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Trying to flash my phone to yakju

I'm stuck at #2 and #3.
for step #2 I unzip the file and theres only one FILE. I dont get why its saying theres more then one.
for #step 3. Do I put the file on my phone? where on my phone?
Step-by-step
1) Note: this assumes that you have the drivers for your device set up properly and that you have backed up any data (e.g., photos, etc) to somewhere OFF your device;
2) Download this and unzip the files within to a directory (unzip the zip inside as well);
3) Download the attachment and extract the files into the same directory;
4) Reboot your device into bootloader mode (by turning it off, hold volume up and volume down, and press power) and plug it into your computer;
5) Open a command prompt in the same directory above and do the following:
1) Make sure your computer recognizes your device by typing: fastboot devices
2) Unlock your bootloader: fastboot oem unlock
3) You will see a prompt on your device. This will wipe your entire device (including the /sdcard folder). Accept.
4) Reboot by typing: fastboot reboot-bootloader
5) Optional -- Flash the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primekk15.img
6) Reboot (not required if you did not do step 5): fastboot reboot-bootloader
7) Optional -- Flash the radio: fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxkk6.img
8) Reboot (not required if you did not do step 7): fastboot reboot-bootloader
9) Flash the ICL53F system partition: fastboot flash system system.img
10) Flash the ICL53F data partition: fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
11) Flash the ICL53F boot partition: fastboot flash boot boot.img
12) Optional -- Flash the recovery partition: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
13) Erase the cache partition: fastboot erase cache
15) Reboot: fastboot reboot
16) Done!

You have to extract the .tar file inside the zip.
The files DO NOT go on your phone. They go in the same folder as your fastboot.exe is in, on your computer.

El Daddy said:
You have to extract the .tar file inside the zip.
The files DO NOT go on your phone. They go in the same folder as your fastboot.exe is in on your computer.
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Oh I see, thanks. but what program do I use to extract .tar file inside? I"m using winrar atm but it seems not to be working.

I use 7zip

El Daddy said:
I use 7zip
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haha, i just downloaded that before u said it.
I'll let u know how things are going.

For step #3. Do I put any files on my phone?
cmd does not see my phone...

No, nothing goes on your phone.
Do you have the adb and fastboot drivers installed? If not download pdanet and run the wizard.
Also, "fastboot devices" won't show your phone unless its in fastboot.
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El Daddy said:
No, nothing goes on your phone.
Do you have the adb and fastboot drivers installed? If not download pdanet and run the wizard.
Also, "fastboot devices" won't show your phone unless its in fastboot.
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I'm pretty sure I have that installed. Trying to find wizard.

rayoubi said:
I'm pretty sure I have that installed. Trying to find wizard.
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I dont have adb or fastboot installed.

Do you have the android SDK installed? You must have that set up before you can start the flashing process. There are hundreds of tutorials around the net how to get it set up.
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El Daddy said:
Do you have the android SDK installed? You must have that set up before you can start the flashing process. There are hundreds of tutorials around the net how to get it set up.
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No. I just got my phone today. I havent even played with it. I just want to yakju so I can update my phone and have google updates. i'm a total noobie. i'm still trying to figure everything out.
What should i do first, i'm lost.

Relax and play with the phone first! Then read up on adb and fastboot as you'll need to know how to use them in future
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EddyOS said:
Relax and play with the phone first! Then read up on adb and fastboot as you'll need to know how to use them in future
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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I dont want to root it or flash it. I just want to this before I start playing with it because it requires a full wipe, so i rather do this real fast and have then have fun with it.

rayoubi said:
I dont want to root it or flash it. I just want to this before I start playing with it because it requires a full wipe, so i rather do this real fast and have then have fun with it.
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Then you need to install the sdk on your computer first. Once that is set up you can flash the yakju image.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app

El Daddy said:
Then you need to install the sdk on your computer first. Once that is set up you can flash the yakju image.
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I installed it. I have the command prompt.

First, you have to open the cmd window from the folder where fastboot and you images are. You can do that by holding down shift and right clicking within that folder. Then chose "open command window here"
Next, boot your phone into fastboot. When there type "fastboot devices" If it shows your device you are good to go. Just follow the steps you posted in your OP.

El Daddy said:
Then you need to install the sdk on your computer first. Once that is set up you can flash the yakju image.
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This just isn't true. If you're using the correct package, it includes ADB and Fastboot in it. No need to install the SDK. You just have to be thorough and unzip EVERYTHING in the packages on your desktop.

