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Returning To Stock Nexus One

FIRST AND FOREMOST: DISCLAIMER,
I am not responsible for any steps your take in modifying or following the steps described below. This is simply a guide to assist you with restoring your phone. If your break, drop, ruin, brick, wipe, slap, chop, honk, ding, open, slave or unock your phone and it does not respond how you expected sorry your phone, your responsibility.
What is described below worked for me.
Ok, after searching for hours or nearly days for a way to unroot and get back tot he stock rom that allows for Over the Air Updates (OTA's) I finally figured it out after piecing together tons of threads on related subjects.
Anyway here it is...
On my nexus one I was using a CyanogenMod Rom and wanted to revert back to stock because of a few glitches I didn't like. I was presented with tons of problems when trying to do so. This is what I did.
For dummies version:
GET THE NECESSARIES
(1) Downloaded the stock ROM FRG83 from Modaco HERE
(2) Unzipped this to a folder I created on my PC (I named it Platform-Tools)
(3) Downloaded and Installed the Android SDK. This comes with ADB and driver for your phone which is a must need. HERE
(4) Copied all files from the android/android-sdk/platform-tools folder to the folder I created earlier in step 2.
(5) Downloaded fastboot command (Available in attachment below)
(6) Downloaded flash_image.zip (Available in attachment below) (Optional - flash_image.zip only needed if using ADB method and is not described below or recommended)
UNLOCK BOOT LOADER
(1) Unlock Boot Loader (Yeah you have to do it). If not done you will get an error saying unable to verify signature when trying to load the img files.
-Boot in to boot loader by Powering on your phone while holding down the trackball
-Connect phone to your pc using a usb data cable
-on the boot screen it should say something like "fastboot usb" after doing so
-Type fastboot oem unlock
-Read the warning and accept it
(2) Boot in to boot loader by Powering on your phone while holding down the trackball
(3) Should say unlocked at the top
PHONE UNLOCKED AND READY TO FLASH YOUR PHONE TO STOCK
(1) If not done already Boot in to boot loader by Powering on your phone while holding down the trackball
(2) Connect phone to your PC with a USB Data Cable
(3) From your PC command prompt change directory to where you save your img files and the fastboot command stuff
(4) Type The Following In Sequence from your PC Command prompt:
fastboot flash boot (YOUR DIRECTORY)\boot.img
fastboot flash recovery (YOUR DIRECTORY)\recovery.img
(5) Boot in to recovery
-Select bootloader from the menu
-Select recovery from the next menu
(Wait, a triange with an exclamation mark appears)
-Press the power button along with the up volume button
(Boots to the android recovery menu)
-Wipe everything
(6) Reboot in to the boot loader and Type The Following from your PC command prompt In Sequence
fastboot flash radio (YOUR DIRECTORY)\radio.img
fastboot flash system (YOUR DIRECTORY)\system.img
When done reboot and enjoy your fully restored un-rooted back to stock nexus one and enjoy all your OTA Updates as they are released.
If there is something I missed or needs correction let me know and I will make necessary revisions.

pardon my ignorance but i was under the understanding that the Nexus One already ran Stock android

ThunderStick said:
FIRST AND FOREMOST:
Anyway here it is...
On my nexus one I was using a CyanogenMod Rom and wanted to revert back to stock because of a few glitches I didn't like. I was presented with tons of problems when trying to do so. This is what I did.
johnston9234 said:
pardon my ignorance but i was under the understanding that the Nexus One already ran Stock android
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At the start he mentioned he was running cyanogenmod (quoted)...it's also mentioned in his signature.
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Anybody that needs to download and flash an Original ROM obviously didn't follow the first rule of flashing. NANDROID BACKUP YOUR STOCK ROM FIRST!!!
To return to stock for OTA updates all you need to do is restore your Nandroid backup and reboot once. That's all.

