So here's the thing, I'll try to be as short as possible. I was watching this video of this guy (how to root the nexus 5 (safest method)) showing how to root the nexus 5. But everything went wrong and I accidentally wiped the entire phone, now I have no OS.
I have installed a bunch of drivers and stuff here, but don't know how to use them. Please, if someone can give me a stupid proof solution to this, I would be very thankful.
tl;dr: I have no OS and would like to restore my Nexus 5.
Please, guys, I'm desperate. I have a test in 5 hours and already should be sleeping, but I simply can't. I've screwed everything up. Please, help.
Renan Melo said:
So here's the thing, I'll try to be as short as possible. I was watching this video of this guy (how to root the nexus 5 (safest method)) showing how to root the nexus 5. But everything went wrong and I accidentally wiped the entire phone, now I have no OS.
I have installed a bunch of drivers and stuff here, but don't know how to use them. Please, if someone can give me a stupid proof solution to this, I would be very thankful.
tl;dr: I have no OS and would like to restore my Nexus 5.
Please, guys, I'm desperate. I have a test in 5 hours and already should be sleeping, but I simply can't. I've screwed everything up. Please, help.
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Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit will d/l and self install the factory image. Might need the borked/phone wont boot option.
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wideasleep1 said:
Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit will d/l and self install the factory image. Might need the borked/phone wont boot option.
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I'm sorry, I didn't understand half of what you said. I'm really an android newbie. I don't know how these things work. If you could explain it a little more, I would be really grateful.
Renan Melo said:
I'm sorry, I didn't understand half of what you said. I'm really an android newbie. I don't know how these things work. If you could explain it a little more, I would be really grateful.
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When you get time...you should learn from our forum how and why to do things manually. Until then, this may help:
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
Renan Melo said:
I'm sorry, I didn't understand half of what you said. I'm really an android newbie. I don't know how these things work. If you could explain it a little more, I would be really grateful.
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First you need to setup adb/fastboot. Follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
After it's setup properly, follow this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
This should be enough fix your device.
Since I've helped you, would you do me a favor by READING THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU START MESSING WITH YOUR EXPENSIVE DEVICE IN THE FUTURE!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527
Keep calm and All the best for your test! :good:
Both links in my signature and the post above this one.
This is hardly an issue, solved in a couple minutes. Next time do some research before doing anything to a device that you paid for.
Don't want to do your research? Then sell the Nexus 5, get a locked down Samsung device/iPhone and don't mess with it.
If that is true and you dont have a clue what ever gave you the idea to try and root your phone jesus if you aint got a clue do some homework and learn, there are walkthroughs on this site or just google it........
Renan Melo said:
So here's the thing, I'll try to be as short as possible. I was watching this video of this guy (how to root the nexus 5 (safest method)) showing how to root the nexus 5. But everything went wrong and I accidentally wiped the entire phone, now I have no OS.
I have installed a bunch of drivers and stuff here, but don't know how to use them. Please, if someone can give me a stupid proof solution to this, I would be very thankful.
tl;dr: I have no OS and would like to restore my Nexus 5.
Please, guys, I'm desperate. I have a test in 5 hours and already should be sleeping, but I simply can't. I've screwed everything up. Please, help.
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1. Relax. Its a nexus. This can easily be fixed.
2. We all start somewhere. When we all were noobs to this we all wiped our devices and freaked. Again don't panic. And ignore the guys cursing your noobness. But one thing is for sure - after you fix this, read before you leap.
3. As someone else recommended - there is a tool called wugfresh nexus root all in one...or something like that. Just follow the link in his post. This us a great tool and will save you some pain. Its well laid out and will fix your issues. Just follow the steps. Keep this program handy and on your computer. If you intend on flashing Roms eventually you will make a mistake and wipe your phone again and this will save your bacon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...rom my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
vin4yak said:
First you need to setup adb/fastboot. Follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
After it's setup properly, follow this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
This should be enough fix your device.
Since I've helped you, would you do me a favor by READING THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU START MESSING WITH YOUR EXPENSIVE DEVICE IN THE FUTURE!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527
Keep calm and All the best for your test! :good:
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This ^^^^
Everything you need is covered here.
