I'm RMA my nexus so I tried to flash stock thru wugfresh kit but it gets stuck and won't do it . so I remember I did a back up as soon as I rooted my phone so I restored that . I unrooted thru the superuser app its self , I went thru advance options on the root kit and flashed stock recovery and then relocked my phone.
My question is if that's enough to send it back? Will they be able to tell I rooted ? After I relocked it it said it reset the flag as well so I guess that's good .
The reason I use tool kits because its easier and I'm nervous to try it without a tool kit.
Thanks
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Not sure why it would t let me edit...
Also can I use my back up that I did with the new phone that's coming in?
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If you're on stock rom, kernel, recovery with a locked bootloader and "false" tamper flag, you're good to go!
Can't help you out with the toolkit problem as I don't use them and I feel it does more bad then good! :silly: You yourself aren't able to make out what part went wrong with wug's toolkit whereas if you have downloaded the stock factory images and did it manually, we could help you out with the error on that particular step!
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Not sure why it would t let me edit...
Also can I use my back up that I did with the new phone that's coming in?
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Yes, you can but make sure you don't restore the EFS.. If you do. Then your new phone is SCREWED! That's why I never recommend anyone restoring backups of different phones!
vin4yak said:
If you're on stock rom, kernel, recovery with a locked bootloader and "false" tamper flag, you're good to go!
Can't help you out with the toolkit problem as I don't use them and I feel it does more bad then good! :silly: You yourself aren't able to make out what part went wrong with wug's toolkit whereas if you have downloaded the stock factory images and did it manually, we could help you out with the error on that particular step!
Yes, you can but make sure you don't restore the EFS.. If you do. Then your new phone is SCREWED! That's why I never recommend anyone restoring backups of different phones!
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I went I to recovery and it's the little android with the triangle so I'm sure that's stock correct ? And here's a pic of the phone info ,im thinking its stock also
OK I'll won't restore it just to be sure. Thanks for the help .
And yes it said something about resetting tamper flag when I relocked boot loader and now it won't show a lock when I boot up so its locked now.
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g2uzer said:
I went I to recovery and it's the little android with the triangle so I'm sure that's stock correct ? And here's a pic of the phone info ,im thinking its stock also
OK I'll won't restore it just to be sure. Thanks for the help .
And yes it said something about resetting tamper flag when I relocked boot loader and now it won't show a lock when I boot up so its locked now.
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Yes, everything looks peachy!
If you're not sure whether the tamper flag is reset or not.. Head over to bootloader and use this command : fastboot oem device-info
If the tamper flag is set to "true" then you haven't reset it correctly. If it's "false" then it's all good!
BTW, why are you RMA'ing the device?
vin4yak said:
Yes, everything looks peachy!
If you're not sure whether the tamper flag is reset or not.. Head over to bootloader and use this command : fastboot oem device-info
If the tamper flag is set to "true" then you haven't reset it correctly. If it's "false" then it's all good!
BTW, why are you RMA'ing the device?
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OK I'll try that. I can do that thru the tool kit ?
Dead pixel . not a Hugh deal but still kind of annoying I'm getting tired of looking at it for the past 2 months lol
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g2uzer said:
OK I'll try that. I can do that thru the tool kit ?
Dead pixel . not a Hugh deal but still kind of annoying I'm getting tired of looking at it for the past 2 months lol
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Hey bro in the near future try not to use tookits for toying around for with these phones!! "Nexus" It's a lot easier to figure things out the fastboot way and cmds. As the other user stated they do more harm than good:silly: Good luck with ur RMA:good:
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Hey bro in the near future try not to use tookits for toying around for with these phones!! "Nexus" It's a lot easier to figure things out the fastboot way and cmds. As the other user stated they do more harm than good:silly: Good luck with ur RMA:good:
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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Trust me when you learn this way it's a lot fun.. And in the process you come to know a lot about your phone:good: It's fun flashing things! But you need to know what your flashing and what it's doing on your phone..
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Yeah I need to learn how to do it that way. I'm more of a visual learner so I have to look up a video on how to do it. I have read it but still nervous of trying it
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And plus you feel like a hacker when doing it
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So I tried to factory soft reset but for some reason it wouldn't , I tried hard resetting and it just froze , now its just I'm a bootloop , I'm able yo get in to boot loader but since my device is locked already can I still reflash stock? I tried unlocking boot loader but the computer won't recognize the phone , its saying o need to check developers option which I can't .. Any help?
