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Help lol bootloader prob

So how would I know for sure if my bootloader is unlocked can't flash any kernel but ez unlock says its unlocked
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When your phone is powered of completely, hold the power and volume down keys at the same time. This will then bring up a white screen with a load of text. Look at the top and if it says 'S-off' then I assume you've unlocked the boot loader. If it says 'S-on' I assume not. But this isn't always the case.
Try it anyway and if this helps please leave a thank you
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moose.splash1 said:
When your phone is powered of completely, hold the power and volume down keys at the same time. This will then bring up a white screen with a load of text. Look at the top and if it says 'S-off' then I assume you've unlocked the boot loader. If it says 'S-on' I assume not. But this isn't always the case.
Try it anyway and if this helps please leave a thank you
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That is just for HTC devices.
Just reboot your phone and if the first samsung logo when booting up disappears quickly then you have an unlocked biitloader.
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The simplest way to tell is if you reboot your device and if the first splash screen that appears flashes "Samsung" really quick, then you are unlocked. If you are not unlocked it will stay up for a second or two.
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How do I unlock it holding power and volume down did nothing for me
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mesmerbelly said:
How do I unlock it holding power and volume down did nothing for me
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Just reboot your phone no need to do all that.
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It stays for a few at Samsung logo
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mesmerbelly said:
It stays for a few at Samsung logo
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Then you are still locked unfortunately. Try using the unlock tool again.
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I have over and over lol any advice?
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You are rooted, yes? If that's not the issue I'm not sure what else it could be.
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Yes been rooted can flash ROMs but not kernel
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What version of ez unlock are you using? Make sure you use version 1.2. The later versions don't work.

Actually they do work as I used 1.4 and the only thing is that it says unknown. Also once it gives you the prompt saying the phone is unlocked you flash a custom recovery to see if you have successfully unlocked the bootloader.

mesmerbelly said:
Yes been rooted can flash ROMs but not kernel
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You probably flashed an incompatible kernel. Basically if you flash a kernel meant for ICS it won't work on jelly bean and vice versa.

jmxc23 said:
You probably flashed an incompatible kernel. Basically if you flash a kernel meant for ICS it won't work on jelly bean and vice versa.
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I tried several and all for vzw
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jmxc23 said:
Actually they do work as I used 1.4 and the only thing is that it says unknown. Also once it gives you the prompt saying the phone is unlocked you flash a custom recovery to see if you have successfully unlocked the bootloader.
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It has been widely known/reported that 1.4/1.3 are non-functional. I think you are the first person I've seen to claim otherwise. Maybe it works for some? All I know is that 1.4 did not work for me I had to revert to 1.2, and this is the same for everyone else in the ez unlock thread on Rootz.
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I tried several and all for vzw
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I'm assuming you downloaded ez-unlock from the market? That's version 1.4, which has been widely reported as non-functional. Uninstall the current app then download version 1.2 from this thread and install it:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/
That should fix your problem if it doesn't then there is something else wrong.

So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??

mesmerbelly said:
So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??
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What kernels are you trying to flash?

mesmerbelly said:
So I Odin back to stock through the whole root clockwork and unlock I am definitely
Unlocked at this point and I'm sure but no matter what kernel I flash it won't boot I get a crazy pixilated screen that is multicolored which is more than it would do prior to all this but no boot wtf is wrong here any ideas ?? anyone have anything remotely close to this happen to them ??
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Post a link to what kernel you're trying to flash. Also, which rom are you on-AOSP OR TW and which Android version is it?

I finally got faux main line v15 to work via a ROM with aroma installer so idk what the hell I was doing wrong but I was wrong somewhere
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Rooted phone

I rooted my phone and unlocked boot loader. I can't seem to find a recovery to flash Roms and mods. How else can I flash? Please help
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inspeckta_dek said:
I rooted my phone and unlocked boot loader. I can't seem to find a recovery to flash Roms and mods. How else can I flash? Please help
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Try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507672. I guess you have a defective search button
-Edit- Doesn`t boot sorry bro.
TWRP is reported to be working from here http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead, choose the latest 2.6.3.2 version and flash in fastboot;

Or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47108907

What's the command for that?
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inspeckta_dek said:
What's the command for that?
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fastboot flash recovery nameoftherecovery.img

gee2012 said:
fastboot flash recovery namereoftherecovery.img
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OK cool Ill try that
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Can't flash a custom rom

I have a rooted 4.3 Galaxy s3 with knox deleted yet I can't seem to be able to flash any simple custom rom like cm, I keep getting this error in CWM.
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You can try this
Demorthus said:
I have a rooted 4.3 Galaxy s3 with knox deleted yet I can't seem to be able to flash any simple custom rom like cm, I keep getting this error in CWM.
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soething like this also happened to me when i tried to flash cm11 to my xperia sola it was because the kernel i was using was not supporting the ROM once i "fastboot flash boot boot.img" , boot.img given in the zip folder i was able to flash the new ROM. Best of luck

Did you flash the boot.img over pc or on the phone?
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Demorthus said:
Did you flash the boot.img over pc or on the phone?
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I support. This seems like a boot.img problem. Try to make it via PC while the phone is in fastboot mode.