Read read read....and when you get tired, read some more. Then and only then....do.
+1 for everyone saying use fastboot
-1 for everyone saying use toolkit.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
I also forgot to mention I can boot it on fastboot mode and I have TWRP. Does that help?
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I also forgot to mention I can boot it on fastboot mode and I have TWRP. Does that help?
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The answer has already been given.
Choices are:
1) Learn to use fastboot. Return your device to stock.
2) Lear to use adb. push a rom.zip to your sdcard to flash via recovery
Click the link in my signature. ALL important guides are there.
Read the following:
"adb and fastboot. What is it?"
This will help you to do 1 and 2, whichever you decide.
Oh my god thank you so much
Thank you so much!! I was able to restore it!!! What a relief.
Now I'm really afraid to try and root it again. I think I'm gonna read a lot more about it, then, when I feel safe enough, I'll do it.
Again, I cannot express how grateful I am to all of you.
Really
Renan Melo said:
Thank you so much!! I was able to restore it!!! What a relief.
Now I'm really afraid to try and root it again. I think I'm gonna read a lot more about it, then, when I feel safe enough, I'll do it.
Again, I cannot express how grateful I am to all of you.
Really
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Just basically go through all the threads linked in my signature. Theres lots of info there. What you did is very common amongst TWRP users. Its an easy fix so nothing to be concerned about, but do try to learn adb and fastboot
Renan Melo said:
Thank you so much!! I was able to restore it!!! What a relief.
Now I'm really afraid to try and root it again. I think I'm gonna read a lot more about it, then, when I feel safe enough, I'll do it.
Again, I cannot express how grateful I am to all of you.
Really
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Yes, read. But keep in mind that if something goes awry, it can be fixed. You've already shown that you can fix it.
rootSU said:
+1 for everyone saying use fastboot
-1 for everyone saying use toolkit.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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-2 for the guy saying "read before you leap" then suggesting a toolkit..
I'll just add, with TWRP if you have an OTG adapter you can plug a thumb drive into the phone and flash a ROM that way. Every now and again I like to start fresh and will copy a ROM onto a thumb drive, I'll wipe the entire phone then re-flash. You'll just have to Mount USB-OTG from the menu.
tbh I dont even know why people use toolkits.
'fastboot oem unlock'
'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Device rooted.
Why do you need a toolkit for that?
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LamboBull said:
tbh I dont even know why people use toolkits.
'fastboot oem unlock'
'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
Device rooted.
Why do you need a toolkit for that?
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Not everyone is comfortable using command prompt to fire lines as they think they will mess up (especially people who are new). The toolkits do these things in the background when the user clicks on a button and hence he/she thinks it's the easy/safe way around it without knowing the consequences of it.
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Sorry my first post is a plea for help, but here we are.
I flashed the latest (2013-5-10) version of ..Cory..'s unofficial Cyanogenmod this morning and I'm having issues with video, including my camera viewfinder. Both Youtube and my camera lag to the point of uselessness, though audio on videos plays just fine.
Also sometimes my desktop icons stick around when I pull up the recent apps or notification drawer.
Has anyone else experienced either one of these? I'd post this in the thread for the ROM, but I need to hit my post count first.
And lest I sound ungrateful, big thanks to ..Cory.. for keeping things moving forward while the official version is on hiatus!
greategress said:
Sorry my first post is a plea for help, but here we are.
I flashed the latest (2013-5-10) version of ..Cory..'s unofficial Cyanogenmod this morning and I'm having issues with video, including my camera viewfinder. Both Youtube and my camera lag to the point of uselessness, though audio on videos plays just fine.
Also sometimes my desktop icons stick around when I pull up the recent apps or notification drawer.
Has anyone else experienced either one of these? I'd post this in the thread for the ROM, but I need to hit my post count first.
And lest I sound ungrateful, big thanks to ..Cory.. for keeping things moving forward while the official version is on hiatus!
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So I tried disabling HW in dev settings, and that seems to work for now. Still curious if anyone else has run into this issue.
greategress said:
So I tried disabling HW in dev settings, and that seems to work for now. Still curious if anyone else has run into this issue.
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Not that I could see on my end. But I did do a factory reset in TWRP first before I flashed?