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This are the errors I'm getting and it just gets stuck on this screen. I'm able to reboot in to recovery but that's about it
Finally it let me edit...
Well never mind peeps I figured it out. Thanks
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I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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jtadak said:
I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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Wiped IMEI?
Did you backup IMEI? If not, you're SOL in my knowledge.
Your GF is going to be SUPER MAD
Sounds like the bootloader is still locked. I think IMEI would cause data issues.
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I wiped factory and catche. I saw nothing about this IMEI!
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I followed step by step directions exactly rooted and verified my girlfriends phone. Flashed clockwork mod recovery wiped and installed a ROM from here. On reboot I get a message saying this software is not supported by Verizon! Wtf!? Please help, thank you.
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DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...
How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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How do I at this point. I can't access recovery or anything.
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EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
Ok, I got into oden and will go from there. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate you're snappy response and help. You guys are awesome.
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Try to flash your phone back to stock with ODIN thats what I did and worked fine.
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EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up
Yeah, I just looked at the tutorial and am gonna jump on the PC and get it going. Thank you guys again. Really appreciate it.
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[email protected]optonline.net said:
EZ-unlock is an app. You run it while the device is booted.
Does the device boot up or it stops at that screen saying not supported.
If you can't boot, then you will want to ODIN back to stock. To get into Odin mode, pull your battery and put back in and then I believe it is volume up and power button, You will need to get the stock Rom to run in Odin. You can probably find this in the dev section.
If you can boot into the Rom, then you should not have to Odin.
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You can dd The unlocked aboot Using adb also and would probably be the fastest way to fix.its not the imei. The info is in the unlock bootloader thread
BlackBytes said:
DONT USE EZ UNLOCK FROM THE MARKET! Use search!
Go get the ez unlock 1.2 apk from rootzwiki...
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What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update
elecga said:
What's wrongwith ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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It was borked for a short time but I think its been fixed.
elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
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since the VZW update i believe this app is ineffective.
the 1.2 version is the one that works currently, as provided.
same problem
billard412 said:
No Download(Odin) mode is actually volume down+home+power. At the warning screen, tap volume up
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my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?
snowman9031 said:
my phone is saying downloding..... and below that Do Not turn off target!! this is good i hope?
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It is not actually downloading anything unless you are actually doing something. It says that be default.
elecga said:
What's wrong with ez-unlock from the market? That's what I used to unlock my bootloader.
Edit: nvm, I just read the description for the new version. I used it before the G7 update
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If you need it , here is my copy of 1.2
http://db.tt/TtOVCI1W
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Looks like I'm wasn't the only one. There's a guide for fixing soft brick using Odin.
Root.
Unlock.
Flash recovery.
Backup.
I lost all data on the storage after that incident but I learned my lesson. Good luck.
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Yeah, I went on the tutorial and I'm even having issues there. When I'm in Odin the stock rom is not being recognized. Even in the alternate method, the bootloader file is not recognized either. I can only get one of the bootloader files to be recognized and when I run it, it fails! Ugh!
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Hey everyone,
I am new to the android phone arena and would appreciate some help.
I bought the nexus 5, rooted it and was attempting to flash CyanogenMod 11. I didnt realize I need a windows computer to do and was trying to do it through the phone itself. (i know, i know...terrible, like I said, I'm new)
The phone froze and will not even restore from a factory reset. It is like it is trying to reset from the CyanogenMod ROM (which wasnt installed properly in the first place). I have tried restoring from a backup, but none exists. I tried mounting a flash drive with the stock hammerhead ROM on it, but it will not mount. I am using ClockwordMod Recovery v6.0.4.4.
Can anyone help me?
Fastboot flash the factory images
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Pirateghost said:
Fastboot flash the factory images
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can you walk me through how to do that? I honestly have no idea. sorry.
kdmylin said:
Hey everyone,
I am new to the android phone arena and would appreciate some help.
