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[Q] Can't access root and Google apps

I recently rooted my phone (T-Mobile US Nexus S) and installed the 4.0.3 OTA update from this thread, but now I cannot access any Google apps or get root access on any of the apps that require it.

SounderBruce said:
I recently rooted my phone (T-Mobile US Nexus S) and installed the 4.0.3 OTA update from this thread, but now I cannot access any Google apps or get root access on any of the apps that require it.
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Ok! first download : http://www.4shared.com/zip/XG506hyV/icsroot-fastboot-recovey.html
just unpack, connect your device and click run.bat.....Good luck!

I ran the .bat, but I get an error saying "Device already rooted", but it is still not recognized as rooted by SuperUser.
Alternatively, is it possible to completely wipe the phone of everything (including root) so I can start over with a fresh phone?

Of course you can, and might be the best idea if you don't mind doing it.
Make sure you have the latest CWM recovery on your phone, download the FULL ROM from this thread (i'm not american so i don't know exactly, but from what i know yours is the I9020T, so get that ROM) and copy it to the SDCard. Now go into recovery, wipe system/data and dalvik cache, then flash the ROM.
Do make sure you have the right ROM though. This will get you 100% fresh and untouched 4.0.3. You can probably clear out any non-personal folders on the sdcard too, but that shouldn't do any harm anyway.
After this, use the attached file from this thread to root, and feel free to update root/superuser.

Actually, that's what I did...I can't use CWM recovery because its displaying an error of no root. So how do I wipe this or fix CWM?

Is your boot loader unlocked? And are you trying to flash cwm through fastboot?
Note to backup your sdcard if unlocking the bootloader.

Harbb said:
Is your boot loader unlocked? And are you trying to flash cwm through fastboot?
Note to backup your sdcard if unlocking the bootloader.
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My bootloader is apparently unlocked and I'm trying to flash through fastboot.

Are you sure the following is satisfied:
-open padlock and google logo on boot
-fastboot (on phone) says "bootloader status: unlocked" or something of the like
-you are using: "fastboot flash recovery "C:\path\to\recovery.img""
-you are using the above command while connected to the PC via USB (with working drivers) and that you are in fastboot mode on the phone (turn off phone --> hold Vol. Up then hold Power TOGETHER for about 2 seconds, should give you reboot and recovery options)
It is necessary to be in the bootloader/fastboot interface on the phone when you run the command. Hopefully it was something simple that i said above, otherwise i'm completely lost.

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. I didn't use that method to root...
4. I'll try that.

3 is just flashing recovery, that is the code u type into cmd/terminal to reflash the recovery img. It isn't rooting the phone. 4 is how to get into the mode on the phone to use the command.
Its a bit confusing at first but makes much more sense once you do it one or two times.

Where do I go to get the recovery image?

The latest ClockWorkMod Recovery can be found on this page. Just scroll down to Nexus S and download 5.0.2.0 crespo .img. Then just direct fastboot to the folder you have it saved in while using the "fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\recovery.img" command.

Ok. I've tried this, but in command prompt, I get the following error:
C:\Users\Bruce>fastboot flash recovery C:\Users\Bruce\Downloads\recovery.img
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Check out this rooting guide, however only go up to step 5 (and do NOT type "fastboot oem unlock", do everything up until that point). This will setup fastboot for you, and setup drivers for your computer. Once this is done, do what you did above and it should work successfully.
Remember to cd (change directory) in cmd to where you unzipped that folder.

There isn't a link...

Sorry, stuffed that up. I fixed the link in my previous post pointing to NexusSHacks - How to Root Nexus S.

It's worked, but when I try to go to the recovery menu, the Google/unlocked padlock screen freezes or it displays an Android with its chest compartment open and a red triangular ! symbol.

I just had a really long reply and managed to lose it by closing the page..
That's the stock bootloader you see there, it probably didnt flash or you rebooted your phone. And make sure that you are flashing the latest CWM you downloaded before.

I flashed the latest CWM, but when I try to go to recovery, my phone freezes at the Google logo with the unlocked padlock.

Have you tried flashing it again, or maybe redownloading the file? And of course making sure it is the NEXUS S version which you are downloading.
Alternatively, try just "fastboot boot recovery.img", replacing recovery.img with the full name and path of cwm.
edit: btw, i'll be gone for an hour or two Bruce so i can answer any more questions/issues when i get back

[Q] Please help me?