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Not that I could see on my end. But I did do a factory reset in TWRP first before I flashed?
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So did I, unfortunately. Might have to just try it again this weekend and see if that works. :fingers-crossed:
greategress said:
So did I, unfortunately. Might have to just try it again this weekend and see if that works. :fingers-crossed:
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Check MD5 of your ROM, make sure it matches up if you haven't.
Also, If you haven't done so, try fastboot erase cache prior to wiping and flashing.
exad said:
Check MD5 of your ROM, make sure it matches up if you haven't.
Also, If you haven't done so, try fastboot erase cache prior to wiping and flashing.
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Thanks for the advice, exad! I'll try to fastboot erase cache step this weekend. Didn't do it this time because I thought I didn't have to use fastboot now that I have S-OFF.
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Thanks for the advice, exad! I'll try to fastboot erase cache step this weekend. Didn't do it this time because I thought I didn't have to use fastboot now that I have S-OFF.
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That command clears the cache for fastboot and recovery, this will ensure that recovery is properly wiping your partitions so be sure to do it before wiping and flashing your rom.
exad said:
That command clears the cache for fastboot and recovery, this will ensure that recovery is properly wiping your partitions so be sure to do it before wiping and flashing your rom.
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Do you know a decent guide that includes this step? None of the ones I used previously included this step. I get this is an ADB command, but I try to avoid using ADB directly as much as possible due to noobness. Not sure what state my phone has to be in to use the command, etc.
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Do you know a decent guide that includes this step? None of the ones I used previously included this step. I get this is an ADB command, but I try to avoid using ADB directly as much as possible due to noobness. Not sure what state my phone has to be in to use the command, etc.
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There are no guides because it's assumed that you are familiar with ADB and fastboot if you are on this forum.
fastboot and adb don't rely on states.
fastboot is a tool for pushing and pulling information/files to and from your phone while in bootloader
ADB is a tool that allows you to access your phone via a command line shell interface.
If this is confusing to you, why would you root your phone? And I'm not trying to be rude, this isn't an iphone jailbreak, rooting is COMPLETELY different and can be dangerous if you don't understand. Avoiding adb and fastboot does not make it any less dangerous either.
exad said:
There are no guides because it's assumed that you are familiar with ADB and fastboot if you are on this forum.
fastboot and adb don't rely on states.
fastboot is a tool for pushing and pulling information/files to and from your phone while in bootloader
ADB is a tool that allows you to access your phone via a command line shell interface.
If this is confusing to you, why would you root your phone? And I'm not trying to be rude, this isn't an iphone jailbreak, rooting is COMPLETELY different and can be dangerous if you don't understand. Avoiding adb and fastboot does not make it any less dangerous either.
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I considered not asking for advice, but then I thought "Naw, he's already here. I'm sure he won't mind." My apologies for forcing you to deal with my inexperience.
I used the word "state" incorrectly, not remembering at the time it had a specific programming meaning. You still managed to answer my question, though, pointing out my phone needs to be in the bootloader. You also cleared up that fastboot is its own tool rather than just a command used in ADB. Thank you for both those things. I'll figure it out from here.
As for why I'd want to root my phone? Who wouldn't? I don't want to be stuck with whatever AT&T thinks is good enough. I'm sorry if I'm making this club less exclusive, but if people here are going to hack together all this great stuff and give it away for free, I'm going to take advantage of that.
greategress said:
I considered not asking for advice, but then I thought "Naw, he's already here. I'm sure he won't mind." My apologies for forcing you to deal with my inexperience.
I used the word "state" incorrectly, not remembering at the time it had a specific programming meaning. You still managed to answer my question, though, pointing out my phone needs to be in the bootloader. You also cleared up that fastboot is its own tool rather than just a command used in ADB. Thank you for both those things. I'll figure it out from here.
As for why I'd want to root my phone? Who wouldn't? I don't want to be stuck with whatever AT&T thinks is good enough. I'm sorry if I'm making this club less exclusive, but if people here are going to hack together all this great stuff and give it away for free, I'm going to take advantage of that.