[Q] Can't access root and Google apps

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

Urgent: Xoom stuck on boot screen

Hey guys.
Basically:
My brother has a Motorola Xoom 32GB MZ604. He tried to root it but it was unsuccessful. After reboot of the failed root, it will now get stuck on the M boot screen and not move, there's no loop as such, it will literally stay on until it runs out of battery or is turned off by pressing buttons.
Any ideas what's happened and how we can fix it?
He took it back and they want £46 to put new software on.
Thanks
Oli

Can you still enter recovery??
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App

I believe he can but he said he's already wiped it? I'll try again though when he gets home tonight from work.

I had the same issue when I first tried to root my xoom. Here is what you do:
1) take out the external sd card. And thru pc , put on it the new recovery image and put it back into xoom.
2) search my posts on how to root mz601. I know yours is mz604. But it is the same procedure. I will post steps for you soon.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

There you go. Step by step.
First, download the below and put them onto your xoom internal and external SD card. Put them under /mnt/sdcard for internal sd, and under the root of your external sd card.
To download:
• Get the Motorola USB drivers to your laptop: http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
• Get the Android SDK to your laptop: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• Recovery Image: http://goo.im/devs/teameos/recoverie...ecovery-r6.img
• GAPPS: http://goo.im/gapps, your GAPPs would be: gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip
• ROM: get the latest release for mz604 from here. http://goo.im/devs/teameos/roms/nightlies/wingray/
Steps:
1. Power off your XOOM device.
2. Press and hold the volume down button while pressing the power button at the same time. Note: Even if your xoom starts again, just keep the button pressed until you see "Starting fastboot protocol" on the screen.
3. Connect Xoom to your computer via USB.
4. Open a ‘Command Prompt’ or ‘Terminal’ window on your computer in your sdk/tools folder. This is the sdk you downloaded above.
5. unlock your xoom and flash the recovery image. The recovery image should be in your current working directory where you have command line navigated to: Type:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash recovery eos-recovery-r6.img
fastboot reboot adb
reboot recovery
Now, you have your device unlocked and recovery installed.
Reboot your xoom by selecting the option "reboot system now" from recovery. you can navigate up and down using the volume buttons. Once an option is highlighted, press the power button to select, you will still have your old ROM.
To flash the other ROM downloaded above,
1. Boot into recovery by:
i. As soon as you hit the reboot command above, you should see a Motorola logo appear. Wait 3 seconds and tap the Volume down button and the words Android Recovery should appear on the screen. When you see that, tap the Volume up button and you’ll boot into recovery.
2. From within Recovery, perform wipe data, wipe cache, and go to advanced, wipe dalvik cache and battery stats. Don't worry, if the ROM and GAPPs are deleted, which should not be the case, you will have them on your external sd card
Note: wipe data will delete your stuff on the xoom. It would be great if you backup your files that you need to your external sd card before you start any of this procedure.
3. In recovery, navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the EOS ROM you copied to the root of the SD card. Once the files are flashed, DO NOT reboot afterwards. Hold on.
4. Again, from Recovery, choose install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sd card and select the GAPPs you copied to the root of the SD card.
Then hit reboot system now. It will take 2 - 3 minutes for the first reboot. Setup your google account. and you are good to go.
Later reboots will be much faster (around 40 - 50 seconds).
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

if it's getting to the splash screen then just as you turn it on, whack it into fastboot then you'll be able to flash new recovery or flash back to stock.

matt4321 said:
if it's getting to the splash screen then just as you turn it on, whack it into fastboot then you'll be able to flash new recovery or flash back to stock.
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Go here: http://developer.motorola.com/products/software/ to get the stock images to flash in fastboot to get the xoom back to factory conditions. It's normally the last resort, but the most successful. You may need to sign up for an account, but it is free.

Right guys basically i want my xoom to be complete stock what is the best way to do this. can i still use the above steps but by using the default motorola software.. it looked like it was using differnt firmware, and one of the links didnt work. sorry i really dont have a clue what to do and need my xoom back its been away for 3 weeks now

yes you can.. just flash the stock OS for it and you are good to go again.

and whats the best way to do this. sorry im not too sure about rooting on the xooms etc i used that poxy one click root which by the looks of things lots of people have had problems with it.