I just rooted my phone last night. I tried to flash cynanogen 10 and forgot to back up the the stock rom. I haven't done this since my last phone. But I got stuck at the cynanogen bootloader screen. I tried to get back to recovery mode but it won"t go. Can someone please help me and give very detailed instructions to get my phone unbricked pleeeeease? I don"t want to to buy another phone. Thank you.

How long did u wait at boot logo screen first boot can take a while and did u flash boot. Img? Are u t mob?
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1. Wipe
2. Flash
3. Wipe cache
4. Fastboot boot.IMG
5. Boot
6. Reboot
7. Flash gapps
8. Wipe cache
9. Enjoy the speed
Note this method will only work for hboot under 1.13

k1llacanon said:
How long did u wait at boot logo screen first boot can take a while and did u flash boot. Img? Are u t mob?
Sent from a man, using a mobile phone
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All I know is that I downloaded the ROM from here, used CWM to flash it on, phone said update installed and rebooted the phone. I waited for an hour and it still did nothing past the bootload screen. Also, yes I'm t-mobile.

Fredfly said:
1. Wipe
2. Flash
3. Wipe cache
4. Fastboot boot.IMG
5. Boot
6. Reboot
7. Flash gapps
8. Wipe cache
9. Enjoy the speed
Note this method will only work for hboot under 1.13
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If I can't get into recovery, how do I do this, or what can I use to do this?

Fredfly said:
1. Wipe
2. Flash
3. Wipe cache
4. Fastboot boot.IMG
5. Boot
6. Reboot
7. Flash gapps
8. Wipe cache
9. Enjoy the speed
Note this method will only work for hboot under 1.13
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I have hboot 1.14

Can get ur phone into bootloader mode or fastboot...if yea...then u cn save ur phone...i faced the same problem some days back...and successfully recovered my phone and nw i am using energy rom...
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Okay, let's try something.
Check your drivers on the PC, make sure you have ADB (from Android SDK or other sources).
Power on the phone, plug it in the PC.
Check if any drivers are installing/updating. Also check Device Manager to see if the device is seen in there.
If the PC sees the phone, open a cmd window and navigate to the directory where you have ADB (if using the android SDK, it should be in the tools folder of the installation directory).
In the cmd window, once in the directory containing the ADB, type "adb devices". You should see something about adb server stopping and starting, than, if everything alright, you should see the device as a number.
If you can see your phone, that means you're saved. Just run the command "adb reboot bootloader" and you're good to go.
If the phone cannot be seen by the PC, try and boot the phone holding vloume - pressed, try this with volume + too. Or simply google on how to boot the phone in bootloader mode.
Once in bootloader, again, you're saved. You can go ti fastboot usb mode and from there, do whatever you need to do.

Ruwin said:
Okay, let's try something.
Check your drivers on the PC, make sure you have ADB (from Android SDK or other sources).
Power on the phone, plug it in the PC.
Check if any drivers are installing/updating. Also check Device Manager to see if the device is seen in there.
If the PC sees the phone, open a cmd window and navigate to the directory where you have ADB (if using the android SDK, it should be in the tools folder of the installation directory).
In the cmd window, once in the directory containing the ADB, type "adb devices". You should see something about adb server stopping and starting, than, if everything alright, you should see the device as a number.
If you can see your phone, that means you're saved. Just run the command "adb reboot bootloader" and you're good to go.
If the phone cannot be seen by the PC, try and boot the phone holding vloume - pressed, try this with volume + too. Or simply google on how to boot the phone in bootloader mode.
Once in bootloader, again, you're saved. You can go ti fastboot usb mode and from there, do whatever you need to do.
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Ok, I downloaded the sdk and my computer recognizes the phone, and I can get into recovery mode, I did a factory reset but it did nothing.

Ruwin said:
Okay, let's try something.
Check your drivers on the PC, make sure you have ADB (from Android SDK or other sources).
Power on the phone, plug it in the PC.
Check if any drivers are installing/updating. Also check Device Manager to see if the device is seen in there.
If the PC sees the phone, open a cmd window and navigate to the directory where you have ADB (if using the android SDK, it should be in the tools folder of the installation directory).
In the cmd window, once in the directory containing the ADB, type "adb devices". You should see something about adb server stopping and starting, than, if everything alright, you should see the device as a number.
If you can see your phone, that means you're saved. Just run the command "adb reboot bootloader" and you're good to go.
If the phone cannot be seen by the PC, try and boot the phone holding vloume - pressed, try this with volume + too. Or simply google on how to boot the phone in bootloader mode.
Once in bootloader, again, you're saved. You can go ti fastboot usb mode and from there, do whatever you need to do.
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It keeps telling me device not ready

