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[SOLVED] Rooting Nexus S <recovery wont stick>

I missed out something i think.
I have my sdk, with those files.
I went to cmd and type the commant
bla bla bla
fastboot devices >>> no error, means connected
fastboot oem unlock
>>>> it is connected but why it still waiting for my device?
I added the path to the system too, but still cant get rid of
I search the net and I cant get the solution.
Any idea anyone?

What drivers did you install? And yes, I read the "fastboot devices"

installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet

Phone has to be in bootloader mode?
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yup.. it is in volume up + on mode.

If you plug your NS in and look in the Device Manager, do you see an unknown device with the question mark? If so, you should try to manually install the driver located in android-sdk-windows\extras\google\usb_driver
And when you issue the command
Code:
fastboot devices
It should display your NS device id, not just a blank line.

melvinchng said:
installed everyhing...
samsung adb + google package
samsung driver
pdanet
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"samsung" driver... no
you use the drivers obtained from the Android SDK or PDAnet
Pretty much what suksit said.

Try pdanet! Last place i go y find drivers
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I tried sdk driver, pdanet driver. I can't unknown driver, it is listed as android. Means my phone is found by computer
I have android 2. 3. 4. Does it effect?
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Just curious, did you enabled the option in Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging?
In Device Manger it should say something like "Android Composite ADB Interface"

I enabled it too... maybe I will try to reinstall and root it via my XP in VM.
I rooted my wildfire with this pc last time, maybe the drive mixed up.
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Just noticed that your location is in Malaysia. Could it happen that you have the i9023 (SLCD) model? If that's the case then I think you should try this.

Ya, I bought slcd set.
I will try it tomorrow at night and report back to you guys.
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It is really strange. Tried everything and won't work.
Pdanet detected my device that it is connected to computer, but it just show wait for device.
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Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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melvinchng said:
Ya, I bought slcd set.
Edit: my full charge is 95%, it is normal right?
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Yeah thats normal, Samsung did some weird battery calibration thing!
However people here have found to get 100% or close to it.
When charging just leave screen on for 1 hour and have tethered wifi On, so far im charging full up to 98%, just waiting to squeeze in the last 2%.....could take awhile.
and yeah the 95% charge is normal. heres a explanation in further detail
Your battery gauge is lying to you (and it's not such a bad thing)

make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi

j0l6 said:
make sure u have following dlls in fastboot folder
AdbWinUsbApi
AdbWinApi
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i have these in tools. and still waiting for device.
anyone any idea?

I forgot to tell you guys that my windows is 64-bit
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Try this or this then (the latter is quite hard to read anyway, I think they messed up the code formatting)

Unlocked bootloader!
thanks!
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melvinchng said:
I haven't root yet.
After I root, my storage and Rom will be wipe? So I need to install new Rom?
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Rooting will add su binary and Superuser app to your NS. But your data will be wiped (both on phone and SD card) when you unlock the bootloader -- it's the same as doing a factory reset. However, your system partition will not be affected so no need to install new ROM if you prefer using stock.

[Completed] [Q] Xperia P not responding after fastboot reboot

i was trying to flash to custom rom from the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/u-development/rom-cyanogenmod-11-0-t2528466
after successfully unlocking bootloader i copied the .zip file of the custom rom into the phone,then from a post i followed the steps given below
Extract the boot.img from the zip to your computer, you will need this file for fastboot.
Place the CyanogenMod rom .zip file on the root of the SD card.
Optional: Place any supplemental packages' .zip file on the root of the SD card.
Put the phone into fastboot mode:
With the device powered down, hold Volume Up and connect the USB cable. The notification light should turn blue to indicate you are in fastboot mode.
Open a terminal on the PC and enter the following:
fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img
fastboot -i 0xfce reboot
While the device reboots, press the Volume rockers a few times to load recovery.
everything went successfully but when i ran the reboot command at the end
fastboot -i 0xfce reboot
the device showed the charging notification light for the last time.
the device has not woken up yet,.
is it bricked,,??
What is the solution next.?
Please help

Not a fun situation, the best place to get help and hopefully fix your device would be in the q&a forum
I would ask your same question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/issues
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demkantor said:
Not a fun situation, the best place to get help and hopefully fix your device would be in the q&a forum
I would ask your same question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/issues
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i am absolutely beyond newbie,.please guide me through it.

