1) If i want to flash a stock rom what should I use adb sideload or fastboot. I have seen on youtube people using both of these. Are both of these similar or different. Sorry if this sounds stupid but I'm a noob and I'm very confused.
2) Do i have to unlock bootloader for flashing stock rom.
3) Does fastboot oem lock/unlock command works on every android device.
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I have the backwards problem here. I am trying to bring the xoom to Japan as a present for the In-Laws. I can pick up the Xoom wifi in the U.S. for around $399, but the In-Laws and only read Japanese. Could I convert the U.S. version to Japanese (need much more than just the language settings, need the icons and the Japanese market, etc)? Thanks for all your help.
Go over to the Moto Dev site and download the stock wifi image for Japan, flash using the instructions on the site. There you go, your US Xoom is now a Japanese Xoom. Oh and don't relock the bootloader.
Seriously, that would be amazing, thanks so much.
I have flashed different kernels and roms on my cellphone but never done this before. Can you please answer the following questions when you get a chance.
1. Do I need to root the xoom?
2. Do I need to download clockword mod recovery?
3. Can I do all of this via terminal manager (type in the commands for flashing), the instructions on the site only has these lines... Where do I type this stuff or should I unzip the Japan kddi.zip file?
Instructions to Flash & Re-Lock Your Motorola XOOM:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
Thanks so much for your help again!!!
calculus1918 said:
Seriously, that would be amazing, thanks so much.
I have flashed different kernels and roms on my cellphone but never done this before. Can you please answer the following questions when you get a chance.
1. Do I need to root the xoom?
2. Do I need to download clockword mod recovery?
3. Can I do all of this via terminal manager (type in the commands for flashing), the instructions on the site only has these lines... Where do I type this stuff or should I unzip the Japan kddi.zip file?
Instructions to Flash & Re-Lock Your Motorola XOOM:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
Thanks so much for your help again!!!
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He said: "Oh and don't relock the bootloader."
1. no root needed
2. no cwm needed.
3. u need adb and fastboot, motodrivers, latest sdk, official images from motorola
i think there is a thread here in XDA, for non US xooms flashing US image. just look for it.
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As above.
Follow OP's post in this thread to unlock the Xoom.
Then download the Japanese image, flash using the instructions you posted above from a command prompt in Windows.
Important: ignore the last command on the Moto site. You do not want to lock the bootloader. Locking the bootloader when you're running a different image than intended on the device may brick your Xoom.
Was wondering if there is a way to flash back to stock recovery or if anyone can point me to a thread/link that has the stock recovery and i can install it. I am considering taking the phone back and getting the G2X (mainly cause of battery issues) Phone is 2 days old.
Any help would be appreciated thanks!
svoulis said:
Was wondering if there is a way to flash back to stock recovery or if anyone can point me to a thread/link that has the stock recovery and i can install it. I am considering taking the phone back and getting the G2X (mainly cause of battery issues) Phone is 2 days old.
Any help would be appreciated thanks!
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If you are wanting to take the phone back, I would really go the whole way and completely restore the phone to stock (including S-ON). You can do this by installing ENG HBOOT, then issuing command fastboot oem writesecureflag 3, then installing the correct region stock RUU for your device. You will have complete stock then, not just recovery.
But if you want to just restore stock recovery, you could pull the recovery.img from an RUU and use fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Do you happen to have any idea where I can find the eng hboot v 1.17.0008 and english rom version 1.29.531.2 I am having problems with the screen that are becoming unbearable and I feel its time to return it for a replacement
Thanks in advance for any input.
also just point me in the right direction if this has already been discussed.
noob question
prank1 said:
If you are wanting to take the phone back, I would really go the whole way and completely restore the phone to stock (including S-ON). You can do this by installing ENG HBOOT, then issuing command fastboot oem writesecureflag 3, then installing the correct region stock RUU for your device. You will have complete stock then, not just recovery.