marcus8141981 said:
I just rooted my phone last night. I tried to flash cynanogen 10 and forgot to back up the the stock rom. I haven't done this since my last phone. But I got stuck at the cynanogen bootloader screen. I tried to get back to recovery mode but it won"t go. Can someone please help me and give very detailed instructions to get my phone unbricked pleeeeease? I don"t want to to buy another phone. Thank you.
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I git it fixed. I thank everyone for their help.

marcus8141981 said:
It keeps telling me device not ready
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Can you give me more details? Where do you see that message and when exactly? Maybe an ADB logcat?
If you can get into fastboot usb, you can easily google for flashing solutions using fastboot.

always good to say how you fixed it for others who may have similar issue--

Ruwin said:
Okay, let's try something.
Check your drivers on the PC, make sure you have ADB (from Android SDK or other sources).
Power on the phone, plug it in the PC.
Check if any drivers are installing/updating. Also check Device Manager to see if the device is seen in there.
If the PC sees the phone, open a cmd window and navigate to the directory where you have ADB (if using the android SDK, it should be in the tools folder of the installation directory).
In the cmd window, once in the directory containing the ADB, type "adb devices". You should see something about adb server stopping and starting, than, if everything alright, you should see the device as a number.
If you can see your phone, that means you're saved. Just run the command "adb reboot bootloader" and you're good to go.
If the phone cannot be seen by the PC, try and boot the phone holding vloume - pressed, try this with volume + too. Or simply google on how to boot the phone in bootloader mode.
Once in bootloader, again, you're saved. You can go ti fastboot usb mode and from there, do whatever you need to do.
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I do that and my phone just keeps flickering and goes back in to cwm recovery. Please any ideas?

[Q] Nexus 5 Bricked! HELP!!! URGENT!

I'm kind of screwed and It's not even my mistake, I guess.
I clean flashed the Mahdi Update 25/04 yesterday earlier I had 03/03. In the morning I experienced 2 -3 random reboots and later only one random reboot after which my phone won't boot (bootloop). When i enter bootloader, it automatically selects "start" and boots into system and then reboots.
Once i got the chance and my phone booted fully. But then when I selected reboot into recovery so that i can restore a NAND. IT reboots, the team win logo shows up and then the cycle repeats.
Basically, i don't have access to recovery, my bootloader isn't stable (i.e. it automatically boots without selecting) so I'm unable to flash a stock img as of now. If and when my Nexus fully boots into system it stays the same for about 1 hr if i have any luck. PLz help.
From India. Unlocked Bootloader and custom Rom "Mahdi".

Have you tried using add to boot into recovery? If not also try to getting a logcat when it reboots, those will give us a little more of a general idea of what is actually happening.

First thing don't panic. You can't brick a nexus. You should be able to get into bootloader (volume down + power button) use Wugs Nexus Root toolkit from XDA forum. reload stock ROM in fastboot mode. I have done this lots of time. It's a draw back to being a tinkerer just can't leave well enough alone.

It sounds like your power bottom might be stuck to be honest.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

nyterage said:
Have you tried using add to boot into recovery? If not also try to getting a logcat when it reboots, those will give us a little more of a general idea of what is actually happening.
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I managed to somehow get into my bootloader and flashed the following
1. bootloader.img
2. radio.img
3. system.img
4. stock kernel (boot.img)
5. twrp recovery.img
I skipped userdata,img as i need to save my data.
I then went into recovery and did a factory wipe (not including internal storage)
My stock rom booted BUT the setup screen showed up and during the setup process it rebooted again and I couldn't mount my storage to backup.
MY MAIN PRIORITY IS TO COPY THE CONTENTS OF MY SD CARD Before flashing the whole stock image (including userdata)
Now when I type "adb version" in cmd I get Android Debug Bridge Version 1.0.31 but when I type "adb devices" whilst my phone is in fastboot mode, it doesn't list my phone. So i'm unable to "adb pull /mnt/sdcard"
I'm in the same situation with rare access to B/L (based on luck) and Recovery.
Plz tell me what to do when I am able to connect in bootloader mode (fastboot)
IF required I can upload a video showing that what problem I am facing.