I think I finished it!!! How do I check if my phone is yakju now?
Oh and In the instruction I didnt install the optional ones.
for exmaple for steps
5) Optional -- Flash the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primekk15.img
7) Optional -- Flash the radio: fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxkk6.img
I did not install it, i have no idea what its for. Do I need them?
ty everyone!! really thank you guys so much

rayoubi said:
I think I finished it!!! How do I check if my phone is yakju now?
Oh and In the instruction I didnt install the optional ones.
for exmaple for steps
5) Optional -- Flash the bootloader: fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primekk15.img
7) Optional -- Flash the radio: fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxkk6.img
I did not install it, i have no idea what its for. Do I need them?
ty everyone!! really thank you guys so much
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If it flashed successfully you have yakju. If you really want to check there are some apps in the market that will check for you. Or you can view the build.prop using a file manager.
If you want to get OTA updates you must flash both of those images. The first one is the bootloader and the second is your radio firmware.
The OTA package checks to see if you have the correct radio, bootloader, kernel, and rom before continuing.

El Daddy said:
If it flashed successfully you have yakju. If you really want to check there are some apps in the market that will check for you. Or you can view the build.prop using a file manager.
If you want to get OTA updates you must flash both of those images. The first one is the bootloader and the second is your radio firmware.
The OTA package checks to see if you have the correct radio, bootloader, kernel, and rom before continuing.
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Well, I guess i'll flash them now. Do I have to start from #1 and go in order or can I just flash it then restart my phone?

Installing BusyBox + Root only (no CWM)?

Hi guys,
I need your advice related to rooting my Nexus phone I got from Google Play.
I will not install any custom ROM's, I simply need to spoof the carrier to T-Mobile, when I'm in Canada.
That said, I looked at few tutorials and from all of them, this one is mostly recommended:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
Before I proceed, I need your opinion about the tutorial and also if is possible to run on my phone just BusyBox, while rooted.
Thank you for your help.

To run root without CWM...
Simply uze the command "fastboot boot RECOVERYNAME.img" rather than the one in the guide.
This won't write a custom recovery to your phone...but boot into it one time only.

Jubakuba said:
To run rooted...
Simply uze the command "fastboot boot RECOVERYNAME.img" rather than the one in the guide.
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Thank you. I'll work on it and let you know guys how it went.

Everything went very smooth, no issues. Well the hardest part was to get the right ADB drivers, as I did not wanted to install unsigned drivers. I'm going to work now, will post the drivers info when I come back. For reference, I have now root without CWM.
If I decide to revert back to stock, what is procedure?
I have the bootloader locked now, so I guess opening it again will erase everything including the root files. Let me know please.
Edit: To get the drivers rolling in Windows 7 64bits Ultimate, I used this tutorial.

TECK said:
Everything went very smooth, no issues. Well the hardest part was to get the right ADB drivers, as I did not wanted to install unsigned drivers. I'm going to work now, will post the drivers info when I come back. For reference, I have now root without CWM.
If I decide to revert back to stock, what is procedure?
I have the bootloader locked now, so I guess opening it again will erase everything including the root files. Let me know please.
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As long as you have root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27878074
Will unlock/lock without wiping.
And as far as returning to stock...you haven't modified much thus far.
So deleting busybox and then superuser will work...if you haven't modified any system files.
Or you could always flash the stock images (this does erase your "SDcard" and everything will be back to an-out-of-the-box state).
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Jubakuba said:
Or you could always flash the stock images (this does erase your "SDcard" and everything will be back to an-out-of-the-box state).
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Thank you sir. Can you please let me know what is the list of commands?
Edit: I got them from the flash-all.sh shell script.
Nexus Images: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
CWM: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager/
Superuser: http://hosted.androidsu.com/superuser/
Root Device
1) Unlock the bootloader (if locked):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
2) Install Supersuer + Root (match the file names with the ones downloaded):
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adb push Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip /sdcard/
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.0-maguro.img
Flash Superuser: On device, select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard" and select "Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip". Confirm install then "+++++Go Back+++++" and "reboot system now".
3) Lock the bootloader (optional):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock
Stock Device
1) Unlock the bootloader (if locked):
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
2) Install the image files (match the file names with the ones downloaded):
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fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc03.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxlf1.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot -w update image-takju-jro03c.zip
3) Lock the bootloader:
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem lock

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Efrant's guide is perfect here.

I got them from the shell script (see above), thanks.