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You're misunderstanding, the exclusivity of this site makes no difference to me, I want everyone to be able to root and do cool things with their phones, hell, it's your phone, you bought it, own it, you should be able to do whatever you want with it. You didn't need me to tell you what fasboot and adb are. They're well documented tools with help manuals included. Even a quick google search would tell you everything you need to know about them and more.
You chose to ignore them and hope it won't affect you that you're not understanding what you're doing to your phone. You ask in here hoping for the quick and lazy way to accomplish your task without taking the time to learn what you're doing. I love helping people that's why I'm here posting every day. but you're taking advantage of my good nature and not trying to help yourself by reading, learning and understanding what you're doing.
I wish you luck and I don't want to discourage you for asking for help here when you need it, but please take the time to help yourself first.
Same issue
I have the same issue with Youtube in landscape mode. I've noticed others have run into it as well.
exad said:
You're misunderstanding, the exclusivity of this site makes no difference to me, I want everyone to be able to root and do cool things with their phones, hell, it's your phone, you bought it, own it, you should be able to do whatever you want with it. You didn't need me to tell you what fasboot and adb are. They're well documented tools with help manuals included. Even a quick google search would tell you everything you need to know about them and more.
You chose to ignore them and hope it won't affect you that you're not understanding what you're doing to your phone. You ask in here hoping for the quick and lazy way to accomplish your task without taking the time to learn what you're doing. I love helping people that's why I'm here posting every day. but you're taking advantage of my good nature and not trying to help yourself by reading, learning and understanding what you're doing.
I wish you luck and I don't want to discourage you for asking for help here when you need it, but please take the time to help yourself first.
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*sigh* You're right. I'm sorry for getting snappy. Just not used to being the guy who doesn't know what he's doing, y'know?
Anyway, I sincerely appreciate the help, exad. And I doubly appreciate the reminder that I need to turn to Google before I come begging to you guys.
nlyang said:
I have the same issue with Youtube in landscape mode. I've noticed others have run into it as well.
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Hmm. Heard anything about how to fix it?
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Hmm. Heard anything about how to fix it?
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Have you tried flashing a different kernel? Like jacob.b2 or oc-vm-linaro?
exad said:
Have you tried flashing a different kernel? Like jacob.b2 or oc-vm-linaro?
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I actually just got done following your original advice about clearing the cache via fastboot. Did that, then re-flashed the ROM and everything seems to be working. Thanks again for the help (and tough love )!
greategress said:
I actually just got done following your original advice about clearing the cache via fastboot. Did that, then re-flashed the ROM and everything seems to be working. Thanks again for the help (and tough love )!
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Anytime friend!
the only thing that worked for me...
greategress said:
Hmm. Heard anything about how to fix it?
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i tried erasing the cache via fastboot before the wipe+flash, but unfortunately I still had the issue. the only temp fix that works for me so far is disabling HW overlays in the developer options.
You could also try another kernel.
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exad said:
You could also try another kernel.
Sent from my One X using xda app-developers app
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Any kernel you'd recommend over the others? You mentioned the jacob.b2 and oc-vm-linaro before. Like one more than the other?
Hello, today I decided to unlock, root my phone. I also decided to install new rom. And everything went fine but befor installing I insted Factory reset I formated data. I don't know what I was thinking. It may be that I was using TWRP Touch for a first time. Can somebody help me get back to at least to Stock if it is possible. Is it possible to connect phone in TWRP to transfer data from computer to it?
BombasMirko said:
Hello, today I decided to unlock, root my phone. I also decided to install new rom. And everything went fine but befor installing I insted Factory reset I formated data. I don't know what I was thinking. It may be that I was using TWRP Touch for a first time. Can somebody help me get back to at least to Stock if it is possible. Is it possible to connect phone in TWRP to transfer data from computer to it?
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Does mount usb work on twrp? If so you can copy a rom zip to your device. If not than use search here on xda or google you probably need to unroot again and restore with a factory image.
ttl1982 said:
Does mount usb work on twrp? If so you can copy a rom zip to your device. If not than use search here on xda or google you probably need to unroot again and restore with a factory image.
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Moutning doesn't work.
I found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
Will this work for me? I was never in this situation before.
