Can i use the Nexus5 with a MacBook Pro? What about rooting with a Mac? Thanks.
grunt0300 said:
Can i use the Nexus5 with a MacBook Pro? What about rooting with a Mac? Thanks.
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1) This goes in the Q&A forum.
2) Yes. http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-root-Google-Nexus-5_id49014
3) Next time do a Google search. Literally took 15 seconds to find that.
You need AFT to transfer files between your phone and your mac via USB
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
_MetalHead_ said:
You need AFT to transfer files between your phone and your mac via USB
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
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AFT never worked with my SGSIII, and it still doesn't work. I partitioned my Mac because of AFT, so i don't really need it. Just checking to see if that app still sucked, and it does. Thanks anyway.
grunt0300 said:
AFT never worked with my SGSIII, and it still doesn't work. I partitioned my Mac because of AFT, so i don't really need it. Just checking to see if that app still sucked, and it does. Thanks anyway.
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Hmm works for me on my Mac, no issues.
jawmail said:
Hmm works for me on my Mac, no issues.
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AFT works here for a couple years now. GN, Note 2, N4 and N5 all work here on 10.6 to 10.8. Try reinstall maybe.
BruceCLin said:
AFT works here for a couple years now. GN, Note 2, N4 and N5 all work here on 10.6 to 10.8. Try reinstall maybe.
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Running Mavericks 10.9. That may be the problem.
grunt0300 said:
Running Mavericks 10.9. That may be the problem.
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I'm running 10.9 and AFT works just fine.
Exel said:
I'm running 10.9 and AFT works just fine.
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O.K. I installed AFT, then uninstalled it. I'll try reinstalling it, and see what happens. My phone is rooted. Could that be the problem?
grunt0300 said:
O.K. I installed AFT, then uninstalled it. I'll try reinstalling it, and see what happens. My phone is rooted. Could that be the problem?
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Mine is rooted as well.
Try toggling USB Debugging on / off depending on what its set at.
AFT is tricky, sometimes it won't work if USB Debugging is off for me, other times it won't work if its on, lol.
Exel said:
Mine is rooted as well.
Try toggling USB Debugging on / off depending on what its set at.
AFT is tricky, sometimes it won't work if USB Debugging is off for me, other times it won't work if its on, lol.
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Tried everything that i could think of, but it still says "could not connect to device".
That's strange. I've used AFT on Mavericks with a Galaxy Nexus, GSIII, HTC One, and the Nexus 5. After you install it run it once without the phone and try it again. Get Appcleaner and uninstall AFT and start fresh.
grunt0300 said:
Tried everything that i could think of, but it still says "could not connect to device".
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If you have Samsung Kies installed, AFT won't work.
ronakg said:
If you have Samsung Kies installed, AFT won't work.
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Don't have Kies installed. I uninstalled it about six months ago. Would the drivers still be in place, even after the uninstall?
I resorted to just ADB pushing files to the Nexus 5 with my Macbook pro. It's easy enough to do and once you get used to it the process is really quick.
Follow the guide in this link to setup your computer properly for most efficient use of ADB and Fastboot commands:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
When it comes to moving or deleting files on the phone I just use Root Explorer.
Exel said:
Mine is rooted as well.
Try toggling USB Debugging on / off depending on what its set at.
AFT is tricky, sometimes it won't work if USB Debugging is off for me, other times it won't work if its on, lol.
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You can also try AirDroid. Runs through the browser and is free. A great little cable free solution.
mdandashly said:
You can also try AirDroid. Runs through the browser and is free. A great little cable free solution.
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^ what he said, Airdroid works great.
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Easy root for Thunderbolt on Mac OSX
I wrote this and seems to work fine the few times I have used it.
If you guys run into any problems or errors please let me know so I can see whats wrong.
Follow the Video set by step.
Sorry if I talked quietly I'm sick.
Enjoy!
Fixed. If you are getting a adb command not found error. Redownload the big file or download the runmefix.zip (Check your tube video) uncompress the file and put runme in the thunderbolt directory of your desktop.
If you download the big file after April 9th 2011 at 7:30am then you do not need this fix
Saw the video. Got the files. Will be doing this as soon as my phone is charged in the AM. Hopefully it works.
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Saw the video. Got the files. Will be doing this as soon as my phone is charged in the AM. Hopefully it works.
