Hey all,
just got my Nexus last weekend. I have it rooted and have installed a few ROMs. I have the Galaxy s3 and am familiar with flashing and such, well while I have been reading in the forums I have realized that the Nexus 7 has to do a lot more with adb then the s3. So I guess I would be more of an adb noob, anyway is there any advice that can be given that isn't somewhere on xda? Thank you all devs, this is a great resource for everyone!
Use Wugs Tool Kit, makes life simple.
Or don't and install adb and learn a few commands, stuff you can always use on any android device
Here you go mate, some simple ADB commands:
adb devices --- use this first, to check whether ADB detects your device
adb reboot bootloader --- this puts your device in bootloader mode
adb reboot recovery --- reboots your device into recovery
adb push (file location - file name) --- pushes the file you tell it to onto your device
adb install (filename.apk) --- installs a file to your device
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I'm assuming you know fastboot from the S3.
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Wilks3y said:
Here you go mate, some simple ADB commands:
I'm assuming you know fastboot from the S3.
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The thing is, I haven't learned fastboot or ASB so this is all new to me. I really want to learn, so I appreciate any and all advice.
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Trust me, anything is better than Samsung... no triangle, no problems with custom recovery...
dalanik said:
Trust me, anything is better than Samsung... no triangle, no problems with custom recovery...
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I am using cwm on both of my devices. Is there a benefit from using one custom recovery over the other...cwm or twrp?
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m-cat said:
I am using cwm on both of my devices. Is there a benefit from using one custom recovery over the other...cwm or twrp?
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It's a preference thing. Test both and use the one you like more.
m-cat said:
I am using cwm on both of my devices. Is there a benefit from using one custom recovery over the other...cwm or twrp?
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TWRP is better in my opinion.
More user friendly. Nice colour schemes, fast simple and effective.
And some fastboot commands for you:
fastboot flash boot boot.img --- flashes boot.img (not neccessary for nexus usually)
fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img --- (flashes custom recovery twrp/cwm)
fastboot reboot bootloader --- (reboots device to bootloader)
fastboot devices --- (lists devices attached)
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This may help you in your findings (it's a bit old but still can serve )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619153
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S-OFF or Bootloader Unlock required
To flash CWM to your device, you should to type this command in fastboot mode
fastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img
or(in normal boot mode and adb enabled)
adb root
adb push CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img /sdcard
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img of =/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
adb shell rm /sdcard/CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img
I recently bought the paid version of 4ext recovery from play. If I flash this recovery, can I go back to my 4ext recovery, without paying again?
What are the features of this recovery.
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question
whats difference between this and stock one?
Now i hava CWM 4. should i update it that explayned in the first post or it is different? I have blackrose hboot.
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miladio2 said:
Now i hava CWM 4. should i update it that explayned in the first post or it is different? I have blackrose hboot.
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Like in the first post
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Is it touch recovery??
Here is this Recovery as a PG32IMG.zip
Put it on the root of your SD-Card and Reboot to fastboot. Installs just like a Radio.
For me this recovery seams a little slow, but i like the new feature like deleting old backups
@di said:
I recently bought the paid version of 4ext recovery from play. If I flash this recovery, can I go back to my 4ext recovery, without paying again?
What are the features of this recovery.
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Ofcourse you can. Ive switched almost 10 times. You have buyed that app and can install it when you want.
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Ok i can confirm that this recovery is not touch recovery. Sorry i really appreciate your work but i revert back to 4EXT as my power button is very hard to press.
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And here I was thinking about making one. Easier for me I guess. Thanks!
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Edit: Its seams faster now, i changed the Backup mode to tar. It seams to flash roms really fast.
New CWM Recovery updated
6.0.2.7
dla5244 said:
New CWM Recovery updated
6.0.2.7
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Is it touch?
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Just place it on the Root of you SD-Card, boot into Bootloader and here we go!
cyrus_the_great96 said:
Is it touch?
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Nope
There's a bug when your device is connected to a charger and you shut down your device - it boots always by itself into Recovery
Another bug i just found, cant mount USB Storage in Recovery
Several Funtion for Lib are included, but are also there with ENG-Hboot or Revolutionary H Boot
will work on vivo Y31L device
will it work on vivo Y31L device
prakashbooh said:
will it work on vivo Y31L device
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No no no!
Recovery includes the kernel and the kernel is prepared for a specific device.
will this work for vivo y21
dla5244 said:
S-OFF or Bootloader Unlock required
To flash CWM to your device, you should to type this command in fastboot mode
fastboot flash recovery CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img
or(in normal boot mode and adb enabled)
adb root
adb push CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img /sdcard
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img of =/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
adb shell rm /sdcard/CWM-6.0.2.7-vivo.img
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will this work on vivo y 21 ?