scuccria said:
I managed to somehow get into my bootloader and flashed the following
1. bootloader.img
2. radio.img
3. system.img
4. stock kernel (boot.img)
5. twrp recovery.img
I skipped userdata,img as i need to save my data.
I then went into recovery and did a factory wipe (not including internal storage)
My stock rom booted BUT the setup screen showed up and during the setup process it rebooted again and I couldn't mount my storage to backup.
MY MAIN PRIORITY IS TO COPY THE CONTENTS OF MY SD CARD Before flashing the whole stock image (including userdata)
Now when I type "adb version" in cmd I get Android Debug Bridge Version 1.0.31 but when I type "adb devices" whilst my phone is in fastboot mode, it doesn't list my phone. So i'm unable to "adb pull /mnt/sdcard"
I'm in the same situation with rare access to B/L (based on luck) and Recovery.
Plz tell me what to do when I am able to connect in bootloader mode (fastboot)
IF required I can upload a video showing that what problem I am facing.
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To use adb pull you have to enter the recovery. You need universal naked usb driver 0.73 to make adb work in recovery. If you are on windows 8 or 8.1 you have to turn off the driver signiture enforcement befote installing the universal naked usb driver 0.73
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én Nexus 5-el

El Daddy said:
It sounds like your power bottom might be stuck to be honest.
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I agree. It's a malfunctioning power button due to several reasons (moisture, drops, etc.). I had this on my Nexus S.

New replacement tablet stopped working properly! Help!

So after I got my new tabby, I proceeded to update it to 3.1. When it finished downloading, the tablet froze and rebooted, but the screen did not come back on! Literately, the pixels were not on (tested by going into a dark room and seeing if the pixels were on but colored black)
So I held power for 15 secs, rebooted, updated, and all that. Then, I decided to root using Kingroot. The first 3 times, it failed. It stopped at around 17-21%. The fourth time it just...worked. Then, shortly after replacing it's root with supersu using the kingroot replacement app, I went to DL titanium backup so I could restore stuff.
Then, out of nowhere, the tablet reboots, and shows the nvidia boot screen like normal.... But it was frozen. The tablet will NOT get past this screen! I tried going into the bootloader using VOL Down + Power, which works! I then tried "fastboot protocol", but when I select it, it just goes black, then takes me back to the bootloader!
I then tried recovery, but I forgot to install twrp, so all it shows is "No command" underneath a android! Help! I don't know what to do!
I did not enable usb debugging in dev options either, because I did not think to do that first when getting a brand freaking new tablet that should not be doing this!!!
My old one works! (Albeit with unstable audio glitches and general lagginess)

I would try to flash all new from recovery images (via fastboot, you can download from Nvidia page), then flash latest TWRP (MultiROM patched, if you prefer....) and from TWRP flash latest SuperSU.zip...

Lynco said:
I then tried "fastboot protocol", but when I select it, it just goes black, then takes me back to the bootloader!
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that's what is supposed to happen

@BitOBSessiOn @Bogdacutu
But how would I flash via fastboot? What tool should I use?
I completely forgot how to do all of that stuff.

Lynco said:
@BitOBSessiOn @Bogdacutu
But how would I flash via fastboot? What tool should I use?
I completely forgot how to do all of that stuff.
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First step: If you have downloaded recovery image, and unpacked everything, you get a script named "flash-all.sh" (for linux, flash-all.bat for win), execute it while in fastboot mode and connected to PC...

Lynco said:
@BitOBSessiOn @Bogdacutu
But how would I flash via fastboot? What tool should I use?
I completely forgot how to do all of that stuff.
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Are you running linux or windows? Either way you'll need to get fastboot and adb. Download twrp and put the img file in the same directory as the fastboot and adb files. Put the tablet in bootloader mode. In a terminal window run fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (or whatever the filename for your twrp file you downloaded is). After it's done, run 'fastboot reboot-bootloader' and then go into recovery. From there you can either sideload a rom zip file or use adb to push it over to the tablet and then flash it. If you want stock, just download and flash a zip from the stock rom thread. Or if you want 100% stock, just flash the factory images from bootloader as described here

How to install TWRP into the LG P500H from Koodo?