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Just now saw this. Did it work for you? Any problems after?
djkeller3 said:
Just now saw this. Did it work for you? Any problems after?
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Yes. Worked awesome. Takes a while, but it worked. Just make sure to follow directions to the T, I accidentally hit enter on a command too soon and had to start over. But all works as far as I can see. Super easy, but takes a while.
Thanks again to OP!
This looks great--no messing around in ADB?
Its uses adb but you don't have to worry about it or anything like that.. The download includes what it needs.
fryetech said:
Its uses adb but you don't have to worry about it or anything like that.. The download includes what it needs.
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Yeah it worked great for me, the first time around the phone booted earlier than it should have and I had to do the whole thing over, and the second time I tried to remover the Verizon Backup via titanium backup (**DO NOT TRY THIS**) and almost bricked my phone, and so the third time everything worked perfect and now Im running Perfect Storm by Chingy and its awesome thanks!
My phone isn't recognized. Usb debugging is checked but the terminal window just says checking for phone over and over. Any ideas ?
beavis1226 said:
My phone isn't recognized. Usb debugging is checked but the terminal window just says checking for phone over and over. Any ideas ?
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I had that happen for me as well. It seems that by default the Mac doesn't recognize it. Click ignore on the pop-up and click okay for charge only. Unless this is what you did. In that case try again
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thanks good work
how do you start over? do you just turn off the phone and restart the app on your computer?
So I went from the UCKK4 leak to the newest CatyROM. I was having a lot of issues with the gallery and the music player so I decided to head back to stock for now to put a leak or a different ROM back on. I started up Odin with the pre-installed root+3e return to stock, but it got stuck so I pulled it. Then I went to full on rainbows, no DL mode, nothing. Then I used GTG's unbrick and it got stuck so I pulled again. Now I've got DL mode (regular) But Odin keeps getting stuck on factoryfs.rfs. I rebooted my computer, tried a different port, all that. I can't use another computer since I don't have a second one. I'm definitely at a loss on this one. Anyone got anything?
Redownload or try Adam's Hemidall.
Try a different cord. I had the same problem on a different rom
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The phone won't even detect in Heimdall. I can't figure out how to use Adam's either since I've never used Heimdall. The phone does go into DL mode and the PC and Odin detect it, but that's about it
EDIT: I should asp add that when I get up to factoryfs.rfs the DL mode progress bar does show about 1/16 worth of progress.
Seriously guys... nothing else?
Kevinr678 said:
Seriously guys... nothing else?
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Kev,
If I understood heimdall correctly, according to description, it is different from odin. it installs a different usb drivers.
I think you should give heimdall a try again.
I don't know if odin does anything to prevent heimdall from recognizing your phone or not.
UN-install all usb drivers for the phone.
assign 1 usb port just for heimdall
DL Adam's heimdall uckj4 1click
update to newest java.
put your phone in DL mode.
run 1 click.
zadig should allow you to install it's own usb driver.
if heimdall does not recognize your phone or show connected,
try rebooting windows
and try 1 click again.
if the first flash doesn't work, flash 2nd time with boatloader checked.
good luck
btw, next time you get FC's on gallery or music, it may because there were left over files from the previous rom such as thumbnails and data. you can try to manually locate theses files and delete them and their folders or flush them or even use Tibu to flush or delete the apps and then reboot and reinstall.
qkster said:
Kev,
If I understood heimdall correctly, according to description, it is different from odin. it installs a different usb drivers.
I think you should give heimdall a try again.
I don't know if odin does anything to prevent heimdall from recognizing your phone or not.
UN-install all usb drivers for the phone.
assign 1 usb port just for heimdall
DL Adam's heimdall uckj4 1click
update to newest java.
put your phone in DL mode.
run 1 click.
zadig should allow you to install it's own usb driver.
if heimdall does not recognize your phone or show connected,
try rebooting windows
and try 1 click again.
if the first flash doesn't work, flash 2nd time with boatloader checked.
good luck
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That's the problem. I've tried all of that. I have to say, I'm very saddened by this issue. I tried Adam's one-click as well, but for some reason, my java won't allow it to open, and I do have the latest. Man, I'm really at a loss on this one... Ireally appreciate the response though. Hmm.... I'm really not sure what to do at this point.