Rooting is pretty straight forward steps. Use the steps I provided you above if you want. If you are looking to flash stock rom, you still need recovery and stock rom to be flashed.
Sent from my MZ601 using Tapatalk 2

My mz601 is stuck at booting it keeps going off and booting again

My steps to a factory reset Xoom Wingray
My Xoom Wingray also crashed and was stuck in the boot animation. I still use my Xoom as my alarm clock and music player with multimedia dock. I had to put the Xoom in the drawer as there was no way to turn it off, it would just reboot back to the flashing animation. I was surprised that it wasn't dead by morning and it was still in the boot loop. So I wanted to revert back to the stock ROMs so this is what I just did. This is assuming you have nothing installed on your PC so from scratch. I actually just went through this a hour ago so I am still in the very last step.
First download and install the following:
-Minimal Android SDK from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
-Motorola drivers from http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
Now you need the original images:
You can try to get it from the source here, https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/rom-images , but I had to request access to the files and was impatient.
I found the original images here instead, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64412362&postcount=10
You will need to find the original images for your device, the source in the first link should be able to help you.
Flashing Instructions
I would recommend having the power cord attached throughout this, but if your Xoom is fully charged it should be ok.
Assuming you installed the minimal SDK in the default folder, C:\Program Files (x86)\ Minimal ADB and Fastboot, unzip the individual images (boot.img, recovery.img, system.img and userdata.img) into this folder. If you installed into some other folder unzip there instead.
Now you need to put the Xoom into fastboot mode. Press the VOL-UP and Power to reboot, but then keep holding the VOL-UP. You should end up in fastboot mode.
Plug the Xoom into your PC.
Open a CMD window into the fastboot directory. If you installed the Minimal Fastboot from above you can simply go Start>Minimal ADB and Fastboot>Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
Type "fastboot devices"
Type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"
Type "fastboot flash system system.img"
Type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Type "fastboot flash userdata userdata.img"
Type "fastboot erase cache"
Type "fastboot oem lock"
You can see the responses I got in the attached image. Once complete the Xoom rebooted with the original Honeycomb OS and then I had to wait for all of the OTA updates to be pushed. This has taken several hours and now it is updating all of the stock Google apps.

Help with my MZ601
Please, I need help with my MZ601.
A friend who recently passed willed his MZ601 GSM/Wifi to me. I do not know a thing about it; however, I have read a couple of posts. I gathered from these posts that the MZ601 would need to be flashed with a new ROM, especially as when I powered it on, it stopped at the big 'M' logo.
I have checked so many posts online here and found links to many Roms and Gapps, but none is working.
Please, I would be glad if anyone could help me with the following:
(a) MZ601 GSM/Wifi ROM - whether Stock or Custom ROM.
(b) Also remember that I am a idiot; hence, I will need a step-by-step guide on what to do.
Thank you very much.
oyeniyib