I bought the nexus 5, rooted it and was attempting to flash CyanogenMod 11. I didnt realize I need a windows computer to do and was trying to do it through the phone itself. (i know, i know...terrible, like I said, I'm new)
The phone froze and will not even restore from a factory reset. It is like it is trying to reset from the CyanogenMod ROM (which wasnt installed properly in the first place). I have tried restoring from a backup, but none exists. I tried mounting a flash drive with the stock hammerhead ROM on it, but it will not mount. I am using ClockwordMod Recovery v6.0.4.4.
Can anyone help me?
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Ok lets try decrypting this first.
It sounds like you got through the rooting process,and got yourself a custom recovery. Ok
You flashed CM11, but it started to boot loop on you.You tried to revert back to stock, but you failed to make a backup. Now you are stuck since you cant mount the phone as a disk from recovery and restore a working rom.
Is this what is going on?
If so, you still have hope. You can use adb from the boot loader and push the stock firmware back on.
Follow this thread and start over from the beginning.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Yes, Un-root, go back to stock and try this again. Next time, make a backup before Flashing like mad.
kdmylin said:
can you walk me through how to do that? I honestly have no idea. sorry.
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Google provides the factory images and the instructions on how to do it. The onus is on you.
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Wow haven't seen pirateghost since the HTC vivid days.
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devoureddreams said:
Wow haven't seen pirateghost since the HTC vivid days.
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Been hanging out in the nexus devices
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Follow egofreak's guide. Good rule of thumb: if it boots, you can fix it.
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Hi, I'm just about to root root my N5. I had already 2 htc phones and i rooted them without problems. But now I'd like to know whether there is something I have to pay attention about more than on other phone or is the Nexus 5 in general a "easy to root" phone which doesn't brick often? And I'd also like to know whether the warranty restores when gettin the phone back to stock?
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
estallings15 said:
Nothing is harder to brick than a Nexus.
There is a flash counter that can be reset if you need to warranty the device.
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mistahseller said:
Nexus is easy-street to root compared so other devices. Very hard to brick it unless you load a rom that is not compatible, obviously.
When you go back to stock you can re-lock the bootloader and as the above guy said reset the flash counter.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
sGollSv said:
Thanks Guys for the quick replies! Helps me a lot! Do you know whether the bootloader status shows "locked" or "relocked" then ?
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There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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estallings15 said:
There is an image of a padlock on the splash screen and also the lock status is listed in the bootloader. They change when you lock or unlock it. It's a simple fastboot command. This isn't an HTC. This is a Nexus. Whole different ball of wax.
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So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
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So they won't recognize if I did already unlocked it ?
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Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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Ok thank you, I'm gonna root it now
jd1639 said:
Reset the tamper flag and relock and no one will know the difference. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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What he said.
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after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
meangreenie said:
after unlocking make sure to boot the phone fully once before attempting to install a custom recovery or whatever.
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and also to restart the bootloader, I remember I had something go awry when I loaded twrp but it was being goofy before I could go into it and that is the solution
Hey guys,
New to this forum so I hope someone can help me out with this issue.
Status: Bircked/Soft Bricked..
CM11
Running ART
TWRP installed
Rooted
Unlocked bootloader.
CM11 has been running fine for me for quite a while until i switched it over to ART. It ran for a few days and then all of a sudden..BAM... it dies and wont boot into the OS or the TWRP now. I can get into the CM11 start screen and even to the point where it says"updating apps" it boots into the phone but starts giving me phone errors and then reboots itself into the CM11 logo screen..yadda yadda yadda.
Also, I cannot boot into TWRP. I get to the TWRP screen and it freezes on the TWRP initial screen, the screen without the options.
when I run fastboot and run a "Adb devices" in the command prompt i get the "emulator-5554 offline" error.
I have tried flashing twrp and even CWM onto the nexus 5, nothing seems to happen
Im in a jam and i hope someone can help me through this.
Thanks guys
Hmm.Did it work for you?
http://androidforums.com/application-development/5398-android-help-emulator-5554-disconnected.html
Or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVS6n6HWK10
I looked at the [email protected] and was not able to download the program, keep getting a bad gateway off their site.
I also opened up Eclipse and found my emulator is offline, im still trying to figure out how to use it as we speak.
Quart77 said:
I looked at the [email protected] and was not able to download the program, keep getting a bad gateway off their site.
I also opened up Eclipse and found my emulator is offline, im still trying to figure out how to use it as we speak.