This is for a galaxy s3, would download/odin mode qualify as a fastboot mode? :S
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I tried flashing boot.img in recovery, it failed. Anything else? :/
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Any other suggestions would be helpful
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I would recommend using the latest twrp. I find it much more reliable than CWM. Just my two cents.

Demorthus said:
I tried flashing boot.img in recovery, it failed. Anything else? :/
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Make a flash able zip for boot.img.
.img cannot be flashed through custom recoveries. .
Only zip file can be flashed.
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I used TRWP and compressed the boot.img into a zip to flash and attempted it but I get a failed message.... Should I just scrap it throw away the phone at this point? Nothing seems to work...
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No Boot or Recovery img

Hey guys,
It's been a time now, that my Nexus S (9023 Model) doesn't start anymore. But I hope that I can remove the problem.
So the issue is that no boot or recovery img is installed. The device is locked and I tried to unlock it, but the screen freezed everytime I choose "yes". And with no unlock device I can't flash a rom. The only mode I can start is fastboot mode. I haven't got any ideas now to solve the problem.
I hope you can help me
Greetz, AzN MusiQ

Try downloading appropriate image from here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
And run the flashall.bat
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demkantor said:
Try downloading appropriate image from here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
And run the flashall.bat
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What's the flashall.bat?
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Extract the contents of the zip, inside you will find a flash-all.sh script, if using windows just double click it run in terminal if linux
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demkantor said:
Extract the contents of the zip, inside you will find a flash-all.sh script, if using windows just double click it run in terminal if linux
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cmd replys that fastboot was written false or it can't be found.

AzN MusiQ said:
cmd replys that fastboot was written false or it can't be found.
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Please post the whole message from cmd.

Fastboot can be found now, but there are other problems...
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Nobody?
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AzN MusiQ said:
Nobody?
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Have you tried flashing the stock (soju) from here ?
going back to a locked factory phone and retrying may do the trick.

I dont know

rameezwajid said:
Have you tried flashing the stock (soju) from here ?
going back to a locked factory phone and retrying may do the trick.
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Yes, but it failed...
But anyway, I bought another broken Nexus S and replace the Mainboard of my Nexus S and now everything works well. Thanks for everything.
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flash recovery

i am in need of some help trying to flash twrp in fastboot flash recovery... i dont know what folder to put it in. it says the same one as firewater however i put firewater on the phone in the data/local/tmp folder because i couldnt find any other way to get it to work. now i am unlocked and s-off but cant flash a recovery or su or any thing. im not a noob to rooting however i feel like a complete dumb a&*, i have been at this for 12 hours now. any help is greatly welcomed am sorry if this was covered on other pages i tried to search however im tired and honestly pissed at my self.

patrickliebl said:
i am in need of some help trying to flash twrp in fastboot flash recovery... i dont know what folder to put it in. it says the same one as firewater however i put firewater on the phone in the data/local/tmp folder because i couldnt find any other way to get it to work. now i am unlocked and s-off but cant flash a recovery or su or any thing. im not a noob to rooting however i feel like a complete dumb a&*, i have been at this for 12 hours now. any help is greatly welcomed am sorry if this was covered on other pages i tried to search however im tired and honestly pissed at my self.
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I'm assuming you are a windows machine. Do you have adb and fastboot installed on your computer?

I have Adb installed but I don't think fastboot
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BladeRunner said:
I'm assuming you are a windows machine. Do you have adb and fastboot installed on your computer?
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also see this page http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/226

When I go to Adb and type fastboot it boots up on my phone gives me the option for hboot and fastboot
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patrickliebl said:
I have Adb installed but I don't think fastboot
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fastboot would be important. look in platform-tools

In platform tools it says fastboot but not fastboot.exe
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I have tried the link you sent me to several times.
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patrickliebl said:
In platform tools it says fastboot but not fastboot.exe
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should be fine. likely you have extensions hidden. Easy button is to to put your recovery.img in the platform-tools folder. Shfit-right click and open a command prompt window from that folder then type your fastboot command.

This is what it looks like
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patrickliebl said:
This is what it looks like
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looks just like mine. Now put your twrp image in that same folder as fastboot

Have tried that but doesn't do anything
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When I click on That it flashes a cmd screen for like half a sec
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patrickliebl said:
Have tried that but doesn't do anything
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and you've opened a command promp FROM THAT FOLDER by hitting the shift key and right clicking at the same time, and selecting "open command window here"?
also do you get anything by typing fastboot devices when your phone is in fastboot mode?

Don't know let me try real quick
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patrickliebl said:
Don't know let me try real quick
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you can always go the goo manager route and I think flashify would also work.

Flashify says no recovery found
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patrickliebl said:
Flashify says no recovery found
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did you put the twrp image on your sd card?

Alright dude I finally got it to work. The k you so much. One more question for ya what Rom do u run?
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Awesome! I am running Badseed Custom Tranquil ROM at the moment.
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