Please let me know what where I should type the command how to flash custom ROMs please please please please in Vivo
Since I've seen many people downgrade to 4.1.2 just to use unsecure kernel first and root then upgrade to 4.2 and some still wonder how to install root on latest stock android, here's easy steps for you:
1. Let's say you have just installed factory image from Google. You don't need unsecure kernel. Download SuperSU Binary for CWM to your tablet.
2. Reboot to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader)
3. Type: fastboot flash recovery xxxxxx.img (where xxxxxx.img will be the filename of your favorite recovery. I choose CWM Touch since it's working good)
4. Boot to recovery and install SuperSU Binaries.
5. Reboot and you are done! Now you have fully working root without modified unsecure kernel fast and easy.
Note: tested it twice and it works. Hope this clears some questions.
Hit thanks if that helped you.
Have a nice evening!
Edit: Works for all android versions.
Actually, you forgot to mention unlocking the bootloader.
OK...so I will still get OTA updates?
I can beat that
Code:
fastboot boot superboot.img
Wait for the bootanimation (the colorfull X) to show up, reboot (by holding the power button till it reboots if it got stuck at the anim) - DONE
mrao said:
OK...so I will still get OTA updates?
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Fotakill.apk
mrao said:
OK...so I will still get OTA updates?
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Yes unless you change any system apps or odex files.... If you don't want ota updates install from market fotakill.apk
I am not so sure about using adb commands etc I use the root kits and these work fine on 4.2 and 4.2.1
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Declan.Gao said:
Actually, you forgot to mention unlocking the bootloader.
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Of course you must have unlocked bootloader first, as well as usb debugging if you wanna reboot via adb.
HellcatDroid said:
I can beat that
Code:
fastboot boot superboot.img
Wait for the bootanimation (the colorfull X) to show up, reboot (by holding the power button till it reboots if it got stuck at the anim) - DONE
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This is not a competition. Just quick help for users.
mrao said:
OK...so I will still get OTA updates?
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As long as you stay stock - yes.
Jack Barrett said:
This is not a competition. Just quick help for users.
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Sorry Sir, usually UK folks carry a certain sense of humor with them.
Shall I undo (delete) my posting?
Cool...thanks...what i meant was that I wanted the OTA updates...that answers it..thanks
Jack Barrett said:
3. Type: fastboot flash recovery xxxxxx.img (where xxxxxx.img will be the filename of your favorite recovery. I choose CWM Touch 6.0.1.9 since it's working good)
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My 2 cents:
sudo fastboot flash recovery xxxxxx.img
I was frustrated "Waiting for device ..."
linuxwarrior said:
My 2 cents:
sudo fastboot flash recovery xxxxxx.img
I was frustrated "Waiting for device ..."
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1. Driver problems (sudo? I bet you use linux) or
2. Adb started already. Kill it.
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Bump so noobs can stop struggle with nexus 7 toolkit and install sdk blah blah...
Hi guys! Got my One today, rooted flashed recovery and flashed patch for advanced power menu... after flashing last one phone won't load after htc logo, and I didnt do backup... and I there is no "mount usb" in a new cwm recovery!((( what to do guys? how to transfer rom to the phone?
Flash boot.img via fastboot
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eg1122 said:
Flash boot.img via fastboot
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Doesnt help(((
It could also be a signature issue. If the mod does not have the original signatures and you are on stock Rom, this is probably why it won't boot. Best thing to do will be to download a Rom and see if adb picks up the phone. If it does use adb to push the Rom zip into the sdcard and flash it. Then you will need to flash the boot image via fastboot.
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eg1122 said:
It could also be a signature issue. If the mod does not have the original signatures and you are on stock Rom, this is probably why it won't boot. Best thing to do will be to download a Rom and see if adb picks up the phone. If it does use adb to push the Rom zip into the sdcard and flash it. Then you will need to flash the boot image via fastboot.
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what do you mean by adb picks up the rom?
ekabon said:
what do you mean by adb picks up the rom?
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Download the android sdk and go to the folder where adb is in. Open command prompt from that folder, connect phone to pc and type adb remount to see if it picks the phone up. You need to have the HTC drivers installed as well.
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Hello folks!
I was running a "google play edition" rom on my phone (rooted/ superuser). Today it said there was an ota update for kit-kat available. I let it go through with the install. For some reason the install failed (I think it was a 'status 7').The phone wouldn't boot (instead of a loading boot animation just blue screen) Then when I went to try to reflash my old rom (I was stupid and didn't have a backup), I got a status 7 error again, and I've gotten one for every rom I've tried to flash (HTC One nexus edition and another one, can't remember the name).