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Try flashing the factory image in fastboot.
Also, adb commands are not going to work in the bootloader. You need fastboot commands.
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This is the error I get when i try and flash a new system image
Quart77 said:
This is the error I get when i try and flash a new system image
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have you installed adb and fastboot drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
or read this thread this may help for sure http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
and about your error https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVS6n6HWK10
Yah I installed the adb drivers, or at least I believe they are installed. I checked off the ones that needed to be installed. The device is showing up on Device manager as well
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Yah I installed the adb drivers, or at least I believe they are installed. I checked off the ones that needed to be installed. The device is showing up on Device manager as well
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What happens if you lock the bootloader then reboot? Does it stay locked?
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What command would I give in Fatboy to do that? Sorry still new to this game
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Quart77 said:
What command would I give in Fatboy to do that? Sorry still new to this game
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fastboot oem lock
Then reboot into the bootloader and then
fastboot oem device-info
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Here is what i get:
Also, when i give the lock command it locks the bootloader.
As soon as I reboot the loader, it says LOCK STATE: UNLOCKED again
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Here is what i get:
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I was afraid I'd see that. The bootloader didn't lock. That usually means you emmc flash memory is bad. You'll have to rma the device.
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Will they RMA a device that is modified?
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Quart77 said:
Will they RMA a device that is modified?
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Hopefully. Google seems to be pretty cool about it. If you have to go through LG they'll probably charge you.
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So I guess there is no way to unroot it at this point? I called google and they want me to unroot it to return it.
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Quart77 said:
So I guess there is no way to unroot it at this point? I called google and they want me to unroot it to return it.
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I don't think there is going to be a way. But I'd try this. Download the bootunlocker script from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40409356
Also have the twrp recovery image on your PC. Then boot into the bootloader. Try
fastboot boot recovery.img. Where recovery. img is the twrp recovery image. If that works it'll boot into twrp.
If it works adb push the bootunlocker script to your device and install it in twrp
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So just an update, they are going to RMA the device. I told them everything I did to it and they are still going to take it back. Let's hope it is that emmc flash memory, it should be covered under the warranty as a hardware defect. Well I'm assuming it is .
Thanks for the help, unfortunately nothing seemed to fix it. Ah well we tried. I will update everyone on the process, so ppl in the future know if Google will honor that warranty.
Cheers
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Quart77 said:
So just an update, they are going to RMA the device. I told them everything I did to it and they are still going to take it back. Let's hope it is that emmc flash memory, it should be covered under the warranty as a hardware defect. Well I'm assuming it is .
Thanks for the help, unfortunately nothing seemed to fix it. Ah well we tried. I will update everyone on the process, so ppl in the future know if Google will honor that warranty.
Cheers
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Good luck on it!
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So an update: Google did not charge me for the return and the new one is up and going. Amazing, this is why I will continue to buy their products.
Cheers guys
Quart77 said:
So an update: Google did not charge me for the return and the new one is up and going. Amazing, this is why I will continue to buy their products.
Cheers guys
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Glad to hear it. Enjoy your new device!
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Looking for a flashable of the newest bootloader. Anyone know if one is floating around anywhere?
Sc4ryB3ar said:
Looking for a flashable of the newest bootloader. Anyone know if one is floating around anywhere?
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Just download the factory image and unpack the bootloader image. If it re-locks, which it shouldn't, but if it does, just unlock it again as you did when you first unlocked it.
To flash the image, use command prompt (Windows) and cd into the folder that the image is in, then do "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader_file_name.IMG"
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procitysam said:
Just download the factory image and unpack the bootloader image. If it re-locks, which it shouldn't, but if it does, just unlock it again as you did when you first unlocked it.
To flash the image, use command prompt (Windows) and cd into the folder that the image is in, then do "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader_file_name.IMG"
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I no longer have a PC. My 8yo daughter did a fantastic job of frying it last Wednesday, when she came running in the room with a very full glass of water.........
Plz learn how to flash it in fastboot.. Its so easy..
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I no longer have a PC. My 8yo daughter did a fantastic job of frying it last Wednesday, when she came running in the room with a very full glass of water.........
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Problem is that I don't think anyone has made a flashable version because flashing with fastboot is really easy...
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jtwlbz said:
Plz learn how to flash it in fastboot.. Its so easy..