You can either use adb to push a ROM zip to your phone, or just flash the stock images to your phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
[TUTORIAL] How to flash a factory image | Return to stock | Unroot/SAVE your Nexus 5
Sent from my Nexus 5
Follow this tutorial right here. It'll completely fix EVERYTHING that you are describing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
You'll need the Android SDK for that tutorial, also. Also a brain.
What OS is your PC on?
pyrogoggles said:
Follow this tutorial right here. It'll completely fix EVERYTHING that you are describing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
You'll need the Android SDK for that tutorial, also. Also a brain.
What OS is your PC on?
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Either Xubuntu or Windows 8.1. What is prefered? Xubuntu probably because you don't need drivers.
BombasMirko said:
Either Xubuntu or Windows 8.1. What is prefered? Xubuntu probably because you don't need drivers.
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You should use Windows 8.1 for this tutorial. It's aimed towards Windows and the command prompt. Followed word by word, that is, for Windows.
Hope this tutorial fixes it!
pyrogoggles said:
You should use Windows 8.1 for this tutorial. It's aimed towards Windows and the command prompt. Followed word by word, that is, for Windows.
Hope this tutorial fixes it!
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It wen't just fine. Thank you guys. I was really scared that it will be like long, risky and difficult process. Thanks again.
BombasMirko said:
It wen't just fine. Thank you guys. I was really scared that it will be like long, risky and difficult process. Thanks again.
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Virtually every member here has gotten themselves into a situation that they weren't sure they would be able to fix. It happens to all of us. It's Android initiation
BombasMirko said:
It wen't just fine. Thank you guys. I was really scared that it will be like long, risky and difficult process. Thanks again.
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Lol its happened to me so many times that I end up doing it now on purpose just to clean the phone 100% before flashing a new ROM.
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justinisloco said:
Lol its happened to me so many times that I end up doing it now on purpose just to clean the phone 100% before flashing a new ROM.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Lol I thought I was the only one who does this
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Aerowinder said:
Virtually every member here has gotten themselves into a situation that they weren't sure they would be able to fix. It happens to all of us. It's Android initiation
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Yeah and this is actually the best school to learn new things. Now I know that it is not that bad at all
Hi there,
I downloaded the toolbox from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/toolbox-oneplus-one-toolbox-t2808987) several times.
First try I got the notice from ESET Security, that the archive is broken.
Second time I got the notice from ESET Security, that there is a dialer in the archive.
No, 3rd try, I got the notice from first try (archive broken) and the size of the archive is different.
No I´m really confused
Is there a MD5 checksum or s.t. like that?
Just want to try to flash back to 33R from my 38R that I dirty flashed a couple of days ago and then do the OTA.
Eset is marking it a problem, disable Eset. Download the toolbox then mark it safe. Or better yet use adb yourself to flash and do what you nees
Hi Ross!
Thx for reply.
Sure that Eset is the problem?
But why is it that the download has different sizes and is broken?
Haven´t got this problem elsewhere...
Don't bother with the toolbox and use fastboot.
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Step 1. Ditch toolkit.
Step 2. Learn to do things manually.
Step 3. Be proof proud of your achievements.
Step 4. Be able to get yourself out of trouble when problems occur in future. You won't be able to do this if you use a toolkit because it lets you achieve things without actually learning anything.
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kokocabana said:
Don't bother with the toolbox and use fastboot.
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timmaaa said:
Step 1. Ditch toolkit.
Step 2. Learn to do things manually.
Step 3. Be proof proud of your achievements.
Step 4. Be able to get yourself out of trouble when problems occur in future. You won't be able to do this if you use a toolkit because it lets you achieve things without actually learning anything.
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I've also mentioned this to some people. Forget toolkits; imagine you encounter a really bad problem yourself... you won't be able to fix your phone because you have no simple knowledge of things like "fastboot" or "adb". Some of these things are really simple and there is a lot of step by step guides and videos to do these kind of things, that is how I learned! I hope you do too. Good luck!
Hi folks,
nice to hear, that anybody knows what to do... but no one is answering to my question
Just to say:
I know, how to use fastboot commands and all that stuff. I probably read all the "how to´s" to flash the stock 33r, but non worked for me.
I downloaded and installed the newest SDK tools, the correct USB-Drivers, did all that stuff. Used different USB-ports on my PC... Did factory flashs in front of flashing... everything.