Anyway, I can push and pull files via adb but nothing will install. I've tried sideloading too but that failed also.
I have CWM 6.0.2.8.
Any help would be lovely.
Update CWM to newest image. That version won't work with 4.4
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irrelephant said:
Update CWM to newest image. That version won't work with 4.4
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How do I update it without rommanager? I tried to install via sideboot but it failed.
kojimin said:
How do I update it without rommanager? I tried to install via sideboot but it failed.
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Fastboot flash via fastboot.
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irrelephant said:
Fastboot flash via fastboot.
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Okay, so I'm trying via fastboot but when I do I get this:
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tys-macbook-pro:android tyrecegivens$ fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img
unknown partition 'recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img'
What am I doing wrong?
PS: thank you for your responses thus far.
kojimin said:
Okay, so I'm trying via fastboot but when I do I get this:
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tys-macbook-pro:android tyrecegivens$ fastboot flash recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img
unknown partition 'recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img'
error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.3-m7tmo.img'
What am I doing wrong?
PS: thank you for your responses thus far.
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Do you have the recovery in the same folder that fastboot is in?
Is the phone in fastboot USB mode while connected to the computer?
Try renaming it to "recovery" without the quotation marks. Then just use "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" without the quotations.
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irrelephant said:
Do you have the recovery in the same folder that fastboot is in?
Is the phone in fastboot USB mode while connected to the computer?
Try renaming it to "recovery" without the quotation marks. Then just use "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" without the quotations.
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That did it! I think it was because I was using "fastboot flash filename.img", leaving out recovery.
Rom installed. Thanks a million man!
kojimin said:
That did it! I think it was because I was using "fastboot flash filename.img", leaving out recovery.
Rom installed. Thanks a million man!
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Nope problem. I'm glad we got it fixed! Feel free to thank the posts, if I've helped.
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irrelephant said:
Nope problem. I'm glad we got it fixed! Feel free to thank the posts, if I've helped.
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Gotcha! You were extremely helpful
Hello Guys! I made this little script for the people that dont know adb/fastboot commands and want to install a custom recovery
This will ONLYwork on UNLOCKED bootloaders.
Make sure "USB-Debugging" is enabled and adb/fastboot drivers have been properly installed
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricked devices or nuclear warfare. I made this simple script for those who can follow simple instructions.
1st. Download the Recovery Flashing script from here: http://goo.gl/ZtaUFe
2. Unzip the files to a folder on your desktop, or where ever you would like, just remember where you unzipped it to.
3. Download the recovery of your choice:
[m8][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703223
OR
[RECOVERY][m8] TWRP 2.7.0.0 touch recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717932
4. Place the recovery you downloaded in the previous step into the folder you unzipped the Recovery Flashing script.
5. Rename the recovery you downloaded to Recovery that way it appears as "Recovery.img" in the folder. If it has and extra ".img" at the end, it will fail to flash.
6. After you have done all the steps above, Simply click the "Recovery-Flasher.bat" and follow its instructions it presents, If you have done everything correctly you phone will boot into recovery at the end of the script
I hope this has made life a little easier for our new comers. Please dont forget to hit the thanks button!!! :good::good::good:
Changelog:
V1.1- Added "Fastboot erase cache" after flashing recovery.
can you add this command after flashing custom recovery?
fastboot erase cache
thanks
monyozt said:
can you add this command after flashing custom recovery?
fastboot erase cache
thanks
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Yes I sure will. I'll get it done tomorrow and update the OP
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I don't use a PC /Laptop can I do this on my phone I'm unlocked bootloader but no recovery or root yet.
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jonny68 said:
I don't use a PC /Laptop can I do this on my phone I'm unlocked bootloader but no recovery or root yet.
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Sorry but you will need a window pc to use this tool. You can download one of the recoveries in the OP then use the app Flashify in the play store to flash the recovery .
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monyozt said:
can you add this command after flashing custom recovery?
fastboot erase cache
thanks
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Done
I'm open to any request guys ?
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rpomponio said:
Sorry but you will need a window pc to use this tool. You can download one of the recoveries in the OP then use the app Flashify in the play store to flash the recovery .
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Thanks I've no PC just a tablet and not rooted yet so Flashify won't work
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Rooted now so can use flashify
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jonny68 said:
Rooted now so can use flashify
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Yes, as long as your rooted, your good to go
@Root-Maniac
What would it take to make either recovery of choice a flashable zip file to be flashed wile in a custom recovery