TECK said:
Edit: I got them from the flash-all.sh shell script.
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Exactly, its that easy.

[Q] How to pull photos from Boot Looping Galaxy Nexus? HELP!

Help! My Galaxy Nexus sudden going through BootLoop (Google logo kept coming back).
I have new born baby photos and video that I need to pull them out to my PC.
SO I read Mike 's Toolkit 7.8 and trying it.
I do not know what extract model and built is my phone. This is original phone so I bootloader is still LOCKED.
With Mike toolkit I followed up his Toolkit instuction #14.
Here is what I done.
1) In GNex TOOLKIT V7.8. I choose from 4.0.1 to 4.0.4 android build and model version (Yakju-Maguro since I am in Canada using Rogers/Fido as Carrier). Then I chose option#1 to install Nexus Window 7 drivers. This didn't work. My Window 7 did'nt regconize it.
2) During the installation of PDaNet. I hold Power On Buttom + Up Bottom (I think) Fastboot mode. I am able to get a page that shows me my "bootloader version", "Baseband version" etc...Only then PDaNet then installed Android driver successfully to my WIndow 7 Device Manager.
3) Go back to Toolkit V7.8 menu. Choose all 4.0.1 to 4.0.4 android build and model version.
I can now see my Serial Number on then top left side onw.
4) Then I chose #14 pull data from my phone.
It said the Device not found/regconized. Choose 4.0.1 to 4.0.4 android build and model
So I don't what I did wrong..
Please help..me..
I can only access to fastboot mode? Can I still files/photos pull?
Help me
Thank you very much! Your help is greatly appreciated!

step 1) stop using a toolkit
step 2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30772799&postcount=9

Zepius said:
step 1) stop using a toolkit
step 2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30772799&postcount=9
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Thank you Zepius! Got few question..
My phone is in bootloop .so I can't go to android market and install Android SDK. I can't turn debugger mode on..
"assumes you have already installed the Android SDK, and updated the Android SDK Platform Tools to the latest version (currently Rev 10) using the SDK Manager."
Installation of Android SDK to my window 7 pc?
Please tell me what I need to do. Much appreciated!

First install 1wayjonny's drivers on your PC so it can communicate with your phone. See his thread in the dev section.
Then get adb (and fastboot) and unzip them somewhere on your PC. There's a link to a zip file containing those two commandline programs in one of efrant's threads. You don't need to install the whole SDK, just adb.
Then boot into recovery mode, since android mode bootloops.
Then follow the instructions in the link Zepius provided to use adb commands to pull your data from your phone to your PC.

Since you can get into fastboot, I would :
- download a flashable custom recovery image such as clockworkmod
- boot into bootloader (fastboot)
- type: fastboot boot recovery nameofimage.img
- start adb
- type: adb pull /sdcard c:\somepathhere
This will not flash the custom recovery but it will boot it once. The adb command will copy your entire sdcard contents.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

strumcat said:
First install 1wayjonny's drivers on your PC so it can communicate with your phone. See his thread in the dev section.
Then get adb (and fastboot) and unzip them somewhere on your PC. There's a link to a zip file containing those two commandline programs in one of efrant's threads. You don't need to install the whole SDK, just adb.
Then boot into recovery mode, since android mode bootloops.
Then follow the instructions in the link Zepius provided to use adb commands to pull your data from your phone to your PC.
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Thank you for your help!
1wayjonny's driver is called "Universal Naked Driver 0.7"?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161769
Where can I find efrant's threads about adb + fastboot zip file(s)?
Sorry to keep bothering you.
Thank you!!

Petrovski80 said:
Since you can get into fastboot, I would :
- download a flashable custom recovery image such as clockworkmod
- boot into bootloader (fastboot)
- type: fastboot boot recovery nameofimage.img
- start adb
- type: adb pull /sdcard c:\somepathhere
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Thank you!
My first and most priority is not to fix my bootloop issue but I need to get my phone photos+video backup.
So can I just make sure I get adb (Android SDK development and tools install) and adb my device?
then adb pull /sdcard c:\somepaththere?
I just want backup it first .. before I fix my phone or fastboot boot recovery nameofimage.img.
Thank you again.. I already lose some nights of sleeps because when I thought of photos that I took with my baby.
Gosh.. what a nightmare!