[HOW TO] Unlock bootloader, Root, Flash Custom ROM, Flash Kernel

Post 1: How to unlock your bootloader, flash a recovery and root
Post 2: How to flash a custom ROM and kernel (boot.img)
Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock
Post 4: How to ADB Sideload a ROM
Alright. This is for everyone who wants to root their phone. I've seen MULTIPLE threads of the same question "Can I root my phone and How do I do it". So I hope I never have to see it again! In this tutorial, I use use my toolkit as the way to root. Doing it manually takes forever and that is why I made my toolkit.
Requirements:
HTC One S (charged to at least 70%)
Windows XP,Vista,7 (8 is not officially supported since I don't have the drivers)
USB cable
Ability to read and follow step-by-step
Understanding that I am no way guaranteeing anything. If you screw up your phone, you probably didn't follow my steps and made a foolish mistake.
Let's begin.
Download my toolkit from here.
Link 1 and Link 2
Extract the FOLDER to your C: drive or to your desktop.
MAKE SURE YOUR DIRECTORY DOES NOT HAVE A PERIOD OR SPACE.
Open One S.exe
So now you have my program open. Great.
On your phone, go to Settings -> Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging.
From my toolkit, Click 1. Install HTC Drivers.
After the drivers install, restart your computer.
After your computer loads up, open my toolkit and connect your phone to the computer. Your phone should now be recognized.
Now, click 2. Register at HTCDev. Register with a VALID email address and LEAVE the web browser open.
Now, under the commands section of my toolkit, press Boot into Bootloader.
You should have a nice, white, shiny screen that says FASTBOOT USB.
Click 3. Get Token ID. Look at the pop up and it will tell you how to get the Token ID.
Highlight where it says < < < < Identifier Token Start > > > > all the way to < < < < < Identifier Token End > > > > > and right click and it will automatically copy it.
Now, click Submit Token ID. Your web browser should now open a new tab. Scroll down and in the empty box, paste your Token ID. Press submit. HTCDev now emailed you your unlock token.
Your phone should still be in the bootloader. Now, go to the email address you registered to HTCDev and DOWNLOAD your unlock_code.bin. Press 5. Unlock Bootloader. Locate your unlock_code.bin and it will flash it to your phone.
READ the warning. THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR DATA FROM THE PHONE.
When you agree to it, press the volume up button and press the power button to accept it. Your phone will now restart.
When your phone loads up, go through the set up wizard. Then, on your phone, go to Settings -> Developer Options and Enable USB Debugging.
Under the Extras section, press Perm Root. It will push SuperSU.zip to your phone.
Now, it is time to flash a recovery. The custom recovery is for 2 different devices
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) is a custom recovery that will allow you to flash custom ROMs, Mods, etc.
If your phone is the S3 model, then flash the one that says TWRP (S3)
If your phone is the S4 model, then flash the one that says TWRP (S4)
If your phone is the special edition 64Gb model, then flash the one that says TWRP (Special Edition)
After it flashes, remove the USB cable and have HBOOT selected in bootloader. Press the power button and it will reload to another screen. Press the Volume Down button until you get to Recovery. Press the power button to select it.
Go to Backup and back up your boot and system partition. Always have a back up before you flash or do anything.
After that, go to Install and locate SuperSU.zip. Click it and slide the screen on the bottom to flash it. After it flashes, reboot the phone.
In your app drawer (your menu with all the apps), open SuperSU. If it says the binary needs to be updated, then update it. If it doesn't, then you are fully rooted!

Post 2: How to flash a custom ROM and kernel (boot.img)
The fun part! Now, I will teach you how to flash a ROM and boot.img
Find a ROM you like, the first thing you should do is make sure it is COMPATIBLE with your phone. If you find a ROM that is for AT&T and you have the International model, don't be an idiot and flash it. I will not help you with that since you already agreed to my warning from the first post.
S3 ROMs don't work on S4 models and vice versa.
Also, DO NOT ASK IF YOU CAN FLASH A ROM FROM ANOTHER DEVICE!
Will it work? NO! Will it ever work? NO! Can I flash it anyways? Brick your device, I don't care. I warned you.
Let's get back on task. So you found the ROM you want to try, so go ahead and download it. KEEP THE THREAD OPEN! MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING AND REREAD IT AGAIN! READ WHAT USERS SAID ABOUT IT AND ABOUT BUGS! GO AHEAD AND READ THE WHOLE ENTIRE THREAD! GAIN KNOWLEDGE!!
Connect your USB cable to your phone. View the folders on your phone. I like to make a folder called ROMs on my phone and transfer it in there.
After you transfer it, open my toolkit and press Boot into Recovery. When you are in TWRP, MAKE A BACKUP!!!
After you make a backup AKA a Nandroid, click Wipe. Wipe Cache, Dalvik, Factory Reset and System. NOTHING ELSE! If you click anything else, IT WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES ON YOUR HEAD!
So you wiped everything. Great. Your phone is ROMless, Yay!
Now go back and press install. Go to the folder where the ROM you downloaded, is located in. Select the ROM and slide the screen to flash it. After it flashes, press the back button. Press Reboot and Reboot into bootloader. Open the ROM you downloaded from your computer. You should see boot.img. Extract it to your computer. Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.
After it flashes, press reboot from the phone.
Congrats! Enjoy your fully working or borked ROM! Remember, DO NOT ASK FOR ETAs, DO NOT BUG/PM A DEV ABOUT UPDATES, and BE RESPECTFUL TO THE DEVELOPERS!

Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock
Now, let's talk about getting back to stock. There are 2 ways to do this.
1. Flash the stock RUU (If available) (Recommended)
2. Restore your Nandroid (backup that I told you to make earlier)
1. I'll talk about flashing the stock RUU first.
Open up my toolkit and press "Factory RUU" from the links sections. I usually have the most updated RUUs that Football releases on my Dev-Host account. Download the correct RUU for your phone.
Now, back up all your data (pictures, contacts, etc) since this will put your phone back to complete stock.
Connect the USB cable to your phone.
Press Relock bootloader. It may give you a security warning error or it may say failed. Who cares, ignore it. It's normal.
Your phone will boot up normally.
When the phone is fully loaded. Unplug and replug the USB cable back in the phone. Now,run the RUU you downloaded and follow the instructions.
Your phone will be back to stock.
2. Now, we will talk about restoring your nandroid backup.
Connect your phone to the computer. Open up the folder to view the files on your phone.
From your computer, Go to TWRP -> BACKUPS -> (Your hardware Serial Number) -> (Folder you wish to restore to) -> and copy boot.emmc.win to your computer. Rename boot..emmc.win to boot.img
Open my toolkit and press boot into recovery.
Click Wipe. Wipe Cache, Dalvik, Factory Reset and System. NOTHING ELSE! If you click anything else, IT WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES ON YOUR HEAD!
Press back and press Restore. Choose the backup to restore to.
After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.
Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.
You are now back to your stock Nandroid.

4. How to use ADB Sideload
You may have seen what ADB Sideload around the forums but have no idea what it is. Since the HTC One S does not have an SD card, it makes things harder when you have to flash a ROM.
Here's a scenario when we need to use ADB Sideload.
1. You accidentally wiped your internal SD and have no ROM on your phone
2. You wiped your ROM and forgot to transfer a custom ROM/have no backups(Nandroid) available.
3, You have none of the above and there is no available RUU for your phone. <----- This is a real bummer.
Here are the steps to load on a ROM
I placed TWRP in my toolkit for a reason. CWM does not support ADB Sideload (as far as I know) and TWRP does.
Boot into recovery manually. Turn your device off and hold the VOLUME DOWN + POWER button together until the BOOTLOADER pops up. Press the VOLUME DOWN button until you have selected RECOVERY. Press the POWER button to get into RECOVERY.
Connect the USB Cable to your phone and computer.
In TWRP, click "Advanced" and select ADB Sideload.
Download a ROM to your computer (if you haven't already done so). Rename it as one word. For example CM10.zip, QX.zip, ARHD.zip, etc.
In my toolkit, under the extras section, press ADB Sideload a ROM. Press "Yes" when it asks you if you are in recovery. Then select the ROM you want to install. It will then sideload it to your phone and flash it.
After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.
Pull the boot.img from the zip file and extract it.
Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.
You now have a ROM on your phone!

Nice guide for new users
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

This should replace all the other guides.

hasoon2000 said:
Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock
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So when you reverse everything you loose your root access? I ask because let's say I want to root, but wish to stay stock, and than an OTA comes out for T Mobile. I would reverse everything do an OTA ?

carpetmaven2000 said:
So when you reverse everything you loose your root access? I ask because let's say I want to root, but wish to stay stock, and than an OTA comes out for T Mobile. I would reverse everything do an OTA ?
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You need to flash back the stock recovery to run the OTA but you may have to root it again.