Enabled USB debugging, unlocked the BL...- oh my gosh, I could go on for hours.
But everytime I tried, I was ending with: "Target reported maximum size..." blablabla.
So the only thing that worked for now, was dirty flashing with TRWP.
But it seems, that there is something wrong. So i wanted to give a toolbox an chance:good:
Why don't you ask your question in the toolbox thread?
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@timmaaa:
Easy to answer: cause I haven´t had enough posts to do so
You need 10posts to be able to answer in there, so I had to ask in here.
But now I can...
BTW:
I tried once again to flash, using fastboot.
Now it worked, even 4 me :laugh:
Problem was my USB port...
Still had the "maximum size..." error, but finaly everything is on stock 33r now.
38r is downloading already and now installing :victory:
eshoxx1982 said:
BTW:
I tried once again to flash, using fastboot.
Now it worked, even 4 me :laugh:
Problem was my USB port...
Still had the "maximum size..." error, but finaly everything is on stock 33r now.
38r is downloading already and now installing :victory:
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nicely done, and we all had the same answer about the toolkits, because you didn't explain your true problem to us and your knowledge of doing things.
Toolkits make things very easy, but also makes it easy for people to break their phone.
RossMacgill said:
nicely done, and we all had the same answer about the toolkits, because you didn't explain your true problem to us and your knowledge of doing things.
Toolkits make things very easy, but also makes it easy for people to break their phone.
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Thx Ross
Yeah, I still dunno why this error-message still appears, even now... when finaly it´s still all okay.
But hey, I dunno have to know everything :silly:
It´s nice to get to knwo your phone and whats possible with it... if u just learn some basic things!
There 4 I love android and my 1+1 :highfive:
Yesterday evening, g.e., I tried the Mahdi Rom.
Did some backup first with TWRP (after I was back @Stock on 38r) and then flashed the rom.
Not mine...
So.. wiped the whole piece and recovered the backup from TWRP- and here we are :laugh:
Thats awesome!
Now I´ll try a different kernel, the franco seems to be a good choice?!
But first I have to learn, what this will mean to me... and my phone
For sure, I´ll never be the guy who´s programming stuff like that... but will be happy to use it
Okay I had an L rom for about a month maybe less. Then Friday night, it just turns off and now all I see is flying colors.
In the ask any question thread I asked and some really awesome dudes were trying to help me but all of their solutions were in vain.
I used method 1 and 2 of the return to stock.
I made sure I followed EVERY step. Still nothing, it's been trying to boot for far far too long.
I really need my phone, and I'm not sure what else to do. I can't jump because I'm broke and that tamper flag is up.
Can someone help me? I have teamveiwer if it helps.
Also I should say I get several errors I think, like no recovery.sig or boot.sig when I clearly just flashed them.
Why do I get these errors? Is nobody else having the same problem as me? I'm getting really frustrated and to anyone who helps me solve my problem will get my oatmeal raisin cookie recipe (Not kidding, that's serious).
Please somebody help me. Ill be constantly refreshing this page so if you have any questions I will answer them.
Have you booted into the bootloader and used a Google bat file to flash the device completely clean?
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Yes
Follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
Download "15 second adb installer" if you're having issues with adb or fastboot commands
Ignore the .sig errors
Worst case scenario flash each file one by one if flash all.bat doesn't work
Post up what happens after you run flash all.bat too
Have you tried flashing the KitKat factory images instead of Lollipop?
RaggleFraggles said:
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Then you must have corrupt hardware, can you not send it back to Google for fix/replacement?
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Either the op fixed the phone and is now celebrating by getting very drunk, or he smashed his phone out of frustration and doesn't care anymore lol.
Either way he's not refreshing this page constantly like he said
I didn't get the insurance or the warranty or nothing
No its still broken but I end up having to help my friend cause he car broke down all day.
No I didn't really want kitkat again, I really wanted to keep L. Ill try it when I can though.
I did both ways, flash all and flash manually but neither worked.
RaggleFraggles said:
No I didn't really want kitkat again, I really wanted to keep L. Ill try it when I can though.