obii002 said:
i am absolutely beyond newbie,.please guide me through it.
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I would love to help you but being I have never used your device before I'm not the best person to ask. If you start a new thread in the forum I linked you should be able to find someone there with the right info to hopefully fix your phone.
Also the purpose of this forum is to point people in the right direction not help fix the issue.
But if anyone can help you it will be these talent xda users, specifically the ones who have your device
Best of luck!
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Softbrick? some custom rom advice please

Hello everyone,
I have done something utterly stupid with my Nexus 5, I wiped the internal storage and lost my roms, I really wasnt thinking.
I have tried looking at options like adb sideload but cant find a decent tutorial
Could I just get a micro usb to usb adapter and install a rom off that?
Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction with adb sideload?
Other problems are I can't get on the android SDK because the CMD box only flashes up.
Does the adb sideload option in TWRP actually do anything if you wait for it? Its been waiting for about 1 hour now and nothings happening.
Please guys any help is appreciated

osamarchie2000 said:
Hello everyone,
I have done something utterly stupid with my Nexus 5, I wiped the internal storage and lost my roms, I really wasnt thinking.
I have tried looking at options like adb sideload but cant find a decent tutorial
Could I just get a micro usb to usb adapter and install a rom off that?
Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction with adb sideload?
Other problems are I can't get on the android SDK because the CMD box only flashes up.
Does the adb sideload option in TWRP actually do anything if you wait for it? Its been waiting for about 1 hour now and nothings happening.
Please guys any help is appreciated
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Why don't you flash the factory image using fastboot?
The Cmd box you are referring to happens because you need to navigate to that directory using Cmd and run it from there. You cannot just click it.

Thanks but I cant get the SDK to work at all. Im still looking into it but at the moment it wont work

Please somebody help me with the SDK, I dont know what else to do.
I cant open the SDK manager and I cant open it through eclipse either.
Someone else must have had this problem before

Click the link in my signature and then "adb and fastboot. What is it?"
This will help you configure adb properly. It also helps you learn commands. Like adb push.
adb sideload is the same as push but you type sideload instead.
FYI as much as people round here say it, there is no such thing as a soft brick. Its brick or not brick.
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Switched off my phone and now I cant get it into recovery mode. Only the google logo which just stays there for ages
What do I do now?

osamarchie2000 said:
Switched off my phone and now I cant get it into recovery mode. Only the google logo which just stays there for ages
What do I do now?
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Show down and don't panic. Your device is easily fixed. Hold the power button for 20 seconds. This will shut down the phone. Then press and hold the vol down then press the power button. That'll bring your into the bootloader.
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osamarchie2000 said:
Switched off my phone and now I cant get it into recovery mode. Only the google logo which just stays there for ages
What do I do now?
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Power + volume down button brings you in the bootloader, from there go into recovery (navigate with volume buttons and select with power button)
In recovery follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559200.
Or flash the factory image in the bootloader. (that should work because you need to unlock your bootloader in fastboot)

Thanks guys,
It wasnt working because water damage had interfered with the volume buttons previously.
I have a micro usb to usb adapter now.
Can i put a rom on a USB drive and install that way?
Thanks guys

osamarchie2000 said:
Thanks guys,
It wasnt working because water damage had interfered with the volume buttons previously.
I have a micro usb to usb adapter now.
Can i put a rom on a USB drive and install that way?
Thanks guys
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Yeah that will work too. Water damage is never good for a phone even if it stil works after that. But that's another story

osamarchie2000 said:
Thanks guys,
It wasnt working because water damage had interfered with the volume buttons previously.
I have a micro usb to usb adapter now.
Can i put a rom on a USB drive and install that way?
Thanks guys
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Yes you can. You'll have to "tell" twrp where to find the rom zip.
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Only problem now is I cant get the SDK to work for my life. Ive spent 5 hours trying to fix my phone already today, I have the JDK installed. I open the eclipse thingy and when i try to open the SDK with eclipse it wont work either. Please somebody help with this

osamarchie2000 said:
Only problem now is I cant get the SDK to work for my life. Ive spent 5 hours trying to fix my phone already today, I have the JDK installed. I open the eclipse thingy and when i try to open the SDK with eclipse it wont work either. Please somebody help with this
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You don't need the SDK. You're not developing here
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TWRP cant find any of the files on my USB-OTG

with the CMD, it gives me my device and its serial number and says recovery for
C:\adb devices
but for C:\fastboot devices
I get nothing.
Any ideas please?

