot my phone, I have read that I need to use Triangle Away, but it says that it will brick my phone if I use it on a locked bootloader, so I am not sure what to do at this point.
Please let me know if anyone has some suggestions!
Thanks :good:

twofooted said:
Hey everyone,
Recently I rooted my GS3 using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
After a successful root, I tried to run CWM and all of the sudden it rebooted to a screen that said "software not authorized by Verizon Wireless". This is not so much a problem since I can just boot into downloading mode and then cancel and it will boot normally, but it seems I have tripped the flash counter.
My question is whether or not you think my bootloader is unlocked. I want to unroot my phone because I realize that I do not know enough information about rooting to continue with custom ROMs and I am having connectivity issues after I rooted so I want to go back to factory settings. I want to know the best way to unroot my phone, I have read that I need to use Triangle Away, but it says that it will brick my phone if I use it on a locked bootloader, so I am not sure what to do at this point.
Please let me know if anyone has some suggestions!
Thanks :good:
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Sounds like you understand most of it, you just didn't unlock your bootloader properly.
Download ez unlock version 1.2 and install that, you can unlock your bootloader from there. At that point you can flash any custom rom or use your custom recovery without issues. But if you want to go back to stock...
Download triangle away then run it, that will reset your flash counter.
Then Odin flash a stock Rom, then accept any ota needed, then you're completely stock.
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BadUsername said:
Download ez unlock version 1.2 and install that, you can unlock your bootloader from there. At that point you can flash any custom rom or use your custom recovery without issues. But if you want to go back to stock...
Download triangle away then run it, that will reset your flash counter.
Then Odin flash a stock Rom, then accept any ota needed, then you're completely stock
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Thanks, will I need to still download ez unlock before running triangle away?

twofooted said:
Thanks, will I need to still download ez unlock before running triangle away?
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I think so, you mentioned that the app needed you to have the bootloader unlocked. EZ unlock is how you do that, so I would do that first.

BadUsername said:
I think so, you mentioned that the app needed you to have the bootloader unlocked. EZ unlock is how you do that, so I would do that first.
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Thanks! EZ-Unlock worked perfectly. I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and flashed CM 10.2. Figured I might as well try something out while its rooted.

twofooted said:
Thanks! EZ-Unlock worked perfectly. I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and flashed CM 10.2. Figured I might as well try something out while its rooted.
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That's exactly what I wanted you to say, hope you have a good experience.
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BadUsername said:
That's exactly what I wanted you to say
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Glad I could make your night. Working great so far, thanks again for the help.

Do i have to be rooted to flash a rom or just have a unlocked bootloader

do i only need to have a unlocked boot loader to flash a rom. or is root needed

Just an unlocked bootloader.

This. If it modifies boot.IMG you'll need an unlocked bootloader for any phone.

Root access has nothing to do with flashing a custom ROM
You can flash a custom ROM and not have root access
You can have root access without a custom ROM
You need an unlocked bootloader for both (unless you use Towelroot or whatever, which I don't recommend).
Read some threads in the first link of my signature.

Lethargy said:
Root access has nothing to do with flashing a custom ROM
You can flash a custom ROM and not have root access
You can have root access without a custom ROM
You need an unlocked bootloader for both (unless you use Towelroot or whatever, which I don't recommend).
Read some threads in the first link of my signature.
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Not that i plan on rooting but is it possible to root a device like the nexus 5 or samsung note 8 using the android sdk and adb

android.4.0 said:
Not that i plan on rooting but is it possible to root a device like the nexus 5 or samsung note 8 using the android sdk and adb
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You'll need an unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery flashed in fastboot to root. Or you can use towel root without a custom recovery
Don't know about the Samsung device
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Lethargy said:
(unless you use Towelroot or whatever, which I don't recommend).
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Did you just non recommend something made by the old great and powerful Geohot??? *gasp* lol

Sandman-007 said:
Did you just non recommend something made by the old great and powerful Geohot??? *gasp* lol
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On other devices with locked bootloaders and such it's useful, but this is the Nexus 5. Lol.

Lethargy said:
On other devices with locked bootloaders and such it's useful, but this is the Nexus 5. Lol.
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Fair enough :silly:

so i guess you cant root from sdk and using adb.
Is it safe to use Android L Preview for everyday use if i have a antivirus im downloading it and wanna try it but idk if i should return to 4.4.4 later and flash 4.4.2 radios to it so i have so service. (stupid 4.4.3/4 bugs:silly

android.4.0 said:
(stupid 4.4.3/4 bugs:silly
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If the bugs in 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 annoy you, I wouldn't suggest you jump to L for too much more than a look around.