But if you want to just restore stock recovery, you could pull the recovery.img from an RUU and use fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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One more quick question how do you issue the command fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 ? with the terminal? sorry for the noob question
happyendin21 said:
One more quick question how do you issue the command fastboot oem writesecureflag 3 ? with the terminal? sorry for the noob question
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You need to issue it through command prompt, make sure you have Android SDK installed, there is a guide somewhere in the Android Development forum which explains how to do this in more detail, but basically you want to:
Download and install this: http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r12-windows.exe
If you need JDK then the installer will tell you and give you the link to download it
Then you need to copy all of the contents of the platform-tools to the tools folder, both of which can be located where you installed the Android SDK. Yes to overwrite if asked.
Put your phone in bootloader, then choose fastboot. Then connect via USB
Go to PC command prompt, then use command cd [tools folder]
e.g. mine would be cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools
Then you can issue fastboot commands
If you want to issue ADB commands, do the same except connect your phone whilst its running android, and choose 'charge only'
ENG S-OFF HBOOT download link:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...http://81.89.105.12/~bin4ry/hboot/PG58IMG.zip
1.29.531.2 Download Link
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...ww.filefactory.com/file/cb7a...714_signed.exe
As this post is for NOOB Specific, you have to know about what recovery is. Recovery is a piece of software that run aside the Android OS itself and it is called up by the user before booting android to perform some basic functions like Update, Wipe Data etc. However the bundled Stock Recovery is limited in functionality and before flashing Custom ROM, we should install a Custom Recovery. CWM(ClockWorkMod) and TWRP(TeamWinRecoveryProject) are two famous Custom Recovery.So, the main point is, how Custom Recovery can be installed, it can be installed by three different methods, but I will give only two here. But before doing that you have to unlock your bootloader
Download adb and adb driver for your device. Connect the device, open the adb and type the following in the adb Shell
Fastboot devices
Fastboot oem unlock
Way to install Custom Recovery are
The Easiest Method
It the easiest method to install it. It can be installed by download ROM Manager(For CWM, Need Root) and GOOManager(For TWRP, Need Root). Both are available on the app store. However, it does now WORK ON ALL DEVICES.
The Best Method
If you do not want to root your phone or the above methods do not work for you try this method. IT WORKS ON 99.99% DEVICES, if followed correctly. To do this follow the given steps
Download the recovery.img for your device
Install adb and adb driver for your devices
Connect your device to the PC and type following in the adb shell
Fastboot devices
Fastboot flash recovery (location of recovery.iimg
For me it is
Fastboot devices
Fastboot flash recovery d:/recovery.img
Restart your phone. It is all done
Please press the thank button
If you find any problem, please reply me
Sushant Rohan said:
As this post is for NOOB Specific, you have to know about what recovery is. Recovery is a piece of software that run aside the Android OS itself and it is called up by the user before booting android to perform some basic functions like Update, Wipe Data etc. However the bundled Stock Recovery is limited in functionality and before flashing Custom ROM, we should install a Custom Recovery. CWM(ClockWorkMod) and TWRP(TeamWinRecoveryProject) are two famous Custom Recovery.So, the main point is, how Custom Recovery can be installed, it can be installed by three different methods, but I will give only two here. But before doing that you have to unlock your bootloader
Download adb and adb driver for your device. Connect the device, open the adb and type the following in the adb Shell
Fastboot devices
Fastboot oem unlock
Way to install Custom Recovery are
The Easiest Method
It the easiest method to install it. It can be installed by download ROM Manager(For CWM, Need Root) and GOOManager(For TWRP, Need Root). Both are available on the app store. However, it does now WORK ON ALL DEVICES.