Kevinr678 said:
That's the problem. I've tried all of that. I have to say, I'm very saddened by this issue. I tried Adam's one-click as well, but for some reason, my java won't allow it to open, and I do have the latest. Man, I'm really at a loss on this one... Ireally appreciate the response though. Hmm.... I'm really not sure what to do at this point.
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it may be your windows. disable firewall? and anti-virus programs?
it may be helpful to borrow someone else's pc - (I had good luck with winXp), install java and try it again.
you're best bet is heimdall from what I read about it.
edit: you may have a corrupt partition at the location, i think heimdall will correct this.
qkster said:
it may be your windows. disable firewall? and anti-virus programs?
it may be helpful to borrow someone else's pc - (I had good luck with winXp), install java and try it again.
you're best bet is heimdall from what I read about it.
edit: you may have a corrupt partition at the location, i think heimdall will correct this.
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Yeah, I disabled all that. I don't have another personally, but I may be able to borrow my sister's at some point if I can find the cable for the monitor. My brother in-law has a Mac, maybe I could use that if I could figure out how to use newer Mac softwares.
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Yeah, I disabled all that. I don't have another personally, but I may be able to borrow my sister's at some point if I can find the cable for the monitor. My brother in-law has a Mac, maybe I could use that if I could figure out how to use newer Mac softwares.
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You're almost there, man. If you can get heimdall to run, it will restore your phone.
qkster said:
You're almost there, man. If you can get heimdall to run, it will restore your phone.
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I sure hope so, haha. I'm quite sad that I can't look at this gorgeous screen
Kevinr678 said:
I sure hope so, haha. I'm quite sad that I can't look at this gorgeous screen
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try reading this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367099
qkster said:
try reading this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367099
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Sorry man, had to run off and take care of a few things. Trying this now.
Having some issues getting Heimdall to recognize my phone in DL mode. I'll try a few more things before I head off to bed.
make sure you go through the device options and choose the correct device drivers
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make sure you go through the device options and choose the correct device drivers
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I've done that with the Samsungcomposite drivers or whatever with zadig. I'm just having no luck getting it to connect :/
Kevinr678 said:
I've done that with the Samsungcomposite drivers or whatever with zadig. I'm just having no luck getting it to connect :/
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hmm...i remembered similar problems when i had tried odin first after all the kies and sammy drivers etc - i think it may have borked my usb to recognize heimdall
almost gave up until i tried heimdall first on a different PC...worked immediately.
i guessing your window version and usb drivers may be corrupt...
If you don't have another pc, un-install generic usb drivers and then re-install or try a new usb adapter or hub may fix it.
Maybe reinstall windows?
I may even give it a shot with a virtual box running XP if that'll work.
I have to get up early tomorrow morning, so I'm gonna pick this back up later tomorrow. Thanks a lot for all the help qkster. Hopefully I can get this baby up and running again.
no prob..good luck
going from a htc sense from cricket to a samsung galaxy s4 now having a lg g2 manually upgrading to kitkat there major improvments but learning all over again trying to root my phone i have now and losing hope in that
timm2007 said:
going from a htc sense from cricket to a samsung galaxy s4 now having a lg g2 manually upgrading to kitkat there major improvments but learning all over again trying to root my phone i have now and losing hope in that
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
This should help you root your G2.
ioroot
jp0555 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
This should help you root your G2.
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ive tried ioroot10 and iroot25 im not sure why is isnt working like it should
timm2007 said:
ive tried ioroot10 and iroot25 im not sure why is isnt working like it should
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Do you have all the right drivers installed? What carrier are you on?
jp0555 said:
Do you have all the right drivers installed? What carrier are you on?
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i downloaded the drivers from lg using pc driver to pc download from my phone i am with t mobile
timm2007 said:
i downloaded the drivers from lg using pc driver to pc download from my phone i am with t mobile
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Do you have adb drivers installed?
jp0555 said:
Do you have adb drivers installed?
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this is a much more advanced phone lol where do i get the adb drivers
timm2007 said:
this is a much more advanced phone lol where do i get the adb drivers
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Adb is actually pretty basic and you can get it by downloading the android SDK or a simple program like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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Adb is actually pretty basic and you can get it by downloading the android SDK or a simple program like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe that is what i had just installed i am installing adt bundle windows zip right now
timm2007 said:
minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3_setup.exe that is what i had just installed i am installing adt bundle windows zip right now
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OK. Open the adb program then type adb devices with your g2 plugged in and on with USB debugging enabled.
jp0555 said:
OK. Open the adb program then type adb devices with your g2 plugged in and on with USB debugging enabled.