May I suggest to install either dropbox, box, Google drive and have it sync all your media, so if you ever have this happen again or worse the pics will be safe. Just saying..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Duce HD2 said:
May I suggest to install either dropbox, box, Google drive and have it sync all your media, so if you ever have this happen again or worse the pics will be safe. Just saying..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Yes. Once I get my photos and phone fix. I will.
Actually my coworker just said the same thing to me.
He has Samsung Nexus phone as well.
Thank you.

Someone please confirm me.
What is the property steps to backup my Photos+Video+ phone apps
Allow me to summarize.
Here is the steps that I understood.
1) Install Universal Naked Driver to my PC
2) Install Android SDK with adb and fastboot commandline to my PC?
3) Boot my Nexus to bootloops (power buttom+volume)
4) Then connect my phone with USB and connect to my PC
5) use "[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root" article from copkay
adb backup -all -f C:\backup.ab
Is this correct?

jurassic98 said:
What is the property steps to backup my Photos+Video+ phone apps
Allow me to summarize.
Here is the steps that I understood.
1) Install Universal Naked Driver to my PC
2) Install Android SDK with adb and fastboot commandline to my PC?
3) Boot my Nexus to bootloops (power buttom+volume)
4) Then connect my phone with USB and connect to my PC
5) use "[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root" article from copkay
adb backup -all -f C:\backup.ab
Is this correct?
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This is what I would do:
1) Install the drivers (both for fastboot and ADB): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379875
2) Download this to C:\Android and rename it to recovery.img: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
3) Download and extract the contents of the attachment in the first post to C:\Android: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
4) Open a command prompt in C:\Android
5) Turn off your phone and reboot into fastboot mode (vol up + vol down + power) and plug into PC
6) Type: fastboot boot recovery.img
7) Type: adb pull /sdcard
That will get all of your videos/photos/files/backups/etc.
As for your installed apps, you can re-install from the Play Store. For your installed apps data, you will have to use copkay's guide, but if your device is bootlooping, it may not work.
After your finished, you can read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29733879

jurassic98 said:
What is the property steps to backup my Photos+Video+ phone apps
Allow me to summarize.
Here is the steps that I understood.
1) Install Universal Naked Driver to my PC
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Yep.
2) Install Android SDK with adb and fastboot commandline to my PC?
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You don't need the entire SDK. You can if you want to, but unless you're planning on developing apps on Android, the SDK is overkill for just fastboot and adb. I suggest using the package efrant links to in his 101 & FAQ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
3) Boot my Nexus to bootloops (power buttom+volume)
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Into bootloader: volume up+down+power.
4) Then connect my phone with USB and connect to my PC
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Yes.
5) use "[GUIDE] Full Phone Backup without Unlock or Root" article from copkay
adb backup -all -f C:\backup.ab
Is this correct?
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Almost. Adb won't work in when booted into bootloader. When you are in the bootloader, use the steps I mentioned earlier. In custom recovery, you do have the adb interface.

efrant said:
This is what I would do:
1) Install the drivers (both for fastboot and ADB): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379875
2) Download this to C:\Android and rename it to recovery.img: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
3) Download and extract the contents of the attachment in the first post to C:\Android: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
4) Open a command prompt in C:\Android
5) Turn off your phone and reboot into fastboot mode (vol up + vol down + power) and plug into PC
6) Type: fastboot boot recovery.img
7) Type: adb pull /sdcard
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29733879
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Thank you efrant! I have been reading your article and Galaxy Nexus 101&FAQ.
My quick question is will step #6 fastboot boot recovery.img wipe all my photos/video/user data? Or this is like linux rescue disk? where you boot into a rescue environment?
Thank you again!

jurassic98 said:
Thank you efrant! I have been reading your article and Galaxy Nexus 101&FAQ.
My quick question is will step #6 fastboot boot recovery.img wipe all my photos/video/user data?
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No, it won't wipe anything.
jurassic98 said:
Or this is like linux rescue disk? where you boot into a rescue environment?
Thank you again!
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Yes, that's exactly like what it is.

efrant said:
This is what I would do:
1) Install the drivers (both for fastboot and ADB): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379875
2) Download this to C:\Android and rename it to recovery.img: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
3) Download and extract the contents of the attachment in the first post to C:\Android: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
4) Open a command prompt in C:\Android
5) Turn off your phone and reboot into fastboot mode (vol up + vol down + power) and plug into PC
6) Type: fastboot boot recovery.img
7) Type: adb pull /sdcard
That will get all of your videos/photos/files/backups/etc.
As for your installed apps, you can re-install from the Play Store. For your installed apps data, you will have to use copkay's guide, but if your device is bootlooping, it may not work.
After your finished, you can read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29733879
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From my understanding you can't pass adb commands in fastboot. However if you're able to boot into recovery mode, you'll be good

henno87 said:
From my understanding you can pass adb commands in fastboot. However if you're able to boot into recovery mode, you'll be good
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Nope, you cannot. fastboot = fastboot, adb = adb. Different interfaces.
Try it.