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Ummmm....please learn how to read, and don't troll my thread. It is wholly unappreciated, and extremely unacceptable....
I would also be interested in this. I am fully aware and capable of using fastboot and adb commands, however I travel for a living and I only have my phone and tablet with me, so a no computer solution would be nice for some people.
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Flashify maybe? not really used it much, but it might be worth looking into?
radicalisto said:
Flashify maybe? not really used it much, but it might be worth looking into?
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You would need a flashable zip of the bootloader to use Flashify.
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procitysam said:
You would need a flashable zip of the bootloader to use Flashify.
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Flashify can flash .IMG files. Pretty sure it doesn't do bootloaders though.
procitysam said:
You would need a flashable zip of the bootloader to use Flashify.
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Wakamatsu said:
Flashify can flash .IMG files. Pretty sure it doesn't do bootloaders though.
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Yeah, figured it couldn't flash a BL, not sure it can be done as it needs to go Into boot loader mode over recovery. Recovery has it's own kernel to boot up, as for boot loader I think it's a different method that boots into that particular option. Saying that, I could be wrong, never really had any need to look into it in all honesty.
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Yeah, figured it couldn't flash a BL, not sure it can be done as it needs to go Into boot loader mode over recovery. Recovery has it's own kernel to boot up, as for boot loader I think it's a different method that boots into that particular option. Saying that, I could be wrong, never really had any need to look into it in all honesty.
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If you absolutely need the update bootloader, you could try flashing the image in recovery, but I feel like that will brick your device.
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I would be interested in this as well.
What exactly is the point/advantage of having the latest boot loader? I'm on lollipop 5.0 rooted, Franco kernel, and latest radio running the same unlocked boot loader that came with the phone. Would it benefit me in anyway to fastboot flash the latest boot loader?
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You, cant flash anything without custom recovery or root, and most importantly the USB and Computer. Anyways, to flash bootloader HHZ12D, which is the newest one you have to download the factory image from the Google Dev website, which is 556mb, once you extract it the file will be there named bootloader-hammerhead-hhz12d
Can anyone answer my question about the advantage to updating the boot loader?
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Pain-N-Panic said:
Can anyone answer my question about the advantage to updating the boot loader?
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Listen,
if stars are lit
it means - there is someone who needs it.
It means - someone wants them to be,
that someone deems those specks of spit
magnificent.
And overwrought,
in the swirls of afternoon dust,
he bursts in on God,
afraid he might be already late.
In tears,
he kisses God's sinewy hand
and begs him to guarantee
that there will definitely be a star.
He swears
he won't be able to stand that starless ordeal.
Later,
He wanders around, worried,
but outwardly calm.
And to everyone else, he says:
'Now,
it's all right.
You are no longer afraid,
are you?'
Listen,
if stars are lit,
it means - there is someone who needs it.
It means it is essential
that every evening
at least one star should ascend
over the crest of the building.
berliner_doch said:
Listen,
if stars are lit
it means - there is someone who needs it.
It means - someone wants them to be,
that someone deems those specks of spit
magnificent.
And overwrought,
in the swirls of afternoon dust,
he bursts in on God,
afraid he might be already late.
In tears,
he kisses God's sinewy hand
and begs him to guarantee
that there will definitely be a star.
He swears
he won't be able to stand that starless ordeal.
Later,
He wanders around, worried,
but outwardly calm.
And to everyone else, he says:
'Now,
it's all right.
You are no longer afraid,
are you?'
Listen,
if stars are lit,
it means - there is someone who needs it.
It means it is essential
that every evening
at least one star should ascend
over the crest of the building.
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Useless.
Back on topic, forget about updating bootloader through a recovery or flashify. When you get access to a PC, then update the bootloader.
Pain-N-Panic said:
What exactly is the point/advantage of having the latest boot loader? I'm on lollipop 5.0 rooted, Franco kernel, and latest radio running the same unlocked boot loader that came with the phone. Would it benefit me in anyway to fastboot flash the latest boot loader?
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all i know, is its needed to flash CM12 unofficial at this point, so there's one reason
I know you can flash a .img directly in TWRP, but I haven't tried for the bootloader.
Also, flashing CM will usually flash the bootloader + radio and maybe even the recovery anyways?