I have a Koodo LG P500H. I am having a very hard time installing TWRP.
Firstly Play store doesn't work. It has this old thing called "Market" that has some apps, but not all. Market eventually gets updated to Playstore, but I can't even find TWRP manager. There was another app in the Playstore that I tried called ROM Manager. It said it installed TWRP for me. I restarted the phone, and nothing happened.
Restarting and Holding power/volume down/home will show a picture that seems to be some sort of recovery mode. But it only run for 1-2 seconds before the phone restarts itself. Nothing happens.
I tried to use ADB. But after rebooting the device it just restarted without ever going into recovery mode. So the flash command just get stuck at "Waiting for Device." Does this phone even have a recovery mode?
This phone doesn't support Odin.
I am used to using TWRP. Without it I cannot flash the phone into new OS.
And every single time I fail, the whole phone seems to have reformatted. So I have to enter in my wifi password and gmail again. All of that typing on a very small keyboard takes a lot of time. I had spent hours on this phone without getting TWRP working.
Please help.

going to twrp web site here
downloading the recovery
reboot to fastboot ( bootloader ) than using terminal whit adb driver :
fastboot flash recover '' recovery.img ''

Gw4nM4n said:
going to twrp web site here
downloading the recovery
reboot to fastboot ( bootloader ) than using terminal whit adb driver :
fastboot flash recover '' recovery.img ''
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The problem is when I reboot into fastboot (adb reboot bootloader), the phone will go into "phone off battery charging mode". It never actually goes into the bootloader.

Ok I did the following and it seems fastboot and TWRP works now. Be sure to enable USB Debugging on your P500.
1) Fastboot tutorial (I did everything here. I hit "ok" on the LGMDP 1.5 tool as needed. Do not wait till the countdown timer goes to zero.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15122833&postcount=100)?
FastBoot Tutorial
1. Please download this (or from here) file and unzip it in to any folder.
2. Start LGMDP 1.5 tool with the phone connected (you need to have USB drivers installed) and click on Select Port
3. A separate window should appear like the one below
Just click connect
4. Another window will take shape (LGE Mobile security) with lots of options (links)
Click on the first upper right Browse and select the folder in with you have unzipped the files. You will get some errors that some image, table or headers are missing. Just click OK and in the end everything that should remain selected is Partition Table, APPSBL Image Header and APPSBL Image.
Now just close the window (click on x)
5. Now you are back on the main window and here you'll have to click on Download
6. You are almost done and from now on everything should go on automatically.
NV Backup
Autorestart in Emergency\Download mode and upgrade the files (you selected on step 4)
NV Restore (the last step) Do not disconnect the USB cable until the restore is done
Wait for the phone to restart in normal mode (your current rom).
That should be everything you need to do to get fastboot enabled.
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2) Install PdaNet+ (This was the only thing I did in this tutorial. It fixed the usb driver and the fastboot can then communicate with my PC.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350733
http://pdanet.co/a/
(Note: On top of Partition Table, APPSBL Image Header and APPSBL Image in step 4, I also selected the TWRP image file as my RECOVERY image. Not sure if this make a difference. )
(Note 2: I think you can also get the LG drivers here.)
3) Restart, hold down power + home to boot to the fastboot. Or in ADB type adb reboot bootloader.
4) Open ADB (while phone is still in fastboot mode) and type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (after downloading the TWRP image, renaming it and moving it to my ADB root folder. I am using TWRP 2.8.0.1 here.)
5) Type fastboot reboot
6) After the phone restarts, type adb reboot recovery. TWRP runs for me. Power+Home+Volume Down (3 button combo) also works now. (Previously this would reset the phone.)

Hey Man, im glad it worked. I could use your help.
I bricked my phone and need the restore file, Do you think you could make a backup from TWRP and upload it?
I would be super grateful.
Thank you.
Here is a zip with CM11, twrp 3.0.2.0 and Gapps for CM11.
Its the best rom I found.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt7z1cxq92nhpz5/LgP500CM11V4.4.4.zip?dl=0

Hi. What is your "brick" like? Does your TWRP still run? If yes you can just copy a custom OS into your Microsd card and install it from your Microsd.
You can also use ADB push to move files from your PC to the phone.
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-customization-transfer-files-adb-push-adb-pull-601015/
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If you TWRP doesn't run, you need to install that first. Do steps 3 and 4 in the above post to boot into bootloader and install TWRP.
3) Restart, hold down power + home to boot to the fastboot. Or in ADB type adb reboot bootloader.
4) Open ADB (while phone is still in fastboot mode) and type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (after downloading the TWRP image, renaming it and moving it to my ADB root folder. I am using TWRP 2.8.0.1 here.)