hasoon2000 said:
Post 3: How to reverse everything and go back to stock
Now, let's talk about getting back to stock. There are 2 ways to do this.
1. Flash the stock RUU (If available) (Recommended)
2. Restore your Nandroid (backup that I told you to make earlier)
1. I'll talk about flashing the stock RUU first.
Open up my toolkit and press "Factory RUU" from the links sections. I usually have the most updated RUUs that Football releases on my Dev-Host account. Download the correct RUU for your phone.
Now, back up all your data (pictures, contacts, etc) since this will put your phone back to complete stock.
Connect the USB cable to your phone.
Press Relock bootloader. It may give you a security warning error or it may say failed. Who cares, ignore it. It's normal.
Your phone will boot up normally.
When the phone is fully loaded. Unplug and replug the USB cable back in the phone. Now,run the RUU you downloaded and follow the instructions.
Your phone will be back to stock.
2. Now, we will talk about restoring your nandroid backup.
Connect your phone to the computer. Open up the folder to view the files on your phone.
From your computer, Go to TWRP -> BACKUPS -> (Your hardware Serial Number) -> (Folder you wish to restore to) -> and copy boot.emmc.win to your computer. Rename boot..emmc.win to boot.img
Open my toolkit and press boot into recovery.
Click Wipe. Wipe Cache, Dalvik, Factory Reset and System. NOTHING ELSE! If you click anything else, IT WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD AND YOU WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES ON YOUR HEAD!
Press back and press Restore. Choose the backup to restore to.
After it finishes, press the back button. Press Reboot and select bootloader.
Open my toolkit and press Flash a Kernel. Locate the boot.img and it will flash it.
You are now back to your stock Nandroid.
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I am restoring from my Nandroid... when I get to the end and press reboot select bootloader.... when it reboots it does not go to bootloader, just the white HTC screen, and now I cannot flash the Kernel... what do I need to do to fix this?

carpetmaven2000 said:
I am restoring from my Nandroid... when I get to the end and press reboot select bootloader.... when it reboots it does not go to bootloader, just the white HTC screen, and now I cannot flash the Kernel... what do I need to do to fix this?
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Hold Vol- as you turn it on should get you into bootloader.

Darknites said:
Hold Vol- as you turn it on should get you into bootloader.
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Problem solved. A combination of working a 24hr straight shift and messing with my phone just didn't work right.... But got it up and running!

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Click 3. Get Token ID. Look at the pop up and it will tell you how to get the Token ID.
Highlight where it says < < < < Identifier Token Start > > > > all the way to < < < < < Identifier Token End > > > > > and right click and it will automatically copy it.
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Hopefully this post goes correctly, it's my first post on here. I have the T-Mobile HTC One S. Whenever I get to this step it says there is no internal or external command for 'fastboot', and in another post, you had stated that it should be 1 word for the command prompt, which all of mine are, and it continues to do the same thing, and unfortunately, the all in one kit wont take me to the bootloader. It tries to do it, but then I get the phone with the red triangle with the exclamation point on it. I have to manually get it to bootloader, the command in the tool in one kit wont do it either. Please Advise. Thank you.
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Cannot update binaries for SuperSU
Hi thanks so much for the guide. Followed all your steps and went hassle free. When launching SuperSU, its saying installation failed for updating binaries. Any ideas?

Thnks, helped a lot in flashing my first htc rom

If i accidentaly deleted my TWRP backup and i dont have RUU. What should i do to get back my stock rom

Can i root my one s without unlocking bootloader? Just bought one... Thx
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app

lolipop91 said:
If i accidentaly deleted my TWRP backup and i dont have RUU. What should i do to get back my stock rom
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Flash an RUU.
OzGurKan said:
Can i root my one s without unlocking bootloader? Just bought one... Thx
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No.
Sent From My HTC Amaze 4G via Someone's Room

I'm having trouble, it will not let me boot to bootloader. i did download the drivers.

Help?
newbie here... I'm running windows vista, dled your prog and followed all the necessary steps. I selected the debugging option, and when I try to "boot into bootloader" it opens a cmd.exe window.