Wakamatsu said:
If the bugs in 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 annoy you, I wouldn't suggest you jump to L for too much more than a look around.
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Not that 4.4.3/4 bug my its the radio that i dont like i hardly have service. i may just look around L then go back and flash some radios that work.

android.4.0 said:
Not that 4.4.3/4 bug my its the radio that i dont like i hardly have service. i may just look around L then go back and flash some radios that work.
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Then just flash another radio? It's not like you can't use the 4.4.2 radio on 4.4.4, you can even use KK radios on L and vice versa.

android.4.0 said:
do i only need to have a unlocked boot loader to flash a rom. or is root needed
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Neither. You need a custom recovery to flash a ROM.
You need one or the other to get a custom recovery though
No offence intended but this is a pretty basic question. I would recommend reading some of the sticky threads which you can get to via my signature
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[Q] Error message while installing android lollipop on Nexus 5

Im trying to install Android Lollipop on my Nexus 5, but once it downloads I try to install it and it gets about halfway through the install before an error message appears and my phone restarts. My phone is unlocked and has been rooted before, but it isn't at the moment. Any help would be great, Thanks!

eatcyanide said:
Im trying to install Android Lollipop on my Nexus 5, but once it downloads I try to install it and it gets about halfway through the install before an error message appears and my phone restarts. My phone is unlocked and has been rooted before, but it isn't at the moment. Any help would be great, Thanks!
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Do you have a custom recovery or flashed a kernel? You must be 100% stock
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I'm on stock android. The only thing I have changed is rooting it and unlocking it
Sent from my Nexus 5

eatcyanide said:
I'm on stock android. The only thing I have changed is rooting it and unlocking it
Sent from my Nexus 5
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I am stuck in the same situation. Tried it twice with no luck.
I too rooted my phone with towelroot and unrooted it with superSu.
Did you find any solution? Please do share. Thanks.

eatcyanide said:
Im trying to install Android Lollipop on my Nexus 5, but once it downloads I try to install it and it gets about halfway through the install before an error message appears and my phone restarts. My phone is unlocked and has been rooted before, but it isn't at the moment. Any help would be great, Thanks!
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rahul9five said:
I am stuck in the same situation. Tried it twice with no luck.
I too rooted my phone with towelroot and unrooted it with superSu.
Did you find any solution? Please do share. Thanks.
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You either have a modified system file or a file left over from being rooted. The easiest and fastest solution would be to fastboot flash the system image. You could of course flash the factory image.

wantabe said:
You either have a modified system file or a file left over from being rooted. The easiest and fastest solution would be to fastboot flash the system image. You could of course flash the factory image.
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Well now i remember changing the mixer_path.xml ... Will i have to unlock my bootloader to flash the factory image as i had rooted my phone with towelroot so i didnt have to do it earlier..
Also is it possible to replace the mixer path file with the original one from the internet

rahul9five said:
Well now i remember changing the mixer_path.xml ... Will i have to unlock my bootloader to flash the factory image as i had rooted my phone with towelroot so i didnt have to do it earlier..
Also is it possible to replace the mixer path file with the original one from the internet
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That sucks! ; ) I've always used the sdk so I don't know a whole lot about towelroot. Your bootloader will have to be unlocked to flash the factory image. If you can reroot you could then use the app BootUnlocker.
I just looked and I don't have the stock mixer_paths.xml anymore or I would link to it.

wantabe said:
That sucks! ; ) I've always used the sdk so I don't know a whole lot about towelroot. Your bootloader will have to be unlocked to flash the factory image. If you can reroot you could then use the app BootUnlocker.
I just looked and I don't have the stock mixer_paths.xml anymore or I would link to it.
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Thankyou for your efforts and advise. I guess i will just rerrot with towelroot, unclock the bootloader with the app you suggestee and flash factory image..
Btw. Will flashing the factory image unroot my phone and lock the bootloader or is there some procedure that needs to be done to do that?

rahul9five said:
Thankyou for your efforts and advise. I guess i will just rerrot with towelroot, unclock the bootloader with the app you suggestee and flash factory image..
Btw. Will flashing the factory image unroot my phone and lock the bootloader or is there some procedure that needs to be done to do that?
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Flashing the factory image or a system image will always unroot your device. Lock the bootloader using the sdk. The command is fastboot oem lock.

Is there a reason why OP needs locked bootloader? Just leave it unlocked, unless you have a really strong reason to. It will spare you hassles in the future.
That said, after unlocking bootloader, you can (at least, we could in the past) flash the update file through twrp (you just need to fastboot boot twrp.img and then flash the update), that will tell you exactly what file(s) doesn't match. Those are the ones you need to replace back to stock.
Edit: read also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2949987. Maybe new selinux stuff is playing funny?

beekay201 said:
Is there a reason why OP needs locked bootloader? Just leave it unlocked, unless you have a really strong reason to. It will spare you hassles in the future.
That said, after unlocking bootloader, you can (at least, we could in the past) flash the update file through twrp (you just need to fastboot boot twrp.img and then flash the update), that will tell you exactly what file(s) doesn't match. Those are the ones you need to replace back to stock.
Edit: read also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2949987. Maybe new selinux stuff is playing funny?
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Yea, you can't flash the ota through a custom recovery anymore
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beekay201 said:
Is there a reason why OP needs locked bootloader? Just leave it unlocked, unless you have a really strong reason to. It will spare you hassles in the future.
That said, after unlocking bootloader, you can (at least, we could in the past) flash the update file through twrp (you just need to fastboot boot twrp.img and then flash the update), that will tell you exactly what file(s) doesn't match. Those are the ones you need to replace back to stock.
Edit: read also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2949987. Maybe new selinux stuff is playing funny?
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Thankyou.. I am more of a soft modder. Like playing with rooted apps and xposed mainly. I dont see myself flashing a custom rom. Love the stock on my nexus 5. So i dont see the need to leave the bootloader unlocked.

rahul9five said:
Thankyou.. I am more of a soft modder. Like playing with rooted apps and xposed mainly. I dont see myself flashing a custom rom. Love the stock on my nexus 5. So i dont see the need to leave the bootloader unlocked.
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Err... I didn't suggest that you flash a custom ROM. Read what I said.