The Best Method
If you do not want to root your phone or the above methods do not work for you try this method. IT WORKS ON 99.99% DEVICES, if followed correctly. To do this follow the given steps
Download the recovery.img for your device
Install adb and adb driver for your devices
Connect your device to the PC and type following in the adb shell
Adb devices
Fastboot flash recovery (location of recovery.iimg
For me it is
Adb devices
Fastboot flash recovery d:/recovery.img
Restart your phone. It is all done
Please press the thank button
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Sorry guys, after the
Fastboot oem unlock
Type
Fastboot format userdata
That's it
Oherwise your phone would have been bricked
Give me a thank if helped
Sushant Rohan said:
Sorry guys, after the
Fastboot oem unlock
Type
Fastboot format userdata
That's it
Oherwise your phone would have been bricked
Give me a thank if helped
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thanks man, i just bricked my phone, total newbie here >>>> Fastboot format userdata <<<< what cause it
Let me explain what I did first. I rooted my phone and used with the stock rom for a while (I needed to use some apps). So, I decided to unroot and lock the bootloader again. I used one script and flashed the rom I downloaded. But... it was the wrong rom. My rom is the XT1929-5. I flashed XT1929-6. The problem is. It returned a lot of error during the installation and the bootloader closed in the end automatically. Now, my phone is running but without internet connection. So, I can't unlock the bootloader (I can't go through the initial setup part). I already tried to reflash using Rescue assistent, but it says that it can't find the right version of my system. It looks like my baseband is not working. I waited some months for a system update so I would be able flash it even with a locked bootloader. But It didn't work. I've been searching for solutions for a long time. I know it's possible to fix. I just need help to figure out how.
Thanks in advance.
AFAIK a device with locked bootloader only will run device's pre-installed Stock ROM.
Re-flash device's original Stock ROM. You achieve this with the "ADB Sideload" method,
jwoegerbauer said:
AFAIK a device with locked bootloader only will run device's pre-installed Stock ROM.
Re-flash device's original Stock ROM. You achieve this with the "ADB Sideload" method,
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Hi, there. Thanks for your help. But I'm not sure about how I could do the ADB sideload method. This is one thing that I still didn't try. Could you help me with that? Maybe with a step-by-step tutorial. Thanks
You run the following ADB command sequence
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot sideload
adb sideload <FULLPATH-TO-STOCKROM-ZIP-ON-PC>
adb reboot
Thanks. Does it need to be the version that came with the phone? Or could I flash the last update?
jwoegerbauer said:
You run the following ADB command sequence
Code:
adb devices
adb reboot sideload
adb sideload <FULLPATH-TO-STOCKROM-ZIP-ON-PC>
adb reboot
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I tried using the newest update. It returned an error in the string
adb reboot sideload
Also the installation was abosted in the phone in the string
adb sideload <FULLPATH-TO-STOCKROM-ZIP-ON-PC> (of course. I changed the name properly)
Any other idea?
So I have a generic android rugged phone (F150 B2021) that I bought off eBay for £10. Nothing special but a decent backup. So anyway, this phone came with no OS installed but could get to the bootloader, fastboot and flash via ADB with what is one of the more feature-rich stock recoveries I've seen. I've tried everything- and I mean EVERYTHING to get this phone to work- flash TWRP, reboot into EDL mode, clear cache/ data both on the phone and via fastboot (neither worked)- nothing.
I can't get into the phone to enable OEM unlocking so the only method I found was flashing via fastboot- with all of the individual files. My only problem there is that I don't really understand how to do that- apparently you need to look at the contents of an .xml file (there are none of those visible in the stock OS files) and flash each one individually which I could do if I knew how to actually get to that stage. I was thinking perhaps to install a GSI of something just so I can get in to enable OEM unlocking and then flash it normally via ADB because I presume something like the Lineage 17.1 GSI would have even the "flash_all.bat" file which would make it much easier.
I guess my question is, from that stock ROM (attached) what do I actually need to flash? And how do I do it? It's so much different from, say, Nexus OS files I'm slightly more used to.
As long as a phone's bootloader isn't successfully unlocked FASTBOOT tool won't work at all.
You can try to flash phone's Stock ROM via ADB Sideload method.
xXx yYy said:
As long as a phone's bootloader isn't successfully unlocked FASTBOOT tool won't work at all.
You can try to flash phone's Stock ROM via ADB Sideload method.
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Hi, that didn't work either. I was wondering if maybe I could enter EDL mode and connect the contact points to force it? Thanks
My f150 has mtk chipset I used mtk client tool to unlock and root