AW: [HOW TO] Unlock bootloader, Root, Flash Custom ROM, Flash Kernel
Nice Instructions, perfekt.
Greetz from xxxvale46xxx

[Q] Nexus 5 Bricked! HELP!!! URGENT!

I'm kind of screwed and It's not even my mistake, I guess.
I clean flashed the Mahdi Update 25/04 yesterday earlier I had 03/03. In the morning I experienced 2 -3 random reboots and later only one random reboot after which my phone won't boot (bootloop). When i enter bootloader, it automatically selects "start" and boots into system and then reboots.
Once i got the chance and my phone booted fully. But then when I selected reboot into recovery so that i can restore a NAND. IT reboots, the team win logo shows up and then the cycle repeats.
Basically, i don't have access to recovery, my bootloader isn't stable (i.e. it automatically boots without selecting) so I'm unable to flash a stock img as of now. If and when my Nexus fully boots into system it stays the same for about 1 hr if i have any luck. PLz help.
From India. Unlocked Bootloader and custom Rom "Mahdi".

Have you tried using add to boot into recovery? If not also try to getting a logcat when it reboots, those will give us a little more of a general idea of what is actually happening.

First thing don't panic. You can't brick a nexus. You should be able to get into bootloader (volume down + power button) use Wugs Nexus Root toolkit from XDA forum. reload stock ROM in fastboot mode. I have done this lots of time. It's a draw back to being a tinkerer just can't leave well enough alone.

It sounds like your power bottom might be stuck to be honest.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

nyterage said:
Have you tried using add to boot into recovery? If not also try to getting a logcat when it reboots, those will give us a little more of a general idea of what is actually happening.
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I managed to somehow get into my bootloader and flashed the following
1. bootloader.img
2. radio.img
3. system.img
4. stock kernel (boot.img)
5. twrp recovery.img
I skipped userdata,img as i need to save my data.
I then went into recovery and did a factory wipe (not including internal storage)
My stock rom booted BUT the setup screen showed up and during the setup process it rebooted again and I couldn't mount my storage to backup.
MY MAIN PRIORITY IS TO COPY THE CONTENTS OF MY SD CARD Before flashing the whole stock image (including userdata)
Now when I type "adb version" in cmd I get Android Debug Bridge Version 1.0.31 but when I type "adb devices" whilst my phone is in fastboot mode, it doesn't list my phone. So i'm unable to "adb pull /mnt/sdcard"
I'm in the same situation with rare access to B/L (based on luck) and Recovery.
Plz tell me what to do when I am able to connect in bootloader mode (fastboot)
IF required I can upload a video showing that what problem I am facing.

scuccria said:
I managed to somehow get into my bootloader and flashed the following
1. bootloader.img
2. radio.img
3. system.img
4. stock kernel (boot.img)
5. twrp recovery.img
I skipped userdata,img as i need to save my data.
I then went into recovery and did a factory wipe (not including internal storage)
My stock rom booted BUT the setup screen showed up and during the setup process it rebooted again and I couldn't mount my storage to backup.
MY MAIN PRIORITY IS TO COPY THE CONTENTS OF MY SD CARD Before flashing the whole stock image (including userdata)
Now when I type "adb version" in cmd I get Android Debug Bridge Version 1.0.31 but when I type "adb devices" whilst my phone is in fastboot mode, it doesn't list my phone. So i'm unable to "adb pull /mnt/sdcard"
I'm in the same situation with rare access to B/L (based on luck) and Recovery.
Plz tell me what to do when I am able to connect in bootloader mode (fastboot)
IF required I can upload a video showing that what problem I am facing.
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To use adb pull you have to enter the recovery. You need universal naked usb driver 0.73 to make adb work in recovery. If you are on windows 8 or 8.1 you have to turn off the driver signiture enforcement befote installing the universal naked usb driver 0.73
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 5-el

El Daddy said:
It sounds like your power bottom might be stuck to be honest.
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I agree. It's a malfunctioning power button due to several reasons (moisture, drops, etc.). I had this on my Nexus S.