[Q] Bootloader - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I was just trying to unlock my boot loader of my nexus 5 using to wubfresh toolkit. But I am having a problem, I am not getting the option on my phone to always remember my computer. And this is causing the program to not work. I have tried to reinstall the drivers and it still will not work. Does anyone have a solution.
This is what is meant to come up but does not- http://gyazo.com/3fbc8ec1a9ff3a1dadfc8a1fdcd8edc1

Change USB connection settings on phone from mtp :to camera ptp then it should show up
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Don't use a toolkit. Unlocking the boot loader is very simple... There are guides all over the forum.
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[SOLVED] Rooting Nexus S <recovery wont stick>

I missed out something i think.
I have my sdk, with those files.
I went to cmd and type the commant
bla bla bla
fastboot devices >>> no error, means connected
fastboot oem unlock
>>>> it is connected but why it still waiting for my device?
I added the path to the system too, but still cant get rid of
I search the net and I cant get the solution.
Any idea anyone?
What drivers did you install? And yes, I read the "fastboot devices"
installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet
Phone has to be in bootloader mode?
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yup.. it is in volume up + on mode.
If you plug your NS in and look in the Device Manager, do you see an unknown device with the question mark? If so, you should try to manually install the driver located in android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver
And when you issue the command
Code:
fastboot devices
It should display your NS device id, not just a blank line.
melvinchng said:
installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet
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"samsung" driver... no
you use the drivers obtained from the Android SDK or PDAnet
Pretty much what suksit said.
Try pdanet! Last place i go y find drivers
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I tried sdk driver, pdanet driver. I can't unknown driver, it is listed as android. Means my phone is found by computer
I have android 2. 3. 4. Does it effect?
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Just curious, did you enabled the option in Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging?
In Device Manger it should say something like "Android Composite ADB Interface"
I enabled it too... maybe I will try to reinstall and root it via my XP in VM.
I rooted my wildfire with this pc last time, maybe the drive mixed up.
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Just noticed that your location is in Malaysia. Could it happen that you have the i9023 (SLCD) model? If that's the case then I think you should try this.
Ya, I bought slcd set.
I will try it tomorrow at night and report back to you guys.
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It is really strange. Tried everything and won't work.
Pdanet detected my device that it is connected to computer, but it just show wait for device.
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Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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melvinchng said:
Ya, I bought slcd set.
Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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Yeah thats normal, Samsung did some weird battery calibration thing!
However people here have found to get 100% or close to it.
When charging just leave screen on for 1 hour and have tethered wifi On, so far im charging full up to 98%, just waiting to squeeze in the last 2%.....could take awhile.
and yeah the 95% charge is normal. heres a explanation in further detail
Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing)
make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi
j0l6 said:
make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi
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i have these in tools. and still waiting for device.
anyone any idea?
I forgot to tell you guys that my windows is 64-bit
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Try this or this then (the latter is quite hard to read anyway, I think they messed up the code formatting)
Unlocked bootloader!
thanks!
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melvinchng said:
I haven't root yet.
After I root, my storage and Rom will be wipe? So I need to install new Rom?
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Rooting will add su binary and Superuser app to your NS. But your data will be wiped (both on phone and SD card) when you unlock the bootloader -- it's the same as doing a factory reset. However, your system partition will not be affected so no need to install new ROM if you prefer using stock.