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Whether you want it or not, try flashing KitKat just to see if it will boot
jsgraphicart said:
Whether you want it or not, try flashing KitKat just to see if it will boot
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Downloading it now
RaggleFraggles said:
Downloading it now
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Any luck?
Neither worked in what sense? What happens when u flash? Errors? We can't really help much unless u give us info to go on lol
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Someone got to find a fix for this
Hey guys. I really messed up. I was running 7.1 from launch, and have had the systemless root basically since the beginning. I attempted to mount /system as /r/rw (for the stupidest reason) and my phone booted into a "no command" bootloop. Is there any hope for me? I can access recovery (I think). I can get into adb and fastboot and get the device recognized by the computer.
I will donate, buy coffee, anything for some love. Thank you so much for your time!
junkshot9112 said:
Hey guys. I really messed up. I was running 7.1 from launch, and have had the systemless root basically since the beginning. I attempted to mount /system as /r/rw (for the stupidest reason) and my phone booted into a "no command" bootloop. Is there any hope for me? I can access recovery (I think). I can get into adb and fastboot and get the device recognized by the computer.
I will donate, buy coffee, anything for some love. Thank you so much for your time!
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Well if you have an unlocked bootloader you can simple flash the stock images.
NBreunig3 said:
Well if you have an unlocked bootloader you can simple flash the stock images.
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Thank you so much for the reply. I think I could even do a factory reset from recovery, but I'm not sure. I'm pretty new at this. I was really hoping there may be a way I could backup my data first, or even fix the issue, as I'm pretty sure I know what happened. I think my permissions are set wrong, but I could be entirely wrong. I found this guide that sounds like my issue, but it is for a different device. I've tried adapting it to the best of my ability, but I can't get the phone in ADB mode from recovery. http://www.gizbeat.com/2103/how-to-change-file-permissions-through-adb/
Wouldn't hurt to try knowing you can also just flash stock images.
NBreunig3 said:
Wouldn't hurt to try knowing you can also just flash stock images.
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Can you point me in the direction of someone who may be able to help me do just that? I've tried just about all I can think to do. I really am new at this and feel I am in over my head. I really appreciate any and all help and would gladly donate to this site or any individual user who is able to help me solve my problems (I hope it isn't against your rules to say things like that).
Thanks again.
This site straight from Google has all the files and instructions. https://developers.google.com/android/images
Follow directions but don't lock bootloader.
NBreunig3 said:
This site straight from Google has all the files and instructions. https://developers.google.com/android/images
Follow directions but don't lock bootloader.
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Sorry, I was unclear, that was my fault. I believe I know how to flash stock images. That is something I have done since the OG Droid. I was asking if you may know anyone who may be able to help me attempt to backup my data, reset my permissions, or even get the phone into ADB mode before I resort to losing everything. Again, apologies for being unclear.
No worries. I would just look online and possibly post another thread here or just wait for replies.
Flash the stock image but remove the -w from the script to keep from losing data. Search around here for instructions. It's been described a zillion times.
cntryby429 said:
Flash the stock image but remove the -w from the script to keep from losing data. Search around here for instructions. It's been described a zillion times.
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Is this what is referred to as a "dirty flash"?
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Is this what is referred to as a "dirty flash"?
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I suppose one could think of it that way but it really isn't. Everything other than data will be wiped and flashed. It'll all be new with the exception of your data partition. Removing the w allows you to keep all your apps and their settings in tact. The rest will all be new though. It can't hurt to try it. If it doesn't fix your problem (which it should) you can always run it again and wipe data along with everything else.
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I suppose one could think of it that way but it really isn't. Everything other than data will be wiped and flashed. It'll all be new with the exception of your data partition. Removing the w allows you to keep all your apps and their settings in tact. The rest will all be new though. It can't hurt to try it. If it doesn't fix your problem (which it should) you can always run it again and wipe data along with everything else.
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I was successful. Thank you so much. What can I do for you to show thanks?
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Is this what is referred to as a "dirty flash"?
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Yes. But in reality it is not much different than taking an OTA. That never wipes data. I only clean flash if I am having issues after a dirty flash and I can't remember the last time that happened.
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I was successful. Thank you so much. What can I do for you to show thanks?
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Your thanks is more than enough.?