efrant said:
This is what I would do:
1) Install the drivers (both for fastboot and ADB): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379875
2) Download this to C:\Android and rename it to recovery.img: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357642
3) Download and extract the contents of the attachment in the first post to C:\Android: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
4) Open a command prompt in C:\Android
5) Turn off your phone and reboot into fastboot mode (vol up + vol down + power) and plug into PC
6) Type: fastboot boot recovery.img
7) Type: adb pull /sdcard
That will get all of your videos/photos/files/backups/etc.
As for your installed apps, you can re-install from the Play Store. For your installed apps data, you will have to use copkay's guide, but if your device is bootlooping, it may not work.
After your finished, you can read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29733879
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Whew! efrant to the rescue. I really didn't want to look up a bunch of links.
I was just thinking that your instructions are so concise and organized that they're almost like a scripting language for "human virtual machines" that interface with Android.

strumcat said:
Whew! efrant to the rescue. I really didn't want to look up a bunch of links.
I was just thinking that your instructions are so concise and organized that they're almost like a scripting language for "human virtual machines" that interface with Android.
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LOL, thanks! (Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day)
The thing is, all of those links are in the 101 thread.

efrant said:
LOL, thanks! (Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day)
The thing is, all of those links are in the 101 thread.
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Help! me..
I run "fastboot boot recovery.img"
it says
c:\Android>fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.680s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Bootloader Locked - Use "fastboot oem unlock" to Unlock)
finished. total time: 0.690s
c:\Android>
In the bootloader , Lock state = Locked.
What do I do now? I need my photos and video.
Help me!

jurassic98 said:
Help! me..
I run "fastboot boot recovery.img"
it says
c:\Android>fastboot boot recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.680s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Bootloader Locked - Use "fastboot oem unlock" to Unlock)
finished. total time: 0.690s
c:\Android>
In the bootloader , Lock state = Locked.
What do I do now? I need my photos and video.
Help me!
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You said your bootloader was unlocked in the first post, no???
jurassic98 said:
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I do not know what extract model and built is my phone. This is original phone so I bootloader is still unlocked.
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If your bootloader is locked, which it obviously is, you canNOT use what I had suggested. You need to try using ADB backup (use copkay's guide). However, as I mentioned before, given that you have a bootloop, it may not work...
This is a prefect example of why you should leave your bootloader unlocked -- if it was, you'd easily be able to recovery your data.

[Q] How to restore back to factory settings after using towel root

I have rooted my device using towel root which doesn't unlock the boot loader. I then used the twrp manager to install custom recovery. I am wondering how to restore everything back to factory as all the tutorials I have seen so far require an unlocked boot loader. Any help will be appreciated, thank you.

Flash a stock r for your phone
swagg blasted from TMO LG G3

jailbreakkid23 said:
Flash a stock r for your phone
swagg blasted from TMO LG G3
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If I download a stock image from google and flash it from my nexus 7 using twrp will everything be restored to factory settings?

If the boot loader is locked does that mean I can just do a normal factory reset on the device and it will remove the recovery and root?

fastboot
Jordydaman said:
If the boot loader is locked does that mean I can just do a normal factory reset on the device and it will remove the recovery and root?
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you have to install stock ROM by adb mode using fastboot command
you can't flash stock ROM via custom recovery.

@SidDev said:
you have to install stock ROM by adb mode using fastboot command
you can't flash stock ROM via custom recovery.
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Would you mind finding a link for me ? I have never encountered this before as I have always unlocked the bootloader to root but this time I used towel root which was different as explained above.