Not being seen by pc... Kinda? - SOLVED

I've unlocked, rooted and flashed linaro kernel. So my phone does/has been recognised fine by my pc.
But when I plugged it in earlier for mtp mode the phone recognised being plugged in but the pc didn't? If i switched it to camera mode the pc then recognised. But then switching it back and still nothing? Any ideas?
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Ben36 said:
I've unlocked, rooted and flashed linaro kernel. So my phone does/has been recognised fine by my pc.
But when I plugged it in earlier for mtp mode the phone recognised being plugged in but the pc didn't? If i switched it to camera mode the pc then recognised. But then switching it back and still nothing? Any ideas?
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Goto Devices and Printers and see if Nexus 5 is there. Sometimes it has a yellow triangle on it. If so right mouse and troubleshoot.
This happened to me too. This is what I did to fix it. I was on windows 8 btw. I used wugfresh's toolkit to manually install raw drivers. If you do use windows just follow the instructions on steps to install them. You may use Mac or Ubuntu for I know lol. In that case I would search for those tookits. They may have similar method of driver installations. I used the composite driver that came with the toolkit and it worked right after installation. I even unlocked my bootloader in the process too so adb and fastboot worked too. good luck.
wyrman said:
Goto Devices and Printers and see if Nexus 5 is there. Sometimes it has a yellow triangle on it. If so right mouse and troubleshoot.
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I can't find this option? I'm on xp?
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Ben36 said:
I can't find this option? I'm on xp?
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Try Control Panel... Devices and Printers. Or Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Devices and Printers
Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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Ben36 said:
Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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DL google adb drivers and put them in a folder. Click on the device in device manager and choose install from computer. Select the drivers. That should clear it up.
Ben36 said:
Found it, it says mtp with an exclamation mark and no drivers installed?
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Alot of times you can right mouse the device and troubleshoot. It will put the drivers back in. Another way is to delete that device and reboot. When you plug your phone into the usb it should load drivers.
theesotericone said:
DL google adb drivers and put them in a folder. Click on the device in device manager and choose install from computer. Select the drivers. That should clear it up.
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Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Toggle USB Debugging . Worked for me. If we have the community or ADB driver this might be the issue?
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Ben36 said:
Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Well then? Sorry man it has always worked for me. I'd try rebooting the comp then doing it again. If that doesn't work Ubuntu is free. lol
rye&ginger said:
Toggle USB Debugging . Worked for me. If we have the community or ADB driver this might be the issue?
I'm using the PDA.net drivers included with the Nexus Root Toolkit. The Universal drivers didn't work for me (Windows 7 pro x64bit). I also had to toggle the USB Debugging.
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Ben36 said:
Nope, still says cannot install the hardware?
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Device Manager. Uninstall that device and reboot. Plug your phone back in and it shud install the drivers
Tried, still nothing.
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Ben36 said:
Tried, still nothing.
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So MTP is no longer in Device Manager?
Nope its vanished and the phone still isn't recognised by the pc. And now if I try a toolkit and tell it to reboot to recovery it says not device found even though the device says it's plugged in with usb debugging enabled
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Ben36 said:
Nope its vanished and the phone still isn't recognised by the pc. And now if I try a toolkit and tell it to reboot to recovery it says not device found even though the device says it's plugged in with usb debugging enabled
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I haven't used XP for quite awhile bud. Shud be under Devices that you can scan to see it it will get picked up.
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Are you using the USB cable that came with the phone bud?
Debugging off. Here's a link
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/N-QCblB5gKQ
Someone in that link mentioned the mtp option on the N5 . where is this option please?
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Ben36 said:
Someone in that link mentioned the mtp option on the N5 . where is this option please?
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Settings/storage. Choose 3dot menu. Also, have you used USBDeview http://www.tomsguide.com/us/download/USBDeview,0301-13254.html to be sure all Android USB drivers have been removed?
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In case you didn't understand the above.
Settings > Storage then click on the menu (3 dots on upper right screen corner) and USB computer connection. voila, you are now in the USB connection settings and can enable MTP/PTP again.

Nexus 5 won't connect to PC or MAC!!!!