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i still dont get the adb devices when its just my phone ? its all enternal no external memory
timm2007 said:
i still dont get the adb devices when its just my phone ? its all enternal no external memory
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OK. Unplug your phone then plug it back in and you should see something like USB connection, choose charge only. If you haven't enabled developer options yet do so by going into settings, then About phone, software info, then tap on Build number like 7 times. After that go back into settings then development options then enable USB debugging and you should pretty much be set.
is kit kat 4.4 on the lg g2 even able be given root access the dev options is activated and usb is debugging and is now on charging only i have used poot one click root kingo rescue root zroot and none worked is so odd
timm2007 said:
is kit kat 4.4 on the lg g2 even able be given root access the dev options is activated and usb is debugging and is now on charging only i have used poot one click root kingo rescue root zroot and none worked is so odd
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Yes ioroot updated today with iorooot25 for KitKat. Not sure if it works as Verizon is still on jelly bean. Those root methods that are made for like every device (like kingo,etc) never seem to work these days.
okay i only entered adb device into
cmd exe using miminal adb and fast boot and this popped up
01f2b4de9c1561d6 device
timm2007 said:
okay i only entered adb device into
cmd exe using miminal adb and fast boot and this popped up
01f2b4de9c1561d6 device
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So adb, your PC, sees your phone. Try ioroot again and make sure it is the latest one.
email me to make it better for contact ? timm5200 its a g mail
timm2007 said:
email me to make it better for contact ? timm5200 its a g mail
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You should pm Autoprime since he made ioroot. I only know how to root the Verizon g2.
okay will do thank you for all your help since it still wont root sighs
timm2007 said:
okay will do thank you for all your help since it still wont root sighs
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Your welcome, sorry I couldn't help you figure it out, good luck with getting root.
If you feel that I helped you, don't forget to click the thanks button(you don't have to)
I removed root via SU, ran root checker to confirm, but I still cannot get OTA updates, get message saying "this device is suspected in rooting"
I can't unroot it any more than I have..
my main reason is the GPS, my phone has the poorest performing GPS of any phone I have had going back to my Google G1, gps will not lock while in a vehicle, cannot use google maps or any other nav.
Im hoping the update will fix it, failing that I will have to send it in for replacement, either way I need it fully unrooted.
Any ideas?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-lg-g3/general/unroot-return-to-factory-stock-att-lg-g3-t2820827
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-lg-g3/general/unroot-return-to-factory-stock-att-lg-g3-t2820827
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I should have mentioned this.
I don't have access to a PC, OS X only.
Wingnutt said:
I should have mentioned this.
I don't have access to a PC, OS X only.
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oops well maybe someone with a mac can help
... Apparently not
Wingnutt said:
I should have mentioned this.
I don't have access to a PC, OS X only.
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As far as I can tell, a PC is the only way. Make sure you find one with a USB 2.0 port.
Not an option, at all.
Let me just start by saying I'm pretty much completely new to this, I've only ever rooted one phone before (Galaxy note 5 about 5 years ago) but I'm having several issues trying to root my OnePlus 7 pro. I've enabled usb debugging and oem unlocking but when I try to load into the bootloader the phone doesn't respond to the command. Alternatively I've also tried to to root using Kingo (both apk and PC versions) but it fails. Model is GM 1917 and I'm on Android 11.0.5.1 Any help would be greatly appreciated
how are you trying to boot into the bootloader?
nathanalbat said:
how are you trying to boot into the bootloader?
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at 1:33 is where I'm getting jammed up it's acting as if the phone isn't plugged in
Are you on a T-Mobile network?
oregonhynita said:
Are you on a T-Mobile network?
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No AT&T
Capezza990 said:
No AT&T
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Oh ok was thinking we had the same issue but I'm on T-Mobile. Did you get it rooted?
check your driver on computer and your data line
malibug said:
check your driver on computer and your data line
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Uninstalled and reinstalled the driver's twice used two different cords and tried on two different PC's all same results
Capezza990 said:
Uninstalled and reinstalled the driver's twice used two different cords and tried on two different PC's all same results
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Once the phone is connected to the PC, go to the windows update section , try updating, then go to
View optional updates,, and install those drivers that pertain to your phone. Reboot, then try again, hth