Doesn't the boot loader have to be unlocked to flash a ROM via adb?

try this and press thanks
Jordydaman said:
Doesn't the boot loader have to be unlocked to flash a ROM via adb?
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nope,
Step 1: Download the ADB/Fastboot files and the
USB drivers for Windows based PC first. The the
latest factory image for your Nexus device can be
downloaded directly from Google’s website .
ADB/Fastboot – Mac , Windows
USB drivers for Windows
Extract the contents of the ADB/Fastboot ZIP file
inside a new folder called ‘google’ on your desktop.
Extract and transfer the contents of the factory
image inside this folder as well. The list of files will
include a ZIP file containing the codename of your
Android device, two files with “flash-all” names, and
a bootloader image file. All the extracted contents of
the factory image should be inside the same folder
as the ADB and Fastboot file, otherwise you will get
a file not found error.
Make sure to install the ADB drivers as well if you
are running a Windows based PC.
Step 2: Now, reboot your Nexus device in bootloader
mode. This is usually done by switching off the
device, and pressing the Volume down + Volume Up
+ Power button simultaneously. If that does not
work, try the Volume down + Power button
combination.
After the device has booted into bootloader mode,
connect it to your PC.
Step 3: Open a new Terminal or Command Prompt
window, and navigate to the ‘google’ folder that you
created in Step 1. Before we start flashing the
factory image, we need to make sure that your
Nexus device is being detected by the PC.
fastboot devices
If you are using a Mac, then you need to prefix a “./”
before every Fastboot command. So, the above
command will look something like this on a Mac -:
./fastboot devices
The above command should confirm if your device is
indeed being detected by your PC or not. If it is,
then proceed to the steps below. If not, repeat the
steps above again. Make sure that you have properly
installed the drivers and are inside the correct
folder.
If you are running Windows, copy-paste the following
command in the command prompt window -:
flash-all.bat
On a Mac, copy-paste the following command -:
./flash-all.sh
The script will then automatically flash the full
factory image on your Nexus device. Once the
factory image has been flashed, your device will
automatically reboot. Keep in mind that the first boot
might take some time so please be patient.
If the flash-all.sh script gives you a fastboot not
found error on your Mac, open up the file in Text Edit
and add a “./” before every fastboot command.
The flash-all script included in the factory image
might not work for all. It has always been pretty
unreliable and has only worked once for me in the
last 2 years. If you are in the same boat as me, you
will have to flash each partition manually on your
device. This is slightly cumbersome though.
The command to manually flash a partition via
fastboot is “fastboot flash partition filename.img”. In
the factory image that you extracted in Step 1, you
will notice there is another ZIP file. Extract the
contents of that ZIP file inside the ‘google’ folder.
Now, its time to manually flash the partitions to your
Nexus device. We will first begin with the bootloader.
fastboot flash bootloader filename.img
Then, we will flash all other partitions. They don’t
necessarily need to be in the same order as I have
listed them below. The names of the image files in
the factory image will clearly indicate the partition
they are intended for as well.
fastboot flash boot filename.img
fastboot flash radio filename.img
fastboot flash recovery filename.img
fastboot flash userdata filename.img
fastboot flash system filename.img

Thank you very much I will try this today.

I couldn't flash all and when I flashed the bootloader it came up with failed bootloader is locked?

Enter this command to unlock the bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock
After unlocking, you can run flash-all.bat (or run manual fastboot commands to flash).

Bootloader Issues

Hey buddies,
Is there anything to do if my phone isnt working exept the fastboot mode, and I want to open the Bootloader, but I didnt allowed the OEM to be unlocked on the developer settings and I cant do it now because the phone cant turn on normally so I cant allow it from the settings?
If it matters, the model is "Nexus 5X".
Thanks alot!

You can check this topic Oem bootloader locked with no os installed!!! How can i flash phone to stock?!
Push a custom rom to your phone and flash it in TWRP. Command: adb push namerom.zip /sdcard/, or sideload a custom rom in also in TWRP recovery. And don`t ever relock your bootloader again if you are flasher If you have enabled ENABLE OEM UNLOCK in developer options its best to unlock it first
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But I have no access to the OEM (Or bootloader, I dont know if it is the same) too

I found this guide : guide-fix-bootloop-locked-bootloader-t3608679
I've refreshed the links:
You will need:
ADB + drivers installed: platform-tools
Nexus toolkit: Nexus Root Toolkit
STOCK image archive, older than you have now - Factory Images for Nexus
Latest OTA image archive : https://developers.google.com/android/ota#bullhead
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Extract stock image (NOT OTA)
install Nexus toolkit and restart your phone in Bootloader mode
connect phone to pc.
In nexus toolkit click on : advanced utilities > launch
look at: fastboot flash
click on all buttons and flash all partition files from extracted archive - except recovery ,userdata and cache.
Copy downloaded OTA ROM archive in ADB folder.
reboot in recovery
now select apply update from adb.
open ADB
flash latest OTA package via command : adb sideload <packagename>.zip
I hope this works