Has anyone ever had an issue where the phone would charge when connected to a PC or MAC, but will not connect to do any file transferring or to use fastboot or adb?
My drivers are all up to date and my Nexus 7 connects perfectly fine. My nexus 5 used to connect and something happened where my phone got stuck in a boot loop so I flashed the factory image and since than it won't connect.
USB debugging is checked. Everything is the way is supposed to. Like I said my nexus 7 connects just fine. MTP is checked, I have tried with both options. 
Thanks for any help.
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Also when I boot into fastboot and I run fastboot devices it give me this error
"Could not get pipe properties"
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For mac, you just need to install android file transfer. To use the fastboot and adb commands you need to download the sdk. When you flashed the factory image, did you format the cache?
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I have all of that installed and my phone used to connect. My nexus 7 connects with no issues. Yes I did wipe cache after I flashed the stock images.
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on windows OS, and when boot phone in TWRP, does your nexus show up on device manager? as "unknown device" or "AOSP hammerhead"?
When I connect to the PC it doesn't show up under device manager. When I boot into the bootloader or stock recovery it doesn't show up either. But it charges
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DROIDNP said:
When I connect to the PC it doesn't show up under device manager. When I boot into the bootloader or stock recovery it doesn't show up either. But it charges
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smells like data pin/coil in the micro usb/charging port failing
When you connect your phone, does a notification about USB debugging appear or not? If not, then RMA time. If it does, I have no clue

Bricked Recovery - Challenge for you guys ;)

Hi,
I have a challenge here. I forgot my Pin and wanted to hardware reset it but I can't get into recovery. If I try I sec the lying Android with the red triangle for about 1 second and then its just black and I have to take the battery out.
I tried all possible tools on linux and windows. ADB and fastboot dont recognize it, Drivers are correctly installed. because Windows recognizes it.
Here some Screenshots
1. what windows sees when connected when its on in Pin Screen
2. what it looks like when connected in fastboot mode
3. what the devices and printers page see when its on
Odin doesn't see it. The Unbrickable Tool under Linux does see it but does not work.
I tried everything I could find, so now I post here for more ideas. :good:
Thanks in advance
Lock the bootloader and unlock it again.
It will factory reset your device.
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smit.sanghavi said:
Lock the bootloader and unlock it again.
It will factory reset your device.
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And how should I do that if adb/fastboot recognizes nothing ?
How about trying a different system and installing the drivers again?
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smit.sanghavi said:
How about trying a different system and installing the drivers again?
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I tried on a Ubuntu System, a Debian System, a Windows XP System and a Windows 7 System.
Also I tried at least 3 different driver packages.
And this is not my first experience, I have a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Phone which are both rooted, custom rom etc.. so I am not total clueless about the topic
Uninstall all drivers COMPLETELY and just install 1 driver. I prefer/suggest PDANet drivers.
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ej8989 said:
Uninstall all drivers COMPLETELY and just install 1 driver. I prefer/suggest PDANet drivers.
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Thanks!
Pdanet drivers finally worked

How to factory reset my cracked nexus 5?

Hello,
My nexus 5 screen cracked, I have sold my motherboard to someone as I will be getting a new phone. But the problem is that my files are still on the motherboard. I have teamwin recovery installed but it uses touch so I can't acces anything. How can I factory reset my phone and maybe lock the bootloader again too? thanks.
Use Nexus room toolkit for restock your phone and lock bootloader the program will do everything for you about Nexus 5 or other devices Nexus
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HiraishinCZ said:
Use Nexus room toolkit for restock your phone and lock bootloader the program will do everything for you about Nexus 5 or other devices Nexus
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Thanks, but the problem is that my pc got reinstalled so it's not listed as adb device. I have usb debugging enabled but I have to check the box to pair with my pc.
Can you see the screen when turned on? If so, boot the phone into fastboot, flash stock recovery and then use that to factory reset the phone as it uses the buttons
Do you have USB drivers ? Use toolkit to check connectivity USB or you can try do everything on bootloader
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thanks this worked
HiraishinCZ said:
Do you have USB drivers ? Use toolkit to check connectivity USB or you can try do everything on bootloader
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I did it using fastboot eventually

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