osamarchie2000 said:
with the CMD, it gives me my device and its serial number and says recovery for
C:\adb devices
but for C:\fastboot devices
I get nothing.
Any ideas please?
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Did you read my thread that I told you to read?
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osamarchie2000 said:
with the CMD, it gives me my device and its serial number and says recovery for
C:\adb devices
but for C:\fastboot devices
I get nothing.
Any ideas please?
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Here's a hint, read rootSU's sticky rollup and look for the 15 second fastboot adb installer.
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Very sorry, Ive just re-read what Im looking for
Appologies

thankyou all, phone is well and good and im on CM11.
Thanks guys, anyone who helped is the best

[Q] Pull data with a smashed screen

Just after updating to lollipop I completly smashed my screen. It doesn't show any usefull information and touch is not working.
Since I'm not in the mood to buy a new screen because I already bought a Note 4, I wanted to pull the data from the phone. It's pin protected but fastboot is still working, adb however is not.
After reading up a bit I found that going into cwm recovery I would still be able to acces adb.
So I with fastboot I booted cwm recovery (fastboot boot recovery.img) only to find that adb still won't find my devices.
Is there any way left to pull the data from my phone? I also have acces to a external keyboard/mouse with a otg cable but that won't seem to work either.

Boot into recovery and with your device plugged into your pc go to device manager. Do you see your device there?
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In recovery it doesn't show up.
On a normal boot it does, only no files are showing because of the pin lock.

Wiisper said:
In recovery it doesn't show up.
On a normal boot it does, only no files are showing because of the pin lock.
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Google 15 second adb install xda. It has drivers as well as sets up adb and fastboot on your pc which you'll need if you can get your device detected
Edit, also download the twrp image from here and boot into it fastboot boot twrp.img (use the full name of the twrp image file) cwm sucks. http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/hammerhead
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I think I got it working, I already had adb working but it wouldn't find the correct drivers for the nexus 5.
I tried to update the drivers from google but windows said that it didn't find any correct drivers for the devices so I had to get "naked drivers" from somewhere.
After that it showed up as galaxy nexus adb interface in the device managers and adb was able to find it.
It's now pulling all the data.
Thanks you for your help!
I will report back when it's done pulling.

Wiisper said:
I think I got it working, I already had adb working but it wouldn't find the correct drivers for the nexus 5.
I tried to update the drivers from google but windows said that it didn't find any correct drivers for the devices so I had to get "naked drivers" from somewhere.
After that it showed up as galaxy nexus adb interface in the device managers and adb was able to find it.
It's now pulling all the data.
Thanks you for your help!
I will report back when it's done pulling.
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Np, glad it seems to be working
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Okay got all the files from the phone!
Thanks for helping.

Help I'm new to all of this

I'm new to all of this so be patient with me. I have a ZTE Speed n9130 from boost. I've done research and have come to the conclusion there is no development on this device. I want to know information on how to use ADB, Fastboot to unlock bootloaders and root the device in a general sense; not device specific. I am using windows 7. Like I said I know there hasn't been development on the n9130. Also information on using ADB to flash ROMs and a different kernel. Thanks and once again sorry if this has already been answered I did do a few searches.

jboosie1992 said:
I'm new to all of this so be patient with me. I have a ZTE Speed n9130 from boost. I've done research and have come to the conclusion there is no development on this device. I want to know information on how to use ADB, Fastboot to unlock bootloaders and root the device in a general sense; not device specific. I am using windows 7. Like I said I know there hasn't been development on the n9130. Also information on using ADB to flash ROMs and a different kernel. Thanks and once again sorry if this has already been answered I did do a few searches.
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So as you are new here soooooo.
Great welcome to a developer world of xda.
Here we come to the problem.
To unlock bootloader.
1-- search google for universal adb and faatboot drivers.( i recommend adb 1.3.x)
2-- install it on windows 7
3-- plug in your device to pc normally.
4-- open command promt inside the adb folder.
5-- type adb devices, your device will appear.
6-- type adb reboot bootloader.
7-- device reboots into bootloader type fastboot oem unlock.
8-- device will reboot after some time and your bootloader is unlocked.
If commend promt givea an new line to enter command but device dosent boot up. Simply remove battery and boot manually.
Now to have root access.
1-- if running any version below lollipop use rootgenius software on pc to root.
2-- if using lollipop then use framaroot.
If helped hit thanks
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Cool I'm fixing to give it go a d I'll let you know if it works or any problems I run into also the speed doesnt have a removable battery. And what is the purpose of booting into FTM mode (volume up + power)

Purpose of fastboot mode is to flaah things without .zip
Like .img for recovery
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